How To

To delete parts of your input file:

• Step 1: Choose the area you want to delete by clicking the left mouse button and dragging the slider along the navigation line. The selected area will be highlighted

  

• Step 2: click the Add Area of Deleting button and close the Edit window to return to main menu
• Step 3: Set parameters of profile if applicable
• Step 4: Press Convert Now! to start conversion.

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You can uninstall any video codec without removing AVS Video Converter:

• Step 1: Go to your Control panel -> Sounds and Multimedia
• Step 2: Click the Hardware tab, then select Video Codecs from the Devices list
• Step 3: Click the Properties button, after that click the Properties tab
• Step 4: Select the video codec you want to uninstall and click Remove.

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You can easily export frames from your input files and save them to your hard drive as JPEG, PNG, BMP, WMF or EMF:

• Step 1: Enter your input video file
• Step 2: Click the Edit button. The Edit Input File(s) window will appear
• Step 3: Set the cursor to a frame you want export (use Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to navigate along the file by frames and Ctrl + Left Arrow and Ctrl + Right Arrow to navigate along the file by 10 frames)
• Step 4: click the Export Frame button, select the output file format in Save as window and click Save.

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Windows related question. You should find Send To folder in your Documents and Setting. You can edit you right click context menu removing or adding components to this folder. Notice that Send To folder has Hidden attribute, so make sure that you've set Show hidden files and folders option in Control Panel -> Folder Options ->View.

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There are a lot of ASF files that are not indexed. Basically it means that these files were intended for streaming only and it's not supposed to use them for editing or seeking. AVS Video Converter can read and convert some of ASF-files. So far as it's a kind of old format we don't have a special support for them. In case you need to edit not indexed file, you should:

• Step 1: Convert your input fie to some other supported format without applying any effects
• Step 2: After conversion the file becomes indexed one and you will be able to add different effects, edit it, etc.

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The Text effect allow you to include any message to your video. How to apply:

• Step 1: Open input file clicking the Browse... button
• Step 2: Choose the output format and click the Edit button
• Step 3: To add the text effect choose Add->Draw->Text in the Effects area
• Step 4: Select the text properties following the menu
• Step 5: Type in the text you want to appear in your movie
• Step 6: Set fade-in and fade-out area
• Step 7: Press Start Preview.

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The Rotate effect allows you to revolve your video. How to apply:

• Step 1: Open input file clicking the Browse... button
• Step 2: Choose the output format and click the Edit button
• Step 3: To apply the Rotate effect choose Add->Transform->Rotate in the Effects area
• Step 4: Select the rotation angle following the menu
• Step 5: Set fade-in and fade-out area
• Step 6: Press Start Preview.

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You can not only convert files using our program, but also apply a variety of effects, delete parts of files, add text lines and so on. To apply effects to a file, which you want to convert, click Edit button in the menu in the upper part of the main window.

The window is divided into 4 main parts. On the right - the upper part shows TimeLine of your video file where all applied effects, adjustments, and changes are reflected. There you can change Fade In and Fade Out settings. Below you can preview your file (without audio) and check how the applied changes will look in the output file, or play the input file. For these purposes click Start Play or Start Preview buttons respectively.

In the Effects field you can apply various changes and adjustments to your video file. Click the Add button and select the needed effect, transformation or adjustment. You can read more about what each of the changes on the list does to your video in our Help File .

Please note, that the effects will only be applied during the process of conversion. If you would like to leave the same file format - simply select this format for your output file.

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You can merge several files in one with the help of AVS Video Converter .

To select the list of files which you would like to merge, click "+" button and select files in the Windows Explorer window. Use "-" buttons to delete files from the list. After you have selected input files, set the output file name and location. Choose the necessary format and start converting. Please make sure, that Split option is disabled.

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To learn the type of your input file and some of its technical specifications, such as bitrate, frame rate, video and audio compression codecs and other click the << Advanced button twice. In the opened window you will be able to check both your input and our output file formats and technical specifications.

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Select input file, set output file parameters, then go to Edit profile. and select No audio in Audio Bitrate box. Close Profile Editor and convert the file.

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Select the converted file with left-clicking it, then click it with the right button. Select Send To > AVS Video Burner in the menu appearing. Then follow the instruction of AVS Video Burner. WARNING! We recommend to reconvert the file and to wait for the Video Burner to launch automatically as only in this case we guarantee that the disc you write will be compatible with your DVD player.

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Open AVS Video Converter, press Ctrl+Shitf+F12, close the converter and reopen it. The language will change. If it is not the language you need, please repeat the operation.

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To have a good quality output video you need to select only VIDEO_TS.IFO file as Input File Name when converting a DVD video. For more info please refer to our Help file (Help > Features > Working with DVDs > Converting DVD files to another format).

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You can divide your video into chapters, i.e. to create a single level menu that allows you to select which video to play. To create chapters:

• Step 1: Open input file clicking the Browse... button
• Step 2: Select To DVD as output format
• Step 3: Click the Edit button
• Step 4: Add the markers indicating the beginning of each chapter using the timeline
• Step 5: Use the Edit DVD menu button to see the created menu and DVD Menu Style drop-down list to select the menu style
• Step 6:: Close the Edit window
• Step 7:: Press the Convert now! button to start conversion.

To add markers:

• Step 1: Put the timeline cursor at the position where you'd like to set a marker

  

• Step 2: Click the Add button located in the Markers area. The name of marker shown as Position:# will appear in the markers list.

  

• Step 3: Use the Edit DVD menu button to see the created menu and DVD Menu Style drop-down list to select the menu style

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To read AVS Video Tools documentation, please run AVS Video Converter and click 'F1' on your keyboard. Or follow Start > All Programs > AVS Video Tools > AVS Video Tools Help .

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When you are experiencing difficulties or run onto error messages, our support staff may ask you to make a screenshot of your program window or error message.

To make a screenshot:

- Run AVS Video Converter

- Open a file you want to convert

- Select a preset for the output file

- Click << Advanced two time to show input and output file parameters

- Press Alt+PrtScn to copy the screenshot to the clipboard

- Open a graphics editing program (e.g. Microsoft Paint, select Start\Run..., enter 'mspaint' and press OK to start it)

- Press Ctrl+V to paste the screenshot from the clipboard

- Save the image in PNG format

- Attach the image file to the bug report email

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To change a skin for any of the Video Converter:

• Step 1: Run AVS Video Converter
• Step 2: In the upper right-hand corner of the program window click the a small arrow

or the letter S in some skins and select a skin from a fall-out menu.

Please note, that if you change the skin back to the default view, the program will be restarted.

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I am absolutely new to video conversion as I never did it before. Will it not be too difficult for me to use this software and how do I convert my media files?

If you are new to video conversion we can recommend that you start with the AVS Video to GO as this software doesn't require any special knowledge on movie conversion. It has a simple user friendly interface that will guide you easily through the conversion process so that you need to know only few things: the path to the source DVD or video file, the type of the device you would like to watch your movie on and the capacity of the storage your device has. If you know this information you will easily manage the conversion process without any knowledge. Just follow our five steps and everything will be done for you. Start with Step one of the AVS Video to GO and see for yourself that video conversion can be easier than ever before.

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I have a DVD which is the collection of music video clips. How do I convert only specific clips I need?

If you want to save only specific clips from a DVD you will need to choose every clip separately. At Step two of the AVS Video to GO choose I want to convert a part of my DVD video and after that select the initial and the final point of the first video clip. Remember to see the clip beginning and end scene pressing the button to make sure the place you have chosen is the one you really wanted. After that you follow the other steps to get down to the conversion process. Once the conversion of the first clip is over you return to Step one, choose the same DVD and select the time boundaries of the second video clip. The same succession of action can be repeated as many times for as many clips as needed.

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I have a DVD and I want to be able to watch the personal video on my Sony PSP (Portable Media Player, Mobile phone) while traveling. How do I convert it?

Follow steps one to two of the AVS Video to GO to choose the source file(s) for the video you would like to take along with you. At Step three you select the portable device you would like to use on the road for the video watching. If you want to change some specific settings press the Switch to custom mode button to customize the output video file. AVS Video to GO software have several presets of the most common devices used to watch the movies.

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I made some changes in Custom mode at Step four of the AVS Video to GO and want to save them to use the next time I convert. How do I do that?

When you made some changes to the presets you have in Custom mode of the AVS Video to GO you might want to save them for future use. To do that press the Save preset as... button, choose the name of the preset and press the OK button. Your preset will be saved in your program folder (by default it will be C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVSMedia\VideoTools\AVS Video to GO\presets\).

If you want to use it the next time you convert the video you will need to press the Load preset... button to load it.

If you have some presets you no longer need you might want to delete them pressing the Delete preset... button.

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My personal DVD video has several language tracks in it. How do I choose between them?

After you selected the path to the DVD video files at Step one of the AVS Video to GO you will get the information on the language tracks that are present in the video in the Audio track box:

Pressing the Pull down button you can choose between the audio languages to select the language you need.

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I have a homemade video and want to share a part of it with my friend over the Internet (over a mobile phone). How can I do that?

Select the path to the source video at Step one and at Step two choose I want to convert a part of my DVD/video. After that select the initial and the final point of the video you want to share. Remember to see the beginning and end scene pressing the button to make sure the place you have chosen is the one you really wanted. At Step three you select the device you would like to use to send your video, after that press the Switch to custom mode button to change the size of the output video file so that you could send it over the Internet or over a mobile phone.

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My personal DVD video has black areas in the upper and in the lower parts of the screen. How do I crop them?

You do not need to do anything to crop the black areas in the upper and in the lower parts of the screen. They are needed to retain the original video picture sides ratio, so that the video player could playback the output file without distortion.

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