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17th March 2003, 21:32 | #1 | Link |
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FAQ: GKnot fails to find a log file! (Last update 17 June 2003)
Q: What is this log file, and why is it important?
A: In any 2-pass or multiple pass DivX encoding, the first pass produces a frame-by-frame analysis of the video stream, and the .log file is this analysis. It is used by the second and subsequent passes to produce the final video. This log is also used during single pass compression tests in Gknot. Without the .log file, a compression test produces no results. Without the .log file, a multiple pass encoding will not complete. Q: Why would DivX not create the log? A: These are the most likely possibilities, in order of frequency:
A: Take them in order.
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3rd April 2003, 19:28 | #2 | Link |
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Same Log File problem
I have the exact same problem. I can't do a compression check due to it not being able to find the log file. With 5.02 it works perfect but with 5.03 it is screwed. I have tried everything. I think it has something to do with G-knot beta 4, cause even with 5.02 installed everything was ok until I installed beta 28 ver 4. Now it can't read the log file if either 5.02 or 5.03 is installed. Any advice?
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GKnot 28 is not a production release. Development releases should be discussed in the Gordian Knot Development forum.
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5th April 2003, 15:08 | #4 | Link |
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Fixing the problem
I had the same problem. GKnot wouldn't find the log file. It's kinda odd that I had installed DivX 5.03 and used v .27 and things worked fine. Then I installed .28 beta 4 and it couldn't find the log file on either 5.02 or 5.03 with .27 or .28 .
I cured it by hand-deleting the registry keys for anything that had Gordian Knot in it. Then I download the whole GKnot install pack with .27 and v 5.02 in it and re-installed it. Now it works again. I think the problem is the registry settings that are created by .28/4. I wish that Gknot had an uninstall program that removed everything, including all the registry keys, so if we had problems like this, we could clean it up and start again. GKnot is great, no doubt about it. This is just a little bump in the road. Last edited by creative_cracker; 8th April 2003 at 22:20. |
15th May 2003, 18:08 | #7 | Link |
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Hi there
I still cannot beat this problem. I have search this forum for all hints about this problem and have tried almost anything. But still no success. I have cleaned the registry by hand uninstalled a countless number of times. I still get an error message during second pass of encoding using divx 5.05. I run latest version of GordianKnot. I can do compressebility test and I can do preview in windows media player. But I still get the following message: 18:13:46: Started DivX5-First Pass: E:\test.avs 18:31:06: Finished DivX5-First Pass. Duration: 17 minutes, 19 seconds. 18:31:06: Trying to open Log-file. 18:31:09: Error: Could not open E:\\vdenc.log 18:31:09: Error: Could not count encoded Frames. 18:31:09: Speed: 14300.668 Frames per Second. 18:31:09: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings! 18:31:09: WARNING: Settings: 12486 18:31:09: WARNING: Counted: 0 18:31:09: WARNING: Difference: 12486 18:31:09: Correcting Bitrate... 18:31:09: Original Bitrate = 3072 k(=1000)Bits/s 18:31:09: ERROR: Correction impossible. 18:31:09: Now encoding at 3072 k(=1000)Bits/s The logfile is located on the E-drive and I can open it with notepad without any problems. Do any of you have any suggestions of what to check next? Thanks in advance, Mogens |
15th May 2003, 18:37 | #9 | Link |
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Hi jggimi
Thanks for the prompt reply. I was also wondering about that, but dismissed it as the reason since double backslash is sometimes necessary when when specifying a file path when doing programming. Anyway, if this is true, why do others not experiencing this problem? Thanks for helping me. Best Regards, Mogens |
15th May 2003, 19:11 | #11 | Link |
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Hi jggimi
Good news. You where right. I just ran a test where I made a folder named test. This did the trick. This has eluded me for some time and I suspect that there has been more than one error. I have been trying to get to work for a long time using older versions of GKnot. But, there seems indeed to be an error when trying to encode an file from the root of a drive. Again, thanks for your help. I appriciate it. Best regards, mogens |
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yep, you must be right about root dir
I don't have sources at hands atm, but that must be the reason.
Very probably delphi routines for returning path behave different with root dir any any other dir.... So I might have to remove that slash manually (all over the place actually )
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How do I configure YV12 correctly?
I'm getting the cannot find vdenc.log file - and in the output directory, I don't even see the vdenc.log file. :/ And everything is in its own directory (maybe if I try a directory without spaces...). I'm going to try viewing the AVS file later (I haven't figured out where it is exactly yet. Thanks.
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foobar_GKnot.log instead of foobar.log, why?
hi there,
have a look at this... divx 5.2.1 gknot latest stable 0.28 i think it is everything installed working properly but... the .log file created should be cs.log however, gknot creates it as: cs_GKnot.log instead of: cs.log therefore, gknot cannot find the log file!!! here is the log: 9:08:46: Started DivX5-First Pass: C:\c_s\cs.avs 11:32:14: Finished DivX5-First Pass. Duration: 2 hours, 23 minutes, 27 seconds. 11:32:14: Trying to open Log-file. 11:32:14: Error: Could not open C:\c_s\cs.log 11:32:14: Error: Could not count encoded Frames. 11:32:14: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second. 11:32:14: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings! any idea on why is it behaving like this? thanks in advance! derebo |
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Hello, and welcome to the forum.
Its just a guess, but it might be the underscore character in your folder name that is causing a parsing error. Log files are properly "<movie name>_Gknot.log"
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5th January 2005, 19:09 | #18 | Link |
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hi there,
thanks for your prompt reply. i will try what you suggest. also, i will try the solution you propose in another reply to cico85 in: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33722 hope to be successful and will let you know about the results. greetings, |
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hold on:
- movie.log is internal GK log file that contains number of frames processed (and used to adjust the bitrate). If its not present then encoding failed (VDubMod couldn't open AVS script for instance) - movie_gknot.log is main log file where you see what GK is doing
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Right. I confused the Gknot log with the DivX pass log.
The most recent version of GK is 0.33.1. You may prefer it.
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