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Engelmann Media’s Android Converter software is an absolute “must-have” for all new G1 owners. Even those who immediately secure one of the brand-new phones do not have to give up familiar conveniences: Android Converter brings music, videos, images and internet clips from YouTube and other services to the G1 Android phone. Once installed on a PC, the conversion software can immediately convert an entire music collection, videos, audiobooks and internet clips into the correct Android format. Users then transfer the multimedia content to the new G1 by microSD card or USB. Free software updates will also support other Android-based phones and smartphones in the future.
Engelmann Media Android Converter can transfer entire MP3 collections to the new phone and also converts images, video DVDs, video files in virtually every format, and audio CDs. The software also converts DRM-protected audio files. Its integrated player lets users preview or listen to every file before deciding whether to convert it for the phone. Android Converter does more than fill the mobile device with a user’s own videos, images and music. Thanks to its built-in web recorder for Web 2.0 portals, the software searches for and converts new content from the inexhaustible reservoir of YouTube and similar services.
Anyone wanting to enjoy great sounds without a flickering screen can use Engelmann Android Converter to extract the audio track from a current video clip. A click separates sound from picture and saves it in the desired format. Live recordings from music DVDs, for example, can be saved as MP3 files on the phone and heard while traveling. Android Converter can also convert individual DVD chapters if desired.
Automatic Display Adjustment or Manual Choice
Users who simply want to transfer favorite photos quickly to the G1 can use automatic display adjustment. With one click, Android Converter optimizes an image so it appears on the phone display at the best possible quality. The software works similarly with music and video files. Technical enthusiasts can also control everything manually—for video, resolution, frame rate and video bit rate; for audio, channel count, bit rate and sample rate.
Key Program Features:
Supported sources: AVI, WMV, MP4, 3GP, VOB, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX 3.11 through 6, XviD, Nero Digital, etc.), and MJPEG in movies
Also converts audio CDs and audio tracks from video DVDs and internet videos
Converts protected and unprotected audio files
Internet clip recorder for video portals including Sevenload, YouTube, MyVideo, GoogleVideo, DailyMotion and Clipfish
Converts images at the best possible quality using automatic display adjustment
Full control over generated audio files, optionally setting channel count, bit rate and sample rate
Crops videos before conversion
Technical enthusiasts can set resolution, frame rate, video bit rate and audio bit rate themselves
