The last item on our giveaway list is Media Converter Ultimate from Daniusoft. Media Converter Ultimate is a comprehensive media converter for the Windows operating system that supports conversions of video files, DVD ripping and burning as well as DRM removals. The program supports a large variety of video formats (standard and high definition) that can either be used on a PC or on one of the many devices that are supported.
The interface of Media Converter Ultimate does not throw the user of with lots of switches and other confusing elements that can irritate inexperienced users. The essential options are displayed in the main menu. This includes adding videos or loading DVD contents.
Videos can be added individually or by selecting a folder which will add all videos that are stored in that folder.
Several interface elements become active after videos have been added to the list of files to convert. Each video will be listed with its source file name, duration and destination file name. A right-click opens a context menu with options to rename or remove the videos. Some actions are inactive but become available if subtitles or multiple audio tracks are supported by the selected video formats.
Each video can be previewed using the small media player on the right.
The settings in the footer area become available after videos have been added to the program. These settings are valid for all videos that are added to the queue which should not be a problem for most users. Some users on the other hand might like more flexibility here so that videos could be converted into different formats in one process.
The video format (and audio format if available) can be selected in this step. A click on the down arrow next to the audio and video file pulldown menu will open a large list of formats and devices the videos can be converted into.
Supported Formats
- DVD: DVD Folder, IFO Files, ISO File
- Standard Video: M4V, AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB, DAT, MOV, FLV, MKV, DV, NUT, H.264, NSV, VOB, DVR-MS
- HD Video: HD AVI(VC-1, MPEG-4), MTS/M2TS/TS/TRP(AVHD H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2 HD), HD WMV(VC-1, WMV HD), HD MKV(H.264), HD MOV(H.264), HD MPG(MPEG-2 HD), HD MP4(H.264, Xvid)
- Audio: M4A, M4B, M4P, M4R, MP3, M4A, MP2, MPA, WMA, AAC, AC3, MKA, OGG, AIFF, RA, RAM, WAV, APE, FLAC, AA, AAX
That’s a comfortable way of displaying the available choices. Users do not have to worry about resolutions, bitrates and other advanced parameters at this point. If their device is in the list they can select it and are ready to convert the videos without having to worry about those advanced parameters.
Supported devices:
- iPod, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod shuffle, iPod touch, iPod Touch 3G
- iPhone, iPhone 3G, Apple TV
- PSP, PS3
- Xbox, Xbox 360
- Android MPEG-4(*.mp4), HTC T-Mobile G1, HTC G2 Magic, HTC Hero, HTC Tattoo, HTC DROID ERIS, T-MOBILE myTouch 3G, SamSung i7500, Motorola CLIQ, Motorola droid
- BlackBerry Storm 9630/9550/9530, BlackBerry 8800/8830/8820, BlackBerry Bold 9700/9000
- BlackBerry Curve 8900/ 8530/ 8520/ 8300/ 8310/ 8320/ 8330/ 8350i
- BlackBerry Pearl Flip8220/ Flip8230/ 8100/ 8110/ 8120/ 8130
- General 3GP mobile phone, BlackBerry, etc.
- General MP4 players: Archos, Creative Zen,Zune, Zune HD, iRiver, etc.
- Window Mobile device: Pocket PC, Smart Phone, PDA, etc.
Advanced users on the other hand can make use of the Settings button to change those parameters. This includes video and audio parameters like the frame rate, bit rate or video and audio encoder.
A click on the Start button will start the media conversion. Media Converter Ultimate uses multi-threading and all cores of multi-core cpus to speed up the conversions.
Converted videos can be moved to connected devices from within the program after all conversions have finished. That’s helpful for users who convert videos that they want to view on those devices.
It is furthermore possible to burn videos to disk. Media Converter Ultimate can created DVD templates and convert the selected videos into a format that is compatible with DVD video before they get burned to DVD.
DRM Removing
This feature was not tested due to a lack of files with DRM. It can, according to the developer, deal with several DRM formats that are used by iTunes, BBC iPlayer, Audible Audiobook and Windows Media.
Whether the “Fair Use” of iTunes’ .m4p music .m4v video .m4b audiobook, or the “Play for Sure” of Windows Media protected .wma .wmv files, or even BBC iPlayer WMV, Audible Audiobook AA, now DRM will be no longer the sham to deprive our fair usage rights, Media Converter Ultimate will disable DRM license easily.
Christmas Giveaway
We have ten licenses of Daniusoft Media Converter Ultimate that we can give away. Leave a comment for a chance to win one of the licenses.
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Let me have this please, this is the last day.
Merry Christmas & happy new year to you and everyone in this community.
I hope I win this. It looks great!!
I would like to win. Pls.Thanks for considering me and for the giveaway.
Merry Christmas, Martin! Please enter me for the giveaway; I could really use this fine software.
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Merry X-mas to everyone.
May peace, happiness & joy guide you through the New Year!
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I would like to try my hand in winning this unique software, so all the best everyone and seasons greetings.
Merry Xmas to you! hope to win a license.
Merry Christmas to all, and I would really like to have this software, because I listen music a lot and carry my mp3 player wherever I go, so with this app can fit even more songs.
Merry Christmas everyone. With software we could convert all our family videos for grandparents to watch on their new PMPs!
Nice giveaway. Count me in.
Thanks.
wow this is the last chance, hope i win this time.
Hey,
I would love to win a license to convert some problematic videos I downloaded that I cannot get to work on my Creative Zen Vision M – and its supposed to support the majority of formats!
Fingers crossed I win a license….
I could really use this. especially at christmas when i am in charge of the entertainment
This one I would really like, for audio mostly, but more and more into video.
Sounds great! Please enter me. Thanksamillion!
Another great giveaway! Thanks!
Seems to be a very good software !
Count me in the drawing.
Thank you Ghacks and Daniusoft and Merry Christmas to everybody ! :-)
Have been disappointed with Tunebite and other such programs and given gHacks recommendation, I’d like to try the Daniusoft Media Converter Ultimate. Also haven’t won anything yet–please, Santa, please….
I would love to win this , atleast.
I’d love a license! Thanks for the opportunity and Merry Christmas!
I have tried many different conversion programs, only to either get hopelessly lost in the confusing interface or very mediocre results. This sounds like it could end my frustration.
Thanks for the chance to win my way out of media conversion purgatory.
Please give me one
I’ve been using both Handbrake on my Ubuntu boxes and then SUPER (and Handbrake) on my XP boxes, both somewhat clunky (IMHO) – I’m always in the mood for trying out and using a good all-in-one converter.
Interesting program … thanks for this Christmas Giveaway
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays! Please count me in for a license – thanks!
It looks like a great software. It would be fine to win a license for converting my wma protected files that i’d purchased. Good luck to everyone and Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas guys, thanks for the giveaways.
I’d like one!