Mobile Media Converter is a free Open Source software for Windows, Mac and Linux that supports a wide variety of formats. You do need to pay attention to the installation process as it tries to install a new homepage, search provider and some other stuff. Make sure you disable those options if you do not need them.

The interface is rather minimalistic, and the core conversion options are displayed all on the first page.

You can add media filters via drag and drop, or by using the Add File button which opens a file browser. Files are displayed with their name and a type icon. All popular audio and video formats are supported, as are several lesser known formats, and formats for specific devices like Apple’s iPhone 4, Rim Blackberry smartphones or Nokia phones.

Once you have added some media files you can selected the output directory and a profile for the conversion. Not all supported profiles are displayed in the drop down menu, and you may want to select Add or Remove Profiles from the list to configure your own selection.

Not available by default are for instance webm video, iPhone ringtones, ogg Vorbis audio and Android video in mp4 format. You can add and remove profiles easily in the profiles configuration window. The selected profiles are then available for selection in the main program interface.

A click on Convert starts the conversion of the selected video or audio files.

The list of media files that have been added and converted are not removed automatically from the listing. You need to click on the Clear List button to do that if you want to convert more files.

Mobile Media Converter actually has a second feature. You can use it to download Youtube videos. For that, you need to click on Add YouTube video in the program interface. A Youtube url that is currently stored in the clipboard will automatically be added to the form, otherwise you need to copy and paste one manually.

The selected video will only be downloaded, there is no option to combine the downloading with conversion, which makes it more complicated than it could be.

You can download Mobile Media Converter as a version for all supported operating systems or as source code from the developer website.

Media Cope is a free media converter that supports photo, audio and video conversions and then some. The application uses tabs for the different program options.

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• Audio / Video Player – it is possible to play audio and video files right into the program’s interface. Supports the most popular file formats and offers several additional features like creating screenshots, changing the ratio or watching a video frame by frame.
• Audio / Video Cutter – Ability to cut audio and video files and save the results in all supported file formats.
• Audio Converter – Convert audio files in batch mode. All popular audio formats including mp3, flac and aac supported.
• Video Converter – Convert videos directly into different formats, popular video formats like avi, mpg, wmv, flv, 3gp and mkv supported
• Photo Cutter – Load a photo into the program interface and draw a rectangle around the area that should be saved as a separate image. Jpg, gif and png supported among other formats.
• Photo Resizer / Converter – Lets the user convert photos in batch mode. The same output formats are available, options to select a specific resolution, custom resolution, and to cut or stretch the photos to make them fit.
• Slide Show – Create a photo slide show, add photos and music, click go to start the slideshow.

Media Cope’s strength is its versatility. It could use advanced quality settings in the video and audio categories, as it is only possible to select a quality level but not the bitrate and other related settings.

The software is a solid free media converter otherwise, download available from the developer’s website, should be compatible with most Microsoft Windows operating systems. Tested on Windows 7 Pro.

Video playback and conversions did not seem to work in the current version of Media Cope, the error Problem playing the file was displayed trying to play the file while video conversions resulted in a 0-byte file.

This is something that the developer’s should fix immediately.

The program will add two new entries to the right-click menu in Windows Explorer if one or files are right-clicked. The first entry deals with audio conversions offering to convert the selected files into various audio formats while the second while convert videos into different formats.

Video Formats: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DV, DVD MPEG2, FFM, FLV, GIF, MOV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS, NUT, PSP, RAW YUV, RM, SVCD MPEG2, SWF, VCD MPEG1, VOB, YUV4MPEG, M1V, M2V, M4V.
Audio Formats: AC3, AAC, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, MMF, MP2, MP3, OGG, VOC, WAV.

It is even possible to select multiple different file types for the conversion. The selection will open the main program’s interface listing all the selected programs with information like name, size and playing time. The selected output format is configured as well which leaves the user with the task to select an output path and the possibility to make last minute changes to the output format.

The program will start the conversion of multiple files at once to speed up the process further. This can be changed in the program’s options. Speed and quality depends largely on the source and destination file format but also the performance of the computer system. Oxelon Media Converter is available for most Microsoft Windows operating systems including the three most recent systems Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It is necessary to download both the program files and a plugin pack which both need to be installed separately.

The media converter is a comfortable alternative to other popular media converters. We did not like the fact that it was not possible to save the download path in the software program. It was also rather annoying that the developer’s website was opened whenever the program was closed. This can be prevented with the right firewall rule for the application.

Options range from high quality H264, NTSC or PAL DVD format over XVID, PS3, Xbox 360 to mobile phone formats. Videos can be dragged and dropped into the application. The user picks the output directory and clicks on the Start Conversion button in the last two steps. This is an effective method of converting media files on the computer system.

The expert mode provides access to additional features and settings which make it possible to optimize the output further. The video format, codec, aspect ration, bitrate and dozens of additional parameters have to be set by the user manually before the conversion can be started.

One of the main advantages of Quick Media Converter is the support of many different video formats without the need to install additional codecs to the computer system. The software program is very responsive and provides the right interface for both beginners and experienced users.

One of the best, or at least one with lots of options to choose from, is Media Converter. The music and video converter supports a wide range of file types like flv, avi, mp3 or pdf that can be uploaded and converted online. That’s only part of their service though. Instead of uploading files to Media Converter to convert them online it is possible to point the service to a supported website and convert the media files found on that site directly.

This has the advantage that the source file does not have to be downloaded or uploaded. Only the final product has to be downloaded to the local computer. The media can be converted in the process. Pointing Media Converter to a Youtube video makes it possible to convert the video to mp3, ogg or one of the supported video formats before downloading the converted product.

Another interesting feature of Media Converter is the ability to convert video or music from protocols like rstp, mms or http. All those services are free of charge. Premium users get access to a handful of additional video portals, a larger file size limit, unlimited conversions per day, a higher priority and quality of recording.