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Old May 26th, 2008, 10:58 AM
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VLC can indeed convert videos. It can also play WMV3 (Windows Media 9 video). Its conversion features are not nearly as easy to use as VisualHub, but they usually get the job done. If you want to access the more advanced conversion options, you'll need to use it from the command line. In the GUI, you can access the simpler features with the "Streaming/Exporting Wizard" under the File menu.

AFAIK, the only WMV files you cannot convert on Macs these days are protected ones.
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