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Ahh AviSynth noob here. It has no executable file, so I'm a bit stuck as to the next stage of the process. I have ripped the correct vobs from the DVD, demuxed the .mpv file, created a .d2v file with DGIndex and now I'm stuck. I can tell you that I do have the CCE 2.67 Encoder, and I'm using the PAL DVD as a source. Help appreciated.

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Mpeg2Source("C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Star Wars\GOUT\VTS_03_1.d2v") # <-----Set path

Here you must specify where your d2v file is on your PC in the .avs-script.

PAL = false # <-----Set to false for NTSC, true for PAL

Change this line in your .avs-script like this:

PAL = true # <-----Set to false for NTSC, true for PAL

Close the editor and when windows asks you, if you're sure, select "yes".

Open CCE.

Your can drag/drop the .avs-script into CCE.

In the CCE settings your should specify your output as "16:9" (because sometimes CCE selects output 4:3 itself).

Make sure you've selected 25 frames per second as output and then specify the destinationfolder.

That's it.
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OK thanks for the guidance Oldschooljedi, I did as I was told and I now receive this useful error: AVIFileInfo: error 0x80004005. I tried recreating the d2v file with both DGIndex 1.5 and 1.49 and also tried using CCE v2.70 but no luck. Thoughts?

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Your did use a wrong avisynth-plugin.

Just read the postings on page 4 of this board.
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OK thanks man, I've overcome that problem, now I think I need the good MaskTools.dll. It just shuts down at the start of an encode. Any chance someone could upload the good one for us?

Cheers.

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Try masktools v. 2.0a27.zip from here:

http://manao4.free.fr/
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I did some work to the script over the weekend. Better local stabilization, less artifacting, and better starfield retention. Updated script on page one.

-G
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boba feta said:

It just shuts down at the start of an encode.


boba feta, might be easier to diagnose if you open the .avs file in media player and tell us what the error says.

-G
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CCE shuts down the minute I start an encode if I use a script that ends with a colorspace that's not RGB (or YUY2). Maybe if you add converttorgb to the end of the .avs it encodes OK.
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Script error: there is no function named "Mpeg2Source"
(E:\GOUT\GOUT.avs, line9)

Is this a path error, because the source path does look correct.

Is the .avs script supposed to reside in the AVISynth directory? Or doesn't it matter?

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boba feta said:

Script error: there is no function named "Mpeg2Source"
(E:\GOUT\GOUT.avs, line9)

Is this a path error, because the source path does look correct.

Is the .avs script supposed to reside in the AVISynth directory? Or doesn't it matter?

You need the DGDecode.dll from dgmpgdec149.zip in the AviSynth 2.5\plugins folder.

It doesn't matter where the .avs file resides.

-G
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Oh, by the way, the latest script should give slightly less grain as well, just as a side effect of better local stabilization. Might please OSJ!

-G
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Wow. I can't believe just how painful this is. Now it says there is "no function named Spline16Resize" Could someone please take a screenshot of their plugins folder with details displayed so I can see what versions of what .dll and other files they have?

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Spline16Resize is not from a dll plugin, it's an internal filter built into AviSynth. You need to be using a version 2.56 or later?

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Yeah I'm using v2.58.

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g-force said:

Oh, by the way, the latest script should give slightly less grain as well, just as a side effect of better local stabilization. Might please OSJ!

-G


Thanks!

I will try it!

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boba feta said:

Yeah I'm using v2.58.

I don't know why it's not working, then.

It's possible that you installed an older version of Avisynth in the past that's still handling AVS files - to make sure you are using the version you think you are, try a simple script with just one line:
Version()
Preview this AVS file and see what version is reported.

You could also try, for debugging purposes, replacing Spline16Resize with LanczosResize.

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Hey, anyone care to post some more comparison shots? It was lookin good before, but I haven't seen any since hte last few updates.

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Allrighty then - thanks for your help moth3r, g-force, arnie & OSJ (That's what I love about this forum, it truly is a community), apparently I was running an old version, it reported back v 2.50. After upgdating that (to 2.58), stepping up to CCE 2.70 and installing a missing ffttw3 DLL (into the system32 folder mind) i'm just 4 days away from fanboy heaven. I initially ran a CBR version with only took 22 or so hours, but now I'm on a 3 pass VBR which will take a lot longer. I must say g-force you've done an absolutely stunning job with this script, I find it hard to believe this is indeed the GOUT I'm watching here.

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Allrighty then - thanks for your help moth3r, g-force, arnie & OSJ (That's what I love about this forum, it truly is a community), apparently I was running an old version, it reported back v 2.50. After upgdating that (to 2.58), stepping up to CCE 2.70 and installing a missing ffttw3 DLL (into the system32 folder mind) i'm just 4 days away from fanboy heaven. I initially ran a CBR version with only took 22 or so hours, but now I'm on a 3 pass VBR which will take a lot longer. I must say g-force you've done an absolutely stunning job with this script, I find it hard to believe this is indeed the GOUT I'm watching here.

If you have enough hdd space you can open the script with virtualdub and create an uncompressed avi. If you feed this avi to CCE encoding will go much faster.

When you use a 3 pass encode the script has to be run 4 times. If you make an avi first you only run the script once, which saves a lot of time.
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boba feta said:

Allrighty then - thanks for your help moth3r, g-force, arnie & OSJ (That's what I love about this forum, it truly is a community), apparently I was running an old version, it reported back v 2.50. After upgdating that (to 2.58), stepping up to CCE 2.70 and installing a missing ffttw3 DLL (into the system32 folder mind) i'm just 4 days away from fanboy heaven. I initially ran a CBR version with only took 22 or so hours, but now I'm on a 3 pass VBR which will take a lot longer. I must say g-force you've done an absolutely stunning job with this script, I find it hard to believe this is indeed the GOUT I'm watching here.


Thanks for the kind words! Are you sure that you are using the most recent script (1.11)? I'm not doing an fft anymore, so you shouldn't need that .dll.

-G
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g-force said:


Thanks for the kind words! Are you sure that you are using the most recent script (1.11)? I'm not doing an fft anymore, so you shouldn't need that .dll.

-G


You're right on the money there g- I remember now that prior to the encoding I was using the old script and updated it at the very last minute. So that dll would no longer be necessary.

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If you have enough hdd space you can open the script with virtualdub and create an uncompressed avi. If you feed this avi to CCE encoding will go much faster.

When you use a 3 pass encode the script has to be run 4 times. If you make an avi first you only run the script once, which saves a lot of time.


How much space are we talking there arnie? I do have a 750 gig HD doing very little, I could prolly put that to work if sufficient.

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If you save the intermediate AVI compressed with a lossless codec like huffyuv or lagarith, then we're talking approximately 80GB.

If you save uncompressed RGB, then you're looking at around 250-300GB.

These are just finger-in-the-air guesses, mind.

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Has anyone tried this great script on Empire or Jedi?
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Yes, I did encode all the movies, but I used an older script. I'm really happy with the result, even one can still see some garbage mattes in ROTJ. Haven't tried the actual script yet, I don't have the time at the moment.