AVANTI - FFmpeg/Avisynth GUI (support thread).

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

EDIT: 12-09-2008

AVANTI - Windows FFmpeg/Avisynth GUI

Avanti GUI is a free front-end for FFmpeg with the option to insert Avisynth as pre-processor.
It can be used with almost all Windows OS builds of FFmpeg (with Avisynth support).
It offers user friendly control over all basic and advanced FFmpeg options.
A number of template examples are included. There's no need to be familiar with Avisynth
to use the predefined Avanti/Avisynth pre-processor options.

Features:

+ Easy access to all FFmpeg codecs and basic encode settings.
+ All advanced FFmpeg options are available through user command addition.
+ All settings are saved and restored at the next session.
+ All encoder settings, user additions and scripts can be saved in template files.
+ Display of estimated encode time, remaining time and encode speed.
+ Option to set encode time limit (in minutes) to encode test clips.
+ Option to auto-shutdown your system after encoding and job processing.
+ Re-direction of FFmpeg screen output to Avanti GUI (hides FFmpeg).
+ Option to process system controlled 2-pass encoding.
+ Advanced batch job processing (with dynamic template support).
+ ES option to encode to mpeg2 elementary audio/video streams for DVD authoring.
+ Option to modify mpeg2 header flags (incl. 2:3 pulldown on 23.976 p).
+ Option to modify AVI header fields (FourCC and frame rate).
+ Selectable Avisynth AUTO and USER modes with build-in Avisynth Editor.
... (supports relative source paths that allow scripts to run from templates).
+ Internal Video Preview with Avisynth script preview (debug) option.
+ Option to use advanced Avisynth color correction (with preview).
+ Selectable FFmpeg/Avisynth crop/scale/pad option (with preview and calculator).
+ Support for the VirtualDub (*.vdr) frameserver format.
+ Option to convert PAL video source to NTSC destination and vice-versa.
+ Option to convert audio from PAL to NTSC and vice-versa (with pitch correction).
+ Option to expand luminance level from 16-235 to 0-255.
+ Avisynth SuperEQ (18 bands) preset editor with preview option.

You can download the latest Avanti release and find all other Avanti related links at

http://avanti.arrozcru.com or at http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Avanti

Chris K.

45tripp · Dolphin Blue Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Location: Triptonia

Great work!

job control is a particularly nice feature.

thanks for the time and effort

tripp

autodidact · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Location: United States

I love this tool! Thank you for sharing your work.
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ricardouk · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: PORTUGAL

thanks

happy new year
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Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

wiseant · Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Location: Canada

Thanks again Chris K - nice to you see back at videohelp.com

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

Hi to all,

Uploaded AVANTI 0.2.2 revision 1 to MediaFire.com

This revision has the following changes:

1. Changed FFmpeg/Avisynth combo checking at startup to add compatibility
... with some new FFmpeg builds, other then from Celtic-druids.

2. Added "Skip FFmpeg/Avisynth combo check" to the "preferences"
... to be able to try very non-standard FFmpeg builds.

3. Improved the "Job Control Manager" with the following changes:

a. Changed the way message boxes appear to a more logical order.
... Dialogs are opened automatically when appropriate.

b. Changed the text of the "Warning" message box because it was rather
... cryptic and added a "Don't show this message again." option.

c. Source and destination dialogs now are set to main gui paths when you
... open the window.

d. The window can now be resized in both directions.

e. Changed the font used for the list entries.

Download Avanti 0.2.2 revision 1 at http://www.mediafire.com/?dcj5l9ixtio

Chris.

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

Hi to all,

Uploaded AVANTI 0.2.3 - FFmpeg/Avisynth GUI (new version) to MediaFire.com

This version has the following changes:

1. Added Crop/Scale/Pad page with preview (FFmpeg/Avisynth modes)
2. Added MPEG/AVI tools option (2:3 pulldown and more).
3. Added Video TS offset (to correct async audio)
4. Added AVI and ES muxing (avi can also use TS offset).
5. Added FFmpeg threads to the "Preferences"
6. Improved startup check for FFmpeg version options.
7. Improved reporting on gui of FFmpeg encode errors.
8. Fixed bugs in "Demux video" (kept audio and unused commands).
9. Fixed (frame size) bugs in some example templates.
10. Fixed several minor bugs.
11. Updated chm Help for new options.

Download Avanti 0.2.3 at http://forum.videohelp.com/topic343287.html

Thanks again to 45tripp for his advice on Avanti and his successful efforts
to get a number of major FFmpeg bugs fixed.
(Dowwnload the latest FFmpeg version to take advantage of these fixes.)

Chris.

45tripp · Dolphin Blue Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Location: Triptonia

again,
thanks for the time and effort on this nice tool.

tripp

GMaq · Linux Member Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Canada

Hello,
I thought this project had left the building, I'm glad to see it's back, too much promise to be left unrealized. Thanks for your hard work and continuing this project!
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Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

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New FFmpeg Windows OS build SVN-r12572 at Celtic-druids (and mirrors).

This is the first version that appears with the "libavfilter" enabled. This should allow to
freely interchange crop, pad and scale commands.

Unfortunately the libavfilter in this version shows unpredictable behaviour on these commands,
even when used in the regular crop, scale, pad order that works well in previous versions.

We also found that "muxing" and even "demuxing" is broken again in this version.
Actually the use of the -vcodec copy command already causes FFmpeg to crash.

This version is unusable where it concerns the Avanti "Demux/Mux" options and the
Avanti FFmpeg "Crop/Scale/Pad" mode (use the Avisynth mode instead).

Chris

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

Hi to all,

AVANTI 0.2.4 - FFmpeg/Avisynth GUI (April 2008 release) available.

This version has the following changes:

..1.. Added text window expansion (Avisynth editor, report/log etc.)
..2.. Added framecount to avs scripts to fix m2v source duration problem.
..3.. Added process order option to "Crop/scale/pad" (Avisynth mode)
..4.. Added load/convert option of cqm and xcm matrix files.
..5.. Added FFmpeg warnings log for job processing.
..6.. Improved single process logging (now shows FFmpeg warnings list).
..7.. Improved reporting of invalid process settings.
..8.. Improved mpeg/avi tools on file and process reporting.
..9.. Fixed bug in mpeg/avi tools (broken sequence end code).
10.. Fixed bug in "Crop/scale/pad" which changed source frame size.
11.. Made a number of "cosmetic" gui changes.
12.. Updated chm help for new features and added more context links.

You can read more and download Avanti 0.2.4 here at
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic343287.html

45tripp again kept a critical eye on the additions and changes during development.
Proven being always to the benefit of the final Avanti release and much appreciated.

Chris.

ricardouk · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: PORTUGAL

Thanks for the new version

Keep up the good work

Will try the new version tomorrow
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ricardouk · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: PORTUGAL

Chris K, what ffmpeg version should i use with Avanti? the latest one? a specific one?

Thanks
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Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

ricardouk · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: PORTUGAL

Thanks Chris i was using version 9133 from here with avanti 0.23:
http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/ffmpeg/

are these versions different from Celtic Druid ones?
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Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

ricardouk · Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: PORTUGAL

Thanks Chris.
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SWBisbee · Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: United States

I have a vob file, I'm converting to a mp4 with version 0.2.2 rev.1, it seems to convert it right, however when using version 0.2.3 it gives me an error: Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 29.97 (30000/1001) -> 59.94 (60000/1001). This is the same vob file using the same settings as in 0.2.2 rev.1. Now I'm using version 0.2.4 which gives me even another error: Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 29.97 (30000/1001) -> 59.94 (60000/1001), And No accelerated IMDCT transform found. I'm using ffmpeg version 9767. can you help? As I said version 0.2.2 rev.1 works fine no errors.

Thanks,
Regards,

SWBisbee · Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: United States

I found the errors in version 0.2.2.rev.1 also just had to scrool up to see them, can you please explain these errors, so I can understand whats going on?

Thanks,

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

Chris K · Member Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Location: Europe

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FFmpeg/Avanti newsletter (26-04-2008).

New recommended FFmpeg Windows OS build.

We've gone through a turbulent period the last few month's where it concerns FFmpeg.
A lot of experiments at the developers front and compiling problems at the side of the
(ever praised) Windows OS builds providers.
I recall mp3, xvid and x264 crashes and problems for users of older Athlon CPU's.
Thanks to the concern and efforts of Tripp (45tripp) who keeps up good contacts with both
developers and Windows OS builds providers, there now are stable versions available.
Tripp decided to compose his own builds out of the most recent stable codec libraries
and to leave off FFmpeg bells and whistles that are still at a (too) experimental stage.
Ramiro Polla, one of the major providers of Windows FFmpeg builds kindly offered
Tripp to host his builds and I (Chris K) highly recommend them as the most recent
and reliable to use with Avanti.

EDIT: Tripp's FFmpeg builds are available at: arrozcru.no-ip.org/tripp

Some encouraging Avanti statistics (for a developer).

1. This quiet thread had over 13000 views since it started at 31-12-2007.
2. This led to over 6000 downloads of the Avanti package so far.

Avanti is powered by Gui4Cli (gui4cli.com) and by its own additional dll's which are all
written in C and C++. Therefore Avanti is small and relies only on the basic Windows OS
resources. It should run without problems on W2K, WXP (tested) and Vista (reported).

Avanti can be copied to and run from any location on your system, doesn't write anything
Avanti related to locations other then your install directory and can be easily removed
if desired. It makes minimal use of the system registry.

If you want to read some user comments on Avanti, Google for: "avanti ffmpeg gui"

Avanti 0.2.5 will be available within a few weeks.
Thanks to all who showed their interest.

Chris.
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turnkit · Member Joined: 05 May 2008 Location: United States

Is there a Bug Forum for Avani - ?

I am loading a quicktime .mov file and it is coming in as 720x496 instead of 720x486. Would like to give a sample file to someone who can look at this and see what's wrong.

Can anyone point me to the right place or person?

p.s. I was able to attach a 3 frame video file that shows the problem.

3f%20720x486nonsquare%20sample.mov

45tripp · Dolphin Blue Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Location: Triptonia