ikjadoon wrote:

BTW, I am using version 1.811 because version 1.9 gets rid of the 176x144 option for MP4.

there was v1.811
then v1.912
then v2006.build.13 followed by v2006.build.17 and the current one is v2006.build.19
Obsolete versions are no longer supported for the simple reason that if they
were good enough, they wouldn't have neen replaced!

ikjadoon wrote:

I keep getting this error MENCODER.EXE isn't working or something. I'm not even using Mencoder, though. What is up? I've played the File in Super and in WMP and it works perfectly.

Please update, the solution to your problem is inside the update version.

ikjadoon wrote:

Also, is 3GP or MP4 better quality, for that resolution?

if you use same video codec, same audio codec, same bitrates and fps then SUPER(C)
renders the same quality because the 3GP is in fact an MP4 format.

ikjadoon wrote:

Is Bit-Rate important for something that small a size? For video and sound?

higher bitrate gives larger file size.

ikjadoon wrote:

I hear you can set a custom resolution in version 1.9, is that true? Any loss of quality? Both screen resolutions are divisible by 16, btw.

The current version supports custom VideoScaleSize in DirectShow mode only
Any time you encode there's a loss in quality no matter what you do.

ikjadoon wrote:

What does this Aspect Ratio thing mean? I hear that 1:1 is good, but to me it says that it should be 4:3. Which is better?

Which one is better a 4:3 screen TV or a 16:9 screen TV?
It depends on how the movie that you are looking at was initially shot.

ikjadoon wrote:

Last question: What is the difference between Sampling Frequency and Bitrate?

The first is an audible range parameter (what you hear)
The second is rather a parameter defining the Analog to Digital conversion
and how the converted data are stored into a digital file.

Hmm...I updated the version and now I am having some trouble converting .flv files. It also is having some trouble resizing a MP4 file. It will give me a generic error:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ … RERROR.jpg

It does work with DirectShow disabled, but then I cannot set my screen size.

It can't be the file as I converted these files perfectly with version 1.811.

I have around 80GB of space and this is the exact same PC I encoded it earlier with, just with  version 1.811...

It can play the files perfectly, though.

I am trying to use these settings:

Format: MPEG4
V. Codec: MP4
A. Codec: AAC
Res.: 176x144 (Using DirectShow)
Max V. kbps: 96
Max v. Fps: 15
Stereo/Mono : Mono
A. Sample Rate: 12,000
Max A. Kbps:64

What could be the problem?

Finally, here are the analysis for the three files:

MP4 File that will not resize

General #0
Count : 167
StreamCount : 1
StreamKind : General
StreamKindID : 0
VideoCount : 1
AudioCount : 1
TextCount : 0
ChaptersCount : 0
CompleteName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits\Sprint Locker Room.mp4
FolderName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits
FileName : Sprint Locker Room
FileExtension : mp4
FileSize : 2451732
FileSize/String : 2.34 MiB
FileSize/String1 : 2 MiB
FileSize/String2 : 2.3 MiB
FileSize/String3 : 2.34 MiB
FileSize/String4 : 2.338 MiB
Format : MPEG-4
Format/String : MPEG-4 version 1
Format/Extensions : MP4
OveralBitRate : 611690
OveralBitRate/String : 612 Kbps
PlayTime : 32065
PlayTime/String : 32s 65ms
PlayTime/String1 : 32s 65ms
PlayTime/String2 : 32s 65ms
PlayTime/String3 : 00:00:32.065
Title : Sprint: Locker Room
Movie : Sprint: Locker Room
Video_Codec_List : H.264
Audio_Codec_List : AAC LC

Video #0
Count : 36
StreamCount : 1
StreamKind : Video
StreamKindID : 0
ID : 1
Codec : avc1
Codec/String : H.264
Codec/Info : H.264 (3GPP)
Codec/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
BitRate : 499843
BitRate/String : 500 Kbps
Width : 320
Height : 216
AspectRatio : 1.481
AspectRatio/String : 4/3
FrameRate : 29.969
FrameRate/String : 29.969 fps
FrameCount : 960
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.241
PlayTime : 32066
PlayTime/String : 32s 66ms
PlayTime/String1 : 32s 66ms
PlayTime/String2 : 32s 66ms
PlayTime/String3 : 00:00:32.066

Audio #0
Count : 35
StreamCount : 1
StreamKind : Audio
StreamKindID : 0
ID : 2
Codec : AAC LC
Codec/String : AAC LC
BitRate : 108920
BitRate/String : 109 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2
Channel(s)/String : 2 channels
SamplingRate : 48000
SamplingRate/String : 48 KHz
SamplingCount : 1537008
PlayTime : 32021
PlayTime/String : 32s 21ms
PlayTime/String1 : 32s 21ms
PlayTime/String2 : 32s 21ms
PlayTime/String3 : 00:00:32.021
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

FLV Files that will not convert:

General #0
Count : 167
StreamCount : 1
StreamKind : General
StreamKindID : 0
VideoCount : 0
AudioCount : 0
TextCount : 0
ChaptersCount : 0
CompleteName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits\Ninja Man
FolderName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits
FileName : Ninja Man
FileSize : 9074418
FileSize/String : 8.65 MiB
FileSize/String1 : 9 MiB
FileSize/String2 : 8.7 MiB
FileSize/String3 : 8.65 MiB
FileSize/String4 : 8.654 MiB
Format : FLV
Format/String : Flash video
Format/Url : http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
Format/Extensions : FLV
________________________________________________________________________________

General #0
Count : 167
StreamCount : 1
StreamKind : General
StreamKindID : 0
VideoCount : 0
AudioCount : 0
TextCount : 0
ChaptersCount : 0
CompleteName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits\Urban Ninja
FolderName : C:\Documents and Settings\Asad Jadoon\Desktop\Terry Tate\Before Edits
FileName : Urban Ninja
FileSize : 7586600
FileSize/String : 7.24 MiB
FileSize/String1 : 7 MiB
FileSize/String2 : 7.2 MiB
FileSize/String3 : 7.24 MiB
FileSize/String4 : 7.235 MiB
Format : FLV
Format/String : Flash video
Format/Url : http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
Format/Extensions : FLV

Thanks!

~Ibrahim~

Last edited by ikjadoon (2006-09-28 15:29:10)

Ah....I used 3GP, just with MP4 and it worked great! Thank you so much for all your help!

~Ibrahim~

I learn something new everyday. So 3GP is built for phones, a reduced-MP4 so to speak. It can be simply renamed? Neat! Thanks!

~Ibrahim~

dwoods99 wrote:

How can we find out which ActiveX filter we need, or if we already have it.

if you read this part of our main web page
http://www.erightsoft.net/SUPER.html#Avis
you'll find a free utility to enumerate all your installed ActiveX filters.

dwoods99 wrote:

......  Is CoreAVC, Haali Media Splitter (came in Matroska Splitter), and Matroska Pack enough for DirectShow ?

Oh No, it would have been so simple..

DirectShow filters are selected per codec and NOT per file format or
extension:
VOB is a container that "generally" contain
a Video Stream encoded in MPEG-II format
an Audio Stream encoded in AC3
To play/read a VOB file with DirectShow you need:
MPEG2demuxer --> split the VOB in 2 parts Audio & Video
MPEG-IIdecoder --> to play the Video part
AC3parser --> to process the Audio
AC3decoder --> to play the AC3
Any missing one of the above 4 ActiveX filters will affect the reading or the playback

MOV is a container that is more complexe, it can contain
a Video Stream encoded in H264, SVQ1, SVQ3, MPEG-4, H263, Xvid etc..
an Audio Stream encoded in AAC, alac, ima4, MAC3, MAC, QDM2, Qclp etc..
that makes already at least 13 different codec!!
and 1 more filter for the Splitter to split Audio from Video .

MP4 is more complex

MKV is another story

AVI is even worse, as the same codec (for example DIVX) can be represented with diffenret fourCC

RealMedia has Real8, Real9, Real10 and a bunch of at least 7 different
Audio codecs

You still have to consider 3GP, VIV, WMV, ASF, OGG, FLV1, FLV4 etc.. etc..

If you want to count them all including the required splitter for every type,
you will end up with at least 400 different ActiveX filter.

Not to mention that a same ActiveX filter can be released by different author groups
like Ulead, Moonlight, Elecard, MainConcept, Ligos etc.. and 90% of these
ActiveX filters are commercial payable products that you need to buy.


That's the reason why SUPER(C) provides encoding in both modes:
If you have the ActiveX filter you can re-encode a file using the Directshow mode.
If you don't have the ActiveX filter, you can STILL re-encode WITHOUT the DirectShow mode (a bit slower)