MeGUI: General Questions and Troubleshooting Thread

[Soshen]

soshen: very strange, it sounds like a problem with your computer as I've never heard of that reported before. Try poking around, checking for viruses, reinstalling .net & megui, etc etc

well i try in two different PC and doing the same thing.

i try to reinstall both megui and .net but all work like before.
If i use a simple script all work good...

[Sharktooth]

uhm... never heard of that...
maybe directshow codecs are screwed... or some other weird things happening.

[SnapCount]

SnapCount: What is the size of the muxed avi (the one that plays with audio only)? If you open it with virtualdub does it appear to have video?

IIRC the sample test i did was the video was around 6mb. When I muxed both mp3 and video together the new file went down to 5mb.

[SnapCount]

Oh and when I used the AVImux GUI program, the file size went up to 7mb.

[squid_80]

Thanks, but...If you open it with virtualdub does it appear to have video?
Or even try remuxing the bad file through avimux_gui to see what happens. I'm trying to find out if the bad file actually contains video at all, some media players have a bad habit of assuming a file is an mp3 file if they see mp3 data too close to the start of the file.

[SnapCount]

I opened up the broken mux file and virtualdub does not see any frames at all, and still just plays the audio.

Using avimux_gui, muxing the bad avi with the mp3 - the files doesnt play at all.

avimux_gui - muxing avi with no sound with bad avi and mp3 works fine.

And if the player was mistaking that it was an mp3, it would be playing the visualisations for that player. Players that i have tried are WMP 10, Nero Showtime and PowerDVD and all of them shows nothing.

[McFlipp]

I'm trying to open a non-reencoded h264 file (bbc hd) with the following script in MeGUI

LoadPlugin("blah\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("blah\mt_masktools.dll")
LoadPlugin("blah\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")
LoadPlugin("blah\Blockbuster.dll")
LoadPlugin("blah\DctFilter.dll")

Directshowsource("blah\h264.dd51.ts", Audio=false) #CoreAVC

converttoyv12()

RemoveGrain(mode=3)

crop(2,2,-2,-2)
Lanczos4Resize(1280,720)

dull=last
sharp=dull.LimitedSharpenFaster(ss_x=1.5,ss_y=1.5,Smode=3,strength=100,overshoot=1)
Soothe(sharp,dull,25)

blockbuster(method="noise",detail_max=6,cache=4096)
MeGUI opens it fine. But when i close the preview window that pops up when you load an avs file, after a few seconds MeGUI closes it self!
When i leave the preview window open and start encoding, the encoding crashes after a few secs. But when i look in the taskmanager then, i DO see x264.exe running and using all my cpu power, so it seems it is still encoding somehow :?

What might be the problem here?

[check]

I have no idea what would cause megui to crash like that, but if x264 is still running and eating your CPU, the encode still will be too. It sounds like you have the same problem as Soshen (or at least similar), it might be worth trying to find an overlap in terms of recent changes to your computer.

[Appu]

I was trying to use meGUI for creating an avi stream that contains xvid video and mp3 audio. I used Divx AviMux to create the AVI output. Got the following error..

ERROR: DIVXMUX_INVALIDFILE File: Audio

But the muxing works if I use an external AviMux tool.

Searched this forum and found that this question was already raised ( by Carpo ) but didn't find an answer. I can provide the sample streams if needed.

Another related issue. If I use adaptive muxer the video seems to be totally black.

The MKV and MP4 muxer is working properly.

[Appu]

The log files for Adaptive mixer is given below.

Log for job job5

DivXMux: Version 6.1 Build Num: 36
Output File Streams:

TrackId 0: Video Stream: From AVI
Frame Rate: 25.000000
Resolution: 640x272
TrackId 1: Audio Stream: From MP3
SamplesPerSec: 32000
BlockAlign: 1


Creating Index...

[check]

it seems the divxmuxer has broken. Either use a standalone alternative (avimux_GUI) or use an alternative container <:)

[s0d0idura]

x264 - core 54 svn-602M - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2005 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=5 deblock=1:-2:-1 analyse=0x3:0x133 me=umh subme=6 brdo=1 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=2 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 chroma_qp_offset=0 slices=1 nr=0 decimate=0 mbaff=0 bframes=16 b_pyramid=1 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=3 wpredb=1 bime=0 keyint=480 keyint_min=24 scenecut=40 rc=2pass bitrate=700 ratetol=2.0 rceq='blurCp



how to take off this information of the video???

please help-me :)

Which software I can use, to see the information of the video?

[check]

do you want to remove that information? you can probably just blank it in a hex editor, which is also how you view it.

[s0d0idura]

how I make to see it?

I have a video and encoding it, want to see this information of it as I make to see?

[weaver4]

I am getting the following error when I am using MeGui and I am trying to compress the audio.

Error:
MeGUI.AviSynthException: Script error: NicAc3Source does not have a named argument "DRC"
at MeGUI.AviSynthClip..ctor(String func, String arg, AviSynthColorspace forceColorspace, AviSynthScriptEnvironment env)
at MeGUI.AviSynthAudioEncoder.encode()

I have nicaudio.dll installed in the Avisynth plugins directory.

The link that was given to download the avisynth is broken so I got the latest version from doom9. This version did not have any of the plugins in it so I have gone out and found the ones that I needed.

[Sharktooth]

you have nicaudio without the DRC patch...

[lexor]

Hey all, I'm getting a strange error (well not really an error, nothing happens and that's the problem). The Avisynth script creator doesn't create a script. Every function/button in it works and I can run analyse and it'll give correct results. But the script page is empty, and it's not just a gui bug, if I save it, the file is empty. I have it updated to Dec16 autoupdate, avisynth 2.5, it all used to work before, but I haven't used script creator for a while and there has been several autoupdates since then, don't know which one broke it. No other codec/tools changes since last time it worked, only autoupdate. Does anyone else have this problem?

[check]

tried reinstalling? could be the avs template was deleted.

[lexor]

tried reinstalling? could be the avs template was deleted.

heh, that worked, with the autoupdate, I completely forgot that megui has an installer... took a few seconds to realise where to get one :) all good now though.

[weaver4]

you have nicaudio without the DRC patch...

Thanks I found it. The nicaudio filter that is on avisynth.org site (http://avisynth.org/warpenterprises/) does not have the DRC patch on it. It is still version 1.1 the latest is 1.5.

[s0d0idura]

help me??

as I make to see this : 264 - the 54 Cores svn-602M - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2005 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=5 deblock=1: - 2: - 1 analyse=0x3: 0x133 me=umh subme=6 brdo=1 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=2 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 chroma_qp_offset=0 slices=1 nr=0 decimate=0 mbaff=0 bframes=16 b_pyramid=1 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=3 wpredb=1 bime=0 keyint=480 keyint_min=24 scenecut=40 rc=2pass bitrate=700 ratetol=2.0 rceq='blurCp, of the video?

[dirio49]

why it cannot download neroacc and it says that it has an update all the times.

is like crying wolf ;)

[check]

you can right click on the nero item and select 'ignore'

[Carpo]

when doing a back up where you dont resize and you are using xvid to do a 2cd backup (45% or 58% profile ) which matrix should be used, i see it selects the one itself but can these be changed or should i leave the one that is selected as it is?

seeing as i have always resized im wondering if keeping it as 720x480 or 720x560 is the step to go in

[dirio49]

Any idea how to get around this?



Error:
MeGUI.AviSynthException: m2AudioAC3Source: unsupported channel configuration in file "C:\New Folder\VTS_01_1 T01 1+1ch 32Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3"
at MeGUI.AviSynthClip..ctor(String func, String arg, AviSynthColorspace forceColorspace, AviSynthScriptEnvironment env)
at MeGUI.AviSynthAudioEncoder.encode()
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The current job contains errors. Skipping chained jobs

[Carpo]

is that an actual ac3 from a dvd or one you made yourself ?

[dirio49]

From a dvd, (Hitch)

[Carpo]

what did u use to rip it

[dirio49]

RI4M and then i compressed it with DVDrb

[Carpo]

u mean you backed it up to a dvd5 and am using that to back it up to xvid/x264 ?

[dirio49]

Yes, i made an iso, then mounted that and ripped from the iso in ifo mode.:)

[Carpo]

why not just use the dvd9 source to run it through megui ?

[dirio49]

No idea, faster i though to rip from the harddrive. Since i already have it in the harddrive.
you think it makes a difference?

[Carpo]

quite poss - rip it using rip it for me and dvd decrypter in ifo mode (seems megui likes files from this methord better) and run it through megui

hopefully this should sort the problem, if not there is something else causing it

[dirio49]

Sure, i will try that thanks.
any idea how i would remove the crap cells from the video?

[Carpo]

rip it for me should do all that for you, if it finds suspect cells and stuff it should run fixvts which should sort it for you

[dirio49]

Thanks for the help. :)

[Carpo]

thats already been reported in the bug thread dude :)

[dirio49]

So, the problem is not the source?
can you point me to the link ( tried searching but no luck)?
thanks

[Carpo]

earlier i could have sworn there was another post just under yours were you said thanks by someone reporting an issue with megui, thats what i was refering too

does it still come up with strange error about audio ?

[weaver4]

I have been stuggling with MeGui for a few days now trying to get a XviD encode.

The x254.nl web site says you should be using version 0.2.3.2193 but the only version they let you download is 0.2.4.1005; so that is the version that I am using.

I get the error that xvid_encraw cannot find extra\Didees SixOfNine.cqm. I looked at the faq and it says this file should be in the Programs Files\megui\tools\xvidencraw\extra directory. Well there is not a xvidencraw directory in the tools directory there is a xvid_encraw directory so I put it there. I cannot find it there? So what am I doing wrong?

Also how do you set up a on-click profile? The menu item is missing in 0.2.4.1005.

[Sharktooth]

why dont you :search: ?!?

[Carpo]

http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6205&d=1159213817

grab the zip - will have all the files you need, you can place them anywhere on your system as long as you update the profile in megui :)

for example the files on my sys are C:\Program Files\megui\extra - and the profiles in megui have been update to show it

[SharekhaN]

Hi , recently i had encoded a video file into x264 video , using the ipod 5.5 g profile sucessfully in to the mp4 container . it played and it would even get transferred to the ipod .

Then about the audio . i demuxed the audio file from the actual video file ( original ) . it was an ac3 track . converted it to faac-mp4 using megui again and it worked . it played in itunes and other players . so no issues .

so now then i used the mp4 muxer in megui and muxed them only to find that the file dosent play at all . it isnt accepeted by itunes or any other player including vlc . it like a corrupt file . and i have tried this more than once with no sucess .

both the files play individually but dont play when muxed . i have the latest haali media splitter installed as well , but i am getting nowhere here . i have tried looking thru all these threads but couldnt find a similar description over the web .

Please guide .

[Carpo]

try AVI-Mux_GUI-1.17.7 - dont let the name fool you - it will do mp4 mkv and others

(he says hoping hes right ;) )

[weaver4]

why dont you :search: ?!?

I did do a search. I found that some people went in to the profiles and hardcoded the path of the file. But I don't think that is the way it was intended to work.

[SharekhaN]

Errm....this does not support mp4 files as input .

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issue resolved using YAMB 1.6

Thanks for the help though

[Carpo]

that was it thats what i meant ;) - i get so confused at times i used avi mux to mux avis and ac3 that meguis own muxer falls over on

[Carpo]

if you think its a bug it should go in the bugs thread :)

[Warpman]

damn your right >.> i thought i was in the bug thread ... getting old