HDConvertToX v. 3.0 (14/10/2010)

[ziemlichdunkel]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@gibbyman

@ziemlichdunkel
you must put both x264-64bit.exe AND avs2yuv.exe in \applications folder

BHH

That's what I did, I used the avs2yuv.exe from the Link you once posted. Is this only working with a special build version of x264 or could it be a problem with Win7 64bit?
(Avisynth is 32bit)

[buzzqw]

i use 32bit OS
so i cannot test it

BUT users reported success in encoding

try different x264 64bit version

BHH

[noee]

I've used the 64bit version from x264.nl and xvidvideo.ru and they both work fine with avs2yuv.exe. I'm on Win7 x64 Ultimate.

[gibbyman]

Hey, Buzz!

Thanks for the update, I downloaded it (only the new HDC version 2.2.511.3794) but it didn't make any difference.

1. I loaded and ananlyzed a mkv with three audio tracks and 12 subtitles.
I choose to keep the main audio track (don't need comments and stuff when watching movies on the bus) and one subtitle.
I also made all the settings I wanted (harder compression and convert sound from DTS to AC3).
Save as x264 in mkv and added to queue.

2. I loaded another mkv - this one with one audio track and one subtitle track. Result after analyze is still 3 audio tracks and 12 subtitles.

I checked both "inputs" with mediainfo, so it should be clear how many tracks both files contain.

-Did I download the wrong update?



P.S.
Thanks again for your effort...

[gibbyman]

And here is a report after adding both files to queue.

First file is Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army: 3 audio tracks/12 subtitle tracks
Second file is Ice Age: 1 Audio track/1 subtitle track

I just renamed them to Hellboy.mkv/Ice.mkv in my trial & error attempts being worried about file names...

HDConvertToX v.2.2.511.3794 report

Input File: t:\ice.mkv ( T:\Ice.mkv )
Codec Video: avc
Width / Heigh : 1280 / 720
Framerate / Framecount: 23.976fps  / 135305 frames
Duration(hh:mm:ss): 1:34:4
Aspect Ratio: 1.7778
Resized resolution: 1280 / 720
Crop Values : 0:16:0:16
No Resize & Crop: On

Start Video Configuration ->
Encoding Settings: X264 Extreme Quality ; Bitrate= 2791
Final Size: 2500
Priority= abovenormal
Denoise Level: Super Light
Video Handling: Use Best Decoder
-> End Video Configuration

Start Audio Configuration ->
Audio Codec: AC3 Audio
Audio Bitrate/Quality: 448
Audio Channels: Original
Normalize: On
Audio handling: Use Eac3to as demuxer
Keep only core: On
-> End Audio Configuration

Full Audio List-> (*** mean selected)
NONE
*** 2: dts, english, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48khz
3: vorbis, english, 2.0 channels, 48khz
4: vorbis, english, 2.0 channels, 48khz

-> End Full Audio List

Full Subtitle List-> (*** mean selected)
*** NONE
*** 5: subtitle (ass), english
6: subtitle (ass), czech
7: subtitle (ass), finnish
8: subtitle (ass), french
9: subtitle (ass), modern greek
10: subtitle (ass), hungarian
11: subtitle (ass), polish
12: subtitle (ass), portuguese
13: subtitle (ass), romanian
14: subtitle (ass), slovak
15: subtitle (ass), spanish
16: subtitle (ass), swedish

-> End Full Subtitle List

Mux Subtitle in MP4/MKV file: On

Start Advanced AviSynth ->
ColorMatrix: On
-> End Advanced AviSynth
Start Muxing Options ->
<- End Muxing Options

Start Queue ->
prompt $d $t $_$P$G

"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\hellboy.mkv" 1:"D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox.h264"
"D:\HDC\applications\DGAVCIndex.exe" -i "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox.h264" -o "D:\HDC\job1\movie.dga" -f 0 -e
"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\hellboy.mkv" 5:"D:\HDC\job1\hdencodertox__subs_5.ass"
"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\hellboy.mkv" 2: "D:\HDC\job1\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3" -normalize   -448
"D:\HDC\applications\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 2468  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me  --sar 1:1  --output "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox_hellboy.h264" "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox_hellboy.avs"
"D:\HDC\applications\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 2468  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me  --sar 1:1  --output "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox_hellboy.h264" "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox_hellboy.avs"
"D:\HDC\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "K:\Hellboy.mkv" --default-duration 0:23.976fps  --aspect-ratio -1:1.7778 "D:\HDC\job1\hdconverttox_hellboy.h264"   --language -1:eng "D:\HDC\job1\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3" --default-track -1:no   --language -1:eng "D:\HDC\job1\hdencodertox__subs_5.ass"  --title "Done with HDConvertToX v.2.2.511.3794" 
"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\ice.mkv" 1:"D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox.h264"
"D:\HDC\applications\DGAVCIndex.exe" -i "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox.h264" -o "D:\HDC\job2\movie.dga" -f 0 -e
"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\ice.mkv" 5:"D:\HDC\job2\hdencodertox__subs_5.ass"
"D:\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "t:\ice.mkv" 2: "D:\HDC\job2\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3" -normalize   -448
"D:\HDC\applications\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 3269  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me  --sar 1:1  --output "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.h264" "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.avs"
"D:\HDC\applications\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 3269  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me  --sar 1:1  --output "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.h264" "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.avs"
"D:\HDC\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "K:\Ice.mkv" --default-duration 0:23.976fps  --aspect-ratio -1:1.7778 "D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.h264"   --language -1:eng "D:\HDC\job2\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3" --default-track -1:no   --language -1:eng "D:\HDC\job2\hdencodertox__subs_5.ass"  --title "Done with HDConvertToX v.2.2.511.3794" 
-> End Queue

AviSynth Script ->
Working with files: D:\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_ice.avs
AVCSource("D:\HDC\job2\movie.dga")
hqdn3d(1)
return last
-> End AviSynth Script

[gibbyman]

Sorry for Spamming this thread with questions, but since I seem to be a bit stuck on the queue-issue for the moment (I'm sure it will be solved quite soon) I'm wondering if there's a way to create a queue "semi-manually"...

This is what I mean:

1. I open HDC, add an first mkv, analyse it and set the destination and my preferred output settings and click "add to queue".
2. I copy the queue.bat to another location, and close down HDC
3. Repeat step 1 & 2 for a couple of times.
4. I open all the queue.bat files I have generated in notepad, and copy/paste the actual "job" into the first queue.bat and save it.
- Or do I also have to edit the jobs so that every job end up in separate folders? (job1, job2, job3 and so on....)
5. I run the queue.bat

Would that work? Or am I missing something?

Ok, it's 5-10 minutes of extra work, but if this temporary solution mean I can start a queue with for example 3 jobs in the morning and have it done by the time I get home I get more done than if I have to do the files one at a time, and it sure beats having to rip all my movies to hard drive again just to recode them. (Apart from the fact that I'm still waiting for a new bluray-drive to replace my bricked one)

[buzzqw]

@gibbyman



this is the user i like!

i was able to replicate the issue! and resolve it!!

please download the hdc.exe

and report back

BHH

[gibbyman]

Hi Buzz!

Thanks for the update, I'll test it when I get home this afternoon..

(feels like I've said that before.. It's horrible having to wait for hours to try stuff... it's like being a kid the day before x-mas eve. All these gifts under the tree, and hours and hours until I can open them)

Thanks again for your help!

[nx6]

Hello, Buzz.

I'm running my first encode with this new project of yours right now. I have quite a different machine now than the last time I was here. Before I was on a Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM. I built a new machine this last March. Now I have a Core i7 920 and 6 GB of RAM. I went from one processor thread to eight! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Anyway. I was going to ask. I didn't see an option for type of subtitle format. And I remember AutoMKV used a format that looked quite like the DVD subs. Would it be possible to have the option of using a plain text format for the muxxed subtitles added? Sometimes the font size or color they use for that stuff on the DVDs is really ugly. If the subs could be muxxed in a plain format than I can set the font/size in VSFilter in the playback application.

Also, the preview function didn't work for checking cropping. MPC opened but it displayed no picture, only audio.

[ziemlichdunkel]

C:\Users\myUser>"C:\Users\myUser\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.2.492.3692\ap
plications\avs2yuv.exe" "L:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_movie.avs" -raw - | "C:\Users\myUser\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.2.492.36
92\applications\x264-64bit.exe" - --pass 1 --bitrate 8715 --keyint 250 --bframe
s 3 --trellis 2 --ref 3 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 5 --direct auto --vbv-bufsize 14
000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --me hex --merange 20 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid --partitio
ns p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --aud --psy-rd 1.0:0.3 --aq-mode 2 --sar 1:1 --output "
L:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_movie.h264" 1920x1080
x264 [error]: invalid argument: b-pyramid = --partitions
L:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_movie.avs: 1920x1080, 4800
0/2002 fps, 167390 frames
Output error: wrote only 2358721 of 3110400 bytes

I managed now to keep the command promt after the error when using x264-64bit, thats what it tells. Any Idea of that error?
(I use the latest Version of HDC, just the Folder has an older number)

My Profile looks like this:
X264;19;HDC Own Quality;--keyint 250 --bframes 3 --trellis 2 --ref 3 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 5 --direct auto --vbv-bufsize 14000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --me hex --merange 20 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --aud --psy-rd 1.0:0.3 --aq-mode 2

[jsbenson]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@jsbenson
Hi ! and Welcome to the Forum

Thanks

I love this app and I'll absolutely be making a contribution as soon as I'm able to get this working.

Originally Posted by buzzqw

for ps3 i will suggest x264+m2ts, with NMT compatibility ticked

I went ahead and did this. It went throught the entire conversion without any problems, but when it got to the end,
it didn't write the final file. This is the format I would like to use so if we can figure out why the file didn't get written then that'd be great.

Here's the report...

HDConvertToX v.2.2.510.3790 report

Input File: c:\users\jsbenson\videos\bluray\troy.m2ts ( C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\BluRay\Troy.m2ts )
Codec Video: vc-1
Width / Heigh : 1920 / 1080
Framerate / Framecount: 23.976fps  / 282024 frames
Duration(hh:mm:ss): 3:16:3
Aspect Ratio: 1.7778
Resized resolution: 1920 / 1080
Crop Values : 0:148:0:148
No Resize & Crop: On

Start Video Configuration ->
Encoding Settings: X264 Extreme Quality ; Bitrate= 4046
NMT Compatibility: On
Final Size: 6600
Denoise Level: Normal
Video Handling: Force DirectShowSource2 (Haali)
-> End Video Configuration

Start Audio Configuration ->
Audio Codec: Copy Audio
Audio Bitrate/Quality: 128
Audio Channels: 2
Normalize: On
Audio handling: Use Eac3to as demuxer
Keep only core: On
-> End Audio Configuration

Full Audio List-> (*** mean selected)
NONE
*** 3: truehd/ac3, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27db
4: ac3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27db
5: ac3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27db
6: ac3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27db
7: e-ac3 surround, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27db

-> End Full Audio List

Full Subtitle List-> (*** mean selected)
*** NONE
8: subtitle (pgs)
9: subtitle (pgs)
10: subtitle (pgs)
11: subtitle (pgs)
12: subtitle (pgs)
13: subtitle (pgs)
14: subtitle (pgs)
15: subtitle (pgs)
16: subtitle (pgs)
17: subtitle (pgs)

-> End Full Subtitle List

Mux Subtitle in MP4/MKV file: On

Start Advanced AviSynth ->
ColorMatrix: On
-> End Advanced AviSynth
Start Muxing Options ->
Activate Autochapter
<- End Muxing Options

Start Queue ->
prompt $d $t $_$P$G

"C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\eac3to.exe" "c:\users\jsbenson\videos\bluray\troy.m2ts" 3: "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdencodertox-pid3.ac3" -core
"C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\avs2yuv.exe" "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.avs" -raw - | "C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\x264-64bit.exe" - --pass 1 --bitrate 4002  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 3 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 1 --no-chroma-me  --tune film  --sar 1:1  --output "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.h264"  --level 4.0  1920x1080 
"C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\avs2yuv.exe" "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.avs" -raw - | "C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\x264-64bit.exe" - --pass 2 --bitrate 4002  --preset medium --trellis 0 --ref 3 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b-adapt 1 --no-chroma-me  --tune film  --sar 1:1  --output "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.h264"  --level 4.0  1920x1080 
"C:\Users\jsbenson\Video Apps\HDC\applications\tsMuxeR.exe" "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.meta" "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Done\Troy.m2ts"
-> End Queue

AviSynth Script ->
Working with files: C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.avs
DSS2("c:\users\jsbenson\videos\bluray\troy.m2ts",fps=23.976)
last = isRGB(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last
last = isYUY2(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last
ColorMatrix(mode="Rec.709->Rec.601")
hqdn3d(4)
return last
-> End AviSynth Script

TSMuxer Script ->
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --vbr --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC,"C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdconverttox_troy.h264", fps=23.976, insertSEI, contSPS
A_AC3, "C:\Users\jsbenson\Videos\Jobs\job1\hdencodertox-pid3.thd+ac3", timeshift=0
-> End TSMuxer Script

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about audio: what audio are you using ?

Under the "General" tab I chose "Copy Audio". Under the "Audio and Subs" tab I leave the default
(which is usually "true-HD" or "MA-DTS"). However, when I started the conversion with the settings you gave me above I had
the "Keep only core of HD audio" unchecked. When the conversion started I immediately got a message in the cmd shell that
said "the audio conversion is not supported". I checked the "Keep nly core..." checkbox and then it worked.

Originally Posted by buzzqw

get sticky with AAC LC, AC3 or copy audio

Not sure what you mean

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about divx: dumb question... have you installed DIVX 6 ?

I tried installing the latest Divx codec. I didn't install the entire Divx package through.

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about multithreaded avs: you need to installa avisynth 2.5.8 and put the special avisynth dll and mt.dll in \windows\system32 folder

I read that this isn't stable so I'll just stick with the standard stuff (at least until I get it working and then
I can start experimenting).

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about odml: HDC will automatically switch to odml if final size is over 2GB. BUT if you use manual bitrate HDC cannot know if final size will be over 2gb...

That makes a lot of sense. When I went back to setting the final size instead of the manual bitrate it worked.

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about wmv: wmv encoding is slower and less quality. Don't use it

Won't be using wmv then

Originally Posted by buzzqw

about deleting folder: check the hdconverttox.ini...

I looked at the INI file and didn't see anything in there that would allow me to have pre and
post processing (I'm a programmer so i know about INI files, batch files, etc...)

Thanks for all your help, BUZZQW. This is a great app you've put together and I'm sure I'll get this
working correctly with your help.

[buzzqw]

@ziemlichdunkel

try with a simpler profile

@jsbenson

maybe i got why you don't get the final m2ts, i will check tomorrow
(just in case you can mux with tsmuxer all files in \job folder)

about divx: not latest (7) , but 6

about temp: Clean Temporary files=1

BHH

[Sharc]

Possibly a bug?
When I encode a DVD to .m2ts avchd structure, the muxing of the converted subtitles fails because the .meta points to hdc_subs_1_.sup, but HDC produced hdc_subs.sup.

[buzzqw]

make report ?

BHH

[gibbyman]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@gibbyman



this is the user i like!

i was able to replicate the issue! and resolve it!!

please download the hdc.exe

and report back

BHH

Ok... you want the good news or the good news?

I just finished re-encoding the same files as before (I used options making the encode very fast & bad - to be able to come up with a quick result). I got a very good feeling from it creating the queue, but I went ahead with the conversion just to make sure it would cross the "finishing line".

And guess what?

-It worked!

-You are indeed a true genius, and I'm really looking forward to following how this project evolves with time...

One thing I've been thinking about after reading through the whole thread - And correct me if I'm wrong - is that I think this fix might solve quite a few weird problems people have had recently.

I'm saying this because for me one of the errors (besides the queue not being right) was that I got complaints about not being able to extract certain tracks because the program involved (eac3.to.exe?) couldn't find them. Which of course resulted in the job "stopping".


Anyway - Thanks a lot (again) for your effort!

[buzzqw]

thanks gibbyman!



BHH

[jsbenson]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@ziemlichdunkel

try with a simpler profile

@jsbenson

maybe i got why you don't get the final m2ts, i will check tomorrow
(just in case you can mux with tsmuxer all files in \job folder)

about divx: not latest (7) , but 6

about temp: Clean Temporary files=1

BHH

Just like @gibbyman, IT WORKED!!!

Figured out the audio problem. Seems like I have to use "Keep only core of HD Audio". And, if I select the DTS master it doesn't work. I have to use the ac3 audio.

So, I'm encoding using X264 in M2TS with NMT selected and it works perfectly. The fast forward and rewind is flawless when streaming to my PS3 using PS3 media server (I even have my streaming quality set to lossless on a Gbit network and it streams great) .

Thank you for all your help @buzzqw. I'll be making a donation .

Again, great app

Quick question...what filters would you recommend? I'm going through them and trying them out to see the impact of each, but I'd love to get some opinions out there as to what everyone's using.

[Sharc]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

make report ?

BHH

Sorry I forgot to Make Report and started another encode. I would have to repeat the entire process to reproduce the error, but here the hdconverttox_vts_01_1.meta if it helps:

MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --avchd --vbr --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC,"C:\Users\Movies\HDConvertToX\HDC-WORKFOLDER\job1\hdconverttox_vts_01_1.h264", fps=25, insertSEI, contSPS
A_AC3, "C:\Users\Movies\HDConvertToX\HDC-WORKFOLDER\job1\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3", timeshift=0
A_AC3, "C:\Users\Movies\HDConvertToX\HDC-WORKFOLDER\job1\hdencodertox-pid3.ac3", timeshift=0, lang=eng
S_HDMV/PGS , "C:\Users\Movies\HDConvertToX\HDC-WORKFOLDER\job1\hdc_subs_1_.sup", fps=25

In the job1 directory the sup file name is:
C:\Users\Movies\HDConvertToX\HDC-WORKFOLDER\job1\hdc_subs.sup

So tsmuxer aborts saying that the file hdc_subs_1_.sup not found.
No problem to remux it manually though.

[flebber]

Buzzqw if I use below as my input file neither eac or nic work they error unable to parse wav file. The only one that does work is ffmpeg which is fine. However you have a pop up helper which advised me to select nicaudio.

Video
ID                               : 224 (0xE0)
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@Main
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Duration                         : 2mn 24s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 2 450 Kbps
Nominal bit rate                 : 2 520 Kbps
Width                            : 480 pixels
Height                           : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4:3
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Standard                         : PAL
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.354
Stream size                      : 42.1 MiB (88%)
Writing library                  : TMPGEnc 2.54.37.135

Audio
ID                               : 192 (0xC0)
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 2
Duration                         : 2mn 23s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 224 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 3.83 MiB (8%)

This is the working make report

HDConvertToX v.2.2.516.3803 report

Input File: c:\rip\source\queens.m2v ( C:\Rip\Source\queens.m2v )
Codec Video: mpeg
Width / Heigh : 480 / 576
Framerate / Framecount: 25.000fps  / 3606 frames
Duration(hh:mm:ss): 0:2:25
Aspect Ratio: 1.3334
Resized resolution: 480 / 240
Crop Values : 34:129:35:120

Start Video Configuration ->
Encoding Settings: X264 HDC Sayth Opt HQF ; Quality= 21.5
Final Size: 21.5
Denoise Level: Super Light
Video Handling: Use Best Decoder
-> End Video Configuration

Start Audio Configuration ->
Audio Codec: Nero AAC Audio
Audio Bitrate/Quality: 0.5
Audio Channels: Original
Normalize: On
Audio handling: Force FFmpeg.exe as decoder
Keep only core: On
-> End Audio Configuration

Full Audio List-> (*** mean selected)
NONE
*** C:\Rip\Source\queens.m2v
2: mp2, 2.0 channels, 224kbps, 44.1khz

-> End Full Audio List

Full Subtitle List-> (*** mean selected)
*** NONE

-> End Full Subtitle List

Mux Subtitle in MP4/MKV file: On

Start Advanced AviSynth ->
Basic Filter: Undot()
QMF Filter: QMLF_7_motions_FluxSmooth.avs
FreeAVS String: asharp(1.5,3.25,-1.0)
ColorMatrix: On
Resizer: Spline36Resize
-> End Advanced AviSynth
Start Muxing Options ->
<- End Muxing Options

Start Queue ->
prompt $d $t $_$P$G

"C:\Rip\HDC\applications\dgindex.exe" -FO=0 -OM=0 -YR=2 -AIF=[c:\rip\source\queens.m2v] -OF=[C:\Rip\HDC\job2\movie] -exit -minimize
"C:\Rip\HDC\applications\ffmpeg.exe" -i "C:\Rip\Source\queens.m2v"  -f wav -y "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdencodertox-pid1.wav"
"C:\Rip\HDC\applications\wavi.exe" "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdconvert_audio_1_queens.m2v.avs" - | "C:\Rip\HDC\applications\neroaacenc.exe" -if - -q 0.5 -ignorelength -of "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdencodertox-pid1.mp4"
"C:\Rip\HDC\applications\x264.exe" --crf 21.5  --preset medium --bframes 3 --ref 3 --subme 6 --aq-mode 2 --level 4.1 --me umh   --tune animation  --sar 1:1  --output "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_queens.h264" "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_queens.avs"
"C:\Rip\HDC\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "C:\Rip\Produced\Queens - Feel good.MKV" --default-duration 0:25.000fps  "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_queens.h264"    --aac-is-sbr 0:1 "C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdencodertox-pid1.mp4" --title "QOTSA - Feel good hit of the summer" 
-> End Queue

AviSynth Script ->
Working with files: C:\Rip\HDC\job2\hdconverttox_queens.avs
Mpeg2Source("C:\Rip\HDC\job2\movie.d2v")
Spline36Resize(480,240,34,129,-35,-120)
ColorMatrix(d2v="C:\Rip\HDC\job2\movie.d2v")
hqdn3d(1)
Undot()
QMLF_7_motions()
asharp(1.5,3.25,-1.0)
-> End AviSynth Script

[seplant]

Hi. I'm trying to convert a VC1 file to H.264 for the first time using HDConvertToX, and I'm getting a strange error during encoding. The error is as follows:

Error: 2pass curve failed to converge
target: -962.00 kbit/s, expected: 39698.09 kbit/s, avg QP: 10.0000
try reducing target bitrate or reducing qp_min (currently 10)

Any ideas what this means? I am running on a 64-bit WinXP machine with dual core 2.8GHz processor and 2GB of RAM.

Here is the entire log if it helps:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Conv
ert to X\job0>"C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backu
p Tools\HD Convert to X\applications\eac3to.exe" "c:\documents and settings\user
\my documents\my videos\elf.m2ts" 2: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Document
s\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3"
M2TS, 1 video track, 2 audio tracks, 1 subtitle track, 24p /1.001
1: VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
3: TrueHD/AC3, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
(embedded: AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB)
4: Subtitle (PGS)
a02 Extracting audio track number 2...
a02 Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
a02 Creating file "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD B
ackup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdencodertox-pid2.ac3"...
a02 1:36:43 The source file seems to be damaged (sync byte missing).
Video track 1 contains 139137 frames.
eac3to processing took 13 minutes, 28 seconds.
Done.

C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Conv
ert to X\job0>"C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backu
p Tools\HD Convert to X\applications\eac3to.exe" "c:\documents and settings\user
\my documents\my videos\elf.m2ts" 3: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Document
s\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdencodertox-pid3.ac3" -core

M2TS, 1 video track, 2 audio tracks, 1 subtitle track, 24p /1.001
1: VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
3: TrueHD/AC3, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
(embedded: AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB)
4: Subtitle (PGS)
a03 Extracting audio track number 3...
a03 Extracting AC3 stream...
a03 Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
a03 Creating file "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD B
ackup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdencodertox-pid3.ac3"...
a03 1:36:43 The source file seems to be damaged (sync byte missing).
Video track 1 contains 139137 frames.
eac3to processing took 12 minutes, 10 seconds.
Done.

C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Conv
ert to X\job0>"C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backu
p Tools\HD Convert to X\applications\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate -962 --preset
medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b
-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me --sar 1:1 --output "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdconverttox_elf.h26
4" "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD
Convert to X\job0\hdconverttox_elf.avs"
avis [info]: 1920x1072 @ 23.98 fps (139136 frames)
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2 SSE3 Cache64
x264 [info]: profile Main, level 4.0
x264 [info]: frame I:1555 Avg QP:10.15 size:320770
x264 [info]: frame P:45380 Avg QP:10.18 size:246459
x264 [info]: frame B:92201 Avg QP:10.71 size:185611
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 1.6% 14.0% 39.4% 45.0%
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 23.3% 0.0% 76.7%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 36.8% 0.0% 0.0% P16..4: 58.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0
.0% skip: 4.7%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 17.1% 0.0% 0.0% B16..8: 46.5% 0.0% 0.0% direct:
31.2% skip: 5.2% L0:24.7% L1:28.1% BI:47.3%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: -1.#J
x264 [info]: direct mvs spatial:98.2% temporal:1.8%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 91.5% 96.0% 93.9% inter: 85.3% 72.7% 50.6%

x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 30% 16% 36% 18%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 24% 20% 16% 6% 7% 7% 6% 7% 7%
x264 [info]: kb/s:39698.08

encoded 139136 frames, 4.35 fps, 39698.08 kb/s

C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Conv
ert to X\job0>"C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backu
p Tools\HD Convert to X\applications\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate -962 --preset
medium --trellis 0 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 9 --direct auto --me umh --b
-adapt 2 --no-chroma-me --sar 1:1 --output "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD Convert to X\job0\hdconverttox_elf.h26
4" "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Applications\BD Backup Tools\HD
Convert to X\job0\hdconverttox_elf.avs"
avis [info]: 1920x1072 @ 23.98 fps (139136 frames)
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2 SSE3 Cache64
x264 [warning]: Error: 2pass curve failed to converge
x264 [warning]: target: -962.00 kbit/s, expected: 39698.09 kbit/s, avg QP: 10.00
00
x264 [warning]: try reducing target bitrate or reducing qp_min (currently 10)
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
x264 [info]: frame I:404 Avg QP:10.19 size:387014
x264 [info]: frame P:12669 Avg QP:10.19 size:321052
x264 [info]: frame B:26611 Avg QP:10.65 size:249865
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 2.1% 11.8% 32.7% 53.4%
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 7.7% 67.7% 24.6%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 3.8% 39.2% 10.9% P16..4: 15.0% 18.4% 12.0% 0.0% 0
.0% skip: 0.7%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 1.5% 16.7% 5.0% B16..8: 37.0% 8.1% 10.5% direct:
19.9% skip: 1.3% L0:31.2% L1:29.0% BI:39.8%
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:72.1% inter:26.4%
x264 [info]: direct mvs spatial:82.3% temporal:17.7%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 97.2% 99.1% 98.9% inter: 88.7% 83.1% 74.1%

x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 24% 7% 15% 54%
x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 21% 15% 18% 6% 6% 7% 6% 9% 11%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 16% 11% 8% 8% 11% 11% 10% 11% 13%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 65.1% 16.5% 11.1% 7.3%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 85.6% 9.3% 5.2%
x264 [info]: kb/s:52553.12

aborted at input frame 39698, output frame 39684
encoded 39684 frames, 1.01 fps, 52534.59 kb/s
Terminate batch job (Y/N)?