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What Is It?
A Microsoft-created video container format.
What Plays It?
Windows Media Player on Windows, Flip4Mac and Popwire WMV decoders on Mac,
VLC, Xbox360, some portable devices.
More Information
The WMV format is Microsoft's video format for both local use and internet streaming.
The ASF and WMV formats are nearly identical, with just the file extension differentiating the two. VisualHub uses the
WMV8 video codec and WMA9 audio codec.
Easy Settings One-by-One
320 pixels wide
By default, VisualHub will create a WMV file with the same image size as the original video. By checking this box,
VisualHub will constrain the video to 320 pixels across, scaling proportionally. 320x240 is a standard video resolution for
medium-quality Internet distribution.
Quality
If visual quality isn't as important as just getting the message across, you can set the quality slider to "Low". If the video
demands the best quality possible, choose "High" or "Go Nuts". "Go Nuts" sets a data rate near the maximum attainable
quality of the codec. This setting may take over 5 times as much space as "Standard", but will look nominally better.
The 56K setting will create a file that can stream in realtime over a 56K modem.
Compatibility
WMV files created by VisualHub can be played with the following:
Mac OS X with QuickTime Windows Media plugins (Flip4Mac, Popwire). Windows Media Player 9:Mac is unsupported.
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista with Windows Media Player 7 and up.
Xbox360 with Fall 2006 Update
VLC and MPlayer-based software on any platform.
Playback compatiblity and quality on any other platforms may vary.
Xbox360 Playback
As of the 2006 Xbox fall firmware update, the Xbox360 gained the ability to play back WMV video files accessed in a
variety of different methods:
CDs/DVDs, USB Hard Drives, USB Flash Drives, Microsoft Windows Connect,and Nullriver’s Connect360.
WMVs created by VisualHub can be played back on the Xbox360 by any of these methods.
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