Free H.264 MVC 3D Encoder

[jdobbs]

I like "FRank & Intel Media" better -- it gives credit where credit is due.

I have a half-SBS encode running right now using FRIMDecoder and X264 -- it's working flawlessly. I'm loving it.

[HWK]

Looking at bright side, those who are running win 7 can use frimdecode as a option to decode MVC, AVC and Mpeg2 and serve to x264 encoder.

[videofan3d]

Hi,

just for fun I started plugin for Avisynth

LoadPlugin ("some_path\FRIMSource.dll")
FRIMSource (codec="mvc", file="some_path\SRC_L.h264", dependent="some_path\SRC_R.h264", layout="sbs", cache=24, num_frames=250)

which is based on kernel of already tested FRIMDecode.

Since scrolling through elementary stream is not supported, I added there at least a cache for last N frames which can help a bit in case of subsequent temporal filters.

If anyone is interested - you can download this beta 1 from FRIMSource_v1.zip.

Remark: to be used together with libmfxhw32.dll or libmfxsw32.dll from Intel Media SDK or FRIM Package

[jdobbs]

Originally Posted by videofan3d

Hi,

just for fun I started plugin for Avisynth

LoadPlugin ("some_path\FRIMSource.dll")
FRIMSource (codec="mvc", file="some_path\SRC_L.h264", dependent="some_path\SRC_R.h264", layout="sbs", cache=24, num_frames=250)

which is based on kernel of already tested FRIMDecode.

Since scrolling through elementary stream is not supported, I added there at least a cache for last N frames which can help a bit in case of subsequent temporal filters.

If anyone is interested - you can download this beta 1 from FRIMSource_v1.zip.

Remark: to be used together with libmfxhw32.dll or libmfxsw32.dll from Intel Media SDK or FRIM Package

Nice job. I'm loving the fact that it decodes ALL legal BD codec types!

[jdobbs]

I'm having problems feeding a SBS avisynth source into FRIMEncode.

AVISYNTH script:

LoadPlugin("frimsource.dll")
frimsource(codec="mvc",file="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4113.264",dependent="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4114.mvc",layout="sbs",cache=24,num_frames=1000)
AssumeFPS(24000,1001)
ConvertToYV12()

I can play the script in MPC with no problem, but when I try to encode it with FRIMEncode the result is:

D:\test>d:\bd_rebuilder\tools\frimencode -avi -sbs 2 -i frimtest.avs -viewoutput
 -o::mvc frimbase.264 frimdep.mvc -vbr 28000 40000 -u 4

ERROR: Cannot get YUV420 frame from input avi-file frimtest.avs

ERROR: File reader initialization failed.

ERROR: Cannot start encoding process.

[videofan3d]

Originally Posted by jdobbs

I'm having problems feeding a SBS avisynth source into FRIMEncode.

AVISYNTH script:

LoadPlugin("frimsource.dll")
frimsource(codec="mvc",file="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4113.264",dependent="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4114.mvc",layout="sbs",cache=24,num_frames=1000)
AssumeFPS(24000,1001)
ConvertToYV12()

I can play the script in MPC with no problem, but when I try to encode it with FRIMEncode the result is:

D:\test>d:\bd_rebuilder\tools\frimencode -avi -sbs 2 -i frimtest.avs -viewoutput
 -o::mvc frimbase.264 frimdep.mvc -vbr 28000 40000 -u 4

ERROR: Cannot get YUV420 frame from input avi-file frimtest.avs

ERROR: File reader initialization failed.

ERROR: Cannot start encoding process.

I repeated steps using your script but I faced no problem - video was correctly encoded.

Please check your VFW setting, if FRIMEncode can read YUV AVS - in general.

Remarks:
AssumeFPS(24000,1001) is not necessary, fps is retrieved from source.
Also, FRIMSource() returns video in YV12 thus ConvertToYV12() is redundant.

[jdobbs]

I don't think I understand what you're saying. I can feed the same script into X264 and it encodes it without problem (but no MVC, of course).

[Cedvano]

I have error "Cannot initialize Intel Media SDK session"
I have put the libmfxsw32.dll in plugin directory.

[videofan3d]

Originally Posted by jdobbs

I don't think I understand what you're saying. I can feed the same script into X264 and it encodes it without problem (but no MVC, of course).

Please try to play with directories and setting of your Video For Windows subsystem (via ffdshow - I guess that someone in this thread already commented what needs to be set).

I didn't reproduce your problem. On my computer I repeated your scenario without issues...

[videofan3d]

Originally Posted by Cedvano

I have error "Cannot initialize Intel Media SDK session"
I have put the libmfxsw32.dll in plugin directory.

Please describe me more info.

libmfxsw32.dll is using standard Windows DLL-location system, and loaded automatically. Exactly as FRIMDecode or FRIMEncode do it.
(I.e. no special directories for it - I don't like such approach)

[Cedvano]

Here my script :

LoadPlugin("D:\eac3\FRIM\FRIMsource.dll")
frimsource(codec="mvc",file="D:\Temp\left.264",dependent="D:\Temp\right.mvc",layout="sbs",cache=24,num_frames=2152)

And when I want to play it with MPC, I have error.

[videofan3d]

Originally Posted by Cedvano

Here my script :

LoadPlugin("D:\eac3\FRIM\FRIMsource.dll")
frimsource(codec="mvc",file="D:\Temp\left.264",dependent="D:\Temp\right.mvc",layout="sbs",cache=24,num_frames=2152)

And when I want to play it with MPC, I have error.

Message "Cannot initialize Intel Media SDK session" means that Intel Media Core cannot find any relevant library: neither libmfxsw32.dll nor libmfxhw32.dll (or its subcomponents)

Where is your libmfxsw32.dll located?

Remark: On my computer I have set
PATH= ..... ;C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK 2013 R2\bin\win32\; ....

and this is the only directory where is libmfxsw32.dll stored.
and everything works well.

[jdobbs]

Originally Posted by jdobbs

I'm having problems feeding a SBS avisynth source into FRIMEncode.

AVISYNTH script:

LoadPlugin("frimsource.dll")
frimsource(codec="mvc",file="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4113.264",dependent="s:\working6\workfiles\00001.track_4114.mvc",layout="sbs",cache=24,num_frames=1000)
AssumeFPS(24000,1001)
ConvertToYV12()

I can play the script in MPC with no problem, but when I try to encode it with FRIMEncode the result is:

D:\test>d:\bd_rebuilder\tools\frimencode -avi -sbs 2 -i frimtest.avs -viewoutput
 -o::mvc frimbase.264 frimdep.mvc -vbr 28000 40000 -u 4

ERROR: Cannot get YUV420 frame from input avi-file frimtest.avs

ERROR: File reader initialization failed.

ERROR: Cannot start encoding process.

Originally Posted by videofan3d

Please try to play with directories and setting of your Video For Windows subsystem (via ffdshow - I guess that someone in this thread already commented what needs to be set).

I didn't reproduce your problem. On my computer I repeated your scenario without issues...

Ok. For anyone else who is getting this error:

1. Select FFDSHOW from Start Menu/All Programs
2. Select VFW Configuration
3. On the DECODER tab, scroll down to "Raw Video"
4. Select "All Supported"

[Sharc]

Originally Posted by Cedvano

I have error "Cannot initialize Intel Media SDK session"
I have put the libmfxsw32.dll in plugin directory.

Simply put the libmfxsw32.dll it into the Windows system directory, and you are done for all times.
Which system directory to choose has been explained in detail by LordMulder.

[Sharc]

FRIMsource.dll works well here into x264 and into FRIMencode.

Script:

LoadPlugin("c:\Program Files Video\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\FRIMSource.dll")

FRIMsource(codec="mvc", file="00098.track_4113.264", dependent="00098.track_4114.mvc", layout="sbs", cache=24, num_frames=2000)
horizontalreduceby2()   #for Half-SBS

command for SBS x264:

x264.exe  "c:\Program Files Video\FRIM\FRIMSource_.avs" --bluray-compat --crf 20 --vbv-bufsize 15000 --vbv-maxrate 15000 --sar 1:1 --fps 23.976 --output "C:\temp\scratch\FRIMSourceTox264.h264"

command for MVC FRIMEncode:

FRIMEncode.exe mvc -avi -sbs 2 -i FRIMSource_.avs -viewoutput -o::mvc FRIMSource_Base_.avc FRIMSource_Dependent_.mvc -l 6 -cpbsize 3750 -vbr 6000 15000 -u 4 -profile high -level 4.1 -gop 24 4 0 O -PicTimingSEI off -EndOfSequence off

[Cedvano]

Originally Posted by Sharc

Simply put the libmfxsw32.dll it into the Windows system directory, and you are done for all times.
Which system directory to choose has been explained in detail by LordMulder.

Yeah ! works fine ! Thanks for your help.

[frencher]

@videofan3d
Strange test,
My left and right view source have framerate @ 25 fps
My CMD is:

"FRIMEncode.exe" mvc -i "FRIM.AVS" -avi -sbs 2 -viewoutput -o "L.h264" -o "R.h264"  -cbr 20000 -f 23.976 -u 1 -level 4.1

Framerate output is 25 fps

[videofan3d]

Originally Posted by frencher

@videofan3d
Strange test,
My left and right view source have framerate @ 25 fps
My CMD is:

"FRIMEncode.exe" mvc -i "FRIM.AVS" -avi -sbs 2 -viewoutput -o "L.h264" -o "R.h264"  -cbr 20000 -f 23.976 -u 1 -level 4.1

Framerate output is 25 fps

It is clear (and expected)

For FRIMEncode parameters -w -h and -f are valid only for YUV planar input.
In case of avi input, these three are retrieved from .avi file (and on command line they are ignored)

You have to modify it already on "avi" level, i.e. adding command AssumeFPS(24000,1001) in your Avisynth script.

[frencher]

Originally Posted by videofan3d

It is clear (and expected)

For FRIMEncode parameters -w -h and -f are valid only for YUV planar input.
In case of avi input, these three are retrieved from .avi file (and on command line they are ignored)

You have to modify it already on "avi" level, i.e. adding command AssumeFPS(24000,1001) in your Avisynth script.

OK thanks

[frencher]

Originally Posted by jdobbs

Ok. For anyone else who is getting this error:

1. Select FFDSHOW from Start Menu/All Programs
2. Select VFW Configuration
3. On the DECODER tab, scroll down to "Raw Video"
4. Select "All Supported"