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Someone has made a replacement for the Moonshell encoder that encodes at a higher quality and with smaller files. Best of all, it's a batch encoder so you can set up a list of files and it will ancode away. No more babysitting!!!

http://gbatmw.proboards44.com/index.cgi?board=mnshllgen&action=display&thread=1149097698&page=1

Edit: It seems the batch encoding isn't in this build yet, but will be added in the next one. Still, it encodes at much better quality than the original encoder.

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Sorry, forgot to mention that you have to register for thier forums to view it (I'm not an admin of that site trying to spam or anything :P ).

http://gbatmw.proboards44.com/index.cgi

I would copy his post here for you, but I think that's kind of frowned upon.

It doesn't seem to, uh, work very well. But the files I did get it to convert are really good quality.

Did you read the thread? I had a lot of problems at first too. You have to grab the vfapi codec and update the Mencoder file for your processor.

After that, it works flawlessly for me. I've encoded a ton of stuff with no problems. The quality is amazing too. In comparison to the original encoder, it's like an old TV compared to an HDTV.

I had it set up right at first, and I managed to convert some stuff. But it went crazy a couple times, and caused my computer to reboot once. After that though, it started working fine.

I might give this a try later today, but you don't need to sign up to the site, I just read the thread :D

can some1 send the batchdpg to my email?? chin261@hotmail.com thx in advance

http://rapidshare.de/files/21944773/BatchDPG.exe.html, no need to send it

Mhmmm... whyd you post this here? If the guy wanted to post it here, Im pretty sure he wouldve done it himself. You havent even posted once on GBA-TMW and then you post something from there, here. Great one.

Alucard258 wrote:

Mhmmm... whyd you post this here? If the guy wanted to post it here, Im pretty sure he wouldve done it himself. You havent even posted once on GBA-TMW and then you post something from there, here. Great one.

People repost things from other people all the time. Chill out.
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I've installed everything neccecary (Avisynth, BatchDPG + mencoder binary for AMD) but it doesn't seem to work, I choose my file, press run and it flashes up some windows, goes from 0-100% on one and creates two new files (*.avs and *_avs_vfapi.avi) but then doesn't seem to do anything, just sits there not responding.

Or does it just not have any sort of progress bar and I have to wait a while for it to complete?
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D-loader wrote:

http://rapidshare.de/files/21944773/BatchDPG.exe.html, no need to send it

sorry for the trouble but i cant download from rapidshare.. so can any1 upload somewhere else?? thx..

Alucard258 wrote:

Mhmmm... whyd you post this here? If the guy wanted to post it here, Im pretty sure he wouldve done it himself. You havent even posted once on GBA-TMW and then you post something from there, here. Great one.

Actually I've posted lots there. My user name is just slightly different there different because it was taken. I suggest you read the thread again, it's pretty easy to figure out who I am.

As far as reposting, as m2pt5 said people do it all the time not only here, but other sites as well. Sheesh.

Does anybody read digg or fark or slashdot? They're the kings of reposting.
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Madrigal wrote:

Alucard258 wrote:

Mhmmm... whyd you post this here? If the guy wanted to post it here, Im pretty sure he wouldve done it himself. You havent even posted once on GBA-TMW and then you post something from there, here. Great one.

Actually I've posted lots there. My user name is just slightly different there different because it was taken. I suggest you read the thread again, it's pretty easy to figure out who I am.

As far as reposting, as m2pt5 said people do it all the time not only here, but other sites as well. Sheesh.

you still shouldve waited to see if he would post it, or suggested to him to post it, instead of posting it yourself.

tepples wrote:

Does anybody read digg or fark or slashdot? They're the kings of reposting.

I read all 3.
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I think we need a step by step guide and one package that contains all the required files to use BatchDPG v0.3, anyone?
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I'm the author of BatchDPG, and I hereby give permission for this thread to exist, to end the argument. ;D

There seem to be a lot of people having issues with the program, which I'm unfortunately not able to reproduce. Screenshots of where it exactly gets stuck might help.

@Extreme: You just need three things; Avisynth, BatchDPG and mencoder. Bundling mencoder wouldn't be of much use since the best version to get is processor specific.

works flawlessly

Works really great.

LS5 wrote:

@Extreme: You just need three things; Avisynth, BatchDPG and mencoder. Bundling mencoder wouldn't be of much use since the best version to get is processor specific.

But don't almost all machines with USB ports (and thus with CF or SD writers) have at least a Pentium II/III (i686+MMX) CPU? So even though mencoder for Pentium II isn't the theoretically fastest build, wouldn't it be reasonable to bundle that and then let performance freaks sort it out?
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tepples wrote:

LS5 wrote:

@Extreme: You just need three things; Avisynth, BatchDPG and mencoder. Bundling mencoder wouldn't be of much use since the best version to get is processor specific.

But don't almost all machines with USB ports (and thus with CF or SD writers) have at least a Pentium II/III (i686+MMX) CPU? So even though mencoder for Pentium II isn't the theoretically fastest build, wouldn't it be reasonable to bundle that and then let performance freaks sort it out?

Yes, I did some testing and the performance difference is negligable. That's why a generic (and much smaller) version of mencoder is now included in v0.4.

Installation instructions.
- Install Avisynth from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57023. Make sure to get the 2.5 version, not the 2.0.
- Install this file to any place you like: http://rapidshare.de/files/22045448/BatchDPG.exe.html / http://www.mytempdir.com/711360.

Version history:

Quote:

BatchDPG v0.4
- Now includes generic version of mencoder.

BatchDPG v0.4 beta 2
- Batch code somewhat rewritten.
- 'nodef' error should be fixed. It was caused by sloppy coding on my part. -_-" To keep it short: the error occured when the path to BatchDPG contained any number of spaces. This wasn't the case on my setup, so I didn't notice before.
- Audio bitrate can now be as low as 96 kbps.

BatchDPG v0.4 beta 1
- Batch support, finally!
- Desperate attempt to fix issues. Probably won't work, but worth a try.

BatchDPG v0.3
- Settings are now saved.
- Should handle VFAPI better.
- Should work now on non-English Windows XP systems.
- Because of the marginal speed difference between the Medium and Low profiles, the quality of Low is now a little lower to improve speed, and equivalent to the dpgenc default.

BatchDPG v0.2
- Required codec included.
- Package now in semi-installer form.

BatchDPG v0.1
- Inititial release.

with v0.3:

superdinoyoshi (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

madrigal77 (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

masterhacker (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

I'm having a problem. I open up batchdpg select the movie then i run it.It makes the vfapi.avi file ok, but when dpgencode is suppose to run the program goes back to batchdpg and stops there.I tried stoping it when the vfapi.avi is created and manually opening it in dpgencode,but i get a error and dpg closes out.

^Yeah, I'm getting the same problem with this latest version. Too bad I'm an idiot and deleted my working version before I tried this

Ya, I have been noticing the exact same problem.

Same problem here with version 0.3.

with v0.4:
EDIT: Almost working now. Look at my next post.
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Last edited by Xtreme on Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:29 am; edited 3 times in total

Xtreme wrote:

with v0.3:

superdinoyoshi (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

madrigal77 (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

masterhacker (gbatmw.proboards44.com) wrote:

I'm having a problem. I open up batchdpg select the movie then i run it.It makes the vfapi.avi file ok, but when dpgencode is suppose to run the program goes back to batchdpg and stops there.I tried stoping it when the vfapi.avi is created and manually opening it in dpgencode,but i get a error and dpg closes out.

^Yeah, I'm getting the same problem with this latest version. Too bad I'm an idiot and deleted my working version before I tried this

Ya, I have been noticing the exact same problem.

Same problem here with version 0.3.

with v0.4:
Ok v0.4 is out, so I tested it and when I push "Run" nothing happens!? No freezing, nothing. The "Run" button only goes in the bottom and pops up again.

You have to add files to the queue first. :P

I select avi file + sub file... push Add.. then I push Run... and wait...
((1)) it takes a seconds and it shows this window (nothing happens)... I wait for few minutes and then select the window (oh, it sees it and continues...).... waiting
((2)) Then I have this nasty window with question marks... what to select?? I select ((No)) and it starts outputting video ((4))
((5)) When it reaches 100%... ? :O wtf... nothing happens
I push "Quit" but it only shows this: ((6))
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Hmm for me, it starts fine, does something (AVISynth) from 0 to 100%, fires up DGPEnc its self, enters a name... then half a second later a small both shows up that says 'nodef' which closes one second later, and I'm left with only a 0kb mpeg2 file.

Would be nice if this worked a bit better :P

EDIT:

I put a lang file in the lang folder to I wouldn't get 'nodef' anymore - the error is something about not finding an audio stream.

Xtreme wrote:

I select avi file + sub file... push Add.. then I push Run... and wait...
((1)) it takes a seconds and it shows this window (nothing happens)... I wait for few minutes and then select the window (oh, it sees it and continues...).... waiting
((2)) Then I have this nasty window with question marks... what to select?? I select ((No)) and it starts outputting video ((4))
((5)) When it reaches 100%... ? :O wtf... nothing happens
I push "Quit" but it only shows this: ((6))

Could you try this version: http://rapidshare.de/files/22087430/BatchDPG.exe.html?

Durandle wrote:

Hmm for me, it starts fine, does something (AVISynth) from 0 to 100%, fires up DGPEnc its self, enters a name... then half a second later a small both shows up that says 'nodef' which closes one second later, and I'm left with only a 0kb mpeg2 file.

Would be nice if this worked a bit better :P

EDIT:

I put a lang file in the lang folder to I wouldn't get 'nodef' anymore - the error is something about not finding an audio stream.

Just to make sure I'm not looking for something that's already fixed: are you using the latest version? It was supposed to be fixed in v0.4b2.

Would it be possible to have a Mono and 64kbps selection for audio? It would be useful for saving space without losing too much quality, since I have a small CF card.

Excellent suggestion! Not only does 64 kbps mono sound infinitly better than 64 kbps stereo, it also speeds up the VFAPI step by a factor of 2 because less raw audio data needs to be written to disk.

BatchDPG v0.5 beta 2: http://rapidshare.de/files/22094600/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Mono support.
- Audio bitrate can now be as low as 64 kbps.

Awesome! Thanks a lot.

LS5 wrote:

Could you try this version: http://rapidshare.de/files/22087430/BatchDPG.exe.html?

1.05b1 almost works.
It did produce the DPG file. :-)
This is the only thing I need to do: I need to click on that ?????? -topic so it sees it: ((v0.5 beta 1))
Could you fix this?

EDIT: I tested with 0.5 beta 2 and it has the same behavior.
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version 0.5 beta 2

This happens if I add more than one job to the batch encode list:
Error message

Does this has something to do with the Window that opens when DPG Encoding is done (I need to close it manually)?
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Xtreme wrote:

version 0.5 beta 2

This happens if I add more than one job to the batch encode list:
Error message

Does this has something to do with the Window that opens when DPG Encoding is done (I need to close it manually)?

It shouldn't. I guess I fixed your first problem by automatically giving the '??????' windows focus as soon as it appears, although it already does that automatically on my system. I have no idea what causes the second error though...

BatchDPG v0.5 beta 3: http://rapidshare.de/files/22119962/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Fixes problem with VFAPI's ?????? window not being activated.

When will the problems end, LOL. :P

LS5 wrote:

I guess I fixed your first problem by automatically giving the '??????' windows focus as soon as it appears, although it already does that automatically on my system. I have no idea what causes the second error though...

BatchDPG v0.5 beta 3: http://rapidshare.de/files/22119962/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Fixes problem with VFAPI's ?????? window not being activated.

Wow, good job. Now it work perfectly on my PC. :-)

Requests for future:
- Clear Media/Subtitle file values after I have pushed "Add" button
- Possibility to change Subtitle font/size/shadow (too small sub fonts)
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Hey. I just noticed that since I used BatchDPG I have four very large, annoying FFdshow icons in my system tray that will not go away. Normally there're two of them there when decoding a supported video file. I checked the taskmanager and there's no sign of BatchDPG, DPGenc, VFAPI, Mencoder, etc.

Xtreme wrote:

Requests for future:
- Clear Media/Subtitle file values after I have pushed "Add" button

Easy to do, but what's the use?

Xtreme wrote:

- Possibility to change Subtitle font/size/shadow (too small sub fonts)

Sorry, not possible. Your best option is to turn your SRT files into SSA/ASS files with a program such as Aegisub and change font size there, since both SSA and ASS do support typesetting.

mntorankusu wrote:

Hey. I just noticed that since I used BatchDPG I have four very large, annoying FFdshow icons in my system tray that will not go away. Normally there're two of them there when decoding a supported video file. I checked the taskmanager and there's no sign of BatchDPG, DPGenc, VFAPI, Mencoder, etc.

For me, they disappear by hovering over them. I usually have them turned off anyway, you can do this by going to the Tray, dialog & paths section in the FFDShow settings and unchecking Show tray icon.

Hi LS5, thanks for this wonderful software.

I have some video clips that sound is not very important, is it possible that I can reduce Audio bitrate to 32 kbs or even 16 kbs.

Thank a lots.
dangkict

LS5 wrote:

Xtreme wrote:

version 0.5 beta 2

This happens if I add more than one job to the batch encode list:
Error message

Does this has something to do with the Window that opens when DPG Encoding is done (I need to close it manually)?

It shouldn't. I guess I fixed your first problem by automatically giving the '??????' windows focus as soon as it appears, although it already does that automatically on my system. I have no idea what causes the second error though...

BatchDPG v0.5 beta 3: http://rapidshare.de/files/22119962/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Fixes problem with VFAPI's ?????? window not being activated.

When will the problems end, LOL. :P

Haha. Well they are getting solved. Thanks a lot for all your hard work :)

LS5 wrote:

mntorankusu wrote:

Hey. I just noticed that since I used BatchDPG I have four very large, annoying FFdshow icons in my system tray that will not go away. Normally there're two of them there when decoding a supported video file. I checked the taskmanager and there's no sign of BatchDPG, DPGenc, VFAPI, Mencoder, etc.

For me, they disappear by hovering over them. I usually have them turned off anyway, you can do this by going to the Tray, dialog & paths section in the FFDShow settings and unchecking Show tray icon.

They're still active for me. I can change settings on them and everything. I use them too often to disable them, too. It seems like FFdshow is just being left open after it's done using it.

If it doesn't cause any real problems, it won't stop me from using BatchDPG. However, they are increasing in number.

This is rather a clever app. Whatever setting it's using for resizing is nicer, results are good. Sound, to me, sounds a bit nicer as well...what is it you are doing differently than 'vanilla' DPGenc? It could just be that it's louder, I don't know...

Only suggestion I have is an option to force a certain aspect ratio as in the original DPGenc application. Some videos I have aren't quite right, a couple of them are encoded a the original DVD resolution rather than padded or manipulated to a true widescreen res.

*edit*
Do'h...shouldn't be playing with stuff like this after 1 AM. I wasn't even paying attention to the height adjustment...that should do nicely at making a widescreen movie look right.
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dangkict wrote:

Hi LS5, thanks for this wonderful software.

I have some video clips that sound is not very important, is it possible that I can reduce Audio bitrate to 32 kbs or even 16 kbs.

Thank a lots.
dangkict

32 - yes, 16 - no. dpgenc seems to give an error when encoding at 16 kbps, even though the option is there. 48 and 32 kbps will be added to v0.5. :)

mntorankusu wrote:

LS5 wrote:

mntorankusu wrote:

Hey. I just noticed that since I used BatchDPG I have four very large, annoying FFdshow icons in my system tray that will not go away. Normally there're two of them there when decoding a supported video file. I checked the taskmanager and there's no sign of BatchDPG, DPGenc, VFAPI, Mencoder, etc.

For me, they disappear by hovering over them. I usually have them turned off anyway, you can do this by going to the Tray, dialog & paths section in the FFDShow settings and unchecking Show tray icon.

They're still active for me. I can change settings on them and everything. I use them too often to disable them, too. It seems like FFdshow is just being left open after it's done using it.

If it doesn't cause any real problems, it won't stop me from using BatchDPG. However, they are increasing in number.

Sorry, not much I can do about it. My guess is Avisynth doesn't unload properly.

The 9th Sage wrote:

This is rather a clever app. Whatever setting it's using for resizing is nicer, results are good. Sound, to me, sounds a bit nicer as well...what is it you are doing differently than 'vanilla' DPGenc? It could just be that it's louder, I don't know...

Avisynth's BicubicResize is used for resizing the video, and its ResampleAudio for resampling the audio. This appears to sound better than mencoder's resampling, and as soon as I started using this method the out-of-sync issues in MoonShell disappeared too.

L5:

"Just to make sure I'm not looking for something that's already fixed: are you using the latest version? It was supposed to be fixed in v0.4b2."

I was using the latest version at the time, but new ones now so I'll try them, thanks ^_^

LS5 wrote:

dangkict wrote:

Hi LS5, thanks for this wonderful software.

I have some video clips that sound is not very important, is it possible that I can reduce Audio bitrate to 32 kbs or even 16 kbs.

Thank a lots.
dangkict

32 - yes, 16 - no. dpgenc seems to give an error when encoding at 16 kbps, even though the option is there. 48 and 32 kbps will be added to v0.5. :)

Woa, thank a lots. That will be great combination with moonshell

BatchDPG v0.5 released: http://rapidshare.de/files/22189277/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Audio bitrate can now be as low as 32 kbps. This is as low as it gets. ;)
- GUI re-design.
- Normalize option.

Enjoy. :)

I don't know why but it doesn't work with my computer on xp 64 bits OS, i got the "nodef" error but the path is: "C:\BatchDPG".

I'll go back to windows XP 32bits then try again ^^
thx for this great software :) .

I've been following this app with interest.
The new 5.0 release hangs on the vfapi screen with ????
However the previous release 5.0 beta 3 worked perfectly.

Fantastic results from beta 3, the video is much "cleaner". Having the ability to set the audio to mono really give the DS arm chips some more resources to playback the video without too many glitches.

My settings

source: kids cartoon dvd 4:3 (fullscreen) 23 mins
fps 15
width 256
height 176
audio birate 80 mono
video bitrate 356 max 356
output: 60meg dpg

setup
win xp sp2
avisynth 256

Suggestions for next version
Croping command for mencoder?
"-vf crop=256:144:0:24"
This is handy for "top and tailing" video with black faux letterbox bars.

Anyhow thanks for a great app and keep up the good work.

Nuja wrote:

I don't know why but it doesn't work with my computer on xp 64 bits OS, i got the "nodef" error but the path is: "C:\BatchDPG".

I'll go back to windows XP 32bits then try again ^^
thx for this great software :) .

I have no experience with Windows XP 64-bits, so I'm unable to tell if that causes the problem.

Spike wrote:

I've been following this app with interest.
The new 5.0 release hangs on the vfapi screen with ????
However the previous release 5.0 beta 3 worked perfectly.

I'm a bit puzzled by this, since I changed absolutely nothing in the code that actually controls VFAPI since v0.5 beta 1.

Spike wrote:

Suggestions for next version
Croping command for mencoder?
"-vf crop=256:144:0:24"
This is handy for "top and tailing" video with black faux letterbox bars.

On one hand I understand you want more control on the ouput, but on the other hand I'd like to keep this app as simple as possible and I don't really know how I would integrate this option in the program. For now, you can do this relatively easy by creating an AVS file for your video yourself, use Avisynth's Crop command, and open that file in BatchDPG. It will, ironically, create an AVS file for the existing AVS file, but it works.

Argh, it's not working. Any video file at all, even .avis that show up in Explorer's preview thing (even having deleted Windows Media, so no other video formats show up there) does the same thing: It pops up the save box, automatically enters a filename, then shows an error message:

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VFAPI Reader Codec
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???? F:\Movies\Anim?\Full Metal Alchemist\Full Metal Alchemist 01.avi.avs ??????.
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OK
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It creates a 172-byte .avs file and stays at the VFAPI dialog, after I close that, the main dialog doesn't respond to anything and I have to kill the process. I even tried taking an AVI that shows up in Explorer (and plays fine in everything) and copying it to F:\ccs0001.avi and it still doesn't work. The original DPG encoder doesn't work either, WTF? Every media player I have (VLC, Media Player Classic and Winamp) works fine, I tried 4 different files, and it doesn't do that nodef error thing. I use XP SP2.
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does this convert rm/rmvb files? if no, will it ever?
if yess, how do i do it? cuz i always get an error when trying

Lo, i'm back on 32 bits OS (XP) and i got the same error "nodef" Oo
I don't know what to do, the first error was about a missing file: a files which end by ".avs" (it was my file name.avi.avs Oo, however my file was a wmv) then it stopped doing that and this error has been replaced by the "nodef" one.

What should i do ?

edit: from the begining i was trying to encode a .wmv video and until now i was gettin the "nodef" error. I tried with a ".avi" file and it worked.

So is it possible to add file support ? (wmv ?)

Thank in advance ++

HyperHacker wrote:

Argh, it's not working. Any video file at all, even .avis that show up in Explorer's preview thing (even having deleted Windows Media, so no other video formats show up there) does the same thing: It pops up the save box, automatically enters a filename, then shows an error message:

---------------------------
VFAPI Reader Codec
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???? F:\Movies\Anim?\Full Metal Alchemist\Full Metal Alchemist 01.avi.avs ??????.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

It creates a 172-byte .avs file and stays at the VFAPI dialog, after I close that, the main dialog doesn't respond to anything and I have to kill the process. I even tried taking an AVI that shows up in Explorer (and plays fine in everything) and copying it to F:\ccs0001.avi and it still doesn't work. The original DPG encoder doesn't work either, WTF? Every media player I have (VLC, Media Player Classic and Winamp) works fine, I tried 4 different files, and it doesn't do that nodef error thing. I use XP SP2.

I only managed to get that error in two different ways:
1. By not having installed Avisynth.
2. By not having registered ReadAVS.dll.

The second thing is done automatically every time BatchDPG starts, so I'm guessing your problem is the first one.

uzumakishade wrote:

does this convert rm/rmvb files? if no, will it ever?
if yess, how do i do it? cuz i always get an error when trying

It should work with Real Alternative installed.

Nuja wrote:

Lo, i'm back on 32 bits OS (XP) and i got the same error "nodef" Oo
I don't know what to do, the first error was about a missing file: a files which end by ".avs" (it was my file name.avi.avs Oo, however my file was a wmv) then it stopped doing that and this error has been replaced by the "nodef" one.

What should i do ?

edit: from the begining i was trying to encode a .wmv video and until now i was gettin the "nodef" error. I tried with a ".avi" file and it worked.

So is it possible to add file support ? (wmv ?)

Thank in advance ++

This is probably some kind of codec problem. You could try installing the latest version of Windows Media Player, which should install the necessary DirectShow codecs. Also, could you interrupt the the VFAPI step by clicking on the system tray icon and selecting Exit, open the created .avs file in any media player and tell me what error message it displays?

lo, LS5 u were right it was a codec problem, but its strange i thought i had the codec installed on my comp. But now it works very well.

thank u ^^
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i have real alternative installed yet it still gives me an error when i tried rmvb files

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i have real alternative installed yet it still gives me an error when i tried rmvb files

Ya, me too.
I installed real alternative and can play the rmvb clips with Media player classic, but still give an error with those files

can you explain step by step how to get it to work on rmvb files?

LS5 wrote:

I only managed to get that error in two different ways:
1. By not having installed Avisynth.
2. By not having registered ReadAVS.dll.

3. By not having the codecs installed. <_< I forgot VLC doesn't really use them, heh. Funny that Explorer could still show the preview though.

Anyway it works pretty well now, but the frameskip is pretty bad at times. It froze for like 45 seconds at one point. O_o
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uzumakishade wrote:

can you explain step by step how to get it to work on rmvb files?

There is no step by step guide. It just works for me with Real Alternative installed, and there are too many factors involved to have me give you an answer to why it isn't working. Luckily, media files are not very often originally created in RMVB, so in those cases just get to the original, non-re-encoded files.

HyperHacker wrote:

LS5 wrote:

I only managed to get that error in two different ways:
1. By not having installed Avisynth.
2. By not having registered ReadAVS.dll.

3. By not having the codecs installed. <_< I forgot VLC doesn't really use them, heh. Funny that Explorer could still show the preview though.

Anyway it works pretty well now, but the frameskip is pretty bad at times. It froze for like 45 seconds at one point. O_o

I guess the auto framerate calculation isn't perfect then. I'm mainly testing it on anime and those rarely freeze. Could you also test with Dithering=0 and GOPSkip=0 in the global.ini file? Those values are what I use.

hi. i can convert rmvb files w no problems. i install k-lite mega codec pack.. hope its help..

LS5 wrote:

Could you also test with Dithering=0 and GOPSkip=0 in the global.ini file? Those values are what I use.

That helps a bit but there's still some lag. Episode 1 of Card Captor Sakura freezes for about 10 seconds near the end of the intro.
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I think that crop command is actually a must have. Its not hard to add such a feature. a check box and 2 text fields for width and height.

Ah... only, your doing the resize with AVI-Synth? So the crop command would just break the nicer scaling I guess.

Still, I think its very useful. For example, I convert a lot of Anime, so I crop off a small 8px border around the whole frame and scale it back up to full size. Result is subtitles you can read better :)

Durandle wrote:

I think that crop command is actually a must have. Its not hard to add such a feature. a check box and 2 text fields for width and height.

Ah... only, your doing the resize with AVI-Synth? So the crop command would just break the nicer scaling I guess.

Still, I think its very useful. For example, I convert a lot of Anime, so I crop off a small 8px border around the whole frame and scale it back up to full size. Result is subtitles you can read better :)

Yeah, I agree.

Maybe it quite hard to get it but I know you can, right?

Alright, I'll see if I can integrate cropping somehow, but I'm not promising anything. If I am going to do it, it's going to be Avisynth based.

In the meantime, please test v0.6 beta 1: http://rapidshare.de/files/22547896/BatchDPG.exe.html.

Changelog:
- Crash when BatchDPG is not active when starting the next file in the queue fixed.
- Attempt to fix issue where button is not automatically pressed when using 24 fps.
- Attempt to fix issue where media files located on A:, E:, I:, O: and U: partitions wouldn't work on some systems.
- Now automatically sets correct width and height on loading of media file using MediaInfo.

sweet, been waiting for the queueing bug =D

ouch, now it wont accept some files, can you lift the file type limit?
also, can you bundle xvidcore.dll with mencoder? or does that infringe some copyright and stuff?

adrian783 wrote:

sweet, been waiting for the queueing bug =D

ouch, now it wont accept some files, can you lift the file type limit?
also, can you bundle xvidcore.dll with mencoder? or does that infringe some copyright and stuff?

What files exactly does it not accept? Basically, if MediaInfo can not retrieve the aspect ratio, BatchDPG considers it not supported.

What advantage does bundling xvidcore.dll have?

Xvid support possibly?
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Doesn't accept any file formats on my pc. (all previously worked with 5.0 beta 3)

.mkv (704x396 xvid/ogg) 23.98 fps
.avi (512x384 xvid/mp3) 25fps
.vob (4:3) full screen football dvd (pal)

I have all the relevant codecs installed.

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avisynth 256
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win xp sp2(32 bit version)

LS5 wrote:

adrian783 wrote:

sweet, been waiting for the queueing bug =D

ouch, now it wont accept some files, can you lift the file type limit?
also, can you bundle xvidcore.dll with mencoder? or does that infringe some copyright and stuff?

What files exactly does it not accept? Basically, if MediaInfo can not retrieve the aspect ratio, BatchDPG considers it not supported.

What advantage does bundling xvidcore.dll have?

the files i try to add were all avi, not too sure about the specifics however

seems to me that all of my avi files are encoded (is that the right word?) with xvid, either that or the codec pack i have installed use xvid to decode stuff. also what file formats does mediainfo support? maybe you can add a seperate colume in the task file noting the files rejected by mediainfo but add it to task anyways?

edit: this is weird, i used mediainfo on a rejected file, and apparently mediainfo recognize the file

Code:

General #0
Complete name : C:\Documents and Settings\Jimbob\Desktop\batch\Movie_0001
.avi
File size : 65.9 MiB
Format : Audio Video Interleave
Overal BitRate : 809 Kbps
PlayTime : 11mn 23s

Video #0
Codec : XviD
Family : MPEG-4
Info : XviD project
Codec settings : BVOP
Bit rate : 764 Kbps
Width : 640
Height : 480
Aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 30 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.083
Interlacement : [PPF] Picture-per-field
Chroma : 4:2:0

Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1/2 L1
Family : MPEG-1
Bit rate : 32 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 16 KHz

using MediaInfoLib - v0.7.2.1

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I've been making all my posts about this on GBATMW, which has now gone down for the time being. I looked through this thread to see if my program was referenced, and didn't see it, so I'll link it here.

I wrote a small batch application for Windows XP that uses mediainfo to check the resolutions of all video files in a given directory. It then creates a list of the new resolutions you should use in batchdpg. Since this batch application is specific to batchdpg, and since LS5 likes it so much, I'm only listing it in this thread for the time being.. to get it, click on the this link - http://www.electronicfiles.net/files/2314/DSCoding/batchratiov1.0.rar

All you have to do is copy ratio.bat and mediainfo.exe to any folder with movie files you wish to run in batchdpg, then doubleclick ratio.bat and it will automatically create the list for you. BTW, don't close the command prompt box that comes up until you're done with it.

I hope this helps,
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I get the "nodef" error with all versions posted so far 90% of the time. I end up with a 0 KB .dpg.mp2 file. The first file that ever worked was a small AVI with XVID codec and it turned out great. Most of my files are XVID AVI files. Small WMV files have worked. But any AVI or MPG gets the "nodef" error. It doesn't get to the video conversion part so is this an audio problem? Its right before the WAVE to MP2 window pops up.

I love the quality of what I have got to work so far though!DPG files never looked or played so well before this program for me anyway.
Thank you LS5

I'm new here and I juz bought my DS lite.. Saw this interesting program that shud work very well for me.. But the sad thing is that I'm unable to download files from rapidshare at all.. It juz kept asking me to wait and after waiting, I still cant download it.. Sigh..

Any kind souls helpful enough to post this program to me? www.yousendit.com is a good choice..

Hmm.. The v0.5 is the most stable version now? Thanx for all your help..

I tried encoding files with moonshell's program but i dunno y but there's no sound for my video.. Only some crackling noise..

To all the people who were having problems with v0.6 beta 1, please try v0.6 beta 2: http://rapidshare.de/files/22608578/BatchDPG.exe.html / http://www.mytempdir.com/726805.

Changelog:
- Media recognition rewritten.

jonboy25 wrote:

I get the "nodef" error with all versions posted so far 90% of the time. I end up with a 0 KB .dpg.mp2 file. The first file that ever worked was a small AVI with XVID codec and it turned out great. Most of my files are XVID AVI files. Small WMV files have worked. But any AVI or MPG gets the "nodef" error. It doesn't get to the video conversion part so is this an audio problem? Its right before the WAVE to MP2 window pops up.

I love the quality of what I have got to work so far though!DPG files never looked or played so well before this program for me anyway.
Thank you LS5

Are you, perhaps, using VLC or MPlayer to watch your video's? If yes, you're most likely missing the correct codecs. Try installing a recent version of XviD.

wonghj wrote:

I'm new here and I juz bought my DS lite.. Saw this interesting program that shud work very well for me.. But the sad thing is that I'm unable to download files from rapidshare at all.. It juz kept asking me to wait and after waiting, I still cant download it.. Sigh..

Any kind souls helpful enough to post this program to me? www.yousendit.com is a good choice..

Hmm.. The v0.5 is the most stable version now? Thanx for all your help..

I tried encoding files with moonshell's program but i dunno y but there's no sound for my video.. Only some crackling noise..

Well, v0.5 has some nasty bugs too, so please try v0.6 beta 2 first. I also uploaded the file to MyTempDir, which hopefully works for you.

The last two versions have told me "The file you selected is not a supported media file. Please choose another file."

Before that it would accept the file but I got the nodef error.
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When encoding a file, I get an error when VFAPI tries to open the .avs file (version 0.1 b?ta 1 & 2)

The problem is that a blank space is added before the drive letter, which causes it not to open. When i delete the blank space the file opens and the script can continue.

example

error :

" E:\DPGEncoding\monty pyton S01E01.avi"

correction :

"E:\DPGEncoding\monty pyton S01E01.avi"

Thanks for hosting it on another website for me to dl.. It's alot better den the rapidshare..

But well.. When i'm using the program, some errors occurred too.. I reached the dpgenc option den it will start to save some file and den gave me an error msg.. The error msg is as follows..

file.mpg_avs_vfapi.avi not found.

I wonder why.. Please help me think of a solution if possible.. Thanx..[/img]

seppesbox wrote:

When encoding a file, I get an error when VFAPI tries to open the .avs file (version 0.1 b?ta 1 & 2)

The problem is that a blank space is added before the drive letter, which causes it not to open. When i delete the blank space the file opens and the script can continue.

example

error :

" E:\DPGEncoding\monty pyton S01E01.avi"

correction :

"E:\DPGEncoding\monty pyton S01E01.avi"

yah, ARHHHHHHH!

ah, also, i get an error from GPD encoder like this:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/adrian783/noaudio.png

edit: mediainfo seem to have problem taking WMV videos, i ran mediainfo in command line and it doesnt work on wmv, however i believe you can still convert a WMV video nevertheless using the original DPG convert tools

i tried deleting a letter before the drive letter i still get the error of missing avs_vfapi.avi

it's not created at all

BatchDPG 0.5 is most stable release so far. At least it works.
I could not get 0.6b1 or 0.6b2 to work due to bugs etc.

After testing MANY encoding variables, best settings are (ZERO pauses , Excellent quality)

FPS = Auto (Don't expect more than 15fps for full screen 4:3 videos)
Profile = MED (High if you don't mind longer encoding time for little bit better quality)
Width/Height = Same as ratio of video
Audio Bitrate = 160 Stereo (Or 96k Mono is better quality but without seperation)
Normalize = Use this for louder sounds. (Will pause for around 3-5minutes during encoding at beginning)
Video Bitrate = 288 (This is the PERFECT rate for videos. Even 296 causes pauses.)
Max Video Bitrate = Always match the video bitrate = 288

I have 3 NDS Lites and have encoded a few videos all with various settings.
Then played 3 same videos with different encoding settings next to each other.
The only video bitrate which got zero stuttering/pauses was the 288kbps.
All other higher rate started to pause once in a while.
Video quality is still much better than DPGEnc. =)

Anyways. it's tough getting all the codec to work together. But worth it.

Thanks LS5 for the great program. =)

Thanks for testing everyone. I have finally been able to test BatchDPG on a computer besides my own, which makes debugging somewhat easier.

I hope v0.6 beta 3 fixes issues people were having: http://rapidshare.de/files/22690650/BatchDPG.exe.html / http://www.mytempdir.com/729078.

Changelog:
- Now only displays a warning when aspect ratio information could not be retrieved.
- Should fix space after quotation mark issue.
- About window updated. ;)

Also, if you still recieve the nodef error, I'm pretty sure it's a codec issue. I highly recommend uninstalling the codecs you currently have installed, and installing the CCCP: http://www.cccp-project.net/.

excellent, now it works without a hitch, thanks LS5 =D

just curious, a nodef error shouldnt occur if the video can in fact play properly in a player right?

also, i think people should stop refer it as a nodef error, just put a language file in the dpglan folder or somethign similar and see what it says

edit: why would a .rm video that can be converted in the official DPGtools not able to convert in batchdpg..."playtime cannot be detected"
edit 2: i tried using dpgenc alone, and it converts it. seems like there's some kind of "translating" error by using VFPAIConvEn, whats VFAPI for anyways? subtitle support? if so, can there be an option where we can simply bypass it and let dpgenc handle the original file?

I was getting the nodef error not because of language file but codec not installed ^^
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adrian783 wrote:

just curious, a nodef error shouldnt occur if the video can in fact play properly in a player right?

In most cases, you would be right, but codecs are complex things. ;)

adrian783 wrote:

also, i think people should stop refer it as a nodef error, just put a language file in the dpglan folder or somethign similar and see what it says

Yeah, I probably should include the English language file; the reason I didn't include it initially was because silly me wasn't expecting any dpgenc errors in the first place.

adrian783 wrote:

edit: why would a .rm video that can be converted in the official DPGtools not able to convert in batchdpg..."playtime cannot be detected"

Does dpgenc accept RM(VB) files? Anyway, RMVB files work on my system, so I expect RM would too.

adrian783 wrote:

edit 2: i tried using dpgenc alone, and it converts it. seems like there's some kind of "translating" error by using VFPAIConvEn, whats VFAPI for anyways? subtitle support? if so, can there be an option where we can simply bypass it and let dpgenc handle the original file?

Nope, the VFAPI step can not be bypassed. What VFAPI does is turn the AVS file into a 'fake' AVI file which does include audio, but still depends on the AVS file for the video. This is done because dpgenc doesn't accept normal AVS files.

Nuja wrote:

I was getting the nodef error not because of language file but codec not installed ^^
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So it works now? Nice. :)

Yes it does and can tell u your software is awsome, when i was using moonshell encoder it was ugly even when i tried setting that i found on the web but know i got your soft its beautifull :D high quality video is supa great !!!!! ^^.

thank u man ;)

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adrian783 wrote:

edit 2: i tried using dpgenc alone, and it converts it. seems like there's some kind of "translating" error by using VFPAIConvEn, whats VFAPI for anyways? subtitle support? if so, can there be an option where we can simply bypass it and let dpgenc handle the original file?

Nope, the VFAPI step can not be bypassed. What VFAPI does is turn the AVS file into a 'fake' AVI file which does include audio, but still depends on the AVS file for the video. This is done because dpgenc doesn't accept normal AVS files.

AviSynth + VFAPIConv seems like an unnecessary step, from my understanding, AviSynth is used to serve each frame at the specified settings in the avs scripting file. however most of these functions is already present in DPGenc except normalizing the sound, but that can be done with mencoder anyways right? wouldnt it be easier to just use dpgenc with the original video file instead of passing frames to it? (well, to be honest i say that because i seem to have problem with my video files going through AviSynth and VFAPIConv)

Thanks it did seam to be due to outdated codecs
Seems to work good now and its pretty fast.

AVIs encoded with Huffyuv in YUV mode produce only a black screen. (RGB mode works.)

I can't see any way to clip out letterboxing without making a VirtualDub pass.
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can't really download the v0.6 beta 3 too.. Seems like mytempdir.com has already logged down my ip during the download last time and forgot to unlock it.. Haiz.. Really wan to try out this amazing program..

www.yousendit.com anyone?

wonghj wrote:

can't really download the v0.6 beta 3 too.. Seems like mytempdir.com has already logged down my ip during the download last time and forgot to unlock it.. Haiz.. Really wan to try out this amazing program..

www.yousendit.com anyone?

Here you are. Have fun

Code:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=24E1DE27638DAC7C

Hi LS5,
Can you add the fuction that we can select ouput folder. There are only 2 selections; by default output files will be same folder as input files; and the other option is that we can choose a folder for some output files.

For example:
I have 1.avi, 2.avi, 3.avi, 4.avi. When convert, I can choose output for 1.dpg, 4.dpg at a folder that we can set; output for 2.dpg, 3.dpg by default will be at same folder of 2.avi, 3.avi.

Sorry, my English is not my native language. I hope you are clear about my idea.

For example, if I have AVI files on a read-only medium such as a CD or DVD, I want to write the temporary files and .dpg file to the C: drive.
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tepples wrote:

For example, if I have AVI files on a read-only medium such as a CD or DVD, I want to write the temporary files and .dpg file to the C: drive.

Yes, it is about my idea. Thank for explain this.

I haf juz started using the v0.6 beta 3 and this error happens.. Dunno what is it so I posted the pic online.. Help me check pls..

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Yup.. I haf installed the Avisynth 2.5 and the CCCP codec pack already but this error still happens

I've been waiting for something like this for a long time now but I'm having a strange problem. Everything works fine up to the point when it combines the audio and video. I get the seperate audio and video files but not the one .dpg one. I also get this error in the encoder log. The file is a AVI of purepwnage episode 2:

success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x0
rawvideo: img size not specified and unknown format!
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===
Cannot open demuxer.

Exiting...

I use the Cole2k Advanced codec pack and all works fine. =)

Just don't use either PowerDVD or Intervideo DVD/DVB filters.
(Select don't use, then select on AC3filter ONLY)

Also, uncheck all the vvid and divx from the ffdshow setup page.

Leave everything else default. Install and enjoy! =)

(This worked on multiple PCs so far for ALL the videos I have with various encodings)

Sorry, for my late reply, I've been watching the World Cup too much. :P

tepples wrote:

AVIs encoded with Huffyuv in YUV mode produce only a black screen. (RGB mode works.)

By looking at the mencoder log, it seems dpgenc converts the video to BGR24 anyway, so if it's just dpgenc not being able to handle YUV video properly, I guess adding a ConvertToRGB24() command to the Avisynth script would fix this problem.

tepples wrote:

I can't see any way to clip out letterboxing without making a VirtualDub pass.

You can create an Avisynth script and include the Crop command: http://www.avisynth.org/Crop.

dangkict wrote:

Hi LS5,
Can you add the fuction that we can select ouput folder. There are only 2 selections; by default output files will be same folder as input files; and the other option is that we can choose a folder for some output files.

For example:
I have 1.avi, 2.avi, 3.avi, 4.avi. When convert, I can choose output for 1.dpg, 4.dpg at a folder that we can set; output for 2.dpg, 3.dpg by default will be at same folder of 2.avi, 3.avi.

Sorry, my English is not my native language. I hope you are clear about my idea.

Seems like a good idea, I'll start working on it.

wonghj wrote:

I haf juz started using the v0.6 beta 3 and this error happens.. Dunno what is it so I posted the pic online.. Help me check pls..

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Yup.. I haf installed the Avisynth 2.5 and the CCCP codec pack already but this error still happens

It's been a while since I saw that error. I'm not really sure what caused it. :/

SPiercey wrote:

I've been waiting for something like this for a long time now but I'm having a strange problem. Everything works fine up to the point when it combines the audio and video. I get the seperate audio and video files but not the one .dpg one. I also get this error in the encoder log. The file is a AVI of purepwnage episode 2:

success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x0
rawvideo: img size not specified and unknown format!
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===
Cannot open demuxer.

Exiting...

That's the error that comes up when using the mencoder version from the DPG tools package. It's not that hard to add support for it though, so expect it working in the next version.

LS5 wrote:

Sorry, for my late reply, I've been watching the World Cup too much. :P

Finally somebody who appreciates football, not NFL wrestling-with-a-ball. I tend not to find those except online.

LS5 wrote:

tepples wrote:

AVIs encoded with Huffyuv in YUV mode produce only a black screen.

By looking at the mencoder log, it seems dpgenc converts the video to BGR24 anyway, so if it's just dpgenc not being able to handle YUV video properly, I guess adding a ConvertToRGB24() command to the Avisynth script would fix this problem.

What's strange is that I can't seem to get Huffyuv to give me anything other than a black screen anymore in a batch, but using dpgenc.exe by itself works fine.

LS5 wrote:

tepples wrote:

I can't see any way to clip out letterboxing without making a VirtualDub pass.

You can create an Avisynth script and include the Crop command: http://www.avisynth.org/Crop.

Is there a graphical editor for Avisynth scripts? VirtualDub lets me drag the borders of the cropping frame on a sample frame of the video.
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OMG.. Even the creator doesnt know what problems I'm experiencing.. Can anyone pls save me? I really want to use that program.. Sobsob.. Seems that everyone is enjoying this program..

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wonghj wrote:
I haf juz started using the v0.6 beta 3 and this error happens.. Dunno what is it so I posted the pic online.. Help me check pls..

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Yup.. I haf installed the Avisynth 2.5 and the CCCP codec pack already but this error still happens

It's been a while since I saw that error. I'm not really sure what caused it. :/

tepples wrote:

LS5 wrote:

Sorry, for my late reply, I've been watching the World Cup too much. :P

Finally somebody who appreciates football, not NFL wrestling-with-a-ball. I tend not to find those except online.

Half my country (The Netherlands) is dressed in orange. Football is really big here.

tepples wrote:

LS5 wrote:

tepples wrote:

AVIs encoded with Huffyuv in YUV mode produce only a black screen.

By looking at the mencoder log, it seems dpgenc converts the video to BGR24 anyway, so if it's just dpgenc not being able to handle YUV video properly, I guess adding a ConvertToRGB24() command to the Avisynth script would fix this problem.

What's strange is that I can't seem to get Huffyuv to give me anything other than a black screen anymore in a batch, but using dpgenc.exe by itself works fine.

Hmm, strange indeed.

tepples wrote:

LS5 wrote:

tepples wrote:

I can't see any way to clip out letterboxing without making a VirtualDub pass.

You can create an Avisynth script and include the Crop command: http://www.avisynth.org/Crop.

Is there a graphical editor for Avisynth scripts? VirtualDub lets me drag the borders of the cropping frame on a sample frame of the video.

There's not really a graphical interface for Avisynth, but you can use the crop values you find in VirtualDub for Avisynth's Crop command.

wonghj wrote:

OMG.. Even the creator doesnt know what problems I'm experiencing..

Well, I'm the author of BatchDPG, not dpgenc, so I get surprised by dpgenc's error messages just as much as you. ;)

LS5 wrote:

Half my country (The Netherlands) is dressed in orange. Football is really big here.

you mean soccer :D

over here too.. All orange!

HUP HOLLAND HUP!

ja ik leef ook in Nederland xD
(yes I live in the Netherlands too xD)

its a pity that Turkey couldn't join the WC06 :(

Oh.. Hmm.. I haf used moonshells encoder b4.. Works out fine but have to compromise alot on the quality.. Hmm.. If you find out whats happening to my comp.. Pls kindly provide me the fix.. Haiz.. What a lousy comp I have..

First of great program.
En als Belg supporter ik ook voor Holland :-) en Itali?.
Was wondering if it's possible to add possibilty to use an extern wav-file as sound (just like the Moonshelldecoder) . Because I demux an DVD to one large M2V and an AC3 or WAV. Would like to convert these directly to DPG without first decoding to Divx or Xvid. If I can use an other method please more info, I'm a pretty noob in videoconverting.

must we use the fvapi encoder? Cos moonshell encoder doesnt use it at all.. Hmm.. Cos I'm always having problems with my fvapi codec error thing..

I have reinstall avisynth2.56 and the previous prob is somehow solved.. But no conversion is done inside the vfapi thing.. I wonder if it's always like this?

But now comes another error.. Looks lk the nodef error which pple have been talking about.. Care to help me find out what's the problem? I have download the BatchDPG v4.0 and it works out fine..

Anyway.. Anyone willing to share what are the framerates and stuff to provide a better quality video?

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To give you an update on what I'm currently working on;

The reason I used VFAPI and dpgenc in the first place was because I didn't know how to write the DPG header. I knew about this (http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7897) topic with very valuable information, but I didn't have enough coding experience to actually be able to write something that creates the header. The thing is, I still don't. The good news, though, is that I pasted the code of the program in that topic named headermaker into Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition, and to my surprise, I actually got it to compile correctly. However, when joining the header with the audio file and the video file, MoonShell would reject the file. After comparing the header created by dpgenc with the one from headermaker, I found that the error came from one subtle difference. headermaker writes the number of channels, while dpgenc doesn't. Apparently, if it is a null byte, it tells MoonShell that the file contains MP2 audio, instead of GSM. After slightly editing the headermaker code, I got it to work correctly. I've rewritten a large part of BatchDPG so it now doesn't need VFAPI and dpgenc anymore. This allows for a lot of new possibilities, such as using other encoders, framerates up to 60 fps (60 fps is, ofcourse, not really useful, but 25 fps might be), samplerates up to 48000, audio bitrates higher than 160 kbps, etc. I've gotten it to work correctly for the most part, but there are still some things that need to be worked out. I'm not ignoring your bug reports and feature requests, but I want to get this completely working first. ;)

That's great new LS5, keep up the good work.
Would the new version enable multiple pass/VBR video encoding using CCE?
That would rock as think vbr would help full screen video conversions which eat up bitrate.

Wow.. that's real great.. Look forward to ur great work.. Sorry we cant be of any help to ya..

LS5 wrote:

To give you an update on what I'm currently working on;

The reason I used VFAPI and dpgenc in the first place was because I didn't know how to write the DPG header. I knew about this (http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7897) topic with very valuable information, but I didn't have enough coding experience to actually be able to write something that creates the header. The thing is, I still don't. The good news, though, is that I pasted the code of the program in that topic named headermaker into Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition, and to my surprise, I actually got it to compile correctly. However, when joining the header with the audio file and the video file, MoonShell would reject the file. After comparing the header created by dpgenc with the one from headermaker, I found that the error came from one subtle difference. headermaker writes the number of channels, while dpgenc doesn't. Apparently, if it is a null byte, it tells MoonShell that the file contains MP2 audio, instead of GSM. After slightly editing the headermaker code, I got it to work correctly. I've rewritten a large part of BatchDPG so it now doesn't need VFAPI and dpgenc anymore. This allows for a lot of new possibilities, such as using other encoders, framerates up to 60 fps (60 fps is, ofcourse, not really useful, but 25 fps might be), samplerates up to 48000, audio bitrates higher than 160 kbps, etc. I've gotten it to work correctly for the most part, but there are still some things that need to be worked out. I'm not ignoring your bug reports and feature requests, but I want to get this completely working first. ;)

Great!!!!

I'm very happy to hear about that. That's rock.

i gatta say that is some awesome news LS5 =]

This thing is fantastic, I converted a PSP fanboy today.

LS5 you are truly a hero of the scene.

The combo boxes in BatchDPG v0.6b3 are broken, they are 0 pixels tall when opened.
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Head here and post your settings! I think a seperate thread for just settings will help us get the most out of this fine app.

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=9922

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 1: http://rapidshare.de/files/23300174/BatchDPG.exe.html / http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0E5A159110313F6C.

Too much has changed, so no changelog, just a list of notes:
- Progress bar (currently) only works for video.
- TwoLAME is used as the MP2 encoder, which should provide a little bit better quality.
- I've been testing a lot of MPEG-1 encoders, but I havn't found one yet that provides better output and is easier to use than mencoder.
- Only use mono for 44,1 kHz and 48 kHz. You've been warned.
- Only use up to 192 kbps for mono.
- A lot of files in the older versions of BatchDPG are not used anymore, so if you're overwriting your older installation, you might want to delete the older directory first.
- Avisynth is still a requirement.
- The created DPG files are not exactly compliant. You won't notice it during playback, but dpgdec will give an error when trying to demux the DPG file. Still trying to find a solution.
- Probably some more I forgot.
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wow.. great work.. shall download and test it immediately! Hooray!

Headmaker gives an error when it is run.

"The application has failed because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem."

Killed the encode :P oh well, only took 3 hours ;)

Oh crap, I forgot to tell you need to have Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 installed. That's probably the reason why you got that error.

Get it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5.

In which language is Headmaker written? Was there something blocking the use of a non-.NET language?
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I installed the 2.0 framework, but I still get some error about MSVCP70.dll missing.

[edit] Solved by downloading the file off the internet. Now I get this error while at "Multiplexing":
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tepples wrote:

In which language is Headmaker written? Was there something blocking the use of a non-.NET language?

My complete lack of knowledge in compiling anything is what's blocking the use of a non-.NET language. It's just the program posted here (http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=64827#64827) with some slight modifications, and the compiling process just happened to work in Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition.

Installed the framework, same error, grrr....

Compiling a program using MinGW is easy:

Code:

gcc -Wall -O foo.c bar.c baz.c -o foo.exe
or
g++ -Wall -O foo.cpp bar.cpp baz.cpp -o foo.exe

-Wall means all warnings; -O means perform basic optimizations (otherwise -Wall may miss some warnings about use or nonuse of variables), -o means that the following word is the name of the executable.

It appears you don't need the framework; you just have to have another program compiled with a recent Visual C++ installed, or you need to use Google to get MSVCP70.dll.
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I'm getting the same error as Thomas and Durandle.

Thanks, tepples, for the explanation. It took more trouble than I hoped it would, but I got it compiled.

Here is the newly compiled headermaker.exe, source included: http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=92A0A1E95A6B7022. Overwrite the existing one, and all should be working.

I really need to start learning a real programming language soon. ^^

Wait, you're supposed to have .Net installed? I don't, and the old version worked. O_o
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No, I only thought that was necessary because the headermaker.exe file was compiled in Microsoft Visual C++. If you use the headermaker.exe file included in my previous post, you don't.

wow...1.0 is just...great.

Now I'm not getting an error message, but I'm not getting a DPG file either. The M1V and MP2 files disappear during the multiplexing phase, but I don't get a DPG in return.

Hi I'm sooo lazy :D

Anychance of getting a output folder in the program so the final output is saved to that particular folder? - Edit noted somebody already asked for this in a previous post sorry for asking :D

Oh and a 'Close program when done' and maybe a 'Shut down computer when done' for some people too

Just pushing your programming skills lol

Thanks for reading & putting together this neat app :)

I have .net Framework 2.0 installed and it didn't work, this new version of the headermaker seems to work fine though...didn't try the DPG but it seems as though it created it as expected.
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Ok, so it goes through all the encoding, makes the audio and video... I come back later, it all says its done... no file. The folder contains the original AVI and SRT files and nothing else ~_~

EDIT:

tested it again with a different file. Same result. Encodes audio, video, ends, all files vanish.

Lo all,
LS5 did u put the new headermaker.exe in the last BatchDPG "downloadable" file ? coz i can't download the new one from http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=92A0A1E95A6B7022

thank in advance ++

Thanks to the webhosting kindly provided by mrsaturn I can now host the files in a normal way.

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 2: http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_2.exe.

Changelog:
- Dir for temporary files and for the final DPG files can be set. When not specified, the folder of the media file is used.

Could the people who are having problems with the final DPG file not appearing install this build over v1.0 beta 2 and tell me what files remain in the temp dir after a conversion?

http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_2_alt.exe

Yeah finally got my first output file by this awesome BatchDPG.. But the results aren't that awesome?

Hmm.. As compared to the Moonshell's encoder they have.. The file they output are smaller in filesize (Max Settings) and slightly better in quality..

I compare the quality via the clarity of the lyrics that my mtv video played.. The words that moonshell encoder produced are alot clearer than that of the BatchDPG..

However everyone kept saying that this program is indeed better.. So maybe I've got my settings wrong.. So I am wondering if anyone can provide me with the best settings that can outshine the Moonshell's encoder totally?

Ha.. I'm using the newest BatchDPG v1.0b2 btw.. Yup.

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Could the people who are having problems with the final DPG file not appearing install this build over v1.0 beta 2 and tell me what files remain in the temp dir after a conversion?

The .avs, .m1v, and .mp2 files are all there. They play fine in Media Player Classic.

wonghj wrote:

Yeah finally got my first output file by this awesome BatchDPG.. But the results aren't that awesome?

Well, don't expect anything amazing. In my opinion, with the recent release of the PSP MOD AVC homebrew, the PSP is still light-years ahead of the DS in terms of video playback. However, from my own experience, the results of my BatchDPG are at the very least slightly better than those of 'just' dpgenc. You might disagree though. As for the best settings, the program's defaults are actually what i use myself.

mntorankusu wrote:

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Could the people who are having problems with the final DPG file not appearing install this build over v1.0 beta 2 and tell me what files remain in the temp dir after a conversion?

The .avs, .m1v, and .mp2 files are all there. They play fine in Media Player Classic.

There's supposed to be a .head file too. Now I know the problem lies in the header creation.

Yep, I got the exact some as mntorankusu.

lo LS5,
I tried the last version of BatchDPG there was no error, it made the file, but the dpg file is not playable with moonsheel (extended e21) and 1.31 final beta. What moonshell do u use ?

thank in advance ++

I also cannot run the transcoded file, it gives me two black screens.

I havn't experienced a situation yet where it would give me two black screens, but v1.0 beta 3 should make completely compliant files.

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 3: http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_3.exe
BatchDPG v1.0 beta 3 (update only): http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_3_update.exe

I must be doing something wrong, im not getting an output file, the little status bar tells me its doing things, but nothing is actually happening, the whole 'doing nothing' process takes about 2-3 seconds. help me!
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spinal_cord wrote:

I must be doing something wrong, im not getting an output file, the little status bar tells me its doing things, but nothing is actually happening, the whole 'doing nothing' process takes about 2-3 seconds. help me!

Could you try the v1.0 beta 2 alternative build from the previous page, and try playing the created AVS file in a media player? If the process is that short, it's probably a codec problem.

Also, I think I might have fixed the DPG not being created issue.

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 4: http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_4.exe
BatchDPG v1.0 beta 4 (update only): http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_4_update.exe

I get the .dll error just before it transcodes.. Could I be getting the black screens because I need to install the .net framework? I thought I had it installed, but I may be mistaken.

Great program! Multifile support is just great.
Im currently using 1 beta 1 and it works flawlessly over here.

Just as some has mentioned earlier.. im not overwhelmed by it's quality.. I did create one with the same settings (almost, fps untouched) in dpgenc and batchdpg. Basically the one created in batchdpg went smoother.. but it also generated a bigger file size.

60mb = for the one created in batchdpg and

45mb = for the one made in moonshells tool dpgenc

other than that, they pretty much were identical imo.
But i'll be using this one for it's golden feature, multifile support.

Gj with the active fixes and updates!

Could it be possible to add priority support for encoding in the following release (handy when runnning a big batch)

for mencoder the parameter to add is "-priority option" (option can be " belownormal, idle, normal, realtime, ...)

for the audio tools I don't know

a generic low priority start can be accomplished with
START /LOW program

LS5 wrote:

...I think I might have fixed the DPG not being created issue.

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 4: http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_4.exe
BatchDPG v1.0 beta 4 (update only): http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/BatchDPG_v1.0_beta_4_update.exe

It seems to be working now, thankyou very much.

would it possible in a future version to open a bunch of videos at the same time and use the same settings on all of them? I have loads of cartoons i want to convert, but its a bit of a pain adding them to the list one at a time.
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lo,
with the BatchDPG v1.0 beta 3, I make dpg file but i get black screen :/ (and with high setting the output is only 38mo Oo, whay is wrong with it ?
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try beta 4, it works fine for me.
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mrsaturn wrote:

I get the .dll error just before it transcodes.. Could I be getting the black screens because I need to install the .net framework? I thought I had it installed, but I may be mistaken.

No, you do not need the .NET framework installed.

seppesbox wrote:

Could it be possible to add priority support for encoding in the following release (handy when runnning a big batch)

Should be possible, I'll work on it.

spinal_cord wrote:

would it possible in a future version to open a bunch of videos at the same time and use the same settings on all of them? I have loads of cartoons i want to convert, but its a bit of a pain adding them to the list one at a time.

Yeah, I thought about this, but didn't know how to implement it. I'll have another try.

Nuja wrote:

lo,
with the BatchDPG v1.0 beta 3, I make dpg file but i get black screen :/ (and with high setting the output is only 38mo Oo, whay is wrong with it ?
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Is either the audio or video conversion finishing absurdly fast?

When u say finishing u mean during the process, or from the begining to end ?

I'm not sure what you mean. The BatchDPG process has three steps; transcoding audio, transcoding video, and multiplexing. Do one of the first two steps take a very short time, like less than 5 seconds?

LS5 wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean. The BatchDPG process has three steps; transcoding audio, transcoding video, and multiplexing. Do one of the first two steps take a very short time, like less than 5 seconds?

the only thing which seems to be normal is the video transcoding, audio transcoding never happend and the multiplexing is too fast (1 sec Oo).

And when i click run the program tells me that a dll is missing. i downloaded the dll and placed it into batchdpg folder and in system32 but nothing change it asks me the dll.

Thank you for this program!
i have a video that couldn't encode correctly with dpgenc (all colors are blue, skin are blue... very strange)
and batchdpg works fine
BUT!

;)

how can i keep my aspect ratio?
if the video is 16/9 or 4/3, the render is not the same,
on dpgenc the a/r is auto, can you add this one please? thx
;)

Goldeneye wrote:

Great program! Multifile support is just great.
Im currently using 1 beta 1 and it works flawlessly over here.

Just as some has mentioned earlier.. im not overwhelmed by it's quality.. I did create one with the same settings (almost, fps untouched) in dpgenc and batchdpg. Basically the one created in batchdpg went smoother.. but it also generated a bigger file size.

60mb = for the one created in batchdpg and

45mb = for the one made in moonshells tool dpgenc

other than that, they pretty much were identical imo.
But i'll be using this one for it's golden feature, multifile support.

Gj with the active fixes and updates!

I like the multifile support too.. But hmm.. I don't know why but the clip i converted kindof freezed after playing about 1min.. The moonshell encoder made the file ran smoothly..

I didnt know why cos I used the default settings provided and that was what LS5 used? Hmm.. If all the files froze just like the one I made before.. The multifile support won't be of much use? Yup..

Anyone knows what's this problem. I had this problem since v1.0 beta 1 until now.
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Can I have any advices?

Thank a lots

wonghj wrote:

I like the multifile support too.. But hmm.. I don't know why but the clip i converted kindof freezed after playing about 1min.. The moonshell encoder made the file ran smoothly..

I didnt know why cos I used the default settings provided and that was what LS5 used? Hmm.. If all the files froze just like the one I made before.. The multifile support won't be of much use? Yup..

This is the first report I get of the movies actually freezing. Is it possible for you to upload the file?

madri2 wrote:

how can i keep my aspect ratio?
if the video is 16/9 or 4/3, the render is not the same,
on dpgenc the a/r is auto, can you add this one please? thx
;)

BatchDPG is supposed to select the correct aspect ratio automatically. If it doesn't, you have no choice but to select the correct aspect ratio manually.

As for the people with MSVCR70.DLL problems, the culprit is avs2wav. However, I don't know how it is compiled exactly. My current advice would be to try installing the .NET Framework 1.1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3), but I can't give you any promises.

I already have net framework 1.1 installed, and i answered you about the transcoding (audio and multiplexing being too fast) not being done.

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At last, version 1.0 Beta 4 is the first working version for me. My thoughts about the results with default settings:

+ Nice audio quality,cleaner and sharper than moonshell's.

+ Jumping to various points of the video causes no desync at all,unlike moonshell's dpgenc.

+ Multifile support.

- Video quality isn't at all better (at least with default settings).

- Bigger filesize (eg 7,75 MB dpgenc, 11 MB BatchDPG)

- Bigger filesize (eg 7,75 MB dpgenc, 11 MB BatchDPG)
when encoding bigger file, the difference is the same, so it's not annoying

When loading a .avi file:
aspect ratio information could not be retrieved
pleast set manualy

why?with all my files

I don't know why the aspect ratio warning happens, but you can just ignore it.
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My system have .net framework 2.0, the MSVCR70.DLL file in the system directory ,avisynth 2.5 and batchdpg 1.0 u2 or u4 and it work within problems. But it's with codecs the problem.
Before many install and desinstall of codec (i use satsuki decoder pack), now it recognize this with magic way (the ffdshow), but i don't know why in fact ... i think the better problem is the recognition of codec by batchdpg or avisynth, or something else in this directory ...
if my conclusion will help ...

(PS : sorry for my very very poor english :P)

After successfully encoding over 30 stuff, came the first error

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I get an 'AVS2WAV.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close' error message everytime i click 'Run'. I Am using version 1.4 if that helps any.

** Silly me - its all working now :D

mrsaturn not only provided me webhosting, but now also actually made me a web page too. Thanks mrsaturn! New versions will be available from http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/.

Nuja wrote:

I already have net framework 1.1 installed, and i answered you about the transcoding (audio and multiplexing being too fast) not being done.

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I know you did, but at this point there's nothing I can do for you. Apparently, avs2wav requires you to have some krayzie stuff installed, but I can't lay my finger on what it is exactly.

Red XIII wrote:

- Video quality isn't at all better (at least with default settings).
- Bigger filesize (eg 7,75 MB dpgenc, 11 MB BatchDPG)

If the default settings are overkill for most people, I guess I should lower them.

madri2 wrote:

When loading a .avi file:
aspect ratio information could not be retrieved
pleast set manualy

why?with all my files

Like tepples said, ignore it for the time being, it appears to be some error in the MediaInfo aspect ratio extraction. Anyone else experiencing this?

xcorp wrote:

My system have .net framework 2.0, the MSVCR70.DLL file in the system directory ,avisynth 2.5 and batchdpg 1.0 u2 or u4 and it work within problems. But it's with codecs the problem.
Before many install and desinstall of codec (i use satsuki decoder pack), now it recognize this with magic way (the ffdshow), but i don't know why in fact ... i think the better problem is the recognition of codec by batchdpg or avisynth, or something else in this directory ...
if my conclusion will help ...

(PS : sorry for my very very poor english :P)

Sorry, I don't know what you're trying to say. :X

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After successfully encoding over 30 stuff, came the first error

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Ah, yes, I have just been able to reproduce the error. Let me guess, you had the BatchDPG installation folder open too? If multiple windows named BatchDPG are open, BatchDPG gets kind of confused where to get the ListView (the queue) information from. Will be fixed in the next version.

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Goldeneye wrote:

After successfully encoding over 30 stuff, came the first error

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Ah, yes, I have just been able to reproduce the error. Let me guess, you had the BatchDPG installation folder open too? If multiple windows named BatchDPG are open, BatchDPG gets kind of confused where to get the ListView (the queue) information from. Will be fixed in the next version.

Yea, explorer was running in the background and it was in the BatchDPG install dir ^^
Good to know that for now so I can avoid it till you release the next ver :)

madri2 wrote:
When loading a .avi file:
aspect ratio information could not be retrieved
pleast set manualy

why?with all my files

Like tepples said, ignore it for the time being, it appears to be some error in the MediaInfo aspect ratio extraction. Anyone else experiencing this?

>>>>
i must set the aspect ratio manualy, that's annoying :/

Hmm.. Here's the video I just converted and it froze too after around 1min..

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=027EDF63373ECEF6

If you know whats the problem.. Pls tell me.. Thanx..

madri2 wrote:

i must set the aspect ratio manualy, that's annoying :/

I know, but it's really hard to fix it if I'm not able to reproduce it.

wonghj wrote:

Hmm.. Here's the video I just converted and it froze too after around 1min..

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=027EDF63373ECEF6

If you know whats the problem.. Pls tell me.. Thanx..

Well it's working for me, no freezing here. Do you have Dithering=0 and GOPSkip=0 set in global.ini? If not, please try those settings, since those work for me. If that doesn't work, I can only conclude that the problem is somehow on your side, as I havn't had any reports like these before. :/

I think it's important to note that some media cards aren't read as fast as others. I'm not sure about other flashcarts, but there's some pretty extensive studies done on SD, Mini-SD and CF Media with the corresponding M3 units, and Media Cards that perform poorly on certain tests ([/yarr] video comes to mind) won't be able to play the higher quality videos without freezes. I have one SD card that can play 256x192 res video at 24fps without slowdowns, but the same video on other SD cards tends to freeze for about 45 seconds after the first ten seconds.

Essentially, it all depends upon how fast your Flashcart (M3, Supercard, EZ4, and whatever else) can read/write from/to the SD or CF card. 1.1MBps is required for a perfect 5 on the video test (no slowdowns, no frameskips, etc.). The one that plays the best can transfer around 1.5 MBps. We need a DS app to test performance of media cards - something I'm looking into making, but I've got a LOT to learn about coding for the DS before THAT happens.

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wonghj wrote:

Hmm.. Here's the video I just converted and it froze too after around 1min..

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=027EDF63373ECEF6

If you know whats the problem.. Pls tell me.. Thanx..

please copy/paste your BatchDPG.ini

I have three slight problems with default configuration of v1.0b4 + update. Once transcoding audio is finished, the transcoder crashes, but I click okay on the windows memory error popup and then in goes on to do the same thing at the end of the video transcoding. The resulting DPG is works almost perfectly.

Loading a video file gives an error regarding aspect ratio and asks me to enter width and height manually. Enter this where?
The transcoders crashing interrupts streamlined batch processing. (Prompting for clicks at errors). I suppose keytext could solve this. ;)
The resulting DPG has problems with aspect ratio (no kidding). It seems to be stretched only horizontally on the DS.

The original file was encoded with XVID (29fps, 153kbps, 24 bit sample size), MPEG 3 (128kbps), 512*384 pixel. So I'm guessing the problems have to do with the codec as XVID can't really be trusted.

In any case, with perseverance, works like a charm. It's basically a windows equivalent to forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7897, which I respect. Every platform needs an equivant!

velusip wrote:

I have three slight problems with default configuration of v1.0b4 + update.

You don't need the update too. The update is only useful if you already have a previous version installed and don't want to install the entire package again.

velusip wrote:

Loading a video file gives an error regarding aspect ratio and asks me to enter width and height manually. Enter this where?

Ah, another person who has the problem of the aspect ratio not being retrieved correctly. In any case, you can set the width and height manually in the video 'group'. A width of 256 and height of 144 is the 'perfect' value for widescreen content, and a width of 256 and height of 192 the correct one for fullscreen content.

velusip wrote:

The transcoders crashing interrupts streamlined batch processing. (Prompting for clicks at errors). I suppose keytext could solve this. ;)

Well, yeah, simulating keypresses could ofcourse solve this, but if they crash there's something more serious going on. Do the error messages say something informative?

velusip wrote:

The resulting DPG has problems with aspect ratio (no kidding). It seems to be stretched only horizontally on the DS.

That can be solved by setting the width and height correctly. But like I said before, this should be done automatically, and if it doesn't, I'm going to have to take another good look at the code.

In other news, I've released BatchDPG v1.0 beta 5, which includes the array variable bugfix and the 'do after encoding' and process priority feature requests. Only mencoder is currently affected though.

http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/

i cant convert any movies because the avs2wav.exe crashs all the time when i press run! how can i fix this?

[default]
Media=E:\Mtv\Jay - Ye Qu.mpg
Sub=
Temp=C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop
Output=C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop
FPS=auto
Profile=Med
Width=256
Height=192
VideoBitrate=320
VideoBitrateMax=320
AudioBitrate=192
Samplerate=32000
Mono=0
Normalize=0

This is my batchdpg.ini btw.. Yup.. Thanx for the help..

LS5 wrote:

As for the people with MSVCR70.DLL problems, the culprit is avs2wav. However, I don't know how it is compiled exactly. My current advice would be to try installing the .NET Framework 1.1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3), but I can't give you any promises.

Thanks for your reply. Umh, I installed .NET Framwork 2.0, so I need to uninstall version 2.0 and install version 1.1? :(

Is it the only way to solve the problem?

Edit:
I found another way to solve this problem. Just copy MSVCR70.DLL to Windows\SYSTEM32 folder and use command regsvr32.exe to register to file.

Last edited by dangkict on Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:40 pm; edited 1 time in total

Quote:

wonghj wrote:
Hmm.. Here's the video I just converted and it froze too after around 1min..

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=027EDF63373ECEF6

If you know whats the problem.. Pls tell me.. Thanx..

Well it's working for me, no freezing here. Do you have Dithering=0 and GOPSkip=0 set in global.ini? If not, please try those settings, since those work for me. If that doesn't work, I can only conclude that the problem is somehow on your side, as I havn't had any reports like these before. :/

Oh ya.. The problem is somehow fixed when I set Dithering and GOPSkip to 0.. Though the video is now less clear and crisp.. I dun encounter freezes and those pixelations.. U are all great!

dangkict wrote:

LS5 wrote:

As for the people with MSVCR70.DLL problems, the culprit is avs2wav. However, I don't know how it is compiled exactly. My current advice would be to try installing the .NET Framework 1.1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3), but I can't give you any promises.

Thanks for your reply. Umh, I installed .NET Framwork 2.0, so I need to uninstall version 2.0 and install version 1.1? :(

Actually, the 1.1 and 2.0 versions are two standalone frameworks. For applications based on framework 1.1, you'd still need 1.1 even if you already have 2.0 installed.

dangkict wrote:

Edit:
I found another way to solve this problem. Just copy MSVCR70.DLL to Windows\SYSTEM32 folder and use command regsvr32.exe to register to file.

Where did you get msvcr70.dll from? The one in my system32 dir isn't regsvr32 registrable. I guess bundling it with BatchDPG anyway seems like a good idea.

It's that good ol' memory error:
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ActiveMovie Windows: avs2wav.exe - Application Error

The instruction at "0x01ae8bfc" referenced memory at "0x00c23830". The momory could not be "read".

OK terminates.
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The message pops up at the end of transcoding audio and video.

Also, may I recommend that many files may be loaded at once rather than one at a time? The options may be set later to all files loaded rather than one at a time.

LS5 wrote:

Where did you get msvcr70.dll from? The one in my system32 dir isn't regsvr32 registrable. I guess bundling it with BatchDPG anyway seems like a good idea.

Here is my msvcr70.dll.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=6F18B6BE1A08AC14

Actually, when using command regsvr32, there was a warning message; but after that I can use BatchDPG without any problem.

I'm leaving the DLL link intact for now, making the same exception that SimonB makes for FlashMe and the E3 demos.
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For some reason since I updated (I don't know the version number of the last version I used, but it had the old gui and you could see it typing text into dialogs and running dpgenc) every video I convert with batchdpg locks up my DS as soon as I try to play it in moonshell. I'm using the default settings with the low and medium profiles. I've tried several different videos in different formats and all lock up. I tried turning off the dithering and the GOP in moonshell, but it didn't help. I'm using a Supercard CF with a really cheap ($20 for 1GB) CF card, so it could be a speed issue, but videos I converted with the old version of batchdpg and dpgenc work fine.

Any ideas on what the problem might be?

There really needs to be a way to prepare a mass number of files with the same settings at once. As it is now I had to load hundreds of files one by one (I made a fancy keytext script to do it, but even still it took a while since there is a delay at every step).

Perhaps a small and simple drag and drop interface that allows you to predefine the arguments you want passed at each step. Then just drop all your files at once and the program spits out a .bat file with all the commands to do the processing. That's really all that is needed.

?hr wrote:

i cant convert any movies because the avs2wav.exe crashs all the time when i press run! how can i fix this?

can someone help me now?

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 6 released. All columns in the queue except for the Media one are hidden, because there was way too much information. Also, multiple files can now be added in one click. I don't really like the implentation, but it's the best I could think of. The added files can not be edited later on, so be sure that all of them have the same aspect ratio, and note that you shouldn't be using this if you plan to add subtitles.

http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/

Ius wrote:

Any ideas on what the problem might be?

Well, first of all, are you using v1.0 beta 3 or higher? If not, try the latest version. If you are, does either the audio or video conversion finish really fast?

LS5 wrote:

BatchDPG v1.0 beta 6 released. All columns in the queue except for the Media one are hidden, because there was way too much information. Also, multiple files can now be added in one click. I don't really like the implentation, but it's the best I could think of. The added files can not be edited later on, so be sure that all of them have the same aspect ratio, and note that you shouldn't be using this if you plan to add subtitles.

http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/

Ius wrote:

Any ideas on what the problem might be?

Well, first of all, are you using v1.0 beta 3 or higher? If not, try the latest version. If you are, does either the audio or video conversion finish really fast?

i still can't get aspect ratio :(

Quote:

i cant convert any movies because the avs2wav.exe crashs all the time when i press run! how can i fix this?

Same here, on 3 vastly different computers with any video that I try :(
Both version 6 and version 5.
I have not attempted earlier versions yet.

Error is:
avs2wav.exe Has performed an illegal operation.
This happens immediately upon starting the conversion. (Not even any temp files left over).

Could the problem have something to do with Avisynth?
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BatchDPG v1.0 beta 7 released!

Changelog:
- Dropped avs2wav and replaced it by BePipe. Hopefully, this works for the people who were having issues with avs2wav.
- Progress bar now also displays progress for the audio conversion.

As you can see, there should be no more avs2wav errors. For BePipe, Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 must be installed.

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Works for me nice new features :) Thanks for your hard work

I have Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 and
MSVCP70.DLL & msvcr70.dll in my sys32 folder

seems to work fine for me :)

Thanks again for all your hard work :)

I instaled it, and it worked, i could add the videos, and choose the Temp and Output...
But when i choosed Run it only worked for 2 seconds and created a movie file of 1 Kb.

What did i do wrong ?

LS5 wrote:

As you can see, there should be no more avs2wav errors. For BePipe, Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 must be installed.

What about those of us who'd rather live with the errors?
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I get the same problem as Vasco with 2 different computers and very different video files.

All the dpgs are created, but they only take up 32 bytes each.

Upon adding the videos to convert to the list at the bottom and pressing Run, the list items are very quickly removed, one by one, presumably as a result of being very quickly encoded. (Creating the very small dpg files).

Both computers have .Net 2.0 installed.
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Mr. Picklesworth wrote:

Both computers have .Net 2.0 installed.

Ah see he said you need .Net 1.1

HyperHacker wrote:

LS5 wrote:

As you can see, there should be no more avs2wav errors. For BePipe, Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 must be installed.

What about those of us who'd rather live with the errors?

use beta 6

i encoded a mpg and the video lags/plays slowly. It plays a few frames, stops, plays a few frames, stops etc.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Mr. Picklesworth wrote:

I get the same problem as Vasco with 2 different computers and very different video files.

All the dpgs are created, but they only take up 32 bytes each.

Upon adding the videos to convert to the list at the bottom and pressing Run, the list items are very quickly removed, one by one, presumably as a result of being very quickly encoded. (Creating the very small dpg files).

Both computers have .Net 2.0 installed.

Like Snowy? said, .NET v2.0 is irrelevant, you should have v1.1 installed. I find it odd that neither the audio nor the video encoding finishes succesfully though, so I'm afraid there's still a lot of work for me to do. I've tested BatchDPG v1.0 beta 7 on 3 different computers, and it works flawless on all of them.

quadomatic wrote:

i encoded a mpg and the video lags/plays slowly. It plays a few frames, stops, plays a few frames, stops etc.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Does this happen more than once? Could you send me the file?

quadomatic wrote:

i encoded a mpg and the video lags/plays slowly. It plays a few frames, stops, plays a few frames, stops etc.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Use a fast SD card
Turn off the video skip and sinc options in moonshell

Code:

[DPGPlugin]

Dithering=0
GOPSkip=0
AdaptiveDelayControl=0
BlockGSMAudio=1

Also if your using an M3 SD I know from personal experience it run faster if you format your SD card Fat32 (cluster size dependend on card size)

Shouldn't .net 2 be backwards compatible?

It is a version number, after all, and Microsoft has only recently given up on backwards compatibility. (And it still does exist, for the most part).

Edit:
There...
See chart in the middle; Microsoft appears to be saying that it's backwards compatible. A web search seems to give mixed opinions.
Wouldn't it be crashing with a big and loud error box, though?
Of course, I do believe you; I'll install 1.1 and see what happens :)

Edit2:
Installing .Net Framework 1.1 did not help :(
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Last edited by Mr. Picklesworth on Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:58 pm; edited 5 times in total

Great converter, much better quality and a lot faster to convert.

One problem si the audio in the right speaker is allways choppy. Contains like a constant click. I have tried mono and different bit rates but nothing seems to work. Any ideas? Thanks

i also had choppy sound - if you use Moonshell 1.31 final - try 1.31 beta3, it's working fine for me.

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