What Is It?
The VLC media player is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player. It can be used to convert videos to MP4s.
Who Can Use It?
Anyone who has downloaded VLC.
How Can I Use It?
First, open VLC and click on "Media" in the top left corner.
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Next, click on "Convert/Save...".
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After a new window pops up, click on the "Add" button. After that, you will select the file you want to convert.
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Then, click on "Convert/Save" and there will be a drop-down menu. Click on "Convert".
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Again, a new window will pop up and close the previous. On this new window, click on the drop-down menu next to "Profile" and select the top option.
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Lastly, click on the destination file and save it to where you want it. Click start and it should act like it is playing a video, but it will look like the screen like below.
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