What Is It?

A freeware video conversion tool that will convert a large number of different video formats to AVI allowing a wide range of options and the codecs XVID, DIVX50 and PMP. It uses mencoder as the conversion engine.

Why Would You Want It?

There is often need to convert from one format to another . This may be to suit a particular portable video playing device that you have or it may be to convert some less used formats to one that suits your main player on your PC. It also may be that you need to convert from a larger file to something smaller using a more efficient codec.

I came across this program when I was looking for a utility to convert the files from my Aiptek Camcorder – See my post on this gadget here – Budget HD Camcorder and Camera – Aiptek AHD-200 (A-HD 720P USA)

What Does It Do – The Essentials?

Provides a simple user interface to select files to convert and a wide range of parameters such as bitrate for audio and video, codec, screen size, subtitles, etc.

Summary:

• Converts Video from one format to another
• Unified Interface (GUI)

Pros: What’s Good?

• Freeware
• Relatively simple to use
• Versatile & Useful Options
• Provides detailed information on source file parameters
• Batch conversion of folders
• Batch conversion of filetypes (eg .mov)

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