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I have an avi file that I'd like to convert to a wmv. My meager collection of video editing software doesn't seem to contain anything that'll do it. I don't do this often enough to justify a purchase.

Does anyone have the ability to do this & the time? The avi is a 3 meg file with 15 seconds of video with sound. No editing is needed. Thanks.
 
Windows Movie Maker is free and comes with Windows. It will convert the file. If you don't have Movie Maker installed, I'd be happy to do it for you.
 
What Steve_S said.

Windows Movie Maker is normally found by clicking Start->All Programs->Accessories...

I believe it's somewhere under Accessories. I'm on my office PC right now and Corporate IT doesn't deem that piece of software "necessary". So, I can't be 100% sure on where it is.

Doc, you know of any NLA video editors in the Free domain? I've been hankerin' for one that's as good as Sony Vegas, but with out the stiff sticker price...
 
Steve_S said:
Windows Movie Maker is free and comes with Windows. It will convert the file. If you don't have Movie Maker installed, I'd be happy to do it for you.
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Thanks Steve and everyone else. I thought I'd tried Movie Maker but obviously I hadn't. Just tried it and it converted fine.
 
Yay.

Gee, Rob, I haven't actually looked. But now that you mention it, I ~should~ as I'm about to embark on some projects that'll need a thing like that. If you run across a good one before I do, lemme know.
 
"Good" is highly subjective. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

However, I did manage to find this this morning: Cinelerra

Seems to have two different versions: 1) the main programmer releases and distributes, 2) a community version that is based on what the main guy makes.

Seems opinions say that the Community Version is the preferred one to use, due to higher activity, faster bug fixes, more features, etc. They're both based on the main programmer's code; it's just that the CV version is more proactive about adding features, fixes etc. to each release.

I dunno if it's "Good" though. Haven't had time to give it a whirl yet.
 
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