How do i change the format of a video?

Question

i took the video on my phone and it is a MPEG-4 movie. I want to put it on youtube but it says it is in the wrong format.

Answer 1

get into WMM (windows movie maker if you have a PC) and open it up then export as an mpeg 2

Answer 2

www.zamzar.com is a file transfer website....You can locate the video  have it transfered to something Youtube takes. Plus the site is free and legal.  

Answer 3

A simple way to do this would be to open up Windows Media Maker and "edit" the video. All you need to do is put the video in the timeline, and then save the movie file (File->Save Movie). It should save it into a .wmv format.

Another option is to find a program that converts media formats. One such program is called "Super Media Convert" by eRightsoft. However, it can mess up your .avi codecs after the converstion so you would have to download and install AVI Codec Pack Plus to regain movie playability.

Hope this helps! -mike.

Answer 4

If you just do a simple search on Google, you'll find that there are many converters to help change a video's format.

Answer 5

If it's on your computer, click 'Rename', and instead of having Yada-yada-yada.MPEG4 change the .MPEG4 to whatever is an appropriate YouTube working file.

Answer 6

You have to convert it to flash. This is a program I use, its free and doesn't require upgrading. Does a whole load of formats:

http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

Go to the "Free video converter 1.2" on the left hand menu.

Answer 7

If you don't want to download/install anything onto your computer, you can try this website that will basically convert anything into anything. FOR FREE.

http://www.media-convert.com/

Try to convert the video into MPEG format. That SHOULD work with youtube.

Answer 8

i have a soft wear on my computer that helps my but i dont have the link just Google it

Answer 9

You can put MPEG-4 on YouTube. If you are trying to do it from your phone that might not be possible. Aside from that, YouTube has a converter on their site if your video is not the format it needs to be. Put the video on your phone on your computer. Then try it.