dmMediaConverter v2.4.1

[manolito]

Test results:
Everything looks cool. Except for the window position and the removed "-strict experimental" parameter I could not see any difference to the current stable version 1.80.

The behavior under WinXP also has not changed: It still does not work using current ffmpeg versions (Zeranoe 32-bit static builds). And of course the ffmpeg version which ships with dmMediaConverter 1.80 does not work with the test version due to the missing "-strict experimental" parameter.

I also had to modify my little libfdk_aac plugin from this post:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1770411#post1770411
to make it universal (already uploaded).


Cheers
manolito

[GMJCZP]

Manolito:
I have noticed that, at least, to convert mp3 the ffmpeg zeranoe patched xp version is slightly faster than ffmpeg sherpya version. What is this about? It's for --disable-w32threads in zeranoe build?

[manolito]

Sorry I have no idea... :scared:

You did not say if you just used ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe from Sherpya's build, or if you used the files from my libfdk_aac plugin. If you used my plugin, then you are using a different aac encoder, and the plugin also intercepts and changes the ffmpeg command line. This will add a little overhead at the start of the conversion. If you check the "ffmpeg.bat" file in the plugin "Source" folder you will notice that it uses a nested "For" loop which makes about 160 iterations before actually calling ffmpeg.exe.

The reason I switched to Sherpya's builds is that I can use libfdk_aac instead of the ffmpeg native aac encoder.

I mostly convert captured TV content (DVB-T), and until recently my target format was DVD. But now I have a small streaming box (Xstreamer) which handles AVC/AAC clips, so I decided to change my target format to AVC/AAC in an MKV container. I tried a couple of different conversion GUIs for X264, and I found that dmMediaConverter meets my needs almost perfecty. The exception was the built-in aac encoder (I really do not want to convert the audio separately and then pipe the result into ffmpeg). I know that libfdk_aac is not as good as Qaac, but it sure is good enough for me (after removing the default low-pass filter).


Cheers
manolito

[GMJCZP]

Only I use ffmepg.exe in CLI mode. The test I did was with mp3 and aac with lib fdk aac from sherpya, not yours.

PD: I prefer fhgaac and fdkaac over qaac in cbr and low bitrates (< 128 kb). :)

[mdalacu]

Sorry I have no idea... :scared:

You did not say if you just used ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe from Sherpya's build, or if you used the files from my libfdk_aac plugin. If you used my plugin, then you are using a different aac encoder, and the plugin also intercepts and changes the ffmpeg command line. This will add a little overhead at the start of the conversion. If you check the "ffmpeg.bat" file in the plugin "Source" folder you will notice that it uses a nested "For" loop which makes about 160 iterations before actually calling ffmpeg.exe.

The reason I switched to Sherpya's builds is that I can use libfdk_aac instead of the ffmpeg native aac encoder.

I mostly convert captured TV content (DVB-T), and until recently my target format was DVD. But now I have a small streaming box (Xstreamer) which handles AVC/AAC clips, so I decided to change my target format to AVC/AAC in an MKV container. I tried a couple of different conversion GUIs for X264, and I found that dmMediaConverter meets my needs almost perfecty. The exception was the built-in aac encoder (I really do not want to convert the audio separately and then pipe the result into ffmpeg). I know that libfdk_aac is not as good as Qaac, but it sure is good enough for me (after removing the default low-pass filter).


Cheers
manolito

Hi Manolito...still using Windows XP? I will drop support for it.

[manolito]

Hi Manolito...still using Windows XP? I will drop support for it.

Hi Marius,

yes I do still use WinXP on my main desktop computer, but I have a Thinkpad notebook running Win7 64-bit also. For converting clips to AVC I can only use the notebook because the ancient Coppermine CPU on the desktop needs almost 24 hours to convert a 90 min video... :(

Still I'd like to know why you are dropping XP support? Is it only because FFmpeg does not work under XP any more?

You probably know that the only reason why Zeranoe dropped XP support is to be able to use the Intel QSV encoder. And just about anyone who cares for the quality of the encoded result will refuse to use the Intel QSV encoder.
Quote from Wikipedia:
Quick Sync, like other hardware accelerated video encoding technologies, gives lower quality results than with CPU only encoders. Speed is prioritized over quality.

There are also FFmpeg builds by rogerdpack available which do work under WinXP.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpegwindowsbi/files/?source=navbar


Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

Hi Marius,

yes I do still use WinXP on my main desktop computer, but I have a Thinkpad notebook running Win7 64-bit also. For converting clips to AVC I can only use the notebook because the ancient Coppermine CPU on the desktop needs almost 24 hours to convert a 90 min video... :(

Still I'd like to know why you are dropping XP support? Is it only because FFmpeg does not work under XP any more?

You probably know that the only reason why Zeranoe dropped XP support is to be able to use the Intel QSV encoder. And just about anyone who cares for the quality of the encoded result will refuse to use the Intel QSV encoder.
Quote from Wikipedia:


There are also FFmpeg builds by rogerdpack available which do work under WinXP.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpegwindowsbi/files/?source=navbar


Cheers
manolito
Hi, you are right, mainly this is the reason. The ffmpeg that i bundle with the app does not work on XP anymore. You can still use a different ffmpeg with the app.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1MiTYJef5a9NUwxVE9vWHhBU0k
Do you want to test this now version until i publish it and share some thoughts...bugs,etc. I didn't have much time to invest into it so do not expect a lot of new things, just a little polish there and there.
P.S. A hidden option: the app creates an ini file located in your user profile c:\Users\XXXXXX\AppData\Local\dmMediaConverter\Config\dmMediaConverter.ini where you could modify this line
AACEncoder=aac and put something else like libfdk_aac... ;):rolleyes:

[manolito]

Just gave this new version a test run on my old WinXP computer, this is what I found:

I used an FFmpeg build by Sherpya to be able to use libfdk_aac. The hidden option in the INI file to use libfdk does work, but only for constant bitrate mode. For VBR mode the parameters for libfdk are different, see this page:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC

For using libfdk it would also be useful to let the user decide if he wants the low pass filter or not (specify the cutoff frequency).

The new "ETA" display does not work here, it always shows 0:00:00 on my machine.


Cheers
manolito


//EDIT//
On my Win7 64-bit notebook using the latest Sherpya FFmpeg build from July 2016 the "ETA" display works just fine. On the XP machine it must be either WinXP itself or the older FFmpeg build which causes the ETA display to fail...

[mdalacu]

Just gave this new version a test run on my old WinXP computer, this is what I found:

I used an FFmpeg build by Sherpya to be able to use libfdk_aac. The hidden option in the INI file to use libfdk does work, but only for constant bitrate mode. For VBR mode the parameters for libfdk are different, see this page:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC

For using libfdk it would also be useful to let the user decide if he wants the low pass filter or not (specify the cutoff frequency).

The new "ETA" display does not work here, it always shows 0:00:00 on my machine.


Cheers
manolito


//EDIT//
On my Win7 64-bit notebook using the latest Sherpya FFmpeg build from July 2016 the "ETA" display works just fine. On the XP machine it must be either WinXP itself or the older FFmpeg build which causes the ETA display to fail...
Hi, you are right....i have corrected the vbr thing for libfdk...it is a bug in ffmpeg it should work passing the q parameter but it translates it in a wrong vbr value.
The cutoff option is a big change for me ...so i skip it for now, the cutoff frequency is dinamically choosen by ffmpeg. You can manually enter it in More settings/ Other (-cutoff:a 18000), it works for Bulk mode too.
The ETA thing...you need a ffmpeg version that displays "speed" in encoding output..(>3.0)

I have uploaded a new version, same link. You don't need the ini modification for now, just choose AAC FDK...i will think of something else to hide it.
Please, can you test it?
Thanks.

[manolito]

Hi and thanks for the new version... :)

Selecting the FDK AAC encoder right from the GUI seems very logical to me, I see no reason to hide this setting. Of course the option should only be available if an FFmpeg version with libfdk support is installed.

The VBR parameters work correctly now.

For the low pass cutoff values I believe that the Fraunhofer defaults are overly cautious. In my little libfdk plugin I did it like this
After some listening tests I added the "-cutoff 18000" parameter for CBR audio bitrates above 128k and for VBR mode 4. and never heard any adverse effects.


One cosmetic thing in the audio encoding section:
The text box "Audio Filters" does not have enough room, the word "Filters" is partly cut off (how much depends on the screen resolution).

And thanks a lot for implementing the feature to remember the main window size and position. Makes my life easier on my notebook.


Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

Hi and thanks for the new version... :)

Selecting the FDK AAC encoder right from the GUI seems very logical to me, I see no reason to hide this setting. Of course the option should only be available if an FFmpeg version with libfdk support is installed.

The VBR parameters work correctly now.

For the low pass cutoff values I believe that the Fraunhofer defaults are overly cautious. In my little libfdk plugin I did it like this
and never heard any adverse effects.


One cosmetic thing in the audio encoding section:
The text box "Audio Filters" does not have enough room, the word "Filters" is partly cut off (how much depends on the screen resolution).

And thanks a lot for implementing the feature to remember the main window size and position. Makes my life easier on my notebook.


Cheers
manolito

Thanks for testing it. I have corrected that visual glitch. Re download if you like.
To test if ffmpeg have certain encoders it to much for my time, i think that i will hide aac-fdk and enable it by ini file...
Thanks again.

[manolito]

To test if ffmpeg have certain encoders it to much for my time

This is actually pretty easy... (I can even do it in a batch file)

On startup of the software just run "ffmpeg.exe -buildconf". Redirect the output to a temp file and search this file for the string "--enable-libfdk-aac".


Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

#dmMediaConverter
http://dmsimpleapps.blogspot.ro/2014/04/dmmediaconverter.html
Version 2.1.0 is up

- Now you can have special characters in file names on windows and single quote on linux systems.
- FFMpeg progress output is done on single line.
- Clear settings when done option (default on).
- Split: new Trim mode
- More... no you could manually specify input file format (in case FFMpeg auto detection fails)
- NVENC on Linux x64 and Windows.
- Intel QuickSync on Windows (you must have Intel Media SDK installed). If you manage to get the SDK installed on Linux it should be working also.
- Lots of bug fixing
- Updated FFMpeg binary with latest version
- WinXP - no longer supported. You could use this version with a ffmpeg binary without mfx.

Enjoy and please provide feedback!

[manolito]

Thanks Marius for the new version... :thanks:

Tested it under WinXP using an XP compatible FFmpeg version. The hidden libfdk option in the INI file also works nicely.

Since it is possible to use the Fraunhofer libfdk for AAC I find myself using the software more and more as a universal audio converter. Compared to other solutions like LameXP it is much faster, it can use containers as the source, and the quality is now first rate for most formats.

- FFMpeg progress output is done on single line.
I like this a lot since the old behavior caused very annoying screen flicker on my old and slow machine. Only the "Follow" checkbox does not seem to have an effect any longer.


Cheers
manolito

[manolito]

Update for WinXP users who want to use the Fraunhofer libfdk AAC audio encoder:

You can find a current FFmpeg build by CoRoNe here:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3572&p=12254#p12242

Works nicely with dmMediaConverter...


Cheers
manolito

[Fishman0919]

Anyone not wanting to build or just looking for a ffmpeg 3.3.2 build.... here ya go. LINK (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/6447-ffmpeg.html)

Below the "Download Now" button, click the OS you need.

Work fine for me on Win 10 pro with lastest ver

[manolito]

Hi Fishman,

long time no see... :D

Now that I caught you can I ask you for a small favor?
Your FFmpeg 2-pass VBR parameters went into my plugins for AVStoDVD and also for DVDStyler, and the DVDStyler plugin got so popular that the author decided to integrate it transparently into the Windows version of DVDStyler. It basically uses your original parameters, the only exception is that the Fox New matrix gets used instead of the MPEG Adapted matrix.

Now about a week ago GMJCZP posted his own HQ 2-pass parameters, and for comparing the results of the two different approaches I made a simple test bench script. You can download it here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1808832#post1808832

Could you please take the time and load a few of your critical sources into this script and report the results? For me the quality of the two different encodes looks pretty much the same, but the reason could just be that my vision is not 20/20 any longer... :rolleyes:


Cheers
manolito

[GMJCZP]

manolito, please check version 2.0 of the script.

Here (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1809269#post1809269)

[manolito]

manolito, please check version 2.0 of the script.

Already did, still I cannot see visual quality differences...
@REM Medium bitrate (b)
set E_BR=1600000

Are you sure? For DVD output this is ridiculously low, I never go lower than 3000k, in extreme cases maybe 2500k, but that's absolutely it...


BTW we don't want to hijack this thread, let's continue the discussion in the other thread...


Cheers
manolito

[Fishman0919]

Hi Fishman,

long time no see... :D

Now that I caught you can I ask you for a small favor?
Your FFmpeg 2-pass VBR parameters went into my plugins for AVStoDVD and also for DVDStyler, and the DVDStyler plugin got so popular that the author decided to integrate it transparently into the Windows version of DVDStyler. It basically uses your original parameters, the only exception is that the Fox New matrix gets used instead of the MPEG Adapted matrix.

Now about a week ago GMJCZP posted his own HQ 2-pass parameters, and for comparing the results of the two different approaches I made a simple test bench script. You can download it here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1808832#post1808832

Could you please take the time and load a few of your critical sources into this script and report the results? For me the quality of the two different encodes looks pretty much the same, but the reason could just be that my vision is not 20/20 any longer... :rolleyes:


Cheers
manolito

Hey manolito... yes long time...

I'm a bit busy with real life stuff but I'll try and take a look this weekend. :D

[mdalacu]

Hi. You will find a dmMediaConverter_v2.2.0_w32.zip on my site in Google drive download location. I did not have time to update the site.
Some bugs corrected, latest ffmpeg, image adjustments and a stereoscopic converter between different 3d formats.
Please test it and provide some feedback...good or bad :)

[manolito]

Thanks a lot for the new version - it makes a real nice Xmas present... :thanks:

Did some quick test conversions under WinXP (which means that I had to replace the FFmpeg version which comes with the download with an XP compatible build by CoRoNe or Sherpya).

I could not test the 3d format conversion because I do not have any 3d sources. Everything else works fine so far. I really like the new image adjustment feature.

Two cosmetic things:
1. The title bar of the software says that it is version 2.3.0 (not 2.2.0)
2. The "Follow" check box in the encoding window still has no function (at least on my computer).


Thanks again
manolito

[mdalacu]

Thanks a lot for the new version - it makes a real nice Xmas present... :thanks:

Did some quick test conversions under WinXP (which means that I had to replace the FFmpeg version which comes with the download with an XP compatible build by CoRoNe or Sherpya).

I could not test the 3d format conversion because I do not have any 3d sources. Everything else works fine so far. I really like the new image adjustment feature.

Two cosmetic things:
1. The title bar of the software says that it is version 2.3.0 (not 2.2.0)
2. The "Follow" check box in the encoding window still has no function (at least on my computer).



Thanks again
manolito

Thank you for testing Manolito.
1. You are right. I will correct this or i will rename the archive :))
2. That checkbox is still relevant in the moment you have a lot of warning errors and the page needs to scroll.

P.S. Regarding XP, you should really give Ubuntu a chance, i did it back in 2007 and i never looked back. I recommend using Ubuntu with XFCE desktop.

[manolito]

1. You are right. I will correct this or i will rename the archive :))

A hex editor took care of it for me... :devil:

P.S. Regarding XP, you should really give Ubuntu a chance, i did it back in 2007 and i never looked back. I recommend using Ubuntu with XFCE desktop.

Right now this is out of the question for me. The vast majority of software I use is Windows only, under Linux I would have to try Wine or install Windows in a virtual machine. This would not make much sense.

Of course there is replacement Linux software for most Windows software, but it would take a long time to learn all this new stuff. Plus all my little batch scripts I use to hack into Windows software would be useless, I would have to learn shell scripting instead. I feel a little bit too old for that.

I might change my mind once Microsoft starts making Win7 unusable much like they try it today with XP. But I hope that by this time alternatives like ReactOS will be ready... :p


Cheers
manolito

[ondope]

Thank you for testing Manolito.
1. You are right. I will correct this or i will rename the archive :))
2. That checkbox is still relevant in the moment you have a lot of warning errors and the page needs to scroll.

P.S. Regarding XP, you should really give Ubuntu a chance, i did it back in 2007 and i never looked back. I recommend using Ubuntu with XFCE desktop.

Any chance of an updated version for Linux? The latest I can find in your google drive is 2.1.0 (for Linux), which has some weird crashes once in a while :)

[manolito]

In this post over at Videohelp

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/389592-lossless-4k-trim#post2525876

the author announced that version 2.4 would be ready soon. But you should take it with a grain of salt, the announcement is already a couple of months old...

[ondope]

@manolito Do you think it's possible to tag him or get in touch with him somehow?
It looks like he doesn't see the posts in here anymore.

[manolito]

You can try to send him a PM right here at Doom9 or at his Videohelp account...

[mdalacu]

Hi, @ manolito i have tried to reply a couple days ago but my post was not published.
There is no 2.4 version, i have made an typo there.
I have uploaded version 2.3 linux x64. No more 32bit versions on linux.
When i will have time i will update the my product page and everything else.
Please @ondope see if this version is working better for you and provide feedback.
Thank you all.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1MiTYJef5a9TG9kMC04WWE3YkU&usp=sharing#list
Look for: dmMediaConverter_v2.3.0_linux_x64.tar.gz

[ondope]

Thank you, I have now downloaded and will get back to you :)

[jones1913]

Hi mdalacu,
thanks for providing this cross platform application, works fine here on Manjaro Linux.
I have only 2 small issues regarding the gui:

- Can we somehow disable these 2 tooltip thingies which appear at every application start?

- HiDPI scaling does not work properly (see picture below). I would assume it has something to do with the gui toolkit (seems you use gtk2). Maybe switching to a more modern toolkit such as gtk3 or qt5 could fix this?

https://i.postimg.cc/mPzFy9CH/dmmedia.png (https://postimg.cc/mPzFy9CH)

[manolito]

- Can we somehow disable these 2 tooltip thingies which appear at every application start?

This must a Linux issue, under Windows these tooltips only appear on the first start of the program.

I do not know how dmMediaConverter stores its settings under Linux. Under Windows there is a file "dmMediaConverter.ini" in the user folder. Under [General] there is the line "FirstTime=1" which is automatically changed to "0" after the first run. Maybe you can find the INI file under Linux and make sure that this setting is set to "0".


Good luck
manolito

[jones1913]

there is a file "dmMediaConverter.ini" in the user folder. Under [General] there is the line "FirstTime=1"

That was a good hint.

I found the .ini file and after changing "FirstTime=1" to 0 the tooltips are gone. Thanks manolito.

[mdalacu]

Hi, on Linux the config file is stored in this file:
~/.config/dmMediaConverter/dmMediaConverter.ini
I have tested it and it does not behave like yours....could be an permission issue on that folder...The pouips should disappear after a successful first run...with an output file chosen.
The font scaling problem i can not reproduce it. For me it shows correctly on a 24 inch fullhd monitor and also on a 32'' 4k monitor using default font on Ubuntu.

[jones1913]

I have tested it and it does not behave like yours....could be an permission issue on that folder...The pouips should disappear after a successful first run...with an output file chosen.
Permissions should be fine, other settings like presets are saved in this file without problems. However thats not a big deal for me.

The font scaling problem i can not reproduce it. For me it shows correctly on a 24 inch fullhd monitor and also on a 32'' 4k monitor using default font on Ubuntu.
I have 4k @ 27" and desktop scaling set to 200% (Cinnamon Desktop handles this setting). Scaling works usually well except for a few gtk2 applications.
Which desktop environment do you use? I want to try it then with an Ubuntu live system.

[mdalacu]

Permissions should be fine, other settings like presets are saved in this file without problems. However thats not a big deal for me.


I have 4k @ 27" and desktop scaling set to 200% (Cinnamon Desktop handles this setting). Scaling works usually well except for a few gtk2 applications.
Which desktop environment do you use? I want to try it then with an Ubuntu live system.
Hi, i am using Ubuntu 18.10 plain (Gnome3) and also on another computer Ubuntu 18.04 with xfce on top.
I have tested and the scale setting coud be the problem. This screenhot is with scaling 200 % but is is manageble for me.... Not all the controls are scaled but it seems ok....
https://imgur.com/0wUSAWr
https://imgur.com/0wUSAWr

[mdalacu]

@jones1913 Hi. You should redownload the tar archive the file form my website and it should behave as in my screenshot.
Plese tell me if it is better. Thanks.

[jones1913]

@jones1913 Hi. You should redownload the tar archive the file form my website and it should behave as in my screenshot.
Plese tell me if it is better. Thanks.
Hi, there is no difference to my previous screenshot. I have tried with Ubuntu and it looks more like your screenshot, but still some elements like the listview are too small in relation to the buttons and tabs.

I think proper scaling is not possible with GTK2. (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HiDPI#GTK+_2) I thought that its maybe just a build option in lazarus ide, to build the gui with another toolkit like GTK3 or so.

But your app is still good useable for me like it is, so dont feel forced to spend much time into this small issue.

[mdalacu]

First, Happy New Year! ;)
#dmMediaConverter
http://dmsimpleapps.blogspot.ro/2014/04/dmmediaconverter.html

Version 2.3.1 is up
I have tried at least to make it usable at different scaling.

Enjoy and please provide feedback!

[manolito]

Thanks for the new version, and a Happy New Year also... :)

On my 19" 1280 x 1024 Eizo monitor the scaling did not improve, it even got a little worse.

https://i.postimg.cc/k4PnrRx9/GUI.png

The graphic on top of the GUI is now almost completely invisible, increasing the height does not make it any better. In the previous version only the lower part of the graphic was cut off. No big deal, the GUI is absolutely useable.


And here comes the usual hint for users of Windows XP:

This version of dmMediaConverter does not work under WinXP right out of the box due to the included FFmpeg version. This can easily be fixed by replacing ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe with WinXP compatible builds.

I highly recommend CoRoNe's latest build from here:
http://rwijnsma.home.xs4all.nl/files/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-N-92765-g2744d6b-win32-static_legacy.7z

An additional bonus is the ability to use the Fraunhofer fdk-aac encoder. Just extract the DLL into the same folder as FFmpeg:
http://rwijnsma.home.xs4all.nl/files/ffmpeg/libfdk-aac-x86-v2.0.0_legacy.7z

In dmMediaConverter just choose AAC-FDK in the audio encoder selection box.


Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

Thank you @manolito for replying.
The problem is that i only test on fullhd or higher. monitors at 96 dpi ...

[manolito]

The problem is that i only test on fullhd or higher. monitors at 96 dpi ...

Full HD means 1920 × 1080, and this will exclude a lot of notebook displays... But as I already said, no big deal.


Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

Full HD means 1920 × 1080, and this will exclude a lot of notebook displays... But as I already said, no big deal.


Cheers
manolito

You are right but i simply do not have a lower resolution display anymore.
Beside that, i think it is a more of a XP thing then display resolution for the application title missing. I can not reproduce it... In a virtual machine with win7 it displays correctly at 1366x768...

[manolito]

Beside that, i think it is a more of a XP thing then display resolution for the application title missing.

You are probably right about it being an XP thing. I just checked it on my Thinkpad T530. Its native resolution is 1600 x 900, but I reduced it to
1360 x 768. Much easier on my aging eyes. And even with this low resolution the dmMediaConverter GUI is displayed correctly.


Cheers
manolito

[uVSthem]

Does anyone have a link to the Windows version of dmMediaConverter - v2.3.1 ?

[manolito]

Yes, for some reason the Windows version has disappeared from the author's GDrive folder. No idea if this was intentional. Anyways, Softpedia still has it available for download, just google for it...

Cheers
manolito

[mdalacu]

I found recently that the win32 version was not on my site anymore. Google blocked the file from sharing in my GDrive under the suspicion that i don't have copyrights on it...wtf! :-)))
The problem is that they did not notify me in anyway...only a gray flag , if you navigate into that folder...
I have re-uploaded the file and now i think it is all fine.
Enjoy!

[mrjayviper]

Anyone been able to run to on recent Manjaro or any other distro? If not Manjaro, what we're you using? Thanks

edit: just tried on latest manjaro and I get this error "error while loading shared library: libva.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory". I checked (using pacman) and I got extra/libva 2.4.1-1 installed. Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks

[jones1913]

First, Happy New Year! ;)
#dmMediaConverter
http://dmsimpleapps.blogspot.ro/2014/04/dmmediaconverter.html

Version 2.3.1 is up
I have tried at least to make it usable at different scaling.

Enjoy and please provide feedback!

Im much too late but anyway, the improved spacings helped a bit so that some controls are not so much overlapped anymore.
Some controls are still quite small (listview, radiobuttons), also the log output is almost impossible to read (without a magnifying glass :D). Thanks anyway for working on this application.

Anyone been able to run to on recent Manjaro or any other distro? If not Manjaro, what we're you using? Thanks

edit: just tried on latest manjaro and I get this error "error while loading shared library: libva.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory". I checked (using pacman) and I got extra/libva 2.4.1-1 installed. Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks
Works here for me (Manjaro).

libva.so is no dependency of dmMediaConverter binary (checked with 'ldd dmMediaConverter') but rather of ffmpeg.
Are you using bundled ffmpeg binary or the system installed one?

[Bigmango]

Thanks for this great app !

Please add options for:


eac3 audio in the list of codecs
enable/disable audio and subtitle flags (forced, default...)
stream duplication (i.ex: right click to duplicate a stream) (i.ex my use case: to keep source TrueHD/DTSMA/DTS audio/subtitle and add a duplicate with another codec, so the mkv can also be played on devices that don't support the source codec)


Example command line of what I need to do very often:

ffmpeg -i source.mkv -map 0:0 -map 0:2 -map 0:2 -map 0:1 -map 0:1 -map 0:3 -map 0:4 -map 0:5 -c:v copy -c:a:0 copy -c:a:1 eac3 -c:a:2 copy -c:a:3 eac3 -b:a:1 1536k -b:a:3 768k -c:s copy output.mkv

(this reorders the audio (0:2 before 0:1) and duplicates 2 audio tracks (0:1 and 0:2) with a 2nd eac3 copy with different bitrates for each eac3 stream, and keeps all the subtitles).

Many thanks !