Auto Gordian Knot: current version 2.55

[len0x]

not good :(

[Goraclus]

Hi!

Need help a bit .... open avi problem again :(
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1048359&postcount=60

tried to describe it - hope to get some answers :)

[Infantry11b248h]

[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] AutoGK 2.45
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Job started.
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Input file: C:\Users\USER \Documents\Ripped Movies\NYPD Blue\Season 2\Disc 1\Episode 1\VTS_03_1.VOB
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Output file: C:\Users\USER\Documents\Ripped Movies\NYPD Blue\Season 2\Disc 1\Episode 1\Episode 1.avi
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Output codec: XviD
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Audio 1: Audio Stream 0 AC3
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Subtitles: none
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Format: AVI
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Target size: 350Mb
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Started encoding.
[9/25/2007 10:04:36 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Processing file: C:\Users\USER\Documents\Ripped Movies\NYPD Blue\Season 2\Disc 1\Episode 1\VTS_03_1.VOB
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Processing file: C:\Users\USER\Documents\Ripped Movies\NYPD Blue\Season 2\Disc 1\Episode 1\VTS_03_2.VOB
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Found NTSC source.
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[9/25/2007 10:06:13 AM] Analyzing source.
[9/25/2007 10:09:05 AM] Source is considered to be FILM.
[9/25/2007 10:09:05 AM] Output will contain 67169 frames
[9/25/2007 10:09:05 AM] Decoding audio.
[9/25/2007 10:11:09 AM] Normalizing audio.
[9/25/2007 10:12:05 AM] Encoding audio.
[9/25/2007 10:22:06 AM] Audio1 size: 38,021,232 bytes (36.26 Mb)
[9/25/2007 10:22:06 AM] Overhead: 2,686,720 bytes (2.56 Mb)
[9/25/2007 10:22:06 AM] Video size: 326,293,648 bytes (311.18 Mb)
[9/25/2007 10:22:06 AM] Running compressibility test.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Range check error
*************************************
[9/25/2007 10:22:06 AM] Job finished. Total time: 17 minutes 30 seconds
====================================================


AutoGK worked perfectly up until I updated my OS to windows vista. Since then it hasn't worked correctly, on every attempt I receive this error. I should note that AutoGK works fine on my vista laptop.

System Specs are

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name RICKEY-STEINKE
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model D865PERL
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 3192 Mhz, 1 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. RL86510A.86A.0076.P16.0404221643, 4/22/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16386"
User Name
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 2,046.13 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.03 GB
Total Virtual Memory 4.22 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.01 GB
Page File Space 2.29 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[len0x]

I saw this before... Do you have UAC enable or disabled? And which user you're running AutoGK as?

[weaver4]

Will 2.45 work with DivX 6.7?

BTW: Thanks for all your work on AutoGK, it is a great program.

[len0x]

To be honest I only checked 1-pass mode and it worked OK.

*Edit* 2-passes works just fine as well

[prrthd]

If I look at the release notes of the new dgindex (1.4.9), I find this:
Added a warning pop-up to notify the user that a field order transition was detected.

I get it with nearly all the recent dvd's which I am converting with AutoGK and it's very annoying since it ruins automation.
The window stays popped up and AutoGK doesn't continue until you press OK.
You have to stay around until demuxing/indexing is finished because the warning can pop-up.
Even worse for batch encoding.

Thanks.

Man, that pop-up is brutal, it is killing my batch encoding. I am going to have to go back to AutoGK 2.40 if it can't be worked out.

Help!

Thanks

[mech61]

thanks for the upgrade but in going back to 2.4 cause every encode ive done has turned out undersized. my tv eps are 139mb instead of 175mb etc. And yes i did uninstall 2.4 + xvid and avisynth before I installed 2.45 also ran my registry cleaner.

[den78]

same here, clean install btw.
v2.45 + xvid = undersized
...no problems with v2.40.

cheers

[Kurtnoise]

same behaviour here too...no problem with the DivX compressor though.

[len0x]

Since I haven't touched anything codec-related in the code, I could only assume that if you don't install XviD that comes with 2.45, then you guys don't have a problem? (I still can't believe after all these years ppl are having problems with installing XviD...)

[len0x]

2.46 is up with updated DGIndex to solve popup problems.

[kis2005]

Thank you very much len0x and just in time for my birthday.

btw...the newer version seems to run faster than 2.40. Is that possible?

[len0x]

Possible if you're using color correction on dual/quad core CPU...

[Dkruskie]

Thanks for the update :)

[mr soft]

A million :thanks:. Where would you like the beer delivered ?

[prrthd]

2.46 is up with updated DGIndex to solve popup problems.

Thanks for the quick update, I really appreciate it.

prrthd

[xzibit3180]

same here, clean install btw.
v2.45 + xvid = undersized
...no problems with v2.40.

cheers

same here. File are way undersized

[den78]

use XviD v1.2 SMP 8.12.2006 ...it works OK :)

[len0x]

so the XviD version that is bundled with 2.40 works ok with all latest version of AutoGK?

[den78]

yep, I tried it with the latest ver. of AutoGK & had no undersized problems.

cheers len0x

[weaver4]

Where is the link for XviD v1.2 SMP 8.12.2006?

I use other tools besides AutoGK and they want to use the released 1.1.3 version of XviD and do not work with 1.2. So I have to uninstall and install XviD as needed for a particular tool; what a pain.

[len0x]

here: http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/XviD/ I have to try all the versions since December to try to narrow down which one is the problematic one...

[vitaly3]

AutoGK 2.45 with option CBR MP3 144 kbps generates error:
...
[02.10.2007 17:58:03] Normalizing audio.
[02.10.2007 17:58:07] Encoding audio.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Audio1 is corrupted. Encoding aborted.
*************************************
[02.10.2007 17:58:08] Job finished. Total time: 55 seconds
...
But with option CBR MP3 128 or 160 kbps there is no such error.
lenOx, could you please fix CBR MP3 144 kbps mode?

[len0x]

If lame is not working with 144kbps then its not working - there is nothing I can do about it.

[tivi]

len0x, thank you so much for updating AutoGK.

There is a possibility using Lame MT?
Link: http://softlab.technion.ac.il/project/LAME/bin/

cheers
tivi

[vitaly3]

If lame is not working with 144kbps then its not working - there is nothing I can do about it.

len0x, but you can simply disable CBR MP3 144 kbps mode ;)
or show warning.

[Taurus]

@vitaly3
Allowed bitrates for Lame encoder:
32,40,48,56,64,80,96,112,128,160,192,224,256,320 kbs in cbr mode.
Anyway, if you need 144 kbs, why don't you turn on vbr mode?
This is within the specs.

Cheers

Taurus

[vitaly3]

Taurus, I think, it is a problem of AutoGK -
to disable selection which causes a surprising error
after an hour (!) of coding OR just warn about it.
And this can be easily solved.

[Pulp Catalyst]

well CBR 144 is a weird selection anyway, and does go against normal bitrate standards,

just do waht Taurus said,

and remember there are AVI and DivX standards to consider,

144 is a weird number needed, as Taurus said, just use VBR in this case,

[ydobon]

Hi,

I updated to the last version (clean install of 2.45, then the 2,46 update) yesterday and put it to test. When selecting "Use external subtitles" I get:
[06/10/2007 11:17:20] WinRAR is not found. Switching to internal subtitles.
I've also reinstalled (clean install: uninstall, clean registry, then install) the last version of WinRAR and the error still happens.

How does AutoGK "find" WinRAR?

On second thought, I'd like to suggest that instead of "Switching to internal subtitles" it would be better to "Switching subtitles off". If I've selected external subtitles is because I want to be able to see the video without them but now they are burnt in.

[Outerspacelord]

Seems like a new bug. Same message here after new beta. But subtitles still can be found in the agk_tmp-directory ... so for now just move them from there.
I always check "Use external subtitles" and "Display only forced subtitles". And of course WinRAR is installed despite what AutoGK says :-/

[len0x]

ppl moaning about undersize and winrar problem should now use 2.47b(and read the forum btw)...

[tivi]

len0x, THX again for update.

Some comments on my post? http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1051204&postcount=4376

cu
tivi

[len0x]

There is a possibility using Lame MT?
Link: http://softlab.technion.ac.il/project/LAME/bin/

cheers
tivi

I don't see a point of using alpha version of something that is two years old and is not actively developed.

[Pulp Catalyst]

thanks len0x for the update, your devotion is a trait i would surly love to have, thanks for a great program, and thanks for listening to us whiners for all these years,

live long, and prosper,

[tivi]

I don't see a point of using alpha version of something that is two years old and is not actively developed.

All right, len0x. Thanks for comment.

cu
tivi

[mhudson7]

So what's the problem with undersized files? They seem to look and play fine.

Thanks Lenox for my all time favorite software!

[kis2005]

len0x - thanks. It is nice to see that you aren't supporting Auto GK any longer. Wasn't that about 2 yrs ago? Auto GK is a great program and VERY much appreciated. Thanks again.

[Consolemania]

I use the VirtualDubMod that comes in the AutoGK package to edit videos.
I dont' know if the following can be considered a bug, but it gave me troubles.

Let's say AGK has just finished a job that gave an XviD in output.
At this point, in VirtualDubMod the path of the stats file required for XviD's second-pass is the path of the stats file just used by AGK, stored in some "agk_tmp" folder somewhere.

Then you use VDM to do some other editing to another file and want it saved in XviD.

Now, if you run the first pass not minding about the stats' file path, it will overwrite the previous stats file in that "agk_tmp" folder, and this may generate problems in following workings with the first file.

Instead, if you are a VDM newbie (like I was) and run the second-pass without the first you may still have a WORKING second-pass, but with obviously wrong stats derived from AGK's job.
Actually, in this scenario, sometimes you get the message "Stats file not found", other times it begins the job with wrong stats file.

In my case, I was making my first steps with AGK and VDM, mostly assisted by tutorials found on the net. No one of the tutorials I read (and they were many, even from doom9), explained clearly that every video requires a diferent stats file
(now I know it's an obvious thing, but then it wasn't so obvious), so sometimes I got the "Stats file not found" message and other times I got .avi files very exceeding the size I specified and I couldn't figure out why.

So, in the end, I suggest that AGK clears the stats file path after every application of VDM or, at least, it restores the previous value after it has finished using VDM.

I hope I have explained in a clear way.

[agk dream]

Using AutoGK 2.47b I've been getting an error---from VirtualDubMod I think---indicating the source image format is not acceptable. This has tended to happen when encoding certain DVD extras, some if not all of which are in 4x3 aspect and interlaced. Interestingly when I've used Gordian Knot (and the same DivX 6 codec) it has encoded without problems. One difference is that in the Gordian Knot process I have specified deinterlacing. Is there something I'm doing wrong with AutoGK?

[kinster]

ppl moaning about undersize and winrar problem should now use 2.47b(and read the forum btw)...
That's the version I'm using and I'm having both of those problems.

It's not a big deal for me since I keep movies on my drive...but maybe one day that may change.

[cw_thomas]

I am looking for a copy of AutoGK v2.40. I keep getting undersize problems when selecting ESS support in version 2.45 and 2.47b. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple versions of Xvid but it doesn't make any difference. I see there is a lot of complaining about this problem so I don't want to complain; I just want to install an older working version. Thanks.

[desperado836]

I am looking for a copy of AutoGK v2.40. I keep getting undersize problems when selecting ESS support in version 2.45 and 2.47b. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple versions of Xvid but it doesn't make any difference. I see there is a lot of complaining about this problem so I don't want to complain; I just want to install an older working version. Thanks.

Here you go... just uploaded it to the Bay...

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3865582

[cw_thomas]

Here you go... just uploaded it to the Bay...

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3865582

2.40 is working perfectly. Thanks a bunch. :thanks:

[Honeyko]

There's another thread around here mentioning that (1) the size issues is related to ESS stand-alone support, and that (2) one must install 2.45-7 *fresh*, not over existing AGK folders.

--//--

Man, is it balls-to-the-wall GREAT to see active development resuming for this. I always keep coming back to it due to its ease of use.

Now if we could only add MTSC & PAL anamorphic support, adjustable vertical height (e.g., 720x480), and override DAR (so that 720x480 displays at 853x480 like it's supposed to).

[len0x]

2.48b is up with the same version of XviD as 2.40, so there should not be any more problems...

[len0x]

Now if we could only add MTSC & PAL anamorphic support

That is already possible by selecting "Original" is .aspect hidden option...

[mhudson7]

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple versions of Xvid but it doesn't make any difference.

I was able to work around this by manually deleting xvid*.* from the system32 folder (XP) and re-installing 2.47b

[FBi007]

Hello,

is it possible to choose the start time and end time to encode?

I have some records of the digital sat television, but there are some minutes before and after the maintitle which i don't need.

What is the best way to get rid of this and encode it with AutoGK?

greetings
Stefan