Convering wmv to mp4 to make it playable on HDTV

[Bencuri]

I have used a software to stabilize the mp4 videos from my Sanyo FH1 camcorder. The output I choose was WMV, the other option would be AVI. How can I convert it back to mp4 so that I can play it on my TV? Which software should I use to leave the quality and the colors unchanged?

My HDTV supports playing mp4 files, this is the only video file format it supports. But interestingly when I try the play the mp4s from my Samsung HMX H200 camcorder, the playing freezes on the TV right at the beginning. I attached the original mp4 and the wmv to see what properties the target file should have, and what the source is. This kind of mp4 that is attached is playable on the TV.

[FulciLives]

Well maybe not the answer you want but if you must use some post processing on the video in order to "stabilize" it then use something other than what you are or to put it more bluntly, use something that will output MP4 since that is what you need.

Quality suffers everytime you re-encode the video so you don't want to have to do it twice.

[Bencuri]

The problem is that I have only found 1 software that seemed to be effective yet easy to handle. I found Sony Vegas and Adobe Premier plugins, too, that offered good stabilization, but I am not an expert in dealing with these softwares. I don't even know how to apply a filer or save the file in the format I want. I used Mercalli stabiliser, it is very easy to use. This is a key element for me.

[Bencuri]

Finally I managed to convert that stabilized WMV file back to MP4. I did it with ArcSoft media converter, using H264 as output. The video is acceptable, and the HDTV can play the file. But the problem is that the Mediaconverter doesn't support 60 fps output. I also tried converting the stabilized file with Xilisoft video converter, but no matter what mp4 output profile I choose, the result is an mp4 that the HDTV cannot play. What causes it? What is the difference between the Xilisoft Video converter and Arcsoft Mediaconverter? It uses the improper codec, or what?

Here is the file I have done with Arcsoft Media converter, this can be played on HDTV:

[Bencuri]

Here is the file I have converted with Xilisoft video converter. The same video from the same WMV file, used H264 as output for conversion. However this mp4 I got cannot be played on the HDTV. What is the difference between this file and the one that the Arcsoft media player outputs? Both was done by selecting H264 as output. Yet the Xilisoft mp4 cannot be played on the TV. Why?

[poisondeathray]

The main difference is the arcsoft file is 30fps, the xilisoft file is 60fps

Most current hardware players don't support 1920x1080p @ 60FPS (they only support 60i , not 60p at that resolution , which falls under AVCHD2.0 specs)

You might as well resize it to 1280x720p60 . The picture is very soft, you won't notice the difference, but motion will be smoother

Mercalli can export other AVI formats. WMV is lossy compression. You can use lossless AVI (e.g. lagarith, ut video codec, huffyuv, etc...) then convert to AVC/MP4

[Bencuri]

You were right, the TV doesn't play the 60fps mp4 from the USB. I can only watch the 60fps video, if I connect my camcorder to the TV by HDMI.

[poisondeathray]

It should support interlaced 60i as well (1920x1080i59.94 is within avchd specs, as is 1280x720p59.94)

[Bencuri]

Yes, 60i is okay. But I am not sure whether to convert the videos to 60i, or to something else. If I play 30/25 fps videos on TV, they are flickering, when the view is moving or an object is moving on the video. Just like on my laptop. No matter if they are from the camcorder, or converted from a 60/50 fps file. I have attached a file, it is 25p video from my Canon camcorder. I don't know why it is flickering. Can it be made somehow not to flicker that much? The same happens if I record 30fps video with my other camcorder: flickering.

Here is the original mts:
https://www.wetransfer.com/dl/0jQaza0I/b922f60952174f60967e0ab38096bb4425811615a483130...62892974e402c9

Here is the file shortened: