It was surprising to see this limited a selection of devices Just a plain text listing of the usual AVI, WMV, MPG, etc., formats, but with provisions ONLY for iPad, iPod, iPhone and PSP mobile devices. Nowhere were the expected colorful cascading menus with icons of formats or assortments of smart phones and other devices my video could be converted to. What did come as a complete surprise was when I clicked on the Output Format button. For selecting content to convert, the Prism Video Converter makes it is easy to Add File(s), Add Folder (of video files), or Add DVD to the List of Files to Convert. In fact, it’s been the hallmark of some of the most successful technology products in the world. Simplicity isn’t necessary bad at all when it comes to user interfaces. STEPPING THROUGH RUNNING THE PRISM VIDEO CONVERTER It is available under the Creative Commons Attribution license as free and open content. “Sintel” is available from the Blender Foundation. This is a 52-second trailer, encoded at 1080 HD in MP4/H.264. I’ve already added a file for conversion, designated the Save to Folder, and randomly selected the MOV Output Format.Īs done for the other converter comparisons, we’re using “Sintel” for our test media. Nothing wrong with this approach, just not quite the more sophisticated look many of the other applications present to users.

Most of Prism’s interface are simple drop-down text menus (as the Output Format selections are), or appear in a separate window. Although similar in basic layout to the AVS Video Converter, Prism doesn’t use icons the way AVS does for displaying formats, devices and the web, which together clearly indicated their program is for processing media. It didn’t necessarily look like a program for dealing with media. When first opening the Prism Video Converter, I noted the conventional interface design. INITIAL LOOK AT THE PRISM VIDEO CONVERTER The Prism Video File Converter Plus is a dedicated converter. RealPlayer is known for its ability to playback a wide variety of digital media types, but it also has an integrated file format converter.

We’re going to compare the Prism Video File Converter Plus to the free RealPlayer. They make the formats compatible with the playback requirements. That’s why video converters are a critical part of the digital media landscape.

Video file formats have elaborate technical specifications designed to work with particular software and hardware configurations. As digital media technologies continually race to improve ways content is captured, creatively manipulated and delivered, the need for effective file format conversion increases.

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