StaxRip 1.1.2 beta

[ch@@boom]

hye staxy

not sure if this was asked before, i went through ~last 15 pages (for printer) searching for quality

is it possible to override the quality setting, because I have one DVD where I have to move the mark way to the right to keep the aspect ratio, but then the quality drops to ~60%

thx

[stax76]

is it possible to override the quality setting, because I have one DVD where I have to move the mark way to the right to keep the aspect ratio, but then the quality drops to ~60%

It's a encoder option since this is encoder specific and can vary between codecs and codec settings. If it's just one DVD and not something you need always you can just click next, most assistant messages can be ignored this way (some can be disabled completely in the options) though generally the assistant is your friend.

[Warrex]

So far there is no batch dialog but are there applications that do much better?


Well, some are better in some respects and worse in others. Gordian Knot has adding while encoding but I do not really like the structure of it although it has my beloved tab concept. Just let me describe what I think are most important things to have in this regard...


Most important features for advanced batch processing (well, to me):


Mass adding/preparation of sources: This HAS to be drag&drop capable as the sources will come from many different directories (I often use a search function from a file manager and then I drag the files from its list box). When .TS/.Vob files etc. are dropped to the batch window (dialog) they should be prepared and added to the jobs list using the default settings of the currently active template. This will guaranty the shortest possible workflow for many encodes of the same length and quality (like the episodes of a TV series). There should be a switch in that window which (when on) will tell StaxRip to regard the files added with one drop as only one project/job. This is important for split .ts files or multiple .vob files of the same movie.

Individual fine tuning: Every added job from step one should be editable in a complete manner (filter setup, etc.) if needed.

Job control: Reordering und deleting jobs should be possible (StaxRip already allows this).

Adding while encoding: Adding new jobs should be possible while already encoding. You already said that is very hard to include but I think it should be part of this wish list nevertheless.


This is all for now but I will keep thinking about it. :rolleyes:

PS: The Windows Explorer windows which are opened on the completion of a job are spamming my desktop. :scared: Any way to turn this off?

[weaver4]

I got the latest version yesterday. Now after I input VOB files it ask me if I want to save the project, I can say yes or cancel and it always gives me an error that it cannot open the d2v file because it is in use by another process.

I have pretty much tried everything, including installing StaxRip again. Any hints?

[sterlina]

open [Edit Menu] from [Tools]
add a new menu item (it is shown as "???") and select it
choose "command", a menu drop down

... then hit ALT+TAB to switch to another application, ALT+TAB again to come back to StaxRip, an error appairs
I can't reproduce it, please send the diagnostic files or just post the content of the files exception.txt. Which command did you choose?

I'm just noticing I'm using two different terms for the same thing, Command and Action which is confusing of cource, got to change this.

I haven't choose any command, just opens the drops down menu of commands. I've tryed on an other PC, "clean install" of StaxRip and get same result

Exception0.txt

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Stax.UI.CustomMenuEditor.cbMethod_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Exception1.txtSystem.Exception: Exception of type 'System.Exception' was thrown.
at StaxRip.GlobalClass.SendBugReport(Exception e)

[mulrich]

It seems DivX 6.2.2 is out.

[siddharthagandhi]

What does that have to do with StaxRip support?

[sterlina]

Hi Stax, I notice that video frames can be cropped only by multiples of 4 pixels, but avisynth can support from 1. Is there any setting that can be changed to allow it?




@siddharthagandhi
I think mulrich is talking about "applications" in StaxRip, DivX reported version is 6.2.1


@mulrich
DivX 6.2.2 has been released yesterday (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=817113#post817113), sure Stax will implement it but give him some time... if you are so in a hurry, you can install 6.2.2 without StaxRip, the program will probably complains that it is a "wrong version", but you can disable the alert and use 6.2.2

[LRN]

Hi Stax, I notice that video frames can be cropped only by multiples of 4 pixels, but avisynth can support from 1. Is there any setting that can be changed to allow it?
It's encoder-specific. Some encoders don't support not-4x framesizes.

[sterlina]

Hi Stax, I notice that video frames can be cropped only by multiples of 4 pixels, but avisynth can support from 1. Is there any setting that can be changed to allow it?
It's encoder-specific. Some encoders don't support not-4x framesizes.

yes, but cutting is done before resizing, so allowing a more fine cut would be good, the _check_ of frame size should be done after all filters are applied not on single filter.

[DaXearo]

First of all great tool! Congratz!
But I have a problem when encoding into 5.1 AAC sound... (from AC3 source); it seems that the channels are mixed up because the 'center channel' (the talking :) ) is being played through my front right speaker etc.
How can I fix this?
I play my files using ffdshow... (tried several builds, but same problem)
I've made some rips in the past using 5.1 and I had no problems with it. (with older Staxrip builds)
It's not a 'settings' problem I think because I formatted since.

Thanks for the help!

[wdmalik]

A Request:
Can u show the "detailed" audio rip log in the Movie log file ..

[DaXearo]

A Request:
Can u show the "detailed" audio rip log in the Movie log file ..

Staxrip is still encoding the video right now... So can't show you a log yet.
It seems that the front center speaker became the front right speaker, the front right became back right etc. The channels have been moved by 1.

[wdmalik]

Staxrip is still encoding the video right now... So can't show you a log yet.
It seems that the front center speaker became the front right speaker, the front right became back right etc. The channels have been moved by 1.

Well it does convert AC3 audio to MP3 etc etc .. right ...
so all i need is a display of the whole process in log file ...
actually i usuall don't go with the default audio conversion parameters, so i would like a detailed audio output in the log file

[wdmalik]

and one more thing .. i saw a more latest versin of xvid around ..
i think it was of 26 FEB, any plans to include that in any latest release

[stax76]

@Warrex

I likely make some more improvements regarding batch encoding.

The Windows Explorer windows which are opened on the completion of a job are spamming my desktop. Any way to turn this off?

It opens source and target dir, shouldn't that always be of interest?

I got the latest version yesterday. Now after I input VOB files it ask me if I want to save the project, I can say yes or cancel and it always gives me an error that it cannot open the d2v file because it is in use by another process.

I have pretty much tried everything, including installing StaxRip again. Any hints?

Sorry but I don't know what the reason could be.


I haven't choose any command, just opens the drops down menu of commands. I've tryed on an other PC, "clean install" of StaxRip and get same result

I've replaced the drop down which caused the crash with a menu so now there is context help for the commands in form of tooltips.

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip

It seems DivX 6.2.2 is out.

Thanks, I hope it's also included in the play bundle.

yes, but cutting is done before resizing, so allowing a more fine cut would be good, the _check_ of frame size should be done after all filters are applied not on single filter.

Still it's just to easy to get into trouble, YV12 which are most sources have some restriction, right? Lot's of AviSynth filters require mod 4, I remember VFW issues though I don't recall which colorspaces and decompressors it was. If I would allow it I would allow lot's of people running into trouble because it's hardly possible to detect when it will work and when it won't and people fall just too easiliy into that kind of traps.

But I have a problem when encoding into 5.1 AAC sound... (from AC3 source); it seems that the channels are mixed up because the 'center channel' (the talking ) is being played through my front right speaker etc.
How can I fix this?

You can search the forum, if it wasn't answered before, you can post your command line and your dll versions and hope dimzon or somebody else who knows this will help you, I'm clueless about this stuff. The topics I had found stated the channel mapping would be OK regardless of Nero version.

and one more thing .. i saw a more latest versin of xvid around ..
i think it was of 26 FEB, any plans to include that in any latest release

Is it stable, popular, recommend, who compiled it?

[sterlina]

Still it's just to easy to get into trouble, YV12 which are most sources have some restriction, right? Lot's of AviSynth filters require mod 4, I remember VFW issues though I don't recall which colorspaces and decompressors it was. If I would allow it I would allow lot's of people running into trouble because it's hardly possible to detect when it will work and when it won't and people fall just too easiliy into that kind of traps.

mmh... what about an option like "crop automatically pixels mod _n_" in settings, with people that can change _n_ if they need (and they know what they are doing)? Actually if I'm only the one that needs it, I can deal with VirtualDub, don't worry :)


bug report:
I was trying

[edit menu]
[new item] (but it works for all items, even old ones)
[command]:Perform/Execute Command Line
open command line editor
copy into the command line the macro %application:<name>%
CRASH!


Exception0.txt
System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException: The given key was not present in the dictionary.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
at StaxRip.Macro.Solve(String value)
at StaxRip.UniversalEditorControl.tbEdit_TextChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnTextChanged(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.OnTextChanged(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.TextBox.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Exception1.txt
System.Exception: Exception of type 'System.Exception' was thrown.
at StaxRip.GlobalClass.SendBugReport(Exception e)


:sterlina-bugtracker:



edit: forgot to say :thanks: for corretting old bug!!

[stax76]

@sterlina

There is a new option 'Advanced/Dangerous/Save Cropping'. The bug is fixed, good bug report. :thanks:

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip

[DaXearo]

Well it does convert AC3 audio to MP3 etc etc .. right ...
so all i need is a display of the whole process in log file ...
actually i usuall don't go with the default audio conversion parameters, so i would like a detailed audio output in the log file

This is the log of the audio part of Staxrip:


---------- Audio Encoding ----------

Command Line: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\StaxRip\Applications\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\DVD_VIDEO\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3" -output "D:\DVD_VIDEO\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms_AudioOutput.aac" ) -azid( -c normal ) -ota( -d 0 -g max ) -dimzon( -dllname bse_Nero7WA.dll -6chnew -vbr_streaming -codecquality_high -aacprofile_he )

---------- Audio Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 07:50:27
End time: 08:44:40
Duration: 00:54:13
Speed: 47 fps
Size: 147.9 MB
Bitrate: 201.73 kbps
Video Bitrate: 760 -> 750

[LRN]

Stax, maybe you should think about introducing few different "layouts": "basic layout" (current StaxRip layout, or maybe even simpler), "advanced layout" (with all options ever requested), "pro layout" (with ALL (almost) possible options, requested or not, that can be changed). This includes encoder options GUIs, dialogs, etc.
It's hard, but this will solve all "i won't do this because this feature were requested only by you alone" issues.
At least, remember this idea for future SaxRip v2.0 ;)

[Warrex]

The Windows Explorer windows which are opened on the completion of a job are spamming my desktop. Any way to turn this off?

It opens source and target dir, shouldn't that always be of interest?

No, because:

1. I will not always check out the encoded files at once. I often batch-encode many smaller files and then start working on some Office stuff for example. Windows that are opened without request are just annoying then.

2. I never use the windows explorer. Using it is a complete waste of time (and functionality) compared to programs like Total Commander IMHO.

[Gehenna]

Stax,

I kinda second Warrex on this "Opening of source & Target" pop ups,It would be nice to be able to select or deselect "Target" & "Source" pop up after encode.

Also cleaning up(removing) (all) non essential files from the source after encoding will help the Noob Factor Usage..ie folders like temporary files & the .avs ,demuxed audio & video + *_EncoderOutput. (This might just be me though,i sometimes just throw everything in one folder),then i just gotta pickout the finished encoded and delete the rest.

Cheers

[stax76]

I kinda second Warrex on this "Opening of source & Target" pop ups,It would be nice to be able to select or deselect "Target" & "Source" pop up after encode.

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip

Also cleaning up(removing) (all) non essential files from the source after encoding will help the Noob Factor Usage..ie folders like temporary files & the .avs ,demuxed audio & video + *_EncoderOutput. (This might just be me though,i sometimes just throw everything in one folder),then i just gotta pickout the finished encoded and delete the rest.

Since it gets requested so often I should start to think about it. It's a difficult topic. Meanwhile maybe telling how I work helps. I'll make a directory for every source, I've defined a default target directory so my target files go always out of the source directory and when I'm done with encoding I delete the complete directory.

Stax, maybe you should think about introducing few different "layouts": "basic layout" (current StaxRip layout, or maybe even simpler), "advanced layout" (with all options ever requested), "pro layout" (with ALL (almost) possible options, requested or not, that can be changed). This includes encoder options GUIs, dialogs, etc.
It's hard, but this will solve all "i won't do this because this feature were requested only by you alone" issues.
At least, remember this idea for future SaxRip v2.0

Good idea as stated before but too much work.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hi Stax,

I've been meaning to mention this...

Whenever I try to manually enter a new value into the "Video Bitrate" or "Size" box, I've noticed the backspace key jumps over and leaves the last remaining digit in the box, instead of removing all the digits. Can these boxes be amended to work in the same way the "Resize" boxes do?

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3084/staxrip4fl.png

Also, why does the "Video Bitrate" value I've entered in the box change whenever I fiddle about with the "Audio" (or "Container") parameters?


Cheers

[LRN]

Also, why does the "Video Bitrate" value I've entered in the box change whenever I fiddle about with the "Audio" (or "Container") parameters?
Because video bitrate is calculated this way:
VideoBitrate = (FileSize - FilmLength*AudioBitrate - ContainerOverhead)/FilmLength. I.e. changing File Size, Audio Bitrate or Container (type and options) will change VideoBitrate. I thik...

[sterlina]

@sterlina
There is a new option 'Advanced/Dangerous/Save Cropping'.

cool! but... I can't find where it is, do I have to edit menu for it?

[Gehenna]

@sterlina

View / Project Options / Advanced / Dangerous = Save Cropping option

EDIT: Make sure you are using the LATEST build from Stax [4 posts up]

[stax76]

@SeeMoreDigital

Good request, thanks. You can use a hotfix (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip)already if you like to.

This build is for batch and x264 people worth a try btw., check out the changelog.

[sterlina]

@sterlina

View / Project Options / Advanced / Dangerous = Save Cropping option

EDIT: Make sure you are using the LATEST build from Stax [4 posts up]

whoa! have completely forgotten about "project options", tanks!


now that I've seen it... BUG REPORT


open View / Project Options / Advanced
on the right windows there is a list of items (general-advanced automation-filters-assistant-dangerous)
normally they are all collapsed, but it is possible to open them with a click on the cross
BUG: if more than one is opened, when clicking on one of the options all the others will collapse, it shouldn't

[stax76]

Thanks, I'll fix it. Please let me know if you find more glitches.

[wdmalik]

0.9.2.5 (2006-01-18)
new: Forced Film is automatically applied if NTSC sources are > 95% film

are you sure this is still working, FPS should be decreased from 29.9 fps to 23.9 fps when forced film is selected ... but the DGINDEX output window still shows 29.9 fps ...

[stax76]

but the DGINDEX output window still shows 29.9 fps ...

That is normal.

[wdmalik]

and secondly staxrip is not respecting my choice of resolution, i will gretly appreciate it if u change it back,

[SeeMoreDigital]

@SeeMoreDigital

Good request, thanks. You can use a hotfix (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip)already if you like to.

This build is for batch and x264 people worth a try btw., check out the changelog.Thanks mate...

That works more logically now ;)

You may be interested to know Kurtnoise13 has compiled a build of MP4box which currently supports the importation of one VOBsub subtitle stream within the MP4 container....

Maybe you'll be able to make use of it ;)


Cheers

[stax76]

and secondly staxrip is not respecting my choice of resolution, i will gretly appreciate it if u change it back,

Please elaborate, in case you mean the image size changes after opening a source, that's because of the option 'Auto resize image size: 195000'.

You may be interested to know Kurtnoise13 has compiled a build of MP4box which currently supports the importation of one VOBsub subtitle stream within the MP4 container....

Thanks, I'll follow the topic and add support for it when it turns out to be mature.

[zaphod_beeblebrox]

ripping my boxed sets to divx or xvid depending on advice, what are the best settings, Ive used simple divx and have found it has a few lackings, wish to try staxrip now.
thanks in advance
John

[Sharktooth]

rule 12 applies:
Do not ask what's best...

also :readrule: :readguid: :search:

[swaaye]

Stax,

I've noticed that the LAME parameters aren't working correctly. It seems that the presets, like "--preset fast standard" or "--preset fast medium" do work. But, the more custom parameters such as "-V 5 --vbr-new" don't. With that setting it will actually use what looks like "-V4". In fact, it will use "-V4" (or whatever it is using) even with other options too, like "-V 6 --vbr-new".

[stax76]

StaxRip had this problem but due to some feedback the problem was solved. According to the BeSweet docs '-V 5 --vbr-new' should work like it would work using lame.exe but it don't, what works instead is what StaxRip is using: '-v --vbr-new -V 5'.

[sterlina]

hi stax!
is it possible to use FAAC for encoding AAC instead of Nero?

[stax76]

is it possible to use FAAC for encoding AAC instead of Nero?

No profile for that is included but you should be able to create one. Doing this maybe you want to share your experience.

[SeeMoreDigital]

hi stax!
is it possible to use FAAC for encoding AAC instead of Nero?Indeed... Such an option would be cool, given I don't have anything "Nero" installed :)

[swaaye]

StaxRip had this problem but due to some feedback the problem was solved. According to the BeSweet docs '-V 5 --vbr-new' should work like it would work using lame.exe but it don't, what works instead is what StaxRip is using: '-v --vbr-new -V 5'.

Yeah, I forgot to mention that I was already using that -v fix. Without that it will just encode to 128kbps CBR. With -v I get what I described above.

[sterlina]

No profile for that is included but you should be able to create one. Doing this maybe you want to share your experience.

ok, I'll try to make something that can be embedded into StaxRip

[wdmalik]

Please elaborate, in case you mean the image size changes after opening a source, that's because of the option 'Auto resize image size: 195000'.


What I mean is that it always choose the resolution for which quality is either 40% or greater than this just before the encoding starts, i want it to encode on my choice of resolution irrespective of the quality %age for that,

[stax76]

What I mean is that it always choose the resolution for which quality is either 40% or greater than this just before the encoding starts

It changes the resolution after the source file is opened and after the comp. check and both of can be customized in the options under 'Automation'.

@all

How about using WinAmp instead of FAAC? It shouldn't be too hard to customize StaxRip for that, maybe I or somebody else can make a little guide, at some time I probably should integrate it, my to do list is atm. completely empty anyway (which is a cool thing).

[SeeMoreDigital]

How about using WinAmp instead of FAAC? It shouldn't be too hard to customize StaxRip for that, maybe I or somebody else can make a little guide, at some time I probably should integrate it, my to do list is atm. completely empty anyway (which is a cool thing).I'm just taking my first steps with BeLight 0.22 Beta9... Much like Stax it uses BeSweet.exe together with various dll's, including bse_FAAC.dll ;)

EDIT: Just been using AACplus v2 to generate some 6Ch AAC streams at 128Kbps... They sound amazing :)


Cheers

[swaaye]

Stax,

check this out regarding lame and besweet http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=806465#post806465

[stax76]

Stax,

check this out regarding lame and besweet http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=806465#post806465

Sounds good, I've changed it, thanks swaaye.

[stax76]

@Doom9

StaxRip so far was never in your news so I'm proposing this build.

0.9.9.2 (2006-05-01)



The x264 dialog has been reorganized.
The x264 switch '--bime' was added as 'B-Frames/Bidirectional ME'.
The x264 switch '--no-fast-pskip' was added as 'Analysis/No Fast P Skip'.
The x264 switch '--direct' was added as 'B-Frames/Direct Mode'.
Updated x264 to revision 516 using sharktooth's build.
DivX was updated to version 6.2.2.
Opening a audio source file that has a filename containing the language will cause StaxRip to pick up the language from the filename so it's no longer necessary to set the language manually.
Opening a source file while another source file is already open will show a dialog to select a template from. Previously just a warn message appeared asking to load a template first.
The options dialog has several new options allowing to disable certain assistant instructions. For now the following reminders can be disabled: crop, filters, cut and comp. check.
When StaxRip shows a dialog for the very first time it will automatically show the help of the dialog. It's now possible to disable this behavior in the settings.
For HDTV the image size is ofter larger then the monitor screen size, in that case StaxRip shows the crop dialog maximized fitting exactly the monintor size.
The command 'Perform/Clear Jobs' was added allowing to clear the job list.
The command 'Correct/ImageSize' was added. It changes the image size to the cropped image size in case no resize filter is used. This command is always performed after the crop dialog closes.
The command 'Correct/Crop Mod' was added. It crops until crop width and height is a multiple of 4 or in case no resize filter is used 16. This command is always performed after the crop dialog closes.
The command 'Perform/Add Job' was added allowing to add a job to the job list.
The command 'Perform/Run Jobs' was added allowing to start encoding the jobs.
The quality percent value that is used in conjunction with the compressibility check defaults now to 60% for XviD and DivX and 50% for x264. StaxRip will offer to reset all video encoder settings.
StaxRip no longer uses a default project but allows to specify which template to load at startup.
The main window supports now tooltips showed with a right-click or by using the 'What's this?' menu item (command: 'Help/What's This?'). StaxRip will offer to reset the main menu to make this menu item show up.
The automatic correction of crop values uses now two sides.
The crop dialog shows now mod values and labels in the status bar.
The menu editor uses now a menu instead of a drop down to select a command. The advantage of a menu is a hierarchical presentation and tooltip context help.
Added project option 'Advanced/Dangerous/Save Cropping' to disable forcing save mod values for cropping.
Updated the guides regarding multipass vs quality mode.
The size menu in the main window has new default values allowing to set the size/bitrate based on a quality of 40/50/60/70/80% which can be useful for codecs with multipass better tuned then quality mode. StaxRip will offer to reset this setting.
The audio settings for the PlayStation Portable were improved. StaxRip will offer to reset audio related settings.
The profile menus support now a tree structure based on slash signs ('/') in the profile name. StaxRip forces to reset audio and video encoder profiles to have new profile names.
The open files dialog supports now Drag &amp; Drop to add files.
Open the target directory after the encoding was removed because windows explorer might crash for unknown reasons.
The dialog for opening source files has various new options for batch processing.
The PayPal donation link was broke due to changes from PayPal.
The 'More Guides' help document was updated with a italian guide.

[Warrex]

Bug Report:


Go to "Project Options"/"Advanced"
Open the groups "General", "Advanced Automation" and "Filters used internally"
Opening "Assistant" or "Dangerous" will now cause StaxRip to set the first option of the respective groups without clicking on the checkbox


Edit: When openening "Dangerous" and all other groups are open it will also change the last option of "Assistant": "Remind to do compressibilty check"

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hi Stax,

Just in-case you missed it, Squid_80 has just announced: -

source: ftp://squid80.no-ip.com/xvid_encraw_src.zip
new build that should handle compressed (and raw colorspaces other than yv12) avi input files: ftp://squid80.no-ip.com/xvid_encraw.zip

(Also fixes the bug I mentioned above which no-one took any notice of.)


Cheers mate :)

[stax76]

@Warrex

Fourth glitch now caused by opening multiple nodes. :o

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip

@SeeMoreDigital

Server is down, my motivation making a little GUI (based on the TreeView) depends on how well it is documented. Some goes for including profiles of type 'Command Line Encoder', if somebody provides me with the command lines for some Command Line Encoder profiles then it would not be a big task to at least add Command Line Encoder profiles. Creating a new Command Line Encoder profile works by clicking 'Add' in the 'Encoder Profiles' dialog and selecting 'Misc/Command Line Example', the new profile can then be renamed
('Rename') and edited ('Edit').

[DaXearo]

I've got a problem while playing Staxrip encodes (avi, mkv,...) in Media Player Classic; mpc opens multiple audio filters (like 2 or 3 times the AC3 decoder etc.) while playing back the file. It must be a bug in the muxing procedure in Staxrip.
When I re-mux the video & audio in vdubmod, the file plays fine.
I don't think it's a mpc bug, because non-Staxrip encodes play back fine.

Thanks!

[stax76]

Your problem is probably MPC picks up external files that have the same name. It's a good feature but only if you know that it is a feature and not a bug, it confuses people regularly.

[Warrex]

@ Stax

I use DivxMux as Muxer in StaxRip. Is there a problem with audio delays? The audio delay of the AC3 file StaxRip has to mux is 1523ms.

StaxRip uses this command line (from logfile): "c:\Programme\StaxRip\Applications\DivXMux\DivXMux.exe" -v "C:\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1_EncoderOutput.avi" -a (Audio -de;01) "C:\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 02 de-German 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY 1523ms.ac3" -o "C:\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.divx"

DivxMux requires this syntax for muxing audio streams:
-a [(strn data)] [#<track>] [o<offset>] <filename>

Wouldn't it be correct to use this command line:
"c:\Programme\StaxRip\Applications\DivXMux\DivXMux.exe" -v "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1_EncoderOutput.avi" -a (Audio -de;01) o1523 "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 02 de-German 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY 1523ms.ac3" -o "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.divx"



So either StaxRip

does not handle delays at all
it detects that the audio delay is beyond DivxMux' -1000 to 1000ms range (just found out about it) and then does not use "o1533" (a warning would be nice in this case)


Which is correct?

Edit:
Just tested StaxRip with a file that has a delay of 570ms. StaxRip then also does not use "o570" to forward the value to DivxMux.

Btw: Why doesn't StaxRip use "[#<track>]"?

[ricardo.santos]

Hi Stax

In my opinion your program has the most "understanble GUI" for converting dvds with x264 codec.

can you tell me which profile(x264) should i use to backup my dvds so that i can watch them on the new blu-ray and hd-dvd players?

thanks

[stax76]

@Warrex

Maybe I missed that for that muxer, did you try mkv? I'll make a code review.

@ricardo.santos

I'm happy to hear you find it most understandable.

The latest build made this much easier as only two profiles are on top level of the menu for each codec, using either the profile 'Constant Quality' or 'Exact File Size' should be fine. 'Constant Quality' vs 'Exact File Size' is explained in the 'DVD Guide' of the help, those profiles are derived from Sharktooth's common encoding highprofile and should be fine for common usage.

[ricardo.santos]

cant install avisynth 2.5.6a required now by StaxRip

see thread here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=109272&highlight=install+avisynth+administrator

thanks

[Warrex]

@Warrex

Maybe I missed that for that muxer, did you try mkv? I'll make a code review.


Mkv is not an option for me. I am aiming for best compatibility with my standalones. Using Divx' own muxer and renaming to .avi (some older players do not recognize .divx) has been perfectly reliable.

Something about it is in your source code - maybe its just not working correctly with delays greater than 2 digits.

[stax76]

@ricardo.santos

I can't help here, please help the AviSynth team to fix it.

Mkv is not an option for me. I am aiming for best compatibility with my standalones. Using Divx' own muxer and renaming to .avi (some older players do not recognize .divx) has been perfectly reliable.

Sure but trying it helps to spot the problem giving me more details about the bug though it might be obvious once I take a look.

[ricardo.santos]

@ricardo.santos

I can't help here, please help the AviSynth team to fix it.



How? im useless at coding!

[stax76]

Just report the bug :)

[dvd_maniac]

I am encoding TV Mpeg-2 recordings into X264 using the latest Staxrip and I have a question. I usually do not set the resolution until after the compressability check, but I just noticed that the Dos window that does the check has the initial resolution in it. Should I be changing the resolution to my desired resolution before doing the check? Does it in fact check the compressability of the resolution I have it set to?

[stax76]

The comp. check is mostly to find the resolution, the image size influences the compressibility so you should make a good guess or in your case set the desired image size before doing the comp. check.

[stax76]

Just tested StaxRip with a file that has a delay of 570ms. StaxRip then also does not use "o570" to forward the value to DivxMux.

It works here. Whenever a audio source file with file name containing delay is opened StaxRip detects the delay which can be seen in the config dialog of the track. A muxing audio profile signals the muxer to handle delay and the DMF muxer handles it just fine.

Do you have a delay in the config dialog? What is your filename? Obviously the delay in the filename must have format StaxRip knows and obviously if StaxRip don't the format the delay can't be detected and the config dialog shows 0 then for the delay.

[Warrex]

I encoded the first file with the 4 digit delay and took the command line from the log file. For the second 3 digit delay file I actually only used "Show command line" in the "Divx Container Configuration" dialog.

This is the command line StaxRip wants to process:

"c:\Programme\StaxRip\Applications\DivXMux\DivXMux.exe" -v "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ2\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1_EncoderOutput.avi" -a (Audio -de;01) "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ2\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 02 de-German 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY 570ms.ac3" -o "C:\Divx-Source\XYZ2\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.divx

As you can see the audio file has its delay in the filename.

I use the latest Hotfix of StaxRip...

[stax76]

Do you have a delay in the config dialog of the track after opening that file? There should be a delay and the command line preview in the muxer dialog should show the delay will be passed to the muxer. I have absolutely no clue what is the problem here.

Edit: I think I know what is the problem, I didn't review the code yet and don't remember much detail but it seems StaxRip won't read the delay for muxing profiles, that's reasonable for muxing profiles since it's better to expect the delay was already fixed while reencoding but it can't be expected for AC3 files so you got to enter it manually, I'll fix it and likely will have to force the reset of all audio related settings another time but that seem to be necesarry very often anyway (e.g. once I add the new Nero encoder).

[Warrex]

Edit.../Audio Mux Options also shows a delay of zero...

Did not know that you can edit the delay somewhere... So I can at least change it manually. If I do set it manually to 570 StaxRip also puts it (o570) into the command line (Divx Container Configuration dialog).

So for some reason StaxRip fails to get the delay from the filename. What I do is the following:

I open the .d2v file StaxRip has created. StaxRip then automatically loads the .ac3 file without getting the delay from it. As you probably already saw from the naming structure the .ac3 file was also created or rather renamed by StaxRip - not by me.

Edit:
Ah, just saw your edit! Ok, then I will do it manually. I wonder why I did not stumble on this earlier...

[stax76]

So for some reason StaxRip fails to get the delay from the filename.

See the edited post above.

[laserfan]

When opening an MPEG2 file, StaxRip performs a demux operation and then invokes DGindex with a commandline that includes FO=0 (field operation, honor pulldown iirc). I have some odd ts captures that require I use "Force Film" in DGindex (for most others the FO=0 is just fine).

I know how to change this DGindex commandline, but it's kind of a PIA to go-in and change it and then change it back again whenever I need to change the -FO argument.

Wondering stax if you could think about another way to do this. Ok, as I type this I'm thinking myself that I can add another operation type for MPEG2 files and give it a name I can remember--that would be easier than actually editing the command line every time. So I have a decent workaround, but I guess I'll let this post stand--maybe someone else has the same issue as I do w/Field Operation.

[stax76]

Wondering stax if you could think about another way to do this.


No sorry I'm clueless about that stuff.

[laserfan]

No sorry I'm clueless about that stuff.Hmmm, maybe I wasn't clear enough. Right now IIUC your program looks at the file suffix e.g. .mpg or .ts to determine how to proceed, and the commands to use. I was just thinking there might be an interim step of some sort on Open i.e. "Which setup do you want to use".

Not a big deal I guess--obviously I'm "thinking out loud" here.

[krisq]

something is wrong with templates. i've made a one with quicktime import plugin (qtinput "%source_file%") and set it as startup template. when I choose .mov nothing happens, no length, no ar, no source or target path is shown. I mean, it looks like the file is correctly loaded because when I click on 'next' the file gets encoded. it just doesn't show any info about that file. I tried to save template with Directshowsource but exactly the same thing happens. i'm using 0.9.9.2. version 0.9.91 and previous were working fine.

[stax76]

@laserfan

It might be possible to invoke a script that shows a message box and invokes DGIndex instead of invoking DGIndex directly. There might be other solutions but like I said I'm clueless about the topic so I can't help much. Too make it clearer, I don't help with things I don't understand at least good enough to know what I'm doing is good, I mean field processing when NTSC is involved. Maybe you can send me a sample and tell me how and why you process it with DGndex manually.

@krisq

Please send a sample and needed filters.

[krisq]

Hi Stax.
These are my settings that doesn't work for me with any file (avi, mov, etc.).
Template is with Directshowsource so I don't have to give you any additional files.
my settings and startup template (http://s2.gimehost.com/v/3696896/settings.zip.html)
If you want more info I'll gladly provide it :)

[stax76]

I need a sample clip and quicktime dshow decoding filters. The defaults are supposed to work because MPEG-2 source excepts d2v and if it aint't d2v StaxRip will automatically use DirectShowSource instead (or AVISource if it's AVI), for dshow audio decoding the preparer needs to know the file extension which can be defined in the options.

[krisq]

Ok, watch it and you'll understand what i'm talking about.
bug.avi 1.2mb (http://s2.gimehost.com/v/5532696/bug.avi.html)

[laserfan]

...I don't help with things I don't understand at least good enough to know what I'm doing is good, I mean field processing when NTSC is involved. Maybe you can send me a sample and tell me how and why you process it with DGndex manually...Hi stax, I hear you. Funny though, I thought *I* was the noobie when it came to invoking DGindex!!! ;)

My (extraordinarily limited and possibly even incorrect) understanding of DGindex is that the -FO=0 argument that StaxRip incorporates (which "honors pulldown flags" in MPEG2 files) is suitable for most material, and that -FO=1 (Force Film i.e. doesn't need or use the pulldown flags to work when film is encoded for video) is a special case. So I found a special case where I have to use -FO=1, at least I can't figure out any other way to get the conversion to work properly otherwise.

But no worries, I will use the workaround I posted earlier for these shows.

[mulrich]

@Warrex:

You know, AVI has always supported DivX streams...why don't you just set container to AVI instead of using that evil DivX container?

[Warrex]

@Warrex:

You know, AVI has always supported DivX streams...why don't you just set container to AVI instead of using that evil DivX container?

1. That "evil" Divx Container is nothing is nothing but an .avi container. Apart from the filename extension it should be compatible with all applications that support .avi.

2. The added features of the .divx format are stored in parts of the avi container that will not be read by applications that do not support them. Likewise these feature should not cause problems. However if you edit an .avi (.divx) file with these features and save it the added special features should be lost (not 100% sure about this).

3. Different applications mux audio und video slightly differently which means that the resulting files might be more or less compatible. Since Divx, Inc. created the Divx profiles and certifies Divx players they should know best how to mux files the most compatible way.

The bottom line is: Using DivxMux means that you use Divx, Inc. own muxer. This will give you the possibility of enhanced features and might also lead to better compatibility of your encodes without causing any problems (well, I never had one).

Edit: You might also want to read these posts by Divx Team members on the topic:
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=602370&postcount=59
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=674037&postcount=93

[defaulk9]

Stax,
You may have fixed this already (I'm a version or two behind at the moment). But currently there does not seem to be a check for available disk space, or even a good mechanism for failing upon reaching that point. I had this happen to me and it took forever to figure out why StaxRip just quit. Of course it can't even write the error to the log because there isn't enough disk space.

I was using the command line x264 encode btw.

[pablak]

I do some conversion from rmvb ---> avi and i get avi with audio out of sync.
Doing some tests for looking why that happened I have discovered that problem is in video.

I found tutorial for conversion rmvb to avi with VirtualDubMod
and proper Avisynth script:

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=25, convertfps=true)

fps parameter can be also 23,976 or 29,976.

Is any possibility to set this parameter automatically or manually in staxrip?

link to tutorial:
http://www.jakeludington.com/dv_hacks/20051210_how_to_convert_rmvb.html

[krisq]

Is any possibility to set this parameter automatically or manually in staxrip?


right click on Directshowsource and 'Edit'.

[nohead]

Bitrate: 75.02 kbps
Video Bitrate: 314 -> 271

This is probably a noob question concerning besweet, but I can't find an answer. I try to encode with a custom audio profile HE-AAC 32 kbps (based on the default profile he-aac vbr 50-70 kbps). How come the audio came out with 75 kbps and my video bitrate suffers because of that? Anyway to correct this situation? Thanks

[Gehenna]

@nohead

Two ways of reducing the actual bitrate i can think of:
VBR Internet

Edit or create a new profile for the AAC-HE VBR 50-70kbps,and change:
2ch -vbr_streaming
to
2ch -vbr_internet


This should lower the bitrate a touch,else use CBR as opposed to VBR:

CBR 64

Edit or create a new profile for the AAC-HE VBR 50-70kbps,and change:
2ch -vbr_streaming
to
2ch -cbr 64 for a fixed bitrate

[pablak]

right click on Directshowsource and 'Edit'.


Right. I tried this out and works .

Another problem is choose proper fps
23.976, 25 or 29,976 which depense of source video.

StaxRip, when file is loaded, shows fps from script not real fps which man can check with Mediainfo.

[laserfan]

Lately my Jobs list isn't getting processed properly, and I wonder where/how this info is used by StaxRip?

My most recent example: I process an HD Transport Stream (1080i) to a .d2v file, then desire to make two separate .rip jobs from it, first an HD conversion (720p) and then an SD conversion, saving each to the Jobs list. But then only the SD .rip is processed, and it is processed TWICE and the HD is not processed at all. Might it have something to do with how StaxRip parses my filenames ie. that they are too long or something? Here are the names I used:

Boston Legal 225 - Squid Pro Quo HD.rip
Boston Legal 225 - Squid Pro Quo.rip

Yesterday I attempted to run Jobs in the above order, but the 2nd one was run first, and then it appears it was run AGAIN, and when Stax was done the HD hadn't been run at all.

Where to look to troubleshoot this? Thanks!

[krisq]

Right. I tried this out and works .

Another problem is choose proper fps
23.976, 25 or 29,976 which depense of source video.

StaxRip, when file is loaded, shows fps from script not real fps which man can check with Mediainfo.

do this

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=%source_rate%, convertfps=true)

[pablak]

do this

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=%source_rate%, convertfps=true)

:thanks:
I'm not Avisynth script expert :o
:thanks:

I've do that and error occured during loading file into Staxrip.
Audio was demuxed properly.

[stax76]

Sorry about the delay, I hope I've a couple of hours time sunday.

[b9AcE]

As per stax's request here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=826684#post826684) I will explain what I meant.

It is really a matter of me not having Internet connection available where I do the encoding (yes weird, but some computers still are not connected).
When I use other GUIs (like MeGUI) I just prepare everything by manually downloading everything I need of the latest version and then keeping track of changelogs and such to keep track of new requirements.
The problem I got with StaxRip was that it kept asking me for programs I had not used before, so I did not have them available.

If there just would have been some way of knowing which programs it would need to have before I ran StaxRip I could have brought them along too.
So the solution would probably have been either a list on the webpage with "these are the programs we use in the latest version" or like a "StaxRip-Standalone_package.zip" which would have included all the required installers alongside with the latest version.

The way I solved it was to install StaxRip on another computer, tell it to download each component and then bring it all with me.
I would not like to have to do this with every new release though... ;)

I understand that this is probably not a common problem and basically "my own fault", so I don't expect anyone to do anything about it but... ...you asked. :sly:

[LRN]

-dimzon( -dllname bse_Nero7WA.dll ... ) probuces buggy ouput. There's 50% chance to get corrupted AAC file (muxed movie looses all sound at some point and will remain silenced until i reopen it) and 30% chance to get invalid AAC file (won't mux at all). I observed this only for HE-AAC; LC-AACs produced by this library is fine as far as i can tell.
-bsn(...) works fine as always.

EDIT----
No, not fine :( bsn performs incorrect channel mapping for 5.1 AACs. -azid ( -o ... ) doesnt' works. Looks like i have to continue to tinker with bse_Nero7WA...

[siddharthagandhi]

I have encountered a problem. I exported from Nero Vision a DV file Type 2....and even though I have ffdshow installed and the file plays in media player, when i do avisource, directshowsource, or any source, the file is unable to be opened, and the codec (dvds or something like that) is not found (thats the error message).

What do I do?

[laserfan]

I Added an "Extract audio and index MPEG-2 using DGindex" preparer, edit it, and Rename it and all looks good, but my new option does not survive an Exit from StaxRip--it's gone the next time I launch the program.

Bug? What could I be doing wrong?

Could use some help or ideas, as for the other Jobs problem noted a few posts ago.

[Kupotek]

Used Stax before and loved it, but this time I'm running into some problems.

I used DVD Shrink to rip a DVD to VOB files so i can backup this rare release DVD i own.

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

I started the process, went thru the steps carefully, and when BeSweet runs to begin the encoding, I see these CRC errors:

E7: CRC Error..
Stream Error : Sync found after 1117 bytes

So far I only see 5 of the errors and no more since, so I suppose it's okay.

Should I be concerned with this or just leave it running?
Thankyou.

[sterlina]

Hi Stax!
I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones



Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.
ehu... what settings are you using? StaxRip can convert from VOB to AVI


@b9AcE
you can try to overwrite old StaxRip with the new one when Stax release a new version

[Gehenna]

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

Works fine here.

What encoder are you choosing?





I Added an "Extract audio and index MPEG-2 using DGindex" preparer, edit it, and Rename it and all looks good, but my new option does not survive an Exit from StaxRip--it's gone the next time I launch the program.

You need to `Save Project as Template` ,then the setting will stick to the appropriate template you choose to load up.

[LRN]

I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones
StaxRip supports .srt subtitles. At least in .mp4 containers. This depends on muxer (Mp4Box in this case), not on StaxRip itself.

[weaver4]

What is the "Anamorpic" checkbox for?

[stax76]

What is the "Anamorpic" checkbox for?

It's a basic topic (http://www.seemoredigital.net/03_Video_Info.html) though in StaxStrip you don't have to care.

but my new option does not survive an Exit from StaxRip--it's gone the next time I launch the program.

Options in the 'Project Options' dialog are saved in projects. There is a help topic called 'Projects' which explaines projects.

you can try to overwrite old StaxRip with the new one when Stax release a new version

That is a simple and secure solution, it's also possible to replace the entire dir assuming settings dir etc. are located outside of the startup dir, the dirs can be defined in the settings.

I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones

Such things take much time, ain't vobsub a option?

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

AVI is not supported for x264. Ain't mkv or mp4 a option for you?

I have encountered a problem. I exported from Nero Vision a DV file Type 2....and even though I have ffdshow installed and the file plays in media player, when i do avisource, directshowsource, or any source, the file is unable to be opened, and the codec (dvds or something like that) is not found (thats the error message).

For AVISource are you sure you have a VFW decompressor?

Start Menu/Programs/ffdshow/VFW codec configuration/decoder tab/DV

-dimzon( -dllname bse_Nero7WA.dll ... ) probuces buggy ouput. There's 50% chance to get corrupted AAC file (muxed movie looses all sound at some point and will remain silenced until i reopen it) and 30% chance to get invalid AAC file (won't mux at all). I observed this only for HE-AAC; LC-AACs produced by this library is fine as far as i can tell.
-bsn(...) works fine as always.

EDIT----
No, not fine bsn performs incorrect channel mapping for 5.1 AACs. -azid ( -o ... ) doesnt' works. Looks like i have to continue to tinker with bse_Nero7WA...

It's already safe to say that AAC is the most painful and troublesome feature, I don't have a solution yet.

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=%source_rate%, convertfps=true)

Can't work because the source parameters are detected with the source filter in the first place.

@laserfan

Can you reproduce it with a sample clip? No problems here.


Is any possibility to set this parameter automatically or manually in staxrip?

No, normally it's not needed but sometimes it seemes.


You may have fixed this already (I'm a version or two behind at the moment). But currently there does not seem to be a check for available disk space.

I can add a check but only a very simple one.

Ok, watch it and you'll understand what i'm talking about.

That looks like 'Batch Mode' is enabled. Did you enable it and when you did so did you know what 'Batch Mode' is?

[krisq]

That looks like 'Batch Mode' is enabled. Did you enable it and when you did so did you know what 'Batch Mode' is?

damn, i will bow to you :D
but shouldn't it show at least a filename or something? (usual info would be great :))
i mean, anything that will give you a hint that the file is correctly loaded?


Thanks Stax :thanks:

[siddharthagandhi]

Hey Stax did you see my problem?

"I have encountered a problem. I exported from Nero Vision a DV file Type 2....and even though I have ffdshow installed and the file plays in media player, when i do avisource, directshowsource, or any source, the file is unable to be opened, and the codec (dvds or something like that) is not found (thats the error message).

What do I do?"

[stax76]

Hey Stax did you see my problem?

"I have encountered a problem. I exported from Nero Vision a DV file Type 2....and even though I have ffdshow installed and the file plays in media player, when i do avisource, directshowsource, or any source, the file is unable to be opened, and the codec (dvds or something like that) is not found (thats the error message).

What do I do?"

I had answered:


For AVISource are you sure you have a VFW decompressor?

Start Menu/Programs/ffdshow/VFW codec configuration/decoder tab/DV

[siddharthagandhi]

Oh...I didn't see that...dunno why...?

but yes i do have the right decompressor...

and its the same problem with directshowsource

[stax76]

If the filter of category 'Source' can handle the file then StaxRip can handle the file, it's as simple as that, can you send me a sample clip?

[weaver4]

Quote:
Originally Posted by weaver4
What is the "Anamorpic" checkbox for?

It's a basic topic though in StaxStrip you don't have to care.

Yeah, I know what Anamorpic is. But in StaxRip you have a "Anmorpic" checkbox. When would I check this? What would I look at to determine when to check it? If with StaxRip I doesn't care, why is it there?

BTW: Great Program!

Thanks,

[laserfan]

Lately my Jobs list isn't getting processed properly...only the SD .rip is processed, and it is processed TWICE and the HD is not processed at all...Where to look to troubleshoot this? Thanks!stax you asked for "a sample clip" but there is nothing that would help in that!?

Can you tell me, when I add .rip jobs to the Jobs list, where does StaxRip store their names and the order they should be processed?

If you point me to how/where this works maybe I can find the problem myself.

[LRN]

What would I look at to determine when to check it? If your image in Preview looks squeezed, then you shound uncheck Anamorphic. Usually, most widescreen movies is anamorphic. Anyway, you shouldn't care because StaxRip will determine this automatically.

[wdmalik]

Does staxrip automatically determines whether the source needs deinterlacing or not .. ?

[Gehenna]

Does staxrip automatically determines whether the source needs deinterlacing or not .. ?

not...

[sterlina]

I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones
Such things take much time, ain't vobsub a option?

Of course it is. But when I can, I prefere to leave as much place as possible for audio/video ;) don't worry, I know how to use mkvtoolnix for muxing

[wdmalik]

not...

you mean no right .. ?

[Gehenna]

Does staxrip automatically determines whether the source needs deinterlacing or not .. ?

No deinterlacing detection at the moment.

Stax has looked at this in the past:

[1st April 2006]
Reading some guides, Decomb is pretty good documented, there is a guide at Doom9 and there is www.100fps.com. I'll probably try it a second time using another approach, instead of porting berrinam's C# code to VB which I did using InstantVB I'll use it directly and include it as downloadable package.

[anne_so78]

Hey stax, any plans to incorporate the new highly improved free Nero AAC encoder?

[LRN]

It's already safe to say that AAC is the most painful and troublesome feature, I don't have a solution yet.
I have. Change vbr_streaming -> vbr_normal.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hey stax, any plans to incorporate the new highly improved free Nero AAC encoder?Personally speaking, I would prefer it if StaxRip incorporated Coding Technologies multi-channel capable AAC-LC/HE encoder...

I've been using it with BeLight to convert 6Ch AC3 directly to 6Ch AAC-HE (ie: without the WAV conversion stage) and it produces excellent sounding encodes ;)


Cheers

[LRN]

Also, i recently uncovered GREAT feature in mp4box. You could run "mp4box.exe -ttxt filename.srt" to convert filename.srt -> filename.ttxt. It's cool, because then you could change default fontname (now you need not to correct l->I or I->l (in Serif I <> l) since you can just use Arial where I = l), fontsize (no more Large Italic Subtitles and normal subtitles in one file!), font (and background) color.
While theoretically StaxRip can preprocess subtitles (feed srt to mp4box, change values in resulting ttxt and feed it to mp4box again when muxing), I think my programming skills is good enough to implement ttxt-output directly in SubRip. I will report my progress in a week or two (quite busy right now).

[vladlp]

Hello Stax!
Just small error with AddJob command. I added it to main menu and after I press it comes message “Please follow the assistant.”

I a little analyze the code, the rezones for it is next:
In mainform.vb

Public Sub AddJob( _
…
If Not g.MainForm.lTip.Text = Strings.AssistantReadyMessage Then
Msg.Show("Please follow the assistant.", MsgIcon.Warning)
Exit Sub
End If
You check g.MainForm.lTip.Text = Strings.AssistantReadyMessage, but after I press AddJob g.MainForm.lTip.Text has value “Adds a job to the job list.”

And small feature requires :)
Probably you are thinking about improving JobList dialog. Just say change it form simple listbox to some kind of grid control with project name and properties of this job like bitrates, size, etc. in columns with quick edit possibility.

[stax76]

You check g.MainForm.lTip.Text = Strings.AssistantReadyMessage, but after I press AddJob g.MainForm.lTip.Text has value “Adds a job to the job list.”

I fix it, thanks.

And small feature requires
Probably you are thinking about improving JobList dialog. Just say change it form simple listbox to some kind of grid control with project name and properties of this job like bitrates, size, etc. in columns with quick edit possibility.

I don't have much plans other than minor changes and the new Nero audio encoder before I release version 1.0.0.0 which will happen shortly. After that I want pause StaxRip, maybe I maintain the support and minor things.

That feature is not doable with my design because of the same reason of other job related limitations I've explained before. A project can only be encoded and modified when it is loaded in the GUI.

I'm working however on a fork of StaxRip, I've posted a preview already and will post a much improved build soon hoping to find people joining the project.

@SeeMoreDigital

Bratao has posted a modified StaxRip build where you can find examples how to customize StaxRip for the WinAmp encoder, I won't add a default project however since Nero is the primary encoder and adding another encoder is not as easy as it may look. The new Nero encoder will be supported soon, customizing StaxRip for the new Nero encoder can already be done with dimzon's bsn replacement.

Hey stax, any plans to incorporate the new highly improved free Nero AAC encoder?

Yes as explained above.

[bob0r]

StaxRip 0.9.9.2 added to x264.nl under gui:.
(Files are mirrored, so don't worry about any data usage)

Keep up the great work!

[Gargantula]

I noticed that with StaxRip 0.9.9.2 that when I chose the Noise smooth, it doesn't remind me to install the Flux Smooth plugin and said that it isn't required for the project. I got an error in the preview since it was trying to call this function, It worked for the Extreme option and I was asked to download Undot and deen.

I downloaded FluxSmooth anyways and it works now, but to make it user friendly the reminder should come up.

This filter barely helped the problem I have with diagonal lines across the image. Look at attachment.

In addition, what did you mean by you are working on a fork of StaxRip? Another new name program based on StaxRip? I love this program and it's only getting better! I think everybody here appreciates the work you put into this program, I know I sure do!

[Gargantula]

With this project in the attachment, I get a an error that says "Video compression error: The source image format is not acceptable. (error code -2)" when I try to run a compressibility check. When I lower the video image size to 640 x 480 I don't get the error.

THe video is divisible by 16. I put a 1.333 Aspect Ratio instead of the ITU-R BT.601 standard since TVs are made as 1.333.

[LRN]

Denoise won't fix diagonal lines, IMHO. This noise is too strong (or too structured...)

[foxyshadis]

This is a job for DeFreq. ;)
http://www.avisynth.org/fizick/defreq/defreq.html
vchoman's FanFilter is also a possibility.

[stax76]

When I lower the video image size to 640 x 480 I don't get the error.

THe video is divisible by 16.

Sounds odd.

it doesn't remind me to install the Flux Smooth plugin and said that it isn't required for the project.

fixed

@bob0r

Thanks for hosting and supporting StaxRip.

@all

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. I try however to maintain the support and thus uploaded a new hotfix build (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip).

*AAC uses now the new encoder by Nero.
*Default codecs changed to x264 and AAC.
*The 'Quality' value (--crf) of the x264 profile 'Constant Quality' was changed from 20 to 22.
*Starting encoding has now to be started with the job dialog. Pressing 'Next' creates a job and opens the job dialog so the only thing left to do is pressing 'Start' in the job dialog.
*The delay wasn't detected for muxing profiles and thus wasn't detected for AC3.
*FluxSmooth wasn't detected as requirement.
*The 'Add Job' command couln't be used from the menu.

[SeeMoreDigital]

@all

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. What a shame....

I was kinda hoping you would incorporate XviD's EncRAW into StaxRip, as and when direct-to-MP4 encoding is implemented.

Given that MPEG-4 AVC (x264) with AAC audio can be directly encoded into MP4, being able to generate MPEG-4 SP/ASP with AAC audio directly into MP4 sure would complete the "freeware" MPEG-4/MP4 encoding tools side of things quite nicely - No reason why Nero (Recode2) should have it all their own way!


Cheers

[weaver4]

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. I try however to maintain the support and thus uploaded a new hotfix build.

SMD -- With no more work being done on StaxRip, Avi.net, AutoGK, Fair Use Wizard and MPEG Mediator where does that leave us?

[stax76]

What about StaxRip's generic CLI encoder?

[Warrex]

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon.

Makes me sad to hear that. :thanks: for all the time you put into StaxRip! However good to hear that you will maintain what has been achieved so far. Are you still going to release 1.0 soon?

Edit:

*Starting encoding has now to be started with the job dialog. Pressing 'Next' creates a job and opens the job dialog so the only thing left to do is pressing 'Start' in the job dialog.

Very good!

[Gehenna]

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon.

oh well.. :(

I see no reason to change from Staxrip from the forceable future ,it does pretty much everything i want at the mo.. Nice Job Stax.


I even took a cursory glance at MeGUI.. Tried to figure out how i could cut video(as in staxrip),then realized their is no support to cut video in megui:rolleyes:

PS..Although it would be nice to have:
1. Sound in the preview window
2. Preview Window was re-sizeable (something between standard and full-screen)
3. A deinterlacing analyzer (but i guess i could use megui for that purpose)

[laserfan]

...I see no reason to change from Staxrip from the forceable future ,it does pretty much everything i want at the mo.. Nice Job Stax.

...it would be nice to have...A deinterlacing analyzer (but i guess i could use megui for that purpose)I share your sentiment about Stax...it is amazingly flexible and does virtually everything I've wanted to do with it, so far at least.

As for the analyzer, I have tried MeGui's a couple of times and it has steered me wrong both times. I think the best (only?) way to analyze video is to step thru it in Vdubmod (using only the SeparateFields filter) and determine for one's self what to do with it. :scared: ;)

[LRN]

I never encountered any DVD wich required deinterlacion different from default "Deinterlacion" filter. Automatic interlacion detection is good...but since you should spend some time on job preparing (bitrate and resolution changes, container options) it's not critical to open preview window and look for some high-movement scenes to decide to use deinterlacion or not to use...IMHO

[laserfan]

I never encountered any DVD wich required deinterlacion different from default "Deinterlacion" filter.I actually don't use StaxRip for DVD conversions at all. Instead I use it to convert digital TV captures, which can come in dizzying (to me) varieties of interlacing, frame duplication, and telecine. :eek:

[Gehenna]

Stax,

Is their an easy way of grabbing the directory name and using it as the target file name..?

Im currently converting my B5 collection,im extracting the episodes into a structure like this:

D:\Babylon5\Season2\02x18 - Confessions and Lamentations\

Could i get staxrip to grab the directory name where the files reside and use it as my target name:

D:\02x18 - Confessions and Lamentations.mkv

Otherwise i end up with a title like D:\VTS_01_PGC_02_1.mkv,which means i have to copy and paste from the source directory.

This is currently my CLI Muxer:
mkvmerge.exe -o "%target_file%" --track-name 0:Video "%encoder_out_file%" --language 0:eng --track-name "0:English" "%audio_file1%" --title "%target_file%"

I have tried %source_dir% and %source_file%,but they pick up the whole directory structure.

Its kinda lazy of me,but thought i would ask on the off chance anyways.



Thanks Stax

EDIT: If i use CLI of mkvmerge,how do i use --chapters , what %goes here% so the OGG Chapter file is imported?

[daverc]

I dont know, but this one can do almost every renaming operation.

http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA014830/english/FlexRena/

Foobar has also a mass renaming function that can translate directory names into file names.

[LRN]

Download the sources and add new identifier - %source_last_dir% or something like that.

[Gawwad]

@all

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. I try however to maintain the support and thus uploaded a new hotfix build (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip).

http://www.asmilies.com/smiliespic/sad/051.gif (http://www.asmilies.com)

[LRN]

stax, please, add '.ttxt' extension as valid extension for subtitle-files for mp4 container.

Also, new SubRip v1.50 beta 3a by me (with support for experimental '.ttxt' output) could be grabbed on http://zuggy.wz.cz/

[7zeal]

I tried to add a HD wmv (1280x720) to staxrip 0.9.9.2;
After VirtualDubMod ran to extract the wav, it started throwing out errors about directshow or sth, not being able to read the movie. Then the source editbox suddenly becomes [...path\mymovie].mp4, changing from wmv (the avs script will have the input changed as well). At this point no compressibility test / encoding can be done anymore.
Tried changing back the extension in the editbox to wmv, tried modifying the avs script, changing the extension to wmv there too.
Nothing worked, still "cannot read source" or something like that.
Reinstalled 0.9.9.0 replacing the files, left the x264 version to Shartooth's 516 (ignoring the unknown version warning) and now it works like a charm.
(Btw, this wmv worked before perfectly with 0.9.9.0 and it's default x264 (467 if i remember well) ).

What's wrong with it ?:)
(And btw, since when x264's HQ-Insane does only 2 passes instead of 3 ?
Using the new 516 x264 encoder, and after installing StaxRip 0.9.9.0 back, it still shows "2-pass" in the Codec Configuration box.

Thanks in advance,
Dan

[LRN]

7zeal, investigation showed that 3 passes often produce less quality output than 2 passes, there's really no point in 3 passes, so that's not very big loose :)
I don't think x264 is related to your wmv problem. I think it's all the VirtualDubMod's fault

[cdrinfo]

Any chance to add Microsoft VC1 encoders?

[LRN]

I doubt it. StaxRip is MPEG-4 encoding frontend. VC1 isn't from MPEG-4 family. And is there any free commandline/dll muxers, encoders for VC1?

Stax would say:"You can try to add it yourself and then post necessary commandlines and switches here so i could add it too"

[swaaye]

I'm dual booting into Windows x64 now and I was going to do some encodes. It looks like StaxRip looks at the C: folders for all of the dlls though so I'm not sure it will work. My x64 install is on D:.

This seems like it might fit into the category of a bug?

[nohead]

It looks like StaxRip looks at the C: folders for all of the dlls though so I'm not sure it will work.

I have my Windows installed at the F: and StaxRip works fine for me...

[~bT~]

Can anybody tell me which filter I need where? This is my set up currently.
MPEG2Source("D:\DVD\************\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(6,50,-6,-50)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(656,288,0,0.5)
Tweak(bright=10, cont=1.1)
UnDot.Deen()

Should UnDot.Deen be before Tweak?
Thanks in advance.

[Deinorius]

Stax, it would be recommended to implement FRFun (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=110200&highlight=frfun) into the filter list of StaxRip. You can adjust it as a slower HQ Filter.
It's worth it. :)

[Gehenna]

@Deinorius

Like most things in Staxrip,its pretty easy to add filters manually.

I kinda like Stax`s approach,im not overwhelmed by a myriad of different filters to "Tinker" with.. which is great from a Noob point of view.... and when you feel you need an extra filter,its very simple to add it & create a template.

Less is More ..So 2 speak :)
just my 0.02$

@bEnGaLi tHuG
Can anybody tell me which filter I need where? This is my set up currently.
MPEG2Source("D:\DVD\************\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(6,50,-6,-50)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(656,288,0,0.5)
Tweak(bright=10, cont=1.1)
UnDot.Deen()

Should UnDot.Deen be before Tweak?
Thanks in advance.

Maybe you should ask this in the Avisynth part of the forum,its not really Staxrip specific

[~bT~]

Maybe you should ask this in the Avisynth part of the forum,its not really Staxrip specific
Sorry, it was a feature of StaxRip so I thought I'd post here...

[LRN]

-vbr 0.4 for AAC ~225 kbps is a bad choice, -vbr 0.3 is much better. Who's in charge of those encoding profiles? dimzon?

[Deinorius]

@Deinorius

Like most things in Staxrip,its pretty easy to add filters manually. That's true. I still integrated many many filters and audio codec settings into StaxRip, but it would be nice to implement it into the standard list.

[Deinorius]

I'm still missing SSA Support for MKV Container. I have no idea of programming, but it can't be so difficult to integrate it, right?

So for the reason Stax will not programm for the time. Is there anybody who would do it instead of him? Well, of course after asking Stax. :D

[LRN]

It's not difficult at all. But requires some basic experience with .NET (wich i don't posess)

Still, you could mux your movies manually: perform all necessary encodings as usual (you could even mux everytnihg down in mkv without subtitles), open muxer options dialog and copy commandline (see Tools button). Then change this commandline.
Find something like "--language 0:eng -s 0 "c:\...\subs.idx"" and change it to something like "--sub-charset 0:UTF-8 "subs.ssa"" (my experience with mkvmerge is limited to reading the mans, but you got the idea, right?)
Then execute this command in c:/Program files/mkvtoolnix/ (or where mkvmerge.exe is located)

[Deinorius]

Of course I can do it this way. But it's still better, if it will be supported by the program from beginning, isn't it? ;)
I'm muxing the files manually as well. That's not the problem, but it would need less time. But I don't want to critisize anybody.

[docanime]

Any thoughts of including I-frame / Key-frame support for the preview window? THat is allow users to jump to the next or previous I-frame? It seems if I edit a TS stream, the audio doesn't sync unless I cut it at a I-frame.

Just curious...

DA

[laserfan]

It seems if I edit a TS stream, the audio doesn't sync unless I cut it at a I-frame.I've never used stax as an editor, preferring instead to use VideoReDo Plus ($50 but a must-have program for editing Transport Streams). It allows cuts at non-I-frames, and then re-encodes frames as needed to produce useable GOPs (with audio sync of course).

[wdmalik]

what does create job and run job do ?

[rufus007]

Stax - please is it possible to add into staxrip setup for using virtualdub's internal filters (at least temporal smoother)? I mean add this possibility into xvid encoding setup (for example) - only switch (at least :) ) that causes adding:
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Add("temporal smoother");
VirtualDub.video.filters.instance[0].Config(3);

and changing:
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
to
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(3);

or is it possible to allow changing virtualdub's job script through menu (superb)?

Big thanx and sorry for my english

[LRN]

Filters->Profiles->Collection->+
Name: Temporal smoother
Script: LoadVirtualDubPlugin(string filename, string filtername, int preroll)

loads a plugin written for VirtualDub. "filename" is the name of the .vdf file. After calling this function, the filter will be known as "filtername" in AviSynth. VirtualDub filters only support RGB32. Some filters' output depends on previous frames; for those, preroll should be set to at least the number of frames the filter needs to pre-process to fill its buffers and/or update its internal variables.

[rufus007]

Filters->Profiles->Collection->+
Name: Temporal smoother
Script: LoadVirtualDubPlugin(string filename, string filtername, int preroll)

loads a plugin written for VirtualDub. "filename" is the name of the .vdf file. After calling this function, the filter will be known as "filtername" in AviSynth. VirtualDub filters only support RGB32. Some filters' output depends on previous frames; for those, preroll should be set to at least the number of frames the filter needs to pre-process to fill its buffers and/or update its internal variables.

thanx for your answer - however Temporal smoother is 'internal' virtualdub filter, it doesn't exist in .vdf
LoadVirtualDubPlugin function is suitable only for 'external' filters in .vdf

so I hope that stax will be cooperatible...

[Deinorius]

Why do you want this filter? Aren't there enough good Avisynth filters?

[rufus007]

Why do you want this filter? Aren't there enough good Avisynth filters?

None of avisynth temporal denoisers are as good as this one...

Did you ever tried temporal smoother in virtual dub?

[Deinorius]

It has been a long time since I used a VD Filter. oO
Do you have any numbers which show, that this filter is so great?

[foxyshadis]

Temporal Smoother should be about equivalent to:
overlay(last,TemporalSoften(radius,16,16),opacity=???)
using only avisynth internal filters, where ??? is probably .7 or so, or maybe even 1.0. radius is like the "strength" param.

[rufus007]

Temporal Smoother should be about equivalent to:
overlay(last,TemporalSoften(radius,16,16),opacity=???)
using only avisynth internal filters, where ??? is probably .7 or so, or maybe even 1.0. radius is like the "strength" param.

Thanx, I will try it. Rather not continue in this thread with discussion ,its off topic.

[killerhex]

i this program only for dvdrip or can it convert say:mkv+x264

[LRN]

x264 in mkv container? Possible, but you'll need special muxer, since in StaxRip only Mp4Box can handle raw RAW 264 streams.

[laserfan]

When StaxRip opens an MPEG2 file with Px or DGindex it starts a .log, but after the other selections are made and the .rip job is started, the original .log is not appended but rather is over-written. So the Preparation .log info is lost.

Either a 2nd logfile name needs to be written, or the original .log file should be appended to?

[dvd_maniac]

I'm looking for a little help with encoding. I currently use Staxrip with x264 in 2-pass filesize mode. I am wondering how I could get it to use single pass 60% quality with 496x400 and automatically adjust the filesize. Would this elimenate the need for a compressability check? How would I set Staxrip up to accomplish this?

[Cantello]

Talking about deleting temporary files

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip
Since it gets requested so often I should start to think about it. It's a difficult topic. Meanwhile maybe telling how I work helps. I'll make a directory for every source, I've defined a default target directory so my target files go always out of the source directory and when I'm done with encoding I delete the complete directory.


I would definitely support the option to delete temporary files. As you said, one method of achieving this could be to automatically (if the option is checked) create output directories for all the queued source files automatically, and StaxRip deletes those directories after it is finished with muxing the resulting files.

Me, being a n00b would appreciate this quite a lot. It just appears cleaner this way, and if people want to work further with the intermediate files, it should always be optional.

Other than that: Congratulations, very easy to use, once I got the hang of it. :-)

[killerhex]

worked in encoding mkv[h264+vorbis]--->xvid+mp3

[toytown]

Hi

I have a problem with my MPEG2 (DVD) decodes from using staxrip, the audio always seems to be out. Below is what im doing

1. using the "OPEN FILES" button after starting staxrip and selecting the VOB files.
2. Waiting for DGINDEX to finish making d2v and AC3 files.
3. Go through the crop/preview etc, choosing the cuts i want to make.
4. Select encoder type H264 and AAC audio.
5. Click start/or add job and start later.

The audio seems to be out by 2-3 seconds, after trying lots of things i still couldnt get it right (im a bit of a newb), so i opened up the AVS file (added the audio using directshowsource and pointing at the correct AC3 file that was generated previously) and played it in mplayer classic, and again got the delay. So is this a problem with staxrip (or the program it uses to rip AC3) or is it a problem with my AC3 filters on my computer?

Many thanx for any help!

Edit - Here is the AVS file that i tried and still got the same out of sync with, if it helps

video=MPEG2Source("D:\Cut1\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.d2v")
audio=DirectShowSource("D:\Cut1\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3")
AudioDub(video,audio)
Crop(0,2,-0,-2)
Trim(51952,80318)

[Deinorius]

Try to demux audio directly with DVDDecrypter. What's the delay of the audio sources, which is written at the filenames.
Do you have same problem with other DVDs?

[toytown]

Try to demux audio directly with DVDDecrypter. What's the delay of the audio sources, which is written at the filenames.

When i place the DVD into the drive and use dvddecrypter i get a 66ms delay in the filename

The delay with 0ms, is from files on the harddrive (staxrip needs them to be on the harddrive for converting)

Do you have same problem with other DVDs?

Yes, ive done a few encodes with divx AVI's (using mp3 as the source audio) and they have worked fine with staxrip, but a lot of my DVD encodes come back all wrong.

[laserfan]

What version of Stax are you using; is it the 28May (hotfix version)? And which DGindex exactly?

I think the command for DGindex might have broken somewhere along the line.

Have you EVER gotten a perfect result? How long have you been trying (days, weeks, months)?

[rufus007]

@all

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. I try however to maintain the support and thus uploaded a new hotfix build (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip).


Stax can you publish source code of the hotfix edition on your web pages? I would like to add virtualdub internal filters into source, then I will send this stuff. Thanx.

[toytown]

What version of Stax are you using; is it the 28May (hotfix version)? And which DGindex exactly?

version 0.9.9.2 of staxrip
version 1.45 of dgindex


Have you EVER gotten a perfect result? How long have you been trying (days, weeks, months)?

Some DVD's are correct, but i would say that more are out of sync. Today i woke up and had to delete 6 out of 7 encodes to due out of sync issues. I check the framerates and stuff from dgindex but they all seem to match up 29.97fps with the original content, with the exception of 'Armageddon' which gets its framerate detected wrong and is also out of sync.

[Gehenna]

@ toytown

I use the same versions,and get no problems.

2-3 seconds sync problems is huge (thats 2000 - 3000ms ).

What container are you using?
And i notice you say you CUT the movies,do you still get sync probs when you DON`T cut the movies?

[toytown]

I use the same versions,and get no problems.
2-3 seconds sync problems is huge (thats 2000 - 3000ms ).
What container are you using?

Im encoding everything to MP4 container, and AAC audio (using the HQ Slow profile for x264). I havent tried encoding without cutting yet, but will start one overnight see what i get. Im also going to try running on a different computer, see if its something screwed up on the main computer i use.

EDIT - If i take the trim command out of the AVS file that is generated and play the whole movie back in mplayer classic, i still get the out of sync audio (before encoding), so im guessing that 'cutting' isnt the source of my problems and that it must be related to AC3 filters or DGIndex

[Gehenna]

EDIT - If i take the trim command out of the AVS file that is generated and play the whole movie back in mplayer classic, i still get the out of sync audio (before encoding), so im guessing that 'cutting' isnt the source of my problems and that it must be related to AC3 filters or DGIndex

Okay,im confused by this..Just exactly what (vob?)are you playing back in mplayer and still getting audio sync issues?
And why would this be a DGIndex problem?

What filters are you using to playback on mplayer? also what mode overlay/vrm7/vrm9? (are you maxing the CPU on playback?)

[toytown]

Okay,im confused by this..Just exactly what (vob?)are you playing back in mplayer and still getting audio sync issues?
And why would this be a DGIndex problem?
What filters are you using to playback on mplayer? also what mode overlay/vrm7/vrm9? (are you maxing the CPU on playback?)

You're not the only one, like i said im a bit of a newb. If i play the VOB files back through windvd/nero/wmplayer everything is perfect in sync.

If i use the AVS script that staxrip is making (after it extracts the AC3 files with DGINDEX) then i get out of sync audio by a few seconds. Im manually adding the audio/audio dub lines to the AVS script when i attempt manual playback (i dont alter this at all if staxrip is going to encode), here is the last one i used.

video=MPEG2Source("test.d2v")
audio=DirectShowSource("VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3")
AudioDub(video,audio)

The audio filter i have is AC3filter v0.70b (i had version 1.?? before this but i uninstalled it to see if it would fix the issues). Im not sure how to check the MPEG2 decoder in mplayer classic, any help would be appreciated. Anyway, so the AVS script is playing back the audio files (AC3) extracted by DGINDEX and the D2V file for video (which points to the necessary VOBS)

Now after testing/re-testing/testing again on a DVD i use, i realised that i had included all the VOB files when using STAXRIP (video_ts/vts_1_x/vts_2_x etc etc), so i went through and ran it with just the VTS_1_x files (the main movie) and finally the audio was in sync and i thought that my out of sync issues where just my own dumb fault (they probably still are).

So then i checked back through my previous jobs and in a lot of them i did only include the main movie, but still got out of sync issues with the encodes, so again im back to square one and really lost as to what the issue is :(.

[laserfan]

version 0.9.9.2 of staxrip...Specifically what is the date shown for the .exe and the .dll files.

I would've guessed you'd be OK tho with 1.45 of DGindex. I think there might be some incompatibility between the latest (28-May hotfix I believe) staxrip CLI command, and 1.4.8bX of DGindex.

[toytown]

Specifically what is the date shown for the .exe and the .dll files.

Staxrip.exe V0.9.9.2 Dated 1st May 2006
Stax.dll v1.0.0.0 Dated 1st May 2006
DGIndex.exe v1.4.5 Dated 1st October 2005
DGDecode.dll v? Dated 1st October 2005

Im still trying a few things here as well, see if i can find a solution, thanx to all those who have replied so far.

[Gehenna]

@toytown

Those are the exact versions im using (pre hot fix)

Silly question,but how are you getting the vob`s onto your hard drive?(DVDD IFO mode) ..are you processing straight from the DVD

[toytown]

Silly question,but how are you getting the vob`s onto your hard drive?(DVDD IFO mode) ..are you processing straight from the DVD

None of the processing is done from DVD, as staxrip will not allow it, the files have to reside on the harddrive first.

For my backups i have used both DVDDecrypter 3.5.4.0 and also Slysofts AnyDVD (dont know what version as its uninstalled now, however it was downloaded last month, from there site, so it should be recent)

For some of my brothers home videos, there comming directly from a program his sony camcorder has which makes the VIDEO_TS directory on his harddrive, so im basically just copying these across the network.

I never really checked the DVDD IFO mode on dvd decrypter i guess its always been on file mode (default?), i'll try again with IFO mode, but that still doesnt explain the home encodes were doing from camera. I'll try a DVD IFO rip and see if that fixes it.

EDIT : Re-Ripped in IFO mode, same problem :(

[wdmalik]

When we add custom filters into staxrip, how does it know that which dll file to use, because every filter needs some specific dll to function, we specify them manually in avisynth script, like folwoing example


LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Avisynth\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
but how staxrip knows whichone to use .... ?

[Deinorius]

It's the same like normal use of Avisynth.
For most of the filters you don't need LoadPlugin, if they are in the standard plugin folder.
I think renaming some filter like RemovegrainSSE3 should do it too.
For any other use I set LoadPlugin independent of the filter at the beginning of the script. It's very easy.

[wdmalik]

For any other use I set LoadPlugin independent of the filter at the beginning of the script. It's very easy.

That is what I am asking, where to specify this loadplugin command, should i do it manually (avisynth file created in the vob containing folder) or there is some way specified in staxrip

[Deinorius]

Do it the same way, you integrate Avisynth filter in StaxRip. Right click on the empty place, where you can activate, deactivate and set the filters. Then go to profiles.
First you can set a group of filters. For your case -> LoadPlugin.
Then specify group LoadPlugin with every LoadPlugin comment, you need.
Now you can set a the beginning of the Avisynth script place at StaxRip every LoadPlugin you need. After these LoadPlugins you set your normal filters at your use.

[Delboy]

Hi all

I have read all I can on staxrip and I know stax is not around much so I wonder if anyone can help

I downloaded the programme a couple of weeks ago, try to understand as much as I can with this

I use DVD decryptor to start with I load all the fob files into staxrip and they come at the other end

As avi XviD which I put on an external hard drive you know the one you can plug into a TV and watch films

Mainly for the kids when we go away...

But I have noticed with some DVD if there is quick movement say dancing I get small lines

I understand that is something to do with the second frame I have tried to fix this problem

But alas you have me there. other than that I get excellent results easy to use magic

I also am also Muxing my files manually with Nandub which is no problem because I thought that's what he had

to do anyway

btw.I have all the software that staxrip recommends and obviously installed i use Nandub for Muxing

Is that giving me the problem with lines in the dancing

I know my terminology is not with it but I'm new to this can you help

Thanks in advance....

StaxRip 0.9.9.2

btw. I did not realise I had to wait five days to post searched about 9 days

Before I signed up still hope you can help me with this problem......

[LRN]

f there is quick movement say dancing I get small lines
Sounds like interlacing. You probably need to add deinterlacing filter (usually - Deinterlace from Field filter collection).

Use preview function (F5) to see how picture would look after filtering.

[wdmalik]

Do it the same way, you integrate Avisynth filter in StaxRip. Right click on the empty place, where you can activate, deactivate and set the filters. Then go to profiles.
First you can set a group of filters. For your case -> LoadPlugin.
Then specify group LoadPlugin with every LoadPlugin comment, you need.


Hmm, can i just the add the load plugin command in the script menu of that specific filter


Now you can set a the beginning of the Avisynth script place at StaxRip every LoadPlugin you need. After these LoadPlugins you set your normal filters at your use


can you elaborate plz

[zero-cool]

Hello, I am having trouble with a few encodes that i have used StaxRip with. Everything turns our great until I get to the end of my video, then the audio get like 1 sec out of sync with the video. Anyone have any similar problems or solutions to this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Cantello]

Was anyone here able to convert a video that an iPod accepted?

I tried multiple configurations, with or without the included iPod profile, H.264 or Xvid, but none of them seemed to work.

When converting with Videora (http://www.pspvideo9.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2580), all videos work without hassles, but I like the added flexibility and control that StaxRip offers me.

Some detailed settings or a working template/profile would be greatly appreciated!
:-)

Thanks!

[toytown]

Hi

I reinstalled my system and all of my out of sync problems disappeared, so it must have been a windows issue or some crap software i installed (as the Staxrip was on a different drive and didnt get lost). So good news. I have converted about 14 DVD's all and they are perfect.

However ive noticed that on 1 DVD it will always fail, on that DVD i make CUTS using preview (90% of the others were cut also) and it gets right up to the muxing part and then throws an exception error, if i choose the place where the cuts are being made it still fails everytime.

Second, ive also started converting my AVI's to MP4, and noticed that on the first part of the encoding job (the audio encode) i get an exception error (0xc0000409) at first i thought maybe its VBR MP3's that are causing it, but almost all the AVI's are this format and half of them are working correctly (ive doubled check to make sure that some of the good ones were VBRaudio as well).

Ive tried looking for help and on some threads ive noticed that people have exception files created which have been able to help the developer to fix it, or perhaps give some clue. But mine doesnt seem to generate them, i even checked the command line tools see if there was a /debug or something, but couldnt find anything.

Anybody help?

[Gehenna]

@zero-cool
Exactly what versions of Staxrip are you using,people think their could be a sync issue with the hotfix version of staxrip
Also what container & audio are you using.

@Cantello
It would probably be wise to ask Sharktooth,they are his profiles that stax incorporated into StaxRip.
Ask him in this thread about Ipod Profiles.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=101813

@toytown
Glad to hear you have your sync problems sorted.
1. Why would you recode from AVI to MP4? (what video codec was initially used?)..Not sure what you are hoping to achieve?
2. Care to post the logfile on this DVD throwing up exception error on muxing

[zero-cool]

Gehenna - I m using StaxRip 0.9.9.2, and am encoding with the xvid codec with an avi container. What I am doing is taking several vob's and merging them into 1 vob with vobmerge, then using your program to convert the vob to an xvid avi. The beginning always is synch'd with the video, it seems that just when the new vob starts is when the audio becomes out of sync.

Should I be using a different version of this program? Thanks again!!

[Gehenna]

@zero-cool

You can check your files against Link 1183(a few posts up)

I have never used vobmerge,could you not just use "Chain Files" in Staxrip,this will chain all selected VOBs?

[toytown]

@toytown
Glad to hear you have your sync problems sorted.
1. Why would you recode from AVI to MP4? (what video codec was initially used?)..Not sure what you are hoping to achieve?
2. Care to post the logfile on this DVD throwing up exception error on muxing

1. I didnt want to originally, but then some of the pc's we have here do not have DivX/Xvid/etcetc on them, and lots of people dont have admin rights here in our offices, to install them. However they all have a H264 encoder which plays the clips from staxrip perfectly.

2. Sure


---------- AviSynth Script ----------

MPEG2Source("D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(0,62,-0,-58)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(608,336,0,0.5)
Trim(817,58916)

---------- Audio Cutting ----------

MPEG2Source("D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(0,62,-0,-58)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(608,336,0,0.5)

---------- Audio Cutting Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:07
End time: 02:57:16
Duration: 00:00:08
Speed: 6570 fps

---------- Audio Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting.ac3" -output "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting_AudioOutput.mp4" ) -azid( -c normal -L -3db ) -ota( -d -270 -g max ) -bsn( -vbr 0.4 -2ch )

---------- Audio Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:16
End time: 03:00:23
Duration: 00:03:07
Speed: 310 fps
Size: 20.0 MB
Bitrate: 86.62 kbps
Video Bitrate: 1499 -> 1473

---------- x264 Single/First Pass Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 1473 --stats "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\Base64Res - Cut.stats" --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --direct auto --filter -2:-1 --progress --no-psnr --subme 1 --analyse none --me dia --ref 1 --output NUL "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut.avs"

---------- x264 Single/First Pass Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 03:00:23
End time: 03:32:44
Duration: 00:32:20
Speed: 30 fps

---------- Second Pass Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 1473 --stats "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\Base64Res - Cut.stats" --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --weightb --direct auto --filter -2:-1 --analyse all --8x8dct --subme 6 --me umh --trellis 1 --progress --no-psnr --output "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut_EncoderOutput.264" "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut.avs"

---------- Second Pass Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 03:32:44
End time: 05:22:35
Duration: 01:49:50
Speed: 9 fps

---------- Muxing ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\MP4Box\MP4Box.exe" -fps 29.970 -add "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut_EncoderOutput.264:name=Video" -add "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting_AudioOutput.mp4:lang=eng:name=English:sbr" -new "D:\Cut\Base64Res - Cut.mp4"

---------- Muxing Statistics ----------

Start time: 05:22:35
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 04:08:40
Speed: 4 fps

---------- Overall Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:07
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 06:34:08

If you check the muxing statistics

Start time: 05:22:35
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 04:08:40

You see that the clip stopped encoding at 05:22:35 and then crashed, however the End time, is the time when i woke up and clicked the error message.

[zero-cool]

@zero-cool

You can check your files against Link 1183(a few posts up)

I have never used vobmerge,could you not just use "Chain Files" in Staxrip,this will chain all selected VOBs?

So I should try "Chain Files" in Staxrip then? That will merge the vobs together?

[LRN]

So I should try "Chain Files" in Staxrip then? That will merge the vobs together?
Of course! This mode ALWAYS was here, from very first version of StaxRip i saw. I never had to merge vobs manually.

[zero-cool]

Well I tried using the "Chain Files" options and i still get a video with the audio de-sync when it start the new vob :(

[Recon]

Install question:
MKVtoolnix says its an unsupported version even though its the version that StaxRip downloaded and installed.
When I say to get the right version it goes and gets the same unknown version.

Is this a known issue or am I doing something wrong?

[LRN]

It's ok.

[wdmalik]

havent seen stax around for a long time now ..

[SeeMoreDigital]

According to his profile he still visits... But has not posted anything since the 28 May :(

[linx05]

This looks like a great program (I really need one to encode H.264) but the one thing I dislike about it is how many programs you need installed. I eventually downloaded all except one (that means having doubles of some on my computer), AviSynth. I already have the version DVD-Rebuilder uses. I can't upgrade nor keep the version which comes with it.

It's a great program, just too much hassle. Do I need to have all?

[LRN]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

P.S. StaxRip's size is nothing, comparing to DVD wich you SHOULD have on you HDD to process :) Also, StaxRip's components usually don't install themselves anywhere, so they will not conflict with your own set of tools and utilities.

[LRN]

Bug: MP4 contaier "Tools->Commandline preview" displays wrong filenames for audiotracks (ex. displays "VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3" instead of "VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms_AudioOutput.mp4" ), but muxing itself works fine.

[nfm]

Is this program still in development or discontinued?

[wdmalik]

Is this program still in development or discontinued?

why do you think it is discontinued .. ?

[linx05]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

P.S. StaxRip's size is nothing, comparing to DVD wich you SHOULD have on you HDD to process :) Also, StaxRip's components usually don't install themselves anywhere, so they will not conflict with your own set of tools and utilities.
That's really good to hear. I thought they would start installing themselves to the windows dir etc. If they were just kept to the main StaxRip folder, it would be sweet. Thank you.

EDIT: I have to install AviSynth. Damn :(

[ricardo.santos]

havent seen stax around for a long time now ..


Wondering if his absence has anything to do with the x264gui development?

[mistik69]

Did stax ever say good bye? I really loved staxrip. Its a shame if its no longer supported

[Cocophone]

I'm having a problem using staxrip on a DVD. Staxrip crashes after doing the DGIndex. I've attached my diagnostic zip file. Please let me know if you need more information to help figure out what the problem is.

[wdmalik]

I had the same kind of problem, in my case staxrip was not implementing force film properly. What i used to do was that i used dgindex manuallay, then d2v file was the added to staxrip instead of vobs and the job was done properly. The problem was solved automatically though .. :)

[Cocophone]

Thanks wdmalik. That fixed my problem.

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Trying this for the first time....and I can't seem to stick a x264 video into a .mkv container, it always sticks it into an .mp4. anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[dvd_maniac]

Hi Stax folks,

I am trying to backup my DVDs using X264 through Staxrip. I can successfully do everything except for adding Subtitles.

I would like to add forced subs directly to the video and add English subs into the mp4 container. This way I do not have to turn on Subs to see the forced subs that should show anyways.

Can somebody help me out on how to extract the subs from the DVD for Staxrip to see?

[Gehenna]

Hi dvd_maniac,

I personally use VSRip in staxrip,load it up,point it at the correct IFO,set the target path..sit back and wait ;)
Fire up staxrip ,and point it to the .idx file,select langauge

I tend to use a mkv container,but should be fine for MP4


EDIT: Just re-read my post,just to make it clear VSRip is a third party program,just google for it.

[wdmalik]

Thanks wdmalik. That fixed my problem.

Glad to be of help .... :)

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Trying this for the first time....and I can't seem to stick a x264 video into a .mkv container, it always sticks it into an .mp4. anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Anybody? I'm damn sure that .mkv can handle h.264 video, so does anyone have any idea why Staxrip won't let me stick it into a .mkv?

[Gehenna]

Hi Kung Fu Hung-Su,

Not quite sure where your problem lies.
But the obvious checks.

Set Container to MKV
Set Encoder to X264
Select Codec Configuration
Choose Input/Output Tab
Make sure Output Set to RAW or MKV


Does staxrip report all programs installed correctly?

[laserfan]

I had the same kind of problem, in my case staxrip was not implementing force film properly. What i used to do was that i used dgindex manuallay, then d2v file was the added to staxrip instead of vobs and the job was done properly.I think there is a problem perhaps in StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" area Force Film Percent. This is just a guess but...

I've been having trouble with StaxRip improperly setting the .d2v to

Field_Operation=1
Frame_Rate=23976 (30000/1001)

when it should be =0 (honor pulldown) and 29970. I have checked & double-checked the command line invoked by Stax under Project Options - Preparation - Extract Audio & index MPEG2 using DGindex and it clearly has the argument -FO=0 (honor pulldown), and even the Log file shows this as part of the CLI command, but then the .d2v comes-out wrong w/FO=1 anyway.

I can only think the Auto Force Film Threshold is to blame? Maybe it broke when neuron2 changed the last line in the .d2v to reflect FILM & VIDEO differently.

Does anyone know how to defeat this "Automation"?

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Hi Kung Fu Hung-Su,

Not quite sure where your problem lies.
But the obvious checks.

Set Container to MKV
Set Encoder to X264
Select Codec Configuration
Choose Input/Output Tab
Make sure Output Set to RAW or MKV


Does staxrip report all programs installed correctly?
Ah. Thanks to my stupid Visual Style, the Input Output tab was invisible to me until I looked for it and put my mouse over it. Changed it and its all sorted now. Thank you. =)

[McoreD]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

That really IS the turn-off for me using StaxRip. With avi.NET it is the wait for "Extract Audio".

[laserfan]

I think there is a problem perhaps in StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" area Force Film Percent.I believe I have gotten to the bottom of this, finally. I've been using the newest versions of DGindex (now 1.4.8), and StaxRip has gotten my encodings wrong. It has been doing a "Force Film" (Field Operation=1) to 23976 Frame Rate, despite that I've even run DGindex manually at FO=0 (Honor Pulldown flags) resulting in FR of 29970. Stax changes it to FO=1 and 23976, and any subsequent field operations are way wrong, with choppy & out-of-sync results.

The problem is due to StaxRip's reading the new DGindex .d2v file wrong. Where it used to show (I believe) all percentages in % FILM, it now shows in % FILM or % VIDEO depending on which is >50%.

StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" looks at the number alone and just says "if it's greater than x%, then force film mode" and then it actually GOES BACK AND EDITS THE ORIGINAL .d2v FILE!! changing it to Field Op=1 and 23976 fr. So with the newer .d2v format, whether >95% FILM or >95% VIDEO staxrip sees it as "mostly film" and adjusts the d2v to FO=1 before processing.

There are two ways I have found to fix this if you have a 100% VIDEO program:

1. Edit the .d2v changing the last line from 100.00% to 0.00%

2. Change the "Advanced Automation" Auto Force Film setting (the FILM threshold) to 101% (only tested once, but it seems to work)

Hopefully at some point soon Stax will return to this project and fix the program to work w/latest DGindex output files. :(

[clone83]

when is there going to be a complete version 1 available...?

[mulrich]

Just thought I'd mention the iPod x264 profile doesn't work. Or rather, it encodes just fine, but the resulting files do not work on the iPod.

All requirements are met; resolution is 320x240, bitrate is much less than 768 kbps.

[digitalman]

Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!

[batfink]

Are there any Video editors..Free or not that can handle the H264 codec pumped out by Staxrip and X264..Ocassionally i might get an encoding thats out of sync..and it would be nice to be able to dump it in a program like Virtualdub where i can move the sound around a bit..or even insert a new sound file.

Lots for AVi and some for ASF etc etc...but i havnt seen one for H264 yet.

[wdmalik]

Has development of STAXRIP ceased, if yes then too bad, if no then where the hell is stax

[JohnMK]

I have enjoyed stax's products since the beginning of DVX. I hope he doesn't give up now -- he's developed one of the better frontends out there. I would like to extend a hearty "Thank You!" to him and all who've helped over the years fine-tune his products.

[Gargantula]

A new version of DivX is out and I am afraid of updating it because StaxRip will then be incompatible with it. The new sharpness filter for DivX sounds great.

I think Stax is just really hard at work for version 1.0 and thus the lack of updates. If not, I hope he is alive and well.

[batfink]

I tried to get Staxrip to put a H264 encoding into an AVI container and it complained that the Encoder and Muxer are not compatible. Is there a way to get this to happen

[Gehenna]

I tried to get Staxrip to put a H264 encoding into an AVI container and it complained that the Encoder and Muxer are not compatible. Is there a way to get this to happen
@batfink
Not that aware of in StaxRip,i think putting X264 into AVI container (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_container_formats)is generally not a great idea(B-Frame limitations/Chapters/subititles ),You could maybe do it with Vdubmod.


It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.
That really IS the turn-off for me using StaxRip. With avi.NET it is the wait for "Extract Audio".

@McoreD
You can specify OUTSIDE of staxrip for 3rd party additions..ie avisynth.dll + plugins / besweet ,just select external applications,then browse to your preferred installation location

[batfink]

Ok, I understand..Basically i'm trying to find a container thats easier to edit than MP4...There are literally no MP4 editors that i can find that will let you do even one 10th of the things that Vdub can do.

Are there any acceptable containers that make editing a bit easier...hmmm.just had a thought...Will H264 in an MKV container be editable in Virtualdub Mod ?

I know AVI in MKV container is

[Sharktooth]

AVI in MKV doesnt exist...
and btw Virtualdub(mod) uses VFW and h.264 in MKV is usually stored in native mode... so no, it wont be able to edit it.

[batfink]

I was just wondering if anybody else gets this bug..Let me describe the process. It always happens when i'm ripping DVD's with a lot of episodes..Like TV shows..For instance Buffy Season 6.

I rip each episode into a separate directory ..ie..601, 602,603...using DVDdecrypter in IFO mode.
Then i individually run DGindex 1.45 over each episode demuxing the sound and creating the project (i do this manually cause occasionally Staxrip got it wrong).

Then i run Staxrip..Load a profile..Change it to suit my needs..Save it as..say..Buffy..then make it the default profile.

I turn off the Assisstant reminders..cropping etc etc.

Then i Choose Open file...it will open episode 601 just fine..i hit F6..add the job and click Close.

Then i open Episode 602..and up pops the Buffy template as you would expect..i click ok and it loads fine..I add it to the Job..click close

Repeat this for episode 603 and it works exactly as episode 602..

However then i load episode 604 and up pops the buffy template..i click ok.. and up pops a box labeled "Save Project" with a question "Save changed Project...YES, No, Cancel".
If i click YES, Staxrip crashes..If i click NO..Staxrip crashes..If i click Cancel..Staxrip crashes.

So you click YES,No or Cancel..Staxrip will crash..you run it again..load 604 and it will load fine..add it to the Job...Load 605 and you will get the same error message..In fact you will get the same error message for the rest of the files...Its acually quicker by this point to load a file..add it to the Job..Quit Staxrip..run it again and load the next file, cause when Stax crashes..it makes you hit cancel and no a few times before it exits.

I've tried saving the project i'm working on before i load the next one and it makes no diff..It only seems to happen when i'm using the same Template for lots of things..Also its random..i can add 10 items and have the error suddenly appear on number 11.

Its very frustrating....I was just wondering if anybody else has this problem or if its my Rig. Or better yet, anybody got a fix

My system is as follows
P4 3.0 GHZ
DDR400 768 meg ram
WinXP SP1
Net2.0 (obviously)
Staxrip 2.9.9.2 (Hotfix, but the error has been around since before the Hotfix)
Dx9.0c

I cant think of anything else in here to write that would make a difference.

Batfink

[wdmalik]

Well I explained this to someone else as well, try to turn off the force film option for the episode in dgindex for which staxrip crashes, if it is turned on. use dgindex with the option turned off, I think staxrip is not properly distinguishing where it needs force film or not, A more easy way might be to turn this option off at all. I hope this helps, it worked for me atleast .. :)

[Gehenna]

@batfink

I have no problems using the same template for multiple encodings . I currently have 22 episodes in my Job queue which all use the same template.

I also use a similiar approach as yours, i extract DVDD [IFO],and DGIndex outside of staxrip using a batch file (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/batch_decode.txt) ,then i load the .d2v file into staxrip using my custom template,then add to job queue (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/Jobs.png).

Its a process i have used multiple times,without any issues like you are currently experiencing.

Looks like wdmalik could have the answer for you.

[batfink]

Since i do all my own DGindex stuff..I'm guessing i dont actually need the Force film setting ?. Mind you the one thing i forgot to metion is that the Buffy's are PAL not FILM or NTSC. But i'll give it a try..Still gotta do Season 7 and i've certainly had no problem bringing up the error in the past :)






Well I exolained this to someone else as well, try to turn off the force film option for the episode in dgindex for which staxrip crashes, if it is turned on. use dgindex with the option turned off, I think staxrip is not properly distinguishing where it needs force film or not, A more easy way might be to turn this option off at all. I hope this helps, it worked for me atleast .. :)

[batfink]

Hey Gehenna...thats an awesome script dude...I didnt even know you could do that :).

I've been doing it the hard way...Highlite the first episode..point it towards the destination directory..rip it...The do the same to the second episode...once i had all 22 episodes ripped, I did each one manually with DGindex...and here, all you have to do is SWAP DVD's :)

Dude, do ya mind if i try this script....Are you ripping B5 Pal or NTSC..i ask cause i'm guessing once of those DGindex switch's turns the Force Film ON/ OFF

B5, now there was a great show...I've got a friend thats never watched it..He watches Startrek with all its Technobable..He doesnt know what he's missing.

[Gehenna]

Hi Batfink,

The batch file is auto created using an app (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/Project3.zip) i created with VB6.
I found manually extracting and indexing quite a labour intenstive task..
And if you are feeling real lazy,you can process the the whole encoding process via CLI,see my post here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=853486#post853486)

And its B5 Pal for the record,and do be honest i never really had a problem with Force Film that im aware of.

[laserfan]

i ask cause i'm guessing once of those DGindex switch's turns the Force Film ON/ OFF.As I explained above, StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" to "Auto Force Film" may be screwing you up. Change it to 101.

StaxRip doesn't know that DGindex .d2v file %FILM information changed.

[batfink]

Actually i was referrring to the DGindex Forced Film option and the switch in Gehenna's script that would turn it off/on so i could use it to rip things in Film as well and NTSC/PAL.Right now the Script automatically defaults to Honor Pulldown Flags.

However thats beside the point...I changed the Force Film setting in Staxrip to 101 and managed to input all 22 episodes of Buffy Season 7 without a single problem..So hopefully thats the answer to my problems...Thanks to everyone for the Help.

Gehenna..your script rocks...i spent like 10 minutes changing it to suit the Buffy DVD's and my system and let it rip...Just came back every 10 minutes or so to swap DVD's..Excellent dude

[batfink]

Is it safe to use later versions of DGindex in Staxrip like 1.4.8.

I know you can make Staxrip use them by replacing the DGDecode.dll in the AVIsynth plugin dir and pointing towards your 1.4.8 directory...but does it work 100% am i going to run into problems ?

[laserfan]

I just told you about the only problem I know of. So now I'm successfully using 1.4.8 with StaxRip.

[Xebec]

I have AVI DV Type-2 video with RGB colorspace. I have filters (in order):
Source: AVISource
Noise: Medium
Misc: ConvertToYV12()
Field: Deinterlace

All four of them are enabled, in case you think I am a complete retard.

Surprisingly StaxRip 0.9.9.2 does not permit encoding saying: "x264 requires YV12 input. Right click the filters, select 'Add' and choose Misc/ConvertToYV12'." WTF?!!!

If I remove noise filter, everything runs smoothly, and I get my mp4 with h264 inside. But no matter where I put Noise filter, StaxRip just prevents me from running the encoding.

[Cocophone]

I was converting my dvd Bend it like beckham and I ended up with the center channel mapped to my front right speaker.

Other dvds that I have converted have their channels correctly mapped.

What do I need to do to correct this error.

I've attached the log file.

Thanks for any help.