How to convert all video files and extract audio from video on Mac OS X ?

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to use iSkysoft Video Converer for Mac to convert videos on Mac OS X (tiger and leopard). You can convert all video formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, TOD, MKV, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, AVI, Mpeg TS/TP (for HD Video) to all popular video formats including FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, M4V, AVI, and MPG with this excellent Mac Video Converter. You can also extract audio form video to MP3, AAC, OGG, APE, WAV, AC3 and M4A with excellent output quality and super high conversion speed.

Note: This guide is for Mac users, If you use windows, Please view how to convert video and audio files on Windows

Reference of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac:

  • Input Video formats: MP4, FLV, AVI, VOB, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, M4V, MPG(MPEG), TS, TRP, M2TS, TP, DAT, MKV, WMV, MOD ASF, etc.
  • Output Video formats: MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, MKV.
  • Input Audio formats: AC3, M4A, AAC, WAV, MP3, MP2, OGG, APE, MKA, etc.
  • Output Audio formats: M4A, AAC, WAV, MP3, AC3, OGG, APE, MKA.
  • Picture formats: JPEG, BMP.
  • Supported Devices: iPod nano, iPod touch, iPod classic, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, iRiver, PMP, Archos, Sony, MP4 player and MP3 player.

You can download it for free form the product page of vidoe converter Mac, (choose Intel Version OR PowerPC Version according to the processor of your iMac / MacBook / Mac Pro... ) Tip: How to determine the type of processor in your Mac ?

Step 1: Add Video files

Click the "Add Files" button or directly using drag & drop to add video or audio files you want to convert to the program.

Convert video formats on Mac OS X

This Mac video converter supports batch conversion, it allows you to import several multimedia files so that you can convert several videos or audios at one time.

Step 2: Output Settings

support all popular video and audio formatsThis Mac video converter can convert video to all popular formats on Mac for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Mobile Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 players and so on. So you should choose the format you need before the conversion. Of course, If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to your device's name.

Audio formats Choose the audio format (mp3, wav, ac3, ogg, ape) if you just want to extract audio from videos on Mac. Then select an output format for each video file and specify a directory to save the output files. If you don't want to do these settings, the default settings will just work perfectly. If you don't want to use the default video and audio encoding settings, just click the "Settings" button to set these settings.


Video: Set video encoding settings by selecting a resolution, a frame rate, a bit rate and a video encoder.
Audio: Set audio encoding settings by selecting a sample rate, an audio channel, a bit rate and an audio encoder.

If you want to join several video files into one on Mac, on the main interface, tick the check box 'Merge into one file', and you will only get one output file instead of multiple files.

Step 3: Start Conversion

conversion

When you get ready to convert the added videos on Mac, Click the Convert button to start conversion and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back.

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