VidCoder: Alternative HandBrake GUI for Windows - Page 10

RandomEngy · 27th July 2011, 23:12

Are the DVDs commercial DVDs with copy protection? VidCoder needs another program to strip off the CSS to read those.

flebber · 28th July 2011, 07:14

Yeah Fast and the Furious 1 & 2. So how do you tell vidcoder to use another program for libdvdcss

RandomEngy · 28th July 2011, 20:31

Options are on the VidCoder main page: http://vidcoder.codeplex.com/

I tried getting VidCoder to load in libdvdcss.dll but it would always blow up with an inexplicable error.

AnyDVD, Passkey for DVD, DVDFab DVD Copy and DVD Decrypter are some options for you. DVD43 if you're on an x86 OS.

Mr. Monte · 2nd August 2011, 22:22

RE,

I have a working 0.9.2 Vidcoder x86 running on my x64 Win 7 video machine. I D/L'd the new 0.9.4 X64 version and installed. I ran it and the add to queue button would not become active so I could do a batch encode. I then downloaded the X86 version and installed that and it worked fine...any suggestions?

RandomEngy · 3rd August 2011, 02:42

Do you have your output directory set? Does the tooltip say anything when you hover over the button?

ziemlichdunkel · 8th August 2011, 18:03

When using copy source audio and it's an DTS MA HD, then Vidcoder job gives an unsuccessful error, I clicked then on Log in the Menu then the app didn't respond anymore.
After viewing the Log manually it says:

[11:52:10] * audio track 0
[11:52:10] + decoder: Deutsch (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[11:52:10] + DTS-HD passthrough
[11:52:10] * audio track 1
[11:52:10] + decoder: Chinese (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x2)
[11:52:10] + DTS-HD passthrough
.......
x264 [info]: profile High, level 5.0
ERROR: muxmkv: Unknown audio codec: c0040000
[11:52:37] work: average encoding speed for job is 0.000000 fps
[11:52:37] sync: got 0 frames, 172920 expected
[11:52:37] h264-decoder done: 7 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[11:52:37] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[11:52:37] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[11:52:37] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[11:52:37] dca-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[11:52:37] dca-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[11:52:37] mux: track 0, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[11:52:37] mux: track 1, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[11:52:37] mux: track 2, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[11:52:37] mux: track 3, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[11:52:37] decomb: deinterlaced 0 | blended 0 | unfiltered 0 | total 0
[11:52:37] libhb: work result = 0
# Encode failed. Error(s) were reported during the encode.

Also I noticed this warning:
x264 [warning]: --psnr used with psy on: results will be invalid!
x264 [warning]: --tune psnr should be used if attempting to benchmark psnr!

What does it mean?

best regards, and thanks for the program...

JohnAStebbins · 8th August 2011, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziemlichdunkel

ERROR: muxmkv: Unknown audio codec: c0040000

It means HB_ACODEC_FF_I_FLAG was somehow propagated from the input audio codec value to the output audio codec value. This flag should only be present on input codec values. Also, this flag completely goes away in HB svn 4141.

JohnAStebbins · 8th August 2011, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziemlichdunkel

Also I noticed this warning:
x264 [warning]: --psnr used with psy on: results will be invalid!
x264 [warning]: --tune psnr should be used if attempting to benchmark psnr!

What does it mean?

HandBrake enables psnr statistics logging in x264. Many people doing comparisons of encoders try to use these statistics improperly. So the x264 developers added this warning to try to get these people to do proper comparisons. The numbers are still somewhat meaningful without --tune psnr, just not suitable for comparing encoders.

RandomEngy · 9th August 2011, 06:51

Thanks for the report (and the explanation). I'll look into the error (and I'll see if I can repro the encode log freeze) for the next version.

ziemlichdunkel · 9th August 2011, 12:01

Thanks from me too for explaining, hope to see a fixed version soon, because your program rocks.
* MAy I suggest one thing for future releases: I noticed that there is no way to change the temporary directory which is used during conversion.
Because my C:\ Drive is an SSD and therefore not so big, I would really love to see an option to change the temp Folder from the currently used Windows Standard Temp Folder too a custom one...

JohnAStebbins · 9th August 2011, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziemlichdunkel

Thanks from me too for explaining, hope to see a fixed version soon, because your program rocks.
* MAy I suggest one thing for future releases: I noticed that there is no way to change the temporary directory which is used during conversion.
Because my C:\ Drive is an SSD and therefore not so big, I would really love to see an option to change the temp Folder from the currently used Windows Standard Temp Folder too a custom one...

Hrm, libhb uses GetTempPath() to get the temp directory from the OS. So it should use whatever you set your TEMP environment variable to.

RandomEngy · 11th August 2011, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnAStebbins

It means HB_ACODEC_FF_I_FLAG was somehow propagated from the input audio codec value to the output audio codec value. This flag should only be present on input codec values. Also, this flag completely goes away in HB svn 4141.

Ahh I see. I had applied the HB_ACODEC_PASS_MASK to see if the codec was valid to pass through, but I neglected to apply to to the final output codec (which would have cleared out that flag). That problem will be fixed in the next version.

RandomEngy · 12th August 2011, 04:14

Released VidCoder 1.0.0:

* Added splash screen
* Updated to HandBrake svn 4167: This adds AAC and MP3 passthrough as well as DTS and DTS-HD passthrough for MP4.

* Fixed that reported encode failure with the incorrectly masked output codec.

So it's out of beta! Nothing really special about it, just thought it has gone through enough use and stabilization to get to 1.0. Didn't want to hang out in 0.9.X with HandBrake too long.

Frozen-Figo · 12th August 2011, 04:24

I really like this encoder, very simple, easy to use. For now I have one problem, the high CPU usage (100%)

I have Core 2 quad, 8 GB of ram, Win 7 64-bit
Here's the settings I use

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<UserPreset Version="3">
  <Preset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <Name>Frozen</Name>
    <IsBuiltIn>false</IsBuiltIn>
    <IsModified>false</IsModified>
    <EncodingProfile>
      <OutputFormat>Mkv</OutputFormat>
      <PreferredExtension>Mp4</PreferredExtension>
      <IncludeChapterMarkers>false</IncludeChapterMarkers>
      <LargeFile>false</LargeFile>
      <Optimize>false</Optimize>
      <IPod5GSupport>false</IPod5GSupport>
      <Width>0</Width>
      <Height>0</Height>
      <MaxWidth>0</MaxWidth>
      <MaxHeight>0</MaxHeight>
      <CustomCropping>false</CustomCropping>
      <Cropping>
        <Top>0</Top>
        <Bottom>0</Bottom>
        <Left>0</Left>
        <Right>0</Right>
      </Cropping>
      <Anamorphic>Loose</Anamorphic>
      <UseDisplayWidth>false</UseDisplayWidth>
      <DisplayWidth>0</DisplayWidth>
      <KeepDisplayAspect>true</KeepDisplayAspect>
      <PixelAspectX>0</PixelAspectX>
      <PixelAspectY>0</PixelAspectY>
      <Modulus>16</Modulus>
      <Deinterlace>Slow</Deinterlace>
      <Decomb>Off</Decomb>
      <Detelecine>Default</Detelecine>
      <Denoise>Medium</Denoise>
      <Deblock>0</Deblock>
      <Grayscale>false</Grayscale>
      <VideoEncoder>X264</VideoEncoder>
      <X264Options>rc-lookahead=50:b-adapt=2</X264Options>
      <VideoEncodeRateType>TargetSize</VideoEncodeRateType>
      <Quality>15</Quality>
      <TargetSize>350</TargetSize>
      <VideoBitrate>900</VideoBitrate>
      <TwoPass>false</TwoPass>
      <TurboFirstPass>false</TurboFirstPass>
      <Framerate>0</Framerate>
      <PeakFramerate>false</PeakFramerate>
      <AudioEncodings>
        <AudioEncoding>
          <InputNumber>1</InputNumber>
          <Encoder>Faac</Encoder>
          <Bitrate>160</Bitrate>
          <Mixdown>DolbyProLogicII</Mixdown>
          <SampleRateRaw>0</SampleRateRaw>
          <Gain>0</Gain>
          <Drc>0</Drc>
        </AudioEncoding>
        <AudioEncoding>
          <InputNumber>2</InputNumber>
          <Encoder>Faac</Encoder>
          <Bitrate>160</Bitrate>
          <Mixdown>DolbyProLogicII</Mixdown>
          <SampleRateRaw>0</SampleRateRaw>
          <Gain>0</Gain>
          <Drc>0</Drc>
        </AudioEncoding>
      </AudioEncodings>
    </EncodingProfile>
  </Preset>
</UserPreset>

RandomEngy · 12th August 2011, 06:58

Having high CPU use is the objective (during an encode). The more CPU you use, the faster the encode goes. The priority is set to Below Normal so other processes can do things if they want.

Przemek_Sperling · 12th August 2011, 08:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

Released VidCoder 1.0.0:
[...]
So it's out of beta! Nothing really special about it, just thought it has gone through enough use and stabilization to get to 1.0. Didn't want to hang out in 0.9.X with HandBrake too long.

Congrats!

Frozen-Figo · 12th August 2011, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomEngy

Having high CPU use is the objective (during an encode). The more CPU you use, the faster the encode goes. The priority is set to Below Normal so other processes can do things if they want.

True, but it sounds that Vidcoder use all available resources, I don't have any problem with that, but it's weird compared with others encoders

RandomEngy · 12th August 2011, 15:52

Video encoding is a very CPU-intensive process. Usually when an encoder doesn't make full use of CPU that means that it's not multi-threaded and is simply unable to put all of the CPU cores to work.

acrespo · 16th August 2011, 02:20

I have problems with subtitles here.
Two computer, first with Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bits. All movies i did with this computer are ok, including subtitles in .srt format.
Second computer with Windows 7 64 bits. The subtitles here have a black background and the position is not correct (align on right).

I am using the same profile in both computers. I already tried x64 and x86 versions and the result is the same.
Anybody knows a workaround?

mike20021969 · 16th August 2011, 20:32

Hi. Can anyone tell me where VidCoder stores the user presets file?

I've looked in Program Files>VidCoder = I can see the BuiltInPresets .xml file.
All Users>Application Data = found nothing.
MIKE>Application Data>VidCoder = Found nothing.
MIKE>Local Settings>Application Data>VidCoder = found user.config file - looking at it using notepad, there were none of my numerous presets.

I thought there would be another .xml file with my user presets stored somewhere. I feel I'm looking in the wrong locations

(I have 22 presets and know they can be exported individually. But 22 are loaded when the program starts - chosen via the drop down menu - so they must all be stored somewhere).

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acrespo Brazilian Anime Ripper Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 237	I have problems with subtitles here. Two computer, first with Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bits. All movies i did with this computer are ok, including subtitles in .srt format. Second computer with Windows 7 64 bits. The subtitles here have a black background and the position is not correct (align on right). I am using the same profile in both computers. I already tried x64 and x86 versions and the result is the same. Anybody knows a workaround? __________________ Capture cards: Compro VideoMate Gold+ (Philips SAA7134 based) (not active) Hauppauge PVR 150MCE (not active) ATI TV Wonder Elite (active)

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mike20021969 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 336	Hi. Can anyone tell me where VidCoder stores the user presets file? I've looked in Program Files>VidCoder = I can see the BuiltInPresets .xml file. All Users>Application Data = found nothing. MIKE>Application Data>VidCoder = Found nothing. MIKE>Local Settings>Application Data>VidCoder = found user.config file - looking at it using notepad, there were none of my numerous presets. I thought there would be another .xml file with my user presets stored somewhere. I feel I'm looking in the wrong locations (I have 22 presets and know they can be exported individually. But 22 are loaded when the program starts - chosen via the drop down menu - so they must all be stored somewhere). Last edited by mike20021969; 17th August 2011 at 15:52.

27th July 2011, 23:12	#181 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Are the DVDs commercial DVDs with copy protection? VidCoder needs another program to strip off the CSS to read those.

28th July 2011, 07:14	#182 \| Link
flebber Practising Schemer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 791	Yeah Fast and the Furious 1 & 2. So how do you tell vidcoder to use another program for libdvdcss

28th July 2011, 20:31	#183 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Options are on the VidCoder main page: http://vidcoder.codeplex.com/ I tried getting VidCoder to load in libdvdcss.dll but it would always blow up with an inexplicable error. AnyDVD, Passkey for DVD, DVDFab DVD Copy and DVD Decrypter are some options for you. DVD43 if you're on an x86 OS.

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Mr. Monte Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 350	RE, I have a working 0.9.2 Vidcoder x86 running on my x64 Win 7 video machine. I D/L'd the new 0.9.4 X64 version and installed. I ran it and the add to queue button would not become active so I could do a batch encode. I then downloaded the X86 version and installed that and it worked fine...any suggestions?

3rd August 2011, 02:42	#185 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Do you have your output directory set? Does the tooltip say anything when you hover over the button?

8th August 2011, 18:03	#186 \| Link
ziemlichdunkel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47	When using copy source audio and it's an DTS MA HD, then Vidcoder job gives an unsuccessful error, I clicked then on Log in the Menu then the app didn't respond anymore. After viewing the Log manually it says: [11:52:10] * audio track 0 [11:52:10] + decoder: Deutsch (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x1) [11:52:10] + DTS-HD passthrough [11:52:10] * audio track 1 [11:52:10] + decoder: Chinese (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x2) [11:52:10] + DTS-HD passthrough ....... x264 [info]: profile High, level 5.0 ERROR: muxmkv: Unknown audio codec: c0040000 [11:52:37] work: average encoding speed for job is 0.000000 fps [11:52:37] sync: got 0 frames, 172920 expected [11:52:37] h264-decoder done: 7 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops [11:52:37] reader: done. 1 scr changes [11:52:37] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames) [11:52:37] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for) [11:52:37] dca-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops [11:52:37] dca-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops [11:52:37] mux: track 0, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8 [11:52:37] mux: track 1, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8 [11:52:37] mux: track 2, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8 [11:52:37] mux: track 3, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8 [11:52:37] decomb: deinterlaced 0 \| blended 0 \| unfiltered 0 \| total 0 [11:52:37] libhb: work result = 0 # Encode failed. Error(s) were reported during the encode. Also I noticed this warning: x264 [warning]: --psnr used with psy on: results will be invalid! x264 [warning]: --tune psnr should be used if attempting to benchmark psnr! What does it mean? best regards, and thanks for the program...

9th August 2011, 06:51	#189 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Thanks for the report (and the explanation). I'll look into the error (and I'll see if I can repro the encode log freeze) for the next version.

9th August 2011, 12:01	#190 \| Link
ziemlichdunkel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47	Thanks from me too for explaining, hope to see a fixed version soon, because your program rocks. * MAy I suggest one thing for future releases: I noticed that there is no way to change the temporary directory which is used during conversion. Because my C:\ Drive is an SSD and therefore not so big, I would really love to see an option to change the temp Folder from the currently used Windows Standard Temp Folder too a custom one...

12th August 2011, 04:14	#193 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Released VidCoder 1.0.0: * Added splash screen * Updated to HandBrake svn 4167: This adds AAC and MP3 passthrough as well as DTS and DTS-HD passthrough for MP4. * Fixed that reported encode failure with the incorrectly masked output codec. So it's out of beta! Nothing really special about it, just thought it has gone through enough use and stabilization to get to 1.0. Didn't want to hang out in 0.9.X with HandBrake too long.

12th August 2011, 06:58	#195 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Having high CPU use is the objective (during an encode). The more CPU you use, the faster the encode goes. The priority is set to Below Normal so other processes can do things if they want.

12th August 2011, 15:52	#198 \| Link
RandomEngy VidCoder Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 702	Video encoding is a very CPU-intensive process. Usually when an encoder doesn't make full use of CPU that means that it's not multi-threaded and is simply unable to put all of the CPU cores to work.