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MediaCoder is a free (under [[GPL]]) universal audio/video batch transcoder developed by Huang Yi-Chun (Stanley Huang), putting together lots of excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution, capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats with many extra features.

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{{Infobox software

| name = MediaCoder

| logo = MediaCoder Logo.png

| screenshot =

| caption = MediaCoder default [[GUI]]

| author = Stanley Huang

| developer = Broad Intelligence Technologies

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

| latest_release_version =

| latest_release_date =

| latest preview version = 0.8.58

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

| operating_system = [[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.

==Features==

== Feature Highlights ==

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]].

* Directly transcode among MANY audio and video compression formats and mux in various container formats, on the fly, in batches

* No need to install any media player or codecs package

* No need to register any components into your system

* Native [[Win32]] program built on [[Windows_API|Win32 SDK]], efficient and small, no dependencies on any middle layers (e.g. .NET, JAVA etc. )

==Reception==

== Typical Applications ==

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>

==Distribution==

* Improving compression / reducing file size

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>

* Converting from lossless/high-bitrate audio to low-bitrate audio to play with portable DAP

* Converting to device (mobile phone, PDA, MP4 player, PSP, VCD/DVD player)

* Extracting audio tracks from video clips

* Ripping CD/VCD/DVD

==References==

== Supported Input Formats ==

{{reflist}}

== External Links links==

* [[MP3]], [[Vorbis]], [[AAC]], [[AAC+]], [[AMR]] NB/WB, [[Musepack]], [[Windows Media Audio]], [[RealAudio]]

* {{Official website}}

* [[FLAC]], [[WavPack]], [[Monkey's Audio]] (APE, APL), [[OptimFROG]], [[AAC Lossless]], [[WMA Lossless]], [[WAV]]

* [[H.264]], [[Xvid]], [[DivX]] 4/5, [[MPEG]] 1/2/4, [[H.263]], [[3ivx]], [[RealVideo]], [[Windows Media Video]] 7/8/9, DV

* [[AVI]], [[MPEG]]/[[VOB]], [[Matroska]], [[MP4]], [[RealMedia]], [[ASF]]/WMV, [[Quicktime]] MOV, [[OGM]]

* [[CD]], [[VCD]], [[DVD]], [[Cue sheet]]

[[Category:Video editingconversion software]]

== Supported Output Formats ==

[[Category:FreeAudio audioformat softwareconverters]]

[[Category:SourceForgeWindows-only projectsfreeware]]

* MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, AAC+/Parametric Stereo, AMR NB/WB, MusePack, WMA

* FLAC, WavPack, Monkey's Audio (APE, APL), OptimFrog, WMA Lossless, WAV

* H.264, Xvid, DivX 4/5, MPEG 1/2/4, H.263, Flash Video, etc.

* AVI, MPEG/VOB, Matroska, MP4, PMP (PSP Media Player Format)

== See also ==

* [[Transcode]]

== External Links ==

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

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

[[Category:SourceForge projects]]

[[Category:Free audio software]]

[[Category:Free video software]]

[[Category:Multimedia frameworks]]

[[Category:Video editing software]]

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