Video Format Conversion
Converting video between formats, codecs, sizes and standards, so it plays wherever it needs to.
- Price
- From $45.00 per finished minute
- Free trial
- A 30-second cut from your own footage, no card, no commitment.
What Video Format Conversion covers
16 services under this heading. Each is priced for the work it actually involves rather than averaged into one rate.
File Format Conversion
Changing file containers, such as MOV, MP4, MKV or AVI, without re-encoding when it is not needed.
Priced per project
Resolution Adjustment
Changing resolution for delivery, such as producing 1080p and 720p versions from a 4K master.
Priced per project
Aspect Ratio Conversion
Changing aspect ratio during format conversion, using letterboxing, cropping or reframing as each shot requires.
Priced per project
Frame Rate Conversion
Converting frame rate as part of a format change, such as delivering a 25 fps master to a 29.97 fps broadcaster.
Priced per project
Codec Transcoding
Transcoding between codecs such as H.264, HEVC, ProRes and DNxHD, for editing, archiving or delivery.
Priced per project
Device-Specific Conversion
Encoding video for specific devices and players, such as phones, TVs, kiosks and digital signage.
Priced per project
Web-Optimized Video Conversion
Encoding video for websites with small file sizes, fast start and formats that play in every browser.
Priced per project
DVD/Blu-ray Format Conversion
Extracting video from DVDs and Blu-rays you own the rights to into modern digital files.
Priced per project
Interlaced to Progressive Conversion
Converting interlaced broadcast and tape formats to progressive files for web and modern displays.
Priced per project
Frame Size Adjustment
Changing the frame dimensions of video files for delivery specifications, with quality-preserving scaling.
Priced per project
PAL to NTSC Conversion
Converting between PAL and NTSC standards, handling frame rate, resolution and audio pitch correctly.
Priced per project
Color Space Conversion
Converting between color spaces such as Rec. 709, Rec. 2020 and DCI-P3, so colors stay correct on the target screen.
Priced per project
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Conversion
Converting between HDR formats and to SDR, with tone mapping that keeps highlights and color under control.
Priced per project
3D to 2D Conversion
Converting stereoscopic 3D video to standard 2D, choosing the better eye view and fixing any alignment issues.
Priced per project
Lossless Compression
Compressing video without quality loss for archiving, using lossless codecs that preserve every frame exactly.
Priced per project
Batch Video Conversion
Converting large numbers of files with consistent settings, with every output checked for errors.
Priced per project
Rates and common questions for this work are on the Video Editing & Production page.
Video Format Conversion vs the alternatives
Side-by-side on price, turnaround and what you actually get back. Written for the decision rather than for us.
Frame Rate Conversion vs Video Format Conversion
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Social Media Formatting vs Video Format Conversion
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Video Cleanup & Noise Reduction vs Video Format Conversion
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video cleanup & noise reduction compared with video format conversion.
Video Format Conversion vs Video Object Removal
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video format conversion compared with video object removal.
Video Format Conversion vs Video Resizing
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video format conversion compared with video resizing.
Video Format Conversion vs Video Restoration
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video format conversion compared with video restoration.
Often combined with Video Format Conversion
The work that usually sits either side of this one. One team handles all of it, under one brief.
Conversion Rate Optimization
Research first. Testing without a hypothesis is just guessing slowly.
From $2,200.00 per engagement
Rendering Fixing & Optimization
Fixing slow, noisy or broken renders and optimizing scenes so they render faster without losing quality.
Priced per project
3D File Format Optimization
Converting and optimizing 3D files between formats such as FBX, OBJ, glTF and USDZ, so models load correctly in every to...
Priced per project
Podcast Production
You record. We do everything after that.
From $89.00 per episode
Audio Post for Video
Everything the soundtrack of a video needs after the picture is locked: dialogue cleanup, sound effects, music, the fina...
Priced per project
Content Production
Researched, cited, and written by a named person.
From $0.35 per word
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