Batch Convert AVI/OGM/MKV to DVD (anime)

[kodaikun]

Although quenc does work it takes like 1 hr each... which i would prefer not to have to do

You can edit the switches for Quenc to make it faster. I felt the same way because of the time it took, but Quenc does a much cleaner conversion. I noticed a big difference in videos converted with FFMPG and Quenc. Below is my call for Quenc.

*******
if %applypulldown%==yes (
for %%x in (*.avi) do (
echo."%quenc%" -i "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.avs" -o "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.m2v" -b %bitrate% -maxbitrate 8000 -dc 10 -1 -mpeg2 -nohq -vbr -noscene -nocgop -interlaced -noextreme -gopsize 12 -maxbframes 2 -aspectratio 4:3 -auto -close

******

The key parts above to increase speed is the -1, which makes it one pass, as well as the -noextreme and -nohq switches..

As for some eps not working, I'm having the same problems on some as well. Sometimes it's a framerate issue, and the program just dies trying to convert them. Look in the previous posts for the switches for that.

[Azrael-Kun]

Hey Kodikun, thanks for the quick reply. i tryied the code you gave me and now QuEnc's time duration is bearable while the quick look i had and the converted eps seem to still be good quality.

i have had much time so still looking for the information about the conversion stoping...

i put 1 working ep and 1 nonworking ep into GSpot ...here are the screenshots...these are the original files of both...if you can could you tell wat might be causing the shutdown..???

NOTWORKING


WORKING


Azrael-Kun

~EDIT~
I tried to change the codec used using FourCC Code Changer... Nothing....
I also changed Lanczos to Lanczos4 and nothing.
However, i then changed it to Bicubic and am now encoding TSR - 01 but the other 'naughty' episode TSR - 04 still will not convert????
Well off to do homework....*sigh*

Azrael-Kun

[zakuh]

Hey kodaikun,

Changing the switches with Quenc to make it faster, is that going to cause any side effects, such as decreased quality? Or anything to that nature?

[kodaikun]

Changing the switches with Quenc to make it faster, is that going to cause any side effects, such as decreased quality? Or anything to that nature?

zakuh - To be honest, I don't know... I just know that Quenc with the quicker settings produces better quality conversions than ffmpeg did. The only real way to tell would be to do 1 with the default, and 1 with the quick switch, and see if you can tell a difference. For me, I'm happy with the quicker settings results.

i have had much time so still looking for the information about the conversion stoping...

i put 1 working ep and 1 nonworking ep into GSpot ...here are the screenshots...these are the original files of both...if you can could you tell wat might be causing the shutdown..???

Azrael-Kun, I'm no expert here, but the only thing I can see different is screen sizes - but I don't know why that would have an effect. I'm sure if Aktee still reads these boards..... (Hello Aktee?) he'd be able to tell. He's helped me a lot in the past.

Me, I'm still trying to get the eps of Gaiking to encode properly.

[kodaikun]

Just a quick note to those reading this board who may be able to help me out.

I'm still trying to figure out why I can't convert Gaiking. I found something interesting......

When you play the AVI file, the sound track seems to start after 3 seconds. You get the splash page first, then the ep begins - anyway, in the AVS files, the sound starts immediately, resulting in the video being 3 seconds off from the start. Are there any switches to lag the sound?

VERY frustrating....

[Tyrantus]

I hope someone answers this, as I've waited months for someone to respond and no one did...

I finally got my episodes to encode using Quenc but...My video and audio don't merge, and I also have these M2V files in the same folder with them. Can anyone please tell me what to do next, as I'm nearly finished I believe, but I just don't know how to merge anything. I believe I have to merge them but don't know how. Can anyone ecplain how to merge these three files, as I believe it can be done but I dunno how...

[kschang]

To MUX the m2v and m2a together, you can use MPEG Tools that's included with TMPGEnc, or any of the other MPEG Muxers in the tool list.

You can start a new topic if you got a question, you know. We don't bite, really.

[Bjs]

Avi2dvd by trustfm ... dose similar thing

Caught a glimpse of bbmpeg encoding the video ... and it was not listed as an included encoder in gui , but in folder's it dose exist ?

Has quenc , freeEnc , nuenc , hcenc , and stupid cce ...

Check it out , what dose it not have in folder's ... it just about has all the freeare tool's that most user's already have installed ...

Now checking out how this was done for my own use .

[kiches]

I've been having some problems author mpeg2 files created using QuEnc and hopefully someone can help me. The main problem is that when I try to add the mpeg-2 files I encoded into Tsunami-MPEG DVD Author Pro, I get this error message:



Now when I encoded my files (7 episodes @ 25 min each), I encoded them each individually instead of doing a batch. So an individual avisynth script for me looked like this:

DirectShowSource("C:\Documents and Settings\Monica\My Documents\01.avi")
LanczosResize(640,432,0,0,640,480)
AddBorders(40,24,40,24)
#Trim(0,524).FadeOut(150)
ConvertToYV12()

Then I calculated the video bitrate 3389 & chose to set the audio bitrate @ 192. So when I open QuEnc I put 3389 in the "Bitrate (kbps)" field and choose MPEG-2. Then I go into the advanced options & make sure I have "MPEG-2 Mux profile" set to DVD and put Audio codec as MP2 & audio bitrate as 192. I've encoded using VBR & high quality, and I've encoded without it as well, but all my files still have the same problem when it comes to authoring. The MPEG-2 files play correctly on my computer, but when I used DVDStyler (since it's the only program that allowed me to use the files) and authored a dvd, the episodes had strange time durations. The time display would freeze when video was still playing and it says that 1 episode is around 11 min, which screwed up my chapters. This doesn't happen if I try playing the original converted mpeg-2 files on my computer though, time duration is correct (25 min).

The files I encode using TMPGenc Plus are accepted, but it takes so much longer than QuEnc for me (almost 4 times as long), so I'd really like to figure out this problem. Any insite is appreciated.

[Amnon82]

AutoQ3 is out btw ...

[crazydrve]

ok people need some help.

i am trying this batch code out but for some reason it doesnt work for me.

i first read the tutorial several times but still confused.

i tried the avs test script like it says to do but no luck.

can some one help me please. i have apps installed, paths are correct.

the error i get is "ACM failed to suggest a compatible pcm format"

here is my code:

**********************
AVISource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi")
LanczosResize(660,330)
AddBorders(30,75,30,75)
ConvertToYUY2()
*******************

someone please help

thanks
crazydrve

[noobsaibot]

Hey crazydrv I had the same problem once, I got around it after I installed ffdshow. Google for it, it's easy to find. Install and try again. Hope that helps.

[crazydrve]

thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately that still did nto work.

i installed ffdshow already.

[kschang]

You need to check the audio codecs, make sure the proper decompressors are active.

[crazydrve]

as far as i know evertying i need is installed. the avi file plays perfectly with sound.
and when i convert it manually with dvd2svcd there are no problems.

there is only a problem trying to get the batch file going.

here is the test.avs file the tutorial asks me to make.
*****************************************
AVISource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi")
LanczosResize(660,440)
AddBorders(30,20,30,20)
ConvertToYUY2()
***************************************

thanks

[noobsaibot]

You are getting this error because you have something wrong with your audio codecs and you are trying to play the script on a media player right?

If so, don't worry about the error, the video encoding will go fine, even with this error, because it's audio related. There's a way to play this script without the error, but also without the sound:

Change this line in your script

AVISource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi")

to

AVISource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi",false)

If you want to have sound in the script testing this might work, since ffdshow is installed:

Change this line in your script

AVISource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi")

to

DirectShowSource("D:\AviSource\Homicide3x01.avi",fps=23.97,audio=true)

Of course change the fps accordingly. Try and post your results.

[crazydrve]

ok guys it plays. now for some reason when i play the avi file it plays fine with ac3 sound and video but it wouldnt do this batch test.

so i went ahead and installed every ac3 codec i could and now it works also with AVI2DVD.

So i am gonna try that program first since it lets u do several at once.

thanks for the help.

now if u guys have suggestions as to why i should still use dvd2svcd let me know.

other wise avi2dvd has worked for me in the past.

thanks for the help.

crazydrve

[takeabyte]

anybody else having any problem with leftover files? it seems like the del commands are bein skipped, unless i just pasted it wrong..it's not really causing any problems (except for storage space), but i was wonderin' how i could fix it. i'm runnin' xp home and this was the line i got for deleting:

echo.DEL "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.m2v"
)

that was the last line in the loop for if pulldown=yes

i'd really appreciate any help on this =)

[crazydrve]

ok people still need some help. batch file is not working and cce freezes right away when i try to run it.

********************************** here is my batchconvert.bat
::CCE Encoding Batch Generator!
@echo off

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::
:: Lines beginning with 2 colons are comment line. They are ignored,::
:: so you can safely copy this. ::
:: Change the value after the equal sign ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::

:: Pulldown file? (yes if your videos are 23.976fps, no if your videos are 29.970fps)
@set applypulldown=yes

:: Resize type (Bicubic, Lanczos, Lanczos4).
@set resize=Lanczos

:: Resize Value (Fullscreen is 660, 440 - Widescreen is 660, 330)
@set width=660
@set height=440

:: AddBorders Value (Fullscreen is 20, 30 - Widescreen is 75, 30)
@set topbottom=20
@set leftright=30

:: Audio Bitrate (The one you chose when calculating)
@set audiobitrate=192

:: Path for source videos (The video you want to encode should reside in there)
@set sourcevideo=D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3

:: CCE Template Name (The template you made in step 3)
@set template=Naruto2415

:: Path to your encoder. Select CCEFRONT.exe if you have CCE SP.
@set cce=C:\Program Files\CCE SP\ccefront.exe

:: Path for DVD2SVCD (The folder where DVD2SVCD is located)
@set dvd2svcd=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::
:: DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!! ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::

:: Define variable path for programs that is included with DVD2SVCD
@set besweetdir=%dvd2svcd%\besweet
@set besweetexe=%besweetdir%\besweet.exe
@set pulldown=%dvd2svcd%\pulldown\pulldown.exe
@set mplex=%dvd2svcd%\dvdauthor\mplex.exe
@set encodedvideo=%sourcevideo%\EncodedVideo

echo Generating Batch, tutututut - please be patient.
echo ::MAIN ENCODING BATCH > mainencoding.bat
echo @echo off >> mainencoding.bat

MKDIR %encodedvideo%\Batch

for %%x in (*.avi) do (
echo.AVISource^("%sourcevideo%\%%x"^)
echo.%resize%Resize^(%width%,%height%^)
echo.AddBorders^(%leftright%,%topbottom%,%leftrigh t%,%topbottom%^)
echo.ConvertToYUY2^(^)
) > "%%~nx.avs"

if %applypulldown%==yes (
for %%x in (*.avi) do (
echo."%cce%" -t "%template%" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.avs" -batch
echo.MOVE "%encodedvideo%\batch\%%~nx.mpv" "%encodedvideo%"
echo.REN "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mpv" "%%~nx.m2v"
echo."%pulldown%" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.m2v" "%encodedvideo%\encoded%%~nx.m2v" -run -exit
echo."%besweetexe%" -core^( -input "%sourcevideo%\%%~nx.avi" -output "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mp2" -logfilea "%besweetdir%\BeSweet.log" ^) -ssrc^( --rate 48000 ^) -toolame^( -m s -b %audiobitrate% ^)
echo."%mplex%" -f 8 -o "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mpg" "%encodedvideo%\encoded%%~nx.m2v" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mp2"
echo.DEL "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.m2v"
) > "batch_for_%%~nx.bat"
) ELSE (
for %%x in (*.avi) do (
echo."%cce%" -t "%template%" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.avs" -batch
echo.MOVE "%encodedvideo%\batch\%%~nx.mpv" "%encodedvideo%"
echo.REN "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mpv" "%%~nx.m2v"
echo."%besweetexe%" -core^( -input "%sourcevideo%\%%~nx.avi" -output "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mp2" -logfilea "%besweetdir%\BeSweet.log" ^) -ssrc^( --rate 48000 ^) -toolame^( -m s -b %audiobitrate% ^)
echo."%mplex%" -f 8 -o "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mpg" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.m2v" "%encodedvideo%\%%~nx.mp2"
) > "batch_for_%%~nx.bat"
)

for %%x in (*.avi) do (
echo.CALL "%encodedvideo%\batch\batch_for_%%~nx.bat"
) >> mainencoding.bat

for %%x in (*.avi) do (
MOVE "%sourcevideo%\%%~nx.avs" "%encodedvideo%"
MOVE "batch_for_%%~nx.bat" "%encodedvideo%\batch"
)

move "mainencoding.bat" "%encodedvideo%\batch"

echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Batch Creation Finished! hehe - Now opening MainEncoding.bat !!

pause

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::
:: END OF BATCH ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::

************************************************** ******
*********************************** here is my mainencoding.bat
::MAIN ENCODING BATCH
@echo off
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x01 Nearer My God To Thee.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x02 Fits Like A Glove.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x03 Extreme Unction.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x04 A Model Citizen.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x05 Happy To Be Here.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x06 Crosetti.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x07 The Last Of The Watermen.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x08 All Through The House.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x09 Every Mother's Son.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x10 Cradle To Grave.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x11 Partners.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x12 The City That Bleeds 1.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x13 Dead End 2.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x14 End Game 3.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x15 Law And Disorder.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x16 The Old And The Dead.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x17 In Search Of Crimes Past.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x18 Nothing Personal.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x19 Colors.bat"
CALL "D:\Homicide\Homicide_S3\EncodedVideo\batch\batch_f or_Homicide 3x20 The Gas Man.bat"

**************************************************

if any one can help please do.


thanks
crazydrve

[iceboi714]

Hey...

when i try running mainencoding.bat, CCEFRONT and CCE SP 2.70 loads up fine but nothing seems to be running...am i suppose to manually insert the *.avs files into CCE?

also.......

When i try to import the finished product of the batch file....the mpg....it says
"Open GOPs were detected in the file"
-The file will play fine but chapter points may not start accurately
-In you encoder always select Close GOPs to aviod such problems

this isn't necessarily a bad thing right?

just making sure....

thanks in advance

[iceboi714]

Hey guys...almost notice one thing when i tested the DVD......i noticed the top left edge was curved....meaning the 4 sides are not straight lines....it happens mostly at the top left hand corner...Is that normal? or cna i fix that problem? thanks

Lee

[kschang]

That's your TV's problem.

[iceboi714]

That's your TV's problem.

Is there a setting or nething to change...because happens on all my tv's even the newer one....
Sony tv...forgot the model...

[edd32]

for some reason am getting an error message..
looks like this,,,

" bad parameter=mpeg2 "

any ideas??

[edd32]

plzz some1 help...

[jammen]

plzz some1 help...

try this http://www.playbackhelp.com/doc/guides/queue/ out

[Shinigami77]

This tutorial link is not working

[NetHacker]

HI


Rear one has someone a Backup or a similar from the Tutorial v 1.2? Or the functioning batches files?
Thanks

[hellspawn32287]

It seems http://aktee.t35.com/ isn't working anymore, I click there and I just get a Blank page that only says Index Of/ at the top. This is very frustrating as my comp got wiped and need to set it all up again and am not able to access the guide. Anyone have a hard coded copy or an alt site with guide on it?

[bronxxbomber]

It's still archived http://web.archive.org/web/20060203104916/http://aktee.t35.com/