WMV Solutions - How to Play WMV Files on a DVD Player

WMV has been such a popular video format and perhaps you have lots of homemade or downloaded video files in WMV fomat. Want to burn them to DVD so that you can watch them on your TV or home DVD player? Can DVD players play WMV files? Many of us have been asking the above same question and may also encounter WMV won't play on DVD player troubleshooting:  

Q: “Does a .wmv play on a dvd player? I have created a movie on Windows movie maker and now I want to play it on TV using the dvd player. Can it play it or do I have to convert it. If I have to convert it then what format. Also will .avi work if I do the same thing?” 

Consider it done! In this article, you will learn how to successfully play all kinds of WMV files on any DVD player.

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Symptoms in Playing WMV on DVD Player

A: For WMV DVD disc owners, many of us may encounter cannot play WMV burnt DVD disc on any DVD player.
B: For Windows users, we can easily burn WMV to DVD with Windows DVD Maker or Windows Media Center. The weakness is that the burnt WMV DVD disc cannot play on most DVD players connected to the TV or other devices or on the portable DVD player.
C: For Mac users, in most cases, we cannot even import and burn WMV files to DVD on Mac let alone to play WMV on DVD player.

In order to solve can't play WMV on DVD player, you first need to know which video format does your DVD player can play and then convert your WMV to DVD player supported format so as to successfully burn WMV to DVD disc for easy playback on DVD player.  With extraordinary features, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is a must-have video converter to convert various HD and SD videos like wmv video for playing on any iOS, Android and Windows devices, including the DVD players (Sony, Philips, Toshiba, Panasonic, Samsung and LG etc.). Here is review.

Note: The equivalent Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac. Now you can use it to convert videos like A-B-C for plaing on DVD Player.

Free Download WMV to DVD Burner: 

          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html

Convert and Transfer WMV files to DVD Player on Windows/Mac

Below is the step by step guide on how to convert WMV files to DVD player supported video format on Windows, the Mac OS X El Capitan is the same way. Just make sure you've downloaded the right version.

Step 1: Add source WMV file

Launch the excellent WMV to Surafce Converter. And then click "Add Video" import your source materials in .wmv format. Besides WMV, you can also load FLV, MKV, AVI, VOB, TiVo, MPG, MOV, etc. files to the program. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files.



Step 2: Choose a DVD Player Supported profile.

Click "Format" bar and move mouse to "Windows" column, you can easily find the profile of "follow “HD Video ＞ H.264 HD Video (*.avi)" as the best profile for DVD Player.The output videos could fit on your device perfectly. And choose the destination folder to save the converted videos.



Step 3: Make personal settings optionally and additionally

If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish.

Step 4: Start converting WMV video to DVD Player

After above settings, you can start the WMV to MP4 Conversion to fit the DVD Player so as to play back videos in portable and wireless way. You can view the duration and remaining time of the conversion process, and choose whether to shut down computer and open output folder when conversion completed.

Once the process completes, download and transfer media to DVD Players using the USB cable and enjoy it in travel.

P.S. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate also enables or add external subtitle, crop and trim videos, merge multiple videos, adjust parameters by clicking the "Edit" button and take snapshot. 

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• Putting and playing VOB videos on Xbox 360

Putting and playing VOB videos on Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. As the fans of Xbox 360, you may have a bunch of VOB files stored in your PC either decrypted from commercial DVDs.  Have you ever came across the problem that you could not play back some VOB files with your Xbox 360? Well, if it did happen to you, this guide may help you to solve that kind of problem easily. Read >> Xbox 360 Column. 

When you try to play VOB files on Xbox 360, you'll find it's very difficult to do the job. In fact, VOB, which is usually used for storing DVD-Video media, is not supported by Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 supports videos in Windows Media Video (WMV) format (including high-definition and PlaysForSure videos), as well as H.264 and MPEG-4 media. So, If you really want to watch single VOB files on Xbox, you have to convert VOB to Xbox 360 compatible video formats first. 

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In order to successfully play various videos, music and movies on Xbox 360(like DVD, ISO image file, DVD Folder, H.265/HEVC, WMV, Tivo, MP4, MPG, VOB, MOV, FLV, NUT, H.264, NSV, MKV etc. videos and AC3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MP3, M4A, AIFF, FLAC, M4B, M4R, MP2, MPA etc. audio files.), a widely used solution is to convert them to Xbox 360 recognized formats. Here, we strongly recommend Pavtube Xbox 360 Video Converter Ultimate to help you convert all video and audio files (include DVD VOB Files) to Xbox 360 and play HD videos on Xbox 360 without worrying about the media incompatibility problem anymore. It will save you all the trouble. 

If you want to change the video format from VOB to MP4 for convenient playback on Quicktime, Xbox 360, Zune, PS3 and more devices. This is a very easy-to-use video to Xbox 360 converting program which comes with flawless video quality and quick conversion speed. You can reach the Mac version here: iMedia Converter for Mac. Now follow this article; you will learn how to accomplish this easily within a few clicks. 

Free download VOB to Xbox Converter:

          

Other Download:

- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html
  
Tutorials on Converting VOB files to Xbox 360 friendly format

1st - Load VOB files to this VOB to Xbox 360 Converter. Download the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate on your computer, install and run the program, add videos.You can choose to import videos or the entire folder by clicking the top left two icons.



2nd - Choose a proper format for Xbox 360. Click "Format" drop-down list and choose " Zune/Xbox 360 Device >> Xbox 360 Video - Windows Media Video(*.wmv)" as the compatible MP4 preset with best video quality.



3rd - Customize video specs for Xbox 360 (Optional). For people who want to further customizing output video size and quality, you can click “Settings” on the bottom to enter Profile Settings Window, and customize video size, frame rate, bitrate, codec and sample rate(Hz). In general, the higher bit rate, the bigger output file size.



4th -Start VOB to Xbox 360 Conversion.You can hit the big red "Convert" to start converting VOB to MP4 with best video settings for Xbox 360. After the conversion, click "Open output folder" in the conversion window, or "Open" in main interface to quick locate the converted video. 

Stream converted VOB files to Xbox 360 on Windows and Mac 
After the conversion is done, simply click "Open Folder" button to get the converted videos instantly. It's time to steam the converted VOB file to your Xbox to enjoy it.

For Windows users: there are four ways to share the converted files to Xbox 360: Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and Zune Software. Pluck just Windows Media Player 12 as an example. (Note: this method only applies to Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7) or 11 (Windows Vista))

Click the "Stream" menu of Windows Media Player and then select "Turn on media streaming";

Click "Turn on media streaming" in the pop-up dialog;

Name your media library and click "OK". 

Warning - In this way, you can get MKV, AVI, M2TS, MPG, WMV, M4V, Tivo etc specifically DVD VOB files playable on Xbox 360 without problems. We hope this short article will bring some new multimedia life to your Xbox 360 console. 

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Remove DRM and Download Digital Copy to Surface 3

Many of the movies you buy on DVD or Blu-ray now include a digital copy version of the film, which is known as Digital Copy. As you see, with the ability to run desktop software, a USB port, and an integrated Kickstand, Surface 3 is the perfect productivity device for school, home, and on the go. Read Major differences between Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3. And in this page, we focus on the tips and tricks for removing DRM from Blu-ray and DVD digital copy movie on Surface 3.If you want to make digital copies coming with BD or DVD movies free for playback with the Surface 3, just read on to get clues that you want.

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Digital Copy extends the enjoyment of your DVD or Blu-ray purchase. The neat part is that you can have a backup copy of your purchased movies, and bring them along with your Microsoft Surface 3, iPad, iPhone or iPod. But if you own an tablet like the Microsoft Surface 3, the digital copy feature does not make much sense to you- as the digital copy movies transferred from DVD or Blu-ray are protected by DRM and thus unavailable to Microsoft Surface 3.

If you'd like to watch Digital Copy movies on Microsoft Surface 3 or put Digital Copies on other tablets, a professional DRM remover and converter – Digital Copy DRM Converter is recommended for you bypass/crack DRM and convert digital copy movies to Microsoft Surface 3 free MP4 videos. 

      

Step 1: Download and install Pavtube ChewTune. 

When converting protected Digital Copy WMV or M4V files, please make sure you videos play well in Windows Media Player or iTunes (Windows Media Player or iTunes is required for the conversion). Otherwise, the conversion may fail. 

Step 2: Click "Add" button to import your Digital Copy movies or just drag and drop the movies to the software. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files to convert at a time.



Step 3: Click "Format" bar and move mouse to "Windows" column, you can easily find the profile of "Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)". The output videos could fit on Surface 3 tablet perfectly. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Learn>> Surface Supported Formats. 

  

Step 4: Click the big "Convert" button to begin encoding your Digital Copy to Surface RT playable videos. 

Once the encoding task completes, you can transfer the result videos to your SD card for your Surface. There now you know how to get Digital Copy movies onto your Microsoft Surface RT tablet so you can watch them on that gorgeous screen! 

This workaround works with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 as well, of course. 

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PS3 won't play WTV? - You can Convert WTV to MP4 for PS3

Issues in Playing WTV Files to PS3:

Q 1: " My PS3 can't read wtv file. The PS3 shows that thoses files are not supported. However, I can read them with an application on my iTouch, so the file is good.What could I try? Any good suggestion?" 

Q 2: "I discovered that my windows 7 Media center can record tv shows with a tv tuner attached. Pretty cool. However the file size for a half hour show is about 3 gigs. The PS3 see's .wtv files and can kinda play them but stutters really bad. The computer it's on is wireless and the PS3 is wireless to the router so I'm not sure if the stuttering is because of all the wirelessness or what. Is there an easy way to watch what I record or convert the files or something?" 

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As we know, PS3 can play H.264, MPEG-4, AVI, WMV video files from USB drive. Thus, for viewing WTV files on PS3, there is still a workable way to change WTV format to Any HD Videos by converting WTV to MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, etc with this Top WTV Video Converter. It provides you with a "several simple clicks" solution to let you convert WTV files to HD Video files in very high video quality. And the process will just take you a few minutes, for this app can convert files with ultrafast conversion speed. Here is review. 

How to Convert WTV to MP4 for easier playback on PS3

Note: I will tell you how to convert MTV on Windows (Windows 10 included) below. The guide on converting WTV files on Mac is almost the same. Make sure you’ve got the right version. For Mac users, iMedia Converter for Mac is a helpful app to encode videos for further usage. 

          

Other Download:
 - Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html

Step 1. Load WTV Videos

Run the WTV Converter. Launch it; click "Add Video" and load your WTV files. Or directly drag and drip your WTV video source to the program. It supports batch conversion so you can import multiple files at a time.



Step 2. Choose output format

Click on "Format" drop-down list, you could easily choose the video format you need from its various categories, and the supported formats include AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG, MPG, FLV, 3GP, DVD, VOB, etc. Here, you can choose the pull down menu of "Format" to choose "PSP/PS3 > PS3 Video(720P) MPEG-4(*.mp4)" as the output format for PS3. Learn>> PS3 supported formats.  



Tips: 

A: It can also encode WTV to iTunes, iPad, iPod, Galaxy Tab, etc media player or devices compatible format. 

B: When ripping Blu-ray or converting 1080p movies, use "PS3 Video(1080P) MPEG-4(*.mp4)" to maintain best quality.

C: To keep Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, choose "PS3 Video(AC3 5.1)(*.avi)" format.
   
Step 3. Customer Video Settings

Click "Settings" button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. 

Step 4. Start WTV to PS3 conversion

After everything is done, click the "Convert" button to kick off the WTV to MP4 conversion. For your convenience, you can let it run in the background, so you can simultaneously do other jobs with no distractions.

When the conversion is done, you can click the Open button to get the output videos for playing, sharing, uploading easily.  (Learn how to set up Windows PC as a DLNA Media Server for PS3 streaming.)
   
More Features of this best WTV Converter for PS3:

1. Settings- You can adjust video/audio parameters such as bitrate, sample rate, frame rate, codec, channels, etc after clicking on "Settings" icon.

2.Edit- The recorded TV shows and movies tend to have commercials, you can use the video converter’s Trim feature to get rid of these. 

Hope the article can help you! And you will have no problems on playing WTV Videos on PS3 and other portable devices at anywhere, Thanks for your reading. 

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