FFConvert - multimedia converter

Audio editors, music players, video players, burning software, etc.
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#121 Post by kenbanistu »

Under Wary 5.2 ffconvert's dropdown lists cause my cpu usage to shoot through the roof and my computer becomes very very slow until a selection is made and the list closes, then everything goes back to normal. I don't know if this is a ffconvert problem or a wary problem (I don't have this trouble in puppy 4.3.1) but something somewhere clearly isn't right.

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#122 Post by rcrsn51 »

Run it from the command line and see if it throws up any error messages.

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cpu usage with gtkdialog3 combobox

#123 Post by shinobar »

kenbanistu wrote:Under Wary 5.2 ffconvert's dropdown lists cause my cpu usage to shoot through the roof and my computer becomes very very slow until a selection is made and the list closes, then everything goes back to normal.
I can reproduce the issue on Wary-5.2.2 RC.
Seems the gtkdialog3/4 problem on the recent Wary/Racy.
It does not occur on Wary-511.

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#124 Post by don570 »

shinobar wrote:Seems the gtkdialog3/4 problem on the recent Wary/Racy.
Barry Kauler has written about this HERE

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#125 Post by plinej »

I finally got around to testing this app out and want to say thanks alot for making this shinobar. I really wanted to have the ability to rip dvds and pipe the stdout directly into ffmpeg without having to rip to the hard drive first. With quite a bit of hacking I was able to add that feature to your script. I used code from pdvdrsab & pcdripper to accomplish this. If you tick the checkbox for "use dvd" vobcopy should find the longest title and add that number to the box to the left. You can change that number if you want to rip a different title on the dvd (most times this will rip the main title). I'm guessing there may be some interest in having that feature so I'll attach the revised script here.
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#126 Post by shinobar »

plinej wrote:I'm guessing there may be some interest in having that feature so I'll attach the revised script here.
plinej, it's so great!
I will merge your code in next rerease.
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h.264(MPEG4 AVC) with recent version of ffmpeg

#127 Post by shinobar »

You may need to edit the file ~/.config/ffconvert/ffconvert.rc for h.264(MPEG4 AVC) with recent version of ffmpeg. See the top post.
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#128 Post by darkcity »

Hi Shinobar, thanks for making this app, I am running on puppy 5.28. From testing I got these points-

1) running ffconvert from the command line, I also get the error when pressing the preset drop down menu. Also, the message boxes 'loading' do not close - and have to be closed manually.

2) selecting 'WAV audio for CD' preset does not change the audio encoder, which encoder should be used?

3) the 'vorbis' encoder is not recognised by ffmpeg - switching to 'libvorbis' works. does the 'vorbis' option work in any version? if not you could change the preset to 'libvorbis'.

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#129 Post by darkcity »

It seems the simplest command works well to make WAV,

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ffmpeg -i inputfilename.mp3 outputfilename.wav

http://archivematica.org/wiki/index.php ... ing_FFmpeg

so maybe get FFconvert to build that command?

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'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken

#130 Post by shinobar »

darkcity wrote:2) selecting 'WAV audio for CD' preset does not change the audio encoder, which encoder should be used?
Tnx for the report.
The 'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken. Use the 'WAV audio for secondlife' instead.
I do not recommend the code 'ffmpeg -i inputfilename.mp3 outputfilename.wav' because the source is not always match the sampling rate(to be 44100) and channels(to be stereo).

But you need not ffconvert if you burn the audio cd by the pburn. :wink:
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Enhanced Spanish translation for FFConvert

#131 Post by ferro10n »

shinobar-san,

I've checked and corrected the existing Spanish translation for FFConvert taken from the .po file included in lang_pack_all_0.9.sfs. I also made a Portuguese translation:
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Re: 'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken

#132 Post by darkcity »

shinobar wrote:
darkcity wrote:2) selecting 'WAV audio for CD' preset does not change the audio encoder, which encoder should be used?
Tnx for the report.
The 'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken. Use the 'WAV audio for secondlife' instead.
I do not recommend the code 'ffmpeg -i inputfilename.mp3 outputfilename.wav' because the source is not always match the sampling rate(to be 44100) and channels(to be stereo).

But you need not ffconvert if you burn the audio cd by the pburn. :wink:
Thanks I'll use the 'WAV secondlife' option.

I'm trying different options for burning CDs. I think my CD drive may be breaking or/and Pburn doesn't recognise it. Going to try FFconvert(mp3->WAV) and k3B(Burn) next. 8)

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Re: 'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken

#133 Post by zigbert »

darkcity wrote:I think my CD drive may be breaking or/and Pburn doesn't recognise it. Going to try FFconvert(mp3->WAV) and k3B(Burn) next. 8)
Nothing wrong with K3b and FFconvert, but if Pburn could be improved, I am listening....


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Re: 'WAV audio for CD' preset is broken

#134 Post by darkcity »

zigbert wrote:
darkcity wrote:I think my CD drive may be breaking or/and Pburn doesn't recognise it. Going to try FFconvert(mp3->WAV) and k3B(Burn) next. 8)
Nothing wrong with K3b and FFconvert, but if Pburn could be improved, I am listening....


Sigmund
Thanks Sigmund. Just testing at moment, it may be a bad drive in this computer :twisted:

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#135 Post by playdayz »

Hi shinobar. I am working on the Pmusic_Upgrade 002 for Lucid 5.2.8, which replaces the old Multimedia Upgrade. I looked at your configure options and improved my own--it uses ffmpeg 0.8.9.

I was able to convert wmv to mpeg2 by selecting NTSC DVD fullscreen and changing output File Format to mpeg (mpg). Also, I was able to burn wmv to DVD using Pburn 3.4.1. These were the two that you had problems with I think.

I think ffconvert can be a very useful program. If you revise it I suggest possibly including a "Basic" interface that only shows the most popular options--then we could test those all very thoroughly. The Basic interface could include audio to mp3, m4a, flac, ogg and video to mp4, mpeg2, xvid, just for examples.

I got some messages while I was playing around with ffconvert.

1. using the preset MPEG4 Audio I received the following message, and I noticed that there is no m4a in the File Format list.
Duration: 00:03:55.12, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 193 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
[NULL @ 0x8064520] Requested output format 'm4a' is not a suitable output format
/root/Loser.m4a: Invalid argument
ffmpeg -i "/mnt/sda1/Users/sunshine/Music/Beck - Mellow Gold/Loser.mp3" -y -f m4a -acodec libfaac -ab 112k -ac 2 "/root/Loser.m4a"
Press [ENTER] to exit :
2. I got a message when I choose aac from the Audio codec menu.
Duration: 00:03:14.89, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 184 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
encoder 'aac' is experimental and might produce bad results.
Add '-strict experimental' if you want to use it.
Or use the non experimental encoder 'libfaac'.
ffmpeg -i "/mnt/sda1/Users/sunshine/Music/Beck - Mellow Gold/Pay No Mind (Snoozer).mp3" -y -f mp4 -acodec aac -ab 112k -ac 2 "/root/Pay No Mind (Snoozer).mp4"
Press [ENTER] to exit :
3. I also got the same message as darkcity above when I chose vorbis from the Audio Codec menu.
Duration: 00:03:56.69, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 205 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 224 kb/s
encoder 'vorbis' is experimental and might produce bad results.
Add '-strict experimental' if you want to use it.
Or use the non experimental encoder 'libvorbis'.
ffmpeg -i "/mnt/sda1/Users/sunshine/Music/Beck - Mellow Gold/Soul Suckin Jerk.mp3" -y -f ogg -acodec vorbis -ab 112k -ac 2 "/root/Soul Suckin Jerk.oga"
Press [ENTER] to exit :
I can work around these messages. I mention them in case you revise ffconvert. Thanks.

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ffconvert-1.2

#136 Post by shinobar »

Tnx for all the testers.
Now, the new version ffconvert-1.2.pet is available!
# 6 aug 2010 progress bar, allow both 'orvis' or 'liborvis' as the codec name
# 16 oct 2011 new crop option
# v1.2 - 14 Jan 2012: Rip a DVD (plinej), pad, log frame, playlist, default players

Calling for translations. See the top post for the detail.

NEW OPTIONS:
Ripping DVD-video.
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Add some options that may be useful:
crop(trim)/pad options to convert 4:3 full screen <--> 16:9 wide screen.
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#137 Post by vicmz »

:!: Spanish and Portuguese locales updated
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spelling mistake

#138 Post by don570 »

Request : Display instructions for use of codecs such as
'To convert a mono .wav file to stereo choose 'Copy''

Pemasu has already started to do this in Exprimo.

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Russian translation

#139 Post by rodin.s »

I have updated Russian translation.
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Translations

#140 Post by shinobar »

Thanks to all. Still calling for German and French, and etc.
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