Easily preview, crop, and combine clips into one movie, or batch process multiple videos * Pick from a variety of formats ranging from iPhone to HD 1080p or create custom settings * Upload video directly to your YouTube account * Use the encoder with popular Mac applications such as iMovie , QuickTime Pro, and EyeTV to accelerate export/sharing features * Converts video incredibly fast to high-quality H.264 files in standard or HD resolutions
^ (2012). Turbo.264 HD - H.264 Video Encoder/Accelerator, Elgato. UPC 852095000997 (revised Oct 2014)
^Elgato Turbo.264 HD Encoder for Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad 1, iPad 2 and Mac Computers (10020196), Elgato Direct. Amazon. UPC 852095000997 (revised Nov 2014)
^ (2012). Turbo.264 HD - video converter - Hi-Speed USB, Elgato. PCMall. UPC 852095000997 (revised Mar 2016)
^Elgato H.264 Video Encoder Hd Encoder/accelerator, Elgato. Newegg. UPC 852095000997 (revised May 2015)
El Gato just released new software/firmware for this product. My previous review gave it only one star because of HD video quality. I've revised here to 4 stars. The new transcoder is greatly improved. I use the product with EyeTV software to transcode 1080i to 720p. The output video is now much cleaner. Great for my purposes. Would give an extra star if Elgato gave me more info about customizing/limitations of the Turbo H264 coder settings in EyeTV.
I've been using Elgato's digital-analog TV tuner for a year and was happy with it. So I'm surprised how poor the quality of this product. I think they missed an opportunity to really understand their user base and what we might use this device for. I use it to convert video from one format to another - mostly avi to m4v so that I can play and archive my videos - TV Shows, Music Videos and Films - within iTunes. For this purpose, the Turbo 264 HD not only doesn't shine, but almost destroys good video.I subm..
This is a great device for accelerating h.264 encoding on the Mac.I'm giving it 4-stars instead of 5-stars for one reason only: the quality of the encoded quality is not nearly as good as that provided by Quicktime Pro when transcoding 1080p video. The upside: it's fast. Perhaps this is something Elgato can address in a future software update as the issues involve artifacting during high motion segments and slight softness in general. Perhaps not enough to bother most consumers, but it is readily apparen..
