File Conversion
My biggest need for file conversion is related to videos, but this page is setup to discuss all types of conversions if any other major issues arise.
Finding and understanding video file conversion info can be one of the most complex
Finding and understanding video file conversion info can be one of the most complex
Video File Conversion -- .mov
Iphones and such create .mov files. These files are not easily viewed in browsers because... well because our largest software companies don't really want to make things easy for people... they want to keep them trapped using proprietery stuff...
Finding and understanding video file conversion info can be one of the most complex
==== Free Downloadable Software ===
Free downloadable software is typically loaded with all kinds of adware. It is in general, far more headache than it's worth unless you know how to fight off and undo potentially intrusive software.
Here is an article that reviews these items. Note the comments... they outline this adware problem.
==== Pay Software ===
I have a screen recording software, Blueberry Software, that can do conversions. I did some research last year when I purchased Blueberry and I'll try to find it, related to the competitors in that market.
==== Cloud Conversion Software =====
CloudConvert -- A browser extension for chrome. The digitaltrends link above gives it a good rating. A quote from the app store indicates you may need to limit it's desire to do too much...
Finding and understanding video file conversion info can be one of the most complex
==== Free Downloadable Software ===
Free downloadable software is typically loaded with all kinds of adware. It is in general, far more headache than it's worth unless you know how to fight off and undo potentially intrusive software.
Here is an article that reviews these items. Note the comments... they outline this adware problem.
- http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-free-video-converters/
==== Pay Software ===
I have a screen recording software, Blueberry Software, that can do conversions. I did some research last year when I purchased Blueberry and I'll try to find it, related to the competitors in that market.
==== Cloud Conversion Software =====
CloudConvert -- A browser extension for chrome. The digitaltrends link above gives it a good rating. A quote from the app store indicates you may need to limit it's desire to do too much...
- It's taken over! Everything I try and open, brings up a CloudConvet webpage instead. I can't get rid of it.
- Did you ever figure this out? I'm on a chromebook and I can't get rid of it! I uninstalled it, removed it from chrome, but my chromebook still tries to open some of my files with cloud convert. What settings menu?
- This is default behavior of Google Drive. Not related to this app.
1. From the settings menu, select Manage apps.
2. Uncheck the box next to “Make CloudConvert the default for files it can open.”
3. Click Done.
Online Video Converter -- This one is also suggested by Chrome. When I checked the chrome store/extensions for this I was surprised by the high user reviews and high ratings. 4.5-5 stars with 8k-19k in reviews. That's some really good stuff.
I installed it as an app... (which is weird in general as it just adds it to this app screen I never use)...This is what it's suppose to look like...
I had a .mov file in my email, that had been sent to me from someone with an Iphone. When I opened, it, no preview is avail, and I selected open with... and my options were cloud convert and video converter..
I had a .mov file in my email, that had been sent to me from someone with an Iphone. When I opened, it, no preview is avail, and I selected open with... and my options were cloud convert and video converter..
I selected Online Video Converter... and this is the screen that should load... with the open file button adn the google drive/dropbox/url options...
The volume of ads and confusion related to this are not comforting. To Get to the page above this, I clicked on 123 apps and then selected video recorder and it gave me the same screen but with those other options... I am thinking they want/need access to gmail to get the video to start the conversion... but given the App is loaded, it should be doing it automatically... All in all... I was left quite confused... I may come back later... but at this point, I'm looking into cloudConvert.