VidCoder 1.4.20

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VidCoder is a very easy to use DVD, Blu-ray and any video file to MP4/MKV video converter. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine. Easily batch convert your video/DVDs/ISO/VIDEO_TS and Blu-ray to MP4 or MKV. Full description.

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1.4.20 (May 19, 2013)


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Version history:
1.4.20

Updated HandBrake core to 0.9.9
Blu-ray subtitle (PGS) support
Additional framerates: 30, 50, 59.94, 60
Additional sample rates: 8, 11.025, 12 and 16 kHz
Additional higher bitrates for audio
Same as Source Constant Framerate
24-bit FLAC encoding
Added Windows Phone 8 and Apple TV 3 presets
Introduced process isolation for encodes. Now if HandBrake crashes, VidCoder will keep running and continue processing the queue.
Added view modes to the Preview window. Now you can see the image in 1:1 or in "Corners" mode to show a close-up of cropping results.
Overhauled the Options dialog
Better, more organized interface
Resizable
More options
Dedicated Updates panel with more information and the ability to check for an update manually
Big update to video range UI
There's now a bar you can click to set the start and end: left click to set the start and right click to set the end.
"Start Seconds" and "End Seconds" have been replaced with editable duration fields with the format 0:00:00 . Should no longer require math to actually set. :)
Replaced Chapters queue column with Range queue column and made it work for all modes.
Greatly improved x264 options
Preset is now a slider
Can now set H.264 Level (incompatible levels for source are grayed out)
Added "extra options" text box to Video tab to remove the need to use the Advanced tab
Added "Fast Decode" checkbox to support multiple tunes
Added a portable version. This packages up VidCoder as an .exe file that does not need to be installed. Be aware that it's not completely portable as you still need .NET 4 Client Profile on the computer for Windows versions earlier than 8.
Moved options storage to SQLite rather than the standard .NET user config. This means less chance for config settings to get corrupted.
Laid groundwork for the next beta to install side-by-side with the stable version.
Fixed non-centered text, bad coloring and inconsistent button looks in Windows 8.
Added Hungarian translation, thanks to Brechler Zsolt. You can pick your preferred language in Options -> General. If you want to see VidCoder in your language, help out on VidCoder's Crowdin page.
Updated WPF text rendering to use the better Display mode.
Added a menu option and button to close the current video source and get the initial "pick source" UI back.
When doing batch file encodes, VidCoder now picks the default title to encode rather than just the first one every time (useful for ISOs).
Disc folders can now be batch-added with drag and drop in the same way that ISOs can be.
Added the ability to set a custom completion sound.
Added an option to set a custom video player.
Added ability to set the priority of the worker process.
Individual encode jobs now log to a separate file as well as the main consolidated file.
Added the option to copy the encode job log to the same output folder as the encoded video.
Added preset name as optional queue column.
Mixdowns that are not supported by the current source are now grayed out.
Custom formatting now works on batch file encodes.
Fixes for many bugs, including batch encoding, sizing behavior and many more

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All features / Full description:
Multi-threaded
MP4, MKV containers
H.264 encoding with x264, the world's best video encoder
Completely integrated encoding pipeline: everything is in one process and no huge intermediate temporary files
MPEG-4, MPEG-2, Theora video
AAC, MP3, Vorbis, AC3, FLAC audio encoding and AAC/AC3/MP3/DTS/DTS-HD passthrough
Target bitrate, size or quality for video
2-pass encoding
Decomb, detelecine, deinterlace filters
Batch encoding
Instant source previews
Creates small encoded preview clips
Pause, resume encoding


Alternative to VidCoder:
FFCoder
Format Factory
Freemake Video Converter
HandBrake
MediaCoder
SUPER
TEncoder
TX264
WinFF
XMedia Recode
XviD4PSP



Guides and How to's:
How to convert MKV to MP4 with hardcoded subtitles - Read
How to easily convert a Blu-ray to MP4/M4V/MKV using free tools - Read
VidCoder Tutorial - Read
View all guides with guide description here


Acronyms / Also Known As:
VidCoder

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if added copy video stream and audio stream to GUI it has been perfect.


Posted May 14, 2013 by . Tool version 1.3.4 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10


That is a nice tool for encoding video with high speed and good quality.


Posted April 13, 2013 by . Tool version 1.3.4 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10


@ xzarkad

Does your problem also exist in HandBrake?

If it doesn't, then it will be a VidCoder problem. So let RandomEngy know either via the Doom9 forum or here:
http://vidcoder.codeplex.com/discussions





Posted October 12, 2012 by . Tool version 1.4.4 beta using OS WinXP
Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 9 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10


Work absolutely fine, but unfortunately the encoding speed is quite a bit slow and the support of subtitles is absolute a weakness. I loaded 4 BD roms with subtitles, for for all of them no subs were found.(I repeated this with two other conversion tools and did not encounter this problem)


Posted October 12, 2012 by . Tool version 1.3.4.0 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 7 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10


I love handbrake and as Vidcoder makes use of the engine but added a few interesting features (encode size set, GUI easier/friendlier to use) this is prefect for me.
Love it, fast and THE best quality. Unbeaten!



Posted July 31, 2012 by . Tool version 1.3.3.0 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
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I know I know the tool doesn't have those fancy settings you found in others but for DVDs on 8-bit encode vidcoder just like handbreake have no rival just as simple as that!


Posted March 06, 2012 by . Tool version 1.3.1 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
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I use Handbrake and StaxRip for most of my H.264 encoding, but VidCoder is the #1 tool for encoding DVD rips to MKV. No problems with "blurring" here. Never tried a Blu-Ray but this is great for adding DVDs to a Media Center while saving space.


Posted September 06, 2011 by . Tool version 1.0.1 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
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My problem with this tools is all my converted video have some degree of blur
that I cant fix .also I liked to have access to some of X264 advanced option
that it seems are not implemented in the GUI other wise it's a good and easy
tool to begin with



Posted September 06, 2011 by . Tool version 1.01 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 9 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10


I must reverse my earlier post. I loaded the Vidcoder 1.0.0 x86 as that is where the link from here took me. I had problems after the first encoding was complete and I was asked to load the 1.0.1 version. I kept getting an error message. I went back to Vidcoder website and under downloads found the 1.0.1 x64 and downloaded that. It has worked very well and I can now watch movies on the road with my Dorid X or my Toshiba Thrive.


Posted September 05, 2011 by . Tool version 1.0.1 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
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Well it worked once. I converted a BD so I could load it on a Toshiba tablet and Droid X phone. After that I tried to convert another BD and all I get is an error screen that asks me to copy and report the problem, but nothing happens. I uninstalled and re installed the 1.0.0 version that worked and now I still get the same error screen. Wish it would work again.


Posted September 04, 2011 by . Tool version 1.0.1 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 5 of 10 Overall score 2 of 10


I've to encode from pal and upscale my dvd to 720p, so I need to change colormatrix, transfer and colorprim.
Your tips doesn't work, video format=pal work ok, not other option.



Posted July 30, 2011 by . Tool version 0.9.3 using OS Windows 7
Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 9 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10


darkio, I really like that VidCoder has a simple interface which makes it easy for everyone to use. Yet it's very powerful, and it'll still support what you're asking it to do. Simply go to settings, then Advanced, and then type in the "options string" box any additional encoding options that you wish to add.

Keep in mind PAL and NTSC have different bt601 matrices according to table E-3 (Colour Primaries) in the H.264 spec. So bt470bg = bt601 625 = bt1358 625 = bt1700 625 (PAL/SECAM), and smpte170m = bt601 525 = bt1358 525 = bt1700 NTSC.

So you'd want to append your options to include the following:
videoformat=ntsc:colormatrix=smpte170m

A list of additional options can be found here: http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings. Since VidCoder uses the handbrake engine, commands have to be typed in the way handbrake wants them formatted, as per this guide: https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/x264Options



Posted July 25, 2011 by . Tool version 0.9.3.0 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
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last version has bug to encoding ac3 multichannel into various format like vorbis, ac3 or aac. It downsampling multichannel into dolby prologic II.

Please, add option to change colour primaries, transfer characteristics, matrix coefficients and format system, my encoding (pal) use always bt-601 and ntsc format. !



Posted July 25, 2011 by . Tool version 0.9.3 using OS Windows 7
Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 8 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10


this just uses handbrake to convert video but this app has a simple outlay


Posted June 26, 2011 by . Tool version 2 using OS Windows 7
Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 5 of 10


EXCELLENT program.

Can do BATCH CONVERSION from ISO/DVD to MP4 or MKV. See this post:

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/331480-Batch-Convert-ISO-DVD-to-MP4

64 bit version of Vidcoder:

http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_conte ... Itemid=146



Posted February 04, 2011 by . Tool version 0.8.1 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 9 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10


Awesome Tool! Will like to thank the creators keep up the good work


Posted December 21, 2010 by . Tool version 0.7.2 using OS Windows 7 64-bit
Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10

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