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One Converter to Do It all?! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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This may not be the place but I thought I'd give it a shot.

I need some guidance on video conversion software. I've pirated & tried Aiseesoft Video Converter, Wondershare UniConverter, VideoProc, Winxvideo AI & ffmpeg although I don't do very well with the command line and can't find one solution to do everything I need.

I'm seeking support for multiple file processing, custom profiles (resolution, aspect, etc.), all modern CODECs including HEVC, AV1/Opus, basic video editing, AMD Hardware Acceleration (have a Radeon RX 470 graphics card), hard and soft subtitles, audio normalization & constant rate or target bitrate control modes.

I've only ever found one software that would do all of these things & that was VSO's ConvertXtoVideo. Unfortunately, the company has downsized & only has 1 or 2 programmers and while they claim to be working on an UHD Converter, all they have right now is an Alpha version which, basically, does nothing.

If anyone can steer me in the direction of a free or paid software that will do most of what I'm wanting I'd be very grateful.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Handbrake is what I have used for video conversion over the last decade.

It is free and open source.

My experience mostly comes from ripping DVDs which it does an excellent job of.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I second this. It's an amazing utility for video encoding.

Used it for converting class projects back in the day. The queue feature saved my arse back when prores to HEVC conversions took days.

[–] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Handbrake is the tool that comes to mind. You've already mentioned FFmpeg which is what I always try to use.