Best Video Converter program? - Page 2

Taceo Corpus · 30th August 2011, 8:11 AM

I'm a big fan of Handbrake and Xvid4PSP - it actually does a lot more than Xvid and it is definitely not limited to PSP videos.

Nikon223 · 30th August 2011, 8:41 AM

I would recommend Media Converter 7.5. It is by far the best i have used. It has presets for just about every mobile device as well as set the amount of cores you wish to use when encoding on the fly.

http://www.arcsoft.com/mediaconverter/

li21 · 9th July 2012, 10:42 PM

Can I ask.. Handbrake only converts to MP4 or MKV..

Are these the preferred formats these days for quality / size balance?

What happened to good old AVI and Divx? Are these old school now?

Pugs · 9th July 2012, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by li21

Can I ask.. Handbrake only converts to MP4 or MKV..

Are these the preferred formats these days for quality / size balance?

What happened to good old AVI and Divx? Are these old school now?

they died inthe backside when you want better then SD quality, oh and harddrives got bigger and cheaper...

li21 · 9th July 2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pugs

they died inthe backside when you want better then SD quality, oh and harddrives got bigger and cheaper...

I see, I see..
So MP4 vs MKV... when to use which?

Off topic but I think the argument of hard drives bigger and cheaper is not always right.. Sure disk space is bigger and cheaper but transfer speeds have not increased proportionally.. (until you start talking SSD which is exxy)

Carcin0Genic · 9th July 2012, 11:21 PM

I personally use mkv because i believe it gives a better and result for files larger then about 4gb. But that could be me just thinking it does. If anyone could confirm or deny this it would be appreciated. Not many dvd players will support it though, but i have found most decent blueray players will. Just a matter of trial and error til you find what works on your equipment.

TERRA Operative · 10th July 2012, 6:55 AM

MKV and MP4, like AVI are container formats, that you can put almost any video format inside.

It's how you can incorporate softsubs and multiple audio tracks into the one file, and why sometimes you cannot play one MP4 or MKV but you can play another (as the actual codec used, like .H264, may be incompatible with your system).

Robstar · 10th July 2012, 9:42 AM

I've used lots of different ones over the years (including Handbrake) but at the moment I think Freemake is the best by far - so quick & excellent quality...

MR CHILLED · 10th July 2012, 1:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thorpee

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Amazingly good this little app is. One of the first I install upon a new build

li21 · 10th July 2012, 2:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robstar

I've used lots of different ones over the years (including Handbrake) but at the moment I think Freemake is the best by far - so quick & excellent quality...

Just downloaded this on your recommendation..
Very nice interface, very easy to use..
But appears to chew up a heap of CPU and not quite as fast to encode as Handbrake.

KillaDoor89 · 10th July 2012, 3:32 PM

+1 to Handbrake

Converts what you need and does it in good time

KANNIS · 10th July 2012, 3:59 PM

Handbrake is good but I can't seem to get the conversion cue to work.

I want it to convert say 5-10 files to MP4 while I'm out and it wont do it. I can only get 1 video at a time to work..

tiro_uspsss · 11th July 2012, 8:07 PM

TPMGEnc Video Mastering Works

Diz · 11th July 2012, 8:16 PM

Another +1 for Handbrake!

TERRA Operative · 11th July 2012, 8:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KANNIS

Handbrake is good but I can't seem to get the conversion cue to work.

I want it to convert say 5-10 files to MP4 while I'm out and it wont do it. I can only get 1 video at a time to work..

How is it not working? Can you elaborate on the process you go through to set up a queue and attempt to get it started?

30th August 2011, 8:11 AM	#16
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30th August 2011, 8:41 AM	#17
Nikon223 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nrth QLD Posts: 577	I would recommend Media Converter 7.5. It is by far the best i have used. It has presets for just about every mobile device as well as set the amount of cores you wish to use when encoding on the fly. http://www.arcsoft.com/mediaconverter/ __________________ Mac Mini (2012) i5 2.5ghz - 4GB RAM - 500GB HDD - 2TB Seagate External Over $3000 of Sales

9th July 2012, 10:42 PM	#18
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10th July 2012, 6:55 AM	#22
TERRA Operative Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Niraikanai Posts: 6,552	MKV and MP4, like AVI are container formats, that you can put almost any video format inside. It's how you can incorporate softsubs and multiple audio tracks into the one file, and why sometimes you cannot play one MP4 or MKV but you can play another (as the actual codec used, like .H264, may be incompatible with your system). __________________ I DO NOT support internet filtering!!! Tereno Empireo Rapidmova Reakcii Armeo Check out my Youtube channel! Last edited by TERRA Operative; 10th July 2012 at 6:58 AM.

10th July 2012, 3:32 PM	#26
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9th July 2012, 11:21 PM	#21
Carcin0Genic Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast Posts: 1,152	I personally use mkv because i believe it gives a better and result for files larger then about 4gb. But that could be me just thinking it does. If anyone could confirm or deny this it would be appreciated. Not many dvd players will support it though, but i have found most decent blueray players will. Just a matter of trial and error til you find what works on your equipment.

10th July 2012, 9:42 AM	#23
Robstar Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 926	I've used lots of different ones over the years (including Handbrake) but at the moment I think Freemake is the best by far - so quick & excellent quality...

10th July 2012, 3:59 PM	#27
KANNIS Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 8,033	Handbrake is good but I can't seem to get the conversion cue to work. I want it to convert say 5-10 files to MP4 while I'm out and it wont do it. I can only get 1 video at a time to work.. __________________ \|-O-\| (-O-) \|-O-\| "STAY IN ATTACK FORMATION" OCAU Fishing Club Member #1

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11th July 2012, 8:16 PM	#29
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