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Comparison of video converters

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Video converters are computer programs that can change the storage format of digital video. They may recompress the video to another format in a process called transcoding, or may simply change the container format without changing the video format. The disadvantages of transcoding are that there is quality loss when transcoding between lossy compression formats, and that the process is highly CPU-intensive.

This article compares video converters that have their own articles on Wikipedia.

Overview

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rowspan=2 | Video converter

! rowspan=2 | Developer

! rowspan=2 | License

! colspan=3 | Supported platform

WindowsMac OS XLinux

|-

| {{rh}}|Any Video Converter || Anvsoft Inc.|| {{Proprietary|Freeware}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |Avidemux|| Mean, Gruntster, Fahr || {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |Dr. DivX|| DivX, Inc.|| {{Proprietary|Adware bundled 15-day trial}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |DVDVideoSoft Free Studio|| DVDVideoSoft || {{Proprietary|Shareware (requires paid membership for basic operation)}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |FFmpeg|| FFmpeg project || {{open source|LGPL-2.1-or-later and GPL-2.0-or-later}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |FormatFactory|| Chen Jun Hao || {{Proprietary|Freeware (ad supported)}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |Freemake Video Converter|| Freemake || {{Proprietary|Freeware (ad supported, requires payment to remove watermark)}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |HandBrake|| Handbrake Project || {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |MediaCoder|| Stanley Huang || {{Proprietary|Freeware (ad supported)}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |MEncoder|| The MPlayer Project|| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |OggConvert|| Tristan Brindle || {{open source|LGPL-2.1-or-later}} || {{partial|Experimental}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |SUPER|| eRightSoft || {{Proprietary|Freeware (ad supported)}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

|-

| {{rh}} class="table-rh" |VirtualDub|| Avery Lee || {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

|}

Input

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|+ Supported input container formats

Video converter

! 3GP

! AVI

! Blu-ray video

! DVD video

! FLV

! Matroska

! MP4

! MPEG-PS

! Ogg

! QuickTime

! SVCD

! TS

! TOD

! VCD

! WMV

{{rh}}|Any Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Avidemux

| {{Yes}}

{{Yes}}{{No}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
{{rh}}|FFmpeg

| {{Yes}}

{{Yes}}{{No}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
{{rh}}|Freemake Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{No}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FormatFactory

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|DVDVideoSoft Free Studio

| {{Yes}}

{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}
{{rh}}|HandBrake

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Prism Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|SUPER

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}

Output

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|+ Supported output container formats

Video converter

! 3GP

! AVI

! Blu-ray video

! DVD video

! FLV

! Matroska

! MP4

! MPEG-PS

! Ogg

! QuickTime

! Super Video CD

! TS

! TOD

! Video CD

! Webm

! WMV

{{rh}}|Any Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{No}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{Yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Avidemux

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}
{{rh}}|FFmpeg

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FormatFactory

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{No}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{No}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|DVDVideoSoft Free Studio

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{Yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Freemake Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}{{No}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{No}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|HandBrake

| {{No}}

{{No}}{{No}}{{No}}{{No}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{No}}{{No}}{{No}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{dunno}}{{yes}}{{No}}
{{rh}}|Prism Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|SUPER

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}{{yes}}{{Yes}}{{yes}}

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|+ Supported target devices

Video converter

! Apple-TV

! iPad

! iPhone

! iPod

! Android

! PSP

! PS3

! Xbox

! HTC

! Nokia mobile phones

! BlackBerry

! Zune

! Nintendo DS

! Samsung mobile phones

{{rh}}|Any Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Avidemux

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FFmpeg

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FormatFactory{{cite web

|url = http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/07/05/formatfactory-free-windows-media-conversion/

|title = FormatFactory Kicks Media Conversion Ass and Takes Names

|work = Downloadsquad

|first = Lee

|last = Mathews

|date = 5 July 2008

|access-date = 8 May 2011

|archive-date = 8 January 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108185201/http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/07/05/formatfactory-free-windows-media-conversion/

|url-status = dead

}}

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}
{{rh}}|DVDVideoSoft Free Studio

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Freemake Video Converter

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{cite web

|url = http://www.freemake.com/freemake_video_converter_changelog/

|title = Freemake Video Converter Version History

|date = 29 November 2011

}}

{{rh}}|HandBrake

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}
{{rh}}|SUPER

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}

Features

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Video converter

! {{verth|Converts
without transcoding}}

! {{verth|Batch convert}}

! {{verth|Join files}}

! {{verth|Converts audio files}}

! {{verth|Converts photos}}

! {{verth|Extract audio}}

! {{verth|Preview}}

! {{verth|Include effects}}

! {{verth|Editing tools}}

! {{verth|DVD burning}}

! {{verth|Blu-ray burning}}

! {{verth|Menu templates}}

! {{verth|Splitting into chapters}}

! {{verth|Converts online videos}}

! {{verth|Subtitles support}}

! {{verth|Upload to YouTube}}

! {{verth|Variable frame rate
inputs}}

{{rh}}|Any Video Converter

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{dunno}}
{{rh}}|Avidemux

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FFmpeg

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FormatFactory

| {{partial}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{dunno}}
{{rh}}|DVDVideoSoft Free Studio

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{dunno}}
{{rh}}|Freemake Video Converter

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|HandBrake{{cite web |url=http://handbrake.fr/details.php |title=HandBrake |publisher=Handbrake.fr |accessdate=2012-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919182209/http://handbrake.fr/details.php |archivedate=19 September 2012}}

| {{partial}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|SUPER

| {{yes}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{dunno}}

Help and support

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Video converter

! By telephone

! By email

! By live chat

! By forum

{{rh}}|Any Video Converter

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{?}}
{{rh}}|Avidemux

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|DVDVideoSoft Free Studio

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|FFmpeg

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{?}}
{{rh}}|HandBrake{{cite web

|url = http://www.chip.de/downloads/Handbrake_28477133.html

|title = HandBrake

|work = Chip

|language = German

}}

| {{no}}

{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}
{{rh}}|Freemake Video Converter

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{?}}
{{rh}}|SUPER

| {{no}}

{{no}}{{no}}{{?}}
{{rh}}|FormatFactory

| {{no}}

{{yes}}{{no}}{{?}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web

|url = http://www.chip.de/news/Super-2011-Update-des-beliebten-Gratis-Converters_46975730.html

|title = Super 2011: Update des beliebten Gratis-Converters

|work = Chip

|language = German

|date = 30 January 2011

|access-date = 8 May 2011

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110212011034/http://www.chip.de/news/Super-2011-Update-des-beliebten-Gratis-Converters_46975730.html

|archive-date = 12 February 2011

|url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Freemake-Video-Converter-Review-186431.shtml

|title = CUDA and Blu-ray Support in Free Video Converter

|work = Softpedia

|first = Ionut

|last = Ilascu

|date = 27 February 2011

}}

}}

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