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Dallidas · 11-22-2006, 03:17 AM

does anyone know of a good free if possible video converter? and if not a cheap one?

i found MOVAVi suite and it sounds pretty good, the free download seemed to work very nice aswell but could only do 30% of file, go figure. So i was just wondering if anyone knew of anything good out there

oh and im using windows xp

thanks

**limdaepl** · 11-22-2006, 11:01 AM

If you just want to encode AVI to MPEG1 i'd use TMPGEnc. It's not very versatile but it's free at least. In addition MPEG1 is also the most widely supported format i guess. So if you want everyone to be able to watch your files i'd go with MPEG1 anyway.

Hope that helps.
Regards Roman

**IRML** · 11-22-2006, 12:16 PM

I found a free one that seemed to be able to convert anything, even the flash videos you find on sites like youtube, I'll try and remember what it's called

**aszazeroth** · 11-22-2006, 12:52 PM

RADtools and virtualdub are also a nice set of tools that can do nifty conversion stuff...

Dallidas · 11-22-2006, 01:15 PM

all of these are free correct?

also are any of these capable of ripping the music off of a dvd?

Dallidas · 11-24-2006, 10:39 PM

anyone?

Nadesico · 11-24-2006, 10:44 PM

RADTools and Virtual Dub are both free.

Now that i think about it, so is TMPGEnc

MadKoiFish · 11-29-2006, 12:12 AM

VideoHelp.com reviews links and apps
vdub is prolly the best bet if its a mpeg4 container. It sorta sucks for mpeg2 TMPGEnc last I heard is a free trial only I think its times but its been ages since I used it last mostly for subbing vobs. And muxing crap which vdub does a much better job of. Depends on source and output which app you use that url should help in that.

**Tovette** · 11-29-2006, 01:20 AM

wtf is muxing?

MadKoiFish · 11-29-2006, 01:22 AM

sticking 2 things together
More often dealing with audio.
The files avi mov mpg mkv mp4 are containers carrying audio and video and some times other crap. Something many fansubbers dont seem to relise when they transcode compressed audio into MORE compressed audio making it sound like a freaking fishbowl. >_<

Some refer to muxing when blending anything with video or audio. Such as subtitles (soft or hard) Overlays efx or anything that isnt in the source. A bit of a strech of definition but meh.

11-22-2006, 03:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dallidas SFM Oracle Realname: Kyle Join Date: May 2006 Location: US Age: 18 Posts: 3,551	A good free video file converter does anyone know of a good free if possible video converter? and if not a cheap one? i found MOVAVi suite and it sounds pretty good, the free download seemed to work very nice aswell but could only do 30% of file, go figure. So i was just wondering if anyone knew of anything good out there oh and im using windows xp thanks
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11-22-2006, 11:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
limdaepl call me Roman Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Roman Join Date: May 2006 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Age: 24 Posts: 557	If you just want to encode AVI to MPEG1 i'd use TMPGEnc. It's not very versatile but it's free at least. In addition MPEG1 is also the most widely supported format i guess. So if you want everyone to be able to watch your files i'd go with MPEG1 anyway. Hope that helps. Regards Roman
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IRML GRRRRR!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,676	I found a free one that seemed to be able to convert anything, even the flash videos you find on sites like youtube, I'll try and remember what it's called
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aszazeroth Resident Ph.D Flaunter Realname: Stefan Join Date: May 2006 Location: Höör (Scania), Sweden Age: 33 Posts: 1,232	RADtools and virtualdub are also a nice set of tools that can do nifty conversion stuff...
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Dallidas SFM Oracle Realname: Kyle Join Date: May 2006 Location: US Age: 18 Posts: 3,551	all of these are free correct? also are any of these capable of ripping the music off of a dvd?
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Nadesico SFM Obsessed Realname: Matt Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 23 Posts: 1,117	RADTools and Virtual Dub are both free. Now that i think about it, so is TMPGEnc
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11-29-2006, 12:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
MadKoiFish SFM Oracle Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Join Date: May 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 3,111	VideoHelp.com reviews links and apps vdub is prolly the best bet if its a mpeg4 container. It sorta sucks for mpeg2 TMPGEnc last I heard is a free trial only I think its times but its been ages since I used it last mostly for subbing vobs. And muxing crap which vdub does a much better job of. Depends on source and output which app you use that url should help in that.
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Tovette www.projectcosmos.net Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Realname: Nate Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Age: 31 Posts: 5,594	wtf is muxing?
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11-29-2006, 01:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
MadKoiFish SFM Oracle Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Join Date: May 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 3,111	sticking 2 things together More often dealing with audio. The files avi mov mpg mkv mp4 are containers carrying audio and video and some times other crap. Something many fansubbers dont seem to relise when they transcode compressed audio into MORE compressed audio making it sound like a freaking fishbowl. >_< Some refer to muxing when blending anything with video or audio. Such as subtitles (soft or hard) Overlays efx or anything that isnt in the source. A bit of a strech of definition but meh.
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