Tip about converting WMV to MOV on MAC without iMovie

After downloading a funny video from YouTube, or creating a video in Movie Maker, you would always want to optimize it by editing in iMovie, but what kind of software can be a good assistant ? With high speed and excellent quality on Mac OS X, Aimersoft Mac WMV Converter can solve your problem for converting between popular video formats including WMV, MOV.

What’s more, this splendid WMV to MOV Converter for Mac enables you to trim and crop video clips, set video effects, preview in real-time, and even add watermark onto your video.

This is the step-by-step guide to show you how to convert WMV to MOV on Mac.
Firstly, free download and install Mac WMV to MOV Converter, and then run it.

Step 1: Import your WMV files to this Mac WMV to MOV Converter

You can then directly drag your WMV files into it or go to menu bar, or select "File", then choose "Add Video Files"; you can delete one or more files as you like and preview your files before conversion.


Step2: Choose output format "MOV" and output folder

Click "format" at the bottom of the interface to choose the output format, here we choose "Common Video", then "MOV - QuickTime Movie".
Expand the "Output" panel so you can select an output directory.



PS: you can press"Setting" button on the right of the thumbnail to customize the output file settings as you like, you may change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bit rate.
If you have no idea, you do not need to alter, the default settings work well too.

Step3: Click "Start" to convert your WMV file to MOV.
If you have no use for editing WMV videos, just begin to convert WMV to MOV on Mac by clicking “start” button.

Tips:
What is WMV?
WMV stands for Windows Media Video. It is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original codec, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to Real Video.

Why WMV to MOV?
WMV is used for both streaming and downloading content via the Internet. You can playback and manage the files of this format on Windows Media Player. However, for the Mac users, they have habit of using QuickTime and iMovie, and MOV format is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms, so the conversion from WMV to MOV is necessary.

Best way about playing and converting MPG/MPEG files on Mac

To play an MPG file, a QuickTime player on Mac couldn't fully satisfied. If you have an MPG file and you want to play it on your Mac, you need to download some components for Mac players or some other media players. If you want to edit this MPG file in iMovie, you need to convert this MPG file into MOV format first, and then edit it.
If you only want to play your MPG file, here we recommend two components for QuickTime Player. The most popular components for Mac players on market are Perian and Flip4Mac. The first solution is download one from either official website.

Perianis an open source plug-in which enables QuickTime to play several popular video formats not supported natively by QuickTime on Mac OS X, i.e. AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW. If your MOV file is still on strike, try to uninstall your old QuickTime Version and download the latest one QuickTime 7.6.
Flip4Mac is for watching Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and viewing Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser. It’s not suitable for playing a MOV file.

How to convert MPG/MPEG files to MOV on Mac OS X?

If you want to do more and you want to edit it on iMovie or upload onto YouTube, you need a media converter for Mac to convert MPG/MPEG to MOV on your Mac. Mac MPG to MOV Converter will show you how to achieve it within several easy steps.

After downloading MPG/MPEG to MOV Converter for Mac, install and run it.

Step 1: Click "ADD" button on the top, and choose your MPG or MPEG file that you want to convert. If you have several MPG files and you want to put them together and get a complete MOV file, just check all the files and check the box in front of Merge into one.



Step 2: Click the "format" button on the thumbnail, select "Common Video" and Choose ‘MOV-QuickTime (*.mov)’ from the dropdown list . If you have no idea what kind of formats that your device supports, just choose according to the device’s name.



Step 3: Before pressing Convert button, we advise you check the setting first. You can change the settings manually, also you can use the original settings, which will work just perfect.

Step 4: If you have no use for editing MPG/MPEG videos, just press "Start" and begin to convert MPG or MPEG video to MOV for your Mac.

Tips:
What is MOV?
MOV is a file extension used by the QuickTime-wrapped files. The format was created by Apple Computer to work with multimedia files. MOV is a container format and can contain video, animation, graphics, 3D and virtual reality (VR) content or text (for subtitles, for example).

Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac v3.0.0 updates and supports iPad

Updated under Mac-recommended Cocoa framework, aimersoft Studio has released Total Media Converter for Mac 3.0, coming with fine-new interface and better Mac user experience.

Firstly, the newly updated Total Media Converter for Mac can rip DVD and convert videos. Apart from supporting iPod, iPhone, iPod TV, PS3 and many other mobile multimedia devices, it also supports latest iPad. The powerful Edit function allows customers to trim, crop, merge, and add effect on videos so that they can be uploaded onto facebook, YouTube, etc. Now you can rip DVD chapters and convert videos simultaneously.

Also, the updated version fits in Mac with a Mac-stylized interface and customized operation. The higher quality enhanced running stability and lowered the risking of crashing. It also gains a much better technical support on AVCHD video formats. What’s more, the multi-task conversion technique brings a faster conversion speed than ever.

Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac 3.0.0 is available now for only $49. It is a universal multimedia conversion tool for Mac users running Mac OS X 10.5 or later.



Learn more:
http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/total-media-converter-mac.html

System Requirement
Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Ram: 512MB RAM or more
CPU : 1G Hz or above Intel processor
resolution:1280*800，1440*900，1680*1050，1920*1200, etc.

Website: http://www.aimersoft-mac.com
Developer: Aimersoft Studio