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Serena9022 · Post by **Serena9022** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:35 am

I just created a video in windows movie maker and it only saves as .WSWMM How do I change it to a media file like .wmv?

bubblehead · Post by **bubblehead** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:25 pm

file

save movie file

I'd tell you where to go from there, but of course Movie Maker just froze on me. Should be pretty self-explanatory though (don't choose DV-AVI. It's huge.).

Nekoboy Sal · Post by **Nekoboy Sal** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:36 pm

Save in DV-AVI

That way you can convert that file from an annoying Windows Monopoly File into a DivX AVI.
Yeah, they can be a bit spacey, but I think its worth it.

If you want to get a DivX file out of your Windows Thingy File, PM me or repost here or Email, whatever.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:46 pm

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... xport.html

And to second what Nekoboy Sal said, DO choose DV AVI, and compress it to something smaller with VirtualDubMod. It's all explained in the page I linked to.

bubblehead · Post by **bubblehead** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:20 pm

Oh, I just had trouble getting Virtualdub to open it, so I gave up on DV-AVI and compressed it with the "high-quality video - large" option.

It does have the advantages that Nekoboy and Scintilla said, it's just my method is more laziness-friendly. 8)

Nekoboy Sal · Post by **Nekoboy Sal** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:32 pm

bubblehead wrote:Oh, I just had trouble getting Virtualdub to open it.

Did you try using AVISynth to import to VDub? If you do it would be a colourspace conversion if I'm not mistaken.

DV is RGB and then AVISynth defaults to YUV2?

I could be wrong on both accounts. To lazy to check. Also, I didn't visit that link up there. I wonder where it goes?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:38 pm

Nekoboy Sal wrote:
bubblehead wrote:Oh, I just had trouble getting Virtualdub to open it.
Did you try using AVISynth to import to VDub? If you do it would be a colourspace conversion if I'm not mistaken.

DV is RGB and then AVISynth defaults to YUV2?

I could be wrong on both accounts. To lazy to check. Also, I didn't visit that link up there. I wonder where it goes?

... what?

AVISynth will open your file in whatever colorspace it's in. No conversions have to take place unless you have a filter that needs a specific colorspace (like Deen needs YV12), or until you compress to a codec that uses a different colorspace than your source.

By the way, we find <a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... l">here</a> that DV is actually 4:1:1 YUV, not RGB.

If you serve up your DV AVI file with the AVISynth command <b>DirectShowSource("C:\mypath\myvideo.avi",fps=29.97)</b> (I <i>believe</i> this works but have never had to do it myself), then use VirtualDub's Fast Recompress setting to compress to DivX/XviD, you won't be making any unnecessary colorspace conversions.