Riva FLV Encoder V2.0

Riva FLV Encoder converts your video files to the Flash Video format (FLV) using one of the existing presets or your own custom settings. It supports AVI, MPEG, QuickTime and WMV. It also comes bundled with the Riva FLV player for viewing FLV video directly.

The FLV video format is small and suitable for display in web pages using one of the existing free Flash Video players. Since Flash is cross-platform and is installed on most web browsers, there will be less system and codec incompatibility issues when viewing video in the FLV format.




Writes settings to: Windows registry

How to extract: Download the installer and install to the default folder. Then copy all files (except unins000.exe and unins000.dat) to a folder of your choice. Finally, uninstall the program. Launch Riva FLV Encoder.exe.

Stealth: No

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

Stoik Video Converter V1.1

Stoik Video Converter converts from WMV to AVI, or vice versa. The user interface is a little different, so make sure you read the help file!

Note: Stoik Video Converter V2.x is no longer portable. As such, I will be sticking with V1.1 until a portable new version comes along.

Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch VideoPak.exe

Unicode support: No

License: Free for personal use

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

TMPGEnc V2.524

TMPGEnc converts AVI files to MPEG1, the format which is used in VCDs. It is probably one of the highest quality MPEG1 encoders around, and allows you to fine tune many encoding parameters, including bitrate, quantization matrix, GOP structure etc.

Note: TMPGEnc can also encode to MPEG2, but that is payware with a 30 day trial. It also displays in the splash screen on startup how many days you have left to test the MPEG2 functionality, but if you are not interested, you can always tick the checkbox "Don't show this screen on startup". MPEG1 encoding/decoding remains free after the trial period.

Due to licensing and patent issues, I don't think any freeware can legally offer MPEG encoding features without charge, unless the freeware author is a millionaire and pay for all the royalty charges himself!




Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TMPGEnc.exe.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

mp4UI V1.0RC2

mp4UI is a utility for viewing and creating MP4 files. MP4 files are ISO compliant MPEG-4 streams with AAC audio. You are able to edit file/track properties and metadata, as well as import/export individual audio/video tracks.




Writes settings to: Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable.

How to extract: Download the installer and install to the default folder C:\Program Files\mp4UI. Then copy all files (except Uninstaller.exe) into a folder of your choice. Finally, uninstall the program. Launch the program by double-clicking on mp4UI.exe.

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

MP4Cam2AVI V2.38

MP4Cam2AVI is an MPEG4/MJPEG to AVI converter/joiner for MPEG4 digital cameras and camcorders. It makes MPEG4 video files created on most digital cameras playable with any DVD-MPEG4 player. Since MP4Cam2AVI does not recompress video, there is no generational quality loss. Audio can be copied directly or converted to MP3 or PCM.




Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Mp4Cam2AVI.exe.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware/Open Source

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

PocketDivXEncoder V0.3.60

PocketDivXEncoder allows you to encode video clips with optimized parameters for handled devices (landscape mode, 240x320, low CPU usage, increased brightness etc). The converted video clips are directly playable on PMP devices (eg. Archos). On Pocket PCs, Palms or smart phones, they are playable using The Core Pocket Media Player.




Writes settings to: None. Note that registry entries are created/updated for various application settings, but the program always start with the default settings for some reason. So if you are concerned with "stealth" i.e. not leaving any trace on the host machine, this program may not be for you.

How to extract: Download the single EXE file to a folder of your choice. Rename PocketDivXEncoder_n.n.nn.exe (where n.n.nn is the version number) to PocketDivXEncoder.exe and launch.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win2K / WinXP

Any Video Converter V1.02

Any Video Converter is a video conversion tool designed to convert your files to formats playable on an iPod, PSP, or DVD. Though it is basically a front-end for MEncoder, it is far less robust than other front-ends. However, it is very useful if you're intending to make DVD's, iPod or PSP videos.

Note: The latest version of Any Video Converter writes settings to the registry. You can download that from the home page if you don't care about portable settings, or you can download V1.02 by clicking on the "Download" link for this entry. Thanks to Rykenden for sharing his copy.




Writes settings to: Application Folder

How to extract: Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. The application files are located in the {app} folder. Launch VideoConverter.exe.

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

MediaCoder V0.6.1

MediaCoder is a universal audio/video batch transcoder. It supports numerous audio and video formats directly, with no dependencies on any media players, codecs or components installed on the system. It also supports device-specific profiles (mobile phone, PDA, MP4 player, PSP, VCD/DVD player), and is able to extract audio tracks from video clips.




Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: You can make MediaCoder portable by following the instructions on this page.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware/Open Source

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista

SUPER V2007 Build 23

SUPER (Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer) is a tool for converting one multimedia format to another. It works even on IPod and mobile formats. It currently supports 3GP/3G2, ASF, AVI, FLI, FLC, FLV, MPG, MOV, MP4, OGG, QT, RM, STR, SWF, VIV, VOB, WMV, AC3, AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, MP4, OGG, RA, WMA.

Note: The latest version V2008 Build 25 is no longer portable. Therefore, I can making the last portable version available for direct download until further notice.

Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the installer and install to the default folder. Then copy all files (except Setup.exe and Setup.ini) to a folder of your choice. Finally, uninstall the program. Launch SUPER.exe.

Stealth: No

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

VideoCacheView V1.06

VideoCacheView automatically scans the entire cache of Internet Explorer and Mozilla-based Web browsers (Including Firefox) and finds all cached video files. It allows you to easily copy the cached video files into another folder for playing/watching them in the future. If you have a movie player that is configured to play FLV files, it also allows you to play the video directly from your browser's cache.




Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch VideoCacheView.exe.

Stealth: Yes

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win2K / WinXP / Vista

Lister V0.71

Lister creates an XML file containing various attributes of your audio and video files, then generates an HTML listing using the XML file and a XSLT stylesheet (several samples are included). It currently understands MP3, MPEG, AVI, OGG, RealMedia, ASF, Windows Media, Twin-VQ and playlist files (eg. M3U, PLS, B4S). It may be a little technical for some, but the generated XML file could be manipulated in many ways, or imported into another application.




Writes settings to: None

How to extract: Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. The application files are located in the {app} subfolder. Launch Lister.exe.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP