conversion help

[cholla]

I wanted a portable version but none were available for Windows 7 32-bit.
I have a program called Shadow Defender which puts my OS in a virtual mode.
I used this & then installed the full version of XMR.
Then I copied Program Files\XMR folder to a different partition.
Then rebooted to get out of Shadow Defender.This is the only way to get out of it.
Then I copied that folder back to a folder I have on my Desktop for Video programs.
Works as a portable as it is not installed.
It has the ffmpeg.dll in it's folder.

[Kracov]

yes XMR had a ffmpeg.dll, but the other guy said it had a ffmpeg.EXE which it doesn't. so i assume i'm supposed to get a DLL version?

[cholla]

Double post (sort of)

[davexnet]

No it doesn't use or need ffmpeg.exe, only ffmpeg.dll - if I mentioned it earlier it was a typo.
It does not need any "system" ffmeg to be on the PC

[Kracov]

well thanks for trying to help guys. looks like AVC +5 years old is what I gotta keep using.

[davexnet]

One last thing to try with XMR, delete the XMR settings folder (or rename it) here:
C:\Users\your_userid\AppData\Roaming
and retry XMR

[Kracov]

I removed the folder, and tried both portable and regular XMR.... nothing. It didn't even make a new XMR settings folder. Makes me wonder if it installed the user settings elsewhere because of admin folders or permissions.

[davexnet]

You have a point, I see mine hasn't been updated in a long time. I'll see what I can find out

Not much. It looks like it uses a file called xmediarecode.json which resides in the main XMR program directory.
For portable versions of the program , this file is refreshed to defaults.
If you make a change in the program at options/preferences, that file is updated.

Doesn't seem related to your issues
if you set the format tab like this, does ac3 (dolby digital) show up on the audio tab "codec"

[cholla]

@ davexnet.

C:\ProgramData\XMedia Recode is where my xmediarecode.json is located .
It is dated today.

I set XMR to Matroska.

I did not have a 6 channel .mkv but I had an 8 channel Codec ID : A_TRUEHD
The AC3 selection has up to 5.1.
Apple Lossless & Opus go up to 7.1.

[davexnet]

@ davexnet.

C:\ProgramData\XMedia Recode is where my xmediarecode.json is located .
It is dated today.

I set XMR to Matroska.

I did not have a 6 channel .mkv but I had an 8 channel Codec ID : A_TRUEHD
The AC3 selection has up to 5.1.
Apple Lossless & Opus go up to 7.1.

Hi cholla,
good point, seems the one in \programdata is used if the XMR folder doesn't have a copy

At this point it may be worth @kracov deleting (or renaming) the version of it in \programdata\xmedia recode\
and see if affects his issue

I played around with various sources - an encode from aac 5:1 to stereo resulted in a stereo encode that had the proper levels
and was not blown out and distorted as was the OP's

[cholla]

I could not find an Any Video Converter that works in Windows 7 32-bit. So I can not test with it.

When I used XMR today the date on the C:\ProgramData\XMedia Recode\xmediarecode.json changed to today's date,
This should mean it is the file XMR is using on my OS anyway.
Remember I made my own portable so a downloaded portable may work differently.

This is a sample file made with XMR.I chose the Audio only option since this thread is mostly about the audio.
It is also smaller than with the video.
The original was a EAC3 7.1.
I converted it to FLAC octagon 7.1 with XMR.
The highest option in XMR.
I have not yet tested it on my 7.1 receiver but it played OK on my 2 channel PC in VLC.
I then converted the original file I started with to aac 5.1 & that file to stereo.
Same results as davexnet.

not blown out and distorted as was the OP's