VidCoder: Alternative HandBrake GUI for Windows

[DjDiabolik]

I'd put a message on the download page stating that 1.5.6 was the last version that supports Windows XP.

There's really no point in finding this out after it's been downloaded, successfully installed then launched :(

No true:

I have installed this "VidCoder-1.5.6-Beta-x86.exe" and i obtain the XP it's broken....... i obtain same error on 1.5.18.

And whit latest stable i obtain a infinite "TIC TIC TIC" noise from my HD like infinite access even without any file loaded or encoding in process.
I can listen my hd like goes in useless access only whit this vidcoder opened.......

[Ruriko]

@Ruriko That's odd. What does your install directory in Program Files look like? Is hb.dll in there? What happens if you try a fresh install?

Yes the hb.dll is in there and I already tried a reinstall and still same error. My OS is Windows Server 2003 R2 64bit

[RandomEngy]

Hmm, I wonder if Server 2003 has the same compatibility problems as XP with the HandBrake core. That seems like the most plausible explanation since you're only having problems with the beta.

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.19 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/120494):

* Preset/profile/tune/level choices are now pulled dynamically from HandBrake. This should fix QSV encoding.
* x265 encoding is now working on x64. It fails on x86 due to a HandBrake issue.
* Added a dialog box prompting you to apply encoding profile changes to the queue if you've switched settings before encoding. This should help avoid situations where a user's changes don't get applied to the encoded items.
* Added a warning dialog with 30-second delay for the automatic shutdown on encode complete.
* Added the ability to override the output directory from the Queue Multiple Titles dialog.
* Removed the "encode completed with errors" warning as seemed to just be causing confusion.
* Enabled right-click actions (edit, delete, move to top, move to bottom) on queued items during an encode.
* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 6141.

* Fixed video quality granularity for MPEG2, MPEG4, Theora QSV encoding.
* Updated version checking to properly give a "not supported" warning on Server 2003.

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.20 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/120800):

* Added rotation and reflection filters.
* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 6160.

[improser]

Really great app, I tested it some time from now and works fine.
Im missing an option to render al files in the queue to a single file, example a DVD movie divided in pseudo chapters or individual VOBs but in reality all part of the movie title. It is possible or a im missing something?

[jkauff]

Really great app, I tested it some time from now and works fine.
Im missing an option to render al files in the queue to a single file, example a DVD movie divided in pseudo chapters or individual VOBs but in reality all part of the movie title. It is possible or a im missing something?
Just drag and drop the DVD folder into VidCoder, and it will combine the VOB files automatically.

[vaporizer]

i've found problems with the newer (portable) versions, e.g. 1.5.20, both x86 and x64 (either with old profiles existing or on a fresh run with settings file vidcoder.sqlite deleted):

1)
- create a encoding profile, e.g. lvl31, high, veryslow, cq18, cbr, decomb default, Anamorphic none, Crop none
- click save, give it a name, e.g. "LVL31 High Veryslow CQ18 Decomb (for DVD) ANMR none", ok
- suddenly asterisk appears after title, h264 profile and level are AUTO, vidcoder ask for save when exit (profile changed)
- setting lvl3.1 high, then save a second time, seems to fix it

2) sometimes, when not changing back to lvl31 high, just saving with AUTO, vidcoder creates lvl5.0 file for 720x576 dvd source

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.21 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/120959):

* Fixed issues with preset upgrades and presets erroneously getting marked as modified.

[DJ-1]

May come back to give this another go... :-)

Sent from my HTC One using tapatalk

[jkauff]

@RandomEngy:

The Handbrake nightlies have stayed at svn6170 for well over a week now, which makes me suspect a new official release is coming soon.

Can we expect an official release of VidCoder 1.15 using svn6170 soon?

[JohnAStebbins]

@RandomEngy:

The Handbrake nightlies have stayed at svn6170 for well over a week now, which makes me suspect a new official release is coming soon.

Can we expect an official release of VidCoder 1.15 using svn6170 soon?

We are indeed gearing up for a release. But the osx gui is lagging behind the other frontends and the osx developer doesn't have enough spare cycles to commit a lot of time to it. So we may be in a rather long feature freeze till either he can find the time or we get some additional help.

[jkauff]

We are indeed gearing up for a release. But the osx gui is lagging behind the other frontends and the osx developer doesn't have enough spare cycles to commit a lot of time to it. So we may be in a rather long feature freeze till either he can find the time or we get some additional help.
Thanks, John. I'm on the Win GUI of course, and it's working fine. I just prefer the VidCoder GUI (will the Pause feature ever make it into the Win GUI?).

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.22 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/121856):

* Added ability to burn SRT subtitles.
* Updated to HandBrake SVN 6169.
* Added checks to prevent VidCoder from running with a database version newer than it expects.
* Tooltips in the Advanced Video panel now trigger on the field labels as well as the fields themselves.

* Fixed updating preset/profile/tune/level settings on changing video encoder. This should resolve some problems with QSV encoding.
* Fixed tunes and profiles getting set to blank when switching between x264 and x265.
* Fixed commas causing chapter names to get dropped.

[sr55]

@jkauff -> Code has been there for ages, it's just not exposed on the UI.

It's not going to be available when using the CLI as there isn't currently a way of sending key strokes to the CLI. Something MinGW breaks.

Using LibHB (currently off by default in preferences) it just needs a button added when in this mode. I just haven't spent a lot of time on it as I've been working on other things. After the next release is out, I'll concentrate on moving completely to libhb (or maybe johns new json service if it's ready).

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.23 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/123299):

* Added first translations for 1.5. Includes new languages Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese Simplified and Czech. Many of these translations are still incomplete: you can help out on Crowdin (https://crowdin.net/project/vidcoder).
* Added an option to pass through an input track if it matches the output codec.
* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 6209.

* Fixed crash on AAC passthrough.
* Fixed x264 settings getting set incorrectly when reverting from a preset with the Advanced tab.
* Fixed occasional crash when calculating remaining time.
* Fixed drag and drop problems when scrolled down in a long list of queue items.
* Fixed problem where auto-pause failed to work with jobs started from restored queue items.

[CommonMortal]

I hope a new stable version isn't too far away. The last stable was from November 2013! And i am too scared to use betas with all the bugs i see...

[thunderbolt]

Got this when I tried to install the new beta. Any ideas?

System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'VidCoder-1.5.23-Beta-x64.exe' is denied.
at System.IO.Directory.DeleteHelper(String fullPath, String userPath, Boolean recursive, Boolean throwOnTopLevelDirectoryNotFound)
at System.IO.Directory.Delete(String fullPath, String userPath, Boolean recursive, Boolean checkHost)
at VidCoder.Services.Updater.HandlePendingUpdate() in d:\docs\projects\VidCoder\VidCoder\Services\Updater.cs:line 198
at VidCoder.App.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e) in d:\docs\projects\VidCoder\VidCoder\App.xaml.cs:line 124
at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1(Object unused)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

[RandomEngy]

thunderbolt: Looks like I missed catching an exception type. Try deleting the %appdata%\VidCoder-Beta\Updates folder and relaunching.

[RandomEngy]

I hope a new stable version isn't too far away. The last stable was from November 2013! And i am too scared to use betas with all the bugs i see...

HandBrake is getting pretty close to having a stable version. Once they release, VidCoder should follow not too long after. I like to base stable VidCoder releases on officially released HandBrake binaries.

[jkauff]

I hope a new stable version isn't too far away. The last stable was from November 2013! And i am too scared to use betas with all the bugs i see...
The betas are actually very solid for everyday use. In any case, the beta installs in a separate folder, so you have nothing to lose by trying it.

[Slitheen]

Never had any problems running the beta.

[NikosD]

Is it known if next stable release will finally include the Intel's H. 264 QSV encoder ?

It's been over a year from the initial nightly build of Handbrake supporting QSV encoder.

[jkauff]

Is it known if next stable release will finally include the Intel's H. 264 QSV encoder ?

It's been over a year from the initial nightly build of Handbrake supporting QSV encoder.
It would have to, unless they comment out all the QS stuff. It's part of the main code base now.

[sr55]

Yes QSV support will be included, but it may include a "beta" tag as there is still a large backlog of work to do to complete it. Particularly around filters (many of which are not working right yet)

[ziemlichdunkel]

I'm wondering if it's possible to reencode audio only and passtrough the video part? (I can't find an option, maybe It's because it's not possible?)

[JohnAStebbins]

I'm wondering if it's possible to reencode audio only and passtrough the video part? (I can't find an option, maybe It's because it's not possible?)

Nope. Not supported by handbrake. You want a remux tool for that. If you are curious about the reason for this see:
video passthru (https://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=30048#p138654)

[ziemlichdunkel]

Nope. Not supported by handbrake. You want a remux tool for that. If you are curious about the reason for this see:
video passthru (https://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=30048#p138654)

Thank you for your reply and the useful link :goodpost:

Any other program (with gui) that you can recommend to quickly change for example the dts-hd channel to nomal dts to save space? (I'm not that experienced, so an "one-click-solution" would be great)

[CommonMortal]

Thank you for the previous replies. Also, could someone tell me this. I use an FX6300 and Radeon GPU. I see in Handbrake's website there is a beta OpenCL library that should accelerate decoding. Is this going to be included in the next stable Handbrake? Or, is it already in the current beta version of Vidcoder? I still run the last stable version, so if i was to see speed boost, i would be ready to run the beta.

Thank you in advance once more.

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.24 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/126041):

* Added NL-Means denoiser.
* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 6254.

* Added extra error handling to DVD player code to avoid a crash when the player was moved.

[RandomEngy]

CommonMortal: The OpenCL acceleration is for a resizing algorithm only. The best hardware speedup is from the Intel QSV encoding.

[[ReX]]

I made a preset with Main@3.0 as the profile, and then switched from x264 to Intel QSV, but the resulting encode is still High@2.1 for some reason.
Here's the preset: http://pastebin.com/GBYMLET8

Edit
Feature request, could you add hibernation after encoding in addition to sleep?
It seems to be the same as the sleep command, but with "PowerState.Hibernate" as the parameter.

[flebber]

You noted recently that a new stable would be coming soon. Is there anything in the latest beta to be wary of?

[jkauff]

You noted recently that a new stable would be coming soon. Is there anything in the latest beta to be wary of?
It's been so long since the last beta I have to wonder if RandomEngy has given up on Vidcoder.

In any case, I used that beta for a long time until it fell too far behind the Handbrake nightlies and I went back to Handbrake. No problems whatsoever.

[mike20021969]

I have to wonder if RandomEngy has given up on Vidcoder.

He may be quiet here, but he's still active on the CodePlex VidCoder forum: https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/discussions

[jkauff]

He may be quiet here, but he's still active on the CodePlex VidCoder forum: https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/discussions
Good to know he's still working on Vidcoder. I much prefer the UI to Handbrake's Windows UI.

[RandomEngy]

Given up on VidCoder? Nope. Just been incredibly busy settling into the new house. I'm hoping to get a bit of spare time to work on it soon.

[cengizhan]

Given up on VidCoder? Nope. Just been incredibly busy settling into the new house. I'm hoping to get a bit of spare time to work on it soon.

Good News. :thanks:

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.5.25 Beta (https://vidcoder.codeplex.com/releases/view/134795):

* Added ability to customize the preview folder location. (Options -> File Naming -> Custom folder for previews)
* Removed the single-instance restriction. Command-line and auto-play actions will apply to the first instance of VidCoder opened.
* Added Russian and Brazilian Portugese translations.
* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 6430.
* Updated translation strings.

* Fixed the update check hanging when the update info can't be retrieved.
* Fixed a crash on closing the logger.

[soneca]

Thanks for the new version! :)
Although I like more the stable version where the "Advanced" tab video is maintained.
Personally I prefer the layout of the latest stable version.

[RandomEngy]

You can still get that in the beta. Just choose "Advanced Tab" under the Video tab. It will populate it with the settings chosen under Preset/Tune/Profile/Level.

[soneca]

That's right, it's just a matter of habit with this layout.
The option to be able to change the location of the preview folder is great! :cool:

[hlk123]

Hello

I've used VodCoder Version 1.4.25.0 (to rip DVDs) with success.

Last week I bought a series DVDs.
Now I will convert them to video-files with VodCoder for my own use.
But .. for the first time I got an error-message "An error occurred while scanning" from VodCoder. Why?

What must I do to overcome the error?
Thank you.

[soneca]

It is likely this error is caused by some sort of copy protection.
The solution is AnyDVD. ;)

[hlk123]

And for that .. I should pay US$60 license ... :( ... waw ..

Is there any other tool, which costs less? Thanks

[[ReX]]

And for that .. I should pay US$60 license ... :( ... waw ..

Is there any other tool, which costs less? Thanks

You can try DVDFab HD Decrypter or DVDFab Passkey Lite, I believe they are both free.
Also, I think AnyDVD used to decrypt DVDs (as opposed to DVDs and BDs) during the trial period, unless something changed.

[soneca]

Can try, Passkey Lite (http://www.dvdfab.cn/dvd-decrypter.htm).

[deejay.2001]

I just finished converting DVD movie (1H35minutes) on CRF18 and final output is just about 850mb with 900kb bitrate.

how this can be happening please? I thought it will be much bigger file like 1500mb and bitrate at least 1700kb...

how come CRF18 produces so small bitrate and output file?

If I use hdconvertox CDR18 give me better results, higher bitrate and bigger file.

any ideas? thanks guys

[mike20021969]

I just finished converting DVD movie (1H35minutes) on CRF18 and final output is just about 850mb with 900kb bitrate... If I use hdconvertox CDR18 give me better results, higher bitrate and bigger file.

any ideas?

Post mediainfo for both encodes.

[j8ee]

I've just took a quick look at this project and really like what I see. I have been trying to help a guy encoding some dvd's of his suggesting he'd use handbrake, but it would have been better steering him towards this front end from the beginning.

Anyway, one thing that would really help beginners (and others too!), are some means of adjusting the aspect ratio to standard formats when the source files have an incorrect aspect ratio. I'm thinking of something like having a drop-down menu with different aspect ratios (also a user defined one) in the picture tab, adjusting the resizing or par signalling. An (not quite as good) alternative would be hinting in the output box and/or in the preview when display resolution is very near a standard aspect ratio. This should be helpful because 99% of the aspect ratio errors I've come across are videos that should be presented in a standard format but isn't.

(All tries to encode a preview failed, for various sources btw. "avio_open2 failed, errno -2" in red for all tries. vers. 1.5.25)

example:
# Generating preview clip
# Path: C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Local\VidCoder-Beta\preview.mp4
# Title: 1
# Preview #: 3
# Worker ready: Service state is Opened on pipe VidCoderWorker.ee463480-c06e-4baf-a3bc-afa15b5f3e48
# Connecting to process 5640 on pipe VidCoderWorker.ee463480-c06e-4baf-a3bc-afa15b5f3e48
[00:21:06] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[00:21:06] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
[00:21:06] - Intel microarchitecture Sandy Bridge
[00:21:06] - logical processor count: 4
[00:21:06] OpenCL device #1: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GT 520M
[00:21:06] - OpenCL version: 1.1 CUDA
[00:21:06] - driver version: 337.88
[00:21:06] - device type: GPU
[00:21:06] - supported: no
[00:21:06] Intel Quick Sync Video support: yes
[00:21:06] - Intel Media SDK hardware: API 1.4 (minimum: 1.3)
[00:21:06] - H.264 encoder: yes
[00:21:06] - preferred implementation: hardware (any)
[00:21:06] - H.265 encoder: no
[00:21:06] hb_scan: path=F:\Temp\S_ARDVD_12_2010_ADVD1210\VIDEO_TS\VTS_10_1.VOB, title_index=1
libbluray/bdnav/index_parse.c:162: indx_parse(): error opening F:\Temp\S_ARDVD_12_2010_ADVD1210\VIDEO_TS\VTS_10_1.VOB/BDMV/index.bdmv
libbluray/bdnav/index_parse.c:162: indx_parse(): error opening F:\Temp\S_ARDVD_12_2010_ADVD1210\VIDEO_TS\VTS_10_1.VOB/BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv
libbluray/bluray.c:2182: nav_get_title_list(F:\Temp\S_ARDVD_12_2010_ADVD1210\VIDEO_TS\VTS_10_1.VOB) failed
[00:21:06] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.1
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[00:21:06] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
[00:21:06] file is MPEG Program Stream
[00:21:06] Probing 1 unknown stream
[00:21:06] Probe: Found stream mpeg2video. stream id 0xe0-0x0
[00:21:06] Found the following streams
[00:21:06] Video Streams :
[00:21:06] 0xe0-0x0 type MPEG2 (0x2)
[00:21:06] Audio Streams :
[00:21:06] 0xbd-0x80 type AC3 (0x81)
[00:21:06] Subtitle Streams :
[00:21:06] Other Streams :
[00:21:06] stream id 0xbd (type 0x81 substream 0x80) audio 0x8000bd
[00:21:06] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[00:21:06] file is MPEG Program Stream
[00:21:06] Probing 1 unknown stream
[00:21:06] Probe: Found stream mpeg2video. stream id 0xe0-0x0
[00:21:06] Found the following streams
[00:21:06] Video Streams :
[00:21:06] 0xe0-0x0 type MPEG2 (0x2)
[00:21:06] Audio Streams :
[00:21:06] 0xbd-0x80 type AC3 (0x81)
[00:21:06] Subtitle Streams :
[00:21:06] Other Streams :
[00:21:06] scan: audio 0x8000bd: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 Unknown (AC3) (2.0 ch)
[00:21:07] stream: 40 good frames, 0 errors (0%)
[00:21:07] scan: 10 previews, 720x576, 25.000 fps, autocrop = 62/64/10/12, aspect 4:3, PAR 16:15
[00:21:07] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[00:21:07] 1 job(s) to process
[00:21:07] starting job
[00:21:07] yadif thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] decomb check thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] mask filter thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] decomb filter thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] decomb filter thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] mask erode thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] yadif thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] work: sanitizing track 1 mixdown Dolby Pro Logic II to Stereo
[00:21:07] decomb check thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] sync: expecting 275 video frames
[00:21:07] yadif thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] decomb filter thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] job configuration:
[00:21:07] * source
[00:21:07] mask filter thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] + F:\Temp\S_ARDVD_12_2010_ADVD1210\VIDEO_TS\VTS_10_1.VOB
[00:21:07] + title 1, start 00:00:0.00 stop 00:00:10.00
[00:21:07] mask erode thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] * destination
[00:21:07] + C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Local\VidCoder-Beta\preview.mp4
[00:21:07] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat)
[00:21:07] * video track
[00:21:07] + decoder: mpeg2video
[00:21:07] mask dilate thread started for segment 2
[00:21:07] + bitrate 9500 kbps
[00:21:07] + filters
[00:21:07] mask dilate thread started for segment 3
[00:21:07] + Decomb (default settings)
[00:21:07] + Framerate Shaper (0:27000000:1080000)
[00:21:07] + frame rate: same as source (around 25.000 fps)
[00:21:07] + Crop and Scale (700:576:0:0:10:10)
[00:21:07] + source: 720 * 576, crop (0/0/10/10): 700 * 576, scale: 700 * 576
[00:21:07] + loose anamorphic
[00:21:07] + storage dimensions: 700 * 576, mod 2
[00:21:07] + pixel aspect ratio: 16 / 15
[00:21:07] + display dimensions: 746 * 576
[00:21:07] + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[00:21:07] + preset: medium
[00:21:07] + profile: high
[00:21:07] + level: 4.1
[00:21:07] + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[00:21:07] * audio track 1
[00:21:07] + decoder: Unknown (AC3) (2.0 ch) (track 2, id 0x8000bd)
[00:21:07] + bitrate: 192 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[00:21:07] + mixdown: Stereo
[00:21:07] + dither: triangular
[00:21:07] + encoder: AAC (libfdk_aac)
[00:21:07] + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[00:21:07] file is MPEG Program Stream
[00:21:07] decomb check thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] mask filter thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] mask erode thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] mask dilate thread started for segment 0
[00:21:07] Probing 1 unknown stream
[00:21:07] Probe: Found stream mpeg2video. stream id 0xe0-0x0
[00:21:07] yadif thread started for segment 1
[00:21:07] encx264: encoding at constant RF 20.000000
[00:21:07] encx264: unparsed options: level=4.1:vbv-bufsize=78125:vbv-maxrate=62500
[00:21:07] decomb filter thread started for segment 1
[00:21:07] decomb check thread started for segment 1
[00:21:07] mask filter thread started for segment 1
[00:21:07] mask erode thread started for segment 1
[00:21:07] mask dilate thread started for segment 1
x264 [info]: using SAR=16/15
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.1
[00:21:07] reader: first SCR 268993478 id 0xe0 DTS 269023426
avio_open2 failed, errno -2
[00:21:07] work: average encoding speed for job is 0.000000 fps
[00:21:07] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[00:21:07] sync: got 0 frames, 275 expected
[00:21:07] decomb: deinterlaced 0 | blended 0 | unfiltered 0 | total 0
[00:21:08] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[00:21:08] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[00:21:08] mpeg2video-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[00:21:08] ac3-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[00:21:08] stream: 34 good frames, 0 errors (0%)
[00:21:08] libhb: work result = 3
# Preview clip generation failed