Although MOV is highly compatible with Mac OS X, however, some MOV files just can’t be opened in QuickTime or there is just the sound but no picture, like MOV footage from JVC GY-HM100, or some particular MOV files can’t be streamed to Apple TV. That’s really annoying and what you want is to convert the MOV file to other format like MP4 in order to play them smoothly, either for playback on your Mac, or for your digital players like PSP.

1. How to convert MOV file to MP4 on Mac (Snow Leopard included)
Although MOV is highly compatible with Mac OS X, however, some MOV files just can’t be opened in QuickTime
or there is just the sound but no picture, like MOV footage from JVC GY-HM100, or some particular MOV files
can’t be streamed to Apple TV. That’s really annoying and what you want is to convert the MOV file to other
format like MP4 in order to play them smoothly, either for playback on your Mac, or for your digital players like
PSP.
To convert MOV to MP4 on Mac (Snow Leopard included) you need a professional yet easy to use MOV to MP4
Video Converter for Mac. (Get free trial Intel version, PowerPC version). Double click the .dmg image to install it
and follow the step by step tutorial to convert your MOV videos to MP4 on Mac.
1 Load MOV files to the program
Launch the MOV to MP4 Converter for Mac , drag and drop the MOV clips to the program or click “Add file”
button to load MOV files.
2 Select “MP4” from the output format dropdown list.
If you want to put the output MOV file on your PSP , iPod , iPhone or other popular portable device, you can
select an output format according to your device name! The default optimized setting makes the output
QuickTime MOV video looks good on your player, say iPod’s, screen.

2. select an output format according to your device name! The default optimized setting makes the output
QuickTime MOV video looks good on your player, say iPod’s, screen.
Note : If you have several QuickTime MOV files on your Mac and you want to combine them and export a
continuous MOV video, just check “Merge into one file ” at the bottom of the program.
Or, you can use the “Trim ” function if have a large MOV video and you want to split them into several
smaller MP4 files. See below.
Note : This MOV to MP4 Converter for Mac allows you to trim any segment of the MOV file and convert it to MP4
format.
3 Start MOV to MP4 conversion in Mac OS X.
Hit “Convert” let this smart MOV to MOV Video Converter for Mac to do the rest for you! This video converter is
specifically designed for Mac OS users, including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6
Snow Leopard on iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, etc.
When the conversion is done, you can play output MP4 video in QuickTime (QuickTime X included), edit them in
iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or put them on your PSP, iPod, iPhone or Apple TV for playback anytime you want.