AVStoDVD Support Thread [Archive]

MrC

6th June 2007, 13:20

Hi all!

Finally I have decided to share my little and very simple "creature". After some months of (very modest) programming and debugging, now I am ready to give AVStoDVD to Doom9 community. My hope is to help AVStoDVD to grow and, why not, help somebody with a very simple and easy-to-use tool.

What is AVStoDVD?

AVStoDVD is a flexible tool to convert various media formats to DVD compliant streams and burn them into a highly compatible single track (from release 1.0.0 to 1.2.3) or multi tracks (since release 2.0.0) DVD with menu creation capability (since release 2.1.0) and multi audio track support (since release 2.3.0).

Features:
- Video and Audio editing using AviSynth
- Video encoding using QuEnc/HCEnc/ReJig/FFmpeg
- Audio encoding using QuEnc/FFmpeg/Wavi/Aften
- Video/Audio muxing using ImagoMPEG-Muxer
- Subtitles encoding using SubtitlesCreator
- DVD Authoring using MuxMan/BatchMux
- ISO Image Building and DVD Burning using ImgBurn
- Internal DVD Menu Editor with customizable menus

Why AVStoDVD?

Because I find very difficult to remember all the scripts and cmd line switches needed by AviSynth, QuEnc, HCenc, MuxMan, etc.
AVStoDVD is basically a friendly GUI with very few buttons to click to quickly produce a DVD from a single A/V file.

Why another one-click solution?

Why not?

Where is AVStoDVD?

You can find the Win32 exe installer and the source code (VB6) on SourceForge.net: AVStoDVD @ SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/)

What are the hardware requirements?

- 1 GHz CPU or more
- 10GB Hard Disk or more
- DVD Burner

What are the software requirements?

- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (runs with Windows 95/98/Me but 100% functionality is not guaranteed)
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher
- AviSynth 2.5.7 or higher - included in the installer
- DirectShow codecs/filters needed to play media files to convert (I suggest FFDShow (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout))
Since AVStoDVD is programmed in VB6, it does not need .NET Framework to run, and all needed DLLs and OCXs are provided with the installer package.

Please, write your impressions, suggestions and bug reports here on Doom9 forum. I really need them! Since I am not a professional software writer, please do not hit me too hard and be patient if I do not reply in real-time.

:)

Bye
________
synthetic weed (http://syntheticweed.org)

ChickenMan

7th June 2007, 09:25

MrC

7th June 2007, 11:33

I tried out your new program, it installs and runs well on my Xp system. A couple of comments though, the avi I tried it on (DivX, 25fps 104min long) was going to take 3hr 40min to do the encoding phase, set to High Quality 1pass CBR. The same file only 21 min to do the encoding part using DVD2SVCD with CCE 2.70. Any chance of supporting CCE as an option ?

Good suggestion, I have never thought about CCE/HC support but can be an improvement. However more than 3hrs for a 104min DivX is really too much. With my old P4 Northwood 2.4GHz QuEnc usually encodes at 20/25 fps. Can you post or mail me the log file, if you saved it?

The final encode also had the DIVX Symbol in bottom right of the picture for the few seconds, I dont get that with any other avi to dvd converter I've tried. I know I can turn it off in the DivX Configuration, but I prefer it to be there for playback of the avi.

That's because AVStoDVD uses DirectShowSource() as default file input, instead of using AviSource() in the AVS script. Reason is higher compatibility.

The audio was originally MP3 22khz and converted fine but volume level was very low. DVD2SVCD choked on this audio track completely and had to convert manually.

If you use a audio DirectShow codec like ffdshow, you can modify the volume by the decoder configuration utility.
Alternatively you can edit the AVS script and insert the AmplifydB() function to the audio stream.

Thanks a lot for testing AVStoDVD beta! Your job is very very appreciated!

:cool:

Bye
________
Honda XL600R (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_XL600R)

ChickenMan

7th June 2007, 16:56

I stopped the encoding real early as at 3hr+ to encode, I didnt have the time. It was running around 15fps and I have a E6600 Core2 Duo.

Here is the Log file, I just edited out my file name:

----------------------------------------

START LOG OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 5:51:11 PM

----------------------------------------

AVStoDVD PROJECT SETTINGS:

Source Video file: H:\xxxxxxx.AVI
Source Audio file: H:\xxxxxxx.AVI
DVD Video Format: PAL
DVD Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
MPEG2 Encoding Options: High Quality (HQ, 1 pass, CBR)
DVD Video BitRate: 5593 (5593) kbps
DVD Audio Format: AC3
DVD Audio BitRate: 192 kbps
DVD Audio Language: EN - English
DVD Chapters Interval: 5 min
Delete temp process files: No
Save Log file: Yes
Shutdown system when process complete: No
Output Folder: G:\TEMP09
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder

----------------------------------------

SOURCE FILES

Video: H:\xxxxxx.AVI
Info: AVI (DivX 5) - 958 kbps - 720x392 - 16:9 - 25 fps - 1:44:43 hours - 157078 frames

Audio: H:\xxxxxx.AVI
Info: AVI (MPEG-2 Audio layer 3) - 96 kbps - CBR - 22050Hz - 2ch - 1:44:43 hours

----------------------------------------

AVISYNTH SCRIPT

Video = DirectShowSource("H:\xxxxxx.AVI")
Audio = DirectShowSource("H:\xxxxxx.AVI")
AudioDub(Video, Audio)
ConvertToYV12
LanczosResize(720,392,0,0.5)
AddBorders(0,7,0,7)
LanczosResize(720,576,0,0.5)
SSRC(48000)

----------------------------------------

END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 5:57:03 PM

Created File: G:\TEMP09\xxxxxx_AVStoDVD.m2v (113375363 Byte)

----------------------------------------

END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 6:03:56 PM

Created File: G:\TEMP09\xxxxxx_AVStoDVD.ac3 (150806784 Byte)

----------------------------------------

END VIDEO/AUDIO MUXING OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 6:04:12 PM

Created File: G:\TEMP09\xxxxxx_AVStoDVD.mpg (268869632 Byte)

----------------------------------------

END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 6:04:17 PM

Created Folder: G:\TEMP09\xxxxxx_AVStoDVD

----------------------------------------

END LOG OPERATIONS: 7/06/2007 6:04:17 PM

----------------------------------------

MrC

7th June 2007, 18:07

Maybe your PC was running some other application meanwhile? I have set QuEnc priority level to "idle".

:)

Bye
________
BMW K1100LT (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/BMW_K1100LT)

ChickenMan

8th June 2007, 04:24

Absolutely no other apps running at the time. I just checked with another avi, an NTSC 23.976 also about 100min long and with AC3 audio (so no audio conversion was happening), it also was to take 3hr+ to encode and getting around 13-14fps. I checked my CPU usage at the time and QuEnc was running at 50% (one CPU at 90% and second at 10%) as expected since its not Dual core aware.

The above avi was NTSC 23.976 but because hidden in the settings, it was set to PAL, it was encoded to PAL which is not what I wanted. Wouldnt it be simpler to encode to the format of the original avi but allowing it to be changed if required ?

MrC

8th June 2007, 08:01

QuEnc's speed problem is very strange: a friend of mine with same CPU as yours, reports to encode at 32/35 fps with same CPU usage.... Try using ffdshow with default options instead of DivX/XviD as DirectShow codec, if you will.

The option to automatically switch (or ask the user) to source video format (PAL/NTSC) is another good "ToDo" point. :cool:

What do you think about the GUI? Is it user-friendly enough? Any suggestions how to improve it?

Tnx again

:)

Bye
________
cloudy trichomes (http://trichomes.org)

ChickenMan

8th June 2007, 13:33

I prefer not to install ffdshow as always in the past it has always screwed up my system. Using CCE I currently get 100 to 125 fps with D2S so reluctant to screw that up in any way, but may try later on a standalone install of XP.

GUI looks good for me, but personally I don't take much heed in looks, its functionality I'm more concerned with.

One more little request, can we have a bit-rate of 224 included for AC3. For 2 channel AC3, the most commonly used bitrate you will find on commercial dvd's is 192 & 224.

MrC

8th June 2007, 14:51

One more little request, can we have a bit-rate of 224 included for AC3. For 2 channel AC3, the most commonly used bitrate you will find on commercial dvd's is 192 & 224.

Ops, just missed it! :rolleyes:

:)

Bye
________
Honda CB400F (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_CB400F)

ricardo.santos

8th June 2007, 23:18

any chance of subtitle support in the future?

MrC

9th June 2007, 13:19

any chance of subtitle support in the future?

As a matter of fact I have not yet explore this "world", but I will. Before including it, I want to be sure that the user-friendly GUI will not be heavily impacted.

Did you tried it? Did it work? How are your impressions?

:)

Bye
________
Honda FSC600 (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_FSC600)

Dkruskie

10th June 2007, 07:12

I tried a small avi i had.came out ok. I like the gui nice. I think the option to choose encoders would be great, cce or hc, and maybe be able to add multiple files instead of just one.

MrC

10th June 2007, 11:14

I tried a small avi i had.came out ok. I like the gui nice.

Thanks! :cool: Any suggestions how to improve it?

I think the option to choose encoders would be great, cce or hc

Surely I will add hc support. I'm still wondering if to add CCE because it is not free.

and maybe be able to add multiple files instead of just one.

Good suggestion. Lots of work to handle multiple files, but, ok, it is a good point. Tnx.

:)

Bye
________
marijuana strains (http://strainindex.com)

Dkruskie

10th June 2007, 11:54

I like the gui the way it is..nice and simple and not confusing.
I'm looking forward to hc support. Maybe for adding the multiple files having a window something like favc has.

ChickenMan

10th June 2007, 15:47

I'm still wondering if to add CCE because it is not free.

CCE Basic is US$59, thats excellent value in my books and should not be beyond anyones budget.

MrC

10th June 2007, 16:01

I'm looking forward to hc support. Maybe for adding the multiple files having a window something like favc has.

I have never opened FAVC... I was thinking to leave the single-title aspect of AVStoDVD like it is and add a separate window for batch encoding a jobs list. What do you think?

:confused::)

Bye
________
mary jane (http://maryjanes.info)

Pyr0

10th June 2007, 17:43

another vote for CCE support from me too if possible :) (preferably with the RoBa method for encoding)
i'm currently looking to see if i can find something to replace DVD2SVCD, since it refuses to work with 4GB of mem installed :(

bionic

10th June 2007, 18:11

+1 for roba, cce and subs, and a separate window for batch sounds good too me.

Havent tried it yet, but it looks very promising :)

Dkruskie

10th June 2007, 21:00

a separate window for batch sounds good too me too:)

chaparral

12th June 2007, 19:48

Hi MrC, congratulations for your new project and hopes that you get all the success with him...

Now, this could sound like i'm a total newbie but the fact is i've tryied to run it on my Windows Vista Ultimate and the instalation went well, the problem is that i just don't know how to add the input files(avi,divx or xvid files) because i only see the path to add audio files...
The interface application program is very easy and i have a bit of experience in programs like this but the fact is that with this one it seems so far a bit complicated ,ehehehehehehe....
So if you could give some help on this i apreciate in order to give you my impressions about your "monster", lol...

Regards

MrC

13th June 2007, 07:54

Support to other MPEG2 encoders and batch encoding are coming with beta 4. Subtitle support is a bit delayed.

@chaparral

Thanks for testing AVStoDVD on Vista. Very appreciated because I cannot do it.
The problem you are reporting (cannot load the video stream) is very strange. To load a video or video/audio stream you have only to hit the button circled in red in the below picture.

AVStoDVD Main Window (http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8062/mainwindowxv0.png)

You can also hit F1 to open AVStoDVD Help and have more explanations.

:)

Bye
________
extreme vaporizer review (http://vaporizers.net/extreme-vaporizer)

chaparral

13th June 2007, 19:39

Support to other MPEG2 encoders and batch encoding are coming with beta 4. Subtitle support is a bit delayed.

@chaparral

Thanks for testing AVStoDVD on Vista. Very appreciated because I cannot do it.
The problem you are reporting (cannot load the video stream) is very strange. To load a video or video/audio stream you have only to hit the button circled in red in the below picture.

AVStoDVD Main Window (http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8062/mainwindowxv0.png)

You can also hit F1 to open AVStoDVD Help and have more explanations.

:)

Bye

Hi, MrC, in fact your screenshot shows the video stream path but in my av2dvd that doesn't appear as you can see for my screenshot bellow..

http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=avstodvderroxu0.jpg

So, i dont understand why this happens...

MrC

14th June 2007, 08:17

MrC

14th June 2007, 15:10

I am doing some investigation how to add CCE support to AVStoDVD. Please correct me if I make any mistakes:

- there is no way to feed CCE with a complete set of command line arguments
- there is the possibility to feed CCE with a .ecl file, that is basically a text file containing the project setup
- there are a lot of CCE Trial bundle type (SP, SP2, Basic): can they all be feeded by the same .ecl file or are there any differences?
- is there any particular CCE Trial bundle that I should select?

Thanks for your help

:thanks::)

Bye
________
herbalaire vaporizer (http://vaporizers.net/herbalaire-vaporizer)

chaparral

14th June 2007, 16:09

I guess the reason is the Vista Desktop Theme setup: look at the toolbar icons width, they are larger than in XP, so the "single" toolbar row become "double", overwriting the Video Source textbox and button....

I hate M$... :mad:

In the next release I will reduce the toolbar icons width to a "Vista-proof" value...

:rolleyes:

Bye

Thanks Mrc, until then i'll wait to see...
About your latest questions about CCE support i can suggest you a link of a forum that someone who is developing a program like yours but with much more choices because he's devopping that since 2 yeras ago i guess and he has created a very interesting program so if you would you can take a look and post your questions and doubts about it...
The developer has the nick of Delta and he is usually very helpful...
http://www.avi2iso.com/

ChickenMan

15th June 2007, 06:41

The ecl files of SP & SP2 are very different and not compatable with one another. The ecl files of CCE SP 2.5, 2.6 & 2.7 RETAIL have all been the same format, with very minor differences. Some of those Trial version will not generate an ecl file (2.66 & 2.67) and programs use eclcce.exe to overcome that problem. CCE Basic ecl's are different again. The way both DVD2SVCD and The FilmMachine uses CCE is by loading in a generated avisynth file, saving out the ecl file, modifying it with calculated bitrate, then loading it back in and starting the encode. DVD ReBuilder does much the same thing I believe.

MrC

15th June 2007, 08:22

The ecl files of SP & SP2 are very different and not compatable with one another. The ecl files of CCE SP 2.5, 2.6 & 2.7 RETAIL have all been the same format, with very minor differences. Some of those Trial version will not generate an ecl file (2.66 & 2.67) and programs use eclcce.exe to overcome that problem. CCE Basic ecl's are different again.

So the answer to the question "Which is the CCE Trial bundle that I should select" is: CCE SP.

:thanks:

Bye
________
TT250 (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Yamaha_TT250)

MrC

16th June 2007, 13:49

AVStoDVD 1.0.0 beta 4 is available (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/) :cool:

Added support to HCenc and CCE_SP/EclCCE
Added a very simple jobs list window for batch encoding (up to 10 jobs)
AVS script improved management and some more features

Hope you will try it and give me your impressions

:thanks: :)

Bye
________
K1 (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/BMW_K1)

Pyr0

16th June 2007, 15:39

thanks for the new release MrC
i thought i'd see how the CCE works, but i don't seem to be able to start the encode using CCE SP 2.67.00.27
a few seconds after pressing start, the program ends with these messages:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2572/avs2dvd1sf0.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2405/avs2dvd2ad4.jpg

and this is what was in the log file:
----------------------------------------

START LOG OPERATIONS: 16/06/2007 15:29:35

----------------------------------------

AVStoDVD JOB SETTINGS:

Source Video file: D:\VIDEO\test1.avi
MPEG2 Encoding Options: High Quality (Normal Speed)
MPEG2 Encoder: CCE
DVD Video Format: NTSC
DVD Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
DVD Video BitRate: 9000 (9000) kbps
DVD Audio Language: EN - English
DVD Chapters Interval: 5 min
Delete temp process files: No
Save Log file: Yes
Shutdown system when process complete: No
Output Folder: F:\TEST
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder

----------------------------------------

SOURCE FILES

Video: D:\VIDEO\test1.avi
Info: AVI (XviD) - 1384 kbps - 592x320 - 16:9 - 23.976 fps - 1:01:17 hours - 88170 frames

Audio: D:\VIDEO\test1.avi
Info: AVI (AC3) - 192 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 2ch - 1:01:17 hours

----------------------------------------

AVISYNTH SCRIPT

DirectShowSource("D:\VIDEO\test1.avi")
ConvertToYV12
ChangeFPS(29.97)
LanczosResize(720,390,0,0.5)
AddBorders(0,8,0,8)
LanczosResize(720,480,0,0.5)

----------------------------------------

END LOG OPERATIONS: 16/06/2007 15:29:38

----------------------------------------

MrC

16th June 2007, 17:46

Mmmhh, I have tested CCE SP 2.50 Trial plus EclCCe and it worked. I hope 2.67 does not have different .ecl configuration! :confused:

Just before clicking OK when there is the warning message (VIDEO ENCODING problems), goto to your TEMP folder and look for the file CCS_SP.ecl. Open it directly in your CCE SP and take note of the error messages. Thanks a lot!!!

:)

Bye
________
iolite vaporizer review (http://iolitevaporizer.net/)

Pyr0

16th June 2007, 18:13

i copied the .ecl config file to the desktop before pressing ok in the warning box
opened it directly in CCE and there are no error messages, and no files listed in the CCE window
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/3536/ccexo2.jpg
below is the contents of the CCE_SP.ecl file:
; Cinema Craft Encoder SP -- Encoder Control List

[item]
title=test1_AVStoDVD
vid_out=1
vaf_out=1
aud_out=0
vid_file0=F:\TEST\test1_AVStoDVD.m2v
vid_file1=F:\TEST\test1_AVStoDVD.m2v
vaf_file=F:\TEST\test1_AVStoDVD.vaf
file_focused=0
encode_mode=0
packet_size=4096
timecode=0x1000000
width=720
height=576
vmode=1
frame_rate_idx=3
cbr_brate=9000
vbr_brate_avg=9000
vbr_brate_min=2000
vbr_brate_max=9000
vbr_bias=30
vbr_pass=2
quality_prec=25
use_filter=1
filter_val=6
seq_endcode=1
dvd=1
half_width=0
half_height=0
fast_mode=0
progressive=0
alternate_scan=1
non_linear=1
top_first=1
lum_level=0
intra_dc_prec=2
aspect_ratio=3
gop_m=3
gop_nm=5
gop_hdr=15
seq_hdr=1
all_closed_gop=0
fix_gop_length=0
mpeg1=0
mpeg1_cps=0
brate_idx=7
crc=1

[file]
name=C:\DOCUME~1\Pyr0\LOCALS~1\Temp\AviSynthP.avs
type=0
encode_first=0
encode_last=

MrC

18th June 2007, 12:18

Mmmhh, I have tested CCE SP 2.50 Trial plus EclCCe and it worked. I hope 2.67 does not have different .ecl configuration! :confused:

Yes CCE SP 2.6x do not accept ecl files from 2.5x..... :mad:

I'm trying to find out if there is a simple method to support all CCE SP, but if not I will limit the compatibility only to 2.6x.

How about the batch encoding? Does it works properly?

:)

Bye
________
essential vaaapp (http://essentialvaaappvaporizer.com)

Pyr0

19th June 2007, 02:27

Thanks MrC :thanks:

I've just tested a quick batch encode (using HC Encoder) with two small samples.

Everything seems to have worked just fine and two DVD folders were created

Will AVStoDVD be able to use the Roba method for automatic sizing and one pass variable bitrate?

CCE with OPV is a *lot* faster than Qenc or HC Encoder :devil:

Will there be any support for mkv x264 files?

Dkruskie

19th June 2007, 05:32

Batch encode worked for me too. Two small samples ,Two dvd folders too. Maybe an option to add all jobs in batch list to make one dvd instead of each having having their own folder. So all movies would be on one dvd.

MrC

19th June 2007, 12:58

Will AVStoDVD be able to use the Roba method for automatic sizing and one pass variable bitrate?

Where can I find some info/code/sources about RoBa? I am not familiar with it and I need first to study how it works. :)

CCE with OPV is a *lot* faster than Qenc or HC Encoder :devil:

What do you mean with "CCE with OPV"?

Will there be any support for mkv x264 files?

Input or Output support? Input is already supported if you have installed a DirectShow codec that decode mkv x264... :cool:

Maybe an option to add all jobs in batch list to make one dvd instead of each having having their own folder. So all movies would be on one dvd.

As a matter of fact, batch list purpose is to have a list of jobs, each of them with their own settings. One job can be set up to output elementary streams (m2v and ac3), another to produce a ISO image, the last to burn a DVD.

I agree that AVStoDVD can include the possibility to put multiple input files onto a single output dvd (structure/image/disc), but I think that it should be managed in a different way. Somehow like TMPGEnc DVD Author for example. What do you think?

:)

Bye
________
herbal vaporizers (http://vaporizers.net/)

Pyr0

19th June 2007, 14:44

Where can I find some info/code/sources about RoBa? I am not familiar with it and I need first to study how it works. :)

I think it started from this post (Robshot/Bach):
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57518

The first real experience I had with it was using DVD2SVCD with tylo's D2SRoba. http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=73243
It just made it so quick and easy to get accurate sized DVD's time after time... and to me, the quality looked just as good as multiple passes

What do you mean with "CCE with OPV"?

OPV = One Pass VBR

Input or Output support? Input is already supported if you have installed a DirectShow codec that decode mkv x264... :cool:

My bad, I had been trying it on a 100mb clip I have, but didn't realise the audio was DTS. Once that had been converted to AC3 and remuxed, AVStoDVD completed the conversion.

I found FAVC was able to encode the original clip with DTS - converting to AC3.
But for some reason, although both apps were using HCenc, the AVStoDVD result seemed slightly better with less blur in character movement. :)

Maybe I should have asked if there was going to be DTS support instead ;) :p

I agree that AVStoDVD can include the possibility to put multiple input files onto a single output dvd (structure/image/disc), but I think that it should be managed in a different way. Somehow like TMPGEnc DVD Author for example. What do you think?
That's how I usually put my DVD's together, using TMPGEnc DVD Author - quick and easy

MrC

19th June 2007, 15:54

I think it started from this post (Robshot/Bach):
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57518
The first real experience I had with it was using DVD2SVCD with tylo's D2SRoba. http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=73243

:thanks: I will try to understand how to implement the method directy in AVStoDVD code. Unfortunately I did not find any source code of RoBa (not Open Source :confused: ?), and the plugin is for DVD2SVCD only....

My bad, I had been trying it on a 100mb clip I have, but didn't realise the audio was DTS. Once that had been converted to AC3 and remuxed, AVStoDVD completed the conversion.

Yes, you hit the point: AVStoDVD support to DTS is very "improvable". :p

:)

Bye
________
local headshop (http://headshop.net)

bionic

19th June 2007, 17:20

Not sure if this helps, but opv/roba is implemented in ccefront and source is available.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=92157&highlight=ccefront

Just did a few small test encodes with HC, Quenc and cce 2.67 all turned out great. Not tested batch yet.
Very nice app and great work :thanks:

And +1 for batch encoding multiple sources to one dvd, but this would perhaps include some menu generating function?

One q though, have you considered the free version of muxman as a possible replacement for dvdauthor etc?

oh and any chance of choosing to display or not to display the splash screen?, and editing the avisynth automatic defaults? :)

Dkruskie

19th June 2007, 19:24

TMPGEnc DVD Author is not not prob either..DVDLab pro will also take the vob files:) With HCenc how about being able to change the max bitrate and the matrix it uses, right now it uses only the mpeg matrix. In HCenc I usually use the notch matrix and 8000 for max bitrate.

MrC

20th June 2007, 15:10

And +1 for batch encoding multiple sources to one dvd, but this would perhaps include some menu generating function?

Menu generating is in my mind since a while. I have not yet faced the problem because VB6 does not help very much in graphical matters...

One q though, have you considered the free version of muxman as a possible replacement for dvdauthor etc?

Why don't you like DVDAuthor? Better question: why do you prefer Muxman?

oh and any chance of choosing to display or not to display the splash screen?

Next release will have it :cool:

editing the avisynth automatic defaults? :)

What do you mean? Having the AVS windows opened by default?

With HCenc how about being able to change the max bitrate and the matrix it uses, right now it uses only the mpeg matrix. In HCenc I usually use the notch matrix and 8000 for max bitrate.

HCenc Matrix will be supported in the next release. You can right now change max bitrate by unchecking the AutoBitRate switch.

:)

Bye
________
vaporizer reviews (http://vaporizers.net/vaporizers)

bionic

20th June 2007, 18:06

Why don't you like DVDAuthor? Better question: why do you prefer Muxman?

Well.. For "us" d2s users theres been a point for a while to avoid dvdauthor and MPlex and use imago or muxman(with muxman as the preferred) instead.

I personally havent noticed any significant stutters or other playback problems with my high bitrate encodes authored with mplex and dvdauthor.
But others seem to have, also afaict muxman is a tad bit faster.

For reference:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=112803&highlight=imago
and
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=115369

Next release will have it :cool: Thanks :)

What do you mean? Having the AVS windows opened by default?
No.. i usually use lanczos4 as resizer so id like to have an option to edit the default automatic script so i dont have to edit the script every time i do an encode.
...or better yet, an gui option/dropdown menu to choose between filter configurations in a user editable avs(much like d2s frameserving tab) so the users could add a the resizers and filters they use regularely, that would be real sweet.

By default are closed gops on or off for all encoders?

And thanks much for adding cce!!
I hope its possible to add opv and support for cce 2.5.
Can you give some detail on what high quality/very high quality does for cce atm, 2 or more passes etc.?

:)

Edit:
Just noticed, if i dont have a source file loaded and i launch the avs window and untick the automatic script checkbox,
i get a runtime 13 type mismatch error and avstodvd exits.

MrC

21st June 2007, 10:00

Well.. For "us" d2s users theres been a point for a while to avoid dvdauthor and MPlex and use imago or muxman(with muxman as the preferred) instead.

I personally havent noticed any significant stutters or other playback problems with my high bitrate encodes authored with mplex and dvdauthor.
But others seem to have, also afaict muxman is a tad bit faster.

:thanks: I will take a look

No.. i usually use lanczos4 as resizer so id like to have an option to edit the default automatic script so i dont have to edit the script every time i do an encode.
...or better yet, an gui option/dropdown menu to choose between filter configurations in a user editable avs(much like d2s frameserving tab) so the users could add a the resizers and filters they use regularely, that would be real sweet.

Maybe I can add a tab in the Options window to personalize AVS defaults.

By default are closed gops on or off for all encoders?

On

Can you give some detail on what high quality/very high quality does for cce atm, 2 or more passes etc.?

Below attached the ecl files used in the 2 cases (with A2D default settings).

Just noticed, if i dont have a source file loaded and i launch the avs window and untick the automatic script checkbox,
i get a runtime 13 type mismatch error and avstodvd exits.

Ops! Fixed! :thanks::)

Bye
________
medical marijuana grow (http://growingmedicalmarijuana.org)

bionic

21st June 2007, 13:15

Maybe I can add a tab in the Options window to personalize AVS defaults.
Nice, sounds good :)

Originally Posted by bionic
By default are closed gops on or off for all encoders?

On
Would it be possible to have an option ? :)

Below attached the ecl files used in the 2 cases (with A2D default settings)
Im ecl illiterate but ill take a look, thanks. Edit: nothing to it really

:)

MrC

21st June 2007, 14:06

My bad, I had been trying it on a 100mb clip I have, but didn't realise the audio was DTS. Once that had been converted to AC3 and remuxed, AVStoDVD completed the conversion.

The main problem is that MediaInfo (A2D uses that library to identify media types) recognizes correctly DTS tracks only if they are a "standalone" file. If muxed it has some problems.

I will try to find a trick to solve this issue

:)

Bye
________
BMW R11 (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/BMW_R11)

MrC

23rd June 2007, 09:34

AVStoDVD 1.0.0 beta 5 is available (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/) :cool:

Added AviSynth basic settings preferences
Added MPEG2 advanced encoding options
Added "No Splash Screen at startup" option
Improved support to CCE SP (2.50, 2.66, 2.67, not 2.70)
Improved AVS Script handling
Improved support of DTS audio tracks
A bunch of bugs fixed
AVS script improved management

Not yet CCE RoBa support and multiple titles into a single DVD.

I did not have much time do deeply debug the new features.... so I apologize if you find some bugs.

Hope you will try it and give me your impressions.

:thanks: :)

Bye
________
DR650S (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_DR650S)

bionic

23rd June 2007, 20:22

This is simply very very nice, i like it more and more.
Ive tested: small clips both pal and ntsc, mp3 and ac3 source audio.
Cce 2.50 with ecl, QuEnc and HC all available quality profiles, with and without encoding audio and lanczos4 as resizer.

So far so good, nothing to report from me atm other than..
Thanks, and keep up the good work :)

MrC

29th June 2007, 17:24

AVStoDVD 1.0.0 Final is available (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/) :cool:

A good amount of bugs fixed
Improved batch encoding
Improved log activity saving

Really no big news... but there were some stuff to fix. Should be a stable release.

:)

Bye
________
headshops (http://headshop.net)

RickA

1st July 2007, 15:18

Greetings,

Thankyou for a great product. I am eagerly looking forward to trying it out very soon. Thanks as well for adding CCE support. If you are still seeking more info on how to integrate with the different versions of CCE, jdobbs creator of the wonderfull DVD-RB program seems to have a steady grasp on the subject.

Cheers,
Rick

MysticE

11th July 2007, 21:52

MrC

15th July 2007, 16:17

Have just tried a few clips. They are XviD 25 f/s avi music vids. I set up to use HCenc. All goes well and the quality is very nice. I have checked NTSC and have tried with and without pulldown. When HCenc is running under pulldown it says 'no', even though I've ticked it.

Is there something I'm missing? Should pulldown be used on a 25 f/s source if going to NTSC?

Thanks

From HCenc General Info pdf:

*PULLDOWN
This command sets pulldown flags for 23.976 ? 29.97 pulldown.
Interlaced will be turned off, if your source is interlaced, please de-interlace it first.
If the source isn't 23.976 fps this setting will be ignored.

HCenc Pulldown is not needed when going from 25 to 29.97 fps. Is audio out of sync?

:)

Bye
________
vaporizer guide (http://howtomakeavaporizer.info)