Last updated on 2014-01-26, by David Brooks

Simplest Way to Convert WMV to MOV Video without Quality Loss

Apparently, a slew of doubts similar to what I mention below could be easily found online. Possibly you have run up against that hassle in your daily life.

"I am thinking of getting an iPad 4 for favorite videos enjoyment while traveling. I have a large collection of WMV files, is there a perfect way to help me convert WMV to MOV video for freely playback on iPad 4?"

All mobile devices crafted by Apple like iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad 4 are running a runaway success and selling like hot cakes. I bet most of you are already keeping an Apple product, no matter a smart tablet, a MP3 player or even a mobile phone. So to speak, these innovative gadgets have not only sparked our interests in high-profile smartphones, tablets and media players, but also tempted us to receive unbelievable multimedia entertaining experience, like video watching, game playing, tunes listening, photo appreciating and more. Under such a situation, there do exist some requirements on coping with our multimedia files, just like how to watch WMV files on iOS devices.

As we all know, Apple devices only support certain video formats like MP4, MOV, M4V, etc. while WMV video is not included. So, if anybody desire to watch WMV videos on iPhone, iPad or iPod, there is a need to convert WMV video to iOS device recognized video format MOV and in such a case, an all-powerful tool called Leawo WMV to MOV converter should be applied. It is able to convert WMV to MOV video so as to let us successfully watch WMV videos on any iOS devices. Below I will also show you a full guide regarding how to convert WMV to MOV video. Check out:

Mac users, you could turn to Leawo WMV to MOV converter for Mac.

Full Guide

WMV Files Importation

There are 2 ways available for you to add WMV files: directly drag-and-drop the WMV files to program list, or simply click "Add Video" button to import WMV files for converting. Here you are also allowed to preview videos with built-in player and take snapshots.

Note: This WMV video converter supports batch conversion, so you could import and convert several media files at a time.

Output Profile Selection

Enter into program "Profile" box and pick up MOV as the output from "Common Video" section.

If necessary, you could click "Settings" button to reset all advanced video and audio parameters, just like Video Codec, Quality, Video Size, Bit Rate, Frame Rate, Aspect Ratio, Audio Codec, Audio Quality, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, Channels, etc.

Video Effect Editing (Optional)

Feel unsatisfied with the original video effect? This WMV to MOV video converter could do us a big favor while applying some unique effects to the output videos. You could go to "Edit" panel to trim video length, crop video size, adjust video brightness, contrast and saturation, and add image or text watermark, or even head to the "3D Settings" panel to create 3D video for life-like video enjoyment.

WMV to MOV conversion

After all settings, you could click bottom-right button "Convert" to start to convert WMV to MOV video. The full conversion will be ended in a short while and then you could freely enjoy those converted MOV files on your iOS devices like iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad 4, ect.

Video GuideSoftware

Video Converter Pro
Convert video & audio, rip DVD disc movie to popular video formats to play on various devices.
$39.95

Platfrom: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
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Extended Knowledge

WMV is abbreviation for Windows Media Video. This type of video can be played on a computer or on portable media players. The most beneficial feature of WMV is that this format allows large video files to be compressed, while the rich quality of the video is kept. Thanks to video compression inside this format, movies and other video programs can be easily viewed on a PC.

MOV video file is common multimedia format often used for saving movies and other video files, uses a proprietary compression algorithm developed by Apple Computer, compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms. The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).