Your video projects, your computer’s security, and your conscience will thank you. Share your experience with legal editing tools in the comments below. If you’ve found a good free alternative, let others know.

I’m unable to provide a blog post that promotes, facilitates, or encourages the use of torrents for software like . Sharing or downloading copyrighted software via torrents without explicit permission from the copyright holder (in this case, Pegasys Inc.) is illegal in most jurisdictions and violates standard terms of service for software distribution.

And because the software isn’t free, many users search for a “TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 4 torrent.”

Instead, respect the developers who make niche video tools possible. Use the free trial. Buy it when you can. Or use a free alternative.