StevenfromCO 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Why does Toast's Converter only do 30 seconds of my 3m14s quicktime movie when converted to a WMV file? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 grandpabruce 88 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Why does Toast's Converter only do 30 seconds of my 3m14s quicktime movie when converted to a WMV file? Why didn't you post this in the Toast forums? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Rox-Ralf Report post Posted March 25, 2013 According to Tsantsee, this 30 secs conversion is due to a license restriction of WMV. You need to purchase the $49 Studio version of Flip4Mac for you to convert the full length of your videos in WMV format. You can purchase it here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tsantee 231 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 This is because Flip4Mac has the license with Microsoft for decoding wmv files on a Mac. Flip4Mac charges $49 for that license but does offer a free version that supports wmv playback and up to 30 seconds of conversion. Toast does not include a Flip4Mac license so you need to get that on your own or use a PC to make those conversions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 crosswood 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2013 I know that I need to buy Flip 4 Mac studio to convert files to wmv using Toast. Does anyone know what choice of codec is then available? The files I want to create I know work made using wmv codec8 on a Windows machine. It looks as if Toast just offers codec9 (standard or advanced). I know nothing really about codecs - is 9 much different from 8 - what is standard v advanced. This is maybe not the forum, but any comments welcome before I waste money on studio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tsantee 231 Report post Posted March 31, 2013 I know that I need to buy Flip 4 Mac studio to convert files to wmv using Toast. Does anyone know what choice of codec is then available? The files I want to create I know work made using wmv codec8 on a Windows machine. It looks as if Toast just offers codec9 (standard or advanced). I know nothing really about codecs - is 9 much different from 8 - what is standard v advanced. This is maybe not the forum, but any comments welcome before I waste money on studio. I don't think you need Flip4Mac to convert videos to wmv. You need it to convert from wmv to other formats on a Mac. I don't know anything about wmv's specs so can't comment on that. Toast offers either WMV 9 Standard or WMV 9 Advanced as options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Why does Toast's Converter only do 30 seconds of my 3m14s quicktime movie when converted to a WMV file?
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