(1) --- from "Edwige F. Simon" <[log in to unmask]> --- Hi, I really like Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/). The PC version does not work very well but the Mac one is great! Edwige. Edwige Simon Foreign Language Technology Specialist Anderson Language Technology Center Hellems 147 The University of Colorado Boulder, 80309 Tel: 303 492 7225 AIM: edsimon76 (2) --- from [log in to unmask] I use iMovie to capture the film clips and then share them as quicktime movies. Then when I go to a powerpoint, I just click on insert, then click on film clip and attach it. -- Helen F. Stapleton Director, E.L. Kellerman Language Lab University of the South 735 University Ave. Sewanee, TN 37383-1000 (931)598-1468 [log in to unmask] (3) --- from John de Szendeffy [log in to unmask] Handbrake. It's free. It's wonderful. Copyright is another issue. There are many encoding presets to choose from or create your own, according to how the clips will be distributed or shared. http://handbrake.fr/ Cheers, -John ___________________________________________ John de Szendeffy Director of Educational Technology Center for English Language and Orientation Programs CALL Lecturer, School of Education Boston University 890 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd floor Boston, MA 02215 USA ph 617.353.7957 http://www.bu.edu/celop http://people.bu.edu/johndesz "A Practical Guide to Using Computers in Language Teaching" http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=97662 "For Here or to Go: An ESL Reader" http://www.press.umich.edu:80/titleDetailDesc.do?id=8629 --------------------------- CELOP is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation. Accreditation by CEA signifies that an English language program or institution has met nationally accepted standards of excellence and assures students and their sponsors that the English language instruction and related services will be of the highest quality. --------------------------- (4) --- from "David Flores" <[log in to unmask]> Here at Loyola we use Pinnacle Studio. Some Pinnacle packages come with analog capture hardware that makes it easy to do. You just hook up the DVD player and capture from the analog source. Then master your DVD of clips, or save clips as WMV, MPEG or whatever video format suits your fancy. I'm a fan of Pinnacle Studio, even if the web is filled with reports of users who've found the software troublesome and buggy. Never had that problem in our labs. David Flores Director: Language Learning Center Loyola College in Maryland 4501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21210 Ph: (410) 617-5230 Fax: (410) 617 2859 (5) --- from Jose Rodriguez <[log in to unmask]> We have historically used iMovie and saved to avi for ppt. But we just started using Cinematize Pro and are very happy with it: http://www.miraizon.com/products/cine2profeatures.html Jose (6) --- from [log in to unmask] HandBreak. You can rip chapters of the DVD directly to mpeg4 with it, and it's free! It also lets you set a target file size, in case your LMS has an upload limit. I use that to grab the video, then if I need to trip it down I use QT pro. Alison -- Alison Sommer AIA - Languages & Fine Arts Macalester College *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************