Download Badaboom Media Converter 1.1.1

**ThoMas321** · 09-02-2009

Create iPod Video up to 20X Faster!
Badaboom is an easy-to-use, fast media converter for portable devices. Unlike most software programs which use your computer’s central processing unit (CPU, made by Intel or AMD), Badaboom’s video processing is done using NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPU). By taking advantage of the hundreds of stream processors in the NVIDIA GPUs (up to 240!) transcoding speed is greatly improved compared to traditional CPU-based software solutions and your CPU is free to be used for other tasks. Badaboom ’s high quality baseline H.264 encoder and 2 channel stereo output are specifically targeted at portable media devices such as the Apple iPod devices and Sony Playstation Portable.

As an added bonus, you can still use the CPU for normal everyday tasks such as email and internet browsing. Anyone can now painlessly convert video between formats, leaving more time to enjoy the video and eliminating the frustration of video conversion delays.

Badaboom was designed with four key goals in mind:

Make it extremely easy for the average consumer to get media onto their portable devices
Minimize CPU utilization so the PC can still be used while converting media
Maintain world-class image quality throughout the transcoding process
Build the fastest media converter available

Badaboom Media Converter 1.1.1 - Trial Version
Download the trial version and get 30 Free Transcodes within 30 Days. Experience first-hand the power of this Cuda-enabled application. ( 8.79 MB )

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

1.6 GHz Intel or AMD dual core CPU
NVIDIA GeForce 8-series or later
CUDA enabled GPU
Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit

**ThoMas321** · 09-02-2009

Badaboom Media Converter - For Windows Vista or XP—Features

INPUTS
Badaboom supports file inputs from digital camcorders in such formats as AVCHD and HDV as well as VIDEO_TS folders, non-protected DVD discs, video recorded from your television or content downloaded from the internet. These all use well-known compression algorithms (known colloquially as “codecs”) known as MPEG-2, and H.264. Over time Badaboom will add support for additional codecs.

OUTPUTS
The output files from Badaboom are designed to provide audio and video in a format that most portable media devices can accept. The H.264 baseline codec is coupled with 2 channels of stereo audio at bit rates and resolutions pre-optimized for your selected device. Of course it is always possible for the user to tune the pre-sets to their personal preference and a “Custom Media Center” output is provided to allow full customization of the settings.

FEATURES:

Easy quality adjustment – A simple slider mechanism controls the quality of final image
Efficiently use all of your PCs resources – Harness the GPU for transcoding while still being able to use the CPU for other tasks
Auto-open converted files in iTunes – After transcoding is complete files can automatically be moved into iTunes for simple syncing
DVD title selection and preview – Only transcode the titles you want
Automatic up and down scaling – Input videos are scaled up or down to match your current output device settings

**ThoMas321** · 09-02-2009

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.1:

Support for additional input file formats and containers: DivX, Xvid, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, VC-1, WMV, AVI, MKV, MOV.
Multi-GPU Support: Effectively doubles the transcode performance of Badaboom by letting the users run two or more Badaboom applications to run on separate video clips simultaneously
New output profiles: YouTube, Blackberry Bold and Microsoft Zune have been added.
H.264 Main profile output: Provides even higher quality output than version 1.0, especially useful when outputting at resolutions higher than 480p.
1920x1080 (1080p) output: Provides great video quality when combined with Main profile.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.1.1:

FRAPS support: This allows game enthusiasts to transcode their recorded game play for purposes of uploading to YouTube™, for example.
960x540 resolution: This is the ideal resolution for 30 fps videos transcoded to play on Apple TV.
Main profile selection warning: If a selected device does not officially support Main profile, a warning will be provided if the user selects this profile.

**ThoMas321** · 09-02-2009

Well Badaboom version 1.1.1 is here, and it addresses many of the issues that you may have seen. Without further ado, here are the Release Notes, which you can also find in the User Guide:

Fixes:

Disabling SLI is no longer a requirement, but rather a recommendation.
The 64-bit video file problem that caused some transcoded videos to fail on a number of devices has been addressed. Error messages that were seen included "Video not supported," "Unsupported video," and "Corrupt data." This affects, but is not limited to, the PSP, Playstation 3 ® and Zune ®.
Audio sync issues have been improved for all file types.
The Main profile problem causing Badaboom ® to hang and crash for certain file types (including AVCHD) has been addressed.
The default Apple TV resolution has been changed and should now accept all Badaboom ® transcoded videos (with default settings).
Decode The CPU resets indicator now correctly following each transcode.
The features of Badaboom's shell extension have been improved.
Both the video and audio bitrate sliders have been fine-tuned and are more accurate.
The estimated file size is now more accurate.
The Advanced menu's issue of resetting has been incorrectly addressed.
The video stutter issue of baseline-encoded files on the Xbox 360 has been addressed.
The overall stability of Badaboom has been improved.

Features:
- FRAPS support: This allows game enthusiasts to transcode recorded their game play for purposes of uploading to YouTube ™, for example.
- 960x540 resolution: This is the ideal resolution for 30 fps videos transcoded to play on Apple TV.
- Main profile selection warning: If a selected device does not officially support Main profile, a warning will be provided if the user selects this profile.

Known Issues: