How to Convert MPEG-1 to 3GP on Windows and Mac (Mountain Lion included)

 

March 26, 2013 7:04 am / Posted by Bill Smith to Video Tips
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You may get some videos hold in CD-Rom disc and want to put to your phones like Nokia, LG, Samsung , Sony Erricson, etc. in this case, you are suggested to convert MPEG-1 to 3GP first.

To convert MPEG-1 videos to 3GP, you need a professional app to help you. Here iOrgsoft 3GP Video Converter, which is specially designed to convert all videos to 3GP for playback on mobile phones, is highly recommended, below I will show you how.

Add videos to the program

Before load files, you need to download and install the app, then run it.
Click "Add Files" button to import videos to the app, batch converting is supported so you can add multiple files to the program at one time.

Select output format

Hit format icon and go to the common video column and select 3GP as output format.

Convert MPEG-1 videos to 3GP

Click "Convert" button to start converting MPEG-1 to 3GP. The conversion will take a while and when it is done, a message will pop up to tell you and ask you to open the folder you have save the output files. Then you can find them and transfer to your phones to enjoy on the go.

Knowledge:
What is MPEG-1
MPEG-1 is a standard to compress video and audio lossily, It is designed to compress VHS-quality raw digital video and CD audio down to 1.5 Mbit/s (26:1 and 6:1 compression ratios respectively) without excessive quality loss.

What is 3GP
3GP (3GPP file format) ,defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for 3G UMTS multimedia services, is a multimedia container format used mainly on 3G mobile phones, some 2G and 4G phones are also can play 3GP videos.