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It is worth upgrading to Smart Converter Pro

Earlier this year I blogged about how Smart Converter is a great application for converting media files. I finally decided to upgrade to the Professional version. So this post is all about the differences between the two versions and if it's really worth going for the upgrade.

Key Differences

With the Pro version you can:

  • Batch a bunch of files so they can be converted. Have it run when your not using the computer - "Set it and forget it"
  • Customize the six conversation type buttons to your environment. For example, you can have a Apple TV 4k, and an Apple TV 4.
  • Convert to various music format types including OGG Audio
  • Set the conversion destination to where you want it go. (No more fumbling through the iTunes directory)
  • Trash the original file after the conversion.
  • Maintain the original file creation time - useful when converting old MOV files and don't want to loose the creation dates

Remember the output quality is only going to be as good as the original. Many clips that I was converting were encoded using RealMedia for low bandwidth connections. Remember dial-up?

Here's the results of one of the videos that I got converted - A video of Marshall "Do" Applewhite from Heaven's Gate from 1997 original format was rv10 (RV10 / 0x30315652), yuv420p, 160x112, 33 kb/s, 15 fps, 15 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc:

It's not great, but it works and it was quick. Smart Converter Pro did a great job!

Worth The Upgrade?

I believe it worth the upgrade if you have a lot of media files that you are looking to convert. The free version gives you a taste of what you can do and is a bit limited of the capabilities.

I like how I can customize the button row for things that are important to my typical conversion types.

 

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