Real Media Conversion ? How can i do it?

Denicio wrote on 2/22/2005, 8:34 AM

I have a handfull of Real Media clips that i need to edit and use in a video i am doing.

Vegas 5 does not "see" the files as Valid.

What do i need to do to make them a useable format?

Thanks for any help!

Brock Landers

Comments

riredale wrote on 2/22/2005, 8:51 AM

You could try a conversion program such as this one, but it's a trialware program. I've never used it, and don't know the trial limitations.

There must be some freeware conversion utility out there, but I'm not aware of any.

JJKizak wrote on 2/22/2005, 9:32 AM

I vaguely remember someone saying that their codec is locked and it's a done deal. I think it was Real Player they were talking about.

JJK

BillyBoy wrote on 2/22/2005, 9:43 AM

I've used Real Converter and similar utilities several times. While they will convert RM files to AVI and MPEG and a couple other formats that Vegas can open, the results vary. I think the big problem is most of the time the source file if RM, is both low bitrate and low frame rate and the playback therefore is choppy and lower quality. Conveting won't change that, but you can modify in Vegas once in a more tradational file format and maybe make it a little better. The operative word is maybe. I once found a bunch of RM movies of 60's-70's commericals. Some converted nicely, others poorly, a few not at all.