convert *.wmv to *.avi, *.mpg, *.mpeg, or something else

Hello all,

is it possible to convert my movies from wmv to a different
filetype like avi or mpeg with mm2.
or are there any other programms whitch can do this.

Thanks
Stefan

Andrew
Sat Dec 20 13:40:04 CST 2003

Hi

If you want to burn onto a blank CD as a VCD (video CD) you can playback on
your dvd player, or to share the file as a regular CDrom then it will be
best to convert. If you only need to use it on your own computer then just
save as WMV.

The best way of conversion I have found (from advice from others on here),
is to save the movie from MM2 as a DV-AVI file rather than WMV - you can
select this is the save movie list. It will save the movie to your hard
drive and will be massive in size (dont worry keep reading!) - but better
quality. Then download a program such as TMPGEnc - i got mine from
download.com.com if there isnt one on there you can always use P2P. This
program will let you convert the file to an MPG (which is my own personal
opinion is the best). This will also reduce the size back down. Then your
set! I then use my CD burning program (Roxio easy cd creator) and create
Video CD's from those mpg's and it means I can play them back in my DVD
player and dont need a DVD Burner!!!

Email me if you need more,
Andy


"Stefan Krauss" <stefan.krauss@web.de> wrote in message
news:bs1g0h$84mdt$1@ID-18252.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello all,
>
> is it possible to convert my movies from wmv to a different
> filetype like avi or mpeg with mm2.
> or are there any other programms whitch can do this.
>
> Thanks
> Stefan
>
>

nospam
Sat Dec 20 22:40:07 CST 2003

"Andrew Goodyear" <andygoodyear@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<#jbDTEzxDHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Hi
>
> If you want to burn onto a blank CD as a VCD (video CD) you can playback on
> your dvd player, or to share the file as a regular CDrom then it will be
> best to convert. If you only need to use it on your own computer then just
> save as WMV.
>
> The best way of conversion I have found (from advice from others on here),
> is to save the movie from MM2 as a DV-AVI file rather than WMV - you can
> select this is the save movie list. It will save the movie to your hard
> drive and will be massive in size (dont worry keep reading!) - but better
> quality. Then download a program such as TMPGEnc - i got mine from
> download.com.com if there isnt one on there you can always use P2P. This
> program will let you convert the file to an MPG (which is my own personal
> opinion is the best). This will also reduce the size back down. Then your
> set! I then use my CD burning program (Roxio easy cd creator) and create
> Video CD's from those mpg's and it means I can play them back in my DVD
> player and dont need a DVD Burner!!!
>
> Email me if you need more,
> Andy
>
>
> "Stefan Krauss" <stefan.krauss@web.de> wrote in message
> news:bs1g0h$84mdt$1@ID-18252.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > is it possible to convert my movies from wmv to a different
> > filetype like avi or mpeg with mm2.
> > or are there any other programms whitch can do this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Stefan
> >
> >

yes! try videoedit converter pro
http://www.viscomsoft.com/videoeditconvertpro.htm

M
Thu Dec 25 17:35:14 CST 2003

>> is it possible to convert my movies from wmv to a different
>> filetype like avi or mpeg with mm2.
>> or are there any other programms whitch can do this.

>If you want to burn onto a blank CD as a VCD (video CD) you can playback on
>your dvd player, or to share the file as a regular CDrom then it will be
>best to convert. If you only need to use it on your own computer then just
>save as WMV.
>
>The best way of conversion I have found (from advice from others on here),
>is to save the movie from MM2 as a DV-AVI file rather than WMV - you can
>select this is the save movie list. It will save the movie to your hard
>drive and will be massive in size (dont worry keep reading!) - but better
>quality. Then download a program such as TMPGEnc - i got mine from
>download.com.com if there isnt one on there you can always use P2P. This
>program will let you convert the file to an MPG (which is my own personal
>opinion is the best). This will also reduce the size back down. Then your
>set!

TMPGenc can convert a wmv file to either AVI or mpg. However, you
must change the *.wmv extension to *.asf in order for TMPGenc to
recognize it.

>I then use my CD burning program (Roxio easy cd creator) and create
>Video CD's from those mpg's and it means I can play them back in my DVD
>player and dont need a DVD Burner!!!

Other programs, such as Nero or the freeware VCDEasy will convert an
mpg to a VCD. I prefer VCDEasy because it has many more features for
VCD burning than Nero or EZ CD Creator, and it is easier to use if you
want to make an autorun VCD.