Any Video Converter
{{Short description|Video converter by Anvsoft}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Any Video Converter
| logo = New Any Video Converter Logo.png
| screenshot = Any Video Converter Screenshot.jpg
| title = Any Video Converter
| developer = Anvsoft Inc.
| released =
| latest release version = 9.0.9{{cite web |url=http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video/whatnew.html |title=What's New for Any Video Converter Pro. |publisher=AVC Labs |accessdate=14 August 2023}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|3|7}}
| operating system = Microsoft Windows, macOS
| size = 6.4 MB
| language = English, Germany, French, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, others
| language count = 25
| language footnote = {{cite web |url=http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_ultimate/ |title=www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_ultimate/ |publisher=AVC Labs |accessdate=28 November 2016}}
| genre = Transcoder
| license = Proprietary (freeware and commercial)
| website = {{url|https://www.anvsoft.com}}
| AsOf = 8 September 2017
}}{{Update|type=|date=November 2020|reason=}}
Any Video Converter is a video converter developed by Anvsoft Inc. for Microsoft Windows and macOS.{{cite web |url=http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/ |title=AVC Windows Products |publisher=AVC Labs |accessdate=27 February 2012}} It is available in both a free and paid version. Any Video Converter Windows version won the CNET Downloads 5 star award in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter-Free/3000-2194_4-10661456.html |title=CNET Downloads 5 star award |publisher=CNET Downloads |accessdate=17 August 2012}}
Features
The software converts most video files into other formats such as AVI, MKV, MOV, Ogg, VOB, MP4, FLV, WMV, MP3, etc.{{cite web |url=http://www.any-video-converter.com/supported-formats.php |title=Supported Video Formats |publisher=AVC Labs |accessdate=27 February 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.techhive.com/article/255322/any_video_converter.html |title=Any Video Converter Free Version |last=Gralla |first=Preston |publisher=PCWorld |accessdate=27 February 2012 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609210816/http://www.techhive.com/article/255322/any_video_converter.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/218253/download-of-the-day-any-video-converter-windows |title=Download of the Day: Any Video Converter (Windows) |first=Rick |last=Broida |date=30 November 2006 |publisher=Lifehacker |accessdate=27 February 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Any Video Converter Review |url=https://www.lifewire.com/any-video-converter-review-2622686 |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2021 |website=lifewire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201422/https://www.lifewire.com/any-video-converter-review-2622686 |archive-date=2018-05-27}}
This freeware also performs functions such as downloading videos from online video-sharing sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Niconico, MetaCafe, etc.{{Cite web |title=The best free video converter 2021: save videos in any format quickly and easily |url=https://www.techradar.com/best/free-video-converter |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2021 |website=techradar.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221082136/https://www.techradar.com/best/free-video-converter |archive-date=2020-02-21}} Users can edit videos as they like, such as cutting, rotating, flipping, adding video effects, or combining multiple videos into one file. It also allows users to create HTML5 videos with embedding code ready to use for websites, burn videos to DVD or AVCHD DVD disc, and boost video conversion speed up to 5X faster with CUDA acceleration (NVIDIA video card only.{{Cite web |title=7 Best YouTube to MP4 Converters of 2021 (Free and Online) |url=https://www.founderjar.com/best-youtube-to-mp4-converter/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2021 |website=founderjar.com |date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185233/https://www.founderjar.com/best-youtube-to-mp4-converter/ |archive-date=2021-07-09}} It can also use AMD APP Encoder and Inter QSV for X264/H264, X265/H265{{Cite web |title=HEVC/H.265 Converter: How to Convert Videos from and to H.265 Files |url=https://www.any-video-converter.com/h265-converter.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2021 |website=any-video-converter.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124070636/https://www6.any-video-converter.com/h265-converter.html |archive-date=2020-11-24}} video encoding.
Reception
The software has been reviewed as being "ridiculously easy to use"{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0gIAAAAAMBAJ&q=any+video+converter&pg=PA41 |title=You don't need UMD to watch movies on a PSP |date=April 2007 |publisher=Windows Vista Magazine}} and "interface is easy to manipulate".{{cite web |url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Any-Video-Converter-Review-104732.shtml |title=Any Video Converter |first=Ionut |last=Ilascu |publisher=Softpedia |date=17 February 2009 |accessdate=27 February 2012}}
AVC was featured as Lifehacker's Download of the Day on November 30, 2006.
Windows Vista Magazine had a tutorial on converting video files with the software for viewing on a PSP in its April 2007 issue. The software was also reviewed in 2008 by MacLife for its capability to convert files for viewing on an iPod.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AIAAAAAMBAJ&q=any+video+converter&pg=PA58 |title=Pack Your 'Pod with TV Shows in Windows Vista |date=2008 |publisher=MacLife |accessdate=27 February 2012}}