xmediarecode isn't handling this particular file very well

[pooksahib]

Hi. My Western Digital TV Live Hub doesn't play WMV8 so I've been converting such files to avi or mp4 using xmediarecode and the results have been perfect. Until now. Can anyone suggest why the following file:
a) took so long (100 minutes) to convert, and
b) was unwatchable being so blocky and choppy (same whether I converted to avi or mp4).

Many thanks for your replies.

Format : Windows Media
File size : 167 MiB
Duration : 4mn 30s
Overall bit rate : 5 175 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 5 128 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000
WM/EncodingSettings : Lavf52.64.2

Video
ID : 1
Format : WMV2
Codec ID : WMV2
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 8
Description of the codec : wmv2
Duration : 4mn 30s
Bit rate : 4 833 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.210
Stream size : 156 MiB (93%)

Audio
ID : 2
Format : WMA
Format version : Version 2
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio V8
Duration : 4mn 30s
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 4.13 MiB (2%)

[Baldrick]

Easiest is just to try convert with something else, try the free freemake video converter.

If still same problem try "repair"/open the wmv in asfbin, make a new wmv and then try convert it.

[pooksahib]

Excellent result from the freemake. Thanks again, Baldrick.