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Apr 3, 2009 at 08:28 o\clock

Elgato Turbo.264 HD for video conversion including AVI

by: Topkingtips   Keywords: avi, Turbo, 264, HD, elgato, mac

The Elgato Turbo.264 HD has been available since March. The support to  1080p compatibility to the device makes it a small difference with a big impact comparing to original Turbo.264.

Like the original Turbo.264, Turbo264.HD is shaped like a USB thumbstick, and plugs into an available USB 2.0 port on the Mac. With it in place, H.264 video conversions can be accelerated. The device includes application software and a QuickTime component that helps to accelerate H.264 video exports produced by other applications. H.264, or Advanced Video Codec (AVC) is a broadly supported video standard that can be played back on the iPod, iPhone, modern game consoles, some smartphones, the Apple TV and other devices.

Converted files are compatible with the iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Sony PSP and various other portable gadgets. Additional supported formats include AVI, QuickTime, WMV, MPEG-1, H.263, H.264, DV, raw VIDEO_TS and XviD.

The QuickTime Component bridges a connection between other video conversion apps and the H.264 HD; iMovie, for example, can export faster, as well as Elgato’s DVR software, EyeTV.

The software lets you preview, trim and batch-process videos, and includes nine presets including “iPod small” and “HD 1080p.”

System requirements call for Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later, Intel Core processor, 512MB RAM, built-in USB 2.0 port and QuickTime 7.6 or later.

You can drag and drop a video file into the application, and start conversion. It costs $150 now. If you look for an alternative solution with video conversion on Mac, you may install video converter for Mac with less than $50.

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