One thing developers like this should do to make their products more appealing could be to explain GAOTD readers what makes their software worth buying when compared to other FREE alternatives out there.

In this case why pay 60 bucks or install it for free with the update limitation, if you can do even more for FREE with an outstanding freeware like "Xmedia Recode"???

This is a crazy all-in-one FREE & PORTABLE Video and Audio converter, which can convert at high speed ANY Video & Audio files flawlessly into any other format you like, giving you even the option to pick your iPhone model.

With this FREE app advanced users are also able to:

- syncronize both Audio and Video files with ease
- modify bitrate & keyframe interval
- change the framerate and the rate control mode of both videos and audio chapters

Supported VIDEO INPUT formats:
3GP, 3G2, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, APE, ASF, AVI, AviSynth, AU, DVD, DTS, E-AC3, FLAC, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M2TS, M1V, M2V, M3U, M3U8, M4A, M4P, M4V, Matroska, MMF, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP4V, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Ogg, OGM, OPUS, PVA, REC, RealMedia, RMVB, SVCD, SWF, THP, TS, TRP, TP0, VCD, VOB, WebM, WMA, WMV, WPL

Supported VIDEO OUTPUT formats:
Asus V1, Asus V2, MPEG-4 Part 2, MS MPEG4 V2, MS MPEG4 V3 DV Video, Flash Video, Flash Screen Video, H.261, H.263, H.263+ H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (using x264), Huffyuv, M-JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Theora, VP8, WMV V7, WMV V8

Supported AUDIO formats:
AAC, AC3, ADPCM MICROSOFT, ADPCM YAMAHA, A-LAW, AMR NB, AMR WB, MP2, MP3, OPUS, Vorbis, WAV-PCM 16 little endian, WAV-PCM 16 little endian, WAV-PCM 24 Little-Endian, WAV-PCM U8, WMA V7, WMA V8

Subtitle formats
.ass, .jss, .js, .ssa, .srt

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-XMedia-Recode.shtml

See also:
http://www.mediacoderhq.com/audio

So my question is: why pay more for less??

Good question, isn't it? LOL!!

My 2 cents.....

Giovanni  –  10 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+212)

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Another convertor? Many people think that there are too many of them, especially as many of them are free (e.g. Format factory) Therefore the price tag seems like a joke. This software would have to perform something extraordinary to be worth it. So does it perform anything extra?

The installation was quite long. During the registration you have to provide your name and e-mail (not good)

The UI looks very nice and friendly. I tried to convert an audio and video file. You can see a video depicting the process here: http://www.aj3000.org/demo/demo.html

The video conversion took really long, so I stopped it after 7 minutes.

I didn’t like two things about the software: firts during the installation I was recommended to turn off my antivirus (I didn’t do it and the installation was fine) and second the length of the conversion.

I will stay with Format factory which is free and does the job more quickly and the interface seems more intuitive to me.

Zdenek Rotrekl  –  10 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+111)

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“please use a valid address”...
Everybody should have a dedicated email address for spam, that you use when filling up those obnoxious internet forms.
My personal email address is precious, and i give it only to very selected few people. That is why i don't get any spam.
About this program why bother ? Freemake Video Converter, Format Factory, Any video converter, Oxelon converter, XMedia Recode... plenty of good free programs.

Frank  –  10 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+46)

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I can understand that they don't give away their Ultimate version prized 149 Euro (I'm missing $ prizes!).

And I'm missing a positive comparison of different versions.
In http://formatconverter.net/en/details/functions/plugin-overview/
they are telling that you need plugins for different tasks, e.g.
"Video Pro plugin
The Video Pro plugin allows you to equip Format Converter 5 with an impressive list of additional target formats, ranging from templates for all Apple devices through games consoles, DVD players and media centers to streaming clients and cell phones.
There are, in addition to this, general conversion profiles for various formats such as MPG, PAL, DivX, H.264 and more. There’s hardly a player left out.
Buy an activation key".

They don't accept trash email accounts: "please use a valid address", a misleading formulation used by some others, too, and I'm normally not going any further with software from unknown sources.)
Please remember the usual simple strategies to get rid of their many emails with special offers if you don't like them.

I'm downloading it and because of a very slow connection I can't comment it's usage before moderators go to sleep. And Themida's additional 10 MB are a big nuisance for me, especially as others don't need this for their giveaways.

By the way Engelmann acts as a reseller. The producer S.A.D. is active since decades and I couldn't bypass using some of their software.

FrancisBorne  –  10 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+24)

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#1
it is very common that you have to give an e-mail adress to get your serial number etc.

You can give your own or a fake e-mail adress, it is up to you.

Remember that not much in this world is totally free !

jens  –  10 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+20)

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