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Elgato Turbo.264 HD Software Edition converts video for iOS devices

by Steven Sande Jul 15th 2010 at 1:30PM

Mac fans who work with high definition camcorder clips have been aware of Elgato's Turbo.264 HD for a while -- it's a USB dongle that provides hardware acceleration for editing HD clips without converting them first. Today the company has released a software edition of the hardware device.

The Mac application, known as Turbo.264 HD SE (for Software Edition), is essentially a converter for encoding HD video for consumption on the Web or on other devices. The Software Edition uses sophisticated algorithms to convert standard and high-def files quickly, and can also work in tandem with the Elgato Turbo.264 HD hardware to boost video conversion speeds up to four times. Turbo.264 HD SE is now included with the hardware.

A free trial version of the software, which will only encode the first 3 minutes of your video, is available for download from Elgato. Turbo.264 HD SE is available at the Elgato Online Store for US$49.95, while the Turbo.264 HD is still available for $99.95.

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elliotjlamb

This kind of thing should be free.... In my opinion

July 16 2010 at 4:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Don

There are some new Handbrake iDevice presets posted at lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5572037/handbrake-presets-for-your-new-ipad-or-iphone-4

July 15 2010 at 6:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jeff

Thanks, Don, I was looking for something like this.

July 15 2010 at 10:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SIP

VisualHub (now discontinued) is far better than HandBrake -- in fact, it is quicker than HandBrake and produces smaller files. A 350MB TV episode in HandBrake ends up at 225MB but only 170MB with VisualHub.

July 15 2010 at 2:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Red

I can usually get 120-130 fps with Handbrake on my i7 iMac. Would this be any better?

July 15 2010 at 4:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cydeweyz

If VisualHub is discontinued, then how is it better than Handbrake? I was tempted by Elgato until I tried the demo. Speed without features is no option for me. Handbrake remains king.

July 16 2010 at 10:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chappy

Note that I still see audio sync problems with this device and software. It cannot create correct synchronization when writing to slow drives (a Drobo for example) or when a lot of other applications are working. Their own support staff acknowledge this limitation. In my experience, this only works well when you're writing to an internal hard drive when no other applications are working.

Also note that this software does not offer the range of configuration and preview options that Handbrake does. Even video cropping becomes a matter of trial and error.

July 15 2010 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nxiv

Does it take advantage of the Nvidia 320m graphics chip when transcoding to H.264? That would be a huge advantage if it does, though it may cut sales of their Turbo.264 hardware.

July 15 2010 at 2:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
delphinus87

Although you could do so much more in HandBrake, the simple, direct, iPad format and add to iTunes setting sounds fantastic. I may actually consider it.

July 15 2010 at 2:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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jh

So instead of clicking "Source", selecting your track, and then clicking the "Universal" preset, and then click "Start" you'd rather pay $50 for the ability to select your title, and then click an Ipad?

That's an expensive step there.


July 15 2010 at 2:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iDarbert

So, huh... 50 bucks for a H.264 encoder?

July 15 2010 at 1:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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