I have a pocket pc running on windows 2002 version of OS.  iPAQ 5455
with Windows Media Player 8.5 on it.  I want to know how to convert
video clips from whatever format (usually avi) to a format that I can
run on my pocket pc Windows Media Player like wmv

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Request for Question Clarification by seizer-ga on 21 Apr 2003 13:11 PDT

Hi there capton! Do you wish to do the conversion on your Pocket PC,
or would you also consider doing it on a desktop computer?

--seizer-ga

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Clarification of Question by capton-ga on 21 Apr 2003 19:57 PDT

I would love to be able to do the conversion on my desktop and then
drag n drop the converted file to the Compact Flash storage card.

Hello. Capton. This took me a while to figure out although the answer
was really quite simple. The software that you want is a free download
from Microsoft called Windows Media Encoder. You can find it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx

If you don't have the hardware yet to drag and drop to a flash card I
recommend the SanDisk ImageMate USB Dual Reader CF/SM Model SDDR-75
which cost $19 here:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=20-171-006&refer=bizrate

Happy converting!
-shiva777

Try using the Windows Media Encoder, It's free, and there is even an
option within to encode specifically for PocketPC devices. This is
what I  use.  There are a few limitations, but generally works well.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5691ba02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&DisplayLang=en

Hi capton,

The Windows Media Encoder that grantk mentioned does what you need. 
It can convert AVI and other formats to WMV.  You can download the
latest version from the following page:

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx

Another free utility that converts between AVI and WMV is the STOIK
Video Converter.  You can download it from the following page:

STOIK Video Converter
http://www.stoik.com/products/morphman/mm30_svc.htm

Regards,
sldreamer

Open the avi file with Windows Movie Maker, then wait for all the
frames to be made, then you can save your movie into the wmv format.
Its really pretty easy.