Thank you, it's a great and useful product.
This program could be improved by allowing downloads from other sites to, not only from YouTube.
Anyway, I'm happy. Thanx again.

It's a pity that i miss this giveaway as an important party. I want to get the total video converter for mac for my Mac OS X 10.6.2. Before i'm using another mac total video converter from www.mac-videoconverter.com but now, i can only free to try for 30 days. It's time to expire and i really want to get this total video converter for mac.

This is a replacement for Xilisoft Ultimate 6.52 for me, as it handles .wtv source files. Xilisoft does not, so I first had to convert the .wtv to .dvr-ms or .mpg (both lossless conversions) with another program before converting to the desired format.

Also, the crop function can be set for one source and applied to all source files. Xilisoft required it to be set for each source file, a major hassle.

I've tried several times and I am getting the same "Failed to connect. Please try again later" right after the Activation oscreen.
The free game is also having the same "failed to connect" problem.
I have a Windows 7 x64.

#58 Download SHELL32.dll here for free:
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?shell32

Thank you. Easy install and uncomplicated entry of serial. win7_64bit

Love this software, so I went to their website to buy some others. The others work VERY well too. I suggest the other software, too!

When it says something is free, it ain't. Waited over 15 minutes for code key and nothing. No big loss: I guess it is their way to limit the number of free offers along with the time limitation. Whatta DEAL!

After successfully extracting Y tube video to my hard drive I saw 2 files 1 un-taged (no extension) mp4 & 1 html with default names.
Suggestion1: Grab file name from Y tube or prompt for file name.
Add extension automatically.
Suggestion2: When renaming file in your software have the associated files .mp4 & html renamed in hard drive.

Until now no problem here. The subtitles synchronization is OK TOO.
As I said before, very nice program! People with problems maybe must review the drivers...

The procedure entry point SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems could not located in the dynamic link library SHELL32.dll

:-( :-( :-(

Successfully downloaded to 64 bit Windows 7 activated perfectly. Tried to download to my Mac. No problem with setup, but will not register. Copied registration key, entered license name Giveawayoftheday, but no cigar. Any ideas?

converting .mov hd video to wmv - FAIL - output blocky and crappy.
Converting some MP4 porn - to wmv - did well.
Downloading Youtube vids and converting them to wmv - fantastic quality.

My system is pretty old - dual core 2.5 ghz with 4 gig ram and running win XP pro.

All conversions were pretty quick.

Youtube download and convert was great - quality was amazing for what it was - no blocky looking output - all smooth and even looked ok at full screen. I have a nice Samsung 24" monitor running at 1920x1080

I have some porn my system has trouble playing. Some are in MP4 and does not play and others in this format do. Converting them to wmv worked well. Also have some that are wmv but will freeze my windows media player if I jump the video back and forth. If I run these through this converter and output them back to wmv with all settings at highest level the file output plays clean - I can jump it around - back and forth etc and no problems with WMV player freezing.

So this program gets a thumbs up for what it can do well and thumbs down for not being able to handle my hd converting.

Free makes it good.

If I would have had to pay for this I would have been sort of pissed unless I bought it expressly for downloading youtube vids - something it does amazingly well.

Over all I like it a lot. Had trouble downloading and converting youtube vids lately and now I can get back to that. I don't do that a lot but some times you find something on youtube you really like or you know wont be up for long. With this program you can grab and convert it for archiving etc. Very nice.

I have tried 3 times over the last 5 hours to install the software, the
Activation screen comes up and says Failed to connect. Please try again later.

Installation and registration couldn't have been easier or smoother. I'm really looking forward to the "crop" option! Many thanks to GAOTD and Bigasoft!

Hey Giovanni, (at this point #'s 21 & 23):
the program may be free, but some of the features you mention (I.e., the 2D - 3D conversion) require "a plugin to do this, which can be activated for a small charge (EUR 9.99)."
Hope this helps clarify the situation.
Lloyd

Are we trying out the software to help the developer or at least spread the word about it?
Or are we just trying to get suckered into having browsers that we don't want or our home pages changed? A lot of software has one of these types of things at the beginning and you just uncheck it. This has three at the beginning and then some more further on. When I see this many I just stop and don't bother.

When you register this, you can register it with ANY name. I used my own. This means you should be able to reinstall the software any time if you lose it some how. Just be sure to write down the serial someplace safe! Thanks for the great software!

Another nice program that i like to convert videos and audio with.

Thank you GOTD and Bigasoft Corp. From my personal point of view,

$34.95 is a bit much in comparison to that are similar; and free.

Windows 7 64 bit - Installed OK but receive a Visual C++ Assertion failed error when trying to load audio file.

Mehul #20


Besides SUBMAGIC (see link above), to sync subtitles try one (or both) of these free newbiws friendly tools and let me know if they have helped you solve your issue:


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/Easy-Subtitles-Synchronizer.shtml


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/Pers-o-Subtitle-Tools.shtml


If you want to add missing subtitles in any language to some of your movies stored in your PC, these 2 FREE apps may help you in this kind of task:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/SubtitleDownloader.shtml

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/BR-Subtitles.shtml


And finally why not create for FREE your own text-based subtitle formats for your favourite movies??

Too good to be true??

Certanly NOT!!

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-AHD-Subtitles-Maker-Professional-Edition.shtml



Enjoy!!

Some extra considerations on Format Converter 4 SE:

http://dottech.org/freebies/24759/free-format-converter-4-se/comment-page-1/

Tnx #36 , I did tried twice and it did not work... Now it did.
I guess the software is afraid of you LOL.

However I'm not able to convert DV PAL or NTSC , I'm getting FAILED...
Strange, I reopen the software and now it works

Getting error report when file is opened. Also will not accept my registration information - says it is invalid

Very nice video converter that reduces eventual audio noise.
Thanks a lot GAOTD.

@4... a great program here, you just might need someone who knows how to convert programs for you. I think you might just have a old computer maybe your still using Windows 98.

sorry,no dice. Keep trying. Typical PC crap software like Dell would shovel onto a factory package. The Mac version is especially untrustworthy.

@12
Trucker, since video/audio is your specialty - your advice please on best resolution and codec for converting VHS tapes to "small" file. Is realmedia good for this. I want to retain quality (which is naturally low on PAL VHS) but keep file size smallish - for playback on TV.
Further - whats the best codec for efficient compression for DVD and BD quality video?

@26, just type the size you want into the Video Size box, like "800*600".

# 24. The software you are recommending allows only ONE conversion at a time. This is extremely inconvenient and annoying for people like me who harvest a lot videos everyday in .flv format and want to convert them in batches. Stick with this one. It is free for today and it is good. Very easy to test its efficiency.

W7 x64
v3.5.18.4353

looks like clean install
full set of codecs
does not "register" anything (good, IMO)

includes CHM help file

27 MB, most all of which are codec (or related)

appears it want to run with Admin rights (or something or the other, not totally sure?)

opens as trial
registers simply with the given codes, Help About showing that

can convert Youtube videos directly (by giving a URL)

NVIDIA GPU accelleration, but not AMD (I have an AMD)

Can set CPU core usage & Simultaneous running processes

options to Copy folder structure & Output to source folder
(could be unique in this type of product, at least compared to other GAOTD)

window is resizeable

editor opens in its own window
has sidebyside display of original vs. output, so you can view (or hear, in the case of audio) changes in realtime

has a lot of effects; black & white, oil painting, line drawing, flip horizontal/vertical, soften ... all the while viewing sidebyside previews

codec settings are either "simple", like video quality of high, normal, low, or "advanced", where you can change all the settings directly. (suppose it's using ffmpeg?)

as conversion progresses, in addition to progress bars, you are shown periodic thumbnail slices

took 3:11 to convert a 125 MB FLV to 125 MB MP4.
output quality was not quite as good as the original, but suppose that is to be expected when transcoding. otherwise worked well, including audio.

the biggest nit i see, is not displaying (directly) the source bitrates. (displays on mouseover). also (as far as i'm concerned) output bitrate should default to be the same as input, but it does not. (maybe i'm wrong on that? not sure? could be that a different codec could need a higher bitrate in order to maintain the same quality when transcoding?) (mouseover shows bitrate in bps, where the selection in the codec settings is Kbps.)

took 1:45 to convert a 66 MB FLV to 66 MB WMV.
again quality was different. not necessarily better or worse, but different.

(my sources were not that good of a quality to begin with)

i saw todays GAOTD, & said to myself, "not another". as in not another of the same old does all the same as all the rest, the same way, with nothing to differentiate one from another. well guess what, this one does differentiate itself, does provide a better, more informative interface, & works well.

from a pure conversion standpoint, i would think (but don't know) that this would be no better nor no worse then any of the others

from a feature/UI standpoint, i put this above other GAOTD entries

God, some people make me really angry.
This is free, and brilliant, if you don't like it, clear off and pay for another program.

Thanks GOTD, great stuff.

I used to visit the GAOTD website everyday to check out the offerings. But it looks like the rules for comments have changed, and I don't find it useful to read useless reviews about useless products. I am more interested in getting freeware suggestions that are better alternatives to the product being offered, and I don't find that here anymore. Time to go elsewhere for my software hunting.

As for this offering, just another me-too offering that has no redeeming features whatsoever. All these converters that are offered here seem to be the same software underneath dressed up in different GUI's and logos. Between AVC free and Format Factory, there is no video conversion task that they cannot handle, and handle more correctly and faster. I will pass, thank you.

I use ConvertXtoDVD. It both converts AND records. Not free but serves my purposes perfectly.

#29 Love your approach to freeware suggestions. Couldn't agree more.

*meh* I've tried lots of converters, and this is one of them. Nothing special, average conversion time, decent video quality. I won't mention a freeware alternative since that seems to be a bone of contention with so many, but there is one out there that does an excellent job. Stop sitting on your hand; brake down and look for it.

My suggestion is to rename it. Bigasoft sounds more like the name of a porn movie than a video software.

I have tried too many converters, free and pay for. In my case I have found that SUPER is the better softwares for my personal needs. It is also 100% free. If anybody can tell me what this does better than SUPER does, then maybe's I'll give this a trial. Otherwise I'll just stick with what I know.. Thanks for the nice offer though Bigasoft & Gaotd..

Download, install, activation fast and flawless on XP SP3. Did a quick test of YouTube conversion. Also fast and flawless. I could not detect any loss of quality whatsoever. Youtube conversion very fast. Will test this further later on but looks like a keeper for sure. Thanks GAOTD and Bigasoft.

Nice to have crop option, but why I can't convert HD video into 800X600 AVI? there isn't custom frame sizes even at advance settings.

When trying a conversion I was very disappointed in how limited the video settings were compared with other programs.
So I'll stick to my old programs for the time being.

Mehul #20
Your comments regarding subtitle synchronisation after trimming reminded me of a superb little program that alters the time within the subtitle SRT file.
A typical subtitle in one of these files is as follows:-
1
00:00:57,424 --> 00:00:59,392
- how much?
The numbers represent the time into the file from the beginning, when you trim it you put it out of sync.
To re-sync it use SubMagic which is free but would like the donations, it is available at
http://www.submagic.tk/

i have been looking for a decrypter/ripper/converter that should be able to
# decrypt BD (at least DVD)
# rip BD/DVD to any container/codec (preferably x264/MKV with DTS/AC3/AAC audio) combo
# rip the preferred subtitle as well and keep it softcoded.
# keep chapter option
# add custom watermark if required.

unfortunately, none of the commercial software i have tested so far can do all of the above. a combination of different software does it but the process becomes complex.

can this software do it?

Of course...I forgot to give you the link to download the (time-limited) FREE software mentioned above (Format Converter 4 SE):

Here you go:

http://download.pcwelt.de/public/_Adventskalender/Formatwandler_SE_setup.exe


Then grab the serial here till you can:

http://register.sadonline.de/index.php?proID=253


Enjoy!!

Thanx! Been looking for a way to get UTUBE stuff that is clean! UTUBE Downloader isn't anymore!

Woh!! Today's giveaway is a KEEPER for me....works like a charm and turned out to be pretty fast to convert a couple of videos, I had previously downloaded on Youtube, without suffering any significant loss quality.

So THUMBS UP from me!

As FREEWARE ALTERNATIVE, besides the award-winning FORMAT FACTORY, FREEMAKE VIDEO CONVERTER and iWISOFT VIDEO CONVERTER, I strongly recommend a tool called "Format Converter 4 SE" which has exceptionally been giving away for FREE just for a few days (offer is still ON...so hurry up dudes before it's over for good!!)

http://register.sadonline.de/index.php?proID=253


Why am I recommend this tool today?

Simply because it converts not only audio and video files, but also photos and, besides that, it burns CDs/DVDs as well.

It can also bypass DRM on audio files and turn 2D videos into 3D.

So I think it's worth a try and not just because it's FREE for a few hours yet!!

Enjoy!!

This is worthwhile on the basis of its flexible Audio to Audio conversion.
It converts to/from a wide range of formats, retains ID3 info and will happily churn through nested folders.
It disregards files it cannot convert and only warns you about them once before it starts converting, so it can be left to get on with it once started.
It also seems to downsample ok from 24bit 192k Flac, (although its maximum Flac output resolution is 96k).
I am certainly keeping this one as I need to convert the Hi res. Flacs I have on my Galaxy S2 to mp3 to fit on an iphone

I mainly use Freemake Video Converter for editing (extract/cut/join), converting and/or uploading to YouTube, it has a user-friendly interface and no ads. The only shortcomings from my point of view are that one cannot trim a video and then save it to disk without converting it, there is no "crop" function, and very accurate stop/end points are not possible in a long video.

If Bigasoft is like Tipard I won't be trying it. Tipard (thanks to GOTD) could be a good program, but the working preview is too small to see picture detail, that's the only drawback for my purposes - I wrote to them and they said they'd pass it on to their developers... hmm, it's been going long enough for them to do something about it by now.

If anyone has tried both Tipard and Bigasoft I'd be grateful for a brief comparison :)

Agree with Fedup,

Tried a few of them - WinX HD Converter, Wondershare Ultimate and Urex. Out of those 3, Urex was the slowest by far, but also the most effective by far. WinX would "cr*p" itself with a HD file. Wondershare converts a 16:9 file (captured in PAL), but gets its aspect ratio messed up as it converts to 5:4. They all have a lot to learn - and I don't think their products are commercially viable just yet - No wonder they often have giveaways.

The only converter I've had lots of success with, whether its a HD or SD file, is the freeware - Handbrake. It rocks. As they say, some of the best things in life are free.

For Freebe file converting checkout http://www.freemake.com/ its Excelent does both Video and audio and totally free .... Requires .Net framework 4 though

#4. Fedup, which do you recommend?