Freemake Video Converter

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Freemake Video Converter

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Basic data

developer Digital Wave Ltd.
Current  version 4.1.10
(July 21, 2017)
operating system Windows
programming language C ++ , C #
category File converter
License Shareware , adware , malware
German speaking Yes
Freemake Video Converter

The Freemake Video Converter is a commercial conversion program of the Digital Wave Limited Company. The program is suitable for converting videos, music, DVDs and Blu-rays into new formats. You can also use the Video Converter to rip and burn DVDs , create slideshows from photos and music visualizations, and upload files to YouTube .

Skills

The Freemake Video Converter can import videos from over 200 formats and from more than 50 video portals and convert containers / formats such as AVI , MP4 , WMV , MKV , Flash , 3gp , DVD or MP3 . The program creates videos for easy playback on various multimedia devices such as iPod , iPhone , iPad , Xbox , PSP , Blackberry , Nokia , Samsung and devices with the Android operating system . It is also possible to burn videos, photos and music onto a DVD or Blu-ray Disc . A built-in player helps with video editing . With this, films can be cut, rotated, mirrored and multiple videos can be combined into one longer file. During the conversion, the maximum size of the output file, the video and audio codec used , the resolution , the frame rate , the audio and video bit rate , the number of audio channels and the sampling rate can be freely selected or set according to preset profiles. The program also allows you to create slide shows from photos and store them with suitable music. All files can be uploaded to YouTube directly from the software.

The user interface of Freemake Video Converter is based on Windows Presentation Foundation technology. From version 1.2.0 onwards, the program supports the CUDA technology from NVIDIA for H.264 encryption. Starting with version 2.2.0, DXVA 2.0 hardware acceleration is also supported. From version 3.0 on, the program converts videos into three HTML5 formats, WebM , OggTheora and H.264, and automatically generates a code for embedding.

criticism

The FFmpeg developers accuse Freemake Video Converter of violating their copyrights by distributing FFmpeg derivatives without following the rules of the GPL .

Malware

From version 4 onwards, malware will be installed if you do not read the agreements carefully during installation. The corresponding checkboxes are grayed out, as if they could not be clicked, although they can be used to deselect the additional installations.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Changelog . In: freemake.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Joachim Sauer: Freemake Video Converter: convert, cut, upload. (No longer available online.) In: Videoaktiv Digital . July 25, 2010, archived from the original on August 25, 2017 ; Retrieved August 25, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.videoaktiv.de
  3. ↑ New, free version: Freemake Video Converter 2.0 ( Memento from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  4. ↑ It has format . In: Computer Bild . October 2010.
  5. ↑ Carsten Knobloch: Freemake Video Converter with mkv support. In: Caschy's blog . November 3, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Play all videos on the iPad. In: PC world . December 22, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  7. ↑ Torsten Schmidt: Bringing Videos and Music into Shape . In: PC practice . October 2010.
  8. ↑ Freemake Video Converter 1.1: Burns 40 hours of film onto 1 DVD. (No longer available online.) In: Online PC. September 6, 2010, archived from the original on July 14, 2012 ; Retrieved December 30, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.onlinepc.ch
  9. ↑ Freemake Video Converter 2.0. In: Chip . December 19, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  10. ^ Christoph Rieth: Reformat videos and audios. In: Berliner Zeitung . December 1, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  11. ↑ Freemake Video Converter - Cut and convert movies with ease. In: Tech Channel. October 14, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  12. ↑ Freemake: Free all-round package for video beginners. (No longer available online.) In: Gulli.com. October 22, 2010, archived from the original on July 14, 2012 ; Retrieved December 30, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gulli.com
  13. ↑ Freemake Video Converter 3 supports HTML5, smartphones. In: betanews.com. November 30, 2011, accessed December 28, 2011 .
  14. ↑ FFmpeg developers accuse Freemake of copyright infringement . ( Memento from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).