Wmv To Divx Or Xvid

[Evil Fish]

is there an app that will allow me to convert a .wmv file to .avi and compress it to divx or xvid? I'm sry if this should be in software world, i wasn't sure.

[mogadishu]

sure about musicworld.. this either goes in softtware or movieworld. but sorry i cant help you.. wmv is shite quality so it wouldnt look good anyway if u converted it.

[3RA1N1AC]

for WMV to AVI, try VirtualDub version 1.3C (later versions had WMV support removed).

if that doesn't work, TmpgEnc can convert WMV to Mpeg-1 or Mpeg-2.

@mogadishu-- the quality of WMV admittedly is not spectacular, but most people have a bad opinion of it 'cos most WMV files are done with a very low bit rate. at higher rates, WMV approaches "decent" quality-- for example check out the WMV movies (download versions, not streaming) they have at BMWFilms.com... they don't look too poor at all.

[cwctv]

I used this http://www.geocities.com/myasftools/

[mogadishu]

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@18 January 2004 - 03:25
for WMV to AVI, try VirtualDub version 1.3C (later versions had WMV support removed).

if that doesn't work, TmpgEnc can convert WMV to Mpeg-1 or Mpeg-2.

@mogadishu-- the quality of WMV admittedly is not spectacular, but most people have a bad opinion of it 'cos most WMV files are done with a very low bit rate. at higher rates, WMV approaches "decent" quality-- for example check out the WMV movies (download versions, not streaming) they have at BMWFilms.com... they don't look too poor at all.
yea, i watched full moveis when earthstation 5 was streaming them in wmv.. for the file size they are great and since they allow streaming, its perfect for online.

but if you were to compare a 500kbps divx avi file to a 500kbps wmv file, the difference is astronomical.