Good program that changes formats of media to MPEG

Slide To Unlock on 04/08/2011 - 20:11

Looking for a quality program that changes video to mpeg.

Preferably a free program.

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  • scrimshaw on 04/08/2011 - 20:30
    +2

    http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ (Noob friendly transcoding app)

    http://handbrake.fr/ (More granular control on output formats.)

  • llama on 06/08/2011 - 01:22

    Format Factory is almost certainly the best and it is free.

    Converts virtually anything to anything.

    http://www.formatoz.com/

  • joannatan on 06/08/2011 - 12:22
    -2

    no virus mate?

    • llama on 07/08/2011 - 03:29

      ^^ Wins the obscure post of the week award

      …And your point is? :-?

      • joannatan on 07/08/2011 - 12:31

        i just want make sure those site doesn't contains virus.

        • scotty on 07/08/2011 - 20:37

          You could always try Handbrake mentioned by scrimshaw. It's open sourced so I think it's less likely to contain spyware/adware/virus.

        • llama on 08/08/2011 - 22:47

          Virus? LOL… don't you use AV on your machine?

          However - Format Factory DOES try to install Google Toolbar, so make sure to untick that option during the install process.

        • joannatan on 09/08/2011 - 00:56

          av? i don't have one.

        • scrimshaw on 09/08/2011 - 04:30

          AV = Antivirus.

          If you're not using one now you should at least install a free one on your machine.

          http://www.avast.com/

          This is a Link to a license key which converts Avast into the Premium license. Lasts until April 2012.

          http://www.avira.com/
          http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

        • joannatan on 09/08/2011 - 09:23

          i bought that item from mystery item from cotd before, but i haven't installed that program yet.

  • ropdoh on 06/08/2011 - 20:47

    Depends if you want to convert to MPEG1 or MPEG2 (DVD) or MPEG4

    TMPGEnc PLUS does free MPEG1 encoding, and allows for a good range of settings if you know what you're doing.
    http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tp.html

    The key for getting better quality output videos is to make sure you have a high enough video bitrate, on the downside it means your files will be bigger.

    What input format are you planning to use?
    If you want lots of info/help/tools, also check out:
    http://www.videohelp.com

  • leiiv on 08/08/2011 - 10:42

    If you want to get your hands dirty (use command line), ffmpeg is the best. Free software (LGPL/GPL).
    http://www.ffmpeg.org/

    • scotty on 08/08/2011 - 10:47

      Actually many of the programs mentioned in this topic are using ffmpeg as backend.

  • ynot1985 on 08/08/2011 - 16:08

    is there any that will run on macs?

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