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A free-to-use video converter that works with a number of different formats

A free-to-use video converter that works with a number of different formats

Vote: (47 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: NCH Software

Version: 11

Works under: Windows

Also available for Mac

Vote:

Program license

(47 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

NCH Software

11

Works under:

Also available for

Windows

Mac

Pros

  • Supports all of the most popular video distribution formats
  • Lets user customize advanced settings for output video, such as codec and resolution
  • Batch mode allows conversion of several videos at the same time

Cons

  • Videos can take a very long time to finish converting on less powerful PCs

Easily convert videos between common formats.

Prism Video Converter is a simple, yet powerful video conversion tool for Windows. It supports all of the most popular video formats, such as AVI, MPG, VOB, WMV and ASF. Chances are, if you can watch the video on your computer, you can convert it to a different format using this tool.

Make Videos That Play Anywhere With This Program

Prism Video Converter is a program that can come in very handy in a wide variety of situations. You may have downloaded a video that is in a certain format, but need to play it on a device that doesn't support it. For example, some older gaming consoles or media players only support a few video formats. You may also have a video that you want to upload to a video sharing service or social media site that requires videos to be in a certain format. Prism Video Converter solves all of these problems for you.

Powerful and Versatile Video Conversion Tool

Not only does Prism Video Converter let you convert your video files from one format to the other, but it also allows you to specify some advanced options. You can choose the type of encoding you want for the video and audio. The software supports a wide range of video codecs, such as H264, MPEG4, Logitech Video and many others. It's also possible to change the quality of the output video, its frame rate and resolution.

There's a batch mode that lets you convert several videos at once. This is very convenient if you have several video clips in a series that you would like to convert at the same time.

Prism Video Converter runs well and doesn't have any known bugs or glitches. The UI is very straightforward, so you don't need to have any special skills or technical knowledge to use the program. However, you should know that converting videos will use a lot of system resources, most notably RAM and CPU cycles. Therefore, if you have an older computer, it may take a long time for a video to finish converting, especially if it's a full-length HD movie. You can speed up the conversion process somewhat by closing all your other applications and not using your PC while the software does its job.

Pros

  • Supports all of the most popular video distribution formats
  • Lets user customize advanced settings for output video, such as codec and resolution
  • Batch mode allows conversion of several videos at the same time

Cons

  • Videos can take a very long time to finish converting on less powerful PCs