Conversion of .MOV and .AVI files to .MP4 using VLC and ffmpeg
Here's How I Convert Apple Quicktime .MOV and Windows .AVI Video to .MP4 Introduction Many Apple devices shoot video in H265 hvec, mpeg-h video format, and contain them in dual stream format where Stream 0 is H265 video and Stream 1 is MPEG AAC (mp4a) audio. The file container is .MOV. Other formats substitute H264 video for stream 0. The results is what they call "Quicktime". Other non Apple devices such as Sony Handycams and Mavicas store their video with a .AVI format. This container has JPEG video. For all these weird and outmoded formats, you can convert them to more modern MPEG-4 video and MP3 audio, or H264 video with MP3 audio. Choose your codecs from this list . This blog entry has examples of how to convert videos with VLC command line and ffmpg command line. If this blog entry is helpful or you know of a better way, please say so in the comments. -- Thanks Guys! Convert it using MSDOS Batch Scripting and VLC player ...