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Apple appears to be ready to add videos and movies to the mobile iTunes store. Tester of 3.0 Beta version can visitor the new iTunes interface via a new URL. Before this, with the fast development of 3G and WIFI, iPhone already has good broadband conditions of directly downloading a variety of large-capacity videos.
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1. What’s WMV
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.
Although WMV is generally packed into the ASF container format, it can also be put into the AVI or Matroska container format. The resulting files claim the .AVI, or .MKV file extensions, respectively. WMV can be stored in an AVI file when using the WMV 9 Video Compression Manager (VCM) codec implementation.
Video quality of WMV. Microsoft claims that WMV 9 provides a compression ratio that is two times better than MPEG-4, and three times better than MPEG-2; Microsoft also claims that WMV 9 is 15–50% better than WMV 8 in terms of compression efficiency; One test report published in January 2005, however, showed that WMV 9 had worse compression efficiency than WMV 8.
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 and VLC Media Player are the best players to play WMV on Mac.
3.The Best WMV Converter for Mac
How to Convert WMV to MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, etc on Mac
For Mac users who wish to convert WMV to MP4, MOV MKV, 3GP, MPG, etc on Mac, who want to play WMV on iPod, iPhone, Sony PSP, Apple TV, iPod, BlackBerry, QuickTime, and any other players, please refer to this guide how to convert WMV to iPod, iPhone, PSP, QuickTime, Blackberry, etc on Mac.
How to Convert FLV, MKV, AVI, MOV, MPEG, HD videos, ect with WMV Converter for Mac
This Mac WMV Converter can be also regarded as the best Video Converter for Mac, MKV converter for Mac, AVI Converter for Mac, MOV Converter for Mac and so on, for it can convert all most all the video formats, such as convert FLV, MKV, AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MPEG (MPEG1, MPEG2, VCD, SVCD), MP4 (Mac Video to iPod, Mac Video to PSP, Video to MPEG4, H.263), 3GPP, 3GPP2, MOV, IFO, VOB, DAT, ASF to AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MP4 (Sony PSP, Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, etc), 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, 3GPP2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), MPG, MKV on Mac OS.
How to extract audio from WMV, AVI, MP4, FLV, MOV, etc to MP3, WAV, M4A, etc on Mac
Sometime we also need to extract the audio from WMV video, that means convert the WMV to MP3, M4A, WAV, AC3, AAC, MKA, OGG, etc, this WMV Converter for Mac is also the best choice. Additionally, other video to audio conversion like FLV, MOV, MP4, MKV, AVI, MPEG, etc to MP3, M4A, WAV, AC3, AAC, MKA, OGG, etc are supported by this all-in-one Video Converter for Mac.
4.How to Edit WMV on Mac with iMovie
If you need to edit WMV using iMovie to make a creative movie on Mac, here is a helpful guide:
Have several video clips in your hand and want to join them to one?
Firstly, make sure that all the video clips are MPEG-4 and MOV video format
Because only MPEG-4 and MOV video can be imported to iMovie.
If your video clips are not MPEG-4 or MOV, then just convert them in batch. Here is a guide: How to convert WMV, M2TS, MKV, AVI, FLV, etc video to import to iMovie on Mac.
Secondly, create a project file for iMovie.
Step 1: Click on the iMovie icon in the dock and wait, while it bounces, for the application to open. Select “Create Project.”
Step 2: In the “Save as:” field, enter your_name for the name of the movie.
Step 3: We don’t want to save to the default “Movies” folder. Next to the “Where:” dropdown, click on the downward pointing arrow on the end for more options. Back the blue bar at the bottom all the way up to the left, select the firewire drive, and click “New Folder.” Enter your_name for the name of the new folder (in which all your files will be stored) and click “Enter.”
Step 4: Now click “Save” and you should see the empty iMovie interface with “iMovie:yourname” at the top.
Thirdly, start to edit video clips and join them to one.
Then you can do editing with your video clips and join them togther.
For detailed tutorial, please refer to Apple iMovie guide.
How to convert Sony Camcorder M2TS/ MTS video to MOV, MP4, 3GP, AVI, ect on Mac
Posted on: April 28, 2009
The .m2ts file format is given to video/ audio files created by certain Sony Camcorder models. These files normally have a corresponding .modd file in the same location, which holds time-stamp information.
Sony Camcorders that produce this file should come bundled with software to convert the format to something more popular.
Convert Sony Camcorder M2TS/ MTS video to MOV, MP4, 3GP, AVI, MKV, MPEG, ect on Mac, refer to this video converter for mac guide.
If you want to convert Sony Camcorder M2TS/ MTS video to MP3, M4A, WAV, AC3, MKA, etc. Refer to this video to audio converter for mac guide.
If you need to add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV, and play on iTunes, QuickTime, you have to import Sony Camcorder M2TS/ MTS video to iMovie first.
How to make a home movie on Mac using iMovie.
Do you still get confused that how to put video podcast on an iPod nano/iPod touch/iPod Classic? Is it free or need third part iPod software?
Tired of videos buffering and sometimes stopping during you watch videos on YouTube? Now you can download your favorite YouTube videos to your computer for free and put them on iPod, Phone, PSP, PS3, Apple TV, Creative Zen, iRiver and so on with Wondershare YouTube downloader for Mac!
Click here to download YouTube Downloader for Mac and follow the steps below to download and convert YouTube videos:
1. Launch this FLV Converter for Mac
2. Download Youtube, Google, Yahoo, Break, Metacafe, MySpace, Gofish, etc. videos
3. Play FLV files on Mac4. Convert FLV videos on Mac
Part 1: Launch Program Open this FLV Downloader and Converter for Mac.
If this is the first time that you launch the program, you will see a pop-up window asking you to input the password of your Mac login account. It is safe but very important for the program’s Sniffer function. You follow the steps specified on the pop-up window below:
If you want to find the downloaded FLV video files, you can click the Open button to go to the directory where the downloaded files are saved.
Part3: Play FLV videos on Mac
Click ‘Play’ buttom for playback the selected flv video.
Part4: Convert FLV videos on Mac
Select the output format from the ‘Format Preset’ drop-down list for the selected files, click the Browse button to specify a location to save the converted files, and click OK to start conversion.
If you want to find the converted FLV files, then click the ‘Open’ button to go to the directly where the downloaded files are saved.
MKV format, MKV player, Free MKV Converter and DVD to MKV Ripper on Mac OS
Posted on: March 20, 2009
What are MKV files?
.MKV is a container format developed by Matroska. It can hold different types of video and audio. For example, there might be an .avi file contained within the .MKV file. High Definition movies in 720 or 1080 pixel width format are often encoded and packaged as a Matroska format video with a .MKV file extension.
* Know more about MKV format at WikiPedia.
How to play MKV file s on Mac?
I recommend trying either MPlayer OS X or VLC Media Player. They are all free.
These excellent and free multimedia players can tackle many of the video formats unknown to QuickTime. They contain a decoder to decode the .MKV files. They will also play many of the formats you will find inside the .MKV file.
How to convert MKV to DVD, MP4, AVI, etc on Mac for free?
I recommend VisualHub to convert MKV to MP4, AVI, etc on Mac. It can convert MKV to iPod Nano, convert MKV to iPod Classic, convert MKV to iPod touch , convert MKV to iPhone, convert MKV to Apple TV, convert MKV to Xbox 360, convert MKV to PSP, convert MKV to PS3, AVI, convert MKV to MP4, convert MKV to MPEG, convert MKV to Flash, convert MKV to WMV and convert MKV to DVD.
Techspanion (The developer of VisualHub) has closed shop and after an outcry from fans, VisualHub, the popular video converter on Mac OS X have now gone open source. It has got new name Film Redux. You can download its open source and built it by yourself.
Step 1, Run Film Redux (VisualHub)
Step2, Load MKV videos
Insert your MKV files from your Mac .Click the Add files button to load your MKV videos.
Step3, Convert MKV to MP4, AVI, iPod, etc.
Here is the list of the formats that VisualHub can convert MKV to.
They are iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod touch , iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, AVI, MP4, Quicktime, MPEG, Flash, WMV. Choose the format you want to convert MKV to and click Start.
That’s all. Now, we have converted MKV to iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod touch , iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, AVI, MP4, Quicktime, MPEG, Flash, WMV.
How to convert DVD to MKV on Mac for free?
I recommend you use Handbrake to you to convert DVD to MKV on Mac . HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter. It can convert DVD to MKV on Mac eaisly and for free.
Step 1, Download and Install Handbake
Download the free program Handbrake (How to rip DVD on Mac and convert video for Mac using Handbrake). Check to see if your Mac has the system requirements; click on the apple icon in the top left corner and About this Mac. Then install HandBrake.
Step 2, Run it and insert DVD
Select your favorite DVD disk and put it in the disk drive. Then run HandBrake and click Detected Volume to choose source. Click Open and you will be able to see many titles included in this DVD disk. Choose the longest title if this is a movie DVD, or choose your favorite chapter if this is an episode.
Step 3, Select Output setting
Select MKV files as output format and select other settings such as video quality, audio track, Audio Sample Rate, bitrate, Picture Settings, etc.
Step 4, Rip DVD to MKV on Mac
Check all settings and click Rip. A progress bar will show its ripping speed; depends on many factors like speed of Mac, filesize, etc.
That’s all. We have converted DVD to MKV for free now.
Note: Handbrake cannot rip encrypted DVD movies. If you want to rip encrypted DVD movies, just try this DVD Ripper for Mac which is also excellent.
Part 1. What is iPod Shuffle?
Apple recently released iPod Shuffle which is the world’s smallest music player also happens to be the world’s first talking one. Two things that make the iPod shuffle one amazing device.
1.8″ tall x 0.3″ thin to be exact.
To create the world’s smallest music player, Apple moved the controls from iPod shuffle to the earbud cord. This allowed us to make the new iPod shuffle dramatically smaller, but not just for dramatically smaller’s sake. It’s also easier to use, with the controls located where you can access them quickly.
Easy access controls.
The controls of the new iPod shuffle are located on the right earbud cord. With command central now strategically placed in this more convenient location, you can navigate your music – and activate the VoiceOver feature – without taking your eyes off your run, your ride, or whatever you’re doing.
Your music library. To go.
There was a time when limited storage meant you had to leave a lot of your songs on the sync-room floor. But now that iPod shuffle has 4GB of storage, you have plenty of room to store hours and hours of music – up to 1,000 songs.* With room for multiple playlists, too.
Learn it more from Apple official website.
Part 2. How to extract audio from DVD to iPod Shuffle on Mac
Sometimes you may want to extract a certain beautiful section of music or dialog from your DVD video file and save them as MP3, M4A, AAC, etc for playback on iPod Shuffle, How can you extract the nice attractive audio to your iPod Shuffle? Please follow this guide:
Software you need: DVD Ripper for Mac.
Step1. Download this DVD to iPod Shuffle Ripper for Mac. Wondershare DVD Ripper for Mac can rip DVD to various video formats (including MP4, AVI, M4V, MOV, 3GP, MPG, FLV, etc) to iPod Shuffle AAC (No DRM), WAV, and AIFF.
Step2. Import the DVD including the audio you are fond of. Choose the output format as any of AAC (No DRM), WAV, or AIFF.
Step3. Start to convert to extract the audio from DVD to iPod Shuffle.
That’s it! Then you can enjoy any music section, dialog, songs from any DVDs on your iPod Shuffle!
Here is more information about Mac video to iPod, Mac DVD to iPod and Mac movie to iPod.
How to convert DVD and WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV video to QuickTime MOV on Mac OS X
Posted on: March 17, 2009
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What is QuickTime
QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, media clips, sound, text, animation, music, and interactive panoramic images. It is available for Mac OS (Mac OS 9, 8, 7, etc.), Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
With the unprecedented development of video technique, we are enjoying watching DVD movie and all sorts of videos like WMV, MKV, FLV, MOV, YouTube HD, etc with this high quality QuickTime player.
The video quality on QuickTime is excellent and what you have to do to watch video on QuickTime videos is just download and install QuickTime Player, which is free.
QuickTime file format MOV
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). Other file formats that QuickTime supports natively (to varying degrees) include AIFF, WAV, DV, MP3, and MPEG-1.
How to convert WMV, MKV, AVI, FLV, etc video to play on QuickTime for Mac
To convert WMV, MKV, AVI, FLV, etc to QuickTime (.mov) on Mac, please refer to this QuickTime Converter for Mac guide.
This Mac QuickTime Converter can be also regarded as the best Video Converter for Mac, MKV converter for Mac, AVI Converter for Mac, MOV Converter for Mac and so on, for it can convert all most all the video formats, such as convert FLV, MKV, AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MPEG (MPEG1, MPEG2, VCD, SVCD), MP4 (Mac Video to iPod, Mac Video to PSP, Video to MPEG4, H.263), 3GPP, 3GPP2, MOV, IFO, VOB, DAT, ASF to AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MP4 (Sony PSP, Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, etc), 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, 3GPP2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), MPG, MKV on Mac OS.
How to rip DVD to QuickTime (.mov) to play DVD on QuickTime
As we all know, all the commercial DVD movie are copyrighted, then if we need to watch DVD with QuickTime player on Mac. With this DVD to QuickTime Ripper for Mac, you can rip DVD to QuickTime (.mov) on Mac.
This all-in-one DVD Ripper for Mac also helps rip your DVD to iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, PDA/Pocket PC (including BlackBerry), Creative Zen, Archos, Epson media players, any cellphone, etc on Mac.
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How to convert MOV on Mac and rip DVD to MOV for MAC OS.
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One of the benefits about digital video is that the videos can be shared with family and friends. iMovie is created for this purpose, just several steps, you can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV, or play on iTunes, QuickTime. If you are ready to make a movie using iMovie, here are something you need to foreknow.
I. Can i add any format video with any preferences like FLV, MOV, MPEG, AVI, WMV to iMovie?
Most of high definition camera videos(AVCHD, MOD, TOD, TR, TRP, M2TS, TS) can be imported into iMovie, but the formats are still very limited as following: Tapeless Camcorder(MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and AVCHD) ; Tape based DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video); Part Camera\Mobile Phone video\other video recorder devices (MPEG-1, MEPG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, 3GP, MP4); Part QuickTime compatible MOV videos; MPEG-4 video.
With wondershare Video Converter for Mac, you can convert YouTube video (.flv), QuickTime video(.mov), Windows Media Video(.wmv) and all popular videos to iMovie. Also you can create video clips on Mac or merge videos into one file to convert to iMovie supported MP4 video.
Guide: How to convert video to iMovie MP4, create video clips and merge videos on Mac using Video Converter for Mac.
Tip: iMovie supported camcorder and device.
Demo: How to import video from camera.
II. Can i import whole DVD into iMovie or make some clips from DVD into apple iMovie?
Here is a manual about how to convert DVD to MP4 and import DVD to iMovie.
For Mac users there is no easier application for creating a home movie than Apple’s own iMovie. This program is included free with new Mac computers or available for purchase as part of the iLife bundle. The following steps will tell you some basic operations and advanced tips about making movie using iMovie.
For Mac users there is no easier application for creating a home movie than Apple’s own iMovie. This program is included free with new Mac computers or available for purchase as part of the iLife bundle. The following steps will tell you some basic operations and advanced tips about making movie using iMovie.
1. Loading videos
Click File->Import Movie. If you want to load the files of your digital camera, connect the camera and computer, and choose File->Import From Camera.
The video formats supported by iMovie are: MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, 3GP. If you got a unsupported video, such as FLV, WMV, MKV, VOB, MPEG, DAT, ASF etc, use a Mac video converter, which can convert video to all Mac players and devices, to convert it to iMovie acceptable format. Some .AVI videos cannot be imported into iMovie because of incompatible encoder, you also need to convert them. .3GP format is not recommended for the quality loss of the compression.
2. Making a Movie Project
After loaded the files into iMovie, choose File -> New from the menu and name the project. If your footage is widescreen, ensure you choose the “Widescreen (16:9)” option. Click “Create”.
Tip: Understanding the iMovie 08 interface
By default, the iMovie 08 interface is split into 5 sections. Going clockwise from the top left they are the Project Library (where all iMovie projects are listed), the iMovie project window (where the existing movie is compiled), the Viewer (where video is played back), the Source Video window (where clips are viewed and selected) and the Event Library (where all available media is listed).
3: Skimming video clips
Click an Event in the Event Library (iPhoto in this instance) and the Event Browser will display the associated clips.
To skim through the clips simply hover the mouse over them and move left or right. The faster the cursor is moved the faster they will skim.
To select a portion of a clip, click and drag to create a selection (a yellow rectangle appears). Now click Space to playback that section.
4. Arranging clips
To start building a movie, drag selections directly from the Event Browser and drop them onto the empty panel (Project Window) above. Continue to add more clips in this manner to build up the movie.
If you want to add a clip between two existing clips in the Project Window, simply drag the new selection and drop it in the gap between the two existing clips.
To re-arrange a clip already in place, click once to select it (a yellow border appears) and then click and drag it to a new position.
5. Trimming Clips
To trim a clip already in the project, there are two options.
Either select the new selection by dragging and creating a yellow rectangle around it in the Project Window and choosing Edit > Trim to Selection (or press CMD+B).
Alternatively, select the clip in the Project Window then click the “Clip Duration” icon (second in at the bottom) to enter the “Trim Clip” window. Drag the appropriate selection here and click “Done” when finished.
6. Adding music
To add music to a project, click the Music and Sound Effects button below the Viewer (a musical note icon). Now choose music or sound effects below. Preview a file by double-clicking it.
To add background music, drag the file into the Project Window. A green background appears indicating the background music.
When adding a sound effect, release the file over the exact frame the sound effect should begin at. Once added, change the start point or duration by dragging the blue section within the Project Window.
7. Adding Titles
Add titles to the project by pressing the Titles button (the “T” button below the Viewer).
Select a Title style from the list below and drop it onto the relevant clip in the Project Window. The Title is positioned at the beginning, entire clip or end of the clip dependent upon where the blue overlay is placed.
Now, in the Viewer, double click the text and enter the new Title text. To choose a different font, click “Show Fonts” (top left in the Viewer) to open the OSX fonts menu.
8. Exporting the project
Select the devices you want to create a file for and click Publish.
To export to YouTube, choose Share > YouTube… and enter your account details, sign in and then Publish.
To export to a QuickTime movie, choose Share > Export using QuickTime…, select a destination and setting from the drop down (e.g. “Movie to QuickTime Movie”) and click Save.
To export the project for playback on iTunes compatible devices (iPod/iPhone etc), select Share > iTunes.
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The Best Mac Multimedia Applications 
