Have trouble in opening MPG files on Mac? Well, that's because even though QuickTime is said to support playing MPG videos on Mac, it actually lacks some components for smoothly play all kinds of MPG videos. To play MPG video files on Mac (Mountain Lion) without any troubles, you'd better convert MPG to MOV, a Mac compatible format, so that you can play MPG on Mac smoothly and edit them in iMovie, Final Cut Pro, etc.

To convert from MPG files to MOV, a conversion program is a must. Here Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended to help you convert from MPG format to MOV on Mac OS X with fast speed and excellent output video quality. Move your fingers following the intuitive interface and you can get the MPG to MOV conversion done in a few mouse clicks! Now just download it and follow the steps below to finish the conversion. Note that if you've using Windows, please refer to Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate to convert MPG videos to MOV in Windows (Windows 8).

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How to Convert MPG videos to MOV on Mac

1 Add videos

After downloading, install and run the MPG to MOV converter. Then click File > Add Video Files to add the MPG files you want to convert. Alternatively, you can drag videos directly to the left item bar. If you have many MPG video files and want to put them together to get a complete movie, you can check all the files and select Merge into One File.

2 Edit your videos (Optional)

This Mac MPG to MOV converter comes with a built-in video editor that lets you touch up your videos in clicks. Trim, Crop, Rotation and Video Adjustments, etc. functions are provided for your choice. In video editing window, you can get the user-defined video as you need.

3 Select MOV as the output format and start conversion

Next, turn to the format list at the bottom and select MOV from Video as the output format to convert your MPG video files to MOV on Mac (Lion and Mountain Lion included). As you see, in addition to MOV, almost all other regular output video formats are available. When all settings are OK, click the Convert button to start converting your videos.

Here is the video tutorial on how to convert MPG and MPEG videos to MOV: