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ATI Directshow Encoder for Windows

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Ati Directshow Encoder provides a frontend for hardware-accelerated video encoding using AMD/ATI DirectShow filters. It enables GPU-assisted transcoding on Windows 7/8, filling a gap left by newer AMD drivers.

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  • Pros

    • Enables hardware-accelerated video encoding using AMD/ATI DirectShow filters.
    • Supports GPU-accelerated transcoding on Windows 7 and 8.
    • Works with both newer and older AMD drivers.
    • Utilizes the registered atimpenc.dll for encoding.
    • Leverages existing DirectShow playback capability for transcoding.

  • Cons

    • Requires separate installation of appropriate DirectShow filters for input decoding.
    • GPU-assisted encoding functionality is limited to the newest AMD drivers.
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.2
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 10
Additional Requirements
ATI Radeon HD Video card and installed drivers
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Total Downloads
1,754
Downloads Last Week
2
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Developer’s Description

By Falcosoft
Encode video files with AMD DirectShow filters.
Ati Directshow Encoder is a program/frontend to encode video files with the help of AMD/ATI supplied directshow filters. In earlier ATI Catalysts there was an option for a very limited video encoding via AVIVO Video converter. Moreover the author of Ati Tray Tools made a utility called ATI XCoder that extended the basic functionality of AVIVO converter. Unfortunately in the latest 13.x drivers AMD doesn't provide a frontend for it's encoding engine, and with the new unified driver sets (Catalyst + Video codecs) AMD removed atixcode.dll that was a necessary file for ATI XCoder. So as far as I know there is no freeware solution at the moment to use the hardware accelerated encoding engine in new ATI drivers. The good news is GPU accelerated transcoding is working with the new drivers in Windows 7/8. With the help of this utility you can use this feature. The program works with older drivers too since it only requires the registered atimpenc.dll that is part of the avivo package for a long time. However (for me) GPU assisted encoding is working only with the newest drivers. The program uses the ATI filters only for the encoding process. For decoding the input file you should install the appropriate directshow filters (eg. ffdshow). If you can play a file with a directshow player, you can transcode it with this program.
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