Patent ID: 7283172

Claim:
A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a continuous pass conversion process free from one or more intermediary files, the method comprising: inputting video information in a first format; directly converting the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format; inputting a desired output media format based upon a first input; inputting a desired video presentation standard based upon a second input; directly resizing the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired video presentation standard; directly adjusting the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired video presentation standard to a frame rate associated with the desired video presentation standard; directly processing the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream; and directly processing the elementary video stream with audio information in the desired output media format and the desired video presentation standard to form video and audio information in a presentation format based upon the desired output media format and the desired video presentation standard.