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Old 20th February 2009, 02:48   #1  |  Link
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EDLmaker - simple scenechange detector that writes to EDL file...

i'm going to be getting a fair bit of use out of this, so i might as well share it.

this little script takes a clip and makes a CMX formatted EDL file when it finds what looks like a scenechange. there's some simple logic in there to try and catch fades and other things and stop them being written as events, but overall it's quite simple and pretty quick.

Code:
function EDLmaker (clip c, string filename)
{
global d=c.reduceby2()

global d1=mt_lutxy(d.selectevery(1,-1),d.selectevery(1,0),expr="x y - abs")
global d2=mt_lutxy(d.selectevery(1,0),d.selectevery(1,1),expr="x y - abs")
global d3=mt_lutxy(d.selectevery(1,1),d.selectevery(1,2),expr="x y - abs")

global cut=0
global inpoint=0
global outpoint=0
global event=1

eval1=c.frameevaluate("""global cut = d1.averageluma-(d2.averageluma+d3.averageluma)/2 > 20 ? 1 : 0 """)
eval2=frameevaluate(eval1,"""global outpoint = current_frame """)
eval3=frameevaluate(eval2,""" global event = cut==1 ? event + 1 : event """)
eval4=writefileif(eval3,filename,"cut == 1 || current_frame==d.framecount-1", """ string(event,"%03.0f") + "  001      V     C        " + itc(inpoint) + " " + itc(outpoint) + " " + itc(inpoint) + " " + itc(outpoint)""") 
frameevaluate(eval4,""" inpoint = cut==1? outpoint : inpoint """)
}

function tc (string "timecode", float "rate")
{
	rate=default(rate,25)
	
	frames=value(rightstr(timecode,2))
	secs=value(rightstr(timecode,5).leftstr(2))*rate
	mins=value(rightstr(timecode,8).leftstr(5))*60*rate
	hours=value(rightstr(timecode,11).leftstr(8))*60*60*rate
	int(hours+mins+secs+frames)
}

function itc (int "framecount", float "rate", bool "ms")
{
	rate=default(rate,25)
	ms = default(ms, false)
	
	drop = (rate==29.97)? true : false
	rate2 = (drop==true)? 30 : rate
	
	hours=floor((framecount/rate)/3600)%60
	mins=floor((framecount/rate)/60.0)%60
	secs=floor(framecount/rate)%60
	milli=floor(1000*framecount/rate)%6000%1000
	fmilli=framecount/rate - floor(framecount/rate)
	#frames=floor(fmilli*rate2)
	frames=framecount%int(rate)
	
	dframes = (drop==false)? frames : (secs==0)&&(mins%10!=0)? floor(fmilli*rate2) + 2 : frames
	
	return (ms==false)? (string(hours,"%02.0f")+":"+string(mins,"%02.0f")+":"+string(secs,"%02.0f")+":"+string(frames,"%02.0f")) :
\	(string(hours,"%02.0f")+":"+string(mins,"%02.0f")+":"+string(secs,"%02.0f")+":"+string(milli,"%03.0f"))
}
hope someone gets some use out of this... i certainly will next time i'm forced to use apple's excuse for a colour grading program.

[edit]

here's an example of the output:

Code:
001  001      V     C        00:00:00:00 00:00:02:00 00:00:00:00 00:00:02:00
002  001      V     C        00:00:02:00 00:00:04:03 00:00:02:00 00:00:04:03
003  001      V     C        00:00:04:03 00:00:06:22 00:00:04:03 00:00:06:22
004  001      V     C        00:00:06:22 00:00:09:14 00:00:06:22 00:00:09:14
005  001      V     C        00:00:09:14 00:00:10:20 00:00:09:14 00:00:10:20
006  001      V     C        00:00:10:20 00:00:11:18 00:00:10:20 00:00:11:18
007  001      V     C        00:00:11:18 00:00:13:08 00:00:11:18 00:00:13:08
008  001      V     C        00:00:13:08 00:00:15:08 00:00:13:08 00:00:15:08
009  001      V     C        00:00:15:08 00:00:17:17 00:00:15:08 00:00:17:17

...etc etc
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Old 21st February 2009, 13:04   #2  |  Link
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Very nice idear.

I guess this concept could also could be used for doing the color corrections within Avisynth. I mean if the resulting file was an avs script with a trim command for each clip paired with with color/contrast etc. correction commands. Then this script could be loaded in AvsP and with the AvsP gui slider functions one could easily go through the entire film and correct each clip.

It could be fun to try that concept out or even try to add this as a more permanent function in AvsP.

Anyway good work(and sorry for the thread-jacking)
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that is a good idea, but i fear avisynth would have to be greatly expanded to be usable as a grading program. bear in mind that in my opinion, not even Apple's Color could be considered a "usable" grading program. i've never said the "c" word more than when using this program.

true enough, avs already supports GPU rendering, 3d LUTs, 2d LUTs, advanced denoising (better than in any grading program), de-spotting, sharpening, etc.

what it lacks is more than 8 bits. we'd need float to make it a really good option, and also need genlock, SDI output and RS232 interface with a variety of tape decks, as well as fast enough processing to do HD in realtime.

there's always the dream though. think what an opensource finishing tool could do to the indie world? i think i'd be out of that much more work though...
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I guess that 16 bits integer is more than enough for this kind of stuff.
Film goes well with just 10~11 bits...
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float is better. it's better to process in more bits than you're finishing in, as most grading happens in layers, and though it could be possible to collapse the whole multi-layered grade into a single 3d LUT to avoid this, things like "power windows" and defocus operations can't be done in LUTs.

...that said, i've done avs noise reduction in 8 bits and haven't spotted it on the film-out. in fact, i couldn't see the noise reduction artefacts even knowing what to look for... useful.

tell you what though, MC'd noise reduction scripts in 2048x1260 (and cheated for RGB) are quite slow
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Import of EDLs is beeing added to Blender now.

Check it out here.
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EDLmaker looks fantastic! Looks like I could write a small Perl script or something to turn it into something Avisynth can use (for trimming/splitting).

One question, though, is it guaranteed to split on key-frames? I'd hate having to start encoding on parts that start on a B-Frame or something (as I'll have to combine the parts later).

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One question, though, is it guaranteed to split on key-frames? I'd hate having to start encoding on parts that start on a B-Frame
Scene change detection is fraught with problems and I know of no script/plugin/program that does it perfectly.
Keyframes may or may not be at scene start (depends how good the encoder scene change detector was and already said how good they are) and also on how clip was encoded (eg occasionally see a single keyframe as frame 0 for an entire clip [usually badly encoded DIVX]).

MugFunky thread was from 2009, dont know if he is currently about.

Smok3 is working on an EDL list creator here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=170700

I am working on scene change detector which I hope will blow others away (already works better than anything Im aware of) and unpublished version will create an RT_Stats DBase of scene changes, using script funcs, can then extract eg frames ranges or EDL. Thank you for resurrecting this thread, I was wondering how to handle the drop frames thing for creating EDL lists.
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I've got four different scripts for detecting scene changes. Each uses a different method: MvTools; ScSelect; Depan; and YDifferenceToNext. Each has its own strengths. The usual thing that fools them is when something large enters the scene close to the camera, typically someone who walks in front of me. Quick camera pans can also fool these scene detection scripts, and I often have problems when trying to do scene detection on sports like football where the camera pans quickly to follow the action.

These will be the big challenges for you as you attempt to finally "solve" this problem.

There are also pathological cases, but you can probably ignore these. Strobe lights will cause most scene detection to fail, but those are pretty rare. Also, jump cuts often are not caught.

I had very good success using your motion detection for security camera applications. Hopefully you can adapt some of that same code to solve this much more widespread problem.
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As far as the multiple flash frames thing is concerned, currently got a version that almost works (not the DBase thing mentioned above, only
just done that over the last couple of days). I think now I've done the DBase version, will be easier to incorporate the multiflash override functionality.
A surprising offshoot of the multiflash thing is that it can 'ignore' global luma variances over about 4 frames, lightning flashes and explosions
or someone opening a door and letting light into a room.
I'm starting with a 'hair trigger' detector, and then want to be able to override the very sensitive detections (so overrides only need be done on the relatively
rare +ve detections and not on non detect frames). Hopefull I'll also be able to incorporate a user override function to set frames to scene change or not scene change.
Still some way to go but its getting better, If I can get it performing as desired, it will likely become a plug function.
The DBase thing currently acts just like SCSelect (but much less brain dead), but creates a DBase as it scans, you can scan backwards over previously visited frames, but if you jump forwards to previously un-visited frames, then it scans forwards from highest visited frame number up to the jump frame, setting DB as it goes (so would seem to hang for a time). The necessity to scan all frames between last visited and jump frame makes it easier (or possible) to implement the multiflash (and other overrides), as jumping to any old frame would require pretty much an unlimited number of frames previous to jump frame to be scanned (there could have been overrides previous to the jump position and the only real way to be sure to be in 'override sync' would be to scan from frame 0).
If you eg do a Video Analysis pass in VDub, you can then jump to any frame.

Something large entering the frame will probably be a SC detect problem for a long time, until machines can perceive as we do.
Might be able to improve for quick camera pans.
Strobe lights, am curious to see if the mutiflash thing can ignore that, but if constant, then is likely to slow scanning quite a bit.

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I had very good success using your motion detection for security camera applications. Hopefully you can adapt some of that same code to solve this much more widespread problem.
Yep, thats gonna eventually be tried too [EDIT: to override false +ve's].
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Scene change detection is fraught with problems and I know of no script/plugin/program that does it perfectly.
Keyframes may or may not be at scene start (depends how good the encoder scene change detector was and already said how good they are) and also on how clip was encoded (eg occasionally see a single keyframe as frame 0 for an entire clip [usually badly encoded DIVX]).

MugFunky thread was from 2009, dont know if he is currently about.

Smok3 is working on an EDL list creator here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=170700

I am working on scene change detector which I hope will blow others away (already works better than anything Im aware of) and unpublished version will create an RT_Stats DBase of scene changes, using script funcs, can then extract eg frames ranges or EDL. Thank you for resurrecting this thread, I was wondering how to handle the drop frames thing for creating EDL lists.
Thanks for all the info. This all looks positively very promising! And I'll be looking forward to your new and awesome tool!
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