VidCoder Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• What’s better for ripping DVDs than Handbrake?

  VidCoder (Here) is my go to app, it uses handbreak as its encoder but has much better handling of real discs. Source: 12 months ago

• Virtualizing, colored log window in WPF

  A user recently reported that VidCoder would hang in the middle of a long encode. After dusting off WinDbg and some !clrstack and !eestack I found a thread in garbage collection for FlowDocument. We use this in only one place, the log window. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Best free video format converter in 2023?

  VidCoder uses Handbrake's engine and is very simple to use. Source: about 1 year ago

• The Last Resort

  If you need a specific size, which is why I guess one of the few reasons you’d want a constant bitrate, use vidcoder, which is just a reskinned handbrake with a target size option. For compression, I’d encode with H.265 or AV1 depending on what hardware you need it for, assuming you do need it light. I would still pass through audio, unless you’re really in a pinch. Source: about 1 year ago

• Any better alternatives to Wondershare Converter Factory?

  VidCoder is a different frontend for HandBrake with a more Metro-styled UX, and can be a bit easier to use for some workflows. Source: over 1 year ago

• Playing Video Files from USB

  The Roku has a limited number of video formats that it will play, but MP4 files work best over the USB-Roku connection. (MP4 video files are also the most widely-compatible video format with all media players in all operating systems.) As chroma709 suggested, use a video format converter program to convert your videos to MP4 format. My favorite program for this is the free program, Vidcoder: ... Source: over 1 year ago

• Handbrake sux. Believe me, I tried.

  VidCoder is a more competent front-end for FFmpeg. Handbrake was designed for ripping DVDs and the auto-cropping it has as a result (but doesn't really tell you about) always pissed me off. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is there a more up to date guide for ripping DVD's?

  MakeMKV works, As did Vidcoder(based on handbrake) last I tried ~2yr ago. Source: almost 2 years ago

• The best Windows installer you've never heard of: Clowd.Squirrel

  I'm now using this with VidCoder Beta and it's worked well. I appreciate being able to write install/uninstall actions in C# as part of the main app rather than in some weird language like Delphi (for Inno Setup). - Source: dev.to / about 2 years ago

• I want a good and reliable video converting software.

  If you want more control or need more complexity, try Handbrake or Vidcoder. Source: over 2 years ago

• Video compressor? I need to shrink a 1080p 2GB video file to 500MB.

  I haven't seen VidCoder suggested yet. It's pretty similar to Handbrake with a slightly modified UI, with one key advantage in your case - a target filesize option. I'd recommend downscaling to 720p to compensate for the loss of quality of a lower bitrate encoding. Source: over 2 years ago

• Projected Output Size

  Handbrake can't, but VidCoder, which is based on Handbrake, includes a Target size option. You can use it to encode to a specific size or simply as a bit rate calculator. Source: over 2 years ago

• Is Handbrake still the best and Only option to compress Videos for Plex ?

  VidCoder is another option - it uses handbrake as its encoding engine (so ffmpeg) but it seems to have a bit more freedom and customization in the options. Source: over 2 years ago

• Any free all in wonder software to convert MKV > MP4, TS to MP4 and to also reduce file size/quality of a big MP4 file?

  There is also another program called VidCoder - or rather: frontend - that uses Handbrake as its backend: https://vidcoder.net/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Compressing multiple videos

  VidCoder. It uses HandBrake as encoding engine. I don't think it can combine videos though. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Godot isn't importing .json or video assets!

  Really? Under video, on the right next to Video Codec you should see the option to change them. If for some reason it's not showing up I can suggest Vidcoder. It's pretty heavy duty but it's free. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Automatic setting for a certain size?

  Vidcoder, which uses the Handbrake encoding engine, offers a target file size option. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Renders are not in order

  I haven't used the queue in Handbrake, so I'm not sure what the problem is. However I did use VidCoder because the queue in Handbrake wasn't going to perform the function I needed and I love it. Check it out... VidCoder. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Website down

  I discovered a program called "vidcoder" which apparently uses a great deal of Handbrake code but includes the ability to batch encode, it also tests videos as you load them and notifies you of problems with specific videos and will not process those videos. I am just finishing up the encoding of 300 DVDs (on hard disk) and it found two defective videos for me. I am very impressed with this utility. See:... Source: about 3 years ago