CNET Editors' review
This combination video-conversion and creation tool boasts good speed and a nice set of features. CinemaForge's polished interface is both handsome and rather simple to understand.
As a video converter, the application supports all expected formats, including SWF, WMV, AVI, and MOV. You also can choose to accompany any video with audio files of your choice rather than the original sound. When you click the digital-camera icon next to the File Input box, you'll be able to browse your computer for still images to compile a video file. If you choose to perform this action, you can apply a few transition effects, determine the image interval, and add your own music files.
Although CinemaForge was quick to generate a slide-show video, the audio came out sounding much muddier than the original file did, even when we upped the bit rate. Elsewhere, the program lets you tweak certain aspects of your new video, including frame rate and quality. You also can choose to crop videos, apply a deinterlacing filter, and upload videos to the Web (if you have a CinemaForge account).
We should note the program can't be uninstalled by traditional means; instead, you have to click the question-mark icon on the main interface. In spite of the aforementioned quirks, CinemaForge is overall a solid piece of software.
Publisher's Description
From StageGold:
CinemaForge is a video- and audio-conversion and hosting utility. The application supports Ipod (MP4), Flash (SWF), Flash (FLV), Motion Pictures Group (MPEG), Audio Video Interleaved (AVI), Window Media Video (WMV), Real Video (RM), QuickTime (MOV), Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), and JPEG (thumbnails). You quickly can save and load presets. It has a nice ffmpeg GUI written in MediaForge. The application has support for deinterlace, duration, cropping, automatic thumbnails, and MediaForge Plaza publishing. You can build movies from still images, and it includes advanced alpha-channel transitions between slides.
Version 2.0.6 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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3.3 starsout of 230 votes
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Current version:
3.9 starsout of 90 votes
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"A good software - but need time to learn."
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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"It does the trick"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
Pros
Fairly easy to use.
Cons
Could be just a bit more intuitive. Skin graphic needs a redesign. Animated person at the bottom is during the encode process is lame.
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"Works like a Charm!"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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"The software didn't work - or am I doing something wrong"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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Every time I enter an url for a video from Youtube the software tells me it can't find the true url and therefore cannot down load the vid.
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"Delivers on the promise"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
Pros
Nice Utility!!!
Cons
GREAT!
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Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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"I tried to use it and so far the server has been down"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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"It did what I needed it to do, and had a few extra features to boot! Works fast!"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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"Excelent, Easy and Fast."
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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Not a single problem. Easy to use, greate results, Try it.
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"amazing!!"
Version: CinemaForge 2.0.6
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fast, reliable, high compatibility period
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