MediaCoder

2.0 stars

"Gets the job done, but..."

January 6, 2013  |   By eezee_cnet

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.18.5345

Pros

- MediaCoder works.
- It can and will convert multimedia files to a fair amount of other formats available.
- It's free. Well. Sort of.

Cons

- It's batch processing is crippled via a nag screen that appears every 10 files converted.
- Close the program, and MediaCoder (the unregistered version, of course) will open a web site that's trying to sell you something.
- It's not your traditional 'Donation'-ware because of above mentioned nag screen.
- The GUI and the options are a bit confusing. There's a learning curve, here.

Summary

MediaCoder is one of the best converters out there. And it might be worth your bucks, considering it gets the converter job done.

However, it has some limits in it's usage. When you are not willing or able to pay for it, you will bump into the nag screen more than once or twice. Which is annoying to say the least.

As for converting one file to another; it takes some time to understand where to find the correct options to convert a video in one format to another format. Some understanding of what you are trying to do, will help you a great deal with figuring out what to change in the options before conversion takes place. The end result will be what you expect of it.

If you lack any kind of knowledge about what sort of media files there are, what the best quality can be, and what to avoid when converting; MediaCoder isn't really for you.

Conclusion:
MediaCoder can get the converter job done. And does it very well, when you know what you are doing.

The unregistered version of MediaCoder is no fun to work with because of the nag screen that 'asks' for a donation or you must do a calculation to go on with your batch processing of files. It does this after every 10 files converted, with no exception. Every time you use MediaCoder. And after closing MediaCoder, it will open a commercial web site for you with some sort of offer.

If you are not willing or able to pay for it, than this is the price you must pay for a successful conversion job. You must decide if all this nagging is worth using MediaCoder.

On a side note:
MediaCoder might be Open Source, but it lacks all the charm of it. It doesn't 'feel' like an Open Source program at all. It's more like using any other commercial adware or nagware program.

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3.0 stars

"A Good Converter But Bad With Ads"

April 23, 2012  |   By privatejohn

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.1.5185

Pros

-Converts MOST Of Media Files Excellently

Cons

-Advertisement
-Nag Screen
-Bugs And Hangs

Summary

It Maybe A 4.5 / 5 If This Isn't A Nagware / Adware. But Since It Has A Bug PLUS Nagging Everytime It Converts 10 Videos, I Gave A 3 Stars.

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4.0 stars

"Works well"

March 21, 2012  |   By shenkshovel

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.1.5185

Pros

Fast transcoding of video files
Fairly straightforward to use

Cons

Sometimes 'hangs' at the last few frames of a video file and takes awhile to finish the job (typically showing 5 seconds remaining).

Summary

The website makes it clear that the installation file includes 3rd party software (open candy) and when installing you have the option to "not install" open candy. In other words "watch the screen and read the text".

Excellent free software that handles everything I've tried it with.

Version 0.8.1 Build 5200

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5.0 stars

"FLAC to MP3"

August 27, 2011  |   By usuallee2003

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.1.5158

Pros

needed to convert flac files to mp3. This does that job well. It is easy to use. Unlike others I've tried you can select the output bitrate. Free/ open source. So glad I found this. Looks like it does all kinds of other stuff too incl. video.

Cons

none at this time.

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3.0 stars

"Adware detected"

June 28, 2011  |   By Dr-Schlock

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.1.5158

Pros

Ok for a freebee

Cons

McAfee detected adware-OpenCandy.dll

Summary

Better off spending a few bucks on something better if you are serious about video manipulation.

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1.0 stars

"Didn't work - useless."

April 30, 2011  |   By guyhalpe

Version: MediaCoder 0.8.0.5032

Pros

Very funny. I entered NONE here and the form refuses to submit. "Please enter at least 10 characters". Well here's your 10 characters and more. There are no pros - only cons!

Cons

Didn't work.

Summary

Downloaded and installed.. worked through the wizard... and I kept getting nothing but errors so I gave up and uninstalled it. I just wanted to do one thing, convert an MTS file to MP4 or WMA, and it just didn't work.. took an incredibly long time to do some sort of processing and then just threw up an error.

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1.0 stars

"Doesn't Work; wait for next update"

January 17, 2011  |  

Version: MediaCoder 0.7.5.4799

Pros

None. It installs properly but hangs on startup every time.

Cons

It fails to function at all. Hangs as a system tray app. Brings up a browser config window but that's as far as I get. Unintalling & reverting to 7.5.4797 works fine. Why go thru the trouble.

Summary

Wait till the next release; don't bother with this one.

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3.0 stars

"converting"

December 13, 2010  |   By p71rock

Version: MediaCoder 0.7.5.4797

Pros

works ok on some of my video projects

Cons

does not work well with sub titled videos.. at least the ones i have done

Summary

the program needs a tutor for converting with sub titles, over all the program work good. I only gave it a low score because there is a high learning curve on what settings you need to use to get the desired file and its size.

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2.0 stars

"I was never able to use it."

December 4, 2010  |   By manadeb

Version: MediaCoder 0.7.5.4795

Pros

Never got to use it.

Cons

Never got to use it.

Summary

I don't know if it was this or something else, but my computer crashed and I had to restore it to its factory settingd. Yes, I lost everything.

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3.0 stars

"I want soooo badly to rate this a perfect score..."

October 4, 2010  |   By typicalhero

Version: MediaCoder 0.7.5.4730

Pros

Great all in one software for my specific needs, cropping and trimming in batch mode... and video conversion.

Cons

Why oh why does it crash EVERY TIME I try to use it... 3 out of 5 times it will crash and give an error. It's driving me crazy because the potential is amazing.

Summary

For a free product... this is some pretty amazing software... but, and it's a big BUT, it crashes so very often that I wonder if the author is in way over his head with all the features. I'm giving it a 3 out of 5 because I see the potential here and maybe the problem is on my end, so if it ends up working for me, I will update the review... but normally, when something doesn't work like this and crashes all the time; a 0 out of 5 is more appropriate.

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