Convert H264 to M4V

What is H264 file?

A H264 file is a video file that uses the highly efficient H.264 or MPEG-4-AVC (Advanced Video Coding) compression algorithm. The algorithm is very resource efficient and incorporates many features such as high definition support, which enable it to produce high quality compressed video and audio. This makes the H264 format an ideal choice for streaming video, such as YouTube, webinars and live broadcasts. [ ⏩ ] H264 file extension

What is M4V file?

M4V is a video file format developed by Apple Inc. It is a part of the MPEG-4 multimedia container format, and is used for storing movies or television shows purchased from the iTunes Store. It was introduced in 2007 to replace the earlier protected file format .MOV, and is based on the ISO Base Media File format. The M4V file extension is normally used for downloadable video files, and provides support for DRM protection when purchased using iTunes. [ ⏩ ] M4V file extension

How to convert the file from H264 to M4V?

To successfully convert the H264 file to M4V, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.H264). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case M4V (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than M4V).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. H264 to M4V. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting H264 files to M4V files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension M4V, while before this step we had the H264 file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new M4V file, or not.

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