MCbatch-0.0.9.0.3pb - GUI for mencoder

[dancho]

* bump *
* so much dust in this thread *
;)

@Revgen

I will see what I can do about updating MCbatch ( heh I didnt programming in a while now and I'm pretty busy this month ) but I think that adding few new settings wont be a big problem ...

And I see examples from Sagittaires post here :

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98633&page=5

[Revgen]

Thanks a lot.:thanks:

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch 0.0.5:
*added brd_scale
*added bidir_refine

[ricardo.santos]

got the following error message when trying Mcbatch

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4089/mcbatch4qj.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mcbatch4qj.jpg)

[dancho]

@ricardo.santos

follow this link and download proper mencoder version ( and newest ) for your CPU...

http://esby.free.fr/CelticDruid/mirror/mplayer/

[Revgen]

@Dancho

Would you be willing to add some Interlacing options. Like Interlacing ON and TFF ON.

Thanks

[dancho]

@Revgen

Could you write exactly what interlacing options ( mecoder encoding commands ) you have on your mind...

Thx

[Revgen]

Well. there are many different interlacing commands that do different things.

Here are some examples quoted from the Mplayer/Mencoder guide at www.mplayerhq.com .

1)ildct

Uses the interlaced DCT.

2) ilme

Uses interlaced motion estimation (don't use with qpel).

2) alt

This uses the alternative scantable. Quenc and HCEnc use it when encoding interlaced content. I use it too.

3) top=?

The ? can either be:

-1: this allows Mencoder to choose either TFF or BFF

0 This specifies BFF

1 This specifies TFF

For example if I wanted to encode TFF content I'd do (Interlaced settings highlighted in bold to the right-->) this:

H:\mplayer2006.04.19.Athlon\mencoder.exe H:\KOBE\tntfirst.avs -o H:\\tntfirst_2.m2v -fps 30000/1001 -ofps 30000/1001 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vbitrate=8000:keyint=18:vrc_maxrate=9500:vrc_buf_size=1835:aspect=4/3:dc=10:vqmin=1:lmin=0.01:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_qoffset=0.0:vi_qfactor=1.0:vqcomp=0.75:vqblur=0:mbd=2:qprd:mv0:precmp=256:cmp=256:subcmp=256:me_range=128:preme=2:dia=3:predia=3:bidir_refine=2:trell:cbp:psnr:ilme:ildct:alt:top=1: -of rawvideo -ffourcc MPG2

I hope this helps.

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch 0.0.6:
added ildct
added ilme
added alt
added top
save custom/load custom file settings are programmed from start and now is working like always should
many many ( did I say many ) bug fixes

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/21275966/MCbatch_0.0.6.7z.html

btw

thx Revgen :p
you are forcing me to programming again...

[Revgen]

btw

thx Revgen :p
you are forcing me to programming again...

Yer Welcome.;)

The interlacing options work fine. :thanks:

I'll let you know if there is anything else worth adding.

[dancho]

things to come - new look of GUI

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3886/newgui9ax.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and I'm planing to add some DVD profiles ( like fast,normal and quality ) and I need some help for that ( over 50 options to tweak )...

plz post your suggestions/settings for each profile...

:thanks:

[Revgen]

Well we'd have to establish what is Fast, Normal, or Quality.

Could it possibly be:

Fast - Realtime Speed

Normal - Half-Realtime Speed

Quality- Quarter of Realtime speed.

High Quality - Speed is no concern.


After that we'd have to define what processor people will most likely be using for realtime speed. I'd venture to say that it might be somewhere like 2-3 Ghz. My CPU is about 4000 Ghz as far as Single-Core performance goes so I can't exactly be a good model.

[dancho]

@Revgen
Primary I'm talking about tweaking encoding options for achieving certain quality levels.Let me explain...
If I want to encode some movie and I want quality ( no matter what encoding speed will be ) I will use mbd=2 and
bidir_refine=4.
But if I want to encode some sport clip captured by my TV card and quality isnt that much important to me I will use
mbd=0 and bidir_refine=1.
So for now :

Quality profile :mbd=2,bidir_refine=4........

Fast profile :mbd=0,bidir_refine=1........

:cool:

[Abond]

@dancho
To avoid the problem with the file names that has spaces in it, you can save them in the batch file in quotes. Using your example:
D:\Mp4 tools\mplayer\mplayer2005.10.09.Athlon-XP\mencoder.exe would not work, but
"D:\Mp4 tools\mplayer\mplayer2005.10.09.Athlon-XP\mencoder.exe " works:)

[dancho]

@Abond

:thanks:

[dancho]

new version is out : MCbatch-0.0.8public beta...
test it plz...

[smok3]

cant manually type vrc-maxrate, will stop at 3rd digit.

[dancho]

@smok3
hm,strange...works here fine...

if you dont want to use spin control for entering data just
double click data in edit box ( to select it ) and enter value you want,
min and max values will be check automaticly...

maybe that is the problem,
max value for vrc_maxrate is set to 9800 and
and if you entering something like this
990 and 0 as last MCbatch will be delete that and enter default value again ( 9000 )...

[smok3]

i bet you are not on xp?

tested on another xp machine, same problem, if i want to enter 8000, then 800 is all i get (& iam NOT using spin box), there is not a place for a 4th digit.

snapshots:
http://somestuff.org/vrc_maxrate.png

http://somestuff.org/cli.png

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another thing: isnt it possible to use a command line like 'mencoder -settings mympeg2encodingpreset.txt -input film.avs' ?

[dancho]

i bet you are not on xp?
you won the bet...

but I did test it on my friend XP comp and looked fine to me...but it is not problem to fix that...


another thing: isnt it possible to use a command line like 'mencoder -settings mympeg2encodingpreset.txt -input film.avs' ?

dont know,Im doing through bat file ....

[smok3]

dont know,Im doing through bat file ....

i know, i meant as a providing additional save button on your app, you know like: save as bat, and now: save as mencoder setting. :)

[dancho]

new version...

[smok3]

dancho, tnx, the input box works now as expected.

[dancho]

i know, i meant as a providing additional save button on your app, you know like: save as bat, and now: save as mencoder setting.

I am thinking to add save settings button or maybe as menu choise,but I like your idea too...

but one thing just cross my mind...
When user select 3 pass encoding what is right line up for mencoder ?

pass1.line
pass2.line
pass3.line
or
pass1.line
pass3.line
pass2.line

hm,didnt think about that before... :o

[dancho]

dancho, tnx, the input box works now as expected.

np m8...

thx for testing it...

[smok3]

I am thinking to add save settings button or maybe as menu choise,but I like your idea too...
yes, but why not make your settings file mencoder compatible in the 1st place (if it is not too hard)?

[dancho]

yes, but why not make your settings file mencoder compatible in the 1st place (if it is not too hard)?

it is not hard at all , I only need to rewrite about 1/6 of entire program ... :D

I am thinking about options for user to save/load his custom setting in some kind of file (txt or some bin form) ...

and maybe option(s) that user can change something in pass3 line because line pass2 and line pass3 now are the same...(why do we need pass3 in the first place :confused: )

[Pookie]

dancho - Awesome app, much appreciated :)

[dancho]

@Pookie
:thanks:

btw...
right line up when user select 3 pass encoding is this :

pass1 line
pass3 line
pass3 line

and I must think some simple way for user to editing pass3 line...

[Abond]

Hmm, I would like to see scene change detection threshold :D
The default of mencoder (if it exist at all) doesn't detect the changes very good (if at all).

[dancho]

@Abond
Hmm, I would like to see scene change detection threshold
The default of mencoder (if it exist at all) doesn't detect the changes very good (if at all).

you have this encoding option on your mind , right...?

sc_threshold=<-1000000000−1000000000>

Threshold for scene change detection. A keyframe is inserted by libavcodec when it detects a scene change. You can specify the sensitivity of the detection with this option. -1000000000 means there is a scene change detected at every frame, 1000000000 means no scene changes are detected (default: 0).

[Abond]

Well, yes, this one.

[dancho]

sc_factor=<any positive integer>

Causes frames with higher quantizers to be more likely to trigger a scene change detection and make libavcodec use an I-frame (default: 1). 1−16 is a sane range. Values between 2 and 6 may yield increasing PSNR (up to approximately 0.04 dB) and better placement of I-frames in high-motion scenes. Higher values than 6 may give very slightly better PSNR (approximately 0.01 dB more than sc_factor=6), but noticably worse visual quality.

I will add this one too,
just to be on the safe side...
:helpful:

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.8.0.2pb:

*added <sc_threshold>
*added <sc_factor>
*option for setting up 3.pass line

P.S.
little comment about setting up 3.pass,basicly it is simple really...
-check enable 3.pass encode
-change options and values of your choise
-press button "set" ,info window will appear with 3.pass line
-press "ok" and your 3.pass line is save to buffer
-then you can change options and values for your 2.pass/1.pass lines
-save bat
-run bat

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.8.0.3pb:

*added File info ( needs xvid or helix decoder to work properly )
*added progress bar

[Fluffbutt]

Great tool..

Just a quick request, can you make it add " to the start and end of the input filename and the output filename please?

Like you've already done with the path to mencoder bit.

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.8.0.4pb:

Great tool..

Just a quick request, can you make it add " to the start and end of the input filename and the output filename please?

Like you've already done with the path to mencoder bit.

*update file info

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.9.0.1pb:
*added Preview tab
it is directshow/windowless mode/VMR9 based

[kevin23]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.9.0.1pb:
*added Preview tab
it is directshow/windowless mode/VMR9 based

Your Download-Link: http://rapidshare.de/files/30593278/MCbatch_0.0.9.0.1.7z.html

Thanks can you put it up on another file sharing site. Rapidshare lately has not been working for me.

Kevin

[dancho]

Download link from megaupload:

[kevin23]

Download link from megaupload:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JH1A4L55

Thanks !!

Got it...

[dancho]

New version of MCbatch is out:

MCbatch-0.0.9.0.3pb:
*added seek bar

Download-Link: http://www.savefile.com/files/427424

[Gromozeka]

Hello. I am sorry, but this link: http://rapidshare.de/files/31338478/....9.0.3.7z.html does not work. Load please MCbatch versions ¹ 0.0.9.0.3 once again

[video_magic]

Rapidshare has supposedly been taken down (temporarily?)
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/01/19/2237230.shtml

[dancho]

MCbatch-0.0.9.0.3pb:

Download-Link: http://www.savefile.com/files/427424

[Gromozeka]

Thanks! It to me a gift per my happy birthday on January, 20th. Sorry me my bad english, because I from Russia

[danpos]

@dancho

What about to build your GUI for GNU/Linux OS? It would be great.

Thanks in advance,

[dancho]

@Gromozeka
Happy Birthday to you ...

@danpos
MCbatch is coded in MASM32(RadAsm IDE),
so I cant compile/build it for Linux,sry...

[danpos]

@dancho

OK! Anyway thanks for answer to my question.

Regards,

[mordorspfc]

dancho

Is it supposed to work in windows 98 ?

Its freezing the pc when i execute it, i use windows 98.

I wanted so much to use this, must be an excelent tool.

Thanks a lot