Here’s How to Convert WMV to MP4 for Most Mobile Players
What will be your first choice to watch videos or movies among tablet, computer or mobile phone? Each of them has its own advantages, I believe, for most people; the mobile device is the best. Indeed, we can enjoy videos at all times and places with a phone. But one limitation is that not all format videos can be played on mobile devices. For example, the original player of iPhone only supports video in M4V, MP4, and MOV. Most Android phone supports video in MP4 and 3GP. Well, none of iOS and Android phone can play WMV videos.
So what’s WMV?
WMV (Windows Media Video) is a series of video codecs and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft. The videos in WMV can be played on Microsoft Windows and Macintosh by MPlayer or Windows Media Player. Therefore, if we wish to watch WMV videos on the phone, video converter will be needed. And MP4 format is undoubtedly the best choice.
Below are the steps to convert WMV to MP4.
Part1: Convert WMV to MP4 with video converter
When picking up the video converter, two factors should be mentioned: safe and easy to operate. Firstly, it doesn’t carry Trojan Horse to attack the computer. Secondly, even the persons being unskilled in computer can finish the work smoothly. Provided that the program has additional functions, it couldn’t be better. Taking f2fsoft Video Converter as an example, this part shows you convert the videos in simple steps.
Step1: load original video
Run f2fsoft Video Converter on the pc. Click the Add File to import the WMV video. Then the basic information of the video shows up on the interface. The information includes the track, subtitle, name, resolution and length.
Step2: select the format to convert
Come to Profile part and pitch on the drop-down list to find General Video and opt for HD MPEG-4 Video. Of course, you can select the format matching to your device.
Step3: optionally customize the output quality
Enter to profile settings panel through Settings button. On this page, you could customize resolution, frame/sample rate, video/audio bitrate, and audio channels. Pitch on OK to apply the settings.
Step4: change WMV to MP4
See the double arrow in the lower right? Click it to start the converting. The progress can be paused or stopped at any time.
Part2: Merge the wonderful clips into one
Except to convert video to other popular formats, f2fsoft allows you to convert audios like converting M4A to MP3 or converting FLAC for play on iTunes. Meanwhile, it belongs to video editing software. You can cut out the interesting clips from the original video and merge them into short one without damage. Let’s try together.
Step1: cut put clips
After loading the videos, opt for Clip to cut out wonderful parts. It allows you to the change order by drop-down button. Please remember to tick Merge into one file.
Step2: crop video frame
Move to the Edit panel and drag the frame to cut off the sides you don’t want. Besides, adjust the effects and add watermark for copyright. Finally, apply the settings to all cuts.
Step3: add 3D effect
Tick Enable 3D Settings and Anaglyph. There are various options for you to choose from. Here, you can choose how to slip the screen. Finally, decide the output format and click Convert button to merge the clips into one.
Certainly, the method above applies to convert MOV to MP4. By doing so, we can watch videos received from iOS users.