StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[swaaye]

I'd like to give vfr mkv a shot, but can't find a GUI that seems to be designed for it. Is there a way to use this technique with Staxrip?

It seems that TIVTC has a single-pass VFR mode, but I can't figure out what to do with the mkvmerge command line, or if I'm plain missing other steps that aren't possible with Staxrip.

Hybrid encodings are such a PITA..... VFR looks like the only way to really solve the challenge they present.

[burfadel]

I don't think Staxrip will be abandoned, but it does take a lot of time and effort on Stax's behalf to keep it up to date. I'm sure if someone (or some people) were willing to assist him in updating it, he'll welcome it!

[stax76]

Regarding abandonning StaxRip, my last announcement (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1191786#post1191786) is still valid.

[Joel.W]

Stax,

I'm posting this in General because it's the only place I see DivxMux mentioned.
I think DivX Player 6.8 changed the rules about how audio and subtitle tracks are named by divxMux.
If I use StaxRip 1.1.1 to produce a .DIVX container the audio and subtitles show up as 'Audio Track #1 - Other' and 'Subtitle Track #1 - Other' in DivX Player.
According to the container configuration command line button StaxRip is currently using (Audio -en;01) and (Subtitle -en;01) for idx/sub muxing.
If you could change these to (Audio -en-US;02) and (Subtitle -en-US;02) [the en must be lower case and the US must be upper case] DivX Player will display 'English - Primary Feature' for the audio track and 'English - Normal' for the subtitle track.
If you could make the command line editable that would make it even more flexible or of course the ultimate: drop down menus.

The reason I care about this is I like to have the subtitles come on by default and there is no way to do this in DivX Player for 'Other'.

Great program by the way. I never could get it to work on my old computer. Probably too many other video apps and codecs confusing it.
On this Vista 64 bit machine it works great.
I was so happy to see you supporting the .divx container. I really don't care for Dr. Divx or the Divx converter.
Other than this small problem it's been perfect.

Thanks.

Joel Withun

P.S. This is my first post. Sorry if I stepped an anybody's toes.

[Ramir Gonzales]

I just have a question, since StaxRip isn't updated anymore, is it a good idea to use the latest x264 rev. 1019 with it, or did x264 change specific commandline related things, so that the StaxRip front-end ain't 'ready' yet to properly use the latest x264 revision ?

Would it be a good idea to install x264 r1019 in StaxRip or should i better just stick with the latest revision that is accompanied with StaxRip ?

Thanks a lot !

[zilexa]

There will be another final soon and then a break until christmas. I don't know what comes after that, probably a even longer break. It's sad but I really want to reduce the time spent in front of the PC. If I discontinue there is a chance somebody else continues, VB .NET is a great language and working on somebody else's code or together with somebody else can be a great learning experience. Possibly even more than one person continues to work on the application though this increases the chance the application becomes messy like the MediaPortal.

Staxrip works great already so long breaks don't really bother me. I don't see a reason to search for a different tool (doesn't even exist, with the ease and functionality of staxrip). And I can understand you want to spent less time on the pc! Totally agree!

[burfadel]

Staxrip works great already so long breaks don't really bother me. I don't see a reason to search for a different tool (doesn't even exist, with the ease and functionality of staxrip). And I can understand you want to spent less time on the pc! Totally agree!

If there's people willing to work on it they can, stax kind of already said that! I guess they could start a separate staxrip branch, and if/when stax works on it again they can be incorporated in to the main branch. Just an idea :)

[Ramir Gonzales]

Yeah, but I feel somewhat down with this decision, Stax is really known to incorporate fixes and new options really fast AND they're always working out-of-the-box, seeing other tools like MeGui are literally bugfests in comparison to Staxrip, which is so perfectly thought out, and so cleverly programmed, StaxRip still is, today, the only front-end that ain't a constant struggle to fix countless bugs, but rather now and then something is buggy.

I don't want to blame the authors of MeGui, but its UI, the simple quality prediction, missing the vital "clever" first pass commands to be omitted compared to the second pass, etc...
Its just only adding stuff (most of the times buggy) and all adding them onto the list of options, while StaxRip is so easy, so logical, yet so incredibly powerful.

I really wouldn't like to see someone else taking over StaxRip, since Stax actually THINKS before and WHILE he is adding code to his program.

[linyx]

Can someone please explain how staxrip can convert a dvd that is @ 29.97 fps to 23.976 and keep the audio sounding normal? I have been trying to do this for ages and i just can't figure it out so i thought i might as well ask.
Thanks.

[fredlkrue]

Can someone please explain how staxrip can convert a dvd that is @ 29.97 fps to 23.976 and keep the audio sounding normal? I have been trying to do this for ages and i just can't figure it out so i thought i might as well ask.
Thanks.

you can add this line to "moviename.avs" or add this as a filter in starxrip:

this line for avisynth: Decimate()
filter for starxrip: Decimate() = Decimate()

[burfadel]

Before using the decimate filter, wouldn't you need to inverse telecine it?

[linyx]

Thanks guys.
Decimate is a great idea, but why doesn't staxrip put it in its AVS scripts?

[fredlkrue]

Before using the decimate filter, wouldn't you need to inverse telecine it?

yes...

[diskborste]

I have a problem with encoding my 1080i recordings from Canal Digital HD, x264 crashes all the time on the first pass. If i try DirectShowSource instead of DGASource using PTSCalc to find delay they end up out of sync, but the source file is in sync. This really annoys me and do any of you have some kind of solution?

My 720p recordings from another channel are turning out great, so I'm really confused what this is all about.

Thanks in advance!

Edit Screen: (Bad one though)
http://i.lulz.at/j3Bw837.jpg

[trazome]

Hi all,

I use staxrip for two years now but I still do not know how to extract teletext (subtitles) from a *.ts file with StaxRip Frontend.
Is there a script that under staxrip that makes the ProjectX along with the audio video demultiplexing?

Sorry for me bad english.

[dvd_maniac]

I've searched for this before but can't seem to find a resolution to my problem.
I have done quite a few encodes with Staxrip and I love it. The only problem I am having with it is I get an error that "MP4 muxing failed". The file is always OK but it holds up the Queue until I exit out the error dialog box, close the Log file, remove the job from the batch queue and then start the batch up again. Sometimes I have up to 30 encodes queued up and this makes it a much longer process, more in front of the PC time and makes the batch encode almost useless.

There must be a way for Staxrip to ignore this error?

[Glorioso]

I'm getting a error when i try to convert a MKV with DTS, how can i make it?

[linyx]

I'm getting a error when i try to convert a MKV with DTS, how can i make it?
Do you mean convert from an MKV that already has DTS or do you mean convert something with DTS audio to MKV. If it's the latter then just take the temp files from staxrip (if it has already encoded them, which it should have) and mux them with mkvmerge.

[Yowza]

Ok i've come across a cumbersome video/audio source. The source seems to delay the audio through the container. When i attempt converting it through StaxRip the video/audio is out of sync. However, the source is perfectly synced.

I demuxed both the h264 and MP3 using MKVExtract. The audio seems to be delayed by 1 second (i.e. audio source is 3:45, and video source is 3:46, but when muxed the container adds +1sec to audio).


I've been searching around here and various other sites and can't seem to add a delay to the audio by one second. I've tried:

1. DelayAudio(%delay1%/1000) in filters and then setting a delay by right clicking on AAC 50-90kps and then entering "1". It has no effect.

2. I've tried hard-coding DelayAudio(1) in filters which also does nothing.

3. Entered rather large numbers, to test if DelayAudio is actually working or being by-passed; no effect...

4. I then came across:

http://www.planetdvb.net/node/517
3rd last post mentions enabling 'Use AviSynth to cut...' in options allows StaxRip to read the audio from script...No effect.

Any ideas? I'd rather not have to re-encode the source, and add some sort of delay to it through AviSynth.

[Glorioso]

Do you mean convert from an MKV that already has DTS or do you mean convert something with DTS audio to MKV. If it's the latter then just take the temp files from staxrip (if it has already encoded them, which it should have) and mux them with mkvmerge.
No, a MKV with DTS i want to convert to AVI or MP4, i get a error at start.

[linyx]

@Glorioso
1) What is your original source (the one that you created the mkv from)?
2) If the mkv is your original source, where did you get it?

[Yowza]

Ok, i've been using the latest stable release - 1.1.1.0 and the x264 version that was installed allowed me to select the "Main" Profile. However, after installing the latest beta release (1008.2115), it asked me to update x264 and a few other things including the profile set. I am unable to select the Main profile anymore and no matter what template i select StaxRip always defaults to the High profile. Any ideas?


screenshot - http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5859/staxripprofilezs6.jpg

[Betsy25]

Does anyone know if Stax will resume the staxrip project or is support and development halted forever ?

[ultratoto14]

I just tried to use staxrip with neuron2 dgvc1indexnv generated file.

The file have a dgv extension and need a VC1Source.

I add
VC1_NV = VC1Source("%source_file%")
also tried VC1_NV = DGVC1DecodeNV_VC1Source("%source_file%")

add dgv extension in Tools -> settings -> Advanced -> Source File Types -> Video file types

even if i deactivate all the preparers and all the auto things, if i choose VC1_NV as source and take my dgv file, staxrip try to open it via directshow.

If i create a small avs with the VC1Source line only and open it with staxrip, i've got avs import in source file and this works.

Any tips on this behavior ?

[linyx]

Just looked at the source code, and I am not sure why it is doing this (I'm not very good at VB yet). I might do some more research later.

[Sharc]

@ultratoto
Load the source via an avisynth script into StaxRip which looks like:

loadplugin("your path here to ....DGVC1DecodeNV.dll")
VC1Source("your path to .... xxxx.dgv")

[Deinorius]

He already did that.
His only problem is to open the source directly with staxrip. Via avisynth script he can do it like he wrote.

IIRC I had a similar problem, but I don't remember correctly the source. Maybe it was a Quicktime file. But it switched the whole time to directshow even, if I deactivated all prepares and so on.

[ultratoto14]

I will try to download the sources and see in it too.

[Betsy25]

Makes sense so I've added it to the beta, with that it should also be possible to encode directly from a DVD drive assuming it isn't decrypted. You can find it at Options/Basic.



There will be another final soon and then a break until christmas. I don't know what comes after that, probably a even longer break. It's sad but I really want to reduce the time spent in front of the PC. If I discontinue there is a chance somebody else continues, VB .NET is a great language and working on somebody else's code or together with somebody else can be a great learning experience. Possibly even more than one person continues to work on the application though this increases the chance the application becomes messy like the MediaPortal.

Since it's clear now that Stax has no more interest in keeping his software up-to-date, is there any chance someone else is gonna take this project over, or could we classify StaxRip as abandoned now ?

[RunningSkittle]

Stax wants to put the project on sourceforge.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=144746

[burfadel]

Since it's clear now that Stax has no more interest in keeping his software up-to-date, is there any chance someone else is gonna take this project over, or could we classify StaxRip as abandoned now ?

Stax has written earlier today his interest in moving the project to Sourceforge, but didn't know the process. If this went through and people with knowledge had the will, Staxrip future could still be quite bright :)

The thread can be found here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=144746

[stax76]

Hi everybody,
I've been tame for a long time and I'm much into media player and media center development right now. This relates in that files encoded with StaxRip are played by such a applications. It's clear something had to be done regarding StaxRip development. I'm currently talking to a developer with much experience and similar interests who wants to move the code to SourceForge and work on it. That is great news. StaxRip is now open for developers to join the development effort and I'm confident that it'll continue to improve and won't suffer from problems that can be seen sometimes in open source projects.

[Deinorius]

Great news. I'm looking forward for StaxRip. Thanks. :)

Is there any To-Do List for the new developer?

[stax76]

So far I don't know other tasks than moving to a new home and update outdated applications.

[Deinorius]

Could you reduce %bitrate% (for adio mostly but video would be good too) to just 2 commaspaces oder none? Now it's been saved like 85,585839329328484 kbit/s. Too much, 85 kbit/s is enough.

[Sharc]

I truly hope that StaxRip gets into good hands.
It's an excellent and powerful GUI, congrats Stax! :)

[Betsy25]

I truly hope that StaxRip gets into good hands.
It's an excellent and powerful GUI, congrats Stax! :)

I really really hope so, When Stax was coding, we always knew the code additions/refinements were bugfree, skilled programming, great knowledge, I believe it will be a though nut to find someone who is so knowledged and accurate to keep staxrip so smooth, stable and straightforward as Stax did.

[Betsy25]

Sorry for bumping this thread, but I have just found anything that doesn't seem logical IMHO.

Using the x264 Unrestricted profile, 2 pass mode.

Staxrip feeds this command-line to x264, I'm wondering about the bold item, is that a normal 1st pass command for a 2-pass encode ?

"--pass 1 --bitrate 1150 --stats "N:\Funes films\Oscar\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 temp files\Oscar2-resize-neutral.stats"
--bframes 4 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid --weightb --direct auto --filter -1:-1 --threads auto --progress --no-psnr
--no-ssim --subme 2 --partitions none --me dia --output NUL
"N:\Funes films\Oscar\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1 temp files\Oscar2-resize-neutral.avs"

[Deinorius]

That's for 1.pass. It means 1.pass won't write any videodata. It needs to write just the .stats file.

[Betsy25]

That's for 1.pass. It means 1.pass won't write any videodata. It needs to write just the .stats file.

Doh http://www.blauwzwartforum.be/images/smilies/001660.gif
I overlooked that one, thank you very much Deinorius ! :)

[flebber]

Has the new staxrip developer introduced themselves and I have missed it. I noticed staxs post that it would now be handed over but have heard squat since.

[linyx]

@flebber

It appears as though "Sagekilla" may be taking over (http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1260569&postcount=8).

[Sharc]

I hope that maintenance and perhaps further development of StaxRip will be secured. StaxRip has so many salient features which make it really unique.:)

[sander815]

with great result i made a couple of rips from dvds -> x264, worked very good. For some reason the rips i am currently encoding all have audio delay, or playing audio too eraly. What could cause that?

[Sharc]

It may be related to studio intros in separate vob-id's
- Open the DVD in DVD Shrink in Re-author mode
- Re-author the movie without applying compression
- Use the re-authored movie as source for StaxRip

[w4tt4n4b3]

Dear staxrip users, is there any way to fix the audio-video desync that emerges after using Staxrip (v.1.1.1) to cut some parts of the file?
The video and wav file -after the cut- seem to have the same length. I encode the wav file into ac3 and then mux it with the mkv file that was produced by staxrip (no audio encoding via Staxrip).
Audio and Video begin ok but in the end after two hours there seem to be almost 1 sec video delay.
Is there any way to fix this?

[ic4andi]

With StaxRip's preview, is it possible to view which frames are I-Frames, so it makes the cutting process much easier? I tried opening a HDTV TS file in VirtualDubMod, and took note of all of my trims on I-Frames so I could plug them in with StaxRip. But when I plugged them into StaxRip, they were completely different frames. I find this process to be accurate with non-HDTV TS streams.

[movmasty]

Dear staxrip users, is there any way to fix the audio-video desync that emerges after using Staxrip (v.1.1.1) to cut some parts of the file?
The video and wav file -after the cut- seem to have the same length. I encode the wav file into ac3 and then mux it with the mkv file that was produced by staxrip (no audio encoding via Staxrip).
Audio and Video begin ok but in the end after two hours there seem to be almost 1 sec video delay.
Is there any way to fix this?

it is always a bad idea to save audio and video separately

[yetanotherid]

A while ago I started a thread to ask some questions regarding Staxrip, but it seemed nobody could help me. It's here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=145609) if anyone would care to take a look (ignore the first paragraph as it relates to yet another thread).

My main reason for this post is to ask again about Staxrip and de-interlacing. Maybe this will be a better place to ask the question.
Is there any reason why it seems to be so..... ordinary?
Whenever I convert interlaced video with Staxrip there's often noticeable jagged edges etc where they should be smooth, which appears to me to be a result of the de-interlacing. Also it becomes obvious when converting HD interlaced video that the de-interlacing process seems to produce a reasonable amount of motion blur.
If I convert the same video with AutoGK however (I only use AutoGK as an example as it's the program I used the most and in some respect it's output is still my "benchmark") there's no issues with jagged lines or any de-interlacing effects of that nature, and the motion blur is noticeably reduced.

Is there a setting to change the de-interlacing method Staxrip uses or something else I'm missing?

Thanks.

[Sharc]

Is there a setting to change the de-interlacing method Staxrip uses or something else I'm missing?
You have several options:
1) Right-click in the Filters area of StaxRip on the deinterlace filter and pick one of the proposed deinterlacers
2) Right-click in the Filters area on the white space, select Profiles..... and finally add under the [Field] section your personal deinterlace filter
3) write your personal AviSynth script including the deinterlacer which you prefer, and load the .avs as source in StaxRip.