StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[laserfan]

Originally Posted by avdw

CBR or VBR audio ?

Well, AutoGK defaults to VBR, but my Sigma Xvid players *hate* VBR audio, so I stay away from it--causes stuttering on playback as if the Sigma chip doesn't know how to deal with it. Dunno about your Philips player tho.

[laserfan]

A long-time annoyance for me and still apparently in 1.0.0.1 which I just installed: I open source files using DGindex, which demuxes the audio, produces a .d2v, and generates a .log file, after which the StaxRip window reappears. Sample:

---------- Preparing ----------

Preparer: Extract audio and index MPEG-2 using DGIndex
Command line: "C:\Program Files\DGMPGDec\DGIndex.exe" -IF[D:\Legacy.ts] -IA=2 -FO=0 -YR=1 -TN=1 -OM=2 -DRC=2 -DSD=0 -DSA=0 -OF=[D:\Legacy] -exit
Start time: 3:55:02 PM
End time: 3:59:58 PM
Duration: 00:04:56

But then I make some settings changes and Start the Job, and at the end a new .log file is generated and the original is over-written. Thus I lose the above info.

Is this a bug or is there a setting somewhere that I've overlooked?

[dalihrp]

Originally Posted by LRN

dalihrp, first, try foobar2000 for audio information. It reports more accurate technical info than most players/tools. Check both AC3 and AAC info via foobar2000. Maybe MPC is wrong...

HI, I've tried foobar2000, and it reports 6 channel AAC.

[avdw]

Is the StaxRip project still alive ? When can we get an update (Updated DGindex v1.4.9 and some other stuff)

[DocMAX]

why does staxrip write a first pass avi file in xvid mode? for further processing it just needs the .pass file, which is created while analyzing the first pass.

in x264 mode it does not do this, just creates the .stats file.

[kidwicked]

i am new to this program tried it when i had a problem with megui works fine on normal dolby 2 channel but when i try to use it on a 5.1 dolby encodeed sat rip the audio drops out sometimes it can be halfway threw the rip or it could happen after 10min of the riped file i have tried to use the acc 5.1 selection but it doesnt make a difference any sugestions of what i am doing wrong ?

[laserfan]

Originally Posted by avdw

When can we get an update (Updated DGindex v1.4.9 and some other stuff)

I'm using 1.4.9 no problem. You can use anything you want with it, all you have to do is tell Staxrip to stop complaining about the version...

[LRN]

[quote]why does staxrip write a first pass avi file in xvid mode? for further processing it just needs the .pass file, which is created while analyzing the first pass.

in x264 mode it does not do this, just creates the .stats file./quote]Because in x264 mode it is explicitly specified that output stream is null. In xvid mode all encoding is handled by VDub+XviD(VFW). It is (probably) possible to add something like that into VDub script, but since generation of this script is hardcoded into StaxRip, you can't change anything...

i am new to this program tried it when i had a problem with megui works fine on normal dolby 2 channel but when i try to use it on a 5.1 dolby encodeed sat rip the audio drops out sometimes it can be halfway threw the rip or it could happen after 10min of the riped file i have tried to use the acc 5.1 selection but it doesnt make a difference any sugestions of what i am doing wrong ?

For your info, there is a keys '.' and ',', both residing near right 'shift' on your keyboard. They also have funny '<' and '>' marks on them. Using these keys will bring your messages MUCH closer to standarts of English language, which is essential for compatibility with some readers, who implement only a subset of a whole standart.
On your audio problem: 'drops out' means 'disappears and never appears again' or 'disappears for a while'? Anyways, try to look at source file, at intermediate AAC audio output file (mp4), and compare this with what MeGUI produces. I don't know how MeGUI encodes audio. You could try encoding audio separately in MeGUI or BeHappy.

[avdw]

Originally Posted by laserfan

I'm using 1.4.9 no problem. You can use anything you want with it, all you have to do is tell Staxrip to stop complaining about the version...

I'll do that, thanks !

[dvd_maniac]

Getting really fustrated here...
I have had issues with .avi (Xvid/MP3) files that I'm trying to convert to .mp4 (X264/AAC).
Most of them have the audio missing for the last minute or so.
The audio is not out of sync, it just cuts off at the end.
I have tried both .mp4 and .mkv containers.
I have reformatted XP and even tried them on Vista.
What can I do to try and troubleshoot this?

[LRN]

As usual:

check intermediate AAC (before muxing).
If this AAC cuts off at the end, then
begin
  check source MP3 (before converting).
  If this MP3 cuts off at the end, then
  begin
    Raise exception - broken source file
  end
  else
  begin
    check MP3->AAC conversion procedure.
    Try using different converter (BeHappy, MeGUI internal converter, ffmpeg, etc).
    Try using partial conversion:not mp3->(besweet+nero)->aac, but mp3->(besweet)->wav->(nero)->aac
    Check intermediate results
    if no error found then
    begin
      Raise exception - unknown error: audio cuts off. Ask your system administrator or ask on Doom9.org forum to get support.
    end
  end
end
else
begin
  check mp4box for errors.
  try newer/older version of mp4box
  if this does not helps, then
  begin
    Raise exception - fatal error: mp4box is broken, report to GPAC developers team
  end
end

Since you tried both mkv and mp4box, then it's definitely conversion error...

[dvd_maniac]

I can't believe I forgot this...
I had to change the settings in VirtualDubMod to NOT correct MPEG Layer III audio streams.
That's why some were encoding fine and others not. Some videos had VBR MP3 audio and some did not.
It has been so long since I wiped my system and re-installed everything from scratch that I forgot this simple little step.
Didn't notice this until I viewed the intermediate audio file...

Thanx LRN for pointing me in the right direction.

[Zorrander]

I was poking around on staxrip and noticed an x264 profile for lossless encoding. After reading up on it a bit I tried it on a test vob that was about 12 minutes long and 340MB in size. Stax is producing a file about 1.5GB in size at the end of encoding. Am I missing something here or do you think the settings are incorrect for the encoder? I figured at worst I'd get a file around 300MB but not this.

[LRN]

VOB (MPEG2) is lossy. x264 in lossless mode is lossless. Lossless codecs produce bigger files than lossy.
Example: try saving lossy JPEG (120 kilobytes) image as a lossless BMP image. No loss <-> no compression <-> bigger file size.

[Zorrander]

Makes sense, thanks for clearing it up for me.

[LRN]

No problems.
And remember Wizard's Tenth Rule: "Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self". You should know better, Zorander

[avdw]

1) Is there any way we could add "ColorMatrix(hints=true)" to the Filters ?

2) Also, there seems to be a bug in the crop routine, opening the Crop window automatically Autocrops, but if you change one crop value, the file won't get cropped at all.

[LRN]

1) Is there any way we could add "ColorMatrix(hints=true)" to the Filters ?

Right click, add misc converttorgb, right click, edit, change converttorgb to ColorMatrix(hints=true)

Crop issue sounds weird. This is normal use of Crop - use autocrop, then adjust the results. It worked for me every time i tried to use it...

[dalihrp]

How to add brightness and more color saturation with Staxrip, is it possible?

thanks

[avdw]

Originally Posted by LRN

Right click, add misc converttorgb, right click, edit, change converttorgb to ColorMatrix(hints=true)

Crop issue sounds weird. This is normal use of Crop - use autocrop, then adjust the results. It worked for me every time i tried to use it...

Thanks LRN. You suggest we edit an existing filter ? Is there an option to actually ADD a filter ?