Thank you GOTD, successfully installed and registered on Vista x64 and Windows 7 x64 within 10-15 minutes of the giveaway ending for the day. I don't like to call it that closely! I haven't had an opportunity to try out the new software, sorry I can't offer a review.

I'm almost positive Nero Lite doesn't do video conversion, so this whole Nero discussion is now off topic from today's giveaway.

Do not see any Tech support for this software on the Creators webpage, But This is a good program. Now as far as adding Subtitles I did find a way to do it you just add the .srt in the same directory as the video your adding and it adds the subtitles for you. Great Program as said and Thanks for the Makers allowing us GOTD users a chance to use this.

Here's a few more things that people may like to know about this software:

Good:
* You can re-encode audio to a lower bitrate
* You can keep 5.1 audio or reduce down to stereo or mono
* Supports batch processing for converting multiple files in a row

Bad:
* Bitrate is the only way to control the final file size. I prefer to be able to tell the program to output the video to 4.35 GB so it will fit on a blank DVD. Having to go by bitrate, you are just guessing what the final size will be.

#18-20

From here ...

http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nero9-free.php

it says ...

This version of Nero 9 contains simply data burning and disc copying features for CDs and DVDs. Additional features and functionality are available with an upgrade to Nero 9 full version.

So no file conversion ?

Just a reminder...
Nero DVD software is a commercial product, but if you assemble your own PC, some hardware manufacturers bundle OEM programs with their PC components. It's common knowledge and perfectly legal to receive an application like Nero Express with the purchase of an internal DVD-Recorder.
Moreover, A Lite version of Nero 9.0 can be downloaded for free from the official website.

@17 Norman
Please look A bit around before accusing people like @5.
"Nero light" is free an does the job perfectly.

herkato

Nero Lite is free!! But it is Lite!

#5, Nero, is free when pirated, and we don't do that here.

Go find some other website to spam.

This software isn't to bad either, installed great on Windows7 32bit, 2GB ram, 250HDD, and no user account control.

Norman

I would like a good copy also of 1avcenter as I had toremove it as it drove my computer nuts as someone said a loop to loop roll.
Maybe it's vista .

Software starts and runs ok. I don't see any way to activate it. Is activation necessary?

I kept trying to download the 1AVCenter software yesterday and kept getting a time out error. Anyone know how to get a copy of that software that works now that yesterday has passed?

This is a great program to go along with yesterdays giveaway! Thanks GOTD

To #1 who wrote “Doesn’t properly make use of dual cores”. After reading that I’d say “Reviewer doesn’t properly make use of space between ears”

This is nothing more than a front end/wrapper for AVI Synth, ffmpeg, Haali, and whatever Real codec it installed. It has nothing to do with the actual conversion process. I'm not saying this is wrong, but just trying to clarify what it actually IS.

If you already have AVI Synth and/or ffmpeg, you already can do anything this can do. Whether or not this is easier is for you to judge, however. Given that ffmpeg is command line interface and AVI Synth (to the best of my memory) requires scripting knowledge, most folks will likely prefer this.

Any issues with the conversion process are limitations of AVI Synth, ffmpeg, etc, or this program's interface with them.

Hi all!

Today’s giveaway is not bad as it does what it claims flawlessly: so THUMBS UP from S.O.!!

That said, since this app is only geared towards HD CONVERSION, I was wondering how many people may find it useful (probably no one…LOL!!).

What's the point of charging 40 bucks for a product like this which does just one thing that can be done flawlessly by FREE APPS as well?

Big MYSTERY.....LOL!!

For this reason my recommendation is, just for a change, to follow ASHRAF'S advice, namely grab the ubiquitous and always FREE “FormatFactory” which is a little bit better than “iWisoft Video Converter” for HD CONVERSIONS since it has greater selection of predefined HD profiles, not to mention that it can convert any video, audio and image format into a different one (so it’s not designed just for HD Video conversion like today’s giveaway).


Cheers

Great converter, installed fine on windows 7, 64 bit. Thanks giveaway.

Quick overview. Ashraf has done a fantastic review on this, one of the best reviews of any product I've seen for a very long time.

Problems encountered on my machine (that has some video driver issues) the preview video would not play, though conversion was flawless.

It's yet another frontend for FFMPEG, a very good video tools library that most video conversion software uses as the "workhorse"

Useful application, it does what it says out of the box and also allows you to change the settings though it's more of an expert tool in this regard as you must click on the "advanced" tab and then key in the settings manually. (I used 640 x 480 at 384 Kbps with mp3 audio at 128Kbps mono 22KHz and turned aspect radio correcting off in the primary settings menu as my test source was "streched") It would have been nice to include two categories, each with it's various options. One for standard definition common formats and one for the high definition stuff.
However, once you get a format that works, it remembers it for any subsequent videos you drag in to the applications and you can save the custom settings as a "profile" which makes life much easier in the future.

It does allow crude "trimming" of videos, a bit of a lacking feature as you cannot select frame by frame, only drag the left bottom arrow for the start and the right bottom arrow for the finish. It makes it very hard to select a scene from a long duration video as it can only move in defined steps as you drag it, you lose some control the longer a video gets. It's also a bit illogical for a novice.

It also does not support "stitching" so you cannot create one long video from a series of "takes" and you cannot mix audio into the video or add subtitles, images, overlay text etc.

It is just a simple video converter with a good backend and works well.

Overall it's a keeper.

Free alternatives:
Formatfactory - converter
Avidemux - a very featured and effective editor but requires a learning curve.
iWisoft - something I have not tried but must give a try from Ashraf's review, it looks excellent.

#5 Nick - Since when has Nero been "free" ?

#4 you should be able to, make sure you are selecting the correct audio device. If that doesn't work get a audio cable with a male jack plug at either end and plug the headphones (output) into the microphone (input) :-)

nero can do all the work this soft can do.i wonder will the developer make money by this soft?
in addition.nero is free.my dear friend ,if you feel this soft is more convenient than Nero ,please tell me .

I should also mention that one of the severe limitations of both 1AVCapture and 1AVCenter is that when you capture from the Web (such as a webcast) you can only record the video stream, the audio stream is NOT captured, which is a real shame.

Something in 1AVCenter caused me to repeatably get system crashed (BSOD - Blue Screen of Death) under Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, so I thought it wise to uninstall 1AVCenter.

I had previously obtained 1AVCapture as a Giveaway Of The Day, and re-tested this to confirm that it worked well without causing BSOD. Therefore it must be one of the other features of 1AVCenter which (at least in 64-bit Windows) is causing the crashes, so BEWARE!

This is the "perfect" accompaniment to yesterdays screen capture software. If you are re-recording a streamed video or DVD using 1avcapture / 1avcentre you may end up with file sizes of 10MB per MINUTE of Video. Obviously with this you can then compress the video to a more manageable size.

Installed and registered fine on 7x64

The Good
* Straightforward and fairly to use.
* Supports many input formats, and a handful of output formats.
* Can do video -> video, video -> audio, and audio -> audio conversions.
* Allows users to shutdown, sleep, or hibernate computer automatically after conversions have finished.
* Allows users to trim videos.

The Bad
* Can convert to SD videos (in addition to HD videos), but converting to SD videos is a big hassle.
* Doesn't properly make use of dual cores (if applicable).
* Developer claims to be able to add subtitles, but there seems to be no option in the program to do this.

Free Alternatives
iWisoft Video Converter
FormatFactory

For final verdict, recommendations, and full review please click here.