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Elgato Elgato Turbo.264 HD

 

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    7.3 7.3 from 3 reviewers
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    9.3 9.3 from 2 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. photographybay.com

    26 July 2011

    Alright, so you’ve shot some great home movies on your DSLR or camcorder. Next comes the part nobody looks forward to. Getting your media off the camera, onto your devices and onto YouTube.What if there was a program that did all of that for you? Read more

  2. TechRadar UK

    TechRadar UK
    9.0/10
    15 May 2010

    It works directly with AVCHD camcorders, too, letting you view, trim, and join movies together quickly and efficiently. Read more

    • Super-fast H.264 encoding, Export to QuickTime-aware apps
    • No longer supports PowerPC, Substantial investment

  3. Gizmodo

    Gizmodo
    9 April 2009

    The Gadget: Elgato's turbo.264HD video encoder , a USB dongle meant to be a fast and easy way to potentially speed up video conversions to H.264 file format for your iPhone/iPod/AppleTV. Read more

  4. Gizmodo

    Gizmodo
    8 April 2009

    The Gadget: Elgato’s turbo.264HD video encoder, a USB dongle meant to be a fast and easy way to potentially speed up video conversions to H.264 file format for your iPhone/iPod/AppleTV. Read more

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Elgato Turbo.264 HD

The Elgato Turbo.264 HD USB Dongle allows users to convert their videos to the popular H.264 format, which will allow them to carry around all their favorite movies and videos to be viewed on a myriad of compatible devices including iPods, iPhones, the Sony PSP and Apple TV among others. Apart from the resolution, The USB Dongle also featuressupport for HD camcorder formats including AVCHD, MPEG-2- and MPEG-4-encoded HD content. The Turbo.264 HD can detect AVCHD camcorders automa…

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Elgato Turbo.264 HD

The Elgato Turbo.264 HD USB Dongle allows users to convert their videos to the popular H.264 format, which will allow them to carry around all their favorite movies and videos to be viewed on a myriad of compatible devices including iPods, iPhones, the Sony PSP and Apple TV among others. Apart from the resolution, The USB Dongle also featuressupport for HD camcorder formats including AVCHD, MPEG-2- and MPEG-4-encoded HD content. The Turbo.264 HD can detect AVCHD camcorders automatically, moving the recordings in standard- or high-definition to selected source devices. The Elgato Turbo.264 HD USB Dongle is available for the retail price of $150.

Features

The Turbo.264 HD USB Dongle has features 1080p processing capabilities. It allows users to convert videos into the H.264 format that is compatible with portable electronics. Besides resolution, it also adds support for HD camcorder formats such as AVCHD as well as MPEG-2- and MPEG-4-encoded HD content. The Turbo.264 HD automatically detects AVCHD camcorders and moves the recordings in standard- or high-definition to selected source devices. Apart from those already listed, supported video formats include QuickTime, AVI, DV, WMV, MPEG-1, MP4, M4V, H.263, H.264, XviD and raw VIDEO_TS files from DVDs, among others. Users have the option of previewing, trimming and batch processing videos. They also have nine export presets that range from a small iPod size (320x240) to the full 1080p, though custom profiles are options. The Turbo.264 HD is compatible with Intel Core-powered Macs running on at least Mac OS X 10.5.6 and QuickTime 7.6.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Turbo.264 HD Video Encoder quickly converts any video file into a format that you can play anywhere and share with everyone. Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. H.264 video is a universal format that can be played on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, gaming consoles, selected smart phones and on the web. Dramatically accelerates video encoding when the hardware encoder is used with Mac appl…

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