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{{Use dmy dates|date= JanuaryNovember 20122020}} ▼{{Infobox software
| name = MediaCoder
| logo = [[File:MediaCoder Logo.png|64px]]
| screenshot = [[File:mediacoder.png|300px]]
| caption = MediaCoder default [[GUI]]
| author = Stanley Huang
| developer = Broad Intelligence Technologies
| released = <!--Release date for version 1.0-->
| programming language = [[C++]] and [[XML]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
| latest_release_version = 0.8.15.5280▼| platform = [[IA-32]] and [[x86-64]]
| latest_release_date =
▲| latest_release_version = 0.8.15.5280
| latest preview dateversion = =0.8.58▼| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2012|September|13|df=yes}}
| latest preview versiondate = {{start date and age|2019|07|01|df=yes}}
| operating_system = [[Windows]]
| operating_systemplatform = [[Microsoft Windowsx64]]
| genre = [[Transcoding]]
| license = [[Ad-supported]]<ref name="softpedia">{{cite web|title=Download MediaCoder|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/MediaCoder.shtml|work=[[Softpedia]]|publisher=[[SoftNews NET SRL]]|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[freemium]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Solutions|url=http://www.mediacoderhq.com/premium/|website=mediacoderhq.com|publisher=MediaCoder|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref>
| license = [[Adware]] and [[nagware]]<ref name="softpedia" />
| website = {{URL|www.mediacoderhq.com}}
}}
'''MediaCoder''' is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[transcoding]] program for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It has been, developed by Stanley Huang since 2005.
==Features==
MediaCoder uses various [[open source]] audio and video [[codec]]s, among several proprietary codecs and tools to transcode different audio/video formats and has many extra features. Common uses for the program include [[Data compression|compression]], file type conversion and extraction of audio from video files. Many formats are supported, including [[MP3]], [[Vorbis]], [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC), [[Windows Media Audio]] (WMA), [[RealAudio]], [[WAV]], [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC]], [[MPEG-4 Part 2]], [[MPEG-2]], [[Audio Video Interleave]] (AVI), [[Video CD]] and [[DVD-Video]].
MediaCoder uses various [[open-source software|open-source]] (and several proprietary) audio and video [[codec]]s to transcode media files to different audio/video formats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/download-of-the-day-mediacoder-windows-207475|title=Download of the Day: MediaCoder (Windows)|last=Pash|first=Adam|work=[[Lifehacker]]|date=13 October 2006|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref> Common uses for the program include [[Data compression|compression]], file type conversion, {{not a typo|remuxing}} and extraction of audio from video files. Many formats are supported, including [[MP3]], [[Vorbis]], [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC), [[Windows Media Audio]] (WMA), [[RealAudio]], [[WAV]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2006/06/22/media-coder-audio-video-transcoder/|title=Media Coder Audio Video Transcoder|last=Brikmann|first=Martin|work=[[Ghacks]]|date=22 June 2006|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref> The program uses a wizard to create files, but that can also be adjusted manually by the drag-and-drop function.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dutson|first=Phil|title=Sams Teach Yourself jQuery Mobile in 24 Hours|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRXLyrYXTwMC&dq=mediacoder&pg=PA354|publisher= [[Sams Publishing]]|page= 354|date= 13 July 2012|isbn=9780132966238}}</ref>
MediaCoder supports NVIDIA [[NVENC]] and Intel [[Quick Sync Video|QSV]].
MediaCoder is free of charge and is supported by bundling [[OpenCandy]] software recommendation service in its installer. There are text ads in the software GUI, and by default a web page containing ads is loaded on every startup. This behavior qualifies the application as [[adware]]. There is also a pop-up screen that loads after each file once a quota of file conversions has been met. This pop-up self-closes in a batch convert after various timeframes (sometimes as long as an hour, but it seems to vary) and requests a $20 donation in exchange for ceasing that function. This qualifies this application as nagware.
==Reception==
Prior to 2008, MediaCoder was a [[free and open-source]] software application and was available on [[SourceForge]].<ref>{{Cite web
}}</ref> MediaCoder was a nominee of ''SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Award of Best Project for Multimedia'' along with [[Audacity (audio editor)|Audacity]], [[InkScape]] and [[FFDShow]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://sourceforge.net/blog/cca07/|title = SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Awards|work=[[SourceForge]]|publisher = Geeknet, Inc|year = 2007|accessdate = 16 May 2011}}</ref>▼ |url = http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder/
|title = Media Coder
|work = [[SourceForge]]
|publisher = Geeknet, Inc
|accessdate = 13 May 2011
▲}}</ref> MediaCoder was a nominee of ''SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Award of Best Project for Multimedia'' along with [[Audacity (audio editor)|Audacity]], [[InkScape]] and [[FFDShow]].<ref>{{Cite web
|url = http://sourceforge.net/blog/cca07/
|title = SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Awards
|work = [[SourceForge]]
|publisher = Geeknet, Inc
|year = 2007
|accessdate = 16 May 2011
}}</ref> On December 2009 however, Stanley Huang announced that the project is no longer hosted on SourceForge and no longer open-source. <ref>{{cite web
|first = Stanley
|last = Huang
|url = http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/mediacoder-is-no-longer-hosted-on-sourceforge-net/
|title = MediaCoder is no longer hosted on SourceForge.net from this day on
|publisher = Broad Intelligence Technologies
|date = 19 December 2009
|accessdate = 16 May 2011
}}</ref> A list of older versions, release dates and release notes can be found [http://www.digital-digest.com/software/mediacoder_history.html here]. Since December 2009, MediaCoder has become a [[proprietary software|proprietary]] [[adware]] for which no source code is available.<ref name="softpedia">{{cite web|title=Download MediaCoder|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/MediaCoder.shtml|work=[[Softpedia]]|publisher=SoftNews NET SRL|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url = http://wiki.mediacoderhq.com/index.php/EULA
|title = EULA
|work = MediaCoder Wiki
|publisher = Broad Intelligence Technologies
|date = 10 July 2009
|accessdate = 16 May 2011
}}</ref>
==See alsoDistribution==
Prior to 2008, MediaCoder was a [[free and open-source]] software application and was available on [[SourceForge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder/|title= Media Coder|work =[[SourceForge]]|publisher = Geeknet, Inc|accessdate = 13 May 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163753/http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder/|archivedate = 17 May 2011}}</ref> In December 2009, Stanley Huang announced that the project is no longer hosted on SourceForge and no longer open-source.<ref>{{cite web|first = Stanley|last = Huang|url = http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/mediacoder-is-no-longer-hosted-on-sourceforge-net/|title = MediaCoder is no longer hosted on SourceForge.net from this day on|publisher = Broad Intelligence Technologies|date = 19 December 2009|accessdate = 16 May 2011}}</ref>
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{de icon}} Markus Mandau (27 March 2009), ''[http://www.chip.de/artikel/Vergleichstest-Alleskonvertierer_35477987.html Vergleichstest: Alleskonvertierer]'', [[Chip.de]] (round-up article)
* {{de icon}} M. Mandau and M. Humpa (6 June 2009), ''[http://www.chip.de/artikel/Nero-Die-beste-Brenn-Konkurrenz-6_30187382.html Konvertieren: Nero vs. MediaCoder]'', [[Chip.de]]
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mediacoderhq.com/}}
* [http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/ The developer blog]
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