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H.264, Ogg Theora, MP4, Xvid, MKV, FLV: The world of online video can be pretty confusing. Not only are there tons of different formats and acronyms, but various devices and services actually have vastly different requirements. A video you downloaded via BitTorrent most likely won't play on your iPhone, and the software that comes with your Flip camera won't be of much use to prepare an upload for Wikipedia. Tools to convert videos have been out for a while, but many of them used to be fairly complex, asking for detailed settings about bit rates, audio codecs and interlacing. However, there have been a number of new applications released in the last couple of months that make converting and even transfering clips and movies between devices much easier. Here are five great free tools to check out: Miro Video Converter - free, supports Google V8 DivX Plus RealPlayer DoubleTwist - 200 compatible devices Vuze - free bittorrent client also converts video files