You have a video that won't play on your phone, a tablet that rejects a file, or an audio track locked inside a clip you want as an MP3. ImTOO Video Converter Standard is a Windows program built for exactly these jobs: it converts video and audio files from one format to another and lets you adjust the output settings.
Quick facts
- Platform: Windows (XP through Windows 7 listed; the vendor's other platform notes cover newer Windows releases)
- Price: $39.95 for the Standard edition
- Editions: Standard, Platinum ($49.95) and Ultimate ($59.95)
- Download size: about 35.7 MB
- Trial: a trial version is offered for download
Key features
Convert between the common video formats
You can convert among AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, MPEG-4 AVC, RM, MOV, MKV, 3GP and FLV. HD sources such as H.264/AVC and AVCHD (*.m2ts, *.mts) are supported too.
Pull audio out of a video or convert audio files
Extract MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and M4A tracks from video, or convert audio files such as APE, FLAC, OGG and AC3 into other audio formats. You can also set ID3 tag info.
Shorten conversion time with GPU and multi-core support
The program supports NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream GPU acceleration, multi-core CPUs, multithreading and batch processing. You can choose how many cores it uses, and run it in the background so other programs keep their share of the CPU.
Send files straight to your device
Output profiles let you send converted files directly to an iPod, iPhone, iPad or PSP once conversion finishes.
Control the output size and settings
A bitrate calculator works out the video bitrate you need to hit a target file size. You can also adjust quality, channels, frame rate and sample rate, split one file into several, and add several output formats to one source so they convert in a single run.
Trim and join clips without another editor
A simple built-in editor handles cutting, division and combination. An after-done action can shut down, hibernate, put the PC on standby or exit the program when the queue finishes.
Who it's for
It suits you if you have a collection of clips in mixed formats and want one tool to batch-convert them for a phone, tablet, console or media player. It also suits you if you want a plain conversion queue with adjustable settings and don't need heavy editing.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Wide format coverage for both video and audio
- GPU acceleration and multi-core processing for large batches
- Device output profiles for Apple devices and PSP
- Interface available in several languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese
Cons
- Standard is the entry edition; the Platinum and Ultimate editions cost more and are sold alongside it
- Windows-only; the vendor sells separate Mac editions
- The editing tools are basic (cut, split, merge)
FAQs
Can it pull the audio out of a video?
Yes. You can extract tracks such as MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and M4A from supported video files.
Does it support HD video?
Yes. H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AVCHD, MKV and MPEG-2/MPEG-4 TS HD sources are supported.
Can I convert several files at once?
Yes. Batch processing and multithreading let you queue multiple files, and you can add several output formats to one source.
Is there a Mac version?
The vendor sells separate Mac editions of its video converter, also priced from $39.95 for Standard.
System requirements
- 1GHz Intel/AMD processor or above
- 256MB RAM (512MB or above recommended)
- 100MB of free space for installation