MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3 (Testers Needed) OUTDATED

25 posts / 0 new

Last post

November 15, 2007 - 10:28am

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3 (Testers Needed) *OUTDATED*

MediaCoder is a media transcoder that supports many of the most popular audio/video formats. (Homepage)

Just so that you are aware: Your previous settings will be written over in Pre-Release 3. I had to change the settings to use Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition, instead of Internet Explorer or the system's installation of Firefox. As far as I can tell, MediaCoder Portable requires Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition to be installed on the user's flash drive. Please see this post regarding any questions about MediaCoder Portable's browser usage.

Download MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3

New in Pre-Release 3

Removed FirefoxShortcut and changed settings, thanks to Pelle for the suggestion
UPXed overlooked files

To-Do

Add help.html
Make installer multilingual

Download totals:

Pre-Release 1-- 85
Pre-Release 2-- 100
Pre-Release 3-- 20

November 15, 2007 - 12:16pm

roamer

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 1 month ago

Joined: 2007-02-21 16:01

tight!

I use MediaConverter Stand alone edition on my home pc and their online converter, seems nice to have a converter to bring with me. I'll get it and try it out.

OliverK> you don't live on a cow
IRC: It brings out the best in all of us...Especially when tired.

November 15, 2007 - 12:53pm

(Reply to #2) #3

Tim Clark

Offline

Last seen: 11 years 9 months ago

Joined: 2006-06-18 13:55

Online?

Could you link to their online converter?

Thanks,
Tim

Things have got to get better, they can't get worse, or can they?

November 15, 2007 - 5:18pm

(Reply to #3) #4

roamer

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 1 month ago

Joined: 2007-02-21 16:01

Here you go!

http://www.mediaconverter.org/

It's a great online program! I use the standalone edition more often because my home pc is dialup. The only downside to the standalone is .net framework dependent.

OliverK> you don't live on a cow
IRC: It brings out the best in all of us...Especially when tired.

November 15, 2007 - 12:36pm

John Bentley

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 5 months ago

Joined: 2006-01-24 13:26

Download doesn't work.

cowsay Moo
cowthink 'Dude, why are you staring at me.'

November 15, 2007 - 12:38pm

(Reply to #5) #6

roamer

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 1 month ago

Joined: 2007-02-21 16:01

did for me...

... click the redirect link when it comes up

OliverK> you don't live on a cow
IRC: It brings out the best in all of us...Especially when tired.

November 15, 2007 - 5:13pm

(Reply to #6) #7

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Fixed.

Download link fixed.

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook

November 16, 2007 - 10:55am

Pelle

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 8 months ago

Joined: 2007-09-24 17:20

Error initializing preference tree

I get the following Error message when starting MediaCoder Portable:
"Error initializing preference tree"

November 16, 2007 - 11:29am

(Reply to #8) #9

Pelle

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 8 months ago

Joined: 2007-09-24 17:20

The file mccore.xml is missing

The file mccore.xml is missing from the installation.
After copying mccore.xml from the "non-portable" MediaCoder installation, it was possible to start without Error message.

I have Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition installed, but it still used my local Internet Explorer to launch the app.

November 16, 2007 - 5:37pm

(Reply to #9) #10

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Hmmm...

I'll upload the next pre-release with the mccore.xml, but I'll have to look into the Firefox problem. Is it in the FirefoxPortable folder, with your exe being FirefoxPortable.exe? If not, that's the problem. It will only work with that configuration.

November 16, 2007 - 7:09pm

#11

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

New version.

Pre-Release 2 is out. Download.

November 17, 2007 - 8:42am

(Reply to #11) #12

BuddhaChu

Offline

Last seen: 6 years 3 months ago

Joined: 2006-11-18 10:26

File isn't available

Website gives an error on automatic download attempt and then when you try to manually download file, you get a 0k file.

Cancer Survivors -- Remember the fight, celebrate the victory!
Help control the rugrat population -- have yourself spayed or neutered!

November 17, 2007 - 10:27am

(Reply to #12) #13

Simeon

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 3 months ago

Joined: 2006-09-25 15:15

works for me...

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate

November 17, 2007 - 3:44pm

(Reply to #13) #14

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Try it again.

November 18, 2007 - 1:14am

(Reply to #14) #15

BuddhaChu

Offline

Last seen: 6 years 3 months ago

Joined: 2006-11-18 10:26

Worked just now...

...odd it was dorked up earlier today.

Cancer Survivors -- Remember the fight, celebrate the victory!
Help control the rugrat population -- have yourself spayed or neutered!

November 19, 2007 - 9:11am

#16

roamer

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 1 month ago

Joined: 2007-02-21 16:01

The link is broken for me. I've tried it 8 times already and it won't download.

This is the error it gives me:
"The quickkey you provided for file download was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on Mediafire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or Mediafire."

Are you changing your file host? If so, please post a new link. Don't leave me out here in the rain and the cold...alone...without a hoodie...

OliverK> you don't live on a cow
IRC: It brings out the best in all of us...Especially when tired.

November 20, 2007 - 7:58am

#17

Pelle

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 8 months ago

Joined: 2007-09-24 17:20

Still problems with the Firefox shortcut

I have Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition installed at drive:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\ and MediaCoder Portable installed at drive:\PortableApps\MediaCoderPortable\.

When launching MediaCoder Portable from the PortableApps.com Menu, an Internet Explorer browser opens up with the page "Thanks for using MediaCoder".

Looking at the firefox.nsi for the Firefox shortcut, it contains:
ExecWait `..\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe`
which seem to indicate that the Firefox shortcut should be placed at drive:\PortableApps\MediaCoderPortable\. Copying firefox.exe to this location doesn't help because the path in Browser Setup is defined as drive:\PortableApps\MediaCoderPortable\App\MediaCoder\firefox\.

Wouldn't it be better to skip the Firefox shortcut and simply define the default path to Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition in the Browser Setup?

November 23, 2007 - 12:19pm

#18

th3wildwolf

Offline

Last seen: 12 years 2 months ago

Joined: 2007-11-02 14:40

New version available.

I checked for updates and I noticed a new version available. Please update your installer.

Artificial intelligence stands no chance against natural stupidity!

November 23, 2007 - 6:40pm

(Reply to #18) #19

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Sorry.

I won't be able to make any updates until tomorrow. I'll take a look at all of the mentioned errors then.

November 24, 2007 - 11:39am

#20

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

New Release

Pre-Release 3 is available. Download.

November 26, 2007 - 7:19am

(Reply to #20) #21

Pelle

Offline

Last seen: 13 years 8 months ago

Joined: 2007-09-24 17:20

Incorrect path in Browser Setup

In Pre-Release 3, the path to Firefox in Browser Setup is:
..\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe

With a default installation of MediaCoder Portable, the MediaCoder executable is located at drive:\PortableApps\MediaCoderPortable\App\MediaCoder\

This means that the path in Browser Setup must be changed to:
..\..\..\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe

To verify the correct path to FirefoxPortable, open Settings in MediaCoder.
It should start FirefoxPortable with the URL: http://127.0.0.1:19819/prefs/main.xul?cat=1

Note: MediaCoder uses the system's default browser to open the page "Thanks for using MediaCoder" and then launch the application.
It's possible to set it so that it doesn't show this page anymore.
The Browser Setup setting doesn't affect which browser is used on launch of MediaCoder.

November 26, 2007 - 3:23pm

(Reply to #21) #22

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Well...

It seemed to work fine for me, but I'll change it. Thanks.

November 24, 2007 - 1:09pm

#23

Tim Clark

Offline

Last seen: 11 years 9 months ago

Joined: 2006-06-18 13:55

Firefox

Kevin,

You seemed to have removed the previous statement that you must have Firefox in order to use this app. Since you changed the setting to use Firefox portable I am guessing this is not the case (that Firefox, portable or otherwise is still needed [or IE I guess])

If this is the case could you restore the statement. If this was the first time I had seen this post I might have downloaded it to give it a try. I am hesitant to do so because of need for Firefox [in any form, or IE).

Could you explain why/how this app needs/uses the/a browser.
Is it possible to have it stand alone (that is not use a browser at all)

I'm sure I've missed something,
Thanks for the info.
Looking forward to a Release Candidate.

Tim

Things have got to get better, they can't get worse, or can they?

November 25, 2007 - 2:52pm

(Reply to #23) #24

Kevin Porter

Offline

Last seen: 8 years 11 months ago

Joined: 2007-01-10 19:25

Oh, yes.

Thank you. I should have left that part (about requiring MFPE) up there.

Now, I suppose that you could use the system's browser, but I am just following protocol (the website says that it requires Firefox). So far, it seems from comments that it works from Internet Explorer, but I haven't tried it myself.

From what I see, MediaCoder uses an internet browser to launch the application. You can set it so that it does not use the browser, but that requires the browser in the first place ;). I believe that I have been able to run it without the browser, but that may have been after I changed the settings so that I didn't need Firefox. It is a standalone app, but it launches from Firefox. As far as I can see, that is all that it uses it for. I really can't tell if you can just not use the browser.

Please let me know about any further mistakes/needed info.

November 26, 2007 - 9:19am

(Reply to #24) #25

goldencrater

Offline

Last seen: 15 years 2 months ago

Joined: 2007-11-07 11:04

Firefox Required.

If you want to configure 'advanced' settings, Media Coder launches Firefox to display/edit an XML config files. Much like about:config in FF.

IE (or @ least IE 7 on XP) does not display this well, nor does it allow for changes to saved back.

Please Help Support Us

Please consider making a donation so we can keep bringing you great software.

You are here

MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3 (Testers Needed) OUTDATED

Please Help Support Us

Translate Page

Latest Releases & News

Join Our Community

Partner with PortableApps.com

About PortableApps.com

You are here

MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3 (Testers Needed) *OUTDATED*

Please Help Support Us

Translate Page

User login

Latest Releases & News

Join Our Community

Partner with PortableApps.com

About PortableApps.com

MediaCoder Portable Pre-Release 3 (Testers Needed) OUTDATED