{"id":1436,"date":"2013-10-28T04:34:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T04:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2020-11-26T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:04:49","slug":"mkv-to-wmv-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/mkv-to-wmv-free.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert MKV to WMV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a media format developed by Microsoft,  the WMV video format has the best compatibility with the Windows operating  system. So it&rsquo;s widely believed that whenever you have a video playback  compatibility problem on Windows, converting the video from its original format  to WMV is one of the most promising solutions, especially when your original  video is an MKV video. In fact, converting an MKV video to WMV is not hard,  considering both of them are popular video formats for all kinds of video  content nowadays. But still, there are a lot of discussions on how to convert  MKV videos to WMV in the most efficient ways. So in order to put that  discussion to an end, today we are going to take a look at some of the best MKV  to WMV converter tools, and figure out how to convert MKV videos to WMV with  these programs in the most efficient way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\" >\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Convert MKV to WMV with Leawo Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Convert MKV to WMV with Windows Live Movie Maker<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Convert MKV to WMV with Internet Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Convert MKV to WMV with MediaCoder<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part5\">Part 5: Convert MKV to WMV with Aconvert<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\">Part 1: Convert MKV to WMV with Leawo Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>To convert your MKV video to WMV, the first  thing that you need is a decent video converting program that is capable of  dealing with MKV videos and also provides the WMV output format support. For  that kind of video converter tool, I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leawo Video Converter<\/a> to be  your first choice as it&rsquo;s one of my personal favorite video converting tool for  all kinds of video converting tasks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter.html\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As one of the best video converter programs  on the market, Leawo Video Converter has an advanced video converting engine,  giving the program the ability to convert more than 180 kinds of video or audio  files from one format to another, including MKV to WMV, of course. What&rsquo;s more,  in the converting process, Leawo Video Converter delivers a 6 times higher  speed than most of other similar video converting programs, and at the same  time, it can also have basically all of the details retained even for HD videos  with a resolution of 1080P or 4K.<\/p>\n<p>Not only can this program deliver high  efficiency in video converting tasks, it can also provide tons of customization  options by its built-in video editor module. With the video converter module,  you can do all of the video customization operations in order to give the best  performance to your output video file. The video editor module really makes  Leawo Video Converter one of the most practical and most efficient video  converter programs that I have ever used. If you want to try using Leawo Video  Converter to convert your MKV videos to WMV, here is a tutorial that guides you  through the converting process:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Import source video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Download, install and launch Leawo Video Converter. On the main  interface of the software, you should be able to see an &ldquo;Add Video&rdquo; button at  the upper left corner. Click on the button and locate your source MKV file to  import. You can also directly drag and drop the file into the center of the  frame on the program interface.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-import-01.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-import-01.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-import-01\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-import-01\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Set output format<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Leawo Video Converter has set the &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo; as the default output  format initially, as you can see from the area next to the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo;  button. To change the output format to WMV, simply click on the &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo;  area, and then choose &ldquo;Change&rdquo; in the dropdown menu to go to the format  selection window, where you can see all of the available formats well listed  for selecting, including the &ldquo;WMV Video&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-change-format-02.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-change-format-02.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-change-format-02\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-change-format-02\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Further editing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You have various video editing options in the video editing panel.  To go to the video editing panel, just click the &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; icon next to your  imported video. The video editing options you have include trimming, cropping, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-add-watermark-to-video-1372-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adding  watermark to video<\/a>, adjusting video parameters, adding 3D effects to video  and removing noise. When you are done editing, click &ldquo;OK&rdquo; to confirm and go  back to the main panel of the software. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-edit-03.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-edit-03.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-edit-03\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-edit-03\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Step 4: Start converting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When you think everything is ready, click the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button  to call out the convert settings panel. On the panel, you need to designate an  output directory to save the output video, and then click the big &ldquo;Convert&rdquo;  icon below to start converting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-start-04.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-start-04.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-start-04\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Leawo-start-04\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 2: Convert MKV to WMV with Windows Live Movie Maker<\/h2>\n<p>As an upgraded version of the regular  Windows Movie Maker, Windows Live Movie Maker has some slight difference with  Windows Movie Maker. But despite some small changes, Windows Live Movie Maker  is still easy to use as the normal Windows Movie Maker preinstalled in your  Windows operating system. Comparing to other professional video editing or  converting programs, Windows Live Movie Maker provides high availability for  Windows users, and have a very simple user interface to make any video  converting tasks easy. It can get your video converted to most of the popular  video formats out there with high quality, especially when the WMV video format  is the output format because the format and the program itself are both  developed by Microsoft. If you want to convert MKV to WMV with Windows Live  Movie Maker effectively, just do as the following guide shows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker-05.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker-05.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker-05\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker-05\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Launch Windows Live Movie Maker.  To import the source video, click the &ldquo;Add videos and photos&rdquo; button in the  toolbar.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2:<\/strong> After importing the video, you  can do some editing to the video before the conversion. When you are done  editing or feel like there is no editing needed, just click the &ldquo;Save movie&rdquo;  button in the toolbar.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Clicking the &ldquo;Save movie&rdquo; button  will bring out a dropdown menu, showing all of the available output formats and  device presets. Choose one and click on it, then you can designate the output  directory and start the conversion task.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 3: Convert MKV to WMV with Internet Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>Although  the interface of the program looks old, Internet Video Converter is actually a  great video converter tool with various other media processing functions. With  Internet Video Converter, you can easily convert your video from one format to  another, as well as download videos from online streaming websites. Although  the program was developed many years ago and hasn&rsquo;t been updated for a while,  causing some small bugs and issues, you can still try to use it if you don&rsquo;t  care much about the program interface and user experience as long as the  program gets the job done. Here is how you can convert an MKV video to WMV with  Internet Video Converter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Internet-Video-Converter-06.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Internet-Video-Converter-06.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Internet-Video-Converter-06\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Internet-Video-Converter-06\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step  1:<\/strong> Download, install and launch Internet Video Converter.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step  2:<\/strong> On  the main interface of the program, select the &ldquo;Transcoder&rdquo; tab, and click the  &ldquo;Select a video&rdquo; button to import your source MKV video. <br \/>\n  <strong>Step  3:<\/strong> Click the &ldquo;Save as&rdquo; button to select an output folder, and then choose &ldquo;WMV&rdquo; as  the output format in the &ldquo;Format&rdquo; box below. <br \/>\n<strong>Step  4:<\/strong> Finally, click the &ldquo;Start conversion&rdquo; button to start converting the MKV video  to WMV.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part4\">Part 4: Convert MKV to WMV with MediaCoder<\/h2>\n<p>Like  the programs introduced above, MediaCoder is also a powerful media processing  program with a lot of advanced video and audio encoding options. Because of the  rich functionality and the powerful media processing ability, MediaCoder is  loved by so many media professionals and video creating practitioners. But  don&rsquo;t worry if you are only a beginner, because MediaCoder could also be a  handy tool if you simply want to convert a video from one format to another. As  long as you are willing to take some time to get used to the user interface,  converting MKV to WMV with MediaCoder should not be a hard thing to do. Here is  how to convert MKV to WMV with the highest efficiency in MediaCoder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-MediaCoder-07.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-MediaCoder-07.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-MediaCoder-07\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-MediaCoder-07\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step  1:<\/strong> Download, install and launch MediaCoder.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step  2:<\/strong> Click the &ldquo;ADD&rdquo; button in the toolbar to import your source MKV video file. <br \/>\n  <strong>Step  3:<\/strong> After  the file is imported, you can go to the lower left section in the program  interface to change various output settings. For the output video format, open  the &ldquo;Video&rdquo; tab in the section and find the format parameter to do the changes. <br \/>\n<strong>Step  4:<\/strong> Once the output settings are all done, set an output folder with the &ldquo;Output  folder&rdquo; box at the upper right corner, and then click the &ldquo;START&rdquo; button in the  toolbar to start converting.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part5\">Part 5: Convert MKV to WMV with Aconvert<\/h2>\n<p>Besides using a professional video  converter program like the ones introduced above, you can also choose one of  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/top-5-free-online-video-converters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free  online converter tools<\/a> to do the same job. For example, Aconvert is a very  good choice for you to convert your MKV video to WMV online. It has a clean  user interface, it has multiple language support and it has 26 converting  servers to guarantee a high and stable converting speed. Comparing to  professional video converter programs, online converters like Aconvert can  offer a simpler workflow for the conversion tasks, but also have various  restrictions at the same time. With an online video converter, you don&rsquo;t need  to download and install an extra program to convert your videos, but you have  to make sure that your video is not too big in size and that you have a stable  internet connection. To convert MKV to WMV online with Aconvert, here is what  you need to do:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Aconvert-08.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MKV-to-WMV-Aconvert-08.png\" title=\"MKV-to-WMV-Aconvert-08\" alt=\"MKV-to-WMV-Aconvert-08\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Visit the official website of  Aconvert.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2: <\/strong>At the homepage of Aconvert,  click the &ldquo;Add Files&rdquo; button to upload your source MKV video file. You can also  directly drag your file and drop it into the box in the center of the webpage.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Click on the &ldquo;Target&rdquo; dropdown  box to select your target output format for the conversion.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 4: <\/strong>When the format is selected,  click the &ldquo;Convert Now&rdquo; button next to the &ldquo;Target&rdquo; dropdown box to start the  conversion task.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a media format developed by Microsoft, the WMV video format has the best compatibility with the Windows operating system. So it&rsquo;s widely believed that whenever you have a video playback compatibility problem on Windows, converting the video from its &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/mkv-to-wmv-free.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[335,270],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-convert-video","category-video-to-video","tag-video-converter"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":6054,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}