
Once you have the software you will drag your video file onto the Handbrake icon. The encoding time depends on some variables like: the speed of your Mac, the duration of the video file, the codec you selected (MP4 or ), other programs your Mac is currently running and whether you decide to do a 2-pass encoding or not. You can download the compression software known as Handbrake here. Last, click the "Start" button and stay back. Try to pick a location that has sufficient disk space to store the converted file. You can name your file and choose its destination using this box. Now you need to choose the destination location. You can modify 3 settings in the Destination section: codec, file destination and file format.
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You could always go with the default settings, but if you'd like more control over the output, here's how to do it. It allows you to convert digital video, such as from a DVD source (MPEG2) to the more advanced MPEG4 H.264 format. The way your picture and sound quality will turn out in the resulting file depends on the settings you choose in this step. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. If a dialog box doesn't open up, click on the icon that says Source and select the videos in you mac which you want to convert. You can load videos such as 3GP, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MPG, WMV you want to convert. Follow the directions on your screen and you'll be fine. Once downloaded, depending on your computer's operating system, you'll be asked to install the program.

If you already have Handbrake installed, please check to see if your version is out of date.

Part 1: How to Convert Videos on Mac Using HandBrake

