VLC: How to Create a Genuine MP4 (not M4V) File?

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Mozart picture Mozart · Feb 11, 2020 · Viewed 10.4k times · Source

At "File -> Convert/Stream" menu item, applying "Video - H.264 + mp3 (mp4)" profile will result in a file in m4v format instead of mp4!

Now, changing the extension from m4v to mp4 will work on some devices, while others the audio will be corrupted.

Is there a way to produce a genuine mp4 format file from VLC? If not how to reliably convert m4v into mp4?

Answer

Saverio Ferrara picture Saverio Ferrara · Jan 27, 2021
  1. File -> Convert/Stream...
  2. "Open media..." and select the file you want to convert
  3. Choose the default profile "Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4)"
  4. Customize the profile with:
    1. Video codec H.264 with bitrate 768
    2. Audio codec Mpeg 4 Audio (AAC)
  5. Apply the new configuration and save the file with ",m4v" extension
  6. Convert the file
  7. Optionally, you can now rename the file with an ".mp4" extension.

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