multiAVCHD - author Blu-ray/AVCHD (Blu-ray players, camcoders, Viera TV) + (HD) DVD

[Adub]

Hi Dean,

I don't know if you saw this or not, but what did you think of my "work around" (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1392323#post1392323) for the Canon .mov files?

@Beatnut, do you still have the original project file? It is saved by default in your output directory.

[deank]

Hi Dean,

Did you ever see one sample of Canon?
Somehow managed to convert that file?

I had no time this weekend, but I have the file and I'll try later this week.

Hi dean, i made a BD-RE that worked on a Sony BDP-S300, but i cant remember if i did"for blu ray output" or"avchd strict", is there any way i can see that? greetz

Open any mpls file (with hex editor or BDedit) and check it - you'll see what mode you used.

Is it me or is title trimming occuring after transcoding when you set both trims and transcode?

Trim end is applied before transcoding. Trim start - after.

Hi Dean,

I don't know if you saw this or not, but what did you think of my "work around" (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1392323#post1392323) for the Canon .mov files?

Yes, I saw it. I'll try it soon. :)

[deank]

Hi Dean,

Did you ever see one sample of Canon?
Somehow managed to convert that file?

I believe this file was the sample, right? MVI0005.MOV

Yes, I modified multiAVCHD for mov processing and it now works.

Adub's sample also works, but because of non-compliant video properties it has to be transcoded! Without transcoding it causes tsMuxeR to fail, because of frame-overflow (height > 1080).

Dean

[12:58:32] Initialising...
[12:58:32] Checking for new version...
[12:58:32] New version/build found!

[12:59:10] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.0 (build 746)
[12:59:10] Selected output mode: AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc)

[12:59:10] Processing 2 titles...
[12:59:10] Strict AVCHD folder mode is enabled...
[12:59:10] Processing Quicktime video (D:\Downloads\MVI0005.MOV)...
[12:59:10] Endian: little
[12:59:10] Track has 1 channels.
[12:59:10] Sampling: 44100
[12:59:10] Resolution: 16
[12:59:10] Format: PCM
[12:59:10] Extracting PCM audio (mplayer)...
[12:59:10] Parsing audio to avisynth...
[12:59:12] Trying again to encode PCM audio to AC3 (ffmpeg)...
[12:59:18] Adding AC3 encoded audio track...
[12:59:18] Extracting V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC video (mplayer)...
[12:59:22] Video demuxed but broken. Retrying...
[12:59:27] Completed successfully!
[12:59:27] AR of 16:9 will be set for this title.
[12:59:27] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[12:59:27] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@4.1 Resolution: 1280:720p Frame rate: not found
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=30
H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 448Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 1
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
Processed 1586 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 11 sec

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;...
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\movdemux001\MVI0005.track_1.264", insertSEI, contSPS, fps=30.000
A_AC3, "d:\_temp\multitemp-20100419\mvi0005.ac3"
===============================================================================
[12:59:38] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[12:59:38] Processing playlist...
[12:59:39] Title #1 added: "MVI0005"
[12:59:39] Verifying title...
[12:59:42] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[12:59:42] Processing Quicktime video (D:\Downloads\MVI_4382.MOV)...
[12:59:42] Endian: little
[12:59:42] Track has 2 channels.
[12:59:42] Sampling: 48000
[12:59:42] Resolution: 16
[12:59:42] Format: PCM
[12:59:42] Extracting PCM audio (mplayer)...
[12:59:42] Parsing audio to avisynth...
[12:59:46] Trying again to encode PCM audio to AC3 (ffmpeg)...
[12:59:48] Adding AC3 encoded audio track...
[12:59:48] *** Initiating video encoding:

[12:59:48] *** Original : 1920x1088
[12:59:48] *** Crop : 4
[12:59:48] *** Resize : 1920x1088 (No change)
[12:59:48] *** Uncrop to : 1920x1080
[12:59:48] *** Sharpen : 0
[12:59:48] *** Bitrate : 45166 kbps
[12:59:48] *** Frame rate: Original (23.976)
[12:59:48] *** Level : 4
[12:59:48] *** B-frames : 3
[12:59:48] *** Ref-frames: 4
[12:59:48] *** GOP size : 24 (keyframe min. each 2 frames)
[12:59:48] *** Quality : One pass (normal quality)
[12:59:48] *** SAR : 1:1
[12:59:48] *** DAR : 1920x1080
[12:59:48] *** Profile : Blu-ray

[12:59:48] *** Encoding : One pass - content: [00:00:10]
[12:59:48] *** Encoding : x264 options: --bitrate 45166 ...
[13:00:46] *** Close to completion - closing preview...
[13:01:24] *** Speed : 2.5 fps (elapsed: 00:01:35 - Realtime x 0.1)

[13:01:24] *** Transcoding successful!

[13:01:24] AR of 16:9 will be set for this title.
[13:01:24] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[13:01:24] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 448Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2
B-pyramid level 1 detected. Shift DTS to 2 frames
Processed 259 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 2 sec
===============================================================================
[13:01:26] If processing fails, try to rename your .MOV file to .MP4!!

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000...
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\MVI_4382.[1920x1080-23.976].264", insertSEI, contSPS, fps=23.976
A_AC3, "d:\_temp\multitemp-20100419\mvi_4382.ac3"
===============================================================================
[13:01:26] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00001.m2ts
[13:01:26] Processing playlist...
[13:01:26] Title #2 added: "MVI 4382"
[13:01:26] Verifying title...
[13:01:30] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[13:01:30] Preparing authoring information...


[13:01:30] Preparing menu pages...
[13:01:30] Setting main menu for 2 titles...
[13:01:30] Loop mode after last title.
[13:01:30] Playback will start with title #1 (MVI0005).
[13:01:30] Setting menu properties...
[13:01:30] Selected TV system: [PAL]
[13:01:30] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[13:01:30] Completed.
[13:01:33] Done!

[13:01:33] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[13:01:33] D:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD_MOV_TEST_3\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. MVI0005 [00:00:52]
2. MVI 4382 [00:00:10]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 00:01:03
Output size : 213 MiB (0.208 GiB)

[soneca]

This same Dean

But here it did not work ... the program is no longer accepting capital letters then renamed yet still gives error.

[09:39:55] Initialising...
[09:39:55] Checking for new version...
[09:39:56] You have the latest build.
[09:39:56] Consistency check finished!
[09:39:56] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[09:39:56] 1 year and 114 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[09:39:56] 283 people supported it with donations
[09:39:56] and you are the 1514927 one to launch the program...
[09:39:56] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[09:39:56] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04000746]

[09:41:32] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[09:41:33] Destination [E:]: NTFS, 1002715.55 MiB (979.214 GiB) free space
[09:41:33] Temp folder [D:]: NTFS, 1012268.11 MiB (988.543 GiB) free space

[09:41:33] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.0 (build 747)
[09:41:33] Selected output mode: AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc)

[09:41:33] Processing one title...
[09:41:33] Strict AVCHD folder mode is enabled...
[09:41:34] Processing Quicktime video (E:\VIDEOS MKV\teste.MOV)...
[09:41:34] Endian: little
[09:41:34] Track has 1 channels.
[09:41:34] Sampling: 44100
[09:41:34] Resolution: 16
[09:41:34] Format: PCM
[09:41:34] Extracting PCM audio (mplayer)...
[09:41:34] Parsing audio to avisynth...
[09:41:35] Trying again to encode PCM audio to AC3 (ffmpeg)...
[09:41:35] Adding AC3 encoded audio track...
[09:41:35] Extracting V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC video (mplayer)...
[09:41:38] Completed successfully!
[09:41:38] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[09:41:38] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@15.4 Resolution: 500:828i Frame rate: not found
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=30
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@15.5 Resolution: 16:768i Frame rate: 3.52551
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@15.5 Resolution: 16:384p Frame rate: not found

PROCESSING ERROR: No data received from tsMuxeR!
Trying again...
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:00:04.333;00:00:08.666;00:00:13.000;00:00:17.333;00:00:21.666;00:00:26.000;00:00:30.333;00:00:34.666;00:00:39.000;00:00:43.333;00:00:47.666 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\teste.MOV.264", insertSEI, contSPS, fps=30.000
A_AC3, "d:\multiavchd_temp\multitemp-20100419\teste.ac3"
===============================================================================

[09:41:46] MOV processing failed!
[09:41:46] Switching processing mode. Stand-by for re-processing...

[09:41:46] Detected frame reference count: 0 (max:7).
[09:41:46] Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1280x720, fps=30.000, ref=0
[09:41:46] Detected audio: ID#2:A_PCM (44100Hz 16bit 1ch) Language: und
[09:41:46] Attempting to convert A_PCM audio track #2...
[09:41:46] Extracting audio track #2 (mkvextract)...
[09:41:46] Converting PCM audio to AC3 (eac3to)...
[09:41:47] eac3to didn't succeed... Trying to add as is!
[09:41:47] Added audio: A_LPCM, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\tmp-tn2.und.pcm", lang=und
[09:41:47] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[09:41:47] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
PROCESSING ERROR: No data received from tsMuxeR!
Trying again...
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:00:04.333;00:00:08.666;00:00:13.000;00:00:17.333;00:00:21.666;00:00:26.000;00:00:30.333;00:00:34.666;00:00:39.000;00:00:43.333;00:00:47.666 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "E:\VIDEOS MKV\teste.MOV", insertSEI, contSPS, track=1, lang=eng, level=4.1, fps=30.000
A_LPCM, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\tmp-tn2.und.pcm", lang=und
===============================================================================
[09:41:47] If processing fails, try to rename your .MOV file to .MP4!!

[09:41:47] tsMuxeR failed to process [E:\VIDEOS MKV\teste.MOV]...
[09:41:47] No compatible folders/files processed...

[deank]

Sorry.. uploaded the wrong version.

Start multiUPDATE.exe to get the proper one and try again :)

Program ACCEPTS capital letters. It doesn't accept non-ANSI characters (only a-z A-Z).

[soneca]

Now it worked!

Thank you Dean!

Program ACCEPTS capital letters. It doesn't accept non-ANSI characters (only a-z A-Z).

But if the file is inside a folder with unsupported characters, gives the error.

:thanks:

[deank]

Yes... The whole path+filename should not contain non-ANSI characters. I don't like it too, but it avoids certain error-processing cases.

If you have the chance to try with longer MOV file - let me know. It should all work properly now - no video reencoding - all original.

[soneca]

Ok,

Once I'm with camera in hand, will do more conversions and tell you here.

Again, thank you!
:thanks::thanks::thanks:

[deank]

:)

***

Also in the latest Boeing 747 build :)

* Fixed: infinite loop (player lock-up) after last (or each) title playback when compilation has no menu (when [-] Play all is not enabled)
* Fixed: (HD)DVD compliant option processing both for HD and SD DVD video output
* Possibly fixed: rare errors with SD-DVD (buffer underruns)
* Possibly fixed: errors during encoding motion menus, related to avisynth and directshow with some sources (50/60fps)
* Improved: MOV file processing

Dean

[Oldfart13]

Latest attempt to make something that can be played off a memory stick results in an unplayable file for the Curtis. Maybe I can steal the subs though if it converted them to SRT and play the original MKV. Will also try to make a regular disc version. I didn't want to do that because the file size is so small (about 350 MB) but as an experiment....

It also didn't keep the original sub file as an srt but converted it to something that even VLC can't play. I tried to use the original subs from the video but none of the editor programs will allow it to be saved as an SRT (Jubler, Aegisub, Subtitle Workshop, etc.). What does multiAVCHD use to convert ass subs to srt or sup (sup cannot be played as a Blu Ray, MKV or AVCHD however)?

[deank]

If you're converting mkv files to AVCHD with multiAVCHD and then playing the m2ts file directly you'll never get subtitles. I'm not really sure what you're trying to do. Try to use [AVCHD strict] button after you click [START] or do not create a menu...

[deank]

Here is the full audio-theme used in multiAVCHD default menu audio background. (no rights infringed)

Riders on the Storm / Infected Mushroom Remix / (UR LP) (http://rapidshare.com/files/377709622/Riders_on_the_Storm.mp3) (8MB resalmpled) (great work, guys!)

[Adub]

SUUUHHHHWWEEEEET!!

Thanks for the quick fix there Deank! I'll be more than happy to test it when I get home!

[rack04]

Is it possible to add a Dolby TrueHD file as an external audio? I have a .264 that I created using x264 and a .thd that I extracted from Blu-ray using eac3to. I made sure to use the eac3to extension thd+ac3 to retain the ac3 core. When I try to add the renamed (thd+ac3 --> thd) file as external audio multiavchd doesn't add the file.

[Adub]

Read you log file. It should tell you why the file was not added.

[rack04]

Read you log file. It should tell you why the file was not added.

No log file is created. When I click to add the external audio it doesn't add it to the compilation.

[Adub]

Oh, I see. I assume you are in the "Properties" window then.

Well, as the front page of this thread states:
Input formats for audio files and audio titles (files):

mp2 mp3 ac3
pcm ogg wav
flac mlp fla
lpcm dts dtshd
cue (playlist)
wpl (playlist)
m3u (playlist)

So, no, I don't believe that thd is supported.

[rack04]

Oh, I see. I assume you are in the "Properties" window then.

Well, as the front page of this thread states:
Input formats for audio files and audio titles (files):

mp2 mp3 ac3
pcm ogg wav
flac mlp fla
lpcm dts dtshd
cue (playlist)
wpl (playlist)
m3u (playlist)

So, no, I don't believe that thd is supported.

That was thought but I wanted to make sure. tsMuxeR recognizes the stream fine.

[soneca]

Hi Dean,

I made some videos samples in the range of 1 minute each for testing.
But only 2 were processed and the others gave error ...:confused:
Here only part of the log, which is too long to post whole.
What do you think happened?

[16:57:31] Initialising...
[16:57:31] Checking for new version...
[16:57:32] You have the latest build.
[16:57:32] Consistency check finished!
[16:57:32] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[16:57:32] 1 year and 114 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[16:57:32] 283 people supported it with donations
[16:57:32] and you are the 1517626 one to launch the program...
[16:57:32] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[16:57:32] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04000746]

[16:58:51] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[16:58:51] Destination [E:]: NTFS, 1002259.74 MiB (978.769 GiB) free space
[16:58:51] Temp folder [D:]: NTFS, 1011091.32 MiB (987.394 GiB) free space

[16:58:51] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.0 (build 747)
[16:58:51] Selected output mode: AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc) [Restricted]

[16:58:51] Processing 6 titles...
[16:58:52] Strict AVCHD folder mode is enabled...
[16:58:52] Processing Quicktime video (D:\Lumix\MVI_1513.MOV)...
[16:58:52] Endian: little
[16:58:52] Track has 1 channels.
[16:58:52] Sampling: 44100
[16:58:52] Resolution: 16
[16:58:52] Format: PCM
[16:58:52] Extracting PCM audio (mplayer)...
[16:58:52] Parsing audio to avisynth...
[16:58:53] Trying again to encode PCM audio to AC3 (ffmpeg)...
[16:58:53] Adding AC3 encoded audio track...
[16:58:53] Extracting V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC video (mplayer)...
[16:58:54] Video demuxed but broken. Retrying...
[16:58:54] Video cannot be extracted!
[16:58:54] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[16:58:54] No compatible tracks found.
[16:58:54] MediaInfo didn't obtain enough info! (VTRK/ATRK).
[16:58:54] Input *ts file did not provide compliant video/audio track IDs to mediainfo and will not be processed!

[16:58:54] MOV processing failed!
[16:58:54] Switching processing mode. Stand-by for re-processing...

[16:58:54] Detected frame reference count: 0 (max:7).
[16:58:54] Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1280x720, fps=30.000, ref=0
[16:58:54] Detected audio: ID#2:A_PCM (44100Hz 16bit 1ch) Language: und
[16:58:54] Attempting to convert A_PCM audio track #2...
[16:58:54] Extracting audio track #2 (mkvextract)...
[16:58:54] Converting PCM audio to AC3 (eac3to)...
[16:58:54] eac3to didn't succeed... Trying to add as is!
[16:58:54] Added audio: A_LPCM, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\tmp-tn2.und.pcm", lang=und
[16:58:54] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[16:58:54] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
PROCESSING ERROR: No data received from tsMuxeR!
Trying again...
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:00:03.250;00:00:06.500;00:00:09.750;00:00:13.000;00:00:16.250;00:00:19.500;00:00:22.750;00:00:26.000;00:00:29.250;00:00:32.500;00:00:35.750 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\Lumix\MVI_1513.MOV", insertSEI, contSPS, track=1, lang=eng, level=4.1, fps=30.000
A_LPCM, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\tmp-tn2.und.pcm", lang=und
===============================================================================
[16:58:55] If processing fails, try to rename your .MOV file to .MP4!!

[16:58:55] tsMuxeR failed to process [D:\Lumix\MVI_1513.MOV]...
[16:58:55] Processing Quicktime video (D:\Lumix\MVI_1514.MOV)...
[16:58:55] Endian: little
[16:58:55] Track has 1 channels.
[16:58:55] Sampling: 44100
[16:58:55] Resolution: 16
[16:58:55] Format: PCM
[16:58:55] Extracting PCM audio (mplayer)...
[16:58:55] Parsing audio to avisynth...
[16:58:55] Trying again to encode PCM audio to AC3 (ffmpeg)...
[16:58:56] Adding AC3 encoded audio track...
[16:58:56] Extracting V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC video (mplayer)...
[16:58:56] Video demuxed but broken. Retrying...
[16:58:57] Completed successfully!
[16:58:57] M2TS stream split set at 4000MiB...
[16:58:57] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@4.1 Resolution: 1280:720p Frame rate: not found
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=30
H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 384Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 1
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
Processed 721 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 2 sec
===============================================================================
[16:58:59] If processing fails, try to rename your .MOV file to .MP4!!

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:00:02.000;00:00:04.000;00:00:06.000;00:00:08.000;00:00:10.000;00:00:12.000;00:00:14.000;00:00:16.000;00:00:18.000;00:00:20.000;00:00:22.000 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\multiAVCHD_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100419\movdemux002\MVI_1514.track_1.264", insertSEI, contSPS, fps=30.000
A_AC3, "d:\multiavchd_temp\multitemp-20100419\mvi_1514.ac3"
===============================================================================
[16:58:59] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[16:58:59] Processing playlist...
[16:59:00] Title #1 added: "MVI 1514"
[16:59:00] Verifying title...
[16:59:01] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[f362580]

i found a bug:
"menu -> advanced -> background audio" option is not saved to or loaded from project file and always resets to "default".

Also I think that "compilation name" should be set at "author" or "media" tab and kept on project file.

[deank]

Is it possible to add a Dolby TrueHD file as an external audio? I have a .264 that I created using x264 and a .thd that I extracted from Blu-ray using eac3to. I made sure to use the eac3to extension thd+ac3 to retain the ac3 core. When I try to add the renamed (thd+ac3 --> thd) file as external audio multiavchd doesn't add the file.

Just rename the audio to .ac3. When you import it you'll see (TrueHD) in its properties.

// edit: ...or update with multiUPDATE.exe. multiAVCHD will now recognize .thd extension (both in title properties or auto-loaded with video)

[rack04]

Just rename the audio to .ac3. When you import it you'll see (TrueHD) in its properties.

// edit: ...or update with multiUPDATE.exe. multiAVCHD will now recognize .thd extension (both in title properties or auto-loaded with video)

Great work Dean. Thanks.

[deank]

:)

i found a bug:
"menu -> advanced -> background audio" option is not saved to or loaded from project file and always resets to "default".

Also I think that "compilation name" should be set at "author" or "media" tab and kept on project file.

1) Probably you have [x] Discard settings from project files (mpf) in SETTINGS tab

2) Project name is saved in multiAVCHD.mpf in the output folder of your compilation. If you want to have it with [Save project] button then click [START], enter compilation name and click [X] to close the window.

Dean

[Oldfart13]

If you're converting mkv files to AVCHD with multiAVCHD and then playing the m2ts file directly you'll never get subtitles. I'm not really sure what you're trying to do. Try to use [AVCHD strict] button after you click [START] or do not create a menu...

Finally found a program that directly converts ass subs to srt so now I can play these MKVs. I'll still use multiAVCHD for converting things to play on other players though that don't have MKV playback capability. Thanks for your help.

[deank]

Good... ASS/SSA to SRT is just 20 lines of code... I was thinking to put it as another tool in multiAVCHD's folder, but I guess there is not need for it.

[spudman]

Hi deank... I am very new to all this so please forgive me if im being a bit of nooob but what is the perpose of the NTSC PAL selection. Would it not matter what I was selecting if the project was being played on a ps3 with a relaxed avchd format on a DVD. Would it work on all formats (NTSC PAL units) ?

[deank]

If your PS3 is the NTSC version make sure to use [NTSC] in TV system selection drop-down.

TV system setting has its purpose, so please use the correct one for your region.

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Any TV system setting will work with PAL units. NTSC units will require NTSC system, so the safe way is to select (the default) NTSC.

[spudman]

Ok will do but what is this to do with ? Is it to do with the creation of the menus ?
Thanks for the help.

Ok brill so if I select NTSC im safe on all consoles really.
Thanks for the help its just that I have created a few Anime titles and my brother who has a NTSC unit wants to play them on his thats all.

Thanks again.

[Adub]

@spudman,
The NTSC/PAL setting is very important for several things (including output resolution). Just use the right one and quit whining about it.

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#PAL_vs._NTSC

[spudman]

Thanks for the info Adub.... Im not whining though, just learing ;)

[Adub]

Yes, I have to admit I was a little harsh. My apologies.

NTSC is most often used in North America, while PAL is most often used in Europe, if you need a good rule of thumb.

[grandmasta]

hello, I have now formatted my PC and installed multiavchd new.
but I still see in the chapter only black images. It is possible that it does not work with m2ts-files?

[praneeth.gogineni]

This going to be a long post of suggestions I have so can you please not skim it.

My first hope is that you can somehow give some of the functions of BD-Rebuilder to multiavchd. BD-Rebuilder converts a Blu ray or AVCHD disc to either a BD25, a BD9, or a BD5, while retaining anything wanting to be kept. If you could add this functionality to multiavchd it would be greatly appreciated. I am not sure if there is already a way to do this.

The next thing i would like to talk about is your menus, they are perfectly great, but I hope that you could combine them TVixie and make them super good. If you do not know what TVixie is just google it and install the program. Here is a picture template of what I Hope the new menu can look like, I Have also inserted a black box where you can input a movie clip. This template is only for 720p, and is partially edited. Along the top you can put the options of movie, chapters, setup, and title list. This particular template shows how Madagascar would look. http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2375/tvix.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/i/tvix.jpg/)

3rd your menus are good, but on my blu ray player when i click for another menu like chapters it pauses and changes, on normal blu ray's this is a smooth motion with no pause, but that may be because those are video overlays. If you could somehow change it so it is a smooth flawless motion that would also be appreciated.

4th your pop up menus, they have this space look to them. Is there a way in multiavchd you can change the look because the theme does not go well with most movies. If we could instead have a simplistic look, that would be appreaciated too. Also when I click on a button on the pop up menu I would be happier if it moved me to another pop up menu so I dont have to leave the movie rather than bringing me back to the top menu. Also i would like a smooth flawless motion on the pop up menus.

5th on the top menu is there a way to get rid of which version of multiavchd i made it with, because it always shows up in the bottom left hand corner with the time the disc was created.

6th on the menu can you add a way to select a certain video clip that will preview in the menu rather than having it from the beginning.

7th and lastly can you add an option to be able to change the color of your subtitles like to yellow.

Please reply in a post to how many of these suggestions you will use, how many you will try to do, how many are there, and how many you arent going to do.

[deank]

This going to be a long post of suggestions I have so can you please not skim it.

...

Please reply in a post to how many of these suggestions you will use, how many you will try to do, how many are there, and how many you arent going to do.

1) Why would you need that - BD-Rebuilder already does the job. Still you can do the same for most blu-ray titles in RE-AUTHOR mode. Drag BDMV folder to multiAVCHD and you'll see.

2) --- Few other users asked about tvixie... I'll see about it

3) It can't be made more flawless, because multiAVCHD doesn't use IGS but video pages. It can't be changed.

4) Same for the pop-up. It can't be changed.

5) There is an option in MENU tab [-] Show build and time in footer. UNtick it.

6) Yes, you can add external video of your choice. And audio, too.

7) You can change the subtitle style in "Subtitle&Audio" tab.

[praneeth.gogineni]

thanks for the response, especially the reasoning now i understand the menus better. But the tvixie thing would be awesome. Thanks again

[spudman]

Tvixie would be SUPERB !!!! if this could be built into this program.

[Adub]

Hmm... didn't Pelican release some support for IGS muxing recently?

[crl2007]

Yes, he did. In BDEdit (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=125903). Here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=152952) is the guide for IGS menu editing and here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=151925) is the guide for blu-ray re-authoring using multiAVCHD.

[deank]

Hmm... didn't Pelican release some support for IGS muxing recently?

He did, but how do you 'automate' it into an application? :)

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Latest update for 747:

* Fix for IGS: now all menu IGS are set with proper fps, according to the TV system setting
* Fix for pop-up menu (faster + TV system)

Dean

[Adub]

He did, but how do you 'automate' it into an application?

Yeah, that I can't answer. Maybe Pelican9 can come out with a commandline app that will help with menu creation and editing.

[crl2007]

I don't think that's possible. There are too many variables.

[deank]

Few fixes:

* Fixed: XMB motion menu with [x] Apply fade in/out option failed because of missing ")" in the script.
* Fixed: Detection of BFF sources
* Added: Chapter and Title thumbnail extraction will honor video scan type/order. Extracting from TFF/BFF sources will make multiAVCHD properly deinterlace the source before extracting the frame for the thumbnail

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* Fixed/Added: All menu playlist files now have the appropriate number of entry-marks, equal to the number of playitems (one entry-mark for each playitem)
* Fixed: Broken op-code (break command) in main menu pages

Dean

[f362580]

:)
1) Probably you have [x] Discard settings from project files (mpf) in SETTINGS tab
yes.
Can you explain the meaning of this setting?

EDIT: I tried to disable it but "menu -> advanced -> background audio" always resets to "default".

[deank]

When multiAVCHD saves a mpf file it also saves the whole .ini file inside it. Later when you load a project (mpf) you can get ALL the settings you had when you saved the project. This is what the option does.

If BG audio defaults to [default] it means that the audio file you used is missing. Each time I restart multiAVCHD the setting is kept and BG audio and video files are selected and not reset to [default].

Dean

[colinhunt]

You know what would be a useful feature? A preview of subtitle placement inside a 1920x1080 frame, with guides that display borders of 1.85:1, 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 image inside the frame. It would a big time-saver.

[deank]

That's a nice suggestion and I was planning on adding it soon...

http://multiAVCHD.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_sp_fs.jpg

multiAVCHD has one setting for sizes/offsets for all resolutions and does a smart calculation based on current video resolution. The preview shows 1.85, 2.35, 2.4 ARs... although the difference between the last two is not so distinguishable.

There is a separate preview button:

http://multiAVCHD.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_sp_fs_b.jpg

You may update if prompted and you'll get the feature.

Dean

[colinhunt]

You may update if prompted and you'll get the feature.
What can I say, but... wow. Talk about supporting your users!

Oh, hey, why couldn't the subtitle preview window actually show a grabbed frame from the video with the subtitles? Oooh, and how about being able to 1) move the subtitles vertically and 2) change font size in the preview screen, and once happy with the offset and size, clicking OK (or closing preview screen) would then copy the offset and font size into the subtitle settings. That would be very cool :)

[MrVideo]

I'm looking into this program as it was recommended.

I've noticed that the NTSC/PAL setting is highly stressed. But, NTSC/PAL has absolutely nothing to do with HD, as they are the color standards for analog video. So, why does this setting even exist?

Are there any recommended x264 commandline options for creating compliant H.264 video for Blu-ray playback from AVCHD DVD discs?

Thanks.

[deank]

The setting exists, because it defines different resolutions and framerates. I doubt that you'll see anything on your TV if you author a disc with PAL setting and 720x576@50i or 1920x1080@50i video.

multiAVCHD creates proper output for selected TV sets (Viera models) and AVCHD camcoders. A PAL TV/camcoder won't accept NTSC content and NTSC one won't accept PAL content. The same is true for SD-DVD output mode and NTSC DVD players.

Blu-ray compliant x264 options would be: level 4.1 with 4 slices or level 4 with no slices, keyint should be equal to the framerate (or may be doubled if bitrate is < 15000kbps), strict b-pyramid, no more than 4 referent frames for 1080p (<=6 for 720p, <=5 for 576i/480i), bitrate ~14000-15000kbps if using DVD media, no weithgp, proper settings for vbitrate and vbufsize, nal-hrd and aud. Also a 'true' AVCHD disc would require only AVC/H.264 video and LPCM or AC3 audio.

Dean

[deank]

That's a nice suggestion and I was planning on adding it soon...

http://multiAVCHD.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_sp_fs.jpg


Oooh, and how about being able to 1) move the subtitles vertically and 2) change font size in the preview screen, and once happy with the offset and size, clicking OK (or closing preview screen) would then copy the offset and font size into the subtitle settings. That would be very cool

Oh, hey, why couldn't the subtitle preview window actually show a grabbed frame from the video with the subtitles?

We'll go without the grabbed frame for the moment. :)

// ... and the grabbed frame is there now.
// ... and 4:3 (1.33) AR frame, too. :)