BENCOS - Windows and Linux batch encoder GUI

[Sirber]

I'm not sure I can do that with presets :(

We would have to make a level editor, but it might be more complex than BENCOS itself. We'll see after we fix the random delays.

[Weltall]

Don't need to be completely like that, just a filter that corrects gray tone of badly ripped files is more than fine, something like avisynth tv->pc. I think mencoder have that.

Btw, I've tried that 3GPP encoder with another gui that has it, same thing, desync was present. But when I used it with ct aac+ or nerodigital that was gone! With nero digital, delay was 160ms, with newer ct aac+ was 16ms (saw in foobar2000).

[Sirber]

the delay is not caused by the encoder (in our problem), but by mencoder on video stream.

[Weltall]

I've compared conversions with mp3 demuxed file (my foobar doesn't play avi files). 3GPP encoded file had aprox 3 minutes more than the orignal mp3 (what I called desync). It seems sound is played more slowly o.O. So it's different of BENCOS' matter? Ok then, I thought the problem could be that.

What about that?

Don't need to be completely like that, just a filter that corrects gray tone of badly ripped files is more than fine, something like avisynth tv->pc. I think mencoder have that.

[DarkZell666]

for levels correcting, mencoder provides "-vf pp=al:f" (al=autolevels, f=full range), but it doesn't always work (if any single pixel is above the tv max value, the stretching doesn't occur at all, it seems).

[Sirber]

gonna add a checkbox!

[Eretria-chan]

So, what is the "hidden" function in this one, Sirber? ;) The one that is something never seen before!
I just checked out the program and noticed the following...

- No drag & drop (I assume it's on your todo list?)
- No add folders (I assume it's on your todo list?)
- Add files dialog title isn't english.
- A lot of jibberish that is gotten from Mencoder is displayed in the status. Wouldn't is actually be better if you extracted progress, speed and time left instead?
- Currently testing a source that failed in RA. Just to see how it goes...

Again with the quality... what's the difference between them? Is it worth slower speed for a higher Quality profile or is it just better to up the bitrate?

Still doesn't seem to like the audio. Rest of the log was deleted (or isn't showing when pressing the log button):

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\enhAacPlusEnc.exe "audio.wav" "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4" --cbr 32000


*************************************************************
* Enhanced aacPlus 3GPP Floating Point Reference Encoder
*
* Source timestamp Wed Jan 3 10:01:12 2007
* Build Jan 3 2007, 10:01:18
*************************************************************

No valid SBR configuration found

[Sirber]

So, what is the "hidden" function in this one, Sirber? ;) The one that is something never seen before!Works on linux? ;)

- No drag & drop (I assume it's on your todo list?)Haven't find a working way with FreePascal yet.

- No add folders (I assume it's on your todo list?)Not on my todo, but could be added.
- Add files dialog title isn't english.In French?
- A lot of jibberish that is gotten from Mencoder is displayed in the status. Wouldn't is actually be better if you extracted progress, speed and time left instead?Way more infos in mencoder output than fancy progressbar ;)

Again with the quality... what's the difference between them? Is it worth slower speed for a higher Quality profile or is it just better to up the bitrate?Should be similar

Still doesn't seem to like the audio. Rest of the log was deleted (or isn't showing when pressing the log button):

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\enhAacPlusEnc.exe "audio.wav" "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4" --cbr 32000


*************************************************************
* Enhanced aacPlus 3GPP Floating Point Reference Encoder
*
* Source timestamp Wed Jan 3 10:01:12 2007
* Build Jan 3 2007, 10:01:18
*************************************************************

No valid SBR configuration found

[/quote]Old release maybe?

[Eretria-chan]

Works on linux? ;)
That's all? :p

In French?
Yes, I believe so.

Way more infos in mencoder output than fancy progressbar ;)
But hard to interpet. I couldn't find a way to tell progress in the extracting audio part.

Should be similar
Ummm, you mean the profiles Low vs Normal vs High, or something like Low @ 300, Normal @ 280 and High @ 260?

Old release maybe?
Well, it's the latest release on your site! :scared:
I guess it just loathes that audio that is in that source. Remember, RA hates it too :D

Btw, I still believe audio should be done before video in case audio fails. Then it takes less time if the encoding fails.

[Sirber]

I'm using mencoder logs to see of audio or not, while encoding the video part. It's very hard to have a working encoding chain that works on linu and windows, still we have many problems to get fixed, like the crap delay from AVI. :(

[Eretria-chan]

Hmm... well, doesn't it just work to convert it to mkv/mp4 first and then encode it?
Anyhow, good luck. I'll definitely be waiting for an update! :D

[Sharktooth]

Open file dialog is now in english...

[Sirber]

must be coz of my lazarus french version no?

[Sharktooth]

Probably. However the changelog is on detritus.

[Eretria-chan]

Any chance of mkv this time around?

[Sirber]

input or output?

[Eretria-chan]

Output and input, of course. Does it support mkv input?
A few more things:
- Select output dialog has french text (I assume it is anyway, "una directory").
- Use new XP-style dialog for "Add Files" instead of old, ugly file dialog?
- Recovery for possible I/O error. Select another output location? I just ran into an I/O error at the merging process because I forgot to change output dir and have set no permissions to C:\ to keep apps from saving junk there.
- Maybe change default output directory from C:\ to something else? C:\, at least for me, can be a dangerous directory.
- Recovery, the process of moving on to the next file in the queue if the encoding process fails (can I take it that it's planned?).

EDIT:
Error:
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
I'll tell you, however, that I can perfectly well copy and create files in that directory.

EDIT2: Is the video somehow raw? Mkvmerge can't mux it because it doesn't recognize it.

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

Gonna do a write checkup in output folder. The next file should be encoded in case of error. GOnna recheck the code.

Video is RAW indeed.

[Sirber]

new build online. changelog and download on my site.

[Eretria-chan]

I'll have a look and do more tests tomorrow then. I'll let you know the results.
Things I noticed right away is that the select output directory still isn't english and version says "Bencos v2007-01-06 loaded," which clearly isn't the case.
More testing tomorrow ^_^

Test 1 - Encode to C: Failed. Reason: Cannot open destination file c:\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
Test 2 - Encode to F:\Downloads\Temp: Failed. Reason: Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error

It looks like nothing has changed with this build...

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

You can the changelog on my site. Your issues haven't been checked yet. We are focusing our efforts to get rid of the MoFu delay problem:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29

[Amnon82]

@Siber: when do you think you guys have the first linux version ready?

[Sirber]

Someone just needs to compile one using Lazarus, but with the audio delay problem, currently encoding with bencos is a bit useless... :(

compile bencos, in the installation path, soft-link all the needed encoders and bencos should work.

[Sirber]

I think I found and fixed the audio delay problem. More infos here:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=110#p110

[Eretria-chan]

Nice work! Now if the program would just merge the encoded sources together, I could actually test the newly encoded file...

[Sirber]

Nice work! Now if the program would just merge the encoded sources together, I could actually test the newly encoded file...what do you mean, merge encoded sources? Past source which had delay problem will still have it using older bencos version. You will need to recode them using bencos 2007-02-02.

[Eretria-chan]

The problems I have reported already. It fails to merge on the end.
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error
And yes, there is write permission in F:\Downloads\Temp and no, it's not an invalid filename, as I can rename and copy a file with that filename just fine.

[Sirber]

What if you do the merge manually?

[Eretria-chan]

Well, mkvmerge fails because the video is raw. I haven't tested with whatever you're doing. I don't have the command line, and I suppose I'll have to do another encode to see if I can figure it out...

[Sirber]

mp4box -add video.264 -fps 23.976 -add audio.mp4 -new out.mp4

[Eretria-chan]

Well, seeing as it stores files in the temp folder and it's regularly cleaned, there's nothing there now, so I'll do a new encode tomorrow and see what the results are.

[Sirber]

try another output folder. Are you running on vista again?

[Eretria-chan]

Nope, regular XP Prof.
"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 29.970 -new "F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4 " -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\[#YuGiOh!]Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_001_-_The_Bloodcurdling_Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon(3696EC70).mp4: I/O Error

"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "F:\Downloads\Temp\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\Downloads\Temp\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

[Sirber]

something's wrong. :p

try other folder or shorther filenames.

[Eretria-chan]

It doesn't matter where I put it. The same thing happens.

"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "F:\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file F:\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

[Sirber]

how about not using F:?

[Sharktooth]

try also removing the space in the output filename

[Sirber]

writing to C: works, but it seems that using F: doesn't work so well.

[Sharktooth]

uhm, write permissions?

[Eretria-chan]

Does not work:

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\test\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file C:\test\SonicX 01.mp4: I/O Error

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\test\SonicX01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
Cannot open destination file C:\test\SonicX01.mp4: I/O Error

Does work:

C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\SonicX01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"
C:\Documents and Settings\Shizuka>"C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\MP4Box.exe" -add C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -fps 23.976 -new "C:\SonicX 01.mp4" -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/audio.mp4"

Now that's just stupid. I don't want to output to C:\. C:\ is write protected anyway. File permissions are correct (using NTFS).

[Sirber]

Seems to be a file permission problem. Nothing we can fix on our side :)

[Eretria-chan]

File permissions? There's nothing wrong on my side. It's the software that screws up.
I can, for example, merge with mkvmerge to F:\Downloads\Temp. Bencos cannot, so it's on your side...

[Sirber]

Bencos cannot, so it's on your side...Bencos only launch mp4box, and mp4box fails on your system. File a bug report to gpac team, since it has issues only for you on your machine. Nothing we can do.

[Sharktooth]

as sirber said the error comes from mp4box, so it has nothing to do with bencos code.
theres no way we cant fix it.

[Eretria-chan]

Mp4box, huh?
OK, so I have no idea where to report that error, but maybe you do?
Oh and, I think I need to know what version you're using also? It might help. Maybe.

[Sirber]

http://gpac.sourceforge.net/home_support.php

Google is your friend ;)

[Sirber]

posted a new version

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=11#p11

MKV output on it's way.

[Sirber]

new version again. Celtic Druid made some discoveries on drop duplicate frames.
So, I posted a new build reflecting this new approach. Please test and feedback!

[Sharktooth]

Just a warning. The Debug profile is very fast but has a VERY LOW quality.
Dont use it unless for debugging...

[Sirber]

Just a warning. The Debug profile is very fast but has a VERY LOW quality.
Dont use it unless for debugging...I think I'll put it down the list, so we can put it and remove if whitout too much code change.

On my todo list:
* Add MPEG4 ASP
* Add AAC HE
* Add AAC LC
* Add MP3
* Add AVI, if MP3 is selected