MediaCoder

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MediaCoder
MediaCoder default startup interface
Latest release:	0.5.1-r5 / 12/5/2006
OS:	Windows
Use:
License:	GPL
Website:	http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/

MediaCoder is a free audio/video batch transcoder for Windows developed by Stanley Huang and licensed under the GNU General Public License, which uses various open source audio and video codecs and tools to transcode different audio/video formats and has many extra features. Common uses for the program include compression, file type conversion and extraction of audio from video files. Many formats are supported, including MP3, Vorbis, AAC, Windows Media Audio, RealAudio, WAV, XviD, DivX 4/5, MPEG, AVI, CD, and DVD.

[edit] Difference from other front-ends for decoder/encoder

MediaCoder is a front-end / GUI for a bunch of audio/video command line utilities (including audio decoders/encoders, video decoders/encoders, multiplexers. However, it's more than just generating command lines, launching those CLI and waiting them to terminate. MediaCoder joins decoders output with encoders input with pipes, instead of using temporary files. Some GPLed utilities are patched to gain extra interfaces.

[edit] Supported Formats

• MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, AAC+, AAC+V2, MusePack, WMA, RealAudio
• FLAC, WavPack, Monkey's Audio, OptimFrog, AAC Lossless, WMA Lossless, WAV/PCM
• H.264, Xvid, DivX, MPEG 1/2/4, H.263, Flash Video, 3ivx, RealVideo, Windows Media
• AVI, MPEG/VOB, Matroska, MP4, RealMedia, ASF/WMV, Quicktime, OGM
• CD, VCD, DVD, CUE Sheet

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official support forum
• A newbie guide to figuring out bitrates for conversion and explaining multiple passing.
• Official FAQ