Wow, what an easy way to convert media!

Lately, I’ve been working a lot with video. The biggest frustration I’ve found is how to get it from one format to another. I use Windows, so when somebody sends me a Quicktime file (.mov), I can’t edit it with Windows Movie Maker, which is what I use. I know there are all sorts of media conversion software programs available for download. Some are free. Some are cheap. Some are neither.

After a particularly frustrating experience with a video clip for a new website I’m working on, I finally found a solution to my conversion blues. Believe it or not, I found it on You Tube! At the time, I was looking for a way to convert a .mov file to .avi which is a format I can edit with Movie Maker. I ran across a video by ericleb01 that introduced me to media-convert.com, an online audio/video conversion site. Not only is it super easy to use, it’s online and there’s no software to download! All you do is enter the format of your media file (input) and the format you need (output). Media-convert.com uploads your media file, converts it and either displays a link to the converted file on the page so you can download it, or if you don’t want to wait, you can get the link e-mailed to you when the conversion is complete. Since it’s online, it doesn’t matter if you use Windows, Mac or Linux. As long as your file format is on their list, you can get it converted!

If  you ever have problems converting audio or video to different formats, I highly recommend this site. I also recommend ericleb01′s video on You Tube that does a great job of explaining how to use the site. I’ve used it on several occasions already and it’s always done the job. It also converts media files that are online. It even works in nine different languages!

Oh, and did I say it was FREE