RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 1.6 GHz Intel or AMD dual core CPU NVIDIA GeForce 8-series or later CUDA enabled GPU Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit

TRIAL VERSION: Badaboom™ Media Converter 1.1 - Trial Version ( 8.79 MB ) Download the trial version and get 30 Free Transcodes within 30 Days. Experience first-hand the power of this Cuda-enabled application.

Badaboom is an easy-to-use, fast media converter for portable devices. Unlike most software programs which use your computer’s central processing unit (CPU, made by Intel or AMD), Badaboom’s video processing is done using NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPU). By taking advantage of the hundreds of stream processors in the NVIDIA GPUs (up to 240!) transcoding speed is greatly improved compared to traditional CPU-based software solutions and your CPU is free to be used for other tasks. Badaboom ’s high quality baseline H.264 encoder and 2 channel stereo output are specifically targeted at portable media devices such as the Apple iPod devices and Sony Playstation Portable. As an added bonus, you can still use the CPU for normal everyday tasks such as email and internet browsing. Anyone can now painlessly convert video between formats, leaving more time to enjoy the video and eliminating the frustration of video conversion delays.

Badaboom was designed with four key goals in mind:

1. Make it extremely easy for the average consumer
   to get media onto their portable devices
2. Minimize CPU utilization so the PC can still be used
   while converting media
3. Maintain world-class image quality throughout the
   transcoding process
4. Build the fastest media converter available
   

FEATURES:

• Easy quality adjustment – A simple slider mechanism controls the quality of final image
• Efficiently use all of your PCs resources – Harness the GPU for transcoding while still being able to use the CPU for other tasks
• Auto-open converted files in iTunes – After transcoding is complete files can automatically be moved into iTunes for simple syncing
• DVD title selection and preview – Only transcode the titles you want
• Automatic up and down scaling – Input videos are scaled up or down to match your current output device settings

INPUTS

Badaboom supports file inputs from digital camcorders in such formats as AVCHD and HDV as well as VIDEO_TS folders, non-protected DVD discs, or video recorded from your television. These all use well-known compression algorithms (known colloquially as “codecs”) known as MPEG-2 and H.264. Over time Badaboom will add support for additional codecs.

OUTPUTS

The output files from Badaboom are designed to provide audio and video in a format that most portable media devices can accept. The H.264 baseline codec is coupled with 2 channels of stereo audio at bit rates and resolutions pre-optimized for your selected device. Of course it is always possible for the user to tune the pre-sets to their personal preference and a “Custom Media Center” output is provided to allow full customization of the settings.

VIDEO DOWNLOAD

Badaboom Demo Video
WMV ( 13 MB )