13 November 2008 14 Comments

EncodeHD: Is there a point?

So I’ve been working on EncHD for a while, but it would take me an awful lot longer to have something stable and releasable. The problem is, I’ve had very little interest from people – I’ve even stopped getting any feedback from people testing the alpha releases.

So I’m kinda thinking, is there a point in continuing? Maybe this is already a very saturated area, and people are quite happy with what they have…

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14 Responses to “EncodeHD: Is there a point?”

  1. Mark 14 November 2008 at 9:48 am #
    I am way interested!!!!! Your Encode360 is the easiest and best way to get mkv files into a format that I can play on my 360. It’s the best way to play HiDef content.

    This new tool sounds even better. Please continue…

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  2. Mark 14 November 2008 at 9:50 am #
    Please continue. Encode 360 is the BEST for getting mvk’s onto my HD TV. If there’s anything I can do to help out, let me know, but please continue.
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  3. John Roubos 15 November 2008 at 2:05 pm #
    Please do continue, i think it’s a great program….although being no programmer i cannot help….
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  4. Yozick 16 November 2008 at 12:41 am #
    Really would hate to see this project die. This is my number one resource for converting stuff for my Zune and 360.
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  5. Luan 16 November 2008 at 1:51 pm #
    I’m looking forward to this project too.
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  6. RCM 16 November 2008 at 5:49 pm #
    Dan, your work on this project is greatly appreciated. I’m sure that your efforts have been a tremendous help to many people. Please know that we are anticipating the release of EncodeHD and hope that you continue the development of this terrific software.
    Thanks
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  7. Schlick 16 November 2008 at 7:59 pm #
    and Me is still testing Alpha 0.5.1

    2 Star Trek Films done – 8 to go….

    I’m also looking into FFMPEG and MKV+SUBS as this would be a massive plus.

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  8. Bryan Jackson 17 November 2008 at 6:29 pm #
    Please continue with this project. I use Encode360 all of the time and your new toll sounds great. I have been watching your page with interest waiting for a downloadable version of EncHD to try.
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  9. Reif 21 November 2008 at 9:06 pm #
    Please, please continue…
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  10. Schlicky 25 November 2008 at 4:51 pm #
    Don’t worry peeps – Dan still currently working on it ;)
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  11. DHA 25 November 2008 at 11:50 pm #
    Many people are interested in EncodeHD, you may think that there aren’t many but people usually express their interest at whatever community they follow. I’m part of quite a few 360 communities and I can tell you that there is a very large number of people that use Encode360 and who also are anticipating EncodeHD’s release.
    I give you the best advice that I’ve ever recieved:
    “Never give up. Trust your instincts.” – James McCloud, Star Fox.
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  12. Nik 29 November 2008 at 2:56 pm #
    If you need a tester, let me know. I’m a long time fan of Encode360 and can’t wait for the HD one…
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  13. MeMyselfAndI 6 December 2008 at 7:53 pm #
    I would use EncodeHD once it handles enough video formats. I would also recommend it to a lot of people I know who don’t like to learn anything new…. so the simpler the better for them.

    I hope you implement an options mode or advanced mode where additional settings could be adjusted.

    One thing I really like about HandBrake is that if you pause the mouse over any control it usually gives you something telling you A> What it means and B> what a “sane” value for that field would be.

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    • Dan Cunningham 6 December 2008 at 8:03 pm #
      Well, that’s the plan. Keep it simple. We know that if you’re a geek, you can pretty much script FFmpeg yourself :) EncodeHD is aimed at people who want a click and go solution.

      At the moment, I’m not implementing much new feature-wise, until I’m confident that most of the encoding issues are resolved. At that point, I’ll investigate things like Advanced settings, video stitching, command-line automation etc.

      That’s a great idea. If I could ask you a favour, would you mind submitting it as an actual feature request to cases@dcunningham.fogbugz.com ? I know I’ll only forget unless I keep track of everything in the issue tracker.

      Cheers! Dan

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