Output size problems

[bugmenot]

I've tried this several times with diffrent settings on target size
but i always end up with avi around 240mb instead of the decierd 700
i'll include log if it might help anyone

[2005-01-16 01:18:21] AutoGK 1.86b
[2005-01-16 01:18:21] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2005-01-16 01:18:21] Job started.
[2005-01-16 01:18:21] Indexing input for preview.
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Source resolution: 720x480
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Found NTSC source.
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Found 115250 frames
[2005-01-16 01:20:12] Job finished. Total time: 1 minute, 51 seconds
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] AutoGK 1.86b
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Job started.
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Input dir: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Output file: D:\temp\rip.avi
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Audio: Unknown language
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Subtitles: none
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Codec: XviD
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Target size: 700Mb
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Custom audio settings: VBR MP3 with average bitrate: 128Kbps
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Started encoding.
[2005-01-16 01:20:52] Demuxing and indexing.
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Source resolution: 720x480
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Found NTSC source.
[2005-01-16 01:21:09] Analyzing source.
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EXCEPTION: Cannot open file "D:\temp\agk_tmp\interlace.log". Det går inte att hitta filen
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[2005-01-16 01:21:28] Job finished. Total time: 35 seconds
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] AutoGK 1.86b
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Job started.
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Input dir: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Output file: D:\temp\rip.avi
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Audio: Unknown language
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Subtitles: none
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Codec: XviD
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Target size: 700Mb
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Custom audio settings: VBR MP3 with average bitrate: 128Kbps
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Started encoding.
[2005-01-16 01:21:53] Demuxing and indexing.
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Processing file: D:\temp\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Source resolution: 720x480
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Found NTSC source.
[2005-01-16 01:23:50] Analyzing source.
[2005-01-16 01:30:29] Source is considered to be progressive.
[2005-01-16 01:30:29] Found 115250 frames
[2005-01-16 01:30:29] Encoding audio.
[2005-01-16 01:50:03] Audio size: 65,076,152 bytes (62.06 Mb)
[2005-01-16 01:50:03] Overhead: 4,610,048 bytes (4.40 Mb)
[2005-01-16 01:50:04] Video size: 664,317,000 bytes (633.54 Mb)
[2005-01-16 01:50:04] Running compressibility test.
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Duration was: 12 minutes 39 seconds
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Speed was: 7,58 fps.
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Compressibility percentage is: 181,82
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Using sharper matrix
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Switching b-frames off
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Chosen resolution is: 720x544 ( AR: 1,32 )
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Predicted comptest value is: 78,20
[2005-01-16 02:02:44] Running first pass.
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Duration was: 5 hours 40 minutes 24 seconds
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Speed was: 5,64 fps.
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Expected quality of first pass size: 107,77
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Trying to adjust settings.
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] No adjustment is possible
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Warning: final AVI will likely be undersized.
[2005-01-16 07:43:09] Running second pass.
[2005-01-16 12:45:52] Duration was: 5 hours 2 minutes 41 seconds
[2005-01-16 12:45:52] Speed was: 6,35 fps.
[2005-01-16 12:45:52] Job finished. Total time: 11 hours 23 minutes 59 seconds

[jggimi]

Compressibility percentage was initially 181.82%. Your output cannot reach 700MB.

But that doesn't make a lot of sense for content that's longer than an hour. What type of content is it?

You might consider de-installing and reinstalling XviD.

[bugmenot]

->Ok, there is no way to FORCE it to 700mb?

-> It's true it's very lowmotion educational video so it can be extremly compressed, but output i get is not at all good quality anyways. Kinda like a low quality jpg all though video.

-> I use latest xvid codec package from the tutorial homepage.

[jggimi]

Try DE-INSTALLING and then reinstalling XviD. Overlayed installations can cause bitrate problems.

Assuming your problem is not XviD, then no, there is no way to "force" a higher bitrate than that obtainable with Quantizer 2 (100% quality). You log showed that AGK attempted to turn off B-frames -- bidirectional encoding -- as those frames use higher quantizer values.

You could try a single pass at 100% quality, but my guess is you'll have a similar output size.

But all in all, re-installing XviD is probably the correct thing to do.

[len0x]

Final compressibility percent is 107, so it indicates that 700Mb will not be reached but output definitely should be larger than 240Mb. Please have a look at the FAQ Q 6.3 & 6.13.