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Different Functions Among Mac Video Converter and Mac Media Converter

Media converter software is simple, handy applications designed to make your life easier. Commonly, there are several kinds of media converter for Mac in present market (DVD Ripper, Video converter, media converter).And Xilisoft, Wondershare Software, Aimersoft and iSkysoft are the reputable companies which offer media converter software for Mac Users. This article will give you a brief comparison of the differences among the products of those companies.

1.Video Converter for Mac
Main function: convert between video formats for iPod, iPhone and other mobile devices.

1)Xilisoft Video Converter for Mac
This program support adds the custom watermark. During the progress of conversion, users are allowed to cut the video into several parts and merge them with the order you want, and also, users could name the output files by themselves.
The weak point is the preview window is very small and you cannot preview while converting videos.

 2)iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac
The highlight of this software is you can view the source video, and get to know the detail info of the video file. The preview effect is excellent. The interface is similar with iSky DVD ripper for Mac, the difference is video converter for Mac adds the “remove” and “clear” buttons.
However, the speed of conversion is not fast enough. And it does not support adding watermark.
The price is valuable: $35

3)Wondershare Video Converter for Mac
The interface of this program is clear and very easy to use. Users could customize the preferences of the video and audio after choose the output format. Users can preview the video during the convert progress. The advantage of this program is the high speed of conversion and it supports various formats.
The weak point is this program could not cut the same video and merge the parts into one.
The price$39 is higher than other brands of video converter for Mac.

2.DVD Converter Suite for Mac
There are many companies have released DVD Converter Suite for Mac, which includes DVD Ripper for Mac and Video Converter for Mac, and they don’t have breakthrough or bring forth new ideas ,and just a assemble of these two software. Maybe it is a tactic of sellers for sales at a discount price.

3.Media Converter for Mac - New
Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac
Total media converter for Mac is one program which has the both functions of Mac DVD ripper and Mac video converter. You need not to purchase two programs to rip DVD and convert video. And even, you could merge DVD and video to one file.
 Moreover, the edit function of Aimersoft Total Media Converter is powerful than the separate program. If you don’t like a piece of movies on DVDs ,and want to put your favorite videos to this DVD replace the bad one, Aimersoft total media converter for Mac can help you. Besides, Total media specially support WMV, MKV and HD video formats (ts, tp, trp, m2ts, mts), and you could choose the formats according to the hardware. This is easy for beginners.

 

By using this software, you can edit your video and DVD (crop,trim,effect) and even you could add amazing text and image watermark.

And also, the two preview window is a highlight of total media. Some famous website, such as Macworld, MacNN published the article of Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac and gained good comments of visitors and Mac users.
If you are looking for a media converter, you can try Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac. The Price: $49.00

4.HandBrake – Free
Handbrake is a Free Mac tool. In the latest version, Mac users can convert DVD and video to several formats (MP4?MKV?AVI?OGM, AAC?MP3?AC3), even extract the subtitle from a DVD. If users need the editing functions and more output formats, they have to choose other products. Moreover, the interface design is difficult for beginners to use.

Resource: http://macwmvconverter.blogspot.com/2009/01/difference-functions-among-mac-dvd.html

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