Total video converter
Encyclopedia
Total Video Converter is a shareware
video and audio converter utility from EffectMatrix. It is commonly used to convert most fashionable video formats for various video players as well as show photos slide and burn the converted video to DVD
/SVCD/VCD
. Started from version 2.21, Total Video Converter supports for converting almost all video formats. However, it doesn't support SWF
format. The current version (3.71) can convert and burn video to Blu-ray and AVCHD
, a format that can be played back on the PlayStation 3
and Blu-ray players.
, 3GP
, AVI
(MPEG-4 Part 2
) , AMR audio which are used by AVCHD
, mobile phone
, PDA
, PSP
, iPod
, iPhone
, Xbox 360
, PS3, Microsoft Zune etc. AS well as converting video, the current version is includes a desktop screen capture program. Users also have the option to combine several video or audio files into one and demultiplex and extract audio from various of videos and convert them to MP3, AC3, Ogg, WAV, AAC etc. The program also contains a feature for converting videos to MPEG format compatible with standard DVD/SVCD/VCD; and burn the converted videos to a DVD/SVCD/VCD.
There are two main modes in Total Video Converter, Easy mode and Advanced mode:
Total Video Converter runs under Windows
98/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Mac OS
. The trial version has 15 days limitaition, and a watermark will appear at the left top of every converted video.
As well as Total Video Converter, users receive Total video Player, upon downloading or purchasing the program. This allows many video and audio formats to be played, such as MP4 and VOB.
In 2010, Total Video Converter for Mac released. Compared with Total Video Converter for Windows, some functions are in process such as burning video to DVD.
's Hall of Shame, indicating that Total video converter is violating FFmpeg's license terms by distributing binaries of software under GPL or LGPL without offering source code
.
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
video and audio converter utility from EffectMatrix. It is commonly used to convert most fashionable video formats for various video players as well as show photos slide and burn the converted video to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
/SVCD/VCD
VCD
VCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
. Started from version 2.21, Total Video Converter supports for converting almost all video formats. However, it doesn't support SWF
SWF
SWF is an Adobe Flash file format used for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript. Originating with FutureWave Software, then transferred to Macromedia, and then coming under the control of Adobe, SWF files can contain animations or applets of varying degrees of interactivity and function.,...
format. The current version (3.71) can convert and burn video to Blu-ray and AVCHD
AVCHD
AVCHD is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video....
, a format that can be played back on the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and Blu-ray players.
Features
Like many other video converters, Total Video Converter is able to convert a large number of video and audio formats into a variety of formats, such as MP4MPEG-4 Part 14
MPEG-4 Part 14 or MP4 is a multimedia container format standard specified as a part of MPEG-4. It is most commonly used to store digital video and digital audio streams, especially those defined by MPEG, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and still images...
, 3GP
3GP
3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones....
, AVI
Audio Video Interleave
Audio Video Interleave , known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback...
(MPEG-4 Part 2
MPEG-4 Part 2
MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-4 Visual is a video compression technology developed by MPEG. It belongs to the MPEG-4 ISO/IEC standards. It is a discrete cosine transform compression standard, similar to previous standards such as MPEG-1 and MPEG-2...
) , AMR audio which are used by AVCHD
AVCHD
AVCHD is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video....
, mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
, PDA
PDA
A PDA is most commonly a Personal digital assistant, also known as a Personal data assistant, a mobile electronic device.PDA may also refer to:In science, medicine and technology:...
, PSP
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
, iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, PS3, Microsoft Zune etc. AS well as converting video, the current version is includes a desktop screen capture program. Users also have the option to combine several video or audio files into one and demultiplex and extract audio from various of videos and convert them to MP3, AC3, Ogg, WAV, AAC etc. The program also contains a feature for converting videos to MPEG format compatible with standard DVD/SVCD/VCD; and burn the converted videos to a DVD/SVCD/VCD.
There are two main modes in Total Video Converter, Easy mode and Advanced mode:
- Easy mode allows inexperienced users to simply import a video, select the desired format and convert it.
- However, advanced mode, preferably for more experienced users, allows the user to change many aspects of the video, such as the size, bitrate and audio codec.
Total Video Converter runs under Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
98/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
. The trial version has 15 days limitaition, and a watermark will appear at the left top of every converted video.
As well as Total Video Converter, users receive Total video Player, upon downloading or purchasing the program. This allows many video and audio formats to be played, such as MP4 and VOB.
In 2010, Total Video Converter for Mac released. Compared with Total Video Converter for Windows, some functions are in process such as burning video to DVD.
License controversy
EffectMatrix is listed on FFmpegFFmpeg
FFmpeg is a free software project that produces libraries and programs for handling multimedia data. The most notable parts of FFmpeg are libavcodec, an audio/video codec library used by several other projects, libavformat, an audio/video container mux and demux library, and the ffmpeg command line...
's Hall of Shame, indicating that Total video converter is violating FFmpeg's license terms by distributing binaries of software under GPL or LGPL without offering source code
Source code
In computer science, source code is text written using the format and syntax of the programming language that it is being written in. Such a language is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source...
.