How to Convert GoPro Video to MP4 and Other Formats

How to Convert GoPro Video Files

Do you looking for a tool to convert the GoPro video to MP4 or other format for playing or sharing? Do you want to convert GoPro video format for playing on different platforms or devices? This tutorial will teach you how to make use of a GoPro Video Converter effectively. Let’s we will tell you what is GoPro video format and teach you a easy method to convert GoPro videos from 4k/HEVC to MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV, etc.

What Is GoPro Video Format?

For video creator, GoPro camera is a good mobile device to record videos while on extreme sports, such as swimming, skydiving, skiing, cycling... As we all know that video files recorded by GoPro cameras are in MP4 format with H.264 or HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding, also known as H.265) video codec. The specific format depends on your camera and recording settings.

Almost all GoPro HERO cameras use H.264 codec to record videos. These files will have a .mp4 file extension. MP4 is the most common type of video file format and MP4 files are compatible with almost all devices. They can be viewed on any media player and edited using any video editing software.

However, if you use HERO10 Black, HERO9 Black HERO8 Black, HERO7 Black, and HERO6 Black cameras, you’ll find these video settings use the H.265 video codec (HEVC format).

These cameras usually record videos at 60FPS and in 4K resolution. HEVC (H.265) is a video compression standard that allows GoPro to capture large video content at approximately half the file size with the same image quality. That’s why these cameras use the H.265 video codec (HEVC format).

When you insert your GoPro’s memory card into your PC/Mac, you may find LRV and THM files alongside the MP4 video file.

How to Convert GoPro Video to MP4, AVI, and More

If you are looking for a high-speed quality video converter to work with GoPro videos, ApowerShare Video Joiner & Converter can help you. It is a highly recommended GoPro video converter with feature-rich programs embedded in it, you can use this program to convert HEVC files to H.264, as well as convert MP4 video from H.264 to H.265. The tool supports a wide range of video formats and audio formats. If you need to convert GoPro video format, you can easily to convert GoPro videos to 100+ formats with high-quality output, including MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV and more.

Key Features of ApowerShare Video Joiner & Converter:

• Convert GoPro videos to 100+ formats like MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV, etc.
• Merge multiple GoPro video clips into one large file lossless.
• Batch convert GoPro videos to MP4, AVI, MOV and vice versa easily.
• Convert GoPro videos to almost all devices, like iPhone, iPad, Android phone, etc.
• Convert GoPro videos to share on SNS sites, like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Compress GoPro video size smaller without losing quality.

STEP 1. Open the Software and Add GoPro Video Filles

Launch the ApowerShare Video Joiner & Converter on your computer, then hitting “Add File” to import the GoPro video files you want to convert.

Tips: To convert GoPro video format by using this software, we suggest you add a video file only. If you add two, three and more video files at batch, all added video files will be merged into one file. Of course, if you want to merge multiple GoPro video clips and change video format, you can add two or more multiple GoPro video clips for merging them together lossless.

STEP 2. Select Output Format

In the top portion of the interface, click “Merge” button and choose the desired output format you want, including MP4, AVI, MKV, WMV, MOV, FLV, and more.

For example, as below screenshot, you can convert GoPro video files to optimized preset for almost all devices, like iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, etc.

Tips: You can click “advanced” options to get more output profile settings. Here, please click on Video Codec drop-down menu and select H.264.

STEP 3. Start Convert GoPro Video Files to MP4

When the file is ready, the folder with the output file will open automatically. Then, please clicking “Merge” in the top right corner to start converting GoPro Video to MP4 in H.264.

When the GoPro video file conversion completed, you can transfer it to other devices for playing smoothly.

Part 2. How to Record Audio from Application on Mac

Once you have installed ApowerShare Audio Recorder and consider getting started to record audio from any application on Mac (QuickTime, iTunes, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Skype, iChat, Music Player, and other application, follow the guide below to process the simple audio/music recording without hassle!

STEP 1. Launch ApowerShare Audio Recorder

Launch the ApowerShare Audio Recorder on Macbook/iMac, you can see below main interface.

STEP 2. Add Application to Record Audio From

Then, please clicking “Application” button to add any app that you want to record audio from, you can add browser such as Safari, Firefox, Chrome; or media player app such as QuickTime, iTunes, VLC; or streaming music app, such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Music, Deezer, Napster, Tidal, etc; or chat app such as Skype, iChat, FaceTime, Wechat, QQ, etc.

STEP 3. Play Video/Audio in App/Browser and Start Recording

Please open the app that you want to record from. Here, let’s take recording audio from QuickTime as example. Please open a video in QuickTime, then go back to the Audio Recorder and click the left “Record” icon, just clicking “Play” icon on QuickTime Player start to play a video, the Audio Recorder will detect this action and start to record audio automatically from QuickTime.

STEP 4. Stop or End Audio Recording

Duding recording process, you can click the left “Stop” icon to stop recording process, or clicking the right “End” icon to end the whole recording process.

STEP 5. View Audio Recording History

To view all recording history, please click “Recording Bin” menu, you can play them directly with it’s built-in media player. To get the recorded MP3 files, please click “Reveal” button to open the output folder, you will get the MP3 audio files.

Tips: There is a built-in Audio Editor in the software, please clicking “Edit” icon to launch the editing interface.

Part 3. How to Edit the Recorded Audio Files

ApowerShare Audio Recorder also provide a powerful Audio Editor, you can use the audio editing functions to cut and splice audio clips on your Mac in to your own unique track.

STEP 1. Launch Audio Editor

To launch it’s built-in audio editor, please open recording bin interface to view all of your audio recorded history. Please select a recorded audio that you want to edit, then click “Edit” icon to launch the Audio Editor.

STEP 2. Start to Edit Audio

With it’s built-in Audio Editor, you can easily to cut down your recordings by setting the start and end points. You also can cut and splice audio clips in to your own unique track.

Part 4. Record Audio from Other Application (Screenshot)

ApowerShare Audio Recorder support to record any audio from any application on your Mac, it’s very easy to use. With this Mac audio recorder, you can record audio from Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and other browser, so you can play music or video online via browser, then use our software to grab audio clips from your favorite videos on sites such as YouTube and Vimeo on Mac.

Record audio from Chrome

Record audio while playing a video

Record audio from QuickTime while playing a video

Record audio while playing a video on Mac

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