This program allows one to convert videos into a desired format, as well as control what kind of quality the output video will have. This program also allows you to crop videos, and merge them with other videos.Most players only allow you to mess with the resolution. This software allows you to adjust the framerate, Resolution, bit-rate, saturation, brightness and contrast of the videos that you allow it to edit. The video editing this software has is very advanced. A very nice gimmick, as many of it's competing for software have the same feature. Allows downloads from youtube, and other online streaming sites.This is very important since the encoder is useless if the file format is not supported. This encoder is equipped to read several different video formats, such as flv, Avi, MP3, among several others. This software can also convert AMV files into higher quality files such as MP3's or MP4's. This program encodes the format in a stable manner, without sacrificing too much quality, in order to be put on a device that can only read that file format. The AMV converter, is a program which converts high-quality files like MP4 or Avi, to a lower quality, more compressed video format, AMV.