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Posted: 1/29/2015 6:43 PM
Post subject: Nintendo DS Encoding
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Samtastic
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I am new to Nintendo DS encoding. How do I adjust the script so that the main video is on the left hand size of the screen and the split screen is on the right of the screen?
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Posted: 1/29/2015 7:04 PM
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Change the line nds = (last.height == 384) ? false : false to nds = (last.height == 384) ? true : false and preview with hd = true.
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Posted: 1/29/2015 7:30 PM
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feos wrote:
Change the line nds = (last.height == 384) ? false : false to nds = (last.height == 384) ? true : false and preview with hd = true.
Ok. I done that. In VirtrualDub, I don't get what I'm looking for.
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Posted: 1/29/2015 9:08 PM
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Samlaptop wrote:
feos wrote:
Change the line nds = (last.height == 384) ? false : false to nds = (last.height == 384) ? true : false and preview with hd = true.
Ok. I done that. In VirtrualDub, I don't get what I'm looking for.
It works for me. I'm not sure what the problem is
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:43 AM
(Edited: 2/1/2015 5:53 AM)
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As an alternative to the script (if you're looking to do this as a stand-alone encode), you can use the following (there are definitely more simple ways but if you're having trouble it may do the trick): If you want the top screen to be the main screen: 
A = AVISource("nds.avi").Crop(0,0,0,-192)
B = AVISource("nds.avi")
StackHorizontal(PointResize(A, 512, 384),B)
If you want the bottom screen to be the main screen: 
A = AVISource("nds.avi").Crop(0,192,0,0)
B = AVISource("nds.avi")
StackHorizontal(PointResize(A, 512, 384),B)
Of course you'll have to add the trim, dedup, and stuff like that yourself but that should give you what you're after.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 10:04 AM
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So... this topic exists for no reason apparently to Sam?
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Posted: 1/30/2015 3:43 PM
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thecoreyburton wrote:
I use the following (there are definitely more simple ways but if you're having trouble it may do the trick): If you want the top screen to be the main screen: 
A = AVISource("nds.avi").Crop(0,0,0,-192)
B = AVISource("nds.avi")
StackHorizontal(PointResize(A, 512, 384),B)
If you want the bottom screen to be the main screen: 
A = AVISource("nds.avi").Crop(0,192,0,0)
B = AVISource("nds.avi")
StackHorizontal(PointResize(A, 512, 384),B)
Of course you'll have to add the trim, dedup, and stuff like that yourself but that should give you what you're after.
That worked. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: 1/30/2015 7:13 PM
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When I try to encode the YouTube copy, it encodes the audio and then gets an error and closes. Why won't it encode?
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Posted: 1/30/2015 8:52 PM
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Samlaptop wrote:
gets an error
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Posted: 1/30/2015 9:04 PM
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Samtastic
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It says it's unable to encode my video for some reason.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 9:06 PM
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Could you post a screenshot of the error or, at the very least, describe it in any detail?
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Posted: 1/30/2015 9:18 PM
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Samsara wrote:
Could you post a screenshot of the error or, at the very least, describe it in any detail?
It closes on me so quickly. It says something like cannot encode stream or something.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 9:19 PM
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Add "pause" on a new line at the end of global.bat
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Posted: 1/30/2015 9:35 PM
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Anty-Lemon wrote:
Add "pause" on a new line at the end of global.bat
I added a "pause" and when the error came up it directed me to the TASVideos encoding site. The script is OK and everything is in order. It previews fine in VirtuaDub and I'm not sure why it won't encode.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 10:41 PM
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Samlaptop wrote:
It closes on me so quickly.
That's why you always run encoding batch files from a command prompt...
Samlaptop wrote:
it directed me to the TASVideos encoding site
Not a screenshot or quote...
Samlaptop wrote:
The script is OK and everything is in order. It previews fine in VirtualDub and I'm not sure why it won't encode.
Sounds like the encoder is missing / throwing up an error.
Posted: 1/31/2015 10:21 AM
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I used lagarnsinth to encode. Is it worth dumping with another codec like x264?
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Posted: 1/31/2015 7:13 PM
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Samlaptop wrote:
I used lagarnsinth to encode. Is it worth dumping with another codec like x264?
Lagarith is for the dumps. x264 should be the program you use to encode.
Posted: 1/31/2015 8:07 PM
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I re-encoded the movie but the batch files does the same thing I don't know what to do. How do I fix it?
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Posted: 1/31/2015 8:08 PM
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Samlaptop wrote:
I re-encoded the movie but the batch files does the same thing I don't know what to do. How do I fix it?
Can you provide more details? What do you mean "the same thing"? What did go wrong?
Posted: 1/31/2015 8:19 PM
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sheela901 wrote:
Samlaptop wrote:
I re-encoded the movie but the batch files does the same thing I don't know what to do. How do I fix it?
Can you provide more details? What do you mean "the same thing"? What did go wrong?
It did not encode the video even though there was a video in the folder.
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Posted: 1/31/2015 9:15 PM
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Posted: 1/31/2015 9:18 PM
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Guga wrote:
The ambiguity of your problems is killing me, since I guess you know that we can't help you if you don't give detail at all...
This is my situation. Everything is in the folder including all the programs needed. It encodes the audio and there is an audio YouTube.ogg file in the folder and it doesn't encode the video, it just quits and opens up the TASvideos encoding page.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:06 AM
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Samlaptop wrote:
it just quits
Start the program from a command prompt (cmd.exe) and look for error messages.
Posted: 2/1/2015 10:38 AM
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creaothceann wrote:
Samlaptop wrote:
it just quits
Start the program from a command prompt (cmd.exe) and look for error messages.
Whenever I open the bat file in a command window, it doesn't keep the window open. I add a pause to the end of the the global.bat and it doesn't want to stay open.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 12:05 PM
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I don't know if you are doing it the right way. To open a BAT file in a command prompt (cmd in Windows), set the destination folder of where global.bat should be by using the command "cd". For example, the global.bat is in my Documents. The command should go something like this: cd C:/Users/<username>/Documents Then type "global.bat" in the command prompt to open it. You should see the error. If the command prompt still closes, there might be something with your computer. If your main problem (empty video is created) still persist, check in the bat file if the address of where x264 (mine is ./programs/x264) is in the right place. If not, change the address. If possible, tell where did you put the x264.exe with an address (C:/example). If you're missing the file, go on http://komisar.gin.by/ and it's in the clear section and ignore the _*64 build (it's from Guga).
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