How to Convert WMV to MPEG, DVD, VCD, SVCD
on Mac OS X using iVCD

Requirements

• iVCD
• source movie(s) in WMV format
• to convert from WMV, download and install the required component
  • Flip4Mac WMV Studio available from
    Flip4Mac for $49.00 US
    

Instructions

If you haven't already done so, download and install the required component.

• To download the component, go to
  
  • Flip4Mac WMV Studio available from
    Flip4Mac for $49.00 US
• To install the component, double-click the installer and follow the instructions
  

• To open an existing project, select "Select Project" and navigate to an existing project.
  
  
• To Create a New project,
  
  
  • From the Project Folder Dialog, select “Create Project”.
    Name the new project folder. (we suggest the folder name end with MPEG). The project will be configured using the default settings. (To change the default settings, use the Preferences panel.)
    

Storing your movie and it's settings in a project folder makes it easy to save your information so you can pick up where you left off, instead of having to finish your project in one sitting, which is often difficult to do at first. It also makes it easy to create more copies of a DVD once you have perfected your project.

Modify the settings according to the type of MPEG you want to convert to.

MPEG -1 (VCD profile):

• Change "Media Type" to "Video CD"
  

MPEG -2 (SVCD profile):

• Change "Media Type" to "Super Video CD"
  

MPEG -2 (DVD profile):

• Change "Media Type" to "DVD"
  

Generic MPEG -1:

• Change "Media Type" to "Video CD"
  

• Configure the Expert settings (For more information, refer to the iVCD Read Me (pdf))

Generic MPEG -2 :

• Change "Media Type" to "Super Video CD"
  

• Configure the Expert settings (For more information, refer to the iVCD Read Me (pdf))

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Drag in your source movie files to the movie list.

To add a movie,
o Click the "Movies" tab
o Using the Finder, find a movie and single-click it to select it
o Drag it to the Movies List

To delete a movie/playlist from the Movie List
o Click the "Movies" tab
o Single-click the movie/playlist to select it
o Click the “Delete” button

Ignore the Green/Amber/Red indicator bar at the top of the iVCD screen. It is used when burning a disc. For more information, refer to the iVCD Read Me (pdf)

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Click the “Convert to MPEG” button.



Because converting to MPEG takes a long time, (at least four times as long as the movie length and even longer on slower machines), we suggest you run this job overnight.

Once thethe “Convert to MPEG” process has completed successfully, the “Convert to MPEG” dialog will disappear.

Notes