The next-generation, all-in-one transcoding software is now being actively worked on, side-by-side with the development of MediaCoder. Here I disclose some interesting features of this brand new software, will possibly named, Transmedia for personal use and Transerver for organization/enterprise use.

Transmedia

• Easy-to-use and efficient media transcoding
• UI/core separated design
• Pipelined task processing
• Segmented transcoding
• GPU accelerated encoding
• User-participating mobile device support for transcoding
• Media streaming with real-time on-the-fly media transcoding
• uPnP and DLNA support for digital media device connectivity and discovery
• Handy media library feature
• Media playback and transcoding benchmarking feature (like PCMark)

Transerver

• Automated batch media transcoding
• Client/server schema
• Pipelined task processing
• Segmented transcoding
• CPU/GPU co-working for highest possible transcoding performance
• Watch-folder feature
• Distributed/clustering transcoding (master/nodes schema) with loading balance
• Remote monitoring and administration with local user experience
• Integration into 3rd-party systems with interfaces like XML-RPC, SOAP etc.
• Native cross-platform support for both UI and core (e.g. Linux)

If you have any idea or expectation, just leave a comment here.

No sooner do we ask about just how many readers actually give a hoot about multi-channel audio, in comes this. Considering the plethora of folks in the exact same situation, we knew right away it’d made a beautiful Ask Engadget HD question. Without further adieu:

“I recently splurged on a hot new plasma, but now I am looking for a surround sound system to complete the joy. My issue is that I currently live in a rental property, and don’t have the luxury of poking holes in walls to set up my system. I know there are a few options out there for people in my position (sound bars, wireless rear speakers, PowerLine?) but I have no idea which gives the best surround sound result. I was looking to spend no more than $2,000.”

We’ll be honest — almost anything is possible at $2,000, unless that includes the price of a few (very) nice drivers. We’ve seen solutions from Rocketfish and a slew of other companies that essentially enable users to add two rear surrounds sans wires when running cabling towards the back proves problematic, but often these are underpowered and flaky at best in actual use.