My mac gets really hot once I start using a video converter like HANDBRAKE or MIRO VIDEO CONVERTER!!Is it normal or shd I do smthin bout it!?!??!:/

The fan begins to oscillate a lot faster and the laptop gets heated up in like 2 minutes:/

Yes, this is completely normal and it's nothing to worry about. Macs, and all computers really, get hot and the fans are used intensely when doing big tasks such as converting videos.
Hope this helps,
- Daniel 

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