Magsor guide for converting any videos using only freeware
I have done a lot of video converting over the years and there’s several software out there that would do a pretty good job. What i present you today is what I think is the simplest to get it done with a lot of choices that are your own to make.
There’s many ways to do it but this is just mine. Resistance is futile I can now convert you, easily.
1.Latest version of VLC media player.
I was eager to see this feature come back(to tell you the truth I lost hope). VLC media player simply plays everything so it can convert anything. The choices of output is rather buggy so this is why i will stick with MPEG-2 on this one. You will end up with this universal low compressed codec that is one of the most compatible.
There is 2 Ways.
A.Drag and drop over this batch file.
Or
B.Go manually if batch file fails. This is more complicated but lets just say to choose mpeg and use a crazy bitrate like 11111 dont forget the audio bitrate too like 256.
2. Version 0.8.6 of VLC media player.
This is awesome because it will let you choose a new aspect ratio you want while retaining the same format. Just drag and drop for 16:9.
Just drag and drop for 4:3.
The result will be an even more compatible MPEG-2 than option 1. The drawback for this is : newer codec are not supported. With both vlc you can hit stop when you want and i will stop encoding while retaining a good output.
3. Super ©
I now convert all my videos to IPOD setting 480 :320 at 25FPS (because i have both pal and ntsc videos) at maximum bitrate 768. What’s nice about Super is that you can force your aspect ratio into the same resolution resulting in the smallest video file 9MB/per minute still watchable and SUPRACOMPATIBLE with idevices, android , DLNA TV etc.
4.AutoGK
XVID-AVI is where the quality is. It is widely supported and HD-ready with blu-ray ripping we are getting awesome results.
Just go with file size and you get a wonderful 2-pass encoding that has good compatibility with most devices. I recommend about 700mb-1gb per 60 minutes.
5.Virtualdub
Lossless reencoding(aka no reencoding) for XVID-AVI. This is what you use to just do basic editing. You can also fix,remove or add an audiostream.
6.MPEG streamclip
Lossless reencoding for MPEG-2 and MP4.
Thanks for reading I will come back and make a lot of improvement to make this guide better.
Here is all the software in the same archive enjoy!<
To install Super just drag and drop the files in the system32 onto the system32 link.
In order for SUPER to work you have to be on administrator account on WIN8(win7?).
You have to install quicktime alternative 1.81 in order to Mpeg Streamclip to work correctly.
The rest is gonna work without installing except for AutoGK.
There’s many ways to do it but this is just mine. Resistance is futile I can now convert you, easily.
1.Latest version of VLC media player.
I was eager to see this feature come back(to tell you the truth I lost hope). VLC media player simply plays everything so it can convert anything. The choices of output is rather buggy so this is why i will stick with MPEG-2 on this one. You will end up with this universal low compressed codec that is one of the most compatible.
There is 2 Ways.
A.Drag and drop over this batch file.
Code:
pause
c:\gbatemp\videolan\vlc -vvv %1 :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=11111,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,scale=1,channels=2,deinterlace,audio-sync}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ts,dst=%1.mpg}}
B.Go manually if batch file fails. This is more complicated but lets just say to choose mpeg and use a crazy bitrate like 11111 dont forget the audio bitrate too like 256.
2. Version 0.8.6 of VLC media player.
This is awesome because it will let you choose a new aspect ratio you want while retaining the same format. Just drag and drop for 16:9.
Code:
pause
c:\gbatemp\VLC2\vlc -vvv %1 :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=8888,width=720,canvas-height=405,scale=1,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace,audio-sync}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ps,dst=%1.mpg}} vlc:quit
Code:
pause
c:\gbatemp\vlc -vvv %1 :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=8888,width=640,canvas-height=405,scale=1,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace,audio-sync}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ps,dst=%1.mpg} vlc:quit
3. Super ©
I now convert all my videos to IPOD setting 480 :320 at 25FPS (because i have both pal and ntsc videos) at maximum bitrate 768. What’s nice about Super is that you can force your aspect ratio into the same resolution resulting in the smallest video file 9MB/per minute still watchable and SUPRACOMPATIBLE with idevices, android , DLNA TV etc.
4.AutoGK
XVID-AVI is where the quality is. It is widely supported and HD-ready with blu-ray ripping we are getting awesome results.
Just go with file size and you get a wonderful 2-pass encoding that has good compatibility with most devices. I recommend about 700mb-1gb per 60 minutes.
5.Virtualdub
Lossless reencoding(aka no reencoding) for XVID-AVI. This is what you use to just do basic editing. You can also fix,remove or add an audiostream.
6.MPEG streamclip
Lossless reencoding for MPEG-2 and MP4.
Thanks for reading I will come back and make a lot of improvement to make this guide better.
Here is all the software in the same archive enjoy!<
To install Super just drag and drop the files in the system32 onto the system32 link.
In order for SUPER to work you have to be on administrator account on WIN8(win7?).
You have to install quicktime alternative 1.81 in order to Mpeg Streamclip to work correctly.
The rest is gonna work without installing except for AutoGK.