MAA Encoder Help Guide – Tips, Troubleshooting & Usage

How to Batch Encode Videos with MAA Encoder

• 📁 Select a Source Folder: Choose a folder containing your video files.
• 📂 Destination Folder: Leave blank to use the same directory.
• 🎛️ Presets: Choose from CPU/GPU profiles (480p–8k). Custom settings include encoder, speed, resolution, framerate, or CRF. (NVIDIA GPUs supported for now; AMD support coming soon.)
• 🚀 Start Encoding: Files will be processed and stored in a "_converted" folder (customizable). Folder structure is preserved.

Additional Options

• 🎧 Audio Options: Adjust bitrate, codec, sample rate, channels, volume, or remove audio entirely.
• 💬 Subtitle Settings: Remove, embed, or burn subtitles. Burn prioritizes same-name .srt files in the source folder.
• ➕ Append Options: Add suffixes to filenames or folder names for easy organization.
• ⚙️ Skip Rules: Automatically skip files or folders based on keywords or optimization status.
• 🧹 Cleanup Tools: Remove suffixes and optionally delete originals after successful conversion.

📊 Progress Tracking

Two real-time progress bars give insight into encoding activity:

• ⏳ File Progress: Real-time % of current video being encoded.
  75%
• 📦 Overall Progress: Shows total videos completed in the batch.
  10 / 25

🧠 Queue Controls

• ⏸️ Pause / Resume: Pause the queue after the current file finishes.
• 🧼 Soft Stop: Stops the queue safely after finishing the current file.
• 🛑 Force Stop: Immediately cancels all processing. May leave partial files.

🧰 Interface Tabs

• 📄 Status Log: Real-time simplified updates.
• 🛠️ Debug Log: Technical messages for advanced users.
• 📊 Progress Tab: Track percentage of current progress and savings.
• 🕓 History Tab: View results, savings, and previous conversions.

💡 Tips

• ⏱️ Add a delay between encodes if your PC is resource-limited.
• 💻 Use GPU encoders (e.g., h264_nvenc, h265_nvenc) for faster performance.
• 🧾 Burn subtitles only when required. Burned subs are permanent and cannot be removed.
• 🛑 PLEASE NOTE: Avoid using "Delete Original Folder" or "Delete Input File" located in the "Clean Up" tab if your destination folder is the same as your source. This can result in data loss if you disable the automatic appending option. Safety checks are in place, but caution is advised.

Common Problems & Fixes

• 🛠️ FFmpeg not found? Ensure it’s in the right folder or reinstall the app.
• 💾 Output folder not saving? Double-check permissions and destination settings.
• ⚠️ Files skipped? Review your skip rules in the Skip tab.