

Once finished, it should report Encode Finished.ĩ. You can monitor the progress of the conversion process via the progress bar that appears at the bottom of the screen. Click Start to begin the encoding process. Click on the Video tab if needed and make sure the video codec is set to H.264Ĩ. In Output Settings, verify that Format is set to MP4.ħ. Select the place where you want to save the video file’s converted copy, then name the new video file if needed.Ħ. In the Destination blank, click the Browse button.ĥ. Select the video you want to convert and click the Open button.Ĥ. The conversion process is essentially the same on all platforms, but here’s how to convert a single Windows Media file to MP4 on both OS X and Windows.ģ. See below the jump for how to convert a Windows Media File to MP4 format using Handbrake. A good candidate here is going to be the MP4 format using the H.264 video codec and fortunately, there’s free tools like Handbrake available to help with this conversion. In situations like this, if paying for the Flip4Mac plug-in isn’t an option, the best fix is going to be converting the video files from a platform-specific format to one that is supported on multiple platforms. wmv movies created on Windows to work without many issues in PowerPoint presentations that were ultimately given on a Mac. One particular niche that Flip4Mac has filled for me over the years has been with groups collaborating across platforms on shared presentations. Telestream’s recent conversion of Flip4Mac from a free app to a paid one has left many Mac admins without a free vendor-supported solution to display Windows Media files in.
