StaxRip x86 (development for x86 has been stopped)

[darkw1zard]

Hi, anybody can help with job queueing in staxrip. I really lost right now.
I have multi videos with different playtime & I want to do batch encoding which target certain bitrate.
I noticed in template you can target only to size.
Anyway to do it with bitrate? Thx.

[willscarlett]

Hi, anybody can help with job queueing in staxrip. I really lost right now.
I have multi videos with different playtime & I want to do batch encoding which target certain bitrate.
I noticed in template you can target only to size.
Anyway to do it with bitrate? Thx.

you can create your own templates. just set staxrip to the desired options (without opening a file!) and create a new template afterwards.

but...
Opening multiple files at the beginning and doing a "real" batch did never work for me in staxrip (only tried mkv). i set the program for every single job and create a job cue instead and let it run over night. it is a bit more work but it works.

it is also possible to already run the first job and edit the others while the first one is already running. The trick is to cue a job and run it, then open staxrip a second time and create a new job. if that job is cued, it will be applied to the same job list as the first one. Afterwards multiple jobs can be made in the second staxrip-window. saves some time, but of course everything is going sloooow ^^ (maybe it then doesn't save time at all? ^^)

[darkw1zard]

but...
Opening multiple files at the beginning and doing a "real" batch did never work for me in staxrip (only tried mkv).
Yes me too.


i set the program for every single job and create a job cue instead and let it run over night. it is a bit more work but it works.
I did this. Works.

But the last few encodes yielded a slightly error where video comes quicker than it should be (than the sound & subtitle).

I tried with MeGUI, it doesnt produce this kind of error. (unfortunately MeGUI has another issue with me..)

For those who cares, my words description might not be undestood by all, so here i uploaded samples & where it goes wrong.
http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/75397380/file.html
http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/6143964/file.html

[kotuwa]

Different ReSize Filters gave Same Results!

I converted a sample video yo see how different re-size filters give the output.
I down-scaled a 1280x720 x264 video into 720x400 XviD.

5 times using 4/5 different re-size filters.

Neutral ------------ BicubicResize(720,400,0,0.5)
VerySHarp ---------- Lanczos4Resize(720,400)
Spline64Resize ----- Spline64Resize(720,400)
GaussResize -------- GaussResize(720,400,99)
GaussResize -------- GaussResize(720,400,p=99)

(yeah was not sure about GaussResize so i did both ways above. tell me the correct way!)

But all 5 output files look same!
Is it normal?
Or did i use it wrong?
(im a noob)
[Don't know about other filters but why neutral and very sharp look same?]

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[datauser]

I usually encode audio using default settings in Staxrip which is the Dolby Surround default ,but tried the Dolby 2 setting instead and encoded a track to 112kb/s from 5.1 surround. The end audio was good as expected. Is this Dolby 2 surround downmix setting Dolby Prologic II replication?

I guess that because of the low bitrate I used the default was used in anycase and that it would be just a straight stereo mix anyway rather than D.P II which needs a much greater bitrate eg 256 to 320kb/s? Thankyou for any advice.

[ceet12]

hello, again absolutly love this program

thanks stax

ive run in to 2 problems

i opened staxrip, clicked source, chose bluray folder, then chose the largest playlist

i then gave it a name, and chose a save directory

after that i was prompted with a greyed out box, "bluray m2ts demuxing using eac3to"

on one ocasion i was able to close it and chose all the various demux options, and once done clicked ok, but the process was instanlty met with a log i think it was regarding the eac3to? since trying again i could no longer go any futher into the prorogram and am stuck with the greyed out box as descrived above?

any help would greatly be appreciated, im sorry if this is so obvious ive just switched over from handbrake, and trying to grasp how to use it!

Edit: here is what the dialogue box says

------------------------------------------------------------
Demux M2TS using eac3to
------------------------------------------------------------

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bluray Tools\StaxRip_1.1.7.2\Applications\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "F:\BDMV\PLAYLIST\" 1) 2: "J:\Staxrip\Inception\Untitled.mkv" 3: "J:\Staxrip\Inception\Untitled - ID3 - en-English_Master Audio.dtshd" 1: "J:\Staxrip\Inception\Untitled_Chapters.txt" 8: "J:\Staxrip\Inception\Untitled - ID8 - en-English.sup" -progressnumbers -log="J:\Staxrip\Inception\Untitled_eac3to.log"

i have checked that location unfortunately there is no log


Regards

[jult]

ive just switched over from handbrake, and trying to grasp how to use it!
Why? I switched back to HDConverttox and handbrake, precisely because of shitty UIs like this. ;-)

[Guest]

@jult

Watch the insults or bad things can happen. Thank you.

[Chetwood]

Especially funny that anyone would think the Handbrake GUI to be superior. Must be the pineapple...

[datauser]

Why? I switched back to HDConverttox and handbrake, precisely because of shitty UIs like this. ;-)


How anyone can think this is beyond me????:eek:

[Atak_Snajpera]

Especially when HDConverttox is dead as dodo ;)

[ceet12]

@jult, ive never heard of HDConverttox im assuming its an alternative to handbrake? but will look into that, thanks but i would like to try this program first, id like to try something different to handbrake, also im not sure if this does, but id like lossless audio with the converted mkv,(not sure whether this does it) as handbrakes passthru as far as i no isnt the highest quality, although it is in handbrake (i could be wrong)

going back to my original post

can anyone help me regarding the post 4 above?

Thanks

[fabje]

I have an AC3 file here of 2.4GB and I want to cut this, but form some reason after cutting I get a 0kb file.

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\test PID 044 3_2ch 48KHz 384Kbps DELAY -106ms_Cutting.avs","",0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("D:\\test PID 044 3_2ch 48KHz 384Kbps DELAY -106ms.ac3",0x00000203,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.subset.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(64, 41087);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(42421, 32771);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(76462, 35188);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(112923, 424647);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(541112, 27838);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(571609, 52330);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(625470, 47073);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(673949, 38874);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(715280, 40842);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(758831, 37482);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(797760, 52908);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(854397, 34543);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(891142, 38642);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(932868, 44378);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(979451, 45084);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1026364, 28553);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1058132, 19600);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1079642, 10207);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1092177, 42890);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1137278, 20710);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1159385, 44538);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1206252, 21442);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1231664, 22650);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1256092, 20349);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1278770, 32887);
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(1317640, 28612);
VirtualDub.stream[0].Demux("D:\\test PID 044 3_2ch 48KHz 384Kbps DELAY -106ms_Cutting.ac3");

Start: 19:07:48
End: 19:12:33
Duration: 00:04:44
General
Complete name : D:\test PID 044 3_2ch 48KHz 384Kbps DELAY -106ms_Cutting.ac3
File size : 0.00 Byte

Anyone here has an idea how to solve this?

[broxburn]

I have a recent problem with audio in StaxRip.
The audio sounds clipped or hickuppy.
First I tried different versions of StaxRip, then running in Safe Mode.

I got back to where (I assume) the audio is being demuxed with DGIndex - the problem showed up in the demuxed ac3 file.
I then ran DGIndex directly from it's folder in StaxRip and it sounds OK.
Seems to it's when it's being demuxed from the front end.
You can hear it as the woman starts to speak.


http://www.mediafire.com/?gbdm8l93bho4owp

log
http://www.mediafire.com/?l4e356m886add3e


Resolved:'Tools > Settings > Demux', unchecked ProjectX

[CHINASKI]

How can I change the subtitle position for a srt subtitle?? Thanks.

[Chetwood]

You can't, this format does not provide this feature.

[Homicidalsage]

I'm having a problem every time I cut a video with soft subtitles form the Preview window if I cut the beginning off of a video the subs end up out of sync because they don't cut with the video.

Such as if I cut the video from 5 minutes in the video and sound start at the right time but the subtitles will start from the original start point 5 minutes from the portion I've cut so they'll be 5 minutes out of sync.

Is there settings somewhere that I'm not setting right or is stax not able to cut subs for some reason?

Edit:
The video I'm editing is a DVD ripped to VOB and IFO files, If any more info is needed please let me know

[dejong12]

I'm having a problem every time I cut a video with soft subtitles form the Preview window if I cut the beginning off of a video the subs end up out of sync because they don't cut with the video.

Such as if I cut the video from 5 minutes in the video and sound start at the right time but the subtitles will start from the original start point 5 minutes from the portion I've cut so they'll be 5 minutes out of sync.

Is there settings somewhere that I'm not setting right or is stax not able to cut subs for some reason?

Edit:
The video I'm editing is a DVD ripped to VOB and IFO files, If any more info is needed please let me know

You should try hardsubbing them into the video. That way the subs will be placed at the right time.

[datauser]

I was trying to reconvert an avc video with 5.1 surround to Xvid & 160vbr mp3 when using this latest Staxrip build 1.1.7.2. I'm using XP with all the latest service packs and security updates as well as all the NetFramework files up until version 4 installed. This never happened with the last Staxrip build which I am now moving back to. I keep getting this annoying warning from new build Staxrip:

The application has failed to start because libsndfile-1.dll was not found. Reinstalling application may fix this problem.

I eventually realized that placing it in the Vdubmod folder in applications might work and it did only to fail on the 2nd Xvid pass when the stats file was not found.

------------------------------------------------------------
Single, Second or NTh Pass Codec Parameters
------------------------------------------------------------

ar_mode: 0
ar_x: 4
ar_y: 3
aspect_ratio: 0
audio_mode: 0
audio_rate: 128
audio_size: 0
audio_type: 0
bitrate: 1006
bquant_offset: 100
bquant_ratio: 150
Brightness: 0
chromame: 1
closed_gov: 1
container_type: 1
cpu_flags: 463
curve_compression_high: 0
curve_compression_low: 0
Deblock_UV: 1
Deblock_Y: 1
debug: 0
Decoder_Aspect_Ratio: 0
Dering_UV: 0
Dering_Y: 0
desired_quant: 200
desired_size: 315022
discard1pass: 1
display_status: 0
divx5_user_data: 1
FilmEffect: 1
FlipVideo: 0
ForceColorspace: 0
fourcc_used: 0
fps: 2
frame_drop_ratio: 0
full1pass: 0
gmc: 0
hours: 1
interlacing: 0
keyframe_boost: 10
kfreduction: 20
kfthreshold: 1
lum_masking: 2
max_bframes: 2
max_bitrate: 0
max_bquant: 31
max_iquant: 31
max_key_interval: 300
max_pquant: 31
max_vbv_size: 0
min_bquant: 1
min_iquant: 1
min_pquant: 1
minutes: 30
mode: 2
motion_search: 6
num_slices: 1
num_threads: 2
num_zones: 1
overflow_control_strength: 5
packed: 1
par_x: 1
par_y: 1
profile: (unrestricted)
qpel: 0
quality: (User defined)
quant_type: 0
rc_averaging_period: 100
rc_buffer: 100
rc_reaction_delay_factor: 16
seconds: 0
stats: D:\File.S02E03 temp files\File.S02E03.pass
subtitle_size: 0
Supported_4CC: 7
target_size: 665600
tff: 0
trellis_quant: 1
turbo: 0
twopass_max_overflow_degradation: 5
twopass_max_overflow_improvement: 5
use_2pass_bitrate: 1
use_bvop: 1
use4mv: 1
vbv_peakrate: 0
vhq_bframe: 1
vhq_metric: 0
vhq_mode: 1
Videoinfo_Compat: 0
vop_debug: 0
zone0_bvop_threshold: 0
zone0_cartoon_mode: 0
zone0_chroma_opt: 1
zone0_frame: 0
zone0_greyscale: 0
zone0_mode: 0
zone0_quant: 500
zone0_type: 1
zone0_weight: 100

------------------------------------------------------------
Single, Second or NTh Pass Encoding
------------------------------------------------------------

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\File.S02E03 temp files\\File.S02E03.avs","",0);
VirtualDub.RemoveInputStreams();
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x64697678,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("D:\\File.S02E03 temp files\\File.S02E03 - iv-Undetermined_Output.mp3",0x00000202,1);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\File.S02E03.avi");

------------------------------------------------------------
Single, Second or NTh Pass Encoding Statistics
------------------------------------------------------------


Start: 20:07:08
End: 20:07:47
Duration: 00:00:39


------------------------------------------------------------
Error
------------------------------------------------------------

Output file not found

------------------------------------------------------------
Job Complete
------------------------------------------------------------


Start: 18:38:42
End: 20:07:53
Duration: 01:29:10

[6ari8]

Hey all.
Excuse my ignorance. I'm trying to create a custom macro for the demuxed subtitle file in order to add the following filter to hardcode subs:

[Subtitle]
Hardcode Subs = TextSub("%subtitle_file%")

I know I can hardcode the subtitle file by tools>hardcoded subtitle. But that is only good for hardcoding one file. I want to batch hardcode many mkv files with embedded .ass subs so I can retain the styling when I watch them from my iPad. Only by creating the custom macro correctly would allow me to do this. Basically, I want the value of the custom macro %subtitle_file% to point to the working directory's demuxed subtitle file just like the defualt macro %audio_file1% does for the audio. Thank you.

[stax76]

Few things I've done so far are in SVN now.

[manolito]

Hey stax,

this is good news, indeed...
Good to see you back :)


Cheers
manolito

[burfadel]

Totally agree! :)

[Chetwood]

Agreed. I'm having trouble with SelectEven getting from 50 FPS to 25. The file gets twice as big and the sound is messed up.

[burfadel]

Agreed. I'm having trouble with SelectEven getting from 50 FPS to 25. The file gets twice as big and the sound is messed up.

SelectEven is a field selector, not a frame selector. By its function you should still be at 50fps even after its use.

[datauser]

Great news! Welcome back Stax76!

[Chetwood]

SelectEven is a field selector, not a frame selector. By its function you should still be at 50fps even after its use.
Really? When I enter

video=selecteven(video)

in RipBot I'm getting 25 FPS. How do this in Staxrip? Assume 25 FPS does not work.

[Atak_Snajpera]

assumefps does not work because this function only changes speed of the movie. selecteven discards every other frame. the same effect gives changefps(25) function.

[burfadel]

Really? When I enter

video=selecteven(video)

in RipBot I'm getting 25 FPS. How do this in Staxrip? Assume 25 FPS does not work.

Sorry I was thinking of something else! selecteven() does selected every second frame.

[Famille_CB]

Hello Stax76!!!:p

I'm really happy to see that Stax76 is back.:p
I try lot of tools and for me none are as good as StaxRip.:p

See you...:p

[Chetwood]

Sorry I was thinking of something else! selecteven() does selected every second frame.
It does work on the video but the sound is slowed down when encoding to AAC. Encoding to mp3 has sound and video in sync.

the same effect gives changefps(25) function.
I don't know where to enter this in Staxrip?

[zarei]

Hello, i need some help in Config Container: how to remove "--default-duration" from MKV Container command line?

[zarei]

Hello, i need some help in Config Container: how to remove "--default-duration" from MKV Container command line?

no one? i want to add "--default-duration 0:%source_framerate_mediainfo%" but staxrip add this one "--default-duration 0:%source_framerate%" and i can't change it, please help me

[datauser]

The application has failed to start because libsndfile-1.dll was not found. Reinstalling application may fix this problem.:(:angry:

After formatting XP and reinstalling still getting that bloody annoying message above and a Staxrip crash. Like a said putting that dll in Vdubmod folder does not solve the issue and registering it was impossible. an installer package proved to be useless. Mystifying bug!:confused:

That said all these problems apparently started after installing NET Framework 4?:mad:

[VoNbArRoN]

from the ReadFirst! txt file

On Systems prior Win 7 .NET 3.5 must be installed:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8cea6cd1-15bc-4664-b27d-8ceba808b28b

might help.

[datauser]

I have all framework versions prior NET4 installed and I could be wrong about this being the cause. Funny thing is I installed AutoGK, because it has Vdubmod as part of its package and this problem never occurrs. It is probably an XP system specific issue and one which has been bugging me for ages!

[manolito]

It is probably an XP system specific issue and one which has been bugging me for ages!
I doubt it...:devil:

I have been using StaxRip forever on my Win XP Pro installation without ever getting this error. And neither StaxRip nor VdubMod need this file libsndfile-1.dll.

I just searched my whole drive for this file, and I only have one single instance in my LameXP folder. And it does not come frome LameXP itself, it comes from the Fraunhofer AAC encoder which had been extracted from WinAmp.

I really can't see why Staxrip would complain when this file is missing. StaxRip does not use the FHG encoder, it uses Nero. Strange...:confused:


Cheers
manolito

[Kurtnoise]

Probably, it comes from soundout avisynth plugin...

Copy "SoundOut.dll" and "libsndfile-1.dll" to your AviSynth plugin directory, usually "c:\program files\avisynth 2.5\plugins". If you want to have "SoundOut.dll" in another location, you should move "libsndfile-1.dll" to your system32 folder, usually "c:\windows\system32".

http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/SoundOut

[datauser]

I once tried copying that miserable little:devil:dll to the system 32 folder and it failed miserably as all my other tryouts, but I'll certainly give it a bash and copy directly to avisynth plugin folder. Why didn't I think of that one? I copied to VdubMod instead!:o

Hopefully it will work. I've more or less had the same set up and am very careful of what goes in my system) so it is very perplexing to know how this bloody error started up in the first place.
Thankyou for your very helpful advice.:)

I think I know why it started: I installed Avisynth 2.5.8 rev2 along with new Staxrip version. Previously when things worked fine, I was using an older 2.5.8 version where this dll.file may have been included(or if not it this version of Avisynth was certainly more compatible with Staxrip's processes?) in the installer and it worked with the older version of staxrip. Your advice worked. Cheers Kurtnoise I owe you one! Thanks guys!

[stax76]

@zarei

Do you try to achieve something special? The value StaxRip passes to --default-duration is the frame rate returned by the avisynth script, the script can be modified using the changefps() function.

[Chetwood]

Stax76, nice to see you're back. I'm having trouble encoding an AVI with mono PCM sound to AAC. When I edit the selected AAC profile to Channels 1 (Mono) the resulting file has doubled in lenght and plays back twice as fast. When I set it back to Stereo, the same file encodes just fine. Any suggestions? Thx!

[stax76]

When I set it back to Stereo, the same file encodes just fine. Any suggestions?

Leave at stereo :-)

[stax76]

I've uploaded I built labeled as release candidate, later this week I'll upload it as final to sourceforge.

1.1.7.3 beta (2012-10-10)


Updated mkvtoolnix to version 5.8.0
Updated x264 to version r2216
Updated ffms2 to version 2.16
Updated MediaInfo to version 0.7.51.0
Added Drag & Drop support in text boxes that edit code and command lines
Added option for DGDecodeNV cropping (Ask | Enabled | Disabled)
Added the flat Windows 8 menu style
Added various iPhone and iPad generations to the x264 device option
Fixed various cosmetic problems


slow mirror: http://www.filedropper.com/staxrip1173releasecandidate

very slow mirror: http://www.stax76.bplaced.net/files/applications/StaxRip/StaxRip_1.1.7.3_release_candidate.7z (http://www.filedropper.com/staxrip1173releasecandidate)

[fantasmanegro]

SWEET!!!... thx for the update Stax!

[flebber]

@stax76 could there be an autodetect mode for audio channels? So that the audio is encoded via the codec with the original channels.

[Chetwood]

Leave at stereo :-)
Funny. But seriously, why would I waste space encoding to stereo when the source is mono?

[willscarlett]

Funny. But seriously, why would I waste space encoding to stereo when the source is mono?

Actually you will not waste too much space, as audio codecs nowadays use technologies such as "joint stereo" to save space on mono or quasi-mono sources.

[stax76]

@Chetwood

I think BeSweet can't handle mono, I've changed it to use another encoder in such case, eac3to for aac output and ffmpeg for mp3, output will remain mono. Meanwhile you can use the encoder option in the settings to force eac3to usage.

could there be an autodetect mode for audio channels? So that the audio is encoded via the codec with the original channels.

If you have 6 channels in your profile/settings and your source has only 2 it should not cause problems and produce output with 2 channels.

[Chetwood]

Done, and it works, thanks. However, no matter which encoder is selected, I cannot enter 56 kbit cause bitrate is greyed out?

[stax76]

It's greyed out because only VBR is supported using the eac3to encoder, I don't remember but guess this is a eac3to limitation, you would have to check the eac3to documentation. Using the BeSweet and ffmpeg encoder there is a ABR mode in the right treeview options.