MCEBuddy 2.x features and add-ons

Core Features

Everything you need to manage your media collection

Commercial Removal

Automatically remove commercials & advertisements from your video recordings using advanced detection technology.

Utilizes Comskip & ShowAnalyzer for automatic commercial detection or Custom Cuts as a visual editor
Create chapter markers from commercials or cut commercials completely
Customizable settings for different types of content
Works with ad markers from various sources including TiVO, PlayOn, SiliconDust, and more

Video Conversion

Convert videos and recordings from various formats to suit your needs and device compatibility.

Transcode to & from TS, MPG, MKV, MP4, AVI, WMV, TiVO (with MAK), WTV, DVR-MS, YouTube, DRM etc
Support for high-definition formats (16K, 8K, 4K, HDX, HD, SD)
Convert to & from AV1,H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8, VP7, MPEG4, MPEG2, MPEG1, MP3 etc
Convert to mobile/DVR device formats (iPhone, iPad, Roku, TiVO, Kindle, FireTV, etc)
Speed up conversions using GPU hardware encoders/decoders for Intel Quicksync, Nvidia CUDA/Cuvid & AMD VCE/AMF
Automate & adjust trim, subtitles, delay, crop, frame rate, volume, multi track audio, quality, interlace, width etc

Library Management

Sort and organize your video library in a few minutes leveraging the power of embedded metadata and internet databases.

Reorganize entire libraries using custom or prebuilt naming patterns for files and folders
Use simple rules to fill in or replace metadata using internet databases
Integration with Plex, Emby, SiliconDust, PlayOn, Apple iTunes, and more
Powerful filters based on metadata like file names/size, title/channel name, video codec/bitrates/drm/with etc

Batch Processing

Process multiple files efficiently with powerful batch conversion capabilities.

Schedule conversions to run at specific times
Monitor folders (runs in the background)
Batch processing, queue files manually (drag and drop) or monitor folders for new files
Multiple simultaneous conversions

Custom Cuts

Visually mark and cut videos with precision using the built-in Custom Cuts editor.

Visually mark segments to keep or remove
Preview cuts before processing
Save cut profiles for future use

Additional Features

Powerful capabilities for advanced users

Renaming and Organization

Rename using custom file/folder organization, use internet databases to update and embed metadata while integrating with third party players and products.

Advanced Audio Support

Multi-channel audio support (AC3, DTS, AAC, E-AC3), multilingual audio with multiple tracks, and automatic volume leveling.

Subtitle & Chapter Support

Extract and embed chapters, subtitles, closed captions, teletext, DVB subtitles, and burn subtitles directly into videos.

Metadata Management

Manage metadata and cover art with IMDB, TMDB and TVDB integration for accurate show and movie information. Automate using filters for bitrates, codecs, DRM, size etc.

Hardware Acceleration

Support for NVEnc/CUDA, QuickSync and VCE/AMF hardware encoders/decoders for Intel, NVidia & AMD graphics cards.

Advanced Customization

Create custom profiles using FFmpeg, Handbrake and MEncoder, with support for CLI, custom commands & scripts.

Technical Specifications

Detailed capabilities for power users

Video Processing

Trim, crop, video width, audio volume, video quality, frame rates etc
Filter using codecs (mpeg1, mpeg2, h.264, h.265/hevc, av1), metadata, DRM, file size, bitrates, video width etc
Supports the old and latest generation NVidia, Intel and AMD hardware encoders to reduce encoding time from hours to minutes

Integration

Integrates with PlayOn, SiliconDust, Plex, nPVR, TiVO Media Portal, Kodi, XBMC, TV Mosaic, Sage TV, Argus TV, ICE TV, PlayLater, HDHomeRun DVR, Channels DVR, NAS, QNAP DVBLink, MetaX, Jellyfin, Windows media center etc
Library management integrated with Plex, Emby, SiliconDust, PlayOn, Apple iTunes, Windows media player (WMP) etc
Windows Media Center Plugin to control MCEBuddy (separate installation)

System Features

Email notifications for conversion status and errors
Archiving original media, syncing folders and conversions
International languages support (120+ languages)
Support for accessibility (large fonts & DPI scaling)
Automatically enable UPnP / NAT for remote connections using the built-in remote client
Power management customization (allow/prevent sleep, wake up, limit CPU usage)

Format Support

Input formats: WTV, DVRMS, TS, MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, TiVO, MPG, YouTube, and more
Output formats: MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, TS, WTV and device-specific formats
Audio formats: AC3, DTS, AAC, E-AC3, MP3, and more
Subtitle formats: SRT, SUB, IDX, ASS, SSA, and more
Chapter formats: EDL, VPRJ, EDLP, XML, Embedded and more
Metadata formats: MKV, MP4, WTV, DVRMS, TS, XML and more

Features