BD Rebuilder Beta - Bug Reports Only

[mparade]

29.97i should be left as 29.97i. 1080p59.94 is not part of the Blu-ray spec. So, BDR should not attempt to build anything at that rate.

Just for information: "Many current Blu-ray players and recorders can read and write 1920×1080 video at the full 60p and 50p progressive format, For example: Panasonic DMR-BWT720"

I am going to use QTGMC deinterlacer, I have tested it in BD-RB and the results were great. You should give it a try in my opinion. The output can be (depending on the source) at single or double-frame rate. Enabling double-frame rate output would be much better but as you told that will violate the BD-standard, although almost surely playable on current players.

[Sharc]

Just for information: "Many current Blu-ray players and recorders can read and write 1920×1080 video at the full 60p and 50p progressive format, For example: Panasonic DMR-BWT720"

I am going to use QTGMC deinterlacer, I have tested it in BD-RB and the results were great. You should give it a try in my opinion. The output can be (depending on the source) at single or double-frame rate. Enabling double-frame rate output would be much better but as you told that will violate the BD-standard, although almost surely playable on current players.
Hmmm ... but many blu-ray players will spit non-compliant discs out (like mine for example), and jdobbs will get all the complaints ....
So if at all 1080p could be a Alternate output option in BD-RB.
Almost always I encode 1080i as interlaced, or exceptionally as 720p bobbed (double rate) which is blu-ray compliant. Especially for shaky hand-held videocam clips I don't like to loose temporal resolution.

[jdobbs]

I've never figured out why people want to deinterlace pure video content. IMHO, it reduces vertical resolution and spacial time. No matter how "good" the deinterlace filter is, you are still trying to combine two separate fields into a single frame. The more the spacial time difference between the fields, the more the vertical resolution is affected.

The only "deinterlacing" that I do really isn't and that is because I do IVTC on 2:3 pulldown 29.97 video to 23.976. In that case the fields are left intact. Pure 1080i I leave well enough alone.It depends on the player. Some of them (especially PC software) either play it really poorly, or deinterlace it poorly. If it's going to be deinterlaced at playback anyway, it may be better to just do it with a (better) deinterlacer of your choice.

[DoctorM]

You could always go with 720p60. Sure you are losing a little resolution on width, but the height of 1080i is really only 540 lines once you separate fields. There's minimal quality loss, all the frame rate, and it is BD compliant.

Still, most modern electronics handle interlaced content just fine. Deinterlacing is really unnecessary.

[mparade]

@mparade

I'll take a look at #1. But for all the others -- you just can't do deinterlacing through the use of filters. There's no way for BD-RB to know that you are doing it -- and therefore change the settings in the output so it is flagged as progressive.

I may be able to create a way in which you can setup an independent filter and (possibly) select it via DEINTERLACER_TYPE=5, or maybe create a new flag that assumes progressive. I'd have to look at it.

@jdobbs
After playing a bit with all the four of the letters the only "issue" I found is that p: affects interlaced sources as well. The other letters seem to be functioning as they should.

[jdobbs]

@jdobbs
After playing a bit with all the four of the letters the only "issue" I found is that p: affects interlaced sources as well. The other letters seem to be functioning as they should.Ok. Thanks.

[Edit] Got it. The only time it should be included on an interlaced source is if you have deinterlacing turned on (meaning you are converting to progressive). The code I was using was logically backwards.

[AmigaFuture]

Hello. A reminder of a bug. Inverse Telecining enabled by right-click isn't kept, enabled, used in batch.


[09/10/15] BD Rebuilder v0.50.07
[11:12:52] Source: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E01_-_''THE_EVIDENCE''_(RECORDED_FEB_23,_2015,_H2HD)_00000
- Input BD size: 5.16 GB
- Approximate total content: [01:23:42.834]
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- MOVIE-ONLY/ALTERNATE OUTPUT mode enabled
- Mode: MKV Container, 1920x1080, Intact Audio
- Decoding/Frame serving: DGDecNV [4-way]
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[11:12:55] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [11:12:55] Processing: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
- [11:12:55] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
- [11:13:39] Reencoding video [VID_00000]
- Source Video: MPEG-2, 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 150,534 frames
- Inverse Telecining in effect (IVTC)
- Bitrate: 7,780 Kbs
- [11:13:39] Reencoding: VID_00000, Pass 1 of 2
[11:13:47]PHASE ONE aborted by user request
==========================
[11:14:37] BD Rebuilder v0.50.07
[11:14:37] BEGIN - BATCH SEQUENCE
==========================
-----------------------
[11:14:37] PROCESSING BATCH FILE [1]
----------------------
[09/10/15] BD Rebuilder v0.50.07
[11:14:37] Source: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E01_-_''THE_EVIDENCE''_(RECORDED_FEB_23,_2015,_H2HD)_00000
- Input BD size: 5.16 GB
- Approximate total content: [01:23:42.834]
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- MOVIE-ONLY/ALTERNATE OUTPUT mode enabled
- Mode: MKV Container, 1920x1080, Intact Audio
- Decoding/Frame serving: DGDecNV [4-way]
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[11:14:38] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [11:14:38] Processing: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
- [11:14:38] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
- [11:15:15] Reencoding video [VID_00000]
- Source Video: MPEG-2, 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 150,534 frames
- Bitrate: 7,780 Kbs
- [11:15:15] Reencoding: VID_00000, Pass 1 of 2
[11:15:49]PHASE ONE aborted by user request
[11:15:49] BATCH ABORTED...
==========================
[11:15:49] END - BATCH SEQUENCE
==========================

[jdobbs]

Hello. A reminder of a bug. Inverse Telecining enabled by right-click isn't kept, enabled, used in batch Fixed for the next release.

[AmigaFuture]

Woohoo! High 5!

[AmigaFuture]

I made some MKVs from my TiVo MPEG-2 sources so I could include the Closed Captions extracted from the MPEG-2's. Then I had BD-RB import the MKVs. During the Multiplexing process of the first video a pop-up displays this error as it's at the end of the process.

[09/10/15] BD Rebuilder v0.50.07
[18:49:50] Source: BD_VIDEO
- Input BD size: 32.26 GB
- Approximate total content: [08:21:50.843]
- Target BD size: 22.95 GB
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- Quality: High-Speed Option (BD-25+), Two Pass
- Decoding/Frame serving: DGDecNV [3-way]
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[18:49:51] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [18:49:51] Processing: VID_00001 (1 of 6)
- [18:49:51] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
- [18:50:29] Reencoding video [VID_00001]
- Source Video: MPEG-2, 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 150,534 frames
- Inverse Telecining in effect (IVTC)
- Bitrate: 5,352 Kbs
- [18:50:29] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 1 of 2
- [18:50:29] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 2 of 2
- [19:16:39] Video Encode complete
- [19:16:39] Processing audio tracks
- Track 4352 (eng): Keeping original audio
- [19:16:39] Multiplexing M2TS
- [19:16:39] CreateBDFiles() 00063 2004
[19:16:52]PHASE ONE aborted by user request
[09/10/15] Checking System Settings
- BD-Rebuilder v0.50.07
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- Working Path Free Space: 43.06GB
- AVISYNTH Version: 2.5.8.0, Ok
- LAVFILTERS: Ok
- AnyDVD settings check: Ok.
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- MP4BOX: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok
- FRIMEncode: Ok
- FRIMDecode: Ok
[09/10/15] Systems Settings Check complete


If I have BD-RB import the MPEG-2 files (thus don't have CC) this is what happens..it continues.

[09/10/15] BD Rebuilder v0.50.07
[20:26:30] Source: BD_VIDEO
- Input BD size: 25.99 GB
- Approximate total content: [06:58:14.398]
- Target BD size: 22.95 GB
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- Quality: High-Speed Option (BD-25+), Two Pass
- Decoding/Frame serving: DGDecNV [3-way]
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[20:26:32] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [20:26:32] Processing: VID_00001 (1 of 5)
- [20:26:32] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
- [20:27:17] Reencoding video [VID_00001]
- Source Video: MPEG-2, 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 150,534 frames
- Inverse Telecining in effect (IVTC)
- Bitrate: 6,825 Kbs
- [20:27:17] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 1 of 2
- [20:27:17] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 2 of 2
- [20:53:30] Video Encode complete
- [20:53:30] Processing audio tracks
- Track 4352 (und): Keeping original audio
- [20:53:30] Multiplexing M2TS
- [20:53:52] Processing: VID_00002 (2 of 5)
- [20:53:52] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00002]
- [20:54:35] Reencoding video [VID_00002]
- Source Video: MPEG-2, 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 29.970fps, 150,445 frames
- Inverse Telecining in effect (IVTC)
- Bitrate: 6,675 Kbs
- [20:54:35] Reencoding: VID_00002, Pass 1 of 2
- [20:54:35] Reencoding: VID_00002, Pass 2 of 2



[Update 1]: I don't know what's causing it, yet, but if I exit BD-RB after the prompt, and run it again and resume...it does the multiplexing and continues to the next encode. I'm still testing and haven't played the results.

[AmigaFuture]

I have another odd bug. Once after another I imported an MPEG-2 to be sure BD-RB would handle it. Once that was confirmed, I deleted IMPORT and WORKFILES directories after exiting BD-RB, which shouldn't be required. Run BD-RB again, this time select the file in the list as a group to active the Menu Editor. I selected bottom to top to keep the numbering correct. This is what happened.

[13:51:45] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E01_-_''THE_EVIDENCE''_(RECORDED_FEB_23,_2015,_H2HD)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[13:53:48] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[13:57:32] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E02_-_''THE_VISITORS''_(RECORDED_FEB_2,_2015,_H2HD)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[14:00:14] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[14:00:34] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E03_-_''THE_MISSION''_(RECORDED_APR_16,_2015,_H2HD)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[14:03:38] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[14:03:45] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E04_-_''CLOSER_ENCOUNTERS''_(RECORDED_FEB_9,_2015,_H2HD)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[14:06:11] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[14:06:24] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E05_-_''THE_RETURN''_(RECORDED_FEB_16,_2015,_H2HD)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[14:08:42] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[14:09:11] Importing MPG: ANCIENT_ALIENS_S01_E06_BONUS_-_''CHARIOTS,_GODS___BEYOND''_(RECORDED_APR_17,_2015,_HSTRYHP)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[14:11:11] Video import completed successfully.
[09/11/15] Checking System Settings
- BD-Rebuilder v0.50.07
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- Working Path Free Space: 65.79GB
- AVISYNTH Version: 2.5.8.0, Ok
- LAVFILTERS: Ok
- AnyDVD settings check: Ok.
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- MP4BOX: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok
- FRIMEncode: Ok
- FRIMDecode: Ok
[09/11/15] Systems Settings Check complete
----------------------
[14:26:18] Importing: BD_VIDEO
- [14:26:23] Importing video file: (1 of 6)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Integrating into pseudo-BD structure...
- [14:28:38] Importing video file: (2 of 6)
- Preparing MPG for processing...
[14:28:39]ERROR: Converting MPG container. Aborted.


For your information, I then used MKVMerge, first time without SRT files and it imported well. Then, exited BD-RB, deleted IMPORT and created MKVs again with SRT files. So far importing fine. I'll check the rendering next...to see if it fails like with MPEG-2..

[jdobbs]

I have updated the first post of this thread with a link to the latest version of BD-RB (v0.50.08). Changes for this release:- Corrected an error in which, rarely, a BD
import may not recognize an episode on a
series disc.
- Updated the BD import routines so they make
proper adjustments for M2TS audio delays.
- Added a new setting for ALTERNATE output.
You can now select a target output size for
CRF encoding. BD-RB will perform prediction
passes to determine the proper CRF value.
- Corrected an issue when using Dynamic Range
Compression with LPCM sources that could
cause the audio to be blanked.
- Fixed checks so that AVISYNTH 2.6 will now
be accepted and listed as "Ok".
- Changed code so audio reencoding is forced
if DRC has been selected to be applied.
- Added new experimental CRF prediction code
that can use fewer passes. To enable it
see NEW_CRF_PREDICTION in HIDDENOPTS.TXT.
- Improved DVD import's recognition of playall
PGCs and fixed a rare possibility of on of
the episodes in series discs.
- Modified code so the state of the manually
selected IVTC items in the stream list is
retained during batch processing.
- Updated the recommended LAV Filters version
to v0.65. Updated link in README.TXT.
- Updated code to select the 64 bit version
of X265 when run on a 64 bit O/S.
- Added X265 64 bit build to install package.
- Updated the included version of X265 to a
newer release (08/23/2015).
- Updated the included version of X264.EXE to
the latest release (r2597).
- Updated the included version of X264-64.EXE
to the latest release (r2597).
- Other minor corrections and cosmetic fixes.

[TheEthic]

- Fixed checks so that AVISYNTH 2.6 will now
be accepted and listed as "Ok".


Now that accepts AVIsynth 2.6, I note that on the homepage is still 2.58, it means that works best with version 2.58?

[jdobbs]

Now that accepts AVIsynth 2.6, I note that on the homepage is still 2.58, it means that works best with version 2.58?No. It just implies that 2.6 isn't required.

[mparade]

No. It just implies that 2.6 isn't required.

Sorry, it is not a bug but could you please check why I have got this message from PayPal after trying to donate?:

"This recipient is currently unable to receive money."

I have tried many times with the same result.

Thank you.

[soneca]

jdobbs, thanks for the new version!

[AmigaFuture]

Sorry, it is not a bug but could you please check why I have got this message from PayPal after trying to donate?:

"This recipient is currently unable to receive money."

I have tried many times with the same result.

Thank you.

I haven't downloaded the new version yet, but I wanted to check 50.7, and yep, same message. Heading there now...and whoops:

On the first page:

CURRENT VERSION 0.50.09 (September 13th, 2015)
[..]
You can download the BD-RB beta from this link: BD-RB v0.50.08. :D

[jdobbs]

Sorry, it is not a bug but could you please check why I have got this message from PayPal after trying to donate?:

"This recipient is currently unable to receive money."

I have tried many times with the same result.

Thank you.Paypal decided my software (DVD-RB) was somehow circumventing copyright. I explained very clearly to them that it did not. I explained that DVD-RB in no way did anything to decrypt or affect copyright in any way. They didn't care, they didn't listen, and in fact just cut me off saying the decision was final and it wasn't eligible for appeal.

So donations are not currently possible -- and, needless to say, I'm not very happy with Paypal. As a result, I'm likely to just make DVD-RB Pro available for free along with BD-RB. You'll notice the donation tab missing from BD-RB v0.50.08. I'm not sure whether I will spend any more time in development. If so it will be very little time. I've been continuing for a long time making virtually nothing on this project -- but removing the "virtually" may be the last straw.

[AmigaFuture]

Youch! As soon as I run the new version I knew something was happening. Well, I might end my dealing with Paypal if they're going to be that unaware and inform others I know to shift their business. Hmm!! What about Google Wallet, WePay, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net, Skrill, Intuit, ProPay, Click2Sell, Dwolla, Breaintree, ClickBank or Stripe?

[Ch3vr0n]

What a stupid move, though I think their idea of 'circumventing' is ''if it creates a copy, it's not a retail disc and illegal'. Decryption probably didn't even come into play.

I understand you cutting back on developing but please don't. Create a new Paypal, different method, perhaps even offer a straight up wire transfer? It's my main software to create backups, without development is only a matter of time before a serious issue pops up. My only other option is CloneBD and that's not ready for prime use or as feature packed as bdrb is.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk

[Sharc]

I have updated the first post of this thread with a link to the latest version of BD-RB (v0.50.08). Changes for this release:....- Added a new setting for ALTERNATE output.
You can now select a target output size for
CRF encoding. BD-RB will perform prediction
passes to determine the proper CRF value.
- Added new experimental CRF prediction code
that can use fewer passes. To enable it
see NEW_CRF_PREDICTION in HIDDENOPTS.TXT.


Thank you. I'll try it.
Will a 2nd pass be initiated in case the prediction results in an oversize? (i.e. same procedure as recently implemented for BD mode?)

PayPal "concerns": I have been using BD-RB a lot for importing and processing (i.e. high-quality re-compressing) my home videocam .m2ts files (1080i50) to produce standards compliant BD discs for the family.
I would really regret if the SW would not be maintained for such odd reason.

[varekai]

AmigaFuture +1
Ch3vr0n +1
Sharc +1
I second that!

Please jdobbs, keep this extraordinary software alive!

[mparade]

AmigaFuture +1
Ch3vr0n +1
Sharc +1
I second that!

Please jdobbs, keep this extraordinary software alive!

mparade +1
I am using BD-RB every day....

[Glarioo]

Please! Mr jdobbs, don't stop the further development of this fine piece of software!

[Video Dude]

Would it be feasible setting up a PO Box again and having donations sent directly to you?

[Ch3vr0n]

a PO box? Pretty sure it's illegal to send physical currency through the postal mail system in every country. Too easy to get stolen.

[meadrocks]

How about Bitcoin???

[AmigaFuture]

Programs can be hacked, Bitcoin is hackable/crackable and more; to me..not very secure and it's subject to being hacked, like the I.R.S., Apple iCloud, etc. I will not donate that way nor will I buy anything that way. Paysafe is okay. I agree with Warren Buffet about Bitcoin! P.O. Box's are cool, wrap cash or a Check or whatever in tin foil...can't see in/scan it then. But for most people, nahh...I use P.O. Boxes for personal transfers only. Not to mean it's not a good idea.

[jdobbs]

What a stupid move, though I think their idea of 'circumventing' is ''if it creates a copy, it's not a retail disc and illegal'. Decryption probably didn't even come into play.Actually no. Their usage policy is quite clear -- and BD-RB doesn't violate it. The bottom line is that they just don't seem to want to take the time to see if it does or doesn't.

[AmigaFuture]

Personally, I hope you keep you passion going at whatever degree you choose. It's not only notice here, but within the program - and you modify your signature to match your new choice so WE (the testers and the average user) may continue to click the link and DoNaTe icon. :D

[MrVideo]

Paypal decided my software (DVD-RB) was somehow circumventing copyright.

Hollygreed doesn't care. The fact that you work with material that came from a released Blu-ray is all that they need to declare your product aiding and abetting copyright infringement. Even though RB doesn't do the actual ripping from the Blu-ray, it still deals with copyrighted material.

Even though copyright law says that owners have a right to back up what they own, the DMCA says that it is illegal to circumvent encryption.

So, programs like RB lose out to the A-hole hollygreed machine.

[AmigaFuture]

Greed is normal for every living thing. You see it constantly if you have a broad world view. Everyone, everything wants what they/it wants. That's the essence of greed/selfishness and it's normal since the beginning of everything as is coming together for agreed stuff. As much some some...erm, some places where people gather try to dictate its horrors and wrongs, it will always remain a norm. Not everyone in Hollywood doesn't care. But most don't speak openly and make things open like Michael Moore did/does/has. JDobbs hasn't lost...he just needs to choose another method (Wink!) that CARES AND...isn't (willfully) ignorant. As I suggested a long time ago, advertise..it would help! I advocate for DVD and BD Rebuilder...sometimes/often to customers+. But, I have to be selective and careful sometimes. Getting through to people can be challenging, "It's not illegal...you OWN it, it's Fair Use! You won't have to buy it against because of your baby, or someone else careless if you MAKE copies of your original." Sometimes I'm able to go into more depth, but...if people aren't USED to something; - people have been taught fear very well of this or that and make excuses. Or their attention span is....."Uh, what...?? Oh Yeah...what?" Argh. HA!

Hmmm....I have a wild thought... I'm curious, how many of us are willing to help JD with the cost of advertising, I mean honestly?? I'm willing to toss in 100 but it'll be a lot more than that to get it going, possibly more in a couple months. Maybe I'm overstepping and too vocal (Noooo...meeeee?!), but, I dig the passion and product..hehe, I don't have the ability to be the only sponsor, by a long shot. Something for JD, more than us, to consider. Okay, I'm ...shhhing now. :) Stepping way...

[jdobbs]

Hollygreed doesn't care. The fact that you work with material that came from a released Blu-ray is all that they need to declare your product aiding and abetting copyright infringement. Even though RB doesn't do the actual ripping from the Blu-ray, it still deals with copyrighted material.

Even though copyright law says that owners have a right to back up what they own, the DMCA says that it is illegal to circumvent encryption.

So, programs like RB lose out to the A-hole hollygreed machine.The fact is that there are lots of other uses that have nothing to do with copyrighted material. How about BD-RB's ability to import video files (from cameras or recordings) and create a blu-ray. How about discs that have no copyright (e.g. wedding videos) or things you have copied from cable for your own use (via fair use) and would like to archive it? The bottom line is that you can't ban something just because it might be used for something. Otherwise hammers would have to be made illegal on the off chance someone might use it as a weapon...

[MrVideo]

I totally agree with what you have to say. But, some just do not give-a -damn, PayPal obviously one of them. To bad you can sue them. They have the money and lots of lawyers. I wonder who the idiot was that you were dealing with.

To be kinda on topic, I've seen mention about the ability of BD-RB to be able to create Blu-rays. But, I have no clue what the capabilities are and how to do it as there isn't a manual or even a forum about how-to-use BD-RB. Is menu creation available? If so, how sophisticated? Etc.

[Sharc]

.

To be kinda on topic, I've seen mention about the ability of BD-RB to be able to create Blu-rays. But, I have no clue what the capabilities are and how to do it as there isn't a manual or even a forum about how-to-use BD-RB. Is menu creation available? If so, how sophisticated? Etc.
Search for "Quick-Play" and "import" in the changelog.txt, for example, starting around end of 2013. Similar in this thread.
Check out "Mode/Quick-Play backup" in BD-RB, and you should find your way.

[jdobbs]

I totally agree with what you have to say. But, some just do not give-a -damn, PayPal obviously one of them. To bad you can sue them. They have the money and lots of lawyers. I wonder who the idiot was that you were dealing with.

To be kinda on topic, I've seen mention about the ability of BD-RB to be able to create Blu-rays. But, I have no clue what the capabilities are and how to do it as there isn't a manual or even a forum about how-to-use BD-RB. Is menu creation available? If so, how sophisticated? Etc.You can import one or more video files, Blu-ray discs, or DVD discs. BD-RB will create a pseudo-BD structure. A menu will be generated during the import. Look at HIDDENOPTS.TXT to see parameters that can be modified to customize the menu (or menus if many files are being imported). There are also settings that can be made using the SETTINGS/IMPORT/Quick Play menu.

You can then re-encode that structure into a compliant BD.

[MrVideo]

Thanks guys. After I get other issues resolved, I'll play around and see what happens.

[DMagic1]

Question/Problem:
I've had BDRebuilder on my old machine for ever with no issues. I a few months ago I built a new machine and added rebuilder.
On the new machine I can never get "preview this item" to work. It always says "cannot render the file" in media player classic. I'm sure I must be missing something but I don't know what. The inspection log shows everything ok. I even looked at my old machine and made sure I have all the same stuff installed as far as I can tell. Any suggestions?

[kufo]

Question/Problem:
I've had BDRebuilder on my old machine for ever with no issues. I a few months ago I built a new machine and added rebuilder.
On the new machine I can never get "preview this item" to work. It always says "cannot render the file" in media player classic. I'm sure I must be missing something but I don't know what. The inspection log shows everything ok. I even looked at my old machine and made sure I have all the same stuff installed as far as I can tell. Any suggestions?
If you´re running windows 10 on your machine the reason could be a missing codec. In my opinion windows 10 is without media player at the moment.:rolleyes:

[jdobbs]

Question/Problem:
I've had BDRebuilder on my old machine for ever with no issues. I a few months ago I built a new machine and added rebuilder.
On the new machine I can never get "preview this item" to work. It always says "cannot render the file" in media player classic. I'm sure I must be missing something but I don't know what. The inspection log shows everything ok. I even looked at my old machine and made sure I have all the same stuff installed as far as I can tell. Any suggestions?The CODECs are built into Media Player Classic (which BD-RB uses for preview). It has to be an Avisynth issue. Are you sure it is installed properly? Try installing it again.

[DMagic1]

The CODECs are built into Media Player Classic (which BD-RB uses for preview). It has to be an Avisynth issue. Are you sure it is installed properly? Try installing it again.

I finally got it to work by installing LAV filters. I do not have LAV filters installed on the old system just ffdshow and haali so I don't know why I had to install LAV on the new system. I preferred to keep both the same.
Yeah I had tried reinstalling everything before.

[jdobbs]

Did you have FFDSHOW installed on the new system? It really should matter which you've chosen (FFDSHOW or LAV Filters). It's possible, though, that even if you had it installed some other software intercepted the functioning of FFDSHOW and caused it to stop working. You see that often with codec packs being installed.

I just remembered, though, that the internal CODECs in MPC wouldn't apply because AVISYNTH would be encountered first and it would do the decoding (via LAV Filters or FFDSHOW).

[IanD]

I have updated the first post of this thread with a link to the latest version of BD-RB (v0.50.08). Changes for this release:

Do the miscellaneous changes include, by chance, the ability to remux 3D to in-mux without requiring re-encoding capability (ie just remuxing 3D now works in XP)?

As for the PayPal issue, does it prevent someone from sending money through PayPal as a gift to your nominated email address, or is that how donation works anyway? Depending on whether you make use of Amazon, perhaps sending you an Amazon gift card could take the place of donations: I know they can't be exchanged for cash, but maybe you could use it to pay for gifts to others whom you would normally use money.

[musiclover]

Did you have FFDSHOW installed on the new system? It really should matter which you've chosen (FFDSHOW or LAV Filters).

It is not clear to me what the difference is between the two for the performance of BD-RB. Does BD-RB work better with FFDSHOW or with LAV Filters ?

[varekai]

LAV is perhaps a bit better, more often updated, has a cleaner code, more stable, and gives less problems.
https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases

ffdshow is probably at a hold regarding updates but still very usable.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/files/

I use only LAV with BD-RB.

Edit
Added ffdshow Official Website
http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/

[jdobbs]

Exactly. LAV also supports H.265, and FFDSHOW doesn't. In addition, using FFDSHOW adds the requirement for the HAALI splitter.

I recommend LAV for use with BD-RB.

[drmih]

I've got an issue which I'm sure isn't BDRB, and occurred yesterday after Windows 10 applied some updates and restarted (this might not be related). Anyway, having done hundreds of backups, now whatever source I point at, as soon as I click start is says "DoEncoding() 00009 1501". I've reinstalled the support programs, and updated to 50.08 but still the same. I'm sure that something has got corrupted, but just wondered if anyone could assist before I start a trial and error process?

[worknstiff]

@ drmih; RE: I click start is says "DoEncoding() 00009 1501".
I had this same error yesterday when I was trying to do Close Encounters and finally had to just do a movie only. I thought that it had to do with there being 3 versions of the movie on the same disk and BD_Rebuilder thought it was too big to fit even on a BD25 disk. Maybe there is some change to how BD Rebuilder estimates the completed size now.

[drmih]

@ drmih; RE: I click start is says "DoEncoding() 00009 1501".
I had this same error yesterday when I was trying to do Close Encounters and finally had to just do a movie only. I thought that it had to do with there being 3 versions of the movie on the same disk and BD_Rebuilder thought it was too big to fit even on a BD25 disk. Maybe there is some change to how BD Rebuilder estimates the completed size now.

I'm not sure but mine does it on everything at the moment - I even tried reading in a directory I'd already converted to bd-25 a couple of days ago and that errored. Also my error occurred on a version that had worked for weeks without issue.

**Fixed now. I just changed a setting and started an encode (to dvd-5) and it worked, so I stopped it. I then put it back to bd-25 and it's fine again.

[jdobbs]

I'm not sure but mine does it on everything at the moment - I even tried reading in a directory I'd already converted to bd-25 a couple of days ago and that errored. Also my error occurred on a version that had worked for weeks without issue.

**Fixed now. I just changed a setting and started an encode (to dvd-5) and it worked, so I stopped it. I then put it back to bd-25 and it's fine again.So changing to BD-5 and then back to BD-25 fixed it? That's weird. That error (#00009) means there is a subscript into an array that is out-of-range. It is happening in the routine that calls the encoder (1501). I'll look through the code and see if I can find anything that correlates to changing the output size.