Bytessence MPxConverter

Bytessence MPxConverter is a simple user interface for AMV-Codec-Tools, a fork of FFMpeg targeted at media conversion for chipods (cheap mp4 players, usually clones of popular brands). It is based on the same code as the (discontinued) AMVConverter, but it now is compatible with both Actions and Sunplus players. The program kept features from its predecessor, mainly portable code, ease of use, speed and multilingual interface while adding extended conversion support.

Features over the standard conversion tool:

Much faster conversion
Smaller size
Portable, does not use registry settings
Multilingual, multiplatform
Open-source code

Important note: The AMV encoder used in FFMpeg is in alpha stage! This means that the video quality may not be the best and there might be problems inside. If you prefer quality over speed for AMV videos then you should use the standard converter that came on the CD with your player. MPxConverter is just a simple user interface to help convert videos faster than using the classic converter. It wasn't created to compete with any other product. Any problems concerning issues other than this simple interface should be addressed here: AMV-Codec-Tools.

Features

Easy to use
Converts videos for Actions and Sunplus players
Fast and stable, based on FFMpeg (AMV-Codec-Tools)
Open source, multi-platform, works on both Windows(TM) and Linux (32 bit)
Multilingual interface
Free support

System requirements

64 MB RAM memory available
233 MHz processor (or better)
5 MB of free Hard-Disk space
Operating system: Windows(TM) NT 4.0, 98, Me, 2K, XP, Vista, 7, Linux (32bit)
LibFaad, LibXvid, LibMp3Lame, LibGtk 2 or higher (for the Linux build)

Screenshots

Main interface

Video settings page

Converting a file

Click on the thumbnails to see the full-sized images.

What's new in version 1.3

Interface enhancements
Added possibility to save the conversion list and load it back
Added possibility to remove all the videos in the list
Added the '.mpeg' extension in the open video dialog
Added a new help document
Added a specific error when a file cannot be added in the list
Added new settings dialog
Added option to skip/replace/ask if a video file already exists
Added option for changing the interface update speed
Added option to automatically clear converted videos from the list
Added more error checking
Improved event handling while conversion is in progress
Fixed a bug when moving videos up/down in the list (column contents weren't preserved)
Fix a bug that was preventing some settings to be stored (under Linux)
Fixed the widget resizing problems (under Linux)
Fixed small bugs and potential vulnerabilities

Download BMPXC

You can download BMPXC from the following links. Please uninstall older versions before installing the current build to avoid any problems.

Version	Release date	Size	File type	Download
1.3 (Win32)	25 April 2008	2300 KB	Compressed program (ZIP)	Download
1.3 (Linux)	25 April 2008	2037 KB	Compressed program (TAR.GZ)	Download
1.3	25 April 2008	6081 KB	Program source code (PureBasic 4.30)	Download

If you want to link to the download, please link to this page instead of the file directly. Thank you.

Translations

BMPXC is available in the following languages (alphabetical order):

Translation	Author	Download
Czech	Martin Hybner	Download here
Dutch	Hugo Mostard	Download here
English	Bytessence	Included in the main package
French	Patrice Bousquet	Download here
German	Bernd Krueger-Knauber	Download here
Hebrew	Eli Kochva	Download here
Hungarian	Balazs Kosaras	Download here
Italian	Giacomo Margarito	Download here
Polish	Zbigniew Szczec	Update needed
Portuguese (BR/PT)	Humberto Sousa / Gilson Afonso	Download here
Romanian	Bytessence	Included in the main package
Russian	Dmitry Kudriavtsev	Update needed
Spanish	Miguel Giraldo Aguilar / Nakaoh / Víctor M. Martínez	Download here
Turkish	Hamdi Öztürk	Download here
Urdu	Ayub Shaikh	Update needed

If you wish to contribute with language files you can translate one of the files from the Localization folder of your BMPXC installation (please see the FAQ section for more information).

Frequently asked questions

Q: How to translate BMPXC?
A: To localize BMPXC you can open the file called 'English.ini' from the 'Localization\' directory of your BMPXC installation and translate the lines. The files use the standard INI layout so you can use any raw text editor for translation (like Notepad). To make the job easy you can use IniTranslator, an open-source translation utility. After you finish, save the file with ANSI encoding. If you want to share it with other users you can send it in an archive at the support e-mail (see the Contact page) and it will be published here.

Q: How to install translations?
A: To install translations, unpack the archive to a temporary location (like the Desktop) and copy the extracted .INI file to the 'Localization\' directory of your BMPXC installation. After copying the file, restart the program if it was running then open the Settings dialog. At this time you should be able to see the name of the installed file in the translations box. To activate it, click the desired language in the list, press 'Accept' to save the settings then restart BMPXC.