what is the best free mpeg-4 encoder?

Answer 1

There are several variations of MPEG-4 format. Any DVD Converter is a good choice (http://www.any-dvd-converter.com/products/for_video/). It is free and has the following features as given by the publisher. I first heard about it through Lifehacker's website:

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