Codec conversion craziness
11-08-2006 03:49 PM by Eugene WareIf you’ve done anything in video for a while you’ll know how it’s so easy to be overwhelmed with the choice of codecs (or video compression systems) that are available.
Video is available in so many formats, and it is a common requirement to convert from one format to another.
For example, I own a PalmOne Treo 650
And the media player that I use can only play video of certain formats, and more importantly, only certain bitrates.
So, part of the challenge of getting video onto my Treo is getting it into the right format and bitrate (I can’t play files that are too big).
I used to use a program called VLC to do all my dirtywork. But it’s not really set up to be a transcoding program (that’s what changing one compression system to another is called)
But, I stumbled on a bit of software today that IS.
It’s called MediaCoder and from all accounts it is just what the doctor ordered.
You can convert from pretty much any format to any other format.
And the best part…
It’s FREE! (I love that word).
I haven’t given it an extensive test yet, but when I do I’ll do a bit of a review, and post up my pros and cons.
Happy Transcoding!
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