MediaCoder

Assume I want to re-encode a video.

The target video should be MP4 with H.264 codec

AND:

I want to resize the video.
Where do I specify the target dimensions?

I do not find the corresponding entry fields.
They should be on the "Video" tab in main window.

Peter

As far as I can see MC stores all presets and settings in the Windows user folder. is there a way to store it in another directory (e.g. D:\tools\video\Mediacoder\mysettings\) How can I define this inside MC? Maybe I can pass the new customized preferences location as a cmdline parameter like: Media...

When I encode a video then a mini preview window is shown near to systray.

How can I disable it?

MC should encode and nothing more.

Peter

A DVD oftentimes contains mutlitple langauge tracks (english, german, spanish, dutch,...)

How can I tell MC to select a certain language track (other than the current default) and take it as new default?

Peter

I want to encode a DVD with H264 codec. The resulting videos are somehow too soft and blurred.

Which parameter do I have to change exactly to get a more sharpen resulting video?

Peter

Assume I ripped a DVD into a VIDOE_TS folder on my hard disc. Now I want to convert this video into an *a.avi or *.mkv video. How exactly can I let MC auto-crop the black bars/areas around the video (and keep aspect ratio)? If this is automatically not possible: Is there a manual crop possible? Peter

Assume I adjusted all the video+audio settings according to my preferences. How can I tell MC to save them automatically at exit into a local (e.g. *.ini or *.cfg) file and reload them automatically at next startup? Assume I setup a special parameter set and want to keep it as non-default and load i...

How to disable initial startup spalsh welcome screen window?

Peter

My firewall blocks Internet connection (=update check) of MediaCoder. When I start mediacoder and try to call the "File--->Settings" menu then the dialog windows opens but only the message "Loading...." is shown (forever). See attached snapshot Whats wrong? Is it really required to have internet con...

How can I append multiple video files without re-encoding them?

Peter