New Version of DVD2SVCD Out
- Thread starter slipperz
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And change log is:
HISTORY:
- Bug fix: I-Author muxer would repeatedly start over and over again if any errors happen (like the infamous bitrate error)
- Bug fix: In some rare cases DTS audio could be selected as the audio stream
- Bug fix: Finally I succeded in fixing the rare subtitle bug that would leave the subtitles on screen until the next subtitle was shown. Thanks to Tito for twisting my arm.
- Enhancement: It is now possible adjust TMPGEnc's VBV Buffer Size.
- Enhancement: Added support for AC3 Surround2 downmixing
- New Feature: Added CCE RoBa Multipass support (a compromise between Robshot and Bach's method). This however is pretty unstable and can only be activated by adding a RoBa Visible=1 in dvd2svcd.ini
- New Feature: Added support for Trbarry's Unfilter avs plugin
- Bugfix: '' is not a floating point value, which could happen after encoding with CCE has been fixed.
- Bugfix: When using "New Frame" in the preview dvd2svcd could end with an Access Violation Error
- New Feature: VCD Chapters (using vcxbuilder) is now supported.
- Enhancement: Now YOU can put any AVIsynth commands into the avisynth script before starting the conversion at all. That means that you can add you favorite filters (Unfilter, MSSmooth, Sharpen and so on). Please look in the AVISYNTH section of this document (see bottom section).
- Enhancement: When using WinSubMux it will now multiplex all subtitle streams in one go.
- Bug fix: The subtitles could sometimes still be in "white boxes" I hope I have fixed this for the last time
Thanks to M1ckey M0use for providing some test data
- Enhancement: If you select Automatic Shutdown and make a "Rip Only" then it'll add -shutdown instead of -exit in the batch file.
- New Feature: Finally, you can now decide exactly where you want the cut to be, or you can use it to remove unwanted credits or just to make samples. How cool is that
- Bug Fix: Well, it seems that from time to time the SVCD/CVD subtitles could be out of sync on second and third CD. This is due to the fact that bbMPEG soes not cut at the exact second I tell it to (yeah I know, I just thought...) Anyway, I hhave fixed it by comparing the encode audio file and the audio stream in the muxed file, thereby I can find the exact cut and in all the tests I've done they have been in perfect sync and actually it seems that CD 1 is in better sync too
- Enhancement: CQ_VBR is now supported when using TMPGEnc
- Enhancement: Added "Keep Interlaced" to the list of deinterlacers. It overrides the Progressive, Zigzag and aspect ratio settings (progressive and zigzag off and aspect ratio to 4:3 (no borders)). If you can live with these settings you will get the best quality (when watched on the TV, not on the PC).
- Bug Fix: Execution of CDMage now works properly again
- Bug Fix: Using TMPGEnc, Enreach I-Author and title or change cd pictures now work
- Enhancement: I have removed the "Add ChangeCD picture to all images" and added an Last CD Picture instead. More flexible.
- Depreciation: IMDB has sadly removed all the links to their Cover Pictures, so you wont get cover pictures in this version, sorry.
- Bug Fix: Buttons and such should now be visible in XP as in the other windows versions.
- Enhancement: Changed the File Prediction algorithm to match that of shh/kwags algorithm. The algo seems to perform better than the old one, but as you probably know I can't test such algorithms infinetely.
- Enhancement: The extraction of Audio and especially subtitles should be faster now.
- Recommenda.: If you use CCE, I don't recommend using CCE 2.64 it's just too unstable and it's causing me a lot of grief, if you decide to use it anyway, you're on your own. Whenever possible use CCE 2.50.
HISTORY:
- Bug fix: I-Author muxer would repeatedly start over and over again if any errors happen (like the infamous bitrate error)
- Bug fix: In some rare cases DTS audio could be selected as the audio stream
- Bug fix: Finally I succeded in fixing the rare subtitle bug that would leave the subtitles on screen until the next subtitle was shown. Thanks to Tito for twisting my arm.
- Enhancement: It is now possible adjust TMPGEnc's VBV Buffer Size.
- Enhancement: Added support for AC3 Surround2 downmixing
- New Feature: Added CCE RoBa Multipass support (a compromise between Robshot and Bach's method). This however is pretty unstable and can only be activated by adding a RoBa Visible=1 in dvd2svcd.ini
- New Feature: Added support for Trbarry's Unfilter avs plugin
- Bugfix: '' is not a floating point value, which could happen after encoding with CCE has been fixed.
- Bugfix: When using "New Frame" in the preview dvd2svcd could end with an Access Violation Error
- New Feature: VCD Chapters (using vcxbuilder) is now supported.
- Enhancement: Now YOU can put any AVIsynth commands into the avisynth script before starting the conversion at all. That means that you can add you favorite filters (Unfilter, MSSmooth, Sharpen and so on). Please look in the AVISYNTH section of this document (see bottom section).
- Enhancement: When using WinSubMux it will now multiplex all subtitle streams in one go.
- Bug fix: The subtitles could sometimes still be in "white boxes" I hope I have fixed this for the last time
Thanks to M1ckey M0use for providing some test data - Enhancement: If you select Automatic Shutdown and make a "Rip Only" then it'll add -shutdown instead of -exit in the batch file.
- New Feature: Finally, you can now decide exactly where you want the cut to be, or you can use it to remove unwanted credits or just to make samples. How cool is that
- Bug Fix: Well, it seems that from time to time the SVCD/CVD subtitles could be out of sync on second and third CD. This is due to the fact that bbMPEG soes not cut at the exact second I tell it to (yeah I know, I just thought...) Anyway, I hhave fixed it by comparing the encode audio file and the audio stream in the muxed file, thereby I can find the exact cut and in all the tests I've done they have been in perfect sync and actually it seems that CD 1 is in better sync too
- Enhancement: CQ_VBR is now supported when using TMPGEnc
- Enhancement: Added "Keep Interlaced" to the list of deinterlacers. It overrides the Progressive, Zigzag and aspect ratio settings (progressive and zigzag off and aspect ratio to 4:3 (no borders)). If you can live with these settings you will get the best quality (when watched on the TV, not on the PC).
- Bug Fix: Execution of CDMage now works properly again
- Bug Fix: Using TMPGEnc, Enreach I-Author and title or change cd pictures now work
- Enhancement: I have removed the "Add ChangeCD picture to all images" and added an Last CD Picture instead. More flexible.
- Depreciation: IMDB has sadly removed all the links to their Cover Pictures, so you wont get cover pictures in this version, sorry.
- Bug Fix: Buttons and such should now be visible in XP as in the other windows versions.
- Enhancement: Changed the File Prediction algorithm to match that of shh/kwags algorithm. The algo seems to perform better than the old one, but as you probably know I can't test such algorithms infinetely.
- Enhancement: The extraction of Audio and especially subtitles should be faster now.
- Recommenda.: If you use CCE, I don't recommend using CCE 2.64 it's just too unstable and it's causing me a lot of grief, if you decide to use it anyway, you're on your own. Whenever possible use CCE 2.50.
does the new version of CCE work with it?
Yes, the full retail version should work with it. The demo version does NOT import *.ecl files however, which is essential for DVD2SVCD to work.
The author of DVD2SVCD continues to recommend CCE ver 2.50, all the latest versions have various problems and about 12-14% slower.
The author of DVD2SVCD continues to recommend CCE ver 2.50, all the latest versions have various problems and about 12-14% slower.
oh ok! Chicken Man, do you think u can make another tutoral using the new DVD2SVCD?
This version just doesn't make the mark ..
ChickenMan
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Have you had a go @ this version yet?
I'm getting 'shaking' playback. I'm going back to version 1.0.9 b3
Slipperz
^**^
Oh there is an update now. Let's hope that fixes my problems...
12 nov 2002 version 1.1.0 build 1a
Interested in the Change Log?
This is an update only. You must install dvd2svcd 1.1.0 build 1 prior to this update.
_http://www.dvd2svcd.org_
HISTORY:
12 nov 2002 version 1.1.0 build 1a
- Bug fix: When using large fonts in windows some of the controls in dvd2svcd wasn't shown, fixed.
- Bug fix: The batch file now works with the "start /wait" command
- Bug fix: When selecting "Keep Interlaced" dvd2svcd didn't deselect Zigzag scanning as it was supposed to.
- Bug fix: Being in a situation where I can't test if my Autodetection of Upper or lowerfield first works I had introduced a bug. Should work now again as in 1.0.9 B3
- Bug fix: The extraction of the NonIntra Matrix from CCE 2.5 now works. However, even if you patch CCE 2.5 with different Matrices it wont use the Intra Matrice, only the NonIntra (cce bug or patcher bug, I don't know). So if you want proper matrices use CCE 2.62 or TMPGEnc. (and bbMPEG doesn't even mux the matrices into the stream even if you manually load them ). I guess I'll have to make an internal stream fixer.
- Bug fix: It was possible to have Addborders Before a Resize which of course is completely wrong because you'd get a wrong height of the movie.
ChickenMan
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Have you had a go @ this version yet?
I'm getting 'shaking' playback. I'm going back to version 1.0.9 b3
Slipperz
^**^
Oh there is an update now. Let's hope that fixes my problems...
12 nov 2002 version 1.1.0 build 1a
Interested in the Change Log?
This is an update only. You must install dvd2svcd 1.1.0 build 1 prior to this update.
_http://www.dvd2svcd.org_
HISTORY:
12 nov 2002 version 1.1.0 build 1a
- Bug fix: When using large fonts in windows some of the controls in dvd2svcd wasn't shown, fixed.
- Bug fix: The batch file now works with the "start /wait" command
- Bug fix: When selecting "Keep Interlaced" dvd2svcd didn't deselect Zigzag scanning as it was supposed to.
- Bug fix: Being in a situation where I can't test if my Autodetection of Upper or lowerfield first works I had introduced a bug. Should work now again as in 1.0.9 B3
- Bug fix: The extraction of the NonIntra Matrix from CCE 2.5 now works. However, even if you patch CCE 2.5 with different Matrices it wont use the Intra Matrice, only the NonIntra (cce bug or patcher bug, I don't know). So if you want proper matrices use CCE 2.62 or TMPGEnc. (and bbMPEG doesn't even mux the matrices into the stream even if you manually load them ). I guess I'll have to make an internal stream fixer.
- Bug fix: It was possible to have Addborders Before a Resize which of course is completely wrong because you'd get a wrong height of the movie.
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I have been using all the beta versions of this for the last 4 months and no "shakie" results for me. In the last week I have done a couple of DVD's and a few AVI's without a problem. I've only just downloaded the Build 1a so have not tried it out yet, but will tonight.
Are any of you converting NTSC to PAL by any chance?
I'm also using the MPEG2DEC2.DLL file rather than the default (darn, I forgot to mention that in the Tutorial ) Try changing to that version, its in the MPEG2DEC folder and you change it in the Frameserver Tab, top line. I find it decodes a little quicker than the default dll as well.
Are any of you converting NTSC to PAL by any chance?
I'm also using the MPEG2DEC2.DLL file rather than the default (darn, I forgot to mention that in the Tutorial
) Try changing to that version, its in the MPEG2DEC folder and you change it in the Frameserver Tab, top line. I find it decodes a little quicker than the default dll as well.Thats good news. I must update my Tut to reflect that. As I said I've been using that dll for months now, I just forget to update the Tutorial. But will now
Cheers,
CM
But will now Cheers,
CM
Done, in all 3 Tuts that use DVD2SVCD.
Yes I've tried the 3 version also, but still VERY beta. I have found no benefit in the 3 ver's 2 version. If it works for you then stay with it, but remember the latest or higher number is not always the best. DVD2SVCD does NOT include it in its distribution, hence using the 2 version is available to everyone, stable and working.