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Arista is described as 'Simple to use multimedia transcoder for the GNOME Desktop. Choose an input file, DVD, or Video 4 Linux device, an output device, a preset and go. Features live encoding preview, automatic discovery of input sources, etc' and is a Video Converter in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Arista for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Haiku apps. The best Arista alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Arista are File Converter, Shutter Encoder, Freemake Video Converter and Format Factory.




Converts videos from internet, camcorders, or capture cards to over 1000 mainstream formats like MP4 and MKV, offering lossless quality, fast processing, device compatibility including 3D, and customizable settings for optimal playback, sharing, or compression.








Convert all your video to the latest and next generation video codec. The H.265 standard, able to produce same quality while reduce bandwidth up to 50%, which mean capable shrink half of original file size!




Cisdem VideoPaw is the fastest and most stable all-in-one video solution for Mac and Windows. It allows you to convert videos from and to all popular formats, download videos from popular video sites, rip DVD/Blu-ray movies, compress, record, and edit your videos.




OggConvert is a small Gnome utility that uses GStreamer to convert media files to the licence-free Theora, Dirac and Vorbis formats.



FF Multi Converter is a simple graphical application which enables you to convert audio, video, image and document files



iWisoft Free Video Converter can fast convert videos between all popular formats like AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, XviD, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, FLV, MKV, RM, MOV, 3GP, and audio MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, AAC, AC3, OGG.



Transmageddon is a video transcoder for Linux and Unix systems built using GStreamer. It supports almost any format as its input and can generate a very large host of output files. The goal of the application was to help people to create the files they need to be able to play on...
