IDG Contributor Network: How to convert video files to mp4 with VLC

At times there is a need to transcode videos from one format to another. There are many expensive and paid solutions like Wondershare, which is awesome but you have to shell out $59 for it. You don't have to spend that money on software. There is a very powerful open source tool that’s like the swiss knife of the multimedia world. It’s called VLC.
VLC is primarily known as a very powerful multimedia player that can play virtually any video format, however there are many hidden gems