How to?Download in MPEG-1 as opposed to MPEG-4

[caskin]

My present DVD player supports VCD these are CD's which can be played if encoded in MPEG-1 format..the problem is that downloads (legal) are invariably in MPEG-4 Divx format......could you advise me if software is avaiable to download in MPEG-1 format?

[BeeCeeBee]

could you advise me if software is avaiable to download in MPEG-1 format?

Welcome back caskin!

You can only download what the sending server is uploading. What you are looking for is software that will convert if after it is received and saved.

 

I know that if you google you will find converters but I am not prepared to say which is best , safe etc. Perhaps others here will make recommendations.

Edited February 27, 2009 by BeeCeeBee

[Spools]

A free converter I've used in the past is Super. I'm not an audio/video engineer at all and had some trouble understanding how to use it but after a few tries I've found it can handle almost anything.

 

You can read about it here:

SUPER © .

 

Download link is at the bottom of this page:

SUPER © videos

 

For the most part, I've been using it to convert video from youtube (FLV) to AVI for our church. Once you get the hang of choosing the right settings for you it works great.

[BeeCeeBee]

Thank you spools! Members helping members is what we are about.

 

I have had a quick look at your links and the program looks, well.......Super. I am looking forward to caskin's input as well as that of other members.

[Plastic Nev]

Have a look here, there is a free download converter and much more as well.

Video Converter - Convert AVI/MPEG/MP4/MPG/WMV/iPod/iPhone/PSP/Zune/FLV/SWF video

[pinknfluffy1985]

I used to have the same problem but I found a more simpler way of solving it. I haven't used this trick in a while so I don't know if it will work now.

It's so simple it's laughable but it did work (Well for most files anyway).

Right first thing to do is make a file on your desktop. Call it whatever you like it doesn't matter. Right your next step is to make of the file you want to convert into this folder you've created.

Once copied go to the file BUT DO NOT OPEN!!!

Ok now right click and click rename. (Like I said it works for some files but not all and it has been a while since I've done this so I don't know if it will work).

Ok when you go to rename it you type he name of the file again BUT at the end you add .mpg1

Then click off of the file (Anywhere on the screen will do). Now the file icon might of changed from Mpg4 to Mpg1.

I used to do this with files when I was animating as some computer programs HATED the formate Mpg4. Why I don't know but they did.

 

Well I hope that works. It's simple and works with most files and formates. And it saves you downloading anything too.

 

If it didn't work I'm sorry but the only other way it to download a converter program. Good luck getting it solved.

 

pinknfluffy1985

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[BeeCeeBee]

Since this is a fairly old thread, I am posting this more for the benefit of the last poster.

It's so simple it's laughable but it did work (Well for most files anyway).

 

Wouldn't it be nice if that were so. Unfortunately the data we put in to our machines is what it is and no amount of playing around with file extensions is going to change that. While I cannot give you the technical reason for it, I suspect that, in the rare case where an extension change seems to work, it has more to do with the program playing the file then it does with the extension.

 

It would appear that it is playing despite the change rather then as a result of it. Obviously there are means of effecting change (none of which need discussing here) but suggesting to people that they can change the basic attributes of a file by simply changing the file extension is asking for all sorts of problems.