MeGUI: General Questions and Troubleshooting Thread

[HOB]

Just gave the 2876 update a try and it works great! Thanks for the quick fix, it's most appreciated.

[Danette]

Just "upgraded" to 2836 and am struggling to get it to work. With every attempt to run a one-click job, the resulting video is nothing but a green screen with the words "Bad license" at the top of the screen. The encoding takes 3 minute and should be taking 30 minutes. No errors are returned and the log file shows everything processed perfectly.

[videoh]

That bad license error indicates that you do not have a valid license file for DG tools in the same directory as DGDecodeNV.dll.

[Zathor]

Just gave the 2876 update a try and it works great! Thanks for the quick fix, it's most appreciated.

:thanks: for the feedback

[HOB]

You're most welcome...my hats off to you for responding so quickly, as you have in the past...most impressive.
Thanks again

[Danette]

That bad license error indicates that you do not have a valid license file for DG tools in the same directory as DGDecodeNV.dll.

Well, DGIndexNV works by itself and in version 2624, plus I verified the license validity with the DGIndex people.

Just to be clear, I have a folder named DGIndexNV in the MeGUI "tools" folder. In the DGindexNV folder are the DGIndexNV.exe, DGIndexNV.dll, DGDecodeNV and license.txt files.

[videoh]

"the DGIndex people"

videoh = DG ;)

Check your system for stray copies of DGDecodeNV.dll, for example, in your plugin directories. Avisynth+ is not always so transparent about where it picks up the DLL. If you still have the problem after making sure there is only the one DLL there in the folder and nowhere else, then we may have to get Zathor involved.

[Danette]

"the DGIndex people"

videoh = DG ;)

Check your system for stray copies of DGDecodeNV.dll, for example, in your plugin directories. Avisynth+ is not always so transparent about where it picks up the DLL. If you still have the problem after making sure there is only the one DLL there in the folder and nowhere else, then we may have to get Zathor involved.

Then you were the "people" person that confirmed it!;)

Checked around, found a copy in the Avisynth+ plugins folder (but I think I need it there) and removed it (temporarily). Still, the file created was a green screen with the "Bad license" message. So, that rules that possibility out.

[SeeMoreDigital]

I recently backed-up my UHD disc version of Blade Runner Final Cut and have been most impressed that its colour doesn't have the blueish tinge that the VC-1 Blu-ray disc release has.

BRD disc [VC-1]:-
https://i.imgur.com/xBCHU8c.jpg

UHD disc [HEVC]:-
https://i.imgur.com/iAWg66s.jpg

Anyway, my question is... What are my options to configure MeGUI to generate an 10-bit HEVC encode at 1920x1080 pixels whilst preserving the colour?


Cheers

[Danette]

Ignore my recent posts. I have solved the green screen with the "Bad license" message. Unfortunately, it may not be helpful to others as I simply deleted the entire MeGUI folder and downloaded a replacement. Must have been a corrupt file in the first download.

[LigH]

@SeeMoreDigital:

Complaints about wrong hues always remind me of wrong colorimetry interpretation by the decoder/player/renderer (like 601 vs. 709, and now even 2020)...

And smaller images or even linked thumbnails are preferred here over page filling screenshots.

[Danette]

With the One-Click encoder, single files can be directed to a chosen output folder. However, when a folder input (for batch jobs) is selected, there is no way (that I can find) to choose an output directory location. The entire output of the batch process is placed in the source folder. Is there a way to set the output folder for batch jobs?

[SeeMoreDigital]

@SeeMoreDigital:

Complaints about wrong hues always remind me of wrong colorimetry interpretation by the decoder/player/renderer (like 601 vs. 709, and now even 2020)...

Actually, the blueish tinge is only evident in the 'Final Cut' release of Blade Runner.

The 'Theatrical Cut', 'International Theatrical Cut' and the 'Directors Cut' versions of the movie look more like the UHD release colour-wise. All the aforementioned versions are available within the '30th Anniversary Collectors Edition' Blu-ray disc boxed set.

[StainlessS]

Danette, (I dont use OneClick, but), dont below set output directory for you ?

https://s20.postimg.cc/8ipo8fi2x/Megui_Out.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/8ipo8fi2x/)

[Danette]

Danette, (I dont use OneClick, but), dont below set output directory for you ?

https://s20.postimg.cc/8ipo8fi2x/Megui_Out.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/8ipo8fi2x/)

Thank you, that does work. However, that sets the default location for all processes. While it is better than nothing, I was looking for the ability to do this from the One-Click encoder such as can be done with single files. That way it is for a given situation, rather than as a default for all.

It seems that it was an oversight in the design of the GUI. I'll add it to the list for improvements.

[bilditup1]

Very cool that you guys have added mp4fpsmod to the package. Previously for my variable bitrate mp4s I was using mp4fpsmod after the fact manually.

[Danette]

With every One-Click job run, I receive the warning/error that the file cannot be opened under the MediaInfo log entry. The files process ok, but this message leaves me concerned. Is this something that can be fixed or is it ok to ignore it?

[Zathor]

Please post your log

[Danette]

Please post your log

Here it is. Seems to happen only with batch jobs and only at the very beginning. I've highlighted it in red.

[Warning] Log
-[Information] Versions
--[Information] MeGUI: 2836 x86
--[Information] Update Check: Disabled
--[Information] System Information
---[Information] Operating System: Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (6.1.65536.7601)
---[Information] .NET Framework: 4.0 (4.0.0.0)
---[Information] .NET Framework: 4.7 (4.7.03062)
---[Information] DPI: 125% (120/120)
---[Information] Monitor 1
----[Information] Resolution: 1920x1080
----[Information] Primary Screen: True
--[Information] Component Information
---[Information] Haali Media Splitter: 1.13.138.14 (14-04-2013)
---[Information] Haali DSS2: (14-04-2013)
---[Information] ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib: 0.85.5.452 (09-09-2018)
---[Information] MediaInfo: 18.03.1.0 (09-09-2018)
---[Information] SevenZipSharp: 0.64.3890.29348 (09-09-2018)
---[Information] 7z: 9.20 (09-09-2018)
--[Information] AviSynth Information
---[Information] AviSynth Wrapper
----[Information] Version: 1.0.2721.0
----[Information] Date: 09-09-2018
----[Information] Interface: 3
---[Information] AviSynth
----[Information] File Version: 0.1
----[Information] Date: 02-07-2018
----[Information] Name: AviSynth+ 0.1 (r2728, MT, i386)
----[Information] Version: AviSynth+ 0.1 (r2728, MT, i386)
----[Information] AviSynth+: true
----[Information] MT: true
----[Information] Status: active
---[Information] AviSynth portable
----[Information] File Version: 0.1
----[Information] Date: 09-09-2018
----[Information] Name: AviSynth+ 0.1 (r2664, MT, i386)
----[Information] Status: inactive
-[Information] Update detection
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:14:52 AM] Automatic update is disabled
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:14:52 AM] Using cached update config and server: http://megui.tmebi.de/stable/
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:14:52 AM] No package requires an update
-[Information] OneClick
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] MediaInfo
---[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] File: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\06 Peace With Honor (71-75)_Track01.mkv
---[Information] General
----[Information] Format: Matroska
----[Information] FormatString: Matroska
----[Information] FileSize: 1021922201
----[Information] PlayTime: 00:40:54.619
---[Information] Video
----[Information] ID: 1
----[Information] StreamOrder: 0
----[Information] Width: 720
----[Information] Height: 480
----[Information] FrameCount: 58852
----[Information] FrameRate: 23.976
----[Information] FrameRateOriginal:
----[Information] FrameRateMode: CFR
----[Information] ScanType: Progressive
----[Information] Codec: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
----[Information] CodecString: AVC
----[Information] Bits Depth: 8
----[Information] Format: AVC
----[Information] AspectRatio: 1.778
----[Information] AspectRatioString: 16:9
----[Information] Delay: 0
----[Information] Title:
----[Information] Language:
----[Information] LanguageString:
----[Information] Default: Yes
----[Information] DefaultString: Yes
----[Information] Forced: No
----[Information] ForcedString: No
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:11 AM] Video: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\06 Peace With Honor (71-75)_Track01.mkv
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:25 AM] MediaInfo
---[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:25 AM] File: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\1 The Beginning (64-65)_Track01_0.mkv
---[Information] General
----[Information] Format: Matroska
----[Information] FormatString: Matroska
----[Information] FileSize: 1538799916
----[Information] PlayTime: 00:54:05.784
---[Information] Video
----[Information] ID: 1
----[Information] StreamOrder: 0
----[Information] Width: 720
----[Information] Height: 480
----[Information] FrameCount: 77821
----[Information] FrameRate: 23.976
----[Information] FrameRateOriginal:
----[Information] FrameRateMode: CFR
----[Information] ScanType: Progressive
----[Information] Codec: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
----[Information] CodecString: AVC
----[Information] Bits Depth: 8
----[Information] Format: AVC
----[Information] AspectRatio: 1.778
----[Information] AspectRatioString: 16:9
----[Information] Delay: 0
----[Information] Title:
----[Information] Language:
----[Information] LanguageString:
----[Information] Default: Yes
----[Information] DefaultString: Yes
----[Information] Forced: No
----[Information] ForcedString: No
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:25 AM] Video: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\1 The Beginning (64-65)_Track01_0.mkv
--[Information] [9/25/2018 11:11:04 AM] MediaInfo
---[Information] [9/25/2018 11:11:04 AM] File: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\2 Search & Destroy (66-67)_Track01.mkv
---[Information] General
----[Information] Format: Matroska
----[Information] FormatString: Matroska
----[Information] FileSize: 1263466084
----[Information] PlayTime: 00:42:06.441
---[Information] Video
----[Information] ID: 1
----[Information] StreamOrder: 0
----[Information] Width: 720
----[Information] Height: 480
----[Information] FrameCount: 60574
----[Information] FrameRate: 23.976
----[Information] FrameRateOriginal:
----[Information] FrameRateMode: CFR
----[Information] ScanType: Progressive
----[Information] Codec: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
----[Information] CodecString: AVC
----[Information] Bits Depth: 8
----[Information] Format: AVC
----[Information] AspectRatio: 1.778
----[Information] AspectRatioString: 16:9
----[Information] Delay: 0
----[Information] Title:
----[Information] Language:
----[Information] LanguageString:
----[Information] Default: Yes
----[Information] DefaultString: Yes
----[Information] Forced: No
----[Information] ForcedString: No
--[Information] [9/25/2018 11:11:04 AM] Video: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters\2 Search & Destroy (66-67)_Track01.mkv
-[Warning] MediaInfo
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] File: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters
--[Warning] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] The file cannot be opened
-[Information] Log for job1 (idx, 06 Peace With Honor (71-75)_Track01.mkv -> 06 Peace With Honor (71-75)_Track01.dgi

[Zathor]

Please update either to 2876 (stable) or 2884 (development) and try it again.

[Danette]

Please update either to 2876 (stable) or 2884 (development) and try it again.

OK. I am now in 2876, but cannot import my presets from 2836. When I try, I get the message: "MeGUI encountered a fatal error and may not be able to proceed. Reason: Size mismatch between central header(18321) and local header(769)"

[Zathor]

Could you please upload those presets for me?

[Danette]

Could you please upload those presets for me?

Can't. Says a "security token is missing" Ugh ...one thing after another.

[Zetti]

Just upload them to any online service, Zippayshare.com, Upload.ee, Dropbox, Google Drive or any other and post link.

[Danette]

Could you please upload those presets for me?

Here is the link:

https://www110.zippyshare.com/v/QODlEKm9/file.html

Thanks, Zetti.

[Zathor]

Are you sure that this is the correct upload? It seems to me that this is the 2836 plan installation folder and therefore without any presets.

[Danette]

Are you sure that this is the correct upload? It seems to me that this is the 2836 plan installation folder and therefore without any presets.

Yes: it is the file I intended to upload. However, you are right: it is the installation zipped folder. When I saved the settings, I selected to over-write that installation folder with the settings. I was asked if I wanted to replace that installation zip file and chose "Yes." I then received the confirmation message from MeGUI that it was successful but, that was an error. I just repeated this action to verify it.

You may want to look into this saving procedure as it seems that it does not over-write files when it says that it does.

In any case, the original issue with the
-[Warning] MediaInfo
--[Information] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] File: C:\Users\Main\Desktop\Videos\Vietnam In HD\3 x264, Audio & Chapters
--[Warning] [9/25/2018 10:15:07 AM] The file cannot be opened

warning has been solved by upgrading to 2876. Thanks for the help.

[Danette]

Running a One-Click job using the script:

TFM(slow=2)
TDecimate()

In 2836, the output is 23.976 FPS as it should be. In 2876, the same script creates a file having 19.181 FPS and, of course, the playback is not smooth.

[LigH]

Almost seems like after a decoder already applying IVTC (or just "not applying Telecine" – e.g. DGMPGDec is able to respect or ignore Telecine flags in MPEG-2), TDecimate adds an IVTC attempt on already progressive FILM material. So it may depend on the available source format and the used decoder, too.

[Danette]

The source is definitely the 3:2 telecined pattern (MPEG based NTSC TV shows from DVD). I considered the possibility of duplicate deinterlacing, but the One-Track configuration does have the "Automatic Deinterlacing" un-checked. I simply imported the 2836 settings into the 2876.

Version 2836 is perfect, but 2876 has this odd FPS on the same files. Both are using DGindexNV.

[Zathor]

Running a One-Click job using the script:

TFM(slow=2)
TDecimate()

In 2836, the output is 23.976 FPS as it should be. In 2876, the same script creates a file having 19.181 FPS and, of course, the playback is not smooth.

Please post both logs. Otherwise we can only guess what is going on.

[Zathor]

You may want to look into this saving procedure as it seems that it does not over-write files when it says that it does.
Thanks, good catch. It seems to be that way since ancient times and noone reported it.

[tuanden0]

How meGUI trick to pass the AVS to make it as the input of neroAacEnc?
I tried to write batch to auto downmix to stereo 200 audio files using neroAacEnc and AVS. I tried to use meGUI to get the example cli but can't see how they pass the AVS input (neroAacEnc only support WAV input).
This is cli in my log:
--[Information] [02-Oct-18 10:47:10 AM] Job command line: E:\Soft\MeGUI\tools\eac3to\neroAacEnc.exe -ignorelength -q 0.2 -if - -of "E:\Download\5.m4a"

edit: I did it, just using avs2pipemod to pipe.

[koberulz]

---------------------------
Error loading Job
---------------------------
Job D:\DVD Files\Software\MeGUI_2624_x86\jobs\job504.xml could not be loaded. Delete?
---------------------------
Yes No
---------------------------


job504.xml is an empty xml file, as are the rest that I checked between 504 and 808. Manually deleting all 304 doesn't really appeal.

If I just wipe the folder completely from within Windows Explorer, I get a fatal error and MeGUI won't start.

[Zathor]

Which MeGUI version are you using?

In general you can reset all jobs if you delete all files in \jobs and the file joblists.xml

[LigH]

Just don't delete the folder jobs as such. Leave it there, empty.

[koberulz]

Where is joblists.xml?

I'm not sure which version I'm using, as I can't open it to check. It was up-to-date as of a couple of days ago, I think?

What's with having to answer a question to post on here?

[LigH]

MeGUI usually stores all data below its installation directory; that's the reason why it should not be installed in the UAC monitored Program Files area. I have a joblists.xml where the MeGUI.exe is located.

[koberulz]

It's not there. Ran a search and found it in a 'backup' folder.

Deleted it, cleaned out the jobs folder and we're up and running.

[imsrk48]

how to make any mkv mp4 file into DVD player playable format?

[sneaker_ger]

Does the player support Xvid/Divx?
Then choose video codec Xvid (HomeTheatre), container AVI, audio codec lame MP3 or AC-3.

If not see AVStoDVD (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=126647) instead of MeGUI.

[imsrk48]

i don't Know which format are supported in DVD players

I have tried MPEG-2 codec & vod format in DVD player.

[sneaker_ger]

See AVStoDVD.

[LigH]

To produce a "DVD Video" consumer medium as specified, you will need a DVD Authoring tool. MeGUI will not help you here at all.

[imsrk48]

okay sir thank youTo produce a "DVD Video" consumer medium as specified, you will need a DVD Authoring tool. MeGUI will not help you here at all.

[rhaz]

When editing text/path in fields like Video Output, ctrl+c and ctrl+v works fine, but if you want to cut text out with ctrl+x it triggers the exit and closes the program, which ain't right.

[Zathor]

Reason is that File\Exit has also the shutcut ctrl+x. Potentially I could change all other relevant controls to ignore that, however easier is to simply remove the File\Exit option completly. I assume nobody is using that to close MeGUI.
EDIT: or better: I have changed it from ctrl+x to alt+f4

[hello_hello]

Speaking of cutting and pasting, would it be hard to endow the script creator with more than one "undo" level?

Currently right click and "undo" reverts the last change to any text entered under the script tab, but a second right click and "undo" effectively becomes "re-do". It'd also be nice if after changing something via the GUI (cropping or resizing etc) you could switch to the script tab and "undo" the changes MeGUI made to the script, although maybe that's wishful thinking. It'd be nice to have more than one undo level when manually editing a script though. The more the merrier, really.

Cheers.

[imsrk48]

why encoding speed slow when I'm using image sub .ass in megui

[bruno321]

Under the FFMpeg AC-3 configuration dialog, I often use the Time Modification option to slow down with pitch correction from 25 to 24 FPS. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but using other custom FPS. For example, at the moment I'd like a 22 to 20 time modification, with pitch correction. I guess one can achieve this using the command line in the "Extra" tab, but I don't know how to do it or where exactly to look for it. Thanks!