Convert
MOV to MP4
Convert QuickTime MOV video to MP4. MP4 plays essentially everywhere: browsers, phones, TVs, and editors, while MOV plays well on Apple hardware and in editing suites, patchily elsewhere. Container and codec are handled together, so what comes out is a file that genuinely opens rather than a renamed extension. Runs on your own Vistalyth Tools instance. Files never reach a third party.
Features
- Reads what is actually inside the MOV, rather than trusting the extension
- Bitrate and resolution control, or a stream copy when the codecs already line up
- Audio carried across and re-encoded only when it has to be
- Your MOV files are processed on your own server and never uploaded anywhere
What you can do
- Make a MOV recording playable on a device or site that rejects it
- Standardise mixed-format footage on MP4 before editing
- Re-wrap a MOV for upload without re-shooting or re-exporting
Self-hosted. Your files never leave your network.
Vistalyth Tools runs entirely on your own infrastructure. Files processed with MOV to MP4 are never uploaded to third-party servers. Deploy a single Docker container and process files with full privacy, no watermarks, and no usage limits. Open source under AGPL-3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- Does converting MOV to MP4 reduce quality?
- A MOV source out of a camera or an editor may hold ProRes or DNxHD, which no browser will play, so this is usually a genuine re-encode rather than a re-wrap. Where a re-encode is needed it is a real one, so start from the best source you have.
- Why target MP4?
- Pick MP4 unless you have a specific reason not to. It is the one container you can hand to a stranger and simply expect to work.
- How long does it take?
- A stream copy takes seconds. A full re-encode is bound by your CPU or GPU and scales with length and resolution. Progress is reported live while it runs.
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