Coverting .wmv files to be playable in i-tunes

Hi all
I have a flipshare hd camcorder which produces movie clips in a .wmv format. When i try and drag into i-tunes, it won't let me. I feel i need to covert somehow, but am not sure how. I need to get the .wmv files into a .mp4 format. Any ideas?

try if HandBrake can deal with those files.
another option to look at would be _*MPEG Streamclip*_.

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WMV files to DVD

I am trying to get downloaded wmv files into a playable dvd using a G5. I have been using a program called "Snapz" which records the the windows media player playing the wmv file. It then converts the file to a DV quicktime file which I import into imovie and then burn a dvd from there. I can do it but the resulting quality is pretty bad. Does anyone have any other suggestions on how I could possible get better results? Perhaps using a different program other than Snapz? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Using imovie 4, Quicktime7.03, OSX 10.3.9.

There is a program... I forget what it's called... hang on...
go to the downloads/macosx/video section of apple's site and type in wmv in the search window... or just type that in the search window and select "video" as the section you want to search... either way works... you'll get this link:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/flip4macwmvstudiopro.html
the maker's website address can be found in the top right corner beside "Company" and if you click on it you will get this link:
http://www.telestream.net/
and if you read down the products list it'll show "macintosh media tools" and a link to "Flip4Mac"
http://www.telestream.net/products/flip4mac.htm
and the software really works... there are trial versions or both the lower end "quicktime plugin" that will allow playing wmv on quicktime and the more robust one for exporting and converting.
i've tried the "trial" version and months later many wmv files will still play in quicktime and i've even converted a few in compressor... but for some reason some wmv's don't... so somehow it's still working away long after the trial.
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Using a *.wmv file to make a home video playable in DVD players?

Hello all,
I have a project where I need to take a slide show made in Windows Movie Maker (.wmv file extension), burn it to a CD and make it play in a DVD Player. I attempted just making a VCD on a Windows XP laptop, but it wouldn't play in the DVD Player.
So, can iDVD '08 help me out with this? I have a Mac Mini, but I'm not very familiar with it yet (bought it just a few months ago).
For clarification, what I need to do with this wmv slide show is burn it to a CD that can be played in a DVD player and I'm wondering if iDVD can do this for me. Already attempted making a VCD on a Windows XP laptop.
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Hi
She can't play it on her PC, nor can I at home.
Ussually it's a DVD player software matter. Windows Media Player is not intended for DVD playing. Did you use it when it failed? Try with the free and cross plataform VLC Player.
Some threads in DVDSP forum about PC compatibility (USe the search feature and you'll find a lot of them):
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6020916
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6095226
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6374894
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* DVD Authoring/burning tips thread *
Alberto
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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.)

Importing .wmv files in to itunes

Hi,
I'd be grateful if someone could tell me if there is an easy way to get a playable .wmv file (circa 30MB) in to my movie library on iTunes?
Thanks and regards,
Damon J
iMac G5 2GHz 20 Mac OS X (10.4.7)
iMac G5 2GHz 20 Mac OS X (10.4.2)
iMac G5 2GHz 20 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I've used EasyWMA (http://www.easywma.com/) to convert the songs to MP3 (or other formats).

Even with Apple Quick Time 7.7 I cannot open, much less play, any wmv files. It gives me only the code behind the file, never the video. What's going on?

I never have been able to open wmv files/attachments with the Apple Quick Time player I've got on this MacBook Pro. A click on any wmv file leads me only to Text/Edit and all the code behind the file. What is going on? I have Quick Time 7.7 (1680.25).

Those are Windows Media files, and they're not supported natively in any version of QuickTime. You can view them in some third-party applications, such as VideoLAN Client, or you can install the Flip4Mac QuickTime component which makes them playable in QT Player.

Converting wmv files into swf files

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First convert the WMV files to FLV format(Use Flash video
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Newby problem - creating dvd from .wmv file

First - thank everyone/anyone in advance for helping me. Second - is there a basic video how-to somewhere to help me learn Premiere Elements? I am finding this program very hard to figure out on my own.
Here's the current problem - I created a slideshow with an audio track (a little music video) in Photoshop Elements 7, a .wmv file that I successfully uploaded to YouTube. The file is 50k KB, under 5 minutes.
Copied the wmv file to a DVD. When my Sony HDMI CD/DVD player said it couldn't play the disc, decided to try something else.
Imported the wmv file into Premiere Elements 7. Gave up trying to figure out how to create a title card, menu, etc, and since the video is just how I want it anyway, saved the file and tried burning it to disc.
Put in a Verbatim Lightscribe DVD+R disc, 4.7 GB, and prepared to burn from PE7. The program said that the disc status was not blank - which it is, so I burnt to a folder on my hard drive instead - 4.7GB, according to the choice I made from the program. From the folder, I burned the Video_ts file to the disc. It still doesn't play in my DVD player.
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Elyse19
There is so much to be looked at in Photoshop Elements 7 and Premiere Elements 7, used as standalone or intergrated.
I like to look at the Help PDF under the Help Menu of each and follow through from "Getting Started" and onward.
When you create a slideshow in Photoshop Elements 7, the preferred route to the DVD-VIDEO generated by Premiere Elements 7 is via Photoshop Elements 7 Slideshow Editor Output Option "Send To Premiere Elements". Once the slideshow (in a video form) arrives on the Premiere Elements Timeline, you then have an opportunity for further edits (if you want to) using the "Break Apart Adobe Photoshop Elements Slideshow" Command (right click video on Timeline and select that command).
In Premiere Elements 7, you can burn your slideshow to disc (DVD-VIDEO Format on DVD disc). It is important to remember that the player has to support the disc type as well as the format on that disc. Try using a different brand type and/or disc type like DVD-R and see how you do. If you burn to folder, you burn just the VIDEO_TS (all files) housed in the saved folder, using a Burn Video Images category in the 3rd party burn software such as Nero, Record Now. Do not use Make Data Disc, a common mistake. The "playable disc" category mentioned in an earlier thread is sort of a functional name rather than the category name you will find in most of these 3rd party burn softwares. If you need a step by step for Nero or Record Now, I will supply that on request.
But, you have a .wmv version of your slideshow that you want to get into DVD-VIDEO format on a DVD disc for playback on the TV.
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In Premiere Elements 7, after import to Timeline, Create Menus...
Share/Disc/Disc
Preset: NTSC Standard or Widescreen or PAL equivalent, depending on your location
check mark next to "Fit Content to Available Space"
Disc Type: DVD-R (never used before disc, out of the box)
OR
In a software such as Nero, Record Now
Use Burn Video Files to DVD category to burn the VIDEO_TS folder to a DVD-R disc
OR
Use ImgBurn software (free download software which I find extremely "strange", but it works http://www.imgburn.com/)
Follow instructions for burning the VIDEO_TS to a DVD-R disc
ATR

Creating a wmv file?

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Flip4Mac.
It is a plug in that will give you the option of generating WMV files out of Compressor and/or FCP.
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How do I convert an Imovie to wmv file?

I created a imovie and tried to upload to you tube but the file type was not compatible with you tube applications. Wmv files are, is there a way to convert imovie to wmv? If not, is there a proceedure to upload an imovie so that it will work on you tube? Any help would be apprieciated. :~(

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Welcome to the forum.
Are you on a PC, or a Mac?
While not an ideal format to edit, WMV Import is supported on a PC.
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MacBook Pro won't play .mov or .wmv files.

Since "upgrading" to Lion my MacBook Pro won't play .mov or .wmv files, all I get is a black screen and the audio. It's so frustrating!!
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I'm not really looking for any more advice, all I want is someone from Apple to read these posts, realise there is problem and get working on a fix or update... As I say, I'm not really looking for more advice, simply some sort of update from Apple to fix it.   PLEASE!!!
This is a peer-to-peer user forum. Perhaps you would see more action if you and others would file a formal "Bug" report with Apple QuickTime technical people rather than repeatedly reporting a possible problematic problem which may or may not affect others on a random basis. QUICKTIME PRODUCT FEEDBACK
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QT 7.6.6 "Open File" - both files play correctly.
QT 7.6.6 "Open URL" - both files play correctly.
QT X.1 "Open File" - WMV file plays correctly. MOV file plays video without audio.
QT X.1 "Open Location" - WMV file appears to open but plays with "black" screen and no audio. MOV file plays video without audio.
VLC "Open File" - WMV plays correctly. MOV file doesn't open,
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MPEG Streamclip "Open URL" - both files play correctly.
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iTunes - WMV file will not import. MOV file container is accepted but as soon as iTuness sees the compression formats, it aborts import.
Safari - WMV file URL auto-downloads and playes in the QT X.1 Player. The MOV file URL opens and plays in Safari.
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SAMPLE WMV FILE
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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.
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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.
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