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Conversion to MP#

2019-07-10
2021-06-23
  • Michel Cote

    Michel Cote - 2019-07-10

    Hi, i tried your program yesterday.. i use a laptop with a Windows 7 familial.
    i had a youtube video in my laptop and drag it to the windows.. then i selected music only to be converted in mp3..yet i get a MKV file.. i tought i made a mistake at first..but there is little things to do so i read it again and even re drag the file ( mp4 in the selected windows and try again...the movie option are in grey so i can't choose anything..else then music..still get MKV file..?????

    from the mp4..it is a video because it is in MP4 file, but it is only a soundtrack with 1 image that is still all the lenght...and no subtitle...as my reader can play only mp3 for my car...mkv is useless...
    can you do something about it please ?

    Thanks

     
  • Zlatko Babic

    Zlatko Babic - 2019-07-10

    Hi Michael,I'll be happy to help you. I believe I don't have to do anything about, but I can direct you what you need to do.
    First a short digression. I made this app for the primary reason to convert large number of files at once. Therefore, the main button is "Multiple Input Files" and when you drag a file to a window, it is the same as if you clicked "Multiple Input Files". For that function you need to select all the options first, then drag file(s). Why? Because I want all of those many files to be encode in the same way, that's why it is mandatory to select options first!

    One the other hand, when adding files one by one, you use button "Input File". Then you can see the properties of the file (button "i" appears magically, and you can set options, then click "Add To Batch List".

    To summarize, you can use any of the following ways:

    -the same way you've alredy tried, but first click on box "Audio Only", click Audio Codec "MP3", THEN DRAG YOUR VIDEO FILE! The new task will appear on the right side, so you can start conversion by clicking "Start" (I added screenshots with numbered steps neede to do it: 1. click Audio Only, 2. click MP3, 3. drag the file, it will appear there, 4. click Start);

    -the other way is to drag your file to "Input File", then select "Audio Only", "MP3", optionally Audio bitrate, and then CLICK THE BUTTON "Add To Batch List". New task will be added to the list on the right panel, then you can start conversion by clicking "Start".

    Whichever of those 2 ways you do it, it will produce mp3 file you can listen in your car. I've just done it, the same way I've done it thousand times before.

    It may look complicated at first, but please, bear i mind that I created this program with intention to enable all advanced features of FFMPEG sofware that does the actual conversion. You have probably noticed that every time you drag the file, the line with some weird commands appear in the list. It is there with a reason to allow the user to edit it manually.
    Of course, regular user doesn't need all that, but I believe that it isn't so complicated.
    I hope that I've helped you and that you will be one happy user of my free and open source application!

     

    Last edit: Zlatko Babic 2019-07-10
    • Michel Cote

      Michel Cote - 2019-07-10

      Thank you very much for your words...
      it make it work...
      may i share my opinion ? well.we are not in discussion so i will tell it anyway hahaha..
      It is like many talk i had with a girlfriend when they get upset if i don,t understand them...for them..what they say is clear to understand with only few words...but as i told them.. few words are enough for YOU because you know what you are thinking about and the process od your expectation from the partner. ( me in occurence )...but..and here is the BIG BUT...i am NOT a wizard to know what is in your mind and i am not in YOUR mind to know the story of the topic you talk with me..so therefore, i can understand only what you will tell. so less words mean less possible of understanding you...or if you like tell me everything related to your topic, then i will understand you and subconsequentrly, understand your demand...after i explain this in a communication with a girl, i get them rarely upset after me...so.. it teach me this way to understand other too.

      About you and me...i have a brother who is programmer analyst and showed me how to use program. so it become a process of following step starting by importing the file we want to work from...adjust parameters then start the process....i realized that from 50 programmer,i would give them the same program and ask to make an interface and will probably get 48 different one...but knowing the process of yours change the "logic of things" or logic of process... yes i read you and NOW i understand why your logic is different because of main purpose of your work...and when i folloed your instruction...it work to mp3 perfectly...

      So, my observation here is mostly the same as with girls talk... why not put my demand and your answer ( with the picture, even better ) under
      "How to" or instruction for convert to mp3 or Tutorial ? because it is what i look for first when i want to use a program. it is crucial to know what come first and what are the next step... you did a great job so far.. but you may have forget you know all about the process as you create it but us, users have no idea how or why it work..so ..i think it would make many people happy to know how to proceed and have pleasure doing it the right way instead of getting upset by another one who offer promisses and it don,t work right at first use...

      while i try your program, i was at my 10th try from different one with no or little info how theirs work..yet,i was not able to get any result from all of them...why i try yours ? i mean after it failed ? because in the comment, you tell to a girl if she would ask for help instead of writting rating based on her level of frustration..she may ended up with a good result..so as i agree with point of view..i wanted to communicate with you and i am happy to have done it.

      Thank you very much to create such tool that not much of people can do.. so much people are just basing user and just a little thing stop them completely...someone like you make our world better.. each time i will listen my music ( i am a truck driver..so long hours driving..and listening music ) make my day better and will think of you...many thanks.

      While i am at having you reading.. i thought to try converting movies...
      is it the same step by step ? because i tried and it can't do anything a bout .AVI..or .Xvid i tried MP4 and if i drag the movie in the right box ( then select it...the video and sound are not checked...and when i click start..it last 1 second and stop.
      I tried to put the AVi in Inpout file ( after all selection are checked..) then same result.
      I try it with all AVI,Xvid and MP4...the only result i get was from an MP4 and i checked "movie only" and the result was mute..no sound at all...
      i verified my original and image and sound are perfect.
      I thought if i check Video only..it mean image and no sound. ? so i close the program and open it again..and choose the speed, encoding and rate...then put the movie file in impout file..then click add to batch list..as it appear on the box at far right..i selected it and click start...fater 1 second..all stopped. what am i doing wrong ?

      i also tried to make the option choice..then on transcode tab, i drag the file into inpout and then start..same result...it stop after 1 sec.
      i tried both avi and mp4..with or without subtitle..no result...

      i try few video from documentary if it would be better....nope...

      seem it work differently for movies...

      have a nice evening...
      bye the way.. do you have a file for instruction because unless i mistake it and did not see it..?

      Michel

      ********** Le mercredi 10 juillet 2019 12 h 32 min 32 s HAE, Zlatko Babic zbabac@users.sourceforge.net a écrit :

      Hi Michael,I'll be happy to help you. I believe I don't have to do anything about, but I can direct you what you need to do.
      First a short digression. I made this app for the primary reason to convert large number of files at once. Therefore, the main button is "Multiple Input Files" and when you drag a file to a window, it is the same as if you clicked "Multiple Input Files". For that function you need to select all the options first, then drag file(s). Why? Because I want all of those many files to be encode in the same way, that's why it is mandatory to select options first!

      One the other hand, when adding files one by one, you use button "Input File". Then you can see the properties of the file (button "i" appears magically, and you can set options, then click "Add To Batch List".

      To summarize, you can use any of the following ways:

      -the same way you've alredy tried, but first click on box "Audio Only", click Audio Codec "MP3", THEN DRAG YOUR VIDEO FILE! The new task will appear on the right side, so you can start conversion by clicking "Start" (I added screenshots with numbered steps neede to do it: 1. click Audio Only, 2. click MP3, 3. drag the file, it will appear there, 4. click Start);

      -the other way is to drag your file to "Input File", then select "Audio Only", "MP3", optionally Audio bitrate, and then CLICK THE BUTTON "Add To Batch List". New task will be added to the list on the right panel, then you can start conversion by clicking "Start".

      Whichever of those 2 ways you do it, it will produce mp3 file you can listen in your car. I've just done it, the same way I've done it thousand times before.

      It may look complicated at first, but please, bear i mind that I created this program with intention to enable all advanced features of FFMPEG sofware that does the actual conversion. You have probably noticed that every time you drag the file, the line with some weird commands appear in the list. It is there with a reason to allow the user to edit it manually.
      Of course, regular user doesn't need all that, but I believe that it isn't so complicated.
      I hope that I've helped you and that you will be one happy user of my free and open source application!

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      • Zlatko Babic

        Zlatko Babic - 2019-07-11

        Hi Michel, sorry I misspelled your name first time.
        I understand exactly what you mean, but please bear in mind that I do this
        in my free time. I started this project 5 years ago because while having a
        beer one of my friends asked me about some conversion program and why I
        can't make a program (because I am programmer) that can easily convert his
        whole movie library (divx, xvid, avi, mov) to mp4 with few clicks. So, I
        said ok, I'll do it. I do it whenever I'm bored, or frustrated, it takes my
        mind away from everyday work.
        I created help in PDF (you have button "Help" in Transcode tab). It is old,
        not the best, but it can help you to convert video files. I hope you
        understand why I didn't update the help: it is fun creating something, but
        writing documentation is boring! I promise that it is on my list and I'll
        try to create new, better documentation before Christmas!

        Right now, please check this help, it has pictures.
        Basically, you can convert anything to MP4 (avi, divx, etc). If you have
        many files:
        1. select options: MP4 for video, AAC for audio, Encoding preset: medium,
        you don't need to touch anything else, you'll get MP4 file with sound (AAC
        sound is the most compatible with todays devices)
        2. Select all your files you want to convert and drag them all to "Multiple
        Input Files" (or empty white space to the right), the list with all your
        files will be created.
        3. click Start and open a beer while it converts it.

        If you want to add files one by one with different options, then please
        read the help PDF (Help button), it has pictures that explain how to do it.

        On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 11:44 PM Michel Cote toppazj@users.sourceforge.net
        wrote:

        Thank you very much for your words...
        it make it work...
        may i share my opinion ? well.we are not in discussion so i will tell it
        anyway hahaha..
        It is like many talk i had with a girlfriend when they get upset if i
        don,t understand them...for them..what they say is clear to understand with
        only few words...but as i told them.. few words are enough for YOU because
        you know what you are thinking about and the process od your expectation
        from the partner. ( me in occurence )...but..and here is the BIG BUT...i am
        NOT a wizard to know what is in your mind and i am not in YOUR mind to know
        the story of the topic you talk with me..so therefore, i can understand
        only what you will tell. so less words mean less possible of understanding
        you...or if you like tell me everything related to your topic, then i will
        understand you and subconsequentrly, understand your demand...after i
        explain this in a communication with a girl, i get them rarely upset after
        me...so.. it teach me this way to understand other too.

        About you and me...i have a brother who is programmer analyst and showed
        me how to use program. so it become a process of following step starting by
        importing the file we want to work from...adjust parameters then start the
        process....i realized that from 50 programmer,i would give them the same
        program and ask to make an interface and will probably get 48 different
        one...but knowing the process of yours change the "logic of things" or
        logic of process... yes i read you and NOW i understand why your logic is
        different because of main purpose of your work...and when i folloed your
        instruction...it work to mp3 perfectly...

        So, my observation here is mostly the same as with girls talk... why not
        put my demand and your answer ( with the picture, even better ) under
        "How to" or instruction for convert to mp3 or Tutorial ? because it is
        what i look for first when i want to use a program. it is crucial to know
        what come first and what are the next step... you did a great job so far..
        but you may have forget you know all about the process as you create it but
        us, users have no idea how or why it work..so ..i think it would make many
        people happy to know how to proceed and have pleasure doing it the right
        way instead of getting upset by another one who offer promisses and it
        don,t work right at first use...

        while i try your program, i was at my 10th try from different one with no
        or little info how theirs work..yet,i was not able to get any result from
        all of them...why i try yours ? i mean after it failed ? because in the
        comment, you tell to a girl if she would ask for help instead of writting
        rating based on her level of frustration..she may ended up with a good
        result..so as i agree with point of view..i wanted to communicate with you
        and i am happy to have done it.

        Thank you very much to create such tool that not much of people can do..
        so much people are just basing user and just a little thing stop them
        completely...someone like you make our world better.. each time i will
        listen my music ( i am a truck driver..so long hours driving..and listening
        music ) make my day better and will think of you...many thanks.

        While i am at having you reading.. i thought to try converting movies...
        is it the same step by step ? because i tried and it can't do anything a
        bout .AVI..or .Xvid i tried MP4 and if i drag the movie in the right box (
        then select it...the video and sound are not checked...and when i click
        start..it last 1 second and stop.
        I tried to put the AVi in Inpout file ( after all selection are checked..)
        then same result.
        I try it with all AVI,Xvid and MP4...the only result i get was from an MP4
        and i checked "movie only" and the result was mute..no sound at all...
        i verified my original and image and sound are perfect.
        I thought if i check Video only..it mean image and no sound. ? so i close
        the program and open it again..and choose the speed, encoding and
        rate...then put the movie file in impout file..then click add to batch
        list..as it appear on the box at far right..i selected it and click
        start...fater 1 second..all stopped. what am i doing wrong ?

        i also tried to make the option choice..then on transcode tab, i drag the
        file into inpout and then start..same result...it stop after 1 sec.
        i tried both avi and mp4..with or without subtitle..no result...

        i try few video from documentary if it would be better....nope...

        seem it work differently for movies...

        have a nice evening...
        bye the way.. do you have a file for instruction because unless i mistake
        it and did not see it..?

        Michel

        ****** Le mercredi 10 juillet 2019 12 h 32 min 32
        s HAE, Zlatko Babic zbabac@users.sourceforge.net a écrit :

        Hi Michael,I'll be happy to help you. I believe I don't have to do
        anything about, but I can direct you what you need to do.
        First a short digression. I made this app for the primary reason to
        convert large number of files at once. Therefore, the main button is
        "Multiple Input Files" and when you drag a file to a window, it is the same
        as if you clicked "Multiple Input Files". For that function you need to
        select all the options first, then drag file(s). Why? Because I want all of
        those many files to be encode in the same way, that's why it is mandatory
        to select options first!

        One the other hand, when adding files one by one, you use button "Input
        File". Then you can see the properties of the file (button "i" appears
        magically, and you can set options, then click "Add To Batch List".

        To summarize, you can use any of the following ways:

        -the same way you've alredy tried, but first click on box "Audio Only",
        click Audio Codec "MP3", THEN DRAG YOUR VIDEO FILE! The new task will
        appear on the right side, so you can start conversion by clicking "Start"
        (I added screenshots with numbered steps neede to do it: 1. click Audio
        Only, 2. click MP3, 3. drag the file, it will appear there, 4. click Start);

        -the other way is to drag your file to "Input File", then select "Audio
        Only", "MP3", optionally Audio bitrate, and then CLICK THE BUTTON "Add To
        Batch List". New task will be added to the list on the right panel, then
        you can start conversion by clicking "Start".

        Whichever of those 2 ways you do it, it will produce mp3 file you can
        listen in your car. I've just done it, the same way I've done it thousand
        times before.

        It may look complicated at first, but please, bear i mind that I created
        this program with intention to enable all advanced features of FFMPEG
        sofware that does the actual conversion. You have probably noticed that
        every time you drag the file, the line with some weird commands appear in
        the list. It is there with a reason to allow the user to edit it manually.
        Of course, regular user doesn't need all that, but I believe that it isn't
        so complicated.
        I hope that I've helped you and that you will be one happy user of my free
        and open source application!

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  • Amelia Jost

    Amelia Jost - 2020-06-30

    I have same problem . I had a youtube video related astro merch world in my PC and drag it to the windows.. at that point I chose music just to be changed over in mp3..yet I get a MKV record from the mp4. it is a video since it is in MP4 record, however it is just a soundtrack with 1 picture that is still all the lenght and no subtitl as my peruser can play just mp3 for my car mkv is futile ? Can you do something about it?

     
  • Zlatko Babic

    Zlatko Babic - 2020-06-30

    IMPORTANT NOTE: you must be on "Convert" tab to do this, so when you start the program you are at the "Transcode" tab. Look at the top portion of the window and click "Convert" first!
    Then:
    1. drag your mkv file to "Input File" button (or click the button and select file).
    2. Click the box "Audio Only" - you will see that file name automatically changes to MP3 in the lower box - you can change the file name there if you wish - or not.
    3. Click button "Add to Batch List" - your task will appear in the right hand panel.
    4. Click "Start" and wait for you MP3 file - it's simple

     

    Last edit: Zlatko Babic 2020-06-30
  • Zlatko Babic

    Zlatko Babic - 2020-06-30

    If you have many such files and want to extract only MP3 audio from all of them, then do this:
    1. click box "Audio Only"
    2. drag all your MKV files to the "Multiple Input Files" - list to the right is immediatelly populated
    3. click "Start" and wait for all files to be converted

     
  • cameron young

    cameron young - 2021-06-23

    Hi Michel - having trouble converting a home improvement episode. looks like to me h265 - tried a few times to mp4. selected both video container mkv and mp4. cannot understand when i go to play from hard drive thru blu rau player into tv - gives message on tv no codec. i download a lot of mp4 and converted fr mkv files with rebox but rebox does not like either.thx cameron

     

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