RipBot264 v1.18.3 - Simple and easy to use GUI -> IPOD . PSP . CONSOLES . BLURAY

[Zorro70]

Hi atak

Why does ripbot insist on using avs2yuv 32bit on my 64 bit system

it uses x264.exe 64 bit. (windows7)

Would i have to use avisynth 64 bit to get avs2yuv 64 bit to work, if so that would be a step backward to 2.58 avisynth, which would be a step backwards in encode quality wouldnt it???


avs2yuv 32 bit keeps giving me memory leaks :-(

[Atak_Snajpera]

1) avisynth 64 bit is BUGY and very unfinished ;). Don't use it! Instead install this 2.6.0 MT x86 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1568726#post1568726)
2) not all avisynth plugins used by ripbot are available in 64bits

avs2yuv 32 bit keeps giving me memory leaks :-(
are you using some insane filters/script like QMTC ?

[Zorro70]

ok il just leave it as it is, its not a big deal, and to answer your question i use no filters, just seems after a couple of months avs2yuv just starts eating memory, mostly when loading blu rays into it, but it creeps up slowly during encoding also.

infact it blue screens if i dont use memory cleaner to stop the ram usage at 80%, then it drops about 4gb of ram and goes back to normal, then creeps up again :-)

i have 8gb ram btw.

its probably my fault somehow, maybe installing drivers/ uninstalling programs , eventually messes something up, doesn't it always lol

[essential]

before starting encoding edit job1_MuxFiles.cmd

add this to command line

..\mp4box.exe" -inter 0 -tmp "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp" ...

This made a difference but didn't fix the issue. If I FF once or twice the video starts fine right away, but if you FF a few times in a row the original problem starts again. No idea but thanks for the effort/idea.

[igorgladunyak]

Hello everybody. How to know, how much bitrate is enough for the video?
Is there a program that can determine bitrate for video?

[Atak_Snajpera]

just use constant quality mode instead of 2 pass. optimal value for most users is 20. lower value means higher quality and larger size.

@essential
this could be a bug in firmware. contact with tech support.

[igorgladunyak]

just use constant quality mode instead of 2 pass. optimal value for most users is 20. lower value means higher quality and larger size.
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:thanks:

[ChrisBirkett]

Hey Atak_Snajpera, just wanted to quickly say thank you so much for the great work on RipBot264. I'm a huge fan!

I just have one question - is it possible to stop Windows (7 x64 Professional SP1) from going to sleep while it is running? I like it to sleep when it has finished, so ideally RipBot would prevent sleep while it was running, and then when it was finished Windows would sleep after the timeout set in Power Options. As an alternative, Windows sleep could be disabled and there could be a Sleep when finished checkbox next to the Shutdown when finished checkbox. Either would be awesome :D

Once again thank you very much for this great app, you're awesome. Donation on its way :)

[igorgladunyak]

Off topic question Atak_Snajpera maybe you know where can I download Blu Ray disc this polish movie Katyń (2007)

[omegaman7]

Off topic question Atak_Snajpera maybe you know where can I download Blu Ray disc this polish movie Katyń (2007)

Downloading a bluray disc illegally is not supported by doom9! Now if the movie was given freely, I do not know.

[Shrekage]

Hi Atak,

any chance you can add batch encode to AVCHD? manually changing from MKV to AVCHD for each file after batch preperation is becoming teadous...


@Shrekage
What happens in TeamViewer? Regarding server count. Max would be 8. To much copy-paste work ;)
?

I'll take 8 please...

it works in teamviewer, but I don't care much for teamviewer.

Teamviewer is not the same as RDP. Teamviewer is a bigger security risk, and while it works fine in teamviewer it also works fine sitting locally, and since teamviewer is a screen grabber, I would have expected that. RDP is native to Windows and does not show the screen while remote controlling it (or in the case of a server, you can have 3 people using/managing it at the same time with RDP.

[essential]

@essential
this could be a bug in firmware. contact with tech support.

Not to envoke a competitors name, but I went back to Handbrake to run a test.

Installed Handbrake 0.9.6 and converted to mp4 with CQ of 19.25 (because they removed target file size). Then installed Handbrake 0.9.5 and converted to mp4 with target file size 1400mb. In both instances cropping was off (cropping in Ripbot is far superior) but neither resulting mp4 had the FF issue with Boxee.

I then uninstalled everything from my system, Handbrake and all tools Ripbot uses, restarted and reinstalled the tools Ripbot uses, and converted to mp4 again, and resulting file had FF issues.

My next step is i'm going to try an older version of Ripbot or possible manually merge all VOBs so it's just one large file for Ripbot to deal with. Just an update since the HB mp4's dont have an issue it has to relate to Ripbot somehow, just for general information.

[Atak_Snajpera]

you could try remuxing with latest ffmpeg.exe

ffmpeg.exe -i video.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -scodec copy newvideo.mp4

[Medality]

Hi Atak !

I'd like to automatically launch RipBot at a given time and tell it to start encoding. I could schedule a Windows Task for this, but I don't know if there's a special command for RipBot that will tell him to start encoding as soon as it is launched.

Is this possible ?

As always, thanks for doing such a great app :).

[Atak_Snajpera]

why do you need to start encoding at specific time?

[Medality]

I'd like my computer to automatically start encoding while I'm at work. I sometimes forgot to start RipBot before I go to work, and sometimes I can't because my girlfriend is sleeping (my computer is not very quiet, if you know what I mean...).

[flebber]

I just have one question - is it possible to stop Windows (7 x64 Professional SP1) from going to sleep while it is running? I like it to sleep when it has finished, so ideally RipBot would prevent sleep while it was running, and then when it was finished Windows would sleep after the timeout set in Power Options. As an alternative, Windows sleep could be disabled and there could be a Sleep when finished checkbox next to the Shutdown when finished checkbox. Either would be awesome :D

) +1 if anyone knows this. This is the reason I do use ripbot on my XP pc as my windows7 laptop sleeps during encoding

[omegaman7]

Change your power scheme. Laptop or not, that should correct it.

[ChrisBirkett]

Change your power scheme. Laptop or not, that should correct it.

Power scheme settings can be used to disable sleep entirely, but for people (like me) who want it to sleep when it's done, the trouble is that the timeout counter starts at end of user interaction i.e. when the Start button is pushed and encoding starts, not when it ends.

I'm wondering if we can leave our timeouts at 15 minutes or something sensible like that, and Ripbot adjust its thread execution state to prevent sleep while it is encoding? This would be extremely useful, though as I say a "Standby when finished" checkbox next to the shutdown one would be good as well :)

[omegaman7]

My apologies. I was speaking to Flebber. His jobs are apparently not finishing, because windows 7 on his laptop, likes to sleep during encode. There are ways of bypassing this. No doubt Flebber is connected to AC current. Obviously a battery would not fair to well on an encode job LOL!

My electrical bill is trivial. My computer doesn't consume much more than a 150 - 200W light bulb. I leave it on 24/7. I'm a firm believer that hot cold hot cold hot cold is not good for electrical components. A light bulb for instance would likely last longer if left on. Obviously this isn't practical in most situations ;) Engines are the same way. They prefer to run.

[ChrisBirkett]

My electrical bill is trivial. My computer doesn't consume much more than a 150 - 200W light bulb. I leave it on 24/7. I'm a firm believer that hot cold hot cold hot cold is not good for electrical components. A light bulb for instance would likely last longer if left on. Obviously this isn't practical in most situations ;) Engines are the same way. They prefer to run.

I would 100% agree with you - if having my desktop on at night didn't sound like having my ears vacuum cleaned. Small exaggeration :D I'd be interested to hear if Atak thinks standby-on-finish might be a useful feature for a future release.

[ShogoXT]

So just to recheck a few things:

Ripbot is just so well done all around I cant see myself using other GUIs for various reasons, but if I wanted multi stream audio I would have to get some kind of remuxer right?

As well for console compatibility I will need to use mp4 container with AAC audio right? Thats fine with me, but I noticed there is no simple way to convert subs from bluray to mp4 without having to recheck each line for spelling errors. Oh well that one isnt important as im more interested in multi audio.

If im using mp4 I cannot use mkvtoolnix right? What muxer would work for mp4? As well is there a way to make ripbot do just audio without me having to stop it? Or is there a easier and more consistent way I can encode audio like ripbot does and add it to the mp4 along side the normal audio stream. (It would most likely be commentary).

Thanks for your hard work. :)

[flebber]

@ShogoXT
What type of console are you referring to?

[rc71]

Can you have ripbot text me when it's done? I just want to know for no freaken reason what so ever!!! :eek::eek::eek:

[soneca]

RipBot264 v1.17.1 :cool:

[howzz]

i have a quick question to the arthur in regard to CQ. what's the equivalent CQ value to a 2-pass 10Mbps encode setting. i hate waiting for the 1st pass in two pass encode. and i would like to achieve roughly the same quality as 10Mbps 2pass encode with CQ.

thanks so much for this awesome software

[jandor]

RipBot264 v1.17.1....!!!

Thanks!

[coreying]

Hey Atak_Snajpera, just wanted to quickly say thank you so much for the great work on RipBot264. I'm a huge fan!

I just have one question - is it possible to stop Windows (7 x64 Professional SP1) from going to sleep while it is running? I like it to sleep when it has finished, so ideally RipBot would prevent sleep while it was running, and then when it was finished Windows would sleep after the timeout set in Power Options. As an alternative, Windows sleep could be disabled and there could be a Sleep when finished checkbox next to the Shutdown when finished checkbox. Either would be awesome :D

Once again thank you very much for this great app, you're awesome. Donation on its way :)

I too would like to second this.

I registered here a few weeks ago to search this thread for "Sleep", and there have been numerous requests to have a "sleep when finished" option in addition to the "shutdown when finished" option. Other forum members have dismisssed this saying that windows already has a sleep timer which fulfills this requirement.

But those members must not understand that Windows sleep timers are based on User inactivity and not program inactivity.

Programs which spend long periods of time doing work without user activity (encoding software, media players etc) need to tell Windows not to sleep, and RipBot does not do this. Thus, as several people have pointed out now, if you've got your computer set to sleep in 15 minutes, the computer goes to sleep 15 minutes after you've clicked "Start" in Ripbot and walked away...

I personally do not mind which method is added to RipBot - whether it's the "sleep when finished" option, or whether RipBot starts telling Windows "not to sleep" until all the jobs in the queue have finished. Either way, I believe RipBot would be all the better for it if Atak_Snajpera could add one or the other - especially in this day and age of rising energy costs and various countries introducing "carbon taxes" etc.


Other than this missing feature, I'd like to say a huge thanks to Atak_Snajpera for all your work with RipBot, it's truly an excellent program. I'm especially excited to see that it's just been updated today and includes distributed encoding for MKVs now too.

Cheers :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

your comment regarding not blocking sleep mode is no longer valid :)

[flebber]

your comment regarding not blocking sleep mode is no longer valid :)

Sweet as! Thanks.

[ChrisBirkett]

your comment regarding not blocking sleep mode is no longer valid :)

Amazing, thanks so much Atak_Snajpera! :thanks:

[coreying]

your comment regarding not blocking sleep mode is no longer valid :)

Awesome! Glad to see it's part of v1.17.1 that was released yesterday.

Thanks heaps for your great work.

[mattmc97]

So I have a movie I ripped a while back with DvdFab and I did not rip the subtitles as I never use them.

All my VOB files are sitting in the Video_TS folder.

I unzipped Ripbot v1.17.1 to a directory and then ran it with Admin privs (Win 7 Pro).

I start the process and it combines the VOBs fine, then it indexes the video, it then starts to demux subtitles.

At this point I get an error:

"C:\Temp\Ripbot264Temp\job1\subtitles.idx. The system cannot find the specified file"

I first tried setting setting ConvertSUPtoSUB=0 and then commenting it out, but get the same error with two movies (previously ripped with DvdFab) on multiple attempts.

I will probably never use subtitles, can I just disable this part or is there just a file / program I need to add?

Did a search on the forums and google and could not find anyone else reporting the same error.

Thanks!

[Paddy97]

I start the process and it combines the VOBs fine, then it indexes the video, it then starts to demux subtitles.

At this point I get an error:

"C:\Temp\Ripbot264Temp\job1\subtitles.idx. The system cannot find the specified file"


I got the same error on a DVD that never had subtitles in the first place. Got around it by turning the DVD to MKV and then running the latest ripbot on it.

[Atak_Snajpera]

update SeparateDVDsubs.exe
http://www.mediafire.com/?ezl5mucjmaklrka

[mattmc97]

i really don't understand why you have to damage original dvd structure? how many mb can you save? probably not many.

I guess I was just thinking of it more practically. DVDFab show a check mark next to subtitles, and since I never use them, I figure why have them there? I guess it is text and size may be negligible, but they are already gone at this point.

So is there any way to put a dummy file in there or bypass the subtitles?

I would think so as the file structure of the tools directory seems that you are chaining many different programs together to create the MP4 file.

UPDATE: The updated SeparateDVDsubs seemed to fix it, I am all the way to the first pass now. THANKS!

[Zorro70]

Hi atak, i think i already know the answer to this but here goes.

i have a linux server i rent online, is it possible to use that in distributed encoding, or does it have to have windows on it??

like i say im sure it does as ive already tried it, and it didnt work :-(


shame

[Atak_Snajpera]

user shrekage might have more experience in that matter. also using de mode via internet will require good connection speed. at least 25mbps (upload) for just one remote server.

[rc71]

The newest version look interesting. Can't wait to try the 10bit option. Thanks.

-- Update --
Bug Report.

When loading up a DVD to encode, I get a Subtitle.idx file can not be located error and then Ripbot just sits there "Demuxing Subtitles" The exact files doesn't give this problem with the previous version. I personally don't care about subtitles. Just FYI.

It's doing it on all my DVD encodes.

SeperateDVDsubs
Cannot open file "C:\temp......\job1\subtitiles.idx." The system cannont find the file specified.

Any Suggestions????

[rc71]

@Atak_Snajpera
I didn't know you worked on MediaInfo. I love that program.

[Zorro70]

user shrekage might have more experience in that matter. also using de mode via internet will require good connection speed. at least 25mbps (upload) for just one remote server.

Thanks for the reply, i couldnt get it to work, but i guess linux is the problem, like i said i didnt really expect it to without windows being on the server.


i have 100/10 meg broadband btw :-)

shame i cannot utilise distributed on the linux server, if anyone can get it to work please pm me :-)

[gr1mmj0w]

Love some of the newest improvements with v1.17.1
Do you plan on adding .m2ts to the batch encoding?

thanks much.

[Atak_Snajpera]

rc71
lol answer to your bug report is on previous page :) regarding mediainfo . i just made graphic interface. zenitram is a creator of mediainfo.dll

[Trayman]

Hey Atak,

Thanks for this awesome update of Ripbot264.
The dvd subtitle extraction was about the only thing i was missing in it.

Now onto the error or bug.

When I load Copycat into ripbot and it starts extraccting the subtitles i get and error.

java.lang.NullPointerException
deadbeef.Tools.ToolBox.getWord(ToolBox.java:215)
deadbeef.SupTools.SubDVD.readSubFram(SubDVD.java:991)
deadbeef.SupTools.SubDVD.(SubDVD.java:143)
deadbeef.SupTools.Core.readDVDSubstream(Core.java:1323)
deadbeef.SupTools.Core.readVobSub(Core.java:1283)
BDSup2Sub.main(BDSup2Sub.java:823)


I get this error a few times and i click ok and it finishes extracting the rest of the subtitles.

I've tried both the original SeperateDVDSubs.exe and your updated one.

Don't know if it's RipBot or some other culprit in this case.


Cheers Trayman

[Atak_Snajpera]

Love some of the newest improvements with v1.17.1
Do you plan on adding .m2ts to the batch encoding?

thanks much.

problem with m2ts is that it requires user's interaction. you have to select correct playlist , audio.

[Atak_Snajpera]

trayman
send me subtitles.idx and subtitles.sub

[Atak_Snajpera]

Thanks for the reply, i couldnt get it to work, but i guess linux is the problem, like i said i didnt really expect it to without windows being on the server.


i have 100/10 meg broadband btw :-)

shame i cannot utilise distributed on the linux server, if anyone can get it to work please pm me :-)

10mbps upload speed won't be enough. forget about de mode via internet.

[rc71]

rc71
lol answer to your bug report is on previous page :) regarding mediainfo . i just made graphic interface. zenitram is a creator of mediainfo.dll

OMG!! I freaken Read that. DOH!!! Thanks

My DVD rip doesn't have idx files. Only ifo, bup and vob files.

I'm lost now.

[Gabes]

I'm adding a video.mkv file of 24 fps and ripbot change it in 25 fps. How to make ripbot let the original fps?

[Atak_Snajpera]

post mediainfo report of original file.

[Gabes]

General
Unique ID : 314448056959441085166052319083888028048 (0xEC907E2DBA6BD056186AEB00E116A990)
Complete name : F:\video.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 12.3 GiB
Duration : 1h 38mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-04-30 08:28:22
Writing application : eac3to
Writing library : Haali DirectShow Matroska Muxer 1.11.288.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@0.0
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 17.6 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 28.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.355
Stream size : 12.1 GiB (98%)
Default : No
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

[Atak_Snajpera]

and you say that ripbot264 reports that file as 25 fps? Show me screenshot.

[Gabes]

that's correct.

http://i.imgur.com/EBiPk.png

[Atak_Snajpera]

That's odd. However you can easily force 24 fps in script

http://i.imgur.com/OnD8n.png

[Gabes]

I got: video=DirectShowSource("F:\video.mkv",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

do I have to change it to: video=DirectShowSource("F:\video.mkv",audio=false,fps=24).ConvertToYV12() ?

Resloved. The fps is chaning automatically after changing it from script. Thanks.

[slalom]

I got some "floating point" errors, something 23.00XXX was wrong

I tried to edit an encoding made yesterday. My PC was shutdown yesterday.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I got some "floating point" errors, something 23.00XXX was wrong
when exactly? What did you do? Step by step.

[rc71]

I solved my subtitle problem by moving the second 'movie' that was on the disc into another directory. It continued after that without further issue.

[slalom]

when exactly? What did you do? Step by step.
I didn't like the result (wasn't exactly 16/9) so I auto-cropped and streched the video to 1920x1080 (job was loaded yesterday). When I exited that menu, I got that error.

No distirbuted encoding was used. I edited last night's job.

When I reloaded the movie today and did exactly the same steps, there were no errors.

I'll try and reproduce the error, tomorrow (after compression) to write you exactly what it said.

[Atak_Snajpera]

that job was created with older version 1.17.0?

[soneca]

The same error here too, removed and loaded again from the new version, solved

[mdchaser]

Atak_Snajpera, I just want to say thanks! The new version now allows me to encode across four sandybridge quad cores on a domain at unbelievable speeds. A full blu-ray in under an hour, phenomenal program!!!

[rc71]

Something strange. Just FYI.

After a couple of encodes, I notice the final files were missing. After some investigating I found that the ":" was gone from the path in the destination. I bring it up, because I DIDN'T type it. I simply chose the directory with the GUI and somewhere along the way ripbot dropped the : from the path.

Putting the default path in the ini file solved my problem, but like I said. FYI.

[gr1mmj0w]

problem with m2ts is that it requires user's interaction. you have to select correct playlist , audio.

ahhhh ok.

that's unfortunate, well I thank you for all the hard work that goes into this. Always loved this app, even donated when I can.

[slalom]

that job was created with older version 1.17.0?
No, same version was used

[Atak_Snajpera]

rc71 and slalom
How can I reproduce that issue? Step by Step. The best would be video example from your desktop.

[soneca]

Atak,

A statement that shows the percentage level as the audio has already been converted in this version does not work.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/1-12.jpg

[Atak_Snajpera]

this is perfect example that if ain't broken don't fix it.

i know what i did wrong.

[Trayman]

Hey Atak,

Is there any particular reason that you use pgcdemux and not just do copy /b to join the vobs together ?
I tried both methods on one of my movies and then compared the resulting files using a sha1 checksum and they are exactly the same. Even checked with ppf-studio and it found zero differences.

The reason i'm wondering is that i get a dgindex error on some of my movies when there is more than one cell id in the pgc. Well actually not an dgcindex error since pgcdemux generates one file for each cell id and Ripbot264 isn't capbable to handle this so it calls dgindex with no input filename.

I tried joining one of these movies with copy /b and ran dgindex on at and it seems to have workd like it should.

I would love to try a pached version using copy /b instead of pgcdemux just to see if it goes thru like it should.
Or paus ripbot right after the combine is finished and exchange the joined vob with the copy /b one. whatever is easiest to implement for testing purposes.

//Trayman

[slalom]

This is when I tried to add a new job, while encoding


http://img.techpowerup.org/120501/cap 1.jpg

This is when I tried to edit a job, while encoding


http://img.techpowerup.org/120501/cap 2.jpg


luckily, I'm still encoding

[Atak_Snajpera]

trayman
tomorrow i will send you modified version.

some user said that pgcdemux helps to avoid a/v sync issues.

slalom and soneca
tomorrow i will also release fixed version.

[Busero360]

Thank you very much for this very good program, I need to spend a video of 1920x1080p to 1920x1080i without I finalize this one it is the interlaced false one, there is some way of doing this codification with this program, thank you very much for everything.

[rc71]

rc71 and slalom
How can I reproduce that issue? Step by Step. The best would be video example from your desktop.

My subtitle error was solved by your update and moving the second movie in the folder to it's own folder.
For the missing COLON, ............


----DELETED by me -------------


I'm sorry I wasted your time atak. My Freaken mistake. I have two machines running ripbot and on one the .ini file had the wrong info. I PUT IT IN WRONG!!. Sorry again.

[rc71]

If it's not a hassle. Batch encode defaults to Normalize 100%. Would it be possible to have that off by default?

[Trayman]

trayman
tomorrow i will send you modified version.

some user said that pgcdemux helps to avoid a/v sync issues.



Thnx man i appriciate it :)

//Trayman

[benjyv]

tomorrow i will send you modified version.

I also need too, that modified version....

Where can I find it?

[soneca]

Atak,

That problem was corrected, but with this update normalization turned on 200% by default.
And no option to turn off when x.x copy stream is selected.

[Atak_Snajpera]

RipBot264_update_2012-05-02
http://www.mediafire.com/?2w3j46at4d08dbx

[soneca]

Now everything seems to be ok. :)

[Trayman]

Atak I just encoded Deep Blue Sea and took a fast look through it and the audio seems to be in sync.
No problems during the encode. Will test The Exorcist next.
Will let you know how it goes.

//Trayman

[Gabes]

I'm getting this while demuxing

http://i.imgur.com/JpqoS.png

Mediainfo:


General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : F:\00005.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 14.7 GiB
Duration : 1h 38mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 21.4 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 18.9 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 28.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.380
Stream size : 13.0 GiB (88%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile : MA / Core
Muxing mode : Stream extension
Codec ID : 134
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 803 Kbps / 755 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile : MA / Core
Muxing mode : Stream extension
Codec ID : 134
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 803 Kbps / 755 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Delay relative to video : 2s 917ms

[rc71]

Looks like the new update has solved all my issues. Thanks ATAK. I let you catch your breath before I start with the new features requests ......
ready?
how about now?
:)

[MWD1001]

I'm also getting the same kind of Demuxing Error as Gabes. This error is occurring on a new machine I just loaded RipBot264 on. It's showing up with version 1.17.1 and 1.17.0 so there must be something else going on with the support software. Any idea what's causing this?

This is the error message showing up in the Demuxing Error window generated by RipBot (I'm too lazy to post pictures). Nor can I figure this error message out:

eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\My Video\RipBot264\Tools\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "C:\My Video\MainMovie\" 1) 2: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\video.mkv" -seekToIFrames 3: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\audio_English.ac3" 1: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" -progressnumbers -log="C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\demuxlog.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1:47:13, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 16 chapters
2: MPEG2, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: AC3 EX, English, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz
Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt"...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[v02] Muxing video to Matroska...
[a03] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\audio_English.ac3"...
Added fps value (24 /1.001) to MKV header.
Video track 2 contains 154247 frames.
eac3to processing took 24 minutes, 5 seconds.
Done.


And this is the data showing up in the test.log file:

DirectShowSource: couldn't open file C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\video.mkv:
No combination of filters could be found to render the stream.
(C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\getinfo.avs, line 2)

And this is in the getinfo.avs file:

video=DirectShowSource("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\video.mkv",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()
LoadPlugin("C:\My Video\RipBot264\tools\AviSynth plugins\NicAudio\NicAudio.dll")
audio=NicAC3Source("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\audio_English.ac3")
AudioDub(video,audio)
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Framecount")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Framerate")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioRate")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioChannels")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioLength")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Width")
WriteFile("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Height ")
Trim(0,-1)

[Atak_Snajpera]

see common problems on first page

[MWD1001]

see common problems on first page

Thank you Atak for replying....I had a hunch that was going to be your first instinct. But I'm still stumped. I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything (Avisynth, Hali Matroska Splitter, FFDShow) twice to no prevail. Ran registry cleaners too to make sure no lingering crap was there. Double checked to make sure I didn't have any old codecs installed. Using XP so made sure Windows Media Player 11 was installed and updated. Nothing is working. Getting the same Demux Error. Any other ideas? Versions 1.17.0 and 1.17.1 work great on 3 other machines in my possession (2 XP and 1 Windows 7 machines). It's this new machine I'm setting up that is fickle.

[Atak_Snajpera]

show me what codecs are enabled in ffdshow

[MWD1001]

show me what codecs are enabled in ffdshow

Update: I got it to work. Finally after 2 days. I was using ffdshow_rev4436 and decided to switch to a different version. I tried ffdshow_rev4422 instead and this did the trick. I am no longer getting a Demux Error from RipBot's interface with this version of ffdshow. That's weird because rev4436 is working just fine on my other machines.

[Paddy97]

Is it possible to make Ripbot remember the Audio language tag when using MKV as source (that has the language tag set)?

See example below that has the Swedish tag set in the source file.


Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 22mn 35s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 103 MiB (5%)
Language : Swedish
Default : Yes
Forced : No

[Gabes]

@MWD1001

There is a ffdshow problem. Uninstall it and take this http://www.girlshare.ro/3779388.8 (ffdshow_rev4225_20120105_clsid.exe)

Personally, I uninstalled all codecs (except java) and reinstalled them with ffd one changed and running ripbot from archive not from windows. Try these. I'm using RipBot264v1.16.5. http://www.girlshare.ro/3779404.2


Anyway, my new error is this. I encoded a movie and right at final ripbot get stucked like picture below:

http://i.imgur.com/1wlW5.png

[slalom]

You're outdated.
There is a 4225 revision of ffdshow and a 1.17.1 of Ripbot

[Atak_Snajpera]

Gabes have you noticed that your version is 1 year old ? ;)

[Chetwood]

As well for console compatibility I will need to use mp4 container with AAC audio right? Thats fine with me, but I noticed there is no simple way to convert subs from bluray to mp4 without having to recheck each line for spelling errors.
No need to OCR when you convert the PGS to Vobsubs with BDSUP2SUP or does the console require SRT?

DVDFab show a check mark next to subtitles, and since I never use them, I figure why have them there? I guess it is text and size may be negligible
Vobsubs on DVDs are bitmaps not text.

My DVD rip doesn't have idx files. Only ifo, bup and vob files.
Use VSrip to extract idx/sub from them.

[hoju3508]

There's a bug with this new feature for AVCHD output.

Added: Chapters are now automatically adjusted if output speed changes ( for example 25 fps -> 23.976 conversion )

I'm converting 24fps -> 23.976, and the tsmuxer.meta file is missing the chapters info causing tsmuser.exe to crash. The chapters.txt file is present in the jobx directory.

24.000fps -> 23.976 fps .meta file
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --avchd --vbr --custom-chapters= --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264", fps=23.976, insertSEI, contSPS
A_DTS, "D:\Clown_BD_WORK\eva\spa_core.dts", timeshift=0, lang=spa
S_HDMV/PGS, "D:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\Subtitles_5_English_exp_1080.sup", fps=23.976, lang=eng

23.976 .meta file
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --avchd --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:02:44.706;00:06:50.327;00:10:43.518;00:14:10.767;00:17:50.820;00:21:14.773;00:24:41.772;00:26:43.435;00:32:32.159;00:35:31.546;00:42:07.900;00:47:57.291;00:50:19.433;00:52:30.522;01:00:45.559;01:04:24.861;01:11:31.287;01:13:33.826;01:15:51.714;01:21:22.878;01:37:00.982;01:42:04.410;01:45:07.301 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264", fps=23.976, insertSEI, contSPS
A_DTS, "D:\Clown_BD_WORK\spring\jpn_core.dts", timeshift=0, lang=jpn
S_HDMV/PGS, "D:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job4\5_subtitles_English_1080.sup", fps=23.976, lang=eng

[Gabes]

Gabes have you noticed that your version is 1 year old ? ;)


:D

I didn't notice is 1 y old but I noticed that my version is the only ripbot version I found with these ajustable settings:

http://i.imgur.com/Ml6Ae.png


If you know a way to use these settings with a new version then let me know.

[Atak_Snajpera]

copy paste ?

[Wishbringer]

@Gabes:
in Ripbot program folder is a further subfolder called "profiles" where those settings are stored in txt-files.
You can easily copy&paste (like Atak said) or manually edit your preffered settings.

You only have to have a little bit of knowledge about x264 cli switches.

[Atak_Snajpera]

RipBot264_update_2012-05-05
http://www.mediafire.com/?2t5azhzcybd2iec

[Trayman]

Hey Atak, Had no trouble with the copy /b yet. :)

Is it possible to get UTF-8 support in the output files in the next version ?

//Trayman

[hoju3508]

RipBot264_update_2012-05-05 fixed the problem with chapters for AVCHD output.

:thanks:

[Marin85]

Hi,

nice application! I find that feature about "distributed encoding" particularly interesting as I would like to hook up a few old-timers on my local for that purpose. However, I have a few questions in that regard (excuse me if they have already been answered in this very long thread):

(Q1) How does RipBot264 choose the length of the chunks? From the screenshots on the first page, it looks like they all have same constant length. And on a related matter, how are they encoded? I am asking this because applying same x264 settings, including target avg bitrate, to video chunks with constant length is not quite the same as encoding the whole video with the same x264 settings and would lead to a very unbalanced encode bitrate-wise among other things.

(Q2) How are the chunks "merged" after encoding? By concatenating the H.264 streams? That used to give troubles with muxing into mkv and mp4, but looking at your changelog it seems you have found a workaround. Our of curiosity, does it have anything to do with the new versions of mkvtoolnix (because apparently it can now handle concatenated H.264 streams well)?

(Q3) What happens if the connection between client and server fails for some reason? Are the chunks then queued to another server, also is there any file corruption etc?

Thanks in advance!

[Atak_Snajpera]

1. for 2-pass mode and if source file can be indexed by dgindex (.vob) encoding clients splits exactly at 10 min. in cq mode for higher efficiency client will split at 1 min.

2. simple copy /b 1.264+2.264 ...
corruption was caused by ffms2 decoder. my workaround is to split at key frames. new chunk will always start from i-frame instead of p,b-frame. also i had to disable multi threading decoding to avoid further problems.

[Atak_Snajpera]

3. if client looses connection with server then chunk which was being encoded is discarded. status of the chunk is reset so another idle server can pick up that chunk

[j6]

I think I found a bug. I re-encoded a lot of mkv movies w/ AC3 audio to mp4 w/ 128kbps AAC audio. The ones where the source movie had 2 channel AC3, the output mp4 doesn't play audio (silent). This does not happen w/ 1.16.x version of ripbot. I wonder if this problem is related to the fhg encoder since it was not introduced until 1.17.x

Another thing I noticed is that ripbot 1.17.x doesn't seem to handle large VOBs properly. I ripped a dvd video using dvd decrypter in IFO mode, I then loaded the single large VOB in ripbot and the duration is incorrect. If I enable 1 GB file splitting then load in ripbot then the duration is correct. However, I can load the single large VOB in ripbot 1.16.x and it has the correct duration.

[MWD1001]

I can't get distributed encoding to work when re-encoding audio. For some reason DE only works when I copy the original audio stream. When I want to re-encode audio (say to Aften 5.1 640k) the main RipBot interface goes to work on the audio encode but then when it gets to the video part of the job it fails and says job complete. When I change the audio to copy stream then Distributed Encoding on the video works. Does DE not re-encode audio?

BTW....(very very) long time user of RipBot and lurker of this forum and this particular thread. Often times I forget to say thank you to Atak for all his hard work developing and supporting this wonderful tool. So, my sincere thanks Atak.

[Trayman]

Hey atak,

Found another case of strange vob structure. The nordic release of Hard Candy from 2005.
Ripbot gets stuck on indexen the video (DGIndex) and just sits there no info in the logs. This is with the latest version of RipBot. So i decided to try the first 1.17.1 release and as i figured it gave me five vobs instead of one so dgindex threw a Hide error like it should.

So i tried copy /b manually and the loaded it into dgindex and got this error: No data. Check your PIDS.
I will investigate further to see what's going on with this one.

Update1.

When running DGindex on the original VOBS it generates the same error as above. This error seems to have something to do with mpg headers. Will try to correct these and see what happens.

Update2.

I checked VTS_01_1.VOB with ReStream and it seems that the header is missing in the file. Then I opened VTS_01_2.VOB and it held the resolution framerate and so on. This seems to be another weak attempt do hinder people from ripping their dvds. Will let you know if i find a work around.

Update3.

I tried indexing it from VTS_01_0.VOB with dgindex and it went smothly except that it found some errors wich it corrected. I tried the same with Ripbot but it discarded the VTS_01_0.VOB in the join so it still didn't work.

Atak could you please add a exception in ripbot so it catches the No Data. Check Your PIDS. exception from DGindex.

Will continue to try to find a cure for this problem.

//Trayman

[Atak_Snajpera]

MWD1001
when you get that all jobs complete message go to jobx folder and send me all files in that directory. except large files like .mkv , audio , subtitles. use www.mediafire.com
and don't forget about log file from logs folder

[Atak_Snajpera]

j6
after encoding go to logs folder and show me content of logx.txt

[Atak_Snajpera]

Another thing I noticed is that ripbot 1.17.x doesn't seem to handle large VOBs properly. I ripped a dvd video using dvd decrypter in IFO mode, I then loaded the single large VOB in ripbot and the duration is incorrect. If I enable 1 GB file splitting then load in ripbot then the duration is correct. However, I can load the single large VOB in ripbot 1.16.x and it has the correct duration.

works well on my machine
http://i.imgur.com/xu5UM.png

[j6]

Did you rip the VOB in dvd decrypter IFO mode? Maybe it's a dvd decrypter problem. But then again the VOB had correct duration on ripbot 1.16.5. In 1.17.1 the VOB was about 35% off in duration. This happened with 2 different NTSC DVD's I tried.

[j6]

I attached the log file you asked for. I cut a small section of an mkv movie (AVC video and 2ch AC3 audio) to test. The output mp4 has silent audio.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Did you rip the VOB in dvd decrypter IFO mode? Maybe it's a dvd decrypter problem. But then again the VOB had correct duration on ripbot 1.16.5. In 1.17.1 the VOB was about 35% off in duration. This happened with 2 different NTSC DVD's I tried.

yep. ifo mode without spliting.

did you update ripbot (2012-05-05)

[j6]

I did the update just now and now the duration is correct on the large VOBs. Didn't know the update was going to address this problem. Thanks.

Now regarding the silent audio problem. Another strange thing I just found is that with the source mkv movies I previously mentioned, mediainfo and media player classic reports the audio as 2ch AC3 stereo but I suspect that they are actually 6ch. When I load them in VLC media player and check the codec info the audio shows up as 6ch AC3.

[Atak_Snajpera]

send me 50 mb sample to www.mediafire.com

btw. i suspect that audio is a mix of 2ch and 6ch. this is very common while recording from digital tv. commercials are mostly encoded in 2.0 but movies are in 5.1. number of channels must be constant otherwise strange things may happen. your case for example.

[j6]

here you go: http://www.mediafire.com/?2pzccxmzpczkxmw

[rc71]

Hi Atak.
I just wanted to say that the new, newer, version is working great. The 10bit profile seems to give more consistent results. What I mean by that is certain files compress really easily and other don't like to be compressed much at all. Seems less of an issue with the 10bit profile. Bottom line is I'm getting 'perfect' 720p at just the slow setting where I needed very slow to get the same results. I may have to reecode some of other files that I could not get small enough.

So thanks for giving me something I didn't even know I needed.

[Atak_Snajpera]

atheme papers say that 10 bit can improve quality even up to 20 percent . you may also try default profile instead of slow.

[Atak_Snajpera]

here you go: http://www.mediafire.com/?2pzccxmzpczkxmw
This is exactly what I was suspecting. Few audio frames at the begining are 2ch but rest is 6ch.

here what you need to do in order to fix that

1) use delaycut to remove 50ms at the begining
2) load fixed .ac3 in ripbot264
3) apply audio delay for a/v sync (250 ms seems to be correct)

http://i.imgur.com/YoxxD.png

[slalom]

How can I enable this 10 bit feature?
Why is the audio language set to "und" instead of "Eng" when it is set English in the movie?

I started using D.E. today and this came up twice (4 videos loaded, 1 video to go)

http://img.techpowerup.org/120507/rrrr.jpg

[Atak_Snajpera]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1573111#post1573111

don't forget to re-create job.

[slalom]

Can you explain that to me, please?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Why is the audio language set to "und" instead of "Eng" when it is set English in the movie?
i don't know.

post mediainfo of the source file

[j6]

This is exactly what I was suspecting. Few audio frames at the begining are 2ch but rest is 6ch.

here what you need to do in order to fix that

1) use delaycut to remove 50ms at the begining
2) load fixed .ac3 in ripbot264
3) apply audio delay for a/v sync (250 ms seems to be correct)


I've been fixing it by manually converting AC3 to AAC and remuxing, the resulting MP4 plays fine. I used an old tool called px3convert to convert to WAV then Nero to encode to AAC. I'm not familiar with all the tools ripbot uses but I'm surprised it cannot handle converting this type of audio properly. Can the tools be updated to handle this type of audio? I've run into several mkv movies like this and I was hoping to avoid doing things manually.

[slalom]

i don't know.

post mediainfo of the source file

General
Unique ID : 238268516326137464158002853307443905425 (0xB340D8D79863767891DD90D1D3590391)
Complete name : E:\___******
Format version : Version 2
File size : 20.5 GiB
Duration : 1h 24mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 34.8 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-10-05 03:36:27
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.9.1 ('Ich will') built on Jul 11 2011 23:53:15
Writing library : libebml v1.2.1 + libmatroska v1.1.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=10
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@0.0
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 24mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 32.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.654
Stream size : 19.1 GiB (94%)
Default : No
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile : MA / Core
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 24mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 1 561 Kbps / 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 3
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 4
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:04:40.739 : en:00:04:40.739
00:10:00.934 : en:00:10:00.934
00:15:10.785 : en:00:15:10.785
00:19:34.173 : en:00:19:34.173
00:25:28.819 : en:00:25:28.819
00:31:23.298 : en:00:31:23.298
00:35:39.429 : en:00:35:39.429
00:40:23.046 : en:00:40:23.046
00:44:16.571 : en:00:44:16.571
00:48:16.393 : en:00:48:16.393
00:54:03.407 : en:00:54:03.407
01:01:43.283 : en:01:01:43.283
01:06:14.721 : en:01:06:14.721
01:10:13.543 : en:01:10:13.543
01:15:06.919 : en:01:15:06.919



what about the "re-create job" you mentioned before?

[Guest]

@slalom

We can't help you with downloaded torrent files, per forum rule 6. You cannot discuss such stuff here and further violations can lead to strikes.

http://forum.doom9.org/forum-rules.htm

@all

No help on this issue, please.

[slalom]

Sorry about that, won't happen again

[Atak_Snajpera]

j6

blame that morron who does not know how to properly cut off commercials with stereo audio. i will say it again number of channels must be constant.

[j6]

I not going to blame that 'moron' because there's not even a hint of commercials displayed or heard on any of the movies in question. So only an old tool (px3convert) can handle this type of audio? Since it is a very common problem I just think tools should be updated to handle it.

[Guest]

@j6

Stop posting about mkv files you "have run into", otherwise strikes will start coming your way.

[Ryushin]

Well, I've been trying to learn about the new HQDN3D noise filter that has been put into version 1.17.1.

From what I understand, HQDN3D is a higher quality filter then the denoise3d that was used before. It also uses the same four options as denoise3d as well.

A description of HQDN3D I found is a follows:
http://www.aquilinestudios.org/avsfilters/spatiotemp.html
HQDN3D stands for "High Quality Denoiser in 3D"; it claims to perform a "3-way low-pass filter" (which probably means some kind of wave transform is involved), aimed at killing noise while keeping blending artifacts low. However, how well it succeeds at this depends on your source and your settings; it seems to do better when the details are strong (by that I mean dark, well-defined edges).

The breakout of the four options of HQDN3D that I've been able to find are the following:
http://akuvian.org/src/avisynth/hqdn3d/hqdn3d.txt
http://ffmpeg.org/libavfilter.html#hqdn3d

It accepts the following optional parameters: luma_spatial:chroma_spatial:luma_tmp:chroma_tmp

luma_spatial: a non-negative float number which specifies spatial luma strength, defaults to 4.0

chroma_spatial: a non-negative float number which specifies spatial chroma strength, defaults to 3.0*luma_spatial/4.0

luma_tmp: a float number which specifies luma temporal strength, defaults to 6.0*luma_spatial/4.0

chroma_tmp: a float number which specifies chroma temporal strength, defaults to luma_tmp*chroma_spatial/luma_spatial

Filter strengths vary from 0 (no filtering) to 255 (there will be nothing left of your video). If any options are omitted, they will assume a value based on any other options that you did specify.
For example, hqdn3d(2) is equivalent to hqdn3d(2,1.5,3,2.25).

Further explanation of the difference between luma and chroma:
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1350028&postcount=4
The video has two parts, bright/dark and color. The bright and dark part (the intensity level) is called luma and the color part is called chroma. If you try cleaning the luma too much you'll start loosing details in your video. If clean the chroma too much you'll get color banding. Color banding is where the colors won't change smoothly from one to another (like from light blue to a darker blue in the sky) but look like strips or bands of colors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_banding). You can remove a lot more noise from the chroma than from the luma before you start noticing problems.
3D denoise filters work in two ways: they remove noise from each frame and they remove noise by comparing several frames. Removing noise from just one frame is called spatial filtering. Removing noise from several frames in a row is called temporal filtering (temporal means things that have something to do with time).

ls means how much noise to remove from the bright and dark level of each frame by itself
cs means how much noise to remove from the color part of each frame by itself
lt means how much noise to remove from from the bright and dark level of each frame by comparing several frames
ct means how much noise to remove from the color part of each frame by comparing several frames

By default RipBot264 gives you the ability to select the Luma_Spatial and the Chroma_Spatial in increments of 2. The temporal is set to zero for both Luma and Chroma. I don't know setting it to zero means it will use the default temporal settings or none at all, which means it won't compare previous and adjacent frames.

Atak, if it's not using the temporal settings, what are your thoughts behind that. Have you seen it create more snail trails or other such artifacts.

From what I've read, changing the Luma_Spatial will have to biggest influence of changing your video for the worse if it is too high. Atak, maybe changing the options to default .5 increments instead of increments of 2 might be better.

If there are any errors in any of what I've been finding out, please let me know. If there are any idea on how to enhance what I've discovered, also please let me know.

For the record, I've been adjusting the script and just using the single number and letting hqdn3d compute the other variables:
For example: hqdn3d(video,2) is equivalent to hqdn3d(video,2,1.5,3,2.25)

[Atak_Snajpera]

i don't like ghosting effect in temporal mode. experiment a little bit and you will see what i mean.

don't say that you see difference between 1 and 2 . i barelly see difference between 2 and 4

[crackinhedz]

Quick question Atak, not sure if this is a bug or not...

When I select my m2ts file to work with in Ripbot, juts before the demux process...I get to the part where it shows the file info, playlist, movie length, audio stream etc...I realize something must be wrong with my file, because the audio, chapters etc all show 0 (zero). So instead of hitting the "ok" button to proceed with demux, there is not option to abort? I can only choose either "ok" or x out of the option. But when I x out, Ripbot enters into a frozen state of no function. I have to close the program altogether.

Any ideas?

This is the file screen

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/crackinhedz/Capture-32.jpg

This is the frozen screen I get when I hit x (only other option is "ok" ...possible to add a cancel button?).


http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/crackinhedz/Capture-31.jpg

[Marc05]

I have an odd glitch with the program. When I try to add a file named "VTS_.VOB", I get the error "Couldn't open input file in HIDE mode! Exiting." Afterwards, the decoding error shows that it was unable to open job1.d2v (because it's not there due to that it wasn't included in the command). The weird thing is that if I simply rename the file to "vts_.VOB" (notice the lowercase), everything works fine. I tried a variety of combinations with the file name:

WORKS-
vts_.VOB
VTS.VOB
XTS_.VOB
XTS_.vob

NOT WORKING-
VTS_.VOB

[rsotome]

Using newest 2012-05-05 update, is there anyway to disable the Chapter Modifier?

I understand why you implemented it, but it's causing me nothing but trouble.

Ex. Ripping TV Series "Home Improvement", modifying framerate from 29.970 -> 23.976, it sends the Chapters far outside the running time of the show. Avg running time for the show is around 22-24 mins, but each chapter file ends at around 28-29 mins, also the middle chapters are out of sync. When I use the original chapters file, everything turns out fine.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i suppose you enabled inverse telecine function?

[slalom]

This is the frozen screen I get when I hit x (only other option is "ok" ...possible to add a cancel button?).

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/crackinhedz/Capture-31.jpg
It's not frozen, press X again

[slalom]

Since you have identified the problem, and it's not on your end, that's OK for me.
Thanks for your solution.

[Atak_Snajpera]

RipBot264_update_2012-05-08
http://www.mediafire.com/?17gao8jo5gsqoac

[crackinhedz]

It's not frozen, press X again
The x at this point becomes unresponsive...basically ripbot just sits there. I then have to ctrl+alt+del and go into task manager to close ripbot.

RipBot264_update_2012-05-08
used Atak's update and my issue seems to be resolved...not sure if this was a part of any fix, but it did the trick! Thanks.



Oh, and Atak, I upgraded my Q6600 to the i5...average encoding time went from 12 hours to 3 hours!!! insane.

[rc71]

I have an odd glitch with the program. When I try to add a file named "VTS_.VOB", I get the error "Couldn't open input file in HIDE mode! Exiting." Afterwards,


Whenever I get an HIDE error, it's because I'm out of space on the temp drive.

[rc71]

The x at this point becomes

Oh, and Atak, I upgraded my Q6600 to the i5...average encoding time went from 12 hours to 3 hours!!! insane.

I went from a core2 2.8 to a i7. Wonderful. The final push to upgrade it was RIPBOT!!!!!!!!!
Haven't regretted yet.

[rsotome]

i suppose you enabled inverse telecine function?

I'm guessing that question was for me, and the answer is nope, I'm using TFF -> 29.97 & Restore -> 23.976 fps.

[flebber]

I am running 1.17.1.

This error keeps popping up when adding a video file.
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10/Sayth_Renshaw/ripbot.jpg

[MWD1001]

Oh, and Atak, I upgraded my Q6600 to the i5...average encoding time went from 12 hours to 3 hours!!! insane.

Oh boy, now I'm jealous. I'm averaging between 12-14 hour encode times on my old clunker on 2 hour BD movies. Even when I get DE running on 3 machines the FPS is in the 4-5 range and it's still taking me 8-10 hours. I better start saving my $$$ for one of those i7 quad cores.

[slalom]

One suggestion
Shouldn't the last chunk in each pass be smaller, at most 5000 frames, so that other servers are not idle for a lot of time?

And, I got an error which appeared when I logged on the "server" (main machine) using Remote Desktop Connection. At first I thought it was a coincidence, can someone else verify this? (or not?)

[flebber]

Clearly th error Iam getting is because a ':' is inserted into the directory name between video name and temp.

Any reason why or how to clear it?

[Ryushin]

i don't like ghosting effect in temporal mode. experiment a little bit and you will see what i mean.

don't say that you see difference between 1 and 2 . i barelly see difference between 2 and 4

I mostly see a difference in the encoding size. A difference of 1-2 could be 500-1000MB difference in a 16x9 1080p movie. With a really grainy movie, it could be about 14GB in size with a CRF of 20 (Fargo comes to mind). With denoising around 4.5, I was able to get it to 8GB. Not a bad space savings and I find the picture quality looks much nicer then with all the grain.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Any reason why ...
show us your ripbot264.ini

I'm using TFF -> 29.97 & Restore -> 23.976 fps.
if source is telecined (mix of interlaced and progressive frames) then you should use inverse telecine function.

[flebber]

Ripbot.ini

[settings]
KeepJobsQueue=0
x264LowPriority=0

[Atak_Snajpera]

is this a joke? Download again with proper .ini

[flebber]

is this a joke? Download again with proper .ini

lamentably no joke.

[Atak_Snajpera]

correct ini looks like this
[settings]
// TEMP=uses System temp ; C , D ... uses specific partition
StoreTempFilesin=C
KeepJobsQueue=1
---------------------
DefaultProfile=[HIGH 4.0] HD . Progressive
DefaultEncodingMode=CQ
DefaultModeValue=20
---------------------
//Directory must exists!!! D:\movies\ is correct but D:\movies is incorrect!
DefaultOutputPath=desktop
---------------------
// allowed values are mp4 , mkv , bluray , mkv-divxhd
DefaultContainer=mp4
---------------------
// in GiB (1GiB=1024 MiB) , 0 = no splitting
SplitM2TS=0
---------------------
FastFirstPassin2passMode=1
---------------------
//AnyDVD DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray decryptor will be automatically activated with RipBot264
ExecuteAnyDVD=0
---------------------
//Blu-ray subtitles will be converted to SUB/IDX format for .mkv container. Smaller size and better compatibility with some players.
ConvertSUPtoSUB=1
---------------------
x264LowPriority=1
---------------------
// it will use 64bit version of x264 on 64bit Windows. up to 10% faster encoding speed.
Usex264x64=1
---------------------
// Supported input formats AVI / MP4 / MKV / DVD / HD-DVD / Blu-ray
UseDistributedEncoding=1

[whiskey]

Hi ! Latest version getting this error after program is done gathering information about the file

Exception EConvertError in module Ripbot264.exe at 000093E2.
"is not a valid floating point value.

[Atak_Snajpera]

see previous page

[whiskey]

see previous page

I assume its all about the update from this link
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1573638#post1573638

Replaced the files now im getting same error with message ending in 0000949A

[DIEGO7-5]

I love this program and i have never had any issues with it. I had to learn a bit about interlaced and progressive stuff but since then, every conversion turned out great. I still would like to ask the author a question if i may. Atak - no pressure - but do you have second audio track on your to do list?

[MD74]

I thought i would share my experience with using DE. First of i like to thank Atak for enabling distributed encoding. My setup consists of 5 machines, the first one is a dual CPU Xeon x5650 @ 2.67Ghz (12cores). This box serves as the host for the main ripbot control box. it has all the files stored on it and is where i create the jobs. the 4 other boxes i have vary a bit. each box comes with dual CPU Xeon L5520 @ 2.27ghz (8cores/16HT). 3 of the boxes have 24gb ram and the other has 16gb. all are running 10k scsi drives for storage and OS is 2008r2. The result is 4 encoders able to process bluray at 70-80fps. This is faster than realtime of the movie and generally i can finish a movie in about 90 minutes in 2-pass config using 10bit profile.

The interesting part is the encoder has very similar fps when doing 2-pass encoding. I dont seem to be able to break the 80fps on pass one for bluray content. My guess is that i could be running into a bottleneck on the headend server since it has to communicate all that traffic (130mbit) between all 4 encoders. I know that people have been asking for more encoders added and Atak mentioned 8. This would basically be what i'm running now if you were to use desktop quad cores. i think anything beyond that would be pointless as the overhead required to make them work would defeat the purpose. However, i suppose if you have a bunch of dual cores it might make more sense to have more than 8 but i could also argue you need to get better machines too. :)

Hope this sheds some light on what it would be like to have 8 quad core desktops as a configuration.

Again, great work Atak, thanks for all the hard work and dedication to bring such a great application to us.

[Atak_Snajpera]

do you really have to use 2-pass mode? constant quality will be faster (1-pass).

if you have 1gbps lan then bottleneck won't occur. 100mbps is indeed to slow for your very fast pcs.

let's assume that single pc can encode at real time (24fps). bd movie bitrate is often around 30mbps.

30mbps * 4 pc = 120mbps

ups bottleneck ...

[slalom]

And, I got an error which appeared when I logged on the "server" (main machine) using Remote Desktop Connection. At first I thought it was a coincidence, can someone else verify this? (or not?)
It's not a coincidence, the error appeared again yesterday. It appears only when D.E. is used.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i don't use Remote desktop
Also 'error' means nothing to me. I'm not a fortune teller...

[priyank123]

Hey so did u find any solution working on that For any other uncompressed format

[slalom]

i don't use Remote desktop
Also 'error' means nothing to me. I'm not a fortune teller...
You're right about this, I will post it later, I have to re-create the conditions

[priyank123]

Can We use distributed encoding for Other formats of 1080p videos ?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Hey so did u find any solution working on that For any other uncompressed format
what?

[whiskey]

Updated Ripbot on my win7 + that small update, same thing on old xp machine getting this error :scared:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2a8qosh.jpg

[Atak_Snajpera]

use older working ripbot version. old versions are availabe at videohelp.com

[Marc05]

Whenever I get an HIDE error, it's because I'm out of space on the temp drive.

I've got plenty of space on all drives, and the problem only occurs with that specific file-name. Could someone please try to reproduce the problem? I've tried with both 1.17.1 and the update for it.

[slalom]

And, I got an error which appeared when I logged on the "server" (main machine) using Remote Desktop Connection. At first I thought it was a coincidence, can someone else verify this? (or not?)
It's not a coincidence, the error appeared again yesterday. It appears only when D.E. is used.
This is the snapshot

http://img.techpowerup.org/120510/ppp.jpg

[whiskey]

use older working ripbot version. old versions are availabe at videohelp.com

Sorry to ask but is there any particular reason this is happening ? Will this be fixed, possible to fix in future or will I be stuck with version before 1.17 ? Just wondering

[fantasmanegro]

after update ripbot does not demux audio tracks like @whiskey said but it happens with mp4 files only, and the same error 0000949A '' not valid floating point value

[sreemv]

Any pointers on why I suddenly get the following error and I cant seem to shake it off no matter what recent versions [that support distributed encoding] I try:

The encoder client opens after pressing start on the Ripbot264 window with title bar reading "Can not open file C:\Temp\Ripbot264temp\jobxx\video.mkv.ffindex_track00.kf.txt. The s....." truncates rest of the title bar - any way to turn on a verbose/debugging mode? where to look? what to do?

Thanks in advance!

[Atak_Snajpera]

slalom what is your default decimal separator set in windows?

what do you do step b step?

[Atak_Snajpera]

sreemv

does this happen regardless of selected input file? .avi .mp4 .mkv ...

when you get that error could you send me content of jobxx folder . obviously without heavy files like video.mkv or audio...

[slalom]

slalom what is your default decimal separator set in windows?

what do you do step b step?
I suppose you mean something like this: 1.640,23€
Should it be 1,640.23€?

While the D.E. has begun encoding on two machines, I use a third machine to log to the first using R.D. Connection.
That's when the error appears.

If I'm already connected and start the procedure from the beginning, everything goes fine.

Sometimes I get this error too
Any pointers on why I suddenly get the following error and I cant seem to shake it off no matter what recent versions [that support distributed encoding] I try:

The encoder client opens after pressing start on the Ripbot264 window with title bar reading "Can not open file C:\Temp\Ripbot264temp\jobxx\video.mkv.ffindex_track00.kf.txt. The s....." truncates rest of the title bar - any way to turn on a verbose/debugging mode? where to look? what to do?
The solution: Don't use D.E. on that file

[coreying]

Hi Atak_Snajpera. When trying to add a DVD which contains no subtitles, it goes through joining the VOB's and the usual, then gets to "Demuxing Subtitles" (according to the status message at the bottom of the encoding settings window) and just stays there. I had a look at the LogFile.txt and it correctly lists that there are no subtitles, so I'm not sure why it's trying to demux something which isn't there.

I'm using 1.17.1 on Windows 7 x64.
I still had a installation of 1.17.0 on my machine, so I tried the same DVD on that version, and it adds in fine...

Edit: Oh, I also tried the update for 1.17.1 a few pages back, and it made no difference to the issue.

[sreemv]

sreemv

does this happen regardless of selected input file? .avi .mp4 .mkv ...

when you get that error could you send me content of jobxx folder . obviously without heavy files like video.mkv or audio...

It happens with .m2ts or .mkv thus far - I cant speak for .avi or .mp4 - tried different movies, same result - not sure how I suddenly landed with this error.

I sent you PM with link to jobxx contents - thanks for your help!!

I was trying to understand your tool flow - how the hand off happens from the ripbot264 to encoder client.. I saw it say "copying tools" - next thing I expected it to see was indexing but thats not happening?

[Atak_Snajpera]

your custom plugins are not copied. Try again without your fancy plugins.

[sreemv]

your custom plugins are not copied. Try again without your fancy plugins.

Umm...copied? where? They exist on all the machines in the same paths and it worked before - used it with 1.17.1 beta 2 you gave me on several encodes...

I removed all custom plugins and I still end up with the same issue - so, I dont believe thats the issue - please let me know if there is anything else I can check. Thanks again.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Sorry to ask but is there any particular reason this is happening ? Will this be fixed, possible to fix in future or will I be stuck with version before 1.17 ? Just wondering

i've already fixed that.

@slalom
i also fixed your issue with decimal separator as well as invisible encoding server in remote desktop mode.

new version will be released once i increase number of supported servers in client.

@sreemv
i will investigate your job folder a little bit closer tomorrow.

[sreemv]

Sometimes I get this error too

The solution: Don't use D.E. on that file

Really? Last time this happend, I just switched the SAME encode to another machine with the same exact Ripbot version and everything else and the D.E worked fine but I hate switching around. I would like to debug this and fix.

[Atak_Snajpera]

maybe ripbot264temp is no longer shared?

[sreemv]

it is shared - checked that :)

[slalom]

It's something about that file, nobody changes the settings on sharing, at least I don't!

[Atak_Snajpera]

what happens if you manually index video.mkv with ffindex.exe?

[sreemv]

Didnt try manually indexing..any specific options I need to know...?

[Atak_Snajpera]

ffindex.exe video.mkv

[sreemv]

is this the right one to use?

D:\RipBot264v1.17.1\Tools\AviSynth plugins\ffms>ffmsindex.exe I:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job97\video.mkv

[Atak_Snajpera]

yep. and what do you see?

[sreemv]

That didnt help because it only created video.mkv.ffindex file but the encoder client is missing/looking for video.mkv.ffindex_track00.kf.txt

"google" just suggested to me to use "-k" option - doing it now :)

[sreemv]

Progress!! - the chunks are created the encoder client loads all the chunks but encoding fails - the GUI keeps toggling from "Encoding" to "Idle" - command line execution shows it has trouble resolving the machine names?? "nbtstat -a", "ping -4", \\pc-7" all work!

c:\>"\\PC-7\Ripbot264temp\tools\avs2yuv\avs2yuv.exe" "\\PC-7\RipBot264temp\job97\Chunks\1.avs" -o
- | "\\PC-7\Ripbot264temp\tools\x264\x264_x64.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 12288 --stats "\\PC-7\RipBot264temp\job97\Chunks\1.stat
s" --fps 24 --force-cfr --min-keyint 24 --keyint 240 --frames 14384 --sar 1:1 --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 -
-vbv-maxrate 25000 --b-pyramid none --stdin y4m --output NUL -
The network name cannot be found.

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you manually execute Chunks/1.cmd from another network pc?

[sreemv]

wow! They all say the same thing - "the network name cannot be found"

I even tried replacing the name with IP address, same result!

AH! I see the problem!!!

[sreemv]

The share got re-named "Ripbot264temp2" by windows [OS] when a different drive got the drive letter temporarily until I fixed it and so the path was invalid - so I unshared it and re-shared it again with the original name [Ripbot264temp] and applied original permission settings [everyone - read/write] and all is well!!

Thanks for putting up with my ignoramus debugging - all because of an oversight!

[8ternity]

HI Atak,

On the latest version of ripbot264; 1.17.1 all audio and subtitles tracks demuxex are not recognized the language. It's all "Undetermined" so we need to mediainfo all sources to know which language this is (audio and subtitles).

Did you need info?


thanks!

[hoju3508]

@8ternity, I don't get this problem. Did this happen on a particular movie or all of them?

[sreemv]

Atak,

All was well until my D.E went into pass2 and the encoder client just crashed with a OS message saying "not responding" - dead -poof - I dont see a progress/running log for the encoder client?

And, when I re-start the encode, its starting all over from the beginning :(

[sreemv]

And, this time it crashed half way along in pass1:

http://64.imagebam.com/download/TJ1wxB5XkMCr8lUWBcwY5Q/18990/189893008/ripbot-crash.JPG

Please let me know if there is a way to debug this.

[Atak_Snajpera]

click on view problem details

what cpus do you have in your machines?

[slalom]

And, this time it crashed half way along in pass1:

http://64.imagebam.com/download/TJ1wxB5XkMCr8lUWBcwY5Q/18990/189893008/ripbot-crash.JPG

Please let me know if there is a way to debug this.
My details on this problem
Υπογραφή προβλήματος:
Όνομα συμβάντος προβλήματος: APPCRASH
Όνομα εφαρμογής: EncodingClient.exe
Έκδοση εφαρμογής: 1.1.0.0
Χρονική σήμανση εφαρμογής: 2a425e19
Όνομα ελαττωματικής λειτουργικής μονάδας: ntdll.dll
Έκδοση ελαττωματικής λειτουργικής μονάδας: 6.1.7601.17725
Χρονική σήμανση ελαττωματικής λειτουργικής μονάδας: 4ec49b8f
Κωδικός εξαίρεσης: c0000005
Μετατόπιση εξαίρεσης: 0002dede
Έκδοση λειτουργικού συστήματος: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Αναγνωριστικό τοπικών ρυθμίσεων: 1032
Πρόσθετες πληροφορίες 1: e8ad
Πρόσθετες πληροφορίες 2: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863
Πρόσθετες πληροφορίες 3: e8ad
Πρόσθετες πληροφορίες 4: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863

You won't understand the first column, but you'll get the second

[JimmyK814]

I've been trying to get to the bottom of this one for a while. :-(

I just had a 4 hour 42 minute encode do this with 7 seconds remaining and I just started it over. It's random in the respect that it won't always happen even when redoing the same movie... or if it does it will happen at a totally different spot.

I've duplicated it on a Phenom II X4 965, X6 1100T, X6 1090T, Core 2 Q9650, Core i7 965, and a Core i7 2700k now. Usually restarting the job fixes it.

Maybe if the encoding client updated it's current status periodically rather then only when the Abort command is issued, restarting because of this wouldn't result in the loss of already processed chunks.

On a side note, I also noticed that you could start a job, abort it, change any settings and then resume it. If you weren't paying attention you could have half of a 720p movie backup tacked onto half of a 1080p movie backup, or some other combination. :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

1) this is exactly what i decided to implement this morrning. new version will save encoding progress immediately after number of encoded chunks increases.

2) yep something has to be done in this case. some warning ... i don't know yet.

[Atak_Snajpera]

1) already implemented in my unfinished 1.17.2

time to finally increase number of supported servers to 8
http://i.imgur.com/20woL.png

[Ryushin]

Now this is just wrong. Now I'll have to go build more computers to use up all 8 slots. This is starting to get expensive. :)

[guest]

This question has probably been asked & answered many times, but what operating system needs to be on the client servers, for the Distributed Encoding ???

Can it be something really basic, with only a small hard drive for that operating system, as long as there is an IP address (and a nic, of course)

If it's "ONLY" using the processor (as such), it's shouldn't need to be anything special, right ???

Cheers

[Atak_Snajpera]

xp , vista , 7 , 8 . it does not matter.

however there is one rule. if client is running on x64 os other servers must be also running on x64.

[JimmyK814]

1) this is exactly what i decided to implement this morrning. new version will save encoding progress immediately after number of encoded chunks increases.

2) yep something has to be done in this case. some warning ... i don't know yet.

That's awesome. Thanks!

[JimmyK814]

xp , vista , 7 , 8 . it does not matter.

however there is one rule. if client is running on x64 os other servers must be also running on x64.

I cheated on this by using Usex264x64=0 even on the 64bit machines... but that doesn't mean something isn't wrong that I haven't noticed. I just tried this yesterday for the first time.

[guest]

xp , vista , 7 , 8 . it does not matter.

however there is one rule. if client is running on x64 os other servers must be also running on x64.


A reply from the man, himself! :) :thanks:

[hdboy]

I'd like to ask a couple of requests:

1) drag and drop to add file to queue. I always have Directory Opus (explorer replacement) running, and I have the video files right there already. It'd be so much easier to drag and drop rather than click Add and navigate through the open dialog.

2) have a button or checkbox for "output to same folder". Click it and it automatically fills in output field. No need to browse for folder. At least it should remember the last folder you chose. It always defaults to the desktop, but I don't think I ever want to put video files on the desktop!

I feel like I'm asking for water and a straw at a 4 star restaurant, but sometimes it's the simplest things :)

[sreemv]

Atak,

Any chance of adding D.E for .avs input in 1.17.2? Thanks in advance!

[slalom]

2) have a button or checkbox for "output to same folder". Click it and it automatically fills in output field. No need to browse for folder. At least it should remember the last folder you chose. It always defaults to the desktop, but I don't think I ever want to put video files on the desktop!
Edit Ripbot.ini

I use a different HDD for output, It's must faster when muxing

[AMED]

i've noticed a incorrect link on the missing components screen of Ripbot v1.17.1.

the link to Haali Media Splitter is incorrect and should be
http://haali.su/mkv/

http://s16.postimage.org/jmdqnvfdt/Rip_Bot.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/jmdqnvfdt/)

[flebber]

It seems ripbot is overcropping my source when using automatically.

Complete name : C:\Video\DARK_CITY\title00.mkv
Format : Matroska

Source
Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration : 1h 47mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 4 533 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 8 400 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps

Ripbot Crop
#MT

#VideoSource

video=DirectShowSource("C:\Video\DARK_CITY\title00.mkv",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

#Deinterlace

#Decimate

#Crop
video=Crop(video,174,234,-42,-72)

Megui Crop
FFVideoSource("C:\Video\DARK_CITY\title00.mkv", threads=1)
#deinterlace
crop(0, 70, 0, -72)
Spline36Resize(720,432) # Spline36 (Neutral)

[Atak_Snajpera]

dark city probably has too many dark scenes for autocrop to detect black borders.

[flebber]

dark city probably has too many dark scenes for autocrop to detect black borders.

Would there be any way to generate an error for these films where it can't detect, suggest to user to review?

[Atak_Snajpera]

You should always use preview. This also helps to detect any a/v issues (which can be fixed with audio delay BTW)

[omegaman7]

dark city probably has too many dark scenes for autocrop to detect black borders.

This is interesting. BD rebuilder has a similar issue when removing black borders. Why don't the programs choose a more obvious dimension (aspect ratio/pixel dimensions), and stick to that first choice? Rather than determining it multiple times.

[Atak_Snajpera]

v1.17.2 BETA update
Added: Encoding Client now supports 8 servers
Added: Encoding Progress in DE mode is saved immediately when number of encoded chunks increases
Fixed: EncodingServer not visible while using remote desktop
Fixed: Problems with illegal decimal symbol
Fixed: chapters were incorrectly modified with inverse telecine function
Fixed: not detected languages in mkv container with mkvtoolnix 5.3.0+
Fixed: missing chapters for AVCHD after speed conversion
Fixed: error message while demuxing DVD subtitles with more than 16 languages
Fixed: Ripbot264 was showing Demuxing error instead of Decoding error

http://www.mediafire.com/?l4xw11disreaxwm

[soneca]

I can not download it, a problem with Mediafire.

Ok now.

[Hobbe]

How do you encode all the episodes from a tvshow dvd? and not just the longest...
And do you plan to support dvd iso?

[NLA]

The supported files which can be added for a batch job differ from those that can be added individually (specifically, I'm referring to .m2ts decrypted blu-ray support). I've been waiting for some kind of batch functionality for years, and now that its here, I can't really use it. :( And shouldn't the batch menu have some more options for what to do with audio, ie. wave, FLAC, core, etc?

P.S. What happened to the encoder settings menu? Used to be full of fantastic, easy-to-change options, and now its basically a textbox with a button to open a text file? Bit of a step backwards, isn't it?

[muhadi]

If you select properties on the main Ripbot screen, it will open up some choices. The third screen has COLORs. Choose TWEAK and there you'll see settings for contrast and hue and brightness.
Good Luck.

Where is this? I do not see it! and what brightness setting I need to enter for your player sony nwz a845? can you show the screenshot?

[Furiousflea]

Shouldn't b-pyramid be added back in since it is now compatible with mbtree?

Great frontend btw :)

[rc71]

How do you encode all the episodes from a tvshow dvd? and not just the longest...
And do you plan to support dvd iso?
Excellent Question!

What I have to do now, is I encode them with Nero Recode at ridiculous bit rate of 4+ so that the chapters and such are encoded in each ep. Then I reEncode those files with Ripbot to get reasonable sized files.

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you just separate each episode with dvd decrypter?

[rc71]

can you just separate each episode with dvd decrypter?

Your F**CKING kidding? I've used that for years and never noticed.

[rc71]

LOL!!! Just set DVD Decrypter to Vob ID instead of file ID for the file mode splitting options and poof. 7 Freaken Years I've been using this version of DVD Decrypter. OMG!! Thanks ATAK.
*update* An online tutorial suggests using ifo mode. I'll try that as well and see if it makes a diff.

Problem.

Ripbot doesn't like the files that are being produced. They look good to me and MPC plays each vob file fine, but ripbot gives this error;

MPEG2Source : unable to load D2V file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job19\job19.d2v"
(C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job19\getinfo.avs, line 2)


Suggestions?

[Atak_Snajpera]

vob sample to www.mediafire.com please...

[Ryushin]

Getting a new error using the 1.7.2 Beta during distributed encoding. Example of the error and trying to type it in exactly, spaces included:

Exception EConvertError in module EncodingClient.exe at 00023F16. '192.168.9.7 -> [3.4%] 49/1441 frames, 3.89 fps, 5944 kbps, eta 0:05:57 ' is not a valid integer value.

[Trayman]

@rc71 When i rip episodes from dvd i use ifo mode and rip the pgc's i want one by one. It's important that you use a seperate subfolder for each episode otherwise they will be overwritten. That's the way i do it.

If you do it your way you must rename the "episode" files to VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_02_1.VOB and so on. and if you want subtitles need to rename the .ifo to match the names of your vobs.

So i believe it's easier to use the ifo way and create a few subdirectories for your episodes than rename a lot of files to get it to work properly.

//Trayman

[Shrekage]

I have found that ripping to MKV works very well for TV series type dvd's, then using ripbot to re-encode them...

[jandor]

v1.17.2 BETA update
Added: Encoding Client now supports 8 servers
Added: Encoding Progress in DE mode is saved immediately when number of encoded chunks increases
Fixed: EncodingServer not visible while using remote desktop
Fixed: Problems with illegal decimal symbol
Fixed: chapters were incorrectly modified with inverse telecine function
Fixed: not detected languages in mkv container with mkvtoolnix 5.3.0+
Fixed: missing chapters for AVCHD after speed conversion
Fixed: error message while demuxing DVD subtitles with more than 16 languages
Fixed: Ripbot264 was showing Demuxing error instead of Decoding error


http://www.mediafire.com/?l4xw11disreaxwm


Hi, Atak

The file 'EncodingClient.exe' failed for NOD32/ESET.
Only the products 'ESET' accuses this problem.

Message: Probably unknown NewHeur_PE


Thanks!

[slalom]

Don't use ESET pruducts :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

typical false alarm. dump your anti virus and just use less annoying mse

[soneca]

Protect the file or the entire folder from scanning and send the file to Eset so they can check and fix.
Nod32 is a good antivirus.

[jandor]

Don't use ESET pruducts :)

typical false alarm. dump your anti virus and just use less annoying mse


I trust in the archives of RipBot264... It was just an observation I made.
Do not change the 'ESET Smart Security' by any other.


Thanks!

[rc71]

@rc71 When i rip episodes from dvd i use ifo mode and rip the pgc's i want one by one. It's important that you use a seperate subfolder for each episode otherwise they will be overwritten. That's the way i do it.

If you do it your way you must rename the "episode" files to VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_02_1.VOB and so on. and if you want subtitles need to rename the .ifo to match the names of your vobs.

So i believe it's easier to use the ifo way and create a few subdirectories for your episodes than rename a lot of files to get it to work properly.

//Trayman

Thanks. Waiting for my netflix dvd's to show up to try again.

[rc71]

Hi Atak

Strange issue with a FLV. It encodes for 2-3 seconds and then finishes without errors.
I was wondering if it was just my rig of what.
Thanks.

17mb
http://jumbofiles.com/s4ar9dzbdtrj

I would use MF, but I couldn't see how to upload. They've made some major changes.

[guest]

Even though it's stated that DE now supports MKV, I can't seem to get mpg's to convert to mkv with DE...am I doing something wrong ???

I'm lovin' DE, when using 3 PC's, the Server is an i7 3930K, and the clients are an i7 980x & an i7 2600K (all overclocked), it's only taking about 20 - 30 minutes to do a conversion.

[8ternity]

@8ternity, I don't get this problem. Did this happen on a particular movie or all of them?

@Atak_Snajpera & @hoju3508:
Happen on all of them.


Here some log:


[JobSettings]
VideoFile=D:\--= Complete =--\The.Grey.***
VideoCodec=h264
VideoWidth=1920
VideoHeight=800
VideoAspectRatio=1:1
VideoProfile=[HIGH 4.0] HD . Progressive
SourceFPS=23.976
MovieFPS=23.976
FPSinGUI=23.976
SourceNumberOfFrames=168770
SourceMovieLength=7039.12245578912
CurrentMovieLength=7039.12245578912
SourceAudioLength=7039.02933333333
Frames=168770
Duration=1:57:19.122
Mode=2-Pass
kbps=6739
AudioFile=E:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\1_audio_Undetermined.dts
AudioFileSize=1327736908
AudioCodec=dts
AudioBPS=1509750
AudioProfile=x.x C O P Y S T R E A M
Frequency=48000
Channels=6
DurationAudio=1:57:19.029
AudioLength=7039.02933333333
Normalize=OFF
AudioDelay=0
AudioLang=French [fre]
Output=E:\BLURAY\The Grey 1080P FF DVD9.AVCHD
Container=ts
LockSize=1
Size=7425
Deinterlace=Do not deinterlace
Crop=Do not crop
CropTop=0
CropBottom=0
CropLeft=0
CropRight=0
Resize=HD-Full 1920x1080 [2,40:1]
ResX=1920
ResY=800
Decimate=Do not decimate
Colors=Do not change colors
hue=0
sat=1
bright=0
cont=1
subtitles=Do not use subtitles
subtitleFileSize=15161396
path=
Denoise=Do not denoise
DenoiseLumaNoise=0
DenoiseChromaNoise=0
AssumeFPS=Do not change
Forced_Subtitles=3_subtitles_Undetermined_1080.sup



MediaInfo

General
Complete name : D:\--= Complete =--\The.Grey.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 9.83 GiB
Duration : 1h 57mn
Overall bit rate : 12.0 Mbps
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.1.1 ('Bouncin' Back') built on Jul 3 2010 22:54:08
Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate : 8 975 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.244
Stream size : 7.16 GiB (73%)
Writing library : x264 core 122 r2184 5c85e0a
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=8975 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.24 GiB (13%)
Title : French DTS 1509Kbps
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.24 GiB (13%)
Title : English DTS 1509Kbps
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : French Forced
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : Yes

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : French
Language : French
Default : No
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:07:03.298 : en:00:07:03.298
00:14:09.348 : en:00:14:09.348
00:24:31.303 : en:00:24:31.303
00:29:14.461 : en:00:29:14.461
00:35:25.999 : en:00:35:25.999
00:43:26.103 : en:00:43:26.103
00:50:53.092 : en:00:50:53.092
00:59:00.871 : en:00:59:00.871
01:04:02.547 : en:01:04:02.547
01:11:27.909 : en:01:11:27.909
01:17:54.837 : en:01:17:54.837
01:24:12.089 : en:01:24:12.089
01:33:29.771 : en:01:33:29.771
01:41:06.811 : en:01:41:06.811
01:49:18.719 : en:01:49:18.719



Did it affect demux if mediainfo into computer installed is older?

MediaInfo 0.7.51 (installed in windows).

[rc71]

vob sample to www.mediafire.com please...


Well while VOB id breaks down the whole DVD into ep, Ripbot doesn't like the files.

Setting it to ifo mode creates one file at a time, but ripbot seems to work with it. Bit of a pain since you have to rip each ep manually.

As for a sample, I'm a little lost. Don't know how to send a sample as the vobs are over a gig a piece and chopping them just starts getting complicated.

[jandor]

Well while VOB id breaks down the whole DVD into ep, Ripbot doesn't like the files.

Setting it to ifo mode creates one file at a time, but ripbot seems to work with it. Bit of a pain since you have to rip each ep manually.

As for a sample, I'm a little lost. Don't know how to send a sample as the vobs are over a gig a piece and chopping them just starts getting complicated.


Use the 'DVDFab' before: http://www.dvdfab.com/download.htm

[Atak_Snajpera]

Hi Atak

Strange issue with a FLV. It encodes for 2-3 seconds and then finishes without errors.
I was wondering if it was just my rig of what.
Thanks.

17mb
http://jumbofiles.com/s4ar9dzbdtrj

I would use MF, but I couldn't see how to upload. They've made some major changes.

update ffmpeg.exe from here
http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win32/static/ffmpeg-20120519-git-31dfe20-win32-static.7z

[Ryushin]

After using the abort feature a few times and having it save your current progress during a distributed encode, I have to say I'm very impressed with that feature. I do have a question though, why does the encoding client always re-encode the audio when you go to resume the job? I know it only takes a few minutes for the audio to encode though, so not really a big deal.

[RainyDog]

Hey Atak,

Following a fresh Windows 7 x64 reinstall and CPU/motherboard upgrade, I've only recently updated to Ripbot to 1.17 after a few months of just updating x264 manually and lazily sticking with 1.16.

One thing I've now noticed is that ffdshow no longer uses ffmpeg-mt to decode with Ripbot and just uses libavcodec. Do you know if there's a reason for that and something possibly amiss? I've tried selecting ffmpeg manually in ffdshow's codec config but there's no option for it...

Encodes are fine otherwise, speed is nearly 3x that of my old Phenom II X4 using the new 3770k so I'm not complaining or anything ;)

[Atak_Snajpera]

ffmpeg-mt code has been merged with libavcodec looong time ago.

btw. why don't you use x4 in distributed encoding mode?

[RainyDog]

ffmpeg-mt code has been merged with libavcodec looong time ago.

Ok, thanks for bringing me up to speed.

[rc71]

Use the 'DVDFab' before: http://www.dvdfab.com/download.htm

I've used that in the past. Looks promising. Thanks for the Suggestion. Could really save me some headaches.

*** Update ***

Worked fine. Ripbot doesn't try to remerge the files or anything.

THANKS

[RainyDog]

btw. why don't you use x4 in distributed encoding mode?

Yeah, could've done I suppose, but sold it on now.

[Wishbringer]

This thread is somewhat long, so maybe I missed a post that answers my question:

v1.17.1
Added: support for 10 bit encoding

How can I enable 10bit encoding?
In .ini I haven't seen a switch.

[Atak_Snajpera]

you are joking right?

[guest]

Added: AVI, MP4 and MKV can also be used in Distributed Encoding Mode.

I was using DE the other night, and I had a few jobs queued up, (not in a batch) and when it came to convert an .avi to AVCHD, and an .mpg to .mkv, it reverted back to "normal" encoding.

Am I missing something ???

[slalom]

How can I enable 10bit encoding?
In .ini I haven't seen a switch.
Check the options under profile

BTW I did some 10bit encoding and the colors are all wrong, somehow distorted. There are artifacts here and there, D.E. was not used.
Why did that happen?

[Atak_Snajpera]

update your player. works fine on mpc-hc + ffdshow

[Atak_Snajpera]

I was using DE the other night, and I had a few jobs queued up, (not in a batch) and when it came to convert an .avi to AVCHD, and an .mpg to .mkv, it reverted back to "normal" encoding.

Am I missing something ???

where do you see mpg as supported input format in de mode?

[slalom]

update your player. works fine on mpc-hc + ffdshow
problem fixed with update of mpc-hc, thanks

[guest]

where do you see mpg as supported input format in de mode?

That's just it, I don't see it being supported.

Do you plan to support it in upcoming version's ??

[woecarlson]

Hopefully this is just a really stupid/obvious question, but I have sampled this today with producing a few MKV files. Unfortunately, after I run them through the tsMuxer to make Blu-ray folders for burning the video comes out PAL instead of NTSC. Is there a setting I can change to flip it out of PAL mode?

Thanks!

[woecarlson]

Upon further review, turns out the source file was the culprit (PAL). Now my question is...is there way either through RipBot or other software to convert the source file from PAL to NTSC?

[BigM]

i've just updated to 1.17.1 and noticed, that the denoise filter has changed.
are there any recommendations which values to set for "mono noise" and "color noise"?
i know, the best way is try and find out, but if you could get me just a range to start experimenting with, would be helpful.
for what kind of movie do you use which settings?

[Atak_Snajpera]

you decide how much denoising is needed for your movie.

[Ryushin]

i've just updated to 1.17.1 and noticed, that the denoise filter has changed.
are there any recommendations which values to set for "mono noise" and "color noise"?
i know, the best way is try and find out, but if you could get me just a range to start experimenting with, would be helpful.
for what kind of movie do you use which settings?


I denoise most of my blu-ray movies, with the exception of the cleanest sources, denoising helps with the compression a lot. My personal preferences with expected size ratio:

I run most everything on CRF 20. Exceptions would be absolutely pristine sources that don't need any denoising at all. I aim for about 5-6 GB per 2 hour movie in 2.35:1 aspect ration. 1.85:1 should be about 20% larger or so due to it having more data.

On good sources with only a bit of noise, I'll usually just run 2 and 2. Slightly noiser, 4 and 4. Once a source has a lot of grain, I may be in 4 and 6, or 6 and 8. I've only had once to go with 10 and 12 due to a old Clint Eastwood western.

When there is a bunch of grain, it's best to leave the Mono two points down from the Chroma. HQDN3D can actually take four values in input, and it will analyze adjacent frames to try and take out the noise. Atak is right about the temporal options of 3 and 4 will start to cause a weird ghosting on some sources.

A few pages ago I posted what I found out about HQDN3D. It's a very high quality and powerful filter. I also provided links so you can read up on it. Please see this link to the post:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1573501#post1573501

[BigM]

I denoise most of my blu-ray movies, with the exception of the cleanest sources, denoising helps with the compression a lot. My personal preferences with expected size ratio:

I run most everything on CRF 20. Exceptions would be absolutely pristine sources that don't need any denoising at all. I aim for about 5-6 GB per 2 hour movie in 2.35:1 aspect ration. 1.85:1 should be about 20% larger or so due to it having more data.

On good sources with only a bit of noise, I'll usually just run 2 and 2. Slightly noiser, 4 and 4. Once a source has a lot of grain, I may be in 4 and 6, or 6 and 8. I've only had once to go with 10 and 12 due to a old Clint Eastwood western.

When there is a bunch of grain, it's best to leave the Mono two points down from the Chroma. HQDN3D can actually take four values in input, and it will analyze adjacent frames to try and take out the noise. Atak is right about the temporal options of 3 and 4 will start to cause a weird ghosting on some sources.

A few pages ago I posted what I found out about HQDN3D. It's a very high quality and powerful filter. I also provided links so you can read up on it. Please see this link to the post:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1573501#post1573501

thanks for that information!
that's just what i was looking for!
saved me a lot of time trying.

[Wishbringer]

How can I enable 10bit encoding?
In .ini I haven't seen a switch.
you are joking right?
Check the options under profile


Thanks, misunderstanding created by separate exe files of x264 (8bit and 10bit).
So I thought, there must be somewhere a switch to choose one of them (like 64bit settings which are in ini, so my my thoughts were consequent).
Didn't know that that is recognized over profile settings too (my knowledge was, that these settings are only passed to exe without further parsing).

[BigM]

can you tell me what's causing this error? i've updated from 1.17.0 to 1.17.1 yesterday. before i've never had that error. job was created with 1.17.1.
I've searched the forum for this error, but haven't found any like this since the release of 1.17.1.
i have already successfully encoded one movie, so it might as well be a problem with the source-files. i will check them with 1.17.0 again.
but perhaps you already know what's the problem.
what stands that second value "0%" anyway? haven't seen this second value before.

http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_102816qi728.jpg


EDIT:
Recreated the job with 1.17.1 again, tried two more times, got the error again but now at 8%:
http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_110527hwcs6.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_111137y0ddc.jpg

will now try with 1.17.0


EDIT:
same movie seems to work with the same settings in 1.17.0. very strange.

[Atak_Snajpera]

ryushin
film grain is mainly monochromatic so why do you also use chroma filtering? color noise is more prevelant in digital cameras.

[Ryushin]

ryushin
film grain is mainly monochromatic so why do you also use chroma filtering? color noise is more prevelant in digital cameras.

I did not know that. Learn something new every day.

[Ryushin]

But are not the new movies filmed with digital recorders? What are you thoughts then. Chroma will can make banding. I guess it would be best just to run a few test runs, with Chroma and without.

[Lighto]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, I have been experiencing avisynth stack overflow errors recently with the scripts generated by RipBot.
I have looked through the scripts generated but found nothing fishy.

The error mainly occurs when I attempt to do multiple seeking through the script during preview with resize and hardsub options.
In the past, the video will freeze awhile before playing as per normal when I seek.
Now, the avisynth stack overflow error message will appear in MPC after multiple seeking of the script.

I need some advise as of what could be the cause of it.
Encountered the error with the MPC included in RipBot package with avisynth 2.5.8.5/2.6 MT(2.6.0.3).

TIA! :)

Solution:
Reinstall avisynth!
I guess playing around with QTGMC and avisynth 2.6MT screwed up something.

[Atak_Snajpera]

But are not the new movies filmed with digital recorders? What are you thoughts then. Chroma will can make banding. I guess it would be best just to run a few test runs, with Chroma and without.

film grain/noise is added in post proccess . look at 300 movie.

[Ryushin]

film grain/noise is added in post proccess . look at 300 movie.

I hate it when they do that. It's like they take this great looking movie, and then destroy it. They did the same with Miami Vice. Why using a new medium and purposely add the flaws from the old medium that it replaced. Some people are way to attached to grain.

[PlayoffBeard]

I recently did a rip of a movie, and used auto crop, custom [x:xx;1] and I did a couple others and it never happened, but there's points fduring the movie where under the "frame" it goes purple (and I've seen green once). I re did it 2 or 3 times, and it keeps doing it... Any ideas what caused this?

http://i50.tinypic.com/of5zxv.jpg

I even went and checked the source, although confident it wasn't there, and it was not...

[igorgladunyak]

Atak_Snajpera
How to update x264 in RipBot264?

[soneca]

Rename the new version and replace...

[christiebunny]

I love the fact that Ripbot264 handles multiple subtitles - although I wish it'd preview blu-ray SUP subs so I can tell what language each is :p

Is there ANY plans to support multiple audio tracks as well, please?

[Atak_Snajpera]

select subtitles under permanent subtitles and then click preview. this is how i do it.

[BigM]

Any suggestions for my problem, yet?

can you tell me what's causing this error? i've updated from 1.17.0 to 1.17.1 yesterday. before i've never had that error. job was created with 1.17.1.
I've searched the forum for this error, but haven't found any like this since the release of 1.17.1.
i have already successfully encoded one movie, so it might as well be a problem with the source-files. i will check them with 1.17.0 again.
but perhaps you already know what's the problem.
what stands that second value "0%" anyway? haven't seen this second value before.

http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_102816qi728.jpg


EDIT:
Recreated the job with 1.17.1 again, tried two more times, got the error again but now at 8%:
http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_110527hwcs6.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/2012-05-27_111137y0ddc.jpg

will now try with 1.17.0


EDIT:
same movie seems to work with the same settings in 1.17.0. very strange.

[Atak_Snajpera]

search for ripbot 1.17.2 beta

[Zorro70]

Hi ATAK.

Any thoughts on adding the option to encode 3d SBS (side-by-side) or all other 3d options?
like BDtoAVCHD v1.7.7 has recently added?

( i know im asking a lot) ;-)


I have no idea how difficult or easy that would be for you, but it would be fantastic mate!!!!

I already have my own command line profiles for avchd so want to keep using ripbot , rather than your competitors poor in built encode settings :D


Either way thanks for keeping ripbot going, its amazing!!!!

[sreemv]

Is Virtualdub's frameserver "*.avi" supposed to work with Ripbot264? Tried 4 different versions of Ripbot and all of them failed with the same error:

"Cannot playback the file. The format is not supported"

[Atak_Snajpera]

make sure that uncompressed video decoders are enabled in ffdshow

[MaistroX]

Second Zorro70's request, would be awesome!!! :)

[sreemv]

I tried both "ffdshow-->VFW Configuration -- Decoder" as well as "ffdshow --> Video Decoder Configuration - Decoder" to support "RAW Video-- all supported" - Ripbot still cant open the "avi" from virtualdub's frameserver - any help would be appreciated.

[apollon100]

Hello
I have a problem with Ripbot264 1.17.1

When I open a video file, or if I change the audio piste, Ripbot264 shows "gathering information" during a very long time and block my PC.

I have ffdshow_rev4422_20120409 and Windows 7 64 bits.

Have you an idea to fix this , thanks ?

[flebber]

Hello
I have a problem with Ripbot264 1.17.1

When I open a video file, or if I change the audio piste, Ripbot264 shows "gathering information" during a very long time and block my PC.

I have ffdshow_rev4422_20120409 and Windows 7 64 bits.

Have you an idea to fix this , thanks ?

Is your firewall blocking it?

[apollon100]

No it's not the firewall.

Even if I desactivate this, the problem continu.

Thanks for your answers

[apollon100]

Issue resolved ! :rolleyes:

It's was probably a conflict with one of my other programs.
I have uninstall all and reinstall only ripbot264, java, avisynth, haali media spittler and ffdshow.

But I don't know what can occure this problem.

:thanks:

[jwjohnson]

I add a few titles (Blu Ray) to the RipBot queue (not batch mode). After each has done it's analyzing and demuxing I change the title of the output file (.mp4) and make sure my encoding settings are correct and select appropriate forces subs to be burnt in. When I press the Start button it sits on "Please Wait...." for a 45 minutes or more. I can't really see anything that the program is doing during this time. The appropriate job folder in the Ripbot Temp folder doesn't seem to change or get anything added to it. I've searched the thread and haven't really found any helpful info. I do not have normalize audio selected. I'm using WIndows 7 64 bit with an AMD phenom II x4 CPU at 3.0 GHz. I get between 10 and 14 fps when it is encoding. I am using distributed encoding with a couple of other machines. That gets me up to about 30 fps. But the "Please wait" is not effected by that and sometime just seems to go on forever. I would appreciate any help or suggestions.
Thanks.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Do you re-encode audio? what audio codec did you select? Does this happen on other machines too?

[jwjohnson]

I'm encoding audio to AAC 128. As far as I can tell, I'm using the libavcodec. I installed it on a different machine. With a 1 hour 46 min Blu Ray it displayed "Please Wait..." for only about 5 minutes, then did the audio encode and then started the video encode. It's a slower machine so I'm only getting about 7 fps.
It looks like it's the install on my main machine. I think I'll delete everything and start over. I am running BD-Rebuilder on my main machine. I has switched to ffdshow 3882 for compatibility with that. I wonder if that is the issue. Before deleting everything, I'll go back to ffdshow 4422 first and see if that fixes things.

[fantasmanegro]

Does anybody knows if Batch mode auto rename files if destiny is source directory?...

[Atak_Snajpera]

yes. Btw. you can check yourself with some copied video test files to be sure.

[jwjohnson]

The program now seems to work better up to a point on my faster machine. The video encoding was going along fine up to about the 30% mark when I started getting these errors. I can't find a log file (It doesn't seem to create one until the process finishes), but maybe these messages will help figure out what's going on. Thanks for your help.

http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12796&d=1338742644
http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12797&d=1338742660
http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12798&d=1338742703

[solis0001]

I have no idea if this is even remotely possible:

I'd like to have an option to output in 3D AVCHD. I understand that it's possible to up/convert 2D AVCHD.
Is this something that can be incorporated into RipBot, or is this just a pipe dream?

It would be awesome.

[Atak_Snajpera]

3D image contains information for two eyes. (image is shifted for each eye) . Up converting 2D to 3D is like upconverting mono soundtrack to stereo. Impossible.

[Zorro70]

how about 3d blu rays to 3d avchd???

side by side would be nice for starters ;-)


New 2011 standards allow for steroescopic 3d avchd , time for an update???


can we also have the otion to use dual audio atak also

thanks mate!!!!

[MaistroX]

I Second The 3DBD to 3D mkv SBS! :)

[fantasmanegro]

for 2d to 3d you can use avisynth script... is arroud the net google it...

[nst6563]

Is there a reason that the HD tracks (DTS-HD and TRUEHD) tracks cannot be 'x-copied' like the standard AC3/DTS tracks? Why force the conversion of TRUEHD to FLAC?

[nekrosoft13]

Siema Atak

Just wanted to report that I keep having the issue when .ts file is loaded into ripbot and re-encoded audio always is out of sync. if i remux the TS into m2ts audio is fine.

All my files are .ts, and remuxing all files, is just really not convient.

I tried using the bath encoding and loaded bunch of .ts files all of them came out with audio out of sync.

so i tried to load m2ts files into bath and noticed that batch will not take m2ts files, instead it wants to mts files.

renaming m2ts to mts and loaded them into ripbot resulted with files with no audio.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Most likely video stream does not start from key frame. In this case you have three options:
1) remux to .m2ts
2) cut off everything before key-frame (I-Frame) in Transport Stream Packet Editor
3) manually adjust audio delay directly in ripbot264

[NLA]

The supported files which can be added for a batch job differ from those that can be added individually (specifically, I'm referring to .m2ts decrypted blu-ray support). I've been waiting for some kind of batch functionality for years, and now that its here, I can't really use it. :( And shouldn't the batch menu have some more options for what to do with audio, ie. wave, FLAC, core, etc?

P.S. What happened to the encoder settings menu? Used to be full of fantastic, easy-to-change options, and now its basically a textbox with a button to open a text file? Bit of a step backwards, isn't it?

Bumping my unanswered post. :confused:

[qbass]

Hi,

Great app, thanks for that!

My things:

* bug? Using <SOURCE_FOLDER>\ in batch mode gives "Access violation" message for me.

* feature: ability to load batch list from file or even edit this list/richbox. To be able to use output of "dir /b /s C:\PHOTOS\*.mpg" as source of batch list.

* feature: ability to rotate movie with radiobuttons ratcher than using "Open the video file in RipBot, click on "properties", "show script" and add "video=turnleft(video)" or "video=turnright(video)" before "return video"."

* feature: ability to use creation time of source file as same in output file.

* feature: ability to keep some meta information from source file, like Tagged date

* bug: ripbot cannot find audio stream in .wma file created with ms movie maker, audio from mediaInfo:
Format : WMA
Format profile : Pro
Codec ID : 162
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 10 Professional - 128 kbps, 48 kHz, 2 channel 16 bit (A/V) 1-pass CBR

Once again thanks for app, it is just great.

[fantasmanegro]

Hi,

* bug? Using <SOURCE_FOLDER>\ in batch mode gives "Access violation" message for me.


i second this...
the same thing happened

[Atak_Snajpera]

record your desktop with camstudio and send video to www.mediafire.com

[Chetwood]

Just tried Ripbot on a 50 FPS PAL test clip that I tried to reduce to 25 FPS by "assuming 25 FPS". After encoding to x264/AAC/MKV the file was twice as long, played back in what appeared to be slow motion and had no sound despite an AAC stream being present. Is it possible that Ripbot has problems with FFV1/WAV in AVI as source? Also, how can I add my own audio profile and how about a button in the GUI to view the log of the last job? Thx.

[ozok]

@Atak_Snajpera you can use madExcept to track down these kind of errors (Access violation etc). It is free for non-commercial purposes and supports many Delphi versions AFAIK.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Just tried Ripbot on a 50 FPS PAL test clip that I tried to reduce to 25 FPS by "assuming 25 FPS". After encoding to x264/AAC/MKV the file was twice as long, played back in what appeared to be slow motion and had no sound despite an AAC stream being present. Is it possible that Ripbot has problems with FFV1/WAV in AVI as source? Also, how can I add my own audio profile and how about a button in the GUI to view the log of the last job? Thx.

video=selecteven(video)

[Atak_Snajpera]

@Atak_Snajpera you can use madExcept to track down these kind of errors (Access violation etc). It is free for non-commercial purposes and supports many Delphi versions AFAIK.

cool. thanks.

[Chetwood]

video=selecteven(video)
Wow, took me some searching to find where to put this. Anyway, when I select "2.0 FHG AAC-HE 64 kbs (CBR)" as audio output, I'm getting

Error: The source file 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac' could not be opened successfully, or retrieving its size by seeking to the end did not work.

Selecting "2.0 FHG AAC-LC 96 kbs (CBR)" however works although in both cases the same audio file is used?

[soneca]

New version, thanks Atak! http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/thumbsup.gif

[8ternity]

HI Atak,

Encodingclient.exe his detected has false positive from Nod32 5.0.XXX and delete when download is completed.

I will try to submit that file to eset and give explanations.

[soneca]

The same thing happened here, I had to disable the Nod to complete the download.
Sent for analysis but so far no answer.

[defalopii]

i have share the RipBot264temp, but still getting error RipBot264temp is not shared! Auto closing...
please any detail documentation how to use RipBot264 distributed encoding ??

[Atak_Snajpera]

have you watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHcjxsGiI4&feature=g-upl

[benjyv]

I'll wait the next version cuz this one couldn't be DL-ed, at leats at me gaves errors:(

[defalopii]

have you watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHcjxsGiI4&feature=g-upl

Yes, i am using Windows Server 2003
Have 4 server on different data center, but i cant make it work for RipBot264 Distributed Encoding

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you open \\computer-name\ripbot264temp from servers side ?

[nst6563]

I'm having a similar problem with my setup. Ripbot doesn't auto-close, however all the encoding clients cycle with a message stating "x264 [error]: could not open input file `-'
encoding terminated.

I've checked the temp folder and it's shared correctly. I can access it from the remote computers. I've even turned off all firewalls. Same errors.

Any hints?

All systems are i7, 8-16gb ram, Win7 Professional, and this latest version of ripbot.

[Atak_Snajpera]

close ripbot

disable x264 x64 in ripbot264.ini

usex264x64=0

remove old job and create new job again

[defalopii]

still not work..
RipBot264temp is not shared! Auto closing...
can you give me detaill documentation about this Distributed Encoding ??
should i install ripbot on each of my 4 servers that spread on 4 countries?
and how to determine where should be the server and the client ??

[Ryushin]

still not work..
RipBot264temp is not shared! Auto closing...
can you give me detaill documentation about this Distributed Encoding ??
should i install ripbot on each of my 4 servers that spread on 4 countries?
and how to determine where should be the server and the client ??

RipBot264 distributed encoding only works on the local LAN. Not over the Internet. You have to understand that you are transferring very large chunks of data.

[Shrekage]

still not work..
RipBot264temp is not shared! Auto closing...
can you give me detaill documentation about this Distributed Encoding ??
should i install ripbot on each of my 4 servers that spread on 4 countries?
and how to determine where should be the server and the client ??

@Defalopii:

If you watch the video demonstration of distributed encoding, you will see that you have to share the ripbot264temp folder on the machine running ripbot264. on EACH client, you must be able to connect to \\computer\ripbot264temp.

While this can work on the internet, it is not secure unless you run it inside of VPN's like I did.

The problem you will then run into is bandwith. you need ALOT of bandwith because you are transferring VIDEO files to EACH server to be transcoded, then you are transferring them BACK to the client PC, this is VERY bandwith intensive, and usually, your uplink is slow enough that you get NO benefit from doing it this way...

Even with 5Mbit uplink it was still too slow to use that way.

[Shrekage]

Hi Atak,

loving the 8 servers now! Thanks for that!

Is there any way to have the encoding server start on screen instead of in the tray? maybe a command line option?

Thanks

[Atak_Snajpera]

shrecage could you write some guide how to use de via internet?

regarding encoding server i thought that auto hiding to tray would be less anoying for user.

[8ternity]

Bug to latest version:

Exception EConvertError in module Ripbot264.exe at 0000949A.

" is not a valid integer value.

[defalopii]

Now i can connect the entire client server over the internet
But when start encoding i got this in every client server: Encoding Terminated
Whats wrong ??

[Atak_Snajpera]

how fast is your upload speed at home?

[defalopii]

my upload/download speed is about 50MB/s

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you open shared folder from server side?

[Adub]

8ternity, it will help Atak if you give steps to actually reproduce your bug report.

[8ternity]

I'Ve just click "add" choose the mkv file, it demuxed the audio and crashed.

[Shrekage]

shrecage could you write some guide how to use de via internet? .

as long as yuo can access the share on the client PC and you can connect to the server from the client, there should be no problem in regards to where in the world the server is. in my case, I have VPN's setup between 4 subnets between my house, my father-in-laws house, my office and a coworker's house. they are all private networks that I have routed with some old fortinet corporate firewalls lying around... I would not recommend snyone do this over the internet without using VPN tunnels between the networks/hosts. outside of the VPN setup, setting up ripbot is exactly the same as it is if you are on the same subnet (network).



regarding encoding server i thought that auto hiding to tray would be less anoying for user.

that's right, but a command line switch (something like executing encodingserver /f could bring it up unminimized.

I am working on making a windows PE image that I can pxe boot to my linux clients when I need that extra little effort and when you start the server inside of WinPE, you have no way to bring it up since there is no tray...

it's still WIP but when it's done I plan to create instructions for everyone...

[jett2]

Hi folks,
I wrote a little GUI to simplify the process of activating/deactivating the DE-feature for my clients. (Done with AutoIT).
http://www.digital-labs.de/download/RipBot/Distributed-Encoding.jpg
Just have a look at the self-explaining INI-file, where you have to change the name (or the IPs) of your clients.
Source-code included! (For those who don't trust an exe that needs admin-rights ;) )
Download here: http://www.digital-labs.de/download/RipBot/DistributedEncoding-activate.zip

Feedback welcome!

[Atak_Snajpera]

Now i can connect the entire client server over the internet
But when start encoding i got this in every client server: Encoding Terminated
Whats wrong ??

here is good guide how to setup VPN
http://www.pcworld.com/article/210562/how_to_set_up_vpn_in_windows_7.html

also don't forget to forward port 1723 in your router!

[defalopii]

I stuck here: Please Wait...Gathering information...
Video is .mkv format
OS: Windows Server 2008 64bit
All RipBot and parts using the newest update
Any help ??

[Atak_Snajpera]

see first post

[Carpo]

anyone else getting a warning from ESET about the EncodingClient.exe? It is saying it might be some new unknown heuristics virus, I have sent it for analysis as a false positive, as I have never had issues with RipBot before, also I am guessing this has been asked before, but could you add LAV filters to the allowed programs, so those of use who don't want to have haali or ffdshow can still use your program?

[Atak_Snajpera]

eac3to won't work without haali.

[Carpo]

guess eac3to needs updating then, will bug madshi :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

also haali media splitter works better for transport stream.

[empty1969]

Atak,

Can you add the option to create the temp audio and video file in the job folder?

Thanks

Empty

[robf]

Thanks for continued updates of your excellent tool!

I finally figured out that I needed the encoding server running on the remote machines in order to get distributed to work (which I might suggest adding to your video tutorial BTW).

Now that it is working however my remote server dies after about 3 minutes of encoding. And when I say dies, I mean the whole machine locks up and must be hard rebooted. Both the main and external server are running windowsx64.

Any suggestions on a good way to debug this?

Oh and another thing I observed is that it doesn't look possible to use 32bit windows machine as a remote server if the main machine is 64-bit.

-Rob

[g0th1ckn1ght]

I was wondering if the following features could be somehow implemented please:

What i would like to do with my mkv is leave the video untouched (don't care about about file size), mux audio AC3 (THD) or DTS (DTS HD) as well as have forced subs (foreign language subs that are forced in some parts of the movies e.g Avatar Na'vi language) as well as soft subs (while have forced subs still enabled).

Is this in anyway possible please.

Thanks you.

[Atak_Snajpera]

robf
looks like your pcs are overheating. run linx from first post to check if the same happens.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I was wondering if the following features could be somehow implemented please:

What i would like to do with my mkv is leave the video untouched (don't care about about file size), mux audio AC3 (THD) or DTS (DTS HD) as well as have forced subs (foreign language subs that are forced in some parts of the movies e.g Avatar Na'vi language) as well as soft subs (while have forced subs still enabled).

Is this in anyway possible please.

Thanks you.

use mmg.exe

[defalopii]

where i can edit x264 profile like in MeGUI ??
http://thumbnails41.imagebam.com/19675/297e39196740178.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/297e39196740178)

Or is there any way to import MeGUI's profile to RipBot264 ??

[MWD1001]

use mmg.exe

g0th1ckn1ght- If you use mkvmerge as Atak suggests, it's very tricky to get it to work with most media players and bluray players that support media files. I just spent 3 days testing this exact method of making lossless mkv files. Make sure in mkvmerge that header compression is off for both audio and video, but on for subtitles. Also, some bluray players and/or media players will not show or support subtitles with .sup or .idx/.sub format. I had to convert mine to .srt, and then in mkvmerge make sure I was using UTF-8. That was the only way I could my bluray player to show the subtitles through its media player support, and even then they were less than perfect. They show up in the black box below the film instead of overlaying the film like most sup/idx/sub subtitles do when watching natively from disc.

Another way to do this, and probably easier, is to just use MakeMKV. It makes lossless files from your source material. The only problem with this program when it comes to bluray sourced subtitles is the same old story where most, if not all, media players and bluray players fail to display the subs.

I've found the best way to deal with forced subtitles (like alien language from films, for example), is to spend the time commitment and hard re-encoded them into the picture using RipBot. Choose a very high 2-pass bit rate or very low CRF (something like 16 or lower) if you feel you want to get as close to the original bit rate of the native source. Overkill most likely, but you'll get visually close to lossless with the video.

[robf]

robf
looks like your pcs are overheating. run linx from first post to check if the same happens.

Thanks for that. I ran Linx and in fact it did fail. Upon further testing it isn't heat but dying memory. Off to buy some new memory...

Do you have a suggestion on how to run distributed with a mix of x64 and x32 machines? Is it as simple as setting Usex264x64=0 on the main machine?

[Trayman]

@robf I think you need to do that on all machines but other than that it's as easy as changing Usex264x64=0.

//Trayman

[Chetwood]

g0th1ckn1ght- If you use mkvmerge as Atak suggests, it's very tricky to get it to work with most media players and bluray players that support media files.
So from your experience with one BD player (by SONY, no less) you can draw this conclusion? Actually, it's the other way round: using MKVToolnix results in files playable on standalones. MakeMKV e.g. does not compress subs but mmg does by default so they do run on the WDTV LIVE.

Also, some bluray players and/or media players will not show or support subtitles with .sup or .idx/.sub format. I had to convert mine to .srt, and then in mkvmerge make sure I was using UTF-8.
Again no problem of MKVToolnix but of a crappy player.

They show up in the black box below the film instead of overlaying the film like most sup/idx/sub subtitles do when watching natively from disc.
No surpise there cause SRT is not bitmap but text and also the lowest common denominator that has no position information.

I've found the best way to deal with forced subtitles (like alien language from films, for example), is to spend the time commitment and hard re-encoded them into the picture using RipBot.
The best way to deal with is, is to spend the time otherwise wasted on encoding to search for a proper cheap standalone that supports standard sub formats like PGS.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Updated Encoding Client and Encoding Server

http://www.mediafire.com/?y11c652bwm1bwla

Added: Now it is possible to run multiple Encoding Servers on single PC. This may be very useful if for some reason CPU usage is not maximized on your system.
Added: EncodingServer.exe /show starts server with main form visible


http://i.imgur.com/vJCX3.jpg

KNOWN BUG
when one of encoding servers is being closed rest tend to crash (access violation message)

[MWD1001]

So from your experience with one BD player (by SONY, no less) you can draw this conclusion? Actually, it's the other way round: using MKVToolnix results in files playable on standalones. MakeMKV e.g. does not compress subs but mmg does by default so they do run on the WDTV LIVE.


Again no problem of MKVToolnix but of a crappy player.


No surpise there cause SRT is not bitmap but text and also the lowest common denominator that has no position information.


The best way to deal with is, is to spend the time otherwise wasted on encoding to search for a proper cheap standalone that supports standard sub formats like PGS.

Ouch. Thank you for politely taking me to the tool shed.

[defalopii]

Updated Encoding Client and Encoding Server

http://www.mediafire.com/?y11c652bwm1bwla

Added: Now it is possible to run multiple Encoding Servers on single PC. This may be very useful if for some reason CPU usage is not maximized on your system.
Added: EncodingServer.exe /show starts server with main form visible


http://i.imgur.com/vJCX3.jpg

KNOWN BUG
when one of encoding servers is being closed rest tend to crash (access violation message)

Thax, i've been waiting for this update..
will share the result soon :)

[defalopii]

have tried EncodingServer on my quad core system, all good can maximize the CPU Usage to 100% on 1st pass
but when all job done i didnt find the encoded video file in the directories which i've set in the Edit Job
My OS is Windows Server 2003, tying on other OS still same

[Atak_Snajpera]

see Jobx_log.txt from /Logs/ folder

[defalopii]

I got this

C:\>"C:\Program Files\RipBot\tools\bepipe\bepipe.exe" --script "import(^C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\job1.avs^)" | "C:\Program Files\RipBot\Tools\fhgaacenc\fhgaacenc.exe" --profile he --cbr 64 --adts --ignorelength - "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac"

The system cannot execute the specified program.


C:\>"C:\Program Files\RipBot\EncodingClient.exe" "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\job1_EncodingClient.meta"


C:\>"C:\Program Files\RipBot\tools\mkvtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Downloads\Video\Encoded\Sample.34562-alg.mkv" --compression 0:none --title "Sample.34562-alg" --default-duration 0:24.98fps "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264" --compression 0:none --language 0:und --aac-is-sbr 0:1 "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac"

mkvmerge v5.6.0 ('Kenya Kane') built on May 27 2012 16:44:04


Error: The source file 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac' could not be opened successfully, or retrieving its size by seeking to the end did not work.

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

Elapsed Time: 00h:12m:07s


Tried open bepipe.exe manually its fine
But when open fhgaacenc.exe "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this program."

[SimonK91]

What CPU + Mainboard Bundle is the most performing choice for h264 encoding, around $300? Im not sure of taking the Intel i5-2500k or the AMD FX-8150. At least the AMD has 8 cores. Price is pretty much the same.

May someone can advise me?
Cheers!

[Atak_Snajpera]

defalopii
install latest .net and c++ packages

you can find them in windows update section

[Atak_Snajpera]

What CPU + Mainboard Bundle is the most performing choice for h264 encoding, around $300? Im not sure of taking the Intel i5-2500k or the AMD FX-8150. At least the AMD has 8 cores. Price is pretty much the same.

May someone can advise me?
Cheers!

in encoding with x264 amd fx 8150 will be faster than i5 2500 at the same clock.

see x264 fhd benchmark

[SimonK91]

in encoding with x264 amd fx 8150 will be faster than i5 2500 at the same clock.

see x264 fhd benchmark

Thanks for the quick answer! Is there a big difference between the different DDR3 RAM Speeds? Is 1866er RAM better than 1333 mhz RAM or wont it have a big effect?
I wonder that my i5-2500k has in the FHD Benchmark 17fps but when i encode Blurays with the Default 4.0 Profile in CQ 20, i only have 10-12 fps. Temps are fine and the Clock is at 3.4 GHZ. Also the CPU is at 100% Usage. Any idea?

[Atak_Snajpera]

you won't see difference in encoding speed

[Atak_Snajpera]

Thanks for the quick answer! Is there a big difference between the different DDR3 RAM Speeds? Is 1866er RAM better than 1333 mhz RAM or wont it have a big effect?
I wonder that my i5-2500k has in the FHD Benchmark 17fps but when i encode Blurays with the Default 4.0 Profile in CQ 20, i only have 10-12 fps. Temps are fine and the Clock is at 3.4 GHZ. Also the CPU is at 100% Usage. Any idea?

different source = different encoding speed

[DVDBob]

I can not get RipBot264 Distributed Encoding to work.

I have configured the network settings as you describe in your tutorial.
I have configured the settings for my video in my normal RipBot264 client, which you describe in your tutorial.
I have connected the server 1 in Encoding Client for my Encoding Encoding Server and Client says now idle at Server 1

Nothing happens.

What have I done wrong or forgot??

[Atak_Snajpera]

post screenshot

[DVDBob]

http://s7.postimage.org/sjvso1non/Network_Settings_Screenshot_1.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/sjvso1non/)

http://s15.postimage.org/6w435g1gn/Network_Settings_Screenshot_2.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/6w435g1gn/)

http://s18.postimage.org/t45rtuvbp/Rip_Bot264_Distributed_Encoding_Server_And_Client.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/t45rtuvbp/)

http://s18.postimage.org/g1a5al53p/Rip_Bot264_INI_File.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/g1a5al53p/)

http://s14.postimage.org/ru12c173x/Rip_Bot264.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/ru12c173x/)

[nst6563]

Curious issue here...

I changed the x64 line to 0, but I still get encoding/idle loops that now say "The network name could not be found".

I've turned off all firewalls, verified permissions, deleted it all and started over...just get the network name error. I can go to a remote machine and access the files just fine.

Anyone else run into this error?

[Shrekage]

@dvdbob:. It appears you are running the client. You should Just run DuPont with a supported teletype and DE enabled in it's ini file. The client will be called when needed.

@nst6563: check that you can access \\clientpc\ripbot264temp from the servers that has the issue (substitute your client system name for clientpc. Also you can try to run one of the chunk batch files from there to see what error the cmdline gives. As well as to make sure the command is right...

@Atak: the /Show switch works great! I have started testing running a server in winPE

[robf]

Curious issue here...

I changed the x64 line to 0, but I still get encoding/idle loops that now say "The network name could not be found".

I've turned off all firewalls, verified permissions, deleted it all and started over...just get the network name error. I can go to a remote machine and access the files just fine.

Anyone else run into this error?

Check the *.cmd files in the temp/ripbot264temp/job1/Chunks directory and look the command for x286. What I see is a call to x264_x64.exe which causes problems for the remote 32-bit machines. I see this even after switching the x64 to 0. You can manually edit these these lines to call x264_x86.exe and it should work for all. This seems like a bug.

Atak, would it be possible to make the server a little more aware of which x264 to call based on which OS version is running? Perhaps try to run the 64 bit version first, then if it gets an error switch to 32bit mode? That should be a simple workaround.

[defalopii]

defalopii
install latest .net and c++ packages

you can find them in windows update section

its work before, but ater replacing EncodingServer.exe and EncodingClient.exe with the latest update i got that error

[Atak_Snajpera]

install this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx
and this http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

[Atak_Snajpera]

@DVDBob
where do you see in video tutorial that you have to manually start encoding client?

[DVDBob]

That have i not seen in your tutorial, but I tried to open Encoding Client manually, as Encoding Client does not start automatically when I put RipBot264 starting to encode.

[defalopii]

Can ripbot EncodingServer.exe using username and password to access RipBot264temp shared folder ??
This is more secure

[Shrekage]

Can ripbot EncodingServer.exe using username and password to access RipBot264temp shared folder ??
This is more secure

I use it with passwords... more accurately, I am on a domain. all you have to do if you want passwords is make sure you are authenticated to the share on the servers before you start the encoding client. the easiest way to accomplish this is to run

net use \\server\share /user:username password

example: net use \\win7box1\ripbot264temp /user:james mypassword


maybe an enhancement could be to have the server run that command, but would require the client to know about the password and I'm not too keen on storing passwords on systems...

[nst6563]

@nst6563: check that you can access \\clientpc\ripbot264temp from the servers that has the issue (substitute your client system name for clientpc. Also you can try to run one of the chunk batch files from there to see what error the cmdline gives. As well as to make sure the command is right...

I can see the temp folder fine from all clients. i ran one of the cmd chunks but it flies by so fast i can't tell what it did or if there was an error. I'll do some more this evening to see if I can capture that command window.

[Atak_Snajpera]

add pause command to .cmd

[nst6563]

I did. The end result is the same message. "The network name cannot be found".

This even happens on the primary workstation that is running ripbot. All workstations are running win7 x64. All are on the same gigabit lan and can see each other. All can see the primary's temp folder and can read/write to it.

I'll be trying to run the setup from a different workstation in the next day or so.


:EDIT: Found the answer. It's stupid, but I moved Ripbot to a different location (was in c:\temp, moved it to root of c:\) and it resolved the network name cannot be found issues for that machine. Now i just need to figure out the others since now they have a new error....which I don't remember and think it's been covered so I'll search.

[billspice]

hi atak, i really like the look of your app, and im switching from handbrake, just a simple generic question really,
i have my source bluray loaded in the stream is the m2ts and according to mediainfo has a max overall bitrate of 48 mbps

however when i go to encode on the profile section high 4.0 is set to standard, im looking for high 4.1? but the next profile is hi 10, is there a reason why i cant encode/select with high 4.1?

im sorry if this is so obvious i am still a noob at the bluray ripping, and this is the first time using ripbot

also were are these tutorials dvdbob talks off, as i have no idea about EncodingClient and EncodingServer,?

any help would be appreciated

[mmmmdonut]

I use it with passwords... more accurately, I am on a domain. all you have to do if you want passwords is make sure you are authenticated to the share on the servers before you start the encoding client. the easiest way to accomplish this is to run

net use \\server\share /user:username password

example: net use \\win7box1\ripbot264temp /user:james mypassword


maybe an enhancement could be to have the server run that command, but would require the client to know about the password and I'm not too keen on storing passwords on systems...

In Windows 7/8, might have been in Vista as well, you can go under user accounts and configure credential manager. Tell it the server name, user name, and password and any time you try to connect to that target, Windows will use the credentials you've stored. Hope this helps and keeps you from storing credentials in the clear.

[jimmain]

Hi,

I am trying to use ripbot264 to re-encode just the audio track on a set of mkv files.

I want to leave the video encoding as is (passthrough) and just change the audio, and also possibly save them in another container format. I don't want to reencode the video there is no need.

Is there any way to do this easily, or perhaps a hack that will let me use the batch files that ripbot uses in the temp directory. I would like to re-encode the files without resampling / re encoding the video.

Thanks

[defalopii]

Can anyone answer for this ??
Developer ??
Please..i need to edit the x264 setting by my self

where i can edit x264 profile like in MeGUI ??
http://thumbnails41.imagebam.com/19675/297e39196740178.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/297e39196740178)

Or is there any way to import MeGUI's profile to RipBot264 ??

[Trayman]

@defalopii You can manually edit the profiles with notepad. There are no gui to edit these.
Since RipBot is "Simple and Easy" you might be better of with megui or you can simply write your own gui to manage the profiles.

//Trayman

[robf]

Atak, would it be possible to make the server a little more aware of which x264 to call based on which OS version is running? Perhaps try to run the 64 bit version first, then if it gets an error switch to 32bit mode? That should be a simple workaround.

Bump for a request to improve mixing of 64 and 32-bit machines.

Another easy implementation is to generate two .cmd files for each chunk, like;

1_x64.cmd and 1_x86.cmd and have the server.exe chose which to use. Of if adding the smarts to the server code it too much of a pain, add an option on the client.exe gui to manually select which OS each server is.

-Rob

[Ryushin]

So I'm not happy about the situation that I'm in. I've been slowly encoding all my blu-ray movies. I've finished about 450 of the 700 that I have. However, I have now realized that I've pretty screwed up the audio on all of those previous encodes.

Originally when I was starting to learn the ins and outs of ripping and encoding blu-rays, I learned that 320K AAC 5.1 gave me the same quality as 640K AC3 5.1. So that was fine, AAC would give me the 5.1 sound I needed in the future when I moved to a 5.1 sound system.

Fast forward to today. I have now discovered that there are almost no audio receivers that can decode AAC 5.1. In fact, most output that AAC 5.1 discreet channels into PCM 2.0 stereo.

So now that I've pretty much painted myself into this bloody corner, my only options besides re-ripping hundreds of blu-rays is to convert the AAC 5.1 into AC3 5.1 and take that quality loss (I just hope I won't hear the difference). Is there any batch conversion that will take the MKV files, extract the audio, convert from 320K AAC to 640K AC3, remux it back including subtitles, posters.jpg, etc.

I have both Linux and Windows available if the tools exist to do this conversion.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Updated EncodingClient and EncodingServer
http://www.mediafire.com/?5tdkdukadoyz8cs

Added: DE mode will now also work with password protected sharing enabled. Just save your user name and password in EncodingClient.ini

[Atak_Snajpera]

@Ryushin
try Hybrid

btw how do you intend to watch your movies?

[jwjohnson]

Wow! The new distributed encoding tools are awesome. Jumped up to ~120fps from about 48 running three servers on two machines. Thanks Atak.
Jeff

[jimmain]

Hi,

After adding an mkv to ripbot, is there any way to reencode the audio but leave the video and just pass it through? I want to change the audio but not the video in an mkv.

Thanks

[r2tincan]

The program is hanging on "Demuxing Subtitles" for me now. It was working an hour ago and now I can't add any files. I tried deleting temp files / the program and still no luck.

What gives???

[defalopii]

Updated EncodingClient and EncodingServer
http://www.mediafire.com/?5tdkdukadoyz8cs

Added: DE mode will now also work with password protected sharing enabled. Just save your user name and password in EncodingClient.ini

thanks for this update... :)
Will give the result soon

[perrymanku]

Hi,

i converted the mkv but the location i gave to save it their is no file, where is the file, no errors flagged up

help please

[Trayman]

@perrymanku Have you tried searching for it ?

//Trayman

[Ryushin]

@Ryushin
try Hybrid

btw how do you intend to watch your movies?

On a TV. ;)

Right now just through the Samsung LED TV's that we have now. Hoping to build a sound system next year or the next. I looked at recent stereo receivers and I can't find one that can decode AAC 5.1. I'm sure they do exist, just probably at a much higher price then I was looking at.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i would just build some cheap htpc with amd trinity and xmbc installed. in this case you don't need any external decoders.

[perrymanku]

@Trayman

Yes cannot find it

I basically want to compress the mkv i have on my hard disk. i have used ripbot twice today and each time it says is successful but no output file

[Ryushin]

i would just build some cheap htpc with amd trinity and xmbc installed. in this case you don't need any external decoders.

I have several myth boxes around and it can do the conversion without a problem. I just wanted it to output through dlna directly through the TV then through to the receiver.

So, since I'm going to AC3 now. What do recommend. 320AAC to 640AC3 or 448AC3. I don't know if 320AAC actually contains more detail then 640AC3.

[Trayman]

@perrymanku Please describe your steps so we can see if we can reproduce the problem or see if you do anything wrong.

//Trayman

[defalopii]

Updated EncodingClient and EncodingServer
http://www.mediafire.com/?5tdkdukadoyz8cs

Added: DE mode will now also work with password protected sharing enabled. Just save your user name and password in EncodingClient.ini

This new update doesnt work on Windows Server 2003
Its make my server freeze
My system has update all software to the newest version
Also has installed this as ur suggestion

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx
and this http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

[Atak_Snajpera]

So, since I'm going to AC3 now. What do recommend. 320AAC to 640AC3 or 448AC3. I don't know if 320AAC actually contains more detail then 640AC3.
640kbps AAC

[Atak_Snajpera]

This new update doesnt work on Windows Server 2003
Its make my server freeze
My system has update all software to the newest version
Also has installed this as ur suggestion

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx
and this http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

something like this
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1578510#post1578510
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1578678#post1578678

[defalopii]

Atak, when u develop this application, ripbot264, what windows you are using to test it ??

[Atak_Snajpera]

Windows 7 x64 obviously :)

[perrymanku]

@perrymanku Please describe your steps so we can see if we can reproduce the problem or see if you do anything wrong.

//Trayman

Hello, I am adding the file to Ripbot and then starting the process. It does all it needs to do and says completed. But I can't locate the output file.

[Atak_Snajpera]

see log file in /Logs/ folder

[perrymanku]

see log file in /Logs/ folder

this is the log:
C:\>"C:\Users\Perry\Desktop\RipBot\tools\avs2yuv\avs2yuv.exe" "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\job1.avs" -o - | "C:\Users\Perry\Desktop\RipBot\tools\x264\x264_x64.exe" --crf 20 --stats "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\job1.stats" --fps 24000/1001 --force-cfr --min-keyint 24 --keyint 240 --frames 187961 --sar 1:1 --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --b-pyramid none --stdin y4m --output "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264" -

y4m [info]: 1280x544p 1:1 @ 10000000/417083 fps (cfr)

x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1

x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2 AVX

x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\job1.avs: 1280x544, 10000000/417083 fps, 187961 frames

x264 [info]: frame I:3272 Avg QP:15.63 size: 43778

x264 [info]: frame P:80432 Avg QP:19.45 size: 14162

x264 [info]: frame B:104257 Avg QP:22.46 size: 3253

x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 16.0% 26.7% 10.8% 46.6%

x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 23.8% 65.1% 11.1%

x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 6.2% 12.2% 1.1% P16..4: 36.4% 12.4% 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% skip:26.8%

x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 0.4% 0.7% 0.1% B16..8: 33.9% 3.5% 0.6% direct: 2.2% skip:58.7% L0:44.4% L1:49.7% BI: 6.0%

x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:62.8% inter:75.8%

x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 44.6% 71.9% 30.6% inter: 10.8% 19.1% 1.0%

x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 55% 18% 8% 19%

x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 25% 18% 21% 5% 6% 7% 6% 6% 6%

x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 29% 20% 15% 5% 8% 8% 7% 5% 5%

x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 48% 20% 24% 8%

x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:3.8% UV:2.3%

x264 [info]: ref P L0: 65.9% 12.6% 15.1% 6.3% 0.1%

x264 [info]: ref B L0: 88.6% 11.4%

x264 [info]: kb/s:1654.69



encoded 187961 frames, 27.49 fps, 1654.69 kb/s


C:\>"C:\Users\Perry\Desktop\RipBot\tools\mkvtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe" -o "C:\Users\Perry\Desktop\New folder\Bodyguard (2011) DVDRip 720p x264 5 1ch AAC-Ameet6233.mkv" --compression 0:none --title "Bodyguard (2011) DVDRip 720p x264 5 1ch AAC-Ameet6233" --default-duration 0:24000/1001fps "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264" --chapters "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt"

mkvmerge v5.6.0 ('Kenya Kane') built on May 27 2012 16:44:04


Error: Unknown chapter file format in 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt'. It does not contain a supported chapter format.

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

Elapsed Time: 01h:54m:04s

[Atak_Snajpera]

show me 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt

[perrymanku]

show me 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt

chapters.txt:


Error: (mkvextract) The file 'E:\movies\Bluray and downloads\Bodyguard (2011) DVDRip 720p x264 5.1ch AAC-Ameet6233.mkv' could not be opened for reading (No error).

[Atak_Snajpera]

remove this --chapters "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" from C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd file

[perrymanku]

remove this --chapters "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" from C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd file

you mean delete the chapters.txt file

[Atak_Snajpera]

open C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd in notepad and remove that line . Then click on C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd

[perrymanku]

open C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd in notepad and remove that line . Then click on C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\Job1_MuxFiles.cmd

I have removed that line and double clicked the job1_muxfiles.cmd file nothing has happened

[crackinhedz]

After adding an mkv to ripbot, is there any way to reencode the audio but leave the video and just pass it through? I want to change the audio but not the video in an mkv.
After your movie loads into ripbot, under the video "profile" select "Copy Stream", and under the Audio section just change to what you wish...Video stays untouched, audio is whatever you want.

Is this what you're asking?

[crackinhedz]

Sorry if this question has been asked and answered, I just notice for mkv there is now a CRF 16?!

Ive been using CRF 18 forever now, what is the advantage/disadvantage of 16? Obviously better quality, and possibly larger files?

[Atak_Snajpera]

lower crf = higher quality and larger file

[defalopii]

Stuck in Please Wait..Gather Information...
Using Windows 7 64 bit, All Latest update, RipBot using update from this http://www.mediafire.com/?5tdkdukadoyz8cs
Application is so buggy, tried on so many Windows and never get it working properly, XP 1,2,3, Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7 32 and 64 bit

[soneca]

I don't know if 320AAC actually contains more detail then 640AC3.
No way!
If you want to save space with quality, keeping the pattern that serves for you, go for the ac3(640kbps) from lossless sources.

[Trayman]

@defalopii It's impossible to help you solve the problem you have with RipBot when you don't tell us what you're trying to convert into what.
Since it's probably the source that's "corrupt" in some way and not RipBot that's buggy.


//Trayman

[DTS-HD MSTR]

The application works fine, running at the updated RipBot264 EncodingClient & EncodingServer version on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with no problems.

[Ryushin]

No way!
If you want to save space with quality, keeping the pattern that serves for you, go for the ac3(640kbps) from lossless sources.

Of course. The problem stems from the fact that I have already completed 2/3 of my blu-ray collection and those were done with AAC 320K 5.1. I either re-rip 400 or so blu-rays and convert the original audio to 640K AC3 or batch convert the current rips from AAC 320K to AC3.

My question was, does AAC 320K contain enough information to warrant 640K AC3 or if enough audio fidelity is already missing, would it be better to go with 448K AC3.

Atak's take on it was to use 640K AC3.

[Atak_Snajpera]

btw you can easily convert only audio track with ffmpeg

this script will convert ALL .mkvs in folder

save this script as aac2ac3640.cmd in notepad
for %%a in (*.mkv) do X:\patch\ffmpeg.exe -y -i "%%a" -vcodec copy -acodec ac3 -ab 640000 -scodec copy "X:\converted\%%~na.mkv"

In red color you have to specify valid paths

and then just drag and drop your first mkv on .cmd icon.

[Balthazar2k4]

Finally got back around to giving the Distributed Encoding feature a run now that most (all?) of the kinks have been worked out. I am using both my 3930k and 980x in tandem for some 12 core/24 thread action and I have found that I can finally encode movies slightly faster than realtime in most cases (26fps avg) using the Slower/Film presets @ 1080p. Pretty awesome really. I have gone back through and tried to spot check the output and do not see any frame problems yet. I am a bit nervous to finish out the rest of my BD collection with the DE option purely because I feel like I can't 100% trust the results. Has anyone had any frame issues (dupes, macroblocking) with the latest version of RB using the DE feature?

[Atak_Snajpera]

why not use also i5-2500k and i3-530 for extra speedup ;)

Regarding DE everything seems to be stable now. Splits are done on key-frames, decoder is set to use only 1 thread , FFMS2 developers fixed issues with vc-1 sources (http://code.google.com/p/ffmpegsource/issues/detail?id=84&can=1)

[Balthazar2k4]

why not use also i5-2500k and i3-530 for extra speedup ;)

Regarding DE everything seems to be stable now. Splits are done on key-frames, decoder is set to use only 1 thread , FFMS2 developers fixed issues with vc-1 sources (http://code.google.com/p/ffmpegsource/issues/detail?id=84&can=1)

Sweet. Thanks for commenting Atak. As for the 2500k and 530 they are now on a Powerline network which is too slow for this purpose. Just moved into a new house, but it is a rental until we find something more permanent so no CAT 6 in walls until then :cool:

Also wanted to say that I have not had any hangups or stalled encodes which is fantastic. Atak you have done a really awesome job with this! Finally donated after all of these years. Should have done it a long time ago. Keep up the good work!

[Atak_Snajpera]

As for the 2500k and 530 they are now on a Powerline network which is too slow for this purpose.
but you can use some cheap router like mine TP-Link 1043ND (wi-fi N with 3 antennas). My speed between LAN PC and WiFi PC is around 120 mbps. it is enough even for 4 extra PCs.

[defalopii]

I am tried to use Denoise Filter by editing the avisynth

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\RipBot\Tools\AviSynth plugins\Convolution3DYV12.dll")
Convolution3D("movielq")

But RipBot cant preview or encode the video using that plugin while its work on MeGUI, is there anything wrong ??

[Balthazar2k4]

but you can use some cheap router like mine TP-Link 1043ND (wi-fi N with 3 antennas). My speed between LAN PC and WiFi PC is around 120 mbps. it is enough even for 4 extra PCs.

Really? The Powerline network gets between 50-150Mbps depending on which adapter I ping. I believe the one upstairs that the 2500k is on averages around 60Mbps. Do you think that is enough? I know doing straight line file copies feels very slow, so I assumed moving mass data for encoding might be equally painful.

I guess I could try it... I just need to build an encoding farm in my office (my wife would LOVE that)

[Atak_Snajpera]

video=Convolution3D(video,"movielq")

[Atak_Snajpera]

Really? The Powerline network gets between 50-150Mbps depending on which adapter I ping. I believe the one upstairs that the 2500k is on averages around 60Mbps. Do you think that is enough? I know doing straight line file copies feels very slow, so I assumed moving mass data for encoding might be equally painful.

I guess I could try it...

it is simple.

let's assume that your BD movie has bitrate of 30mbps.
also it looks like that encoding speed for single pc is around 13fps (half of realtime)

So this means that one pc needs only 15mbps of your network bandwidth.

2 PCs will require 30mbps.

i5 will be obviously even slower.

(6core) ~15mbps + (6core) ~15 mbps + (4core) ~10mbps + (2core) ~2mbps ~ 40mbps total (estimated)

[Balthazar2k4]

it is simple.

let's assume that your BD movie has bitrate of 30mbps.
also it looks like that encoding speed for single pc is around 13fps (half of realtime)

So this means that one pc needs only 15mbps of your network bandwidth.

2 PCs will require 30mbps.

i5 will be obviously even slower.

(6core) ~15mbps + (6core) ~15 mbps + (4core) ~10mbps + (2core) ~2mbps ~ 40mbps total (estimated)

I guess I never thought about the fact that it will stream the data at the rate in which it consumes it over time as oppose to requiring a straight copy of the data at the onset which would be very slow. I'll try it and see.

Thanks again!

[defalopii]

thx atak its work, now how to add that script to avisynth in RipBot so i no need to add it manually everytime i encode a video ?

[Balthazar2k4]

Just to report back, dropped the 2500k in the mix and it gave me another ~7-9fps boost on the Slower/Film preset @ 1080p. Right now, I am encoding a 2.35:1 movie at ~36fps. Sweet!!

[jwjohnson]

I just started encountering errors with any job I try. Windows pops up an error message saying avs2yuv has stopped working. The log file for the job is as follows:

C:\>"C:\RipBot 264 v1.17.2\tools\bepipe\bepipe.exe" --script "import(^C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\job6.avs^)" | "C:\RipBot 264 v1.17.2\Tools\fhgaacenc\fhgaacenc.exe" --profile lc --cbr 320 --adts --ignorelength - "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac"

***************************************

BePipe by dimzon

***************************************

Script used:

# BEGIN

import("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\job6.avs")

# END





Scanning for Audio Stream...

Found Audio Stream

Channels=6, BitsPerSample=16, SampleRate=48000Hz

Writing Header...

Writing Data...

0%
Done!




C:\>"C:\RipBot 264 v1.17.2\EncodingClient.exe" "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\job6_EncodingClient.meta"


C:\>"C:\RipBot 264 v1.17.2\tools\mp4box\mp4box.exe" -tmp "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp" -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264":name="Scenic Yosemite" -fps 29.97 -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\audio.aac":lang=eng -mpeg4 -chap "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\chapters.txt" -new "I:\BD-Rips\SCENIC_NATIONAL_PARKS_YOSEMITE\BDMV\STREAM\Scenic Yosemite.mp4"

Cannot find file C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264

Error importing C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264:name=Scenic Yosemite: Requested URL is not valid or cannot be found
-------------------------

Elapsed Time: 00h:04m:55s


It was working fine a couple of days ago.
Thanks.
Jeff

[Atak_Snajpera]

show job6.avs

you should also show details from that error window.

[soneca]

My question was, does AAC 320K contain enough information to warrant 640K AC3 or if enough audio fidelity is already missing, would it be better to go with 448K AC3.

In this case I think is not worth converting to AC3 640.

[jwjohnson]

Here is job6.avs:

#MT


#VideoSource

video=DirectShowSource("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\video.mkv",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

#Deinterlace



#Decimate



#Crop



#Resize
video=Spline36Resize(video,1280,720).Sharpen(0.2)


#Colors



#Denoise




#Subtitles



#AudioSource
LoadPlugin("C:\RipBot 264 v1.17.2\tools\AviSynth plugins\NicAudio\NicAudio.dll")
audio=NicAC3Source("C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job6\audio_English.ac3")
audio=ResampleAudio(audio,48000)
#DownMix



#Delay
audio=DelayAudio(audio,0)


#Tempo



#Normalize



#AudioDub
audio=ConvertAudioTo16bit(audio)
AudioDub(video,audio)

#Triming



#AVSameLength
Trim(0,88469)


#ColorSpace


Here is what the details say about the window error message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: avs2yuv.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4e78e870
Fault Module Name: ffms2.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4f78bd12
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0038ea0a
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you repeat on other pc?

[Atak_Snajpera]

In this case I think is not worth converting to AC3 640.

448 kbps will only decrease quality more than 640kbps!

[soneca]

Had been converted from one source with losses...:scared: but the 640Kbps the result is actually better with little difference in the final file size.

[jwjohnson]

I get same results on my other machine. "avs2yuv.exe has stopped working" If I turn off Distributed Encoding it all works. I'm using the Full v1.17.1 download with the v1.17.2 beta copied over that and then your latest update for Encoding Client and Encoding Server.

EDIT**********

I had reinstalled all the files for RipBot264 a couple of days ago. I had not noticed that Atak had updated the 1st post to include a full version of v1.17.2. So I blithely downloaded it, assuming it was still v1.17.1, then applied the v1.17.2 beta patch over it. When I installed just the full v1.17.2 and then the latest (6/20) updates to Encoder Server and Encoding Client - it works just fine.

ARRGGHHH!!!!

After successfully encoding one small test file the same errors popped up on my next encode. I love the speed with distributed encoding, but for some reason it's just stopped working for me.




Jeff

[defalopii]

Hy atak, do you plan to add more server encoding ??
8 server encoding still not fill up my machine, on Dual Opteron 6272 its only eat CPU usage about 60% - 80% 1st pass, very slow preset, 1080p
And i am planning to test this Distributed Encoding to my 8x i7 2600K, so 12 - 20 server encoding will be good enough.

[Ryushin]

I am a bit nervous to finish out the rest of my BD collection with the DE option purely because I feel like I can't 100% trust the results. Has anyone had any frame issues (dupes, macroblocking) with the latest version of RB using the DE feature?

I'm running four servers right now with no issues without any problems. Only occasionally do I get a client that hangs the encode and I have to click on/off on that client for it to finish the job.

The only problem that I have seen is occasionally with burned in subtitles, I either see corruption of the subtitle itself so that is looks like a block of noise where the subtitle would be or the burned in subtitle for those set of words is missing all together.

All in all DE is fantastic. It's really the only way I'm going to even get all of my movies done in any reasonable amount of time.

[Ryushin]

btw you can easily convert only audio track with ffmpeg

this script will convert ALL .mkvs in folder

save this script as aac2ac3640.cmd in notepad
for %%a in (*.mkv) do X:\patch\ffmpeg.exe -y -i "%%a" -vcodec copy -acodec ac3 -ab 640000 -scodec copy "X:\converted\%%~na.mkv"

In red color you have to specify valid paths

and then just drag and drop your first mkv on .cmd icon.

I had a problem once with FFMPEG having an issue with messing up the channels between one 5.1 to another. I think they got it sorted out in the latest version.

Do you by chance know how to pass the attached Poster.jpg's in ffmpeg? Because if I can have ffmpeg do it, I can just have a linux box just process the heck out of everything.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I get same results on my other machine. "avs2yuv.exe has stopped working" If I turn off Distributed Encoding it all works. I'm using the Full v1.17.1 download with the v1.17.2 beta copied over that and then your latest update for Encoding Client and Encoding Server.

EDIT**********

I had reinstalled all the files for RipBot264 a couple of days ago. I had not noticed that Atak had updated the 1st post to include a full version of v1.17.2. So I blithely downloaded it, assuming it was still v1.17.1, then applied the v1.17.2 beta patch over it. When I installed just the full v1.17.2 and then the latest (6/20) updates to Encoder Server and Encoding Client - it works just fine.

ARRGGHHH!!!!

After successfully encoding one small test file the same errors popped up on my next encode. I love the speed with distributed encoding, but for some reason it's just stopped working for me.




Jeff

Can you confirm that crashing happens on ALL types of files?
.avi , .mp4 , .mkv , DVD , BD (h.264/mpeg2/vc1)

[jwjohnson]

Can you confirm that crashing happens on ALL types of files?
.avi , .mp4 , .mkv , DVD , BD (h.264/mpeg2/vc1)

I don't have all those sources available, but I have tried the ones I can. DVD's work fine. BD's (h.264 and mpeg2) work fine. I thought it was just VC1 that was causing the problems, but I found a couple other BD titles that have VC1 and they worked fine. I've narrowed it down to two BD's from the same manufacturer. "Scenic National Parks" the Yosemite and Grand Canyon discs to be specific. I notice that when RipBot264 is showing the available playlists it shows these as VC1 1080p60. If I look at them with BD-Info they show as 1080i 29.97 fps. Those two discs did work fine with DE disabled.

I'm at work now, so any further testing would have to wait until this evening.

Thanks.

Jeff

[Atak_Snajpera]

ffmpeg decoder does not support interlaced vc-1. it works in normal mode because ffdshow is set to use microsoft's vc-1 decoder instead of avcodec.

[jwjohnson]

Thanks. If I run across any more titles like that I'll just disable DE for them.

[Balthazar2k4]

I'm running four servers right now with no issues without any problems. Only occasionally do I get a client that hangs the encode and I have to click on/off on that client for it to finish the job.

The only problem that I have seen is occasionally with burned in subtitles, I either see corruption of the subtitle itself so that is looks like a block of noise where the subtitle would be or the burned in subtitle for those set of words is missing all together.

All in all DE is fantastic. It's really the only way I'm going to even get all of my movies done in any reasonable amount of time.

Thanks Ryushin for your input. Now that I know that burned in subs might be an issue, I will encode those titles on a single machine. Great to hear that DE is running well otherwise. I am knocking out encodes with great speed and it is a relief to know that I most likely won't have to do them all again because of errors.

[Balthazar2k4]

When processing MKVs with RipBot is there a way to skip the Demux Audio Stream step if you do not want to do any audio processing and do video only? It would speed things up considerably.

[defalopii]

Why ripbot desnt use adaptive bitrate for AAC audio profile, i though its more good quality than constant bitrate

[Atak_Snajpera]

because final file size in 2-pass mode couldn't be calculated/predicted.

[Wishbringer]

Only if audio is processed and then bitrate for video is calculated.
So it was used in products like AutoGK years ago.
But advantage is minimal and there could be problems while muxing two variable bitrate streams (at least they were in early days in avi container)

[Trayman]

@Atak is there any way in the ini to default 2pass with a locked output size ?

//Trayman

[soneca]

DefaultEncodingMode=2-pass
There are already some pre-defined output sizes.
Locked output size... only if the Atak create this new option.

[Ajax_Undone]

http://www.mediafire.com/?3cuk0oex6q1trj6

New installer for those of you who care =;)

[defalopii]

atak, please add more than 8 Encoding Server, its not enough for user who want to add more machine to that distributed encoding
give it 12, 20, or maybe unlimited Encoding Server for flexibility expanding the distributed encoding machine

thanks

[Adub]

Good lord, most home users don't even have 4 space PCs, let alone 12 or 20. When you start adding more and more clients, the main bottle neck can become your distributed storage, not your processor count.

[defalopii]

@Adub: I am using 2x 120GB SSD RAID 10 on each server, so there will be no bottleneck on the storage

[robf]

Hey Atak,

Here is an easy solution to mixing 64 and 32 bit windows machines;

Create the chunk command files like this;

if "%ProgramW6432%" == "" (
@echo 32-bit
"\\STARSCREAM\Ripbot264temp\tools\x264\x264_x86.exe" blahblahblah
) else (
@echo 64-bit
"\\STARSCREAM\Ripbot264temp\tools\x264\x264_x64.exe" blahblahblah
)

I tested by hand editing the files and it works fine. You could even remove the 64-bit option in the main ini file.

I would very much appreciate if you could put this in the next release.

Thanks,
Rob

[bob777fred]

Maybe it's me - but I'm trying to Batch Blu-Ray movies but it doesn't support the .m2ts file extension - is there a way around this by simply editing an ini file or something of the sort? If not, any plans to support - having to wait 15 minutes to demux and filter before adding another gets pretty old pretty quick!

[jwjohnson]

Good lord, most home users don't even have 4 space PCs, let alone 12 or 20. When you start adding more and more clients, the main bottle neck can become your distributed storage, not your processor count.
I need to run three separate instances of EncodingServer on each machine to max out the CPU, so you can easily reach the limit with "only" 3 machines.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I need to run three separate instances of EncodingServer on each machine to max out the CPU, so you can easily reach the limit with "only" 3 machines.

what kind of beast do you have that you have to run 3 servers in order to saturate your cpu?

for example 4 servers easily saturate even 2x16 core systems.

[jwjohnson]

If I run two encoding servers on my i7 3770k the cores are being utilized about 80-85%. If I run three they are all at 100%.

[defalopii]

what kind of beast do you have that you have to run 3 servers in order to saturate your cpu?

for example 4 servers easily saturate even 2x16 core systems.

Yes if in the 2nd pass
But in 1st pass 4 encoding servers only eat 20% of my 2x16 core systems

[slalom]

atak, please add more than 8 Encoding Server, its not enough for user who want to add more machine to that distributed encoding
give it 12, 20, or maybe unlimited Encoding Server for flexibility expanding the distributed encoding machine

thanks
You can encode 2 movies at the same time with more than 8 clients

[Ryushin]

This is an example of the corrupt burned in subtitles problem that I'm seeing with distributed encoding:
Normal Subtitle:
http://www.chrisdos.com/normal_subtitle.jpg
Broken Subtitle:
http://www.chrisdos.com/broken_subtitle.jpg

I may not see any broken subtitles in a whole movie that has them burned in. For example, the first two Samurai Trilogy movies showed now problems. The beginning of the third movie has the broken subtitle as above. Any time I use burned subtitles, I have to watch the whole movie that all the subtitles are there and not in a corrupted state. Is there anything I can provide to possible try and solve this problem. In my eyes, it's the last major bug to distributed encoding.

[jpv]

I have found a possible memory leak in the batch mode windows/program.

I use this batch mode to load directories. Even with a small number of files, the size of Ripbot264 increases. For example, with 16 vob files in a single directory, the size begins at ~15 MB and finishes at ~ 30 MB.

For example, I used Ripbot264 to re-encode lot of files and after a long time of work (a day, sometime less), Ripbot264 started to send error messages claiming for memory. Last time i did this, the size of Ripbot264 was 1.8 GB.

atak, do you know this problem ? Is there a way to get rid of this problem ?

[Shrekage]

The best I can do now is 9 machines... the one running the client is not a server...

it would be really nice if ripbot could handle some of the tasks while the client was managing the servers. like maybe preparing the next job for DE while the current job is ongoing...

but yes... it would also be nice if I could use all of my machines (even the netbooks) as servers that would give me 19 machines to be able to encode, and that's not counting my work PC...

I have figured out how to use Windpws PE as an encoding server so even my linux boxes are available with a reboot to a USB stick... (even though it's only limited to 32-bit)

[Atak_Snajpera]

you have to ask yourself a question if adding more pcs make a sense. for example netbooks have ridiculously slow cpus (intel atom). laptops are not even better (intel i3 with low clock)

[Balthazar2k4]

This is an example of the corrupt burned in subtitles problem that I'm seeing with distributed encoding:
Normal Subtitle:
http://www.chrisdos.com/normal_subtitle.jpg
Broken Subtitle:
http://www.chrisdos.com/broken_subtitle.jpg

I may not see any broken subtitles in a whole movie that has them burned in. For example, the first two Samurai Trilogy movies showed now problems. The beginning of the third movie has the broken subtitle as above. Any time I use burned subtitles, I have to watch the whole movie that all the subtitles are there and not in a corrupted state. Is there anything I can provide to possible try and solve this problem. In my eyes, it's the last major bug to distributed encoding.

That is very interesting Rysuhin. I have done several movies with DE and subtitles (PGS) at this point and all have come out fine. I wonder what the difference is?

[Ryushin]

That is very interesting Rysuhin. I have done several movies with DE and subtitles (PGS) at this point and all have come out fine. I wonder what the difference is?

You did not say otherwise, but can I assume that you've burned in the subtitles and not just added them to the mkv container?

Yea, I wish I knew what might be the difference. So far I'm 2/3 through the third movie after just clicking the box to tell it to encode again. It has not had any problems yet.

Interesting thing was in that example, after I started watching the re-encoded version, it's actually missing three subtitles after that corrupted one.

I have more then a few foreign films and I always burn in the subtitles for those. I've had the problem happen with some movies that just had forced subtitles such as Avatar.

[Balthazar2k4]

You did not say otherwise, but can I assume that you've burned in the subtitles and not just added them to the mkv container?

Yea, I wish I knew what might be the difference. So far I'm 2/3 through the third movie after just clicking the box to tell it to encode again. It has not had any problems yet.

Interesting thing was in that example, after I started watching the re-encoded version, it's actually missing three subtitles after that corrupted one.

I have more then a few foreign films and I always burn in the subtitles for those. I've had the problem happen with some movies that just had forced subtitles such as Avatar.

Yes, I am referring to burned-in subs. I just recently watched Avatar and the subs were all correct without any corruption. Almost seems like some kind frame serving problem during the DGIndex phase. I haven't done a ton of movies with subs and most are forced subs, but I do have a few foreign films that I have only spot checked and seem fine. If I have time I might sit down and watch one all the way through and see if any anomalies pop up.

[SimonK91]

How many GB RAM is needed to have a fast encoding speed? I need a new Computer so i think the best CPU for 200$ would be the AMD FX-8150. So i also need new RAM and im not sure if i buy 4GB DDR 1333 or 2GB 1866. :confused:

[Atak_Snajpera]

ram is very cheap these days. i wouldn't buy less than 4gb. also you don't have to buy the fastest memory because for x264 cpu is the most important piece of your pc.

[SimonK91]

Shame that the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 is not listed in your FHD x264 Benchmark. Im not sure if this CPU maybe is faster than an AMD FX-8150 (maybe with OC). The Intel Xeon costs about 20$ more than the AMD. Do you have any idea if this would be the better CPU for x264?

[Atak_Snajpera]

just compare i7 with fx

[QUEENFAN]

Hello,

are there any advantages using profile HIGH 4.0 (HD) instead of MAIN 3.0 (SD) when encoding SD-material (from DVD) to mkv (CQ20)?

[flebber]

Hello,

are there any advantages using profile HIGH 4.0 (HD) instead of MAIN 3.0 (SD) when encoding SD-material (from DVD) to mkv (CQ20)?

not if your size isnt greater than 720
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Profiles

[QUEENFAN]

@flebber

Superb link, thanks a lot for that (and your quick reply, of course).

[GMJCZP]

I could not download the package, the NOD32 5 blocked me as a new threat.

[slalom]

Atak, one suggestion

There should be an option to take a server offline after completing a chunk, and not cancelling the conversion with the "off" button.
Something like one click to disconnect when done, and a second to cancel the chunk. Or seperate buttons.

This 1.17.2 version, finally works fine in DE for me.

Well done!

[Atak_Snajpera]

i still see no reason why would you need that ?

[billspice]

hi atak, possibly one of the best apps ive used in a long time!
im sorry to ask this again, but when i asked previously i didnt get a responce, because there were a lot of other questions asked.

its just a simple generic question really,
i have my source bluray loaded in the stream is the m2ts and according to mediainfo has a max overall bitrate of 48 mbps

would you reccomend always using 4.1 over 4.0 for the avc level for ripping all blurays? as 4.1 would cover higher bitrate, so is it a failsafe to rip with 4.1 as standard?

also were are these tutorials a member dvdbob talks off, as i have no idea about EncodingClient and EncodingServer,?

any help would be appreciated?

regards

bill

[Atak_Snajpera]

1) see first post. why do you reencode bluray movies?
2) see ripbot264 distributed encoding tutorial on youtube

[slalom]

i still see no reason why would you need that ?
For automation.
To unbind the server without having to cancel the encoding of the chunk, or to not to have to wait until the chunk is finished to turn it offline.

It's not something I need, it's a suggestion.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i don't need it either.

[billspice]

1) see first post. why do you reencode bluray movies?
2) see ripbot264 distributed encoding tutorial on youtube

THANKS ATAK!

ill check youtube, for encoding tutorial

i normaly just rip bluray to 1-1 image/video disk with anydvd then encode thru ripbot with 16 crf and x copy stream audio,

ive just done my first forced subs film and i am so impressed how effecient it was burning in the subs, its literaly saves me so much time!

thankyou so much.

is there a way to add mulitple sound sources, eg, if i want to add the second directors commentary track? etc

or is it a case of just muxing that with tsmuxer then re-adding with mkvmerge to ripbots result?

kindest regards!
bill

[slalom]

i don't need it either.
Well, I can live without it.

Another issue,
while connecting with Remote Desktop Connection a "floating point" error appeared. Chuncks were stored, I didn't loose anything.

Note that yesterday, same connection, nothing went wrong (as it was supposed to)

[defalopii]

How ripbot make decision to split the video into chunks ??
I have 8 Encoding Servers online, but sometimes ripbot only give me 2 chunks, so 6 other encoding server not used

[Markstar]

Wow, 575 pages! :eek:

So after a few years break from encoding (or at least caring about new encoding methods) I would like to get back into the game a bit, but I'm new to x264 and Ripbot. :o

My goal is to have 720p backups for my HTPC that are about 2-2.5GB, but obviously I still want the best quality possible.

Here are my questions:
1) AVC level: Which one to take? From this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels) it looks like the higher, the better due to the higher DPB, etc.. Is there any reason to go for the default 4.0 instead of the 5.1 if the files will be played on a modern PC?

2) AVC profile: High or Hi10? 10 bits per sample sounds nice to have - but does one really need it?

3) x264 preset: Here (http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings#preset) it says: "You should generally set this option to the slowest you can bear." What do you guys use? Is going from Slow to VerySlow really worth it? Is there an estimate of how much more efficient the settings are (which I assume could be otherwise be made up by size)?

4) Mode: Let's say I adjusted my encodes so that both my CQ and my 2-pass encoding result in the same file size. Shouldn't the 2-pass encoding result in better quality for the demanding scenes while only be marginally worse in slower scenes? I made a few encoding tests and I feel like this is the case, but I would like your opinion on it as well.
Thank you in advance for your answers!!!

[Atak_Snajpera]

How ripbot make decision to split the video into chunks ??
CQ - 1min chunk
2-pass - 10min chunk

1) AVC level: Which one to take? From this wiki page it looks like the higher, the better due to the higher DPB, etc.. Is there any reason to go for the default 4.0 instead of the 5.1 if the files will be played on a modern PC?

2) AVC profile: High or Hi10? 10 bits per sample sounds nice to have - but does one really need it?

3) x264 preset: Here it says: "You should generally set this option to the slowest you can bear." What do you guys use? Is going from Slow to VerySlow really worth it? Is there an estimate of how much more efficient the settings are (which I assume could be otherwise be made up by size)?
if you intend do decode/watch your movies using PC then You should use High 10 profile ([HI10 x.x] HD . PC ONLY . 10bit) for the highest quality. Avc level will be determined automatically by x264 encoder. From my experience I can tell that 10 bit with medium default preset gives better quality than 8 bit slower preset.

Unfortunately there is a catch. 10 bit avc video files won't work in DXVA and on any other hardware player like blu-ray / PS3 / XBOX360 / WDTV / TV with build in player ...

4) Mode: Let's say I adjusted my encodes so that both my CQ and my 2-pass encoding result in the same file size. Shouldn't the 2-pass encoding result in better quality for the demanding scenes while only be marginally worse in slower scenes? I made a few encoding tests and I feel like this is the case, but I would like your opinion on it as well.

CQ and 2pass should give the same quality for the same file size.

[Markstar]

Thank you for your answer, it is much appreciated!!! :)
if you intend do decode/watch your movies using PC then You should use High 10 profile ([HI10 x.x] HD . PC ONLY . 10bit) for the highest quality. Avc level will be determined automatically by x264 encoder. From my experience I can tell that 10 bit with medium default preset gives better quality than 8 bit slower preset. Alright, 10bit it is then.

Hmm, I made some small tests concerning the x264 preset (on 2500K@4.6GHz):
Size FPS
Default 100% (96.2) 100% (21.4)
Slow 100% (96.2) 41.6% (8.9)
Slower 97.7% (94) 26.6% (5.7)
VerySlow 90.3% (86.8) 12.3% (2.64)Before, I assumed that the preset would just influence the quality, but it appears size is affected. Or is it even both? To be honest, I can't really tell a difference between them. :o

Unfortunately there is a catch. 10 bit avc video files won't work in DXVA and on any other hardware player like blu-ray / PS3 / XBOX360 / WDTV / TV with build in player ...That's no problem at all, these files are for personal use only.

CQ and 2pass should give the same quality for the same file size.Interesting and of course I'll take your word for it, though it is a bit counter-intuitive for me.

Oh, another question: What setting do you use to get rid of blocks (in large areas that have almost the same color)? I played around with --deblock x:y, but wasn't really satsified with my values.

[NetGlux]

How to get rid from?

Bit rate mode : Variable
Maximum bit rate : 12.5 Mbps

I want the constant.
Thx.

[omegaman7]

Oh, another question: What setting do you use to get rid of blocks (in large areas that have almost the same color)? I played around with --deblock x:y, but wasn't really satsified with my values.

If you're using hardware render *Acceleration* (which uses the GPU) for playback, it's possible that the encoded video is being over simplified. Try playing back the video with the CPU instead. You'll notice a lot less "Blockiness" or none at all. I once thought that BD rebuilder was causing the blockiness. I discovered that the GPU was over simplifying the video playback.

[slalom]

CQ - 1min chunk
2-pass - 10min chunk
When the last chunk is encoded, other servers are not used. I noticed the last one has the greater duration, which lefts other servers at IDLE.

If you made 5 min chunks, then more servers would be used simultaneously and less time would be needed to encode.

[Atak_Snajpera]

smaller chunk in 2 pass is not a smart idea.

[defalopii]

When the last chunk is encoded, other servers are not used. I noticed the last one has the greater duration, which lefts other servers at IDLE.

If you made 5 min chunks, then more servers would be used simultaneously and less time would be needed to encode.

Yeah, better the developer make chunks depend how much active Encoding Servers.
If there is 2 active servers than only 2 chunks, if 8 active servers than should be 8 chunks.
And also every chunks should have same total frames. For now, as i can see, the 1st chunk for example, frames 0 - 14222 and the last chunk 110548 - 155126.
that's why the last chunk always take longest encoding time bcoz it has greatest total frames being encoded while the other servers has done its job and idle.

[mscsmyrpln]

FYI, MediaFire download link in the first post is dead. Downloading from VideoHelp.com worked fine, of course.

Continuing thanks for this great tool.

[gr1mmj0w]

So I started geting this error after doing batch encoding...

http://i.imgur.com/3nZax.png

I reinstalled the needed files but it still happens, not sure what else to do.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Yeah, better the developer make chunks depend how much active Encoding Servers.
If there is 2 active servers than only 2 chunks, if 8 active servers than should be 8 chunks.
Yeah, great idea! ;) But what if user have two pcs. One with six cores and other with only two cores. Splitting exactly into two chunks will be VERY ineffective! Six core pc will finish encoding alot faster than 3 times slower two core PC.

Forget about 2-pass and start using Constant Quality Mode where you have 1 min chunks and only one pass!
Who these days stores movie collection on unreliable optical discs?! Big portable (1TB+) usb harddrives are cheaper (cost for 1GB) and your whole collection is in one place.

@gr1mmj0w
Life would be easier if users did not forget to click on that magic arrow next to "View problem details".

[SimonK91]

When Ripbot says "Please wait. Demuxing selected streams" it is usually very slow. My CPU is only at 10 % usage and i've got a fast HDD. So which hardware is the performance limiter in that demuxing process? Is it may the HDD? Could it running on a SSD be a big performance advantage? (edit: same question while "Indexing" in Destribuded Mode. Where is the performance limitation on that progress in the hardware? Thanks!)


Yeah, great idea! ;) But what if user have two pcs. One with six cores and other with only two cores. Splitting exactly into two chunks will be VERY ineffective! Six core pc will finish encoding alot faster than 3 times slower two core PC.

Thats right, but maybe it would be the best solution if the chunks would be just a bit bigger than now. Would it be hard to develop that the user can choose the chunksize in settings? The best solution would be a selectable chunksize just at the Encoding-Server IP so that Ripbot uses the chunksize which is taken from the user for every server! :P These little chunks right now also have the problem that the encoding process always stops while completing and starting a chunk. This costs time too.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Thats right, but maybe it would be the best solution if the chunks would be just a bit bigger than now. Would it be hard to develop that the user can choose the chunksize in settings? Little chunks also have the problem that the encoding process always stops while completing and starting a chunk. This costs time too.
it takes no more than 5s to start on my Quad Core PCs. I see no problem here. You are exaggerating now. General rule is ultra simple! Smaller chunk size = better efficiency in DE mode (less idle time on servers). for me 1min seems to be logical optimal size. Period!

When Ripbot says "Please wait. Demuxing selected streams" it is usually very slow. My CPU is only at 10 % usage and i've got a fast HDD. So which hardware is the performance limiter in that demuxing process? Is it may the HDD? Could it running on a SSD be a big performance advantage? (edit: same question while "Indexing" in Destribuded Mode. Where is the performance limitation on that progress in the hardware? Thanks!)
buy good SSD (ocz vertex 4 for example) and you will see nice speed up.

[SimonK91]

it takes no more than 5s to start on my Quad Core PCs. I see no problem here. You are exaggerating now. General rule is ultra simple! Smaller chunk size = better efficiency in DE mode (less idle time on servers). for me 1min seems to be logical optimal size. Period!


buy good SSD (ocz vertex 4 for example) and you will see nice speed up.

Well yea, i dont want to argue with you ;) It was just an idea, but i respect your opinion.

SSD will increase both steps (demuxing and indexing?) Is the SSD needed only for the Ripbot Temp folder or also for the file-source?

[omegaman7]

I just bought the vertex 4 256Gb the other day :p Should arrive tuesday. I think I'd buy cheaper smaller SSD's for temporary BD files. This one is simply to speed up my windows experience, games, applications etc. This is my first SSD. I'd like to experiment before jumping completely on board. I just made a few buddies jealous telling them about it LOL!

[gr1mmj0w]

@gr1mmj0w
Life would be easier if users did not forget to click on that magic arrow next to "View problem details".

haha you would think I would have remembered that, I was tired lol.
I've reinstalled FFMPEG a couple of times to no success.

http://i.imgur.com/9kCzt.png

this is the whole error

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: avs2yuv.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4e78e870
Fault Module Name: ffmpeg.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4f821470
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 001db811
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Read our privacy statement online:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=104288&clcid=0x0409

If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline:
C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt

[SimonK91]

buy good SSD (ocz vertex 4 for example) and you will see nice speed up.

I tested it with my SSDs. The source file was on SSD No.1 (Samsung 830Series) and the Temp Folder was at SSD No. 2 (A-ADATA S510).

Well, demuxing again was not really fast. CPU around 10-15 % usage. System Resource Monitor Shows that the SSDs are Reading and Writing with only 55 mb/sek. So where is the performance-brake then?:confused:

[Atak_Snajpera]

So where is the performance-brake then?

here ...

System Resource Monitor Shows that the SSDs are Reading and Writing with only 55 mb/sek.

@gr1mmj0w
try newer or older ffdshow from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/files/SVN%20builds%20by%20clsid/generic%20builds/

[SimonK91]

Ok thanks, then it seems to be a SSD Problem when i only have around 50mb/sek read/write rate? Do you guys have much more?:confused:

[slalom]

If you Read/Write from/to a non SSD HDDit is logical. Between two means, the slowest sets the speed

smaller chunk in 2 pass is not a smart idea.
Not even at 10000 frames?
A few words to explain that?

[SimonK91]

If you Read/Write from/to a non SSD HDDit is logical. Between two means, the slowest sets the speed


Yea sure, but i was wondering because i used two SSDs and 50mb/sek seems not to be fast for me. Which speeds do you guys have while demuxing?

[crackinhedz]

Question regarding subtitles using new 1.17.2

It seems now when using bluray .sup English forced, I am getting a black border around the subtitle. Using the "forced" option under selectable subtitles.

1.17.1 never gave me this trouble, any ideas?

[gr1mmj0w]

@gr1mmj0w
try newer or older ffdshow from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/files/SVN%20builds%20by%20clsid/generic%20builds/

I tried 4 different versions and they all crash with the same error.

Let me try a regular encode and not a batch encoding session.

update

even when trying a regular encode, it still errors :(

[Trayman]

@gr1mmj0w Have you tried different movies or are you trying just one ?

//Trayman

[Atak_Snajpera]

@crackinhedz
check in other players

[Ryushin]

Question regarding subtitles using new 1.17.2

It seems now when using bluray .sup English forced, I am getting a black border around the subtitle. Using the "forced" option under selectable subtitles.

1.17.1 never gave me this trouble, any ideas?

It's just the subtitles you selected. I have more then a few movies that have both the closed caption with the black border and the normal subtitles. Sometimes it's the first one listed and after it's done I need to remux them. But since you are burning them in, you need to double check the preview window to make sure they are the ones you want. It has nothing to do with RipBot.

[gr1mmj0w]

@gr1mmj0w Have you tried different movies or are you trying just one ?

//Trayman

different videos.

I'm encoding all these videos for my son so he can stream from my nasbox.

it's weird, encoding a .mp4 brings up the error, not a bluray :/

[crackinhedz]

But since you are burning them in, you need to double check the preview window to make sure they are the ones you want. It has nothing to do with RipBot.Unfortunately, I am not burning them in, they are simply selectable subtitles with the "forced" flag. The black border does not stay around subtitles throughout the entire movie, only some/most of them.

@crackinhedz
check in other players
I will have to give this a try, only been using VLC. (with latest updates)

Thanks



EDIT:

well I tried playing back the mkv using MPC and Windows Media player and neither of them would show the subtitles (looked around the web for some tips, still no show) so I found another program called DAPlayer (never heard of before) but it played the mkv and subtitles and still have the black boarder problem.

I also included a shot showing the black box is not there for all subtitles, just most of them!

Could it possibly be an issue with BDsup2sub?

[slalom]

Another issue,
while connecting with Remote Desktop Connection a "floating point" error appeared. Chuncks were stored, I didn't loose anything.
This is the error

http://s9.postimage.org/d8u2k9zan/error.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
img upload (http://postimage.org/)

[Atak_Snajpera]

it has to be a bug in remote desktop. whenever you connect default . decimal symbol in system is being changed to ,

that's a reason why you get this error message. application is now expecting a , as floating point separator while converting string value to float variable.

[slalom]

I see..

[Ryushin]

Unfortunately, I am not burning them in, they are simply selectable subtitles with the "forced" flag. The black border does not stay around subtitles throughout the entire movie, only some/most of them.

I also included a shot showing the black box is not there for all subtitles, just most of them!

Could it possibly be an issue with BDsup2sub?

I can't view the pictures you have attached yet as they are pending approval. But the subtitles in Blu-ray are the same as DVD in that they are bitmaps and not text. If your subtitles are showing the close caption black box around your text, then that is how that subtitle was created. When I attach the subtitles in my MKV's, I look for all the english subtitles. I usually add the first one listed, and if there is a similar sized one, usually within a few KB of the first one, I include that one as well. It sometimes is the closed capture subtitle which would make reading it easier during times when it's hard to view the movie such as in the sun on a tablet.

Put the DVD/Blu-ray into a player and select the different subtitles available. You will find that the close captions subtitles are coming from the disc and not from RipBot.

[crackinhedz]

If your subtitles are showing the close caption black box around your text, then that is how that subtitle was created.
It is from the movie JCVD (jean claude van damme). The movie audio is in [native] French so I take the english subtitle, first one on the list...as usual. (have done many movies no problems). The black box does not show around each line of subtitle through the movie, just some/most. So its not a closed caption sub. Once the pictures are approved you will see what I mean...one line its not there, the next it is. Its random.

My guess is BDsup2Sub, but again just a guess.

EDIT: here are some additional pictures for you to get understanding (had to cover a word in red :D )

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/crackinhedz/Capture1-4.jpg


http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/crackinhedz/Untitled-3.jpg

[crackinhedz]

I ended up just finding the .srt file online and muxed that into the mkv. Problem solved temporarily.

[Atak_Snajpera]

try to disable sup2sub conversion in ripbot264.ini

then select english sup again in ripbot

[SimonK91]

I tested now several different HDDs and SSDs and im wondering why there are only 30-50 mb/sek read and write rates while demuxing. Is that normal that it is not higher? Demuxing is faster now than before (had the temp folder on a slower HDD and the source was on the same HDD so the demuxing part took a lot of time). But since my SSDs are usually way faster than 30-50 mb read and write im wondering why demuxing is not using maximum HDD speed (CPU is only 30 % exhausted while demuxing).

Would be nice to hear some information from you if you guys have higher speeds.:)

[ceet12]

Hello atak

i have a general problem with subtitles, recently i converted my copy of black rain

the final output is great but the converted subtitles included when viewed are placed extremely high up in the picture of the film. rather than lower down like they should be, i have checked the source and the subs do appear lower down in the usual sub place

how can i renocde this to get the subs to appear at the bottom of the film as they should be or usually do?

the makjority of film ive ripped have all been fine, regarding the position of the subtitles, bar one or two so im not sure what has gone wrong?

Any help would greatly be appreciated!

regards

[Atak_Snajpera]

show me screenshot. i would like to see how subtitles look like on movie.

[Ryushin]

Hello atak

i have a general problem with subtitles, recently i converted my copy of black rain

the final output is great but the converted subtitles included when viewed are placed extremely high up in the picture of the film. rather than lower down like they should be, i have checked the source and the subs do appear lower down in the usual sub place

how can i renocde this to get the subs to appear at the bottom of the film as they should be or usually do?

the makjority of film ive ripped have all been fine, regarding the position of the subtitles, bar one or two so im not sure what has gone wrong?

Any help would greatly be appreciated!

regards


I've seen this with some of my japenese films. You have to not crop the video and actually encode the black bars.

[slalom]

What is this error?
"Cannot open file E:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt"
DE is enabled

[Atak_Snajpera]

does this file exists?

[slalom]

The error appeared after indexing completed, and the file does not exist

[Atak_Snajpera]

something is wrong with source then.

[Manul]

All of a sudden my distributed encoding stopped working for no reason - distributed client does not start anymore, just regular encoding. Please help to resolve. Let me know if you need any further info about my set up.

[Atak_Snajpera]

delete all jobs in queue
close ripbot
make sure that de mode is enabled in ripbot264.ini
add again some .avi .mkv .mp4 ... to queue

[Manul]

delete all jobs in queue
close ripbot
make sure that de mode is enabled in ripbot264.ini
add again some .avi .mkv .mp4 ... to queue
Did that a few few times (no jobs in a queue) - does not work.
UseDistributedEncoding=1
I've just used it a dozen of times before with a great success, but yesterday it's just stopped. It all has started when RipBot chocked on one TS file in a queue once (only 5 seconds of a video in a result). Anything else I can try? Thanks in advance!

[silence09]

Hi atak,

thanks for this new updated version of ripbot..
btw its my first time trying encoding with distributed encoding enabled.
im trying to use 2 computers with win7-64bit and win7-32bit im having an issue with the 32bit system saying that the x264 tool is not compatible even though I have replaced the x264 files x264_x68 and x264_x68_10bit already to the 32bit version...

- Edit
* ah actually I got it solved ... tried to use the server.exe of the old v 1.17.1 and it worked great

[Atak_Snajpera]

@manul
not all formats are supported in de mode. see what was written as note in ripbot264.ini

[Manul]

@manul
not all formats are supported in de mode. see what was written as note in ripbot264.ini
So even if I demuxed it myself and get 264 file I still will be stuck in a single server mode?

[Atak_Snajpera]

note from ripbot264.ini
// Supported input formats AVI / MP4 / MKV / DVD / HD-DVD / Blu-ray

solution:
mux .264 file into supported container.

[Manul]

note from ripbot264.ini


solution:
mux .264 file into supported container.
The strange thing is that when I demux that TS and get the 264 stream RipBot takes it but still does the processing in a single server mode. Other blurays RB processes in DE. Do you think it might be the stream itself or should I try to wrap it into MKV?

[Atak_Snajpera]

read again my previous post.

[x110x]

v 1.16.5 , cropping doesnt work if i resize to 720p , but without resizing its work .. what"s problem?

[slalom]

Use v 1.17.2

[GhostKilla]

Hi Atak_Snajpera,

I've used long time the version 1.16.x, with the old denoise filter. With your new version, i don't know how use the new denoise filter introduced, can you explain the parameters to have something like old filter, for film and animation.

thanks in advance

[Atak_Snajpera]

every source is different. you have to decide how strong denosing is required.

[x110x]

i dont want to use 1.17 , 1.16.5 encodding settings better , you can easly config it.

and same problem , i cant crop videos. v.17.2

[Ryushin]

i dont want to use 1.17 , 1.16.5 encodding settings better , you can easly config it.

and same problem , i cant crop videos. v.17.2

Learn. It's not hard to edit a text file. You'll have a lot more control and knowledge of what is going on.

[defalopii]

The problem still not solved on Distributed Encoding over internet.
I have 2 servers on different country with Windows 7 64 bit.
Setting up a VPN using Teamviewer. The network between that 2 servers works perfectly. I can access RipBot264temp folder on both server. I even can play very old LAN game using IP given by Teamviewer VPN.
Than trying the Distributed Encoding. Encoding started on Server 1, Encoding Client opened, copying file to shared folder...indexing..preparing chunks...etc
Than i open Encoding Server on Server 2, its already using IP that given by VPN. "7.190.20.56:1000"
I put that IP to the Encoding Client on Server 1, but it always "Encoding Terminated"
I hope developer can understand what i mean, and solve the problem.

[Atak_Snajpera]

open 1.cmd in notepad
add pause command
save and close notepad

now manualy execute 1.cmd from /chunks/ folder using teamviewer

[defalopii]

How to add pause command ??
Please fix this problem in the next version, bcoz if need to editing anything else,,that will be difficult for new bie

[Atak_Snajpera]

OH MY GOD!!!!! I'm trying to debug this . You are supposed to show me error message from console!
How to add pause command ??
use keyboard in the same way how you write your posts here.

[slalom]

What is this error?
"Cannot open file E:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt"
DE is enabled
I got around this error. I used Autocrop and resize to HD-Full even when there was no need for that. That's triplle-checked

[defalopii]

OH MY GOD!!!!! I'm trying to debug this . You are supposed to show me error message from console!

use keyboard in the same way how you write your posts here.

There is no error message. the Encoding server just show me "Encoding Terminated"

[Manul]

read again my previous post.
Thanks for your help - Wrapping 264 elementary into MKV helped. Just for my notes, is this issue related to RB not being able to read FPS from 264 stream? Thanks again!

[rc71]

I found a strange bug. If a file has a ac3 sound track with only 1 channel, AAC conversion will fail. If that happens, the previous file's sound track is used. Converting it to ogg, works though.

I found this out only after deleting an entire season. DOH!

Obviously incorrectly encoded source files, but that's what I'm working with.

[robf]

Atak -

Another small feature request. When the distributed encoding kicks off, it would be nice for the client.exe to send a magic packet (maybe one every 5 seconds at a maximum of 5 attempts) to the remote servers that do not respond immediately. A couple of my machines spend a good ammount of time asleep and it would be convenient to have ripbot automatically wake them up when a new job has started. Of course this would require entering the MAC address to the ini file, but no biggie there.

Thanks again.

[Lynx_TWO]

So, I use ripbot 1.17.0 since it uses the FFT3DGPU denoise filter. I combine this with the flash3kyuu_deband filter in RipBot 1.17.2 for some fantastic results. I like the fact I can edit all parameters in the AVS script once the project is loaded, and before hitting "start".

For example, on one video I used this in the AVS script:

LoadPlugin("C:\RipBot\Tools\AviSynth plugins\flash3kyuu_deband\flash3kyuu_deband.dll")
video=FFT3DGPU(video,sigma=1.75, bt=4, sharpen=0.5).f3kdb

I get about 20FPS on x264 Slower setting 1st-pass, and 8-9FPS on the second pass. This is on an ASUS G73SW-3DE laptop.

A couple questions:

1. Now, I can encode the .w64 audio using DbPoweramp to AAC using Nero, but when I try to add the resulting AAC to Ripbot, it pauses on the "gathering information" stage.

2. Once RipBot has run through its audio conversion, I can replace the resulting audio.aac file with the Nero-encoded file, but it is an extra step.

3. Also, just a thought... Since lossy codecs like AAC are really bit-depth independent, could you not theoretically feed the AAC encoder the full 24-bit 5.1 48,000 Hz file for subjectively "better" quality instead of dithering to 16-bit first?

4. I assume the 24-bit DTS MA is being dithered to 16-bit instead of merely truncated, yes? :rolleyes:

5. I guess I could use RipBot 1.17.2 with the FFT3DGPU filter by adding it and editing the job.avs, yes? :cool:

Thanks for this program! :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

1. Now, I can encode the .w64 audio using DbPoweramp to AAC using Nero, but when I try to add the resulting AAC to Ripbot, it pauses on the "gathering information" stage.

2. Once RipBot has run through its audio conversion, I can replace the resulting audio.aac file with the Nero-encoded file, but it is an extra step.

Fraunhofer AAC (FhG) offers slightly better quality than NERO.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=161957

4. I assume the 24-bit DTS MA is being dithered to 16-bit instead of merely truncated, yes?
I don't know. You will have to check eac3to thread.

5. I guess I could use RipBot 1.17.2 with the FFT3DGPU filter by adding it and editing the job.avs, yes?
Nothing has changed in that matter. You can add whatever you want.

[Lynx_TWO]

Fraunhofer AAC offers slightly better quality than NERO.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=161957

Ahh, OK, thanks for the link! :) According to this, I should use qtaacenc with the CLI in DbPoweramp. I will test that out and report back the results, since I am not sure that qtaacenc will handle 5.1 audio... I was also under the illusion that the FAAC was the Free AAC codec.

:thanks:

[Atak_Snajpera]

FHG -> Fraunhofer AAC (used by RipBot264)
FAAC -> Free AAC codec (quality sucks still ;)

[iSeries]

I don't know. You will have to check eac3to thread.

It's being dithered to 16bit, but if converting to a lossy audio format I see no reason for the -down16 switch to be used?

[Lynx_TWO]

1. The Blu-Ray_ExtractStreams.cmd file has the switch -down16 added to it for eac3to. If I change it to -24 and run it, the resulting .w64 file is 24-bit, the original quality.

2. The command line for using the qtaacenc DbPoweramp's encoder is [outfile] --tvbr type [I]quality number here --highest

3. With a 2hr 3min movie as a test, and using the original 16-bit .w64 eac3to:

[infile] [outfile] --tvbr 65 --highest = 304 kbps @ 271.06 MB
[infile] [outfile] --tvbr 80 --highest = 364 kbps @ 323.98 MB
[infile] [outfile] --tvbr 90 --highest = 422 kbps @ 375.82 MB
[infile] [outfile] --tvbr 100 --highest = 470 kbps @ 418.13 MB

4. I had to encode the 24-bit file using Foobar2000 pipe throughput since DbPoweramp's CLI encoder converts the Wave64 format to .Wav Before encoding.
Naturally, the 4GB filesize limit hits, and the encoder fails. Using the --ignorelength command line in Foobar, converting to a .m4a file, then using DbPoweramp to change containers from m4a to aac was a weird process, but anyway... The resulting AAC file using [infile] [outfile] --tvbr 100 --highest = 461 kbps @ 408.15 MB

5. When I dithered the 24-bit file to a 16-bit file before encoding, bitrate actually went HIGHER, back to around 470kbps. I can only think this is because of the dithereing noise added to the audio when dithering from 24-bit to 16-bit. However, upon changing the file to 32-bit Float before feeding the encoder, the bitrate shot up to 740kbps, which was odd.

6. Perhaps the code should default to -24 instead of -down16 in Blu-Ray_ExtractStreams.cmd?

7. Would it be a pain to give the option for a higher bitrate for the audio? Instead of FHG 5.1 @ 320, maybe add a 400 or higher? From the other forums I have read, 320 5.1 AAC is eqivalent to 128 2.0 AAC in quality. With movies that are soundtrack intense, such as Lord Of The Rings, a higher bitrate may be appropriate, especially when encodeing from the DTS Master...

8. qtaacenc can handle 7.1 audio, and up to 32 bit Float input, so maybe 7.1 AAC could be added if FHG supports it as well? I do not know if that would break compatibilty with other devices though...

All your hard work is appreciated! :thanks:

[Lynx_TWO]

6. Perhaps the code should default to -24 instead of -down16 in Blu-Ray_ExtractStreams.cmd?


I just tested this by changing the Blu-Ray_ExtractStreams.cmd to -24 instead of -down16. FHG AAC encoded the file perfectly, as did DbPoweramp.

Oh, and the command line for DbPoweramp was --tvbr 100 --highest --ignorelength - %d

[jimmain]

Hi,

Thanks so much for the response.
My problem is that there is a "Copy Stream" profile for the audio but not for the video. I wish to change the audio, and do a copy stream for the video, but the option x x COPY STREAM is only available for audio.

After your movie loads into ripbot, under the video "profile" select "Copy Stream", and under the Audio section just change to what you wish...Video stays untouched, audio is whatever you want.

Is this what you're asking?

[Zorro70]

Hi,

Thanks so much for the response.
My problem is that there is a "Copy Stream" profile for the audio but not for the video. I wish to change the audio, and do a copy stream for the video, but the option x x COPY STREAM is only available for audio.

ripbot encodes audio first, so just choose any video settings as long as its big enough to encode the audio, so just open the ripbot temp folder when the audio has been converted.

copy and paste the audio to somewhere lese (desktop for example)

now just use ts muxer to load in the right playlist from blu ray, or the actual whole video file if its just one big ts file, ,untick anything you dont want including audio, and now just drag and drop your audio in there and mux into whatever format you want


job done

[SimonK91]

I try to set a cover picture for the MKV Files using "poster" in Ripbot, but Windows 7 never shows the Picture... Any idea?:confused:

[jimmain]

Hi,

I encoded a some files yesterday using distributed encoding which worked just fine. I am trying to encode some more today and alas the distributed encoding does not start. encoding is happening only on the client.

I can run encoding client and encoding servers, and can connect. The temp directory is shared to everyone.

Are there some logs or files I can look at to try and work out why it's not working anymore.

Thanks.

[Atak_Snajpera]

@jimmain
Probably you use 2-pass and your movie is shorter than 20 min.

I try to set a cover picture for the MKV Files using "poster" in Ripbot, but Windows 7 never shows the Picture... Any idea?
Windows 7 does not support that by default. You may try installing Icaros.

[tretoreo]

Hi, I'm using Dextop (http://dexpot.de/index.php?id=dexpot), when Ripbot264 encoding movie in background, and I'll switch to other virtual desktop, Ripbot264 stops encode chunk, and gives me an error:

'Exception EConvertError in module EncodingClient.exe at 00023F16.
'3.48' is not a valid floating point value.'

It would be nice if RP264 have possibility send to tray and if You put back advanced settings, yes I know, I can use CMD...

Great software btw, thanks. Sorry for my english.

[jimmain]

@jimmain
Probably you use 2-pass and your movie is shorter than 20 min.


Windows 7 does not support that by default. You may try installing Icaros.
Hi,

Thanks for the response, but I am using CQ-20, not 2 pass.
Maybe they are too short though.

Regards
Craig.

[Atak_Snajpera]

shorter than 2 min ?

[Markstar]

Hi,
I accidentally selected the wrong audio track in the Encoding settings and now I have the wrong language in my mp4-file. Is there an easy way to encode just the right audio track and mux it with the video again, removing the other audio stream? I still have the temp folder with all the settings, including all dts-files.

Thanks in advance and sorry if this is a stupid question.

[slalom]

You could say that..

same page above #11564
ripbot encodes audio first, so just choose any video settings as long as its big enough to encode the audio, so just open the ripbot temp folder when the audio has been converted.

copy and paste the audio to somewhere lese (desktop for example)

now just use ts muxer to load in the right playlist from blu ray, or the actual whole video file if its just one big ts file, ,untick anything you dont want including audio, and now just drag and drop your audio in there and mux into whatever format you want


job done

[Markstar]

You could say that..

same page above #11564Ups, indeed. :o

Thanks even more for your patient answer then, I really appreciate it! :thanks:

Just one more thing: In tsMuxeR, I have deleted the wrong audio stream, adden the right AAC-file, but where do I set the output format to MP4 again? If I keep the default TS, the file will work, but I'd prefer MP4 for compatibility. And none of the other choices (M2TS, Blu-ray, AVCHD and Demux) seem to be the right ones, either. I tried Google ("tsmuxer output mp4"), but couldn't find anything. :(

Sorry again.

[tretoreo]

Ups, indeed. :o

Thanks even more for your patient answer then, I really appreciate it! :thanks:

Just one more thing: In tsMuxeR, I have deleted the wrong audio stream, adden the right AAC-file, but where do I set the output format to MP4 again? If I keep the default TS, the file will work, but I'd prefer MP4 for compatibility. And none of the other choices (M2TS, Blu-ray, AVCHD and Demux) seem to be the right ones, either. I tried Google ("tsmuxer output mp4"), but couldn't find anything. :(

Sorry again.


Yamb?...

[Markstar]

Yamb?...Perfect, thank you!

[slalom]

Perhaps you're looking for mkvmerge
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix

[defalopii]

after i put pause command on 1.cmd

'\\7.153.48.579\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunks'
CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory.

C:\Windows>"\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\tools\avs2yuv\avs2yuv.exe" "\\Defalopii-PC\Ri
pBot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.avs" -o - | "\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\tools\x264\x2
64_x64.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 954 --stats "\\Defalopii-PC\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunk
s\1.stats" --fps 25 --force-cfr --min-keyint 25 --keyint 250 --frames 14934 --s
ar 1:1 --preset slower --ref 3 --deblock -1:-1 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid 2 --meran
ge 32 --no-fast-pskip --keyint 250 --min-keyint 25 --qpmin 10 --qpmax 51 --psy-r
d 0.00:0 --partitions i4x4,i8x8,p8x8,b8x8 --stdin y4m --output "\\Defalopii-PC\Ripb
ot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.264" -
error: Import: couldn't open "\\Defalopii-PC\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.avs"
x264 [error]: could not open output file `\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\job3\Chunks\
1.264'

C:\Windows>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

So why the Encoding Server trying to encode local RipBot264temp folder ??
It should be encode the remote folder \\7.153.48.579\RipBot264temp\

[rc71]

Hi Atak !

I'd like to automatically launch RipBot at a given time and tell it to start encoding. I could schedule a Windows Task for this, but I don't know if there's a special command for RipBot that will tell him to start encoding as soon as it is launched.

Is this possible ?

As always, thanks for doing such a great app :).

Just schedule the tasks that ripbot creates. They are in the temp folder.

[Arbelisk]

I've been using the distributed encoding option the past few weeks and noticed when playing back my files, there are artifacts in the video in certain places. Anyone else having this issue? It does not happen when disabling distributed encoding and just using one computer.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Post mediainfo of the original source file.
Are you using 1.17.2 version?
Does this happen with certain codec (MPEG2,h.264,VC-1 or other)
Is Your source .avi .mp4 .mkv dvd or blu-ray?

[defalopii]

Post mediainfo of the original source file.
Are you using 1.17.2 version?
Does this happen with certain codec (MPEG2,h.264,VC-1 or other)
Is Your source .avi .mp4 .mkv dvd or blu-ray?

with who ure talking about ??
me or others ??

[defalopii]

after i put pause command on 1.cmd

'\\7.153.48.579\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunks'
CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory.

C:\Windows>"\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\tools\avs2yuv\avs2yuv.exe" "\\Defalopii-PC\Ri
pBot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.avs" -o - | "\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\tools\x264\x2
64_x64.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 954 --stats "\\Defalopii-PC\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunk
s\1.stats" --fps 25 --force-cfr --min-keyint 25 --keyint 250 --frames 14934 --s
ar 1:1 --preset slower --ref 3 --deblock -1:-1 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid 2 --meran
ge 32 --no-fast-pskip --keyint 250 --min-keyint 25 --qpmin 10 --qpmax 51 --psy-r
d 0.00:0 --partitions i4x4,i8x8,p8x8,b8x8 --stdin y4m --output "\\Defalopii-PC\Ripb
ot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.264" -
error: Import: couldn't open "\\Defalopii-PC\RipBot264temp\job3\Chunks\1.avs"
x264 [error]: could not open output file `\\Defalopii-PC\Ripbot264temp\job3\Chunks\
1.264'

C:\Windows>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

So why the Encoding Server trying to encode local RipBot264temp folder ??
It should be encode the remote folder \\7.153.48.579\RipBot264temp\

have tried many solution given by other forums, editing registry etc still doesnt work.
this is ripbot serious bug, my version is v1.17.2
my source is from .avi .mp4 .mkv dvd and blu-ray, result still same, ripbot trying to encode from local folder not the remote folder it should be

[Ryushin]

with who ure talking about ??
me or others ??

It was posted to Arbelisk. The artifacts were caused by prior versions to 1.17.2

[Ryushin]

Okay, I've encountered something a bit weird. I have a blu-ray import of Miss Potter that was encoded at 1080/50i (Also allows Region A), which by the way is not in the official Blu-ray spec. The movie was originally filmed at 24fps and that is what I'm trying to convert it to. Adding the source to RipBot, setting up de-interlace to TFF 25fps and output speed to 24.000 FPS results in an audio file that is the correct length but devoid of any actual content in it (encodes insanely quick too). Changing the output speed to 23.976 results in an audio file with sound. Looking at the differences of the job.avs files for the two different speeds:

The 23.97fps job.avs file shows:
#Tempo
video=AssumeFPS(video,"ntsc_film")
audio=TimeStretch(audio,tempo=(24/1.001)/25*100)

The 24.000fps job.avs shows:
#Tempo
video=AssumeFPS(video,"film")
audio=TimeStretch(audio,tempo=24/25*100)

For giggles I changed the 24.000fps job.avs file to:
#Tempo
video=AssumeFPS(video,"film")
audio=TimeStretch(audio,(24/1.000)/25*100)

Adding the 24/1.000 resulted in a correct audio file. I see nothing wrong with the original 24.000fps file of using 24/25*100 and the broken audio compared to using (24/1.000)/25*100). This is probably the only 1080/50i movie I will ever encounter, but it's worth noting the problem.

[Arbelisk]

Post mediainfo of the original source file.
Are you using 1.17.2 version?
Does this happen with certain codec (MPEG2,h.264,VC-1 or other)
Is Your source .avi .mp4 .mkv dvd or blu-ray?

I am using 1.17.2.
I have noticed it on VC-1 and H.264 so far.
The source is Blu-Ray.

General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : A:\PRIVATE\FullDisc\JOHN_CARTER\BDMV\STREAM\00800.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 32.8 GiB
Duration : 2h 12mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 35.6 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 29.0 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 37.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.584
Stream size : 26.8 GiB (82%)

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile : MA / Core
Muxing mode : Stream extension
Codec ID : 134
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 3 148 Kbps / 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 8 channels / 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: L R, LFE / Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format profile : Dolby Digital
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 302 MiB (1%)

Audio #3
ID : 4354 (0x1102)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 604 MiB (2%)

Audio #4
ID : 4355 (0x1103)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 604 MiB (2%)

Audio #5
ID : 4356 (0x1104)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 2h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 302 MiB (1%)

[Atak_Snajpera]

@Ryushin
Thanks. I've already fixed that.

@Arbelisk
Does video corruption happen at every split point (In CQ mode every 1min, in 2Pass every 10min)?
If yes will you be able to prepare proper sample for me? You can import video.mkv from temp folder in mmg.exe and there cut out proper chunk. However sample should start from the very begining of the movie not from the middle!

[hegyre]

Hello Atak_Snajpera,

I'm been using RipBot since version 1.16.3
I know I've never thank you for this software, but now it's done ^^ So Thank you for RipBot.

There is one thing I have to ask, as i've always using version 1.16.x for encoding until now.
So just wondering why the profile [HIGH 4.0] HD . Progressive.txt changed between version 1.16.5 and version 1.17.0, since I didn't see any notes in the changelog for 1.17.0 about this change.

with 1.16.5 : --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter 0,0 --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-adapt 1 --b-pyramid none --subme 7 --aq-mode 1 --trellis 1 --partitions all --me umh
with 1.17.0 and newer : --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --b-pyramid none

What happened to --bframes 3 and the others options ?

Also in the ini file, wondering why DefaultModeValue=20 now by default (since version 1.17.1) whereas it was 22 in version 1.17.0 and older ? (Also not mentionned in changelog)

Thanks and Regards.

[Atak_Snajpera]

What happened to --bframes 3 and the others options ?
--bframes 3 is now default value therefore it is omited in commandline.

with 1.16.5 : --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter 0,0 --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-adapt 1 --b-pyramid none --subme 7 --aq-mode 1 --trellis 1 --partitions all --me umh
with 1.17.0 and newer : --level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --b-pyramid none
since 1.17.0 command line has been modified according to x264 preset system.

Also in the ini file, wondering why DefaultModeValue=20 now by default (since version 1.17.1) whereas it was 22 in version 1.17.0 and older ? (Also not mentionned in changelog)
Just my personal choice. 22 was too low for me.

[Arbelisk]

@Ryushin
Thanks. I've already fixed that.

@Arbelisk
Does video corruption happen at every split point (In CQ mode every 1min, in 2Pass every 10min)?
If yes will you be able to prepare proper sample for me? You can import video.mkv from temp folder in mmg.exe and there cut out proper chunk. However sample should start from the very begining of the movie not from the middle!

It seems to happen at a split point but not every one. I will prepare a sample once I get off work. Where should I send it?

[Atak_Snajpera]

mediafire.com or dropbox if you have an account there. rar/zip video.mkv into chunks if it is too big for those services.

[defalopii]

ew...my question still not answered...ignored..!!!
What happen with you developer ??
Do You need a donation to answer my problem ??

[Trayman]

@defalopii Relax dude, that attitude will not give you the answer you need and might actually make Atak and others ignore you.
I can understand your frustration but Atak makes RipBot264 available to you for free in his spare time. Since you are trying to make DE work over VPN and i don't think anyone else is or has the equipment to help you at the moment. So please be patient and you will get help as soon as Atak or someone else can replicate your problem.

//Trayman

[Arbelisk]

mediafire.com or dropbox if you have an account there. rar/zip video.mkv into chunks if it is too big for those services.

ok, just to make sure I'm straight. I'm uploading a sample of the video.mkv before I have encoded it, correct?

[Atak_Snajpera]

yes correct

[dlarge]

Hi,

big thanks for this great App and i love it, but i have a Question about encode with subtitles.

I can take with Ripbot subtitles but only directly into the picture?
If you plan so which one normal subtitles as .sup or VobSub can use?

[Atak_Snajpera]

I can take with Ripbot subtitles but only directly into the picture?
use Selectable subtitles option

If you plan so which one normal subtitles as .sup or VobSub can use?
both are supported

[dlarge]

ah, sorry, i don`t have seen this. The fonts are little too small i think.:D

[pausefisk]

any chance distributed encoding will be supported for .ts files (digital recordings) ?

[Atak_Snajpera]

most of ts recordings is interlaced. ffms2 is not very reliable for that kind of streams.
also recordings may contain errors which will cause futher problems for decoder.

[dlarge]

if you plan for Lav Filter support? i think this are the future and many users are don`t have installed ffdshow and i have no problems without ffdshow.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i'm not forcing anyone to use ripbot. i see nothing special in lav filters yet. interlaced vc1 still not supported, haali media spliter still works better for transport streams. no need to change something what has been working quite well for years.

[x110x]

i cant crop videos with resizeing. without resizeing its work , please help me .
Sys. Info : OS: windows 7 enterp. x64(clean installed) cpu i7 3770k 10 gb ddr3 mem. Intel HD 4000+ nvidia g210 graphic card .

Test Videos: 1920x1080p 16:9
Test-1.mkv
Test-2.mkv

http://www.mediafire.com/?50uig97n4xk1f2p,dec0v0o9grukurv

AVS SCRipt:

#MT


#VideoSource

video=DirectShowSource("C:\Users\user\Desktop\test-1.mkv",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

#Deinterlace



#Decimate



#Crop
video=Crop(video,2,132,-2,-132)


#Resize
video=Spline36Resize(video,1280,544).Sharpen(0.2).AddBorders(0,88,0,88)


#Colors



#Denoise




#Subtitles



#AudioSource



#DownMix



#Delay



#Tempo



#Normalize



#AudioDub



#Triming



#AVSameLength



#ColorSpace

return video



Crop and Resize Settings:

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4894/68314078.png

Crop and Resize Result: (only to 1280x720 resized )

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3984/test1cropresize.jpg

Only Crop Without Resize. ( to 1920x820 cropped )

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6206/test1crop.jpg

[Atak_Snajpera]

use custom resize profile with locked aspect ratio

[Shrekage]

ew...my question still not answered...ignored..!!!
What happen with you developer ??
Do You need a donation to answer my problem ??

Please provide the following information:

machine1 computer name (this would be the client PC--the one you run ripbot264 on)

machine2 computer name (this would be the pc that the server is setup on)

from machine2 while the VPN is connected. do the following: click Start, Click run, type in \\machine1\ripbot264temp\ press enter and let us know if you can access the folder.

this is step 1 to making this work... once you respond with that i will see if i can help you further...

[frencher]

@Atak_Snajpera

I want to know if this video (Fichier3D-2.mts) is 25i or 50i from 3D camcorder Sony HDR TD10
This video contain a track AVC/MVC (3D)
Link WebSite
http://www.3dvisionfr.net/wp/2011/09/test-camescope-3d-sony-hdr-td10
Link to the video
http://www.3dvisionfr.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/SonyHDRTD10/Fichier3D-2.MTS

Thank you

[Yoshi8765]

Bug to latest version:

Exception EConvertError in module Ripbot264.exe at 0000949A.

" is not a valid integer value.

I get almost the same error with v1.17.2
But my error says "floating point value" instead of "integer value."

Mediainfo of conflicting file.
http://pastebin.com/RGzbLwdh

Errors similar to this happens with other files I have, some wmv, some mp4, some others. The error always occurs while/after demuxing audio. :scared:

[QUEENFAN]

Hello,

i'm using ripbot264 for encoding my DVD and BR to mkv.
Should I use HD progressive or interlaced when encoding BR-media?
I checked the settings but could not find any difference in HD 4.0 interlaced and progessive settings.

Thans a lot for your help.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Should I use HD progressive or interlaced when encoding BR-media?
99% of movies are encoded as progressive so you should use 4.0 Progressive

4.0 interlaced is only useful if source has been encoded as interlaced and user prefers to keep interlaced footage without applying deinterlacing filters.

[soneca]

Thanks for the new version! :cool:

[kypec]

Changelog

v1.17.3
Updated: FhG AAC 2012-06-24, FFmpeg 2012-07-30, FFmpegSource r700, MKVToolnix 5.7.0, VSFilter 2.41.5626, x264 r2008

Looks like x264 has been downgraded some 200 revisions behind...:p

[jandor]

@Atak_Snajpera,

RipBot264 forever.
Thanks for the new version.

[kremb]

Thanks for making a great tool.

I'm really close on DE.

Here is my situation. I have tried to run DE from all 3 of these hosts and here are my results. Standalone appears to work fine on all 3 computers.

Win7-64(AMDX2)-(runs fine, starts up client app on start, connects to servers, remote servers flicker between idle/encoding)

Win7-32(AMDX4)-(does NOT start client app on start, can manually connect to servers, server status remains idle.)

WinXP-32(P4HT_3.4)-(runs fine, starts up monitor, error in title bar - Cannot open file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt". The system cannot find the file specified)-is then stalled at Please Wait ... Preparing Chunks

I'd love to use a few decent p4's I have hanging around, but they aren't going to run 64 bit windows. IMO, the DE component of this software is the most intriguing part. I'm sure it would work great on 3 i7 boxes running Win7x64 like it does in the demo video.

Is the ability to encode with a couple of extra cores (3.0 ghz) alongside a quad core a worthwhile goal? I think so, but I may be completely out to lunch.

What do you guys think?

[Atak_Snajpera]

are you using 1.17.3 version ?

[kremb]

are you using 1.17.3 version ?


yes, I am using 1.17.3 on all three computers.

All installations have Usex264x64=0 in .ini file

[Atak_Snajpera]

most likely server can't open shared folder
//client-pc/ripbot264temp

all pcs must be in the same workgroup btw

[soneca]

Hi Atak,

Problems with mov files
Any ideas?

General
Complete name : D:\IMG_1799.MOV
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 543 MiB
Duration : 7mn 8s
Overall bit rate : 10.6 Mbps
Recorded date : 2012-07-07T23:25:46-0700
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:46
Tagged date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:58
Writing application : 5.1.1
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Model : iPhone 4
©xyz : +34.0158-118.4960+026.798/
Make : Apple
com.apple.quicktime.make : Apple
com.apple.quicktime.creationdate : 2012-07-07T23:25:46-0700
com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709 : +34.0158-118.4960+026.798/
com.apple.quicktime.software : 5.1.1
com.apple.quicktime.model : iPhone 4

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=24
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 7mn 8s
Source duration : 7mn 8s
Bit rate : 10.6 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 24.022 fps
Minimum frame rate : 23.077 fps
Maximum frame rate : 30.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.477
Stream size : 540 MiB (99%)
Source stream size : 540 MiB (99%)
Title : Core Media Video
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:46
Tagged date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:58
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 7mn 8s
Source duration : 7mn 8s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel positions : Front: C
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : 2ms
Stream size : 3.27 MiB (1%)
Source stream size : 3.27 MiB (1%)
Title : Core Media Audio
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:46
Tagged date : UTC 2012-07-08 06:25:58


http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/ripbot1-4.jpg

[guest]

Hi Atak,

I have to commend you on constantly updating this awesome little program you've developed.

Now I have to ask, seeing as you have added a wake up function for the client pc's, in the latest version, would it be at all possible to have the client pc's be turned off automatically, when the encode is finished ?? (If you've checked that tick box).

[QUEENFAN]

@Atak_Snajpera

thanks a lot for the fast answer.

I've noticed that in version 1.17.2 after opening a file for encoding it always is named video.mkv. This was a contol for me in older versions, when the complete source folder was visible in the VIDEO section. Now it is the temp folder. Is this a bug or a feature?

Besides I love your tool. Great work.

[Yoshi8765]

I get almost the same error with v1.17.2
But my error says "floating point value" instead of "integer value."

Mediainfo of conflicting file.
http://pastebin.com/RGzbLwdh

Errors similar to this happens with other files I have, some wmv, some mp4, some others. The error always occurs while/after demuxing audio. :scared:

Still happens with v1.17.3...
Any suggestions, Atak?
Thanks for the awesome software, btw.

[Zenophobe]

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trying my first DE encode form BR to mkv... I have all the programs open firewall turned off I can see the shares on both pc's but when i hit start it just encodes like normal. I have changed the ini to 1....

[Zenophobe]

[settings]
// TEMP=uses System temp ; C , D ... uses specific partition
StoreTempFilesin=C
KeepJobsQueue=1
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DefaultProfile=[HIGH 4.0] HD . Progressive
DefaultEncodingMode=CQ
DefaultModeValue=20
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//Directory must exists!!! D:\movies\ is correct but D:\movies is incorrect!
DefaultOutputPath=desktop
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// allowed values are mp4 , mkv , bluray , mkv-divxhd
DefaultContainer=mkv
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// in GiB (1GiB=1024 MiB) , 0 = no splitting
SplitM2TS=0
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FastFirstPassin2passMode=1
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//AnyDVD DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray decryptor will be automatically activated with RipBot264
ExecuteAnyDVD=0
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//Blu-ray subtitles will be converted to SUB/IDX format for .mkv container. Smaller size and better compatibility with some players.
ConvertSUPtoSUB=1
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x264LowPriority=1
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// it will use 64bit version of x264 on 64bit Windows. up to 10% faster encoding speed.
Usex264x64=1
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// Supported input formats AVI / MP4 / MKV / DVD / HD-DVD / Blu-ray
UseDistributedEncoding=1


my .ini file is the same for both pc's.. both are 64 bit windows 7 versions. 1.17.3 ripbot versions as well.

[Atak_Snajpera]

[Zenophobe]

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[cgp-2k9]

Just thought I say thank you for RipBot264... it has helped me a lot all these years...

[Furiousflea]

Fresh install of Windows 8 RTM build...

Ripbot264 encounters an error in avs2avi.exe when loading some mkv video with VC1 encoded video inside, some work some don't. I just did "The Mask" earlier and that did work, although the first 3-4 seconds of video once encoded has some glitches in it akin to bad digital tv reception.

Never experienced this before, got rid of this before, just wondering if I'm missing something or need to set a different decoder in ffdshow or something?

Thanks.

EDIT - RESOLVED - Just needed to change the decoder to libav from wmv9 in ffdshow video decoder settings.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I can only assume that means I've shown something stupid.. If so please point out the obvious..

it seems that forum after update has some bugs while posting (blank posts)

but back on topic. delete ripbot264temp folder.

[defalopii]

Distributed Encoding doesnt work with source like this:
On Distributed Encoding enabled its encode like on Distributed Encoding when disabled
Using latest RipBot264, Latest update of Windows 7 64 bit

General
Complete name : D:\Sample-23552-HS.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 1.41 GiB
Duration : 1h 35mn
Overall bit rate : 2 115 Kbps
Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2540/release

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : FMP4
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate : 1 722 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 264 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.425
Stream size : 1.15 GiB (81%)
Writing library : Lavc52.116.0

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 2000
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 262 MiB (18%)
Alignment : Split accross interleaves
Interleave, duration : 42 ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms

[Atak_Snajpera]

can you send me 50 mb sample to www.mediafire.com

[Zenophobe]

I've disabled Distributed Encoding in my ini file but the Encoding Client still opens when i start an encode? I don't want to process in chunks as i'm getting atrifacts on the final product.

[Atak_Snajpera]

you have to refresh created job. (edit -> Done)

[Zenophobe]

you have to refresh created job. (edit -> Done)

Thank you!

any ideas on how to help with the re-stitching of the file to prevent artifacts? Get skips in video when i use the DE client.

Also does ripbot scale beyond 12 threads?If i remember my old i7-980 wouldn't max out... I'm using an i7-3770k now so only 8 threads and it is fine... Just looking for faster encodes.. About 22-24fps with default 4.0 settings BD - mkv.. Core audio and auto crop CQ 20.. Looking for original audio and good balance of size and quality as all data is on DS-410 NAS..

[Atak_Snajpera]

you will have to send me sample of original video file (dropbox or mediafire). i need to see if i can reproduce the same artifacts. if source is bd movie then cut out 10 min from video.mkv. this file will be in c:/temp/ripbot264temp/jobx

mmg.exe from mkvtoolnix folder will help you to create proper chunk. chunk
must start from very begining.
regarding cpu usage. in de mode you can activate addictional server so two x264 encoders will be running on single machine.

[slalom]

How can I activate this?

Added: Multiple Encoding Servers can be activated on single PC (Maybe usefull if for some reason CPU usage is not at 100%)

[Zenophobe]

How can I activate this?

Added: Multiple Encoding Servers can be activated on single PC (Maybe usefull if for some reason CPU usage is not at 100%)

I believe you just click the server icon again and your server ip will be xxx.xxx.x.xxx:1000 for first and xxx.xxx.x.xxx:2000 for second and so on.

[Chudz]

Just trying to encode The Dark Knight bluray to MP4 with RipBot264 and the input file is 1920x1080 but the output file I get is 1916x1080. Everything in the properties section is left as default so there is no cropping. I checked the video.mkv file in the jobs folder and that was correct but after encode is crops a bit for some reason?

[Atak_Snajpera]

post jobx.avs

[giobbi]

Hi, thank you for RipBot264, the only tool that gives a playable result on my mkv capable Blu-Ray player and on my Media Player!

there is a way to remove the 10,000 msec limit on the audio delay? I'm trying to replace the original ENG audio track with the italian AC3 track I got from an old .avi file, and I need to put 25750 msec delay (the original .avi was clipped). I also tried to manipulate the script file, but the result is
unplayable. :confused:

I can do it with MkvMerge, but this tool doesn't provide a playable result on standalone players like LG players or other MKV player with usb port. Ripbot does, but I can't set correctly the delay.
More: it seems that RipBot264 doesn't keep the delay of the original input file. When the original mkv has an audio delay, RipBot264 will produce an out of sync AV file.

Can you remove the 10000 msec audio delay limit?
Can you keep the original delay the input file has?

thank you!

[Atak_Snajpera]

you can add delay in ac3 with tool called delaycut. use google.

[nameless.character]

Hello! Everyone...
Firstly, I must say RipBot264 is a fantastic program.
Being new to encoding, I would really appreciate if someone could answer my few "novice" questions below or point me in the right direction in case the question has already been answered previously (Any repetition is not intended):

1) Is it possible to edit the display location of subtitles to the absolute bottom of the 1920x1080 frame rather than having them where the blu-ray author/publisher intended?

2) Is it possible to add custom resize options that always maintain the original aspect of the input while still providing a given frame size (such as a 1920x872 video in a 1920x1080 frame), which is otherwise shrunk to 1920x816 by RipBot as it tries to bind to the closest standard, i.e. 2.35:1.

3) 200% Normalization fixes the problem of the volume being too low, but does not eliminate lows and highs to a point where (personally) I could do without volume adjustment thru a whole movie. So, is it possible to additionally "volume-level" the audio so that very high variation is corrected and volume need not be repeatedly turned up and down during playback?

4) Is there a fixed overhead in MP4 files which I should account for in bitrate calculations to ensure that the file does not exceed a specified size? (I do realize that there is a "lock size" option but it invariably results in a file smaller than expected/targeted. I tried 4314 kbps VIDEO + 320 kbps AUDIO = 4634 kbps TOTAL so as to ensure that the total file size for any encode is such that I can fit 12 hours of video on a 25GB blu-ray Single Layer Disc which has an exact capacity of 23,866 MiB, but the file size was a few MB more than the theoretically calculated size).

5) Is there any tuning that I need to do or is it normal for "Placebo" preset encodes to take nearly upto 42 hours for a feature of 178 minutes (2 hours 58 minutes) length. (Profile High @ Level 4.0).

6) Is there a way to enter/edit the Meta Data of a feature, such as Title, Year, Director, Producer, Cast, Plot Summary, etc. from within RipBot? Later editing corrupts the mp4 file and makes it un-playable. Also, can metadata be sourced and added to the mp4 file from the likes of tagchimp in a way that does NOT lead to file corruption?

7) Is there a standard size for a “cover” to be embedded into the mp4 file? Why does the “cover” put into the file by RipBot not show on Mediainfo (even though the extra-large icon view in Windows shows the cover art)?

8) Although reported as 6 channel audio on MediaInfo & in agreement with the settings at the time of encoding, the Sony receiver (amplifier) I have connected indicates the source as being only 2 channel audio. What is the fix for this (I have it connected via the "Audio Optical" port)?

9) Is there a way to drop both video and audio in the first and last few seconds of a feature to remove any blank/black frames with no audio? For example, have RipBot encode from frame 100-9990 of a 10000 frame source.

10) For a specific encode, part of the video seems to "twitch" at times in multiple places? That is to say, a group of pixels repeatedly move a bit and revert to their correct position. Is this a known issue? Does it have a fix?

11) RipBot seems to take very long to demux from a blu-ray source. Is there an alternative? Or a way to speed it up?

12) Is there a way/tweak to permit "Copy Stream" in Video Encoding Settings (like in audio). (Say there is a blu-ray feature with audio in 2 languages, the only need is for the 2nd language audio to be encoded and muxed with the already encoded video encoded along with the 1st audio language.)

13) Is it possible to encode audio to AAC VBR when using an MP4 Container? That too at bit rates higher than the 320 kbps option in the drop down audio options list?

Thank You.

[fantasmanegro]

@nameless.character

LUKE... user the @search force... located at upper right of the forum

[slalom]

5) Is there any tuning that I need to do or is it normal for "Placebo" preset encodes to take nearly upto 42 hours for a feature of 178 minutes (2 hours 58 minutes) length. (Profile High @ Level 4.0).

Are you using a PII or a PIII??

You have to use other programs for some extra features you want

Oh and, while we are here, last chunk from my latest job is from 201600 to 228504, almost twice the normal size (15000)
Is this OK?

And I've gone back to .2
.3 has some issues regarding servers who don't respond and some mising auxiliary files

[nameless.character]

@fantasmanegro
Thank you for stating the obvious, but all of these questions are ones that I was unable to find satisfatory answers to, atleast concerning RipBot. I do not dispute that the answers may be there, hence the request to help me find them.
(As for using the search force: The Dark Side of the Force has clouded the the search jedi's vision, my friend).

@slalom
It is a i7-990X, so culprit is not the CPU. The problem only exists on the "Placebo" preset. "Default" preset completes the same job in under 5 hours. The "Placebo" preset also causes the computer to stutter in other simple workloads like browsing even though I have set "low priority" in RipBot.

[zanaitoryoushi]

...*****....

[Atak_Snajpera]

all this filtering just for crappy psp display??? (480x272 plus insane ghosting due to ultra slow response time)

i also have psp-1000 so i know how it looks.

[fantasmanegro]

@fantasmanegro
Thank you for stating the obvious, but all of these questions are ones that I was unable to find satisfatory answers to, atleast concerning RipBot. I do not dispute that the answers may be there, hence the request to help me find them.
(As for using the search force: The Dark Side of the Force has clouded the the search jedi's vision, my friend).


:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

that was a really GOOD ONE!!...

:goodpost:

but really, the answers are in the thread... you just need to read for a while, maybe not only this one but other threads too...

[fantasmanegro]

well, i dont know all the answers but there you have...
maybe atak or other user can help you too...

------------------------
1) Is it possible to edit the display location of subtitles to the absolute bottom of the 1920x1080 frame rather than having them where the blu-ray author/publisher intended?
A: i guess bdsup2sub can help here

2) Is it possible to add custom resize options that always maintain the original aspect of the input while still providing a given frame size (such as a 1920x872 video in a 1920x1080 frame), which is otherwise shrunk to 1920x816 by RipBot as it tries to bind to the closest standard, i.e. 2.35:1.
A:may this feature require to use black borders to keep the original AR like you want, but you can use resize custom x,xx:1

3) 200% Normalization fixes the problem of the volume being too low, but does not eliminate lows and highs to a point where (personally) I could do without volume adjustment thru a whole movie. So, is it possible to additionally "volume-level" the audio so that very high variation is corrected and volume need not be repeatedly turned up and down during playback?
A:maybe the audio decoder of the video player can do that or maybe editing the cmd file before start encoding (jobx_encodingaudio.cmd)

4) Is there a fixed overhead in MP4 files which I should account for in bitrate calculations to ensure that the file does not exceed a specified size? (I do realize that there is a "lock size" option but it invariably results in a file smaller than expected/targeted. I tried 4314 kbps VIDEO + 320 kbps AUDIO = 4634 kbps TOTAL so as to ensure that the total file size for any encode is such that I can fit 12 hours of video on a 25GB blu-ray Single Layer Disc which has an exact capacity of 23,866 MiB, but the file size was a few MB more than the theoretically calculated size).
A: filesize is not very accurate in any all-in-one encoding tool as far as i know...

5) Is there any tuning that I need to do or is it normal for "Placebo" preset encodes to take nearly upto 42 hours for a feature of 178 minutes (2 hours 58 minutes) length. (Profile High @ Level 4.0).
A:placebo preset is the slowest one and not recomended to use...

6) Is there a way to enter/edit the Meta Data of a feature, such as Title, Year, Director, Producer, Cast, Plot Summary, etc. from within RipBot? Later editing corrupts the mp4 file and makes it un-playable. Also, can metadata be sourced and added to the mp4 file from the likes of tagchimp in a way that does NOT lead to file corruption?
A:for this you need to check mkvtomp4 tool at forum

7) Is there a standard size for a “cover” to be embedded into the mp4 file? Why does the “cover” put into the file by RipBot not show on Mediainfo (even though the extra-large icon view in Windows shows the cover art)?
A:maybe mediainfo bug but i do not use covers so i do not really know about it

8) Although reported as 6 channel audio on MediaInfo & in agreement with the settings at the time of encoding, the Sony receiver (amplifier) I have connected indicates the source as being only 2 channel audio. What is the fix for this (I have it connected via the "Audio Optical" port)?
A:sony can answer this...

9) Is there a way to drop both video and audio in the first and last few seconds of a feature to remove any blank/black frames with no audio? For example, have RipBot encode from frame 100-9990 of a 10000 frame source.
A:nop with ripbot

10) For a specific encode, part of the video seems to "twitch" at times in multiple places? That is to say, a group of pixels repeatedly move a bit and revert to their correct position. Is this a known issue? Does it have a fix?
A:maybe video decoder bug/unsupported

11) RipBot seems to take very long to demux from a blu-ray source. Is there an alternative? Or a way to speed it up?
A:sorry i have no bluray drive

12) Is there a way/tweak to permit "Copy Stream" in Video Encoding Settings (like in audio). (Say there is a blu-ray feature with audio in 2 languages, the only need is for the 2nd language audio to be encoded and muxed with the already encoded video encoded along with the 1st audio language.)
A:hhmmmm copy stream for video nop... and two audios nop...again edit cmd file... (jobx_muxfiles.cmd and jobx_encodeaudio.cmd)

13) Is it possible to encode audio to AAC VBR when using an MP4 Container? That too at bit rates higher than the 320 kbps option in the drop down audio options list?
A:3rd... edit cmd file... again... (jobx_encodingaudio.cmd)

Thank You.
A:you are welcome...

[nameless.character]

@fantasmanegro
I shall give all your suggestions a try. Thank You for the help.


In other things, I was really hoping to get some support on question 10:

10) For a specific encode, part of the video seems to "twitch" at times in multiple places? That is to say, a group of pixels repeatedly move a bit and revert to their correct position. Is this a known issue? Does it have a fix?

I can upload the file to anyone who can help. It completely ruins the encode as these specific parts look comical at best.
Strangely this happens with only the one movie, "The Sound of Music". There is no problem with the 70 odd encodes RipBot has done flawlessly for me.

Thank You.

[Atak_Snajpera]

do you see the same artefacts in ripbot (PREVIEW SCRIPT)?

if answer is no then there is something wrong with your player. btw what player do you use?

[giobbi]

you can add delay in ac3 with tool called delaycut. use google.

It worked! Many thanks!!

[fantasmanegro]

@fantasmanegro
10) For a specific encode, part of the video seems to "twitch" at times in multiple places? That is to say, a group of pixels repeatedly move a bit and revert to their correct position. Is this a known issue? Does it have a fix?

I can upload the file to anyone who can help. It completely ruins the encode as these specific parts look comical at best.
Strangely this happens with only the one movie, "The Sound of Music". There is no problem with the 70 odd encodes RipBot has done flawlessly for me.

Thank You.

it can be many things unsupported codec, video decoder bug, bad decrypting, hdd bad sector...

[zanaitoryoushi]

all this filtering just for crappy psp display??? (480x272 plus insane ghosting due to ultra slow response time)

i also have psp-1000 so i know how it looks.

hehe ikr, but i want to make movies more clear in the psp by trying out those filters, so did i do them right then? (regarding the arrangement), also thank you for the reply Atak..

[Chetwood]

@Atak_Snajpera

I've been searching this thread but came up empty so here it goes:

- how do I add an audio profile when I want to encode to mp3?
- how do I edit an audio profile, say change the 2.0 FHG AAC-LC to 64 kbit mono?

Every time I use 2.0 FHG AAC-HE 64, Ripbot stops encoding. Thx.

[Destructabomb]

Upon advice of Atak_Snajpera im attempting to use this program to encode some videos but im getting no output file whatsoever. Anyone have any fixes for this ?. Using Win 7 x64 built

[Mounir]

I have a problem with java i have installed yet it says not installed , i'm on win7 x64

[flebber]

You installed 64 bit java and it expects 32.

[Mounir]

I have tested on my other computer with win7 x86 and have no problem with java although i have problems later with ffdshow when i add the video ripbot bug big time.I'll retry tomorrow

[nameless.character]

@Mounir
You need to install both 64-bit AND 32-bit JAVA on an x64 system. They run entirely independent of each other.
As I understand it, since you probably only have the x64 version installed, when RipBot queries for JAVA x86 it turns up with a "Not Installed" answer.

[nameless.character]

do you see the same artefacts in ripbot (PREVIEW SCRIPT)?

if answer is no then there is something wrong with your player. btw what player do you use?


Sorry for the delayed response, it took me a while to migrate to Windows 8.

1) I do not see any artefacts on the preview.
2) For testing playback, I used WMP, VLC and also streamed to a PS3 via Twonky.

Some other observations I made:
The input video is extremely grainy (very fine grains). Possibly due to the fact that the movie is very old and grains offer a sharp appearance.
During encoding the low bit rate probably does not allow for the accurate reproduction of the small noise/grain and results in motion related artefacts ("twitching").
To test this theory, I also encoded another feature at very low bit-rate and it resulted in even bigger portions of the frame "twitching".

Now I do realize that pushing up the bitrate would probably be the easiest solution, but I am intent on encoding at 4314+320. The fact remains that there are much lower bit-rate encodes out there which although are lower on quality, still do not have any motion artefacts (twitches).

With this background, any help on how to optimise settings/presets would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Upon advice of Atak_Snajpera im attempting to use this program to encode some videos but im getting no output file whatsoever. Anyone have any fixes for this ?. Using Win 7 x64 built

see logs folder in ripbot264 directory

[Mounir]

After downloading Java 7 (x86) i could finally make it work , i get 18.25 fps total with 2 computers (Pentium 4 2 ghz / pentium 4 3ghz HT), SD ntsc PSP encoding/audio copy stream

I will try with my other two that should make a big difference

This page helped me a lot:
http://www.thehtpc.net/htpc-tips-and-tweaks/ripbot264-distributed-encoding/

[N1ghtjar]

Hello,

I have decided to upgrade from 1.16.5 to the latest version.
I am now noticing that the originating file name is showing as video.mkv instead of blahblah.m2ts for example

My older version did not do this, am I missing any plugins?

Appreciate any advise

[Atak_Snajpera]

I am now noticing that the originating file name is showing as video.mkv instead of blahblah.m2ts for example

this is the name of demuxed file

[N1ghtjar]

I understand its the demuxed file but it never used to do it, what has changed?

Also could you add the option on future updates to allow lossless audio, I can never get the calculations quite right when adding the audio after encoding

[Atak_Snajpera]

Also could you add the option on future updates to allow lossless audio, I can never get the calculations quite right when adding the audio after encoding
nope...

[flebber]

I have seen people doing that lossy video + lossless audio I don't understand why lossy+lossless? AAC at 320 sounds great, and you are going for compression otherwise you wouldn't lossy the video. MSU + Flac that would seemingly make more sense.

[mgadallah]

well, I've been advised by other people in this forum and other forums to try this tool but it seems that no one can give me a simple direct answer for my issue.
So I will post it here and I hope to be able to find an answer:
We are working with my oown business and it is a small media production company located in Egypt with short term contracts with local TV Channels and we are recording the original stream using PCI satalitte cards then do video editing to cut off commercials and un wanted parts then upload two copies one to its associated youtube channel and the other one to the local tv channel server website.
so we do edit the .ts or .mpeg-2 file to do crop and cut then do the encoding to .mp4 using the h.264 codecs ... that is all
So the more speed encoding I do the better business I can do.
So how can I make the best use of this software?
I used to use WinAVI to do the encoding but quality was not good as VidCoder and file size for WinAVI was big and not that small as VidCoder. This is the only reason for my questions, but you really can not imagine how much it is mandatory important to have a very fast time for encoding, I understand that it is not your business and I may be bothering you with all these details but even using core i7 2600k with nvidia gtx geforce 550 ti 2 gb can not make the encoding time fast.
But please let me ask if using another hardware may help or it does not matter?
The file with WinAVI is being encoded in 2 minutes while with VidCoder it is 7 or 8 minutes, and I really do want to use the VidCoder because of the quality and size.

[fantasmanegro]

Vidcoder uses Handbrake and handbrake is slower than x264 (RipBot uses x264) in my experience...

winavi... hmmm... DO NOT USE IT!...

about speed... talking about 264 encoders... better quality mean long time encoding... but x264 is very optimized and for the users it uses presets and tunes to make life easy as possible...

[flebber]

@mgdallah to get the best encode and speed only encode to the spec/quality you want and disable anything else. If you advised settings and output you require resolution/ bitrate & quality / hard ware support etc maybe can help more

[Chetwood]

I have seen people doing that lossy video + lossless audio I don't understand why lossy+lossless?
I think it's pointless too, however why not give the option to add any audio profile so people could go for it? I mean, I'm still waiting for Atak to answer these questions (http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1587378&postcount=11652).

[Atak_Snajpera]

you really want to use mp3 format from 1993 when we have alot more efficient aac from 1999??? it does not make sense for me.

he-aac 64kbps works for me everytime.

[Chetwood]

Would it make sense to you when I said I would still hope for an editing function to go from AAC stereo to mono since the source is mono?

[slalom]

I think it's pointless too, however why not give the option to add any audio profile so people could go for it? I mean, I'm still waiting for Atak to answer these questions (http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1587378&postcount=11652).
I agree, (although I would never keep an LPCM stream) It's just an option.
Oh, and the second audio, sometimes I need to include a second stream (not me, everyone of us!!)

[Mr Alpha]

Feature Request: If encoding a video where the source has Color primaries, Transfer characteristics and Matrix coefficients tagged in the source stream tell x264 to also add those tags to the output stream.

[Mounir]

Has anyone tried ripbot parallel encoding possibilities with complex avisynth filters ?
I was thinking of a scheme like this: avi file-> avisynth(complex script) > avs2avi > ripbot > parallel encoding (lossless preferably)
Would this work ?

Also what about lossless video encoding support in ripbot (huffyuv/lagarith), would it be difficult to implement it ?

thanks for your answers

[Atak_Snajpera]

ripbot264 is a gui for x264. however x264 also supports lossless encoding.
regarding complex filtering. so far i can confirm that vsfilter likes to crash in de mode. i won't be surprised if someting goes wrong while using QMTC or something similar. you will have to see whether it works for you or not.

[nameless.character]

Further to the video "twitching" problem as stated on my previous posts, I have found that eliminating the "Sharpen(0.2)" parameter improves the results to a good extent. It seems that video that is already very grainy does not do well with additional sharpening that is applied by RipBot as a default.

Another thing I found while looking at the scripts is that RipBot forces a downmix to 2ch audio even if a 5.1ch profile is selected. Here is what the script looks like:

#DownMix
Import("E:\RipBot264v1.17.3\Tools\AviSynth plugins\Scripts\DownMixAudio.avs")
audio=DownMix2Stereo(audio)

As per the guides and forum posts I have read, this should only be the case when selecting a 2ch audio profile even when output is to an mp4 container.

Should I remove this portion from the script and encode to get true 5.1ch audio within the mp4? Will the audio no longer work on a PS3 if I do so? :confused:

Thank You.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Should I remove this portion from the script and encode to get true 5.1ch audio within the mp4? Will the audio no longer work on a PS3 if I do so?
if you select 5.1 then you will get 5.1. You can verify file after encoding with mediainfo.

[nameless.character]

Although mediainfo states 5.1ch content in the output mp4, the sound does not play back the same as the original DTS-MA track. I was just wondering what would happen if I were to remove the downmix part from the script.

Thank You.

[Atak_Snajpera]

PS3 does not support 5.1 AAC. It probably downmixes on fly to stereo.

[8ternity]

Hi Atak,

After reformating my pc, i've install everything with the new version 1.17.3; and im getting that error:

"Application Error"
Exception EConvertError in module Ripbot264.exe at 0000949A. " is not a valid integer value.

That error happen after demuxed everything and before Gathering informations... Happen with many mkv hd contents.


Can you help me with that?

Thanks.


**UPDATE // EDIT***
I think i've found the error. Was i've wrote 2-Pass in settings. Does the setting name is "2 Pass" or "2-Pass" ?

[mgadallah]

Please why I get this error:
http://i.imgur.com/KnZ9ll.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/KnZ9l.png)

[Atak_Snajpera]

see ripbot264 distributed encoding tutorial on youtube

[rc71]

you really want to use mp3 format from 1993 when we have alot more efficient aac from 1999??? it does not make sense for me.

he-aac 64kbps works for me everytime.

Ah Atak...

You have to realize that if there are hundreds of millions of Americans that don't believe in evolution, there are going to be people who don't believe in AVC and AAC.
I just had that same discussion that apparently good small AVC is impossible. He only walked away after I challenged him to a 75% compression ratio and a poll to see if the quality was there.

[rc71]

I agree, (although I would never keep an LPCM stream) It's just an option.
Oh, and the second audio, sometimes I need to include a second stream (not me, everyone of us!!)

I would suspect that is because everyone who talks to Atak about this tries to convince him of their point, vs, I'm stupid, but can you add this anyway.

Regardless, if that's what you really want it, merge the audio yourself, don't ask, DEMAND, the author of a free program that makes encodes a breeze, to add another piece that someone will find a bug in.

Personally, if you have the money to buy an audio system that can fully utilize a 2gb freaken DTS blah blah audio file, then you can pay someone to add that freaken feature for you.

[Browser404]

The distributed encoding is an impressive touch, no doubt it will help many people.

Though I was wondering about another feature, could you make it possible to pause the endcode, this would be really helpful for me and probably many others. Or if not pause at least let us stop the second pass and restart it later without having to do the first pass again.

This would help me so much, some of the movies I'm encoding take 12 hours per pass (even on an i7) and I'm sure you can imagine having a PC tied up for 24 hours straight is problematic.

Since you've implemented distributed encoding that may even make adding a pause feature easier.

Please consider this, it would really help with very large encoding jobs.

As always thanks for the program :)

see ripbot264 distributed encoding tutorial on youtube

Oh, I'm not sure if you maybe meant to put a link to a video in that post, if you did I think you forgot ;)

[Atak_Snajpera]

Or if not pause at least let us stop the second pass and restart it later without having to do the first pass again.
In DE mode you can resume from last encoded chunk. (first pass or second pass)

[Mounir]

Please why I get this error:
http://i.imgur.com/KnZ9ll.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/KnZ9l.png)

You have to share the RipBot264temp folder so your main pc (where you launch ripbot) can access it
it is located in C: > temp

Assuming you run windows7, once RipBot264temp is located, right click on it > share with > specific people > everyone (add write/read options for this group) > share

[Chetwood]

You have to realize that if there are hundreds of millions of Americans that don't believe in evolution, there are going to be people who don't believe in AVC and AAC.

So what? I'm neither American nor creationist.

I would suspect that is because everyone who talks to Atak about this tries to convince him of their point
And I suspect, it makes sense to be able to encode a mono stream to mono AAC. That's why I asked if Atak could add an option to add audio profiles.

[Honusnap]

Hi all,

I'm using Ripbot for some month now, thanks for this simple and very efficient tool :)
Two things, that turns to be problems to me :
- The fact that Ripbot automatically demux audio from files is in my case useless and time consuming an option to disable this behavior would be cool.
- From time to time a file is encoded but will not appear in the destination folder... no error, file is just not there. If there is only one file to be compressed i can use the "video.264" file and mux it myself and everything is ok. The real problem is when there is multiple files in the queue, in this case the next compression will trash the "video.264" file and the whole previous compression is lost. I can see no errors ..

Did some of you experience this kind of problems ?

Thanks,

[slalom]

Check the log file for errors (there are errors)

[Honusnap]

Yeah, right.. i was looking for logs in the temp folder..
The error in this particular case is : :)

Error: Unknown chapter file format in 'C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job33\chapters.txt'. It does not contain a supported chapter format.

- Chapters.txt contain :

Error: (mkvextract) The file 'D:\Multimedia\- ToDo\Manual\vÚritÚ - 1997.mkv' could not be opened for reading (No error).

- Well the file is in this folder, perhaps the fact that i have some accents in my filename .. ?

Strange cause i have tested the command
mkvextract chapters 'D:\Multimedia\- ToDo\Manual\vÚritÚ - 1997.mkv' > Test.txt

And it simply generate an empty text file that is ok since there is no chapter in this file.

==> Not good to trash the "video.264" after a so "small error"... Chapters is not good => No chapters in the destination file

[slalom]

I agree with you, video.264 should be kept in temp/jobx directory in case of error.
Maybe Atak should change the path, like audio is saved in jobx directory

RipBot don't like accents, edit them before encoding

[Mounir]

I have a little problem with this ripbot it seems parallel encoding work ok with an AVC /.mp4 source (taken from youtube) but when i try with an mpeg2/.ts source nothing happen on the client machine, only the host machine encode.What could i do wrong ?

[Atak_Snajpera]

have you read note in ripbot264.ini?

[flebber]

Atak would you consider adding a simple sharpening option to Ripbot say a drop down with two options

Sharpen Film = LimitedSharpenFaster
Sharpen Animation = ToonLite

?

[Mounir]

have you read note in ripbot264.ini?

Yes i have read it, it says:
// Supported input formats AVI / MP4 / MKV / DVD / HD-DVD /

So in essence i would have to make my .ts a .vob since ripbot support "dvd" apparently,I will try ..

I've tried with avi lossless as file input, it don't work so far

[Atak_Snajpera]

using lossless in de mode may not be the best idea due to extremally high bitrate. streaming to multiple servers most likely will choke your hdd and network. i forgot to mention that not all codecs are supported in de mode. basicaly if ripbot does not detect video codec (no icon) then normal mode is activated.

mpeg2 ts i would remux to .mkv . also make sure that stream does not have any error!

[Honusnap]

Atak would you consider adding a simple sharpening option to Ripbot say a drop down with two options

Sharpen Film = LimitedSharpenFaster
Sharpen Animation = ToonLite

?

Just my my way of using Ripbot, not saying THIS is the way.
I never use any options inside Ripbot, i've builded three profiles in ffdshow
- Anime
- Film - Normal
- Film - Heavy
=> Normal / Heavy refer to filters use in each profile.

The profile is automaticaly loaded when x264.x64... is the launcher of the ffdshow process.

So the only thing i've got to do is tweak my profile in ffdshow, i can directly visually see the effect of each profile modification... then choose the profile that is going to be used by the x264.x64 process, kind of "default filter for the x264.x64 process"

The quality is very very good !

[fantasmanegro]

@Honusnap

cloud you share the info profile or screenshot?

[Honusnap]

@Honusnap

cloud you share the info profile or screenshot?

Here is a screenshot of the ffdshow window
There is not the 3 profiles i talked about, there are four in this case, i was testing new settings.

[defalopii]

I do not know if this happens only to me, or the others have same experienced.
If i encode a video using Distributed Encoding with CQ Mode, all 8 Encoding servers active, the video result always messed up.
Says when ripbot encode chunks from 1,2,3,4,5 than when it muxed the final result will be 1,3,2,4,5 or random.
As i can see, when using CQ Mode, ripbot produce hundreds of chunks while on 2Pass Mode its only teen chunks at max.
Maybe this is bug on ripbot when it Combining Chunks. ripbot maybe confusing when combine hundreds of chunks so cant combine it sequentially

[Atak_Snajpera]

exactly how many chunks? you say hundreds so this might be something above 300. win 7 or grandpa nt 5.x?

[defalopii]

its about 150 chunks
using win 7 64 bit
have tried many source, mp4, mkv, x264, h264, xvid, BluRay and DVD, all same the final result messed up.

[Atak_Snajpera]

show me content of CombineAllChunks.cmd

[MWD1001]

My media player doesn't support proper playback of subtitles (I know it's my own personal limitation, but I'm sure it's a common flaw in a bunch of media players), and I don't want to lose video quality by burning them in directly. Is there any way to "burn in" forced subtitles to the video stream without spending the time commitment to re-encode which results in loss of quality (whether it's noticed or not)? I normally strive for 1:1 lossless quality on all my video/audio files but I can't seem to figure out how to do this when I need to include forced subtitles. It's a shame I have to re-encode a movie sometimes for just one or two lines of forced subtitles. If RipBot had a way to burn in subs without re-encoding the video that would make this a complete tool. Can it be done?

[Honusnap]

My media player doesn't support proper playback of subtitles (I know it's my own personal limitation, but I'm sure it's a common flaw in a bunch of media players), and I don't want to lose video quality by burning them in directly. Is there any way to "burn in" forced subtitles to the video stream without spending the time commitment to re-encode which results in loss of quality (whether it's noticed or not)? I normally strive for 1:1 lossless quality on all my video/audio files but I can't seem to figure out how to do this when I need to include forced subtitles. It's a shame I have to re-encode a movie sometimes for just one or two lines of forced subtitles. If RipBot had a way to burn in subs without re-encoding the video that would make this a complete tool. Can it be done?

1 - 1:1 loosless quality is no achievable without a mega heavy bitrate, a "like original quality" meaning the differences are diffcult to notice, is meet with a CQ near 18 (i generally use 20 for 720p and 22-24 for 1080p)
Its like wanting to make your car lighter, you can get out the seats, doors, windows... but at a point it would be very difficule to shave weight ! => same thing to achieve 1:1 copy it's a "limit", mathematicaly speaking, that is very difficult to achieve. (well if your video is a white blank screen for an hour it can be easy to have it with a low bitrate .. :) )

2 - Mux the video stream, the audio stream AND the subtitle stream into an mkv container => look for mkvmerge => you can choose witch subtitle will be forced. What is your multimedia player ? Cause they work pretty well with subtitles in general... perhaps your subs are badly formated ..

[defalopii]

CombineAllChunks.cmd
copy /b "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\1.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\2.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\3.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\4.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\5.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\6.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\7.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\8.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\9.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\10.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\11.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\12.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\13.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\14.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\15.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\16.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\17.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\18.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\19.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\20.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\21.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\22.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\23.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\24.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\25.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\26.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\27.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\28.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\29.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\30.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\31.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\32.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\33.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\34.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\35.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\36.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\37.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\38.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\39.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\40.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\41.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\42.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\43.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\44.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\45.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\46.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\47.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\48.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\49.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\50.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\51.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\52.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\53.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\54.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\55.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\56.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\57.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\58.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\59.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\60.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\61.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\62.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\63.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\64.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\65.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\66.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\67.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\68.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\69.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\70.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\71.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\72.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\73.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\74.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\75.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\76.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\77.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\78.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\79.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\80.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\81.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\82.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\83.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\84.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\85.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\86.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\87.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\88.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\89.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\90.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\91.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\92.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\93.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\94.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\95.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\96.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\97.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\98.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\99.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\100.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\101.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\102.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\103.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\104.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\105.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\106.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\107.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\108.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\109.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\110.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\111.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\112.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\113.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\114.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\115.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\116.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\117.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\118.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\119.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\120.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\121.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\122.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\123.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\124.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\125.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\126.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\127.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\128.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\129.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\130.264" + "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\job1\Chunks\131.264" "\\Defa-PC\Ripbot264temp\video.264"

I also just found that the audio and video on final result is out of sync

[Atak_Snajpera]

everything seems to be in order. Windows copy command is doing something wrong on your pc then.

[defalopii]

so what should i do, this always happen when using CQ Mode on Distributed Encoding

[poolshark2014]

I'm trying to convert some MKV files to MP4 for use on Xbox 360 Slim but was wondering if there was a way to make the audio encode higher than 128kbps 2 channel? The reason I ask this is because audio seems a bit soft at this bit rate and am used to using the higher audio bit rate of the PS3 encodes.The reason I want to encode for Xbox 360 rather than PS3 is due to some Movie files containing Cinavia which Xbox 360 doesn't detect. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. By The Way Ripbot is the only program I use and will probably ever use. I simply love how easy it is to use.

[Trayman]

everything seems to be in order. Windows copy command is doing something wrong on your pc then.

vjoin should work for this purpouse also and you would get a progress indicator.

//Trayman

[Honusnap]

I'm trying to convert some MKV files to MP4 for use on Xbox 360 Slim but was wondering if there was a way to make the audio encode higher than 128kbps 2 channel? The reason I ask this is because audio seems a bit soft at this bit rate and am used to using the higher audio bit rate of the PS3 encodes.The reason I want to encode for Xbox 360 rather than PS3 is due to some Movie files containing Cinavia which Xbox 360 doesn't detect. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. By The Way Ripbot is the only program I use and will probably ever use. I simply love how easy it is to use.

Perhaps the problem is elsewhere cause AAC 128kbps 2.0 is very difficult to distinguish from a higher bitrate (let's say 256kbps)
Perhaps the problem is in the chain you use decoder/coder ....
I'm using eac3to to convert my AC3 to m4a/aac and by using a quality factor of 0.35 i generally get near 256Kbps audio streams (5.1 channels), depends on the complexity, and this is a very good audio quality. To be precise, the Lf, Lr and LFE channels are not as used as the Lf, Lr and Cent so you can't divise 256kbps by 6 and suppose that 42kbps is sufficient for a mono channel.
Some ... let's say "releasers"... use 92Kbps/24Khz 2.0 aac with a surprisingly good quality !

[g0th1ckn1ght]

I was just wondering, using Ripbot, is there i way i can have the entire Bluray (menus and all) as a single file (mt2s or mkv). Storage space is not an issue, and with some movies i have had trouble having forced subs embedded in the file with optional soft subs (for when i want to watch the movie at low volume) and i want the quality to remain unchanged.

Thanks in advance

[Phaex]

@g0th1ckn1ght
You can always put your files inside a .rar files. Otherwise, you need to use mkvmerge to mux all the video and soundtrack together. p.s. I have not tried this yet, tell me if it works. For the subtitles, it depends on which video layer you use. You can either select them in kmplayer or the Haali media splitter icon on the task bar if you are using haali.

k, now to my question. Anyone has idea how to put in custom avisynth file commands? whenever I tried to import my own .avs file, the distributed encoding does not start.

[Honusnap]

I was just wondering, using Ripbot, is there i way i can have the entire Bluray (menus and all) as a single file (mt2s or mkv). Storage space is not an issue, and with some movies i have had trouble having forced subs embedded in the file with optional soft subs (for when i want to watch the movie at low volume) and i want the quality to remain unchanged.

Thanks in advance

The only way of doing this, retaining quality, retaining menus... is copying the Blueray...

You can also use the DvdFab serie of softwares to shrink it / reorganize the bluray

[chosenone]

Hi m8;
thanks for the great program.

My question is server max pc limit.
is it 1 main + 7 side

Or

is it 1 main + 8 side

BTW new version of MKWToolkit 5.8.0, ffmpeg 2012-09-03,
VSFilter 2.41.5887 is out and you probably know that....

[Phaex]

Hi m8;
thanks for the great program.

My question is server max pc limit.
is it 1 main + 7 side

Or

is it 1 main + 8 side

BTW new version of MKWToolkit 5.8.0, ffmpeg 2012-09-03,
VSFilter 2.41.5887 is out and you probably know that....
It uses 8 nodes, it does not matter which computer you run it from. Basically if you enable the cluster encoding, ripbot does not encode the video itself. Instead, it transfer the job to encoding client; Therefore, you will be using all and just the nodes listed in the encodingclient.ini file

[zanaitoryoushi]

anybody knows how i can fix mp4box?



C:\>"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\tools\mp4box\mp4box.exe" -tmp "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp" -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264":name="amp" -fps 23.976 -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\1_audio_Undetermined.aac":lang=und:delay=0 -mpeg4 -chap "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" -new "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\New Folder\amp.mp4"

The system cannot execute the specified program.

[flebber]

anybody knows how i can fix mp4box?



C:\>"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\tools\mp4box\mp4box.exe" -tmp "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp" -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264":name="amp" -fps 23.976 -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\1_audio_Undetermined.aac":lang=und:delay=0 -mpeg4 -chap "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" -new "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\New Folder\amp.mp4"

The system cannot execute the specified program.Take it out of your administrator folder and into a user directory.

[slalom]

Something strange

I was away and when I returned, I found this
On a list of 15 chunks, I found chunks 1-3 & 15 encoded, while currently encoding 4-6. It is the second pass with 3 servers.

Is this "normal"??

[Atak_Snajpera]

no it is not normal.
i can only assume one scenario .
some chunks probably hung at starting.. stage. i've added code in past to resume those dead chunks. ofcourse i may be wrong about that and something else could go wrong.

[slalom]

The file has errors in the end, obviously the last chunk. Will do it again tomorrow with 2 servers only

[prexaspes]

Haven't been on in a while. I've been using RipBot for a few years now, and I just switched over to the new distributed encoding version and I have to say, it's outstanding. At first I was wondering where I would get drones to run the encoder on, but then I remembered my stash of broken screen laptops from home and work. Encoder farm, cheap and low space. I put them all on their own segment with my QX6800 SSD / big RAID array providing the content. Everything is running XP Pro, smoothly. Add in Interframe AviSynth for 60FPS encoding and life is good. Thank you for making a great product better, and still free.

[Lehm]

This is a great tool. However I can't get the distributed rendering to work. I have UseDistributedEncoding=1, and I'm pretty sure I've got all the other settings correct as specified in the tutorial video. However when I hit start, the encoding client does not load, it immediately starts encoding locally.

Edit: Nevermind, I thought the encoding client was supposed to pop up right away. Turns out it does something else first then shows up. All is good now.

[slalom]

The file has errors in the end, obviously the last chunk. Will do it again tomorrow with 2 servers only
All got well with 2 servers, don't know how..

[Hobbe]

Atak: Thanks for a great program!..
But a feature request. A checkbox for vbr aac audio? Right now I edit the .cmd file before start the encode.
And maybe some "help text" with the denoise filter. Hard to know what values to use and when.

[Atak_Snajpera]

for audio vbr is not that very important. vbr is more useful for video.

regarding denoising filter. increase mono noise value in order to eliminate film grain. if your video also contains color noise then increase color noise value. i can't give you magic numbers because every source is diffrent and requires diffrent treatment. you will have to experiment a little bit.

[rc71]

So what? I'm neither American nor creationist.


And I suspect, it makes sense to be able to encode a mono stream to mono AAC. That's why I asked if Atak could add an option to add audio profiles.

I didn't do a very good job of making my point. your right about that, the evolution thing was suppose to be a two things, a play on words that things evolve and the second is shear numbers.

The second point stands. You have thousands of users, even if legitimate, you can't have Atak adding individual features. I still have tons of issues with AC3 and mono tracks, but apparently I'm the EXCEPTION so I let it be with a mention here and there. It's not that I don't have a real issues, but it's not one for everyone so you can't expect or shouldn't expect Atak to deal with it. That's all I'm saying.

[Lynx_TWO]

Hey, so, since AAC in bit-depth independent, would you possibly be able to let the software feed the FHG encoder the full 24-bit signal by default, instead of dithering down to 16 bit first? Basically the BluRayExtractStreams.cmd would default to -24 instead of -down16, right? There is no point in dithering to 16-bit for a bit-depth independent codec. Here is another interesting read about this fact... http://images.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/docs/mastered_for_itunes.pdf

[Hobbe]

for audio vbr is not that very important. vbr is more useful for video.

regarding denoising filter. increase mono noise value in order to eliminate film grain. if your video also contains color noise then increase color noise value. i can't give you magic numbers because every source is diffrent and requires diffrent treatment. you will have to experiment a little bit.

Yeah I know that's not that important. But a nice feature :)
Why don't you allow to copy ac3 audio stream when using mp4 container?

[gbear]

i keep getting the same demuxing error 50% of the time:


eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Users\mark\Desktop\RipBot264v1.17.3\Tools\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "E:\Manhatten\MANHATTAN_AC_RENTAL\" 1) 2: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\video.mkv" -seekToIFrames 3: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\audio_English.dtsma.w64" -down16 8: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\8_subtitles_English_1080.sup" 9: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\9_subtitles_English_1080.sup" 10: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\10_subtitles_French_1080.sup" 11: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\11_subtitles_Spanish_1080.sup" 12: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\12_subtitles_Portuguese_1080.sup" 1: "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\chapters.txt" -progressnumbers -log="C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\demuxlog.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 5 audio tracks, 5 subtitle tracks, 1:54:51, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 16 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: DTS Master Audio, English, 7.1 (strange setup) channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS-ES, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
4: AC3, French, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB
5: AC3, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB
6: AC3, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB
7: AC3, English, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB
8: Subtitle (PGS), English
9: Subtitle (PGS), English
10: Subtitle (PGS), French
11: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
12: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
CAUTION: Decoding this track with ArcSoft results in low volume. <WARNING>
Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\chapters.txt"...
[s08] Extracting subtitle track number 8...
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[s11] Extracting subtitle track number 11...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[s12] Extracting subtitle track number 12...
[s10] Extracting subtitle track number 10...
[v02] Muxing video to Matroska...
[s09] Extracting subtitle track number 9...
[a03] Decoding with ArcSoft DTS Decoder...
[a03] Reducing depth from 24 to 16 bits...
[a03] Writing W64...
[a03] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\audio_English.dtsma.w64"...
[s09] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\9_subtitles_English_1080.sup"...
[s10] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\10_subtitles_French_1080.sup"...
[s12] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\12_subtitles_Portuguese_1080.sup"...
[s11] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\11_subtitles_Spanish_1080.sup"...
[s08] Creating file "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\8_subtitles_English_1080.sup"...
[a03] Writing the destination file failed. <ERROR>
Aborted at file position 21523070976. <ERROR>


I have to hard drives, C and E. I tried placing the temp folder in either of them with the same result.

Thanks.

[Chetwood]

for audio vbr is not that very important.
Hydrogenaudio.org would beg to differ.

You have thousands of users, even if legitimate, you can't have Atak adding individual features.
Of course I can, why else would he have a thread to discuss his tool? Maybe my suggestion is worth considering cause it's beneficial to many people (e.g. those of us who encode with 2 or more audio streams, be it other languages or director's comments), maybe he wants to keep up with the competition, maybe not.

While it's possible that he is not interested in a feature or due to the sheer number of requests overlooks a question (like mine about how to encode a mono source to mono), I'm not going to find out if I don't ask, am I?

[Lehm]

Encountered a new problem with Distributed Encoding. Did a search and didn't see anyone with the same problem.

Occasionally one of the chunks will get stuck at "Starting". Now I've found that I can manually hit the off button for that machine at the bottom and then on again and it starts up no problem. The issue is if you're not watching it and this happens your encode will never finish. Would it be possible to have a timeout so that if a machine hasn't made any progress after x minutes it will automatically restart that chunk?

[Atak_Snajpera]

you should just leave it. i've added code in past which tries to restart dead chunks. personally i have not had any issues so far.

[Lehm]

I did leave it. The last encode I attempted, I had to leave for three hours. I came back and chunk #2 was stuck at starting. All the other chunks had finished on pass 1.

[Atak_Snajpera]

you are using latest version and all servers are also updated ,right?

[Lehm]

Yep all machines have 1.17.3

[Atak_Snajpera]

what servers show when you get that last dead chunk.

[Lehm]

what servers show when you get that last dead chunk.

Do you mean what does the output window on the stuck encoding server show? If so I'll have to wait until it happens again, didn't think to look at it.

[Atak_Snajpera]

yep. i want to know if server encoded that dead chunk but didn't return progress to client.

[gbear]

Can someone help me with the reason I keep getting the "failed to write the destination file error"?

[Guest]

Can someone help me with the reason I keep getting the "failed to write the destination file error"? Is it a rented disk?

[Shamans09]

Hi, I want to thank you for this great powerfull encode program. It's best on the market. I am a loyal user since v1.11.5! thx..

[Shamans09]

yep. i want to know if server encoded that dead chunk but didn't return progress to client.

In my case I think answer is: server is encoding a chunk and returns progres to client and in midle of that process, something goes wrong and connection between 'server part' of client's EncodingClient.exe and server's EncodingServer.exe froze, so chunk is dead and lost. Server is frozen and it can't be pressed Off button. Also running EncodingServer.exe window on remote machine is frozen, and I can shut it down only by force (by killing process). I have notice that behavior only on latest version of RipBot. I believe this was caused by: increasing priority level from low/.../above normal to high or falling of network (home group) connection between client and server. (??) but I'm really not an expert... To solve this issue I must end EncodingClient.exe and both EncodingServer.exe (client's, server's) in task manager. then start encode again, wait for audio complete again, and then encode video (thankfully!!! from latest good chunks). If you could do something with this weird freezing, it would be great, so I can only OFF/ON in EncodingClient window, because this is killing me (my time).

[gbear]

Is it a rented disk?

No. I got it from my friend.

[Lehm]

Encoded all last night and didn't run into the problem. Whenever it happens again I'll post about it.

However I did run into another issue.

I was checking one of my encodes this morning. I noticed it jump at one point. At first I thought it was just a playback issue on my computer so I played that section again jumped in exactly the same way. I then noticed the time was exactly 10:00. On a hunch I went to 20:00 there was a similar jump. I opened it up in Media Player Classic so I could go frame by frame. At the 10:00 mark the video will slightly jump forward a few frames, it then holds that frame for 3 frames. Same thing every 10 minutes, basically everywhere chunks are put together. I checked I a few more files and it affects all of them.

Has anyone else reported this?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Upload 11min test sample of ORIGINAL FILE! mmg.exe should help you to prepare proper sample. file send to www.mediafire.com

@Shamans09
It will be very difficult because I can't force my encoding servers to hang :(

[Shamans09]

I need some help here, please.
when the ripbot was muxing a file, my computer completely lost power. so when I turned on again, encoding prosess start from begining not from last chunk/muxing. I have all chunks. I need only to join them. How can I do that? Is that possible? or I must start again.

[Atak_Snajpera]

click on CombineAllChunks.cmd and then Click on Jobx_MuxFiles.cmd

[Lehm]

Upload 11min test sample of ORIGINAL FILE! mmg.exe should help you to prepare proper sample. file send to www.mediafire.com



Hmmm. Not sure I want to upload them. They're rips of hddvd's and I don't want to send copywrite material. They're just the evo files straight off the disc. Plus since its happening to all of them its probably not a file issue.

I think a better question, does anyone else get this or is it just me?

If its just me I can deal with it, its only a 1/8sec pause every 10 min.

[Atak_Snajpera]

forget about a copyrights. you are not the first user who sends me sample for debuging.
besides i asked only for first 11 min of the movie.

like i said before open video.mkv in mmg.exe and prepare proper sample. without that forget about any help here. your choice.

[Lehm]

After quite a bit of investigating I think I may have narrowed down what the problem is. Its not directly with your tool. The problem appears to be with Avisynth. I used virtualdub to load in the video.mkv file (and other test videos) with an avs script. On certain types of files when using the trim command if you trim on certain frames you will get three repeated frames at the beginning. On one file I noticed that it was every fourteenth frame. I was thinking this might be on keyframes, but that was just a guess. I was able to reproduce the error on a 1 minute segment. I don't mind sending a short clip like that. But I won't have time to send until tomorrow.

[Atak_Snajpera]

so send me 5 min chunk instead of 11min then. I will have to create bug report for ffmpegSource team.

[Gabes]

this is my profile:


--level 4.1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter 0,0 --ref 5 --bframes 8 --b-adapt 1 --b-pyramid none --subme 8 --aq-mode 1 --trellis 1 --partitions all --me esa

I want to add deblock -3 , -3 and aq-strength 0.5-0.8 values but don't know where or after what. Please someone rewrite the good script I have to copy on my profile file.

PS: If someone finds inaccurate settings, just let me know.

[Atak_Snajpera]

this is my profile:


--level 4.1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter 0,0 --ref 5 --bframes 8 --b-adapt 1 --b-pyramid none --subme 8 --aq-mode 1 --trellis 1 --partitions all --me esa

I want to add deblock -3 , -3 and aq-strength 0.5-0.8 values but don't know where or after what. Please someone rewrite the good script I have to copy on my profile file.

PS: If someone finds inaccurate settings, just let me know.

--level 4.0 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter -3,-3 --ref 5 --bframes 8 --b-adapt 1 --b-pyramid none --subme 8 --aq-mode 1 --aq-strength 0.X --trellis 1 --partitions all --me esa

[zanaitoryoushi]

encoded 850 frames, 16.96 fps, 2576.09 kb/s


C:\>"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\tools\mp4box\mp4box .exe" -tmp "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp" -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\video.264":name="The Avengers (1)-122" -fps 23.976 -add "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\1_audio_Undetermined.a ac":lang=und:delay=0 -mpeg4 -chap "C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt" -new "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Encoder\The Avengers (1)-122.mp4"

The system cannot execute the specified program.
-------------------------

Elapsed Time: 00h:00m:53s


it has this error on the log and it doesnt show the output file...anyone knows how to fix it?

[Atak_Snajpera]

The system cannot execute the specified program.
this should explain everything.

[poolshark2014]

Hello Atak I was just wondering if higher audio bit rate for LC 2 channel will be added higher than 128kbps for MP4 encoding. The reason I ask is because when converting MKV files into MP4 format for Xbox360 the audio sounds low compared to the audio of 320Kbps on the PS3 and have to higher the volume drastically because Voice parts sound low while the action scenes sound louder than expected. Reason I use Xbox is because some movies contain Cinavia and therefore have to watch them on Xbox instead of PS3.

[Atak_Snajpera]

128 kbps AAC is transparent even for HydrogenAudio forum users. If you hear difference between 128 and 320 so it has to be something wrong with your equipment. Bitrate has nothing to do with low volume. Most likely dialog normalization has been removed.

[slalom]

A small bug,
in DE in the lower part of the window, displays fps & eta, which do not correspond to the sum of fps of the servers (or the server if there is one left) or the eta displayed in encoding chunks (or chunk)

[Atak_Snajpera]

basicly at the bottom you see average fps for all chunks. also eta is based on average fps.

[slalom]

I realised that, shouldn't it be better to show the current sum of the servers??

[Lehm]

I realised that, shouldn't it be better to show the current sum of the servers??

Maybe as an addition, but I think what it shows now is more important.

[Peter_mov]

Hi all,

I have a little problem with this great piece of software.....

A encoding server on one of my PC's switching between encoding and Idle . In the textbx the server displays :

"Encoding started" and then "encoding terminated" nothing else. The encoding client shows the IP "192.168.0.7:1000 ->Starting...." and then "Queue" without transfering the chunk. Share on the server pc is created (manually) and te network access is granted. The access from explorer to tempfile on the server pc is possible, but the folder is empty.

Any suggestions what I did wrong or how to solve this issue? Thx in advance.

[Atak_Snajpera]

see tutorial again maybe. it clearly shows step by step what has to be done.

[Shrekage]

Hi all,

I have a little problem with this great piece of software.....

A encoding server on one of my PC's switching between encoding and Idle . In the textbx the server displays :

"Encoding started" and then "encoding terminated" nothing else. The encoding client shows the IP "192.168.0.7:1000 ->Starting...." and then "Queue" without transfering the chunk. Share on the server pc is created (manually) and te network access is granted. The access from explorer to tempfile on the server pc is possible, but the folder is empty.

Any suggestions what I did wrong or how to solve this issue? Thx in advance.

Start an encoding session with that server as the only one...

then...

from the server that won't connect run the following from a command prompt window \\[servername]\ripbot264temp\job[x]\chunks\2.cmd

post the result if you can't determine the source of the problem...

[Peter_mov]

@Atak :
thx for response - believe me, I watched the Tutorial mo0re then 1 time :-).... and distributed encoding works on 4 PC's without trouble - :thanks:

@Shrekage : I tried this on a PC where the encoding server is encoding - This folder/file is not existing on that PC which is not working as a encoding server - sadly. :(

What I wonder - when is the shared folder created with it's content normally (is it created automatically? I think normally yes..) - means when is the content transfered and what makes it impossible to transfer it?

Or did I have to run that command from the PC with the encoding client which distributes the chunks to encoding servers?

[Atak_Snajpera]

make sure that all pcs are in the same workgroup.

[Shrekage]

@Peter_mov

I think you are making this more difficult than it has to be...

I will use the following to identify the machines
Server - the PC that runs the encodingserver.exe program
client - the PC that runs ripbot.

The client machine should have a share as described in the turorial \\client\ripbot264temp should be accessable from the server. As Atak pointed out, they should be on the same workgroup, but you could be able to type in \\[client]\ripbot264temp from the server machine and be able to access the temp folder on the client PC. once you have that accomplished, you should be able to use DE assuming firewalls, etc... are configured correctly.

[rc71]

--- Help Please ----

I need some help here. I'm trying to encode a BluRay and the audio (DTS) will NOT cooperate. If I use AAC, the sound is always out of sync . If I encode it in AC3 or Ogg, it's synced up just fine. Does anyone know what is the problem or how to fix it? I suspect it's the encoder, but that's just a guess.

[hoju3508]

@rc71, log files plz. What's your source?

[slalom]

--- Help Please ----

I need some help here. I'm trying to encode a BluRay and the audio (DTS) will NOT cooperate. If I use AAC, the sound is always out of sync . If I encode it in AC3 or Ogg, it's synced up just fine. Does anyone know what is the problem or how to fix it? I suspect it's the encoder, but that's just a guess.
Use the "no audio" option, and then remux the final mkv with the oroginal audio

[rc71]

Use the "no audio" option, and then remux the final mkv with the oroginal audio

That would leave me with a 1.8 GB audio file. What's the point of shrinking the video if I did that?

[rc71]

@rc71, log files plz. What's your source?

Format : DTS
Source is a BluRay Disc

[slalom]

That would leave me with a 1.8 GB audio file. What's the point of shrinking the video if I did that?
Beg your pardon??
Don't you want to encode the video?

[GMJCZP]

Hello Atak_Snajpera:

I was converting an AVI video with MP3 audio with this setup (from mediainfo):

General
Complete name : C:\video.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 49,2MB
Duration : 21min.
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 314Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Writing application : Yamb 2.1.0.0 [http://yamb.unite-video.com]

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L2.0
Format settings, CABAC : Si
Format settings, ReFrames : 3marcos
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 246Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 260Kbps
Width : 512pixeles
Height : 384pixeles
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constante
Frame rate : 23,976fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8bits
Scan type : Progresivo
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.052
Stream size : 38,6MB (79%)
Title : video
Writing library : x264 core 125 r2208 d9d2288
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.40:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=260 / vbv_bufsize=260 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.60
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 21:47:31
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 64,5Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 72,2Kbps
Channel(s) : 2canales
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44,1KHz / 22,05KHz
Stream size : 10,1MB (21%)
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:20
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

And I noticed that the audio was cut at the end a bit. After several tests I used Yamb to separate and rejoin the tracks and the problem was solved. Please check if in the process of joining tracks (muxing) at the end of the video processing is the problem. Thank you.

[slalom]

When combining chunks, a progress bar or a "%" or a sum, would be nice to show that the program is running OK

[Pratyatosa]

I'm trying to figure out how RipBot264 works it's magic so that I can do exactly the same thing using Perl scripts. Apparently, it uses other people's command line programs to do the actual conversions, compression etc. Therefore, it should be possible.

Here is what I've been able to figure out so far, using the compression of an exact copy (minus the copy protection) of a typical movie DVD as an example:

RipBot264: written in Delphi by Atak Snajpera

"Combining VOBs...": vjoin.exe (CombineVOBs.cmd) & eac3to.exe (VOBgetinfo.cmd)
"Indexing video stream...": DGindex.exe (No .cmd file created.)
"Demuxing subtitles...": VSRip_Launcher.exe & VSRip.exe (No .cmd file created.)
"Gathering information...": ? (No .cmd file created.)
"Extracting frame...": ? (No .cmd file created.)
----- User input -----
"Pass1...": avs2yuv.exe & x264_x64.exe (job1_EncodeVideoPass1.cmd)
"Muxing...": mkvmerge.exe (job1_MuxFiles.cmd)

The "Gathering information..." & "Extracting frame..." steps happen too fast for me to see what program is executing by looking at the Windows Task Manager list, but it could also be that no external program is used for those steps.

[Pratyatosa]

RipBot264 is a brilliant program, but it could be improved as follows:

1. Allow the video track to be simply copied. Maybe all the user wants to do is to convert the audio to a different codec.

2. Add an option to convert the audio to 2 channel AC3 if the input is, for example, 2 channel AAC.

3. Add an option to skip all user interaction and simply use the defaults. Perhaps more settings could be added to the .ini file.

4. Display what the bit rate is for the audio input, so an intelligent choice may be made for the output bit rate. Either that or don't allow illogical choices. It doesn't make sense to offer the user the option of 640kbps AC3 audio if, for example, the source file has 448kbps AAC audio. Why even offer such an option?

5. Stop stripping the dots (periods) out of the target file name.

[slalom]

1. Set your parameters, then stop the program when audio conversion is done. Mux new audio and video.

[Atak_Snajpera]

1. Allow the video track to be simply copied. Maybe all the user wants to do is to convert the audio to a different codec.
This is only available for HDDVD/blu-ray sources

2. Add an option to convert the audio to 2 channel AC3 if the input is, for example, 2 channel AAC.
AC3 2.0 is only available for AVCHD. For other containers AAC is better than ancient AC3.

3. Add an option to skip all user interaction and simply use the defaults. Perhaps more settings could be added to the .ini file.
Batch mode maybe?

4. Display what the bit rate is for the audio input, so an intelligent choice may be made for the output bit rate. Either that or don't allow illogical choices. It doesn't make sense to offer the user the option of 640kbps AC3 audio if, for example, the source file has 448kbps AAC audio. Why even offer such an option?
WRONG! 640kbps AC3 makes sense because AC3 is older and less efficient than AAC. So in order to limit further degradation in sound quality you need to use more bits!

5. Stop stripping the dots (periods) out of the target file name.
not all muxers like multiple periods in file name!

[soneca]

Atak,

The sharpen filter applied in this case makes no sense.

#Resize
video=Spline36Resize(video,1920,1038).Sharpen(0.2)

Please create an option to enable/disable via .ini file.

[rc71]

5. Stop stripping the dots (periods) out of the target file name.

I completely Disagree with that one. I love that it does that. It also makes it easy to id files that have been converted when the source was mkv as well as the target.

[rc71]

This is only available for HDDVD/blu-ray sources


AC3 2.0 is only available for AVCHD. For other containers AAC is better than ancient AC3.


Batch mode maybe?


WRONG! 640kbps AC3 makes sense because AC3 is older and less efficient than AAC. So in order to limit further degradation in sound quality you need to use more bits!


not all muxers like multiple periods in file name!


Okay Atak.

But here is the problem I have, I can't ALWAYS use AAC. I love it, but with certain source I ALWAYS get sync problems. So my options are use something else, NeroAAC seems to work for me, or use one of the other audio codecs like AC3 or Vorbis.

[Pratyatosa]

1. Set your parameters, then stop the program when audio conversion is done. Mux new audio and video.

Yes. Step-by-step instructions on how to do this are given on <Tutorial: How to Convert DTS/AAC 5.1 Audio to 5.1 Dolby Digital (AC3) Within a Video File (http://llbest.com/?P=79)>.

However, there's a better way: Free Download & Tutorial: Batch/Multiple Subfolder Conversion of MKV/MP4/3GP/AVI/DIVX/M2TS/MOV/MPG/MPEG/OGV/TS/VOB/WEBM-DTS/AAC/MP3/OGG Video Files to MKV-AC3 (Dolby Digital), Preserving All Tracks! (http://llbest.com/?P=7i)

[Pratyatosa]

I completely Disagree with that one. I love that it does that. It also makes it easy to id files that have been converted when the source was mkv as well as the target.

Why not simply note the "Date modified" or which folder the newly created mkv file is in?

[Pratyatosa]

not all muxers like multiple periods in file name!

But RipBot264 uses MKVmerge to do the muxing, which has no problem with multiple periods in files.

[Pratyatosa]

Batch mode maybe?

Maybe. But I haven't tried it yet. Where may I find some explanation of how it works?

[Pratyatosa]

WRONG! 640kbps AC3 makes sense because AC3 is older and less efficient than AAC. So in order to limit further degradation in sound quality you need to use more bits!

Even if this is true, the RipBot264 software should be able to easily calculate what the ideal target file audio track bitrate is, depending upon what the source file bitrate is. So, why not have an INI file option to have the program choose the best bitrate to use?

Another thing is that one user is always going to want AAC audio in the target file. Another is going to always want AC3 audio, etc. So why not have the output audio track codec an INI file default setting, same as MP4 vs. MKV?

[Pratyatosa]

AC3 2.0 is only available for AVCHD. For other containers AAC is better than ancient AC3.

If I try to play a file with AAC audio on my home theater system, I get nothing but silence, because the "ancient" receiver that I use can only decode AC3 and DTS. Therefore, my standard is 100% MKV with AC3 audio, even if it's only 2 channels.

[flebber]

Even if this is true, the RipBot264 software should be able to easily calculate what the ideal target file audio track bitrate is, depending upon what the source file bitrate is. So, why not have an INI file option to have the program choose the best bitrate to use?

Another thing is that one user is always going to want AAC audio in the target file. Another is going to always want AC3 audio, etc. So why not have the output audio track codec an INI file default setting, same as MP4 vs. MKV?

The "best" option is the highest. You can choose to lower it but they would be based on personal preference and who can create s formula to calculate personal preference?

[GoldenEye4ever]

I've been using RipBot264 for the last couple years and really appreciate the great work.

I have 2 feature requests:
Multiple Audio Streams
When I'm encoding a foreign film, I like to encode the movie into an MKV file and including the English audio track, the native audio track and the English subtitle track.
Currently I have to encode the movie with one of the audio files, then extract the 2nd audio file manually and then add it to the MKV file using MKVMerge.
I'd really appreciate it if I could select more than 1 audio track into a build.

Stopping Initial Scan
When I first click the Add button, RipBot begins analyzing the 1st video stream; especially when it comes to tv shows, the 1st stream may not be the stream I want.
I'd appreciate it if I could cancel the initial analysis, or have to click a button to initialize the scan.


Thanks for the great app :)

[Chetwood]

Multiple Audio Streams

+1. It's also interesting for people who want Director's Comments.

[GMJCZP]

Hello Atak_Snajpera:

I was converting an AVI video with MP3 audio with this setup (from mediainfo):

General
Complete name : C:\video.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 49,2MB
Duration : 21min.
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 314Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Writing application : Yamb 2.1.0.0 [http://yamb.unite-video.com]

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L2.0
Format settings, CABAC : Si
Format settings, ReFrames : 3marcos
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 246Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 260Kbps
Width : 512pixeles
Height : 384pixeles
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constante
Frame rate : 23,976fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8bits
Scan type : Progresivo
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.052
Stream size : 38,6MB (79%)
Title : video
Writing library : x264 core 125 r2208 d9d2288
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.40:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=260 / vbv_bufsize=260 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.60
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 21:47:31
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 64,5Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 72,2Kbps
Channel(s) : 2canales
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44,1KHz / 22,05KHz
Stream size : 10,1MB (21%)
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:20
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

And I noticed that the audio was cut at the end a bit. After several tests I used Yamb to separate and rejoin the tracks and the problem was solved. Please check if in the process of joining tracks (muxing) at the end of the video processing is the problem. Thank you.

Any response Atak_Snajpera?

[Pratyatosa]

WRONG! 640kbps AC3 makes sense because AC3 is older and less efficient than AAC. So in order to limit further degradation in sound quality you need to use more bits!

Free Download & Tutorial: Batch/Multiple Subfolder Conversion of YouTube (or Any 2-Track) Video Files to MKV-AC3 (Dolby Digital) (http://llbest.com/?P=7j) lets ffmpeg decide what the target file's bitrate is. For example, if the source is MP4-192 kbps AAC audio, then it chooses MKV-192 kbps AC3 for the target file.

So, according to you, the author of ffmpeg doesn't know what he's doing, right?

[Pratyatosa]

+1. It's also interesting for people who want Director's Comments.

Asus O!Play media players cannot handle multiple audio tracks. Is there a stand-alone USB media player that can?

[Atak_Snajpera]

So, according to you, the author of ffmpeg doesn't know what he's doing, right?
Imagine that you have music encoded in HE-AAC@64kbps and for some reason you have to re-encode that file to MP3 format (older less efficient). What bitrate would you choose for MP3? 64kbps or 128kbps+?

[Ryushin]

If I try to play a file with AAC audio on my home theater system, I get nothing but silence, because the "ancient" receiver that I use can only decode AC3 and DTS. Therefore, my standard is 100% MKV with AC3 audio, even if it's only 2 channels.

Ancient or not, very, very, very, very few receivers can decode AAC. I spent better part of a day look at receivers and I only found a couple of very high end models that supported it. At that point, I switched all my encoded to AC3. Though for 2.0 sources, it's still AAC, and I'm hoping it will just stream PCM at that point.

[73ChargerFan]

Ancient or not, very, very, very, very few receivers can decode AAC. I spent better part of a day look at receivers and I only found a couple of very high end models that supported it.
Wait - lots of receivers have ipod / aac support (Pioneer VSX-522-K, $250) or are they limited to 2.0 sources?

[Chetwood]

Asus O!Play media players cannot handle multiple audio tracks. Is there a stand-alone USB media player that can?
Are you sure about this? I mean, it's been a while since I tested the O!Play but it's a Realtek player and they can handle multiple audio tracks, as do all WDTVs (Sigma chipset).

[Pratyatosa]

Are you sure about this? I mean, it's been a while since I tested the O!Play but it's a Realtek player and they can handle multiple audio tracks, as do all WDTVs (Sigma chipset).

I could be wrong.

In any case, I haven't been able to figure out a way to switch to the 2nd audio track. If there is a way to do it, that would be great.

[guest]

I must be missing something, but I can't get the WakeOnLan function to work.

I have set the NIC to wake up, and I have added the appropriate MAC address to the encoder ini.

Any help will be appreciated.

Cheers

[GMJCZP]

Originally Posted by GMJCZP View Post
Hello Atak_Snajpera:

I was converting an AVI video with MP3 audio with this setup (from mediainfo):

General
Complete name : C:\video.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 49,2MB
Duration : 21min.
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 314Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:14
Writing application : Yamb 2.1.0.0 [http://yamb.unite-video.com]

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L2.0
Format settings, CABAC : Si
Format settings, ReFrames : 3marcos
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 246Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 260Kbps
Width : 512pixeles
Height : 384pixeles
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constante
Frame rate : 23,976fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8bits
Scan type : Progresivo
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.052
Stream size : 38,6MB (79%)
Title : video
Writing library : x264 core 125 r2208 d9d2288
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.40:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=260 / vbv_bufsize=260 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.60
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 21:47:31
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 21min.
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 64,5Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 72,2Kbps
Channel(s) : 2canales
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44,1KHz / 22,05KHz
Stream size : 10,1MB (21%)
Encoded date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:20
Tagged date : UTC 2012-09-22 02:31:21

And I noticed that the audio was cut at the end a bit. After several tests I used Yamb to separate and rejoin the tracks and the problem was solved. Please check if in the process of joining tracks (muxing) at the end of the video processing is the problem. Thank you.

Any response Atak_Snajpera?

To the third time lucky?

[Chetwood]

In any case, I haven't been able to figure out a way to switch to the 2nd audio track.
Have you pressed the language key on the remote? The original model I tested isn't available anymore but the O!Play HD2's manual shows the button right above the navigation keys. Usually you can use this to cycle through all audio streams present in the file.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I must be missing something, but I can't get the WakeOnLan function to work.

I have set the NIC to wake up, and I have added the appropriate MAC address to the encoder ini.

Any help will be appreciated.

Cheers

1) Wakeup On LAN works only for wifi -> LAN or LAN -> LAN. Obviously it won't work for LAN -> Wifi ;)

2) Your mainboard must support Wake up on lan (check bios settings)

3) more info about wake on lan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN

[Atak_Snajpera]

To the third time lucky?

Ripbot264 always trims audio / video for the same duration.

BEFORE:
Video : 59s
Audio : 60s


AFTER:
Video : 59s
Audio : 59s

[soneca]

I could be wrong.

In any case, I haven't been able to figure out a way to switch to the 2nd audio track. If there is a way to do it, that would be great.

Any decent media player is able to handle multiple audio a long time!
Normally also keep track dubbed in cartoons for the nephews, the WDTV and Dune read smoothly.

[rsotome]

Is anyone else having any problems with misplaced subs, when queuing up several encodes?

For instance, I'll queue up several movies/tv shows, etc, and sometimes the subs will be replaced with the subs from the next encode job, and sometimes vice versa, so in the end, some videos will have the wrong subs. I do check the settings before starting, and everything points to the right folder, but for some reason the subs will have been replaced.

It's not a consistent thing, but it does happen enough to be annoying.

If it helps, I only use .SRT & .ASS subs.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Pratyatosa]

Have you pressed the language key on the remote? The original model I tested isn't available anymore but the O!Play HD2's manual shows the button right above the navigation keys. Usually you can use this to cycle through all audio streams present in the file.

I'll give it a try and let you know tomorrow.

Thanks for your help.

[Pratyatosa]

Have you pressed the language key on the remote? The original model I tested isn't available anymore but the O!Play HD2's manual shows the button right above the navigation keys. Usually you can use this to cycle through all audio streams present in the file.

Bingo!

It was several months ago that I tried playing a video file with 2 audio tracks on my now discontinued Asus O!Play HDP-R1. I remember looking for an option on the menu, but I didn't think of the possibility that there might be a special key dedicated to the purpose. The icon on the key is very cryptic. I couldn't tell what it was supposed to represent until I already knew that it was the language button: the side of a head with a wave front coming from the mouth. It's on the very bottom of the remote.

I'm very grateful for your helpful hint, Chetwood.

[Ryushin]

Wait - lots of receivers have ipod / aac support (Pioneer VSX-522-K, $250) or are they limited to 2.0 sources?

In all probability, yes, it will be limited to 2.0 sources. Looking at the receiver you posted, it looks like it will decode music audio AAC through the USB, and probably only 2.0 channels. It says nothing about decoding AAC for any other source.

[Ryushin]

Hi Atak,

I seem to have a bit of a problem with the output of blu-ray sources that are 4x3. I have a few Criterion collection 4x3 sources that when they are muxed, the output is 16x9. This is also occurring with the recent release of Metropolis. Copping the selection by 240 left and right, and setting the size to 1440x1080 does not seem to produce the output as 4x3. It's still stretched to 16x9. Usually I have to use mkvmerge gui to remux it to get it to display 4x3 (and even then, there is still another line showing that the original display aspect ration is 16x9 according to the video section in mediainfo:

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 28mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 7 164 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 25.0 Mbps
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Original display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.192
Stream size : 7.45 GiB (90%)
Writing library : x264 core 125 r2208 d9d2288
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=25000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=2:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No


The last two versions of mkvmerge created a mkv file that my TV cannot play. I don't know why that is yet, but I will spend some time figuring it out. As of right now, the mkv output of Ripbot264 plays flawlessly though DLNA to my Samsung C8000 TV.

[Atak_Snajpera]

in mkvmerge you have to disable header striping.

1440x1080 is always 16:9 in hdtv. the same with 1280x1080 (LUXETE channel was using this weird resolution for 16:9 content)

for 4/3 sources you can just force --sar 1:1 in .cmd file

[Ryushin]

in mkvmerge you have to disable header striping.

1440x1080 is always 16:9 in hdtv. the same with 1280x1080 (LUXETE channel was using this weird resolution for 16:9 content)

for 4/3 sources you can just force --sar 1:1 in .cmd file

Thank you. After a hour or so of digging I found out about the header compression. I was finally able to use mkvmerge-gui to make a playable file again.

The command option --sar 1:1, would that be put in the MuxFiles.cmd?

Since 4x3 sources will be 1440x1080 in Blu-ray format, could I ask for a feature enhancement to force a certain aspect ratio or Anamorphic option in the GUI properties? I had no idea that someone would actually be doing a form of Anamorphic with HD content.

[Atak_Snajpera]

sar goes to x264 command line

[empty1969]

Atak,

First off great program! I have requested this feature before and wanted to do so again.

Sometimes when encoding in batch mode, I will have errors with the muxing. Since the program over writes the audio and video portions, I lose all the work that has been done. I do try to keep checking when I am home, but the other weekend I left the computer doing about 40 blu-ray episodes and when I got home, only 3 had been saved.

What I was hoping for is a feature that will store the temp audio and video files in the job directory before starting the next job.

Say the final output file is Lost S01E01, it would add -audio and -video to the names and move them into the job directory.

Thanks for your consideration.

Empty

[Pratyatosa]

Batch mode completely ignores the fact that MKV output is set as the default in the INI file.

[Pratyatosa]

That batch mode could also handle multiple M2TS (Blu-ray) files.

[Atak_Snajpera]

bluray source requires user interaction so it cannot be added.

[Pratyatosa]

bluray source requires user interaction so it cannot be added.

Suppose that I want to simply compress some of the "extras" on a Blu-ray disk. Therefore, I copy a number of smaller M2TS files to a separate folder. The way it is now, I have to "fool" RipBot264 by changing all of the M2TS containers to MKV containers using http://llbest.com/?P=7i (use http://llbest.com/?P=7i). Then batch mode works just fine, and I'm very grateful that you have added it.

But don't you think that having to do this time-consuming extra step is a little silly?

[slalom]

I always use DVDfab to rip Blurays to mkv(s). I choose audio tracks and subs, so it's easier to handle

[Atak_Snajpera]

simpler method to fool ripbot would be renaming .m2ts to .mts

[Pratyatosa]

simpler method to fool ripbot would be renaming .m2ts to .mts

Thanks, Atak. I'll give it a try.

[Pratyatosa]

I always use DVDfab to rip Blurays to mkv(s). I choose audio tracks and subs, so it's easier to handle

I prefer using AnyDVD to create ISO files. Then, in order to get the exact titles of the "extras," PowerDVD can play them exactly like the original Blu-ray disks.

[Ryushin]

in mkvmerge you have to disable header striping.

1440x1080 is always 16:9 in hdtv. the same with 1280x1080 (LUXETE channel was using this weird resolution for 16:9 content)

for 4/3 sources you can just force --sar 1:1 in .cmd file

--sar option worked wonderfully. I've added this to the profiles that I use. Re-ripping those movies that I had to band-aid so they are properly encoded.

[Pratyatosa]

simpler method to fool ripbot would be renaming .m2ts to .mts

The first one gets compressed/converted to MKV OK, but all of the others in the batch end up with no sound track. :-(

[Atak_Snajpera]

what type of audio was in working and not working file?

[Pratyatosa]

2 channel AC-3. (Blu-ray extras)

[Pratyatosa]

Batch mode completely ignores the fact that MKV output is set as the default in the INI file.

It also ignores an INI setting such as:

DefaultProfile=[HIGH 4.0] HD . Progressive

...and defaults to 10-bit instead.

What is the purpose of the 10-bit option?

[Arbelisk]

Hey Atak,

I had posted a few months ago about certain videos being corrupted when using Distributed Encoding. Well it seems to be doing it again. Except the corruption looks different now. Instead of the scene being slightly pixelated, the whole screen will go completely grey in color for 1 second. Usually only once in the whole movie. So far this has happened with Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows, and Wrath of the Titans.

Just let me know what you need to see what the problem is and I will send it. Thanks!

[guest]

Hi Atak,

Would there be any chance of .mpg / .mpeg files being added to what Distributed Encoding can do ???, it does nearly everything else.

Maybe in the next update :)

Cheers

[GMJCZP]

Ripbot264 always trims audio / video for the same duration.

BEFORE:
Video : 59s
Audio : 60s


AFTER:
Video : 59s
Audio : 59s

So what? I have to wear forever Yamb to avoid cutting one second of audio? :(

[slalom]

There is no video there, why do you need the audio for?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Hey Atak,

I had posted a few months ago about certain videos being corrupted when using Distributed Encoding. Well it seems to be doing it again. Except the corruption looks different now. Instead of the scene being slightly pixelated, the whole screen will go completely grey in color for 1 second. Usually only once in the whole movie. So far this has happened with Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows, and Wrath of the Titans.

Just let me know what you need to see what the problem is and I will send it. Thanks!

It seams that those movies were encoded in AVC according to uncle google. You will have to prepare sample where grey frames occur. This maybe difficult though if this does not happen at the begining of the movie.

First you will have to locate at what chunk (frame index) grey frames show up. Then you will have to cut out sample with mmg.exe from previous chunk to next not corrupted chunk.

Example:
Chunk (OK) -> 1000,1439
Chunk (Grey frames) -> 1440,2879
Chunk (OK) -> 2880,4318

So proper sample should start from frame 1000 and should end at frame 4318.

[sreemv]

How do I re-do a pass-1 encode for a specific chunk because I got an error like below suggesting my pass-1 was incomplete and so pass-2 keeps erroring out:

x264 [error]: 2nd pass has more frames than the 1st pass (14391 vs 6454)

[Atak_Snajpera]

copy all good x.264 files to some safe location. also
copy combinechunks.cmd.

start again encoding from the very begining.

terminate encoding after preparing chunks message.

go to chunks folder and manually execute x.cmd

modify x.cmd ( replace --pass 1 with --pass 2 and --O NUL with --O C:/temp/ripbot264temp/jobx/chunks/x.264)

execute again modified x.cmd

now copy again all good x.264 and combinechunks.cmd to chunks folder.

execute now combinechunks.cmd and then jobx_muxfiles.cmd

[useltonm]

Is there a way to get around floating point errors from mediainfo.dll? I've got files I try to add to ripbot, but I get an error every time I do. I had been having the issue with the latest release of ripbot and tried a previous version which solved the errors for a couple files. I am now receiving errors on the older version of ripbot as well.

Suggestions?

[Atak_Snajpera]

how do you know that it has something to do with mediainfo.dll?

[useltonm]

how do you know that it has something to do with mediainfo.dll?

Because the error says: Exception in EInvalidOP in module MediaInfo.dll at 0002DADB. Invalid floating point operation.

[Atak_Snajpera]

maybe updated mediainfo.dll will help http://mediaarea.net/download/binary/libmediainfo0/0.7.60/MediaInfo_DLL_0.7.60_Windows_i386_WithoutInstaller.7z

[tmservo]

Just updated versions.. and suddenly, I seemingly don't have the option to convert HD tracks to FLAC.. did this go away or is there something I need to change to put it back?

[george84]

Minor Error when more than 1 dot . in filename/extension

Example: input file has format "filename.ext1.ext2.ext3" then RipBot will generate as default output "filename ext1 ext2 ext3.mp4" so the dots get lost.

Even trying to select as output a file with many dots in name/extension doesn't work.

[slalom]

That's not an error, it's a feature ;)

[Arbelisk]

It seams that those movies were encoded in AVC according to uncle google. You will have to prepare sample where grey frames occur. This maybe difficult though if this does not happen at the begining of the movie.

First you will have to locate at what chunk (frame index) grey frames show up. Then you will have to cut out sample with mmg.exe from previous chunk to next not corrupted chunk.

Example:
Chunk (OK) -> 1000,1439
Chunk (Grey frames) -> 1440,2879
Chunk (OK) -> 2880,4318

So proper sample should start from frame 1000 and should end at frame 4318.

So I'll need to re-encode the movie first to get proper chunks, correct? Also, will this sample be from the original video.mkv or from the encoded video?

[Atak_Snajpera]

original video.mkv obviously.

[Gabes]

I am having a big trouble with any mkv file. It does not encode them. I have waited 10 hours and when it comes to mux it does nothing. I tested this on 1.6.5 and on 1.7.3 as well on different PC machines and windows (xp and win7). For a moment I thought its becouse of long name of video files but it have nothing to do with it.

Look at this sample and try to encode it by yourself or just spilt a mkv file from yours.

http://www.fileshare.ro/e28923382

[Trayman]

@Gabes I tried encoding the file in your link and had no trouble doing so.

//Trayman

[Atak_Snajpera]

I am having a big trouble with any mkv file. It does not encode them. I have waited 10 hours and when it comes to mux it does nothing. I tested this on 1.6.5 and on 1.7.3 as well on different PC machines and windows (xp and win7). For a moment I thought its becouse of long name of video files but it have nothing to do with it.

Look at this sample and try to encode it by yourself or just spilt a mkv file from yours.

http://www.fileshare.ro/e28923382

works here without any problems

[Zeruel]

Been using ripbot with distrubuted encoding and have had the luck to be able to use 5 encoding servers..

Now something ive noticed when doing batch encodes of tv episodes that are around 20 min , is that when processing the first episode of the batch , it will split the load of a 20 min episode over 2 encoding servers while 3 servers are idle , and the 3 idle servers are not continueing with the next episode in the batch.


Is this a function that would be possible to implement in future version of ripbot? to avoid having any servers idle at any time.

something like ripbot would split the load of an episode or movie (regardless of runtime) over the numbers of encoding servers being used , that way no servers would be idle and waste uptime

Would be a great function if it was addes to you already great app :)

Thanks

[Gabes]

Thanks guys for support but I think i've just found the problem. If I rename it to any other name ('sample' or '1999') it works but if I let the original name it doens't. Please test this sample as well (without changing anything) http://www.fileshare.ro/e28926044

[useltonm]

maybe updated mediainfo.dll will help http://mediaarea.net/download/binary/libmediainfo0/0.7.60/MediaInfo_DLL_0.7.60_Windows_i386_WithoutInstaller.7z

I updated the mediainfo.dll and am still receiving the floating point error. I un/reinstalled everything and am still having the same issue. The strange thing is, it doesn't happen to every video file I attempt to add.

I'm using makemkv to rip my movies and then add them in. I've also tried using ripbot+anydvdhd to rip them. I've run into a couple discs that can't be ripped by either setup and I've run into a disc that can be ripped by one program, but not the other.

Do you have any other suggestions I might try?

Thanks!

[Atak_Snajpera]

@Zeruel
in 2-PASS mode encoding client uses 10 min chunks. smaller chunk would only reduce quality.

however in CQ MODE this problem does not exist so encoding client will use 1 min chunks.

@GABES
national characters are not supported.

@USELTONM
send me 1min sample of problematic .mkv

i will have to see if i can reproduce your issue.

[Lehm]

This might have been asked before, but I couldn't find it. Is it possible at all to do the demuxing/combining that happens when you first add a job to after you hit the start button?

[slalom]

Through batch mode, if you mean that

[N1ghtjar]

Some questions if anyone could help

When ripbot is set to ouput in AVCHD does it already take the overhead into account?

Does anyone know what the overhead is?

Im making myself DTS-MA BD25 AVCHD's so I calculate it by subtracting the lossless sound total in megabytes from the 23830 megabytes that ripbot shows and encode with no sound.
The issue is that sometime the result is ending with an oversize encode once the sound is muxed back in, any help would be great.

[Lehm]

Through batch mode, if you mean that

Ah. I had misunderstood how the batch mode worked. Interesting. Though it doesn't appear to have a way to specify you want to include subtitles and have to go back and add that manually. And everything gets named video.mp4/mkv.

[useltonm]

@Zeruel


@USELTONM
send me 1min sample of problematic .mkv

i will have to see if i can reproduce your issue.



Link for vid file: http://www.4shared.com/video/KpsfYaON/The_Patriot__1_-001.html

Thanks!

[Atak_Snajpera]

Use something less annoying like www.mediafire.com

[kilik360]

Thanks Atak_Snajpera for your great program, the Distributed Encoding is awesome! Do you plan supporting more input format like .TS with H264 (for distributed encoding)?
It's the format I use with my Hauppauge Colossus and my HTPC.

Keep up the great work

[useltonm]

Use something less annoying like www.mediafire.com

How about if I pm you a dropbox or google drive link?

[Atak_Snajpera]

why not...

[useltonm]

why not...

NM, got myself yet another cloud storage site.

http://www.mediafire.com/?338otlnlo6lxl66

[guest]

Thanks Atak_Snajpera for your great program, the Distributed Encoding is awesome! Do you plan supporting more input format like .TS with H264 (for distributed encoding)?
It's the format I use with my Hauppauge Colossus and my HTPC.

Keep up the great work

And .mpg's.....PLS :D

[Atak_Snajpera]

NM, got myself yet another cloud storage site.

http://www.mediafire.com/?338otlnlo6lxl66

use this older mediainfo.dll (http://www.mediafire.com/?35lheyk0j8w2znf)

[useltonm]

use this older mediainfo.dll (http://www.mediafire.com/?35lheyk0j8w2znf)

That worked. Thanks! What was the problem with the newer version?

[Atak_Snajpera]

i'm waiting for response from author...

[kilik360]

Hi Atak, I did a "DE" from an original blu-ray and the final file is corrupt at the same place where the chunks are. For example if I use CQ, I'll get a "drop" exactly at every minutes in my final file. If I use 2-pass I get the drop every 10 minutes. Did the test with MKV and AVCHD.

thanks

[Atak_Snajpera]

1. open video.mkv from temp folder in mmg.exe

2. cut out first 3 min

3. send sample to www.mediafire.com

[kilik360]

PM sent

[Gabes]

I'm getting this:

http://i.imgur.com/n2vqc.png

On this:

http://www.filehost.ro/28951178/Sweet_mkv/

[Atak_Snajpera]

works here again

UPDATE:
This file has incorrect resolution 1274x...
1274 is not mod 4 !

[poolshark2014]

What i'd like to see is the ability to select custom size without it having to be 2 pass. Single pass custom lock size would be nice.

[AiDz0r]

Could there be like filesize indicator? Just say I'm attempting to render 1 hour video, and using CRF=14, at the bottom while rendering next to eta=, could there be like size information, that shows the output size approximately?

[flebber]

Could there be like filesize indicator? Just say I'm attempting to render 1 hour video, and using CRF=14, at the bottom while rendering next to eta=, could there be like size information, that shows the output size approximately?

No but that's because it doesn't know the complexity of the film and bits required in advance. Doesn't matter though just use 2 pass mode and set the final output size.

[ttringle]

Atak,

Forgive if this has been asked before, but is the copy stream supposed to just copy over the original audio stream?

I have done a few encodes and it always seems to be downmixing or reencoding the audio from DTS-MA etc.

I really want to keep the original audio whereever possible, if you say to use certain settings and it will sound the same Ill believe you, but so far it has not or I'm doing something wrong.

FWIW I am going from my Blu-Ray discs > MKV which is played through XBMC to my Sony 7.1 receiver, which can decode all the major audio standards and is connected to my HTPC via HDMI.

Great product and thanks for any help you can provide, if the answer is here in the forums feel free to tell me to search and I will.

:)

TimT

[ttringle]

Atak, I now see the error of my ways as I did not know that MKV does not support certain audio formats. Guess ill have to do some tests to determine the best audio to use for maintaining all the channels with MKV files.

Thanks.

[Pitbull_Raven]

So I've noticed that the app makes more chunks in CQ mode and less in 2-pass. I guess this is because it needs something to analyze in 2-pass. But Is there any way I can "force" the creation of more chunks in 2 pass?

[Atak_Snajpera]

smaller chunks for 2pass mode will only reduce quality because bitrate distribution will be too flatten. vbr will become more like cbr. basically this means that high motion scenes and static less detailed scenes will get moreorless the save amount of bits. 10 min chunks is just a compromise.

[ttringle]

Atak,

I know that most sites claim that HD Audio streams such as DTS MA-HD and TRUEHD cant be placed into an MKV container. Yet BD Rebuilder creates MKV files while leaving the audio intact.

Is there a chance down the road you will add an option at the first stage to copy stream or better yet an intact audio option as JDobbs has?

Better yet why do we even have to make those choices Pre demux anyway? I would think that adding the title would provide all the elementary streams and then on the next page you could choose all the options for output. As it stands now if you make any mistake on the first page you have to sit through the entire Demux again.

If i am missing something or am totally wrong please feel free to point out my mistake, as I'm sure I'll learn something from it.

[Atak_Snajpera]

v1.17.4 (Unfinished)
Added: OPUS AUDIO CODEC (at 64kbps quality better than FhG HE-AAC!)
Added: Automatic Upmix Mono to Stereo (reason: FhG AAC does not support mono)
Added: EncodingClient will now automatically share Ripbot264temp folder
Added: Progress indicator while combining chunks
Added: AC3 192kbps,224kbps,256kbps profiles to mkv container
Added: Option in RipBot264.ini for tweaking sharpening strength after resizing
Fixed: Hanging on some AAC files during 'Gathering information' stage
Changed: Vorbis codec removed (Reason: OPUS offers better quality than Vorbis)
Updated: BassAudio 2.4, FFmpeg 2012-10-29, MediaInfo 0.7.61, MKVToolnix 5.8.0, x264 r2216

NOT WORKING:
Muxing .opus files to matroska container does not work because matroska team has not figured out yet how to support properly new audio format in .mkv

TODO:
Add LossyWAV preprocessor for FLAC files

http://www.mediafire.com/?qjnlcueeuiutlfe

[soneca]

Atak,

Thank you for the new version, especially for it.:)

Added: Option in RipBot264.ini for tweaking sharpening strength after resizing:D

[soneca]

So we can not test the Opus codec, since it is not supported by Matroska and mp4 containers.:confused:

If you want to change the output format by clicking save as mp4 the selected profile is changed to "[HI10 x.x] HD . PC ONLY . 10bit"

[Atak_Snajpera]

we will have to wait for matroska v4 spec. maybe in next year...

[soneca]

Atak,

You got to check this little bug?

If you want to change the output format by clicking save as mp4 the selected profile is changed to "[HI10 x.x] HD . PC ONLY . 10bit"

[Atak_Snajpera]

I can not reproduce.

[soneca]

I do not know if you have influence but what use is this output and profile.
DefaultContainer=mkv
DefaultProfile=Slower, No Dct, AQ, Film
If i change to mp4 profile is automatically switched to [HI10 x.x] HD . PC ONLY . 10bit, which does not happen(correctly) when the output is changed to AVCHD.

[soneca]

Even without changing anything, all in default, this problem remains.

[ibobak]

Dear Atak,

I used ripbot 1.17.2 and 1.17.3 - in both versions I get the same error:

---------------------------
Application Error
---------------------------
Exception EOutOfResources in module RipBot264.exe at 0004CBCC.
RichEdit line insertion error.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

see attachment. My OS is Windows 7 x64, I am logged under a user who is in administrators group.

I do the following: I add many mts files which are in different folders (path to them look like this D:\Pictures\_Pics_2012\2012-01-10\mts\20120110231512.MTS - they are groupped by dates) and then I set up following conversion parameters:
profile 4.0
2 pass 6000 kbps
resize to 1280*720
deinterlace tff 50
audio - xcopy
output mkv to D:\Pictures\_Pics_2012\_mkv\

As I see in C:\temp\RipBot264temp\jobs.list
the last line is [Job84] 20120122230840.MTS -> 20120122230840.mkv

but there are 85 folders - the last one is job85. So, most probably the last one has problems. The files in job85 folders are not all - there are just 6 of them:

11/04/2012 01:18 AM 1,689,856 2_audio_Undetermined.ac3
11/04/2012 01:18 AM 707 demuxlog.txt
11/04/2012 01:18 AM 407 job85.avs
11/04/2012 01:18 AM 245 TSExtract.cmd
11/04/2012 01:18 AM 168 TSgetinfo.cmd
11/04/2012 01:18 AM 431 tsinfo.txt

I see no files with more details about any exceptions neither in the job85 folder, nor in the ripbot folder.

I am sure on 100% that this is an interface bug with RichEdit control where you adding some data which it doesn't expect.

I want to help you reproduce the problem. You may send to my email (ibobak at gmail dot com) the "debug" version which will output some additional log files with traces, exceptions, etc.

[slalom]

check your free space

[ibobak]

check your free space
this is not the case: I have 50 GB of free space on disk c and same amount on disk d.

besides, the application doesn't stop working on this error. it asks me "do you want to stop conversion?" (something like that). No matter if I press yes or no, it CONTINUES its work and converts all the files except the one on which the problem was.

[ibobak]

moreover, when it finishes its work, I remove all jobs, add that mts file (that it crashed on it previous time), start conversion again - AND IT WORKS.

So, the problem is not in the file. The problem is Delphi bug or wrong usage of RichEdit.

I am a programmer. If author gives me the sources, I can debug for him and help him fix it. OR, alternatively, give me the version which ourputs a trace to a file.

[Atak_Snajpera]

@Nukey
Sorry but i'm not going to support "Tiles 8" OS.

@ibobak
can you verify that this also happens for different file types? (85 avis , 85 mkv , 85 mp4 and so on...)

[DTS-HD MSTR]

EDIT: I have just installed a newer FFDShow - version 4488, dated 2012-10-09, hoping this may help with the issue :)
Nukey
Can you confirm that FFDShow - version 4488 is really needed for the preview?

[Nukey]

Hi there.

I have started the encoding off now, and again avs2yuv has crashed at 18.7% on the first pass (it's a different progress each time). I don't believe this to be an issue with RipBot264 itself, but potentially an issue between avs2yuv and the C++ runtime library. Given the fact that the runtime is the same dll regardless of the OS, I am hedging my bets that AVS2YUV is calling on a particular function that is not recognised through some compatibility issue with Windows 8. Either way, Windows 8 is officially released and people have started upgrading already :)

Also, thanks for the response, Atak. I waited 5 days to be able to post, only to receive an abrupt response from you. I'm sorry if I said something wrong, but maybe a small point in the right direction may have helped :) I even provided all the information I could. Hopefully someone a little more helpful may be able to lend a hand :)

Regards, Nukey

[Atak_Snajpera]

Whenever I see random crashes I think about CPU/Memory lack of stability. See first post.

[Nukey]

Hi again,

I have been using Windows 7 to encode over a thousand videos with for over a year, sometimes with up to two weeks uptime before a restart, and have never had stability issues. I will have a hunt around and see if I can find an updated version of avs2yuv.

Nukey.

[ibobak]

@ibobak
can you verify that this also happens for different file types? (85 avis , 85 mkv , 85 mp4 and so on...)
I will do it after I will encode all these mts files.
But I don't think I have so much avi's.

if you could give me a version which dumps debug info between every line of code with variable values, etc, and which does

try{
dump variables;
some action(variables);
line_number = 1;
dump more variables;
another_action(variables);
line_number = 2;
}
catch{
dump into a file the line_number
}

- then I would be able to give you all the dump when it crashes next time.

I don't believe the problem is in avi or in mts or in file format. As we can see from exception, it tells "RichEdit line insertion error."

If we google it, we'll find this
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10474883/why-am-i-getting-richedit-line-insertion-error-when-i-call-delete-in-onchange-ev

I was programming on Delphi long ago (I am C# developer for past 10 years), so I don't remember those technical details. But it seems as it is related to some control's problem.

[Atak_Snajpera]

i know it has nothing to do with files but it would help me to track down the specific part of code.

[soneca]

Atak,

Reading about LossyWav this reducing the bitrate is quite considerable but becomes a lossy process.
Will deliver within RipBot264 presets used by LossyWav and also the option to turn off this preprocessing?

[Atak_Snajpera]

i will add new switch in .ini . do not worry.

[soneca]

Ok! :thanks:

[Marsu42]

I just tried RipBot and like it, just two questions:

1. I'd like to use a custom deinterlacer (qtgmc). I can edit the avisynth script in single file mode and it works just fine, but in batch mode only the stock deinterlacing options are available (tff/.../ivtc). Is it possible to add a custom script part to this list like the x264 get pulled from the profile subdirectory? If not, more customizations on the avisynth scripts snippets would be nice.

2. Is it possible to make RipBot recognize & run with x64 Java? (Sorry if this has been answered before, I could only find the question but not the answer)

Disclaimer: Yes, I do understand x64 doesn't double the speed and that the plugins aren't available in x64 yadayadayada, but it is a hassle to update both x86 and x64 Java all the time so I managed to make every Java program (like Azureus) to use the x64 vm. Since it's just the vm this really shouldn't be a problem w/ RipBot, too?

3. Bug report: On multiple mp4 files import after "Please wait... gathering information..." I'm also getting the error "Exception EConvertError in module RipBot264.exe at 0000949A. " is not a valid floating point value."

[crakarjax]

My workflow is like this:

Windows Movie Maker (wmv) --> Ripbot (mkv) --> mkvmerg (add chapters)

Is there currently a way to add chapters while authoring the mkv in ripbot? I know Ripbot utilizes mkvmerge, and I think the ability to add chapters along with subtitles would be a nice addition, and I imagine it would also be fairly easy to implement.

I hadn't used ripbot in a while and just grabbed the latest version. Looking good! It's nice when developers continue to improve their work. Keep it up!

[Atak_Snajpera]

Before clicking DONE button copy Chapters.txt to C:\Temp\Ripbot264temp\Jobx folder

[tp546]

Before clicking DONE button copy Chapters.txt to C:\Temp\Ripbot264temp\Jobx folder

I will give that a try. I also use MKVmerge to grab the HD audio (DTS-MA or TrueHD) after ripping with Makemkv and I merge the video I created with ripbot with the HD audio from Makemkv - is there a way I can cut this step out? Whenever I select the checkbox for the core, it isn't the same track. I'm guessing there is a way to do this and I just don't have a full understanding so if that's the case, can someone please help me out? I need untouched HD audio. Thanks!

[Pitbull_Raven]

Hey all.

First, I'd like to thank Atak_Snajpera for his great contribution to the community. Your tool is a godsend and probably one of the best thing to happen to the video community since the appearance of DIVX. Also, the fact that you have kept it free is fantastic and in my opinion has made you something of a god in my eyes. So even though I know it's not worth anything, I'd like you to know I really appreciate your work. I thank you. And I am pretty sure there are countless others out there that thank you too.

That said, the reason I am here. Lately, I discovered the advantages and wonders of distributed encoding :D
My main work machine is my notebook:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz; Clarksfield 45nm Technology
RAM: 4,00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N61Jq (Socket 989)
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6570M/5700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Hard Drives: 466GB Seagate ST9500325AS (SATA)
Optical Drives: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS; MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio

Second PC, is a fixed PC:

Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz; Conroe 65nm Technology
RAM: 3,00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12)
Motherboard: ABIT FP-IN9 SLI(C55-MCP51) (Socket 775)
Graphics: 512MB GeForce 9600 GT (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Hard Drives: 1397GB SAMSUNG HD154UI SCSI Disk Device (RAID); 298GB NVIDIA STRIPE 298.10G (RAID)
Optical Drives: SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252B ATA Device; PHILIPS SPD6000L1 ATA Device; MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio

Pretty unimpressive, I know. My notebook, not much I can do to change it. I have to keep thing like they are software wise because of compatibility issues with other software I use.
The second PC, well it's just lying there and I don't use it for much lately, so I want to rededicate it and make it a dedicated encoder. A encoding server. The notebook will run as client and master. My question is, in terms of software, what should I do? How can I squeeze the most out of it? What op sys would you recommend? Win7? XP? Barebones? Nothing on it except RipBot? I'd really love to hear from ppl that have been through this process before.
Thanks in advance for any and all help and answers. I'd even appreciate it if you could point me to a post where this has been covered before (my search results didn't turn up anything too useful, maybe because I wasn't using the correct search terms).

:thanks:

[slalom]

Just run Ripbtot264 on the second PC

[Atak_Snajpera]

just run EncodingServer.exe on other machine. Simple. Also make sure that you have 1.17.4 (unfinished) version. Any OS should be ok. However i haven't tested on Tiles 8 OS yet.

[Pitbull_Raven]

just run EncodingServer.exe on other machine. Simple. Also make sure that you have 1.17.4 (unfinished) version. Any OS should be ok. However i haven't tested on Tiles 8 OS yet.

Tiles 8. LOL! That's a good one. I think I'll adopt that name from now on for the OS :)

While I'm at it, I'd like to ask if anyone has any idea why some DVD's sit there for over 3 hours saying that it's indexing video stream? I have to abort most of them. Trying to convert my DVDs to MP4 so I can stream over my network to my networked and portable devices.

[Atak_Snajpera]

make sure that dvd is correctly decrypted.

[Pitbull_Raven]

make sure that dvd is correctly decrypted.

Ahhhh, yes. That might explain it :p
Thanks!

[nekrosoft13]

anyone having any trouble running ripbot on server 2012 (windows 8 based)?

[Dahitman]

I'm sorry if this was already answered, but browsing through nearly 600 pages is a bit tiring >.<
Anyway, I started having an issue with Ripbot, where after the encoding was done, the file wouldn't show up on the destination(output) folder. I tried to change the output folder many times but it didn't work. I also tried to shorten the file's name, running it as Admin, refreshing the folder, rebooting after the encode but nothing worked. (I'm using Windows 7 64-bit, RipBot264v1.17.0 (8Bits)).

[Atak_Snajpera]

see logs in Log folder. I suspect that you used national characters in filename.

[Dahitman]

see logs in Log folder. I suspect that you used national characters in filename.

Ok, I'll encode it once again and read the logs, I doubt I'll understand anything but I don't I'll paste it here via pastebin.

Also, the file I'm trying to encode has no national characters, assuming you're talking about accents such as á ã or Ø, so no I'm not using those. The file's name is also pretty small.

EDIT: Yeah, not sure of what I'm reading >.< , here: http://pastebin.com/fbZFYJxG

[Atak_Snajpera]

Chapters.txt is wrong
Error: Simple chapter parser: 'CHAPTER02NAME=A CHAPTER03=00:09:18.016' is not a CHAPTERxx=... line.

remove that file before starting encoding

[Dahitman]

Chapters.txt is wrong
Error: Simple chapter parser: 'CHAPTER02NAME=A CHAPTER03=00:09:18.016' is not a CHAPTERxx=... line.

remove that file before starting encoding

Where and how do I do it?

Here? C:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\chapters.txt

EDIT: It fixed it, thanks! But how do I permanently fix this issue?

[Ryushin]

Feature Request:

Would it be possible to add an option in the Encoding Clients ini file to start the Encoding Client Window minimized instead of active on the desktop. Some mornings I come downstairs and the cat walked on the keyboard which changes Servers 1 IP address.

Atak, thanks again for such a great program. You have singled handedly allowed me to convert my 1000 blu-ray collection to files in the best possible time with the best possible quality. You have always been supportive and extremely knowledgeable about all your tools and software. It has been very appreciated as I feel my files have come out the best they can be at this point. Kudos and two thumbs up.

[Atak_Snajpera]

wouldn't be easier to just lock desktop (win + L)

[Ryushin]

wouldn't be easier to just lock desktop (win + L)

Technically, yes. However, the wife (or the cats) do not like having to enter a password to unlock it. :rolleyes:

[george84]

I have a avi video with a frame rate of 0.04fps. In RipBot264 Video Properties I define Output Speed "Assume ->25 FPS" which results in a Video Duration of 0:1:15.6.
When I add an Audio file which is originally over 3 minutes long, then RipBot264 will reduce its length to 344ms.

RipBot264 clearly uses the speed defined for video in Audio processing too.

This doesn't make sense, because output speed is just a property of video. This way it will never be possible to correctly mix an audio with video.

[Atak_Snajpera]

add
.assumefps(25.0) or .convertfps(25.0)
after
.converttoyv12()

in script

[george84]

add
.assumefps(25.0) or .convertfps(25.0)
after
.converttoyv12()

in script

Thank you for this answer. With this hint I was able to circumvent the problem. But it is a little cumbersome having to edit the script. I really think you should consider using the same default as avisynth, which is NOT to change the audiorate in AssumeFPS.
Just to be precise there are 2 solutions to problem. My script, if Output Speed specified, looks like this:

#MT


#VideoSource

video=DirectShowSource("F:\Photo\TimeLapse\2011-07-19\TimeLapse_2011_0719_0747.avi",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

#Deinterlace



#Decimate



#Crop



#Resize



#Colors



#Denoise




#Subtitles



#AudioSource
LoadPlugin("C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Kevin\Eigene Dateien\Downloads\RipBot264v1.17.3\tools\AviSynth plugins\NicAudio\NicAudio.dll")
audio=NicMPG123Source("C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Kevin\Eigene Dateien\SMIL\BSG21\testsuite\media\pitx-adeste_fideles_5.mp3")
audio=ResampleAudio(audio,48000)
#DownMix



#Delay
audio=DelayAudio(audio,0)


#Tempo
video=AssumeFPS(video,"pal_video")
audio=TimeStretch(audio,tempo=25/1.000/0.04*100)

#Normalize



#AudioDub
audio=ConvertAudioTo16bit(audio)
AudioDub(video,audio)

#Triming



#AVSameLength
Trim(0,0)


#ColorSpace

So Solution 1 is: specify Output Speed and delete the line "...TimeStretch...".

Solution2: Your proposal was not to use OutputSpeed and insert AssumeFPS manually.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Think about 25 fps -> 23.976 fps conversion.

[george84]

Think about 25 fps -> 23.976 fps conversion.

A good point.

[Pimp Shanti]

Hi Atak,

I contacted you via YouTube whilst waiting for my doom9 account to become active. Any progress/update/thoughts on implementing ProRes and DNxHD input? Both of these professional intermediate formats are readable by ffmpeg although I'm not sure what role that plays in your software. Would be amazing to make your software available to video editors who encode for the web, such as myself... I haven't found another bit of software that looks as promising as yours.

Many thanks

[Atak_Snajpera]

I was wondering if you could swap ProRes/DNxHD with AVC-Intra. I will describe my workflow on Windows 7.
1) first i've installed x264 VFW codec
2) in Sony Vegas I configured x264 codec to encode only in intra mode (example : --preset superfast --tune fastdecode --keyint 1 --bitrate xxxxxx)
3) my destination container is .avi

once .avi is created it can be used in DE mode.

I suppose you can do the same on mac. Just install x264 codec and then select .mp4 as output container.

[Wishbringer]

Found an issue with Windows8.
When creating storage spaces in Win8 and setting temp dir of Ripbot to one of that spaces, demuxing stalls at some early percent.
Doesn't appear with normal drives and volumes, only with new Win8 feature.
(created a space with three disks and parity option = raid5)

[Hobbe]

I'm trying to encode my Futurama dvd's but on season six I get audio out of sync.. tried both copy and encode audio same result.. Vidcoder encodes correctly.
Link to a 1 min sample file: http://sdrv.ms/UYwuuk

[Queiroz]

Hello, Atak_Snajpera.

Do you know if it will be possible to use the RipBot with Windows 8 x64 ?? I really want to use it but it doesn't work :(

Thank you for your awesome work.

Wish you and you family a very happy Thanksgiving
Kind Regards,
Queiroz

[WebMan]

Do you know if it will be possible to use the RipBot with Windows 8 x64 ?? I really want to use it but it doesn't work :(
Queiroz

It works perfect in Windows 8 Pro x64... ;)

[Atak_Snajpera]

i love when users just say 'it does not work' . what am i suppose to do now. go to fortune teller to solve this mistery?

[billspice]

Hi Atak,
i love ripbot but i have still not figured out the subtitle problem i always encounter, so maybe im doing something wrong here, and if i am maybe someone can set me straight?

this seems to happen on all rips i seem to do, the subs when displayed end up half way up the screen, a temporary fix for this is to rip the film, with out adding any cropping, which sort of makes it a bit useless really, as the automatic cropping feature of ripbot is fantastic, by the way i never resize the rips i make its a straight blu ray image to 1080 untouched, size wise rip

here are some screen shot of this problem, (ive cropped the black bars slightly in paint so its actually worse than it looks!)

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/ceet12/subtitlesproblem.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/ceet12/subtitlesproblem2.jpg

as you can see the subs are placed very high up in the picture of both films more so in the harry brown example

if anyone can suggest any help or advice, id like to be able to crop the films automatically with ripbot, and have the subs appear lower like they do on the actual bluray/dvd disc movie itself, like there supposed to.

those screen shots were only taken on a pc, so you can imagine how high up they look on a 42 inch tv!

its seems strange as previous versions of ripbot didnt seems to be as bad as this for this problem, well for me anyway

any help would be appreciated!

[Atak_Snajpera]

how do you add subtitles ?

[Ryushin]

Hi Atak,
i love ripbot but i have still not figured out the subtitle problem i always encounter, so maybe im doing something wrong here, and if i am maybe someone can set me straight?

this seems to happen on all rips i seem to do, the subs when displayed end up half way up the screen, a temporary fix for this is to rip the film, with out adding any cropping, which sort of makes it a bit useless really, as the automatic cropping feature of ripbot is fantastic, by the way i never resize the rips i make its a straight blu ray image to 1080 untouched, size wise rip

here are some screen shot of this problem, (ive cropped the black bars slightly in paint so its actually worse than it looks!)

as you can see the subs are placed very high up in the picture of both films more so in the harry brown example

if anyone can suggest any help or advice, id like to be able to crop the films automatically with ripbot, and have the subs appear lower like they do on the actual bluray/dvd disc movie itself, like there supposed to.

those screen shots were only taken on a pc, so you can imagine how high up they look on a 42 inch tv!

its seems strange as previous versions of ripbot didnt seems to be as bad as this for this problem, well for me anyway

any help would be appreciated!

I have a lot of JapaneseChinese films that I burn the subtitles in. I also do no like the way the the makers of the DVD/Blu-ray end up putting the subtitles on the picture. There is no way to "fix" the subtitles by using Ripbot. Ripbot is just putting placing the subtitles where the subtitles tells it to put them. Ripbot cannot change this as the subtitles are just bitmapped images.

However, I have worked out a solution that I've been doing when I encode my movies. It's a several step solution and I've been very pleased with the results.

If you are using the subtitles directly from Blu-ray or DVD, you need to extract them, OCR, them, and convert them into a .ass file. There are many advantages in doing it this way. You have absolute control of the subtitle now and can manipulate them in any way you see fit. Size, position, color, font used, etc.

Steps:

* Use SubExtractor to convert the Blu-ray/DVD .sup/.sub subtitles to .ass (and srt just to have it). This will OCR the bitmapped subtitles into text.
http://subextractor.codeplex.com/

* Use Aegisub to modify the .ass file to your hearts content. I also spell check the subtitles from here as well.
http://www.aegisub.org/

I'm pretty much a perfectionist when it comes to putting the subtitles into the film. In fact, I've found I'd rather not crop the video but actually put the subtitle in the black bars itself and not have them lay on the movie whatsoever. I can also make them smaller as I find some movies' subtitles far too large.

Example of before and after:
Original Subtitles:
http://www.chrisdos.com/Example_Original.jpg


Modified Subtitles:
http://www.chrisdos.com/Example_Modified.jpg

I can actually get two lines of text in the uncropped black area without it overlapping the movie. It's quite a bit more time consuming but the results are worth it.

[billspice]

how do you add subtitles ?

Hi atak, i add subtitles once adding the movie, this is different from using burned in for foreign speaking parts

so basically i just add subtitles the standard way i add the bluray stream let ripbot demux etc and then usually rip to mkv use xx copy stream for audio, and the i varie from cq setting 16-20 using hd progressive 4.0 and 4.1 profile

then i just click selectable subtitles choose English and press ok and that it, the subs are than added to the output mkv.

but are always extremly high up in the film, when automatic cropping is selected in properties

the source is never resized, just cropping is set to automatic.

@ryushin
Hello thanks for your reply

There is no way to "fix" the subtitles by using Ripbot. Ripbot is just putting placing the subtitles where the subtitles tells it to put them. Ripbot cannot change this as the subtitles are just bitmapped images.

i dont no whether i made myself clear so i appolgise, there is usually nothing wrong with the source bluray subtitles, if i watch the bluray back on the pc or on my ps3/bluray player on the tv the subtitles are placed low down at the bottom of the film, (well in this case a lot lot lower than my rips made with ripbot)

so what your saying isnt the case it my instance because the subtitles are appearing significatnly higher on my rips made with ripbot, than what they do when they are played back when viewing them on the actual bluray disc. so ripbot is doing something to make them appear higher? that what im trying to find out.

looking at your original subtitles picture looks so much better than mine, becasue my rips the subs appear to high in the movie, so something isnt working right for me, whether im doing something wrong i dont no

thanks for the advice regarding the ocr subs and programs im going to look into that and download the apps and read up on it, as well,

butr hopefully first i can get to the bottom of this

regards

[slalom]

the source is never resized, just cropping is set to automatic.
But you HAVE to resize to 1920/1080 or 1920/800 or whichever is suitable

There is no point in cropping if you don't resize

[billspice]

But you HAVE to resize to 1920/1080 or 1920/800 or whichever is suitable

There is no point in cropping if you don't resize

maybe thats were im going wrong?

but if i have a bluray image and i want to make an exact 1080 rip i dont want to resize i want to leave it the same as source, isnt cropping also used as reducing black bars? or am i mistaken here?

EDIT: WHEN I RIPPED harry brown i did it twice once with cropping set to automatic and one with no cropping both without resizing, the video left untouched.

accroding to mediainfo the results of both sizes are, size with cropping = 1920x804, size without cropping = 1920x1080

so clearly cropping is doing something here and this is without resizing and just selecting cropping to automatic, so what your saying doesnt add up, or im way of mark here.

a few guides ive followed on the new have stated this way?

one of many again states the cropping can just be used to remove the black bars without the resizing being touched

http://www.scribd.com/doc/92970322/RipBot-Guide

again i could be wrong here, because when the cropping is left alone, the subs do appear lower

any help greatly appreciated ATAK

[Trayman]

@billspice Either you do as Ruyshin suggest or you don't crop the video. You can crop and resize to 1080p but that would stretch the image so it would look like crap.
I usually don't touch the video when using subs.

Good luck,

//Trayman

[Atak_Snajpera]

the problem is in fact in how your video player renders bitmap based subtitles.

you have 1920x804 video but subtitles are still in 1920x1080.

it looks like subtitle renderer in video player first puts subs on video area starting from bottom edge and then sends procesed image to the screen.

[DTS-HD MSTR]

Hi Atak_Snajpera,

I get this error message in job1_preview.avs.

#Resize
video=Spline36Resize(video,1280,720).Sharpen() <- Sharpen 0.2 missing?

Version: RipBot264 v.1.17.4 - Preview

Video Source: High@L4.1 1280x718p @ 4,008 Mbps & 23,976 FPS

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1819/92858858.png

[Atak_Snajpera]

add this to ripbot264.ini

SharpeningStrength=0.2

[DTS-HD MSTR]

add this to ripbot264.ini

SharpeningStrength=0.2

Very nice it works now!:D

[zazon]

I've been using RipBot for a few years now, mostly it's worked well, but lately I've been having trouble with it. I've been using DVDFab Blu-ray ripper to rip Blu-rays, which I've used many times before, to rip the .m2ts file. I've gotten it work a couple times, but mostly when I put the .m2ts file into RipBot, it tells me there no audio. When I play the .m2ts file in Media Player Classic or VLC, the audio is there, though a bit jerky. I don't know if it's ripping software or RipBot that's the problem. The few times I did get it to work, it kept telling me MSVCP71.DLL was not installed, it was. I've been doing this for a while and don't know why it no longer works or how to fix it. Anyone have a suggestion? Thanks for any help.

[Atak_Snajpera]

have you tried AnyDVD HD instead of DVDFab Blu-ray ripper?

[soneca]

Normally I use AnyDVD HD and DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper(main movie only) without problems.

[slalom]

Try mkvmerge to extract the mkv. Always works for me when others don't.

[R=G]

What's the best DVD ripping software to use with it? I usually just use DVD Shrink or DVD Fab. Never had any audio synch issues but I could of swore there was a slight buffering aspect to an output using VLC a few times.

[slalom]

Update DVD Fab

[bugmen0t]

Maybe I'm missing something, but there's no profile for PS3. Help?

[Atak_Snajpera]

HD . progressive 4.0

[bugmen0t]

That was fast, thanks :)

You might wanna make it available in the main topic (or in a readme or something).
Also, why does it run as administrator?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Because I don't like installers?
Because without admin right rb could not set ffdshow as prefered directshow decoder and so on...
It also checks if whole decoding chain is properly set. extension -> Splitter (haali) -> Decoder (ffdshow)

[kartola]

Hi, i try to use ripbot to encode premiere edited video, exported with debugmode frameserver.
It works, but i can't use distributed encoding!
The frameserver create a AVI file, why distributed encoding doesn't work?
Tell me which informations do you need...

[Atak_Snajpera]

frameserved .avi is just a fake file. (something like .avs). DE mode needs real file!

[kartola]

So there is no way for me to use distributed encoding... :(

[Pulp Catalyst]

DVDFab has been a bit of hit and miss lately, i too have noticed a few issues regarding ripping blurays..... hopefully they'll get there act together, i've switched over now to AnyDVD HD fulltime for a while, every 3/10 on DVDFab was not working right, AnyDVD HD, 10/10 (i just use a HD Stream extractor after AnyDVD hd has done it's thing)

i do miss DVDFab though, but there just all over the show right now..... there software is getting to big too FAST! now version 9..... and there converter is still RUBISH!!!

[smuperman]

Hi, i have troubles using DE.

For Bluray Structures it works fine (.mkv in TEMP Folder). But how do I convert TS files, MKV, or even the raw .264 Stream I extract from a Bluray by TSMuxer? Ripbot always create .avs files in this case and i am not able to use DE.

[Atak_Snajpera]

mkv is supported , raw .264 will work if put it into mkv container. ts is not supported because most of tv stations use interlaced encoding. ffms2 decoder has still some issues with those streams.

[smuperman]

Thanks for the update. This is a temp folder of a MKV File I try to reencode. Ripbot does not open the Encoding Client.

http://www.abload.de/thumb/111cjo8w.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=111cjo8w.jpg)

[Atak_Snajpera]

Maybe you use too old version. Maybe you created job2 before changing .ini... Maybe video codec in mkv is not supported by de... I don't know

[smuperman]

I'm using 1.17.4

Maybe the job was created before changing ini. But I dont think so.
I will check that after the other job is done.

Videostream in MKV is a Bluray Source. Here is the MediaInfo:

General
Unique ID : 186428541243445285398621090059651072167 (0x8C40D4BCDE90747194358FF7C59F40A7)
Complete name : E:\video.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 22.2 GiB
Duration : 1h 33mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 34.1 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-10-07 07:10:04
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.8.0 ('I Got The...') gebaut am May 24 2011 03:12:58
Writing library : libebml v1.2.0 + libmatroska v1.1.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 33mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Maximum bit rate : 31.4 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 33mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 428 MiB (2%)
Language : German
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : TrueHD
Codec ID : A_TRUEHD
Duration : 1h 33mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Maximum bit rate : 5 997 Kbps
Channel(s) : 8 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossless
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

[Atak_Snajpera]

Show me what do you have in job2_EncodeVideoPass1.cmd

[smuperman]

"C:\Users\Oliver\Desktop\Video Rip\RipBot\EncodingClient.exe" "I:\Temp\RipBot264temp\job2\job2_EncodingClient.meta"

[Atak_Snajpera]

what happens if manually execute that .cmd?

[smuperman]

A CMD Window opens with the exact text in the cmd but stays open and nothing happens.

I will try this again as soon as the other job is finished. About half hour to go.

[smuperman]

Seams to work now ... sorry :)

[kartola]

Atak, why Ripbot set "--b-pyramid none" instead of the preset standard?
Is there a quality difference or a compression difference?

Thanks

[Atak_Snajpera]

For better compatibility with some devices (PSP and others) i decided to disable --b-pyramid. Do not worry --b-pyramid does not improve quality that much. In fact difference is invisible for humans.

[slalom]

How can I delete only one chunk and restart it?

[Atak_Snajpera]

what happened?

[slalom]

last chunk is completed without ever been encoded
no *.264 is produced, just the completed chunk appears

v. 1.17.2

[Gamefanatic]

EncodingClient does not allow me to choose which NIC to communicate from causing the scenario below:
Scenario:

Server1 = NIC1 / NIC2 <- Server 2012
Server2 = NIC1 / NIC2 <- Server 2012
Workstation1 = NIC1 <- Windows 8
Workstation2 = NIC2 <- Windows 7

Server1 and Server2 can connect to each other with no issues, but can not connect to Workstation1 or Workstation2 as the default NIC/IP is one of the network that the workstations do not participate in (iSCSI).

Workstation1 and Workstation2 can connect to each other, and to Server1 and Server2. This is likely because the EncodingServer is listening on all NIC's.

So I can better distribute the load to all systems if I start the process from my workstations. It would be nice if I could somehow specify the network that the EncodingClient uses to connect to the remote systems.

[Atak_Snajpera]

last chunk is completed without ever been encoded
no *.264 is produced, just the completed chunk appears

v. 1.17.2

1) execute manually missing chuck (x.cmd in Chunks folder)
2) execute CombineAllChunks.cmd
3) execute Jobx_MuxFiles.cmd

[Chudz]

Ahoy!

[Atak_Snajpera]

LOL Pirate on board :)

[fantasmanegro]

yup... somebody needs go to basic rules..

[Chudz]

I have it on Bluray but dont have a bluray drive in PC to rip it lol I will remove the post fix it now anyways.

[fantasmanegro]

well, i don't know if that is ok

like ROMs, you have the REAL NES/SNES Cartridge you can use the ROM in emulator...

[robf]

Hey Atak,

When using distributed encoding I see a general drop in fps encoding on a per machine basis (aggregate is still higher of course), For example,

On my hexa-core main machine I see roughly these results (BD -> MKV using 2pass)

pass1
1) Non-distributed ~ 55fps
2) distributed, client running on other machine ~30fps
3) distributed, client running on same machine ~20fps

Is this expected? If so, can you explain why, and if not, can you suggest a way to troubleshoot?

Thanks.

[Atak_Snajpera]

is cpu utilization at 100% in both cases?

[slalom]

1) execute manually missing chuck (x.cmd in Chunks folder)
2) execute CombineAllChunks.cmd
3) execute Jobx_MuxFiles.cmd
Worked, thanks!

[robf]

is cpu utilization at 100% in both cases?

For pass1 I never see 100%. For case 3 (the worst case) it is somewhere around 15-20% I think. Out of the 12 logical cores, I see loading on less than half.

Pass2 is closer to non-distributed performance. Distributed it bounces around 80-100% utilization whereas non distributed is always pegged at 100% for all 12 logical cores.

Is there a log file that shows the command line calls as well as FPS upon completion?

[Firminus]

How do you get AVSameLength to work? I am not sure on the settings. I Use Trim in the #Trim area. but the audio if from the beginning of the clip

[Atak_Snajpera]

For pass1 I never see 100%. For case 3 (the worst case) it is somewhere around 15-20% I think. Out of the 12 logical cores, I see loading on less than half.

Pass2 is closer to non-distributed performance. Distributed it bounces around 80-100% utilization whereas non distributed is always pegged at 100% for all 12 logical cores.

Is there a log file that shows the command line calls as well as FPS upon completion?

Try again with extra server running on the same machine.

v1.17.3
Added: WakeOnLan support in Encoding Client (valid MAC ADDRESSES must be specified in EncodingClient.ini)
Added: DE mode will now also work correctly on mixed 32bit/64bit systems (for example Client on x64 , Server on x86)
Added: Support for password protected sharing (valid username and password must be specified in EncodingClient.ini)
Added: Multiple Encoding Servers can be activated on single PC (Maybe usefull if for some reason CPU usage is not at 100%)
Changed: renamed Poster label to Cover and poster.jpg to cover.jpg in job folder (reason: Icaros 2.1 only extracts cover.jpg from .mkv!)
Updated: FhG AAC 2012-06-24, FFmpeg 2012-07-30, FFmpegSource r700, MKVToolnix 5.7.0, VSFilter 2.41.5626, x264 r2008

[Atak_Snajpera]

How do you get AVSameLength to work? I am not sure on the settings. I Use Trim in the #Trim area. but the audio if from the beginning of the clip

Trim is added automatically under #AVSameLength according to a/v duration.

[guest]

Hi Atak,

So how DO you set up an extra server on the same machine ??

Are there instructions somewhere that I've missed, because I see this happening a bit on my 2 PC set up.

Try again with extra server running on the same machine.

v1.17.3
Added: WakeOnLan support in Encoding Client (valid MAC ADDRESSES must be specified in EncodingClient.ini)
Added: DE mode will now also work correctly on mixed 32bit/64bit systems (for example Client on x64 , Server on x86)
Added: Support for password protected sharing (valid username and password must be specified in EncodingClient.ini)
Added: Multiple Encoding Servers can be activated on single PC (Maybe usefull if for some reason CPU usage is not at 100%)
Changed: renamed Poster label to Cover and poster.jpg to cover.jpg in job folder (reason: Icaros 2.1 only extracts cover.jpg from .mkv!)
Updated: FhG AAC 2012-06-24, FFmpeg 2012-07-30, FFmpegSource r700, MKVToolnix 5.7.0, VSFilter 2.41.5626, x264 r2008

[Atak_Snajpera]

http://i.imgur.com/GFxMj.png

[guest]

OK, thanks' I'll give it a try.

"A picture says a thousand words"

http://i.imgur.com/GFxMj.png

[guest]

Hi Atak,

OK, I tried this, and all it does is "Waiting for connection"

My main server's IP is 192.168.1.180:1000, when I select "additional server", it gives it an IP of 192.168.1.180:2000, and that's it, nothing else seems to happen.

There must be something else that needs to be done ?!?!?

OK, thanks' I'll give it a try.

"A picture says a thousand words"

[jwjohnson]

Hi Atak,

OK, I tried this, and all it does is "Waiting for connection"

My main server's IP is 192.168.1.180:1000, when I select "additional server", it gives it an IP of 192.168.1.180:2000, and that's it, nothing else seems to happen.

There must be something else that needs to be done ?!?!?

You have to enable it on the encoding client so it knows it is available now.

[Atak_Snajpera]

maybe you should enter 192.168.1.180:2000 in encoding client ? ;)

[guest]

Your subtle hint's. :sly:

Well, I have just been able to suss it out, it didn't like 192.168.1.180:2000, but I have a 2nd NIC in the PC, so I used it's address, 192.168.0.25:2000, and it worked, so then I went to the client PC, and added an additional server, and that worked straight away, so I have double (quadrupled) the processing power, so the encode I'm doing now is running at 120fps (only an avi)

So you're excellent piece of software just keeps on giving :)

Cheers

maybe you should enter 192.168.1.180:2000 in encoding client ? ;)

[slalom]

http://i.imgur.com/GFxMj.png
I can't see that button "Additional server" on v.1.17.3

EDIT
Figured it out, nevermind!

[Epic007]

Anyone using RipBot on Windows 8 yet? I don't see my mapped drives in the Save dialog anymore, although I can use share names '\\server\share'. I do see mapped drives in windows apps like notepad. I think it must be a windows 8 security issue. If anyone has figured this out, please post the solution.
Thanks

[zazon]

I've run into a couple issues running RipBot and hopefully someone can help. First, I've been getting this dialog box most times I pop in a .m2ts file into RipBot:

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/11761661/img/11761661.jpg (http://picturepush.com/public/11761661)

Is there some way I can fix this. I'm running Windows 7 x64 if that helps.

Second, I have a .m2ts file of Sunset Boulevard. When I play the file in Media Player Classic or VLC, it plays normal, but for some reason RipBot picks the commentary as the audio track for the movie. Media Player Classic only shows one audio track while VLC has two, the audio and the commentary. Is there some way I can force RipBot to pick the correct track? There's only one option in the original settings box, so I don't know how to make it pick the correct track.

Thanks for any help.

[slalom]

Demux the track with tsmuxer and add it manually

[Zorro70]

[QUOTE=zazon;1607304]I've run into a couple issues running RipBot and hopefully someone can help. First, I've been getting this dialog box most times I pop in a .m2ts file into RipBot:

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/11761661/img/11761661.jpg (http://picturepush.com/public/11761661)

Is there some way I can fix this. I'm running Windows 7 x64 if that helps.

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http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp71

download file and unzip it into C:\Windows\SysWOW64\

job done,

[zazon]

Thanks Zorro and Slalom. I can't believe I forgot about tsmuxer.

If I might ask one more question? I have a few older movies that are in the 4:3 format like the Sunset Boulevard I mentioned above, and Casablanca to name a couple. When I put them through RipBot and set the resolution to 1440x1080, which I believe is 4:3 1080 resolution, they still for some reason come out widescreen. I've tried cropping them manually and automatically, but with the same results, a widescreen aspect ratio. The source .m2ts file is 4:3 so I don't understand why the output is not. Can anyone offer a solution to this problem? Thanks again for any help.

[Atak_Snajpera]

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