Software :: Removing A "decibel Cap" With Mencoder (or Similar)?
Sep 28, 2010
recently, a friend of mine gave me a private copy of a great movie, "Brazil". (Which, according to German law, is legal.) Unfortunately, there seems to be a kind of "decibel cap", which means that during louder scenes (explosions etc.), dialogue is almost impossible to understand.
Is this a kind of "flag" in the file which can possibly be removed by mencoder or similar software, or will I have to bug him to reencode the movie for me? If possible, what software and which flags would I have to use to remove this cap?
mplayer says: Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
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Jan 5, 2011
Lubuntu comes default with Aqualung - which I'm certainly happy with. Unfortunately it doesn't yet support Last.fm, so I'm auditioning new players. The first (and only - so far) that I've installed is Decibel. I quite like the look of it so far. It has the features I need without the bloat. Unfortunately I can't get it to work. When I select a track or tracks from the CD drive (yes - I still listen to CD's ) the track shows up in the playlist and the disc spins in the drive for a second or two, but I get nothing. Just a red X next to the track in the playlist. And tracks on my hard drive don't even show up in the explorer module. And no info is retrieved from cddb (I do have that option selected).
From what I've read Decibel is geared toward GNOME users, and based on Python. Python appears to be installed by default in Lubuntu, so I'm going to assume that Lubuntu lacks something else that GNOME has which will allow this thing to operate. But I have no idea what that might be.Has anyone managed to use Decibel on LXDE?
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May 31, 2011
I know a bunch of commands and I am comfortable using the terminal, I even set a powerpc server but I can't figure out how to remove epiphany on this new computer I'm setting up. I didn't install anything with tasksel. I installed gnome and xorg afterwards... I load it up and 'startx' just fine. then I check around for the programs that were installed. I lik'em gimp, lot's of utilities. gedit. anyway I find epiphany, which I have already established that I dislike, I immediately go to the root terminal (another nice program that comes with gnome) and type apt-get remove epiphany-browser-data the output says it will be deleting gnome... however I have researched and found these are simpy meta packages that don't really matter.... however under the section that states all the packages that will be removed by autoremove there is a huge list... I doubt these packages are safe to remove. how to remove epiphany without removing a huge amount of probably needed software
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Feb 27, 2011
what i did was, remove evolution mail from synaptic, what i wanted to do was just remove the indicator applet from the task bar. i read a bunch of bad stuff about removing evolution from synaptic vs just removing the applet.
im worried. did i break anything or put my security at risk. after, i used a command (older) (sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop)to install ubuntu desktop. because i thought that it would fix evolution. then i went to synaptic and installed a package called evolution. i rechecked evolution in applications menu. however, i notice that i have both a checkable evolution and two evolution icons. nothing 'seems' broken. im not sure if it ever was. and evolution calender pops up as normal, as does the the installed plain evolution. they both seems to be an exact copy of the other.
all i really wanted to do was remove the indicator applet. did i make a serious mistake. since ive had ubuntu, ive reformatted a lot because i was worried i made a mistake of some kind. however now im into the more "make a mistake and fix it stage' as im pretty happy with my current desktop and have worked hard to customize it. the command, sudo apt-get remove indicator-messages removed the mail icon. i still am worried that i broke something, or put my security at risk. also, now i have two mail icons. evolution mail and calendar, and another just called evolution.
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Aug 25, 2010
These should be my last pleas for help with regard to Fedora 13. I've been unable to turn off the notifications that appear in the top right corner, despite a decent amount of searching on google. I can't remove any notifications package without removing a bunch of important software along with it. Also, F13 refuses to "Safely Remove" either of my external disks. I have to yank out the usb cord, touching wood each time.
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Jun 30, 2010
i am using ubuntu 8.04.I wanted to clip from a movie so I ran
Code:
mencoder -ss 2453 -endpos 34 InpuTFile -acodec copy -vcodec copy -o Output
I changed the ss value still it cut from same frame of the video.It seems mencoder works faster than ffmpeg but jumps to keyframe hence cannot jump to accurately specified second.
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Sep 23, 2010
i want to convert my mp4 video into h264 format, but how to convert with mencoding,
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May 24, 2011
I am getting following error while trying to record an ".avi" file
Movie Creation Error: Error 8 - Failed to execute child process "mencoder" (No such file or directory)
[root@localhost iNSpect_4_beta_3]#
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Nov 22, 2009
I have found that if I change the FPS of a video, the audio is out of sync.
Is there a way in mencoder to have it correct this, and maintain the correct sync?
I don't think it is just a matter of audio/video delay. I have tried many times to correct this via that method, and it doesn't come close. Although, if I encode the video to another format, but with the original fps, the audio is sync'd.
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May 20, 2010
compile mplayer & mencoder with VP8 support? also what with VP8 support in rpmfusion?
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Aug 21, 2010
A recent update to ffmpeg, in which I've learned was an upgrade to the restricted ffmpeg as opposed to the unrestricted default one that is in the official repos, has now made it unable for me to use mplayer or Devede. Reading up about this, especially from here: [URL].. I have learned it's a frequent problem when installing the restricted ffmpeg. Basically what Devede says at startup is:
Code:
Cant's find the following programs:
mplayer
mencoder
Devede needs them to work. If you want to use Devede, you must install all of them. Using the terminal to open mplayer (or mencoder), I get this error: mplayer: relocation error: mplayer: symbol codec_wav_tags, version LIBAVFORMAT_52 not defined in file libavformat.so.52 with link time reference From my research, seems as though the problem lies in libavformat52 not being installed (or removed) and libavformat-extra-52 is installed, which is the same thing, but because it's the restricted version, it is called something different. Anybody know if that is correct?
Also, checking up, libavformat-unstripped-52 isn't installed but available, so should I install that to replace the missing libavformat52, as when I sudo aptitude install libavformat52, it says it conflicts with libavformat-extra-52?
I installed libavformat-unstripped-52, which didn't conflict with the already installed libavformat-extra-52, just to see if it would basically just replace the missing libavformat52, which conflicted with libavformat-extra-52 and couldn't be installed safely, but after I did, nothing changed. I still get the same error with opening Devede and mplayer (or mencoder) in the terminal.
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May 19, 2011
I have an 8Gb mkv file, which I tried to encode to avi using mencoder, it took more than 6hrs and when completed, the quality of the avi was pretty poor.Is there a way to increase the quality or is there a program that can encode mkv files? The mkv will not play on my system without stuttering badly.
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Jan 29, 2010
I was just wondering if it is possible to output an encoding file to http, mms, udp etc... (eg. http://127.0.0.1).I found a way to input these streams and encode them I just cant find a command to output to these.
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Sep 12, 2010
Where to get guidance as new user of acidrip? I can't find a "how to"
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May 22, 2010
I recorded a TV show on my pc using mythbuntu software (ubuntu version of mythtv). It cut out all the commercials and then transcoded it to a nice 40 min nuv file that I put onto a usb thumb drive. Now it's portable and vlc can play the file...on a pc. I want to burn it onto a DVD so I can put it in any NTSC DVD player. Also, the file was recorded at 480x480 and I want to change the size to widescreen (16:9). Additionally, the top of the screen recorded a thin horizontal line of junk that needs to be deleted.
Now, I've googled around and found this line in ffmpeg that should work:
ffmpeg -i V-RedSky.nuv -croptop 4 -y -target ntsc-dvd -sameq -aspect 16:9 RedSky.mpg
The new 16:9 video size is great, the annoying horizontal line got cropped, and I got a nice mpg file...but the audio is now out of sync. I tried ffmpeg with fewer options and the audio still got out of sync.
So, I'm thinking I should try different software. Maybe mencoder. How could I put the above ffmpeg options into mencoder?
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May 26, 2010
I edited some mpeg videos using Mencoder to crop unwanted footage from the beginning and the end. It worked, but now the file does not have a "visual" icon, i.e. a still from the video. The properties of the new file also reveal that it thinks it's an audio file! The file still plays (as a video) okay though.A typical command I used to extract just the first 14 seconds of the video was:
mencoder "e03.mpg" -o ee03a.mpg -ss 0:0:0 -endpos 0:0:14 -oac copy -ovc copyI did try to make up a new icon by making a snapshot of the movie playing, then using the image to replace the icon in the properties window. (I am using Nautilus file manager in Ubuntu). The icon it now gives me looks like a small sheet of paper with one end curled up.I can appreciate that editing the video length might have "lost" the icon information, but is there any way I can put it back again
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Apr 1, 2010
I'm trying to convert OGG clip to avi using mencoder:
Code:
mencoder myclip.ogg -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o myclip.avi
It works OK except that while the original clip has 16:9 aspect ration, the resulting AVI is 4:3
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Mar 7, 2010
I'm trying to convert a video in .ogm format to .avi format so I can stream it to my PS3 via uShare. I'm using Mencoder and the following command to do it (to transcode the audio from vorbis to mp3 and the video from mpeg4 to xvid):
Code: mencoder input.ogm -oac mp3lame -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -o output.avi.The only problem is, the video contains 2 audio streams - one Japanese and one English. Needless to say, I need the English one. The above command only seems to transcode the Japanese audio though!Here's what ffmpeg has to say about the input file:
Code:
Input #0, ogg, from 'input.ogm':
Duration: 00:24:16.12, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1280 kb/s[code]...
what I can do to specify the correct audio stream to encode? Also, how can I keep the bitrate the same as the output.avi seems to default to 96kbps?I'm not sure which audio stream is which but a little trial and error will sort that out in no time.
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Apr 20, 2010
I'm trying to transcode and merge sub with mencoder in order to watch a video on my nokia cellphone.
I'm using this command :
Code:
without success. The transcoding works, but no subtitle is merged.
The transcoding log is here
I'm using Karmic.
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Apr 28, 2010
So I typically use cat to put my avi files together.. but today I figure lets see about ripping over so I can watch on my Droid.
As nobody has a xvid or vlc player on the droid (yet.. coders are doing alot for Android ya know) I will have to convert the video down and change the format.. So.. can anybody tell me a mencoder command line directive to get as close to this as possible (I found ipod settings leave the actual video lacking).
Video
Format MP4
Encoder H.264
Resolution 854 x 480 (or 720 x 480; 480 x 320; 320 x 240)
Frame Rate 12 fps - 30 fps
[Code]....
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Jun 2, 2010
how to remove audio from an .ogv video (GTKRcordmydesktop) while converting to .avi using mencoder?
I've started with this command:
Code:
mencoder -ovc lavc -ofps 15 -oac mp3lame -af volnorm=1:1 out-2.ogv -o sound_editing.avi
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Jun 6, 2010
Using Miksoft's Mobile Media Converter, and I cannot convert files to MPEG4.[URL]Converting to MPEG1/2 works fine, but trying to convert video for my son's PSP always produces an error. Here's the output:
Code:
>> Command executed:
"/opt/MIKSOFT/MobileMediaConverter/lib/mencoder" -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of lavf -lavcopts
[code]....
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Jul 7, 2010
I'm looking for help to write a little script to convert a whole folder of .mkv to .avi. This is the mencoder bit i've been using to do so
Code:
mencoder -mc 0 -noskip -vf expand=:::::16/9,scale=720:480,hqdn3d,harddup -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -xvidencopts fixed_quant=3.8:me_quality=6:noqpel:nogmc:trellis:chroma_me:chroma_opt:hq_ac:vhq=4:lumi_mask:max_key_interval=300:quant_type=mpeg:max_bframes=2:closed_gop:nopacked:profile=asp5:autoaspect:bvhq=1 -lameopts vbr=2:q=6:aq=2 -o [file destination] [source file] 1/"
and it seems to work fine. what i'm looking for is the ability to go into a directory and use the script like so
[Code]...
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Aug 2, 2010
I have some video files (.avi and .swf) & I need to convert them to the following format:
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: mjpeg, yuvj422p, 320x240, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: pcm_u8, 8000 Hz, mono, s16, 64 kb/s
how to do this with mencoder or ffmpeg?
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Sep 29, 2010
I am working in a script I have, to capture video with sound from my capture board, wich is a clone of the pico2000. This script was working in Ubuntu 9.10 untill I reformated my machine and instaled the Ubuntu 10.10, 64 bits. The machine is an AMD Athlon II, 2.6GHz with 3 GBytes of Ram. The former script was:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
clear
SERVICE="mencoder"
MOVIE=$(date +"%H%M")
[Code].....
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Nov 26, 2010
I'm doing a little python app for encoding .avi from dvds. I know there are a few really good applications out there that do the same thing but I wanted something simple with less faff. The application has 3 settings: Fast, Medium, and Slow. These are for the varying quality rips. For file format I was thinking either lavc or Xvid.
So my first question is, which is better? I really don't know anything about it and I haven't found a decent site that compares them. And secondly what are the best settings for a DVD rip for a Fast Rip, a 'Best of Both' Rip, and a Best Quality Rip? If I've missed any factors in this, please let me know, I'm new to the DVD ripping game. I have no intentions of distributing the movies, they are for my own uses.
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Jan 9, 2011
I'm trying to convert my screencast to an .avi file, but when I open it... the commentary track is waaay out of sync. No matter which codec I use, it will not stop dropping frames!
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Apr 9, 2011
I wonder if there is a way to convert 3gp format to avi using mencoder or something similar?
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Aug 11, 2010
Is there a way to instruct mencoder to stop streaming/recording after a specified period associated with a loss of signal?I use mencoder to record over-the-air television recordings. Most of the time there are no problems.Occasionally a station's transmission signal disappears, caused by quirky atmospheric conditions, usually at night.Noticing these signal outages is easy by the mencoder error message:dvb_streaming_read, attempt N. %x failed with errno %y when reading %z bytes"Lengthy outages are unbearable because mencoder silently waits forever rather than quit.
The significant problem with lengthy signal outages is mencoder continues recording for the time specified by the -endpos parameter. Thus, for example, if the recording is scheduled for 2 hours and there is a 20 minute loss of signal, the recording does not end until 2 hours and 20 minutes after starting.Generally, when the interruption is lengthy the recording is ruined and I don't care to watch. I would like to programmatically tell mencoder to stop waiting and quit.Is there a way to do this? Say, after ten minutes of no signal, just terminate do not notice any parameters that might offer that option, but I could be overlooking something obvious. I tried the -skiplimit parameter with no success.
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Dec 29, 2009
I'm new to commandline, and I'd like to:
$mencoder -ffourcc DX50 -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc about 10 files...
How to write that?
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