Robot4Rip - It's outputing .ac3 instead of .mp3

[GtMustangJim]

Robot4rip does not seem to be encoding the audio. I'm new to this so maybe I'm doing something
wrong. I want it to output a compressed audio format such as mp3 or ogg.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1811/mainmt7.th.gif (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1811/mainmt7.gif)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9947/mp3al5.th.gif (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9947/mp3al5.gif)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/940/ac3np4.th.gif (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/940/ac3np4.gif)

I've already verified the path to BeSweet is correct but all I end up with is a huge ac3 file instead
of the encoded one I want.

I'm trying to make my first h.x264 encoding using the mkv container. I'm trying to keep things as
simple as possible for me and don't want to have to figure out how to manually encode my own audio.





robot4rip_log.txt

12:27:52 AM: BEGIN RIP "HMC0NNW1" - 3/30/2008 12:27:52 AM
12:27:53 AM: robot4rip (0.5.0.1090) - WinXP (5.1.2600.2)
************************************************************
Title: HMC0NNW1
FileName_ISO: E:\DVD\ISO\HMC0NNW1.iso
FolderName_Vob: E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\
FolderName_Prj: E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\
pgc: 0
angle: 0
redirect: off
active_ISO: False
active_pgc: True
active_indexing: True
active_audio: True
active_vobsub: True
active_chapters: True
active_finalize: False
rip_from_DVD: True
extractBitmaps: True
************************************************************
IfoInfo:
Path: F:\VIDEO_TS\
Name: VTS_07_0.IFO
ShortName: VTS_07
ChainsCount: 3
HasAngles: True
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_1.VOB
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_2.VOB
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_3.VOB
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_4.VOB
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_5.VOB
F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_6.VOB
pgc 1: 25 chapters, 36 cells, 3 audio streams
pgc 2: 1 chapters, 1 cells, 3 audio streams
pgc 3: 2 chapters, 2 cells, 3 audio streams
VobSize: 6015789056
Anamorphic: False
*
Audio Stream 1
Demux: True
Language: English
NumChannels: 6
CodingModeName: AC3
Stream: 0x80
Encoder Setting: 0
*
Audio Stream 2
Demux: True
Language: Japanese
NumChannels: 6
CodingModeName: AC3
Stream: 0x81
Encoder Setting: 0
*
Audio Stream 3
Demux: False
Language: Français
NumChannels: 6
CodingModeName: AC3
Stream: 0x82
Encoder Setting: 0
*
Subtitle Stream 1
Demux: False
Language: English
*
Subtitle Stream 2
Demux: False
Language: English
*
Subtitle Stream 3
Demux: True
Language: English
*
Subtitle Stream 4
Demux: False
Language: Français
************************************************************
PGC details:
Num: 1A2
ChainTime: 01:59:19:55
Angle: 1
CellCount: 3
Available Audio Streams: 1 2 3
Available Subtitle Streams: 1 2 3 4
************************************************************
12:27:53 AM: Plugin "AuthDVD.dll" loaded - authenticating...
12:27:53 AM: Drive F: authenticated
12:27:53 AM: PGC Rip
12:27:53 AM: Creating destination folder "E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\"
12:27:53 AM: Copying Ifo file
12:27:53 AM: Using DVDDecrypter
12:27:53 AM: Ripping with C:\Program Files\DVD Decrypter\DVDDecrypter.exe /MODE IFO /SRC F: /DEST "E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\" /VTS 7 /PGC 1 /ANGLE 1 /OVERWRITE YES /START /CLOSE
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_1.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_2.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_3.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_4.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_5.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Video: VTS_07_6.VOB
12:38:59 AM: Creating project folder "E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\"
12:38:59 AM: dvd2avi
12:38:59 AM: Demuxing all tracks
12:38:59 AM: Indexing with C:\Program Files\GordianKnot\DGMPGDec\DGIndex.exe -IA=1 -FO=0 -CS=2 -YR=1 -TN=1 -IF=[E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_1.VOB,E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_2.VOB,E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_3.VOB,E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_4.VOB,E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_5.VOB,E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_6.VOB] -OM=2 -DRC=0 -DSD=0 -DSA=0 -OF=[E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1] -exit
12:45:53 AM: "E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1.d2v" created
12:45:53 AM: E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1 Track 1 English DELAY 0ms.ac3
12:45:53 AM: E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1 Track 2 Japanese DELAY 0ms.ac3
12:45:53 AM: Analyzing d2v-file...
12:45:53 AM: Source is 2 % Film, threshold is 95 %
12:45:53 AM: "Force Film" not activated, IVTC or deinterlacing is still necessary
12:45:53 AM: Extracting chapters...
12:45:53 AM: C:\Program Files\GordianKnot\ChapterXtractor\ChapterXtractor.exe "F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_07_0.IFO" "E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1_ChapterX5.txt" -p5 -t1
12:46:00 AM: finished
12:46:00 AM: Subtitles
12:46:00 AM: Saving parameter-file
12:46:00 AM: . E:\DVD\Rips\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\VTS_07_0.IFO
12:46:00 AM: . E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\HMC0NNW1
12:46:00 AM: . 1
12:46:00 AM: . 1
12:46:00 AM: . 2 cc
12:46:00 AM: . CLOSE
12:46:00 AM: rundll32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\vobsub.dll,Configure E:\DVD\Projects\HMC0NNW1_VTS_07_PGC1A2\vobsub.param
12:51:04 AM: Extracting subtitles finished
12:51:04 AM: Compressing with WinRAR...
12:51:09 AM: Compressing subs finished
12:51:09 AM: Deleting sub-file
12:51:09 AM: END RIP "HMC0NNW1" (0 hours, 23 minutes, 16 seconds)
12:51:09 AM: Successful.

[GtMustangJim]

Anyone?

[unskinnyboy]

Wow, people still use r4r?

Although you seemed to have defined the mp3 vbr 128 compression profile (going as per your 2nd screenshot), looking at the audio tracks list in your 1st screenshot, it is evident that the compression profile wasn't selected for your English and Japanese tracks (else you'd have seen a --> 1mp3 vbr 128 to the right of each of those tracks). Right click on each of those AC3 tracks and choose your compression profile. Right now they must be set to no transcoding and that's why r4r is just outputting the AC3 tracks as is.

[GtMustangJim]

Thank you very much for the reply.

"Wow, people still use r4r?"

um, what's the alternative? I'm going off an h.264 guide on the doom9 tutorials.

EDIT

How do I secect anything other than no transcoding? When I right click, this is the only option it gives me

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6159/notranscodinghw0.th.gif (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6159/notranscodinghw0.gif)

[tebasuna51]

I don't know Robot4Rip but in screen 2 there are some problems:
1) Audio encoder setting 1:mp3 vbr 128
2) Parameters: ... -azid( -L -3db -c normal )
3) Prefer: 6 channel traks

If you prefer (or only have) 6 channel traks the azid parameters must be changed to:
-azid( -c normal -s stereo -L -3db )
or
-azid( -c normal -s dplii )
to allow a downmix from 6 to 2 channel (max mp3 supported).

If input channels are only 2 the -s parameter is ignored then is safe put the desired downmix always:
-s stereo (plain stereo)
-s stereo -L -3db (plain stereo with LFE mixed)
-s dplii (Dolby ProLogic mix, surround recoverable)

[unskinnyboy]

um, what's the alternative? I'm going off an h.264 guide on the doom9 tutorials.Can you point me to this guide? I can't seem to find it.

r4r was good when it came out few years ago, in that it automated some of the initial tasks before doing the actual encoding. But I can't imagine wanting to continue using it because of the prime reason that DVD Decrypter (which r4r uses to rip the DVD) alone isn't sufficient for the newer disks with advanced content protection schemes. If these are older DVDs you are trying with, you should still be OK.

I see that you are using the same command line parameters as in the guide, so looks like the guide has it wrong.

[GtMustangJim]

Well basically I wanted to learn how to encode a x264
movie using maybe the mkv container. Knowing nothing
about how to do so, I browsed the forums like this:

Video Encoding -> MPEG-4 AVC -> x264 win32 daily builds: rev 736 ->
Encoding - "How to"s: -> Doom9's x264 guide

Doom9's x264 guide
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/gknot-main6.htm

Which leads me how to set up GKnot
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/gknot-main6.htm

Which leads me how to setup Robot4Rip
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/gknot-main6.htm

Which leads me to configuring it
http://www.doom9.org/r4r-firsttime.htm

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ok, Finally gave up on robot4rip, I ended up using
the besweet GUI.

I tried the wizard first. I dropped my ac3's in, checked mp3,
128 bitrate + FRC none, Hit GO but couldn't get it to run, a
empty BeSweet.log pops up but nothing else happened.

So next I tried the BeSweetGUI option. I left all the defaults
and choose the mp3 for avi profile. Hit AC3 to MP3 and ended up
with a mp3 file that was about 110mb in size.

Does 110mb sound about right?

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I guess it's time to go back to the Doom9's x264 guide
and start back up where I left off now that I got my mp3 audio.

I always enjoyed using auto GKnot for xvid. Do they have
something like that for x264?

Basically, what I'm looking for is a movie that has both English
and Japanese sound track (I've been learning Japanese for the
last 3 years) and a selectable subtitle.

[unskinnyboy]

Must you absolutely use x264 VfW? If not, look into any of those newer MPEG-4 GUIs from here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=129748). Gordian Knot isn't the best tool for x264+mkv. If you must use x264 VfW, search in the forum for DeathTheSheep's x264 guides.

[GtMustangJim]

unskinnyboy, first I must say, your help has been tremendous.

"Must you absolutely use x264 VfW?"

I'd have to say no to that one. I just want to make good looking anime with dual spoken languages and selectable subtitles that look and sound great at reasonable disk cost. (1:30 hours at 700mb is reasonable to me)

Wow, there are so many on that list, I know the rules say you can't tell me which one is best but can you please recommend 2 or 3 of them?

[J_Darnley]

I still use r4r as I think it is a great way of managing all the steps of ripping in one go. I just finished off r4r with a batch script which asks for the aspect ratio and what kind of video content it is, creates the AviSynth script and then encodes and muxes. It is certainly very good to let my Dad encode files for his stand alone player.

Onto your problem, the fact that you can't set an audio encoding option is that you have not enabled any. Look again in the audio settings and look at that "Enabled" checkbox just under then cmd line window. Check it and then hit OK. Now can you select an encoding profile?

[unskinnyboy]

GtMustangJim, I haven't tested every single one from that list myself, but from what I've seen, MeGui, Staxrip, RipBot264 & AutoMKV are good. In that sub-forum, you'd find that each of these tools have their own thread wherein you can ask questions if you are stuck somewhere, whilst using that tool.

[GtMustangJim]

ok, thanks allot. I think that pretty much wraps up this thread.

Thanks again.

EDIT

Thanks Darnley, that was it. After checking enable, I am able to "right ckick" and select something other than no transcoding.

I did try, hitting "enable" on some of my other tries but that was before I knew about the right clicking.

Thank you for helping me solve the original question to this thread.