MkvMagic 1.33 (DVD/AVI/IFO/D2V/AVS to DVD/Mkv/Mp4/Avi All in One, GPL)

[tarsier]

Hi all

I'm a Linux user like to try MkvMagic. Could you guys please explain how to install MkvMagic on Windows XP. I like to rip DVDs to video: Xvid, audio: Ogg and container: Matroska.

Many thanks in advance.

Tarsier

[buzzqw]

@turqmr2 and @BigDid

i think i had resolved... please download www.64k.it/andres/data/mkvmagic/MkvMagic-1.34a.exe

thanks again and sorry for late answer but was on holiday in china for last 15 days

BHH

[tarsier]

I tired the MkvMagic-1.34a on Windows XP home. It crashes with "MkvMagic-1.34a.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close"

Tarsier

[buzzqw]

@tarsier

:confused: ... first time a user report a crash... could be the theme support... could you try this build ? i had disabled xp theme support ?

http://www.64k.it/andres/data/mkvmag...agic-1.34b.exe

have you installed avisynth 2.56 and xvid ?

BHH

[dalihrp]

Hi,
I've encoded 2 movie with mkvmagic, dvd ->XvID in MKV. Produce great results, thanks. But both came out without subs, I notice in muxing process seems just failed. Is this fixed in new update?

[tarsier]

It's still the same story, MkvMagic-1.34b crashes with the same error message as MkvMagic-1.34a. Sorry, there is no other info to send you to narrow down the error.

Please release the md5sum or sha1sum so that we know there is no download error.

My copy of Windows is just installed. Nothing was downloaded from Microsoft or others as Internet for Windows is not enabled. I trasfer files to Windows from Linux partition.

That's why I mentioned in my first post, how to install? It's important to a person who has little knowledge in Microsoft Windows. MkvMagic-1.34b is in C:\downloads\. Is this a valid folder for binary execution in Windows?

Where does Windows logs error messages so that I can send you more info?

We would be very pleased if you could consider to make your MkvMagic cross-platform. I know its not easy. The QT (www.trolltech.com/) is a very good cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac) C++ GUI tool kit free to use for GPL apps.

[buzzqw]

@tarsier

mkvmagic.exe isn't enough for running mpeg2-4 conversion. You need all the package.

Please download mkvmagic from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mkvmagic/ , you need this http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mkvmagic/MkvMagic_1.33.7z?download

is also needed to install AviSynth 2.56 (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/avisynth2/AviSynth_220406.exe?download), a recent xvid build (http://www.koepi.org/XviD-1.2.-127-25022006.exe), and obviously lot's of hd space.
Can be also recommed to install ffdshow, mediaplayer classic and haali media splitter.

After unpacking mvmagic_1.33.7z , put mkvmagic-1.34b.exe in mkvmagic folder and launch it.

About cross-compiling... i am a newby at programming and my knowledge with linux is limited (even if i worked with SUN platform) so please be patient as this will lend a mayor rewrite of application.
For linux there are very mature and fuctionally application already, just look al linux section of this forum.

best regards and post your problem !

BHH

[tarsier]

buzzqw, thanks it worked. It was a dependencies issue.

I tried yours because I tried Mencoder on Linux to rip DVD into Xvid, Ogg/FLAC and Matroska. I always get picture very clearly but sound is out of sync. MkvMagic does not have such a problem. Ideas and hints are most welcomed :) Thank you again.

[buzzqw]

@dalihrp

can you post the log ?

also: is subs extracted anyway ?

thanks

[dalihrp]

@dalihrp

can you post the log ?

also: is subs extracted anyway ?

thanks

I have erase the log .
Yes the subs get extracted. but seems it didn't mux in final mkv. Anyone else experience this, or just me ? :p

Another thing , when I try with MP4 container and AAC with latest NEro AAC, The process just stop when Nero begining transcoding the AC3 source :confused:

yes the log will be very useful, so i will try again with latest version.

I also wonder, when i use MP4, what subtitle format that mkvmagic use? i don't see where i can put my SRT or mkv use vobsub like Nero digital?

[turqmr2]

@turqmr2 and @BigDid

i think i had resolved... please download www.64k.it/andres/data/mkvmagic/MkvMagic-1.34a.exe

thanks again and sorry for late answer but was on holiday in china for last 15 days

BHH

I've tried both a and b and it's still not working right for me. I have a feeling that it is just my computer, though, because mine was working when BigDid's wasn't. I have no idea what changed to make mine go, so I am no help to you.

On another note, it might be nice to have a new error in the log: "Hey dumbass, you don't have enough HD space!" :o

[buzzqw]

the old error in ifo input (1.33) could be "circunvented" or better ... bypassed by choosing , where you have laying video_ts folder, as destination folder

about hd space... mmmhh, i will work on it !

BHH

[dalihrp]

Another thing , when I try with MP4 container and AAC with latest NEro AAC, The process just stop when Nero begining transcoding the AC3 source :confused:



Sorry My mistake,
because it stay quite a while at 0% , I Thought it's stop. It works now.

[buzzqw]

@dalihrp

it is caused by Normalize(), is used to gain volume.

it can be disabled in extra panel, under audio section

I also wonder, when i use MP4, what subtitle format that mkvmagic use? i don't see where i can put my SRT or mkv use vobsub like Nero digital?

latest mp4box can mux also .sub/.idx !

BHH

[dalihrp]

How to have a burnt-in force subs with mkvmagic?

[killerhex]

can someone reupload 1.34b

[buzzqw]

here http://www.64k.it/andres/data/mkvmagic/MkvMagic-1.34b.exe

BHH

[cristox]

Are there any news about MKVmagic?

[buzzqw]

well... there no news..

i am focused on automkv, but as you know mkvmagic is opensource so is freely downloadable the source code.

have you any suggestion / bugs about mkvmagic ?

BHH

[Eles10]

Hey. I really like your GUI.
I used to create 1:1 (only cropped) DVD backups, pls help me with the right settings.
Here it is, with the important part of log and final output in MP4.
Where is the mistake?

No crop at all and I dont know why.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3225/movieov3.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movieov3.jpg)

Thanks :)

[buzzqw]

i suggest to use the new AutoMkV !

it is more stable and offer both an "AutoCrop Only" (in width) or Resize NONE

BHH

[Eles10]

Cool, thanks...

[delacroixp]

I've just started using AutoMKV to encode the 'Band of Brothers' series into Mkv Avi... using constant-quality quantizer. After much experimentation it dawned on me that the modified-quantizer is not working in batch-mode. Batching is quite important since I run the series through at, let say, Q24 and then again if the result is too big/small for a single 4.5GB DVD. I can also modify the resolution up or down for best results.

I encoded the entire series with Dr DivX 1 & VirtualDub many years ago (also onto 1 DVD) and again with Dr DivX 2 more recently ... I'm eager to compare the results with H264 and MP4 audio.


:thanks:
Pascal

[buzzqw]

@delacroixp

wrong thread ?

mkvmagic is a ended project.

i suppose you mean automkv, so this post is for automkv...

anyway mkvmagic doesn't support batch or queue

about your issue i can suggest to modify the x264 CRF profile ( ConstantQuality-CRF.xml ) the <BitrateQuantizer>18</BitrateQuantizer> to your value

i will look to this issue

thanks

BHH

[delacroixp]

@ buzzqw

Well I'm using AutoMKV though I've downloaded MkvMagic which looks really gr8... I'm quite happy with AutoMKV 0.76 though I do need the batching.

I do change the quantizer from the default 18 to 24, or even 16 (RAW Avi) but if I enqueue and run the queue it can't remember the 24 (even when I tick the 'Advanced Profile Editing' box and the saved xml file has the correct quantizer).

I should reiterate that 'modified quantizers' (other than 18) work flawlessly in single, direct encodes and the results are truly awesome.

wierd

:thanks:
Pascal

[delacroixp]

So I suppose MkvMagic is still the Real Deal... and the best H264 GUI...

:) :D :eek:
Pascal

[salman1]

i can't unpack this file and this is not in rar file

[movmasty]

Hi, in the wide resize section of Mkv i dont see the Bell filter,

i'm using it with good results for pics, so would be nice to have for movies too,

or maybe some filter that i dont know gives same results of Bell?(removing noise but sharper than bilinear)

[delacroixp]

Hi, in the wide resize section of Mkv i dont see the Bell filter,

i'm using it with good results for pics, so would be nice to have for movies too,

or maybe some filter that i dont know gives same results of Bell?(removing noise but sharper than bilinear)
Bells are all good and well but I use LimitedSharpenFaster and RemoveGrain(mode=2) (sse2) for all my up-scaling and oversampling encodes...
in a quest for true absolute quality with H264...

LoL


:):D:eek:
Pascal