How to Convert H.265 to H.264 Easily and Free

[@DutchTheHooligan]

So much yes. After videoproc's update to 3.6, it stopped working for whatever reason. This is the perfect solution. THANK YOU!

[@IeuanAlli]

Ouh hey Dutch!

[@kamacost]

2:12 ... is why you clicked. not to hear this guy's life story

[@sasorifrost]

THANK YOU!! Haha... omg.. i was like when am I gonna get my answers..

[@Vass881234]

STAR!!!!

[@CabrioDriving]

You demand. Demand demand. If you want something free and don't know what to do, let him tell you his story, say thank you and do it. Be polite!!

[@An.Individual]

thanks

[@ElNakamori]

SAVAGE!

[@Starwolfe]

For those asking about different versions of the software, use this link. It takes you to the page where you choose what OS you're using. sourceforge.net/projects/rockymountainsmovieconverter/files/

[@TiffanyGoodrick]

Thank you!

[@madmodder]

Thanks! Looks like he linked straight to the mac folder.

[@nicovanderwalt8747]

Sitting there with a mac.... You might want to include in the title that this only works for mac ....

[@brikozub]

I got messed up too. There is a Windows version here: sourceforge.net/projects/rockymountainsmovieconverter/files/win-64/

[@GerryBlue]

@@brikozub He should pin this post, thanks

[@MrV902]

So will this work in Windows? Edit: Program loads in an internet window but no options work and you can't drag and drop files.

[@Marcelovideomusic]

It worked!!!! The audio was broken, but my editor (Vegas Pro) could read so I have to put the new h264 file linked to the original audio of the h265, and everything is solved.

[@krownzilla]

Thank you for the link! I ran into this problem for footage that I had to edit for work and I was starting to stress out. This software is a life saver!

[@metamorfoggie]

OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU HAVE HELPED ME, like for real I was dying cause my samsung NX also gave me the files in h.265, I've heard that the last version of premiere DOES approves h265, I hope so. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I will give you every thumbs up i can.

[@FeonaLeeJones]

A little confused here....you get a folder with a bunch of files and which one is the converter?

[@LifeyApp]

thank you!

[@Core3DTech]

This video is from 2015 and in 2020 Adobe Premiere (windows) still doesn't support 265. Insane. Thanks for the link to this converted

[@JoaLoft]

Great piece of software! Helped me out when I was in dire need of something to help convert footage to a useable format. Thanks!

[@RickPaquin]

Does it still work for you? It wanted to convert my 265 file to audio only. I have a fairly new mac running the latest OS. Thanks.

[@ericenriquez6168]

Big help! You just saved me a lot of time and disappointment... Shooting with a Huawei P10 with a gimbal and was heartbroken to see that my videos are not recognised by editor. Thanks!!!

[@joshualaferriere4530]

thanks for actually showing relevant video (as in from the screen of your computer)

[@dylandreisbach1986]

I am just getting into doing editing and stuff for fun, it's interesting finding this video talking about H.265 being the future. And 5 years later I am trying to find the difference in them and it looks like H.264 is just the older version now.

[@CRIresearch]

Great job. Thanks. You could probably add the OSX links to your description now, because it works great.

[@Sickheadsteve]

Many many many thanks. My headache is now gone.

[@shazk.557]

Thanks a lot! Can't wait to try this!

[@salmadoes_]

What should a windows user use? :(

[@PhilippeOrlando]

Sure, but to properly grade the footage from the NX1, don't you wish you could convert it to something more interesting than H.264? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to convert it to ProRes 444 and grade the prores footage? I mean, who wants to grade H.264?

[@greenfirefly26]

Thanks. I test shot with H.265 on my Drone DJI Phantom 4 Pro. now none of my editing software can handle that H.265 so thanks to you, I can now.

[@droneuk]

i am having the same problem with my Mavic 2 Pro yet this download gives me nothing like that is shown in the video, nothing there at all?

[@imagesinla8575]

@@droneuk imovie converts my files no problem.

[@bernadotttta]

dude u saved my life! thanks!

[@moshelichtenstein8029]

downloaded it but there is no setup file

[@Eivissaa]

Thanks for your video. Have you tried Handbrake, that supports H265 in its latest version? I use Handbrake to convert huge 4K masterfiles in MOV (Final Cut Pro X) into H264 or H265 downsizing into HD. Unfortunately KZbin don't swallow H265 (WHY??). Still I use H265 to watch my video's on my iMac. Almost half the size of H264!

[@jeyeprod]

What software do you use to watch H265 footage on mac?

[@Eivissaa]

jeyeprod I use the all-swallower VLC player from VideoLAN.

[@wturner2267]

Why should KZbin use H265? for one thing, a lot of KZbin is watched through BD players, which do not support H265 and apparently will not for at least a couple of years or so. H265 may be the coming thing, etc, but it has not arrived. It is a great pain in the ass to need a file which is only in H265 when you can only play H264 only on your computer, (VLC) and not your home system. Not everyone can replace all their equipment every time something new comes out to make more money for business.

[@rustyoc]

thanks for this, will try out

[@GrantScottMusic]

WOW man you saved my life... Thank you so much for this.

[@Mazza666]

Program doesn't open for me, download this version (2.00.0) and also downloaded 2.02.0, also not working mac osx

[@samuelmartin4484]

Do You Still have your Samsung Nx1???

[@ONE3WEDDINGS]

How to install ???

[@Sr_Meowmers]

This video is a life saver.

[@johncarambat4762]

Gold! Works amazingly!

[@michaelschneider9038]

Thank you - Extremely Helpful!

[@tonyarabish4234]

iDealshare VideoGo is a professional MKV to H.265 converter which can easily convert any MKV file with H.264, DivX, XviD, etc to any newer smart TV or other programs supported H.265.

[@BrockSuire75]

After reading iPhone 6 FaceTime specs. The iPhone 6 can use H264 or H265. I did not know until I read it from the Apple website.

[@dan290786]

never mind. I found it a different way than the direct link you had. The zip folder in your link did not have an exe file to install the program, just so you know

[@tiagoazzi1688]

Can I have that link please?

[@Imazdadrags]

Anyone work out how to run this on a windows pc? no exe file?

[@peterrees907]

Hi once downloaded how to i execute ,it has been unzipped and i have the coverter on my system cannot drag the file in. cheers it would be great to get this working,it is a h265 video from my mavic air.

[@elfacisco]

thank you, working for Kodak Ektra SmartPhone

[@lc940]

I download English Version & unzip & now I don't know which file to click to install Help! Thank you.

[@civic0734]

Thanks for the recommendation. Somehow I can't use the converter. I drag the file in and nothing happen. The file doesn't show up in the source. Both 32 and 64bit have try.

[@willu5590]

+chea mc same here

[@LordRahl0Kaharin]

+William Medina Urdaneta Change files from mkv to mp4 and it will accept them.

[@alyssonbarroso7947]

+Trevor Barker Thanks :)

[@owiseone1]

+Trevor Barker Can you explain what exactly you mean by this. I'm having the same problem.

[@LordRahl0Kaharin]

+Robert Jones Change the files from .mkv to .mp4 prior to converting.

[@allecs5154]

+Trevor Barker .I have changed the File Extension from .mkv to .mp4 and it works. Thank You.

[@hasithaprasad6817]

good work bro seriously thank you very much.

[@garypranzo9334]

Not sure about Mac but Adobe on PC now supports H265. Not sure about injest as MY camera shoots very large h264 4K clips. I output my final to Smaller H265 files via media encoder. H265 makes 4K managable. In short time you will be glad your camera shoots in H265. Camera may have been a little ahead of it';s time.

[@peteritinoyyyy]

I have a GH4 and it shoots 4k, and I have a Vizio P-series(4K) The TV only reads H.265 Can I convert the GH4 videos to H.265 ? (So I can watch on my TV)

[@peteritinoyyyy]

***** Oh Man! THis is exciting! I'll try and tell you what happened. Many thanks!

[@jrrican5770]

Do you know if this program would work on converting GoPro 4K 60fps which are H.265 to H.264. I have a Mid 2015 iMac 27" 5K and this is really upsetting such a fairly new iMac and just got my GoPro and can't play or edit any of the videos, Thanks

[@BrettRothenberg]

Not working on OS Sierra, just opens the webkit..

[@kendrahd]

same problem here ugh

[@MXYogaSeries]

same here

[@stepanofbarbershop]

same here....... what can I do?

[@vankienthuc6418]

thanks, your video so useful

[@anthony_bartolo]

Would this make the file larger?

[@moshelichtenstein8029]

how do you use RM converter it doesn't let me to add any 265 files

[@asterixky]

Now 2021 and still not supported on any converters. H265 has too many patents that no one want to use it.

[@marcovettorato9958]

Thank you so much. The software is awesome: it works properly and easily.

[@mous3-2k25]

nice, i tried hybrid, but this works better. especially for playback on my raspberry pi 2 with openelec which does not work on playback. cheers dude.

[@shanefrank3281]

Thanks! What quality setting are you using? I converted a 1.5GB from H.265 to HG.264 (kept same frame rate and resolution) using a quality of 10 and the output file was 19.5 GB.

[@pablogonzalezm.7584]

Thank's man! Reaaaaaaaaally helpful; suscribed, rthumbs up and my full recomendation.

[@laros3101]

Thanks, I had some footage for 3 months that I couldn't convert lol. My friend has the nx1. really good camera

[@rbkhyvc]

I tried the software and went from 1.5gb to 15gb and so could not put it on a flashdrive.

[@Guidiary]

Thanks for this! I could only find the Windows version of this programme before. Pretty poor show from Samsung that their own converter isn't working and it seems impossible to find any info or up-to-date version even on their own website...

[@marciosilva5697]

Great video. I Was almost returning my camera!

[@lazinggu2051]

Handbrake has the ablity to convert H.265 to H.264 video. But it has some limits: - Handbrake always outputs poor video quality. - It takes quite a long time to load source video and convert video. - It sometimes crashes in the middle before finishing the conversion process. - Besides, Handbrake is not updated often and lacks technical support. - The interface and settings of Handbrake are complex and it is not suitable for new beginners. In this case, you can try a more advanced H.265 encoder like DumboFab video converter to finish the job.

[@OzbeachAndy]

I have a drone and it was set to H265 and my latest subscription editing program would not accept the MP4 file I now have set drone to H264 and all’s good. I have converted a video using this program and it works well. Cheers mate 🍷👍😷

[@madmodder]

Is there a windows version?

[@prashanttrivedi1304]

Can anyone here solve my problem .....i 've movie and want to play it on my television set .....but it's showing video codec unsupported......and i checked its compatibility...it can only run upto h264 .....and my movie file has h265 codec.............what to do now . ......my movie file size is 4.20 Gb

[@heznadastudios]

Thanks man..you saved the day

[@EvelynTorresSilva]

Man, you save my life! Thanks a lot!

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

and..... how do you open it?

[@YoutubeMac0000]

On the "Converter Software", which GUI "Quality Level" is best to use (goes from 0 to 51)

[@Imazdadrags]

Is this not for windows? there is no exe file?

[@One1wayProductions]

Thank you sooo much!

[@rakkesharora9526]

i downloaded the Rocky Mountains Movie Converter but did not find the EXE file for installation where is the EXE file. Please let me know ASAP

[@LUCASMACHOWSKI]

only for mac? what will work on windows?

[@JohnBoonBeanDutchman]

I just try to covert a HD video of about 3 minutes (mp4 718 Mb) set in mp4-H265 (162Mb) in my video program an it say it seems to take more than 3 hours . seems not right, as i send it in skype and download it back , i get a H.265 file in just minutes

[@emilianorodriguez9763]

TY! It works in OS X V 10.9.5 MAC. The guy that made the soft its a genius and thx for share. Also can convert to Apple Pro Res :)

[@savedfaves]

Does work with MKV wrapped h.264, nor does Submerge or Subler, only Handbrake works for me with these which is too bad because a 1080p long length file of that kind can take well over an hour to covert on a Mac. I wish the dev behind Subler would update his app to handle h.265 :-(

[@johnsnowshoe6009]

Been pulling my hair out trying to figure something out, thank you.

[@campdeathiiiin2d675]

thankyou brother!

[@kobolemike5]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you sooooooooo so so much.

[@theohahneregild3418]

Can you do this with like 8tb of different videos at the same time. Or can you only do 1 video the time

[@DiwDPU]

Thank you

[@techtipsuk]

thanks for this

[@obheadboomer4304]

i have mkv files that are 265 how do i convert them into 264

[@obheadboomer4304]

seems 32 bit has less options

[@kenmwirigi2843]

For Linux users, Navigate to the directory containing the h265 encoded mkv files on the terminal and paste the following INPUT="$1" for i in *.mkv ; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb -sn -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -vcodec libx264 "$i.ts" mv "$i.ts" "$i.mpg" sleep 3 done You need to have ffmpeg installed. Good luck.

[@BuffaloBetties]

Use Handbrake converter. It's free, quick, & easy. No malware, bloatware, or surprises. Just no-fuss great software.

[@PrinceCadance]

Where's the windows version?

[@juancardozo2641]

Hey bud, I t would convert keep the frame rate of 240 frames per second?

[@wickedkid909]

is this only for the mac>>>??? how can i oppen it it says error os when i try to open it i have a msi windows 8.1

[@jhellier]

How long would it take to convert 128gb of MJPEG (500Mbits) to H.264?

[@jhellier]

+Gary Macrae Are you serious? And how do you know this?

[@BuffaloBetties]

I find the file size of the original file does not influence the conversion time much, because ordinary mpg is a pretty wasteful inefficient format. It's how many frames it has to convert, & the resolution of each of the original frames & the converted frames that will determine conversion times the most. It also depends on if there's a lot of busy or action scenes in the video. Basically, any frame(s) that works your processors more will take more time. Standard ordinary MPG can be quite a bandwidth & space hog. When you think about standard mpg like mpg/VOB files on a standard DVD, it will hold only about 2 hours of 480-550p poor quality video on a DVD. But in h264 mp4 V2, you can get a 720p, 2 hour movie to look pretty good at on 600-900mb of space. 60fps will take twice as long to convert than 30fps. The coverter will have to read, convert, every frame. Reading a 1080p frame to convert will take a CPU a lot longer than a 720p frame. Converting large or busy frames will take longer. Converting a frame to 1080p will take longer to process, covert, & write per frame than converting to 720p frames. And those busy scenes... A video of a couple people just sitting in a room or at a desk talking will take less time to convert, use less bandwidth & space, than a busy action movie, or nature scenes with lots of fine detail in them. You may be able to convert a quite average 2 hour movie down to 480-550p h264p mp4 V2, that looks quite well in minutes. But that high-action sci-fi or wilderness adventure may take hours to convert to 1080p on an ordinary PC, & converter. Assuming ordinary DVD mpg is about 4gb for 2 hours of video, & that it can be converted to h264 mp4 on an ordinary PC, in about a half an hour, means it would take about 16 hours to convert your DVD quality 128gb mpg/VOB video. But there are too many variables to know for sure. It could be much less or much more. Assume it will take 2-5 times longer to convert to h265 though because it's so resource hungry. I'd wait at least a year or 2 more for them to make h265 more efficient & less buggy. The pros of using h265 don't outweigh the cons of using it yet. The gains in file size & bandwidth saving is not that significant without losing some quality of the video. With some tweaking of h264 & your converter, you can accomplish those same size savings & quality losses already without switching to h265. Just converting a 30fps movie to 24fps may reduce your file size just as much. Most films were originally in 24fps, & your eyes can't see anything faster than 24fps, so by going to 24fps, you're probably just turning it back to the original. A 24fps conversion will convert faster than a 30-60fps conversion, because it has to process less frames. People will say they're seeing a significant improvement in smooth motions at frame rates higher than 24fps, but that's just not scientifically possible. What's happening is some hardware, & software will drop frames to keep up during playback, especially on busy, fast, or complex scenes. So if it's running at 60-120fps, they just don't notice poor motion if a few frames are dropped. Where at 24fps, any more than a couple FPS dropped is very noticeable. If absolutely no frames are dropped, most people will see smooth motion even at 20fps. But at 20fps, even 1 fps dropped will be noticed. So even 20fps is good as long as you're not running it on basic popular crappy hardware & software. And lets not forget your conversion software, plus the hardware it's running on. The conversion itself may have even dropped frames. So with more FPS, the dropped frames are either not noticed, or not noticed much.

[@Royalbigness]

OK. So I've downloaded the file as recommended and extracted the RAR files. There is no.exe file for the said software. What to do ????

[@rin1254x]

If you're still interested; i suppose youre using windows. His links are for mac OSX. sourceforge.net/projects/rockymountainsmovieconverter/files/win-64/ for windows.

[@ollllj]

oh my apple users are gonna be so stumped by a new audio codec. hillariousness ensured!

[@kwirkkwirksn1090]

am I the only one where drag and drop a file into the program is not working?

[@arkadiuszmazur5386]

No.You are not the only one...

[@dan290786]

Right ok so downloaded the zip file, so how do i install it??

[@mohammedbouchcoucha890]

Thank you, very helpfull

[@THGhost1337]

I drag and drop my file and nothing happens? Solution?

[@tmstark]

change the file extension from mkv to mp4 before dropping it into the app.

[@THGhost1337]

***** Nope, nothing happens.

[@tehnomozg]

Why?

[@YOVANYization]

And for windows?

[@conroyknapp4903]

doesn't work on x64 cannot drag file into window even after changing to mp4 from mkv

[@BuffaloBetties]

+Conroy Knapp Same here. Will not drag h265 files into window. Source shows blank. It will drag h264 & youtube files though, which is pointless if you got it for h265.

[@BuffaloBetties]

+Betty Pearl OK. Got it. It won't recognize MKV files, & probably a few others. Rename it an mp4 file for conversion. You can always rename the original back to MKV after you're done if you still want to keep it.

[@jasonmullinder]

there is a mac version of VLC which can play x265

[@mosesjurassic3686]

The PC version is not working at all on Win 10 64 bit.

[@billmott5637]

I downloaded the file - now how do I run it - I can't figure out what to click on (no .exe file?) I'm pretty new to all this...

[@kenmey6803]

i have not been able to down load any video from 2008. That's when i reinstalled my Win XP and noot 1 pc i have hooked the Sony Camcorders to have found any of my camcorders. I even went to best buy with a Sony FX7 none of there pcs found my Cam-. It seems Sony is not wanting people to use older Camcorders so they make the drivers not work.

[@BuffaloBetties]

Hmmm. 3 minute video in about 3 minutes? That's bad. I use Handbrake or avidemux. They usually convert 90 minute, 1080p h265, to 720p h264 video in about 40-50 minutes on my machine perfectly. I'm using a 2.9ghz dual core with 4gb on RAM with no graphics card (on-board intel graphics only), with Windows 7 (PC built in 2009). Converts 720-1080p H264 to other formats even faster. 10-30 minutes for a 90-120 minute movie. The PC plays & edits H265 fine, but I need to convert them down to H264 to play them on other devices or underpowered devices. H265 is very CPU & resource hungry. I guess their developers expect everyone to just run out & drop $1500 on a new machine. They lied about the file size advantage. The best I could shave off file size without losing much quality was around 20%. Hardly worth it for how resource hungry it is, & lack of smooth playback except on the most robust newest machines. I can shave that much off, by just using a slighly lower frame rate, reduce the resolution so little that nobody would notice, or go to a least a lower kbs for the audio. You can also edit out the dull or useless parts a little to gain 20% less in file size. H265 is also buggy, & not ready for prime time. I'd wait a couple more years for a better final version. 20% less file size is not a big deal, & doesn't help bandwidth consumption much compared to all the headaches it causes. I'm seeing people cutting file sizes in half with H265 but with cosiderable quality loss. I can already cut the size by 50% with H264 if I don't mind losing some quality.

[@tmstark]

I converted a 120 minute file in 7 minutes using this converter (RockyMountains Movie Converter). It depends on your GPU, Ram, CPU, and hard drive. An SSD helps a bunch.

[@mikolalehkyi6882]

Hello! Read my answer on top )

[@MrV902]

Trying handbrake now. First time a program didn't just spit the file out automatically, so I'm off to a good start.

[@YourKnotIt]

I could not get rocky to work. Went with betty pearls advice and tried Handbrake, works like a dream. Thank you for recommending that software.

[@BuffaloBetties]

Thom Stark : Conversion & playback is strictly a CPU & GPU intensive process... if the converter supports the GPU & vice versa. Some RAM will be needed for loading the software, running it, & buffering too, but not much. You just need a fast processor, & at least a dual-core processor helps. Most, but not all converters & players will support & benefit from a fast dual core. Tests indicate no further noticeable improvements by moving up to 4 or more cores though. That's because most converters & players are optimized to do best on 2 cores. An SSD will make absolutely no difference in the conversion or playback. It will start & load the program faster, but after that the CPU & RAM is running the program not the hard drive. If your SSD or regular drive is running like crazy during a conversion of playback, you're way to short on RAM (need at least 2gb), or you're using programs & files infected with malware, bloatware. The hard drive mostly is just used to read the source video, & write the converted video, not to do the conversion. Since even an old slow 4200rpm mechanical drive can read & write faster than any conversion program can covert the material, the drive makes absolutely no difference in the process. Granted, if your using a class 4 or less slow flash thumb drive or SD card for your source & converted material it will slow down the conversion. But the conversion speed will not be related to a normal hard drive vs SSD. The SSD will boot the computer faster, load/start the program faster, read & write faster, but will not affect the speed of a program itself or the coversion running on a clean un-infected computer with enough RAM. Don't overload too much RAM in it either. It can hurt rather than help. That extra RAM draws a lot of extra power. Every bit of extra power you draw causes the voltage & current to drop slightly from your power supply. If the supply starts to get warm, it will throttle back its power even more. With less voltage & current, your CPU, GPU, & RAM will run slower. Especially if you're adding much more RAM than you'd normally ever need, you will definitely slow it down, as all it really does is draw more power slowing everything else down while it's just sitting there not getting used. Look at how much RAM you're using on your most intense project or surfing. Don't get more than twice that much, more won't help whatsoever, & just make thing worse. If you're going through a lot of RAM by leaving a couple dozen windows or tabs open on your browser while surfing, the solution is to take a break to close some of those windows & tabs, not load the machine up with more RAM. If your SSD is working hard during a conversion, something is wrong, & you'll wear it out prematurely. I have 2 identical model 2.9ghz dual core PCs with identical software in them. But one has a nice new fast SSD in it with 8gb of RAM, & the other has an 8 year old 7200 WD mechanical drive with 4GB of RAM. Converting identical video files using identical Handbrake software, on both of them, the one with 4GB converts a few minutes faster. Even though the SSD drew less power, twice as much RAM in the machine drew more leaving less power available for the RAM I actually need, the CPU, & GPU. I was going to upgrade both the same way, but after the tests, I decided to leave the second one as it is. Also beware you don't mix RAM. Even identical specs on RAM from different manufacturers will have slight differences that can dramatically affect their performance & speed. Always install a matched set of good RAM from the same manufacturer to keep it quick, & prevent your hard drive running more than it should. Beware of matched sets from odd brands. There may be too much differences between even match sets of odd brands to perform well. Those odd brands may not be even from the same factory or country or may be used (torn out of old computers). They just put their sticker/brand on them. It's just not technically possible to convert a 2 hour 720-1080p h265 video to another format or to h264 in 7 minutes in the same resolution. If you can that, Intel, AMD, NASA, & CERN could use somebody like you to design new chips, mobos, & software. You MAY be able to convert 720p h264 to 240-360p video in 5-8 minutes. But NOT to 720-1080p resolution from H265 video. Higher resolutions will take more time, & processing/converting H265 is very intense.

[@jonitruelove5267]

thanks this helped

[@mikolalehkyi6882]

Hello. I have a same problems to convert NX1 files to H.265 for import to Premiere Pro CC 2015 (H.265 supported version) in Windows 7. My PC is Xeon 5440 (2 CPU), GeForce 470 videocard, 16Gb memory. My solution of this problem is to convert Pavtube 4.8.6. Converter. Its easy to convert: Common Video - H.265 Video (HEVC), Full HD output, bitrate 20-25 Mbts.

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

Yes, but you might also mention that Pavtube is NOT FREE, it has two version that cost $35 and $65. Remember this video says "How to Convert ..., ... Easily and Free".

[@mikolalehkyi6882]

I had a full version of Pavtube ) www.ex.ua/83918473

[@ABBBAA100]

thanks ,bunches