Handbrake is an open source video transcoder available for Windows, Mac and Linux and comes equipped with various conversion setting presets. Handbrake can convert a single video file, a queue of video files or a DVD video in a few simple steps:

1. Select the source video file or DVD title/folder
   
2. Select a destination for the converted file
   
3. Select a conversion preset or configure the specific audio/video settings
   
4. For a single file conversion click the Start button or click Add to Queue if you wish to convert multiple files. Click Start once you have added all videos to the queue
   
5. The conversion process will start and notify you once all videos in the queue are complete

Note: For greater compatibility with iTunes, enable the ‘Use iPod/iTunes friendly (.m4v) file extension for MP4′ setting

Handbrake is by far the best free MP4 video transcoder that I have come across. Let me know your opinions or alternatives that you may use in the comments.

MP4Cam2AVI allows you to convert and/or join MP4 or MOV files to AVI in four easy steps:

1. Browse to the location of the video file/s you wish to convert.
2. Select the video file/s from the listing.
3. Select the appropriate action to perform on the video/s (Join or Batch Convert).
4. Select the Output directory and start the conversion.

The resulting video file/s can now be imported into Windows Movie Maker.

The application can convert a video in three easy steps (using default settings)…

1. Add the video file/s
2. Select the video conversion profile
3. Encode the video/s

The following is a detailed guide to the above steps:

1. Add the video file/s:

• Press the ADD VIDEO button.
  
• Browse to the location of the video/s that you wish to be converted.
• Select the video/s and press the Open button.

2. Select the video conversion profile:

• Select Flash Video Movie (*.flv) from the Profile: drop-down menu.
  

3. Encode the video/s:

• Press the ENCODE button and wait for the process to complete.
  

Required (FREE) Software:

• MobaPhoto

1.       Start from the Start Menu (Start -> All Programs -> MobaPhoto).
2.       Once MobaPhoto has loaded, select Batch photo resizer from the displayed menu.

3.       Use the file browser to browse for and add the images you would like to convert. You can add entire folders or individual images to the list:

Adding folder/s:

• Select the folder/s that contains the images that you would like to convert.
• Click the button to add all the images in the selected folder/s to the list.

Adding image/s:

• Select the image/s that you would like to convert.
• Click the button to add the image/s to the list.

4.       Once you have added all the required images to the list, click the button.

5.       Select Optimzed settings for uploading online from the drop down list.

6.       Select or create a folder for the converted images to be saved to and click .

7.       The files will now be converted and saved into the specified folder.

What was used?
- Anasazi Stop Motion Animator (Available for free here).
- USB Webcam (Logitech Quickcam).

How is it done?
- Set Anasazi preferences.
- [Options] -> [Capture Options] -> “Movie will run at [10] fps.
- [Options] -> [Capture Options] -> [Video Format...] – > “Resolution: [640 x 480]“.
- [Options] -> [Capture Options] -> [Compression...] -> “Compressor: [Full Frames (Uncompressed)]“.
- [Special] -> [Video Windows Size...] -> “Size in Pixels (width x height): [640] x [480].
- Capture frames.
- Click [Start] to start capture -> then [Grab] to capture subsequent frames.
- Click [Done] and save your video when done.