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TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5
Brief Description

Multi-Device Video Conversion Software.

Converts video files for use on media devices such as video mp3 players and game consoles.

Hi-Performace Video Conversion Solution.

Our most versatile video converter with fully customizable encoding options.

BD/DVD/AVCHD Authoring Software.

Create and burn BD/DVD/AVCHD video with custom interactive menus.

Next Gen MPEG Editing Software.

Edit MPEG-1/2 and MPEG-4 AVC video with no quality loss.

Video & Photo Presentation Software

Create slideshow presentations from photos and videos.

Video Library Management Software

Organize, watch, compare and enhance your digital videos.

MPEG-1/2 Video Conversion Software.

Converts MPEG and AVI video to DVD/VCD/SVCD compliant MPEG video or custom settings.
Price US $39.95 US $99.95 US $99.95 US $69.95 US $49.99 US $39.99 US $37.00
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Compare Activities (Click to expand/collapse)

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5

♦ = Works in a specific manner or format.
Output:
Convert Your Video •
(H.264 / WMV / DivX)		 • •
(BD / DVD / AVCHD)		 ♦
(NVIDIA CUDA required)
(H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC)		 •
(AVI / MPEG-1 / MPEG-2)
Create Highly Compressed DVD MPEG Files (XDVD) • ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)
Create HD MPEG-1/2 Files •
(MP@HL)		 ♦
(Blu-ray compliant MPEG-2 only)		 ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)		 •
Create MPEG Data for HDV Camcorders • ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)
Create an AVI File • •
Create a WMV File •
(PDA / Zune / Xbox 360)		 • •
Create a HD WMV File •
(Xbox 360)		 • •
(Full version only)
Create a MPEG-4 (ISO) File •
(DS with PLAY-YAN)
Create a MPEG-4 (H.264 AVC) File •
(iPod / PSP / PS3 / Mylo / etc.)		 • ♦
(Blu-ray/AVCHD compliant only)		 ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)		 ♦
(NVIDIA CUDA required)
Create a HD MPEG-4 (H.264) File •
(PS3 / AppleTV)		 • ♦
(Blu-ray/AVCHD compliant only)		 ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)		 ♦
(NVIDIA CUDA required)
Create an AVCHD File • • ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)
Create a DivX File •
(DivX)		 •
Create a HD DivX File •
(DivX 720p)		 •
Create a MOV File •
Create a MKV File •
(Video: MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 AVC; Audio: MP2 / MP3 / MPEG-4 AAC / Dolby Digital / Linear PCM)		 ♦
(Smart Rendering output only)
Output a Sequence of Still Pictures •
Output Audio in 24 bit / 96 kHz LPCM • •
(BD / DVD / AVCHD)		 •
Output Audio in Dolby Digital • • •
Output Audio in Dolby Digital Multichannel • • •
Output Audio in MP3, WMA or AAC ♦
(WMA, AAC depending on target device)		 • •
(MP3, MPEG-2 AAC LC, MPEG-4 AAC LC)		 •
(MP3, WMA)		 ♦
(NVIDIA CUDA required)
(MPEG-4 AAC)
Output Audio in FLAC •
Output 2 or more Audio Streams •
(4 streams max)		 •
(8 max for )
Resize the Output File To Fit On DVD / BD Media • •
(transcode / full encode)		 •
(transcode)
Resize the Output File To Fit On Memory Media • • •
(AVCHD for HDD/Memory)		 •
(when transcoding possible)
Re-encode Only Cut-Edited Parts (Smart Rendering) •
(MPEG / MPEG-4 AVC)		 •
(MPEG / MPEG-4 AVC)
Real-time Slideshow Presentation (?) •
Upload to YouTube (?) •
Blu-ray / DVD Disc Writing:
Create/Burn a Blu-ray (BDMV) Disc •
Create/Burn a Blu-ray (BDAV) Disc •
Burn to DVD • •
(Full version only)
Create/Burn an AVCHD for DVD •
Input:
Capture DV Data From a DV Camcorder (?) • •
Capture MPEG Data From a HDV Camcorder (?) • • •
Use Video Data Imported From a DV Camcorder • • •
Use Video Data Imported From a HDV Camcorder • • • • •
Use AVCHD Data • • • • •
Use DVD-Video Data • • • •
Use DVD-VR Data • • • •
Use Windows Media Center Recordings •
(WTV / DVR-MS)		 •
(WTV / DVR-MS)		 •
(WTV / DVR-MS)		 •
(WTV / DVR-MS)
Other:
Organize Digital Video Library (?) •
Compare Videos (?) •
Secondary Monitor Support (?) • •
Compare Input/Output Formats (Click to expand/collapse)

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5

Input Video Formats
  • AVI
  • DivX®
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 (.mp4, .3gp,
    .3g2)
  • WMV
  • DVR-MS
  • WTV
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .amc)
  • DVD-VR
  • DVD-Video
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AVCHD
  • Sony DoVAIO
  • PV3 (.dv)
  • AVI
  • DivX®
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 (.mp4, .3gp,
    .3g2)
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
  • WMV
  • DVR-MS
  • WTV
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .amc)
  • DVD-VR
  • DVD-Video
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AVCHD
  • DV type 2 (AVI)
  • HDV
  • Flash Video (.flv1,
    .flv4)
  • MKV (Video and audio only)
  • WebM
  • AVI
  • DivX®
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 (.mp4, .3gp,
    .3g2)
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
  • WMV
  • DVR-MS
  • WTV
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .amc)
  • DVD-VR
  • DVD-Video
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AVCHD
  • DV type 2 (AVI)
  • HDV
  • Flash Video (.flv1,
    .flv4)
  • MKV (Video and audio only)
  • WebM
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 (.mp4)
  • MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 ES (.264)
  • DVR-MS
  • WTV
  • DVD-VR
  • DVD-Video
  • Blu-ray (BDAV / BDMV)
  • AVCHD
  • Everio (.mod)
  • HDV camcorder capture (Sony,
    Victor/JVC & Canon formats)
  • FLV (H.264)
  • MOV (H.264)
  • MKV (.mkv, streams readable by the MPEG Reader)
  • AVI
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 (.mp4, .3gp,
    .3g2)
  • WMV
  • DVR-MS
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .amc)
  • DV type 2 (AVI)
  • AVI
  • DivX
  • MKV
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MPEG-4 (.mp4, .3gp,
    .3g2)
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
  • Windows Media (.wmv, .asf)
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .3g2, .amc)
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AVCHD
  • HDV (MPEG-2 TS)
  • Flash Video (.flv)
  • RealMedia (.rm)
  • Everio (.mod)
  • WebM
  • AVI
  • MPEG-1 (ES, SS)
  • MPEG-2 (ES, PS)
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • DV type 2 (AVI)
Output Video Formats
  • AVI (DivX, Motion
    JPEG)
  • DivX®
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
  • WMV
  • AVI
  • DivX®
  • MPEG-1
  • MPEG-2
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
  • WMV
  • QuickTime
  • Blu-ray (BDAV,
    BDMV) MPEG
  • DVD-Video MPEG
  • XDVD MPEG
  • VCD MPEG
  • SVCD MPEG
  • HDV (HD-1/HD-2) MPEG
  • MKV (Video: MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 AVC; Audio: MP2 / MP3 / MPEG-4 AAC / Dolby Digital / Linear PCM)
  • Blu-ray Disc (BDMV)
  • DVD-Video
  • AVCHD for HDD/Memory
  • AVCHD for DVD
  • AVCHD for Progressive
  • Blu-ray Disc (BDAV)
  • DVD-Video
  • DVD-VR
  • XDVD
  • MPEG-1
  • MPEG-2
  • MPEG-4
  • VCD MPEG
  • SVCD MPEG
  • BDAV MPEG
  • BDMV MPEG
  • AVCHD MPEG
  • HDV MPEG
  • MKV (MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 AVC)
  • WMV
  • MPEG-2
  • MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
    (NVIDIA CUDA required)
  • AVI
  • MPEG-1
  • MPEG-2
Input Audio Formats
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • AVI
  • WMA
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AAC (mono, multi-channel)
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Dolby® Digital Plus (.ec3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • AVI
  • WMA
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AAC (mono, stereo, 5.1)
  • AIFF
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .3g2, .amc)
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Dolby® Digital Plus (.ec3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • AVI
  • WMA
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
  • AAC (mono, stereo, 5.1)
  • AIFF
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt,
    .mp4, .m4a, .3gp,
    .3g2, .amc)
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Dolby® Digitial Plus (.ec3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • AAC (mono, stereo, 5.1)
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  • HE-AAC
  • FLAC (.flac, .fla)
  • MP3
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • WMA (.wma, .wmv)
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • MPEG-4 AAC
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Windows Media
  • MP2
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • AVI
  • Formats readable via VFAPI plug-in
  • Formats readable via DirectShow
Output Audio Formats
  • MP3
  • MPEG-4 AAC
  • WMA
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • MP2
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • MP2
  • MP3
  • Dolby® Digital (.ac3)
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • MPEG-2 AAC LC
  • MPEG-4 AAC LC
  • FLAC
  • WMA
  • MP2
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
  • MPEG-4 AAC (Low Complexity)
    (NVIDIA CUDA required)
  • MP1
  • MP2
  • Linear PCM (.wav)
5.1 Dolby Digital Output Support • • •
Still Image Input Formats
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • WMF
  • EMF
  • Photoshop (.psd)
  • RLE
  • DIB
  • EXIF
  • (.gif, .wdp, .tiff, .tif, .ico, .icon) with Windows Imaging Component installed
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • WMF
  • EMF
  • Photoshop (.psd)
  • RLE
  • DIB
  • EXIF
  • (.gif, .wdp, .tiff, .tif, .ico, .icon) with Windows Imaging Component installed
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PPM
  • TGA
Compare Editing Features (Click to expand/collapse)

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5

Timeline Layered Editing (?) •
Cut-Editing Tool (?) • • • •
Batch Cut-Editing (?) •
Clip Split Function (?) • • • •
Set Start & End Point (?) • • • • •
Apply Video Filters (?) • • • •
Mask Filter (?) •
Apply Audio Filters (?) • • • •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)		 •
Create/Edit Subtitles • • •
Create Multiple Subtitle Streams •
(8 max for DVD/BD; 2 max for AVCHD)
Add Text (?) • •
Set Keyframes/Chapters • • • •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)		 •
Animate with Key Points (?) •
(Timeline Editing Mode only)
Add Video Transition Effects (?) • • • •
Add 3D Video Transition Effects (?) • • •
Slideshow Editor (?) • • •
Smart Rendering (?) •
(MPEG & MPEG-4 AVC only)		 •
(MPEG & MPEG-4 AVC only)		 •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)
"Time-Stretch" Function (?) • •
Compare Authoring Features (Click to expand/collapse)

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5

Disc Writing Tool (?) • •
(Blu-ray only)		 •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)
Create DVD Menus Based on a Template • •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)
Create Blu-ray Disc Menus Based on a Template •
Create DVD/Blu-ray Disc Menus with Custom Parts (?) •
Compare Output & Encoding Features (Click to expand/collapse)

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5

Drag & Drop Encoding (?) •
Output Templates for Specific Devices • • •
(NVIDIA CUDA required)
(PSP, iPod)
Create and Save Custom Output Templates •
DivX® HD Support (?) •
NVIDIA CUDA™ Support (?) • • • •
NVIDIA CUDA™ H.264 Encoding (?) • • •
Intel Sandy Bridge H.264 Encoding (?) • •
x264 Encoding Engine (?) • • •
SpursEngine™ Support (?) •
(Requires Plug-in)		 •
(Requires Plug-in)		 •
(Requires Plug-in)
Video Smart Rendering (?) •
(MPEG & MPEG-4 AVC only)		 •
(MPEG & MPEG-4 AVC)		 •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)
Smart Rendering Analyzer (?) •
GOP Structure Editing • •
Bitrate Calculator (?) •
Transcoder (?) • • •
(Full version only via DVD Author 3)
Multiple Format Output (?) •
Batch Output • • • • •
(NVIDIA CUDA required)		 •
Command Line Control for Batch Output • •
Auto Form Output (?) •

TMPGEnc
MovieStyle

TMPGEnc Video
Mastering Works 5

TMPGEnc
Authoring Works 5

TMPGEnc MPEG
Smart Renderer 4

TMPGEnc Instant
Show Presenter

TMPGEnc
KARMA..Plus

TMPGEnc
Plus 2.5