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Media-Convert is the best manner of converting audio files, video, presentation, document, spreadsheet, etc. online and it's free.
Joseph

Hi - if you're looking for an offline solution I'd recommend Super
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
A wide range of formats (audio and video), good compression rates for online media, you can extract audio from video files etc. Once you get used to the somewhat unusual and not too sleek user interface you should find it very useful.
Regards,
Uwe

If you're using a Mac then I'd recommend FFmpegX. It's a GUI for the popular FFmpeg video conversion tool. Free and open-source, just like Moodle!

You should really try MediaCoder. It supports a really wide range of formats. It is free and open source.

http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/index.htm

Josep M.

If you can get the free stuff to work for you that's the best way to go, IMHO.

If you're looking form something a bit more robust however, take a look at Sorenson products. I use Squeeze version 4.3. The feature that I like the most with Squeeze is the ability of it to "watch" a folder. I can drop any video into that folder and get a preset type and format without having to do anything else. Very slick. We actually have a server multi-tasked with this installed for teachers that want to put movies into their Moodle course pages. The output is set to .MPG with very specific parameters for video size and compression. Preserves bandwidth very nicely. 

Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.

I use AVS Video Converter about everyday. About $40 at http://avsmedia.com. It's simple to use for small to medium sized projects, expecially if you are going to cut clips from a larger take, or need to do batch conversion.

I've been using it to cut clips for powerpoint presentations and re-encoding video webcast for better quality archives. It's even converted corrupted video that my $500 Vegas package couldn't handle.

I decided to get the superbundle for $80. You get all six packages (audio editor, DVD copy, etc) at a steep discount. I don't seem to get as much use out of the other packages.

Also, I use the Nero that came with my Sony DVD Burner. Like the other post in this thread, I love my Nero! I might eventually buy the full version.

Mikel