Batch Encoding with tmpegc

[Shaba1]

The problem with the batch encoding on Tmpec is that you have to go thru the set of project wizard screens for each individual clip. Then at the end you click "Create another project for batch enconding". If you have some 80-100 1 minute avi av as I do, that gets tedious quickly. Is there a way of just shift selecting a group of clips and have them all encoded at the same in a batch.All my clips will eventually need to be merged into on mpg anyway. Tmpec has the capability when you JOIN mpgs together why not for encoding

[freebird73717]

I believe you can do that with CCE. Create a template then add the files. I haven't used CCE in a long time so I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[Shaba1]

freebird73717: Thank you for responding. I was looking more for a free tool or a way of doing it with TMPEGC which maybe I was overlook. Secondly I wanted to avoid haveing th write a batch script and learning a scripting language just to do this as is done with AVISYNTH. It seems to me that it would be a simple feature to be able to shift select a group of files and have all the encoding setting s applied to them.

[freebird73717]

Avisynth can be useful in CCE but it is not necessary. You can load an avi directly into CCE.





As for freeware I really don't know. Most I know of require avisynth which would defeat your purposes. Hopefully someone else can offer other alternatives.

[Shaba1]

Ok I was slightly mistaken.

First I discovered two tools that will let you create TMPEGC batch files (*.tbe) one called TmpegBatList V3.0 and one called VCD List Maker. They both let me shift select a collection of files. BUT what I did not add in my initial message was that most of the files I get have a .wmv extension. I know that TMPEGC and process these IF the extension is changed to .asf. This presents the same problem going thru 80-100 files one at a time and changing the extension. That is just for One video that I have to process. I have several of these type of 1 minute clips a week.

I know i could write a dos batch file to change the extension but I would like something graphical that would just let me do it all for one clip in one operation once I have shifted selected.

[vhelp]

Evening guys.

@ Shaba1

Actually, I'm doing some work on a utility to batch list items for processing. It's
for personal use, but I might be willing to [s:0ec1d479fa]part with it[/s:0ec1d479fa]* i mean, share it with others
here, if I can complete it in a useable form. Most of what I develope I would not
consider competable to professional looking stuff out there.

You know, conensidentally, for the last few days or so, I was pondering the idea of
how TMPGenc 's format for their Batch list source file are made, and was about to
research this, soon. Anyway.

Perhaps its the approach you are taking to "batch" everything for processing.

Though it sounds to me like you want to be able to select a bunch of files and
then drag them into something that will do something to them.

But, for TMPGenc and its built-in batch feature, your case might already be solvable
through the hint you mentioned, here..

I discovered two tools that will let you create TMPEGC batch files (*.tbe) one
called TmpegBatList V3.0

..but may need to be tweaked, depending on your method of approach and requirements.
Its been a while since I used TMPGenc's batch feature, but the only problem that might
be debatable is weather or not all the files in the batch are "joined" or separate mpg 's,
once the batching process is complete.

Maybe if you elaborate a bit further on your batch process that you think would be
a tipicle one, we might be able to graph an understanding of it, and move further to
solving it.

-vhelp 4377

[TBoneit]

And you could use the old dos command ren.

example: ren *.* *.asf should rename every file to *.asf
whereas ren *.wmv *.asf should only rename wmv files.

This presupposes you first open a cmd prompt, then cd to the directory where the files are or you could end up changing files you didn't want to change.

Why write a batch file when it isn't needed.

Or use TMPGEnc Xpress that will let you open multiple files at once and save the encoded output as 1 file. Then set up batch operations to do several bunches of files at once.

[freebird73717]

I completely forgot about Super. You can shift open many avi files and it will encode all to the settings you specify. And it's freeware!

Vhelp glad to see your still working on your batch project. My offer to test for you still stands. Hope things are going well.