BatchEncoder (Audio Conversion GUI)

[tebasuna51]

Thanks wisodev.

[wisodev]

Originally Posted by tebasuna51

Thanks wisodev.

No problem.

@tebasuna51 Do you have any suggestion regarding how to use more of ffmpeg functionality?

I am planning to add support for more decoder formats and maybe some additional encoder formats (if any of popular one are missing currently).

[tebasuna51]

ffmpeg can be used to decode many audio formats, but you have already the most used (E-AC3, DTS, TrueHD) in https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder#decoders

Also have functions to downmix, filter, etc. but is really complex make a complete GUI for ffmpeg.

Is ok for me.

[Overdrive80]

I attach spanish translation: https://mega.nz/#!hlNDSA7R!rgE2GJF2U...42qRiP_v17R-cI

[wisodev]

Originally Posted by Overdrive80

I attach spanish translation: https://mega.nz/#!hlNDSA7R!rgE2GJF2U...42qRiP_v17R-cI

@Overdrive80 Thanks you again for translation. Merged your GitHub PR.

[wisodev]

BatchEncoder version 1.2 was released today.

Changes:

- Changed progress function format to use Lua script files.
- Added La Lossless Audio compression format.
- Added qaac AAC encoder format.
- Added qaac AAC decoder format.
- Added qaac M4A decoder format.
- Added individual format definitions files.
- Added pipes only trans-coding support (no temp file created if pipes are supported).
- Added hide console window option.
- Added drag and drop support for options files (main dialog).
- Added drag and drop support for items files (main dialog).
- Added drag and drop support for formats files (main and formats dialog).
- Added drag and drop support for format files (main and formats dialog).
- Added drag and drop support for presets files (main, formats and presets dialog).
- Added drag and drop support for exe files (main and formats dialog, set current format exe path).
- Added drag and drop support for progress files (main and formats dialog, set current format progress path).
- Added drag and drop support for language files (main dialog).
- Added option to open and edit presets from Configure Formats dialog.
- Added import, export and duplicate format buttons.
- Added duplicate preset button.
- Added Korean translation by JaeHyung Lee.
- Added Spanish translation by Overdrive80.
- Optimized compiler and linker settings.
- Update status-bar when changing language.
- Sorted formats in alphabetical order in the drop-down.
- Use unique file name for temporary file when trans-coding.
- Bug fixes.

Download portable version:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...-1.2-Win32.zip
https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...er-1.2-x64.zip

Download installer version:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...-1.2-Win32.exe
https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...er-1.2-x64.exe

[wisodev]

BatchEncoder version 1.3 was released.

Changes:

- Added advanced output path options.
- Added Validate Input Files option.
- Added overwrite existing files option.
- Updated tools download.ps1 script.
- Variable names in format path are case insensitive.
- Variable names in output path are case insensitive.
- Added ffdcaenc DTS encoder format.

Download portable version:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...-1.3-Win32.zip
https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...er-1.3-x64.zip

Download installer version:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...-1.3-Win32.exe
https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...er-1.3-x64.exe

[dissory]

Nice program, looking forward to using it.

Any chance you will add the ability to batch transcode audio streams within video files in a mp4/mkv container?

[wisodev]

Originally Posted by dissory

Any chance you will add the ability to batch transcode audio streams within video files in a mp4/mkv container?

If you know a command-line tool than can do this I will add it. I have support for ffmpeg for audio encoding so maybe ffmpeg has such capability. Will have to investigate. Added issue for reference: https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder/issues/63

[tebasuna51]

For that you need know first the container content.
For instance:

ffmpeg -report -i "INPUT FILE" 2>report.txt

Then parse report.txt to obtain lines begining by " Stream", for instance:

Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Stream #0:1(spa): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default) (forced)
Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: eac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 640 kb/s
Stream #0:3(spa): Subtitle: ass (default) (forced)
Stream #0:4(spa): Subtitle: subrip
Stream #0:5(spa): Subtitle: subrip
Stream #0:6(eng): Subtitle: subrip

Then you can offer to the user recode audio tracks.

If the user select recode the EAC3 track to AC3 448 Kb/s you can use this command line:

ffmpeg -drc_scale 0 -i "INPUT FILE" -map 0:2 -acodec ac3 -ab 448k -center_mixlev 0.707 "OUTPUT.AC3"

EDIT: Of course all tracks can be recoded, filtered or copied and output the finish container, but there are many options.

[sebus]

All I get is Error: can not create command-line process (2)

[locotus]

Originally Posted by sebus

All I get is Error: can not create command-line process (2)

Guess that by this time you already solve the problem, but
for anybody that may have the same problem, just move
the 3 files in ffmpeg folder to the the folder where BatchEncoder.exe is.

[tyee]

Can this gui be used as a generic gui for any command line program?

[tebasuna51]

Each command line program have different parameters to include in the command line.

A gui can support only a limited set of well konw programs with different syntax.

[iSeries]

Hi, i'm trying to convert an atmos/truehd track but getting 'error can not create command line process (2)'. I really dont know what to do to get this to work. I have previously used batch encoder successfully so no idea why not working now.

[wisodev]

Originally Posted by iSeries

Hi, i'm trying to convert an atmos/truehd track but getting 'error can not create command line process (2)'. I really dont know what to do to get this to work. I have previously used batch encoder successfully so no idea why not working now.

You need to download command-line tools:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...tool-downloads

and configure paths:

https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Bat...deos#tutorials

[wisodev]

BatchEncoder 2.0 - Configure Tools preview: https://youtu.be/IYBFwSho8rA

Download preview (alpha builds): https://ci.appveyor.com/project/wies...uild/artifacts

[wisodev]

I am working on tools dialog for BatchEncoder that will enable users to download command-line tools and set paths to executable's.

Here is quick demonstration of tools dialog functionality in preview builds.

https://youtu.be/UsuaYlXBaow

Any feedback is welcome.

Download preview (alpha builds): https://ci.appveyor.com/project/wies...uild/artifacts

[wisodev]

The latest v2.0 alpha builds have support for eac3to.

Downloads : https://ci.appveyor.com/project/wies...uild/artifacts

Any comments and suggestion regarding presets or command-line parameters are welcome

AC3 format and presets:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Format id="EAC3TO_AC3" name="AC3 (ATSC A/52) - eac3to" template="$EXE $INFILE $OUTFILE -progressnumbers $OPTIONS" input="false" output="false" function="GetProgress_Eac3toEnc.progress" path="eac3to/eac3to.exe" success="0" type="0" formats="RAW,LPCM,PCM,WAV,W64,RF64,AC3,EAC3,DTS,DTSES,DTS9624,DTSHDHR,DTSHDMA,MLP,THD,THDAC3,FLAC,AAC" extension="AC3" default="3">
    <Presets>
        <Preset name="192 kbit/s" options="-192"/>
        <Preset name="224 kbit/s" options="-224"/>
        <Preset name="384 kbit/s" options="-384"/>
        <Preset name="448 kbit/s" options="-448"/>
        <Preset name="640 kbit/s" options="-640"/>
        <Preset name="Extract the AC3 core of a TrueHD track" options="-core"/>
    </Presets>
</Format>

DTS format and presets:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Format id="EAC3TO_DTS" name="DTS (Coherent Acoustics codec) - eac3to" template="$EXE $INFILE $OUTFILE -progressnumbers $OPTIONS" input="false" output="false" function="GetProgress_Eac3toEnc.progress" path="eac3to/eac3to.exe" success="0" type="0" formats="RAW,LPCM,PCM,WAV,W64,RF64,AC3,EAC3,DTS,DTSES,DTS9624,DTSHDHR,DTSHDMA,MLP,THD,THDAC3,FLAC,AAC" extension="DTS" default="0">
    <Presets>
        <Preset name="768 kbit/s" options="-768"/>
        <Preset name="1536 kbit/s" options="-1536"/>
        <Preset name="Extract the DTS core of a DTS-HD track" options="-core"/>
    </Presets>
</Format>

Progress function in Lua:

function GetProgress(s) 
  if string.match(s, '^Done.%s-') ~= nil then return "100";
  else return string.match(s, 'process: (%d+)%%'); end;
end

[wisodev]

v2.0 is almost ready for release, looking for help to update some translations:
1. Spanish translations: https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder/issues/84
2. Korean translations: https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder/issues/42