Things you find whilst ripping MP4's

[grinner]

so, I have been ripping all of my cd's into Mpeg4 format and I throw in a CD and it opens up to a video. I have owned this CD for 5 years and never knew that there was data files on it. Then there is AFI's last album which opens up to a website that has since been shut down. That one was difficult as it kept trying to open a browser window while I was ripping it.
Then there is The Misfits album 'Cuts From The Crypt', demo versions and unreleased songs, that has a video to their song 'Scream' on it. Then there is the assorted data files on the KMFDM albums and Ministry ablums that don't open up because they don't work with the OS that I am running. Pretty cool shite, if I have to say so myself.

[grinner]

oh, I am now up to 21 days of continuous music. :rolleyes:

[who45]

21 days...that's a lot of music.

[stellar]

Some insects are born, lay eggs and die before you get to Ozzy Ozbourne.

[Paul Cousins]

Grinner, there are so many ways your original post is wrong.

Most audio rips are done in either MP3 Lame or Ogg, though some prefer AC3 audio codec.

DVD videos are based off of mpeg2 video codec. Though there are several codecs that worked in the 'mpeg4' codec specs. Of them Divx, Xvid, WM9, Nero and VP6.02.

I have found for video vs quality vs size of the video file that the latest personal version of VP6.02 is the best. I recommend it, it is free to download and use, it is designed to work with Virtualdub, just make sure you use the "High-Definition" options.

[Digital>X<Anarchist]

Let's not forget Quicktime, from our good friends at Apple.
Quicktime Pro lets you do almost anything that you could think of for Multimedia. Including outputing audio as a mp4.

[grinner]

Grinner, there are so many ways your original post is wrong.

Paul, before you doubt my words... google mpeg4 audio files. First site that will come up is Apple's (http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/) site that describes it. Are you going to call me a liar? Without researching things? Come now Paul, this isn't a political discussion with Mr. Buddha...

Are you going to tell me that my 3+ Gigs of Audio files that are registered as Mpeg4 audio files... don't exist.

[grinner]

Here, I will make it easy for you... Apple - MPEG-4 - AAC Audio (http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/)

[grinner]

Oh, and I am using the latest version of Real Player, V10, to rip the CD's.

[Frellster]

uhhhhhh - wha?

[grinner]

uhhhhhh - wha?
90 to 1000 Frellster :aok:

[Paul Cousins]

Paul, before you doubt my words... google mpeg4 audio files. First site that will come up is Apple's (http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/) site that describes it. Are you going to call me a liar? Without researching things? Come now Paul, this isn't a political discussion with Mr. Buddha...

Are you going to tell me that my 3+ Gigs of Audio files that are registered as Mpeg4 audio files... don't exist.

Grinner, I don't use Quicktime, to much DRM. Also, it is not even in the same league in quality as VP6.2 HD, which you can encode are very low bitrate.

I am not trying to insult you. I know what I am talking about.

Using Virtualdub with VP6.2 HD settings, I can encode a high-quality video I tape with my tuner-card (using mpeg2 640 by 480, 29.970 frames per second, bitrate 6000 kbps) at a resolution at 480 by 360, at 23.976, at a bitrate of 900kbps with virtually zero pixelation in the video.

Quicktime at a bitrate of 900 kbps would have noticeable pixelation in the video.

[MrVesham]

Meh. I've done my own tests and heard from actual audio/music professionals who've done thier own. I'll stick with Ogg.

[Digital>X<Anarchist]

Paul....
There are MANY codecs supported by Quicktime.
Which one are you speaking of?
I'm not sure what your saying, either.
Are you inputting at a video framerate and then reducing the size of you vids ( from 640 x 480 to 480 x 360 ) and saving at a film framerate?

[Paul Cousins]

Paul....
There are MANY codecs supported by Quicktime.
Which one are you speaking of?
1.I'm not sure what your saying, either.

2. Are you inputting at a video framerate and then reducing the size of you vids ( from 640 x 480 to 480 x 360 ) and saving at a film framerate?
1. The codec Apple released. (.mov I think).

2. The trick I use is save it at a high-bitrate (6000 kbps), as 29.97 frames a second, this prevents frame-drops. Then I re-encode it, after going through some Vdub filters, including Inverse Telecine (3:2 pulldown). Finally, I encode it to at a bitrate of 900 kbps.

P.S. I encode the tv audio at 44.1 .wav and convert it to 128kbps .mp3 with Vdub at the same time I encode the video to VP6.2.

[grinner]

Besides Paul... I wasn't talking about Video... I was talking about MP4 audio. Frell Paul, I just picked up a 150 gig hard drive... I am not wanting for space.

[Paul Cousins]

Besides Paul... I wasn't talking about Video... I was talking about MP4 audio. Frell Paul, I just picked up a 150 gig hard drive... I am not wanting for space.

Okay, I get the point it was about audio codecs.

How much was the the 150 gd hard drive?

I got a 160 gb SATA HD for $130.00 (counting warrenty) at newegg.com a few months ago.

[grinner]

My brother bought it for me... I don't have it yet, but he purchased it for $90. Thru a direct dealer. Don't ask me how he got it so cheap... I don't know.

I don't know if I will ever fill up 150 gigs, considering that it has taken 3 years to fill up 30 gigs.

[MrVesham]

To kinda nitpick .mov is a container format, sorensen and aac are [some of] the codecs.