DVDtoOGM external plugins 'MSharpen'

[s8n]

hi guys....how do i get external plugins to work in DVDtoOGM ?....i have ' msharpen ' for AVIsynth
will that work ?......i need to change the threshhold and stuff but dont know how....


any help appreciated

s8n

[filewalker]

goto options/ Configure custom filters: there you can give the path to the Avisynth Plugin and you can choose the position between the other filters... you can also set a individual seeting of the filter.

[s8n]

sweet but how do i add my own parameters to each plugin ?.......i need to change thresholds and stuff but dont know how....in VirtualDub theres a GUI for each plugin , i dont know how to access it on DVDtoOGM....is it command line based?.....i dont know

s8n

[filewalker]

Did you play around with options/ Configure custom filters ?

e.g.
I make an example with "MipSmooth" filter:

goto options/ Configure custom filters,
"caption" : here write the name of your filter ( e.g.MipSmmoth)
"position" select at which position in the filter chain your filter shoukd work (e,g, "after resizing")
"Plugin" here search for the path to your desired filter .dll-file. (e.g. C:\programs\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MipSmooth.dll)
At "function": here you can set all settings of your filter (e.g. MipSmooth(spatial=255, scenechange=0, method="soft") )

At the end press "Add" and your filter (and your chossen settings) are stored.

For using this filter now:
goto encode/custom filters ... and select your added filter.
For control push "Edit AVS" and look if your filter with is at right position, with right path to plugin and with right function.

[s8n]

yea i guessed it was somethin like that......1 more thing tho....DVDtoOGM installs AVIsynth 2.5 .....i would like to used 2.0 filters.....is there a way to get it workin or is there a old or different release out there?

s8n

[filewalker]

the "fuction" settings which I mentioned is the way how Avisynth works, generally.

Why do you want o downgrade your AS version?
MSharpen Filter is also designed for Avisynth 2.5.
look here:
http://neuron2.net/mine.html

To use AS 2.5 has some advantages (YV12 color space)

So, if it's possible I would recommend to stay with AS 2.5

For functions of MSharpen(from the readme file):

MSharpen Function Syntax MSharpen uses named parameters.
That means you do not have to worry about the ordering of parameters and can simply refer to them by name and put them in any order in the list of parameters.
If you omit a parameter it takes its default value.
For example, if you want to run MSharpen with a strength of 100 and debug enabled, you can simply say: MSharpen(strength=100,debug=true)
Any combination and order of named parameters is allowed. Remember, however, that you should always include empty parentheses if you are not specifying any parameters.
You can also use normal positional syntax without the names if you prefer.
The correct parameter order is:
MSharpen(threshold,strength,highq,mask,debug)
So you could just use:
MSharpen(15,100,true,false,false)

Cu filewalker

[s8n]

...thanx 4 all that info and help man

i got a OGM encoding manual from http://www.zhentarim.net/zx/downloads.php

in their manual it uses 2.0 filters , and their rips look sweet....i got it to work with VirtualDub , filters and all through AviSynth 2.0
.....but jus wish their was a DVDtoOGM AviSynth 2.0 ver out there......would make the encoding process easier , cause its a all in 1 prog.

s8n

[s8n]

i heard of this little ..... loadpluginex.dll ..... apparently u can use 2.0 filters in AviSynth 2.5 .....u know how to use this ?

s8n

[Wilbert]

This is answered in the AviSynth FAQ (and also YV12 FAQ).