@7 aRenegade
I think you did a pretty good job in covering the bases. The "bad" list only includes trivial with no backup. Your comments refer to a dashed together, I am in a hurry get out of the way, and I got the first one comment cursory review. The author of the review that you are referencing would do well to take lessons from Whiterabbit.

Those who have not read some of WhiteRabbit reviews have missed out on a series of treats. Whiterabbit usually reviews games. Even if you are not a gamer I believe that you will appreciate the style and effort that this man puts into all of the reports that he publishes. It is obvious that the man puts in many hours of research and documentation for each of his reviews. It is a shame that we cannot get him to review GOTD's offerings for this side of the GgiveawayoftheDay website.

For all those who could not register or thought it was a trial. Open the readme and copy and paste the name and key into the register part of the program.

For those of you having problems registering, the registration information is in the "readme.txt" file, who could have know that particular file was meant for people to read it.

Thumbs down. Installed and tried to convert a video but it never finished. Left the house for 4 hours and when I returned it was still running. Uninstalled.

this is very good for my ipod Nano

Clone2Go Video Converter Professiona

"All thumbs down? any alternative? lol.."

Why people thumbs down on him? If the software is not good, you tell what's the best? Don't just blindly put down on the free software and on people... I know some people put on me, but think why, before you do?

you have to restart your computer and it takes up a lot of resources.

I bet there won't be a big demand for this program. GOTD once gave us decent software, but decent software has be declining for the past months. Come on GOTD, give us useful software.

Convert Video from .wmv & .mov to .avi?

This is what I need to accomplish. My goal is to get movies taken on cell phone, digital camera and Ipod to digital photo frame.

Will this software do that for me?
I see my posts are being "moderated"...for no reason, other than giving thumbs down to a software that costs money, and doesn't accomplish half of what free applications can do. And just because is being "given away for the day", it doesn't mean it holds any value...just clutters you computer.
Again, a Free alternative is Any Video Converter. It will convert about ANY video format, to AVI/WMV/MP4/MKV...

Thumbs DOWN. I don't have an iphone.


Emperor Nero agrees.

I re installed th eprogram and copied the serial to a text file. Now I'll restart the computer, instead of letting it automatically restart... the restart was checked and I didn't notice. Then after restart it wanted o be registered... Eh? Well I'll see what happens to this free today giveaway this time...

I downloaded the program 16 hrs before te end of the "free" offer, but the restart of the computer obliterated what I believe was a registration key flashing on the screen.... Is it free or is it a trial?

As for an alternative I use Real Player, free edition... Easy to use and does a great job...

Convert Video from .wmv & .mov to .avi?

This is what I need to accomplish. My goal is to get movies taken on cell phone, digital camera and Ipod to digital photo frame.

Will this software do that for me?

Asking for registration key? Otherwise it is a trial version?

There’s no need to option output to .MOV videos keeping the program streamlined and focused. Really now can someone name an alternative program to today’s GOTD that can? And iPad was only released to public a little over two week ago (April 3 to be exact)! I don’t think Apple was sharing its technical workings with every single developer in the marketplace, duhhh. As for adding external subtitles, that procedure could not be any easier. Again, can someone name just one alternative example how that feature could be made any simpler than it already is, hmmm?

The program having the ability to support multiple processors shows the commitment to keep the program in paces with a technology that changes often. A fly by night company is not going to do that. Nor will a fly by night developer invest the effort to create a comprehensive online User’s Guide like this program has. Moreover, to top it all off, for what this program does it takes a minimal amount of resources.

You Needn’t Surf Further For This Verdict:

Seems that things on a Bad List, may not be that bad after all; but merely an exercise of trivial and unjustified faultfinding.

All thumbs down? any alternative? lol..

such as AVI, MPEG, MPG, MKV, MOV, WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP and RM/RMVB doesnt say anything about DVD, dvd is VOB files right ?

Nowadays many converters will convert to every format. In this day and age the use of these types of programs is declining because nobody wants a program that can only work for one thing. My advice? Make a "cell phone converter" that will convert to a format Android, blackberry, and iPhone use and then you will get a much bigger user base faster.

How on earth do I use this? To me, it is hard to understand. When I open a DVD, there are a lot of files and I cannot figure out which file to install onto my iPod. Also, it takes forever. I would use Handbrake, accept it does not work with all videos. Please reply. Either then that, it is a good software.

Sothink software is generally very good, and I don't doubt this is too - but I have to wonder how big the market is for this. Contrary to the belief of those who seem to think that everyone has an overpriced Apple gadget, many of us do not. I for one refuse to pay over the odds for an ipod, iphone, etc. There are plenty of similar things around that do a similar job, and I am fed up with software that only targets one manufacturer.

The Good
* Straightforward and fairly to use.
* Supports many input formats.
* Supports iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.
* Can do video -> video, video -> audio, and audio -> audio conversions.
* Allows users to trim videos.
* Allows users to add subtitles to videos.
* Allows users to shutdown, sleep, or hibernate computer automatically after conversions have finished.
* Supports batch processing and drag + drop.
* Has basic integration with iTunes.

The Bad
* No option to output .MOV videos.
* Doesn't support the iPad.
* Doesn't properly make use of dual cores (if applicable).
* Needs a better way to add subtitles.
* User has to restart computer after installation.
* Can (potentially) use up a lot of RAM.

Free Alternatives
iWisoft Video Converter
FormatFactory

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