Updated Jul 04,2018 | by Micky
MOV is an MPEG 4 video container file format developed by Apple for playing videos in Quicktime program. Although it is introduced by Apple in 1998, MOV is still not a very popular video format. Sometimes you may find problems when playing MOV videos on other platforms such as Android system with an error message showing Unsupported Video Format, Cannot play this video, or Unknown Error. It could be a headache if you could not find a solution to play a MOV video.
The best solution to play MOV videos on various platforms is to convert MOV videos into MP4 format. It is very important for you to convert your videos into MP4 format. Because MP4 is the most popular video format that supports almost all mobile devices including iOS system. And it still keeps the high quality of the videos so that you can enjoy your videos without loss of quality.
However how to Convert MOV to MP4 Free? You may put off the converting because of the mistaken belief that it is very complicated to convert MOV videos into MP4 format and an expensive video editor is needed.
This page will let you know a video converter which helps you convert MOV videos to MP4 free and download YouTube videos easily with just a few steps.
How to Convert MOV to MP4 Free with a free and easy-to-us tool: IOTransfer 3
A free and easy to use video converter is very necessary as there are other situations that you may need one, such as reducing a video size.
Step 1: Install IOTransfer 3 and Go to Converter
Download IOTransfer 3 and install it on your computer. Open IOTransfer 3, go to the VIDEOS tab and find the Converter at the left column.
Step 2: Add MOV videos and choose MP4 as the output format
Click the Add Files button to choose the MOV video you would like to convert. MP4 is the default output file format. You can click the dropdown icon to choose other formats such as AVI, MKV, FLV, MP3 and more
Step 3: Start to convert MOV to MP4 Free
Click the Convert Now button to convert your MOV videos into MP4 format.
Please note that the Converter doesn’t change your original MOV videos. It generates new MP4 files in the Convert Location. You can click the Convert Location under the Convert Now button to choose the location you preferred. And you can decide to keep the original MOV videos or not according to your needs.
If you would like to send a copy of the converted MP4 videos to your iOS devices, please connect your iOS device with your computer with a USB cable and make sure to Allow the access of your computer to your iOS devices. After the device is connected successfully, please open IOTransfer 3 and tick the option ‘Automatically import the converted videos into your IOS devices’. Then you can enjoy the converted MP4 videos on your iOS devices.
IOTransfer 3 is not just a video converter. It is also a free online video downloader which enables you to download YouTube videos in MP4 format directly. In addition to downloading YouTube MP4 videos, IOTransfer 3 also supports download videos from FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, Usteam, Metacafe and much more.
Free download the recommended video convert and video downloader IOTransfer 3 and give it a try!
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