https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/ en Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 FeedWriter https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127633 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:27:25 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127633 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127632 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:32:10 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127632 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127631 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:44:00 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127631 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127630 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:51:12 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127630 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127629 [higher quality means slower encoding with the x264 encoder ffmpeg includes] I frankly gave up when it took 4+ minutes to hit 50% of a 2 minute video -- CPU usage was in the 27% range. In fairness it might be faster at lower quality settings, & the output might still be good quality, but with only 20 something CPU use I didn't see the point of trying further -- unless you're multitasking you *want* close to 100% CPU use encoding/converting, but should *expect* at least something in the 50-60% range if/when you're moving very large amounts of video data [HD] in 15-25 GB files because reading &/or writing the files can be a bottleneck. Less important, previewing/playing HD video was poor. In case Aneesoft HD Video Converter works for you installation isn't bad, as you get the program's folder [~18 MB in 152 files, 8 folders] & Start Menu shortcuts, with new registry entries limited to an uninstall key & license registration data. For alternatives, videohelp.com has several converters &/or encoders, several have been & I assume will continue to be on GOTD, & dealnews.com has fairly often tipped folks off to free offers over the holiday season on many of the same apps seen on GOTD. If you have supported ATI graphics hardware they include their own converter as part of their driver package, &/or A's video converter uses the same basic code to hardware accelerate conversion/encoding. If your target is an AVCHD or Blu-Ray disc multiAVCHD uses the x264 encoder with settings to make sure it works.]]> Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:51:50 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127629 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127628 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:50:22 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127628 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127627 "I do not see AVCHD type file option in the HD Video folder?" #6: "i also have alot AVCHD video clips, but this App seems cant deal them" AVCHD is used by some camcorders, & there can be issues caused by how the camera encodes [records] video more-or-less un-related to the AVCHD format itself -- if/when you have problems Google/Bing to see how others with the same make/model camera deal with it. AVCHD is a disc format like Blu-Ray, the same way mpg2 is packaged in a DVD layout that can be burned to disc. AVCHD discs are almost identical to Blu-Ray, but may play in more stand-a-lone players or devices. Many Blu-Ray players identify &/or play BD-5/9 [Blu-Ray burned to a regular DVD] as AVCHD discs. A free app called multiAVCHD can create AVCHD & Blu-Ray disc layouts, & there are many pay-ware DVD/BD authoring apps -- some of the bundled DVD/BD authoring apps like MyDVD in Roxio's Creator suite create AVCHD discs out-of-the-box, but you have to buy additional plug-ins for BD. That said, there are specs that the encoded video [AVC, mpg2, VC1] needs to meet, but it can get confusing because there are *in effect* more than one level of specs... Companies that produce or replicate video Blu-Ray discs [like the titles you'll buy in the store or rent] have compliance testing that video must pass -- AVCHD/Blu-Ray authoring apps *may* include the same (or almost the same) tests, or else they'll re-encode your video. There are a lot of encoders that will produce video that will play in most Blu-Ray players, but will not pass compliance checking. Personally I've never seen a converter create video that will pass BD authoring software compliance testing with the exception of Nero Vision, though it is possible using the x264 encoder http://goo.gl/x0VBx (which is included in ffmpeg). Often you can open the .m2ts file itself, but otherwise to get content out of a AVCHD/Blu-Ray layout check out BluRip &/or HdBrStreamExtractor -- both are front ends for the cli [command line interface] eac3to, which will demux the individual streams contained in the .m2ts files -- like .VOB files on a DVD, they hold the content. It can be difficult to handle [i.e. open, play etc.] that video [e.g. .h264 files], so both of these apps will save it in an MKV file container -- something like the free MKVcleaver can 1) strip the video out of the .mkv file, & 2) optionally put the video into an .avi container that more apps can & will work with. No re-encoding is involved in de-muxing the .m2ts file, or creating an .avi, but if you've got large files it can be time consuming. * * * Note that McAfee Site Adviser red-flags the developer site -- McAfee shows the downloads as green, their rating appears to be because of user reports/comments, & the Site Adviser page shows Aneesoft's rebuttal & request that the rating be changed.]]> Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:48:25 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127627 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127626 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:03:27 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127626 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127625 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:05:17 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127625 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127624 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:44:42 -0500 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aneesoft-hd-video-converter-2-9/#comment-127624