AutoGK newbie user. noob question

[qt4eva]

Hi, I just start using autoGK and I have a question. I tried a few encode but the quality is not that good. I saw a few filters in the autoGK folder and was wondering if those filters are enable automatic or do I have to enable it myself. If not automatic enable, how do I use it? It is a script? Thank you!

[manono]

Hi-

AutoGK is, as the name implies, automatic. Unless you use one of the thrid party add-ons, you can't choose which filters to use. You don't ordinarily need them anyway. Maybe if you post a log file of an encode that didn't turn out well, and maybe try and describe what's bad about it, someone here can give some advice.

[qt4eva]

here the log
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] AutoGK 2.40
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Job started.
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Input file: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Output file: E:\Documents and Settings\QUAN\Desktop\Online Service\Divx Converter\Output\1a.avi
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Output codec: XviD
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Audio 1: Vietnamese AC3 6ch
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Subtitles: none
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Format: AVI
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Target size: 746Mb
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Standalone support enabled: ESS
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Started encoding.
[3/22/2007 9:24:13 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Processing file: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Processing file: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Found NTSC source.
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Color correction enabled.
[3/22/2007 9:24:50 AM] Analyzing source.
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 46.49
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 2.29
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 45.71
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 52.00
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Source is considered to be interlaced.
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Output will contain 82755 frames
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Audio1 size: 132,539,904 bytes (126.40 Mb)
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Overhead: 982,656 bytes (0.94 Mb)
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Video size: 648,715,136 bytes (618.66 Mb)
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Running compressibility test.
[3/22/2007 9:28:40 AM] Writing the following script to E:\Documents and Settings\QUAN\Desktop\Online Service\Divx Converter\Output\agk_tmp\1a_comptest.avs
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LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\leakkerneldeint.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("E:\Documents and Settings\QUAN\Desktop\Online Service\Divx Converter\Output\agk_tmp\1a.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 704
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
LeakKernelDeInt(movie,order=1,sharp=true)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false)
SelectRangeEvery(300,15)
===========================================================
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Duration was: 2 minutes 14 seconds
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Speed was: 30.82 fps.
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Compressibility percentage is: 29.64
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Using softer matrix.
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Chosen resolution is: 512x384 ( AR: 1.33 )
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Predicted comptest value is: 62.06%
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Running first pass.
[3/22/2007 9:30:54 AM] Writing the following script to E:\Documents and Settings\QUAN\Desktop\Online Service\Divx Converter\Output\agk_tmp\1a_movie.avs
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LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")
LoadPlugin("E:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\leakkerneldeint.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("E:\Documents and Settings\QUAN\Desktop\Online Service\Divx Converter\Output\agk_tmp\1a.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 512
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
LeakKernelDeInt(movie,order=1,sharp=true)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false)
===========================================================
[3/22/2007 9:47:27 AM] Duration was: 16 minutes 32 seconds
[3/22/2007 9:47:27 AM] Speed was: 83.39 fps.
[3/22/2007 9:47:27 AM] Expected quality of first pass size: 54.50%
[3/22/2007 9:47:27 AM] Running second pass.
[3/22/2007 10:08:12 AM] Duration was: 20 minutes 44 seconds
[3/22/2007 10:08:12 AM] Speed was: 66.48 fps.
[3/22/2007 10:08:12 AM] Job finished. Total time: 43 minutes 59 seconds


and the quality is how do you say it,, dusty or grainy.. one of that

[manono]

Hi-

I don't see anything that really jumps out at me in the log, although at 54.50%, the final percentage is a little low. AutoGK shouldn't produce a bad looking movie unless the source DVD is also bad. Is it? The interlaced/progressive percentages are a bit strange, and lead me to think it isn't standard telecined film, but perhaps the victim of a bad standards conversion, a bad PAL2NTSC job. If so, AutoGK can't do it properly. You'd have to encode it manually, using filters that can unblend it. To be sure, though, I or someone else would have to see an untouched sample of the source. If you like, you can upload a small 5-10 second piece with movement in it, and we can have a look.

Also, I don't think I'd keep the original DD 5.1 AC3 audio (which takes up something like 125 MB of the available space), but allow AutoGK to convert it to MP3, but that's entirely up to you.