How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac Easily with or without iMovie

How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac Easily with or without iMovie


You will learn how to convert MOV to MP4 on Mac. The software we used in this video is iMovie and Cisdem Video Converter (now called Cisdem VideoPaw).
Download Cisdem Video Converter here: https://download.cisdem.com/cisdem-videoconverter.dmg.
Related article: https://www.cisdem.com/resource/convert-mov-to-mp4-mac.html.
iMovie is a wonderful video editing program but not a dedicated MOV to MP4 converter for Mac.
To batch convert among any video and audio formats, including MOV and MP4, try Cisdem.
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MOV files are often slightly higher
quality but larger in size than MP4
files to reduce the storage space of MOV
files in this video I will show you how
to convert mov to MP4 on Mac with or
without iMovie first let's see how to do
it with a movie
iMovie is a proprietary video editing
software that comes with the Mac system
when you open it drag an mov video
directly into the timeline of your
iMovie project simply click the share
button and choose file to export your
video
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only when you select the output quality
is best pro resolution the output format
will be mov
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ing
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for other options no matter which one
you choose the output format will be MP4
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method 2 converting mov to MP4 without
iMovie
a movie is not a video converter for Mac
if you want to convert among any video
and audio format without losing quality
try system video converter the download
link is provided in the description
section Below on my desktop sitem video
converter has been installed and four
mov test files have been prepared
drag and drop these MOV files into the
video converter choose MP4 as the output
format you can choose h.264 encoded MP4
or h.265 encoded MP4 to compress mov to
a smaller size I usually recommend
choosing hevc MP4
there are also many presets for devices
for example if you want to play your MP4
on iPhone you can select your phone
model directly
in addition you can convert mov to other
formats like MKV Avi and many
just choose the formats according to
your needs
you can adjust video properties if you
are not an experienced user keep the
default settings
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to edit mov videos before conversion
open the editing window and make some
changes as you like
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finally choose an output destination and
start the conversion
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together
see your converted MP4 files by clicking
The Tick button
alright thanks for watching see you
later
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Video Length: 04:12
Uploaded By: Cisdem VideoPaw
Published: 3/30/2023
View Count: 8,247

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Cisdem VideoPaw for Mac: Converter, Downloader, Disc Ripper and Recorder in One App Cisdem VideoPaw for Mac is a $69.99 one-time-purchase media toolkit for one Mac that converts video and audio in batches, saves video from websites, rips DVDs and Blu-ray discs, records your screen and compresses large files. It suits Mac users who would otherwise keep a converter, a downloader and a ripper side by side. Macs make this kind of chore oddly awkward...


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