VidCoder

Almost any user has at least a video DVD or Blu-ray disc. These types of discs allow watching movies at the highest possible quality and are suitable for large screen TVs. But some people may want to convert these discs into regular video files and play them on their computers and laptops. Normally, you cannot just copy the contents of these discs to your hard disk, as you need a special conversion application for this purpose.

A program which can help you convert any DVD and Blu-ray video disc into regular video files is VidCoder. After the application has been installed and launched, the user first needs to select the source disc. VidCoder can even convert existing video files into different formats. After selecting the desired source, one will need to configure the video and audio quality settings and the output format.

Unfortunately, VidCoder only supports the MP4 and MKV formats. There are numerous settings to choose from and the program even includes some effects and corrections that can be applied to videos, while they are converted, for making them look better. After making the settings, the user can preview the video, to make an idea about how it will look in the end.

In case the user doesn't want to modify all the settings manually, he can use the included presets, which can automatically produce compatible video files from various devices, including Apple iPhone and Windows Phone 7.