[lokster]

I didn't had enough time lately to read the posts here...
I will answer some of the questions asked:

Originally Posted by fparri";p=&quot

Just a couple of newbie questions, guys...

1. Does the encoding process create temporary files? If so, where are they located normally?

2. Is it possible to have 2-pass or 3-pass encoding?

1: The encoding does not create temp files. Only the "Preview" creates "preview.avi" in your windows user temp directory, but this file is deleted automatically when you close vidrop.
2: Multipass encoding is not possible in vidrop. I don't see any real advantage of doing two pass encoding on low resolution videos... yes, the picture will be just slightly better, but the encoding time will be looonger...

Originally Posted by tovmeod";p=&quot

very nice piece of software, here is what I think may be improved:

1 - installer on a weird language, my windows didn't understand and the buttons had trash labels, in the first try to install I actually canceled it.

2 - actually I don't like much installers, why don't you distribute just the exe file so we could easily run it from the player?
I may be on a cybercafe or just away from home, would be nice to always have it with me

3 - select folder for conversion
I use miro, and I may want to watch the shows on the go, so it would be nice to just select miro download folder and the files added to batch with current config. currently I could navigate to the folder and select multiple files, but miro creates subfolders..
and output all the files on a output folder rather than the same folder the original file was, so I can easily select the files for copy to the player

4 - does it have to print all that stuff to the console?
it just adds overhead, and not little, I remember my first semester at the university, we had an assignment to compare the processing cost between math operations and simple io.. well.. we learned that io is VERY expensive


btw, I didn't understand the difference between panscan, addborders and keep aspect..

addborders would add borders to a wide screen video so we can watch it right? like the pc players usually do? this is my understanding of keeping aspect ratio, I'm a bit confused

thanks

1: I know about the installer... It will be fixed in the next version.
2: Maybe you don't like installers, but I do, and if I just put vidrop in 7z archive (because 7z format is free, and I don't like zip), there will be a lot of people who will ask me "how do I install this stupid program...". If you want your copy of vidrop to be portable, just install it somewhere, and then copy/move the whole installation folder to your player.
3: I think about adding options for selecting output directory - user defined or that of the input file (in the next version).
4: I think it's necessary to print all that "stuff" to the console. The information is useful sometimes when there are problems, and if you don't want to see it, just minimize the mencoder window

And finally, about panscan, addborders and keep aspect - just read one of my previous posts in this topic.

Originally Posted by jo gobel";p=&quot

ok, so ive converted a couple videos and both have came out kind of blotchy.

i have used the 320x240_high default settings and used Pan Scan to fill the screen.

the blotchyness only shows up if there is a large area of the same color on the screen, such as close ups on faces and opbjects.

i have confirmed that it does show up on multiple players, and not just my main one.

i have tried on a Hacha PA20 and an Onda vx858.

Maybe just the input file is broken? Try using some of the other presets, and see if the problem persists.
Also try different files with this same preset and see if there are problems.