Converting RealPlayer Videos to YouTube

Hey, guys! I have a problem that I can't seem to sort out. There are a couple of RealPlayer Vids on the net that I want to convert to YouTube so that I can post them on ATS. Now how the devil does one get about doing that the simplest way?

The formats aren't compatible. One is RM and YouTube is Flash. So how does one upload the RM files to YouTube?

Thanks!

[edit on 5-12-2007 by mikesingh]

I have been using this program to convert video files..

WM Converter

It is a nice little program and has worked for me for awhile now.. Plus it's free...

I am not really sure if it does "Real player" or not though, but it definitely works with .flv files...

Semper

Thanks Semper! I'll try this out. Hope it works. Why the heck do they make things so complicated? There are a gazillion different formats. Can't there be standardization here?

*Sigh*

Cheers!

If its under 150 meg you can use this link to do it.

media-convert.com...

Originally posted by makeitso


If its under 150 meg you can use this link to do it.

media-convert.com...

Ah, thanks makeitso! Another one in the kitty! That's why I love ATS!!

Cheers!

Originally posted by mikesingh
Why the heck do they make things so complicated? There are a gazillion different formats. Can't there be standardization here?

So that one company doesn't monopolize the format rights. There have been attempts at standardization, with the MPEG formats, but then somebody always comes up with a better code. And then the format wars begin again.

I use SuperConverter

www.erightsoft.com...

Completely free, and an awesome converter for both video and audio files. After you convert to avi or mpeg you should just be able to upload the video.