BENCOS - Windows and Linux batch encoder GUI

[Sirber]

Bencos is an easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Windows and Linux to convert big video files into smaller files using standard codecs. It's mainly aimed for japanese animated content (anime) but it can encode general files too.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca
http://code.google.com/p/bencos

[killerhex]

does this software can encode to asp without any sync problems

avc to mpeg4 asp

[Sirber]

sure. It doesn't have the delay problem RA4 and bellow had.
Be sure to set the right FPS in the Settings tab. *

* now automatic

[killerhex]

thanx

one bug

coudn't open input audio.wav using FAAC

[Kayser]

Cool, I'll try it and post feedback tomorrow :)... Thanks for the work Sirber, Damrod and Sharktooth.

[Sirber]

coudn't open input audio.wav using FAACSource?

please post more infos when you report bugs. Just saying that doesn't help.

[killerhex]

source

mkv[AVC]720x480 16/9 anamorphic
[dual audio]audio vorbis 2ch 48hz
english
japanese

im encoding to mpeg4 asp+AAC LC 128kbps preferred audio :english

and why does bencos has both

enhAacPlusEnc
faac

[Sirber]

Where can I get your source? And what was your settings?

enhaacplusenc = AAC HE+PS
faac = AAC LC

[Sirber]

found bugs regarding to subtitles.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=17#p17

[mael]

my version: 2006-12-26

i get the error "Couldn't open input file audio.wav" on encoding a .mov file when AAC LC is selected with uncompressed audio. from the logfile:
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 1411.2 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 176400->176400)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)

AAC HS+PS works fine, but 32kbit/s is not enough

also, the "about" tab is empty

it would be very nice, if bencos would find out the FPS itsself

what about support for audio with more than 2 channels?

[Sirber]

my version: 2006-12-26

i get the error "Couldn't open input file audio.wav" on encoding a .mov file when AAC LC is selected with uncompressed audio. from the logfile:
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 1411.2 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 176400->176400)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)

AAC HS+PS works fine, but 32kbit/s is not enoughI'll look about LC problem.

also, the "about" tab is emptyLater :)

it would be very nice, if bencos would find out the FPS itsselfLater :) This is a preview release.

what about support for audio with more than 2 channels?Nope. I don't have any encoder for that.

[mael]

thanks for the support

maybe take a look at the nero digital aac encoder, it's free:
http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/Nero_Digital_Audio.html

[Sirber]

free to use, not free to bundle and doesn't work on linux.

[mael]

okay, you win ;)

[Sirber]

okay, you win ;)
and linux ;)

[Sirber]

I'm gonna have to remove MPEG4 ASP and AAC LC for compatibility reasons.

mencoder outputs PCM, not wave, and faac.exe don't handle PCM like enhaacplusenc does.
mencoder using lavf crash in access violation.

:(

[killerhex]

what no more
MPEG4 ASP

[Sirber]

no more xvid and aac lc due to incompatibility with encoders.
I did not manage to get the encoding chain working with faac.exe, and xvid + he-aac+ps don't make much sense...

[killerhex]

how about adding xvid+vorbis

[Sirber]

nope. I'm sticking with standards.

[Kayser]

I ran a test with a 23.97 source, normal profile + aac he+ps 32kbps and the encoding process itself went great. The problem was that the output was totally out of sync. The output fps was set with 23.976. Any ideas of what could've gone wrong?

[Sharktooth]

@sirber: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.audio.pro/browse_thread/thread/e392339f21c51e6a

[Sirber]

I ran a test with a 23.97 source, normal profile + aac he+ps 32kbps and the encoding process itself went great. The problem was that the output was totally out of sync. The output fps was set with 23.976. Any ideas of what could've gone wrong?

Was your source 48kHz?

@Sharktooth

I cannot compile. Also, I think it's a great oportunity to drop old codecs :)

[Sirber]

new test release out

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=26#p26

[Kayser]

Yes, the source is 48KHz, and I was reading in your forums that BENCOS has trouble with those so don't mind :)... I'll try the new build.
And sorry for the delay... For some reason it timed out every time I tried to post yesterday.

[Sirber]

last version didn't have the code for 44khz. I'll post a new one tomorrow.

[Sirber]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=31#p31

should be good now :)

[Amnon82]

When will be a first linux build ready?

[Sirber]

I need to mod it to be able to specify mencoder path. Then it should work. Sharktooth may have time to compile and play with it after the new year.

[Sirber]

another update, tries to fix the audio delay again...

download same place as usual :p

[Sharktooth]

When will be a first linux build ready?
Soon.
I'll try to make .deb and .rpm packages and maybe ebuilds... (at least i hope...)
In the meanwhile i committed the source type management code to the SVN.

[Sirber]

Made a build

Infos:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=40#p40

Download:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

[Sirber]

New release.

- Settings / FPS
+ Getting FPS from mencoder's logs (inc IVTC fix)
+ Added 48 kbps option (audio)
* Tweaked Source type profiles
* Fixed some minor GUI glitches

Infos:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=45#p45

Download:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

[Kurtnoise]

Didn't tried yet but

1°/ Did you use the HE-AAC encoder with the pipeline function ?
2°/ Why there are MediaInfo.exe *and* MediaInfo.dll in the same package ?
3°/ Why faac.exe is still there ?
4°/ Just by curiosity, the sources are available somewhere ?

[Sirber]

1. No, mplayer --> wav --> enhaacplusenc
2. GUI calls the EXE, which uses the DLL, to display the output
3. Oups :)
4. svn://svn.detritus.qc.ca/detritus/bencos

[Kurtnoise]

ok...thanks.

For the 1/ :: I can patch the encoder if you want. I should have it somewhere coz I use it with mplayer & mkfifo directly...

[Sirber]

no temp file? could be cool :D

email me when you want to commit, so I make you an account.

[edit]

would that work on linux and windows?

[Sirber]

seems mkfifo is linux only :)

[Weltall]

Hey, this BENCOS is interesting! I'm very curious about it.
I wanted to ask you some things:

About audio:
1- Why did you change nerodigital to aacplus again and if you are using latest version of it (aacplus 8.0.0 I think)? I was using RA Alpha 2 since now cause I don't like nero digital, since I saw its inferiority. aacplus got even better now, with this version. Plus, I don't know how that "enhAacPlusEnc.exe" works. Is it a substitute for Winamp's "enhAacPlusEnc.dll"? I was wondering about that cause I never saw that lib on RA folder, so if a new version is out I can't update. My doubt is where that exe came from and if it's not updated you could do that.

About video:
2- So you will use mencoder now. I would like to know if I could use ffdshow filters, like "levels", since I always have some very wrong levels inputs to deal with. I don't know how to use that properly, so I'm confused about changes. And I saw this on log: Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264), and couldn't find x264.exe on BENCOS folder. So is it using x264 vfw, is that? How can I know where is the encoder and how to update that?

Help me, Sir Sirber!!!

Btw, I've noticed you changed your avatar (obviously). It's just like me, but with the animes (very sad with naruto, very impressed with Luffy). Just saying :D

[Kurtnoise]

seems mkfifo is linux only :)
Yep...doesn't work on Windows plateform.

Here is the HE-AAC encoder (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/index.php?dir=mp4tools/&file=FloatFR_aacPlusenc.zip) (sources included) with some tweakings:


Usage:
enhAacPlusEnc.exe <wav_file> <bitstream_file> [options]
Options:
--cbr <bitrate> - Set bitrate (CBR) to <bitrate> bps. Default is 64000
--force-mono - Force mono encoding for stereo material
--disable-ps - Disable Parametric Stereo encoding
--no-progress - Disable progress display
Example:
enhAacPlusEnc.exe input.wav out.m4a --cbr 56000

WARNING: this encoder can read and encode RAW PCM data from stdin:
use - as input filename
Use additional options:
--samplerate <rate> - Default is 48000
--channel-count <cnt> - Default is 2
--bits-per-sample <bp> - Default is 16
Example:
enhAacPlusEnc.exe - out.m4a --cbr 56000 --samplerate 44100 --channel-count 1


Target bitrates have been also tweaked to go up to 72kbps...

[Kurtnoise]

I was using RA Alpha 2 since now cause I don't like nero digital, since I saw its inferiority.
hey, you have seen its "inferiority" in a crystal ball ?

Come on, don't speak about something without proofs...

[Weltall]

hey, you have seen its "inferiority" in a crystal ball ?

Come on, don't speak about something without proofs...Oh... sorry, I didn't want to generalize, I was just saying what is true for me, not for everyone. Sorry if you got me wrong. Personally, I'd exchanged aacplus for nero, because of vbr in PS, so I tought it's better. So, in some of my music conversions, I've noticed something. You were talking about proofs. Well, I have one.

Here http://www.mytempdir.com/1146896 or
here http://www.sendspace.com/file/sdl4t1
there's some conversions of an original mp3 at 192kbps Stereo.

Nero Digital (nd): ABR32kbps, VBR16,32,45kbps
aacplus (ap): CBR16,24,32,40kbps.

First, compare low bitrates. Sound in nd at 16kbps is awful, I could clearly perceive higher quality in ap, see what you think. Even ap 24kbps sound looks better than nd's VBR32kbps. At ~45kbps, nd didn't get ap32kbps sound quality (I could say ap24kbps is better). What you think?

I know I couldn't think something like that just for one test only, but I prefer don't risk.

[Kurtnoise]

You mean that you've transcoded a mp3 file to aac and compared them, right ?

Please, use a lossless source first. Then, we can discuss about that.

[Sirber]

@Weltall

1: I'm using enhaacplusenc, the reference encoder, coz it works under windows and linux. Regarding quality, it's pretty good! About the updates, I do it myself and release new versions of the GUI installer.

2: mencoder has libx264 built in, so no x264.exe needed. Also, mencoder doesn't use ffdshow, but has a similar processing power:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html#VIDEO%20FILTERS

If you find interresting filters you'd like in BENCOS tell me, and we may add them :)

@Kurtnoise13

Gonna update the GUI for HE+PS and HE, and maby later LC too. Thanks!

[Weltall]

You mean that you've transcoded a mp3 file to aac and compared them, right ?

Please, use a lossless source first. Then, we can discuss about that.It's here http://www.mytempdir.com/1156884 or http://up-file.com/download/ca976936690/Music-test.rar.html
Results are almost same as before (even more noticeable for me, I'd say). Btw, I really don't know why this, since I always use the codecs to encode previously encoded sound (mp3 in my animes and tvshows/movies). Well, wherever.

@Weltall

1: I'm using enhaacplusenc, the reference encoder, coz it works under windows and linux. Regarding quality, it's pretty good! About the updates, I do it myself and release new versions of the GUI installer.

2: mencoder has libx264 built in, so no x264.exe needed. Also, mencoder doesn't use ffdshow, but has a similar processing power:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html#VIDEO%20FILTERS

If you find interresting filters you'd like in BENCOS tell me, and we may add them :)

@Kurtnoise13

Gonna update the GUI for HE+PS and HE, and maby later LC too. Thanks!I didn't know about that reference encoder. Will you add Kurtnoise's tweaked version of it?

I understood about libx264, but, which x264 version it's using? I mean, it's x264, so there is a way to know that? when mencoder updates, it updates that libx264 along? Just to know.

The only filter I would really enjoy is one that works like level filter in ffdshow, with the following levels:
http://xs411.xs.to/xs411/07016/levels3.png
Corrects gray tone of badly ripped/encoded inputs (almost like tv-->pc avisynth filter), also Didee's YlevelsS don't affect dark areas too much as "original mode" (don't make them more darker). That would be very useful to me, cause I'm dealing with files like this everytime.

Btw, I've encoded a tvshow episode and sound gets very unsynchronized. I suppose cause it's 48khz and encoder waits 44khz, but I'm not so sure. Some animes I've encoded are very nice! What do you think?

One more thing, that profiles are just like megui's? I can use "movies" profile for tvshows and I will have same quality results?? It'd make my life so easy, that wouldn't have fun lol.

Thank you very much for your support Sirber!

[Sharktooth]

Profiles are different from the one you find in megui but x264 settings are set by both Quality and Source options.
Source option will affect the deblocking settings and the number of B and Reference frames while the Quality option will affect the ME algorithm, partitions and subpixel refinement.
For what concerns the desync is something we're still working on... but there's no easy way out...

[Sirber]

For what concerns the desync is something we're still working on... but there's no easy way out...That makes old Sirber cry :(

[Sharktooth]

There's no EASY way out...

[Sirber]

There's no EASY way out...Sirber cries.

[Weltall]

Thanks!

What about that filter, Sirber? Is there something like it on mencoder that could be added in BENCOS?

[Sirber]

I'm not sure I can do that with presets :(

We would have to make a level editor, but it might be more complex than BENCOS itself. We'll see after we fix the random delays.

[Weltall]

Don't need to be completely like that, just a filter that corrects gray tone of badly ripped files is more than fine, something like avisynth tv->pc. I think mencoder have that.

Btw, I've tried that 3GPP encoder with another gui that has it, same thing, desync was present. But when I used it with ct aac+ or nerodigital that was gone! With nero digital, delay was 160ms, with newer ct aac+ was 16ms (saw in foobar2000).

[Sirber]

the delay is not caused by the encoder (in our problem), but by mencoder on video stream.

[Weltall]

I've compared conversions with mp3 demuxed file (my foobar doesn't play avi files). 3GPP encoded file had aprox 3 minutes more than the orignal mp3 (what I called desync). It seems sound is played more slowly o.O. So it's different of BENCOS' matter? Ok then, I thought the problem could be that.

What about that?

Don't need to be completely like that, just a filter that corrects gray tone of badly ripped files is more than fine, something like avisynth tv->pc. I think mencoder have that.

[DarkZell666]

for levels correcting, mencoder provides "-vf pp=al:f" (al=autolevels, f=full range), but it doesn't always work (if any single pixel is above the tv max value, the stretching doesn't occur at all, it seems).

[Sirber]

gonna add a checkbox!

[Eretria-chan]

So, what is the "hidden" function in this one, Sirber? ;) The one that is something never seen before!
I just checked out the program and noticed the following...

- No drag & drop (I assume it's on your todo list?)
- No add folders (I assume it's on your todo list?)
- Add files dialog title isn't english.
- A lot of jibberish that is gotten from Mencoder is displayed in the status. Wouldn't is actually be better if you extracted progress, speed and time left instead?
- Currently testing a source that failed in RA. Just to see how it goes...

Again with the quality... what's the difference between them? Is it worth slower speed for a higher Quality profile or is it just better to up the bitrate?

Still doesn't seem to like the audio. Rest of the log was deleted (or isn't showing when pressing the log button):

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\enhAacPlusEnc.exe "audio.wav" "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4" --cbr 32000


*************************************************************
* Enhanced aacPlus 3GPP Floating Point Reference Encoder
*
* Source timestamp Wed Jan 3 10:01:12 2007
* Build Jan 3 2007, 10:01:18
*************************************************************

No valid SBR configuration found

[Sirber]

So, what is the "hidden" function in this one, Sirber? ;) The one that is something never seen before!Works on linux? ;)

- No drag & drop (I assume it's on your todo list?)Haven't find a working way with FreePascal yet.

- No add folders (I assume it's on your todo list?)Not on my todo, but could be added.
- Add files dialog title isn't english.In French?
- A lot of jibberish that is gotten from Mencoder is displayed in the status. Wouldn't is actually be better if you extracted progress, speed and time left instead?Way more infos in mencoder output than fancy progressbar ;)

Again with the quality... what's the difference between them? Is it worth slower speed for a higher Quality profile or is it just better to up the bitrate?Should be similar

Still doesn't seem to like the audio. Rest of the log was deleted (or isn't showing when pressing the log button):

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\enhAacPlusEnc.exe "audio.wav" "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4" --cbr 32000


*************************************************************
* Enhanced aacPlus 3GPP Floating Point Reference Encoder
*
* Source timestamp Wed Jan 3 10:01:12 2007
* Build Jan 3 2007, 10:01:18
*************************************************************

No valid SBR configuration found

[/quote]Old release maybe?

[Eretria-chan]

Works on linux? ;)
That's all? :p

In French?
Yes, I believe so.

Way more infos in mencoder output than fancy progressbar ;)
But hard to interpet. I couldn't find a way to tell progress in the extracting audio part.

Should be similar
Ummm, you mean the profiles Low vs Normal vs High, or something like Low @ 300, Normal @ 280 and High @ 260?

Old release maybe?
Well, it's the latest release on your site! :scared:
I guess it just loathes that audio that is in that source. Remember, RA hates it too :D

Btw, I still believe audio should be done before video in case audio fails. Then it takes less time if the encoding fails.

[Sirber]

I'm using mencoder logs to see of audio or not, while encoding the video part. It's very hard to have a working encoding chain that works on linu and windows, still we have many problems to get fixed, like the crap delay from AVI. :(

[Eretria-chan]

Hmm... well, doesn't it just work to convert it to mkv/mp4 first and then encode it?
Anyhow, good luck. I'll definitely be waiting for an update! :D

[Sharktooth]

Open file dialog is now in english...

[Sirber]

must be coz of my lazarus french version no?

[Sharktooth]

Probably. However the changelog is on detritus.

[Eretria-chan]

Any chance of mkv this time around?

[Sirber]

input or output?

[Eretria-chan]

Output and input, of course. Does it support mkv input?
A few more things:
- Select output dialog has french text (I assume it is anyway, "una directory").
- Use new XP-style dialog for "Add Files" instead of old, ugly file dialog?
- Recovery for possible I/O error. Select another output location? I just ran into an I/O error at the merging process because I forgot to change output dir and have set no permissions to C:\ to keep apps from saving junk there.
- Maybe change default output directory from C:\ to something else? C:\, at least for me, can be a dangerous directory.
- Recovery, the process of moving on to the next file in the queue if the encoding process fails (can I take it that it's planned?).

EDIT:
Error:
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
I'll tell you, however, that I can perfectly well copy and create files in that directory.

EDIT2: Is the video somehow raw? Mkvmerge can't mux it because it doesn't recognize it.

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

Gonna do a write checkup in output folder. The next file should be encoded in case of error. GOnna recheck the code.

Video is RAW indeed.

[Sirber]

new build online. changelog and download on my site.

[Eretria-chan]

I'll have a look and do more tests tomorrow then. I'll let you know the results.
Things I noticed right away is that the select output directory still isn't english and version says "Bencos v2007-01-06 loaded," which clearly isn't the case.
More testing tomorrow ^_^

Test 1 - Encode to C: Failed. Reason: Cannot open destination file c:\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
Test 2 - Encode to F:\Downloads\Temp: Failed. Reason: Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error

It looks like nothing has changed with this build...

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

You can the changelog on my site. Your issues haven't been checked yet. We are focusing our efforts to get rid of the MoFu delay problem:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29

[Amnon82]

@Siber: when do you think you guys have the first linux version ready?

[Sirber]

Someone just needs to compile one using Lazarus, but with the audio delay problem, currently encoding with bencos is a bit useless... :(

compile bencos, in the installation path, soft-link all the needed encoders and bencos should work.

[Sirber]

I think I found and fixed the audio delay problem. More infos here:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=110#p110

[Eretria-chan]

Nice work! Now if the program would just merge the encoded sources together, I could actually test the newly encoded file...

[Sirber]

Nice work! Now if the program would just merge the encoded sources together, I could actually test the newly encoded file...what do you mean, merge encoded sources? Past source which had delay problem will still have it using older bencos version. You will need to recode them using bencos 2007-02-02.

[Eretria-chan]

The problems I have reported already. It fails to merge on the end.
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
And yes, there is write permission in F:\Downloads\Temp and no, it's not an invalid filename, as I can rename and copy a file with that filename just fine.

[Sirber]

What if you do the merge manually?

[Eretria-chan]

Well, mkvmerge fails because the video is raw. I haven't tested with whatever you're doing. I don't have the command line, and I suppose I'll have to do another encode to see if I can figure it out...

[Sirber]

mp4box -add video.264 -fps 23.976 -add audio.mp4 -new out.mp4

[Eretria-chan]

Well, seeing as it stores files in the temp folder and it's regularly cleaned, there's nothing there now, so I'll do a new encode tomorrow and see what the results are.

[Sirber]

try another output folder. Are you running on vista again?

[Eretria-chan]

Nope, regular XP Prof.
"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 29.970 -new "F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4 " -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error

"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "F:\Downloads\Temp\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

[Sirber]

something's wrong. :p

try other folder or shorther filenames.

[Eretria-chan]

It doesn't matter where I put it. The same thing happens.

"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "F:\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

[Sirber]

how about not using F:?

[Sharktooth]

try also removing the space in the output filename

[Sirber]

writing to C: works, but it seems that using F: doesn't work so well.

[Sharktooth]

uhm, write permissions?

[Eretria-chan]

Does not work:

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\test\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file C:\test\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\test\SonicX01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file C:\test\SonicX01.mp4: I/O Error

Does work:

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\SonicX01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"

Now that's just stupid. I don't want to output to C:\. C:\ is write protected anyway. File permissions are correct (using NTFS).

[Sirber]

Seems to be a file permission problem. Nothing we can fix on our side :)

[Eretria-chan]

File permissions? There's nothing wrong on my side. It's the software that screws up.
I can, for example, merge with mkvmerge to F:\Downloads\Temp. Bencos cannot, so it's on your side...

[Sirber]

Bencos cannot, so it's on your side...Bencos only launch mp4box, and mp4box fails on your system. File a bug report to gpac team, since it has issues only for you on your machine. Nothing we can do.

[Sharktooth]

as sirber said the error comes from mp4box, so it has nothing to do with bencos code.
theres no way we cant fix it.

[Eretria-chan]

Mp4box, huh?
OK, so I have no idea where to report that error, but maybe you do?
Oh and, I think I need to know what version you're using also? It might help. Maybe.

[Sirber]

http://gpac.sourceforge.net/home_support.php

Google is your friend ;)

[Sirber]

posted a new version

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=11#p11

MKV output on it's way.

[Sirber]

new version again. Celtic Druid made some discoveries on drop duplicate frames.
So, I posted a new build reflecting this new approach. Please test and feedback!

[Sharktooth]

Just a warning. The Debug profile is very fast but has a VERY LOW quality.
Dont use it unless for debugging...

[Sirber]

Just a warning. The Debug profile is very fast but has a VERY LOW quality.
Dont use it unless for debugging...I think I'll put it down the list, so we can put it and remove if whitout too much code change.

On my todo list:
* Add MPEG4 ASP
* Add AAC HE
* Add AAC LC
* Add MP3
* Add AVI, if MP3 is selected

[Eretria-chan]

This is what the GPAC team says about the issue:

This is likely a temp file creation issue, this bug has been reported by Win2K and XP users. Unfortunately there is no automatic workaround for this bug, you will hav to specify a temporary directory for file creation:

MP4Box ... -tmp Path/To/My/Dir


Hope this helps

jean

Maybe this helps...?

[Sirber]

thanks! gonna be fixed in next release.

[Mgz]

is it possible to encode the video file only ? I usually need to encode FRAPS content (with no audio) to XviD

[Eretria-chan]

But I don't think Bencos will do xvid, or will it? Why not do x264?

[Sirber]

xvid is on the way.

If your source don't have audio, output won't have audio either.
To not have audio, bot usre if it works, but set an audio track number that doesn't exist, like 42.

[Eretria-chan]

Bencos also fails if there's no video in the file. RA5 works like a charm, though.
Though RA5 used Nero's AAC encoder it seems, and bencos uses enhAacPlusEnc.exe, and I think the later is better?
Well, I'd like to be able to encode even if there's no video stream in the container.

[Sirber]

Bencos don't verify the source like RA5 did. It only check if there's audio while performing the video first pass encoding.

Bencos requires you to have a video stream, but audio stream is optional. Use another tool for audio-only recoding, there are plenty out there.

[Eretria-chan]

Yeah, lots and lots and lots of time finding plus lots of commercial non-free non-AAC encoding software. Feh.
But, at this time, I guess there's no choice.

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

this might interrest you:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=154#p154

[killerhex]

@sirber

what made you change your mind a nd re-add mpeg4 ASP into the app

[Sharktooth]

Bencos on the contrary of RA is a generic batch encoder )which means it has different profiles for movies, animes, etc...). MPEG-4 ASP is necessary for standalones compatibility and it is still the most used standard on the internet. MPEG-4 ASP is also lightweight and (optimal for low end computers) and it's more appetible for a wider range of users, so it's necessary for a general encoding app to have it.

[Eretria-chan]

This seems like RA4/RA5 all over again under a new name, using mencoder. Well, not that I'm complaining. They were good, so this one should be too.

[killerhex]

isnt this app a lot better than the RA

[Eretria-chan]

Why would it be? Currently, it's inferior to RA because most things haven't been added yet. And what does BENCOS have that RA does not? The only thing I can think of right now is dvd input and movie profiles. And linux support, of course. Very neat features, and I do hope there's more to come.
But RA had so much more, so BENCOS isn't better just yet...

[Sirber]

Now that the biggest problem is fixed, the massive framedrops and gray frames, we can add more stuff to bencos and make it the best GUI ever :)

Currently bencos handle more inputs than RA5 and is more stable, it also have more profiles than RA4/5.

[Eretria-chan]

...we can add more stuff to bencos and make it the best GUI ever :)
Looking forward to it :D

[Amnon82]

Any news about a linux build?

[Eretria-chan]

I snatched the latest build on the site and, aside from the whole can't encode to any other dir than C:\, it looks like it worked. The sound quality was what I tested and there seems to be no delays and good quality @ 24 kbps. Artifacts appeared when using 16, but that's to be expected.
Good work!

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

Output to F: still fails?

@Amnon82

I'll make the nessessary mod during the week for linux use. Then you'll need someone to compile it.

[Sirber]

Some thoughts about mkv and subtitles:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=157#p157

[Eretria-chan]

Latest release can encode to F:\ with both MP4 & MKV. Select output dir dialog is still not english, though.

[Sirber]

Latest release can encode to F:\ with both MP4 & MKV.Good :)

Select output dir dialog is still not english, though.Maybe Sharktooth can fix that one like the other one, I have no clue on how he did.

[Sirber]

I talked with Sharktooth. As soon as we get DVD input and bencos.ini, he'll compile and post linux bins.

[Sharktooth]

I'm cursed... my NEW hard drive is ugly clicking... and the PC crashes and reboots continuously...
Time to get a new one... :(
It's like the 7th hard drive (even of different brands) with the same problem in less than 3 years.
I think there's some sort of huge electromagnetic filed or something that's killing my HDDs. Tried even different PSUs... :(
Luckily there are linux livecd/dvds...

[celtic_druid]

You could use 2.5" drives. That way you get a 5 year warranty. SATA ones use a regular SATA connection to. Only ~120GB's though.

[Sharktooth]

Well, the drive is still covered by guarantee. However, as usual, it's difficult to recover data... :(
Last time i had some success with HDD Regenerator... but this time it's taking 2 days for 3Gb (247Gb left...)
Also im very lazy and my winxp installation is ubercustomized, so ill have a heart attack if i just think ill have to reinstall the OS...
So, i think i will stick completely with linux until i can recover most of the data.

[Eretria-chan]

It's a crying shame. I do hope it works out well.

[Sirber]

@Shark

The good side of that, linux build of Bencos will have more support ;)

[Eretria-chan]

Bug / Not implememted: When selecting multiple files in list and selecting remove from the menu, only the last selected files is removed.

Successfully encoded 6 files so far. Haven't checked them yet, though.
I'd like to see Bencos save its settings and encoding list soon, if possible and if you have time... as well as RA's Award-Winning Intelligent Encoding(TM) (Go to next file in list if error).
Also, as a suggestion, when aborting encode, wouldn't it make more sense to mark the file as "aborted" and that the file will re-encode automatically next time I hit start? Currently, you have to reset status for the aborted file for it to work again. Also, clear status could work completed files, so I won't have to re-add them again. Useful for debugging (and testing).

[Sirber]

Bug / Not implememted: When selecting multiple files in list and selecting remove from the menu, only the last selected files is removed.I tried to make it work, but I failed :) I'll try again later.

I'd like to see Bencos save its settings and encoding list soon, if possible and if you have time... as well as RA's Award-Winning Intelligent Encoding(TM) (Go to next file in list if error).It's supposed to do that since the last revision. I changed the "break;" for "continue;" :)

Also, as a suggestion, when aborting encode, wouldn't it make more sense to mark the file as "aborted" and that the file will re-encode automatically next time I hit start? Currently, you have to reset status for the aborted file for it to work again. Yes! I note that.

Also, clear status could work completed files, so I won't have to re-add them again. Useful for debugging (and testing).It does. I recoded the same file that way.

[Eretria-chan]

It does. I recoded the same file that way.

Not in my revision anyway.

Another thing: When you hit Stop, it stops the current encoding file and goes on to the next. The Stop button is also disabled, which means you can't stop the process, by any other means than terminating the process.

[Sirber]

Another thing: When you hit Stop, it stops the current encoding file and goes on to the next. The Stop button is also disabled, which means you can't stop the process, by any other means than terminating the process.oups :o
"Stop" is considered as an error, so it goes on the next file ;)

[Sharktooth]

Good :)

Maybe Sharktooth can fix that one like the other one, I have no clue on how he did.
Done.

[Eretria-chan]

I'm still waiting for a new build, though, to test the new implementations. The latest is 02-11.

[Sirber]

We have day life you know... this is a free time project.

[Eretria-chan]

Hey. I wasn't saying you SHOULD release one. Just saying I'm waiting 'til you do. In other words, take your time.

[Sirber]

oups :o
"Stop" is considered as an error, so it goes on the next file ;)

fixed and released

[Eretria-chan]

Just a quick browse through the program and I see the browse for folder is english! That's good. It still says it's version 02-11. A small miss, though not important.
IF you don't mind me asking, are you planning on adding the ability to save the encoding list and settings on exit anytime soon?

[Sirber]

I'm adding more audio codecs, build date will be fixed then :)

IF you don't mind me asking, are you planning on adding the ability to save the encoding list and settings on exit anytime soon?Save settings planned, save list not planned yet. Will be in the nexts weeks.

So much to do... so not enough devs and time :)

[Eretria-chan]

Well, it will be done eventually, and that's what matters I guess...

[Mgz]

@sirber

what made you change your mind a nd re-add mpeg4 ASP into the app

sweet, there is a huge community of AMV/MAD style video maker of FRAP content from video game, and most of the video editing software doesn't like H.264/MP4 alot x.x (such as Sony Vegas, even the 2007 version :/ )

[Sirber]

@Mgz

I don't understant the link between killerhez post, your reply and bencos :confused:

[Eretria-chan]

sweet, there is a huge community of AMV/MAD style video maker of FRAP content from video game, and most of the video editing software doesn't like H.264/MP4 alot x.x (such as Sony Vegas, even the 2007 version :/ )

Lossy video shouldn't be edited, you know? Best use lossless, so just re-encode with a lossless solution, edit your heart away and then encode to H264.

[Sirber]

a user found a mencoder build that doesn't crash on P4. you can get it here:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

[nfm]

Where's the link for Linux version?

[Sirber]

there's currently no linux release. Sharktooth will post one once the DVD input code and the settings saving code is done.

[Eretria-chan]

I have a feeling this isn't good output from whatever Bencos is doing:

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\mencoder.exe "..." -mc 0 -of rawvideo -ovc x264 -oac pcm -o C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -x264encopts deblock=0,0:bframes=2:frameref=2:threads=auto:b_pyramid:nofast_pskip:nopsnr:bitrate=312:pass=1:turbo=2 -vf harddup

MEncoder Sherpya-r22220-MinGW-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (Family: 15, Model: 43, Stepping: 1)
SSE2 supported but disabled
3DNow supported but disabled
3DNowExt supported but disabled
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xe871bb2
Matroska file format detected.
VIDEO: [DX50] 696x520 24bpp 29.970 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
FAAD: compressed input bitrate missing, assuming 128kbit/s!
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [harddup]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
VDec: vo config request - 696 x 520 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 1)
Movie-Aspect is 1.34:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (696x520), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

It would appear there's something it doesn't like...

[Sirber]

"-vf harddup"

keeps the duplicates, else they are dropped and you would get delays. Everything is fine.

If you see "Error decoding...", now you can panic :)

[edit]

What's your tipical recoding FPS on both pass with 640x480@24FPS anime with your X2, at quality medium? I get 30-40/8-12 on my 3000+.

[Eretria-chan]

Alright, let's just hope these files don't come out corrupt...
First pass speed is about 45 - 50 fps. Second pass is 10 - 13 FPS.
I believe RA was faster than Bencos on the second pass, though? Although, so then again, this source is 696x520@29.970 fps, so I would say it's only natural it's a little slower.

The settings I tend to use with Bencos:
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/2/21/t_BencosConfim_2e057e3.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/2/21/f_BencosConfim_2e057e3.jpg)

EDIT: With multiple audio containing containers (ie matroska), Bencos seemed to encode only the first audio, which was english in this case... and it did not take any subtitles. So, how to fix this? Bug or a setting?

[killerhex]

is it dvd ready

[Eretria-chan]

The worst fears have now come to pass...
Bencos failed on audio encoding. Why? No idea. Since it doesn't keep logs of past events, that information is now lost to me. Further, it doesn't help that the audio encoding comes AFTER the video encoding. The video encoding pass was now wasted because audio failed.
Now that's why I always wanted audio encoding first....

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

Due to mencoder design and other limitation, the only way to know if there's audio in the source is from mencoder logs from video first pass. Also, mencoder will use the first audio track unless you set the audio track number (aid).

[Eretria-chan]

Due to mencoder design and other limitation, the only way to know if there's audio in the source is from mencoder logs from video first pass.
There is audio in the file, but it doesn't want to encode it...

Also, mencoder will use the first audio track unless you set the audio track number (aid).

But I have NO idea whatsoever to specify what track to use, or if it's possible to select a certain LANGUAGE track and subtitle track to keep. If not, then I would say mencoder is inherently flawed.

Concerning abovementioned problem...
I don't know where Bencos places the audio file that it extracts, but it isn't in the temp directory and the error "No valid SBR configuration found" is what enhAacPlusEnc.exe returns.

[Sirber]

I don't know where Bencos places the audio file that it extracts, but it isn't in the temp directory and the error "No valid SBR configuration found" is what enhAacPlusEnc.exe returns.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36

enhaacplusenc only supports 44khz audio and 48khz.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

Features:
# Doesn't use VFW or DirectShow codecs
# Doesn't modify your system
- Video codec: MPEG4 AVC (x264)
- Audio codec: AAC HE+PS, AAC HE, AAC LC
- Input: AVI, MKV, MP4, OGM, AVS*
- Input audio: 44kHz or 48kHz
- Output: MP4, MKV
* deprends on your mencoder build

But I have NO idea whatsoever to specify what track to use, or if it's possible to select a certain LANGUAGE track and subtitle track to keep. If not, then I would say mencoder is inherently flawed.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=159#p159
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=168#p168

Best go read over my forum, since it's the main development site.

[Eretria-chan]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36

enhaacplusenc only supports 44khz audio and 48khz.

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

Features:
# Doesn't use VFW or DirectShow codecs
# Doesn't modify your system
- Video codec: MPEG4 AVC (x264)
- Audio codec: AAC HE+PS, AAC HE, AAC LC
- Input: AVI, MKV, MP4, OGM, AVS*
- Input audio: 44kHz or 48kHz
- Output: MP4, MKV
* deprends on your mencoder build

That error is misleading. There would be no way I knew the sampling rate it had. It doesn't make it easier when Bencos puts the audio temp file in bencos\codecs. That's not Vista compatible in the least either.

As for bencos 20061223, track selection is only by Track ID:

MPEG: 0−31
AVI/OGM: 1−99
ASF/RM: 0−127
VOB(AC3): 128−159
VOB(LPCM): 160−191
MPEG-TS: 17−8190
from mplayer manpages

MKV/MP4: 0−99
from testing
That makes no sense.

...And subtitles were removed at the moment? That means testing of such sources would have to wait I guess?

[Sirber]

That error is misleading. There would be no way I knew the sampling rate it had. It doesn't make it easier when Bencos puts the audio temp file in bencos\codecs.I have to extract the audio with mplayer, and it doesn't support paths. So it just to anywhere. Also, in bencos, you can right click on your file in the list and select Info.

That's not Vista compatible in the least either.Couldn't care less...

...And subtitles were removed at the moment? That means testing of such sources would have to wait I guess?It's work in progress. You can see everything that change here:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=32#p32

[Eretria-chan]

Couldn't care less...
Plus it's very unfriendly with limited user accounts, plus it's wasted space. Plus some will eventually get Vista and you will maybe get some complaints...
But mencoder, such a big thing, it doesn't support audio extraction? Using mplayer to do it seems stupid. Mplayer seems to be even more flawed as it cannot even output the audio to a certain path.
Well, I'm sure a way will open up sometime in the future...

[Sirber]

I tested plenny and the best way is mplayer. My job is to workaround all that crap and get something working.

If you have a better solution to the encoding process I'm listening. Complaining won't get us anywhere.

[Eretria-chan]

I agree - but if you don't plan on using non-Windows tech, like DirectShow, then I have no further ideas, then maybe, find some library floating around out there to decode the audio to wav and maybe sample it to 44 khz.
Well, that's all. For now anyway I guess...

[Sirber]

I'll add a filter for audio sampling, but I cannot force it.
I'll ask Celtic Druid if he can make a patch for mplayer to be able to specify a path.

[celtic_druid]

You can specify a path. Just can't contain a ":". So basically you need to use something like msys or use "%n%string_of_length_n" to escape it. Don't think it works for all options where you can specify paths. Definitely should work for -ao pcm though.

[Eretria-chan]

Just a thought, but Bencos allows you to change settings while its encoding, but it won't honor those new settings unless you stop and restart the encoding process.

[Sirber]

@CD
Could you give me an exemple please?

@Eretria-chan
Like all my GUI ;) Should be better in yours I assume.

[Eretria-chan]

@Eretria-chan
Like all my GUI ;) Should be better in yours I assume.

If I actually can find motivation to finish it -_-
Relying on your GUI is so easy! :D

[Eretria-chan]

Hey, this thing can even encode files streamed through Network! Awesome!
Is that supposed to happen? Mencoder suffered from a access violation, but Bencos continued as if nothing happened. I have yet to see if it was the Network streaming that caused the problem.

[Sirber]

What do you mean by network streaming?

[buzzqw]

i think capture the internet/network (mms/rtps...) video stream and encode on the fly

BHH

[Eretria-chan]

What do you mean by network streaming?

I encode files by selecting them from network (ie, the file is on another computer).
Further update on the problem suggests that it's related to the Intel Core Duo processor since the problem seems to appear even if the files are stored locally.
Yes, the test was conducted with Vista and UAC disabled, but I'm still learning towards the processor. Tested with latest Bencos build. I'll try the P4 package, if I can...

UPDATE: It seems the Debug profile doesn't crash, just as the P4 crash thread suggestion. It would appear it's the same problem. I've applied the P4 patch. Now let's see if it crashes again...
UPDATE2: It works!

Well, you'll be thrilled to hear that it works to encode files through Network.
Hey, what revision of x264 is mencoder using?
Sneaky... Bencos is saving settings somewhere I don't know... I wonder where? I'm too lazy to find out right now.

[DarkZell666]

"Streaming over network ...", lol this is simply via shared directories from what I understand, as in "\\192.168.1.2\mysharedanime\narutosux101.avi".

Streaming would have been mms/rtsp indeed (though that should work too btw ;)).

[Eretria-chan]

Yes, it's via shared directories, but it's streaming over the network. It isn't stored locally--it's sent over the network - hence, streaming. Streaming over network, not internet.

[Sirber]

your file has to be "C:\blabla.avi", aka real files readable via cmdline. Why playing with fire?

[Eretria-chan]

Because it works. It works very well. Why transfer files and fill the relatively small HD with a lot of duplicate material when I don't need to?

Z:\Program Files\Bencos\mencoder.exe "\\IRIA-PC\...\Movies\Anime\Tsubasa Chronicle\Tsubasa Chronicle - 06.avi" -mc 0 -of rawvideo -ovc x264 -oac pcm -o Z:\Users\Selune\AppData\Local\Temp/bencos/video.264 -x264encopts deblock=1,1:bframes=5:frameref=5:threads=auto:b_pyramid:nofast_pskip:nopsnr:bitrate=326:pass=2:8x8dct:weight_b:mixed_refs:me=umh:bime:partitions=all:subq=6:brdo:trellis=1 -nosound -vf harddup

The encoded files are perfectly watchable! So far I've encoded 5 files this way and encoding the 6th file and what can I say? It works very well.
Maybe I should experiment putting the output directory on the network drive as well!

So you see, the files does not need to be "C:\blabla.avi". They don't need to be local at all.
And btw, Bencos works perfectly under Vista with UAC disabled. Dunno 'bout it enabled, though.

Hmm, seems that it doesn't work the other way around. OH well.
Ah! Map a network drive and it works! YES!

[Sirber]

just map a network drive...

[Eretria-chan]

I just did. It works.

[Eretria-chan]

Sirber, can't you just encode audio before video? It makes it easier when the program fails to encode the audio. Saves a lot of time.

[Sirber]

Sirber, can't you just encode audio before video? It makes it easier when the program fails to encode the audio. Saves a lot of time.

no, no and no. already explained that matters a lot, and the last time was 3 days ago, to you.

:search:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=959129#post959129 :sly:

[Eretria-chan]

Don't yell at me! :/ I fear you!
Did I miss it? Or just not remember it? Hmmm. Oh well.
But... can you not simply try to extract the audio with mplayer and see if it fails? I guess not...
I know I mentioned it before, but there's no progress on encoding non-44 KHz sources, is there?

[Eretria-chan]

Hmm, are there any plans for "skip if exists" option in the future? I also see that Bencos writes to the user profile (eg C:\Documents and Settings\User\bencos.ini), but I would think it's better fit in %appdata%.
How is the filelist coming? I'd like to add lots of files, but since drag & drop doesn't work and add directory doesn't exist, it tends to become somewhat of a drag...
The ini file doesn't support files either to my knowledge...
How's work coming along? Taking a break or just busy tampering with the source? :)

[Sirber]

Linux users please read:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=235#p235

[Eretria-chan]

First bugreport in a while...
I don't know if it's Mencoder related, but... anyway, here's the deal. The following source:

General #0
Complete name :
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 175 MiB
PlayTime : 24mn 5s
Bit rate : 1010 Kbps
Writing library : VirtualDub build 13870/release
Video #0
Codec : XviD
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec/Info : XviD project
Codec settings/BVOP : No
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matri : Default
PlayTime : 24mn 5s
Bit rate : 869 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.118
Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
Codec profile : Joint stereo
PlayTime : 24mn 5s
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits

Original length: 24:05. Encoded length: 45:50! When seeking past the 24:05, I get a crash in libavcodec. The filesize is 110 mb, too big for a 24:05 movie. I'm going to try to fetch a log from the encoding passes and see if anything else turns up...

First pass:
C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\mencoder.exe "(...).avi" -mc 0 -of rawvideo -ovc x264 -oac pcm -o C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -x264encopts deblock=1,1:bframes=5:frameref=5:threads=auto:b_pyramid:nofast_pskip:nopsnr:bitrate=318:pass=1:turbo=2 -vf harddup

MEncoder Sherpya-SVN-r22351-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (Family: 15, Model: 43, Stepping: 1)
SSE supported but disabled
SSE2 supported but disabled
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx

success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xaf2a800
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [XVID] 640x480 24bpp 23.976 fps 878.8 kbps (107.3 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [harddup]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
VDec: vo config request - 640 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 1)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

[Sirber]

I had that problem a few times.

close bencos, clean "%TEMP%\bencos\*.*" then retry it.

[Eretria-chan]

Doesn't work.

[Sirber]

send me your source I'll see what I can do.

[Eretria-chan]

I believe you have One Piece, yes? It happens all the time on all those sources and no other.

[Sirber]

I am currently recoding one piece and I have no problems what so ever. I'm at ep 083.

[Eretria-chan]

Maybe the "no other" part was wrong. It seems it's doing to every source now...
Or at least other sources. Some old ones are unaffected, some old ones are affected.
If I had to guess, this seems to be mencoder's problem. All these problems with mencoder and RA5 doesn't work... great.

[Sirber]

If you find why it's doing that I'll fix in bencos, else I can't do much...

[Eretria-chan]

I'll just have to make sure to find a source it does not affect... and one it does affect.

[Eretria-chan]

Testing newest build. Failing that, I'll test the P4 build, since the other computer does not seem affected.

[Sirber]

Testing newest build. Failing that, I'll test the P4 build, since the other computer does not seem affected.

So you get Access Violation from mencoder on second pass? You are so unclear sometimes...

[weaver4]

Will BENCOS take a Vob file as input?

[Sirber]

Sharktooth is working on DVD input, but I think currently you can add VOB files directly, but it will output one mp4 per vob file.

[Eretria-chan]

So you get Access Violation from mencoder on second pass? You are so unclear sometimes...

Hehehe... no, it made the output files 44 minutes in length, though the source was 24 minutes. Anyhow, with the new build, the problem is gone, so that's one less thing to worry about!
Looking forward to testing subtitles and troublesome sound sources in your next build when it's ready!
Take your time!

[Sirber]

Take your time!

Will do! :cool:

[Eretria-chan]

Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the infamous Core Duo crashing problem. Meh.
Well, it isn't all that bad - just have to use the special version of mencoder and it will work.

[Sirber]

Can you provide me a build that works on CoreDuo? I'll add it to the sticky.

[Eretria-chan]

The P4 one in the sticky works perfectly fine.

[Sirber]

The P4 one in the sticky works perfectly fine.

Not sure this build uses pthread (multiple CPU)...

[Eretria-chan]

Well, I get identical speed on both versions of Mencoder, so it's all good and well. The Core Duo is clocked at 1.83 GHz and the Athlon 64 X2 is clocked at 2.01 GHz, so unless I should be getting more speed out of the Core Duo, this build works...
Of course, if there are any other builds, I'd be happy to test.

[Sirber]

look in task manager to see if both core are used.

[Eretria-chan]

They are indeed. 100% CPU use.

[Sirber]

Cool! Maybe I could use that build in default setup...
It seems to use SSE/SSE2 too even in "cpu detection mode".

[Weltall]

Hi Sirber! I'm amazed with no delay conversion of Bencos, now I really trust on outputs and don't open them to see if they're delayed, thank you for that. Btw, why?? Is there something to do with new enhAacPlusEnc?

Lastly, I've noticed you added "Fix levels" to your GUI, how it works, compared with ffdshow? Is it something like Levels(16,1,240,0,255) (avisynth tv->pc)?

I get many tv levels encodings in my country, so It's my only big worrying when encoding (I've posted some screenshots in my topic about this here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=856867)).

I'm very curious about many functions BENCOS has (and could come to have). Maybe it's asking too much, but I have the excuse of user feedback:) then it would be great if you write a readme (maybe hints too!) explaining its functions and what the filters you added do with the configs you used when adding, so we could really understand them. Yeah... very great!

[Eretria-chan]

Btw, my latest findings!

- Add a lot of files to the playlist in Vista and no file will get added. Works fine in XP.
- You can remove the currently encoding file from the playlist. It doesn't screw up anythng, but it's weird.
- Sometimes files fail to encode when both height and width is not multiple of 16. x264 fails if I'm not mistaken. But using resizing to fix that works.
- Sometimes it says corrupt source. I haven't investigated those files yet, though.

[Sirber]

Hi Sirber! I'm amazed with no delay conversion of Bencos, now I really trust on outputs and don't open them to see if they're delayed, thank you for that. Btw, why?? Is there something to do with new enhAacPlusEnc?
New encoding chain. Bencos doesn't use DirectShow or VFW decoders, everything is done with mencoder and mplayer. With the help of many people now it's working relativly well :)

Lastly, I've noticed you added "Fix levels" to your GUI, how it works, compared with ffdshow? Is it something like Levels(16,1,240,0,255) (avisynth tv->pc)?
if (chkFLevel.Checked) then
sOptTmp := sOptTmp + ' -vf pp=al:f ';
from manpages:
al/autolevels[:f/fullyrange]

automatic brightness / contrast correction

f/fullyrange: Stretch luminance to (0−255).

I'm very curious about many functions BENCOS has (and could come to have). Maybe it's asking too much, but I have the excuse of user feedback:) then it would be great if you write a readme (maybe hints too!) explaining its functions and what the filters you added do with the configs you used when adding, so we could really understand them. Yeah... very great!
I'll make a readme someday, when bencos gets more stable. I'm still not finished with all the features I want / need.

- Add a lot of files to the playlist in Vista and no file will get added. Works fine in XP.
Try to remove the .manifest from bencos folder. Could be UI problems.

- You can remove the currently encoding file from the playlist. It doesn't screw up anythng, but it's weird.
Yes. GUI and encoding chain are separated.

- Sometimes files fail to encode when both height and width is not multiple of 16. x264 fails if I'm not mistaken. But using resizing to fix that works.
Yes, but x264 should warn not fail. Look in the logs panel.

- Sometimes it says corrupt source. I haven't investigated those files yet, though.
When mencoder gives me "Error decoding frame" I cancel the recoding. Too much decoding errors will produce audio / video delay.

[Eretria-chan]

Try to remove the .manifest from bencos folder. Could be UI problems.
It doesn't work. Maybe there's a bug somewhere :)

Yes, but x264 should warn not fail. Look in the logs panel.
If width or height is not dividizable by 16 (only one), it spits out a warning. If both are not dividizable by 16, it fails. So I've noticed. The logs confirms this.

When mencoder gives me "Error decoding frame" I cancel the recoding. Too much decoding errors will produce audio / video delay.

So I take it, when it says "Source Corrupt," it means there are undecodable frames, ie a damaged source file?

[Sirber]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=253#p253

In case you wanna play with bad sources :)

So I take it, when it says "Source Corrupt," it means there are undecodable frames, ie a damaged source file?

Yes. You can try to fix or use the newer bencos build. Be sure to check your output for audio / delay or other issues.

[Eretria-chan]

I have to say wow...
Bencos gives such perfect quality to high-quality sources at even such a low bitrate I'm impressed!
Now how about that DVD input and subtitles? ^_^
Looking forward to a release with any new features. Take your time!

[Sirber]

I didn,t have news about Sharktooth in a while. Code for subtuitles is half done :)

[Eretria-chan]

Question!
When encoding, does Bencos downsample 5.1 sound to stereo? If not, then 32 kbps would be far too little!
I also wondered about the profiles. Sharktooth made the non-anime profiles, right? I just wondered how they were aimed - for high bitrate or low bitrate encodes? I was testing at encoding a DVD movie, and found pretty sweet around 1000 kbps with few artifacts and no artifacts I could see at 2000. That's just initial testing, though.

enhAacPlusEnc.exe supports higher channel count from what I judged from its command line, but that would require higher bitrate. 16 knps per channel is the sweetspot, I think, since 32 kbps for stereo is good.

[Sirber]

IIRC I downsample to 2.0 :) Not sure about the quality though.
you can see what I do when I extract audio, in the logs panel.

[Eretria-chan]

I haven't looked at those logs, but it should be easy to add a feature for compressing multi-channel audio, would it not?

[Sirber]

I haven't looked at those logs, but it should be easy to add a feature for compressing multi-channel audio, would it not?
maybe I could look in mencoder logs for channel count and set enhaacplusenc... but it would be far in the todo list.
Proper subtitles support and DVD input would be more needed :)

[Eretria-chan]

If not otherwise, we could manually set the channel count, since this is just an argument passed to the encoder, no? Maybe you could add such a small thing for now until proper support can be added?

[killerhex]

hey does the audio encoder downmix automaticly 5.1->2.0chs

[Sirber]

hey does the audio encoder downmix automaticly 5.1->2.0chs
no, it doesn't

[Eretria-chan]

A manual channel count and higher bitrate for sound might be a good idea when encoding 5.1 or higher sound? For special encodes, so to speak.
It should be farily easy to add. No needing to log in logs for channel count and things like that (though that would be cool).

[Sirber]

so 2.0 source will be upgraded to 5.1? Best solution is by using source info no?

[killerhex]

has anyone ever needed to encode 7.1 to 2.0

[Eretria-chan]

so 2.0 source will be upgraded to 5.1? Best solution is by using source info no?

Sure it is, but as you don't have high priority on it right now, then a small workaround would be good, hm? Just an option among everything else, so my 5.1 source can be encoded properly.

...Terrific. Guess I'll have to encode the audio separately. Guess we'll see if Bencos can handle sources without audio.

[Sirber]

Do you have 5.1 samples I could test on?

[edit]

Since I convert to WAVE, not sure the encoders can handle files larger than 4GB...

[Eretria-chan]

Maybe... maybe not. Requires NTFS too, or there's a 4 GB limit. But if you want a sample I still have one.

[Sirber]

a sample would be great, then I'll make the encoder match the source for 5.1, 2.0 and 1.0

[Eretria-chan]

Sure, it's only 3 mins, but the whole file is 400 MB.
http://www.eluni.net/temp/PiratesoftheCaribbean2%20Track%201%20English%20DELAY%200ms.ac3
AC3, Dolby Digital, 5.1

[Sirber]

I could make a dropdown with: Auto, Mono, Stereo, 5.1

@Eretria-chan

Do you have a sample, like in mkv, with audio (5.1) and video. Bencos isn't great with audio-only sources. 10 sec would be good. Thanks! :D

[Eretria-chan]

Hmmm. It's in AVI. But I'll mux the audio and cut a 10 sec sample.
http://www.eluni.net/temp/Pirates%202%20Sample.avi
22 MB. 11 seconds.

[Sirber]

AVI is fine too. Thanks!

[Eretria-chan]

Sample uploaded. Go ahead, grab it.

[Sirber]

Thanks, I'll grab it when I get home.

[Eretria-chan]

Say, how about actual profiles for different sources that sets "Source" and bitrate, eventually 5.1, audio, etc?
For Anime sources, it would typically be Bitrate 318, 32 kbps sound, stereo and Source Anime / Toons.
Then there could be Movie at 500 kbps for video, 32 kbps for audio and source Movie.
And maybe DVD Rip which would set bitrate to about 1500 kbps, 32 kbps for audio and source Movie / Anime or something. 1500 should be about good for almost flawless DVD quality encodes.

Right now I'm testing to see what bitrate I could use for a typical movie source (non-DVD). Which means poor quality usually. 500 kbps seems good, going to try 400 and lower too.
1000 kbps for DVD quality is pretty good, but not entirely DVD quality, but still very close.

[Sirber]

I think I'll let the channel count a user setting, no auto. If the user set 5.1 and a 128kbps, and in the filelist I hit a stereo file, I don't think it'S right that bencos chose the new bitrate to use.

I think it's a good idea to link Source and video bitrate. Isn't anime set to 268? ;)

[Eretria-chan]

But if 5.1 is selected, Bencos must allow higher bitrates at least.
Yes. Yes, anime was originally 268, but I found that it sometimes smoothes out the intro of some movies a little too much. 318 produces almost perfect quality encodes, so... Well, I guess it's up to each and every one.

[Sirber]

Yes, 5.1 will have higher bitrates selection :)

[Eretria-chan]

Btw, maybe different levels of the profiles would be a good idea? Like, high, medium or low for anime content. Only, it would control the bitrate this time.
Obviously, when encoding DVDs, you need a lot more bitrate rather than encoding non-DVD sources, so I thought that might also be a good idea. Though a movie is a movie, depending on the quality of the source, different amounts of bitrate can be used to encode it, since all that bitrate would be a waste if the source is bad quality.

[Weltall]

I would like to know if its possible to add a funcfion to BENCOS that calculates the hh:mm:ss total of episodes dragged to it. I use windows media player 10 to get the total time and megui's bitrate calculator to bitrate. If BENCOS could at least give me this total time, I could install windows media player 11 (which didn't give me the time in seconds :P). I don't know if it's possible to add a calculator, but that would be great. Something like: add 12 episodes, total time 4 hours, 39 minutes and 36 seconds; desired final size (I would give this): 596.4MB (49.7MBx12). Bitrate that should be used: XXX. :'( :'( Wonderful!!!

It's very hard to implement this, like in megui? I just think that would help a lot!!!

How do you do Stéphane, use a standard bitrate for every anime?

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

The "Source" menu will already mod the bitrate, once done.

@Weltall

I could add a bitrate calculator (as in RA4/5). I think to create the thing you'd like would require more time than what's been already spent on bencos.

As for me I always use standard bitrates. I have no problem with some filesize differences.

[Weltall]

@Eretria-chan

The "Source" menu will already mod the bitrate, once done.

@Weltall

I could add a bitrate calculator (as in RA4/5). I think to create the thing you'd like would require more time than what's been already spent on bencos.

As for me I always use standard bitrates. I have no problem with some filesize differences.:eek:
RA5 calculator didn't give me right bitrate, thanks anyway. I think I'll stick with this process I'm familiar to :)

I have this size problems cause I always want to use a full dvd, I thought you could just do the same thing but you had a better solution to calculate.

I think the only thing missing now is an encode list recording after closing (maybe a save list like in RA5) and drag and drop :D

OK then, I'm just happy with it.

[Sirber]

wouldn't be hard to save the list.
will be hard for drag drop :)

[Weltall]

If I could save a list, I shouldn't need to drag and drop so much. The pain is have to select everything again after a system pane.

[Sirber]

If I could save a list, I shouldn't need to drag and drop so much. The pain is have to select everything again after a system pane.

Get a UPS and beer ;)

List save / load should take more than 10 lines. I'll try to make it this weekend.

[Eretria-chan]

I would like to know if its possible to add a funcfion to BENCOS that calculates the hh:mm:ss total of episodes dragged to it. I use windows media player 10 to get the total time and megui's bitrate calculator to bitrate. If BENCOS could at least give me this total time, I could install windows media player 11 (which didn't give me the time in seconds :P). I don't know if it's possible to add a calculator, but that would be great. Something like: add 12 episodes, total time 4 hours, 39 minutes and 36 seconds; desired final size (I would give this): 596.4MB (49.7MBx12). Bitrate that should be used: XXX. :'( :'( Wonderful!!!

It's very hard to implement this, like in megui? I just think that would help a lot!!!

How do you do Stéphane, use a standard bitrate for every anime?
Bitrate is easy to calculate, and aren't there lots of bitrate calc tools out there? Video bitrate / 8 * length (in seconds) + Audio bitrate / 8 * length (in seconds) = size of the final file (in KB).

:eek:
RA5 calculator didn't give me right bitrate, thanks anyway. I think I'll stick with this process I'm familiar to :)

I have this size problems cause I always want to use a full dvd, I thought you could just do the same thing but you had a better solution to calculate.

I think the only thing missing now is an encode list recording after closing (maybe a save list like in RA5) and drag and drop :D

OK then, I'm just happy with it.

Then why not just encode files until you have enough to fill a DVD?

@Sirber:
Maybe this is a silly question, but why use this FreePascal or whatever the name of the langauge was? You're moving from a weird language to another weirder.
C/C++ is standard for most apps, then VB and maybe Delphi, but why this new language? Wouldn't it be easier to use another, like the good old Delphi?

[Sirber]

FreePascal can compile and run on all major operating system, with no fancy coding. It's as easy as Delphi to code, since as Delphi, it is Pascal. Currently Bencos gets more successful encodes than RealAnime.

Also, before trying Lazarus, I tried C# (xAnime), mono (unsuccessful) and RealBasic.

Also, like all my project, whatever the language I use, I always end up being the only one coding it.

[Eretria-chan]

I sense the problem you see is that C/C++ may be cross-platform, but with a lot of it would require a lot of seperate coding for GUI on different platforms? And maybe it's just too complicated for you? / Or you just don't think it's easy enough to be worth the time?
But maybe and just maybe you might get more to join in? Don't know.
So where's Sharktooth? Hiding in the shadows?

What I'd really like right now is to save the encoding list (which you mentioned could be fixed easily? Terrific!) and less problems with those sources that aren't haven't the right Audio Frequency (< 44 HKz?).

It may just be me, but it seems you've just started over with new versions of your GUI from ground up with little changes.
Ah well, Bencos is doing its job, so I guess that's good. You're still doing a good job and there are those who like your software.

[Sirber]

I sense the problem you see is that C/C++ may be cross-platform, but with a lot of it would require a lot of seperate coding for GUI on different platforms? And maybe it's just too complicated for you? / Or you just don't think it's easy enough to be worth the time?
But maybe and just maybe you might get more to join in? Don't know.Tell me more about your GUI... Mine's been working after 5h of work. What about yours? Is C++ that worth? Did it run on linux?

So where's Sharktooth? Hiding in the shadows?Busy with RL?

http://www.getafirstlife.com/

What I'd really like right now is to save the encoding list (which you mentioned could be fixed easily? Terrific!) and less problems with those sources that aren't haven't the right Audio Frequency (< 44 HKz?).
Those will be fixed. When? When I get time.

It may just be me, but it seems you've just started over with new versions of your GUI from ground up with little changes.
Well, I think that no audio sync problems is the most wanted new feature, which sickened me in RA4/5. Since the project is not dead, more features will come.

I think you are ranting because I don't release builds fast enough. Better stop coz it is going nowhere but on my nerves.

[Eretria-chan]

Tell me more about your GUI... Mine's been working after 5h of work. What about yours? Is C++ that worth? Did it run on linux?
The sweetness lies in the code, not the workings of the program. To make advanced code and connect it together into a wonderful GUI is what's best for what I like.
5 hours? Probably takes longer since I do a lot of advanced stuff. Sure, I could get a working GUI in 5 hours if I wanted to.
And I don't have Linux and I don't use it, so I can't really comment on whether it'd work there. And I don't do builds for Linux either. I use Windows. But doesn't there exist... say, Wine?

Busy with RL?
Sharktooth joined your project, no? I was hinting at that - that's all. If everything turns out okay, I guess he'll be back when he gets the time.

Those will be fixed. When? When I get time.
Of course it will. Take your time.

Well, I think that no audio sync problems is the most wanted new feature, which sickened me in RA4/5. Since the project is not dead, more features will come.
I never had such issues... to my knowledge anyway.

I think you are ranting because I don't release builds fast enough. Better stop coz it is going nowhere but on my nerves.

No, not ranting. As I mentioned, BENCOS is working. Sure, fixing the audio could help me the encode the sources that fails to encode now, but there are always OTHER sources that can be encoded in the meantime.
Sure, to save the encoding list would be nice so you don't have to re-add everything all the time would be nice, but the program still works even without it.

Hey, prioritize and take your time to code the thing. Releases are exciting. That's all.

[Sirber]

Thanks for explaining, I guess I mis-interpreted your posts :)

[Eretria-chan]

No problem.
Remember that news about dev is also interesting, so that's another thing to keep one interested rather than a release :)
Real life is import, and so is being able to do other things, so you should do well to take your time. I know this lesson well, and I respect it.
I respect authors of programs. You will release when you think it's time :)

[Sirber]

I post dev news and stuff in my own forum, as well as bugs and problem I and users encounter.

[Eretria-chan]

You do indeed (and it's very interesting!), and I usually keep an eye on the board, but usually post stuff here.

[Weltall]

Bitrate is easy to calculate, and aren't there lots of bitrate calc tools out there? Video bitrate / 8 * length (in seconds) + Audio bitrate / 8 * length (in seconds) = size of the final file (in KB).Silly answer. The only bitrate calculator that worked fine for me was Megui's, wich always give some more kbps than I get manually (4-5), and it's always precisely right. And if I had to calculate manually, the purpose of batch and faster encoding would be lost, for me.

I want a calculator that I could drop 1.000.000.000 episodes to it, insert the total size I wanted and it'd give me the bitrate I had to use for every episodes, not for a single file and I don't want to calculate manually (45500GB*1024*1024*8)/lenght (in seconds, more stuff to calculate) - 32kbps for audio to know the video bitrate I have to use for 45500GB...


Then why not just encode files until you have enough to fill a DVD?Because it could be lasting 48MB of space in a DVD, and the last episode I wanted to put in it was 48.1MB... Btw, I want 90 episodes for each DVD (if I use the same bitrate for every single file, I didn't know how many I could burn), so I get the total bitrate of files and share bitrate properly, for each episodes, accordingly with its length.

Some animes have the same length for every episodes, some have very different durations. If there is 90 episodes of ~23-24 minutes, the quality will be better than 90 of ~24-25:30min. For ~30 minutes series, 55.8-9MB each - 80/DVD. The same for series, 149.1MB for 30 episodes.

That's my point: if I calculate bitrate for each file separately, long eps would be worst than short eps; if I use the same bitrate, I could lose a significant space in a DVD. I like to use every single byte in mines, I like to have full seasons of series/animes on them, I'm very precise with all this, and I had no problem until now...