Lemon/Video
Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac
iPhones and screen recordings produce .mov files, and a lot of websites, TVs and Windows PCs want .mp4. Lemon converts it from Finder. When the video inside is already compatible, it repackages it without re-encoding, so a long clip takes seconds and loses no quality.
9:41Two ways to do it on a Mac.
One click in Finder.
- 1Hold Option and click the MOV in Finder.
- 2Flick it onto MP4 on the lemon that appears.
- 3The MP4 lands right beside the original.
Select several files first and they are all converted together. Nothing is uploaded: Lemon works with Wi-Fi off.
Using iMovie.
- 1Open iMovie and create a new project with your MOV.
- 2Choose File, then Share, then File.
- 3Pick a resolution and quality, then save. The result is an MP4.
QuickTime Player can't do this: its Export As menu only produces .mov files. iMovie works but re-encodes the whole video, which is slow.
Questions.
Not when the video is already H.264 or HEVC, which covers iPhone footage and Mac screen recordings. Lemon copies the picture and sound into an MP4 untouched.
Every file, one flick.
Lemon converts images, video, audio, PDFs and documents from Finder. $4.99 once, no subscription.