How to Convert video on Mac OS X with best mac video converter

1. How to convert all video files and extract audio from video?
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, TS/TP (for HD Video) to any 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 audio quality and super high conversion speed.

You can download it for free from the product page of Video Converter Mac, (choose Intel Version OR PowerPC Version according to the processor of your iMac / MacBook / Mac Pro... )

Step 1: Add Video files
Click the "Add Files" button or directly use drag & drop to add video or audio files you want to convert to the program.

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

This Mac video converter can convert video to all popular formats on Mac for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 players, etc. 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 the device name.

Choose audio format (MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG) if you just want to extract audio from video 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 get only one output file instead of multiple files.

Step 3: Start Conversion


When you are 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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2. How to trim video files?
iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac allows you to trim video, so you can convert video clips on Mac. Click 'Trim' button to open the Trim window, and set the starting time and ending time by dragging the slider then you can convert a clip from your movie on Mac OS X.

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3. How to crop movie?
It is also a good video cropping tool. If you want to remove the black borders or just convert part of the video area from your video file, you can click the "Crop" button and specify an area either by dragging the frame around the video or setting the crop values: Top, Bottom, Left and Right by directly entering the crop values.

You can also select an output aspect ratio and the available options are:
Keep Original, Full Screen, 16:9 and 4:3.

4. How to set video effect?
If you want to adjust the video effect of your movie, you can click the "Effect" button and drag each effect adjustment slider to set the brightness, contrast, saturation and volume. You can also choose a special effect from the Effect drop-down list to apply to your movie.

5. How to capture pictures from a moive?
iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac can also capture pictures from videos on Mac. After the files are added, you can preview them in the "preview window" on the left of the main interface. While previewing the movie, you can capture pictures by clicking the "Snapshot" button, and then click the "Snapshot Folder" button to open the folder to view the captured pictures. The captured images can be saved as .JPEG, or .BMP files in your specified folder.

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