Should I convert MP4 to WMV?

Question

I have MP4 files in my MP4 player but I want them to be played on my cellphone. My cellphone supports both AVC and WMV formats. My friend says AVC format has better definition but i think WMV is better. So actually which one is better? Is there any good MP4 to WMV converter available？

Answer 1

The WMV format with the Windows Video 9 compressor uses a version AVC for compression. I suggest simply using AVC format, most modern devices and PC's can play it back. Use Digital Media Converter Pro for your conversions - it will batch convert your MP4 files to WMV, AVC or between any other formats with great quality. It is the best all-in-one converter there is. Download here: http://www.deskshare.com/audio-video-converter.aspx

Answer 2

Some important information to read:

1. About WMV

Windows Media Video 9 (especially the later SMPTE-compliant VC-1 implementations) is comparable to H.264 Main and High Profile. While WMV9/VC-1 does have certain advantages over H.264 such as support for non-square integer transforms, H.264 is more consistently able to yield better picture quality because it supports multiple reference frames, reference B-frames, context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) and stronger in-loop filtering. H.264's quality advantage is typically more evident at low bitrates.



2. About H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding) is a standard for video compression, and is currently one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video. The final drafting work on the first version of the standard was completed in May 2003.



As you can see, overall H.264 is a better choice than WMV9 for the time being.

However, you can run a test yourself by converting a video to both H.264 and WMV9, and if you don’t plan to invest any money on it, I recommend you use MediaCoder or Quick Media Converter.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes, there is. You can use DVDFab Video Converter. It can convert video files on your PC to almost all popular video formats such as MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, H.264, AVI, MKV, FLV, WMV, DPG, 3GP, etc.

Answer 5

I think both is ok. you can try hamster video converter it is free, you can use it to convert your video. Also you can use Aiseesoft Total Video Converter. it is fast and easy to use has more powerful function, such as adjust output video's settings and trim, crop, adjust the effect of the video and has a nice output video quality. You can try them both.