"Autodub" tool support Divx3/Divx4/Divx5/Xvid

[Dark-Cracker]

hi,

a new version of autobub is out (version 1.4) :

www.dark-angel.does.it

Autodub v1.4 :

- Add the support for the Divx 5.0.2 / Divx Pro 5.0.2
- Now u must select an .D2V file for input source.
(.AVS file creator)
- Add the support for the Video Crop.
- Add the support for the Video Resize.
- Add the support of the "Tweak v1.3" Avisynth plugin
- Add desinterlace mode ( Decomb 3.8, GreedyHMA)
- Add support for the InverseTelecine (IVTC 2.2 , Decomb 3.8, GreedyHMA)
- Add smooth filter (light, normal, strong) for denoising the movie.
- Add support of Virtual Dub Plugins (Warpshap, Optimized 2D cleaner, Smarth Smoother HiQ)
(Based the Wilbert's Virtualdub filter script importer v1.3, these filters are usefull for anime filtering)
- Add support of the encredits (encode separately or with more compressible)
- Add generic profils for 1Cd or 2Cd.
- Now u can use HintME + (1st pass H.263 & 2nd pass Modulated) in Xvid panel
- Add a bitrate Calculator.
- Fixed some little bugs.

Plz test this version and report bugs or request at darkcracker@caramail.com

Ps: if someone could make some test for the end-credits (more compressible mode) :
try to encode a part of the movie and the start of the endcredits with these options :

- bilinear without endcredits
- bilinear + endcredits (in more compressible mode)

- neutral bicubic without endcredits
- neutral bicubic + endcredits (in more compressible mode)

- sharp bicubic without endcredits
- sharp bicubic + endcredits (in more compressible mode)

More Explanations :
-------------------

there are two mode for encode the end credits : (separately or more compressible)

in separately mode autodub encode the movie (XXX_Movie.avs) after the credits in quality mode 20% (XXX_Credits.avs) and after join the two part, in more compressible mode , autodub create a script like this :

Clip=mpeg2source.....
Clip1=Trim(Clip,0,5000) <= the movie part
Clip2=Trim(Clip,5001,0) <= the credit part

.....
# the movie part
Clip1=Bicubic(Clip1,640,480,0.33,0.33)
.....
#the credit part
# use level filter (more contrast and more brightness)
# a tempsmoother 6 and always a bilinear resize
Clip2=Level(Clip2,....)
Clip2=TemporalSmoother(Clip2,6)
Clip2=Bilinear(640,480)
...
Return Clip1+Clip2

==> encode this script in 1pass or 2pass

this way for encoding the endcredits is very use when u use the Xvid 2pass with endcredits (Quant 22) or with Divx3 (u have a better result with the endcredits at 200kbts by this way).

and more the endcredits more compressible mode is usefull for the little harddisk (no need join the 2 part)

---------

i have althought added the support for the virtualdub filters

- Warpsharp (30)
- optimised 2Dcleaner (8,2,2)
- Smarth Smoother HiQ (3,30,254)

i have used a part of the script made by Wilbert , i always to add the detection of the cpu in order to use the optimised filters (for AMD or for Intel).

Remember: These filters are very slow (work in RGB mode) but very usefull if you want to encode Anime.

PS: i am not an Avisynth guru :) if someone could see (and correct) my autodub generated scripts , this will be great.

Bye.

[Dark-Cracker]

The web is come back :)
and a fixed version of autodub (a silly bug) so.

i can download this version on the site

[Dark-Cracker]

two little bug fixed :

- when u select crop u have an error (out of range)
- when u select the manual parameters for the codec (error 381 : tab index error)

plz perhaps someone can report me if This version work well ?

thank, Bye

[MaXiMuS]

i`d be glad to test it but you page is DOWN

"The page you are looking for
has spontaneously combusted.
Actually, we couldn't find the page you requested. Please check the URL."

:( :( :( :( :(

[ookzDVD]

- when u select the manual parameters for the codec (error 381 : tab index error)


Yes, I've found that problems too while using XviD,
but I also found if using DivX 5, even I've already
changed the BitRate setting, the log window still
say that it's 780 kbps. :(

Next is about the input,
could I have AVS input just like the old v1.3 ?

Thank you.

[Dark-Cracker]

Yes, I've found that problems too while using XviD,
but I also found if using DivX 5, even I've already
changed the BitRate setting, the log window still
say that it's 780 kbps.

yes this was solve in the attached file, in fact the bug was : if u clicked on the manual settings , and after close the codec panel u lost the parameters but this bug was solved. (just wait the moderator accept the attached file and download the fixed version)

Next is about the input,
could I have AVS input just like the old v1.3 ?


i don't think i will add the support of the .AVS file , u don't like my avs creator ? (support crop, resize, denoise, desinterlace, ivtc, like in Gknot, an even support some Vdub filter for anime SmartSmoother, WarpSharp, and Optimized 2D cleaner) i u have some suggestions for improve it , i heard u :) :)

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker

i don't think i will add the support of the .AVS file , u don't like my avs creator ?


It's Ok, no problem, I'll try to use your AVS creator
but I still wait for the attach AutoDub in forum. :(

Thank you.

[Dark-Cracker]

hehe good news the web site is come back (thanks to Eclipsedvd : a very good guy) u can now download the file.

www.dark-angel.does.it

Bye

[andal]

Hi,
first of all, great work you did. But I have some suggestions to make for improvement:

1. Resizing:
could you include SimpleResize.dll in you choices ? It is faster and still very good quality.

2. Resizing sizes: sometimes the source video has a ratio different to 4:3 or 16:9 (DVB-Captures, SVCD Vids). Your resizing calculator calculates the wrong sizes. One of my Vids has 521 x 571 (after cropping) resized to 16:9 funnily it has the right size 512x384. But resizing it to 4:3 gives it the impossible value of 512 x 512. By the way could you make the size steps choosable (32 is a little too much for my taste 16 and 8 would be nice to choose).

3. Cropping the video (not size but length). As I spoke of DVB-Captures, I always have a useless part at the beginning and at the end of the movie. Could you insert two buttons in the resize preview dialog were I can set the begin and the end of the actual movie. AVS-Command is Trim (beginframe, endframe).

4. Jobs: could you include a joblist. Because usually I prepare some 5 jobs to create while I am at work.

5 Save default settings is missing. Just put them in the ini-File

I hope this is not too much to ask,

CU,
Andal

[Dark-Cracker]

@andal

Hummm do u read my minds :)

>1
a lot of people have ask me for the simpleresize, this feature will be integrated in the v1.5 , just stay tuned :)

>2
the resizing methode it the same as in Gknot (thank to TheWEF who explain me how to calculate the ratio), but the number are locked (no manual settings), i will add the possibility to enter manually the number :)

>3
this feature are not allways used but, i will perhaps try to add it or just add the possibility to edit the .avs file

>4
in the future, autodub will add the possibilty to ripp dvd and to save the project in "project file (.rip)", and u will had the possibility to queued these file (this will be a joblist)

>5
the settings will be stored in the .rip file and i will store in the .ini file the last .rip file u have create.

>I hope this is not too much to ask,
no i am always happy to see my work is usefull (not always perfect :) but usefull :) :) )

@cjaar cjar

>1. Add a DVD2AVI tab which can fire DVD2avi
>application to convert vob to d2v files. This can be
>added with check application path also.

PERHAPS, but i will add in the futur release (not 1.5 but surely 1.6) the possibility to ripp the dvd with Vstrip (The BEST ripper) who create a working .d2v file.

> 2. In corp window, the picture quality(colour) looks
>very ODD....

sorry my english is very poor i don't understand this sentence.

> 3. Automatic detection of PAL/NTSC 4/3, 16/9 in video tab...

i could add the detection beetween PAL or NTSC but actually there is no way to detect with the .d2v file if it a 4/3 or 16/9 source, but i think when i will add the dvd ripper feature , could detect the aspect ratio.

> 4. No mp3 audio when checked for VBR
i have do again some test but it work fine for me , can someone try to make some test and post the result ?

> 5. Manual codec settings dont take effect
i think u don't have download the fixed version (it was the error bug 381) , this bug was solved a few time ago, download again the v1.4 here : www.dark-angel.does.it

> 6. Can the log/progress window be integrated into the
>main application window in o/p tab... u hv sufficient
>space in this tab :)

i think i will add in the in o/p tab the "external" log (like the besweet log , divx4/5 log analyse , and in the split log)

> 7. Cant use 3 pass for divx4, i get an error while
muxing audio and video... although 2 pass works
fine!!!

yes u are right , i have fixed this bug , download again "Autodub v 1.4".Now divx4-3pass Mode work fine :) :) :)


@Other people

Does someone will be interest to translate "Autodub" ? i try to add for the next release the support of multilanguage, if u are interested mail me at : darkcracker@caramail.com and say me in which language u can translate autodub, i enought people answer me , i will publish a list of word to translate.

[kilg0r3]

hi,

i dowbloaded and installed setupvb6.zip. but i still get the following error:

le composant mscomct2.ocx ou une de ses depandances nes pas correctemant enregistré: un fichier est absent ou incorect

sorry for the missing accents :D


sorry again! solved the problem by donloading the file from
http://www.windows-hq.com/Download/Program/MSCOMCT2.zip

[Dark-Cracker]

@kilg0r3
Normaly the MSCOMCT2.OCX file is in the setupvb6.zip file , does someone have this problem ?


PS:
does someone know where i can download a NTSC interlaced or telecined video source ? (in MPEG2 or in Divx ?) i will try to make some test on the avisynth part and i don't have NTSC dvd.

[sillKotscha]

hi folks,

until now everything worked very well with autodub. Then today I jumped into this open thread and read the last post...


i dowbloaded and installed setupvb6.zip. but i still get the following error:

le composant mscomct2.ocx ou une de ses depandances nes pas correctemant enregistré: un fichier est absent ou incorect

sorry for the missing accents


sorry again! solved the problem by donloading the file from
http://www.windows-hq.com/Download/Program/MSCOMCT2.zip



I must admit that I had (until now) no problems with autodub, but as I read this, I thought it would be usefull as well for me downloading the MSCOMCT2.zip ... I guess that was a mistake, 'cause now I get the following error-message:

"le fichier ne contient aucune information récupérable!"

hmm, but then autodub opens as expected and works just fine...

strange, but that's the problem with people always wanting/hunting for the latest fixes (or even not, as in my case)

cheers sill

P.S.: how can I unregister the Mscomct2.ocx file? ... if that maybe solves my problem

[Dark-Cracker]

hi,

>I get the following error-message:
>"le fichier ne contient aucune information récupérable!"

if u have this error message , it was surely because the external application path ar false (perhaps have u move the Autodub directory) to solve your problem , simply delete the Autodub.ini file in the directory root, this will solve your problem.

>how can I unregister the Mscomct2.ocx file? ... if that maybe solves >my problem.

if you want unregister the .ocx file use this command line : regsvr32.exe /u mscomct2.ocx

bye. think to post comment if this have solve your problem.

[sillKotscha]

hehe, I cleaned up my tools-folder and moved the VD-directory...

.../me sings: 'cause I'm just a fool...

thanks

[metouka]

I wanted to give autodub a try, and thus installed setupvb6 and autodub 1.4. When it starts, a window "external program location"
pops up but before I have the time to enter anything, I get another
window saying "Erreur d'execution 424 - Un objet est requis".
And I have to kill the process because it's frozen.

I run win-xp pro.

Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker


>5
the settings will be stored in the .rip file and i will store in the .ini file the last .rip file u have create.


Sure, please save the "Manual codec parameters" too,
so when I click the "Parameters" I can see my latest
parameters not reset to the default parameter which
AutoDub 1.4 always do it. ;(

Thank you.

[cjaar]

@DC...

When i set the path for the above version... the audio is not transcoded!!!.. but when i check for old ver 1.3... the audio is transoced and is fine...
BTW where can i see the error log created by besweet?????

any1 facing this problem!!!

TA
cj

[cjaar]

@dc...

Still i see that manual setting of the codec parameters are lost when u close the manual setting window, i hv d/led the update ver @ ur site...

TA
CJ

[Dark-Cracker]

@metouka
try to reg again the mscomct2.ocx file.
scroll down for the solution

@ookzDVD
i will give shot to solve this problem

@cjaar
i will see for the audio encoding problem.
the besweet log file are stored in c:\audio_stream1.log (it seems to me)

the manual probleme was solve a few day ago , try to download again the besweet v1.4 on my site.

[cjaar]

@DC

It works ok with the besweet 1.4b7, i missed the lame.dll file in this dir... after placing the dll it transcodes fine!!!

I d/l the latest update from u site, but still the codec settinga are lost when u closw the manual setting w'dow.

As posted about VBR encoding... it fails to transcode.. below is the log, i am using lame 3.92:
[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : G:\bel230 AC3 T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY -66ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: G:\temp\Stream1.MP3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
Error 47: Error with LAME dll!
Quiting...
[00:00:00:000] Conversion Completed !
Logging ends : 05/13/02 , 20:50:27.

ERR: 47 ???

TA
cj

[Dark-Cracker]

sorry for my late answer (i was kept busy by my exams).

@cjaar
i will change the VBR parameters to solve this problem :) i will probably use the preset parameters, but try with all VBR bitrate and post here with which bitrate the audio encoding failed.

PS: with which codec the parameters are not saved ?

when i will come back in my house i will (definitively) solve the problem with the save of the manual parameters :) :) :)

bye.

PS2: i will post a msg when these bugs will be fixed.

[cjaar]

@DC...

VBR encoding failed @ 128kps, but works fine for other bit rates though i hv tested for 112 and 96 only.

Divx5.02 codec setting are not saved, i hv the latest update downloaded form ur site.

TA
cj :)

[ookzDVD]

@cjaar,

I think Dark-Cracker has not updated the AutoDub v1.4 yet since
no posting in this forum yet.

He still not in his house yet ;)

[Dark-Cracker]

hehe home sweet home :) :) :)
i have finish my exams and i come back in my house :) i have do a quick fix of the two bugs (sorry but autodub it still in beta :) ) the 128kb VBR bug was fixed, and the bug in the save of the value in the manual parameters too :)

@ookzDVD

now u can download again the (updated version ) of autodub v1.4 on my site web : www.dark-angel.does.it

@metouka

do u have solve the "error 424" msg ? if someone know exactely which is the missing file , post the answer.

@All the users

think to post a msg if this version solve the problems, and of course if u have suggestions or if u find bugs :) :)

PS: sorry for my bad english.I don't have sleep since 27H, now i go to sleep in my bed , i will see the answer later :) , bye.

[metouka]

Hello Dark-Cracker. Thanks for your help, but no, it did not work. I just downloaded your last update and will give it a try this evening. I'll tell you if it worked.
Have a good night! :)

[metouka]

Ok, I finally found it : I only got the error message because of
DivX 5.02 NOT-PRO. I never installed the PRO version since I hate
these ad tricks they play on us. I wanted to try Autodub for xvid
only. Once DivX is uninstalled everything works fine.

Merci!

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker,

Thank you for your fast bug fix, home sweet home ;)

A little suggestion, maybe you better update the version
like Autodub v1.41 ;)

[Dark-Cracker]

u are right :) i have change the version to : v1.4.5 (for the five bugs i have fixed since the v1.4 is out )

@metouka:
the divx5 NOT-PRO bug was fixed.

bye.

[metouka]

Thanks! And your program is great!

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker,

Thank you for the update again v1.4.5, so...
I have to download it again now.

Btw, is there any chance to add the .AVS input support ?

Thank you.

[kilg0r3]

-> xvid
if i check lumi masking, will it be used for both passes? would be nice to have the choice. same goes for quantizer mode because, afaik, modulated wont work if you use it in both passes.

btw, if you want to have autodub translated into german, give me ring.

just tried to load a .d2v file but it didn't work. instead a dialogbox appeared stating: 'can't open file' and then another 'invalid .d2v file' which is not possible because it works flawlessly in gknot and frameserved in virtual dub.

[update] ooopsi, my fault. my avisynth installation was screwed up by some installation i did yesterday.

[MaXiMuS]

no rush Dark-Cracker but please add more audio birates to AutoDub :D

[Dark-Cracker]

:D i actually work on the audio part :) just wait a few day. i try to add the ogg and the ac3 downsample. (but the .ac3 file and .aac file in the .ogm doest work well :( ).

PS: Autodub v1.4.5 support the Nic build 28/06/02 and Koepi build 30/06/02.

[MaXiMuS]

Originally posted by Dark-Cracker
:D i actually work on the audio part :) just wait a few day. i try to add the ogg and the ac3 downsample. (but the .ac3 file and .aac file in the .ogm doest work well :( ).

PS: Autodub v1.4.5 support the Nic build 28/06/02 and Koepi build 30/06/02.


What about some "Dirty" trick to make avi support for .aac do u think it is doable ?

that would rock ....

[Dark-Cracker]

it seems to me the "Dirty" way to use .ac3 or .aac file in .ogm file it to mux the audio file (with wav hearder) with .avi file then after save the final .avi file as .ogm file with oggmux, but there are still asyn for the .ac3 and for the .aac the nic' filter don't run.

PS: i have added MP3 bitrate from 56 at 384 kbps :) i have finish to add the AC3 re-encode (bitrate 56-384) i will finish to support of the .ogg and i will post a CRAP (because AC3 reencode and OGG will be in surround 2 channel mode, it try to detect the number of channel for using the dolby pro logic algo) beta just for testing these functions. just wait one or two day i will post the link , but remember it will be only a poor beta not an official release.

Bye.

[Dark-Cracker]

Hi all,

i post a msg to know if some beta tester are interested by the "Autodub XP v1.5 beta" ?

(IT ISN'T AN OFFICIAL RELEASE)

-i have added the .OGM support (Mux the .Avi and .OGG with Oggmux)
- add the re-encode of the .AC3 file
- i have added a split function (based on the genericmm.dll file by CyberDemonII)
- improve the MP3 profils
- improve the generic profil for the codecs
- add the "crosspoint" parameters for the divx3.11 (sbc)
- improve the speed in the crop panel
- and the support of the .pcm input file for audio stream
- fixed a bug with the tempory directory

http://www.eclipsedvd.firstream.net/autodub/Autodub1.5beta.zip

Post your comment or request in this thread or mail me. Bye

Ps: i am trying to add the multilanguage for autodub v1.5 all the people who have mail me for translate Autodub will receive a mail in few day :) just stay tuned.

[cjaar]

hi dc...

i was just trying the new dvd2avi 1773 to creat .d2v file... it says
file formate not supported???... any changes has to be made in autodub ????

ta
cj

[Dark-Cracker]

hi cjaar

in dvd2avi v1.77.3 the .d2v file structure has changed so you have to regenerate your DVD2AVI projects with v1.76 to use Autodub.
(we must wait an mpeg2dec.dll update to use the .d2v file made by dvd2avi v1.77)

Bye.

[de66ka]

but turn off the computer under win xp doesn`t functionate.
I only get the screen "Its now safe........"

By using vidomi or Gordian Knot this doesn`t happen!!!

Axel

[Dark-Cracker]

hi, Axel

i have tested on my xp and the computer turn off. but i will try to find why this doesn't work on your computer.

do u have another comments (perhaps on the settings for audio or video u have used for the encoding ? )

>By using vidomi or Gordian Knot this doesn`t happen!!!
Autodub it still in beta development, i don't force u to use it if u think some other tool like Gknot or Vidomi could provide u a better result use them.

just respect my work !!! :angry:

[de66ka]

please don`t misunderstood me. I`m searching a programm which can handle encoding with xvid/avisynth and at the end of the encoding process shutting down my system. The only program which offers this is autodub. Or know you another one?
I respect your work, my talking about the 2 other programs should give you only a tip that their shutdown routines work on my system (Windows XP professional). I dont think that the encoding settings in autudub has somethin to do with this problem.

Axel

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker,

I don't know why, using v1.4.5 and v1.5beta,
"sometimes" I have an error while encoding process (XviD) that
the VirtualDub is overflow and suddently the process is stopped.

I try manually encode the same movie use VirtualDub and
the result is ok.

[Dark-Cracker]

hummm i have no idear ! which build of Xvid are u using ? ( i think if u use the exeperimental B-frame .dll file the process will crash)
i have tested with the Nic's build (28-06-02) and Koepi's build (30-06-02) i there are no problemes.

PS: the 1.5 beta version are updated (fixed a bug for the resize, a bug for win98 user in the crop windows, and a split bug for .avi file with no sound, and a bug for the bivx )

PS2: there are in the package an "Autodubsplit.exe" file ,who can split at 10 MB or 20 MB or 30 MB it used to make some test on the split function if u want make some test, simply encode a part of the movie (around 50 MB) and use 0,1 or 2 audio stream and make a split at the wanted size (10 or 20 ro 30 MB) and post the result for the final filesize.

PS3: does some one have tested the .AC3 reencode function or the .ogm file ? plz post your result instead of mail me :) thx

[ookzDVD]

@Dark-Cracker,

Yes, I'm using Koepi's build 30-06-2002, VirtualDub 1.4.10.
mostly the error happen when I encoding the movie over than
2 hours (120 mins).

Btw, I've tested the .ogg and everything is working well
as far as I know.

Good work!

Thank you.

[sillKotscha]

any ideas??

I didn't touch it for quite a long time, today I wanted to give it another try but then...

thanks in advance

cheers Sill

P.S.: my attachment must be validated ;)

[Dark-Cracker]

@sillkotscha
it was the first time someone report me an error with the xvid codec i think u can try safely.

the only problem that can u have it for the audio if u use some modified lame dll file.

PS: what is your attachement ?

@ookzDVD
i will make more test but i have no problems with the Xvid codec.

try again and post if u have still this problem.

bye

[sillKotscha]

an error :(

wait, until my attach is validated. a mix of 'un erreur' en francais and a german system "announcment"... some crappy windows error

cheers Sill

[Dark-Cracker]

when have u this error ? when u start the encoding process or when u start autodub ? be sure u have installed the vb6 runtime .

bye

[sillKotscha]

it is installed for sure!!

and the error occures when opening your tool