Convert HEVC H.265 to H.264 without Losing Quality

By Li ZhangUpdated on May 05, 2022

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Q: Can I convert my HEVC H.265 videos to H.264? Will I lose quality of the videos? Is there any way to keep the quality in videos conversion?

The Difference of HEVC H.265 and H.264

H.264 and H.265 are popular video compression formats that can be widely used in normal day. H.264 is a video codec that be used as the standard video compression for recording, and distributing video content. When you are talking about compression quality, H.265 can be considered as the successor to the H.264 codec, and is also termed as High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). But when compare about compatibility of H.265 and H.264, the later one has better adaptability. What’s more, the majority of the devices and players have a resolution up to 720X 1080p, all of it work for H.264. H.265 supports only limited devices and it is unplayable in 4K/8K players, and more models of new hard drive devices, like smart TV, iPad. While editing apps, playing videos on audio devices, and other popular players, H.264 is a better chosen.

In general, H.265 is less common than its predecessor (H.264) in daily. It's an excellent idea to convert H.265 to H.264 if you want to keep the quality in output videos, or play video on more models of devices/players. So there are many people are looking for ways to convert H.265 to H.264. In this post, we will share with you the top ways to convert H.265 to H.264 without any quality loss. We will present the best paid tool as well as the free tool in the follow parts of the topic.

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Part 1 . Convert HEVC H.265 to H.264 via UkeySoft Video Converter

UkeySoft Video Converter is top recommended for HEVC H.265 to H.264 conversion. This tool is powerful enough to fulfill all popular videos conversions in any formats. It is allowed to be convert HEVC H.265 to H.264 files or other standard video files like AVI, MKV, MP4 (MPEG-4). With the help of this program, you can finish converting H.265 to H.264 without losing quality.

All in all, UkeySoft Video Converter enable to convert video, audio and even DVD files to any video/audio formats, then you can play the output files in all players or devices. This smart program support to convert video preserve with original quality of output videos, including HD MP4, HD MTS and even 4K standard. It is also a Flash SWF Converter, as well as a 4K Video Converter, and HTML5 Video Converter.

Main Features of UkeySoft Video Converter

• Convert HEVC H.265 to H.264
• Convert HEVC H.264 to H.265
• Convert any video & audio format
• Convert video without losing quality
• Convert flash SWF video files
• Convert video to 4K or convert 4K video to any format
• Convert multiple videos to an HTML5 compliant format
• Editing video easily
• Support for playback on multiple devices

Guide to Convert H.265 to H.264 without Quality Loss

Step 1. Run UkeySoft Video Converter on Computer
Download and install UkeySoft Video Converter on Windows or Mac computer, run the program on computer.

Step 2. Add H.265 Files for Conversion
Click the "Add Files" button at the top left side to browse folder on your computer, select the H.265 video files you want or Drag video files.

Step 3. Choose H.264 MP4 as Output Format
Choose the video format you need to convert on "Output Format" option. Select the desire video formats like MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, etc,. In this case, you should select MP4 H.265 - MP4 H.264.

You are allowed to edit the video before the conversion.

Step 4. Convert H.265 to H.264 without Losing Quality
When step 1-3 are done, you can start the conversion by clicking "Start".

Once the conversion finishes, you can preview the converted file in the file output location of your choice. Now you have get H.264 files without losing any quality. In addition, you can play the output video on any audio devices, or other popular players.

Part 2. Convert HEVC H.265 to H.264 via Media.io Online Tool

Media.io, is an online video converter tool, support for over 1000 video and audio formats. It is a powerful converter tool provide with fast conversion speed, for all uploads and downloads. Besides conversion function, it will output with high-quality HEVC MP4 or HEVC MKV files.

Step 1. Open the Media.io online converter tool by opening this link on your web browser: https://www.media.io/video-converter.html.

Step 2. Add the H.265 file to convert by clicking the "Choose Files” button, you can import the file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or YouTube.

Step 3. Set the output format and click the “CONVERT” button.

Wait seconds and it will complete the conversion with fast speed.

To Sum Up

UkeySoft Video Converter and online tool for converting H.265 to H.264 are listed in this post. Making selection among these tools depends on the files to be converted and the additional features required. Online program have limited functions and it only work well when only a few files to be converted with basic features. For perfectly keeping quality conversion at a fast speed and added advanced features, professional program like UkeySoft Video Converter must be your best choice.

Li Zhang

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Li Zhang

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Li Zhang

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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