multiAVCHD - author Blu-ray/AVCHD (Blu-ray players, camcoders, Viera TV) + (HD) DVD

[alex777]

Tested the build 315 on my Sony NTSC BDZ-T90 SAP and got great result, all was as expected!
Thank you deank so much! I'll delete the build 277 soon.

My authoring settings are;
[x]create top menu
[x]static menu(lite)
[x]custom menu
custom name - [x]show in intro

[deank]

In few minutes I'll put build 316.

It will issue warning if custom background image is too complex.
This build allows more complex backgrounds.

Sorry, but until I create a real muxer - there will be limitations on the custom background complexity.

Dean

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LITE VERSION IS UPDATED

Please share your experience.

[kenguru2005]

Custom menu now perfect with arrows here on mac via crossover. SAP: PS3 PAL. Background jpeg 1 MB.

tested with 2.1 v314 and 2.1 v316

Great work, very great

[idbirch2]

Really well done on the custom menus Dean, it's been great watching MultiAVCHD develop into a beast of an application. I'll be trying out a custom menu compilation later tonight.

[deank]

Thanks.

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There are reports on some players which refuse to play optical media with AVCHD structure if BD structure is also present.

I'll add an option in multiAVCHD to select if "create multiBD" output should not contain non-AVCHD folders, i.e.

CERTIFICATE\*
BDMV\AUXDATA
BDMV\BDJO
BDMV\JAR
BDMV\META
BDMV\BACKUP\BDJO

It seems that some SAP FW programmers decide to rely on their existence and if such folders are found, disc is treated as BD, not AVCHD, so missing files in these folders make some players just stop.

I will also try to make multiAVCHD process AVCHD folders with multiple multi-title-playlists correctly and making output compatible with Panasonic TVs with SD cards input, capable of playing AVCHD.
Dean

[miloka]

Originally Posted by deank

Thanks.


I will also try to make multiAVCHD process AVCHD folders with multiple multi-title-playlists correctly and making output compatible with Panasonic TVs with SD cards input, capable of playing AVCHD.
Dean

does this mean that we will be able to add further avchd folders to our already existing multiAVCHD compilations? would be awesome!!!!

This would be the only thing still to add .

Otherwise this prog is PERFECT, no other word for that

You`re the best!!!!

[odin24]

deank, I have a few questions about multiAVCHD. I'm thinking about bakcing up some movie trilogies to a single BD-R, I'd like to keep the HD audio too. I'd also like to mix and match movies too.

1. Can the movies on one disc have different audio codecs, i.e. One with LPCM and two with TrueHD?

2. If all three need subs are they displayed as three individual movies, or is movie #2 a continuation of movie#1 (and same for movie#3) in regards to runtime. Will srt time stamps need to be adjusted for movie#2 and #3, or can the original .sup file be used?

The way I hope to do this is have each movie be it's own m2ts with their own codecs, then load individually, will your app keep the three movies separated when final muxing takes place?

Thanks,

[nwg]

Awesome news on the new custom menu. I will try it out on my two players soon.

[nwg]

Originally Posted by deank

And AVCHD does not include VC-1, so it won't play if the player follows the standard (playstation3 plays it without problem with TrueHD).

Dean

AVCHD does support VC-1 as well as MPEG 2. They work in both my two BD players.

[nwg]

I tried the custom menu and while I can select the videos. The background is not what it is supposed to be.

http://www.apah20.dsl.pipex.com/pics/avchd.jpg

[jfcarbel]

Custom menus are working again perfectly in this latest build for my Panasonic BD30 SAP. Thanks!

[kenguru2005]

Originally Posted by nwg

I tried the custom menu and while I can select the videos. The background is not what it is supposed to be.

http://www.apah20.dsl.pipex.com/pics/avchd.jpg

I had exact the same problem today with a project (A) containing 5 mkv 1024x768. The only difference to an other project (B) which worked perfect was a long mkv file name in project (A). What is this???

[deank]

Originally Posted by miloka

does this mean that we will be able to add further avchd folders to our already existing multiAVCHD compilations?

Yes, I hope I'll be able to add this.

Originally Posted by odin24

deank, I have a few questions about multiAVCHD. I'm thinking about bakcing up some movie trilogies to a single BD-R...

The way I hope to do this is have each movie be it's own m2ts with their own codecs, then load individually, will your app keep the three movies separated when final muxing takes place?

multiAVCHD will keep these 3 input files as 3 separate titles and won't glue them together. It won't touch the original audio streams if you have [-] Use eac3to when needed and the other two [-] TrueHD... to AC3/LPCM unchecked. But tsMuxer will not process trueHD correctly. If your m2tss have LPCM audio - output will be okay.

Originally Posted by nwg

AVCHD does support VC-1 as well as MPEG 2. They work in both my two BD players.

VC-1 is not part of AVCHD standard. Some players work with VC in AVCHD - others don't.

Originally Posted by nwg

I tried the custom menu and while I can select the videos. The background is not what it is supposed to be.

Please update your build. It will remove this garbage. It is my fault.

You should never have seen this background. Check your log for RED lines around the point multiAVCHD creates custom menu.

Something may be wrong with your background file.

Originally Posted by kenguru2005

I had exact the same problem today with a project (A) containing 5 mkv 1024x768. The only difference to an other project (B) which worked perfect was a long mkv file name in project (A). What is this???

It is possible that avisynth does not process the script for creating custom menu page if filenames contain some strange symbols. I tried to remove all " ' / \ % * ? and many other characters that may confuse avisynth, but be sure your files have normal filenames.

Dean

[robshot]

suffice to say that my CUSTOM menu works!!!
I'm using my own CUSTOM background, and the picture is shown perfectly.
I'm using the AVCHD folder on HDD, connected to USB Port of my PS3.
Arrow shown, Custom Titles (I tried up to 5) works.
Selecting "DOWN" button on PS3 on the Arrow, after title no. 5, it shows arrow going down to no. 6 (no title there) but fine for me. The Arrow keeps going down and down, but again, fine for me.
I'm using 312, and haven't update it yet.

[odin24]

Originally Posted by deank

multiAVCHD will keep these 3 input files as 3 separate titles and won't glue them together. It won't touch the original audio streams if you have [-] Use eac3to when needed and the other two [-] TrueHD... to AC3/LPCM unchecked. But tsMuxer will not process trueHD correctly. If your m2tss have LPCM audio - output will be okay.

Excellent... just what I wanted to hear. As long as tsMuxeR muxes the TrueHD and creates the BD structure, I can take that particular m2ts file and remux using tsremux and then replace the new (tsremux) m2ts with the bogus (tsMuxeR) m2ts... sorta like a swap. It will play the TrueHD file fine on a single disc... at least my PS3 does, not sure about other stand alones.

Also, is movie #1 00000.m2ts, #2 00001.m2ts, and so on?

[deank]

tsMuxer starts with 00001...

multiAVCHD starts with 00000 for title#1...

[odin24]

Originally Posted by deank

tsMuxer starts with 00001...

multiAVCHD starts with 00000 for title#1...

Thanks. I'm gonna try the tsremux/tsmuxer m2ts swap for TrueHD, with multiple titles and audio codecs. I'll report back later... might not be for a day or so.

[deank]

Build 319:
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Navigational arrows will go only where supposed to when RC buttons are used
* UP/DOWN move arrows thru title list.. no more strange jumps to unexpected title line

* LEFT/RIGHT move arrows to NEXT PAGE nav button in the lower right corner. It will work only if you have more than 14 titles.

Also few bugs are fixed (important!)

[kenguru2005]

Originally Posted by deank

Build 319:
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Navigational arrows will go only where supposed to when RC buttons are used
* UP/DOWN move arrows thru title list.. no more strange jumps to unexpected title line

* LEFT/RIGHT move arrows to NEXT PAGE nav button in the lower right corner. It will work only if you have more than 14 titles.

Also few bugs are fixed (important!)

Can you update the files on rs for me as mac user?

[deank]

Yes but a bit later.

I'm trying add option to choose custom color for the navigational arrows and I'll update the links to build 319 or 320.

I will post later.