Simple way to convert wmv to avi

[momentum]

OK. i was looking for a good way to convert wmv, asf file to avi, but most of method is too complicate and not satisfactory for a newbie.

Here i want to share whatI found a simple and quality effective way of converting wmv to avi.

1. You may know current version of vdub and vdubmod do not accept wmv and asf file format as an input. So you have to change wmv/asf into mpeg file.


2. The way of converting wmv to avi is so simple and easy once you have Mainconcept encoder with the codec. Just put your wmv file as an input and then choose mpeg2 type as output format on the Mainconcept encoder, and then choose either PAl or NTSC as you prefer.

3. Then push "convert" button, after 30 minutes depending on your file size (mine is 500mb) its done without loosing video quality or even improved !!

4. Now use Vdubmod to convert mpeg file into avi. I will not repeat what to do with vdubmod as its usage is self evident

5. Sadly, Mainconcept encoder is not freeware (but sure you can get it for free ^.^).

[Tommy Carrot]

The asf converting is very simple: there is an old virtualdub version (if i remember correctly, it's around version 1.3) out there, which can accept asf as input, and with it you don't even have to recompress the video, you can simply transmux it into .avi.

The wmv is a bit more complex, you'll have to use avisynth. Create an avs script with the following command:
DirectshowSource("xyz.wmv",fps=xx)
Now you can open it in Virtualdub(mod).

[stephanV]

easiest way (and best way too) is using TMPGEnc

however, don't use it to convert to MPEG1/2, but choose AVI as output file. (file-->output as)


edit: dont use that old VirtualDub version (asf support was never finished)and don't use DirectShowSource on WMV. AVISynth doesnt handle VFR very well... (not, to be exactly)

[Tommy Carrot]

Originally posted by stephanV
dont use that old VirtualDub version (asf support was never finished)and don't use DirectShowSource on WMV. AVISynth doesnt handle VFR very well... (not, to be exactly)

I don't know man, but i've never had any problem with that old Virtualdub, it worked without any glitches. And VFR wmvs are very rare, it's unlikely that you'll find any (well, maybe animes).

[momentum]

Thanks, tried Stephan's way.
Your way is more simple and effective.
Thanks

PS: old vdub does not take wmv file properly. some old asf file only can be put on old vdub.

PS2: But TMPGeNC takes more than 5 hours to complete the converting !!! I will stick to mainconcept encoder for a while

[stephanV]

Originally posted by Tommy Carrot
And VFR wmvs are very rare, it's unlikely that you'll find any (well, maybe animes).

not really i think, WMV is VFR by nature. WMV9 VCM even inserts dropped frames in AVI if im right as a sort of pseudo VFR. anyway, directshowsource caused severe desynch the times i tried to use it on WMV.

@momentum: you didnt ask for speed right :p

[echooff]

The new Tmpgenc 3.0 will convert these files with no problem.