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Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

Great I'll test it out ! Could you explain what exactly we are looking at ? :D

I'm able to encode with a Pentium D 830 here at work, so I can test how it fares on the dual-core systems.

Thanks to all the programmers making our PSP-addict lives so much more enjoyable ! Shout-outs to the PMP "Modders" !!

miemt11 · Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 89

PMP Simple Converter 0.02 for memcoder and pmp_muxer

Change from version 0.01

1: Fix the pmp_muxer.exe (if pmp_muxer.exe is not available, encoding will not continue )
2: add 160x120, 368X208 and 400x192 resolution
3: Add high quality encoding option
4: minor fix ...

http://rapidshare.de/files/10712468/PMP_Simple_0.02.rar.html

or

http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0VU287Z0SA1ZY0HJCD6S3OJH77

What it do?

1: Convert any video (rmvb, avi mpg, wmv) to PSP PMP format

2: Support size is 320x240, 360x272 and 480x272 resolution

3: All PMP output video are harddup enable

4: Encode Process Priority

Component Requirement:

1: Get all the memcoder component from here
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html
and intall all any directory you like. e.g. C:\Memcoder

2: Put pmp_muxer.exe to the intall directory e.g. C:\Memcoder

3: Now extract my PMP Simple to the intall directory e.g. C:\Memcoder

4: .Net Framework Runtime 2.00 from here
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/6/7/567758a3-759e-473e-bf8f-52154438565a/dotnetfx.exe

Develop by miemt11 Date 10 Jan 2006

Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

Oh, I forgot to mention: I can host the files on a fast webspace if needed. Normally it isn't bandwidth limited. So if the programmers here like Jonny, miemt11 and others need a place for the encoders/players, just mail me at phunction@gmail.com

Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

I tried the new version on a different PC (same os: Windows XP SP2 Dutch), it still gave the error. "Het systeem kan het opgegeven bestand niet vinden" is Dutch for "The system can't locate the appropriate file", I translated it the last time.

imhotep · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 41

Itaintrite · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 54

imutau · Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 15

Just wondering if there is a PMP Player for the PC.

Just to see how good the quality is on my PC and to see if things like subs work through different encoders and such.

I'm currently using the WinEnc 5.X Beta and it does everything great (encode, hard sub, batch mode, and other setting changes.)

I just need to find a way to reduce file size. I got a 1.4 gig movie down to 800 mb by lowering the frames to 23 fps and lowering the audio to 96 kbps but I still want it smaller. Like around 500 mb. Guess i'll keep trying different settings.

therock003 · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 96

one last request.Is it possible to inlude support for external hdd?Cause i just bought an otg device and it would really come in handy if there is support so i can browse media of it!

NyNex · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 13

I have been making more probes. With some films, adjusting "Target quantizer" setting instead of "Target bitrate" setting, I have got lower size pmp files, but they have audiojumping.

I have uploaded Jarhead trailer. It works perfect on MS and almost perfect on Datel HDD.

VideoCompression:
XviD
One pass 1200kbps
NO GMC
NO QPEL
NO B-VOP
Cropped and resized (lanczos3)

AudioCompression:
mp3 CBR
128kbps
44100Hz

http://rapidshare.de/files/10720036/JarheadTrailer.pmp.html

Enjoy!

dbl · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 13

After much experimentation I thought I'd share my curent mencoder settings that I'm most pleased with so far.
Nearly all of these have been discovered by others in this thread (full credit to them), I've just collected them all in one place (and in some cases found the mencoder equivalents of virtualdub options).

These settings achieve:

- Scaling using Lanczos algorithm for sharpness. [-sws 9]
- Disable "no data" frames (to prevent 'frame size can't be 0' error). [-vf harddup]
- Widest motion search. [vhq]
- Disable B-frames (In my opinion, the most reliable way to prevent audio-stuttering). [-xvidencopts max_bframes=0]

Here is an example (using 2-pass encoding):

mencoder source.avi -sws 9 -vf harddup,scale=480:272 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1:vhq=4:turbo:max_bframes=0 -af resample=44100:0:2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128 -of rawaudio -o target_PMP.mp3

mencoder source.avi -sws 9 -vf harddup,scale=480:272 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=2:vhq=4:bitrate=768:max_bframes=0 -nosound -o target_PMP.avi

Hope this is useful! I'd like to hear any other options people are using too!

I also have a batch-file that allows multiple videos to be encoded in one go and muxed, let me know if you want it and I'll post it up.

<dbl>

dbl · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 13

Oh also, I forgot in my previous post, I've also found mp3gain (http://mp3gain.sf.net) to be very useful for normalizing the mp3 audio (making it louder) without causing distortion.

The command line I use for this is:
mp3gain /c /r /s s target_PMP.mp3
(The '/s s' switch is essential to keep the mp3 compatible with pmp_muxer).

Again, hope that helps.

<dbl>

Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

I converted the new Family Guy and American Dad episodes from avi to pmp format, both are very good quality and skipfree with PMP Simple 0.02 using the 128kbit/512kbit encoding and High Quality enabled. Though one problem: the American Dad episode seemed to reset everytime I paused with [] and resumed with X. The Family Guy episode didn't do this. I have watched a movie before these two and used the pauze/unpauze without this problem.

Fantastic work is going on here. It won't take long before PMP will become the most popular of all homebrew with an easy to use muxing/reencoding program !

artik · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 37

Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

"Le fichier sp�cifi� est introuvable"

That's the same as my error. Maybe it's because of international setups ?

artik · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 37

daume · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 6

winmenc 0.5x beta is great ! (extreme quality and fast)

but i didnt succeeded in encoding directly with the program a dvd into a .pmp file (maybe it is too long)

i tried many ways of encoding and winmenc last version all in one is to me the best

i have a question if someone can answer (i am noob with resolutions) , so if i have a FULLSCREEN xvid , is 480x272 the good resolution for pmp ?

thanks a lot all
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Phuncz · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

sti3 · Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 9

I successfully created a .pmp of _Gattaca_ using virtualdubmod (to resize & crop the video, transcode to lower bitrate, AND demux the audio) and PMP muxer and it looks and sounds great. I don't get the blite/sweet thing. I used the "export .wav" function of virtualdubmod, which saves the audio (have to change extension to .mp3) and used dbpoweramp to change sampling frequency to 44.1 from 48. Transcoded video with no audio and used pmp_mux to combine the files. Worked well, and even at a mere 350kbps the video looks quite good.

What I'd love is a mod of pspenc where you can choose either mp4 or pmp. I downloaded the videora but I really like the interface of PSPEnc, much more configurable--no need to create "profiles".

Great work Jonny.

As for .ogg, the non-Mod PMP plays them (though not well).

jonny · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 351

i'd like to adapt PSPEnc to pmp, but it's really a too big job right now
(actually i'm using an old app i've made, "Enc", i usually do some size prediction tests and after a fixed quant encode - but the target of this app is really restricted to skilled avisynth/vdub users)

ren1010 · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1

Hello there,

Like everyone here in the forum I am very grateful that this application is finally out for everyone to use. It totally breathed new life to my PSP.

Just wanted to ask everyone though if you are having issues successfully converting VOB to PMP with out the audio interference or breakups that happen when the bitrate is too high. I am having a hard time judging how high or low the bitrate is for my ripped vobs.

This is not an issue at all for any of the multimedia files that are already made into divx or xvid just (eg. fansubbed anime)

I have tried all kinds of programs to convert vob to pmp. It works ok on my computer and the audio sounds nice but when transferred to a PSP the audio crackles a lot.

THis happens to most of my VOB, please advise if there is anything I can to alleviate or resolve this issue.

I value all your opinions.

Thanks
ren1010

artik · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 37

Eingang · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 59

@Malloc and @Jonny

Since VideoraPMPConverter is here, I would like to make a request for you geniusses !

Could one of you please implement a resize option that resizes the video into the following aspect ratios:

1:2,4
1:2,35
1:1,85
1:1,78
1:1,33

???????????????

So you could just crop and encode the vobs/mpgs into 480x272 and set to correct size with pmp-player......so we could theoretically with 16:9 and even 4:3 get even a better quality, cause full resolution would be compressed to a smaller size..... what do you think ?? Would this be hard to do ?

Next step maybe would be a "Aspect-Bit" that could be setted with the muxer, which is read by pmp-player and sets the movie to this AR automatically. OMG I would love this feature.... Never ever recalculate ....

@Jonnyy
btw any progress in detecting the cause for sound bug ?

jovenaso · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 7

it will be nice if we could play it from a iso file or zip file to sabe some space

sti3 · Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 9

hey jovenaso, zip an .avi and see how much space you save. Generally it's very little.

Theelise · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 8

^^?

Well reading from a zip (or any other additional form of compression, rar tar etc) isn't gonna save you much space at all? Mpeg 4 is already a compressed container so zipping it up is not gonna save you any additional space, coz to be honest it cant really be compressed any more than it already is in Mpeg4?

Try it your self Zip up a xvid or divx movie and see how much space you actually save.

Go on, just try it....... ;-)

Theelise · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 8

We must have read and posted at the same time... :-)

AZImmortal · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 14

sti3 · Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 9

chronomaster5042 · Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 4

You should make an option to have USB active. Saves some time when switching movies on the go.

saltydog4791 · Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 1