
Elecard Converter Studio 5 User Guide
2. Describing Elecard Converter Studio
2.1 Converter Studio Features
Elecard Converter Studio is the program (series of programs) that performs the format
conversion of media files at high-speed and with high quality. It supports the Watch Folder Mode
that provides automatically converting of files from specified folder and can be started as
Windows® service. The program allows user to use computing power of locally networked PCs
for common task list encoding (distributed computing).
Optimal encoding parameters can be selected from the preconfigured profiles. Profiles provide the
compatibility of created files with different devices such as DVD, SVCD, HDV, AVCHD®, Blu-
Ray, FLV, Sony PlayStation® Portable (Sony PSP®), Sony PlayStation3®, Apple iPod®, etc. You
can also create your own profile and save it for further use. The complete control over encoding
parameters and extra facilities allow you to solve professional tasks.
Elecard Converter Studio has the following features:
Watch Folder mode. The program automatically scans the specified input folder and
converts new media files according to the selected profile.
Work as Windows® service. Allows the Watch Folder mode start as Windows® service.
It is used only in Pro/Pro HD versions.
Console application mode. The program can be started as console application that
supports both the single file converting and the Watch Folder mode.
MPEG-2 Encoding. Widespread and high-quality encoding format. It allows you to create
DVD, HDV, and Blu-ray compatible files that can be used for further recording to discs and
other storages.
Intel® Quick Sync Video. Allows encoding of AVC/H.264 streams using the Intel®
Quick Sync Video technology. It speeds up the encoding process even to 10 times.
MPEG-4 ASP and AVC/H.264 Encoding. Foremost encoding format that is used in wide
application area from network broadcasting to encoding of FullHD video for HD-DVD and
Blu-ray storages.
DV Encoding. Allows saving video into AVI DV format. It is a widely used format for
video editing. The format provides easy editing and the optimal proportion of encoding quality
to the output file size.
Saving video to uncompressed or lossless format. Allows saving video to uncompressed
AVI or using lossless encoding (to make file size smaller).
Two pass MPEG-2 and AVC/H.264 encoding. Allows encoding quality improvement.
Fast first pass for two pass encoding. Allows encoding acceleration in two pass mode.
The total encoding time is reduced up to 30%.
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