BeSweet Bug with --ABR under 77kbts.

[Dark-Cracker]

Hi,

i think there is a little problem with the --abr mode,
i have make some tests with ac3/mpa and with different version of lame_enc.dll (mitioki/rarewares) i have tested with besweet v1.4 & 1.5b11.

and here were my results :
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with the lame_enc (mitioki version) using the lame v3.93.1 & 3.94 alpha there is a problem if u use an ABR bitrate under 77kbts . and it the same with the rarewares version (3.93a)

here my log file :

lame_enc.dll 3.93 @ 77Kbts, all work fine :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (3/12/2002), Engine 3.93 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/27/02 , 18:12:52.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.4\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\TestVob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile BeSweet.log ) -lame( --abr 77 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\TestVob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 2/0, Bitrate: 192kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: None
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -INF, 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 : ABR
[00:00:00:000] | Avarege Bitrate : 77
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Min bitrate : 32
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Max bitrate : 320
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : Joint Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: No
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:01:00:032] Conversion Completed !
[00:01:00:032] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 71kbps
[00:00:40:000] <-- Transcoding Duration
Logging ends : 12/27/02 , 18:13:32.

as u can see @ 77kbts all work but unhappily @ 76 kbts the encoding process stop , here the bad logfile :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (3/12/2002), Engine 3.93 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/27/02 , 18:14:29.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.4\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\TestVob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile BeSweet.log ) -lame( --abr 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\TestVob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
Error 47: Error with LAME dll!
Quiting...
[00:00:00:000] Conversion Completed !
Logging ends : 12/27/02 , 18:14:29.

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i suppose it a perhaps a lame_enc.dll bug , and not a besweet bug.
can someone could check in the lame_enc source (on rarewares) ?

Thank u ,
Bye.

[pacohaas]

have you tried this with the 3.92/3.90.2 varieties?

Also, have you tried --alt-preset <bitrate> (not sure if this is supported by BeSweet yet, but it's the correct way to do ABR at any bitrate according to everone over at hydrogenaudio)

Also, as of 3.93 --preset = --alt-preset (though this fact may not be true when using BeSweet yet)

[Dark-Cracker]

i don't have tested with the v3.92 (i don't have found the file) but i have tested with the 3.90.2 (hydrogenaudio version) and with this version the encoding doesn't crash but the output was not an ABR 76 kbts but a CBR 128 output file.
here the logfile :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.26 (23/12/2001), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/28/02 , 03:13:43.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.4\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\TestVob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile BeSweet.log ) -lame( --abr 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\TestVob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 2/0, Bitrate: 192kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: None
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -INF, 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 : ABR
[00:00:00:000] | Avarege Bitrate : 76
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Min bitrate : 32
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Max bitrate : 320
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : Joint Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: No
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:01:00:032] Conversion Completed !
[00:01:00:032] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 128kbps
[00:00:16:000] <-- Transcoding Duration
Logging ends : 12/28/02 , 03:13:59.

>Also, have you tried --alt-preset <bitrate>

--alt preset for the abr doesn't work ! if u use a bitrate under 77 kbps.

here the logfile :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.28 (18/4/2002), Engine 3.93 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/28/02 , 05:39:33.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.5B1\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\testvob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile besweet.log ) -lame( --alt-preset 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\testvob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
Error 47: Error with LAME dll!
Quiting...
[00:00:00:000] Conversion Completed !
Logging ends : 12/28/02 , 05:39:33.


EDIT :
tested with lame_enc 3.92 & --abr switch ==> crashed too, here the logfile

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.28 (16/4/2002), Engine 3.92 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/28/02 , 03:26:46.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.4\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\TestVob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile BeSweet.log ) -lame( --abr 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\TestVob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
Error 47: Error with LAME dll!
Quiting...
[00:00:00:000] Conversion Completed !
Logging ends : 12/28/02 , 03:26:46.

---------- END EDIT ---------

Bye.

[Dark-Cracker]

Hi,

it seems the --alt-preset 76 kbts crash with the lame_enc v3.93 but not with the version v3.92,

the 2 log files :
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lame 3.93 :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.28 (18/4/2002), Engine 3.93 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/28/02 , 05:39:33.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.5B1\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\testvob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile besweet.log ) -lame( --alt-preset 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\testvob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
Error 47: Error with LAME dll!
Quiting...
[00:00:00:000] Conversion Completed !
Logging ends : 12/28/02 , 05:39:33.

and the working logfile with the lame_enc.dll v3.92 :

BeSweet v1.5b11 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.28 (4/6/2002), Engine 3.92 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 12/28/02 , 05:43:56.

C:\WINDOWS\BUREAU\BESWEE~1.4\BESWEET.EXE -core( -input H:\testvob\out.ac3 -output H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3 -logfile besweet.log ) -lame( --alt-preset 76 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : H:\testvob\out.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: H:\raspoutine\toto.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 2/0, Bitrate: 192kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Output Stereo mode: Dolby surround compatible
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: None
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -INF, 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 76' preset is used
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[00:01:00:032] Conversion Completed !
[00:01:00:032] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 75kbps
[00:00:32:000] <-- Transcoding Duration
Logging ends : 12/28/02 , 05:44:28.

[Dark-Cracker]

@dspguru

do u have try to fix this bug ?
PS: your private message box was full.

Bye.

[DSPguru]

sorry, busy.