tricky_colour
18/08/2004, 5:51 PM
Yes .. it creates wmv files .. but .. but there are all sorts of free converters out there which can change one format to another.
If you are interested .. try this link (http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html) for a handy little converter program.
By the way, for moviemaker .. you would need to convert the audio files to mp3.
Thanks for that, it worked a treat, and it even converted that .ram
(real media) file for me.
It is very slow though, as it takes about 10 minutes to run (or more),
as do all such converters, if they work at all, many don't.
The mpeg file is also much larger but that is not a problem really
(unless you have to download it), I am not sure why this is because
as I understand it the compression on .wmv is only about 20%
better.
Also I am not sure if it is a free program, as a 30 day limit is
mentioned for mpeg files?
I could not find a free converter for such files (.wmv) despite
extensive searching, many described as free were in fact
free-trials.
I suspect mircosoft is trying to capture this market.
My motto is "mpeg is best", it worked fine for the past 10 years
so why change?
If you are interested .. try this link (http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html) for a handy little converter program.
By the way, for moviemaker .. you would need to convert the audio files to mp3.
Thanks for that, it worked a treat, and it even converted that .ram
(real media) file for me.
It is very slow though, as it takes about 10 minutes to run (or more),
as do all such converters, if they work at all, many don't.
The mpeg file is also much larger but that is not a problem really
(unless you have to download it), I am not sure why this is because
as I understand it the compression on .wmv is only about 20%
better.
Also I am not sure if it is a free program, as a 30 day limit is
mentioned for mpeg files?
I could not find a free converter for such files (.wmv) despite
extensive searching, many described as free were in fact
free-trials.
I suspect mircosoft is trying to capture this market.
My motto is "mpeg is best", it worked fine for the past 10 years
so why change?