Converting .wmv to .mpg

what is the best way to convert .wmv to .mpg?

Kerrie
Have you tried http://www.flip4mac.com/
it seems to be the best way to convert the .wmv format to the .mpg.
This program allows you to play existing .wmv encoded vids in QT 7. To change over to .mpg just export to the new format. Anyway hope it helps

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Convert WMV and MPG to play on Mac

Hi all,
New to the Mac so probably a simple question.
I have two videos on my Mac that came across from my old PC. One is in WMV format, the other is MPG. Neither are able to be played.
The WMV file shows as a blank page icon while the MPG file shows as a MPG icon. When I try to open either a message appears saying that the file is not a movie file. If I go into the info page for either they show as being a full size file, both being about 100MB in size.
These files work fine on the PC using Windows Media Player.
I have tried downloading Flip4Mac but the files still wont open. The Mac just doesnt seem to recognise that they are video files.
Is there any way that I can get these files to work?
Cheers

Thanks for the replies.
All I want at the moment is to play these two files, though I would like to combine them into a movie at some stage.
I dont want to have to buy a program to convert these files as they are the only two that dont work on my Mac, everything else seems to work fine.
flip4mac is in my applications folder, in fact its on my dock as well. When I open the icon (called WMV on the dock) it opens Quicktime Player but it still wont recognise these two files. I keep getting a message saying that they arent movie files.
Ill try downloading VLC to see if that will work.
Any other ideas?
Cheers
edit: I downloaded VLC and it plays both videos! Thanks a lot for the advice. Now I just have to figure out how to get them working in iMovie.
Message was edited by: Mathew Jurd

Best App to covert .wmv to .mpg

I was wondering what is the best App out there to convert .wmv to .mpg.
I have Flip4Mac but I want to actually convert the file.
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Some other 4 or 5 star forum user just told me easywmv does not do wmv conversion...don't know what's up with that, but F4M does work...however, only for the paid version. If you can find an old copy of Visual Hub, that would do it, but it's recently been abandoned.

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Convert WMV files to MPEG and/or get Quicktime plug-in for WMV and AVI

Hi Apple experts,
I need to convert some WMV files to MPEG format or something that will play natively on a Mac in QuickTime or iTunes.
I was advised that the VLC app that will convert WMV to MPEG4?... but the page at the URL below indicates that this version of VLC is a player and does not say anything about converting WMV to MPEG...
http://vlc-download.com/download-vlc/?gclid=COrY_NKghKYCFQN7gwoduQy4qA
I would like to convert WMV files to MPEG so they will play in QuickTime or in iTunes on a Mac by just double-clicking them... for family members with Macs like me.
I am working on a PC where I am right now, but I have Macs at home and at work. I am on a PC for the time being at a friends place and I've produced a few .wmv files in Windows Live Movie Maker 2011. (Sorry Steve, it's just for a test).
QuickTime will not play WMV files, nor AVI files, but it indicates that it can use a plug-in to do so, but the QuickTime webpage for plug-ins that it takes me to doesn't have any plug-ins for WMV or AVI format files.
Of course the Windows Media Player plays the WMV and AVI files, but is there also a way to make them play in QuickTime or iTunes besides converting them?
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numetro

Hi QTKirk,
I would like to be able to just give my family these files on a CD for high-res viewing on a computer, in addition to the DVDs that I have made for their TVs.
Since I don't control what they install on their computers, they don't necessarily have Flip4Mac on their Macs like I do... I just want them to be able to play MPEGs from a file on a CD or on their hard drives by simply double-clicking them.
After working with the recommended VLC player that also allegedly converts WMV files to MPEGs, for 8 hours, I have a result with the 7th attempt that mimics the worst kind of modern digital art that I've ever seen... I wish I could plug in the screenshot of the MPEG video that VLC produced... completely useless garbage.
Are there any other suggestions for a converter that simply handles converting WMV to any kind of MPEG file?
FFE was going to be the one that I tried until I read a post about VLC... that turned out to be a waste of 8 hours of sleepless time.
numetro

Converted .wmv to .mov will no longer play in quicktime

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Hello, this problem is not very difficult to solve a lot of software now can be converted, but can guarantee quality conversion software I've been using the Bros WMV to MOV Converter for Mac the effect is very good, high quality,you can try, and hope to be able to help you. You can google browser inside search keywords: Bros WMV to MOV Mac Converter to find this software.
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How to converting WMV files?

How to converting WMV files from PC to iPod playable files? thanks for all your help

I just found this tip on allexperts.com...
I'm on a windows box at work, so I cant verify the accuracy.
I have one at home...name escapes me right now...icon is a blue square with 5 black dots (like on a die). It converts audio formats, video formats, extracts audio from video, and will batch process.
Maybe someone will recognize the desciption and be able to name it.
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heres one on apples site:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/switchfileformatconverterformac.html
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Tunes will convert wma to mp3 (or acc) format. Here are the instructions:
To convert a song's file format:
Choose iTunes > Preferences, then click the Advanced button at the top of the window and click Importing.
From the Import Using pop-up menu, choose the encoding format that you want to convert the song to, then click OK to save the settings.
Select one or more songs in your library, then choose Advanced > Convert Selection to MP3, Convert Selection to AAC, Convert Selection to Apple Lossless, Convert Selection to AIFF, or Convert Selection to WAV. (The menu item changes to show what's selected in your Importing preferences.)
To convert all the songs in a folder or on a disk, hold down the Option key and choose Advanced > "Convert Selection to," then choose the folder or disk containing the songs you want to convert. All the songs in the folder or on the disk will be converted except songs you purchased from the iTunes Store. (Purchased songs are encoded using a protected AAC format that prevents them from being converted.)

How to correct NO AUDIO when I convert .wmv in iVI converter then download to Final Cut Pro?

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Suggest you contact the converter's developer.
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What program to convert wmv to DVD video?

I thought I could use idvd but turns out it's only avi...So what's the best way to do this?
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You need Flip4Mac Player Pro (or higher) to convert WMV files to QuickTime so you can use them in iMovie or iDVD.
So, the simple answer is WMV video -> Flip4Mac Player Pro -> QuickTime video -> iDVD, iMovie, Final Cut, QTPro, etc.
You will have to use iMovie or Final Cut to assemble clips together. When finished, export to iDVD.

How do you convert WMV files to either .mov or mpeg4?

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I just wanted to know how you convert WMV file to either .mov or mpeg 4. I can't seem to find any software that will do it.
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You can use the Quicktime plugin from Flip4Mac to get QT to understand/read WMV files.
http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

Converting WMV files to QuickTime and file size

I have QT Pro and I have no problem doing a "save as..." for converting WMV files to .mov. I also have Flip4Mac converting the file to be viewed in QT first.
My question is that if I do a straight-ahead "save as..." it'll make the file's size about 25% larger. If I try to do "export" with default settings it takes far longer and I have an even larger file. I've also tried playing with different compression in QT to save these files and haven't come up with anything that works better. Is there a way to manage the file size so it's the same or smaller, not bigger?
Thanks in advance all!

File size is dicated by the bitrate of the file. From my review of (thousands) of WMV files there appears to be some compression in the WMV format that is not reapplied when save as to a MOV container is performed. You can see in get info the WMV file say 100MB has maybe 125-150MB of data when it is fully loaded in Quicktime.
Thus save as does not apply the WMV compression the same as native WMV is all I can assume and the new QT file (MOV container) is bigger than the source file is.
Exporting to any new QT format (say H264) is going to make a file that is dependent on the new QT bitrate you select but if it is higher than the bitrate shown in the Get Info Inspector box when the original WMV has been opened it will be bigger without a doubt. So if you have a 3Mb/sec WMV file that you export to 700 kb/sec for iPod basic it should be 1/4 of the size. Use 5Mb/sec fo Apple TV it should be 2/3 larger.
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Converting .wmv to .mpg

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