Batch processing AVIs

[spwyatt]

I have a set of 24 AVIs which I want to process with DVD2SVCD, with each one onto a seperate SVCD. Each AVI is almost exactly 40 minutes long.

How can I set up a batch process to do this for me? I have read the topics on batch processing but it only explains how to do this for DVDs ripped with "rip only" - and then starts DVD2SVCD using the d2s file.

Any help greatfully received!

Regards,

Steve.

[bernd_b]

As far as I have understood the matter:

You have to do nearly the same with your avis as with DVD to create a batch job.

So:
For each file you have to start DVD2SVCD, select a new(!) default output folder (do this before anything else!!!), define the job and then start it. So far the same.

Because there is no rip only feature, you have to start normally, and after this you have to close DVD2SVCD immediatley (and confirm with yes that you want to close the active DVD2SVCD).

This is like a simulation of a crash.

Now edit the batch file and create a command line for each job like

Start /WAIT "C:\PROGRAMME\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.EXE" -d2s:"I:\the score\source\dvd2svcd project file.d2s" -run -exit

The paths have to be replaced with the one of your computer of course.

The "start /wait" semms only be needed with W98, for the last line you can take -shutdown instead of -exit (which does what it is saying).

I strongly recommend to make some tries with some small avis to get used to this method. I needed some tries before I succeded.

[LdSr]

If you run into further problems, there is always the search fuction.
Batch encoding AVIs have been covered before.

[spwyatt]

Thanks guys. I did of course do a lot of searching before I posted but to no avail.

Will give that a go. So there's no way of encoding them so they all end up in the same directory then?

Steve

[bernd_b]

I guess no because the last job would overwrite the result of the previous job.

[stevendm]

Can the batch file be modified while DVD2SVCD is running it?

What I want to do is queue up a bunch of files and the start DVD2SVCD encoding them. The next day I want to prepare a few more files and add them to the end of the queue (batch file) without stopping the ongoing encoding.

Will this work?

Steven

[sync]

Originally posted by spwyatt
Thanks guys. I did of course do a lot of searching before I posted but to no avail.

Will give that a go. So there's no way of encoding them so they all end up in the same directory then?

Steve
Your batch file can rename the files after each job and then you can have them all in the same directory.