Comments on: AMT – Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer http://funk.eu/amt/ free software and more... Wed, 16 May 2012 10:31:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: lordfbyronhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3985 lordfbyron Tue, 08 May 2012 19:54:39 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3985 Just a fair warning. The -sub-fuzziness option must be used only for external subtitles. So we have two cases: 1. Internal subtitles. Use the options mentioned, but discard -sub-fuzziness. The rest of them will capture the first subtitle in the stream or the one mentioned in -slang. 2. External subtitle. Use -sub-fuzzines 2 for capturing it, but it will override any internal one (also will discard -slang) and will load the first subtile (sorted by name) in the folder. So every video must be placed in its own folder and the preferred subtitle must be named first (use 1 or 0 at the beginning, for instance). Sadly, the ideal situation, -sub-fuzziness 1 -slang xx(loading subtitles with video's name and language code), has no effect. Tried it with every possible build of mplayer, maybe it's a bug or something else in between. But since this is not a requested feature, it is an acceptable workaround for those interested. Now for the clips. If it is in any help for your development, I will post some links. But please note that I don't expect any solution, since they are short and beyond the specs of normal-use+normal-user. It is merely for your testing. High-bitrate clips. ftp://helpedia.com/pub/multimedia/x264/testvideos/ http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163110 6th clip, Avatar60p shows repeated frames. http://wp.me/PrgSo-gQ ALmost all test clips show repeated frames, although I can play them just fine in MPC-HC. Is it just their shortness that should be blamed for that? And I know you already answered it in the known problems, so this is only for extreme testing. Sorry for the inconvenience! Much obliged for this awesome software. Just a fair warning.
The -sub-fuzziness option must be used only for external subtitles. So we have two cases:
1. Internal subtitles. Use the options mentioned, but discard -sub-fuzziness. The rest of them will capture the first subtitle in the stream or the one mentioned in -slang.
2. External subtitle. Use -sub-fuzzines 2 for capturing it, but it will override any internal one (also will discard -slang) and will load the first subtile (sorted by name) in the folder. So every video must be placed in its own folder and the preferred subtitle must be named first (use 1 or 0 at the beginning, for instance).
Sadly, the ideal situation, -sub-fuzziness 1 -slang xx(loading subtitles with video’s name and language code), has no effect. Tried it with every possible build of mplayer, maybe it’s a bug or something else in between.
But since this is not a requested feature, it is an acceptable workaround for those interested.

Now for the clips. If it is in any help for your development, I will post some links. But please note that I don’t expect any solution, since they are short and beyond the specs of normal-use+normal-user. It is merely for your testing.

High-bitrate clips.
ftp://helpedia.com/pub/multimedia/x264/testvideos/

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163110
6th clip, Avatar60p shows repeated frames.

http://wp.me/PrgSo-gQ
ALmost all test clips show repeated frames, although I can play them just fine in MPC-HC. Is it just their shortness that should be blamed for that? And I know you already answered it in the known problems, so this is only for extreme testing.
Sorry for the inconvenience! Much obliged for this awesome software.

]]> By: KaFuhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 KaFu Mon, 07 May 2012 21:40:50 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3982 Thanks, nice additions :), I'll definitely add this to the ReadMe File. I also read some more and found this useful switch: -sub-paths sub,subs,subtitles which expands the path to search for subtitles to accordingly named sub-directories. About the HQ movie files, sorry, I don't have experience with them. Maybe if you increase the players priority on the "Setting" tab, or change the used Video Driver? Also you might give the SMPlayer or doom9 forum a shot, the limiting factor is clearly the MPlayer and not AMT. Best Regards Thanks, nice additions :) , I’ll definitely add this to the ReadMe File. I also read some more and found this useful switch:

-sub-paths sub,subs,subtitles

which expands the path to search for subtitles to accordingly named sub-directories.

About the HQ movie files, sorry, I don’t have experience with them. Maybe if you increase the players priority on the “Setting” tab, or change the used Video Driver? Also you might give the SMPlayer or doom9 forum a shot, the limiting factor is clearly the MPlayer and not AMT.

Best Regards

]]> By: lordfbyronhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3979 lordfbyron Mon, 07 May 2012 18:41:06 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3979 Me again. After some testing I have found the right settings. -sub-fuzziness 2 (loads any subtitle in the current folder) -ass -vf ass,screenshot,expand=osd=1 (for capturing the subtitle in the screenshot) -slang xxx,xx,yyy,yy (for loading a specific subtitle using its name in two/three letters code) -ass-font-scale x (for increasing the size of subtitle, default is too small. Mine was 2). It can be used also -subfont-text-scale x (mine was 5). -ass-color rrggbbaa (for color, default was yellow; mine was ffffff00). Give it a shot and if it is useful, maybe you can add it to the FAQ section. Now some questions. I have some high-bitrate small files (60fps or 2160p or even High@L5.1) and also interlaced ones that generates repeated thumbnails. Is there a way to avoid this or to crop some of them? They do not run fluidly on my computer with any player, so maybe they overcharge mplayer, even with the -framedrop command. Is there any workaround? Me again. After some testing I have found the right settings.
-sub-fuzziness 2 (loads any subtitle in the current folder)
-ass -vf ass,screenshot,expand=osd=1 (for capturing the subtitle in the screenshot)
-slang xxx,xx,yyy,yy (for loading a specific subtitle using its name in two/three letters code)
-ass-font-scale x (for increasing the size of subtitle, default is too small. Mine was 2). It can be used also -subfont-text-scale x (mine was 5).
-ass-color rrggbbaa (for color, default was yellow; mine was ffffff00).
Give it a shot and if it is useful, maybe you can add it to the FAQ section.

Now some questions. I have some high-bitrate small files (60fps or 2160p or even High@L5.1) and also interlaced ones that generates repeated thumbnails. Is there a way to avoid this or to crop some of them? They do not run fluidly on my computer with any player, so maybe they overcharge mplayer, even with the -framedrop command. Is there any workaround?

]]> By: KaFuhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3971 KaFu Sun, 06 May 2012 14:54:07 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3971 Currently there is no such option. I tried adding this string "-vobsub C:/_USENE~2/HD/GANGSO~1/Subs/D-GONY~2" to the optional MPlayer arguments on the "Settings" tab (to test for a specific movie). The subtitles were displayed in the preview pane, but sadly they were not captured by the screenshot video filter on the output pictures. So this workaround sadly does not seem to work. It seems a little more complex to implement this feature, and I guess I will not follow-up on this one, sorry. Currently there is no such option. I tried adding this string “-vobsub C:/_USENE~2/HD/GANGSO~1/Subs/D-GONY~2″ to the optional MPlayer arguments on the “Settings” tab (to test for a specific movie). The subtitles were displayed in the preview pane, but sadly they were not captured by the screenshot video filter on the output pictures. So this workaround sadly does not seem to work. It seems a little more complex to implement this feature, and I guess I will not follow-up on this one, sorry.

]]> By: lordfbyronhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3963 lordfbyron Sun, 06 May 2012 12:29:38 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3963 Is it any option available to capture with subtitles? Not really planning on using it, but it would be interesting. Deleting -noautosub has no effect. Thanks for the great work! P.S. This is not a request, merely a question. Is it any option available to capture with subtitles? Not really planning on using it, but it would be interesting. Deleting -noautosub has no effect.
Thanks for the great work!
P.S. This is not a request, merely a question.

]]> By: KaFuhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 KaFu Sun, 06 May 2012 11:20:12 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3954 Another source for MPlayer builds is the SMPlayer GUI project, though for the time being I stick to the builds provided by SubJunk (link some post below). http://sourceforge.net/projects/smplayer/files/MPlayer%20builds/ Another source for MPlayer builds is the SMPlayer GUI project, though for the time being I stick to the builds provided by SubJunk (link some post below).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/smplayer/files/MPlayer%20builds/

]]> By: KaFuhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 KaFu Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:55:33 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3798 Hi, glad you like it :). No, currently it is not possible to change the directory for the temporary files. I'll take it to the list for the next release. Best Regards Karsten Hi,

glad you like it :) . No, currently it is not possible to change the directory for the temporary files. I’ll take it to the list for the next release.

Best Regards
Karsten

]]> By: H. Enkeningridhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-3796 H. Enkeningrid Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:26:56 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-3796 Great program! But I do have a tiny request/problem. Is it possible or will it be possible to change the location of the temp-directory? Default it writes everything in the user profile directory on the c-drive. I would like to be able to set it to use a drive with a bit more storage space. Great program! But I do have a tiny request/problem.

Is it possible or will it be possible to change the location of the temp-directory? Default it writes everything in the user profile directory on the c-drive. I would like to be able to set it to use a drive with a bit more storage space.

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]]> By: KaFuhttp://funk.eu/amt/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 KaFu Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:34:45 +0000 http://www.funk.eu/?p=112#comment-1897 Hi RoyDJ, thanks for your comment! Indeed I've noticed problems with AMT from time to time too. This reason is that it purely relies on the functionality of the MPlayer for playing the media files and creating the screenshots. As the development of the MPlayer is an ongoing project, they even manage to release builds which don't play files working fine with an older release. So the only option is to hope for a good release and if it doesn't play the files as intended to try another build just the way you've perfectly described it. The v1.5 release contains a new MPlayer build, give it a try too and let me know if you run into any bugs. Best Regards Edit: Another source for fresh MPlayer builds is http://www.spirton.com/mplayer-mencoder-subjunk-build/ Hi RoyDJ,

thanks for your comment! Indeed I’ve noticed problems with AMT from time to time too. This reason is that it purely relies on the functionality of the MPlayer for playing the media files and creating the screenshots. As the development of the MPlayer is an ongoing project, they even manage to release builds which don’t play files working fine with an older release. So the only option is to hope for a good release and if it doesn’t play the files as intended to try another build just the way you’ve perfectly described it. The v1.5 release contains a new MPlayer build, give it a try too and let me know if you run into any bugs.

Best Regards

Edit:
Another source for fresh MPlayer builds is
http://www.spirton.com/mplayer-mencoder-subjunk-build/

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