While Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate does its primary job of converting one format of video to another, it wins as a favorite because it also has the ability to let users download, watch, transfer, edit, and create all different types of video formats.
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Read this article in Introduction There are many different audio and video formats out there, and most devices (such as iPhone, iPad, Android phones, etc.) and programs (such as Windows Media Player) are only compatible with a few specific formats. An AVI or WMV movie will not play on an iPhone, for example, without being converted into an MP4 file first. There are quite a few programs that will do this for free, with more popping up all the time. They tend to fall into a few general categories:. To gain control over basic settings (such as framerate, frame size and bitrate) and experience a quick conversion where most guesswork is done for you, try our. To convert without fiddling with any settings, using as few clicks as possible, try our, especially suited to conversions for a portable device. To have complete control over every detail of conversion and fine-tune your output using settings for advanced users, look at our.
To convert audio files with more audio-specific functionality, then try our. While some are better than others overall, which one is best for you will depend on what sort of program you need. General Converter Picks.: A long-time favorite of mine, when I need to convert from just about any format to a nice, no-nonsense iPod/iPhone compatible video (encoded in H.264). It has a queue, and supports multiple Apple presets including Apple TV.: More up-to-date than iWisoft. Support converting videos to 100+ devices including newest iPhone 6/Plus, S5, HTC, PS4 with many preset profiles. Adjustable video audio parameters.
Clean and simple. Please note though on the top there's YouTube URL entry, it is just an upgrading recommendation which can be skipped easily. This freeware doesn't support converting YouTube videos. Custom-Oriented Picks.: Supports very many tweaks. Impossibly fragmented interface. Solid AviSynth support.: Great for tech obsessive because of the tons of customizable features to convert from and to video audio formats.
Support MP4, AVI, MP3, WMA, WAV, etc. And allow to adjust parameters. But if you're not familiar with the jargon and just want a hassle-free, simple-to-use free video converter, you may turn to others. Audio-Only Picks is the audio-only program in the above-mentioned Pazera Free Audio Video Pack. It supports both video and audio input and output to many audio formats, and is slightly simpler than some of its sibling programs. Otherwise, it is perfectly identical. Notes: Tested and not recommended:.: very powerful for MP4, but single-file, ugly/laggy, has dependencies.: great video editor, lousy video converter Related Products and Links You might want to check out these reviews too:., an excellent online conversion tool when you're on the run.
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You can then contact us from that page. Please rate this article. DO NOT INSTALL FREEMAKE, it has become a honeytrap. 'Freemake Video Converter has been my go to converter for quite a while but unfortunately it now watermarks the entire converted video as well as adding splash screens before and after.' So says pipso-facto's post and it is spot on.
I'd had purposely avoided updating Freemake for ages - rarely do conversions. When I opened it today I was presented with what looked like a 'must update' message note I DID NOT VERIFY I HAD TO so I updated. Immediately Malwatebytes and Comodo complained (Open Candy for one thing). Anyway dodged around a bit and it installed anyway. So now I had nag prompts and a threat to watermark so 'you're gone now ASAP' is the only possible reply. REVO uninstall on full on setting has hopefully killed every bit of it.the Freemaker builtin uninstall of course left a lot of nasty looking stuff behind that REVO located. Used Everything to search for anything branded Freemake.there were still a few objects.
They are now gone as well. It is a shame as it was a handy tool. or to post comments. Freemake Video Converter has been my go to converter for quite a while but unfortunately it now watermarks the entire converted video as well as adding splash screens before and after. The watermark is a fairly discreet 'made by freemake.com' at top right, so may be acceptable for some applications.
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In my case I needed to convert a MOV to WMV to import into a video editor. The editor is quite old now and although it does take MP4 they haven't been very reliable, whereas WMV has always worked well. I went through some of the other recommendations on this page and this is what I found: Format Factory - 5 virus scanners in VirusTotal reported problems, including McAfee and ESET.
Normally I don't worry if 1 or 2 report problems, particularly if I've never heard of them before, but I felt 5 was quite a lot especially as it included a couple of big names. Dunno if this was the bundled toolbar but I didn't want to risk it, so didn't install it. Pazera - the main screen offered no way of doing MOV to WMV Miro Video Converter - didn't download as it only does MP4. Handbrake - has been my go to MP4 converter recently, but can't do MOV to WMV. WinX Video Converter - When I actually ran it I found it's a trial. The trial version can convert up to 5 minutes of video so it was suitable for my application.
My first attempt converted quite quickly but quality was poor. I set the slider to the HQ end and got a slightly better result, but not great.
It also delayed the start of the conversion with a short countdown, probably to annoy the user into buying. My test file had a video bitrate of 5267kb/s. The converted file default output rate was 984kb/s and the HQ rate was 1274kb/s. FFCoder - comments about installing under the administrator user and somewhat unknown provenance put me off installing this one. MediaCoder - the settings allow MOV to WMV but it gives an error to say it's not possible when the convert button is clicked. I ended up installing MyFFVideoConverter from sourceforge and this does the job nicely.
I can adjust the bitrate of the output to get a good quality conversion. I use MediaInfo (listed in Best Free Windows Explorer Add-ons) to determine the bitrate and other details of input and output video files. or to post comments. Hello, I have around a dozen home DVD's that were converted via dubbing from VHS tapes about 5 years ago. The VHS tapes no longer exist. They are in reasonable quality.
I probably could have done a better job with one of those VHS to Digital devices you can buy. However a few jittery bits from a 30 year old tape is quite acceptable (and retro):-) I want to convert these DVDs now to mp4. I tried using Format Factory which I use for all my Video conversions but the resultant mp4 was awful.
Kind of out of focus??? Anyhow I tried installing Freemake and both my antivirus and antispyware programs went into hyperdrive.
I know that technically this product doesn't contain malware (ones definition of malware may be important here) but I gave up when both my security programs asked me to make an exception for it. So basically I want to create an exact copy of whatever is on a DVD to an mp4 file (if that is possible). I want minimal to no loss during the conversion process and I want it to be a painless if not joyful experience:-) Has anyone else done this with good results from DVD to mp4?
Cheers, Paul Anyhow. or to post comments. I can't agree with the Top pick in this catagory. For me all the 'Freemake stuff' is pup software! It was already stated that most free software come with some additional pup Software, like adobe acrobat bundles with google chrome and s.o.
But freemake installs opencandy installer and that really is crap! So you are not only getting a McAffee Scanner or the like, but tons of crapware. Some of the Software that comes with opencandy installer can be considered malware. I find the converted videos i did with freemake are qualitywise behind some other freeware tools - when using the same output video settings. The article says it took handbrake longer, but you did a completely different conversion! Auto-bitrate single pass against a constant bitrate.that is just like saying an apple tasts better than a pear. And i don't consider the time it takes to convert a video as important as quality and size of the output.
I tried freemake with cuda feature and it didn't do any good - freemake crashed with my test-file. My top pick would be 'Any Video Converter free', as easy as freemake, tons of presets and better quality than with freemake and no crap-, bloat-, ransom-, whatever-ware installed on your PC, besides the one that can be checked off during install. Other free tools like MediaCoder, XMediaRecode or Handbrake do a better job - regarding quality and output-size - than freemake! If you are in a hurry - Don't install freemake! It will just screw your PC and you will end up spending a lot more time getting your PC cleaned of the Software the opencandy installer forced onto your PC, than the time saved upon video conversion. or to post comments.
FWIW Freemake does NOT handle import of an ISO as far as I could see. I also followed the instructions to avoid opencandy as outlined above but chose custom install rather than the default install. As I never saw the option to not install opencandy components I assume I was too clever and so I ended up with opencandy installed or pending to be.
After opening freemake I blocked it from accessing the internet when I got a Comodo popup (saw 2) and ran a Malwarebytes scan which failed to find any opencandy components so perhaps the internet block saved me. or to post comments. You figured that out correctly: If you don't let the Installer access the opencandy webpages it can't be installed and that is the only way not to install opencandy BS! That's why i can't understand having freemake in this list as the top pick: Many users won't even know how to block the opencandy-page or run freemake in a sandbox. It is not that freemake is malware, but opencandy does install malware.
So if you aren't a professional or very experianced user better keep your hands of freemake. or to post comments.