GKnot 0.27 available

[hakko504]

Doesn't christmas come early this year?

From Doom9's news page (http://www.doom9.org)
Gordian Knot 0.27 supports AVI input (but it's experimental at the moment,
finally has 100% correct pixel-aspect ration values,
it allows you to edit a script manually before doing a comp-check,
fast deinterlace uses a more powerful method of deinterlacing,
in the options you can specify an alternative for mpeg2dec.dll (that allows you to use the P4 optimized DVD2AVI and the required mpeg2dec.dll),
the BeSweet commandlines have been updated and there have been some cosmetic improvements.

Now GKnot comes in two packages, the RipPack which contains the main program, the documentation, DVDDecrypter 3.1.4.0 (which replaces SmartRipper), vStrip 0.8d CSS, DVD2AVI 1.76, BeSweet 1.5b8, all AviSynth plugins, VDub 1.4.13 and Nandub 1.0RC2.
Then there's the System pack which includes AviSynth 2.07, Huffyuv 0.2.2.1 (CCE-Patch), DivX3.11alpha, DivX5.02, VobSub 2.23 and all required audio playback filters (AC3Filter, mpgaudio.ax and the Morgan Stream Switcher).
And then there's an executable only distribution.

[ArdenDag]

Aha, nice improvements TheWEF!

[Fox Mulder]

Very nice indeed, thanks so much TheWEF; and happy holidays to you. :)

[bkam]

Thanks a lot to TheWEF, but also thanks to hakko because I check this forum much more often than the main page! :D

[bond]

1) Whoaa nice christmas present :)

2) The SystemPack 1.0 Setup includes ac3filter_0_61b. This version has a big bug when you are seeking!!!

Now there is already a bugfixed ac3filter_0_63b available at sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66022)!

I suggest updating the systempack!

3) What about allowing mpg input? ok i know that it is possible by using an avs-script but for the lazy people... :D

[jggimi]

For mpeg2 input, all you need do is open the .mpg file(s) with DVD2AVI, no .avs scripting required.

[MaTTeR]

Many thx to TheWef for providing the new feature I requested(alternative MPEG2Dec dll):D

[Doom9]

I suggest updating the systempack! that's easier said than done ;) But we'll keep it in mind. Anyway, Wef is currently on holidays so within the next 2 weeks there won't be any updates/bugfixes whatsoever.

[ssjkakaroto]

thx a lot thewef!! :cool:

[Hiro2k]

Great job TheWef! I love this new version.


Happy Holidays!

[N_F]

And I didn't get you anything for christmas... ;)

Thanks alot :)

[mazzo]

Does the system pack automatically upgrade DivX 5.02 (since I already have the pro version?)

[Doom9]

Does the system pack automatically upgrade DivX 5.02 (since I already have the pro version?)No, when you install the system pack you can select what applications and codecs will be installed, just unselect DivX5 and you'll be fine.

[mazzo]

Looks very good.

OI didn't get auto crop and preview, though - the preview screen was all gray.

AND: Is it possible to use the original sound on th e AVI file as sound input, or do you have to make a wav copy first?

Happy holidays, anyway.

[JohnMK]

Thank you so much! Works beautifully. No problems.

[Kompressor]

Thanks theWEF for the update!

Is it possible to use the default CD size values available in the previous versions of Gordian Knot? Such as the 705, 800mb sizes. Are there any procedures that we can carry out to perhaps even create our own desired figures for the CD sizes?

Kompressor

[manono]

Kompressor-

I just noticed that. They're different this time aren't they? Looks like you'll be writing in what you want under Total File Size.

mazzo-

Did you by chance change "iDCT_Algorithm=2" to "iDCT_Algorithm=5" inside the .d2v? Because that will give you the grey screen. But if I actually open the .d2v or .avi (unless it's XviD) in the lower left corner, I get the Auto-Crop, grey screen or not, so I'm not sure what your problem is there. As for the audio, if you get it from the .avi using Save WAV in Nandub and then rename it (as .mp3 or .ac3), then you can use it as is without any re-encoding.

[mazzo]

Manono

Tha gray screen comes when working with avis (.avs), not with a .d2v

[manono]

Hi-

But you are working with a .d2v since it feeds the .avs. I can reproduce that error. It happens if "iDCT_Algorithm=5" in the .d2v and I'm using mpeg2dec.dll in the .avs. If that's true for you, then you'll have to use either mpeg2dec2.dll or mpeg2dec3.dll or change to "iDCT_Algorithm=2".

Does that help (I hope)? If not, then I don't know.

[mazzo]

Well, when I start with an .avs I just use

AVISource("file").ConverttoYUY2()
trim(this,that)+trim(this,that)+trim(this,that)+.......


That's the only thing I do. When GKnot 0.27 reads it, it opens a gray preview screen with almost no frames in it.

[manono]

OK-Sorry-it's not from a DVD at all.

I just made an .avs from an .avi using the same commands as yours:

Avisource("D:\Movies\The Black Pirate-Making Of.avi")
ConvertToYUY2()
Trim(0,100)+Trim(200,300)+Trim(400,500)

I saw both a picture with all the frames and the Autocrop. So, I'm not sure what the problem is, but I don't think it's GKnot's fault.

[mazzo]

Hm. Maybe it's due to my using segmentedavisource .....

[TheWEF]

hi!

i'm glad most of you like the new package! :)
thanx for all suggestions and bug reports (seems like nobody found a major one this time).

some special thanx:

DSPGuru for his expert advice in the audio department.

manono and hakko504 for consulting and testing the new release.

all co-mods and active members for cultivating this board with enthusiasm and keeping the standards high.

doom9 for making it possible. ;)


wef.

[theReal]

I'm a little late, but I still want to say thank you, TheWEF for the new Gknot. Finally there is a WYSIWYG cropping tool for avi files (the avisynth crop() command is one of my biggest "enemies"...)

But not only that - with the new feature for editing the avs script before compress test and encoding, I guess I'll again be using the automated test and encoding (haven't done so in a while because of convolution3d, lanczosresize and so on).

I didn't have time to encode much in the past weeks, so I'm a little late with discovering all the new possibilities - but they're great!