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Chu
13th April 2002, 23:27
I’m currently ripping Trigun, which is an Anime series. Ripping movies I have no problems with, but this is giving me some troubles for two main reasons:

1. I would encode it as I would a movie and cut it into 3 parts, but I since I use vbr mp3 I can’t cut it into 3 pieces when the encode is done (unless there is a way to do this that I am missing).

2. I haven’t seen it all yet, so I’m trying extremely hard not to get any spoilers. I know the chapter offsets so I know exactly where to cut, and I’m going 75min/cd so bitrate isn’t a problem, but some processes that might be better become unfeasible because they would require me actually watching it first.

Anyways, here is my horrendously long encode process. Someone please tell me how I can cut out a few steps! Note: I could care less about how much CPU time it takes, but this process just takes way too much of my time.

#1. Load up smartripper, rip the entire dvd.

#2. Use Headac3he to get a .wav to work with. Use Lame to convert the .wav into a .mp3 (R3MIX preset) so I calculate how much room I have for video. Then delete the .mp3 since it is now useless to me.*

#3. Create a .d2v file with dvd2avi.

#4. Use avisynth for mpeg2dec and Decomb filters, and do the resize here.

#5. Load up virtualdub, load up the .avs, apply the last three filters (smart smoother, vobsub, and warpsharp). Set up divx, set the audio source to my .wav, and start the encode.

#6. Split the finished .avi into my three episodes.

#7. Rip the audio from my .avi’s, and use lame to encode them to mp3.

#8. Use nandub to combine my .avi’s and .mp3’s into the final product.

I know there has to be a better way to do this. Can someone please help me?




* The Trigun dvd’s don’t have the chapters and episodes matching up exactly, so making 3 separate ac3 files is useless.

manono
14th April 2002, 03:05
Hi-

I finished encoding Trigun recently, and I'm not sure what the problem is (unless I missed something). Since you're using VDub for encoding, then you're creating DivX4, DivX5, or XviD videos (I made them in XviD).

Make the .mp3 as you did (although it might be easier and faster to get the whole VBR R3MIX .mp3 from HeadAC3he)-just don't throw it away this time. Encode the Video as you did before (but without the .wav file). When the video is finished, mux .avi and .mp3 using Nandub. Then split using Nandub (making sure Audio and Video are set to Direct Stream, and Audio is set to Avi Audio).

but I since I use vbr mp3 I can’t cut it into 3 pieces when the encode is done

Yes you can. So what did I miss?

And By The Way-Welcome To The Forums.

Chu
14th April 2002, 03:09
>> Yes you can. So what did I miss?

For some reason Nandub wouldn't let me do this for episode 2. I just went back and looked at it, and it would let me do eps#1, 3, and 4, but not 2 for some reason. Hrmm . . . might be something funky with my mp3 in that region. I will reencode the audio and see if it helps. Thanks.

-Chu