BENCOS - Windows and Linux batch encoder GUI

[Eretria-chan]

This is what the GPAC team says about the issue:

This is likely a temp file creation issue, this bug has been reported by Win2K and XP users. Unfortunately there is no automatic workaround for this bug, you will hav to specify a temporary directory for file creation:

MP4Box ... -tmp Path/To/My/Dir


Hope this helps

jean

Maybe this helps...?

[Sirber]

thanks! gonna be fixed in next release.

[Mgz]

is it possible to encode the video file only ? I usually need to encode FRAPS content (with no audio) to XviD

[Eretria-chan]

But I don't think Bencos will do xvid, or will it? Why not do x264?

[Sirber]

xvid is on the way.

If your source don't have audio, output won't have audio either.
To not have audio, bot usre if it works, but set an audio track number that doesn't exist, like 42.

[Eretria-chan]

Bencos also fails if there's no video in the file. RA5 works like a charm, though.
Though RA5 used Nero's AAC encoder it seems, and bencos uses enhAacPlusEnc.exe, and I think the later is better?
Well, I'd like to be able to encode even if there's no video stream in the container.

[Sirber]

Bencos don't verify the source like RA5 did. It only check if there's audio while performing the video first pass encoding.

Bencos requires you to have a video stream, but audio stream is optional. Use another tool for audio-only recoding, there are plenty out there.

[Eretria-chan]

Yeah, lots and lots and lots of time finding plus lots of commercial non-free non-AAC encoding software. Feh.
But, at this time, I guess there's no choice.

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

this might interrest you:
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=154#p154

[killerhex]

@sirber

what made you change your mind a nd re-add mpeg4 ASP into the app

[Sharktooth]

Bencos on the contrary of RA is a generic batch encoder )which means it has different profiles for movies, animes, etc...). MPEG-4 ASP is necessary for standalones compatibility and it is still the most used standard on the internet. MPEG-4 ASP is also lightweight and (optimal for low end computers) and it's more appetible for a wider range of users, so it's necessary for a general encoding app to have it.

[Eretria-chan]

This seems like RA4/RA5 all over again under a new name, using mencoder. Well, not that I'm complaining. They were good, so this one should be too.

[killerhex]

isnt this app a lot better than the RA

[Eretria-chan]

Why would it be? Currently, it's inferior to RA because most things haven't been added yet. And what does BENCOS have that RA does not? The only thing I can think of right now is dvd input and movie profiles. And linux support, of course. Very neat features, and I do hope there's more to come.
But RA had so much more, so BENCOS isn't better just yet...

[Sirber]

Now that the biggest problem is fixed, the massive framedrops and gray frames, we can add more stuff to bencos and make it the best GUI ever :)

Currently bencos handle more inputs than RA5 and is more stable, it also have more profiles than RA4/5.

[Eretria-chan]

...we can add more stuff to bencos and make it the best GUI ever :)
Looking forward to it :D

[Amnon82]

Any news about a linux build?

[Eretria-chan]

I snatched the latest build on the site and, aside from the whole can't encode to any other dir than C:\, it looks like it worked. The sound quality was what I tested and there seems to be no delays and good quality @ 24 kbps. Artifacts appeared when using 16, but that's to be expected.
Good work!

[Sirber]

@Eretria-chan

Output to F: still fails?

@Amnon82

I'll make the nessessary mod during the week for linux use. Then you'll need someone to compile it.

[Sirber]

Some thoughts about mkv and subtitles:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=157#p157

[Eretria-chan]

Latest release can encode to F:\ with both MP4 & MKV. Select output dir dialog is still not english, though.

[Sirber]

Latest release can encode to F:\ with both MP4 & MKV.Good :)

Select output dir dialog is still not english, though.Maybe Sharktooth can fix that one like the other one, I have no clue on how he did.

[Sirber]

I talked with Sharktooth. As soon as we get DVD input and bencos.ini, he'll compile and post linux bins.

[Sharktooth]

I'm cursed... my NEW hard drive is ugly clicking... and the PC crashes and reboots continuously...
Time to get a new one... :(
It's like the 7th hard drive (even of different brands) with the same problem in less than 3 years.
I think there's some sort of huge electromagnetic filed or something that's killing my HDDs. Tried even different PSUs... :(
Luckily there are linux livecd/dvds...

[celtic_druid]

You could use 2.5" drives. That way you get a 5 year warranty. SATA ones use a regular SATA connection to. Only ~120GB's though.

[Sharktooth]

Well, the drive is still covered by guarantee. However, as usual, it's difficult to recover data... :(
Last time i had some success with HDD Regenerator... but this time it's taking 2 days for 3Gb (247Gb left...)
Also im very lazy and my winxp installation is ubercustomized, so ill have a heart attack if i just think ill have to reinstall the OS...
So, i think i will stick completely with linux until i can recover most of the data.

[Eretria-chan]

It's a crying shame. I do hope it works out well.

[Sirber]

@Shark

The good side of that, linux build of Bencos will have more support ;)

[Eretria-chan]

Bug / Not implememted: When selecting multiple files in list and selecting remove from the menu, only the last selected files is removed.

Successfully encoded 6 files so far. Haven't checked them yet, though.
I'd like to see Bencos save its settings and encoding list soon, if possible and if you have time... as well as RA's Award-Winning Intelligent Encoding(TM) (Go to next file in list if error).
Also, as a suggestion, when aborting encode, wouldn't it make more sense to mark the file as "aborted" and that the file will re-encode automatically next time I hit start? Currently, you have to reset status for the aborted file for it to work again. Also, clear status could work completed files, so I won't have to re-add them again. Useful for debugging (and testing).

[Sirber]

Bug / Not implememted: When selecting multiple files in list and selecting remove from the menu, only the last selected files is removed.I tried to make it work, but I failed :) I'll try again later.

I'd like to see Bencos save its settings and encoding list soon, if possible and if you have time... as well as RA's Award-Winning Intelligent Encoding(TM) (Go to next file in list if error).It's supposed to do that since the last revision. I changed the "break;" for "continue;" :)

Also, as a suggestion, when aborting encode, wouldn't it make more sense to mark the file as "aborted" and that the file will re-encode automatically next time I hit start? Currently, you have to reset status for the aborted file for it to work again. Yes! I note that.

Also, clear status could work completed files, so I won't have to re-add them again. Useful for debugging (and testing).It does. I recoded the same file that way.

[Eretria-chan]

It does. I recoded the same file that way.

Not in my revision anyway.

Another thing: When you hit Stop, it stops the current encoding file and goes on to the next. The Stop button is also disabled, which means you can't stop the process, by any other means than terminating the process.

[Sirber]

Another thing: When you hit Stop, it stops the current encoding file and goes on to the next. The Stop button is also disabled, which means you can't stop the process, by any other means than terminating the process.oups :o
"Stop" is considered as an error, so it goes on the next file ;)

[Sharktooth]

Good :)

Maybe Sharktooth can fix that one like the other one, I have no clue on how he did.
Done.

[Eretria-chan]

I'm still waiting for a new build, though, to test the new implementations. The latest is 02-11.

[Sirber]

We have day life you know... this is a free time project.

[Eretria-chan]

Hey. I wasn't saying you SHOULD release one. Just saying I'm waiting 'til you do. In other words, take your time.

[Sirber]

oups :o
"Stop" is considered as an error, so it goes on the next file ;)

fixed and released

[Eretria-chan]

Just a quick browse through the program and I see the browse for folder is english! That's good. It still says it's version 02-11. A small miss, though not important.
IF you don't mind me asking, are you planning on adding the ability to save the encoding list and settings on exit anytime soon?

[Sirber]

I'm adding more audio codecs, build date will be fixed then :)

IF you don't mind me asking, are you planning on adding the ability to save the encoding list and settings on exit anytime soon?Save settings planned, save list not planned yet. Will be in the nexts weeks.

So much to do... so not enough devs and time :)

[Eretria-chan]

Well, it will be done eventually, and that's what matters I guess...

[Mgz]

@sirber

what made you change your mind a nd re-add mpeg4 ASP into the app

sweet, there is a huge community of AMV/MAD style video maker of FRAP content from video game, and most of the video editing software doesn't like H.264/MP4 alot x.x (such as Sony Vegas, even the 2007 version :/ )

[Sirber]

@Mgz

I don't understant the link between killerhez post, your reply and bencos :confused:

[Eretria-chan]

sweet, there is a huge community of AMV/MAD style video maker of FRAP content from video game, and most of the video editing software doesn't like H.264/MP4 alot x.x (such as Sony Vegas, even the 2007 version :/ )

Lossy video shouldn't be edited, you know? Best use lossless, so just re-encode with a lossless solution, edit your heart away and then encode to H264.

[Sirber]

a user found a mencoder build that doesn't crash on P4. you can get it here:

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10

[nfm]

Where's the link for Linux version?

[Sirber]

there's currently no linux release. Sharktooth will post one once the DVD input code and the settings saving code is done.

[Eretria-chan]

I have a feeling this isn't good output from whatever Bencos is doing:

C:\x86 Apps\Bencos\mencoder.exe "..." -mc 0 -of rawvideo -ovc x264 -oac pcm -o C:\DOCUME~1\Shizuka\LOKALA~1\Temp/bencos/video.264 -x264encopts deblock=0,0:bframes=2:frameref=2:threads=auto:b_pyramid:nofast_pskip:nopsnr:bitrate=312:pass=1:turbo=2 -vf harddup

MEncoder Sherpya-r22220-MinGW-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (Family: 15, Model: 43, Stepping: 1)
SSE2 supported but disabled
3DNow supported but disabled
3DNowExt supported but disabled
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xe871bb2
Matroska file format detected.
VIDEO: [DX50] 696x520 24bpp 29.970 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
FAAD: compressed input bitrate missing, assuming 128kbit/s!
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [harddup]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
VDec: vo config request - 696 x 520 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 1)
Movie-Aspect is 1.34:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (696x520), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

It would appear there's something it doesn't like...

[Sirber]

"-vf harddup"

keeps the duplicates, else they are dropped and you would get delays. Everything is fine.

If you see "Error decoding...", now you can panic :)

[edit]

What's your tipical recoding FPS on both pass with 640x480@24FPS anime with your X2, at quality medium? I get 30-40/8-12 on my 3000+.

[Eretria-chan]

Alright, let's just hope these files don't come out corrupt...
First pass speed is about 45 - 50 fps. Second pass is 10 - 13 FPS.
I believe RA was faster than Bencos on the second pass, though? Although, so then again, this source is 696x520@29.970 fps, so I would say it's only natural it's a little slower.

The settings I tend to use with Bencos:
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/2/21/t_BencosConfim_2e057e3.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/2/21/f_BencosConfim_2e057e3.jpg)

EDIT: With multiple audio containing containers (ie matroska), Bencos seemed to encode only the first audio, which was english in this case... and it did not take any subtitles. So, how to fix this? Bug or a setting?

[killerhex]

is it dvd ready