VCDGear - How to do batch conversion?

[Rexkh]

Hi

I've just learned how to use VCDGear to extract MPEG-1 from DAT. I did it one by one. It was painful. I couldn't find how to do batch processing. Is it available? Can you show me how?

[jagabo]

I don't know about VCDGear but you can easily do this with ffmpeg. Install ffmpeg. Put the bat file in the attached ZIP file in a folder full of DAT files. Double click on it and it will remux them all of them to MPG.

for %%F in (*.dat) do "c:\program files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %%F -vcodec copy -acodec copy "%%~dF%%~pF%%~nF.mpg"
pause

You will have to change the path to ffmpeg.exe if it's installed in a different folder. Remove the "pause" if you want the window to close automatically when the process is done (but you will have a hard time seeing any error messages).

[Rexkh]

Thanks for your solution. However, there is a problem. File name of my .DAT file is non English character (Unicode) and your script work only with English name. Any solution? See example for detail.

D:\1.RHM Mini Album>"d:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i 07. ????? ????????????????????
? - ?? ???????????.DAT -vcodec copy -acodec copy "D:\1.RHM Mi
ni Album\07. ????? ????????????????????? - ?? ???????????.mpg
"
ffmpeg version N-58099-g9244a68 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
built on Nov 14 2013 18:01:43 with gcc 4.8.2 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av
isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab
le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetyp
e --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --ena
ble-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-l
ibopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsp
eex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aa
cenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavp
ack --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
libavutil 52. 53.100 / 52. 53.100
libavcodec 55. 43.100 / 55. 43.100
libavformat 55. 21.100 / 55. 21.100
libavdevice 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100
libavfilter 3. 91.100 / 3. 91.100
libswscale 2. 5.101 / 2. 5.101
libswresample 0. 17.104 / 0. 17.104
libpostproc 52. 3.100 / 52. 3.100
07.: No such file or directory


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Sorry, It's not because of non English name but space. No space is allow.

[jagabo]

Are you running XP? Try putting quotes around %%F:

for %%F in (*.dat) do "g:\program files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i "%%F" -vcodec copy -acodec copy "%%~dF%%~pF%%~nF.mpg"

[Rexkh]

There is another problem. Some conversion has problem and I didn't get full length of video. For example, 5 minute DAT but only 2 minute mpg. Is there parameter to fix the error. See attachment for detail.

[jagabo]

You've reached the limits of my knowledge of remuxing with ffmpeg!

[Rexkh]

That's fine. Someone else might be able to help me. OK. There two options somebody can help me. 1st: show me how to use VCDGear for batch processing. 2nd: teach me how to fix the error above using ffmpeg. Somebody please!

[roma_turok]

1) In VCDGear click on Load button
2) Navigate to folder with DAT files
3) Select 1 dat file and select all files by Ctrl+A, click OPEN
4) Select output folder
5) Click Start

[Rexkh]

Did you try it if it work? I did it from the beginning but it didn't work. I'm able select all files and it show batch processing dialog. As soon as I press start it doesn't work. It's complicated to explain. Please try once and you will understand.

[roma_turok]

What message error?
I upload video how I tested

[Rexkh]

Here it is

[jagabo]

Did you try it if it work? I did it from the beginning but it didn't work. I'm able select all files and it show batch processing dialog. As soon as I press start it doesn't work.

Maybe you have files other than DAT files in the folder? Ctrl+A will select those too. Maybe your "broken" DAT files are causing the program to hang?

[roma_turok]

Here it is

What version Winrar you have?
The vcdgear using Winrar

[Rexkh]

I'm sure all files are DAT. I'm using WinRAR 5 beta2. What does it has to do with WinRAR? It suppose to do conversion. Not compression.

Could you please confirm that you did success doing batch conversion from DAT to MPEG-1 with VCDGear?

[jagabo]

What does it has to do with WinRAR? It suppose to do conversion. Not compression.

It probably keeps some utilities in a RAR file. It extracts those at runtime when necessary. I don't know why you even bother arguing about this when the program is telling exactly what's wrong.

[roma_turok]

What does it has to do with WinRAR? It suppose to do conversion. Not compression.

It does to do with WinRAR
Please install WinRAR 4.20 and check VCDGear setting that directory of WinRAR correct then try again:

Could you please confirm that you did success doing batch conversion from DAT to MPEG-1 with VCDGear?

Did you see video file I uploaded?
Yes I confirm.

[Rexkh]

Do you have Teamviewer? I can allow you to remote to my PC to see yourself.

[roma_turok]

Yes I have Teamviewer,
but its very simple:
1) Uninstall Winrar 5 by Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Winrar (usual its last in the list)
2)Download and Install Winrar 4.20 from link by clicking Download This Version : http://www.filehippo.com/download_winrar_32/12564/
that's it

[Rexkh]

Newer WinRAR causes problem. I didn't expect that, but it did cause this problem. Thank, it work now. However, there is another problem. 100 of my DAT file name is in non English characters and VCDGear doesn't work with Unicode characters. It would be pain to rename all the file name back and forth. Any better suggestion?

[jagabo]

Use ffmpeg for the bulk of the files then do the rest manually with VCDGear, with renaming.

[roma_turok]

What language DAT file name?
I have no problem with non English characters
You need set Windows XP (regional and language) options make software recognize non English characters
By Control Panel -> Regional and language options -> Advanced: