what is a good program for converting 264

macafee2 · 6th May 2017, 17:44

what is a good program for converting files that are 264 files to mp4?

vlc will play 264 files but I'd like to convert them to mp4 so I can use vlc without messing with its configuration and other players to watch the file.
I also can use vlc to get just a minute or 2 from the video and make a new short video instead of having to keep a file that's 30 minutes long.

thanks
macafee2

Rogue · 6th May 2017, 18:08

https://videoconverter.wondershare.com/

Will convert most file types into most others and there is a trial version available. Output seems to be of good quality although it's not the fastest i've used.

macafee2 · 12th May 2017, 16:37

I have ended up with a converter from http://www.tomabo.com/
slow in converting but has worked ok no issues

I then used VLC another free program to trip the video from 30 minutes down to 1 or 2

macafee2

mbonwick · 12th May 2017, 18:09

Handbrake is my transcoder of choice. It's free.

Fifer · 13th May 2017, 23:00

I've been using "Video to Video Converter" for a few years now, and it will convert virtually all movie and sound files. It does a lot more than that though, and is completely free.

http://www.videotovideo.org/

Avulon · 14th May 2017, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbonwick

Handbrake is my transcoder of choice. It's free.

Handbrake - nothing else. For clarification though - H264 is a video compression codec. mp4 is a file format for containing video. An mp4 file can contain audio, video, subtitles and images. The video and audio codecs used for the video and audio can vary. E.g. it's common for an mp4 file to hold H264 video and mp3 audio. Could equally use H265 or HEVC for video and AAC for audio. Decoding some video codecs often relies on the hardware itself having the capability and being licenced to do so: these licences are often paid for by the hardware manufacturer at build time. If VLC is having a problem playing videos encoded in H.264 then it's probably having to decode in software rather than hardware (or it's been setup that way) and the CPU isn't up to the job. There are various levels of H.264 compression as well (to further complicate the matter) - I suggest to download Handbrake and read the help files/Wiki and forums for further info.

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