D.I.K.O. (DivX In KDVD/KSVCD Out) 0.41 Released

[vmesquita]

What is DIKO?

DIKO is an automation tool: it command many other software to get the best result in this conversion. DIKO allows you to get up to two hous in 1 SVCD or 10 hours in 1 DVD with good quality, depending on the content, thanks to the compression of BVCD techniques. DIKO is freeware, and everything it needs is also freeware and bundled in the install package. To allow more time to be dedicated to the development of DIKO, a commercial version has been created, called DIKO Gold. DIKO Gold has a few extra advanced features for those who want to support development.

What are DIKO features?
-Video Encoding via One Pass VBR Size prediction fully integrated, using CinemaCraft Encoder 2.66 or 2.67, ou using 1 or 2 Pass VBR throught FreeEnc (bundled in DIKO installation package).
- Does automatically all bitrate calculation needed.
- Convert audio to 48000 Hz automatically if needed.
- Do automatically framerate conversions from 23.976 to 25 fps and 25 fps to 23.976, including audio and subtitles. This feature also works with 5.1 audio.
- Automatic DVD authoring with user-created menu via linux ported DVDAuthor or leave video audio and subs ready to be imported to other authoring packages.
- Automatic DVD image creating via MKISOFS and burning in a DVD+R / DVD-R / DVD+RW / DVD-RW blank disc via DVDDecrypter if dvdauthor authoring is selected.
- Creates switchable subtitles from commom srt and sub files.
- Join subtitles for originally 2-CD DivX / XVid movies on the fly.
- Stops if Q Factor is too low (over 40), avoiding bad quality encodes.
- Automatically checks and fixes AC3 errors via AC3FIX
- Enables pulldown flag via Pulldown.exe automatically.
- It can fully work in background.
- Do AC3 audio encoding via SoftEncode or MP2 audio encoding via BeSweet
- Full avisynth script support, comes with latest Dialhot Script V4 for DivX.
- Takes care of the annoying Softencode dying bug.
- DVD support via D2V projects and Full DVD support with DVD Decrypter ripping in DIKO Gold.
- Crash Recovery

What are DIKO Gold additional features?
- complete DVD support with automatic rip via DVDDecrypter and D2V creation. Just put the disc, click on Rip, choose the audio and subtitle track, and that's it.
- Support for non-standard AVI framerates
- Subtitle customization.
- Automatic Support for interlaced DVD Sources.
- Support for interlaced AVI sources
- Crash Recovery Customizer
- support for sub/idx subtitles in D2V mode.
- batch processing

Download DIKO here:
http://www.vmesquita.com/en/download.htm

Discussion in English:
http://www.vmesquita.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0

Discussão em portugues:
http://www.vmesquita.com/forum/index.php?board=2.0

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[celtic_druid]

So this would convert an XviD OGM, MKV or MP4 or just AVI's? If it only does AVI's then maybe you should change the name to A.I.K.O because surely it would convert a VP6, DV or whatever AVI just as easily as DivX/XviD ones?

[vmesquita]

Originally posted by celtic_druid
So this would convert an XviD OGM, MKV or MP4 or just AVI's? If it only does AVI's then maybe you should change the name to A.I.K.O because surely it would convert a VP6, DV or whatever AVI just as easily as DivX/XviD ones?
It can only deal with AVI container. As for other formats: the only problem is the audio codec, DIKO can only deal with MP3, AC3 and possibilly PCM (I started coding to support PCM but I never tested, my HD is too small to capture and encode 4 hours at once, for instance). The video must have a codec, a DirectShow filter is not enough.
Anyway I only tested with DivX/XVid, it would be nice to try.

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[woah!]

and this only converts to PAL is that correct?

[2COOL]

@woah!

I know you been around since Oct 2003 but with your first post...Welcome to the forums! :D

Originally posted by woah!
and this only converts to PAL is that correct? If you read the features in the first post, you would've seen this.

Do automatically framerate conversions from 23.976 to 25 fps and 25 fps to 23.976, including audio and subtitles.

So, it doesn't just do "only" PAL.

[vmesquita]

So, it doesn't just do "only" PAL.
Yes, you got that right. :)

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[onesoul]

@vmesquita

It would be nice if you give user the ability to edit/tweak the avisynth file, some steps are unnecessary like converttoyv12 when divx is yv12 although could be useful for dv if you want to use filters that work only in yv12 (some speed gain also?), the default script could be kept though.

edit: Could the use of ac3enc of sonic scenarist be optional towards sonic softencode?

Cheers

[vmesquita]

Originally posted by onesoul
@vmesquita

It would be nice if you give user the ability to edit/tweak the avisynth file, some steps are unnecessary like converttoyv12 when divx is yv12 although could be useful for dv if you want to use filters that work only in yv12 (some speed gain also?), the default script could be kept though.

You can edit standard.avs in scripts folder to whatever you want. :)

edit: Could the use of ac3enc of sonic scenarist be optional towards sonic softencode?

Cheers
Well, I never tested ac3enc... :confused: Actually I don't plan implementing since MP2 is a very good (and free alternative) already available.

PS: 0.41 is out. I'll post the information in the main post. Also check the new DIKO forum: http://www.kvcd.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=79

[onesoul]

Ok, but it would be nice to edit the script just before the encode starts like it is possible in dvd2svcd. :)

[djan]

Can this tool make a DVD from multiple Divx ?

[onesoul]

Yes it can. :)

[djan]

Great !!!

[vmesquita]

@onesoul
No it can't edit generated script before start encoding... But it's a nicec feature for a future version. :)

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[jorel]

up!

new D.I.K.O. 0.42 released, What's new and download page:

http://kvcd.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9615

:)

[DIggedy]

I'm trying to convert an AVI (Collateral) into a dvd-r using D.I.K.O/CCE. Problem is I get an almost 6gig video file in the end. What could be the issue?

[danpos]

Originally posted by DIggedy
I'm trying to convert an AVI (Collateral) into a dvd-r using D.I.K.O/CCE. Problem is I get an almost 6gig video file in the end. What could be the issue?

Hi! What's the DIKO version that you're using? DIKO (no more D.I.K.O.) has changed a lot and the one has a new home at http://www.vmesquita.com/forum, where you can reach more informations about it!;)

Cheers,

[Prodater64]

I think thread title must to be changed!

[Prodater64]

Hi:

You only need to run the utility, select only audio and build a unique project in DIKO with so many files as you want. Of course you need to add d2vs and ac3s (or avis), but DIKO only will encode audio.
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http://prodater64.spymac.net/Files/DIKOOnlyAudio.png

DIKO OnlyAudio Switcher (http://prodater64.spymac.net/Files/DIKOOnlyAudio_setup.exe)

Visual basic 6 routines needed.