
CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder ( trial version). MainConcept MPEG Video Encoder ( trial version). InterVideo Video Encoder (WinDVR, WinDVD Recorder no longer available). MediaPortal currently supports the following commercial MPEG encoders (in order of recommendation): For example, the software for Hauppauge cards often includes the MainConcept encoders. Install both the drivers and the software that came with your card because the software may include the MPEG encoders that you need. MediaPortal needs a pair of DirectShow MPEG encoder filters - one for video, one for audio - in order to work with software encoding tuners. Pentium IV 2.8GHz equivalent or faster CPU. If neither of those options are available or you are determined to use a tuner with software encoders then your system has to meet the following requirements: It is recommended that you attempt to receive digital broadcasts if they are available, or use an analog TV card with hardware encoding. Your tuner might work, but there is no guarantee. Please be aware that TV-Server does not officially support analog tuners that do not have hardware encoders due to the problems with driver setup, acquiring encoders, encoder compatibility etc. So I recommend you use Windows as well.Remark: The selection of the software encoder is found in the General section > Software Encoders Tab Prerequisites System requirements And Compressor works better on Apple, and Media Encoder is going to work better on Windows operating systems. It's not really a great standalone software, although it can work like that. And then you can actually integrate with Media Encoder. So before switching to Adobe Media Encoder, I do recommend that you use the other Creative Cloud applications like Premier Pro, After Effects. So it is quite difficult to use, but a couple YouTube tutorials should help you out. You have to navigate the top bar menu and look for presets to implement.Īnd you have to search for specific renders that you want to use. But Media Encoder does take some getting used to. I mean, we came from Compressor, which really simplified the UI.
Media Encoder was intermediary difficulty. But actually, Media Encoder covers more formats than Compressor does. It really helps you render out the files in a robust software. It links with Premier, After Effects, InDesign. It can link with all the other Adobe Suite products. So we switched to Adobe Media Encoder because of really the dynamic link. But we ultimately ended up switching to Adobe Media Encoder.
So we had Final Cut Compressor before we used Media Encoder and both have their trade offs. And I give Adobe Encoder a four out of five.