Video format
What is a .h265 file?
H.265, also called HEVC: a video codec that reaches roughly the same quality as H.264 at about half the bitrate, in exchange for more processing. Both the extension and the codec name are used for the same thing.
fileclay opens H.265 / HEVC but doesn’t write it
When to use H.265 / HEVC
- Best for
- 4K archives and modern devices.
- Advantages
- Better compression than H.264.
- Disadvantages
- More demanding and less universally supported.
Convert H.265 / HEVC files
From H.265 / HEVC
fileclay opens H.265 / HEVC but doesn’t write it.
All 47 output formats: .mp4, .webm, .mkv, .avi, .mov, .gif, .m4v, .mpeg, .mpg, .ts, .m2ts, .mts, .m2v, .mxf, .ogv, .flv, .vob, .wmv, .asf, .divx, .3gp, .3g2, .ivf, .mp3, .wav, .m4a, .m4b, .ogg, .oga, .opus, .aac, .flac, .aiff, .aif, .wma, .ac3, .mka, .caf, .au, .tta, .wv, .mp2, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp, .bmp
Conversions run in your browser. Files aren’t uploaded.
Questions about H.265 / HEVC
Which formats can I convert H265 files into?
fileclay can write 47 formats from a H265 file, including MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, MOV and GIF. Pick any of them as the output format when you drop the file in.