* BeSweet's list feature

[Bernd]

Hi,

I don't get BeSweet 1.11 working with my list file. :(

I have say 3 AC3 files, wanna downmix them to stereo and then encode to mp2. I want it to be normalized using -ota ( -g max ) with an max gain factor of the whole list (DSPGuru wrote this in another tread).

Where has the "-output" command to be placed? In the lst file it doesn't seem to work, and in the BeSweet command line I can't specify different output filenames for my different input files.

I tried the following mylist.lst:

-core( -input "e:\Video\svcd1.ac3" ) -azid( -z1 -b1 -s stereo -c normal -L -3db ) -2lame( -m j -b 128 )
-core( -input "e:\Video\svcd2.ac3" ) -azid( -z1 -b1 -s stereo -c normal -L -3db ) -2lame( -m j -b 128 )

and this command line:

BeSweet -core( -input mylist.lst -output test.mp2 ) -ota( -g max )

[DSPguru]

@Bernd
BeSweet's list option is for "Multiple Inputs -> single Output".
if you want to do batch processing, you shuold use the GUI.

i guess i misunderstood you, and thought you were looking for single output.

[Bernd]

Hi DSPGuru,

I see, therefore the -output command isn't allowed in the list file.

But, what I'm trying to do is to convert different AC3s to different MP2s using the max gain factor of the "loudest" AC3.

And when I use the batch function of the GUI, again each input file (AC3) ist normalized independently which I don't want as they all are parts of ONE long soundtrack (of the DVD I'm converting to several SVCDs).

Is it planned to add the "whole list gain max" function to the GUI, or, to extend BeSweet's list option to multiple outputs?

BTW, why is the max gain factor some dB LOWER if I use "-L -3dB" instead of "-L 0dB"? It should be greater or equal... I think.

Cheers

Bernd

[Bernd]

The following way is hard but it works:

I create a list file with all parts of the soundtrack (3-4 AC3s) and process this list with -ota ( -g max ) and a dummy output ("nul").

As soon as the "output file" is written, I see the overall gain factor. Then I use a batch file which calls BeSweet with each of the AC3s as input and the desired output filenames. I manually have to edit this batch file and put in the gain factor (the same for each input file) from the first step.

@DSPGuru:

Is it possible to add the multiple input -> multiple output list option to BeSweet? This would do the same thing I described above, but without the need for user input at half of the processing time...

It *seems* not to be too complicated, I think, but I'm not the expert (this are you :cool:).

[DSPguru]

hi Bernd,
firstly, you don't need to create batch-files, DD's gui is capable of setting gain also on "Multiple inputs->Multiple Outputs" mode.

about adding this feature,
it surely ain't complicated, it's just that i'm working on other stuff at the moment :)

[Bernd]

Hi DSPguru,

I think I can live with this way of transcoding my audio, and I (and surely many others) will wait for new releases of your great tool.

Maybe you can keep my small feature request in mind, and when your other stuff is done... :)

[DSPguru]

i'll keep it mind :).

v1.2b2 is out btw.