Wait a minute.

Doesn't mencoder also include as a feature, to inport a "configuration" file ??

-vhelp

Yep, I think so.
Now that you mentioned it I recall seeing something while it's starting the encoding process.

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Rui

Then, the problem is solved

Because, if I'm not mistaken, the script data goes inside the configuration
file

Heck, if besweet can do it, why can mencoder (if I understand besweet's
long ass, and strange parameter list of arguments)

I'm looking for any documents on cofiguration and/or whatever mencoder
might be refering to it as.

Two stars to the lucky boy/girl who finds it
-vhelp

Hey guys,

I might be close.. from an exhert from mencoder's "man_page.html" file:

I think it has to do w/ the xxx.conf file under the folder, where MPLAYER
is located

Should the above be correct, then all we have to do is figure out HOW to
actually write a configure.conf file. I opened one up, and it was garbadge
Maybe it's using wordpad.

-vhelp

Hey,
If VMesquita found that we were missing the "codecs.conf" file maybe he can find other files we're missing too and maybe he knows where the internal config file is hiding
Hey VM, give us a hand will you?
Do you think the guy heard me?
Let's wait and see, else I'll PM him
Cheers

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hay rds,

wait a minute.. something else to think of. In my many error messages
above, I saw in one of the lines, where it kept bringing up something similar:

folder: ..\...\...\mencoder

I think this is a mencoder.conf file that it was hoping to find in an
effort to thwart (i mean) to use setting to over-ride some things.
-vhelp

warning, warning.. we're getting warmer by the minute.

wordpad is opening up the xxx.conf files Perfecto

There is also an input.conf file, but that is for MPLAYER.
So, perhaps I was right, that (about the error message earliers) it was looking
for a mencoder.conf file

working..

I'll try and create a dummy.conf file and see if it
works (w/out the encode.bat file) I'll use your script.
-vhelp

Hi vhelp,
I'm taking a look at mencoder's html docs.
I'll let u know if I find something
C ya

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@ Kwag, vhelp. vmesquita, Phil, Correia and all

where i find a " guide for a complete stup dummie klingon newby"
:banghead:



i only learn the name of the prog .....
:P



...or a teacher that want's to pay for his own sins

Hi Jorel,

Sorry about getting back to you this late. I most have missed this, but now
that I have some questions, I find it

I'm still new to this MEncoder too and I'm having problems in some
areas still. So, I don't feel "fluent" enough to guide you completely pal
(at least not yet)

@ rds,

Thanks, I finally figured out:
a big DAHH !!

Now, I have another issue.. to continue in another thread.
-vhelp

Ok, I'm back.. to continue on.. .. ..

@ rds,

Being that I'm under windows 98, I am having problems with getting my
makeAVS to work. maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe I missundersood
yours (or someone else's) instructions for makeAVS to work w/ mencoder

Here is my error message, and maybe you can help me (or not) pal:
Am I close to getting mencoder to read my .AVS files, or am I still

Thanks all,
-vhelp

PS: help Jorel out too

Guys,
We're all new to mencoder
So even if some of us, like bilu, seem to have caught the way to it, even without having tried mencoder first, I sure think we're all in the same boat: we still haven't produced a way for everybody to drop tmpg/cce and move on with mencoder or maybe even with ffvfw.
So what was it that you were having problems with, vhelp?...
Oh, makeAVIS.
Right, so you should have a folder in your pc with, maybe named "mplayer", with "mplayer.exe" and "mencoder.exe", right?
Inside this folder you should find a sub-folder named "mplayer" (again...).
This sub-folder has just two files in it: "config" and "input.conf".
Copy the file provided by VMesquita named "codecs.conf" to that folder.
Now try again mencoder with a fake avi produced with makeAVIS.
Hope I helped.
Cheers

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Ouuch!
Jorel has been waiting for help since decades...
Sorry buddy didn't notice before.
Have you had a go with mencoder yet or you still just know it's name?
Cheers

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@ rds,

Sorry, but it still won't work

Is is OS dependant ??

Note, that .reg file will not install on my machine.
-vhelp

Now i'm puzzled.
The procedure I posted is the one I used and it worked for me.
I actually didn't install the reg patch since it's only to use VDub frameserving and it's not needed for makeAVIS.
Also it was built for NT/2000/and maybe XP.
I didn't try it yet
If you can't use makeAVIS i'll try VDub now and post my results later.
C ya

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@ rds,

Just realized, I better give you my steps regarding my source first, because
it might be KEY to my faults.

* dvd rip a nice movie (ie, SW, or Fifth Element)
* dvd2avi it
* VFAPI it to a fake .AVI file
* open inside vdbud, this fake .AVI file
* now, I frameserve (named, "01.vdr") it into an .AVS script file (does my
...IVTC process)
* open this .AVS script file inside makeAVIS and (although there are many
...options/settings to choose, I leave all params as they are and save as an
....makeAVIS file, and I name it 1.AVI file.
* next, I use this 1.AVI (makeAVIS) file in mencoder, but it bombs out here.

I think that when using ffvfw and/or mencoder for encoding, that (regarding
the above method) there seems to be a loss of color. Color is not as dark
and rich. But, I could be wrong. I can't complain yet.

-vhelp

Hi vhelp,
Just remembered something.
Choose "Store script in avi" and try it again.
Give me some feedback on it afterwards.
Cheers

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Feeding back..
-vhelp

Maybe it has something to do with you using VFAPI in the process.
I recall we tried it before and it didn't work.
Could you try one last time creating a dvd2avi *.d2v, build a great avs with it, and feed it to makeAVIS just to see if it triggers this message again.
Don't worry about the video not being ok.
We just want to know if it's VFAPI that is triggering this.
Cheers

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FWIW.. I used dvd2avi v1.82

I'll try v1.76 instead
But, do you want me to create an VFAPI from the .d2v, or can I open it
inside makeAVIS ??

-vhelp