MOV is a digital file format used in QuickTime and digital cameras, while WMV 9 is a video codec used in Windows Media Player. Converting MOV to WMV can be done through free online services, freeware, or purchased software. The process involves choosing the appropriate software, selecting the file to convert, and adjusting settings before exporting to WMV 9.
MOV (.mov) is a digital file format developed by Apple® and used in its application QuickTime® and by many digital cameras. MOV is distinguished from other media formats by its container-like structure, which is capable of supporting streaming video over the Internet and containing a variety of content, each on a distinct track, including audio and video, as well as text, sprites, and Images . WMV 9 (Windows® Media Video) is a video codec made in accordance with VC-1, another name for SMPTE 421M which was published by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in 2006. While Flip4Mac® provides an easy way to play WMV file to QuickTime, going the other way and playing a MOV file on a Windows® Media Player requires converting MOV to WMV.
When you want to convert MOV to WMV, you can take several approaches. One approach is to use a free online service, which can be especially helpful if the need to convert MOV to WMV is inconsistent. If you are considering this, please read the terms of service carefully and consider the consequences if your video were to be made public before taking action. Another approach is to use downloadable freeware. Freeware is unlikely to have support, and while this may not be a problem in general, people who have tried converting MOV to WMV have found that it can be tricky at times.
There are several reasons why you might want to purchase software, whether it’s a standalone converter or an add-on, to convert MOV to WMV. One is that you get support. Another is that although QuickTime® supposedly has the ability to export to WMV, users have found that it stops after about 30 seconds. Telestream® Flip4Mac® WMV is an add-on to Apple® QuickTime Pro®, Final Cut Pro®, Compressor® and iMovie® ’06 software and is useful to aid in the export of WMV files from all of these programs. If you don’t have QuickTime Pro®, you can use iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac® or Xilisoft MOV Converter for Windows®.
Once you’ve chosen the appropriate software for your situation and operating system, you’ll follow fairly similar steps. After launching the software, you will search the location of the file you want to convert and open it or if the software allows, drag and drop it onto the interface. The converter will automatically recognize the file type or you will have the opportunity to designate it. Next, you’ll choose export, or export will be the next step you’ll be presented with, and designate the file type you want to export to, WMV 9.
In addition to choosing the file type for export, you will have the opportunity to adjust other settings, including audio settings, video settings, and the location and file name for saving the exported file. Audio settings will have choices like sample rate, bits/sample, channel, and bitrate, while video settings will have choices like resolution, frame rate, and mode.
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