MPEG4 Modifier Command Line Version (Updated 2007-Jan-13)

[shevegen]

Moitah, could you list the downloads in your FIRST post, if possible please?

Its a lot easier to keep track of the latest version.
Or link to a little webpage that lists them. Thanks

[nickrout]

I am getting this error in mono:

[nick@bilbo ~/mpeg4modifier]$ mono MPEG4Modifier.exe
Mono System.Windows.Forms Assembly [$auto_build_revision$]
Keyboard: United States keyboard layout (phantom key version)
Could not set X locale modifiers
KDE colorscheme read

** (MPEG4Modifier.exe:36789): WARNING **: Missing member add_Shown in type Form, assembly /usr/local/lib/mono/gac/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

Unhandled Exception: System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'System.Windows.Forms.Form.add_Shown'.
in <0x00000> <unknown method>
in <0x00015> JDP.frmMPEG4Modifier:.ctor (System.String[] args)
in (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) JDP.frmMPEG4Modifier:.ctor (string[])
in <0x00028> JDP.Program:Main (System.String[] args)

Anyone got an ideas on how to diagnose and fix this?

[Moitah]

@nickrout: Try Mono 1.2.3 which was just released yesterday. It now supports the Form_Shown event. I was able to run MPEG4 Modifier 1.4.4 in Mono 1.2.3 in Windows without any changes.

[bollstedt]

Hi,
I need a batch program for windows like the one which is shown in the entry posting. But I don't want to change the packet bitstream stuff in my avis.
Aspect Ratio is my problem! I want to batch the Pixel AR to 4:3 PAL with the aid of a command line batch program. I've tried to replace the "unpack" string into --par<43pal>, but it didn't work.

So, may somebody help me with the command lines and the synthax?
Thanks

[ilovejedd]

Change --unpack to --par 43pal.

[bollstedt]

it works!!

thanks a lot

[olnima]

Originally Posted by likeatim

maybe you could make that an option?
cause for some weird reason, my standalone player plays everything (even packed bitstream) if the userdata is set to "DivX999b000p"

also, an option to delete or overwrite the original file would be tha bomb...

thanks for the great tool!

I'm working on another GUI-batch-mode-version right now.
Is everything still playable if You just add "DivX999b000p"
to the existing (or not) UserData? That shouldn't be too difficult to implement for batch-mode. If this isn't a solution there won't be another one I think, because You can have 0, 1 or multiple Userdata-strings and in batch-modus, You do not know if You should add or edit (in second case which one) the string(s).

Olnima

P.S.: ...or maybe I could give You the ability to enter a string (like "DivX999b000p") which is added (if no UserData exists) or replaces the first UD-entry.

[subspawn]

See In-place search & replace (ipsr) on this forum as well Tiny lean & mean C prog for in-place manipulation of UserData in xvid's. Works great in Batch mode

Btw: MPEGModifierCL & GUI both rock The unpack functionality is great and I've learned many things from it's code

[mkgordon]

Greetings,

I have a bunch of AVI files on an external Firewire drive. I'd like to run them through the --unpack process, prior to burning the files to a DivX disk so I can eventually watch them on my DivX enabled DVD player.

I tired just now to use the CLI version of 1.4.4 via Mono 1.2.3 to do this.

I used the following code:

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Machine-iMac-G5:/volumes/400Gig/FolderName mike$ for i in 'ls'; do mono /Users/me/Desktop/MPEG4ModifierCLFolder/mmcl.exe --unpack $i converted_$i;done

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This code always works well when I used it on files on my main hard drive. But I keep on getting errors when I try it on files on my external drive.


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Error: Source file doesn't exist
MPEG4 Modifer CL v1.4.4
http://www.moitah.net/

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But when I run it on a single file on my external drive, it works fine:


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Machine-iMac-G5:/volumes/FolderName mike$ mono /users/mike/Desktop/MPEG4ModifierFolder/mmcl.exe --unpack /Volumes/400Gig/FolderName/Filename1.avi /users/mike/Desktop/MPEG4ModifierFolder/mmcl.exe --unpack /Volumes/400Gig/FolderName/Filename1.unpack.avi

Loading: 100.0%
Aborting: Video already has the desired format.

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Any suggestions? If you don't know, can you refer me to someone?

Cheers,



Mike

[shevegen]

This weekend I finally have the time to test this all
more thoroughly so hopefully I can provide some feedback soon

[intellimoo]

Moitah:
Do you have a version of MPEG4 Modifier CL in callable library form, like a .dll or .ocx? I would love to be able to use this from a program "natively" rather than shelling the .exe, e.g. (especially just for the unpacking ability).

[Moitah]

@intellimoo: No, but if your code is .NET also it would be easy to compile it into a class library and use the classes yourself. Or just compile the .cs files right into your project if it's C#.

[intellimoo]

Originally Posted by Moitah

@intellimoo: No, but if your code is .NET also it would be easy to compile it into a class library and use the classes yourself. Or just compile the .cs files right into your project if it's C#.

Ah, darn, vb.net for me. Hopefully I can figure something out....

If anyone is willing to make just the --unpack function (with an --always-write option) into a class I can use in vb.net, that would rock.

[plugh]

Originally Posted by Moitah

Per-frame quant info would be useful, I might look into it.

Just ran into a situation where being able to --frame-list the frame quants would be extremely helpful. Are you taking requests?

[J-Wo]

This batch file is great! But instead of unpacking them to another folder, can I write the new files in the same folder as the originals only with the word "unpack" at the end of the file name?

[halsboss]

hello. is there a non .NET version ?

[kypec]

Originally Posted by J-Wo

This batch file is great! But instead of unpacking them to another folder, can I write the new files in the same folder as the originals only with the word "unpack" at the end of the file name?

Try this:

@ECHO OFF
FOR %%I IN (*.avi) DO "C:\Program Files\MPEG4 Modifier\mmcl.exe" --unpack "%%~fI" "%%~nIunpack%%~xI"

[halsboss]

One of the best programs ever. Kills the "non packed bitstream .AVI returning frames out of order under certain circumstances" issue dead... http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...22#post1244222

Pity about the .Net requirement, but there you go.

[halsboss]

Thinking of trying to convert this to non .Net ... any hints or suggestions, or even better has anyone else had a go ?

[Nexin]

Please do,do,do dah da,da,da Convert it not to use .NET then let us have it spread everywhere for us to use. Maybe then Moitah will appreciate the need for non .NET tools.