Well, the initial reviews are out and we are excited that they have been very positive thus far. Take a look and what reviewers are saying:
Brighter Side of IT (US)
http://theovalich.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/164/
“… the performance is awesome. When I compare a 14 minute transcode to whole-nighter on CPU alone, it is just… let’s just say that this product rocks.”
Hot Hardware (US)
http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/archive/2008/10/26/experimenting-with-badaboom.aspx
“To experiment with Badaboom, I converted a handful of videos from my collection to various output devices and had no trouble at all, provided I was using a supported file type (a list of supported video and audio formats is available here). Performance of the program on a 9800GX2 was very good, as I was able to convert most videos at over 100 fps. The HDNet video clip in the screenshot for example took only 1:27 to transcode at 103 fps. For reference, an 8-core Skulltrail rig could only muster about 70 FPS using Nero Recode and the process took twice as long. In addition, Nero isn't nearly as easy to use.”
“If you've got the need for a video transcoder like Badaboom, and you've got a CUDA-capable GeForce graphics card, you may want to hit the Badaboom website and check out the free trial. This is a handy little program that could save you a boatload of time transcoding videos.”
Homemedia.fr (France)
http://www.homemedia.fr/tests-guides/147-Badaboom-l-encodeur-H.264-accelere-par-Cuda-0.html
“We have seen that the performance of Badaboom is impressive. Encoding a DVD takes less than half an hour. You can even continue to use the computer to surf the Internet and even watch video when you have a relatively powerful processor.”
“Another advantage of Badaboom is the ease of use! Indeed, anyone can properly encode videos without being repelled by the complexity of used software, including open source as encoders autoMKV or MeGUI, and the number of configurable options that exceed the knowledge of the user.”
“In conclusion, Badaboom is an excellent software to quickly and easily compress your videos.”
IT168 (China)
http://publish.it168.com/2008/1023/20081023048801.shtml
“Badaboom will be one of the most important GPU accelerated applications in the future. However, Badaboom is an application which has nothing to do with 3D graphics rendering. It adds more extensive functionality to a GeForce graphics card. Finally, we recommend that card owners of a GeForce8600GT and higher model download Badaboom for a GPU accelerated transcoding experience.”
PCPOP (China)
http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/323/323594.shtml
“Featuring a user friendly interface, Badaboom is simple, efficient, and easy to use for most ordinary users. At such a time when H.264 encoding is so popular in the handheld devices and entertainment devices, it will doubtless be a practical software application.”
Yesky (China)
http://diy.yesky.com/vga/373/8550373.shtml
“Badaboom’s transcoding efficiency is much better than those of traditional video transcoding software. It’s completely up to developers to decide to take advantage of Badaboom’s blazing video conversion based on GPU’s general purpose computing.”
Beareyes (China)
http://graphics.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/200810/23/20081023637_1.htm
“The video transcoding has long been a big problem for PCs as it is a time-consuming and computing-intensive work. This unfavorable situation has changed with the launch of Badaboom. By tapping into the massive parallel computing power of GPUs, Badaboom can greatly reduce the time consumed for video transcoding and offload CPU from such jobs to process other tasks.”
