I've got two WMV files that refuse to convert to AVI. I've tried three different video converters on the one file and it never gets converted. With Xilisoft Video Converter, it just sits there with the counter ticking but nothing is being converted. With two other converters, WinAVI and Digital Media Converter, they say they have completed the task, but when I go to the output directory it's only a file that's less than 300 kb's in size!
The other wmv I was able to get started in Xilisoft but it stopped at 13%. So have I just gotten a hold of some bad files? Anything else I can do about it? I definitively want to convert them to AVI so I can edit them in AVIdemux
Are you comfortable with Virtualdub ?
If so, you can open these files if you have the
directshow plugin installed. (assuming the wmv files are not DRM protected)
You must have missed a step. Make sure you have the latest release
(version 1.88)
Create a sub-folder off of the main Virtualdub folder called plugins32.
Copy the plugin file DShowInputDriver.vdplugin into this folder.
Restart Virtualdub.
File/open video file/
At the "files of type" box, click the right arrow and scroll down to
select the directshow input driver.
Now open you file and convert to avi.
Followed your instructions to the letter. Created folder, then extracted directshow plugin into folder. Opened up VirtualDub and File and Open Video File. Clicked on Files Of Type but it's not there!
Do I need to have VirtualDub files in C drive or can I put it anywhere I want? Currently I have it in C:Program Files. Also, it already had a plugins folder, but you are saying that I should create my own new folder for plugins?
Finally got it to work..kinda! Problem was I was trying to work off of a Start Menu shortcut of VirtualDub instead of the base file. That's twice today I've done something dumb!
Anyway the DirectShow driver did show up in the Files Of Type, but when I went open up the wmv video, is wasn't there. Then I opened the file with just Files Of Type listed as All Types and it worked this time. Don't know why it didn't before.
So now I'm assuminng that I can go ahead and convert this file to an avi and I was searching for how I might go about that.Do I just go to Tools and "Create Sparse AVI"?
