Best Software for High-Quality Video Conversion?

[nobes]

Hello everyone.

I'm looking for recommendations on the best video conversion software.

I need something that can handle various file formats, preserve high quality during conversion, and ideally offer batch processing.

Speed is also a factor, but I'm more concerned about maintaining video and audio quality.

I'm converting a mix of HD, 4K, and older video files, and I'd prefer a solution that can handle all of them efficiently.

Any suggestions for both free and paid options? Also, if there are any hidden features or settings I should know about, feel free to share!

 

[nobes]

Hello everyone.

I'm looking for recommendations on the best video conversion software.

I need something that can handle various file formats, preserve high quality during conversion, and ideally offer batch processing.

Speed is also a factor, but I'm more concerned about maintaining video and audio quality.

I'm converting a mix of HD, 4K, and older video files, and I'd prefer a solution that can handle all of them efficiently.

Any suggestions for both free and paid options like Super 8 to digital? Also, if there are any hidden features or settings I should know about, feel free to share!

thanks in advance for any help

 

[mapman97]

Hands down, DaVinci Resolve Studio. One time fee of $300 when I bought it 5 years ago. I run it on Manjaro Linux and it's great!!!!!

You will not regret it.


Regards,

Gerry

 

[RSands1]

Hands down, DaVinci Resolve Studio. One time fee of $300 when I bought it 5 years ago. I run it on Manjaro Linux and it's great!!!!!

You will not regret it.


Regards,

Gerry

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I second that! But don't confuse it with the free version: Davinci Resolve (no 'Studio'). It's the same animal but doesn't render out resolutions above FHD.

 

[Eagle928]

Hands down, DaVinci Resolve Studio. One time fee of $300 when I bought it 5 years ago. I run it on Manjaro Linux and it's great!!!!!

You will not regret it.


Regards,

Gerry

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I fully agree. I tried to run it on Linux Mint 22 but it just doesn't want to work. Maybe it will these days. It does run great on my Win10 editing computer though.

 

[jrhess3]

It costs but I use Adobe Rush and Premiere

 

[tvwxman]

I'm begging you... save your money! Get Handbrake! It's free, open source software, been around forever and is phenomenal. it's also a small, lightweight program. And yes, batch files no problem. Good luck!

 

[mapman97]

I fully agree. I tried to run it on Linux Mint 22 but it just doesn't want to work. Maybe it will these days. It does run great on my Win10 editing computer though.

When I started down the Linux distro path, I started with Linux Mint. It's really good, but I wanted a rolling distro and landed on Manjaro Linux. Made the complete move around 2012 and haven't looked back. High-end software that includes DRS, QGIS, CloudCompare, Darktable, and 3D Blender all work great on Manjaro. Manjaro is based on the Arch branch and very stable. You should give it another try.


Regards,

Gerry

 

[herein2021]

Hello everyone.

I'm looking for recommendations on the best video conversion software.

I need something that can handle various file formats, preserve high quality during conversion, and ideally offer batch processing.

Speed is also a factor, but I'm more concerned about maintaining video and audio quality.

I'm converting a mix of HD, 4K, and older video files, and I'd prefer a solution that can handle all of them efficiently.

Any suggestions for both free and paid options? Also, if there are any hidden features or settings I should know about, feel free to share!

Handbrake HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder

 

[Mavic Rick]

I'm begging you... save your money! Get Handbrake! It's free, open source software, been around forever and is phenomenal. it's also a small, lightweight program. And yes, batch files no problem. Good luck!

This is the correct response.

 

[mikear]

Give kdenlive a thought. Although not primary developped for windows it seems to work quite well. It has a great number of options and outputs perfect video's in various configurable formats. It's 100% free, no adds and no limited functionality. And finally there is a lot of tutorial material available. I've used it for a while now and I've not run into limitations.

 

[bodycamtx]

Hello everyone.

I'm looking for recommendations on the best video conversion software.

I need something that can handle various file formats, preserve high quality during conversion, and ideally offer batch processing.

Speed is also a factor, but I'm more concerned about maintaining video and audio quality.

I'm converting a mix of HD, 4K, and older video files, and I'd prefer a solution that can handle all of them efficiently.

Any suggestions for both free and paid options? Also, if there are any hidden features or settings I should know about, feel free to share!

Howdy..... What are you editing on? What codec are you rendering out as your Master file? Nothing touches Compressor from Apple. This is standard in the broadcast industry and it'll convert anything quickly and efficiently. FCP 11 is outstanding, Apple finally went back to what Final Cut Studio Pro used to be before they dumbed down the program in FCP X