MediaCoder

the logger in expert mode ?
this doesn't show the previous (i.e. current) profile - only the profile of a new started job?
OK so you could start the job, see it's one you don't want and abort
... but it would be nice to know what the current profile is before starting

sorry for not being clearer, let me put it another way ... Monday - load preset "PresetMyCam" and convert camera video Friday - open MediaCoder and prepare to convert camera video - and ask myself "what preset loaded last?" I can't remember so I load preset "Preset MyCam". I didn't need to re-load t...

can i determine what profile is currently loaded without having to deduce it?
(assuming I haven't *just* loaded of course in which case it would be logged)
Searched everywhere (I think) but doesn't seem to appear anywhere.
go on someone - I beg you ... prove me wrong

the blog entry by mixer is getting comments re the absence of "the bottom line" i.e. the bookmarklet code is missing :!: Nov 16 2009 - Downloading and Saving a High Quality YouTube video using Firefox 3.5 http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/downloading-and-saving-a-high-quality-youtube-video-using-firefox-...

thnx mixer - very interesting
renaming to 3gp didn't work
changing MediaCoder file container type to avi instead of mp4 did work!
(avicodec still reports h264 as unknown codec)

Your renaming idea prompted me to try renaming a few mp4 files to avi and this worked - amazingl!

that's fine - I haven't changed anything from the default
when I run gspot it's showing

avc1 Codec Status Undetermined

it might be best getting to the bottom of that before contacting Picasa as they'll just say it's a failing of MediaCoder

I've been using (b.4110) the default supplied (Auto Profile) - impressed but ... Picasa ignores these (mp4) files We accept many popular formats, such as .avi, .asf, .mov (QuickTime), Windows Media and .mpg formats. Also, .avi, .asf, .mov, .wmv, .mpg, .mpeg, and .mp4 are all acceptable file extensio...