How To Convert A File To A Perfect MP4 In Handbrake 👨‍🏫 (Alternate Method In Description)

[@ScrapyardFilms]

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[@JoshFoli]

Can you explain how to output an audio only format?

[@DRAWKCABLLA]

thank you, very helpful.

[@geekdrip162]

Is this better than VLC? Thanks for the info!

[@q0w1e2r3t4y5]

fucking hell it works

[@riccardomoretti2973]

is this a paid program ? handbrake is free

[@uioui]

For everybody who wants to just change the container of the file, mkvtoolnix might be a better option. It only puts the video and audio streams into a diffrent container like from mkv to mp4.

[@vamp6463]

This video just saved me from multiple different software's and hours lost finding the right converting tool. Quick and easy video to follow along to. Thank you!

[@Reyfox1]

I've been using and recommending Handbrake for years when dealing with problematic files. Converting them to formats that my editors would like.

[@SantYeahGO]

and it's safe? the website looks kind of old and that worries me ha ha.

[@Reyfox1]

@@SantYeahGO what, the handbrake website? Remember, it's free...

[@SantYeahGO]

@@Reyfox1 yeah, the handbrake website

[@Reyfox1]

@@SantYeahGO No one I've known who uses it has said anything about the website being worrisome....

[@SantYeahGO]

@@Reyfox1 okay, thanks :)

[@andrewparaskevas4895]

I know absolutely nothing about editing or videos, but this video was so easy to follow along step by step. Thank you so much!

[@ZAZIN888]

The best tutorial Ive seen in a very long time🤩 keep the work up!

[@francescamuller7078]

Had a professional service that converted some VHS video. Most came back as MOV files but the wedding video came back converted to an MPG file. Needed to convert the MPG to MP4 so I could edit some family films in iMovie. Had a problem with the MPG to MP4 conversion with the voices not synching when converting through Handbrake. Followed your video and used your settings and voila - IT WORKED! Thank you for your help!

[@mackiej]

First time Handbrake user. Thanks for the straightforward video. It helped me cut the size of my Apple video by 80% by converting from 1080p .mov to 720p30 .mp4 with H.264.

[@WraithDesignz]

NICE! glad you made this. I use to use handbreak alot but kept finding issues with my videos. Found it hard to get a near lossless quality video on KZbin after using handbreak.

[@tirthadas4751]

Thank you so much for this suggestion!!! Handbreak is a savior!!

[@ryanfrakes9678]

This helped me so much for my variable frame rate issues with iphone videos and premiere! Thank you!!!

[@jengaairsoft5377]

THANKS BIG DADDY

[@joriskotterman311]

I normally don't leave a comment on video's, but you helped me so much! Thanks for that :)

[@ScrapyardFilms]

Glad to hear that!

[@pjmoreau]

thank you for posting, very helpful

[@ScrapyardFilms]

You're very welcome!

[@m_poncetedriqsedinoell.1893]

REALLY HELPFUL THANKS A LOT BRO MUCH LOVE

[@jeffrey4105]

Exactly what I wanted to see, thank you!

[@heartheart5543]

thank you for sharing the tutorial

[@photographyvideography909]

Ive looked at a number of free software to convert .img to mp4 and this is the best ive come across, Thanks

[@saidnaitsalh3251]

Thank you very much, sir!

[@edandales]

Thank you so much! You saved me from all the trouble!

[@ScrapyardFilms]

Glad I could help!

[@edandales]

@@ScrapyardFilms new subscriber here!

[@LokiBeckonswow]

this helped a lot, thanks man!

[@Duke2363]

I have an mp4 that plays on my computer and my phone but once transferred to a flashdrive and I attempt to use it on other devices like my Blu-ray player, it'll play the sound but wont show me video. Other mp4s will play using that method from my flashdrive but not this file. What should I do or transfer to?

[@mariakulane2240]

Thank you so much for your help - definitely earned yourself a subscriber 😊

[@luisalexandercubaszuloeta1242]

I don't know why they always put slow videos for the final result, because they don't test with videos of many movements, for example with bushes or trees, that's where the final result is seen, if it is not pixelated. so dislike

[@tico360]

When I converted the file to mp4 it ended up making the video alot brighter, do you know how I can fix this?

[@ultraepicmedia8832]

Question: I tried to deinterlace a video by putting the deinterlacing option but it didn't work and i don't know why. How i can i deinterlace a video and put in progressive mode correctly? Also, can you please send me a link of the latest of HandBrake just to make sure?

[@rajansp5767]

Thnku bro am from India ..your video is very helpfull for mee.....And i request to all indian users plzz suport you....Thnku jai hind

[@ScrapyardFilms]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[@whirltraveller1350]

Hi, Thanks for this. I am a novice creating KZbin videos for friends as a hobby. I have an issue using Davinci Resolve 18 as the Mp4 video does not work when dragged to the timeline. Davince told me to concert file extensions using Handbrake but how do I know what extension to convert to? Can you help? Roger

[@Plus-u4m]

Good boy thank you.your video was many helpful for me

[@terrencerooney6926]

Thanks, very concise and well made.

[@cherry-lp8yq]

IT doesnt work it always save the file as m4v whatever I did .even if I change the destination folder extension it gets back to m4k!!! :((((

[@kumamonswag1634]

We got the same problem. I want to convert it from M4V to MP4. Sadly this method did not work. Maybe not working for M4V.

[@serpantinthewild]

Go to file>preferences>general and uncheck the part that says "Use iPod/iTunes friendly (.m4v) file extension for MP4"

[@majaristovski1964]

thank you, very well explained

[@31acruz]

Good job, well done!

[@user-HagaiEitanOfficial]

I shot a video in 4k (25p 100) in dimensions 16:9 and in the editing software I turned it to 9:16 so that it fits Tiktok. How do I shrink it to fit WhatsApp, that is, up to 64 mb without harming its quality because it seems to come out "smeared" in WhatsApp? Thanks

[@Seashel58]

I added the converted file TS to MP4 and put on flash drive. Will it run in a smart Sony Bravia USB port?

[@OnlyAtWaterlooRoad]

I feel like this is a stupid question but I haven't seen anyone answer it, does it CHANGE the original video, so say I convert a video then go back and watch the original will the original have been changed at all because of the conversion?

[@xokotkaoc]

dude, THANK YOU

[@aidenblue2gamer]

Thank you for the video but I found my doubts in comments :) I needed to export in .mp4 but it always do .m4v then now I know if you in navigate, to save as, you write .mp4 in the tittle, deleting the .m4v that it says, it works, finally it save correctly .mp4

[@obelchior]

me too! nice video!

[@aidenblue2gamer]

@@obelchior Actually I know that in settings if you remove automatic format export and you choose .mp4 then the program always will export by default .mp4

[@joonajks]

May I ask, is it wise to reduce my 4K video file before or after editing to upload on a new KZbin channel?

[@sogaharefa5112]

Thank you for the tutorial!

[@Milzey]

Thank you this is great!

[@ScrapyardFilms]

You're very welcome!

[@bernjules2998]

Planning to make a video for my boyfriend but I don't know how to convert the file Thank you so much for this! 🌿✨

[@dougo891]

I finally have a copy of handbrake that works in 4/22. Seems to work properly, but resulting file is unwatchable. Audio and video are unwatchable. Any advice??

[@monobatiz]

Thanks man!!!

[@ScrapyardFilms]

No problem!

[@re2590]

Hey man, why do my colours change, when I convert from avi to mp4. Is this a quality issue or mp4 (I mean because of the compression into mp4 from avi itself), or is this a settings issue. Basically I am converting a world of tanks recording, but when watching it after handbrake, all the colours are deep and dark, making green look like black etc.

[@isabelmuller6725]

i have a problem, i‘m using after effects for my vids & i just rendered the vid etc & then i put it into handbrake but handbrake instantly changed the format into 1645x1080 instead of 1920x1080 (that’s what the resolution of the original vid is) & when i‘m trying to change it, the video just gets stretched out on the sides but the left edge of the vid is still missing and idk what to do. i already rendered a 2nd time but it still didn‘t work :(

[@Collin_Brooks]

Why does Handbreak only convert small clips and not the entire video? Is there another program that will convert long videos instead of small clips?

[@KittyAmour]

I've done this 4 times over the past week waiting 8 hours at a time to compress a one hour video. I follow the instructions perfectly and my video comes out as a text format NOT an MP4. What am I doing wrong???

[@kielmoreland7704]

Much appreciated sir; I have Sony Vegas and I'd like to start making some content of my own using OSB which encodes everything in MKV and so being enable to convert it to MP4 for Vegas is going to be most advantageous.

[@SomeoneonlyIknow-hz8nu]

Heyy I know I might be a bit like very late but everytime I put my file into handbrake it says "no valid source found". I was wondering if you may know the problem. Thank you!

[@mj8913]

Thanks buddy😘😘

[@98712390]

Sometimes when I convert a video it takes 5 minutes, then maybe the next time it will take 20 minutes or longer, I prefer the 5 minutes, can you help????

[@jasoncutajar5575]

Hi there, any way to batch convert files to mp4s while preserving their creation date?

[@philjohnson725]

Saves it as m4v and not MP4. I followed your video to the letter. Tried several times. Comes out as m4v.

[@blueandbanana]

I use have a video that is 5:4 and when I use the presets my images get chopped off. How do choose the correct dimensions?

[@iderek4real529]

Love the video but, I love the symbolism here especially with the hands 🙏🏽

[@robertmclain4441]

Very helpful... Thanks

[@bearhawk7497]

Thanks, I updated handbrake and had no idea how to get it to work!

[@madmayhem6503]

I'm not sure if I'm having the same problem, but does it look saturated in the preview for other people or is it just me?

[@philipthompson6906]

Hey, when I select Mp4 format it makes it into a M4v! What gives?

[@ScrapyardFilms]

If you get all your settings correct and then change the m4v to mp4 right before you start to encode, it should come out mp4. Im not sure why Handbrake likes to do that.

[@ElseGaming]

@@ScrapyardFilms So you go down to the "save as" and change it from .M4v to . mp4 and then click on encode?

[@lukeskywalkerbachman]

It's the same thing! M4v is used by apple. Just change the extension and it should function the same, the containers store information in an identical fashion *most* of the time.

[@mandovid]

@@ScrapyardFilms when I go to "save as" I only the option "mp4 (*.mp4, *.m4v)" and the video always ends as .m4v, any solution? I need mp4

[@alcoholicalcoholic692]

@Lucas What about changing the extension after the encoding is finished? It says that if I change the extention that the video might beacome unusable.

[@umrete]

thanks for the info... what preset should I pick if I want to convert .ogv file and it to be high quality without artefacting ...should I increase the bitrate .. to add custom one or?

[@underground_kishin9832]

how do you get an audio file on here because my video shows up but not the audio with please help....

[@ClubBrick]

I have converted in the FLV program but this looks better.

[@DrJamari]

Thank you bro !!

[@Deikko]

I dunno why but now handbrake is lowering quality a lot. This didnt happen before and cant seem to fix it, tried installing, reinstallin, but nothing changes. Im stuck with shit quality.

[@hiimdominic3780]

Has anyone had any trouble changing their dimensions? I can't change mine from W 640 L 480. Everytime I type in my dimensions it switches back. Anybody body know what I'm doing wrong?

[@الجوال-س6ذ]

thanx bro

[@lisabaxter7786]

Very helpful

[@Harry-rp3el]

If you are here because of OBS- Load up OBS Click on settings in the bottom right Click on output Go to the recording box and change the recording format to mp4 Then it should work 😄

[@lisabaxter7786]

Thanks so much Fantabulous

[@spookyencounters9392]

Thanks for the tutorial! Really hoping my VEgas pro 10 will open this HD mpg4 file that handbrake puts out.

[@MattieCooper10000]

Why does Handbreak keep making M4v files it's Driving me NUTS!!!!! Please Help! I set it to encode MP4!

[@fell.2381]

I used handbreak to lessen the size of my video and I always make sure it's in the MP4 format before doing the process. But when it's finish. The file itself is in M4V File (.m4v) . I tried to change to webm and after looking what type again, still M4V File (.m4v). What could be wrong?

[@serpantinthewild]

Go to file>preferences>general and uncheck the part that says "Use iPod/iTunes friendly (.m4v) file extension for MP4"

[@MrQwertyman111]

@@serpantinthewild For me it was under Tools>Preferences>Output files and I had to change the MP4 File Extension option to "Always use MP4" instead of the default "Automatic". Still, thanks for pointing this one out, was a bit frustrated after manually tampering with output codecs I still got a m4v file ;)

[@abdalrahmanalfatih]

@@MrQwertyman111 YESSS THANK YOU!!

[@serpantinthewild]

Found a fix for files converting to m4v format. Go to file>preferences>general and uncheck the part that says "Use iPod/iTunes friendly (.m4v) file extension for MP4"

[@rendytias5866]

Thanks, really appreciated

[@serpantinthewild]

@@rendytias5866 Anytime :)

[@donovanhays]

I noticed that it will only output up to 1920 x 1080, but my source footage is 2560x1440 and I'd like to keep it at that for now. Am I missing a setting somewhere that will allow me to convert and keep that size?

[@onlydaroga4075]

How to get 240 p in output. Since I upload my video on KZbin after conversion it showing me only 360p option

[@lxlii7134]

thank you so much

[@damahu]

Does anyone else experience that HB shifts redtones? When I use x264 redtones appear oversaturated and rather orange. I have this issue with HB only.

[@flowerbookmark]

i've used this before but now when i try to open it it says i need to download .net desktop runtime 6.0.1

[@emilyplante5427]

is this like an alternative for adobe media encoder? i pay for mine but it still won’t take my video i make in after effects

[@ScrapyardFilms]

It's an open source, free program created to convert almost any video file to MP4 or MKV.

[@cedarhillschoppers35]

The first video I tried to convert right after I downloaded HandBrake was a 44 second MPEG video shot with an old standard def Canon FS200 camcorder. I'm sure I set it to convert the MPEG to MP4. Don't know what I did but it came out as an "M4V" video, which played on my Windows 10 computer. Tried the same conversion again, same MPEG video, and it came out as MP4. What is an "M4V" format? How did I screw that up?

[@ScrapyardFilms]

I've seen that happen before and if you just change the ending '.m4v' to '.mp4' and then export it, it should stay as an mp4. Pretty weird issue.

[@ngnaw]

Go to Tools -> Preferences of Handbrake, go to Output Files, under MP4 File Extension change from automatic to Always Use MP4. But you can just rename the extension as well from m4v to mp4 without issues.

[@FTSKvideos]

The video file I want to convert is 1440x1080 and every time I try to change it to 1920x1080 it'll just go back to 1440. How do I fix this? I played around with anamorphic, cropping but nothing works. Please help!

[@serpantinthewild]

uncheck "Keep aspect ratio" under dimension tab or check "Optimal for source" and put manually

[@xmcrafterextreme6977]

It won’t convert to mp4. Its only converting to mkv

[@eslam6688]

thanks buddy

[@JOHLumLums]

whenever I put it into mp4 the format stays at m4v i cant change it to mp4

[@philipthompson6906]

Yes me too! What gives?!

[@idk-sy3iu]

m4v and mp4 are the same thing

[@CrowdVerseZA]

@@idk-sy3iu no they're not...

[@touch_detective]

tools > preferences > output files > Mp4 file extension > Always use mp4

[@lrvenkatesh1528]

@@touch_detective Thanks much!

[@jahsclips2792]

Thank you! Exactly what I needed

[@dareckcrane7061]

Hi, I am receiving the following: "No Valid Source or Titles" message after I try to upload a file.

[@l05tl1ght]

Thank you sooo much!

[@JD_13]

Video starts at 1:12

[@macgrebell9190]

tnx. . also for fast and good quality conversion, google for ZillaTube

[@faresbadrieh2574]

i need help to convert a 716*574 video to 1920*1080 video ?

[@ScrapyardFilms]

You should be able to do this in Handbrake. Make sure that you change it from automatic cropping to manual cropping and then set all those values to 0. After that you can tell it the resolution you want your output video to be.

[@Legacy9237]

This is not working for me, it comes out as an text edit file everytime I import it

[@iqbalmohamud]

my handbrake keeps saying no valid source or title found please help

[@yousif3819]

Thanks! But it cannot be edit a long video to mp4? Why?

[@adamfrost5389]

Does this application also works on .VOB files ?

[@hermannpernell819]

Would you like to also test iDealshare VideoGo which also works great convert between various video formats, audio formats, convert video to audio formats.

[@michaeltooke9164]

I have been frustrated with the quality of the converted files. I just watched this video and adjusted my settings. Wish me luck! I am not liking some of GoToMeeting"s changes with their functions.

[@edsau6418]

How do you change compression stuff

[@guy3206]

ok, HB is relativly easy to use...and free ! but, but, it's not managing correctly the subs ! in fact not the .pgs subs apparently that I had in a movie (H265 remasterd, from 1953 !). I tried many times to convert at H264, to mp4 for exemple, never fixed. I can have a basic language such as UK or FR but no subs, I may see the subs and select one of them, but they never arrived in the final result.

[@krishnachaithanya2608]

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