I have written a tentative tool mainly for enhancing poor downloaded 'crap' from the internet. It was originally designed for FLV formats but has grown into much more. I have 2 versions, one with the FLV page and one with just a tabbed editor without the first FLV editor. A quick summary of things it will do is:
1. Play video (Directshow, FFMpeg, Indexed mpg) with displayed Frame number, Time and SMPTE
2. Play directshowsource AVISynth files
3. Obtain Media Info information such as Width, Height, Total Number of frames, codec info, FPS, etc.
4. Play with Auto Crop information super imposed
5. Check volume levels
6. Compare videos stacked or create video from audio and compare it to video for sync purposes
7. Delay audio or video
8. Create an indexed or Remuxed MPG
9. Merge and re-size videos. It can create an Anamorphic video in such as 720x480 without a lot of hassle for the unsure users.
10. Extract and do basic Editing and enhancing.
11. Display histograms for determining color, gamma, sharpness, etc.
12. Preview with FFPlaybefore encoding.
Before I actually Post it, since I am not a programmer by trade, If one of the experts here has time to download the Docx I have posted at https://files.secureserver.net/0sZrMMYqN3T1qE and tell me if it is not worth the effort, poorly designed, anything, I would appreciate it. It is designed to be used with FFMpeg, AVISynth and Potplayer although any player with AVS capability and frame by frame ability will work. Again, I am no programmer so it will not hurt my feelings if you tell me not to waste my time.
Thank You
Budman1
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Last edited by Budman1; 29th Oct 2014 at 12:22. Reason: Changed link to new updated document
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Nice try.
Since you claim it as a tool to handle FLV crap, I'd expect:
> easy access to "deblock"
> easy access to scaling algorithms
> BT601<>BT709 color correction (if possible)
While the "Extract/Clean" tab is IMO overcrowded...
I'd also concern if this tool will handle those FLV that contains only still Images+Audio+Scripts (i.e. no VPx streams), and give appropriate warning if it cannot handle such FLV.
The dependency on PotPlayer is somewhat unusual... strongly suggest to cut this dependency unless there is a really good reason to keep it.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
Twitter @MaverickTse -
MaverickTse , Thank you for your reply. First I should have sent the page for the FLV's to make it more apparent what it is doing. I'm a little lost about what you mean by 'Easy Acceess' to deblock and scaling algorithms... You checkbox the deblock and the scaling automatically shows the aspect for whatever you enter as dimensions. Also, ALL alterations stop at the CLI page so changes can be made to the script (if familiar with FFmpeg) or just take the default by hitting enter.
And, yes, the Extract Tab IS overcrowded but it allows most editing to be done without switching back and forth. I can correct this though easily and appreciate your view since many others will see it the same.
I'd also concern if this tool will handle those FLV that contains only still Images+Audio+Scripts (i.e. no VPx streams), and give appropriate warning if it cannot handle such FLV.
Summary:
First load your FLV and run FLV check
Then Remove Meta Date including timings and run Check again.
Then Check replace box and run check again.
Media Information.
Then switch to editor tab and 'enhance' the video if necessary. I will make some of the changes you suggest and try to make the appearance a little more appealing (No overcrowding). Thanks again and I appreciate your input immensely.
Budman1 -
Nice.
The "Easy access", I mean put those options in some prominent place....
I still can't locate where the checkboxes are for the deblock and scaling...are they performed under the hood automatically?
(ah! sorry, just found the deblock checkbox...but the Extract/Clean tab really needs cleanup...)
The ability to convert non-VPx FLV seems to be the most valuable feature for the program, since almost no program out there can correctly handle all FLV, except Adobe itself.
Once the Clean/Extract tab got clean up a bit, I'd suggest to release an alpha/preview inviting people to test...a lot of problem may not be found by self-testing.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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Ok... Rearranging, I still have everything needed for most editing on the one page with a little room and grouping making it better I think, but then we saw my first guess at this also. LOL All the codec parameters are together as well as the editing group. Subtitles and volume check( not usually used all the time are by themselves.
The scaling is pretty automatic in that if 'Keep Aspect is checked and you try to fit a 16/9 video into a 720x480 'End Size' setting, it will Pillarbox and/or Letterbox to fit is in. If you choose 'Aspect Change' then it will fit the 16/9 (as 854x480) into the 720x480 'End Size' by making the pixel size appropriate. Deblock is now with the rest of the settings and is, at the moment, a pretty strong deblock setting. I can change this later (when I understand it better' to be selectable. If a person understands FFMpeg, they can also change it at the intermediate position in the script.
Potplayer is not the ONLY viewer that this can use. I use because it plays everything on my machine and has frame by frame advance and back with the 'F' and 'D' keys. This program also has a built in Media player(Windows) one the Main form but I try to find the one on the machine its installed on or it is selectable for any one you like.
This look any better?
Thanks
Budman1
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Slightly better.
have you tried putting the parameter edit boxes 1 row below the checkbox, with some indentation?
For those numbers below "Gamma", "Cont"... are they valid range? If they are, make them up-down number boxes with automatic range checking, optionally put some tooltips over those control
Any player should work? Have you tried MPC-HC?
So far I see libvo_aacenc... is this your default? What other options are there?Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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Ok... I tried what you suggested but not sure... I also went with Tooltip for mouseover limits. Those are the ones from ducumentation for FFMPEG 'mp=eq2' limits but, trying other settings and they also have an effect so... I couldn't go with drop down boxes since even a range of -1.0->+1.0 is 20 steps if by 1/10 and hundreds for .15, .16, .17, etc.
Yes it allows any viewer you wish by setting the location in the configuration and this uses FFMPEG so any of it's audio codecs can be added. The only ones I've included so far are as shown below.
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That looks much better IMO...
I didn't mean "drop-down box" for the numeric input, I mean "numeric up-down": http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.numericupdown(v=vs.110).aspx
but if you are building the form using MFC, this control seems missing (probably a .NET-only feature)
for the audio encoder list, is it a hard-coded list? or does the program check the ffmpeg binary on start-up and populate the list?(i.e. allow the use of fdk-aac if it is there)Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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Ok... I included the NumericUpDown boxes with the maximum and minimum on tool-tip and also limited by the arrows. I'm using Visual Studio so I have access to C++, Visual Basic 2010, Visual Basic 6, MFC, and .net. Not a programmer but I spent a lot for software. (Now if I just knew how to use it. LOL)
Right now the audio encoders are hard coded in the collection and I just added the ones most people might want without having to be too familiar with FFMPEG. The boxes are enabled though so anything you put in them will work if FFMPEG contains those filters/encoders/bit-rate/etc. That's so if someone is familiar with Videos/codecs/FFMpeg they can alter almost anything they want to. The version I'm using does not have FDk-aac but then its an older version from when I started this project.
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Ok... I included the NumericUpDown boxes with the maximum and minimum on tool-tip and also limited by the arrows. I'm using Visual Studio so I have access to C++, Visual Basic 2010, Visual Basic 6, MFC, and .net. Not a programmer but I spent a lot for software. (Now if I just knew how to use it. LOL)
Right now the audio encoders are hard coded in the collection and I just added the ones most people might want without having to be too familiar with FFMPEG. The boxes are enabled though so anything you put in them will work if FFMPEG contains those filters/encoders/bit-rate/etc. That's so if someone is familiar with Videos/codecs/FFMpeg they can alter almost anything they want to. The version I'm using does not have FDk-aac but then its an older version from when I started this project.
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Last edited by El Heggunte; 24th Sep 2014 at 01:48.
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Looks great.
For audiophiles, I bet that audio encoder list will not satisfy them. I'd strongly suggest to make a custom build of FFmpeg, and confirm the availability of FAAC and fdk-aac.
Also according to an FFmpeg page on AAC encoding, the native AAC encoder seems better than vo-aac...
maybe you'd better ask for more opinion on the audio part.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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It is in a different name:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c8z1ck76.aspx
with less built-in features.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
Twitter @MaverickTse -
Originally Posted by MaverickTse
Thanks, I wasn't aware of that subtle difference ^.^;
So it seems the "normal" programmers have to create their own full-featured controls...
othewise, it's easier to surrender to the Borg assimilation
Seriously though, the programmers's universe keeps sucking more and more each day -
Yup. actually the commonly seen "color picker" is not something trivial at all. .Net contains some sort of it, but without that "dropper". Programmer have to either write it themselves or borrow from others' code.
Yes it sucks, but not in the technical way. Writing GUI in WPF .NET or QT framework (or wxWidget?) is easier than using MFC alone IMO. It sucks because since doing the same job became easier, pay check ↓↓↓
Nevertheless, making GUI is still a tedious and boring job.
@budman1
Since I don't know if your project was setup as a Native C++ project or CLI, Mixed or just a C#... beware when you mix Native C++ and Managed C++ code... avoid that if possible... it'd be a nightmare.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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I have found the download link for your tool very easy and tested it - it sucks....
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-t40- No... You didn't... What you found is a Verrrryyyy old version posted for someone who needed a very limited version with old versions of the software it utilized. It did serve their purpose though. I know this because I have not posted the one with the tabs and multiple improvements on my site or anywhere else yet. And yes that one does blow because, as I mentioned, I am not a programmer by nature and it WAS a very early pre-version.
Appreciate the comment though, whatever makes you happy. I just have fun trying to make improvements and asked for suggestions BEFORE I post the real program, because I kind of like FLV's. I know... I know....
Thank You
Budman1Last edited by Budman1; 24th Sep 2014 at 23:15.
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MaverickTse, My favorite programming method is Visual Basic with .Net code thrown in because it's simpler most times. My c and C++ knowledge are not so great so I reserve them for making such programs as an on-screen ruler for measuring pixel distance and the like.
Your suggestion about audio is right on so I'm trying to get a custom build that allows me to include it with my front end. That way the legal matters will be easier to get past. Most of the great software created by those that know what they are doing, have given permission to include as separately called routines if I give credit to them which I most certainly would do.
The new FLVMeta by Marc Noirot works much better than previous versions with much improved checking and correcting.
Thanks for all the information you have given me.
Budman1 -
Remember that you cannot distribute a binary that contains fdk-aac (or anything that needs the --enable-non-free ./configure option), but you can setup an installer and call a build-script. If the user doesn't need fdk-aac, you may just grab Zeranoe's FFmpeg build.
Making a custom build is never easy (if you've never touched linux or msys, that'd be a PITA). You may have a look at "media_autobuild-suite" on GitHub for a reference however.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
Twitter @MaverickTse -
you cannot distribute a binary that contains fdk-aac (or anything that needs the --enable-non-free ./configure option),
I'm still looking but since my unpublished program sucks...
I have found the download link for your tool very easy and tested it - it sucks....
MaverickTse, It definitely looks better now! Thanks!
Thanks
Budman1 -
Every newbie have to learn and experiment, so take non-constructive comments with a grain of sand.
If you want to further improve the GUI, have a reference to the popular FFmpeg GUIs that you can find on videohelp.
Actually I would suggest you to try a few of them and test how well they handle FLVs.
If they do as well as your program, then there is little point to develop a new GUI at all. Otherwise, you may choose to refine your program or make a feature request to other GUI developers.
Anyhow, this is a good programming exercise.Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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Update... Added a tab for Extracting or Adding subtitles to MP4 and MKV in SRT and ASS format. It also converts from ASS to SRT to ASS. ATM, FFMPEG has a few glitches in how it handles convertion but I'm editing that out. It likes to take some special features of ASS like color, size, font, etc., and format them into SRT.
EXAMPLE:
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00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:16,720
<font face="Cronos Pro Light" size="20" color="#fff0cf">I feel like you're driving me to a court-martial.</font>
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00:00:16,810 --> 00:00:18,850
<font face="Cronos Pro Light" size="20" color="#fff0cf">This is crazy. What did I do?</font>
While these work for MP4, if I take these formatted SRT subs and load directly as ASS into a video, they fail to display. There are other, more elaborate utilities to do the various functions that I am attempting to incorporate here but I tended to need several to do a simple edit/convert so now they are all in one. It works and if alterations are needed by anyone familiar with FFMPEG and AVISynth, they can be altered before conversion. I should mention FLV was the beginning need but it now covers most formats because of the use of FFMPEG/AVISynth.
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From my limited knowledge, SRT is not supposed to have style formatting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRip
Unofficially the format has very basic text formatting, which can be either interpreted or passed through for rendering depending on the processing application. Formatting is derived from HTML tags for bold, italic, underline and color:[12][dubious – discuss]
(See Aegisub documentation for details of ASS/SSA)
Do not mux subtitle into MP4. This is non-standard compliant and may fail completely on standalone players (I have never seen any fansub group distributing an MP4 with subs embedded)Stopping development until someone save me from poverty or get me out of Hong Kong...
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Yes the SRT have limited formatting and these only play, like ASS formatting. if the player/converter/editor interprets them. I had to work with the programmers at ConvertX2DVD because their program initially didn't handle all aspects of ASS/SSA correctly but now seems to handle all. I wasn't aware of the MP4/subtile non-standard part since I have downloaded MP4's with them in text based format. Again. thats why I referred them as 'crappy' but they are a popular format and they will accept the subtitles for those that play them in the players that display them.
The only reason I wrote the code for this feature is they are out there but it is probably a waste of time so they are commented out easily.
Right now ffmpeg will convert ASS subtitles to SRT and put what formatting it can into the SRT's. Problem is that if tyou take the formatted SRT and convert back to ASS with ffmpeg, it considers the formatting text and the yusually fail to show.
Guess I just need to take out the failing parts and allow the compliant functions.