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Converting a Unix Movie File to Windows
Courtesy of Neil Rothwell
Summary Recommendation:
| Output in Quicktime Format |
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| Display in AVI Format |
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Analysis:
 | Test Input File = Apple Quicktime un-compressed converted using Mediaconvert as follows |
| On O2 R5000 with Feb 1998 rec patch set. |
| Win95 PC Pentium 200 with AVI, MPEG & Quicktime 2.1.1.57 drivers |
Format |
Compression |
Interlace |
Orientation |
File Size [MB] |
Playable on Win95 PC? |
Quicktime |
None |
None |
Top to Bottom |
56 |
Yes |
None |
Bottom to Top |
56 |
Yes |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
56 |
No |
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Odd |
Bottom to Top |
56 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
56 |
No |
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Even |
Bottom to Top |
56 |
No |
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Photo (JPEG) |
None |
Top to Bottom |
1.1 |
Yes |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
1.1 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
1.1 |
No |
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Motion JPEG A |
Odd |
Top to Bottom |
1.4 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
1.4 |
No |
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Animation (RLE) |
None |
Top to Bottom |
8.9 |
Yes |
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None |
Bottom to Top |
8.9 |
Yes |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
8.6 |
No |
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Odd |
Bottom to Top |
8.6 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
8.6 |
No |
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Even |
Bottom to Top |
8.6 |
No |
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Video (RPZA) |
None |
Top to Bottom |
6.4 |
Yes |
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None |
Bottom to Top |
6.4 |
Yes |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
6.7 |
No |
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Odd |
Bottom to Top |
6.7 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
6.7 |
No |
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Even |
Bottom to Top |
6.7 |
No |
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Compact Video (Cinepak) |
None |
Top to Bottom |
2.3 |
Yes |
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None |
Bottom to Top |
2.3 |
Yes |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
2.3 |
No |
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Odd |
Bottom to Top |
2.3 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
2.3 |
No |
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Even |
Bottom to Top |
2.3 |
No |
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Indeo |
None |
Top to Bottom |
1.2 |
No |
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None |
Bottom to Top |
1.2 |
No |
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Odd |
Top to Bottom |
1.2 |
No |
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Odd |
Bottom to Top |
1.2 |
No |
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Even |
Top to Bottom |
1.2 |
No |
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Even |
Bottom to Top |
1.2 |
No |
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MPEG-1 |
MPEG-1 Video |
N/A |
N/A |
0.7 |
Yes |
AVI |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
56 |
Yes |
JPEG |
N/A |
N/A |
1.1 |
No |
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Compact Video (Cinepak) |
N/A |
N/A |
2.3 |
Yes |
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Indeo |
N/A |
N/A |
1.1 |
Yes |
Conclusion:
| Quicktime Photo JPEG or AVI Indeo best |
| MPEG very good if player available on PC |
