AutoMen (Mini Mencoder Gui) 6 beta 06/10/2010)

[buzzqw]

Hi all

here the new AutoMen









Full package http://www.64k.it/andres/data/automen/AutoMen6_beta.rar
update http://www.64k.it/andres/data/automen/AutoMen_beta.exe

linux build http://www.64k.it/andres/data/autome...en6_x86.tar.gz

Source avaiable on request (Purebasic4)
Licensed on GPL3

BHH

[DIEGO7-5]

Nice tool buzzqw!

Tried to back up an episode of King of Queens with it (PAL, 25 FPS, DVD-Source, interlaced)

Add automatic deinterlacing & a queue list and i think you´re done :-) Shutdown when done would also be very welcome :-)

[killerhex]

doesn't encode to wmv

its starts then shuts down

[leiming2006]

good job buzzqw.
I'll try to use it to encode flv files.

[buzzqw]

Update 0.2 www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMen02.exe (65.5kb)

fixed: wmv8 encoding
added: mpeg2 encoding
fixed: the encoded file name is now based on input file name+_automen (es. input file is jewel.avi -> on mp4 will be named as jewel_automen.mp4)

@killerhex

thank for the bug (but another time please say something about testing wmv8...)

BHH

[weaver4]

I find the File Size and Video Quality parameters a little confusing.

I think I would rather see a selection that allows you to chose if you want to encode by File Size or Video Quality. If you select Video Quality it ecodes single pass and the slider sets the quantizer. If you select File Size the slider lets you set the filesize.

Encode by Filesize
--350M
--700M
--1.4G
--4.7G
--Custom....
Encode by Quality
--Poor (Small)
--Fair
--Good
--Very Good
--Excellent

I love the concept!

[buzzqw]

I think I would rather see a selection that allows you to chose if you want to encode by File Size or Video Quality.

this division is false, you could have a very big file while quality is simply trash.. and also have small file with awesome quality

I don't want to add a Quality based encoding, for this simply select quality 6 is always the "near best" settings for 1 pass encode

in next update i added queue! (a very basic queue fuction)

BHH

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by killerhex

doesn't encode to wmv

its starts then shuts down

It's possible that you have left out the MediaInfo command line utility. This is exactly what happened to me when I got too eager and forgot to copy that into the AutoMEn directory.


@buzzqw:

Is there any chance we could get a choice of resolution? It's a bit more of a common sense thing when helping choose settings.

[buzzqw]

@Schrade

done in next update ! (thanks for the hint!)



BHH

[weaver4]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

this division is false, you could have a very big file while quality is simply trash.. and also have small file with awesome quality

I don't want to add a Quality based encoding, for this simply select quality 6 is always the "near best" settings for 1 pass encode

in next update i added queue! (a very basic queue fuction)

BHH

I believe that was my point: you select either File Size and select a Size or you select Video Quality and select the quantizer.

I am not sure I know what to do with the File Size selection once I select the quality setting of 6 (one pass encoding). Or is the one pass encoding not Constant Quality?

[buzzqw]

Or is the one pass encoding not Constant Quality?

no pass is crf/qp/cq or what ever constant quality encoding, all encoding are or 1 pass or 2 pass at bitrate based on final size

you select Video Quality and select the quantizer

here the point! i haven't added fixed quant encoding (and maybe i will never add it)

File Size selection once I select the quality setting of 6 (one pass encoding)

choose your fixed final size, select your profile and automen (and mencoder) will be its best to reach this size, or in 1 pass bitrate based encoding or in 2 pass bitrate based encoding

BHH

[weaver4]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

no pass is crf/qp/cq or what ever constant quality encoding, all encoding are or 1 pass or 2 pass at bitrate based on final size

BHH

Now I get it! I assumed that single pass was constant quality like avi.net, Dr Divx and autogk. Now your comment makes perfect sense.

[buzzqw]

@weaver4


also in next update the resize slide will fuction even with HD material, basically the first half slide is for reduction, the second half for enlarging. The step will be by 16 pixel

BHH

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@Schrade

done in next update ! (thanks for the hint!)

BHH

Very nice! Thanks.

Now I have another request which might not be in line with how you want the app to exist but I'll throw it out there anyway.

Devices like the PSP can only decode AVC at a certain level/profile. Any chance you could add something to lock AVC to certain levels/profiles? Like.. the PSP is supposed to support Main Profile now and I believe its level is 3.

[buzzqw]

@Schrade

done! as in AutoMKV/MeGui profile's , i set the level to 2.1

BHH

[buzzqw]

here the update! 0.3 http://www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMen03.exe 80.5 KB



added: queue
fixed: better ff4 profile
fixed: better width management
added: dump stream
added: play queue
added: shutdown

about dump stream: copy in clipboard a link to mms/rtps stream , click on dump (the small D at bottom), mplayer will connect to internet and download it
about play queue: i have queue, i have mplayer.. whu not add playing fuction?

BHH

[Sirber]

@buzzqw

Sorry for the OT, but how do you do autocrop with mencoder? Thanks!

[buzzqw]

i read the stdout of
mplayer.exe -ss 00:00:XX -vf cropdetect -vo null -ao null -endpos XX+5
where XX is a random time (not beginning) of playing duration

isn't perfect.. but .. i hope for no errors..

it can be reiterated with several samples...

BHH

[Sirber]

cool! so you launch mencoder only to get that info, then encode with detected values.... interresting thanks!

[buzzqw]

yes!

it's only a 5 seconds analisys so it's fast and from my sample tested accurated

as you said from stdout i parse the vf crop values, and if not present i set it to 0 (-vf crop=0:0:0:0)

BHH