New tool: MVPRecode

[Ton]

Hmmm it almost looks like it can't find the mencoder executable....

Could you check your MVPRecode.xml and check that the path to the mencoder.exe is correct?

Or post it here so I can have a look?

[gnicholls]

Ah, OK I hadn't touched that file .. Now I see the settings for the mencoder and mplayer .. It's doing something now .. I guess I need to play with those settings and figure out wot's needed for NTSC ..
Thanks,
G.

[gnicholls]

Followup to my last. It seems that the recoder is working however I get an odd error when it's finished:
1940.5s 58160f (100%) 5fpError: Object reference not set to an instance of an
object. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
of an object.
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.reCode()
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.reCode()
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)

Any ideas,
Greg

[Ton]

Yeah, I know about this one. It is my (feeble) attempt to detect if mencoder exited okay. I have seen this (and it has been reported) before.

It's on my to-do list to fix (not that high though, since it still works).

For now, you can just ignore this error...

Regards,

[sylv]

Hey Sylv,

There's one other thing I can think of:

Could you run the command:



and post me the resulting file??

I'll then have a look and see what's going wrong...

Regards,

Hi,

Thanks for the help but I can't make it work. I have turned to other solutions and in my case, the DVD to MPEG in the VideoArchive works.

Thanks again for the help.

Sylv.

[gnicholls]

Hi,
I'm getting a persistent 'Object reference not set to instance of object' when I try to retrieve the info for a movie. It's happening with everything.
Sequence is this:
(1) select movie (spongebob squarepants movie).
(2) Use PF11 to get to menu
(3) Select 'Information'
(4) It returns a list of possible sources. Select the right one.
(5) Select IDMB
(6) Type in title and hit enter
(7) returns 'Object Reference not set to instance of object'

I end up having to add something manually for each show.
Any ideas ?
Thanks,
Greg.

[Ton]

Hey gnicholls,

I think you might have posted to the wrong thread.... MVPRecoder is a command-line tool for transcoding movies etc. to MVP format....

From your post I'd say you're having some issues with VideoArchiver / Video Library plugins???

Regards,

//Ton

[ryno]

Hi,

I also get simular error as sylv earlier in the tread, uneable to detect fps, both when trying to transcode dvd and avi

C:\sw>mvprecoder g: -o h:\dvd3\gldvd.mpg
MVPRecoder version: 0.2
* Dvd format detected.
Analyzing: g:
- Audio Codec: a52
- Video Codec: mpeg12
Error: Unable to detect FPS! System.Exception: Unable to detect FPS!
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)

C:\sw>mvprecoder g:\video_ts -o h:\dvd3\gldvd.mpg
MVPRecoder version: 0.2
* Dvd format detected.
Analyzing: g:\video_ts
- Audio Codec: a52
- Video Codec: mpeg12
Error: Unable to detect FPS! System.Exception: Unable to detect FPS!
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)

C:\sw>mvprecoder e:\dvd\rhi\rhi_swesub.avi -o h:\dvd3\rhi_mpg.mpg -noboost
MVPRecoder version: 0.2
Analyzing: e:\dvd\rhi\rhi_swesub.avi
- Audio Codec: mp3
- Video Codec: ffodivx
Error: Unable to detect FPS! System.Exception: Unable to detect FPS!
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.analyze(String cFile)
at MVPRecoder.MainClass.Main(String[] args)

I also ran the debug command Ton suggested and I'l try to post the output files as attachement to this post.

Could anyone see whats wrong please?

Regards //R

[Ton]

Hey Ryno,

I've had a quick look, and I think it's either one of two things:

1. A bug in my code
2. A problem with the decimal place setting

For 1., I have included a "debug" version of MVPRecoder, and I would like to ask you to run it, and report back what it says (it should have an extra line starting with: "Found from analyze:.."). I would be interested in what it says on that line.

For 2., could you please try (after 1.) to change your Windows regional settings to "us-style" ("." as decimal seperation, "," for thousends seperation) and run the tool again, or report back to me if that's what you currently have.

Once you get back to me, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to fix the issue.

Regards,

[fvfv]

Ton. Your mencoder DVD profile is the only mencoder command line that succesfully makes the mpg file play on the MVP without synch problems , FF or REW problems.

I can jump (fairly close) to the correct timestamp using skip controls and get excellent video quality. Also perfect Audio/Video Synch.

However it runs SOOOOOOOO Slow. I am only achieving 10-12 fps. It takes 5 to 6 hours to convert a 1.5 hr Hard Drive DVD folder to mpg . The normal mencoder command line used by the Transcode button in XDVD takes 25 minutes, but of course the resulting mpg is not synched with audio and it is impossible to use FF or REW.

Do you know of anything that I can do to improve at least as close to realtime as possible ? I do not know if the Filter "-vf softskip,harddup" is the one that makes it so slow.

My intention is to have a good plugin that I can call to convert a DVD Folder that I ripped with DVDShrink with subtitles so that I can watch it on the MVP.

Hopefully you can help me.