size limit on wmv files?

gmes29 wrote on 1/4/2009, 1:25 PM

i can't seem to load a 1.6g wmv into either VMS or DVD-AS. smaller ones seem to work ok so if the size is the problem, i have to wonder why i have been able to load just as large or larger mpg files into various projects. any ideas? maybe i have to convert the thing to avi via some 3rd party?

no sooner did i post this than i figured it out. it is DRM protected. not sure why - i bought it legally. any suggestions on how to remove this DRM stuff?

Comments

Eugenia wrote on 1/4/2009, 1:36 PM

WMV files are very heavy, so I guess the decoder chokes. WMV is also not suitable for editing in the first place. So please use a freeware converter and export in an intermediate format, so you don't lose quality when you convert it. Such a format is Huffyuv, or you can use something milder and smaller, like DV-AVI or M2T HDV.

gmes29 wrote on 1/4/2009, 3:20 PM

i'm assuming Eugenia missed my addendum regarding the DRM protection. from what i've seen on the web though, there are legal programs out there that remove the protection. anybody have the real skinny on this?

Chienworks wrote on 1/4/2009, 3:52 PM

I'd have to take exception to that. I really doubt that there is a program that is both legal, and can legally be used to remove DRM. There might be legal software that just happens to be able to do this, but i'm sure it would be very illegal to use it for such a purpose.

gmes29 wrote on 1/4/2009, 6:28 PM

here's a few links that advertise as being legal. they look legit to me..

http://www.daniusoft.com/
http://tunebite.com/en/remove_drm/index.html

all this just to create a DVD from a legally purchased wmv.. seems like i should be able to do that.

Chienworks wrote on 1/4/2009, 6:42 PM

They may claim to be legit. I could claim to be the king of Denmark for that matter.

DRM's license very clearly specify the *rights* you purchase to the encoded file. Remember that you didn't purchase the .wmv file; you purchased the right to watch it. The file comes along free because it's the only way you can use the right you paid for. It's quite possible and in fact highly likely that your rights do not include transcoding it to another format. It's a near certainty that your rights do not include removing the DRM protection. You have agreed to all this when you paid for it, whether you realized it at the time or not.