Dear ajsmicko,

yes there is another Converter who could insert subtitles: MEncoder - this is the real Engine behind viDrop or many AVConverter/AVIConverter (Smart, Smart II, Vista ...). MEncoder is running at the commandline, but you could wrote batches or downloading an grafical user interface like "GFrontend for MEncoder 2007.3" from the Author Tony George. GFrontend is workin with Presets like viDrop too, but you have to build your own Presets, to get the videos running on your MP4-Player. These presets are made by a bunch of MEncoder-options and you could study them by opening the Converter.ini-file, who comes with most AV(I)Converters. The Converter.ini-file is mostly hidden, if you're unable to unhide it, watch some examples on this german Homepage: www.auvisiozak4.dreipage.de - "Die Ini für RK260xA-Player"

rgrds, lca77

do you know where can i find the download link??

i have found it but there is no option with a subtitle, is there any other converter?

I've never included subtitles into my movies, but these Mencoder Options are an example for doing the job:

-vobsubout subtitles -vobsuboutindex 0 -slang en

The english subtitles oft the first VOB-file will be used and included into your movie. Search the Internet or the MAN-Pages for more details of MEncoder and his options :-)

I am NOOB for programs like that , is there any other converter easy to configure like viDrop

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Greetings!

Be patient and look over the settings you use when converting with ViDrop once again as this is the best you can get for free.
Does you Resize Method is "Simple"? Because that is what you should try...
And, BTW, after you do all your settings please click Add in Batch(first tab) and then copy the instructions that appear and paste them here, I am curious to see what can be wrong with them...

Best regards.

mencoder "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get.Smart.R5.avi" -idx -forceidx -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=300:me_quality=6:max_bframes=0:quant_type= h263:turbo:nochroma_me:notrellis:vhq=0 -vf scale=436:240 -vf-add crop=320:240 -vf-add expand=320:240:-1:-1:1 -sub "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get Smart.srt" -font ".\mplayer\subfont.ttf" -subwidth 100 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp cp1251 -ofps 22 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=128 -af volnorm=2:0.25 -af channels=2 -srate 44100 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Get.Smart.R5_conver ted.avi" -vf-add scale=320:240 -vf-add expand=320:240:-1:-1:1 -vf-add harddup -noodml -of avi

Greetings again

Close and open ViDrop.
Copy this:
mencoder "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get.Smart.R5.avi" -idx -forceidx -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=300:me_quality=6:max_bframes=0:quant_type= h263:turbo:nochroma_me:notrellis:vhq=1 -vf scale=320:240 -aspect 320/240 -sub "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get Smart.srt" -font ".\mplayer\subfont.ttf" -subwidth 100 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp cp1251 -ofps 22 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128:mode=1 -af volnorm=2:0.25 -af extrastereo=2.5 -srate 44100 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Get.Smart.R5_conver ted.avi" -vf-add harddup -noodml -of avi
Paste it in the lower empty space.
Run.

It should work(I changed audio codec from mp2 to mp3)...if not, do come back...with details.
Best regards.

Okay i figured out why the encoding was being stopped prematurely. I have this error from mencoder

"too many audio packets in audio buffer"

Any ideas on how to solve this?

Man, don't be so reserved with details...you have to help us help you...
After you do all your encoding settings for the file you try to convert please click Add in Batch(first tab) and then copy the instructions that appear and paste them here, I am curious to see what can be wrong...
OK?

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Sorry for the lack of details, here is the mencoder instructions:

mencoder "C:\*\Watch\Blue Drop\[Genjo]_Blue_Drop_-_04_[h264][FCB46B60].mkv" -idx -forceidx -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=500:me_quality=6:max_bframes=0:quant_type= h263:turbo:nochroma_me:notrellis:vhq=0 -vf scale=320:240 -aspect 320/240 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=96:mode=1 -srate 44100 -o "C:\*\Watch\Blue Drop\[Genjo]_Blue_Drop_-_04_[h264][FCB46B60]_converted.avi" -subfont-text-scale 3 -vf-add harddup -sid 0 -noodml -of avi

The error looks like this:

Too many audio packets in the buffer: (4098 in 883988 bytes).
Maybe you are playing a non-interleaved stream/file or the codec failed?
For AVI files, try to force non-interleaved mode with the -ni option.

And the resultant file is 10min 16 sec out of a 24min video.

Using -ni results in the same error, so either I do not know how to use it or it is not helping.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Greetings.
Try to lower the bitrate to 200 (bitrate=200) and see if helps.
If it does increase gradually to the best value available for your computer.
If it doesn't, find a copy of the video in .avi format, other than .mkv or do a prior conversion .MKV -> .AVI.
HTH
Best regards.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Even if the bitrate is set to 100, unfortunately it does not work. The reason why I am using ViDrop is that it automates the conversion of mkv to avi with the addition of softsubs. If i try your other method, wouldn't it be the same as demuxing the mkv to get the softsubs, then encoding the mkv to avi and then adding hardsubs?

Greetings.

I am sorry that it didn't work.
I have no direct experience in dealing with .mkv files but I do know from literature that when something goes wrong in most of the time the inadequate hardware is to blame.
So...do what you have to do.
If your bad experience is singular and all other .mks files converted fine than maybe the easiest way to solve that is to get the movie in another format or simply do multi-step conversion.
If were not able to convert any .mkv at all then your options aren't to many, isn't it?

All the best.

Hi there,

I want to download this awesome looking converter, however I have a problem with .msi install files, which for some reason don't work on my computer.

So I would like to ask someone to make a .rar of their viDrop folder (assuming that would work) or provide me link of .exe install file. I would appreciate this very much.

Also if I somehow manage to install it, presets/setting recommendations for Onda 777 player would be very welcome :) It uses JZ4740 chip.

Thanks!

Greetings.
Try the .zip archive at --THIS LINK--.

Let us know if it works.
Best regards.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

BTW princesschio, you could also try the above archive, it contains a newer mencoder.exe than the ViDrop original package, maybe it helps in your case too...
1. Make a copy of your ViDrop directory.
2. Unzip the archive and overwrite your original ViDrop directory.

Best regards.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Thank you for the help, unfortunately I already have tried converting using the latest build of mencoder, still a no go.


FORTUNATELY, I managed to fix the problem, just add this to mencoder:

-mc 0 -ofps 24000/1001 -noskip

The fps is for 23.97 videos.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Great, I am glad for you!
What does "-mc 0" stands for?

Best regards.

Thank you, all works! :oops:

I have a problem now, avi files convert's fine and plays ok too. But I tried to convert anime series from .mkv format (which have 2 sound tracks), when I do preview in viDrop there is sound, however when file is converted, I can't get sound on PC and on my player. I tried Mp2/mp3/copy seeting. Please advice.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

I seriously have no idea, I just saw someone say that -noskip should have -mc 0 with it.

EDIT: It disables A-V sync correction.

@FUzz try to select an audio stream on the front page?

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

No streams there. :roll:

Okay I would presume the audio will be either english or japanese, so try this:

-alang jpn
-alang eng

It wont run????

It says that FILE FORMAT IS NOT SUPPORTED

Hi! This is great program, but I have a little problem with it. When i burn the subtitles to my avi. -file, it makes the ä and ö -letters to russian(?) letters. I'm from finland, so the ä and ö -letters are pretty important to me :D . Any way to change them?

Greetings.

In the Advanced settings tab, at the bottom position you will see a box called "Subtitles". In it there is a combo-box called "Encoding"where you can find ISO codes corresponding to various character sets. One should be defined for Norwegian. That means that you have 2 options:
a. you can do a trial&error to detect which code matches Norvegian or
b. google for coresponding ISO codes for Norwegian language and see if it is available in the list that comes with ViDrop.

...
Did b. for you: try with
ISO 8859-1
ISO 8859-4
ISO 8859-9
ISO 8859-13
ISO 8859-14
and let us know what worked for you.

All the best.

Greetings again.

First I would like to remember that one of this forum member asked you to use GSpot to analyze the demo video file that came with your MP4 player.
Please do that and either put a screen capture or upload the entire file on one of the file sharing sites and provide the link for further analyze.
Second, try this:
mencoder "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get.Smart.R5.avi" -idx -forceidx -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=300:me_quality=6:max_bframes=0:quant_type= h263:turbo:nochroma_me:notrellis:vhq=1 -vf scale=320:240 -aspect 320/240 -sub "H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get Smart.srt" -font ".\mplayer\subfont.ttf" -subwidth 100 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp cp1251 -ofps 22 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=128 -af volnorm=2:0.25 -af channels=2 -srate 44100 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Get.Smart.R5_conver ted.avi" -vf-add harddup -noodml -of av

I changed back the audio format from mp3 to mp2 but I doubt that the error is caused by that...
By the way, I hope you still have the files(audio and subtitle) available in those mentioned paths(H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get.Smart.R5.avi and H:\Filmovi\Get smart\Get Smart.srt)...

Good luck and please do come back with details.

Thanks the_provider, i was close to give up with this program. :wink:

Greetings Jalokives!

I am glad that it worked for you.

Please tell us what ISO worked well for Norwegian character set(and in this way you are only going to help one of your Norwegian citizens)...and pay it forward when you will have the chance.

ViDrop(mencoder) ROCKS!

Best regards.

what happened to the viDrop tool. I downloaded the Axara software that the link points to and it does not work. I used to Gspot to analyze the vids that came w/ the player. However, there is no option for MP2 in the settings for Axara. Also, the framerate jumps from 20 to 23...there is no 22 setting on Axara.

I think you clicked on one of the sponsored links.
Click on the download button instead.

You need to use viDrop NOT Axara. viDrop HAS the mp2 option.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

Lokster I too got a generic touch from ebay and the software it came with of course didn't work. I finally came here and found your Vidrop program. After some playing around with it, I finally got a video to play on my player. The only thing is maybe hopefully try to make the conversions faster. Thanks much!!! :P

love your program.....only problem i have is,with two videos out of 14.they seem unsynched with there sound,i've tried the suggested parameters

help would be very useful,my player looks like this

http://i3.iofferphoto.com/img/item/6...HHKTxvqUsc.jpg

cpt: did you work it out? i'm getting problems with a few files being out of sync but others being fine.

Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

------------log------------
Given specs:
device= Mercury IXA 209i RockChip
resol=220 * 176
Video= Mpeg4 AVI
error='file format error'

Tried ViDrop converter got to through a link found on this site i think.
preset= iOcean 2.0"
Got playback in first attempt. Xvid.
Multiple presets here....might find one 4 ur device
other optimization settings?=too lazy to check.
btw, hit the input file browse button on ViDrop Converter interface and it wont recognize DAT files. get over that by dragDroppin them in the input file feild.

Thank u :)
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Re: viDrop - free open-source converter for RockChip players
 

I tried any version of viDrop, even v0.56. My player needs AVI XVID, but whatever I do, the audio and video are out of sinchronization - more than a second!!! My resolution is 320x240, if I set video bitrate more than 320kbps - "file format error", if it is less - the quality if poor. About the audio (mp2) - the higher bitrate, the longer audio delay from the video. So, tell me what settings to enter, so that to get nice video quality and audio higher than 96kbps (because if it is higher, the delay is terrible)???

as fumme i dunno exactly... i just set the preset on iOcean2.0 and didnt modify anything else... i got audio delay of more than a second only when i reprocessed an output file... first conversions were always alright.. audio n the the rest... k gota run..

need help with vidrop
 

okay, i'm new to this and just downloaded vidrop v0.55. i open it up and it's just a zip. from the first page on here, it actually shows a program, how do i get to that program.

all of my video's that i converted to avi using vidrop doens't have sounds at all. the movie plays and has subtitle, but it doesn't have sound when i play it with the avi media player. what could be wrong.