MeGUI: General Questions and Troubleshooting Thread

[Penecho]

Hi, when I try to convert a demuxed HDDVD file with X264 codec megui gives me the following error message:

ContextException thrown by BaseCertificate::GetField [.\BaseCertificate.cpp:903] with context
Field
SAR_ActivationMode
not found in certificate
C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Roxio Shared\Certificates8\cp42ppg.rxc

What has that to mean and how can i solve it!?


Cu

[check]

it means it's unrelated to megui or divx :) Check your video decoder setup.

[Deano123]

1. Encoded a movie a runtime of 2:04:25 after been encoded runtime jumped to 2:29:11, i have no idea how it happend.

2. Getting a wired problem over the past few days, my outcome file size of my rip comes to 1.56GB after muxing, although birate calculator states:

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1126/calulatorjg0.png (http://imageshack.us)

what could be causing this problem :(

[check]

are you muxing the correct audio stream? Please post the log output for the jobs in question.

[Deano123]

Yes im muxing the correct audio stream...

Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-1 at 21:25:34
Starting preprocessing of job...
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:
-i "C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\DV2\Shakalaka Boom Boom Script.avs" -pass1 "C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\DV2\Shakalaka Boom Boom Script.stats" -bitrate 1116 -kboost 100 -overhead 0 -turbo -nopacked -vhqmode 4 -qmatrix "C:\Program Files\megui\extra\Sharktooth's EQM v3ULR.cqm" -closed_gop -notrellis -bvhq -threads 1
successfully started encoding
Processing ended at 03:41:27
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Log for job job1-1

xvid_encraw - raw mpeg4 bitstream encoder written by Christoph Lampert 2002-2003


Tot: enctime(ms) =2475951.00, length(bytes) = 1764611842
Avg: enctime(ms) = 11.06, fps = 90.38, length(bytes) = 7885
I frames: 2756 frames, size = 20264/55848832, quants = 2 / 2.00 / 2
P frames: 86838 frames, size = 15695/1363006081, quants = 2 / 2.00 / 2
B frames: 134091 frames, size = 2578/345756201, quants = 4 / 4.00 / 4
N frames: 91 frames, size = 8/ 728
Trying to retrieve width and height from input header
xvidcore build version: xvid-1.2.0-dev
Bitstream version: 1.2.-127
Detected CPU flags: ASM MMX MMXEXT SSE 3DNOW 3DNOWEXT TSC
Detected 1 cpus, using 1 threads.

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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Postprocessing finished!
Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-2 at 03:41:28
Starting preprocessing of job...
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:
-i "C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\DV2\Shakalaka Boom Boom Script.avs" -pass2 "C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\DV2\Shakalaka Boom Boom Script.stats" -bitrate 1116 -kboost 100 -overhead 0 -nopacked -vhqmode 4 -qmatrix "C:\Program Files\megui\extra\Sharktooth's EQM v3ULR.cqm" -closed_gop -notrellis -bvhq -threads 1 -avi "C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\OutPutRip\video.avi"
successfully started encoding
Exception when trying to update status while a job is running. Text: Attempted to divide by zero. stacktrace: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at MeGUI.core.details.JobControl.UpdateGUIStatus(StatusUpdate su)Exception when trying to update status while a job is running. Text: Value was either too large or too small for a UInt64. stacktrace: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at MeGUI.core.details.JobControl.UpdateGUIStatus(StatusUpdate su)Processing ended at 12:04:06
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Log for job job1-2

xvid_encraw - raw mpeg4 bitstream encoder written by Christoph Lampert 2002-2003


Tot: enctime(ms) =10043029.00, length(bytes) = 1248441518
Avg: enctime(ms) = 44.88, fps = 22.28, length(bytes) = 5578
I frames: 2756 frames, size = 19896/54835193, quants = 2 / 2.00 / 2
P frames: 86838 frames, size = 10498/911696124, quants = 2 / 2.78 / 4
B frames: 134069 frames, size = 2102/281909297, quants = 4 / 4.57 / 7
N frames: 113 frames, size = 8/ 904
Trying to retrieve width and height from input header
xvidcore build version: xvid-1.2.0-dev
Bitstream version: 1.2.-127
Detected CPU flags: ASM MMX MMXEXT SSE 3DNOW 3DNOWEXT TSC
Detected 1 cpus, using 1 threads.
desired video bitrate of this job: 1116 kbit/s - obtained video bitrate (approximate): 1343 kbit/s
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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Found intermediate output file 'C:\Documents and Settings\DIN-786\My Documents\Dvd-Rip Process\DV2\Shakalaka Boom Boom Script.stats', deleting...
Deletion succeeded.Postprocessing finished!

[check]

Not sure I'm afraid, is there anything unusual about the output video?

[Deano123]

Not sure I'm afraid, is there anything unusual about the output video?

Nothing Unusal, Accept The Runtime Is Longer (Btw, Framerate Is 25 FPS)... Could It Be Anything To Do With The Video Profile I Used?

[Penecho]

When i try to encode something i get these error messages:

avis [info]: 1920x800 @ 23.98 fps (183824 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
x264 [warning]: VBV maxrate specified, but no bufsize.
x264 [error]: ratecontrol_init: can't open stats file
x264 [error]: x264_encoder_open failed
The NCBENUM return code is: 0x0
The NCBENUM return code is: 0x0

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The current job contains errors. Skipping chained jobs

How can I solve them? I set the Path to the X264.exe correct!?


Cu

[check]

x264 isn't finding the stats file, have you changed those settings or are using a custom profile with them changed?

[Penecho]

I used custom setings! Where can i set the path to the stats file?



Cu

[gonwk]

I hope I am in the right place for this Q ...

I am trying to install MeGUI 0.2.4.1041 ... install program goes thru it's updating ... but then CHOKES on updating from 0.2.4.1020 to .1041 ... it keep recycling itself and still ends up as .1020 !!!!

Q1: What is the problem?
Q2: Why can't MeGUI zip the changes into one zipped folder ... instead doing an "Online" updates?
Is it trying to load Spyware or something on my computer???

Thanks,
G!:confused:

[Doom9]

You know, reading your post just shows why megui has an online update mechanism - because of people who cannot handle to update their software on their own. Megui started out as a "you have to download and configure everything on your own" software and you can still do that. Disable the autoupdate and download your own stuff (at your own responsability.. people using components that weren't supported is another reason why there's the autoupdate).
I figure that those who know what they're doing have no trouble figuring out how to configure things manually.
And before you even insinuate BS like Is it trying to load Spyware or something on my computer??? you better have some proof ready. You can get the entire source code of the project and compile it on your own.. being incapable of reading source code is no excuse for making accusations.

[foxyshadis]

I used custom setings! Where can i set the path to the stats file?



Cu

You can put it anywhere, though leaving it as ".stats" is best because megui will put it with the file. But you must run a first pass, this error usually comes up when you run a second without a first pass. (Or when you change stats file location.)

[Mc Onyx]

Hi! I'm also having similar if not the same problem as Deano123, the encode is pretty much basic, no audio encoding, just video part and it's 720p, but that shouldn't be of a difference. I'm running Core2 Duo, 2Gb RAM and Windows Vista, maybe it has something to do with Vista.If you need anymore info...

THE ERROR:

Exception when trying to update status while a job is running. Text: Attempted to divide by zero. stacktrace: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at MeGUI.core.details.JobControl.UpdateGUIStatus(StatusUpdate su)Exception... (And it keeps repeating....)

[rack04]

Recently I tried to encode an 1920x1080 OTA HD recording using MeGUI. When I load try to encode using the AVS file I created, without resizing, it get an error message that says the video is not mod16. If I bypass this message and encode as normal what errors could this cause? Thanks.

[check]

@mconyx, try setting the program to run with admin privileges.

@rack04, I'd recommend you resize your video to 1088. The reason is because all MPEG codecs work with blocks of the video which are 16x16. If you have a framesize that cannot be equally divided into 16, the encoder invents extra pixels to pad the edge to a factor of 16. The decoder recognises this and strips these extra pixels on playback. As you can imagine, this leads to a loss in compression efficiency.

[rack04]

@rack04, I'd recommend you resize your video to 1088. The reason is because all MPEG codecs work with blocks of the video which are 16x16. If you have a framesize that cannot be equally divided into 16, the encoder invents extra pixels to pad the edge to a factor of 16. The decoder recognises this and strips these extra pixels on playback. As you can imagine, this leads to a loss in compression efficiency.

Thanks for the reply. What is your understanding of the following statment I found at avsforums.com?

1080 content is all actually 1088 and the difference between 1088 and 1080 is in the header. HDTVtoMPEG2 has an option to remark the headers to fix

[Mc Onyx]

About advice with Admin privileges, i have UAC turned off and every prog. is run with admin privileges, so that can't be the reason...

[check]

@rack: it probably means the content is encoded at 1920x1088, but there is a flag set that tells the decoder to chop off the bottom 8 pixels. I would still resize your 1080 stream to either 1088 or 1072.

@onyx: give this a read, it might have something useful: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1010959

[rack04]

@rack: it probably means the content is encoded at 1920x1088, but there is a flag set that tells the decoder to chop off the bottom 8 pixels. I would still resize your 1080 stream to either 1088 or 1072.

@onyx: give this a read, it might have something useful: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1010959

So after encoding at 1920x1088 the flag will still tell the decoder to display at 1920x1080 when the actual resolution is 1920x1088?

[Penecho]

Hi, i have an other Question, i encoded something, and now its not where it should be. Means i can not find my File :(

Videooutput is specified, also the file name. Its in the same dir as the avs file, but now after the encode, there is no file from my encoded movie :(


Cu

[check]

look in the log, it should tell you there. Is it possible it was set to overwrite something?

[foxyshadis]

So after encoding at 1920x1088 the flag will still tell the decoder to display at 1920x1080 when the actual resolution is 1920x1088?

If you encode at 1920x1088, it'll display that way (or refuse to play if the device doesn't accept over 1080p). If you encode at 1920x1080, it'll internally mirror it up to 1088 but set playback window to 1080; all but a few old, buggy decoders will show it properly (those ones usually show an 8pix strip of garbage).

[Penecho]

look in the log, it should tell you there. Is it possible it was set to overwrite something?

encoder commandline:
--pass 1 --bitrate 7875 --stats "D:\Movie\stats" --ref 5 --mixed-refs --no-fast-pskip --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --b-rdo --bime --nf --subme 6 --trellis 1 --analyse all --8x8dct --vbv-maxrate 25000 --threads 2 --thread-input --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output NUL "D:\Movie\hddvd.avs"
successfully started encoding

avis [info]: 1920x800 @ 23.98 fps (183824 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
x264 [warning]: VBV maxrate specified, but no bufsize.
x264 [info]: slice I:1675 Avg QP:14.25 size:142133
x264 [info]: slice P:79871 Avg QP:16.06 size: 61740
x264 [info]: slice B:102278 Avg QP:17.19 size: 23012
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 22.9% 66.6% 10.5%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 11.0% 20.6% 3.2% P16..4: 31.9% 16.6% 6.3% 0.2% 0.1% skip:10.1%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 0.8% 1.5% 0.3% B16..8: 31.3% 2.2% 4.8% direct:11.1% skip:48.1%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 15.83
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:59.5% inter:64.2%
x264 [info]: ref P 63.9% 18.7% 8.6% 5.1% 3.7%
x264 [info]: ref B 82.4% 11.0% 3.1% 2.0% 1.4%
x264 [info]: kb/s:7849.7

encoded 183824 frames, 1.82 fps, 7849.80 kb/s
The NCBENUM return code is: 0x0
The NCBENUM return code is: 0x0

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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Postprocessing finished!



But i also locked at megui after the encoding and the output path was the same where the avs was in, and hat the ending*.mkv, but no mkv file there :(


Cu

[Doom9]

@Penecho: how exactly do you expect to see any output other than a stats file when you do the first of a 2/3 pass and specifically tell the encoder not to write any video output(--output NUL)?

[rack04]

If you encode at 1920x1088, it'll display that way (or refuse to play if the device doesn't accept over 1080p). If you encode at 1920x1080, it'll internally mirror it up to 1088 but set playback window to 1080; all but a few old, buggy decoders will show it properly (those ones usually show an 8pix strip of garbage).

Thanks for the reply. So the warning message in MeGUI that says that the 1920x1080 is not mod16 is alright to ignore?

[smekoslav]

2 problems that I have (seen other users having them too, but no solution found):
- megui simply closes after loading AVS that includes RemoveGrain of LimitedSharpenFaster filters
- x264 crashes in 2nd pass, always at different time (i.e. at85%,15%, 50% done, rarely manages to finish an encode...)
- if I try batch x264 encoding I get unsupported input format (DIB), converttoyv12() in avs wont help

[gonwk]

Hi Doom9,:)

I DID not mean to insult Anyone and especially the "Author" of the MeGUI. Sorrrry, If I have done that unknowingly.

You are right about my Level of inexpertise about "Software" or even "Hardware" for that matter ... I am just "Point & Click" type of a person ...

The reason I asked the 2nd Q was because obviously I am "Paranoid" about "Malware" ... especially "TROJANS" & "BACKDOOR" programs ... that's all ...

BTW, Doom9, THANKS A BUNCH for your Great Website.

Sorry Again & Appreciate All the Freebies that Authors come up with.

G!:o

[foxyshadis]

Yeah, the warning's only there in case you didn't know. (Maybe 1080 should be an exception, I'll pm akupenguin.)

2 problems that I have (seen other users having them too, but no solution found):
- megui simply closes after loading AVS that includes RemoveGrain of LimitedSharpenFaster filters
- x264 crashes in 2nd pass, always at different time (i.e. at85%,15%, 50% done, rarely manages to finish an encode...)
- if I try batch x264 encoding I get unsupported input format (DIB), converttoyv12() in avs wont help

1. Psychic debugging attempt: Pull SSE3 and maybe SSE2 versions of the dlls out of the plugin folder. If you aren't sure what your system supports, post your exact CPU model.

2. You overclock, don't you? Whether you do or not, you're probably overheating while encoding. Clean, consider additional cooling hardware or clocking down, and also check your power supply for instability under load, another common cause of hardware instability. (Before you say prime95 says you're stable, consider x264 your stability checker. It does a more thorogh job anyway.)

3. Load 'em into virtualdub and find out why.

[smekoslav]

1. Psychic debugging attempt: Pull SSE3 and maybe SSE2 versions of the dlls out of the plugin folder. If you aren't sure what your system supports, post your exact CPU model.

2. You overclock, don't you? Whether you do or not, you're probably overheating while encoding. Clean, consider additional cooling hardware or clocking down, and also check your power supply for instability under load, another common cause of hardware instability. (Before you say prime95 says you're stable, consider x264 your stability checker. It does a more thorogh job anyway.)

3. Load 'em into virtualdub and find out why.

Thank you a million, mate!

1. PROBLEM SOLVED

2. I do not overclock nor there has ever been any indication of my system being unstable, I ran my machine 24/7 with 3 coolers and my PSU is 420W, which should suffice for 1 DVD and 4 HDDs. x264.exe crashes at random while encoding certain vc-1 video (EVO-->MKV via haali gdsmux), it does never crash encoding anything else. Someone said it's the WMV decoder that's rendering it unstable, could it be?

3. PROBLEM SOLVED

[Penecho]

@Penecho: how exactly do you expect to see any output other than a stats file when you do the first of a 2/3 pass and specifically tell the encoder not to write any video output(--output NUL)?

Hmm, i thought it would automatically output a file!? I have not seen any option where i could set output NUL or otherwise! How do i change that in MEgui?



Cu

[check]

@smeko, are you using the sonic decoder for the WMV? It's known to be unstable.

[smekoslav]

No, I have uninstalled all sonic products from my computer and installed Windows Media Player 11, which has VC1 decoders. I only have these problems with certain VC1 videos, some are encoded flawlessly.

[spanky123]

I updated MeGUI to the new version of 1041. But 'AutoEncode' doesn't work anymore. Nobody has this problem?

I'm having this problem too. You just gotta go into Tools > Autoencode like Ronin-7 said.

Hopefully it gets fixed in the next update

[spanky123]

I'm having same/similar problem to penecho from a few posts back
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1011465#post1011465

I just tested it and watched the destination (and working) folder. Everything went as normal - audio was processed, first past was done normally and created a stats file, then second pass encoded normally to the right file size.
Then all of a sudden as soon as the second pass was finished, the .mkv and the stats and .mp3 file were all deleted.
What's going on ? Anyone ?

Here's script
Generating jobs. Desired size: 5242880 bytes
Setting desired size of video to 5242880 bytes
Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-1 at 6:47:59 PM
Starting preprocessing of job...
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:

successfully started encoding
Exception when trying to update status while a job is running. Text: Attempted to divide by zero. stacktrace: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at MeGUI.core.details.JobControl.UpdateGUIStatus(StatusUpdate su)Processing ended at 6:48:04 PM
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Log for job job1-1

Channels=2, BitsPerSample=16, SampleRate=48000Hz
C:\Program Files\megui\tools\lame\lame.exe -b 160 --cbr -h --silent - "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mp3"
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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Postprocessing finished!
Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-2 at 6:48:04 PM
Starting preprocessing of job...
Job 'job1-2' requires bitrate calculation. Calculating now...
Found another video job: job1-3.
Found audio stream: job1-1.
The video job has a desired final output size of 5242880 bytes and video bitrate of 1000kbit/s
Examining audio jobs found...
Audio job 'job1-1':
This job completed successfully, taking size into account...The size is of this track is 602400 bytes, and the type is MP3. Taking this into account in the bitrate calculation.
Desired video size after substracting audio size is 4510KBs. Setting the desired bitrate of the subsequent video jobs to 1230 kbit/s.
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:
--pass 1 --bitrate 1230 --stats "D:\!encoding\testvideo.stats" --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --subme 1 --analyse none --vbv-maxrate 25000 --me dia --threads 2 --thread-input --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output NUL "D:\!encoding\testvideo.avs"
successfully started encoding
Processing ended at 6:48:30 PM
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Log for job job1-2

avis [info]: 576x432 @ 25.00 fps (751 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2
x264 [warning]: VBV maxrate specified, but no bufsize.
x264 [info]: slice I:9 Avg QP:20.67 size: 27143
x264 [info]: slice P:454 Avg QP:23.77 size: 8816
x264 [info]: slice B:288 Avg QP:21.42 size: 1531
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 36.7% 0.0% 63.3%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 38.8% 0.0% 0.0% P16..4: 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% skip:29.9%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% B16..8: 14.8% 0.0% 0.0% direct:17.7% skip:66.2%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 24.34
x264 [info]: kb/s:1248.4

encoded 751 frames, 29.36 fps, 1248.62 kb/s

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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Postprocessing finished!
Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-3 at 6:48:30 PM
Starting preprocessing of job...
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:
--pass 2 --bitrate 1230 --stats "D:\!encoding\testvideo.stats" --ref 3 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --b-rdo --bime --weightb --subme 6 --trellis 1 --analyse all --8x8dct --vbv-maxrate 25000 --threads 2 --thread-input --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv" "D:\!encoding\testvideo.avs"
successfully started encoding
Processing ended at 6:49:42 PM
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Log for job job1-3

avis [info]: 576x432 @ 25.00 fps (751 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2
x264 [warning]: VBV maxrate specified, but no bufsize.
x264 [info]: slice I:9 Avg QP:20.89 size: 25258
x264 [info]: slice P:454 Avg QP:22.67 size: 8555
x264 [info]: slice B:288 Avg QP:20.71 size: 1852
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 31.5% 55.0% 13.5%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 10.2% 23.1% 5.5% P16..4: 18.9% 6.1% 2.1% 0.1% 0.1% skip:33.9%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 0.9% 0.8% 0.3% B16..8: 15.3% 1.6% 2.5% direct: 3.5% skip:75.3%
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:58.8% inter:65.1%
x264 [info]: ref P 83.8% 9.0% 7.1%
x264 [info]: ref B 88.2% 8.3% 3.5%
x264 [info]: kb/s:1236.9

encoded 751 frames, 10.51 fps, 1237.13 kb/s
desired video bitrate of this job: 1230 kbit/s - obtained video bitrate (approximate): 1239 kbit/s
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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Found intermediate output file 'D:\!encoding\testvideo.stats', deleting...
Deletion succeeded.Postprocessing finished!
Looking for job processor for job...
Processor found!
Starting job job1-4 at 6:49:42 PM
Starting preprocessing of job...
Preprocessing finished!
encoder commandline:
-o "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv" -A -S "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv" -a 0 -D -S "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mp3" --no-clusters-in-meta-seek
successfully started encoding
Processing ended at 6:49:43 PM
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Log for job job1-4


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Starting postprocessing of job...
Job completed successfully and deletion of intermediate files is activated
Found intermediate output file 'D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv', deleting...
Deletion succeeded.Found intermediate output file 'D:\!encoding\testvideo.mp3', deleting...
Deletion succeeded.Postprocessing finished!


Looks like somethings going wrong in the muxing part but I got no idea.

Help Please

Update: I tried with mp4 container for final output and it worked ok.

[check]

err, is looks like you are trying to mux "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv" from two components, one of which is itself! That's not legal for mkvmerge :)

[spanky123]

err, is looks like you are trying to mux "D:\!encoding\testvideo.mkv" from two components, one of which is itself! That's not legal for mkvmerge :)

So what do I do ? I've been doing it the exact same way for months with no problems

Anyway, I deleted the new files in tools/mkvmerge folder and restored the .backup files. That fixed everything. The problem must be in the latest update of mkvmerge in megui. But maybe I'm using the wrong update url. What's the current update url for megui ?

Btw. The autoencode button still doesn't work for me

[Deano123]

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9704/avisynthbt7.png (http://imageshack.us)

[check]

...and? Did you try the messages suggested? If you want help, make sure you try to fix it yourself first, and always list what you have tried.

[Penecho]

Hmm, i still did not found where to set, that he does not outpu a NUL file!? Where can i disable that!?



Cu

[foxyshadis]

MeGUI doesn't output video on the first pass. That's just the way it works. You can force it by adding --output somefile.mp4 or whatever to the custom commandline, but why would you want an output file when your encode uses turbo and will look terrible compared to the second pass?

[Penecho]

When i set up 2pass, he does not start to encode coz he cant find the stats file :(

Can i use the stats file from the first pass i made now? and how do i tell megui what stats file to take!?


cu

[foxyshadis]

What's wrong with automated 2-pass that you're avoiding it so much? It'd make your life a lot easier.

Yes, you can point the codec config to the first pass stats file manually, if you really don't want to run that first pass again.

[outlaw55]

I'm having a problem with encoding for my PSP with MeGUI. The PSP will play back videos at 720x480 now, so I've tried setting MeGUI up to do so. The encodes from PSP Video 9 work, so with the same video, I set the same level (Level 3) and Main Profile, and the bitrate 768 (to match the FIXED SETTINGS in PSP Video 9...yuck), and the same audio (I mux the audio after for BOTH, to make sure it's constant and is a video issue), but the PSP Video 9 video works but the MeGUI encode will not, does anyone have any good settings for MeGUI that work encoding a 720x480 video for the PSP?

EDIT: FYI, the one listed in the "Custom Profile" thread does not work :p!

[check]

Can you please link to some specifications which define what video the PSP supports? Also, your avatar makes my head hurt :)

[outlaw55]

Can you please link to some specifications which define what video the PSP supports? Also, your avatar makes my head hurt :)

lol, sorry about my Avatar...also, this is the most information I can find officially...
http://www.us.playstation.com/psp/downloads/systemupdate/history.html#update330

I tried finding out more, but that's just about it...I do know that PSP Video 9 uses Level 3 and those encodes work...but that's about it...

[sillKotscha]

hi,

just a general question about the audio dialogue ...

if it is possible to generate a own profile for audio, why isn't it possible to set a sample rate by myself?

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/c17f1e50d2.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

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@kotscha, sample rate is not supported by megui, probably because there's usually no sane reason to change it.
@outlaw, try the CE-MainProfile option

[sillKotscha]

the sane reason is that it should be flexibly configurable if a user can create it's own profile...

as he can right now... configure all settings except the sr...

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MeGUI is not meant to be an "every setting under the sun" media creator. It's meant to have the most common options available to be used, and you can see this is the case by looking at the muxers or avs creator. If you want more control, do it by hand.