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FormatFactory Kicks Media Conversion Ass and Takes Names
What could be better than a program that will convert audio, video, and image files from and to just about any format you can think of? How about one that does it all batch-style with minimal clicking? FormatFactory doesn't care what files you want to swap in what order, just feed it your sources and watch it go to work. Unlike a lot of similar apps, this one doesn't limit you to only video or audio, or even to one file at a time.
Dump in as much as you want of whatever you want, and FormatFactory will do all the heavy lifting. It even supports the iPhone and PSP, and 3GP as well - making it a great way to cram multiformat goodness onto your favorite portable player.
Conversion speed is decent, and the overall quality is damn good. JPEG to ICO conversion was a real surprise, and worked much better than anticipated (it's pretty freaking hard to get a 24 bit image to look good at 16x16 pixels, but FormatFactory did one hell of a job). You can even tag, rotate, and resize your images on the fly.
Yes, the interface is a quarter past ugly, but who the hell watches a batch conversion app while it works anyways?
[ via FreewareFiles ]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsAmeetJul 5th 2008 3:37PM
awesome, best part its freeware!!!
I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEYJul 6th 2008 3:47PM
The worst part is, the GUI is in some foreign language. English only speakers may have trouble.
Lee MathewsJul 6th 2008 3:54PM
You can change it, several languages are supported. Opciones->Idioma->English
NeilJul 5th 2008 5:32PM
Thanks for the heads up on this one, wish there was a Mac version too, but I guess we can't have it all.
LoodacJul 5th 2008 5:32PM
If only it could convert more disk images (*.nrg, *.bin/cue...), it would really be the ultimate solution! Nevertheless, its awesome!
Dave ForsterJul 6th 2008 7:58AM
have you tried renaming your file extensions to iso ? i.e. change .nrg to .iso
edwardJul 5th 2008 8:02PM
Wow, me wantie, best part is be gettie for fwee!
TravisJul 5th 2008 8:02PM
Does DLS check these free things for bad things hidden inside?
Lee MathewsJul 5th 2008 8:03PM
Spyware Terminator didn't go off on me, and base don other reviews I've seen online that I trust, I believe this to be crapware free!
JhongerkongJul 5th 2008 8:40PM
Can anyone tell me how to download this? I try to get it from the main site but it just downloads a firefox document and it seems to be down everywhere.
Lee MathewsJul 5th 2008 8:41PM
Try this one: http://www.download.com/FormatFactory/3000-2194_4-10819418.html
JhongerkongJul 6th 2008 3:07PM
Thanks. Worked like a charm
nickJul 5th 2008 9:28PM
What I wait is program that can use ATI graphic card to convert video to H264, bypassing CPU. The bundle ATI program has ugly interface.
JamesJul 7th 2008 11:01AM
I've been trying like mad to *find* the damn ATI converter and everywhere I go I find instructions that don't work for me. They say to launch Catalyst Control Center then choose "AVIVO Converter" from the "What do you want to do?" list, but I don't have it on the list! I have an x1850, so it should be supported, but for the life of me I just can't find a source for the program! If you read this, could you tell me where you got it?
harmxJul 5th 2008 10:09PM
Alt download sites for ver 1.30 at: http://tinyurl.com/58oxef
JasonJul 6th 2008 9:47AM
Where do I choose the codec for AVI?
larsJul 6th 2008 11:31AM
There's no codec for AVI. AVI is a container :)
BoxOfSnooJul 6th 2008 12:30PM
...Which is why you need to specify a codec!
Go to All to Avi and choose Output Settings... the default is MPEG4
archpopeJul 6th 2008 12:11AM
It does not run on Vista x64 :(
LawJul 6th 2008 9:18AM
Just worried about where to find a good video converter for my iphone, then saw this one. I managed to test it with the other one, called sth like Videora, both do the same thing. However:
FF: I am really impressive about its "swallowness"....it just sucks all my videos and converted them into 480x320; quality is nice;
Videroa: It could adjust better quality but too much adverts...
So nice FF!