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MOV to MPG converter

Convert MOV to MPG in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.

I want MPG
Quality

Applies only when the video has to be re-encoded. A straight copy keeps the original quality.

Advanced 2
Always re-encode Rebuilds the picture as H.264 (VP9 for WebM) even when it could be copied. Fixes files that won’t play on older TVs and PCs.

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Should you convert MOV to MPG?

Yes, when a device or app needs MPG. MPG can’t carry the H.264, HEVC (H.265) or ProRes video found in MOV files, so the picture is re-encoded as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, which takes about as long as the clip on a recent laptop.

Check that MPG is really needed: it plays in VLC, Windows Media Player and DVD players; browsers and phones generally won’t play it, while MOV is mainly an Apple format.

MOV is Apple’s video container, usually H.264 or HEVC from an iPhone; MPG is the video format of Video CDs, DVDs and early camcorders. Use MPG when burning to DVD or feeding older broadcast and playback equipment.

MOV and MPG compared
Property MOV MPG
Usually contains H.264 or HEVC video with AAC audio, or ProRes from editors MPEG-2 video with MP2 or AC-3 audio
Support Mainly an Apple format A legacy format
Plays on Apple devices and most editors; some Windows PCs, Android phones and upload forms struggle with it VLC, Windows Media Player and DVD players; browsers and phones generally won’t play it
Best for Recording and editing video on Apple devices DVD authoring and old broadcast hardware
Introduced 1991 1993

How to convert MOV to MPG

  1. 01

    Add your MOV

    Drop your MOV video onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.

  2. 02

    Check the settings

    The output is already set to MPG. Change the quality if you want to; the defaults suit most files.

  3. 03

    Save the MPG

    Press convert and save the MPG. Several files come back together as a ZIP.

What changes when MOV becomes MPG

Re-encoded, at a quality you choose

Because the video has to be compressed again, a little detail is lost. The default quality keeps the difference invisible; choose High for footage you’ll edit further.

MPG is an older format

Use MPG when burning to DVD or feeding older broadcast and playback equipment. For sharing, uploading or playing on phones, MP4 is the better choice.

Expect a larger file

MPG generally takes more room than MOV. If the file has to fit an upload limit, check the size once it’s converted. MOV: A minute of 4K iPhone video is roughly 170–400 MB. MPG: DVD-quality video runs about 30–60 MB a minute.

This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of MOV and MPG, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.

Why it doesn’t upload

Video files are big, and uploading one just to change its container can take longer than the conversion itself. Your browser can read and write these formats, so the file never has to leave your device.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • About the MOV. A MOV from an iPhone is usually an ordinary H.264 or HEVC video that can move into MP4 without re-encoding; a MOV exported from an editor may be ProRes and ten times larger.
  • About the MPG. MPEG-2 video needs a lot of bitrate, so converting a phone video to MPG makes the file several times bigger.
  • MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM are handled by your browser’s own video engine, often with hardware help. AVI, WMV, FLV, MPG and the other older formats use the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download, and are slower.

Questions

Does converting MOV to MPG lose quality?

The video is re-encoded, so a little detail is lost, but the default quality is set high enough that it doesn’t show.

Will a MPG play on my phone?

MPG a legacy format: VLC, Windows Media Player and DVD players; browsers and phones generally won’t play it. VLC plays MPG files; Windows Media Player plays most.

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