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Free Open Source · GPL-3.0 macOS Windows

VALU·N·CODE

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.

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Free · Open-source (GPL-3.0) · macOS (Apple Silicon) & Windows · GPU-accelerated · No subscription, no account.

The Encoder

Drop in a video. Get exactly the file the client asked for.

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.

VALU-N-CODE legal video encoder interface with Encode, Rename Videos, Watch Folders and Settings tabs

The Encode view — add source files, or drag & drop them onto the window, and encode with GPU acceleration.

VALU-N-CODE encode options — preset, multi-format output, trim, output folder and legal-safe audio

Pick a preset, encode to multiple formats at once, trim clips, and set output — with a running size estimate and legal-safe audio.

Output Formats

Encode to any client spec.

Every firm and courtroom wants something a little different. VALU-N-CODE covers the formats legal video work actually calls for:

MPEG-1 MPEG-2 H.264 / MP4 MTS → MP4 repackage

Encode the same files to several formats in one pass, trim clips, and apply filters and legal-safe audio — all on a bundled FFmpeg engine that runs entirely on your own machine. Nothing uploaded, no cloud dependency.

Two Ways to Work

Manual batches or fully hands-off.

1. Manual & Batch

Drag & drop a whole batch, rename them all at once, trim and filter, pick your preset, and encode. Perfect for day-of turnaround on a specific job.

  • Drag & drop or browse to add source files
  • Batch-rename, trim & filter before encoding
  • Encode to multiple formats in one pass

2. Client Watch Folders

Set up a watch folder per client with their preferred spec. Drop a file in and it encodes automatically — no clicks.

  • One folder per client, each with its own preset
  • Auto-encodes anything dropped in
  • Set it and forget it for recurring work
Features

Built for legal video, by a legal videographer.

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GPU-accelerated

Hardware encoding (Apple VideoToolbox on Mac, NVIDIA / AMD AMF on PC) keeps long records fast.

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Batch rename

Rename a whole batch of videos in one pass before (or instead of) encoding.

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Drag & drop

Drop videos straight onto the window — no dialogs, no fuss.

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Trim

Trim the in/out points of each clip right in the app before you encode.

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Filters

Apply video filters and legal-safe audio handling as part of the encode.

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Multi-format batch

Encode the same files to several formats at once — e.g. MP4 and MPEG-1 together.

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Client watch folders

Auto-encode files dropped into a per-client folder, each with its own spec.

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Open source

Licensed GPL-3.0 — inspect it, modify it, build on it. It's yours.

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Mac & Windows

Native on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. Same tool, both platforms.

🔗 Works with VALU-SYNC

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.

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Free and open source.

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.

Free encoding for the deposition industry.

Download VALU-N-CODE for Mac or Windows — no subscription, no account, open source.

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