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I have a set of wmv files that I want to convert to mp4 so I can import it to my appleTV. Thanks

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you can use ffmpeg (a free command line tool for mac and linux and windows) to encode wmv to mp4. here is an example syntax:

ffmpeg -i [your_video.wmv] -r 20 -ar 44100 -ab 196 -b 300k -aspect 4:3 -s 320x240 -croptop 0 -cropbottom 0 -cropleft 0 -cropright 0 [your_video.mp4]

-r 20 is the framerate [frames/second]

-ar 44100 is the audio rate [samples/second]

-ab 196 is audio 196kbps

-b 300k is the video bitrate of 300kbps

-aspect 4:3 is the desired aspect ratio

-s 320x240 will scale to E8 screen resolution

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ffmpeg is a Mac program also. – ridogi Nov 21 at 18:22
what's a Mac?? :) cheers for the heads-up. – Molly Nov 21 at 18:28
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Try the SUPER : Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer.

It's pretty well the swiss-knife of video conversion.

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Not to seem cheap but it's not free. :) – burnt1ce Nov 21 at 16:58
huh??? it says (in bold red letters): "NO trial or evaluation version of SUPER © but one unique Free to download and Free to use fully working version." – Molly Nov 21 at 17:10
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@molly: maybe he was aiming for the Any Video Converter answer and missed? – ~quack Nov 21 at 19:13
Ahh yes. This site is absolutely horrendous in terms of usability. I'll try out the software now. Thanks! – burnt1ce Nov 21 at 20:23
the website is quite something indeed, but the download is only 3 mouseclicks away. :) – Molly Nov 21 at 20:40
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HandBrake. Multi-platform and free.

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HandBrake didn't work. I received an error that says "No Title(s) found. Please make sure you have selected a valid, non-copy protected source. Your source may be copy protected, badly mastered or a format which Handbrake does not support." and I don't think HandBrake supports wmv. – burnt1ce Nov 21 at 20:17
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Sorry to hear. It passed the "Works on my machine" test :-(. – Randolph Potter Nov 21 at 21:28
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www.media-convert.com is a free web based service that converts all sorts of audio and video formats. Mo need to install any software. Ignore the adds and just select the file type from the dropdown menus.

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Very interesting however, it doesn't output 720p+ quality video. Max resolution for mp4 is 640x480. But +1 for sure. – burnt1ce Nov 21 at 23:32
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MediaCoder should do the job just fine!

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Cool i'm downloading it now. – burnt1ce Nov 21 at 20:29
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Hi, try Any Video Converter. As the name stated, it can convert many kinds of videos.

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this is the not-free one... – ~quack Nov 21 at 19:14
actually, there is a free version – phunehehe Nov 22 at 5:51

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