How to convert Mpeg-1 to something else with out loseing quality

[jagabo]

True. I'm just accustomed to using full paths. But does the .d2v still work if you move all the stuff to a new location?

If you tell DgIndex not to use full paths you can move the entire folder without changing the d2v. In DgIndex the option is at Options -> Use Full Paths. Open a d2v file with Notepad and you'll see whether the full path is specified or only the filename. You can also use Notepad to change the name/path if necessary.

[g6qwerty]

Thanks I'll do that RGB conversion in avisynth.

{ Reason why I was converting to RGB was because for some reason even with doing the color to pc to tv, it still wouldn't play back as bright as when doing YUV.
A bit tired at the moment so I will post the examples later.}

Real reason I had converted that file with higher than 150 on this {ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch} so was expecting a bighter video than I got as I later proved.


-EDIT - Converted one video I took at night with the fine settings (30fps)

1st file (MOV09487_Color Fix_Only.avi - 1.58gb) , Ran this avs script, with no color conversion or no compression in VirtualDub

vid = MPEG2Source("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)
ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch
ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

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2nd file (MOV09487_Color Fix_RGB_Vd_only.avi - 3.15gb) , Ran this avs script, with Virtualdub RGB(888) color conversion with no compression

vid = MPEG2Source("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)
ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch
ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

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3rd file (MOV09487_Color Fix_Lagreth_Sanlyn.avi - 224mb) , Ran this avs script, with Saylyn instructions, Lagreth compression in virtualdub only.

vid = MPEG2Source("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)
ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch
ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

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4th file (MOV09487_Color Fix_RGB_avisynth.avi - 4.2gb) , Ran this avs script, with no compression or color change in Virtual Dub.

vid = MPEG2Source("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)
ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch
ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
ConvertToRGB32(matrix="PC.601",interlaced=false) #YUV to RGB
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

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5th file (MOV09487_Color Fix_RGB_avisynth_Lagreth.avi - 265mb) , Ran this avs scrypt, with lagreth compression set to RGB in virtualdub with no color change.

vid = MPEG2Source("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("H:\My Videos\z Work In Progress\MOV09487.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)
ColorYUV(gamma_y=150, cont_u=150, cont_v=150) # gamma and saturation stretch
ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
ConvertToRGB32(matrix="PC.601",interlaced=false) #YUV to RGB
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

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Going to stick with the YV12 and lagreth compression for now, have not yet tired to edit the files in a video editor yet.

-Been working on getting all this to batch out so I just have to run batch steps not per file.

AviSynth Batch Scripter -- Found this to batch make .avs files
Found this to batch load the .avs files to virtualdub http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdubbatch/

-EDIT
Figured out how to batch process to get .wav, just open VirtualDub.jobs after useing virtualdubbatch, and find "AVI" and replace with "WAV", and there done, then Open virturaldub and start batch.

Just found out how to batch dgIndex, From searching online it could supposedly do it from the command line options http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1087634

Save file as dgIndex.cmd

for %%f in (*.MPG) do start "DGINDEX" /wait "D:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\DGIndex.exe" -IF=[%%f] -OF=[%%~nf] -OM=0 -IA=5 -EXIT

Any other options I should put in for dgindex? http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/DGIndexManual.html#AppendixB

Also Should I resample all the audio to 48000hz? from 32000hz in Audacity before recombining in to the avi?

[g6qwerty]

What would be the best way to go about RGB color space so I can use the Lightworks video editor, since windows movie maker is horrid at working with the huge files.

Had a video I wanted to make that had like 23 separate files, unedited just make into one video and windows movie maker would crap out on me. It would drop video or audio, or both.

This is what I am using currently to Get Video to import into lightworks free, with no loss of color range.

vid = MPEG2Source("%PATH%\%CLIP%.d2v")
aud = WAVSource("%PATH%\%CLIP%.wav")
AudioDub(vid, aud)

ColorYUV(levels="PC->TV")                     # a close alternate would be cont_y=-32
ConvertToRGB24(matrix="PC.601",interlaced=false) #YUV to RGB
return last                                   # <- Be sure to include this statement at the end!)

Is their a better Format to Convert to for Lightworks Import?

Import formats: Lightworks Pro and Free

DVCAM / DVCPRO 25
DVCPRO 50
DVCPRO HD
Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit
Uncompressed HD 8 bit and 10 bit
MPEG-2 I-Frame SD
MPEG-2 I-Frame HD
MPEG-2 Long GOP
IMX 30, 40, 50
AVCHD (M2T, M2TS, MPEG4, H.264)
Avid DNxHD – all variants, including Thin Raster**
AVC-Intra 50
AVC-Intra 100
XDCAM EX (native MP4 support)
XDCAM HD
XDCAM HD 50 422
Apple Pro Res
RED R3D
DPX 8 bit, 10 bit, 16 bit
Image Sequence (BMP, DPX, JPEG, PNG, TGA, Compressed TGA, TIFF)
Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options