Need to convert a video? These two free tools make it easy
Whether you need smaller files or a new format, HandBrake and Shutter Encoder have you covered. Credit: bombermoon / Shutterstock.com Video formats can be a mess. One won’t play on your TV, another is too large for email, and a third won’t import into your editing software.
- ▪Whether you need smaller files or a new format, HandBrake and Shutter Encoder have you covered.
- ▪Credit: bombermoon / Shutterstock.com Video formats can be a mess.
- ▪One won’t play on your TV, another is too large for email, and a third won’t import into your editing software.
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Whether you need smaller files or a new format, HandBrake and Shutter Encoder have you covered. Credit: bombermoon / Shutterstock.com Video formats can be a mess. One won’t play on your TV, another is too large for email, and a third won’t import into your editing software. When that happens, a good video converter can save you a lot of frustration. If you need to convert a video so it plays on another device, takes up less space, or works in your editing software, these are the two free tools I recommend most: HandBrake: The best tool for making videos smaller HandBrake is the one I go to when my goal is to shrink video files without giving up much quality. It’s a free, open-source video encoder that converts almost any video into modern codecs such as H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, and VP9.
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