DVD (Digital Video Disc) is an optical data storage device which can hold large capacities of digital data like high quality video and movies. A VOB (DVD Video Object or Versioned Object Base) file is a container format for DVD video files. An explanation of VOB files is beyond the scope of this article, but a study of the software part of the DVD format is essentially a study of the VOB container file format.

Windows Media Video (WMV) 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 RealVideo.

WMV is one of the default video formats Movie Maker supports. So If you’ve got some awesome DVDs and want to convert your DVDs for editing in Windows Movie Maker, all you need is a DVD ripper to convert DVD to WMV, first. Or if you would like to enjoy DVD movies on your Zune, Xbox 360, Blackberry, a DVD to WMV converter can also solve your problem.

In this guide we will explain how to convert DVD to WMV format (using PCHand Media Converter Pro) so that you can watch DVD movies on pocket PC, Zune, Palm or others mobile devices.

Step 1: Download and install the DVD Converter like PCHand Media Converter Pro, Insert your DVD disc into your DVD-Rom, then run PCHand Media Converter Pro.

Step 2:Click “Add DVD” button and import the DVD file.

You can also add DVD from your hard disk by clicking “Add File”. If you want to find a correct title from many titles of the structure protected DVD, tick “Use “DVD Navigation Mode” to search valid titles.” And choose “Search main title”.

Step 3:Select Subtitle and Audio
Regular DVD movies usually have several subtitles such as English, Thai, Chinese, Korean, etc. You can select one you prefer. You can also delete the subtitle by selecting “None”. Selecting Audio is the same.

Step4: Set WMV format and output file path. Click the “Profile” drop-down list to select the WMV format from common video or other media players. Choose the path where you want to save your video files by hitting the Browse… button

After the above steps, click “Start” to start conversion. This tool is not only a DVD converter, but also a powerful HD video converter; you can convert DVD to HD video.

step 1. Apart from ripping DVD to WMV, you could also rip DVD to any other popular video format such as AVI, WMV, MP4, FLV, MKV,3GP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, AAC, AC3, M4A

step 2. PCHand Media Converter Pro is not only a DVD ripper, but also a powerful HD video converter.

step 3. When play on the DVD, then click button, you could capture DVD screenshots as png image.

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Maybe many people will have some questions about: what is HD video and why it can be widely used and how to convert HD to comment video?

What is HD video?

High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD) video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080i/1080p). This article discusses the general concepts of high-definition video, as opposed to its specific applications in television broadcast (HDTV), video recording formats (HDCAM, HDCAM-SR, DVCPRO HD, D5 HD, XDCAM HD, HDV and AVCHD), the optical disc delivery system Blu-ray Disc and the video tape format D-VHS.

Why HD video can be widely used?

Here, I’ll introduce a wonderful tool to solve this problem

PCHand Media Converter Pro (HD Video Converter, video converter, DVD Ripper) has some uses:

Convert HD video to general video;

Convert among HD videos;

Convert among general videos;

Rip DVD to general video;

Rip DVD to HD video;

So with it, you can enjoy HD video whenever and wherever.

How to convert HD video to AVI, MPG, WMV, MPEG, etc?

Step 1: Download, install and run PCHand Media Converter Pro.

Step 2:Clicking “Add File” to load the HD video that you want to convert to.

Step 3:Choose Your Output Profile from “Profile” (the picture NO1) drop-down list you can choose your output profile from HD video.

Step 4:Set output folder and Settings.You should set a location where output file will be saved (the picture NO2) and also click “setting” adjust the settings of your output video, such as “video/audio coder”, “Video/audio Bitrate”, “Channels”, “Resolution” and so on.

Step 5: After you have done all the steps above you can click “Start” button (the picture NO3) to start your conversion.

Tips:

1.If you have many HD video, you could batch import HD video and batch converts AVI, MPG, WMV, MPEG video. It will save you a lot of time.

2.Here i also recommend you guys a really nice PCHand Media, which can convert HD video file to all the popular standard video and to other HD video easily.

3.It allows you to upload your HD video to youtube.com to share with your friends. It can convert HD video to iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, Creative Zen, Xbox video.

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WMV and AVI

In the 1990s, the AVI and WMV formats were introduced by Microsoft. Since then both formats have been staples for computer worldwide. AVI which stands for Audio Video Interleave was introduced in the year 1992 and is technically known as a container format. As a container format, AVI can include both video and audio while allowing synchronous playback. AVI files are found online as music videos, TV shows, streaming videos and even full length motion pictures. On the other hand, WMV stands for Windows Media Video and was developed by Microsoft specifically for streaming. However, WMV can also be saved to a hard drive or disk media for playback with Windows Media Player and other typed of players such as Winamp, DivX and VLC player. The file formats are favored for two reasons; first, they are easily played in media players like Windows Media Player, which come equipped with the Windows operating system. Second, they are easily compressed and can be uploaded, downloaded or streamed by way of the internet. The process of converting AVI file formats to WMV file formats is relatively easy and it only requires conversion software.

Things you will need:

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Step-by-step guide to convert WMV to AVI video with free software (PCHand Media Converter Free)

Step 1: Download PCHand Media Converter Free, install and run it.

Step 2:Click “Add Video” button to add WMV video which you want to convert video.

Step 3:Select the “Profile” drop-down list to select AVI formats.

Step 4:Set output folder by clicking the “Browse…” button. You should set a location where output file will be saved.

Step 5:At last, click “start” button to convert your WMV videos, you could get a wonderful AVI format videos.

Tips:

1.If you have many WMV video, you could batch import WMV videos and batch convert videos. It will save you a lot of time.

2. Apart from converting WMV to AVI, you could also convert WMV to any other popular video movies format such as AVI, WMV, MP4, FLV, MKV,3GP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, AAC, AC3, M4A.

3. You could except convert avi, mpg, mp4, mpeg, wmv, rm, mov, m4v, rmvb, asf, what’s more you convert HD video and rip DVD With the PCHand Media Converter Pro.

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The following PCHand Media Converter Free guide will show you how to convert YouTube video to ipad, convert videos to ipod and convert avi, wmv, to iphone for free. Enjoy free youtube video, google video and yahoo video on iPod, iPad, iPhone at will.

Step-by-step guide to convert YouTube videos to ipad, ipod, iphone fro free

1: Absolutely free download PCHand Media Converter Free and install it follow instructions.

2:Click “Add Video” button to import Youtube video which you want to convert.

3:Click on the pull down menu of “Profile” to select output format which you want to convert to from ipad, ipod, iphone.

4:Choose destination folder.
Click “Browse…” button to choose a folder for saving your converted files.

5:Click “start” button to start converting YouTube Videos (AVI, WMV) to iPad, iPod, iPhone.

Once finished, you can get the resulted files via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now, it’s time to enjoy the movie on your ipad, ipod, iphone.

Tip1.Except convert to ipod, ipad, iphone, you could convert YouTube videos to Apple TV, Zune, PSP, PS3, BlackBerry, MP4 player, mobile phone and others portable devices.

Tip2.If you have many YouTube videos, you could batch import MKV movies and batch convert to . That will save you a lot of time.

Tip3.Apart from converting YouTube Videos (AVI, WMV) to ipod, ipad, iphone, you could also convert any other popular video movies format such as AVI, WMV, MP4, FLV, MKV,3GP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, AAC, AC3, M4A to ipod, ipad, iphone

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