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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

#20834 — Converting video from wmv to mp4

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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#20835

In article <82ndAve-472442.23070530012014@News.Individual.NET>, W^3
<82ndAve@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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.

toss that and get handbrake.

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#20837

In article <310120140211377427%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <82ndAve-472442.23070530012014@News.Individual.NET>, W^3
> <82ndAve@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> toss that and get handbrake.

Just a note on this, I tried Handbrake to convert an MP4 today and it 
just would *not* recognise it. Streamclip ate it like a nice Satay 
entree we have at my local Thai. And converted it to MP3 in very 
pleasing quick time. And I am a fan of Handbrake!

-- 
dorayme

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#20849

In article <310120140211377427%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <82ndAve-472442.23070530012014@News.Individual.NET>, W^3
> <82ndAve@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> toss that and get handbrake.

http://appleclinic.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/convert-wmv-to-mp4/

( a bit old, and VLC can be a bitch to work with this way )

Or do it from the command-line with ffmpeg.
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#21135

On Friday, January 31, 2014 3:07:06 PM UTC+8, W^3 wrote:
> 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]

I have not used Handbrake, so I can not say more about it.
AppGeeker video converter may be worth a try, It is what I always use when need converting videos.
http://www.appgeeker.com/how-to/convert-wmv-to-mp4-mac.html
There are 3 options available for quality of output file: High Quality, Standard, and Small Size.
If you using "High Quality" option, the videos were all pretty close to the same high quality they were before.

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#26446

I found out another way to easily convert WMV to MP4 on Mac and Windows at: http://www.faasoft.com/articles/wmv-to-mp4-mac-and-windows.html

It also allows to convert WMV to MOV, FLV, AVI, SWF, MKV, OGV, WebM, ASF, MPG, etc.

Hope it will help you more or less.

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#26481

Okay, so one time? In band camp? frakencles <frakencles@yahoo.com.sg> was all, like:
> I found out another way to easily convert WMV

It's been several years since I've even seen a WMV file, spammer scum.

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