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Opening a movie problem

Hi, I have a Macbook and have no trouble opening short family movies eMailed to us in .mov However when I sent some to our daughter she said she couldn't open them on her PC and they need to be in .wmv or mpeg
So how do I change them to this before sending?

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Ask your daughter to download and install the VLC Media Player. No need to convert the files, as the player can decode them.
    No catches.
  • littlepanther
    littlepanther Posts: 155 Forumite
    That is absolutely correct VLC is very good and she could also download QuickTime which is free.

    If you want to convert to wmv there is a cheap program with a trial called i sky soft, I use this all the time.
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  • knightstyle
    knightstyle Posts: 7,310 Forumite
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    Thanks guys, I use VLC it certainly is great but wasn't sure about it on a PC. Will eMail her a link.
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