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What audio codec to use under Flask when making Divx?

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I'm currently using the Radium MP3 codec for my Divx movies, but I don't think it allows for VBR. Is there a codec that allows for VBR audio?

Also, what ICDT are you guys using for Athlon crunchers? I have a Athlon 1.4 (1.55) and it takes me about 6-10 hours for a single pass doing the highest quality rips on Flask. I'm using the Reference one right now because I was told it was the best quality. How do the other ones stack up as far as speed/quality trade offs for Athlons? (I usually make 2 CD divxs with a bitrate set at 1750 or so for video and 192 for audio).
 
1) Flask is a horrible horrible program. Learn how to use nandub or similar.
2) You can do the best VBR MP3s in lame, then combine it with your video in virtualdub.
 
Don't use Flask for audio. Use DVD2AVI to get the wav file and use RazorLame to encode, mux with Nandub. I use Miha enhanced MMX ICDT, its faster then the Reference ICDT and all of the 3Dnow enhanced ICDT.
 
Flask is just fine for making divxs. The other methods do not provide a signficant enough gain in quality to justify the headaches.

Do the video in flask, and do the audio in virtualdub.

With my athlon 1.3, it never takes me more than 4 hours per movie.

Make sure youre using bilinear for the filter, and use the athlon idct you can find at divx-digest.com

 


<< Flask is just fine for making divxs. The other methods do not provide a signficant enough gain in quality to justify the headaches. >>



I have to disagree. I'll admit that some movies I've made in Flask do look pretty good, but others look like crap no matter how I adjust the settings.
 
Flask is for newbies. If you use divx4 and 2 pass encoding and the right settings, it will look OKAY, but not great.
 


<< 1) Flask is a horrible horrible program. Learn how to use nandub or similar.
2) You can do the best VBR MP3s in lame, then combine it with your video in virtualdub. >>



I second that.
 
Flask isn't even for newbies... it's for people who are extremely lazy. Learning Virtual Dub would get you familiar with a powerful video editor, and get you on your way to learning Nandub which isn't really that hard to learn. There are great step by step guides out there. As far as audio goes, there isn't too much you can do about mp3 to make it save a significant amount of space for video. To clarify; Using 64kbps audio as opposed to 128kbps will most ruin the sound and have little impact on how the video comes out. If you really want quality, use Nandub and make 2cd rips using unadulterated Ac3 with Dolby Digital for audio. It's easy to make rips look comparable to DVD this way. I've viewed them with a graphics professional on a 53" Pioneer HDTV, and a Samsung 950p and he agreed that most people couldn't tell the difference between a 2cd rip, and DVD.
 
OMG, I am just getting now getting ready to start doing this stuff but now I feel intimidated. 🙁 Someone PM me please with some links please. I am going to have to do some reading it seems...
 


<< I didnt know VDub works with MPEG-2 DVD tho. >>


It does if you use DVD2AVI to make a d2v file then use either Avisynth(my fav)or VFAPI to frameserve to VirtualDub. Doom9 has one of the best guides for Nandub plus he has all the software you'll need. No offence Madthumbs but 64kb audio sounds horrible compared to a Lame encoded 128kb mp3 or better still a Lame encoded vbr mp3. If you use the right filters a 1 cd Nandub encode can look just as good as a 2cd rip.
 
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