As result, it may seem daunting to the inexperienced user, and some users may prefer a derived version with limited options, a version that specialises in a smaller number of tasks. More capable, ‘professional’ versions are also available, referred to as the Premium editions, there being three (see Section 2, below).īrief descriptions of all nine editions are summarised on the Editions web page.Īs mentioned above, MediaCoder, per se, is the main version that can do almost any transcoding job and has an enormous range of options. To simplify the use of MediaCoder, there are trimmed-down versions dedicated to specific tasks, such as AudioCoder and the Web-video edition. But these features are beyond the scope of this Guide and may be covered in other Guides listed in the Tips & Guides section of the Forum ( viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8061).Īlso, if anyone wishes to try an older version of the standard (free) edition of MediaCoder, most are available for download at. It does many other things, though, such as burning in subtitles, rotating the video, removing logos, etc. Fortunately, MediaCoder is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that serves as a sort of ‘control panel’ to separate the user from the messy task of dealing with the utilities. Each of these stages involves a ‘utility’, an independent sub-program, and there are many to choose from, each needing to be accessed by ‘code’ (not for the light-hearted).
This involves ‘reading’ and interpreting the original source file, the conversion of its video and audio streams and the combining of the converted streams into the final file.
It will accept a variety of media formats and convert them to virtually any other format, audio and/or video.
This Guide is an attempt to explain and de-mystify the topic.įirst of all, MediaCoder is a multi-tasking program for the transcoding of media files. Also, there seems to be some confusion about the differences between various editions of MediaCoder and the Premium versions. Throughout the Forum there has been a sprinkling of queries about the possibility and advantages of donating to the ‘free’ versions of MediaCoder and issues dealing with the ID that results from donating.
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