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How to convert AVI to WMW

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Video Converters are need these days if you want to make use of the many varied editing and Video creation tools and techniques. To get your videos on sites such as YouTube these skils will have to be mastered. Below is a freely available article which gives an overview that you can build on.

With so many different video files available today, there is going to be an instance when you need to convert one format to another in order to enjoy the presentation. AVI has been around for some time, while WMW is newer and not as well known. Here is some information you need to know.

What is AVI and WMW?

Both AVI and WMW are Microsoft formats. They are used to save audio and video clips into a specified format that can be shared and played. AVI is a format that will work on the Windows Media Player and many of the more popular plug-in media players on the market today.

By contrast, WMW is not used as often and tends to work only on newer versions of the Windows Media Player. This means someone who is using a multimedia player that does not support WMW or has an older version of WMP will not be able to make use of a WMW file.

Why Would I Want To Convert an AVI file to WMW?

The main reason may be that your player seems to like a WMW file better than other formats. Perhaps you just prefer to keep all your video clips in one format, and WMW is your format of choice. However, unless there are some sort of technological restraints, there is really no value to using one format over the other, in terms of quality.

How Do I Go About Converting a File From AVI To WMW?

The easiest method for the novice is to purchase conversion software that will convert one multimedia format into a different one. As with all software, make sure that the product is compatible with the resources on your hard drive, and the operating system you use. Also double check to make sure your media player will support viewing of a WMW file before you do anything else.

Does Conversion Software Cost A Lot?

Actually, no. In fact, a quick look around the Internet may provide you with some basic downloadable software that will convert one media format to a different one. Make sure that the software will manage the conversion you have in mind before downloading. If you can’t find free software that will convert AVI to WMW, then a trip to the local computer store will provide you with several options.

 

This article has only just covered the basics of what to to . There are many other conversions you will need if you work on the internet and have your own site or word press blog. The conversion software will in many cases be able to handle these conversions. Other Blog entries will go into this in more depth. I hope this has given you a feel for the task and you can do more guided research.

How to Edit Internet Marketing Videos When you have Vista

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Have you seen the videos made online to put on your website

Making videos using tools such as windows movie maker or windows live movie maker can be done for free. However, if you have Vista, be sure the the program works OK.  If you have changed any permissions you may encounter issues such as not being able to create the movie.

Video Editing Free Tools

There are usually two applications on the PC as stated above, Movie maker and Live movie maker. Live looks more “modern” but can be more temperamental. Movie maker is more error tolerant , especially when using 64 bit Vista. There is also Jing for smaller videos and this has a paid version. It seems to work OK with Vista. Another option for PowerPoint style videos is Animoto. Camstudio is also anther option.  Many of the other free options may have issues with Vista. You can check them out yourself , but from experience I can say some of the older ones will have permission issues and will not work well with Vista.

Video Editing paid options

For paid applications the main standard is Camtasia. You can get a free trial for 30 days to see if it is right for you. They have a very strong support structure so can help with most technical issues. With Vista 64 bit you may encounter some issues depending on the user profile set up in Vista. On one machine I set up the only way I could get it run was to use the “full”  administrator rights.  There are others such as NCH Debut. Debut has a free option you can use and is split into several modules. For a basic record and edit system it will be less than half the cost of Camtasia but will have fewr features such as editing and enhancement features . It works well with Vista.

 Editing Methods

For most of the video editing systems, especially the free ones the movie will have to be in a format that can be read by the software.  For recording Camtasia and Debut will use an internal format to record.

Once you a recording you can do many things. You can add a soundtrack and put it into you movie by using drag and drop features.  You can also  cut out parts of the movie (trim & split),  you can add other movies into you main one. Special transitions such as fading in and out of sequences, annotations and titles can also be added. Once you have what you want the movie is then “rendered”.  This creates a complete movie in a format such as avi. With more expensive systems it is possible to output something that can be directly uploaded to your website or YouTube style sites. For the cheaper or free ones you will generally need to have Video Converter tool to change the format to “flv”,mp4 or Swf. Free software such as Format Factory can do this for you . Playback free software such as VLC can also do this.

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About the iPod Video Player, an add on to an Innovative Device

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 The well known iPod is a the main portable digital media player.Instigated by Steve Jobs and manufactured by Apple Computers. The standard iPod stores media on a built in hard drive while the smaller iPod Shuffle and iPod nano use flash memory. The iPod has progessed to being the world’s best selling digital audio player since its launch in 2001.

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IPods can play many formats including  MP3, WAV, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, Audible audio book and Apple Lossless audio file formats. The fifth generation iPod can now play m4v and mp4 video files. With this addition, the iPod has become a complete multimedia player.

The iPod was created by Apple to work with the iTunes media library software, which manages the music libraries on the  users’s computer and on their iPod. To engage people and help them , users may also set a rating of up to five stars on any song. This will allow them to remember which ones they like or guage the ones that have the best quality.

Some models  also have games such as Parachute where the player controls a turret and attempts to shoot down paratroopers and the helicopters. This game is similar to the Apple II version of the game Sabotage by Mark Allen. Another example is the evergreen solitaire, a simple card game that resembles the Windows solitaire card game. There are others such as  Music Quiz which plays a portion of a random song and the player must identify it from a list of five. The faster the player names the correct song, the higher his score will be. No record is kept of the score and there is no limit to the amount of songs played. This type of interaction  is  possible because of the capabilities of the video playing enhancements  in the fifth generation  iPod.

Previously the iPod video could only support MP4 and Mpeg4 video formats.  So for older IPods if you want to load other formatted videos to  you have  to convert the videos before transferring them to the IPod.This should not be  a problem since there are many video converters and software solutions available on the internet for download. Many are free.

Apple will continue to udate and upgrade to cater for market needs.They want to maintain a number one position. This means  innovations will be produced to facilitate a widening variety of media  file formats.

It is now a simple job to transfer files and videos from your office computer to your home computer and vice versa or to any storage device , phone , pc etc. The advances made mean you are able to share your videos and movies with many people with amazing ease.

You can have your favorite music videos of your best loved artists with you anytime and anywhere. You can also load your favorite movies or your home movies as well. Take it with you to family reunions, parties and gatherings with old friends.

If  you like to have a bigger view you can plug it into a television and see it in a larger screen. With the right accessories, you can elevate the performance and capabilities of your iPod video. Hook it up with a special AV cable to your TV for a bigger view or you can hook it up in your car for recharging the .The iPod can also be linked into the audio  system of your car. Some  cars have accessories that allow you do do this very easily. To listen to the audio of your movies better, you can plug them as well to a portable iPod speaker. Not only one person would be able to listen to the audio of your videos.

The iPod video, is an example of  Apples premiere product being kept up to date an continually relevant to a changing world.

Converting video with a Free tool

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If you have ever tried to use free tools to make videos using things like Camstudio, Windows Movie Maker and many others you will sometimes encounter some issues. Windows has a good movie recorder in Windows Movie Maker and Windows Live Movie Maker. They record fine and can be edited fine. However, the format they produce when you have finished is normally an “avi” format. This format gives a good quality playback but is very large in size. This means you will have problems uploading to a website and getting it to play. In this format you will have to let someone download it to their computer to play.
To get a video to play on a website it has to be in format that works with a player such as JV player or flowplayer. These products are designed to take your video and play it in the website much as you would with a YouTube video. The can be fine tuned to show different features such as a playback bar and different colored backgrounds. You can also add your own pictures a the starting pint of the video which show when it is not playing. They work on WordPress blogs and on normal html/php web sites. The current main formats the videos need to be in are “flv” , “mp4” and “swf” . “Html 5” is also coming into play which will change this. Swf is also known as shockwave and when generated with the right tool can play on its own and be uploaded to a website as an all-inclusive package. The other formats can be uploaded as single files to work with Flowplayer or JV player.
For getting the videos into the right format you will need to use a file converter. Some tools include some basic conversions. The popular VLC product that plays back videos has the capability to convert files. It is a little more complex to do than just point and click but will work.
Another tool is Format Factory. For conversion this tool is very easy to use. You select what format you want the output to be in, select the file you want to convert, then press start. You can make more complex fine tuning with this tool such as the quality of the output , the size of the screen, sound quality, etc. The tool also has the capability to split or join files together.
There are many other similar tools that can be found using the search engines and these are all free to use. If you want to use a paid version Camtasia has the capability of outputting the files in a web friendly format but you will need to pay around $300 for it.

Take a Look at this Video Creation Advice for Advertisers

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If you plan to make videos for advertising your products or even affiliate products it may pay to read the article below from the Huffington Post. The title may be a bit unfathomable but the article covers the points needed when you want to create a video. What is more important, this is from the view of people who pay for advertising. The same points as you get from many courses and from articles on the basics, get the content right for the subject. Use something to grab the attention.

The Evolving Role of Video in the Website Publisher Ecosystem

“Website publishers of all sizes — from the biggest players on the web to attractive niche sites in the mid-to-long tail of the web — are now creating valuable video inventory with great content experiences on their sites. For the mid-to-long tail of …”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alvin-bowles/the-evolving-role-of-vide_b_1941428.html

 

 The use of websites as described inb this article will help to show you what people are looking for and should provoke some good ideas fro creating videos and for creating video websites.