The new-ish ".webm" video filetype (conversion questions)

I have been saving YouTube videos to my computer for years, and they have always been downloaded as either .flv (when viewing lower quality) or .mp4 (higher quality).

But now, YouTube is changing videos over to a new-ish video format called ".webm". My problem with .webm is that, even on yt's site, the videos lag terribly (never had that issue before). The downloaded video didn't play properly in Media Player Classic the first couple times I opened it.

Do any of you know how to convert .webm to more common video filetypes (.avi, .flv, .mp4, .anyvideo-type-that-isn't-.webm)? I googled it, but the results gave limited choices & apps.

Thanks in advance. :)

Well, I use keepvid to download KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more! and always download directly in mp4 format (or download in mp3 format when I want just the sound).


EDIT: I actually found but didn't tested.
http://webmsoft.com/free-webm-to-mp4-converter.html
http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/

Based in what I was reading you need codecs to play webm videos properly outside the browser and the codec was developed to be similar to matroska. I was reading the news about and some players already have the codec and others don't. I suppose is a matter of time to have codecs available to all players since the webm format is quite new.

Wow, thank you SO much!
The weird thing was that media player classic handled the file okay, after I changed the extension. :? I've heard of this before with other media types, but that solution doesn't work for everything.

I installed the Free WebM to MP4 converter, and I'm using it right now. Can't thank you enough for that recommendation; it's so easy to use! :D

You're welcome. :hug: