WMV (Windows Media Video) format is a video format developed by Microsoft and is designed to handle all types of video content. The video files can be compressed highly and can be delivered as a continuous flow of data. WMV files can be of any size and can be compressed to match many different bandwidths (connection speeds). It was designed for Internet streaming applications, to give RealVideo a tough competition.
The WMV format is evolved from MPEG-4 (Motion Picture Expert Group) format. However, it's efficient than MPEG-4 in encoding video and, while similar to the ASF format (Microsoft's Advanced Streaming Forma). Using WMV file format is an excellent way to get down the file sizes to reasonable levels while retaining the quality of the video. WMV files can be played in many players like ALLPlayer, the KMPlayer, Power DVD, Windows Media Player, GOM Player, RealPlayer, MPlayer, Zoom Player, Media Player Classic and VLC Media Player.
Converting YouTube videos to WMV format is even easier. You just have to use software called YouTube to WMV converter. It automatically converts the YouTube videos (Flash video/FLV) to WMV format. To download a video to your computer, enter the YouTube URL for the video, click Start button. It will be automatically downloaded and converted into WMV format � further you can use Windows Media Player or another compatible player as mention above to view the video.
YouTube to WMV converter has incorporated with many inbuilt features like:
1. Easy and user-friendly interface.
2. Converts all video formats to IPod, IPhone, PSP and other compatible formats.
3. Customizes the output size of the video, video quality and parameters for output media files and so on.
4. High Definition video conversion support allows you to convert videos to other formats like .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .mpg and many other formats.
5. Allows editing, clipping and cropping of your favorite video segment to increase the outgoing volume of the media files.
6. Supports many audio/video conversion options like- sample rate, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio etc.