Acala Video Studio

Multiple bits of functionality are provided by Acala Software’s Acala Video Studio. You can use the application to rip audio tracks, to edit videos, to convert videos from one format to another, and to burn DVD movies. You can perform all these tasks from an easy to use interface – not a terribly good looking interface, but an easy to use one.

The system requirements for running Acala Video Studio are: 256MB of RAM memory or more, 5GB of free disk space, DirectX 8.0 or newer, Windows Media Format 9 Series Runtime or later.1
Thanks to a setup wizard, you will quickly install Acala Video Studio on your Windows-powered machine. Pay attention during the installation though. The wizard will ask to install a toolbar and a few extra software applications.

Acala Video Studio does not have a very good looking interface. The upside is that this interface is quite easy to use. Another positive aspect about the interface is that it provides useful information on what Acala Video Studio does and useful information on how to get started. Said information is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the interface.

Using Acala Video Studio to convert a video is a very simple matter. First up you must load a video into the application. Next up, you must choose an output format; it must be mentioned that support for many, many formats is supported. Then you can play with a few extra settings (like frame size, video bitrate, and audio bitrate) and you can choose where to store the converted video. Last but not least, click the “play” button and your video will be converted to the format you select and will be saved in the folder you pick.

Converting videos from one format to another is just part of the functionality Acala Video Studio has to offer. The application can also edit videos (trim, crop, watermark), rip audio tracks, transfer videos to a portable device, and burn videos onto DVDs.

Acala Video Studio is not free, it is only free to try. The trial version will put a watermark on the converted video and will display a nag screen.

Easily convert videos from one format to another with Acala Video Studio. Perform a few extra tasks with the same application: rip, edit, transfer, burn.