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Converting video clips
The video which comes from your camera is in a DV (.avi) format. It is possible to use Dartfish to convert DV video files into other, more compressed formats to reduce the space they occupy on your hard drive.
Conversion is guided by the Video Conversion Wizard.
| 1. | Step1 - select the files to convert from the Items List or the Tray. To select multiple files, hold down the [Ctrl] key while clicking on the file names.
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| 2. | Step2 - Display the Tray or Items List context menu by right-clicking on any of the selected items. Select Convert to launch the Video Conversion Wizard.
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| 3. | Step3 - Video Settings. Select an encoding profile. The profile chosen affects the video format and the degree of compression. For more on video encoding profiles see Converting Video in the Getting Familiar chapter.
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| 4. | Step4 - Destination. Choose a destination folder for the video. The default is to return converted video back to the same folder as the original files. Converted clips will not replace the originals and will have a different file name. For example, "Marathon.avi" will become "Marathon.wmv". However, you are able to choose what action to take if there are other files with the same name located in the destination folder. You can either overwrite the existing files or rename the converted files.
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