11/28/2007 02:54:01 PM EST

Tech. Question for my Fellow iPhone/iPod touch users

posted by jarett

So, I have an iPhone, and thanks to a benefactor who shall remain nameless, I have a subscription.  Which means I have video!  w00t!  But...

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... the iPhone cannot play back WMV files.  Now, these are unencrypted, un-DRMed WMV files, so it should be possible to transcode them from WMV to something else, but I can't find software up to the task.  Anyone have a lead on something (preferably free)?
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Try this one (none / 1)
This one seems to work for a friend of mine, hope it helps.

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by Hubble on 11/28/2007 06:53:20 PM EST

Convert WMV to MPEG (none / 0)

There are lots of ways to convert WMV files. Do you use a Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Unix? On my Mac, I have Flip4Mac that helps QuickTime to open WMV files. I also have QuickTime Pro to export as a stand-alone MOV. Then iSquint converts for iPod or iPhone. But there are many choices. I like ffmpeg and other Unix tools with a GUI interface.

Depending on your system, you can find lots of choices in a web search. One of the best sites for video help is, well, Video Help. There are dozens of other sites with tutorials. More Mac software...

WMV is a not a good codec for video. It doesn't have many setting choices for audio/video/resolution, is proprietary, and doesn't play nice with other formats. Try to find what you like in more open formats, but if you can't--convert!

Happy squinting! 

by zenie on 11/29/2007 12:23:47 AM EST

Heard good things about this. (none / 0)

http://www.erightsoft.com/S UPER.html

 

How is wmv any more or less proprietary than .mov or m4v?

Divx and xvid are open codecs .wmv and all Apple stuf are not. 

 

 

by loner on 11/29/2007 09:29:32 AM EST

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ffmpeg can do this? (none / 0)
That would be WAY easier than the way I was going to do it.

by jarett on 11/29/2007 04:40:00 PM EST

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