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what MediaCoder does not do

MediaCoder does not work with DRM'd content. remove the DRM first.

Video Conversion with MediaCoder

it's not simple. there will be a lot of trial and error getting your file conversion to work. and you may uncover some bugs in MediaCoder (like I did). MediaCoder is continually being updated and fixed.

MediaCoder can be an error-prone process, and daunting. MediaCoder is a complicated, not-easy, powerful, and flexible conversion program. but keep trying to do your task. you will get it eventually, and learn some things about mediacoder in the process.

General
Complete name                    : C:\Documents and Settings\Jim\My Documents\My Videos\multnomah falls horsetail falls\DSCN0064-horsetail-fails-OR.AVI
Format                           : AVI
Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
File size                        : 120 MiB
Duration                         : 1mn 57s
Overall bit rate                 : 8 576 Kbps

Video
ID                               : 0
Format                           : M-JPEG
Codec ID                         : MJPG
Duration                         : 1mn 57s
Bit rate                         : 8 507 Kbps
Width                            : 640 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4:3
Frame rate                       : 30.000 fps
Resolution                       : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.923
Stream size                      : 119 MiB (99%)

Audio
Format                           : PCM
Format settings, Endianness      : Little
Format settings, Sign            : Unsigned
Codec ID                         : 1
Codec ID/Hint                    : Microsoft
Duration                         : 1mn 57s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 1 channel
Sampling rate                    : 8 000 Hz
Resolution                       : 8 bits
Stream size                      : 921 KiB (1%)
Interleave, duration             : 999 ms (29.96 video frames)
Interleave, preload duration     : 1000 ms

Video tab

enable video: on
format:mpeg1,copy video=off
mode:variable bitrate,50
source:MEncoder,autoselect off
encoder:autoselect on

Audio tab

enable audio:on
encoder:auto select=on
format:mp2,copy audio=off
source:waveform file,audo select=off
resample:original,no up-sampling=off
auto id:0,external file=off
ffmpeg tab:
bitrate:128kbps

note that the input audio rate is 8000Hz PCM, which is 64kbps. in order to encode without errors, I had to choose 128Kbps.

Container tab

container:mpeg1
multiplexer:auto select
remuxer=off

picture tab

resize:off
frame rate:off
effects: filter by source, live display=on
aspect ratio:keep display ar

sound tab

channels:original
gain:off
channel mapping:off
normalize:disabled (mode1 is a good idea), delay 0, 0db

demuxer tab

demux for audio/video source:off

time tab

ignore this

subtitle tab

mode:disabled
id:0
font:Arial(TrueType)
language:en
Encoding:ANSI
subtitle:(blank)
*leave the rest as is*

text tab

transfer tags:on
output file name formatting:off

plugins tab

enabled:off

avisynth tab

keep intermediate script file:off
avisynth source:avisource, use script template:(blank)

remote tab

this is only used if you wish to serve up video.

listen address:local only
a/v server:off

your mileage may vary!

the settings I listed above were for my Nikon P90 camera's video mode. it uses PCM audio in an AVI file format. you may have a DivX in an AVI file format for some cameras. so your mileage may vary, and you may have a different audio "in" format, so you will need to change the audio source settings.

video editors
, available from $
, available from $
audio editors
Audacity, available from audacity.sourceforge.net(sf.net) $free
the beta version is nicer, but has a serious file loading bug. if you load a file, sometimes it will not load completely (and it's visible too). If that happens, just reload the file. It is, after all, a beta version. if you don't want to mess with that, just use the stable version 1.26.
Media (audio/video) Converters
MediaCoder, available from mediacoderhq.com $free
t@bencode, available from devel.zs4.org $free