Need Help on my first encode

[ThaChinky]

hi, i haven't encoded a movie since the days of FairUse and decided to do a divx5.02 encode with GKnot yesterday. I followed the guide on doom9 and the results we good considering it only took 4 hours to encode the whole thing! Boy was i surprised!
However, I had some minor problems with the setup which caused me to get a small video file. I wanted to do an OGG audio Divx movie. So I pre-encoded the audio and found its size, and entered the info on the "BITRATE" tab. before encoding I told the program to disable audio-processing. The end file came out to be only 558MB video when i was expecting at least 650! (im trying to do XCD)

Of course i did the compressibility test but for some reason it didn't work, so i didn't get to tweak that part. I would have included the GKnot log but i don't know how to extract it.

Finally, after the encode i looked at the log file and there were a bunch of things i didn't like:
"final avi size smaller than intermediate files"
"Error: could not open c:\XXX.log"
"Compressibility Check: Divx 4"

..i thought i told it to use divx5.02..not divx4...
can anybody help this newbie that is almost beyond lost rite now?
thnx!

ThaChinky

[jggimi]

Please post your _Gknot.log file (you can copy and paste it into a reply). There's no guarantee, but sometimes a procedural error or other problem can be determined by examining the entire log.

[ThaChinky]

hi thanks for replying:p
here's a cut and paste:

27/02/2003 2:50:59 AM: Job "Dragon Inn" started.

o DivX5-Single, Quality 20%: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avs
o DivX5-First Pass: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs
o DivX5-Second Pass: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs
o Append Credits.
o Delete Intermediate Files.
End of Job 3 (Dragon Inn).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot 0.27.0.13
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD5_Both_CreditsSep
Number: 3
Name: Dragon Inn
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avi
AviMovie: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Movie.avi
AviCredits: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avi
MovieFS: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs
CreditsFS: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avs
Log : F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.log
Stats: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.stats
Ecf : F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 20
CreditsStart: 177264
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 1
DeleteInterm.: 1
EnforceBitrate:0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 734432 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 67584 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 4280 kbyte.
AviSize: 806296 kbyte (787 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 806296 kbyte (787 mbyte).
Interleaving: disabled
Bitrate: 1009 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 178769
FPS: 29.970
Duration: 1:39:25
Quality: 0.183 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
DivX5BiDirect: 1
DivX5GMC: 1
DivX5QuartPel: 0
DivX5PsyVis: 0
Resolution: 576 x 320

Audio 1:
none.

Audio 2:
none.

2:50:59 AM: Audio 1, calc: 67584 kb
2:50:59 AM: Audio 1, disabled, no recalc. - you probably want to add this track later.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Single Pass"
// $input "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avs"
// $output "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Credits.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(308,"GAEAAACgDwDQBwAACgAAABQAAAAsAQAADAAAAAIAAAAFAAAAAQAAAMgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAABkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAyAAAAAAAAAAAQAACamZmZmZnJP5qZmZmZmck/QAAAAAEAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIACAADgAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAD/////BAAAAGVtcHR5AGM6XHRlc3QuZGl2eABlbXB0eS5tdgBt");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Credits.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

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

2:50:59 AM: Started DivX5-Single, Quality 20%: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Credits.avs
2:51:54 AM: Finished DivX5-Single, Quality 20%. Duration: 55 seconds.
2:51:54 AM: Assumed: Main Movie has 177264 Frames.
2:51:54 AM: Assumed: Credits Part has 1505 Frames.
2:51:54 AM: Credits Size = 3896Kb
2:51:54 AM: New Bitrate for Movie = 1012 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 First Pass"
// $input "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs"
// $output "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn.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(366,"GAEAACBxDwDQBwAACgAAABQAAAAsAQAADAAAAAIAAAAFAAAAAgAAAJABAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAABkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAyAAAAAAAAAAAQAACamZmZmZnJP5qZmZmZmck/QAAAAAEAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIACAADgAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAD/////BAAAAEY6XERSQUdPTl9JTk5cVklERU9fVFNcRHJhZ29uSW5uLmxvZwBjOlx0ZXN0LmRpdngARjpcRFJBR09OX0lOTlxWSURFT19UU1xEcmFnb25Jbm4ubXYAbQ==");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

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

2:51:54 AM: Started DivX5-First Pass: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs
5:10:18 AM: Finished DivX5-First Pass. Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes, 23 seconds.
5:10:18 AM: Trying to open Log-file.
5:10:18 AM: Error: Could not open F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.log
5:10:18 AM: Error: Could not count encoded Frames.
5:10:18 AM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.
5:10:18 AM: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
5:10:18 AM: WARNING: Settings: 177264
5:10:18 AM: WARNING: Counted: 0
5:10:18 AM: WARNING: Difference: 177264
5:10:18 AM: Correcting Bitrate...
5:10:18 AM: Original Bitrate = 1012 k(=1000)Bits/s
5:10:18 AM: ERROR: Correction impossible.
5:10:18 AM: Now encoding at 1012 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Second Pass"
// $input "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs"
// $output "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn.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(366,"GAEAACBxDwDQBwAACgAAABQAAAAsAQAADAAAAAIAAAAFAAAAAwAAAJABAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAABkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAyAAAAAAAAAAAQAACamZmZmZnJP5qZmZmZmck/QAAAAAEAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIACAADgAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAD/////BAAAAEY6XERSQUdPTl9JTk5cVklERU9fVFNcRHJhZ29uSW5uLmxvZwBjOlx0ZXN0LmRpdngARjpcRFJBR09OX0lOTlxWSURFT19UU1xEcmFnb25Jbm4ubXYAbQ==");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

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

5:10:18 AM: Started DivX5-Second Pass: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avs
7:22:32 AM: Finished DivX5-Second Pass. Duration: 2 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds.
7:22:32 AM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 Append"
// $input "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Movie.avi"
// $output "F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Movie.avi",0,0);
VirtualDub.Append("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn_Credits.avi");
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("F:\\DRAGON_INN\\VIDEO_TS\\DragonInn.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

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

7:22:32 AM: Started Appending Credits: F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn_Movie.avi
7:23:45 AM: Finished Appending Credits. Duration: 1 minute, 13 seconds.
7:23:45 AM: Hmm... Final Avi Size smaller than Intermediate files.
7:23:45 AM: Something went wrong. NOT deleting Intermediate files.

7:23:45 AM: Done.
7:23:45 AM: Movie = F:\DRAGON_INN\VIDEO_TS\DragonInn.avi
Total Encoding Time: 4 hours, 32 minutes, 46 seconds.
27/02/2003 7:23:45 AM: Job "Dragon Inn" finished.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I sure hope somebod7y can make something out of this.
once again..i thnk you for your help

[ThaChinky]

here's another one i found "LastCompCheck_GKnot.log"
thnks

27/02/2003 1:16:16 AM: Job "Dragon Inn" started.


Gordian Knot 0.27.0.13
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD5_First
Number: 2010404991
Name: Dragon Inn
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\_.avi
AviMovie: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\__Movie.avi
AviCredits: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\__Credits.avi
MovieFS: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\LastCompCheck.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : _5_perc_D5_NeutralBicubic_576x320.log
Stats:
Ecf :
This is a Compressibility Check:
DivX5BiDirect: 0
DivX5GMC: 0
DivX5QuartPel: 0
DivX5PsyVis: 0
Resolution: 576 x 320

1:16:16 AM: Audio 1, calc: 67584 kb
1:16:16 AM: Audio 1, disabled, no recalc. - you probably want to add this track later.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX4 First Pass"
// $input "C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\LastCompCheck.avs"
// $output "C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\_.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("C:\\PROGRA~1\\GORDIA~1\\LastCompCheck.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(368,"GAEAAACgjADQBwAACgAAABQAAAAsAQAAAgAAAAIAAAAFAAAAAgAAAJABAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAABkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAyAAAAAAAAAAAQAACamZmZmZnJP5qZmZmZmck/QAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIACAADgAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAD/////BAAAAF81X3BlcmNfRDVfTmV1dHJhbEJpY3ViaWNfNTc2eDMyMC5sb2cAYzpcdGVzdC5kaXZ4AF81X3BlcmNfRDVfTmV1dHJhbEJpY3ViaWNfNTc2eDMyMC5tdgBt");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("C:\\PROGRA~1\\GORDIA~1\\_.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

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

1:16:16 AM: Started DivX5-First Pass: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\LastCompCheck.avs
1:25:27 AM: Finished DivX5-First Pass. Duration: 9 minutes, 11 seconds.
1:25:27 AM: Trying to open Log-file.
1:25:27 AM: Error: Could not open _5_perc_D5_NeutralBicubic_576x320.log
1:25:27 AM: Error: Could not count encoded Frames.
1:25:27 AM: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.

1:25:27 AM: Done.
1:25:27 AM: Log File = _5_perc_D5_NeutralBicubic_576x320.log
Total Encoding Time: 9 minutes, 11 seconds.
27/02/2003 1:25:27 AM: Job "Dragon Inn" finished.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[ThaChinky]

also, DVD2AVI tells me i have an interlaced movie, which is correct. however it does not tell me the FILM XX%, it just says NTSC. so should i do Force FILM or should i do IVTC during the encoding?
i guess it could try both ways since it don't take 1/2 as long as it used to!
thnks

[jggimi]

Regarding failure:

It appears as though the DivX 5.0.2 codec is not installed or not installed properly. Did you install both the RipPack and the System Pack? If not, you don't have enough components installed to use Gknot properly.

You can check to see if DivX 5.0.2 is installed by running Virtual Dub, and using the Video....Compression command.

There are other possibilities, including an invalid .avs script or AviSynth not being installed. You can test this by opening any saved .avs file in Vdub or in any AVI player. If you see video, the .avs script is fine, if you get an error with a line #, there is a problem with the script, if it won't even open the file, then AviSynth may not be installed.

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Regarding what DVD2AVI is telling you: Please read this link (www.doom9.org/ivtc-tut.htm).

[ThaChinky]

yup it works fine now.
thnx for the help