VLC HowTo
 

[url=http://www.videolan.org/vlc/]VLC media player - Overview[/url]

This howto gives you a brief introduction into file transcoding using VLC. In this writeup, I am converting an MPEG-4 to a WMV.

First, start up VLC and click File->Wizard.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/1.png[/img]

Next, select the "Transcode/Save to file" radio button and click next.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/2.png[/img]

Push the choose... button.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/3.png[/img]

Push the Browse... button.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/4.png[/img]


Browse to your file and click open.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/5.png[/img]

Check both check boxes and select your codecs. Here, I have selected WMV2 and mp3. The output file will be a (you guessed it) Windows WMV file.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/6.png[/img]

With a WMV, you need to select ASF as your encapsulation format.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/7.png[/img]

Click Choose... to select your output file.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/8.png[/img]

I usually just select the file that I'm transcoding and just change the extension.
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/9.png[/img]

Here's VLC doing the dirty work. The slider will move and the counter in the left corner will increment. When its done, you'll find you're newly created WMV!
[img]http://www.skinsfan.us/sf/files/convert2wmv/10.png[/img]

Re: VLC HowTo
 

I tried this but I can not find my new .wmv's where do they get sent to when i am done?

Re: VLC HowTo
 

cpayne, I was going to make some highlight videos myself. Would you say that before I reencode them, I should save them as MPEG. I'm getting Pinnacle and didn't know what format it preferred.

Re: VLC HowTo
 

will i find the new wmv in the folder that i got the file from?

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either way for whatever reason it is not working for me...

Re: VLC HowTo
 

Try looking in the installation folder. I've seen it go a little screwy and save the files there, sometimes.

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[QUOTE=cpayne5]Try looking in the installation folder. I've seen it go a little screwy and save the files there, sometimes.[/QUOTE]
Thats where they were, thanks...