How to Stream WMV Video
Learn how to stream Windows Media Video over the Internet
Showing personal videos is a great way to share the emotions evoked by events. If you've created a video masterpiece you want to share with others, you can publish it to your website with Movavi Video Converter and a simple HTML editor.
Files in WMV format are good quality and small size, which makes them very portable. The most obvious advantage is that videos in WMV format will play on almost any Windows computer using the default Windows Media Player. This is probably the best choice to start out.
Follow these simple steps to start streaming WMV video on your web page.
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Step 1:
Download Movavi Video Converter
Download and install the software to stream WMV video
Click here to download Movavi Video Converter - a powerful and easy-to-use video converter. Run the MovaviVideoConverterSetup.exe file and follow the Installation Wizard instructions.
Step 2:
Add Your Video or DVD
Select the movie you want to convert to WMV format

Open the program and click the +FILE button to add videos you want to convert to WMV. If the original video source is DVD, click the +DVD button to add
Step 3:
Choose WMV Format
Choose a desired preset to convert your video to WMV

In the settings panel at the lower part of the program window, select WMV from the Preset list. Select a necessary WMV preset, e.g. WMV 9 for VHS quality video.
Step 4:
Start Conversion
Start converting your videos to WMV

Click the Browse button next to the Destination list of the program window to specify where the program should save converted files.
Click the Convert button. Your video will be saved to the WMV format for streaming over the Internet.
Step 5:
Publish Your Video
Upload the converted video to a server and create a link for WMV video on your site
To create a link, you'll need to insert some additional lines of HTML to your site. You can copy and paste sample HTML text from here.
That's all there is to it. Now your video will start playing as soon as your web page is opened.
Here's an example:
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