MeGUI: General Questions and Troubleshooting Thread

[saint-francis]

But I highly suspect it's a User issue..
I just verified with a couple of different files with any extension, Megui is working rock stable in avisynth directshow modus.
Make sure all your directshow decoders, filters, splitters are uptodate and working.
At least ffdshow and Haali splitter should do the trick.
And for wmv, plain ol moneysoft decoder and splitter.
Tested on mov, hdmov, mkv, wmv, mp4,etc...

Well if it works for you it must be something I'm doing. But what could it be? I have been having this problem with the past 3 versions of haali splitter. I have FFDShow installed and I update it about every 2 weeks. I can manually make a graph and use directshowsource to encode but I can't load the graph in the MeGUI avs creator. When I try to load a graph it tells me that I probably don't have the correct codecs in stalled. If I just select the .mkv (what I'm trying to do is work with .mkv's made by eac3to) it just crashes or sits there.
BTW what do you mean by "avisynth directshow modus"? You mean you just select a file that MegUI will need directshowsource to load and everything operates as if you loaded a .d2v (accept it uses DSS to load the file of course) ?

[Taurus]

@saint-francis:
I just open any directshow or avi source in AVS script creator.
Even avis get processed with directshowsource in edit mode if you want to:cool::p (but dont tell anybody here)
BTW what do you mean by "avisynth directshow modus"?
DirectShowSource vs Avisource vs FFmpegsource vs .....etc.

[saint-francis]

I just open any directshow or avi source in AVS script creator.


Well.... this hasn't worked for me in a long time. It certainly used to, but no longer does. I wish I could remember when this all began so I could compare it to changes I made. Honestly my system is pretty simple and I don't often change how things are setup. Not much on there. Just the basics. If anyone has any idea at all what could be causing this please let me know.

Thanks for your feedback Taurus.

[Warrex]

Hi,

like Kelmino and Saint-Francis I am also having problems loading avs scripts or m2ts files directly in MeGUI with Vista x64. I am using the same version of ffdshow (beta6) Avisynth (2.57) and haali media splitter (newest version) as I did under WinXP 32bit.

This simple script does not work in Vista x64 but worked just fine under WinXP 32bit at least up to version 0.31.1011:

DirectShowSource("x264 Benchmark.m2ts", fps=23.976, audio=false)
#deinterlace
#crop
#resize
#denoise

It does not matter whether the m2ts file contains vc1 or h264. Launching x264.exe 32bit manually via command line encodes the .avs script correctly so the Directshow filter chain seems to work.

This is what Vista x64 has to say when it crashes:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: MeGUI.exe
Application Version: 0.3.1.1013
Application Timestamp: 49924456
Fault Module Name: StackHash_0f20
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a783
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000aada3
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1031
Additional Information 1: 0f20
Additional Information 2: fc8e5f8449d186c22ef3d98c6bfbffbd
Additional Information 3: bf3b
Additional Information 4: f9d8b6d136b790a72c3151a3857faecf

[th3obr0]

I am getting this error of "meGUI has Encountered a fatal error: Attempted to Read or Write Protected Memory/Corrupt Memory".

More info here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=144938

[b66pak]

i have noticed that "BlackmanResize" is not in the dropdown resizing menu of the .avs creator...
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L.E. i have a 608x256 clip that i want to upscale to 640x272 but the .avs creator dont alow...quick fix - do it manually..."suggest resolution (mod16)" don't work both way...ex: if a get a 1280x720 clip and i select 624x it gets me 352 (624x352)...if i select x272 it should get me 480 (480x272) but it don't...
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[th3obr0]

How do we upscale videos in meGUI? It would be awesome if meGUI supports that. Also the problem over here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=144938) still persists.

[poisondeathray]

You can enter any value manually, just edit the script (edit tab)

Simple upscaling usually gives mediorcre results. A combination of filters is usually required to give decent results, and you need a very high quality source. Use [search] for tips on how to do this. Again, you can just add the syntax to the script manually.

[th3obr0]

You can enter any value manually, just edit the script (edit tab)

Simple upscaling usually gives mediorcre results. A combination of filters is usually required to give decent results, and you need a very high quality source. Use [search] for tips on how to do this. Again, you can just add the syntax to the script manually.

k thanks! :)

[Sharktooth]

upscaling is not directly supported in megui coz it is not a "good practice".
however, poisondeathray said you can do it by editing the script.

[th3obr0]

upscaling is not directly supported in megui coz it is not a "good practice".
however, poisondeathray said you can do it by editing the script.

Oh ohk. I noticed the quality loss in upscaling. Thanks for the response :).

[SacredCultivator]

Hmm's for some reason when trying to add a 'delay' when encoding audio, it doesn't work.. Am I doing something wrong?

For example, if I want a 4 second delay in the audio, I change the delay to '4' but after encoding, there isn't that delay.

Thanks.

[poisondeathray]

Hmm's for some reason when trying to add a 'delay' when encoding audio, it doesn't work.. Am I doing something wrong?

For example, if I want a 4 second delay in the audio, I change the delay to '4' but after encoding, there isn't that delay.

Thanks.

Are you talking about the audio encoding component in MeGUI?

I believe the values are in ms, so "4" would be imperceptible. Try "4000"

[SacredCultivator]

I was wondering for DGIndex, is it possible to split the source?

Meaning:
Like I want the first portion of the show and CUT OUT a performance (Don't want the performance) then resume back to the program after the performance?

Not too sure if that came out to make sense. But basically want to use DGIndex to create the script as the source is .mpg and I want to keep it that way, so wondering if DGIndex is capable of doing that, splitting 1 file into another "1" but omitting the performance that is int he middle of the program, so to snip out that and maintain teh rest of the video.

Thanks

[poisondeathray]

I was wondering for DGIndex, is it possible to split the source?

Meaning:
Like I want the first portion of the show and CUT OUT a performance (Don't want the performance) then resume back to the program after the performance?

Not too sure if that came out to make sense. But basically want to use DGIndex to create the script as the source is .mpg and I want to keep it that way, so wondering if DGIndex is capable of doing that, splitting 1 file into another "1" but omitting the performance that is int he middle of the program, so to snip out that and maintain teh rest of the video.

Thanks

If you mean similar to cutting out commercials, you can just do that with avisynth e.g. Trim(0,100)+Trim(200,300) will omit frames 101-199, while keeping 0-100 and 200-300

You could use the megui avs cutter (in the tools menu) which does basically the same thing, with a visual preview

[SacredCultivator]

Hmm, if doing it through that method, how would the audio portion of that work? Sorry I've never used that feature, so not too sure how to go about it.

Cause I assume:
1. Use DGIndex to create an avs of the entire video
2. Load that into MeGUI's AVS Cutter, and edit

But then the audio part gets me =X

[poisondeathray]

Hmm, if doing it through that method, how would the audio portion of that work? Sorry I've never used that feature, so not too sure how to go about it.

Cause I assume:
1. Use DGIndex to create an avs of the entire video
2. Load that into MeGUI's AVS Cutter, and edit

But then the audio part gets me =X

save the audio cuts file. there is a section for it in the audio component

if you are doing it separately in avisynth, use audiodub(video,audio), and the trim()+trim() works as well (same avs script for video and audio)

[SacredCultivator]

I generally for the avs script encode the audio separately which is why I don't really use the (video,audio), as I mux int he audio after the encode usually.

So for example if my script is something like this.

MPEG2Source("video path.d2v")
Tomsmocomp(-1,1,1)
Crop(12,4,-8,-0,align=true)
Spline36Resize(640,480)
Removegrain(2)
UnFilter(-5,-5)
gradfun2db()

I would add "audiodub(video,audio), and the trim()+trim()" after the MPEGSource? and then when encoding, it will include the audio? (In which I assume is the full audio that I encoded as the trim will trim the audio as well, but then in regards.

Sorry a complete novice to this part.

(Or you can provide an example as well)

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EDIT:
Okay I tried... and it added itself ot the script so the cropping is fine, but now it's the audio portion that I don't realyl get.

[poisondeathray]

You should look at the DGIndex documentation, it tells you everything


vid=Mpeg2Source("file.d2v")
aud=NicAC3Source("audio.ac3").DelayAudio(x)
AudioDub(vid,aud)
Trim(0,100)++Trim(200,300)


x=the number written in the demuxed audio

You can do the same thing as you did before (separate audio script), just add the same values for Trim()+Trim() etc... at the end of the script (its the same thing). The benefit of doing it together is that you can preview it in a player like MPC for example

[SacredCultivator]

Okay i THINK I got it.. But for example if the audio is already 'encoded' (.mp3/.mp4)

It's still doable right?
Althoughs orry for the Filters, not too sure what to use for each =X

[poisondeathray]

Okay i THINK I got it.. But for example if the audio is already 'encoded' (.mp3/.mp4)

It's still doable right?
Althoughs orry for the Filters, not too sure what to use for each =X

I'm not sure what you mean ????

The NicAC3Source is only for AC3 source, so you would have to change the source filter

If you have an "already encoded" mp3, it doesn't have the cuts in the file, you have to re-encode it. Instead, use the original AC3 audio from the DVD, otherwise you will re-encode it twice & lose quality

When you use DGIndex, the ac3 file will report the delay written in the name (e.g. "FILE T01 2_0ch 192Kbps DELAY 72ms.ac3") . The delay in this example is 72ms

[SacredCultivator]

Oh I guess I should sorta rephrase that...

If the source is .ac3, which in my current case isn't, .mp2 (Using MPASource), but then therefore when I encode this via either H264/XviD, the output file will have audio already correct? Because I would like to encode the audio to a diff. format + give it a description (Which I usualyl do using Vdub or YAMB)

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Edit:
Actualyl wait.. I can just load the script into the Audio Component and just encode that right? And if I do it that way, I can also just comment out the audio in the script when encoding the video.

[poisondeathray]

Oh I guess I should sorta rephrase that...

If the source is .ac3, which in my current case isn't, .mp2 (Using MPASource), but then therefore when I encode this via either H264/XviD, the output file will have audio already correct? Because I would like to encode the audio to a diff. format + give it a description (Which I usualyl do using Vdub or YAMB)

---
Edit:
Actualyl wait.. I can just load the script into the Audio Component and just encode that right? And if I do it that way, I can also just comment out the audio in the script when encoding the video.

yes just use MPASource, or any other input source filter that works for your source...

I have no idea what you mean by "give it a description"??

To make the audio & video cuts match (in sync), the script(s) has/have to have the same cut values.

I have no idea what you mean by "comment out the audio"?

[SacredCultivator]

For descriptions I mean for like if I do Dual Audio, I label the tracks (Main Track / Instrumental).

Gonna test it and post back, but definitely thanks for helping me on this as it taught me something useful and handy.

[yaous]

--psy-rd
Strength of psychovisual optimization ["1.0:0.0"]
#1: RD (requires subme>=6)
#2: Trellis (requires trellis, experimental)


in megui's x264 configuration dialog, psy trellis is disabled when subme<=5 though trellis>=1.

psy trellis requires subme>=6?

[Dark Shikari]

in megui's x264 configuration dialog, psy trellis is disabled when subme<=5 though trellis>=1.

psy trellis requires subme>=6?No it does not, so that's an MeGUI bug.

[Sharktooth]

actually that's not a bug but my fault. i thought psy-trellis needed psy-rd (that depends on subme>5)

EDIT: Fixed.

[Buggle]

This might be an ignorant question, but is MeGUI going to support x64 (and if so, when?), now that both Xvid and x264 have turned x64 capable, and avisynth64 also exists?

[Kurtnoise]

the search function might help you...;)

[Buggle]

the search function might help you...;)
:eek: me so stupid... I had this thread bookmarked, so I went asking this without checking the other threads in this sub-forum. I now see there is a x64 thread started. So this is what it feels like to be a forum newby :P

[DeWTurk]

I have audio slide proplem sometimes. I checked the force decoding via direct show. But again audio slide. Auido is before than video. what are you suggest

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wejmdd.jpg

[SacredCultivator]

Sorry to ask this here.. But given I don't know to much about the threads thing...

This refers slightly to This Thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=145106),

If running an Intel Core 2 Duo, would it be wise to just leave the Threads at Auto? Or should I actually set a number there? {And is there much of an advantage in doing so?}

[Sharktooth]

always leave it to auto unless you dont want one (or more) of your CPU core(s) free for doing some other thing(s).

[Sharktooth]

I have audio slide proplem sometimes. I checked the force decoding via direct show. But again audio slide. Auido is before than video. what are you suggest

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wejmdd.jpg
more info...

[rack04]

I was running a encode recently and noticed in the x264 commandline the following entry:

--sar 1649:1620

Can anyone explain to me what this means?

[Snakeisthestuff]

Ok i have a serious problem here, i cant start MeGUI anymore, i dont know what happend maybe i installed something which causes this or i miss something. I installed all .NET Frameworks till 3.5, which didnt help, then i deinstalled all .NET packages and only installed 2.0 which didnt change anything. I tried different versions of meGUI 2.5, 2.6 nothing works all crash at the beginning.

Working OS: Windows XP 64bit.

I attached a screenshot of the error message and my DxDiag for Hardware information, i hope someone can help me :confused:

[poisondeathray]

I was running a encode recently and noticed in the x264 commandline the following entry:

--sar 1649:1620

Can anyone explain to me what this means?

sample aspect ratio, used for anamorphic encoding (i.e. non-square pixels). 1:1 would be square pixels and is the default

[Sharktooth]

Ok i have a serious problem here, i cant start MeGUI anymore, i dont know what happend maybe i installed something which causes this or i miss something. I installed all .NET Frameworks till 3.5, which didnt help, then i deinstalled all .NET packages and only installed 2.0 which didnt change anything. I tried different versions of meGUI 2.5, 2.6 nothing works all crash at the beginning.

Working OS: Windows XP 64bit.

I attached a screenshot of the error message and my DxDiag for Hardware information, i hope someone can help me :confused:
probably a missing or corrupted font.

[Snakeisthestuff]

Thanks for the fast reply, you mean my windows system fonts right, not anything from the meGUI folder?

Anyone got an idea which fonts meGUI is using so i can try to replace them with new ones in my fonts folder?

Edit: Replaced Lucida Console Font -> didnt solve anything, the same error occurs even if i delete the font out of the fonts folder

[Sharktooth]

it's the menu font.
ill check it later.

[Kurtnoise]

not MeGUI's fault...

[DeWTurk]

more info...
ok my encode sample video audio slide proplem
please help me

check
sample download (http://h1.ripway.com/DeWTurk38/The.Curious.Case.of.Benjamin.Button.DVDSCR.XviD-DEViSE-muxed-025.mkv)

[Kurtnoise]

what you're doing exactly ? you're reencoding audio stream ?

[DeWTurk]

what you're doing exactly ? you're reencoding audio stream ?


reencoding proplem please

help me. I needing
look at the in this screen.
and proplem
My rips have audio slide. why?

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wejmdd.jpg



well whatever i can gather with your illustration, is that u are having audio and video sync issues.
its a basic problem with megui,
i recommend u install Core AVC codec
and before installing it go to the settings in CCCP and deselect x264 in the settings.
then install coreAVC , it may solve it.


ok
1.CCCP installed.
2.Core AVC codec installed.

but I have again audio proplem

my encode

sample direct link small size 2mb please look. You are very very busy but I am needing for your answer
http://h1.ripway.com/DeWTurk38/The.Curious.Case.of.Benjamin.Button.DVDSCR.XviD-DEViSE-muxed-025.mkv

or

http://rapidshare.com/files/200817495/The.Curious.Case.of.Benjamin.Button.DVDSCR.XviD-DEViSE-muxed-025.rar

[Kurtnoise]

not rules compliant...sorry.

[DeWTurk]

not rules compliant...sorry.

ok I do't know rules but what can I do ?

[Kurtnoise]

buy/rent the DVD/BD...and all your problems will disappear.

[zirkov]

Hello, I updated meGUI today and I got error when I tried to encode video :

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9809/errorp.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errorp.jpg)

Then I use x264.exe.backup and my encoding working fine. Its new x264.exe caused error or its my PC fault ?

[Kurtnoise]

definitively, an error from the x264 build...

[b66pak]

same x264 error here...
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