Free, powerful video converter with broad format support, YouTube downloading, audio extraction, and basic editing
Free, powerful video converter with broad format support, YouTube downloading, audio extraction, and basic editing
Pros
- Most Formats Supported
- Basic Video Format Conversion
- Easy Utility
Cons
- Lacks Unique Format Support
Any Video Converter is a piece of software that allows the user to easily convert a video file into a new format. The tool is powerful, fast, and conserves video quality with excellent precision. The graphical user interface is surprisingly pleasant for such a simple program, and it doesn't require any advanced experience to take full advantage of the software.
Some of the most popular and commonly used video formats are supported by Any Video Converter, including MPEG, MPEG-4 Pod/PSP, AVI, WMV, VOB, DVD, DivX, MOV, XviD, RMVB, RM, and a number of other formats used in portable devices. To help it stand out from other video converters of the same variety, Any Video Converter also includes a built-in tool for downloading videos from YouTube and other online sources. This tool not only downloads videos in one easy step, but it also can be set to automatically convert downloaded videos into a single format.
Another useful tool found in this software is an audio extractor. While this is nice to have in some instances, it is limited in the formats to which it can extract audio content. It supports exporting to AAC, WAV, OGG, MP3, M4A, and WMA formats. These are perhaps the most common audio formats that you would want to be able to export, but a few more options would have been nice.
Any Video Converter doesn't stop there in terms of features. It also includes a disc burner that will work with both Blu-ray and DVD formatted discs, and the software has the ability to perform extremely basic video edits. Those who have greater experience with video converters will enjoy the ability to alter codecs, frame-rate, and bitrate of video files.
Downloading videos from YouTube is extremely easy, and it easily stands out as one of the breakaway features of the software. All you have to do to download a video is copy the URL of the video page and paste it into the downloader. Once you click the OK button, every video from any URL included in the downloader will automatically start downloading.
After the videos have finished downloading, the software gives you the option to convert their formats one last time before finishing. This allows you to convert individual files from one format to another while leaving the rest alone during a batch download. There are YouTube downloaders that you could argue perform better, but Any Video Converter doesn't tout the feature as its main attraction, so it's more than suitable for a bonus feature.
The fact that this software is entirely free doesn't hurt its appeal either. The power of Any Video Converter is exceptional, and it's surprisingly light on system resources for such a comprehensive video conversion and manipulation app. It's definitely worth a try if you are in need of an app for converting your video files into more preferable formats.
Pros
- Most Formats Supported
- Basic Video Format Conversion
- Easy Utility
Cons
- Lacks Unique Format Support
Pros
- Can handle every major format
- Simple conversion—cut and paste Youtube URLs
- Converts video files
Cons
- Not every file format is supported with audio files
The Any Video Converter can convert videos into almost any format needed, and this powerful converter can be used with a simple GUI, and it has stunning video quality at fast conversion speeds. When it comes to the video formats handled, Any Video Converter manages a variety of formats that include RM, MOV, AVI, VOB, MPEG, MPEG-4, DVD, WMV, and RMVB. Any Video Converter supports almost every format, and it even works for other portable devices like the iPod and the PSP.
Any Video Converter includes an online video converter and downloader that automatically downloads Youtube videos in a single step. Along with a video converter, you can also use the software to extract audio. The one issue with the audio extractor is that the formats can be more limited. For example, you have WMA, M4A, AAC, WAVE, MP3, and OGG. You have several useful tools that you can use like a Blu-ray disc burner, a DVD burner, and a basic video editor. If you are a power user, you have controls that change the frame rate, the bit rate, and the codecs.
Using Any Video Converter, you cut and paste your URLs, and it will download them. The Youtube aspect of Any Video Converter is one of the most useful elements of this software because of the ease of use. You can paste the Youtube URL, hit OK and the videos will be downloaded almost immediately. After you have downloaded the videos, you can choose to convert them into MOV, MP4, MPEG, WMV, VOB, and AVI. It'd be nice if the conversion was one click like with the "Download Helper," but that's a small drawback. Any Video Converter uses powerful video file conversion that can handle almost every type of format.
Because of this software, video downloading has never been easier, but the problem is the length of time that it can take to convert a video longer than an hour. Any Video Converter could take up to 30 minutes to convert videos over one-hour long. Meanwhile, the Gold Award converted that same video in five minutes. Any Video Converter does more than convert video files into a readable format. The software lets you rip content from the DVD, which adds a lot of functionality, and it adds twice as much usefulness to the software.
Looking at the application, you have something that is both simple and efficient. The conversion process involves loading a file, selecting the file you want, and converting it into a new file. After that, you click convert. If you know how to use a computer and surf the web, then the use of Any Video Converter will be almost as effortless. You can even burn a brand new DVD so that it will work with any player. The software can be extraordinarily useful.
Pros
- Can handle every major format
- Simple conversion—cut and paste Youtube URLs
- Converts video files
Cons
- Not every file format is supported with audio files
