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Old 10th June 2003, 12:49   #21  |  Link
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good news
i did some tests and got beautiful results
also i have some questions :
- in producer log , i get:
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PID828,Informational,SDK Encoding,2003/06/10 01:22:32,15004,Starting analysis pass
PID828,Diagnostic,Video Codec,2003/06/10 01:22:32,20049,Setting video packet size to 1352
the video packet size should be 16380 like i asked in the audience ? i think i'm wrong somewhere but don't know where
in general , is there a way to ensure ehq is 'really' enabled ?
- is <useThreads> enabled ? (should i delete this line ?)
- do you think that max startup latency at 60 is a good default for encodes ? i make my tests on short files (about one minute), does it have any influence on bits distribution ?
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Old 10th June 2003, 12:58   #22  |  Link
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Old 10th June 2003, 13:11   #23  |  Link
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@sirber : you just have to edit video audience and change maxstartuplatency value...you know i'm lazier than you
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@zedude

>the video packet size should be 16380 like i asked in the audience ?

in the audience i think custom=MAXpacketsize at 16380 not the average packet size but i am not sure.

>- do you think that max startup latency at 60 is a good default for encodes ?

much latency is hight and must the codec can analyse the motion to made a better bit redistribution.

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Re customPacketSize : the reason this is currently needed for the codec, is to over-ride Producer's request to set it to 1352. Later this will change, and Producer will set it correctly for high bitrate VBR streams meant for download, and it will also be a Producer option. But for now, please use 16000 in the codecProperties, not 16380 (long story, this is due to a bug in old renderers, and we would like old players/renderers to work..)

Re useThreads : this is no longer needed. If you have a dual CPU, you could set useThreads to 0, but there is no advantage, it will just run slower, so this is good only for debug purposes. With regards to hyper-threaded P4s : I detect this, and actually disable threading, due to cache contention causing slightly lower performance with two codec threads on hyper-threaded systems. True dual CPU systems rock though, almost twice the speed of single CPU systems.

Re Max startup latency : Maybe I will add a codec registry hack later, but the problem is the codec is too good at staying at the average bitrate, and it would rarely, if ever fill a large buffer. Perhaps only in 1-pass where it is not as good at keeping the average bitrate (yes, 1-pass sometimes actually looks better for short clips, because it spends more bits, filling the latency buffer to a higher level, but then also creating a higher bitrate larger file). We are planning to improve 2-pass VBR, so maybe there will be improvements happening in this area.
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Old 10th June 2003, 15:23   #26  |  Link
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2) all my work on RV9-EHQ is actually in the codec itself. It's all about the codec making more optimal encoding decisions, without changing the format of the bitstream. The resulting bitstream can then be played back in existing decoders. There are also improvements in Producer, but these are feature and system related. So to summarize: the RV9-EHQ changes live in the encoder codec which is part of Helix Producer, but produces RV9 bitstreams that are backwards compatible with existing RV9 decoder codecs.
so all the work on the improvement of the codec quality is done in the codec itself (so nothing like nandub-tuning?)...

is there any official codec numbering, like realvideo9.0.2, to know which version i am using...
there are so many files i dont know which one is the most important to check the version number (erv43260.dll/erv4.dll ?)

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Re: RV9-EHQ

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Will the improvement be worth the slower encoding speed?
Yes! At least in my humble opinion.

450kbps (386kpbs video @634x344:24fps, 64 kpbs audio) was previously just outside of what I consider 10 out of 10 video (on Japanese cartoons). But it is now firmly inside. The "stuff going on" that is in the pre-EHQ encode is not in the EHQ (complexity = 80) encode.

Impressive work, karl!

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Old 10th June 2003, 15:42   #28  |  Link
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ok , thank you for these answers
i 'll soon update rmfactory with this custompacketsize and keep maxstartuplatency at 25 sec as default...
my tests showed me i could now encode with a lower bits/(pix*frame) value (about 0.03 less) without losing any quality and at the same time i get a better quality in high action scenes
you did great work karl !!
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@everyone : thanks for your comments, I am really glad you notice a difference! I am sure it is much too soon for another codec test, but Doom9's most recent test along with one from c't, were part of the reason I started this work.

@bond : I am not exactly sure what nanDub-tuning means, but this work is all in the core codec, improving its decision logic. Good idea re version information. I will change it in the DLL to read "RealVideo 9 EHQ". that way it is easier to see which version is which. Until then, you could always keep backup copies in appropriately named folders

@31 Flavas : good example on where visual improvement can be found. I have a clip provided by Sirber, with foreground objects moving across a pure white background. At 350 kbps, the improvement is much higher than I had hoped for.

@zedude : interestingly enough, that reduction in number of bits/pix is just about what I have noticed as well during my experiments. As an example, if I were previously using 0.18 bits/pix for a certain clip, I can now use 0.15 or even 0.145.
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Old 10th June 2003, 17:43   #30  |  Link
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Re: Re: Re: RV9-EHQ

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with new producer it is possible output to raw yuv file, and probably Karl have spme self-made tools
hey yeah, speaking of this, is there a better way than EO Video to decompress RealVideo stuff :|
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Old 10th June 2003, 19:17   #31  |  Link
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What's the point in decompressing RMVB?
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Old 10th June 2003, 19:22   #32  |  Link
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What's the point in decompressing RMVB?
maybe burning as (s)vcd? and that's all i can think
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Old 10th June 2003, 22:25   #33  |  Link
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I made some tests with EHQ. Quality is deffinitly better. Image is sharper and low-bitrate encodes really needs it.

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But... 4 hours is SO long!!! Would be great to optimize the encoder for 3DNOW!/3DNOW!+.

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LOL! Sirber, you're really thinking that 4 hours it's a long time? How about 20 hours just to complete the first pass.

Duration: 2:28:34 /EHQ-80/1024x436/850kbps/2-passVBR
wanna guess the name of the DVD title? (A hint: "Stay with me!")

Btw: Great work Karl!, thank you very much. Speed is really none important factor for me (well, almost )as long as I am getting great results.
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To all modo: I'm just joking.

In fact, I have no idea what's the DVD title. "Stay with me!" can suite a lot of movies, like E.T., Home Alone and Terminator 2...
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Old 11th June 2003, 12:58   #36  |  Link
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Some tests with dual AMD :

Tests done with x2real (720x304 avi source from a divX 2CD 1200 Kbits)
compression at 675 Kbits
complexity 65 : 75-83 % of CPU load -> 35-42 fps (a bit degraded compare from divx)
complexity 80 : 92-99 % of CPU load -> 14-18 fps (no visual degradation from the divx)

Very good !

<UseThread> create in .rpad from RMFactory 0.3 lock the dual mode : 50% cpu load. I delete it in my tests.

EHQ at 80 use all the power of dual cpu !! cool. Before it was about 80-85 %

I use X2Real to convert AVI-AVS, and easy insertion of filters and job control (but no jobsave ).
RMFactory 0.3 avi option is not very intuitive.

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44 minutes X-File episode SVCD (org. source: DVD) -> 350 Kbits (318 video) 1-pass VBR, encoder complexity 80 @ 480 x 360: 6 hours and 10 minutes (was: 1 and a half hour at encoder complexity 65) on a Celereon 1.7 GHz with 384 MB RAM.

The result is really most impressive and pleasing to my eyes.

At 65 this rate used to produce acceptably good results. The "stuff going on" in the background or out of the focus would sometimes hint at that this was a low bitrate encode but overall the quality was good enough (TV/VHS) to watch without being bothered or having a cheap messy feel to it.

Now, with encoder complexity at 80, the results are really impressive: a clear, thight picture with hardly any "stuff going on". Karl really must be too much with his nose in it for him to say "I am really glad you notice a difference!" as only extremely visually impaired persons would not notice an difference :-) It's just like that: it's not a matter of bending over closely to your screen to try to figure out what, if anything, has changed - it is self evident.

Well worth the extra encoding time.

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44 minutes X-File episode SVCD (org. source: DVD) -> 350 Kbits (318 video) 1-pass VBR, encoder complexity 80 @ 480 x 360: 6 hours and 10 minutes (was: 1 and a half hour at encoder complexity 65) on a Celereon 1.7 GHz with 384 MB RAM.
Always do a 2-pass VBR. Quality will be better and you won't spend too much bits on useless places.
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Always do a 2-pass VBR. Quality will be better and you won't spend too much bits on useless places.
Yeah indeed, if time is an issue it's usually better to do a CBR. My reasoning for doing 1-pass was the idea that if I set the peak high action scenes get a bit smoother. The X-Files are quite static; lot of walking, standing, talking. But once in a while they chase someone or wrestle someone to the floor and I figured (1-pass) VBR would give it some extra leeway. I wouldn't mind having a CBR setting where I can adjust how much it will go over the CBR when it encounters (too much) movement. As it is the normal leeway in CBR doesn't hold up to sudden movements.

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So you encodes animes... 2-pass VBR is the best for that. Still scenes are at 16kbps, and high-action scenes at >800kbps.
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