Comments on: Automen: a small yet brilliant video converter

By: raj

raj — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:00:36 +0000

it took some time to get the download link:

http://www.64k.it/andres/data/autome…Men50_FULL.rar

An exe fle for ver 5.1 too is avaiable

Lemme try.

By: fritz freiheit.com » Link dump

fritz freiheit.com » Link dump — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:43:11 +0000

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By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:33:52 +0000

Ive been using this app since concept and have found very useful for quick encodes where Megui would be a chore.

It may be quick an dirty, but the output quality is anything but dirty and this is from someone who can spend hours tweaking an avs script.

The new features just add to the goodness, small tips to help you along;

-Make use of the height paramiter, otherwise mplayer will guess for you, ie 704×400 where 400 would be the height.

-Try the preview button see what quality your going to end up with.

-Theres a few different builds of mencoder out there, experiment!

By: McColley.net » Blog Archive » Convert Videos with Free, Powerful Automen [Featured Windows Download]

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:01:09 +0000

[...] About us Convert Videos with Free, Powerful Automen [Featured Windows Download] Friday, October 31st, 2008 @ 3:30 am | Author: admin Windows only: Convert videos from DVD or downloads into the format and size you like with Automen, a simple but powerful tool that’s small, free, and relatively easy to use. I say “relatively” compared to Mencoder, the command-line utility it provides a user interface for. You will have to edit the program’s INI configuration file in Notepad to get it working, so if drag-and-drop is more your speed it might not be right for you. You can choose from a variety of input and output formats (including XVID, FLV, WMV, and MP4), specify the output dimensions and even target file size, batch-process multiple videos and the software will take full advantage of multi-core processors to speed up encoding. For alternative tools, check out our top 10 free video rippers, encoders, and converters. Automen is a free download for Windows. AutoMen (Mini Mencoder Gui) 5.0 [Doom9 via Freeware Genius] [...]

By: Gerhard

Gerhard — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:56:08 +0000

Making the download link any bigger would make this website an ordinary download site. It’s a little classier that way. Unobtrusive and not too spammy.

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:42:19 +0000

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By: DHCPme » Blog Archive » Convert Videos with Free, Powerful Automen [Featured Windows Download]

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:24:47 +0000

[...] Windows only: Convert videos from DVD or downloads into the format and size you like with Automen, a simple but powerful tool that’s small, free, and relatively easy to use. I say “relatively” compared to Mencoder, the command-line utility it provides a user interface for. You will have to edit the program’s INI configuration file in Notepad to get it working, so if drag-and-drop is more your speed it might not be right for you. You can choose from a variety of input and output formats (including XVID, FLV, WMV, and MP4), specify the output dimensions and even target file size, batch-process multiple videos and the software will take full advantage of multi-core processors to speed up encoding. For alternative tools, check out our top 10 free video rippers, encoders, and converters. Automen is a free download for Windows. AutoMen (Mini Mencoder Gui) 5.0 [Doom9 via Freeware Genius] [...]

By: Recopylator » Blog Archive » Automen 5.0, excelente conversor de vídeos multiformato

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:23:50 +0000

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By: keith

keith — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:16:45 +0000

Great web site! I also request the download link be made larger or easier to see. I guess the download link is always at the end of the article.

By: digitalq

digitalq — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:58:32 +0000

@Versatile Ninja (Ninja? Ninja would have found the search box) review of AutoGK http://www.freewaregenius.com/2006/10/22/autogk/

I think some are failing to appreciate the quick and dirty “convert for my player and as simple and quick as possible” aspect here. Guys, this isn’t designed to compete with programs like AutoGK or Handbrake which you might use to complete your video archives, it’s just for when you want to put that video on your little sister’s ipod so she will STFU.

By: Automen - Mini codificador de vídeo | Incubaweb

Automen - Mini codificador de vídeo | Incubaweb — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:38:05 +0000

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By: The Windows Fix

The Windows Fix — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:21:29 +0000

Awesome selection. This looks to be a very solid selection in the area of video conversion. Nice find…

By: Versatile Ninja

Versatile Ninja — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:35:11 +0000

Nice program, but I like the advanced functionality of autogk.

Why don’t you review that? It is free too.

By: McColley.net » Blog Archive » Convert Videos with Free, Powerful Automen [Featured Windows Download]

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:00:31 +0000

[...] About us Convert Videos with Free, Powerful Automen [Featured Windows Download] Thursday, October 30th, 2008 @ 7:00 pm | Author: admin Windows only: Convert videos from DVD or downloads into the format and size you like with Automen, a simple but powerful tool that’s small, free, and relatively easy to use. I say “relatively” compared to Mencoder, the command-line utility it provides a user interface for. You will have to edit the program’s INI configuration file in Notepad to get it working, so if drag-and-drop is more your speed it might not be right for you. You can choose from a variety of input and output formats (including XVID, FLV, WMV, and MP4), specify the output dimensions and even target file size, batch-process multiple videos and the software will take full advantage of multi-core processors to speed up encoding. For alternative tools, check out our top 10 free video rippers, encoders, and converters. Automen is a free download for Windows. AutoMen (Mini Mencoder Gui) 5.0 [Doom9 via Freeware Genius] [...]

By: Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:12:21 +0000

Not bad but it needs:

1) User-specified key frame rates.

This is important for non-linear video. Want to use the positional search bar? You need key frames. Even SUPER doesn’t support user-specified key frame rates.

2) Ability to remux to a user-specified container. Forcing a container isn’t “helpful”, it’s lazy.

FWIW, these are the 2 most common “weaknesses” of freeware video converters. If they transcode, they won’t remux without encoding.

By: blogward

blogward — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:17:19 +0000

Why hide the link in tiny grey text?

So you read everything.

By: AutoMen, el convertidor de vídeos minimalista | Software & Hardware

AutoMen, el convertidor de vídeos minimalista | Software & Hardware — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:00:09 +0000

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By: Vapid

Vapid — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:15:09 +0000

Why hide the link in tiny grey text?

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Automen 5.0, excelente conversor de vídeos multiformato — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:42:06 +0000

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By: Carbonize

Carbonize — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:02:02 +0000

@Mskadu – You mean like at the bottom where it says, “Go to Automen forum page to download the latest version (approx 10.3 megs).” With ‘Automen forum page’ being a link to the forum page in question.