Freezing Frames with Koepi's XviD

[Jehovantodistaja]

So. I'm using Koepi's XviD-05042003-1 _ALPHA_. I've had problems with freezing frames in two of my latest encodes. First I encoded "DB" and then "SS". Both had atleast one freezing frame.

I used an avs file like this with "DB":

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\mpeg2dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\simpleresize.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth2\plugins\Unfilter\UnFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth2\plugins\Convolution3d\convolution3d.dll")
mpeg2source("E:\Temp\DVD\Das Boot\boot.d2v")
crop(4,2,712,572)
SimpleResize(576,320)
Convolution3d(preset=movieLQ)
Unfilter(-15,-15)

And I used the following xvid settings:

Motion Search: 6 Ultra High
Quantizator: MPEG
FourCC: XviD
VHQ Mode: 3
Max/Min I Interval: 300/10
Chroma motion
Bframes: 2,150,100,20
DX50 B-VOP Compatibility
And no alternative alt curve.

This is what I used with "SS":

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\mpeg2dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\simpleresize.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth2\plugins\Unfilter\UnFilter.dll")
mpeg2source("E:\Temp\DVD\Salton Sea\salton.d2v")
crop(4,2,712,572)
SimpleResize(576,320)
Unfilter(-5,-5)

XviD:

Motion Search: 6 Ultra High
Quantizator: H263
FourCC: XviD
VHQ Mode: 4
Max/Min I Interval: 300/10
Chroma motion
Bframes: 2,150,100,20
DX50 B-VOP Compatibility

I will post some sample clips if it's okay and when I get them done...

Thanks.

[N_F]

Why not try the newest build instead?

If there indeed is a problem that would be the starting point, wouldn't you agree?

[kaitsuburi]

What is your hardware? Could it be hardware/OS related?

I have never seen freezing frames with XviD except when I tried to play a 640-by-x clip on an AMD K-550 laptop. The sound would go on but the video would stutter to a stop.

-kaitsuburi

[Koepi]

Could be a problem with a missed kf - if a kf is forced via the stats and _somehow_ makes it through to the core's decision... nah, that's impossible.

I'd say: min kf interval=1. Nothing else. For two pass we have the consecutive keyframe bitrate reduction which works like charme for me. So if there are consecutive keyframes it's no problem any longer.

Regards
Koepi

[Jehovantodistaja]

I have a 800mhz athlon classic and 512mb sdram. And I found out these frames only appear with vobsubs.

[Koepi]

So no xvid bug.

Thanks.

Koepi

[Bulletproof]

I have been getting gray blocks in xvid under the CBR mode when Luma masking is enabled, in the latest build I am also seeing pink blocks in start/end credits with grayscale enabled, I used a quantizer of 3 w/ grayscale and you can see pink blocks, however if i raise the quantizer to 8 they are much more visible.