D2video converter (simple, drag-and-drop)

[dfkt]

So download it and put it in the same directory as D2video: http://www.google.com/search?q=pthreadGC2.dll+download

[ma.ra]

Shame on my noobish ass, I am unworthy comparing with you.

Because I don't have the time right now for getting my own skills. What are the settings for the best possible quality?

The "standard" settings brings down a 87.8MB to 12.2MB file. But there is a lack of quality.

Would one of your gods perhaps post me settings for the best possible quality on the D2?
If possbile, can you insert that the Aspect Ratio should be the same (padding, right? I am learning this stuff slowly).

EDIT: Awesome tool combination. Most, because it is sync!!!!

[MaxSt]

bigger bitrate = better quality

[ma.ra]

No Sir, I have still aliasing with videos generated with this tool.

So do I have to do a trade-off between anti-aliasing and synchronisation?

EDIT:

I did it with this settings

PRIORITY=HIGH

BITRATE=1964

ASPECT=2
;ASPECT=3

;PADDING=32
;PADDING=AUTO

;CUT_TOP=6
;CUT_BOTTOM=6
CUT_LEFT=6
CUT_RIGHT=6

;AUDIO=192
;AUDIO=COPY

;AUDIO_DELAY=

;START=
;DURATION=
;SPLIT=

;DVD_LANGUAGE=en
;DVD_TITLE=2
;DVD_CHAPTER=1

OPTION=-fps 25
;OPTION=-ni

Vista shows me in the properties of the files:
25 fps
whole bitrate: 145kBit
Audio: 128 kbit

Cowons software shows me:

Video: 1 Mps, 25 fps
Audio 128kBits

What goes wrong?

[MaxSt]

Originally Posted by ma.ra

No Sir, I have still aliasing with videos generated with this tool.

Don't know what exactly are you talking about.

How about screenshots? For comparison?

Originally Posted by ma.ra

I did it with this settings

1. bitrate is way too high
2. don't use aspect if you're not sure what it's doing

Originally Posted by ma.ra

Vista shows me
Cowons software shows me:

Not Vista nor Cowon's are reliable in that. Use good tools like gspot and mediainfo.

[dfkt]

The ";" before a command means it's inactive. Remove the ";" before the "padding" and try again.

Get rid of the "OPTION=-fps 23.976", you don't need it for almost any material. The app handles frame rates fine on its own.

A bitrate of 500 is usually more than enough, 700 is usually perfect for difficult material - 1500 is overkill, in my opinion.

[ma.ra]

Thanks for the tips! I definitely dont have any practice with command based programs

[pasc]

Well, max,

First of thanks for your awesome converter.

I convertet much videos in no time using it !

Sadly I got some weird problem. If I playback a converted video it plays back fine until short before the end, then it displays the following error (I edited it... my paint skillz sucks, cause I got an German OS):

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I haven't recieved my D2 yet, but this is quite annoying. I converted the same videos with the iLove converter and haven't got that error.

Hope you can help out.

[ma.ra]

Are you sure you have installed Divx or Xvid?

[pasc]

I installed it, but no change... still this error. It just annoys me, no performance issues.

[Alienheart]

try install K-lite or cccp

[pasc]

I installed CC Codec and... still no change... max are you there ? Maybe you know why this is happening ? It only happens at the end of each video.

[ns boy]

Hello, I don't get how this works :s. I put D2video and mencoder.exe in one file, then I change D2video into D2video.exe. Then I drag a video on D2video.exe and then I get a 'black screen', but nothin happens...

[pasc]

Originally Posted by ns boy

Hello, I don't get how this works :s. I put D2video and mencoder.exe in one file, then I change D2video into D2video.exe. Then I drag a video on D2video.exe and then I get a 'black screen', but nothin happens...

you got to put both in one FOLDER, then run D2Video once, after that it will create a D2Video.ini, next drag the videos you wanna convert onto your D2Video.exe and it should start to convert.

[ma.ra]

Hi guys

I had to reinstall Vista cause a damage of my harddisk.

Now when I try to convert a .mov file with the same settings before the crash
I got following error message:

No audio encoder (-oac) selected. Select one (see -oac help) or use -nosound.
        --------
        103 Letter of the Law.mov
        BITRATE=1500
        AUDIO=192
        PADDING=1000
        --------
MEncoder 1.0rc2-4.2.1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7500  @ 2.20GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Step
ping: 11)
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x16dbf816
ISO: File Type Major Brand: Original QuickTime
Quicktime/MOV file format detected.
[mov] Video stream found, -vid 0
[mov] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO:  [avc1]  696x376  24bpp  29.970 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:7  fourcc:0x31637661  size:696x376  fps:29.97  ftime:=0.0334
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 96.0 kbit/6.80% (ratio: 12000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
xvid: using library version 1.1.3 (build xvid-1.1.3)
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [expand w=320 h=240]
Expand: 320 x 240, -1 ; -1, osd: 0, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [scale w=320 h=172]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
MP3 audio selected.
VDec: vo config request - 696 x 376 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 10 -> 12
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 10 -> 12
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 10 -> 9
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 10 -> 9
[swscaler @ 00D24D00]SwScaler: BICUBIC scaler, from yuv420p to yuv420p using MMX
2
[swscaler @ 00D24D00]SwScaler: using n-tap MMX scaler for horizontal luminance s
caling
[swscaler @ 00D24D00]SwScaler: using n-tap MMX scaler for horizontal chrominance
 scaling
[swscaler @ 00D24D00]SwScaler: using n-tap MMX scaler for vertical scaling (YV12
 like)
[swscaler @ 00D24D00]SwScaler: 696x376 -> 320x172
videocodec: XviD (320x240 fourcc=44495658 [XVID])
xvid: par=0/0 (vga11), displayed=320x240, sampled=320x240
xvid: CBR Rate Control -- bitrate=1500kbit/s
Writing header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 4:3.
Writing header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 4:3.
[h264 @ 00D299C0]concealing 845 DC, 845 AC, 845 MV errors

What does "
[h264 @ 00D299C0]concealing 845 DC, 845 AC, 845 MV errors" mean?

It is all installed again: VLC, Real Player, Quicktime.

EDIT2: Okay, it encodes the file, but the temporary files stays and will not be deleted automatically.