GiliSoft Video Converter is a Windows application for changing video and audio formats and preparing files for playback, publishing or storage. It combines conversion profiles with a batch queue and editing tools, so a source can be trimmed, reframed or given subtitles before the converted file is produced.
The product has Classic and Discovery editions. Classic concentrates on format conversion and associated edits; Discovery adds a wider collection of media tools. A paid purchase provides access to both editions, and a trial is available.
GiliSoft Video Converter’s formats and device profiles
GiliSoft Video Converter accepts sources such as camera footage, screen recordings, MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and transport-stream video. Output choices include MP4, MKV, AVI and WMV, with H.264 and H.265 encoding options.
Device profiles supply starting settings for targets such as iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Apple TV and game consoles. Web output includes WebM and other HTML5-friendly formats. Resolution, bitrate, codec and frame-rate controls allow the export to be adjusted when a preset does not match the destination. There are also profiles for converting existing 4K footage or producing a 4K output.
Multiple sources can be queued for conversion rather than exported individually. GiliSoft Video Converter supports NVIDIA CUDA/NVENC acceleration and hardware H.264 encoding, with availability depending on the hardware and selected output.
Flash conversion
Legacy SWF content is another input route. GiliSoft Video Converter can turn it into video or audio, giving older Flash material a file that can be played or reused outside its original format. The converter also supports older media such as RM and RMVB.
Clip preparation
Trimming selects the portion of a source to keep, while merging combines several clips into one output. A group of short recordings can therefore become a single delivery file, or an unwanted introduction can be left out of the export.
Cropping changes the visible frame, and rotation corrects its orientation. Aspect-ratio controls help determine the shape of the result. GiliSoft Video Converter also offers playback-speed changes and adjustments to brightness, contrast and saturation. Watermarks, subtitles, effects and picture-in-picture can be added as part of preparation before conversion.
Soundtrack extraction and audio edits
A video can supply an audio-only file when the picture is unnecessary. GiliSoft Video Converter extracts and converts the soundtrack to formats including MP3, M4A, WAV, WMA, AC3 and DTS.
Discovery extends this work with controls for removing the original sound, adding another audio track and recording narration for a selected time range. Volume changes can be applied to part of a video, and its audio tools also include silence removal.
Discovery tools
Discovery includes online-video downloading, allowing permitted sources to enter the same conversion and editing workflow. Its subtitle tools can load a subtitle file or create entries, with timing and placement checked against the video before export.
Timed layers
Text, image, video and shape layers can be placed over a chosen part of a clip. Each has a start and end time, with positioning and sizing controls in the preview. Filters and zoom effects also use selected time ranges, allowing an effect or annotation to appear for the relevant section rather than covering the entire recording.
Video compression
A separate Video Compression workspace accepts individual files or a batch through file loading and drag-and-drop. Format, resolution, quality and bitrate settings govern the smaller copies it produces. Reducing resolution can soften fine detail, while a lower bitrate can affect complex or moving scenes; the output settings determine the balance between file size and the detail retained.
