Desktop Video

One of the more popular encoding options available today, Xvid is a free codec library developed by volunteers for public use under the GNU General Public License. WMV refers to Windows Media...

Flash is a streaming video format created by Adobe, which compresses video so that it can be watched over a broadband Internet connection. To make your video available for streaming over the...

Converting videos from internet sites like youtube to put into WMV (Windows Media Player) to change video and cut and add to video.

A number of portable camcorders now record video to a built-in hard drive. The video file format these camcorders use is called MOD and isn't commonly in use on Windows-based computers. Converting...

As digital media technology becomes increasingly widespread, many companies have distinguished themselves by offering new file formats for common video and audio devices. While the new file...

TS is a video file type that is recorded from TV in MPEG format. The file type TS isn't supported all that often with video players. Therefore, if you want to watch your TS video on your computer,...

MPEG and WMV files are media file formats used for storing digital media. Switching a file between formats may be desirable in some instances, because they may be able to play one format, but not...

Windows Media Player is widely used on PC computers but cannot play the QuickTime video format. Converting a QuickTime video into the Windows Media Video (WMV) format is the best way to ensure...

Turning DVD movie files into Windows Media Video (WMV) format allows you to share them with family and friends over social networks, video-sharing websites and playback on portable media players...

WMV video files are standard on PC computers but do not work with Macintosh video programs. Converting a WMV file to Quicktime makes it compatible with all of the Mac's video programs. The process...

Although WMV, MPG, AVI, DIVX, VSO and ISO are all formats that can be used to watch videos, the type of format they are, and the programs you need to watch each of them, can be quite different....

Windows Media Video files are used throughout the PC world, but do not work with native Macintosh video applications. Converting a WMV file to the Quicktime format is relatively easy to accomplish...

The Windows Media Video format (WMV) is widely used throughout the PC world. But because Windows Mediua Player doesn't work well on a Mac, it is difficult to use WMV files. The solution is to use...

With so many video formats on the market these days, finding a video in the format you need for the device of your choice can be a difficult process that isn't always successful. One of the more...

Open Source software is software where the source code is open so that anyone can access it and make changes or updates. Open Source software is also free to use. If you want to use some Open...

An open source program is a program in which the source code is open so that people can make changes to it if they desire, and it is always free to use. If you have an AVI file that you want to...

Those who've recently become Linux users probably have all sorts of leftovers from their Windows days, including Windows Media Videos, or WMVs. These videos are meant to be played with Windows...

The WMV file format was developed by Microsoft for exclusive use with its Windows Media Player. Later on, Microsoft developed a version of Windows Media Player that worked with Mac OS so that even...

MPEG-4 (MP4) is a popular video format that supports different compression codecs such as H.264 and DivX and is used to play back video on most portable media devices and video-sharing websites....

3GP format is an extremely popular mobile video format specifically designed to cater to the needs of mobile devices. However, the 3GP format isn't always compatible with desktop applications. But...

Cell phone videos usually come over as 3GP or MPEG-4 files, depending on your phone. They can usually be played on most computers, but if try to play 3GP files through Windows Media Player, a...

WMV is a desktop video format for Windows-based PCs. It is the native format for the Windows video player, Windows Media Player. Real Media is a digital video format played by the RealPlayer...

3GP (from the Third Generation Partnership Project)---the popular audio/video format designed for mobile phones---delivers sharp video suited for playback on cells phones, but you may encounter...

With the surge in different media players emerging from various competing corporations, the market has been flooded with incompatible media file types, such as the Windows Media File (WMV) and the...

While AVI is a widely accepted file format for video, Windows systems and devices work best with WMV. In order to playback your videos with the least amount of issues, you will need to convert...

WMV stands for Windows Media Video. It is a video format file designed specifically for use with Windows Media Player. You may not be able to play videos in WMV format using other programs or...

YouTube streams videos, which means they play right off the website rather than from your computer. This means that you need Internet access to watch the videos. But you can convert a YouTube...

"RM" stands for Real Media and is a file type that can store songs or videos; RM files are primarily used by the Real Player program. Many of these files are streamed directly from the Internet,...

WMV is a video file that stands for Window Media Video. These are common video files for most PC users. However, these files often are not compatible with mobile devices. 3GP files are video...

WMV, AVI and MPG (MPEG) are media file formats that are used to store digital media. Switching a file between formats may be desirable, because some programs may be able to play one format, but...

Microsoft developed the Windows Media Format, WMV, file type in response to the significant in-fighting and copyright disputes that arose with the pre-MPEG-4 movie file formats. Windows media...

WMV is a file extension that stands for "Windows Media Video." This means that the file extension itself is owned by Microsoft. WMV files are video files, and were designed for the Windows Media...

WMV stands for Windows Media Video and is Windows' main proprietary video format that works with the Windows Media Player and the Windows Media Center. QuickTime, on the other hand, is Apple's...

You may have been trying to load your high-def video to a windows portable player but couldn't. Chances are the file was either too large, or the format was incorrect. To make you're high-def...

MPEG 2 files are high quality video files that have been optimized for DVD and digital television. If you have a Pocket PC or a portable electronic device like a Creative Zen Vision then you will...

Need to convert MOV (Apple Quicktime) to WMV (Windows Media Player) or vice versa on Windows or Mac OS X? Here's how.

"Windows Media Video," or ".wmv" files, are a type of video format that's used by Microsoft Windows programs. Windows Media Player is an example of a video player that would use this type of...

"WMV" stands for "Windows Media Video" and files that end in ".wmv" are a kind of video file developed for Microsoft Windows. A "VOB" is a "video object" file. VOB files are also video files. VOB...

WMV files are a common video file that is shared over the Internet for its small size. They are known as Windows Media Video and can be played in the Windows Media Player along with other video...

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a video format that is native to the Windows Media platform. Although Windows media can stream other formats, WMV is the most common, and is easily streamable because...