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I've been using XMedia Recode to back up tons of old video material which is interlaced. I wanted to retain the interlacing as I prefer to let the playback device do the de-interlacing, and this software makes it a breeze to do so.
Additionally, I had other material where I only wanted to convert the audio, due to PCM on a mono video soundtrack from the 80's being overkill to say the least, so the option to copy/passthrough the video track was an added bonus.
The only things holding me back from giving XMedia Recode a top rating are as follows:
a) The GPU accelerated encoding isn't the fastest out there.
b) It doesn't always accurately read the contents of a DVD or BD folder.
c) The inability to passthrough a PGS subtitle track is a pain, meaning any BD encodes need a run through MKV ToolNix to add the subs back in from the original master file.
That said, overall I have found this a brilliant tool for a big, big job, with a very user friendly interface and learning curve. If the points above were addressed in a future update, it would be a solid 10 from me. I will be happily using XMedia Recode for quite a few of my encoding jobs going forwards. |
