GK current version - 0.32 beta

[len0x]

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UNINSTALL PRE 0.29 VERSIONS OF GK

Download links:
Full Pack 0.32 beta:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gordianknot/GordianKnot.RipPack.0.32.beta.Setup.exe?

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Change Log:
0.32.0 beta

[FIX] Ogg Boost was in Besweet parameters line even if not selected.
[FIX] Now ppl can select Language Comment for Vorbis stream.
[FIX] Chapters informations is now properly saved to registry for each slot.
[ADD] DVD sizes added (4.7 and 8.5)
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: Trim RadioButtons grayed when disabled.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: Preview button disabled when "trim both".

0.31.0 alpha

[CHG] Max width resolution: 1920 (HDTV).
[FIX] No overhead for OGM if no stream.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: Cropping ALWAYS before deinterlacing.
[FIX] Little bugs with Audio Interleave combobox change.
[FIX] "Use Different Last Pass" CheckBox now visible.
[CHG] AdvSaveAVS: "No Comments" check box state saved.
[FIX] CD Number saved to registry.

0.30.0 alpha

[FIX/CHG] "Chapters info" was not saved correctly to .job file. So format has been changed.
You can add 50 chapters to movie, no more.
[FIX] On the first start overhead was ticked despite the fact that XviD was selected.
[FIX] "Index out of Bounds" error when muxing ChaptersInfo.
[CHG] Big changes on Filters window:
- Filters ListBoxes are now TreeViews to show ALL filters inside a Library.
- ParamList is now used (if set to "True" in .xml file)
[CHG] AdvSaveAVS: So, library name is now displayed in front of filter param in filters ListBox.
[FIX] VDMod crash when using extended chars in Movie filename.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: IDCT value is set to 0 if none.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: Unable to move first item in Filters Listbox.
[CHG] MainForm: Less CDSize values (no more duplicates).

0.29 alpha build 1822
[FIX] Added Kernel Deinterlace to New SaveAVS window.
[FIX] Many bugs in the "Filters" window (especially to add a new filter).
[CHG] New format for filters .xml files (same as AVSEdit)
[CHG] New paths to apps (new dirs): BeSweet, DGMPGDec, vStrip, chapterExtractor, DVDDecrypter
[FIX] Icon recreation when Explorer crashes on win2000/XP
[CHG] Hack to add more key frame interval when splitting .avi.
[FIX] New SaveAVS: Denoising comments in script.
[FIX] New SaveAVS: "-> RESIZE" was not Read Only when opening an ini file.
[ADD] New SaveAVS: Some hints in Memo to help users.
[FIX] Error message when closing application.
[FIX] Remove VDMod error message when srt file was empty.
[FIX] SrtFile was not updated in the registry if deleted in "Options" tab.
[FIX] When deleting Registry settings, dgdecode name was "lost"
[CHG] Since not used anymore "Use alternative MPEGDEC dll" check box was removed
[FIX] SaveAVS: IVTC warning doesn't appear anymore inadvertently.
[FIX] XVid zones settings not erased if settings file exists.
[CHG] New SaveAVS: More infos on IDCT choices.
[CHG] New SaveAVS: Window is now Desktop centered.
[CHG] Number of saved profiles increased to 16
[FIX] Splitting is no longer cuts off last few seconds of video
[FIX] Comp test results for XviD 1.0 without b-frames improved
[FIX] Double click on tray icon is no longer affects other icons
==================================================================

Here we go. As tHe gLouCh was able to migrate my XviD 1.0 changes into main development branch I'll be building 0.29 alphas from now on. Most of the changes for this version were done last summer and autumn, so I don't really remember what they are :) Anyway afair:

- queue system enhanced to allow persistent saving/loading and other manipulations
- support for OGM and MKV containers (although I don't really know what the state of overhead calculation for them is)
- new Save AVS window
- work with DGIndex (from DGMPGDec) now

There are may be more changes that I am unaware of and Therry can probably list them as well. At a very least it should work OK with AVI container (I was using this alpha until December last year myself) and XviD 1.0.

P.S. I'm not working on this version atm, just building it, so don't ask me for bugfixes. When Therry has time he will read this thread and fix them and I will build new version. This is how its gonna work. Also don't try to push new feature requests as we do not have much time for 0.29 anyway now.

Enjoy.

[tHe gLouCh]

List of changes since 0.28.8

** Build 1811 (06/07/2004)

[CHG] Dll name chosen by ppl in Options tab is now used ('dgdecode.dll' for example).
[FIX] Merge from 0.28.8 version (len0x).
[UPDT] DVD2AVIdg/MPEG2DEC3dg now DGIndex/DGDecode.
[ADD] Number of CD (from 1/4 to 3)

** Build 1806 (29/10/2003)

[FIX] Credits script was not saved correctly when choosing Save & Encode option in new SaveAVS window.

** Build 1805 ** 27/10/2003

[ADDED] New SaveAVS window: now , infos are saved in XML files.

** Build 1804 ** 10/01/2003

fixed bug "array index out of bounds" in the job control

fixed paths problems when suddenly applications could not be started
and moreover you couldn't change the path on the path tab.

added undot() filter which is used by default

SetWorkingDir is not working properly on some systems, so it was removed
from avisynth script

added option to save avi from each pass of divx5

job name contains name of the final avi now

** Previous Builds ** 09/03/2003

[FIX] Now Vorbis quality & Audio Language values cannot be added by users.
[FIX] If Encode window is shown & no job is added then no more error message.
[ADDED] Dialog Window to choose Language first time the program is loaded.
[ADDED] Position of Splitter in MainWindow saved in .ini file.
[FIX] Style of Queue window saved & restored properly.
[CHANGE] Options CheckBox.checked moved to .ini file.
[CHANGE] Audio panels updated + eliminated delay in -ota parameter
[CHANGE] Ogg renamed to Vorbis
[ADD] Splitter in Queue Window to resize Jobs List
[FIX] One Job always selected in Queue Window.
[FIX] Up & Down buttons on Queue Job window.
[FIX] Standard dialogs in English
[FIX] Duplicate JobQueue when Hiding MainForm.
[ADD] OGM & MKV support
[ADD] Vorbis audio
[ADD] OTA, Presets, Boost in Transcoding Audio Parameters.
[ADD] Encode: Azid & Lame personal settings saved.
[ADD] Chapters
[ADD] Tray Icon when minimized
[ADD] Load, save, delete, move Jobs in Queue Window

tHe gLouCh

[len0x]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
List of changes since 0.28.8


we should actually put this into info.txt and commit to CVS, so it never gets lost :)

[rotflol]

Thanks, guys! :)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by len0x
we should actually put this into info.txt and commit to CVS, so it never gets lost :)

Done!

[Barsanuphe]

thank you, ive been using gordianknot for a long time now and only just discovering matroska... this release is most welcome!

[plazz2000]

Thanks!

[iradic]

hi...

is it possible to add new filter in New_Save_AVS window and how... i get "list out of bounds" and some other errors...

this is mainly cause kerneldeint isnt available under deinterlace... without possibility of adding new filters its pretty useless...

opening xvid avi file still causes problems - "not valid..."

bye

[jggimi]

...is it possible to add new filter in New_Save_AVS window...

I don't understand. There is an Edit button on the Save & Encode window. Perhaps you could explain more clearly what your trouble is?

this is mainly cause kerneldeint isnt available under deinterlace...

It is on my system, selectable via the Save&Encode window and in the scripts in the "Deinterlacing (2)" section. Are you sure you installed on top of 28.8 as described above?

opening xvid avi file still causes problems - "not valid..."

This I can duplicate. However, a one line .avs file containing an avisource() filter circumvents the problem.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by iradic
is it possible to add new filter in New_Save_AVS window and how... i get "list out of bounds" and some other errors...
Probably the program is not well set.

First, to use the "new" SaveAVS you must put all your plugins/filters in the AvisynthPlugins directory (Program Files/Gordian Knot/AvisynthPlugins) and check that in the "Program Paths" tab this is the right path.

Once done, to add a new filter in the script is easy: just click on the "+" button and the "Filters" window appears.

For the time being, the "Filters" window is a little "buggy": adding a new XML file description may cause some problems.
BUT, you can use the SaveAVS otherwise.

[jggimi]

Oh, the "Use advanced SaveAVS window" box in the Options tab. :stupid: Yes, iradic, you're right about kerneldeint not being in the list on the Prepare (Options) tab.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by iradic
this is mainly cause kerneldeint isnt available under deinterlace... without possibility of adding new filters its pretty useless... Yes. On the New SaveAVS I have forgot this one. Will repair that immediatly!
You can add it manually (in the "Script" tab).

[thoralf]

Originally posted by len0x
- support for OGM and MKV containers (although I don't really know what the state of overhead calculation for them is)


yay! Thank you very much for this. I'll run a test later this evening ...

with kind regards,
Thoralf.

[iradic]

thanks all

but i didnt get it... until now... you should really add some basic instructions for managing filters with new_save_avs window...

i didnt realise that xml files and filters needs to be in the same dir...

gknot is back...

EDITED HEAVILLY

[len0x]

Originally posted by iradic
i needed to move xml files to gknot dir and then everything worked fine... no errors and such...


well no one said its gonna be easy :)
I didn't pack actual filters only xml files into separate dir, so its probably my bad, but in my defence I haven't used new SaveAVS window yet :D

We're planning to release a full alpha pack which will consists of new more structured directories, coz its a mess now...

[jggimi]

Well, I had a few problems ... particulary when playing with DGIndex and with the new SaveAVS structure, so I perfomed a registry cleaning uninstall then reinstalled 28.8 and 29a.8211. Those problems all went away.

All I've noticed since is that all of the AviSynth plugins are in the main folder rather than the AviSynth plugin directory. But then, I believe I had the same simple issue when I last did a clean install a long while ago.

[tHe gLouCh]

The best for NewSaveAVS is to put ALL .dll (dgdecode, decomb, undot, etc...) and .xml files to AvisynthPlugins dir (next installer will do that eventually) and to tell program in "Programs Paths" where to look.

[jggimi]

The .xmls were all in the AvisythPlugin directory when I did my clean install, just the .dlls needed to be copied/moved.

[iradic]

created xml for KernelDeint...
copy, paste, save as .xml

EDIT: removed

[stax76]

@iradic

KernelDeint is already in the AviSynth repository, you can fetch them with a anonymous cvs checkout

http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=57023

the files should be created and edited with AVSEdit to ensure they have a proper format, Wilbert is maintaining the files so possible contributions could be sent to him

@tHe gLouCh

you mean you want to copy all filter definitions to the AviSynth plugin dir? I'm sure there will be people bothered by this. DVX still does this but the situation has changed a lot so it will be changed

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Dolemite
KernelDeint is already in the AviSynth repository...
the files should be created and edited with AVSEdit to ensure they have a proper format...It seems that the xml format has changed since DVX, and that files on Avisynth CVS are not compatibles with "mines". Is this an "official" format now ?
you mean you want to copy all filter definitions to the AviSynth plugin dir? I'm sure there will be people bothered by this. DVX still does this but the situation has changed a lot so it will be changed [/B]I am not sure I understand what you mean ? xml files are installed in AvisynthPlugins directory, and users can add any filter (.dll) they want in the same directory. Why is this bothering ?

[stax76]

It seems that the xml format has changed since DVX, and that files on Avisynth CVS are not compatibles with "mines".


the format was expanded, recent AVSEdit and DVX versions use the same format, I try to keep both code bases in sync where it makes sense


Is this an "official" format now ?


it's the official format for AVSEdit, the official AviSynth script editor which is part of the AviSynth project


I am not sure I understand what you mean ? xml files are installed in AvisynthPlugins directory, and users can add any filter (.dll) they want in the same directory. Why is this bothering ?


in AVSEdit both the help for the filters and the filter definitions are in the same directory or subdirectories as AVSEdit since there is no real benefit in copying it to the plugin directory which would irritate advanced users that would like to manage their global plugin dir by hand. I think I've misunderstood AvisynthPlugins as global plugin dir (the thing with the reg key), if its within the GK dir then everything is OK

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Dolemite
it's the official format for AVSEdit, the official AviSynth script editor which is part of the AviSynth project I have done the necessary changes. Next GK build will include this "new" format to maintain compatibility.:)

[niamh]

Well, THANK YOU, can't tell you how eagerly awaited this was :)

since you said the advanced avs window was buggy, please disregard this if you know it happens already:
i open a d2v project, hit save, select ''no noise''(i'm used to editing that myself manually), anyway this is what i get in the script:
............
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 3) heavy noise

# RESIZING
BicubicResize(704,272,0,0.75)

# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 3) heavy noise
............

if i pick ''little noise''in the prepare options box this is what i get in the script:

............
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 3) heavy noise

# RESIZING
BicubicResize(704,272,0,0.75)

# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 3) heavy noise
Temporalsoften(2,3,3,mode=2,scenechange=6)
mergechroma(blur(1.3))
FluxSmooth(5,7)
..........
the values are correct, (same for medium and heavy noise) but i still get a ''heavy noise'' header (or 2:))
i tried another d2v, and this time i got ''medium noise'' instead

.................
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 2) medium noise

# RESIZING
BicubicResize(704,288,0,0.5)

# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 2) medium noise
.....................
plus the 3 filters in the group are active by default (no # in front of either of them)(probably a new default, i'm just pointing out in case :))

The preview button , and the add/configure filters is just great , thank you very much!!!

I'm very possibly blind, but i don't see an ivtc option in the deinterlace box,and the + button is greyed out.The comment does say to enable it here, though (it's of course in the script all right)

just another thing, i can't seem to be able to click on ''trim:movie only''. Not that i ever use it, but GK doesn't respond there

And call me old, i'm delighted to be able to have my encoder window back in black :D

thanks again for all the great work :)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by niamh
...since you said the advanced avs window was buggyNot so much I hope :), its mainly the "Filters" window. But in the next build things will get better.
...# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 3) heavy noise
...the values are correct, (same for medium and heavy noise) but i still get a ''heavy noise'' header (or 2:))
i tried another d2v, and this time i got ''medium noise'' insteadLittle bug. Will look...
I'm very possibly blind, but i don't see an ivtc option in the deinterlace box,and the + button is greyed out... I am french. I work mainly in PAL. I will try tonight with a NTSC source.
...i can't seem to be able to click on ''trim:movie only''. Just set "Credits Start" to work: no credits, no Movie Only.

[len0x]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
Just set "Credits Start" to work: no credits, no Movie Only.

assuming XviD is not used...

[niamh]

Just set "Credits Start" to work: no credits, no Movie Only.
hehehe, that explains it ;)

I am french. I work mainly in PAL.

me too :) i just happened to see it was missing because i'm having fun with a telecined ntsc vob this week .And because i like to click on things to see what happens :)

[tHe gLouCh]

i don't see an ivtc option in the deinterlace box,and the + button is greyed outI have run a test, and with NTSC source it's working perfectly here: InverseTelecine is visible.

[niamh]

let me check again, because i know that two of us couldn't see it....

<re-checking>....yep , it's there now, i'm sorry :)

[JohnV]

OGM and MKV support is nice, but how about adding some industry standard container creation like MP4? :)

[jggimi]

Heh. Apparently, that may happen. From the way I read this thread, that day is "Someday." The VdubMod team merely need to resolve licensing issues, and then obtain development resources.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=403948

[stax76]

the 3ivx DShow muxer could be used or maybe another muxer, my implementation took only 30 minutes (available already in the forum btw.). Actually it took sligtly longer than 30 because I made a wrapper around DShow because I can't stand COM+ semantics but learning about DShow is probably not a bad idea because I see a big trend towards DShow

[len0x]

Originally posted by jggimi
The VdubMod team merely need to resolve licensing issues, and then obtain development resources.


VDubMod team doesn't look to be active at all. Last posts on this board by Belgabor and Cyrius were made back in March...

[Caoineadh]

thanks for your precious work

[thoralf]

Just ran a quick test ... When GKnot was supposed to mux the finished video into a matroska container, AviSynth popped up a Sylia Script Error ("expected ')'"). The avs looked like this:

// $job "DivX5 Append"
// $input "C:\DVD\Projects\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1_Movie.mkv"
// $output "C:\DVD\Projects\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1.mkv"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("C:\\DVD\\Projects\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1_Movie.mkv",0,0);
VirtualDub.RemoveInputStreams();
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("C:\\DVD\\Projects\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1 Track 1 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.ogg",0x00000204);
VirtualDub.stream[0].AddComment(0x00010000,"","English");
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetInterleave(1,500,1,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetVolume();
VirtualDub.stream[0].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.stream[1].SetSource("gs FR X \xE2\x80\x9D\xC2\xA8\xC3\xA9",0x00000301);
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetInterleave(1,500,1,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetVolume();
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetCompression();
VirtualDub.stream[1].EnableFilterGraph(0);
VirtualDub.stream[1].filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.SaveMKV("C:\\DVD\\Projects\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1\\STALKER_VTS_02_PGC1.mkv");
VirtualDub.Close();


The VirtualDub.stream[1].SetSource line looks a bit odd to me ...

Also, I occasionally get error messages about something being unresolved when quitting GKnot - I cannot reproduce this right now, but I'll post more details if it happens the next time.

BTW, i really like the advanced save-avs window. Great work!

With kind regards,
Thoralf.

[LordIntruder]

Hi,


Have tried the latest build up-to-date and what I wonder is about the compressibility test. When I make a compressibility test using Divx 5.1.1, I got something clear and usable but not with Xvid 1.0.

With the exact same movie I got this:

- Divx 56%
- Xvid 148% !!!

In fact the Xvid compressibility test is always high, whatever the movie, so high that I can't use the results to determine the best resolution. So I use Divx 5.1.1 compressibility test to determine it but it is slow, even for a short test. ;)

But maybe this is still in alpha stage for Xvid? In this case forget what I say.

Anyway thanks for your work on Gknot :)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by thoralf
VirtualDub.stream[1].SetSource("gs (....) FR X \xE2\x80\x9D\xC2\xA8\xC3\xA9",0x00000301);

The VirtualDub.stream[1].SetSource line looks a bit odd to me ...Yes. Stream1 is second audio ? Could you tell me the real file name ? We had some issues with "foreign" chars: é,à, etc... some time ago.
Also, I occasionally get error messages about something being unresolved when quitting GKnot - I cannot reproduce this right now, but I'll post more details if it happens the next time.Could you verify if this problem occurs ONLY when you're using Advanced SaveAVS ?

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by LordIntruder
When I make a compressibility test using Divx 5.1.1, I got something clear and usable but not with Xvid 1.0.
... But maybe this is still in alpha stage for Xvid? I don't understand what's happening. Code for XVid 1.0 was taken from lenOx changes from 0.28.8. So it is not in alpha stage. Did you check codec settings before running the comp. test ?

[Barsanuphe]

i also experienced the "expected'('" error while muxing 2 audio tracks in an mkv, without any foreign characters.
i also get the exit error message once in a while.
my last xvid encode was also 399mb while gordianknot expected more than 800mb, im gonna have to try and find out why.

[JohnV]

Originally posted by jggimi
Heh. Apparently, that may happen. From the way I read this thread, that day is "Someday." The VdubMod team merely need to resolve licensing issues, and then obtain development resources.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=403948 Well, according to that thread it seemed there still was a missunderstanding for the vdubmod dev that MP4 container is not license free. It is license free, there's no license issues with MP4..

[Barsanuphe]

the exit error message goes something like "read access error at address 0000000". i cant really figure out whats triggering it.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
i also experienced the "expected'('" error while muxing 2 audio tracks in an mkv, without any foreign characters. Just tell me the files names please. I have done a test with 2 audios (ogg+mp3) in mkv and all is fine for me.

[Brother John]

It's a fine day today. Great weather, no more lessons for the rest of the week and a new version of my favorite encoding tool. What else could I want! :)
Originally posted by len0x
- support for OGM and MKV containers (although I don't really know what the state of overhead calculation for them is)
I've been using an earlier build of 0.29 for some time now. Size prediction for matroska is near perfect. Numbers are similar for all kinds of audio setups and number of CDs. Also deviation stays the same for different encodings.
Codec deviation from calculated file size
DivX 5 < 1 MB
XviD 1.0
("calc overhead" off) ~ 2 MB less than calculated
XviD 1.0
("calc overhead" on) ~ 4 MB less than calculated
I didn't do tests but XviD deviation seems not to be GKnot's fault but XviD's tendency to produce slightly undersized files.

[len0x]

Originally posted by Brother John
I've been using an earlier build of 0.29 for some time now. Size prediction for matroska is near perfect. Numbers are similar for all kinds of audio setups and number of CDs. Also deviation stays the same for different encodings.


good to know !

Originally posted by Brother John
I didn't do tests but XviD deviation seems not to be GKnot's fault but XviD's tendency to produce slightly undersized files.

Never happened to me in AVI container...

[len0x]

Does anyone here have the same size statistics for OGM container?
I've just got a new estimation formula from one guy and now wonder if I should try it or current one is ok ?

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
the exit error message goes something like "read access error at address 0000000". i cant really figure out whats triggering it. OK. It happens when you open and close a video at least 2 times using AdvancedSaveAVS. This bug is fixed now!! :)

[Barsanuphe]

theglouch -> it was les reines du pouvoir.mkv, nothing fancy.

edit: lenox, sorry about rule #13 -- but i couldnt remember fancy -thanks niamh - and for some reason i happen to like the word folichon.

[len0x]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
theglouch -> c'etait les reines du pouvoir.mkv, rien de folichon.

Can you please speak english - its an english forum (Rule 13).

[niamh]

theglouch -> c'etait les reines du pouvoir.mkv, rien de folichon.

>>>>>> it was "les reines du pouvoir.mkv", nothing fancy.

Is there any plan at all to include AAC audio? :) (just inquiring :) )

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
theglouch -> it was les reines du pouvoir.mkv,Good, but I mean audio1 and audio2 filenames (ex: NTSC AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -16ms2.mp3)...

[Barsanuphe]

ok sorry so there you go:

les reines du pouvoir AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ogg
les reines du pouvoir AC3 T02 2_0ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ogg

[tHe gLouCh]

I found the bug.
It has to do with the ".srt file": even if you don't select a file in the "Subtitles" tab, GK try to mux an .srt file (funny name) in the final movie (made myself clear ?). You can see that immediatly if in the Queue window you have a "o MuxAudio & AddSrt" job.
Bug is fixed now :).

[len0x]

I'm almost finished building new GK pack which will have updated tools and different directory structure. I have to sort out Docs folder and then we'll have a base pack for all alphas (so that updates will be really small).

[tHe gLouCh]

Runnin MKV tests, I noted that CoreMediaPlayer or MPC cannot play an MKV file with 2 Audio streams & 1 srt Stream !! Is that normal ?
Does somebody knows which program to use to play those files ?

[len0x]

If you delete registry keys (as GK was just installed) and then launch GK you will never be able to open any files since variable which holds DGDecode.dll value will not be initilized (coz registry is empty), so you have to close GK and start it again.

Also as far as I can see that check box with "use alternative mpeg2dec3 dll" can be removed at all since we always use alternative dll and just a label saying "MPEG2 decoding library" would do just fine.

[tHe gLouCh]

--> len0x:
Since you're doing installation tests, do the "Choose Language" box working on first launch of program?

PS: I have rectified the "dgdecode.dll" bug and removed the checkbox too.

[len0x]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
--> len0x:
Since you're doing installation tests, do the "Choose Language" box working on first launch of program?


yes it does, although I didn't try anything apart from English :)

[niamh]

Runnin MKV tests, I noted that CoreMediaPlayer or MPC cannot play an MKV file with 2 Audio streams & 1 srt Stream !! Is that normal ?
it sure isn't :) the matroska stuff has a nasty tendency to be overwritten regularly, so it could be your issue ...reinstall the splitter and whatever else you need on top works fine.

if i select inverse telecine in the advanced avs window, the resulting script[Telecide(guide=1).Decimate(5)] doesn't include the field order at all, so if you don't know/forget you need to set it manually in the script, you get a vdub error straight away :)Maybe i missed where to set it,i've seen nothing obvious for it, save editing the script
(the older versions of GK had order=1 as default AFAIK, and so does the normal avs window, where selecting IVTC in the box returns the script [Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()] )

and thanks again for all that incredibly fast work :):)


edit: yikes, i forgot about a little typo..in the prepare box of the advanced avs, it's commented that
"If DVD2AVI showed your source as NTSC FILM below 95% you enable Inverse Telecine
here. In all other cases set Field Operations to None."
you typed below instead of over :)

[Barsanuphe]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
I found the bug.
It has to do with the ".srt file": even if you don't select a file in the "Subtitles" tab, GK try to mux an .srt file (funny name) in the final movie (made myself clear ?). You can see that immediatly if in the Queue window you have a "o MuxAudio & AddSrt" job.
Bug is fixed now :).

sometimes i had the srt thing showing in the old alphas, but i was using avis so i guess gk didnt try that hard then.
anyway - glad its fixed now.

[LordIntruder]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
I don't understand what's happening. Code for XVid 1.0 was taken from lenOx changes from 0.28.8. So it is not in alpha stage. Did you check codec settings before running the comp. test ?


Hi,


Sorry it was late and I made an error, I apologize. I entered the bitrate instead of putting quantizer 2 for the compressibility test.

However I still get higher scores:

- Divx 56%
- Xvid 75.5%

Is it normal to get such a difference?

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
I found the bug.
It has to do with the ".srt file": [...]

Yeah, I can confirm that. I had just one audio stream and no subtitles, GKnot tried to mux non-exisiting subs.
Also thank you very much for fixing the error message on exit ... I really appreciate your efforts.

Another one:

GKnot doesn't seem to be aware changes concerning zones in the Xvid configuration window. After adding zones and closing the window, these changes are gone when pressing the codec settings button again.

And the last one for now:

If Gknot is minimized to the system tray, double-clicking its icon also restores the application next to the GKnot icon (task manager, for instance).

That's all for the time being, I promise I won't file my next error report until next week or so :-))

With kind regards,
Thoralf.

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
Runnin MKV tests, I noted that CoreMediaPlayer or MPC cannot play an MKV file with 2 Audio streams & 1 srt Stream !! Is that normal ?
Does somebody knows which program to use to play those files ?
Works perfectly fine here, I'm using Zoom Player and the latest matroska DS splitter.

[Barsanuphe]

Originally posted by thoralf

If Gknot is minimized to the system tray, double-clicking its icon also restores the application next to the GKnot icon (task manager, for instance).


i guess you have a pretty heavy double-click because i dont have that problem here.

however sometimes explorer crashes and the said icon disappears which makes it impossible to bring gk up again.
could it be at least an option to minimize to the taskbar? it sometimes is annoying when an encode is well under way and will end during the night, but as i forgot to check the shutdown thing my noisy computer will continue to offend my ears until morning, and i cant check it, because gk is unreachable.
yes, there are worse situations in life. but hey, it would be a little nicer.
thank you

[len0x]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
however sometimes explorer crashes and the said icon disappears which makes it impossible to bring gk up again.

if you're using win2000/XP you should worry no more - I comitted fix two day ago (I did that for AutoGK quite a while ago)

[niamh]

if you're using win2000/XP you should worry no more - I comitted fix two day ago (I did that for AutoGK quite a while ago)

niamh does a little jig on the spot :D:D

no more trying to restore GK before the tray is totally gone!
(though it can be a funny reflex game, if you have nothing else to do ;) )

a tiny little other thing i saw is in the normal avs window, if you select IVTC (again, i know ;) ), then close the project, and then reopen another one, the ivtc warning pops up before you can actually open the d2v, let alone setting up whatever filters....
that does not happen with the new avs window, only the usual one.

[Barsanuphe]

Originally posted by len0x
if you're using win2000/XP you should worry no more - I comitted fix two day ago (I did that for AutoGK quite a while ago)

this fills me with joy, gratitude, and eagerness to get my hands on the new build.
keep up the great work!

[thoralf]

Originally posted by Barsanuphe
i guess you have a pretty heavy double-click because i dont have that problem here.


I usually try to maintain a decent relationship with my apps (based on mutual respect), there is no reason for me double-clicking them heavily :-)

The problems seems to be caused by the GKnot icon disappearing from the system tray right before the program is actually restored. The clicks get passed to the icon to the left of the GKnot icon. Maybe making the icon disappear after the program pops would help ... Or not letting the icon disappear at all.
Anyway, I'm a bit surprised that noone else is experiencing this issue, since I'm not running tons of unusual shell enhancements on my machine.

[Barsanuphe]

Originally posted by thoralf
[B]I usually try to maintain a decent relationship with my apps (based on mutual respect), there is no reason for me double-clicking them heavily :-)

now that i am reassured by your software-related morals, i can admit that it happens to me from time to time, but in that case i try to refrain my clicking impulses without blaming gk! shame on you mister! shame on you!

:D

[niamh]

i have experienced the issue, and i've learned never to use double-click on GK, i respectfully right-click it, else i end up with whatever is on the left of it ;) but i AM heavy-handed ;)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by niamh
the matroska stuff has a nasty tendency to be overwritten regularly, so it could be your issue ...reinstall the splitter and whatever else you need on top works fine.It doesn't work: MPC plays the file, I can choose the audio but Subtitles don't appear. CorePlayer simply crashs: "TCMP's Core can not render the file : F:\Temp\test.mkv"
...(the older versions of GK had order=1 as default AFAIK, and so does the normal avs window, where selecting IVTC in the box returns the script [Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()] )Advanced SaveAVS: This has been corrected (build>1811)
"If DVD2AVI showed your source as NTSC FILM below 95% you enable Inverse Telecine..." you typed below instead of over :) This has been corrected (build>1811)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by thoralf
GKnot doesn't seem to be aware changes concerning zones in the Xvid configuration window. After adding zones and closing the window, these changes are gone when pressing the codec settings button again.That was deliberate: if you move or delete CreditsStart frame, GK corrects the zone2 frame in XVid settings. So if you set CreditsStart to 0 then zone2 is removed !
But maybe it's not a good idea.
I can remove that, but ppl must change manually the CreditsStart in codec settings !!

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by niamh
...if you select IVTC (again, i know ;) ), then close the project, and then reopen another one, the ivtc warning pops up before you can actually open the d2v, let alone setting up whatever filters....Corrected (build >1811)

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
[about Xvid / zones:]That was deliberate: [...]
I can remove that, but ppl must change manually the CreditsStart in codec settings !!

I like fiddling around with zones, especially when doing backups of longer movies on 1 CD. Every bit counts in these scenarios ...
Maybe adding an advanced zone configuration option (ltting the user decide what zones to set up how) would help, but then again, this would probably make things even more complex.

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
"TCMP's Core can not render the file : F:\Temp\test.mkv"


Possible reasons I can think of:
- issues with vsfilter.ax
- wrong overlay settings
- I read somewhere that TCMP comes with its own internal matroska splitters. Disabling them and using the Direct Show version could also help ...

However, this is most probably an issue caused by TCMP and not by the Matroska filters.

[len0x]

Originally posted by LordIntruder
- Divx 56%
- Xvid 75.5%
Is it normal to get such a difference?

new XviD is indeed much more compressible. Did you use bframes ? If yes, then how many? If more than one then result of comptest can be not that reliable. If you didn't use b-frames then I found a bug which resulted in less accuracy as well in those cases (fixed).

[len0x]

Originally posted by thoralf
The problems seems to be caused by the GKnot icon disappearing from the system tray right before the program is actually restored. The clicks get passed to the icon to the left of the GKnot icon. Maybe making the icon disappear after the program pops would help ...

I think it helped. Will be in the next build.

[Redin]

HI len0x

I am a Portuguese translator for tradicional GordianKnot.
Now i am working on it because your new version 0.29 alpha build 1811 .
Please where can i send or by who can i send my portuguese lang file?

[len0x]

Originally posted by Redin
I am a Portuguese translator for tradicional GordianKnot.
Now i am working on it because your new version 0.29 alpha build 1811 .
Please where can i send or by who can i send my portuguese lang file?

Sourceforge request section please. (and clearly mark that it's for 0.29 alpha)

[niamh]

@ tHe gLouCh

I agree with thoralf(got those very 2 issues myself), your best bet is to uninstall the core player, reinstall it, without any extra support (it gave me tons of problems too), reinstall vobsub 2.23, and make sure it's the latest vsfilter(older vsfilter.dll had issues with subtitles in matroska (my vsfilter.dll is dated 08/03/2004, and that works), and then lastly reinstall the matroska muxer, splitter and so on...if you use the matroska pack v.1.0.2, the correct vsfilter is included in the installer :)
now that should sort you out, and TCMP will still be able to render matroska files, at least it does on my system.


can't wait for the new build :)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by niamh
...and TCMP will still be able to render matroska files, at least it does on my system....Thanks to all of you, my MKV file is playing now!:) Just had to do a fresh re-installation...

[len0x]

Grab it here (7Mb): http://len0xmirror1.serveftp.net/~len0x/GordianKnot.RipPack.0.29.alpha.Setup.exe

UNINSTALL all other versions of GK and DELETE registry settings.
All the programs inside the pack are upto date, but R4R is gone for good.

Please test this build in the next 24 hours and if nothing major found for installer then I'll move this to SF as is it too heavy to host on the same site as AutoGK :)

Change log:

[FIX] Added Kernel Deinterlace to New SaveAVS window.
[FIX] Many bugs in the "Filters" window (especially to add a new filter).
[CHG] New format for filters .xml files (same as AVSEdit)
[CHG] New paths to apps (new dirs): BeSweet, DGMPGDec, vStrip, chapterExtractor, DVDDecrypter
[FIX] Icon recreation when Explorer crashes on win2000/XP
[CHG] Hack to add more key frame interval when splitting .avi.
[FIX] New SaveAVS: Denoising comments in script.
[FIX] New SaveAVS: "-> RESIZE" was not Read Only when opening an ini file.
[ADD] New SaveAVS: Some hints in Memo to help users.
[FIX] Error message when closing application.
[FIX] Remove VDMod error message when srt file was empty.
[FIX] SrtFile was not updated in the registry if deleted in "Options" tab.
[FIX] When deleting Registry settings, dgdecode name was "lost"
[CHG] Since not used anymore "Use alternative MPEGDEC dll" check box was removed
[FIX] SaveAVS: IVTC warning doesn't appear anymore inadvertently.
[FIX] XVid zones settings not erased if settings file exists.
[CHG] New SaveAVS: More infos on IDCT choices.
[CHG] New SaveAVS: Window is now Desktop centered.
[CHG] Number of saved profiles increased to 16
[FIX] Splitting is no longer cuts off last few seconds of video
[FIX] Comp test results for XviD 1.0 without b-frames improved
[FIX] Double click on tray icon is no longer affects other icons

[niamh]

so far, all good :)
i tested the filters issue, the mkv muxing,did an explorer crash test , everything looks perfect :)

Alas poor robot4rip, i knew him well Horatio..... ;);) one less dust-catcher on my system, i never used it :D

great job :):):)

[thoralf]

I like that tool very much - the only real one-click ripping solution I came across. GKnots ripping window is imo not up to par with r4r ... Too bad it doesn't seem get developed any further.

[niamh]

@thoralf : i think that was what auto GK was made for :D

one more cosmetic thing that got overlooked, is the info tab....it's still on about meg2dec3dg.dll,dvd2avidg, R4R and things ;)

[niamh]

@tHe gLouCh

I have a few more ''gripes'' with the advanced avs window :)
( the add filter window is awesome btw, and to have all the comments even for the custom filters is impressive, truly :))
I don't know all the filters well, so I can only speak for the filters I know, here goes:

-tomsmocomp and greedyHMA comments say they have bottom field first set by default. They haven't, they're set on top field first in GK.(first parameter in script =1)

-decomb: the comments and settings are entirely about decimate. But decomb includes telecide as well(and mainly), I can't find a way to set my various telecide guides there, mainly the PAL guidance one that I use a lot. The only way I can seem to do that is edit the script manually, but then, it doesn't save to the ini file :(. I know you're not helped by the fact decomb does everything except the dishes :D, but I for one would dearly love to be able to set telecide there, with all its awesome options.

-convolution3D: it's slightly confusing there...it has convolution3D, and convolutionYV12, both called ''convolution3D''(but the "usual" c3d, the yv12, is under no category, whereas the other one is under the category''noise'') under filter name. Is there a use for convolyuy2 in GK? I think(I may be wrong) we just about all use the YV12 version, so _maybe_ call this one convolution3D and the other one by another name? besides I can't find a way(i'm not saying it can't be done, just I can't see how to do it) to enter all the other presets, the default and only preset being only ''movieHQ''.It would be GREAT to have them preset there or have a foolproof way to add them(this is selfish, because I use them all the time :) )

here are the presets with their values:
Convolution3d (matrix, ythresh, cthresh, t_ythresh, t_cthresh, influence, debug)
Convolution3d (preset="movieHQ") // Movie Hi Quality (good DVD source)
is an alias for Convolution3D (0, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3d (preset="movieLQ") // Movie Low Quality (noisy DVD source)
is an alias for Convolution3D (0, 6, 10, 6, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3d (preset="animeHQ") // Anime Hi Quality (good DVD source)
is an alias for Convolution3D (0, 6, 12, 6, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3d (preset="animeLQ") // Anime Low Quality (noisy DVD source)
is an alias for Convolution3D (1, 8, 16, 8, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3d (preset="animeBQ") // Anime Bad Quality (???)
is an alias for Convolution3D (1, 12, 22, 8, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3d (preset="vhsBQ") // VHS capture Bad Quality (???)
is an alias for Convolution3D (0, 32, 128, 16, 64, 10, 0)

the fact that I use convolution3D all the time leads me to another little problem I encountered:
if I select "little noise" , say, in the options box, I get the 3 filters options, all fine...if I want to , for example, add convolution3D("movieHQ") to temporal soften (with little noise values), I can't! :D (not easily anyway)
these are my choices in that case:
1)I go to options , and select "medium noise" (because that's where c3d is stashed) >> I then get a warning that my filter box is full, do I want to erase it? if I erase it, I lose temporalsoften(example), but if I click cancel, it doesnt write c3d to the script. I can then do 2:
2)I can type c3d and parameters manually in the script, not much hassle, but then it won't appear in the ini file, so I'm going to have to do this manually every time :) or I can do 3:
3)I can go to add filters, but then the only preset I have is movie HQ...I'm left to change that manually after, if I want to use LQ, or an anime setting, and back to 2)
4) I could edit the ini file manually, but that defeats the purpose of the whole advanced thing, doesn't it? :)

Anyway, this would apply to all filters that are stored under different noise levels, the only way it seems to add them together is to manually edit the presets or the defaults :)


And please do tell me to go away if you have enough ;)

[tHe gLouCh]

@niamh

1) First of all, the avisynth filters descriptions is not my work at all but were taken from the AVSEdit CVS on sourceforge www.avisynth.org (http://www.avisynth.org). We must thanks Dolemite, seewen, and Wilbert for their descriptions !!!
So if you want to work on those descriptions, contact them please.

2) I don't think you're using well the SAVEAvs window :).
First, on the "Prepare" tab, "Noise Filter" is here as a layout for your future work and to respect compatibility with "old" SaveAvs. Nothing more.

You must use .ini files!!

For example, you choose to add those filters in the Check ListBox (items checked or unchecked):

x RESIZING -->
x Temporalsoften(2,3,3,mode=2,scenechange=6)
x mergechroma(blur(1.3))
x FluxSmooth(5,7)
x Undot()
Save this set to file (GK_Little.ini for example). And next time all you have to do is open the file. All is saved to file.

Much better, you can add the SAME filter (with different parameters) on the set and check ONLY the one you want to use:


x Temporalsoften(3,5,5,mode=2,scenechange=10)
x RESIZING -->
Convolution3d("moviehq")
x Convolution3D (0, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3D (0, 6, 10, 6, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3D (0, 6, 12, 6, 8, 2.8, 0)
Convolution3D (1, 8, 16, 8, 8, 2.8, 0)

Save your set to .ini using Save and name it for example "GK_C3D_Filters.ini".

Now each time you will load this .ini file, you shall be able to check/uncheck a convolution3D set...

And when you click on the "Script" tab you can see directly your changes on the script.

I have some problem with english language. Hope I made myself clear :confused:

[niamh]

you were clear :)
I've no problem editing the ini file myself, and I will do that!( I'm just going to stuff in my asynther template, and get an excellent free GUI for it:) )
Thanks very much for writing this down though, it wasn't totally obvious it was the thing we should do in the first place.

As for the descriptions, I certainly never said they were wrong as such(they are not), but the GK automated script does put top field first by default, as opposed to using the filter defaults.So it's not wrong but it can be confusing for some users in this case.
And as for decomb,a bit must have got lost on the way, because it does include telecide+decimate(and field deinterlace(full=false)), and I can only see the decimate part of it :)

[tHe gLouCh]

1- !! Don't try to use extended chars like é, à, ù ... in the Movie/d2V name, since I've found a bug which crashes VDM!!

2- !! IDCT value is not set by default when you open AdvSAVEAvs window !!

3- AdvSAVEAvs: Unable to move down "--> RESIZE" row if in first position in Filter List Box.

(fixes in builds > 1822)

[thoralf]

Originally posted by len0x
Grab it here (7Mb) [...]:

No issues at all with the installer in my case ... everything went smoothly.

A minor issue: Some of the values in the bitrate / total size / 1cd = xxx mb dropdown list appear twice.
And another one about Xvid zones: Zones defined in the settings for the first pass won't show up in the second pass settings.

glouch and lenox, I want to thank you once again for your hard work on gknot!

[niamh]

i only saw the 790 mb value being repeated, but you made me notice some are in random order in that xxx mb box .All the other dropdowns are fine here :)

[InfoCynic]

For what it's worth, I've been using Gknot to make avis, besweet/nero to make AAC and then muxing them into an MKV with MMG/mkvtoolnix for a few months now... for overhead calcuation it's quite simple: 0. :) Resulting file usually is 0.5-1mb under target size, which winds up working well if you throw in a subtitle stream too.

[thoralf]

I got an error trying to mux a Matroska file (one video and one audio stream plus chpater info):

08:04:52: *************************************
08:04:52: EXCEPTION: List index out of bounds (20)
08:04:52: EXCEPTION: Encoder Thread Terminated.
08:04:52: *************************************

@niamh: yeah, I was referring to the random order :-)

@InfoCynic: regarding matroska muxing, mkvtoolnix is much more advanced than vdubmod...

[japouleripeur]

Originally posted by len0x
but R4R is gone for good. I'm disapointed...

Originally posted by thoralf
I like that tool very much - the only real one-click ripping solution I came across. GKnots ripping window is imo not up to par with r4r ... Too bad it doesn't seem get developed any further.I strongly agree

Originally posted by niamh
@thoralf : i think that was what auto GK was made forAGK doesn't produce mkv...

[niamh]

AGK doesn't produce mkv...
I've no doubt that it will, have a little faith :) besides R4R never produced mkv either ;)

[jggimi]

R4R produces a now incompatible .d2v project file, as the .d2v file structure changed between DVD2AVI and DGIndex.

Realize that Gknot and AutoGK are encoding suites, dependant upon a number of 3rd party tools. It is impossible to integrate everything in a constantly changing toolset environment.

[japouleripeur]

Originally posted by jggimi
R4R produces a now incompatible .d2v project file, as the .d2v file structure changed between DVD2AVI and DGIndex.

Realize that Gknot and AutoGK are encoding suites, dependant upon a number of 3rd party tools. It is impossible to integrate everything in a constantly changing toolset environment. Yes, I know, I know. It is why I updated all 3rd party softwares but DVD2AVIdg. You can't prevent me from being sad

[Redin]

Originally posted by len0x
...
Please test this build in the next 24 hours and if nothing major found for installer then I'll move this to SF as is it too heavy to host on the same site as AutoGK :)
...

1- It not passing 24 hours (mutch more, sory), and is not a bug, but i had verified, the title bar gk window thay say "Gordian Knot 0.2.9 alpha".
I think is was "... 0.29". Aren´t?

2- When install VobSub it blocked in final process. It may EndTask to finish installing GK.

3- Docs Folders not exist, its forever?

Thanks

[len0x]

1- It not passing 24 hours (mutch more, sory), and is not a bug, but i had verified, the title bar gk window thay say "Gordian Knot 0.2.9 alpha".
I think is was "... 0.29". Aren´t?


Actually I wanna scrap the whole 0.29.x build versioning idea and make normal increments like 0.30, 0.31... for the next builds.



2- When install VobSub it blocked in final process. It may EndTask to finish installing GK.


Did not get it - who blocked what? I have no problem installing vobsub.



3- Docs Folders not exist, its forever?


Yep. docs are moved to each application folder and 0.27 docs are finally removed.

Anyway this build is up at sourceforge.

[plazz2000]

Originally posted by len0x
Actually I wanna scrap the whole 0.29.x build versioning idea and make normal increments like 0.30, 0.31... for the next builds.

Good idea! It'll be nice to get back to normal version numbers, IMHO.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by thoralf
I got an error trying to mux a Matroska file (one video and one audio stream plus chpater info):

08:04:52: *************************************
08:04:52: EXCEPTION: List index out of bounds (20)
08:04:52: EXCEPTION: Encoder Thread Terminated.
08:04:52: ************************************* Could you give me more infos (on chapters especially) ?

[Alxemi]

2- When install VobSub it blocked in final process. It may EndTask to finish installing GK
Same here. It was already in 28 version. When installing VobSub (from the GK installer) everything goes fine but at the end the vobsub-installer doesn´t close himself, it stays there wayting for --nothing--. You must go to the task manager and close the VobSub-whatever process manually to continue with the GK instalation.

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
Could you give me more infos (on chapters especially) ?

The chapter file, as produced by ChapterXtractor (ogm style):

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000 CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:02:49.920 CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:20:13.800 CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:37:17.880 CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4
CHAPTER05=01:00:41.280 CHAPTER05NAME=Chapter 5
CHAPTER06=01:18:48.800 CHAPTER06NAME=Chapter 6
CHAPTER07=01:40:24.200 CHAPTER07NAME=Chapter 7
CHAPTER08=01:57:52.520 CHAPTER08NAME=Chapter 8
CHAPTER09=02:16:54.440 CHAPTER09NAME=Chapter 9
CHAPTER10=02:33:45.920 CHAPTER10NAME=Chapter 10

I loaded this one on the chapters/subtitles tab of GKnot, its contents werde displayed just fine ...
I tried to mux just the chapter file, one video- (Xvid) and one audio stream (ogg).

[thoralf]

Originally posted by jggimi
R4R produces a now incompatible .d2v project file, as the .d2v file structure changed between DVD2AVI and DGIndex.


Is it okay to tell r4r to use dgindex.exe instead of dvd2avidg.exe ?

edit: yeah, seems to be okay. Just point r4r to DGIndex.exe.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by thoralf
...problem with chapters...I've found the bug :). Chapters' count was more than Text File Lines' count/2 (sort of).
(fix in build > 1822)

[tHe gLouCh]

Since I don't want to bother len0x every day, I invite you yo go to my page to download quick builds.
Time to time len0x will update sourceforge downloads page with more "official" updates as we agreed together before.
Latest build 1824 (13/06/2004):

** Build 1824
[FIX] "Index out of Bounds" error when muxing ChaptersInfo.

** Build 1823
[CHG] Big changes on Filters window:
- Filters ListBoxes are now TreeViews to show ALL filters inside a Library.
- ParamList is now used (if set to "True" in .xml file)
[CHG] AdvSaveAVS: So, library name is now displayed in front of filter param in filters ListBox.
[FIX] VDMod crash when using extended chars in Movie filename.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: IDCT value is set to 0 if none.
[FIX] AdvSaveAVS: Unable to move first item in Filters Listbox.
[CHG] MainForm: Less CDSize values (no more duplicates).

[niamh]

That looks simply beautiful :)

The dropdowns are all here and there's a lovely submenu for decomb ;)
Thank you for fixing what was bugging me, even though I'd badly phrased it :)

[Redin]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
Since I don't want to bother len0x every day, I invite you yo go to my page to download quick builds.
Time to time len0x will update sourceforge downloads page with more "official" updates as we agreed together before.
...


Hi tHe gLouCh
I would like that the update *.ini file of Portuguese language could join to its projecto already.
In the next updates I would like that it could inform me of the alterations that the text of the GK_portuguese.ini file came to have to be more easy and faster to make some corrections.
It can make download here. (http://doom9pt.layer.biz/GK_portuguese.ini)

Thanks

Redinpais

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Redin
...I would like that it could inform me of the alterations that the text of the GK_portuguese.ini file came to have to be more easy and faster to make some correctionsWell, I'd like to inform translators of changes made to GK_English.ini, but it's to fastidious to maintain. It's more easy for you to use a good file comparison tool like ExamDiffPro.

[Barsanuphe]

the_glouch -> its a ridiculous detail but in the french translation, in the subtitles tab, "hazard" is spelled "hasard" actually.

Barsanuphe, poiting out useless and annoying details for more than 20yrs all throughout the world now.

[len0x]

Any known bugs left? I'm planning to build new version tomorrow.

P.S. actually there is one at sourceforge: on the first start overhead is ticked despite the fact that XviD is selected.

[tHe gLouCh]

I've found a big one concerning Chapters: cannot save chapters info to .job file, so when you load a job with "Mux Chapters info" GK stops. I am working on it.

[niamh]

P.S. actually there is one at sourceforge: on the first start overhead is ticked despite the fact that XviD is selected.
Aye, I noticed this, but I thought it was me who'd ticked it by mistake since it didn't reappear.

Other than that , the pop ups in the advanced avs are in french (OK, cancel, that type of stuff), minor thing really :)

[len0x]

Originally posted by niamh
Other than that , the pop ups in the advanced avs are in french (OK, cancel, that type of stuff), minor thing really :)

That's coz tHe gLouCh has french version of Delphi :)
In my offical builds everything is English :D

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by niamh
Other than that , the pop ups in the advanced avs are in french (OK, cancel, that type of stuff), minor thing really :) My builds are french so standard messages are in french !!
Edit: oups.. len0x was faster than me...

[niamh]

My builds are french so standard messages are in french !!
Guess we're lucky you aren't japanese then ;)

[len0x]

I've changed versioning system, so now we gonna go to 0.50 stable :)

tHe gLouCh can do 0.30.x updates on it, so that two digits will mean official release and the rest is private builds.

[guada]

LenOx and team GK, great work :) :)

[hyper84]

WHEEEEE! Thank you team GK!

[obieobieobie]

Thanks for the great work, len0x and glouch.

I have a question though, which I couldn't find a good answer to using search.

Why aren't we supposed to tick overhead calculation when using XviD in Gknot?

[kikounet]

[FIX] VDMod crash when using extended chars in Movie filename.
Thanks! I ran unfortunely in that situation :angry: (now I don't use accents anymore).
Thanks for your fabulous work.

[len0x]

Originally posted by obieobieobie
Why aren't we supposed to tick overhead calculation when using XviD in Gknot?

Its already included in XviD video stream by the codec itself.

[obieobieobie]

Oh. Thanks for the info. I've used it checked on two 2CD encodes, and I didn't experience any problems. Is there any way I can check the encodes and see if it did indeed screw something up?

edit: typo

[KoVaR]

it's so nice to see GKnot alive :)
:thanks:

[Wilbert]

@niamh

1) First of all, the avisynth filters descriptions is not my work at all but were taken from the AVSEdit CVS on sourceforge www.avisynth.org. We must thanks Dolemite, seewen, and Wilbert for their descriptions !!!
So if you want to work on those descriptions, contact them please.
I will look at it next week.

Nice to hear that those descriptions are being used in GKnot ! Btw, most of them are written by the authors of the plugins.

[niamh]

There was a misunderstanding there I think :). I wasn't doubting the descriptions at all, but the fact that in GK, the field orders defaults in the avs script are tff (e.g. when you click tomsmocomp in the avs GK box, you get a tff tomsmocomp in the script, same for IVTC and whichever other), while the actual defaults for these filters are bff (which is what the glouch pasted in the filter window, and which is what you would get if you added the filters through the add filter window).So technically, I got it wrong, and fell right into the trap, and head first at that.I hope nobody else does ;)

[elestrodix^]

try this formula:

www.flaskmpeg.info/board (http://www.flaskmpeg.info/board/thread.php?threadid=4138&sid=ce1893ad9a93aeae73f01390e8492187)

or here
http://forum.gleitz.info/ (http://forum.gleitz.info/showthread.php?t=11298)

;)

[gnr]

thanks for the great release, lots of nice features but i am unable to use some filters like MSharpen, it says MSharpen.dll is missing. i can see a file name MSharpen.xml in the avisynth plugin dir but theres no MSharpen.dll. do i need to download and put all the dlls there or theres someother way i dont know.
thanks.

[niamh]

do i need to download and put all the dlls there
Yes you do, the xml files are used for comments only, and GK comes bundled with more xml than dll's.
You can get any additional dll's here (http://www.avisynth.org/warpenterprises/) .(It's a database of all the avisynth filters under the sun).Unfortunately, the site has been hacked this week, so you need to wait until it's back to normal. :)
For MSharpen in particular, and other Donald Graft's filters you can go there (http://neuron2.net/mine.html)

Make sure you download the avisynth 2.5 compatible dll's, not the 2.0 ones :).

Then extract them in avisynth plugins folder, and that's it.

[gnr]

thanks niamh for the info, downloaded the filters...working fine.

[JaLe]

I installed new GK 0.30 alpha.

Am I making something wrong here? When I make an avs-file, "cropping" is before interlacing. This causes lots of errors on the picture.

This was OK in 0.28 version. ("Cropping" was after interlacing in avs-file)

Then I have another problem, I'am not sure is this correct thread, but here it goes.

When saving project (d2v) and demuxing audio (ac3) from vob-file with DGIndex 1.0.12, delay in ac3 filename is allways 0ms even it should be somethhing else e.g. -66ms.

[len0x]

Originally posted by JaLe
When saving project (d2v) and demuxing audio (ac3) from vob-file with DGIndex 1.0.12, delay in ac3 filename is allways 0ms even it should be somethhing else e.g. -66ms.

"should" ? :)
In fact DGIndex is producing correct delay, but only for DGDecode.dll.

[Jerry_Sm@rt]

Glad to see mkv support.
But I got a little shut down problem with 0.29 alpha.
Gk could not shut down my computer after encoding.
0.28.8 don not have this problem on my computer

[Bluedan]

The fault is sure to be mine, but why am I getting this error message with GK <not a valid d2v, avs or avi file> ?
Installed v029 and then 030a over existing installation and created DGIndex file.
Had to skip to DVD2AVIdg1.77.3dg1.0.0RC2 to create a second project file. GK refuses then to load that file again, but if I re-try to open DGI-project file it works!!
Funny that with DGI the slider stopped a few centimeters before end of progress bar...

Maybe a conflict of co-working dll's or ini files?

Both D2A versions reside in different subfolders in GK folder.

[len0x]

GK 0.29 and up will only work with DGIndex bundled with the pack.

[Bluedan]

Originally posted by len0x
GK 0.29 and up will only work with DGIndex bundled with the pack.

Indeed. And is has been installed with it as it was included in 0.29.

BTW. In avs script written with GK decomb.dll gets ALWAYS loaded. Reason?

[niamh]

Installed v029 and then 030a over existing installation
The answer is in the question :). You need to uninstall and delete registry keys and make a fresh install, as I think was said on page 1 of this thread..EDIT:
posted by jggimi:
Well, I had a few problems ... particulary when playing with DGIndex and with the new SaveAVS structure, so I perfomed a registry cleaning uninstall then reinstalled 28.8 and 29a.8211. Those problems all went away.
That applied to me as well, clean reinstall works.

[Bluedan]

Oh. Must have missed that. Read the first pages of the thread some time ago, but decided now to join alpha testing with v0.30a. I didn't read again. Sorry and thanks for helping.

[niamh]

Actually these are the 2 lines of the very first post by len0x:

BUG REPORTS IN THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE (NO OTHER THREADS OR SOURCEFORGE)

UNINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF GK

:D (I'd missed it as well earlier, must have been too big ;) )

[Bluedan]

But you did start with reinstalling 0.28.8 right?
So did I now, but 0.29 is a full install package with SOME changes to previos versions...

[niamh]

Well back then, it wasn't yet, that's the thing.

so I suppose a clean install of 0.29 full should work now, things move so fast ;) But that still involves making sure any older registry settings on some systems are removed... sorry for confusing you..let's start again:

-remove any version of GK you have including the registry clean up
-install GK 0.29 alpha
-install the 0.30 update
-re-do any d2v projects you may have done before
-see it work (hopefully)

[dieu_tout_puissant]

There's something strange about this version. Why is the deinterlacing after the cropping???

[Subwars]

sweet this is great your the best lenox

thx for bring the best app every made for dvd backup back to life

with some much needed updates and improvments

[Subwars]

umm i can't see anywere that this has been even brought up yet but what happened to the last pass option for divx i can see the button there but it's like greyed out type thing i can't select it and the check box that used to be there on the older version to enable it isn't there to select ?????

is this just me or what

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Subwars
...but what happened to the last pass option for divx i can see the button there but it's like greyed out type thing i can't select it and the check box that used to be there on the older version to enable it isn't there to select ?????

is this just me or what No it's not you !! The check box is here but you cannot see it (too low). Fix done (>0.30.0)

[Jeffster]

Nice work guys!
I've just upgraded from 0.28 and everything looks sweet so far, it's nice to see development continuing. :)

I noticed in the Save avs preview window there is now a No comments checkbox, which is cool because I normally edit the avs after saving it and clean it up by removing all the commented stuff anyway.

I was wondering if it is possible to make that option "sticky" so that whatever it is set at is remembered next time you open the Save avs window? (like, for example from 0.28, GK remembers if the preview window is set to view resized or not and you don't have to set that each time anymore)

Thanks for your work :D

[Subwars]

No it's not you !! The check box is here but you cannot see it (too low). Fix done (>0.30.0)


i've got 0.30.0 installed and i can't see the last pass check box anywhere :(

[PeebZ]

i've got 0.30.0 installed
Fix done (>0.30.0)

Subwars this >0.30.0 means in any verion greater than 0.30.0 it has been fixed.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by Jeffster
I noticed in the Save avs preview window there is now a No comments checkbox....
I was wondering if it is possible to make that option "sticky"... Done :) (>0.30.0)

[Subwars]

ok then so we just have to wait to the next update gets released then

sweet

[Jeffster]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
Done :) (>0.30.0)

Thanks :cool:

[len0x]

shall I build 0.31 then ?

[len0x]

actually there are a couple of bugs at SF.

I also built new codec pack 1.7

[Subwars]

yes please

thanks lenox you rule

[len0x]

Available at sourceforge.

[hyper84]

Many, many thanks, Team GK!

[garbel]

Hi !

In the 'Bitrate' Tab (in the 'Total-Size'-Area) it would be nice if one could choose not only CD-Sizes but DVD-Sizes too (4,7 GB; 8,5 GB...). I know it's only a little littleness, but please ;)

Keep up the great work

garbel

[Subwars]

Originally posted by garbel
Hi !

In the 'Bitrate' Tab (in the 'Total-Size'-Area) it would be nice if one could choose not only CD-Sizes but DVD-Sizes too (4,7 GB; 8,5 GB...). I know it's only a little littleness, but please ;)

Keep up the great work

garbel


yes something like that would be nice like you have in auto gk were you can choose say 1/4 or 1/3 of a dvd and with the new dual layers coming out could even impletement that at the same time

but no rush on that feature i think is required anytime in the future when you feel like implementing it into the program if you want to of course

keep up the great work we all appiciate it greatly :D

[tHe gLouCh]

DVD sizes will be implemented in the next version (> 0.31): respectively 4479 MB (4.7) and 8099 MB (8.5).

[len0x]

Keep in mind that you're unable to burn file more than 2GB on a DVD unless you're using UDF file system (not ISO).

[Subwars]

would a divx player or xbox read the disc and file/s if it was in that udf??

and if you still at least kept the files split then it would still be okay wouldn't it say for examply you made a 3gig movie file if you split it to 2 1.5gig files then burnt it to the dvd that would work correct??

i havn't got a dvd burner as yet myself but am planing on it very soon

[len0x]

Originally posted by Subwars
would a divx player or xbox read the disc and file/s if it was in that udf??


dunno about xbox, but afaik none of the divx players can read UDF...

Originally posted by Subwars

and if you still at least kept the files split then it would still be okay wouldn't it say for examply you made a 3gig movie file if you split it to 2 1.5gig files then burnt it to the dvd that would work correct??


yes, but some divx players has issues with files more that 1Gb though.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by len0x
Keep in mind that you're unable to burn file more than 2GB on a DVD unless you're using UDF file system (not ISO). Yes, thanks. I've just added the two DVDR sizes. But users will not be able to choose more than 1/3 DVD (1493 MB) for first size, 1/4 DVD (2025 MB) for second. Maybe I could add (like you did in AutoGK) a "2Gb Max" choice ?

[garbel]

I use GK to get my HDTV-Rips (i can receive Euro1080 with my DVB-Card) on DVD. I'm using VirtualDubMod with XviD to shrink, let's say a 2-Hour, 15 GB Music-Concert-Rip (1920*1080) to a 4,7 Gb mkv-File (1280*720) and then burn it using UDF. By the way, i can enter the DVD-Size manually anyway, so this should be no problem.

[thana]

Originally posted by Subwars
would a divx player or xbox read the disc and file/s if it was in that udf?? i don't know about standalone players but the xbox can't read files >1GB from UDF-DVDs. also it can't read files >4GB from the HD.
see here:http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/info_faq.htm#19
and support for OpenDML-avis in XBMC is only there since the latest builds and still experimental.

[Alxemi]

would a divx player or xbox read the disc and file/s if it was in that udf??
Mine do. It´s an ascomtec 3004 (spanish brand). It has a mediatek 1389DE chip.dunno if it´s because of the chip, the firmware or the reader :?

[Rash]

Wow, thank you so much for this new version. I really enjoyed the new directory structure. ;)

Thanks a lot guys.

[dieu_tout_puissant]

When I try to open an avi which contains xvid, gordian knott shows "File is not a valid d2v project, avi or avs file!"

[Alxemi]

When I try to open an avi which contains xvid, gordian knott shows "File is not a valid d2v project, avi or avs file!"
dunno if its normal or has any solution, anyway i never open avi files with GK, try to use a simple avs file to serve the avi and open the avs.
Something like

avisource ("c:\miclip.avi")

should work.

[guada]

Hello everyone,

dieu_tout_puissant:
I think well of Xvid codec then, since great changes GK 0.28 to 0.31 alpha it is not the same thing.
I don't the answer of your question because i have noticed too.
( actually i uses GK 0.28 again )
However, SBC play well; that is not the case of Xvid, Divx.

Lenox must know why

[JaLe]

0.30 alpha & 0.31 alpha installed. Same problem when saving avs-file.

Please, can somebody tell me why cropping is before deinterlacing ???

I get green lines in bottom of video with this setup.
If I change cropping after deinterlacing green lines disappears.

[manono]

Hi-

Please, can somebody tell me why cropping is before deinterlacing ???

Maybe len0x and the Glouch are giving you credit for understanding how to crop interlaced material in the YV12 colorspace. You have to crop top and bottom in mod 4 (each crop a multiple of 4). Or do as you are doing and move the crop after the deinterlace. Here's some more information:

http://www.avisynth.org/Crop

[McGee]

Originally posted by manono
You have to crop top and bottom in mod 4 (each crop a multiple of 4).Since this is the case, perhaps an extra drop-down menu in the cropping section might be helpful. It could restrict the Auto Crop function (as well as manual cropping) to the appropriate mod for the chosen color space.

[andrei]

I am trying to rip a NTSC DVD, region 1, and in GDIndex I get sometimes (75% from cases) 23,970 FPS and sometimes 29,970. Normally my movie is 29,970. Every time I get 23,970 I have the video/sound desynchronized. Thanx.

[dieu_tout_puissant]

Originally posted by Alxemi
try to use a simple avs file to serve the avi and open the avs.
Something like

avisource ("c:\miclip.avi")


Yeah yeah, I know that, but that's not ideal solution. I reported this bug because I was thinking it's strange. It was the same with the 0.28 version and when you unistall the xvid codecs, that works fine (even if you use another decoder for xvid content).

[guada]

Hello dieu_tout_puissant,

I make your test, everything seems to point you are right.
However, after replacing the last version 1.0.1 by the xvid devapi-3, it works so fine.
Try it, you will see ;)

To soon

[niamh]

As for the XviD/avi not opening, I dimly remember reading about the issue, and it being said that no, it didn't work, and that there was no fix for it yet (there might be now, that was a good while ago, like 3 weeks :D )

Since this is the case, perhaps an extra drop-down menu in the cropping section might be helpful. It could restrict the Auto Crop function (as well as manual cropping) to the appropriate mod for the chosen color space.
This is where GK starts turning into autoGK :p Seriously, smart crop all does that already, I never use auto crop, I cant say.

IIRC cropping has always been between IVTC and deinterlacing anyway on all the GK I've had, so I wouldn't say it's anything new.

@andrei, that's a problem for the DVD2AVI forum, not here :)
DVD2AVI=DGIndex

[len0x]

Originally posted by dieu_tout_puissant
Yeah yeah, I know that [...]

I would be very careful when phrasing you reply like that. I took the liberty of editing out unnecessary language.

[BluDChyLD]

not sure if these bugs have been reported already but heres my 2 cents -

1. When audio encoding to OGG boost parameter is still used when I specify for it to be kept off

2. Chapter import dialog box and settings remain the same when switching between different movie settings (1,2,3 etc...) Does this mean it is not possible to specify different chapters for each film?

Other than that the new GK has some nice improvements! Good job len0x, I'm looking forward to the final release :)

[andrei]

Hello,

I have a very serious problem: I'm trying, since 3 days, to encode a NTSC DVD 29,97 FPS (Stargate - serials) and at the end I get a desynchronized audio/video movie. In DVD2AVI I put Force FILM. What settings should I use (in DVD2AVI, AVSynth, etc.)? Please, any sugestion is appreciated. Thanx

[dieu_tout_puissant]

Originally posted by len0x
I would be very careful when phrasing you reply like that. I took the liberty of editing out unnecessary language.

English is not my main language you know. Does I bother you with your phrasing? No.
But that's not your fault if you're soooooooo not ideal.

[jggimi]

dieu_tout_puissant:

Len0x was gently reminding you about rule 4. Now, I will remind you about Rule 16.

You don't have to like our rules. You can hate them. That's OK.

But you agreed to abide by them, and we insist you follow them.

Please read them before posting again.

Here's a link:

http://forum.doom9.org/forum-rules.htm

[Rash]

Just one question. Did you remove the Robot4Rip from the pack? I think it was great to make some tasks for me. :)

[jimmy basushi]

Originally posted by Rash
Just one question. Did you remove the Robot4Rip from the pack? I think it was great to make some tasks for me. :)

Hi Rash, i cant remember where i read it (might be this thread) but the author for R4R has discontinued his work on it, since it cant/wont be updated it was dropped from the GK pack.

[klovierb]

First at all, i love this version of gknot0.30 alpha, it's really a great work.
So i have made some tests here and found some little problem.
1.) I use robot4rip and gknot 0.30 alpha to make a divx5 with 2 audio streams in a *.ogm
container from a DVD. This 2 audio streams(one english one german) are created with Robot4Rip.
I choose in the DivX Encoding Control Panel for the audio source the german audio stream
and the radio button "Nur muxen"(in the english version maybe "only mux").
But the popup menu for the language comment is grayed out, so i can't choose the german
language comment(i think this popup menu is only for gknot's created audio streams).
I would prefer here a possibility to determine the language from file name of this stream.
Here is the part of gknot's log file, where the german audio stream has the default english comment.
...
Audio 1:
Mode: Just Mux Source File.
SourceFile: H:\DVD\Projects\m\m Track 2 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.ogg
WavFile: H:\DVD\Projects\m\m Track 2 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.wav
Mp3File: H:\DVD\Projects\m\m Track 2 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.mp3
OggFile: H:\DVD\Projects\m\m Track 2 Deutsch DELAY 0ms_1.ogg
OggQuality: 0.200
OggLanguage: English
Azid:
Lame:
Delay: 0
Interval: 1
Preload: 500
Mux: 1
Recalc: 1
DeleteWav: 1
...
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("H:\\DVD\\Projects\\m\\m Track 2 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.ogg",0x00000204);
VirtualDub.stream[0].AddComment(0x00010000,"","English");
...

2.) I have seen same behaviour as BluDChyLD told about chapters:
"Chapter import dialog box and settings remain the same when switching between different movie settings (1,2,3 etc...)" But all my finished jobs have no chapters.

I will try this with version 0.31 again

[X-guy]

I have a little problem of achieving the exact file size in GK and ill explain:

i have an home made Vob file which is d2v of course,its running time is 2m13s ... separate mp3 file which i want to mux and its 1606KB,im trying XViD and i want the total file size to be 20MB,if i check the frame overhead i get 19.1MB if i leave it unchecked i get 19.2MB,in the audio1 tab i left it on No Audio.

Why GK can't reach the exact 20MB target i set for him? (or at least 19.9MB - 20.1MB)

Previous version of GK i used to check the frame-overhead and the audio1 tab was set to VBR mp3,and i was able to do it.

Am i missing something?

EDIT:
each time when i use the same options but changing the resolution,i get a different file size.

[len0x]

Originally posted by andrei
I have a very serious problem: I'm trying, since 3 days, to encode a NTSC DVD 29,97 FPS (Stargate - serials) and at the end I get a desynchronized audio/video movie. In DVD2AVI I put Force FILM. What settings should I use (in DVD2AVI, AVSynth, etc.)?

Can you post your avs file? What % of FILM DVD2AVI showed you ?

P.S. I hope you're using DGIndex actually and not DVD2AVI to create d2v files.

[andrei]

Yes I'm using GDindex. 89.76 % FILM.

My .avs :

# Created with Gordian Knot
#
# http://gknot.doom9.org

# PLUGINS
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\dgdecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\decomb.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\KernelDeInt.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\UnDot.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\dgbob.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\Convolution3d.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\FluxSmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\TomsMoComp.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\VSFilter.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AviSynthPlugins\SimpleResize.dll")

# SOURCE
mpeg2source("C:\Documents and Settings\Andrei\My Documents\Stargate_rip\Sezon6\CD3\ep1\631_no_force.d2v")

# TRIM
#trim(startframe,endframe)

# IVTC
Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()
# or use
#IVTC(44,11,95)
#GreedyHMA(1,0,4,0,0,0,0,0)

# CROPPING
crop(2,0,716,480)

# DEINTERLACING (1)
#FieldDeinterlace()
#FieldDeinterlace(blend=false)
TomsMoComp(-1,5,1)

# DEINTERLACING (2)
#KernelDeInt(order=1,sharp=true)
# or maybe
#DGBob(order=1,mode=1)

# DEINTERLACING (3) - special requests
#GreedyHMA(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
#Telecide()
#SeparateFields()

# SUBTITLES
#VobSub("FileName")

# RESIZING
LanczosResize(640,352)

# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
Undot()

# 1) little noise
#Temporalsoften(2,3,3,mode=2,scenechange=6)
#mergechroma(blur(1.3))
#FluxSmooth(5,7)

# 2) medium noise
#Temporalsoften(3,5,5,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("moviehq")
#FluxSmooth(7,7)

# 3) heavy noise
#Temporalsoften(4,8,8,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("movielq")
#FluxSmooth(10,15)


And my .d2v :

DGIndexProjectFile06
2
39 D:\Stargate\Sezon6\CD3\Ep1\VTS_01_1.VOB
39 D:\Stargate\Sezon6\CD3\Ep1\VTS_01_2.VOB

Stream_Type=1
iDCT_Algorithm=5 (1:MMX 2:SSEMMX 3:FPU 4:REF 5:SSE2MMX)
YUVRGB_Scale=1 (0:TVScale 1:PCScale)
Luminance_Filter=0,0 (Gamma, Offset)
Clipping=0,0,0,0 (ClipLeft, ClipRight, ClipTop, ClipBottom)
Aspect_Ratio=16:9
Picture_Size=720x480
Field_Operation=0 (0:None 1:ForcedFILM 2:RawFrames)
Frame_Rate=29970
Location=0,0,1,5AA44


Thamx

[Rash]

Originally posted by jimmy basushi
Hi Rash, i cant remember where i read it (might be this thread) but the author for R4R has discontinued his work on it, since it cant/wont be updated it was dropped from the GK pack.
Oh, I must have missed that. Thanks a lot pal. ;)

[len0x]

Originally posted by andrei
Yes I'm using DGindex. 89.76 % FILM.


Very probably you have hybrid source (or FILM with improper flags set). So force film should NOT be checked in DGIndex. Just select 30fps source d2v file and do IVTC (inverse telecine) in field operations of old SaveAVS window (haven't used new one yet). If its FILM then default decimate mode 0 will do, otherwise you might have to use mode 3 of it.

P.S. DO NOT USE tomsmocomp on it :)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by BluDChyLD
When audio encoding to OGG boost parameter is still used when I specify for it to be kept off Bug fixed (in v. > 0.31)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by BluDChyLD
Chapter import dialog box and settings remain the same when switching between different movie settings (1,2,3 etc...) Does this mean it is not possible to specify different chapters for each film?What you want is the possibility to save in registry chapters filename for each movie ? I will see to that.
Edit: Done (v. > 0.31)

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by klovierb
...the popup menu for the language comment is grayed out, so i can't choose the german language commentFirst, thanks for the praise ! :)
I have changed the behavior of the language comment combobox: now you will be able to choose your language even if you mux only. (v. > 0.31)

[kcr]

Hi @ll, thanx for the great work!

Is there a way to get source files? (any version) I just wanna learn something... ;)

[klovierb]

I found something at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gordianknot/
Sources seems to be here
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/gordianknot/gknot/Source/

[JaLe]

I first installed 0.28.8 and then updated to 0.31 alpha.

I don't know have you noticed but TomsMoComp is version 0.0.1.5

At http://www.wideopenwest.com/~trbarry/ you can download version 0.0.1.7

[cjaar]

@all,

I hv uninstalled old GK and installed the new 29 alpha and 31 alpha.
Iam facing a strange problem!!!!. Hv added few filter like undot and c3d, and in the advacne saveavs window, TRIM option set to "both"( encode saperately), checking preview gives me an error saying unknow function "Undot" which in fact the dll is placed in the avisynth pulgin dir. But if the trim option is set to none, movie or credits, the preview wrks fine with any error.

I tried saving the avs with trim option set to "both" noticed that the plugins are not loaded!!! only the cmds are added to avs, thats where the problem with trim option "both",

with trim option set to "both" the script tab vanishes!!!! is it a expected behaviour ???

Am the only 1 facing this or any1 else hving this problem :(
Using xpsp1.

any help apperciated!!!

-cjaar

[qbie]

Hmm, I seem to be having a problem with 0.31 alpha.

Fresh install of XP, installed 0.29 Rippack then upgraded to 0.31. Loaded DGIndex, created my D2V file, loaded d2v file into GKnot and get the "not a valid d2v project, avi or avs file" error!

Any suggestions? I've read a few fixes in the forum but none of them seem to make any difference (and most of them are over a year old so I suppose not relevant to this current version anyway)

qbie

edit : hmm, dunno what I've done but it's working now....

[Carraway]

Originally posted by jimmy basushi
Hi Rash, i cant remember where i read it (might be this thread) but the author for R4R has discontinued his work on it, since it cant/wont be updated it was dropped from the GK pack.

Damn. Robot4Rip is basically the only tool I've found that can queue for DVD Decrypter, which is infinitely useful when ripping several PGC threads. Means I don't have to sit there, wait for the PGC to finish, then click to start a new rip, wait, click, wait, click, ad infinitum. Um, anyone know an alternative or a way to queue within DVD Decrypter? :)

[thoralf]

Hi Carraway,

just keep on using robot4rip. Move all robot*.* files to a safe place before installing a new version of gk, move them back afterwards and tell r4r to use Donald Grays tools for mpeg decoding.
Works quite fine for me, and yeah, I'm in love with r4r, too :-)

[len0x]

Originally posted by thoralf
use Donald Grays tools for mpeg decoding.


lol
His name is Donald Graft :)

[Rash]

Originally posted by thoralf
... and tell r4r to use Donald Grays tools for mpeg decoding...
Why would I need that?

[niamh]

Donald Graft's (aka neuron2) tools ===>> DGindex& DGdecode that have replaced mpeg2dec3.dll and DVD2AVI.

[Rash]

Oh, much better now. ;) Hehe, thanks.

[cjaar]

any help?... for the problem am facning :(

-cjaar

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by cjaar
...have added few filter like undot and c3d, and in the advacne saveavs window, TRIM option set to "both"( encode saperately), checking preview gives me an error saying unknow function "Undot" which in fact the dll is placed in the avisynth pulgin dir...Fact is, when you choose "Both", GK don't know which script you want to preview: movie or credits. So there was a bug: Preview button cannot be enabled with this option. (bug fixed v.> 0.31).
You can preview your movie and credits scripts separatly selecting movie OR credits radio buttons..
...with trim option set to "both" the script tab vanishes!!!! is it a expected behaviour ??? Yes, for the same reason.

[cjaar]

thx for the reply, stranges is that i installed on my office machine(win2k) with latest 0.31 alpha... preview wrks fine with trim set to "both" :( dont know what it hs to do with xpsp1.. and i hv the same .31 alpha version. I hv tried reinstalling.. but no luck..

-cjaar:rolleyes:

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by cjaar
...preview wrks fine with trim set to "both"...?:confused:?? If you check "both", plugins are not loaded in the avs script "preview.avs".

[iradic]

hi... this is a 'basic' gknot question...

why dont you include vobinput.dll with besweet and enable avi as audio input for besweet... this would be nice for avi captures with wav audio...

and also vdubmod can deal with avs containing audio - is this possible with gknot (set encoder)...

thanks, bye...

p.s. is it possible to feed besweet with .lst file containig video/audio files... (will i get one or more audio files)...

[len0x]

I'm planning to go on holidays soon and I'd like to make 0.32 beta package soon. (we need to get it to the beta status, coz I got the feeling that not many ppl are using alphas these days).

for the pack itself the following thing will be updated:

- DVDDecrypter
- BeSweet
- languages
- TomsMoComp
- VSRip (add it to the pack)

Anything else I missed?

[len0x]

I feel like we need to have a beta status from now on. So first beta is out (full rippack actually). Enjoy.

[BluDChyLD]

Hey len0x, looking forward to trying the new version but the link is down!

[len0x]

its not been propagated to all the mirrors yet

[Angelus]

Yeah, maybe it takes a little while for it to circulate to the servers?

[ang3l]

I noted that the hybridgain chosen from new gordian works in different manner if used from BesweetGUI

here two log of audio encoding:

BesweetGUI:

BeSweet v1.5b29 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 07/08/04 , 18:31:58.

C:\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3 -output C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3 -logfilea C:\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.log ) -azid( -c normal -L -3db ) -ota( -hybridgain ) -lame( -p --alt-preset 128 ) -profile( DSPguru_MP3_for_AVI )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | PostGain normalize to : 0.97
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 3/2, Bitrate: 448kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 10.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | 'abr 128' preset is used
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:03:51:776] Gain of 10.5dB had been asserted to file.
[00:03:51:776] Conversion Completed !
[00:03:51:776] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 124kbps
[00:00:41:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 07/08/04 , 18:32:39.


GordianKnot:

BeSweet v1.5b29 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 07/08/04 , 18:18:09.

C:\GORDIA~1\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3 -output C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3 -logfile C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.log ) -ota( -HybridGain ) -azid( -L -3db -s stereo -c normal ) -lame( --alt-preset 128 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 3/2, Bitrate: 448kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: No
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | 'abr 128' preset is used
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:03:51:776] Conversion Completed !
[00:03:51:776] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 125kbps
[00:00:40:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 07/08/04 , 18:18:49.


with gordian there is not the PreGain and Dialog normalization

p.s

I is not an expert but I believe that the problem is in the command line of the gordian for besweet

-ota ( -Hybridgain) in gordian

-ota ( -hybridgain) in besweetGUI

I did some tests from dos and there are differences using the two command lines

[tHe gLouCh]

...I believe that the problem is in the command line of the gordian for besweet
-ota ( -Hybridgain) in gordian
-ota ( -hybridgain) in besweetGUIYes, that's correct. Bug fixed (v. > 0.32). Thanks.

[kitvirus]

When I run DGIndex.exe on Ripping tap (click icon in 2-Prepare the VOBs box) of Gordian Knot 0.32 beta, I can not check "VFAPI Plug-In" in DGIndex's menu.

It can be checked only when I run DGIndex.exe in DGMPGDec directory.

[tHe gLouCh]

In GK, applications (like Besweet, DGIndex, etc...) are executed from the GK directory. And it seems that DGIndex need to be launched from its own directory for the "VFApi Plug-in" option to be checked.
I have done the necessary change :) (> 0.32)

[BluDChyLD]

I've always used oagmachine to encode ac3>ogg vorbis, which uses azid to normalize the file (- g 0.97).

I've noticed that GordianKnot uses the OTA parameter to normalize the file instead - Pregain looks like the most similar setting to azid's (g 0.97) as they both use 2 pass normalization so right now i'm sticking to that.

Which is most reliable way of normalizing - pregain, hybridgain or postgain?

[brute]

It's the first time, that i got an oversized output file. I got an Avi that ist oversized by around 300mb. I've encoded it twice an both times the problem appeared.

[thoralf]

Hi there,

thank you for the new version!

[FIX/CHG] "Chapters info" was not saved correctly to .job file. So format has been changed. You can add 50 chapters to movie, no more.

Just came across a movie with 66 chapters (and didn't read the above before). When trying to process this monster, GK spits out an error message "access violation at address 00313520. read of address 00313520" when the job is being put into the queue. A bunch of other error messages (privileged instruction etc.) follows, finally GK crashes. Works fine without the chapters info ...

If there is an easy way to implement the muxing of vobsub-subs into mkv, I'd tentatively suggest such a feature :-)

Thank you for your work,
Thoralf.

[thoralf]

Hi there,

just encoded a movie (2cd-rip). For reasons unknown to me, GK didn't split the result in two:
[...]
07:39:40: Started Muxing Audio.: C:\DVD\Projects\Das_Boot_VTS_01_PGC1\Das_Boot_1_Movie.mkv
07:46:48: Finished Muxing Audio.: Duration: 7 minutes, 7 seconds.
07:46:48: Error analysing file " "C:\DVD\Projects\Das_Boot_VTS_01_PGC1\Das_Boot_1.mkv" " for splitting
07:46:48: Done.

Also - this is probably a VDubMod issue - the language settings for ogg audio tracks (a highly valued feature btw) are not respected in the muxed matroska file:
[...]Audio 1:
Mode: Just Mux Source File.
SourceFile: C:\DVD\Projects\Das_Boot_VTS_01_PGC1\Das_Boot Track 3 Deutsch DELAY 0ms.ogg
[...]
OggLanguage: German
[...]
Audio 2:
Mode: Just Mux Source File.
SourceFile: C:\DVD\Projects\Das_Boot_VTS_01_PGC1\Das_Boot Track 2 English DELAY 0ms.ogg
[...]
OggLanguage: English
Both tracks are labelled English in the resulting mkv.

With kind regards,
Thoralf.

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by thoralf
just encoded a movie (2cd-rip). For reasons unknown to me, GK didn't split the result in twoIt only works for avi (not ogm or mkv) :( .
Also - this is probably a VDubMod issue - the language settings for ogg audio tracks (a highly valued feature btw) are not respected in the muxed matroska file:I have ran some tests and it seems that VDM "forgets" to save language comment if "User defined" (code 0x00010000) (container=MKV).
To work properly, I'll have to change, for EACH language, the comment code(ie german: AddComment 0x00010092,"","German").
If it's really a VDM issue I don't want to do that now.

[cjaar]

@glouch,

BUG: extra added filters are not shown in compressiability test edit options when trim is set to "both" !!! .The problem is the that plugins are not loaded, however cmd lines are present.

-cjaar

[tHe gLouCh]

Originally posted by cjaar
extra added filters are not shown in compressiability test edit options when trim is set to "both"Bug corrected (v. > 0.32).
By the way, i fixed some bugs "around" viewing .avs scripts and saving .avs files (filename was not properly changed: ..\---.avs, ..\---_credits.avs, ..\lastcompcheck.avs, when changing trim mode and editing compressibility script).

[thoralf]

Originally posted by tHe gLouCh
It only works for avi (not ogm or mkv) :( .
I have ran some tests and it seems that VDM "forgets" to save language comment if "User defined" (code 0x00010000) (container=MKV).
With mkvmerge being the most sophisticated app to mux Matroska at the moment, why not using it instead of vdm? Or would that be too much of an architectural change?

Switching to mkvmerge would solve not only the language comments issue, but the file splitting one as well :-)

With kind regards,
Thoralf.

[Malevolent]

@ len0x:

I recall you asking about the OGM calculator earlier,
and mentioning you have an alternative algorithm for calculation:

Well, 20+ files encoded, all OGM & closest to target with:
AVI+cbrMP3+frames=3+calculate frame overhead unticked.

With OGM+Vorbis audio checked, i've been hitting around ~400kb with 20-30mb files (5-10min),
haven't tested with a movie yet.

0.32 in use

EDIT:
calculate frame overhead UNticked was what i meant to write, not ticked...

[Randi]

Would it be possible to implement muxing of vobsub generated subtitles into matroska container? I know that mkv right now is the only container which allows this (correct me if I'm wrong, but ogg only allows srt, right?), but it would be really cool, to really only have one file (especially without ocr'ing subs first) which contains everything. Right now I use mkvmerge (gui) and it does an excellent job so far :-)

Thanks in advance
Randi

[niamh]

GK uses virtualdubmod, which doesn't implement that, I'm afraid .... So for all the cool mkv stuff like mp4 AAC, we're "stuck" with mkvmerge ;)
Now if GK could come bundled with mkvmerge, that'd be awesome, but I'm afraid it may be out of the question for the devs, they said they didn't have too much time for GK ... there is an app that uses mkvmerge(and more) that's called RIPP-IT am ...... it's french, but there is an english language file with it.I've never actually made an encode with it, and I can't tell you how good it is... GK is enough for me, and the external muxing is no big deal really.

[Randi]

thanks for the quick answer! So I should bother the devs of vdubmod? ;-) (do they read in here also?)
BTW why does ogg not allow image based subs? Do you know this? I searched for quite a while, but didnt find anything. And what about mp4?
I know, lots of questions, but any answer is really appreciated.

Cheers
Randi

[niamh]

Hehe, bother the devs of vdubmod if you want ;) I'm quite sure they know all about it already...no need for gknot especially to use aac.
As for ogm I haven't a clue, but since it isn't developed anymore, I fail to see the advantage over matroska in this case(or any)
mp4 should accept anything that's Mpeg4 compliant
see this thread for subs:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69590&highlight=mp4+subtitles
and the FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62723)

[niamh]

edit:waited for me to post to stop doing this, so ignore. Typical.

[Wilbert]

@tHe gLouCh,

I updated the xml files (AviSynth):

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/avisynth2

(browsing CVS doesn't work at the moment). Update log:

- updated internal AviSynth filters: core.xml (upto AviSynth_290704-2.exe)
- added coresyntax.xml (filters which return not a clip; not ready yet, but it's a bit boring to finish it).
- updated/added many external plugin xml descriptions

I also updated the english chm file (in AVSEdit\help). Might be useful, since it contains the complete description of all filters.

[piscator]

First of all, the beta version looks really promising with both OGM, MKV, and Vorbis support. Adding chapters to OGM and MKV is nice. And also the new job control is great.

I tested in particular on MKV containers (since that's new) with XVid101 (and calculating Average Bitrate).

1) The only real bug I found is with the new Job Control. In a particular situation, the job being encoded as shown in the 'Job Window' on the left doesn't match with the actual job being encoded as shown in the 'Queue Window' on the right, i.e. 'Job Window' shows job 4 is being encoded, while the 'Queue Window' shows job 3 is being encoded. See screenshot.
http://piscator.hopto.org/gknot-bug.jpg
I got this situation as follows:
a) I added two jobs.
b) Job 1 had an error in the AVS script (edited it myself and made a stupid mistake :rolleyes: ). Job 1 terminated and to my suprise it was not deleted from the job and queue list (nice!). Job 2 started and I corrected the AVS for job 1.
c) added 3 new jobs (total 5 now).
d) After job 2 finished, the 'Job Window' shows job 3 is being encoded, while job 1 (with corrected AVS) is being encoded in 'Queue Window'.
e) after this, a mismatch.
[*EDIT:
f) After job 5 finishes, GKnot crashes with an exception 'List Index out of bounds(5)' (already suspected this could happen). Job 1 in 'Jobs Window' remains unencoded. And pressing 'Start encoding' after crash tells 'Currently encoding Job 6', which doesn't exist.
*END EDIT]

2) robot4rip seems to be missing from the GKnot setup package. btw, the new directory structure with each app in a separate directory is much clearer. I know, I look too much on details :D.

3) After setting up GKnot with the desired XviD first-pass and second pass settings. Going through the 'Save & Encode' thing. In the window right before you start your encode, you can check/set your XviD settings again. The encoding type for XviD first-pass shows 'single pass' instead of 'two pass-1st pass'.

The rest of the things are just minor UI things or conveniences.
4) When loading chapters, open the 'File Selection box' in the same directory as the d2v-file and not in the last selected directory (make it the same as for opening Audio).

5) After selecting the 'Audio Source file', make the profile remember which audio type you used last for that profile instead of always selecting Vorbis automatically. Or better, make it match the audio type you selected in the 'Bitrate tab'. Also for vorbis the correspondence between selected audio bitrate in the 'Bitrate' tab and the 0.200 value is a bit cryptic.

6) Make also a 'delete intermediate files' option other than for DivX with credits (to delete *Movie.avi/ogm/mkv after muxing).

The last one is a personal preference and I don't know if others find it useful. If not, forget it.
7) I often have PAL DVD sources (especially for TV series) that appear interlaced, but are just phase-shifted. A simple Telecide(order=1,post=0,guide=2) solves that. Would be nice to have that in the UI under Field Operations.

Finally, the resulting MKV's work perfectly, are right on the estimated file size and play well on my stand-alone xbox.

greetz,
Piscator

[len0x]

I've merged piscator's post to this thread (where it belongs) - please read the announcement on the first page of this thread.

[pelle412]

Is it possible to add a Single Pass XviD encoding job to the Queue?

[piscator]

Originally posted by len0x
I've merged piscator's post to this thread (where it belongs) - please read the announcement on the first page of this thread.

Hmmm, I cannot believe I missed out on the big sticky on top of the page. Sorry.

Anyway, the bug with job control eventually leads to a crash. See edit in previous post.

greetz,
Piscator

[grouik]

I use the last Gknot 0.32 and chapter information muxing for ogm.

But with french chapter with character like "éè¨^à", after encoding chapter name appear truncated:

exemple "générique" appear "g"
"nouveau né" appaear "nouveau n"

with oggmux i never see this problem.

Anyone have an idea

[Squish]

im not sure if this is the right place to post this but i think its a bug

i had a look theru the posts and couldnt see anything that matched this.. sorry if ive missed something..

a week or so ago i tried encoding a movie (pratical magic aussie version) with GK 0.28.7 and rip pack 1.6 with xvid 1.0.1, all other parts standard as in package...

when i came to the bit where besweet transcoded the AC3 to MP3 it did 35 secs and crash.. so i updated to 0.32 beta from the SF project page and tried again... this time it compleated but the mp3 file was said (by winamp and another prog) to be ABR of 32 or so bits and only played for about 15 mins and stopped.. the end resulting movie had out of sync audio that only played for 15mins and the video kept pausing...

the vobs played file off my HD so i put it down to something weird in the files or something and gave up..

but today it happened again with Jason And The Argonauts in just the same way..

there were no errors in the logs or anything out of the ordinary.. besweet ran for the full time expected and the mp3 file came out the right size.. just its a bit buggered..

last night i encoded The Man Who Sued God fine... :confused:

Jason and the argonauts is PAL 4:3 and interlaced and has dolby digital stereo sound.. MWSG was 16:9 progressive, DD 5.1

if theres any other info you need ill try and get it..


edit: i just transcoded the AC3 for jason to mp3 by hand (but i dunno if i did it the same as GK cos i have no idea how to use besweet) and got a working CBR 128bit mp3... so i can now add that to the movie file, but it doesnt help me understand why besweet screwed up before..

heres the besweet log from the successful run..


BeSweet v1.5b29 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 09/02/04 , 01:26:44.

C:\Program Files\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input d:\Jason And The Argonauts\Jason And The Argonauts AC3 T01 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3 -output d:\Jason And The Argonauts\Jason And The Argonauts AC3 T01 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 0ms.mp3 -logfilea C:\Program Files\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.log ) -azid( -c normal -g 0.95 -L -3db ) -lame( -b 128 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : d:\Jason And The Argonauts\Jason And The Argonauts AC3 T01 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: d:\Jason And The Argonauts\Jason And The Argonauts AC3 T01 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 0ms.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 2/0, Bitrate: 224kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 7.776dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: No
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | Bitrate method : CBR
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 bitrate : 128
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : Joint Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: No
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------


end edit

cheers

[thoralf]

Originally posted by grouik
I use the last Gknot 0.32 and chapter information muxing for ogm.

But with french chapter with character like "éè¨^à", after encoding chapter name appear truncated:

From my point of view, it is a good idea to do the muxing in a separate step, since VDubMod (which GKnot uses) is not very good at muxing non-avi containers at the moment. It doesn't get language flags right, it can't cope with special chars etc.
Just use dedicated apps like OggMux for ogm or mkvmerge for Matroska, and everything will work out fine.

[ChronoCross]

I have a suggestion. instead of having checkboxes in the queue window just have it so it performs the actions for the highlighted ones. for some reason the checkboxes don't work quite the way it should be....aka it doesn't move the queued file I want, deletes the wrong ones and is generally confusing.

Q: are there any plans to integrate OGM and MKV auto muxing into Gknot.
Q: any chance of adding .aac support?

[killingspree]

just a quick Q (hope i haven't missed anything obvious :D):

is there a summary of which avisynth filter versions are used in the package i was jsut reading up about the MMX optimized version of KernelDeint (at version 1.5.1 atm) and somehow didn't find a quick way to check if that was the version i am using with the latest gknot beta?!

kr
steVe

[len0x]

there is no such list, but I can tell you that pack contains 1.4.0 of KernelDeInt.

[killingspree]

great thx, any problems to be expected if i manually update to 1.5.1 ?!

oh, and wouldn't it be a good idea to create such a list? wouldn't be too much work i guess and might be helpful for a reference for more advanced users...

-S

[len0x]

If someone has spare time to create such a list - be my guest :)

There is no problem using 1.5.1.

[killingspree]

actually, i am having problems with the new version. whatever i'm doing wrong, but i get a greenish stripe on the right side of the video, about 20px in width... ?!?

the same problem does not exist with kerneldeint 1.4.0 or Fielddeinterlace(blend=false)

gonna post over in the kerneldeint thread in the avisynth forum and report back any results asap

kr
steVe

[Wilbert]

I guess that the width of your video is not mod 4? Regardless, you should post it in the KD thread.

[killingspree]

i figured it out... i cropped before deinterlacing... and although i used gknot to find the crop values (so they were mod 32 and 16) it somehow screwed up the results. moving cropping past deinterlacing solved the problem...

kr
steVe

[len0x]

Originally posted by killingspree
i cropped before deinterlacing...

You got me worried there :)

P.S. Crop has to be mod 4 for both dimensions to work properly and then you should be able to deinterlace after crop...

[yotsuya-san]

Sorry if it's been asked before, but how can I mux an ac3 file with an I/L value of, let's say, 96 or 128 ms? I thought that I could use a value of 3.2 frames (128 ms/40) but it's not possible...
Bye, and thanks.

[len0x]

you can't...

[iradic]

hi i had some troubles with gknot 0.32

this is my script:
------------------
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AVISYN~1\removedirts.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AVISYN~1\xlogo.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AVISYN~1\loadpluginex.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AVISYN~1\mpegdecoder_yuy2.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\AVISYN~1\dustv5.dll")

v = mpegsource("c:\temp\vid\video.m1v", 82148)
v = xlogo(v, "c:\temp\vid\xlogo_2.bmp", x=22, y=22, alpha=0)
v = crop(v, 8,8,-8,-8, align=true)

i = removedirt(v, grey=true, pthreshold=10, mthreshold=140,
\ range1="me-mo.txt", grey1=true,
\ pthreshold1=10, mthreshold1=130, athreshold1=40,
\ range2="hi-mo.txt", grey2=true,
\ pthreshold2=10, mthreshold2=120, athreshold2=30)

o = improvesceneswitch(i,v, field=0, ratio=4)
o = pixiedust(o, limit=5)

O = CONVERTTOYV12(O)

return o
---------------

only with CONVERTTOYV12() i can see the picture in gk, without it ccript opens but no picture (i guess its my system prob but i do have huffyuv codec installed) - also tested Blankclip().converttoyuy2() and blankclip().converttoyv12(), same story...

also above script gives me "removedirt doesnt have 'grey' argument..." ??? second time i open it (in one gknot session), first time opens ok...

i checked all scripts (YUY2 or YV12) in vdubmod and they are ok...

my system is winme with avisynth 2.5.5 and vdubmod 1.5.4.1

if someonw can help me with this it would be great... thanks, bye

[Nippur]

I met a minor bug... generally I let gordian to append Credits and Muxing Audio to the final AVI...

Last day Gordian 0.32 failed to add a DTS track... I found a VirtualDub warning that he was unable to recognize track.

Manual muxing worked without problems.

[sonics]

I just installed GK 032b.

When opening the d2v file I noticed the Bits/(Pixel*Frame) rating was 0.82. That's very high.
After doing a compressibility test on default settings, that value became 0.75, and the load 130%; Resolution being the same as the DVD.
Same thing with another movie as well.

Something is not right here

Do some of you guys have the same experience?

After downgrading to 0.28.7 the problem was over.

[Skywalkerjen]

Hi there.
I don't wish to use XviD 1.0.2 chroma motion. When I remove it from the default options in Gordian knot 0.32 beta it is still on at the final stage (at the point of locating sound files and the final chaeck of codec settings). I also have it switched off in the codecs own default settings.

Skywalkerjen:cool:

[len0x]

I'm gonna build a new installer soon (0.33 stable), so if you have any show stopper bugs (that I do not promise to fix) shout now :)

[iradic]

calculating xvid bitrate for matroska is wrong i think...

please check it if you can...

thanks bye...

[len0x]

No one complain so far about MKV overhead... And to be honest as I never done a proper MKV/OGM encode (and not willing yet :) ) - I won't be touching that part of GK for the time being...

[flib]

Sorry this might seem like a "nub" question ... but when I choose "None" for noise filter, it still puts UnDot() in the .avs script ... I thought that choosing "None" would make it not use UnDot() at all.

[jggimi]

Undot() is used in all scripts, it is considered a standard tool of GK. It is very fast, and won't impact content that doesn't need it.

[niamh]

If you use the advanced avs window, Undot won't appear at all either, it only does in the normal avs window.

[iradic]

hi,

as i guess this is gonna be last release, i ask you to enable full control over avs filters in advanced avs window if possible (i guess its gonna be a NO :) but i need to ask ...) - i mean crop, resize and deinterlace ...

thanks bye

[len0x]

Advanced window does support all the filters (crop&resize are in the "Core" group, may be they were not there previously but I've put updated version of all XML definitions into new pack). So all you have to do is don't crop in the main window (or edit script on the script tab as usual) And no, its not gonna be the last version...

[len0x]

Please test this installer:
http://len0x.btothec.com/download/TestGK.Setup.exe
(change log in the info tab)

[iradic]

ha, sorry...

but i meant control over the script gknot creates ... (for example crop doesnt show in filters dialog), but ok no problem

i was little afraid about gknot future :)

thanks for your work, bye...

[niamh]

The test installer works fine here. I tried to install on top of the other to see what would happen, and even though I got the slightly cryptic message belowPrevious version of Gordian Knot is not found. You have to uninstall it first.Uninstaller will be automatically launched. , the uninstaller was indeed launched, and the install afterwards was glitchless.

(added: Windows XP pro corporate, SP1)

[len0x]

lol
I gotta change the message :)

[iradic]

hi

i think that new version of fluxsmooth doesnt support "fluxsmooth()" function anymore ... either "fluxsmoothS()" or "fluxsmoothST()" is now correct usage...

gknot produces scripts with "fluxsmooth()" ...

bye

[len0x]

ok, will fix that

[ang3l]

Originally posted by ang3l
I noted that the hybridgain chosen from new gordian works in different manner if used from BesweetGUI

here two log of audio encoding:

BesweetGUI:

BeSweet v1.5b29 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 07/08/04 , 18:31:58.

C:\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3 -output C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3 -logfilea C:\GordianKnot\BeSweet\BeSweet.log ) -azid( -c normal -L -3db ) -ota( -hybridgain ) -lame( -p --alt-preset 128 ) -profile( DSPguru_MP3_for_AVI )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | PostGain normalize to : 0.97
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 3/2, Bitrate: 448kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 10.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | 'abr 128' preset is used
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:03:51:776] Gain of 10.5dB had been asserted to file.
[00:03:51:776] Conversion Completed !
[00:03:51:776] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 124kbps
[00:00:41:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 07/08/04 , 18:32:39.


GordianKnot:

BeSweet v1.5b29 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 07/08/04 , 18:18:09.

C:\GORDIA~1\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3 -output C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3 -logfile C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.log ) -ota( -HybridGain ) -azid( -L -3db -s stereo -c normal ) -lame( --alt-preset 128 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: C:\test\test AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -40ms.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 3/2, Bitrate: 448kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: No
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | 'abr 128' preset is used
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:03:51:776] Conversion Completed !
[00:03:51:776] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 125kbps
[00:00:40:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 07/08/04 , 18:18:49.


with gordian there is not the PreGain and Dialog normalization

p.s

I is not an expert but I believe that the problem is in the command line of the gordian for besweet

-ota ( -Hybridgain) in gordian

-ota ( -hybridgain) in besweetGUI

I did some tests from dos and there are differences using the two command lines

I wanted to remember this small bug

thanks lenox for your work ;)

[len0x]

Originally posted by ang3l
I wanted to remember this small bug


Its taken care of. cheers

@JuanCC

At some point next week. The only difference to the installer above so far is:
- installer message changed
- fluxsmooth naming fixed
- hybridgain problem fixed

[Ngr]

Using the latest beta, whenever i try to 'Add Job to Encoding queue' it produces a message about some access violation at a certain address. If i keep audio processing disabled in the Audio 1 tab then no problem. I then have to do the audio processing myself. If i revert to the previous beta it works ok. I have played with several audio settings in order to determine some pattern but all of them produce this error. This error is recoverable, since if i press ok, i can go on disable the sound and add the job.

using XP sp2

[niamh]

I can confirm the access violation for adding a job with audio to the queue with GK 0.33, but I didn't get it while reopening an avi file (as ngr states in another place)(though I remember an alpha that had this issue) . I have SP1

[len0x]

I had this problem myself, but after complete reinstall of GK (with deletion of registry settings) I couldn't reproduce it anymore...

[niamh]

I just clean reinstalled like you said, and I'm still getting it. Whatever settings I use. And I get it for the audio job only too.

edit: ah, Vorbis audio seems to get through :)
2nd edit: it's gone for good :D ...funny thing that, I got 2 or 3 more warnings after reinstall, then it was all fine..

[len0x]

Same for me basically. It makes it really hard to fix the problem you can't reproduce :)

[techz]

A few suggestion, please consider:

1] Can we have GK full screen, with a popup window when viewing the d2v project, or a small windows below the app that shows the project, right now, both the windows are a free for all, and just pop up anywhere on the screen.

2] Can GK save jobs that are queued, sometimes i need to do the job again, cause i need the pc, but i have to cancel everything and do it over again.

Hope u consider this.

Big fan of the app, thanks a bunch for it lenox.

[techz]

oops think i posted this in the wrong place.