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

[Starkenator]

So I posted earlier about making a Blu-ray Demo disc and have been playing around with multiavchd and it has worked fine except some clips I add come out with the audio and video out of sync with others being fine. They are AVC with TrueHD. I created the clips using tsremux. I believe the original clips are in sync, even though I don't have a way to play them with audio, because if I convert to AC3 it is in sync. Only when I run through multiavchd does it come out of sync. I am running Win7 Ultimate, 64 bit, converting to Blu-ray format. Suggestions?

[Beatnut]

I uninstalled all my codec packs, (k-lite, etc.) also uninstalles multiavchd and avisynth matroska splitter and ffdshow. rebooted, reinstalled only ffdshow avisynth and matroska splitter. and i still get the same errors.

[deank]

@Starkenator: Yeah, use the original clips, don't pre-process them beforehand. And using win7 64bit is a bit far ahead of my ability to support it.

@Beatnut: I can't help you further. You need to figure it out yourself. There is something wrong at your end.

[Beatnut]

Np, i'll try some things, maybe a recovery point somewhere half october, tyhnx anyway, keep up your good work deank, multiavchd is awesome.

[vamsiklak]

hi dean
i noticed the version 713 is fixed a rare bug when passing thrur ac3
what does it mean exactly?
please help
As yu know..
I been having a problem when encoding the bluray encoded and burnt on bd-r (audio gaps while playback)
does this have to do anything?

[daberti]

Build 714:

.............Also in this build there is an update for audio titles/albums with .cue sheet, which has INDEX 99 parameter to set duration of the album. multiAVCHD won't ask the user for the duration if it finds INDEX 99.

Dean

Unbelievable :)
You answer on forums, develop, improve...what next? :cool:

[deank]

@daberti: Well... next is pouring a glass of OJ+Vodka and enjoying the life as it is :) (which in fact is not that bad at all, as they say)

@vamsiklak: The fix is for some rare cases when eac3to fails to encode audio (when needed), because multiAVCHD incorrectly passes audio track number to be processed. I think it won't solve your problem.

[Starkenator]

@Starkenator: Yeah, use the original clips, don't pre-process them beforehand. And using win7 64bit is a bit far ahead of my ability to support it.

Thanks Dean. I took a couple of the full titles and used multiavchd to trim them where I wanted and the audio sync worked great. However a strange thing happened. After the first title finished it jumped to almost the end of the second title. I could rewind back to the first part but it that is pointless. Did I change a setting that would cause this?

[daberti]

@daberti: Well... next is pouring a glass of OJ+Vodka and enjoying the life as it is :) (which in fact is not that bad at all, as they say)


:)
Donation made. Did you get it?

Enjoy life, then :)

[deank]

Thanks Dean. I took a couple of the full titles and used multiavchd to trim them where I wanted and the audio sync worked great. However a strange thing happened. After the first title finished it jumped to almost the end of the second title. I could rewind back to the first part but it that is pointless. Did I change a setting that would cause this?

You can post your log - it will be easier. It may be related to chapter marks if you used 'trim/cut start' in title properties.

:)
Donation made. Did you get it? Enjoy life, then :)

Yep! Thank you! Really!

Dean

[herrde]

Hi Dean,

for some strange reason, the "Use 64bit version of x264 encoder" option keeps disappearing (i.e. getting greyed-out) from the "Settings" page after a project was run.

I actually can't determine a pattern. I can check the box, run a project, everything's fine. Next time I start multiAVCHD, the 64bit option is unchecked and greyed out, and the only thing that helps is using the "Reset all to default" button. Then, I can check the 64bit option again. Am I maybe using some other option that automatically disables the 64bit x264 option...?

I'm using the latest build on Win7 x64 machine.

Thanks for your help, Dean!

Best,

Gero

[deank]

The option is disabled and should stay grayed out. I posted about this few weeks ago. Since I'm unable to make 64bit x264 to work with 64bit avisynth the option will not be available. Whatever you're trying to do, multiAVCHD will always use the 32bit x264.exe, so don't try anything :)

[daberti]

Yep! Thank you! Really!

Dean

You're welcome :)

[daberti]

@Deank
My music compilation works if mastered to a DL dvd (does not skip chapters though, even with GOP=1, if I try to skip it hangs)[AVCHD built of course], but does NOT work if mastered to a BD-RE (media not supported error).
ImgBurn and "Folder mode".
My standalone asks for no multisession and finalized BD-RE in specs, but how to do it with ImgBurn in Write Folder mode? Should I go with ISO mode instead?

My standalone is a Panasonic BD60E firmware 2.1 (the latest).

Any hint?

[Music Fan]

Did you burn (both folders) in UDF 2.50 mode ?

[Music Fan]

Hi Dean,
I have another suggestion : to be able to see the ts files when we add video files, because if we have a lot of ts files to add, we have to click on "files type" and choose ts for each ts file !
And to be able to open several files at the same time and not only one by one would be also great.
Thanks for your work. ;)

[deank]

@Deank
My music compilation works if mastered to a DL dvd (does not skip chapters though, even with GOP=1, if I try to skip it hangs)[AVCHD built of course], but does NOT work if mastered to a BD-RE (media not supported error).
ImgBurn and "Folder mode".
My standalone asks for no multisession and finalized BD-RE in specs, but how to do it with ImgBurn in Write Folder mode? Should I go with ISO mode instead?

My standalone is a Panasonic BD60E firmware 2.1 (the latest).

Any hint?

Can you post your log? Chapters should work if they're set in the CUE file and multiAVCHD processed them as songs. GOP setting has nothing to do with chapters. If you're burning a BD-R/RE disc, then you need to use "Blu-ray output" in multiAVCHD, not AVCHD for optical media.

Give it a try.

Hi Dean,
I have another suggestion : to be able to see the ts files when we add video files, because if we have a lot of ts files to add, we have to click on "files type" and choose ts for each ts file !
And to be able to open several files at the same time and not only one by one would be also great.
Thanks for your work. ;)

You can add multiple files from the "Open file" dialog. About .ts files - you can use the drop-down and select *.ts... also you can DRAG&DROP files to multiAVCHD instead of using 'Add video' button. You can also type asterisk * in Open file dialog and you'll see all files.

[daberti]

Did you burn (both folders) in UDF 2.50 mode ?

I di.

[deank]

Build 715:

* Additional information added in meta data of menu playlist files
* Added support for FLASH (.flv) / VP6 video files (transcode only!)
* Added additional transcode-retry with FFMS2.DLL if directshow fails

Dean

[daberti]

Can you post your log? Chapters should work if they're set in the CUE file and multiAVCHD processed them as songs. GOP setting has nothing to do with chapters. If you're burning a BD-R/RE disc, then you need to use "Blu-ray output" in multiAVCHD, not AVCHD for optical media.



Yes: when I burned to AVCHD I choosed AVCHD.
When to BD-RE I choosed Bluray build mode.

AVCHD: I guess it is pretty much standalone related.

Here I've two issues:
1)Chapters
2)BD-RE "Not supported" error.


Must be said that with Total MT 3 and my bluray burner, chpaters are working and BD-RE too.

Here it is the log....

[11.09.04] Log started for multiAVCHD v3.0 (build 714)
[11.09.04] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[11.09.04] Processing 2 titles...
[11.09.04] Existing I:\MultiAVCHD\AVCHD\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[11.09.04] Output will be written to: I:\MultiAVCHD\AVCHD\AVCHD-20091102-110904
[11.09.04] Preprocessing audio title (I:\Cirlinca\ISOUDFImages\ExportDir_group1\Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder (CD 1).dtshd).
[11.09.04] Title has cue sheet attached:
[11.09.04] *** [00:00:00.445] Shine on you crazy diamond (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:11:54.581] Learning to fly (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:17:21.608] Yet another movie (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:23:42.783] Round and Around (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:24:16.378] Sorrow (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:33:45.000] The dogs of war (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] *** [00:41:04.405] On the turning away (Pink Floyd)
[11.09.04] Processing audio...
[11.09.04] Output bit depth: 24 bit
[11.09.04] Using duration: 2941 seconds / [00:49:01]
[11.09.04] Preparing audio title background (PAL).
[11.09.05] Encoding...
[11.09.05] Selected encoding mode: 1 GOP
[11.09.27] Muxing...
[11.12.28] Completed!

[11.12.28] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[11.16.22] Processing playlist...
[11.16.23] Title #1 added: "Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder (CD 1) dtshd"
[11.16.23] Verifying title...
[11.16.34] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 1 subtitle tracks

[11.16.35] Preprocessing audio title (I:\Cirlinca\ISOUDFImages\ExportDir_group1\Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder (CD 2).dtshd).
[11.16.35] Title has cue sheet attached:
[11.16.35] *** [00:00:00.445] One Of These Days (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:06:17.135] Time (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:11:33.648] Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:16:22.743] Us & Them (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:23:44.783] Money (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:33:36.945] Another Brick In The Wall Part II (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:39:05.945] Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] *** [00:48:02.445] Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd)
[11.16.35] Processing audio...
[11.16.35] Output bit depth: 24 bit
[11.16.35] Using duration: 3314 seconds / [00:55:14]
[11.16.35] Preparing audio title background (PAL).
[11.16.36] Encoding...
[11.16.36] Selected encoding mode: 1 GOP
[11.16.56] Muxing...
[11.19.01] Completed!

[11.19.01] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00001.m2ts
[11.23.28] Processing playlist...
[11.23.29] Title #2 added: "Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder (CD 2) dtshd"
[11.23.29] Verifying title...
[11.23.41] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 1 subtitle tracks

[11.23.41] Preparing authoring information...
[11.23.41] Creating PAL top menu.
[11.23.41] Authoring menu (PAL).
[11.23.41] Encoding navigational pages...
[11.23.52] Setting menu navigation...
[11.23.53] Authoring custom menu completed.
[11.23.53] Setting menu for 2 titles...
[11.23.53] Go to menu after last title.
[11.23.53] Setting menu properties...
[11.23.53] Selected TV system: [PAL]
[11.23.53] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[11.23.53] Completed.
[11.23.53] Setting Blu-ray format...
[11.23.54] Done!

[11.23.55] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[11.23.56] I:\MultiAVCHD\AVCHD\AVCHD-20091102-110904\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder ( [00:49:00]
2. Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder ( [00:55:13]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 01:44:13
Output size : 7621 MiB (7.442 GiB)

[11.23.56] I:\MultiAVCHD\AVCHD\AVCHD-20091102-110904 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[11.23.56] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[11.23.56] Select folder/name for ISO file...
[12.31.24] Using ISO mode / destination: I:\Cirlinca\ISOUDFImages\ExportDir_group1\test.iso
[12.31.24] Launching ImgBurn...
[13.15.19] You may now remove temp folder (C:\Users\Dan\Appdata\Local\Temp\_multiTMP\).
[13.15.19] Your compilation contains 1hrs 44min 13sec of video material.

[13.15.19] multiAVCHD finished in 7574 seconds (02:06:14)!

[13.15.19] End of log.

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Thanks in advance, Dan

[deank]

I can't see anything wrong in the LOG. Your player is PAL, right?

[Beatnut]

Hey dean, i found the problem for the part that i cant edit the media files without deleting the mx264.exe from the processes. It is because i checked use FFms2 instead of directshow
But i havent found the problem for my chapters thumbs not working.

[daberti]

I can't see anything wrong in the LOG. Your player is PAL, right?

Player and Tv set are both PAL/NTSC capable. They can switch among modes without any hassles.
I've just tried (note that this time I've used ImgBurn/Iso mode).

Same error message: "unsupported..."

[Music Fan]

Thanks dean !

You can add multiple files from the "Open file" dialog.
Cool, it works now, but when I tried the first time, MultiAVCHD crashed.

About .ts files - you can use the drop-down and select *.ts
That's what I said but it's long.

... also you can DRAG&DROP files to multiAVCHD instead of using 'Add video' button.
Good idea, it's much more fast !

You can also type asterisk * in Open file dialog and you'll see all files.
Cool, I didn't know that.;)
I explain for jerks like me :D (because I needed at least 1 minute to understand that trick :o ) : we have to type the asterisk beside "file name" (where the name of the file appears when we have chosen it) and click on open, then all files appear in the list.

[daberti]

I can't see anything wrong in the LOG. Your player is PAL, right?

I'm doing some more experimenting with audio compilations (more later), meanwhile I've some "standard" questions.
Suppose I've a bluray rip and two dvd rips.
Bluray comes lebelled as PAL yet it is encoded as 23.976.
DVDs are PAL (720/576@25fps).
I'd like to make a compilation out of this material and burn to a Bluray (not AVCHD).
How should I handle the two dvds? Re-encode them to be AVCed (and resize to 720p) or just leave 'em untouched?

Thanks, Dan

[deank]

It is always better to leave video in its original resolution / framerate. Because your player is both PAL and NTSC compatible, it should be no problem to have mixed content within the same disc/compilation.

[daberti]

It is always better to leave video in its original resolution / framerate. Because your player is both PAL and NTSC compatible, it should be no problem to have mixed content within the same disc/compilation.

Ok :)
But one question: should I leave it MPEG2 or should I encode it AVC/H264 ?

Thanks, Dan

[deank]

It is up to you. If you want to save space - encode to AVC/H.264 - otherwise leave it as MPEG2.

[daberti]

It is up to you. If you want to save space - encode to AVC/H.264 - otherwise leave it as MPEG2.

Thanks.
Some light after the tunnel...the "unsupported.." error has been addressed.
Worth mentioning once again the environment for other mates here.
Windows Vista Home premium SP2+all latest system updates
ImgBurn 2.5.0.0 (AnyDVD disabled)
LG BD-RE BE06LU10 external usb 2.0 latest firmware
Standalone Bluray player: Panasonic BD60 with latest firmware
Media: Sony BD-RE, 25GB and 50GB

Now...where was it the problem? ImgBurn formatted the two media correctly after a couple of retries each. Without errors I mean.
Apparently, Deank. Story turned into being quite different.
So...I just went to explorer and formatted the media there (UDF 2.50/2048).
No errors and...media (blank as just been formatted) were inserted into the Panasonic standalone and correctly detected without any errors.
mastered a multiavchd project via ImgBurn...standalone went with no problems.
In short: ImgBurn did not work with my burner and that media as far as formatting is concerned.

What next? I'll check chapter skip issue mentioned in previous post.

Cheers, Dan

[Butterfly666]

Hey dean, i found the problem for the part that i cant edit the media files without deleting the mx264.exe from the processes. It is because i checked use FFms2 instead of directshow
But i havent found the problem for my chapters thumbs not working.

Try this in your registry:

1) change permission in

(32bit) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred or in

(64bit) HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred

Right-click the “Prefferred map and select “Permissions”. By default the only user with permission to change these keys is “TrustedInstaller”. To take control select the “Advanced” button and go to

the “Owner” tab. Select “Administrators”, check the “Replace Owner on subcontainers and objects” checkbox and press OK.


2) delete whole \Preffered folder (don't forget first to make a copy/backup of Preffered folder if this guide doesnt work for you)


3) change VC-1 decoder to wmv9 (FFDShow Video Decoder Configuration)


Good luck.

[shabadaus]

hi all,
I have a big problem with my ps3 usa.
I have coded a high def mkv video in avchd using multiAVCHD, with the menu using the ntsc option.
when I play the avchd in ps3, the menu run very well, when select the film, the ps3 seems to play the video,
but in the screen there is nothing.
The same avchd in a LG BluRay player run very well.

could you help me.
tank you, in advance

ps - sorry for my bad english

[koutou]

Hi and thanks for this great tool.

I was wondering what settings are you guys using for uncropping. I read that simple 1 pass would do the job, but how is quality affected compared to the original? Have you tried a comparison to the original mkv in a big screen with a projector? I tried various modes and then with mediainfo I can see that each mode has different parameters which are very different to the original mkv. Is this changing the original mkv entirely like being a different encode? I'm really worried about quality. In such a case, which mode should I use?

Thank you for your feedback.

[deank]

@shabadaus: Can you check if your video is PAL (25.000fps) and that you're using the latest multiAVCHD build. Also - can you post your log?

@koutou: Transcoding/uncropping in both multiAVCHD and uncropMKV means "full reencode" of the video with x264 encoder. Of course it will have different 'settings' than the original. "1 pass", "1 pass Turbo" are good choices. You need to do your own test to see if you can see the difference in quality.

Dean

[shabadaus]

tank Dean for your tool.
yes the video encoded was in pal format 25fps and the build use is 715. I can't post the log because I have discarged it after the encode procedure.
My ps3 is ntsc, but i am in Italy. What is the procedure to create a avchd for my ps3 using pal video?

Ciao e grazie for your help
Shabadaus

[deank]

Build 715 should slowdown the video from 25fps to 23.976.

1) Go to AUTHOR tab and select NTSC tv system
2) Load the file
3) Click START and then "Playstation 3"

You should see a line in the log that multiAVCHD is performing NTSC slowdown.

Let me know if it works.

[shabadaus]

dean, but in this way, if I understood, the program creates a directory to put in removible usb disk or pen. if I have to create an avchd to play in ps3, I must to burn a dvd with the direrctories create with the ps3 tag?

[deank]

Yeah, okay.. then just use "AVCHD for optical media" button.

Before you burn the output BDMV folder make sure to check the log for the slowdown lines I mentioned earlier.

[shabadaus]

Dean,
using the ntsc down in ps3 tag the result avchd copied on usb support is played on my ps3, but there is a
loss of synchronization between audio and video.
The conversion from pal to ntsc works only on video? if the answer is yes, do you know some prog that converts audio and video from pal to ntsc?
Shabadaus

[deank]

It should work for both video and audio. Unless you give me more info - I can't help you. The log should show using eac3to for audio slowdown.

[deank]

Build 716:

* Few small fixes and "Media" tab changes:

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

"Transcode" button is now available directly in MEDIA TAB. Clicking it will open "Title properties" and if transcode is available for the selected file, "Transcode" window will automatically appear, too.

Don't forget that you can open title properties by:

Selecting the file/title in the list and
* Clicking "EDIT"
* Clicking the info-line just below the file list
* Clicking "TRANSCODE" button

or

* Just clicking the title name in the "Compilation" box

I wonder how it is so many people NEVER got to the extended properties of a title ("Title properties" window).

Dean

[Music Fan]

I wonder how it is so many people NEVER got to the extended properties of a title ("Title properties" window).
Because we don't see at the first time that we can click on the file names in the compilation box. It doesn't look interactive.

[Beatnut]

Hi Dean, could my 64 Bit OS be the reasen for the fact that i cant make chapter thumbs?

[deank]

The reason is that you computer cannot properly decode .m2ts files. I'd suggest you to uninstall haali splitter and when installing it back to tick MPEG-PS and MPEG-TS checkboxes.

You can test if it is okay by importing a M2TS file in multiAVCHD and check if you can see preview in Title properties / Transcode. If you have a preview with m2ts files there - you will get the thumbnails, too.

Dean

[Beatnut]

Preview works, with a single .mts file, and when adding an AVCHD folder, so multiple m2ts files in 1 title works too.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2582lhk.jpg

But when i press start, and it tries to make a menu at the end of the process. still gives these errors.

[15:26:50] Initialising...
[15:26:50] Checking for new version...
[15:26:50] You have the latest build.
[15:26:50] Consistency check finished!
[15:26:50] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[15:26:50] 309 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[15:26:50] 162 people supported it with donations
[15:26:50] and you are the 819418 one to launch the program...
[15:26:50] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[15:26:50] multiAVCHD.dat version: [03000706]

[15:28:12] Log started for multiAVCHD v3.0 (build 716)
[15:28:12] Selected output mode: Playstation 3 (USB/SDHC/MS)

[15:28:12] Processing one title...
[15:28:12] Existing E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[15:28:12] Output will be written to: E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-152812
[15:28:12] Processing (E:\Geconverteerde films\Earth\AVCHD\BDMV\STREAM\00001.MTS)...
[15:28:13] Detected frame reference count: 4 (max:4).
[15:28:13] Detected video: ID#4113:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=4
[15:28:13] Adding DTS audio track (ID#4352)
[15:28:13] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[15:28:13] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[15:28:13] Media split set at 4010MiB point...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.1 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
Decoding DTS stream (track 2): Bitrate: 1536Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 5.1
B-pyramid level 1 detected. Shift DTS to 2 frames
Processed 53903 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 1 min 18 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:03:07.000;00:06:14.000;00:09:22.000;00:12:29.000;00:15:36.000;00:18:44.000;00:21:51.000;00:24:58.000;00:28:06.000;00:31:13.000;00:34:20.000;00:37:27.000 --split-size=4010MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "E:\Geconverteerde films\Earth\AVCHD\BDMV\STREAM\00001.MTS", insertSEI, contSPS, track=4113, fps=23.976
A_DTS, "E:\Geconverteerde films\Earth\AVCHD\BDMV\STREAM\00001.MTS", track=4352, lang=und, timeshift=0ms
===============================================================================
[15:29:30] Setting resolution (1080p).
[15:29:30] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[15:29:30] Processing playlist...
[15:29:30] Title #1 added: "00001"
[15:29:30] Verifying title...
[15:29:37] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[15:29:37] Preparing authoring information...
[15:29:37] Creating PAL top menu.
[15:29:37] Authoring menu (PAL).
[15:29:38] Creating menu backgrounds for 1 titles (SLI)...
[15:29:38] Trying to use Directshow first...
[15:29:44] Directshow spliter/decoder failed! (TBG)
[15:29:47] Using 12 thumbnail/chapter links for title #1...
[15:30:18] Creating video backgrounds for SLI menu completed.

[15:30:22] Compiling menu pages...
[15:30:38] Authoring custom menu completed.
[15:30:38] Setting menu for 1 titles...
[15:30:38] Go to menu after last title.
[15:30:39] Setting menu properties...
[15:30:39] Selected TV system: [PAL]
[15:30:39] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[15:30:39] Completed.
[15:30:39] Setting FAT compatible 8.3 filenames...
[15:30:39] Done!

[15:30:40] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[15:30:40] E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-152812\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Playstation 3 (USB/SDHC/MS)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. 00001 [00:37:28]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 00:37:28
Output size : 4001 MiB (3.907 GiB)

[15:30:40] E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-152812 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[15:30:40] Copy E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-152812 to root of USB stick/disk or MemoryStick card or to X:\PRIVATE\ of SDHC/SD/MMC card.
[15:30:40] You may now remove temp folder (E:\tempavchd\).
[15:30:40] Your compilation contains 0hrs 37min 28sec of video material.

[15:30:40] multiAVCHD finished in 148 seconds (00:02:28)!

[15:30:40] End of log.

[15:32:29] MAKER/Equipment ID: NERO.
[15:32:29] Created: 08/08/2007 00:54:53

[15:32:29] *** 1. AVCHD
[15:32:43] Added 1 AVCHD compatible folder(s).

[15:32:54] MAKER/Equipment ID: NERO.
[15:32:54] Created: 08/08/2007 00:54:53

[15:32:54] *** 1. AVCHD
[15:33:07] Added 1 AVCHD compatible folder(s).

[15:35:48] Log started for multiAVCHD v3.0 (build 716)
[15:35:48] Selected output mode: Playstation 3 (USB/SDHC/MS)

[15:35:48] Processing one title...
[15:35:49] Existing E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[15:35:49] Output will be written to: E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-153549
[15:35:49] Processing imported AVCHD/Blu-ray playlist...

[15:35:50] "Move transitional files" option is ignored!
[15:35:50] Input folder contents will be copied instead.
[15:35:50] Media transfer: 00001 -> 00000.m2ts
[15:35:50] Using user poster for title thumbnail (Earth.jpg)
[15:37:25] Media transfer: 00002 -> 00001.m2ts
[15:37:25] Using user poster for title thumbnail (Earth.jpg)
[15:38:51] Media transfer: 00003 -> 00002.m2ts
[15:38:51] Using user poster for title thumbnail (Earth.jpg)
[15:40:02] Processing playlist...
[15:40:02] Title #1 added: "Earth"
[15:40:02] Verifying title...
[15:40:17] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[15:40:17] Preparing authoring information...
[15:40:17] Creating PAL top menu.
[15:40:17] Authoring menu (PAL).
[15:40:19] Creating menu backgrounds for 1 titles (SLI)...
[15:40:19] Trying to use Directshow first...
[15:40:20] Using 12 thumbnail/chapter links for title #1...
[15:40:22] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 1 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:23] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:25] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 2 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:26] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:30] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 3 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:31] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:35] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 4 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:36] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:40] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 5 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:41] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:45] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 6 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:47] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:51] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 7 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:53] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:40:56] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 8 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:40:57] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:41:01] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 9 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:41:03] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:41:07] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 10 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:41:08] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:41:12] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 11 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:41:13] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:41:16] Error creating thumbnail for chapter 12 (title #1)! Retrying...
[15:41:18] Second try failed, too! Retrying...
[15:41:20] Creating video backgrounds for SLI menu completed.

[15:41:24] Compiling menu pages...
[15:41:29] Authoring custom menu completed.
[15:41:29] Setting menu for 1 titles...
[15:41:29] Go to menu after last title.
[15:41:29] Setting menu properties...
[15:41:29] Selected TV system: [PAL]
[15:41:29] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[15:41:29] Completed.
[15:41:29] Setting FAT compatible 8.3 filenames...
[15:41:29] Done!

[15:41:31] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[15:41:31] E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-153549\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Playstation 3 (USB/SDHC/MS)
Name : multiAVCHD
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1. Earth [01:39:42]
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Overall duration : 01:39:42
Output size : 11323 MiB (11.058 GiB)

[15:41:31] E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-153549 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[15:41:31] Copy E:\testtttstst\AVCHD-20091106-145012\AVCHD-20091106-153549 to root of USB stick/disk or MemoryStick card or to X:\PRIVATE\ of SDHC/SD/MMC card.
[15:41:31] You may now remove temp folder (E:\tempavchd\).
[15:41:31] Your compilation contains 1hrs 39min 42sec of video material.

[15:41:31] multiAVCHD finished in 342 seconds (00:05:42)!

[15:41:31] End of log.

[deank]

I meant the LITTLE PREVIEW BOX on the left-top (where you see multiavchd.deanbg.com) - it should show a frame from your video.

3x3 preview works, because mplayer is used, not directshow and this won't help you. It may help if you uncheck [x] Use directshow option in Menu TAB...

You should see it like this:

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

Dean

[Beatnut]

I guess i'll have to deal with it , unchecking use directshow didn't do the trick either.

ah well...

[deank]

Last week I installed Windows7 64bit JUST to try if multiAVCHD will work properly and I had no problems with it.

What I did was to install ffdshow, avisynth and haali splitter - nothing else and the clean install of win7 worked with multiAVCHD as a charm with the first try.

If you have some weird codec packs installed - uninstall them and start again (if you have the nerves).

[Beatnut]

when i look into installed programs, (i dont know what it its called in english) it only shows ffdshow avisynth and haali media splitter, no other codec packs. btw, how come i do can make a menu from a single m2ts file and not from a folder.

[deank]

You seem to use 'poster' images, which make it work. If you can't get the chapter thumbnails to be created then you can't get 'title thumbnails' to be created either.

Frankly, I have no ideas how to solve your troubles at the moment.

[WildTexasChef]

multiAVCHD just finished processing. The other computer running BD-Rebuilder on a different VC-1 movie... is still running. ETA on that is another 64 hours. IF that is actually true. IT will have taken it almost 3.5 days to process. A total of the 64 it has left, but the 22 hours it has allready been processing! I knew there was a reason why I only use one comptuer to process video. I hope it doesn't take as long if I can get it to run on my video system.

One step forward... one step back.

It converted the VC-1 Video to H.264 like I wanted...Yipeee! Finally! & the video even played just fine (At least on the computer it did. Don't know about the BD390 or TiVo yet. Will check on that later).

NOW the problem is... the resulting M2TS file it created has a massive Audio/Video Synch problem to it. Whats up with that?

What I am trying now is this.. I am demuxing the h.264 file from the M2TS file it created, and then I will remux with the original AC3 file that was demuxed from the original M2TS file off the Blu-ray. It probably won't work, but since it only takes about 15 min to demux and remux I thought I would give it a try & of course that didn't work either. The Audio/Video synch is all out of wack.

Any ideas now on either how to get multiAVCH to do it correctly, or to fix the issue by other means?

WTC