Mac/Windows MP4 Converter Guide: how to convert video to MP4 format?

MP4 video format is a very popular video format right now. Actually, MP4 file is multimedia file, which is a container format that can store video, audio and subtitle data. MP4 format is really popular because many stores like iTunes are using this container format, iPod and Playstation Portable (PSP) and other popular devices support MP4 format.
This guide aims to show you how to convert videos to MP4 format on Windows and Mac.

For Windows:
To convert videos to MP4 format I use Aiseesoft MP4 Video Converter.

Its input video formats are really amazing.
It can decode MPG, MPEG, MPEG2, VOB, MP4, M4V, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF, QT, TS, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPV, MOD, TOD, MP3, MP2, AAC, AC3, WAV, MID, MIDI, WMA, M4A, RA, RAM, HD video etc. and convert them into MP4 format.

It works perfectly with iPod iPhone, PSP, Creative Zen, Zune, Zune 2, iRiver PMP, Archos, PS3, Xbox, etc.

Step 1: Load Video
Click “Add File” to load the video that you want to convert to MP4 format to Aiseesoft MP4 Video Converter.
You can also do it by clicking “File” and choose “Add File”.



Step 2: Choose Your Output Profile and Settings
From “Profile” drop-down list you can choose your output profile according to your need.
For example, if you have a iPod and you want to convert video for it, you need to choose “iPod” from the profile list and then it also provides the second chance to specify your iPod generation. You can choose “iPod touch”, “iPod nano” and other iPod generation.

You can also adjust the settings of your output video, such as “video/audio encoder”, “Video/audio Bitrate”, “Channels”, “Resolution” and so on.

Step 3: Video Editing
This powerful MP4 video converter allows you to do many video editings.

1. Effect:
You can adjust the “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Saturation” and also you can use “deinterlacing” to improve you output effect.



2. Trim:
“Trim” function allows you to pick up any part of your video to convert. You can just convert a part of your video that you want.
There are 3 ways that you can trim your video.
a. You can drag the buttons to set the start and end time
b. You can preview the video first and when you want to start trim click the left one of the pair buttons when you want to end click the right one.
c. You can set the exact start and end time at the buttom of the pop-up window.

3: Crop:
“Crop” means to choose a certain play area to convert.
There are 2 ways that you can crop your video.
a. You can set your own mode on the bottom of the pop-up window
b. You can drag frame to set your own crop mode

Step 4: Conversion
After you have done all the steps above you can click “Start” button to start your conversion.

For Mac:
Mac users can also enjoy Mp4 video at will.
Here you just need Aiseesoft MP4 Video Converter for Mac.



Step 1. Load Video
Click “Add File” to load the video/movie that you want to convert to MP4 format.

Step 2. Choose Profile and Settings
You can choose your output profile on a drop-down list.
Click “Settings” button you can adjust the details of your output video/movie

Step 3. Conversion
Everything is ready and you just need to click “Start” button to begin the conversion.

How to convert all popular video and audio files to iPod on Mac OS

Want to convert all popular video files MP4 format for Mac OS X? Aiseesoft MP4 Video Converter for Mac is a perfect solution to MP4 video format conversion. It can convert your videos to iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, and so on. To convert your video files with Aiseesoft MP4 Video Converter for Mac, you can just following the steps below:

Note: This guide is for Mac users, if you use windows, please see how to convert all video to MP4 format on windows!

You can download the latest version for free form the product page of MP4 Converter for mac, (choose intel version OR PowerPC version according to the processor of your iMac / MacBook / Mac Pro...)

Reference of Aiseesoft MP4 converter for Mac:
Input Video formats: ASF, MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, MOV, FLV, TS/TP (for HD Video), AVI, etc.
Iutput Video formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, AC3, etc.
Onput Audio formats: MP4, AVI.
Output Audio formats: MP3, M4A, AAC
Support Devices: iPod , iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Creative Zen, iRiver, MP4 player and MP3 player

Step 1: Add Video files
Click the "Add File" button to add video files to the program by automatically selecting an appropriate encoder for the video files you want to convert to the program.

Step 2: Output Settings
After you add video files, you can select an output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files.
This powerful Mac mp4 converter supports various mp4 formats to support your different MP4 devices. For example, you can choose iPod Video MPEG-4/H.264, iPod touch/nano/classic MPEG-4, iPhone Video MPEG-4, PSP Video MPEG-4, etc. So you can easily select the proper format according to the device's name.
If you want to merge all added video files into one file, you can check the "Merge into one file" option. If you don't want to use the default video and audio encoding settings, just click the Settings button to set these settings.

Step 3: Start Conversion
Click the “Start” button to start conversion and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back: )

Aiseesoft MP4 converter for mac can also trim, crop videos, these functions are the same as DVD Ripper for MAC. You can learn more from how to crop, trim DVD clips on Mac OS X .

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