A list of top converters

On the Internet, one can now find videos of various formats: both very popular and those that can be found on specific platforms only. But in some cases, it is necessary to convert a video from one format to another (for example, if you need to play a video on a player, but it does not support some rare format).

People face such a need in some other cases: if you need to change the video resolution or its size (for example, to record a larger number of films on a USB flash drive/disk), if necessary, lighten/darken the video (in general, edit).

There are hundreds of programs that are suitable for tasks of this type! In this article, we will present a few of the best ones that allow you to convert videos quickly and easily.

Format Factory

It is a very powerful free converter that supports a wide variety of multimedia files: video, pictures, audio. The program actually supports just a huge number of all kinds of files: MP3, FLAC, WMA, AMR, WAV, OGG, AAC, AVI, MP4, 3GP, MPG, FLV, SWF, WMV, PG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, ICO

The main advantages are the following:

• converting all the most popular formats of video, audio, pictures (from one to another in a few mouse clicks);
• support for formats for iPhone, iPod (and other gadgets);
• the ability to optimize the size of multimedia files (compression);
• the ability to restore damaged files;
• converting any DVD disc;
• the ability to edit photos: rotate, crop, reduce/enlarge, etc.;
• support for all popular Windows: 7, 8, 10.

Movavi Video Suite

It is a multifunctional tool for working with video (including a built-in converter). The program allows you to convert almost any video files: on iPod, iPad, iPhone, PS3, PSP, Blackberry, Xbox, Zune, Apple TV, iRiver, and other devices. It supports all Apple products, the ability to download the converted video files through iTunes.

The interface of the program is made in dark shades, however, using the converter is quite simple and convenient

The main advantages include:

• support and conversion of files of a wide variety of formats. Moreover, the program does this task quickly enough.
• It supports over 50 popular devices: Apple TV, Archos, BlackBerry, Cowon, Creative Zen, Dell Axim X51 Family, Explay Flash Player Family, Google Nexus One, HP, HTC Touch, iPad, iPhone, etc.
• The ability to increase the volume of video files.
• There is a setup wizard that will tell novice users what parameters to set.
• There is a built-in video player.
• It is possible to remove unnecessary fragments from the video.
• Support for batch conversion is provided (and combining several clips into one).

Any Video Converter

It is a very popular tool (there are millions of users around the world!). This free video converter supports files of the following formats: AVI, MP4, WMV, MPEG, MKV, FLV, 3GP, MP3, etc. The formats are supported for such popular devices as iPad 2, iPod, iPhone, Android, PSP, Samsung Galaxy S II, Amazon Kindle Fire.

The program also allows you to record DVD videos in good quality. We also want to note that this converter works well in batch mode: you can convert hundreds of video files at once.

The main advantages of this tool include:

• it’s a completely free program (there are no ads, which is also a huge plus);
• support for a huge number of video formats;
• support for all popular audio formats;
• there is a built-in editor: you can cut out unnecessary fragments, add subtitles, and other options;
• the ability to record video to DVD discs;
• lightweight and intuitive interface.

WinAVI All-In-One Converter

It is one of the best video converters. The thing which sets it apart from the rest of the tools of this type is its speed. It is one of the fastest tools for converting videos into different formats.

The developers claim even more: a movie (4 GB in size) can be converted with the help of a program (on a modern PC) in about 10 minutes.

The main benefits are the following:

• excellent compression speed of video files (the program has in its arsenal the ZJMedia’s AV compress engine), on average, 4 times higher than other programs;
• high-quality video and audio compression;
• all popular and not too popular video formats are supported;
• a bunch of audio formats is supported;
• you can export and compress videos for the following devices: iPod, iPhone, iPad.

So, if you need to convert YouTube video, use any of these tools and you will certainly be satisfied.