Comparison of video converters
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Video converters are computer programs that can change the storage format of digital video. They may recompress the video to another format in a process called transcoding, or may simply change the container format without changing the video format. The disadvantages to transcoding are that there is quality loss when transcoding between lossy compression formats, and that the process is highly CPU intensive.
This article compares video converters that have their own article on Wikipedia.
Overview
| Video converter | Developer | Licensing scheme | Supported platform | Website | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | ||||
| Any Video Converter | AVCLabs | Freeware | Yes | Yes | No | any-video-converter |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | Audials | Shareware | Yes | Yes | No | audials |
| Dr. DivX | DivX, Inc. | Free and open-source | Yes | Yes | No | labs |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | DVDVideoSoft | Freeware (ad supported) | Yes | No | No | dvdvideosoft |
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg project | Free and open-source | Yes | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg |
| FormatFactory | Chen Jun Hao | Freeware (ad supported) | Yes | No | No | formatoz |
| Freemake Video Converter | Freemake | Freeware (ad supported) | Yes | No | No | freemake |
| HandBrake | Handbrake Project | Free and open-source | Yes | Yes | Yes | handbrake |
| MediaCoder | Stanley Huang | Freeware (ad supported) | Yes | No | No | www |
| MEncoder | The MPlayer Project | Free and open-source | Yes | Yes | Yes | mplayerhq |
| OggConvert | Tristan Brindle | Free and open-source | Experimental | No | Yes | oggconvert |
| SUPER | eRightSoft | Freeware (ad supported) | Yes | No | No | www |
| Transcode | Transcode Team | Free and open-source | No | No | Yes | transcoding |
| VirtualDubMod | Avery Lee | Free and open-source | Yes | No | No | virtualdubmod |
| XMedia Recode | Sebastian Dörfler | Freeware | Yes | No | No | www |
Input
| Video converter | 3GP | AVI | Blu-ray video | DVD video | FLV | Matroska | MP4 | MPEG-PS | Ogg | QuickTime | SVCD | TS | TOD | VCD | WMV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Video Converter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FFmpeg | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freemake Video Converter | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FormatFactory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HandBrake | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SUPER[1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XMedia Recode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Output
| Video converter | 3GP | AVI | Blu-ray video | DVD video | FLV | Matroska | MP4 | MPEG-PS | Ogg | QuickTime | Super Video CD | TS | TOD | Video CD | Webm | WMV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Video Converter | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| FFmpeg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FormatFactory | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freemake Video Converter[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| HandBrake | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
| SUPER | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XMedia Recode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video converter | Apple-TV | iPad | iPhone | iPod | Android | PSP | PS3 | Xbox | HTC | Nokia mobile phones | BlackBerry | Zune | Nintendo DS | Samsung mobile phones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Video Converter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FFmpeg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FormatFactory[3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Freemake Video Converter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes[4] |
| HandBrake | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SUPER | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XMedia Recode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Features
| Video converter | Converts without transcoding | Batch convert | Join files | Converts audio files | Converts photos | Extract audio | Preview | Include effects | Editing tools | DVD burning | Blu-ray burning | Menu templates | Splitting into chapters | Converts online videos | Subtitles support | Upload to YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Video Converter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | ? | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No |
| FFmpeg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| FormatFactory | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Freemake Video Converter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HandBrake[5] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SUPER | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| XMedia Recode | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Help and support
| Video converter | By telephone | By email | By live chat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Video Converter | No | Yes | No |
| Audials Tunebite 10 Platinum | No | Yes | No |
| DVDVideoSoft Free Studio | No | Yes | Yes |
| FFmpeg | No | Yes | No |
| HandBrake[6] | No | Yes | No |
| Freemake Video Converter | No | Yes | No |
| SUPER | No | No | No |
| FormatFactory | No | Yes | No |
| XMedia Recode | No | Yes | No |
See also
- Digital container format
- Comparison of container formats
- Comparison of video editing software
- WikiCommons' Theora video conversion help page
- Comparison of DVD ripper software
References
- ↑ "Super 2011: Update des beliebten Gratis-Converters". Chip (in German). 30 January 2011.
- ↑ Ilascu, Ionut (27 February 2011). "CUDA and Blu-ray Support in Free Video Converter". Softpedia.
- ↑ Mathews, Lee (5 July 2008). "FormatFactory Kicks Media Conversion Ass and Takes Names". Downloadsquad.
- ↑ "Freemake Video Converter Version History". 29 November 2011.
- ↑ "HandBrake". Handbrake.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ↑ "HandBrake". Chip (in German).
Further reading
- "Video Converters". Download.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- "Best free video converter: 12 on test". By Mike Williams. Retrieved February 1, 2012.