StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[JasonR]

I have a bunch of videos that I have encoded as xvid/mp4 files, but they won't work on my Xbox 360. Xvid files will play on my 360 if they are encoded with an avi container. I tried to just rename the file extension to avi, and while it would play on my pc, it was still a no go on my 360. Also, I tried to reencode through StaxRip using the misc/no encode option and the avi container, but StaxRip gave me an invalid muxer error. Does anybody know a way to accomplish this without having to do all knew encodes on my videos? I'm using StaxRip .9.9.2 by the way. Thanks in advance.

[stax76]

@JasonR

StaxRip currently don't remux, I might add basic support for it. The null encoder is only for already processed jobs because the muxer is expecting a file name like <source>_EncoderOutput.264.

Did you think about updating StaxRip, the latest beta is probably more robust then the latest final.

[JasonR]

I did actually download a newer version last night while I was expirementing with trying to remux my videos. I have some more videos to encode, so I might play around with it a little more, tonight. Thanks.

[Flexy]

Originally Posted by JasonR

I have a bunch of videos that I have encoded as xvid/mp4 files, but they won't work on my Xbox 360. Xvid files will play on my 360 if they are encoded with an avi container. I tried to just rename the file extension to avi, and while it would play on my pc, it was still a no go on my 360. Also, I tried to reencode through StaxRip using the misc/no encode option and the avi container, but StaxRip gave me an invalid muxer error. Does anybody know a way to accomplish this without having to do all knew encodes on my videos? I'm using StaxRip .9.9.2 by the way. Thanks in advance.

For XBOX 360 i actually de-mux (convert all MKV) using a tool called "XenonMKV"...this actually just re-muxes it into MP4 without re-encoding the video.
360 is VERY picky, it also only understands 2 channel sound in MP4 so XenonMKV also downconverts all 5.1 audio to 2ch.
Furthermure every file has to be below 4GB - if its longer they have to be split.

did you read this:

http://www.xbox.com/en-us/support/sy...laybackfaq.htm

? Maybe you encode some wrong/incompatible format?

[Poopoo]

Dang this is so heartwarming to see a clever programmer fixing bugs and adding features (and they work too !) so fast and yet so well polished.

I just LOVE Staxrip !

[trueimage]

I just found this program a little while ago, and decided to start using it today.

I'm testing to convert a widescreen TV show from SD DVD to x264 in mkv

I chose the dxva profile, SD HQ.

When I do the compressibility test, it then says 50% is the default quality, more than that is not recommended. I typed in 350 MB as the file size, and it still was at 67%.


Now, after running the encode, the Avg QP values are all over 20... don't I want these to be lower??

here's the output from pass 1...

"C:\StaxRip\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 1550 --stats "F:\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.stats"
--level 3.1 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --direct auto --filter -2:-1 --threads auto --progress --sar 32:27 --no-psnr --no-ssim --subme 1 --partitions none
--me dia --output NUL --output NUL "F:\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.avs"

avis [info]: 704x480 @ 29.97 fps (54095 frames)
x264 [info]: using SAR=32/27
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 Cache64
x264 [info]: slice I:289   Avg QP:20.36  size: 32280
x264 [info]: slice P:16511 Avg QP:21.80  size: 11136
x264 [info]: slice B:37295 Avg QP:23.74  size:  3772
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 18.3%  0.0% 81.7%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4: 13.6%  0.0%  0.0%  P16..4: 68.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:18.1%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  1.1%  0.0%  0.0%  B16..8: 27.3%  0.0%  0.0%  direct:20.3%  skip:51.4%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 20.47
x264 [info]: direct mvs  spatial:100.0%  temporal:0.0%
x264 [info]: kb/s:1479.8

encoded 54095 frames, 148.59 fps, 1479.91 kb/s

[Deinorius]

Well, this is not really the correct thread because your request isn't directly asked about StaxRip, more to x264. You should ask in correct Subforum, which is MPEG-4 AVC.

But to answer your question, You can go down with filesize, but the quality is still great I assume. If you want to archivate on Harddisk, then I recommend to encode in Consant Quality Mode with 22 (or 21-20, it depends on you). If you're talking about a series with 42 min and NTSC, then filesize should go down well and you're saving time while encoding.

AND! Never compare with pass 1. Compare with pass 2.

[stax76]

@Poopoo

Thanks for your kind words.

@trueimage

Rate control related codec settings is a difficult topics and there are many different opinions about it. Deinorius is right of course that it's best discussed in the AVC forum. I made a couple of minor changes to the beta that relate however, mostly tooltips/help and posted it at my site lately. Tips are pretty short as I'm not very good in explaining such difficult topics and I think it's best explained in guides and forum posts.

Assistant

The in the encoder options defined aimed quality value is more than 10% off.

Aimed Quality (%) (x264 dialog / StaxRip)

A well balanced value is 50%. The assistant warns if it's more then 10% off. The
option 'Adjust image or file size after the compressibility check' uses this
value as well.

CRF value defining 100% quality (x264 dialog / StaxRip)

No tooltip

After the compressibility check adjust (Options / Automation)

Adjusts the file size or image size according to the aimed quality percent
value defined in the encoder options.

Quality (main dialog)

A well balanced value for the quality is 50% for x264 and 60% for XviD/DivX.

Compressibility (main dialog)

Compressibility value which is low for dark and slow sources and high for colorful sources with a lot action.

[dvd_maniac]

Since upgrading all my projects have been ripping subtitles into srt files. All of a sudden they are only producing .sub files. What setting can I change to fix this?

[stax76]

@dvd_maniac

please elaborate

[MADAJ]

why does it crush?

I have used the official and beta version.

[stax76]

@MADAJ

Did you try to load it with other apps like VirtualDub and media player?

[dvd_maniac]

@Stax

Recently for some strange reason my projects are no longer ripping .srt files. The only subtitle files I get are .sub & .idx files which can not be opened by Subtitle Workshop to convert them to .smi which is what I need for my media center software (SageTV).

[stax76]

Recently for some strange reason my projects are no longer ripping .srt files.

What does that mean?

[MADAJ]

Originally Posted by stax

@MADAJ

Did you try to load it with other apps like VirtualDub and media player?

My bad

I reinstalled AviSynth & my codecs then it works.

[dvd_maniac]

When I first upgraded to 1.1.0.1 and I imported a dvd using Combine files it would go through the prepare process and when it was finished it created a subtitle file with the extension ".srt". Even though I haven't changed anything it is no longer producing the .srt Subtitle file during the preparing source process.

[stax76]

Probably you've opened a mkv file containing srt subtitles so StaxRip has demuxed the subtitles (using mkvextract), other than that I don't think StaxRip creates srt files.

[dvd_maniac]

No, I have only been opening DVD rips. I just did a few more and sometimes it creates the srt file and sometimes it does not. I just ripped Men of Honor again and imported it into Staxrip and it created the srt file. Here is a screenshot of the files it just created.

[stax76]

Maybe VSRip can also create srt files and it depend on the source.

[fredlkrue]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

No, I have only been opening DVD rips. I just did a few more and sometimes it creates the srt file and sometimes it does not. I just ripped Men of Honor again and imported it into Staxrip and it created the srt file. Here is a screenshot of the files it just created.

I think that only happens with close caption subtitles....