What is a .vid File? How to Open the File? How to Change .vid to .mp4?

A VID file is a video file wrapped in the VID container format, which is a generic video format. The video data stored in the VID format could actually be an MP4 video and many other possible videos.

The VID file format has been around for many years. And you can open a .vid file with VLC Media Player or Windows Media Player. You can drop the .vid file directly into the two media players or right-click on the .vid file > Open with... > select either program to open it (make sure you have at least one of the players preinstalled on your device).

If your device does not support the two media players, or you want to edit the VID file, then you have to convert the .vid file to .mp4, or any other common video format that can be supported by most platforms. I’ll cover more details in the next part.

The best way to change .vid file to .mp4 or other video formats is using a video converter. I do not recommend using online video converters because most online converters, such as Zamzar, do not support this format. And those that do support, however, have a very tight limit on the upload size. So here I will introduce a desktop free video converter called WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory. It is one of the few converters that can recognize and convert .vid files, and it has no limit on the file size. Most importantly, it is completely free and safe, and simple to use. I’ll show you how to change .vid format to MP4 with this converter in the following part:

Before start, please free downloadfree download the software and install it on your PC.

Launch WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory and open the Converter. Click on “+ Add Files” to import the VID files into this converter. Or you can directly drag and drop the files into this program.

Click on the right side format image and select MP4 format under the Video section. You can also choose any other format you prefer.

Click the bottom triangle button to set an output folder or leave it as default. Finally, hit hit “Run” to start conversion. Your video will be ready in minutes.

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Tips. If you have multiple .vid files for conversion, you can upgrade the converter to the Pro version to use the batch conversion mode to save effort. The Pro version also has much faster speed and more conversion features than the Free version. Download Download the Pro converter to have a try.

Besides converting the .vid file to .mp4 using a video converter, you can also try renaming the file extension from .vid to .mp4 and see if it works (It should work if it is an h264 encoded video).

Anyway, the video converter will be the best solution for all situations. That’s all the information about the VID file. Hope you’ll find this article helpful. Thanks for reading!