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[post:118#1113]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Track 1 is the video stream. XVID as codec means that your MPEG4 player will be able to handle it, and it can be used in an AVI container without further conversion. (Which means you don't have to install another exotic codec to play the video - that's the good news.) |
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[post:118#1114]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Corrections to previews posting (as I can't edit it): |
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[post:118#1115]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> But whereas your demonstration above shows both Video and Audio, I could only get mine to show either one or the other (i.e., only the data on one track at a time). |
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[post:118#1116]
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>Please load the original Matroska container again into MKVextractGUI and tell me the types of available streams - there must be some subtitle streams like the one I highlighted in the image below. |
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[post:118#1117]
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I'm having a hell of a time trying to download and install the "Switch" program. It has required me to approve of license agreements three or four times, and seems to want me to "select related programs" (but I want to keep this simple). Even so, what I get is only a miniature version of the example above, and the "remove", "play", "stop" and "convert" operations are not available--only "add file(s)", "add folder" and "settings". Have I not completed the install process? |
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[post:118#1118]
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Okay, I managed to transfer the Track 4a file to Switch, which made all the options except "stop" become available. I pushed "Play" just to see what would happen, and after awhile got the message "The Component OGG decoder has been installed successfully" (plus even "stop" became available). Then I clicked on "Convert" but nothing seems to have happened. I noticed that the "Output Format" could be reset to mp3, which I did and told the program to "Convert" yet again. Then I also noticed the "Encoder Settings" button--Ah! This is why my screen appeared so small compared to yours, Devil Doll! So, should I reset the Bitrate from 128 to 192? I did, and "Converted" yet again. I was warned that converting the same file several times would overwrite the original version, which I said was okay. While trying to send my converted file, which I've redesignated Track 4a2 to MKVextractGUI 1.5.5, I noticed that Track 4a was listed at 33,497 KB whereas the modified Track 4a2 was at 11,166 KB. Maybe it's just my imagination, but I played the Track 4a2 and the audio didn't sound as good as usual. So maybe modifying the Bitrate didn't have any effect. |
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[post:118#1119]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
You can only get the "play" option of a file you're "added" into Switch before, but even after starting the program I have all those buttons, just some of them disabled until I load some audio stream. I'm a little surprised about the installation problems... did I post a wrong link? http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ offers different versions of the program but the Freeware version there is enough for our purpose (just ignore all attempts to sell some software to you, of course they'll suggest you to purchase the Pro version instead). |
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[post:118#1120]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Which quality (kbits per second) does AVIcodec tell you about the audio streams you extracted from the Matroska container? Multiply this by 1.5 and set that value as quality parameter for the MP3 bitrate (kbps) in Switch (and use "Constant Bitrate" & "Stereo"). The output file should become 1.5 times bigger than the OggVorbis input file, and have about the same sound quality. |
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[post:118#1121]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
>The Track 2 in MP3 you mentioned earlier must have been from some other video as here Tracks 2 and 3 are subtitles. |
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[post:118#1122]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> I hope this is what you're looking for; Track2:
> 141 00:11:00,059 --> 00:11:03,324 Shot by your own friend! What more could you ask? |
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[post:118#1123]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Whoops, that 160 kbps figure was for track 2, a subtitle track. I guess I got confused because it mentioned "Mpeg-1 audio Layer 3 (MP3)". Here are the figures for Track 4: |
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[post:118#1124]
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I think the kbps figures are at 192 instead of 128 because I set the Switch Bitrate there to increase the figure by 50%. |
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[post:118#1125]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
I now assume your OggVorbis file was 128 kbps, so 192 kbps for the MP3 would be reasonable. (Note that in case you would then no longer be able to burn a complete series to one DVD as file size increases, audio quality might be one parameter where you could accept a minor loss of quality rather than video quality.) |
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[post:118#1126]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I am confused by the term "container". What is the difference between a container and, say, a file? |
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[post:118#1127]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, I'm not sure if that "couldn't locate decompressor" message meant "this task is impossible" or if it meant "here are some problems, but you can continue nevertheless", because I just pushed "enter", and something happened--a pointer moved from left to right accross the track at the bottom of the page, but nothing appeared in the main window. Time to go to work... |
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[post:118#1128]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> I am confused by the term "container". What is the difference between a container and, say, a file? |
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[post:118#1129]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
To be more precise: For commercial DVDs which are using MPEG1/2 video formats your DVD player actually does read streams from separate files (and even separate directories). The logical structure of all the parts of a video (such as video streams, audio streams, subtitle streams, chapter definition and many more features) on a MPEG DVD is described by a structure of directories and files... and as only one such structure (with fixed directory names) can be on one DVD there cannot be more then one video in that format on the DVD. |
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[post:118#1130]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
You can use the AVIcodec tool (see above) and load arbitrary files of a commecial video DVD to find out which types of streams are stored in which type of files on that DVD. For example, *.VOB files are video streams, usually with the MPEG2 codec. |
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[post:118#1131]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I have downloaded and installed the "Koepi's Binary" program, and this time when I selected Track 1b for VirtualDubMod I didn't get the "Cannot Locate Decompressor" message :) Is it okay for me to delete the "zipped" version of XVIDmovies, or do I still need that? |
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[post:118#1132]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> Is it okay for me to delete the "zipped" version of XVIDmovies |
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[post:118#1133]
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I did some looking around on the VirtualDubMod page, and found that in the "Video" category, the program seems to have been set by default on "Full Processing Mode" instead of "Direct Stream Copy". This time the process of combining the video and audio streams only took around 30 seconds, and timing seems perfect. |
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[post:118#1134]
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That is, I changed the video setting to "Direct Stream Video" before re-running the program (in case this wasn't obvious). |
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[post:118#1135]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Fine! So you are now able to create an unsubbed video with the audio stream of your choice. |
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[post:118#1136]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
When I click on the link you listed for the VobSub 2.23.exe program, I get this message: |
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[post:118#1137]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, I went to the DivX Digest page via AOL, found VobSub 2.23.exe and have downloaded it. Now, let's see if I can make it work... |
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[post:118#1138]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Whenever you experience problems like that, just truncate the URL directory level by directory level until you fall onto a page that works, then navigate from there. |
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[post:118#1139]
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I've made it to the SubMux Drag&Drop board, and I have no trouble dragging the combined Audio & Video files there. I have three different Track 2 files, for three different episodes (there should be four since I've gotten to this stage with four different episodes, but I'm guessing I forgot to change the titles of one and it got overwritten by the next one). But I can only get the Drag&Drop board to accept one of the Track 2s, the one entitled simply "Track2.srt" (like I said, I'd altered the titles of the others). When I drag these track 2s with altered titles to the board, nothing happens (their designations don't appear on the board like those of the combined audio/video tracks did). So, I go with the Track2.srt and what I think is the appropriate audio/video track (the last one I completed) and push "Mux". The program asks me to assign a name to the new combined audio/video/subtitle file (container?) but when I push "enter" I'm told the program couldn't load Track2.srt! |
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[post:118#1140]
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Since the Track 2 file with the unchanged name got the farthest in the program, I thought I'd rename one of the other track 2 files "Track2.srt" and see if it would work that way. Before doing so, I figured I'd alter the name of the file that was currently known as Track2.srt so that I didn't have two with identical names. When I did this, the message came up: |
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[post:118#1141]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
<rant on> |
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[post:118#1142]
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Well then, I copied all my track files to a different directory and deleted the originals from the MKVextractGUI-1.5.5 page, shut down all the programs, then started over from scratch with a new Hyper Police episode. The program still cannot load track2.srt! At least it can't be because the subtitle track wasn't from the same episode as the audio/video one. If I can, I'll ask my sister about a new "file manager" tommorrow. |
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[post:118#1143]
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It turns out that my sister is unfamiliar with the term "file manager". Though she knows far more about computers in general than I do, she admits she has never tried to perform operations such as seperating and recombining the tracks of TV episodes, so there's not all that much help she can offer. |
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[post:118#1144]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Hm... the problem MAY be due to the content of the subtitle file itself. |
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[post:118#1145]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
As for the Windows Explorer, the problem is that Microsoft does a great job of complicating things. The Windows Explorer is a tool to copy & rename files (which I call "file manager"), but at the same time it is a system component that will be invoked by most every program to read directory contents in case you want to select a file (for opening, saving etc.). So you can't avoid being bothered by this Windows component (unless you remove Windows from your PC and use Linux instead...) but you can avoid using it explicitly (which I am doing). |
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[post:118#1146]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
To make that clear: I am willing to continue the effort but I have no clue what's the problem with your particular subtitle file. So can you mail this file to me, or upload it to any server in the web where I can download it? (The subtitle file alone would help me, I don't need any other file such as the video.) |
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[post:118#1147]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
I just made a little experiment. I have some SRT subtitle file with HTML-like tags (as described above) to let some subtitles appear in italics, and I experienced the same problems as you. I removed these tagy (search & replace in my text editor), and THEN submux was able to load the file. Could you please have a look into your subtitle file and tell me whether there are any strange tags within the text elements, looking like HTML code, i. e. enclosed in "<...>" brackets? (Such as "Hello".) These would explain your problem. |
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[post:118#1148]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Damn... I forgot this board interprets HTML code... and it still doesn't provide an edit feature, and the preview only works for the first line... so I try again: |
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[post:118#1149]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I took a look at the subtitle file, and I don't see any brackets anywhere. This file is the equivalent of the one from which I included a few lines in post 118#1121, and includes only ordinary punctuation (plus numbers). There are no "funny" symbols whose meaning wouldn't be apparent to anyone who could read--I hope this is the file you were talking about. I have misplaced your E-mail address, and it's not listed on the Reviewers page, but mine is listed, so perhaps you could contact me with your address... |
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[post:118#1153]
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All of the Matroska Pack episodes I've been working with were fansubbed by "LIME", except for a copy of "Green Green 13 Erolutions", fansubbed by "ARDK" (doesn't it make you proud to know that the help you are providing is being used to make such high caliber productions available?). So I thought I'd try to take this one through all the steps and try to re-attach subtitles to it--the subtitles tracks for this one were in ASS mode, i.e., "Track3.ass" (who thought up such a name for a program?). Audio and video tracks recombine without any problems, but again the SubMux drag&drop board refuses to accept these ASS tracks--they cannot be dragged into the box. |
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[post:118#1155]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
ASS (Advanced SubStation) is a sequel version/format of SSA (SubStation Alpha); try renaming the file from *.ass to *.ssa and then drag & drop it into the submux tool. Both file formats are basically compatible, the ASS format just supports some additional formatting directives. So if you're lucky it may work, perhaps you'll not get some of the subtitle animations (fading, karaoke and stuff). If you're unlucky and the ASS file contains directives that "submux" decides to not understand (and not be willing to ignore), the loading might still fail... |
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[post:118#1164]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Well I'll be damned! I simply "renamed" the subtitle file as "Track3.ssa" (all the while thinking that I must have misunderstood your instructions, because surely such a simple step couldn't solve a problem which has been driving me insane). Yet, for once I didn't get the message about the track refusing to load. A new control panel appeared, with strange terms like "Interleaving", "Interleaving Parameters" and "Throughput Statistics"--since I had no idea what these were about, I just clicked "OK". Something happened, a count of some sort was displayed, and when it ended, I found the file in "My Documents" and tried to play it. The English subtitles have been included once again! However, it's far from perfect--the timing seems "off" somehow, and some subtitle lines seem missing altogether. Nevertheless, this is the first time I've gotten this far, so I'm not complaining. |
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[post:118#1165]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
The SSA subtitle format is kind of a command language, but the file is structured in a similar way as a Windows INI file. |
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[post:118#1166]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
As for the "interleaving"... in fact this is just what you need to fix the timing offset for your subtitles. I have the German version installed here so I don't have the same names of your dialog fields, but on the right side of this dialog the upper parameter seems to be the relative speed of the subtitle script compared to the video/audio (i. e. 100), and the lower parameter seems to be the absolute timing offset between the subtitle script and the video/audio. |
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[post:118#1167]
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The solution was surprisingly simple: I went back to "Interleaving Parameters", and found that "Frequency (ms)" was set at 1000 while "Audio Preroll (ms)" was only set at 750. So, I figured why not set Audio Preroll at 1000 to match the other figure, and see what happens? I did this, saved the new version, and when I replayed it, found that the timing of the subtitles now matches the audio and video perfectly! |
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[post:118#1168]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
As for the missing lines of the ASS sub, are you willing to solve that too? |
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[post:118#1170]
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Please keep in mind that fixing the ASS subtitles isn't nearly as important to me as fixing the SRT ones. Green Grreen Erolutions is the only anime episode I have with ASS subtitles, whereas I have a number of currently unburnable ones with SRT subs. I only turned to Green Green to see if I could accomplish anything there because all the SRT episodes were at a standstill. It sounds like the SRT episodes won't get any better until I download a new file manager. |
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[post:118#1171]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
I'm reading it. But I don't convert that way. I put it on my PC and then record it using my DVD Recorder. Quality suffers but it only takes about 30 mins per file. It's now in DVD format. I'm also waiting for the K-Lite pack to support Mpeg-4 files. |
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[post:118#1172]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> Since ASS subs are less important than SRT ones, and I suspect no subtitles ever went missing to begin with, do I still need to download VobSub again? I probably did download the "standard" version, since I didn't specify any changes. |
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[post:118#1173]
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>you were able to rename the *.ass file to .ssa and it worked... it's kind of strange. It should work the same way with your SRT file... |
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[post:118#1174]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
No, I didn't mean it this way. |
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[post:118#1175]
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I have downloaded the specialized version of VobSub, with "TextSub for VirtualDub and Avisynth". |
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[post:118#1176]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
You would be able to terminate the installation program from the task manager. Right mouseclick on the task bar (the bar where your running programs have small rectangles), select "task manager", select "processes", click on the "name" field to sort the entries by "name", search for the vobsub line, select it, right mouse click, select "terminate". (I'm only guessing the exact texts.) I have the windows task manager permanently running so that I can always look at system ressource workload and stuff. |
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[post:118#1177]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
When I'm subbing an anime I perform steps 1 through 9, then edit the subtitle file with my text editor. textsub.vdf automatically reloads the subtitle file if I save it to disk, so I can instantly watch the change in the right window of VirtualDubMod. For example I can check whether the color of a character's subtitle matches this character's hair color, whether the translation for some street sign is positioned within the sign in the scene, or whether a subtitle display ends exactly with a scene cut... only when I want to create the final video container I perform step 10. |
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[post:118#1178]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
>1. Start "VirtualDubMod.exe". |
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[post:118#1179]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Sorry for me mistyping step 4 (did I already tell you how I wish I could edit postings here?). |
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[post:118#1180]
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When I select "TextSub 2.23" in step 7, a board appears which is entitled "TextSub Settings". There's a box with a blinking cursor (am I supposed to enter something here?) above a list of four options for "Default word-wrapping style". There are also "Open" and "Cancel" buttons. If I click on "Open", I'm taken to a list of available tracks in MKVextractGUI-1.5.5 (and I started from scratch, so I'm sure these are the correct ones, plus when I selected TextSub 2.23 the program said it would be able to handle SRT subtitles). But when I highlight and open Track 2, I'm taken back to TextSub Settings, as if nothing had happened! |
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[post:118#1181]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
The program is able to open SRT files (it works for me, I can even add two of these filters at the same time, one with an SSA subtitle file and the other with an SRT subtitle file) - if these files are correct SRT files (in which case the file name will appear in the box with the cursor and the "OK" button will be enabled). But if the subtitle file contains anything that isn't supposed to be SRT (such as the aforementioned formatting tags in <...> within the subtitle text) then the file cannot be opened (and you experience the "nothing happened" effect), just like in "submux". |
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[post:118#1182]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
This is how VirtualDubMod is supposed to look like after having successfully loaded two different subtitle files. You see the filters (with their respective subtitle file) in the "filters" window, and the right VirtualDubMod window shows you the video with subtitles. |
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[post:118#1183]
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I have downloaded "Total Commander" (version 6.53), and thought I'd try to go through the whole demux and remux process, but only use files I had selected from the TC screens, so that hopefully they wouldn't be "corrupted" by Windows Explorer. The MKVextract and Switch steps went OK--I find I can select track files from the TC screen, drag them down to the program icons at the bottom of the screen (which causes the corresponding screens to appear) then drag the tracks to the screens and drop them off. In VirtualDubMod when I click "Add" to include the subtitle track, the usual "Open external source" screen appears, with a list of the tracks. I figured since this step was already present before I downloaded TC, it would be better to find the same track on the TC page and drag & drop it from there--but VirtualDubMod will not accept it (nothing changes when I "drop"). So I decided I'd make an exception to my rule against using non-TC files and get the subtitle track from the old source. virtualDubMod does allow this track to be dropped off--but as usual it refuses to "load". AARGH!! |
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[post:118#1184]
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Being frustrated by the evil SRT subtitle tracks, I turned to a different project. I had downloaded a number of episodes of a favorite series of mine, in Matroska Pack format. They play on the computer, but they didn't seem to have any subtitles at all. The idea occured to me to Demux them and see if any subtitle tracks were "hidden" within. Indeed, the tracks did exist, and I was excited to see that they were in ASS format, the only subtitle format I've managed to reattach to an episode. I went through all the usual steps, set both the "frequency" and "Audio Preroll" interleaving parameters at 1000 plus redesignating the subtitle tracks as SSA format. Afterwards, I anxiously replayed the new version--Holy crap! It works! There are now English subtitles, perfectly timed. Three more episodes of one of my favorite shows--Sweet! |
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[post:118#1185]
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Ah, crap... somehow the subtitles have vanished when I do a burn preview (I bet I'd get the same result if I tried to burn Erolutions). Well, at least the version stored within the computer now has subtitles. |
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[post:118#1186]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Ah!!!! I think I have the solution of the mysterious SRT problem. At least I found out what exactly was the problem with my SRT file that wasn't convertible with all of my SRT converters. It was not the formatting directives... it was something much simpler. |
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[post:118#1187]
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>Does it now look as if the whole file consist of just one endless line? |
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[post:118#1190]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Hey Stretch, K-Lite Mega Codec is on Version 1.49 at http://www.codecguide.com/ |
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[post:118#1191]
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I recall that you said earlier that you were using a different way of "converting" your anime: |
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[post:118#1192]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> So, you attach a DVD recorder to the computer in order to transfer your shows to discs (instead of having the computer itself burn them)? Do you get fewer "codec headaches" that way? |
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[post:118#1193]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
The exact content of the K-Lite pack (in its different expansion stages...) is described in http://www.codecguide.com/features_kl.htm . As you are now somehow familiar with terms like DirectShow filters, codecs, subtitle filters and tools you will find that K-Lite is just a combination of all of these. The "Basic Version" is the tiny bit for beginners to be able to play any MPEG4 stuff at all; the "Standard Version" contains the most popular programs so that you will be able to play (but not convert) many formats; the "Full Version" supports lots of more exotic formats and more codecs as to write more different formats. |
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[post:118#1194]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Yes and no. |
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[post:118#1195]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
I don't spend more than 30 minutes to convert a 30 minutes file either - an Intel 3GHz CPU can encode MPEG4 in reasonable quality in about realtime. |
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[post:118#1196]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
I thought I said that earlier. It creates VOB files. The kind all DVD players play. When I used Ulead 3.5 to convert my AVIs to DVD it took over 2 hours for a single AVI (2.4ghzAMD) and it would not do OGMs or anything with Subtitles softcoded. So I just said forget it and went the PC route. So far except for my Codecs in my PC being a little old I have had 0 problems with this setup. |
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[post:118#1197]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
So it's as I expected: MPEG2 files of huge size, and one video per disk. |
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[post:118#1198]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
More than one video. I get 4 at good quality and 64 if I like watching crap quality on my dvd. |
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[post:118#1199]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Can you really watch them from DVD then? The problem isn't the size, it's the expectation of the player to get a certain directory structure as "container" (where VOB files, audio files etc. are to be placed in specific paths), thus I didn't expect this structure to allow for more than one container per disk. AVI files, on the other hand, are their own container (holding all streams within one self-sufficient file) and can thus be arranged arbitrarily on a disk. |
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[post:118#1200]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
You don't have to do any of that subdirectory stuff. The DVD writer creates a Menu that contains a snapshot of each AVI that you add into it. It's pretty easy. If you use a DVD+RW then you can remove and add any number of Videos (Which are stored temporarily on the Units builtin hard drive, that you have recorded earlier. |
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[post:118#1201]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Ah, I see - so each AVI is converted into a VOB 'chapter' within the same DVD-type container (instead of separate containers). |
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[post:118#1202]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Actually a VOB Title. I think it autochapters every 5 minutes. |
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[post:118#1218]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I've downloaded episode 5 of Kashimashi in MKV format (it plays just fine on the computer), but I want to convert it to a DVD burnable form. I demuxed it and found that there are only two tracks--the subtitles seem to be "hardsubbed" (if that's the correct term) into the video file. The problem is that somehow in the version I get from VirtualDubMod the audio and video are badly out of sync. I notice that in "Video Frame Rate Control" there's an option to "change so video and audio durations match (26.299 fps)" so I tried that, but got the message "not enough disc space to write additional data". Does anyone know what has gone wrong here, and what I can do about it? |
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[post:118#1219]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> The problem is that somehow in the version I get from VirtualDubMod the audio and video are badly out of sync. |
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[post:118#1220]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
>Do they have different speed, or just an offset (which you could easily fix in VirtualDubMod alone)? |
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[post:118#1221]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
The message "not enough disc space to write additional data" was appearing more and more often as I tried to make changes to the VirtualDubMod settings in a trial-and-error method of trying to fix the synchronization problem. I was deleting a number of the unsuccessful versions of this episode when I got the message that one of them was "too large for the recycling bin". After deleting that one, I don't seem to be getting the message about not enough disc space anymore. But I still haven't found a solution, either... |
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[post:118#1223]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
>> Of which software? And did you check "Options" / "Sync to Audio" in VirtualDubMod before? |
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[post:118#1224]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
>Okay. And then? |
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[post:118#1225]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> I set the video at both "Direct Stream Copy" and, when that didn't work,... |
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[post:118#1226]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
The only codec listed in my "All Programs" directory is "AVIcodec"--but that one isn't an option in the VirtualDubMod "Video"/"Compression" dialog. whenever I specify a codec other than "Uncompressed RGB" the "Save As" step looks like it will take around half an hour--that can't be good, can it? I aborted the process. Time offsets always seem to get worse the farther along the episode progresses. |
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[post:118#1227]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> whenever I specify a codec other than "Uncompressed RGB" the "Save As" step looks like it will take around half an hour--that can't be good, can it? |
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[post:118#1228]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
What makes me uncomfortable with the "save as" process taking nearly half an hour is that I feared I would be creating another gigantic file of the sort which leads to me getting the message "not enough disc space to write additional data". Is that accurate, or are you saying that such a lengthy save process is only to be expected (and isn't necessarily bad)? |
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[post:118#1229]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> What makes me uncomfortable with the "save as" process taking nearly half an hour is that I feared I would be creating another gigantic file of the sort which leads to me getting the message "not enough disc space to write additional data". Is that accurate, or are you saying that such a lengthy save process is only to be expected (and isn't necessarily bad)? |
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[post:118#1239]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Well, a new version of Kashimashi 5 has been released by KnKF-Doremi fansubs--this was the source that I got all previous episodes from, and I didn't have any trouble burning them... so that's one way of solving the problem! |
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[post:118#1380]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
It's been a while, but all good things (like cooperative computers) must come to an end. My latest problem seems to have begun when I started getting messages that a new version of my BitTorrents program "BitComet 0.59" was available, and urged me to click "OK" to install it. Except there was no "OK" on the message, just "Yes" or "No". I clicked "Yes" and was taken to the BitComet page. I found the page to be confusing, and decided the hell with this, I'm perfectly satisfied with the version I have. But it seems the one thing software providers cannot tolerate is people who take attitudes like this, and to make a long story short, I've lost the ability to download fansubs. When I click on a fansub at AnimeSuki, I'm taken to Windows Media Player--what the f---?! It's as if the computer is trying to play the fansub before it has even been downloaded. As if this wasn't bad enough, whenever I tried to log onto the internet, I started getting a message "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem with add-ons and needs to close". The computer suggested that a program called "Macromedia Flash Player 7" was to blame, and offered two conflicting options: either upgrade the program or disable it. I tried the latter, but that only made matters worse, and I re-enabled the program. Turning the computer off and restarting seems to have fixed this particular problem (otherwise I wouldn't have been able to come here and report it), but I am spooked. Now I no longer get the message urging me to upgrade BitComet. Any suggestions? BitComet is a pretty complex program with all sorts of features I never use, and I wonder if I should delete it and go with a simpler BitTorrents program. Which ones do you use? |
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[post:118#1381]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
I use Azerous which does it's own updates using a torrent file. Don't know about your IE7. I still use IE6. |
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[post:118#1382]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
Humm .. I am currently using the torrent download program BITLORD 0.56 (which can be found at http://www.bitlord.com/download.php). It works very well for me and supports multiple downloads and even allows me to queue up additional downloads - for activation at a later time. |
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[post:118#1383]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
>OH YES ... you might want to save the torrent link to your hard drive and then look at it. There have been some space cadets who have been posting torrents as <animetorrent.AVI> rather then in the correct format of <animetorrent.torrent>. If you try to open the torrent link .. your computer will 'see' the .AVI suffix and then lauch a mediaplayer. If you save the torrent to your local hard drive and then RENAME the suffix from a .AVI to a .TORRENT then it should work correctly. (YEP, I had to do this more than a few time.... ) |
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[post:118#1384]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> where do I find the "torrent link"? |
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[post:118#1385]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
With great trepidation I went back to the AnimeSuki page and right-clicked on a fansub I'm interested in ("Utawarerumono 04"). I clicked "Save target as" which took me to the "BitTorrents Downloads" page. I looked closely at the label the fansub had, and it did indeed end with "avi". I backspaced over these three letters and typed "torrent" in their place. I pushed "save" and immediately got the message "Download Complete". I clicked "Open Folder" then "Open"--which immediately took me to Windows media Player. After shouting an expletive (fortunately I'm home alone) I retraced my steps and instead selected "Open With" then chose BitComet from the list of options. The normal message appeared, with the "OK" box to authorize downloading to begin, which I did. I went to the BitComet download list to check if the fansub really was there, and it was! I breathed a sigh of relief. Okay... so things have gotten more complicated, but not too complicated. Thanks for all the help, Devil Doll, Jan-chan and Forbin! |
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[post:118#1386]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
What is a torrent link (or more basic .. what is a web link) ? |
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[post:118#1387]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Hmm... it looks like the designations of files (fansub episodes) don't have the "avi" suffix at the AnimeSuki page itself, only at the individual fansub outfit pages (like "Yesy" in this case). I find that even after I have changed the suffix from "avi" to "torrent", if I click "Open" (the download has barely begun, of course) I'm sent to Windows Media Player--I guess this is the default program my computer uses for "Open" commands. |
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[post:118#1388]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Hmmm..the okly Utawar 4 I could find was on the YesY Server and that one is correct. I wonder if your settings got corrupted. |
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[post:118#1389]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Hmmm..the okly Utawar 4 I could find was on the YesY Server and that one is correct. I wonder if your settings got corrupted. |
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[post:118#1390]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> What is a torrent link (or more basic .. what is a web link) ? |
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[post:118#1391]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
Hey .. Stretch .. |
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[post:118#1392]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Here's what I get when I tell the computer to "Save target (i.e., episode four of Utawar) as": yesyUtawarerumono-04049B1FE4.avi |
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[post:118#1393]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> Here's what I get when I tell the computer to "Save target (i.e., episode four of Utawar) as": [yesy]Utawarerumono-[04049B1FE4].avi |
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[post:118#1394]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, I decided to attempt to download BitComet 0.70, in hopes that this would be the least complicated step and might fix my problems. I found the setup program in my BitTorrents Downloads file and opened it. I had a problem with the step which wanted me to select a file to place it in (maybe because I hadn't deleted version 0.59--I assumed this setup would do that automatically). I got the message "Error opening file for writing". The options were "abort" (I didn't want that), "Retry" (which did no good), and "Ignore" (which seemed to work on the second try). After that, the process seemed to go smoothly, except when I was finished, I couldn't find the new program! My BitComet page still goes by the designation 0.59 (again, maybe because I should have deleted it?), and the downloading process is unchanged (I still have to type "torrent" over "avi"). I went through the installation process again, this time specifying that version 7.0 be placed in my C:drive file. It's there, but I can't seem to access it--clicking "Open" merely takes me back to the version 0.59 page. Should I take a leap of faith and delete version 0.59? |
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[post:118#1395]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
ummm.. do not delete the program .. uninstall it!! <START> <SETTINGS> <CONTROL PANEL> <ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS> .. uninstall both of the bitcomet programs - the old bitcomet and the new one .. and then install the new bitcomet. This should fix your problem. |
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[post:118#1396]
AstroNerdBoy Reviews: 419 Posts: 398 |
Stretch -- may I suggest a new BitTorrent client? It is µTorrent, which is very much like Azureus (as I understand it), only without the resource-hogging. I used to be a BitComet user (and it is a good BT client), but with the changing nature of BT, some trackers will not allow someone using BitComet to connect. This was due to the fact that BitComet would allow public users into a private tracker by ignoring the private flag in a torrent file (as I understand it). Anyway, having a couple of private tracker sites I'm a member of ban BitComet, I switched to µTorrent. |
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[post:118#1397]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I did some fooling aroun--I mean, software engineering--late last night. Being frustrated with BitComet, I figured I'd try to uninstal it and replace it with Utorrent. But a requirement for a test to determine my optimum downloading speed (or something like that) was complicated and confusing, and I decided this was not something to be done in a hurry. I decided it would be best just to put things back the way they were--even if I have to type "torrent" over "avi" repeatedly, BitComet works, and that's good enough for me. It took me awhile to get the Utorrent logo to disappear from my desktop shortcuts (perhaps because I had authorized it as my default BitTorrents program) and to restore the BitComet one. I think I finally managed to replace BitComet 0.59 with 0.70--the trick seems to have been a magical tactic which I call turn-the-computer-off-then-turn-it-back-on-again. As luck would have it, the upgrade doesn't really do me any tangible good, since I still have to replace "avi" with "torrent". |
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[post:118#1398]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
> But a requirement for a test to determine my optimum downloading speed (or something like that) was complicated and confusing, and I decided this was not something to be done in a hurry. |
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[post:118#1561]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Yesterday there was a power outage here, and now I find that I can't reboot my computer (I'm using my father's computer to send this message). The startup process begins normally, but just after "Boot from CD" I get a message that says "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully" (I use Windows XP). It recommends that I "Start Normally", and after 25 seconds or so, it automatically attempts to do this by shutting down and restarting. But the results are the same, I just wind up back at "We apologize for the inconvenience...". So it's operating in a loop. Other options on the "inconvenience" page are "Safe Mode", "Safe Mode with Networking", "Safe Mode with Command Prompt", and "Last Known Good Configuration". I've tried them all but the results are always the same. Until I turn it off altogether (by pulling the plug), it endlessly attempts this same shut down and restart cycle. I am royally screwed... |
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[post:118#1562]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Find your windows disk, put it in and after it says do you wish to repair (which is the wrong kind of repair) go to the next install screen and there should be a 2nd repair option. |
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[post:118#1563]
AstroNerdBoy Reviews: 419 Posts: 398 |
BTW Stretch -- do you have a UPS device attached to your PC? That'll protect your machine against sudden power loss. |
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[post:118#1564]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I have to go to work (which will be a lot of fun in the pissed-off mood I'm in), but I'll try your suggestions when I get home. There have been blackouts here before, but the computer never responded like this. My father and I tried to "boot from CD" but it didn't do any good. I hope we didn't mess up any of the data I have stored inside. |
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[post:118#1565]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
I never had this exact problem but I would probably try booting from the Windows XP CD-ROM first, then trying to access the most precious files on hard disk and save them somewhere (burn them on CD-RW, upload to my FTP server, depending on how much of Windows I get running after the booting from disk) before I try the "repair" option. If there's a chance to backup this stuff before writing on a potentially damaged hard disk, you might want to use that chance as long as you have it. |
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[post:118#1571]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
After talking to a computer expert over the phone, his conclusion was that the power outage was probably accompanied by a power surge, which fried my harddrive. He realized this after I told him that in the Windows XP startup program, on a page dealing with "partitions" the word "unknown" appeared where "Windows" should have been. He concluded that the Windows program had been damaged. He recommended that the harddrive be replaced, and an attempt be made to salvage my stored data by transferring it to a new harddrive. Programs will probably be wiped out and will have to be reinstalled--that'll be a lot of fun. I started making some phone calls to get estimates of what this might cost, and enjoyed some good luck when I recieved a call, from a computer expert my father knows. He has retired, but recommended his son, who runs a computer repair business of his own. I called him, got a good feeling about this guy (in part because he only charges $45 per hour for labor, vs. $90 at one of the other businesses I'd contacted), and immediately delivered the computer to his home/workshop. I really, really wanted to get the repair process underway ASAP; not knowing anything about how serious the problem is was driving me crazy. He said that the very fact that the computer was still capable of trying to restart might indicate that the damage isn't catastrophic. Also, he and one other person asked if the computer had been making any strange noises as it tried to reboot, and were relieved to hear that I hadn't noticed any. So, too soon to say how serious the problem is or how long it will take to get things back to normal. The computer might be ready by Saturday, more likely next Monday. Until then, I'll work off of my father's computer--but how can you call this a computer when it can neither download fansubs nor burn DVDs? All this because some guys were trimming trees and some branches fell on the power lines! |
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[post:118#1572]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
Ouuuu.. that is a hard situation. |
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[post:118#1576]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I asked my father about this 'surge protected power strip', and it turns out that he has one sitting idle on a table where a computer used to be... I'll move it to my computer (ten points for ignorance!). I called the technician back about adding a second hard drive, plus "mirroring", but he's not home at the moment. |
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[post:118#1577]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
A second harddisk might in fact be a good idea. When I gave away my old PC I let the 60 GB harddisk take out of it and put it into my current PC (where it serves for file sharing activities only, i. e. it is active day and night but I wouldn't care if it stops functioning). Given current prices it might even be interesting to think about an external hard drive, they're only a few dollars more than an internal drive and could easily be connected to every computer of your choice. |
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[post:118#1578]
AstroNerdBoy Reviews: 419 Posts: 398 |
Well, I have three HD's in my PC and two external ones. I'm about to buy a third one for backups. ^_^;;; |
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[post:118#1579]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
I am currently running 4 hard drives on my PC. A 170-Gig primary drive, plus two internal drives and one 200-Gig external USB hard drive. |
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[post:118#1580]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
And OH! DD, my (18-month old) ASUS K8N motherboard supports (on board) Raid0 & Raid1 mirroring and it also has two SATA harddrive connections. |
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[post:118#1581]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
UPS or uninterruptible power supply |
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[post:118#1582]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
So, would it be better to get a second internal hard drive, or an external one? My computer was custom made and has around twice the usual memory; would some of that memory (or something else) have to be sacrificed to add a second internal hard drive? Does a second hard drive operate automatically, or do I have to do something? Why wouldn't a second hard drive suffer the same fate as the first if another power surge occured? Is it detached from the computer when not in use? I am confused by terminology like "backing up" and "mirroring". What sort of policies to you people follow to protect your data? About the only "backing up" I do is burning shows onto DVDs when my memory becomes overloaded. Sometimes I record incomplete series on multisession discs to free up memory space. |
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[post:118#1584]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
I would get a 2nd hard drive (External). |
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[post:118#1585]
Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
Print out our discussions here and review them with your computer person. He will be able to help you better understand what our various suggestions are (and what the $ consequences will be.) It is very easy for us to just toss out suggestions and not have to worry about having to pay any $. |
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[post:118#1586]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
Your configuration is one where an internal disk is a valid option, and if you can handle the modification (or have someone who can add the disk at a reasonable price for the work) then you might want to have it this way (but compare the potential price for the work with the price difference between internal and external disk; I paid the equivalent of about 10 USD for that operation in a computer shop, it only takes a couple of minutes). Whether an internal or an external second disk is better in your case depends on a number of factors: As it's only your second disk (and not your third or fourth one), having it internal is actually a likely option (because you won't need to purchase an additional controller, the one you already have will be able to handle two disks anyway); there is only so much space inside a computer box, and many disks plus a CD/DVD burner can cause a problem of overheating (which can be solved by adding more ventilation but that's not making the machine less noisy). Memory (i. e. RAM) and hard disks don't interfere with each other. So the odds for an internal disk are good in your case. |
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[post:118#1588]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, I've moved the 'surge protected power strip' to my desk, where it now provides electricity for the monitor, printer, a lamp... but no computer, of course. Once it arrives, though, it'll definitely have better protection than it used to (i.e, none). I dug up some of the discs that were used to enter the original programs back in Feb. 2005--hopefully this will make it easier to get things up and running. Fortunately, I very seldom throw anything away (PaniPoni Dash, for example). My computer serves as little more than an entertainment station; the data itself (fansubs, etc) is relatively expendable, it's the programs that need protection. Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll try to contact the repairman again and ask him what he thinks about a second hard drive. Now... I get to go to the dentist tommorrow! Yee-ha! |
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[post:118#1591]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
It turns out the surge protected power strip wasn't just gathering dust, it was protecting the router and modem, so since I'd appropriated it for my computer I went and bought a simple RCA surge protector to take it's place. To be seperated from the internet--that's what I imagine hell would be like. I called the repairman, and he didn't have a strong opinion, but seemed to go with an external hard drive. |
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[post:118#1606]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Here's an E-mail I recieved Sunday from my computer repairman: |
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[post:118#1607]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I called him back for a progress report, and apparently he was able to save all of the data (I won't have to re-download 60-odd episodes of fall 2006 anime!). Also, the hard drive is still under warranty and a new one is on the way. He estimates he'll be finished wednesday or thursday. |
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[post:118#1608]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Hey, the computer is back! As far as I can tell, all of the data has been saved, just the programs have been wiped out (except for Windows XP and an anti-virus program, called AVG, which the repairman has reinstalled). And guess how much fixing the problem cost--ninety six dollars and thirty cents! I'd been afraid it would run up to around $500. As soon as I brought it home, I reattached the various cables and was pleased to find it could access the internet. So, it was time to start replacing all the various programs I'd lost. First, of course, would be a bittorrents program for downloading fansubs. I re-read the recommendations that had been made earlier on this page, but decided I'd stay with BitComet. I downloaded and installed BitComet 0.79 without trouble. I immediately went to AnimeSuki to try it out, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it works like a charm, without any need to overtype "avi" with "torrent" (maybe that's why a new upgrade, version 0.79 was created--the program I lost was version 7.0). Next, I wanted to recover Media Player Classic. I found the "guliverkli" version which Jan-chan mentioned at Post:118#895 and DL'd it, but the computer said Windows couldn't read it (something about it being an "rar" file). I downloaded another version, and after fooling around with unzipping it and all, found that it works just fine. I saved an image and checked "My Pictures", and it was there. I also wanted to send E-mails to several companies from which I had purchased programs and ask them to re-transmit the software to me. Initially, I wasn't sure if my messages were getting through, but they must have, because I got a reply from Goldwave and was able to re-register for unlimited use at no extra cost (I had finally paid for this one since I used it a lot and it wasn't too expensive). I dug through the stack of CDs which had been used to enter the original programs into the computer, and got the printer running again. The biggest frustration has been that the Nero disc, which I need in order to burn anything, refuses to load--I just get a message saying that it has a problem and needs to close. I just talked to the repairman over the phone, and he wonders if it might have something to do with it being incompatible with Windows security "patches" (whatever that means). Well... got to go see where Lovely Idol has gone! |
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[post:118#1609]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
Just go to CodecGuide.com and download the K-LITE Mega codec pack 1.61 |
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[post:118#1610]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, I have done that... now, what will happen? For some reason, the new programs I'm downloading today appear in the BitComet file, as if they were fansubs. I thought about just getting a new version of Nero, and went websurfing. There's a version 7 "Essentials" (mine was version 6.3.1.17), but it has so godawful many functions which I'm sure I'd never use that I'm afraid to touch it. DVD burning seems to play such a small part overall that it was hard to tell whether it was even capable of that! Does anyone have a recommendation for a simple, reliable DVD burning program? |
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[post:118#1611]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
If you "saved" that much money you're now able to purchase a really big additional external USB hard disk. ;-) |
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[post:118#1612]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
I took a look at the CCCP website, and it looks pretty neat. It might not be too late for me to undo what I've done today; as far as I can tell, the K-lite codec pack is still sitting in the BitComet file (I haven't used it for anything yet, in fact I haven't figured out how to move it anywhere else). BitComet itself should be relatively easy to uninstall (I hope). I'm downloading a ton of fansubs to get caught up, once that's done I could do so. Would Media Player Classic contain any codecs? |
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[post:118#1613]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Well, I thought Nero 7 could be had for $4, but that website has vanished. |
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[post:118#1614]
Forbin Reviews: 478 Posts: 532 |
k-lite is for players (Like windows media classic) and codecs (languages for avis). You will still need bitcomet to download stuff. K-lite is for playing only. |
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[post:118#1615]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
CCCP is also for playing only, as playing has nothing to do with the network you got your videos from. |
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[post:118#1616]
Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Okay, better not uninstall BitComet, especially since it has been running so smoothly lately. What I like about Media Player Classic is it's "Save Image" feature, which I use to create the montages in my episode reviews (Gantz, for example). Can CCCP do this? As for the patches, I found even the automatic ones to be a nuisance as they would sometimes take the liberty of shutting down and restarting the computer during the night; I cringe at the thought of having to understand and apply them myself. As for the minimizing problem, yes, I meant "make the window that I had the page opened in disappear"--I never "saved" or "copied" these pages, so I don't think it has anything to do with the hard drive. For example, after reading the last two posts, I left Mikomi but minimized it to return quickly later. I went to my browzer (if that's the right term) and began a search for the keywords "Nero OEM" to try to track down the DVD Burning software. When I opened a third window (the Software Outlet.com website) the Mikomi page vanished from the bottom margin of the screen. As for K-lite, BitComet has a display which shows all the fansubs you are downloading, what percentage complete they are, the rates of downloading and uploading, etc. Since yesterday, every program I download (except BitComet itself) are displayed there (Guliverkli, Media Player Classic, and K-lite). Before the crash, this never happened; I guess I was always given a chance to specify where I wanted the new programs put. Finally, maybe a new thread could be created here, entitled "My Computer Is Angry At Me II: The Computers Strike Back". |
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[post:118#1617]
Devil Doll Reviews: 365 Posts: 1574 |
CCCP contains the ZoomPlayer whose keyboard shortcut for saving a screenshot of the running video is Alt-F. You can configure the directory where this BMP file is to be stored (the default is the ZoomPlayer installation directory which I consider a bad idea, I changed it to c:tmp). |
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Stretch Reviews: 2087 Posts: 1346 |
Do you think it would be a good idea to download CCCP if I first uninstalled/deleted K-lite (but kept Media Player Classic just in case)? Part of the problem with minimizing windows was solved when my father figured out how to reinstall the Toolbar at the top of the screen which offers me access to my list of "Favorites" (which is still there, good as new). We searched through Windows Help and Support in hopes of finding the rules/instructions for minimizing, but it wasn't much help. It turns out I wasn't crazy after all, Nero 7 Essentials really can be gotten for $4 at Software Outlet.com, and I ordered a copy. I hope I'll be able to specify that I only want certain programs installed, not the whole thing. |
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Jan-Chan Reviews: 599 Posts: 593 |
Break in this discussion thread (due to the length of the current thread) |
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