How to Convert DAT Video to MP4 Format
- lizaoes
- Dec 17, 2015
- 2 min read
This article mainly concerns how to FAST convert DAT video to MP4 format with best preserved quality. By assistance of the versatile DAT to MP4 converter software - WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, you can freely convert video from DAT to MP4 format and get enhanced video quality in extraordinarily short time.
Brief Knowledge of DAT and MP4
Files with .dat extension may contain various types of data, like program data, game data, image or attachments used in email. When coming to a DAT video, it is stored in MPEG-1 movie file on Video CD (abbreviated as VCD) optical disc. As a video format for film distribution, VCD DAT playback is supported by VCD/DVD/Blu-ray player and Windows XP /Vista/7/Mac OS computers. However, the limited supported from mainstream software (Windows Media Player prior to version 9 and QuickTime only can play DAT video files with the help of plug-ins) makes users to seek for a new way to watch DAT videos, like converting to other formats more compatible with media players, computers and devices.
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) is a video container format for audio, video and other data like subtitles, images storage. It may also be referred to as MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) used for high quality videos. Thanks to high compression ratio, MP4 becomes one of the most popular formats natively supported by almost all media software and portable devices. To convert DAT video to MP4, you can not only get the VCD DAT file played smoothly on your computer/devices, but enjoy the same excellent video quality comparing to original.
Advantages of Converting DAT to MP4
1. Converting DAT to MP4 with proper parameter settings, you are allowed to play DAT on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Surface Pro, PS3/4, Xbox etc. Since MPEG-4 technology has been developed to provide DVD quality audio and pictures in an extremely small file size, it is ideal for playing on portable MP4 players.
2. Converting DAT video to MP4 format, much more supported media players and a wider range of video editor software options are available.
3. After converting DAT to MP4 format, you can easily play VCD DAT videos on Windows 10/8/7 and Mac OS X computers (MP4 format video is friendly to both Windows Media Player and Mac QuickTime Player).
How to Convert DAT to MP4 with Fastest DAT to MP4 Converter
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe fully supports Multi-core CPU (i3, i5, i7), and armed with Hyper Threading Technology (Converting AVCHD to MP4 by multi threads at the same time, speed up the conversion timely) & Hardware Encoder (maximumly accelerating the video conversion speed). That is why WinX AVCHD to MP4 converter program can be the fastest solution in the current market.
Step 1: Download/install this WinX DAT converter on PC. (Mac users please switch to WinX HD Video Converter for Mac). Launch it and hit "+Video" button to import the target VCD DAT video.
Step 2: Output Profile dialogue pops up once the video is completely loaded. Move to PC General Video category and select MP4 Video as output format. Then, click OK.
Step 3: Set destination folder by clicking Browse button and start DAT to MP4 conversion by clicking RUN button.
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