Leiming's x264 GUI Last version [AVS/Other Media to x264 & AAC in MKV/MP4]

leiming2006 · 24th June 2006, 10:09

This is a GUI for x264 which is just like the x264VFW.

"x264.exe" is needed. Put "x264.exe" together with this GUI.

At first, without AviSynth x264.exe can only support uncompressed input.
If you want to use the audio encoder you must have "bepipe.exe" and select an audio encoder between "enc_aacplus.exe(dll)" or "neroaacenc(_sse2).exe" or both.
If you want to muxer the audio into final file, you need "mkvmerge.exe", "mp4box.exe" or "mp4creator.exe"
(STRONGLY RECOMMEND that use "No mux" mode, it's most stable, but it's not convenient anyway)
If these programs are not in the same directory with this gui, you may like to edit the "setpath.ini".

If you feed it non-avs file, you can choose an avs file in "avsinc" directory to deal with the input files.
So you can create avs files in "avsinc" directory as you want. ("fs" stands for the filename and "mfn" stands for the filename without its extension)

If this package damage your rights you can tell me, I'll stop offer the package at once.
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Feature:
*Very VFW-liked.
*Add awful number of files once.
*Support AVS Script preset, so using non-avs files as input is possible.
*Conditional double passes, estimating the right Q means finishing in only one pass.
*Support audio encoding and automated muxing.
*Support automated double passes.
*Support shutdown after jobs done.
*Support log recoding.
*Can work as an audio encoding GUI
*Bitrate calculated automated.
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DISCUSSION: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=112770
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What does the new button, checkbox and ect. from the VFW mean?
1.Bitrate page
Input file and output file: as it is
Refresh: check if there are new avs script presets and new config presets
checkbox Size: tick this, you can type the final size directly. the bitrate will be calculated when you press the "add" button.
The two combo boxes: in the left one there are avs script presets, in the right one there are config presets
The "S" and "L" button in the right: "S" stands for "save" and "L" stands for "Load", save config and load config. preset's name can be input into the right combo box
Files input: Add more than 1 files once, how to operate please see below.
logfile: If a file is in the text box, when encoding all information x264 output is recoded into the file.
2.More page
Checkbox Audio: tick this, the audio will be encoded, too.
The two combo boxes below: the left one is to select an audio encoder and the right one is to select a muxer.
*WARNING* I strongly recommend to use "no mux" mode, in case it didn't work well the file x264 output would be delete incorrectly. x264 always works slowly so when it happened it's very terrible.
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How to batch encoding:
1. Set all options well.
2. Press "Files input" button.
3. Select a folder to output.
4. Select input file, you can hold Ctrl key to select more than 1 file or press "Ctrl+A" to select all files in current folder.
5. Go to the "job" page and do what you should do.
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New mode:
Automated double passes: as it says. with "fast" means in the first pass it's faster.
1P-CRF: means in the first pass it uses "--crf" to get the stat file.
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What is "Conditional Double Passes"?
"Conditional Double Passes", or "Size Mode", is used for those who use "Automated double passes(1P-CRF)" and the purpose of using "double passes" is to reach a certain size.
The difference between these is that the 1st pass of "Size mode" will output file and if the size of this file is in a certain range the 2nd pass will be cancelled to save time.
*NOTICE* The max. and min. size means only the video, and if you tick "Size", the "size" downer will take audio into consideration.
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About the Presets:
They are converted from MeGUI's Profiles manually, I can't guarantee that they are all converted correctly.
Please recheck it before usage.
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Warning:
USING THIS PROGRAM IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

LeiMing

Changelog:
2009-04-18
Remove: direct8x8

NOTICE: This project will not be continued. A new one in C++ is planning.

2008-10-04:
Change: the first pass of automated double passes mode is changed, to provide better quality. (qyq)
ps. the fast automated double passes is not fast as before, but will provide more quality than before.

2008-10-03:
Removed: NeroAacenc's sse2 item is removed. (uc0083)

2008-10-02:
(!)NOTICE: FOR X264 VER 996 OR HIGHER ONLY!
Change: Some changes in Motion Decision Option are made, and Bi-me is removed to fit the x264 ver 996.
NOTICE: ABOUT THE PRESETS, MOTION DECISION 7 ARE AUTOMATED CHANGED TO MOTION DECISION 7B AND 7B IS CHANGED TO 8!

2008-09-25:
Bug fixed: Optimal adaptive B-frame decision’s state will not be written into configure files.

2008-09-24:
NOTICE: FOR X264 VER 977 OR HIGHER ONLY!
Change: Window is bigger than before to contain new options.
New: Psyrd is supported, new AQ is supported, new adaptive B-frame decision method is supported.
(!)Change: The default of direct prediction changed to 8x8.
(!)Change: The first pass of double passes is the "fast" one before, the fast first pass of double passes is the "turbo level 2" described in Mplayer's document.

2008-07-22:
New: Level option is added. BUT IT ONLY ADDS A PARAMETER, IT DOESN'T LIMIT YOUR CONFIGURE.
Update: Presets are updated. I found that yesterday I used the profiles which MeGUI used years ago to make LMx264GUI's presets.

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Press here to download previous version of binary and source code

Last version's update patch

Download page in Free-codecs (may be not up to time)

killerhex · 24th June 2006, 18:30

how about predefined profiles/configuration

leiming2006 · 25th June 2006, 02:42

Now it's here:
More -> Misc. Option -> Save&Load Config

killerhex · 25th June 2006, 03:08

is there a good way to config so i get a 100mb file wehn i finish encoding

leiming2006 · 25th June 2006, 03:49

Thanks MeteorRain to offer the config.
I have changed it a bit.
bf 5/ref 5/mixref/cabac/no trellis/analysis all/direct s/motion hex/chromaME/partiton decision 5/no filter/
With subtitle:quantizer 24
without subtitle: quantizer 20

daverc · 25th June 2006, 18:22

I think you are pretty close to the perfect one click encoder.

Maybe you can add a way to select filesizes instead of bitrates.

Sirber · 26th June 2006, 03:30

can I see a screenshot? thanks!

unskinnyboy · 26th June 2006, 04:11

Here..

DarkZell666 · 26th June 2006, 07:53

Looks neat

Have you recreated it from scratch ? if so it would be great that you add all the vfw-missing features

Just one "bug" I noticed clicking a bit everywhere : in the job tab, clicking on "make bat" and pressing "cancel" leaves an empty ".bat" file in x264gui.exe's directory (nothing to worry about really, but ...

)

This is great stuff indeed, simple and straightforward.
Just one thing : enc_AacPlus.dll is part of the winamp package if I'm not mistaken, is it available with the *light* version or should we purchase the *pro* one ?

MeteorRain · 26th June 2006, 10:21

DarkZell666: the aac encoder shouldn't be included in the package because of its license. thus ppl should download them theirselves.

EDIT(DarkZell666:
I'm not sure if i misunderstand you. Are you talking about that winamp has 2 versions, one is the light and another is the pro, and asking whether the encoder platform matches the light one or the pro?)

leiming2006 · 26th June 2006, 10:28

?????
I have removed this, only enc_aacplus.exe is there.

Could you please check this again?
I have update the file lmx264gui.7z

foxyshadis · 26th June 2006, 10:59

Winamp has three versions, light (free), full (free), and pro, it's in the full and pro versions.

leiming2006 · 26th June 2006, 13:39

Only the main exe and txts this time.
The bug about "Make Bat" is fixed.
Thanks for the bug report.

MeteorRain · 26th June 2006, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by foxyshadis

Winamp has three versions, light (free), full (free), and pro, it's in the full and pro versions.

so how about the encoder part between the full & pro version? are they in the same interface? or different?

JoeBG · 26th June 2006, 14:19

Does it have commandline functions?

Sharktooth · 26th June 2006, 19:39

it's quite silly to ask for command line functions in a gui for a command line encoder... dont you think?

leiming2006 · 27th June 2006, 13:03

2006-06-27: Add the changelog. Thanks all that help me before.
Bug fixed: the function that makes bat file will procedure none except a bat file without filename.
Function added: neroAacEnc is supported.

DarkZell666 · 29th June 2006, 09:19

@MeteorRain :

In fact, the readme says that we need encAacPlus.dll with a nice "(you'll have to get this yourself)", and there was indeed only encAacPlus.exe (which is useless without the corresponding DLL I suppose

)

I wanted to figure out in which versions of winamp I would be able to get it (thx foxyshadis for the investigation

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharktooth

it's quite silly to ask for command line functions in a gui for a command line encoder... dont you think?

rofl, I've seen this somewhere already concerning MeGUI, so who came first then ? the chicken or the egg ?

The truth is elsewere ...

@leiming2006 : what features do you plan to add next ? *curious*

leiming2006 · 29th June 2006, 14:12

2006-06-29:
Bug fixed: "KeyFrame boost" is useless.
Bug fixed: "B-frames reduction" is useless.
Bug fixed: "Bitrate variability" is useless.
Bug fixed: Quantizer can be "0" which means loseless.
Function added: CRF is support.

DarkZell666 · 30th June 2006, 14:12

Great, I'm starting to like this

24th June 2006, 10:09	#1 \| Link
leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	Leiming's x264 GUI Last version [AVS/Other Media to x264 & AAC in MKV/MP4] This is a GUI for x264 which is just like the x264VFW. "x264.exe" is needed. Put "x264.exe" together with this GUI. At first, without AviSynth x264.exe can only support uncompressed input. If you want to use the audio encoder you must have "bepipe.exe" and select an audio encoder between "enc_aacplus.exe(dll)" or "neroaacenc(_sse2).exe" or both. If you want to muxer the audio into final file, you need "mkvmerge.exe", "mp4box.exe" or "mp4creator.exe" (STRONGLY RECOMMEND that use "No mux" mode, it's most stable, but it's not convenient anyway) If these programs are not in the same directory with this gui, you may like to edit the "setpath.ini". If you feed it non-avs file, you can choose an avs file in "avsinc" directory to deal with the input files. So you can create avs files in "avsinc" directory as you want. ("fs" stands for the filename and "mfn" stands for the filename without its extension) If this package damage your rights you can tell me, I'll stop offer the package at once. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Feature: Very VFW-liked. Add awful number of files once. Support AVS Script preset, so using non-avs files as input is possible. Conditional double passes, estimating the right Q means finishing in only one pass. Support audio encoding and automated muxing. Support automated double passes. Support shutdown after jobs done. Support log recoding. Can work as an audio encoding GUI Bitrate calculated automated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCUSSION: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=112770 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What does the new button, checkbox and ect. from the VFW mean? 1.Bitrate page Input file and output file: as it is Refresh: check if there are new avs script presets and new config presets checkbox Size: tick this, you can type the final size directly. the bitrate will be calculated when you press the "add" button. The two combo boxes: in the left one there are avs script presets, in the right one there are config presets The "S" and "L" button in the right: "S" stands for "save" and "L" stands for "Load", save config and load config. preset's name can be input into the right combo box Files input: Add more than 1 files once, how to operate please see below. logfile: If a file is in the text box, when encoding all information x264 output is recoded into the file. 2.More page Checkbox Audio: tick this, the audio will be encoded, too. The two combo boxes below: the left one is to select an audio encoder and the right one is to select a muxer. WARNING I strongly recommend to use "no mux" mode, in case it didn't work well the file x264 output would be delete incorrectly. x264 always works slowly so when it happened it's very terrible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to batch encoding: 1. Set all options well. 2. Press "Files input" button. 3. Select a folder to output. 4. Select input file, you can hold Ctrl key to select more than 1 file or press "Ctrl+A" to select all files in current folder. 5. Go to the "job" page and do what you should do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New mode: Automated double passes: as it says. with "fast" means in the first pass it's faster. 1P-CRF: means in the first pass it uses "--crf" to get the stat file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is "Conditional Double Passes"? "Conditional Double Passes", or "Size Mode", is used for those who use "Automated double passes(1P-CRF)" and the purpose of using "double passes" is to reach a certain size. The difference between these is that the 1st pass of "Size mode" will output file and if the size of this file is in a certain range the 2nd pass will be cancelled to save time. NOTICE The max. and min. size means only the video, and if you tick "Size", the "size" downer will take audio into consideration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the Presets: They are converted from MeGUI's Profiles manually, I can't guarantee that they are all converted correctly. Please recheck it before usage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning: USING THIS PROGRAM IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! LeiMing Changelog: 2009-04-18 Remove: direct8x8 NOTICE: This project will not be continued. A new one in C++ is planning. 2008-10-04: Change: the first pass of automated double passes mode is changed, to provide better quality. (qyq) ps. the fast automated double passes is not fast as before, but will provide more quality than before. 2008-10-03: Removed: NeroAacenc's sse2 item is removed. (uc0083) 2008-10-02: (!)NOTICE: FOR X264 VER 996 OR HIGHER ONLY! Change: Some changes in Motion Decision Option are made, and Bi-me is removed to fit the x264 ver 996. NOTICE: ABOUT THE PRESETS, MOTION DECISION 7 ARE AUTOMATED CHANGED TO MOTION DECISION 7B AND 7B IS CHANGED TO 8! 2008-09-25: Bug fixed: Optimal adaptive B-frame decision’s state will not be written into configure files. 2008-09-24: NOTICE: FOR X264 VER 977 OR HIGHER ONLY! Change: Window is bigger than before to contain new options. New: Psyrd is supported, new AQ is supported, new adaptive B-frame decision method is supported. (!)Change: The default of direct prediction changed to 8x8. (!)Change: The first pass of double passes is the "fast" one before, the fast first pass of double passes is the "turbo level 2" described in Mplayer's document. 2008-07-22: New: Level option is added. BUT IT ONLY ADDS A PARAMETER, IT DOESN'T LIMIT YOUR CONFIGURE. Update: Presets are updated. I found that yesterday I used the profiles which MeGUI used years ago to make LMx264GUI's presets. ........................ Press here to download previous version of binary and source code Last version's update patch Download page in Free-codecs (may be not up to time) Last edited by leiming2006; 18th April 2009 at 12:24. Reason: update

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DarkZell666 aka XaS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: France Posts: 1,122	Looks neat Have you recreated it from scratch ? if so it would be great that you add all the vfw-missing features Just one "bug" I noticed clicking a bit everywhere : in the job tab, clicking on "make bat" and pressing "cancel" leaves an empty ".bat" file in x264gui.exe's directory (nothing to worry about really, but ... ) This is great stuff indeed, simple and straightforward. Just one thing : enc_AacPlus.dll is part of the winamp package if I'm not mistaken, is it available with the light version or should we purchase the pro one ? __________________ Q9300 OC @ 3.2ghz / Asus P5E3 / 4GB PC10600 / Geforce 8600 GTS

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MeteorRain 結城有紀 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 895	DarkZell666: the aac encoder shouldn't be included in the package because of its license. thus ppl should download them theirselves. EDIT(DarkZell666: I'm not sure if i misunderstand you. Are you talking about that winamp has 2 versions, one is the light and another is the pro, and asking whether the encoder platform matches the light one or the pro?) Last edited by MeteorRain; 26th June 2006 at 10:32.

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	????? I have removed this, only enc_aacplus.exe is there. Could you please check this again? I have update the file lmx264gui.7z Last edited by leiming2006; 26th June 2006 at 10:32.

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killerhex Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 389	how about predefined profiles/configuration

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	Now it's here: More -> Misc. Option -> Save&Load Config

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killerhex Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 389	is there a good way to config so i get a 100mb file wehn i finish encoding

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	Thanks MeteorRain to offer the config. I have changed it a bit. bf 5/ref 5/mixref/cabac/no trellis/analysis all/direct s/motion hex/chromaME/partiton decision 5/no filter/ With subtitle:quantizer 24 without subtitle: quantizer 20

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daverc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 75	I think you are pretty close to the perfect one click encoder. Maybe you can add a way to select filesizes instead of bitrates.

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Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,979	can I see a screenshot? thanks!

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foxyshadis Angel of Night Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tangled in the silks Posts: 9,562	Winamp has three versions, light (free), full (free), and pro, it's in the full and pro versions.

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	Only the main exe and txts this time. The bug about "Make Bat" is fixed. Thanks for the bug report.

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JoeBG stupid Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cologne Posts: 638	Does it have commandline functions? __________________ cu Joe ------------------------ freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose

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Sharktooth Mr. Sandman Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Haddonfield, IL Posts: 11,768	it's quite silly to ask for command line functions in a gui for a command line encoder... dont you think? __________________ MPEG-4 ASP Custom Matrices: EQM V1(old), EQM AutoGK Sharpmatrix (aka EQM V2), EQM V3HR (updated 01/10/2004), EQM V3LR, EQM V3ULR (updated 04/02/2005), EQM V3UHR (updated 17/12/2004) and EQM V3EHR (updated 05/10/2004) Info about my ASP matrices. MPEG-4 AVC Custom Matrices: EQM AVC-HR Info about my AVC matrices My x264 builds. Mooo!!!

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	2006-06-27: Add the changelog. Thanks all that help me before. Bug fixed: the function that makes bat file will procedure none except a bat file without filename. Function added: neroAacEnc is supported.

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leiming2006 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 203	2006-06-29: Bug fixed: "KeyFrame boost" is useless. Bug fixed: "B-frames reduction" is useless. Bug fixed: "Bitrate variability" is useless. Bug fixed: Quantizer can be "0" which means loseless. Function added: CRF is support.

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DarkZell666 aka XaS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: France Posts: 1,122	Great, I'm starting to like this __________________ Q9300 OC @ 3.2ghz / Asus P5E3 / 4GB PC10600 / Geforce 8600 GTS

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