PullDownBatchFE BETA 1.1
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Copyright  (C) 2002 My GUI Guy
GNU General Public License
(see license.txt for details)


Introduction
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PullDownBatchFE is a simple GUI front-end for the PULLDOWN command-line utility by Hard Code.  PullDownBatchFE also adds full batch support allowing the processing of multiple files in a single pass.  PullDownBatchFE currently supports all options of PullDown 0.99d.


Installation Tips
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PullDownBatchFE doesn't really need any special installation, just put the file where you want it to reside and run it.  We recommend also placing the pulldown.exe file in the same directory, but you can place it elsewhere if you want to.  (If you place "PullDownBatchFE.exe" in a different folder than the folder containing "pulldown.exe", you will need to specify the location of "pulldown.exe" when you first run PullDownBatchFE).


Basic Useage
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To process a single file, perform the following steps:

1.  Launch PullDownBatchFE by double-clicking PullDownBatchFE.exe (or make a shortcut to it)
2.  If this is your first time running PullDownBatchFE, click ok to accept the license and browse for pulldown.exe if prompted.
3.  At the main dialog, click the "browse" button and browse for the input file
4.  Select your MPEG2 clip to process and click "open".  You will see the default output filename in the edit-box for the output file.  You can browse with the bottom browse button if you wish to change this location or the default output filename.
5.  Click the "options" button and adjust any settings if necessary (leave as default unless you're sure)  Click "save" to save your changes.
6.  Click the "Process" button.

To process multiple files with different options and target folders you can repeat the steps 1-5 above and then click "add to queue".  Repeat until you have entered all files, then click "Process" when you want to process them all.

To process multiple files in the same folder with the same options, follow these steps:

1.  Launch PullDownBatchFE by double-clicking PullDownBatchFE.exe (or make a shortcut to it)
2.  If this is your first time running PullDownBatchFE, click ok to accept the license and browse for pulldown.exe if prompted.
3.  Click the "options" button and adjust any settings if necessary (leave as default unless you're sure)  Click "save" to save your changes.
4.  At the main dialog, click the "browse" button and browse for the input files.  Using the control and shift keys, select multiple files.
5.  When prompted, say YES, you wish to process all files with the current options (you set them in step 3).
6.  Select an output folder and click "ok"  You will see a message indicating the number of jobs added to the queue
7.  Click the "Process" button.


What Does PullDown Do?
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From the output of the PULLDOWN command-line utility itself:

PULLDOWN - v0.99c, by Hard Code.
[Based on sources by Brent Beyeler (beyeler@home.com)]

PULLDOWN is a tool for modifying the encoding flags in an MPEG-2 video stream.  It is most useful for turning a 23.976fps progressive stream into an SVCD-compliant 29.97fps NTSC interlaced stream via 2:3 pulldown.


Uninstalling PullDownBatchFE
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Just delete the following files from the directory where you placed PullDownBatchFE:

  +  PullDownBatchFE.exe
  +  PullDownBatchFE.ini
  +  pulldown.exe
  +  WBDCD34I.DLL

What's New in BETA 1.1?
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  +  Support for new options of PullDown 0.99d (aspect_ratio & drop_frame_flag)
  +  Nicer Interface

Support
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Support for PullDownBatchFE as well as all other creations of my GUI Guy can be found in the message forums on the my GUI Guy web-site:
http://guiguy.wminds.com

Email:  guiguy@wminds.com  (not for technical support or bug reports - please use the forums)