HDConvertToX v. 3.0 (14/10/2010)

[twipley]

Hey. Great software.

Although, why not put it default to x264 in MKV?

And perhaps, too, to "copy (original) audio." More importantly, I think the de-noise filters should best be put to off by default. Unless I'm wrong.

Yours,
twipley

[Adub]

@twipley
You can create your own profile with your preferred settings and then load this when you start the program. That way you can always be outputting to H264 in MKV (remember x264 is a compressor, not a standard) and keep your original audio.

[twipley]

Ye. I've already done that. Although I still wonder why the denoise filters are put on (though at "slight") by default.

[Macgyver]

[QUOTE=Macgyver;1418412]The source, a HD-PVR file, plays flawlessly, but when I run it though this is the notation I get as it converts it.

The video is fine, but the audio is slightly out of sync when the avi is played back.

Any ideas?

The report is attached.

**** update *******

Ran the Mpeg2/TS file through mpeg2repair which, when the conversion is run, the are now no errors, YET still an audio lag.

************** update *********

I'm the only one with a/c sync errors?

Sorry to have bothered ya all.

[twipley]

I had problems with some conversions but through other programs; the error always was the source, and choosing DVDFab as the "disc extractor," main-movie option, in most cases fixed the issue.

Dunno if this can be of any help to you. :S

EDIT: sometimes I was also helped by this post: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...06#post1006806

[buzzqw]

Originally Posted by typhoon_2099

Is there a quick way of converting multiple episodes of a TV show without having to analyse each episode?

each episodes must be selected and analyzed OR you must rip your dvd already splitted by episodes

Originally Posted by joesylvester

Hi,

Could you please help? I received the message below when tried to generate code for my m2ts video recorded using GF-1. Attached the make report at the bottom.

C:\Program Files\HDConvertToX\job1>"C:\Program Files\HDConvertToX\applications\e
ac3to.exe" "d:\joe\20100627_190759.m2ts" 1:"C:\Prog
ram Files\HDConvertToX\job1\hdconverttox.mkv" -seekToIFrames
M2TS, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 0:02:49, 25p
1: h264/AVC, 720p50 (16:9)
2: AC3, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz
v01 The video bitstream framerate field doesn't seem to match the timestamps.
v01 Extracting video track number 1...
v01 The h264 muxer doesn't support this stream type yet.
v01 Muxing video to Matroska...
v01 Please send a 20MB sample to dear@madshi.net
Aborted at file position 1048576.

eac3to is unable to process the input

as eac3to suggest is better to send a sample to madshi

Originally Posted by Macgyver

The source, a HD-PVR file, plays flawlessly, but when I run it though this is the notation I get as it converts it.

Ran the Mpeg2/TS file through mpeg2repair which, when the conversion is run, the are now no errors, YET still an audio lag.

audio is slower, faster or just befor or after ?
could you try to remux it with projectX or pva strumento ?

Originally Posted by typhoon_2099

I have another problem. I'm trying to convert a DVD to MP4, x264, Nero AAC, and english subtitles. However, when the process is finished, all the subtitles from the DVD are included (there's about 13 tracks).

The only workaround I've found is to rip the DVD again but only extract the english subtitle stream.

afaik is a problem of mp4box or splitter for mp4
what player are you using ? have you tried with vlc ?

Originally Posted by ziemlichdunkel

Yes, you're the man, now it's working
Thank you so much!!!

Originally Posted by *Touche*

Hi all!

1. I'm having a strange problem encoding my VMWare video captures. When I analyze the file, HDC sets ForceDirectShowSource. The problem is that the resulting MKV file runs too quickly, as if I sped it up, although it reports the proper framerate and duration. If I set Force FFmpegSource before encoding, it runs with the correct speed (FPS and duration are same as with ForceDirectShowSource), but the mouse cursor that was captured in the original video is no longer visible.

check your dss configuration (namely ffdshow) if something is "wrong"
or change decoder for your capture

2. If the original file has no audio, but I forget to turn it off in the options, HDC starts encoding but finishes without a resulting file. Could this be fixed by automatically disabling audio in the encoding options if no audio is detected, or give some kind of warning?

sorry pal, you must disable it

3. I'm using the latest 2.5 version - v.2.5.649.4295. and have these same problems:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...16#post1412916
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...71#post1411371

Will it be fixed in 2.5 or only in ver 3?

Thank You!

both fixed, in 3.0

BHH

[*Touche*]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

check your dss configuration (namely ffdshow) if something is "wrong"
or change decoder for your capture

ffdshow has default options set. It wasn't loading when I watched the original file in ZoomPlayer or WMP. It did when I enabled Raw video in ffdshow codecs, but no change in encoding results. Could you take a look at the sample?

[Macgyver]

Originally Posted by twipley

I had problems with some conversions but through other programs; the error always was the source, and choosing DVDFab as the "disc extractor," main-movie option, in most cases fixed the issue.

Dunno if this can be of any help to you. :S

EDIT: sometimes I was also helped by this post: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...06#post1006806

Thanks for the reply, but this isn't a dvd rip (unless I missed something) and I simply can not fix it in VDub, which is what I've been doing for donkey's years.

Interestingly though, when I allow Beyond TV's Divx conversion to run, there isn't a problem.

Leads me to believe there is a problem with HD-CTX.

[buzzqw]

@*Touche*

there is something very weird with your files

all the samples have 25 fps, but there is a speedup on dss decoding

you can try opening the hdconverttox_testni1.avs in mpc and let's play it (or virtualdub) and check for information

another try is to force for dss decoding the changefps to 12.5 or similar

anyway i doubt that's a problem of hdc

could you post the original sample ? (since Testni1.avi don't have cursor i don't think it's the original)

BHH

[*Touche*]

Hmm, it is the original. I have the cursor when I play it.

"you can try opening the hdconverttox_testni1.avs in mpc and let's play it (or virtualdub) and check for information"

What information should I check for?

And how come FFmpegsource doesn't speed it up?

[buzzqw]

ffmpegsource rely on ffmpeg, directshowsource rely on... directshowsource!

these are two different kind of decoding, each one with pro and cons

BHH

[typhoon_2099]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

each episodes must be selected and analyzed OR you must rip your dvd already splitted by episodes

Each episode is a separate ifo and vob. Is that what you meant by split by episode?

Originally Posted by buzzqw

afaik is a problem of mp4box or splitter for mp4
what player are you using ? have you tried with vlc ?

The finished file has choices for each language. VSRip is extrcating the correct language but it adds ids for all the other languages. Please see the attached idx code:

# Language index in use
langidx: 0

# English
id: en, index: 0
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: English
# Vob/Cell ID: 1, 1 (PTS: 0)
timestamp: 00:00:28:920, filepos: 000000000
timestamp: 00:00:31:720, filepos: 000001000
(lots more timestamps but I've deleted them due to character limits)

# Portugues
id: pt, index: 1
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Portugues

# Dansk
id: da, index: 2
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Dansk

# Norsk
id: no, index: 3
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Norsk

# Finish
id: fi, index: 4
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Finish

# Svenska
id: sv, index: 5
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Svenska

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 6
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 7
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 8
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 9
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 10
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 11
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 12
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 13
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 14
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 15
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 16
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 17
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 18
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 19
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 20
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 21
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 22
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 23
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 24
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 25
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 26
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 27
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 28
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 29
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 30
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

# (Not detected)
id: --, index: 31
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: (Not detected)

every extra id line adds another subtitle option to the final film, and since there are no timestamps, it's just an empty subtitle stream.

[flebber]

Two questions, when I am accepting PGC and select Multi Episodes, would there be any way to have all multi episodes added to queue as individual encodes?

Can I set a fixed width to use so that once file has been analysed and cropped that all adjuetments are made to the fixed width? Eg if I set width to 720 and I want it to stay at that regardless of analysis but leave height adjustable.

[flebber]

Would it be easy to enable a set Fixed height option in the profile text.

#Crop&Resize
Crop Obey to AR=0
Follow ITU Resizing=0
No Resize Crop=0
Anamorphic=0
Set MOD Width=16
Set MOD Height=16
Set Height = 720
Set Width = 400
No AutoCrop=0

Could be useful for specific device profiles that need set display size options Or leaving the Width Variable = Off could allow for automatic cropping and resizing.

[jackkoho]

hello,
Ever since I upgrade to latest version, I find that the final file is not made onto wherever I save it, and I have to mux the .avi and .mp3 from jobx folder manually.

Is there any log file I can post to help identify the problem?

Jackkoho (numerous time donor)

[buzzqw]

Originally Posted by typhoon_2099

Each episode is a separate ifo and vob. Is that what you meant by split by episode?

The finished file has choices for each language. VSRip is extrcating the correct language but it adds ids for all the other languages. Please see the attached idx code:

[CODE]
# Language index in use
langidx: 0

# English
id: en, index: 0
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: English
# Vob/Cell ID: 1, 1 (PTS: 0)
timestamp: 00:00:28:920, filepos: 000000000
timestamp: 00:00:31:720, filepos: 000001000
(lots more timestamps but I've deleted them due to character limits)

# Portugues
id: pt, index: 1
# Decomment next line to activate alternative name in DirectVobSub / Windows Media Player 6.x
# alt: Portugues
....

every extra id line adds another subtitle option to the final film, and since there are no timestamps, it's just an empty subtitle stream.

i can look.. but seems more an issue due to vsrip/mp4box...

Originally Posted by flebber

Two questions, when I am accepting PGC and select Multi Episodes, would there be any way to have all multi episodes added to queue as individual encodes?

you must select each episodes and add one at time

Can I set a fixed width to use so that once file has been analysed and cropped that all adjuetments are made to the fixed width? Eg if I set width to 720 and I want it to stay at that regardless of analysis but leave height adjustable.

you can always say yes to assume same properties to all file
in this way no change is made on width/height

Originally Posted by jackkoho

hello,
Ever since I upgrade to latest version, I find that the final file is not made onto wherever I save it, and I have to mux the .avi and .mp3 from jobx folder manually.

Is there any log file I can post to help identify the problem?

Jackkoho (numerous time donor)

this problem is fixed in next release
you can download the "beta3" package build (some post above)

BHH

[flebber]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

you must select each episodes and add one at time



you can always say yes to assume same properties to all file
in this way no change is made on width/height





BHH

The only issue is that with multi episode DVD you are reopening the same ifo which means re-analyzing to access the other PGC's. Unless I am doing it wrong?

For Each PGC it seems I need to reanalyse the ifo to access the next PGC.

[buzzqw]

yes, you are right, you must reopen the ifo

BHH

[flebber]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

yes, you are right, you must reopen the ifo

BHH

Buzzqw but that then resets the sizing as its re analyzed, thats why i questioned either being able to fix width or import all pgc's from a multi-episode at once.

[technoir1]

@ buzzqw

Hey Mate. just writing in regards to Linux compatibility. I remember a few years back you had said that Automkv will run on Linux using Wine (limited)

wine 1.2 was released a few days ago http://www.winehq.org/announce/1.2

Loads and loads of changes here. I can play most modern games fine using wine and am wondering what you think about using hdconvertox on wine??

I am going to try run an encode using WINE however Ii am not an expert. I know there are many options in hdconvertox, some which when turned on may trip a bug in wine.

If we get good results running on Linux, maybe it could get mentioned it on the main page. I would be happy to help attempt a tutorial for getting it running on wine although I have never done one before, but I’m sure I’ll be able to sort it out..


Cheers!!