#261 - Q&A: Best Video File Format to Convert to?

[MatryoshkaBrain]

Worthless commentary.

[MatryoshkaBrain]

1,187th.

[JoyNoelle1]

Hi, My DVD player for some reason does NOT play MPEG4, So what other option is the quickest/best format to convert it to?

[IceArdor]

mp4 doesn't make a small file size. H.264 makes it small. As others have pointed out, mp4 is just the container.

[charlocharlieL]

I heard .flv is the native format for YouTube and the best for it.

[xboxlive6]

@charlocharlieL When YouTube converts the video it saves it as .flv

[sk8erfreak9242]

mp4 is gehy .avi 4 lyfe. lol jk i like mp4 for my windows phone 7 and pretty much nothing else

[jin37uk]

.mkv ftw

[deluxegamer345]

hello rodney reynolds! are you using sony vegas pro 10? if so, could you tell me your settings, because i am usually converting my videos to .wmv, and the file size is really big. any help?

[RodneyBReynolds]

Reminder: If you are spotted posting 1st, 2nd comments you will be blocked ;)

[pranshuch14]

mkv container !

x264 codec rules !

[AnimaxRex]

@pranshuch14 yeah 264 codecs rule

[Zazmiz]

what codec do you use? mp4 is just the container

keep the videos coming great job

[taltigolt]

so comments have been renabled and first sayers are back i guess i understand why you disabled them in the first place



[RodneyBReynolds]

@taltigolt Yea, these 1st, 2nd comments get annoying fast and a main reason why I disable comments here on YouTube. It seems people just can't control themselves and post topic relative comments. And some people wonder why I disable comments :/