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  3.                                        Easy Rips & x264 Encodes
  4.                                             ~ RipMinion ~
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  6.                             (inspired by secretmyth, Titan79 & newartriot)
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  8.   =====  Encoding for an Optimal blend of Compression, Quality, AVCHD Compliancy, BluRay/PS3/XBOX-ready  =====
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  11. Note: when copy-pasting from this document, manually replace all occurrences of: ^RIPBOT-TOOLS-FOLDER^ with your full installation Path for RipBot264\Tools (eg. C:\RipBot264\Tools ), and manually replace all occurrences of: # and ## with the obviously appropriate digit(s): # = 1..9 , ## = 86 or 64.
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  15. +++++++ Installing RipBot264 encoder plus extras (one-time-only steps... until upgrade) +++++++
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  18. *** RipBot264 Download, Install and Run; if RipBot prompts for prerequisite codecs then download and install them as well ...
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  20.   http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127611
  21.   http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm  (I use 'K-Lite Mega Codec Pack', though anything that works for you is fine)
  22.   Note, if using 'K-Lite Codec Pack' then you may need to turn off hard-coded subtitles:  Click Start -> All Programs -> K-Lite Codec Pack -> Configuration -> DirectVobSub -> General tab -> set Loading to 'Load when needed' -> also, Misc tab -> set Hide subtitles.
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  25. *** Upgrade RipBot264's x264 encoder in "^RIPBOT-TOOLS-FOLDER^\tools\x264\x264_x##.exe" to this build (has new Patches/.diff's applied) ...
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  27.   http://www.xvidvideo.ru/content/category/1/30/28/
  28.   Note, get the latest version (build) for your CPU (unless it crashes, then try earlier versions instead).
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  31. *** Download and Extract Nero AAC (the best AAC encoder) to "^RIPBOT-TOOLS-FOLDER^\neroAacEnc\neroAacEnc.exe" ...
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  33.   http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nerodigital-nero-aac-codec.php
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  36. *** Download and Extract Decomb Plugin for Avisynth(v2.5) to "^RIPBOT-TOOLS-FOLDER^\AviSynth plugins\decomb.dll" ...
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  38.   http://neuron2.net/decomb/decombnew.html
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  41. *** To Rip & Decrypt protected DVDs, Download, Install and Run DVDFab (the Decryption is FREE forever); also get AutoDVDFab ...
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  43.   http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVDFab_Decrypter
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  46. *** Download and Install FixVTS.  After DVD rips: Run FixVTS, check all boxes, Open the DVD's VIDEO_TS.VOB file, Click 'Full DVD' ...
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  48.   http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FixVTS
  49.   Also, for particularly stubborn DVDs:  http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VOBMerge
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  52. +++++++ AFTER installing RipBot264 (one-time-only 'Create Profile'; discretionary 'Select Profile' & Decomb ) +++++++
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  55. *** Create / Select a Video Profile for "[HIGH 3.0] 480p (set CQ=20)" with these x264 Options (use Copy-Paste, RipBot's gui widgets Erase some options)...
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  57.   --level 3.0 --vbv-maxrate 9000 --vbv-bufsize 9000 --aud --nal-hrd --filter -1,0 --ref 3 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-adapt 2 --weightb --direct auto --aq-mode 2 --subme 10 --trellis 2 --partitions all --me umh --threads auto --thread-input --no-fast-pskip --analyse all --merange 64 --psy-rd=1,0.2 --8x8dct
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  59.   Then, Select Video setting "Mode" = "CQ", and "CQ" = "20", Audio settings "Audio" = "5.1" track, Audio "Profile" = "5.1" 192kbps.
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  62. *** Create / Select a Video Profile for "[HIGH 3.1] 720p (set CQ=26)" with all the same settings as above except for these Changes ...
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  64.   --level 3.1 --vbv-maxrate 13000 --vbv-bufsize 13000
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  66.   Then, Select "CQ" = "26".
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  69. *** Click Properties button, Click 'show script' {above the still-frame picture}, then ...
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  71.   Click Preview button, Look carefully at some still-frames (drag slider), Verify that No frames appear streaked or 'Combed' horizontally and that the playback is not jerky, especially during pans and scrolls (eg. credit roll).  If all is well then ignore the next 9 lines of indented text (because we don't need to fix what isn't broke); otherwise, if something seems amiss then Click beneath the 'Deinterlace' comment and Copy-Paste these 3 lines at that location ...
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  73.     LoadPlugin("D:\Downloads\Family\Install\RipBot264\Tools\AviSynth plugins\decomb.dll")
  74.     video=Telecide(video,blend=true,post=2,guide=1)
  75.     video=Decimate(video,quality=3,mode=3,threshold=2.0,cycle=5)
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  77.     *** The above Reduces FPS by 1/5 (eg. 30fps -> 23.976).  If original FPS was already 23.976fps? try:  "mode=1" (preserve FPS).
  78.     *** Verify Successful Decomb/Deinterlace: Click Preview & Inspect some still-frames; plus, Play to Verify no jerky pan/scroll.
  79.     *** If PAL video source (25fps)? use:  "guide=2" , "mode=0" , "cycle=25" (reduces FPS by 1/25) , but if jerky try:  "mode=1" .
  80.     *** No? try:  Insert below 'LoadPlugin' either:  video=AssumeTFF(video) ,or video=AssumeBFF(video) .  No? Anime? try:  "mode=2" .
  81.     *** No? try:  "post=1" , "mode=3" , Insert above 'Telecide':  video=FieldDeinterlace(video) , but if jerky try:  "mode=1" .
  82.     *** Regarding other gui widgets, please do Not click/change because they will likely conflict with our custom Decomb script.
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  84.   If the video simply looked better before attempting Any of the above decomb/deinterlacing script lines then just remove them All.
  85.   If desiring AVCHD Compliancy (may re-size), Click Size then Choose: "SD-NTSC" (480p) , "HD-Ready" (720p) , or "HD-Full" (1080i/p).
  86.   Regarding re-size, it adds a nice filter '.Sharpen(0.2)' , but if you don't want to re-size try removing '.AddBorders(...)' etc.
  87.   Click Ok, then Click Done to add this 'Job' to RipBot's queue.  Add more Jobs if desired.  But, don't Click Start button just yet.
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  91. +++++++ AFTER Adding Job(s) to Queue, manually Edit this '.cmd' file EVERY time BEFORE Clicking Start (discressionary steps) +++++++
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  94. *** For improved Audio: Change Job file "%TEMP%\RipBot264temp\Job#\Job#_EncodeAudio.cmd" by Erasing all after " | " and append ...
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  96.   "^RIPBOT-TOOLS-FOLDER^\neroAacEnc\neroAacEnc.exe" -q 0.25 -he -ignorelength -if - -of "%TEMP%\RipBot264temp\audio.aac"
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  98.    Info: Nero AAC-HE (an extension of AAC-LC) is not really so much about 100% absolute top-quality but about sounding virtually indistinguishable from the original audio source to the vast majority of people at conservative bit rates.  I sought a good compromise for filesize/quality, researched several reputable audio and encoding sites, such as hydrogenaudio, and tested their recommendations for optimal results.  But of course, feel free to alter options to suit yourself.
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  101. *** Test the new movie(s) with several players (especially mplayer2, a good indicator of compatibility).  Presume ready for archival and/or distribution.
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  104. *** Recommend this cross-platform video player to viewers:  http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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  107. *** More resources and links...
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  109.   Subtitle Search Engine 1  :  http://www.opensubtitles.org/
  110.   Subtitle Search Engine 2  :  http://subscene.com/filmsearch.aspx
  111.   Subtitle Search Engine 3  :  http://www.subtitlesource.org/
  112.   Picture Art, covers, etc. :  http://www.cdcovers.cc/
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  116. +++++++ Burn to disc (discressionary steps) +++++++
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  119. For fast & easy Convert-to-DVD, Burn, and Play on any DVD Player from DVD-R or DVD+R_DL media, I recommend 'ConvertXtoDVD' software. Either buy or search for the Torrent.
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  122. For fast & easy Convert-to-AVCHD, Burn, and Playback on BluRay Players & PS3 in full 720p quality from a variety of disc types (DVD-R, DVD+R_DL, BD-R, BD-RE, etc.), I recommend 'multiAVCHD' freeware {link follows}.  It can auto-generate a slick customizable iTunes-style slide menu for multiple movies and burn everything to a single disc!  100% AVCHD Compliant Video, such as this, is quickly made ready (Non-compliant video is automatically re-encoded thus reducing quality, wasting lots of time, and bloating file size):
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  124.  http://www.videohelp.com/tools/multiAVCHD    (Note: the latest version broke AAC-HE 48KHz audio decoding, so...)
  125.  http://www.videohelp.com/tools/YAMB          (1. extract AAC audio track to .aac file)
  126.  http://www.videohelp.com/tools/dBpowerAMP    (dbPowerAMP is Free forever, only a few features expire)
  127.  http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-m4a.htm  (2. convert .aac to .wav, 3. In multiAVCHD: replace audio track)
  128.  http://ImgBurn.com/                          (needed for multiAVCHD to burn discs)
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  131. Enjoy the show,
  132. ~ RipMinion ~

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