wmv to avi or mpeg?

[metadethica]

i looked on the guids and i couldent find anything for this

any ideas?

[yoda313]

Hello,

Maybe these might help:

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=WMV+to+DVD&h...or+List+Guides

They're under wmv to dvd. I'm sure there must be a relevant conversion step in one of them. Good luck

Kevin

[metadethica]

thanks il look into that now, but i dont need wmv to dvd i only need to avi cause my dvd player plays avi

im quite new to the whole converting and buring thing so i wonder if you could tell me if converting to svcd or vcd (dvd format) would get me longer?

[metadethica]

i just tryed Stoik Video Converter and had no joy is there anything basic i can use even though that seems pretty basic

[metadethica]

it seems to only work the wrong way around, i tryed input file C:\~filename.wmv and output i put a none existing a file *.avi and i get the message cannot open input file

i tryed it the other way around and it worked EEK

help!

[glockjs]

you could try some of these tools

personally i would run it through tmpgenc and make an mpeg2 file

[erratic]

In this case I would recommend TMPGEnc XPress. If you choose AVI Output you can select your DivX/XviD/MP3 codecs and XPress automatically uses the same resolution and framerate as your WMV file.

I know it's also possible to output to AVI with TMPGEnc Plus but if I remember correctly it didn't automatically keep the resolution/framerate of the source, so with Plus there's more configuring involved. With XPress it's easier.

[metadethica]

you could try some of these tools

personally i would run it through tmpgenc and make an mpeg2 file

just tryed that now and it says cannot open or the file is unsupported

[metadethica]

In this case I would recommend TMPGEnc XPress. If you choose AVI Output you can select your DivX/XviD/MP3 codecs and XPress automatically uses the same resolution and framerate as your WMV file.

I know it's also possible to output to AVI with TMPGEnc Plus but if I remember correctly it didn't automatically keep the resolution/framerate of the source, so with Plus there's more configuring involved. With XPress it's easier.

it just wont accept my .wmv as the source eather am i missing something?

[jimmalenko]

you could try some of these tools

personally i would run it through tmpgenc and make an mpeg2 file

just tryed that now and it says cannot open or the file is unsupported

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems

[erratic]

TMPGEnc XPress natively supports source files in MPEG-1/2 format, unprotected DVD-Video VOB, Windows Media Video®, uncompressed AVI and QuickTime® files so I have no idea why it doesn't accept your wmv file. It certainly opened and converted the wmv file I tried. Is the Windows Media file reader checked in Option -> Preferences -> Input plug-in setting?

[jimmalenko]

If you want AVI I would try the last version of virtualdub to support ASF: http://files.digital-digest.com/downloads/files/virtualdub/VirtualDub14c-asf.zip - If it won't open the file, you might try changing your file extension to ASF.

For MPEG-1/2 I would use TMPGEnc. Make sure you read https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems as the file unsupported error is pretty common and easily fixed.

[metadethica]

If you want AVI I would try the last version of virtualdub to support ASF: http://files.digital-digest.com/downloads/files/virtualdub/VirtualDub14c-asf.zip - If it won't open the file, you might try changing your file extension to ASF.

For MPEG-1/2 I would use TMPGEnc. Make sure you read https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems as the file unsupported error is pretty common and easily fixed.

that link dident work, but i looked around and finally found only to get the error "ASF file support has been removed at the request of microsoft"

[erratic]

Try VirtualDub 1.3c -> http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/asf2avi.html
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_tools/virtualdub_1_3c.cfm
But VDub 1.3c can't open my wmv file, TMPGEnc XPress can.

[metadethica]

Try VirtualDub 1.3c -> http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/asf2avi.html
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_tools/virtualdub_1_3c.cfm
But VDub 1.3c can't open my wmv file, TMPGEnc XPress can.

this just gets worse and worse, i installed the MS MPEG-4 VKI Codec and virtual dub 1.3c when trying to open my *.ASF i get "ASF: illegal object flags 0a in packet at ad0 packet size = 16a8, pp = 12, send time: 0:00"

[jimmalenko]

OK, let's go back to the MPEG route, shall we ?

Try the tips listed at https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems.

PS sorry about the bad link - it is the link from this page.

[metadethica]

OK, let's go back to the MPEG route, shall we ?

Try the tips listed at https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems.

PS sorry about the bad link - it is the link from this page.

i did this befor changed the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader priority to highest which was the only thing related to what im trying to do in them that tips section and it hasent helped

[erratic]

I get a similar error with VDub13c. Maybe you can check out these tools.
http://www.brothersoft.com/Multimedia_Graphics_Video_Conversion_Fx_Video_Converter_20561.html
http://www.mp3towav.org/wmv-to-avi.asp

[metadethica]

i tryed wintoav and it dident work(streaming error) so i give up, thanks for all your help anyway, im going to bed