5 Best Free Video Converter, Ripper Software For your PC

There are plenty of video converters for ripping your favorite video into some other video format. Some good ones are totally free to use and some offer only basic free version and force you to upgrade to pro version.

In this article, we present you with our best five hand picked set of Video Converters, Rippers and Encoders. The list includes some programs for ripping Video for playback in DVD Player and some for playing in your portable devices like iPod, etc. So here goes the all-in-one package for you.

1. Quick Media Converter

Quick Media Converter is a free video and audio conversion software. The formats supported by it are flv, avi, divx, xvid, mpeg4, ipod, iphone, psp, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, DIVX, XVID, TS, DVD, VCD, MPEG, MPEG2, MP3, WAV, amr, m4a, mp4, vob, mov, h264, h263, wmv, wma. QMC supports Batch Conversions and desktop activity recording (Screen casting). It can resize and crop videos. Basic users can take advantage of it’s Easy mode to easily convert videos while advanced users may prefer to use the Expert Mode. The interface is very intuitive with icon based design. It has an in-built video capture from your Webcam. So right away record your video and convert it into your favorite format for sharing.

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2. Any Video Converter

Any Video Converter can convert video files in most of popular video formats. The output quality is good. The input formats are avi, asf, mov, rm, rmvb, flv, mkv, mpg, 3gp, m4v, vob, YouTube videos etc. and the output formats are DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone. The interface is easy to use. Any Video Converter supports batch conversion and real-time preview before conversion. However it’s irritating to see a pop up window asking you to upgrade to pro version every time a video is converted.

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3. Super Converter

Super Converter can convert between most of the popular video and audio formats. It is a feature rich software. The interface of Super Converter doesn’t do justice to it’s powerful features. The interface is cluttered with it’s features all in one head. The developer’s website isn’t good either. It took us a while to get the download link! It supports: Input formats: 3gp, 3g2, amv, asf, avi, dat, dvr-ms, fli, flc, flv, m2ts, mpg, mkv, mov m4v, mp4, nsv, ogm, qt, rm(vb), str, swf, ts, trp, ty, ty+, tmf, viv, vob, wmv Output formats: Divx, DV Digital Video, FFV1, Flash Video, H.263, H.264, MPEG-I, MPEG-II, MPEG-4, XviD, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, WVC1, Sorenson Video, Theora.

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For some reason (maybe more ad clicks?), the makers of Super Converter have not given an easy way to download the program. Many users keep looping between pages, and are confused. Here is a brief guide as to where and how you can download super converter.

First go to this page, and scroll down to the bottom of the page. You should see the link to ‘Download SUPER setup file’. Clicking on this link will download Super to your PC.

Make sure Javascript is enabled in your browser. In Firefox, you can enable Javascript by going to Tools -> Options –> Content tab, and select the checkbox ‘Enable Javascript’. Also, you cannot use any download manager to download Super Converter.

4. HandBrake

HandBrake is an free and open-source transcoder for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. You can input DVD source, DVD image or real DVD.  The supported Output file formats are MP4, MKV, AVI or OGM, MPEG-4, H.264, Theora, AAC, MP3, Vorbis, AC-3. Apart from conversion, it can also burn subtitles into video. It also supports Picture de-interlacing, cropping and scaling. It has an integrated bit rate calculator and gray scale encoding.

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5. Videora Converter

Videora Converter is a set of software for converting video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD’s into portable video formats for playing in your portable devices etc. The software supports video files with formats avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD’s, YouTube, etc. The output formats depends on the converters you have installed on your PC. It supports a good list of popular video playback devices like iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry, Nokia N Series, HTC, Android, Palm Pre, Motorola, T-Mobile, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson etc. Download the converter for your device and enjoy free converting.

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