Hi10p Transcoder Release 1.2.1

A minor update to the transcoder. Visually, the progress overlay has been changed so that the raw ffmpeg.exe output string isn’t shown. In its place is the same information, but formatted into a 2 x 3 grid, making it easier to read. A minor bug has been fixed as well. Previously the utility would get into a bad state if the output file already existed. Now, the output file is unconditionally overwritten.

Moving forward, I’m almost done structuring the transcoder to fully support localization. I don’t know if there is any desire out there for it, but I want to make that option available for the future.

Before installing version 1.2.1, remember to uninstall the previous version of the transcoder utility.

Change Log

• Fixed bug where the transcoding output already existed caused the utility to fail the operation, but the ffmpeg process would continue.
• Changed the presentation of the progress output from a raw string into a formatted table.

Where to Get It

The latest and greatest version can be found on the download page.

For archive purposes, the specific version 1.2.1 release can be downloaded from here:

version 1.2.1 32-bit installer

version 1.2.1 64-bit installer

Hi10p Transcoder Release 1.2.0

A not so meaty update, but a good one nonetheless. I got around to making an information page inside of the application for two reasons:

1. Make it easy to figure out what version of the application is installed.
2. Giving credit where credit is due.

The first reason is pretty self explanatory. There are lots of times where I wonder if I have the latest update or not. The second reason is more along the lines of the right thing to do. So in the information page there’s a small credit roll to all of the external resources used by this little project with links to their sources.

Aside from the additional page, I did put in one safety check. Before it was possible to start transcoding without ffmpeg.exe existing in the application directory. As of this release, that is no longer possible and will alert you if you’re trying to do that. It seems pretty insignificant, but may save some head scratching time.

Before installing version 1.2.0, remember to uninstall the previous version of the transcoder utility.

Change Log

• Added information page.
• Fixed bug where it was possible to attempt a transcoding operation without having ffmpeg.exe in the application directory.

Where to Get It

The latest and greatest version can be found on the download page.

For archive purposes, the specific version 1.2.0 release can be downloaded from here:

version 1.2.0 32-bit installer

version 1.2.0 64-bit installer

Hi10p Transcoder Release 1.1.0

Well here’s the first update to the transcoder utility and it’s a pretty good one too. While using it on large batches I noticed that the ffmpeg.exe process would seize up and die in a not so random fashion. Drilling down into the problem, it looks like a race condition was occurring and I believe I fixed the problem. At the very least the test files I was using to reproduce the problem can no longer do so.

Before installing version 1.1.0, remember to uninstall the previous version of the transcoder utility.

Change Log

• Fixed a race condition bug which causes the ffmpeg.exe process to crash
• Added an alert banner that is displays the results of the transcoding operation when finished
• Added an advanced options page
• Currently the only advanced option is the setting of the CRF value

Where to Get It

The latest and greatest version can be found on the download page.

For archive purposes, the specific version 1.1.0 release can be downloaded from here:

version 1.1.0 32-bit installer

version 1.1.0 64-bit installer

Hi10p Transcoder Release 1.0.0

The first release of the light weight hi10p to 8-bit h264 transcoding utility is here!

It’s a pretty simple application that’ll take in batches of hi10p files and convert them one-by-one into 8-bit h264 files. I know “one-by-one?!? That’s slow! I got 8 cores on my computer! You can thread that out right?” Normally I would say “Yea totally!”, but for better or worse one ffmpeg process eats up all the cores. No point in threading out multiple processes if there’s no spare capacity.

Using the utility should be pretty obvious. Select some source files, select a destination folder, click the transcode button, and go do something else while it does its magic. The utility is using fast transcoding, so the resulting file may or may not be larger than the original hi10p file. Also, all other aspects of the file remain the same (audio, subtitles, etc). Only the video portion is being changed.

For the time being, this project will focus on the Windows platform. It would be nice to also create a utility for the Mac OS in the future, but that’s a project for another weekend.

Change Log

• First release!

Where to Get It

The latest and greatest version can be found on the download page.

For archive purposes, the specific version 1.0.0 release can be downloaded from here:

version 1.0.0 32-bit installer

version 1.0.0 64-bit installer