ProcessStartInfo converter = new ProcessStartInfo("converter.exe");
converter.Arguments = "param1 param2";
converter.WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(
	converter.FileName);
converter.CreateNoWindow = true;
converter.UseShellExecute = false;
converter.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
using (Process convert = Process.Start(converter))
{
	string output = convert.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
	int exitCode = convert.ExitCode;
	int waitSpan = (int)TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15).TotalMilliseconds;
	if (!convert.WaitForExit(waitSpan))
	{
		convert.Kill();
	}
}