MeGui: MOV & WMV conversion to AVC X.264?

[TyrantII]

Hey all,

I hate to do this on a first post, but I've searched this forum and haven't found much. Also haven't found anything on the tubes. I'm trying to convert HD content in MOV & WMV to AVC for playback on the PS3, and so far programs that do it lack many advanced options and usally encode at subpar bitrates.

I've also found MeGui to be a great encoding tool for PS3 video, but have been unable to figure out how to convert from these formats. I've read that both MS and Apples versions of h264 are both specific encoders and containers, so conversion is nessasary (as the PS3 won't play their versions). I'm also ok with the time it will take, and the little bit of quality loss.

So does anyone have any recomendations of how to convert from these formats to AVC x.264 with as little quality loss as possible on MeGui or a similar program?

[Al79]

Hey all,

I hate to do this on a first post, but I've searched this forum and haven't found much. Also haven't found anything on the tubes. I'm trying to convert HD content in MOV & WMV to AVC for playback on the PS3, and so far programs that do it lack many advanced options and usally encode at subpar bitrates.

I've also found MeGui to be a great encoding tool for PS3 video, but have been unable to figure out how to convert from these formats. I've read that both MS and Apples versions of h264 are both specific encoders and containers, so conversion is nessasary (as the PS3 won't play their versions). I'm also ok with the time it will take, and the little bit of quality loss.

So does anyone have any recomendations of how to convert from these formats to AVC x.264 with as little quality loss as possible on MeGui or a similar program?

Try using avs, directshowsource("yourvideofile.wmv"), if u wanna know more, check the avisynth forums ;)

[TyrantII]

Try using avs, directshowsource("yourvideofile.wmv"), if u wanna know more, check the avisynth forums ;)

Hmmm, how embarassing.

I could have sworn I tried encoding both formats thru the AVISYNTH script creator, and they failed, but now they seem to work...

Could you confirm that .wmv > AVC is as simple as ripping the audio strait from the WMV and creating the avs for the video, then muxing?

Also when converting MOV to AVS, it needs the (audio=true) in the avs script, then to load up that script for audio encoding, encode the video and mux?

I'm such a noob at encoding, but i'm starting to get the hang of this.

[Sharktooth]

the (audio=true) is ok but you better clone the script to a second avs for audio and remove all the unneeded video filters ;)

[TyrantII]

the (audio=true) is ok but you better clone the script to a second avs for audio and remove all the unneeded video filters ;)

will do.

Now i've also noticed an issue with some MOV's crashing MeGui/AVISYNTH when I load them into the script creator. Specifically MOV's from gametrailers.com . Does anyone know whats different about these that causes this, and what I need to do to get around these?

I'm going to try to create a script by hand to hendle this, but i'm not sure if it'll work.

[cacepi]

Now i've also noticed an issue with some MOV's crashing MeGui/AVISYNTH when I load them into the script creator. Specifically MOV's from gametrailers.com . Does anyone know whats different about these that causes this, and what I need to do to get around these?
Search is your friend:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=120046
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=104293