Getting Started, Guides and FAQs
Guides and Solutions Documentation about Installing and Uninstalling MCEBuddy including User Guides, Tips n Tricks and Solutions to Common Issues
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My Antivirus tells me that Comskip/Showanalyzer has a Virus - False Positives
There have been some reports of some Malware and Antivirus software giving false positives on various different types of “heuristic” worms/viruses against Showanalyzer. NOTE that these are all FALSE positives. MCEBuddy … |
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0 | 1945 | June 12, 2017 |
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Codec Packs cause crashing of WMP/WMC
Do NOT install codec packs like KLite and Shark007. These packs install the codecs using registry and others hacks that can permanently damage the windows setup. If you’ve installed these codec packs and try to use WMP,… |
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3 | 2374 | December 18, 2025 |
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MCEBuddy - KNOWN ISSUES
Here are a list of known issues which are limitations of the operating system or an underlying component like Comskip, FFMPEG, Handbrake or MEncoder etc. The default comskip.ini file is not perfect for cutting commerci… |
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0 | 9148 | June 12, 2017 |
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Upgrading from Older Versions of MCEBuddy
NOTES ON UPGRADING (UNINSTALLING/REINSTALLING) FROM OLDER VERSIONS If you are upgrading from any trial version or release version older than 2.6.2, uninstall the existing version before installing this version otherwis… |
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0 | 7099 | June 12, 2017 |
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Uploading file samples and submitting logs for analysis
LOGS IN MCEBUDDY Open MCEBuddy from the Windows Start Menu, click on the Logs link on the right corner and it will open the folder which contains all the log files. There are two types of log files in MCEBuddy (whic… |
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1 | 913 | August 7, 2026 |
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Metadata matching, extraction, renaming from files and downloading from the Internet
MCEBuddy can extract metadata in many ways from a file, summarizing the sequence: Extract from WTV and DVRMS file using Windows DirectShow filters (see this thread on how to install the filters in Windows Servers) … |
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1 | 7940 | June 20, 2026 |
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Downloading MCEBuddy and Premium Access Program
TRIAL VERSION A fully functional trial version of MCEBuddy’s latest stable release is available to download. The trial version has all the features of the premium version and can be used for 15 days or 15 successful conv… |
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0 | 60412 | June 12, 2017 |
| Creating an automated daisy chain - ordering a sequence of multiple conversions |
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4 | 277 | May 4, 2024 |
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MCEBuddy FAQ - Install, Uninstall and Start Up Issues
Sometimes MCEBuddy will run into various issues while installing, uninstalling or starting the application. Listed below are some of the common error messages and resolution steps. Please make sure you DO NOT SKIP any st… |
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0 | 19666 | June 10, 2017 |
| Organizing library and renaming files without converting |
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0 | 1611 | April 27, 2020 |
| Creating Multiple Audio Tracks from a Single Audio Track |
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0 | 3324 | July 27, 2017 |
| How to change port number? |
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1 | 1085 | August 26, 2019 |
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MCEBuddy - Advanced Settings, Commands and Tweaking
Advanced concepts to use MCEBuddy Refer to the MCEBuddy Profiles Basics page to learn about basic Profiles creation NOTE: Advanced Conversion Parameters apply to profiles.conf Do NOT edit mcebuddy.conf. As of v2.3.13 … |
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0 | 35778 | June 11, 2017 |
| Licensed for multiple computers? |
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1 | 1787 | February 16, 2018 |
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Distributed Encoding across Multiple Machines
Thanks to JoshDi for putting this together: I created a BAT file script to help coordinate distributed MCEBuddy conversions across my two machines: HTPC and HTPC-Bedroom (Bedroom) I run the following script every 5 minu… |
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0 | 4209 | June 12, 2017 |
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MCEBuddy FAQ - Common Issues and Errors
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0 | 22077 | June 10, 2017 |
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MCEBuddy - Understanding Profiles Basics
MCEBuddy Profiles Basics Stock MCEBuddy profiles are in the profiles.conf file located in the config directory where MCEBuddy is installed. One can create new profiles or customize existing ones. It’s highly recommen… |
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0 | 12982 | June 11, 2017 |
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MCEBuddy - Conversion Process Overview
A quick view of the high level conversion process (as of 2.3.15) Prior to conversion process start, the queue manager does a check using the configured filters for Monitor taskname matching to linked conversion tasks M… |
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0 | 6958 | June 10, 2017 |
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MCEBuddy - How to Get Started - User Guides
Please search the forum before posting your question, most likely your question has already been asked and answered. The search on this forum is a very good resource. Below are some guides to get you started with MCEBudd… |
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0 | 45026 | June 10, 2017 |