How to Convert MPG to MP4 on Mac (Lion Included)

MPG format is one file format of MPEG (pronounced M-peg), which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the name of a family of standards used for coding audio-visual information (e.g., movies, video, music) in a digital compressed format. The MPEG1 and MPEG2 Standard produce MPG file.

However, the hot iPod touch, iPad 2, iPhone 4, Android phones, MP4 player, etc. are all friendly with MP4 videos, but don’t support MPG/MPEG video format.

Then, if you want to enjoy MPG and MPEG videos on your portable devices, you will be frustrated since MPG/MPEG cannot be transferred directly to the portable devices.

Well, there is an easy way to solve the problem, that’s to convert MPG to MP4 on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion etc. You can use MPG to Mp4 Converter for Mac to quickly convert MPG/MPEG to MP4 on Mac with high quality and fast conversion speed. After the MPG to MP4 conversion, you can enjoy and MPG/MPEG videos anywhere and anytime you like. It is just so easy for you to import your video to iPod, PSP, MP4 player, Creative Zen, BlackBerry and other devices.

Have the free trial of Mac MPG to MP4 Converter and follow the steps to convert MPG to MP4 on Mac.

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How to convert MPG to MP4 on Mac step by step

Step 1. Add MPG/MPEG videos to the program

Click File -> Add Video Files from main menu to import MPG/MPEG video files to the Mac MPG to MP4 Converter.It supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

Step 2: Select MP4 as output format

Click image button at right of each video item, and choose MP4 as output format from Format list. You are also allowed to trim, crop, and add video effect to the videos before converting. You can learn the details at how to edit files with mpg to mp4 converter for Mac.

Step 3. Start to convert MPG to MP4 on Mac

After all the settings, just click 'Start' to convert .mpg to .mp4 file on Mac. The time needed for conversion depends on your video size. Just wait for the conversion to be finished. After the conversion, you can freely watch any MPG/MPEG video on the portable devices,.

Tips: This MPG to MP4 Converter for Mac can also extract MP3 from MPG movies or split an audio clip that is especially attractive to us from MP4 videos. In this time , we can convert videos to audios, and just select the audio format as output formats, e.g. WAV, MKA, OGG, 3GP, MP3, M4A, AIFF, etc. The sound clip or music clip will be trimmed when you set the start point and the end point.