How to Convert WMV to iPad on Mac?
What is WMV?
Microsoft describes WMV files as "Advanced Systems Format (.asf) files that include ... video" and are "compressed with ... Windows Media Video (WMV) codecs." This file type is popular for use on websites and other applications that stream video online. Microsoft has built support for Windows Media files into its Windows Media Player software.
The following tutorial will show you how to convert WMV to iPad on Mac OS X (including Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard) using WMV to iPad Converter for Mac.
Step 1. Download Mac WMV to iPad Converter and run it.
Step 2. Load the WMV files you want to convert
Drag and drop the WMV files to the program or you can click the "Add Files" button to browse your computer hard disc and add the WMV files you want to convert to the program.
Batch conversion is also supported by this Mac WMV Converter, so you can load several WMV files at one time.
Step 3. Output Settings
After the WMV files are imported, you can select an output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files.
If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name. For exapmle, you can select "iPod Touch (*.MPEG-4)" when you want to convert WMV to MP4 for playback on your iPod Touch. The default setting works well. Of course, if you don't want to use the default video and audio encoding settings, just click the "Settings" button to customize these settings.
Step 4. Edit your Video Files
This Mac WMV to iPad Converter can help you set video brightness, contrast, saturation, crop video, trim video and even merge multiple files into one single file.
1. Capture a clip from your video file
Click "Trim" button to open the Trim window, and set the starting time and ending time by dragging the slider then you can convert a clip from the WMV file on Mac OS X.
2. Crop video footage
If you want to remove the black borders or just convert part of the video area from your video file, you can click the "Crop" button to crop the current video file by dragging the frame around the video.
3. Video effect
Click the "Effect" button and drag each effect adjustment slider to set the video brightness, contrast, saturation and audio volume. You can also choose to flip the video and apply a special video effect to your video file by selecting a special effect from: Gray, Emboss, Old Film and Negative.
Step 5. Start the video conversion
Click the "Convert" button to start converting WMV to iPad and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back.
