Digital Home Thoughts: TMPG Introduces VideoSync

"TMPG, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, announces the addition of yet another product. Its new all-in-one VideoSync™ encoder allows individuals to easily put their favorite videos onto a portable digital device along with 3 different quality options, for viewing anywhere, anytime. It is compatible with today’s hottest portable digital devices, such as Video iPod®, PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) and other H.264 and MPEG-4 supported devices. VideoSync also supports Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs which use Windows Mobile 5.0), as well as PLAY-YAN, and PLAY-YAN micro made by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS/DS Lite. The software will be available for download on the company’s website beginning May 17, 2006. “VideoSync software makes it easy for users of portable digital devices to take and view their favorite videos wherever they go,” commented Kimi Matsuki, TMPG CEO. “Users now can transfer videos from their PC using just this one program and a simple mouse click. With VideoSync, there is no longer any need to buy separate software titles for each mobile device a person uses.”"



I've always been a big fan of TMPGEnc, and now they're taking on the big guys by making video easy to sync to your PMP. It only works if your player supports MPEG4, or you have a Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 5 (note to self: time to upgrade my PMP), but if you are the proud owner of one of these, this looks like a sweet product. It's got all sorts of nifty features, although I'm not sure why you would want to encode your movie at 1.5x speed. TMPG's VideoSync will be available later this month for about $50.