WMV is a very popular video format developed by Microsoft. However, for Mac users, it's a little bit head-scratching to play, edit WMV files or to import to iTunes because its compatibility with Mac system is not very satisfying. This article introduces a way for how to convert WMV to MOV on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion included) for playback on Mac, iPad, Apple TV or iPod, for editing or sharing with friends.
Convert WMV to MOV on MacOS X (Lion included)
1. Load WMV files to the program
Drag & drop WMV files to the WMV to MOV Converter for Mac. Or go to the "File" menu, choose "Add Video/Audio files" to locate the WMV files you want to add. Batch conversion is available, so you can add more than one file at one time.
2 Select "MOV-QuickTime (* mov) as the output format
Now go to the format drop-down list, choose MOV as the output format.
If you want to import the output video to Apple devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone and more for convenient playback, you can choose according to which Apple devices you have. The Mac WMV to MOV app has preconfigured these devices as the output format.
3 Start to convert WMV to MOV Mac
When you finish the output setting, just click the "Convert" button to start the conversion. If you don't want to wait around during conversion, you can set "after conversion shut down my computer", then the program can do that automatically for you.
What is WMV?
WMV stands for Windows Media Video, developed and controlled by Microsoft. WMV is a generic name of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology. Besides,WMV has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
What's MOV?
MOV video file is common multimedia format often used for saving movies and other video files, uses a proprietary compression algorithm developed by Apple Computer, compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms.The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).
Convert WMV to MOV on MacOS X (Lion included)
1. Load WMV files to the program
Drag & drop WMV files to the WMV to MOV Converter for Mac. Or go to the "File" menu, choose "Add Video/Audio files" to locate the WMV files you want to add. Batch conversion is available, so you can add more than one file at one time.
2 Select "MOV-QuickTime (* mov) as the output format
Now go to the format drop-down list, choose MOV as the output format.
If you want to import the output video to Apple devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone and more for convenient playback, you can choose according to which Apple devices you have. The Mac WMV to MOV app has preconfigured these devices as the output format.
3 Start to convert WMV to MOV Mac
When you finish the output setting, just click the "Convert" button to start the conversion. If you don't want to wait around during conversion, you can set "after conversion shut down my computer", then the program can do that automatically for you.
What is WMV?
WMV stands for Windows Media Video, developed and controlled by Microsoft. WMV is a generic name of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology. Besides,WMV has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
What's MOV?
MOV video file is common multimedia format often used for saving movies and other video files, uses a proprietary compression algorithm developed by Apple Computer, compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms.The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).
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