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VLC HowTo/Transcode from Windows Media format

2007-03-14T00:45:03Z

Danwinckler:

This tutorial will walk you through converting certain kinds of Windows Media audio/video files to a more useful format such as a Quicktime or MPEG-4. It is aimed at a particular problem: making usable the .ASF WMV/MS files produced by a (terrible) Mustek "DV" camera. We assume that the reader knows the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use|basics]] of VLC.

* Launch VLC
* From the File menu, select '''File > Open File''' (Apple + Shift + O ("oh"))

http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-open-file.jpg

'''The Open Source window'''

* In the Open Source window which opens, click Browse, find the file you want to convert and click Open. Check the Advanced Output checkbox and click the Settings button. Try the following settings first. (If they don't work, experiment. Work by process of elimination -- keep notes on codecs you've tried.)

http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-stream-output.jpg

'''The Advanced Settings sheet'''

** In the Output Options section, leave "Play locally" unchecked.
** Select File and click Browse. Choose a name and location to save your file. (We recommend making a new folder called "converted" to keep your videos organized, which is especially useful if you need to re-convert some files with different settings.) Add the extension .mov if you're making a Quicktime or .mp4 if you're making an MPEG-4.
** From the Encapsulation method dropdown box, choose Quicktime or MPEG-4.
** In the Transcode options section, check Video and select "mp4v" from the dropdown box. For videos taken with the Mustek "DV" cameras, set the Bitrate to 768.

'''Note:''' If you are planning to use this video in a VJ program on a not-so-powerful computer and the original video size is 640 by 480, set Scale to 0.5 to shrink it down to 320 by 240. Your VJ program will run faster.
** Leave the Audio checkbox unchecked. At the time of this writing, VLC can't transcode from the "MS Audio" codec. Yes, that's "MS" as in "Micro$oft". :-X
** Click the OK button (ignore the Stream Announcing section).
* Back in the Open Source window, click the OK button to start the transcoding.

VLC will start transcoding the file immediately. The video will not play in a window because we left "Play locally" unchecked. If we had, our conversion time would be limited to 1:1, i.e., realtime. We have better things to do with our time than watch these videos while they're converting.

'''Note:''' An Error window may pop up to tell you something highly technical. If, when the transcoding is done, you can play the file in Quicktime, then you can safely ignore the Error window. If not, go back to step one and experiment. If you fail entirely, make a note of the error message and ask for help.

To this author's knowledge, VLC cannot currently batch process a group of files, i.e., do them all at once automatically. You're going to have to repeat the steps above manually.

VLC HowTo/Transcode from Windows Media format

2007-03-14T00:44:34Z

Danwinckler:

This tutorial will walk you through converting certain kinds of Windows Media audio/video files to a more useful format such as a Quicktime or MPEG-4. It is aimed at a particular problem: making usable the .ASF WMV/MS files produced by a (terrible) Mustek "DV" camera. We assume that the reader knows the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use|basics]] of VLC.

* Launch VLC
* From the File menu, select '''File > Open File''' (Apple + Shift + O ("oh"))

http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-open-file.jpg
'''The Open Source window'''

* In the Open Source window which opens, click Browse, find the file you want to convert and click Open. Check the Advanced Output checkbox and click the Settings button. Try the following settings first. (If they don't work, experiment. Work by process of elimination -- keep notes on codecs you've tried.)

http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-stream-output.jpg
'''The Advanced Settings sheet'''

** In the Output Options section, leave "Play locally" unchecked.
** Select File and click Browse. Choose a name and location to save your file. (We recommend making a new folder called "converted" to keep your videos organized, which is especially useful if you need to re-convert some files with different settings.) Add the extension .mov if you're making a Quicktime or .mp4 if you're making an MPEG-4.
** From the Encapsulation method dropdown box, choose Quicktime or MPEG-4.
** In the Transcode options section, check Video and select "mp4v" from the dropdown box. For videos taken with the Mustek "DV" cameras, set the Bitrate to 768.

'''Note:''' If you are planning to use this video in a VJ program on a not-so-powerful computer and the original video size is 640 by 480, set Scale to 0.5 to shrink it down to 320 by 240. Your VJ program will run faster.
** Leave the Audio checkbox unchecked. At the time of this writing, VLC can't transcode from the "MS Audio" codec. Yes, that's "MS" as in "Micro$oft". :-X
** Click the OK button (ignore the Stream Announcing section).
* Back in the Open Source window, click the OK button to start the transcoding.

VLC will start transcoding the file immediately. The video will not play in a window because we left "Play locally" unchecked. If we had, our conversion time would be limited to 1:1, i.e., realtime. We have better things to do with our time than watch these videos while they're converting.

'''Note:''' An Error window may pop up to tell you something highly technical. If, when the transcoding is done, you can play the file in Quicktime, then you can safely ignore the Error window. If not, go back to step one and experiment. If you fail entirely, make a note of the error message and ask for help.

To this author's knowledge, VLC cannot currently batch process a group of files, i.e., do them all at once automatically. You're going to have to repeat the steps above manually.

Documentation Talk:EditingGuidelines

2007-03-14T00:43:15Z

Danwinckler:

The documentation pages could look a lot cleaner and friendlier if we used MediaWiki's built-in image upload functionality. People who don't know HTML and CSS could make use the existing image syntax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax) to add captions, use thumbnails and position the images.

--[[User:Danwinckler|Danwinckler]] 01:43, 14 March 2007 (CET)

VLC HowTo/Transcode from Windows Media format

2007-03-14T00:24:18Z

Danwinckler: added images

This tutorial will walk you through converting certain kinds of Windows Media audio/video files to a more useful format such as a Quicktime or MPEG-4. It is aimed at a particular problem: making usable the .ASF WMV/MS files produced by a (terrible) Mustek "DV" camera. We assume that the reader knows the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use|basics]] of VLC.

* Launch VLC
* From the File menu, select '''File > Open File''' (Apple + Shift + O ("oh"))
http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-open-file.jpg

* In the Open Source window which opens, click Browse, find the file you want to convert and click Open. Check the Advanced Output checkbox and click the Settings button. Try the following settings first. (If they don't work, experiment. Work by process of elimination -- keep notes on codecs you've tried.)

http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/images/streaming-howto/intf-osx-stream-output.jpg
** In the Output Options section, leave "Play locally" unchecked.
** Select File and click Browse. Choose a name and location to save your file. (We recommend making a new folder called "converted" to keep your videos organized, which is especially useful if you need to re-convert some files with different settings.) Add the extension .mov if you're making a Quicktime or .mp4 if you're making an MPEG-4.
** From the Encapsulation method dropdown box, choose Quicktime or MPEG-4.
** In the Transcode options section, check Video and select "mp4v" from the dropdown box. For videos taken with the Mustek "DV" cameras, set the Bitrate to 768.

'''Note:''' If you are planning to use this video in a VJ program on a not-so-powerful computer and the original video size is 640 by 480, set Scale to 0.5 to shrink it down to 320 by 240. Your VJ program will run faster.
** Leave the Audio checkbox unchecked. At the time of this writing, VLC can't transcode from the "MS Audio" codec. Yes, that's "MS" as in "Micro$oft". :-X
** Click the OK button (ignore the Stream Announcing section).
* Back in the Open Source window, click the OK button to start the transcoding.

VLC will start transcoding the file immediately. The video will not play in a window because we left "Play locally" unchecked. If we had, our conversion time would be limited to 1:1, i.e., realtime. We have better things to do with our time than watch these videos while they're converting.

'''Note:''' An Error window may pop up to tell you something highly technical. If, when the transcoding is done, you can play the file in Quicktime, then you can safely ignore the Error window. If not, go back to step one and experiment. If you fail entirely, make a note of the error message and ask for help.

To this author's knowledge, VLC cannot currently batch process a group of files, i.e., do them all at once automatically. You're going to have to repeat the steps above manually.

VLC HowTo/Transcode from Windows Media format

2007-03-14T00:14:36Z

Danwinckler:

This tutorial will walk you through converting certain kinds of Windows Media audio/video files to a more useful format such as a Quicktime or MPEG-4. It is aimed at a particular problem: making usable the .ASF WMV/MS files produced by a (terrible) Mustek "DV" camera. We assume that the reader knows the [[Documentation:Play_HowTo/Basic_Use|basics]] of VLC.

* Launch VLC
* From the File menu, select '''File > Open File''' (Apple + Shift + O ("oh"))
* In the Open Source window which opens, click Browse, find the file you want to convert and click Open. Check the Advanced Output checkbox and click the Settings button. Try these settings first. If they don't work, experiment. Work by process of elimination -- keep notes on codecs you've tried.
** In the Output Options section, leave "Play locally" unchecked.
** Select File and click Browse. Choose a name and location to save your file. (We recommend making a new folder called "converted" to keep your videos organized, which is especially useful if you need to re-convert some files with different settings.) Add the extension .mov if you're making a Quicktime or .mp4 if you're making an MPEG-4.
** From the Encapsulation method dropdown box, choose Quicktime or MPEG-4.
** In the Transcode options section, check Video and select "mp4v" from the dropdown box. For videos taken with the Mustek "DV" cameras, set the Bitrate to 768.

'''Note:''' If you are planning to use this video in a VJ program on a not-so-powerful computer and the original video size is 640 by 480, set Scale to 0.5 to shrink it down to 320 by 240. Your VJ program will run faster.
** Leave the Audio checkbox unchecked. At the time of this writing, VLC can't transcode from the "MS Audio" codec. Yes, that's "MS" as in "Micro$oft". :-X
** Click the OK button (ignore the Stream Announcing section).
* Back in the Open Source window, click the OK button to start the transcoding.

VLC will start transcoding the file immediately. The video will not play in a window because we left "Play locally" unchecked. If we had, our conversion time would be limited to 1:1, i.e., realtime. We have better things to do with our time than watch these videos while they're converting.

'''Note:''' An Error window may pop up to tell you something highly technical. If, when the transcoding is done, you can play the file in Quicktime, then you can safely ignore the Error window. If not, go back to step one and experiment. If you fail entirely, make a note of the error message and ask for help.

To this author's knowledge, VLC cannot currently batch process a group of files, i.e., do them all at once automatically. You're going to have to repeat the steps above manually.

VLC HowTo/Transcode from Windows Media format

2007-03-13T23:57:11Z

Danwinckler: created page -- not done yet...

VLC HowTo

2007-03-13T23:25:08Z

Danwinckler: /* Transcoding and Streaming */ added link to new Windows Media transcode howto

__NOTOC__
Below are some handy guides for using VLC

===Playing Video and Audio===
;How to...
* [[What can vlc do#How to enable/use subtitles|Use Subtitles]]
*: Playing movies with subtitles
* [[How to Use a Capture Card|Use a Capture Card]]
*: This explains how to watch TV or get video from your capture card.
* [[What can vlc do#Play DVD/SVCD/VCD iso's / Images|Play DVDs and Disks from the image file]]
*: This explains how to use movies encoded onto an ISO file.

===Adjusting Settings===
;How to...
* [[What can vlc do#How to adjust picture brightness/colors/contrast..|Adjust Picture Brightness and Contrast]]
* [[What can vlc do#How to control the aspect ratio of the video|Edit the Aspect Ratio of a video]]
* [[How_to_disable_acceleration_in_Win32|Disable video acceleration in Win32]]
* [[How_to_save_bookmarks | Save bookmarks]]
* [[How_to_play_multiple_instances_of_VLC | How to play multiple instances]]

===Transcoding and Streaming===
;How to...
* [[Play_on_IPod|Play videos on your iPod]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your iPod.
* [[Play_on_Yan Micro|Play videos on your Play-Yan Micro]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Play-Yan Micro.
* [[Play_on_Xbox|Play videos on your Xbox]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your XBox.
* [[Play_on_Zune| Play video on your Zune]]
*: This explains how to convert your videos so they play on your Zune.
* [[Fixing .flv to .avi with Ffmpeg]]
*: This explains how to use ffmpeg to a convert broken .flv files to a perfectly good .avi file '''DEPRECATED'''
* [[Transcode_WM_to_Mov_or_MP4|Convert Windows Media audio/video files to MOV or .MP4]]
*: This explains how to convert Windows Media-encoded files to Quicktime or MPEG-4 files
* [[Streaming_to_ActiveX_for_Windows_Media_Player | Streaming from a webcam to an ActiveX embedded object page]]
* [[How_to_add_logo | Add a logo on your videos]]
* [[Mosaic| Create a Mosaic]]
*: This explains how to set up a mosaic from a few streams like a portal TV.

===Using VLC in other Applications===
;How to...
* [[ActiveX]]
*: Specification for ActiveX control
* [[ExternalAPI|Use VLC's External API]]
*: Information for using libvlc
* [[Use in Media Center]]

===Other Stuff===
;How to...
* [[How to Create a DVD|Create a DVD]]
*: This explains how to make a DVD from your home videos
* [[ActiveX/Delphi|Use the ActiveX control with Borland's Delphi]]
*: Using the VLC ActiveX plug-in in your programs
* [[ActiveX/HTML|Use the ActiveX control within a webpage.]]
* [[Control VLC via a browser]]
*: This explains how to use the HTTP [[interface]]
* [[Change the brightness or contrast of a video|Change a video]]
*: This explains how to edit a video and save the changes
* [[How to create thumbnails]]
* [[How to Use Lirc]]
* [[How to Use Creative Remote]]
*: Explains how to control {{VLC}} with Creative brand remote controls
* [[How to shut down computer]] when {{VLC}} playback is over...

== See also ==
* '''See also [[:Category:How To]]'''
[[Category:How To]]