Converting your files with VLC

CaptionSync accepts a variety of media files for Closed Captioning. This article shows how to use VLC to transcode your files into a different format. This is especially useful if your media file uses a non-standard codec and you need to convert it to a standard one, so that our system can process your request. VLC comes in both PC and Mac versions, and it's free. You can download and install VLC from their website.

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Converting a Video file to the MP4 format:

• Launch VLC, and go to Media -> Convert/Save:

• Click Add, to browse for the media file. Then, click Convert/Save:

• Choose the target format from the Profile drop-down menu. If you wish to transcode your video to the MP4 format, choose the H.264/MP4 option.

• Choose the destination folder for the converted file, and finally click Start:

Bulk converting several Video files to the MP4 format:

• Launch VLC, and go to Media -> Convert/Save:

• Click Add, to browse for the media files. Then, click Convert/Save:

• Choose the target format from the Profile drop-down menu. If you wish to transcode the videos to the MP4 format, choose the H.264/MP4 option. Since it's not possible to choose the destination folder, the files will be saved into the folder where the original ones are located. So check the Append '-converted' to filename box, to ensure the original media files are not overwritten. Finally, click Start: