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Michael Middleton · May 6th, 2003, 08:14 AM

Does anybody know of software that will allow a .wmv file to be converted to an .mpg? I don't believe it can be done in Premiere.

Michael

Rick Spilman · May 6th, 2003, 08:22 AM

It can be done in Vegas. Not sure it is necessarily a good idea, but it can be done.

David Mintzer · May 6th, 2003, 08:23 AM

Premiere 6.5 has its on MPEG encoder built in---Just save your project, go to Export and chose Adobe MPEG encoder.

Michael Middleton · May 6th, 2003, 08:37 AM

David, the problem is that I can't import a .wmv onto the timeline to create a project.

This isn't for me, so I'm not sure what the purpose is, but somebody asked me if I had a way to do it, so I thought I'd ask the experts here. Thanks for the replies.

David Mintzer · May 6th, 2003, 09:08 AM

Sorry, I misunderstood---

Rob Lohman · May 6th, 2003, 09:32 AM

VirtualDub might read it. If it does
you can convert it into an AVI and then to MPEG. The problem
with formats like WMV and RealPlayer etc. is that they are way
to much propriatary formats. I don't think any program reads it,
but VirtualDub might. There was once an old version of VirtualDub
which could read a format (WMV?) that it had no license for.
Therefor later versions can't read it anymore.

Rick Spilman · May 6th, 2003, 10:44 AM

Just to be sure that it worked I converted a short .wmv file to mpeg1 using Vegas.

The output looks OK, not quite as good as the original, but OK. The problem is that Windows Media (wmv) is highly compressed to start with, so converting it into another compressed medium may or may not give you the results that you are looking for.

How large is the file that you need converted?

Rick

Andreas Fernbrant · May 6th, 2003, 01:20 PM

Sometimes Vegas wont read those files correctly.. I've used
"tmpgenc" and it works every time...

http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main2.html

/Andreas

Michael Middleton · May 6th, 2003, 01:54 PM

Thanks guys, that should give him a starting point. According to his email...

"I'm interested in this because I'd like to offer videos on both formats so it's less likely that a person would have to install another app to view the video. I did learn that MS makes WIndows MEdia Player for Mac, however, so that kind of eliminates Mac ppl not being able to view wmv files."

I'm not sure that the editor he is using creates mpegs, so that may be why he's asking. It may be as simple as using an editor that has the appropriate codec. Thanks again for the replies.

Michael

Rick Spilman · May 6th, 2003, 02:04 PM

The format wars get very tedious.

One recommendation - whatever your friend does have him convert from lower compression to higher compression formats, not between highly compressed formats. Going from avi to wmv or mov will look much better than going from wmv to mov or mpg.

May 6th, 2003, 08:14 AM	#1
Michael Middleton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 71	Convert .wmv to .mpeg Does anybody know of software that will allow a .wmv file to be converted to an .mpg? I don't believe it can be done in Premiere. Michael

May 6th, 2003, 09:32 AM	#6
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	VirtualDub might read it. If it does you can convert it into an AVI and then to MPEG. The problem with formats like WMV and RealPlayer etc. is that they are way to much propriatary formats. I don't think any program reads it, but VirtualDub might. There was once an old version of VirtualDub which could read a format (WMV?) that it had no license for. Therefor later versions can't read it anymore. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 6th, 2003, 08:22 AM	#2
Rick Spilman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 366	It can be done in Vegas. Not sure it is necessarily a good idea, but it can be done.

May 6th, 2003, 08:23 AM	#3
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	Premiere 6.5 has its on MPEG encoder built in---Just save your project, go to Export and chose Adobe MPEG encoder.

May 6th, 2003, 08:37 AM	#4
Michael Middleton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 71	David, the problem is that I can't import a .wmv onto the timeline to create a project. This isn't for me, so I'm not sure what the purpose is, but somebody asked me if I had a way to do it, so I thought I'd ask the experts here. Thanks for the replies.

May 6th, 2003, 09:08 AM	#5
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	Sorry, I misunderstood---

May 6th, 2003, 10:44 AM	#7
Rick Spilman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 366	Just to be sure that it worked I converted a short .wmv file to mpeg1 using Vegas. The output looks OK, not quite as good as the original, but OK. The problem is that Windows Media (wmv) is highly compressed to start with, so converting it into another compressed medium may or may not give you the results that you are looking for. How large is the file that you need converted? Rick

May 6th, 2003, 01:20 PM	#8
Andreas Fernbrant Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden - Helsingborg Posts: 283	Sometimes Vegas wont read those files correctly.. I've used "tmpgenc" and it works every time... http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main2.html /Andreas

May 6th, 2003, 01:54 PM	#9
Michael Middleton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 71	Thanks guys, that should give him a starting point. According to his email... "I'm interested in this because I'd like to offer videos on both formats so it's less likely that a person would have to install another app to view the video. I did learn that MS makes WIndows MEdia Player for Mac, however, so that kind of eliminates Mac ppl not being able to view wmv files." I'm not sure that the editor he is using creates mpegs, so that may be why he's asking. It may be as simple as using an editor that has the appropriate codec. Thanks again for the replies. Michael

May 6th, 2003, 02:04 PM	#10
Rick Spilman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 366	The format wars get very tedious. One recommendation - whatever your friend does have him convert from lower compression to higher compression formats, not between highly compressed formats. Going from avi to wmv or mov will look much better than going from wmv to mov or mpg.