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As we all have found out, most all-in-one converters suck. I usually use a combo of VirtualDub, TmpegEnc encoder, FFMPG-Gui, and a whole bunch of other things to get good video and good sound which will sync up properly. But I keep trying all-in-ones in the hopes of finding a good one which I can use for jobs where time is more important than quality. To my amazement, I don't have to sacrifice quality with ConvertX2Dvd. The speed is faster than real time, quality is as good as TMPEGEnc or even the worshipped Cinema Craft encoder, and so far there have been NO sync problems. I still use the various other tools if I have something specific that ConvertX2Dvd can't do, but I now use this all-in-one for most of my conversions. If there was quality loss, I wouldn't do it, but why NOT use an all-in-one if there's no visible difference in quality?
There are a few drawbacks to the program, like a very basic menu with few options, no ability to turn subtitles "on" by default, etc. But if I want to make a fancier menu, I'll just let the program do its thing, then rip the resulting dvd video into an authoring program and make a new disc. Most of the time, even if I need to modify it in some way afterward, it's still far quicker to let ConvertX2Dvd take care of the initial conversion.
Before I get the smart ass remarks about being paid by VSO or something, let me assure you that I'm just a user of all this stuff like everyone else. If you'll check out my many posts on various subjects, you'll see that I've been struggling to find the best way to do this stuff just like we all have. I just happen to think this is an amazing program and hands down the best all-in-one I've ever come across. Of course there are some conversion-snobs who'll never admit that an all-in-one can be as good as their complex web of processes, but this one has been for me, at least 90% of the time. And when I need to, I always have the other more customizable methods to fall back on. |
