I'm using CQmatic for the first time. DVD rip of a 90 or so minute movie. Script came from MovieStacker using the VHS script (poor quality DVD picture). The 1st prediction pass took 34 minutes. It's now on the 6th pass and seems to have switched itself to the 3x method and now taking 3hrs for a pass. Is this right?

Otherwise seems pretty cool.

Thanks for any help.

As I know, in default 3000 frames are used for one pred. turn. So 34mins for 3000 frames is too much. BUT .. as Im not God, I dont know your CPU power, or if u used a bad cofigurated avisynth Script or whatever.

So .... we need infos!

Sorry about that...should have added more detail.

I'm using an Athlon 2800, winXP, 256RAM

Here's the script I fed TMPGenc

#================================================= ===#
# --== AviSynth script by MovieStacker v2.1.0 ==-- #
#================================================= ===#
# #
# ~ Movie Title...: 5 Deady Venoms.d2v #
# ~ Movie Length..: 176100 frames (01:37:56) #
# ~ Size & Rate...: 720x480 @ 29.970 fps #
# ~ Dest Aspect...: ½ DVD (352x480) #
# ~ Avg BitRate...: 991kbps (1x80min CD) #
# ~ Audio.........: 128kbps (90.87MB per CD) #
# #
#================================================= ===#

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\MPEG2Dec3dg.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\TomsMoComp.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\Convolution3D.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\STMedianFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\Old\LoadPluginEx2.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\Old\DustV5.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\UnFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Video Tools\MovieStacker\Filters\DctFilter.dll")

Mpeg2Source("C:\Rip\5 Deady Venoms.d2v")
Limiter()
TomsMoComp(-1, 5, 1)
LanczosResize(352, 480, 8, 0, 704, 480)
STMedianFilter(8, 32, 0, 0)
ConvertToYUY2()
FaeryDust()
UnFilter(50, 50)
MergeChroma(blur(1.5))
MergeLuma(blur(0.2))
Convolution3D(preset="movieLQ")
DctFilter(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0.5, 0)
Limiter()

-----

and here's the tpr from TMPGenc

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Job.MPEG.WizardCategoryName = ''
Job.MPEG.WizardSubFormatName = ''
Job.MPEG.WizardCaption = ''
Job.MPEG.WizardDescription = ''
Job.MPEG.WizardTargetMedia = MPEGConfig_TargetMediaType_Unknown
Job.MPEG.WizardAutoCalcVideoBitRate = False
Job.MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.EnableVideoSize = False
Job.MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.VideoSize = <
item
MinVideoBitRate = 0
Width = 240
Height = 480
VideoEncodeMode = MPEGVideoEncoder_VideoEncodeMode_Progressive_32Pul ldown
FrameRate = 1
AspectRatio = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1000000
Width = 352
Height = 480
VideoEncodeMode = MPEGVideoEncoder_VideoEncodeMode_Progressive_32Pul ldown
FrameRate = 1
AspectRatio = 2
end>
Job.MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.EnableVideoGOP = False
Job.MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.VideoGOP = <
item
MinVideoBitRate = 0
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 700000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 800000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 900000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1000000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1100000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 25
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1200000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 23
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1300000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 21
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1400000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 18
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1500000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 15
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1600000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 12
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1700000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 10
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1800000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 11
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 1900000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 10
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 2000000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 9
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 2100000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 8
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 2200000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 7
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 2300000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 6
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end
item
MinVideoBitRate = 2400000
GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
GOP_P_FrameCount = 5
GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
end>
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Job.MPEG.OutputStreamType_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.StreamType = MPEGVideoEncoder_StreamType_MPEG2
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Job.MPEG.Video.Width = 352
Job.MPEG.Video.Width_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.Height = 480
Job.MPEG.Video.Height_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.YUVFormat = 1
Job.MPEG.Video.YUVFormat_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.DC_prec = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.DC_prec_ReadOnly = False
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Job.MPEG.Video.VideoEncodeMode_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.FrameRate = 4
Job.MPEG.Video.FrameRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.AspectRatio = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.AspectRatio_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.RateControlMode = MPEGVideoEncoder_RateControlMode_CQ
Job.MPEG.Video.RateControlMode_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MaxBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MaxBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MinBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MinAvgBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MinAvgBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.CBR_BitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MultipassVBRAlgorithm = MPEGVideoEncoder_MultipassVBRAlgorithm_MultipassCQ
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_AvgBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MaxBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MaxPassCount = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_Quality_P = 0
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Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_MaxBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_Quality_P = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_Quality_B = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_Quality = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_MaxBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality = 60
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality_P = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality_B = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_MaxBitRate = 2000000
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_MinBitRate = 300000
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_EnablePadding = True
Job.MPEG.Video.VBVBufferSize = 114688
Job.MPEG.Video.VBVBufferSize_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_SeqHeaderInterval = 1
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_SeqHeaderInterval_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_I_FrameCount = 1
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_I_FrameCount_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_P_FrameCount = 5823
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_P_FrameCount_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_B_FrameCount = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_B_FrameCount_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_BitStreamForEdit = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_BitStreamForEdit_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_MaxFrameCount = 24
Job.MPEG.Video.GOP_MaxFrameCount_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeMatrix_Intra_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeMatrix_NonIntra_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.Profile = 4
Job.MPEG.Video.Profile_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.Level = 8
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Job.MPEG.Video.VideoFormat = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.VideoFormat_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.DisplayWidth = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.DisplayWidth_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.DisplayHeight = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.DisplayHeight_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MotionSearchSpeed = MPEGVideoEncoder_MotionSearchSpeed_Slow
Job.MPEG.Video.MotionSearch_AlwaysHalfPel = True
Job.MPEG.Video.UseFloatDCT = True
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeMode = False
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeModeVal_Intra = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeModeVal_NonIntra = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.YUVBasicYCbCr = False
Job.MPEG.Video.QuantizeMatrix_Intra = {
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Job.MPEG.Audio.StreamType_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.SamplingFrequency = 44100
Job.MPEG.Audio.SamplingFrequency_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.ChannelMode = 2
Job.MPEG.Audio.ChannelMode_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.CantUseMono = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.BitRate = 128000
Job.MPEG.Audio.BitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.CalcCRC = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.CalcCRC_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.OriginalFlag = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.OriginalFlag_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.CopyrightFlag = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.CopyrightFlag_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.PrivateFlag = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.PrivateFlag_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Audio.EmphasisType = 0
Job.MPEG.Audio.EmphasisType_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.System.StreamType = MPEGSystemEncoder_StreamType_MPEG2_SuperVideoCD_VB R
Job.MPEG.System.StreamType_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.System.EnableCommentText = False
Job.MPEG.System.CommentText = ''
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Video.SourceRange.Enabled = False
Video.SourceRange.StartTime = 0
Video.SourceRange.EndTime = -1
Video.SourceRange.SubRangeList = <>
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Video.TopFieldFirst = False
Video.AspectRatio = 13
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Video.ImageArrange.Height = 240
Video.ImageArrange.FillColor = 0
Video.EnableNoiseReduction = False
Video.NoiseReduction = 20
Video.NoiseReductionRange = 1
Video.NoiseReduction3D = 20
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Video.EnableEdgePower = False
Video.EdgePowerX = 0
Video.EdgePowerY = 0
Video.EdgePowerField = False
Video.EnableDeinterlace = False
Video.Deinterlace = VideoFilter_Deinterlace_None
Video.DeinterlaceEx.Enabled = False
Video.DeinterlaceEx.FrameRate1 = 4
Video.DeinterlaceEx.FrameRate2 = 5
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Video.Clipping.Right = 6
Video.Clipping.Top = 108
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Video.Clipping.BottomMask = True
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Job.OutputFileType = MPEGEncodeJob_OutputFileType_MPEG
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Job.OutputConfig_AVI.VideoKeyFrameRate = 0
Job.OutputConfig_AVI.VideoDataRate = 0
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Job.OutputConfig_AVI.EnableAudio = False
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Job.OutputConfig_AVI.AudioFormat = {00000000}
Job.OutputConfig_Wave.OutputFileName = ''
Job.OutputConfig_Wave.Format = {00000000}
Job.OutputConfig_Graphic.OutputType = MPEGEncodeJob_OutputGraphicConfig_OutputType_BMP
Job.OutputConfig_Graphic.OutputFileName = ''
Job.OutputConfig_Graphic.JPEGCompressionQuality = 80
end


I cancelled it and went and ran DVD2SKVCD with CQMatic for prediction but using the interlaced script it comes with. The calculation took only 45 minutes total (3 passes at 15 minutes each) this time, so it might have been the script...or maybe something about the way I setup TMPGenc. It seems to work fine through DVD2SKVCD though.

With the script you used, the time is not a surprise...

Note: How can you use FaeryDust with avs2.5 ???

It's the LoadPluginEx2.dll. It allows you to load AVS 2.0x plugins in 2.5x, you'll just have to convert to YUY2 before using any of the Dust filters.

Dialhot, it comes from here:

http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=LoadOldPlugins

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Meeow!

I know but I thought that you have to do a manual load of the plugin just before to use the 2.0x plugin and NOT let it in autoloading.
But I'm probably wrong...