AutoMKV 0.93a - (DVD/TS/AVI/AVS to X264/XviD/WVC1 into MKV/MP4/WMV) update 30/12/2007

[buzzqw]

Did you understand the problem that no matter what rate you load in a profile, if you check the "Use This Profile" (perhaps you changed the v_keydist) the rate gets multiplied by 1024. If you don't check this, it does not get multiplied by 1024 ??

to correct this i had divided in profiles by 1000 the v_bitrate
Es. from <v_bitrate>512000</v_bitrate> to <v_bitrate>512</v_bitrate>
i hadn't change the code, this value will be multiplied by 1024 in final script

Are you inviting me to do that instead of you, or in addition, or what?

i had already done, BUT i would like if can suggest/build more correct profiles

Everything I did with movie.avs and movie_wmv.bat was AFTER the encoding stalled and I terminated the WME script command window

please look at time.avs: is avisource or directshowsource in use ?
also: is frame.txt created ?

x264.exe just starts idling when about 10% is encoded
this issue is related to you pc AND x264.exe, try disabling Antivirus/firewall

tell me any progress!

BHH

[dlflannery]

@buzzqw:

What you have done with the Zune profiles sounds good to me. Only after I test them would I possibly have any changes to suggest. Thanks!

I can create the .xml files based on your posts, or should I wait for the next version, in case there are other things you changed, not mentioned in your posts?

Regarding the 1024 bitrate factor, are you saying no code change is needed beyond 74e -- just using 512 instead of 512000 in the xml profile?

[buzzqw]

I can create the .xml files based on your posts, or should I wait for the next version, in case there are other things you changed, not mentioned in your posts?
sounds good to me... tomorrow i will pm you with a direct link to new WMV ZUNE profile package.
Do your best on changing/fixing these profiles !

Regarding the 1024 bitrate factor, are you saying no code change is needed beyond 74e -- just using 512 instead of 512000 in the xml profile?
YES! since i multiply by 1000 there is no need to write 512000

BHH

[dlflannery]

.....please look at time.avs: is avisource or directshowsource in use ?
also: is frame.txt created ?
BHH
time.avs uses avisource.

frame.txt has this:
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1
3143 30.000000 320 240 1

[dlflannery]

@buzzqw
I edited the Zune_1pass_quick profile to 512 for bitrate (instead of 512000). This prevents the huge numbers, as you said it would. However there are still some minor problems that you might want to fix in the next release:

I have saved this profile in my automkv.ini file. If I start the program and go to the Advanced profile Editing tab, the command line window will have some odd number (like 128000) for the v_bitrate. If I click Reload Profile the number changes to 512000. If I then check Use this Profile the number changes to 524288 (= 512000 * 1.024). If I encode before checking Use this Profile the bitrate passed to the encoder will by 512000. After checking it, the bitrate passed is 524288.

Shouldn't the command line window and the number passed to the encoder be identical for all these conditions?

If I set the bitrate up to 600 on the Advanced Settings tab, the value used for encoding is 624400 (i.e., 600000 * 1.024). Looks like 1000 is used in some cases and 1024 in others.

These are minor inconsistencies -- no significant difference in the encoding result -- just confusing to the operator.

I'll look forward to your PM regarding the new profiles.

Regards and thanks.

[dlflannery]

I modified the Zune_2_pass profile as follows:

1. v_bitrate at 512 instead of 512000
2. v_peakbitrate at 736000 instead of 1500000

I used 64kpbs audio so the total peak bit rate should have been 800 kbps or less.

The encoded .wmv had a peak bitrate (mediaInfo says) of 1.2 Mbps! Looking at the options file for the WME command line script indicates that the v_mode option should be 4 (instead of 3 now used) if the peak bitrate is going to be limited by the v_peakbitrate option.

So I further modified the profile by using 4 for v_mode. However the command line passed to the script now was missing several things:
1. v_codec
2. v_bitrate
3 v_mode
and the encoding was not good -- single pass very low bitrate.

So I modified movie_wmv.bat by adding these options:
-v_codec WMV8
-v_bitrate 512000
-v_mode 4
The encoding went OK and the result .wmv was good. MediaInfo said the peak bitrate was 736 kbps, as desired, and the file synched to the Zune device without forced re-encoding and played fine. It looks like some code changes will be needed to implement this 2-pass VBR WMV8 profile, since apparently the code removed three needed parameters from the encoder command line options when I set the v_mode to 4 in the profile XML file (???). Also, probably should use 64_44_2 for the audio option instead of 128_44_2.

I repeated but with v_bitrate set to 400. All OK and the clip played fine on the Zune device with no noticeable quality loss compared to 512 bitrate. The file size was reduced to 85% of what it was at 512. My interest in 2-pass started recently when an OP PM'ed me they were having blocks in fast motion portions using the 1-pass CBR profile. I would guess with peak bitrate allowed up to 736 kbps, the blocks would be removed even at only 400 kbps average rate. (I've never had blocks but none of my test videos have enough rapid motion, I guess.)

[buzzqw]

@dlflannery

check your pm

thanks!

BHH

[dlflannery]

@dlflannery
check your pm
thanks!
BHH
Got the profiles and test program. The Zune 2 pass profile tests good! Got the same file length (within 6 bytes) that I got with my modified movie_wvm.bat before, and the specs per mediaInfo are identical. Plays good on Zune device and does not require re-encoding on synch. With this profile (and any WMV7 or WMV8 VBR mode 4) the audio bitrate should be limited to 64kbps. Is there a way to have the program enforce that?

I will test the other Zune profiles but I looked at them and they seem correct.

I still see the command line v_bitrate jumping up by factor of 1.024 when I check "Use this Profile" (??).

Looks good so far! Thanks!

[glynor]

@dlflannery
@glynor
i prefer not to do hack... expecially due on quickcrapplayer bugs... , BUT go on advenced settings, click on last avs string and add: AssumeFPS(30000,1001) or AssumeFPS(24000,1001)
BHH

Thanks. I can certainly understand you not wanting to do a hack for Apple's incompetent software.

Unfortunately, I tried out using the AssumeFPS(30000,1001) and it still doesn't work. The results are somewhat better, but still no good (I now don't get an error message, and the audio plays, but the video is black in Quicktime Player). I've tried a wide variety of settings and profiles, including limiting the output bitrate to 600 and the width to 320). Interestingly, when I include the AssumeFPS(30000,1001) line with a 29.970 FPS source, the resulting MP4 I get is 29.971 FPS, but I no longer get the error message in QTPlayer, just the black video window.

The main reason I need to be able to support Quicktime Player is that I have a lot of people I produce content for that use Macs. VLC is available for OSX and works, but I can't force people to install and use additional software... :(

Also, a lot of people I know in other forums have expressed interest in using AutoMKV to produce iPod compatible MP4s, but I can't get this to work well either. If I select the PD-iPod 5.5G.xml profile with basically any encoding settings, I get this:

http://www.geocities.com/ri0n/automkv/ipod_fails.jpg

The vanilla PD-iPod.xml profile appears to work, but I still get no video playback in Quicktime (which makes me think it's not gonna work on an actual iPod either, though I don't have one available to test right this second).

Anyone have any further ideas? I've searched for the past two hours around the forums but haven't come up with much...

[buzzqw]

i have an idea of what search around... but i first MUST (and i dislike) install quicktime player :(

BHH

[glynor]

i have an idea of what search around... but i first MUST (and i dislike) install quicktime player :(


Can't say I blame you there!

My office is about 70% mac users, so I don't have much choice to support them. I like Quicktime on the Mac honestly, but for Windows I certainly prefer the alternative...

[Shark_jlc]

I already had DVDFab Decrypter installed, so I grabbed the AutoMKV build that did not have it.

When I run AutoMKV, it appears to not detect my installation of DVDFab Decrypter and DGIndex just kinda... sits there.

Also, a clean way to cancel an encode would be nice.

Thanks for the tool!

[dlflannery]

I've tested all three 2-pass Zune profiles. No problems were seen. Peak bitrates reported by mediaInfo are 736kbps for WMV7 and WMV8 and 1.5 Mbps for WMV9. All files synched without re-encoding to my Zune device and played fine. It may have been my imagination but I actually thought I could detect the slight quality differences.

I happened to find a strange problem. Just before one encoding I was curious about what resizers were available so I pulled down the Resize Filter menu. I didn't change the filter from the Simple Resize that is normally there. However the encoding called the WMCmd script twice. The first time was very short, then the second time produced the output file which was OK. Here is part of the log file:

22:43:03 Autoresize CMD: cscript.exe "C:\AutoMKV074\exe\encoder\WMCmd.vbs" -input "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\resmovie.avs" -output "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\resmovie.wmv" -v_codec WMV7 -v_mode 2 -v_quality 85 -s_config "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\wmv_crb" -v_bframedist 1 -v_dquantoption 2 -v_lookahead 0 -v_mbmodecost 0 -v_mmatch 0 -v_mslevel 1 -v_msrange 0 -v_mvcoding 1 -v_mvcost 0 -v_peakbitrate 736000 -v_bdeltaqp 1 -a_codec WMASTD -a_mode 0 -title "Bf2passQktest" -year 2007 -copyright "Done with AutoMKV! 0.74e" -a_setting 64_44_2
22:43:24 Tested total movie: 5%
22:43:24 AutoResize movie size: 392706 bytes
22:43:24 Movie Width suggested: 51136 value based on sample size (14527.27% of original width)
22:43:24 WMV CMD: cscript.exe "C:\AutoMKV074\exe\encoder\WMCmd.vbs" -input "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\movie.avs" -output "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\movie.wmv" -v_codec WMV7 -v_mode 4 -v_bitrate 512000 -s_config "C:\Video\ForZune\temp\wmv_crb" -v_bframedist 1 -v_dquantoption 2 -v_lookahead 0 -v_mbmodecost 0 -v_mmatch 0 -v_mslevel 1 -v_msrange 0 -v_mvcoding 1 -v_mvcost 0 -v_peakbitrate 736000 -v_bdeltaqp 1 -a_codec WMASTD -a_mode 0 -title "Bf2passQktest" -year 2007 -copyright "Done with AutoMKV! 0.74e" -a_setting 64_44_2
22:45:13 Final Muxed size: 10646474 bytes

Only after pulling down the resizer choices (not changing) is the first call to WMCmd.vbs made. (???)

[cosmos]

I already had DVDFab Decrypter installed, so I grabbed the AutoMKV build that did not have it.

When I run AutoMKV, it appears to not detect my installation of DVDFab Decrypter and DGIndex just kinda... sits there.
Doesn't work that way actually: the no-fab version of AutoMKV is not for those who have fab installed, but rather for those who due to legal constraints would be in violation of local law if fab was downloaded... Plus AutoMKV needs a specific version of fab decrypter, one which understands command line switches.

Bottomline: just download the "full" version (and do make sure that in your first rip with the automkv's embedded fab you answer "no" to the "fab updated version found; update?" prompt)

[buzzqw]

@cosmos

thanks, good answer!

thanks ! (wow... someone can answer at automkv questions... and it isn't me !!! )

@dlflannery

automkv will dinamically parse value in its box... so it will wait till a choice is made (even if encoding is started)

BHH

[buzzqw]

@glynor

.... something strange is around..

i have done some test (Quicktime profile and no "hack" at all):
with PAL material: ok audio and ok video
with FILM material: after TIVTC (so 23.9xx framerate) it is OK video and audio

with quicktime player 7.1.3.100 (for windows)

link to a playable (for me...) mp4 (http://www.64k.it/andres/data/q/test_quicktime.zip) done with automkv

:confused:

BHH

[cosmos]

@cosmos

thanks, good answer!

thanks ! (wow... someone can answer at automkv questions... and it isn't me !!! )
You have thrown so much effort into maintaining AutoMKV and answering questions around, that I really feel I have to return something as well :) :helpful: Just our appreciation for all the work you've done for a great piece of software :)

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hi glynor,

If you want MPEG-4 AVC encodes to be QuickTime player 7 compatible, you will have to edit the "CE-QuickTime.xml" file. You need to change the default number of B-frames from "1" to "0". And only encode using "2Ch" AAC audio.

QT7 will then be able to save the .MP4 file to .MOV ;)

Please note: This is not an issue with AutoMKV... it's been around for a year or so.


Cheers

[dlflannery]

@dlflannery
automkv will dinamically parse value in its box... so it will wait till a choice is made (even if encoding is started)
BHH
The encoding is set up identically in two cases but in one case the extra run of WMCmd.vbs occurs. The only difference was in one case I pulled down the Resize Filter menu to look at the choices but did not change the filter choice from what it already was. This was done before starting encoding. This does not seem logical to me. What is the first short run doing?

[buzzqw]

the extra run could be due to AUTORESIZE, if you leave width=AUTO , automkv will try to define the better width (and so more wvm to run)

BHH

[dlflannery]

the extra run could be due to AUTORESIZE, if you leave width=AUTO , automkv will try to define the better width (and so more wvm to run)

BHH
Ah....! That is it! I didn't notice before but when I "touch" the Resize Filters pull down menu, the width gets changed from 320 to automatic. Thanks BHH! :thanks:

[glynor]

@glynor

.... something strange is around..

i have done some test (Quicktime profile and no "hack" at all):
with PAL material: ok audio and ok video
with FILM material: after TIVTC (so 23.9xx framerate) it is OK video and audio

with quicktime player 7.1.3.100 (for windows)


Well I'm confused as well... :confused:

That file you posted plays just fine for me in Quickcraptime Player as well! However, I did my best to reproduce those settings exactly, except for the framerate of the source footage and no joy (it won't play the video). Here's two example files, neither of which play in QT for me. One was done with no hacks at all (no AssumeFPS and no hack to the Quicktime profile to turn off B-frames), and the other was done with both. Combinations of the two (with the B-Frames hack but no AssumeFPS and vice versa) makes no difference....

Wait, wait wait....

:stupid:

While I was finishing making those example files up (and after I had typed the above), I noticed that this entire time, I'd been using the eqm_avc_hr.cfg custom matrix. I set that a long while ago and basically forgot it was even there (I mean I knew it was there, but it never dawned on me that it would matter)... Your example was identical to mine in pretty much every way other than the framerate and the custom matrix. When I disabled the custom matrix, the QT Player could play the resulting files just fine, with no hacks required.

Sorry!!! And thanks so much for the help! I wouldn't have figured it out without the example file to compare side by side...

That change fixed the issue with playback and both the CE-Quicktime.xml profile and the PD-iPod.xml profile. The PD-iPod 5.5G.xml profile still crashes x264 though, so that's still unusable and is something else... (But, frankly, who cares if the vanilla iPod profile works.)

[buzzqw]

no bframes wasn't an issue ? good... no need to change the profile :)

and now i will do some testing on ipod profiles!

thanks glynor ! :))

BHH

EDIT: fixed ipod 5.5 error... simply change <level>7<level> to <level>3<level> :D

[glynor]

no bframes wasn't an issue ? good... no need to change the profile :)

Nope. B-Frames were not the issue. Working fine with the existing profile.

Thanks again! I'm very pleased!

EDIT: You have no idea how much time this has just saved me in my everyday work. AutoMKV on my Core2 Duo windows machine absolutely stomps on my PowerMac G5 Quad with Apple Compressor in encoding time. Plus, I think the quality is a better to boot!! All I have to do now is export my projects out of Final Cut Pro to DV AVI files, and I can use AutoMKV to do the heavy-lifting MPEG-4 compression!

[buzzqw]

@glynor

i am happy with you !

BUT first of all i must thanks all the developers of the astonishing programs/filters Automkv use , without these people Automkv will be less then nothing :mykudos:

BHH

[jeffy]

@jeffy and @travisbell

ops... got it !
was due to the modify of "no pop-up" for bbsummary , previusly i will check the first 10000 frames... now, erroneusly check all frames...

fixed ! www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMKV074e.exe

thanks !!

BHH

:thanks: for fixing. I apologize for thanking you so late.

[Shark_jlc]

Doesn't work that way actually: the no-fab version of AutoMKV is not for those who have fab installed, but rather for those who due to legal constraints would be in violation of local law if fab was downloaded... Plus AutoMKV needs a specific version of fab decrypter, one which understands command line switches.

Bottomline: just download the "full" version (and do make sure that in your first rip with the automkv's embedded fab you answer "no" to the "fab updated version found; update?" prompt)

I did figure this out after reading through the last 10 or so pages of this thread.

However, it's unfortunate that that is how AutoMKV works with DVDFab Decrypter, because that version does not correctly work with the movies I am trying to rip.

At least, that is my guess after getting a 7 Kb wmv file for a 2+ hour disney movie

:/

[jeffy]

I did figure this out after reading through the last 10 or so pages of this thread.

However, it's unfortunate that that is how AutoMKV works with DVDFab Decrypter, because that version does not correctly work with the movies I am trying to rip.

At least, that is my guess after getting a 7 Kb wmv file for a 2+ hour disney movie

:/

Suggestion:
Do you have WMV codecs installed (try another non-DVD file...)?
And convert to WMV.

[DDogg]

I did figure this out after reading through the last 10 or so pages of this thread.

However, it's unfortunate that that is how AutoMKV works with DVDFab Decrypter, because that version does not correctly work with the movies I am trying to rip.

At least, that is my guess after getting a 7 Kb wmv file for a 2+ hour disney movie

:/Take a few minutes and learn to use a program called RipIt4Me for these problematic titles, or use the version of DVDFab Decrypter you like. Use AutoMkV on the resulting ripped files.

[Shark_jlc]

Take a few minutes and learn to use a program called RipIt4Me for these problematic titles, or use the version of DVDFab Decrypter you like. Use AutoMkV on the resulting ripped files.

I've tried all of this, and will be starting a seperate thread for my issues so as not to continue bogging down this one.

Thanks all.

[TheRyuu]

Is there some list of what all the abbreviations mean?

Like on all of the X264 codec xml scripts.
What does the AE (Anime?) mean, CE, HQ (high quality?)

Also, two situations, what would be the best setup/filters.
Anime episode/movie.
And regular movie.

I've been using No resize (to keep it at 720x480 since thats what I want). And the Convolution3d (preset="animeBQ") (best quality?) for animes and Convolution3d (preset="movieHQ") for movies.
(if I resized it I would use Lanczos4Resize)

And for a custom matrix I've been using Sharktooth's EQM v3ULR.cqm with Xvid Extra Slow (default) and with X264 I've been using M4G_High_Detail_V3.1.cfg.

Any suggestions (and what some of the abbreviations mean...)? Thanks.
Great program BTW. Love it.

[buzzqw]

Like on all of the X264 codec xml scripts.
What does the AE (Anime?) mean, CE, HQ (high quality?)

ok, now i am working an manual... also in next full update all x264 preset got renamed.. (i hope at end of next week)

I've been using No resize (to keep it at 720x480 since thats what I want). And the Convolution3d (preset="animeBQ") (best quality?) for animes and Convolution3d (preset="movieHQ") for movies.

conservative and good filter, for already clean anime/film (used to gain a little bit of compressibility)

And for a custom matrix I've been using Sharktooth's EQM v3ULR.cqm with Xvid Extra Slow (default) and with X264 I've been using M4G_High_Detail_V3.1.cfg.

Attention... Attention Ultra LOW Rate is for bitrate very low less then 500kbs is it your case ?

@ALL

ok, i had found the way to run all script minimized, without any (or very few) prompt that steal window... BUT... what is the lose ?

i cannot guarantee that "prepare only phase" will fuction again, also i will use vbs script (as an old suggestion of glynor) and some nasty and bad antivirus (namely Norton) can intercept those files as virus... :p
Again: wcscript SHOULD be present in all win2k and MUST be in winXP but i cannot bet on it...

please tell me your opinion

to test if wcscript is installed download this file http://www.64k.it/andres/data/a/test.vbs and launch it (i can guarantee that is SAFE to run)

EDIT: or create a new test.vbs and paste this Wscript.echo "AutoMKV Test"

BHH

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hi Buzz,

I've been meaning to ask you. When generating MP4 files with AAC audio and MPEG-4 video, is there any particular reason why the AAC ADTS audio stream is muxed into the MP4 container twice container?

The first time as an AAC "audio only" in MP4 stream. And the second time as the finished/completed .MP4 file with video.


PS: I was bored the other day so I designed some tweeks to the GUI... I'll PM them to you ;)

[buzzqw]

@SMD

well.. and old story... since mkvmerge dislike aac audio i mux the CCT AAC audio file in MP4 , so this MP4 files could be muxed without hassle into mp4 or mkv

about gui.. feel free to post ! thanks!

BHH

[TheRyuu]

Attention... Attention Ultra LOW Rate is for bitrate very low less then 500kbs is it your case ?
BHH

No. Thanks for letting me know what it was though.

Is there a good all around custom matrix?
And before I even start the encode, how am I suppose to know the bitrate since doesn't AutoMKV automatically select a bitrate?

Also what would be a good HQ custom matrix?

[SeeMoreDigital]

@SMD

well.. and old story... since mkvmerge dislike aac audio i mux the CCT AAC audio file in MP4 , so this MP4 files could be muxed without hassle into mp4 or mkvThanks for confirming... I suspected it might have had something to do with MKV muxing...

By-the-way, when generating AAC-HE streams have you considered configuring MP4Box to add the "sbr" CLI tag during .MP4 muxing?

[dlflannery]

I captured some movies (30 fps) from a Canon SD450 digital camera. They are .avi and contain 640x480 mjpeg video and pcm audio, single channel (mono) at 88 kbps with 11 kbps sampling rate.

I have tried various combinations of inputting either the .avi or a .avs using directShowSource or AVISource, and either checking or not checking "Use Direct Show" in AutoMKV. The only way that works is if I load the .avi and check prepare only.

Then I modify the movie.avs file by adding the line shown in bold here:

audio=EnsureVBRMP3Sync(audio)
audio = MergeChannels(audio,audio)
audio=ConvertAudioToFloat(audio)
audio=getchannel(audio,1,2)
audiodub(audio,last)

Then if I run movie_wmv.bat I get a good result. This is for the Zune profiles (the new ones you PM'ed me).

I think the mono sound is the problem. The WME encoder determines a file length only about 30% of the true length (unless the extra line is added to movie.avs).

Unfortunately I don't see how to fix this by adding a last line to movie.avs. If you run the original movie.avs in WMP you get the error message that it tried to get a non-existing channel, which I assume comes from the line:

audio=getchannel(audio,1,2)

which fails with mono audio (?).

Is there any way to handle this without doing prepare only, and editing the movie.avs file?

[buzzqw]

@wizboy11
first try without matrix... the go with didee 6of9

@SMD
good hint... i will look at this

@dlflannery

ehh... www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMKV074e.exe

look at audio channel.. :)

BHH

[Schotenhüter]

changelog?

[dlflannery]

@dlflannery
ehh... www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMKV074e.exe

look at audio channel.. :)
BHH
Aha! Mono selection for WMV audio! Works great!
I thank you "mono a mono" :rolleyes:

I assume that was a test version -- it had some quirks:
1. If I tried to adjust the audio bitrate the mono reverted to stereo and could not be set to mono again.

2. A message box appeared twice on program startup asking if I wanted fixed or unlimited size. (I chose unlimited.)

3. I queued 4 mono conversions and it locked up during, or just after, encoding the first one. The behavior in terms of time and files created was as if the mono was not in effect.

[TheRyuu]

@wizboy11
first try without matrix... the go with didee 6of9
BHH

ok thanks.

BTW, the new .74 version (opposed to .72) fixed a problem I had with pulling out multiple audio streams.

IMHO, this is the best encoder gui EVA.

Edit: Got a problem
I seem to be stuck in an endless cycle of it saying "Hit media size" or "go unlimited". Whether I try to change the profile or the format or the container or the size. It just gets stuck.

[Dreddlox]

I only just found this program through quite a bit of searching and I am so far VERY happy with the functionality it provides. :D

I also have the "Hit media size" or "go unlimited" problem. It only occurs with some x264 profiles afaik, primarily with the default CQ_Lossless.xml. Deleting this file or changing to another profile via ini editing or using an old version resolves this.

edit: I am using ver 074e. version 074 also has the "Hit media size" or "go unlimited" problem but it doesn't prevent profile change, whereas 074e makes it impossible to change profile away from lossless

Now a few feature requests, small ones that I would ordinarily fix myself were it open source:
Would it be possible to divide the Basic Settings page into a Main Page(where input,output,dvd sense and the start/enqueue buttons are) and leave the rest on Basic Settings? I personally am using this to give my parents the ability to rip their DVDs, so a touch more simplicity would be nice.

Also, could the DVD ripping side be enhanced in these ways:
Save which DVD drive is chosen when program closes
Have an Auto-DVD detect on startup option
Have an option to take the output file name from the DVD's disc title (Even though they are ugly like 'CLOCKWORK_ORANGE_4X3MTD_NA')

If you could make these changes, this program would be perfect for what I will use it for. Thanks for everything you've done so far. I haven't encoded anything yet but am already loving AutoMKV!

[dlflannery]

ok, now i am working an manual... also in next full update all x264 preset got renamed.. (i hope at end of next week)



conservative and good filter, for already clean anime/film (used to gain a little bit of compressibility)



Attention... Attention Ultra LOW Rate is for bitrate very low less then 500kbs is it your case ?

@ALL

ok, i had found the way to run all script minimized, without any (or very few) prompt that steal window... BUT... what is the lose ?

i cannot guarantee that "prepare only phase" will fuction again, also i will use vbs script (as an old suggestion of glynor) and some nasty and bad antivirus (namely Norton) can intercept those files as virus... :p
Again: wcscript SHOULD be present in all win2k and MUST be in winXP but i cannot bet on it...

please tell me your opinion

BHH

I like being able to watch the batch files run in the command windows for debugging purposes. I understand that if the program is more "automatic" you would want to hide this. Is there any way to allow the user to have a choice?

[buzzqw]

update: 0.75 www.64k.it/andres/data/a/AutoMKV075.rar

this is an interim build to a full new package
please delete the profile directory, this package will contain the new x264 and wmv (and all xvid) profiles and matrix.

changelog
ADDED: Two new Zune Profiles, based on wmv9 encoding (suggestion by dlflannery)
ADDED: Mode 4 for WMV endoing (2 pass peak bitrate)
ADDED: Support for Audio encoding (only audio files, like audio.ac3 to audio.ogg)
ADDED: Mono to WMV audio channels (suggestion by dlflannery)
FIXED: When muxing in AVI, AutoMKV will force MP3 CBR muxing if CBR is selected on Advanced Audio Setting
FIXED: Some tuning in log files
FIXED: Several bugs on Zune Profiles. A big thanks to dlflannery for his tests
FIXED: Ipod 5.5G profile
FIXED: Renamed all X264 profiles
FIXED: some weird behavior of x264 CRF profiles (thanks to Mike Farmwald)
FIXED: Some new layout on gui, as ALWAYS a big thanks to SeeMoreDigital
FIXED: Renamed all x264 profiles

i added a hidden features (don't go crazy searching isn't visible)

if anyone don't report any problem on audio encoding i will be adopt this behavior to all running process

BHH

P.S. the builds i put on forum BUT not in first page are considered alpha/beta release, so don't worry about errors... :)

[Barleyman]

Buzz, I gotta teach you how to hint better like, "Damn, guys, I am just busting my backside for months, everyday, making AutoMKV solid and dependable for you ... can't a few of you help work on a freaking manual ???" :)

Actually, I wish I understood the Wiki thing as that would be a good place to do something where different folks could add on and expand.

Is a Wikimaster out there ... anybody?

I was actually talking about the very thing a while ago with one linux-head. About setting up wiki to make a manual for AutoMKV.. Predictably it's "so easy" it requires "no effort". Assuming you know how to set up fully functioning linux server box that's not going to be hacked right away.. Linux distros apparently come with wiki "built in" .. That also requires you have access to a box that's online 24/7 :rolleyes:

No doubt you could find someone to host the wiki but I have no idea where to ask for such. I don't think linux guys will check page 53 of WINDOWS mpeg4-gui thread anytime soon!

It would be possible to just write the darn thing as a forum thread of course, like someone did with the Zune-encoding. The problem with that is that the thread starter has to do all the edits even if other guys put in new text / comments..

I could possibly write xvid avi/mkv anamorphic CQ encoding guide myself assuming things have not changed too much.. And it looked like there was some new stuff such as automatrix etc..

..

And a suggestion Buzzqw - How about you include "changelog.txt" with the interim builds too? Now it only comes with full builds?

[Barleyman]

Hmh. After grand total of 20 seconds with google, I found this: http://wikihost.org/

Apparently they take the back end out of your hand for free gratis..

[buzzqw]

@Barleyman

never owned a wiki or used ... just read it

but thanks.. i will look tomorrow :)

i hope in few days to finish the "simple manual" aka a big pictures of all fuctions

i will be glady to help someone to write the wiki... i could do myself... yes.. i will do mysel (but everyone should add something...) but with my spare time :( that i usually give to code AutomMKV...

I think that wiki could be a long (in time) but absolute necessary project.

I will register on these site and invite everyone to contribute :)

BHH

[Barleyman]

So 1st try since .66 - Anamorphic XVID/AVI with CQ, Q=3, lame VBR6, resize none, filter none. I left the "custom matrix" to "auto" since I didn't know what else to do about it..

It looks like "auto" will always pick "Sharktooth's EQM v3LR.cqm"-matrix?

[buzzqw]

ok... you are doing a CQ encoding... well.. since is a CQ you are not use the Autoresize... and since not using autoresize the automatrix will trigger the base matrix...

automatrix will switch matrix based on autoresize, on cq encoding is impossible to set correctly...

i hope to be understud :)

BHH

[dlflannery]

I tested with four .avi (mjpeg + mono-pcm) using Zune quick one pass profile.

Everything looks good! :thanks:

However a problem occurred when I queued three of the files. Start Queue encoded all three files OK but when it was done the queue list still showed the middle file (1.ini) on the queue list. So I clicked the Start Queue button again just to see what would happen. It did not appear to do anything but it added the following to AutoMKV Log tab:

19:11:55 0.75 - - - - - - - - - - - - - START JOBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19:11:55 Selected Input file:
19:11:55 Selected Output dir: temp\
19:11:55 Selected Final Name: movie
19:11:55 Selected Container type: MKV
19:11:55 Selected Encoder: X264
19:11:55 Selected Size:
19:11:55 Selected Slice: 1
19:11:55 Selected Profile: ConstantQuality-QP.xml
19:11:55 Selected Width: Automatic
19:11:55 Selected Resizer: FastBilinearResize (neutral fast)
19:11:55 Selected Filters: RemoveGrain(mode=2)
19:11:55 Selected Deinterlacer: AUTO
19:11:55 Selected Field Order: AUTO
19:11:55 Track Language 1: NONE
19:11:55 Audio Codec 1: Nero AAC
19:11:55 Audio Quality 1: 0.35
19:11:55 Audio Channel 1: Stereo
19:11:55 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 1
19:11:55 Nero Option Profiles: AUTO --- Encoding Mode: Quality
19:11:55 CCT Option Profiles: AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
19:11:55 Lame Settings: ABR
19:11:55 Audio Normalization: 1
19:11:55 Frequency: AUTO --- Tempo : NONE
19:11:55 Pitch: NONE --- Other Add :
19:11:55 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 2
19:11:55 Nero Option Profiles: AUTO --- Encoding Mode: Quality
19:11:55 CCT Option Profiles: AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
19:11:55 Lame Settings: ABR
19:11:55 Audio Normalization: 1
19:11:55 Frequency: AUTO --- Tempo : NONE
19:11:55 Pitch: NONE --- Other Add :
19:11:55
19:11:55 Dgindex CMD: C:\AutoMKV075\exe\dgindex\dgindex.exe -FO=0 -OM=0 -YR=2 -If=[] -OF=[temp\movie] -exit -minimize

After this the queue list still contained the same item and the Start Queue button was still enabled.