Introduction
MediaCoder is a free universal audio/video batch transcoder, putting together lots of excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution, capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats with many extra features.
(http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/screenshots/mediacoder.png)
Links
Official website:
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/)
Official forum:
http://forum.mediacoderhq.com (http://forum.mediacoderhq.com)
Project site:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder)
Update on Sept. 19, 2007:
MediaCoder Audio Edition is updated and can be freely downloaded from here (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/device/audio.htm). This edition is specially recommended for all the HA friends.
(http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/screenshots/mcae.png)
Nice work, very friendly for transcoding.
Does it support HE-AAC (not HE-AAC v2) with a multichannel source?
Regards,
Oki
Sorry multichannel isn't supported yet.
Thanks, looks very promising. So it can transcode video as well? How about audio contained in video (I'm new to video btw). Anyways will play around with it when I get a chance. Have to format and reinstall Windows first (sigh).
It can transcode video. Video transcoding is done by calling to mencoder, so u need mencoder binary placed in the executable directory.
It surely can transcode audio contained in video. As mplayer is used as the decoder, any formats mplayer supports (so many) can be transcoded.
btw: There is a silly bug in last version, that causes channel mode selection to be no effect. I've just corrected it and please download again.
Thanks, looks very promising. So it can transcode video as well? How about audio contained in video (I'm new to video btw). Anyways will play around with it when I get a chance. Have to format and reinstall Windows first (sigh).
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Hi Optimus. I have a question: Is it possible to an option to wrap the HE-AAC file into an MP4/M4A container via either MP4Box or MP4creator? So you can transcode to mp4 in one step? Might be worth a try.
cheers,
kindofblue
Any chance of including support for the LC AAC Winamp encoder?
MP4Box is a console program isn't it? If so, it will not be difficult to integrate it. Could u provide me with some info on MP4Box (mainly about its command line usage)?
Hi Optimus. I have a question: Is it possible to an option to wrap the HE-AAC file into an MP4/M4A container via either MP4Box or MP4creator? So you can transcode to mp4 in one step? Might be worth a try.
It's very easy to support another winamp encoder, as they have the same interface. I will do it later.
p.s: you can already use MEnc do transcoding into LC AAC, by putting faac.exe in the executable directory, and choosing FAAC as encoder. FAAC can be downloaded here (http://cosoft.org.cn/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5688&release_id=5827).
Any chance of including support for the LC AAC Winamp encoder?
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Does this utility support FLAC to AACPlus v2 encoding? I didn't see FLAC as a source file format for audio?
MP4Box is a console program isn't it? If so, it will not be difficult to integrate it. Could u provide me with some info on MP4Box (mainly about its command line usage)?
The general cmdline is:
MP4Box [option] input [option]
In Batchenc, I use:
mp4box -add <infile> -sbr <outfile.m4a>
From the DOS helpscreens:
MP4Box [option] input [option]
-h general: general options help
-h hint: hinting options help
-h import: import options help
-h encode: encode options help
-h meta: meta handling options help
-h extract: extraction options help
-h dump: dump options help
-h swf: Flash (SWF) options help
-h crypt: ISMA E&A options help
-h format: supported formats help
-nodes: lists supported MPEG4 nodes
-node NodeName: gets MPEG4 node syntax and QP info
-xnodes: lists supported X3D nodes
-xnode NodeName: gets X3D node syntax
-version: gets build version
General Options:
-inter time_in_ms interleaves file data (track chunks of time_in_ms)
* Note 1: Interleaving is 0.5s by default
* Note 2: a value of 0 disables interleaving
-flat stores file with all media data first, non-interleaved
-frag time_in_ms fragments file (track fragments of time_in_ms)
* Note: Always disables interleaving
-out filename specifies output file name
* Note: By default input (MP4,3GP) file is overwritten
-tmp dirname specifies directory for temporary file creation
* Note: Default temp dir is OS-dependent
-nosys removes all MPEG-4 Systems info except IOD (profiles)
* Note: Set by default whith '-add' and '-cat'
-isma rewrites the file as an ISMA 1.0 AV file
-ismax same as '-isma' and removes all clock references
-3gp rewrites as 3GPP(2) file (no more MPEG-4 Systems Info)
* Note 1: some tracks may be removed in the process
* Note 2: always on for *.3gp *.3g2 *.3gpp
-brand ABCD sets major brand of file
-ab ABCD adds given brand to file's alternate brand list
-rb ABCD removes given brand from file's alternate brand list
-cprt string adds copyright string to movie
-chap file adds chapter information contained in file
-rem trackID: removes track from file
-new: forces creation of a new destination file
-rem trackID: removes track from file
-lang [tkID=]LAN: sets track language. LAN is the ISO 639-2 code (eng, und)
-delay tkID=TIME: sets track start delay in ms.
-split time_sec splits in files of time_sec max duration
* Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
-splits filesize splits in files of max filesize kB.
* Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
-splitx start:end extracts a new file from start to end (in seconds)
* Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
Hinting Options
-hint: hints the file for RTP/RTSP
-mtu size: specifies MTU size in bytes. Default size is 1500
-copy: copies media data to hint track rather than reference
* Note: speeds up server but takes much more space
-tight: performs tight interleaving (sample based) of hinted file
* Note: reduces server disk seek but increases file size
-multi [maxptime]: enables frame concatenation in RTP packets if possible
maxptime: max packet duration in ms (optional, default 100ms)
-rate ck_rate: specifies rtp rate in Hz when no default for payload
* Note: default value is 90000 (MPEG rtp rates)
-mpeg4: forces MPEG-4 generic payload whenever possible
-latm: forces MPG4-LATM transport for AAC streams
-static: enables static RTP payload IDs whenever possible
* By default, dynamic payloads are always used
MPEG-4 Generic Payload Options
-ocr: forces all streams to be synchronized
* Most RTSP servers only support synchronized streams
-rap: signals random access points in RTP packets
-ts: signals AU Time Stamps in RTP packets
-size: signals AU size in RTP packets
-idx: signals AU sequence numbers in RTP packets
-iod: prevents systems tracks embedding in IOD
* Note: shouldn't be used with -isma option
-sdp_ex string: adds sdp string to (hint) track ("-sdp_ex tkID:string")
or movie. This will take care of SDP lines ordering
* WARNING: You cannot add anything to SDP, cf rfc2327.
-unhint: removes all hinting information.
Suppported raw formats and file extensions:
NHNT .media .nhnt .info
MPEG Audio .mp3
ADTS-AAC .aac
MPEG-4 Visual .cmp .m4v
H263 Video .263 .h263
AVC/H264 Video .h264 .h26L .264 .26L
JPEG Images .jpg .jpeg
PNG Images .png
AMR(WB) Audio .amr .awb
EVRC Audio .evc
SMV Audio .smv
Supported containers and file extensions:
AVI .avi
MPEG-PS .mpg .mpeg .vob .vcd .svcd
QCP .qcp
OGG .ogg
ISO-Media files no extension checking
Supported text formats:
SRT Subtitles .srt
SUB Subtitles .sub
GPAC Timed Text .ttxt
QuickTime TeXML Text .xml (cf QT documentation)
Supported Scene formats:
MPEG-4 XMT-A .xmt .xmta .xmt.gz .xmta.gz
MPEG-4 BT .bt .bt.gz
VRML .wrl .wrl.gz
X3D-XML .x3d .x3d.gz
X3D-VRML .x3dv .x3dv.gz
MacroMedia Flash .swf (very limitted import support only)
MPEG-4 Scene Encoding Options
-mp4: specify input file is for encoding.
-def: encode DEF names
-sync time_in_ms: forces BIFS sync sample generation every time_in_ms
* Note: cannot be used with -shadow
-shadow time_ms: forces BIFS sync shadow sample generation every time_ms.
* Note: cannot be used with -sync
-log: generates BIFS encoder log file
-ms file: specifies file for track importing
Chunk Processing
-inctx file: specifies initial context (MP4/BT/XMT)
* Note: input file must be a commands-only file
-outctx: specifies storage of updated context (MP4/BT/XMT)
Meta handling Options
-set-meta args: sets given meta type - syntax: "ABCD[:tk=ID]"
* ABCD: four char meta type (NULL or 0 to remove meta)
* [:tk=ID]: if not set use root (file) meta
if ID is 0 use moov meta
if ID is not 0 use track meta
-add-item args: adds resource to meta
* syntax: file_path + options (':' separated):
tk=ID: meta adressing (file, moov, track)
name=str: item name
mime=mtype: item mime type
encoding=enctype: item content-encoding type
* file_path "this" or "self": item is the file itself
-rem-item args: removes resource from meta - syntax: item_ID[:tk=ID]
-set-primary args: sets item as primary for meta - syntax: item_ID[:tk=ID]
-set-xml args: sets meta XML data
* syntax: xml_file_path[:tk=ID][:binary]
-rem-xml [tk=ID]: removes meta XML data
-dump-xml args: dumps meta XML to file - syntax file_path[:tk=ID]
-dump-item args: dumps item to file - syntax item_ID[:tk=ID][:path=fileName]
Extracting Options
-raw TrackID: extracts track in raw format when supported
-raws TrackID: extract each track sample to a file
* Note: "TrackID:N" extracts Nth sample
-nhnt TrackID: extracts track in nhnt format
-single TrackID: extracts track to a new mp4 file
-avi TrackID: extracts visual track to an avi file
-qcp TrackID: same as '-raw' but defaults to QCP file for EVRC/SMV
-aviraw TK: extracts AVI track in raw format
$TK can be one of "video" "audio" "audioN"
Importing Options
File importing syntax:
"#video" "#audio": base import for most AV files
"#trackID=ID": track import for IsoMedia and other files
":dur=D": imports only the first D seconds
":lang=LAN": sets imported media language code
":delay=delay_ms": sets imported media initial delay in ms
-add file: add file tracks to (new) output file
-cat file: concatenates file samples to (new) output file
* Note: creates tracks if needed
-keepsys: keeps all MPEG-4 Systems info when using '-add' / 'cat'
All the following options can be specified as default or for each track.
When specified by track the syntax is ":opt" or ":opt=val".
-dref: keeps media data in original file
-nodrop: forces constant FPS when importing AVI video
-packed: forces packed bitstream when importing raw ASP
-sbr: backward compatible signaling of AAC-SBR
-sbrx: non-backward compatible signaling of AAC-SBR
* Note: SBR AAC cannot be detected at import time
-fps FPS: forces frame rate for video and SUB subtitles import
* For raw H263 import, default FPS is 15
* For all other imports, default FPS is 25
-mpeg4: forces MPEG-4 sample descriptions when possible (3GPP2)
-agg N: aggregates N audio frames in 1 sample (3GP media only)
* Note: Maximum value is 15 - Disabled by default
Just integrated Helix Producer support in MEnc. The screenshot:
Download it here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.2-aacplus.rar&file_id=7002).
This includes:
MEnc executable
MPlayer (latest CVS version)
Helix Producer (stripped for audio encoding only and added aacplus audience files)
Winamp AAC+V2 encoder
Lame MP3 encoder (latest CVS version)
FLAC is supported by the CVS version of MPlayer. I've just re-compiled a latest and full MPlayer binary and included in the package. You may download it and try it out.
Does this utility support FLAC to AACPlus v2 encoding? I didn't see FLAC as a source file format for audio?
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I just found that MP4Box will remove PS part from AAC. The resulting MP4 will be detected as HE-AAC without PS (by foobar2000).
The general cmdline is:
MP4Box [option] input [option]
optimus, you've put together a nice GUI. I've assembled a small wish-list of things that would make my own encodes easier, and I thought I would mention them here on the off chance some of them might sound good to you, too.
1) Is there any chance you could implement drag-and-drop? It would be nice to be able to select a group of files/directories in the explorer, and simply add them to Menc.
2) What about an option to encode a group of files as a single track, with chapters? (Or even a way to encode a WAV/Cue sheet pair, so that the CD-Text was transferred to appropriate indices?) Might be wishful thinking, but it would be nice.
3) Currently when transcoding from a FLAC file, if there is silence at the end of the file, it will be truncated in the resultant AAC. When transcoding from WAV the actual length of the original audio is preserved. Would it be possible to optionally include the appropriate amount of silence when transcoding from FLAC?
4) The method used by the AudioCoding.com "in_mp4" Winamp plugin - hosted at RareWares - for converting AAC to MP4/M4A seems to preserve PS data. (At least, TCPMP on my cell phone still recognizes and plays the PS content!) Perhaps, since you are using a Winamp plugin for the actual encode, you could pair that with the AudioCoding plugin to accomplish conversion/tagging?
Just thoughts....
- M.
I just found that MP4Box will remove PS part from AAC. The resulting MP4 will be detected as HE-AAC without PS (by foobar2000).
The general cmdline is:
MP4Box [option] input [option]
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Hmm. Didn't notice that. I guess Helix is a better way to go with aacplus then. I assume the included Helix producer has the modified racp.dll for 32-48kbps encoding? (The screenshot shows a 128kbps encode.)
EDIT: Defsac's post in [a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36772&view=findpost&p=324812]here[/url] describes how you can use foo_mpeg4u to wrap the aac stream in mp4. It shows up correctly as HE-AAC PS in foobar2000 0.9b8 but not in 0.8.3 (which reports the file as LC-AAC. The problem is the file doesn't play in iTunes, if that's a consideration. (it is for me.) I can play Helix AACplus files in iTunes.
I'd like to add a vote for drap & drop as well. Would make things a lot easier. So far this tool is becoming quite useful, especially now that transcoding from FLAC works.
I can play Helix AACplus files in iTunes.
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When you do, does iTunes play the HE portion of the file, or only the LC portion? And are you using PS at all?
- M.
Thanks for the tool. Another request here for drag & drop. Also, any chance of adding wavpack support?
1) Is there any chance you could implement drag-and-drop? It would be nice to be able to select a group of files/directories in the explorer, and simply add them to Menc.
I would like to implement drag-and-drop. But I wrote this program totally with SDK and up to now I still don't know how to do drag-and-drop with SDK. Anyway, I have enabled multi-file selection with "Add File", this may help a bit.
2) What about an option to encode a group of files as a single track, with chapters? (Or even a way to encode a WAV/Cue sheet pair, so that the CD-Text was transferred to appropriate indices?) Might be wishful thinking, but it would be nice.
Encoding into a single track should be easy to implement. I will do it later.
3) Currently when transcoding from a FLAC file, if there is silence at the end of the file, it will be truncated in the resultant AAC. When transcoding from WAV the actual length of the original audio is preserved. Would it be possible to optionally include the appropriate amount of silence when transcoding from FLAC?
This issue should refer to MPlayer's document on FLAC.
4) The method used by the AudioCoding.com "in_mp4" Winamp plugin - hosted at RareWares - for converting AAC to MP4/M4A seems to preserve PS data. (At least, TCPMP on my cell phone still recognizes and plays the PS content!) Perhaps, since you are using a Winamp plugin for the actual encode, you could pair that with the AudioCoding plugin to accomplish conversion/tagging?
in_mp4 is a input plugin isn't it? It can do conversion?
in_mp4 is a input plugin isn't it? It can do conversion?
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Yes, it can. When playing an AAC file in Winamp, using the AudioCoding.com in_mp4 plugin, calling the "File Info" dialog will show the following:
Convert to MP4
You can convert this file to MP4 if you like. This does not involve
re-encoding, only the container format is changed. Advantages of
MP4 files are that they are playable by a lot more players and they
will have a lot of support in the future.
Under that is a button that says "Convert Now!" When pressed, a
copy of the AAC file is inserted into an MP4 container of the same name.
Note that the version of this plugin available at RareWares does not (for whatever reason) currently display any notification of HE or PS content, but it does still appear to properly reproduce that content when playing HE/PS encoded files.
Great news about the other possibilities - especially single-file output! Is there any chance of also being able to implement chapters at the appropriate index points when that revision appears?
- M.
Edit: Spelling.
Just added single file mode to MEnc. Please download the update from the top. To enable this mode, set File -> Preference -> Audio Options -> Single File Mode to "Yes". The resulting file is named with the first file in the list.
And, in this release, multiple file selection is enabled with "Add File".
Just a remind, you can use audio filters provided by MPlayer to filter the audio data. Audio filter settings is also in the "Preference" dialog.
I will add wavpack support in next release.
Thanks for the tool. Another request here for drag & drop. Also, any chance of adding wavpack support?
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Added support for x264, matroska container, generic CLI program as audio encoder. Download the update at top.
hi,
nice app, thx for your efford. heres an issues i noticed regarding recursive transcoding:
switched recursive to on in settings
input c:\mp3
output c:\aac
if input folder doesnt got subfolders, it works just fine. but if it does it just skips all files and says encoding complete
c:\mp3\1\2\3\test.mp3 should give c:\aac\1\2\3\test.aac, maybe its a destination folder issue
regards
Did u see all files in the directories and sub-directories added into encode list? If they are in the list, they will be processed one by one. The output will not contain directory, that is, in your case, c:\mp3\1\2\3\test.mp3 will output to c:\aac\test.mp3.
hi,
nice app, thx for your efford. heres an issues i noticed regarding recursive transcoding:
switched recursive to on in settings
input c:\mp3
output c:\aac
if input folder doesnt got subfolders, it works just fine. but if it does it just skips all files and says encoding complete
c:\mp3\1\2\3\test.mp3 should give c:\aac\1\2\3\test.aac, maybe its a destination folder issue
regards
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Greetings! aacPLUS v2 encoding not working on WinXP SP2. It is giving me the error aacplus encoder cannot be opened. I tried uninstalling winamp. But still the same error. Helix encoding works.
Error: Error starting AACplus encoder
Error: AACplus encoder failed to start
Then I tried on another computer with WinXP SP1 and it works there.
Please kindly provide some solution as soon as you can.
It would be great if you can include the VP6.2 video codec and combine it with aacPLUS v2 audio to give the Winamp video NSV file. I think winamp are still not supporting vp7 in nsv. on2 vp7 and aacplus v2 combination would be the best quality in the world for video at low bitrates. So unfortunate that macromedia flash did not include vp7 and aacplus v2 support in their version 8.
Greetings! aacPLUS v2 encoding not working on WinXP SP2. It is giving me the error aacplus encoder cannot be opened. I tried uninstalling winamp. But still the same error. Helix encoding works.
Error: Error starting AACplus encoder
Error: AACplus encoder failed to start
Then I tried on another computer with WinXP SP1 and it works there.
Please kindly provide some solution as soon as you can.
It would be great if you can include the VP6.2 video codec and combine it with aacPLUS v2 audio to give the Winamp video NSV file. I think winamp are still not supporting vp7 in nsv. on2 vp7 and aacplus v2 combination would be the best quality in the world for video at low bitrates. So unfortunate that macromedia flash did not include vp7 and aacplus v2 support in their version 8.
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I'm developing this tool on WinXP SP2 and has not experienced your problem. Please check the settings for AAC+ encoding, for example, if you choose Parametric Stereo and set the bitrate over 48kbps, AAC+ encoder will deny to work. I will add more specific messages in the future to indicate which error it is.
Unlike audio encoding, video encoding is all done by MEncoder now. However, if you can provide me a tool (better a CLI) that supports VP6.2, I can easily integrate it into MEnc.
Error in 0.2.2 is:
Error: Error starting AACplus encoder
Error: AACplus encoder failed to start
The Error in MEnc 0.2.351 is:
Error starting encoder
& then a Blank Error
Even OGG and FAAC encoding are giving the same error as the aacPLUS though Helix, CLI, Lame, & PCM encoding works fine. Does that give you some hint about why the encoder is not starting for these three? I just don't know what is the problem? Is there any problem with starting the enc_aacplus.dll . I have tried all means. I tried to extract the rar files in different directories, tried different settings, nothing works. It gives the error Error starting encoder. One difference between the other system and this system is that it was ntfs and this is fat32. I don't think whether that should play a role. Please Please let there be some solution.
I'm developing this tool on WinXP SP2 and has not experienced your problem. Please check the settings for AAC+ encoding, for example, if you choose Parametric Stereo and set the bitrate over 48kbps, AAC+ encoder will deny to work. I will add more specific messages in the future to indicate which error it is.
I have been trying with always lesser bitrates like 24 kbs, 16 kbps etc. for PS and never higher than 48 kbps. Please help
I've released a full package which contains the latest version of MEnc and all the encoder binaries currently supported and placed in the right place. It should be easier to use. Download at top.
hi,
switched recursive to on in settings
input c:\mp3
output c:\aac
if input folder doesnt got subfolders, it works just fine. but if it does it just skips all files and says encoding complete
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This bug is fixed in 0.2.5
I have been trying so hard to download this app but so far, no download If its possible, can you please provide a mirror for this???
I've put up a mirror download. Get it here (http://base.3322.org/ftp/menc/menc-0.2.5-powerpack.exe).
Brilliant! Thanks for the mirror!
Optimus,do you planning to include(in some newer build) the future version of Nero AAC codec,which is arrive on the market in late October.
Optimus,do you planning to include(in some newer build) the future version of Nero AAC codec,which is arrive on the market in late October.
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It won't be difficult, as long as I can get some code utilizing it or some info about its interface.
Greetings Optimus! I installed the new version 0.2.5 and still the same error while starting aacPLUS v2 encoding:
"Error starting encoding. This may due to incorrect encoding settings."
I also tried in another computer where it worked for a few times previously and now it has started giving the same error.
I do not know what is wrong. I have sent you the menc.dat file. I hope this will help to solve the problem. Is any other software which I have, clashing with MEnc or the aacPLus dll? I had problems with the Winamp Transcoder plugin which crashed Winamp and had to reinstall Winamp to make it work. I have uninstalled it now but maybe it has left some registry entry somewhere.
Is anyone having the same problem or is it working well for everyone else?
Greetings Optimus! I installed the new version 0.2.5 and still the same error while starting aacPLUS v2 encoding:
"Error starting encoding. This may due to incorrect encoding settings."
I also tried in another computer where it worked for a few times previously and now it has started giving the same error.
I do not know what is wrong. I have sent you the menc.dat file. I hope this will help to solve the problem. Is any other software which I have, clashing with MEnc or the aacPLus dll? I had problems with the Winamp Transcoder plugin which crashed Winamp and had to reinstall Winamp to make it work. I have uninstalled it now but maybe it has left some registry entry somewhere.
Is anyone having the same problem or is it working well for everyone else?
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I've just tested with menc.dat u sent me. Everthing is smooth. At this time I still cannot figure out what's going wrong on your system. I will try testing MEnc on more systems to see if there is the same problem.
And maybe u could try encoding with Helix Producer, to see if it works. It also produces HE-AAC (without Parametric Stereo at this time).
hi,
switched recursive to on in settings
input c:\mp3
output c:\aac
if input folder doesnt got subfolders, it works just fine. but if it does it just skips all files and says encoding complete
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This bug is fixed in 0.2.5
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thx for the update, working fine now. any plans for implementing an option to keep the subfolder structure input->output?
thx for the update, working fine now. any plans for implementing an option to keep the subfolder structure input->output?
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Any need from users can be my plan.
hehe ok, so here you go:
i need an option to keep the subfolder structure input->output
what about aac+v2 mp4 container and on top of that mp3 idtag-> mp4 tag? any plans/ideas?
regards
Brilliant tool! Very convenient, thanks a lot! Appreciated.
hehe ok, so here you go:
i need an option to keep the subfolder structure input->output
This won't be difficult to implement
what about aac+v2 mp4 container and on top of that mp3 idtag-> mp4 tag? any plans/ideas?
regards
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If u can provide me any CLI tool to do this job, I'm willing to integrate it, or tagging will be done in later time.
Brilliant tool! Very convenient, thanks a lot! Appreciated.
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I'm very glad to see it's useful for people other than myself
well the obvious solution for adding a raw aac file to a mp4 container would be mp4box. i looked at the meta options but couldnt find anything about tagging. im no mp4 expert, but it seems those audio tags are itunes specific. here's a cli tool i found for tagging mp4files (incl source): http://kurtnoise.free.fr/mp4tools/tg_mp4tagger.zip (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/mp4tools/tg_mp4tagger.zip)
regards
Here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.5-build26.zip&file_id=7028) is an update that supports directory structure output and added FLAC encoder support. Please put flac.exe in "codecs" directory to enable FLAC encoding.
thx optimus, much appreciated
first few transcodingtest worked like a charm with multiple subfolder levels.
regards
thx optimus, much appreciated
first few transcodingtest worked like a charm with multiple subfolder levels.
regards
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There is bug related with output filename when only one file is in the list. Fixed it in build 26. Download at top.
What do
"Error starting external program specified in the command line"
errors mean?
I'm trying to transcode a vob to xvid+lame in a matroska container...
First of all,this really seems to be a really cool and promising software:
Optimus,thanks for all of your effort and time spent coding...
(wish i could code too...gonna learn Python as soon as i finish with my military duties,
after using so many open sourced software,
i feel i have to get something back the community...)
"Error starting external program specified in the command line":
unfortunately,i get the same exactly message,
but with any kind of video i'm trying to transcode...
As soon as it finishes the audio encoding part,
it flames out this message and doesn't continue in video encoding...
XP sp1,english,Intel,MEnc 0.2.5+powerpack,if that helps...
has it got maybe to do with the specific mencoder build?
To be honest,i didn't try replacing it with a different "build"...
(P.S.:Yourtallness,yet another Greek in this topic!:-)
@xaros2000: Ti xamparia man? Welcome sto forum!
For the record, I'm using the latest build (26), and as
xaros2000 mentioned, the procedure fails after encoding
the audio.
What do
"Error starting external program specified in the command line"
errors mean?
I'm trying to transcode a vob to xvid+lame in a matroska container...
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Please change the value of "Preference" -> "Overall" -> "Utilities" -> "Matroska Toolskit Directory" to "mkvtools\". This is because in the latest update, I changed its default value from "mkvtools\" to "tools\" (as I'm adding support for mp4box and decided to put it in the "tools" folder) but in the powerpack the matroska toolkit is still in the "mkvtools" folder. Will fix it in next powerpack release.
"Error starting external program specified in the command line":
unfortunately,i get the same exactly message,
but with any kind of video i'm trying to transcode...
As soon as it finishes the audio encoding part,
it flames out this message and doesn't continue in video encoding...
XP sp1,english,Intel,MEnc 0.2.5+powerpack,if that helps...
has it got maybe to do with the specific mencoder build?
To be honest,i didn't try replacing it with a different "build"...
I expect this error should come out after video encoding. Which video codec did u choose for encoding?
What do
"Error starting external program specified in the command line"
errors mean?
I'm trying to transcode a vob to xvid+lame in a matroska container...
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Please change the value of "Preference" -> "Overall" -> "Utilities" -> "Matroska Toolskit Directory" to "mkvtools\". This is because in the latest update, I changed its default value from "mkvtools\" to "tools\" (as I'm adding support for mp4box and decided to put it in the "tools" folder) but in the powerpack the matroska toolkit is still in the "mkvtools" folder. Will fix it in next powerpack release.
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Error persists after changing path to mkvtools\
Also occurs for avi container.
After checking, I found this prompt is given during encoding video. This occured when it mencoder cannot be started, would please check the path of mencoder (whether it correctly points to mencoder) and maybe better paste here the command line generated.
Is everything okay when not applying the build26 update?
After checking, I found this prompt is given during encoding video. This occured when it mencoder cannot be started, would please check the path of mencoder (whether it correctly points to mencoder) and maybe better paste here the command line generated.
Is everything okay when not applying the build26 update?
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mencoder path is correct
The command line is:
mencoder E:\SHARK_TALE\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.VOB -o nul -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound
During encoding it turns into:
codecs\lame.exe -r -x -k --priority 1 -q 1 -s 48000 --vbr-new -V 7 - E:\Downloadsmenctemp.mp3
mencoder $(SourceFile) -o nul -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound
mencoder $(SourceFile) -o $(DestFile) -ovc xvid -xvidencopts me_quality=6:quant_type=h263:vhq=4:gmc:trellis:chroma_me:chroma_opt:hq_ac:pass=2:bitrate=500 -oac copy -mc 0 -noskip -audiofile $(AudioFiles)
I changed back to 2.5 and the same error occurs, with
the exception that the audio file is not deleted after the
encoding error.
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Multichannel support would be a great improvement.
"Error starting external program specified in the command line"
I have MEnc Powerpack 2.5 and also get the error. Yes, it appears only during an attempt of video encoding. When encoding audio only, it is ok.
Changing the path to full path for either Mplayer and Mencoder does not help here. When I moved both files to the same folder as Menc.exe it ran Mplayer & Mencoder but for both gave errors (in the console):
File not found: 'frameno.avi"
Failed to open: framno.avi
However, now, on pressing Play it outputs 'Mplayer not found' but plays video files fine when MPlayer is back in default place .
In previous versions video encoding worked.
Optimus,sorry for being late in my reply...
it happened with xvid codec selected-checked the paths,they were ok...
Also tried the build26 with no luck,either with .mkv or .avi,
no matter what video codec selected...
I'll try later to move mencoder in the same path with menc.exe,
as Jetpower suggested,
also gonna try a different mencoder build to see what happens...
Hi, Menc looks very nice... but, emh, can you upload program to another site/server? download is veeeeeery slow, 0.5 kbyte /sec, drop down and does'nt support resume
I've released a new PowerPack with MEnc 0.2.6, with support for MP4Box, some bugfixes and small improvements. I hope this can solve your problems above. Wait for your feedback! And I've made a mirror download at my SourceForge web space, I think their server should be closer to most of u than my home server. Download at top (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36870).
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Multichannel support would be a great improvement.
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Next step is the attempt to implement this. But not all encoders supports multi-channel.
The source code from now on can be accessed via CVS. I simply wish this would help to locate bugs. As I'm a full-time software engineer and the development of this software is totally done in my leisure time, and as it's going to grow bigger, sometimes, I feel a kind of difficult to keep all functions working all the time (I'm not yet very satisfied with the code structure). And any suggestions and improvements on the code are warmly welcomed.
Not work under Windows 98?
Not work under Windows 98?
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No it doesn't, at least for any operations relying on mplayer (which is used as audio decoder), as named pipe is used during the decoding process. I will later implement using Winamp input plugin as decoder, at that time, Windows 98 will be suppported.
Still no video encoding with version 2.6...
Still no video encoding with version 2.6...
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I've tested with all kinds of combinations (audio/video codecs and containers) before I released. Can u provide me more detail of your situation. I really wanna find out what's happening.
Well,here's the situation...testin' done with MEnc 0.26+PowerPack:
1)Tried 2 different mencoder builds on two different PCs,
one athlon-based and one intel-based-video encoding didn't start.
But got both of them working by trying Jetpower's simple 'hack':
moving mencoder.exe in the same dir as menc.exe...
then changing the MEncoder Path from it's default:"mplayer\mencoder.exe" into "C:\Documents and Settings\***\Desktop\MEnc 0.2.6\mencoder.exe"...
this worked like a charm,for both .avi or .mkv-Thanks,Jetpower!
Note:I had previously tried changing the default path into
"C:\Documents and Settings\***\Desktop\MEnc 0.2.6\mplayer\mencoder.exe",
but that didn't work either...
2)I didn't manage to get mp4Box working,maybe i did something wrong...
tried transcoding an .avi containing xvid/ac3 to .mp4(xvid+mp3),
then to .mp4(xvid+aac)...audio encoded well,video said ok...
and right at the moment when the whole data should be piped out to mp4box,
it crashed with this message:
Error signature,AppName: mencoder.exe,AppVer: 0.0.0.0,
ModName: mencoder.exe,ModVer: 0.0.0.0,Offset: 0057f02f
All temp files deleted and an empty(zero bytes) .mp4 file left.
I've uploaded a .zip containing a printscreen of the console during the crash,
also included the appcompat.txt:
http://rapidshare.de/files/5444770/mp4boxcrash.zip.html (http://rapidshare.de/files/5444770/mp4boxcrash.zip.html)
Hope i was helpful!
Well, as I said, I'm trying to transcode a vob file
into an avi or mkv, using xvid and lame. I haven't
changed anything from the standard configuration...
Audio encoding starts normally, an mp3 is generated
but when the error occurs, the process is terminated
and the mp3 is deleted.
That's all there is to it, really...
Is it by any chance unable to locate xvid?
Not work under Windows 98?
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No it doesn't, at least for any operations relying on mplayer (which is used as audio decoder), as named pipe is used during the decoding process. I will later implement using Winamp input plugin as decoder, at that time, Windows 98 will be suppported.
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Ok thanks
Well, as I said, I'm trying to transcode a vob file
into an avi or mkv, using xvid and lame. I haven't
changed anything from the standard configuration...
Audio encoding starts normally, an mp3 is generated
but when the error occurs, the process is terminated
and the mp3 is deleted.
That's all there is to it, really...
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Could u please try following:
1. put mencoder.exe in the Windows folder (or any folder PATH included) and change the path to mencoder from "mplayer\mencoder.exe" to "mencoder.exe".
2. try AVI container to see if it works.
3. try putting MEnc at the root folder, e.g "d:\menc" to see if it works.
4. delete menc.dat revert to the default settings
btw: what OS r u using?
1)Tried 2 different mencoder builds on two different PCs,
one athlon-based and one intel-based-video encoding didn't start.
But got both of them working by trying Jetpower's simple 'hack':
moving mencoder.exe in the same dir as menc.exe...
then changing the MEncoder Path from it's default:"mplayer\mencoder.exe" into "C:\Documents and Settings\***\Desktop\MEnc 0.2.6\mencoder.exe"...
this worked like a charm,for both .avi or .mkv-Thanks,Jetpower!
Note:I had previously tried changing the default path into
"C:\Documents and Settings\***\Desktop\MEnc 0.2.6\mplayer\mencoder.exe",
but that didn't work either...
I think I know how to fix it. Could u tell me how do u start menc.exe? I think it's a problem caused by relative path, maybe menc.exe isn't started in it's folder.
2)I didn't manage to get mp4Box working,maybe i did something wrong...
tried transcoding an .avi containing xvid/ac3 to .mp4(xvid+mp3),
then to .mp4(xvid+aac)...audio encoded well,video said ok...
and right at the moment when the whole data should be piped out to mp4box,
it crashed with this message:
Error signature,AppName: mencoder.exe,AppVer: 0.0.0.0,
ModName: mencoder.exe,ModVer: 0.0.0.0,Offset: 0057f02f
All temp files deleted and an empty(zero bytes) .mp4 file left.
I've uploaded a .zip containing a printscreen of the console during the crash,
also included the appcompat.txt:
http://rapidshare.de/files/5444770/mp4boxcrash.zip.html (http://rapidshare.de/files/5444770/mp4boxcrash.zip.html)
Hope i was helpful!
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Thanks! I think this is a bug in mencoder ;-) I tried a previous cvs build of mencoder and it did not crash but the current build does. A workaround is to use an older version of mencoder. This problem won't occur when generating audio-only mp4. (e.g. generating mp4 file with Winamp AAC+ encoder)
Is it by any chance unable to locate xvid?
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Xvid is a built-in module within mencoder.
I've made some modifications. Please try this build (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.6-build11.zip&file_id=7032) (mirror (http://proemulator.sourceforge.net/menc/menc-0.2.6-build11.zip)) to see if it works.
Just tried MEnc 0.26-build 11:no luck,either with mencoder or mp4box...
at least,jetpower 's trick did the job again...
Gonna get a sleep now,it's 05:40 in the morning here...more beta testing tomorrow
The annoying mencoder path bug is finally fixed, after I debugged the program on another PC. Get the update here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.6-build16.zip&file_id=7033).
The mp4 bug, I tried an 1-month ago version of mencoder, it works fine. I'm trying to find out a workaround.
Great news!
Tested - no problems with running Mencoder
Could you also make MPEG-2 encoding work? It's seems to be very good in Mencoder lib.
Now I noticed that the slider for Fixed Quantizer is misleading as lower quantitizer values in Xvid mean better quality. The slider in xvid options suggests otherwise.
Anyway, a very nice app. Also I finally got an up-to-date mplayer build with OSD .
Edit: Spelling
Yep, works now.
Thanx optimus!
1)...just woke up(oh boy,it's noon!)...
MEnc 0.26-build 16:should be codenamed "Optimus Rocks"!!!
Tried it on an Athlon,mencoder works perfectly!Thanks again,man!
2)"The mp4 bug,I tried an 1-month ago version of mencoder,it works fine."
I tried with the old "official" mencoder 1.0-pre6,mingw build,dated 23-Dec-2004:
got "Unknown suboption lavf",then i saw this in MPlayer's manual,Chapter 8.1.11:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-...-dvd-mpeg4.html (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html)
Optimus,sorry for my ignorance,
is the libavformat library also responsible for exporting out to .mp4?
Could you also make MPEG-2 encoding work? It's seems to be very good in Mencoder lib.
No problem I will add MPEG encoding soon.
Now I noticed that the slider for Fixed Quantizer is misleading as lower quantitizer values in Xvid mean better quality. The slider in xvid options suggests otherwise.
Yes, larger quantitizer results in higher compression and lower quality. It's the same with Lame.
Anyway, a very nice app. Also I finally got an up-to-date mplayer build with OSD .
I remember I have built mplayer with OSD...
And the included mplayer is applied with a patch by me, to support using Winamp DSP plugins as audio filter. (and there is an option for this in MEnc in "audio filters" )
I tried with the old "official" mencoder 1.0-pre6,mingw build,dated 23-Dec-2004:
got "Unknown suboption lavf",then i saw this in MPlayer's manual,Chapter 8.1.11:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-...-dvd-mpeg4.html (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html)
Optimus,sorry for my ignorance,
is the libavformat library also responsible for exporting out to .mp4?
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I think you are using a too old mencoder. At that time, lavc may not support mp4 container yet. Anyway, I don't suggest to go back to any old version of mencoder, as x264 support and some other functions (like support for flac) have just got usable and stable recently.
The procedures I used to produce mp4 file is like following:
1. use audio encoder to generate audio file (because mencoder only has internal supports for a few audio encoders like lame and faac)
2. use mencoder to generate a video-only file in mp4 container (problems occurs in this step)
3. inject the audio file into the video-only mp4 with mp4box
This is the working way I found up-to-now. If anyone knows an alternative, please tell me.
Could you also make MPEG-2 encoding work? It's seems to be very good in Mencoder lib.
No problem I will add MPEG encoding soon.
Thanks!
Anyway, a very nice app. Also I finally got an up-to-date mplayer build with OSD... .
I remember I have built mplayer with OSD
And the included mplayer is applied with a patch by me, to support using Winamp DSP plugins as audio filter. (and there is an option for this in MEnc in "audio filters" )
Previously, I got an optimized mplayer build from here (http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/mplayer) but it did not have OSD somehow .
DSP plugins can be very useful indeed! Later processed audio will be played in all media players, not only in your special mplayer .
I remember I have built mplayer with OSD
And the included mplayer is applied with a patch by me, to support using Winamp DSP plugins as audio filter. (and there is an option for this in MEnc in "audio filters" )
Previously, I got an optimized mplayer build from here (http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/mplayer) but it did not have OSD somehow .
DSP plugins can be very useful indeed! Later processed audio will be played in all media players, not only in your special mplayer .
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Yes, it should be useful. Tons of Winamp DSP plugins can be picked up and used again. I've posted the patch in mplayer's developers' mail-list. But they don't like it ... so no hope to get it into mplayer official code.
0.2.6 Build 38 (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.6-build38.zip&file_id=7038) released, with support of MPEG1/2 encoding (and almost all libavcodecs formats)
0.2.6 build 41 (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.6-build41.zip&file_id=7040) released, with an interesting function, Winamp decoder can now be used as audio decoder, combining with any encoder, to perform a transcoding job.
Simply put your needed Winamp input plugins (e.g. in_mp3.dll) in MEnc's "codecs" folder and set "Decoder" in "Audio Options" from "MPlayer" (which is the default) to "Winamp Input Plugins", and it's ready to roll.
A typical use of this function is using in_cdda.dll (by adding .cda files into the list) to do direct CD ripping (to flac for example). Winamp plugins will be packaged in next PowerPack release.
How about bundling Menc with the latest popular LAME version, 3.97b1?
And might I suggest the aoTuVb4-libVorbis1.1.1-merged Oggenc....? it should perform better on typical bitrates used for movies, to judge from listening tests performed around here.
Released MEnc 0.2.7 PowerPack, bundled with MEnc 0.2.7 (better support for winamp input plugins), Lame 3.98 alpha 2, oggenc aoTuVb4 1.1.1, and Winamp input plugins (mostly taken from Winamp 5.1). Helix producer is now an optional download and is no longer bundled (as it's big). CD ripping is now also possible with Winamp's in_cdda.dll (adding .cda files in the list to do CD ripping). Download at top.
Nice, but are you sure you want to go for LAME 3.98a2?
nice work! but 2 minor problems:
winamp input plugins are scanned, mp3 support detected, but i get "no matching input plugin found" when encoding mp3's
subdir structure again:
c:\Test 7inch\Test-7_Inch_one\
c:\Test 7inch\Test-7_Inch_two\
selecting "c:\Test 7inch" as input folder gets <out>\one\ and <out>\two\
also when theres just one file c:\1\2\test.mp3 and selecting c:\1 as input folder it doesnt write to <out>\2\test.acc but <out>\test.aac
regards
nice work! but 2 minor problems:
winamp input plugins are scanned, mp3 support detected, but i get "no matching input plugin found" when encoding mp3's
subdir structure again:
c:\Test 7inch\Test-7_Inch_one\
c:\Test 7inch\Test-7_Inch_two\
selecting "c:\Test 7inch" as input folder gets <out>\one\ and <out>\two\
also when theres just one file c:\1\2\test.mp3 and selecting c:\1 as input folder it doesnt write to <out>\2\test.acc but <out>\test.aac
regards
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This is a bug I found right after I packaged and uploaded the powerpack. And I fixed it and uploaded again right after that. You are just downloading during that 3 minutes... Please take trouble to download again.
Nice, but are you sure you want to go for LAME 3.98a2?
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I simply update the lame source tree with CVS and build it. What's wrong with 3.98a2?
This is a bug I found right after I packaged and uploaded the powerpack. And I fixed it and uploaded again right after that. You are just downloading during that 3 minutes... Please take trouble to download again.
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haha that much for my luck
and yourtallness prolly meant to go for the 3.97 beta branch, not the 3.98 alpha
any news on the m4a tagging? shouldnt it be possible to do the whole thing (aac in mp4 + tags) with the winamp plugin?
EDIT:
redownloaded and its the same, so got the latest pack on my first download. both bugs are there. notice how the folderstring gets cutted from "Test-7_Inch_one" to "one"
regards
Nice, but are you sure you want to go for LAME 3.98a2?
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I simply update the lame source tree with CVS and build it. What's wrong with 3.98a2?
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Well, newer isn't always better.
That's not to say that the 3.98 alphas don't yield
better quality (or worse), just that it is further away
from a final state than the latest 3.97 betas, and
probably less tested. Besides, they are "alphas"...
3.97b1 is the at centre of interest at this moment,
and I guess it's more likely to become a recommended
version, or at least, a recommended post-3.90.3
LAME version.
Nice, but are you sure you want to go for LAME 3.98a2?
For now alphas and betas are pretty close, as John33 said in this post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=37162&hl=&view=findpost&p=327637): Lame 3.98a1 was/is the same as Lame 3.97b1.
And Guruboolez mentioned here (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=37277&hl=athaa++sensitivity&view=findpost&p=328808) that main difference of Lame 3.98a2 is --athaa-sensivity switch.
Nice, but are you sure you want to go for LAME 3.98a2?
For now alphas and betas are pretty close, as John33 said in this post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=37162&hl=&view=findpost&p=327637): Lame 3.98a1 was/is the same as Lame 3.97b1.
And Guruboolez mentioned here (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=37277&hl=athaa++sensitivity&view=findpost&p=328808) that main difference of Lame 3.98a2 is --athaa-sensivity switch.
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In that case, I stand corrected.
redownloaded and its the same, so got the latest pack on my first download. both bugs are there. notice how the folderstring gets cutted from "Test-7_Inch_one" to "one"
The algorithm I used, is to find out the common part of all filenames in the list and strip it out, plus the output folder name at the beginning, forms the final output paths. As your case indicate, it's not proper to strip out all the common parts, which will break the last folder name if they have the same prefix.
This should not relate with winamp input plugins' operation however. Is the latest release still unable to find a matching input plugin, or anything else? Could you paste me the console output if it differs from the last release.
've just tested with menc.dat u sent me. Everthing is smooth. At this time I still cannot figure out what's going wrong on your system. I will try testing MEnc on more systems to see if there is the same problem.
Helix works but I specifically wanted PS at 24 kbps.
've just tested with menc.dat u sent me. Everthing is smooth. At this time I still cannot figure out what's going wrong on your system. I will try testing MEnc on more systems to see if there is the same problem.
Cheers to you Stanley! The new version 0.2.7 build 81 works. At least the encoding has started. I hope it gets completed.
I am encoding a 16-bit wav to aacplus v2 ps at 24 kbps but I cannot see the progress bar. It is still showing Encoding in MEnc.exe while in the Console Window it shows Winamp Encoder plugin closed. It has opened earlier. So is it still encoding because this has taken a lot of time?
Cheers to you Stanley! The new version 0.2.7 build 81 works. At least the encoding has started. I hope it gets completed.
I am encoding a 16-bit wav to aacplus v2 ps at 24 kbps but I cannot see the progress bar. It is still showing Encoding in MEnc.exe while in the Console Window it shows Winamp Encoder plugin closed. It has opened earlier. So is it still encoding because this has taken a lot of time?
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The progress bar only works when using Winamp input plugins as decoder, as I haven't yet found a way to retrieve file playback length from MPlayer.
When u see "Winamp Encoder plugin closed", and the pos/bytes no longer increase, the encoding has completed.
Just released [a href="http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.7-build87.zip&file_id=7047]build87[/url], fixed the output paths bug revealed by noisehole, fixed a bug in mp4 file generating, and added a configuration window for Winamp plugins (to open it, choose "Winamp input plugins" as decoder and click the button beside).
winamp decoders are beeing used now, but im afraid the ouput path bug is still there
EDIT:
nice to have 2 decoder options, ive a mp3file that seems to be broken/incomplete and decoding it with mplayer hangs at the end of the file while decoding it with winamp plugins works just fine
transcoding 12 mp3s using mplayer takes 1:12 and winamp 1:24
Ok I tested with three or four files aacplus v2 encoding. The encoding is saying completed but the final aac file is 0 kb. Am I the condemned one to use MEnc?
Is there any way live audio AAC+ 3GPP streams can be created with these tools?
Or only batch processed output?
Is there any way live audio AAC+ 3GPP streams can be created with these tools?
Or only batch processed output?
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What utility or encoder can produce this kind of file?
Is there any way live audio AAC+ 3GPP streams can be created with these tools?
Or only batch processed output?
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What utility or encoder can produce this kind of file?
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the OPTICODEC-PC does.
[a href="http://www.orban.com/orban/products/codec/index.html]http://www.orban.com/orban/products/codec/index.html[/url]
don't know how to implement it.
the oddsock plugin can stream in aac format but just support faac.
http://www.oddsock.org/tools/oddcastv3/ (http://www.oddsock.org/tools/oddcastv3/)
Hey Optimus, this is really nice little app you got here man. I saw this awhile back, but there was some other proggie that someone had made to convert to he-aac v2 before this one(via Winamp plugin).
Anyway, glad I tried it out. Really like you have vid encoding implemented as well.
Thanks for the hard work.
Oh yea, one question.
You said when using mp4box to pack .aac in mp4 container that it wasn't putting PS info in correctly. Is this just a tag that isn't showing up right or is the PS data actually not being packed into the mp4 container(to clarify, is the PS data stripped out)?
One other thing.
Someone in another post was talking about another way to pack into mp4 container. I didn't quiet understand what the person was talking about, but is this solution automated in your app? Think it had to do with some Winamp plugin.
Pretty much is there a work around if indeed mp4box is corrupting or stripping the file of PS data before putting into mp4 container?
You said when using mp4box to pack .aac in mp4 container that it wasn't putting PS info in correctly. Is this just a tag that isn't showing up right or is the PS data actually not being packed into the mp4 container(to clarify, is the PS data stripped out)?
This issue no longer exists with the latest version of mp4box as well as the mp4box included in the powerpack.
Someone in another post was talking about another way to pack into mp4 container. I didn't quiet understand what the person was talking about, but is this solution automated in your app? Think it had to do with some Winamp plugin.
Pretty much is there a work around if indeed mp4box is corrupting or stripping the file of PS data before putting into mp4 container?
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That is a working way, but I've not implemented interface with foobar components in my program and mp4box is the only MP4 container utility with CLI I know about up to now.
Does menc support AAC (and aac+ / aac++) cutting?
If not is very difficult to implement this function?
Because i searched but i didn ' t find aac cutter with cue support.
Does menc support AAC (and aac+ / aac++) cutting?
If not is very difficult to implement this function?
Because i searched but i didn ' t find aac cutter with cue support.
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Cutting is not difficult to implement. After I look into cue file format, I will add cutting and cue support.
Just added WavPack support. Thanks for bryant's info. [a href="http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MEnc-0.2.7-PowerPack.exe&file_id=7046]MEnc 0.2.7 PowerPack[/url] is updated to include wavpack encoder.
Some mighty impressive tool you're coming up with there, mister...
Thanks.
Buggy packaging again... If u just downloaded in 10 minutes from now, please re-download. Sorry for my carelessness. Sometimes I'm just too excited to release.
You said when using mp4box to pack .aac in mp4 container that it wasn't putting PS info in correctly. Is this just a tag that isn't showing up right or is the PS data actually not being packed into the mp4 container(to clarify, is the PS data stripped out)?
This issue no longer exists with the latest version of mp4box as well as the mp4box included in the powerpack.
Someone in another post was talking about another way to pack into mp4 container. I didn't quiet understand what the person was talking about, but is this solution automated in your app? Think it had to do with some Winamp plugin.
Pretty much is there a work around if indeed mp4box is corrupting or stripping the file of PS data before putting into mp4 container?
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That is a working way, but I've not implemented interface with foobar components in my program and mp4box is the only MP4 container utility with CLI I know about up to now.
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Thanks for quick response.
I hope you will have the time to keep moving this project forward, looks like it has alot of potential(actually, already very good).
There are 2 things I noticed. One is that for some reason when you select Resample in the Audio Filters that it isn't resampling to 44,1000 Hz(it stays at 48khz, atleast with he-aac .v2). The other is a minor visual quark, it doesn't even mater to me personally, but just thought I would say something about it. On the AAC+V2 config tab on right side, if you notice the slider control is being clipped a little. I'm sure you know all ya have to do is move it up a little and the label above to balance it back out visually.
BTW, it isn't a problem in the Winamp Plugin. I can resample fine to 44khz, with foobar that uses the Winamp Plugin. If bitwise there is no difference between 44khz and 48khz, then I don't guess it really matters. Just didn't know if I was wasting some bits by leaving it at that high response(I know I couldn't tell between the 2, audiably).
There are 2 things I noticed. One is that for some reason when you select Resample in the Audio Filters that it isn't resampling to 44,1000 Hz(it stays at 48khz, atleast with he-aac .v2). The other is a minor visual quark, it doesn't even mater to me personally, but just thought I would say something about it. On the AAC+V2 config tab on right side, if you notice the slider control is being clipped a little. I'm sure you know all ya have to do is move it up a little and the label above to balance it back out visually.
Audio filters are only usable when using MPlayer as audio decoder, as it's provided by MPlayer. Later I will add Winamp DSP support on both audio decoders.
And the GUI issue, thanks for reminding.
Hi, optimus 你好~
I am trying to convert mp3 to aac, but the tag in mp3 isn't transfer to aac file. I am just curious if MENC support that?
Optimus, please please help. Now it says it is encoding and I also get the message encoding completed but the aac output file shows 0 kbps. I don't know why this is happening. It takes it's time while encoding and says encoding completed still I don't get the file. Of course some times is gives the same error: "Error starting encoder".
Hi, optimus 你好~
I am trying to convert mp3 to aac, but the tag in mp3 isn't transfer to aac file. I am just curious if MENC support that?
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你好啊
Tagging is to be implemented in the next steps, as it's a really handy function and isn't difficult to implement.
Optimus, please please help. Now it says it is encoding and I also get the message encoding completed but the aac output file shows 0 kbps. I don't know why this is happening. It takes it's time while encoding and says encoding completed still I don't get the file. Of course some times is gives the same error: "Error starting encoder".
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What decoder and encoder r u using and what type of file are transcoding?
Is it possible to have this tool hosted in Rarewares? Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be having trouble downloading from the cosoft.org address. Thanks.
Is it possible to have this tool hosted in Rarewares? Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be having trouble downloading from the cosoft.org address. Thanks.
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I would like to, but how?
At this time, u may try downloading from the mirror site.
btw to all: tag transferring is under development after i found some really useful stuff
Tag transferring finally come to work. All supported audio formats can be automatically tagged now. The PowerPack 0.2.7 is updated. Please download and try.
Hi,
how do I enable subtitles with your patched mplayer ?
With so called G.Tiesi build, everything works out of the box:
http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php (http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php)
Hi,
how do I enable subtitles with your patched mplayer ?
With so called G.Tiesi build, everything works out of the box:
http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php (http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php)
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Add "-slang en" (en can be any other language short name) in "Preference" -> "Utilities" -> "Extra MPlayer Options"
Optimus, please please help. Now it says it is encoding and I also get the message encoding completed but the aac output file shows 0 kbps. I don't know why this is happening. It takes it's time while encoding and says encoding completed still I don't get the file. Of course some times is gives the same error: "Error starting encoder".
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What decoder and encoder r u using and what type of file are transcoding?
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The MPlayer decoder does not work. I get the some error like disable runtime in mplayer. So I tried the Winamp input plugin decoder. I am trying to convert pcm wav files (16 bit 44 KHz) to aacPLUS v2 24 kbps. In the dos prompt it says winamp input plugin decoder open and also winamp aacplus encoder open and shows encoding but the final file is still 0 kbps. I think it looks like a decoder problem. Please help.
The MPlayer decoder does not work. I get the some error like disable runtime in mplayer. So I tried the Winamp input plugin decoder. I am trying to convert pcm wav files (16 bit 44 KHz) to aacPLUS v2 24 kbps. In the dos prompt it says winamp input plugin decoder open and also winamp aacplus encoder open and shows encoding but the final file is still 0 kbps. I think it looks like a decoder problem. Please help.
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Before extracting the latest PowerPack, please try removing the previous installed files (simply remove or rename the "menc" folder).
I've just packaged a new PowerPack. In the build 177, a wave/pcm file "decoder" was added for encoding .wav files.
Hello, I've tried out the tool today I find it pretty cool. MEnc crashes though when I try to transcode WMA lossless -> AAC+V2 after the operation has been completed:
Unhandled exception at 0x4eae1853 in menc.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x726a1a94.
call stack:
wmvcore.dll!4eae1853()
wmvcore.dll!4eae149e()
wmvcore.dll!4eae0cba()
wmvcore.dll!4ead2f5c()
wmvcore.dll!4ead2ece()
wmvcore.dll!4ea7574e()
ntdll.dll!7c821de4()
wmvcore.dll!4ea7536b()
wmvcore.dll!4ea90eb0()
wmvcore.dll!4ea75f61()
wmvcore.dll!4ea47339()
wmvcore.dll!4ea47eff()
wmvcore.dll!4ea436c1()
in_wm.dll!01105dcf()
in_wm.dll!01106a78()
in_wm.dll!01106b4c()
in_wm.dll!010f7c46()
in_wm.dll!010f55f4()
in_wm.dll!010f1f4c()
kernel32.dll!77e4245b()
kernel32.dll!77e424b7()
menc.exe!00403d50()
menc.exe!00403d60()
menc.exe!00405cbf()
menc.exe!004066e9()
I use the 0.2.7 build 179, and the WinAmp (v5.1 Surround Edition) plugins for en/decoding
I use the 0.2.7 build 179, and the WinAmp (v5.1 Surround Edition) plugins for en/decoding
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This issue has been fixed. Thanks for your information. Download the update [a href="http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=menc-0.2.7-build198.zip&file_id=7071]here[/url].
Is it possible to have this tool hosted in Rarewares? Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be having trouble downloading from the cosoft.org address. Thanks.
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I would like to, but how?
At this time, u may try downloading from the mirror site.
btw to all: tag transferring is under development after i found some really useful stuff
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Ask this to Roberto, [a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showuser=81]rjamorim[/url] in this forum. He is the Rarewares admin.
Regards,
Oki
Optimus, am I right when it appears mEnc can have APE as input but it isn't mentioned in the opening post?
Hello,
First, thanks for this great tool, optimus!
I've found a little bug. Well, exactly, it's not the first bug I encounter but this time, I've decided to say something on this forum.
# .\mplayer\mencoder.exe "C:\videos\taistoi01.avi" -o D:\WUTemp\taistoi01.avi -of avi -ovc null -oac copy -mc 0 -noskip -audiofile D:\WUTemp\menctemp1760.mp3
MEncoder dev-CVS-051008-20:22-3.4.4 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Northwood/Xeon Prestonia/Gallatin (Family: 15, Stepping: 9)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
Option ovc: Unknown suboption null
Exiting... (error parsing cmdline)
(I'm using build 198)
I'm trying to transcode DivX/AC3 to DivX/MP3, using stream copy and Lame. There's a problem with the -ovc switch but as I don't speak mplayer/mencoder natively, I don't know what's the matter.
Speaking of other bugs, I never succeeded in outputing a single MP4 file. Mencoder crashes or mp4box says there's errors in file type. I meanly try with xvid or divx (mpeg4 like) and aac+v2 or helix or faac. Damn...
AiZ
Optimus, am I right when it appears mEnc can have APE as input but it isn't mentioned in the opening post?
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Yes, that is because I haven't yet tested with APE input, though I've included in_ape.dll in the package.
Now I'm announcing that APE input is working and also in the latest PowerPack (build 211),
encoding to APE (for CD ripping or transcoding from other lossless formats, e.g. WMA lossless, FLAC etc) has become possible.
I'm trying to transcode DivX/AC3 to DivX/MP3, using stream copy and Lame. There's a problem with the -ovc switch but as I don't speak mplayer/mencoder natively, I don't know what's the matter.
Please try setting container format to "Default", and choose a proper video codec.
Speaking of other bugs, I never succeeded in outputing a single MP4 file. Mencoder crashes or mp4box says there's errors in file type. I meanly try with xvid or divx (mpeg4 like) and aac+v2 or helix or faac. Damn...
MP4 container now only works for audio only transcoding. I haven't yet found a workaround for this.
Hi,
Please try setting container format to "Default", and choose a proper video codec.
I don't want to reencode the video, just the audio. Isn't it possible? Setting container to Default yields to the same error.
MP4 container now only works for audio only transcoding. I haven't yet found a workaround for this.
Too bad... I make my mind that MEnc would be the perfect tool to transcode video clips or films in MP4 format for my phone.
AiZ
Hi,
Please try setting container format to "Default", and choose a proper video codec.
I don't want to reencode the video, just the audio. Isn't it possible? Setting container to Default yields to the same error.
MP4 container now only works for audio only transcoding. I haven't yet found a workaround for this.
Too bad... I make my mind that MEnc would be the perfect tool to transcode video clips or films in MP4 format for my phone.
AiZ
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To transcode audio only from a video file, set "Video Codec" to "None" and set "Container format" to "Default" and choose whatever audio encoder u want to use.
As for MP4, I will look for a solution. And I'm going to add more features for mobile transcoding.
Optimus, am I right when it appears mEnc can have APE as input but it isn't mentioned in the opening post?
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Yes, that is because I haven't yet tested with APE input, though I've included in_ape.dll in the package.
Now I'm announcing that APE input is working and also in the latest PowerPack (build 211), encoding to APE (for CD ripping or transcoding from other lossless formats, e.g. WMA lossless, FLAC etc) has become possible.
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Thanks!
Arf!
To transcode audio only from a video file, set "Video Codec" to "None" and set "Container format" to "Default" and choose whatever audio encoder u want to use.
I need to clarify.
I have an AVI file with video encoded in DivX and sound encoded in AC3. What I want is to keep the video stream as is (i.e. no transcoding) and reencoded the audio stream in MP3, then I'll have an AVI file with the original video and sound in MP3 format.
As for MP4, I will look for a solution. And I'm going to add more features for mobile transcoding.
Really nice! Thanks!
AiZ
thx optimus, the WMA (lossless) files don't crash MEnc anymore,
but I just can't get the tag transfer to work. I've enabled it in the settings, but the tags still don't appear in the resulting files. I've tested it with mplayer as decoder, lame as encoder (mp3 -> mp3 transcoding); mplayer shows the right tags in the console, but the lame.exe call doesn't have the tag parameters.
Superlexx
thx optimus, the WMA (lossless) files don't crash MEnc anymore,
but I just can't get the tag transfer to work. I've enabled it in the settings, but the tags still don't appear in the resulting files. I've tested it with mplayer as decoder, lame as encoder (mp3 -> mp3 transcoding); mplayer shows the right tags in the console, but the lame.exe call doesn't have the tag parameters.
Superlexx
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First, please check if tools\tag.exe exists. This also might be caused by a new bug.
Arf!
To transcode audio only from a video file, set "Video Codec" to "None" and set "Container format" to "Default" and choose whatever audio encoder u want to use.
I need to clarify.
I have an AVI file with video encoded in DivX and sound encoded in AC3. What I want is to keep the video stream as is (i.e. no transcoding) and reencoded the audio stream in MP3, then I'll have an AVI file with the original video and sound in MP3 format.
It's really a bug! I hate bugs! Will kii it soon!
The above 2 bugs have been killed in build 220 (http://proemulator.sf.net/menc/menc-0.2.7.zip). Please update.
Please note that I've renamed this utility to "MediaCoder" to make the name easier to remember.
I hope I won't be kicked...
Using build 220, when I try to encode an AVI file (from a VOB) with Xivd and Lame VBR, it says: "The selected container format does not support the selected audio format".
And ".zip" is missing at the end of your link for the 220 build...
Bye,
AiZ
I hope I won't be kicked...
Using build 220, when I try to encode an AVI file (from a VOB) with Xivd and Lame VBR, it says: "The selected container format does not support the selected audio format".
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Oh my god, it's nothing but another bug. Fixed. Thanks. Update [a href="http://proemulator.sf.net/menc/menc-0.2.7.zip]here[/url]. There r too many things to support u know.
And ".zip" is missing at the end of your link for the 220 build...
Very strong to find this out! Also fixed.
Hello,
Just nothing. When I try to encode MP4 files (video+audio), and yes I
know it doesn't work , there's a little problem in your mencoder script. It's shown on the console :
No audio encoder (-oac) selected. Select one (see -oac help) or use -nosound.
If the audio is encoded before the video and it generally is, mencoder doesn't need audio data, hence the need of the '-nosound" switch. Or perhaps you want a different behaviour of scripts...
Of course, manually adding the switch results in the crash of mencoder, whatever using mpeg4 or xvid.
Anyway, really nice tool!
AiZ
Hello,
Just nothing. When I try to encode MP4 files (video+audio), and yes I know it doesn't work , there's a little problem in your mencoder script. It's shown on the console :
No audio encoder (-oac) selected. Select one (see -oac help) or use -nosound.
If the audio is encoded before the video and it generally is, mencoder doesn't need audio data, hence the need of the '-nosound" switch. Or perhaps you want a different behaviour of scripts...
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Fixed! Thanks again.
hi optimus,
build 221 crashes with WMAL again
and now I have tag.exe in the tools folder, but the tags still don't get tranferred (tag.exe can read them in the source mp3 files if I call it in the command prompt).
and your CVS isn't up-to-date either...
hi optimus,
build 221 crashes with WMAL again
and now I have tag.exe in the tools folder, but the tags still don't get tranferred (tag.exe can read them in the source mp3 files if I call it in the command prompt).
and your CVS isn't up-to-date either...
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I will look into the bug. Just committed the latest code to CVS.
Great news: CUE support has been implemented (as source). Now APE/FLAC/WavPack + CUE can be encoded into seperate MP3/AAC/OGG files with tags automatically written. Get it the update here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.2.8-build236.zip&file_id=7085). (still beta, welcome bug report)
Usage: choose "CUE File" as source in "Audio Options", and add CUE file to the list, and choose a proper encoder.
menc.cpp, line 96 should be
sprintf(buf,"tools\\Tag.exe --nocheck \"%s\"",filename);
otherwise no tags will be transferred from files that have blanks in the path or filename.
Too bad tags.exe can't write IDv2 tags...
menc.cpp, line 96 should be sprintf(buf,"tools\\Tag.exe --nocheck \"%s\"",filename);
otherwise no tags will be transferred from files that have blanks in the path or filename.
Too bad tags.exe can't write IDv2 tags...
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You are correct! Thanks!
Tag should support ID3v2. You can find information and source code of Tag [a href="http://www.neilpopham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tag.html]here[/url].
Edit: 0.2.8 build 241 released, with several bugfixes including this bug. Please update.
Edit2: latest code commited into CVS (I'll commit more often)
@optimus: Have you removed Helix
producer from the latest version?
@optimus: Have you removed Helix
producer from the latest version?
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Helix can be downloaded optionally. Simply extract its package to the folder of menc.exe.
a minor problem:
right after MEnc has been started, menc.info.tags.valid is false, so CLameMP3::GenCommand() doesn't put "--tt $(Title) --ta $(Artist) --tl $(Album) --ty $(Year) --tn $(Track) --tg $(Genre) --tc $(Comment)" into the command line string so for the user it looks like the tags won't be transferred. Maybe you should add and evaluate a "bool forGUI" parameter to the GenCommand() methods...
a minor problem:
right after MEnc has been started, menc.info.tags.valid is false, so CLameMP3::GenCommand() doesn't put "--tt $(Title) --ta $(Artist) --tl $(Album) --ty $(Year) --tn $(Track) --tg $(Genre) --tc $(Comment)" into the command line string so for the user it looks like the tags won't be transferred. Maybe you should add and evaluate a "bool forGUI" parameter to the GenCommand() methods...
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Yes, I've also found this bug. It has been fixed in the current download.
lame.exe -r -x -k --priority 1 -q 3 -s $(SampleRate) --tt $(Title) --ta $(Artist) --tl $(Album) --ty $(Year) --tn $(Track) --tg $(Genre) --tc $(Comment) --vbr-new -V 5 $(AudioInput) $(DestFile)
Since i haven't found any option to enable/disable it, I should ask why is -k being used?
,Oct 16 2005, 01:58 AM]lame.exe -r -x -k --priority 1 -q 3 -s $(SampleRate) --tt $(Title) --ta $(Artist) --tl $(Album) --ty $(Year) --tn $(Track) --tg $(Genre) --tc $(Comment) --vbr-new -V 5 $(AudioInput) $(DestFile)
Since i haven't found any option to enable/disable it, I should ask why is -k being used?
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-k is to keep all frequencies (disable filters). Originally, this utility is designed to transcode from another lossy format. So frequency filters are needless as the the frequecy of the source is already limited, so I added this option. However, later, lossless format and CD audio are supported. So I think it is necessary to make this option selectable.
EDIT: updated download and committed to CVS
Just wanted to say thank you for a great encoding tool :-)
keep up the exelent work!
It's my great pleasure to see it useful to others.
Tag should support ID3v2.[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] (http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=334069")
sadly, Tag can only read and remove ID3v2 tags (as stated in the [a href="http://www.neilpopham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Tag.txt]Tag.txt[/url])
Tag should support ID3v2.[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] (http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=334069")
sadly, Tag can only read and remove ID3v2 tags (as stated in the [a href="http://www.neilpopham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Tag.txt]Tag.txt[/url])
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Anyway, only AAC and APE files are tagged with Tag.exe . Most encoders provides tagging function themselves.
BTW to all: 0.3.0 is released. With many fixes and improvements (e.g. add some presets for different transcoding purpose) and a nice installer as well.
Keep up the good work.
Like the new splash too. You do it yourself or a friend help ya out? Reason I ask, is don't know many folks who are artistic and also programmers.
Did you have someone draw the different stuff for you and layer it or did you use some kind of clipart collection? If so, really need to find a place to get some stuff myself(if collection that is).
You can PM me or whatever.
Dunno if some or all of these requests have already been mentioned
but are you considering any of the following for the future?
- Musepack encoding
- Helix mp3 encoder support
- Drag'n'drop
- "Transcode with MediaCoder" in context menu (Windows integration)
- Avisynth scripting
- Video demuxing
Thanx!
Keep up the good work.
Like the new splash too. You do it yourself or a friend help ya out? Reason I ask, is don't know many folks who are artistic and also programmers.
Did you have someone draw the different stuff for you and layer it or did you use some kind of clipart collection? If so, really need to find a place to get some stuff myself(if collection that is).
You can PM me or whatever.
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My girl friend did the artwork for me. She is good at Illustrator.
Dunno if some or all of these requests have already been mentioned
but are you considering any of the following for the future?
- Musepack encoding
- Helix mp3 encoder support
These are just easy.
- Drag'n'drop
I will need to do some study on SDK to implement this.
- "Transcode with MediaCoder" in context menu (Windows integration)
I just want to keep this program totally "green".
- Avisynth scripting
Will be an option to add.
- Video demuxing
What does this mean? Extract video stream from container?
What does this mean? Extract video stream from container?
Yep, extract video, audio, subtitles, lyrics etc. from a container.
I just want to keep this program totally "green".
Well, I guess context menu integration will be redundant once
you implement drag'n'drop.
Another idea:
- Adjustable audio-video offset (relative delay)
(like VirtualDubMod does)
Thanx again
What does this mean? Extract video stream from container?
Yep, extract video, audio, subtitles, lyrics etc. from a container.
I just want to keep this program totally "green".
Well, I guess context menu integration will be redundant once
you implement drag'n'drop.
Another idea:
- Adjustable audio-video offset (relative delay)
(like VirtualDubMod does)
Thanx again
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These are all good suggestions. Thank you.
Finally implemented drag-n-drop! Thanks to this nice tutorial (http://www.catch22.net/tuts/dragdrop.asp)! Get the update here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.0-build381.zip&file_id=7103).
I just want to keep this program totally "green".
In that case, I would love if you could distribute an archive rather than an installer ;-)
Finally implemented drag-n-drop! Thanks to this nice tutorial (http://www.catch22.net/tuts/dragdrop.asp)! Get the update here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.0-build381.zip&file_id=7103).
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Thank you Optimus, u rule!
I just want to keep this program totally "green".
In that case, I would love if you could distribute an archive rather than an installer ;-)
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Actually the installer only performs file extraction and shortcuts creation and nothing else. I use NSIS to generate the installer, which adopts LZMA and thus can provide very impressive compression ratio.
Added MusePack support and improved GUI look. Update here (http://base.3322.org/ftp/mediacoder/MediaCoder-latest.zip).
EDIT: get mppenc.exe (encoder) and in_mpc.dll (winamp input plugin) from musepack.net and place them in the folder "codecs", they will be included in next Powerpack release
nice work as always!
a tag-mapper would be nice, eg id3v1->ape, idv2->mp4 and so on
when transcoding mp3 to aac and wrapping it up in mp4 it tags the aac with an id3 and imports into mp4 afterwards
Hi,
thank you optimus for the great software.
I have one question.
I want to transcode my whole music collection to AAC+ V2, but i find it difficult to choose output folder again, i mean the songs are allready arranged in collections, so is there anyway that i can choose destination folder to be "same as input folder" and "delete original files after conversation. Is there any way that if this is not possible you to implement it. It would be very usefull for large set of files.
Keep up the good work, and i send you a lot of greetings from Bulgaria.
And i just found a bug, when i add a whole directory and if it contains a .wma file the programa crashes.
Anyway, only AAC and APE files are tagged with Tag.exe.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=335374"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Well, I'll probably need to transcode my library (about 9k songs) from mp3 + WMA Lossless to HE-AAC PS for the Nokia N91 (the 4GiB mobile phone / music player) I'm going to buy next year. And of course I'd like to keep the long tags. Let's hope tag.exe will be be able to write ID3v2 tags until then .
nice work as always!
a tag-mapper would be nice, eg id3v1->ape, idv2->mp4 and so on
when transcoding mp3 to aac and wrapping it up in mp4 it tags the aac with an id3 and imports into mp4 afterwards
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I will try it. And the issue you mentioned is an issue I haven't ever noticed.
Hi,
thank you optimus for the great software.
I have one question.
I want to transcode my whole music collection to AAC+ V2, but i find it difficult to choose output folder again, i mean the songs are allready arranged in collections, so is there anyway that i can choose destination folder to be "same as input folder" and "delete original files after conversation. Is there any way that if this is not possible you to implement it. It would be very usefull for large set of files.
Keep up the good work, and i send you a lot of greetings from Bulgaria.
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Simply leave the "Output folder" blank and that's the "same as input folder".
I just released a new PowerPack (the one released yesterday is a broken version, the current version is build 471) and added the function you need.
Does anyone know any utility that can tag a mp4 or mka file?
A Win9x version released. The limit is that MPlayer source is disabled.
EDIT: PowerPack updated. The installer will install different version on NT and 9X system.
A Win9x version released. The limit is that MPlayer source is disabled.
EDIT: PowerPack updated. The installer will install different version on NT and 9X system.
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Excellent job on rolling out the Windows 98 version! Transcoding to AACPlus is excellent. Looking forward to the final build later so I can experiment with Lame and Ogg as well. WavPack-to-AACPlus is working great!
Many thanks for your great tool - its a real winner.
A Win9x version released. The limit is that MPlayer source is disabled.
EDIT: PowerPack updated. The installer will install different version on NT and 9X system.
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Excellent job on rolling out the Windows 98 version! Transcoding to AACPlus is excellent. Looking forward to the final build later so I can experiment with Lame and Ogg as well. WavPack-to-AACPlus is working great!
Many thanks for your great tool - its a real winner.
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I've uploaded an update for Win98. However, I still haven't got a chance to test it on Win98. Please try it to see if it can solve your problem.
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I've uploaded an update for Win98. However, I still haven't got a chance to test it on Win98. Please try it to see if it can solve your problem.
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Build 505 works for transcoding to AACPlus, however the update fails to produce a file at all. It doesn't allocate a file type ie: aac or mp4.
I will continue testing the original build untill you are able to test for yourself on a Win98 system.
Cheers
Hello Optimus,
I have 6,020 MP3 songs encoded at 320k. Will your program (recommended to me on this forum) allow me to reencode to
160k MP3 in 1 (very long) session ? Will all tags remain including album art ?
I need this for Ipod usage.
If no then your opinion on the best method to do such would be valued.
Regards
@optimus: I am currently working on substituting the tag.exe with a PHP script (which uses getID3), currently my script it is able to read the ID3v1, ID3v2 and the ASF tags (and also convert the UTF-16LE encoded ASF tags to ASCII, adding other tag formats should be easy). Writing tags (getID3 can write ID3v1, ID3v2, APE, Ogg Vorbis comments and the FLAC comments, see http://getid3.sf.net (http://getid3.sf.net) for more details) shouldn't be a big deal too, I'm going to complete this tomorrow.
Optimus, for some reason, your Mediacoder powerpack 0.30 version, build 505, don't work. Precisely, I can't encode Wav audio files and any other audio files. Mesaage is: Nothing has been transcoded.
Fix that ugly bug soon, previous 0.28 were good.
Hello Optimus,
I have 6,020 MP3 songs encoded at 320k. Will your program (recommended to me on this forum) allow me to reencode to
160k MP3 in 1 (very long) session ? Will all tags remain including album art ?
I need this for Ipod usage.
If no then your opinion on the best method to do such would be valued.
Regards
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All tags (including title, artist, album, track, year, genre and commet) will be preserved. However, currently it does not support writing ID3V2 tags.
To do you job, follow these steps:
(1) click "Add folders" and choose the root folder of your mp3 collection
(2) set an output folder
(3) click LameMP3 tab, set "Rate Mode" to ABR or CBR, and drag the bitrate slide bar to 160 (you may need to use arrow keys)
(4) click "Transcode"
Optimus, for some reason, your Mediacoder powerpack 0.30 version, build 505, don't work. Precisely, I can't encode Wav audio files and any other audio files. Mesaage is: Nothing has been transcoded.
Fix that ugly bug soon, previous 0.28 were good.
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What Windows are you using?
Please open the console window (Preference -> Overall -> General -> Show Console Window), and paste me the output information .
@optimus: I am currently working on substituting the tag.exe with a PHP script (which uses getID3), currently my script it is able to read the ID3v1, ID3v2 and the ASF tags (and also convert the UTF-16LE encoded ASF tags to ASCII, adding other tag formats should be easy). Writing tags (getID3 can write ID3v1, ID3v2, APE, Ogg Vorbis comments and the FLAC comments, see http://getid3.sf.net (http://getid3.sf.net) for more details) shouldn't be a big deal too, I'm going to complete this tomorrow.
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That's a great news. If you can help improving the tagging function, I will be appreciated. I will also take a look at getID3.
I just added logging function in the latest build (537). If you encounter werid problems, please enable logging (Preference -> Overall -> General -> Enable Logging) and send me the log. Thanx.
PowerPack updated, with the latest AAC+V2 encoder and input plugins from the recently released Winamp 5.11 as well as the latest MPlayer, MEncoder, X264 from CVS/SVN.
Optimus, for some reason, your Mediacoder powerpack 0.30 version, build 505, don't work. Precisely, I can't encode Wav audio files and any other audio files. Mesaage is: Nothing has been transcoded.
Fix that ugly bug soon, previous 0.28 were good.
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What Windows are you using?
Please open the console window (Preference -> Overall -> General -> Show Console Window), and paste me the output information .
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Ok, here is the message from console window:
(http://img.photoamp.com/i/ygefK.jpg)
Console Window:
(http://img.photoamp.com/i/FNL7zt.jpg)
I am very mad, even newest build 537 won't work.Program refuse to encode any audio or video file.
I am very mad, even newest build 537 won't work.Program refuse to encode any audio or video file.
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Please, first choose File -> Revert All Settings, and then choose MPlayer as source. If it still doesn't work, please choose Wave/PCM File as source.
Found also something:
When "Winamp Input Plugin" is selected as a source, then selecting the plugins properties button (right from the source drop-down list) closes the program.
Otherwise plugins and audio encoding works...
I am very mad, even newest build 537 won't work.Program refuse to encode any audio or video file.
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Please, first choose File -> Revert All Settings, and then choose MPlayer as source. If it still doesn't work, please choose Wave/PCM File as source.
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Hey, man, that works. Thank you very much. Now all work well.
Found also something:
When "Winamp Input Plugin" is selected as a source, then selecting the plugins properties button (right from the source drop-down list) closes the program.
Otherwise plugins and audio encoding works...
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Are you using Windows 98? This is a bug on that platform.
Found also something:
When "Winamp Input Plugin" is selected as a source, then selecting the plugins properties button (right from the source drop-down list) closes the program.
Otherwise plugins and audio encoding works...
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Are you using Windows 98? This is a bug on that platform.
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No XP Pro sp2 (english version), MediaCoder is 0.30 b537 and Winamp plugins
from 5.11
Bug is repetable every time and didn't exsist with previous version (505 ?).
PowerPack 0.3.1 released, with following updates:
(1) added WMA encoding, including WMA standard/WMA voice/WMA lossless, you will need to install Windows Media Encoder first. There is a link on my web site.
(2) Helix Producer now can eat all kinds of formats (e.g FLAC/WV/APE -> MP4/RM)
(3) improvements on Win9x, all encoders except for Lame should work on Win98 and even Win95 OSR2, I still haven't caught up what's wrong with Lame.
EDIT:
(4) Helix Producer included in PowerPack
(5) added support for iTunesEncode, now MediaCoder can transcode to LC-AAC with iTunes.
Please check out the download page (http://base.3322.org/mediacoder/download.htm).
No XP Pro sp2 (english version), MediaCoder is 0.30 b537 and Winamp plugins
from 5.11
Bug is repetable every time and didn't exsist with previous version (505 ?).
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There is one thing you can do to help to find what is going wrong. All winamp input plugins are in "codecs" folder. Please try having only one plugin in that folder each time you run MediaCoder, and see which plugin causes problem, or simply each one does.
There is one thing you can do to help to find what is going wrong. All winamp input plugins are in "codecs" folder. Please try having only one plugin in that folder each time you run MediaCoder, and see which plugin causes problem, or simply each one does.
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It was Nullsoft's own in_mp3.dll
It was Nullsoft's own in_mp3.dll
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The bug is fixed. Thanks for your hint.
Get the update from the download page, or simply get the new PowerPack (some new features require other files).
Hi,
How can the WMA encoder be used?
I've allready installed de Windows Media Encoder program.
I've noticed that Media Encoder uses the cscript.exe program but i can't find it anywhere.
I've pointed the path o the Windows MEdia Encoder in "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\"
Can you help?
My main use of this format is for hearing audio files in my PocketPC, until I can find a AAC+V2 player that works.
I'm using version 620.
Thanks for a terrific tool!
Hi,
How can the WMA encoder be used?
I've allready installed de Windows Media Encoder program.
I've noticed that Media Encoder uses the cscript.exe program but i can't find it anywhere.
I've pointed the path o the Windows MEdia Encoder in "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\"
Can you help?
My main use of this format is for hearing audio files in my PocketPC, until I can find a AAC+V2 player that works.
I'm using version 620.
Thanks for a terrific tool!
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Of course i'm a major bugger!
The csscript.exe file is in the codecs folder, and I've put the wma codec path back to codecs. but the result is the same.
Here is the console result:
MediaCoder Version 0.3.1 build 620 / built on Mon Oct 31 23:55:51 2005
This is a free software written by Stanley Huang <reachme@citiz.net>.
Tag - Automatic Tag from filename
Copyright © 2002-2003 Case. Minor additions by Neil Popham, 2004-2005
Version 2.0.44, Compiled 2005-09-29
C:\Documents and Settings\Jose Rosario\My Documents\MP3\Depeche Mode - Remixes 8
1-04\CD3 - Bonus (Limite Edition)\03.Are People People.mp3
Format: MPEG 1 Layer 3, Stereo
Details: 44100 Hz Stereo, 192 kbps, playtime 04:28
Tags: ID3v1, ID3v2
Title: Are People People?
Artist: Depeche Mode - T.R.W.M.
Album: Remixes 81...04 (Limited Edition) - T.R.W.MStarting audio encoder (WMA)
| Sample Rate: 44100Hz Channels: 2 BPS: 16
# C:\Program Files\MediaCoder\codecs\cscript.exe C:\Program Files\MediaCoder\cod
ecs\WMCmd.vbs -audioonly -input "C:\Documents and Settings\Jose Rosario\My Docum
ents\MP3\Depeche Mode - Remixes 81-04\CD3 - Bonus (Limite Edition)\03.Are People
People.mp3" -output "C:\Documents and Settings\Jose Rosario\My Documents\AAC\03
.Are People People.wma" -a_codec WMA9STD -a_mode 0 -a_setting 64_44_2
Microsoft ® Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.
Input Error: There is no file extension in "C:\Program".
Thanks!
Here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.1-build628.zip&file_id=7123) is an update that fixes this issue.
Here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.1-build628.zip&file_id=7123) is an update that fixes this issue.
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Thanks Optimus, working now!
You're being God to me!
Here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.1-build628.zip&file_id=7123) is an update that fixes this issue.
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Thanks Optimus, working now!
You're being God to me!
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Just glad to help.
There are still many known and unknown issues with MediaCoder. Your finding out any of them also gives me a hand.
Hi,
First, thanks for this software : a great and well thinked soft.
But when i try to transcode a .avi file to a ogg-xvid .mkv, there allways has been an error because if i try to transcode "blabla.avi", mencoder create into the temp dir 2 files : "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi.avi".
Then when mkvmerge search for the temp files, to mux them, it looks for "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi" but he don't found "blabla.avi" and then there is an error.
I think that the prob is here :
.\mplayer\mencoder.exe $(SourceFile) -o nul -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound
.\mplayer\mencoder.exe $(SourceFile) -o $(TempFile).avi -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
.mig.
Hi,
First, thanks for this software : a great and well thinked soft.
But when i try to transcode a .avi file to a ogg-xvid .mkv, there allways has been an error because if i try to transcode "blabla.avi", mencoder create into the temp dir 2 files : "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi.avi".
Then when mkvmerge search for the temp files, to mux them, it looks for "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi" but he don't found "blabla.avi" and then there is an error.
I think that the prob is here :
.\mplayer\mencoder.exe $(SourceFile) -o nul -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound
.\mplayer\mencoder.exe $(SourceFile) -o $(TempFile).avi -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
.mig.
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I have similar problem, I didn't think about maybe because it was tagging on .avi 2 times though.
What I have been doing to combined the audio and vid stream is just using the wrapper function under the container tab. Only one I have had success with is storing in .mkv container though.
The main download site is painfully slow for me.
I have yet to succeed in downloading the 0.3.1
Powerpack. Is there a possibility of providing a
faster mirror?
Hi,
First, thanks for this software : a great and well thinked soft.
But when i try to transcode a .avi file to a ogg-xvid .mkv, there allways has been an error because if i try to transcode "blabla.avi", mencoder create into the temp dir 2 files : "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi.avi".
Then when mkvmerge search for the temp files, to mux them, it looks for "blabla.ogg" and "blabla.avi" but he don't found "blabla.avi" and then there is an error.
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Thanx for finding out the bug. Fixed it. Get update [a href="http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.2-build650.zip&file_id=7132]here[/url]
btw: The new version has got more powerful output file naming capability. Check out Settings -> Overall -> Tagging & Naming.
The main download site is painfully slow for me.
I have yet to succeed in downloading the 0.3.1
Powerpack. Is there a possibility of providing a
faster mirror?
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I can imagine, as Athens is really far away from China.
I'm applying for hosting on Sourceforge these days, don't know if they will accept my application. If they do, I will move to Sourceforge as soon as possible.
Thanx for finding out the bug. Fixed it. Get update here (http://cosoft.org.cn/download.php?g_u_n=menc&f=MediaCoder-0.3.2-build650.zip&file_id=7132)
btw: The new version has got more powerful output file naming capability. Check out Settings -> Overall -> Tagging & Naming.
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I thank U for this soft and Ur quickness
My server has been down for a whole day (I use a cable modem and the cable is accidently off from the modem) and has just resumed.
PowerPack 0.3.2 is ready for downloading.
Known issue of the release: CUE sheets cannot yet be transcoded into seperate files with Windows Media Encoder and iTunes (by iTunesEncode) yet. I will fix this tomorrow.
i've just test mediacoder powerpack .32, but it always crashes when i try to expand menu or move the window with the following message.
---------------------------
menc.exe - 应用程序错误
---------------------------
"0x0220f750" 指令引用的 "0x0220f750" 内存。该内存不能为 "read"。
要终止程序,请单击“确定”。
要调试程序,请单击“取消”。
---------------------------
确定 取消
---------------------------
this computer is a public one in a university, with win2000 professional (chinese), direct x 9.0c, P4 2.8G with 256MB DDR, and a restore card.
any idea?
regards,
MeteorRain
Optimus, do you plan to include newest Nero AAC HE/AAC v2 codec from newest Nero Burning Rom 7.0.1.2.If yes, when.
Optimus, do you plan to include newest Nero AAC HE/AAC v2 codec from newest Nero Burning Rom 7.0.1.2.If yes, when.
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I don't know Nero codec's interface. But I believe there is some CLI programs that can encode with Nero AAC encoder DLL. I will probably first integrate a CLI to let MediaCoder capable of transcoding with Nero AAC codec. It will be soon.
i've just test mediacoder powerpack .32, but it always crashes when i try to expand menu or move the window with the following message.
---------------------------
menc.exe - 应用程序错误
---------------------------
"0x0220f750" 指令引用的 "0x0220f750" 内存。该内存不能为 "read"。
要终止程序,请单击“确定”。
要调试程序,请单击“取消”。
---------------------------
确定 取消
---------------------------
this computer is a public one in a university, with win2000 professional (chinese), direct x 9.0c, P4 2.8G with 256MB DDR, and a restore card.
any idea?
regards,
MeteorRain
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This is really a rare case. If moving a window can cause crash, there must be some other reasons, as my program does not do anything particular when its window is moved.
There is a great news for MediaCoder and those who suffer painfully slow download speed. Roberto has kindly provide me with some web space to host MediaCoder's web pages and downloads on rarewares.org. From now on you can visit the MediaCoder's site and download latest version from the following URL:
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/ (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/)
Thanx Roberto!
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/ (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/)
On that page it is mentioned mediacoder can convert to VCD/DVD compliant files, but no mentioning is made of the possibility to encode to MP2 or AC3 audio. I assume this is possible anyway? If so, which encoders?
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/ (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/)
On that page it is mentioned mediacoder can convert to VCD/DVD compliant files, but no mentioning is made of the possibility to encode to MP2 or AC3 audio. I assume this is possible anyway? If so, which encoders?
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Use FFMPEG audio codec, and see its options.
EDIT: You can load a preset file to have many settings set.
Optimus, here we go again!!! Your 0.32 build 671 won't encode at all h.264 video from AVI uncompressed source, Mediacoder report Nothing to transcode.
Please fix that bu very soon, it's very strange.
One more question for you, Optimus. I downloaded yesterday Windows Media Encoder because I want to transcode my audio to WMA.
Can you tell me which files and from which folder are used for this conversion to WMA.Path to my Windows Media Encoder is " C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder ".
Which files I must to copy from this folder,and where in Mediacoder sub-folders.Give me a exactly directions.
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My plee-johr!
Optimus, here we go again!!! Your 0.32 build 671 won't encode at all h.264 video from AVI uncompressed source, Mediacoder report Nothing to transcode.
Please fix that bu very soon, it's very strange.
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Is this issue coming in the build 671? Could you open the console window can paste me the information there?
One more question for you, Optimus. I downloaded yesterday Windows Media Encoder because I want to transcode my audio to WMA.
Can you tell me which files and from which folder are used for this conversion to WMA.Path to my Windows Media Encoder is " C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder ".
Which files I must to copy from this folder,and where in Mediacoder sub-folders.Give me a exactly directions.
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Simply install Windows media encoder and Mediacoder should be ready to transcode to WMAs.
ps: I use this function myself to transcode my music collection to WMA to listen with my portable audio player.
I have a request:
Your build of mplayer is excellent. It is the only one I have found where CPU usage is on par with the official build, and it is up to date, and it is the only one that can properly decode some of my H264 video.
However, the OSD is missing from it. I am not talking about the fancy GUI OSD, but the basic one drawn in the overlay.
Could you please compile it in?
I have a request:
Your build of mplayer is excellent. It is the only one I have found where CPU usage is on par with the official build, and it is up to date, and it is the only one that can properly decode some of my H264 video.
However, the OSD is missing from it. I am not talking about the fancy GUI OSD, but the basic one drawn in the overlay.
Could you please compile it in?
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Okay, no problem, I will.
Build 686 is ready for download, with CUE sheets related code rewritten. Now CUE sheets transcoding are more precious, and iTunes and Windows Media Encoder are supported to do CUE sheets to seperate LC-AAC/WMA transcoding.
EDIT: PowerPack also updated, OSD support is built into MPlayer, and MusePack encoder is included.
EDIT: PowerPack also updated, OSD support is built into MPlayer
Thank you.
Love this tool!
Anyone get Nero_Fends (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31783&st=25) to work in the CLI portion yet? I'm using the following as the CLI Options:
aacenc32 -vbr normal -profile "LC" -lowpass 20000 -highpass 20 -zs -artist "$(Artist)" -album "$(Album)" -title "$(Title)" -track "$(Track)" $(SourceFile) $(DestFile)
On another topic, a great feature would be the ability to set the encoder type per group of files. Say I drag/drop 10 files & want to encode them as both AAC & FLAC, I would see an additional column (encoder type), & I'd have the oportunity of selecting the encoder per group of files. A new button could be added right next to START called QUE ENC.
Great program. Keep the good work.
I didnt read all the posts, so apologies if im saying have been already said by someone else.
When I transcoded some mp3 albums to AAC v2, some tags just disappeared in the final AAC files. Is this normal? They were all 1d3v1.
This program absolutely sucks. I have just installed it, tried to recode many songs files and videos, not ONE of them works.
Waste
This program absolutely sucks. I have just installed it, tried to recode many songs files and videos, not ONE of them works.
Well, a possibility exist there is something wrong with your setup or you? Most options that I use work as expected and resulting encodes are fine.
I personally think MediaCoder is a great tool, and it gets only bettter and better thanks to hard and persistent work of optimus.
Anyway, thank you for your contribution to H.A. community through your insightful post.
Edit: Just checked the latest version and indeed there seem to be problems with video transcoding. eg. Xvid with mp3 works, but H.264 is not. However in MediaCoder build 603 both are ok.
Love this tool!
Anyone get Nero_Fends (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31783&st=25) to work in the CLI portion yet? I'm using the following as the CLI Options:
aacenc32 -vbr normal -profile "LC" -lowpass 20000 -highpass 20 -zs -artist "$(Artist)" -album "$(Album)" -title "$(Title)" -track "$(Track)" $(SourceFile) $(DestFile)
On another topic, a great feature would be the ability to set the encoder type per group of files. Say I drag/drop 10 files & want to encode them as both AAC & FLAC, I would see an additional column (encoder type), & I'd have the oportunity of selecting the encoder per group of files. A new button could be added right next to START called QUE ENC.
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I am adding source level interfacing with Nero AAC encoder right now, based on the source code of NAACEnc.
And your suggestion is really good. I will implement it later.
Great program. Keep the good work.
I didnt read all the posts, so apologies if im saying have been already said by someone else.
When I transcoded some mp3 albums to AAC v2, some tags just disappeared in the final AAC files. Is this normal? They were all 1d3v1.
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It is possible that I haven't transferred all tags. Currently transferred tags are: artist, title, album, track, genre, year and comment. What tags are you losing?
This program absolutely sucks. I have just installed it, tried to recode many songs files and videos, not ONE of them works.
Waste
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Man, please be patient. If you want to help, please tell me what are you transcoding and how your set up all the options, and open the console window and give me the console output, instead of just complaining.
This program absolutely sucks. I have just installed it, tried to recode many songs files and videos, not ONE of them works.
Well, a possibility exist there is something wrong with your setup or you? Most options that I use work as expected and resulting encodes are fine.
I personally think MediaCoder is a great tool, and it gets only bettter and better thanks to hard and persistent work of optimus.
Anyway, thank you for your contribution to H.A. community through your insightful post.
Edit: Just checked the latest version and indeed there seem to be problems with video transcoding. eg. Xvid with mp3 works, but H.264 is not. However in MediaCoder build 603 both are ok.
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I've tested build 686 with H.264, it works. I've tested transcoding a MPEG1 file and an AVI (xvid+mp3) file to H.264 / AAC+ in a matroska. What's your situation?
EDIT: Here are 2 files I tested with.
[a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/sample-fox.mpg]sample-fox.mpg[/url] sample-discovery.avi (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/sample-discovery.avi)
It has been pretty smooth to add Nero AAC encoder support into MediaCoder. Now MediaCoder can transcode to LC-AAC/HE-AAC with it. Get the update (build 689) here (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/MediaCoder-latest.zip).
Notice:
If you have installed Nero 6 (I haven't tested with Nero 7), simply apply the update and it is ready to go.
If you don't have Nero, you have to get a copy of aac.dll and aacenc32.dll (I don't know if it is proper to include them in Powerpack in the future) and put them in the "codecs" sub-folder of MediaCoder.
Here is a screenshot:
(http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/screenshots/mc-neroaac.png)
Optimus ~ you rock, that was quick! Just to let you know, I tried a 24 bit file at first by accident & it didn't work. I got a .aac file that was all static. I does work with 16 bit files...outputting out a .m4a file. Anyway to control the output extension type?
Thanks again!
Ok i am trying to transcode an MPEG video with mpeg2 audio, to xvid+mp3. just errors out saying nothing has been transcoded.
I have now tried 6 different videos and not ONE has yet encoded. Rubbish
And now tried monkey's audio transcoding to ANY format, also doesnt work.
LOL just tried to transcode Coldplay - Fix you from monkeys audio to mp3 @ 128, just get total noise! hahaha!
I have now tried 6 different videos and not ONE has yet encoded. Rubbish
And now tried monkey's audio transcoding to ANY format, also doesnt work.
LOL just tried to transcode Coldplay - Fix you from monkeys audio to mp3 @ 128, just get total noise! hahaha!
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Man, I've stated that this is a free software totally written by me in my leisure time (the period of time you when you are drunk or sleeping). The main purpose of this software is to fulfill my own needs (and it certainly can), and never yours! Whether it works in your place or not, or whether it just formats your whole hard disk, is none of my business! Keep away from this thread!
Optimus ~ you rock, that was quick! Just to let you know, I tried a 24 bit file at first by accident & it didn't work. I got a .aac file that was all static. I does work with 16 bit files...outputting out a .m4a file. Anyway to control the output extension type?
Thanks again!
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Currently 24-bit audio is not supported. As I lack certain of audio source to test. If you have such samples, you can send me and I will let it supported.
Ok i am trying to transcode an MPEG video with mpeg2 audio, to xvid+mp3. just errors out saying nothing has been transcoded.
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Console output please, let me see it before I can figure out why.
jimhaddon:
If it works for pretty much everyone else, don't you think it's you that suck? Check your gear man.
Man, I've stated that this is a free software totally written by me in my leisure time (the period of time you when you are drunk or sleeping). The main purpose of this software is to fulfill my own needs (and it certainly can), and never yours! Whether it works in your place or not, or whether it just formats your whole hard disk, is none of my business! Keep away from this thread! [a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=339716"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Just ignore him. No point feeding a troll.
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There are 24bit FLAC files on the Internet Archive. Just pick some shows from this [a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%2224bit+flac%22+%22show+details%22+site%3Aarchive.org]Google query[/url]. Hope that helps.
Edit: Refined query to omit forum posts.
C:\Program Files\MediaCoder\mplayer\mencoder.exe "H:\Downloads\alt.binaries.mpeg.video.music\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.mpg" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.avi" -of avi -ovc xvid -xvidencopts me_quality=6:quant_type=h263:vhq=4:gmc:trellis:chroma_me:chroma_opt:hq_ac:bitrate=600 -oac copy -mc 0 -noskip -audiofile C:\DOCUME~1\James\LOCALS~1\Temp\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.mpg.mp3
Thats the console output. Sorry about sounding like a troll, anyway, ill try and help better now. Here is the screenshot too, and if there is anything else you need, ill be glad to oblige.
Thankyou
Screenshot (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1788)
I found the fault!
When i moved the file to default root directory (C:\) and renamed it so that it had no spaces in the file name, it works perfectly.
C:\Program Files\MediaCoder\mplayer\mencoder.exe "H:\Downloads\alt.binaries.mpeg.video.music\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.mpg" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.avi" -of avi -ovc xvid -xvidencopts me_quality=6:quant_type=h263:vhq=4:gmc:trellis:chroma_me:chroma_opt:hq_ac:bitrate=600 -oac copy -mc 0 -noskip -audiofile C:\DOCUME~1\James\LOCALS~1\Temp\Alice Deejay - Back In My Life.mpg.mp3
Thats the console output. Sorry about sounding like a troll, anyway, ill try and help better now. Here is the screenshot too, and if there is anything else you need, ill be glad to oblige.
Thankyou
Screenshot (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1788)
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The cause of the problem is obvious. The command to launch MEncoder lost some quotation marks (will cause error when path name contains white space). It seems that I should thank you to find out this bug, as not everyone will change the path to MEncoder manually. [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/MediaCoder-latest.zip]Here[/url] is the update to fix it.
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There are 24bit FLAC files on the Internet Archive. Just pick some shows from this [a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%2224bit+flac%22+%22show+details%22+site%3Aarchive.org]Google query[/url]. Hope that helps.
Edit: Refined query to omit forum posts.
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Thanks! I'm downloading, though most of them are rather slow.
I dont think it was the path to mencoder as when i moved the source file and renamed it, it worked, so isnt it the path to the source?
I dont think it was the path to mencoder as when i moved the source file and renamed it, it worked, so isnt it the path to the source?
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You can see in the command line, it's both path to mencoder and path to external audio file.
yeah, either way, the patch works. thankyou!
I dont know weather this is just my setup or something that can be fixed:
My CPU is 3.9ghz + HT, but using HT makes mediacoder only use Max 50% of the cpu (because it is only using half) but turning the HT off, makes it use 100%.
The program is very good, and works amazingly well, although sometimes the scroll-menus lock-up and the only way to free them is to restart MC
I dont know weather this is just my setup or something that can be fixed:
My CPU is 3.9ghz + HT, but using HT makes mediacoder only use Max 50% of the cpu (because it is only using half) but turning the HT off, makes it use 100%.
The program is very good, and works amazingly well.
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The transcoding is done in a single thread. That's might be the reason only 50% CPU power can be used on HT-enabled CPU. This can be improved by implmenting with 2 threads, one thread decoding and one thread encoding, and using a FIFO to join them. But this still can't reach 100% anyhow, as decoding and encoding is 1:5 in computation power consumption. This is an intertesting thing to do anyway, but maybe later.
So, now, you may look into the APE problem you mentioned.
EDIT: correcting typing mistakes
Yeah i mean, the HT is no problem, i just turn it off anyway, then OC the CPU to 4.4ghz.
I'll try the APE problem again now..
Ok, just tried it, and got the same result. APE->MP3 just produces noise. Here is the console output:
".\codecs\lame.exe" -r -x -k --priority 1 -q 9 -s 44100 --tt "Fix you" --ta "Coldplay" --tl "X & Y" --ty "" --tn "4" --tg "" --tc "CRC : 0288BE93" --vbr-new -V 5 "-" "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\04 - Fix you.mp3"
Just tried it with OGG too, and get exactly the same result
Ok, just tried it, and got the same result. APE->MP3 just produces noise. Here is the console output:
".\codecs\lame.exe" -r -x -k --priority 1 -q 9 -s 44100 --tt "Fix you" --ta "Coldplay" --tl "X & Y" --ty "" --tn "4" --tg "" --tc "CRC : 0288BE93" --vbr-new -V 5 "-" "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\04 - Fix you.mp3"
Just tried it with OGG too, and get exactly the same result
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I've just tested transcoding APE to other formats and haven't exprerienced your problem. It seems that problem is not at encoder side. I'm still not sure about it. Try your luck with the [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/MediaCoder-latest.zip]update[/url].
btw: do File -> "Revert all settings" first.
Just copied over the update, pressed Revert all settings, but alas, still noise output
Just noticed something interesting, if i dont encode the file, but just press play in mediacoder, i just get noise there too, so it looks like mplayer's fault.
The problem is definately Mplayer and Mencoder. I just downloaded the programs from Mplayer's site, and that wont play it either. I just ripped a new song from CD to APE using Mediacoder, and it will play in foobar, but not in mediacoder/Mplayer.
Just noticed something interesting, if i dont encode the file, but just press play in mediacoder, i just get noise there too, so it looks like mplayer's fault.
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It is true that Mplayer doesn't decode nor play APE files. But Winamp input plugin (in_ape.dll) should do and with it should the transcoding be done correctly. Can your APE file played in Winamp?
yes it can, but mediacoder wont play/encode it with winamp input plugins selected
yes it can, but mediacoder wont play/encode it with winamp input plugins selected
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What's your APE file name? Is it big? If not, maybe send it to me and let me try.
its okay, iv done it. Mediacoder now still wont play the file, just produces noise, but it does encode it with winamp input plugnis
its okay, iv done it. Mediacoder now still wont play the file, just produces noise, but it does encode it with winamp input plugnis
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That's because MediaCoder uses MPlayer to playback/preview audio/video files.
yeah i know, just saying. Nero AAC doesnt work yet does it
yeah i know, just saying. Nero AAC doesnt work yet does it
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It works with Nero 6's AAC encoder at my place, but does not support Nero 7 (it seems things have changed a lot with Nero 7).
One more question for you, Optimus. I downloaded yesterday Windows Media Encoder because I want to transcode my audio to WMA.
Can you tell me which files and from which folder are used for this conversion to WMA.Path to my Windows Media Encoder is " C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder ".
Which files I must to copy from this folder,and where in Mediacoder sub-folders.Give me a exactly directions.
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Simply install Windows media encoder and Mediacoder should be ready to transcode to WMAs.
ps: I use this function myself to transcode my music collection to WMA to listen with my portable audio player.
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No, still WMA encoding don't work on my machine.In command line of MediaCoder 0.32 build 686, here is what he needs:
".\codecs\cscript.exe" ".\codecs\WMCmd.vbs" -audioonly -input "$(AudioInput)" -output "$(DestFile)" -a_codec WMA9STD -a_mode 2 -a_setting Q50_$(SampleRateKhz)_$(ChannelNum)So, on my computer I can't find that file cscript.exe.Otherwise, I copy file WMCmd.vbs to .\codecs\ folder.
[span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%']So, please provide me download link for that file, cscript.exe. I won't download each time powerpack, because I have a painfully slow dial-up connection to internet[/span]
[span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%']So, please provide me download link for that file, cscript.exe. I won't download each time powerpack, because I have a painfully slow dial-up connection to internet[/span]
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Get it [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/cscript.zip]here[/url].
[span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%']So, please provide me download link for that file, cscript.exe. I won't download each time powerpack, because I have a painfully slow dial-up connection to internet[/span]
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This program has been made by someone in their OWN TIME. why should they have to PROVIDE you with a working link? they are not your slave you know. If you are sick of your rubbish connection, UPGRADE!
EDIT: Here are 2 files I tested with.
sample-fox.mpg sample-discovery.avi
Checked to see if it now ok (tested with MC b703). Both your files behaved the same:
H.264+MP3 -> MP4 container = crash (unknown software exeption) w/ nothing has been transcoded message
H.264+Helix AAC+-> MP4 container = same crash
H.264+MP3 -> Matroska = OK
H.264+Helix AAC+ -> Matroska = OK
H.264+Helix AAC+ -> AVI = Nothing has been transcoded message (can it be muxed?)
H.264+MP3 - > AVI = OK
...
[span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%']So, please provide me download link for that file, cscript.exe. I won't download each time powerpack, because I have a painfully slow dial-up connection to internet[/span]
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This program has been made by someone in their OWN TIME. why should they have to PROVIDE you with a working link? they are not your slave you know. If you are sick of your rubbish connection, UPGRADE!
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Or he could have asked politely.
EDIT: Here are 2 files I tested with.
sample-fox.mpg sample-discovery.avi
Checked to see if it now ok (tested with MC b703). Both your files behaved the same:
H.264+MP3 -> MP4 container = crash (unknown software exeption) w/ nothing has been transcoded message
H.264+Helix AAC+-> MP4 container = same crash
MP4 current doesn't work for video files. (MEncoder crashes)
H.264+MP3 -> Matroska = OK
H.264+Helix AAC+ -> Matroska = OK
Matroska is the only format that works for most video/audio combinations now.
H.264+Helix AAC+ -> AVI = Nothing has been transcoded message (can it be muxed?)
AAC+ can not be muxed into an AVI container. If you want to mux AAC into AVI, set container format to default, and choose FAAC as audio encoder.
H.264+MP3 - > AVI = OK
Yes, it is.
Thanks for the test.
Creating Divx4/5 avi's with mp3 seems ok, but the file produced seems to have no index file, and also the audio index is corrupt. the fourcc of the avi is also incorrect. is there anything i can do to change this?
By the way, thankyou very much for your time and effort into this program. it is an amazing thing and works amazingly well. thankyou so much!
Creating Divx4/5 avi's with mp3 seems ok, but the file produced seems to have no index file, and also the audio index is corrupt. the fourcc of the avi is also incorrect. is there anything i can do to change this?
By the way, thankyou very much for your time and effort into this program. it is an amazing thing and works amazingly well. thankyou so much!
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You may try setting container format to "default" (I guess you are setting it to "AVI") to see if it solves this problem.
You may try setting container format to "default" (I guess you are setting it to "AVI") to see if it solves this problem.
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No i was using default, but avi does the same too.
You may try setting container format to "default" (I guess you are setting it to "AVI") to see if it solves this problem.
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No i was using default, but avi does the same too.
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If you have set container to default, which means both audio and video are encoded and muxed by MEncoder itself, and the result file still has problem, then I have no way to work it out. It's MEncoder's issue. BTW, encoding to DivX is not what MEncoder good at. I think the MPlayer team doesn't like closed-source stuff and usually the support for those are not so well (just for compatibility sometimes). Maybe you can switch to use Xvid and H.264 instead. It should be nice.
Yeah well id rather have Xvid too, but that also produces invalid avi containers and no index file
I have 2 more feature requests:
1) How about a <source> folder option for the Output Folder?
2) Can you add the actual number for the compression levels for FLAC like all the other encoders?
Thanks!
It is possible that I haven't transferred all tags. Currently transferred tags are: artist, title, album, track, genre, year and comment. What tags are you losing?
From a 13 songs album, 2 of them were transcoded without the genre and track tag fields.
I have 2 more feature requests:
1) How about a <source> folder option for the Output Folder?
Leave the output folder blank and it is same as the <source> folder.
Anyway, I will add a button to set it more easily.
2) Can you add the actual number for the compression levels for FLAC like all the other encoders?
Ok, I will let the compression level number displayed.
It is possible that I haven't transferred all tags. Currently transferred tags are: artist, title, album, track, genre, year and comment. What tags are you losing?
From a 13 songs album, 2 of them were transcoded without the genre and track tag fields.
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Can you find out which 2 of them have this issue, and give me the console output when transcoding these 2 songs.
About AAC+ audio in AVI ontainer? I know that you said this is impossible, but I really like to see AAC+ sound in AVI container.
Can you do it in the near future, Optimus.
BTW, have you seen Megatron lately, Optimus?
About AAC+ audio in AVI ontainer? I know that you said this is impossible, but I really like to see AAC+ sound in AVI container.
Can you do it in the near future, Optimus.
I will try. Actually I would like to see this happen very much.
BTW, have you seen Megatron lately, Optimus?
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I have already sent him to the deep universe ~
About AAC+ audio in AVI ontainer? I know that you said this is impossible, but I really like to see AAC+ sound in AVI container.
Can you do it in the near future, Optimus.
I will try. Actually I would like to see this happen very much.
Not sure it is a good idea to do this: I have experimented with it, and playback is problematic. Even with players/filters supposed to handle it, I often get audio and video out of sync.
Alex Noe is the reference in this matter, and if you would like to implement it, I can only suggest you refer to his excellent Avi-Mux GUI (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~noe/Video-Zeug/AVIMux%20GUI/).
Alex Noe is the reference in this matter, and if you would like to implement it, I can only suggest you refer to his excellent Avi-Mux GUI (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~noe/Video-Zeug/AVIMux%20GUI/).
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There is no CLI version of avi-mux, isn't it?
Build 718 is there for download. Fixed a serious bug that causes crash on non-WinXP systems. This build has Winamp DSP plugin support. You can pick up a DSP plugin from winamp.com and place it in the "plugins" folder of MediaCoder and you may disable/enable them like this (menu -> Transcode -> Config DSP plugins):
(http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/screenshots/mc-dsp.png)
Attention:
If you don't want to download the updated PowerPack but just update the executable, please move all input plugins (in_*.dll) from "codecs" sub-folder to "plugins".
EDIT: build 720 please
Alex Noe is the reference in this matter, and if you would like to implement it, I can only suggest you refer to his excellent Avi-Mux GUI (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~noe/Video-Zeug/AVIMux%20GUI/).
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There is no CLI version of avi-mux, isn't it?
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I believe it can be automated through the use of scripts. I remember testing this feature quite a while ago, and it worked. You can get more information there: [a href="http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~noe/Video-Zeug/AVIMux%20GUI/script.html]http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~noe/Video-...GUI/script.html[/url]
Just committed the whole latest source code into CVS. Anyone who has the interest in the code may just check it out and build your own MediaCoder.
EDIT: I've also zipped the source code for direct download. Check the top post.
EDIT2: MediaCoder has been accepted by SourceForge. Now you can check out code from SourceForge CVS repository.
optimus: what would be a good commandline for mencoder for xvid+faac.avi which can than be repacked to xvid+faac.mp4 via mp4box?
curently iam trying this 2pass:
1st
mencoder promo_iam.avi -o NUL: -nosound -vf scale=512:384,harddup -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=500:nopacked:nogmc:noqpel:nocartoon:bvhq=0:max_bframes=0:pass=1
2nd
mencoder promo_iam.avi -o promompeg4pass2_AACaudio_nobframes.avi -oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4 -vf scale=512:384,harddup -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=500:nopacked:nogmc:noqpel:nocartoon:bvhq=0:max_bframes=0:pass=2
(but there seems to be a faac problem of some sort when trying to mp4box -add.)
mediacoder 0.3.2 seems to suggest '-oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4:object=0:tns' which wont work at all, mencoder returns error like 'object >=1'.
optimus: what would be a good commandline for mencoder for xvid+faac.avi which can than be repacked to xvid+faac.mp4 via mp4box?
curently iam trying this 2pass:
1st
mencoder promo_iam.avi -o NUL: -nosound -vf scale=512:384,harddup -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=500:nopacked:nogmc:noqpel:nocartoon:bvhq=0:max_bframes=0:pass=1
2nd
mencoder promo_iam.avi -o promompeg4pass2_AACaudio_nobframes.avi -oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4 -vf scale=512:384,harddup -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=500:nopacked:nogmc:noqpel:nocartoon:bvhq=0:max_bframes=0:pass=2
(but there seems to be a faac problem of some sort when trying to mp4box -add.)
mediacoder 0.3.2 seems to suggest '-oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4:object=0:tns' which wont work at all, mencoder returns error like 'object >=1'.
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I just removed object token from the option.
I don't think MP4BOX can import AVI with AAC (I remember it only support MP3 in AVI). I'm looking into a solution for MP4 file generation in MediaCoder (coz I just bought a PSP), probably add support for AVISynth.
It is possible that I haven't transferred all tags. Currently transferred tags are: artist, title, album, track, genre, year and comment. What tags are you losing?
From a 13 songs album, 2 of them were transcoded without the genre and track tag fields.
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Can you find out which 2 of them have this issue, and give me the console output when transcoding these 2 songs.
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Strange, nothing appeared at the console window after the procces.
Strange, nothing appeared at the console window after the procces.
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Did you open the console window before starting transcoding?
Optimus, I have 2 issues with encoding FLAC with the latest build. I get a really loud click at the beggining of the file. I tested it against the FLAC front end & I didn't get any clicks with that one. The other issue is that I don't get any tags in FLAC....but I do with the FLAC Front end program. Thoughts?
Strange, nothing appeared at the console window after the procces.
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Did you open the console window before starting transcoding?
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Yep. I going to open it again and see what happens in the middle of processing.
Optimus, I have 2 issues with encoding FLAC with the latest build. I get a really loud click at the beggining of the file. I tested it against the FLAC front end & I didn't get any clicks with that one. The other issue is that I don't get any tags in FLAC....but I do with the FLAC Front end program. Thoughts?
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Which format are you transcoding from?
Strange, nothing appeared at the console window after the procces.
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Did you open the console window before starting transcoding?
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Yep. I going to open it again and see what happens in the middle of processing.
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You have to open the console window before starting if you want to read output from external programs.
Can someone explain to me how to tag my files trancoding from FLAC (with full tags) to AAC (m4a), using the "Nero AAC" in Media Coder? My file encode's correctly, but the tag info is blank in my m4a files. I have no problems (full Tags) when I use FAAC and iTunesEncode. Thanks.
Can someone explain to me how to tag my files trancoding from FLAC (with full tags) to AAC (m4a), using the "Nero AAC" in Media Coder? My file encode's correctly, but the tag info is blank in my m4a files. I have no problems (full Tags) when I use FAAC and iTunesEncode. Thanks.
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Files produced with Nero AAC encoder aren't tagged, as I haven't seen any tagging related interface of Nero AAC Encoder. In this case, they need manually tagged afterward, but currently tagging m4a files is not implemented.
EDIT: I found a MP4 tagger [a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=12075]here[/url]. I will try to merge it into MediaCoder.
I was using wav.
This is the file without track and genre tags.
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/1204/014jq.gif (http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/1204/014jq.gif)
This one was normally transcoded, with all the tags in my mp3.
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/949/026xb.gif (http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/949/026xb.gif)
What's going on, Optimus.You release 0.33 version of Mediacoder.What is new.
Great tool, found a showstopping bug though (stops my show )
When transcoding audio to AAC+ with MP4 container, there is a problem, looking at the console it looks like you are specifying the source name as destination name for MP4Box commandline parameter, you cant do this, the destination filename should have the extention of .mp4 and not .aac which MP4Box will throw an error.
Please sort this one out for me, I'm waiting for this fix before I can convert my collection!
Keep up the good work opti!
Can someone explain to me how to tag my files trancoding from FLAC (with full tags) to AAC (m4a), using the "Nero AAC" in Media Coder? My file encode's correctly, but the tag info is blank in my m4a files. I have no problems (full Tags) when I use FAAC and iTunesEncode. Thanks.
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Files produced with Nero AAC encoder aren't tagged, as I haven't seen any tagging related interface of Nero AAC Encoder. In this case, they need manually tagged afterward, but currently tagging m4a files is not implemented.
EDIT: I found a MP4 tagger [a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=12075]here[/url]. I will try to merge it into MediaCoder.
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Thats cool!
I just tried TG.exe and it works perfectly with the MP4 container too!
* Use the existing TAG for MP3's etc and TG for MP4 sources and MP4 containers.
* Can you remove the -SBR option you have hardcoded for MP4Box commandline? And add the following switches as checkboxes in the MP4Box settings node:
-mpeg4
-packed
-hint
-ocr
-rap
-ts
-size
-idx
-isma
-new
-lang xxx (where xxx = language such as ENG)
-sbr
-keepsys
Put ocr/rap/ts/size/idx as child nodes for hint as they are configuration options for hint.
Also add a list of languages as a drop down 3 letter abreviated list, I believe there is a MPEG4 standard list somewhere over on MPEG4IP docs.
Dont forget to change destination filename extenstion to .MP4 or .M4A on MP4Box destination filename. Put the option in the MP4 container settings to allow users to select between different output filename extensions (just makes life easier for iPOD users too)
Cant wait for the next version!!!!
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Introduction
MediaCoder (http://base.3322.org/mediacoder/) is an open source audio/video batch transcoder, putting together many excellent audio/video softwares from the open source community into one friendly GUI. On video side, MEncoder is used as back-end, which provides support for nearly all known video compression and container formats as well as rich and useful video filtering features (e.g. post-processing, 3D de-noise). On audio side, MPlayer and Winamp input plugins used as decoders, various encoders integrated, MediaCoder can simply batch transcode among any known audio formats, with tags transferred, file names generated, and even performing audio filtering (e.g. resample, normalize) on the fly.
Supported source formats: MP3 (Lame), OGG/OGM (Vorbis), AAC, MusePack, FLAC, WavPack, APE, WAV, CUE sheet, WMA/WMV/ASF, RealMedia (rmvb), AVI, MPEG1/2 (MPG/DAT/VOB), QuickTime/MOV, MP4, Matroska and any other formats supported by Winamp input plugins
Supported target audio formats: [Lossy] MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, LC-AAC (iTunes, Nero AAC Encoder, FAAC), HE-AAC/Parametric Stereo (CT, Helix), MusePack, WMA [Lossless] FLAC, WavPack, APE, WMA Lossless, WAV
Supported target video formats: H.264, Xvid, DivX 4/5, MPEG1/2, MS-MPEG4, H.263 etc.
Supported target container formats: AVI, MPEG, Matroska, MP4 (audio only)
Download
Please visit the download page (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download.htm) to get the latest PowerPack and update.
Click here (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/MediaCoder-0.3.2.exe) to download MediaCoder PowerPack directly.
Click here (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/mediacoder-latest.zip) for the latest build and here (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/mediacoder-w9x-latest.zip) for the latest Win9x build.
You may also check for latest update at the project release page (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=151884).
Links
Official website:
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/ (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/)
Project site:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediacoder)
To-do List
0. 24-bit to 16-bit/24-bit transcoding
1. multi-channel support
2. mobile transcoding features (wizard)
3. better MP4 format support
4. demux function (extract audio/video stream from a container)
Screenshots
(http://proemulator.sourceforge.net/menc/mediacoder.png)
Transcoding FLAC files into HE-AAC/Parametric Stereo
Source Code
You can checkout the code from SourceForge CVS.
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/mediacoder login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/mediacoder co -P mediacoder
Download source code directly here (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/mediacoder-src.zip)
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hey optimus!
thankyou for making such a fantastic tool. it has made my life a thousand times easier. i cant thank you enough!
now that the sucking up is complete, i have a couple of questions for you. MUAHAHAHAHA
anwyays, why is it that when i try to re-encode an mp3 file that is say 100mb in size and about 70mins long (dj mix) to an ogg file, it stops encoding at approximately 40% of the file?? this only happens using the winamp input plugins as the source. everything is fine using mplayer as the source. why im asking this is because when i first used mediacoder when it was in 0.2.8 revision, everything was fine with the winamp input plugins.
have u changed the in_mp3.dll or whatever? it doesnt seem to be working snmoothly anymore.
ive installed the latest winamp v5.112 so ill maybe just copy the in.dll file to mediacoder and see whetgher that corrects the problem...but it seems as though the input plugins of past revisions are more stable.
my last question is this. what are the chances of you implementing support for sonys ATRAC3plus encoder/decoder? personally i think this would be and absolutely genius move on your part!
i really dont know enough about .dll files etc to tell you exaclty what files you would need to even begin to try and implement the ATRAC3plus support, so if you would have the time and patience of figuring that part out as im not competent, it would be much apprecitated!
oh, and the oggenc.exe that you use for mediacoder is a slowe, non SS2 enhanced version. there is an oggenc made by Lancer that is twice as fast as the regular oggenc and on par/faster than aac2plus encoder.
keep up the great work bud!
Thanks for the link to the source code.
I've now fixed everything that was stopping me from using this great app.
I've also added in another stage post-AACPLUSv2 encoding where the AAC stream is now converted from MPEG2-AAC into MPEG4-AAC using Nic's AACPATCH too. Got the naming to work too.
Lurveleee!!
Now I just wish this was written in .Net, using C is like going back a 1000 years and also growing a ponytail and a beard! lol j/k
Theres also a number of areas in the code where the shell calls are not managed well, this can cause the application to stop responding, when a junk file is thrown at it for instance.
Off to bed now, been up all night!
SXS,could you give us direct link to your revision of Mediacoder,so we can test it.
Hello all, it has been several days since I posted my last reply, as I've been really busy last week. However, I managed to keep MediaCoder moving and released 0.3.3 after some bug fixes and improvements - 0.3.3 PowerPack can do much better with DVD ripping (both for audio and video, can rip a single track/chapter). I've also added a "checking for update" function so that you can easily get to known whether there is a new release. Check it out.
Thanks for the link to the source code.
I've now fixed everything that was stopping me from using this great app.
I've also added in another stage post-AACPLUSv2 encoding where the AAC stream is now converted from MPEG2-AAC into MPEG4-AAC using Nic's AACPATCH too. Got the naming to work too.
Lurveleee!!
Now I just wish this was written in .Net, using C is like going back a 1000 years and also growing a ponytail and a beard! lol j/k
Theres also a number of areas in the code where the shell calls are not managed well, this can cause the application to stop responding, when a junk file is thrown at it for instance.
Off to bed now, been up all night!
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SXS, I'm very glad to see somebody besides me managed to work on MediaCoder's source code. If you would like to, I can share with you the write access to CVS repository on Sourceforge, so that we can co-work on the software.
As to the language, many people like .Net. I agree that .Net is quite suitable for GUI application development on Windows. There are several reasons why MediaCoder is not .Net. First, I'm only experienced on C/C++. Second, I'd like my software to be small, efficient, and dependent on as fewer things as possible. Third, I wish one day it will be cross-platform (Win32/Linux).
hey optimus!
thankyou for making such a fantastic tool. it has made my life a thousand times easier. i cant thank you enough!
This is what I feel happy to see - my work can bring changes.
now that the sucking up is complete, i have a couple of questions for you. MUAHAHAHAHA
anwyays, why is it that when i try to re-encode an mp3 file that is say 100mb in size and about 70mins long (dj mix) to an ogg file, it stops encoding at approximately 40% of the file?? this only happens using the winamp input plugins as the source. everything is fine using mplayer as the source. why im asking this is because when i first used mediacoder when it was in 0.2.8 revision, everything was fine with the winamp input plugins.
have u changed the in_mp3.dll or whatever? it doesnt seem to be working snmoothly anymore.
ive installed the latest winamp v5.112 so ill maybe just copy the in.dll file to mediacoder and see whetgher that corrects the problem...but it seems as though the input plugins of past revisions are more stable.
I can't yet tell if this is in_mp3.dll's problem or mediacoder's. Can you play your mp3 file from beginning to end with Winamp without any problem?
my last question is this. what are the chances of you implementing support for sonys ATRAC3plus encoder/decoder? personally i think this would be and absolutely genius move on your part!
i really dont know enough about .dll files etc to tell you exaclty what files you would need to even begin to try and implement the ATRAC3plus support, so if you would have the time and patience of figuring that part out as im not competent, it would be much apprecitated!
Is there any CLI ATRAC3plus encoder/decoder? If only DLLs is available, are they well documented?
oh, and the oggenc.exe that you use for mediacoder is a slowe, non SS2 enhanced version. there is an oggenc made by Lancer that is twice as fast as the regular oggenc and on par/faster than aac2plus encoder.
I think the oggenc I included in the powerpack is a quality favored one (aoTuVb version), and chose a P3/AMD version to make it usable on most systems. There are so many versions of oggenc. You may pick up one which is best suitable for your system.
keep up the great work bud!
Surely I will.
I just tried TG.exe and it works perfectly with the MP4 container too!
* Use the existing TAG for MP3's etc and TG for MP4 sources and MP4 containers.
* Can you remove the -SBR option you have hardcoded for MP4Box commandline? And add the following switches as checkboxes in the MP4Box settings node:
-mpeg4
-packed
-hint
-ocr
-rap
-ts
-size
-idx
-isma
-new
-lang xxx (where xxx = language such as ENG)
-sbr
-keepsys
Put ocr/rap/ts/size/idx as child nodes for hint as they are configuration options for hint.
Also add a list of languages as a drop down 3 letter abreviated list, I believe there is a MPEG4 standard list somewhere over on MPEG4IP docs.
Dont forget to change destination filename extenstion to .MP4 or .M4A on MP4Box destination filename. Put the option in the MP4 container settings to allow users to select between different output filename extensions (just makes life easier for iPOD users too)
Cant wait for the next version!!!!
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Very good suggestions. I will implement them.
What's going on, Optimus.You release 0.33 version of Mediacoder.What is new.
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1. DVD ripping
2. update checking
3. support for mp4 tagger (now files produced by Helix and Nero encoder can be tagged)
3. misc. bug fixes (including Lame encoding issue)
Hi Optimus, good to see you're back on the case, MediaCoder will be a legend as time goes by!
I would love to co-work on this project, but I'm totally uncomfortable with basic C. Why not do a poll? supporting both Linux and Windows will limit your abilities to really take advantage of Windows frameworks, plus a few of the dependancies of the project are already windows only, so I reckon you should keep it windows? thats where a sizeable chunk of the userbase is anyway.
I will be extremely interested in co-working on a .Net C# application, it will make things very interesting, but at the same time you can still utilize C for libraries where you want total performance and control, but making the GUI .Net will make coding easier and also allow us to implement tonnes of feature fairly easily.
Have a coffee and think about it... and I suppose if people want to branch off a version to work on Linux, they can still use Mono anyway...
SXS
Hi Optimus, good to see you're back on the case, MediaCoder will be a legend as time goes by!
I would love to co-work on this project, but I'm totally uncomfortable with basic C. Why not do a poll? supporting both Linux and Windows will limit your abilities to really take advantage of Windows frameworks, plus a few of the dependancies of the project are already windows only, so I reckon you should keep it windows? thats where a sizeable chunk of the userbase is anyway.
I will be extremely interested in co-working on a .Net C# application, it will make things very interesting, but at the same time you can still utilize C for libraries where you want total performance and control, but making the GUI .Net will make coding easier and also allow us to implement tonnes of feature fairly easily.
Have a coffee and think about it... and I suppose if people want to branch off a version to work on Linux, they can still use Mono anyway...
SXS
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Talking about C#, I have switched to a new company, where C# is the main development tool. Though I don't know much about C# before, I will be surely using it in future. And some time ago, I was planning to design a wizard to make MediaCoder easier to use for people other than advanced users. I was thinking of using a more effiecient GUI development tool other than the mechanism I am currently using and .Net is one choice. So I think it might be a good idea to firstly development part of MediaCoder in C#/.Net (the wizard maybe). This takes serveral factors in to consideration, one is my limited experience with C#/.Net and that I need time to get used to the new tool, the second is to keep the existing work (rebuilding everything from ground will take much more efforts). The third, might not be so important, is that I am still in favor of languages that can be compiled into machine code directly.
Talking about C#, I have switched to a new company, where C# is the main development tool. Though I don't know much about C# before, I will be surely using it in future. And some time ago, I was planning to design a wizard to make MediaCoder easier to use for people other than advanced users. I was thinking of using a more effiecient GUI development tool other than the mechanism I am currently using and .Net is one choice. So I think it might be a good idea to firstly development part of MediaCoder in C#/.Net (the wizard maybe). This takes serveral factors in to consideration, one is my limited experience with C#/.Net and that I need time to get used to the new tool, the second is to keep the existing work (rebuilding everything from ground will take much more efforts). The third, might not be so important, is that I am still in favor of languages that can be compiled into machine code directly.
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How about this, if you can start by making the existing C/C++ core code into modular libraries but continue to use the existing GUI code, I can then work with your libraries alongside and develop a .Net gui, that way it doesnt impact on Mediacoder directly and we effectively seperate the application layer from the interface layer (gui). I will develop the GUI to also be modular so that others can create plugins to utilise the GUI in applications such as dbPowerAMP, EAC etc etc.
So put all your functions into actual DLL with interfaces, and then re-work your existing GUI code to make calls to your DLL. Once you have that done, I will then take the code as is and develop a .Net C# interface, we'll include it into the Visual Studio solution on sourceforge, and then meanwhile you can get aquainted with C# and eventually move onto the C# gui, but at least you will have the core functions in a DLL which will make it much more easier for others to use the DLL in other platform compatible GUI's?
What you think? Good idea?
I too come from a background of assembler 286/386, I remember the days when the double word registers appeared, I would spend hours optimizing code and play with bit masks and XOR techniques to improve the efficiency of my graphics code back in the dos days..... nowadays its all high level development, not even programming anymore, but hey, at least we can get a job done a lot quicker with likes of .Net, and thats the crucial bit, as long as we keep the code clean and optimised and modular, the sky's the limit!
How about this, if you can start by making the existing C/C++ core code into modular libraries but continue to use the existing GUI code, I can then work with your libraries alongside and develop a .Net gui, that way it doesnt impact on Mediacoder directly and we effectively seperate the application layer from the interface layer (gui). I will develop the GUI to also be modular so that others can create plugins to utilise the GUI in applications such as dbPowerAMP, EAC etc etc.
So put all your functions into actual DLL with interfaces, and then re-work your existing GUI code to make calls to your DLL. Once you have that done, I will then take the code as is and develop a .Net C# interface, we'll include it into the Visual Studio solution on sourceforge, and then meanwhile you can get aquainted with C# and eventually move onto the C# gui, but at least you will have the core functions in a DLL which will make it much more easier for others to use the DLL in other platform compatible GUI's?
What you think? Good idea?
I too come from a background of assembler 286/386, I remember the days when the double word registers appeared, I would spend hours optimizing code and play with bit masks and XOR techniques to improve the efficiency of my graphics code back in the dos days..... nowadays its all high level development, not even programming anymore, but hey, at least we can get a job done a lot quicker with likes of .Net, and thats the crucial bit, as long as we keep the code clean and optimised and modular, the sky's the limit!
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This is a reasonable and considerate way I must say. Encapsulating current transcoding functions into a library can not only start you off, but also seperates functionality and GUI codes more clearly. Good idea!
At early time, there can be 2 version of GUIs which shares the same base DLL, one is the current and the other is the one you are going to work on, which I hope can be a more amateur-friendly one. Later, they can be merged into one, or one as a part of the other.
I will start stripping out functionality codes into a DLL soon (after implementing a few more functions). You can tell me your SourceForge account and I will add you to the develop group.
Excellent, cant wait to start, I'll email you my sourceforge account details.
Btw, I found another show-stopped bug
If I convert an MP3 that is around a 100MB, it gets halfway and then just continues to the next one, so only transcodes 50% odd of the original file..... any ideas??
Plus, I have also noticed another bug, if the directory structure is very long, meaning aaaa/vbbbbbb/ccccc/.........../xyzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.mp3, mediacoder falls over. Looking at the code, I notice the char array is limited to 1024 chars, this causes an overflow when it tries to create the commandline to pass to the shell function.
Also, my other idea was to break up the processing into a chain system that is fully configurable by user? So that adding plugins via a simple scripting feature could be achieved? This would make mediacoder more adaptable by pro-end-users to utilise the huge number of commandline apps and dlls? flexibility and modularity is key, mediacoder will be king if it has a flexible scriptable chain-processing functionality, I would recommend keeping all functions as in loading winamp plugins and loading mencoder/mplayer plugins as a configurable chain system, so that when I start on the C# gui I am able to provide a chaining system, the core DLL should be a set of functions with inputs and outputs and control parameters, no application driving logic should be held in there, this way we can effectively have an interface layer (gui) and an application layer and a facade on-top of underlying functions, all process co-ordination can take place in the application layer.
So basically, you will end up with your C++ GUI and application code in one exe, and all the underlying functions will be available in the mediacoder DLL. This way there will be no hardcoded limitations on how we can utilise the functions in our application layer.
I am also interested in implementing VirtualDub plugin support for video cleaning/effects/transformation.... so once we have a modular design, then anything is possible because by implementing a scriptable chain system (drag-n-drop to amateur users) the sky is the limit!
I've already started on the initial design of the GUI, I can get on with setting up the design of the GUI to incorporate batch file processing, scheduling, etc etc.... and hopefully once you have modularised your functions, I can start on the application layer to utilise the functions and build from there... I've got some experience in GDI+ and I'm hoping to integrate a virtual graphic representation of a chain hook up system, similar to graphedit too.... this is going to be fun!!!!
If I convert an MP3 that is around a 100MB, it gets halfway and then just continues to the next one, so only transcodes 50% odd of the original file..... any ideas??
I suspect this is caused by the overflow of bytes count variable. I only used an unsigned int to express the value, and it seems it should be replaced with a long long type.
Plus, I have also noticed another bug, if the directory structure is very long, meaning aaaa/vbbbbbb/ccccc/.........../xyzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.mp3, mediacoder falls over. Looking at the code, I notice the char array is limited to 1024 chars, this causes an overflow when it tries to create the commandline to pass to the shell function.
The length of the path must be less than MAX_PATH, which equals 260.
Also, my other idea was to break up the processing into a chain system that is fully configurable by user? So that adding plugins via a simple scripting feature could be achieved? This would make mediacoder more adaptable by pro-end-users to utilise the huge number of commandline apps and dlls? flexibility and modularity is key, mediacoder will be king if it has a flexible scriptable chain-processing functionality, I would recommend keeping all functions as in loading winamp plugins and loading mencoder/mplayer plugins as a configurable chain system, so that when I start on the C# gui I am able to provide a chaining system, the core DLL should be a set of functions with inputs and outputs and control parameters, no application driving logic should be held in there, this way we can effectively have an interface layer (gui) and an application layer and a facade on-top of underlying functions, all process co-ordination can take place in the application layer.
I have ever considered a scripting system, but just haven't got enough time to do it. In the current model, it seems this part can be done by you and I provide decoder/encoder, filtering, container wrapping functions in the core DLL.
So basically, you will end up with your C++ GUI and application code in one exe, and all the underlying functions will be available in the mediacoder DLL. This way there will be no hardcoded limitations on how we can utilise the functions in our application layer.
Yes!
I am also interested in implementing VirtualDub plugin support for video cleaning/effects/transformation.... so once we have a modular design, then anything is possible because by implementing a scriptable chain system (drag-n-drop to amateur users) the sky is the limit!
As for video transcoding, most jobs are done with MEncoder. MediaCoder only responsible for performing audio encoding (may also be done by MEncoder), multiple pass on-the-fly, and container wrapping jobs. I don't know where can filtering be done without modifying source code of MEncoder.
I've already started on the initial design of the GUI, I can get on with setting up the design of the GUI to incorporate batch file processing, scheduling, etc etc.... and hopefully once you have modularised your functions, I can start on the application layer to utilise the functions and build from there... I've got some experience in GDI+ and I'm hoping to integrate a virtual graphic representation of a chain hook up system, similar to graphedit too.... this is going to be fun!!!!
That's great!
Optimus,
First of all, thanks very much for this program. I was looking for something that I could use to transcode bits of my CD collection (stored on my server as flac files) into MP3 for portable use. This easy to use and flexible program fits my needs perfectly!
I did have a problem though. Hopefully this isn't too drastic as I also found a solution.
I discovered that a few songs with long filenames were being left out of the transcoding process (in fact an empty output file is created); when I opened the console window, it turned out that Lame was simply aborting (with an abnormal termination message). Menc correctly reported that the files hadn't been transcoded.
I replaced the alpha version of Lame that ships with Menc (I'm using 0.3.3 build 792) with the "recommended" latest version of Lame (3.97 beta 1) and the problem has gone away. I don't know whether this error will manifest on other systems (only tried it on mine - Athlon XP, Win XP Pro - SP2) but it is definitely a Lame problem as I executed Lame from the command line to encode a problem file (i.e. without Menc being involved) and the same error occurred.
I must confess, I didn't wade through all 13 pages of this topic to see if this has already come up (just the first 5 or 6 and the last), so my apologies if this post is repetition.
In addition to the Lame alpha problems I've had, could I make a couple of observations about how I found the program in the hope that the functionality I'd like would be useful to others? Again, forgive me if I repeat the content of other posts!
There's a resize tab at the bottom right of the window, but you can't resize. I've never written a program directly for Win32, but the frameworks I have used all provide an easy mechanism to remove this from a window if it isn't needed - I suspect it wouldn't be hard to remove this if you don't want to resize the window... but what about allowing a larger Window? Providing the minimum is about the current fixed size, the ability to make the file list larger wouldn't do any harm, I don't think.
It's difficult to exert any control over the amount of the source directory tree that is reproduced. You've taken what I consider to be an intelligent attack on a tricky problem - I like the way the program keeps only enough of the tree to differentiate between the different branches in the source file list. But I'd like to be able to modify this function. In particular, because I'm usually coding from different levels in a fixed directory structure, I'd like to be able to always keep at least the containing folder, regardless of whatever else is being transcoded at the same time.
Also, when Lame returned an error, I didn't notice it the first couple of times, even though Menc correctly reported the fact! Would you consider making the error message more prominent when the "finished" message box is displayed? What about colouring this part of the message red?
Of course, these are niggles. My view on this tool is overwhelmingly positive, especially compared to some of the commercial junk that is available!
Great tool!
In mp3 encoding options, you should rather make the q switch optional, so we can use the clean -V switches. (I know, I can edit the command line).
Additionally, you should add a toggle for --vbr-new/--vbr-old
Optimus, I have 2 issues with encoding FLAC with the latest build. I get a really loud click at the beggining of the file. I tested it against the FLAC front end & I didn't get any clicks with that one. The other issue is that I don't get any tags in FLAC....but I do with the FLAC Front end program. Thoughts?
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Which format are you transcoding from?
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Optimus, I'm using build 772 & I still get a click at the beggining of FLAC files encoded from WAV. It does it at all compression levels. Thoughts?
UPDATE: Version 792 has the same result.
I've fixed this bug, but I can't make a release as I'm still working on the new arch, so that the code will be better organized, easier to reuse, and will support more video encoders, like ffmpeg etc. Please stand by.
I've fixed this bug, but I can't make a release as I'm still working on the new arch, so that the code will be better organized, easier to reuse, and will support more video encoders, like ffmpeg etc. Please stand by.
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No worries! & Thanks!
Optimus, I'm back, been busy with other things, I've PM'd you my SF account. Hopefully from next week I'll be able to start full-on...
Optimus, I'm back, been busy with other things, I've PM'd you my SF account. Hopefully from next week I'll be able to start full-on...
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I've added you into the dev group on sf.
Next week the new arch will be ready. There will be a DLL with C interface to do all kinds of transcoding jobs. I've spent lots of time on it...
btw: C# app is able to use a C-interface DLL, isn't it?
Optimus, I'm back, been busy with other things, I've PM'd you my SF account. Hopefully from next week I'll be able to start full-on...
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I've added you into the dev group on sf.
Next week the new arch will be ready. There will be a DLL with C interface to do all kinds of transcoding jobs. I've spent lots of time on it...
btw: C# app is able to use a C-interface DLL, isn't it?
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The .Net framework can use unmanaged dll's. Although I would recommend creating managed dll's. But no problem, once the full package is up, I can create a wrapper for .Net interoperability.
Installed latest MediaCoder (0.3.3) and on launch I recieve the message:
Current version is 0.3.3. build 791...latest version is 0.3.3 build 792.
Get it from http:/mediacoder.sf.net/download.htm
When I click OK, the MediaCoder splash screen displays but then disappears without launching MediaCoder.
I can't find build 792 at sf.net, and installing the earlier versions (0.3.2) is no better - it shows the splash screen then refuses to launch.
Please can someone advise me what might be wrong?
BTW, I'm using Windows XP Professional.
Installed latest MediaCoder (0.3.3) and on launch I recieve the message:
Current version is 0.3.3. build 791...latest version is 0.3.3 build 792.
Get it from http:/mediacoder.sf.net/download.htm
When I click OK, the MediaCoder splash screen displays but then disappears without launching MediaCoder.
I can't find build 792 at sf.net, and installing the earlier versions (0.3.2) is no better - it shows the splash screen then refuses to launch.
Please can someone advise me what might be wrong?
BTW, I'm using Windows XP Professional.
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You may try a clean install, by uninstalling first and remove the mediacoder folder and then install.
Optimus, I'm back, been busy with other things, I've PM'd you my SF account. Hopefully from next week I'll be able to start full-on...
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I've added you into the dev group on sf.
Next week the new arch will be ready. There will be a DLL with C interface to do all kinds of transcoding jobs. I've spent lots of time on it...
btw: C# app is able to use a C-interface DLL, isn't it?
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The .Net framework can use unmanaged dll's. Although I would recommend creating managed dll's. But no problem, once the full package is up, I can create a wrapper for .Net interoperability.
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That will be nice. I will check in an alpha version the dll into sf cvs this weekend, with which you can start off.
i am having a major problem with mediacoder crashing whenever i try to transcode an mpc file to aac+
anyone else have this problem?
ok, and now it wont even start.
it pull up task manager and it is there, doing absolutely nothing, ive tried 4 installs already.
Get this update (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/mediacoder-latest.zip).
404 error.
404 error.
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This [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/download/mediacoder-latest.zip] link[/url] works.
it works! very nice, now, does it work with nero 7 dll's?
it works! very nice, now, does it work with nero 7 dll's?
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No it doesn't. If I get any code that interfaces with nero 7's encoder, I will add it.
why does it seem that none of the versions work quite properly? version i was previously using couldnt transcode from musepack, newer version fixs that, but now i cannot encode from pcm files
I'm new to Mediacoder. I'm trying to convert my .ape files to .wave with a cue sheet.
I'm choosing CLI for converting to wave. I get an error message saying "failed to launch CLI encoder" Do I need to download other plugins? Any ideas? Or is there another way I can convert .ape files to a audio CD? I have NERO 6.3. Thankful for any help!
why does it seem that none of the versions work quite properly? version i was previously using couldnt transcode from musepack, newer version fixs that, but now i cannot encode from pcm files
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I am making heavy changes to the code arch, this will definitely introduces new problems. If you found the function you need has problem, you can keep using previous versions temporarily.
I'm new to Mediacoder. I'm trying to convert my .ape files to .wave with a cue sheet.
I'm choosing CLI for converting to wave. I get an error message saying "failed to launch CLI encoder" Do I need to download other plugins? Any ideas? Or is there another way I can convert .ape files to a audio CD? I have NERO 6.3. Thankful for any help!
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Choose waveform/pcm as audio encoder.
0.3.4 released, totally based on the new code arch, with freedb support added (in Add Track dialog, still quite beta, thanks to tylast for providing me info on freedb) and many minor improvements.
I believe that after the modification on the code arch, there might be various issues with some previous functions. Welcome bug report. I will fix them as quickly as I can.
Get it here (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=151884&package_id=168033&release_id=375951).
btw: This is still a standalone exe version. A DLL core will be out soon.
Encoder options button does not work... for several releases now.
Encoder options button does not work... for several releases now.
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Fixed. Update [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build924.zip?download]here[/url].
BTW: latest code has been comitted into sf cvs. Now the code is in the form of a core function DLL and a GUI exe. I will write some doc on the DLL interface later. Currently mccore.h is the only doc.
MediaCoder PowerPack 0.3.4 released, with latest MediaCoder and updated MPlayer, MEncoder and OggEnc.
Setting the "Working" folder in the Preferences makes MediaCoder
hang on my PC.
Will reproduce possible bug again tomorrow, really need some
shut-eye right now...
:-)
Optimus, can you, please, give a link so I can download file ofr.exe
Thank you.
What is ofr.exe? Can you explain?
Optimus, can you, please, give a link so I can download file ofr.exe
Thank you.
What is ofr.exe? Can you explain?
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It's the OptimFrog encoder, can be downloaded from [a href="http://www.losslessaudio.org/]http://www.losslessaudio.org/[/url] .
EDIT: it's included in the PowerPack 0.3.4
Setting the "Working" folder in the Preferences makes MediaCoder
hang on my PC.
Will reproduce possible bug again tomorrow, really need some
shut-eye right now...
:-)
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Actually it's a bug that blocks the main window when the preference window is closed by clicking OK. Fixed. Update [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build930.zip?download]here[/url].
Optimus, why don't you compress .dll file. I scaned your .dll file and PeID 0.93 says " nothing found ". Compress it with aspack 2.12 or PECompact 2.67c.
http://www.aspack.com (http://www.aspack.com) and http://www.bitsum.com/pec2.asp (http://www.bitsum.com/pec2.asp)
Optimus, why don't you compress .dll file. I scaned your .dll file and PeID 0.93 says " nothing found ". Compress it with aspack 2.12 or PECompact 2.67c.
http://www.aspack.com (http://www.aspack.com) and http://www.bitsum.com/pec2.asp (http://www.bitsum.com/pec2.asp)
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I haven't tested whether there will be any problem when mccore.dll is compressed, so I just left it uncompressed.
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Both are comercial and expensive. Go with UPX:
[a href="http://upx.sourceforge.net]http://upx.sourceforge.net[/url]
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Both are comercial and expensive. Go with UPX:
[a href="http://upx.sourceforge.net]http://upx.sourceforge.net[/url]
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I am using UPX always.
I've just done some clean-up with source code and comitted into CVS. It's now much tidier.
You can build both standalone and EXE+DLL versions of MediaCoder with it.
@Optimus:
How about enabling removal of a file (or a selection
of files) from the list with the use of the 'Delete' key?
And do you intend to add the uber-fast Helix mp3
encoder to the available encoders? It would be handy
for those portable transcoding needs.
It would also be nice if all (or at least the most important)
encoder settings were available at the right-hand side
of the GUI. e.g. Musepack and Optimfrog settings are
accessible only through the 'options' tab or via the settings,
where as LAME, Helix, FLAC, APE, etc have their own tab.
Thanx
Hello,
Sorry to bother you but setting the output framerate other than Default doesn't work. And if you can, please add 10, 12 and 12.5 in the selectable framerates (12.5 is half PAL framerate). Thanks !
# ".\mplayer\mplayer.exe" "C:\videos\taistoi01.avi" -quiet -vo null -vc dummy 15 -ao pcm:nowaveheader:file=\\.\pipe\mpdata3860
MPlayer dev-CVS-051207-22:39-3.4.4 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Celeron 4 Northwood; Pentium 4 EE/Xeon Prestonia,Gallatin (Family: 15, Stepping: 9)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
Playing C:\videos\taistoi01.avi.
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [DIV3] 576x320 24bpp 25.000 fps 972.6 kbps (118.7 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
Software: Nandub v1.0rc2
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
AC3: 2.0 (stereo) 48000 Hz 256.0 kbit/s
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 256.0 kbit/16.67% (ratio: 32000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [a52] afm: liba52 (AC3-liba52)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Forced video codec: dummy
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
Using MMX optimized resampler
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564944.
Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
AO: [dsound] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Video: no video
Starting playback...
Anyway, seeing that MP4 file generation is now working is very very nice !
I can now convert some files to see them on my mobile. Great !!
Thanks again for your marvelous tool!
AiZ
Hello,
Sorry to bother you but setting the output framerate other than Default doesn't work. And if you can, please add 10, 12 and 12.5 in the selectable framerates (12.5 is half PAL framerate). Thanks !
Sorry it's a bug, " -fps" is missed in the command line. Fixed and added more fps options. Also fixed some minor bugs. Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1029.zip?download).
@Optimus:
How about enabling removal of a file (or a selection
of files) from the list with the use of the 'Delete' key?
And do you intend to add the uber-fast Helix mp3
encoder to the available encoders? It would be handy
for those portable transcoding needs.
These 2 suggestions have been applied.
Get the latest update. The PowerPack now includes Helix MP3 encoder.
It would also be nice if all (or at least the most important)
encoder settings were available at the right-hand side
of the GUI. e.g. Musepack and Optimfrog settings are
accessible only through the 'options' tab or via the settings,
where as LAME, Helix, FLAC, APE, etc have their own tab.
Thanx
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I only put encoders with several options on the right side panel, just because I'm lazy to add a dialog for every one of them. (no dialog for Helix MP3 encoder yet)
I only put encoders with several options on the right side panel, just because I'm lazy to add a dialog for every one of them. (no dialog for Helix MP3 encoder yet)
no dialog for Helix MP3 encoder yet?
Unforgivable!
Just kidding of course, I really appreciate the way you
respond to ppl's suggestions!
Thanks a lot!
All Helix mp3 encoder stereo modes output simple
stereo files. I haven't found a way to force joint stereo...
I only put encoders with several options on the right side panel, just because I'm lazy to add a dialog for every one of them. (no dialog for Helix MP3 encoder yet)
no dialog for Helix MP3 encoder yet?
Unforgivable!
Just kidding of course, I really appreciate the way you
respond to ppl's suggestions!
Thanks a lot!
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Haha~ I will add some more audio encoder dialogs if I have nothing else to do.
Fixed some bugs today and packaged a new PowerPack, added MP4 file tagger and added support for MediaInfo (http://sf.net/projects/mediainfo) which can retrieve detailed info about a media file. To see it, click the file in the list and press F8. I will make better use of it in future.
Get it here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051211.exe?download).
With the latest Powerpack, mencoder.exe crashes
when trying to transcode to Helix mp3.
Btw, optimus, does the Helix stereo mode selection
work properly for you?
Hi Optimus,
Version 0.3.4 is having some problems that you need to take a look at. First, mp4-tg.exe is not tagging the Nero 3.2.0.24 m4a files. And I was so looking forward to being able to tag my Nero m4a files. ;-)
Second, the Nero m4a's seemed to be locked up after they are created (can't be moved, deleted, etc.).
Lastly, Mediacoder is crashing when pressing "Start" using iTunesencode.
I'm looking forward to your fix. Thanks again for your efforts.
This may be an issue with MPlayer rather than menc, but the file dialog doesn't allow you to add 'Realaudio' (*.ra). It lists .ram instead, which are metafiles. Converting RealAudio works OK if you change the file extension to .rm, so is there any reason why this format can't be included?
There is a bug that crashes mediacoder when using several encoders (lame mp3, itunesencode, etc.).
Fixed it, also with the realaudio file ext issue! Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1080.zip?download)
As for the mp4 tagging issue, the only solution is to find a better mp4 tagger utility.
optimus,
In what way do you tag m4a, mp4 songs? What I mean is in ID3v1.1/ID3V2/ apev2 or from itunes or other formats?
thanks
optimus,
In what way do you tag m4a, mp4 songs? What I mean is in ID3v1.1/ID3V2/ apev2 or from itunes or other formats?
thanks
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I use [a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=12075&st=0]this utility[/url] to tag mp4 files, and this utility (http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/tag/) to tag other files.
thanks, optimus. another question: in what way you extract tagging information from others file during transcoding, such as from mp3->m4a or from wma->m4a?
thanks, optimus. another question: in what way you extract tagging information from others file during transcoding, such as from mp3->m4a or from wma->m4a?
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By reading and parsing their console output.
PECompact2 perform better than UPX (except for files already really small)
There's a $0 student licence and a $10 "freeware" licence
http://bitsum.com/pecompact_order.asp (http://bitsum.com/pecompact_order.asp)
Since Media Coder is a freeware, both licence should work
@optimus:
According to the Helix mp3 encoder help:
"M[mode] Select encoding mode: mode-0 stereo=0 mode-1 stereo=1 dual=2 mono=3."
correct switches for stereo mode selection are:
-M0, for simple stereo
-M1, for joint stereo
-M2, for dual channel
-M3, for mono encoding
The currently set switches are:
-Mmode-0
-Mstereo=0
-Mmode-1
-Mstereo=1
-Mdual=2
-Mmono=3
...which of course don't work, and are consequently ignored
by the encoder.
Plz fix it when u feel like it
@optimus:
According to the Helix mp3 encoder help:
"M[mode] Select encoding mode: mode-0 stereo=0 mode-1 stereo=1 dual=2 mono=3."
correct switches for stereo mode selection are:
-M0, for simple stereo
-M1, for joint stereo
-M2, for dual channel
-M3, for mono encoding
The currently set switches are:
-Mmode-0
-Mstereo=0
-Mmode-1
-Mstereo=1
-Mdual=2
-Mmono=3
...which of course don't work, and are consequently ignored
by the encoder.
Plz fix it when u feel like it
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The help message of the encoder is really confusing. Fixed it. Also added dialog box for Helix MP3. I think u'll like it.
Get it [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1083.zip?download]here[/url].
There is a bug that crashes mediacoder when using several encoders (lame mp3, itunesencode, etc.).
Fixed it, also with the realaudio file ext issue! Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1080.zip?download)
As for the mp4 tagging issue, the only solution is to find a better mp4 tagger utility.
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Hi Optimus,
I downloaded the new build 1080 and iTunesencode is working great, Thanks!
Nero though, is not working too well. Mediacoder goes through the encoding process and creates the m4a file, but it is unplayable, and still no tags. Even the "Optimize MP4 Layout" in "MP4 Utilities" in foobar2000 produces an error message. My Nero encoder works fine within Nero itself, and with foobar2000, and Nero Frontends.
Thanks for looking into this!
There is a bug that crashes mediacoder when using several encoders (lame mp3, itunesencode, etc.).
Fixed it, also with the realaudio file ext issue! Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1080.zip?download)
As for the mp4 tagging issue, the only solution is to find a better mp4 tagger utility.
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Hi Optimus,
I downloaded the new build 1080 and iTunesencode is working great, Thanks!
Nero though, is not working too well. Mediacoder goes through the encoding process and creates the m4a file, but it is unplayable, and still no tags. Even the "Optimize MP4 Layout" in "MP4 Utilities" in foobar2000 produces an error message. My Nero encoder works fine within Nero itself, and with foobar2000, and Nero Frontends.
Thanks for looking into this!
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I guess the tagger damaged the file. (the tagger I used claims that it only tags itunes mp4 files).
Can you try removing or renaming mp4-tg.exe in tools folder, so that it won't be called, and see if the result file playable.
There is a bug that crashes mediacoder when using several encoders (lame mp3, itunesencode, etc.).
Fixed it, also with the realaudio file ext issue! Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1080.zip?download)
As for the mp4 tagging issue, the only solution is to find a better mp4 tagger utility.
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Hi Optimus,
I downloaded the new build 1080 and iTunesencode is working great, Thanks!
Nero though, is not working too well. Mediacoder goes through the encoding process and creates the m4a file, but it is unplayable, and still no tags. Even the "Optimize MP4 Layout" in "MP4 Utilities" in foobar2000 produces an error message. My Nero encoder works fine within Nero itself, and with foobar2000, and Nero Frontends.
Thanks for looking into this!
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I guess the tagger damaged the file. (the tagger I used claims that it only tags itunes mp4 files).
Can you try removing or renaming mp4-tg.exe in tools folder, so that it won't be called, and see if the result file playable.
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I did exactly as you said, and voila, the encoded file played perfectly. The problem was in fact, MP4-tg.exe. I guess the search is on again for a new command-line mp4 tagging utility.
Hello,
There's a very little bug in the mencoder script when setting the output framerate. You should use "-ofps" instead of "-fps", because mencoder keep all the frames hence a slowdowned video not in sync with audio and longer. Ideally, you should use "-fps <input file framerate> -ofps <desired ouput framerate>" but I don't know if you can/want determine the framerate of the input file before lauching mencoder...
Some news about more efficient MP4 encoding ?
AiZ
Hello,
There's a very little bug in the mencoder script when setting the output framerate. You should use "-ofps" instead of "-fps", because mencoder keep all the frames hence a slowdowned video not in sync with audio and longer. Ideally, you should use "-fps <input file framerate> -ofps <desired ouput framerate>" but I don't know if you can/want determine the framerate of the input file before lauching mencoder...
Some news about more efficient MP4 encoding ?
AiZ
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Thanx!. Fixed. Update [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1132.zip?download]here[/url]. This release also fully supports transcoding to VCD/SVCD/DVD complaint files.
As for MP4, currently mp4 with various audio formats and xvid and divx video should be ok, but still have problem with H.264. The mp4 tagger is also not so well. If you have any finding, please post here.
still no nero 7 support?
still no nero 7 support?
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No, have u seen any front-end for Nero 7 encoder in CLI or providing source code?
still no nero 7 support?
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No, have u seen any front-end for Nero 7 encoder in CLI or providing source code?
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[a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102966]http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102966[/url]
Hello,
As for MP4, currently mp4 with various audio formats and xvid and divx video should be ok, but still have problem with H.264. The mp4 tagger is also not so well. If you have any finding, please post here.
If I remember correctly, MP4Box only accept XviD encodings. When I choose MPEG-4 (DivX4/5), MP4Box says that "Video format FMP4 not supported", for example.
Then, if I use Xvid, video on my mobile looks like only I frames are displayed (not really sure, just guessing...). Do you know the XviD settings corresponding to strict MPEG4-SP ? Which profile do match ? Perhaps it's time to rename your profiles to something more understandable...
Anyway, that's a
great tool, being better and better, thanks to your dedication.
AiZ
Fixed a bug in audio filter option and improved VCD/SVCD/DVD transcoding. Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1132.zip?download).
To transcode to VCD/SVCD/DVD, you need to make following settings:
(1) choose MPEG1/2 as video codec
(2) choose MPEG as container, and click option to choose MPEG format
(3) choose FFMPEG as audio encoder
If I remember correctly, MP4Box only accept XviD encodings. When I choose MPEG-4 (DivX4/5), MP4Box says that "Video format FMP4 not supported", for example.
Then, if I use Xvid, video on my mobile looks like only I frames are displayed (not really sure, just guessing...). Do you know the XviD settings corresponding to strict MPEG4-SP ? Which profile do match ? Perhaps it's time to rename your profiles to something more understandable...
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Xvid profile can be specified.
Go Settings -> Video Codecs -> Xvid -> Profile
still no nero 7 support?
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No, have u seen any front-end for Nero 7 encoder in CLI or providing source code?
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[a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102966]http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102966[/url]
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Looks good, but can't download it right now. It's a CLI, so it will be very handy to integrate.
Please remember that you can always get the full source code of this piece of software from SourceForge CVS. Since I'm using SF CVS as my primary development repository (used to sync the copy at my home and at my office, after I found a way to access SF cvs through our company's proxy ), the code is always up-to-date. I welcome everybody to take a look at the source code when encountering any problems or having any ideas of improvements.
ps: I'm an 100% open source supporter.
Just to offer compliments...
I used it last night to try out Helix AAC and that worked fine. Just now, I converted APEs to FLACs and tags got transferred without messing around.
Most remarkable is how logical, intuitive and clean the interface is.
I'm really looking forward to when I can use this with Ivan Dimkovic's latest codecs (kudos to you, also, Ivan!). I unzipped the bundle he gave Roberto into the MediaCoder codecs folder, but nothing happened.
Just to offer compliments...
I used it last night to try out Helix AAC and that worked fine. Just now, I converted APEs to FLACs and tags got transferred without messing around.
Most remarkable is how logical, intuitive and clean the interface is.
I'm really looking forward to when I can use this with Ivan Dimkovic's latest codecs (kudos to you, also, Ivan!). I unzipped the bundle he gave Roberto into the MediaCoder codecs folder, but nothing happened.
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Thanks for your praisful words, by which I'm motivated.
Is the new codec you mentioned Nero7's AAC encoder?
Yes, optimus, I was alluding to this file that Ivan has Roberto hosting:
http://www.rarewares.org/rja/nero_aac_encoder_v3_1_0_2.rar (http://www.rarewares.org/rja/nero_aac_encoder_v3_1_0_2.rar)
I just found the codec can work with MediaCoder. You need to make a setting, go Settings -> Audio Encoders -> Nero AAC Encoder -> Nero Plugin Folder, set it to the folder which contains that 4 dlls.
Hi,
I just found the codec can work with MediaCoder. You need to make a setting, go Settings -> Audio Encoders -> Nero AAC Encoder -> Nero Plugin Folder, set it to the folder which contains that 4 dlls.
Well, I've tried this two or three days ago and even with the last build (1132), it still doesn't work. I've erased mediacoder.cfg and mediacoder.ini, same error : "Error start audio encoder". Sometimes it says that it can't find libmmd.dll and aacenc32.dll. Strange...
AiZ
Hi,
I just found the codec can work with MediaCoder. You need to make a setting, go Settings -> Audio Encoders -> Nero AAC Encoder -> Nero Plugin Folder, set it to the folder which contains that 4 dlls.
Well, I've tried this two or three days ago and even with the last build (1132), it still doesn't work. I've erased mediacoder.cfg and mediacoder.ini, same error : "Error start audio encoder". Sometimes it says that it can't find libmmd.dll and aacenc32.dll. Strange...
AiZ
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I guess I've found the cause for this. Try copying libmmd.dll to Windows' system folder. It should solve the problem. You only need to do so on system with Nero 6 installed.
I guess I've found the cause for this. Try copying libmmd.dll to Windows' system folder. It should solve the problem. You only need to do so on system with Nero 6 installed.
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Nero7 AAC encoder has some kind protection against using it from third-party software more then X times! You must have a little reverse engineering expirience to detect and disarm it
Hello,
I guess I've found the cause for this. Try copying libmmd.dll to Windows' system folder. It should solve the problem. You only need to do so on system with Nero 6 installed.
You're right! Thanks a lot!
AiZ
There is a bug that crashes mediacoder when using several encoders (lame mp3, itunesencode, etc.).
Fixed it, also with the realaudio file ext issue! Update here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mediacoder-0.3.4-build1080.zip?download)
As for the mp4 tagging issue, the only solution is to find a better mp4 tagger utility.
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Hi Optimus,
I downloaded the new build 1080 and iTunesencode is working great, Thanks!
Nero though, is not working too well. Mediacoder goes through the encoding process and creates the m4a file, but it is unplayable, and still no tags. Even the "Optimize MP4 Layout" in "MP4 Utilities" in foobar2000 produces an error message. My Nero encoder works fine within Nero itself, and with foobar2000, and Nero Frontends.
Thanks for looking into this!
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I guess the tagger damaged the file. (the tagger I used claims that it only tags itunes mp4 files).
Can you try removing or renaming mp4-tg.exe in tools folder, so that it won't be called, and see if the result file playable.
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I did exactly as you said, and voila, the encoded file played perfectly. The problem was in fact, MP4-tg.exe. I guess the search is on again for a new command-line mp4 tagging utility.
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I have a newer version of tg.exe (v0.33) and renamed and replaced mp4-tg.exe (v0.32) in the tools dir and foobar doesn't lock up on me anymore and shows full tags. It's from the same author dated a day later. 2003-08-10.
Foobar 0.8.3 with mp4-tg.exe v0.33 shows this:
bitrate = 62
samplerate = 44100
channels = 2
aac_profile = HE AAC
codec = AAC
tool = iTunes v4.0, QuickTime 6.3
--------------------
14219200 samples @ 44100Hz
(rounded samples : 14219016)
Foobar 0.9 beta 10 with mp4-tg.exe v0.33 shows this:
tool = iTunes v4.0, QuickTime 6.3
bitrate = 62
samplerate = 44100
channels = 2
codec = AAC
codec_profile = SBR
----------
14219200 samples @ 44100Hz
File size: 2 552 121 bytes
Hope this helps?
cant get nero to work..
I have a newer version of tg.exe (v0.33) and renamed and replaced mp4-tg.exe (v0.32) in the tools dir and foobar doesn't lock up on me anymore and shows full tags. It's from the same author dated a day later. 2003-08-10.
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That's good. Give me a link to get it.
I guess I've found the cause for this. Try copying libmmd.dll to Windows' system folder. It should solve the problem. You only need to do so on system with Nero 6 installed.
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Nero7 AAC encoder has some kind protection against using it from third-party software more then X times! You must have a little reverse engineering expirience to detect and disarm it
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If it is true, I will remove the 4 dlls from the latest powerpack.
I hope they can make the encoder more open. At this time, most encoders will not have such a limit.
I have a newer version of tg.exe (v0.33) and renamed and replaced mp4-tg.exe (v0.32) in the tools dir and foobar doesn't lock up on me anymore and shows full tags. It's from the same author dated a day later. 2003-08-10.
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That's good. Give me a link to get it.
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Hi Optimus,
This URL is for Version 0.38: [a href="http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip]http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip[/url] and it works as expected with Nero 6.
I have a newer version of tg.exe (v0.33) and renamed and replaced mp4-tg.exe (v0.32) in the tools dir and foobar doesn't lock up on me anymore and shows full tags. It's from the same author dated a day later. 2003-08-10.
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That's good. Give me a link to get it.
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Hi Optimus,
This URL is for Version 0.38: [a href="http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip]http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip[/url] and it works as expected with Nero 6.
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It's an exe with debug info, so it's as big as 800K. I stripped its debug info and compressed it with upx and it becomes 10K. You can download it [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mp4-tagger.zip?download]here[/url].
It will come with next powerpack release.
There is no parametric stereo for Nero HE- AAC in version of 16 dic. Only SBR.
Helix AAC doesn't work here
Very comfortable tool.
There is no parametric stereo for Nero HE- AAC in version of 16 dic. Only SBR.
Helix AAC doesn't work here
Very comfortable tool.
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I used the same code to interface the new Nero codec and previous Nero 6 codec. So the option hasn't been added yet. It will be added later. However, very sadly, the codec is not as free as I expected.
I just posted a mini howto for transcoding only part of the original content (by specifying start time and length) with MediaCoder. Refer to it here (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=39734&st=0#entry350731) if you need it.
I have a newer version of tg.exe (v0.33) and renamed and replaced mp4-tg.exe (v0.32) in the tools dir and foobar doesn't lock up on me anymore and shows full tags. It's from the same author dated a day later. 2003-08-10.
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That's good. Give me a link to get it.
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Hi Optimus,
This URL is for Version 0.38: [a href="http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip]http://users.rcn.com/rpritz/tgutf.zip[/url] and it works as expected with Nero 6.
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It's an exe with debug info, so it's as big as 800K. I stripped its debug info and compressed it with upx and it becomes 10K. You can download it [a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mp4-tagger.zip?download]here[/url].
It will come with next powerpack release.
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tg.exe doesnt not work correctly, as
- it borks .mp4 files (especially ones which have not only one audio stream in the, but eg also video)
- it doesnt tag in utf-8 as its required
If I remember correctly, MP4Box only accept XviD encodings.
not true, mp4box supports all mpeg-4 asp codecs i know (xvid, divx, 3ivx...)
When I choose MPEG-4 (DivX4/5), MP4Box says that "Video format FMP4 not supported", for example.
you encoded with ffmpeg/ffdshow? change the fourcc FMP4 to something mp4box knows, eg DIVX
Then, if I use Xvid, video on my mobile looks like only I frames are displayed (not really sure, just guessing...). Do you know the XviD settings corresponding to strict MPEG4-SP ? Which profile do match ? Perhaps it's time to rename your profiles to something more understandable...
of course xvid's simple profile matches mpeg-4 simple profile
its just that mobiles surely need more restrictions than those defined by simple profile (eg regarding resolution and framerate)
also make sure you didnt fuck up your .mp4 with tg.exe
If there are better free tagger, I will certainly make MediaCoder to use it.
maybe mp4tags.exe from the mpeg4ip project
read this thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018)
Hi Optimus,
I'm not sure what's going on, but version 0.3.4 build 1148 is not working properly with Nero again. It seems that the "tools" folder is not being called. I see neither mp4box or mp4-tg in the "Audio Command" tab when encoding is completed. Foobar2000's MP4 Optimize Layout cannot optimize the file and I have no tags at all, not even bad tags like in Version 0.32 of tg.exe
Thanks for your help and keep up the good work. :-)
Hi Optimus,
I'm not sure what's going on, but version 0.3.4 build 1148 is not working properly with Nero again. It seems that the "tools" folder is not being called. I see neither mp4box or mp4-tg in the "Audio Command" tab when encoding is completed. Foobar2000's MP4 Optimize Layout cannot optimize the file and I have no tags at all, not even bad tags like in Version 0.32 of tg.exe
Thanks for your help and keep up the good work. :-)
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Have a try with latest Powerpack (20051218).
maybe mp4tags.exe from the mpeg4ip project
read this thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018)
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I just found several mp4 taggers [a href="http://kurtnoise.free.fr/mp4tools/]here[/url]. Could any one have a try with all available mp4 taggers and tell us which is the best one?
Hi Optimus,
I'm not sure what's going on, but version 0.3.4 build 1148 is not working properly with Nero again. It seems that the "tools" folder is not being called. I see neither mp4box or mp4-tg in the "Audio Command" tab when encoding is completed. Foobar2000's MP4 Optimize Layout cannot optimize the file and I have no tags at all, not even bad tags like in Version 0.32 of tg.exe
Thanks for your help and keep up the good work. :-)
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Have a try with latest Powerpack (20051218).
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Hi Optimus,
I tried the latest powerpack and I'm still having the same issues, though "Mp4 Optimize Layout" was able to now optimize the file without error. Could this have anything to do with the fact that you are now including the Nero encoder in the "codecs" folder. Since I have Nero 6 installed, I did delete the 3 Nero files in the "codecs" folder before encoding.
Anyone figure out if they are adding some value to Reg to only allow Nero 7's acc encoder to go so many times?
There is a way you could add encoding with Nero 7's .dll's, it is with the Nero Frontend in another thread in this section. You could just send comandline args to the encoder, like with Foobar. It hasn't got some of the updated commands needed to use the .dll's like they were intended, but you can get roughly same bitrates with some imagination.
I'm pretty sure that encoder isn't open source, but could be wrong. Actually, it may be based off another one that is. If so, you could figure out what is going on with it to bypass the problem with the .dll's.
I'll see what I can find out and swing back by here and post.
Optimus, I believe, that option "Delete original files after transcoding" should be placed somewhere in the main window, cause it can be often used.
It's really uncomfortable to dive deep into settings to tell the program kill the source files. And it doesn't show anywhere, so if you don't remember, what settings you have there, you again have to click-click-click.
I would also like to propose a conditional filter for MediaCoder. For example, today I tried to convert a couple hundreds of mp3s to ogg. But I wanted to convert only those mp3s, that have at least 192kbps bitrate. So, it was very complex, cause there were all kinds of bitrates.
also make sure you didnt #$%# up your .mp4 with tg.exe
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I'm planning of transcoding a couple hundred mp3s(with tags) with MediaCoder(MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051218.exe) to aacPlusv2 format wrapped in an mp4 container(with tags transferred). Will MediaCoder do the job properly or is there something I should know of before I proceed to do this? Also, how may I instruct MediaCoder to output files with a *.mp4 extension(rather than *.m4a) ? Thanks.
maybe mp4tags.exe from the mpeg4ip project
read this thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018)
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I just found several mp4 taggers [a href="http://kurtnoise.free.fr/mp4tools/]here[/url]. Could any one have a try with all available mp4 taggers and tell us which is the best one?
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these are only two taggers: tg and mp4tags
also make sure you didnt #$%# up your .mp4 with tg.exe
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I'm planning of transcoding a couple hundred mp3s(with tags) with MediaCoder(MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051218.exe) to aacPlusv2 format wrapped in an mp4 container(with tags transferred). Will MediaCoder do the job properly or is there something I should know of before I proceed to do this? Also, how may I instruct MediaCoder to output files with a *.mp4 extension(rather than *.m4a) ? Thanks.
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i have no idea about this mediacoder tool, sorry
about .mp4 vs. .m4a. .m4a is 100% the same as .mp4, its just that apple had the strange idea of introducing this new extension...
maybe mp4tags.exe from the mpeg4ip project
read this thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=98018)
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I just found several mp4 taggers [a href="http://kurtnoise.free.fr/mp4tools/]here[/url]. Could any one have a try with all available mp4 taggers and tell us which is the best one?
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these are only two taggers: tg and mp4tags
also make sure you didnt #$%# up your .mp4 with tg.exe
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I'm planning of transcoding a couple hundred mp3s(with tags) with MediaCoder(MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051218.exe) to aacPlusv2 format wrapped in an mp4 container(with tags transferred). Will MediaCoder do the job properly or is there something I should know of before I proceed to do this? Also, how may I instruct MediaCoder to output files with a *.mp4 extension(rather than *.m4a) ? Thanks.
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i have no idea about this mediacoder tool, sorry
about .mp4 vs. .m4a. .m4a is 100% the same as .mp4, its just that apple had the strange idea of introducing this new extension...
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Not so strange at all. m4a is mp4 audio only, as mp4 can have both audio and video.
I would also like to propose a conditional filter for MediaCoder. For example, today I tried to convert a couple hundreds of mp3s to ogg. But I wanted to convert only those mp3s, that have at least 192kbps bitrate. So, it was very complex, cause there were all kinds of bitrates.
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Add all of your MP3's to foobar2000 playlist. In foobar2000 settings add bitrate as separate column. Sort your playlist by this column. Select all files which bitrate is at least 192kbps. Use "convert to same directory" command
foobar2000 rocks!
A regular update is ready for download, with some bug fixes. Really busy at work this week, I'm squeezing out time to fix bugs for mediacoder. Next version XML will be used to store config data.
A regular update is ready for download, with some bug fixes. Really busy at work this week, I'm squeezing out time to fix bugs for mediacoder. Next version XML will be used to store config data.
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I just did a clean install of MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051222 and I am still getting untagged files. I have no problems with the other encoders, just Nero. No MP4Box or MP4Tags in the Audio Command Tab. Am I doing something wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Stanley, could you add an m3u playlist input support? So that we could easily add all files contained in the playlist. That'll make it easy to do the conditional transcoding. For example, I sort the mp3s by bitrate in foobar2000, save the transcode list to m3u, add it to MediaCoder!
Stanley, could you add an m3u playlist input support? So that we could easily add all files contained in the playlist. That'll make it easy to do the conditional transcoding. For example, I sort the mp3s by bitrate in foobar2000, save the transcode list to m3u, add it to MediaCoder!
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It already can!
Check out the "File" menu.
A regular update is ready for download, with some bug fixes. Really busy at work this week, I'm squeezing out time to fix bugs for mediacoder. Next version XML will be used to store config data.
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I just did a clean install of MediaCoder-0.3.4-20051222 and I am still getting untagged files. I have no problems with the other encoders, just Nero. No MP4Box or MP4Tags in the Audio Command Tab. Am I doing something wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Nero encoder has already expired on my PC. It produces an error of "invalid procedure call". So, I have no solution for this.
Stanley, excuse me for troubling you for no reason – I missed that Load Queue function. But here's a good suggestion (in addition to putting "Delete Input Files" checkbox somewhere in the main window): set an appropriate advance value for the sliders. In other words: Ogg Vorbis quality slider, when you click it, advances by two, but it would make more sense, if it would advance by one! AAC+ Bitrate slider advances by 22, but 16 would be logical. I don't know about FAAC (by the way, FAAC's Average Bitrate option button is unselectable). HelixMP3 slider moves 30 points - 16 is logical. Don't know about WavPack. Thanks!
Stanley, excuse me for troubling you for no reason – I missed that Load Queue function. But here's a good suggestion (in addition to putting "Delete Input Files" checkbox somewhere in the main window): set an appropriate advance value for the sliders. In other words: Ogg Vorbis quality slider, when you click it, advances by two, but it would make more sense, if it would advance by one! AAC+ Bitrate slider advances by 22, but 16 would be logical. I don't know about FAAC (by the way, FAAC's Average Bitrate option button is unselectable). HelixMP3 slider moves 30 points - 16 is logical. Don't know about WavPack. Thanks!
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[a href="http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm]Here[/url] is a new revision, with m3u support improved (you can now drag an m3u file into MediaCoder or its icon on desktop), and set the slider advances you mentioned.
Thanx for the use of this great program...it makes better cup of coffee now, though still too much cream
Optimus, your program is great, thanks! It's just what I needed for transcoding lots of mp3s into aacPlusv2. However, MediaCoder contains a nasty bug that is also present in at least one other video transcoding GUI incorporating Coding Tech's aacPlusv2 encoding namely, RealAnime. This particular bug introduces an audio delay of about +100ms when transcoding videos to files containing audio streams encoded with CT's aacPlusv2. This delay is hardly noticeable, but is definitely present. I informed RealAnime's author about this and he acknowledged the bug's presence in his program (check out RealAnime's thread in Doom9 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=749152#post749152) where issue is discussed) but was as of yet unable to find a fix. I hope you guys get to the root of this problem and find a solution. Thanks once again for your cool program!
This particular bug introduces an audio delay of about +100ms when transcoding videos to files containing audio streams encoded with CT's aacPlusv2. This delay is hardly noticeable, but is definitely present.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=352640"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Can you check enc_aacplus.exe (get link from my signature) too?
you can now drag an m3u file into MediaCoder or its icon on desktop), and set the slider advances you mentioned.
Optimus, the m3u support works great. But you misinterpreted what I suggested about the sliders! I was talking about advancement, which occurs, when you click to the left, or to the right of this little square, that you usually drag'n'drop. Right now the sliders are unusable, because they have this step set to dragging. But what I've suggested, concerns clicking to the right or to the left on the slider bar, not dragging.
(http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/MediaCoder.png)
So if I click the left button now the value should become 3.80 (advancement by 1.00). And for AAC+, FAAC and HelixMP3 it should be 16. But please leave the drag'n'drop behavior like it was before (advances by 0.01 for Vorbis and by 1 for AAC+, FAAC and HelixMP3). Probably a value of 64 would be good for WavPack's Hybrid Compression (right now it's 1915).
Also not the "Delete Input Files" checkbox placement - just an idea where to place it. Thank you!
Can you check enc_aacplus.exe (get link from my signature) too?
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dimzon, encoding a wave file into aacplusv2 with enc_aacplus.exe and muxing it with a video stream using YAMB mp4Box GUI still produces files with a +100ms delay.
Optimus, here's a another bug to keep you busy Encoding mp3s with a samplerate of 48khz into CT's aacplusv2 produces lower-pitched and lengthier audio files. This happens when using "Winamp Input Plugins" as the "Source" option. Using MPlayer as source produces correctly pitched audio files though... This has been tested on MediaCoder 0.3.4 build 1167.
Can you check enc_aacplus.exe (get link from my signature) too?
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dimzon, encoding a wave file into aacplusv2 with enc_aacplus.exe and muxing it with a video stream using YAMB mp4Box GUI still produces files with a +100ms delay.
Optimus, here's a another bug to keep you busy Encoding mp3s with a samplerate of 48khz into CT's aacplusv2 produces lower-pitched and lengthier audio files. This happens when using "Winamp Input Plugins" as the "Source" option. Using MPlayer as source produces correctly pitched audio files though... This has been tested on MediaCoder 0.3.4 build 1167.
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I will add a workaround for the 100ms delay and it won't be difficult at all.
As for the 48khz issue, could u open the console window and check if the winamp in_mp3.dll recogizes the MP3 file's sample rate correctly?
A workaround has been added.
(http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/screenshots/aacplus-issue.png)
A common option to adjust audio delay has benen added (at Overall/Audio Options/Audio Delay, valid range is +/- 30 seconds).
Also fixed scroll advances.
Download update (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm)
Can you check enc_aacplus.exe (get link from my signature) too?
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Thanx for testing!
Seems like this is enc_aacplus.dll problem....
Encoding files that contain hashes or percentages in filenames eg. "Exit#.mp3" "%Exit.mp3" into an mp4 container causes mp4box to crash and the encode to skip. Is there a way around this other than renaming?
(MediaCoder 0.3.4 build 1167)
Encoding mp3s that contain ID3 v1 and v2 tags to the mp4 container results in metadata corresponding to its ID3v1 counterpart. This will be undesirable when transcoding files containing both versions of ID3 and where ID3v1 metadata is limited by that particular version's constraints, but also includes unconstrained ID3v2 entries.
Hi,
1) Is there anywhere a manual for the mediacoder?
2)
I do not know if I am off topic, but I do not know where else to post this message.
I have some problems with the proper tagging oof the filenames.
I try to convert a cd image (wav+cue) to the corresponding mp3's but the filename is not what I have specified in the "tagging and naming" options.
It seems that the option always default to this:
".\codecs\lame.exe" "$(SourceFile)" "$(DestFile)" --priority 1 -q 0 -r -x -s $(SampleRate) -k --vbr-new -V 6 --tt "$(Title)" --ta "$(Artist)" --tl "$(Album)" --ty "$(Year)" --tn "$(Track)" --tg "$(Genre)" --tc "$(Comment)"
I'd like to now what the "tagging and naming" options precisely do:
* Transfer tags
* Use formatted output filenames
* Output filename format
* Output directory structure
I used "$(Track) - $(Title) --- $(Artist) - $(album)" for output filename format, but it does not work, I tried several of the other options too.
for example, I always get this as a result,
Various - L'Âge d'Or de la Musique Égyptienne.track2.mp3
and not "$(Track) - $(Title) --- $(Artist) - $(album)"
thanks
Build 1236 is out, with some issues mentioned above fixed.
Hi,
I also think this looks like a great tool. I only found it yesterday.
I have a question though. I am wanting to use it to transcode all my FLAC files which I use with my fantastic SONOS system to both MP3 and WMA for use on portable players. When I tested this on a few files I could only get the tags transferred across for the MP3, not the WMA.
Am I missing something or is FLAC -> WMA transcoding with tags not possible?
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Sorry to say that WMA tagging is not supported yet.
If you wanna see tags in your portable player, you can use formatted file name function to make the file name contain the tags you need.
Sorry to say that WMA tagging is not supported yet.
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Thanks for your reply.
Do have any idea if and when tags in WMA will be supported?
Sorry to say that WMA tagging is not supported yet.
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Thanks for your reply.
Do have any idea if and when tags in WMA will be supported?
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As soon as any tagger utility that supports WMA can be found.
MediaCoder 0.3.5 is out. Please uninstall the previous version and download the full pack to upgrade.
Now 3gpp reference AAC+ encoder is included in the full pack and can just be brought into play.
Yesterday AOL has sent me a mail to press me to stop bundling Nullsoft Winamp plugins and AAC+V2 encoder in MediaCoder distribution. So I have replaced all Nullsoft stuff with open source alternatives. Let's say good bye to Nullsoft. However, the interfacing code is still there. Whether using it or not is up to you (of course you need to agree the statement shown).
EDIT: Something missing in the package. Repackaged the full pack.
Optimus, there's a small mistake in the program. For Ogg Vorbis quality settings you should use a coma instead of point (2,75 instead of 2.75), otherwise it encodes as though there's nothing after the first integer (2.75 becomes 2,00).
It's a pity to loose an opportunity to encode freely with Coding Technologies aacPlus... 3GPP is not that good.
Optimus, there's a small mistake in the program. For Ogg Vorbis quality settings you should use a coma instead of point (2,75 instead of 2.75), otherwise it encodes as though there's nothing after the first integer (2.75 becomes 2,00).
It's a pity to loose an opportunity to encode freely with Coding Technologies aacPlus... 3GPP is not that good.
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It's amazing that the bug has existed for such a long time...
You can still encode with CT AAC+ encoder, simply install Winamp, and point the AAC+ encoder DLL (in settings dialog) to the enc_aacplus.dll in the Winamp's "plugins" folder.
The vorbis bug is fixed. Really thanks for finding this out.
I'm re-packaging the full pack and uploading it. As I'm having problem accessing sourceforge these several days, you can only download from cosoft.org.cn at this moment.
EDIT: uploaded.
Yesterday AOL has sent me a mail to press me to stop bundling Nullsoft Winamp plugins and AAC+V2 encoder in MediaCoder distribution. So I have replaced all Nullsoft stuff with open source alternatives. Let's say good bye to Nullsoft. However, the interfacing code is still there. Whether using it or not is up to you (of course you need to agree the statement shown).
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Sad news, are you really scared? Damn, who is AOL to order you to stop bundling AAC+V2 encoder in MediaCoder distribution? Please, back full support for AAC+V2 as soon as possible.
Yesterday AOL has sent me a mail to press me to stop bundling Nullsoft Winamp plugins and AAC+V2 encoder in MediaCoder distribution. So I have replaced all Nullsoft stuff with open source alternatives. Let's say good bye to Nullsoft. However, the interfacing code is still there. Whether using it or not is up to you (of course you need to agree the statement shown).
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Sad news, are you really scared? Damn, who is AOL to order you to stop bundling AAC+V2 encoder in MediaCoder distribution? Please, back full support for AAC+V2 as soon as possible.
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It's AOL's representitive lawyer who sent me that mail. The words in the mail was implying that I am pirating their intellecture property, including the input plugins and the CT aacPlus encoder plugin.
But it doesn't matter, all the input plugins have high quality open source alternatives. As for the AAC+ encoder, I am considering optimizing the 3GPP AAC+ myself.
Kostarum, haven't you read? It doesn't matter, that CT AAC+ is not bundled now, because you can easily use the one bundled with Winamp in MediaCoder.
Optimus, I tried to add cue to MediaCoder today. Here's an example of what's in the cue:
[span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%']FILE "CDImage.ape"
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "I cant't believe that you're in love with me"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014666
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Stardust"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014667
INDEX 00 02:34:35
INDEX 01 02:36:35
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Loot to boot"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014668
INDEX 00 05:18:42
INDEX 01 05:20:42[/span]
MediaCoder finishes the first track, adds tags to it, but never goes on to the next track. Unless you press Stop two times. Then cancel, when it asks to overwrite the first track. And so it encodes the second track. Again freezes at the end. So you press Stop two times. Cancel two times (to skip track 1 and 2). And there it goes encoding track 3... etc
Kostarum, haven't you read? It doesn't matter, that CT AAC+ is not bundled now, because you can easily use the one bundled with Winamp in MediaCoder.
Optimus, I tried to add cue to MediaCoder today. Here's an example of what's in the cue:
[span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%']FILE "CDImage.ape"
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "I cant't believe that you're in love with me"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014666
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Stardust"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014667
INDEX 00 02:34:35
INDEX 01 02:36:35
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Loot to boot"
PERFORMER "Errol Garner"
ISRC DEG730014668
INDEX 00 05:18:42
INDEX 01 05:20:42[/span]
MediaCoder finishes the first track, adds tags to it, but never goes on to the next track. Unless you press Stop two times. Then cancel, when it asks to overwrite the first track. And so it encodes the second track. Again freezes at the end. So you press Stop two times. Cancel two times (to skip track 1 and 2). And there it goes encoding track 3... etc
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Thanks for the report. I will take a look at this issue soon.
Where we can find a "What´s New" when a new version or minor update is released?
Fixed Quantitizer is only avaliable with Xvid? What about H.264 and Mpeg-4 (DivX4/5)?
Fixed Quantitizer is only avaliable with Xvid? What about H.264 and Mpeg-4 (DivX4/5)?
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Yes, H.264 and DivX4/5 encoder don't seem to support this mode.
There will be a what's new from now on.
Stanley, do you have any tips on how to use MediaCoder with Winamp 5.2 aacPlus v 1.2? I simply replaced the codec with the newer one in the MediaCoder\codecs folder. I'm not sure if options like MPEG2 or MPEG4 are recognized.
I actually joined your forum, but I couldn't get into any English sections where I could communicate.
My number 1 request is that the transcoding continue when one file cannot be encoded and that there afterwards be an output log file reporting which files were skipped.
[Addendum: I just installed your January 26, 2006 update and noticed that Ogg Vorvis default seems to have switched to using mplayer. I encoded some FLACs for my iAudio X5 and was amazed to see lancer oggenc2 speeds getting to nearly 34x; before this 29x was the highest.]
Stanley, do you have any tips on how to use MediaCoder with Winamp 5.2 aacPlus v 1.2? I simply replaced the codec with the newer one in the MediaCoder\codecs folder. I'm not sure if options like MPEG2 or MPEG4 are recognized.
I actually joined your forum, but I couldn't get into any English sections where I could communicate.
My number 1 request is that the transcoding continue when one file cannot be encoded and that there afterwards be an output log file reporting which files were skipped.
[Addendum: I just installed your January 26, 2006 update and noticed that Ogg Vorvis default seems to have switched to using mplayer. I encoded some FLACs for my iAudio X5 and was amazed to see lancer oggenc2 speeds getting to nearly 34x; before this 29x was the highest.]
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I haven't tested with aacPlus encoder shipped with Winamp 5.2. I'm not sure if it can work. As the AOL don't like others to call their encoder, I suspect they might have put some barrior.
You request is reasonable. I will apply it.
Yes, the default audio source is not MPlayer, before it was Winamp input plugins. You know, I will sooner or later no longer reply on them. Anyway, I've just optimized the interfacing code with Winamp input plugins to get faster speed.
Optimus, wait a minute, AOL isn't really a owner of AAC+ codec, so I don't know why they emailed you with that stupid warning.
I propose that you continue to use AAC+ encoder, who cares what AOL said.
Hi~optimus
Thanks for your great tool.MediaCoder is very convenient to me.
I'm from Taiwan,and I think it will be great if there is a traditional chinese version.
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year.I think you must be very busy these days.
Sorry for my bad English. Wish you a Happy New Year.
realmax, is that you on the pic, or is that your girl? Pretty!
Optimus, the Resampler makes a click at the beginning of the track, when resampling from 48 to 44.1 KHz, when converting from FLAC. I also tried converting 48 KHz OGG to 44.1 KHz output. It didn't produce a click.
Converting 44.1 KHz FLAC to 32 KHz output doesn't produce a click.
EDIT: Oh, yeah, and another observation. The output produced from 48 KHz FLAC is quiter than the original. So, not only you get the click, you also have incorrect level of the output. I remember having the same problem when converting AC3 (which is always 48 KHz) to 44.1 KHz OGG. I guess it's a bug in resampling tool, used in MediaCoder.
It is too bad that MediaCoder doesn't come bundled with CT's aacPlus encoder anymore (yes, I am aware that you can still manually point MediaCoder to the encoder, but a bundled encoder was way more convenient and user-friendly). CT's implementation of HE-AAC v2 was the best IMHO. Anyways, does anyone know which version of MediaCoder last contained a bundled CT aacPlus encoder, and where I could download this version?
Has anyone gotten to the root of the aacPlus audio delay issue yet?
On a different note, how does one resize video output (when encoding to x264) using high quality filters like "Precise Bicubic" or "Lanczos 3"? Thanks.
He can't bundle it because AOL told him not to, so it doesn't really matter if it was more user friendly or convenient...
In any case, you should not use the bundled version from an older one, because the latest Winamp (and maybe the beta too ?) has a newer version, I think.
Yes, Winamp 5.20 Beta comes with new Coding Technologies AAC+ V2 encoder, which allows to use audio bitrates higher then 128 kbps.
Soon, perhaps within one month, we can expect Winamp 5.2 Final.
Optimus, wait a minute, AOL isn't really a owner of AAC+ codec, so I don't know why they emailed you with that stupid warning.
I propose that you continue to use AAC+ encoder, who cares what AOL said.
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AOL is the owner of Winamp. They bought Nullsoft.
realmax, is that you on the pic, or is that your girl? Pretty!
Optimus, the Resampler makes a click at the beginning of the track, when resampling from 48 to 44.1 KHz, when converting from FLAC. I also tried converting 48 KHz OGG to 44.1 KHz output. It didn't produce a click.
Converting 44.1 KHz FLAC to 32 KHz output doesn't produce a click.
EDIT: Oh, yeah, and another observation. The output produced from 48 KHz FLAC is quiter than the original. So, not only you get the click, you also have incorrect level of the output. I remember having the same problem when converting AC3 (which is always 48 KHz) to 44.1 KHz OGG. I guess it's a bug in resampling tool, used in MediaCoder.
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The resampler provided by MPlayer is not that good. I will add a new resampler later. (I've already got the code).
Hi~optimus
Thanks for your great tool.MediaCoder is very convenient to me.
I'm from Taiwan,and I think it will be great if there is a traditional chinese version.
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year.I think you must be very busy these days.
Sorry for my bad English. Wish you a Happy New Year.
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Hi~新年好! Happy new year!
I'm enjoying the spring festival these days, having dinner with relatives here and there (I guess u r doing these too), so no time for updating
I'm planning for multi-lingual support. Currently there is not any Chinese versions (neither simplified nor traditional Chinese). However I really hope some people can help me with the translation work.
It is too bad that MediaCoder doesn't come bundled with CT's aacPlus encoder anymore (yes, I am aware that you can still manually point MediaCoder to the encoder, but a bundled encoder was way more convenient and user-friendly). CT's implementation of HE-AAC v2 was the best IMHO. Anyways, does anyone know which version of MediaCoder last contained a bundled CT aacPlus encoder, and where I could download this version?
Has anyone gotten to the root of the aacPlus audio delay issue yet?
On a different note, how does one resize video output (when encoding to x264) using high quality filters like "Precise Bicubic" or "Lanczos 3"? Thanks.
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You can bundle a version with CT's encoder yourself, simply by putting the enc_aacplus.dll in the "codecs" folder of MediaCoder.
As for resizing, currently u may take a look at MEncoder docs and adds extra options for it. (In Settings -> Overall -> MEncoder Options -> Extra Options)
Some problems with CD-ripping with your and Nullsoft's last release.
Rips, encodes and then just continues...
If I quit the MediaCoder, encoded files plays just fine.
Happens only, when the source is CD.
An update is available, with the following changes:
1. fixed MP4 issue
2. improved checking for update function
3. added logger
4. added more options for video resizing (including algorithm selection)
5. CT AAC+ will be automatically found and used if WinAmp is installed (at default place)
6. fixed bug when Xvid profile is specified (you still need to specify output framerate manually when using Simple Profile)
The CD-ripping function is broken, as the CD reader plugin (in_CDReader.dll, the substitution for Nullsoft's in_cdda.dll) doesn't work as expected.
EDIT: Now the update has a installer too, no need to extract and overwrite the executable manually any more.
Dear Optimus,
Congratulations for making such a powerful software. As a newbie, I am not able to work with different settings n buttons. Are there any user guide or help topics? I want to use your software to extract one of the channel of the audio track of a karaoke avi into mp3. Can you teach me what settings should be made?
A thousand thanks,
william
Dear Optimus,
Congratulations for making such a powerful software. As a newbie, I am not able to work with different settings n buttons. Are there any user guide or help topics? I want to use your software to extract one of the channel of the audio track of a karaoke avi into mp3. Can you teach me what settings should be made?
A thousand thanks,
william
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Hey, guess what. This is an application that I need, so I made MediaCoder to do it!
Follow these steps:
1. In Audio tab, check the "Split Stereo Channels" checkbox and set "Encoder" to "Lame MP3"
2. In Video tab, set "Video Format" to none
3. Drags your karaoke avi into the list, set an output folder, and click Start button.
Dear Optimus,
Congratulations for making such a powerful software. As a newbie, I am not able to work with different settings n buttons. Are there any user guide or help topics? I want to use your software to extract one of the channel of the audio track of a karaoke avi into mp3. Can you teach me what settings should be made?
A thousand thanks,
william
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=361650"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hey, guess what. This is an application that I need, so I made MediaCoder to do it!
Follow these steps:
1. In Audio tab, check the "Split Stereo Channels" checkbox and set "Encoder" to "Lame MP3"
2. In Video tab, set "Video Format" to none
3. Drags your karaoke avi into the list, set an output folder, and click Start button.
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thanks a lot for the instruction, i did it but the mp3 is shorter and the music and singing are much faster than normal, what have I missed? I try different bitrate but it is the same abnormal sound!
William
Dear Optimus,
Congratulations for making such a powerful software. As a newbie, I am not able to work with different settings n buttons. Are there any user guide or help topics? I want to use your software to extract one of the channel of the audio track of a karaoke avi into mp3. Can you teach me what settings should be made?
A thousand thanks,
william
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=361650"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hey, guess what. This is an application that I need, so I made MediaCoder to do it!
Follow these steps:
1. In Audio tab, check the "Split Stereo Channels" checkbox and set "Encoder" to "Lame MP3"
2. In Video tab, set "Video Format" to none
3. Drags your karaoke avi into the list, set an output folder, and click Start button.
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thanks a lot for the instruction, i did it but the mp3 is shorter and the music and singing are much faster than normal, what have I missed? I try different bitrate but it is the same abnormal sound!
William
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The sample rate of your source avi might not be correctly detected. This can be caused by many reasons.
Currently there is not a forcing sample rate function. I might add this in next release.
Dear Optimus,
Congratulations for making such a powerful software. As a newbie, I am not able to work with different settings n buttons. Are there any user guide or help topics? I want to use your software to extract one of the channel of the audio track of a karaoke avi into mp3. Can you teach me what settings should be made?
A thousand thanks,
william
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=361650"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hey, guess what. This is an application that I need, so I made MediaCoder to do it!
Follow these steps:
1. In Audio tab, check the "Split Stereo Channels" checkbox and set "Encoder" to "Lame MP3"
2. In Video tab, set "Video Format" to none
3. Drags your karaoke avi into the list, set an output folder, and click Start button.
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=361849"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
thanks a lot for the instruction, i did it but the mp3 is shorter and the music and singing are much faster than normal, what have I missed? I try different bitrate but it is the same abnormal sound!
William
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The sample rate of your source avi might not be correctly detected. This can be caused by many reasons.
Currently there is not a forcing sample rate function. I might add this in next release.
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Thanks for your reply. I look forward to you new release.
Cheers,
William
Hello there
What a promising tool here. Thanks for such an extensive development :-) According to these post I am probably only person trying to run this tool under windows 98. I've found the tool yesterday I've been reading these posts all night and I've got no hint regarding windows 98 except of the info that it works there. O yes I am kidding I've not been logged whole night :-) but here is my situation.
I downloaded latest build MediaCoder-0.3.5-20060204.exe, installed full version and :-( causes an illegal operation whe trying to run. I am going to reinstal but is there a chance that I have missed something or forgotten to install something that makes the package supported under windows 98? as I am not planning to use ape encoding in near future I don't have installed unicode layer at the moment.
Windows 98 is mostly not tested when I release. Actually I built 2 versions (one is for win9x) and packaged both of them in the installer. The installer should install different versions on detecting what system it is running on.
I've no idea about what the cause is. However, I did upgraded my NSIS (the installer maker).
Here is the latest Win9x build, u may test it and report me if it works or not.
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/mediacoder-w9x.zip (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/mediacoder-w9x.zip)
Windows 98 is mostly not tested when I release. Actually I built 2 versions (one is for win9x) and packaged both of them in the installer. The installer should install different versions on detecting what system it is running on.
I've no idea about what the cause is. However, I did upgraded my NSIS (the installer maker).
Here is the latest Win9x build, u may test it and report me if it works or not.
http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/mediacoder-w9x.zip (http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/mediacoder-w9x.zip)
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Hm. both the apps the one installed by nsis setup and the one you posted produces the same error too. It is that well-know dialog saying that application has caused an illegal operation. Here is exactly what I see when runing.
Note. I have localized version of windows so I tryed to translate it to english.
Thanks for your support. If this gives you no ideas you can then be sure that you should no longer bother with win 9x and remove respective files from the installer.
I am mainly interested in conversion from MP3 and OGG to HE AAC PS. As winamp transcoder can process up to 30 files per session on my system I am looking for a replacement.
Here is the code:
Application mediacoder-W9X executed illegal instruction in module MEDIACODER-W9X.EXE at 017f:00402f5f.
Registers:
EAX=0046ad2c CS=017f EIP=00402f5f EFLGS=00010293
EBX=ffff6f08 SS=0187 ESP=006bfd58 EBP=0000001b
ECX=0046afb0 DS=0187 ESI=00000000 FS=197f
EDX=0000001b ES=0187 EDI=00000000 GS=0000
bites at CS:EIP:
0f 4f d6 83 78 0c 01 5e 7e 09 89 54 24 04 e9 4e
Stack dump:
0046afb0 00403672 0000001b 0046afb0 00000000 00461c45 006bfe38 0046afb0 00406592 00461c44 0000001b bff77716 00464018 00452e2f 00461c44 7c341cd6
Hi Optimus,
I've been trying to find an opensource app that will transcode .mov files from my camera into .avi files or .mp4 files for my ipod. Videora will transcode the files, but they aren't accepted by my ipod.
Mediacoder has so many options I don't really know where to start.
I managed to get one file to .avi successfully and then through Videora to my ipod, but I can't replicate it, and Mediacoder didn't transcode the sound.
I also had to manually type the .avi extension on to the filename afterwards.
Could you point me at the settings I'm looking for please.
Thanks in advance
Hapax-Legomenon
Optimus, again you compiled buggy release? Newest build 0.3.5 1400 won't transcode from WAV to WMA. I have all nessesary components. Can you fix it soon.
Other conversions are OK, except yopur program, again, won't work if I set container to MP4 format. I use newest MP4 Box version. Paths are OK.
When I select x264 as video encoder it says "This encoding mode is not supported by the encoder" for all the video format. What I have to do?
I have x264 installed son what is the problem?
Can I know what is the version of xvid included ?
Thanks
Messo
Messo, you can't select x264 as video encoder, only mencoder. In future builds, perhaps Optimus change this.
Optimus, I am waiting for your answer.
Thanks Kotarum.....
Bug:
Mediacoder 0.3.5 build 1439 and 1437 crash when No Audio or Waveform/PCM are selected.......
Messo
Well, it crash only if I select WMA for audio, otherwise works OK.
I'm sorry that I've been kept busy with my work at office this week. As soon as my business comes to an end (expected feb 15), I will give an hand to fix all the reported bugs.
hey optimus.
is there any way u, or somebody could release, or point me to version 3.2, as anything more current than that version seems to get buggier and buggier to the point where im using 3.5 and cant even transcode a single file without it crashing.
thanks.
Hi Optimus,
please allow me to introduce myself to you. I am ChristianHJW, one of the admins and founders of the matroska project. Congratulations for your excellent tool, i am testing it currently wiht a lot of different input and output formats (at least this is the plan, time permitting).
We do get a lot of user requests for a simple MKV to DVD conversion tool, and allthough i do have no clue about DVD Authoring, i do understand your tool could be used to transcode a MKV to a MPEG2 file with AC3 audio, and using either PAL or NTSC video resolution.
If your tool works fine for the planned conversion, we are considering to point all matroska users to your tool from our homepage (about 100,000 unique hits per month today). I was testing a similar tool on http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/ (http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/) , it worked fine on various MKVs i threw at it, but i dont like the guys anti-MKV attitude and the fact that only AVI can be the output.
Now, when i set up the audio to be FFMPEG codec, AC3 output, i get the following message (i am using 0.3.5. plus latest update, build 1455) :
'Failed to load FFMPEG audio codec. This is most possible that the encoder is absent'
I got the full pack, so what else could be missing ? Can there be a conflict with latest Dr DivX II from DivX Inc. , which is using (and registering) a ffmpeg.dll on my Windows ?
Thanks for a short reply, i was searching the thread for 'FFMPEG' but didnt find a similar bug report anywhere.
Christian
matroska project admin
http://www.matroska.org (http://www.matroska.org)
If your tool works fine for the planned conversion, we are considering to point all matroska users to your tool from our homepage (about 100,000 unique hits per month today). I was testing a similar tool on http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/ (http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/) , it worked fine on various MKVs i threw at it, but i dont like the guys anti-MKV attitude and the fact that only AVI can be the output.
Now, when i set up the audio to be FFMPEG codec, AC3 output, i get the following message (i am using 0.3.5. plus latest update, build 1455) :
'Failed to load FFMPEG audio codec. This is most possible that the encoder is absent'
I got the full pack, so what else could be missing ? Can there be a conflict with latest Dr DivX II from DivX Inc. , which is using (and registering) a ffmpeg.dll on my Windows ?
Thanks for a short reply, i was searching the thread for 'FFMPEG' but didnt find a similar bug report anywhere.
Christian
matroska project admin
http://www.matroska.org (http://www.matroska.org)
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Thanks for your interest in my tool. I will surely look into this issue. It will be an honor for me to let my software be a choice of the maker of Matroska.
Hey guys, I'm back busy fixing bugs again. There is already a minor update availble now. Check it out (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/changelog.htm).
Optimus, hurry up, fix WMA conversion problem.
And, Mediacoder have a huge bug with Windows XP SP2. Here is the log file.
Note that this is a Windows XP log file, not a Mediacoder log file.
Here it is:
Hey Kostarum, you can send me the log file via email.
PS. I suggest u clean up your post so that other readers can read posts with ease.
could release MidiaCoder by archive pack (no install)?
软件很不错,但希望可以提供免安装版本
could release MidiaCoder by archive pack (no install)?
软件很不错,但希望可以提供免安装版本
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Please set your heart at rest. The installer is quite "green", besides extracting files, it only adds very limited data into your system (the startup menu, desktop icon and uninstall info). No garbage at all because I hate garbage.
Optimus, hurry up, fix WMA conversion problem.
And, Mediacoder have a huge bug with Windows XP SP2. Here is the log file.
Note that this is a Windows XP log file, not a Mediacoder log file.
Here it is:
Hey Kostarum, you can send me the log file via email.
PS. I suggest u clean up your post so that other readers can read posts with ease.
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OK, Optimus, I will try new build 1458. And after that, I will send you a log file, if bug is still present. Just to inform you, WMA encoding work very well in 0.3.4 builds?
Well, Mediacoder build 0.3.5 1458 still won't compress from WAV or any other audio source to WMA audio format. Here is the proof:
http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=l...uild14580vr.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logfrom035build14580vr.jpg)
What can you do about this, Optimus It's really annoying.
Well, Mediacoder build 0.3.5 1458 still won't compress from WAV or any other audio source to WMA audio format. Here is the proof:
http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=l...uild14580vr.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logfrom035build14580vr.jpg)
What can you do about this, Optimus It's really annoying.
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Have u tried re-installing Windows Media Encoder?
No, but I don't believe that Windows Media Encoder make any problem. Winamp 5.12 playing WMA and WMV9 files without any problem.
From Winamp, ripping in WMA format works.
Hi Optimus!
I just downloaded MediaCoder and it seems to be a great program
I did however run into problems as I started using it, as I wasn't able to transcode either .wmv (Windows media video) or .mov (Quicktime) files.
When I add one of these files I get the following information in the console window:
----------
C:\Test.wmv
Incorrect extension. Use option --nocheck to force processing.
** ERRORS:
Incorrect extensions: 1
---------
Is there an easy way to resolve this problem?
Kind regards,
Klas
mpc to anything encoding is broken, as well as wave, and in winamp input mode, mp3....actually...everything is broken, also...the program wont save your old encoding settings when you exit out!
Thanks for the information!
Guess I'll just wait for an updated version of the program then...
mpc to anything encoding is broken, as well as wave, and in winamp input mode, mp3....actually...everything is broken, also...the program wont save your old encoding settings when you exit out!
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mpc to anything encoding is broken, as well as wave, and in winamp input mode, mp3....actually...everything is broken, also...the program wont save your old encoding settings when you exit out!
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The critical bug is fixed! I'm sorry to have so many things broken, however all these are caused by one mistake, actually a single mis-typed line in the code. Get the latest update [a href="http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm]here[/url], please. This should fix some of the bugs mentioned in the above posts.
Another audio related bug is found by Todd and is fixed. Thanks todd.
Update here (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm).
Sorry for unthorough testing.
EDIT: Please download the full pack to get MPlayer & MEncoder updated. I've patched them to fix some issues.
Optimus, my Russian tags become scrambled in transcoded files. Previously I used Multi Frontend for transcoding, which utilised Tag v2.0.39 for copying tags and it produced no errors.
EDIT: Oh, yeah, and comment tag doesn't get transfered with MediaCoder (at least in MP3 > OGG conversion), which is also not the issue with Tag v2.0.39, that does the job great.
Perhaps switching to Tag would be a good idea? You decide.
Hi Optimus,
Thank you very much for the great tool you have produced! MediaCoder really rocks!
I just have to report a minor bug in the GUI: if the resolution of the screen is more than 1024x768, the "Settings" menu is not well displayed: the options are not visible, but you can still select them by clicking in the arrows of the bottom box which are displayed in grey, as if they were not selectable, but which work if you click on them.
Otherwise I think that the big step forward will be to set up a wizard menu with presets enabling an easier conversion for those not aware with media files conversion, such as the commercial tool of Xilisoft "3GP converter".
Hi Optimus,
Thank you very much for the great tool you have produced! MediaCoder really rocks!
I just have to report a minor bug in the GUI: if the resolution of the screen is more than 1024x768, the "Settings" menu is not well displayed: the options are not visible, but you can still select them by clicking in the arrows of the bottom box which are displayed in grey, as if they were not selectable, but which work if you click on them.
Otherwise I think that the big step forward will be to set up a wizard menu with presets enabling an easier conversion for those not aware with media files conversion, such as the commercial tool of Xilisoft "3GP converter".
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Talking about a wizard, I'm so excited to say there will be a nice web based wizard in the near future to guide users to do transcoding step by step. I've already integrated a mini http server (it's my own work) into MediaCoder. My gf is going to help me to render some web pages.
As for the GUI bug, I guess u r using big font schema, are you? Currently MediaCoder's GUI only looks nice with standard font size.
Optimus, my Russian tags become scrambled in transcoded files. Previously I used Multi Frontend for transcoding, which utilised Tag v2.0.39 for copying tags and it produced no errors.
EDIT: Oh, yeah, and comment tag doesn't get transfered with MediaCoder (at least in MP3 > OGG conversion), which is also not the issue with Tag v2.0.39, that does the job great.
Perhaps switching to Tag would be a good idea? You decide.
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Can u give me a link to this tagger?
As for the GUI bug, I guess u r using big font schema, are you? Currently MediaCoder's GUI only looks nice with standard font size.
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Exactly! Unluckly turning back to normal font size will make my screen unreadable as i'm currently working with a wuxga laptop (1920x1200) with a 15'4 screen
Great idea the mini http server! I recommand your tool everywhere in the web Great work!
Tag v2.0.39b (TAG command line tagger) is available in Others (http://www.rarewares.org/others.html) section of Rarewares.
Otherwise is it planned to implement the "transport stream" file format (.ts), which is very popular in hdtv files? There is actually no good and reliable tool to manage quickly and efficiently those kinds of files and that will be great if it was implemented in MediaCoder.
Optimus, please update AAC+ V2 encoder. Winamp 5.20 official version is here, so you should use newest Coding Tehnologies AAC+ V2 codec in Media Coder 0.36
Otherwise is it planned to implement the "transport stream" file format (.ts), which is very popular in hdtv files? There is actually no good and reliable tool to manage quickly and efficiently those kinds of files and that will be great if it was implemented in MediaCoder.
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TS is something interesting to support (I love HDTV). I will try.
Optimus, please update AAC+ V2 encoder. Winamp 5.20 official version is here, so you should use newest Coding Tehnologies AAC+ V2 codec in Media Coder 0.36
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CT AAC+ V2 encoder is not bundled in MediaCoder. I just installed Winamp 5.20 and tested MediaCoder with the new AAC+ encoder and it works. Simply update your Winamp and MediaCoder will use the new AAC+ encoder. You can also copy the enc_aacplus.dll from Winamp's "plugins" folder into MediaCoder's "codecs" folder to get it to work.
It looks like that the updated AAC+ V2 encoder in Winamp supports bitrates higher than 128Kbps. But this is only available in PRO version. I will test it later and add corresponding options to MediaCoder if necessary.
Optimus, please update AAC+ V2 encoder. Winamp 5.20 official version is here, so you should use newest Coding Tehnologies AAC+ V2 codec in Media Coder 0.36
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It looks like that the updated AAC+ V2 encoder in Winamp supports bitrates higher than 128Kbps. But this is only available in PRO version. I will test it later and add corresponding options to MediaCoder if necessary.
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Yes, you should do that, Optimus
Two questions:
Are there any walkthroughs out there (eg., Converting a series of VOB files to one AVI), and has anyone made a preset yet for ESS-based standalones?
Currently using the Dr., or AutoGK (Mainly due to availablility of existing presets).
Have heard great things about this encoding program and would love to give it a try.
Thanks!
It looks like that the updated AAC+ V2 encoder in Winamp supports bitrates higher than 128Kbps. But this is only available in PRO version. I will test it later and add corresponding options to MediaCoder if necessary.
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i tested full (not pro) version
[a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102942]http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102942[/url]
accepted ranges are
int bitrates[3][6] =
{
{
//he - mono, stereo, 6ch
8000, 64000, 16000, 128000, 96000, 213335
},
{
//lc - mono, stereo, 6ch
8000, 160000, 16000, 320000, 160000, 320000
},
{
//hi - mono, stereo, 6ch
8000, 160000, 96000, 256000, 0, 0
}
};
I believe nobody need stereo HE-AAC > 128kbps and 213kbps is enought for 6ch
I found it is a REALLY GOOD converter, but have a few problems to ask
1.How to check the encoder (codec) version?
2.Error occured when trancoding OGG to the Helix format (not Helix Mp3), using default settings, but suceed when Wav-> Helix
3.More over, sometimes the sample rate of output drops to 16000 Hz instead of 44.1K
Optimus, I just saw that Media Coder doesn't support AC3 audio. Please, can you add support for AC3 audio( input format, not output).
Optimus, I just saw that Media Coder doesn't support AC3 audio. Please, can you add support for AC3 audio( input format, not output).
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You mean AC3 audio as input? Which container format is your AC3 audio in? AC3 audio in MPEG container is supported (multi-channel isn't though).
I believe nobody need stereo HE-AAC > 128kbps and 213kbps is enought for 6ch
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Thanks for sharing the info, dimzon.
I found it is a REALLY GOOD converter, but have a few problems to ask
1.How to check the encoder (codec) version?
2.Error occured when trancoding OGG to the Helix format (not Helix Mp3), using default settings, but suceed when Wav-> Helix
3.More over, sometimes the sample rate of output drops to 16000 Hz instead of 44.1K
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1. A useful function to add.
2. I'll look into this problem.
3. When this takes place, please check Settings -> Audio Filters -> Resampling to see if the resampler is turned on.
Are there any walkthroughs out there (eg., Converting a series of VOB files to one AVI), and has anyone made a preset yet for ESS-based standalones?
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Do u have the spec for the format you need?
Do u have the spec for the format you need?
ESS chipset standalones would be an XVID encode with the following caveats: (these would make them work fine in just about *any* standalone DivX supporting player)
Absolutely NO: QPEL, AQ, Treillis, GMC
MAX consecutive B-VOPS set to 2.00
Quantizer ratio used: 1.50
Quantizer offset used: 1.00
NO PACKED bitstream (NVOPs)
Closed GOV checked
PROFILE LEVEL AS@L5
Chroma motion set
turbo checked :-)
VHQ varied from 1 - 4
MOTION SEARCH PRECISION set to 6
MIN/MAX I-B-P quantizers set to 2/31 respectively
Remember, B-VOP should be turned on or else NVOPs will be created, and these (packed bitstreams) will cause the movie to skip in the player.
This has been tested and proven to work in both ESS and MTK based standalones. Maximum compatibility, basically.
It's a lot to change each time going in and it would be much appreciated to see a preset in there for standalones.
Thanks!
(Did an encode of a set of VOBs, the program didn't join them, but instead gave me 4 encodes...one for each VOB. Can this program join VOBs as one stream, or do I need to look elsewhere for that? I couldn't find an option for that anywhere.)
I believe nobody need stereo HE-AAC > 128kbps and 213kbps is enought for 6ch
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Thanks for sharing the info, dimzon.
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the source code is included in archive and it's GPL-ed, you can use it to speedup your development a bit
Optimus, I just saw that Media Coder doesn't support AC3 audio. Please, can you add support for AC3 audio( input format, not output).
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You mean AC3 audio as input? Which container format is your AC3 audio in? AC3 audio in MPEG container is supported (multi-channel isn't though).
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Yes, I mean AC3 Audio as input. Container is *.AC3 and Media Coder doesn't support it. Can you add support for AC3 container? It's really important to me, Optimus.
I believe nobody need stereo HE-AAC > 128kbps and 213kbps is enought for 6ch
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Thanks for sharing the info, dimzon.
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the source code is included in archive and it's GPL-ed, you can use it to speedup your development a bit
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Thanks dimzon.
btw: what's the major difference you've found between the aac+ encoder of pre 5.12 and that of 5.20.
Optimus, I just saw that Media Coder doesn't support AC3 audio. Please, can you add support for AC3 audio( input format, not output).
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You mean AC3 audio as input? Which container format is your AC3 audio in? AC3 audio in MPEG container is supported (multi-channel isn't though).
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Yes, I mean AC3 Audio as input. Container is *.AC3 and Media Coder doesn't support it. Can you add support for AC3 container? It's really important to me, Optimus.
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Ok, I'll try.
Do u have the spec for the format you need?
ESS chipset standalones would be an XVID encode with the following caveats: (these would make them work fine in just about *any* standalone DivX supporting player)
Absolutely NO: QPEL, AQ, Treillis, GMC
MAX consecutive B-VOPS set to 2.00
Quantizer ratio used: 1.50
Quantizer offset used: 1.00
NO PACKED bitstream (NVOPs)
Closed GOV checked
PROFILE LEVEL AS@L5
Chroma motion set
turbo checked :-)
VHQ varied from 1 - 4
MOTION SEARCH PRECISION set to 6
MIN/MAX I-B-P quantizers set to 2/31 respectively
There are some xvid options to add to match your need. You may first try specifying the xvid profile alone to see if it will work. I think the profile should already restrict most of the encoding parameters.
(Did an encode of a set of VOBs, the program didn't join them, but instead gave me 4 encodes...one for each VOB. Can this program join VOBs as one stream, or do I need to look elsewhere for that? I couldn't find an option for that anywhere.)
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Good question.
Will you be implementing reading IFO (parsing) ?
And maybe also a subtitle feature (burn in subtitles when converting a DVD --> AVI and when having a AVI and .srt or .sub files)
Would be great !!
BTW GREAT proggie !
Thanks for all your great work !
btw: what's the major difference you've found between the aac+ encoder of pre 5.12 and that of 5.20.
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I can't tell you nothing about quality (i don't ABX-ed) but new enc_aacplus.dll
- can produce MPEG4 AAC instead of MPEG2 AAC
- supports 6ch encoding
- supports LC encoding
- new aacPlusHight encoder implemented
btw: what's the major difference you've found between the aac+ encoder of pre 5.12 and that of 5.20.
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I can't tell you nothing about quality (i don't ABX-ed) but new enc_aacplus.dll- can produce MPEG4 AAC instead of MPEG2 AAC
- supports 6ch encoding
- supports LC encoding
- new aacPlusHight encoder implemented
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Yes, indeed. But I don't know why they introduce HE-AAC High bitrate encoder!!! Everyone know that HE-AAC works well until 80 kbps.
And about LC-AAC encoder, can anyone know to tell me about sound quality on 96 kbps? Thanks
Last question: Dimzon, can you tell mne what is the difference between MPEG2-AAC and MPEG4-AAC encoder? In quality or....
Last question: Dimzon, can you tell mne what is the difference between MPEG2-AAC and MPEG4-AAC encoder? In quality or....
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It's just 1 bit in every ADTS packed header
But some modern players/decoders does'nt understand MPEG2-AAC
@optimus
Seems like you perform some modifications/tweaks for 3GPP Reference encoder. Can you share this code with me (I know i can get all MediaCoder code at once but i doesn't want to read to much C++ code)
@optimus
Hi.
I have a problem with your program.
When i want to transcode a file and use the normalize option...
If the file fades in quietly, the volume is raised into stages, instead in
flowing wise...
Do you understand ?
(Did an encode of a set of VOBs, the program didn't join them, but instead gave me 4 encodes...one for each VOB. Can this program join VOBs as one stream, or do I need to look elsewhere for that? I couldn't find an option for that anywhere.)
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Good question.
Will you be implementing reading IFO (parsing) ?
And maybe also a subtitle feature (burn in subtitles when converting a DVD --> AVI and when having a AVI and .srt or .sub files)
Would be great !!
BTW GREAT proggie !
Thanks for all your great work !
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IFO parsing and subtitle are both supported (not perfect).
To see IFO info, insert your DVD and click Add Track button and set disc type to DVD.
Subtitle can be enabled at Settings -> Overall -> Decoding Options -> Subtitle Language. Here you should type the language code, e.g. "en" for English etc.
@optimus
Seems like you perform some modifications/tweaks for 3GPP Reference encoder. Can you share this code with me (I know i can get all MediaCoder code at once but i doesn't want to read to much C++ code)
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[a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/aacPlusenc.zip]HERE[/url] is the code of the 3GPP reference encoder used in MediaCoder. It's organized as a VS2003 project. Of course you can get it compiled by other compilers.
hi,optimus
any mirrors,it seems sf is blocked here,cann't download it from sf.
@optimus
Sorry for my double post, but please read my problem
When i want to convert an audio file and use the normalize option, then it happens something wrong.
example:
If the file fading in quietly, the volume is raised into steps, instead of a flowing transition...
Do you understand ?
hi,optimus
any mirrors,it seems sf is blocked here,cann't download it from sf.
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SourceForge is banned in China (don't know if it is temporary or permanent). Nothing is more terrible than that! I'm very angry about this!
Luckily our company has direct data route to US, so I can still access CVS and do release at work.
I will set up a mirror for web pages, downloads and auto-update at the web space on rarewares.org.
EDIT: latest update can be downloaded from rarewares mirror site [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/dlupdate.htm]here[/url]
@optimus
Sorry for my double post, but please read my problem
When i want to convert an audio file and use the normalize option, then it happens something wrong.
example:
If the file fading in quietly, the volume is raised into steps, instead of a flowing transition...
Do you understand ?
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The reason why there is such an effect is that the normalization is done on-the-fly, instead of 2-pass (analysis + processing). It is possible to add a 2-pass normalization function, however this will be slow and requiring creating a intermediate waveform file. An alternative is to manually set volume gain the audio if u simply wanna raise the volume to some extent.
The reason why there is such an effect is that the normalization is done on-the-fly, instead of 2-pass (analysis + processing). It is possible to add a 2-pass normalization function, however this will be slow and requiring creating a intermediate waveform file. An alternative is to manually set volume gain the audio if u simply wanna raise the volume to some extent.
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Hi
A twopass routine is an good idea. Because I want to convert audio in high quality
Can you implement this function ?
There is an good sampling rate converter...<--- It can change the samplerate and normalize in single or in twopass.
[a href="http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/]http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/[/url]
Maybe you can use this ?
Greets
Pacemaker
This is a little off topic, but that's really too bad that Sourceforge is banned in China. Thanks for the great work though.
A twopass routine is an good idea. Because I want to convert audio in high quality
Can you implement this function ?
There is an good sampling rate converter...<--- It can change the samplerate and normalize in single or in twopass.
http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/ (http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/)
Maybe you can use this ?
Greets
Pacemaker
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The tools on the web site looks like useful. I'll try integrating them into MediaCoder.
hi,optimus
any mirrors,it seems sf is blocked here,cann't download it from sf.
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SourceForge is banned in China (don't know if it is temporary or permanent). Nothing is more terrible than that! I'm very angry about this!
Luckily our company has direct data route to US, so I can still access CVS and do release at work.
I will set up a mirror for web pages, downloads and auto-update at the web space on rarewares.org.
EDIT: latest update can be downloaded from rarewares mirror site [a href="http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/dlupdate.htm]here[/url]
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Thanks,i've got it from the mirror.It's true that SourceForge is banned in China,the China Telecom‘s alwayls doing such disgraceful things.
Optimus, I just saw that Media Coder doesn't support AC3 audio. Please, can you add support for AC3 audio( input format, not output).
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You mean AC3 audio as input? Which container format is your AC3 audio in? AC3 audio in MPEG container is supported (multi-channel isn't though).
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Yes, I mean AC3 Audio as input. Container is *.AC3 and Media Coder doesn't support it. Can you add support for AC3 container? It's really important to me, Optimus.
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I guess you are transcoding a multiple-channel AC3 file, which requires you make some extra settings to downmix to stereo, as multiple-channel isn't supported up to this moment.
Yes, you are right, Optimus. I am transcoding 5.1 AC3 audio file.
The tools on the web site looks like useful. I'll try integrating them into MediaCoder.
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Cool.
I hope you can implement this. Good luck and many thanks....
Greets
Pacemaker
I found another problem:
1. when i use MediaCoder to transcode my video from Digital cam,the soundtrack has gone
please refer to my file: http://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=050306/1...96/DSCN0058.zip (http://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=050306/1141518896/DSCN0058.zip)
or
http://www.savefile.com/files/7342621 (http://www.savefile.com/files/7342621)
2. Error when OGG --> Helix
(p.s. tell me how to post attachments properly)
I found another problem:
1. when i use MediaCoder to transcode my video from Digital cam,the soundtrack has gone
please refer to my file: http://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=050306/1...96/DSCN0058.zip (http://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=050306/1141518896/DSCN0058.zip)
or
http://www.savefile.com/files/7342621 (http://www.savefile.com/files/7342621)
2. Error when OGG --> Helix
(p.s. tell me how to post attachments properly)
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SourceForge CVS server has been banned here. I wonder if they know what they are doing! This ugly action has affected my development. Is there anyone who can kindly provide me with a stable proxy server.
But, but, why the hell they banned SourceForce CVS server in China? Do you know, Optimus, what's the main reason for that ugly action?
there are corecodec.org with same features as sf
maybe migrate on it?
First of all: MediaCode is amazing!!!
Now to the questions:
1 - My CT AAC+ encoding isn't working. I went to its settings and noticed that there's nothing in the encoder path option. What do I do to make it work?
2 - I read another day about a listening test where Nero AAC encoder had a problem: on the beginning of the sample it had a very high quality but then it decreased because Nero had used all the bytes that were possible (sorry, but I don't know the correct language... hope you understand... ). I think there's something like that happening with MediaCoder's 3GPP m4a encoder: on the first second the song semms like a 128kbps mp3, but then the quality falls. Do you know what's going on?
3 - Is it possible to make an AAC+ v2 higher than 48k?
THANKS!
Do you installed Winamp 5.20 Pro on your system? If your answer is NO, then you must install Winamp 5.20, in order to use CT AAC+ encoding in MediaCoder.
Not necessarily PRO, but the free full version will do.
CT AAC+ encoder can encode at higher rate than 48Kbps, however, the Parametric Stereo doesn't work above 48Kbps.
But, but, why the hell they banned SourceForce CVS server in China? Do you know, Optimus, what's the main reason for that ugly action?
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I'm not sure about this.
EDIT: Anyway I'm glad to see that the whole SourceForge is unbanned now.
there are corecodec.org with same features as sf
maybe migrate on it?
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Thanks, I'll take a look at it!
EDIT: Corecodec looks nice. I've already sumbitted my registeration request.
Optimus:
Thank you so much for such a wonderful tool! This is such a blessing for us that can appriciate high end audio codecs but do not want to use a command prompt whenever we want to encode something!
Thank you for your time and effort in making this tool, I am passing it around to all my audio/video savvy friends, who think its the greatest thing since sliced bread!
I cant wait till me Nokia 6682 gets here so I can fiddle with watching re-encoded video on my phone
Now, anyone know of a clever (easy) way to rotate video 90degrees?
Thanks again,
blindell
You have filters in Virtual Dub for that, I think it's called rotate and rotate2 filters.
Optimus, about AC3 support, how it's going? Do you progress in developing support for AC3 input?
And, just one more question: do you planning to change options for CT AAC+ V2 encoder in Media Coder, because I can't use LC-AAC encoder from Media Coder, neither High Bitrate HE-AAC encoder.
Look into Winamp 5.20 Pro.
You have filters in Virtual Dub for that, I think it's called rotate and rotate2 filters.
Optimus, about AC3 support, how it's going? Do you progress in developing support for AC3 input?
And, just one more question: do you planning to change options for CT AAC+ V2 encoder in Media Coder, because I can't use LC-AAC encoder from Media Coder, neither High Bitrate HE-AAC encoder.
Look into Winamp 5.20 Pro.
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I'm working on the new CT AAC+ interfacing code right now. Please stand by.
As for AC3, currently stereo AC3 can be transcoded (or downmix of multiple-channel AC3), multiple-channel isn't going to be supported very soon, cause this requires some work on the whole arch. Time is really limited. I would really wanna resign from my current job and do it full time, but I've to make a living you know.
Optimus:
Thank you so much for such a wonderful tool! This is such a blessing for us that can appriciate high end audio codecs but do not want to use a command prompt whenever we want to encode something!
Thank you for your time and effort in making this tool, I am passing it around to all my audio/video savvy friends, who think its the greatest thing since sliced bread!
I cant wait till me Nokia 6682 gets here so I can fiddle with watching re-encoded video on my phone
Now, anyone know of a clever (easy) way to rotate video 90degrees?
Thanks again,
blindell
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There is a MPlayer video filter to do rotation. I'll add options for this filter. You will be able to do this in MediaCoder soon.
Optimus, about AC3 support, how it's going? Do you progress in developing support for AC3 input?
Yet another idea - to wrap BASS library for decoding
http://www.un4seen.com/bass.html (http://www.un4seen.com/bass.html)
The BASS library is free for non-money making use - if you are not charging for the software (and it has no other commercial purpose, eg. advertising), then you can use BASS in it for free.MP3/MP2/MP1/OGG/WAV/AIFF/MOD/XM/WMA/FLAC/WavPack/Speex/Musepack /AAC/M4A/ALAC/TTA/APE/OptimFROG
Sounds promising, isn't it?
Optimus, about AC3 support, how it's going? Do you progress in developing support for AC3 input?
Yet another idea - to wrap BASS library for decoding
http://www.un4seen.com/bass.html (http://www.un4seen.com/bass.html)
The BASS library is free for non-money making use - if you are not charging for the software (and it has no other commercial purpose, eg. advertising), then you can use BASS in it for free.
MP3/MP2/MP1/OGG/WAV/AIFF/MOD/XM/WMA/FLAC/WavPack/Speex/Musepack /AAC/M4A/ALAC/TTA/APE/OptimFROG
Sounds promising, isn't it?
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Very interesting! It's worth trying.
An update with support for new CT AAC+ encoder from Winamp 5.20 is released. Some of you might be interested in it.
Very interesting! It's worth trying.
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I have created BassAudio - Avisynth input plugin using BASS
[a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=108254]http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=108254[/url]
It's really very easy to use API
Very interesting! It's worth trying.
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I have created BassAudio - Avisynth input plugin using BASS
[a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=108254]http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=108254[/url]
It's really very easy to use API
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It looks like Bass can do CD ripping and live recording, isn't it? This is what I need most.
(http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/screenshots/aacplus.png)
Well, my 1st and 3rd questions were nothing but the same thing: I was thinking about using CT to encode AAC v2 with a little higher quality than using 3GPP, but now I'll change the question:
-> Why isn't it possible to encode in AAC v2 over 48k? Is it going to be possible someday? (I think 64k would make me satisfied)
And what about the decreasing quality after the first second on 3GPP encoded files...? It seems like a bug to me... is it?
Well, my 1st and 3rd questions were nothing but the same thing: I was thinking about using CT to encode AAC v2 with a little higher quality than using 3GPP, but now I'll change the question:
-> Why isn't it possible to encode in AAC v2 over 48k? Is it going to be possible someday? (I think 64k would make me satisfied)
And what about the decreasing quality after the first second on 3GPP encoded files...? It seems like a bug to me... is it?
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You can transcode to AAC+ V2 up to 256Kbps now. (install Winamp 5.20). Of course, Parametric Stereo is still only for <=48kbps.
3GPP encoder is the reference encoder. Most AAC+ encoders are derived from it and tweaked on it I think.
optinus, could you please offer a bonus tool: a 3rd party command line CT aac encoder that can use encoder dll from winamp 5.2, so we can use this tool with foobar2000 with more convenience?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Wow. Optimus, your tool is just amazing. It can even encode to aac file with non-standard bitrate, like 133 kb. It can also allocate where CT's aac encoder automatically.
Keep up the good work.
optinus, could you please offer a bonus tool: a 3rd party command line CT aac encoder that can use encoder dll from winamp 5.2, so we can use this tool with foobar2000 with more convenience?
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You should ask foobar's developer to do this.
optinus, could you please offer a bonus tool: a 3rd party command line CT aac encoder that can use encoder dll from winamp 5.2, so we can use this tool with foobar2000 with more convenience?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Wow. Optimus, your tool is just amazing. It can even encode to aac file with non-standard bitrate, like 133 kb. It can also allocate where CT's aac encoder automatically.
Keep up the good work.
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Hey, it's already here:get enc_aacplus_20060226 from here: [a href="http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=1bb59ddf-901b-43a5-bd54-b0999e8e223e]http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/worksp...54-b0999e8e223e[/url]
extract enc_aacplus.exe and place enc_aacplus.dll near
place mp4box.exe near too
talking about foobar2000 v0.9 RC (2006-02-21) you must go to menu File->Preferences.
(http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/7808/p21ua.png)
And configure your encoder
(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4743/1115sd.png)
Well, here http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm (http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm) it says that AAC+ v2 = v1 + PS, that's why I asked for a v2 over 48k (I understood that if it has no PS it's not v2, right...?)
In other words, I wanted to know why isn't it possible to activate PS over 48k.
Now on the v2 encoding: you're telling me that any other encoder may be better than 3GPP's one... but I still can't make the CT work (my winamp is 5.20, build 393 beta (x86) and mediacoder 0.3.6 build 1560).
I noticed that the "path" inside CT's settings is blank... I'm supposed to put something there, right...? If yes, what is the right .dll? enc_aacplus from winamp plugins?
I hope I didn't mess the infos up again...
Well... if the answer is YES for the winamp plugin I'll be very sorry to say that I tested it now and had the same problem: after the firt second the audio quality highly decreases. Damn...
Well, here http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm (http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm) it says that AAC+ v2 = v1 + PS, that's why I asked for a v2 over 48k (I understood that if it has no PS it's not v2, right...?)
In other words, I wanted to know why isn't it possible to activate PS over 48k.
Now on the v2 encoding: you're telling me that any other encoder may be better than 3GPP's one... but I still can't make the CT work (my winamp is 5.20, build 393 beta (x86) and mediacoder 0.3.6 build 1560).
I noticed that the "path" inside CT's settings is blank... I'm supposed to put something there, right...? If yes, what is the right .dll? enc_aacplus from winamp plugins?
I hope I didn't mess the infos up again...
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In this case, you can manually copy enc_aacplus.dll to the "codecs" folder of MediaCoder folder, and you'd better choose "Revert All Settings" after that and restart MediaCoder. I think MediaCoder failed to found Winamp's installation folder at your place.
Well, here http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm (http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm) it says that AAC+ v2 = v1 + PS, that's why I asked for a v2 over 48k (I understood that if it has no PS it's not v2, right...?)
In other words, I wanted to know why isn't it possible to activate PS over 48k.
Now on the v2 encoding: you're telling me that any other encoder may be better than 3GPP's one... but I still can't make the CT work (my winamp is 5.20, build 393 beta (x86) and mediacoder 0.3.6 build 1560).
I noticed that the "path" inside CT's settings is blank... I'm supposed to put something there, right...? If yes, what is the right .dll? enc_aacplus from winamp plugins?
I hope I didn't mess the infos up again...
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In this case, you can manually copy enc_aacplus.dll to the "codecs" folder of MediaCoder folder, and you'd better choose "Revert All Settings" after that and restart MediaCoder. I think MediaCoder failed to found Winamp's installation folder at your place.
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Yeah... I don't know WTF is happening... CT now works, but I'm still having this quality decreasing, even on lower bitrate encoding... Any idea...? (Would you like me to send you a sample...?)
hi all
i hope im not sayin' something stupid, i have read all the previous pages of this post and i haven't found anything useful (maybe is only my ignorance in english language )
i'm trying to convert a FLAC file with a cuesheet, but i cannot add more than one file in the converting queue
if i add the cue file mediacoder recognizes only the first track
if i add a track (with the appropriate button) i can only add ONE track before converting, this selecting Add track->track type=cuesheet->file=<the cuesheet>
in audio options i haven't any cuesheet entry as i read some pages ago in this post
how can i transcode all tracks in the flac?
excuse me for my bad english
A note about version 0.3.7 build 1606.
1) Summury is properly spelled Summary.
2) Many of CT AAC+ setting produce errors, although they are supposed to work. For example, converting usual ogg to 96 Kbps aacPlusHigh Stereo or Mono fails.
3) Cosmetics: I think the dragging rectangle will look nicer with a visible bottom line. Maybe it's visible on your computer? Not on mine.
(http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/slider.gif)
4) I suggest to add "Transfer Tags" to the Options menu right after "Delete original file after transcoding".
Well, here http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm (http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htm) it says that AAC+ v2 = v1 + PS, that's why I asked for a v2 over 48k (I understood that if it has no PS it's not v2, right...?)
In other words, I wanted to know why isn't it possible to activate PS over 48k.
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The beneficial effects of parametric stereo are negligible over 48k, and actually make the encoding sound
worse than AAC v1 at the same bitrate.
edit: it may be nefligible over
80k. I'm trying to find the post from Garf or Ivan that speaks to this...
Optimus, your newest update 0.37 build 1606 won't work. Mediacoder asks for mediainfo.dll file after I installed newest update.
Previous build 1560 work very good.
hi optimus, I can't compile mediacoder (from CVS), FloatFR_aacPlusEnc cannot find transcendent.c and cfftn.c while MediaCoder Core can't find aacPlusEnc.lib and MediaCoder can't find mccore.lib (probably due to the failed core build).
hi optimus, I can't compile mediacoder (from CVS), FloatFR_aacPlusEnc cannot find transcendent.c and cfftn.c while MediaCoder Core can't find aacPlusEnc.lib and MediaCoder can't find mccore.lib (probably due to the failed core build).
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Yes, mediacoder.exe depends on mccore.lib which depends on aacplusenc.lib.
Try choosing Release mode when compiling aacplusenc.lib.
Optimus, your newest update 0.37 build 1606 won't work. Mediacoder asks for mediainfo.dll file after I installed newest update.
Previous build 1560 work very good.
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You should do a Full Pack upgrading when doing update from pre 0.3.7.
Try choosing Release mode when compiling aacplusenc.lib.
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still no success:
------ Build started: Project: FloatFRlib, Configuration: CT Release Win32 ------
Compiling...
transcendent.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '.\src\transcendent.c': No such file or directory
cfftn.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '.\src\cfftn.c': No such file or directory
Build log was saved at "file://e:\Programming\C\MEnc\mediacoder\aacPlusenc\FloatFRlib\Win32_O\CT\obj\BuildLog.htm"
FloatFRlib - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
Optimus, can you post here nessesary mediainfo.dll file, because I can't download Full Pack.
And, please tell me where to copy that file,in which folder of Media Coder.
First: This is a great great software! It solved me lot of problem! Thanks!
And second: I encode with XviD 1.2 beta and I have a multicore processor: how can I set XviD to use 2 threads in MediaCoder?
Thanks a lot!
Jck, Media Coder doesn't support dual-core proccesing at all. But I hope that Optimus will support it very soon.
Jck, Media Coder doesn't support dual-core proccesing at all. But I hope that Optimus will support it very soon.
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I've noticed this issue when transcoding video on my office PC which has a P4 3G hyper-threading capable CPU. The CPU usage can never exceeds 50%. Currently audio transcoding is done with 2 threads, 1 for decoding and 1 for encoding, though this can still not achieve 100% CPU usage, as decoding and encoding is 1:5 in CPU power consumption. The video transcoding is done with single thread (by MEncoder). If the new Xvid library can support dual thread mode, then encoding xvid videos with MediaCoder will be simply faster on dual-core CPUs, but the rest video codecs will still not. As I'm not developing codecs, an approach I can think of is to divide video decodng and encoding into 2 threads. To achieve this without modifying too much on MEncoder, I may use MPlayer to do decoding in one thread/process and get frames from it and send to MEncoder who is working in another thread/process.
still no success:
------ Build started: Project: FloatFRlib, Configuration: CT Release Win32 ------
Compiling...
transcendent.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '.\src\transcendent.c': No such file or directory
cfftn.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '.\src\cfftn.c': No such file or directory
Build log was saved at "file://e:\Programming\C\MEnc\mediacoder\aacPlusenc\FloatFRlib\Win32_O\CT\obj\BuildLog.htm"
FloatFRlib - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
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I'm sorry I just forgot add these 2 files into CVS.
Update your code from CVS and you will get them.
What are the correct settings for optimizing QuickTime compatible MPEG-4 output using MediaCoder?
I am interested in utilizing the H.264 codec. Input is from a de-interlaced .avi file.
My attempts to date have resulted in errors each time that I specify the MP4 container.
Thanks!
Jck, Media Coder doesn't support dual-core proccesing at all. But I hope that Optimus will support it very soon.
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I think that XviD itself is multithread. In fact you can set number of threads in XviD control panel.
I found this in MEncoder doc about xvidencopts option:
threads=<1-4>
Split each frame into slices and encode them in parallel (de-
fault: 1). Also allows multithreaded decoding if the decoder
supports it (lavc does not). This has a slight penalty to com-
pression. Requires that libx264 was compiled with pthread sup-
port; if not, this option will produce a warning and enables
slices but not multithreading.
Anyway, great work
@Optimus
Many Thank for integrating SSRC.
But it seems, SSRC isn´t function. When i activate SSRC and do an conversion, it happens nothing...
When i inactivate SSRC the conversion is ok...
Do you know the problem ?
PS: Is it possible to integrate all functions from SSRC to Mediacoder.
e.g. 20/24 bit etc.
Greets
Pacemaker
I think that XviD itself is multithread. In fact you can set number of threads in XviD control panel.
I found this in MEncoder doc about xvidencopts option:
threads=<1-4>
Split each frame into slices and encode them in parallel (de-
fault: 1). Also allows multithreaded decoding if the decoder
supports it (lavc does not). This has a slight penalty to com-
pression. Requires that libx264 was compiled with pthread sup-
port; if not, this option will produce a warning and enables
slices but not multithreading.
Anyway, great work
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Then it seems simply adding an option entry will do.
@Optimus
Many Thank for integrating SSRC.
But it seems, SSRC isn´t function. When i activate SSRC and do an conversion, it happens nothing...
When i inactivate SSRC the conversion is ok...
Do you know the problem ?
PS: Is it possible to integrate all functions from SSRC to Mediacoder.
e.g. 20/24 bit etc.
Greets
Pacemaker
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I wanna do source level integration of ssrc, but I'm not having more free time this period of time.
I will check why ssrc not functioning.
Optimus, you should add much more settings for x264 codec.
Hello Optimus!
Nice evolutions since I last used your marvelous tool! Don't have too much free time these days...
But when I want to use it, I find bugs. I just want to convert some MP3s to AAC (using CT) and Mediacoder crashes when it encounters VBR MP3s (well, it seems that the common element was that these files are VBR ones). It crashes when using even MPlayer or Winamp plugins to decode.
Anyway, still a wonderful tool! Thanks!
AiZ
Hey Optimus,
First off, let me say thanks for such an awesome open source program. I have two open source programs myself, and I love to see others who help the open source cause. At the same time, I know what a hassle it can be to constantly support them, so I tried as hard as I could to figure this out without involving you. I just don't understand the lingo- so if you help me with this I'd be glad to donate a few bucks. All I am trying to do is convert an MOV file into an mpeg or avi, or anything that is smaller and will still keep the audio and video quality reasonable. I have the file added into the program, but I have no idea what to do from there. Can you help me?
Hi Optimus!
First of all, respect (one of many other, i know:) to you for your amazing soft!
Could i suggest to add some new options/to improve existing ones?
1. When I open a window names “show file details” by F8 key, I cannot close it by pressing Enter or Esc. Also i cannot… how can I say… to switch a focus between those two buttons by arrow keys. So I have to use mouse which is not convenient in all cases. And there is still not clear if it is a IDv1 or IDv2 tag. I know about difficult with that but can you just indicate, what information (IDv1 or IDv2) displays when F8 pressed.
2. As mr. dimzon says, at the “file’s names table” I can see columns with file’s names, types, full path etc. but NOT their bitrate. It may be convenient – to see bitrate at a separate column for all files simultaneously AND to sort files by bitrate by clicking to the header of such a column. So, you can add to the table all your music collection, sort it by bitrate, delete for example all files lower than 128 kbps, and after it – to transcode others which are left in the table.
3. Don’t you intend to integrate any help INTO the program?
4. At the “video filters” – “scalling”, can you add a 320x240 mode? You know, a lot of pocket PC, such as iPAQs use this resolution. And also, can you copy this selection (a selection of output resolution) from the “deep dive settings” as somebody says in this topic, to the front panel (the “video” tab)? Also for viewing movies on a pocket PC while you’re traveling by a noisy plane usually it’s enough to have a sound bitrate about 20-24 kbps in mp3 but your soft has 32 kbps min, well, it’s not so important.
5. I have such a task: I have a short wav-file with high sample frequency and need to transcode it to wav-file with 11025 Hz rate because some Siemens cellphones can play only this type of files. What should I do? I have found TWO places in your soft where I can set up the output sample frequency (both in a “audio filter” tab): “Shibatch Sample Rate Converter” and “Resampling”. Which one should be toggled? I tried to toggle the first one and the second one and both but program says that “is nothing to do”. And it does nothing.
And among this. Sometimes I need to transcode mp3-files to wav-files with high frequency (to make an audio-CD from mp3s). Can you also copy that frequency switch to the front panel from the “deep” settings?
6. I can see the estimated size of the output file DURING the transcoding. I know that it’s just an estimating but can I see it anyway BEFORE the process? In that case I can control if my current settings will make a file greater then the source file was. Otherwise I will know this fact after the process was started already.
7. Actually I usually use the program POCKETDIVXENCODER v0.3.50 (http://divx.ppccool.com/) to transcode movies for viewing at pocket PC. And I advise you to think about including into you soft some options which are very convenient for users:
When I intend to transcode a movie, I think a lot about what bitrate should I set to get a suitable quality and a minimal size. And POCKETDIVXENCODER allow to preview what a result will be with the bitrate I have set. It selects a short piece of file, 10-20 seconds long, transcode it within 1-2 minutes and displays a result. So, I can see it after 2 minutes instead of 2 hours transcoding time of the whole file. In your soft I have found a “preview transcoded file” option but it does nothing.
Also, in that program when I want to crop a frame, program shows me a frame and four sliders. I can move every slider and see in realtime what left/right/upper/downer part of frame will be cropped. It’s convenient. But if it is hard to do in your soft, can you add to the window where mplayer plays a file, two scales – at the right and upper side of a frame? Than I can at least approximately estimate what is the width in picsels of upper and downer black stripes on the frame.
Sorry for my English. I try to explain all I mean.
But. I just came to the forum but have read this entire topic before posting! To be sure that no one discussed the same things. Does many of participants do the same?
Regards
Hi,
I've tried using Medacoder to convert my collection of 2000 .ogg music I want to convert to MP4 for ipod use.
When I added my music folder, the began listing the files went up to ~99 music files the GUI froze up (Not responding), Tag.exe was stopping and starting in the background.
I tried moving half and then 3/4 of my music out of the directory. At 1/4, it stopped responding for a minute and then started working again.
What can I do to troubleshoot and fix this?
Will mediacoder convert the Tagging correctly? If not, how should I do it?
Will Nero's encoder the best for my use?
Thanks.
A Full Pack update is availble. As I modified some interfacing code with MPlayer and patched MPlayer again, you have to get a Full Pack update.
Optimus, you should add much more settings for x264 codec.
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I've added some more x264 options in the latest release.
Hello Optimus!
Nice evolutions since I last used your marvelous tool! Don't have too much free time these days...
But when I want to use it, I find bugs. I just want to convert some MP3s to AAC (using CT) and Mediacoder crashes when it encounters VBR MP3s (well, it seems that the common element was that these files are VBR ones). It crashes when using even MPlayer or Winamp plugins to decode.
Anyway, still a wonderful tool! Thanks!
AiZ
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Please upload the problem files to my FTP, so I can debug MediaCoder with them.
[a href="ftp://dev:dev@base.3322.org]ftp://dev:dev@base.3322.org[/url]
Thanks for your lots of suggestions.
Some of them are good ones, but due to implementation factors, is not handy to do. I will, when having more free time (I'm cosidering to do SOHO in the future), try implementing them. The items I didn't quote is in such case.
3. Don’t you intend to integrate any help INTO the program?
I really hope somebody else can help to write a help or how-to document. The developer of a software is never the best person to write user's document and I'm really not fond of and not good at writing user's document I'm afraid.
4. At the “video filters” – “scalling”, can you add a 320x240 mode? You know, a lot of pocket PC, such as iPAQs use this resolution. And also, can you copy this selection (a selection of output resolution) from the “deep dive settings” as somebody says in this topic, to the front panel (the “video” tab)? Also for viewing movies on a pocket PC while you’re traveling by a noisy plane usually it’s enough to have a sound bitrate about 20-24 kbps in mp3 but your soft has 32 kbps min, well, it’s not so important.
I will surely do this.
5. I have such a task: I have a short wav-file with high sample frequency and need to transcode it to wav-file with 11025 Hz rate because some Siemens cellphones can play only this type of files. What should I do? I have found TWO places in your soft where I can set up the output sample frequency (both in a “audio filter” tab): “Shibatch Sample Rate Converter” and “Resampling”. Which one should be toggled? I tried to toggle the first one and the second one and both but program says that “is nothing to do”. And it does nothing.
And among this. Sometimes I need to transcode mp3-files to wav-files with high frequency (to make an audio-CD from mp3s). Can you also copy that frequency switch to the front panel from the “deep” settings?
I wll add some common audio settings to the front panel.
To do resample, I suggest you use MPlayer's resampling filter, instead of Shibatch's, though the latter has better quality, the integration of it is not very good. I'm trying to improve this.
6. I can see the estimated size of the output file DURING the transcoding. I know that it’s just an estimating but can I see it anyway BEFORE the process? In that case I can control if my current settings will make a file greater then the source file was. Otherwise I will know this fact after the process was started already.
Good idea!
When I intend to transcode a movie, I think a lot about what bitrate should I set to get a suitable quality and a minimal size. And POCKETDIVXENCODER allow to preview what a result will be with the bitrate I have set. It selects a short piece of file, 10-20 seconds long, transcode it within 1-2 minutes and displays a result. So, I can see it after 2 minutes instead of 2 hours transcoding time of the whole file. In your soft I have found a “preview transcoded file” option but it does nothing.
Actually you can transcode only part of your video with MediaCoder, but not so convenient, by specifying length to encode at Settings -> Overall -> Decoding Options -> Duration (in seconds).
Also, in that program when I want to crop a frame, program shows me a frame and four sliders. I can move every slider and see in realtime what left/right/upper/downer part of frame will be cropped. It’s convenient. But if it is hard to do in your soft, can you add to the window where mplayer plays a file, two scales – at the right and upper side of a frame? Than I can at least approximately estimate what is the width in picsels of upper and downer black stripes on the frame.
There is such thing in the latest version, which I called "Easy Cropper", since build 16xx. I have really spent lots of efforts to implement it.
Thank you very much for your valuable suggestions, though to some of them I may not have enough time to implement at the moment.
Hi,
I've tried using Medacoder to convert my collection of 2000 .ogg music I want to convert to MP4 for ipod use.
When I added my music folder, the began listing the files went up to ~99 music files the GUI froze up (Not responding), Tag.exe was stopping and starting in the background.
I tried moving half and then 3/4 of my music out of the directory. At 1/4, it stopped responding for a minute and then started working again.
What can I do to troubleshoot and fix this?
Will mediacoder convert the Tagging correctly? If not, how should I do it?
Will Nero's encoder the best for my use?
Thanks.
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Other users have ever reported this issue. As this is really difficult to debug, as it happens after a quite long time. I guess there is a bug somewhere in the program.
I think currently the best AAC encoder is CT's aacPlus encoder from Winamp 5.20, which MediaCoder supports, but not includes.
EDIT: spell
Hey Optimus,
First off, let me say thanks for such an awesome open source program. I have two open source programs myself, and I love to see others who help the open source cause. At the same time, I know what a hassle it can be to constantly support them, so I tried as hard as I could to figure this out without involving you. I just don't understand the lingo- so if you help me with this I'd be glad to donate a few bucks. All I am trying to do is convert an MOV file into an mpeg or avi, or anything that is smaller and will still keep the audio and video quality reasonable. I have the file added into the program, but I have no idea what to do from there. Can you help me?
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First, please try selecting the file in the list and clicking Play button to see if your file can be played. If it does, Just leave all the settings default and it should do the work. You can adjust the video bit rate and audio quality to make your file smaller.
Actually you can transcode only part of your video with MediaCoder, but not so convenient, by specifying length to encode at Settings -> Overall -> Decoding Options -> Duration (in seconds).
But it's not to be done by one click you know There are many lazy users.
There is such thing in the latest version, which I called "Easy Cropper", since build 16xx. I have really spent lots of efforts to implement it.
Are you sure? I have build 1608, have looked it through and have not found such an option.
Thank you very much for your valuable suggestions, though to some of them I may not have enough time to implement at the moment.
You're very welcome.
Also, I can try to upload to your FTP that program I have ment above, PocketDivXEncoder. It is a freeware distributed under the GPL licence, consists of just one 6,7 Mb file and can be run without installation. I said “try” to upload because of my unstable internet connection. And you will be able to take a look on it and maybe will have some new ideas.
Two major bugs (version 0.3.7 build 1680) when encoding with h264:
1) the correct way to encoding in h264 with mencoder is otput to raw video (with "-of rawvideo") , and the output file should have the .264 extension. Then you can mux safely with mp4box. Otherwise, mencoder put the h264 video in avi container: that is non standard, and what's worse mp4box don't recognise it either. And if you can't put h264 in mp4, you can't put it in matroska either, because the matroska muxer expect h264 being in mp4.
2) the option for constant quality is "crf" (=constant rate factor), not "cr" as it is now. Also, in this case the "qp_constant" option should be removed.
Well... after some busy time... here am I and my problem on m4a encoding.
First of all, CT is very fast if compared to 3GPP...! Yes, it worked! But...
I don't know what may be happening, but I still have that quality decreasing problem, and it's very annoying! How do I fix it (either having the full song with the lower quality or, what would be better, having it entirely with the high one from the first second)? (Yes, I have the newest build: 0.3.7 build 1680)
And I'll say it again: do you want me to send a sample...? Or is it something that happens with others too... ...?
The second thing: the CT encodes in .aac, so I should choose MP4 in the container tab, right?
The last thing: I need to save some HD space, so I decided to convert my mp3 songs into mp4. Is it better to convert'em into wave before m4a or the resulting quality will be the same as if I go directly from mp3 to m4a...?
Thanks for your patience AGAIN!
Two major bugs (version 0.3.7 build 1680) when encoding with h264:
1) the correct way to encoding in h264 with mencoder is otput to raw video (with "-of rawvideo") , and the output file should have the .264 extension. Then you can mux safely with mp4box. Otherwise, mencoder put the h264 video in avi container: that is non standard, and what's worse mp4box don't recognise it either. And if you can't put h264 in mp4, you can't put it in matroska either, because the matroska muxer expect h264 being in mp4.
2) the option for constant quality is "crf" (=constant rate factor), not "cr" as it is now. Also, in this case the "qp_constant" option should be removed.
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Thanks a lot!
I've fixed all these issues in build 1682.
I don't know what may be happening, but I still have that quality decreasing problem, and it's very annoying! How do I fix it (either having the full song with the lower quality or, what would be better, having it entirely with the high one from the first second)? (Yes, I have the newest build: 0.3.7 build 1680)
And I'll say it again: do you want me to send a sample...? Or is it something that happens with others too... ...?
The second thing: the CT encodes in .aac, so I should choose MP4 in the container tab, right?
The last thing: I need to save some HD space, so I decided to convert my mp3 songs into mp4. Is it better to convert'em into wave before m4a or the resulting quality will be the same as if I go directly from mp3 to m4a...?
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1. You can try encode with Winamp and see if there is the same problem.
2. whether mux them in MP4 or not does not affect the quality at all
3. I suggest not doing so if you don't use this only as temporary storage (just listen for some weeks). Transcoding from one lossy format to another will surely brings loss in quality even if the target format has more advanced algorithm and even higher bit rate, the loss in quality will be permanent and you won't be able to find them back.
Optimus, just one little question for you? Dows MediaCoder fully supports Dual-Core processors, Athlon 64 X2 and Intel Pentium D 9xx series?
If not, please optimize MediaCoder for dual-core machines as soon as possible.
If not, please optimize MediaCoder for dual-core machines as soon as possible.
You better talk to the FFMPEG devs about this. After all, Mediacoder is a (very powerful) GUI for mencoder.
Kostarum Rex Persia, do you happen to be the only child of your beloved parents ?
Christian
matroska project admin
somewhy i downloaded mediacoder-0.3.7-build1682.exe (336465 bytes) from SF.net but after installation it reports that it is a 1681 build.
somewhy i downloaded mediacoder-0.3.7-build1682.exe (336465 bytes) from SF.net but after installation it reports that it is a 1681 build.
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Yep, and it prompts you to install the new 1682 build.
Has happened once or twice before.
Not that it is a big deal, of course.
hmmm... i think i found a bug. i cant make it to transcode anything. spend two days fighting had read all manuals and wiki, googling etc.
after starting transcoding a messagebox popups instantly saying that transcoding failed and proposing five possible reasons.
Installation process:
1) MediaCoder-0.3.7-20060325.exe from Sf.net (full pack)
2) mediacoder-0.3.7-build1682.exe from sf.net (update)
all MediaCoder options are default. install path E:\bhlo\Mcod\ (note, DOS compatable :-) )
info about a system i run:
Windows 2000 pro SP4 + rollup1
filesystem: NTFS v5.0 (default for win2k)
192M of SDRAM PC66
cpu info follows in logs
program log:
[02-29 17:05:48] Start transcoding job for E:\sound\enc\==REF\ref-pop.wav
[02-29 17:05:48] Opening audio source (Waveform/PCM File)
[02-29 17:05:48] Applying codec parameters
[02-29 17:05:48] Starting audio encoder (Lame MP3)
[02-29 17:05:48] [Lame] Failed to start encoder front-end
[02-29 17:05:48] Error loading Lame MP3
[02-29 17:05:48] Error occured during audio transcoding.
[02-29 17:05:48] Finished transcoding job for E:\sound\enc\==REF\ref-pop.wav
Console log:
MediaCoder Version 0.3.7 build 1681 (built on Mon Mar 27 13:39:02 2006)
This is a free software written by Stanley Huang <reachme@citiz.net>. Enjoy!
Processor information:
Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Stepping: 10) / I
nternal Cache: 32 KB
MPlayer dev-CVS-060324-19:46-3.4.5 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Stepping: 10
)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
Playing E:\sound\enc\==REF\ref-pop.wav.
Audio file file format detected.
Duration: 206000 ms
Outputing file info to pipe 408
Parse only mode (level 1) enabled.
Exiting... (Quit)
Audio source: Waveform/PCM File
Sample Rate: 44100Hz Channels: 2 BPS: 16 Length: 0
Audio encoder: Lame MP3
Sample Rate: 44100Hz Channels: 2 BPS: 16
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Does this tool work for transcoding HiDef videos? I need to convert the bitrate on some hidef videos without (hopefully) changing the output resolution (currently 1900x1080) and also recoding from AC3 to MP3. Will this tool do that? The files are usually in .TS (mpeg transport stream) format.
I've got some VOB files with Linear PCM audio (not DD or MPEG audio) and when I convert using Nero AAC Encoder I get only hiss in the resulting file.
What am I doing wrong?
MPlayer dev-CVS-060324-19:46-3.4.5 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Willamette; Xeon Foster (Family: 15, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
Playing C:\DOWNLOAD\_RFWWW\1 TRAILERS\3 FOURTH ANGEL\trailer3_fourth_angel.VOB.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 2) 29.970 fps 8243.6 kbps (1030.5 kbyte/s)
Duration: 102891 ms
File not found: 'C:/Program Files/MediaCoder/mplayer/mplayer/default.sub'
Failed to open C:/Program Files/MediaCoder/mplayer/mplayer/default.sub
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [dvdpcm] Uncompressed DVD/VOB LPCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 1536.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 192000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [dvdpcm] afm: dvdpcm (Uncompressed DVD/VOB LPCM)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Forced video codec: dummy
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x10000002.
Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
==========================================================================
Using pipe 0x4b8 as audio output
AO: [pipe] 48000Hz 2ch s16be (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
Audio source: MPlayer
Sample Rate: 48000Hz Channels: 2 BPS: 16 Length: 5
Audio encoder: Nero AAC Encoder
Sample Rate: 48000Hz Channels: 2 BPS: 16
# ".\tools\mp4box.exe" -fps 29.970 -add "C:\DOCUME~1\Mike\LOCALS~1\Temp\trailer3
_fourth_angel.VOB.m4a"#audio "C:\DOWNLOAD\_RFWWW\trailer3_fourth_angel.m4a"
IsoMedia import - track ID 1 - Audio (SR 48000 - 2 channels)
Converting to ISMA Audio-Video MP4 file...
Saving to C:\DOWNLOAD\_RFWWW\trailer3_fourth_angel.m4a: 0.500 secs Interleaving
Thanks.
I've got the same issue as TeslaUa. I've tried converting a couple of .ra files (to mp3) & get the following error:
[02-30 07:13:26] Start transcoding job for C:\Temp\wed.ra
[02-30 07:13:27] Opening audio source (MPlayer)
[02-30 07:13:27] Applying codec parameters
[02-30 07:13:27] Starting audio encoder (Lame MP3)
[02-30 07:13:27] [Lame] Failed to start encoder front-end
[02-30 07:13:27] Error loading Lame MP3
[02-30 07:13:28] Error occured during audio transcoding.
[02-30 07:13:28] Finished transcoding job for C:\Temp\wed.ra
[02-30 07:13:37] Error occurs while checking for an update. You must have direct Internet access to have this function work.
I've tried MediaCoder b1681 on 2 systems (1 XP, 1 W2K3). I have been able to convert a ra file once, but when i try to convert the file again (or a new file), i get the above error!
Thanx for your new builds, now h264 in mp4 works like a charm.
Some other issues:
When using mplayer as audio source, CT AAC+ don't work (maybe I'm missing something?). Nero AAC, 3GPP, FAAC, Lame: all works well and mux perfectly in mp4. (Vorbis and other audio codecs currently are not allowed in mp4). Helix Producer RA10 don't work if there are white spaces in input file name.
Regarding muxing h264 in Matroska, apparently MediaCoder do his job, but the result is unplayable in most players (except mplayer, but somehow it hogs my CPU...).
So: for muxing h264 in Matroska you must:
1) encode h264 in rawvideo;
2) muxing rawvideo in mp4 using mp4box;
3) muxing the resulting .mp4 video in matroska using mkvmerge.
Oh, and I like very much your tool.
Mux to MP4 container doesn't work for me. I use build 0.3.7 1681.
I mean, H.264 video can't be muxed into MP4 container
In Medicoder is there any plans to compress by fixed size. I see fixed bitrate and fixed quality. This option works well in other progs.
In Medicoder is there any plans to compress by fixed size. I see fixed bitrate and fixed quality. This option works well in other progs.
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I have only heard about so-called fixed size in MPEG2 TS which pads unused space in the stream with zero. Why do you think you need that?
Does this tool work for transcoding HiDef videos? I need to convert the bitrate on some hidef videos without (hopefully) changing the output resolution (currently 1900x1080) and also recoding from AC3 to MP3. Will this tool do that? The files are usually in .TS (mpeg transport stream) format.
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I've used MediaCoder to transcode lots of HD TS stream (1920x1080 MPEG2/AC3 in TS) to other formats. It should work for that.
hmmm... i think i found a bug. i cant make it to transcode anything. spend two days fighting had read all manuals and wiki, googling etc.
after starting transcoding a messagebox popups instantly saying that transcoding failed and proposing five possible reasons.
Installation process:
1) MediaCoder-0.3.7-20060325.exe from Sf.net (full pack)
2) mediacoder-0.3.7-build1682.exe from sf.net (update)
all MediaCoder options are default. install path E:\bhlo\Mcod\ (note, DOS compatable :-) )
info about a system i run:
Windows 2000 pro SP4 + rollup1
filesystem: NTFS v5.0 (default for win2k)
192M of SDRAM PC66
cpu info follows in logs
program log:
[02-29 17:05:48] Start transcoding job for E:\sound\enc\==REF\ref-pop.wav
[02-29 17:05:48] Opening audio source (Waveform/PCM File)
[02-29 17:05:48] Applying codec parameters
[02-29 17:05:48] Starting audio encoder (Lame MP3)
[02-29 17:05:48] [Lame] Failed to start encoder front-end
[02-29 17:05:48] Error loading Lame MP3
[02-29 17:05:48] Error occured during audio transcoding.
[02-29 17:05:48] Finished transcoding job for E:\sound\enc\==REF\ref-pop.wav
Please remove "==" from your file name and try.
I've got the same issue as TeslaUa. I've tried converting a couple of .ra files (to mp3) & get the following error:
[02-30 07:13:26] Start transcoding job for C:\Temp\wed.ra
[02-30 07:13:27] Opening audio source (MPlayer)
[02-30 07:13:27] Applying codec parameters
[02-30 07:13:27] Starting audio encoder (Lame MP3)
[02-30 07:13:27] [Lame] Failed to start encoder front-end
[02-30 07:13:27] Error loading Lame MP3
[02-30 07:13:28] Error occured during audio transcoding.
[02-30 07:13:28] Finished transcoding job for C:\Temp\wed.ra
[02-30 07:13:37] Error occurs while checking for an update. You must have direct Internet access to have this function work.
I've tried MediaCoder b1681 on 2 systems (1 XP, 1 W2K3). I have been able to convert a ra file once, but when i try to convert the file again (or a new file), i get the above error!
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What's the sampling rate of your RA file?
Thanx for your new builds, now h264 in mp4 works like a charm.
Some other issues:
When using mplayer as audio source, CT AAC+ don't work (maybe I'm missing something?). Nero AAC, 3GPP, FAAC, Lame: all works well and mux perfectly in mp4. (Vorbis and other audio codecs currently are not allowed in mp4). Helix Producer RA10 don't work if there are white spaces in input file name.
Regarding muxing h264 in Matroska, apparently MediaCoder do his job, but the result is unplayable in most players (except mplayer, but somehow it hogs my CPU...).
So: for muxing h264 in Matroska you must:
1) encode h264 in rawvideo;
2) muxing rawvideo in mp4 using mp4box;
3) muxing the resulting .mp4 video in matroska using mkvmerge.
Oh, and I like very much your tool.
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CT AAC+ works with MP4 container at my side. Please try audio only transcoding with CT AAC+ to see if it works.
H.264 in matroska is not gurateed to be playable by all players. Actually in MediaCoder, H.264 with AVI container is wrapped in matroska. I will look for a solution for this.
I've got some VOB files with Linear PCM audio (not DD or MPEG audio) and when I convert using Nero AAC Encoder I get only hiss in the resulting file.
What am I doing wrong?
Try clicking "Play" to see if this file can be played properly.
What's the sampling rate of your RA file?
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File Details:
Container: Real
-> Duration: 7321.0 sec(s)
Audio: cook
-> Bitrate: 32kbps
-> Sample Rate: 44100 Hz
-> Channel(s):2
Target Format
Audio: Lame MP3
-> Bit Rate: 112 Kbps
Estimated File Size: 97MB
Annoying thing is that I have got it to work once, but now it won't. I've tried several files.
An example would be compress video to a size that would fit on one cd. Compress a movie (using the xvid codec etc) to a size of 743mb+- wich will allow you to fit 6 avi movies (that play with very high quality) on one dvd and so on. A program that does this very well but only for dvds (that you own of course) is a program called Fairuse. It would be nice to be able to take say a downloaded video (mpg,avi,mpeg ect) that is 1.3gb and recompress it to 700mb or only as low as you need it to mantain the best quality movie for your present needs.
An example would be compress video to a size that would fit on one cd. Compress a movie (using the xvid codec etc) to a size of 743mb+- wich will allow you to fit 6 avi movies (that play with very high quality) on one dvd and so on. A program that does this very well but only for dvds (that you own of course) is a program called Fairuse. It would be nice to be able to take say a downloaded video (mpg,avi,mpeg ect) that is 1.3gb and recompress it to 700mb or only as low as you need it to mantain the best quality movie for your present needs.
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I've got your point now. This is a good idea. I will add it!
A command line version of MediaCoder is released. It uses MediaCoder core library (mccore.dll). Currently it transcode audio only. It's just a sample for using mccore.dll (refer to mccli.c).
Get it here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mediacoder/mccli.zip?download).
Just for fun.
is there any possibility to cut videos in mediaCoder?
thx for the tool
sebastian
I've got some VOB files with Linear PCM audio (not DD or MPEG audio) and when I convert using Nero AAC Encoder I get only hiss in the resulting file.
What am I doing wrong?
Try clicking "Play" to see if this file can be played properly.
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Anything I've tried to play in MediaCoder doesn't or does so for a second and stops.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo).
is there any possibility to cut videos in mediaCoder?
thx for the tool
sebastian
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By specifying start time and duration (at Settings -> Overall -> Decoding Options)
Optimus, I assume you missed my previoius post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36870&view=findpost&p=371745)?
Well, in build1696 CT AAC+ works!
And now some suggestions:
1) the mencoder (and ffmpeg's) options for encoding video (like -xvidencopts and -x264encopts) seems editable in the panel at the bottom of mediacoder window, but mediacoder don't take the edits in account when transcoding. It would be possibile to make them REALLY editable, and perhaps saving them as encoding presets? This at least would allow those with some mencoder knowledge (like me) to tweak their settings!
2) what about DVD ripping? I don't talk about .vob transcoding, I mean ripping entire DVD titles. mencoder easily can do it straight from disk: you have only to add some ifo parsing (that mencoder can do, too) to choose the movie and language and pass the parameters to mencoder (like dvd://1 -dvd-device f: -alang en)
3) autocrop. mplayer can do it, with -cropdetect
Dear all,
I'm trying to convert an RMVB file to an AVI file such that my AIRIS DVD-recorder will be able to play it. As a target video format I've chosen MPEG-4 (DivX-4/5) - I'm not sure that this is right but other formats didn't sound familiar at all - and Lame MP3 as the target audio format. Transcoding resulted indeed in an AVI file but when I'm trying to play it with Windows Media Player, I get visualisation rather than the movie itself.
Would you be so kind to explain me what am I doing wrong?
Best regards,
Alexander
Dear all,
I'm trying to convert an RMVB file to an AVI file such that my AIRIS DVD-recorder will be able to play it. As a target video format I've chosen MPEG-4 (DivX-4/5) - I'm not sure that this is right but other formats didn't sound familiar at all - and Lame MP3 as the target audio format. Transcoding resulted indeed in an AVI file but when I'm trying to play it with Windows Media Player, I get visualisation rather than the movie itself.
Would you be so kind to explain me what am I doing wrong?
Best regards,
Alexander
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To let WMP to play DivX videos, you need to install DirectShow filter.
Try [a href="http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm]K-Lite Codec Packs[/url].
Well, in build1696 CT AAC+ works!
And now some suggestions:
1) the mencoder (and ffmpeg's) options for encoding video (like -xvidencopts and -x264encopts) seems editable in the panel at the bottom of mediacoder window, but mediacoder don't take the edits in account when transcoding. It would be possibile to make them REALLY editable, and perhaps saving them as encoding presets? This at least would allow those with some mencoder knowledge (like me) to tweak their settings!
2) what about DVD ripping? I don't talk about .vob transcoding, I mean ripping entire DVD titles. mencoder easily can do it straight from disk: you have only to add some ifo parsing (that mencoder can do, too) to choose the movie and language and pass the parameters to mencoder (like dvd://1 -dvd-device f: -alang en)
3) autocrop. mplayer can do it, with -cropdetect
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1. editable command line is not easy to handle, as I have to parse the command line that user has entered, and modified it when settings changed.
2. to transcode a DVD or several track/chapter, click Add Track button
3. I think crop detect only gives your parameters to do cropping. Maybe I will use the result of crop detect to be the default settings for Easy Cropper.
Optimus, I assume you missed my previoius post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36870&view=findpost&p=371745)?
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Sorry for that.
A note about version 0.3.7 build 1606.
1) Summury is properly spelled Summary.
2) Many of CT AAC+ setting produce errors, although they are supposed to work. For example, converting usual ogg to 96 Kbps aacPlusHigh Stereo or Mono fails.
3) Cosmetics: I think the dragging rectangle will look nicer with a visible bottom line. Maybe it's visible on your computer? Not on mine.
(http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/slider.gif)
4) I suggest to add "Transfer Tags" to the Options menu right after "Delete original file after transcoding".
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1. already fixed
2. I will test it.
3. fixed
4. okay
2. to transcode a DVD or several track/chapter, click Add Track button
Add Track only freeze MediaCoder here...
3. I think crop detect only gives your parameters to do cropping. Maybe I will use the result of crop detect to be the default settings for Easy Cropper.
Yes, that's what I meant
Sorry for that.
And my post was ignored too
Have you seen that tool I told about? Found any useful?
Hi
Is it possible to convert theora ogg and swf files to WMV with this tool?
Thx in advance
For some reason, since verion 0.3.7 I experience severe problems with MediaCoder. It doesn't work with many settings. Even the simple WAV to MP3 doesn't work for me. It just shows a usual "Nothing is transcoded" error message and the log stays empty. FLAC to MP3 is okay the first time I run it. The second time it won't run giving stadard error. So, I need to restart in order to do a second job. It will transcode even a number of FLACs but will fail the second time I press Start.
So, Optimus, perhaps problem with CT AAC+ setting I reported is related to the big problem I'm having with MediaCoder. I tried to reinstall it. The problem won't go away. I am almost unable to transcode.
For some reason, since verion 0.3.7 I experience severe problems with MediaCoder. It doesn't work with many settings. Even the simple WAV to MP3 doesn't work for me. It just shows a usual "Nothing is transcoded" error message and the log stays empty. FLAC to MP3 is okay the first time I run it. The second time it won't run giving stadard error. So, I need to restart in order to do a second job. It will transcode even a number of FLACs but will fail the second time I press Start.
So, Optimus, perhaps problem with CT AAC+ setting I reported is related to the big problem I'm having with MediaCoder. I tried to reinstall it. The problem won't go away. I am almost unable to transcode.
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Have you tried reverting all settings to default?
If still doesn't work, press F6 to call up console window before doing anything and provide me with the texts in that window.
Hi
Is it possible to convert theora ogg and swf files to WMV with this tool?
Thx in advance
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Not supported yet.
1. When I open a window names “show file details” by F8 key, I cannot close it by pressing Enter or Esc. Also i cannot… how can I say… to switch a focus between those two buttons by arrow keys. So I have to use mouse which is not convenient in all cases. And there is still not clear if it is a IDv1 or IDv2 tag. I know about difficult with that but can you just indicate, what information (IDv1 or IDv2) displays when F8 pressed.
Press ALT-F4 to close the window. I haven't yet found the cause why tab key and arrow keys doesn't work.
2. As mr. dimzon says, at the “file’s names table” I can see columns with file’s names, types, full path etc. but NOT their bitrate. It may be convenient – to see bitrate at a separate column for all files simultaneously AND to sort files by bitrate by clicking to the header of such a column. So, you can add to the table all your music collection, sort it by bitrate, delete for example all files lower than 128 kbps, and after it – to transcode others which are left in the table.
Now you can see the details of the file in the Summary tab.
3. Don’t you intend to integrate any help INTO the program?
Is there Anyone willing to help me to write some docs?
4. At the “video filters” – “scalling”, can you add a 320x240 mode? You know, a lot of pocket PC, such as iPAQs use this resolution. And also, can you copy this selection (a selection of output resolution) from the “deep dive settings” as somebody says in this topic, to the front panel (the “video” tab)? Also for viewing movies on a pocket PC while you’re traveling by a noisy plane usually it’s enough to have a sound bitrate about 20-24 kbps in mp3 but your soft has 32 kbps min, well, it’s not so important.
Will add it in next build.
5. I have such a task: I have a short wav-file with high sample frequency and ...
And among this. Sometimes I need to transcode mp3-files to wav-files with high frequency (to make an audio-CD from mp3s). Can you also copy that frequency switch to the front panel from the “deep” settings?
Already made it.
6. I can see the estimated size of the output file DURING the transcoding. I know that it’s just an estimating but can I see it anyway BEFORE the process? In that case I can control if my current settings will make a file greater then the source file was. Otherwise I will know this fact after the process was started already.
Added it in the Summary tab.
7. Actually I usually use the program POCKETDIVXENCODER v0.3.50 (http://divx.ppccool.com/) to transcode movies for viewing at pocket PC. And I advise you to think about including into you soft some options which are very convenient for users:
I will add a preview mode, to transcode 10-20 seconds and then plays it.
Preview transcoded file only works after a file is partially/fully transcoded.
Also, in that program when I want to crop a frame, program shows me a frame and four sliders. I can move every slider and see in realtime what left/right/upper/downer part of frame will be cropped. It’s convenient. But if it is hard to do in your soft, can you add to the window where mplayer plays a file, two scales – at the right and upper side of a frame? Than I can at least approximately estimate what is the width in picsels of upper and downer black stripes on the frame.
If I coould have more time, I would have made it better, but ... you know.
Stanley, about MediaCoder not working, I suddenly discovered I was trying to convert WAV and other formats to Audio+Video. I'm not sure how did XviD become enabled, perhaps automatically after a new update. And I just didn't notice it.
I have an uncompressed AVI that's 275.6 seconds, but only 111.236 seconds get encoded.
Is there a file size limit on encoding? (AVI is 5,154,233 KB)
# ".\mplayer\mencoder.exe" "C:\DOWNLOAD\_RFWWW\2 CLIPS\3 HIGHWAYMAN\VTS_02_1.avi
" -of rawvideo -endpos 275 -ovc x264 -x264encopts bframes=3:keyint=250:keyint_mi
n=25:frameref=1:qp_min=10:qp_max=51:qp_step=2:qcomp=0.60:me=3:me_range=24:subq=6
:qp_constant=26:bitrate=800 -nosound -o "C:\DOCUME~1\Mike\LOCALS~1\Temp\VTS_02_1
.avi.264"
==========================================================================
Pos: 111.1s 2667f (99%) 4.19fps Trem: 0min 10mb A-V:0.000 [800:0]
Flushing video frames
Video stream: 800.508 kbit/s (100063 B/s) size: 11130684 bytes 111.236 secs
2667 frames
I have an uncompressed AVI that's 275.6 seconds, but only 111.236 seconds get encoded.
Is there a file size limit on encoding? (AVI is 5,154,233 KB)
So using a smaller huffy AVI (1,950,150 KB) resulted in all 275 seconds being encoded.
Yay!
Stanley, about MediaCoder not working, I suddenly discovered I was trying to convert WAV and other formats to Audio+Video. I'm not sure how did XviD become enabled, perhaps automatically after a new update. And I just didn't notice it.
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So it works now?
Released a SSE optimized update.
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm)
I have an uncompressed AVI that's 275.6 seconds, but only 111.236 seconds get encoded.
Is there a file size limit on encoding? (AVI is 5,154,233 KB)
It has a 4GB limit.
Bug report:
When the user changes DPI settings of Window to large size, your program calculates a wrong offset for "value" string box in preferences, so it is obscured by another frame and is not visible - ie, its not actually possible to change the options.
Since pictures apparently convey more than words, i took the trouble of generating some screenshots.
This is the default setting, here the value field is visible. (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6831/clipboard01small7du.jpg)
This is the larger look, now the value field is gone (http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3087/clipboard01lmediacoderlarge8ob.jpg)
Hi,
First off, I'd like to thank you for making such a great tool. It's exactly what I've been looking for. I'm having trouble converting RealAudio (RM) files to MP3. The output always plays something like 4X normal speed... everyone sounds like a chipmunk. When I output other formats like AAC or OGG, it works OK. Here are the LAME parameters it's using:
".\codecs\lame.exe" "$(SourceFile)" "$(DestFile)" --priority 1 -q 0 -r -x -s $(SampleRate) -k --vbr-new -V 9
Can I fix it by altering the parameters?
TIA
Hi,
First off, I'd like to thank you for making such a great tool. It's exactly what I've been looking for. I'm having trouble converting RealAudio (RM) files to MP3. The output always plays something like 4X normal speed... everyone sounds like a chipmunk. When I output other formats like AAC or OGG, it works OK. Here are the LAME parameters it's using:
".\codecs\lame.exe" "$(SourceFile)" "$(DestFile)" --priority 1 -q 0 -r -x -s $(SampleRate) -k --vbr-new -V 9
Can I fix it by altering the parameters?
TIA
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It seems that the audio sampling rate of your RealAudio file is not correctly detected. This should be a bug. A workaround is to force output sampling rate at Settings -> Overall -> Decoding Options -> Force Sample Rate. I guess your file has a 11025Hz sampling rate and is incorrectly detected as 44100Hz, so that it becomes 4X.
Thanks for the reply. I tried overriding the sample rate to the proper input sample rate of 22050 as you stated above, but it didn't work. I don't think the problem is in the decoding side, because when I output OGG or AAC, it works correctly. Here is the console output when I don't put in the decoding sample rate override:
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Playing D:\bt\TL\2006\178-SuperPowers.rm.
REAL file format detected.
Stream description: audio/x-pn-multirate-realaudio logical stream
Stream mimetype: audio/x-pn-realaudio
Clip info:
name: #178 Superpowers
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
Use a real OS!
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 64.1 kbit/18.16% (ratio: 8010->44100)
Selected audio codec: [ffcook] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg COOK audio decoder)
==========================================================================
AO: [pipe] 22050Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
Audio source: MPlayer
Sample Rate: 22050Hz Channels: 1 BPS: 16 Duration: 0
Audio encoder: Lame MP3
Sample Rate: 22050Hz Channels: 1 BPS: 16
# ".\codecs\lame.exe" "-" "D:\bt\TL\2006\178-SuperPowers.mp3" --priority 1 -q 0 -r -x -s 22050 -k --vbr-new -V 9
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The source and encoder sample rates are correct, and the output MP3 is indeed 22050KHz, but yet, the output file is much smaller than it's supposed to be, and it plays at high speed and high pitch. Could it be skipping input samples?
I've seen (heard) the chipmunk conversion problem as well, I think its a bug in MPlayer.
(Btw, Optimus, did you notice the graphics thing i posted about)
Thanks for the reply. I tried overriding the sample rate to the proper input sample rate of 22050 as you stated above, but it didn't work. I don't think the problem is in the decoding side, because when I output OGG or AAC, it works correctly. Here is the console output when I don't put in the decoding sample rate override:
Click "Play" to play the file to see if the audio is correct. If so, then there is problem with MPlayer.
Try set it to 11025.
Click "Play" to play the file to see if the audio is correct. If so, then there is problem with MPlayer.
Try set it to 11025.
Setting the SRate to 11025 made it play at normal speed, but the sound was very hollow. I finally figured out the problem ... I had the LAME channel setting on "Auto," and it didn't properly detect that my input was Mono ... when I set it to "Mono" it works correctly. It was hanging up at 99% on the encodes, but I just downloaded the latest update, and it's working perfectly.
Thanks a million for the great tool!
Sorry for this stupid question, but everytime i load a preset nothing is changed, the target format window still displays xvid at 800 and lame at 112 kbps...
Can somebody point me...
Released a SSE optimized update.
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlupdate.htm)
Thanks a lot for new update and for your reply!
Don't you intent to make a fool new version of the tool instead of update?
Problem 1: Music encoded into MP3 ABR/VBR (I didn't try other ways) has this distinct click at the end of the track. My settings are default, no resampling, no gain, no nothing, just pure WAV into MP3 ABR 128.
Sample File (http://www.myfilelink.co.uk/file.aspx?id=281f070e0fde4940b9be84731743ff31)
Problem 2: I just dropped APE and started transcoding to MP3 and then decided to stop the process in the middle. The progress freezes and MediaCoder can't stop, but does not continue. So, I need to restart.
Problem 3: OGG transcoding does not work at all! Unable to transcode OGG to any other format!
MPlayer interrupted by signal 11 in module: demux_open2
- MPlayer crashed by bad usage of CPU/FPU/RAM.
Recompile MPlayer with --enable-debug and make a 'gdb' backtrace and
disassembly. Details in DOCS/HTML/en/bugreports_what.html#bugreports_crash.
- MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
It can be a bug in the MPlayer code _or_ in your drivers _or_ in your
gcc version. If you think it's MPlayer's fault, please read
DOCS/HTML/en/bugreports.html and follow the instructions there. We can't and
won't help unless you provide this information when reporting a possible bug.
I'm using Linux. Has anybody tested this in a Linux machine.
I'm using Suse 10.0
Ok, lets try the bug report with the pictures then:
As it should be:
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6831/clipboard01small7du.jpg)
But alas:
(http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3087/clipboard01lmediacoderlarge8ob.jpg)
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
I don't know what may be happening, but I still have that quality decreasing problem, and it's very annoying! How do I fix it (either having the full song with the lower quality or, what would be better, having it entirely with the high one from the first second)? (Yes, I have the newest build: 0.3.7 build 1680)
And I'll say it again: do you want me to send a sample...? Or is it something that happens with others too... ...?
The second thing: the CT encodes in .aac, so I should choose MP4 in the container tab, right?
The last thing: I need to save some HD space, so I decided to convert my mp3 songs into mp4. Is it better to convert'em into wave before m4a or the resulting quality will be the same as if I go directly from mp3 to m4a...?
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1. You can try encode with Winamp and see if there is the same problem.
2. whether mux them in MP4 or not does not affect the quality at all
3. I suggest not doing so if you don't use this only as temporary storage (just listen for some weeks). Transcoding from one lossy format to another will surely brings loss in quality even if the target format has more advanced algorithm and even higher bit rate, the loss in quality will be permanent and you won't be able to find them back.
well... how do I encode using winamp?
and what should I do if the same thing happens...?
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
Same, as i wrote in the previous post it is a bug in the program (in how it doesn't handle dpi changes in windows)
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
Same, as i wrote in the previous post it is a bug in the program (in how it doesn't handle dpi changes in windows)
Well, maybe you should just try the latest build. It fixes all the bugs that I was complaining about.
I've done a quick search, but haven't found anything on my problem.
I'm trying to convert a couple of .MP4 files (that Xbox Media Center won't play) into .AVI files. I'm using Xvid + LAME, but regardless of what I set the sliders to, it encodes with a video bitrate of ~350kbps and an audio bitrate of 96kbps. (Sliders are set for 1050 and 128, respectively.) Video is Fixed Bitrate; audio is VBR level 6. Everything else is at default.
The "Summury" tab (should be "Summary"?) show the options set as I want them, with an estimated file size of ~350 MB, but the resulting file is only 139 MB (and looks like it).
Running 0.3.7 build 1710, dated today. (1708 did the same thing.)
What am I missing?
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
Same, as i wrote in the previous post it is a bug in the program (in how it doesn't handle dpi changes in windows)
Well, maybe you should just try the latest build. It fixes all the bugs that I was complaining about.
I just told you I was. "What version are you using" "Same"
The author hasn't acknowledged it yet.
Optimus, I just downloaded newest update, build 1710, and I must say that I am furious!!!
Can you explain this message, please: This is an Media Coder update and can only be installed where a previous Full Pack is installed. Setup will now exit
I can't download Full Pack every time, and I currently use 0.3.7 build 1699. HELP.
Well... another problem.
I just can't encode ANYTHING from a CD, I tried encoding to wav and m4a, but then nothing happens... ...!
Then I used Nero to encode'em from the CD to wav, but my media coder doesn't encode any wav to m4a...!!!
This isn't right, is it?
Optimus, I just downloaded newest update, build 1710, and I must say that I am furious!!!
Can you explain this message, please: This is an Media Coder update and can only be installed where a previous Full Pack is installed. Setup will now exit
I can't download Full Pack every time, and I currently use 0.3.7 build 1699. HELP.
As it is said, you need to install Full Pack before apply an update. There are many mirror sites where you can get Full Pack, try google for MediaCoder.
Well... another problem.
I just can't encode ANYTHING from a CD, I tried encoding to wav and m4a, but then nothing happens... ...!
Then I used Nero to encode'em from the CD to wav, but my media coder doesn't encode any wav to m4a...!!!
This isn't right, is it?
CD ripping is broken on WinXP and I haven't fixed it yet. What audio encoder did you choose?
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
Same, as i wrote in the previous post it is a bug in the program (in how it doesn't handle dpi changes in windows)
I will try to fix the "Settings" dialog. But for the rest, I really don't have enough time to spare for them.
I've done a quick search, but haven't found anything on my problem.
I'm trying to convert a couple of .MP4 files (that Xbox Media Center won't play) into .AVI files. I'm using Xvid + LAME, but regardless of what I set the sliders to, it encodes with a video bitrate of ~350kbps and an audio bitrate of 96kbps. (Sliders are set for 1050 and 128, respectively.) Video is Fixed Bitrate; audio is VBR level 6. Everything else is at default.
The "Summury" tab (should be "Summary"?) show the options set as I want them, with an estimated file size of ~350 MB, but the resulting file is only 139 MB (and looks like it).
Running 0.3.7 build 1710, dated today. (1708 did the same thing.)
What am I missing?
Choose 2-pass and you may get bit rate you specify.
I'm using Linux. Has anybody tested this in a Linux machine.
I'm using Suse 10.0
I've tested it on Gentoo Linux + Wine with previous version, but not the current. Anyone who get the result please inform me.
well... how do I encode using winamp?
and what should I do if the same thing happens...?
Whatever tool you use to transcode from one lossy format to another brings loss in quality.
But if your ear cannot identify the change, you can do it.
thanks again for this awesome tool...
respect
IceHunter,
What version are you running? I'm running 0.3.7 build 1708 (SSE), and my Media Files Types look like your first pic ... they can be changed.
Same, as i wrote in the previous post it is a bug in the program (in how it doesn't handle dpi changes in windows)
I will try to fix the "Settings" dialog. But for the rest, I really don't have enough time to spare for them.
You don't have enough time to program it properly? Well excuse me for taking up your valuable time, you wont hear from me again - I'll try to find another readable program that actually works under windows.
Optimus: As it is said, you need to install Full Pack before apply an update. There are many mirror sites where you can get Full Pack, try google for MediaCoder.
But I already installed Full Pack, 0.37 build 1680, and I updated that build to 1699, without problem. Why now I must to, AGAIN, download Full Pack?
Can't you release an update, just like before, one update was around 350 KB? I can't download very often Full Pack, because I have a "pain in the ass" slow dial-up conection. Help me, please.
Optimus: As it is said, you need to install Full Pack before apply an update. There are many mirror sites where you can get Full Pack, try google for MediaCoder.
But I already installed Full Pack, 0.37 build 1680, and I updated that build to 1699, without problem. Why now I must to, AGAIN, download Full Pack?
Can't you release an update, just like before, one update was around 350 KB? I can't download very often Full Pack, because I have a "pain in the ass" slow dial-up conection. Help me, please.
I don't know if others have experienced the same problem with update installer.
Can you check if the destination folder of the installer has mediacoder.exe file in it?
I will release update with only mediacoder.exe in future (but sometimes I patched MPlayer, the update of executable alone won't work).
You don't have enough time to program it properly? Well excuse me for taking up your valuable time, you wont hear from me again - I'll try to find another readable program that actually works under windows.
As I've said before, I use my free time to develop this program and charge for nothing. I have to make a living in day time by working in a company. So, don't ask for too much. It already works on most people's system, maybe not yours, but it is never my duty and you must know this. You can choose anything you like.
You don't have enough time to program it properly? Well excuse me for taking up your valuable time, you wont hear from me again - I'll try to find another readable program that actually works under windows.
As I've said before, I use my free time to develop this program and charge for nothing. I have to make a living in day time by working in a company. So, don't ask for too much. It already works on most people's system, maybe not yours, but it is never my duty and you must know this. You can choose anything you like.
Optimus,
Please don't let rude people discourage you in your efforts. There are many of us who greatly appreciate all the time you've put into this program. Thank you very much for a terrific tool.
Optimus: I don't know if others have experienced the same problem with update installer.
Can you check if the destination folder of the installer has mediacoder.exe file in it?
I check it, and everything is allright. Destination folder have mediacoder.exe in it. So, can you re-release build 1710, and fix that bug?
It surely can transcode audio contained in video. As mplayer is used as the decoder, any formats mplayer supports (so many) can be transcoded.
How about audio contained in video (I'm new to video btw).
I just found and downloaded mediacoder. It looks like a nice little program, but I know nothing about transcoding and little about converting except with the eaxy drag and drop programs. Are there any instructions?? I only want to convert mov (song) and avi files (extract the audio) to audio (mp3, wav, etc) files. The "features" listed "Extracting audio tracks from video clips" Isl this the program I want? Or are there are any other FREE programs that might accomplish this better? When I added my file and clicked start it showed "nothing is transcoded....." I have no idea what the parameters are supposed to be in any of the boxes or how to set any of the windows. Some of my mov files are only audio, but they are still mov files. I just want the audio in other audio formats. I use iTunes as a player. My ultimate goal is to get these files into audio files that can be imported into Cubase. Can anyone help me?
Hi optimus,
Greetings from the UK!
I found MediaCoder yesterday, and it looks like it'll do exactly what I need to do - when I can get it to work! Essentially I am trying to copy VOB files (from a DVD of home movies that I have recorded) to MPEG-2, so I can edit them; add titles, transitions etc. I'm having some difficulty in generating MPEG- files that will play on my PC, so perhaps you could help me out?
I have the base pack plus the latest update. I've specified the video, audio and container requirements (copy from VOB to MPEG-2/Lame, saving as MPEG-2). I get a .mpg file in the target directory, of the size that's specified in the progress box on the right of the main screen - but the resulting file won't play. Every player I've tried to use has crashed when I've tried to play the file.
Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Many thanks,
Martyn
A lot of posts lately. Hang on there!
- The Summary is still misspelled (it is still Summury)
- Remember I suggested to add "Transfer Tags" to the Options menu right after "Delete original file after transcoding".
- The quality of resampler is not good, when the source is MP3 (haven't tested other formats). So, if I resample 44.1 KHz mp3 to 32 KHz ogg, I end up with a bad tune (http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/44MP3_to_32OGG.ogg) (170 kb). But if I first convert that mp3 to wav, and then resample it to 32 KHz ogg, I end up with a good tune (http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/44WAV_to_32OGG.ogg) (180 kb). The original sample used is here (http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/TestSample.mp3) (232 kb).
- Equalizer has gone completely mad! I just activated it and changed 16000 Hz value. Well, the output (http://www.zb.lv/~pan/extra/forum/Equalized.aac) (172 kb) sounds like a destruction music (considering the input was that mp3 sample offered in the previous statement).
Thank you for your time, Stanley!
(Sorry, I think I added a new Forum instead of posting into this one. Thus here it is. Am I the only one confused?)
New installation of MediaCoder on Win95 will not run
Hi, Yes, unbelievably I am still running Win95. It is a long story.
I just installed MediaCoder 0.3.7 (20060416). The installation process went fine; no indications of any problems. There was no virus software running at the time, nor in my testing process to try to figure out what is going on. I installed to a non-stanard folder "Programs" instead of "Program Files", but otherwise it was a standard, full install.
The problem is: Upon starting up the program it immediately puts out two Windows altert boxes:
1) Error Starting Program
The MEDIAINFO.DLL file is
linked to missing export KERNEL32.DLL:IsDebuggerPresent.
2) C:\Programs\MediaCoder\mediacoder.exe
A device attatched to the system is not functioning.
I have never before seen such an error or had such a problem with a program starting, going all the way back to when Win95 was a new program.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
this is the fastest avi to mpeg2 (DVD) transcoder i have used, and i think i have played with about all of them
Well... another problem.
I just can't encode ANYTHING from a CD, I tried encoding to wav and m4a, but then nothing happens... ...!
Then I used Nero to encode'em from the CD to wav, but my media coder doesn't encode any wav to m4a...!!!
This isn't right, is it?
CD ripping is broken on WinXP and I haven't fixed it yet. What audio encoder did you choose?
I tried both of them (CT and 3GPP), but both failed transcoding.
Now I'm with a new (and a way better!) pc. Athlon 64 3700+, 1GB RAM... ... ... The other trouble with the quality decreasing just disappeared...!!! May that be due to the new motherboard? (the other was ASUS A7-etc-etc-etc, now it's an ASUS A8X-etc).
BUT... I still can't encode from wav to mp4. I tried all the combinations (CT and 3GPP combined to all the sources). All the 6 combinations finish on that "Nothing is transcoded" window.
WTF is that?
I tried both of them (CT and 3GPP), but both failed transcoding.
Now I'm with a new (and a way better!) pc. Athlon 64 3700+, 1GB RAM... ... ... The other trouble with the quality decreasing just disappeared...!!! May that be due to the new motherboard? (the other was ASUS A7-etc-etc-etc, now it's an ASUS A8X-etc).
BUT... I still can't encode from wav to mp4. I tried all the combinations (CT and 3GPP combined to all the sources). All the 6 combinations finish on that "Nothing is transcoded" window.
WTF is that?
Check the sampling rate of your file. AAC+ only supports > 32khz.
this is the fastest avi to mpeg2 (DVD) transcoder i have used, and i think i have played with about all of them
Can you walk me thru exactly what you do and what settings you are using? If I try to convert avi to mpeg2, I get a 0byte file and mediacoder crashes because it runs out of vitrual memory.
Bump......
I hope the developer can advise if this program is still supposed to run on Win95 or if that is no longer true ... in which case the operating system requirements should be changed.
Thanks.
New installation of MediaCoder on Win95 will not run
Hi, Yes, unbelievably I am still running Win95. It is a long story.
I just installed MediaCoder 0.3.7 (20060416). The installation process went fine; no indications of any problems. There was no virus software running at the time, nor in my testing process to try to figure out what is going on. I installed to a non-stanard folder "Programs" instead of "Program Files", but otherwise it was a standard, full install.
The problem is: Upon starting up the program it immediately puts out two Windows altert boxes:
1) Error Starting Program
The MEDIAINFO.DLL file is
linked to missing export KERNEL32.DLL:IsDebuggerPresent.
2) C:\Programs\MediaCoder\mediacoder.exe
A device attatched to the system is not functioning.
I have never before seen such an error or had such a problem with a program starting, going all the way back to when Win95 was a new program.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Mediacoder was mentioned in the news entry on our homepage now : http://www.matroska.org/news/index.html (http://www.matroska.org/news/index.html)
Sorry i cant work on the planned Guide for the time being, but i promise to look at it sooner or later.
Christian
matroska project admin
Sorry to annoy you, but Add Track here keeps freezing MediaCoder. When I click on it nothing happens, except that CPU usage go up until 99%.
I tried monitoring the program with Filemon for missing files or .dll, but apparently nothing is wrong. I have XP SP2.
Any hint?
Bump......
I hope the developer can advise if this program is still supposed to run on Win95 or if that is no longer true ... in which case the operating system requirements should be changed.
Thanks.
MediaCoder have dependency on MediaInfo library and the latter requires some APIs that Win95 doesn't provide. I will remove the dependency on MediaInfo from the Win9x version so that it will run on Win95.
Mediacoder was mentioned in the news entry on our homepage now : http://www.matroska.org/news/index.html (http://www.matroska.org/news/index.html)
Sorry i cant work on the planned Guide for the time being, but i promise to look at it sooner or later.
Christian
matroska project admin
Thank you very much Christian!
Sorry to annoy you, but Add Track here keeps freezing MediaCoder. When I click on it nothing happens, except that CPU usage go up until 99%.
I tried monitoring the program with Filemon for missing files or .dll, but apparently nothing is wrong. I have XP SP2.
Any hint?
This problem has once been reported. I guess it has got blocked whiling accessing ASPI to read CD information. Did you have disc in your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM when clicking Add Track?
====================================================================
I'm currently working intensively on the new 0.3.8 version. It will have some exciting features:
PSP dedicated transcoder GUI (support PMP 2.0)
Improved cropping function (including crop-detect)
Improved preview function
Resizable main window
CD ripping function fixed
Accessing to MediaCoder's settings through web browser
and more...
Please stand by.
This problem has once been reported. I guess it has got blocked whiling accessing ASPI to read CD information. Did you have disc in your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM when clicking Add Track?
I tried everything: with CD audio or movie DVD or nothing inserted. The results are the same.
But now that you mentioned ASPI, I've recently discovered that I've no Windows ASPI installed on my sistem, but Nero ASPI instead. Maybe this is worth investigating.
EDIT: Installed Adaptec Windows ASPI and removed Nero ASPI and InCD: nothing changed.
Hello!
I am having problems converting my MPEG-2 files, created from my computer's HDTV recordings into any video formats like MPEG-1. Everytime I convert in MediaCoder v0.3.7 b1712, I get an error. I even told it to not include audio.
I can play the video source files in so I assume the file is fine. I have a copy of the file online at: http://www.theupload.com/viewfile.php?id=00030824 (http://www.theupload.com/viewfile.php?id=00030824) ... if you need a copy to mess with it.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you in advance.
Hello!
I am having problems converting my MPEG-2 files, created from my computer's HDTV recordings into any video formats like MPEG-1. Everytime I convert in MediaCoder v0.3.7 b1712, I get an error. I even told it to not include audio.
I can play the video source files in so I assume the file is fine. I have a copy of the file online at: http://www.theupload.com/viewfile.php?id=00030824 (http://www.theupload.com/viewfile.php?id=00030824) ... if you need a copy to mess with it.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you in advance.
I just tried transcoding your file to Xvid + MP3 in AVI and H.264 + aacPlus in MP4 and both works.
This problem has once been reported. I guess it has got blocked whiling accessing ASPI to read CD information. Did you have disc in your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM when clicking Add Track?
I tried everything: with CD audio or movie DVD or nothing inserted. The results are the same.
But now that you mentioned ASPI, I've recently discovered that I've no Windows ASPI installed on my sistem, but Nero ASPI instead. Maybe this is worth investigating.
EDIT: Installed Adaptec Windows ASPI and removed Nero ASPI and InCD: nothing changed.
I will look into this problem later.
At this moment, an work around is to use "Add File" to add .cda files or .vob files into the list.
Optimus, please do not forget to add AC3 audio support in Media Coder 0.38. What's going on with that, you said earlier that you will add support for *.AC3 files trascoding.
Now to convert other video to XviD we have a percentage bar.
What are the equivalent percentages to the old Quantitizer method? (Quantitizer 3, 4 etc.)
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0.3.8 is released.
Changelog of 0.3.8 Full Pack:
1. MediaCoder updated to build 1800
1.1 added dedicated transcoder UI for PSP Media Player
1.2 improved cropping function crop options are now applied and kept for each single file)
1.3 main window now resizable
1.4 normal and advanced GUI mode
1.5 added transcoding parameters HTML listing (by enabling built-in HTTP daemon and opening http://localhost:8000/pref) (http://localhost:8000/pref))
1.6 fixed broken CD ripping function
1.7 lots of misc fixups and improvements
2. updated MediaCoder command line utility
3. updated PMP muxer to v2.0
4. updated x264
5. updated MPlayer & MEncoder
Get it here (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm)
A PSP transcoding HOWTO is here (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/psp/).
btw: Sorry for not adding AC3 audio only encoding yet (will add it later)
0.3.8 is released.
Changelog of 0.3.8 Full Pack:
1. MediaCoder updated to build 1800
Hi Optimus,
There is no mention for build 1800 of the fix to allow it to run on Windows 95 as you mentioned in a very recent post.
Does build 1800 include the Win95 fix?
Thanks for your hard work.
forgive me if this has been addressed before...
Love mediacoder, having messed with other stuff and all those codecs it's an alternative from heaven.
There are only two things I regularly do that I cant figure out how to get mc to do them.
1.dub a wav file onto a avi (take the video from one file and add the audio from another)
2. encode to divx that will play on a philips divx ready dvd player (home theater divx option in the official codec seems to work).
for both these task I have to dig out vdub. I'd love to be able to stick with vlc and mediacoder for all my playback/transcoding tasks andd free my computer of all those dreaded codecs. Can it be done?
Hi,
I just ran .38 and it got past the bug where too many files caused it to lock up..
What I'm trying to do is convert my Ogg Vorbis music into Itunes' m4a.
Issue 1: The only Source that works is WinAmp input plugins, I tried to extract mplayers codec windows-all-20050412.zip into C:\mplayer but this setting only locks up mediacoder. Will Winamp work the best?
Issue 2: No tags are being transfered. I've checked in options that tags transfer is set to YES.
I've confirmed with Tag&Rename that the Ogg is properly tagged, and I've re-encoded using LAME and FAAC and Tag&Rename and iTunes shows no tags. I think ogg's standard uses a special type of tags.
Is there any way to see what the "Error" is when a file is skipped?
Thanks again,
crobusa
0.3.8 is released.
Changelog of 0.3.8 Full Pack:
1. MediaCoder updated to build 1800
Hi Optimus,
There is no mention for build 1800 of the fix to allow it to run on Windows 95 as you mentioned in a very recent post.
Does build 1800 include the Win95 fix?
Thanks for your hard work.
I've removed the dependency of MediaInfo.dll from win9x version. But I don't have a chance to test it on Win95. Please try and tell me the result.
forgive me if this has been addressed before...
Love mediacoder, having messed with other stuff and all those codecs it's an alternative from heaven.
There are only two things I regularly do that I cant figure out how to get mc to do them.
1.dub a wav file onto a avi (take the video from one file and add the audio from another)
2. encode to divx that will play on a philips divx ready dvd player (home theater divx option in the official codec seems to work).
for both these task I have to dig out vdub. I'd love to be able to stick with vlc and mediacoder for all my playback/transcoding tasks andd free my computer of all those dreaded codecs. Can it be done?
1. I will add this function.
2. Xvid should be able to produce DivX compatible files (you need to tune some parameters of xvid) and you may also try setting Div 4/5 as video format. Tell me it works or not.
Thanks for being stick with mediacoder.
Hi,
I just ran .38 and it got past the bug where too many files caused it to lock up..
What I'm trying to do is convert my Ogg Vorbis music into Itunes' m4a.
Issue 1: The only Source that works is WinAmp input plugins, I tried to extract mplayers codec windows-all-20050412.zip into C:\mplayer but this setting only locks up mediacoder. Will Winamp work the best?
Issue 2: No tags are being transfered. I've checked in options that tags transfer is set to YES.
I've confirmed with Tag&Rename that the Ogg is properly tagged, and I've re-encoded using LAME and FAAC and Tag&Rename and iTunes shows no tags. I think ogg's standard uses a special type of tags.
Is there any way to see what the "Error" is when a file is skipped?
Thanks again,
crobusa
I don't have an idea about the cause of your problem. Can you test with other target format?
Turn on the console window (press F6) and you will be able to read more info there.
I tried both of them (CT and 3GPP), but both failed transcoding.
Now I'm with a new (and a way better!) pc. Athlon 64 3700+, 1GB RAM... ... ... The other trouble with the quality decreasing just disappeared...!!! May that be due to the new motherboard? (the other was ASUS A7-etc-etc-etc, now it's an ASUS A8X-etc).
BUT... I still can't encode from wav to mp4. I tried all the combinations (CT and 3GPP combined to all the sources). All the 6 combinations finish on that "Nothing is transcoded" window.
WTF is that?
Check the sampling rate of your file. AAC+ only supports > 32khz.
"only supports > 32khz" means "only supports up to 32khz" or "only supports more than 32khz"?
The wavs I tried were all 44.1khz.
And now I gotta say I'm very happy that the CD ripping is gonna work...!
Heya I am a brand new user to MediaCoder so please excuse if this problem has been posted before.
I am running the latest version "0.3.8 build 1802"
I am trying to convert regular mp3 files to 3gpp AAC+ for my cell phone, these are the steps that I done
I added files and chose an output folder. I clicked on "3GPP AAC+" and chose a bitrate of 32Kbps, unchecked "Enable Parametric Stereo". Then I went to File >Settings >Audio Filters >Volume Normalization >Value >Yes. Applied everything then hit start. However for some reason after I hit start the files just skip over in error and none of the files convert. Please help me resolve this problem, log file is at the end of this message.
Thanks for your help
[03-28 13:47:59] [3GPP AAC+] Applying codec parameters
[03-28 13:47:59] [3GPP AAC+] Applying codec parameters
[03-28 13:47:59] Opening audio source (MPlayer)
[03-28 13:48:00] Applying codec parameters
[03-28 13:48:00] [3GPP AAC+] Applying codec parameters
[03-28 13:48:00] Starting audio encoder (3GPP AAC+ V2)
[03-28 13:48:00] [3GPP AAC+] Loading codec DLL
[03-28 13:48:00] [3GPP AAC+] Incompatible version of (null) loaded.
[03-28 13:48:00] Error loading 3GPP AAC+ V2
[03-28 13:48:00] Error occured during audio transcoding.
"only supports > 32khz" means "only supports up to 32khz" or "only supports more than 32khz"?
The wavs I tried were all 44.1khz.
And now I gotta say I'm very happy that the CD ripping is gonna work...!
>=32khz
44.1khz wav also doesn't work?
Heya I am a brand new user to MediaCoder so please excuse if this problem has been posted before.
I am running the latest version "0.3.8 build 1802"
I am trying to convert regular mp3 files to 3gpp AAC+ for my cell phone, these are the steps that I done
I added files and chose an output folder. I clicked on "3GPP AAC+" and chose a bitrate of 32Kbps, unchecked "Enable Parametric Stereo". Then I went to File >Settings >Audio Filters >Volume Normalization >Value >Yes. Applied everything then hit start. However for some reason after I hit start the files just skip over in error and none of the files convert. Please help me resolve this problem, log file is at the end of this message.
It seems the open source 3GPP AAC+ encoder is broken in this release. Please try CT AAC+ encoder.
Now to convert other video to XviD we have a percentage bar.
What are the equivalent percentages to the old Quantitizer method? (Quantitizer 3, 4 etc.)
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I'm not sure if it's just me or everyone, mencoder crashes everytime video encoding starts.
Hi -
I was dismayed to find that the encoder defaults to VBR for MP3 audio in AVIs. Apparently< almost nobody knows that vbr audio is not supported by the AVI container. It will work, or at least appear to work, and most players will deal with it more or less, but inevitably there will be major sync issues if you try to do more with the file than just play it. As in transcoding it to some other format.
At least 90% of AVIs I have downloaded recently have had VBR audio, which means this problem has become epidemic. I have to rip the audio out of nearly every movie I get, re-encode it at CBR, and most often adjust the level as well if it's going to end up as DVD. Volume normalization seems to have gone out the window as well. Shouldn't be a problem, really, but nobody seems to know about the DIALNORM parameter in AC3, either, so we have lots of DVDs with weak audio and nobody can figure it out.
Ok, so *please* help ease this situation a bit by making Lame default to CBR. Ok?
Thanks
bernie
Well, I've been playing with MediaCoder a bit, now, and I have to say I don't think you should have released it yet. It shows great promise but as yet it has way too many wobbly "features" and the UI is awfully counterintuitive (at least for me). I haven't obtained anything like a good result yet in video conversion, simply because I have to guess at so many things. I am still totally bewildered by cropping and resizing. How the hell do you do it? Perhaps a word of caution here: Trying to make a tool that does everything is a recipe for insanity. It will probably end up being so frustrating to use you will bin the thing in exasperation. For years I have been using VirtualDub and keep looking for something else that does the job faster/better/etc. and there is just no such thing. They all have something horrible about them that makes the good features useless. So I always come back to V-Dub with my tail between my legs. The reason: it has no more bells and whistles than needed to do the job. Now if only it supported more a/v input formats.....
Just some thoughts.
Now if only it supported more a/v input formats.....
Ever tried this modded version of Vdub: http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/stable/ (http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/stable/)
It can handle several more input formats, including wmv.
Perhaps it would be better to have failsafe presets, than having all possible options visible.
Having a "basic" and an "advanced" GUI option would help avoid some of the confusion.
Well, I've been playing with MediaCoder a bit, now, and I have to say I don't think you should have released it yet. It shows great promise but as yet it has way too many wobbly "features" and the UI is awfully counterintuitive (at least for me). I haven't obtained anything like a good result yet in video conversion, simply because I have to guess at so many things. I am still totally bewildered by cropping and resizing. How the hell do you do it? Perhaps a word of caution here: Trying to make a tool that does everything is a recipe for insanity. It will probably end up being so frustrating to use you will bin the thing in exasperation. For years I have been using VirtualDub and keep looking for something else that does the job faster/better/etc. and there is just no such thing. They all have something horrible about them that makes the good features useless. So I always come back to V-Dub with my tail between my legs. The reason: it has no more bells and whistles than needed to do the job. Now if only it supported more a/v input formats.....
Just some thoughts.
First, thanks for your words.
MediaCoder can do lots of things VirtualDub simply cannot. That's why I made it, as I have been using VirtualDub for a long time. However some tasks can only be accomplished with some knowledge in this field. Because it's free, I have no duty to make it fit for everyone's needs. It's never the easiest tool in the world and it probably won't in the future. You said I should have released it. Pay your attention please. It's version 0.3.8, not 3.8.
Hint: to make the default setting of Lame from VBR to CBR, get the source code of MediaCoder from SourceForge SVN, modify the it and rebuild it yourself. Good luck.
I'm not sure if it's just me or everyone, mencoder crashes everytime video encoding starts.
The latest MPlayer & MEncoder in CVS are broken. I will try to fix it.
Hi -
I was dismayed to find that the encoder defaults to VBR for MP3 audio in AVIs. Apparently< almost nobody knows that vbr audio is not supported by the AVI container. It will work, or at least appear to work, and most players will deal with it more or less, but inevitably there will be major sync issues if you try to do more with the file than just play it. As in transcoding it to some other format.
At least 90% of AVIs I have downloaded recently have had VBR audio, which means this problem has become epidemic. I have to rip the audio out of nearly every movie I get, re-encode it at CBR, and most often adjust the level as well if it's going to end up as DVD. Volume normalization seems to have gone out the window as well. Shouldn't be a problem, really, but nobody seems to know about the DIALNORM parameter in AC3, either, so we have lots of DVDs with weak audio and nobody can figure it out.
Ok, so *please* help ease this situation a bit by making Lame default to CBR. Ok?
Thanks
bernie
Personally, I don't care what the default is, because I will always change it to whatever setting I prefer (which is VBR)... but have you ever stopped to think about the fact that some people only use Mediacoder to encode mp3's rather than AVI's and might actually benefit from VBR?
I am a complete newbie at this. I have been trying to run MedCoder on Windows 2000 Professional. I had tried to use a version a few days ago, but before trying again, I downloaded and installed the latest at this moment MediaCoder-0.3.8-20060502.exe -- should I have uninstalled the old version first? What is the protocol on that?
1) Maybe I am completely stupid, but I cannot figure out the most basic steps to convert an WMV or an AVI to MPG (MPEG-1, I guess ... I want to play on an older version of Real Player). I can get the source file to appear in the list. However, I cannot *consistently* figure out how to tell it what target file type to convert TO.
2) I have managed to get a WMV to attempt to convert to an MPG (at least that is what it says it is doing), but it always creates a zero-length file. What could I be doing wrong?
3) Using the last version, I was able to get an AVI to convert to an MPG, but the MPG would not play (it "played" but only showed a black screen) on Real Player. That might have been to MPEG-2 instead of -1, I am not sure. Then in my most recent attempt with that file, I could not get MediaCoder to try to convert the AVI to an MPG -- it kept trying to convert it to itself (and itself already existed -- duh).
Obviously there is much that I do not know. Since I don't understand the basic terminology and I have not been able to find any Help or Usage documentation for basic tasks, I am at a loss.
Is there any Help/Usage documentation that I am overlooking? If not, can somebody give me the basic instructions of how to do a simple conversion from WMW and AVI to MPG?
Thanks. Sorry for the bother.
McNewbie,
Sorry, I can't help answer your question, but I just wanted to suggest videolan player as an alternative to your old version of RealPlayer for playing MPG's. It's free and works great.
You can download from http://www.videolan.org (http://www.videolan.org)
Personally, I don't care what the default is, because I will always change it to whatever setting I prefer (which is VBR)... but have you ever stopped to think about the fact that some people only use Mediacoder to encode mp3's rather than AVI's and might actually benefit from VBR?
Once you change the settings, it will be saved for next session.
As for VBR, it's superior to CBR in all aspects, especially for audio only encoding.
I am a complete newbie at this. I have been trying to run MedCoder on Windows 2000 Professional. I had tried to use a version a few days ago, but before trying again, I downloaded and installed the latest at this moment MediaCoder-0.3.8-20060502.exe -- should I have uninstalled the old version first? What is the protocol on that?
No need to uninstall. Just install it.
1) Maybe I am completely stupid, but I cannot figure out the most basic steps to convert an WMV or an AVI to MPG (MPEG-1, I guess ... I want to play on an older version of Real Player). I can get the source file to appear in the list. However, I cannot *consistently* figure out how to tell it what target file type to convert TO.
Set video format in Video tab.
To set audio format, first set audio encoder in Audio tab. Usually an audio encoder is corresponding to one audio format, except FFMPEG audio encoder, for which you need to set audio format in the right side panel.
2) I have managed to get a WMV to attempt to convert to an MPG (at least that is what it says it is doing), but it always creates a zero-length file. What could I be doing wrong?
3) Using the last version, I was able to get an AVI to convert to an MPG, but the MPG would not play (it "played" but only showed a black screen) on Real Player. That might have been to MPEG-2 instead of -1, I am not sure. Then in my most recent attempt with that file, I could not get MediaCoder to try to convert the AVI to an MPG -- it kept trying to convert it to itself (and itself already existed -- duh).
To transcode to MPG, you need to set Video format to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, set audio encoder to FFMPEG, and set container to MPEG. If you need MPEG-2 container, click option button on the container tab and set container to MPEG-2.
Obviously there is much that I do not know. Since I don't understand the basic terminology and I have not been able to find any Help or Usage documentation for basic tasks, I am at a loss.
Is there any Help/Usage documentation that I am overlooking? If not, can somebody give me the basic instructions of how to do a simple conversion from WMW and AVI to MPG?
Thanks. Sorry for the bother.
Sorry for lack of document, for I've nearly devoted all the free time I can spare to the development of MediaCoder.
A HTML based wizard will be available in 0.3.9. By that time, I think nobody will complain about the difficulty to use MediaCoder.
At least 90% of AVIs I have downloaded recently have had VBR audio, which means this problem has become epidemic.
I am really not sure it's a problem, Bernie. I personally would suggest everyone to encode to VBR, because I never had sync issues with AVIs containing VBR tracks. VBR encoding just makes sound quality better and leaves more space for video track. Media Player Classic + ffdshow never fail.
Hello there.. I'm a newbie here on HA so excuse my stupid questions or bad english ... i just want to say that this is one serious thing....
Congrats Optimus ... i've been using this for almost 6 months now and i like it... but there is smtg i would really like to be improved... I don't know if this was disscused here recently or not... but have you gotten around to solve the ID3 problem when using the Nero AAC encoder? I like the 3.1.0.2 encoder very much and i'm currently transcoding my entire music collection into mp4 ... and i'd like to copy the ID3 tag also. I'm currently doin' this using foobar but i know that this program would do the job easier and better...
Sorry, my apologies. We are not up to release version yet.
I stand by my comments re VBR mp3 audio in AVIs. As I said, AVI container does NOT support VBR. Go to VirtualDub website and read Avery Lee's opinion about VBR. Maybe you've noticed if you play movie with VBR audio in standalone player the audio goes out of sync. If it is CBR it doesn't.
Hmmm... I am persevering and trying to not let the frustration get to me. I really want to believe that this one tool can replace the half-dozen or more that I now use. 2 things that are mystery to me: I can't make any sense out of resize/cropping. Cropping at least gives you a preview but only plays from the beginning. You can't even pause it when you get to a useful part of the movie. Resize just makes no sense at all. There is no preview at all; there is a "Use Custom Settings" selection, but nowhere I can find to specify what they are. A preview function is essential for this so that, as I usually do, you can find a round object somewhere in the movie and use it to correct the aspect.
I sometimes have need to change video file to VCD. I don't see any way to do this. Especially to make 2 hour movie fit to one CD as I used to do with TMPG using VBR MPEG1 and non-standard VCD. And where is the MP2 encoder? Believe it or not, large chunks of this planet are still using VCD as the primary video container.
Great flexibility is needed in a tool like this to be able to cope with all the strange situations that arise. There are people out there encoding movies who have no idea what they are doing. I spend a lot of time trying to fix up their mistakes.
Maybe you should consider splitting the project into two versions: one for audio only and one for video. That way, there wouldn't be so many confusing options.
I play movies with VBR MP3 audio on a standalone and they don't go out of sync. So um, yeah. I don't know what kind of standalone you have, but just about everything I've seen can handle VBR audio no problem, and gives you the benefit of much higher quality.
"only supports > 32khz" means "only supports up to 32khz" or "only supports more than 32khz"?
The wavs I tried were all 44.1khz.
And now I gotta say I'm very happy that the CD ripping is gonna work...!
>=32khz
44.1khz wav also doesn't work?
Changing to a better PC and upgrading to mediacoder 0.3.8 changed a lt of things. Let me tell the new experience.
But first of all: the link to the newest build has something wrong, I couldn't download it.
The second (and last) problem: the "Add Track" button doesn't work. But... Now to the good news!
1- I made some CD ripping (had to "Add Dir" or "Add Track", as the specific button made the program crash) and it worked nicely! From CD to mp4, perfectly!
2- Now I could encode from wav 44.1khz to mp4...! I don't know what was happening before, but now it works!
Now to the suggestion: is it possible to add a "CDDB Search" (or any other online database for artists and songs)? It would help a lot!
Well, that's it! Mediacoder working just like I expected! GREAT JOB OPTIMUS!
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"only supports > 32khz" means "only supports up to 32khz" or "only supports more than 32khz"?
The wavs I tried were all 44.1khz.
And now I gotta say I'm very happy that the CD ripping is gonna work...!
>=32khz
44.1khz wav also doesn't work?
Changing to a better PC and upgrading to mediacoder 0.3.8 changed a lt of things. Let me tell the new experience.
But first of all: the link to the newest build has something wrong, I couldn't download it.
The second (and last) problem: the "Add Track" button doesn't work. But... Now to the good news!
1- I made some CD ripping (had to "Add Dir" or "Add Track", as the specific button made the program crash) and it worked nicely! From CD to mp4, perfectly!
2- Now I could encode from wav 44.1khz to mp4...! I don't know what was happening before, but now it works!
Now to the suggestion: is it possible to add a "CDDB Search" (or any other online database for artists and songs)? It would help a lot!
Well, that's it! Mediacoder working just like I expected! GREAT JOB OPTIMUS!
1. add track has compatibility issue. I will look at this issue.
2. cddb support has been implemented long ago, but maybe it's broken now...
I play movies with VBR MP3 audio on a standalone and they don't go out of sync. So um, yeah. I don't know what kind of standalone you have, but just about everything I've seen can handle VBR audio no problem, and gives you the benefit of much higher quality.
Yes. VBR is especially suitable for movies, in which silience and other compressable sound are very often. I myself never use CBR.
Sorry, my apologies. We are not up to release version yet.
I know MediaCoder is still far from perfect, but I'm a person pursuiting perfection. When it comes to 1.0, it's when one of my dream comes true.
The other reason that restrict me is I cannot devote all my time and energy to the project.
Hmmm... I am persevering and trying to not let the frustration get to me. I really want to believe that this one tool can replace the half-dozen or more that I now use. 2 things that are mystery to me: I can't make any sense out of resize/cropping. Cropping at least gives you a preview but only plays from the beginning. You can't even pause it when you get to a useful part of the movie. Resize just makes no sense at all. There is no preview at all; there is a "Use Custom Settings" selection, but nowhere I can find to specify what they are. A preview function is essential for this so that, as I usually do, you can find a round object somewhere in the movie and use it to correct the aspect.
To resize, you can either pick up a resolution from the list or enter your own in the format of widthxheight, like 320x240.
To crop, you can click Easy Cropper button to pop up the cropper dialog, which is a very handy tool to do cropping.
I sometimes have need to change video file to VCD. I don't see any way to do this. Especially to make 2 hour movie fit to one CD as I used to do with TMPG using VBR MPEG1 and non-standard VCD. And where is the MP2 encoder? Believe it or not, large chunks of this planet are still using VCD as the primary video container.
There will be a wizard to handle this kind of applications.
Great flexibility is needed in a tool like this to be able to cope with all the strange situations that arise. There are people out there encoding movies who have no idea what they are doing. I spend a lot of time trying to fix up their mistakes.
This is why I need to release before it becomes perfect. This is the scheme of free software development, because I can never hire people to do analysis and QA. Ideas and suggestions from users usually really give me ideas.
Maybe you should consider splitting the project into two versions: one for audio only and one for video. That way, there wouldn't be so many confusing options.
MediaCoder is now in the form of a core and a UI app. It will be easy to write different kinds of applications based on the same core. Just like the command line version included in the Full Pack, it's an audio only CLI encoder.
Here is the official MediaCoder support forum:
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/forum/ (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/forum/)
Optimus, what's going on, you released new build, 1846. Explain changes, please.
Optimus, what's going on, you released new build, 1846. Explain changes, please.
The changes are written in the changelog, as usualy.
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/changelog.htm (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/changelog.htm)
What about Joiner mode, can you fix it in 0.40 build?
First i have to say, great program. Keep up that good work.
I have a little problem. I have to transcode MP3 to ogg (i know it's bad, but i have to). Mediacoder isn't keeping the ID3Tags when transcoding to ogg. Is there a solution?
I do have to mention that Avery Lee is wrong about AVI not supporting VBR. AVI supports constant bitrate and constant framesize with audio. This is the reason why Vorbis cannot be used (it is neither). MP3/AAC frames are fixed in size (they always decode to the same # of samples), so they CAN be used, even in VBR mode.
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-...avi-limitations (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-avi-limitations)
Avery is more referring to the Video for Windows framework, not to AVI the container itself. ACM codecs can not work for VBR, and his tool is strictly limited to using this interface for audio.
Christian
matroska project admin
AVI supports constant bitrate and constant framesize with audio. This is the reason why Vorbis cannot be used (it is neither). MP3/AAC frames are fixed in size (they always decode to the same # of samples), so they CAN be used, even in VBR mode.
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-...avi-limitations (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-avi-limitations)
Isn't that what I've told for years? ... But OGM and MP4 zealots usually refuse to learn anything, which is the main problem.
It's actually more correct to speak about constant frame duration instead of constant frame size. I didn't even notice that you wrote frame size and not duration
ChristianHJW: oh, really? I didn't know that.
Well, I presume he could provide support for handling VBR audio if he really wanted to anyway, VirtualDubMod and NanDub already proved it can be done.
And okay, I'll say frame duration from now on then alexnoe
There is a bug in FLAC encoding. It isn't lossless at least for transcoding from FLAC to FLAC. Decompressed WAV files aren't bit identical . The same file encoded by the mediacoder at the same setings each time smaller when it transcoded FLAC to FLAC.
I know it's old discussion but I couldn't communicate to developers neither register on their forums.
MediaCoder Audio Edition 0.6.0.3998 is just release. It supports more encoders than ever. Check it out here:
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/device/audio.htm (http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/device/audio.htm)