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

[pio011]

Thanks Dean! You're the Man :-)
I am gonna try this out now!

[colinhunt]

Installed the latest version and attempted to re-author a BD-RB output by removing two AC3 soundtracks and replacing them with DTS-HD MA tracks. Got this:

[12:12:58] Added Blu-ray disc in re-author mode.
[12:12:58] In re-author mode multiAVCHD funcionality is restricted.

[12:18:35] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[12:18:35] Check failed!

[12:18:35] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 761)
[12:18:35] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[12:18:35] Entering Blu-ray re-author mode...
[12:18:35] *** Transferring structure...
[12:18:35] *** Processing media files...
[12:18:35] *** [00000.mpls] - Remuxing playlist...
[12:18:35] Error obtaining information! (tsMuxeR / 00000.mpls)...
[12:18:35] Detected main PI#000: 00000.m2ts, Duration: [01:35:57.791], [PTS: 00:10:00.000 / 01:45:57.791]
[12:18:35] Using external audio: A_DTS (language: jpn / delay: 0)
[12:18:35] Using external audio: A_DTS (language: eng / delay: 0)
[12:18:35] Using subtitles: ID#4608:S_HDMV/PGS Language: eng
[12:18:35] No valid information found! (00000.mpls)...
[12:18:35] *** Failed!
[12:18:35] *** Checking playlists and media dependencies...
[12:18:36] *** [00000.m2ts] Error!

[12:18:36] Re-authoring completed...
[12:18:36] Done!

Tried it a couple of times, with the same result, and decided to rebuild the disc in MultiAVCHD from scratch. Dropped in the VID_00262.AVS.264 video file from BD-RB's temp directory and noticed MultiAVCHD doesn't really like those .264 files for some reason. It doesn't show a preview in Properties and seems to be guessing about movie length. Anyways, it allowed me to drop in the two DTS-HD MA tracks, one english .sup track and start the compilation process. But almost instantly I saw this in the log window:

[12:27:32] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[12:27:32] Processing one title...
[12:27:32] Existing F:\mAVCHD_OUT\BDRA\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[12:27:32] Output will be written to: F:\mAVCHD_OUT\BDRA-20100724-122732
[12:27:32] Processing (D:\_BDRB_OUTPUT\WORKFILES\VID_00262.AVS.264)...
[12:27:32] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:4).
[12:27:32] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=3
[12:27:33] DTS-HRA, DTS-MA will not be reencoded.
[12:27:33] Adding DTS audio track (ID#1)
[12:27:34] DTS-HRA, DTS-MA will not be reencoded.
[12:27:34] Adding DTS audio track (ID#1)
[12:27:34] Total of 3 tracks found in this file.
[12:27:34] Adding subtitles (00262.track_4608.sup) (eng)
[12:27:34] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[12:27:34] Media split set at 4000MiB point...

tsMuxeR () output:
===============================================================================
PROCESSING ERROR: No data received from tsMuxeR!
Trying again...
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=99:99:99 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\_BDRB_OUTPUT\WORKFILES\VID_00262.AVS.264", insertSEI, contSPS, track=0, fps=23.976
A_DTS, "D:\W7ProgramFiles(x86)\MultiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100724\extAUD-1-00262.track.4352.dtshd", track=1, lang=jpn, timeshift=0ms
A_DTS, "D:\W7ProgramFiles(x86)\MultiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20100724\extAUD-2-00262.track.4354.dtshd", track=1, lang=eng, timeshift=0ms
S_HDMV/PGS, "D:\_BDRB_OUTPUT\WORKFILES\00262.track_4608.sup",lang=eng, fps=23.976
===============================================================================

MultiAVCHD says it's not receiving any data from tsMuxeR at first, but then went on processing the compilation (with that stupid 4GB media split, argh!). What's going on here, I wonder...

Update: Things are getting screwier. I uninstalled MultiAVCHD from drive D: and installed it on C: for which I needed to run the installer as Admin. MultiAVCHD ran from C: even worse, plenty of weird errors and crashes, even when run as Admin. So, another uninstall, followed by a new install on D:. This time I ran the installer as Admin (didn't do that the first time), and started MultiAVCHD as Admin, too. Dragging & dropping a BDMV directory in MultiAVCHD did... nothing. MultiAVCHD does not ask about re-authoring; nothing happens.

What the heck?

[pio011]

I am trying to put together a compilation of m2ts tracks with mAVCHD. Two tracks were first reencoded with BR-RB. mAVCHD has problems with one track and is giving me wrong asprect ratio - even when I open the track and look in the menu "alter detected propertes" - everything is fine there. Is there a way to patch the header of the file? Or what is wrong? TSmuxer - by the way - is showing the correct AR!

Here's a part from the Log:



[16:59:00] Processing (F:\Rebuilt 1080\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts)...
[16:59:04] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:4).
[16:59:04] Detected display AR: 1:-1
[16:59:04] Display properties: 1920x-1920 (AR:-1)
[16:59:13] Adding AC3 audio track (ID#1)
[16:59:13] Adding AC3 audio track (ID#4352)
[16:59:13] Total of 3 tracks found in this file.
[16:59:13] Video height (-1920) not compliant (480/576/720/1080)! Final output may be distorted.
[16:59:13] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[16:59:13] Media split set at 99999MiB point...

[deank]

Can you post mediainfo for this file?

Do you have mediainfo installation in different language or changed something in tools folder? There was another user with the same problem.

[pio011]

Can you post mediainfo for this file?

Do you have mediainfo installation in different language or changed something in tools folder? There was another user with the same problem.

Oopos! I forgot I had installed mediainfo once - in german - and I did not know mAVCHD is also using mediainfo. Would you suggest to de-install it? And also: when I load the track in mAVCHD and open it - it takes forever (only with this file!) and I first have to change the fps to 23.976. Then it opens quickly. But the AR seems to be F*** up :-)

Here's the mediainfo log (in english!):

ID : 1
Complete name : G:\movie1080.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 8,32 GiB
Duration : 2h 5min
Overall bit rate : 9 504 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35,5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Ja
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Duration : 2h 5min
Bit rate mode : variabel
Bit rate : 7 660 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 17,5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 Pixel
Height : 1 080 Pixel
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : variabel
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : progressiv
Stream size : 6,86 GiB (82%)
Writing library : x264 core 104 r1677 19df41a
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=1 /
deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x3 / me=dia / subme=1 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 /
chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 /
deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 /
threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 /
interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 /
b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 /
open_gop=2 / weightp=0 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=1 /
scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=0 / rc=2pass /
mbtree=0 / bitrate=7660 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 /
qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 /
vbv_maxrate=17500 / vbv_bufsize=14500 / ip_ratio=1.10 /
pb_ratio=1.10 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=vbr

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 2h 5min
Bit rate mode : konstant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 Kanäle
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48,0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 574 MiB (7%)
Language : Deutsch

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 2h 5min
Bit rate mode : konstant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 Kanäle
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48,0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 574 MiB (7%)
Language : Englisch

[bluesin]

OK Here goes... first of all i passed the 4 tests in the conversion tester...
now what i am trying to do...
I am using BD_Rebuilder to convert my bluerays to 4-5g file size movie only.
I am then using your AVCHD program to convert those files into standard VIDEO_TS files using the SD_DVD option.
Everything was working great untill about 10 days ago or so... i had converted over 100 blu-rays with no problem.
now after a recent rash of updates i can no longer encode with the audio being in sync witht the movie..
I have done over 100 bluray conversions with no problem but I must admit i am new at this and dont fully understand how to fix this problem.
Any help getting back to easy mode would greatly be appreciated.

P.S. When i play the downconverted 000000.m2ts file created with bd_Rebuilder everything is still in sync

P.S.S. also some of you may ask why i am doing this? I have a media player on my home automation system that integrates all my movies into the system. here is a link to the spec sheet http://www.control4.com/uploads/Products/product_49/Control4_Media_Player.pdf
this is the only way i have found to get my movies to work in the system. If i am doing something wrong or going about this wrong and there is a better way by all means please point me in the right direction. the reason i am doing this is i only have 4tb available and over 500 blurays in my collection so i am figuring about 5gb per movie in space untill i can get more available

I posted in both forums cause i wasnt sure which you prefered.

[setarip_old]

@bluesin

Hi! I am using BD_Rebuilder to convert my bluerays to 4-5g file size movie only.
I am then using your AVCHD program to convert those files into standard VIDEO_TS files using the SD_DVD option.

Are you aware that, in light of the fact that you are creating "Movie only" files, there is no need to first compress your original BluRay files with BD Rebuilder?

MultiAVCHD can do the compressing and conversion to Standard DVD all at once...

[bluesin]

its too complicated of an interface VS BD rebuilder.. i have to hunt and find the right file... unless i am not doing something right

[pio011]

@Deank: Never mind, I have re-encoded the track with multiAVCHD - now it seems to work with the correct AR. Probably BR-DB screwed things up. By the way: the original track was encoded in MPEG2, probably that is the reason, who knows.....

[chompy]

I know that subtitle files aren't that big, but sometimes blanking some of them (with some more things) is just what a blu-ray needs to fit in a BD-25.

In reauthor mode there's only the option to remove subtitles, but not just blank them (as happens with audio), so if I want to keep subtitle 1 and 5 then, subtitle 5 will end as subtitle #2 if I don't insert three external dummy subtitles when removing subtitles 2, 3 and 4... Could it be possible to add an option to blank subtitles?

Thanks and greetings

[bluesin]

So can anyone help with the audio issue i posted above? i cant just use avchd if i cant get the audio to sync..

[MrVideo]

I'd still like to know how to set up CoreAVC correctly, though.

Why are you using coreAVC? Is your graphics card using the latest Nvidia GPU chipset?

If so, you need to look at DGDecNV (http://www.neuron2.net/dgdecnv/dgdecnv.html)

It is, IMHO, a better GPU serving program that works perfectly with AVISynth.

If you aren't using a Nvidia GPU chipset, nevermind!

[Capsbackup]

deank, I have been experimenting with Carousel motion menus on some AVCHD backups. The style is appealing to me, as it also resembles many Blu-ray menus.
However, I was wondering if it is possible to have that same type of menu that will only display the words for buttons, without the black border at the bottom of the menu?
This way, it would display the full motion menu video on screen, with only the words visible as the button selections.

Also, I have a project with 5 imported mpls/videos. The first in the list is set to hidden, since I want it to be played only at disc start and not included in the menu.
After this first hidden video plays, I want to go to the main menu, for selection of the other four titles. However, my project will only start at the main menu, no intro hidden title ever plays. :confused:
What do I need to do or set to make a title play first when a disc is started, instead of the menu, and after this titles ends it goes to the menu?

[deank]

Take a look at:

.\multiAVCHD\templates\res\Carousel\

There is a file: CM_bott.bmp which is the bottom strip. Edit/resize it to 1x1 and you'll get rid of the bottom line.

About the menu:

[x] Skip top menu playback will make your player play the hidden/first title and then go to the menu.

Dean

[Capsbackup]

Just realized I forgot to set skip top menu playback, so now it is working. Thanks. :)
I will now check the menu template! :cool:

OK I have found the CM_bott.bmp, it says 1920 x 148. How do you edit to 1x1? :confused:

[deank]

Download (http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/CM_bott.BMP) this one and put it in the folder. Make a backup of your file first (if you wish).

[Capsbackup]

I am not able to get the download, nothing is there to download!

[deank]

Just right-click and select 'Save link as...'.

[Capsbackup]

Excellent!! Thank you Dean. This is definately what I was looking for. :)

[Capsbackup]

Is there a way to have a larger highlight button? Actually, I use Play, Setup, Scenes and Extras as my four button selections. Can I have the entire word "highlight" as a button selection?

[deank]

No, it is not possible at the moment. multiAVCHD can use only these simple square/rectangle overlays as buttons.

[ChldsPlay]

I'm wanting to convert a blu-ray to AVCHD and I want to keep the menus as well. I don't want to have to recreate the menus from scratch.

I don't want BD5/BD9 either or I'd just use BDRB.

Will this program work for that?

[Capsbackup]

If it is not BD5/9, is it BD25/-R/RE?
What is your playback method, PC, standalone, etc...?
You can use multiAVCHD in re-author mode to keep the Blu ray structure with menus, etc... and if you are burning to BD-R/RE you may not have to reencode all files, only some to fit BD25.
AVCHD, typically to BD5/9 media, will need to be reencoded to a lower bitrate per AVCHD specs for standalone playback. PC playback is more forgiving.
So, yes it will work for that, and depending on your method of playback, will determine what steps from multiAVCHD you will need to perform.

[deank]

I'm wanting to convert a blu-ray to AVCHD and I want to keep the menus as well. I don't want to have to recreate the menus from scratch.

I don't want BD5/BD9 either or I'd just use BDRB.

Will this program work for that?

Why AVCHD (written to BD25)?

The answer to your question is simple - use BD-Rebuilder to get Blu-ray backup. There is no point in creating AVCHD disc, especially when using BD media.

[deank]

In build 762:

* Warning when loading files muxed with mkvmerge 4.1/4.2
* Additional check/processing for files with audio tracks with wrong sample rate (48/96/192kHz supported only)
* Fixed chapters/thumbnail links for thumbs 13-96
* Advanced subtitle processing fix (and goSUP, too) - sometimes the last SRT line is not imported if no CR+LF is present as last line EOL

Dean

[ChldsPlay]

I'll still be using dvd media, but don't want the compatibility issues that some players have with bd5/9 compared with basic avchd.

[deank]

For the task you can use BD-Reauthor mode in multiAVCHD and select [AVCHD relaxed] output mode (after you click [START]).

[setarip_old]

@deank

Hi!

As I mentioned to you via one-way email, it will be interesting to see if the "Cinavia" watermarking flourishes - and if it does, how HD-DVD (more complete, including chaptering, etc) may prove to be a godsend.

If nothing else, I'm tenacious ;>}

[MrVideo]

OK I have found the CM_bott.bmp, it says 1920 x 148. How do you edit to 1x1? :confused:

I know that you are currently functioning (the program silly, not you), but the answer to your query (for the interest of potentially others), is to use a program like Photoshop and change the canvas size to a width of 1 and a height of 1. Any image editing program that can change the canvas size and/or the image size can be used.

Sounds like this might want to be a checkbox in the future: [x] display menu button underline

[MrVideo]

I'll still be using dvd media, but don't want the compatibility issues that some players have with bd5/9 compared with basic avchd.

I'm confused, AFAIK BD5/9 media doesn't exist. The smallest capacity you can get is BD25.

Don't you really mean DVD5/9?

[MrVideo]

* Warning when loading files muxed with mkvmerge 4.1/4.2

I must be missing something. What is wrong with mkvmerge 4.1/4.2?

[deank]

As I mentioned to you via one-way email, it will be interesting to see if the "Cinavia" watermarking flourishes - and if it does, how HD-DVD (more complete, including chaptering, etc) may prove to be a godsend.

:cool: There is absolutely no documentation and it is very hard to keep hopes about this implementation. Chapter/Seeking information is quite similar to what's found in SD DVD IFO files, so may be someone with that knowledge can help.

I'm confused, AFAIK BD5/9 media doesn't exist. The smallest capacity you can get is BD25.

Don't you really mean DVD5/9?

People call DVD5/DVD9 discs with Blu-ray content BD5/BD9.

I must be missing something. What is wrong with mkvmerge 4.1/4.2?

Check here (http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1518) and here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1421586#post1421586).

Dean

[Groucho2004]

Some improvements in the latest build (you'll need to use multiUPDATE.exe):

* Download (http://www.iol.ie/~schubert/AVSInfo.zip)this nice small (50kb) CLI tool from another doom9 user (Groucho2004) (link to the post) (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=154870) and extract AVSInfo.exe in your multiAVCHD\tools folder. This may greatly improve the speed for all image processing/visualization in multiAVCHD. Until now x264 was used for executing avisynth scripts and sometimes caused 'x264 crashed' errors, but with avsinfo it shouldn't happen. Plus, it is much faster and doesn't need colorspace conversion at the end of each avs script. The tool is included in the full-download.

* Small fix: menu font color setting will be available even when [-] Create top menu is not selected (useful for title-list menu setting when no main top menu is created).

* Fixed: sometimes the crop zone when using zoom (%H) in [transcode] window will cause slight AR distortion. It is fixed now + some more zoom %s.

Dean

Hi Dean,

I only noticed now that you're bundling my utility with your software. No problem there but what exactly are you using it for? I only wrote this tool to display clip properties and the speed of scripts.

[deank]

I'm using it to execute avisynth scripts in multiAVCHD, to generate subtitle PNGs (from avisynth scripts) in goSUP and multiAVCHD.

Before I was using x264 to execute scripts, but avsinfo is faster, since it doesn't do frame-lookahead, loads quickly, doesn't need YV12 colorspace conversion and uses less memory and is just 50kb. :)

Dean :)

[deank]

Important note for the latest update:

The value for Non-HD audio bitrate in Subtitles&Audio tab is now used in different manner. I think pio011 or daberti asked for a similar function

* Default value is 640. You may want to check your setting and put 640 there.
* During processing of SD audio tracks multiAVCHD will check their bitrate against the one set in "Non-HD audio..." box. If audio bitrate is > then the one set, it will be re-encoded. If bitrate is < it will be left alone or IF re-encoding is required (in case of AAC/MP3...) multiAVCHD will use the closest/lowest bitrate possible and will not use Non-HD audio bitrate value.

For example:
Non-HD audio bitrate: [448]

1) Source audio: AC3 640kbps will be re-encoded to 448kbps
2) Source audio: MP3 320kbps will be re-encoded to AC3 320kbps (and not to 448 as set in Non-HD audio box).
3) Source audio: AC3 384kbps will not be re-encoded

Dean

[crl2007]

I must be missing something. What is wrong with mkvmerge 4.1/4.2?

You have to set from "Extra Options" the Compression setting to none, for ALL the streams ( video, audio, subtitles ). This thing causes a lot of headaches.

[Groucho2004]

I'm using it to execute avisynth scripts in multiAVCHD, to generate subtitle PNGs (from avisynth scripts) in goSUP and multiAVCHD.

Before I was using x264 to execute scripts, but avsinfo is faster, since it doesn't do frame-lookahead, loads quickly, doesn't need YV12 colorspace conversion and uses less memory and is just 50kb. :)

Dean :)

You should use this for that purpose:
http://www.iol.ie/~schubert/avsexec.zip

This has no user interface (apart from messageboxes for error handling) and just steps through a script frame by frame.

Also, it uses the proper Avisynth API and not VFW.

Let me know if it works.

[deank]

I'll stick with avsinfo.exe atm. It works as expected and very pleased that you put out such a small nice app.

Thanks!

Dean :)

//

There is a bug in avsexec.exe. It will not accept a file if parsed as "file.avs", but will work with file.avs. "file name.avs" works, too. I believe the quote symbols when there is no space in file/path causes troubles.

[deank]

* Media list - back to normal colors (not blue/white)
* Properties/Chapters: SET changed to APPLY, USE changed to LOAD, warning pop-up when user clicks 'load' to use a chapter file
* Properties/Audio: hovering with the mouse will show the external audio track file name
* Properties/External Subtitles: hovering with the mouse will show the external subtitle track file name
* Transcode: bitrate estimation suggestions will follow the latest change and will use the lower bitrate for calculation of final filesize

Dean

[MrVideo]

People call DVD5/DVD9 discs with Blu-ray content BD5/BD9.

Sigh!

Check here (http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1518) and here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1421586#post1421586).

Thanks. will do.

[deank]

Sigh!

In multiAVCHD all terms are media-related, so there is no such thing as BD5/BD9, but DVD5/DVD9 discs, SDHC, USB/HDD sticks and disks, BD25/BD50 discs, etc.

[MrVideo]

Originally Posted by deank
Some improvements in the latest build (you'll need to use multiUPDATE.exe)

I don't know where this quote was found (this forum or Dean's forum), but my question about it is this: if one lets multiAVCHD look for a new version, does it grab the complete distribution or just the multiAVCHD piece?

If not, can multiAVCHD be told to grab everything in order to install any new programs, like AVSInfo.exe?

[deank]

multiUPDATE.exe updates multiAVCHD.exe only. I can't afford full update of all tools during the update process.

Either way, multiAVCHD rarely requires full-download (may be once in 2-3 months) + the download link is to videohelp.com (http://download.videohelp.com/deanbg/multiAVCHD_4.1.exe) and the download speed is okay, without ads, banners, waiting time, etc.

http://download.videohelp.com/deanbg/multiAVCHD_4.1.exe

[MrVideo]

In multiAVCHD all terms are media-related, so there is no such thing as BD5/BD9, but DVD5/DVD9 discs, SDHC, USB/HDD sticks and disks, BD25/BD50 discs, etc.

If you were thinking that I was implying that you were using the term within multiAVCHD, I wasn't. Sorry if I misled. The sigh is because so often words are used to describe things/actions that are incorrect.

Another example is when one uses their video camera to go film something, or that they were filming their vacation. I'd like to see those people put film in their video camcorders. :D Hell, with most of today's video cameras you can't even video tape either. :D

[deank]

Well, it's like the old CompuServe/Genie/AOL "You've got mail" notice (back in the 90s) which definitely was for an e-mail message and not for a peek into the snail-mail box. :)

[Groucho2004]

There is a bug in avsexec.exe. It will not accept a file if parsed as "file.avs", but will work with file.avs. "file name.avs" works, too. I believe the quote symbols when there is no space in file/path causes troubles.

Ooops, fixed. Please re-download.

[deank]

Thanks. I'll do some tests to check if there is any speed difference and if there is, I'll replace avsinfo with avsexec.

Thanks for looking into it.

Dean :cool:

[MrVideo]

multiUPDATE.exe updates multiAVCHD.exe only.

So, what does multiUPDATE.exe update do that multiAVCHD.exe doesn't, or vice-versa?

Here comes another silly question... if a user isn't an avid reader of either forum, how would that person know to go and download AVSInfo.exe if the autoupdate of multiAVCHD doesn't go and get it?

Now I'm really confused. I went to add AVSinfo to my multiAVCHD tools and there was an older version already there.

[setarip_old]

@deank

Hi! (NOT about HD-DVD for a change ;>})

I'm sure I'm overlooking something obvious but, in the audio settings, is there an option to extract the DTS core from a DTS-MA audiostream of an .MT2S or .MKV file?

[deank]

So, what does multiUPDATE.exe update do that multiAVCHD.exe doesn't, or vice-versa?

Here comes another silly question... if a user isn't an avid reader of either forum, how would that person know to go and download AVSInfo.exe if the autoupdate of multiAVCHD doesn't go and get it?

Now I'm really confused. I went to add AVSinfo to my multiAVCHD tools and there was an older version already there.

I don't know why you decided that you need avsinfo.exe. I added it into the package more than a month ago. Without it multiAVCHD will work too (it checks if it is there and uses it, otherwise it uses the tools it used before).

If one is not an avid user/reader, he'll get a message in the LOG if a tool is required or an option will be 'grayed-out' if a tool is missing - OR - one can always download the complete package and OVERWRITE the installation he has.

@deank
I'm sure I'm overlooking something obvious but, in the audio settings, is there an option to extract the DTS core from a DTS-MA audiostream of an .MT2S or .MKV file?

Click the title-name in Media TAB (or click [properties]). There is an AUDIO tab where you have [x] Core only option.

http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_core_only.jpg

The option is per-track, not per-title and available only when HD audio stream is selected.

Dean