TIFF to WMV Converter

How to Convert TIFF to WMV Online

1. Upload Your TIFF Files: Drag and drop or click "+ Add Files" to load one or many .tif/.tiff files. Batch upload is supported so you can build a single slideshow from a folder of scanned pages or photo exports.
2. Choose Merge Strategy and Image Duration: Pick Merge images to combine every upload into one WMV slideshow, or Video per image to render one WMV per file. Set Image Duration to control how long each TIFF stays on screen — choose 1/24s or 1/30s for cinematic frame rates, or 3-10 seconds per frame for a viewable slideshow.
3. Adjust Quality, Resolution, and Background (Optional): Switch the Quality Preset between Constant Quality and Constraint Quality, set the Preset dropdown to a target (Very High is the default), and pick a Video Resolution — keep original, choose a fixed size like 1920x1080, or pick a preset like 768p. Use Background Color (black by default) to fill letterboxing when your TIFF aspect ratio differs from the video frame.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files are processed on our servers and the finished .wmv is ready in seconds — no sign-up, no watermark, no Windows Movie Maker required.

Why Convert TIFF to WMV?

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format, maintained by Adobe since acquiring Aldus in 1994) is the gold standard for archival scans, multi-page documents, and lossless print masters — but it is an image format, not a video format. WMV (Windows Media Video, container Advanced Systems Format / .asf) is Microsoft's native video format and remains the smoothest playback option in legacy Windows environments and older PowerPoint decks. Converting a stack of TIFFs into a WMV gives you one playable file instead of a folder of stills.

• Slideshows for Windows Media Player — WMV is a first-class citizen in Windows Media Player, which natively plays WMV, ASF, WM, WAV, and AVI but not MP4 or MOV out of the box on older Windows builds. A TIFF-to-WMV export is the simplest way to hand a viewable presentation to a Windows-only colleague.
• Embedding scans in legacy PowerPoint — PowerPoint 2013 through 2024 accepts WMV directly. Microsoft has marked WMV as "limited and deprecated" only in PowerPoint version 2505 and above, so for anyone on an older Microsoft 365 channel, LTSC, or perpetual Office 2021, WMV is still a supported insert format.
• Digitizing scanned documents and manuscripts — multi-page TIFFs from flatbed scanners (Epson, Canon, Fujitsu) become a single timed video, useful for librarians, genealogists, and archivists who want a walkthrough of a document set without sharing a ZIP of stills.
• Time-lapse from TIFF photo sequences — DSLRs and astrophotography rigs frequently save bursts as TIFFs to preserve raw tonal range. Stitching them into WMV at 24 or 30 fps produces a viewable time-lapse for clients still on Windows playback chains.
• Kiosk and digital-signage loops — many older signage players and Windows Embedded kiosks ship with the Windows Media codec stack pre-installed. WMV plays without extra codec packs, making it a safe choice for in-store displays running unattended.
• Producing smaller files than MP4 in some pipelines — WMV's VC-1/WMV3 codec (standardized as SMPTE 421M in 2006) reaches good compression at low bitrates, which can help when you need a sub-10 MB slideshow for email or an intranet upload.

TIFF vs WMV — Format Comparison

Codec and Quality Quick Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert TIFF to WMV instead of MP4?

For most modern uses MP4 is the better target — it is Microsoft's own recommended PowerPoint video format and plays in every browser. Pick WMV when you specifically need playback in Windows Media Player without extra codecs, when you're inserting video into an older PowerPoint deck on a perpetual Office 2019/2021 install, or when your downstream system (kiosk, signage player, legacy enterprise app) explicitly expects .wmv. If you're not sure, our TIFF to MP4 converter is the safer default.

How long will each TIFF be visible in the WMV?

It is controlled entirely by the Image Duration setting. The default is 5 seconds per frame. The dropdown also offers fractional values (1/24s, 1/30s, 1/60s) for cinematic-frame-rate time-lapses, and longer holds (up to 10 seconds per frame) for slideshow-style playback. Pick a value that matches whether you're building a video (short per-frame) or a presentation (multi-second per-frame).

My TIFFs are different sizes — what happens in the WMV?

The video frame is a fixed rectangle, so off-aspect TIFFs are letterboxed against the Background Color you choose (black by default, with about 25 named colors available including white, gray, navy, and crimson). Pick white if your TIFFs are document scans on white paper so the borders blend in; pick black for photographs. To avoid letterboxing entirely, pre-crop your TIFFs to a single aspect ratio before uploading.

Will the WMV play on my Mac?

Not natively in current macOS. Apple removed built-in WMV support years ago, and Microsoft's Flip4Mac plugin ended sales on July 1, 2019. Modern Mac users will need VLC or IINA to play WMV. If your audience is mixed-platform, convert to MP4 instead — it is universally supported on macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, and every browser.

What codec does the WMV use, and can I change it?

The default is WMV2 (Microsoft Windows Media Video 8), which is the widest-compatible WMV codec — it plays in Windows Media Player going back to Windows XP. The Advanced Options also expose WMV1 (Windows Media Video 7) for Windows 98/Me-era compatibility. We do not currently expose WMV3/VC-1 as a separate option on this page; if you need VC-1's better compression you can pick it on our video compressor when working with an existing video.

Can I include an audio track or background music?

This converter is image-to-video, so it does not add audio by itself. The output WMV is silent. If you need music or narration, convert the silent WMV with a desktop editor (DaVinci Resolve Free, OpenShot, Shotcut) and add an audio track there, or convert to MP4 first via TIF to MP4 and use any browser-based video editor to overlay audio.

What's the largest TIFF I can upload?

Single-page TIFF files are typically small (a few MB), but high-resolution scans or multi-page TIFFs can easily exceed 100 MB. Our service handles large image batches; if you hit a limit, split your batch into smaller groups or downscale the TIFFs first with the TIFF compressor. For reference, a 24-bit uncompressed 8K TIFF can approach 200 MB by itself.

How does WMV compare to AVI for a slideshow?

WMV (using WMV2 or WMV3/VC-1) generally produces a smaller file than AVI at the same visual quality because AVI is just a container — it commonly wraps MJPEG or DivX/Xvid, which are older and less efficient codecs. WMV is also better integrated with PowerPoint and Windows Media Player. AVI's advantage is broader codec choice and a slight edge in editor compatibility. If you want the AVI route, use TIF to AVI instead.

Is the conversion done in my browser?

No — TIFF-to-video conversion is server-backed because turning many images into a timed video with codec encoding is too heavy for server-based conversion. Files upload to our converter, are processed on our servers, and the WMV download is offered immediately. We do not retain your files beyond the session.