How to Convert Facebook Video to MP4?
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26 May 2022 Senior Product Manager
Summary
It is believed that we often watch video on Facebook beyond YouTube and Instagram. If you watch a fantastic video on Facebook and want to save it to mobile phone or iPad, it is recommended to save or convert the video in MP4 for better compatibility. Here, we are going to introduce how to download video from Facebook and convert it to MP4.
Being a popular social platform all over the world, Facebook has attracted over 1 billion registered users. Everyone can share their activities with images, videos, music, etc at will on Facebook. With the growing influence of Facebook, more and more talent has joined in Facebook. You watch some fantastic videos and want to save to your cell phone. But the video cannot be played? Then you could take video format conversion into consideration.
Before converting the Facebook video, you need to download the video to your computer. If you do not know how to download the Facebook video to PC, please follow steps below. If you know the download method, please skip to “How to convert Facebook video to MP4”.
Part 1: How to Download Video from Facebook
There are various Facebook video download methods. Here we will recommended the two easiest one. You can choose any of them according to your need.
Approach 1: Change the URL of the Video and Download
① When we watch the video on Facebook, we can find that there are more than one videos on the page. So we need to find the specific URL of the target video on the page firstly. Find the target video on the main page. Then click the published time “March 27 at 10:34 AM”. After clicking, you will be guided to the specific page of the video.
② Click the URL of the video and then change the “www” at the beginning of the URL to “mbasic”. Then the page will refresh.
③ Finally, click to download the video and a new page will pop up. Please right click and select “Save video as” to save the video.
Although this Facebook download method is convenience. But the quality of the downloaded video is not in HD. And you may feel the video is not clear when watching. So, it is recommended to download Facebook video in better quality with Method 2.
Approach 2: Professional Video Recording Function in Renee Video Editor Pro
In Renee Video Editor Pro, users can customize the quality of the recording and record the video directly with the quality it plays. Besides, users can select the output format before processing recording. For example, if users choose MP4 as the output format of the recording video, they can free from the conversion step.
Tips Renee Video Editor Pro provides professional video recording function which can record computer screen even dual-screen and webcam. You can also record the video playing on the computer with the recording function in Renee Video Editor Pro.
① Open Renee Video Editor Pro and click “Screen Recorder”.
② Click the Setting button on the lower right corner. Then please select the output format (Choose MP4) and then the video quality, resolution, frame rate, output location in the pop up page. Then click “OK” to save the settings.
③ Select “User-Definied” in the recording target item. And please select “Computer sounds” in Sound selection. Finally, select the output location. Open the video you want to record on Facebook. Click “Record” to process the recording.
④ Crop the video you want to record or set the record screen size manually. Then click “Record” and play the video.
⑤ Please click “Stop” after video finished. Then the recorded video will be save as video file in MP4.
Part 2: Convert Facebook Video to MP4
MP4 is the video format with best compatibility. Renee Video Editor Pro can convert Facebook video to MP4 in minutes.
Tips Besides converting videos to other formats, Renee Video Editor can also edit video, add effects, crop and merge video, remove watermarks, add logos and subtitles. What’s more, it can realize automatic re-encoding and ensure audio and video synchronization, but not slow down the playback speed.
Steps of Converting Facebook Video to MP4 Format:
① Open Renee Video Editor Pro and then please select “Video Toolbox”.
② Click “Add Files” to select target video.
③ Select MP4 as output format and then choose the output location to save the converted video. Finally, click “Start” to save the converted video.
Renee Video Editor Pro – Multi-function Video Editing Software
- Screen Recording – Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
- Cut Videos & Audios – Users can record screen at will. User can customize the recording time, the size of the window, the resolution and the frame rate. While recording, users can adjust the speed, add customized watermark and set special effects for mouse.
- Video editing – Merge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. It can change and add background music, add subtitles, make the beginning and end of the film. It also can add and remove watermarks, add a variety of filter effects and so on.
- Format conversion – Support to convert videos and audios into different formats.
- Customize the compression mode – encoding and preservation of video and audio.
- Music Function – Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.
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