VidCoder: Alternative HandBrake GUI for Windows

[den78]

Just recently started using VidCoder x64.
& i'm confused by one thing.
When i try to demux the file with MKVcleaver or MKVExtractGUI2 & mux it with mkvmerge, video plays really fast & there is no timeline, tried both MPC-HC & KMPlayer, same thing.

& if i only use mkvmerge, without demuxing, then the picture freezes & there's only audio.

This doesn't happen with StaxRip encodes...

[RandomEngy]

Don't know. I use the HandBrake engine so those guys might have some idea of what's going on.

[den78]

Changing variable framerate to constant framerate under video tab fixed the problem.

[fantasmanegro]

mmm, the mkv container does not read the fps from h264 video sources... so the user needs to set the right FPS in video tab to keep audio and video sync...

[RandomEngy]

Released VidCoder 1.4.9 Beta:

* Updated HandBrake core to SVN 5079.
* Fixed crashes when encoding DVDs with title gaps.

[DJ-1]

hi, have been using vidcoder for a while, normally quite stable.
After re-intalling Win7 recently i now get error processing Blu Ray.

V1.4.8.0 Beta

Log: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d6tx1mvcb1qlmku/Log.txt


Cheers.

[RandomEngy]

DJ-1, try using 1.4.9 Beta. I believe I fixed the issue there.

[R=G]

Can Vidcoder be used to upscale regular DVDs to like 960x540 resolutions I be seeing out there?

[mike20021969]

Originally Posted by R=G

Can Vidcoder be used to upscale regular DVDs to like 960x540 resolutions I be seeing out there?

"Upscaling" is possible, but don't expect it to be better quality then the original source. In fact the opposite may be true.

[flebber]

Originally Posted by mike20021969

"Upscaling" is possible, but don't expect it to be better quality then the original source. In fact the opposite may be true.

If you encode you can never technically be as good as the original, would agree to not upscale and let the device handle upscaling when playback.

[R=G]

Originally Posted by mike20021969

"Upscaling" is possible, but don't expect it to be better quality then the original source. In fact the opposite may be true.

Ok. I see. Let me ask this then while I have your ear...when the original source is 4:3 ratio and you want to it to stay 720x480 with a 16:9 ratio without a overly stretched picture from turning off the anamorphic settings, how is that done precisly? Sure it's no big deal to just do a 720x400 but I have used media info on some 720x480 DVD encodes with perfect crisp 16:9 ratio outputs.

[RandomEngy]

Anamorphic is what allows you to get a 16:9 ratio output with a 720x480 storage resolution. HandBrake has a good Anamorphic guide.

If I can't have Anamorphic for some reason I just like to stretch one dimension out: for example having the output at 854x480. That way I have not lost any vertical pixels and the horizontal pixels have been given more room and stretched out.

[R=G]

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

Anamorphic is what allows you to get a 16:9 ratio output with a 720x480 storage resolution. HandBrake has a good Anamorphic guide.

If I can't have Anamorphic for some reason I just like to stretch one dimension out: for example having the output at 854x480. That way I have not lost any vertical pixels and the horizontal pixels have been given more room and stretched out.

Yeah..I tried to enter a 854x480 one time but it won't allow me to do that. Anamorphic PAR is "sexy" it says. LOL. I wouldn't mind getting those 4:3 Friday the 13th Series shows in that capacity.

[RandomEngy]

You should be able to enter 854x480, just make sure "None" is selected for Anamorphic. In fact if you have "Keep Aspect Ratio" checked it should actually do this automatically if the source has the right aspect ratio listed.

[fantasmanegro]

is there a way to add the aspect ratio suggestion?. i mean, the user can choose between 2.35, 1.33, 1.77, 2.40, etc when "Keep Aspect Ratio" is unchecked...

or somebody can help me to know where to find the aspect ratio like 16/9, 4/3 for 2.35 and 2.40???...

[RandomEngy]

I don't think you can modify the target aspect ratio directly. If you think the source has it wrong you'll have to do it manually by leaving anamorphic off and changing the picture dimensions or choosing "Custom" anamorphic and changing the pixel aspect ratio.

[R=G]

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

You should be able to enter 854x480, just make sure "None" is selected for Anamorphic. In fact if you have "Keep Aspect Ratio" checked it should actually do this automatically if the source has the right aspect ratio listed.

I tried to enter 854x480 with a DVD folder source and it wouldn't let me go past 800. I guess I'll just stick to 720x404 or 400.

It did go to 854x480 with a 1:1 source of 720x404 though.

[ZoNi]

Is this GUI "bug" (GUI like in Win2000) related somehow with WinXP or is there some other problem?



One suggestion: can you add % of finished job in front (or behind) of word VidCoder in taskbar? Could be useful for WinXP - it is better to say "52% VidCoder" or "VidCoder 52%" than just VidCoder...

[RandomEngy]

Originally Posted by R=G

I tried to enter 854x480 with a DVD folder source and it wouldn't let me go past 800. I guess I'll just stick to 720x404 or 400.

It did go to 854x480 with a 1:1 source of 720x404 though.

It lets me put in 854x480. You'll have to provide some screenshots of the Picture panel here.

Originally Posted by ZoNi

Is this GUI "bug" (GUI like in Win2000) related somehow with WinXP or is there some other problem?

Uhh, what bug?

One suggestion: can you add % of finished job in front (or behind) of word VidCoder in taskbar? Could be useful for WinXP - it is better to say "52% VidCoder" or "VidCoder 52%" than just VidCoder...

Maybe. It would be redundant in Win7 and Win8 Don't really like to be designing for operating systems more than 2 versions old but I'll think about it.

[R=G]

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

It lets me put in 854x480. You'll have to provide some screenshots of the Picture panel here..

When Aspect Ratio is checked, this is as far as it goes


But it did go to 854x480 when I tried it again with NONE this time though.