New RB-Opt 0.18 Beta now supports DVD-RB Pro
 

Hi Guys,

I am sorry if this is posted in the wrong section and if it is please accept my appologies and feel free to move it to the correct section, I posted here as it regards KDVD. :)

Robot1 has just released a new version of his excellent DVD-RB add-on RB-Opt.

He is a really nice guy and I have we have had swapping several PM's regarding the updating of RB-Opt and the use of it with DVD-RB Pro.

I just love this new version. I am currently testing it with DVD-RB Pro version 1.00 RC3 and what I love about it is:

Now in DVD-RB Pro you can set your default matrices for main features, extras and low bitrate and ultra low bitrate, guess which one I use?? (KVCD or course :D)

Now this is the beautiful part IMO, after I run the Prepare Phase in DVD-RB PRo I then load it in RB-Opt 0.18 Beta.

Now RB-Opt remembers the settings in DVD-RB!

It already has the KVCD 'notch' matrix selected as my default matrix and also the GOP & DC settings that I inputted into DVD-RB Pro.

The only thing it doesn't to at the moment is remember the Min bitrate and the Max bitrate and you still have to set these for all the VOD-ID's.

I am now doing an encode and I will report back here of the end process once it's done.

I know Phil for one here uses DVD-RB and was holding back on using Pro because of the lack of support from RB-Opt, now you don't have to worry Phil. Robot1 has answered our prayers and make it compatible.

I hope you can run some tests also please Phil so we can combine our findings with this new release. :)

A big thank you goes for Robot1 for this great tool and for listening to me and a few others that have asked him for the added features he is a great guy imho. :D

Re: New RB-Opt 0.18 Beta now supports DVD-RB Pro
 

Actually I dropped it because I just wanted to see what was different in it, so I ripped it from emule. I did not pay the fee.

I don't remember a feature that is really usefull beside what offers the free version. But I will check again.

Re: New RB-Opt 0.18 Beta now supports DVD-RB Pro
 

In my opinion it is well worth donating and upgrading to the Pro version. I have been pleased with it since upgrading and now that Robot1 has upgraded RB-Opt to work with it, I am over the moon. :D

I love the fact that it allows the KVCD matrix from within DVD-RB itself and RB-Opt recognises this and has it selected by default so the old days of having to point RB-Opt to a txt file with the KVCD matrix in CCE form (i.e with the tab before each line) are gone. :)

Can't wait to see what improvements Robot1 has for his next release.

DVD-RB and RB-Opt are my favourite tools for backing up my DVD's. :)

Hi Guys,

FYI : I installed yesterday DVD-RB Pro RC4 : BE CAREFULL !

The matrix file for KVCD matrix is corrupted (I don't remember if it is delivered in the RB-OPT0.20 or Matrix Editor directory) : there is only 7 lines in the intra matrix.

You can see that easily : if you try to load it into the matrixeditor, you freeze it ! (no error displayed, but nothings works after that).

I don't know how CCE proceeds when the matrix is wrong in the ecl file, but there is a chance that default matrix will be used without notice. Be aware of that.

Note: there are a dozen of matrix files delivered. Guess how many are corrupted... :?

@Dialhot

Thanks for the info Phil. :D

I am currently using RC 5.1 and RB-Opt 0.21B and Have made several encodes with no problems so I think it must have been fixed now. :)

Thanks for the heads up though Phil.

UPDATE: I just checked the Matrix folder and just to confirm yes it is fixed. ;)

Please be aware that there are two Matrix entries for KVCD.

One is KVCD.mtx and the other is KVCD_notch_matrix.mtx. I use the second one but there is no difference between the two I guess they just made a mistake and added both.