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Video Converter : What is it?

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Video converters change the format of a video input to be displayed on different devices or programs. They may obtain videos from the computer's hard drive or from external sources, such as cameras, TV feeds, and removable drives. They usually include additional features, such as DVD burning and authoring. Some programs also export videos to other programs for editing, uploading, or sharing. 

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Types Of Video Converters

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Kinds of Video Converters include the following:

Mobile Media converters

  • Mobile Media converters convert videos into small-screen digital formats to be played on portable screens or players.
  • They usually work with computer-based files and non-copy protected DVD movies.
  • They also have a file transfer engine for sending converted files to mobile devices.

Digital Video (DV) converters

  • DV video converters convert DV video from DVDs or the hard drive into other file formats, and vice versa.
  • They also optimize videos for specific applications, such as lower resolutions for web publishing and maximum resolutions for DVD quality.
  • They usually skip the compression/decompression stage to prevent quality loss.

Scan converters


  • Scan converters, also called video converters, convert computer videos into video signals to be displayed on broadcasting devices, such as TVs and VCRs.
  • They also digitize TV feeds for DVD burning, publishing, or archiving.
  • They usually work with both NTSC and PAL video formats, as well as interlaced and progressive Scan videos.

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Choosing Video Converters (Buying Tips)

Batch conversion: Choose a video converter that can process several videos at once. Look for a program that can import from several sources simultaneously and allow basic editing to combine them into a single video file.

File formats:
Choose a video converter that supports the file formats you commonly use. For DVD authoring, make sure it supports MPEG-4 and previous versions. For web publishing, look for small or compressed file formats such as WMV and Flash SWF.

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