What Is M4S? How to Convert M4S to MP4? Solved!

You download some videos from the internet but find they are saved in M4S format. This post gives you a brief introduction to M4S and shows you how to convert M4S to MP4 in minutes. To convert MP4 to other formats, MiniTool Video Converter is a good option.

Before starting to learn how to convert M4S to MP4, you need to know what M4S is and how to open it.

What Is M4S File

An M4S file is a segment of a video using the video streaming standard MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP). How to open M4S files? Some M4S files that you’ve downloaded from websites like Bilibili can directly be opened with your built-in video player, Windows Media Player, and VLC media player.

If you are unable to play M4S files on your computer, you can convert M4S to MP4.

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How to Convert M4S to MP4

You don’t need to install any M4S to MP4 converters on your PC. There is a simple method that helps you turn an M4S file into MP4 format in seconds.

Here’s how:

Step 1. Find the M4S video on your computer.

Step 2. In the top menu bar, open the View tab. Then check the File name extensions box in the Show/hide section.

Step 3. Right-click on the M4S file and select Rename from the popup menu.

Step 4. Change the file extension from .m4s to .mp4 and save the change.

change M4S file extension

Step 5. Then check the video and see if it can be played.

How to download embedded videos to MP4? See this post: The Top 4 Ways to Download Embedded Videos.

Batch Convert M4S Files into MP4

If you want to convert multiple M4S segmented files into MP4, you can use Format Factory. It can batch convert M4S to MP4 at once.

Here’s how:

Step 1. Open Format Factory and click MP4 in the Video tab.

Step 2. Select the M4S videos and import them to Format Factory with the drag and drop. Note: M4S can’t be imported successfully if you click the Add File button.

convert M4S files to MP4 at once

Step 3. Click OK to proceed to the next step.

Step 4. Click the green Start button to convert M4S to MP4.

Step 5. Once finished, click the folder icon to open the output folder and check the converted videos.

Record M4S Videos in MP4

If the above methods don’t work, you can use MiniTool Video Converter to record M4S videos in MP4 format without losing quality!

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Run MiniTool Video Converter.
Tap on Screen Record > Click to record screen.
Enable the system audio and click the Record button.
Play the M4S video with VLC media player in the full screen mode.
When the M4S video is finished, press the F6 key to end the recording.

How to Combine M4S Segments into One

After converting M4S files to MP4, you may want to combine these segments files into one. MiniTool MovieMaker is a video merger that allows you to merge videos into one at a very fast speed. It’s also a video editor with editing tools like splitting, trimming, reversing, etc.

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Conclusion

That’s all about how to convert M4S to MP4. If you have any suggestions, please share in the comments section.

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Zoe works as editor at MiniTool for many years, writing articles about video editing skills. She has published hundreds of articles about video editing, video conversion, video downloading, audio editing and photo editing. She also writes some articles about YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. During her spare time, Zoe loves reading, traveling, skating, watching movies, musicals and plays. Her favorite musicals include The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton and Le Rouge et le Noir.