Elecard Converter Studio is a program for movie file conversion to AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, DV and Uncompressed AVI formats at high-speed with high picture quality. The product allows you to create DVD, HDV, AVCHD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD-compatible files.

Elecard Converter Studio is an ideal tool for automatic and quick content preparation due to the watch folder mode feature. Also owners of AVC HD Camcorders might find it a useful product which allows them to convert the footage from their cameras into format supported by their favorite editing software.

The Watch folder mode, which is used to scan a specified folder for newly added media files, can now be run as a Windows service and that will really automate your conversion tasks.

Here are some key features of "Elecard Converter Studio":

· Watch Folder mode. The program automatically scans the specified input folder and converts new media files with the selected profile
· Work as Windows service. Allows the Watch Folder mode start as Windows service
· MPEG-2 Encoding. Widespread and high-quality encoding format. It allows you to create DVD, HDV, HD-DVD and Blu-ray compatible files that can be used for the further recording to discs and other storages
· H.264 Encoding. Foremost encoding format that is used in widest application area from the network broadcasting to FullHD video encoding for HD-DVD and Blu-ray storages
· Two pass encoding to MPEG-2 and H.264 formats. Allows the encoding quality improvement
· Fast first pass for H.264 encoding. Allows encoding acceleration in two pass mode. The total encoding time is reduced up to 30%
· MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC (including HE AAC + PS) and WAV PCM audio encoding. Support of different audio formats allows selection of the optimal encoding format for every task
· Work with DVD. Allows conversion of whole DVD or only the selected parts
· Extended access to components settings. Allows complete control of encoding parameters
· Work with multichannel streams. Allows you to open multichannel stream, to select the required tracks for work, and to create the multichannel streams with individual settings for each track. Work with MPEG multiplexer is adapted for multiprogram files creation
· Stream Copy mode for video and audio. The mode of the original track transferring from input file to output file without conversion. It accelerates the conversion process and keeps the data quality
· Multiplexing into AVI, MP4, MPEG-2 PS/TS and elementary streams saving. Provides wide application of the output files
· MPEG streams indexing. Provides the index files creation for encoded MPEG files. This option is necessary for broadcasting
· Set of preconfigured profiles for optimal encoding. Provides easy creation of files compatible with different devices
· Profiles creation, editing and saving. Provides creation and further use of the user original profiles

Elecard Converter Studio supports the following multiplexed output formats:
· MPEG-2 PS Program Stream (ISO/IEC 13818-1)
· MPEG-2 TS Transport Stream (ISO/IEC 13818-1)
· MP4 ISO compatible file (ISO/IEC 14496-14)
· MP4 Sony PSP compatible file
· MP4 Apple iPod compatible file
· MP4 ISMA compatible file
· AVI file
· Annex B Type II Elementary Stream (ISO/IEC 11172-1)

Elecard Converter Studio supports the following output elementary stream formats:
· MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 High Profile (ISO/IEC 14496-10)
· MPEG-2 HL@HP (ISO/IEC 13818-2)
· DV25 (SMPTE 314M-1999)
· AAC (ISO/IEC 13818-7)
· MPEG-1 audio Layer II (ISO/IEC 11172-3)
· WAV PCM
· Uncompressed AVI files

Elecard Converter Studio supports the following input formats:
· Uncompressed AVI files (RGB, YV12, YUY2)
· DV25, MPEG-4 SP/ASP (AVI file)
· AVS (Avisynth Script)
· MPEG-1/2 (MPEG PS/TS, VES, ES, XPL file)
· MPEG-4 SP/ASP (MOV, MP4, MPEG PS/TS, VES, XPL file)
· H.264 (MOV, MP4, MPEG PS/TS, VES, XPL file)
· WMV/WMA (ASF/WMV file)
· PCM
· Dolby Digital
· MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
· PEG-1 Audio Layer III
· AAC (Advanced Audio Codec)
· AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate)

Requirements:

· SSE-enhanced CPU
· 512 MB RAM
· Any VGA card

Limitations:

· Maximum number of frames for encoding: 1500
· Nag screen