Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction and the information.
I guess I was lucky or just intuitive in picking the MPEG4 codec.

"PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
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> Not an FAQ or Tutorial, but you might find the Importing Source Files >
> Video > Recorded TV page of my site interesting... scroll down to the info
> about the results of using various codec options when converting a file.
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> "dbltap" <DoubleTap@37.com> wrote in message
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>>I have just used for the first time RAD video to convert from mov to avi.
>>I
>> converted the file into a MEPG4 and the new file has a wmv file
>> extension. This does not present a problem as far as I can tell because I
>> can now play with it in MM2.
>>
>> The question I have is after I select to convert to avi how do I pick
>> which compressor to use ?
>> I assume there is a FAQ or a tutorial somewhere to read about what to use
>> and why.
>>
>> Thanks
>> dbltap
>>
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