When I load a mov file into Ulead and convert it to
a wmv the audio is destroyed. Nothing but loud static.
Is that normal? How do you fix it?

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It did the same thing when I tried to convert it to an
mpeg file. The only thing that works so far is to feed
the camera output to the DVD TV recorder, burn a DVD and
then import that into Ulead. A real pain.

Ulead has no trouble with the mov audio it just cannot convert
it to anything else.

The Windows video situation is a mess.

Paul...

In my experience, Quicktime (.mov) is horrible to try to do anything
with. And Apple keeps changing it. Most attempts I've made at changing
it onto any other format has resulted in a mess, so I just don't do it
anymore.

Having said that, however, I have found a work around.  Someone here may
have a better solution, but until then, here's what I do.  There are
programs that will copy whatever is on your monitor's screen, with the
sound, as it is played on your computer.  In other words, it copies what
you are actually seeing and hearing, NOT the file that it is coming
from. And it can be easily configured to record only portions of the
screen, so you can get the video, for example, without the frame and
menus around it.

The program I use for that is a free, open source program found here:
http://camstudio.org
It can copy any portion of your computer screen, and save it as a video
or streaming file.
Whether it's a movie, or a video link in messenger, or problems you are
having with a program that you want to show a tech rep, it saves them
for you, with the sound.

In my opinion, it does a darn good job, and makes a nice little video
file that you can easily edit or change in Ulead's programs. The only
drawback I can see is that it records in the same resolution as your
monitor, and not necessarily the same resolution that it was originally
recorded in.  Which should not be a problem, as the resulting video is
meant for a monitor.

Harley


Thanks Harley I give it a try. I use screen capture for stills all the time.