How to Convert WMV to H.264 on Mac OS X

This is a step by step guide show you how to convert .wmv to .H.264 on Mac OS X.

1. What's H.264

H.264 stands for. H.264 is known as one of the most popular video formats nowadays. In fact, H.264 was first introduced to the world by Microsoft in November 1992 as a multimedia format, part of Microsoft Video for Windows technology. H.264 files can contain audio data and video data, which are interleaved for the playback. The resolution of H.264 video varies from 640*480 to 160*120, keeping a 4:3 ratio.

2. How to convert WMV to H.264 on Mac

Free Download WMV to H.264 Video Converter for Mac:

Download Video Converter for Mac (Intel version) Download Video Converter for Mac (PowerPC version)

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).

Step 1: Add WMV video files to Mac WMV to H.264 Converter

Click File -> Add Video Files to add WMV video files to the Mac WMV to H.264 Converter. This WMV video converter for Mac supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

Step 2: Select output format as H.264

Click image button at right of each video item, set output file name and choose MP4 as output format from Format list. And click 'option' and set codec as 'H.264'.

Step 3: Change H.264 video and audio settings

You can change the Resolution,Codec, Bit rate and Frame rate of the H.264 video and Sample Rate and Bit Rate of the H.264 Audio. The size of the H.264 file depends a lot on these settings.

Step 4: Select output directory

Click Video Converter -> Preference -> Output from main menu to select an output directory.

Step 5: Click 'Start' to convert WMV to H.264 on Mac

After all the settings, just click 'Start' to convert .wmv to H.264 file on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion included). If you want to trim, crop and more editing, please go to how to trim, crop and merge H.264 videos on Mac.