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How to export FLV from Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express

You just create your own masterpiece in FCP/FCE and want to share it with your friend who has a PC or want to upload it to internet websites that only reads FLV file. However, Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express don’t support exporting FLV. Some Mac users use CS4 or QuickTime Pro to do the conversion, only to find that it’s not as easy as they expect, either because the version of their FCP/FCE is perfectly with CS4 or for any other reasons. [Read More]

Posted at 06:44AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to convert FLV to iMovie on Mac

When we find some funny FLV videos from video sharing websites like YouTube, we would like to download the YouTube videos to our Mac for movie project. However, since FLV is not an iMovie compatible format, you need to convert FLV to iMovie readable format first. [Read More]

Posted at 06:44AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to Convert FLV to WMV Video on Mac

In the event that you download FLV videos from website and want to use it in other programs that only accept WMV video, you can use this powerful yet easy-to-use FLV to WMV Mac Video Converter. Intuitive interface, high conversion speed, and excellent output quality gives you a more pleasant conversion experience. [Read More]

Posted at 06:43AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to export iMovie (iMovie 09 included) to FLV

iMovie do not natively support FLV output. A workaround is to share the video to YouTube and then download the video, which would be in FLV format. This method is time consuming and you’ll need a YouTube Downloader in order to capture your video from YouTube. [Read More]

Posted at 06:43AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to convert MTS/M2TS files to FLV on Mac

Just shoot an interesting video with your HD camcorder and want to share it with your friend or even people around the world. And you try to upload it to YouTube but it won't accept MTS/M2TS files from your HD camcorder. Or you want to upload some footage from you camcorder to your blog to share it with your family or friends, but your blog only accept flash version videos. [Read More]

Posted at 06:42AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to convert FLV to FCP/FCE on Mac

When we find some funny FLV videos from video sharing websites like YouTube, we would like to download the YouTube videos to our Mac for movie project. However, since FLV is not an FCP/FCE compatible format, you need to convert FLV to Final Cut Pro readable format first.[Read More]

Posted at 06:41AM Feb 05, 2010 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to Put YouTube videos on iPod touch, iPod nano, iPhone for free on Mac

This guide will show you how to download video content from numerous sites (YouTube, etc.) and convert YouTube videos to iPod on Mac using 2 methods. It is pretty simple once you get the hang of it !

iPod touch, iPhone accepts MP4 video detail as follow: MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov formats.

1. Using free online video converters

This part share two popular free online video converters: zamzar converter and media convert

to learn more information

2. Using PPT/iPod video converter for Mac

The second method is using iPod video converter software to put YouTube videos to iPod on Mac.

1.Download YouTube videos

Step by step guide For Mac users

The downloaded file might be two formats: AVI and FLV. iPod and iPhone supports only MP4 format. So you need to convert the videos to MP4 files.

PowerPoint understands .AVI. If it the file is .AVI, you do not need to convert it to put it on PPT. But most videos will probably be in .flv format. You can't embed Flash in PowerPoint. These will need to be converted to .mpeg or .AVI format.

To do these conversions, you will need video converter which is capable of doing the conversion.

2.Converting The YouTube Video to iPod, iPhone, Powerpoint, etc.

Great, now you have located the file and downloaded it to the desktop. What's next? Well, you need to open up your freshly installed iSkysoft video Converter. Click the "Add File" button to add the video files that get from the video sites to the program by automatically selecting an appropriate encoder for the video files you want to convert to.

This process only lasts a few minutes at the most. You can convert several videos and join them into one files just check 'merge into one file' option. The output file (MP4) is compatible with iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP and many other digital video and audio players.

3.The Final Step

Now that the file has been converted, open the output folder and you can get the output files.The rest is up to you: 1. You can rename it and drag it into iTunes to put on your iPod or iPhone. 2. You can email it to your friends so they can save it for themselves. 3. You can even edit it, and even post it back up onto YouTube! The possibilities are endless!

If you want to embed video and DVD in Powerpoint on Mac, view How to embed video(YouTube, Google) and DVD in Powerpoint on Mac?

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Posted at 10:59PM Dec 09, 2009 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to convert FLV to MPEG-4(MP4) on Mac (OS X 10.6 included)

FLV files are flash video files that are used for animations on many websites. Since its compatibility with Mac OS and many popular players like iPod, PSP etc. is not very satisfying, we need to convert the FLV videos to MP4 format. and The following steps will allow you to convert FLV videos to MP4 for playback in QuickTime, Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, for editing in iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or for being embedded in PowerPoint etc.[Read More]

Posted at 10:56PM Dec 09, 2009 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to Convert FLV video to MP3 for iTunes or Garageband on Mac

If you have some FLV files but you only get the audio but no video, you can compromise by extract audio from it and then listen to it. You might want to extract MP3 audio from FLV format episodes or a movie to iTunes for playback on your iPod, as ringtones for iPhone, or to create your own masterpiece in Garageband. The question is: how to convert FLV to MP3 for iTunes or convert flv videos to mp3 for Garageband to playback?[Read More]

Posted at 10:55PM Dec 09, 2009 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]

How to Play the Ripped VOB Movies from MacTheRipper on Mac?

As far as i kown many mac user don't know how to Play the Ripped Movies from MacTheRipper

When you finish the ripping, you'll find a VIDEO_TS folder in the destination folder you choose to save the movie on the hard drive containing the ripped parts of the DVD. This folder can be opened in the Apple DVD player or in VLC.

We take Apple DVD Player as an example and below are the easy steps about how to play the Ripped VOB Movies from MacTheRipper

Posted at 10:53PM Dec 09, 2009 by Johnathan Hill in General  |  Comments[0]