WMV to Zune: Convert WMV(Windows Media Video) video to Zune with River Past Crazi Video

What is WMV?

WMV stands for Windows Media Video -- developed and controlled by Microsoft. WMV is a generic name of Microsoft's video encoding solutions and doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology. DivX video format is originally based on hacked WMV codec.

Windows Media Format 11 adds support for HD video up to 1080P. WMF 11 runs only on Windows XP and Vista.

Additional information is available on Microsoft Windows Media page.

Launch Crazi Video

Install Crazi Video, launch Crazi Video.

Add File

Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "WMV - Windows Media Video" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

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Select Zune Output

Click on the toggle in front of "Output Format" to expand the panel.

Select "Zune" as the device type.

Change individual file settings

Select the file in the conversion list. An additional panel "Convert File" appears.

Click on the toggle to expand the panel.

If you want to extract the audio from the video, select "Audio" as the "Media Type".

The aspect ratio is retrieve from the original video file. In some cases, this value may be incorrect. To change it, you can either select from the list, or type in a value.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Select "Add to Windows Media Player for Syncing" under Sync Options. Check "Add to Play list" and enter a play list name. The converted files will be automatically added to WMP under the specified play list, ready to be synced to your Zune player or other Windows Media compatible players.

You can also set the Sync Option to "Do not Sync", and manage the files yourself.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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