BD Rebuilder Beta - Bug Reports Only

[jdobbs]

Hi all, Jdobbs mention



So I have an Nvidia GTX 1080 TI 11gb its enough or will crash?In that post I'm talking about Intel GPU capabilities.

But, if you are talking about encoding using the GTX 1080, yes it should encode. But if you are trying to encode to UHD-BD that card doesn't have HEVC B-Frame support (see this link (https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new)). I'm not sure if that will make it not work -- but it would likely make it less efficient.

[datman]

It's been a long time since I posted. Perhaps somehow related to Anydvd being gone. I can no longer run BDRB. I keep getting a failure to retrieve audio. I tried reinstalling all the software no help.

Error in attempt to extract audio/subs.
- Bitstream exception Unknown exception. It does not have to be! Please contact application support team for more information.
[10:19:42] - Failed to retrieve audio, aborted

[jdobbs]

It's been a long time since I posted. Perhaps somehow related to Anydvd being gone. I can no longer run BDRB. I keep getting a failure to retrieve audio. I tried reinstalling all the software no help.

Error in attempt to extract audio/subs.
- Bitstream exception Unknown exception. It does not have to be! Please contact application support team for more information.
[10:19:42] - Failed to retrieve audio, abortedDo you get it on more than one source? The only time I remember seeing that in the past is when the source is corrupt.

[datman]

Do you get it on more than one source? The only time I remember seeing that in the past is when the source is corrupt.

Yes I loaded recent ISO files and that I already used BDRB on and got the same issue. It may have something to do with loading DVDfab the first time I got the error was just after trying to run BDRB on a DVDfab rip. Trying to find a replacement for Anydvd.

I got it to work using Xreveal to decode the rip. I'm not sure what I did wrong perhaps new software learning curve.

[MrVideo]

It didn't dawn me until recently that the few encode failures were not a result of the GPU, since the GPU is not handling the subtitles, or at least that is what I believe, Here is the mediainfo output:
Text #1
ID : 4
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Duration : 1 h 37 min
Bit rate : 44.6 kb/s
Frame rate : 0.449 FPS
Count of elements : 2622
Stream size : 31.1 MiB (0%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Duration : 1 h 38 min
Bit rate : 56.2 kb/s
Frame rate : 0.259 FPS
Count of elements : 1526
Stream size : 39.5 MiB (0%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Here is what the output log contains:
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[07/05/24] NVENCC Reencoder v0.10.7
----------------------
[04:09:13]Start Job [1 of 1]
- Reencoding "DOCTOR_WHO_S12_DISC_1_-_ROBOT.Title21.mkv"
-- Collecting input file information...
-- Input : AVC, 1920x1080, 25fps
-- Output: H265 (HEVC), No Resize, Keep fps, VBR 4000
- ERROR -- Encode failed. Job aborted.
It only gets thru about 1425 video frames before it fails.

The MKV imported file was made by DVDFab. What I am doing is taking 1080/25 videos and upconverting to 2160/25 because my UHD player/Benq projector combo converts 576 and 1080 25fps videos into 60 fps. 2160/25 it leaves alone.

If I tell the program not to keep the subtitles, it goes to completion.

Any ideas as the what is causing the failure?

I don't use an Intel GPU, so I haven't installed the latest software yet.

[jdobbs]

It didn't dawn me until recently that the few encode failures were not a result of the GPU, since the GPU is not handling the subtitles, or at least that is what I believe, Here is the mediainfo output:
Text #1
ID : 4
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Duration : 1 h 37 min
Bit rate : 44.6 kb/s
Frame rate : 0.449 FPS
Count of elements : 2622
Stream size : 31.1 MiB (0%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Duration : 1 h 38 min
Bit rate : 56.2 kb/s
Frame rate : 0.259 FPS
Count of elements : 1526
Stream size : 39.5 MiB (0%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Here is what the output log contains:
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[07/05/24] NVENCC Reencoder v0.10.7
----------------------
[04:09:13]Start Job [1 of 1]
- Reencoding "DOCTOR_WHO_S12_DISC_1_-_ROBOT.Title21.mkv"
-- Collecting input file information...
-- Input : AVC, 1920x1080, 25fps
-- Output: H265 (HEVC), No Resize, Keep fps, VBR 4000
- ERROR -- Encode failed. Job aborted.
It only gets thru about 1425 video frames before it fails.

The MKV imported file was made by DVDFab. What I am doing is taking 1080/25 videos and upconverting to 2160/25 because my UHD player/Benq projector combo converts 576 and 1080 25fps videos into 60 fps. 2160/25 it leaves alone.

If I tell the program not to keep the subtitles, it goes to completion.

Any ideas as the what is causing the failure?

I don't use an Intel GPU, so I haven't installed the latest software yet.After it fails, go to the GPULASTCMD.TXT or LASTCMD.TXT file (depending upon which app) and run it from a CMD window to see what error is causing it to fail.

[MrVideo]

Sorry. I should have done that. I have in the past. I get the same error as I have before:

http://vidiot.com/images/nvlastcmd_error.jpg

Is there something that the BBC, or whomever they are using, that is causing this issue? When DVDFab creates the MKV rip of the story, it doesn't error. I'm confused as to why one works and the other doesn't.

[Emulgator]

non-monotonically increasing DTS: I would try to rip again using MakeMKV (has been rock solid here), and if that problem still persists it may well be a fault inherited from that particular disc.

[musiclover]

I do see a possible unrelated issue, though. The input isn't 16:9, but the resizing is outputting it to 1280x720 with no padding. That's probably true on both encodes.



The padding is an issue with both GPU's.

It seems the padding issue is not resolved yet.

[musiclover]

In GPUENCC the QC setting meant for INTEL wasn't reset when reselecting NVIDIA after INTEL errored out. In INTEL CQ 18 (highest quality) was selected. After changing to NVIDIA it should have changed to 23. But it didn't.

GPUREENCODE.LOG
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[06.30.24] GPU Reencoder v0.01.15
----------------------
[17.11.03]Start Job [1 of 1]
- Reencoding "Keane Glastonbury 2160p 2024-06-29 .mp4"
-- Using INTEL GPU for Video Encode
-- Collecting input file information...
-- Input : HEVC, 3840x2160, 50fps
-- Vid: H264 (AVC), 1920x1080, 25 fps, CQ 18
-- Aud: Intact (Keep Original), no reencode
- ERROR -- Encode failed. Job aborted.
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[06.30.24] GPU Reencoder v0.01.15
----------------------
[17.24.15]Start Job [1 of 1]
- Reencoding "Keane Glastonbury 2160p 2024-06-29 .mp4"
-- Using NVIDIA GPU for Video Encode
-- Collecting input file information...
-- Input : HEVC, 3840x2160, 50fps
-- Vid: H264 (AVC), 1920x1080, 25 fps, CQ 18
-- Aud: Intact (Keep Original), no reencode
[18.42.45]Job Completed [1 of 1]

GPULASTCMD.TXT
"C:\BD Rebuilder\BD_Rebuilder\tools\nvenc\nvencc.exe" --avhw --fps 25 --output-res 1920x1080 -i "E:\Keane Glastonbury 2160p 2024-06-29 .mp4" --codec h264 --preset default --colorprim bt709 --transfer bt709 --colormatrix bt709 --qp-min 0 --multipass 2pass-full --vbr 0 --vbr-quality 18 --aq --aq-temporal --aud --pic-struct --vbv-bufsize 45000 --max-bitrate 48000 --lookahead 24 --no-b-adapt --gop-len 24 --audio-copy 1 --chapter-copy -o "D:\WORK\Keane Glastonbury 2160p 2024-06-29 .mp4"

[MrVideo]

That seems to have solved it with this particular disc. I suspect the other 5 will work out just as well.

What I have noticed is that the program is not free. Yet, the web page says that while it is in beta, it is free.

Thanks for the pointer.

[Mark_Venture]

In GPUENCC, is there a way to limit overall bit rate while re-encoding? I mean, I know i can select CQ number which is what I usually do, but I still can end up with higher bit rates.

I select the output as Nvidia, HEVC, No-Resize, Keep FPS, CQ29 (sometimes 23)

My use case is this:

Using Plex Server and Player apps, for TV's where I use Roku Ultras (R4670 and R4802) which have 100mbps internal NICs, those devices struggle if the MKV's bit rate it too high (switching to Wifi didn't help). I know I can force the player app on the Roku to "20M 4K" for local, but that also means any disc rip over 20m will transcode during playback, even 1080p's, and I'd rather not have to transcode them all.

So when re-encoding my 4K Disc Rip MKV's with GPUENCC, I'm wondering if I can limit the bit rate to say 40-45Mbps or such overall bit rate so that way I have a copy for playback on my Roku Ultras without having to transcode, and the 1080p's wouldn't be impacted.

[gonca]

That seems to have solved it with this particular disc. I suspect the other 5 will work out just as well.

What I have noticed is that the program is not free. Yet, the web page says that while it is in beta, it is free.

Thanks for the pointer.

It has been in BETA, free, for about 15 years.
The license is more of a donation and it gets rid of the beta key hassle

[Lathe]

It has been in BETA, free, for about 15 years.
The license is more of a donation and it gets rid of the beta key hassle

HE LIVES!

BTW, how are the elk doing in your area? I hear they're dropping like flies with questionable injuries due to some unknown, insatiable force...

[MrVideo]

In GPUENCC, is there a way to limit overall bit rate while re-encoding? I mean, I know i can select CQ number which is what I usually do, but I still can end up with higher bit rates.

Ya, select variable bit rate instead. If you don't the values that are there, before you start the program, edit the INI file and change one of the values to what you want.

[gonca]

HE LIVES!

BTW, how are the elk doing in your area? I hear they're dropping like flies with questionable injuries due to some unknown, insatiable force...

You do realize that Toronto is south of some continental U,S, cities?

[Blurayhd]

@Jdobbs when I set for convert 2160p to 1080p I get this error and I dont know what to do!

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[22:05:41] Importing MKV: PULP_FICTION_[1994]_UHDREMUX_2160P
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Building pseudo-BD source structure...
[22:17:02] Video import completed successfully.
----------------------
[07/06/24] BD Rebuilder v0.62.04
[22:17:32] Source: PULP_FICTION_[1994]_UHDREMUX_2160P_00000
- Input BD size: 76,52 GB
- Approximate total content: [02:34:30.677]
- Windows Version: 6.2 [9200]
- MOVIE-ONLY/ALTERNATE OUTPUT mode enabled
- Mode: MKV Container, 1920x1080, Intact Audio
- Quality: Highest (Very Slow)
- UHD-BD source detected.
- Decoding/Frame serving: FFMPEG
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=0 Kbs=640
[22:17:32] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [22:17:32] Processing: VID_00000 (1 of 1)
- [22:17:32] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00000]
- [22:25:11] Reencoding video [VID_00000]
- Source Video: HEVC, 3840x2160
- Rate/Length: 23,976fps, 222.274 frames
- [22:25:11] Reencoding: VID_00000, Pass 1 of 1
- Encode failed. Aborting.
- BD-Rebuilder v0.62.04
- Windows Version: 6.2 [9200]
- Working Path Free Space: 835,92GB
- AVISYNTH Version: 2.6.0.6, Ok
- LAVFILTERS: Ok
- X264: Ok
- X265: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- MP4BOX: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok
- FRIMEncode: Ok
- FRIMDecode: Ok
[22:25:11] - Failed video encode, aborted

[gonca]

Try running your file thru mkvtoolnix, just to make sure there are no glitches in it

[MrVideo]

@Jdobbs when I set for convert 2160p to 1080p I get this error and I dont know what to do!
Run the lastcmd txt file in a CMD window to see what the error is.

[MrVideo]

Does anyone know of a program that can join MKV/M2TS files into a single MKV/M2TS? It turns out some of the discs I am working on do not have a play-all type playlist. At the moment that means I have to use VideoReDo to join them, but VRD does not work with sub-titles, so they are lost.

These are the videos that I have been upconverting to 2160/25.

MakeMKV doesn't seem to have an option to do so.

Thanks.

[musiclover]

Does anyone know of a program that can join MKV/M2TS files into a single MKV/M2TS? It turns out some of the discs I am working on do not have a play-all type playlist. At the moment that means I have to use VideoReDo to join them, but VRD does not work with sub-titles, so they are lost.

These are the videos that I have upconverting to 2160/25.

MakeMKV doesn't seem to have an option to do so.

Thanks.

MKVToolnix can do that. Right click on the file and choose append

[Lathe]

MKVToolnix can do that. Right click on the file and choose append

Man... you'd really think someone called 'Mr. Video' would know about this... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNbHYEU7SXU6hiIPoDFs1zcmEvyx9P0WbGl6ruemF25_PdeDrslBGUr23QjuMeRv-fuYNHz7cKN9Eskl7F5jMx1Yz1XUHCBJIqo5kSqgGrhTmAkRWMa59XctCb1XFFTpOIf1-RMl_0BlSQfE23bufCL4w=w15-h15-s-no-gm?authuser=0

[gonca]

If your audio is THD then you have carry the THD + AC3 core and merge them at the end if you want to create a playable BD disc

[MrVideo]

MKVToolnix can do that. Right click on the file and choose append
I never use MKVToolnix. I always use the mkv program via the command line. It'll recompute the chapter marks as well as the subtitle timings?

UPDATE: No need to do a right-click. Just drag all of the files to be merged and go from there.

[MrVideo]

If your audio is THD then you have carry the THD + AC3 core and merge them at the end if you want to create a playable BD disc
The audio is either plain DD or DTS-MA. All are from the DVDs and/or Blu-rays.

[jellyhead1]

Does anyone know of a program that can join MKV/M2TS files into a single MKV/M2TS? It turns out some of the discs I am working on do not have a play-all type playlist. At the moment that means I have to use VideoReDo to join them, but VRD does not work with sub-titles, so they are lost.

These are the videos that I have been upconverting to 2160/25.

MakeMKV doesn't seem to have an option to do so.

Thanks.

MKVToolNix (Append) or tsMuxerGUI (Join)

[jdobbs]

I never use MKVToolnix. I always use the mkv program via the command line. It'll recompute the chapter marks as well as the subtitle timings?

UPDATE: No need to do a right-click. Just drag all of the files to be merged and go from there. You can use mkvmerge.exe to create an MKV -- you just add plus signs between the multiple filenames and they will be appended to each other.

[Blurayhd]

How do you burn to disc those movies that you encode to bd25 with rebuilder? years ago I use IMGburn but I cant remember what options to set i ask this because when I try to play in some rerwritable disc player (in my case Play 3) cant play it

[jdobbs]

How do you burn to disc those movies that you encode to bd25 with rebuilder? years ago I use IMGburn but I cant remember what options to set i ask this because when I try to play in some rerwritable disc player (in my case Play 3) cant play itI put a link (shortcut) on my desktop to IMGBURN. Here is what I added to the "Target" area of the properties:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe" /MODE BUILD /BUILDMODE DEVICE /DEST G: /FILESYSTEM "UDF"/UDFREVISION "2.50"

My burner is drive G:

When it starts, just add the folder that contains the Blu-Ray file (BDMV, etc) and burn.

You can also select "Burn to Disc (with IMGBURN)" from the SETTINGS/OUTPUT OPTIONS menu in BD-RB if you want it to do it automatically at the end of the rebuild. You can tell it which drive to use with a hidden option:

IMGBURN_TARGET_DEVICE=s

s = Drive to use for burning with ImgBurn (ex: e:, f:, etc)

[cartman0208]

It has been in BETA, free, for about 15 years....
You mean ... almost as long as BD Rebuilder :D
Sorry, couldn't resist ;)

[jdobbs]

You mean ... almost as long as BD Rebuilder :D
Sorry, couldn't resist ;)You have to go for a record in something!

[MrVideo]

You can use mkvmerge.exe to create an MKV -- you just add plus signs between the multiple filenames and they will be appended to each other.
Thanks for the info.

[Lathe]

How do you burn to disc those movies that you encode to bd25 with rebuilder? years ago I use IMGburn but I cant remember what options to set i ask this because when I try to play in some rerwritable disc player (in my case Play 3) cant play it

After using IMGBurn for many years, I started to have trouble with it. So, I started using BurnAwareFree which I've used to burn probably well over 100 playable Blu-rays, as well as data discs with MKV files and also ISO files. I've never had one issue with it and it is free.

You just drop the BDMV/CERT files or the individual MKV's together or an ISO into the window and click 'Burn' Couldn't be easier...

HIGHLY Recommend it!

[cartman0208]

How do you burn to disc those movies that you encode to bd25 with rebuilder? years ago I use IMGburn but I cant remember what options to set i ask this because when I try to play in some rerwritable disc player (in my case Play 3) cant play it

From my experience rewritable discs do not play well on BD Players.
Did you try a one-time writable disc for comparison?

[MrVideo]

From my experience rewritable discs do not play well on BD Players.
Interesting. I've never had an issue playing rewritable BD discs in my BD players or my UHD player.

[cartman0208]

To be more specific ... it was a 100GB rewritable disc.
And of course it depends on the player ... and the writing drive.

[jdobbs]

Interesting. I've never had an issue playing rewritable BD discs in my BD players or my UHD player.To be more specific ... it was a 100GB rewritable disc.
And of course it depends on the player ... and the writing drive.
I've never had an issue either. But I don't think I've ever used a rewritable that was more than 25GB.

[Blurayhd]

I dont know why I tried with diferent movies that are 2160p MKV to reencode in 1080p and I always get an error from BDrebuilder, and just for curious I tried with another tool and encode just fine

I so like to encode with Rebuilder but like I sayng when I select as source an 2160p mkv and alternate movie 1080p justs give me an error

[jdobbs]

I dont know why I tried with diferent movies that are 2160p MKV to reencode in 1080p and I always get an error from BDrebuilder, and just for curious I tried with another tool and encode just fine

I so like to encode with Rebuilder but like I sayng when I select as source an 2160p mkv and alternate movie 1080p justs give me an errorThis happens during import?

[Blurayhd]

This happens during import?

No, this happens few seconds when reencode starts "Failed video encode", cancel

[jdobbs]

No, this happens few seconds when reencode starts "Failed video encode", cancelWeird. I just imported a 2160p source and then output it as 1080p with no issues.

What Alternate Output preset did you use? Also, which encoder did you have selected (in the SETTINGS/ENCODER menu)?

[MrVideo]

I've never had an issue either. But I don't think I've ever used a rewritable that was more than 25GB.
Yep, mine are 25GB only.

[Blurayhd]

Weird. I just imported a 2160p source and then output it as 1080p with no issues.

What Alternate Output preset did you use? Also, which encoder did you have selected (in the SETTINGS/ENCODER menu)?

- MOVIE-ONLY/ALTERNATE OUTPUT mode enabled
- Mode: MKV Container, 1920x1080, Intact Audio

And I tried Nvidia and x264 both

[Lathe]

I ripped a DVD using MakeMKV and it had the usual resulting 'combing', etc... I'm running it through BDRB and I set it to use IVTC for sources that need it. But, I'm checking the resulting .264 file and also the AVS file, and it looks like BDRB is 'Decombing' using 'Blend' Now, shouldn't it be using IVTC AVS script instead? Do I need to go and add the AVS script into BDRB? If I set it to use IVTC and instead it is Decombing using blending, is that right?

Thanks!

***EDIT

Okay, here is what BDRB chose for the encode, this is with the 'Deinterlace' in the settings checked:

#Created by BD Rebuilder - v0.62.01
DirectshowSource("E:\TSMUXER\IMPORTS\A1_T00\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts", fps=29.97, framecount=171698, audio=false)
MSharpen()
ConvertToYV12()
LoadPlugin("F:\EXECUTABLES\BD-RBV06201\BD_Rebuilder\tools\decomb521.dll")
FieldDeinterlace(blend=true)
ConvertToYV12().AssumeFPS(30000,1001)

Now, I ran it again and UNchecked the 'Deinterlace' and added the IVTC AVS code, and this is what it is doing now:

#Created by BD Rebuilder - v0.62.01
DirectshowSource("E:\TSMUXER\IMPORTS\A1_T00\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts", fps=29.97, framecount=171698, audio=false)
TFM().TDecimate()
MSharpen()
BilinearResize(720,480)
ConvertToYV12().AssumeFPS(30000,1001)

Just doing some reading, that 'Blending' didn't sound right, so I'm trying it with just the straight IVTC, although I DO have that checked in the settings, but BDRB did NOT use it and did the Deinterlace/Blend thing instead. So, I'm a bit confused. The first encode done automatically by BDRB did get rid of the combing, but some of the motion looked a tad choppy at times.

It is a simple, basic NTSC DVD, nothing fancy.

Any thoughts...? Thanks!

***EDIT 2

I checked the resulting encode using the IVTC and so far I think it looks a LOT better. I wonder why BDRB did not choose to use that instead of the Deinterlace/Blend...?

***EDIT 3
(what would I do without edits... :))

Anyway, yeah the second encode with the 2nd settings above looks fantastic! Heh, the only thing was the video was rendered at 29.xx, so it was sped up and not in sync with the audio. I just ran the components in the Workfiles through MKVMerge and set the frame rate of the video to 23.xx since I suppose that when you use IVTC the result is progressive. Yep... when I remuxed it with the video set at the right frame rate it turned out great!

Again, am I missing something...? Why doesn't BDRB automatically set it the 2nd way? And, I'm kind of thinking that if it is a run of the mill US DVD, I bet 95% of the time I should just use IVTC, right? I wonder why BDRB chooses to 'Blend' it, it sure doesn't look as good.

[jdobbs]

The only time it will use "blend" is if you have this in your INI file:

DEINTERLACER_BLEND=1

From HIDDENOPTS.TXT:
DEINTERLACER_BLEND=n n = 0/1 - 0=No field blending during deinterlacing (default), 1=Blending during deinterlacing

You also have a choice of the deinterlacer type:
DEINTERLACER_TYPE=n n = 1-5 - 1=DECOMB,2=None,3=SmoothDeinterlace (default),4=Progressive (fake),5=3+1
But... I looked at the code and the default is actually "2". I must have changed it at some point and didn't change the doc.

[ROB271]

Hello, i would like to report a bug thats been present in BD-RB for a couple of years now

When dolby vision support was first added to BD-RB there was an initial release where the dolby vision track was given the wrong stream ID, this bug was promplty fixed by the author BUT was never fixed in the internal routine that handles the correction of bitstream exception errors returned by tsmuxer, resulting in the m2ts file where bitstream exception occured being unplayable with dolby vision enabled.

If i then demux BD-RB output the dolby vision track on an affected m2ts file where bitstream exception occured demuxes as track_4114 rather than track_4117.

Im hoping this is just a code correction for the author.

Thankyou

[jdobbs]

Hello, i would like to report a bug thats been present in BD-RB for a couple of years now

When dolby vision support was first added to BD-RB there was an initial release where the dolby vision track was given the wrong stream ID, this bug was promplty fixed by the author BUT was never fixed in the internal routine that handles the correction of bitstream exception errors returned by tsmuxer, resulting in the m2ts file where bitstream exception occured being unplayable with dolby vision enabled.

If i then demux BD-RB output the dolby vision track on an affected m2ts file where bitstream exception occured demuxes as track_4114 rather than track_4117.

Im hoping this is just a code correction for the author.

ThankyouI'll take a look at it.

[Lathe]

The only time it will use "blend" is if you have this in your INI file:

DEINTERLACER_BLEND=1

From HIDDENOPTS.TXT:
DEINTERLACER_BLEND=n n = 0/1 - 0=No field blending during deinterlacing (default), 1=Blending during deinterlacing

You also have a choice of the deinterlacer type:
DEINTERLACER_TYPE=n n = 1-5 - 1=DECOMB,2=None,3=SmoothDeinterlace (default),4=Progressive (fake),5=3+1
But... I looked at the code and the default is actually "2". I must have changed it at some point and didn't change the doc.

Thanks kindly for the reply! I still don't understand why BDRB didn't choose IVTC, which turned out looking the best...?

[jdobbs]

Thanks kindly for the reply! I still don't understand why BDRB didn't choose IVTC, which turned out looking the best...?Do you have "IVTC sources with 3:2 Pulldown" selected in the SETUP dialog?

[Lathe]

Do you have "IVTC sources with 3:2 Pulldown" selected in the SETUP dialog?

Yes...

***EDIT

I guess from now on if I am doing a normal US DVD, I'll just add this to the AVS code:

TFM().TDecimate()

It turned out really good when I did that, except I had to mux it with MKVMerge and change the frame rate to 23.xx, THEN it looked great! :)