The emergence of a variety of portable media players has become an acceptable idea for many users. Now they can have access to their media files while travelling. It can be noted that the majority of downloadable media files are available on the Internet and stored on millions of computers in the mp3 format.

However, most of the new media player available on the market today can only read media files recorded in mp4 format. This has posed a major problem for many end-users to copy their files to a media player and can not access it. 

There are plenty of software available for download via the internet which can convert mp3 to mp4 format but most of the time, only advanced users can go about it. But you can also have access to some user-friendly converters available online. These tools also allow web users to convert multiple media formats including mp3 to video.

To convert mp3 to mp4, follow these simple steps:

• Browse the internet, download and install audio to video converter. There are many of these converters are available for download via the internet. Do some research and find a match. Some of them allow you to try the software for a period of time with an option to buy it when the times went by. Most of them only convert mp4 to mp3 and not vice versa, take note!

• Since there are various versions of the mp4 format, determine which format you need a portable media player to play the file you are converting. Versions include:

o Mp4 – to play both audio and video files

o Mp4a – play audio files

o Mp4b – play audiobooks

o MP4V – play video files

o Mp4p – play protected files

• Now select the file / s you need to convert. Right-click option is available on most converters. Select the format you want to convert it or follow the instructions on the drop-menu to continue

• After selecting the requirements for conversion, convert or click on the 'OK' button to complete the process.

Always remember to save your converted files in a location that you remember. Most people have difficulty finding the file destination after it has been converted and resort to going through the conversion process all over again to find the necessary files. Often, it is stored in the same folder as converter download.