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| MajorFoley |
| Posted: Dec 2 2014, 07:55 AM |
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Hey guys, so ive been using virtual dub for about 2-3 years now for compressing 1080p 60fps videos with x264xfw and the compression is great, barely any loss in quality and small file sizes for fraps recordings. 20-30 min video for 1080p at about 600-800MB depending on the detail.
I want to try adding intros to videos like a picture or gif or something like that but i have no idea where to begin. Some people i know say compress with virtual dub then use an editor like sony vegas to add intros n such, but im worried that the compression would be worse after doing it twice and the default set profiles that sony vegas has doesnt let me choose x264.
So i was wondering if anyone has any ideas? I have a picture i want to use with virtual dub which it can open but i have no idea how to increase frames so its there longer for the video as it only has 0-1. Is it also possible to have 2 audio tracks with virtual dub? |
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| ALbino |
| Posted: Dec 2 2014, 08:17 AM |
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I'm surprised Sony Vegas doesn't have x264/h264, that seems unlikely, but I'll take your word for it. I'm sure, however, that Sony Vegas can export something as uncompressed or lossless, which you could then re-render out of Virtualdub without losing any quality in your workflow.
There's probably a way to add the picture/video on the front in Virtualdub as well, but I'm not sure what it is, and somebody else will probably offer up the answer :) |
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| MajorFoley |
| Posted: Dec 2 2014, 08:21 AM |
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| QUOTE (ALbino @ Dec 2 2014, 08:17 AM) | I'm surprised Sony Vegas doesn't have x264/h264, that seems unlikely, but I'll take your word for it. I'm sure, however, that Sony Vegas can export something as uncompressed or lossless, which you could then re-render out of Virtualdub without losing any quality in your workflow.
There's probably a way to add the picture/video on the front in Virtualdub as well, but I'm not sure what it is, and somebody else will probably offer up the answer  |
Well i did use an old version of sony vegas, havent updated.
I dont really want to go to vegas then to vdub because fraps videos tend to be big before compression something like 90gb so i wouldnt want 2 files being 90gb if you get the drift. I mean if i could compress with V dub then add the intros in sony vegas without quality loss from that id be glad to do that but i want to keep the same settings really, 1080p 60fps.
Thanks for the fast reply though!
If anyone else has more info it would be appreciated |
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| dloneranger |
| Posted: Dec 2 2014, 02:08 PM |
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It's easy enough to make a still clip - just load the image and copy/paste until you have enough frames
The problem with that is that there's no audio, so joining the clips won't work
You can use AviSynth (free - as in no cost) to get what you need though
(Assuming you've never used it before)
It lets you write script files that end in .avs and load them in as if they were actual video files
Install AviSynth http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Main_Page
Make a new file 'something.avs'
Edit it with a text editor (like notepad)
Copy/paste this into the .avs file
| CODE | # Read a single image, repeat 300 times
vid = ImageSource("c:\someimage.png", end = 300, fps = 60, use_DevIL=true)
# Make a blank clip that matches the vid length
# change audio_rate and channels to match your other file
aud = BlankClip(vid, audio_rate = 44100, channels = 2)
# Mix the video from the still image with the blank audio and return it
return AudioDub(vid, aud) |
Change the path of the still image c:\someimage.png to your real image file
Change the audio sample rate 44100 to match the same as your main video file
Change the audio channel count 2 to match the same as your main video file
Save the .avs file
Now you can load that into virtualdub and save it with the same compression options you used for your main video clip
After that it's just a case of loading the new clip into virtualdub, appending the main clip, setting video and audio to direct stream copy mode and saving the new file
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Alternately
Create just the intro with vegas, save it uncompressed (or lossless)
Compress it with virtualdub using the same settings you used as you main file
After that it's just a case of loading the new clip into virtualdub, appending the main clip, setting video and audio to direct stream copy mode and saving the new file
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| asaleo |
| Posted: Dec 5 2014, 12:32 PM |
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I use VirtualDub and Deshaker for stabilization of my mp4-files
After stabilization I save my video as an xvid .avi.
I can afterwards add titles or pictures to the video in Sony Movie Studio and render the completed video.
Sony Movie Studio will then only render changed parts of the video.
"No compression needed" is shown when unchanged parts are shown in pre wiev window.
Saving is made in short time and with no loss in quality.
You must of course use same compression and format settings in Sony Movie Studio as in VirtualDub.
If I try to do above with a mp4-file, the whole video will be rerendered.
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| asaleo |
| Posted: Dec 5 2014, 01:16 PM |
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I tested to load a x264vfw-avi-file into my Sony Movie studio HD Platinum 11.
It worked perfectly rendering it to an new x264vfw-avi-file with title added.
Playing it afterward however, showed a corrupted video the first 5 seconds, then it played well.
I guess it has something to do with changes in the first frames which I understand that the vfw-compression requires.
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