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Posted: 8/31/2015 12:56 AM
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enkoder
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Hi. I am enkoder, i am new here and i want become to a encoder. I am trying encoding some video to practice but i can't use mencoder. I dont know if i do a correct step, but i use Windows 7 and try use command on CMD but it not recognize the command "mencoder". I have no problems for VideoDumping but I'm stuck in Pre-Encoding. Please, what missing me?
Posted: 8/31/2015 2:09 AM
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Hello there, welcome to the forums. I currently don't have the time to help you in detail, but the guide you're following is outdated and probably not useful unless you know what you're doing already to a degree (it also describes the use of mencoder, which is deprecated. You should use ffmpeg or x264 instead). Instead follow Wiki: EncodingGuide/PublicationManual, which uses a premade package that does everything automatically for you with a bit of setup. If you just want to practice you can stop after the "Encode the video" section. If you want you can upload your resulting Youtube encode somewhere (to show your logo and subtitles) and post them here too. BTW: The error you receive comes from the fact, that either mencoder is not installed or the mencoder executable is not in your PATH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable) (I can't make that clickable or this post breaks)
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Posted: 8/31/2015 8:03 AM
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Posted: 8/31/2015 1:32 PM
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enkoder
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ok ok ok i'll try the most new method jeje i have to design a logo
Posted: 8/31/2015 3:00 PM
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Posted: 8/31/2015 4:41 PM
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Out of curiosity what do you plan on encoding?
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Posted: 8/31/2015 4:43 PM
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Spikestuff wrote:
Out of curiosity what do you plan on encoding?
*enkoding Making publication-quality encodes is a tricky business, and we do need more dedicated encoders. Let's hope you aren't destined to fail.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 8:35 PM
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enkoder
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What?
Samsara wrote:
Let's hope you aren't destined to fail.
why you tell me that? those words aren't very friendly.
Posted: 9/1/2015 1:10 AM
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Actually those words are hoping that you don't do what Samlaptop did.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 1:50 AM
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What did Samlaptop? If I can know.
Posted: 9/1/2015 1:51 AM
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enkoder wrote:
What did Samlaptop? If I can know.
Only if you can answer my question.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 2:08 AM
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I wanted to encode high quality videos as they do here in TASVideos, but I still can't get perfection. So I'm here to learn. I might even say it is to encode videos that aren't necessarily videogames.
Posted: 9/1/2015 2:15 AM
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What you answered doesn't answer my question and doesn't go along with your previous posts.
enkoder wrote:
Hi. I am enkoder, i am new here and i want become to a encoder.
enkoder wrote:
ok ok ok i'll try the most new method jeje i have to design a logo
I'll rephrase. What type of games are you planning to encode here at TASVideos?
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Posted: 9/1/2015 2:26 AM
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enkoder wrote:
I wanted to encode high quality videos as they do here in TASVideos, but I still can't get perfection. So I'm here to learn. I might even say it is to encode videos that aren't necessarily videogames.
It's generally easier to focus on a certain system at first, because how exactly you encode what might differ between consoles a bit (the largest differences come from the audio/video capture step though) and adds only unnecessary complexity at first. Spikestuff is asking whether you have a certain game or console in mind that you want to start with. Also, if you have trouble following the Publication Manual, post here. It's intended to be understandable for everyone.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 2:25 PM
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If it comes to that, I would just like to start with Sonic 1, 2 or 3. Maybe I could take the submission of Aglar of Sonic 2. To practice. My intention is to learn encoding techniques and if my skill is sufficient, become me to a Encoder.
Posted: 9/1/2015 2:46 PM
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Just try the steps from there right away, and tell what goes wrong.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 8:05 PM
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I have created a animated logo if I'm not mistaken a senior publisher must look and approve it. I will try now encoding. Question: encode.avs has the syntax for encoding a static logo, but I have one animated logo as avi. (Lagarith codec and 60fps) What should I change to add my logo? Or is there a better method?
Posted: 9/1/2015 8:22 PM
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You probably have to change the ImageSource/ImageReader call of the image into an AVISynth call; see Avisynth's documentation/website for the syntax.
Posted: 9/1/2015 10:44 PM
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Yeah! I succeeded. Here can download my encode. There's my logo. Tell me how it is?
Posted: 9/1/2015 10:54 PM
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enkoder wrote:
There's my logo. Tell me how it is?
The background animates for those at home. Nope. Let's start with the obvious: 1) You gave people seizures doing that. 2) Should be White with Black outline not White and White. 3) Should be Yellow with Black outline not Yellow and Yellow. 4) Remove anything that would give someone an epileptic fit.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 10:56 PM
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5) The image inside the logo shouldn't steal all the attention away from the text, however. (From EncodingGuide/Logo)
Posted: 9/1/2015 11:09 PM
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Well, I'll use the second logo I had planned. It will be easier because it is not animated. EDIT: And i will re-encoding.
Posted: 9/2/2015 12:22 AM
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enkoder
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Well here is my second logo. I want to know if my enconding is good.
Posted: 9/2/2015 12:30 AM
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What it looks like: What's with the random colours there? They're not necessary. The Blue one Blue is an eyesore. Why isn't the icon just the moon. Alternately: Why doesn't the screenshot fill up the entire screen? Better yet, why did you still have the referenced colours? Text sizes are varied, link to tasvideos is fine, the normal is incorrect.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 12:35 AM
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