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

[tkamp]

I just found out about this great tool.
Ofcause I already knew about AVCHD, but never got to use it, because it only can hold 1 movie per media.

I have a few questions to the multiAVCHD tool:
1) Why is the limit set to “only” 40 titles?
2) Is it possible, or will it be a possibility to add DVD’s
I have a very large collection of DVD’s – it would be nice to have an external HDD with movie-only titles :-)

[herrde]

Originally Posted by deank

In multiAVCHD package is included tsmuxer 1.8.34. Replace it with the newest one and if it works let me know... I doubt that it will but... anyway...

Hi deank,

I've already tried that - to no avail. Same result.

I don't think chapters are the problem but if there is any way to send me a sample of the file - please do.

Not a problem at all. I could split off a part using mkvmerge. Which size and part (beginning? end? something from the middle?) would you prefer and how do you want me to send it to you?

Let me know!

Thanks for your help & all the best,

Gero

[deank]

Just any segment... before you send it - try and see if you get the error... If not - find a segment that will error and send it to me.

@tkamp: only fourty?! I just decided so... it is a free tool so I decide how many titles will be available, right? And in 90% of the cases 40 is more that enough.

For DVD -> AVCHD you'll need to do some research. multiAVCHD doesn't deal with other formats.

[fifteen]

Originally Posted by deank

@tkamp: only fourty?! I just decided so... it is a free tool so I decide how many titles will be available, right? And in 90% of the cases 40 is more that enough.

+40 support would be very helpful for creating discs with a HUGE number of titles that are better left unjoined - which is a current issue of mine.

[herrde]

Originally Posted by deank

Just any segment... before you send it - try and see if you get the error... If not - find a segment that will error and send it to me.

Hi deank,

I just e-mailed you the first 5 MB of the mentioned file to the e-mail address from your website. This part provokes the error too, I just checked it again!

Let me know!

Thank you!

Gero

[tkamp]

Thanks for your reply.
I wasn't trying to be rude or anything.
It's just that it would be nice to have the external hdd filled out with videos, and not going back and forth to the PC for changing avchd.
Just a thought - maybe my bad?

[deank]

Few days ago I posted a message that I'm preparing another major version of multiAVCHD, which will support ANY number of titles.

[deank]

Originally Posted by herrde

I just e-mailed you the first 5 MB of the mentioned file to the e-mail address from your website. This part provokes the error too, I just checked it again!

It's the chapters. I'll see to it, but try to enable (x) Add chapters each 5 min.

in muxer tab. It works that way.

I think the first chapter is the problem (00:00:00 - 00:00:00), but I'll test it later.

[herrde]

Originally Posted by deank

It's the chapters. I'll see to it, but try to enable (x) Add chapters each 5 min.

in muxer tab. It works that way.
I think the first chapter is the problem (00:00:00 - 00:00:00), but I'll test it later.

Hi deank,

no, it's not. I just enabled "Add chapters each 5 min" and it gave me the same error!

Best,

Gero

[deank]

I found a bug with the chapters and I fixed it. Update and try again.

[herrde]

Good morning deank,

no, it still doesn't work with build 511, same error! I just tried with both "keep original chapters" and with "add new chapters every 5 mins". Still the same error...

By the way, I have copied the latest tsmuxer.exe into the tools folder.

Does it really work with the partial file that I sent you??

Best,

Gero

[deank]

Yes it works now both with chapters and without them.

Please do this: when tsmuxer gives the error message box - do not close it - go to _TEMP and open the .meta file and paste its contents.

The problem was that --custom-chapters= was blank. Of course there may be something else that causes the error, but at least the sample works here.

[herrde]

Originally Posted by deank

Please do this: when tsmuxer gives the error message box - do not close it - go to _TEMP and open the .meta file and paste its contents.

There is no *.meta file in the _TEMP folder! The only two items that are created in _TEMP are

- a file named "mada2neuer-mkv__info.txt"
- an empty folder named "20090409-095305-6865"

When I press "create multiBD", the tsmuxer window opens and closes again immediately - so fast that I cannot read the output...

Best,

Gero

[deank]

So tsmuxer isn't crashing but just doing nothing?
uncheck [x] delete temp files and there should be some more files in temp. If there is no meta file then there is something really wrong and I have no idea. Your sample works here.

Here is what I see:

[11:08:30] Log started for multiAVCHD  v2.5 (build 511) 
[11:08:30] Processing 1 input file/folder.
[11:08:30] Temp folder does not exist. Set to D:\_TEMP.
[11:08:30] Converting mkv/mp4 file to AVCHD (D:\Downloads\__TEST\mada2neuer_part-001.mkv).
[11:08:30] Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC:1920x1080 23.976fps (AR:1.78)
[11:08:30] AR of 16:9 will be set for this title.
[11:08:30] meta line: A_AC3, "D:\Downloads\__TEST\mada2neuer_part-001.mkv", track=2, lang=ger
[11:08:30] Detected audio: ID#2:A_AC3:audio (48000Hz/6ch) Language: ger
[11:08:30] meta line: A_AC3, "D:\Downloads\__TEST\mada2neuer_part-001.mkv", track=3, lang=eng
[11:08:30] Detected audio: ID#3:A_AC3:audio (48000Hz/6ch) Language: eng
[11:08:30] Detected subtitles: ID#4:S_TEXT/UTF8 Language: ger
[11:08:30] Generating meta file for tsMuxer...
[11:08:30] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[11:08:30] Searching for original chapters (mediainfo)...
[11:08:30] Using original chapters.
[11:08:30] Detected frame reference count: 4 (max:4).
[11:08:30] Compliant with L4.1 for 1920x1080p.
[11:08:30] Creating BluRay folders (tsMuxer)...
[11:08:31] Done!
[11:08:31] Setting vertical resolution value (1080p).
[11:08:31] CLPI transfer: D:\_TEMP\20090409-110830-1595\BDMV\CLIPINF\00000.clpi -> D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1\BDMV\CLIPINF\00000.clpi
[11:08:31] M2TS transfer: D:\_TEMP\20090409-110830-1595\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts -> D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
[11:08:31] MPLS transfer: D:\_TEMP\20090409-110830-1595\BDMV\PLAYLIST\00000.mpls -> D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1\BDMV\PLAYLIST\00000.mpls
[11:08:31] Will use chapter marks: 00:00:00;
[11:08:31] Preparing authoring information...
[11:08:31] Top menu skipped. Playback will start from Title#1.
[11:08:32] Setting menu for 1 titles...
[11:08:32] Forced sequential playback from Title#1 forward.
[11:08:32] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[11:08:32] Completed.
[11:08:32] Creating AVCHD compatible 8.3 filenames...
[11:08:32] Done!
[11:08:32] D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1 folder created!
[11:08:32] Rename D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1 to AVCHD and copy it to root of USB drive or USB disk.
[11:08:32] or rename D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_test1 to AVCHD and copy it to X:\PRIVATE\ of SD/MMC card.
[11:08:32] Deleting only files in temp folder (D:\_TEMP\)...
[11:08:32] You may now remove temp folder (D:\_TEMP\).
[11:08:32] Your compilation contains 0hrs 0min 13sec of video material.
[11:08:32] End of log.

[herrde]

Originally Posted by deank

So tsmuxer isn't crashing but just doing nothing?

So it seems! At least, I see no sign of a crash - it's just that tsmuxer opens and closes again and I find the red error line ("tsmuxer didn't like...") in the log window!

OK, I was able to retrieve the *.meta file. Here it is:

MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00;00:04:15;00:06:46;00:09:25;00:15:51;00:17:34;00:20:26;00:23:57;00:28:03;00:30:58;00:33:52;00:35:19;00:38:15;00:42:59;00:45:35;00:49:22;00:52:17;00:55:17;00:57:59;01:03:28;01:06:33;01:15:17;01:19:48 --split-size=3999MiB --vbv-len=500 
, "C:\Users\Gero\Desktop\mada2neuer.mkv", insertSEI, contSPS, track=, lang=eng, level=4.1, fps=

Best,

Gero

[deank]

Please download again the complete Setup_multiAVCHD_2.5.exe

This meta file is not okay at all... there is no filename, nor FPS and audio streams are missing. All this is provided by mediainfo and mkvinfo. Check your tools\ folder in multiAVCHD.... It seems that mkvinfo doesnt work properly. You're not using localized versions of them, right?

Are there lines in the log: detected subtitles/audio/video, etc.?

[herrde]

Something is completely wrong here. I just tried a completely different MKV - and encountered the same problems...!!

G.

[deank]

Yes - it seems you've somehow broken your multiAVCHD or its tools. Just re-download the complete setup.

[herrde]

Just did that. I deleted the complete multiAVCHD folder, downloaded the full setup, extracted and started from scratch - but it still doesn't work. Still the same problem!!

How can this be...??

G.

[deank]

Did you change something in your windows configuration?

If you're familiar with CMD - go to tools and run mkvinfo.exe path_to_your_file and see what happens.

I added another warning message in log so you should see it.