hi...I am having a problem. I am using this program for the first time and am trying to convert an avi file to wmv. It SEEMED simple enough..after choosing 'Roxio Video Copy & Convert' I picked the convert tab. Then i picked the 'Movies' and selected the source AVI file and picked out the Output type. Then i hit the green arrow 'GO' button. Then it says 'Encoding to WMV'..and after a few seconds it finishes at 100% of 'Phase 1 of 1'..and then the window closes. Nothing seems to have happened
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, Nov 08 2009 04:39 PM
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 04:49 PM
QUOTE (justaguy2002 @ Nov 8 2009, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi...I am having a problem. I am using this program for the first time and am trying to convert an avi file to wmv. It SEEMED simple enough..after choosing 'Roxio Video Copy & Convert' I picked the convert tab. Then i picked the 'Movies' and selected the source AVI file and picked out the Output type. Then i hit the green arrow 'GO' button. Then it says 'Encoding to WMV'..and after a few seconds it finishes at 100% of 'Phase 1 of 1'..and then the window closes. Nothing seems to have happened
What kind of avi file is it?DV avi, DivX, Xvid? Where did you get it?
You could try Videowave (Edit - Advanced) to convert the file using Output/Export As.
Why do you want to convert to wmv?
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 06:11 PM
QUOTE (justaguy2002 @ Nov 8 2009, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi...I am having a problem. I am using this program for the first time and am trying to convert an avi file to wmv. It SEEMED simple enough..after choosing 'Roxio Video Copy & Convert' I picked the convert tab. Then i picked the 'Movies' and selected the source AVI file and picked out the Output type. Then i hit the green arrow 'GO' button. Then it says 'Encoding to WMV'..and after a few seconds it finishes at 100% of 'Phase 1 of 1'..and then the window closes. Nothing seems to have happened
Did you check the target destination folder if the file got created at all?
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 10:35 PM
QUOTE (myguggi @ Nov 8 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What kind of avi file is it?DV avi, DivX, Xvid? Where did you get it?
You could try Videowave (Edit - Advanced) to convert the file using Output/Export As.
Why do you want to convert to wmv?
You could try Videowave (Edit - Advanced) to convert the file using Output/Export As.
Why do you want to convert to wmv?
It's Xvid...i want to convert it so that i can stream it to my Xbox 360 and watch it on my regular tv
QUOTE (malatekid @ Nov 8 2009, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did you check the target destination folder if the file got created at all?
Yes i did there's nothing there..except a empty folder called 'My Movies'
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 11:57 PM
Roxio seem to have dropped support for XviD/DivX AVIs in Creator 2010, for some incomprehensible reason.
Your conversion might be another victim of this abandoning of XviD/DivX.
Your conversion might be another victim of this abandoning of XviD/DivX.
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 02:17 PM
QUOTE (Brendon @ Nov 9 2009, 02:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Roxio seem to have dropped support for XviD/DivX AVIs in Creator 2010, for some incomprehensible reason.
Your conversion might be another victim of this abandoning of XviD/DivX.
Your conversion might be another victim of this abandoning of XviD/DivX.
C2010 still seems to accept DivX files but has no output compatibility.
Brendon, what is the difference between DivX and Xvid? How can I tell which one I have?
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 03:01 PM
QUOTE (myguggi @ Nov 9 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
C2010 still seems to accept DivX files but has no output compatibility.
Brendon, what is the difference between DivX and Xvid? How can I tell which one I have?
Brendon, what is the difference between DivX and Xvid? How can I tell which one I have?
XviD is older, so it has the widest base at the moment. It is also a standard for "scene" releases.
DivX is newer but has heaps more features - menus, subtitles and stuff - and its base is growing exponentially. Hundreds of models of DVD players are now "DivX Certified" and will play DivX AVIs from a data disc straight onto your television without you having to convert it to a DVD.
To find what codec an AVI uses, probably the GSpot Codec Information Appliance is the easiest I think. It's a free, small download and it tells you up in the top right corner which codec is used in the AVI, and if you have the codec you need.
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 03:34 PM
QUOTE (Brendon @ Nov 9 2009, 06:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
XviD is older, so it has the widest base at the moment. It is also a standard for "scene" releases.
DivX is newer but has heaps more features - menus, subtitles and stuff - and its base is growing exponentially. Hundreds of models of DVD players are now "DivX Certified" and will play DivX AVIs from a data disc straight onto your television without you having to convert it to a DVD.
To find what codec an AVI uses, probably the GSpot Codec Information Appliance is the easiest I think. It's a free, small download and it tells you up in the top right corner which codec is used in the AVI, and if you have the codec you need.
DivX is newer but has heaps more features - menus, subtitles and stuff - and its base is growing exponentially. Hundreds of models of DVD players are now "DivX Certified" and will play DivX AVIs from a data disc straight onto your television without you having to convert it to a DVD.
To find what codec an AVI uses, probably the GSpot Codec Information Appliance is the easiest I think. It's a free, small download and it tells you up in the top right corner which codec is used in the AVI, and if you have the codec you need.
I have several DVD players that play DivX/Xvid. I download a lot of TV programs from the German networks and most of those are all in DivX. I burn these directly to DVD (RWs) and can easily watch them on the players. One player has a USB 2.0 port and I now even use a memory drive to copy the DivXs to the drive and watch them. Really saves a lot of burning time and DVD media.
I just can't understand why Roxio no longer wants to support that format
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 07:39 PM
QUOTE (myguggi @ Nov 9 2009, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just can't understand why Roxio no longer wants to support that format
Anybody out there who can? Don't be shy.
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 07:47 PM
QUOTE (Brendon @ Nov 9 2009, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anybody out there who can? Don't be shy.
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