AutoMKV 0.93a - (DVD/TS/AVI/AVS to X264/XviD/WVC1 into MKV/MP4/WMV) update 30/12/2007

[TheRyuu]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@wizboy11
first try without matrix... the go with didee 6of9
BHH

ok thanks.

BTW, the new .74 version (opposed to .72) fixed a problem I had with pulling out multiple audio streams.

IMHO, this is the best encoder gui EVA.

Edit: Got a problem
I seem to be stuck in an endless cycle of it saying "Hit media size" or "go unlimited". Whether I try to change the profile or the format or the container or the size. It just gets stuck.

[Dreddlox]

I only just found this program through quite a bit of searching and I am so far VERY happy with the functionality it provides.

I also have the "Hit media size" or "go unlimited" problem. It only occurs with some x264 profiles afaik, primarily with the default CQ_Lossless.xml. Deleting this file or changing to another profile via ini editing or using an old version resolves this.

edit: I am using ver 074e. version 074 also has the "Hit media size" or "go unlimited" problem but it doesn't prevent profile change, whereas 074e makes it impossible to change profile away from lossless

Now a few feature requests, small ones that I would ordinarily fix myself were it open source:
Would it be possible to divide the Basic Settings page into a Main Page(where input,output,dvd sense and the start/enqueue buttons are) and leave the rest on Basic Settings? I personally am using this to give my parents the ability to rip their DVDs, so a touch more simplicity would be nice.

Also, could the DVD ripping side be enhanced in these ways:
Save which DVD drive is chosen when program closes
Have an Auto-DVD detect on startup option
Have an option to take the output file name from the DVD's disc title (Even though they are ugly like 'CLOCKWORK_ORANGE_4X3MTD_NA')

If you could make these changes, this program would be perfect for what I will use it for. Thanks for everything you've done so far. I haven't encoded anything yet but am already loving AutoMKV!

[dlflannery]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

ok, now i am working an manual... also in next full update all x264 preset got renamed.. (i hope at end of next week)



conservative and good filter, for already clean anime/film (used to gain a little bit of compressibility)



Attention... Attention Ultra LOW Rate is for bitrate very low less then 500kbs is it your case ?

@ALL

ok, i had found the way to run all script minimized, without any (or very few) prompt that steal window... BUT... what is the lose ?

i cannot guarantee that "prepare only phase" will fuction again, also i will use vbs script (as an old suggestion of glynor) and some nasty and bad antivirus (namely Norton) can intercept those files as virus...
Again: wcscript SHOULD be present in all win2k and MUST be in winXP but i cannot bet on it...

please tell me your opinion

BHH

I like being able to watch the batch files run in the command windows for debugging purposes. I understand that if the program is more "automatic" you would want to hide this. Is there any way to allow the user to have a choice?

[buzzqw]

update: 0.75 www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMKV075.rar

this is an interim build to a full new package
please delete the profile directory, this package will contain the new x264 and wmv (and all xvid) profiles and matrix.

changelog
ADDED: Two new Zune Profiles, based on wmv9 encoding (suggestion by dlflannery)
ADDED: Mode 4 for WMV endoing (2 pass peak bitrate)
ADDED: Support for Audio encoding (only audio files, like audio.ac3 to audio.ogg)
ADDED: Mono to WMV audio channels (suggestion by dlflannery)
FIXED: When muxing in AVI, AutoMKV will force MP3 CBR muxing if CBR is selected on Advanced Audio Setting
FIXED: Some tuning in log files
FIXED: Several bugs on Zune Profiles. A big thanks to dlflannery for his tests
FIXED: Ipod 5.5G profile
FIXED: Renamed all X264 profiles
FIXED: some weird behavior of x264 CRF profiles (thanks to Mike Farmwald)
FIXED: Some new layout on gui, as ALWAYS a big thanks to SeeMoreDigital
FIXED: Renamed all x264 profiles

i added a hidden features (don't go crazy searching isn't visible)

if anyone don't report any problem on audio encoding i will be adopt this behavior to all running process

BHH

P.S. the builds i put on forum BUT not in first page are considered alpha/beta release, so don't worry about errors...

[Barleyman]

Originally Posted by DDogg

Buzz, I gotta teach you how to hint better like, "Damn, guys, I am just busting my backside for months, everyday, making AutoMKV solid and dependable for you ... can't a few of you help work on a freaking manual ???"

Actually, I wish I understood the Wiki thing as that would be a good place to do something where different folks could add on and expand.

Is a Wikimaster out there ... anybody?

I was actually talking about the very thing a while ago with one linux-head. About setting up wiki to make a manual for AutoMKV.. Predictably it's "so easy" it requires "no effort". Assuming you know how to set up fully functioning linux server box that's not going to be hacked right away.. Linux distros apparently come with wiki "built in" .. That also requires you have access to a box that's online 24/7

No doubt you could find someone to host the wiki but I have no idea where to ask for such. I don't think linux guys will check page 53 of WINDOWS mpeg4-gui thread anytime soon!

It would be possible to just write the darn thing as a forum thread of course, like someone did with the Zune-encoding. The problem with that is that the thread starter has to do all the edits even if other guys put in new text / comments..

I could possibly write xvid avi/mkv anamorphic CQ encoding guide myself assuming things have not changed too much.. And it looked like there was some new stuff such as automatrix etc..

..

And a suggestion Buzzqw - How about you include "changelog.txt" with the interim builds too? Now it only comes with full builds?

[Barleyman]

Hmh. After grand total of 20 seconds with google, I found this: http://wikihost.org/

Apparently they take the back end out of your hand for free gratis..

[buzzqw]

@Barleyman

never owned a wiki or used ... just read it

but thanks.. i will look tomorrow

i hope in few days to finish the "simple manual" aka a big pictures of all fuctions

i will be glady to help someone to write the wiki... i could do myself... yes.. i will do mysel (but everyone should add something...) but with my spare time that i usually give to code AutomMKV...

I think that wiki could be a long (in time) but absolute necessary project.

I will register on these site and invite everyone to contribute

BHH

[Barleyman]

So 1st try since .66 - Anamorphic XVID/AVI with CQ, Q=3, lame VBR6, resize none, filter none. I left the "custom matrix" to "auto" since I didn't know what else to do about it..

It looks like "auto" will always pick "Sharktooth's EQM v3LR.cqm"-matrix?

[buzzqw]

ok... you are doing a CQ encoding... well.. since is a CQ you are not use the Autoresize... and since not using autoresize the automatrix will trigger the base matrix...

automatrix will switch matrix based on autoresize, on cq encoding is impossible to set correctly...

i hope to be understud

BHH

[dlflannery]

I tested with four .avi (mjpeg + mono-pcm) using Zune quick one pass profile.

Everything looks good!

However a problem occurred when I queued three of the files. Start Queue encoded all three files OK but when it was done the queue list still showed the middle file (1.ini) on the queue list. So I clicked the Start Queue button again just to see what would happen. It did not appear to do anything but it added the following to AutoMKV Log tab:

19:11:55 0.75  - - - - - - - - - - - - - START JOBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19:11:55 Selected Input file:     
19:11:55 Selected Output dir:     temp\
19:11:55 Selected Final Name:     movie
19:11:55 Selected Container type: MKV
19:11:55 Selected Encoder:        X264
19:11:55 Selected Size:           
19:11:55 Selected Slice:          1
19:11:55 Selected Profile:        ConstantQuality-QP.xml
19:11:55 Selected Width:          Automatic
19:11:55 Selected Resizer:        FastBilinearResize (neutral fast)
19:11:55 Selected Filters:        RemoveGrain(mode=2)
19:11:55 Selected Deinterlacer:   AUTO
19:11:55 Selected Field Order:    AUTO
19:11:55 Track Language 1:        NONE
19:11:55 Audio Codec 1:           Nero AAC
19:11:55 Audio Quality 1:         0.35
19:11:55 Audio Channel 1:         Stereo
19:11:55 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 1
19:11:55 Nero Option Profiles:    AUTO --- Encoding Mode:   Quality
19:11:55 CCT Option Profiles:     AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
19:11:55 Lame Settings:           ABR
19:11:55 Audio Normalization:     1
19:11:55 Frequency:               AUTO --- Tempo          : NONE
19:11:55 Pitch:                   NONE --- Other Add      : 
19:11:55 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 2
19:11:55 Nero Option Profiles:    AUTO --- Encoding Mode:   Quality
19:11:55 CCT Option Profiles:     AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
19:11:55 Lame Settings:           ABR
19:11:55 Audio Normalization:     1
19:11:55 Frequency:               AUTO --- Tempo          : NONE
19:11:55 Pitch:                   NONE --- Other Add      : 
19:11:55 
19:11:55 Dgindex CMD:             C:\AutoMKV075\exe\dgindex\dgindex.exe -FO=0 -OM=0 -YR=2 -If=[] -OF=[temp\movie] -exit -minimize

After this the queue list still contained the same item and the Start Queue button was still enabled.

[Huerta]

I keep getting this error when I try to encode something in Xvid.

"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002). Click on OK to terminate the application."

Heres the pic of the error - http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ddfasdfsaf.jpg

I have the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installed. And the latest version of AVISynth but it's not working.

This also happens with MeGUI's xvid_encraw.exe.

Does anyone know how to fix it.

[buzzqw]

try updating the xvid_encraw build http://members.optusnet.com.au/squid_80/xvid_encraw.zip

also, what are your pc specs ? (cpu,ram, S.O.)
i suppose is AMD ~ 1800XP (or this family) ?

BHH

[Barleyman]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

ok... you are doing a CQ encoding... well.. since is a CQ you are not use the Autoresize... and since not using autoresize the automatrix will trigger the base matrix...

automatrix will switch matrix based on autoresize, on cq encoding is impossible to set correctly...

Well all right. Matrixes, filters and profiles would probably be a good starting point for the documentation project. I have pretty vague ideas of what the matrixes do at all. Filters I'm more familiar with.

At least for the filters there was SOME documentation in earlier versions (dropped now?), for matrixes there is none AFAIK..

[Barleyman]

Speaking of filters in fact.. What would be good combination for dealing with those series that have noise added for extra "documentary"-feeling? You know, SHIELD, band of brothers, Oz ..

They tend to make something like 33-50% bigger file as I suspect the xvid encoding struggles with the "artistic" noise.

[buzzqw]

the key is GRAIN, try with degrainmedian
after the first encoding with default value start tuning the value.

another approach could be tryed with the deen or fluxsmooth

BHH

P.S. and at half of manual.. i hope if few day to complete (again isn't a full tutorial just an introduction)

[Huerta]

I updated it and still get the error.

My computer specs.

Dell Dimension 2400 Desktop (Got it with my Ford Focus)
MS Windows XP SP2
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80GHz
256MB Ram
Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
70.9 GB Hardrive with 18 gigs of Free Space

If you need to know more just tell me.

[Barleyman]

Okay, I found a problem

South park again. Looks like .75 can recognize OK now it's interlaced. However I do get visible flickering deinterlace artifacts here and there.

Plus for some reason the encoding is slooooooooow.. 96 min to encode 22min cartoon on Athlon X64@2500MHz? I get whopping 6.5fps from xvid. Usually on this rig it's around 25..

Here's the logfile

If you want a cut of the mpg-file, how big it should be?

[buzzqw]

i am unable to download the file

got a message

Valitettavasti hakemaasi sivua ei löydy.

Tarkista osoitteen oikeinkirjoitus.

Copyright TeliaSonera 2005.
Sonera on TeliaSonera Finland Oyj:n rekisteröimä tavaramerkki.

BHH

[Barleyman]

Hrmph. Tricky spaces and accented chars.
Try this: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/ohramie...o%20.0.mpg.log

[buzzqw]

here the manual !!!

http://www.wikihost.org/wikis/automk...prg?name=start

i have no idea how to handle a wiki, i need some serius adimistrator :help: :help:

BHH

EDIT: @Barleyman
look here

22:22:27 Processing completed. Type is determined to be interlaced.
22:22:27 BFF:                     42
22:22:27 TFF:                     153
22:22:27 Order:                   var

the main problem is the

22:22:27 Order:                   var

in this case since the order isn't sure (var=variable) automkv will switch to an high quality deint procedure. And so is slow.

try forcing Interlaced TFF