MediaCoder
Open Source universal audio/video batch transcoder
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Aegis69 reviewed v0.8.53.5930 on May 3, 2018

Its nagware now which is very sad. I recommend staxrip, which is not completely stable its is 100% free and does literally everything imaginable

Zoroaster reviewed v0.8.31.5642 on Jul 24, 2014

I don't know about this version but the one I installed perhaps a year ago would phone home on every start, no option to disable that, and when blocking that call with firewall the application wouldn't start.

I'm not willing to give this relatively big package another try. When I encounter such phone issues I just drop the software, be it freeware. Maybe I'm wrong to do so, but no time to spare for testing.

"3" score is plain neutral. I was bound for a "2". Yet I know this app has a good reputation from what I've read here & there...

BANDIT- reviewed v0.8.28.5585 on Jan 6, 2014

I had a play with this over the Weekend. Not to do any Encoding, but to see exactly what this App is offering... I can see the VISUAL pull to this App by the screener above. It looks Exciting & gives the Impression you will be a Pro in no time... Well to all the Guys who have "never" worked with Audio/Video before. This App is "over the Top" for you..!! .. Way too many configs for a learner.

You need to know about Aspect Ratios, Bitrates, kbsec, Framerates, A/v sync, & lots more factors... There are However, More (basic) Apps provided by this Crew. @http://www.mediacoderhq.com/editions.html

- Work with MP4 Exclusively..@http://www.mediacoderhq.com/device/mpx.htm

And.. For the guys who want to rip a DvD to a 700Mb CD in .avi ... XviDivX

Or just convert to .Avi & save to HDD.... AutoGK is superb ...

@http://www.free-codecs.com/download/autogk.htm

(Includes lots of Goodies).... (~_^).. Good Luck.............. Mcoder = 2*

[EDIT]- Came upon this yesterday. Made it portable. Tested it, & Does what it says. An Easy-Peasy "Click n Go" App...... @Noobs, a HTML "readme" file (Incl)...

Ok for Kids, "L" plates, Or just a Quick Re-Code.. Has No configs at UI stage....

HowTo config: - Drag/Drop a Vid onto UI>>Adjust>>OK>>Convert>>Customize

-http://gromada.com/video_converter/

DrTeeth reviewed v0.8.26.5565 on Oct 7, 2013

Sooo unnecessarily complicated. Has nag screens for paid product of one trys to convert oce a certain number of vids, which stops the process until user intervention. Many easier and just-as good freebies.

stephenstud reviewed v0.8.25.5555 on Aug 31, 2013

Its a very good start! Thank you for letting us test it:)

BANDIT- reviewed v0.8.25.5552 on Aug 20, 2013

Gotta agree with all the low* reviews on this one.

Purely "As a guide" for L plated Transcoders..

Today: 20/08/2013. XMedia Recode.

Remuxed 77x 28min episodes Losslessly (.flv - .mp4). 18mins

I can only give Mcoder 2*. Personal Prefs.

egg83 reviewed v0.8.12.5250 on Jun 11, 2012

Used it for a while, not bad at all, until I found Xmedia Recode.

Vivek Kowshik reviewed v2011 R8 5188 Final on Sep 13, 2011

Not suited for a layman like me. Tried many of the earlier betas. Just too buggy, and has too many options. For those who need a simple and fast transcoder, use Format Factory. Works great on Win7x64. Has none of these hassles. Just choose your output video format and it just does the job.

grannywell reviewed v2011 R7 5177 Final on Aug 2, 2011

i think this great!

DrTeeth reviewed v2011 R7 5170 Final on Jul 14, 2011

Once great, now a nagware vehicle. A real PITA to use.

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Aegis69 reviewed v0.8.53.5930 on May 3, 2018

Pros: nagware

Cons: nagware

Bottom Line: Its nagware now which is very sad. I recommend staxrip, which is not completely stable its is 100% free and does literally everything imaginable

Zoroaster reviewed v0.8.31.5642 on Jul 24, 2014

I don't know about this version but the one I installed perhaps a year ago would phone home on every start, no option to disable that, and when blocking that call with firewall the application wouldn't start.

I'm not willing to give this relatively big package another try. When I encounter such phone issues I just drop the software, be it freeware. Maybe I'm wrong to do so, but no time to spare for testing.

"3" score is plain neutral. I was bound for a "2". Yet I know this app has a good reputation from what I've read here & there...

BANDIT- reviewed v0.8.28.5585 on Jan 6, 2014

I had a play with this over the Weekend. Not to do any Encoding, but to see exactly what this App is offering... I can see the VISUAL pull to this App by the screener above. It looks Exciting & gives the Impression you will be a Pro in no time... Well to all the Guys who have "never" worked with Audio/Video before. This App is "over the Top" for you..!! .. Way too many configs for a learner.

You need to know about Aspect Ratios, Bitrates, kbsec, Framerates, A/v sync, & lots more factors... There are However, More (basic) Apps provided by this Crew. @http://www.mediacoderhq.com/editions.html

- Work with MP4 Exclusively..@http://www.mediacoderhq.com/device/mpx.htm

And.. For the guys who want to rip a DvD to a 700Mb CD in .avi ... XviDivX

Or just convert to .Avi & save to HDD.... AutoGK is superb ...

@http://www.free-codecs.com/download/autogk.htm

(Includes lots of Goodies).... (~_^).. Good Luck.............. Mcoder = 2*

[EDIT]- Came upon this yesterday. Made it portable. Tested it, & Does what it says. An Easy-Peasy "Click n Go" App...... @Noobs, a HTML "readme" file (Incl)...

Ok for Kids, "L" plates, Or just a Quick Re-Code.. Has No configs at UI stage....

HowTo config: - Drag/Drop a Vid onto UI>>Adjust>>OK>>Convert>>Customize

-http://gromada.com/video_converter/

DrTeeth reviewed v0.8.26.5565 on Oct 7, 2013

Sooo unnecessarily complicated. Has nag screens for paid product of one trys to convert oce a certain number of vids, which stops the process until user intervention. Many easier and just-as good freebies.

stephenstud reviewed v0.8.25.5555 on Aug 31, 2013

Its a very good start! Thank you for letting us test it:)

BANDIT- reviewed v0.8.25.5552 on Aug 20, 2013

Gotta agree with all the low* reviews on this one.

Purely "As a guide" for L plated Transcoders..

Today: 20/08/2013. XMedia Recode.

Remuxed 77x 28min episodes Losslessly (.flv - .mp4). 18mins

I can only give Mcoder 2*. Personal Prefs.

egg83 reviewed v0.8.12.5250 on Jun 11, 2012

Used it for a while, not bad at all, until I found Xmedia Recode.

Vivek Kowshik reviewed v2011 R8 5188 Final on Sep 13, 2011

Not suited for a layman like me. Tried many of the earlier betas. Just too buggy, and has too many options. For those who need a simple and fast transcoder, use Format Factory. Works great on Win7x64. Has none of these hassles. Just choose your output video format and it just does the job.

grannywell reviewed v2011 R7 5177 Final on Aug 2, 2011

i think this great!

DrTeeth reviewed v2011 R7 5170 Final on Jul 14, 2011

Once great, now a nagware vehicle. A real PITA to use.

testmenot reviewed v2011 R4 5142 Final on May 24, 2011

Does what it says but the interface and the intrusive pop-ups are just horrible.

wj32 reviewed v0.7.5.4795 on Dec 30, 2010

The sole reason I use MediaCoder is because it's the only free CUDA-enabled encoder I could find. And it works very well. However, the user interface is a complete disaster. The most baffling thing is the inclusion of certain XUL-based user interface elements which are slow and painful to use, and worst of all, completely unnecessary. I also don't need a Firefox page to pop up every time you want to tell me something, thank you. There also doesn't seem to be any way to disable automatic updates permanently. All of this brings down the rating to 2 stars.