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As you'll guess from the name, Freemake Video Converter is able to convert videos from one format to another - but that's just the start of its capabilities.
The program imports a lengthy list of video formats, and can convert them to AVI, WMV, MP4 and 3GP formats. If you just want the file to play on a particular device, though, you can simply select one of many built-in device profiles. Choose the "to MP4" conversion option, for instance, and you can choose from presets including "iPhone, iPod Touch", "iPhone 4, iPad", "iPod Classic, Nano", "iPod 5G", "PSP", "Smartphones" and "Digital media players". Pick the option that best suits your hardware and Freemake Video Converter will prepare the file for you right away.
There's also support for ripping DVDs (unprotected only), and if you drag in a number of videos then the program will burn them to a video DVD. There's not a great deal of control over the results - you can choose text, thumbnail or motion menus, for instance, but can't view or customise them - however this does make the process very quick and easy.
If you'd prefer to share your clips with the world, though, it might be easier to put them on YouTube - and Freemake Video Converter can do that, too. Just import the relevant videos, click the To YouTube button, enter your account details and the clips will be published for you.
And other features allow you to join videos, extract the soundtrack from a movie, create photo slideshows, and more.
Freemake Video Converter v3.0.2 is a minor release and new features include:
-Added the possibility to download iFrame embedded YouTube videos
-Added the support for TED.com
-Fixed the issue with downloading from Vimeo, TubePlus and other sites
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Yay
Posted by: Indy Jones, 12 March 2012 11:46
Yay, update!
www.downloadcrew.com reply:
Don't get too excited, it's a very minor build update!
Wait!
Posted by: Indy Jones, 07 March 2012 09:24
Wait, wait wait, wait, wait!!! Tomorrow they will come up with a new version. If not, wait a few day, within a week, they will. Nothing on their web to say what changes being made. Another 20Mb wasted - every few days.
Having said that, its a simple and very good. Not many options, but does the job. Has room for improvement and added features. Easy to use.
www.downloadcrew.com reply:
It's only a very minor update Indy, you can easily ignore and wait for a more major 3.x update! v3.1 surely must be available soon.
DXVA
Posted by: Aaron Moody, 27 May 2011 10:37
works well BUT you need to untick Auto-Detect the optimal parameters check box and make sure that Use DXVA check box is ticked otherwise on AMD/ATI systems it's as slow as mud drying in a rain forest
www.downloadcrew.com reply:
Also it's worth noting that Video Converter 2.2 was released as a stable/final version and then was pulled back and updated as a beta.