Gordian Knot/Virtual dub can't open log file

[Matpod]

I'm trying to encode in DivX using Gordian Knot. I ripped, made the d2v file, selected bitrate, resolution etc. But when i go to save and encode, the process starts but I'm quickly interrupted by the error "problem reading log file". I'm not sure which log file it's referring to so I'm not sure how to fix it...

[jonny]

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[Matpod]

Gknot log

3/22/2003 2:20:51 PM: Job "DivX5 for SVCD" started.

o Transcode AC3 -> MP3: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.ac3
o DivX5-First Pass: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs
o DivX5-Second Pass: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs
o Mux Audio.
End of Job 1 (DivX5 for SVCD).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot 0.27.0.13
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD5_Both
Number: 1
Name: DivX5 for SVCD
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avi
AviMovie: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Movie.avi
AviCredits: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Credits.avi
MovieFS: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.log
Stats: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.stats
Ecf : D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 0
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 1
DeleteInterm.: 0
EnforceBitrate:0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 14294 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 968 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 96 kbyte.
AviSize: 15360 kbyte (15 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 15360 kbyte (15 mbyte).
Interleaving: vbrmp3
Bitrate: 1887 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 1488
FPS: 23.976
Duration: 0:1:2
Quality: 0.280 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
DivX5BiDirect: 1
DivX5GMC: 1
DivX5QuartPel: 0
DivX5PsyVis: 1
Resolution: 704 x 400

Audio 1:
mode: ac3 -> mp3
sourceFile: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.ac3
wavFile: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.wav
mp3File: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.mp3
azid: "-L -347db -s stereo -c normal"
lame: "--alt-preset 128"
delay: -347
interval: 2
preload: 500
mux: 1
recalc: 1
deleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.


2:20:51 PM: Started Transcoding Audio.

2:20:51 PM: Using BeSweet to transcode D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.ac3
Commandline: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\besweet.exe -core( -input "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.ac3" -output "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.mp3" -logfile "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.log" ) -ota( -hybridgain ) -azid( -L -347db -s stereo -c normal ) -lame( --alt-preset 128 ) -profile( Gordian Knot 0.27 )
2:21:14 PM: Finished. Duration: 22 seconds.

2:21:14 PM: Audio Done.
2:21:14 PM: MP3-File-Size is 972 kb.
2:21:14 PM: Audio 1, determined: 972 kb
2:21:14 PM: Audio 1, calc: 968 kb
2:21:14 PM: New Bitrate for Movie = 1886 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 First Pass"
// $input "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs"
// $output "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(392,"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");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

2:21:14 PM: Started DivX5-First Pass: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs
2:21:28 PM: Finished DivX5-First Pass. Duration: 14 seconds.
2:21:28 PM: Trying to open Log-file.
2:21:28 PM: Error: Could not open D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.log
2:21:28 PM: Error: Could not count encoded Frames.
2:21:28 PM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Settings: 1488
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Counted: 0
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Difference: 1488
2:21:28 PM: Correcting Bitrate...
2:21:28 PM: Original Bitrate = 1886 k(=1000)Bits/s
2:21:28 PM: ERROR: Correction impossible.
2:21:28 PM: Now encoding at 1886 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Second Pass"
// $input "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs"
// $output "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(392,"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");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

2:21:28 PM: Started DivX5-Second Pass: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avs
2:21:30 PM: Finished DivX5-Second Pass. Duration: 2 seconds.
2:21:30 PM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX3 Append"
// $input "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Movie.avi"
// $output "D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park_Movie.avi",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -347ms.mp3");
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,500,2,0,-347);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\For Temp Stuff\\South Park Movie\\South Park.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

2:21:30 PM: Started Appending Credits and Muxing Audio.: D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_Movie.avi
2:21:32 PM: Finished Appending Credits and Muxing Audio.. Duration: 1 second.

2:21:32 PM: Done.
2:21:32 PM: Movie = D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.avi
Total Encoding Time: 41 seconds.
3/22/2003 2:21:32 PM: Job "DivX5 for SVCD" finished.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



AVS file


#
# Created with Gordian Knot
#
# http://gknot.doom9.org
#
# PLUGINS
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\mpeg2dec.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\decomb.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\IVTC.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\Avisynth_Spatial.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\GreedyHMA.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\TomsMoComp.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\WINDOWS\System32\vobsub.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\SimpleResize.dll")
#
# SOURCE
mpeg2source("D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.d2v")
#
# TRIM
#trim(startframe,endframe)
#
# IVTC
#Telecide().Decimate(5)
# or use
#IVTC(44,11,95)
#GreedyHMA(1,0,4,0,0,0,0,0)
#
# DEINTERLACING (1)
#FieldDeinterlace()
#TomsMoComp(1,5,1)
#
# CROPPING
crop(4,0,710,478)
#
# DEINTERLACING (2)
#SeparateFields().SelectEven()
# or maybe
#GreedyHMA(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
#
#
# SUBTITLES
#VobSub("FileName")
#
# RESIZING
BicubicResize(704,400,0,0.5)
#
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 1) little noise (fast)
#TemporalSmoother(2,1)
#
# 2) medium noise (slow)
#SpatialSoftenMMX(1,4,6,false,false,4,4,6,8)
#TemporalSmoother(2)
#
# 3) heavy noise (very slow, you have been warned)
#SpatialSoftenMMX(2,4,6,false,false,4,4,6,8)
#TemporalSmoother(3)
#SpatialSoftenMMX(1,4,6,false,false,4,4,6,8)
#
# BORDERS
#AddBorders(left,top,right,bottom)
#
# COMPRESSIBILITY CHECK
# !!!!Snip Size now has to be 14 for use in GKnot!
#SelectRangeEvery(280,14)
#
# FOOL CCEnc
#ResampleAudio(44100)

I am using all the current files from Doom9.org

[Matpod]

Oops forgot, I am trying to encode a part of the sout park movie as a test... and like I said, Gknot can't open the "log" file. I just don't know what log they are talking about!!!

[Acaila]

2:21:28 PM: Trying to open Log-file.
2:21:28 PM: Error: Could not open D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park.log
2:21:28 PM: Error: Could not count encoded Frames.
2:21:28 PM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Settings: 1488
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Counted: 0
2:21:28 PM: WARNING: Difference: 1488
2:21:28 PM: Correcting Bitrate...
2:21:28 PM: Original Bitrate = 1886 k(=1000)Bits/s
2:21:28 PM: ERROR: Correction impossible.
2:21:28 PM: Now encoding at 1886 k(=1000)Bits/s
Apparently the logfile called "South Park.log" doesn't exist. Please check your DivX settings whether you set it correctly. Sometimes you have to specifically add the .log part yourself, because the codec won't do it for you.

[Matpod]

I understand this program but log file is a mystery to me...when/what is supposed to create it? And how do I change the DivX stuff with Gknot?

I opened up the compression part under video in virtualdub and it said the log file is
D:\For Temp Stuff\South Park Movie\South Park_divx.log

Which also doesn't exist so what do I have to tell GKnot to created/use this file instead?

(P.S. I've only ever used virtualdubmod to make OGM's so im trying to figure Gknot out as a quicker way of making avi's)

[jggimi]

This is a F.A.Q. Please see this sticky thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48936) I recently placed in the Gknot forum to answer this question.

[Matpod]

Thanks for all your help guys. I think what ill do is use Gknot for making the avs and encoding the sound and use my version of virtualdubmod for the avi and just use an avi muxer.

I learned alot, thanks again