How to Convert PVR to WMV for Playback on Media Player

November 19, 2013 6:31 pm / Posted by Ian Lam to Video Conversion

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It is really cool that we can now record our favorite TV shows at anytime we want with the popularity of the freeview digital set-top box called Personal Video Recorder (PVR), or sometimes named as Digital Video Recorder (DVR). And it seems .pvr is becoming a common format/codec on many of the freeview and freesat boxes. However, PVR videos are of poor compatibility with either playing on Media Player or editing with Movie Maker, which is a pain in the butt for many users. In this regard, it is necessary to find an easy solution to meet the demand of those who want to enjoy PVR videos with Media Player or do some simple editing with Movie Makers.

Doremisoft is a comprehensive software developer who focuses on providing the best video/audio solutions for users. Their Video Converter (Video Converter for Mac) could be the perfect video tool to help us solve the PVR video problems: to convert PVR to WMV, which is fittest format for Windows Media Player as well as Movie Maker. Now get a free trial from Doremisoft, and follow the tutorial below to convert PVR/DVR to WMV.

How to Convert .PVR to .WMV for playing in Media Player and editing with Windows Movie Maker

First of all, you need to copy the PVR videos to your computer by using a USB cable or an SD card adapter. After transferring, click "Add File" and load the videos to the PVR/DVR to WMV video converter.

Hit the menu bar of "Profile” and then choose the output format from the drop-down list as "Common Video"-->"WMV". You can also split the unwanted TV ads by clicking "Clip". Would like to know more editing information? Please check the User Guide

When all the steps above are perfectly done, you can then click the big green "Start" button to begin the conversion. And thereafter, you can import the converted PVR to Media Player/Movie Maker effortlessly.