How to convert a MOV file to a MP4 from a Mac terminal

 

download using python 

brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg

update .bash_profile with this function (remember to source)

convert_to_mp4() {

    if [ -z "$1" ]; then

        echo "Usage: convert_to_mp4 <input_file>"

        return 1

    fi

    input_file="$1"

    output_file="${input_file%.*}.mp4"

    ffmpeg -i "$input_file" -vcodec h264 -acodec aac "$output_file"

    echo "Converted: $input_file -> $output_file"

}