Virtualdub Plugin Related Question

[frmys]

Hi ,

I want to work with Virtualdub and its plugins. I need help in such case :

Source file : Film.avi or Anything.avs
Plugin name : P1
P1 Settings : S5 - S10 - S15 ....

Scenerio : Load Film.avi ......100 frames to be applied P1 @ S5 ....... 250 frames no plugin ....... 150 frames to be applied P1 @ S10 ....... 100 frames to be applied P1 @ S15

I want to make a job file or similar that can be easily altered acc. to my needs (file source, pluging settings , durations ) in text format. Virtualdub has an internal plugin application feature but for me something like a job file in text format will be much better.

Thanks.

[frmys]

no help?

[poisondeathray]

You might be able to use the curve editor with some plugins, but it's not really text format

Why don't you use avisynth plugins if you want it in text format ? Many vdub plugins can be used in avisynth with LoadVirtualDubPlugin()

[sanlyn]

I was just looking up info this morning. The problem is applying VDub filters only to certain frame ranges in the video. That can be done in a number of ways: either breaking the video into relevant sections manually and running them separately in VDub and then rejoining, or inside an avs script using Trim() functions and/or ApplyRange(). But I wouldn't know how to configure a statement in ApplyRange() to correctly manage a Vdub plugin with the syntax required by ApplyRange(). There's also a command-line reference in VirtualDub online help that gives some hint as to running a batch of avisynth scripts and loading VirtualDub settings/filters in .vcf files for each script.

By the time the scripts are written and debugged, and the .vcf's required are debugged as well and converted to avisynth statements, the video could have been manually broken into the parts required, then run in VirtualDub and rejoined. I use that method on a regular basis, and it's not that difficult. I do know that not all VirtualDub plugins will run in avisynth scripts.

[frmys]

Thanks a lot for the answers and advices. I have tried curve editor but it is not very easy. You have to point with mouse precisely (maybe there is keyboard shortcut , but i do not know) to correct points for "plugin apply durations".

I mostly use image files as "source" in avs script and later drag&drop to Virtualdub and apply the filter settings and start frame server from Virtualdub. I have a batch file with compression parameters for x264 and i use the "frame servered file" of virtualdub in this batch. Later extract the output with TSmuxer and get ts file. So retun back to Virtualdub and define new settings for plugin and start frame server ..... Finally i add all the extraced ts output files in TSmuxer and make the "joined final video".

In this method all the "making a video file" process is under control and the final output is as desired but as you can accept this is not very practical way. I need a better and shortcut way.

I searched internet as all you can guess it is almost impossible to find a easier/practical/logical way with very common search phrases " virtualdub plugin job file batch file plugin curve editor alternative .... etc". Search results with too many links but nothing usefull up to now.

Regards

[jagabo]

Are you aware that VirtualDub's Processing Settings files are plain text? You can edit them with Notepad. The Curver Editor parameters are plainly visible.