[Web4lib] Fli0p video cameras

[Charles Heffner]

Hi Christa,

I'll try to help. I use Final Cut Studio (Apple) and Adobe Premiere
Pro (Windows) for editing, and both are expensive compared to say,
iMovie.

However, the Flip camera uses a weird, proprietary codec (3ivx)
instead of an industry-standard one.

The Flip camera should have included conversion software to be
installed on a computer that will allow you to convert the Flip's raw
footage into footage you can view and edit.

You can download the free software to convert the footage here:

http://www.3ivx.com/download/windows.html

You didn't say what operating system your library uses to edit these
videos. Is it Windows XP, Vista, or 7? Or is it Mac OS X? Please let
us know to continue to the next step.

Thank you,
Chuck

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Christa E. Van Herreweghe
<Christa at ucpl.lib.mo.us> wrote:
>        We have acquired 2 Flip video cameras and I'm looking for an
> easy to use, FREE (if possible), software to edit our movies.  They are
> MP4 format and we used both cameras to record an event and I would like
> to use the best of each movie.  This is not my area at all so as idiot
> proof as possible.  If you have something you really like that isn't as
> easy to use, I'm willing to learn.
>
> Thanks for any advice/suggestions.
>
> Christa Van Herreweghe
> IT/Reference Librarian
> University City Public Library
> 6701 Delmar Blvd.
> University City, MO 63130
> 314.727.3150
> www.ucpl.lib.mo.us