MediaCoder
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{{Infobox software
| name = MediaCoder
| logo = MediaCoder Logo.png
| screenshot =
| caption = MediaCoder default GUI
| author = Stanley Huang
| developer = Broad Intelligence Technologies
| released =
| latest_release_version =
| latest_release_date =
| latest preview version = 0.8.58
| latest preview date = {{start date and age|2019|07|01|df=yes}}
| operating_system = Windows
| platform = x64
| genre = Transcoding
| license = Ad-supported{{cite web|title=Download MediaCoder|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/MediaCoder.shtml|work=Softpedia|publisher=SoftNews NET SRL|accessdate=4 October 2011}} freemium{{cite web|title=Solutions|url=http://www.mediacoderhq.com/premium/|website=mediacoderhq.com|publisher=MediaCoder|accessdate=21 October 2016}}
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MediaCoder is a proprietary transcoding program for Microsoft Windows, developed by Stanley Huang since 2005.
Features
MediaCoder uses various open-source (and several proprietary) audio and video codecs to transcode media files to different audio/video formats.{{cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/download-of-the-day-mediacoder-windows-207475|title=Download of the Day: MediaCoder (Windows)|last=Pash|first=Adam|work=Lifehacker|date=13 October 2006|accessdate=4 May 2019}} Common uses for the program include compression, file type conversion, {{not a typo|remuxing}} and extraction of audio from video files. Many formats are supported, including MP3, Vorbis, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), Windows Media Audio (WMA), RealAudio, WAV, and others.{{cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2006/06/22/media-coder-audio-video-transcoder/|title=Media Coder Audio Video Transcoder|last=Brikmann|first=Martin|work=Ghacks|date=22 June 2006|accessdate=4 May 2019}} The program uses a wizard to create files, but that can also be adjusted manually by the drag-and-drop function.{{cite book|last=Dutson|first=Phil|title=Sams Teach Yourself jQuery Mobile in 24 Hours|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRXLyrYXTwMC&dq=mediacoder&pg=PA354|publisher= Sams Publishing|page= 354|date= 13 July 2012|isbn=9780132966238}}
Reception
MediaCoder was a nominee of SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Award of Best Project for Multimedia along with Audacity, InkScape and FFDShow.{{Cite web|url = http://sourceforge.net/blog/cca07/|title = SourceForge.NET 2007 Community Choice Awards|work=SourceForge|publisher = Geeknet, Inc|year = 2007|accessdate = 16 May 2011}}
Distribution
Prior to 2008, MediaCoder was a free and open-source software application and was available on SourceForge.{{Cite web|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder/|title= Media Coder|work =SourceForge|publisher = Geeknet, Inc|accessdate = 13 May 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163753/http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder/|archivedate = 17 May 2011}} In December 2009, Stanley Huang announced that the project is no longer hosted on SourceForge and no longer open-source.{{cite web|first = Stanley|last = Huang|url = http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/mediacoder-is-no-longer-hosted-on-sourceforge-net/|title = MediaCoder is no longer hosted on SourceForge.net from this day on|publisher = Broad Intelligence Technologies|date = 19 December 2009|accessdate = 16 May 2011}}
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