Richter
16th November 2004, 11:47
Hi Lenox.
I have been using AutoGK for quite a while for processing DVD's as well as most of my TV/VHS rips, and I'm still very grateful for this application!
However, I had to program my own environment in order to make it suit all of my desires. I am currently emulating all of the features listed below with patches of the DGIndex, BeSweet and VirtualDubMod executables. AutoGK's process calls are trapped, and parameters are changed.
I think these features could as well be included in your program. I'm quite certain that they make sense not only to me, and should be very easy to implement. The last feature even provides experts with tremendous additional possibilities, by giving us access to the last pass before VirtualDubMod closes (could be marked as "For Experts only").
In Advanced Options, I would like to have
1. Luminance setting.
Reason: most DVD rips are too dark for a PC screen. I commonly use a default of 70.
Suggested implementation:
Change the default Gamma value in the m2v file after DGIndex closes.
2. Extract all Soundtracks Checkmark
Reason: I programmed an automatic soundmuxer (find SoundMuxer in ed2k) with which everybody can easily mux a track into an existing avi. This saves lots of space or network traffic in case of transportation, and still permits (or encourages!) to change soundtracks after processing.
Suggested implementation:
Change the DGIndex parameters so that it demuxes all tracks.
Loop through all soundtracks and repeatedly call BeSweet to convert.
3. "Expert" Checkmark to not shutdown VirtualDubMod after the last pass
Reason: Permits expert users to Abort Job in the last pass. I can add filters and change other settings, and restart the pass. Also, it permits to run another nth pass if DivX is used.
Suggested implementation: Remove the Shutdown parameter in the last VD call, and display the VirtualDub Window (VD must be shut down manually after processing).
I am currently doing all of my processing with these "features" added, and I wouldn't want to miss any of them. But of course, my external exe patching is not real fun. Do these ideas make sense to you? Some, at least?
Anybody else?
I have been using AutoGK for quite a while for processing DVD's as well as most of my TV/VHS rips, and I'm still very grateful for this application!
However, I had to program my own environment in order to make it suit all of my desires. I am currently emulating all of the features listed below with patches of the DGIndex, BeSweet and VirtualDubMod executables. AutoGK's process calls are trapped, and parameters are changed.
I think these features could as well be included in your program. I'm quite certain that they make sense not only to me, and should be very easy to implement. The last feature even provides experts with tremendous additional possibilities, by giving us access to the last pass before VirtualDubMod closes (could be marked as "For Experts only").
In Advanced Options, I would like to have
1. Luminance setting.
Reason: most DVD rips are too dark for a PC screen. I commonly use a default of 70.
Suggested implementation:
Change the default Gamma value in the m2v file after DGIndex closes.
2. Extract all Soundtracks Checkmark
Reason: I programmed an automatic soundmuxer (find SoundMuxer in ed2k) with which everybody can easily mux a track into an existing avi. This saves lots of space or network traffic in case of transportation, and still permits (or encourages!) to change soundtracks after processing.
Suggested implementation:
Change the DGIndex parameters so that it demuxes all tracks.
Loop through all soundtracks and repeatedly call BeSweet to convert.
3. "Expert" Checkmark to not shutdown VirtualDubMod after the last pass
Reason: Permits expert users to Abort Job in the last pass. I can add filters and change other settings, and restart the pass. Also, it permits to run another nth pass if DivX is used.
Suggested implementation: Remove the Shutdown parameter in the last VD call, and display the VirtualDub Window (VD must be shut down manually after processing).
I am currently doing all of my processing with these "features" added, and I wouldn't want to miss any of them. But of course, my external exe patching is not real fun. Do these ideas make sense to you? Some, at least?
Anybody else?