EncodeHD: Must Have Video Utility
If you have ever encoded a video only to find that you need it in a different format later for a certain device then EncodeHD i s for you. Or maybe your camera outputs a video format that your editing tool can’t use. Again, EncodeHD to the rescue.
The following output device types are supported:
- Apple TV
- BlackBerry (8100) Pearl
- BlackBerry (8200) Kickstart
- BlackBerry (8300) Curve
- BlackBerry (8700) Electron
- BlackBerry (8800) Indigo
- BlackBerry (8900) Javelin
- BlackBerry (9000) Bold
- BlackBerry (9500) Storm
- iPhone
- iPod 5G
- iPod Classic
- iPod Nano
- iPod Touch
- Nokia E71
- Playstation 3
- PSP
- T-Mobile G1
- Western Digital TV
- X-Box 360
- Youtube HD
- Zune
If your device is not on this list, chances are one of the formats will work. I’ve
used the ‘Apple TV’ format for general h.264 conversion.
The interface is dead simple. Just launch EncodeHD and then open or drag your video file on to it. You can click the advanced button to add FFMpeg options if you know them. Otherwise, select your output type then click start.
The other thing I like is that the program is small and has nothing to install. Just download and unzip the file to your directory of choice. You could even put it on a USB memory stick to take with you between computers.
EncodeHD is a Windows program. It is free to use ‘Donation ware’. If you are using it and find value, kick down the few buck that the author asks for.
