Installing python
Python is a programming language. This software is written in it. You can download it from here. I recommend to install version 2.6.x (since that is the version I am using):
Tipically it gets installed under:
C:\python26
but if you don't have admin rights you might wish to installed it somewhere else. (I will follow the assumption that it is installed in the standard place when I write paths).
Installing DV2MKV.
There is no installation file. You will have to download next zip file:
You can unzip it into a directory called:
C:\mydir
Extra software in which DV2MKV depend…
Installing AviSynth
Avisynth is a frameserver. The place were code and binaries can be downloaded is here. I downloaded and installed:
During the installation there is a place where you can select the type of install. I recommend: "Standalone, Unpack Files only". This will enable the use of the software where you don't have admin rigths. I installed the software under:
C:\mydir\exe\avisynth
mplayer
Mplayer is among the best players/encoders. Its windwos version can be downloaded from:
- mplayer.exe: (multithreaded experimental version) this is a player.
- mencoder.exe: (multithreaded experimental version) this is a encoder.
I stored both files under:
C:\mydir\exe
Matroska
Matroska is the container where we will store both audio and video. The extension is: .mkv. The file is downloaded from here. I installed:
- mkvtoolnix 3.3.0: this is a file compressed using 7 zip. As a compresser. You will need to install 7-zip in your system to be able to uncompress this file.
I uncompressed it under:
C:\mydir\exe\mkvtoolnix
X264
Currently, the best place to download it is x264.nl. I have downloaded revision 1564:
I store it under:
C:\mydir\exe
AVS2YUV
This little piece of software enables you to use avisynth under linux. You can find it here. I installed:
- avs2yuv.exe v0.24: it requires to have next two libraries in the same directory:
I installed them in:
C:\mydir\exe\avs2yuv
Lame and Faac
Both can be found here.
I installed lame:
under:
c:/mydir/exe/lame/
I installed faac:
under:
- c:/mydir/exe/faac/
MP4Creator
MP4 is another container (like mkv). The windows version can be downloaded here:
I installed the files under:
C:\mydir\exe\mp4creator
Avisynth filters
The filters are stored in next .zip file:
I recommend to unzip this file so that all those .DLL are under:
C:\mydir\avisynth_filters
Configuration file
The configuration file is called .pyavs.json. It is a text file (its format is JSON). It looks like:
.pyavs.json
{ "__configfile__": true, "__type__": "pyavs", "__version__": "1.0", "avs2yuv": "c:/mydir/exe/avs2yuv/avs2yuv.exe", "mencoder": "c:/mydir/exe/mencoder.exe", "mplayer": "c:/mydir/exe/mplayer.exe", "x264": "c:/mydir/exe/x264.exe", "lame": "c:/mydir/exe/lame/lame.exe", "faac": "c:/mydir/exe/faac/faac.exe", "mp4creator": "c:/mydir/exe/mp4creator/mp4creator.exe", "mkvmerge": "c:/mydir/exe/mkvtoolnix/mkvmerge.exe", "avisynth_scripts": "./avisynth_scrpts/", "virtualdubfilters": "../virtualdub/plugins/", "deshaker": {"file": "Deshaker.vdf", "preroll": 0} }
The file is straightforward. It shows the location of the files used during the process (honestly, not all of them are used).