With so many different file formats out there, an effective file conversion tool is an essential these days.
FormatFactory is a free, fully-featured, converter that enables you to convert audio, video, and even images, between the most popular formats. These include WMV, AVI, MPG, MP3, WMA, AAC, JPG, PNG, GIF, and many more. Better still, FormatFactory supports media formats used by most major portable devices, including PSP and iPhone.
FormatFactory is very easy to use, although it does have rather an unintuitive interface. The file browser doesn't appear until you select the target format, which is a bit weird but as long as you know this first it's no problem. You can select individual files to convert, or complete folders, and also tweak some basic conversion settings.
FormatFactory isn't particularly original but what makes it really useful is that it handles images as well as audio and video. Most converters like this only handle audio and video, and adding images to the mix gives it an edge, especially considering it's free. I also like the Audio Joiner, which allows you to take two separate clips, join them together and then convert them. It would have been nice to have had preset profiles for mobile conversions but you can't have it all in a free app sometimes.
FormatFactory is an excellent conversion tool for anyone that converts between video, audio and images on a regular basis.
Languages:
English, Chinese Simp, Chinese Trad, Russian
Format Factory supports the following formats:
Audio: MP3, OGG, WMA, M4A and WAV.
Image: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF and ICO
Video: MP4, AVI, 3GP, MPG and FLV
Recent changes in Format Factory:
Added "All to RMVB"
Added "Audio Joiner"
Added "AviSynth" to support AVS script and SSA effect.
Fixed bugs of missing MP3,WMA tag info.
Fixed bugs of MOV convertion.
Fixed problem of selecting MKV audio stream.
Added new 2 language files.
Fixed error H264 level of IPod,Zune Mobile Device.
OS requirements for Format Factory:
OS: WinNT/XP/2003/Vista/7
License:Free
Added:July 11, 2008
Updated:August 20, 2009
Publisher:Website
File size:23.8 MB
Download: http://www.formatoz.com/download.html
