or drag & drop here. The files supported are avi, flv, gif, mp4, mkv, mov, mpeg, swf, ts, vob, webm, wmv
MP4 is a digital multimedia container which stores audio and video. MP4s can also store subtitles and still images within the container. The MPEG-4 Part 14 (known as MP4 also) format was developed in 2001 and based on the QuickTime File Format. MP4 files can contain metadata, and also supports Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP). Generally this is the most univerally supported format, and is perfect for uploading video to Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and pretty much any HTML5 website.
AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave and is a proprietary video format introduced by Microsoft in 1992. AVI videos can contain both audio and video in a container which allows for synchronous audio/video playback. AVI files can also be created without any compression meaning the file can be lossless. This does come at a tradeoff, lossless AVI files are much higher in file size, ranging from about 2-3GB per 1 minute of video. AVI files contain codecs that are suitable for DVD and XVid, meaning if you need to burn a DVD, then it would be wise to convert to an AVI video format.
Simply drag and drop your mp4 file within the upload zone above. Alternatively you can click the big blue button that says "Upload File". If your file is not of mp4 type, then the system will automatically detect the file for you.
Once your mp4 video is uploaded (it doesn't have to be mp4, we will automatically detect the format if it's different), you will see a progress bar.
In a matter of seconds (typically) you will see the video, with it's metadata on the right. At the top of the metadata you will see a format dropdown button. The default will be avi, but you can change the format on the fly, once you're happy, you can click the convert button.
Give it a few minutes to convert your mp4 file into avi (or which ever formats you have defined). Depending on your settings and the output format it could take a moment.
Be patient on this step, you can enter your email if you would like to get a downloadable link when it is ready. This is nice if you need to leave and get a link while on the go. When it's done you will have a free avi file that you can download with no strings attached. If you would like to edit the video, then Motionbox has an awesome video editor for you.
Depending on your purposes a mp4 file may need to be converted to a avi file for compatibility purposes.
Your file might not be supported by the device you are trying to add the file to. The Motionbox video converter tool is the perfect solution to make your files compatible with what ever device you are trying to upload your video on.
The pefect example is social media, typically the best format is MP4 (with H.264 or H.265 codecs) for sites like Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, YouTube, etc. So if you are converting your mp4 file for social media, we recommend MP4but you are free to convert it to avi if you know what you are doing.
We highly encourage you to try our amazing video editing tool -- it's free. Since Motionbox is browser based we have found some issues with uploading MOV videos, so one thing you can try if you have issues with MOV is to convert it using our free converter.
Then afterwards you can click "edit video" after the conversion process to import the video directly into our tool.
This is not exclusive to MOV files, you can take mp4 files and convert them to avi or any other imaginable video formats out there. Generally your best bet will be MP4 for our editor, and for other tools/apps.
You can do so much more with Motionbox beyond converting mp4 to avi. Motionbox is the ultimate online video editor that enables teams to collaborate on video editing, from the design team, to the copywriters, and CMOs. We make it easy for your team to add subtitles, adjust videos, slice videos, add keyframe animations, and so much more.