DVD2AVI Sourceforge Project

[trbarry]

Can we figure out what begat what?

For instance, I think Nic's version has almost up to date SSE2 changes but mine does not have his enhancements.

Also, does any version use the _aligned_alloc from the M$ SDK? Dimitry has reported there may be an error with the built-in aligned_malloc imbedded inside DVD2AVI. I don't know if the M$ version has the same error.

- Tom

[Slyde]

So that should be either your version or Nic's one. But obviously that will be more job for the other one to put all his optimisations to the chosen, initial release.

DmitryR => don't hesitate giving me your sourceforge handle if you are interested in the project, we would be pleased having you as developer.

[vlad59]

I'll be happy to test any version of the new DVD2AVI.
I'm only a java programmer, but I can read easily C or C++ so I can make a little debugging if it's usefull.
I'll register today and send you my nickname as soon as possible.

It's a new beginning for DVD2AVI.

PS : I'm also french ......

[Slyde]

look like Java is very used in France :D

[Nic]

Hi,

You go ahead with Tom's version, my version is messy & I want to make it neat. I.e. it uses commandline progs instead of using there DLLs...Thats just me being too busy so doing a rush job on it.

I tried doing some AMD enhancements on it, didn't get very far, made only the slightest fraction of a difference...Tom have you looked into libmpeg2 (@sourceforge)?? They say its everso quick....

Im going to do some stuff to DVD2AVI over this weekend...ill keep u posted...

-Nic

ps
U know it wouldn't be at all hard to turn DVD2AVI into a v. basic DVD player...just a thought.

[BlackSun]

@Nic: you're going to be crazy !! ;)

[Nic]

Yeah I know...talk about being busy, do you know else im gonna be doing....changing MPEG4IP windows player so I can decently watch a DivX + AAC MP4 file.

:)

-Nic

[eclipsedvd]

Tom or Nic, have you look the DVD2AVI PFN ? I think it has integrated the SSE2 optimisations but i am not sure.
The source are also available.

[BlackSun]

Originally posted by Nic
Yeah I know...talk about being busy, do you know else im gonna be doing....changing MPEG4IP windows player so I can decently watch a DivX + AAC MP4 file.

:)

-Nic

Hmm Interesting, but without DirectShow :D

[Nic]

DirectShow...can be...arranged :) Or at least thats the plan...but its gonna take some time :)

-Nic

[Rumata]

I'm doing in avarage 1-2 RIPs in a week. So I'm gonna be a heavy tester :-)

My SourceForge username is rumata76.

[Slyde]

rumata76 : ok you've just been added as tester.

trbarry : we are ok to start with your release ! Is it ok for you to commit the files on the CVS ?

[Julien]

I think it could be a good idea to post a news on mpeg4-fr.com, doom9.org, eclipsedvd.fr.st and media-video.com about this project to recruit developers, testers, etc.

[trbarry]

trbarry : we are ok to start with your release ! Is it ok for you to commit the files on the CVS ?

I would probably be ok as source files only, and without the darn DVD2AVI.ini files. But I don't know enough about CVS to create the initial directory structure to do it myself.

And the aligned_malloc thing is currently still a problem. On a P4 machine certain asm instructions will crash if the data is not 16 byte aligned, though it has not happened on my machine (256 MB).

Because of the need for aligned_malloc I think Avisynth 1.05 now requires developers to download the M$ Win SDK, about 50-60 MB. I guess we should probably document what is going to be needed to compile this think. (VS6 + processor pack + SDK + ?)

If anyone else can add the source from the zip, fine. Or let me know if you want me to try to fumble through it.

- Tom

[Slyde]

Uploading the sources only will be fine for the moment. Thus we could check if we are able to access the CVS correctly (as I just managed to get this thing working for the moment).

[Nic]

Yeah, good old aligned_malloc..You may well need the platform SDK...which is huge...

I personally hate the CVS system, (although I understands its need)...far too fiddily...shame there isn't a nice kind of SourceSafe GUI for it...(apparently WinCVS is ok once you get it going)...Anyone want to post easy instructions here..

-Nic

[macdaddy]

if you all need someone to test on AMDs-I use two of them, and would be happy to test. I use the program all the time, and am happy to test things out. Otherwise, I'll follow development from afar...

good luck to all of you.

[prot0vision]

Hi All,

I would like to be involved in the new DVD2AVI project (has the new name been finalized?)

I'm probably only qualified to be a tester (AMD 1.4 Thunderbird, W2K). The only thing I was able to add the the original DVD2avi was the 2-pass code for Divx 4.X. If that's not already available in this new version, I can add that.

prot0vision

[Julien]

The project name is SAVE (Smart Audio & Video Encoder) but it is not the final name... If you like it so it could be the final name, if not you can submit a better name !

Wow... I am on RTC today... it sucks !

[Slyde]

Julien : I'm always on RTC :/

I think we will go enough tester now, as anyway developpers will mainly test their new code themselves.

Now someone should upload Tom's version on the CVS. Don't worry for the initial structure, uploading the whole folder tree (if any, lol) to the CVS should be fine. Was Dscaler's CVS structure really that complex ?

[Farok]

Hi everyone...

I would be a beta tester if you need one more. At this moment I'm doing 2-3 rip a week with a modified version of DVD2Avi in Divx4 2pass (with the help of divx2auto :))

In all case i've added for me 3DNow Idct to the Dvd2Avi's Ogo's Version. It's not faster than the MMX on my TB 1.2 but I has been made to see if it would be better.
I can upload the sourcecode if you want to add them to SAVE project (just for fun ;)...
cul8r

[Nic]

I added almost every iDCT out there to DVD2AVI in the hope that i'd get a speed increase, but DVD2AVI's one really is the fastest......

-Nic

[Slyde]

I've tested ALL iDCT out here and DVD2AVI SSEMMX is the fastest, even Miha's or the good old MMX iDCT are slower.

Seems no one was still able to add files on the CVS, I would have done it if I had time (and the sources of course), unfortunately I got 35 use case diagramm to make for tomorrow :/

Farok => would you be interested in being developper ? I think we got enough tester but more developpers would be nice. Especially if you've already modified DVD2AVI on your own !

[Farok]

I don't think that i wouldn't have enought time to contribute in this project as a developer...
My version is here: http://profmegot.free.fr/dvd2avi
uses it if you want.

[mean]

I could be a nice plus if SAVE would be easily portable from on OS to the other (I.E. do not rely to much on win32 api calls).
Provide it as a OS-independant library, that way other projects could use as an input decoding plug-in easily.

Some people are good at writing GUI and stuff like that.
A nice library would help them and encourage it.

the original DVD2AVI would not be very hard to port, except the asm coded stuff (syntax differs between gnu assembler and microsoft's).

Just my 0.02 Euros

Mean.

[Julien]

It's an excellent idea mean ! Do you want to contribute to this project by becoming a linux developer ?

[mean]

If it is portable, i will test it as input plugin for avidemux.

[Slyde]

Tom if you're too busy please send the sources to one of the admins, we will put them on the CVS. We will bother about its structure later.

[trbarry]

The files I posted on the 17'th above are still valid. There is one change I am going to make at Dmitry's suggestion to increase the memory pool size to get around the alignment bug temporarily but that is not needed except for P4 users. So see www.trbarry.com/DVD2AVIT2.zip as before. This includes the source.

I mis-spoke when I said I was already set up for CVS. That is not true on my newly built P4 dev machine.

When I tried to install my previous version of CVS windows said it the setup was an invalid module. So I downloaded a new version 1.2 from www.wincvs.org. I also downloaded and installed TCL, whatever that is, but I still get an error from WinCVS that TCL is not present.

Also I need to know what type of authentication I should specify. DScaler was using SSH. Do I need to install that? If so, where is the current one now.

Has anyone gotten all this working on Win/ME and the SAVE project?

- Tom

[vlad59]

If testers are still needed, my nickname is vlad59.

Ready to help

[Slyde]

Tom : seems I was able to login (or at least I wasn't threw out) by using one of the two adviced method on sourceforge :

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.save-oe.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/save-oe login

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.save-oe.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/save-oe co modulename

For SSH method, it seems SSH1 must be installed on the box. I will give a try from linux ASAP. Julien and EclipseDVD should also give a try in order to make the project start.

[Julien]

@vlad59 and Farok : registration sucessfull :D
@Slyde : ok, I'll give a try

[vlad59]

I just downloaded dvd2aviT2 (Trbarry's version) wich is base on Dvd2avi 1.83 (by OGO).

There was a lot of new Dvd2avi some weeks ago

So to make everything Clear :
Dvd2avi 1.84 and 1.85 new features (Author Gloval) :
- MP3 compression with lame_enc (-> crash on my C600, don't know why)

Dvd2avi 1.76.16 new features (Author : Precis F. Neumann) :
- ACM support for audio (-> crash on my C600, don't know why)
- maybe something else I have no source and no readme

Dvd2avi 1.76 Commandline 1.04 new features (By DVD2SVCD)
- Commandline options

And Nic additions :
- 2-pass code and many other things

I think there was no more official prog based on Dvd2avi 1.76.

My main pb is v1.76.16 I can't remember where I found it.

[trbarry]

Okay, I installed SSH (not SSE) from whatever that WinCVS setup utitility thing is.

I think I should be all installed, if the module name is "SAVE" and the root and paths are "save-oe". But anything I try to do gives me a "permission denied" message in that Dos window from SSH.

Are Sourceforge passwords project dependend? Or, like Nic, have I just forgotten mine. I thought I knew it. Can an administrator reset these? Questions, questions, q.....

I'll go do something else for the moment. :(

- Tom

[Julien]

WinCVS doesn't work :(

WINCVS a causé une défaillance de page dans
le module WINCVS.EXE à 017f:0040e176.
Registres :
EAX=00000000 CS=017f EIP=0040e176 EFLGS=00010246
EBX=00000000 SS=0187 ESP=006ef730 EBP=006ef870
ECX=00000000 DS=0187 ESI=00475278 FS=715f
EDX=8197d7b0 ES=0187 EDI=006ef888 GS=0000
Octets à CS : EIP :
ff 70 20 ff 15 68 20 45 00 c3 8b 0d ac 4f 47 00
État de la pile :
0040d70d 008158c0 16df3dbd 4977ffff 00000000 000c4977 876e0000 00030000 5f401b81 17b710d0 f8700000 0000006e 07100437 006e000c 00000000 87b616bf

Glups

[Nic]

Yeah, I still cant remember my password (Doh!)... :)

-Nic

[Julien]

I don't understand how does it work !!

I upload the file on the sourceforge ftp (incoming folder) : ftp://upload.sourceforge.net
Then I make a release (in the Admin panel)
I choose my file save01_src.zip, choose the os, etc. and update

Here is the result : https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44406&release_id=71155

I don't understand...

[trbarry]

In CVS terminology I am confused about the difference between a package name, a module name, and a project name. Are they the same or does some admin have to first make a package or module before I can get it or add anything to it?

???

And my password is good. I can login on the Sourceforge web page, just not through CVS & SSH to do anything to SAVE or save-oe

- Tom

[ph2t]

Hey guys,

I am really interested in what's going on here. I don't have great C++ skills but I can compile and test not a problem. I also can do documentation as I do that a fair bit in my day job. If you're still taking testers, I'll sign up. My sourceforge nic is PH2T.

Cheers,

ph2t.

[int 21h]

I'm very familiar with the DVD2AVI source code and the Mpeg2dec source code. I program in C and C++, but I don't do ASM (very well) I'm interested in implementing any SSE2 improvements in Mpeg2dec and interested in integrating SSRC and Toolame into DVD2AVI (for SVCD usage).

My sourcecode developer name is int21h.

[Slyde]

Originally posted by Julien
I don't understand how does it work !!

I upload the file on the sourceforge ftp (incoming folder) : ftp://upload.sourceforge.net
Then I make a release (in the Admin panel)
I choose my file save01_src.zip, choose the os, etc. and update

Here is the result : https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44406&release_id=71155

I don't understand...

You've just made a release :) ... that's not what we want at the moment, just get the CVS working. I will look for my CVS doc @ home.

[Slyde]

Try using

http://sfsetup.sourceforge.net/#sfsetup

After installing WinCVS (1.2). This software have problem with win2k and XP, so I don't know whether it will work well for all of you.

[Slyde]

sh.... I can't connect from Linux (the network is heavy firewalled) and I can't install WinCVS on NT4 (getting a "Uninstallshield is still in use" error, plus I'm not logged as admin).

Tom => (Hope I won't say wrong things) the package must be save-oe. The project name is on sourceforge the same, save-oe. It was created when the projet was approved bt sourceforge. A module is a subdirectory created in the CVS. Currently there's none, I don't know wether it's your problem because I don't have anything in the admin panel to add a new one.

Are you asked a password when trying to connect with SSH ? I got "unreachable host" error because of the firewall. I only I could have no firewall annoying me, I could for sure add the files.

Else could you get some informations to the DScaler project admin ? (if he's not too busy of course, else we should not disturb him as the documentation should give us the solution). Thanx.

[A_Pleite]

I want to test DVD2AVI(T), too (on my Athlon1.4c 256MB)
I could make translations (German), too

I am A_Pleite (registered in this moment)


Suggestions:
- a simple noise filter would be good for noisy dvds (noise is the worst enemy of mpg4)
(
it should work like this:
if the difference between the "old" Pixel (last frame) and the "new" pixel (current frame) is not bigger than "x", the old pixel will be taken again. Y,U and V are compared seperatly (of course). if ONE of them are changing, the new pixel should be taken. 0 <= "x" <= 16. Every Mpeg2-keyfrmae is a noisefilter-keyframe (the hole "new" frame is taken) :confused:
)

-somekind of joblist :eek:
-the ability of encoding the endtitles seperatly (bitrate depending on the main-movie and the vbr-mp3)

A_Pleite

PS:
DVD2AVIT = "dvd to avi it" :cool:

[macdaddy]

...interested in integrating SSRC and Toolame into DVD2AVI (for SVCD usage).

I can hardly wait. Again, if there is anything I can do to help, say the word...

[Slyde]

Hi,

Still nothing on the CVS :(

Tom, EclipseDVD and Julien, what are the latest news ?

[Julien]

Sorry, I have a lot of stuff to do (like my exams ! :D)

The good new is my friend send me this URL today : http://www.cvsgui.org/TortoiseCVS/index.shtml
In fact CVS seems very easy with this !! I think we can use this software for our project.

The bad news is... I have a lot of work with my exams (yes it's true) and I can't manage the project until the next month !

Doom9 must write a news about this, we need more help.

[Slyde]

We just need someone give us a CVS login howto and we wil be ready to start seriously, FRS system is very simple as you were able to make a release. I think Tom was not far from log in.

As for me the firewall still prevent me from connect from Linux. I'll be able to try again this weekend at home.

Is EclipseDVD around ? He didn't show for a while...

[Julien]

Eclipse have some problems too... his website was delete by free and his forum was close the same day !! It happen yesterday :(

[Julien]

Can we delete a release ??
We have to decide for a final name too... we have to change all the word "dvd2avi" by "our-project-name" ! Are you agree with "SAVE" or not ?