H.265 Player Mac - How to Play 4K H.265/HEVC with Quicktime on Mac ( El Capitan included)

Want to know how to play H.264/HEVC 4k video files on your Mac El Capitan smoothly? Don't worry - there's probably a simple solution.

More than ever, Mac is the computer people love to use. And one of the biggest reasons is OS X. It’s what makes a Mac a Mac. With OS X, it’s simple to do amazing things and delightful to do all the everyday things. OS X El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design introduced in OS X Yosemite, refining the experience and improving performance in lots of little ways that make a big difference. OS X El Capitan — it takes the Mac experience to new heights.

Countless users of Mac and other Apple products regularly face problems while trying to play non compatible file formats such H.265/HEVC. The problem occurs when trying to play H.265/HEVC format files on Mac because of different types of codec issues and the fact that there is no description available for H.265/HEVC format files on Mac. So , how to play 4k H.265/HEVC on Mac OS X (El Capitan Included)?

A lot of video file formats that Mac OS X can’t handle with its pre-installed software can be dealt with by the free software VLC. Okay, can VLC support playing H.265 perfectly? As we know, VLC Media Player for Mac is a powerful and efficient app for playing any kinds of media in multiple formats right onto your Mac. On February 27, 2015, VLC Media Player version was released with robust support of HEVC playback. However, according to test from image source, VLC can't play the H.265 files for more than a few seconds without glitching and artifacting.



Any better way to play H.265 4K videos on Mac OS X? Yes, there is. A quick and easy solution is to convert H.265/HEVC to MOV, the most compatible video format for Mac. To get the work done, you need help from the best H.265 file converter- Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

With this video converter you will be able to play a wide variety of formats files on Mac seamlessly without having to download any additional component for additional media player. The biggest advantage of using the Brorsoft video converter for Mac is that the video converter is compatible with Mac OS El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion and Lion. Moreover the files which have been converted using the video converter can be transferred to other Apple products such as iPod and iPad for playback.

Download H.265 decoder for Mac:

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Best Way to Convert 4K H.265/HEVC to QuickTime (.mov) Supported Format for Mac OS X (El Capitan ) Free Playback

Step 1. Add H.265 source

Install and run this H.265 to MOV converter and then import your H.265 files to it either by clicking add button or dragging & dropping.



Step 2. Select output format

Click Format bar and select output format. Here "Common Video" > "MOV- QuickTime (*.mov)" is highly recommended.



Tip: Before conversion, this Mac H.265 converter software allows you to click "Settings" button right besides "Format" and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3. Start conversion

Finally click Convert button to start converting H.265/HEVC to .mov format on Mac OS X. Once the conversion is done, click Open button to locate the results videos. Now you can play the converted H.265 files on Mac OS X with ease.

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