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Should i convert WMV to MP4 or FLV ?

by freotech
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I have a screen capture video that is currently in WMV format. I want to convert it to either Mp4 or flv - the 2 formats that Vimeo accept. I want the best resolution with the smallest size . Should i convert to MP4 or FLV ?

thanks
#convert #flv #mp4 #wmv
  • Profile picture of the author ErikNilsson
    You better convert in Mp4 with good quality .... Use a good converter.
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  • Profile picture of the author freotech
    Any recommendation on good converter software?
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  • Profile picture of the author bmw040
    MP4 is the way to go (at this time...lol).

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  • Profile picture of the author Ed Micah
    Always go for MP4 for the quality! -- as of a wmv to mp4 converter, there are heaps out there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brandon Tanner
      MP4 and FLV are just "containers", and have absolutely nothing to do with the quality that your video is converted at. What does affect quality is...

      * What codec you use (ie h.264, VP8, etc)
      * Bitrate
      * Frame rate

      That said, this is a good free converter, in my opinion.
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      • Profile picture of the author AAZ
        Thanks for this, and I agree:

        Originally Posted by Brandon Tanner View Post

        MP4 and FLV are just "containers", and have absolutely nothing to do with the quality that your video is converted at. What does affect quality is...

        * What codec you use (ie h.264, VP8, etc)
        * Bitrate
        * Frame rate

        That said, this is a good free converter, in my opinion.

        I've used Freemake Video Converter too, it's worth the try.

        (I've admittedly also used VLC [yikes] before my patience run out, way back when.)

        • Due to its fast loading time, FLV is rather popular on Youtube and such video streaming sites.
        • However, MP4 would be the preferred pick if you were looking to enhance the video with chapters and menus;
        • Plus MP4 has an advantage over FLV when playing the videos on Apple devices since iOS does NOT support Flash videos which run on Flashplayer. (We would not want to lock out the massive iPhone/iPad/iPod market now, would we? Thought so too...!)
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  • Profile picture of the author frakencles
    I used to use Faasoft's great "Video Converter" to convert WMV to MP4, FLV, MOV, AVI, etc.

    Hope it will help you more or less.
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  • Profile picture of the author Josip Putarek
    Convert to MP4
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  • Profile picture of the author quan7a
    Use handbrake to convert, best open-source video conversion software out there, at least in my exhaustive testing https://handbrake.fr/
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  • Profile picture of the author alfredbobes
    I recommend iDelashare VideoGo which is especially designed to batch convert WMV to MP4 with fast speed and high quality on Mac OS X or Windows.

    Step by step guide at WMV to MP4 Converter Mac/PC - How to Batch Convert WMV to MP4?

    More features about this professional WMV to MP4 converter:
    • Besides converting WMV to MP4, as a professional video or audio converter, it also achieves conversion among most video and audio format like WMV, MOV, AVI, MPG, RMVB, Apple ProRes, DV, 3GP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MKV, WTV, FLV, OGV, F4F, F4V, TS, MXF, AVCHD, DVR, DAV, ASF, SWF, MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, DTS, and etc.
    • Aside from WMV to MP4 Converter, it also act as a video and audio editor, adjusts video and audio like trim, crop, split, merge, rotate, compress, effect, watermark, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author nizamkhan
    Convert it to MP4 and you can use this video to MP4 online converter.

    - Nizam
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  • Profile picture of the author nicolasmd2112
    I personally use a software called FormatFactory. It allows you to convert to many different file types and its 100% free.
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  • Profile picture of the author justicejr
    WMV is standard but MP4 is great quality
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  • Profile picture of the author camilleroberts
    First of all, you need to make sure why do you convert WMV videos? If you want to upload it to Vimeo or other video-sharing sites, I suggest you to convert WMV to FLV, which is well supported by websites. If you want to want to further use your WMV videos like saving them on iPad, I think you'd better convert WMV videos to MP4. You can try Video Converter software which can guarantee you high converted quality.
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  • Profile picture of the author chucki
    As Brandon said the format doesn't affect the quality of the video but if you use a low quality setting to convert to, it will be low quality. If you are planning to upload to the internet I suggest you always use FLV for web upload. MP4 will work in most cases but FLV always works for the web
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  • Profile picture of the author selfdisciplineacademy
    MP4 is probably best
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  • Profile picture of the author kushalshah
    Try going for .MKV if possible otherwise .MP4 is the best video format.
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  • Profile picture of the author Spacecatcher
    Mp4 is better option
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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    WMV offers great quality and I personally use this as standard, but MP4 is better if you want to cater for a wider audience including mac users.
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  • Profile picture of the author alexawrenchc
    Originally Posted by freotech View Post

    I have a screen capture video that is currently in WMV format. I want to convert it to either Mp4 or flv - the 2 formats that Vimeo accept. I want the best resolution with the smallest size . Should i convert to MP4 or FLV ?
    thanks
    If you would like to use in the Online FLV. The Quality of the FLV is good for online. You can choose the MP4 also, if you want. Or, you can convert a video into these two format. Then you can check which is the best one. Then you will be able to decide which one is the best one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Convert to FLV or SWF format. These are the 2 types of flash videos. You should get a converter tool that will convert your WMV videos into flash format, dramatically reduce size, and maintain excellent quality.

    The tool that i use to do this is: iWisoft Flash SWF to Video Converter. It does the conversion on both ends.
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  • Profile picture of the author goldenone1
    MP4 of course! I’m using Format Factory converter - totally free, completely convenient.
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  • Profile picture of the author Asadullah72
    Go for MP4 because it will supported more devise and you may use format factory.
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  • Profile picture of the author gdi4life
    I vote MP4 as that is pretty much the only format I have ever uploaded to You Tube, if that is even a possibility to you down the road.
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  • Profile picture of the author adongmanila
    Most of the time, I use the FLV for online purpose. But sometimes I use the MP4 also. I think the FLV will be the best one for good resolution. Thanks a lot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Join Hobson
    MP4 is better choose.
    you can convert on site: Online Video Converter - convert video to MP4, AVI, MPEG, FLV, 3GP
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