Additional Tools
MPEG Streamclip – a FREE Video File Converter from Squared 5
Okay, so the video files created by Harmony can be big. Really big. Really, really Big. The all-time record here at Digital Chaotics is 26GB on an 11-minute video. If you ask me, that’s Big.
Fortunately, there’s a way around this:
MPEG Streamclip is what we recommend to convert and compressing Harmony videos into smaller files that are easier to upload. MPEG Streamclip supports a wide range of video file formats, including MPEG, MP4, AVI, WMV, and MOV.
Best of all, MPEG Streamclip is FREE: http://www.squared5.com
Many thanks to Stefano Cinque for creating and maintaining MPEG Streamclip.
Audacity – a Free Audio Editor
Occasionally Harmony has trouble opening certain audio files. The only solution, and it has worked every time here at Digital Chaotics, is to run the file through a converter, to “standardize” it. This is the tool you want:
Audacity lets you convert, trim, and edit those pesky audio files that need a tweak or two before importing them into Harmony.
And yes, Audacity is FREE: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ (Support Audacity!)
Many thanks to the Audacity team for creating and maintaining Audacity.