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

[deank]

I'm glad it worked :)

There are about 5 Hebrew fonts in Authoring to use for title names also. I hope it works :)

I added this link to multiAVCHD_Mac.txt in the installation file archive.

[asherungar]

actually multiAVCHD_mac.exe is not needed, with crossover multiAVCHD.exe works fine.
even updates, there's an error in the end - but it works even with the error..

[deank]

What is the error? I'm planning on discontinuing _mac.exe so it will be helpful to know what is the problem.

[kenguru2005]

I never had success with auto update using crossover. When starting the normal exe (not mac_exe) I got dozens of errors. I never tested again since at least 10 builds. This evening I will test again and then report the erros.
So please dean: keep on with mac_exe for a while.

[deank]

Probably there is an option to allow network access for win32 executables, running under Crossover. Please check. And let me know what errors occur.

[NirvClub]

Yesterday I bought the Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blue Ray.I have a mkv file (XX) 4Gb(size).
Can i use multiAVCHD to make a dvd witch be able to play on my blue Ray player???

There is a guide here (http://www.bitburners.com/articles/convert-mkv-files-to-blu-ray-or-avchd-for-playstation-3-using-tsmuxer/4019/) which explains how to convert an MKV file to AVCHD and burn it to a standard DVD. It works on the BD 35.

Dean is working on a solution for multiAVCHD so you can run the AVCHD video directly from an SD card and play it on the BD 35, instead of having to burn it to DVD.

[asherungar]

i already posted about the error at the end of the update, but here it is again:
"DownloadInFile: fWrite: (RT) invalid parameter - Line 132".

but it does download and update the main .exe.

[cmcmill01]

There is a guide here (http://www.bitburners.com/articles/convert-mkv-files-to-blu-ray-or-avchd-for-playstation-3-using-tsmuxer/4019/) which explains how to convert an MKV file to AVCHD and burn it to a standard DVD. It works on the BD 35.

Dean is working on a solution for multiAVCHD so you can run the AVCHD video directly from an SD card and play it on the BD 35, instead of having to burn it to DVD.

I have been able to burn some MKV files using multiAVCHD and imgburn and they play on the BD35. Other files start for about 1 second and then stop again. Not sure why there is a difference, so tyring various orginal MKV files.

[deank]

i already posted about the error at the end of the update, but here it is again:
"DownloadInFile: fWrite: (RT) invalid parameter - Line 132".

but it does download and update the main .exe.

Is this when multiUPDATE.exe runs or when multiAVCHD.exe?

[asherungar]

when multiUPDATE runs (because multiAVCHD automatically opens it)

[deank]

Okay, can you download multiUPDATE.exe from this link (http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiUPDATE.exe) and try?

Does this problem occur ONLY when updating?

When you start multiAVCHD you don't get any errors, right?

[asherungar]

still the same problem.
and yes, only when updating - no errors when using multiAVCHD.

but it really doesnt matter because the update does work.

[kenguru2005]

All works fine here on mac with normal (non-mac) exe, even autoupdate. I just forgot to let crossover passthrough "little snitch". All is perfect, even those nice title fonts.

[miloka]

is there any reason why multiavchd disables the "move transitional files"option?

i clicked it but multiavchd just starts copying instead of passing....

i mean , copying nearly 1tb might take some time....

edit: i read that deank deactivated the "move input files" function no matter if clicked or not to prevent the lazy ones :- )
could you please activate it again, please , please!!!

[asherungar]

All works fine here on mac with normal (non-mac) exe, even autoupdate. I just forgot to let crossover passthrough "little snitch". All is perfect, even those nice title fonts.

you dont get an error when autoupdate finishes?

[ejlu2003]

hi deank, is it possible to add options to force NC files to 1280x720 or 1920x1080? For example, when a NC file was added and the media tab showed that it was 1280x528, there is an option for user to click to make the video become 1280x720 (with black bar of course)? Thanks!

[deank]

How do you make 1280x528 become 1280x720?

[deank]

is there any reason why multiavchd disables the "move transitional files"option?

i clicked it but multiavchd just starts copying instead of passing....

i mean , copying nearly 1tb might take some time....

edit: i read that deank deactivated the "move input files" function no matter if clicked or not to prevent the lazy ones :- )
could you please activate it again, please , please!!!

Move is used only when converting mkv/ts/mpeg/mov files to avchd, but not when transferring data from input AVCHD folders. The reason I choose to make it this way is because if something goes wrong during the process - your original (input) AVCHD folders will get messed/emptied and there is no way to restore them in the original state.

Dean

[miloka]

Move is used only when converting mkv/ts/mpeg/mov files to avchd, but not when transferring data from input AVCHD folders. The reason I choose to make it this way is because if something goes wrong during the process - your original (input) AVCHD folders will get messed/emptied and there is no way to restore them in the original state.

Dean

first of all , thanks for answering!

i understand and agree totally.

according to this,it should be just passing them in case of already existing avchd folders.

but when i want to create a multiavchd compilation existing out of several avchd folders it starts copiing , even if "move transitional files" is checked/activated!

that is what makes me curious?

[deank]

Yes, it copies them because they are AVCHD folders. It is supposed to do this. Doesn't matter if the AVCHD folder comes from your CamCoder or is a previous multiAVCHD compilation.

I may add option to use MOVE if input is AVCHD folder, previously created by multiAVCHD.

Is this your question?

[miloka]

Yes exactly, like in one of the previous version!:):thanks:

[ejlu2003]

How do you make 1280x528 become 1280x720?

Hmm, sorry for not making myself clear. From what I read in this thread, 1280x528, for example, will be converted to 480p. But I really want to keep it as a 720p video. So, I have to convert it using mkv2vob first. Then, combine multiple AVCHDs into one using multiAVCHD. If the above can be done in one tool instead of two, it will be super.

[deank]

@miloka: It is now in build 381.

If Move files is checked and input AVCHD folder is created by multiAVCHD - contents will be moved to improve speed. If input AVCHD folder is not created by multiAVCHD - contents will be copied, no matter if Move files is checked or not.

@ejlu2003: The idea with multiAVCHD is never touch the video content - NO RE-ENCODING.

1280x528 is NOT converted to 480p. It is just PLAYSTATION3 switches to this mode (for unknown reason). I'd like to have it play in 720p, too, but nothing can be done (yet!). So mkv2vob will convert it for you... There is no reason to implement "video re-encoding" in multiAVCHD as the idea for the application is totally different.

Dean

[kenguru2005]

you dont get an error when autoupdate finishes?

no, I don´t. 2 min. ago it updated to 381 without any problems.

I restartet for testing, all is good:

[11:38:37] Initialising...
[11:38:38] Checking for new version...
[11:38:38] You have the latest build.
[11:38:38] [14/02/2009] build 380 (latest is: 381) - Bugfix for multiple playlists (thanks to FSNAVI). Move files will work for input multiAVCHD folders.
[11:38:38] File consistency check finished!
[11:38:38] Initialisation finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[deank]

Build 384
********

If for some reason there is a m2ts file missing in input folders, processing won't stop, but missing file will be replaced with 1 second empty clip and compilation process will continue.

If you're importing old AVCHD compilations and you wan't to get rid of some videos (m2ts files) - you can delete those to save space - 24kb black clip will be used to replace the missing file.

* Fixed CLPI processing...

[miloka]

problem solved.....

sorry for spaming the thread

[deank]

Build 385

[x] Apply compliant height to CPI/MPL and
[x] Force black fill for NC files

will now work for input AVCHD folders, too - not only files.

If you use AVCHD input - its titles will be checked for non-compliant video resolution and will be fixed.

[deank]

If your multiAVCHD doesn't start - use multiUPDATE.exe to update to 386. Sorry.

[coolalibaba]

@miloka:
1280x528 is NOT converted to 480p. It is just PLAYSTATION3 switches to this mode (for unknown reason). I'd like to have it play in 720p, too, but nothing can be done (yet!). So mkv2vob will convert it for you... There is no reason to implement "video re-encoding" in multiAVCHD as the idea for the application is totally different.



* Now non-compliant (height <> 480/576/720/1080) MKVs will now play top aligned without the annoying green bar at the bottom and will show subtitles on Playstation3.


Hi dean,
do you mean the NC videos still don't play correctly in PS3? I tried one and it actually didn't work(play with 4:3 but it should be 16:9).

[deank]

multiAVCHD uses a workaround to remove the green bar for those videos with NC height. I tested with a lot of samples and they always play top-aligned, subtitles are in the bottom (black) part and they play 16:9.

No need to remind you that your input files have to have width of 720/1280/1440/1920 pixels.

[asherungar]

can anybody share on how they re-encode to add borders?
to be compliant 1080p/720p ?
Thanks

[deank]

It is out of the scope of this thread, but:

Option 1: use software product to make it for you. There are a lot of tools in this forum.

Option 2: you need to have

* AVC decoder
* AVC/h264 splitter
* AviSynth

Create a simple AVS script to process your video file, adding borders. For example if you have 1920x800 video, you need to add 140 pixel on both top and bottom sides. Easiest way to get it done is with:

AddBorders(0, 140, 0, 140)

Of course you can write it this way:

myheight = (width()==1920) ? 1080 : 720
bordersize = int ( (myheight-Height() )/2 )
AddBorders(0, bordersize, 0, bordersize)


It will add top and proper top/bottom borders for 1920x.... or 1280x... clips.

[asherungar]

what do you use to run the avisynth? (sorry for the bad knowledge..)
i mean, what program do you give the avisynth as input?

[deank]

Avisynth is a frame server and can be used with directshow.

Let's say you have a video file of non-compliant resolution called Movie.mkv.

Copy and paste this code in notepad and save it as

Movie.avs


directshowsource("D:\MyFiles\Movie.mkv",audio=false)
orgheight = int( Height() / 2 ) * 2
myheight = (width()==1920) ? 1080 : 720
bordersize=int( (myheight-orgHeight )/2 )
AddBorders(0, bordersize, 0, bordersize)
ConvertToYV12()

Then play this .avs file with your favorite player. Drag&drop it on your video player icon or something alike.

Don't forget that complete re-encoding to AVC (with x264) for hour and a half movie could take 2-4 hours on a fast machine (and sometimes a lot more - depending on x264 parameters).

What avisynth does is process each frame of your video, apply these transformations and outputs the changed frame to your player or encoder. So you will need to give this script as input to x264.exe and it will produce a nice .264 file that you can mux with tsmuxer.

A nice Picture in Picture for custom menu may be created in seconds with avisynth and look like this:

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

creating 2 video (motion) thumbnails of two titles playing for 10 seconds and creating title preview :)

[asherungar]

so why does it take 14 hours when using meGUI?

[deank]

We're really getting off-topic here. For a quality :) encoding you must give it a time... Two pass encoding takes more than twice longer but creates better quality videos. It all comes to x264 settings. And of course your machine performance is one of the major factors.

[deank]

A preview of what can happen in some of the next releases:

http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/pip1.jpg

http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/pip2.jpg

15 seconds video for top menu (preview)... (http://rapidshare.com/files/198771391/multiAVCHD_PIP.m2ts) (10MB)

[miloka]

A preview of what can happen in some of the next releases:


A 15 second video for top menu... (i'll upload the sample in a bit)

....just an idea i had simialar to yours.

instead of putting a preview of the movie one could also put a picture like the front cover as preview....
this could be also much more faster and more simpler than a clip that had to be encoded first?!
as i said , just a proposal

[deank]

Encoding of this 15sec title screen with 7 video-thumbnails takes only about a minute to be generated.

[zoner]

i really like that small preview windows...however a text below each window will be the best especially when it comes to eps of the same show.

ps
thank you for putting some much time into this amazing prog. :)

[~bT~]

A preview of what can happen in some of the next releases:

15 seconds video for top menu (preview)... (http://rapidshare.com/files/198771391/multiAVCHD_PIP.m2ts) (10MB)

this is looking great! :thanks:

ps. pls can everyone stay on topic..

[zoner]

when adding a m2ts, multiavchd still adds the m2ts overhead to the output prediction.
resulting in the wrong estimate

[deank]

Yes, prediction is like ~ +10%... not a real value to count on, but most of the time the difference is about 10-300MB which is not a big deal and the output is almost always a bit smaller then the prediction (it is better having your output a bit smaller than the prediction and having it fit in the output media).

[zoner]

yes you are correct, however this is not true when adding a single m2ts file.
in my case i added a 7.93GB m2ts. the estimate shows around 8.8GB.
now, i know this is wrong, but it could easily mislead ppl who doesnt have this info.
if removing this feature when adding avchd/m2ts is a problem i guess we can live with it :)

[jdeiro]

+1 donator, just as I promised.

Keep up the good work!! I've been advertising your program on a brazilian PS3 forum, check it out: http://www.htforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=91999&page=1

Cheers!

[deank]

is not true when adding a single m2ts file...

...i know this is wrong, but it could easily mislead ppl who doesnt have this info.


Predicting output of media that multiAVCHD accepts is almost impossible. I thought these values can help estimating final results, not relaying on them.

Compilation contents as subtitles, audio tracks that will be reencoded or not included or.... or... - they all affect output size and there is (probably) no application that can give you estimate output in advance. I can remove this info, but I don't see the point. If one uses the program long enough or is aware of media input, he won't rely 100% on the 'estimated output' value. It is just for guidance... Hence the "~" symbol. :)

@jdeiro: I know :) I read it every day. Thanks :)

[joerg-daniel]

hi, I'm using multiavchd build 386 to build a bluray
with advanced options keep all audio tracks + add external audio tracks + and keep original - activated
but still have trouble.
the true-hd is converted again and only 10 of 23 subtitles are added.
also track infos are lost :-(

[deank]

I don't know who would need 23 different subtitle tracks when using multiAVCHD for HOME ENTERTAINMENT.

About True_HD - you need to remove the checkbox to convert TrueHD to AC3, but it will not be muxed properly (because of tsmuxer). You can use another tool to fix the TrueHD track - it came up few days ago - take a look at AVCHDmanager thread.

[MMtracker]

deank,
Another donation! (actually five days ago, but had to wait to post) Thanks again for making this program! I burned a AVCHD format disc with 4 clips from a Canon HF100 using the custom menu, played on a Panasonic DMP-BD35 NTSC. Everything worked perfectly! The only unexpected item I noticed was that if I picked white for the text color, the main title was gray instead of white, but the list of video titles were in white. If I selected other colors, the main title and video titles were the color chosen. It showed up that way on the preview as well. (I really like the title listing preview!)

This tool was the missing piece to my camera-to-archive puzzle. This is the only tool I have found that can use an "average" computer to archive AVCHD video to disc (since there is no processing of the original footage). Your title additions over the last couple of weeks have really upgraded the quality of the end result.

Thanks again, and I'll be ready to test the panasonic SDHC card version if you happen to add that functionality.

[MMtracker]

Upon further review (Build 386), the main title is always a few shades darker than the video titles, so I'm guessing that was by design. It's easy to work around because of the preview capability...I just got caught having a gray background, where the white lettering was clear but the main title was a little hard to read.

The following aren't major items, but I'm just hoping to help with small cleanup items, as finding them yourself can get very tedious. Let me know if you need or want further clarification on these below.

How is the file order determined when dragging multiple files over to the Media tab? I dragged file names 00000.MTS through 00024.MTS over to the media tab, and the order was shown as 00019-00024, then 00000-00018 (The list will always be in order , but the first file will be down in the list somewhere instead of the top). I noticed then that if no files are selected and del is pressed, it will take the top file and move it to the bottom of the list, so by hitting the delete button a few times I was able to get the list showing in chronological order, 00000-00024. Once I found that out, it was easy to get the listing the way I wanted it.

Once when I was adding and removing files, I deleted all of them but had one still listed in the Title editor. adding and removing programs did not get rid of it, though I did not use the clear button. I restarted the program and couldn't reproduce it.

Thanks!