RM files used to be very popular a few years ago. Before the digital media technology started to develop in an increasingly high speed, a lot of online videos, streaming content and media for download on the internet were using the media file format ".RM". As the media technology keep evolving, more and more better video format started to emerge, and the RM files are generally falling out of the mainstream. However, the RM files are not extinct on the internet. Nowadays, you can still get RM files from multiple channels. Since the RM files are not popular anymore and probably not compatible with the mainstream media platforms, it's better that you convert RM to a more compatible media format like MP4. If you don't know how to convert RM to MP4, well, you will find answers in today's article because in this article, we will introduce 5 different ways for you to convert RM to MP4 and give detailed guides on how to do that as well.

Part 1: What is RM?

Before we start talking about how to convert RM to MP4, let's take a look at the RM file format first. RM is a file extension for a container file used by RealNetwork's RealPlayer media player software for audio and video files. In order to achieve low-speed Internet video files for real-time transmission and playback, RM format can be based on different rates of network data transmission to develop different compression ratio. It mainly includes RealAudio, RealVideo and RealFlash and typically used in conjunction with RealVideo and RealAudio and is used for streaming content over the Internet.

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Since RM files usually use RealNetwork's own proprietary Realvideo and RealAudio codecs, devices or platforms without these codecs will most likely be not able to play the RM files. In order to properly play an RM file without these codecs, you can either use a powerful media player like Leawo Blu-ray Player, or convert RM to MP4. Today we are going to focus on the latter option.

Part 2: Convert RM to MP4 with Leawo Video Converter

The first tool I want to recommend to you for the RM to MP4 conversion is Leawo Video Converter. Leawo Video Converter is a professional video converter that can deal with more than 180 kinds of video formats and convert them from one to another, including RM and MP4. With an advanced video converting engine, Leawo Video Converter can convert any video in a 6 times higher speed than the average, while keeping the very original video and audio quality in the output result. What I really like about Leawo Video Converter is that the video converter program has a really powerful video editor built in, so that you can easily do various kinds of editing like trimming, cropping, adding watermark to video, adjusting video parameters, adding 3D effects to video and removing noise. It's really handy when you need a customized video clip as the output.

Leawo Video Converter has a nicely designed user interface, making it easy enough for anyone to convert RM to MP4 with a very short period of time. Now I'll give you an instruction to guide you through the RM to MP4 conversion process in Leawo Video Converter, so that you can get your file converted easily.



Step 1: Download, install and Launch Leawo Video Converter. At the homepage of the program, click the "Video Converter" button to enter the video converter function module. Once you enter the function module, click the "Add Video" button to import your source RM file, or you can also import the RM file by directly dragging and dropping the file in the center of the program interface.

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Step 2: Since the default output video format in Leawo Video Converter is "MP4 Video", you don't need to change the output format for the RM to MP4 conversion. Should you need to change it in other conversion tasks, you just have to click the "MP4 Video" area and then click "Change" to go to the format selection panel to select the output format you need.

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Step 3: As mentioned above, Leawo Video Converter provides many video editing options in the editing panel, so you can click the "Edit" button to do some editing to your video before you start the conversion. When you think there's no more editing needed, you can click the green "Convert" button, set an output directory and start converting your RM to MP4.

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Part 3: Convert RM to MP4 with Convertio

Unlike Leawo Video Converter, which is an individual professional video converter program, Convertio is one of the online video converter tools which do not require any program installment. Although the video converting function of Convertio is not as powerful, and the converting options are not as rich as Leawo Video Converter, Convertio is still a good choice for RM to MP4 video converting tasks for its convenience and high availability. As an online video converter tool, Convertio offers a great video converting service as long as you have a high-speed and stable internet connection. But what if you don't have a high-speed internet connection? Well, then you are going to need a lot of patience and time to wait through the whole uploading, converting and downloading process.

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Comparing to most of other online video converters, Convertio is relatively easy to operate. In order to get your RM file converted to MP4 video with Convertio, just follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Visit the website of Convertio.
Step 2: Click the "computer" icon to upload your RM video from local. You can also choose to upload your video from other channels like Google Drive, Dropbox or a link.
Step 3: Click the drop-down box next to the "to" to set "MP4" as the output video format. You can also click the "settings" button for more advanced format options.
Step 4: Finally, click "Convert" to convert the file. Before you start converting, you can also click the "Add more files" button to add more files and convert them altogether.

Part 4: Convert RM to MP4 with Convert.Files

Like Convertio, Convert.Files is also an online file converter tool. But the nature of Convert.Files is nothing like Convertio. Convertio is a dedicated online processing toolkit for videos, whereas Convert.Files is more like a multifunctional file converter for all kinds of files. Convertio can convert various of video files from multiple sources like local, Google Drive, Dropbox and links. While Convert.Files does not support those online sources, but provides a more powerful online converting function, allowing you to convert not only videos, but also documents, images, audios and more. It can also get a file from a link, but not cloud drives like Google Drive and Dropbox.

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When it comes to the RM to MP4 conversion, the two online converter each has their unique features. Convertio has an intuitive interface, but also has a 100MB file size limit. Convert.Files is a little bit plain in the webpage design, but does provide a solid converting function. Anyway, in my opinion, those two online converters are both recommendable. It's all up to your own preference.

Step 1: Open the webpage for Convert.Files.
Step 2: First select "Choose a local file" to tell the tool that you want to upload a file from your computer, and then click "Browse" to find your local file and upload.
Step 3: Choose a correct input and output format with the corresponding dropdown menu, and then just click "Convert" to start the conversion task.

Part 5: Convert RM to MP4 with OnlineVideoConverter V3.0

Besides Convertio and Convert.Files, there is actually another online video converter tool that has to be recommended, that's OnlineVideoConverter V3.0. OnlineVideoConverter V3.0 is a powerful online converter and provides many practical options. With OnlineVideoConverter V3.0, you can not only convert your local RM videos, but also convert an online video with a link, or record your own video for converting.

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OnlineVideoConverter V3.0 offers a great video converting experience with a nice webpage design and intuitive interacting method. The video converting page in OnlineVideoConverter V3.0 is extremely simple and straightforward. Take a look at the following guide and you will see how easy it is to convert an RM video to MP4.

Step 1: Visit OnlineVideoConverter V3.0.
Step 2: Click the "SELECT OR DROP FILE" button or drag your file then drop it into the frame to upload your source RM file. You can abort the upload anytime when it's uploading by clicking the "Abort" button.
Step 3: When your file is uploaded, there will be a dropdown menu shown in a new window. Click on it and choose "MP4" as the output format.
Step 4: Click "START" to start the conversion.

Part 6: Convert RM to MP4 with Freemake

The last RM to MP4 converter to be introduced today is called Freemake Video Converter. Like Leawo Video Converter, Freemake Video Converter is also a professional video converting program that needs to be downloaded and installed on your computer. Freemake has a lot of functions built in, including Converting videos, editing videos, ripping DVDs, creating ISOs and more. But those functions being there does not mean you can just use them. Freemake is a freemium adware, meaning you can only use a part of the functions for free, and need to pay to get the full access of the program.

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Despite the Freemake's nature of being a freemium application, the video conversion actually function works fine for daily tasks. Here is how you can convert RM to MP4 with this Freemake Video Converter.

Step 1: Launch Freemake Video Converter. In the function row above, click the "Video" button to import your source video file into the program.
Step 2: In the bottom row there are supported output formats and devices. For this task, just click "to MP4".
Step 3: On the newly popped-out window, select a folder as the output directory and click the "Start" button to start converting RM to MP4.
Step 4: Wait for a while till the conversion is done. When the task is finished, there will be a notification window telling you that the conversion is completed. Just click the "OK" button to close the window.