MP3 audio not encoding?

[hbuyer]

I have recently tried Gknot which is truly awesome!! After fiddling with FlaskMpeg, Nadub for over a week I was learning but it was slow work. Initally I only got the update version and put later software packages whihc did not always work, I have since installed .21 and.23 update and nearly everthing works perfectly.

However one problem consistnely occurs. The AC3 to MP3 retunes a 0 mb size file? I can extract a wav with besweet and encode with lame (or Soundforge) and select the resulting mp3 in Gknot and it works, but it refuses to do it all from within Gknot? this method though more labour intesive works, however, tring to add the mp3 after with nandub gives out of synce audio, though adding the same mp3 in Gknot syncs fine? (I have tried to offset the audio based on the dvd2avi ac3 file name ms as well and it is still out)

Any suggestions to get the mp3 working within Gknot?

Why does the same mp3 not sync in nandub alone when it does in nandub/gnot?

tia

[UHT]

you will have to be a bit more specific, post your log file ... that is what it is for

[hbuyer]

Thanks for the response, i have deleted the prevoius logs so I ran a short sample below, I also checkd to make sure azid and lame are in the right folders and they are.

13/02/2002 9:20:32 a.m.: Job "Movie 1" started.

o Transcode AC3 -> MP3: G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3
o DivX4-First Pass: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs
o DivX4-Second Pass: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs
o Mux Audio.
End of Job 1 (Movie 1).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot 0.23.0.17
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD4_Both
Number: 1
Name: Movie 1
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avi
AviMovie: G:\Matrix\matrix test_Movie.avi
AviCredits: G:\Matrix\matrix test_Credits.avi
MovieFS: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : G:\Matrix\matrix test.log
Stats: G:\Matrix\matrix test.stats
Ecf : G:\Matrix\matrix test.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 0
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 1
DeleteInterm.: 1
EnforceBitrate:0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 16870 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 1046 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 3172 kbyte.
Overhead: 148 kbyte.
AviSize: 21237 kbyte (20 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 21237 kbyte (20 mbyte).
Interleaving: mixed
Bitrate: 2048 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 1687
FPS: 25.000
Duration: 0:1:7
Quality: 0.404 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck4: 0.646 bits/(pixel*frame).
Resolution: 704 x 288

Audio 1:
mode: ac3 -> mp3
sourceFile: G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3
wavFile: G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.wav
mp3File: G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.mp3
azid: "-z -b1 -c normal -L -3db"
lame: "--alt preset 128"
delay: -120
interval: 2
preload: 500
mux: 1
recalc: 1
deleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.


9:20:32 a.m.: Started Transcoding Audio.

9:20:32 a.m.: Azid: Trying to find maximum gain value for G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3
Commandline: F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\azid.exe -z -b1 -c normal -L -3db -g 30dB -N "G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3"
9:20:32 a.m.: Azid: Finished. Duration: 0 seconds.

9:20:32 a.m.: Azid: Decoding G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3
9:20:32 a.m.: Azid: Using gain -g 29.9dB
Commandline: F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\azid.exe -z -b1 -c normal -L -3db -g 29.9dB "G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.ac3" "G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.wav"
9:20:32 a.m.: Finished. Duration: 0 seconds.

9:20:32 a.m.: LAME: Encoding G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.wav
Commandline: F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\lame.exe --alt preset 128 "G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.wav" "G:\Matrix\matrix test AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -120ms.mp3"
9:20:32 a.m.: Finished. Duration: 0 seconds.

9:20:32 a.m.: Deleting Wav-File.
9:20:32 a.m.: Problem: Could not delete G:\Matrix\matrix test_Movie.avi

9:20:32 a.m.: Audio Done.
9:20:32 a.m.: ERROR: MP3-File-Size is zero! Transcoding failed.
9:20:32 a.m.: ERROR: Will not recalculate bitrate! - Maybe you can add audio later...
9:20:32 a.m.: Audio 1, determined: 0 kb
9:20:32 a.m.: Audio 1, calc: 1046 kb
9:20:32 a.m.: Audio 2, calc: 3172 kb
9:20:32 a.m.: Audio 2, disabled, no recalc. - you probably want to add this track later.

Adding this script to F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 First Pass"
// $input "G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs"
// $output "G:\Matrix\matrix test.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(316,"AEAfANAHAAAKAAAAFAAAACwBAAAMAAAAAgAAAAUAAAACAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP////8BAAAARzpcTWF0cml4XG1hdHJpeCB0ZXN0LmxvZwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAA=");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

9:20:32 a.m.: Started DivX4-First Pass: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs
9:22:08 a.m.: Finished DivX4-First Pass. Duration: 1 minute, 35 seconds.
9:22:08 a.m.: Trying to open Log-file.
9:22:08 a.m.: Success: Log-file open.
9:22:08 a.m.: Encoded: 1687 Frames.
9:22:08 a.m.: Speed: 17.665 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Second Pass"
// $input "G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs"
// $output "G:\Matrix\matrix test.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(316,"AEAfANAHAAAKAAAAFAAAACwBAAAMAAAAAgAAAAUAAAADAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP////8BAAAARzpcTWF0cml4XG1hdHJpeCB0ZXN0LmxvZwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAA=");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

9:22:08 a.m.: Started DivX4-Second Pass: G:\Matrix\matrix test.avs
9:23:45 a.m.: Finished DivX4-Second Pass. Duration: 1 minute, 37 seconds.
9:23:45 a.m.: Speed: 17.369 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to F:\GKnot\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Append"
// $input "G:\Matrix\matrix test_Movie.avi"
// $output "G:\Matrix\matrix test.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test_Movie.avi",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("G:\\Matrix\\matrix test.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

9:23:45 a.m.: Started Appending Credits: G:\Matrix\matrix test_Movie.avi
9:23:45 a.m.: Finished Appending Credits. Duration: 0 seconds.

9:23:45 a.m.: Done.
9:23:45 a.m.: Movie = G:\Matrix\matrix test.avi
Total Encoding Time: 3 minutes, 13 seconds.
13/02/2002 9:23:45 a.m.: Job "Movie 1" finished.

[BaronVlad]

I had the same problem.
At first be sure that lame.exe with all the downloaded components is in the gknot folder.
If that doesnt help, try to use the "standard" mp3 conversion, not the one, that was in the guide of doom (sorry, sorry, sorry !!!) After this it worked fine for me.

Good Luck

BaronVlad

[UHT]

lol no need to apologize for not using the guides, thats when its best ... our children have grown up :)

[jggimi]

Azid said 0 seconds for both passes, Lame had 0 seconds for it's pass as well. First guess ... Azid didn't run right.

Now, I note you have -g in the command line. I don't have access to any logs at the moment. So I have no idea whether Gknot did that for you, or whether you used -g as an option. If you did, note that the Gknot Audio 1 tab, right above where you put options says not to use -g or -N.

(I note, also, that you've got an audio 2 size in Gknot, but no audio 2 file selected. I doubt that's the problem.)

[hbuyer]

yes gknot put in the -g, I gather that is the gain auto feature.

azid and lame are in the correct place, the guide does not say what all the commands mean. what is the differnec between the default and the guide parameters for azid and lame in the save and encode audio section?

the second audio is the ac3 track and it is just muxed

[Snike42]

Originally posted by hbuyer

azid: "-z -b1 -c normal -L -3db"
lame: "--alt preset 128"[/B]

Try the default GKnot settings: -c normal -L -3db
Also correct your mp3 parameters, which should be --alt-preset 128

Snike42