TEncoder 4.5.2 - Multithreaded GUI for FFMpeg and Mencoder

[ozok]

Originally Posted by improser

Can you add option to encode ProRes, DNxHD, use ffbmc instead ffmpeg... your GUI is very good and I cant use for others workflows because of this :/

I've added this to to-do list ages ago but it seems I missed them. I've gathered enough information about these formats so it's likely that they will be added to TEncoder in a few weeks. I never actually converted to these formats, so I can tell you more after I do some test runs.

Originally Posted by kolpotoru

I have tried both TEncoder(3.3.2.3472) & TAudioConverter(0.8.1.1205) i am reporting some bugs in TEncoder and sujjestion for TAudioConverter -

First of all there is a bug in Tencoder that is even after disabling automatic update check it checks for update,

The Encode button is not visible when the window resolution is 800x600. Please reduce the size of the file name display box and the buttons in Tencoder so that Tencoder is displayed in windows resolution 800x600. (TAudioConverter displayes perfectly in windows resolution 800x600.)

My sujjestion about TAudioConverter is there should be a option in the settings to save the log files in temporary dir.
Another option play sound should be added in post encode acions.

1) Wow, I can't believe that I didn't find that bug or noone else reported it! Thanks, it will be fixed with next release.
2) The thing that prevents TEncoder's GUI from being smaller is the number of controls on the right. I'm planning to put them in scrollbox if that works with skinning component. It most probably will be like some of the shareware encoders has.
3) Please use TAC's own thread for questions etc related to it. Why do you want to save logs to temp dir? It is for temp files.
Notification sound "sounds" like a good idea.

[kolpotoru]

Thank you for answering, i am looking forward to the fixes.

[kyoshi]

it always produce unplayable mp4 files when i tried to hardsub srt files.
Also, even if the subtitles were turned off, mencoder seems often unresponsive/very slow encoding.

I love how Tencoder keep the folder structure on output, ihope the subtitles (bug???) were fixed on future update.

[LigH]

The problem with unplayable MP4s is not in TEncoder; remember, TEncoder is only a GUI.

Blame ffmpeg / mencoder for multiplexing to incomplete MP4 containers (due to its "filter" behaviour, writing the output file sequentially only once). Fix them with MP4Box.

[ozok]

LigH beat me to it but Mencoder, for some reason, causes problem when using AAC audio. I just change audio codec to MP3 and works without a problem.
About MEncoder slowness, that might depend on many things but if you've selected AAC as audio codec, MEncoder writes lots of messages to console which might be slowing it down. I did a quick test and changing codec from AAC to MP3 speeds up the process at least x10 times.

[kyoshi]

Okay,..will do that on the next batch encode. Thank you for all of your hard work.

[ricardo.santos]

Hi Ozok!

Just started using your tool, good work with the layout/skins. I used Tencoder in order to convert some videos to webm, usually i use a ffmpeg script but i wanted to test a GUI, for some some reason webm videos converted with tencoder end up with nearly twice as much bitrate, if i select 900 as bitrate the converted video has 1600. What could be causing this?

My script:
ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -vf "scale=-1:480"  -codec:v libvpx -quality good -cpu-used 0 -b:v 900k -qmin 10 -qmax 42 -maxrate 900k -bufsize 1800k -threads 2  -an -pass 1 "1stpass.webm"

ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -vf "scale=-1:480"  -codec:v libvpx -quality good -cpu-used 0 -b:v900k -qmin 10 -qmax 42 -maxrate 900k -bufsize 1800k -threads 2 -codec:a libvorbis -b:a 128k  -pass 2 "output.webm"

Tencoder script:
"ffmpeg.exe"  -y  -ss 00:00:00 -t 00:00:43 -threads 2  -i "source.mp4" -pass 1 -passlogfile "source.log"  -vcodec libvpx  -b:v 900000  -minrate 900000  -maxrate 900000  -bufsize 1800000 -muxrate 1800000  -r 23.976 -vf scale=866:368  -f webm  -an "source.webm"

"ffmpeg.exe"  -y  -ss 00:00:00 -t 00:00:43 -threads 2  -i "source.mp4" -pass 2 -passlogfile "source.log"  -vcodec libvpx  -b:v 900000  -minrate 900000  -maxrate 900000  -bufsize 1800000 -muxrate 1800000  -r 23.976 -vf scale=866:368  -f webm  -map 0:0  -itsoffset 0 -map 0:1  -acodec libvorbis -ab 128k  -af aresample=resampler=soxr -ar 44100 -ac 2   "source.webm"

[ozok]

I can get around 900 kbps (864 kbps). Try unchecking "CBR" next to video bitrate. You can enter manual options using "Custom Args" button.

[ricardo.santos]

Thanks Ozok, that did the trick, i get 830 (mediainfo).

[ricardo.santos]

Cant tencoder use mp4box to fix corrupted mp4 that were talked about a few comments back? After the conversion finished the video has to go through mp4box? Can it be automated in Tencoder? That happened to me when trying to hardcode subs.

[ozok]

I want to find a solution to this but it will need lots of work, I must change how TEncoder works.

[ricardo.santos]

Will wait for further developments.
Thanks and good work

[ozok]

There are some good signs. I changed many things but it seems I'll be able to release a new version with proper mp4 muxing using mp4box in a few days. After the changes, it will be much easier to add other encoders/tools as well.

[ozok]

I managed to make TEncoder to use FFMpeg as muxer. I tried playing converted mp4 files with a mobile (galaxy mini) and it works fine. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9617171/TEncoder_beta.7z if you want to try it. But please note that it is beta and make a backup before you copy it over to your TEncoder.exe. It is for installed version.

[ricardo.santos]

Hi Ozok!

Its working here (Win7)
Thanks and keep up the good work.

[ozok]

Update:

--3.4
-Added: Russian translation (thx to A.Strezh)
-Added: Basque translation (thx to Xabier Aramendi)
-Added: A new GUI layout in order to make TEncoder work with lower resolutions. Older settings will be reseted.
-Fixed: Spanish translation caused interface to distorted
-Fixed: TEncoder checked for updates at startup even if it was disabled (thx to kolpotoru)
-Fixed: GUI got distorted after an encode
-Fixed: Audio ID problem with VOB and MTS files
-Fixed: "?" was passed as subtitle file
-Fixed: MEncoder produced invalid mp4 files

[kolpotoru]

Thank you for fixing the update check bug & screen resolution problem now TEncoder(3.4.0.3608) looks better in 800x600 resolution.

When skins are disabled in TEncoder(3.4.0.3608) many text in setting dialog are not visible because they are in white color.

Since the main difference between the TEncoder installer & TEncoder Portable version is the TEncoder executable, i have made a installer script which will enable TEncoder installer to install both installer version & the TEncoder portable version optionally similar to the foobar2000 installer. When the Portable version is selected the installer will not create uninstaller & just extract the files & the TEncoder Portable executable & if the Portable version is not selected the installer will install the regular version and create uninstaller. This will help the users who use both installed version & the portable version, plus if a user first uses the installed version then he wants to use the portable version he will not need to download the portable version separately the same installer can be again used to extract the portable version. I hope you like & use the script for TEncoder Installer.

[ozok]

Oops, I forgot to change the colors.
Thanks for sharing your script. It is not approved yet so I can't download it but I'll take a look at it.

BTW, it is not mentioned in the change log, support for ProRes was added with 3.4.

[ozok]

Update:

--3.4.1 Hotfix
-Fixed: Copying video while encoding audio caused extension to be wrong (thx to woody345)
-Fixed: Couldn't copy video without encoding audio
-Fixed: Couldn't encode to huffyuv with MEncoder

PS. I forgot to fix colors again .

[Pulp Catalyst]

what argument line would be best for bluray to avi (Xvid) asp level 5 with very best settings but using a CQ 3 (i'm after the very higest quality Xvid can produce kind of settings!

thanks.

p.s. i want the Xvid part of FFmpeg, not the Mpeg4 generic encoder, LibXvid or something like that i think???