How to use this plugin?

[Vitality]

I found this plugin online for removing dot crawl/rainbow effects on NTSC sources. But it's just a .vdf file. How can I install this on AviSynth?

http://home.earthlink.net/~tacosalad/video/dotcrawl.html

[poisondeathray]

vdf is a virtualdub plugin. So you would use LoadVirtualDubPlugin

http://www.avisynth.nl/index.php/Plugins#LoadVirtualDubPlugin

avisynth has various dot crawl / de-rainbow filters as well

http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Category:Rainbow_%26_Dot_Crawl_Removal

[Vitality]

vdf is a virtualdub plugin. So you would use LoadVirtualDubPlugin

http://www.avisynth.nl/index.php/Plugins#LoadVirtualDubPlugin

avisynth has various dot crawl / de-rainbow filters as well

http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Category:Rainbow_%26_Dot_Crawl_Removal

So

LoadVirtualDubPlugin("C:/path/to/dotcrawl.vdf")
DotCrawl()

I also can't find a way to load 32Bit AviSynth plugins into 64Bit AviSynth. Which all of those dot crawl removal things seem to be for.

[poisondeathray]

I also can't find a way to load 32Bit AviSynth plugins into 64Bit AviSynth. Which all of those dot crawl removal things seem to be for.

mp_pipeline
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163281

Look at the documentation and there are some examples in the last few pages of that thread

[Vitality]

I also can't find a way to load 32Bit AviSynth plugins into 64Bit AviSynth. Which all of those dot crawl removal things seem to be for.

mp_pipeline
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163281

Look at the documentation and there are some examples in the last few pages of that thread

I can't download the binary.

[jagabo]

LoadVirtualDubPlugin("C:/path/to/dotcrawl.vdf")
DotCrawl()[/CODE]

No, you have to supply an AviSynth name for the VirtualDub plugin:

LoadVirtualDubPlugin("C:/path/to/dotcrawl.vdf", "vDotCrawl")

VirtualDub filters require RGB32 and you call it with whatever parameters the filter requires:

ConvertToRGB32()
vDotCrawl(0,1)

[poisondeathray]

I also can't find a way to load 32Bit AviSynth plugins into 64Bit AviSynth. Which all of those dot crawl removal things seem to be for.

mp_pipeline
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163281

Look at the documentation and there are some examples in the last few pages of that thread

I can't download the binary.

Look at the last page for mirror link

[Vitality]

I also can't find a way to load 32Bit AviSynth plugins into 64Bit AviSynth. Which all of those dot crawl removal things seem to be for.

mp_pipeline
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163281

Look at the documentation and there are some examples in the last few pages of that thread

I can't download the binary.

Look at the last page for mirror link

LoadPlugin("J:\StaxRip-x64-2.0.0.0\Apps\MP_Pipeline-0.18\x64\MP_Pipeline.dll")
MP_Pipeline("""
LoadPlugin(""J:\StaxRip-x64-2.0.0.0\Apps\Plugins\AVS\DeCrawl\DeCrawl.dll")
DeCrawl()
""")

[poisondeathray]

Again, look at the examples on the last few pages in that thread

You have to split it up into processes in the script
### platform: win64
### platform: win32

[Dogway]

Been trying to mix 32-bit plugin into avs+ x64 with MP_Pipeline too with no success, I tested with a bunch of combinations but so far no luck, can't find the issue unless the next code is wrong:

MP_Pipeline("""
### platform: win32
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins+\JpegSource.dll") 
jpegSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg",length=1)

### ###
""")

[poisondeathray]

e.g. HDRGC from "AGC.dll" currently only x86 available (but you can get similar results with smoothcurve in x64 natively if you needed to, but that's another topic) . (To verify if x86 filter can be applied to x64 source filter load in x64 host process)

LoadPlugin("PATH\x64\MP_Pipeline.dll") 

MP_Pipeline("""

### platform: win64
LSmashVideoSource("PATH\input.mp4")
### ###

### platform: win32
LoadPlugin("PATH\AGC.dll")
HDRAGC(max_gain=1)
### ###

""")

Works ok with x86 source filter jpegsource , x64 smoothlevels applied with gamma set to 2 (to verify if x64 filters work ok on x86 source load, in x64 host process)

LoadPlugin("PATH\x64\MP_Pipeline.dll")

MP_Pipeline("""

### platform: win32
LoadPlugin("PATH\JpegSource.dll")
JpegSource("PATH\test.jpg")
### ###

### platform: win64
smoothlevels(0,2,255,0,255)
### ###

""")

[Dogway]

Thanks poisondeathray, but not working on my end. I put avs+ x86 avisynth.dll and devil.dll into sysWOW64 and x64 into system32 (I installed x86 and x64 with AvisynthRepository so the dll register). MP_Pipeline.dll.win32 and company into plugins64+.

[poisondeathray]

What is the error message ?

Do avisynth x86 and x64 work ok separately ? (e.g. check version() with each version) . What versions are they ?

[Dogway]

avisynth+ r2772 both x86 and x64 from 20th December.
Haven't tested x86 because I don't know how to switch from x64 to x86


edit: ok, using avspmod x86 loads avisynth 32-bit. But still it can't see plugins+, only plugins folder

[poisondeathray]

Try loading plugins explicitly , and specifying full paths

[Dogway]

I think Avisynth Repository was messing with my registry bad time: this is what I have, doesn't look fine.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AviSynth]
@="D:\\Rip\\workshop\\Front_Ends\\AvisynthRepository\\AVSPLUS_x64"
"plugindir2_5"="D:\\Rip\\workshop\\Front_Ends\\AvisynthRepository\\AVSPLUS_x64\\plugins"
"plugindir+"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64+"

I think it should be as follows but need confirmation just in case:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AviSynth]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64+"
"plugindir2_5"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins"
"plugindir+"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins+"

[poisondeathray]

I keep it in separate folder, and explicitly load them, so no mixups. I try to keep clean "autoloading" plugins directory

I explicitly loaded the x64 MP_Pipeline.dll version in the x64 folder for mp_pipeline . Verify that you have in the folder (I'm assuming the readme.avs isn't important) . Make sure there are no other versions in the plugins or plugins+ path

x64

MP_Pipeline.dll
MP_Pipeline.dll.slave.exe
MP_Pipeline.dll.win32
MP_Pipeline.dll.win32.slave.exe
MP_Pipeline_readme.avs

So when using x64 host , I specify the the x64 directory

LoadPlugin("PATH\x64\MP_Pipeline.dll")

[poisondeathray]

If I load the x86 version (in the x64 host process, with avspmod x64), I get the

LoadPlugin("PATH\x86\MP_Pipeline.dll")

"Cannot load a 64 bit DLL in 32 bit avisynth" BLAH BLAH error , similar to what you posted at doom9

So I think your paths or versions are not loading correctly or the wrong one. Clean up your plugins folders(s) , and specify paths explicitly

[Dogway]

I think it's an avisynth install issue, I will discuss this with Groucho2004 maybe. I cleared my plugins folder with the strict necessary, explicitly loaded the plugins to use, and the same error. This is my code (MP_Pipeline works with imagesource() AND if I remove the platform line ):

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins64+\MP_Pipeline.dll")
MP_Pipeline("""
### platform: win64
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins+\JpegSource.dll") 
### platform: win32
jpegSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg",length=-1)

### ###
""")

This doesn't work either, so it must be an install/path or whatever problem (or a client problem, using avspmod 2.5.1 x64 here):

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins64+\MP_Pipeline.dll")
MP_Pipeline("""
### platform: win32
imageSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg")

### ###
""")

[poisondeathray]

Check if you are mixing up MP_Pipeline.dll , MP_Pipeline.dll.slave.exe , with the wrong versions . You can also check with dependency walker
The x64 versions are 318kb, 166kb
Thx x86 versions are 266kb, 142kb

Verify that you have no other versions anywhere in any possible paths , or hide them in subdirectories (that's they way I do it, to prevent mixups. That way if you have a registry autoload path issue, it won't be a problem. I explicitly load the plugin in the the subdirectory , because autoloading path can cause mixups like this if you're not careful)

I use avspmod x64 too, to check x64 avs . (Or you can use vdub2 x64)

[jagabo]

Your loading the JpegSource plugin in the 64 bit section but trying to use it in the 32 bit section.

[poisondeathray]

Make sure you have permissions / admin priviledges. Also try moving the mp_pipeline folder to a separate non C: drive. It might be a windows permissions issue since slave.exe is an "exe"

[Dogway]

This is what I've done so far, looks right but still doesn't work.
Installed avs+ r2772 both x86 and x64, x86 through Avisynth Repository

I edited the registry to the following (didn't look fine before)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AviSynth]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64+"
"plugindir+"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64+"
"plugindir2_5"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AviSynth]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins+"
"plugindir+"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins+"
"plugindir2_5"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins"

MP_Pipeline is indeed 318Kb, also tested copying to E:\ and load as LoadPlugin("E:\MP_Pipeline.dll"):

plugins+ folder:
	ConvertStacked.dll
	DirectShowSource.dll
	ImageSeq.dll
	JpegSource.dll
	MtModes.avsi
	Shibatch.dll
	TimeStretch.dll
	VDubFilter.dll

plugins64+ folder:
	ConvertStacked.dll
	DirectShowSource.dll
	ImageSeq.dll
	MP_Pipeline.dll
	MP_Pipeline.dll.slave.exe
	MP_Pipeline.dll.win32
	MP_Pipeline.dll.win32.slave.exe
	MP_Pipeline_readme.avs
	MtModes.avsi
	Shibatch.dll
	SmoothAdjust.dll
	TimeStretch.dll
	VDubFilter.dll

This is my script loaded in AvsPmod 2.5.1 x64 from this link:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins64+\MP_Pipeline.dll")
MP_Pipeline("""
### platform: win32
imageSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg")

### ###
""")

and error:

MP_Pipeline: Unable to create slave process. Message: Script error: Cannot load a 64 bit DLL in 32 bit Avisynth: 'C:/Program Files (x86)/AviSynth+/plugins64+/ConvertStacked.dll'.

Trying to explicitly load x86 avisynth:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins64+\MP_Pipeline.dll")
MP_Pipeline("""
### platform: win32
### dll: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AviSynth.dll"
imageSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg")

### ###
""")

MP_Pipeline: Unable to create slave process. Message: Unable to load "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AviSynth.dll", code = 126

[jagabo]

This works for me:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins64+\MP_Pipeline.dll")

MP_Pipeline("""

### platform: win64
BlankClip()
### ###

### platform: win32
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins+\JpegSource.dll") 
jpegSource("D:\Profiles\Usuarios\Administrador\Desktop\147.jpg",length=1)
### ###

""")

-1 doesn't seem to be a valid length for jpegSource. I changed it to 1.

[Dogway]

Yes, it's 1, anyway since I'm testing avisynth functionality I took jpegsource() out of the equation and did my tests with imagesource(). It's not a problem of jpegsource nor MP_Pipeline I think, it's more about AvisynthRepository and how it does the installation. Not sure how I should phrase my issue to denote a problem with the install (and not MP_Pipeline).

[jagabo]

Not sure how I should phrase my issue to denote a problem with the install (and not MP_Pipeline).

That's trivial to test. Create a script with just Version(). Then open it with a 32 bit editor/player, and a 64 bit editor/player to verify both AviSynth installs are working.

[Dogway]

They are working in that sense but MP_Pipeline isn't retrieving the x86 path correctly so that means the Avisynth install must be awkward or something. I put the registry entries there so anyone can check, they look odd to point to the .bat location.

[jagabo]

On My computer the registry entries are:

64 bit:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AviSynth]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+"
"plugindir2_5"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64"
"plugindir+"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth+\\plugins64+"

32 bit:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AviSynth]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth"
"plugindir2_5"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth\\plugins"
"initialplugindir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AviSynth\\plugins"

But I only have 64 bit AviSynth+ installed, along with 32 bit AviSynth 2.6 (mt) that was installed separately long ago.

[poisondeathray]

Check that your ConvertStacked.dll versions are correct

MP_Pipeline: Unable to create slave process. Message: Script error: Cannot load a 64 bit DLL in 32 bit Avisynth: 'C:/Program Files (x86)/AviSynth+/plugins64+/ConvertStacked.dll'.

I would stick to jpegsource for testing, because there is only 1 version available. You know it's x86

Whereas, Imagesource() is the same call, same dll for both x86, x64 versions . ConvertStacked.dll is the same name .dll for x86, x64 versions .



EDIT: OK I see what you're thinking about registry paths . The x86 portion is looking in the wrong plugins64+ directory at the x64 version of ConvertStacked.dll

[jagabo]

Since the error messages are complaining about 64 bit dlls in 32 bit AviSynth: Forget MP_Pipeline() for the time being and test the 32 bit dlls in 32 bit AviSynth by explicitly loading them in a simple script:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth+\plugins+\ConvertStacked.dll") 
ColorBars()

Open that script in a 32 bit editor (like VirtualDub). If you get an error message the dll is the wrong bitness (or otherwise bad). Check each of the dll files.

Do you have any other AVSI scripts in your plugins folders? Since AVSI scripts in the plugins folders are automatically loaded when you start AviSynth any bad LoadPlugin() command in them will cause errors.