GOM Video Converter is a tool that can encode various video formats to AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV and OGM files.
After a brief installation in which you can enable the program to download some codecs, you have to select presets every time you initiate the application (e.g. Apple, Sony, Android, Blackberry, Microsoft).
You can add one or more files (batch conversion is supported), configure output format and settings, set the output destination, and start converting.
However, if you add an unsupported format to the list, the program will crash. It happened when we tried converting a RM file.
You can configure output settings for the video codec (codec name, bitrate, key frame interval, video quality, resize filter), audio codec (codec name, format), video (size, ratio, frame, color settings, video effects), audio (sample rate frequency, normalizer), subtitles (font, color, position), but you can also attach a logo to the video and set its start and end point, transparency level, position and size.
In addition, you can merge videos, use a screencap tool or create a snapshot preview (by using the right-click menu), but you can also extract audio from a video file (by setting the output type to MP3 or AAC in Output Settings).
The encoding process does not take very long - it depends on the source file size and output format. For example, GOM Video Converter managed to encode a 107MB FLV file to a 172MB AVI file in one minute and thirty-eight seconds (by using the default settings).
While the software is converting a file, you can view elapsed and remaining time, conversion speed, set GOM Video Converter to move or copy the output file to a specified directory, shutdown PC, minimize to tray, show an error message if conversion fails, show a message when all conversions are complete, and more.
The bottom line is that GOM Video Converter is a great tool for encoding, merging video files, and extracting audio from them. The features could have been more organized for faster and better understanding of its usage.

Limitations:
· A working internet connection is required every time you run the trial version.
· A GOM Video Converter watermark will be embedded on all videos converted with the trial version.
· The function enabling users to split files based on a percentage of time is unavailable.
· The bit rate is locked at 128kbps when converting files into the MP3 format.
· The option enabling users to create an MP3 file when converting to the AVI or FLV format is unavailable.
· Nag screen

What's New in This Release:
· Several improvements to GOM Picker. These will be described in more detail in a separate announcement.
· Internal support for videos with FLAC audio has been added (input only).
· External codecs may still be required for FLAC audio-only files.
· Internal support for videos with ADPCM audio has been added (input only).
· Some less common ADPCM audio formats may not be supported.
Internal support for input of the following video codec has been added (not supported as output formats):
· Theora
· VC-1
· VP6
· FPS1
· IV50
· IV40
· SVQ3
· Various shortcut keys have been added.
"Mute Output Audio" feature has been added:
· This feature does not remove the audio data from the video, rather it outputs the audio data at a volume level of 0.
Improved the Segment feature:
· It is now possible to set segments with 0.1s precision (previously could only set segments with 1s precision). These settings will also be reported in the log with 0.1s precision.
· Improved file information recognition and display
· Frame rates and b...

Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:
· Offers to download or install software or components (such as browser toolbars) that the program does not require to fully function