StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[Warrex]

Originally Posted by mulrich

@Warrex:

You know, AVI has always supported DivX streams...why don't you just set container to AVI instead of using that evil DivX container?

1. That "evil" Divx Container is nothing is nothing but an .avi container. Apart from the filename extension it should be compatible with all applications that support .avi.

2. The added features of the .divx format are stored in parts of the avi container that will not be read by applications that do not support them. Likewise these feature should not cause problems. However if you edit an .avi (.divx) file with these features and save it the added special features should be lost (not 100% sure about this).

3. Different applications mux audio und video slightly differently which means that the resulting files might be more or less compatible. Since Divx, Inc. created the Divx profiles and certifies Divx players they should know best how to mux files the most compatible way.

The bottom line is: Using DivxMux means that you use Divx, Inc. own muxer. This will give you the possibility of enhanced features and might also lead to better compatibility of your encodes without causing any problems (well, I never had one).

Edit: You might also want to read these posts by Divx Team members on the topic:
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?...0&postcount=59
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?...7&postcount=93

[defaulk9]

Stax,
You may have fixed this already (I'm a version or two behind at the moment). But currently there does not seem to be a check for available disk space, or even a good mechanism for failing upon reaching that point. I had this happen to me and it took forever to figure out why StaxRip just quit. Of course it can't even write the error to the log because there isn't enough disk space.

I was using the command line x264 encode btw.

[pablak]

I do some conversion from rmvb ---> avi and i get avi with audio out of sync.
Doing some tests for looking why that happened I have discovered that problem is in video.

I found tutorial for conversion rmvb to avi with VirtualDubMod
and proper Avisynth script:

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=25, convertfps=true)

fps parameter can be also 23,976 or 29,976.

Is any possibility to set this parameter automatically or manually in staxrip?

link to tutorial:
http://www.jakeludington.com/dv_hack...vert_rmvb.html

[krisq]

Originally Posted by pablak

Is any possibility to set this parameter automatically or manually in staxrip?

right click on Directshowsource and 'Edit'.

[nohead]

Bitrate: 75.02 kbps
Video Bitrate: 314 -> 271

This is probably a noob question concerning besweet, but I can't find an answer. I try to encode with a custom audio profile HE-AAC 32 kbps (based on the default profile he-aac vbr 50-70 kbps). How come the audio came out with 75 kbps and my video bitrate suffers because of that? Anyway to correct this situation? Thanks

[Gehenna]

@nohead

Two ways of reducing the actual bitrate i can think of:
VBR Internet

1. Edit or create a new profile for the AAC-HE VBR 50-70kbps,and change:
2. 2ch -vbr_streaming
3. to
4. 2ch -vbr_internet

This should lower the bitrate a touch,else use CBR as opposed to VBR:

CBR 64

1. Edit or create a new profile for the AAC-HE VBR 50-70kbps,and change:
2. 2ch -vbr_streaming
3. to
4. 2ch -cbr 64 for a fixed bitrate

[pablak]

Originally Posted by krisq

right click on Directshowsource and 'Edit'.

Right. I tried this out and works .

Another problem is choose proper fps
23.976, 25 or 29,976 which depense of source video.

StaxRip, when file is loaded, shows fps from script not real fps which man can check with Mediainfo.

[laserfan]

Lately my Jobs list isn't getting processed properly, and I wonder where/how this info is used by StaxRip?

My most recent example: I process an HD Transport Stream (1080i) to a .d2v file, then desire to make two separate .rip jobs from it, first an HD conversion (720p) and then an SD conversion, saving each to the Jobs list. But then only the SD .rip is processed, and it is processed TWICE and the HD is not processed at all. Might it have something to do with how StaxRip parses my filenames ie. that they are too long or something? Here are the names I used:

Boston Legal 225 - Squid Pro Quo HD.rip
Boston Legal 225 - Squid Pro Quo.rip

Yesterday I attempted to run Jobs in the above order, but the 2nd one was run first, and then it appears it was run AGAIN, and when Stax was done the HD hadn't been run at all.

Where to look to troubleshoot this? Thanks!

[krisq]

Originally Posted by pablak

Right. I tried this out and works .

Another problem is choose proper fps
23.976, 25 or 29,976 which depense of source video.

StaxRip, when file is loaded, shows fps from script not real fps which man can check with Mediainfo.

do this

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=%source_rate%, convertfps=true)

[pablak]

Originally Posted by krisq

do this

DirectShowSource ("filename", fps=%source_rate%, convertfps=true)

I'm not Avisynth script expert


I've do that and error occured during loading file into Staxrip.
Audio was demuxed properly.

[stax76]

Sorry about the delay, I hope I've a couple of hours time sunday.

[b9AcE]

As per stax's request here I will explain what I meant.

It is really a matter of me not having Internet connection available where I do the encoding (yes weird, but some computers still are not connected).
When I use other GUIs (like MeGUI) I just prepare everything by manually downloading everything I need of the latest version and then keeping track of changelogs and such to keep track of new requirements.
The problem I got with StaxRip was that it kept asking me for programs I had not used before, so I did not have them available.

If there just would have been some way of knowing which programs it would need to have before I ran StaxRip I could have brought them along too.
So the solution would probably have been either a list on the webpage with "these are the programs we use in the latest version" or like a "StaxRip-Standalone_package.zip" which would have included all the required installers alongside with the latest version.

The way I solved it was to install StaxRip on another computer, tell it to download each component and then bring it all with me.
I would not like to have to do this with every new release though...

I understand that this is probably not a common problem and basically "my own fault", so I don't expect anyone to do anything about it but... ...you asked.

[LRN]

-dimzon( -dllname bse_Nero7WA.dll ... ) probuces buggy ouput. There's 50% chance to get corrupted AAC file (muxed movie looses all sound at some point and will remain silenced until i reopen it) and 30% chance to get invalid AAC file (won't mux at all). I observed this only for HE-AAC; LC-AACs produced by this library is fine as far as i can tell.
-bsn(...) works fine as always.

EDIT----
No, not fine bsn performs incorrect channel mapping for 5.1 AACs. -azid ( -o ... ) doesnt' works. Looks like i have to continue to tinker with bse_Nero7WA...

[siddharthagandhi]

I have encountered a problem. I exported from Nero Vision a DV file Type 2....and even though I have ffdshow installed and the file plays in media player, when i do avisource, directshowsource, or any source, the file is unable to be opened, and the codec (dvds or something like that) is not found (thats the error message).

What do I do?

[laserfan]

I Added an "Extract audio and index MPEG-2 using DGindex" preparer, edit it, and Rename it and all looks good, but my new option does not survive an Exit from StaxRip--it's gone the next time I launch the program.

Bug? What could I be doing wrong?

Could use some help or ideas, as for the other Jobs problem noted a few posts ago.

[Kupotek]

Used Stax before and loved it, but this time I'm running into some problems.

I used DVD Shrink to rip a DVD to VOB files so i can backup this rare release DVD i own.

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

I started the process, went thru the steps carefully, and when BeSweet runs to begin the encoding, I see these CRC errors:

E7: CRC Error..
Stream Error : Sync found after 1117 bytes

So far I only see 5 of the errors and no more since, so I suppose it's okay.

Should I be concerned with this or just leave it running?
Thankyou.

[sterlina]

Hi Stax!
I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones

Originally Posted by Kupotek

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

ehu... what settings are you using? StaxRip can convert from VOB to AVI


@b9AcE
you can try to overwrite old StaxRip with the new one when Stax release a new version

[Gehenna]

Originally Posted by Kupotek

Stax only wants to convert it to MKV not AVI, so I said OK, i guess i have to convert VOB > MKV > AVI.

Works fine here.

What encoder are you choosing?

Originally Posted by laserfan

I Added an "Extract audio and index MPEG-2 using DGindex" preparer, edit it, and Rename it and all looks good, but my new option does not survive an Exit from StaxRip--it's gone the next time I launch the program.

You need to `Save Project as Template` ,then the setting will stick to the appropriate template you choose to load up.

[LRN]

I wonder if StaxRip support (or you are planning to support) .srt subtitles or just VobSub ones

StaxRip supports .srt subtitles. At least in .mp4 containers. This depends on muxer (Mp4Box in this case), not on StaxRip itself.

[weaver4]

What is the "Anamorpic" checkbox for?