Publisher to WMV Converter

Convert PUB to WMV: What This Tutorial Covers

This guide is for anyone holding a Microsoft Publisher (.pub) file — a flyer, brochure, newsletter, or poster layout — who needs it as a WMV video for an older Windows Media pipeline, a digital sign, or an upload form that accepts video but not Publisher documents. Before you start, know exactly what you get: xconvert rasterizes your Publisher page to a still image and holds that image on screen for a set number of seconds, producing a silent WMV built from those frames. There is no motion, animation, or audio — it is your layout shown as a fixed picture for the duration you choose, encoded with the WMV 2 codec inside a Windows Media (ASF) container. If you actually want to read, print, or share the document, a video is the wrong target — skip to the alternatives below.

How to Convert PUB to WMV

1. Upload Your PUB File: Drag and drop your .pub file onto the page, or click "+ Add Files" to browse. You can queue several Publisher files at once.
2. Pick Image Duration: Set how long the page stays on screen under "Image Duration" — the default is 5 seconds per frame, and you can choose anything from a single frame (1/60s) up to 10 seconds.
3. Set Background Color and Resolution (Optional): Choose a "Background Color" to fill any space around the page (default is Black) and a "Video resolution" — keep the original, use a preset like 768p, or set a fixed size such as 1920x1080. Leave "Quality Preset" on "Very High (Recommended)" to keep text crisp.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and download your WMV. No sign-up, no watermark.

Walk-through: Getting a Usable WMV Instead of a One-Frame Flash

The single most important setting is Image Duration, because it decides whether your WMV is a watchable clip or a fraction-of-a-second flash. Match it to how the file will be used:

• For a readable on-screen display (a flyer looping on a monitor, a slide in a legacy Windows presentation): keep the default 5 seconds, or raise it to 8-10 seconds so viewers have time to read the layout.
• For a single still you just need wrapped in a video container (an upload form or media player that rejects images but accepts WMV): pick 1 second — you still get a valid, playable file.

A couple of other settings are worth setting deliberately:

• Background Color — a Publisher page is rarely the 16:9 shape of a video frame, so the converter pads the sides. Black is the default; switch to White or a color that matches your layout so the padding is not distracting.
• Merge strategy — if you upload more than one file, choose "Merge images" to combine them into a single WMV, or "Video per image" to get a separate file for each upload.

By default the video is encoded with the WMV 2 codec (Windows Media Video 8) inside an ASF container, which is what Windows Media Player and older Windows-based players expect. Because the source is a static document, the output carries no audio track — the conversion screen does not show an audio codec option for image-to-video jobs, which is why there is no WMA stream to configure.

Common Errors and How to Fix Them

• "My video has no sound" — That is expected. A Publisher file contains no audio, so the WMV is silent by design. To add narration or music, import the WMV into a video editor and lay an audio track on top.
• "The page flashes by too fast" — Image Duration is set too low. Raise it to 5 seconds or more so the page is readable.
• "There are bars around my page" — Your layout's proportions do not match the video frame. Pick a "Video resolution" closer to the page's shape, or change the Background Color so the padding blends in.
• "The text looks soft or blocky" — WMV 2 is an older, lower-efficiency codec, so fine print can soften at low resolutions. Keep "Video resolution" high (or original) and leave the Quality Preset on Very High; for sharper text consider PUB to MP4, which uses the more efficient H.264 codec.
• "It won't play outside Windows" — WMV is a Microsoft format with limited support on macOS, iOS, and Android without extra codecs. If you need broad playback, use MP4 instead.

When This Doesn't Work — and Better Alternatives

WMV is the right target only when you specifically need a Windows Media video file — most often to feed an older Windows-only player, encoder, or digital-signage system. If your real goal is to read, print, or share the layout, a video is the wrong container: it locks your multi-page document into frames and throws away the selectable text. Microsoft itself recommends moving Publisher files to PDF or Word before Publisher support ends on October 1, 2026, and PDF preserves every page, your fonts, and crisp text far better than any video. For most people the better paths are PUB to PDF for a faithful, printable document, or PUB to JPG / PUB to PNG for shareable page images. Reach for WMV only when a Windows-specific tool genuinely requires it. Note too that a .pub saved by a very old or heavily customized Publisher build may not render perfectly; if a page comes out blank, export it to PDF from Publisher first, then convert that.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the WMV actually move, or is it just a still image?

It is a still image held on screen. xconvert rasterizes the Publisher page to a frame and displays it for the duration you set, so the result is a static, silent clip — there is no motion because a Publisher layout contains nothing to animate. The video simply gives you the page wrapped in a Windows Media container.

Why is there no audio in my converted WMV?

Publisher documents have no audio track, so there is nothing for the converter to carry over and the output is silent. For image-to-video jobs the conversion screen does not expose an audio codec at all, which is why you will not see a WMA option. To add sound, drop the WMV into a video editor and add an audio track afterward.

What happens to a multi-page Publisher file?

Each page is rasterized to its own frame, so a multi-page .pub is shown one page after another like a slideshow, with every page held for the Image Duration you set. If you only need a single page, a one-page .pub (or exporting just that page first) gives you the cleanest result. Because a WMV cannot carry a real page structure, this is another reason PUB to PDF is the better choice when you want to keep the document as a document.

Should I convert my .pub to WMV or to PDF?

Convert to WMV only if you need a video file for a Windows Media player, encoder, or digital sign. If you want to read, email, or print the layout, use PUB to PDF instead — PDF keeps your fonts and selectable text intact across every page, which is also what Microsoft recommends before Publisher reaches end of support on October 1, 2026.

Why pick WMV over MP4 for a Publisher slide?

Almost always you should not. MP4 with H.264 plays on essentially every modern phone, browser, and TV, while WMV is a Microsoft format that needs extra codecs to play reliably outside Windows. In our testing, the WMV 2 codec also produced softer text on small fonts than H.264 at the same resolution. Choose WMV only when a legacy Windows tool specifically requires it; otherwise PUB to MP4 is the safer pick.

Is the conversion private, and are my files kept?

Your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted on our servers, and the result is sent back to you — no sign-up, no watermark, and nothing is shared or made public. Uploaded files and their outputs are deleted automatically a few hours after conversion.