General Discussion - How to convert .wmv to .mov on mac? winniel - Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject: How to convert .wmv to .mov on mac?
1. What's WMV and MOV
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft.
WMV is also a container format. A WMV file is in most circumstances encapsulated in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format. The file extension .WMV typically describes ASF files that use Windows Media Video codecs.
MOV is a file extension used by the QuickTime-wrapped files. QuickTime Content (.mov, .qt), developed by Apple Computer, is a file format for storing and playing back movies with sound. This flexible format isn't limited to Macintosh operating systems.
The QuickTime (.mov) file format functions as 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).
2. Free WMV Player for Mac
Software that can play WMV files include Windows Media Player, GOM Player, ALLPlayer, The KMPlayer, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, MPlayer, VLC Media Player, Zoom Player and Media Player Classic.
For Mac users, the MPlayer OSX and VLC Media Player are the best players to play WMV on Mac.
Step 1, Add WMV video files to Mac WMV to MOV Converter
Click the "Add Files" button to add WMV video files to the wmv to mov mac converter.This WMV video converter for Mac supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.
Step 2, Select output format as MOV
Use the “format” on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the right of the "Format" label to get format drop-down menu. Select "MOV-QuickTime" as the output format.
Step 3, Change MOV Video and audio Settings
You can change the Resolution, Encoder, Bit rate and Frame rate of the MOV video and Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder and Bit Rate of the MOV Audio. The size of the MOV file depends a lot on these settings.
Step 4, Select output directory
Expand the "Output" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.
