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Originally Posted On: https://motionbox.io/features/youtube-editor/mp4-youtube
Make an MP4 from YouTube
The MP4 format is one of the most universally accepted format in todays world. It’s easy to use an MP4 on multiple sites and devices.
You can make the MP4 from YouTube links, you simply paste the URL in Motionbox and when you export the video will be an MP4 format.
How to do MP4 YouTube
Here are three simple steps on how you can easily make MP4 YouTube videos
1Paste Link
Motionbox makes it easy for you to paste a link. Take a look at the demo video above to see how it’s done. Simply copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to make into an MP4, then click the plus icon on the tray, then you paste, trim and edit.
2Edit YouTube
Trim the video, edit the video, and even combine it with other layers and or videos/images/GIFs. Rotate your YouTube video, reverse it, and much more. When you’re happy, move onto the next step.
3Download
Your video is complete, and you double checked that everything looks good. Once you’re done and satisfied click the blue export button leave it as MP4 YouTube and choose the quality settings. From here you can render the video in our cloud renderer. Wait a moment and share on social media or wherever you would like.
Making MP4 YouTube videos
This is quite meta, but here is a YouTube video on how you can easily make MP4 video from YouTube 
Here are three reasons why making an MP4 video from YouTube is awesome
1Portable
MP4 is a super portable format. It’s easy to use on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. You will want an MP4 with H.264 which is one of the most common MP4 codecs out there. H.265 is also an awesome format that is slightly newer.
2Easy & Fast
With Motionbox all you need to do is paste your YouTube url into a textbox and within seconds you can edit the video before converting to an MP4. This makes your editing and video creation workflow super easy and fast.
3Creative
Adding YouTube videos to your video can enhance them quickly. You might have main source footage, and by including a YouTube video you can make funny references, add b-roll, and much more.
