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How to convert MP4 to 3GP or 3G2 for Mac?

Generally, cell phones support to play MP4, 3GP, 3G2 video and MP3 audio. So you can convert your video formats like MP4 to 3GP or 3G2 that your cell phone accepts. To convert MP4 to 3GP or 3G2 files on Mac, you can choose Leawo Mac 3GP Converter. Moreover, you can have your video trimmed, dimension cropped for your cell phone's need with the Mac MP4 to 3GP converter. After Mac MP4 to 3GP video conversion, you will find the excellent output quality and user-friendly interface can bring you high-definition video enjoyment on your mobile phone!

What is MP4?
MP4, short for MPEG-4 Part 14, is a multimedia container format standard specified as a part of MPEG-4. It is most commonly used to store digital audio and digital video streams, especially those defined by MPEG, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and still images. Like most modern container formats, MPEG-4 Part 14 allows streaming over the Internet. The official filename extension for MPEG-4 Part 14 files is .mp4, thus the container format is often referred to simply as MP4.

What is 3GP or 3G2?
3G stands for third generation, a generic wireless industry term for high-speed mobile data delivery over mobileular networks. 3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for use on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones.

Tutorial of converting MP4 to 3GP or 3G2 for Mac with Mac MP4 to 3GP Converter
Note: Before this tutorial, please download and install Leawo Mac 3GP Converter first!

Step 1: Do the essential settings
Click "Add " button to load MP4 files you want.
Select each file and choose the output format like 3GP in "Profile".
Select video and audio quality that you need.
Set an output folder by "Output" for the destination files.
Leawo Mac MP4 to 3GP Converter

Step 2: Video Effect Settings
Click  button to crop, adjust and watermark video to satisfy your needs.

Crop: Click "Crop" button to crop the video file to extract the black sides or unnecessary segment from the original video file.
Crop for converting MP4 to AVI on Mac
Trim: Click "Trim" button. Now trim video duration by setting start time and end time to keep the segment you want.
Trim function for Mac MP4 to 3GP Converter
Effect: Click "Effect" button to set video brightness, contrast, and saturation for better output quality.
Effect settings for Mac MP4 to 3GP conversion
Watermark: Check "Enable Watermark", and click "Image Watermark" or "Text Watermark" to add watermark to the video, then adjust the Transparency, Margin, and Watermark Size.
Watermark video for converting MP4 to 3GP on Mac
Besides, you can set detailed parameters: Choose the file and go to "Settings" button at the bottom of the main interface to set detailed parameters for the video as you like. Such as Codec, Video Size, Bit Rate, Aspect Ratio, Frame Rate, Channels, etc.
Settings for Mac MP4 to 3GP Converter

Step 3: Convert MP4s
When you have got ready for the settings for the added videos in the video converter program, you can click "Convert" button to start conversion. Just for a while, the conversion would finish and be enjoyed freely.
Convert MP4 to 3GP for Mac

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