SUPER (computer program)

Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Recorder (SUPER) is a closed-source front end for open-source software video players and encoders provided by the FFmpeg, MEncoder, MPlayer, x264, ffmpeg2theora, musepack, Monkey's Audio, True Audio, WavPack, libavcodec, and the Theora/Vorbis RealProducer plugIn projects. It was first released in 2005. SUPER provides a graphical user interface to these back-end programs, which use a command-line interface.

SUPER
Developer(s)eRightSoft
Stable release
SUPER v2022.Build.80+3D+Recorder (December 12, 2022) / December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)
Preview release
None
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Platformx86
Available inEnglish
TypeTranscoding
LicenseAdvertisement supported[1] freeware or a Special Edition with Various Extended Features and 100% Ads Free
Websitewww.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Features

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SUPER can manipulate and produce many multimedia file formats supported by its back-end programs.

As of 2016, SUPER has a built-in enhanced 3D Video Converter & Recorder engine.

The proposed 3D variations are 3D Anaglyph, Polarized or Shutter side-by-side.

v2017.Build.71+3D+Recorder (April 7, 2017) offers the following encoding modes:

  • Normal 2D
  • 2D >> 3D
  • 3D >> 2D
  • 3D >> 3D

Back-end program features supported by SUPER include saving various streaming protocols (mms, rtsp, and http), conversion of Flash Video to other formats, and user-controlled conversion of video between different container formats. Users can choose between various lossless direct audio/video transfers between container formats or lossy video/audio encoding, with encoding possessing the added ability to change video and audio specifications such as bitrate, frame rate, audio channels, resolution, sampling rate, and aspect ratio. SUPER is also able to utilize its back-end's built-in media players, allowing playback of supported video and audio formats.

Input file format support

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File formats supported by SUPER as input source file for playing and transcoding include:

Video

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Audio

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Other

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System requirements

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  • Operating System: Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11.
  • Administrator privileges (if installed on Administrative account then subsequently converted to a Limited account during the same session, the program will work on the limited)
  • Processor: Minimum 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor or equivalent.
  • 512MB of RAM with 176MB available.
  • 20GB of free space on the Hard disk where the OS is installed
  • 1024 × 768 video resolution or larger
  • 32,000-color video or more
  • IE 7 or later
  • Internet connection

SUPER is capable of working on machines with lesser capabilities; the actual minimum system requirements depend on the back-end programs and settings chosen by the program user.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SUPER 2011 Build 49". Softpedia. SoftNews SRL. Retrieved 29 November 2011. Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application: Offers to download or install software or components (RealPlayer, Registry Reviver) that the program does not require to fully function.

Further reading

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  1. Fernando Cassia (31 July 2006), Don't buy any video converter before trying this freebie, The Inquirer
  2. (in German) Benjamin Blaume (28 June 2008), SUPER: Der kostenlose Alles-Konvertierer, Chip.de
  3. Doug Sahlin, Chris Botello, YouTube for Dummies, For Dummies, 2007, ISBN 0-470-14925-6, pp. 183–184
  4. Rick Broida, How to Do Everything with Your Zune, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007, ISBN 0-07-149070-1, pp. 183–185
  5. (in German) Ulrich Bruegmann, Divx R.t.f.m. - Divx 6, Lulu.com, 2006, ISBN 1-84728-676-3, pp. 273–274
  6. Sutlej Soin, The Screening Room, Singapore Hardware Mag, May 2008, p. 95
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