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Re: How to join .avi files with mencoder

Posted on: 2010/9/11 4:34 #81

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@Slayer

sundown and I have now run the identical test.

We used the "can't miss" command line (which I won't link to, since it produced so many errors).

But he also confirmed that the DVD://[track] command as [source] for mencoder's action doesn't activate the drive.

As I said in the previous post, the same parameter -does- work in MPlayer, so we know the parameter is correct.

You can help confirm this for us by using shell and typing MPlayer DVD://[track # of your choice]. It works.

We can't get the drive active using the same parameter in mencoder.

Added: oddly typing "mencoder No stream found to handle url dvd://1" into google provides tons of links but also a wealth of non-answers.

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Re: How to join .avi files with mencoder

Posted on: 2010/9/11 0:53 #82

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@ktadd

Having command line issue or something else.
Maybe you or someone interested in this can report back.

MPlayer DVD://1 = works and plays track 1.

Mencoder DVD://1 fails.
I'm using sundown's proven command line, but substituting DVD://1 for his multiple file list for input.

Commandline:
mencoder DVD://1 -oac copy -ovc copy -idx -o [destination]

Result:
iconv: conversion from UTF-8 to unsupported
MEncoder 1.0rc2-4.2.4 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
iconv: conversion from UTF-8 to unsupported
CPU: PowerPC

vh 02

vh 03
iconv: conversion from UTF-8 to unsupported
No stream found to handle url DVD://1
iconv: conversion from UTF-8 to unsupported
Cannot open file/device.
iconv: conversion from UTF-8 to unsupported

Exiting...

Does MPlayer have to be in a particular location for Mencoder to access it?

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Re: How to join .avi files with mencoder

Posted on: 2010/9/10 21:19 #83

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@ktadd

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I assume by "chapter" you mean individual VOB files on the DVD? Assuming yes.

No.

A DVD Might have 4 VOB files for example.
But 1st "chapter" (your intended full A/V file for conversion) might bridge VOB 1 into VOB 2.
Or...A VOB might have many small videos within it.
Again, retrieving by chapter would get you just the file you want to encode.
Converting an entire VOB would get you the file you want PLUS all the material both before and after it that you do not want.
The problem would be compounded by joining VOBs before conversion.

It is possible that on some DVDs each A/V file has its own VOB file I suppose. Perhaps it varies depending on how the DVD is produced.

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/ ... feat-selecting-input.html

Would the above parameter handle this?

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Re: How to join .avi files with mencoder

Posted on: 2010/9/10 18:41 #84

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@ktadd

Does the GUI have support for converting a "chapter" on DVD to .avi?

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Re: 3gp Video playback at OS4.1

Posted on: 2010/8/31 16:28 #85

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@Deniil

I think you're referring to when I told you that RV30/40 worked under OS4.x in Mplayer.

My advice was "Delete or move codecs.conf file from subdirectory "conf"."

(and still is) heh.

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Re: 3gp Video playback at OS4.1

Posted on: 2010/8/31 16:20 #86

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@Cool_amigaN

3gp has worked under OS4.x in Mplayer for more than 3 years.

Possible they have extended/changed format for your troublesome files. dunno.
Afxgroup used to request users to upload to his site so he could check.

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Re: Proposal to make Zune MUI4 compatible (Bounty)

Posted on: 2010/8/23 18:43 #87

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@Snuffy

Developers and users may well have different opinions on this Snuffy.
Looong time ago I was asked to do a survey behind closed doors, to determine some of the important things from a developer standpoint.
The results were touching really.
Most people just wanted a little feedback...an occasional pat on the back for a job well done...basically some acknowledgement. Perhaps the chance to have more of their work seen by a larger audience.

There are those that seek a solution to meet that end.
Possibilities of an MUI4 port and Shinkuro's initiative are just 2 options being discussed.

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Re: Proposal to make Zune MUI4 compatible (Bounty)

Posted on: 2010/8/23 17:15 #88

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@ChrisH

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And that still doesn't explain the lack of an OS3 port.

OS3.x is an entirely different issue, sadly.

Basically, anything less than 060, would put more stress on the system, due to the improvements and therefore, increased demands on resources by MUI4.

In fact, many classic users indicate 040 as minimum to be effective even with MUI3.8.

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Re: New MicroA1 owner asking questions

Posted on: 2010/8/20 15:56 #89

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@GrumpyOldMan

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How do you connect the sound in MicroA1? There seems to be three connectors for sound in the backplate and header for front audio connector (which the tower housing uA1 does not have). What kind of cables do I need?

http://www.intuitionbase.com/static.php?section=handbook

^Also required reading.

Sundown quote:

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Grab the micro pdf handbook. Page 12 shows the sound port location & page 14, the pin-out.

This entire (albeit old) thread may help you:
audio output issues

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Does OS4.1 support 5.1 sound?

No. Most audio capabilities were different than expected due to what Eyetech claimed were the non-needs of their industrial customers.

You will also want the most recently posted audio settings for the Micro:

post #5

And you might enjoy the best written piece on PlayCD:
post #125

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Re: New MicroA1 owner asking questions

Posted on: 2010/8/19 14:29 #90

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@GrumpyOldMan

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1) What can be connected to the PCI slot (and supported by OS4, of course)? Better graphics card would be nice, but I am also thinking other possibilities like SII0680, Catweasel, TV cards etc.

Graphics card is not a possibility. The somewhat correct description of sacrifice of USB/DMA in order TO use one requires a version of uboot not available to the general public anyway.

TV cards, going from the public threads, are also not a possibility.

sii/scsi - I know people have tried these, but best wait for someone who's actually done this for a response.

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2) Are there any HW features/restrictions limiting the usage? I assume the ArticiaS/USB/DMA issues are no longer present in uA1, is this correct?

Anything regarding ArticiaS and VIA686B will be little different in a Micro, since it contains both.
But you don't need the so-called hardware fixes of the XE.
You can use DMA. You can use USB within the limits of how USB software is progressing.
The talk about USB issues from h/w standpoint probably refers to peoples' memories of a recent issue with booting and has nothing to do with day to day usage.

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3) Does the onboard IDE support PATA/SATA drives?

The only text I can find about SATA is from January.
"Uhm, well... in fact, not any. I have an Adaptec SATA with SII3112a chip on it, it doesnt work with my MicroA1. I asked about this already in another thread, but got no answer from devs or users having this one.
Btw., AFAIK only the 3112 is able to boot, but not the 3114."
Later, a beta tester mentioned a different uboot offering support, so...I can't say yes or no.

[quote4) Are there any limitations posed by the uA1 hardware I should be aware of?[/quote]

For the most part you deal with the same limitations as the XE. But my opinion would be that you will have to disable certain things because the Radeon7000 card that you can not change, is an extremely weak graphics card. It was weak even when released. People here can help you with those tweaks. One is "disabling compositing" for example.

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5) Should I be able to connect the old A1 hard drives (assuming they still work) to the Micro and use (even boot) from those?

They should work. Booting? Basically check any changes you made to improve your XE (startup-sequence) and be sure they apply to the Micro as well. Someone else who has made the switch from XE to Micro will have a better answer.

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6) What is the latest UBoot MicroA1 can use?

March, 2005. The version number is duplicative to an earlier one, so go by the date.

If anyone here says otherwise, be aware that a lot of experimental uboots exist, and some people continually post surprise that "their" version is not the latest public version.

Added advice: Get up and running and then ask additional questions. All Micros are not equal. FX/GX cpu is one example. Variants of the Radeon 7000 is another. Actually, you can even have busted USB/serial as well, due to the errors in the documentation.

Required reading: http://www.ncscaug.us/ua1page1.htm

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Edited by number6 on 2010/8/19 14:47:30
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Re: Need program to assemble animation frames

Posted on: 2010/8/9 18:33 #91

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@xenic

Since you have the CD, can you respond to this?

I appreciate the link to "allow" MBrantley to see the .png icon, but I don't think THAT was his point.
If you read the thread, it seems he wanted standard icon.
If you see how he "solved" his issue, it seems he copied something back from prior install (classic?).
I'm looking at the docs only, since I don't have the CD.
I see the auto.fx icon in the root directory which is about 1k, meaning it is prolly a standard icon.
No one has answered whether it really exists or is copied over with the OS4 install.
Can you confirm?
Did Brantley miss seeing it? or is the install copying the .png icon?

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Re: Need program to assemble animation frames

Posted on: 2010/8/9 7:12 #92

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@LiveForIt

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MorphOS icon? PNG Icon.

Yes, I know it's .png.
I was just checking the directory structure to see why he was seeing it and told him it came from a specific MorphOS directory on the CD.
I called it MorphOS icon to differentiate from another one in root directory, that, by its size, seems to be a standard icon.

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Re: Need program to assemble animation frames

Posted on: 2010/8/8 19:37 #93

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@mbrantley

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Incidentally, I have noticed a weirdness with my ImageFX installation. There is an AutoFX.info but no associated file. And this .info file is showing up as a PNG picture icon and not the AutoFX icon one would expect. Must figure this out... (There's always something to do!)

Could be a Morphos icon.
Was just browsing Cecilia's .pdf, since I don't have the CD. Seems there are 2 autofx.info.
Small one seems to be in the root directory and one about 8k in PPC/Powerstation_MorphOS/icons.
Neither shows a matching program.

However, I'm not sure if this matches with the OS4 install,
Here's the website for those who want tricks/tips/etc.

http://cecilia.sawneybean.com

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Re: LightWave, AOS4 and The Grim Reaper

Posted on: 2010/8/7 15:06 #94

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@mbrantley

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Just when I thought things were going very well with running LW under AOS4, I sit down to do some real work and find a problem, maybe a showstopper for me. Executing Modeler ARexx scripts (such as the frequently used center command, as well as "center 1D," etc.) brings a visit from Mr. Reaper and kills the application.

Ask a developer to look at the crash log, which might offer a clue.
Something to always consider when installing a 68k program:

When I installed AdPro, I noticed features not working. It required a rexx library that didn't seem to have an OS4.x version - rexxreqtools.library. Once installed, the issue vanished.

I'm not saying that's your issue, but it is worth looking into Lightwave dependencies on your OS3.x and comparing.

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Re: How Cool would an eLap have been?

Posted on: 2010/8/5 2:02 #95

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@Daniel

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Remember a screengrab of Workbench on a PDA appearing around that time, although many assumed it was a mockup rather than reality then.

Post #20

That's about as much as was publically posted.

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Re: Need program to assemble animation frames

Posted on: 2010/8/4 21:39 #96

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@mbrantley

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You know, I think I do have ADPro. I have yet to check and see if it runs with AOS4. I take it there's no problem there?

It's probably a program deserving of its own thread.
ADPro and FRED should run on OS4.1. They do on OS4.0.
But there are files that need to be substituted and one notable file that needs outright replacing, the IFF loader.
Once this is done, you can use modepro to do some amazing things. For example, you can create the crop visual screens to be any resolution you prefer.
Again, this is something I can help you with in irc, if you like.

Regarding pegger to catch your IFF saves on the fly and save them in .jpg format instead:

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Would it still work?

The demo is still availabe here for you to test:

http://aminet.net/search?query=pegger

I've seen various uncrippled versions all over the net, so I would say it's still available.

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Only problem is that VistaPro freezes the computer upon exit.

From reading the comments in my tutorial thread, it seems to be an issue confined to OS4.1. I never had that issue on OS4.0.

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Does Scenery Animator work with AOS4?

I have no idea. Most people at the time were posting that they wanted to use VistaPro2, 3, and/or lite, so that's what I took the time to get working.

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I recently got the ImageFX 4.5 Studio manual Kermit Woodall is selling through lulu.com.

You might want to look over at OS4depot, since I can't tell from your post whether you installed IFX or had just received it:

the installer

and

the updated and native .jpg loader

I also have additional info from the goddess of IFX, cecilia, but I haven't inquired yet as to whether it can become a public release. [I need a secretary]

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Re: LightWave, AOS4 and The Grim Reaper

Posted on: 2010/8/4 0:54 #97

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@mbrantley

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When I did want to see the preview, I just dropped LW back down to its lower default resolution

Do you see how similar that is to what I said in an earlier post?:

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changing the screen to its original smaller size solved it.

I have my A4000 set up again. I'll run some tests.

I see you are using wookiechat now too?

If you would be interested in an irc channel for discussing this, let me know through PM here or on AW.

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Re: LightWave, AOS4 and The Grim Reaper

Posted on: 2010/8/3 23:47 #98

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@mbrantley

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Just wish the preview worked in Layout.

I think I read somewhere that you had your classic set up?

Try using ModePro if your version of Lightwave runs on classic. This might be a good way to narrow in on the solution.

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Re: Need program to assemble animation frames

Posted on: 2010/8/3 23:25 #99

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@mbrantley

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As for IFF batch conversion, I'll have to give that some though. I'm sure I have some program to do it but I can't remember off hand.

Then you don't have Adpro/FRED?

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Yeah, and it does remind me a lot of working with the old Rend24. I used that program quite a lot back in the day to assemble frames from LW and Vista Pro into animations.

Ahh...all of those bring back memories.

Do you remember "pegger"?
Was principally made to accomodate Lightwave and intercept IFF save and save in .jpg format, working in the background.

btw-if you haven't got Vista Pro running on OS4.x and need instructions (assuming you have any interest), I'll give you the link.

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Re: LightWave, AOS4 and The Grim Reaper

Posted on: 2010/8/3 16:55 #100

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@mbrantley

I just noticed a similar struggle being discussed concerning Lightwave:

from last month

and also

from late last year

Maybe this is one of those rare situations where some kind of co-operative effort could be made to exchange info on the different versions and methods for getting this to work?

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