GIF Converter | How to Convert GIF to MP4?

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GIF Converter | How to Convert GIF to MP4?

27 January 2021 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Summary
GIFs can be seen elsewhere in our life, such as memes in the social platforms. In fact, many GIFs are from various videos. Of course, it is not impossible to make a GIF to be part of a video. You should convert GIF to a video format. In this essay, we will talk about how to convert GIF to MP4.

Content

Part 1: What is GIF?

Part 2: How to Convert GIF to MP4?

1. Convert GIF to MP4 with Renee Video Editor Pro
2. Convert GIF to MP4 Online

Part 1: What is GIF?

GIF, fully known as Graphics Interchange Format, is the indexed color image displayed by hypertext markup language. The graphics interchange file of GIF is widely used on the Internet because the format varies from different, special displays. Unlike the other image formats, GIF is the public design standard supported by most of online platforms.

Besides, GIF is the bitmap. The image is made of many pixels, each of which is covered with one color. GIF images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality. It supports up to 256 different colors. Therefore, it is suitable for the simple images, such as logos and cartoon characters.

Next, we will talk about how to convert GIF to MP4 and then use in our videos.

Part 2: How to Convert GIF to MP4?

We will introduce two ways to convert GIF to MP4.

1. Convert GIF to MP4 with Renee Video Editor Pro

What is Renee Video Editor Pro?

Renee Video Editor Pro is the multi-functional software that contains video editing and screen recording. It can not only satisfy users’ needs on recording computer screens, playing video and sound sources, etc., but also create more possibilities for video editing. Users can add watermarks to the videos that are being recorded, but also optimize the video contents, like adding various kinds of transition, switching between different filter styles freely, adding exclusive subtitles for independent images, etc.

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How to convert GIF with Renee Video Editor Pro?

You can record GIF and save it as MP4 with Renee Video Editor Pro. Then, you continue to use the software to edit the MP4 file. In this way, you can complete all steps in the same software and have no need in relying on the network.

Steps:

Step 1: Install Renee Video Editor Pro and click on [Screen Recorder].

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Step 2: Set the record target, the audio source and the output folder.

Step 3: Click at the Setting icon at the lower right corner.

Step 4: Select MP4 as the output format.

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Step 5: Open the GIF file and press the hot keys [Ctrl + Alt +F1] to begin recording. During the record, you can press the hot keys [Ctrl + Alt +F2] to pause or [Ctrl + Alt +F3] to stop recording. Then, the record will be saved in the preset folder.

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Step 6: If you want to further edit the MP4, enter into [Video Toolbox].

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Step 7: Click on [Add Files] to select the video file.

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Step 8: Cut off the unnecessary part with the function [Cut].

Step 9: Finally, select the output format and the output folder. Click on [Start] to save the video.

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2. Convert GIF to MP4 Online

It is easy to convert GIF to MP4 online when you upload the GIF to the online converter.

Next, we will show you how to convert GIF to MP4 on Convertio (link: https://convertio.co/gif-mp4/).

Step 1: Get access to Convertio and upload the GIF to the website.

Step 2: Select MP4 as the output format and then click on [Convert].

Step 3: Download and save the MP4 file.

Disadvantages: Although it is a convenient way, it totally relies on the network. Once the network is slow, you may fail to upload, convert or download the file. Therefore, we suggest you use Renee Video Editor Pro to convert GIF to MP4.

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