What is your favorite transcoding software? [closed]

Question

We all have our favorite programs we use to convert one audio/video format to another.

CD Ripping

• Exact Audio Copy

Audio

• ALL2LAME
• dBpoweramp

Video

• Badaboom

Answer 1

Handbrake

Answer 2

Believe it or not, VLC has transcoding as a built-in feature. Used it numerous times and unless you've got a really, really weird format, it tends to "just work".

Answer 3

MediaCoder at sourceforge.

MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder intends to be the swiss army knife for media transcoding in all time and at this moment, it already has millions of users from all over the planet.

There is also an Audio Edition that leaves out heavier video handling.

Answer 4

mencoder - part of mplayer.

I mainly use it for fixing temperamental files, usually caused by broken containers,

mencoder -oac copy -ovc copy slightlybrokenfile.avi -o fixed.avi

..or joining multi-part videos into one:

mencoder -noodml -oac copy -ovc copy notstolenfilm.cd1.avi notstolenfilm.cd2.avi -o notstolenfilm.avi

(the -noodml flag is required for DivX/XviD files over 1GB, which most two-CD films are)

It can do pretty much any transcoding/format-conversion tasks you wish, I just don't do this very often.

The Gentoo Wiki "mencoder" page is a good resource

Answer 5

iPodME - Great at easily transcoding your video for playback on an iPod/iPhone.

Handbrake <-- For discerning Super Users

iPodME <-- For when the Super User is being bugged by their non-techy friends about how to do this :)

Answer 6

QuickTime Pro

Answer 7

RadGameTools's Bink has a video/audio conversion tools built in, and it's free. The UI isn't the best, but for most power user scenarios it should be perfect.

Answer 8

SUPER