viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players

[ariel56]

Dear lokster,

Thank you very much for the new release.
Unfortunately the subtitles' issue remains, i.e. in the "Add borders" mode the subs are added over the previous subs' text. The resulting mix cannot be read.

That is what I get:


I've just checked: the issue seems to take place with mkv-files having internal subs. With xvid avi-files it does not happen.

In the case of an mkv-movie, how can I choose other external subs, or at least to disable the internal ones?

Thanks a lot.

[lokster]

Originally Posted by Fluffbutt";p=&quot

Is that the only change? Meaning: If we don't have this problem, do we need to get this update?

Yes, this is the only change.

@ariel56 I will try to fix this annoying bug as soon as possible.
Try to disable the internal subtitles by leaving the "Subtitles" field in "DVD Settings / Altrenative streams" empty, or enter "-" in it. Hope this helps...

[ajsmicko]

Originally Posted by lokster";p=&quot

ajsmicko it depends from the type of the subtitles. If the subtitles are embedded in VOB (DVD) or Matroska file, then it's not possible.
Also, it's not possible for the "Keep aspect" resize method, because in this method there is no black space under the video (your player adds black space if necessary, but the video itself does not have black space).
The subtitles can be under the video only when using "Add borders" resize method.
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And this is for everyone: I just released another update for viDrop - http://www.vidrop.vpunk.co.uk/vidrop-0.57.4-install.msi

I had some reports of mencoder.exe suddenly disappearing from the viDrop installation folder.
I suspect this is due to some stupid Antivirus programs detecting mencoder.exe as false positive, because it's UPX compressed ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upx ).
This is why mencoder.exe and mplayer.exe are no longer compressed. This will lead to a bigger installation size ( ~10MB bigger), but I hope it will solve the problem.

When i use "keep aspect" i do have black space under video , so i wanted to know if it is possible to put subtitle under the video ...

[zedragon]

Hi,lokster,new here.I just noticed that the latest version is having trouble with windows XP SP3,Im on mp4nation.net,and it also dosent work for maderin1 our moderater there.He said he would let you know,just thought Id drop a note here in the meantime.The problem is that it wont open a window to encode,it just flashs a window for a second,than nothing.The previous version works just fine.Thanks for a great program,keep up the great work!

[ariel56]

Thank you lokster for your great work!

Originally Posted by zedragon

Hi,lokster,new here.I just noticed that the latest version is having trouble with windows XP SP3,Im on mp4nation.net,and it also dosent work for maderin1 our moderater there.He said he would let you know,just thought Id drop a note here in the meantime.The problem is that it wont open a window to encode,it just flashs a window for a second,than nothing.The previous version works just fine.Thanks for a great program,keep up the great work!

Hi Zedragon,
Try to make a clean install. Just manually remove the directory viDrop from the "Program Files" directory before installing viDrop. I had the same problem.

[WIZARD]

Don't forget to download the latest Gilraen v2.0 with a lot of new features,
such as creating the awesome styles for subtitles ! :P
Also it's compatible with viDrop, all you styles created
after converting will be embedded to your movie
and then you'll be able to watch it on your player ! :mrgreen:

http://mympxplayer.org/gilraen-20-to...es-df1010.html

[scagliaf]

Originally Posted by lokster";p=&quot

viDrop 0.57.3 is out. I hope the problems with the subtitles are fixed now, as well as some other problems.

I hope...

Check out the new "Split" feature too.

http://www.vidrop.vpunk.co.uk/vidrop-0.57.3-install.msi
ftp://guest%40learnfree%2Eeu:guest@l....3-install.msi

Hi Lokster!
You're the man mate, this piece of software is MARVELLOUS! Many many thanks and compliments :lol:


One tiny bug I found: I tried the "split" function and it does split as it says, but it appears to me to produce 5 mins chunks only.
This is because the "Split every >>" value changes the start point for the split (mencoder parameter "-ss"), but not the end point (mencoder parameter "-endpos").

E.g.
For splitting every 10 mins, the code generated is
-ss 0 -endpos 300
-ss 600 -endpos 300
-ss 1200 -endpos 300
...
which produces chunks of 5 minutes (300 seconds) each starting at every 10 minutes (0, 600, 1200 seconds).

I believe that the correct code should be:
-ss 0 -endpos 600
-ss 600 -endpos 600
-ss 1200 -endpos 600
...

Workaround
1. Copy/paste the generated code from viDrop to any text editor.
2. Change the "-endpos 300" to "-endpos 600".
3. Copy the code back in viDrop.
4. Run the batch.

Hope this helps
scagliaf

[ajsmicko]

I have this problem......

[the_provider]

Originally Posted by ajsmicko";p=&quot

When i use "keep aspect" i do have black space under video , so i wanted to know if it is possible to put subtitle under the video ...

Greetings ajsmicro, do you still have the above problem?
If yes please give me some details regarding the input and desired output for your video file, maybe I can help you.

Best regards.

[the_provider]

Originally Posted by Bumper";p=&quot

.....So the big question is: Can I crop the image in viDrop to get the result I'm looking for? I'd love to know if it's possible since I've got many video files with this little annoying problem.

Hey bumper, maybe croping is not necessay. Please provide the width and height of the original video.

Best regards.