iFunia Video Converter Pro 2.0 review

Is there a place for yet another video converter?

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iFunia Video Converter Pro
iFunia's editor windows are welcome, but its laggy playback isn't

TechRadar Verdict

Ugly, limited and costs too much. Best avoided in its present state

Reasons to buy

  • +

    Good conversion options

Reasons to avoid

  • -

    Slow performance

  • -

    Awful looks

  • -

    Lack of polish

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iFunia Video Converter Pro throws in the ability to perform some trim edits, add filters and a watermark. Functionally, it's perfectly adequate. Unfortunately, that's where the good points end.

iFunia does its job sufficiently well, but it suffers from a crippling lack of polish. The user interface looks like the lovechild of OS 9 and Windows 3.11.

It's not completely without merit from an accessibility standpoint, but it is ugly and off-putting. The Convert to option is a particular blight on the eyes, which is a shame, since it's actually got a gratifyingly comprehensive list of options.

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Having said that, the button to begin conversions does actually say 'Start' on it in nice big letters, which almost single-handedly trumps Roxio's offering.

The editing option works, but is pretty much bottom of the class. Bizarrely, you can't set the start and end trim point while the video is paused, so you'll always be imprecise. And if anyone ever uses the built-in filters we'll eat our collective hats.

Probably most damning is the fact that iFunia was the slowest video converter we tested.

It took 1:20 to transcode a two-minute video from Xvid to H.264. QuickTime X took 0:55 for the same task, while the completely free Handbrake took just 0:44. Popcorn and QuickTime 7 Pro both took 1:01, and therein lies the rub.

QuickTime X may be stripped down, but QuickTime Pro is still around and beats iFunia hands down in every way, and for less money.

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Matt Bolton
Matt Bolton
Managing Editor, Home Tech

Matt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Home Tech, covering everything from TVs and home theater upgrades, to turntables and headphones, to air fryers and plug-in solar. Matt has over a decade of experience in tech publishing, and previously ran the TV & audio coverage for our colleagues at T3.com, and before that he edited T3 magazine. During his career, he's also contributed to places as varied as Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, PetsRadar, MacLife, and Edge. TV and movie nerdism is his speciality, and he goes to the cinema three times a week. He's always happy to explain the virtues of Dolby Vision over a drink, but he might need to use props, like he's explaining the offside rule.