Jon Pennington wrote: > [snip] > I am truly dissappointed by the lack of good, free software there is for > playing with video. I would love nothing more than to convert the > dozens of VHS home videos cassettes we have lying around into something > more usable, like a standard VCD. Maybe I should just wait for Sony or > JVC to come out with a VHS deck with MiniDV output :). > IMHO the root of the problem is the lack of an established standard for MJPG. Grabber X says it produces MJPG, editor Y says it uses MJPG, player Z says it accepts MJPG, but they are all incompatible. Of course, there are a number of ongoing efforts in that direction, but methinks the remedy might be worse than the illness... Greetings. -- Michel Bardiaux Peaktime Belgium S.A. Rue Margot, 37 B-1457 Nil St Vincent Tel: +32 10 65.44.15 Fax : +32 10 65.44.10