How to download and convert videos online?

Who has never been confronted with a capricious Internet connection? To continue enjoying your content regardless of network conditions, ABSMARTHEALTH explains how to download and convert videos online with UniConverter.

No network, no video. In the age of fiber, 4G and Wireless everywhere, all the time, hard not to feel helpless in the face of connection errors. However, there are ways to anticipate this kind of disappointment. With UniConverter, Wondershare thinks of the offline access of online videos, and develops a local content conversion and download solution Internet. A small revolution in the world of disconnection.

A solution suitable for all user profiles

Originally presented as a software of multimedia conversion, UniConverter integrates a second equally important functionality: the download on computer content distributed on platforms such as Youtube, Vimeo or Dailymotion. Compatible with more than 1000 formats, it is able to extract any video file from a URL and save it on your Hard disk.

A feat that any user can take advantage of as the handling of the software rivals simplicity. UniConverter can indeed boast of its perfectly intuitive interface, while it suffices to drag and drop files or copy and paste links. The only skill required expressed in mastering shortcuts keyboard Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V, it seems obvious that the Wondershare software is as useful to beginners as it is to a more experienced audience.

Software with additional functionality

In detail, UniConverter has many options that allow everyone to manage their projects very precisely. The conversion tool, which gives its name to the software, supports almost all video and audio formats, both in and out, thanks to its library of codecs very complete. By extension, the Wondershare program is capable of converting any type of multimedia content to any type of media. diffusion.

A manipulation supplemented by the transfer module which facilitates the downloading of videos and audio files on external devices. UniConverter thus bypasses synchronization software specific to each smartphone, Tablet, removable hard drive, camcorder or stick USB.

The engraver of DVD completes to offer UniConverter a complete role. It is indeed possible to extract videos from a DVD or Blu-ray physical, but also to burn files to a DVD folder and create images ISO.Finally, the toolbox allows everyone to refine their projects by providing them with some advanced options. It is especially possible to convert images, create gifs, record your screen, compress videos without loss of quality, or convert a lambda video to video VR.

How much does UniConverter cost?

In reality, UniConverter is accessible free of charge. However, the limitations imposed can quickly become a problem for those who wish to use it more intensively. To access all the features of UniConverter without exception, you can subscribe to one of the three proposed subscriptions:

  • Quarterly license: 3 months / 1 PC for 39.99 €

  • Annual license: 1 year / 1 PC for € 49.99

  • Unlimited license: lifetime / 1 PC for € 59.99

Installation and configuration of UniConverter

Start with Download and install UniConverter. The operation does not pose any particular difficulty. If desired, you can manually choose the installation directory. Otherwise, validate and wait a few minutes during the process.When launching UniConverter for the first time, remember to activate your subscription to unlock all the features now. Click on the settings button, at the top right of the interface, then select "Identify". In the dialog box that opens, enter your email address and license key.

Also remember to configure the general settings of UniConverter. Still in the settings menu, click on "Preferences". From here you set the default conversion, download and location options. It's also in preferences that you link your YouTube accounts, Facebook and / or Vimeo.

UniConverter is ready, you can start working.

Download a video online

In the module bar overhanging the UniConverter interface, click on "Download". You access the download area organized in two separate areas: the menu bar and the workspace.Click "Copy URL" to retrieve your video from its address. In the dialog that opens, manually enter the URL of the video or paste it after copying it to the Navigator. Click on "Download".

A new window of settings opens. Here you can configure video quality settings, choose audio download only, and decide whether or not to include subtitles when available. Once the recording options have been defined, click on "Download".

Your download starts automatically in the UniConverter interface. You visualize its progress thanks to the progress bar. You can temporarily stop a download by clicking on the "Pause" button and restart it by clicking on "Restart".

To access your download, click on "Done" in the menu bar. From here, you can view the result thanks to the player integrated in UniConverter, change the title of the video, access the location of the file on the hard disk and add it to your transfer, conversion or engraving.

Download multiple videos at the same time

If you have to download several videos, UniConverter allows you to proceed in batch. Still in the "Download" tab, click on "Copy the URL". In the dialog that opens, paste the addresses of the videos to recover, being careful to return the line between two links.

The simultaneous downloading of your videos starts in the UniConverter interface. As with a single file, you can pause and resume your downloads by clicking on the appropriate buttons.

You will find your downloads in the "Done" tab. All you have to do is view the result and make last-minute adjustments: changing the titles, adding to the transfer and conversion lists.

Download a playlist of videos

UniConverter also manages the playlists available on platforms like YouTube. To recover a playlist in its entirety, click on “Copy URL”, then paste the address of the list to download. Click on "Download".

Confirm the download of the playlist by clicking on "Playlist".

A new dialog opens and offers you to uncheck the videos you want to exclude from downloading. Indicate also the format and the quality of the recordings, then click on "Download".

The playlist begins to download. Double-click on the playlist to access the details of the videos being processed. You can pause and resume recording each video independently of the others or the entire playlist.

Find your playlist in the "Done" tab. You can add it to your transfer list, but also apply quick changes to each video it contains.

Automatically convert video after download

If the format of the downloaded file does not suit you, you can convert it automatically after downloading.In the menu bar, activate the "Download then conversion mode" by clicking on the switch.

In the window that opens, click on the "Video" tab, then select the desired output format.

You can customize the conversion format by clicking on “Create a custom configuration. In the new dialog box, name your configuration and configure the encoding and compression, the resolution, the frequency of frames per second, the debit and the rate ofsampling.

Once the conversion options are set up, import the URL of your video or playlist, then repeat the classic steps of video download. Find your downloaded video in the "Done" tab. This is where the file conversion takes place. When the process is complete, you can add your video to the transfer list.

Convert videos stored on the hard drive

You can perfectly convert videos afterwards. Click on the "Convert" tab in the main interface of UniConverter, then click on "Add". In the Explorer window, select the videos to manipulate.

Once your videos are imported, click on the “Target” block in front of each one to customize the conversion parameters. To apply the same settings to all videos in the list, click on the "Convert all files to" drop-down menu, then select the format you want.

In the bar at the bottom of UniConverter, enter the output directory, then click on "Convert all".

Find your converted videos in the "Converted" tab.

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