DivX to WTV Converter

DivX to WTV Converter

DivX is an MPEG-4 Part 2 video, usually carried in an AVI or .divx file. WTV (Windows Recorded TV Show) is the proprietary container Windows Media Center used to store recorded television. This converter transcodes a DivX clip into a WTV file so it can sit alongside genuine recordings in an old Media Center library — the one realistic reason this conversion exists.

Before you start, a caveat worth knowing: Windows Media Center is end-of-life. Microsoft announced its removal at the 2015 Build conference, and it is stripped out when a PC upgrades to Windows 10. Windows 7 was the last edition to bundle it; on Windows 8 and 8.1 it was a paid add-on. So WTV has almost no modern playback path. If your goal is general playback or sharing, convert to MP4 instead — it is smaller, plays everywhere, and is the more sensible target. See DivX to MP4 for that route.

DivX Format at a Glance

WTV Format at a Glance

How to Convert DivX to WTV

1. Upload Your DivX File: Drag and drop your .divx or .avi file onto the page, or click "Add Files" to browse. You can queue several files and convert them with the same settings.
2. Set the Quality Preset: Open Advanced Options and choose a Quality Preset (the default is "Very High (Recommended)"), or switch to Specific file size, Constant Bitrate, or Variable Bitrate if you need a particular output size.
3. Adjust Resolution or Trim (Optional): Keep the original resolution, pick a preset, or set a custom Width x Height; use the Trim "Time Range" control to export only part of the clip.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert and download your WTV file. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared or made public.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is converting DivX to WTV actually useful?

Rarely. The only practical use is importing video into an old Windows 7 or 8.1 Media Center library so it appears next to your recorded TV. Because Media Center was removed when Windows 10 launched in 2015, a WTV file has almost no playback path on a current PC. For everyday viewing or sharing, DivX to MP4 is the better choice.

Will a WTV file play on Windows 10 or Windows 11?

Not natively — Windows 10 and 11 ship without Windows Media Center, and the upgrade process removes it from earlier installs. On those systems you would need a third-party player; VLC can open unprotected WTV files, but there is no built-in support. If you need reliable modern playback, convert to MP4 rather than WTV.

Does the WTV output keep DivX's MPEG-4 video, or does it re-encode?

WTV is a recorded-TV container that holds MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 video with MPEG-1 Layer II or AC-3 audio, so the stream is transcoded into a WTV-compatible form rather than copied byte-for-byte. Because re-encoding is involved, set the Quality Preset high (or use Variable Bitrate) if you want to preserve as much detail as possible.

Can I go the other way, from WTV back to a normal video?

Yes. If you have recordings stuck in the dead WTV format, WTV to MP4 pulls them into a modern, widely playable container. Note that copy-protected WTV recordings are tied to the PC that made them and generally cannot be converted.

Why is my DivX file an AVI, and will it still work here?

DivX is a codec, not a container, so DivX video is usually wrapped in an AVI file (or a .divx file, which is an extended AVI). Both are accepted here. If you have many DivX files in different containers, the DivX converter hub lists every target format we support.

How large a DivX file can I upload?

In our testing, typical DVD-era DivX clips a few hundred megabytes in size convert without issue. The practical limit is upload time over your connection rather than a fixed cap, so very large files simply take longer to transfer before processing begins.