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Depends on your needs actually. However, one can say that right now x264 is the right choice. Compared to the commercial solutions, not only it doesn't lack features, speed or quality, but in most areas it even surpasses encoders that cost hundreds of dollars. It's a perfect example of open source software's power! If you just need to do a simple conversion, <delete>I suggest SUPER</delete>, a GUI for ffmpeg and mencoder that can use x264 to create an H.264 encoded file. If you want to convert DVD to H.264 the best choice would be Fair use Wizard. Other free solutions to convert DVD to H.264 are MeGUI and Gordian Knot.There is surprisingly little straight forward quality software available.From the commercial solutions, Nero Recode is a very good choice. However it is not worth it to buy Nero just to get the H.264 encoder. If you already have Nero 7, give it a try and compare it against x264 yourself. Quicktime Pro is very, very slow at the moment, therefore we don't suggest using it. Identify your need. Some software is oriented towards streaming and flash presentation, while other is towards offline video file creation. If you want to convert DVD to H.264: Fair use Wizard, MeGUI, Gordian Knot From the commercial solutions: Nero Recode, Quicktime Pro Nero Recode is a very good choice. However it is not worth it to buy Nero just to get the H.264 encoder. If you already have Nero 7, give it a try and compare it against x264 yourself. Quicktime Pro is very, very slow at the moment, therefore we don't suggest using it.