Does mediacoder convert .avi files without anything relatedt

Milardo · Post by **Milardo** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:30 pm

Does mediacoder convert to .avi files using a video codec that has nothing to do with mpeg4, I mean how do you do that?

ladycoder · Post by **ladycoder** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:33 am

You choose the codec - XVID, MPEG4(DivX), H264, etc

everling · Post by **everling** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:53 pm

You don't want to use an MPEG-4 video codec in your output? Choose something other than XviD, DivX and x264. Those three are MPEG-4 codecs - XviD and DivX is MPEG-4 ASP and x264 is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. Try Theora or WM7/8/9.

I can't think of any good reason to specify "anything as long as its not MPEG-4". Would you mind sharing your reason?

Milardo · Post by **Milardo** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:49 pm

I'll have to try theora but wm7 still seems to read out as mpeg4 and also because my nero mpeg4 decoder ran out and when i play a video that is decoded as mpeg4 when i rewind or forward it messes up so basically I am looking to use other video codecs with the container of .avi. I know there are lots of other codecs out there like vp codecs .etc.

everling · Post by **everling** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:51 am

"nero mpeg4 decoder"? Is it for decoding the video for playback on your machine or is it for decoding MPEG-4 to encode as MPEG-2 when burning DVDs?

Modern DVD players should be able to take MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or XviD) videos, so you should be able to just burn your movie DVD as a "data" DVD and it'll work. Unfortunately, most players still don't recognise the MKV container.

Milardo · Post by **Milardo** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:52 pm

The nero mpeg 4 decoder is just for the nero software I have and yeah I think it is for decoding mpeg4 to mpeg2 when making a dvd. My software is just messed up I think as I don't have a trial version. Anyways it would be nice if mediacoder lets you chose system installed codecs as well as mediacoder codecs when converting video files.