Rather than writing over the original file, VLC will create a separate copy of the newly-reformatted video. The application will ask you to pick a video file from the hard drive, and you can then choose the format you want to change it into. With the program open on screen, choose Media, then Convert/Save. Think of it as a Swiss Army knife for video conversions. It can also convert a broad selection of different file types. Beyond that, Handbrake can rip videos from DVDs and supports subtitles and chapter markers in your conversions.Įqually impressive, VLC Media Player (for Windows, macOS, and Linux) can play a whole host of video formats, including MPEG-4, H.264, WMV, and MKV with no extra plug-ins. When you’re more comfortable with the software, you can dig deeper into the settings for the codecs-the exact standards by which the video files are saved. It’s simple to operate and even lets you pick from standard pre-set modes in order to, say, optimize the videos you’re converting for an iPhone X. Handbrake (for Windows, macOS, and Linux) takes video files from almost every imaginable format and converts them into any other popular video type.

Choose a name and location for your new file and click Save.For your video conversion needs, you can’t go wrong with the free programs Handbrake and VLC.

Click the drop-down menu next to Text Encoding.

Select CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (.csv) from the drop-down menu.

Click the drop-down menu next to File format.

UTF-8 Encoding in Microsoft Excel (Windows) Your new CSV file is now encoded using the UTF-8 format and is ready to be imported into MeisterTask.

In the 'Encoding' drop-down, select UTF-8.

In the 'Save as type' drop-down, select All Files.

In the dialog which appears, select the following options:.

Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.

Read on to learn how to encode your CSV files in the UTF-8 format with Notepad, Microsoft Excel (Windows) or Numbers (macOS). CSV files imported into MeisterTask need to be saved with UTF-8 encoding.

How to convert a file to csv format