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Elgato Turbo.264 Reviews
$89.00
Impressively speeds up compatible-video encoding ; lets you trim video clips before importing... (macworld.com)
Elgato, makers of eyetv 3, have come out with another way to convert your video files. The turbo... (consumerelectronicsnet.com)
alaTest Review Summary for Elgato Turbo.264
We have collected and analyzed 17 expert reviews and 84 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 75/100 and users rate it 70/100. The average review date is June 16, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 11256 reviews from other Video Cards. Last update: November 21, 2009.
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Expert Reviews (17)
Review: Turbo.264 HD
Elgato's Turbo.264 HD speeds up QuickTime-compatible video encoding on slow and fast Macs but trades speed for a measure of quality.
Impressively speeds up compatible-video encoding ; lets you trim video clips before importing ; can gang together multiple clips
Resulting video isn't as good looking as video encoded with other methods ; software a little unstable
Earlier this year, Elgato released the Turbo.264's more-powerful sibling, the Intel-only Earlier this year, Elgato released the Turbo.264's more-powerful sibling, the Intel-only $150 Turbo.264 HD. Like the original Turbo.264, the HD model is designed ...
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Turbo.264 Video Encoder
Elgato, makers of eyetv 3, have come out with another way to convert your video files. The turbo.264 is a quick and easy way to convert your videos to H.264(mp4) files. You can play the resulting files on several players. Most importantly, this Mac ...
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Lightning Round: Elgato Turbo.264 Hardware h.264 Encoder
The Gadget: Although the Elgato Turbo.264 hardware encoder has been around for a while, products have been released that make h.264 one of the most, if not the most important video codecs out there. Not only is it supported by the iPod classic, there ...
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User Reviews (84)
The BEST for MAC
Get it for Apple FCP suite and you won't be sorry. I even use the youtube function with good results.
This is way better than MATROX's COMPRESS HD - simply stated, the best value for H.264 acceleration. Works perfectly with QuickTime Pro and the small compression app is easy to use and modify presets
I would love to see better Apple Compressor implementation. Right now, you cannot also do multipass encodes - its all single pass - which mostly accounts for the speed
Manufacturer's Description
Turbo.264 HD is an encoder and accelerator that converts all popular video formats, including HD camcorder video, to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. It is incredibly fast and comes with an easy-to-use software application. H.264 is the universal video compression standard that can be played on an iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, gaming consoles, selected smartphones and on the web. It offers extremely high quality video in small file sizes. Instant access to your HD camcorder...
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