wmv to mp4 poor quality

[csnead]

When I convert from wmv to mp4 using graph edit the
quality seems very poor. I began w/ an avi, then created
a movie file in WMM, then used graph edit to create mp4.
I thought there was supposed to be very little
degredation. File size went from 100mb to 25mb, but
quality dropped too. Any way to keep quality up in mp4's?

 

[Randy [MSFT]]

Using GraphEdt to write a MP4 will likely use the default encoding
settings -- like these default settings are for a fairly low bitrate --
hence the reduced quality/file size.

I don't klnow which output file writer you are using to output the MP4, but
perhaps there are some property settings that you can make to specify a
higher output bitrate?