Step 1: Supply your MPG files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted WMV files.
MPG to WMV Conversion FAQ
What does the MPG to WMV converter do?
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It transcodes a MPG video into the WMV container. Resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio are preserved by default — useful when you need a different format for a target player without quality loss.
Will resolution and frame rate be preserved in the WMV?
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Yes. MPG → WMV keeps resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio unchanged by default. To change them, use the Resize or Speed tool on the result.
Will the MPG play smoothly on modern devices after converting to WMV?
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Yes. Legacy MPG files often fail to play in modern browsers and on iOS / Android. WMV uses widely supported codecs that play natively on phones, tablets, smart TVs, and every modern browser.
Will the converted WMV be a different size than the MPG?
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Modern codecs compress better, so WMV from a legacy MPG is typically 30-60% smaller at equivalent quality. Conversions in the opposite direction can grow the file.
My MPG has several audio tracks — do they all survive into the WMV?
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Not dependably. MPG stores multiple audio streams as first-class tracks, but WMV playback support past the first track is inconsistent, so most players will only ever expose one. Choose the track you actually want before converting; the others are better extracted to their own files than left in a container that hides them. MPG is the extension DVD authoring software, older camcorders and broadcast ingest tools recognise, so it stays useful for those pipelines. WMV is effectively a dead end: macOS, iOS, Android and every browser need third-party decoders, and some WMV files carry DRM that cannot be converted at all.
What should I watch for converting an MPG from a disc or a broadcast recording?
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Interlacing and aspect ratio, in that order. Material made for television is interlaced almost without exception, so deinterlacing has to be on or every moving edge arrives combed; and a great deal of it is stored as non-square pixels with a flag saying how wide to display it, which a converter that ignores the flag turns into a stretched or squashed WMV. Check the first few seconds of the output before running a batch — both faults are obvious immediately and invisible in the settings. MPG is the same MPEG program stream as .mpeg — the three-letter extension is a DOS-era truncation, not a different format.
Will the WMV still play smoothly on a phone or a TV?
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It may not. MPG is decoded by dedicated silicon on phones, tablets and TVs, which is why it plays without flattening the battery. WMV typically falls back to software decoding on the same hardware — higher CPU load, a warmer device, and dropped frames on 4K material. For a device target, MPG is the safer container to stay in.
Is there any point converting between two legacy formats like MPG and WMV?
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Only if a specific piece of equipment demands the target. Both formats come from the same pre-H.264 era, so neither conversion buys efficiency, quality or future-proofing — it buys compatibility with one particular device. If the goal is to keep the footage usable long-term, convert to a current container instead of sideways. MPG inherits every MPEG-2 limitation — heavy bitrate, interlacing, no soft subtitles — plus the confusion of two extensions for one format.
Is there a file-size limit when converting MPG to WMV?
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Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.
Can I batch-convert several MPG files to WMV at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple MPG files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the WMV results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my MPG files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and WMV outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.
Will my WMV play on phones, tablets, and TVs?
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WMV plays in most desktop players but is sometimes unsupported on mobile and TV. For broadest reach, consider MP4 instead.
