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Technical Details
| Brand | Elgato |
| Item Weight | 399 g |
| Product Dimensions | 7.3 x 3 x 1 cm |
| Item model number | 1TU108601001 |
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| ASIN | B0021CACGC |
| Best Sellers Rank | 5,515 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 222 g |
| Date First Available | 30 Mar 2009 |
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Product Description
Turbo.264 HD is the fastest, easiest way to convert videos for your iPad & Mac. From AVCHD camcorders, DLSR & Digicam videos, to nearly any other kind of video file (including 1080p and 720p downloads, MKV files, AVI files and many more), Turbo.264 HD can handle them all!
Turbo.264 HD converts video to the Mac-friendly, universal H.264 format – ideal for playback on an iPad, iPhone, and AppleTV. Turbo.264 HD is the best way to quickly generate and share home movies with family and friends on an iPad or on YouTube, or fine-tune in an iMovie project.!
Use the converter software on its own or with the included hardware accelerator. The hardware accelerator connects via USB and acts as a “co-processor” to accelerate video conversion – especially on slower Macs. It also accelerates the delivery of EyeTV recordings to iPhone and iPad, and maximizes the live TV picture quality of the EyeTV app.
Product Description
Connections:1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A, Device Features:USB powered, Cables Included:1 x USB cable - external, Software Included:Drivers & Utilities, System Requirements Details:- RAM 512 MB, OS Required:Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 or later, Peripheral / Interface Devices:CD-ROM, Hi-Speed USB port, Digital Video Capture Resolution:1280 x 720, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 1920 x 1080, 480 x 360, Data Transfer Rate:1.25 MBps, Interface Type:Hi-Speed USB, Form Factor:External, Digital Video Capture Speed:30 frames per second, Digital Video Format:MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, AVI, DV, WMV, XviD, AVCHD, H.264, Features:YouTube capture mode, Video Modes:1080p, Audio Input Support:Standard
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By C. Carter
This is an updated version of the original Elgato Turbo 264. Encoding using the Turbo 264 HD is much faster, probably by about two-thirds, and this can improved further if your Mac (Intel only) is fast and not running other apps. The interface is easy to use, mostly using drag & drop and selecting one of the many export presets available (iPhone, iPod, HD AppleTV etc.), though there are also plenty of other customisation export options - including the ability to transcode between different formats. Exports can be stacked in batches and left to run and the final image quality is consistently high, it will also export up to HD 1080p size if needed.
Admittedly the Turbo 264 HD is not exactly cheap but if you are serious about video quality and do a lot of video encoding (eg: from ripped DVDs, family videos, podcasts, even pro work) then this little dongle will save you literally hours and hours of your precious time.
Admittedly the Turbo 264 HD is not exactly cheap but if you are serious about video quality and do a lot of video encoding (eg: from ripped DVDs, family videos, podcasts, even pro work) then this little dongle will save you literally hours and hours of your precious time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Whilst I realised a 2 x Quad 2.8ghz Mac Pro (3,1) with 16gb RAM was not going to get a 500% boost from the Turbo.264HD, I had assumed I'd get a small but appreciable boost nonetheless.
However, I get the same encode speed (±5%) in the supplied software whether I have the dongle attached (light flashing during encode) or not.
I also get faster encodes (for the same quality/file size) if I use Handbrake without any hardware acceleration.
The only benefit I am currently gaining from the Turbo.264HD is that is reduces the workload on the processors compared to Handbrake (which can use up to 90% of my processor capacity).
Wonder if this is normal, or whether I've got a non-operational dongle?
However, I get the same encode speed (±5%) in the supplied software whether I have the dongle attached (light flashing during encode) or not.
I also get faster encodes (for the same quality/file size) if I use Handbrake without any hardware acceleration.
The only benefit I am currently gaining from the Turbo.264HD is that is reduces the workload on the processors compared to Handbrake (which can use up to 90% of my processor capacity).
Wonder if this is normal, or whether I've got a non-operational dongle?
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Bought this to speed up the workflow of video encoding to send to clients and for web distribution. On its own it works fine and is very fast. However, when used in conjunction with Final Cut Pro, it has a lot of bugs - known bugs that Elgato have been aware of for quite some time according to their forums yet are still present. Exporting directly from Final Cut results in missing audio, dropped frames, stuttering and unrendered portions of video. It defeats the point of having to render out full versions or reference versions as they suggest to then encode afterwards.
When it works, it's incredibly fast - it can take 10-20 minutes to export a 3 minute H.264 version, this does it in about 1-2 minutes. Unfortunately, it's bug ridden for my workflow (a workflow it is supposed to support) and I can see no fix in site (the issues have been there for about 9 months now).
When it works, it's incredibly fast - it can take 10-20 minutes to export a 3 minute H.264 version, this does it in about 1-2 minutes. Unfortunately, it's bug ridden for my workflow (a workflow it is supposed to support) and I can see no fix in site (the issues have been there for about 9 months now).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Turbo 264 HD Really Helps
The Turbo 264 HD really help speed up encoding my DVD to H.264 to watch on my iPhone or my daughter's iPod or in transcoding other video file formats or Flash video back to a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by BigBlueWorld
5.0 out of 5 stars
Invaluable time saver
As someone who works in video a lot, having this hardware encoder saves me a tremendous amount of time. It provides a way to compress video into the popular h. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jeremy
4.0 out of 5 stars
This makes H264 encoding fly on the Mac
If you have to encode H264 on your Mac, and I'm lucky enough to have an eight core Mac Pro, you'll know what a tedious job processing the various QuickTime formats to this codec... Read more
Published 14 months ago by brightspark
3.0 out of 5 stars
Turbo 264HD
It is noticeably faster and uses less CPU on my 2.66 iMac which is the reason I got it. Very easy to use. It's not blindingly fast and uses up a USB slot but that's OK. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Hubie
2.0 out of 5 stars
Buggy software. Problems with Audio Sync for AC3
It is very hard to recommend this product in it's current configuration
As an accelerator for viewing content on Elgato iPad/iPhone app it works well
As an... Read more
As an accelerator for viewing content on Elgato iPad/iPhone app it works well
As an... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Stuart Fletcher
2.0 out of 5 stars
would be great if it worked
If you need to make a lot of mp4 videos for professional purposes, as I do, this seems like a great product.
The pros:
- It's really fast. Read more
The pros:
- It's really fast. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Rolo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Speeds things up a bit and makes it easier.
This is excellent for what I want, converting movies for my PSP.
But it's not super mega fast at encoding, if you're doing say 3+ movies they you need to leave it to do... Read more
But it's not super mega fast at encoding, if you're doing say 3+ movies they you need to leave it to do... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2011 by C Rowe
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite "Turbo"
I bought this peripheral in order to speed up the conversion of recorded (standard-def) DVDs into an "iTouch (2nd Gen.)-friendly" format. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2011 by Mr. Gooseberry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Acceleration means speed up
I bought Turbo 264 HD to convert our home videos from traveling, our daughter videos and videos captured from TV in effective way and in best possible quality, when keeping it... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2010 by Luke Hurryman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Mac H264 encoder
I produce videos for a living and wanted to speed up my workflow, and this tiny device really delivers a speed boost. Its really simple to use and produces very good results. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2010 by A. J. V. Loretz
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