MPEG to MP4 Converter
Convert MPEG and MPG videos — old camcorder clips, digital camera movies and video CDs — to modern MP4 with full control over quality, bitrate, frame rate, resolution and audio. Files usually get several times smaller.
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Click to choose a video, or drag and drop
Choose an MPEG or MPG file — MKV, AVI, MOV, WebM, TS, FLV and most other formats are accepted too. Stays on your device.
Your video is converted entirely in your browser and is never uploaded. The converter engine (ffmpeg, ~32 MB) is downloaded once and cached by your browser.
Frequently asked questions
Why convert MPEG to MP4?
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are formats from the 1990s and 2000s. They compress poorly, so the files are large, and many phones, browsers and editors handle them badly. Converting to H.264 MP4 usually makes the file several times smaller with no visible difference, and it plays almost everywhere.
Will my MPEG video lose quality when converted?
Any re-encode is slightly lossy, but MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are low-resolution formats, so a CRF of 18 to 23 keeps the result visually the same as the original. Keep the original resolution rather than enlarging it, because that does not add detail.
What about DVD (VOB) files?
This tool converts ordinary, unprotected MPEG and MPG files. Commercial DVDs are copy-protected and cannot be read by any converter without removing that protection. Home-made DVDs and files you recorded yourself are fine once you have copied the video file off the disc.
Why does my MPEG video show comb-like lines on motion?
Camcorder and TV-sourced MPEG-2 is often interlaced, storing each frame as two alternating fields. Deinterlace merges them into clean frames. It is switched on automatically when the tool detects interlaced video and you re-encode.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Your video never leaves your device. Only the converter engine itself (about 32 MB) is downloaded, once, and cached by your browser.
What is Fast remux and when should I use it?
A MPEG file is just a container. If the video inside is H.264 (or another format MP4 supports) and the audio is AAC, MP3 or AC-3, those streams can be moved into an MP4 container as they are. That takes seconds and loses no quality at all. The tool checks your file and picks this automatically when it is possible.
What do CRF and bitrate mean?
CRF (constant quality) lets the encoder spend as many bits as each scene needs: lower numbers mean better quality and bigger files, around 18 looks near-lossless, 23 is the default and 28 is noticeably smaller. A target bitrate instead aims for a fixed number of kilobits per second, which gives a predictable file size but variable quality.
Why is re-encoding slow, and is there a size limit?
Re-encoding runs on a single CPU thread inside the browser (H.264 only), so it is usually near real-time speed or slower for HD. The finished MP4 also has to fit in browser memory, which in practice limits output to roughly 1 to 2 GB. For a long movie, use Fast remux, trim it, or copy the generated command and run it with ffmpeg on your own computer.
What happens to subtitles?
MP4 supports text subtitles only. SRT, ASS/SSA and WebVTT tracks are converted to the MP4 text format, and you can also save a track as a separate .srt file. Picture-based subtitles from Blu-ray or DVD (PGS, VobSub) cannot be converted.