HomeThe user interface is very friendly and intuitive. Basically, there are Main Interface, Video Editor, Profile Manager, and Options panel for you to edit and convert movies.
- - To get a general idea of Pavtube Video Converter, you may go to the Main Interface.
- - To edit videos, you may go to Video Editor for details.
- - To custom the output format list, please check Profile Manager.
- - To configure options like snapshot, update and TiVo Media Access Key, please check Options.
The main interface is composed of title bar, menu bar, toolbar, file list, preview window , output settings area, and status bar.
1. Menu bar
There are four menus in menu bar, namely “File”, “Edit”, "Tools" and “Help”.
File: Contain operations like "Add Video/Audio", "Add from folder", "Properties" and "Exit".
Edit: Edit selected task.
Tools: Choose language and skin for the program.
Help: Seek help and update information.
2. Toolbar
Five icons are displayed in the toolbar.
Add Video: Browse and load source files.
Add from folder : Add source files directly from a folder.
Edit: Edit selected file.
Option: Open Option panel.
CUDA/AMD: Turn on/off CUDA/AMD. (En-decoding speed will be greatly accelerated when CUDA/AMD is turned on.)
Note that CUDA/AMD is accessible only when there is an NVIDIA/AMD graphics card that supports GPU en-decoding acceleration. The CUDA/AMD button will be grayed out/ denied when the software fails to detect a satisfactory NVIDIA/AMD graphics card. The CUDA and AMD APP acceleration only work when creating H.264 encoded video files. Click to learn more about which graphics cards are supported)
3. File list/task list
In the file list/task list you can find task information like file name, duration, trimmed length, and destination file. Under the file list there are control buttons to organize the conversion tasks.
Move Up: Move the selected file one line up.
Move Down: Move the selected file one line down.
Delete: Remove selected file from the file list.
Clear: Remove all the files from the file list.
Properties: View properties of selected task.
Split: Split selected task.
Using the Split function, you can split the selected video file into required video clips by specifying the clip quantity, duration time and file size.
4. Preview Window
Users are allowed to preview the video before conversion. Double-click on a file to preview it. The Preview window includes the following playback controls:
Play: Click to start playing the selected file. The button changes to Pause.
Stop: Click to stop the playback.
Capture: Take a snapshot.
Open: Open the snapshot folder.
5. Output settings area
In output settings area you can set target format, destination folder, adjust audio/video parameters, merge files into one, and open output folder.
Format: Specify an output format for conversion.
Settings: Set advanced video and audio parameters.
Output: Show the output path.
Browse: Browse and set destination folder.
Open: Open output folder that contains generated files.
Merge into one file: Combine all selected files into one file.
6. Status bar
The Status bar shows you free space of your target disk.
