#11 Batch conversation via transcode

[Timo Stülten]

Is it possible to include some sort of batch mechanism to
transcode multiple files? I needed multiple file for multiple
tracks on the vcd so merging was not possible (additionally
the aspect ratio/resolution differed). So i had to setup up
every file, transcode, wait, setup, wait, ...
Maybe some sort of:
- a batch list
- grouping by a-r/res?
- transcoding some seconds in each file's middle to see the
possible result
- finally transcoding all files at once

[Timo Stülten]

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(Maybe the same request as
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=690319&group_id=73070&atid=536624
;)

[Cornelius Kölbel]

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The version 0.8 comes with the directory mode of transcode.

Maybe this is it, what you want?

If not, we have to re-think about this problem.

What do you mean with: "grouping by a-r/res???

[Timo Stülten]

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"grouping by a-r/res???" = grouping by aspect-ratio or resolution.
Directory mode is fine, if it also resolves problems if files with different
a/r or resolution need different tweaking -- i take a look :)

[Cornelius Kölbel]

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Hello again,

I think the directory mode is not that, what you want.
You really want to transcode very different files.

I could think of two possibilities:
1)
* Additionally to the Execute-Button there is an "Add to
list"-Button or
a corresponding context-menu-entry (I prefer the context menu)
* Now you can setup the whole file in the transcode tab,
maybe even start to
transcode it and take a preview.
* Then you can go to the context-menu and say: "Add to batch
list"
* You can compose a new transcode-command-line in the
transcode-tab
and say again: "Add to batch list".
* Then you could go to the context-menu and say "View/Edit
batch list" or
"Execute batch list"
* Then each transcode-command gets executed one after the other.

2)
I could change the modal Transcode-Dialog to a non-modal.
Thus you could - when you have started/executed the first
transcode command -
navigate in the transcode tab and start a second, a third...
transcode-Dialog.

This way all transcode commands would get executed in parallel.

....

As I wrote down the possibilities, I think I prefer number
one. Since I have such a slow machine, that transcoding a
film takes me about 12 hours.
It would not be sensible (for me) to transcode more than one
film a the same time...

What do you think?
Cornelius