new transcode exe= option doesn't work?!

[pBS]

no reason they can't be compatible...

actually i have a replacement ffmpeg that should also work with yours as well..
it just runs the command-line as-is if a certain keyword isn't there...
so if your command was
ffmpeg.exe cmd="{SOURCE_FILE} {DEST_FILE} etc.."
then with mine it would be the same, but change to
ffmpeg.exe cmd=" Zprocess.exe {SOURCE_FILE} {DEST_FILE} etc.."
so my ffmpeg would pass the rest of the cmd line to zprocess.exe as is..
basically, first parameter is commmand you wish to run, and the rest of the line gets passed to that executable as-is..

i tried to make it as universal as possible..
it also waits for that PID to exit,then exits normally, or if 'stop'ed from gbpvr, will terminate that PID... [ProgramID]
[it also kills any other ffmpeg or mencoder or vlc processes running just in case]
all self contained in one executable..
let me know if there are any other things you require to work..
so maybe we can have a 'universal fake ffmpeg' that won't break eachother's stuff..
[we just have to use same calling syntax]

let me know what you think..

[alibert]

Hi,

"should work" might be a bit strong - as I said above it wasnt supposed to be an offically included in the release, and isnt something I've even tested. "might work" would probably be more appropriate.

Code:

<Conversion name="XviD" exe="ZProcess.exe" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -ab 224 -ac 2 -acodec mp3 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 1000 -vtag XVID {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".avi" />

Yeah, that one. With the executable placed in "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Third Party\"

I've tried it out, and it worked with no problems. I placed mencoder.exe into the "Third Party" directory, and added the following line in config.xml in the "CustomFFmpegConversions" section:

Code:

<Conversion name="Add letterbox" exe="mencoder.exe" cmd="-of mpeg -sws 9 -ofps 25 -vf hqdn3d=1:1:3,scale=720:432,expand=-0:-144:0:72, -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vfdct=6:keyint=15:vmax_b_frames=2:ibias=96:pbias=-64:vrc_override=0,0,250:vlelim=-4:vcelim=-7:trell:mbd=0:aspect=4/3:vratetol=1835:vbitrate=2000:vrc_maxrate=7900:vqmin=2:vb_qfactor=1.25:vi_qfactor=0.833333:vqblur=0.2 -oac copy {SOURCE_FILE} -o {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".letterbox.mpg" />

-alibert

[pBS]

i just tried your line and still no go...what does your log say?
[on verbose it'll have the whole line as executed]
i couldn't even get the real ffmpeg to run with exe="ffmpeg.exe"
tho it did some interesting things when i tried just "ffmpeg"
mostly just sat there...but didn't exit..

[alibert]

Hi,

i just tried your line and still no go...what does your log say?
[on verbose it'll have the whole line as executed]

Code:

14.09.2006 07:32:01.484    VERBOSE    [1]    C:\Programme\devnz\gbpvr\Third Party\mencoder.exe -of mpeg -sws 9 -ofps 25 -vf hqdn3d=1:1:3,scale=720:432,expand=-0:-144:0:72, -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vfdct=6:keyint=15:vmax_b_frames=2:ibias=96:pbias=-64:vrc_override=0,0,250:vlelim=-4:vcelim=-7:trell:mbd=0:aspect=4/3:vratetol=1835:vbitrate=2000:vrc_maxrate=7900:vqmin=2:vb_qfactor=1.25:vi_qfactor=0.833333:vqblur=0.2 -oac copy "E:\Aufnahmen\Tatort\Tatort_20060827_22002330.mpg" -o "E:\Aufnahmen\Tatort\Tatort_20060827_22002330.letterbox.mpg"

-alibert

[sub]

I have to agree with alibert. I've just tried it here with mencoder.exe and it worked fine for me.

[pBS]

ahhh, after reading another post, Ton pointed out that it's looking in \third Party\ not \Third Party\FFMPEG\
so i did that and it works! weee!
excellent!
now off to rearrange my profiles....lol
thanx!!
[i just assumed it meant the ffmpeg subdir...silly me! I knew I was a goof when Sub said it was working for him too, so i kept looking]

[zehd]

ahhh, after reading another post, Ton pointed out that it's looking in \third Party\ not \Third Party\FFMPEG\
so i did that and it works! weee!
excellent!
now off to rearrange my profiles....lol
thanx!!
[i just assumed it meant the ffmpeg subdir...silly me! I knew I was a goof when Sub said it was working for him too, so i kept looking]

I think I made the same mistake...