Ulead MPEG Converter is a Win16 program that converts AVI files to MPEG streams.

And what is a video encoder doing at ReallyRareWares? I hear you ask.

Well, the program also offers an audio encoding mode, as you can see in the screenshot to the right. Select a bunch of WAV files (it has a nice batch encoding feature), set encoding parameters for individual files or for all of them at once - you can select MPEG Layer 1 or 2, bitrate, and stereo coding mode - click the convert button and let the program do the rest!

Besides, it's the first MP1/2 encoder for Windows 3.1 at RRW. So now you can (finally!) start up your 486 DX2 with 8MB RAM, install Ulead MPEG Converter (it fits in a floppy!), and go about converting your vast WAV archives. Afterwards, do not forget to grab XingSound (it will fit in the same floppy!) to playback your brand new MP2 collection.

There are other pluses: the program is an encoder AND a decoder, so besides encoding MPEG and MP2 files, it can decode them back to AVI and WAV - with full VCM and ACM support! On the downside, being a Win16 app, it will not support long file names. Besides, it requires Win32s to run on Win 3.1, works fine without further requirements on Win95/98, and does not seem to work on WinXP at all.

Ulead was bought by InterVideo in 2005, which was bought by Corel in 2006, and the program disappeared along the way. But the MPEG Converter web page can still be seen at the Internet Archive.


Date: 1995-07-14
Version: 1.0
Interface: Graphical
Platform: Win16 (Requires Win32s)
Download: UMPGconv.exe - 728kB