Today marks a massive update for MediaCoder. We've overhauled how you interact with your file queue and introduced powerful client-side capabilities.
Individual File Mode
We've introduced a new Single File Mode to give you granular control over your batch conversions.
- Toggle Control: Switch between Global Mode (updates apply to everything) and Single File Mode (updates apply to selection).
- Smart Forking: Editing a specific file "forks" its settings from the global defaults, preserving its unique configuration while other files continue to inherit global updates.
- Visual Cues: The queue list now clearly indicates which file is being edited, with dedicated highlight states.
Intelligent Background Removal
Seamlessly remove backgrounds from images directly in your browser using the power of the IMG.LY SDK.
- Privacy First: Processing happens locally on your device; no images are sent to a server for background removal.
- Auto & Manual Modes: Choose between one-click SDK removal or legacy manual color-based transparency.
- Smart Validation: Automatically detects unsupported formats (like GIFs) and warns you before processing.
UX Enhancements
It's the little things that make the difference.
- Eyedropper Tool: Added a precision color picker for manual background removal—click anywhere on your image to sample the color.
- Dynamic Queue: File names in the list now dynamically update to show their target extension (e.g.,
image.webp).
- Download as Zip: You can now download a zip archive of your converted files as soon as 2 or more are ready (previously required 3).
- Funny Loading Messages: Processing large files? Enjoy our new rotating loading status messages (Reticulating splines...).
- Success Confetti: A little celebration when your batch is done. 🎉
- Changelog Page: Added this very page you're reading! Track the project's history in style.
Fixes & Polish
- State Sync: Fixed an issue where changing settings in Single File Mode could visually desync the queue list for other files.
- Hero Update: Refreshed the main page hero text.
- Cross-Origin Isolation: Enabled COOP/COEP headers to support high-performance client-side operations.