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Cool OK, thanks. It could have been from a HDD problem, not sure until I do another. Would have deleted me post if you hadn't of responded.
I have a Dual Core CPU. HCenc auto picks up that I have one right? Tried using FAVC 1.06 twice today with a .mkv but the video & audio was 2x as fast and not understandable sounding. mkv file info: Code:
General Complete name : ******* Format : Matroska File size : 1.09 GiB Duration : 41mn 46s Overall bit rate : 3 746 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2009-04-02 02:51:05 Writing application : mkvmerge v2.3.0 ('Freak U') built on Oct 7 2008 20:39:59 Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1 Video ID : 2 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 41mn 43s Bit rate : 3 205 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 3 359 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16/9 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 24 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.145 Writing library : x264 core 67 r1123tw Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=3359 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00 Language : English Audio ID : 1 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 41mn 46s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 384 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz There was mention of lowering the video Bierate to 7000 due Muxman can be possibly being sensitive to spikes. Didn't resolve anything anyway. FAVC 1.07 supposedly has problems retaining AC3 audio. Last edited by Brent.M; 4th April 2009 at 03:24. |
10th April 2009, 12:46 | #764 | Link |
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Will do.
Did a test convert yesterday for the hell of it and it worked. As far as I can tell it is exactly the same spec mkv. Exactly. It's odd how it works when it wants to. Only difference this time is I selected 'Balance' from usual 'Quality' preset in HC options. Bitrate 7000 as usual. Not sure 7000 helps because I have done a mkv convert before at 9400. Also didn't have FFDshow or Halii installed. Again that doesn't mean anything because I have had successful converts with them installed. Code:
General Complete name : ******* Format : Matroska File size : 1.09 GiB Duration : 41mn 49s Overall bit rate : 3 740 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2009-04-09 02:53:57 Writing application : mkvmerge v2.3.0 ('Freak U') built on Oct 7 2008 20:39:59 Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1 Video ID : 2 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 41mn 47s Bit rate : 3 199 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 3 353 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16/9 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 24 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.145 Writing library : x264 core 67 r1123tw Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=3353 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00 Language : English Audio ID : 1 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 41mn 49s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 384 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz |
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If I put those same files into, say, ConvertxtoDVD, they definitely look worse because the encoder is worse. I can't remember what I didn't like about DVD Flick, but it had faults or was missing things compared to FAVC. Whether the encoder it uses isn't as good, I don't remember, because I didn't like other things about it. Point is, regardless of bitrate, I'd rather use Quenc or HC (and FAVC) than various other encoders out there because they do a better job, so there's something to be said about that. Bitrate definitely isn't everything. |
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Besides, I'm not stopping your from setting it to 8000. Go for it. I'm just relating my experience. I have no way to know what the exact nature of the bitrate spike problem is with FAVC. All I know it that it's been there for quite awhile. Mr_Odwin doesn't seem to be around anymore the shed more light on the problem. I'm not a believer in "one piece of software does all" anyway. Esp. on video conversion freeware it's often the case that a converter that works great on certain types of input will often choke on others. To expect one converter to do it all is kind of naive.
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Anybody know how the path FAVC\Menu\Preview\Preview.avs get installed? I had to reinstall FAVC after a crash and now that path and file do not appear. I have FAVC\MENU with a NTSC and PAL folder, but no Preview folder so menu previews do not work any longer.
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Nevermind, I fixed the problem. For the sake of others with the same issue:
The .EXE installer does not create all the folder content, but the .ZIP installer does. Using the ZIP install over the existing EXE install cured the bug. I suspect the problem is caused because the EXE install does not create the empty Preview folder beneath Menu, and the menu preview code does not have the ability to create a new folder on its own. |
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You've missed the point entirely. I wasn't talking about conversion speeds (that's a noob concern), I was referring to high action video footage. An average video bitrate of 4000 (VBR encode) may be fine, but if you check the actual bitrate on playback you'll see it is lower when nothing much is happening but during action sequences it is much higher, hitting 8+Mb/s. These higher bitrates are needed to avoid the common artifacts that occur during high action, blockiness/pixilation/ghosting, whatever folks tend to call them. I guess it doesn't matter much with the quality compromised Xvids that most are concerned with, but with a high quality source handcuffing the encoder to a max of 4000 isn't something I (and many others) would ever do.
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Recently i'm using FAVC 1.07 for encoding .mkv files to normal VOB files that goes on a DVD9 for my normal dvd player.
Everything goes very well. But when i look at the result there are no subs in it. I add them in DVD Options menu into the program. Box Hard subtitles not checked. Sub is a .srt file. So thing is everything (encoding) goes well. Also inserting a sub srt file is accepted by the program. Result Good looking movie but without a sub. When i press subtitles on the remote control of my dvd player it says it has one but it won't show. Same thing on the PC. I can select a sub but no show. Anyone can tell me what i maybe do wrong ? Thanks! |
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I have a question.
I'm trying to convert an avi (divx) file to DVD. The avi is 720x416 (Display aspect ratio 1.731). The final video with FAVC was 4:3 letterbox. So I tried with ConvertXtoDVD and the resulting video was 16:9. Why is this happening with FAVC? Is there a way I can fix this? Maybe modify something? I'd like FAVC to output 16:9. Thanks in advance. |
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AVI2DVD (http://torrents.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1182296) allows you to override 16x9 or 4x3, but I don't see any way to do it with FAVC. That's a good question.
It sounds like your problem is that you have an anamorphic AVI which is non-standard (AVI's should always have an aspect ratio of 1:1). You could try remuxing into an MKV container (Google up MKVMerge). It allows you to set the display aspect ratio (which FAVC should then recognize). |
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He is shooting for a 2.05128:1 DAR and needs a PAR of 1.77:1 but really can't get there with an .avi container (assuming the video's original source was NTSC). (Yes, I also know that mp4modifier can set the aspect ratio of avi files, but many players (and assumingly FAVC) do not recognize whatever it tweaks). But back on topic, if Stanely_A just drops his file into MKVMerge, sets the video "Display width/height" to 852 & 416, and resave the file, FAVC should handle it just fine. Last edited by DoctorM; 25th May 2009 at 05:37. |
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