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

[ricoman]

Load the video from your camcoder and click [properties]. Then click [alter detected properties] button and examine the values for framerate. If fps is detected as 60, try to change it to 30.000 (or 29.970). Try it and let me know if it works.

Boy that was simple, just had to know where to look. Thank you, it worked fine.

[deank]

I can confirm that using Avisynth 2.58 fixes the title picture resolution problems :thanks:

I added some tweaks in today's update, so probably it will work with 2.57, too.

///

Also ~22MB will be taken into account per title when calculating the output estimation if authoring with menu.

[roblonuk]

Hi Dean,

Me again, sorry but since the last build I am getting an error which is very similar to that previously posted (i.e. fixed in an earlier build)

The error is in a pop up window and says:
-----
DEBUG: play 'Z:\00_TempStore\multiTEMP-20100520\20100520-092444-MM001.avs'
[and report to the author]

{YES} {NO}
-----

If I click on yes the menu page is displayed as I would have expected from my options (which have not been changed from the last builds and is set for static menus as I have Panasonic BD 60 and always use Strict mode)

After the menu screen display it closes and the program continues but does give the warning that

-----
Error encoding main menu page#1!
Final output may be corrupted!
Trying to use TITLE LIST menu as main menu

From this poin there are no more errors.

The file contents is as follows:

>>>>>
loadplugin("C:\Users\admin\Desktop\multiAVCHD\tools\SubtitleEx.dll")
imgpath="Z:\00_TempStore\multiTEMP-20100520\"
imgbg="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\multiAVCHD\xmb-blue.jpg"
smartmessage=""
titlefont="Verdana"
chapterfont="Lucida Console"
titlecolor=$00C0C0C0
titleoutline=$00000000
basefontsize=30
thopacity=0.1
usegray=0
lf=14
videosystem="PAL"
ctn=1
ltn=1
tm3= "0-2"
tm2= "0-1"
tm1= "000"
tm0= "001"
tp1= "002"
tp2= "003"
tp3= "004"
xr=340
yr=190
xr1=254
yr1=142
xr2=190
yr2=106
xr3=142
yr3=78
a14=imagesource(imgpath+"t"+tm0+".jpg",1, use_DevIL=true).ConvertToRGB24.LanczosResize( xr, yr).AddBorders(2, 2, 2, 2, $575757)
a14x = imagesource(imgpath+"t"+tm0+".jpg",1, use_DevIL=true).ConvertToRGB24.LanczosResize( 1920,1080)
a14x = (usegray==0) ? blur(a14x,1.58) : blur(tweak(ConvertToYUY2(a14x), sat=0),1.58).ConvertToRGB24
a=ImageSource(imgbg, end = lf, use_DevIL=true).ConvertToRGB24.LanczosResize(1920, 1080)
a=Overlay(a, a14x, 0, 0, opacity=thopacity, pc_range=true)
x=a
x = ConvertToRGB24(x)
x = Overlay(x, a14, 616,400, pc_range=true)
last=x
SubtitleEx(smartmessage, effects="ci", font="Comic Sans MS", size=45, textcolor=titlecolor, halocolor=titleoutline)
Subtitle("Shutter Island\nVideo: 1920x1080, 24fps (AVC) \nAudio: English (AC3 6ch) \nSubtitles: 2 tracks (English, English) \nDuration: 2h 18m 04s ", x=976, y=450, font=titlefont, size=basefontsize, text_color=titlecolor, halo_color=titleoutline, lsp=0, align=1)
SubtitleEx("Shutter Island", x=100, y=100, font="Lucida Handwriting Italic", size=53, textcolor=$C0C0C0, halocolor=$000000)
Subtitle("", x=960, y=1050, font="Bradley Hand ITC", size=25, text_color=$2D2D2D, lsp=10, align=2, halo_color=$000000)
Subtitle("Play", x=266, y=440, font=titlefont, size=basefontsize, text_color=titlecolor, halo_color=titleoutline, lsp=0, align=1)
Subtitle("Chapters", x=411, y=440, font=titlefont, size=basefontsize, text_color=titlecolor, halo_color=titleoutline, lsp=0, align=1)
Subtitle(" v4.1.753", font="Bradley Hand ITC", size=24, text_color=$2D2D2D, lsp=10, align=1, halo_color=$000000)
Subtitle("20/05/2010 (09:25:34)", font="Bradley Hand ITC", size=24, text_color=$2D2D2D, lsp=10, align=3, halo_color=$000000)
x=last
x=x.ConvertToYV12.ConvertFPS(25)
return x

<<<<<

As always your help would be most welcome in sorting this out.

Thanks :)

[deank]

There is nothing wrong with the avs and since it just happened to you it has nothing to do with the latest builds.

You probably installed/uninstalled a codec/program which affects encoding. Make sure to re-install avisynth 2.58 and ffdshow.

Also try to preview the menu beforehand...

[deank]

A quick change/update about chapters and especially the playlsit (mpls) files:

Sometimes during video speedup/slowdown or when using --cut-start in tsMuxeR's meta, the first entry-mark (chapter) is not set to the proper IN_TIME of the playlist.

Such difference causes a big problem with SDHC AVCHD output - players simply state "No valid file" and reject the SDHC card.

It is fixed now and multiAVCHD will set the first chapter/entry to match the playlist IN_TIME.

Also, easySUP (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=149160) is updated to version 0.5 with a bugfix, related to user selection of the frame-rate.

Dean

[roblonuk]

Hi Dean,

"You probably installed/uninstalled a codec/program which affects encoding."

Not to my knowledge. I specifically run your app in a dedicated Windows 7 VM created solely for the purpose of encoding.

Other than Microsoft system updates the only changes to this environment are your application updates and the manually downloaded/installed DAT file when prompted following an update a few revisions ago.

"Make sure to re-install avisynth 2.58 and ffdshow."

I downloaded and reinstalled the versions from your downloads area and still get the same error.

"Also try to preview the menu beforehand..."

This works as expected, no errors reported if a preview any of the Main, Chapter or Setup menus before encoding.

Rob

[rendez2k]

Quick question: I'm converting a 720p MKV to SD DVD. My understanding is that I add the MKV, then hit start and select select SD-DVD? The resulting images looks stretched on my TV and no-longer has black bars. Do I need to do anything else? Also, is HC-Enc 2 pass the best quality option?

[deank]

Go to the [transcode] window and set the proper resize/crop/zoom if you think multiAVCHD auto-selected the wrong resolution.

Yes HCenc 2pass is the best option.

[rendez2k]

Its hard to tell quiet what it should be? If I select a resize option of 720x576 its stretched. So do I just select a 720x? resolution by eye?

[deank]

1) Select the TV system in AUTHOR tab
2) Open [transcode]
3) Select the proper framerate (23.976 or 25.000)
3) Depending on the 720p actual resolution you'll need to find the proper resize option if you think the one auto-selected is not correct.

For movie (1:2.3*) ARs there are two specific 720x*** resize options at the bottom.

It you were to have 1280x720 then that wouldn't be much of a quiz because 720x480 or 720x576 will keep the AR, but because you already asked I believe that's not the case so I can't help you further.

[rendez2k]

Thanks dean - got it to work. The output looked a little blurry though? PAL output selected.

[colinhunt]

There's something rather peculiar and disturbing going on with the latest build. I tried adding English subs to a Korean Blu-ray which had already been ran through BD-RE. During the process this happens:

[02:25:52] Converting TEXT subtitles to PGS/SUP...
[02:25:52] [movie 24fps.srt]
[02:25:53] Processing may take some time, so be patient!
[02:25:53] Advanced subtitle processing (step 1)...
[02:25:53] Fast mode enabled (1696x200 @ 24.000 fps with 112px margins)...
[02:25:53] Advanced processing failed!
[02:25:53] Subtitle pre/post processing did not succeed!
[02:25:53] Falling back to standard processing...
[02:25:53] Adding subtitles (movie 24fps.srt) (eng)
[02:25:53] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

Since video did not need transcoding, the entire process was done in 6 minutes.

However, when I play the output on TMT the movie has no English subtitles. What's more, the source .srt is now empty and has a size of 0KB! When this happened the first time I though I messed something up when exporting subs from SubtitleEdit, so before another attempt I double-checked that the file contained English subs, and it was fine.

Update: It's the "Parse and fix SRT/SSA subtitle files" option which results in a 0KB .srt file. I had unticked "Enable advanced prosessing" and "Post-process SRT/SSA subtitles" but left "Parse and fix SRT/SSA subtitle files" enabled, and got an empty .srt file as a result.

[colinhunt]

Something else I discovered very late last night. The subtitle problem I mentioned above goes away when I untick the "Advanced subtitle processing" box and/or "Parse and fix" box. However, while subtitle sync is fine at the beginning of the movie, subs are 3-4 seconds late at the end of the movie. Here's the process I used:

1) Found 25fps English subs on the net
2) Opened the .srt in SubtitleEdit
3) Changed framerate from 25 to 24 (since the Blu-ray has a framerate of 24.00fps)
4) Created a 640x360/24fps .mp4 with BD-RB from the BD-RB-created movie-only backup
5) Opened the mp4 in MPC-HC and loaded the 24fps .srt manually
6) Checked subtitle sync; it was perfect

But when the .srt is processed through multiAVCHD, sync is off by 3-4 seconds at the end of the movie. Any ideas what could be causing this? Suggestion: while the movie is 24.00fps, something in multiAVCHD processes subs at 23.976fps.

update: Original BD, BD-RB movie-only backup and the .mp4 all have different running times. Doesn't explain the sub delay of 3-4 seconds, though.

Original BD - 106:52.50
BD-RB - 106:51.412
mp4 - 106:51.375

More info: I dropped the .m2ts from BD-RB movie-only backup into tsmuxer, added in the English .srt and remuxed to Blu-ray. Subtitle sync is perfect from the start to the end.

[crl2007]

I always use easySUP ( also made by deank ) and feed the *.sup to multiavchd or tsmuxer. This will solve your problems. It is possible that the subtitle to contain some time interval that multiavchd does not like ( happened to me too ).

[colinhunt]

I always use easySUP ( also made by deank ) and feed the *.sup to multiavchd or tsmuxer. This will solve your problems. It is possible that the subtitle to contain some time interval that multiavchd does not like ( happened to me too ).
Thanks, I'll try that after I've tried one more run with multiAVCHD without any subtitle postprocessing. I have a feeling they might be the culprit here.

update: Yup. Disabling all subtitle postprocessing got rid of the 3-4 second delay. Unfortunately this also resulted in some subtitles not being displayed, very likely because their display duration was too short. edit: Nope, it was caused by SubtitleEdit giving some subtitles the exact same ending time as the starting time of the next subtitle.

Heh, after about 30 attempts with multiAVCHD and tsmuxer I finally have a Blu-ray output with properly synced subs. Only one tiny issue remains: for some reason the last subtitle is not displayed, even though there's nothing wrong with the file or subtitle timings.

[EiGuscheMa]

Hi dean!

I had the same problem with build 753 as roblonuk ( error in SLI static menu creation)

I reverted to build 751 and the problem was gone. :)

Is there anything I can do to figure out what went wrong with 753?

[jangai]

There is nothing wrong with the avs and since it just happened to you it has nothing to do with the latest builds.

You probably installed/uninstalled a codec/program which affects encoding. Make sure to re-install avisynth 2.58 and ffdshow.

Also try to preview the menu beforehand...
Hi Deank !
First of all : many thanks for such a great software !

Alas, I can agree with previous statement:
I have exactly the same defect that roblonuk and the transition from 2.7 to 2.8 AVISynth solved nothing! (I was back in 2.7 to meet the demands of BD-RB)
Curiously: downgrade from 4.1 to 4.0 removes AVISynth/multiAVCHD errors during menus creations...
I swear I have changed no codecs or ffdshow settings for a long time !

If I understand correctly, version 4.1 works with greater menu resolution than in 4.0 ? Is that possible that AVISynth falls into error because of this ? :eek:

This is beyond my skills ... :(

Thank you in advance for your help!

[deank]

Guys, I really don't know how to respond to that.

Just to be sure I just created 4 compilations (no menu, XMB, SLI, Carousel) + title-list menu... All came up fine with no errors.

I test each build (usually with XMB) but I can't see a reason for the problems you get.

I didn't install/uninstall any programs/codecs/filters anything since October 2008 and I'm using the exactly same configuration since the first build of multiAVCHD.

All tests are done with Vista Ultimate 32bit, 2GB RAM, DELL Inspiron 1720 laptop, Sun Java, Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow 2661 and halli 11/01/2009.

Dean

[insaneoctane]

I just installed windows 7 (64-bit ultimate) and thought I'd ONLY install what was necessary for MultiAVCHD (because previously on XP I had LOTS of problems with CODECs and stuff erroring). So, I've only installed FFDShow, Hali, AVISynth. Then I added DirectX runtimes because I got some grief from Media Player Home Cinema Edition. I have the very latest version of MultiAVCHD full download. Well, I still can't render previews in multiAVCHD of VC-1. I tried the Windows 7 tweaker stuff, but that doesn't help. I also can't create a compilation, it always errors on x264 with or without the 64-bit option checked.

I have a virgin install of Windows 7 here...this should be easy. I'll remove the FOUR things I've installed and start over if necessary, I just want this to work...and ALL my emphasis is on MultiAVCHD to work, nothing else right now. Help, please?

[snakeman]

I had a similar issue with VC-1 files, please take a look at this post, hmmm sorry this link. I had to downgrade my mkvsplitter. Did you already try this?

http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE by Adub: http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-playback-chain-windows


Read carefully his findings about issues with VC-1 tsmuxer and the splitter.


This is a Quote

"Haali’s Media Splitter: Download"

"Note: As described in this Doom9 thread, the latest version of Haali’s Media Splitter have a bug where VC-1 encoded video in a m2ts container (often seen on Blu-rays) is not properly split. I recommend using the 1.9.42.1 build until these issues can be resolved. There is a beta build that theoretically has most of these issue resolved, but remember it’s beta so if you encounter any problems, use the stable 1.9.42.1 build mirrored by Jdobbs (the author of BD Rebuilder)."


Now this doesn't solve all the problems, but it did resolve my issue with VC-1 encodes


Cheers


snakeman

[crl2007]

I can confirm that the latest version of haali is OK for VC-1.

http://i47.tinypic.com/29w1hr8.jpg

[kempodragon]

I recently downloaded your program so I could transcode my HDC-TM700P files from 1080/60p to SD/DVD. While I have no trouble figuring out the program, even without the tutorial, I do have one question regarding the framerate change. What framerate should I set for HCEnc? All my previous DVD authoring has been with 3:2 pulldown, never with such a high framerate source. The default is 23.976, but I don't know if that will be enough to deal with such high motion. The files are of a baseball game, and you can clearly see the ball in each frame with no blurring. I want to preserve as much detail as possible while keeping the fast motion of the game.

[snakeman]

I can confirm that the latest version of haali is OK for VC-1.

http://i47.tinypic.com/29w1hr8.jpg

Strange I had to change it or no transcode or avchd creation. Are you using Windows 7 32bit?


snakeman

[crl2007]

Windows 7 x64.

[deank]

I recently downloaded your program so I could transcode my HDC-TM700P files from 1080/60p to SD/DVD. While I have no trouble figuring out the program, even without the tutorial, I do have one question regarding the framerate change. What framerate should I set for HCEnc? All my previous DVD authoring has been with 3:2 pulldown, never with such a high framerate source. The default is 23.976, but I don't know if that will be enough to deal with such high motion. The files are of a baseball game, and you can clearly see the ball in each frame with no blurring. I want to preserve as much detail as possible while keeping the fast motion of the game.

You really don't have much of a choice and you can't get the same clarity after the conversion. The only option is 23.976 (pull-down will be applied afterwards). Try it and see the result for yourself.

[jangai]

Hi all,
Hoping this has not been debated further :
I don't understand why, with some originals VIDEO_TS folders (input), all subtitles are correctly converted with friend app BDSup2Sub and with others, errors are reported suggesting I could have a 'Java problem' ?
http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/71/09/36/err_bd10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=102&u=11710936)

I have regularly upgraded my Java releases under my WinXP machine...

Can we get somewhere reporting error from BDSup2sub?
Is this a workaround exists for this ?

Many thnks for your help :)

[insaneoctane]

Windows 7 x64.
I know this whole "it doesn't work on my system" us looked at as a bother, but I suspect there are many many people wanting to use multiavchd and can't. Based off my virgin install of win7 and my inability to use multiavchd, I don't think its a science. I am willing to scientifically make and document all changes necessary to make multiavchd work, but I need your guys expertise. It seems it ought to be simple, but it hasn't been. This information should help everyone.

[mpucoder]

I have Win7 x64, and it is very unfriendly to old programs. The first thing I would do on Win7 x64 is set every executable to run in XP compatable mode with "desktop composition" disabled. Right click on an executable, click "properties", click the "compatability" tab, then check "run this program in compatability mode for:" and select Windows XP service pack. Also check "disable desktop composition", this will disable AERO while the program runs, which can screw up graphics, even internally rendered ones. Also avoid using network drives for executables, this will give you an exception '0xc000000f'

[deank]

Now, just because of the numerous Win7 reports - few months ago I installed Win7 64bit.

Clean "admin" install, then I installed:

1) MPC (which comes in an old package back from 2005, which I install on all my PCs): realalt137-RMVB-FILTER.exe
2) avisynth
3) Haali (with proper settings)
4) ffdshow (with proper settings)
5) Latest SUN Java
***
6) "Installed" multiAVCHD and transcoded a title with [x] Advanced subtitles

All worked fine... just fine. No menu errors, no subtitle errors.

And I'm keeping my test/run environment (Vista Ultimate 32bit) unchanged since (multiAVCHD) day 1 and when I publish a build it works on my UNCHANGED system.

I'm just a regular every-day user of multiAVCHD just like you. If it didn't work I would've fixed it.

Dean

p.s. Once I can put some money aside I'll try to re-install my test/run PC, because I need a new TB HDD. Until then I can't do anything. I have 3 test PCs (128MB XP, 2GB XP, 3GB Win7) - multiAVCHD works just fine in all the cases.

[kempodragon]

Thanks Deank, I thought that might be the case. I'll make a test clip this weekend and see how it comes out. I've followed this program from the beginning because it looked like the best way to get into bluray authoring when I finally took the plunge. Currently, only my computer can handle HD playback, the DVD's I'm making are for my father since his TV is only analogue, no HDMI input. About the only thing left to add to program is 3D support, both in the authoring side and the new 3D camcorder Panasonic is coming out with, only $21k :D

[insaneoctane]

Now, just because of the numerous Win7 reports - few months ago I installed Win7 64bit.

Clean "admin" install, then I installed:

1) MPC (which comes in an old package back from 2005, which I install on all my PCs): realalt137-RMVB-FILTER.exe
2) avisynth
3) Haali (with proper settings)
4) ffdshow (with proper settings)
5) Latest SUN Java
***
6) "Installed" multiAVCHD and transcoded a title with [x] Advanced subtitles

All worked fine... just fine. No menu errors, no subtitle errors.
.

Dean (and all),
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my message.
What you describe is what I would hope for. Now, my job is to figure out where I screwed up and hopefully pass that info on to the forum here for others to learn from. The only differences I see are that you


installed SUN Java ( I haven't)
installed ffdshow and Haali with "proper settings"
installed MPC, where I installed MPC-HC edition


Now, I have installed my ATI video card catalyst drivers, I don't know if they would effect anything?

Did you need to use the "compatibility modes" that others have suggested?

I know that I have to right click on multiAVCHD and run as administrator each time I launch, or the update doesn't work right....

Can you please elaborate on the ffdshow/Haali "proper settings" (I apologize to probably make you repeat, but for thoroughness could you?)

[BZeeme]

Now, just because of the numerous Win7 reports - few months ago I installed Win7 64bit.

Clean "admin" install, then I installed:

1) MPC (which comes in an old package back from 2005, which I install on all my PCs): realalt137-RMVB-FILTER.exe
2) avisynth
3) Haali (with proper settings)
4) ffdshow (with proper settings)
5) Latest SUN Java
***
6) "Installed" multiAVCHD and transcoded a title with [x] Advanced subtitles

All worked fine... just fine. No menu errors, no subtitle errors.



deank - Are you saying multiAVCHD processed motion chapter thumbnails on your Win7 system with no errors? If so, I need to do more troubleshooting of my system.

Edit: I missed your point 6 so I guess you're are not referring to motion chapter thumbnails.

[Emulgator]

I have Win7 x64, and it is very unfriendly to old programs. The first thing I would do on Win7 x64 is set every executable to run in XP compatable mode with "desktop composition" disabled....
Thanks mpucoder !
One of my rendering-only machines is indeed Win7U64
and I had to hack my way down to get something of the older goodies to work.
This will help me further I hope...
OT: If someone is searching to reduce Win7 line spacing
in Explorer viewing modes "List" and "Detail" to the tighter XP spacing:
It really takes hacking Explorerframe.dll manually, and I could help here as well../OT

[redfox]

Lately I've been experiencing a problem with the automatic chapter creation feature, which used to work flawlessly.

Under the "Author" settings, "set 12 equal chapter jumps" is checked, but my movies end up without any chapters. When I open up Properties, there is only one entry under "Chapters": 99:99:99.

I've tried forcing automatic chapters by clicking on the "Chapters" tab in the middle of the screen, and then clicking on "auto". This results in the following:

http://www.antonvorster.co.za/avchd_chapters.jpg

Notice the strange time formats. When I click OK, multiAVCHD shuts down.

The only way I can now add chapters, is by doing it manually.

I would really appreciate any help - I don't know where to even begin looking.

[deank]

Click the button [alter detected properties] and enter the exact video duration in seconds.milliseconds.

It is not possible to determine the duration of the video you imported for some reason (like when you import raw AVC .264 video).

Then you can use the [auto] button for chapters.

[redfox]

Thanks!

Click the button [alter detected properties] and enter the exact video duration in seconds.milliseconds.

It is not possible to determine the duration of the video you imported for some reason (like when you import raw AVC .264 video).

Then you can use the [auto] button for chapters.

[drpaulng]

I'd like to use "smartline" for keying in the movie-name for a single-title movie with motion background...but smartline is somewhat limited. Can we have a special title-name entry that can control over font/color/size/position etc so that we can make the motion menu much better?:thanks:

It would be even better if we can use graphic (eg png format) to "paste" over the motion background. Thanks.

[crl2007]

You can edit your videos before importing them for motion background. What are you looking to do is done in a few easy steps with Adobe After Effects or Sony Vegas.

[flaviometal]

Dean, just one question...

I'm trying to use an AVCHD folder (copied from DVD-9 that I've burned some days ago) as source. I've copied the AVCHD folder to my HD, and imported in MAVCHD. I just want to add one audio track more (AC3), and compile again, adding a setup menu too. So:

1. Is it possible to use the same menus from this project, or must I create menus all over again?

2. I wanna know if video must be transcoded again, or MAVCHD will transcode only the new added audio. Wich option I must to use: full or fast mode?

[AJ500]

Some time ago I created a blu-ray structure from 20 m2ts files that were edited versions of m2ts files from a Sony camcorder.

Now, I want to add the 21st edited m2ts file. Can I use the blu-ray structure as a starting point? Or, do I have to start from the m2ts files.

[deank]

Dean, just one question...

I'm trying to use an AVCHD folder (copied from DVD-9 that I've burned some days ago) as source. I've copied the AVCHD folder to my HD, and imported in MAVCHD. I just want to add one audio track more (AC3), and compile again, adding a setup menu too. So:

1. Is it possible to use the same menus from this project, or must I create menus all over again?

2. I wanna know if video must be transcoded again, or MAVCHD will transcode only the new added audio. Wich option I must to use: full or fast mode?

1. multiAVCHD will import the menu settings that you used and will create the same menu.

2. Video will not be reencoded. You have to change the mode to [full-mode], otherwise you have no access to add/remove audio tracks/subtitles.

Some time ago I created a blu-ray structure from 20 m2ts files that were edited versions of m2ts files from a Sony camcorder.

Now, I want to add the 21st edited m2ts file. Can I use the blu-ray structure as a starting point? Or, do I have to start from the m2ts files.

Just import the structure and then add the 21st m2ts. The old structure will be used and its contents will be simply moved to the new location and then the new file will be added, too.

[drpaulng]

You can edit your videos before importing them for motion background. What are you looking to do is done in a few easy steps with Adobe After Effects or Sony Vegas.

Yes, this is the right way to get what is supposed to be done. But it would be much convenient if Deank can help us all with his smartline fine-tuned into "movie name editor".

[deank]

Build 754:

* Finally a preview for both title-list menu styles is available.
* For [classic title list menu] the font size from MENU tab will be used for title names.

Title list menu:
http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_titlelist_preview_1.jpg

"Classic" LIST title-list menu:
http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_titlelist_preview_2.jpg

Dean

[VincAlastor]

thank you deank, sometimes i use the classic title list, it looks great!

[laserfan]

Build 754:

* Finally a preview for both title-list menu styles is available.
* For [classic title list menu] the font size from MENU tab will be used for title names.I've been wondering if I'm the only person on Planet Earth that doesn't care about fancy menus! I will give this a try and hopefully I can replace Ulead MF6+ (eventually). There's still no "audio for menu" option though?

[deank]

I think *user audio* works for title-list menu, doesn't it?

[mic]

Please forgive if I've overlooked something obvious, is there a way to import images for the chapter thumbnails?

I know it works if you create the disc layout on hdd, replace the images in the HDAVCTN folder (using the same file names), then load the multiAVCHD.mpf that multiAVCHD created. Previews still show the old chapter menus, but after changing the thumbnail border color [not sure if that's needed to trigger the menu re-render], creating the disc layout a 2nd time uses those new thumbnails.

The reason for changing thumbnails is that the start of a chapter can be black, or it can be the beginning of a pan shot etc, & often a snapshot at that time doesn't give a good hint of what scene a chapter button will take you to.

Thanks

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BTW, multiAVCHD works great with mpg2 out of Vegas (in Vegas I modify one of the existing BD templates) -- unless I missed something the multiAVCHD site only mentions AVC from Vegas has been reported to work. It also appears to work with AVC encoded using the ATI stream encoder in Roxio VideoWave -- I can't recommend it because I've had all sorts of problems with VideoWave encoding, but if someone has it working, my limited testing showed it seems to work with multiAVCHD just fine. I *think* it might use the x264 encoder, but the BD template is *off* enough that tsMuxer won't take the AVC, where multiAVCHD fixes the video so it works. *Should* be able to correct that with a new template in VideoWave, but I've never gotten a new AVCHD template working. It's a shame because their stream encoder seemed promising.

[deank]

You didn't overlook anything... I just need to figure a way to allow user to use external chapter images.

I believe I can implement something like the HDAVCTN folder but for files...

For example if you have:

X:\test\video.m2ts
x:\test\HDAVCTN_video.m2ts\ch01.jpg
...
x:\test\HDAVCTN_video.m2ts\ch96.jpg

it may work... I'm not sure if it will be of any use... What do you think or suggest?

Dean

[sreemv]

I just tried to backup [re-author mode - no editing] my Avatar BD and got an error at "preparing menu" stage - now I am left with ~90GB in the destination AVCHD folder where as the source is only 45.4GB after nearly 10 hours of just splitting and re-mapping - anyone else run into this?

[mic]

I believe I can implement something like the HDAVCTN folder but for files...

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it may work... I'm not sure if it will be of any use... What do you think or suggest?

Thanks Dean

Having multiAVCHD accept the image files from the start would be a big help & speed things up, but I feel bad asking you to do the extra work if I'm the only one that might use it. Replacing the files does work & re-rendering the layout doesn't take too long -- maybe some others will chime in?

Myself I save snapshots in Vegas or PowerDVD, & if/when I want to get fancy I fade or frame the edges of the thumbnail in an image editor -- I don't mind it at all, but maybe some would like it better if you tied in the video preview you've already got in the properties dialog?.. You've got the chapter thumbnails listed right there, so maybe tie the two together, like click this button when the frame you want to use is in the preview?

Thanks again