StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[Deinorius]

@Deinorius

Like most things in Staxrip,its pretty easy to add filters manually. That's true. I still integrated many many filters and audio codec settings into StaxRip, but it would be nice to implement it into the standard list.

[Deinorius]

I'm still missing SSA Support for MKV Container. I have no idea of programming, but it can't be so difficult to integrate it, right?

So for the reason Stax will not programm for the time. Is there anybody who would do it instead of him? Well, of course after asking Stax. :D

[LRN]

It's not difficult at all. But requires some basic experience with .NET (wich i don't posess)

Still, you could mux your movies manually: perform all necessary encodings as usual (you could even mux everytnihg down in mkv without subtitles), open muxer options dialog and copy commandline (see Tools button). Then change this commandline.
Find something like "--language 0:eng -s 0 "c:\...\subs.idx"" and change it to something like "--sub-charset 0:UTF-8 "subs.ssa"" (my experience with mkvmerge is limited to reading the mans, but you got the idea, right?)
Then execute this command in c:/Program files/mkvtoolnix/ (or where mkvmerge.exe is located)

[Deinorius]

Of course I can do it this way. But it's still better, if it will be supported by the program from beginning, isn't it? ;)
I'm muxing the files manually as well. That's not the problem, but it would need less time. But I don't want to critisize anybody.

[docanime]

Any thoughts of including I-frame / Key-frame support for the preview window? THat is allow users to jump to the next or previous I-frame? It seems if I edit a TS stream, the audio doesn't sync unless I cut it at a I-frame.

Just curious...

DA

[laserfan]

It seems if I edit a TS stream, the audio doesn't sync unless I cut it at a I-frame.I've never used stax as an editor, preferring instead to use VideoReDo Plus ($50 but a must-have program for editing Transport Streams). It allows cuts at non-I-frames, and then re-encodes frames as needed to produce useable GOPs (with audio sync of course).

[wdmalik]

what does create job and run job do ?

[rufus007]

Stax - please is it possible to add into staxrip setup for using virtualdub's internal filters (at least temporal smoother)? I mean add this possibility into xvid encoding setup (for example) - only switch (at least :) ) that causes adding:
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Add("temporal smoother");
VirtualDub.video.filters.instance[0].Config(3);

and changing:
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
to
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(3);

or is it possible to allow changing virtualdub's job script through menu (superb)?

Big thanx and sorry for my english

[LRN]

Filters->Profiles->Collection->+
Name: Temporal smoother
Script: LoadVirtualDubPlugin(string filename, string filtername, int preroll)

loads a plugin written for VirtualDub. "filename" is the name of the .vdf file. After calling this function, the filter will be known as "filtername" in AviSynth. VirtualDub filters only support RGB32. Some filters' output depends on previous frames; for those, preroll should be set to at least the number of frames the filter needs to pre-process to fill its buffers and/or update its internal variables.

[rufus007]

Filters->Profiles->Collection->+
Name: Temporal smoother
Script: LoadVirtualDubPlugin(string filename, string filtername, int preroll)

loads a plugin written for VirtualDub. "filename" is the name of the .vdf file. After calling this function, the filter will be known as "filtername" in AviSynth. VirtualDub filters only support RGB32. Some filters' output depends on previous frames; for those, preroll should be set to at least the number of frames the filter needs to pre-process to fill its buffers and/or update its internal variables.

thanx for your answer - however Temporal smoother is 'internal' virtualdub filter, it doesn't exist in .vdf
LoadVirtualDubPlugin function is suitable only for 'external' filters in .vdf

so I hope that stax will be cooperatible...

[Deinorius]

Why do you want this filter? Aren't there enough good Avisynth filters?

[rufus007]

Why do you want this filter? Aren't there enough good Avisynth filters?

None of avisynth temporal denoisers are as good as this one...

Did you ever tried temporal smoother in virtual dub?

[Deinorius]

It has been a long time since I used a VD Filter. oO
Do you have any numbers which show, that this filter is so great?

[foxyshadis]

Temporal Smoother should be about equivalent to:
overlay(last,TemporalSoften(radius,16,16),opacity=???)
using only avisynth internal filters, where ??? is probably .7 or so, or maybe even 1.0. radius is like the "strength" param.

[rufus007]

Temporal Smoother should be about equivalent to:
overlay(last,TemporalSoften(radius,16,16),opacity=???)
using only avisynth internal filters, where ??? is probably .7 or so, or maybe even 1.0. radius is like the "strength" param.

Thanx, I will try it. Rather not continue in this thread with discussion ,its off topic.

[killerhex]

i this program only for dvdrip or can it convert say:mkv+x264

[LRN]

x264 in mkv container? Possible, but you'll need special muxer, since in StaxRip only Mp4Box can handle raw RAW 264 streams.

[laserfan]

When StaxRip opens an MPEG2 file with Px or DGindex it starts a .log, but after the other selections are made and the .rip job is started, the original .log is not appended but rather is over-written. So the Preparation .log info is lost.

Either a 2nd logfile name needs to be written, or the original .log file should be appended to?

[dvd_maniac]

I'm looking for a little help with encoding. I currently use Staxrip with x264 in 2-pass filesize mode. I am wondering how I could get it to use single pass 60% quality with 496x400 and automatically adjust the filesize. Would this elimenate the need for a compressability check? How would I set Staxrip up to accomplish this?

[Cantello]

Talking about deleting temporary files

http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip
Since it gets requested so often I should start to think about it. It's a difficult topic. Meanwhile maybe telling how I work helps. I'll make a directory for every source, I've defined a default target directory so my target files go always out of the source directory and when I'm done with encoding I delete the complete directory.


I would definitely support the option to delete temporary files. As you said, one method of achieving this could be to automatically (if the option is checked) create output directories for all the queued source files automatically, and StaxRip deletes those directories after it is finished with muxing the resulting files.

Me, being a n00b would appreciate this quite a lot. It just appears cleaner this way, and if people want to work further with the intermediate files, it should always be optional.

Other than that: Congratulations, very easy to use, once I got the hang of it. :-)

[killerhex]

worked in encoding mkv[h264+vorbis]--->xvid+mp3

[toytown]

Hi

I have a problem with my MPEG2 (DVD) decodes from using staxrip, the audio always seems to be out. Below is what im doing

1. using the "OPEN FILES" button after starting staxrip and selecting the VOB files.
2. Waiting for DGINDEX to finish making d2v and AC3 files.
3. Go through the crop/preview etc, choosing the cuts i want to make.
4. Select encoder type H264 and AAC audio.
5. Click start/or add job and start later.

The audio seems to be out by 2-3 seconds, after trying lots of things i still couldnt get it right (im a bit of a newb), so i opened up the AVS file (added the audio using directshowsource and pointing at the correct AC3 file that was generated previously) and played it in mplayer classic, and again got the delay. So is this a problem with staxrip (or the program it uses to rip AC3) or is it a problem with my AC3 filters on my computer?

Many thanx for any help!

Edit - Here is the AVS file that i tried and still got the same out of sync with, if it helps

video=MPEG2Source("D:\Cut1\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.d2v")
audio=DirectShowSource("D:\Cut1\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3")
AudioDub(video,audio)
Crop(0,2,-0,-2)
Trim(51952,80318)

[Deinorius]

Try to demux audio directly with DVDDecrypter. What's the delay of the audio sources, which is written at the filenames.
Do you have same problem with other DVDs?

[toytown]

Try to demux audio directly with DVDDecrypter. What's the delay of the audio sources, which is written at the filenames.

When i place the DVD into the drive and use dvddecrypter i get a 66ms delay in the filename

The delay with 0ms, is from files on the harddrive (staxrip needs them to be on the harddrive for converting)

Do you have same problem with other DVDs?

Yes, ive done a few encodes with divx AVI's (using mp3 as the source audio) and they have worked fine with staxrip, but a lot of my DVD encodes come back all wrong.

[laserfan]

What version of Stax are you using; is it the 28May (hotfix version)? And which DGindex exactly?

I think the command for DGindex might have broken somewhere along the line.

Have you EVER gotten a perfect result? How long have you been trying (days, weeks, months)?

[rufus007]

@all

I don't work much on StaxRip these days and probably won't do much any time soon. I try however to maintain the support and thus uploaded a new hotfix build (http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/StaxRip_Hotfix.zip).


Stax can you publish source code of the hotfix edition on your web pages? I would like to add virtualdub internal filters into source, then I will send this stuff. Thanx.

[toytown]

What version of Stax are you using; is it the 28May (hotfix version)? And which DGindex exactly?

version 0.9.9.2 of staxrip
version 1.45 of dgindex


Have you EVER gotten a perfect result? How long have you been trying (days, weeks, months)?

Some DVD's are correct, but i would say that more are out of sync. Today i woke up and had to delete 6 out of 7 encodes to due out of sync issues. I check the framerates and stuff from dgindex but they all seem to match up 29.97fps with the original content, with the exception of 'Armageddon' which gets its framerate detected wrong and is also out of sync.

[Gehenna]

@ toytown

I use the same versions,and get no problems.

2-3 seconds sync problems is huge (thats 2000 - 3000ms ).

What container are you using?
And i notice you say you CUT the movies,do you still get sync probs when you DON`T cut the movies?

[toytown]

I use the same versions,and get no problems.
2-3 seconds sync problems is huge (thats 2000 - 3000ms ).
What container are you using?

Im encoding everything to MP4 container, and AAC audio (using the HQ Slow profile for x264). I havent tried encoding without cutting yet, but will start one overnight see what i get. Im also going to try running on a different computer, see if its something screwed up on the main computer i use.

EDIT - If i take the trim command out of the AVS file that is generated and play the whole movie back in mplayer classic, i still get the out of sync audio (before encoding), so im guessing that 'cutting' isnt the source of my problems and that it must be related to AC3 filters or DGIndex

[Gehenna]

EDIT - If i take the trim command out of the AVS file that is generated and play the whole movie back in mplayer classic, i still get the out of sync audio (before encoding), so im guessing that 'cutting' isnt the source of my problems and that it must be related to AC3 filters or DGIndex

Okay,im confused by this..Just exactly what (vob?)are you playing back in mplayer and still getting audio sync issues?
And why would this be a DGIndex problem?

What filters are you using to playback on mplayer? also what mode overlay/vrm7/vrm9? (are you maxing the CPU on playback?)

[toytown]

Okay,im confused by this..Just exactly what (vob?)are you playing back in mplayer and still getting audio sync issues?
And why would this be a DGIndex problem?
What filters are you using to playback on mplayer? also what mode overlay/vrm7/vrm9? (are you maxing the CPU on playback?)

You're not the only one, like i said im a bit of a newb. If i play the VOB files back through windvd/nero/wmplayer everything is perfect in sync.

If i use the AVS script that staxrip is making (after it extracts the AC3 files with DGINDEX) then i get out of sync audio by a few seconds. Im manually adding the audio/audio dub lines to the AVS script when i attempt manual playback (i dont alter this at all if staxrip is going to encode), here is the last one i used.

video=MPEG2Source("test.d2v")
audio=DirectShowSource("VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3")
AudioDub(video,audio)

The audio filter i have is AC3filter v0.70b (i had version 1.?? before this but i uninstalled it to see if it would fix the issues). Im not sure how to check the MPEG2 decoder in mplayer classic, any help would be appreciated. Anyway, so the AVS script is playing back the audio files (AC3) extracted by DGINDEX and the D2V file for video (which points to the necessary VOBS)

Now after testing/re-testing/testing again on a DVD i use, i realised that i had included all the VOB files when using STAXRIP (video_ts/vts_1_x/vts_2_x etc etc), so i went through and ran it with just the VTS_1_x files (the main movie) and finally the audio was in sync and i thought that my out of sync issues where just my own dumb fault (they probably still are).

So then i checked back through my previous jobs and in a lot of them i did only include the main movie, but still got out of sync issues with the encodes, so again im back to square one and really lost as to what the issue is :(.

[laserfan]

version 0.9.9.2 of staxrip...Specifically what is the date shown for the .exe and the .dll files.

I would've guessed you'd be OK tho with 1.45 of DGindex. I think there might be some incompatibility between the latest (28-May hotfix I believe) staxrip CLI command, and 1.4.8bX of DGindex.

[toytown]

Specifically what is the date shown for the .exe and the .dll files.

Staxrip.exe V0.9.9.2 Dated 1st May 2006
Stax.dll v1.0.0.0 Dated 1st May 2006
DGIndex.exe v1.4.5 Dated 1st October 2005
DGDecode.dll v? Dated 1st October 2005

Im still trying a few things here as well, see if i can find a solution, thanx to all those who have replied so far.

[Gehenna]

@toytown

Those are the exact versions im using (pre hot fix)

Silly question,but how are you getting the vob`s onto your hard drive?(DVDD IFO mode) ..are you processing straight from the DVD

[toytown]

Silly question,but how are you getting the vob`s onto your hard drive?(DVDD IFO mode) ..are you processing straight from the DVD

None of the processing is done from DVD, as staxrip will not allow it, the files have to reside on the harddrive first.

For my backups i have used both DVDDecrypter 3.5.4.0 and also Slysofts AnyDVD (dont know what version as its uninstalled now, however it was downloaded last month, from there site, so it should be recent)

For some of my brothers home videos, there comming directly from a program his sony camcorder has which makes the VIDEO_TS directory on his harddrive, so im basically just copying these across the network.

I never really checked the DVDD IFO mode on dvd decrypter i guess its always been on file mode (default?), i'll try again with IFO mode, but that still doesnt explain the home encodes were doing from camera. I'll try a DVD IFO rip and see if that fixes it.

EDIT : Re-Ripped in IFO mode, same problem :(

[wdmalik]

When we add custom filters into staxrip, how does it know that which dll file to use, because every filter needs some specific dll to function, we specify them manually in avisynth script, like folwoing example


LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Avisynth\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
but how staxrip knows whichone to use .... ?

[Deinorius]

It's the same like normal use of Avisynth.
For most of the filters you don't need LoadPlugin, if they are in the standard plugin folder.
I think renaming some filter like RemovegrainSSE3 should do it too.
For any other use I set LoadPlugin independent of the filter at the beginning of the script. It's very easy.

[wdmalik]

For any other use I set LoadPlugin independent of the filter at the beginning of the script. It's very easy.

That is what I am asking, where to specify this loadplugin command, should i do it manually (avisynth file created in the vob containing folder) or there is some way specified in staxrip

[Deinorius]

Do it the same way, you integrate Avisynth filter in StaxRip. Right click on the empty place, where you can activate, deactivate and set the filters. Then go to profiles.
First you can set a group of filters. For your case -> LoadPlugin.
Then specify group LoadPlugin with every LoadPlugin comment, you need.
Now you can set a the beginning of the Avisynth script place at StaxRip every LoadPlugin you need. After these LoadPlugins you set your normal filters at your use.

[Delboy]

Hi all

I have read all I can on staxrip and I know stax is not around much so I wonder if anyone can help

I downloaded the programme a couple of weeks ago, try to understand as much as I can with this

I use DVD decryptor to start with I load all the fob files into staxrip and they come at the other end

As avi XviD which I put on an external hard drive you know the one you can plug into a TV and watch films

Mainly for the kids when we go away...

But I have noticed with some DVD if there is quick movement say dancing I get small lines

I understand that is something to do with the second frame I have tried to fix this problem

But alas you have me there. other than that I get excellent results easy to use magic

I also am also Muxing my files manually with Nandub which is no problem because I thought that's what he had

to do anyway

btw.I have all the software that staxrip recommends and obviously installed i use Nandub for Muxing

Is that giving me the problem with lines in the dancing

I know my terminology is not with it but I'm new to this can you help

Thanks in advance....

StaxRip 0.9.9.2

btw. I did not realise I had to wait five days to post searched about 9 days

Before I signed up still hope you can help me with this problem......

[LRN]

f there is quick movement say dancing I get small lines
Sounds like interlacing. You probably need to add deinterlacing filter (usually - Deinterlace from Field filter collection).

Use preview function (F5) to see how picture would look after filtering.

[wdmalik]

Do it the same way, you integrate Avisynth filter in StaxRip. Right click on the empty place, where you can activate, deactivate and set the filters. Then go to profiles.
First you can set a group of filters. For your case -> LoadPlugin.
Then specify group LoadPlugin with every LoadPlugin comment, you need.


Hmm, can i just the add the load plugin command in the script menu of that specific filter


Now you can set a the beginning of the Avisynth script place at StaxRip every LoadPlugin you need. After these LoadPlugins you set your normal filters at your use


can you elaborate plz

[zero-cool]

Hello, I am having trouble with a few encodes that i have used StaxRip with. Everything turns our great until I get to the end of my video, then the audio get like 1 sec out of sync with the video. Anyone have any similar problems or solutions to this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Cantello]

Was anyone here able to convert a video that an iPod accepted?

I tried multiple configurations, with or without the included iPod profile, H.264 or Xvid, but none of them seemed to work.

When converting with Videora (http://www.pspvideo9.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2580), all videos work without hassles, but I like the added flexibility and control that StaxRip offers me.

Some detailed settings or a working template/profile would be greatly appreciated!
:-)

Thanks!

[toytown]

Hi

I reinstalled my system and all of my out of sync problems disappeared, so it must have been a windows issue or some crap software i installed (as the Staxrip was on a different drive and didnt get lost). So good news. I have converted about 14 DVD's all and they are perfect.

However ive noticed that on 1 DVD it will always fail, on that DVD i make CUTS using preview (90% of the others were cut also) and it gets right up to the muxing part and then throws an exception error, if i choose the place where the cuts are being made it still fails everytime.

Second, ive also started converting my AVI's to MP4, and noticed that on the first part of the encoding job (the audio encode) i get an exception error (0xc0000409) at first i thought maybe its VBR MP3's that are causing it, but almost all the AVI's are this format and half of them are working correctly (ive doubled check to make sure that some of the good ones were VBRaudio as well).

Ive tried looking for help and on some threads ive noticed that people have exception files created which have been able to help the developer to fix it, or perhaps give some clue. But mine doesnt seem to generate them, i even checked the command line tools see if there was a /debug or something, but couldnt find anything.

Anybody help?

[Gehenna]

@zero-cool
Exactly what versions of Staxrip are you using,people think their could be a sync issue with the hotfix version of staxrip
Also what container & audio are you using.

@Cantello
It would probably be wise to ask Sharktooth,they are his profiles that stax incorporated into StaxRip.
Ask him in this thread about Ipod Profiles.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=101813

@toytown
Glad to hear you have your sync problems sorted.
1. Why would you recode from AVI to MP4? (what video codec was initially used?)..Not sure what you are hoping to achieve?
2. Care to post the logfile on this DVD throwing up exception error on muxing

[zero-cool]

Gehenna - I m using StaxRip 0.9.9.2, and am encoding with the xvid codec with an avi container. What I am doing is taking several vob's and merging them into 1 vob with vobmerge, then using your program to convert the vob to an xvid avi. The beginning always is synch'd with the video, it seems that just when the new vob starts is when the audio becomes out of sync.

Should I be using a different version of this program? Thanks again!!

[Gehenna]

@zero-cool

You can check your files against Link 1183(a few posts up)

I have never used vobmerge,could you not just use "Chain Files" in Staxrip,this will chain all selected VOBs?

[toytown]

@toytown
Glad to hear you have your sync problems sorted.
1. Why would you recode from AVI to MP4? (what video codec was initially used?)..Not sure what you are hoping to achieve?
2. Care to post the logfile on this DVD throwing up exception error on muxing

1. I didnt want to originally, but then some of the pc's we have here do not have DivX/Xvid/etcetc on them, and lots of people dont have admin rights here in our offices, to install them. However they all have a H264 encoder which plays the clips from staxrip perfectly.

2. Sure


---------- AviSynth Script ----------

MPEG2Source("D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(0,62,-0,-58)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(608,336,0,0.5)
Trim(817,58916)

---------- Audio Cutting ----------

MPEG2Source("D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.d2v")
Crop(0,62,-0,-58)
FieldDeinterlace()
BicubicResize(608,336,0,0.5)

---------- Audio Cutting Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:07
End time: 02:57:16
Duration: 00:00:08
Speed: 6570 fps

---------- Audio Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting.ac3" -output "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting_AudioOutput.mp4" ) -azid( -c normal -L -3db ) -ota( -d -270 -g max ) -bsn( -vbr 0.4 -2ch )

---------- Audio Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:16
End time: 03:00:23
Duration: 00:03:07
Speed: 310 fps
Size: 20.0 MB
Bitrate: 86.62 kbps
Video Bitrate: 1499 -> 1473

---------- x264 Single/First Pass Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 1473 --stats "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\Base64Res - Cut.stats" --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --direct auto --filter -2:-1 --progress --no-psnr --subme 1 --analyse none --me dia --ref 1 --output NUL "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut.avs"

---------- x264 Single/First Pass Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 03:00:23
End time: 03:32:44
Duration: 00:32:20
Speed: 30 fps

---------- Second Pass Encoding ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 1473 --stats "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\Base64Res - Cut.stats" --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --weightb --direct auto --filter -2:-1 --analyse all --8x8dct --subme 6 --me umh --trellis 1 --progress --no-psnr --output "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut_EncoderOutput.264" "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut.avs"

---------- Second Pass Encoding Statistics ----------

Start time: 03:32:44
End time: 05:22:35
Duration: 01:49:50
Speed: 9 fps

---------- Muxing ----------

Command Line: "D:\h264\Applications\MP4Box\MP4Box.exe" -fps 29.970 -add "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Base64Res - Cut_EncoderOutput.264:name=Video" -add "D:\Cut\Base64Res\VIDEO_TS\Temporary Files\VTS_01_1 01 iv-Invariant Language (Invariant Country) 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -270ms_Cutting_AudioOutput.mp4:lang=eng:name=English:sbr" -new "D:\Cut\Base64Res - Cut.mp4"

---------- Muxing Statistics ----------

Start time: 05:22:35
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 04:08:40
Speed: 4 fps

---------- Overall Statistics ----------

Start time: 02:57:07
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 06:34:08

If you check the muxing statistics

Start time: 05:22:35
End time: 09:31:15
Duration: 04:08:40

You see that the clip stopped encoding at 05:22:35 and then crashed, however the End time, is the time when i woke up and clicked the error message.

[zero-cool]

@zero-cool

You can check your files against Link 1183(a few posts up)

I have never used vobmerge,could you not just use "Chain Files" in Staxrip,this will chain all selected VOBs?

So I should try "Chain Files" in Staxrip then? That will merge the vobs together?