Software Review & Tutorial-Free 3gp converter from topviewsoft

For all those people out there who thought that making a 3gp video for their cellphones are only for geeks are seriously mistaken.The free 3gp converter from topviewsoft is definitely a software for the masses.It is an easy to use video converter which converts batches of most popular video formats including AVI,DivX,Xvid,MPEG,VOB,WMV,ASF,MP4, MOV,RM,RMVB,Flv,and SWF to 3gp or 3g2 files that can be played on supporting cellphones with ease.The output video codecs include MPEG4, XVID and H263; the audio codecs include AMR-NB and AAC-LC. You can also set the video size, quality, frame-rate; the audio bit-rate, frequency, channel.There are two zoom modes: Stretch and Letterbox, which will add black letterbox on output video to keep aspect ratio.The most interesting feature of this software is it's user interface, which makes the job as easy as stealing a candy from a kid!Let me show how you can make a 3gp video clip for your file.

First you need to download the software from the publisher's site.The download size is about 3.53 m.b.To download the software Click Here.
Once you've downloaded the software, install it to a desired location just like you would with any other software.After finishing the install a shortcut must appear either on your desktop or on your start menu.Use it to run the programme.
First you need to set the output directory.This is where the converted videos are saved.Set the output directory by clicking Select and browsing to the desired folder.Next you need to add video files to be converted.Do this by clicking add and from the window that appears,navigate to the desired file.You can select multiple files at the same time(batch conversion).
Now you need to set the audio and video parameters.Find out which audio and video codecs suit best for your cellphones by trial and error method.Now you need to set the resolution of the output file.Find out the resolution of your cellphone either by looking in the user manual or go to the site GSMarena and search for your cellphone model.Let me assume from this point that your screen resolution is 320x240.However most video files look better when converted to 320x200 resolution even if the display resolution is 320x240.Like I said earlier, use trial and error method to find out what works out best for your cellphone.
Now you need to set the video quality.This is the most distinguishing feature of this software.Other softwares require video bit-rate information to assign quality to the file but in this converter you can choose the quality based on a scale ranging from 1 to 20!1 is for the best quality and 20 is for the worst.Note that with increasing quality, size of the output file will be large.I recommend a quality level of 10 as appropriate(it largely depends on the quality of the input file also).Next you need to set the framerate.The higher the framerate lesser will be the motion blur.However most of the middle end handsets can support a maximum of only 24 fps(frames per second).In zoom mode u can either choose to 'stretch' the video to the full screen size or use 'letterbox' to resize the height and width to keep the aspect ratio.You need not worry about the audio settings if you are a beginner.However you sure may experiment on it!After you are done,click convert now to start converting.One of the key features of this software is its processing speed.So after the files are converted, transfer them to your cell to find out if it is working.If you cannot play it, the cell doesn't support the codecs you have chosen.Start all over to find out the right balance of codecs, quality and framerate for your cellphone.

So there you have it!You are now a top order video converting geek thanks to topviewsoft!
Have fun