Last month TechCrunch reported this little gem that was, still in Private Beta. Now this online video encoder is available to the public, and you should be using it.

Hey!Watch, a French product, is dead simple, very functional and takes the load completely off your own computer - as an online product should.

What they’ve done is make it possible to upload your videos and then walk away, shut down or continue with your other activities without dealing with encoding. It’s all done on their side. Plus, there is not many formats these guys aren’t covering. From iPod and iRiver devices to DVD, VCD and every other video format you can think of, it’s just a matter of deciding.

Clever use of RSS means you can upload files via a feed and also view converted files through another feed. You may never actually have to visit the site!

Not only that, Hey!Watch has also gone ahead and allowed straight online video transfers. That means you can directly encode feeds from sites like YouTube, Google Video etc. and you won’t need to download the finished file until you have the format you are going to use!

They’ve covered almost every possibility from the aforementioned video sites to DailyMotion, Revver and everything in between. With the handy Bookmarklet or Firefox extension this is a one-click process.

The Free account allows for 10 monthly encoding sessions, a maximum video length of 10 mins, and no simultaneous transfers or encoding; enough to satisfy the casual user. If you need more, paid packages start from only $4.99 a month.

Via [TechCrunch] Product [Hey!Watch]