A free, open-source legal video encoder for Mac and Windows. Encode depositions to any client's spec — MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.264/MP4, or an MTS repackage — with GPU acceleration, batch processing, and hands-off client watch folders.
Free · Open-source (GPL-3.0) · macOS (Apple Silicon) & Windows · GPU-accelerated · No subscription, no account.
A clean, no-nonsense interface built for legal video work — add your source files, pick the preset, and let it encode. Hardware acceleration keeps even long records fast.
The Encode view — add source files on the left, choose a preset, and encode with GPU acceleration.
Every firm and courtroom wants something a little different. VALU-N-CODE covers the formats legal video work actually calls for:
Built on a bundled FFmpeg engine, so it runs entirely on your own machine — nothing uploaded, no cloud dependency.
Add one file or a whole batch, pick your preset, and encode. Perfect for day-of turnaround on a specific job.
Set up a watch folder per client with their preferred spec. Drop a file in and it encodes automatically — no clicks.
Hardware encoding (Apple VideoToolbox on Mac, GPU on PC) keeps long records fast.
Auto-encode files dropped into a per-client folder, each with its own spec.
Queue multiple videos and encode them in one pass.
Licensed GPL-3.0 — inspect it, modify it, build on it. It's yours.
Integrates with VALU-SYNC via a plugin for a smooth sync workflow when a transcript is present.
Native on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. Same tool, both platforms.
When a transcript is present, VALU-N-CODE hands off to VALU-SYNC through a plugin — so encoding and transcript/video syncing fit into one workflow.
VALU-N-CODE is released under the GPL-3.0 license. It's completely free to use, and you're welcome to inspect, modify, and build on it. Given to the legal-videography community.
Download VALU-N-CODE for Mac or Windows — no subscription, no account, open source.
VALU-N-CODE is free. There's a Tip Jar built into the app if you'd like to support development — never required.