You value security, need H.265/HEVC support, or connect to the internet while installing it.
| Software | Free? | Hardware Acceleration | Watermark? | Best for | |----------|-------|----------------------|------------|----------| | | Yes | Yes (Intel/Nvidia/AMD) | No | MP4/MKV conversion, DVD ripping | | Shutter Encoder | Yes | No | No | Professional codecs (DNxHD, ProRes) | | Avidemux | Yes | No | No | Quick cutting and simple conversion | | FFmpeg (CLI) | Yes | Yes (via flags) | No | Scripting and batch processing | freemake video converter 4.1.14.1
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