Convert MPG to MP4

Converting MPG (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) to MP4 modernizes video content from the DVD and early digital video era. MP4 offers significantly better compression, creating files that are 50-70% smaller while maintaining similar quality. This conversion makes your videos compatible with modern devices and platforms, including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and streaming services. It's particularly valuable for preserving family videos from the camcorder era, archiving DVD content for easier access, digitizing educational libraries, and making older corporate content accessible on current systems without the compatibility issues of older formats.

While we can't create detail that wasn't in the original recording, our converter includes several enhancement options specifically designed for older, lower-resolution content. Our "AI Upscaling" uses advanced algorithms to intelligently increase resolution while reducing blocky artifacts common in old MPG files. "Detail Enhancement" can sharpen edges without introducing noise, "Color Restoration" revitalizes faded colors typical of older recordings, and "Stabilization" can reduce camera shake common in handheld footage from that era. These enhancements help your converted videos look their best on modern high-resolution displays.

Audio in older MPG files often doesn't meet modern standards in quality or format. Our converter includes specialized audio processing: "Voice Enhancement" improves dialogue clarity, particularly valuable for home videos; "Noise Suppression" reduces tape hiss and background noise; "Dynamic Range Optimization" balances quiet and loud sections for better listening on modern devices; and "Stereo Enhancement" improves the spatial experience of older audio. We also convert audio to modern AAC format at appropriate bitrates, ensuring your converted videos sound as good as possible while maintaining efficient file sizes.

MPG files often used the older 4:3 (square) aspect ratio rather than modern widescreen formats. Our converter offers three intelligent approaches to handling this: "Pillarbox" adds elegant side bars and positions the video correctly without distortion (usually the best option); "Smart Crop" can intelligently trim the top and bottom when appropriate to better fill widescreen displays; and "Analysis Mode" examines the content to determine if it was actually widescreen content incorrectly stored in a 4:3 container (common with some DVD content). These options ensure your videos display correctly on modern screens while preserving the original composition.

If your MPG files come from DVDs and include chapter markers or multiple audio tracks, our converter preserves these features in the MP4 output. Chapter markers are converted to standard MP4 chapters that work in most modern players; multiple audio tracks (like different languages or commentary tracks) are preserved with proper language tagging; and subtitle tracks can be either embedded in the MP4 or "burned in" permanently depending on your preference. This ensures you don't lose the valuable navigation and selection features that made DVDs convenient when moving to more modern file formats.