GK problem

[tekman8]

I hope I'm in the right spot. I'm having trouble encoding movies that use forced subtitles with GK0.28.6.2, as it reports a runtime error message with VdubMod and stops.

When I try to open a video file with AviSynth directly, using the avs file created by GK, it reports a failed to create script error.

An examination of an avs file generated by GK yielded the following information:
#
# Created with Gordian Knot
#
# http://gknot.doom9.org
#
# PLUGINS
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\mpeg2dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\undot.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\decomb.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\dgbob.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\Convolution3d.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\FluxSmooth.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\TomsMoComp.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\VSFilter.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\SimpleResize.dll")
#
# SOURCE
mpeg2source("C:\DVD\Projects\DVD_VIDEO_VTS_01_PGC1\DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm.d2v")
#
# TRIM
#trim(startframe,endframe)
#
# IVTC
#Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()
# or use
#IVTC(44,11,95)
#GreedyHMA(1,0,4,0,0,0,0,0)
#
# CROPPING
crop(0,6,720,468)
#
# DEINTERLACING (1)
#FieldDeinterlace()
#FieldDeinterlace(blend=false)
#TomsMoComp(1,5,1)
#
# DEINTERLACING (2)
#SeparateFields().SelectEven()
# or maybe
#DGBob(order=1,mode=0)
# DEINTERLACING (3) - special requests
#GreedyHMA(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
#Telecide()
#SeparateFields()
#
#
# SUBTITLES
#VobSub("FileName")
#
# RESIZING
LanczosResize(448,240)
#
Undot()
#
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 1) little noise
#Temporalsoften(2,3,3,mode=2,scenechange=6)
#mergechroma(blur(1.3))
#FluxSmooth(5,7)
#
# 2) medium noise
#Temporalsoften(3,5,5,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("moviehq")
#FluxSmooth(7,7)
#
# 3) heavy noise
#Temporalsoften(4,8,8,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("movielq")
#FluxSmooth(10,15)
#
# BORDERS
#AddBorders(left,top,right,bottom)
#
# COMPRESSIBILITY CHECK
# !!!!Snip Size now has to be 14 for use in GKnot!
#SelectRangeEvery(280,14)
#
# FOOL CCEnc
#empty = BlankClip()
#AudioDub(last,empty)

The example encodes properly and generates no errors. However, if I want to add a movie's forced subtitles, GK generates an avs file as follows:
#
# Created with Gordian Knot
#
# http://gknot.doom9.org
#
# PLUGINS
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\mpeg2dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\undot.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\decomb.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\dgbob.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\Convolution3d.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\FluxSmooth.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\TomsMoComp.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\VSFilter.dll")
#LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\SimpleResize.dll")
#
# SOURCE
mpeg2source("C:\DVD\Projects\DVD_VIDEO_VTS_01_PGC1\DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm.d2v")
#
# TRIM
#trim(startframe,endframe)
#
# IVTC
#Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()
# or use
#IVTC(44,11,95)
#GreedyHMA(1,0,4,0,0,0,0,0)
#
# CROPPING
crop(0,6,720,468)
#
# DEINTERLACING (1)
#FieldDeinterlace()
#FieldDeinterlace(blend=false)
#TomsMoComp(1,5,1)
#
# DEINTERLACING (2)
#SeparateFields().SelectEven()
# or maybe
#DGBob(order=1,mode=0)
# DEINTERLACING (3) - special requests
#GreedyHMA(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
#Telecide()
#SeparateFields()
#
#
# SUBTITLES
VobSub("C:\DVD\Projects\DVD_VIDEO_VTS_01_PGC1\DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm")
#
# RESIZING
LanczosResize(448,240)
#
Undot()
#
# DENOISING: choose one combination (or none)
# 1) little noise
#Temporalsoften(2,3,3,mode=2,scenechange=6)
#mergechroma(blur(1.3))
#FluxSmooth(5,7)
#
# 2) medium noise
#Temporalsoften(3,5,5,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("moviehq")
#FluxSmooth(7,7)
#
# 3) heavy noise
#Temporalsoften(4,8,8,mode=2,scenechange=10)
#Convolution3d("movielq")
#FluxSmooth(10,15)
#
# BORDERS
#AddBorders(left,top,right,bottom)
#
# COMPRESSIBILITY CHECK
# !!!!Snip Size now has to be 14 for use in GKnot!
#SelectRangeEvery(280,14)
#
# FOOL CCEnc
#empty = BlankClip()
#AudioDub(last,empty)

When GK starts encoding the example, a runtime error is reported and encoding stops. I do not know whether I'm dealing with a GK, AviSynth, VdubMod, or user error. Any help forthcoming will be appreciated.

[manono]

Hi-

What happens when you open that .avs directly in VDubMod and then scroll around? Does it give you an error message?

Is "DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm" really the name of the .idx and .sub files, or did you change them?

And what happens when you put the VobSub line after the Resize, like so:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\mpeg2dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\undot.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Gordian Knot\VobSub\VSFilter.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\DVD\Projects\DVD_VIDEO_VTS_01_PGC\DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm.d2v")
crop(0,6,720,468)
LanczosResize(448,240)
VobSub("C:\DVD\Projects\DVD_VIDEO_VTS_01_PGC1\DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm")
Undot()

And that's how you should give us the .avs's-without all that unused stuff. But try opening that in VDubMod and scrolling around. If I'm correct, that should be OK, and should encode from GKnot.

[tekman8]

You’re help is appreciated. The following is my response as follows:

What happens when you open that .avs directly in VDubMod and then scroll around? Does it give you an error message?

When I try to open an avs for a movie that uses forced subtitles I get a runtime error message. I can’t scroll around unless I’m in GK and select the edit button.

Is "DVD_VIDEO_ForceFilm" really the name of the .idx and .sub files, or did you change them??

That is the name assigned by R4R; I changed nothing.

And what happens when you put the VobSub line after the Resize, like so: …?

Nothing changes; I still get a runtime error message.

And that's how you should give us the .avs's-without all that unused stuff. But try opening that in VDubMod and scrolling around. If I'm correct, that should be OK, and should encode from GKnot.

I made the changes you suggested and nothing happens; I still get a runtime error message.

On my own initiative, at the suggestion of Suiryc of virtualdub, I downloaded the latest release of VdubMod and drivers, but nothing changed. Then I downloaded the latest release of GK and reloaded it. Still, the problem persists. I still do not know whether I’m seeing a GK, AviSynth, VdubMod, or some kind of user error. Any further help will be appreciated.

[pirecrompir]

hi!

i had the exact same problem, adding permanent subs to a movie generated an error in virtualdubmod, whereas no subs worked flawlessly.

i encode the main movie and credits seperately, so i get 2 avisynth scrips generated by gknot: the_movie.avs and the_movie_credits.avs. the credits script loaded without problems in vdubmod and the main movie script didn't. i found that the only main difference between the two was this line:

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VSFilter.dll")

so the problem had to be the filter!

i searched the net and found that old os's (win 9x & me) can have problems with the unicode version of the filter. so, the solution is: go to

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli

and download the latest version of vsfilter. the .zip package comes with two versions of the filter, the unicode and non-unicode. replace the existing vsfilter.dll in your gknot folder (and everywhere else vsfilter.dll resides on your computer) with the NON-UNICODE version found in the package. restart the computer (i'm not sure that's necessary BTW) and there you go!

this ended a very, VERY long search for the solution to my problem with addind the permanent subs :-))))).

i really hope this helps.

cheers,
grega

[tekman8]

@pirecrompir

Hi,

Hooray...Your solution works! Many thanks and much applause for your efforts. I was stuck with a bug I suspected in VDubMod, which Suiryc of virtualdub later confirmed and who will get around to fixing it someday. Meanwhile I only suspected VSFilter.dll, and then I drew a blank everywhere else.

Thanks again and happy dvd backups.

[LaFouine]

@pirecrompir

You're a master !!
I upgraded yesterday from GK 0.25b to 0.28 and I was quiet happy with it, until I discovered this problem.
I was ready to spend hours and hours to search the solution to this.

Thank you again for your job. My backups will start again...

[tekman8]

Hi,

I'm using divx 5.1.1 and GK encoded files are oversize.

GK.28.6.3 was either encoded for divx 5.0.5 or 5.1.0, does anyone know the correct answer?:stupid:


Thank You!

[colordog]

I've been using DivX 5.1.1 with GKnot, filesizes are never oversized. Could you provide more information? Log files?

[tekman8]

Hi,

At work I use XP and files are never oversized. At home I use 98SE and files are consistently 3-7 mb oversized. The other difference in my computer at home and the one at work is I use non-unicode version of VSFilter.dll with 98SE, else VdubMod quits working.

I suspect the diference lies with Divx Pro, and I would like to try using the version used by lenOx when he originally encoded GK.28.6.2 or GK.28.6.3 versions. Do you know which version was used?:thanks:

As to my logfiles, memory limits force me to erase everything when I start a new encode task. I am currently encoding "The Hulk" for the third try.

Thanks for helping.