使用最新的MediaCoder 0.7.3.4682，Premiere用户可以通过安装Debugmode Frameserver （简称DMFS）直接将渲染后的视频通过搭桥的方式输出到MediaCoder直接进行编码，避免了2次压缩带来的质量损失、时间耗费和麻烦。具体的操作 流程如下，此方法同样适用于Sony Vegas、MediaStudio、VideoStudio等多款非编软件。 Read the rest of this entry »

MediaCoder的新版本中，宽高比设置做了改动。现在界面上提供了4种控制宽高比的选择，在此做一下解释说明。
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对不起，此内容只适用于English。

今天，我们非常高兴地发布MediaCoder 0.7.1。在这个版本中，我们第一次加入了对NVIDIA CUDA技术的支持，因此MediaCoder成为了首款可以利用支持CUDA的GPU来加速H.264转码的免费软件。

新版本的界面没有做很大的调整，只是在视频选项栏中的编码器选项中增加了CUDA Encoder，选择后在右侧选项栏会出现具体的CUDAH.264参数。

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MediaCoder Presets

What is a preset?

A preset is a copy of your MediaCoder settings for a conversion. They can be saved by clicking “File” and then selecting “Save As Preset”, give the preset a name, and then select a place to save it (destination/path, drive, folder).   A saved preset can then be loaded into MediaCoder. This a a great way to save a particular setup or share it on the MediaCoder forums. Read the rest of this entry »

A new task mode, benchmark mode, has been added since build 4210. In this mode, MediaCoder can be used to benchmark your hardware with media transcoding based on the your transcoding settings. During the process, the media content will be transcoded as in normal mode. The difference is there is no file created on hard drive and a benchmark result will be shown on the end of the procedure.

The steps to perform transcoding benchmark are as simple as following:

1. Add files used for benchmarking
2. Set up transcoding parameters
3. Set task mode to “Benchmark”
4. Click Start button to start benchmarking

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MediaCoder has some part of its GUI written with XUL which requires Mozilla’s Gecko engine to render. The easiest way to get Gecko is by getting Firefox, which is actually an application built on Gecko engine with XUL. However, as is reported by some users, MediaCoder’s XUL interface is not working as expected in their Firefox. Also some people don’t want to accept Firefox to be installed into their system for some reasons. An alternative to get XUL interface shown is by using XULRunner, the XUL runtime package.

It is exteremely simple to get MediaCoder work with XULRunner. First, download XULRunner and extract the files from the package to some place. Start MediaCoder and go to Options menu and choose Browser setup. Click the “…” button, navgiate to the XULRunner folder and choose xulrunner.exe. Click OK button to confirm and it’s done.

Creating a file that will playback on an IPOD device (H.264/MP4 Basic Setup)

Many MediaCoder users want to be able to playback media content with their portable devices. A confusing aspect is that these portable players require specific values for video, audio and picture size before the content can be played back. This article describes how to use MediaCoder to convert just about any playable media file for playing back on an IPOD device.

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