Monday, October 12, 2009

How to Share iMovie to WMV on Mac (Snow Leopard included)

Just come back from an amazing trip and want to share some iMovie clips from your camera with your friends who use PCs? Created a movie project and need to play it on a PC or to upload it to internet websites that might only accept WMV file? So the question is: how to share iMovie to WMV on Mac (Snow Leopard included)?

Some Mac users install Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro and found that the output WMV video cuts off at 30 minutes or so. That’s because WMV Player Pro only allow users to import WMV to iMovie. If you need to export WMV from iMovie, you need to get more expensive version WMV Studio at $49, which allows you to import and export WMV to iMovie.

Alternatively, a professional WMV Video Converter for Mac (Click here if you have a PowerPC based Mac) will be a better choice considering its reasonable price (only $35) and powerful functions. WMV Studio only allows you to import and export WMV, so if you want to convert your iMovie video to other formats like AVI next time, you need to get AVI component. In comparison, this powerful WMV video converter for Mac allows you to convert all popular video formats like MP4, MKV, AVI, M2TS (AVCHD, H.264), FLV, ASF, MOV etc.

If you have WMV Video Converter for Mac installed, only three easy steps can get it done.

Step 1: Drag and drop the iMovie video to the program or click the “Add” button load video.


Step 2: Select “WMV” as output format from the output format dropdown list.


Step 3: Click the “Convert” button to start conversion.

This smart program can help you shut down computer automatically when the conversion is done if you don’t want to wait around during the conversion.

Note: This powerful WMV Video Converter is perfectly compatible with Snow Leopard so you can convert your videos to all popular video formats with this app under Snow Leopard.

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1.WMV file format, Video to WMV Converter on Mac OS X

2.How to convert DVD to WMV on Mac (including Snow Leopard)

3.How to Export QuickTime MOV to WMV on Mac (Snow Leopard included)

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How to convert WMV to MP4, FLV, MOV, etc. on Mac OS X

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 X

Step 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.

How to Convert WMV to QuickTime on Mac (including Snow Leopard)

WMV is a popular video format while it's not compatible with Mac system. If you just need to play it in QuickTime, you can download Flip4Mac for free and it enables you to play WMV videos. But if you want to convert it to QuickTime or to upload it to iTunes for playback on your iPod, iPhone or other portable players, you need this professional yet easy-to-use WMV Video Converter for Mac.

Below is the step by step tutorial about how to convert WMV for QuickTime on Mac.

Step 1, Click the "Add files" button to load your WMV videos on your Mac.


Step 2, Choose “MOV” as the output 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, Start the WMV to QT Conversion

When you finish the output setting, just click the “Convert” button to start conversion.

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1.How to Convert WMV to PowerPoint Readable Format on Mac

2.How to Export WMV from Final Cut Pro on Mac

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