Video files, which are what we’re talking about here, are defined by both their file format (which usually also determines the file extension) and the file codec: These are separate, but often ...

Scenario: You’ve obtained an audio or video file that’s either in a format unsupported by the device you intend to play it on—an iOS device, traditional iPod, or your Mac, for example—or ...

Video converters can be extremely useful for offline viewing. You can use a good video converter to address file compatibility issues to watch the same file on multiple devices.

Cloud Convert handles the conversion on their website, making it an accessible option for basic video format changes. However, for larger files or more advanced needs, I recommend using VLC media ...

Xvid is a codec that compresses video files using the MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP format. Xvid files will play on many DVD or Blu-ray players and Windows 10 or later by default; Mac users will need to ...

Camcorders use MOD file format. In this post, we show you how to convert MOD video file to MPG format, by changing the extension or using FFmpeg.

Your iPhone could very well be the most powerful and easy-to-use camera you own, but the files it creates are a whole other story.

Windows 11 File Explorer comes with an advanced search feature that lets you search for only video files with specific names and formats.

Just one wrinkle: I can’t play MKV files from within the WMC interface. In case you’re not familiar with it, MKV is a video-file format like Divx and MPEG-4.