BeLight 0.22 beta 8 released

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

I don't konw if is more difficult to make a input plugin than a output plugin for BeSweet, but I think BeLight-BeSweet must support aac, mp4 like input files.

I'm planning to write general pupose DirectShow input plugin using hip.dll interface.
But encoding AAC+ plugin is my primary target atm.

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by dimzon

You can add support for my AAC+v2 plugin based onto 3GPP reference encoder.

Added..We wait for this plugin now.

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by Kurtnoise13

Added..We wait for this plugin now.

I'm working on it

[dimzon]

Originally Posted by Kurtnoise13

Added..We wait for this plugin now.

Get it here

Installation:
1) You need BeSweet v1.5b31 (http://besweet.notrace.dk/BeSweetv1.5b31.zip)
2) Place provided bse_enhAacPlusEnc3GP.dll into BeSweet directory
3) Place enhAacPlusEnc.exe (command-line aac-encoder) into BeSweet directory  (included into package)
	NOTE! This is not standart compile, this encoder is patched by me to 
	support encoding PCM RAW data from stdin
4) Place ct-libisomedia.dll into BeSweet directory  (included into package)

Usage: -dimzon( -dllname bse_enhAacPlusEnc3GP.dll [options] )

You can use *.mp4, *.m4a or *.3gpp as file extension.

Options:
 	-cbr <bitrate> - Set bitrate (CBR) to <bitrate> bps. Default is 64000
	-mono    - Force mono encoding for stereo material
      -nops    - Disable Parametric Stereo encoding (? test it)
Other options
  -exe <file> 	Set encoder executable name. Defaut is enhAacPlusEnc.exe.
			You can specify another build if you wish :)
			(ask Celtic_Druid for ICL build ;) )

[CiNcH]

Watch out! You have to set bitrate in kbps, not in bps!

Thanks again dimzon. Now we have to evaluate which aacPlus encoder is best... (or based on newer CT sources)

[Kurtnoise]

Great...Thanks again.

For impatient people, here is my last build... I'll build the different packages tonight and I'll release the beta 7.

Be careful, this is an unicode version. And -nops - Disable Parametric Stereo encoding from the last plugin is not included. I'll add it.

[CiNcH]

@ Kurt,

3GPP implementation is not working with pre-beta 7 due to wrong bitrate argument. Unit is kbps, not bps.

E.g.

-dimzon( -dllname bse_enhAacPlusEnc3GP.dll -cbr 32 )

[Kurtnoise]

As promise, here is the beta 7...

changelog:

- Add Portuguese, Hungarian & Slovenian Languages. Many Thanks guys
- Add Unicode Support.
- Add Dimzon Framework (i.e FAAC, WinAmp aacplus, 3GP Reference Encoder and Speex).
- Add Enabling/Disabling Tabs for Output Format.
- Update lang files.
- Update AAC Presets with PS.
- Update Settings saving.
- Update Mux File Wizard.
- Fix Output Folder changing.
- Fix Command Lines refreshing after running session.
- Fix multiple files processing.

Be careful, this is an Unicode Version. So, it works only for winNT, win2k, winXP, winVista. I need to update the non-unicode version (it's not finished yet.)

In addition, you can see there are 3 packages now at CoreCodec. The main difference comes from libvorbis :

• Normal version = like a normal version ^^
• P4 = libvorbis optimised for Pentium 4 core.
• Lancer = libvorbis optimised for speed w/o decreasing the quality.

[Kurtnoise]

@CinCH : it's fixed in the official release.

[tebasuna51]

The new español.ini for this version:
http://www.cdmontecanal.com/img/spanish.zip

In aacPlus v1 I can't select output mode (by default Dual Channel, mode 5)

bsn_raw.dll in bse20050914.7z Dimzon package is not included in BeLight-0[1].22b7_P4.exe. Is necessary?

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

The new español.ini for this version:
http://www.cdmontecanal.com/img/spanish.zip

thanks...

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

In aacPlus v1 I can't select output mode (by default Dual Channel, mode 5)

Indeed... So, maybe a new build tonight ?

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

bsn_raw.dll in bse20050914.7z Dimzon package is not included in BeLight-0[1].22b7_P4.exe. Is necessary?

No, this dll isn't required.

[dwrbudr]

10x for the new version, but it still has obvious bugs.
- the main form resizing bug is not fixed
- another bug situation: Open a file, select Edit -> View BeSweet command-line, move the cursor over file list area... and the command line window dissapears!
- BeLight main window is always positioned somewhere on the right part of the desktop. I think the main form Position property is set to poDesigned and it should not be. It is quite easy to save/load the form position in the registry.

I could help with these bugs, but I don't want to install the whole JVCL for a couple of simple button components. Look at this buttons pack - http://www.leif-bruder.de/e_download.htm#TLbSpeedButton

10x again.

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by dwrbudr

- the main form resizing bug is not fixed

Did I ? I don't think so...If you know a way, give me some hints. I'll look into it.

Originally Posted by dwrbudr

- another bug situation: Open a file, select Edit -> View BeSweet command-line, move the cursor over file list area... and the command line window dissapears!

weird... but I can't reproduce this here. Check also "View or Edit BeSweet Command Line" instead.

Originally Posted by dwrbudr

- BeLight main window is always positioned somewhere on the right part of the desktop. I think the main form Position property is set to poDesigned and it should not be. It is quite easy to save/load the form position in the registry.

mmh not bug. In the first betas, BeLight was center in the Screen. However, some guys have reported that they have some trouble with it when dualScreens. So, I decided to let the Position in "Design". What do you suggest ?

[tebasuna51]

When create mux files, AACPlus v1 5.1 and Faac need WAV order. And with the new bsn.dll Nero Digital need also WAV order. I don't know when Belight use the old bsn.dll renamed now bsn_NeroAAC.dll (order needed AAC).

Then the "Select the output format" in mux file Wizard must be changed:
AAC -> Old AAC (I don't know if is necessary)
WAV -> WAV - AAC (At last any mention saying this format is necessary to encode aac)

[dwrbudr]

Kurtnoise13: The bug with the "View & Edit BeSweet command-line" hiding is always reproducable. I've done a PC restart too. I'm working on a big project in delphi for a couple of years and the program is used on multi-monitor environment - 4, 8.. or more monitors and it must be poDesigned for the main form. Just do save/restore form position from the registry. Another pain in the a** are the message boxes in 2 or more monitors

[tebasuna51]

About bsn.dll

I think you use in BeLight-0.22b7_P4.exe the bsn replacement proposed by Dimzon in http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=99730, for me is a good idea don't need remapping channels for Nero Digital, but Dimzon consider this obsolete and is not implemented in new version BeSweetv1.5b31 from DspGuru.

Then BeLight-0.22b7_P4.exe and BeLight-0.22b7.zip + BeSweetv1.5b31 + Dimzon package differs in this file and, at last, in the channel remapping needed by Nero Digital and need to be clarified.

Thanks.

[JasonFly]

Amazing work for this release! I didn't expected to have the dimzon framework support so soon. Belight is really great.

I also have the problem with the "View Command line" option in the Edit menu, but I have spotted that the command line window only disappear when there is a file in the list.

When opening Belight and click on the "View command line" option, the window doesn't disappear.

On the other hand, it seems that the "View or edit command line" checkbox works perfectly

Question: I don't see any preset for FAAC encoder. is this normal?

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

When create mux files, AACPlus v1 5.1 and Faac need WAV order. And with the new bsn.dll Nero Digital need also WAV order. I don't know when Belight use the old bsn.dll renamed now bsn_NeroAAC.dll (order needed AAC).

Then the "Select the output format" in mux file Wizard must be changed:
AAC -> Old AAC (I don't know if is necessary)
WAV -> WAV - AAC (At last any mention saying this format is necessary to encode aac)

Good point... I'll change that.

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by dwrbudr

Kurtnoise13: The bug with the "View & Edit BeSweet command-line" hiding is always reproducable. I've done a PC restart too. I'm working on a big project in delphi for a couple of years and the program is used on multi-monitor environment - 4, 8.. or more monitors and it must be poDesigned for the main form. Just do save/restore form position from the registry. Another pain in the a** are the message boxes in 2 or more monitors

Try my last build...what do you think ?

[Kurtnoise]

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

About bsn.dll

Then BeLight-0.22b7_P4.exe and BeLight-0.22b7.zip + BeSweetv1.5b31 + Dimzon package differs in this file and, at last, in the channel remapping needed by Nero Digital and need to be clarified.

So, what ? Using my package should be more safer, what do you think ?