How to convert WMV to Xvid on MAC OS

This is a step by step guide show you how to convert .wmv to .Xvid on Mac OS X including Snow Leopard and Lion.

1. What's Xvid

Xvid stands for. Xvid is known as one of the most popular video formats nowadays. In fact, Xvid was first introduced to the world by Microsoft in November 1992 as a multimedia format, part of Microsoft Video for Windows technology. Xvid files can contain audio data and video data, which are interleaved for the playback. The resolution of Xvid video varies from 640*480 to 160*120, keeping a 4:3 ratio.

2. How to convert WMV to Xvid on Mac

Free Download WMV to Xvid Converter for Mac:
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To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).

Step 1: Add WMV video files to Mac WMV to Xvid Converter

Click the "Add Files" button to add WMV video files to the wmv to Xvid mac converter. This WMV video converter for Mac supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

Step 2: Select output format as Xvid

Use the "format" on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the right of the "Format" label to get format drop-down menu. Select "Xvid AVI - Audio Video Interleaved (Xvid)" as the output format.

Step 3: Change Xvid Video and audio Settings

You can change the Resolution, Encoder, Bit rate and Frame rate of the Xvid video and Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder and Bit Rate of the Xvid Audio. The size of the Xvid file depends a lot on these settings.

Step 4: Select output directory

Expand the "Output" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Step 5: Click 'Start' to convert WMV to Xvid on Mac

After all the settings, just click 'Start' to convert .wmv to Xvid file on Mac OS X. If you want to trim, crop and more editing, please go to how to trim, crop and merge Xvid videos on Mac.