[Ffmpeg-devel] Hi, How to convert wm9 files to other format by ffmpege

Nizhenyuan ni.hero
Sat Apr 8 08:50:33 CEST 2006


Thanks for all your timely replying.

I am seting up a site which is similar with www.youtube.com .

This site convert everything to flv format including wmv9 which is widely
used now by the users.


2006/4/8, Robert Swain <robert.swain at gmail.com>:
>
> Hey,
>
> On Saturday 08 April 2006 06:06, Fran?ois Revol wrote:
> > > Hope this will not bother you.
>
> ;)
>
> > > I really seached by google throught the internet, but found no
> > > answers of
> > > wmv9 support by ffmpeg.
> > >
> > > My questions is:can we use ffmpeg to convert wmv9 files to other
> > > format, and
> > > how?
> >
> > The wmv9 (which is the marketing name for wmv3) decoder in ffmpeg is
> > non functional, so this codec is not supported yet.
> > One should always use open formats when encoding his own data.
>
> The only non-Windows option I'm aware of is to use MPlayer (or some other
> such 'supporting' application) and the binary win32codecs. Very annoying.
> I
> agree with Fran?ois, if possible, use an open format, though I am aware
> that
> available content is not always in such open formats.
>
> Regards,
> Rob
>
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