Developer(s) Anvsoft Inc. Type Transcoder | Available in 25 languages | |
Stable release 6.0.7 / December 13, 2016; 2 months ago (2016-12-13) Operating system Size 42.8 MB (full), 41.3 MB (free) | ||
Any Video Converter is a video converter developed by Anvsoft Inc. for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is available in both a free and paid version. Any Video Converter Windows version has won the CNET Downloads 5 star award.
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Features
The software converts most video files including AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPG, M2TS, MTS, RMVB, AVCHD, MKV, WebM(V8), QT, WMV, VOB, 3GP, 3GPP2, DivX, and more into other formats such as AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, WMV, MP3, etc. The resulting output files can be transferred to an iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, PSP, Samsung, HTC, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, Xbox, Smartphones, etc.
This freeware also performs functions such as downloading videos from online video-sharing sites such as YouTube, Nico, MetaCafe, etc. Users can edit videos as they like such as cutting, rotating, clipping, adding video effects, combining multiple videos into one file. Moreover, It also allows users to create HTML5 videos with embedding code ready to use for websites, burn videos to DVD or AVCHD DVD disc, boost video conversion speed up to 6X faster with CUDA acceleration. It can also use AMD APP Encoder for X264/H264 video encoding.
Reception
The software has been reviewed as being "ridiculously easy to use" and "interface is easy to manipulate".
AVC was featured as Lifehacker's Download of the Day on November 30, 2006.
Windows Vista Magazine had a tutorial on converting video files with the software for viewing on a PSP in its April 2007 issue. The software was also reviewed in 2008 by MacLife for its capability to convert files for viewing on an iPod.
The free version of AVC installs browser-hijacks. Not to mention numerous PUPs (at least 14) and fake anti-malware which is known to flood a system with pop-ups. It does not offer options to remove in Custom Set-up and forces free users into this position by having the free version apparently 'break' and be unable to d/load due to 'failed analysis', while promising the update will fix these problems.