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  • ajp
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    • Mar 2005
    • 183

    Problem with filters, wont load

    Ok so I have been reading about filters, and wanted to do a couple test encodes on Phantom Menace. First I did just a straight encode using nothing but hc enc. next I wanted to do it using UnDot.dll and FluxSmooth25.dll. I saved both in the c drive in a folder called avsfilters. Below is the text I used, but hc enq just gets stuck and says error: unable to load plugin, then tries to do it again and again. Any help would be great.

    LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\UnDot.dll")
    LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\FluxSmooth25.dll")
    UnDot.dll()
    FluxSmooth(7,7)
  • techreactor
    Banned
    • Jul 2005
    • 1309

    #2
    Originally Posted by ajp
    Ok so I have been reading about filters, and wanted to do a couple test encodes on Phantom Menace. First I did just a straight encode using nothing but hc enc. next I wanted to do it using UnDot.dll and FluxSmooth25.dll. I saved both in the c drive in a folder called avsfilters. Below is the text I used, but hc enq just gets stuck and says error: unable to load plugin, then tries to do it again and again. Any help would be great.

    LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\UnDot.dll")
    LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\FluxSmooth25.dll")
    UnDot.dll()
    FluxSmooth(7,7)
    Did you Install a stable version of avisynth first ???? just checking to be sure.

    You only have to put undot() in your script and not use the .dll suffix, probably thats the issue.

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    • UncasMS
      Super Moderator
      • Nov 2001
      • 9047

      #3
      and not use the .dll suffix
      yup

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      • ajp
        Platinum Member
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        • Mar 2005
        • 183

        #4
        ahhhh, i didn't mean to do that. Thanks Will try again.

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        • ajp
          Platinum Member
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          • Mar 2005
          • 183

          #5
          I have avisynth 2.5.6a and I just re-installed it to make sure, then did another test.

          Here is the text I used.

          LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\UnDot.dll")
          LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\FluxSmooth25.dll")
          UnDot()
          FluxSmooth(7,7)

          And here are screenshots of the error.
          Attached Files

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          • UncasMS
            Super Moderator
            • Nov 2001
            • 9047

            #6
            - is the path c:\avsfilters\undot.dll really correct???

            - try the LATEST version of hc

            - please paste the content of any of your AVS files

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            • ajp
              Platinum Member
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              • Mar 2005
              • 183

              #7
              Where would I get the latest version of HC? I have 16 #2

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              • ajp
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                • Mar 2005
                • 183

                #8
                Not sure what I did, but I just did another test and it is working now.

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                • UncasMS
                  Super Moderator
                  • Nov 2001
                  • 9047

                  #9
                  Originally Posted by ajp
                  Where would I get the latest version of HC? I have 16 #2

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                  • ajp
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                    • Mar 2005
                    • 183

                    #10
                    One last question, I have a AMD 3200+ processor, 1gb of ram. Is it normal for it to take 277 minutes to encode on the best 2 pass setting.

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                    • blutach
                      Not a god of digital video
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 24627

                      #11
                      Seems right. Encoding from scratch is slow going. Just leave it to do its work overnight.

                      If you want faster, try CCE, but quality is not as good IMHO - particularly at low bitrates.

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                      Les

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                      • ajp
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                        • Mar 2005
                        • 183

                        #12
                        Originally Posted by blutach
                        Seems right. Encoding from scratch is slow going. Just leave it to do its work overnight.

                        If you want faster, try CCE, but quality is not as good IMHO - particularly at low bitrates.

                        Regards
                        I did a bit of research and saw that HC gave the best final product except pro coder. Since HC is free it wasnt a hard choice. I have been leaving it over night, but just wanted to make sure my times were par for the course.

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                        • jdobbs
                          Digital Video Enthusiast
                          Digital Video Enthusiast
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 324

                          #13
                          Originally Posted by ajp
                          One last question, I have a AMD 3200+ processor, 1gb of ram. Is it normal for it to take 277 minutes to encode on the best 2 pass setting.
                          This depends on the title. I have the same processor and 512MB RAM. It usually takes about 120-150 minutes for a standard DVD with CCE. HC will be about 1.5x that long. But I've run into some that take longer (for example series discs). The real determining factor is the number of frames that need to be encoded.

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                          • jeo
                            Digital Video Expert
                            Digital Video Expert
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 745

                            #14
                            ajp,
                            Phantom Menace don't have much noise(if any),
                            then to encrease the speed of the encode change to:
                            FluxSmooth(5,7).........or remove this filter to encode this movie
                            read hints from UncasMS about Fluxsmooth (and much more) here (the first post have rich informations)

                            hint:
                            put all filters inside avisynth plugins folder
                            doing that,all filters will "autoload" and you can remove all lines with
                            "LoadPlugin("c:\avsfilters\?who?.dll") from the scripts.
                            you don't need to create one special folder to put the filters(dlls),
                            avisynth will care to autoload all filters inside his plugins folder.

                            regards
                            still sending greens(you can't see but can feel)

                            geriatric rock fan

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                            • ajp
                              Platinum Member
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                              • Mar 2005
                              • 183

                              #15
                              the 277 minutes was without any filters. I am trying filters just to see what they final product will look like.

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