.QTL conversion to .AVI with Quicktime

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  • boggie
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2002
    • 5
    #1

    .QTL conversion to .AVI with Quicktime

    Hi all,
    I am sure this will have been asked before but a search of the forums didn't come up with what I am looking for.
    I am trying to convert a .qtl file into a format I can use in a powerpoint presentation. I have tried tmpeg but it only lists the .qt format and when I try to open the .qtl file it is not recognized. So I looked on the quicktime site HERE for import file formats and it seems everything apart from .qtl is listed.
    Has anyone done this with quicktime pro or other software?
    Cheers, Boggie
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    • dbieon12
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Sep 2008
      • 1
      #2
      Well I looked into .QTL files.

      And what I found is that it is a QuickTime Link file.

      The 'Link' part refers to the fact that the actually video isn't stored locally on your computer. It's on a host via the internet. And it links to the video (and opens it) when you click on it.

      .

      Here's what you do:

      1. Right-click the file.
      2. Select 'Open with --> Note Pad'.
      3. This will give you something like this:

      <?xml version="1.0">
      <?quicktime type="application/smil"?>
      <smil xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/SMIL20/Language" xmlns:qt="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/smilextensions" qt:autoplay="true" qt:time-slider="true" qt:chapter-mode="clip">
      <head>
      <layout>
      <root-layout width="720" height="480" />
      <region id="content" width="100%" height="100%" />
      </layout>
      <meta name="full-name" content="Time To Pretend 3d NTSC"/>
      <meta name="author" content="MGMT"/>
      <meta name="copyright" content="(c) Columbia"/>
      </head>
      <body>
      <ref region="content" qt:chapter="Time To Pretend 3d NTSC" src="http://a1887.g.akamai.net/7/1887/260...nd_3d_NTSC.mov?auth=caEaEcmcwbNbgdaabchcSbka3bFblcrasbm-biZBHw-vga-kxrlFDz"/>
      </body>
      </smil>
      This is XML code.

      4. You want to copy the bolded URL from above.
      http://a1887.g.akamai.net/7/1887/260...nd_3d_NTSC.mov
      This is the actual video. The actual 1's and 0's that make the colors, images, and sounds that you want to see and hear.

      5. You need to open it in a browser, and download it. Should not be difficult if you are familiar with the browser.

      Hope that helps!

      .

      .

      PS: To explain it.

      The reason you can't convert this video is because what you are converting is essentially a text file, not a video file. The reason a QTL file is made is so that the video will HAVE to open in Quicktime.

      It's essentially a shell put around the file for exclusivity purposes. It also makes it easy to track the file via the web.

      When you open the QTL file, it reads it, finds the height, width, title and LOCATION of the file. It loads the video (URL) and will begin to play it.
      Last edited by dbieon12; 20 Sep 2008, 01:09 PM.

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