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{{eyecatch|Note!|<br><br><br><br>Avdump (version one) has been wholly superseded by {{Avdump-current-version}}. As of 2022-01-01 Avdump has been disabled for auto-creqing. Please update to {{Avdump-current-version}}.<br><br><br><br>}} | |||
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==What is it== | ==What is it== | ||
'''Avdump''' is a video codec identification utility - identifies which video codec and audio compression method is used on video files. Furthermore it calculates the used | '''Avdump''' is a video codec identification utility - identifies which video codec and audio compression method is used on video files. Furthermore it calculates the used bit rates, the length, identifies the number of used audio channels and more.<br> | ||
It is mainly based on [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en mediainfo], but got enhanced and changed to fit AniDB's needs by [[User:Epoximator|epoximator]].<br> | It is mainly based on [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en mediainfo], but got enhanced and changed to fit AniDB's needs by [[User:Epoximator|epoximator]].<br> | ||
'''Avdump''' was created with the intention to provide | '''Avdump''' was created with the intention to provide AniDB with a tool to standardize the input for files and be a part of the upcoming [[AniDB O'Matic|AOM 0.6]]. It does however already support auto-creqing by itself. See [[Avdump/Autocreqing|Avdump/Auto-creqing]]. | ||
===Supported formats=== | ===Supported formats=== | ||
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===Known issues=== | ===Known issues=== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Avdump is under development. Don't take the validity of its output for granted. Please report errors/issues.}} | |||
*'''Currently Avdump only supports lower-case letters in user name, if your AniDB user name has capital letters, lower case them only for Avdump usage (as in, it's not needed to change your AniDB user name). If your AniDB user name contains symbols such as an underscore _, then you will actually need to remove that from your AniDB user name for Avdump usage.''' | |||
*Audio channel detection is very simple: | *Audio channel detection is very simple: | ||
**Number of channels might be wrong. (5.1 vs 6.1, 6.1 vs 7.1) | **Number of channels might be wrong. (5.1 vs 6.1, 6.1 vs 7.1) | ||
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==Download== | ==Download== | ||
Latest version (18th March 2008) is 0.34. | Latest version (18th March 2008) is 0.34. | ||
Get your copy of | Get your copy of Avdump [http://static.anidb.net/client/avdump.rar HERE]! | ||
md5sum rar=225f2058812f601876fd5960bed95b74, exe=ee85a21848db15dc8bee3dd4180be953 | md5sum rar=225f2058812f601876fd5960bed95b74, exe=ee85a21848db15dc8bee3dd4180be953 | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
'''Avdump''' is a simple [ | '''Avdump''' is a simple [[Wikipedia:Command line interface|command line]] client: | ||
:<tt>avdump [-<options> ...] <media file/folder> [<media file/folder> ...]</tt> | :<tt>avdump [-<options> ...] <media file/folder> [<media file/folder> ...]</tt> | ||
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|'''exp''':<file path/name>||Export ed2k-links to the specified file. Very useful when mass adding files.||<tt>exp:ed2k-links.txt</tt> | |'''exp''':<file path/name>||Export ed2k-links to the specified file. Very useful when mass adding files.||<tt>exp:ed2k-links.txt</tt> | ||
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|'''ac''':<username>:< | |'''ac''':<username>:<udp_api_key>||Enable automatic creqing. You should always use this option when dumping anime files!||<tt>-ac:tard:monkey</tt> | ||
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|'''port''':<port number>||Use the specified UDP port for communication with the AniDB server (api.anidb.net). Only needed when behind "strict" firewalls.||<tt>port:1337</tt> | |'''port''':<port number>||Use the specified UDP port for communication with the AniDB server (api.anidb.net). Only needed when behind "strict" firewalls.||<tt>port:1337</tt> | ||
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|'''bsize''':<KB_per_block>:<number_of_blocks>||Set size per block (2048 is default) and number of blocks in the circular buffer for hashing. If ''number of blocks'' is less than 2 then a plain single-threaded hasher is used. Might be useful if you got trouble with the default hasher.||<tt>bsize:512:16</tt> | |'''bsize''':<KB_per_block>:<number_of_blocks>||Set size per block (2048 is default) and number of blocks in the circular buffer for hashing. If ''number of blocks'' is less than 2 then a plain single-threaded hasher is used. Might be useful if you got trouble with the default hasher.||<tt>bsize:512:16</tt> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{{eyecatch|Note|'''The ''udp_api_key'' is not your user password!!! see [[Avdump#Auto-creqing|Auto-creqing]] .}} | |||
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{|align="center" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9; line-height: 1.0; font-size: smaller; width: 80%" | {|align="center" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9; line-height: 1.0; font-size: smaller; width: 80%" | ||
! style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 120%; background: #f2f2f2;" | Switch | ! style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 120%; background: #f2f2f2;" | Switch | ||
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===Windows Shortcut=== | ===Windows Shortcut=== | ||
#Extract | #Extract Avdump to a folder of choice. | ||
#:Example: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\"</tt> | #:Example: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\"</tt> | ||
#Right-click <tt>avdump.exe</tt>, select ''Create Shortcut''. | #Right-click <tt>avdump.exe</tt>, select ''Create Shortcut''. | ||
#Right-click the shortcut, add options to the ''Shortcut - Target'' line. | #Right-click the shortcut, add options to the ''Shortcut - Target'' line. | ||
#:Example, normal usage: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\avdump.exe" -p</tt> | #:Example, normal usage: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\avdump.exe" -p</tt> | ||
#:Example, auto-creq usage: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\avdump.exe" -o -ac:''myName'':'' | #:Example, auto-creq usage: <tt>"C:\Program Files\avdump\avdump.exe" -o -ac:''myName'':''udp_api_key''</tt> | ||
#::You can also set other options like ''s'', ''x'' or ''t'' if you wish to do so. | #::You can also set other options like ''s'', ''x'' or ''t'' if you wish to do so. | ||
#::A commandline option to export ED2K links to a file is by adding -exp: <tt>''C:\Path\filename.txt''</tt>, etc. | #::A commandline option to export ED2K links to a file is by adding -exp: <tt>''C:\Path\filename.txt''</tt>, etc. | ||
#::Note that you need to set an API | #::Note that you need to set an '''UDP API Key''' in your AniDB profile for auto-creqing. | ||
#:Optional: Change ''Run'' to ''Maximized''. | #:Optional: Change ''Run'' to ''Maximized''. | ||
#Drag and drop any media-file onto the shortcut. | #Drag and drop any media-file onto the shortcut. | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|'''The ''udp_api_key'' is not your user password!!! see [[Avdump#Auto-creqing|Auto-creqing]] .}} | |||
====Send to==== | ====Send to==== | ||
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===MS-DOS Batch File=== | ===MS-DOS Batch File=== | ||
#Extract | #Extract Avdump to a folder of choice. | ||
#Create a MS-DOS batch file with the 2 lines below, and save it as ''filename.bat''. | #Create a MS-DOS batch file with the 2 lines below, and save it as ''filename.bat''. | ||
#<tt>@ECHO OFF</tt> | #<tt>@ECHO OFF</tt> | ||
#<tt>C:\AVDumpPath\avdump.exe %1 -exp:''C:\Path\filename.txt'' -ac:''myName'':'' | #<tt>C:\AVDumpPath\avdump.exe %1 -exp:''C:\Path\filename.txt'' -ac:''myName'':''udp_api_key''</tt> | ||
#Drag and drop any media-file onto the shortcut. | #Drag and drop any media-file onto the shortcut. | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|'''The ''udp_api_key'' is not your user password!!! see [[Avdump#Auto-creqing|Auto-creqing]] .}} | |||
===Graphical user interface=== | ===Graphical user interface=== | ||
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Something like <tt>-bsize:256:1</tt> ''(default is 2048)'' | Something like <tt>-bsize:256:1</tt> ''(default is 2048)'' | ||
== | == Auto-creqing == | ||
[[Image:Autocreq.gif|thumb|Simple diagram of the way auto-creqing with | [[Image:Autocreq.gif|thumb|Simple diagram of the way auto-creqing with Avdump works]] | ||
Avdump is now part of a new [[ | Avdump is now part of a new [[auto-creqing]] system. Some more or less important notes: | ||
* To be able to use this feature you’ll need an AniDB account and you have to define the '' | * To be able to use this feature you’ll need an AniDB account '''and you have to define the ''UDP API Key'' in your [[profile]]'''. All data sent to the server will be logged with IP and uid. | ||
* Communication between client and server is ''one-way'' (except session init/refresh); the client does not receive any confirmation for sent data. This means that there is no guaranty that all the dumps you send will arrive at the server and stored in the database, and there is no way to check this. ''From version 0.31 it's possible to make | * Communication between client and server is ''one-way'' (except session init/refresh); the client does not receive any confirmation for sent data. This means that there is no guaranty that all the dumps you send will arrive at the server and stored in the database, and there is no way to check this. ''From version 0.31 it's possible to make Avdump wait for confirmation from the server by using the -o switch.'' | ||
* It is possible to run more than one instance of | * It is possible to run more than one instance of Avdump at once, but not more than ten will work OK. At the moment ''only 10 sessions per ip are allowed by the server'', meaning the eleventh instance will terminate the first. | ||
* There is no direct connection between data sent to AniDB and creqs generated. The data received will just be stored for later processing. There is no way to check the current status for a dump. Usually, it should take ''at least 24 hours'' from the moment you dump a file till the data actually changes. If any irregularities occur, or when there is too much data pending, it will take more time. | * There is no direct connection between data sent to AniDB and creqs generated. The data received will just be stored for later processing. There is no way to check the current status for a dump. Usually, it should take ''at least 24 hours'' from the moment you dump a file till the data actually changes. If any irregularities occur, or when there is too much data pending, it will take more time. | ||
* The creqs generated will report the user who sent the data first (for a specific file) as the creqer. | * The creqs generated will report the user who sent the data first (for a specific file) as the creqer. | ||
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===Why isn't this file verified?=== | ===Why isn't this file verified?=== | ||
Even if the file is dumped it doesn't mean it will get auto-creqed (and verified). Here are the reasons: | Even if the file is dumped it doesn't mean it will get auto-creqed (and verified). Here are the reasons: | ||
* The file is corrupt/invalid ([http://anidb. | * The file is corrupt/invalid ([http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=avmf&do=xml&avid=76226 example]). | ||
* The provided data is considered "incoherent". (Indicates a bug in | * The provided data is considered "incoherent". (Indicates a bug in Avdump.) | ||
* The dump was marked unfit for file verification by an AniDB Moderator. | * The dump was marked unfit for file verification by an AniDB Moderator. | ||
* The file type is not included in auto-creqing yet (mov/mpg/rm ATM). | * The file type is not included in auto-creqing yet (mov/mpg/rm ATM). | ||
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*Fixed skipping of files with names starting with dot. | *Fixed skipping of files with names starting with dot. | ||
0.29 : 070113 - importance: high | 0.29 : 070113 - importance: high | ||
* | *Auto-creq | ||
*Ed2k export to file (-exp:<file>). | *Ed2k export to file (-exp:<file>). | ||
*Various forgotten fixes and changes. | *Various forgotten fixes and changes. | ||
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*Updated MediaInfoLib (latest cvs). | *Updated MediaInfoLib (latest cvs). | ||
*Minor changes in normal output format (duration and size). | *Minor changes in normal output format (duration and size). | ||
*Short format does now print video duration ( | *Short format does now print video duration (i.e. not header value). | ||
0.17 : 060602 | 0.17 : 060602 | ||
*Added extension check. | *Added extension check. | ||
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*Changes in 'short' output mode. | *Changes in 'short' output mode. | ||
*Track numbering starts on 1 now. | *Track numbering starts on 1 now. | ||
*Changes in ar detection, see: http://wiki.anidb. | *Changes in ar detection, see: http://wiki.anidb.net/w/Avdump/AR | ||
*Fixed: Track sizes might be slightly wrong for OpenDML files. | *Fixed: Track sizes might be slightly wrong for OpenDML files. | ||
*Packed exe and dll (UPX 2.00w). | *Packed exe and dll (UPX 2.00w). | ||