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Converting video from wmv to mp4

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I have been using MPEG Streamclip (MS) to convert wmv files to mp4's. 
I drag the wmv file into the MS window, then select "Export to 
MPEG-4". I then see another window, in addition to the main video 
window, where I can choose various options:

Compression: I leave this set at H.264.

Quality: Well, I set it at 100%. Why not? More quality is better isn't 
it? (Frankly I'm not sure what this one is all about.)

Limit Data Rate: I usually try to match the Mbps rate of the original 
wmv file.

I leave the other settings alone.

The mp4's I get out of this are not too bad, but they're definitely 
inferior to the original. The color is a bit bleached and some detail 
and depth is lost. Again, not a dramatically worse version of the 
original, but noticeable.

Is this just the nature of the beast, or am I doing something wrong? 
I've done some research on this on the web, where MS is often referred 
to as a high-quality video converter, but I haven't found an answer to 
my question.

Any comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Mac Pro (2010), 2.8 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon, 6 GB RAM]

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Converting video from wmv to mp4 W^3 <82ndAve@comcast.net> - 2014-01-30 23:07 -0800
  Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-31 02:11 -0500
    Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-31 19:27 +1100
    Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-01-31 09:50 -0500
  Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 orllachieh@gmail.com - 2014-02-18 02:04 -0800
  Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 frakencles <frakencles@yahoo.com.sg> - 2014-12-03 19:21 -0600
    Re: Converting video from wmv to mp4 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-12-06 18:10 +0000

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