BatchDPG help!

Dreadscythe · August 21, 2007, 12:59:59 AM

I've tried to convert one of my .avi files to .dpg using BatchDPG, but upon supposedly setting everything up, clicking "run" doesn't do anything. Can someone give me a step-by-step buide on what needs to be filled in and what doesn't to make this program work? I want the file to be as small as possible while maintaining good resolution and good audio. Can someone please help me here? Thanks.

onekelly · August 21, 2007, 02:38:48 AM

First off, welcome SCDEV! i hope you enjoy it as much as i do.

Moonshell tutorial and how to convert videos

AviSynth, needed by BatchDPG before running
MS .NET Framework 1.1 or higher, need by BatchDPG before running

you can find these links to these at the towards the top of the thread. then you can go down to section 7 for batchdpg help.

roadbusta · August 21, 2007, 02:59:04 AM

At the bottom of the interface, there is a button labeled add. Press that before you press "run"

jmr · August 21, 2007, 03:37:37 AM

you could try using SUPER © instead of batchdpg

first download & install SUPER © then start program

1. select output (nintendo ds)
2. video settings (you can change these but keep them default until you know what your doing)
3. audio settings (you can change these but keep them default until you know what your doing)
4. drag & drop files here
5. encode files (it can do multiple files)
wait for files to encode (da da)

onekelly · August 22, 2007, 01:52:50 AM

@jmr, i am going to try this out? Do you like the quality of video and how does it compare to batchdpg/dpgtools when using the same similar settings?

dantheman · August 22, 2007, 05:14:52 PM

If I had to guess, I'd imagine audio quality will be worse since SUPER only lets you use 32000 and not 32768, the default for DPGTools 13 and BatchDPG v1.3 Beta 4.5. I converted the same video using DPGtools and another DPG encoder called DPGmux that also used 32000 only, and the DPGtools one sounded a lot better. From what I've read, the DS must output at 32768, so anything that isn't at that sample rate must be converted on the fly, using CPU cycles to do so.

I haven't used the one in SUPER myself though, so I can't give a first-hand report.

Dreadscythe · August 23, 2007, 05:21:39 PM

So, in terms opinion. Which video encoder is the best for NDS .dpg files?

Dreadscythe · August 23, 2007, 05:22:17 PM

Also, what's the video scale size for the NDS?

onekelly · August 23, 2007, 08:18:46 PM

Quote from: Dreadscythe on August 23, 2007, 05:22:17 PM
Also, what's the video scale size for the NDS?

256x192 is what you are looking for. I would use Batchdpg first then Dpgtools (never used super, so no idea on quality). See my first post on this thread, the link is fixed and so is the tutorial. The pics are all there etc.... It should answer most of your questions.