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Video to MP4
In the first of a series of posts we are going to show you how to convert your video files to MP4.
Video to MP4 – The Background
MP4 files are multimedia files that can store Video, Audio and further data depending on the content. Apple use the MP4 container format for their iPhone, iPad, iPod through iTunes and Sony has embraced it for their PSP and PS3 devices propelling it’s popularity.
Video to MP4 – How can it be played ?
MP4 files can be played through a number of programs – the most common program associated with playing the MP4 file is the Quicktime player, however it can also be played through Apple’s iTunes and VideoLAN’s VLC Media Player.
Video to MP4 - If I can’t open it, how can I convert it ?
This is where we here at Zamzar come in 
Zamzar is an online file conversion site that doesn’t require you to download any software in order to convert your MP4 files. Follow these steps to convert your MP4 file into a format that you can open on the machine/device that you are on :
Video to MP4 – Convert your file – Step One
Browse for your file on your local computer and select / drag that file across onto the Zamzar site. 
Video to MP4 – Convert your file – Step Two
Select the file format / device that you are looking to convert to.
Video to MP4 – Convert your file – Step Three
Enter your email address – this is where Zamzar will send the link for you to download your converted file.
Video to MP4 – Convert your file – Step Four
Click the button confirming you are happy for Zamzar to convert your file. You will then receive an email with a link to your converted file.
Video to MP4 – Retrieve your file – Step Five
Open the link to your file and select the download button to download your converted file. 
Video to MP4 – Open the file – Step Six
You should now be in a position to open your converted file in your media player of choice.
Hopefully this has proved useful in understanding how to convert your video files to MP4. Head across to Zamzar now to start converting.
Happy Converting !
The Zamzar Team.
Convert iPad videos – watch AVI, FLV, MOV, MPG & WMV files on your iPad
Filed under: Conversions, News | Tags: avi to iPad, convert iPad, convert iPad videos, flv to iPad, mp4, mpg to iPad, wmv to iPad
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Following the release of the iPad from Apple we’ve had a number of requests to allow video conversions to be optimised for this device.
We are therefore pleased to announce that you can now use Zamzar to convert videos from almost any video format into an optimised MP4 format especially designed for the iPad – see below for a list of supported video formats:
- 3g2 – 3GPP2 Multimedia File
- 3gp – 3GPP Multimedia File
- asf – Advanced Streaming Format (Microsoft Corporation)
- avi – Windows video file
- flv – Flash Video
- gvi – Google video file
- m4v – MPEG-4 Video File
- mod – Hard disk camera movie
- mov – Apple QuickTime Movie
- mp4 – MPEG-4 Video File
- mpg – Moving Picture Experts Group File
- rm – RealMedia Streaming Media
- rmvb – RealVideo Variable Bit Rate File
- vob – DVD Video Movie File
- wmv – Windows Media File (Microsoft Corporation)
We hope these conversions will be useful to you lucky iPad owners who want to watch videos directly on your iPad’s.
Happy converting !
The Zamzar Team
Convert AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPG, WMV files to WebM
Filed under: Conversions, Zamzar news | Tags: 3g2, 3gp, asf, avi, flv, gvi, m4v, mod, mov, mp4, mpg, rm, rmvb, vob, vp8, webm, wmv
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We love supporting new file formats and when Google announced an initiative for a free and open video format we wanted to jump on board to help adoption.
The team that created WebM have been pioneers in video codec development for over a decade. WebM delivers high quality video while efficiently adapting to the varying processing and bandwidth conditions found on today’s broad range of web-connected devices. WebM’s efficient bandwidth usage will mean lower serving costs for content publishers and high quality video for end-users.
We are therefore very pleased to announce that Zamzar now supports conversion of all of our video formats into the new WebM format.
You can now convert all of the following video formats into the new WebM (Web Media) format:
- 3g2 – 3GPP2 Multimedia File
- 3gp – 3GPP Multimedia File
- asf – Advanced Streaming Format (Microsoft Corporation)
- avi – Windows video file
- flv – Flash Video
- gvi – Google video file
- m4v – MPEG-4 Video File
- mod – Hard disk camera movie
- mov – Apple QuickTime Movie
- mp4 – MPEG-4 Video File
- mpg – Moving Picture Experts Group File
- rm – RealMedia Streaming Media
- rmvb – RealVideo Variable Bit Rate File
- vob – DVD Video Movie File
- wmv – Windows Media File (Microsoft Corporation)
Why not head over to Zamzar to try these out now ?
Should anyone else have any suggestions for formats we should consider feel free to contact us at support (at) Zamzar.com.
Happy Converting !
The Zamzar Team.
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