How to Convert H.264 to WMV without Quality Loss on Windows and Mac?

Overview

I downloaded some MP4 H.264 files from YouTube, but I can not play them in Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player does not support to play H.264? How can I play H.264 files in Window Media Player easily?

I am using Windows 10 and for the first time I try to edit one H.264 file in the Windows Photos on my Windows 10, but I am refused and told 'Unsupported file format '. H.264 is not supported by Windows Photos? What software can help me to convert the H.264 to Windows Photos supported WMV?

H.264 is a high compressed codec widely used on a wide range of networks and systems. H.264 can be played on many mobile devices, media players, smart TVs, game consoles, etc, except for Microsoft. Microsoft gives more support to its own developed formats, such as WMV, ASF, etc than H.264. So when you have H.264 incompatibility with Microsoft based media player or other programs, the best solution is to convert the H.264 to Microsoft WMV, ASF, etc. Now the following article will introduce a professional H.264 to WMV converter - iDealshare VideoGo to help users to easily convert H.264 to WMV, ASF, etc.

H.264 to WMV Converter

It can easily help to:

• Convert any H.264 video to WMV, ASF, etc for easily playing H.264 in Windows Media Player or editing H.264 on Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photos, or other Microsoft programs.
• Convert any H.264 to AVI, MKV, FLV, MP4, WTV, TS, AVCHD, etc for more conveniently using H.264 on more video applications.
• Convert WMV or any other video format to H.264 for benefiting from the high compressed H.264 codec.
• Convert WMV, H.264 or any other unsupported video format to MOV compatible programs, MP4 compatible programs, H.265 compatible programs, ProRes compatible programs, or any other format or codec compatible program supported video formats.
• Convert between all video formats and codecs.

Guide on Converting H.264 to WMV

The converting H.264 to WMV step by step guide is listed below for your reference.

Make Preparation: Free download H.264 to WMV Converter

Free download the professional H.264 to WMV Converter - iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import H.264 file

This step is easy to finish and you only need to click the "Add file" button to import the H.264 file to this H.264 to WMV converter. Dragging and dropping H.264 to this H.264 to WMV converter also works. If you have many H.264 files and want to convert them to WMV, import all of them and convert all of them at once.

Step 2 Select WMV as output video format

Click the "Profile" button to select WMV from "General Video" category as the final exporting format.

Step 3 Convert H.264 to WMV

Click the "Convert" button to finish converting videos from H.264 to WMV.