Video converting help

[Bodi]

Can any one suggest decent converters changing to WMV from say AVI, MOV etc.

I have a MAC and use the IMovie software, so you can only export in certain formats (doesnt allow wmv) so i then need to find different software to convert to WMV.

Videos i have look superb in those formats, though when i convert to WMV the quality is degrading.

May be due to the quality of the converters you can download for free from the internet.

Also is there a common standard output resolution size, if so what is an acceptable standard for websites?

[The Toybox]

iMovie makes perfectly good WMV files.

You simply have to add the full version of Flip4Mac. The free version saves 30 seconds at a time.

Job done

[marmaladecat]

I use a Mac with FinalCut ... Flip4Mac is what you need to go with it

I noticed that the most recent version of Flip4Mac was causing end of file corruption, so I went back to the previous one ..

[PKAY]

Visual hub is excellent.

Compressor is very good too.

[The Toybox]

Visual Hub is no longer available or supported and makes VERY BAD wmv files in my experience...it was good for AVI and other formats, but who wants those?

[PKAY]

Aha. I use a custom set up for mpgs on Visualhub and it is excellent. Assumed it would be good for everything.

Sorry!

[andytaylor]

I export to MOV and then use MPEGStreamclip with Flip4Mac

[BigMattyP]

Toybox.

Do you use Mac OSX as well? I have yet to start sorting out my scenes but was about to start and foolishly assumed that imovie would do it. I have final cut pro but find it kinda awkward to use. Do you know if FCP exports to wmv?

Sorry dude, I am being a little dense I think.

Big Matty P

[Spankingservices]

Any Video Converter Professional is cheap and works well in all formats, you can alter the bit rate size whatever