Strange: WMV3 in QuickTime container

[striker9]

I have a problem with over 100 video files. They are downloaded using Flip4Mac mac plugin from stream content. Back in those days (1 and a half years ago) it was the only way I could imagine to download them to my computer. The problem is that they worked on my older mac comp, but not with new one and I haven't found a single app (neither mac nor windows) that plays them. They contain a video stream with WMV3 but are stored in a writing library of Apples Quicktime.

So the question is, how could I save the stream and pack it with other writing library so that it's playable. I wouldn't like to do any encoding to over 30 gigs of video files since it just worsens the quality and I think it's not even necessary. Below is a MediaInfo information of one of the files. I have also included that particular episode in megaupload-link. The content is completely safe kids' cartoon, Moomins.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WUXV9L6T

I hope someone can help me out and maybe make me a brief howto.

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General
Complete name : J:\muumilaakson_tarinoita_001.mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 278 MiB
Duration : 23mn 41s
Overall bit rate : 1 640 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-01-26 15:14:33
Tagged date : UTC 2008-01-26 15:14:45
Writing library : Apple QuickTime

Video
ID : 3
Format : WMV3
Codec ID : WMV3
Duration : 23mn 41s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 1 588 Kbps
Width : 512 pixels
Height : 384 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 5.165 fps
Maximum frame rate : 25.000 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.323
Stream size : 269 MiB (97%)
Title : Apple alias-tiedon k�sittelij�
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2008-01-26 14:49:42
Tagged date : UTC 2008-01-26 15:14:45

Audio
ID : 2
Format : WMA2
Codec ID : WMA2
Duration : 23mn 41s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 50.7 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 8.59 MiB (3%)
Title : Applen ��nimedian k�sittelij� / Apple alias-tiedon k�sittelij�
Language : 13
Encoded date : UTC 2008-01-26 14:49:42
Tagged date : UTC 2008-01-26 15:14:45

[Cornucopia]

The basic Flip4Mac WMV decoder for QT has been licensed by MS. Flip4Mac still has more full-featured decoder or encoder/decoder plugiins for SD and HD each. This may be what you need.

Note that ALL these are meant for Macs only! Nobody on PC would presume to put WMV3/WMA2 streams INTO a QT container, since Windows natively understands the WMV container.

If you got the encoder/decoder plugin, Perian and MPEG Streamclip (for Mac), and I'm pretty sure you'd be able to at least re-encode to something more commonly acceptable in a cross-platform format. You might even be able to demux the WM streams to RAW and then remux into a WMV container, which would be the best possible option, quality-wise.

Good luck,
Scott