# Video Format Conversion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-format-conversion/71902>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-format-conversion/71902 "2001-07-10T02:18:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-format-conversion/71902/1 "2001-07-10T02:18:51Z")

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Is there software that can convert video files from .avi, .asf, or .rm format into .wma?

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**Author:** ![JellyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@JellyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JellyMan)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-format-conversion/71902/2 "2001-07-10T12:25:41Z")

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I don’t believe you can convert to wma, but consult this [site.www.vcdhelp.com](http://site.www.vcdhelp.com) Search for a program called tempgnc. check the spelling on that I think it is incorrect but close.