HC Encoder 0.24 BetaHC Encoder is a freeware MPEG-2 encoder. It offers quality comparable to commercial alternatives and the development has a strong focus on DVD compliancy.
HC Encoder 0.24 Beta Features:
* Input via Avisynth or DGIndex/DGDecode projects
* 2-pass variable bitrate (VBR) encoding
* Three quality modes: BEST, NORMAL and FAST
* User controllable GOP structure
* Scene change detection
* User configurable quantization matrices
* Fast encoding speed
HC Encoder is fully supported by DVD ReBuilder, together they make high quality DVD to DVD-R backups, while being a totally free solution.