WMV is a very popular video format developed by Microsoft. However, for Mac users, it's a little bit head-scratching for them to play, edit WMV files and to upload them to iTunes because its compatibility with Mac system is not very satisfying. This article is about how to convert WMV to MOV for QuickTime ,iMovie and Final Cut Pro, convert WMV to FLV for YouTube and other video sharing websites, Convert WMV to MP4 for playback in iPod, iPhone and other portable players.
To convert WMV files, you can use this powerful WMV Video Converter on Mac OS . Intuitive interface, high conversion speed, and excellent output quality gives you a more pleasant conversion experience.
To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it ).
How to convert WMV to popular video files on Mac OS XStep 1, Load the WMV Videos you want to convert to Video Converter for Mac
Click the "Add files" button to load your WMV videos on your Mac.
Step 2, Choose the output format
If you want to convert WMV to MOV format for QuickTime or for editing in iMovie, you can select ".MOV" as output format. The optimized default settings ensure the best output quality.
To convert WMV to FLV format for YouTube and other video sharing websites, select "FLV".
To convert WMV to MP4 for playback on iPod, iPhone, just select "iPod MP4" format:
This Mac WMV video converter can convert WMV video to all popular video formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 players and so on. If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to your device's name.
If you want to extract audio from WMV files on Mac, you can select the output format as MP3, AAC, M4A, AC3, WMA, WAV, OGG, APE, MKA, AU, FLAC, CAF, SD2, AIFF.
Step 3, Convert WMV to MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, iPod, etc. on Mac OS X
This Mac WMV video converter can convert WMV video to all popular video formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 players and so on. So you should choose the format you need before the conversion. Of course, If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to your device's name.
If you want to extract audio from WMV files on Mac, you need to select the output format as MP3, AAC, etc..
You can learn more here: How to edit, crop, trim video files and capture pictures on Mac OS X ?
Knowledge sharing: What are WMV files?
WMV format on MacWindows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original codec, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other codecs, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater for specialized content. Through standardization from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), WMV has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology (not very surprising, it's not compatible with other MPEG-4 technologies..). DivX ;-) video format is originally based on hacked WMV codec.
Mac users can use VLC media player to play WMV files and the output quality is quite satisfying. This player is an open source, free software media player written by the VideoLAN project. I highly recommend this player as I think it’s the most powerful media player ever! It supports a wide range of video and audio formats, as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs and streaming protocols. Plus, it’s one of the most platform-independent players available, with versions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BeOS, Syllable, BSD, MorphOS, Solaris and Sharp Zaurus.
