QuEnc is a free, very good quality MPEG-1/MPEG-2 encoder, based on the ffmpeg encoding library.
QuEnc is also highly recommended encoder to use with DVD-Rebuilder and produces video that compares in some cases with the quality of videos encoded with CCE SP.
Uses:
Encodes From an AviSynth Script File to MPEG File
A possible replacement for CCE
Can be used to encode DVDs (Using jdobb's ReBuilder)
Has Secret "Snow Codec" Mode
Can be run from the command line (try /? for more info)
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· added 448kbps for audio encoding
· changed CLI parameter error message to timed(4 seconds), compatability with older programs
· added settings, changlog and PSP-IPod texts
· restricted MP2 and MP3 to encode to a maximum of 256kbps even if set higher
· small 2 pass ratecontrol tweaks