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

[The Scientist]

This error appears only if you use limited accountIncorrect. I only use admin accounts. Also tried using XP SP2 compatibility and right-click run as admin.

[Atak_Snajpera]

If I created Guest or Standard User account I indeed got the same error. But If I switched to admin or set XP SP2 compatibility error did not show. Run as admin does not work in my case either. BTW Do you use UAC?

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when you get that error try to open info.txt from:
C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt

I need to know exactly what values are inside that file. (first is framecount ,below should be framerate...)

[The Scientist]

Are you accessing the registry during the form load?

[deets]

i have 189789;23.976044

:)

[Atak_Snajpera]

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It should be
189789
23.976044

not 189789;23.976044 in single line ?!?!?!?!

What do you see in getinfo.avs?

Are you accessing the registry during the form load?

Yes. I check if AviSynth,FFDshow,Haali are installed by finding keys.

[The Scientist]

Blank out all the registry stuff in the form load as a test, I'll try it, at least it will narrow the problem down.

[deets]

ok. well i have 2 machines, one with vista 64 and that works fine with 1.5.0

this laptop, which is XP, is the one that gives the floating point error though... using the same file to test, so its something about XP?

how can i get you that info from XP?

edit, nice clean post :p

ok i found the file on XP and its only MKV that give me the floating point error, the info.txt has this:
64699
23.976044
0
0
0

from 2 mkv files

avi and mpg work fine on xp, all work fine on vista

[Atak_Snajpera]

The Scientist
I think I found solution :)
I had function CheckRequiredSoftware() in OnCreate event. If function is moved to OnShow event error does not show :)

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The easiest way is to search for info.txt

[deets]

64699
23.976044
0
0
0

from 2 mkv files

avi and mpg work fine on xp, all work fine on vista

[Atak_Snajpera]

There is something wrong. Those zeros mean that audio wasn't detected by avisynth/decoder. (third row shows frequency, fourth is audio channels and the last one is length) Show me your getinfo.avs file.

see you tommorow....time to bed...ZzZZzzZzZzzzzz....

[deets]

DirectShowSource("C:\downloads\sample.mkv")
WriteFile("C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.YOU\LOCALS~1\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Framecount")
WriteFile("C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.YOU\LOCALS~1\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","Framerate")
WriteFile("C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.YOU\LOCALS~1\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioRate")
WriteFile("C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.YOU\LOCALS~1\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioChannels")
WriteFile("C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.YOU\LOCALS~1\Temp\RipBot264temp\job1\info.txt","AudioLength")
Trim(0,-1)


ok its sorted, if i stop ffdshow handling AC3 using liba52 then all works as it should and i get this in my info.txt
1472
23.976044
48000
2
2946946

I have no clue if this was causing the other issues for people with the same problem...

thanks, would have not worked it out had it not been you pointing out the three zeros were the sound :)

[weaver4]

Love your tool.

Could you make a Apple TV profile?

Thanks,

[Atak_Snajpera]

AppleTV profile (Right click and select Save link as)
http://yamf.republika.pl/RipBot264/[ level 3.0 ] AppleTV.ini

Let me know if It's working or not.

[mrpijey]

Has anyone any idea how to make any of the resulting files to play in Quicktime? I even used the iPod profile, but no matter what profile I use i get an error in Quicktime when trying to playback the file:

"Error -2041: an invalid sample description was found in the movie"

[weaver4]

One other small suggestion.

After I set a profile, I set autocrop, then I want to set the width. I either want 320 for an ipod or 640 for my computer; but I never know the height.

On avi.net you just set the width and the height is calculated for you automatically. Can you do the same thing? The author of avi.net (the Scientist) is on this thread, maybe he can tell you how he did it.

[Atak_Snajpera]

On avi.net you just set the width and the height is calculated for you automatically. Can you do the same thing?

Peace of cake :) The main problem is that I don't have enough spare time in this week. I barely have one day off on thursday :(.
BTW You didn't answer my question about AppleTV profile.

mrpijey
I think it's time to start use real software. Quicktime is a peace of ...

[mrpijey]

I think it's time to start use real software. Quicktime is a peace of ...

Of course, I rather use MPC or VLC :) But I wanted something that would work with iTunes on my PC and on my Mac =) All tests I have done with megui, ripbot264 and other apps has been crappy at best. It's been either messed up brightness, too low quality or a file format that can't be played on anything except Windows... And from what I have seen, a Quicktime compliant file seems to be the only common denominator on PC, Mac and iPhone/iPod Touch. Since I want to be able to use all these devices to playback the movie with GOOD quality, without getting too large files (1.5GB for a regular movie).

But if you guys got any good recommendations for me then please teach me :) What I want to be able to do with the movie is preferrably:

- Playback on Mac (using iTunes and Frontrow)
- Playback on PC (using Media Center and/or iTunes)
- Playback on iPod Touch

Getting stuff to work on Media Center is the easiest part, since Windows is so forgiving with it's options to accept codecs. Quicktime won't even do divx/xvid, and that's the only option for a decent media center front end on the Mac (Frontrow, which uses iTunes, which uses Quicktime).

The alternative is to keep all DVD:s in their original format (4,7-9.4GB MPEG2), and that's a whole waste of space when there are much better codecs out there... and this still would make the Mac a very useless moviebox :)

So if you got any ideas...

[weaver4]

Peace of cake :) The main problem is that I don't have enough spare time in this week. I barely have one day off on thursday :(.
BTW You didn't answer my question about AppleTV profile.

mrpijey
I think it's time to start use real software. Quicktime is a peace of ...

Thanks, I will try the AppleTV profile tomorrow (moving my computer today). Won't have my Apple TV till this weekend though.

[weaver4]

AppleTV profile (Right click and select Save link as)
http://yamf.republika.pl/RipBot264/[ level 3.0 ] AppleTV.ini

Let me know if It's working or not.

I went to get this link tonight and it was not there. Did it get moved?

[Atak_Snajpera]

My account has been locked :(
http://www.mediafire.com/?bfbb4zz0ynm

[edzieba]

Getting stuff to work on Media Center is the easiest part, since Windows is so forgiving with it's options to accept codecs. Quicktime won't even do divx/xvid, and that's the only option for a decent media center front end on the Mac (Frontrow, which uses iTunes, which uses Quicktime).

First, install Perian (http://perian.org/), then use quicktime to make a shortcut to the video you want to use in itunes (if itunes can't already open it), then import the shortcut. This droplet (http://dettmer.maclab.org/movie2itunes.html) will make the process of creating the shortcuts easier.

NOTE: itunes can import and play all sorts of videos (avi, mkv with softsubs, and probably wmv and ogm too) in this way, but they won't necessarily play on your ipod.

[Crucio]

take a look. :-/

http://pics.buddypic.com/files/l/44072.jpg

ive tried it with pretty much every setting and i keep getting that same error :(

[Atak_Snajpera]

Do not close RipBot. Try to find following files:

job1_EncodeAudio.cmd
job1_EncodeVideoPass1.cmd
job1_EncodeVideoPass2.cmd
job1_MuxFiles.cmd

Then execute those files manually. (in the same order!)

[Crucio]

where are those files at?

i cant find them anywhere, are they inside the x264 cmd? or are they actually their own programs inside your folders

[deets]

in xp they will be in\

x:\Documents and Settings\<computer name>\Local Settings\Temp\RipBot264temp

you will need tick show hidden files and folders in tools-folder options - view

[Crucio]

wait no i take it back, it looks like clicking the different files are working well

why is it necessary though? Anyone else with this problem?

and what kinds of fps are people getting? right now ive got 33fps second pass with a dual xeon 2.8 system built in 2003 (old)


Edit:

im an idiot, its messing up because my drive is named J: instead of C. I need to change something in the script or soemthing so it doesnt assume the programs are on c

[Atak_Snajpera]

Crucio download new version

[kikker]

Nice app that I'd like to get to work! First, when I attempt to auto-crop, the app complains it can't find the autocrop.log. I look in the temp folder, and it does not exist.

Secondly, when I start the project, it looks as if the audio encodes properly, but the video doesn't encode at all, and no video is saved anywhere. I've tried to run both as a user and an admin.

I'm trying to convert a short 3min. MKV file to an ipod-compatible MP4 file. I've also tried both constant quality and bitrate. Same thing. Only audio actively encodes, but nothing for the video.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I've found ugly bug in my latest version. I need about an hour to fix this.

[The1n]

@Atak , i just tried to encode an dvd to ps3 profile, the encoded file plays on my ps3 but the aspect ratio seems to be wrong, the orginal dvd is anamorphic 1,78:1 is there somewhere i can change so this comes out right ?

The video comes out all squezzed like the video is 4:3 aspect.

Thx for a great tool.

The1n

[The1n]

I found out how, it's the resize i had wrong, once i put it to sd the picture is great.

The1n

[Atak_Snajpera]

fixed version is now available

[kikker]

I really don't understand why this program doesn't work at all for me. First, auto-crop doesn't generate the log, so the app complains it can't find the log. Secondly, no video is encoded at all - only the audio encodes. And, no final product shows up.

Is there a log of some sort I can send to troubleshoot?

In the "job1" folder there are 4 *.cmd files, 3 *.avs files, 1 *.ini file, and info.txt file. In the Ripbot264temp folder, there are no files. According to the .cmd files, there should be a video file and an audio file to be muxed, correct?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Let's see why video is not encoded.
Open job1_EncodeVideoPass1.cmd in notepad and add one line below command
pause

example
"C:\Users\Dawidos\Documents\Delphi_Projects\RipBot264\tools\x264\[RipBot264]x264.exe" ...
pause

save this file and then execute job1_EncodeVideoPass1.cmd manually. If you get any error make a screenshot.

[kikker]

OK, here is the result from pass 1. As you can see, there are 2 errors - not sure what the first means, but the second claims it cannot open the job1.avs when it's in the same folder.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1732/ripbotyt6.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ripbotyt6.jpg)


Here is the File Info when the job1.avs is loaded into VirtualDubMod. But, in order to do that, I had to remove the "framecount= " from the directshowsource line in the avs file, otherwise the avs file wouldn't load in VDM.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9616/aviinfody4.th.jpg (http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aviinfody4.jpg)

I thought that perhaps the original video was not in YV12, but apparently it is. Any other suggestions?

EDIT: OK, I determined what the main problem is: Everything works fine if I edit the job1.avs file by removing the framecount in the directshowsource line just before I start the encode. Why would my version not like to see the framecount in there?

I've tried several other video samples, and the autocrop fails to generate a log, and Ripbot continues to complain it can't find one. Does this only work with mpeg2 files input, or should autocrop work with any file? I also wonder if it has to do with the framecount issue above as well.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I also wonder if it has to do with the framecount issue above as well.
Yes! Framecount is also added in script for autocrop. Autocrop works with any file if video can be decoded. Did you try with Avi? Try to remove all codecs and then install FFDshow + Haali Media Splitter. Do not install Xvid!

[kikker]

Well, the info for the trailer I've uploaded is in the jpg of my previous post. It's 24 fps.

I have both MKV and MP4 samples, and in each case, the framecount appears in the directshowsource line of the avs file. Ripbot simply doesn't work with that in there, and I must remove it before each encode. Here's a sample Matrix mkv trailer.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3x35eow33nn

I wonder if there is a version conflict in the chain of apps? I have avisynth 2.5.7.

[Atak_Snajpera]

Your sample has been encoded in Xvid so I suggest to remove Xvid codec and use ffdshow instead!
I use FFDshow and everything is working...

[kikker]

OK, thanks for the reply.

The vid I uploaded wasn't encoded by me. Can you tell me why it would matter which encoder was used anyway? If there is a DS filter to decode the input, and the avs can be read and played by any player, then why would it matter?

The only problem here is the framecount thing in the avs file. The problem is NOT that the number is inaccurate, because the number reported is exactly what is reported by VDM. The problem is simply that it's there, and when I remove the "framecount= ", it works fine. I guess the whole autocrop is related to that too?

All the other vids I've tried result in the same problem (autocrop and framecount).

I have used MeGUI, Staxrip, AutoMKV with no problems, so I'm hoping your svelte app can work for me too. :)

[Atak_Snajpera]

I assume your problem is gone once you removed xvid?

If there is a DS filter to decode the input, and the avs can be read and played by any player, then why would it matter?
Probably Xvid decoder is more bugy than FFDshow :)

[deets]

all that matters is how its decoded and what decoder is used.

I also had no issues converting the file using ffdshow :)

[kikker]

I assume your problem is gone once you removed xvid?


Probably Xvid decoder is more bugy than FFDshow :)


?? Ffdshow has the highest priority over any other decoder. Graphedit and CCCP tool show that all vids are decoded with ffdshow. Nothing changed after removing xvid, as I expected.

[kikker]

all that matters is how its decoded and what decoder is used.

I also had no issues converting the file using ffdshow :)

Right. We're both using ffdshow. But, you have no problems with that "framecount= " in the avs, and I do. I have no idea why that is, but it should be relatively simple to fix. And, hopefully, that would also sure the autocrop problem I have as well.

Try this on for size. If you have VirtualDubMod, try playing the job1.avs file created by Ripbot. VDM won't play the file either with the "framecount= " thing in there and tells me to remove it. After removing, the avs file plays just fine.

[Atak_Snajpera]

VirtualDubMod opens avs with framecount without problems :)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9673/new1dg4.th.png (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=new1dg4.png)

Make sure you use libavcodec!

[kikker]

Well, that's bizarre. I'm using the libavcodec too. Here's my error in VDM.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9275/avsnt5.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=avsnt5.jpg)

This happens for all the job1.avs files no matter what the input.

[kikker]

OK, I figured it out. I had version 2.5.6 of the directshowsource.dll in my avisynth plugins folder. Apparently, framecount= was not written into the code until version 2.5.7. So, now all is fine. Thanks!

Request for Lancos resize?

[kikker]

Here is something else I've found. Everything in Ripbot works on Vista when using a limited user account except MP4box. This is not an issue on XP computers - only Vista as a non-admin.

The reason is quite simple, and I found it in this post. If you run the mp4box (or ripbot) as a user in Vista, mp4box will lose/delete your entire video (*.264) encode and not mux it.

There are 2 fixes. Either you can run as an admin, or the author of ripbot can add a -tmp parameter to the mp4box to specifiy a directory that the user has write access to. Apparently, in Vista, that temp directory is by default at the root of the drive, and this is why mp4box does not work on Vista as a limited user.

See this post for reference:

http://www.redkawa.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7204&postcount=8

[Atak_Snajpera]

Request for Lancos resize?
why?......

[darkedgex]

Couple of observations/suggestions:


For some reason, RipBot264 will close all console windows if you abort an encode (even console windows opened outside of RipBot264). This is kind of annoying, because I usually keep 3-4 consoles open at a time. :P
Audio with a 24-bit sample size isn't supported (at least by the encoder). I modified the AVS audio script to change the sample size to 16-bit and that worked fine. =) But if it's possible to detect this and modify the automatically generated script accordingly, that'd be good.
For failed encodes (like the case above where 24-bit audio caused the audio encode step to fail) please keep the encoded video file instead of deleting it. I don't like losing a couple of hours of work if I can help it. :P
For what its worth, I've been using 1.5.1, so maybe these things are fixed/addressed in the newer version, but I thought I'd mention them. At any rate, cool tool, like that its written in Delphi too. =)

[Miryan]

I still got the "Cannot open file ...\info.txt. The system cannot find the file specified." error window, on various source files. mpg, avi, m2ts, I cant seem to find out why.