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TMPEGEnc Xpress

The best encoding tool on the market is TMPEGEnc Xpress 3.0 from Pegasys. It supports all widely installed codecs, and also makes good use of dual-core processors.

The tool also runs on slower systems with a single processor.

Parameter controls for the video codec: Resolution, bitrate, and so forth.