TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 is a powerful yet easy-to-use MPEG editor software package. It is easy to use for novice users who know little about video, yet has advanced features for more seasoned users. It has an easy 4-stage process: start a new/old project, choose and edit your source files, select an output format, and output your video. And now you can burn your edited MPEGs to Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) and DVD-Video. Specialized import tools allow the user to import video from their HDV camcorder, DVDs (copy-protected DVDs not supported), DVD-VR, WTV, and DVR-MS file types. Standard MPEG files are also supported. It is also optimized for Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad processors.

The main abilities of TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 are discussed in-depth below, in order to give you a better idea of how they work. Please confer with the topics below for more information about how to use TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3:
1. WTV support - New
In this new version, TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 now supports WTV files generated by the Media Center function of Windows Vista or Windows 7.

2. MPEG-2 TS AAC 5.1 support
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 supports AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) up to 5.1 channel input when provided in a MPEG-2 TS file.

3. Blu-ray disc support
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 offers Blu-ray disc writing, allowing the output and transfer of high definition contents in BDAV format.

4. Easy DVD-Video authoring
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 can now output to a DVD-Video volume any MPEG file compliant with the DVD-Video standard.

5. High-speed thumbnail and display
While the thumbnail display is not new, TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 take advantage of in-house developped technics to improve this acclaimed function both in usability and speed (up to 10 times).

6. Batch tool chained output
The Batch tool does not provides any writing functions, but allows to automatically process MPEG files, DVD-Video, DVD-VR and BDAV output straight in a row. Create your project then register it in the Batch tool list.

7. HDV camcorder capture and HDV file formatting
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3's Source Wizard offers the possibility to directly import the content of a HDV device through an i.LINK (IEEE1394) connection. Imported sequences can be edited, transitions added and outputted as an MPEG file for HDV.

8. Video transition effects
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 now offers the possibility to create a video transition effect between Clips.

9. MPEG file transcoding
Embedding the Intercom Transcoding Engine allows the possibility to adjust the size of the outputted MPEG-2 video file.

10. Working with DVD-VR files
One of the new features in TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 is the ability to output your work in the DVD-VR format, a format often used by standalone DVD recorders.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $64.95, you can free download and get a free trial.