clever FFmpeg-GUI, a lightweight and portable GUI for FFmpeg

[AlanFord54]

Just an information: the last ffmpeg x86 build has been releasead on April 2023 (3 months ago), right? Is it correct ? Am I missing something ?

[ProWo]

The latest is from May, 29.
https://github.com/sudo-nautilus/FFmpeg-Builds-Win32/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-m...gpl-shared.zip

[AlanFord54]

Thanks ProWo. Is the link on GUI interface outdated (the last build is from April) ?

https://venomissimo.notion.site/venomissimo/FFmpeg-86-3b484982448b485eaed6b687b2f67047

[ProWo]

Unfortunately there are less and less 32 bit ffmpeg builds offered. The most recent are the one linked in the gui and the one above (post #662).

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.3.03), online now.
Added: Set bitdepth with HDR10 to SDR, set encoding matrix with mpeg2, mjpeg muxing to asf/avi/mkv/mp4.
Improved: mpeg1 and mpeg2 encoding quality, HDR recognition.
Fixed: Bug in color_transfer recognition.

[ProWo]

I think it would be nice to have a "preview" section in this great software.Thanks.

Hi Tufan, a preview where exactly?

[jraju]

Hi, prowo, could we be able to normalize the video take of television and other media,where audio captures will be low. By nature, when we take the video, audio is also captured but not exactly as it is derived from the original source.
When normally we open source, this shows video and audio , but will normalize work in these kind of audios.
Because, the video sound is slow when you take a video
do i miss something.
i do not put it in forum posts as some do not understand the need of the user or capture the query mode.
Moreover, if i do not update correctly,the program never opens . Thanks

[ProWo]

Hi, prowo, could we be able to normalize the video take of television and other media,where audio captures will be low. By nature, when we take the video, audio is also captured but not exactly as it is derived from the original source.
When normally we open source, this shows video and audio , but will normalize work in these kind of audios.
Because, the video sound is slow when you take a video
do i miss something.
i do not put it in forum posts as some do not understand the need of the user or capture the query mode.

Hi jraju,
Load your video in clever FFmpeg-GUI, click main, click encode audiostream, select the audio stream (if there are several), click volume detection. When that is finished, click got to the encoder.

To adjust the audio volume, there are now several options.

1) Accept the detected value (in volume dB) and ckick encode.
2) If this is not enough, check the LoudNorm checkbox, 1 pass is suggested, accept that, click OK and click encode.
3) If this is still not enough, check the checkbox DynAudNorm instead of LoudNorm and click encode.

Moreover, if i do not update correctly,the program never opens . Thanks

What exactly do you mean by that?

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.3.04), online now.
Added: change video properties (contrast, brightness,saturation, croma), preview video with selected filters.
Improved: after volume detection goes directly to the encoder, video filter chain handling.
Changed: cut section.

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.3.05), online now.
Added: eia_608, eia_708,hdmv_pgs_subtitle extraction, eia_608, eia_708 conversion, eia_608, eia_708, hdmv_pgs_subtitle burn in, preview for HDR10 to SDR and LUT's.
Fixed: bug in subtitle selection for burn in, bug in HDR/SDR selection with HDR10 source, tooltip in HDR10 settings.

[ProWo]

September 1, 2023 release version 3.1.4.
Fixed: encode button visible after encoding start in audioencoding, automatic 8 Bit bitdepth selection for videostreams without bitdepth info, HDR to SDR with h265 bug, Bug in color_transfer recognition, bug in subtitle selection for burn in, bug in HDR/SDR selection with HDR10 source, tooltip in HDR10 settings.
Changed: start screen again, loading hevc video without scan type info presuming progressive, audiostream selection with multiple audiostreams, filterchain in videoencoding, HDR to SDR encoding with all avaiable videocodecs (not only hevc), moved HDR settings to various, cut section.
Improved: mpeg1 and mpeg2 encoding quality, HDR recognition, after volume detection goes directly to the encoder, video filter chain handling.
Added: automatic DAR selection with DVD resolutions, dvd_subtitle (vobsub) mux to mp4, Set bitdepth with HDR10 to SDR, set encoding matrix with mpeg2, mjpeg muxing to asf/avi/mkv/mp4, change video properties (contrast, brightness,saturation, croma), preview video with selected filters, eia_608, eia_708,hdmv_pgs_subtitle extraction, eia_608, eia_708 conversion, eia_608, eia_708, hdmv_pgs_subtitle burn in, preview for HDR10 to SDR and LUT's.

[JOAOP]

Hi ProWo,
In the option Encode, Audio Stream, DynAudNorm, would it be possible to add the option "coupling, n"?
This is because many times the 6 channels are very unbalanced and even using DynAudNorm some channels have low levels.
Thanks

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.01), online now.
Added: coupling switch for DynAudNorm (on request by JOAOP).

[JOAOP]

Thank You!

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.02), online now.
Improved: dynaudnorm settings, Inverse telecine.
Added: indexing videostream for keyframe cutting, v210 codec can be muxed now in admitted containers.
Fixed: missing variable reset.
Changed: whole cut code.

[mannequin80]

great little software!

i would like to suggest some filters to consider:

https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#speechnorm
https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#compand

(some discussion on these filters here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffmpeg/comments/15kiucp/ffmpeg_how_to_add_dialog_normalization_to_ac3_file/)

since "compand" doesn't require re-encoding, i'm not sure if it's possible to include certain presets/values oriented on dialogue normalization.

[mannequin80]

TrueHD 7.1 to eac3 (5.1) conversion

also, wondering if that conversion mapping or throwing away the 2 extra channels.

[ProWo]

TrueHD 7.1 to eac3 (5.1) conversion

also, wondering if that conversion mapping or throwing away the 2 extra channels.

At the moment, the two extra channels are simply omitted.
I will add a switch to choose if the two extra channels should be downmixed or omitted.

[ProWo]

great little software!

i would like to suggest some filters to consider:

https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#speechnorm
https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#compand

(some discussion on these filters here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffmpeg/comments/15kiucp/ffmpeg_how_to_add_dialog_normalization_to_ac3_file/)

since "compand" doesn't require re-encoding, i'm not sure if it's possible to include certain presets/values oriented on dialogue normalization.

I'm working on it.

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.03), online now.
Changed: audio filter handling, video cut code again.
Added: speechnorm filter, compand filter, choice to handle missing audio channels (omit, downmix) if audio channels reduction occours.

[mannequin80]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.03), online now.
Changed: audio filter handling, video cut code again.
Added: speechnorm filter, compand filter, choice to handle missing audio channels (omit, downmix) if audio channels reduction occours, video indexing for video cut.

fantastic, thanks for those!

[mannequin80]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.03), online now.
choice to handle missing audio channels (omit, downmix) if audio channels reduction occours.

i'm not seeing this option (selecting 5.1 for a 7.1 source still shows the same mapping setting with 2 channels greyed out).

unless, selecting 7.1 option for a 7.1 source produces a 5.1 encode with those channels mapped automatically?

edit: tried encoding a 7.1 source into eac3 with 7.1 channels selected and it produced a 5.1 file. is this the correct outcome?

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.03), online now.
choice to handle missing audio channels (omit, downmix) if audio channels reduction occours.

i'm not seeing this option (selecting 5.1 for a 7.1 source still shows the same mapping setting with 2 channels greyed out).

If you use Remap, this function is not available, because you assign the individual channels manually. Therefore you can only assign 6 channels out of 8.
If you don't use remap, the option is offered before encoding.

tried encoding a 7.1 source into eac3 with 7.1 channels selected and it produced a 5.1 file. is this the correct outcome?

I'll have to check that out.

[ProWo]

tried encoding a 7.1 source into eac3 with 7.1 channels selected and it produced a 5.1 file. is this the correct outcome?

Tested.
FFmpeg message:

Specified channel layout '7.1' is not supported by the eac3 encoder.

Therefore only 6 channels are possible with eac3.
Will remove the 7.1 channel option for eac3.

[mannequin80]

If you don't use remap, the option is offered before encoding.

found this setting (didn't think about clicking encode so missed it before) so all is good now

[mannequin80]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.03), online now.

LoudNorm 2 Pass results in no file for me with this version (tried it a few times) - it says Done after the 1st pass (with no 2nd pass performed) but no file appears in the folder. didn't have this issue with the previous version.

[ProWo]

LoudNorm 2 Pass results in no file for me with this version (tried it a few times) - it says Done after the 1st pass (with no 2nd pass performed) but no file appears in the folder. didn't have this issue with the previous version.

Will check this and come back to you on Monday.

[ProWo]

Newest beta (v3.1.4.04), online now.
Fixed: Bug in 2nd pass on loudnorm filter, removed 7.1 channels option for eac3 encoder.

[ProWo]

LoudNorm 2 Pass results in no file for me with this version (tried it a few times) - it says Done after the 1st pass (with no 2nd pass performed) but no file appears in the folder. didn't have this issue with the previous version.

Should work now. Download the newest beta (v3.1.4.04).

[seehazy]

Thanks again for excellent software!

One feature request: add more AAC options such as type of bitrate encoding (TVBR, CVBR, ABR, CBR).
One suggestion: add ability to view command line parameters being used. Would be helpful for anyone interested in exact commands being used after deciding on all the options in the GUI.