# Would it be too much to ask... (file conversion question)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 19, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-too-much-to-ask-file-conversion-question/29936 "2000-08-19T03:21:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-too-much-to-ask-file-conversion-question/29936/1 "2000-08-19T03:21:23Z")

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How hard would it be for someone who has downloaded the Quicktime version of the _LOTR_ trailer to convert it to Windows Media Player format (I think it’s .mpg or .avi)? Or if someone could teach me how to do it…

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-too-much-to-ask-file-conversion-question/29936/2 "2000-08-19T03:42:35Z")

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Download Quicktime. It’s free, and takes about 10 minutes to download on a 56k modem.