Utility to automate a 2 pass encoding with VirtualDub and DivX 5 Pro

jonny · 6th April 2002, 21:04

Homepage: http://jonny.leffe.dnsalias.com/

I'm no longer going to edit the first message on this thread... it's becoming a copy of my site, so better to go to my site

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The original post here was something like:

I've written this tool... here is the v1.00

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jonny

DJ Bobo · 6th April 2002, 22:26

I downloaded your utility, it's pretty cool, but can you please introduce a batch processing mode or something like a job list, this is very important.
And then an option to shutdown windows when encoding is finished.

Thank you...

SuperflyTNT · 6th April 2002, 22:46

nice proggY, I'll use it when i use divx 5

jonny · 7th April 2002, 00:06

@bobotns:
nice input

@SuperflyTNT:
thanks

ChAoS Overlord · 7th April 2002, 15:25

what is the "overwrite/delete" options necessary for? Doesn't this happen automatically?
Also does your utility switch to fast recompress or full processing? I prefer fast recompress most of the time.

Also why did you change: keyframe interval to 250 & max quantiser setting to 12?

DJ Bobo · 7th April 2002, 20:57

@ chaos
The delete option is the contrary of the protect option in the codec, so it's usefull!
It works in fast recompress mode.
And jonny hasn't changed anything, you change the settings as you want, if you wanna 250 or 1000 for keyframe, it's your decision. Same for quantizers!

ChAoS Overlord · 7th April 2002, 21:34

Hmm so am I right when I see, that protect is on when the delete option hasn't been activated then?

DJ Bobo · 7th April 2002, 22:12

Quote:

Originally posted by ChAoS Overlord
Hmm so am I right when I see, that protect is on when the delete option hasn't been activated then?

YES

ookzDVD · 8th April 2002, 05:33

I think this is Divx4pass2

win GUI.

Nice proggie,
next version should be batch support and shutdown after finish.

rui · 8th April 2002, 11:21

Good work jonny
It even has an ending report, saying our average quantizer.

yosemite · 8th April 2002, 12:08

thanks for such a prog , very helpful indeed

but I've a little problem:

I encoded Matrix and in Gknot I've choosen a filesize for 3CDs!
But the movie is smaller than 1GB, whats wrong here?

jonny · 8th April 2002, 13:27

If you check overwrite/delete, the file will be overwritten (if exists) and deleted at the end of the encode.

If you don't check overwrite/delete, the file will be not overwritten (if exists, this generate and error) and not deleted at the end of the encode.

I dunno if i'll keep this options in the next ver... i think are not so useful... let me knot what you think...

@ookzDVD: hihihi

@yosemite: there are A LOT of answers in the forum for those getting undersized

DJ Bobo · 8th April 2002, 13:33

@ yosemite
I thought you asked such a question before. First: 3 CDs is a joke! don't go for more than 2 CDs for any rip! second: Matrix is good compressible, so it's already saturated by 1GB, so go for higher resolution like 640x272 or 704x304.
This has nothing to do with his utility!

ChAoS Overlord · 8th April 2002, 14:23

Quote:

Originally posted by jonny
I dunno if i'll keep this options in the next ver... i think are not so useful... let me knot what you think...

You're right, it should be overwritten/deleted by default (also make your program "remember" all settings please)

ulfschack · 8th April 2002, 17:59

Good job, jonny

Could you make the settings stick? Like in some sort of ini-file, I wonder?

cheers

jonny · 8th April 2002, 18:08

Wait for the next version and keep posting your opinions

yosemite · 8th April 2002, 18:32

Quote:

Originally posted by bobotns
@ yosemite
I thought you asked such a question before. First: 3 CDs is a joke!

sure, but not if u go for 2 audio streams!

UHT · 8th April 2002, 19:26

it depends on the format of the audio streams i guess, 2 ac3 streams then maybe 3cd's its still overkill for such a short and dark film

yosemite · 8th April 2002, 19:33

well, but a video-bitrate about 709kbps are not so nice in my opnion (thats what u get with 2 CDs)

think about it:
the 2 audio streams are about 2x 359MB!

Acaila · 8th April 2002, 22:06

Still, 3 CD's is overkill. For a codec with B-frames it is even more so. And are you really going to listen to all those extra soundtracks?

And the bitrate doesn't say anything about the resulting quality. It's the compressability of the movie that determines the quality. High compressability with low bitrate could sometimes look better than low compressability with high bitrate

P.s.
With any dark movie you'll get ugly marcoblock artifacts in the near-black areas. But not even extreme high bitrate will get rid of those, so it's not worth the effort.

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jonny Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 876	Utility to automate a 2 pass encoding with VirtualDub and DivX 5 Pro Homepage: http://jonny.leffe.dnsalias.com/ I'm no longer going to edit the first message on this thread... it's becoming a copy of my site, so better to go to my site . The original post here was something like: I've written this tool... here is the v1.00 ----- jonny Last edited by jonny; 4th February 2003 at 12:59.

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SuperflyTNT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2	nice proggY, I'll use it when i use divx 5 __________________ ...jeah

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ChAoS Overlord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 185	what is the "overwrite/delete" options necessary for? Doesn't this happen automatically? Also does your utility switch to fast recompress or full processing? I prefer fast recompress most of the time. Also why did you change: keyframe interval to 250 & max quantiser setting to 12? Last edited by ChAoS Overlord; 7th April 2002 at 15:28.

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ookzDVD DVD Rebuilder! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,147	I think this is Divx4pass2 win GUI. Nice proggie, next version should be batch support and shutdown after finish. Last edited by ookzDVD; 8th April 2002 at 05:37.

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rui Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portugal Posts: 730	Good work jonny It even has an ending report, saying our average quantizer. __________________ Rui

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DJ Bobo Encoding Dinosaur! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 1,655	I downloaded your utility, it's pretty cool, but can you please introduce a batch processing mode or something like a job list, this is very important. And then an option to shutdown windows when encoding is finished. Thank you...

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jonny Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 876	@bobotns: nice input @SuperflyTNT: thanks

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DJ Bobo Encoding Dinosaur! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 1,655	@ chaos The delete option is the contrary of the protect option in the codec, so it's usefull! It works in fast recompress mode. And jonny hasn't changed anything, you change the settings as you want, if you wanna 250 or 1000 for keyframe, it's your decision. Same for quantizers!

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ChAoS Overlord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 185	Hmm so am I right when I see, that protect is on when the delete option hasn't been activated then?

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yosemite Half Dome - Come and see! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CA Posts: 227	thanks for such a prog , very helpful indeed but I've a little problem: I encoded Matrix and in Gknot I've choosen a filesize for 3CDs! But the movie is smaller than 1GB, whats wrong here? __________________ cu yose Yosemite National Park, CA - The greatest place on earth

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jonny Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 876	If you check overwrite/delete, the file will be overwritten (if exists) and deleted at the end of the encode. If you don't check overwrite/delete, the file will be not overwritten (if exists, this generate and error) and not deleted at the end of the encode. I dunno if i'll keep this options in the next ver... i think are not so useful... let me knot what you think... @ookzDVD: hihihi @yosemite: there are A LOT of answers in the forum for those getting undersized

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DJ Bobo Encoding Dinosaur! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 1,655	@ yosemite I thought you asked such a question before. First: 3 CDs is a joke! don't go for more than 2 CDs for any rip! second: Matrix is good compressible, so it's already saturated by 1GB, so go for higher resolution like 640x272 or 704x304. This has nothing to do with his utility!

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ulfschack Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 418	Good job, jonny Could you make the settings stick? Like in some sort of ini-file, I wonder? cheers

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jonny Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 876	Wait for the next version and keep posting your opinions

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UHT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 393	it depends on the format of the audio streams i guess, 2 ac3 streams then maybe 3cd's its still overkill for such a short and dark film

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yosemite Half Dome - Come and see! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CA Posts: 227	well, but a video-bitrate about 709kbps are not so nice in my opnion (thats what u get with 2 CDs) think about it: the 2 audio streams are about 2x 359MB! __________________ cu yose Yosemite National Park, CA - The greatest place on earth

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Acaila Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,529	Still, 3 CD's is overkill. For a codec with B-frames it is even more so. And are you really going to listen to all those extra soundtracks? And the bitrate doesn't say anything about the resulting quality. It's the compressability of the movie that determines the quality. High compressability with low bitrate could sometimes look better than low compressability with high bitrate P.s. With any dark movie you'll get ugly marcoblock artifacts in the near-black areas. But not even extreme high bitrate will get rid of those, so it's not worth the effort. Last edited by Acaila; 8th April 2002 at 22:08.

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