Cine Encoder is an application, uses the FFmpeg, MKVToolNix and MediaInfo utilities, that allows to convert media files while preserving HDR metadata. Supported hardware encoding NVENC and Intel QSV (for Windows and experimental for Linux). The following encoding modes are implemented: H265, H264, VP9, MPEG-2, XDCAM, XAVC, DNxHR, ProRes.

By default, there are several categories of presets. You can change existing or add your own presets.

Supported operating system: Linux x86_64, Windows 8.1/10 x86_64.

Make sure that the NVIDIA drivers are installed in accordance with the following requirements: Using FFMPEG with NVIDIA.

• install AUR package or cine-encoder-(ver)_manjaro_x86_64.pkg.tar.xz file from release

• install file cine-encoder-(ver)_amd64.deb from release

• to satisfy ffmpeg dependency Fedora users have to use rpmfusion (https://rpmfusion.org/)
• install file cine-encoder-(ver)_fedora33_x86_64.rpm from release

• to satisfy ffmpeg dependency CentOS users have to use rpmfusion (https://rpmfusion.org/)
• install file cine-encoder-(ver)_centos7_x86_64.rpm from release

*ver - current version

Install dependencies:

gcc
qt5-base
qt5-multimedia
qt5-svg
qt5-x11extras
libmediainfo
libxext

ffmpeg
mkvtoolnix-cli
intel-media-driver
libva-intel-driver

gcc
qt5-qmake
qtbase5-dev
qtmultimedia5-dev
libqt5svg5-dev
libqt5x11extras5-dev
libmediainfo-dev
libxext-dev

ffmpeg
mkvtoolnix
i965-va-driver

gcc-c++
qt5-qtbase-devel
qt5-qtmultimedia-devel
qt5-qtsvg-devel
qt5-qtx11extras-devel
libmediainfo-devel
libXext-devel

ffmpeg
mkvtoolnix
intel-media-driver
libva-intel-driver

Buld package:

mkdir build
cd build
git clone https://github.com/CineEncoder/cine-encoder.git
cd cine-encoder
qmake-qt5 -o builddir/Makefile app/cine_encoder.pro -spec linux-g++ CONFIG+=qtquickcompiler (or for Debian:  /usr/lib/qt5/bin/qmake -o builddir/Makefile app/cine_encoder.pro -spec linux-g++)
cd builddir
make

Run:

./cine_encoder -platform xcb

mkdir build
cd build
git clone https://github.com/CineEncoder/cine-encoder.git
cd cine-encoder
mkdir builddir

Install dependencies to builddir folder:

imageformats/qsvg.dll
platforms/qwindows.dll
plugins/audio/qtaudio_windows.dll
plugins/mediaservice/qtmedia_audioengine.dll
styles/qwindowsvistastyle.dll
ffmpeg.exe
libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
libstdc++-6.dll
libwinpthread-1.dll
MediaInfo.dll
MediaInfo_InfoTip.dll
mkvpropedit.exe
Qt5Core.dll
Qt5Gui.dll
Qt5Multimedia.dll
Qt5Network.dll
Qt5Svg.dll
Qt5Widgets.dll
cine-encoder.ico

Buld package:

cd builddir
<path_to_qmake>/qmake.exe ../app/cine_encoder.pro -spec win32-g++ "CONFIG+=qtquickcompiler"
<path_to_make>/mingw32-make.exe

Next release version: 3.5.5. Estimated release date: Dec 15 2022. To tracking the development of the project see Project page

GNU GPL v.3 See LICENSE.md

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