How to convert WMV videos to AAC on Mac?

WMV to AAC on Mac OS X: Convert Video from WMV (Windows Media Video) to AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) with Mac AAC video Converter, WMV2AAC converter for Mac, WMV to MOV, WMV to MP4

What are WMV videos?

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. The other codecs, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater for specialized content. Through standardization from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), WMV has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It doesn't necessarily define the technology what it uses -- since version 7 (WMV7) Microsoft has used its own flavour of MPEG-4 video encoding technology (not very surprising, it's not compatible with other MPEG-4 technologies..). DivX ;-) video format is originally based on hacked WMV codec.

How to convert WMV to AAC on Mac OS X?

Step 1, Download and install WMV to AAC video converter

You can download it for free here:

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 2, Add WMV video files

Click the "Add Files" button to add WMV video files to the program. This WMV to AAC video converter for Mac supports drag and dropping. It also supports batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

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Step 3, Select output format

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 expand the panel. Select "AAC - Advanced Audio Coding (.aac)" as the output format.

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Step 4, Change AAC Video and audio Settings

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Click on the “Setting” button to expand “Setting” panel.

You can change the Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder and Bit Rate of the Audio.

Step 5, Select output directory

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

Step 6, Click “Convert” to convert WMV Video to AAC files (Advanced Audio Coding) on Mac.