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amigd23
25th October 2006, 16:53
As the tilte says, I couldn't find a way to discard the XviD 1st pass in AutoGK. That really requires a lot of disk space and I don't really need the first pass. I tried to check the option "discard 1st pass" in XviD encoder configuration, but AutoGK always overide that option with default setting, which will not discard the 1st pass. Am I doing something wrong here?
numaios
25th October 2006, 21:08
What difference makes discarding Vs. not discarding the 1st. pass?
Are we lowering final quality if we discard 1st. pass?
How much extra space do we need if we don't discard it? Like another AVI file?
unskinnyboy
26th October 2006, 06:04
Am I doing something wrong here?Yes. You cannot change AutoGK's behavior the way you like, you have to like the way it behaves. Or use something else like GordianKnot or MeGUI where you can access the codec settings.
What difference makes discarding Vs. not discarding the 1st. pass?
Are we lowering final quality if we discard 1st. pass?
How much extra space do we need if we don't discard it? Like another AVI file?It means what it says and no, final quality is not lowered if you are doing a 2-pass encode. To know more, read the description under these options in the XviD encoder dialog or read the XviD FAQ or use search. Would have been fun explaining these 4 years ago, not now.
numaios
26th October 2006, 15:47
final quality is not lowered if you are doing a 2-pass encode.OK, thanks for your help, unskinnyboy :)

read the description under these options in the XviD encoder dialogI already have, and I still wasn't sure. That's why I worried about when I saw this post. Unconsciously I thought : "If AGK keeps 1st. pass, keeping 1st. pass must be very necessary."


read the XviD FAQ I already have (but apply what it is above: a doubt came to my head when I read this post).


use search. I already have. Obviously my lack of self-confidence has been missunderstood (I knew that but I wasn't sure).

Would have been fun explaining these 4 years ago, not nowThat's what I was doing (and I'm still) four years ago:
1) Reading the description under those options in the XviD encoder dialog.
2) Reading FAQs.
3) Using search.
4) Reading a lot of tutorials and encoding guides.

I'm sorry for not providing fun.