MOV to M4V: How to Convert MOV to M4V on Mac OS (macOS High Sierra Included)

More and more Mac users come across the troublesome issue that their MOV files can't play in iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iPod or Apple TV, no matter QuickTime movies or video clips from some multi-media editing tools or other sources. For this occasion, the best solution is to convert MOV to M4V, which is a video format that's fully compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV and more. Thankfully, there're many video converter programs on the market that allow you get the job done. But which one to use? You will find the most satisfactory answer here.

Most Effective Tool to Convert MOV to M4V on Mac OS (macOS High Sierra Included)

To convert MOV to M4V on Mac, you can use Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. It works easily, quickly and effectively. This software offers ultimate solution for Mac users to convert between almost all video/audio formats, including MOV, MP4, M4V, AVI, etc. so as to solve the compatibilty issues with ease. You can also edit the MOV files before converting to M4V with the built-in video editor (like Crop, Trim, Add Effects, Subtitles, Watermarks, etc.) or adjust the parameters (like resolution, bit rate, frame rate, etc.) of your MOV videos if you want.

As for Windows users, Pavtube Video Converter will let you convert MOV video files to iPhone/iPad/iPod/Apple TV M4V on Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10 with ease.

Can't wait to dig into more of this excellent MOV to M4V converter? Now, let's start to learn how the smart MOV to M4V converter works. Here we go.

Tutorial on How to Convert MOV to M4V on Mac

Download the program that is compatible with macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,etc. and follow the steps below to convert your videos.

Step 1: Add MOV files

Click on the "Load Video" button on the top left side of the software to add MOV files into this converter. You can simply drag and drop the MOV files directly into the program. Batch conversion is well supported.

When the MOV videos are loaded, you can preview them and take snapshots of your favorite movie scenes.

Step 2: Select M4V as the output format

Select the format from the "Format" drop-down list. Here simply choose "Common Video">" M4V-MPEG-4 Video(*.m4v)" as the converted format.

If you want to play the converted videos on your iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc., you can also select iPhone, iPad or iPod category to convert MOV to videos with optimized settings for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod and more.

Step 3. Edit MOV Files (Optional)

If you have several MOV files on your Mac and you want to combine them and export a single M4V video, just enable "Merge into one file" option on the main interface.

The MOV to M4V Video Converter also provides you with other editing funtions. Click “Edit” or the pencil icon to make it possible to edit your MOV files, and in the video editing interface, you can realize editing functions like trimming, cropping, adding text/image/video watermarks, inserting subtitles and adding special effects to your source videos.

You can also modify audio and video properties when it comes to the size, frame rate, bitrate, chanel, audio codec, sample rate, etc in "Settings"(behind format bar). For example, it you plan to transfer the converted MOV videos to iTunes for Apple TV watching, you can tap video size 1920x1080 in Size box, therefore, the original MOV video will be played better without mosaic.

Step 4: Start MOV to M4V conversion

Hit “Convert” button on the main interface to start MOV to M4V conversion. A new windows will pop up to show the process bar. Once it is finished, you can locate the generated M4V file in output folder. Then just enjoy the output files in iTunes, iPhone, iPad or iPod and so on.

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Comparsion between MOV and M4V

File Extension	MOV	M4V
File Type	Apple QuickTime Movie	iTunes Video File
Description	MOV is a common multimedia container file format developed by Apple, containing multiple tracks that store different types of media data. The MOV format is actually intended for use with QuickTime and is the default format for the application.	M4V, similar to MP4 format, is an MPEG-4 file extension that uses H.264 for the video and AAC or Dolby Digital for the audio, used for videos downloaded from the Apple iTunes store. The M4V format is the default format for iTunes.
Developed by	Apple	Apple
Pros	Supports a lot more codecs that are not supported by M4V; Works better and has more widespread support than M4V;	Better supported by portable devices than the MOV format; The default format for portable Apple products like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod;
Cons	May lead to issues with some devices not being able to play the MOV files because of the wide array of codecs supported by MOV;	Not as widely-used as MOV format; May be copy-protected using Apple's FairPlay DRM copyright protection;
Help You Choose	If you aim to play videos with QuickTime, edit with iMovie/FCP, etc, or need more supported codecs, MOV could be your best choice.	If you intend to move files between computers, tablets, and smartphones, it is best to go with the M4V format just to avoid the format problems later on.
Programs that open MOV/M4V files	Apple QuickTime Player iOrgsoft Video Converter for Mac VideoLAN VLC media player CyberLink PowerDVD 14	Apple iTunes Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 Ultimate Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player