How to convert any videos on Mac

Voilabits VideoConverter Tutorial

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TABLE OF CONTENTS In this tutorial, you will learn the following: I. About Voilabits VideoConverter ......................................................................................... Pg. 3 II. Activating This App ............................................................................................................ Pg. 5 III. App Operating .................................................................................................................... Pg. 6 i. Main Interface ................................................................................................................. Pg. 6 ii. File Importing & Deleting .............................................................................................. Pg. 7 iii. Editing ........................................................................................................................... Pg. 8 iv. Output Setup ................................................................................................................ Pg. 11 IV. Technical Support ............................................................................................................ Pg. 15

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I. ABOUT VOILABITS VIDEOCONVERTER With an user-friendly interface, numerous supported formats and remarkable features, and extraordinary performance and stability, Voilabits VideoConverter for Mac has become one of the best multimedia utilities on the international market. Unlike other traditional multimedia applications, which can only carry one good feature (video converting, video editing, or 2D to 3D conversion), this revolutionary program has all of them built right in. So you no longer have to purchase a bunch of video converters and editors to meet your needs; just a copy Voilabits VideoConverter for Mac, and you are ready to face all the challenges.

Figure 1: Main Interface

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With the assistances from Voilabits VideoConverter for Mac, you can:

Convert video files among almost all video and audio formats, This application transforms videos among nearly all video and audio formats: (inc. MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD), MOD, M2TS, AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc), MP4 (inc. Sony PSP and Apple iPod), WMV, 3GP, QuickTime (MOV), VOB, MPEG-1, 2, 3, 4, H.264, Real Video, MKV, FLV, etc.

Make the most use out of your portable media devices, Files generated by this app can conveniently be added to and played upon a number of mobile devices, including the popular ones like iPod, iPad, iPhone, Android Phones, Windows Phones, and Galaxy.

Edit all loaded files, This app has several practical features to let you crop, trim, and deinterlace loaded files, and add watermarks, special effects, and subtitles to them.

Convert 2D videos to 3D, This app now has the ability to convert 2D videos to 3D, you can have that sensational viewing experience with all your collected files and shows at home.

Extract soundtracks from videos.

Using this app soundtracks from loaded files can be extracted and exported to audio files in various formats.

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II. ACTIVATING THIS APP Voilabits VideoConverter is available on our official website at http://www.voilabits.com/ download/voilabits-videoconverter.dmg. Once you have it downloaded to your computer, please double-click the .dmg file to initiate the installation, and a window with this app’s icon will appear on the screen after you do so, indicating the installation is completed. You then need to relocate the icon to desktop or “Applications” folder.

Activating Voilabits VideoConverter is a fairly easy task. You just need to launch the app first, tap on the “Help” on the menu bar, and select the “Register Voilabits VideoConverter” from the list. Once the registration window shows on the screen, you have to copy-n-paste your registration code into the “Keycode” box, and then click “Register” button to confirm everything.

Figure 2: Registration 5

III. APP OPERATING i. Main Interface

Figure 3: Main Interface

1. Sources - Three tabs respectively represent three different sources of videos to load.

2. Folder List - All folders under a given source or those loaded by you will show up here.

3. Thumbnail Exhibition - All the files in the chosen folder will be presented here.

4. Merge - You need it when you want to combine multiple videos into one.

5. Output Folder - To set this output folder, you need to hit this tab and make your choice.

6. Preview - Click this button to preview a loaded video.

Tip: You can use

to save the scenes you like as you are previewing the video. The snapshots will be saved to the

“Voilabits VideoConverter” folder under “Movies”

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7. File Name - The name of a given loaded file, and it could be customized.

8. Output Format Settings - This is where you pick a format to which you convert the file.

9. Editing- This is where you can edit the chosen file.

10. File Information - This is where basic information of a given file shall be displayed.

11. Convert - Click this button to commence the conversion.

12. Open the Output Folder - Click this button to open the chosen output folder.

ii. File Importing & Deleting Importing: There are several ways to add videos to Voilabits VideoConverter: 1. To add videos to this app, you need to launch it on your computer first, and you on the main interface’s left upper corner you will find three tabs named “Movies”, “iTunes”, “Camera”, each of which represets a source from which you can load files. Click on anyone of them, and you can view not only all the folders under it in a list, but also all the videos in the selected folder in thumbnails underneath. You just need to drag-n-drop a video’s thumbnail to the black area and the loading process would be completed. You also can add your customize the “Movies” list by drag all the folders that you need to the “Custom Folders” section.

2. Click the “File” on the menu bar, choose “ Add File(s)...”, and then select the clips you want to load to Voilabits VideoConverter in the window appears.

3. Directly drag-n-drop all the videos you want to load to this app to the black area on right part of the main interface.

Deleting: To delete an imported video, you just need to select it in the right column and drag it right out of this app’s main interface. If deleting all imported videos is what you seek, please simultaneously press command and A on the keyboard to highlight them all, and then click delete.

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iii. Editing Once you have the source files loaded, highlight one of the items upon which you want to edit and then click

to activate the editing panel. On the left column all the thumbnails of added

files will be presented. Numerous practical editing features are available in the app.

1. Trimming a. Check “Trim” on the tab. b. Click c. Click the

to play the selected file. to set the starting point of the playback. When the video gets to the place

where you would like it to end, please hit the

to mark the spot. The timer underneath

the preview screen clearly shows this clip’s starting point, finishing point, and length.

Figure 4: Trimming Settings Tips: 1. You can also move the right and left markers of the playback progress bar to choose a specific part of the video to be converted.

2.You might as well use “ Next Frame” 3.The “Reset”

to make the editing more precise than ever.

helps you get everything back to exactly what it was like and where it was.

2. Cropping a. In the Crop tab, check the box of “Enable Cropping”. b. Adjust the size and position of cropping area by changing the figures in those four boxes.

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Tip: Users too can manually adjust the cropping area by dragging the central and surrounding handles, or select an output aspect ratio for cropping. Four options are available: Any, 4: 3, 16: 9, and Keep Original Ratio.

Figure 5: Cropping Settings 3. Effects a. In the Effects tab, check the box of “Enable Effects”. b. Set the degrees of brightness and contrast by resetting their respective control sliders. c. Choose a special effect for the output video from the list in “More Effects” tabs.

In this section, you also can find the deinterlacement feature, which can turn interlaced videos into a non-interlaced form, enhancing spectators viewing experience rather appreciably. And it is also quite easy to use. Just need to turn on the “Deinterlacement” switch.

Figure 6: Effects Settings

4. Rotation a. In the Rotate tab, tick off the box “Enable Rotation”. b. Each of the four buttons specifically represents one specific way to rotate or flip the video; from left to right, it is Counterclockwise Rotation, Clockwise Rotation, Horizontal Flip, and Vertical Flip.

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Figure 7: Rotation Settings

5. Watermarks a. In the Watermarks tab, check the box of “Enable Watermarks”. b. Edit text watermark (select the “Text”, type the content in the box, and pick its font and color by clicking

) and set its position and degree of transparency.

c. Edit image watermark (select the “Image”, choose the image to be used as a watermark) and set its position and degree of transparency.

Figure 8: Watermarks Settings

6. Subtitles & Audio To add subtitles to the output video, please click “Subtitles” tab and choose the one you need (If you need to add external subtitles, select “Load Subtitles” from that list, and choose there).

If you want to apply a different soundtrack, please make your choice in the list in Audio tab.

Figure 9: Subtitles & Soundtrack Settings 10

7. 3D Effects a. In the 3D Effects tab, tick off the box “Enable 3D Effects” b. Choose a 3DType for the output video from the list “3DType” tab. c. Set the 3D Depth by adjusting the little slider or click on the stepper.

Figure 10: 3D Effects Settings

iv. Output Setup After adding the files to the list, subsequent moves should be those regarding output files. a. Choose An Output Format: You first need to highlight the file that you want to convert, click the

adjacent to it, and a

list would show up in which you can choose the format you want to convert that file to.

Figure 11: Output Formats 11

Tip: 1. If you want all the files to be converted to a same format, you can tick off the “ Apply to All”.

2. To adjust output settings, you can set all the specific parameters of the output format by hitting on the right upper corner of the

button

, and then a new window like the one beneath appears.

Figure 12: Output Settings

Video Quality: It can quite quickly and conveniently help you set a video quality standard for files generated without going through all the specifics.

Video Codec: Generally, it has been pre-set by the developers who thoroughly and seriously considered users’ needs; thus it works pretty well in terms of both quality and speed.

Video Resolution: It specifically relates to the output video’s resolution. It is not quite advisable to set it to a exceedingly high standard unless you truly have to for some reasons, since the files generated can be ridiculously huge and the converting process can be more time-consuming.

Video Bit Rate: Video bit rate specifies the amount of information stored in the video. The higher

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bit rate you choose, the clearer output videos would be. This very setting normally depends on selected resolution, and it would be better to leave it auto. If you must need to make videos generated clearer, you can always try to increase the figure.

Video Frame Rate: The frame rate determines how fast video frame refreshes. For videos of lots of intense moving actions, you probably need a higher frame rate to combat jerkiness. The default value suffices in most cases.

Audio Quality: It can quite quickly and conveniently help you set an audio quality standard for files generated without going through all the specifics.

Audio Codec: Generally, the default setting for each format has been set by the program. In most cases, the pre-set codec works very well in terms of both quality and speed.

Audio Sample Rate: The audio sample rate determines the resolution of the audio files. The higher sampling rate is, the clearer audio file would be. However, like what was mentioned above, its size increases accordingly as well.

Audio Bit Rate: The audio bit rate determines the amount of information stored in an audio file.

A higher bit rate considerably contributes to a better audio quality; yet, the file’s size, on the other hand, usually tends to get bigger accordingly.

Audio Channel: You can use 1 (mono), 2 (Stereo) and 5.1(Surround)effect. The second one is pre-set.

b. Set Up the Directory The “Output” tab allows you to change the folder to which you want the files generated to be saved. Click on it and you can make the change in the new window pops out. To quickly open that folder, please hit the button next and it opens instantly.

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c. Start Conversion At this point, you can initiate the conversion by clicking the

on the lower right corner.

After you start the conversion, two other function buttons are presented:

and

, both

of which also control the conversion respectively. The former is used to pause the conversion during the process. The latter is used to cancel the conversion.

Tip: 1. If you want to merge the files you have added, you can slide the

button to turn on or turn off the

function of Merge.

2. After the videos have been converted, you can click the

, and then the converted files will pop-up

automatically.

3. If you want to reset the output settings of the files, you can click the

.

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IV. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Contact Us Any time you need help with using Voilabits products, please contact our support team at support@voilabits.com. Our customer service staff will reply your email with one business day.

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