where can I find apps to covert 32 bit mov files to 64 bit mp4?

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where can I find apps to covert 32 bit mov files to 64 bit mp4?

Hello,

I missed the window to convert my old 32 bit movies (in mov format) from 2006 that I made in iMovie and QuickTime. Now I am on Big Sur, and I can't play these old files.

I am no longer on Mojave or Catalina, so I can't follow the advice of this Apple support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209029

I have searched google, but I can't find a software application or a service provider who will convert these mov files into mp4 or something modern that I can play on my Mac and share on YouTube.

All ideas welcome please! Thank you!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 9:49 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 15, 2021 12:51 PM in response to dogmapletree

> dvau

Oh, sorry this is not the usual FAQ. Where does the movie come from? Is it an iMovie reference movie by chance? At least this user had a problem with "dvau" and it turned out to be an iMovie project that could be exported via MPEG Streamclip (32-bit app that works in Mojave or earlier, also via VMware in later macOS).

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251714299

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250492807

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Answer 2

Feb 15, 2021 10:56 AM in response to dogmapletree

This is a weekly FAQ here: You can usually convert old obsolete movie codecs to current H.264 or H.265 (HEVC) codecs wrapped as .mp4 with VLC, Handbrake, ffmpeg etc. Or install Mojave or earlier on an external disk and use MPEG Streamclip or QT Player Pro to convert them.

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