Fast Converter help

Configure output directory

Transcode subtitle file to UTF8 encoding

1. Basic converting
       
1.1 Convert movie to MP4
       
1.2 Add external audio stream to movie
       
1.3 Add external subtitle stream to movie
       
1.4 Crop movie
       
1.5 Cut movie

2. Advanced converting
       
2.1 Create video stream
       
2.2 Create audio stream
       
2.3 Combine video stream and audio stream, add subtitle

Configure output directory
        Before using Fast Converter, you should configure the directory that Fast Converter saves your converted files.
        In your Movies directory, create a directory named Fast Converter.
        Go to menu
Fast Converter -> Preferences, open Preferences panel.
        Click
Browse... button and select the directory that you have just created.
       
        Click Save button to save your change and close the panel.

Transcode subtitle file to UTF8 encoding
        To be used with Fast Converter, subtitle file must be in UTF8 encoding. If subtitle file's encoding isn't UTF8, you have to transcode it into UTF8.
        Go to menu
Tools -> Subtitle Encoding... to open Subtitle Utility panel.
       
        Click
Browse... button (Input group) to select the subtitle file (ex: sample.str), then select it's encoding.
        Click
Browse... button (Output group) to select the location to save output file.
        Click
Convert button to start.

1. Basic converting
   
1.1 Convert movie to MP4

        - Click the
Add Movie button   and select the movies that you want to convert.
        - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click the
Start button to start to convert.
   
1.2 Add external audio stream to movie
        - Add your movie to
Input Movies view by using Add Movie button
.
        - Select your movie on
Input Movies view, the Output Streams view will show a list of streams of your movie.
           
        - On the
Output Streams view, deselect all internal audio stream(s).
        - Click button on the top of
Output Streams view and select an audio file that you want to add to your movie.
           
         - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click
Start
button to start to convert.
   
1.3 Add external subtitle stream to movie
        - Add your movie to
Input Movies view by using Add Movie button
        - Select your movie on
Input Movies view, the Output Streams view will show a list of streams of your movie.
        - On the
Output Streams view, deselect all embeded subtitle stream(s).
        - Click button on the top of
Output Streams view and select an subtitle file (ASS/SRT) that you want to add to your movie.
         - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click
Start button to start to convert.
        Note: your subtitle file must be in UTF8 encoding, see
How to transcode subtitle file to UTF8.
   
1.4 Crop movie
        - Add your movie to
Input Movies view by using Add Movie button
        - Select your movie on
Input Movies view, the crop view will display a frame in your movie.
        - Click the
Crop button
.
        - On the crop view area, drag the green rectangle to select crop area.
       
        - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click Start button to start to convert.
   
1.5 Cut movie
        - Add your movie to
Input Movies view by using Add Movie button
        - Select your movie on
Input Movies view, check Cut button.
        - On the
Start text field
, type the starting time (hh:mm:ss)
        - On the Stop text field
, type the stopping time (hh:mm:ss)
         - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click Start button to start to convert.
        Example:
            - Cut from the beginning of movie to
01:20:12, type 00:00:00 on Start text field and 01:20:12 on Stop text field
.
            - Cut from
00:20:35 to 01:13:00, type 00:20:35 on Start text field and 01:13:00 on Stop text field
.
            - Cut from
00:40:00 to the end of movie, type 00:40:00 on Start text field and leave Stop text field blank.

2. Advanced converting
        Advanced converting is recommended for WMV, RMVB movie.
        Load your movie
(sample.wmv) to Input Movies view,
   
2.1 Create video stream
        - On
Output Streams view, select the video stream you want and deselect all other streams.
       
        - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click Start button , Fast Converter will create
sample.wmv.mp4 file in Output Directory.
   
2.2 Create audio stream
        - On
Output Streams view, select the audio stream you want and deselect all other streams.
       
        - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click Start button , Fast Converter will create
sample.wmv.m4a file in Output Directory
.
   
2.3 Combine video stream and audio stream, add subtitle
        - Remove
sample.wmv from Input Movies view.
        - Add
sample.wmv.mp4 (2.1) to Input Movies view.
        - On the top of
Output Streams view, click button to add sample.wmv.m4a (2.2) to Output Streams view.
        - If you have a subtitle file, add it to
Output Streams view by clicking button.
       
        - Select the output device & maximum output size
.
        - Click Start button and enjoy you converted movie.