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Turbo.264 HD Video Converter
Turbo.264 HD is the fastest, easiest way to convert videos for your iPad & Mac. From AVCHD camcorders, DLSR & Digicam videos, to nearly any other kind of video file (including 1080p and 720p downloads, MKV files, AVI files and many more), Turbo.264 HD can handle them all!
Turbo.264 HD converts video to the Mac-friendly, universal H.264 format - ideal for playback on an iPad, iPhone, and AppleTV. Turbo.264 HD is the best way to quickly generate and share home movies with family and friends on an iPad or on YouTube, or fine-tune in an iMovie project.
• Convert any video file to the universal H.264 format - fast.
• Preview and pick the best parts of each clip before you convert them; the original video files on your camera or hard disk remain untouched.
• Convert videos for iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Sony PSP, YouTube or HD playback in one easy step, or create your own custom settings.
• Combine multiple videos into one movie; Turbo.264 HD can group your video clips into events according to when they were taken.
REVIEWS:
"If you are looking for quick and easy video encoding for home use, then this is it."
- Lance Olinger, Videomaker
"It’s hard to overstate just how easy Turbo.264 HD is to install and use… Average users will find the process extremely simple, and by comparison with using iMovie, incredibly fast at taking videos from a camcorder and rendering them viewable on a computer…"
- Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
"…makes it very easy for a novice to convert files for use on a range of devices"
- electronista.com
INPUT FORMATS:
AVCHD Video, QuickTime, AVI, MKV, DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 Program/Transport Stream, MPEG-4, MP4, M4V, .MTS, H.263, H.264 AVC, Xvid and many more.
OUTPUT FORMATS:
iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, YouTube, YouTube HD, HD 720p, HD 1080p, Sony PSP®, plus flexible custom profiles.
Pros
- Direct AVCHD conversion saves time and hard drive space
- Ability to trim videos prior to conversion a nice bonus
- Events feature groups camcorder clips automatically
Cons
- Some MKV conversions display blockiness
- Can't turn off preview
Software Details
- Elgato
- 1.2
- 55.17 MB
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
- Intel
- $50
- $49.99
- 4
Macworld's Turbo.264 HD Video Converter Coverage
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Turbo.264 HD Software Edition 1.1 The software-only version of Elgato's Turbo.264 HD costs half as much as the hardware-assisted version, but also works more slowly. -
Elgato releases Turbo.264 HD Software Edition Elgato's new Turbo.264 HD Software Edition lets you batch convert a slew of video formats into the H.264 format—perfect for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iTunes, and even the PSP.
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