ASXGui 2.4 (Any Video to MP4/x264/AAC or MKV/x264/AC3/AAC)

[morphinapg]

ASXGui 2.4 - Another Simple X264 GUI
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It seems these days programs are either very easy with hardly any advanced features, or filled with advanced features, but confusing to use. ASXGui aims to be so user friendly that you know how to use it as soon as you open it, but you can also access tons of advanced features if you would like to as well. All you have to do is simply drag a video in and click encode, ASXGui figures out everything else for you. However, if you would like to configure every little option yourself, ASXGui also provides the versatility to do so, and with a great deal of control.



Current Features:
-Import any type of video file
-Output to MP4, MKV, or Blu-ray
-Import separate audio sources
-Drag and Drop Source Files
-Ability to remux audio instead of recompressing.
-Automatic Resize based on bitrate
-Automatic Bitrate based on resolution
-Overrideable Aspect Ratio
-Maximum Resolution (default maximum is original resolution adjusted for Aspect Ratio)
-Custom Bitrate and Resolution
-Ability to change Frame Rate
-Deinterlacing/Inverse Telecine (Click deinterlace and change FPS to 23.976)
-Ability to encode in ether 1 or 2 pass
-Ability to encode Lossless (1 pass, target Quantizer 0)
-Auto crop off black bars
-Custom audio bitrate
-Save settings as Default or Custom profiles
-Ability to enforce x264 profiles
-Ability to set a maximum bitrate
-Custom crop
-Advanced x264 Options
-Job Queue
-Ability to downmix Audio to stereo
-Select from multiple audio tracks in vob/mpg files
-Options Dialog
-Multiple Audio Track Encoding
-Import/Export Profiles
-About Dialog
-Encode.log saved for each encoding job. (Saved in ASXGui\Logs)
-Add Black Bars (Maximum resolution, Allow Black Bars)
-Separate Aspect control for input and output, useful for anamorphic encodes.
-Auto Shutdown/Hibernate/Exit control
-Add to iTunes (for iPod formatted video)
-Generates Screenshots from input file

Note:
-The Automatic Resolution/Bitrate is calculated using an equation that produces similar bitrates/resolutions as Nero Recode's Auto Resize feature.
-Make sure you don't have any audio upmixers enabled, or set them to output the audio's original channels. Otherwise all audio sources will be encoded multichannel, and stereo sources will have lower bitrates. DETAILS
-1 GB = 1 billion bytes exact so things like 4.7 GB for DVD should work just fine. (1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes)
-When loading a MPEG2/AVC type file, it can take a while to load, just wait, the program isn't hanging. (Same goes for large video files during the "Loading Video..." stage of pass 1)
-This program REQUIRES Avisynth to be installed to work. (Included with installer)

Changelog:

-Ver. 2.4	(10/27/09)
			-Fixed some GUI bugs.
			-Changed "Constant Quantizer" to "Constant Quality" (using crf)
			-Added profile "Apple TV"
			-Optimized Profiles (Removed default values for redundancy)
			-Profiles no longer update after export.
			-Added a line to end of exported profiles to separate them.
			-fixed a bug with audio settings in profiles.
			-Changed wording of "Format for iPod" to "Format for iTunes"
			-Minor x264 advanced settings GUI behavior changes.
			-Updated b-pyramid code.
			-Added slices in x264.
			-Added better error checking for x264.
			-prevented profiles from being changed while encoding.
			-fixed a bug that prevented the user from modifying audio bitrate from separate audio source.
			-changed default deinterlacer to yadif.
			-disabled deinterlace warning on avisynth scripts.
			-fixed a bug with decoding WMA files.
-Ver. 2.3	(9/15/09)
			-Fixed a bug with MPA audio source.
			-Fixed a bug with "Weighted Prediction for B-Frames".
			-Fixed a bug with Enforcing profiles and MPEG input.
			-Added "Force Decoding With Directshow" in Append settings.
			-Added "Force Sample Rate" in Append Settings. 			
			-Fixed some audio bitrate calculation in Append Settings.
			(Default append settings force sample rate to 48000)
			(Some Append code may be outdated and may not be finalized until 3.0)			
-Ver. 2.29	(8/30/09)
			-Fixed a bug reading source file's duration.
-Ver. 2.28	(8/29/09)
			-Fixed a bug with Classic GUI output info.
			-Fixed a bug with the screenshot generator.
-Ver. 2.27	(8/24/09)
			-Fixed a bug with reading vob files from film sources.
			-Fixed a bug with reading some files with multiple tracks.
-Ver. 2.26	(8/22/09)
			-Fixed a bug reading vob files.
			-Converted automatic updater to 7zip format.
-Ver. 2.25	(8/19/09)
			-Fixed a bug with fast first pass.
-Ver. 2.24	(8/18/09)
			-Fixed a bug with sample rate conversion.
			-Fixed a bug where "Mbps" was being calculated as Kbps when remuxing video.
			-Fixed a bug with ssim and psnr option.
			-Redesigned x264 dialog.
			-Added support for x264 options: 
				--rc-lookahead
				--no-mbtree
				--aq-mode 2
				--no-psy
				--subme 10
				--preset
				--tune
				--slow-firstpass
			-Added custom command line option for x264.
			-Updated Profiles.
			-Fixed a small bug with ac3 encoding.
			-Fixed a bug that caused errors after "Stop Encoding" was pressed.
			-Added DGAVCIndex link in About dialog.
-Ver. 2.23	(7/30/09)
			-Fixed a bug that prevented x264 from running properly.
			-Made changes to the x264 option code to improve compatibility.
			-Added x264 option "Full Range".
			-Added Option "Force Sample Rate" to improve compatibility with encoders.
			-Updated profies to include new options.
			-Added incompatible sample rate detection.
			-Added an option to enable/disable sample rate detection.
			-Updated automatic audio bitrate calculation to reflect sample rate changes.
			-Fixed some Windows 7 incompatability.
			-Fixed a problem reading audio from avisynth scripts.
-Ver. 2.22	(7/28/09)
			- Fixed bug preventing some framerate conversions.
			- Fixed bug that prevented detecting interlace on some mpeg files.
-Ver. 2.21	(6/3/09)
			- Fixed a bug with encoding some AVC files.
			- Fixed a problem with using non-english filenames.
			- changed updater to use old update server (was faster).
-Ver. 2.2	(4/5/09)
			- Created speed vs. quality based profiles.
			- Added more AAC encoding modes.
			- Changed default AAC encoding mode to "Auto"
			- Changed automatic bitrate equation for AAC HE.
			- Changed method of thumbnail generation, much faster now.
			- Added option to view thumbnail of output video (including all processing filters)
			- Added Click Thumbnail to Refresh.
			- Added Option to Change Default Profile.
			- Added ability to change profiles from the main Wizard screen.
			- Added ability to save screencap by right clicking thumbnail. (full resolution)
			- Fixed a bug with reading AVC files.
-Ver. 2.15	(3/5/09)
			- Reduced automatic update delay on load.
-Ver. 2.14	(2/28/09)
			- Support for non-US regions improved.
			- Fixed a bug that broke x264 in Windows 7.
-Ver. 2.13	(2/16/09)
			- Support for non-US regions improved.
			- Fixed a bug with downmixing. (Thanks kemuri-_9)
			- Fixed a bug with channel mapping when encoding AC3.
			- Updated tools.
-Ver. 2.12	(1/26/09)
			- Fixed a problem with upscaling.
			- Added a progress bar to the taskbar button when using Windows 7.
			- Fixed a bug with No Resize.
			- Fixed a bug where it displays the current output filename.
			- Fixed a bug with Downmix Audio caused by directshow downmixers.
-Ver. 2.11	(12/26/08)
			- Fixed a bug with multiple audio tracks.
			- Improved File Size Calculation.
-Ver. 2.1	(12/13/08)
			- Added support for decoding AC3, DTS, and MPEG Audio with NicAudio for external audio sources.
			- Added support for decoding AAC and WMA with BassAudio for external audio sources.
			- Removed uneeded YV12 conversions.
			- Updated Blu-ray profiles to match MeGUI x264 settings.
			- Added option to remux EVO files to m2ts for better compatibility.
			- Added option to always remux EVO files.
			- Updated About dialog for link to TSMuxer, NicAudio and BassAudio.
			- Support for non-US regions improved.
			- Improved stability with editing jobs during encodes.
			- Updated tools.
			- Added a custom audio delay option.
			- Added an option to force audio to be decoded using directshow.
			- The temporary folder is now cleared on exit if there are no remaining jobs in the queue.
			- You can now export multiple profiles at the same time.
			- Added Blu-ray output option.
			- Fixed a bug that prevented some DVDs from encoding properly
			- Profiles can now be used with append mode.
			- Improved File Size Calculation.
-Ver. 2.03	(11/19/08)
			- Fixed a bug with Double FPS deinterlacing.
			- Fixed a bug with No Resize.
-Ver. 2.02	(11/8/08)
			- Fixed bugs with updater.
			- Fixed a bug that prevented some AVC files to be decoded properly.
			- Fixed a bug that caused problems when loading profiles before loading a video in classic mode.
			- Changed Profile Inporter/Exporter to say "ASXGui Profiles" instead of "INI Files" to avoid confusion.
			- Profiles now update after import to prevent double profiles and to update old profiles to the newest version.
-Ver. 2.01	(11/4/08)
			- Updater's "What's New" now points to new thread.
			- Fixed a bug where aspect ratio didn't change when video was custom cropped.
			- Fixed a bug that prevented custom crops from working.
			- Removed checkbox "Do not ask me again" from dialog asking to download profiles. 
			- Fixed a bug that prevented some MPEG format video files from loading. (mainly some VOB)
-Ver. 2.0	(11/1/08)
			- Updated interface to new Wizard mode. 
			- Options Dialog.
			- Option to change temporary files path. 
			- Option to disable automatic updates. 
			- Option to choose default resizer. 
			- Option to Exit/Shutdown/Hibernate after encode. 
			- Option of default GUI. (Wizard or Classic mode)
			- Option of default action for reading AVS audio.
			- Option of default action for deinterlacing.
			- Option of default action for film FPS conversion.
			- Option to add iPod formatted videos to iTunes after encode.
			- Option to output all files to the same folder.
			- Option of default folder to save logs in.
			- Multiple Audio Track Encoding. 
			- Much cleaner encode.log.
			- Import/Export Profiles.
			- About dialog with links to all the tools used in ASXGui.			
			- Encode.log is now backed up into ASXGui\Logs.
			- Option to encode to either AC3 or AAC in MKV.
			- 3:2 Pulldown for film-based videos can now be detected on file types other than MPEG2
			- Defaut custom resolution is input resolution
			- Confirmation before stop encoding
			- script tester before reading audio from AVS script to prevent errors.
			- Option to add black bars if necessary
			- Option to control output aspect ratio as well as input aspect ratio, for anamorphinc encodes with black bars.
			- Blu-ray profiles.
			- Option for no resizing.
			- Option for no Audio.
			- Updated tools.
			- Support for DGAVCIndex.
			- Subtitle Support.
			- Option for fast first pass.
			- Updated advanced x264 options.
			- 1 pass encodes with auto bitrate now produce higher bitrates to maintain quality.
			- Option to remux video stream for compatible files.
			- Option to Append all jobs in queue together to one file (Experimental, only 1 audio track)
-Ver. 1.94	(8/1/08)
			- Framerate conversion fixes. 
			- Input filenames are detected better now. 
			- Fixed VOB importing issues.
-Ver. 1.93	(7/22/08)
			- Fixed Interlace checking problem. 
			- Fixed delayaudio comma/period problem. 
			- Temporary files now only delete when job is deleted. 
			- Fixed a problem with target file size. 
-Ver. 1.92	(7/19/08)
			- Scripts are checked before encode. 
			- Fixed audio encoding issues 
-Ver. 1.91	(7/16/08)
			- FPS now uses a period to separate decimals regardless of what country ASXGui is run in. 
			- ASXGui no longer closes other DOS windows. 
-Ver. 1.90	(6/28/08)
			- Automatic updates now check after GUI is already loaded. 
			- Added option do format mp4 for iPod. 
-Ver. 1.85	(6/9/08)
			- Fixed bugs related to audio encoding 
-Ver. 1.84	(6/2/08)
			- Fixed more bugs related to autocrop 
-Ver. 1.83	(5/31/08)
			- Fixed minor bugs related to encoding progress and Job Queue 
-Ver. 1.82	(5/28/08)
			- Changed bitrate related settings to be disabled when 1 Pass, CQ Mode is selected. 
			- Fixed default extension for mkv. 
-Ver. 1.81	(5/27/08)
			- Fixed minor Job Queue related bugs. 
			- Minor GUI Improvements. 
-Ver. 1.8	(5/27/08)
			- GUI Improvements. 
			- Added Output text box instead of save prompt as default. 
			- Fixed several bugs 
-Ver. 1.71	(5/22/08)
			- Fixed a bug with Autocrop 
-Ver. 1.70	(5/22/08)
			- Added ability to choose between different audio tracks on mpeg-2 files. 
			- You may now delete Jobs during encoding without error. (Current job can't be deleted) 
-Ver. 1.64	(5/9/08)
			- Prevented Load AVS Audio promt from showing while running a job queue. 
-Ver. 1.63	(5/8/08)
			- Fixed a bug that didn't load mpeg2 files correctly in Windows XP. 
			- Temporary mpeg2 job files now delete when job is deleted 
-Ver. 1.62	(5/8/08)
			- Fixed a bug with audio encoding progress. 
			- Added option to force encoding with Directshow instead of FFmpegsource for avi/mp4/mov/mkv files 
-Ver. 1.61	(5/7/08)
			- Fixed a bug that prevented some jobs from running. 
-Ver. 1.6	(5/7/08)
			- Added Job Queue, Changed mp4,mov,mkv to open with ffmpegsource for better compatability. 
			- Added downmixing to stereo (required for ipods/iPhones) 
-Ver. 1.52	(5/1/08)
			- Fixed bug dealing with initial running of ASXGui after automatic updates, will take effect on any updates after 1.5.2 
-Ver. 1.51	(4/29/08)
			- CQ Encoding now works with Advanced Options. You can now Drag and Drop files 
-Ver. 1.5	(4/24/08)
			- Added advanced x264 options 
-Ver. 1.42	(4/23/08)
			- Fixed bug with deinterlace message, added message for film content 
-Ver. 1.41	(4/22/08)
			- Fixed some bugs with autoresize 
-Ver. 1.4	(4/21/08)
			- Added custom profiles
			- x264 profiles
			- custom crop
			- maximum bitrate 
-Ver. 1.33	(4/19/08)
			- Fixed a bug that caused autocrop to hang 
-Ver. 1.32	(4/11/08)
			- Fixed a bug that caused autocrop to crash 
-Ver. 1.31	(4/7/08)
			- Fixed issue that didn't encode the entire audio when the first of a sequence of VOBs is selected. 
-Ver. 1.3	(4/7/08)
			- Added Auto Crop and custom Audio Bitrate. 
			- Bugfixes.

If you like ASXGui and feel you'd like to donate feel free to just click on the donate link in ASXGui or click HERE

[morphinapg]

-Version 2.0.0 Released (11/01/08)
- Updated interface to new Wizard mode.
- Options Dialog.
- Option to change temporary files path.
- Option to disable automatic updates.
- Option to choose default resizer.
- Option to Exit/Shutdown/Hibernate after encode.
- Option of default GUI. (Wizard or Classic mode)
- Option of default action for reading AVS audio.
- Option of default action for deinterlacing.
- Option of default action for film FPS conversion.
- Option to add iPod formatted videos to iTunes after encode.
- Option to output all files to the same folder.
- Option of default folder to save logs in.
- Multiple Audio Track Encoding.
- Much cleaner encode.log.
- Import/Export Profiles.
- About dialog with links to all the tools used in ASXGui.
- Encode.log is now backed up into ASXGui\Logs.
- Option to encode to either AC3 or AAC in MKV.
- 3:2 Pulldown for film-based videos can now be detected on file types other than MPEG2
- Defaut custom resolution is input resolution
- Confirmation before stop encoding
- script tester before reading audio from AVS script to prevent errors.
- Option to add black bars if necessary
- Option to control output aspect ratio as well as input aspect ratio, for anamorphinc encodes with black bars.
- Blu-ray profiles.
- Option for no resizing.
- Option for no Audio.
- Updated tools.
- Support for DGAVCIndex.
- Subtitle Support.
- Option for fast first pass.
- Updated advanced x264 options.
- 1 pass encodes with auto bitrate now produce higher bitrates to maintain quality.
- Option to remux video stream for compatible files.

[Ajax_Undone]

Nice trying it out right now... Great job on the GUI Superb

[DIVX2009]

for me not work

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by DIVX2009

for me not work

What's wrong.

I know this is a big update, so there is bound to be problems that I've missed.

[DIVX2009]

Avisynth error....

[DIVX2009]

plz add the avchd out to the gui

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by DIVX2009

Avisynth error....

Can you post the text of the error? (from encode.log)

[DIVX2009]

ok butt i make my cofee...

[Ajax_Undone]

Is there a way to make it open up in advanced mode.

The "what's new" link in the updater still points to your old thread

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by Ajax_Undone

Is there a way to make it open up in advanced mode.

The "what's new" link in the updater still points to your old thread

Yeah I noticed that after I uploaded it

Do you mean the old GUI? File>Classic GUI

[DIVX2009]

MPEG2Source : unable to load D2V file "C:\DVD_RB\vnpoqerl.d2v"
(Avisynth.avs, line 3)
(C:\DVD_RB\vtest.avs, line 1)

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by DIVX2009

MPEG2Source : unable to load D2V file "C:\DVD_RB\vnpoqerl.d2v"
(Avisynth.avs, line 3)
(C:\DVD_RB\vtest.avs, line 1)

Can you post the whole encode.log? Also let me know if you changed any settings or anything.

[Ajax_Undone]

Originally Posted by morphinapg

Yeah I noticed that after I uploaded it

Do you mean the old GUI? File>Classic GUI

Yes that's what I am aiming at.

[DIVX2009]

---

Job 1 Started:

Input File: C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB - Decoding with directshowsource
Format: MPEG-PS / MPEG Video / DVD-Video / AC-3
Resolution: 720 x 576
Frame Rate: 25 fps
Length: 19mn 33s


Options Selected:

Output Format: MP4
Format for iPod: No
Recompress Video: Yes
Automatic Resolution: 1024 x 576
Use Deinterlace: Regular


Encoding Options:

Encoding Mode: 2-Pass VBR, Average Bitrate: 2380 kbps
Audio Encoding Mode: Automatic Bitrate: 96 kbps


***Avisynth.avs***
Loadplugin("C:\ASXGui_2.0.0\tools\decomb.dll")
directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25)
FieldDeinterlace()
ConverttoYV12()
Lanczos4resize(1024,576)


***Audio.avs***
video=directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25)
audio=directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25, seekzero=true)
AudioDub(video,audio)
Normalize()


An error has been detected in Avisynth.avs:

Evaluate: System exception - Access Violation
(Avisynth.avs, line 2)
(C:\ASX\vtest.avs, line 1)

[tacman1123]

Congrats on the new release!

I noticed that the "Format for IPod" still exists in the Classic GUI, but not the wizard. My first test with the wizard, choosing IPhone/IPod profile, create a file that seemed to work okay in iTunes but for some reason wouldn't download to my iPhone, not sure if that's related to that option no longer being there.

Now that I'm looking at the log, I see that option isn't being set:

Output Format: MP4
Format for iPod: No
Recompress Video: Yes
Automatic Resolution: 720 x 480
Use maximum resolution of: 720 x 576

I don't really understand "Append Settings", I find it a bit confusing. When I went there to poke around and see if I could find the IPod option, it crashed (Exception error, nothing particularly helpful that I remember from the error message).

Are you still using vtest.avs? I didn't see it in the log. Thanks for putting the more details in the log!

Tac

[ron spencer]

program hangs when reading DVDs....in new UI, it hangs when open .IFO. When use Classic mode you get error:

"no video sequence found No data check your PIDS" These are perfect DVDs though.

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by DIVX2009

---

Job 1 Started:

Input File: C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB - Decoding with directshowsource
Format: MPEG-PS / MPEG Video / DVD-Video / AC-3
Resolution: 720 x 576
Frame Rate: 25 fps
Length: 19mn 33s


Options Selected:

Output Format: MP4
Format for iPod: No
Recompress Video: Yes
Automatic Resolution: 1024 x 576
Use Deinterlace: Regular


Encoding Options:

Encoding Mode: 2-Pass VBR, Average Bitrate: 2380 kbps
Audio Encoding Mode: Automatic Bitrate: 96 kbps


***Avisynth.avs***
Loadplugin("C:\ASXGui_2.0.0\tools\decomb.dll")
directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25)
FieldDeinterlace()
ConverttoYV12()
Lanczos4resize(1024,576)


***Audio.avs***
video=directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25)
audio=directshowsource("C:\ASX\VTS_01_4.VOB", fps=25, seekzero=true)
AudioDub(video,audio)
Normalize()


An error has been detected in Avisynth.avs:

Evaluate: System exception - Access Violation
(Avisynth.avs, line 2)
(C:\ASX\vtest.avs, line 1)

It seems there is a problem opening VOB files right now, it's due to the way ASXGui distinguished Mpeg-2 files from AVC files, so I should be able to fix that for 2.0.1.

Originally Posted by tacman1123

Congrats on the new release!

I noticed that the "Format for IPod" still exists in the Classic GUI, but not the wizard. My first test with the wizard, choosing IPhone/IPod profile, create a file that seemed to work okay in iTunes but for some reason wouldn't download to my iPhone, not sure if that's related to that option no longer being there.

Now that I'm looking at the log, I see that option isn't being set:

Output Format: MP4
Format for iPod: No
Recompress Video: Yes
Automatic Resolution: 720 x 480
Use maximum resolution of: 720 x 576

I don't really understand "Append Settings", I find it a bit confusing. When I went there to poke around and see if I could find the IPod option, it crashed (Exception error, nothing particularly helpful that I remember from the error message).

Are you still using vtest.avs? I didn't see it in the log. Thanks for putting the more details in the log!

Tac

The order of things might be a little different than what you're used to in Wizard Mode. You need to choose your profile before loading the videos for it to apply to the videos loaded. If you didn't choose your profile before loading your video, you can double click your video file, and choose the profile there. Format for iPod is still there, as long as you have MP4 selected.

Append settings is if you choose to append, or join, the files in your job queue together. Since that feature is still pretty experimental, it doesn't have the option to load profiles yet.

vtest was simply to check the script for errors, and yes, it's still being used, but all it does is Import avisynth.avs and trim to 1 second.

Originally Posted by ron spencer

program hangs when reading DVDs....in new UI, it hangs when open .IFO. When use Classic mode you get error:

"no video sequence found No data check your PIDS" These are perfect DVDs though.

Usually, you would load the VOB file, not IFO (First VOB in the sequence) but right now ASXGui seems to have an issue with VOBs, so it may or may not work for you right now.

I was just able to do a successful test encoding from a DVD in the current build, so not all DVDs should mess up.

[DIVX2009]

I can`t open evo vc1 trak...

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by DIVX2009

I can`t open evo vc1 trak...

Hmm, I've never had experience with EVO VC1 tracks before, think you can send me a sample?