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{{Infobox Software

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| name = MediaCoder

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| logo = [[Image:MediaCoder_Logo.png|64px]]

| name = MediaCoder

| screenshot = [[Image:mediacoder.png|250px]]

| logo = MediaCoder Logo.png

| caption = MediaCoder default startup interface

| screenshot =

| latest_release_version = 0.6.1 Build 4077

| caption = MediaCoder default startup interface[[GUI]]

| latest_release_date = [[December]], [[2007]]

| author = Stanley Huang

| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| developer = Broad Intelligence Technologies

| license = [[Mozilla Public License]]

| released = <!--Release date for version 1.0-->

| website = [http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ mediacoder.sourceforge.net]

| latest_release_version = 0.6.1 Build 4077

| latest_release_date = [[December]], [[2007]] =

| latest preview version = 0.8.58

| latest preview date = {{start date and age|2019|07|01|df=yes}}

| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| platform = [[x64]]

| 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>

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'''MediaCoder''' is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[transcoding]] program for [[Microsoft Windows]], developed by Stanley Huang since 2005.

'''MediaCoder''' is a [[Free software|free]] [[audio]]/[[video]] batch [[transcode]]r for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] developed by Stanley Huang and licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]], which uses various [[open source]] audio and video [[codec]]s 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]], [[RealAudio]], [[WAV]], [[Xvid]], [[DivX]] 4/5, [[MPEG-2]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Compact Disc|CD]], and [[DVD]].

== Features ==

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 is a [[Front_end#Computer_Science|front-end]]/[[graphical user interface|GUI]] for a collection of audio/video [[Command line interface|command line]] utilities (including audio/video [[Codec|codecs]] and [[Multiplexer#Digital_demultiplexers|multiplexers]]). MediaCoder pipes the decoder's output into the encoder's input, rather than using [[Temporary file|temporary files]]. This allows it to convert large amounts of data without using excessive disk space. Some of the included utilities are also [[Patch (computing)|patched]] to add extra interfaces.

MediaCoder supports NVIDIA [[NVENC]] and Intel [[Quick Sync Video|QSV]].

== Supported Formats ==

* [[MP3]], [[Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[MPEG-4 Part 3|AAC+]], AAC+V2, [[Musepack]], [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]], [[RealAudio]], [[Dirac (codec)|Dirac]], [[Speex]], [[AMR]], [[mp3PRO]]

* [[FLAC]], [[WavPack]], [[Monkey's Audio]], [[OptimFROG]], [[Apple Lossless]], [[Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless|WMA Lossless]], [[WAV]]/[[Pulse-code modulation|PCM]]

* [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC|H.264]], [[Xvid]], [[DivX]], [[MPEG-1|MPEG 1]]/[[MPEG-2|2]]/[[MPEG-4|4]], [[H.263]], [[FLV|Flash Video]], [[3ivx]], [[RealVideo]], [[Windows Media]], [[Theora]]

* [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MPEG-2]]/[[VOB]], [[Matroska]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]], [[RealMedia]], [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF/WMV]], [[QuickTime]], [[Ogg Media]]

* [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Video CD|VCD]], [[DVD]], [[Cue sheet (computing)|Cue sheet]]

== See also Reception==

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>

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==Distribution==

* [[List of Portable Multimedia Software#File Converters|List of Portable Multimedia Software]]

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>

==References==

== External links ==

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* [http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ Official website]

* [http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/forum/ Official support forum]

* [http://axljab.homelinux.org/Mencoder_DVD_to_MPEG-4 A newbie guide to figuring out bitrates for conversion and explaining multiple passing]

* [http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/MediaCoder_FAQ Official FAQ]

* [http://libresofts.tuxfamily.org/tutoriels/convertir-et-editer-vos-musiques-et-videos-avec-mediacoder-134/ French guide for Mediacoder]

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