Convert MOV to MP4 via API

MOV files from iPhones and Apple devices need conversion to MP4 for universal web playback. RenderIO handles the conversion in the cloud with optimized settings.

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Use the API

curl -X POST https://renderio.dev/v1/commands \
  -H "X-API-KEY: ffsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ffmpeg_command": "-i {in_video} -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -c:a aac -movflags +faststart {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.mov"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "output.mp4"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

Stream copy (no re-encode, fastest)

-i input.mov -c copy -movflags +faststart output.mp4

High quality for archival

-i input.mov -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -c:a aac -b:a 192k output.mp4

720p web-optimized

-i input.mov -vf scale=-2:720 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -c:a aac -movflags +faststart output.mp4

H.265 for smaller file size

-i input.mov -c:v libx265 -crf 28 -c:a aac -movflags +faststart output.mp4

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