Fix iPhone Video in Windows Media Player Playback Issues

Windows Media Player won't play your iPhone video? Get the best solution from this article. 


I have downloaded photos and videos from our iPhones to our Windows PC, and the video files won't play on WMP. The files are *.MOV files, they show in the folder, but I get the following error while trying to play: 

"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file." 

After reading several different posts about iPhone video in Windows Media Player in related forum, here I put together a working workflow. 

To properly play video (and even music files), Windows Media Player required an appropriate codec. Codecs are small programs that encode digital signals in a file or data and decode. Only in this way, the player can interpret the streams as a music or film and play correctly. If a codec is missing in the system, the corresponding video file cannot be played. You will receive an error message. So, in the first place, please make sure you've downloaded the correct codec. 

By downloading a codec pack, you may play your iPhone video in Windows Media Player successfully, but it seems a bit complicated, especially for the novice, and usually messes up WMP. On this occasion, you need to transcode iPhone MOV to Windows Media Player preferred WMV files and then transfer the converted MOV files to WMP for playback. 

Brorsoft Video Converter is the right tool for you. It is the best video converter that can help you transcode iPhone MOV to Windows Media Player supported WMV format with high output video quality. Besides, it supports converting iPhone video to Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Pinnacle Studio, VEGAS Pro, etc video editors compatible format. Download it now and follow the steps to convert your iPhone videos to Windows Media Player with original quality. 

Convert iPhone video to Windows Media Player 

Step 1. After downloading, install and run this iPhone Video Converter. Just copy the MOV files from your iPhone to your hard drive. Import the files to the software for converting. 

 

Step 2. Click Format and choose WMP supported format, such as WMV, as the output format. If necessary, click Settings, you can adjust the video, audio parameters.. 

 

Step 3. Finally, hit the big Convert button on bottom of the main windows and the conversion from iPhone MOV to Windows Media Player will begin immediately. 

After the conversion, hit Open button to get the best video files to playback with Windows Media Player beautifully. 

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