Figuring out video formats can be a real pain, even for seasoned professionals. Unfortunately, the world of digital media is a mess right now, especially when video is concerned. There are hundreds of different codecs, containers, and audio formats that are all supported by various different platforms that may or may not be compatible with each other. Is hard to come by, even with what seems like hundreds of them currently on the market. It can be even harder to find a decent one that works, even if the user doesn’t have a lot of knowledge on the technical details of digital video. Thankfully, there are a few good programs out there that make easy video conversion possible, without a huge amount of sacrifice in terms of overall video quality and conversion time. Wondershare has taken a crack at solving this problem for Mac users with Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

Microsoft word 2008 for mac updates. Summary: Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate is a one-stop shop for your video conversion needs, whether you have a single file to convert or a thousand. It supports an impressive number of video file formats, including the latest 4K-capable codecs like H.265, as well as earlier HD and legacy codec formats. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate also saves money because you are not buying a separate license for converter and burner along with a built-in video downloader. Yep, you can download your favorite videos from internet directly to your PC and that also in different formats.

Video Converter Ultimate (VCU) allows you to convert video and audio files from one format to another. Simply put, it will take a file your media player isn’t compatible with and convert it to a format it can play natively. Video conversion is a simple process. Once you launch the program, you are guided through a simple process of selecting the file type you’d like to convert, location of the media, and what device you’d like to have it play on. Supported devices range from Apple products like the iPod Nano to the latest generation of Apple TV.

You can even convert files to work in iDVD, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro to make editing easier. Support is also available for various mobile phone, console, and portable video player platforms including PSP, PS3, HTC, Blackberry, Samsung, Motorola, Windows Phone 7, Palm Pre, Archos, Sandisk Sansa, Dell Axim, and others. You can also select from standard and custom video settings in a wide range of formats.

One interesting feature to note here is the ability you have to trim, crop, rotate, watermark, and even adjust various video settings including brightness and effects. Unlike some conversion programs, the results you get from Video Converter Ultimate are actually pretty decent. During testing, I was expecting to compare the original to the copy and write about how terrible the results were. I was surprised to find out that I actually confused the two as there really wasn’t any noticeable difference between the two.

This obviously changes as you select devices and formats that require smaller video sizes and tighter compression. Still, this program exceeded my expectations. If an original file has lower than desired volume, you can boost it prior to conversion. Surprisingly, some advanced deinterlacing options are also available. Audio conversion options, like video, are fairly vast. You have the ability to convert audio files from many of the most common (and some uncommon) formats to virtually any format a reasonable person would need.