Automated Cutting and Transcoding Guide Using Mencoder

[lane32x]

I usually use Virtualdub...how can I retain the following to be used in the bat file?

When I use Virtualdub-mpeg2 to do my conversion to xvid, I always do a 2 pass encode, and I set the target video size (for certain shows like The Boondocks, Family Guy, American Dad) to end up being 100 megs (with audio=120 MB file). (other ones, like Surface, Lost & Smallville I set to target size 290 MB, so with audio it is total of 350MB file).

I also always crop out a certain number of pixels on the left (14) and right (6) to get rid of the ugly stuff that normally is outside the viewing of a regular TV set.

and lastly
I don't suppose this bat can automatically do anything advanced like Inverse Telecine or Deinterlace right? I'm still new to all this transcoding stuff, but I did find out that those 2 things do wonders for my video quality. esPECIALLY the inverse telecine.

just a few thoughts and questions. thanks for your help.
Lane32x

[-stattik-]

Inverse telecine (deinterlacing) is used in the script. I'll need to know what the original input resolution of your file is to set the cropping correctly.

[-stattik-]

If you want to do a quick test just add
-endpos 10mb
to the script.

This will encode a 10mb test file that you can use to check for quality or problems.

In the next version of the script I'll include a test profile.

[-stattik-]

Here's an updated file.

What's New:

- Should accept PAL files correctly. Need to be tested by a PAL user.
- Test profile added. To use the profile, add "test" without quotes to the beginning of the program file and edl file. It will crete a 10mb avi file that you can test for quality / troubleshooting.


There's a few things I'm thinking about adding but I'd like to know if anyone would be interested since I don't have the hardware to test them all out.

- PSP transcoding
- IPOD Video transcoding

[macatticus]

How do you enable it to delete the old file? You might also want to explain in ur next release how to set things as enable/disable, might help us n00bs that don't know anything about this... awesome release

NVM, guess you just take away the REM. Great release man, testing tonight!!

[-stattik-]

When you're satisfied that you're getting what you want, remove "Rem" from the last line in the file. It should look like this:

del /q "%~dpf1"

That's really the only option that can be enabled/disabled at this time. If I add anymore options, they all will work the same way.

[elricfate]

I ... I love you.

I'm going to set this up tonight, and if it works, well... I love you! Heh.

[macatticus]

Some ideas for variables...
Path to mencoder (took me a few minutes to figure out why I got an error when dirmon ran the script)
Enable/Disable file deletion
Shut down after finish (some people might like this if they are going on a trip or something and they want their computer to turn off after transcoding)
Run additional scripts or programs after transcode

But anyways, just some stuff for ya. Hope it helps, maybe it won't. Oh well, nice job anyways man!!!

EDIT:
Just woke up, recorded my shows during the night. Worked perfectly. Good release man!! Also, the delete file thing is a very good addition.

[-stattik-]

Here's a good place to get optimized mencoder/mplayer builds if you want to squeeze a little more performance out of your transcode.

CelticDruid's compiles
http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/mplayer

You may have to try a few times to get the transfer going.

[-stattik-]

Some ideas for variables...
Path to mencoder (took me a few minutes to figure out why I got an error when dirmon ran the script)

I tried to do this but had some problems due to my lack of experience writing scripts. I'll try again.

Enable/Disable file deletion

See above. I'll see what options are available for me. This should be doable, just not sure how.

Shut down after finish (some people might like this if they are going on a trip or something and they want their computer to turn off after transcoding)

This would most likely have to be a DirMon feature since the script will never know when all the files are done processing.

Run additional scripts or programs after transcode

I can put this on my todo list but I'd be curious as to what other scripts/programs one might to run after.