Windows Media Video (WMV) is a generic name for a set of video format developed by Microsoft, the Windows Media. The WMV format using Advanced Systems Format (ASF), also from Microsoft. Such files can be run on media players such as MPlayer, Windows Media Player or Real Player.
Questions tagged [wmv]
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How to convert WMV to MP4?
How can a set of WMV files be converted to MP4 so I can import them to my Apple TV?
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Why is converting WMV to MP4 so slow?
I am trying to convert a video from WMV to MP4 with FFmpeg but it takes couple of hours. If I try to convert it to AVI it only takes about 10-15 minutes.
ffmpeg version
ffmpeg version N-43206-gf857465
built on Aug 4 2012 16:10:39 with gcc 4.7.1…
Giorgi
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Conversion from WMV to MP4 file fails with FFmpeg
When converting a WMV file to an MP4 file, it says
[mp4 @ 0x989c160] track 1: could not find tag, codec not currently
supported in container
and
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters
?): Operation not…
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How to convert WMV to other formats (such as h.264) using ffmpeg on Mac OS X?
Possible Duplicates:
How to convert wmv to mp4?
Suggest ffmpeg tweaks for converting from WMV to FLV?
I've installed ffmpeg through MacPorts using the following Terminal command:
$ sudo port install ffmpeg
After this is done I can use ffmpeg to…
Form
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Realtek HD Audio playing weird with certain video formats
I have a Gigabyte motherboard with an onboard Realtek HD sound card. The card is working perfectly everywhere, except for a single video format, where the voice is distorted, sounds as if it's been passed through a metal tube.
Been googling for…
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How do I check if .wmv file is corrupted?
Whenever I try to play .wmv in an media player, it won't start playing by itself. When I slide the bar a little further only then it does. Could be the .wmv file corrupted from the beginning? How can I check this to make sure if it is?
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Unable to play .wmv file on VLC
I have downloaded some video and when I try to play on VLC it shows me:
No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "PRDY".
Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.
No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not…
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how can I convert a Powerpoint presentation to a video file (AVI or WMV)?
What tools can convert Powerpoint presentations to video formats?
Free (as in beer or as in speech) preferred, since this is a one-time thing.
Nathan Fellman
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How to remove DRM from Amazon Prime Video (wmv files)?
I have some WMV videos downloaded from Amazon Video roughly 10 years ago. I bought them with an old Amazon account that is no longer active. NOTE - These are offline video files stored on my local drive ... NOT online streams.
Of course, they worked…
user974944
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Downmix from 5.1 Surround to two channel stereo using avconv
I have a .wmv with the audio codec of wmapro, which my target video player chokes on. I am generally in the process to "standardise" my collection to x264/aac (as this works fine on all my devices), but this particular file gave me big trouble. I…
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Remove DRM From a WMV file I own
Alright, first, let me explain. I purchased some content through Microsoft's Zune/Xbox Video service, and man that was a mistake. After trying several times to get the video to play, I received an error along the lines of "out of licenses." Lucky…
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Windows Media Player/Center Can't Play .WMV On New Install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 RTM
For some reason my week old install of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM can't play .WMV files via Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center. When I double click on a .WMV file, Windows Media Player opens, and says "Media changing" in its HUD. I then…
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What is the optimal video format/size for using in powerpoint?
My daughter's school is looking to embed some videos in their powerpoint slides. I am helping the teacher with conversion software and settings recommendations. I tend to prefer h.264 for it's universal device support for videos at home (xbox/win…
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Free video converter software for Mac?
I'm using Mac OS X 10.5 and am looking for a free video converter software which supports mp4, avi, and wmv files (and perhaps rmvb, too). I want to convert avi, wmv, and rmvb files to mp4 to be able to play them on my iPod. I've already searched…
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Why is WMV playback cut off (half black)?
Starting today, WMV playback on several software programs is incorrect. The bottom half of the WMV appears correctly, but the top half is black. This happens whether the WMV is scaled or not, and whether it is stretched or not.
The only thing…
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