https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/ en Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:48:41 +0000 hourly 1 FeedWriter https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112768 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:48:41 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112768 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112767 does mp4 and flv among many many others. Why in the world would I want to waste disc space with this?]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:53:58 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112767 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112766 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:04:37 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112766 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112765 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:03:01 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112765 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112764 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:27:17 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112764 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112762 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:57:29 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112762 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112761 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:09:11 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112761 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112760 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:51:00 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112760 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112759 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:23:46 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112759 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112758 "I can’t think of any video converter product that allows a user to freely change codec’s ... how often do you play with codec’s in alternative video converter products?" There are 3 basic design choices for video-related apps -- 1) they can provide all codecs &/or Direct Show filters internally [e.g. Cyberlink's PowerDVD], 2) they can rely on whatever you have installed that's available to all Windows software, & 3) some combination of 1 & 2. Generally more advanced apps use the combo route, though there have also been some on GOTD. Why change? Because nothing works everywhere. If you only transcode for a Zune or iPod for example, then once you have a tool that works, there's little need to change anything unless it's to improve something -- if however you [even occasionally] want your video to also play somewhere else, you either change stuff or do everything all over again using another tool. Changing stuff is usually quicker/easier. "As for not supporting “general” .MP4, I don’t believe that’s much of an issue considering it’s a hardware device and part of a host of New Wholesale Products in China." Actually Sothink Video Converter, like other apps using Xvid, does produce mp4 avi files [Xvid *only* does either the more generic H263, or if set up properly in the front end app, the more recent & efficient H264]. Don't be confused by the .avi file extension -- .avi, .mov, .wmv, .divx, .mp4, .h264, .vc1, .avc, & a whole host of other video file extensions can include or are exclusively mp4. * * * #8: "It does in fact keep close to the same quality..." fwiw... No transcoder is going to maintain 100% quality. Output quality is influenced by the encoder, by re-sizing methods [when used], by the level of video compression [more bandwidth / higher bit rate = less compression], by how good the source was to start with, & by how similar the in & out formats are [e.g. you're going to lose more if one is RGB & the other YUV based]. Every step transcoding, re-sizing, re-encoding etc loses quality. To actually compare results from app *X* vs. *Y*, start with the same source, set identical bit rates & output formats, then compare results. If you want to go all out, there are comparison tools for/with AviSynth. "But it did shrink the video size and didn’t give any options to maintain video size. Can’t allocate output directory at all..." Can set output folder, & depending on the template you choose, you can set output size too. * * * #13: "Thorn by my side finding something free to convert to MP4…" Check videohelp.com -- click the Tools tab & you'll see all sorts of choices, including limited reviews & user ratings. Otherwise I can't recommend just 1 app not knowing what you're starting out with, &/or where you want to play the result. Mp4 itself is rather generic, & can mean anything from Quicktime to Windows Media, Real, etc...]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:10:07 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/sothink-video-converter/#comment-112758