A free alternative to Roxio Crunch for Windows

WinMEnc is the free Windows GUI of mencoder.

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WinMEnc - Free Windows GUI of mencoder

WinMEnc can encode from any media formats (AVI, VCD, DVD, rm/rmvb, MP4, etc) to the AVI file with the format of MPEG1/MPEG2/DivX/Xvid/H264, etc.

With the help of mp4 muxer, such as, mp4creator or mp4box, it can produces mp4 file also.



Mencoder is the powerful commnand-line video/audio encoder and it do not need any codecs installed in Windows.

This GUI can provide a convenient way to use mencoder without complex commands, and is suitable to produce the media output for any player devices, PDA, iPod, PSP(PMP/AVI), DVD player, MP4 player, etc. Get this free software: http://winmenc.blogspot.com

Roxio Crunch for Windows - $39.99

Roxio Crunch is the essential video converter for your Apple TV, iPod (iPod to Mac Transfer), and iPhone. Take your video in to the living room or the palm of your hands fast and simple. Roxio Crunch is a one-stop shop for all of your video conversion needs. Batch export will make your life even simpler: converted video will be automatically added to iTunes for syncing.

- Convert DV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, DivX, DVD-Video, Video_TS folders, and more
- Automatically add converted video to your iTunes library for easy syncing with your Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone
- Powerful award-winning video conversion technology from the makers of Toast.