Hard Light Productions Forums

Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Skaarj on March 13, 2004, 11:17:15 am

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Skaarj on March 13, 2004, 11:17:15 am

is there any software to convert a Windows Media Video file to a mpeg to so i can watch my animations on my DVD player?

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Hippo on March 13, 2004, 11:20:51 am

I saw something on download.com that sait it could convert every kind of video files...

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: TheCelestialOne on March 13, 2004, 11:34:35 am

http://www.boilsoft.com/asfconverter/

But it's shareware... :(

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Skaarj on March 13, 2004, 11:51:32 am

cheers:D

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: jdjtcagle on March 13, 2004, 11:56:50 am

just downloaded the one that hippo was talking about its a demo but there is really nothing you can't do.:)  see for yourself
here (http://download.com.com/3000-7970-10264613.html)
EDIT:  well it leaves a freaking ugly title on over two minute movies. so there's a downer for ya:(

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Odyssey on March 13, 2004, 11:58:14 am

[color=cc9900]Isn't the asf format supposed to be unconvertible now? I'm sure Microsoft was screwing over the legalities or somesuch.
Well, that's what VirtualDub (http://www.virtualdub.org/) told me, anyway. VirtualDub is free, by the way.[/color]

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Skaarj on March 13, 2004, 02:31:52 pm

i know just noticed it and it has to be right in the middle of the bloody thing as well!!!

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Odyssey on March 13, 2004, 02:34:45 pm

[color=cc9900]As I said, use VirtualDub (http://www.virtualdub.org). Be happy.[/color]

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: karajorma on March 13, 2004, 02:37:40 pm

Virtual dub won't touch asf. MS told them to take the ability to convert them out. If you've got an older version you can use that.

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Odyssey on March 13, 2004, 02:39:51 pm

[color=cc9900]Yes, I mentioned. I didn't think Skaarj was trying to convert .asf files though.[/color]

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Flipside on March 13, 2004, 02:39:59 pm

LOL Microsoft remind me of a very spoilt child sometimes, actually, usually.

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: karajorma on March 13, 2004, 02:44:24 pm

It pops up exactly the same warning with wmv files. Even down to calling them ASF files.

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Flipside on March 13, 2004, 02:50:37 pm

I think at the end of the day these formats will end up killing themselves for exactly this reason. Microsoft can ***** all they like, but people just won't use their formats any more, they'll end up being reserved for movie trailers and adverts on commercial websites, which is more or less what they are now.
No doubt Microsoft will keep trying to throw spanners in everyone elses works, and no doubt people will keep changing to freeware formats  which offer just as good compression without the paranoia.

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Flaser on March 13, 2004, 03:42:19 pm

Try getting an older version of VRDub 1.3xx I guess - those supported ASF.

What's going to kill you though is getting the codecs for the job - on that matter: I have no idea.

Title: converting wmvs to mpegs?
Post by: Skaarj on March 14, 2004, 05:19:38 am

ok well i found a lot of them on download.com and  found that most of them will just do half the file so i justed used boilsoft and manage to get that message to show in the top rigth hand corner of the screen, so i now have a trailer for ma wee B5 campaign its about 20 meg for 2mins need to try and reduce the size,