Hello, everybody. I'm new here, but I try to learn a few THINGS about creating batch files.
I'm trying to create a batch file in order to do some video encodes, but via CMD without a GUI.
So here is an example (it doesn't fully work of course:))

Code: [Select]ECHO OFF
cls
color 2

:question1
ECHO Select the path where x264.exe is located.
ECHO examples: C:\Program Files\megui\tools\x264 or D:\Encoding Tools
ECHO.
SET /p x264_path=
IF errorlevel 1 goto question2
IF errorlevel 2 goto end

ECHO.
:question2
ECHO Select the path and the name of the avs script. (without the .avs extension!)
ECHO e.g. D:\MyMovie\avisynthscript
ECHO.
SET /p avs_path_filename=
IF errorlevel 1 goto question3
IF errorlevel 2 goto end

ECHO.
:question3
SET /p bitrate=Select the video bitrate (kb/s):
IF errorlevel 2 goto question4
IF errorlevel 1 goto end

ECHO.
:question4
SET /p ref_frames=Select the number of reference frames (1-16, recommended 4):
IF errorlevel 2 goto question5
IF errorlevel 1 goto end

ECHO.
:question5
SET deblocking_strength=Set the deblocking strength and threshold (-6:-6, default -1:-1):
IF errorlevel 2 goto question6
IF errorlevel 1 goto end

ECHO.
set b-adapt_mode=2
set b-frames_number=3
set subme_mode=9
set TRELLIS=2
set psy-rd=0.1:0
set ME=umh
set me_range=32
set priority=BELOWNORMAL
set stats_path=%avs_path_filename%.stats

cls

ECHO ON
ECHO:Encoding 1st pass started on %date% - %TIME%
ECHO.
ECHO OFF

start "x264" /%priority% /b /wait "%x264_path%\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate %bitrate% --stats "%stats_path%" --level 4.1 --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --ref %ref_frames% --mixed-refs --no-fast-pskip --bframes %b-frames_number% --b-adapt %b-adapt_mode% --b-pyramid --weightb --direct auto --filter %deblocking_strength% --subme %subme_mode% --trellis %trellis% --psy-rd %psy-rd% --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --vbv-bufsize 50000 --vbv-maxrate 50000 --me %ME% --merange %me_range% --threads auto --thread-input --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output "%avs_path_filename%_pass1.mkv" "%avs_path_filename%.avs"

ECHO ON
ECHO.
ECHO:Encoding 1st pass finished on %date% - %time%
ECHO:==============================================================================
ECHO:==============================================================================
ECHO.
ECHO:Encoding 2nd pass started on %date% - %time%
ECHO.
ECHO OFF

start "x264" /%priority% /b /wait "%x264_path%\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate %bitrate% --stats "%stats_path%" --level 4.1 --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --ref %ref_frames% --mixed-refs --no-fast-pskip --bframes %b-frames_number% --b-adapt %b-adapt_mode% --b-pyramid --weightb --direct auto --filter %deblocking_strength% --subme %subme_mode% --trellis %trellis% --psy-rd %psy-rd% --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --vbv-bufsize 50000 --vbv-maxrate 50000 --me %ME% --merange %me_range% --threads auto --thread-input --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output "%avs_path_filename%_pass2.mkv" "%avs_path_filename%.avs"

ECHO ON
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO:Encoding 2nd pass finished on %date% - %time%
ECHO:==============================================================================
ECHO:==============================================================================
:end
What I'd like to do is for example when asked for the desired bitrate, to accept only numbers and have a default value for all the variables.
So the user can input his choice but if he wants, he could press for instance the letter D and automatically the default value would be entered.
Also I'd like to contain some values. for instance in the ref frames from 1-16 etc.

Thank you in advance!

PS1. Sorry for my English.
PS2. If these are answered somewhere, please point me there.You're asking for an awful lot from a language with a limited instruction set.

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What I'd like to do is for example when asked for the desired bitrate, to accept only numbers and have a default value for all the variables