![]() The video stream is encoded as MJPEG, a simple codec that creates large files since compression is low. That left me with the question of how to convert Quicktime MOV files to MPEG-2. Although these are soon to be replaced by Blue Ray Discs which employ a different codec, I am confident enough to be able to play and edit MPEG-2 even in 10 or 20 years time. ![]() I decided some time ago to store video footage in MPEG-2 format only. I do not want to be caught in a format trap, like, for example, owners of Video 2000 equiment (remember that?). I need a video file format that can be played and edited with different applications, both today and in 20 years. This essentially means that only Apple’s Quicktime software can play those files. For some reason Panasonic chose Apple’s Quicktime format. The major downside to the new LX3: the format in which video files are stored. ![]() Although I acquired it solely for its still image capabilities, I quickly discovered that it records video in very high quality, especially when compared to my digital video camera, a JVC model equipped with a hard disk on which video files are stored in MPEG-2 format in DVD resolution. I recently bought a new compact digital photo camera, Panasonic’s Lumix LX3.
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