Another point that bothers me is the 'mysterious' crashes, which it has, depending on the output format to choose, the program simply closes without further explanation. However, it is a program for advanced users, who are already used to more advanced compression configurations, so anyone who is an atypical user may feel confused when configuring an output format. I like XMedia Recode because it is one of the few software that works with external codecs that are extremely frequent as codec updates, in addition to offering a multitude of formats. I will be happily using XMedia Recode for quite a few of my encoding jobs going forwards. If the points above were addressed in a future update, it would be a solid 10 from me.

That said, overall I have found this a brilliant tool for a big, big job, with a very user friendly interface and learning curve. The only things holding me back from giving XMedia Recode a top rating are as follows:Ī) The GPU accelerated encoding isn't the fastest out there.ī) It doesn't always accurately read the contents of a DVD or BD folder.Ĭ) The inability to passthrough a PGS subtitle track is a pain, meaning any BD encodes need a run through MKV ToolNix to add the subs back in from the original master file. I wanted to retain the interlacing as I prefer to let the playback device do the de-interlacing, and this software makes it a breeze to do so.Īdditionally, I had other material where I only wanted to convert the audio, due to PCM on a mono video soundtrack from the 80's being overkill to say the least, so the option to copy/passthrough the video track was an added bonus.

I've been using XMedia Recode to back up tons of old video material which is interlaced.

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