StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[LRN]

So I should try "Chain Files" in Staxrip then? That will merge the vobs together?
Of course! This mode ALWAYS was here, from very first version of StaxRip i saw. I never had to merge vobs manually.

[zero-cool]

Well I tried using the "Chain Files" options and i still get a video with the audio de-sync when it start the new vob :(

[Recon]

Install question:
MKVtoolnix says its an unsupported version even though its the version that StaxRip downloaded and installed.
When I say to get the right version it goes and gets the same unknown version.

Is this a known issue or am I doing something wrong?

[LRN]

It's ok.

[wdmalik]

havent seen stax around for a long time now ..

[SeeMoreDigital]

According to his profile he still visits... But has not posted anything since the 28 May :(

[linx05]

This looks like a great program (I really need one to encode H.264) but the one thing I dislike about it is how many programs you need installed. I eventually downloaded all except one (that means having doubles of some on my computer), AviSynth. I already have the version DVD-Rebuilder uses. I can't upgrade nor keep the version which comes with it.

It's a great program, just too much hassle. Do I need to have all?

[LRN]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

P.S. StaxRip's size is nothing, comparing to DVD wich you SHOULD have on you HDD to process :) Also, StaxRip's components usually don't install themselves anywhere, so they will not conflict with your own set of tools and utilities.

[LRN]

Bug: MP4 contaier "Tools->Commandline preview" displays wrong filenames for audiotracks (ex. displays "VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3" instead of "VTS_01_1 01 en-English 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms_AudioOutput.mp4" ), but muxing itself works fine.

[nfm]

Is this program still in development or discontinued?

[wdmalik]

Is this program still in development or discontinued?

why do you think it is discontinued .. ?

[linx05]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

P.S. StaxRip's size is nothing, comparing to DVD wich you SHOULD have on you HDD to process :) Also, StaxRip's components usually don't install themselves anywhere, so they will not conflict with your own set of tools and utilities.
That's really good to hear. I thought they would start installing themselves to the windows dir etc. If they were just kept to the main StaxRip folder, it would be sweet. Thank you.

EDIT: I have to install AviSynth. Damn :(

[ricardo.santos]

havent seen stax around for a long time now ..


Wondering if his absence has anything to do with the x264gui development?

[mistik69]

Did stax ever say good bye? I really loved staxrip. Its a shame if its no longer supported

[Cocophone]

I'm having a problem using staxrip on a DVD. Staxrip crashes after doing the DGIndex. I've attached my diagnostic zip file. Please let me know if you need more information to help figure out what the problem is.

[wdmalik]

I had the same kind of problem, in my case staxrip was not implementing force film properly. What i used to do was that i used dgindex manuallay, then d2v file was the added to staxrip instead of vobs and the job was done properly. The problem was solved automatically though .. :)

[Cocophone]

Thanks wdmalik. That fixed my problem.

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Trying this for the first time....and I can't seem to stick a x264 video into a .mkv container, it always sticks it into an .mp4. anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[dvd_maniac]

Hi Stax folks,

I am trying to backup my DVDs using X264 through Staxrip. I can successfully do everything except for adding Subtitles.

I would like to add forced subs directly to the video and add English subs into the mp4 container. This way I do not have to turn on Subs to see the forced subs that should show anyways.

Can somebody help me out on how to extract the subs from the DVD for Staxrip to see?

[Gehenna]

Hi dvd_maniac,

I personally use VSRip in staxrip,load it up,point it at the correct IFO,set the target path..sit back and wait ;)
Fire up staxrip ,and point it to the .idx file,select langauge

I tend to use a mkv container,but should be fine for MP4


EDIT: Just re-read my post,just to make it clear VSRip is a third party program,just google for it.

[wdmalik]

Thanks wdmalik. That fixed my problem.

Glad to be of help .... :)

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Trying this for the first time....and I can't seem to stick a x264 video into a .mkv container, it always sticks it into an .mp4. anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Anybody? I'm damn sure that .mkv can handle h.264 video, so does anyone have any idea why Staxrip won't let me stick it into a .mkv?

[Gehenna]

Hi Kung Fu Hung-Su,

Not quite sure where your problem lies.
But the obvious checks.

Set Container to MKV
Set Encoder to X264
Select Codec Configuration
Choose Input/Output Tab
Make sure Output Set to RAW or MKV


Does staxrip report all programs installed correctly?

[laserfan]

I had the same kind of problem, in my case staxrip was not implementing force film properly. What i used to do was that i used dgindex manuallay, then d2v file was the added to staxrip instead of vobs and the job was done properly.I think there is a problem perhaps in StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" area Force Film Percent. This is just a guess but...

I've been having trouble with StaxRip improperly setting the .d2v to

Field_Operation=1
Frame_Rate=23976 (30000/1001)

when it should be =0 (honor pulldown) and 29970. I have checked & double-checked the command line invoked by Stax under Project Options - Preparation - Extract Audio & index MPEG2 using DGindex and it clearly has the argument -FO=0 (honor pulldown), and even the Log file shows this as part of the CLI command, but then the .d2v comes-out wrong w/FO=1 anyway.

I can only think the Auto Force Film Threshold is to blame? Maybe it broke when neuron2 changed the last line in the .d2v to reflect FILM & VIDEO differently.

Does anyone know how to defeat this "Automation"?

[Kung Fu Hung-Su]

Hi Kung Fu Hung-Su,

Not quite sure where your problem lies.
But the obvious checks.

Set Container to MKV
Set Encoder to X264
Select Codec Configuration
Choose Input/Output Tab
Make sure Output Set to RAW or MKV


Does staxrip report all programs installed correctly?
Ah. Thanks to my stupid Visual Style, the Input Output tab was invisible to me until I looked for it and put my mouse over it. Changed it and its all sorted now. Thank you. =)

[McoreD]

It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.

That really IS the turn-off for me using StaxRip. With avi.NET it is the wait for "Extract Audio".

[laserfan]

I think there is a problem perhaps in StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" area Force Film Percent.I believe I have gotten to the bottom of this, finally. I've been using the newest versions of DGindex (now 1.4.8), and StaxRip has gotten my encodings wrong. It has been doing a "Force Film" (Field Operation=1) to 23976 Frame Rate, despite that I've even run DGindex manually at FO=0 (Honor Pulldown flags) resulting in FR of 29970. Stax changes it to FO=1 and 23976, and any subsequent field operations are way wrong, with choppy & out-of-sync results.

The problem is due to StaxRip's reading the new DGindex .d2v file wrong. Where it used to show (I believe) all percentages in % FILM, it now shows in % FILM or % VIDEO depending on which is >50%.

StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" looks at the number alone and just says "if it's greater than x%, then force film mode" and then it actually GOES BACK AND EDITS THE ORIGINAL .d2v FILE!! changing it to Field Op=1 and 23976 fr. So with the newer .d2v format, whether >95% FILM or >95% VIDEO staxrip sees it as "mostly film" and adjusts the d2v to FO=1 before processing.

There are two ways I have found to fix this if you have a 100% VIDEO program:

1. Edit the .d2v changing the last line from 100.00% to 0.00%

2. Change the "Advanced Automation" Auto Force Film setting (the FILM threshold) to 101% (only tested once, but it seems to work)

Hopefully at some point soon Stax will return to this project and fix the program to work w/latest DGindex output files. :(

[clone83]

when is there going to be a complete version 1 available...?

[mulrich]

Just thought I'd mention the iPod x264 profile doesn't work. Or rather, it encodes just fine, but the resulting files do not work on the iPod.

All requirements are met; resolution is 320x240, bitrate is much less than 768 kbps.

[digitalman]

Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!

[batfink]

Are there any Video editors..Free or not that can handle the H264 codec pumped out by Staxrip and X264..Ocassionally i might get an encoding thats out of sync..and it would be nice to be able to dump it in a program like Virtualdub where i can move the sound around a bit..or even insert a new sound file.

Lots for AVi and some for ASF etc etc...but i havnt seen one for H264 yet.

[wdmalik]

Has development of STAXRIP ceased, if yes then too bad, if no then where the hell is stax

[JohnMK]

I have enjoyed stax's products since the beginning of DVX. I hope he doesn't give up now -- he's developed one of the better frontends out there. I would like to extend a hearty "Thank You!" to him and all who've helped over the years fine-tune his products.

[Gargantula]

A new version of DivX is out and I am afraid of updating it because StaxRip will then be incompatible with it. The new sharpness filter for DivX sounds great.

I think Stax is just really hard at work for version 1.0 and thus the lack of updates. If not, I hope he is alive and well.

[batfink]

I tried to get Staxrip to put a H264 encoding into an AVI container and it complained that the Encoder and Muxer are not compatible. Is there a way to get this to happen

[Gehenna]

I tried to get Staxrip to put a H264 encoding into an AVI container and it complained that the Encoder and Muxer are not compatible. Is there a way to get this to happen
@batfink
Not that aware of in StaxRip,i think putting X264 into AVI container (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_container_formats)is generally not a great idea(B-Frame limitations/Chapters/subititles ),You could maybe do it with Vdubmod.


It's convinient to have all these apps inside StaxRip, rather than specifying path to EACH of them and downloading them MANUALLY. StaxRip is SIMPLE and easy to use, yet powerfull enough to do some amazing things. And Stax really cares about this simplicity.
That really IS the turn-off for me using StaxRip. With avi.NET it is the wait for "Extract Audio".

@McoreD
You can specify OUTSIDE of staxrip for 3rd party additions..ie avisynth.dll + plugins / besweet ,just select external applications,then browse to your preferred installation location

[batfink]

Ok, I understand..Basically i'm trying to find a container thats easier to edit than MP4...There are literally no MP4 editors that i can find that will let you do even one 10th of the things that Vdub can do.

Are there any acceptable containers that make editing a bit easier...hmmm.just had a thought...Will H264 in an MKV container be editable in Virtualdub Mod ?

I know AVI in MKV container is

[Sharktooth]

AVI in MKV doesnt exist...
and btw Virtualdub(mod) uses VFW and h.264 in MKV is usually stored in native mode... so no, it wont be able to edit it.

[batfink]

I was just wondering if anybody else gets this bug..Let me describe the process. It always happens when i'm ripping DVD's with a lot of episodes..Like TV shows..For instance Buffy Season 6.

I rip each episode into a separate directory ..ie..601, 602,603...using DVDdecrypter in IFO mode.
Then i individually run DGindex 1.45 over each episode demuxing the sound and creating the project (i do this manually cause occasionally Staxrip got it wrong).

Then i run Staxrip..Load a profile..Change it to suit my needs..Save it as..say..Buffy..then make it the default profile.

I turn off the Assisstant reminders..cropping etc etc.

Then i Choose Open file...it will open episode 601 just fine..i hit F6..add the job and click Close.

Then i open Episode 602..and up pops the Buffy template as you would expect..i click ok and it loads fine..I add it to the Job..click close

Repeat this for episode 603 and it works exactly as episode 602..

However then i load episode 604 and up pops the buffy template..i click ok.. and up pops a box labeled "Save Project" with a question "Save changed Project...YES, No, Cancel".
If i click YES, Staxrip crashes..If i click NO..Staxrip crashes..If i click Cancel..Staxrip crashes.

So you click YES,No or Cancel..Staxrip will crash..you run it again..load 604 and it will load fine..add it to the Job...Load 605 and you will get the same error message..In fact you will get the same error message for the rest of the files...Its acually quicker by this point to load a file..add it to the Job..Quit Staxrip..run it again and load the next file, cause when Stax crashes..it makes you hit cancel and no a few times before it exits.

I've tried saving the project i'm working on before i load the next one and it makes no diff..It only seems to happen when i'm using the same Template for lots of things..Also its random..i can add 10 items and have the error suddenly appear on number 11.

Its very frustrating....I was just wondering if anybody else has this problem or if its my Rig. Or better yet, anybody got a fix

My system is as follows
P4 3.0 GHZ
DDR400 768 meg ram
WinXP SP1
Net2.0 (obviously)
Staxrip 2.9.9.2 (Hotfix, but the error has been around since before the Hotfix)
Dx9.0c

I cant think of anything else in here to write that would make a difference.

Batfink

[wdmalik]

Well I explained this to someone else as well, try to turn off the force film option for the episode in dgindex for which staxrip crashes, if it is turned on. use dgindex with the option turned off, I think staxrip is not properly distinguishing where it needs force film or not, A more easy way might be to turn this option off at all. I hope this helps, it worked for me atleast .. :)

[Gehenna]

@batfink

I have no problems using the same template for multiple encodings . I currently have 22 episodes in my Job queue which all use the same template.

I also use a similiar approach as yours, i extract DVDD [IFO],and DGIndex outside of staxrip using a batch file (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/batch_decode.txt) ,then i load the .d2v file into staxrip using my custom template,then add to job queue (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/Jobs.png).

Its a process i have used multiple times,without any issues like you are currently experiencing.

Looks like wdmalik could have the answer for you.

[batfink]

Since i do all my own DGindex stuff..I'm guessing i dont actually need the Force film setting ?. Mind you the one thing i forgot to metion is that the Buffy's are PAL not FILM or NTSC. But i'll give it a try..Still gotta do Season 7 and i've certainly had no problem bringing up the error in the past :)






Well I exolained this to someone else as well, try to turn off the force film option for the episode in dgindex for which staxrip crashes, if it is turned on. use dgindex with the option turned off, I think staxrip is not properly distinguishing where it needs force film or not, A more easy way might be to turn this option off at all. I hope this helps, it worked for me atleast .. :)

[batfink]

Hey Gehenna...thats an awesome script dude...I didnt even know you could do that :).

I've been doing it the hard way...Highlite the first episode..point it towards the destination directory..rip it...The do the same to the second episode...once i had all 22 episodes ripped, I did each one manually with DGindex...and here, all you have to do is SWAP DVD's :)

Dude, do ya mind if i try this script....Are you ripping B5 Pal or NTSC..i ask cause i'm guessing once of those DGindex switch's turns the Force Film ON/ OFF

B5, now there was a great show...I've got a friend thats never watched it..He watches Startrek with all its Technobable..He doesnt know what he's missing.

[Gehenna]

Hi Batfink,

The batch file is auto created using an app (http://neoplanet.net/Doom9/Project3.zip) i created with VB6.
I found manually extracting and indexing quite a labour intenstive task..
And if you are feeling real lazy,you can process the the whole encoding process via CLI,see my post here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=853486#post853486)

And its B5 Pal for the record,and do be honest i never really had a problem with Force Film that im aware of.

[laserfan]

i ask cause i'm guessing once of those DGindex switch's turns the Force Film ON/ OFF.As I explained above, StaxRip's "Advanced Automation" to "Auto Force Film" may be screwing you up. Change it to 101.

StaxRip doesn't know that DGindex .d2v file %FILM information changed.

[batfink]

Actually i was referrring to the DGindex Forced Film option and the switch in Gehenna's script that would turn it off/on so i could use it to rip things in Film as well and NTSC/PAL.Right now the Script automatically defaults to Honor Pulldown Flags.

However thats beside the point...I changed the Force Film setting in Staxrip to 101 and managed to input all 22 episodes of Buffy Season 7 without a single problem..So hopefully thats the answer to my problems...Thanks to everyone for the Help.

Gehenna..your script rocks...i spent like 10 minutes changing it to suit the Buffy DVD's and my system and let it rip...Just came back every 10 minutes or so to swap DVD's..Excellent dude

[batfink]

Is it safe to use later versions of DGindex in Staxrip like 1.4.8.

I know you can make Staxrip use them by replacing the DGDecode.dll in the AVIsynth plugin dir and pointing towards your 1.4.8 directory...but does it work 100% am i going to run into problems ?

[laserfan]

I just told you about the only problem I know of. So now I'm successfully using 1.4.8 with StaxRip.

[Xebec]

I have AVI DV Type-2 video with RGB colorspace. I have filters (in order):
Source: AVISource
Noise: Medium
Misc: ConvertToYV12()
Field: Deinterlace

All four of them are enabled, in case you think I am a complete retard.

Surprisingly StaxRip 0.9.9.2 does not permit encoding saying: "x264 requires YV12 input. Right click the filters, select 'Add' and choose Misc/ConvertToYV12'." WTF?!!!

If I remove noise filter, everything runs smoothly, and I get my mp4 with h264 inside. But no matter where I put Noise filter, StaxRip just prevents me from running the encoding.

[Cocophone]

I was converting my dvd Bend it like beckham and I ended up with the center channel mapped to my front right speaker.

Other dvds that I have converted have their channels correctly mapped.

What do I need to do to correct this error.

I've attached the log file.

Thanks for any help.