Editor's words VIDEOzilla

Overview
From plenty of video conversion tools available, the one that stands out is Videozilla for its sheer simplicity. Instead of opening in a standalone application, it integrates into the Windows shell seamlessly and appears in the right-click menu of any file that it supports.

The Application
For converting videos from one format into another, all you need to do is click on “Convert to” in the right-click menu of the source file and select the video format to be converted into.
Videozilla supports a large number of video formats and you can convert to and from most of them. The list of supported formats includes: AVI, MPEG, RM, MOV, ASF, WMV, SWF, FLV, MPEG-4 (iPhone/iPad/MP4/IPOD/Mobile/PSP/Zune), 3GP, 3G2, M4V, DAT, and HD-Video.

Of course, the settings of each of the formats can be preset before converting your files. For example, you can set the video frame rate, video bit rate, audio frequency, and audio bit rate for the MPEG format before converting a flash video into MPEG. Or if you’re converting to AVI, you can choose the required codec and temporal quality ratio too. The default settings are pretty good though, and you will not need to change them unless you’re looking for something specific for your target video.

Videozilla also allows you to extract audio from video files and save it in MP3 or WAV format.  The “Settings” sub-menu in the right-click menu contains all the options you can choose from. Moreover, you can also perform the conversion through the command line.

In addition to the conversion facility, Videozilla also provides some basic editing features like setting the start point, end point, and the size (width and height) of the target video.

The good thing about Videozilla is that it doesn’t consume as much system resources as other video conversion programs do. Being integrated into the operating system, it is a tool that will appeal to those who seek convenience.

With so many different formats of video required nowadays, what with the advent of popular mobile devices like iPod, iPhone, Zune player, MP4 player and many others, a quick and easy video conversion tool like Videozilla is almost a necessity. The interface, or rather the lack of it, makes Videozilla quite a unique tool. If you regularly download videos from sites like YouTube, you’ll need a tool like this one to easily convert FLV videos into those compatible with your mobile player or PC program.

With the basic editing feature of extracting a part of the video and resizing it to fit your application available in Videozilla, you can save on purchasing a video editor unless you really need one. There’s also a built-in video player in Videozilla which obviously supports all the formats mentioned above. It is especially useful if your regular player does not support the target video format and you want to preview the converted files before loading them into your mobile device.

Final words
All in all, Videozilla is a simple and neat tool that can take care of most of your video conversion needs. Download a trial version and check out the features before purchasing.