SoulfluteJoao
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Hello, How can I convert .mov to .mp4 with OBS? Thank you.
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What you really want is either a video editor or a transcoder. OBS includes the components to make both, but they're arranged differently to use for a live stream, which makes a simple conversion into a Rube Goldberg machine. Essentially, you'd set everything up as if you were streaming it, which is a bit of work, and then click the record button instead.
Much more straightforward to use a tool that's designed for the job.
A transcoder, like Handbrake and others, does pretty much exactly what you want and not much else, with tons of options for the destination format.
An editor, like Shotcut and others, has you import one or more sources, arrange them on a timeline with optional processing, and export the result as a new video with its own set of options.
shotcut.org
Much more straightforward to use a tool that's designed for the job.
A transcoder, like Handbrake and others, does pretty much exactly what you want and not much else, with tons of options for the destination format.
HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder.
handbrake.fr
An editor, like Shotcut and others, has you import one or more sources, arrange them on a timeline with optional processing, and export the result as a new video with its own set of options.
Shotcut - Home
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux
Like I said, OBS is designed for live productions. Viewers watch as it happens, and not as a pre-done recording. Anything else in OBS quickly becomes a Rube-Goldberg machine - overly complex and convoluted - compared to other tools that are designed for off-line manipulation.
Handbrake converts formats without changing the content at all. If that's all you need, then use that.
Shotcut is an editor. It puts things together to make something new, lets you tweak and massage it exactly the way you want until you're absolutely happy with it (or give up and print it anyway), and then gives you much the same options as Handbrake does to put that new content into a file.
For how to use each one, they both have their own tutorials and support. We don't do that here.