Comments on: EncodeHD 0.80 beta released! http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/ Tech Tools and IT Infrastructure thoughts... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:58:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: EncodeHD 0.96 beta | Xbox Jedi http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-448 EncodeHD 0.96 beta | Xbox Jedi Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:34:07 +0000 http://dcunningham.net/?p=276#comment-448 [...] player [like Xbox360] or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss. From dcunningham.net:[QUOTE]It's taken a while longer than I had hoped, but I've finally gotten most of the outstanding [...] [...] player [like Xbox360] or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss. From dcunningham.net:[QUOTE]It’s taken a while longer than I had hoped, but I’ve finally gotten most of the outstanding [...]

]]> By: Schlicky http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Schlicky Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:19:16 +0000 http://dcunningham.net/?p=276#comment-409 Get those drinks going my friend ! Get those drinks going my friend !

]]> By: Dan Cunningham http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Dan Cunningham Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:06:02 +0000 http://dcunningham.net/?p=276#comment-408 Hey. Actually, as of 0.86b, yes I think so!!! :) it requires using the advanced ffmpeg flags. I think it's the -map command. You can find info on ffmpeg flags if you Google it. Probably something like -map 2:1 which maps the 3rd stream to being the 2nd. I'm on my iPhone at the moment so I can't verify this. Cheers, Dan Hey. Actually, as of 0.86b, yes I think so!!! :) it requires using the advanced ffmpeg flags. I think it’s the -map command. You can find info on ffmpeg flags if you Google it. Probably something like -map 2:1 which maps the 3rd stream to being the 2nd. I’m on my iPhone at the moment so I can’t verify this.

Cheers, Dan

]]> By: Stiggs http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Stiggs Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:58:18 +0000 http://dcunningham.net/?p=276#comment-407 Dan, Great job as usual. I really appreciate the effort that you put into this free app. I have a MKV file that has two audio tracks. Is there a way to select a specific audio track in EncodeHD? The program defaults to the 1st selection which in this case is Dutch. Thanks again and have a good holiday. Dan,
Great job as usual. I really appreciate the effort that you put into this free app. I have a MKV file that has two audio tracks. Is there a way to select a specific audio track in EncodeHD? The program defaults to the 1st selection which in this case is Dutch. Thanks again and have a good holiday.

]]> By: Dan Cunningham http://dcunningham.net/2008/12/12/encodehd-080-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Dan Cunningham Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:15:15 +0000 http://dcunningham.net/?p=276#comment-403 V_Lestat, The tool you mentioned is only for remuxing existing H.264 content from MKV to MP4. It dumps the AC3 or DTS streams as stereo WAV and then re-encodes it as AAC into the MP4. This method is actually slower than EncHDs which doesn't have the interim WAV process. It's also strictly for MKV, has no UI, does no re-encoding from different formats and most importantly for you, produces STEREO audio, not 5.1. 5.1 AC3 Passthrough IS already available in EncodeHD, for the AppleTV, since Apple chose to support this. The X360 DOES NOT SUPPORT 5.1 AC3 in the MP4 container. You can read this for yourself in the X360 Video Playback FAQ: http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/05/09/spring-07-video-playback-faq.aspx If you have a gripe about this, please feel free to contact Microsoft and complain to them. However, no amount of negativity towards EncodeHD is going to change this. If you have found some other tool that works well for you, then by all means, use it. You aren't being forced to use EncodeHD. But being consistently negative without any constructive feedback isn't very helpful. EncodeHD isn't useless - otherwise I wouldn't be getting a lot of positive feedback and consistently large amounts of downloads. Dan V_Lestat,

The tool you mentioned is only for remuxing existing H.264 content from MKV to MP4. It dumps the AC3 or DTS streams as stereo WAV and then re-encodes it as AAC into the MP4. This method is actually slower than EncHDs which doesn’t have the interim WAV process. It’s also strictly for MKV, has no UI, does no re-encoding from different formats and most importantly for you, produces STEREO audio, not 5.1.

5.1 AC3 Passthrough IS already available in EncodeHD, for the AppleTV, since Apple chose to support this. The X360 DOES NOT SUPPORT 5.1 AC3 in the MP4 container. You can read this for yourself in the X360 Video Playback FAQ:
http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/05/09/spring-07-video-playback-faq.aspx

If you have a gripe about this, please feel free to contact Microsoft and complain to them. However, no amount of negativity towards EncodeHD is going to change this.

If you have found some other tool that works well for you, then by all means, use it. You aren’t being forced to use EncodeHD. But being consistently negative without any constructive feedback isn’t very helpful. EncodeHD isn’t useless – otherwise I wouldn’t be getting a lot of positive feedback and consistently large amounts of downloads.

Dan

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