How to Play H264 Files

If you have trouble in playing H.264 files with your media player, there is a great and free H.264 player you can use. That's VLC player. It works in Mac and Windows platform. However, If you're used to your original media player and don't want to download another player on your computer, ok, you can choose to convert H.264 to other formats for your own player. By the way, converting H.264 files enables you to get the most out of your H.264 files - play files in any application or device, edit files in any app and so on.

What is H.264?

H.264 is an implementation of MPEG-4 Part 10, a standard for video compression. Compared to other video, it produces very high quality at a lower bitrate, which makes it more suitable to compress full high-definition video content. However, it also consumes more resources than other popular video formats when it provides higher quality video. Actually, it's a video codec, which must be in other multimedia containers like MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV etc.

Play H.264 Files by Video Conversion

Considering various video formats your H.264 files are probably saved in, you'd better convert H.264 files for playing them smoothly in a variety of applications and devices etc. To convert to or from H.264 files, you have to use a smart Video Converter ( Video Converter for Mac ) for help.

1. Download, install and run this program.

2. Drag and drop H.264 files from your computer's hard drive to this program, open the format list by clicking the “Format” image icon on the right side and then select any output format you want here.

3. Hit the “Convert” button to convert H.264 files.

H.264 Player - Wondershare Player

If you just want a versatile H.264 player, Wondershare Player can be the best choice for you. This free H.264 file player is the easiest solution to play H.264 videos. It supports almost all the multimedia container formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and so on. What's more, It supports to load and add subtitles to videos, and has more intuitive features. So if you have trouble playing your H.264 content, just try Wondershare Player. This powerful video player handles H.264 files without any trouble. Just enjoy brilliant and crisp movies or videos right now!