VidCoder: Alternative HandBrake GUI for Windows - Page 5

RanmaCanada · 15th November 2010, 19:42

K so Trigun ep 01 has 4 sub streams, when there is only 1 on the disc. Ep 2 has 4 as well, then it gets weird. Ep 03 has 5 sub streams, and ep 04 has 6 sub streams. They are all in one pgc on the disc, meaning chapters 1-20 of one big play list. So I have the chapters split as per normal, 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20. As you would normall split up a multi ep pgc. The chapters are fine in the mkv file, the audio tracks are great, just the subs seem to go berserk. And as I said if I only do 1-5 and not queue the rest, there is no subtitle duplication. Yet for some reason Vampire Hunter D, which is 1 movie, still has massive amounts of subtracks. It might be these specific titles?? Not sure as everything else pretty much worked, cept for that one Slayers movie heh. I know the odds of you having this stuff is close to nil, but whatever information I can give you I will!

RandomEngy · 15th November 2010, 23:53

I think I know what's happening. I switched over from manually creating my own subtitle list to creating it via hb_add_subtitle. They must not be going away in between queue jobs and just building up. I'll try to get it fixed sometime this week.

RanmaCanada · 16th November 2010, 08:20

No rush at all. Whatever I can do to help you out just let me know. I can't code, but I can encode whatever you need and let you know the results? You still need a donate button :P haha. I am one of the few people that donated to Dean, the creator of Multiavchd, and I would like to send you some bux as well. You sir deserve it for your attention to your work. I will try Vampire Hunter D on it's own and see if it goes nuts in regards to making subs.

Jonodan · 16th November 2010, 18:00

I am having some difficulty designating Target Sizes in Vidcoder and getting an output file of a completely different size.

I want to be able to convert some TV shows I recorded from cable TV (Standalone DVD-R, in SP "2 hour" mode) to MKV (or MP4) to add to a multimedia streambox I use. I also want to reduce the file sizes in the process.

However, when I use Target Size, the requested file size was not respected in the resulting file. Here is an example:

- - - - - - -
FILE: Gettysburg - Little Round Top (Civil War Combat - Military Channel).mpg
Runtime: Approx 45 minutes (File size 1.574 gig)

Source: Recorded from Cable TV onto Standalone DVD-R (SP / 2 hour mode). Imported DVD-R directly into Corel / Ulead Videostudio - commercials removed - saved to mpg file using "same as Original Video Clip" for video settings.

VIDEO DETAILS: NTSC, MPEG-2, Upper Fields First, 24 bits, 720x480, 4:3, 29.970 F/S, Vairable Bit Rate (Max 6124 kbps)
AUDIO: Dolby Digital, 126,710,711 Samples, 48000 Hz, Bit Rate: 256
- - - - - - -
After scanning w/ Vidcoder, the video was noted as "No Chapters Found" and audio reflected "1 Unknown (AC3) (2.0 ch)"

I used all default settings except for setting the output directory, choosing MKV as the container, setting 2 pass encoding w/ turbo first pass and adjusting the TARGET FILE SIZE as 950 meg.

For reference, some of the default settings I did NOT adjust were h.264 as Video Codec, Audio settings also all left as default (Target Stream: All, AAC (faac), Dolby Pro Logic II, 48 hz, 160 bitrate)

The encoding took almost 6 hours and resulted in a MKV file of 133 meg (not 950).

I have noticed a few other things. When ripping a music video (330 meg) from a commercial DVD (using DVDFAb to rip the DVD to PC, and - thereafter - the same process used for the sample file noted above - Imported to ULEAD, edited, saved to MPG), VidCoder converted it properly using these same settings and shrinking it as requested (to 180 meg).

ALSO - VidCoder seems to respect requested Target Sizes with my DVD-R recordings if I turn the "2 Pass Encoding" option "OFF".
ALSO: I had similar issues using the original "Handbrake" GUI.

I'm thus assuming the issue stems from my DVD-R sources, but would still like to covert them and reduce them down in size.

Any thoughts?

I am adding a link to the TEXT file of the VidCoder log file. Thanks for any feedback.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/5/...476/Vidlog.txt

RandomEngy · 17th November 2010, 06:53

If you're getting the same problem with the original GUI it's probably an issue in the HandBrake core. You should ask about that over at the HandBrake site; I only work on the Windows UI.

RandomEngy · 17th November 2010, 07:05

Released VidCoder 0.7.2.

This fixes the duplicated subtitles issue.

RanmaCanada · 17th November 2010, 07:17

ok trying it out now and I will post the results when I am done. Thank you for your quickness. You still need a donate button :P

RandomEngy · 17th November 2010, 08:13

For a number of reasons I don't think accepting donations for the project would be a good idea. If you'd like to express your appreciation, donate whatever you feel like to Village Reach.

RanmaCanada · 21st November 2010, 18:56

It works now. No problems with multiple streams. Thank you!

scarmdjee · 21st November 2010, 21:20

I like this app very much.
So good job RandomEngy

just 2 things..

1: Format profile: can you put this to High@L4.1?
the highest profile is only 3.1, can i change it myself, or is this not an option for this app?

2: Pixel Aspect Ratio: it seems i can't change it to other ratio's..
It always stands to 1/1, do i something wrong?

Keep up the good job m8, it really is a nice and easy to use prog.

RandomEngy · 22nd November 2010, 03:50

You're talking about x264 profiles? Profiles and tune settings don't work with HandBrake; only the direct settings on the Advanced tab.

About the Pixel Aspect Ratio: do you have Custom Anamorphic selected?

scarmdjee · 23rd November 2010, 08:31

Ah, that's too bad that uou can not make these settings.. maybe in the future..

about AR, yes i have Custom Anamorphic selected

grtz

b66pak · 30th November 2010, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

I've been able to call directly into the HandBrake core libraries...

it is possible to add the option to skip video encoding (set as "copy stream") for h264 sources?
_

RandomEngy · 1st December 2010, 05:42

scarmdjee: Do you have the Pixel Aspect Ratio radio choice checked? It won't be editable if you have Display Width selected.
b66pak: The HandBrake libraries don't support video stream copy and they don't have any plans on adding it. As a consumer of those APIs I don't have any way of adding it.

scarmdjee · 2nd December 2010, 08:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

scarmdjee: Do you have the Pixel Aspect Ratio radio choice checked? It won't be editable if you have Display Width selected.

i have found it RandomEngy

a mistake from me wich i overlooked..
thx for replying m8

DottorLeo · 5th December 2010, 00:40

Can you add the "preset" and the "tune" options to VidCoder? It's quite tedious to copy all the string on the command line.

For example to use the preset "veryslow" i had to add manually this string ref=16:bframes=8:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:me=umh:merange=24:subq=10:rc-lookahead=60:analyse=all:trellis=2.

Anyway, really nice GUI!

ckmox · 5th December 2010, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by DottorLeo

Can you add the "preset" and the "tune" options to VidCoder? It's quite tedious to copy all the string on the command line.

For example to use the preset "veryslow" i had to add manually this string ref=16:bframes=8:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:me=umh:merange=24:subq=10:rc-lookahead=60:analyse=all:trellis=2.

Anyway, really nice GUI!

handbrake has its own set of presets so the preset and tune option for x264 is not going to work with it

im a handbrake user so i know this as vidcoder at its core uses handbrake too

DottorLeo · 5th December 2010, 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckmox

handbrake has its own set of presets so the preset and tune option for x264 is not going to work with it

im a handbrake user so i know this as vidcoder at its core uses handbrake too

Yeah but the presets are a simple command that gathers toghether many others, for example as the "very slow" preset on my message above. You can do the same thing changing the values on the Advanced menu as the preset value so why don't add a simple command to the job instead every time editing the command line or all the value in that menu?

RandomEngy · 7th December 2010, 06:25

I suppose you could do something like that. Though it would be a rather annoying feature to implement and maintain since you can't just pass a preset name into x624 and trust it to do the right thing. You'd have to keep all the tunes and presets up to date yourself. HandBrake does have some plans to implement tunes/presets for real at some point so I don't really have a big motivation for going off and doing it the hard way.

anonchoad · 9th December 2010, 20:03

Works flawlessly. Awesome app RandomEngy. Thank you very much.

16th November 2010, 18:00	#84 \| Link
Jonodan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Md. Posts: 5	Trouble with Target Size (resulting output size wrong) I am having some difficulty designating Target Sizes in Vidcoder and getting an output file of a completely different size. I want to be able to convert some TV shows I recorded from cable TV (Standalone DVD-R, in SP "2 hour" mode) to MKV (or MP4) to add to a multimedia streambox I use. I also want to reduce the file sizes in the process. However, when I use Target Size, the requested file size was not respected in the resulting file. Here is an example: - - - - - - - FILE: Gettysburg - Little Round Top (Civil War Combat - Military Channel).mpg Runtime: Approx 45 minutes (File size 1.574 gig) Source: Recorded from Cable TV onto Standalone DVD-R (SP / 2 hour mode). Imported DVD-R directly into Corel / Ulead Videostudio - commercials removed - saved to mpg file using "same as Original Video Clip" for video settings. VIDEO DETAILS: NTSC, MPEG-2, Upper Fields First, 24 bits, 720x480, 4:3, 29.970 F/S, Vairable Bit Rate (Max 6124 kbps) AUDIO: Dolby Digital, 126,710,711 Samples, 48000 Hz, Bit Rate: 256 - - - - - - - After scanning w/ Vidcoder, the video was noted as "No Chapters Found" and audio reflected "1 Unknown (AC3) (2.0 ch)" I used all default settings except for setting the output directory, choosing MKV as the container, setting 2 pass encoding w/ turbo first pass and adjusting the TARGET FILE SIZE as 950 meg. For reference, some of the default settings I did NOT adjust were h.264 as Video Codec, Audio settings also all left as default (Target Stream: All, AAC (faac), Dolby Pro Logic II, 48 hz, 160 bitrate) The encoding took almost 6 hours and resulted in a MKV file of 133 meg (not 950). I have noticed a few other things. When ripping a music video (330 meg) from a commercial DVD (using DVDFAb to rip the DVD to PC, and - thereafter - the same process used for the sample file noted above - Imported to ULEAD, edited, saved to MPG), VidCoder converted it properly using these same settings and shrinking it as requested (to 180 meg). ALSO - VidCoder seems to respect requested Target Sizes with my DVD-R recordings if I turn the "2 Pass Encoding" option "OFF". ALSO: I had similar issues using the original "Handbrake" GUI. I'm thus assuming the issue stems from my DVD-R sources, but would still like to covert them and reduce them down in size. Any thoughts? I am adding a link to the TEXT file of the VidCoder log file. Thanks for any feedback. http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/5/...476/Vidlog.txt __________________ Always take a moment to contribute something positive... Last edited by Jonodan; 16th November 2010 at 18:23.

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15th November 2010, 19:42	#81 \| Link
RanmaCanada Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 331	K so Trigun ep 01 has 4 sub streams, when there is only 1 on the disc. Ep 2 has 4 as well, then it gets weird. Ep 03 has 5 sub streams, and ep 04 has 6 sub streams. They are all in one pgc on the disc, meaning chapters 1-20 of one big play list. So I have the chapters split as per normal, 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20. As you would normall split up a multi ep pgc. The chapters are fine in the mkv file, the audio tracks are great, just the subs seem to go berserk. And as I said if I only do 1-5 and not queue the rest, there is no subtitle duplication. Yet for some reason Vampire Hunter D, which is 1 movie, still has massive amounts of subtracks. It might be these specific titles?? Not sure as everything else pretty much worked, cept for that one Slayers movie heh. I know the odds of you having this stuff is close to nil, but whatever information I can give you I will!

15th November 2010, 23:53	#82 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	I think I know what's happening. I switched over from manually creating my own subtitle list to creating it via hb_add_subtitle. They must not be going away in between queue jobs and just building up. I'll try to get it fixed sometime this week.

16th November 2010, 08:20	#83 \| Link
RanmaCanada Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 331	No rush at all. Whatever I can do to help you out just let me know. I can't code, but I can encode whatever you need and let you know the results? You still need a donate button :P haha. I am one of the few people that donated to Dean, the creator of Multiavchd, and I would like to send you some bux as well. You sir deserve it for your attention to your work. I will try Vampire Hunter D on it's own and see if it goes nuts in regards to making subs.

17th November 2010, 06:53	#85 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	If you're getting the same problem with the original GUI it's probably an issue in the HandBrake core. You should ask about that over at the HandBrake site; I only work on the Windows UI.

17th November 2010, 07:05	#86 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Released VidCoder 0.7.2. This fixes the duplicated subtitles issue.

17th November 2010, 07:17	#87 \| Link
RanmaCanada Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 331	ok trying it out now and I will post the results when I am done. Thank you for your quickness. You still need a donate button :P

17th November 2010, 08:13	#88 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	For a number of reasons I don't think accepting donations for the project would be a good idea. If you'd like to express your appreciation, donate whatever you feel like to Village Reach.

21st November 2010, 18:56	#89 \| Link
RanmaCanada Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 331	It works now. No problems with multiple streams. Thank you!

21st November 2010, 21:20	#90 \| Link
scarmdjee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3	I like this app very much. So good job RandomEngy just 2 things.. 1: Format profile: can you put this to High@L4.1? the highest profile is only 3.1, can i change it myself, or is this not an option for this app? 2: Pixel Aspect Ratio: it seems i can't change it to other ratio's.. It always stands to 1/1, do i something wrong? Keep up the good job m8, it really is a nice and easy to use prog.

22nd November 2010, 03:50	#91 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	You're talking about x264 profiles? Profiles and tune settings don't work with HandBrake; only the direct settings on the Advanced tab. About the Pixel Aspect Ratio: do you have Custom Anamorphic selected?

23rd November 2010, 08:31	#92 \| Link
scarmdjee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3	Ah, that's too bad that uou can not make these settings.. maybe in the future.. about AR, yes i have Custom Anamorphic selected grtz

1st December 2010, 05:42	#94 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	scarmdjee: Do you have the Pixel Aspect Ratio radio choice checked? It won't be editable if you have Display Width selected. b66pak: The HandBrake libraries don't support video stream copy and they don't have any plans on adding it. As a consumer of those APIs I don't have any way of adding it.

5th December 2010, 00:40	#96 \| Link
DottorLeo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Treviso (Italy) Posts: 15	Can you add the "preset" and the "tune" options to VidCoder? It's quite tedious to copy all the string on the command line. For example to use the preset "veryslow" i had to add manually this string ref=16:bframes=8:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:me=umh:merange=24:subq=10:rc-lookahead=60:analyse=all:trellis=2. Anyway, really nice GUI!

7th December 2010, 06:25	#99 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	I suppose you could do something like that. Though it would be a rather annoying feature to implement and maintain since you can't just pass a preset name into x624 and trust it to do the right thing. You'd have to keep all the tunes and presets up to date yourself. HandBrake does have some plans to implement tunes/presets for real at some point so I don't really have a big motivation for going off and doing it the hard way.

9th December 2010, 20:03	#100 \| Link
anonchoad Nigger Hater Join Date: May 2010 Location: U.S. and A. Posts: 1	Works flawlessly. Awesome app RandomEngy. Thank you very much.