How to convert video to HTML5 video formats using Miro Video Converter

The Miro Video Converter represents a simple way for converting your videos to the formats supported by the new HTML5 video tag. The tool is free, open and very easy to use.

The Miro Video Converter can be downloaded from 

http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/.

1. Download and install Miro Video Converter. For setting the location of the downloaded files or converted files please go to File -> Preferences.

2. Open the video you want to convert using File ->Open or by using File->Import. You can search for video files in a specific folder using File -> Import -> Search in a Folder. Also the converter has a nice search feature for looking up videos on YouTube, Hulu etc.

3. After the video has been opened/imported you can select Videos from the left menu and you will see the list containing the new imported videos.

4. Select the video you want to convert and go to Convert menu. From the menu select the format in which you want the video to be converted. For web you should convert to Ogg Theora(video), Ogg Vorbis(audio) or MP4(video).

5. After selecting one of the options the conversion process will start and you can observe the progress by selecting “Converting” from the left menu. Once the conversion process is done you can click on Reveal in Explorer to be taken to the location of the converted file.

 

6. Now all that you have left to do for embedding the converted video on your web page is to use the new HTML5 video tag just like this.

The text between the < video > and < /video > tags will be displayed in browsers that do not support video.