
The conversion should be extremely fast, as it is just rewriting the file header and not re-encoding the streams themselves. If you have spaces in your filenames than you need to surround them in quotes: ffmpeg -i "file name.mov" -vcodec copy -acodec copy "file name.mp4"įFmpeg should then convert the file to a. ffmpeg -i filename.mov -vcodec copy -acodec copy filename.mp4 To convert a single file, type the following line, replacing "filename" with the actual filename, then press ENTER. mov files are then change to it by typing cd followed by a space then the correct location, for example: cd D:\Media\ If the command prompt is not showing the location where your. There should be no need to open a command prompt as administrator.
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There are many ways to open a Command Prompt In Windows 10 I recommend opening the folder in File Explorer then choosing File > Open command prompt > Open command prompt. Open a Command Prompt and change location to the folder that contains the file(s) that need to be converted.
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How-To Geek has more help on how to add the bin folder to your path in various versions of Windows. defaults to the latest 64-bit nightly build, but it is safer to use the latest release build (which was 3.2.4 when I wrote this):
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Visit and follow the instructions on how to install FFmpeg. While there may be other converters that can do this, FFmpeg does a very good job of it. then the conversion is less likely to help and may fail completely.įFmpeg is a powerful, free command-line utility that can convert video and audio between a huge range of formats. If the stream format is something else, such as PNG, Motion JPEG etc. If the video stream is AVC or H.264 and the audio stream is AAC or missing, then the following conversion procedure is likely to help. In both these cases, look at the Streams section of the Properties. If you don't have Quicktime for Windows installed then there may be no Plugin section at all. If the plug-in name is qt7plug.dll then Quicktime for Windows is being used to decode the file. If the plug-in name is compoundplug.dll or so4compoundplug.dll then VEGAS Pro is already using it's own native codec to decode the file and and the conversion procedure below is unlikely to help. If the plug-in name is mxhevcplug.dll then the file is HEVC (H.265) or ProRes format and the conversion procedure below will fail (it will create an empty file). Properties are also available by right clicking on a file in the Project Media window, or a video event on the timeline, then choosing the General tab. The Plug-In Name identifies which codec Vegas will use to decode the file. mov video file in the VEGAS Pro Explorer window, choose Properties, then scroll to the bottom of the window.
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mp4 container that VEGAS Pro can decode using its native codecs. In many cases the playback problems can be solved by losslessly "re-wrapping" the same video/audio streams into an. Quicktime is a format "container" or "wrapper" that can contain video and/or audio streams in various formats.

In VEGAS Pro 15 and later, more of these files are supported and will open correctly with the native codecs.

mov footage from many cameras, devices and recording apps, would not open correctly in VEGAS Pro 14 and earlier. In particular, files from Apple iPhones and iPads, as well as. Quicktime for Windows is 32-bit only and is now no longer supported by Apple.

This often causes problems such as stuttering playback, unwanted artifacts, audio distortion, a luminance shift, or a simple refusal to open the video and/or audio correctly. mov files using its native decoders, others still require Quicktime for Windows for playback. ".mov" or ".MOV" is the file extension used for Apple Quicktime video files.
