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

[thghgv]

is there any way to dispense with the seemingly mandatory version check when this app fires up? My media processing machine has never, nor will ever be in the future, connected to the internet so it's really a waste of time.

[SuperFist]

So you're claiming BD-Rebuilder does a better job at compressing blu-ray movies than MultiAVCHD and DVDFab?
@SuperFist Yes...
Ummm... after testing BD Rebuilder I'm going to have to concur. I mean Dean has done a wonderful job with MultiAVCHD. I love the PS3 HDD function but as far as simplicity of user interface as well as extreme usability goes, I will have to also side with BD Rebuilder on this one.

[thghgv]

this app would be a real contender if it could display ALL the collective assets of BD's in general. As it stands still images seem to baffle this app and make it near impossible to know what you're messing around with in the structure.

[setarip_old]

@thghgv As it stands still images seem to baffle this appAs part of which of multiAVCHD's many conversion/creation functions is this a problem for you?

[JoeH]

BDRebuilder - simpler, easier to use. MultiAVCHD, much more powerful.

[Sentry]

Hi, all I´ve been using multiAVCHD for creating menus for my BD´s compilations, but recently tried to create a menu using SD-DVD option, it was a static single title menu using slide tempate, but after finishing the creation process I ended up with a single title menu but with a motion background, at first I tought I had selected the wrong option, tried again this time double checking all the configuration settings for this menu and the resul was again the same Single title menu with motion background. Tried using a diferent menu types, tried XMB with the same result. I tried with previous builds and in the only one I was able to accomlish what I wanted was build 766. Looks like it is defaulting to this setting for SD-DVD menu.

has anyone experienced this?
By the way I´m using Avisynth 258, ffdshow rev 3054_20090804 and haali media splitter 11012009.

Appreciate your comments.

[SuperFist]

Checkout a side-by-side comparison of the movie The A-Team condensed to fit on a 25GB BD-R with just video and the DTS audio track on DVDFab vs. BD Rebuilder...

The A-Team (original)
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/cashflow71/TheA-TeamOriginal.jpg

The A-Team condensed to fit on 25GB BD-R with DVDFab
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/cashflow71/TheA-TeamDVDFab.jpg

The A-Team condensed to fit on 25GB BD-R with BD Rebuilder
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/cashflow71/TheA-TeamBDRebuilder.jpg

As you can see, the DVDFab version looks horribly washed out with blacks crushed whereas the BD Rebuilder version looks robust, crystal clear, the blacks are consistently black and the scene is full of color just like the original disc.

[setarip_old]

@SuperFist

This thread is devoted exclusively to "multiAVCHD".

What is the purpose of posting a comparison of BD-RB and DVDFab screen captures here?

[SuperFist]

@SuperFist

This thread is devoted exclusively to "multiAVCHD".

What is the purpose of posting a comparison of BD-RB and DVDFab screen captures here?
Actually, your response to my question earlier about BD Rebuilder being better PQ than MultiAVCHD and DVDFab is what spawned it (scroll up to see my response to it).

I merely wanted to provide those reading our back-and-forth visual proof of this. And by the way, doesn't MultiAVCHD use the same codec as BD Rebuilder? I thought I heard somebody say they were the same codec so I was kind of confused by your "Yes" response to my question. Or are you saying it's redundant because people here already know DVDFab's PQ sucks when it comes to compression? ;)

How about I replace the BD Rebuilder screenshot with one by MultiAVCHD? I'm sure a lot of people here use these programs anyway and its also proof to keep supporting great developers like Dean. :)

[setarip_old]

@SuperFist Or are you saying...I've said only what I, as just another member, intended to say - namely, this thread is devoted exclusively to "multiAVCHD".

Of course, you may post anything you choose...

BTW - If you wanted to make a truly valid comparison, you'd include a screen capture of the identical frame captured from playback of the original, commercial Blu-ray disc, played with the same player (and settings) you used for the BD-RB and DVDSFab captures you've presented.

[SuperFist]

BTW - If you wanted to make a truly valid comparison, you'd include a screen capture of the identical frame captured from playback of the original, commercial Blu-ray disc, played with the same player (and settings) you used for the BD-RB and DVDSFab captures you've presented.

Done. ;)

[molitar]

Can multiAVCHD convert a Pal video mkv to NTSC DVD? Purpose I need to convert a 720p Pal to SD NTSC for a friend so he can watch the video on DVD. BTW I took a look at the Guide but am lost where do I set the output type? I can not find output type anywheres in the program.

[Capsbackup]

Can multiAVCHD convert a Pal video mkv to NTSC DVD? Purpose I need to convert a 720p Pal to SD NTSC for a friend so he can watch the video on DVD. BTW I took a look at the Guide but am lost where do I set the output type? I can not find output type anywheres in the program.

Once you have input your source, menu, etc... click Start. There will be many options for output on this next page. :cool:

[setarip_old]

@molitar

Your post here is very similar to the one I replied to in the "One-click" sub-forum here, however, you've now added the requirement of converting from PAL to NTSC.

This now leads me to ask you:

1) Why the extra step of creating an .MKV?

2) What is the original source material from which you created the .MKV?

3) Why didn't you just convert your original source material to an NTSC DVD?

[molitar]

Source is from a friend overseas who recorded a Tv special for me. Hence why it's in PAL as it has English subtitles with it.

[JoeH]

Done. ;)

These differences look to me like DVDFab is not detecting the correct ColorMatrix setting for the video. If you apply the ColorMatrix AviSynth command I'll bet you'll get an identical picture.

Either way, not really applicable for this thread unless you include MultiAVCHD in the mix.

[Music Fan]

doesn't MultiAVCHD use the same codec as BD Rebuilder? I thought I heard somebody say they were the same codec
Yes, it's me who said that, they all use h264, and the result should be the same if everything is done correctly, as JoeH explained.

[SuperFist]

Yes, it's me who said that, they all use h264, and the result should be the same if everything is done correctly, as JoeH explained.

Well maybe you can help me then because I've been trying to compress it with MultiAVCHD in order to supply this thread with a screenshot comparison but my avs4x264.exe is crashing all the time. I even tried what was in the forum link below and I still can't get it to stop crashing...

http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=7030

[Music Fan]

Actually, I never compressed with MultiAVCHD, I use x264 with MeGui, and then I open MultiAVCHD for authoring, so I'm afraid I can't help you for this problem.

[MrVideo]

I've been waiting, what seems like forever, for the promised simple menu. As such, I've not played with mAVCHD, because I've been patiently waiting (as well as the others who are waiting for the simple menu).

But, I have a project I need to get done by late Sunday morning. I finally got all of the video encoded.

I loaded the five video files into a new start of the program. I went into the extended properties and added the audio streams for each video and the chapter list for each video.

Authoring is XMB. When I first did a preview of the menu, there was tons of text dealing with the titles. As there are 7 audio streams, the list ran off the right edge.

While trying to get rid of the audio description, or change it somehow, the menu preview no longer works. All I see is my background image and the blue-grey button. If I enter Play in the Play area, that text shows up in the menu, to the right of the button.

What the hell happened to the text for each of the titles? I can't find any option that I set that made the text vanish. I was playing around with the various Menu Authoring selections to see which one would work for now (until simple menu support shows up). Then this happened and I can't undo it.

I can put text in the Font, Colors an Labels boxes and that shows up in the menu, but no title text.

I'm at a loss. :mad:

[BZeeme]

No changes in multiAVCHD for several months and Dean no longer answers users questions. If you back up 1 page in this thread, Dean is working on a 3D project but if that will tie in to multiAVCHD or not ????

For your problem, maybe something on the Menu/Extended tab?

[MrVideo]

No changes in multiAVCHD for several months and Dean no longer answers users questions.

Ya, I know about the new project. It is unfortunate that support for this program is now being placed along the wayside.

For your problem, maybe something on the Menu/Extended tab?

Unfortunately, no.

[Capsbackup]

@MrVideo;
For a simple static / still menu, with a selectable poster thumbnail and text title name, but no audio or subtitle menu page, you could, under Author tab, unselect " Create top menu ", and select " Add classic title-list " menu.

[thunderclap]

I'm having an issue I hope someone here can help me with. I'm building an AVCHD (strict) disc using an H.264 MOV file with no audio. I am manually choosing an AC3 (640) file to incorporate, yet after the build is complete the AC3 file is completely ignored.

Also, I am trying to have multiAVCHD create chapter menus for me. I have 26 chapters in all, and a menu is create for the first 12, but no other menus for the remaining 14.

Does anyone know how to resolve these problems? It's very frustrating and I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

[setarip_old]

@thunderclap

Hi!I am manually choosing an AC3 (640) file to incorporate, yet after the build is complete the AC3 file is completely ignored.Make sure that the audiostream has the SAME NAME (different 3 letter extender) as your videostream. I believe that if you then load ONLY the videostream, it will automatically load the audiostream.

Also, I am trying to have multiAVCHD create chapter menus for me. I have 26 chapters in all, and a menu is create for the first 12, but no other menus for the remaining 14. Under the "Authoring" tab, UNcheck "Set 12 equal chapters"...

[thunderclap]

@setarip_old: Thanks for the quick response. I'll give that a try and report back.

[Capsbackup]

I'm having an issue I hope someone here can help me with. I'm building an AVCHD (strict) disc using an H.264 MOV file with no audio. I am manually choosing an AC3 (640) file to incorporate, yet after the build is complete the AC3 file is completely ignored.

Also, I am trying to have multiAVCHD create chapter menus for me. I have 26 chapters in all, and a menu is create for the first 12, but no other menus for the remaining 14.

Does anyone know how to resolve these problems? It's very frustrating and I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

If your H.264 Mov file is not the proper AVCHD resolution, I don't believe it will work. Needs to be 1920x1080, 1280x720, etc...
If the resolution is within AVCHD specs, you could also demux the h.264 stream and remux your 640 AC3 stream to a new AVCHD or Blu-ray with tsMuxeR, including your custom chapters in tsMuxeR, then when you add video to multiAVCHD, add the playlist mpls file and all will be imported for you. :)

Or edit the chapter file within multiAVCHD.

[thunderclap]

Under the "Authoring" tab, UNcheck "Set 12 equal chapters"... [/Color]

I don't see that one, but I do see "Auto set 12 chapters". But it is unchecked. :(

If your H.264 Mov file is not the proper AVCHD resolution, I don't believe it will work. Needs to be 1920x1080, 1280x720, etc...
If the resolution is within AVCHD specs, you could also demux the h.264 stream and remux your 640 AC3 stream to a new AVCHD or Blu-ray with tsMuxeR, including your custom chapters in tsMuxeR, then when you add video to multiAVCHD, add the playlist mpls file and all will be imported for you. :)

Or edit the chapter file within multiAVCHD.

My MOV is 1280x720 and I've tried importing it to tsMuxeR but I get an error message. Well, not so much a message as a window pops up with an X and no message.

[Capsbackup]

My MOV is 1280x720 and I've tried importing it to tsMuxeR but I get an error message. Well, not so much a message as a window pops up with an X and no message.

You need to demux it first, to create a .264. Use Yamb to demux, then import the .264 and ac3 into tsMuxeR.
http://yamb.unite-video.com/download.html
http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/MP4_Usage_Guide_page5.html

[MrVideo]

I gave up on the XMB menu as I can't get it to display anything related to the titles in the menu screen.

So, now I'm trying to create a slide menu and that is leading to even more frustration. I can't see a way to select a frame for the title in the menu. All I get are these thumbnails with a light blue background containing "multiAVCHD.deanBG.com" text.

Where does one select the frame to use for these thumbnails?

[MrVideo]

For a simple static / still menu, with a selectable poster thumbnail and text title name, but no audio or subtitle menu page, you could, under Author tab, unselect " Create top menu ", and select " Add classic title-list " menu.

OK, I did that, but now I do not see a way to preview what that menu looks like.

[MrVideo]

I believe that if you then load ONLY the videostream, it will automatically load the audiostream.

It doesn't. I had separate *.264 and *.ac3 files and loading the video files didn't bring in the audio.

The problem with having separate *.264 files is that mAVCHD isn't able to do any preview imaging. No time markers in the video, I believe.

I loaded the MKV files that I had also made and that allows for viewing the video and because the audio is part of the MKV file, they get loaded as well.

[thunderclap]

Make sure that the audiostream has the SAME NAME (different 3 letter extender) as your videostream. I believe that if you then load ONLY the videostream, it will automatically load the audiostream.

That didn't work. The AC3 was ignored.

You need to demux it first, to create a .264. Use Yamb to demux, then import the .264 and ac3 into tsMuxeR.
http://yamb.unite-video.com/download.html
http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/MP4_Usage_Guide_page5.html

I tried this, and tsMuxeR crashes halfway through creating the file. I also tried muxing with Yamb, which succeeded, but multiAVCHD doesn't like the MP4 file it created.

[Capsbackup]

I tried this, and tsMuxeR crashes halfway through creating the file. I also tried muxing with Yamb, which succeeded, but multiAVCHD doesn't like the MP4 file it created.

It then appears your .264 file is not AVCHD compliant. :(

[thunderclap]

It then appears your .264 file is not AVCHD compliant. :(

But then why does it open fine as an h.264 MOV before demuxing and then remuxing with the AC3 included as an MP4?

[setarip_old]

@thunderclap That didn't work. The AC3 was ignored
How did you determine this?

Please repeat the procedure I suggested (Identical primary filenames for both .264 and .ac3 streams in the same folder - Then load ONLY .264 stream into multiAVCHD) and then post the log back here...

[MrVideo]

How did you determine this?

By the fact that the audio streams were not there. :D

But, in my case I think I may know why. If the program is strict about matching file names, it will never load in multiple audio streams, only a single stream. I have seven.

The format is: file.264, file_1.ac3 through file_7.ac3.

If Dean is only looking at "file", it would then be looking for file.ac3, which doesn't exist.

There was nothing in the log when I did it.

[MrVideo]

But then why does it open fine as an h.264 MOV before demuxing and then remuxing with the AC3 included as an MP4?

Because an h.264 video file that is to be used for AVCHD authoring and/or Blu-ray compliant authoring, has a strict set of options that must be used when encoded.

For standalone computer playback, those requirements are a lot looser. Also, MP4 is a wrapper, and as long as the program that is doing the muxing can determine that the video is H.264, it will wrap it.

[Capsbackup]

But then why does it open fine as an h.264 MOV before demuxing and then remuxing with the AC3 included as an MP4?

tsMuxeR is rejecting the file because there is some incompatibility with it, and maybe its the audio stream. You could try TsRemux to compile.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/TsRemux

[Capsbackup]

OK, I did that, but now I do not see a way to preview what that menu looks like.

multiAVCHD does not have a reliable menu preview, at least for the Title List menu. The text will be there, but the thumbnail preview does not show.


Where does one select the frame to use for these thumbnails?

Look for the Poster button just below Chapters when in the Media tab, after clicking on the title at the bottom of the window in Compilation. Slide the preview slider or input your known time frame in the box.

[MrVideo]

multiAVCHD does not have a reliable menu preview, at least for the Title List menu. The text will be there, but the thumbnail preview does not show.

Now that sucks. How is one supposed to see what things are going to look like before making a coaster? Blu-ray coasters are too damn expensive.

Look for the Poster button just below Chapters when in the Media tab, after clicking on the title at the bottom of the window in Compilation. Slide the preview slider or input your known time frame in the box.

Now that doesn't make any logical sense. By this I mean what does posters have to do the a title menu thumbnail? One doesn't equate thumbnails and posters. At least I didn't. Especially when I tried that and nothing showed up in the menu preview. Now I'm told that menu preview won't. I gather that I can create a separate image to use instead, based upon the entry box that is there for said image file. I'm going to try that.

Oh, the time entry for the poster sucks. It takes "1:46.028" and turns it into 00:00:28.000. That isn't what I entered. I had to enter "00:01:46.028" for it to take the value and get it right.

:thanks:

[MrVideo]

Creating my own poster images works with menu preview. Interesting that the title menu background image can be JPG or BMP, but the poster image can only be JPG.

Since I have 7 audio tracks, I turned on audio and subtitles. When I do a preview, it lists all of the tracks as being "Other (DD)". Kinda makes sense, because they are all UND. What I need to do is manually change the audio description to describe what they really are, and no, it isn't English for one, Spanish for another. etc., They are way different than that, i,e., special use audio tracks.

But, I can't find anyplace in which to manually enter descriptions for each of the tracks and I am beginning to believe that I can't. If that is the case, I'll turn this off and let the user select the audio track via the remote and have a description of the audio tracks on the case artwork (which is what I was going to do anyway).

[MrVideo]

Hi!Make sure that the audiostream has the SAME NAME (different 3 letter extender) as your videostream. I believe that if you then load ONLY the videostream, it will automatically load the audiostream.

I just noticed something while researching something else.

There is an option that needs to be set before auto-loading will take place.

In the lower-right corner of the author tab is the list of what will be auto-loaded, IFF the option is selected. It seems that the default is no auto-loading.

[MrVideo]

Even though I have to change the background image, as I can't find a way to move the slide menu images farther down the display, I thought I would create a test run and use PowerDVD10 to play the BDMV directory in the structure that was created.

No go. The files are there, but clicking on Play results in no play. The Play button just returns to its active, i.e., press me, mode.

Has anyone ever gotten PowerDVD10 to play the output from mAVCHD after having it create a Blu-ray disc layout?

[setarip_old]

@MrVideo

Please be good enough to not "step on" my posts specifically directed to "thunderclap" (The first part of your post #7037 in this thread), as there is a purpose to the question I've asked of "thunderclap"...

[setarip_old]

@MrVideo How is one supposed to see what things are going to look like before making a coaster? Blu-ray coasters are too damn expensive.Use a rewritable disc or create an .ISO image file for playback with PowerDVD...

[Capsbackup]

Since I have 7 audio tracks, I turned on audio and subtitles. When I do a preview, it lists all of the tracks as being "Other (DD)". Kinda makes sense, because they are all UND. What I need to do is manually change the audio description to describe what they really are, and no, it isn't English for one, Spanish for another. etc., They are way different than that, i,e., special use audio tracks.

But, I can't find anyplace in which to manually enter descriptions for each of the tracks and I am beginning to believe that I can't. If that is the case, I'll turn this off and let the user select the audio track via the remote and have a description of the audio tracks on the case artwork (which is what I was going to do anyway).

If you are in Compilation with one of your titles highlighted, there is an audio tab that has Language available for you to enter a three letter lower case choice, then click "change". I believe Blu-ray is limited to a language: eng, spa, fre, etc... and does not have the option like DVD for "Director's Comments", etc.. If you load an audio file into tsMuxeR, click the drop down arrow under Language, you will see a list of examples available.

I don't use PowerDVD, but instead use TMT3. Even though multiAVCHD does not show the menu previews in "real time" exactly as they would appear after creation, I have found that after creation they are what I was hoping and/or expecting! :p TMT3 allows testing from folders without the need to create an image first, which does help me "view" before burning to disc. :)

[MrVideo]

Please be good enough to not "step on" my posts specifically directed to "thunderclap" (The first part of your post #7037 in this thread), as there is a purpose to the question I've asked of "thunderclap"...

It is not unusual to try and be helpful in forums. To not make a comment, defeats the purpose of forums. IMHO, if you don't want anyone to post anything referencing your posts/responses, send a private message.

I see the you, or the OP, have not commented about the option I noticed that probably needs to be set for auto-loading of audio files to happen.

[MrVideo]

@MrVideo Use a rewritable disc or create an .ISO image file for playback with PowerDVD...

I don't have BD-RE media. PowerDVD10 will read an ISO file?

That said, I asked because in another directory I had the contents of a third-party's AVCHD disc (not from a camcorder, an authored disc) and PowerDVD10 had no problem reading that folder and displaying the main menu.

I do have DVD-RW media and will be doing some testing of the "classic" menu option that is there with some short selections. I was in a rush to get this particular project done today, and did manage to get it done. I coasterized a free piece of media that came with a new BD burner.

What I got completed isn't "perfect" as the slide menu has a horrible transition from one title to another in the main menu. The screen goes black before it finally reloads with the newly selected title. But, for now it will work.

[MrVideo]

If you are in Compilation with one of your titles highlighted, there is an audio tab that has Language available for you to enter a three letter lower case choice.

Ah, if only it were that easy. The tracks, in this case, do not fit the normal language usage mold. As an example, one track could have Japanese in the left channel and Russian in the right channel. The tracks need a manual description. But, you are probably right in that the Blu-ray spec requires that the audio track description fit the mold. So, they are all left as UND and the description of the various tracks is on the case artwork.

I don't use PowerDVD, but instead use TMT3.

It is up to TMT5 now. Crap, they want $100 for it (why the hell they say $99.99 when everyone knows that it really means $100). PowerDVD10 came with the new Pioneer BD burner.

As noted though, I did get the project mostly done. I will be doing some testing with other, smaller files on DVD, so that I can see how that goes.

[setarip_old]

@MrVideo I don't have BD-RE media.In light of the myriad difficulties you've been posting about regarding Blu-ray, such a nominal investment may prove to be worth your while...

[MrVideo]

In light of the myriad difficulties you've been posting about regarding Blu-ray, such a nominal investment may prove to be worth your while...

As indicated, I'll be using DVD-RW, as my Blu-ray player will play BD content on a DVD. One doesn't need a full BD disc in order to do testing. Just a few shorter pieces of video/audio material that will fit on a DVD will work out fine.

[setarip_old]

@MrVideo

Please clarify:

First you sayHow is one supposed to see what things are going to look like before making a coaster? Blu-ray coasters are too damn expensive.

And now you say I'll be using DVD-RWYou seem to be answering your own (apparently inapplicable) initial question.

Bye...

[MrVideo]

@setarip_old

At the time of all the queries, the project I was working on had full length videos that would only fit on a BD. It was impossible to do DVD-RW with the material that I had.

Now that it is pretty much done (I might go back a revisit), I can create real short video pieces in which to do testing on a DVD-RW.

[sirelf]

Just found Adbuvideo video tutorial for this great software! This looks like its custom made for all my needs!

Okay on to my question. I don't use Anydvd, I use dvdfab, and I want to convert a my blu ray movie to a sd dvd, is there a way to use the iso image I create with dvdfab to create the dvd or do I need to re-rip it in standard format?

[Capsbackup]

I am not certain about multiAVCHD, but this conversion to DVD will be a movie only, no menus. If you mount the image, then you should be able to direct to the appropriate m2ts or mpls to be converted.
A simple alternative method, with selectable dvd5 or dvd9 output, is BD-RB. :cool:

[setarip_old]

@sirelf

Hi! is there a way to use the iso image I create with dvdfab to create the dvd Although "Capsbackup" was uncertain, yes, you simply have to mount the (unencrypted) .ISO for use with multiAVCHD...

[sirelf]

setarip_old
When I try to start the transcode, I keep getting the message "AVSinfo has stopped working" is AVSinfo part of AVCHD or is that a alternate encoding software?

[MrVideo]

setarip_old
When I try to start the transcode, I keep getting the message "AVSinfo has stopped working" is AVSinfo part of AVCHD or is that a alternate encoding software?

Do you have avisynth, ffdshow and haali installed?

[MrVideo]

@setarip_old

I did a simple test with the "classic title-list" and while it is not what I really want, i.e., a simple textual list, it is better than the "Slide Menu" option.

[MrVideo]

I'm trying to do a test right now, but only have one of the media properties that will be used on the disc. The other two are being encoded.

When in the properties for the single piece of media, none of the changes that I do are kept, even after clicking on the save button. The poster image file name is reset to nothing, the chapter list file that I imported is reset to nothing, the title text is reset to the default.

After I do the save, I dismiss the dialog box and if I go back into the properties, the above is what I see. EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

I noticed that when I had multiple properties. in that if I change something with one of them, save it, dismiss the dialog box and come back to it later, the changes I made were gone.

But, if I have more than one property, while in the property dialog box, if I change to a different media file, the changes to the other property are now kept after doing a save.

I just tested the above theory by adding the same piece of media. Changing the first one and then going to the second while in the property dialog box, the changes are kept. Now a save can be done.

The single property issue needs to be fixed.

[MrVideo]

I can easily remove the text from the title list thumbnails, but the black background with the horizontal gray lines above and below the black background is still there.

How do I get rid of that black background? The poster images that I have contain all of the information that I want. I don't see a setting for getting rid of the black background.

Thanks.

[BZeeme]

I can easily remove the text from the title list thumbnails, but the black background with the horizontal gray lines above and below the black background is still there.

How do I get rid of that black background? The poster images that I have contain all of the information that I want. I don't see a setting for getting rid of the black background.

Thanks.

I would try the background tweaks on the Menu/Advanced tab or the background image box & transparency slider on the Menu/General tab. I'm very rusty on the multiAVCHD setting as I haven't use it for months. It looks like multiAVCHD is abandon-ware (I hope not).

[MrVideo]

I would try the background tweaks on the Menu/Advanced tab or the background image box & transparency slider on the Menu/General tab. I'm very rusty on the multiAVCHD setting as I haven't use it for months.

IIRC, the tweaks you are pointing only screw with the overall background image, not the generated thumbnails used in the title list.

I just don't see anything specific to the title list thumbnails.

It looks like multiAVCHD is abandon-ware (I hope not).

It is certainly beginning to look that way, doesn't it. Dean's domain is even down. The deanbg.com server is not responding.

[jediknight]

i have some problem about adding subtitle and audio ;

here is my log file :

[22:36:00] Entering Blu-ray re-author mode...
[22:36:00] *** Transferring structure...
[22:36:02] *** Processing media files...
[22:49:30] *** [00048.mpls] - Remuxing playlist...
[22:49:31] SmartLabs tsMuxeR. Version 1.10.6 http://www.smlabs.net
[22:49:31] Detected resolution: 720x480
[22:49:31] Detected video: V_MS/VFW/WVC1 (TID#6912)
[22:49:31] Detected resolution: 1920x1080
[22:49:31] Detected video: V_MS/VFW/WVC1 (TID#4113)
[22:49:31] Only this video track will be used!
[22:49:31] Detected media file: 00000.m2ts
[22:49:31] Detected main PI#000: 00000.m2ts, Duration: [01:48:34.424], [PTS: 00:00:11.650 / 01:48:46.075]
[22:49:31] Using audio: A_DTS (ID#4352 / language: eng / delay: 0)
[22:49:31] Using external audio: A_AC3 (language: fra / delay: 0)
[22:49:31] *** Blanking audio: A_DTS (ID#4354 / language: ita)
[22:49:31] *** Blanking audio: A_DTS (ID#4355 / language: deu)
[22:49:31] *** Blanking audio: A_DTS (ID#4356 / language: spa)
[22:49:31] Using audio: A_AC3 (ID#4357 / language: eng / delay: 0)
[22:49:31] Using audio: A_DTS (ID#6656 / language: und / delay: 0)
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4608:S_HDMV/PGS Language: jpn
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4609:S_HDMV/PGS Language: eng
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4611:S_HDMV/PGS Language: ita
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4612:S_HDMV/PGS Language: deu
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4613:S_HDMV/PGS Language: spa
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4614:S_HDMV/PGS Language: nld
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4615:S_HDMV/PGS Language: kor
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4616:S_HDMV/PGS Language: swe
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4617:S_HDMV/PGS Language: dan
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4618:S_HDMV/PGS Language: fin
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4619:S_HDMV/PGS Language: nor
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4620:S_HDMV/PGS Language: por
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4621:S_HDMV/PGS Language: zho
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4622:S_HDMV/PGS Language: jpn
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4623:S_HDMV/PGS Language: eng
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4624:S_HDMV/PGS Language: fra
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4625:S_HDMV/PGS Language: ita
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4626:S_HDMV/PGS Language: deu
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4627:S_HDMV/PGS Language: spa
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4628:S_HDMV/PGS Language: nld
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4629:S_HDMV/PGS Language: swe
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4630:S_HDMV/PGS Language: dan
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4631:S_HDMV/PGS Language: fin
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4632:S_HDMV/PGS Language: nor
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4633:S_HDMV/PGS Language: por
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4634:S_HDMV/PGS Language: fra
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4635:S_HDMV/PGS Language: ita
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4636:S_HDMV/PGS Language: deu
[22:49:31] Using subtitles: ID#4637:S_HDMV/PGS Language: spa
[22:49:31] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[22:49:36] *** Failed!
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[22:49:38] *** Checking playlists and media dependencies...
[22:49:38] *** [00047.m2ts] Error!

[22:49:40] Re-authoring completed...
[22:49:40] Done!

can you help me please ? i cant add subtitle and ac3 audio...

thanks,

[Mugsy323]

(Pardon me if this has been asked before.)

I have an AVCHD compatible BluRay player that can read dual-layer DVD discs, but do not have a BluRay burner on my PC.

I was hoping to convert some MKV videos to BluRay format, with menus, record the result to a DL DVD and play them on my BluRay player. But this doesn't seem to work. The discs I create play fine on my PC, but my standalone player refuses to play anything (above DVD format) with a menu (discs w/o a menu play fine.)

Is this an incompatibility with the player? Will BluRay compilations ONLY play if they are recorded to a full-sized BluRay disc? Can AVCHD discs have menus?

[Music Fan]

If you have a Panasonic player, you can put menus but you have to chose strict mode for the output (maybe not with the new Pana players).
Ans some players can't read dvd+r or -r.
They are many possible reasons to explain your problem.

[Mugsy323]

If you have a Panasonic player, you can put menus but you have to chose strict mode for the output (maybe not with the new Pana players).
Ans some players can't read dvd+r or -r.
They are many possible reasons to explain your problem.
Thanks for the reply.

As I noted above, BluRay/AVCHD discs WITHOUT menus play just fine. My player is a Samsung.

[worknstiff]

@Mugsy323 RE:BluRay on DVD-DL?

I have made lots of AVCHD DVD+R DL disks with multiAVCHD that have static menu's only. My ancient Panasonic BD35 plays them just fine but I recently bought a Panasonic BD-350 that was very expensive but for some reason would not play some of my disks that were processed by older versions of BD_Rebuilder that produced high profile 4.1 disks instead of 4.0. WTF? I called up Panasonic support 3 times or more and never got any kind of explanation (or apology) why this was done. I can only assume it had something to do with making it hard to play higher bitrate avchd backups. If you use multiAVCHD and make sure to create only static menus and use strict AVCHD ouput it should work, but if you have a newer Panasonic player then make sure you don't have high profile 4.1 output. I sent my Panasonic BD-350 back and am now very happily watching my old high profile 4.1 BD-9 backups and everything else I can throw at it on my OPPO-93. Panasonic has really messed up with their latest kit and I sent the BD-350 back and decided to go OPPO. My Oppo BDP-93 even plays 720p mkv files from a USB stick for christ's sake. Poor Panasonic doesn't have a clue, and don't know or care how much of a loyal customer they just lost. good luck with your encodes, worknstiff

[Mugsy323]

if you have a newer Panasonic player then make sure you don't have high profile 4.1 output.
Ah, that is helpful. I've been using 4.1 with everything. When I created my first discs, it seemed to improve compatibility. Now it looks like it very well could be hindering it.

I tried "strict" mode and assumed it would make my menus "static" in the conversion process. I'll try to focus on that too.

Thanks for the reply.

(Wish there was a way to test w/o wasting a ton of expensive discs. I already use VirtualCD to test my compilations on my PC, but that isn't an option with a standalone player.)

[MrVideo]

Ah, that is helpful. I've been using 4.1 with everything. When I created my first discs, it seemed to improve compatibility. Now it looks like it very well could be hindering it.

I tried "strict" mode and assumed it would make my menus "static" in the conversion process. I'll try to focus on that too.

Which model Samsung? I have the BD-C6500 have no issues with Blu-ray on DVD, though I have bigger projects and burn to Blu-ray. But, that shouldn't make a difference. The player doesn't care is he Blu-ray structure is on a DVD or BD media.

The 4.1 profile is a must for Blu-ray compliant structures. The 4.0 profile is for AVCHD format discs. Plus, for AVCHD format, the max bitrate is around 14.745 Mbps.

I do all my stuff for Blu-ray compliant packaging. Make sure that the H.264 is also Blu-ray compliant. Specific options must be used when encoding H.264 for Blu-ray authored media.

That said, the actual video content is neither here not there if the menus do not work first.

I have no menus selected on the left with static menu select to the right of the three other choices.

So, instead of clicking on the AVCHD creation, click on the Blu-ray creation instead. Then burn that to DVD.

[Mugsy323]

Which model Samsung?
Oops, my mistake. It's a Sylvania NB500MG9 (low-end model), not a Samsung.

Thanks for the extra info.

[MrVideo]

Oops, my mistake. It's a Sylvania NB500MG9 (low-end model), not a Samsung.

Then it might even be more fussy. The Samsungs play a lot of stuff. It too has some compatibility issues with AVCHD format, in that it requires that the format be strictly adhered to.

Thanks for the extra info.

You are welcome. The info is based upon my experience, so info from others will be based upon what they've run across with their players.

[whipdancer]

I am new to multiAVCHD, but have read the guide on Dean's website as well as done a good deal of reading here. I'm looking for some guidance on how to use it.

My goal is to convert my foreign language films to mkv with hard burned subtitles. I don't have any problems doing this with DVD. However, I have not been successful trying it with Bluray.

1. Should I be selecting the bluray folder, the playlist or the specific m2ts file?

2. For output, if I select "File mode (Matroska container)", will it allow the file to be greater than 4GB?

3. I would like to preserve the quality of the video as much as possible, what settings can I use to specify the quality?

If I have missed this information in previous postings, I apologize. I have searched and experimented a bit with the application, but I'm just not clear on how I can accomplish my goal.

Thanks,
~Whip

[MrVideo]

I am new to multiAVCHD, but have read the guide on Dean's website as well as done a good deal of reading here. I'm looking for some guidance on how to use it.

The guide is way out-of-date.

My goal is to convert my foreign language films to mkv with hard burned subtitles. I don't have any problems doing this with DVD. However, I have not been successful trying it with Bluray.

Why hard burn the subtitles. Much better to leave them separate and have the player software just display them. That way you don't screw up the video by recoding it.

1. Should I be selecting the bluray folder, the playlist or the specific m2ts file?

No idea.

2. For output, if I select "File mode (Matroska container)", will it allow the file to be greater than 4GB?

As long as the file system is NTFS, yes.

3. I would like to preserve the quality of the video as much as possible, what settings can I use to specify the quality?

See above.

[whipdancer]

Why hard burn the subtitles. Much better to leave them separate and have the player software just display them. That way you don't screw up the video by recoding it.

I typically burn subs because my playback device is usually an Xbox 360. I get very inconsistent results when using soft subs.

Also, on my foreign language discs, I always want the native language (usually Mandarin or Cantonese) and I always want English subs. I don't want to change the settings to accomplish this.

Lastly, I do re-encode to reduce the size. My target is usually around 10 to 15GB. I feel the reduction in quality is minor, but he savings in space really adds up.

[setarip_old]

@whipdancer

Hi!1. Should I be selecting the bluray folder, the playlist or the specific m2ts file? Although you can select the .M2TS file if the main movie occupies ONLY ONE .M2TS, it is safer to always select the applicable Playlist .MPLS file (Compare total time to indicated "Running time" of either the playing movie, or the package, or the disc label), since MANY Blu-rays (All Disney Blu-rays, for example) are spread over multiple .M2TS files...

[TFAN]

I have a question about Multi AVCHD.

I am trying to author a Blu-Ray Movie with Special Features. (XMB Style with Menue)

It is no problem to make the Movie the first title of the disc so that you get in the menue and play the 1st Title (Main Feature) when you insert the disc in your BD Player.

BUT, first problem:

I try to combine the main movie with special features. I renamed the Title Menue button to Special Features so you get into the title menue screen where all other titles (special features) appear. So far so good...

But when you click on any of the other titles (special features) to play, at the end there is no possibility to root the menue to the Main Feature (1st title) where, when you click the play button the main feature (1st title) will start. You can only root from that title (special feature) to the menue screen of that title (special feature) and when you click play the special feature title will start and NOT the main feature.

So is it possible to built or patch a version of Multi AVCHD that can do something like this? I mean an option to root at the end of any title to the menue screen of the 1st (main feature) title?

The second problem is: The main feature will always appear in the menue title screen. Is it possible to simply hide this title only in the title screen? It should be shown with its menue when you insert the disc to your Blu-Ray Player (XMB Style). I recognized the hidden title feature, but when you do so, there is no chance of starting with this title when you insert the final authored disc into your Blu-Ray player.

So any chance for an extra special features screen from where you can root to special features and back to the main menue??? I think one menue is good and from there on you will only need another menue screen with the special features on it...

I would be very happy if there is anybody who can help me... Multi AVCHD is really really awesome. With these 2 little problems fixed, it has the strenght to be a lot more better than professional Blu-Ray authoring tools…

:-)

[whipdancer]

@whipdancer

Hi!Although you can select the .M2TS file if the main movie occupies ONLY ONE .M2TS, it is safer to always select the applicable Playlist .MPLS file (Compare total time to indicated "Running time" of either the playing movie, or the package, or the disc label), since MANY Blu-rays (All Disney Blu-rays, for example) are spread over multiple .M2TS files...

Thanks! That is what I assumed - but you know what happens when you assume... so thanks for the clarification.

~Whip

[setarip_old]

thanks for the clarificationYou're quite welcome ;>}

[whipdancer]

Just in case anyone else runs into this problem (I've searched a bunch and found many references - none fixed the issue for me), I was getting this error...

(RT) Invalid array index (2). Valid range (1-1) - Line 104.

Turns out that in the transcode settings, at the bottom right I needed to changed from BD(? something like that) Compliant to MKV-AVC - in addition to selecting MKV file in the final step.

I was selecting MKV in the final step, but hadn't changed the other setting. Once I noticed that setting, I changed it, and now it appears to be working.

[MrVideo]

@TFAN:

There are users that are a lot more knowledgeable about mAVCHD than I am. Personally, I think what you are trying to do will require a professional authoring software package.

[colinhunt]

Does anyone know what's happened to Dean? I need to get in touch with him urgently.

[jediknight]

i have important question about adding subtitle to blu-ray disc with multiavchd ;

here is my problem ; i have 2 mpls files for the main stream, so what i have to :( ?

http://screenshotuploader.com/i/NTlHjTXkPE.jpg (http://screenshotuploader.com/s/NTlHjTXkPE/)

Please help me :(

[Capsbackup]

This is a problem with multiAVCHD. You can add the subtitles to both mpls files, then remux. You will find the new rebuild to have two m2ts files corresponding to the two mpls files, making the new output double sized. :( Then you can delete the one m2ts file from this output that is not properly referenced... choose wisely! :rolleyes:
IF this was from an original Blu-ray rip, why not keep the original subtitles from the disc? :cool:
IF it is not an original Blu-ray disc, well then you are sol here! ;)

[whipdancer]

I am using multiAVCHD to create an MKV with hard subs from a bluray disc. The process completes, it appears to do everything I need except for one issue.

I'm not getting a single mkv file. I'm getting 500 mkv files, each only a few seconds long.

Am I missing a setting somewhere?

~Whip

[lutinor]

I am using multiAVCHD to create an MKV with hard subs from a bluray disc. The process completes, it appears to do everything I need except for one issue.

I'm not getting a single mkv file. I'm getting 500 mkv files, each only a few seconds long.

Am I missing a setting somewhere?

~Whip

You have probably ask the tool to cut each 'x' seconds or each 'mb', that's why you get millions files (i guess)

[whipdancer]

You have probably ask the tool to cut each 'x' seconds or each 'mb', that's why you get millions files (i guess)

I've searched for something that I might have selected to indicate that. Any tips on which settings I should check?

[whipdancer]

I've narrowed down the issue. When MKVMerge is called, I see a message that says "Cue files are being written". When done, I've got 3706 mkv files.

[setarip_old]

@whipdancer

1) What is the title and region of your original, commercial Blu-ray disc?

2) What software and procedures did you use to decrypt and copy it?

3) Did you rip the entire Blu-ray disc or "movie only"?

4) Does you rip play properly on your computer?

5) How many .M2TS files does the original contain? How many does the copy contain?

6) Hw many .MPLS files does the original contain? How many does the copy contain?

[whipdancer]

@whipdancer

1) What is the title and region of your original, commercial Blu-ray disc?

2) What software and procedures did you use to decrypt and copy it?

3) Did you rip the entire Blu-ray disc or "movie only"?

4) Does you rip play properly on your computer?

5) How many .M2TS files does the original contain? How many does the copy contain?

6) Hw many .MPLS files does the original contain? How many does the copy contain?


1) Ip Man, Region A
2) AnyDvdHD
3) Entire Disc
4) No sound when playing in Windows Media Player 12, plays fine (with sound) in VLC.
5) 24 m2ts files in the original "Stream" folder on the disc (one m2ts @ ~28gigs is the main movie), same after rip
6) 17 mpls files in the original "Playlist" folder (00000.mpls is the main movie playlist), same after rip

*Edit

As a thought, I tried mkvmerge on the files that were produced and was able to append them all together. The movie plays fine, with sound and hard subtitles as was my original goal.

[MickJT]

When transcoding to 3D Anaglyph and having a custom start/end time, the left eye starts from the correct start time, but the right eye starts from the beginning. Looks like i'll have to do this manually.

[Ramir Gonzales]

@Deank,

Is the fact that you're directly involved in the PS3 homebrew hacking scene (http://psx-scene.com/forums/f187/multiman-multifunctional-tool-your-ps3-game-manager-file-manager-ftp-avchd-bdmv-72826/) the reason why you no longer see profit for the tool which is the point of this thread ?:rolleyes:

[setarip_old]

@Ramir Gonzales

Everything about your post is insulting to both the esteemed "Deank" and all members of the Doom9 Forums...

[JoeH]

That's a pretty cool new tool DeanK has built. I'm glad to see he is still alive and healthy. Hopefully he can find time again soon to work some on MultiAVCHD as well.

[Emulgator]

multiMAN thread is already 1195 pages long, containing 11948 posts.
Since 12-10-2010. Oops. There he is...

[MrVideo]

multiMAN thread is already 1195 pages long, containing 11948 posts.
Since 12-10-2010. Oops. There he is...

And where is this multiman thread?

[Adub]

See the 4th post above yours.

[ps3z]

hello everyone,i added some sup files into blu-ray movie but when i watch the movie subtitles are not closing just able to change between of subtitles,when i want to make it off while playing a movie,have any solution for solve this problem?



Thanks in advance

[Super Nik]

Hi! This is my first post and I have some questions about this program:
1) I want to use it to transform a mkv file into a file that my Ps3 can read... After several failure tries (the program said that there was a problem with tsMuxer, so I download it apart and inserted it in the folder of MultiAVCHD), I succeded in convert this mkv file, but now I can't read it with my Ps3, beacuse the program creates some folders and when I put on my usb driver and connect it to my Ps3, the Ps3 says that aren't video file to play...
The folders that the program creates are: AVCHDTN; BDMV; HDAVCTN; IISVPL + details.txt; multiAVCHD.txt; multiAVCHD.mpf... Which one do I put in my usb driver?

2) I added a .srt file to that mkv file, but after the conversion there aren't subtitle (I'm talking about the file contained in BDMV\STREAM and named 00000)... Why? Am I mistaken something?

[Music Fan]

1)(...)
The folders that the program creates are: AVCHDTN; BDMV; HDAVCTN; IISVPL + details.txt; multiAVCHD.txt; multiAVCHD.mpf... Which one do I put in my usb driver ?
I believe that all these folders have to be in a folder named AVCHD and when you export your project, you have to choose Sony PS3 in the AVCHD for solid media part.
You can see it on this picture ;
http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_output.jpg

[Super Nik]

I believe that all these folders have to be in a folder named AVCHD and when you export your project, you have to choose Sony PS3 in the AVCHD for solid media part.
You can see it on this picture ;
http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_output.jpg

Yes, I've done that!
I'm talking about the folders that creates AFTER using the program, obviously...
In other words, there isn't a single file that I can play on Ps3, but a variety of folders, that, for most of that, the Ps3 doesn't recognizes...

Maybe I have to tranfer only the file named 00000 of which I was speaking in my post, without tranfer all that folders?
In any case, that file doesn't contain the subs I selected, why?

[Music Fan]

Yes, I've done that!
I'm talking about the folders that creates AFTER using the program, obviously...
In other words, there isn't a single file that I can play on Ps3, but a variety of folders, that, for most of that, the Ps3 doesn't recognizes...
When you export your AVCHD for PS3 project, choose AVCHD as name for the export folder and all files and subfolders will be exported in this folder. Then, copy this AVCHD folder on your usb driver and the PS3 should open it as an AVCHD and not as a classical folder containing subfolders.

Maybe I have to tranfer only the file named 00000 of which I was speaking in my post, without tranfer all that folders
No, you need everything MultiAVCHD creates.

In any case, that file doesn't contain the subs I selected, why?
I don't know, I never used subs with MultiAVCHD.

[Super Nik]

When you export your AVCHD for PS3 project, choose AVCHD as name for the export folder and all files and subfolders will be exported in this folder. Then, copy this AVCHD folder on your usb driver and the PS3 should open it as an AVCHD and not as a classical folder containing subfolders.


No, you need everything MultiAVCHD creates.


I don't know, I never used subs with MultiAVCHD.

Ok, thank you very much Music Fan! ^^
Your post is very useful!

If anyone can help with subs, I'll be gratefull! ;)

[MrVideo]

See the 4th post above yours.

Oh, it is a PS3 thing. Oh well. I don't have a PS3.

[Oleg Rode]

Hello, there is a question. multiAVCHD has a nice feature "force display of first subtitle track". Can I force it manually in BD created by tsmuxeR? Is there something to do with BDedit?

[cwh060]

It should take the source file you created in tsmuxer and recognize the sub track.

Import it into MultiAVCHD and then click on the file, under Compilation, it will bring up the Title #1 properties, click the Tab Subtitles and make sure your track #1 is recognized.

If the Force display of first subtitle track is checked it should show in the resulting output files.

cwh

[laserfan]

Hello, there is a question. multiAVCHD has a nice feature "force display of first subtitle track". Can I force it manually in BD created by tsmuxeR? Is there something to do with BDedit?Yes you can. I think deank explained this somewhere here (I don't have the link) but here are my notes. You open the disc w/BDEdit and find the SetStream command and edit it:

SetStream AAAASSSS,0

Audio:
8001 - 801F - Will change audio stream to 1-31
0000 - will not change current audio

Subtitles:
C001 - C007 - Will force/show subtitle stream 1 to 7
8001 - 8007 - Will hide subtitle stream 1 to 7
0000 - will not change subtitle stream

So for Subtitle 2 with audio 3 to show:
SetStream 8003C002,0

For Audio change only: 80010000
Fos Subtitles change only: 0000C001

To force audio track 1 and hide subtitles: 80018001 - if you previously enabled subtitle track 1

When entering these values make sure you're using IMMEDIATE values format for SetStream (program code 51C00001).
etc...

It's mentioned in this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1246469#post1246469) a couple of times.

[Oleg Rode]

Hi guys!

I have a little issue with multiavchd.
No BluRay player will allow me to jump to the next title in my play list. Of cause I tried the 'auto chapter at end of title' option.
I also did try different players (Sony/Phillips) and different versions of multiAVChd (3.0/4.0). No success:-(
Is there a solution?

All the best!

Yes, the same problem. Any ideas how to fix it?

[dvwannab]

Guys,

A new user of multiAVCHD and have a question. My goal is to author and burn h.264 files recorded with my Hauppauge HD PVR1212 and burn Blu-ray and SD-DVD disks. I recorded a show 1920x1080i sampled at 29.97 2-channel ac3 384kbps. I opened the file in multiAVCHD and followed directions to author and encode. I burned with ImgBurn. In both the Blu-ray and DVD disks the video was choppy/shudder on pans & motion across the screen. The only thing I noticed odd during the encoding process is that the Process Window it has Frame Rate: 23.976 (29.97). My guess is the audio is being re-sampled to 23.976 which may be the cause for the stuttered video playback. If this is the case, how do I fix it before encoding? Thanks.

[Oleg Rode]

Guys,

A new user of multiAVCHD and have a question. My goal is to author and burn h.264 files recorded with my Hauppauge HD PVR1212 and burn Blu-ray and SD-DVD disks...
Sample plz.

[Capsbackup]

The video is being converted to 23.976fps. This can be tricky, depending on the source. The stutter/shaking is more likely the file is being encoded with the wrong field order. You need to check if it is TFF or BFF and encode accordingly. Or, just encode interlaced like the source, keeping 29.97fps. Or deinterlace. :cool:

[dvwannab]

http://www.vimeo.com/24064274

See video clip above.

Yes, Caps, I feel pretty sure that is what is happening. It is very familiar because it reminds me of some of my early attemps to convert my VHS to DVD back when I started in 2002/2003. Until I figured out to tell the encoder the proper field order.

The question I have is how do I and what should I check and uncheck in multiAVCHD to prevent this from happening. Pretty sure the video is top field first and 29.97 frame rate. In this case CBS College Sports Network thru D*TV. Thanks.

[Capsbackup]

I don't know with multiAVCHD, but I think you need to write an avisynth script and use that as your source.
You could check here, under FAQ: http://neuron2.net/
I use MeGui, and let it determine the avisynth script with it's analyze function. This has worked well for me.

[dvwannab]

Thanks Caps, I will try that. I will give MeGui a go first, since I have never used iot before. A new tool to play with. If that doesnt go as well as I like I can use avisynth, as I have in the past.

[dvwannab]

Ok, sorry to be a pest but I had some success and failure. I found the problem where multiAVCHD was treating my video file as film and applying pulldown. So I used MeGUI to build an avisynth script to set Top Field First and framerate at 29.97 to feed multiAVCHD. I encoded a small portion of video an BINGO jerkiness gone. I imported the AC3 along with the avisynth video file, but multiAVCHD didnt interleave the encoded audio & video files. So I have only a video file.

First question is, can I interleave audio & video in my avisynth script and second, how do I do that.?

I tried:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\MeGUI_2008_x86\tools\dgavcindex\DGAVCDecode.dll")
Video=AVCSource("C:\Users\2000 FSU vs Miami.dga")
Audio=AC3Source("C:\Users\2000 FSU vs Miami.ac3")
AudioDub(Video,Audio)
assumetff()
AssumeFPS(29.97)

multiAVCHD didnt like that and wouldnt accept the script. Thanks.

[Capsbackup]

Ok, sorry to be a pest but I had some success and failure. I found the problem where multiAVCHD was treating my video file as film and applying pulldown. So I used MeGUI to build an avisynth script to set Top Field First and framerate at 29.97 to feed multiAVCHD. I encoded a small portion of video an BINGO jerkiness gone. I imported the AC3 along with the avisynth video file, but multiAVCHD didnt interleave the encoded audio & video files. So I have only a video file.

First question is, can I interleave audio & video in my avisynth script and second, how do I do that.?

I tried:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\MeGUI_2008_x86\tools\dgavcindex\DGAVCDecode.dll")
Video=AVCSource("C:\Users\2000 FSU vs Miami.dga")
Audio=AC3Source("C:\Users\2000 FSU vs Miami.ac3")
AudioDub(Video,Audio)
assumetff()
AssumeFPS(29.97)

multiAVCHD didnt like that and wouldnt accept the script. Thanks.

That is one reason I do not use multiAVCHD for reencoding my HDTV recordings.
MeGui can mux the audio, but I would not recommend it for that. It does an excellent job of reencoding Blu-ray and AVCHD compliant video, but for the muxing I use tsMuxer.
If your recording is true film with pulldown to achieve 29.97fps, MeGui/avisynth can return 23.976fps with decimate.
An example might be:
tfm(order=1).tdecimate()
I am not sure for your capture, but for mine I use this to bring back 1080P, 23.976fps, with less frames to reencode and it plays back very smooth. :)

[setarip_old]

@dvwannab

Hi! I found the problem where multiAVCHD was treating my video file as film and applying pulldown. So I used MeGUI to build an avisynth script to set Top Field First and framerate at 29.97 to feed multiAVCHD.You should try the following instead:

1) In multiAVCHD, click on the Title to bring up the "Extended Properties"

2) Click on "Alter Detected Properties"

3) Change "Framerate" to 29.970

4) Change "Scan Order" to "Interlaced TFF"

[dvwannab]

@dvwannab

Hi! You should try the following instead:

1) In multiAVCHD, click on the Title to bring up the "Extended Properties"

2) Click on "Alter Detected Properties"

3) Change "Framerate" to 29.970

4) Change "Scan Order" to "Interlaced TFF"

OH MY!!!! That absolutely nailed it! Fast & simple. It was taking hours before and now it was done in less than 20 minutes to create BD folder and 30 minutes to burn on BD rewriteable. I think I am in love (haha). Thanks to all you guys for helping me. Much appreciated.

[setarip_old]

OH MY!!!! That absolutely nailed it!Glad to hear that ;>}

[maman]

hi, first time user here. I'll try to search for as much as I can, but this app is a little intimidating for someone new to all this...

One question, I made my first test compilation (trying to rip multiple dvds to a single blu-ray) and I think my test was successful, but when I preview my chapter menu thumbnails (and also when I scroll through some of my video to select chapter thumbnails) sometimes I just get a blank blue screen that says multiAVCHD on it.

I checked the source video and it demuxed correctly from the dvd.

I remember reading earlier that you can't always see everything with the preview but you can preview the output before burning to blu-ray, but I'm not sure how to do this. I've got my bdmv directory with the .bdmv files in it but I'm not sure how I open these... I have powerDVD but that's not doing it.

Basically I want to be able to preview that all my menus were created OK and clicking the titles/chapters works before I actually try to burn a blu-ray. (and then i'll probably have some questions there so I lower my chances of making a coaster as much as possible!) :o

[setarip_old]

@maman

Hi! Basically I want to be able to preview that all my menus were created OK and clicking the titles/chapters works before I actually try to burn a blu-ray. (and then i'll probably have some questions there so I lower my chances of making a coaster as much as possible!)Avoid the problem completely - Use a rewritable disc for your testing...

[maman]

Thanks that's some good advice as far as not burning coasters, but it still kind of leaves the problem of wasted time if I do something wrong... If I can actually preview the output using a pc based application that would save me the trouble of burning in the first place if something was wrong.

I'm really having some trouble with getting thumbnails to show in general using the varous multiAVCHD preview functionalities :( I think I have a lot of learning and reading to do before I really understand this app.

[Big Vern]

AVCHD "relaxed mode". What is this?
I have seen the "avchd strict" button, is there a relaxed mode button, or is just a case not ticking strict mode box?

Thanks.

[Music Fan]

Strict mode is for Panasonic players (maybe not the last models) which don't support "out-of-mux" menus created in relaxed mode.

[Big Vern]

Has Dean stopped this program now? Only asking because I noticed the last update, on the first page of this topic is:-

Latest supported version: 4.1.769 (version 4.1 build 769) as of September 7th, 2010

That would mean most of the tools, including the x264 encoder would be out of date!

Also, I have just been onto the offcial multiavchd forums to try and see if he is continuing to update this program, and every forum has been subjected to an enormous amount of spam posts, advertising drugs/medicine.

Is there any offcial word?

[lutinor]

Has Dean stopped this program now? Only asking because I noticed the last update, on the first page of this topic is:-

Latest supported version: 4.1.769 (version 4.1 build 769) as of September 7th, 2010

That would mean most of the tools, including the x264 encoder would be out of date!

Also, I have just been onto the offcial multiavchd forums to try and see if he is continuing to update this program, and every forum has been subjected to an enormous amount of spam posts, advertising drugs/medicine.

Is there any offcial word?
Multiavchd support is finished. Now Dean work on his ps3 tool and won't reply to anything about Multiavchd.

Maybe his tool is good for computer but if you wanna make blueray disc, just go away from multiavchd cause it's anti compliant tool.

[Big Vern]

Multiavchd support is finished. Now Dean work on his ps3 tool and won't reply to anything about Multiavchd.

Maybe his tool is good for computer but if you wanna make blueray disc, just go away from multiavchd cause it's anti compliant tool.

Damn! Just when I seemed to have got to grips with it as well. I'll have to wait for VSOs "convertXtoBluRay" then, or something similar. I only wanted to shove some video clips onto a blu ray disc with a nice menu, nothing too fancy.

[lutinor]

Damn! Just when I seemed to have got to grips with it as well. I'll have to wait for VSOs "convertXtoBluRay" then, or something similar. I only wanted to shove some video clips onto a blu ray disc with a nice menu, nothing too fancy.

Here's the most 'compliant' way with multiavchd :

Use the 4.1 version (last one on the website)

Make menu in mpg2 instead of normal option cause x264 menu in multiavchd use completly wrong compliant option.

With this, you can get some 'decent' result but don't bet too much on this tool.

I have lost 1 week and after that i learned how to use scenarist with x264 encoder. As some one said to me 'dont play with toys if you can use pro tool'.

[MrVideo]

In this case CBS College Sports Network thru D*TV. Thanks.

You ended up converting a 29.97 interlaced video source to 23.976 progressive and that just does not work. You will end up with stuttering video. You must keep video sourced material at the original frame rate.

Conversion to 23.976 is for material that has 2:3 pulldown content, i.e., scripted dramas that are produced at 23.976 and 2:3 pulldown converted to 29.97.

All sports video is either 720p 59.94 or 1080i 29.97. Keep all sport, or any program that has video sourced material, at the same frame rate.

[MrVideo]

OH MY!!!! That absolutely nailed it! Fast & simple. It was taking hours before and now it was done in less than 20 minutes to create BD folder and 30 minutes to burn on BD rewriteable. I think I am in love (haha). Thanks to all you guys for helping me. Much appreciated.

Odds are that it did nothing to the video, as it was already in the required format.

That is why it was so quick.

[MrVideo]

I have lost 1 week and after that i learned how to use scenarist with x264 encoder..

Scenarist isn't free :mad:

[MrVideo]

Multiavchd support is finished. Now Dean work on his ps3 tool and won't reply to anything about Multiavchd.

The situation is extremely unfortunate, since there are bugs to fix and sort-of promised features to be added.

IMHO, there are more potential users for this program than for anything dealing with the PS3, as not everyone has a PS3.

[setarip_old]

@MrVideo The situation is extremely unfortunate, since there are bugs to fix and sort-of promised features to be added. If you were to now post here (in a single, summarizing post) the SPECIFIC bugs and "sort-of promised features", perhaps it would get the attention of "deank"...

[MrVideo]

No BluRay player will allow me to jump to the next title in my play list. Of cause I tried the 'auto chapter at end of title' option.
I also did try different players (Sony/Phillips) and different versions of multiAVChd (3.0/4.0). No success:-(

Is that even possible with commercial Blu-rays? You must go to a menu of some sort before you can go to another title.

If you generate a Title Menu, you will then be able to hit the Title button on your remote and then select a different title to play.

If that is not what you mean, please let us know.

[MrVideo]

@MrVideo If you were to now post here (in a single, summarizing post) the SPECIFIC bugs and "sort-of promised features", perhaps it would get the attention of "deank"...

Do you have some kind of "inside" info that the rest of us do not have?

[MrVideo]

DESIRED FEATURE

I know that others have looked for this as well. It is a simple text menu. The background image is loadable by the user (nothing new there). The list of titles is a simple, vertically stacked list of titles. The text of said titles is entered by the user. The font family, size and color determined by the user. The starting location of the first title determined by the user. The following titles would start directly below the first title. The leading of the title lines also determined by the user. Lastly, and obviously, a selection button would be placed to the left of the title text and would move up and down, based on the user pressing the up/down buttons. The button indicator can be what is used now for some of the other menus.

What would be nice, but not required, is the ability to have a single space for the title text. Why? That would allow the user to create even fancier title text as part of the background image. The titles with spaces would be aligned with the background menu text. Like I said, not a must.

Why a simple textual based menu? So that it can be readable and have all of the titles listed on a single page. The current Title Menu doesn't work. I've used it and because the thumbnails are so small, any text placed inside of the thumbnail is extremely difficult to read, as pointed out by a person I gave a Blu-ray too.

A majority of the titles I will end up creating will have at most, 8-10 titles, easily viewable on a text based menu screen.

BUGS

This one I reported a wee bit ago. If you only have one title and change any of the properties, you can't save what you've changed. At least I've never found a way to make it happen. You only seem to be able to save property changes if you have at least two titles and select the other title after changing properties of one of the titles. The changing to the properties page of the other title seems to force the changed contents into the area that gets saved.

Another that you see here a lot is the ability to preview the main menu types. It was suggest to me, and the suggestion can be seen in one of the recent posts, is to run the job and create output to put on a DVD-RW. That is all fine and dandy if the job will fit on a DVD. In my case, and others, the output is for Blu-ray media. AFAIK, BD-RW is still way too expensive and besides, that shouldn't be necessary. While I understand that you will only be able to see a still of what the menu would look like when the currently selected title is selected.

Since I gave up on the two main menu types, as they did not show all of the titles on a single screen, one of them (I think the slide one), would result in a very slow process of having to have the player load a whole new menu page instead of smoothly sliding from one title to another. That is extremely annoying and something I consider to be a bug. I thought I saw a sample where it did smoothly change from one title to another. I never got that to work.

I'm sure there are other issues that users have run across, I just do not know what they are. The main thing is to get the simple menu feature working and fix the ability to save property changes, under all conditions. As it stands right now, I have to have two titles before even one of them can have the properties saved. I've learned to have more than one before starting a project.

IMHO, the simple text menu will be a popular feature.

[lutinor]

@MrVideo If you were to now post here (in a single, summarizing post) the SPECIFIC bugs and "sort-of promised features", perhaps it would get the attention of "deank"...
You dream.

Deank=multiman ps3 loader.

I respect him for his skill but i dislike the 'i can have more donation in multiman so all users from multiavchd can die with their question/bug'.

Yea Multiavchd is a free tool but respect people is more important than 'more donation'...

[setarip_old]

I'd suggest that your negative remarks about "deank" are grossly unjust and uncalled for - especially when you consider that he has VERY ACTIVELY provided support for "multiAVCHD" for more than two years (both here and at his own website).

Further, I can think of no other program, payware, freeware, or otherwise, that has seen the development of so many originally conceived capabilities (AVCHD menu control, multiple format conversion (to and from Blu-ray, AVCHD, HD-DVD, SDVD, Panasonic-specific, subtitle conversion, 3D to anaglyph 3D, etc.).

In light of the fact that your postings to this thread are relatively few and recent, the sentiments you've expressed in post #7138 here are overtly and unfairly negative - as if you have a personal "axe to grind".

Whether "deank" will respond to the post by "Mr. Video" remains to be seen, it's worthwhile to have posted it. If, in fact, "deank" does respond directly, that would be wonderful. But additionally, having the requests in one post may allow for others to respond.

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@Mr. Video Do you have some kind of "inside" info that the rest of us do not have?

No - But I've used and participated in the development of multiAVCHD since its very early days, including participation in the development of my requested pet project - Blu-ray to HD-DVD conversion. This capability was just one of many developed by "deank" as a direct result of a user's request.

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How anyone can criticize "deank" for now, after all this time of hyperactively supporting multiAVCHD, devoting his efforts to a new non-commercial program in a different arena (PS3-specific) is beyond me...

[MrVideo]

How anyone can criticize "deank" for now, after all this time of hyperactively supporting multiAVCHD, devoting his efforts to a new non-commercial program in a different arena (PS3-specific) is beyond me...

Frustration as a result of perceived abandonment?

[lutinor]

I'd suggest that your negative remarks about "deank" are grossly unjust and uncalled for - especially when you consider that he has VERY ACTIVELY provided support for "multiAVCHD" for more than two years (both here and at his own website).

Further, I can think of no other program, payware, freeware, or otherwise, that has seen the development of so many originally conceived capabilities (AVCHD menu control, multiple format conversion (to and from Blu-ray, AVCHD, HD-DVD, SDVD, Panasonic-specific, subtitle conversion, 3D to anaglyph 3D, etc.).

In light of the fact that your postings to this thread are relatively few and recent, the sentiments you've expressed in post #7138 here are overtly and unfairly negative - as if you have a personal "axe to grind".

Whether "deank" will respond to the post by "Mr. Video" remains to be seen, it's worthwhile to have posted it. If, in fact, "deank" does respond directly, that would be wonderful. But additionally, having the requests in one post may allow for others to respond.

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@Mr. Video

No - But I've used and participated in the development of multiAVCHD since its very early days, including participation in the development of my requested pet project - Blu-ray to HD-DVD conversion. This capability was just one of many developed by "deank" as a direct result of a user's request.

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How anyone can criticize "deank" for now, after all this time of hyperactively supporting multiAVCHD, devoting his efforts to a new non-commercial program in a different arena (PS3-specific) is beyond me...

It's just about replying to people which ask questions. At least 5 minutes by week, is it too much ? It's not like Deank is not coding, he is very active on multiman, so why don't speed 5 min by week for previous user ?

Cause it's a non comercial tool ? It's not smart from him.

Topic close for me , i won't waste my time with this question. anymore.

[JoeH]

Is that even possible with commercial Blu-rays? You must go to a menu of some sort before you can go to another title.

If you generate a Title Menu, you will then be able to hit the Title button on your remote and then select a different title to play.

If that is not what you mean, please let us know.

Is there anyway to get around this? It would be really nice to be able to hit the "next" button on your remote and go to the next file when you create a disk with MultiAVCHD.

[Music Fan]

Normally, your "next" button should work.
If the title you are looking is chaptered, the "next" button will skip to the next chapter (if you are not looking the last chapter of course).
When you're looking the last chapter of a title, or a non-chaptered title, the "next" button will skip to the next title (like on simply authored dvd-video).
So you can type the number of the last chapter of the title you're looking (if your player allows it), and then click "next".

[MrVideo]

The point is, there is no "next title" button, or capability, on players. What Music Fan said about using next at the end of a title is partially correct. What the player does at the end of a title is determined by what the author of the disc set up to do next. It could be set up to go back to the main menu. Or, it could be set to play the next title.

Discs can be authored to do many things.

So, for mAVCHD, if you only put in a single chapter at the end of a title and tell mAVCHD to go to the next title as what to do at the end of the title, then your next button will act at though it is a next title button.

That is the closest you are going to get with any authored disc.

[Music Fan]

What Music Fan said about using next at the end of a title is partially correct. What the player does at the end of a title is determined by what the author of the disc set up to do next. It could be set up to go back to the main menu. Or, it could be set to play the next title.
Of course, that's what I meant writing "like on simply authored dvd-video". ;)

[JoeH]

When you're looking the last chapter of a title, or a non-chaptered title, the "next" button will skip to the next title (like on simply authored dvd-video).
So you can type the number of the last chapter of the title you're looking (if your player allows it), and then click "next".

This doesn't work for me on MultiAVCHD authored disks (the next button to go to the next title). I haven't tried the number.

What I do is drag a bunch of files over, order them, and then output a disk. But the next button doesn't move from one file to the next.

The point is, there is no "next title" button, or capability, on players. What Music Fan said about using next at the end of a title is partially correct. What the player does at the end of a title is determined by what the author of the disc set up to do next. It could be set up to go back to the main menu. Or, it could be set to play the next title.

Discs can be authored to do many things.

So, for mAVCHD, if you only put in a single chapter at the end of a title and tell mAVCHD to go to the next title as what to do at the end of the title, then your next button will act at though it is a next title button.

That is the closest you are going to get with any authored disc.

This idea sounds interesting. So, what you need to do is put a chapter mark, say, 1 second before the end of each file, so that when you skip to the next chapter you are actually skipping to the next title? That's a creative solution.

[Music Fan]

It won't change anything compared to a non-chaptered title in your case. Actually, you will have an advantage : saving time because you will be closer of the end of the title, thus of the next title.

[Jonaldinho]

Is there any way to make the font and icons larger in the chapter menu because it's too small. On the main menu I can adjust the size but I can't find anywhere to do do it for the chapter menu. I'm using the XMB menu, the video has 6 chapters.

[deank]

Multiavchd support is finished. Now Dean work on his ps3 tool and won't reply to anything about Multiavchd.

Maybe his tool is good for computer but if you wanna make blueray disc, just go away from multiavchd cause it's anti compliant tool.

Here's the most 'compliant' way with multiavchd :

Use the 4.1 version (last one on the website)

Make menu in mpg2 instead of normal option cause x264 menu in multiavchd use completly wrong compliant option.

With this, you can get some 'decent' result but don't bet too much on this tool.

I have lost 1 week and after that i learned how to use scenarist with x264 encoder. As some one said to me 'dont play with toys if you can use pro tool'.

It's just about replying to people which ask questions. At least 5 minutes by week, is it too much ? It's not like Deank is not coding, he is very active on multiman, so why don't speed 5 min by week for previous user ?

Cause it's a non comercial tool ? It's not smart from him.

Topic close for me , i won't waste my time with this question. anymore.

@lutinor: You're a joke and I don't owe you 1 minute even to post this.

About compliance of multiAVCHD's output - it is as compliant as it can be and as its name states "AVCHD". The output works just fine with the strictest AVCHD players (like camcoders and Viera TV sets) - so that's enough for me.

Getting emails from people redirected to my tool by Panasonic Help-Desks speaks enough.

Use Scenarist and just shut up! I don't care about your opinion, nor you can say if I have 5mins per week to share any of my time with you nor anyone else.

multiAVCHD was built with a free tool (CalcIt) and from the start was very limited - both by CalcIT SDK capabilities and mine (since it was my 2nd win32 GUI program).

If you don't like multiAVCHD - don't use it. If you use it - spare the useless posts.

I use the latest build of multiAVCHD almost every day. It works for me. It creates compliant output for my TV, for my PS3 and for many other users. That's good enough for me.

Damn!

Thx for your reply , but i find a way to reach compliant blueray : encode menu mpg2 option. When you use this multiavchd option, menu files are compliant (at least verified 'ok' with pro tool)

Oh, so IT IS compliant after you verified it with you $***** pro tool?

[lutinor]

@lutinor: You're a joke and I don't owe you 1 minute even to post this.

About compliance of multiAVCHD's output - it is as compliant as it can be and as its name states "AVCHD". The output works just fine with the strictest AVCHD players (like camcoders and Viera TV sets) - so that's enough for me.

Getting emails from people redirected to my tool by Panasonic Help-Desks speaks enough.

Use Scenarist and just shut up! I don't care about your opinion, nor you can say if I have 5mins per week to share any of my time with you nor anyone else.

multiAVCHD was built with a free tool (CalcIt) and from the start was very limited - both by CalcIT SDK capabilities and mine (since it was my 2nd win32 GUI program).

If you don't like multiAVCHD - don't use it. If you use it - spare the useless posts.

I use the latest build of multiAVCHD almost every day. It works for me. It creates compliant output for my TV, for my PS3 and for many other users. That's good enough for me.

Damn!



Oh, so IT IS compliant after you verified it with you $***** pro tool?
Usually i don't waste my time to teach basic education to immature young men but let me try:

1: Don't tell to me to shut up, i was polite with you, go like that on me please.

2: Using mpeg2 is not good for obvious reason but it's the only way cause you don't want to spend 5 minutes to activate x264 custom command line in last build.

3: x264 in Multiavchd is NOT COMPLIANT, live with it, its a fact, even if 'it works for you'...If i say that Multiavchd can't wash your car , will you go mad ? No ? So why you cry about the compliant question ? It's not compliant final point.

4: Instead of posting something about me cause i don't have a Multiavchd poster in my bedroom, just help people it will be better...The last time you posted on doom9 about multiavchd was when ? Years ago ? And your new post is about a guy which show you 'less cool than you want' ? Give me a break.

5: Don't waste your 'precious' time to reply, i won't even read it, i have my own kids to teach...Have a nice day.

[pio011]

Hi deank and all others,

a long time since I last posted or asked somethin' :devil:
I suddenly came across a thing in mAVCHD that isn't a bug but something that surprises me:
Is it somehow possible to take influence on the welcome screen? I am using an intro from an original blu ray disc and I want it 100% like on the original disc. So, no Messages or re-encode necessary. But somehow mAVCHD reencodes the intro and I don't know why? The Problem is, that the reencode is rather blocky and it seems to have a rather low bitrate. After mAVCHD was done, I tried just to replace the reencoded file with the original file, but playing the disc with TMT to test it, the intro stopped after aprox. 3 Sec and skipped to the main menu. Even reencoding the original file with mAVCHD and then replacing it, did not work. So can I somehow 'tell' mAVCHD to leave the intro file 'untouched`? Like I said, I did not place any messages accros the video and therefore I do not see any need to reencode the intro at all.

I appreciate any answer or hint. Thanks! :-)

[jockey]

MultiAVCHD is great, but 252 files limit kills me. I want to make an archive of the videos I shot with my AVCHD camcorder, the clips are short, and 252 clips total to about 11 GB. This sucks. I do not need the menu, all I want is to dump all the clips to the disc and to have it playable on my BD player.

I saw exactly the same outcry almost a year ago on another forum, but the issue seems to be unresolved.

Dean, could you allow max files for a compilation, I assume it is 100000 according to AVCHD/BD spec. Did you use a byte as a counter instead of two bytes? Or is it SMB limitation?

Anyway, please allow having as many files as it is allowed by AVCHD spec, not some arbitrary number. Thanks!

[jockey]

Another issue I have, I created a title consisting of 480i AVC/H.264 files, which are legit for AVCHD and I believe that they are legit for BD, though I could not find exact BD spec that would say that I have to use AVC or MPEG-2 or any of these.

When I authored a disc on BD media using Blu-ray profile in MultiAVCHD it did not play in my BD player, but played on a computer.

When I authored a disc on BD media using AVCHD Strict profile, it played in my BD player just fine, but the player detected the disc as "DVD", and I wonder how other players that have no explicit AVCHD support will react to such a compilation. I want to make the compilation as compatible as possible.

P.S. I post my issues here because I could not register at Dean's forum using GMail's email address.

[RanmaCanada]

well as Dean said, it is AVCHD format. That is all it makes. If you have a player that does not support AVCHD, then you can try the strict version, but AVCHD as it is, is an offshoot of bluray spec, like svcd. Your best bet if you want your stuff to be as compatible as possible for non avchd compatible players would be to use a different program. This programs works great for those of us who use it, but we know the limitations. I use it daily and I make sure that I inform friends to have a bluray player with AVCHD support.

[BZeeme]

Ping deank

multiforum.deanbg.com has been down - I hope not permanently.
I'm about to use multiAVCHD again to backup some episodic TV series Blu-rays and have been hoping to access my posts on multiforum.deanbg.com to see what I used before as workarounds for minor bugs.

Hope one of these days you do find time to work on multiAVCHD.
RGR


Edit: Back up. Got my info (I hope). Thanks

[Guest]

Usually i don't waste my time to teach basic education to immature young men Struck for rule 4.

@all

Please don't feed this flame fest further.

[jockey]

well as Dean said, it is AVCHD format. That is all it makes. If you have a player that does not support AVCHD, then you can try the strict version, but AVCHD as it is, is an offshoot of bluray spec, like svcd. Your best bet if you want your stuff to be as compatible as possible for non avchd compatible players would be to use a different program. This programs works great for those of us who use it, but we know the limitations. I use it daily and I make sure that I inform friends to have a bluray player with AVCHD support.
1) MultiAVCHD specifically has "Make Blu-ray" button, which means that it can create proper BD structure. If it cannot then this button must be removed.

2) 252 media files limit is not AVCHD limitation.

[whipdancer]

1) MultiAVCHD specifically has "Make Blu-ray" button, which means that it can create proper BD structure. If it cannot then this button must be removed.

2) 252 media files limit is not AVCHD limitation.

Really? It must be removed? I don't think so.

Perhaps you misunderstand.

Make blu-ray tells me it will make a blu-ray compatible image or disc. It doesn't indicate to me that it is strictly, 100% blu-ray specification compliant. It tells me it will prepare an AVCHD image that is formatted for blu-ray media, not make an image that 100% blu-ray specification compliant.

[jockey]

Really? It must be removed? I don't think so.

Perhaps you misunderstand.

Make blu-ray tells me it will make a blu-ray compatible image or disc. It doesn't indicate to me that it is strictly, 100% blu-ray specification compliant. It tells me it will prepare an AVCHD image that is formatted for blu-ray media, not make an image that 100% blu-ray specification compliant.How exactly AVCHD formatted for BD is different from AVCHD formatted for DVD? AVCHD disc is AVCHD on DVD, this is how it is recognized by BD player. AVCHD on BD is not a legal format, just like BDMV on DVD is not a legal format. If you cared to read what Dean wrote, you would realize that MultiAVCHD modifies directory structure and control files to match BDMV, which is different from AVCHD.

So back to my original question: why my BD authored as BD cannot be played by my BD player, but my BD authored as AVCHD can, but is recognized as DVD? This is not right.

Anyway, what really annoys me is 252 file limit. BDMV issues are not so important.

[QBhd]

You can author a BD with any video stream you want, but that does not mean it will play. Your video stream has to meet Blu-Ray compliance as well... Also, if you are using a Samsung player, there may be a chance you need to delete the AUXDATA folder before burning... that's what I have to do with one of my players.

QB

[dark_mark_666]

Hello,

This is an issue I am having with recent titles (1080p) and multiAVCHD:

After transcoding (due to ref frame and/or non standard resolution), the resulting video has noise blocks where motion is.
See attached screenshot.
http://t2.pixhost.org/thumbs/2601/7758593_multiavchd_block-noise2.jpg (http://www.pixhost.org/show/2601/7758593_multiavchd_block-noise2.jpg)

The problem is observed both on the PC and the PS3.

I did not have this issue with past titles, up until few month ago.

Has anyone seen this issue?
Is there a solution?

Thanks.

[DMagic1]

Hello,

This is an issue I am having with recent titles (1080p) and multiAVCHD:

After transcoding (due to ref frame and/or non standard resolution), the resulting video has noise blocks where motion is.
See attached screenshot.
http://t2.pixhost.org/thumbs/2601/7758593_multiavchd_block-noise2.jpg (http://www.pixhost.org/show/2601/7758593_multiavchd_block-noise2.jpg)

The problem is observed both on the PC and the PS3.

I did not have this issue with past titles, up until few month ago.

Has anyone seen this issue?
Is there a solution?

Thanks.

Does that happen once or twice, or is it on all motions scenes?
It looks like the same problem I was having. My problem just started to show up recently also but it only happened once per title.
You may want to look at the last 2-3 pages here.

[dark_mark_666]

Does that happen once or twice, or is it on all motions scenes?
It looks like the same problem I was having. My problem just started to show up recently also but it only happened once per title.
You may want to look at the last 2-3 pages here.

It happens in ALL recent titles in SOME motion scenes.
The movie becomes unwatchable.
I had the issue in the following titles:

Unknown.2011.1080p.BluRay.x264-TWiZTED
True.Grit.2010.1080p.BluRay.x264-SECTOR7
Sucker.Punch.Extended.Cut.2011.BluRay.1080p.DTS.x264-CHD
Battle.Los.Angeles.2011.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-CtrlHD

MKV2VOB 2.4.7 is able to overcome this issue for some reason.

Anyone?

[setarip_old]

@dark_mark_666

Hi! Unknown.2011.1080p.BluRay.x264-TWiZTEDTrue.Grit.2010.1080p.BluRay.x264-SECTOR7Sucker.Punch.Extended.Cut.2011.BluRay.1080p.DTS.x264-CHD
Battle.Los.Angeles.2011.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-CtrlHD Discussion of such source material is not appreciated here...

[Music Fan]

It looks like a h264 problem, you could try another version of this codec.
Or your player doesn't like one of the h264 options used for the encoding.

[dark_mark_666]

@dark_mark_666

Hi! Discussion of such source material is not appreciated here...

Sorry.

@Music Fan
Thanks, I will take a look.

[Oleg Rode]

Hi guys!

I have a little issue with multiavchd.
No BluRay player will allow me to jump to the next title in my play list. Of cause I tried the 'auto chapter at end of title' option.
I also did try different players (Sony/Phillips) and different versions of multiAVChd (3.0/4.0). No success:-(
Is there a solution?

All the best!
Still looking for the solution of the problem.

[buffalofloyd]

I just came across this program and it looks like exactly what I'm looking for to take multiple movies or TV episodes from my personal collection and add them to one AVCHD disc or other format. However, after installation I loaded 10 episodes from HBO's Games of Thrones that I recorded into the program trying to create a AVCHD disc on a single 4.5gb DVD. I used all the default values of the program but after every transcode I get a tsmuxer error and the program skips to the next file and the same thing happens again. I downloaded and replaced the tsmuxer.exe with the latest version of tsmuxer [tsmuxer 1.10.6] just in case the included version was outdated.

I can't really find out what the problem is. I am not super technical with this stuff but I have some limited experience with RipBot, tsmuxer, mkvtoolnix and other such programs. Any suggestions or possible fixes? Thank for your time :thanks:

[Capsbackup]

I just came across this program and it looks like exactly what I'm looking for to take multiple movies or TV episodes from my personal collection and add them to one AVCHD disc or other format. However, after installation I loaded 10 episodes from HBO's Games of Thrones that I recorded into the program trying to create a AVCHD disc on a single 4.5gb DVD. I used all the default values of the program but after every transcode I get a tsmuxer error and the program skips to the next file and the same thing happens again. I downloaded and replaced the tsmuxer.exe with the latest version of tsmuxer [tsmuxer 1.10.6] just in case the included version was outdated.

I can't really find out what the problem is. I am not super technical with this stuff but I have some limited experience with RipBot, tsmuxer, mkvtoolnix and other such programs. Any suggestions or possible fixes? Thank for your time :thanks:

The problem might be the subtitles. If you do not need them, or just to confirm if this is the problem, try removing any duplicate subtitle languages or all subtitles from each title and then run it again.

[buffalofloyd]

The problem might be the subtitles. If you do not need them, or just to confirm if this is the problem, try removing any duplicate subtitle languages or all subtitles from each title and then run it again.

Thanks, I will try that. I seem to have narrowed the problem somewhat. In each of the AVCHD discs I tried to create it seems to fail when I use files that have this type of info...

----------------------------------------------------

General
Unique ID : 182381716632693290772782341929373407219 (0x893570E1420FF3C0A31793D0890217F3)
Complete name : G:\Game of Thrones ~ Complete Series - HBO HD (720p) [HDTV-2011]\Game of Thrones ~ Season 1 - HBO HD (720p) [HDTV-2011]\Game of Thrones - S01E01 - Winter Is Coming.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 2.66 GiB
Duration : 1h 1mn
Overall bit rate : 6 187 Kbps
Movie name : Game.of.Thrones.S01E01.720p.HDTV.DD5.1.x264.EbP.mkv 5448
Encoded date : UTC 2011-06-23 07:13:48
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.8.0 ('I Got The...') built on May 24 2011 03:12:58
Writing library : libebml v1.2.0 + libmatroska v1.1.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 9 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 1mn
Bit rate : 5 800 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 714 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.265
Stream size : 2.44 GiB (92%)
Writing library : x264 core 115 r1936 7a9e08d
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=9 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=tesa / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.10:0.10 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=8 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=12 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=5800 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=2:0.60
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 1mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 169 MiB (6%)

Text
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English

---------------------------------------------

After a bit of research on the net I came across someone stating to load the file into GDSMux. I did that and the header stripping for the video was removed but not for the audio. I then tried again in multiAVCHD but the files came out all out of sync and the audio was really screwed up, like sounding underwater, plus they are 1 hr episodes and after loading the M2TS files in media info it stated they were 3 hrs each... weird! I am still doing some testing on other files that don't have the header stripping. I really have no idea what all this header stripping business is about but I think that is the culprit of my errors. Still waiting to see how they turn out!

[buffalofloyd]

One more thing I noticed. I am not sure if others have had this issue but after I press STOP to abort the conversion after I get the tsmuxer error, it will stop the current file and move to the next automatically. After that STOP is not highlighted anymore and I can't abort the conversion. I literally have to go into task manager to kill multiAVCHD. Even then x264 is still running and I have to go to "processes" and end task. Anyone else experiencing this? Why do I feel like it's just me :confused:

[Music Fan]

The problem comes maybe from the "Muxing mode : Header stripping", which means "Header compression".
You can remove it with MKVMerge : file, options, mmg, and tick "disable header ...".

[buffalofloyd]

The problem comes maybe from the "Muxing mode : Header stripping", which means "Header compression".
You can remove it with MKVMerge : file, options, mmg, and tick "disable header ...".

LOL!!! I noticed this exact same thing last night. After using mkvmerge for quite a while now I see in the options they have this option to remove the header like you said. I had never paid any mind to it because I never had any errors related to it as far as I can tell. Well, I am gonna re-mux all the files and try another encode. Thanks also for your reply :)

[pancserzso]

I would like to encode and author an animation to a BR-5 disc and have it play in infinite loop on a standalone BluRay player in a museum. Can you tell me exactly what settings should I select?

This is what I come up with so far:
1. render the movie in 1080p24.
2. encode the movie in MeGUI using the x264 / AVCHD profile, to an mkv file.
3. in multiAVCHD I import the mkv file.
4. Tick out all the menu options
5. What should I set in "General". PAL 24p? Does it matter?
6. Skip welcome screen?
7. Skip top menu playback?
8. Action after last title: Loop playback?
9. Everything else default
10. Start: AVCHD (Strict)
11. Burn to a DVD-R using ImgBurn

Can someone confirm that this will indeed work on most of the standalone players? I have no idea what player will it be played on (it will be in a museum).

Could you please explain what should I set the question marked "?" items? Can you tell me what else should I do with the default options?

In MPC-HC it does indeed loop, but the first loop happens instantaneously, while the second one happens after about a second of stopping and starting. Is it just the behaviour in MPC-HC? Should I not worry about it?

[Music Fan]

If you don't make menu, you don't have to worry about the menu (Pal 24) as it won't be there.
Your settings look good for what you wanna do.

[MrVideo]

Still looking for the solution of the problem.

When I was using mAVCHD, I never had an issue with that. When looking at each of the titles, make sure that there is a chapter mark right before the end of the video. Set it manually, if need be. Hopefully you have a few seconds of black at the end. Set it a couple of seconds before the end.

Then, make sure that the next action is to go to the next title.

Now the next chapter button will result in a jump to the end of the video and a couple of seconds later, it will go to the next video.

[MrVideo]

I just came across this program and it looks like exactly what I'm looking for to take multiple movies or TV episodes from my personal collection and add them to one AVCHD disc or other format. However, after installation I loaded 10 episodes from HBO's Games of Thrones that I recorded into the program trying to create a AVCHD disc on a single 4.5gb DVD.

You've got to be joking right? 10 episodes onto a single DVD5 piece of media. You won't even get 10 episodes onto a BD25 piece of media.

The one episode that you reference is 2.6 GB. Two episodes would be more than the DVD can hold.

Plus, the resolution is 1280x714, which is out-of-spec. How did you end up with that? 720p is 1280x720.

It seems that you got the file from the net, as "Game.of.Thrones.S01E01.720p.HDTV.DD5.1.x264.EbP.mkv" is the format used by torrent seeders. Whoever that "EbP" seeder person is needs to go back to torrent seeder school :)

Unfortunately, because the file appears to have been obtained from the net, discussion/help must stop.

[buffalofloyd]

You've got to be joking right? 10 episodes onto a single DVD5 piece of media. You won't even get 10 episodes onto a BD25 piece of media.

The one episode that you reference is 2.6 GB. Two episodes would be more than the DVD can hold.

Plus, the resolution is 1280x714, which is out-of-spec. How did you end up with that? 720p is 1280x720.

It seems that you got the file from the net, as "Game.of.Thrones.S01E01.720p.HDTV.DD5.1.x264.EbP.mkv" is the format used by torrent seeders. Whoever that "EbP" seeder person is needs to go back to torrent seeder school :)

Unfortunately, because the file appears to have been obtained from the net, discussion/help must stop.

No, I was not joking. I obviously was gonna reduce the file size to fit the 10 episodes onto a single dvd. You make it sound as though I am out of my mind to conjure up such an idea. Yes, the quality will be reduced... not my concern and not really relevant to my question/problem. Yes, the files were downloaded from the net... I didn't create the resolution so I don't know why it's 1280x714. If you don't want to help and the discussion needs to end then that is most certainly fine with me. I will go sit in the corner now.

And yes, you can get 10 episodes onto a single DVD5 piece of media. I have succeeded doing it.

[MrVideo]

If you don't want to help and the discussion needs to end then that is most certainly fine with me. I will go sit in the corner now.

It is against forum rules to discuss stuff that deals with pirate copies. It is a forum rule, one that you agreed to when you joined the forum. Not my rule.

And yes, you can get 10 episodes onto a single DVD5 piece of media. I have succeeded doing it.

A generic question like this, can be discussed.

Each episode would have to be approximately 400 MB in size. For 480i material that is fine. But for 720p material that is an hour long, that is way too small. Even at 3 Mbps, the file size is about 1.5 GB. Reducing that size about 1/4 means a bitrate of about 750 kbps, which is virtually unusable. Meaning, unwatchable.

IMHO, 720p material should never use a bitrate lower than 2 Mbps, best at 3 Mbps, or higher. Even with two-pass encoding, those should be the bitrates.

[QBhd]

Agreed... It's not even worth the cost of a DVD to try and put 10 episodes of 720p material... and single layer DVDs are cheap! You may actually go blind trying to watch something like that :) j/k

Seriously though, 3 hours of content in 720p on a DVD5 is pushing the watchability envelope

QB

[buffalofloyd]

I do not disagree and this was not really the point of any of my questions. The dvd was not for me but my cousin and he didn't really care about the quality so I squeezed em all on 1 dvd5. For my personal tastes I could never watch low bitrate material... especially on a 52" tele.

[MrVideo]

Doesn't stop you from telling your cousin that putting 10 shows on a single DVD doesn't really work and instead, put them on multiple DVDs, since they are so cheap.

[numbernine]

I've been using MultiAVCHD for 2 years with success, but since yesterday the program seems to open and keeps minimized at the bottom, it doesn't respond
It's just me or others are having this situation?
Using last update (build 770), tried do download multiAVCHD-DAT and install , the DAT file is the same from previous installation (2010.08.26 10:16:15)
Can someone help me?
I just want continue using this excellent program
Thanks

[MrVideo]

I gave up on mAVCHD, as there wasn't simple menu building capability. So, when I rebuilt the computer (reinstalled the OS), I never reinstalled mAVCHD.

When that kind of crap happens, the best is to uninstall the program and then reinstall.

[Capsbackup]

I've been using MultiAVCHD for 2 years with success, but since yesterday the program seems to open and keeps minimized at the bottom, it doesn't respond
It's just me or others are having this situation?


No problems here, works just like it always has for me. :cool:

[buffalofloyd]

I've tried several times now to create a few projects using the "fit to" option but everytime the project has come out larger than expected. I used the dvd5 output and the project came out too large to fit onto 1 disc. So, I the lowered the output to 4200mb and even 4000mb in the author tab but its still to large. Is this a known bug or do you think I am doing something wrong? All the files themselves only equal 4gb but I've added a motion menu. The bit rate of the files does not change in the scheduled output so no transcoding is required. So, I'm confused.

[Music Fan]

BDRebuilder could help you to fit to dvd-5, after making authoring with MultiaVCHD ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716

[numbernine]

To MrVideo
Thanks for your answer: "When that kind of crap happens, the best is to uninstall the program and then reinstall. "
Working again

[MrVideo]

Good to know you are working again.

[buffalofloyd]

BDRebuilder could help you to fit to dvd-5, after making authoring with MultiaVCHD ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716

Thanks, I will have to try BDRebuilder, I have never used it before. I honestly don't like having to use multiple programs to achieve a desired goal but I know sometimes you have to. This program can do just about everything I want it to, except output to the size it says it's going to. I just don't understand why not :confused: I really like this tool a lot and am grateful for the time dean has spent in creating it. Is he not around anymore and has he discontinued updates on this program?

[Music Fan]

This program can do just about everything I want it to, except output to the size it says it's going to.
To avoid to lose time with two successive encodings, you can simply make only the authoring without encoding with MultiAVCHD and then make re-compression (keeping the menus) with BDRebuilder.

[buffalofloyd]

To avoid to lose time with two successive encodings, you can simply make only the authoring without encoding with MultiAVCHD and then make re-compression (keeping the menus) with BDRebuilder.

Excellent suggestion and it works perfectly!!! Thanks very much for your help :)

[Emulgator]

Although I have most versions of multiAVCHD, I am missing one.
Can anybody help me with version 769 ?

[Stevemaster]

Hi!!!

I have a problem with Multiavchd, when is creating clip and playlist info to tsmuxer (see in the log), Windows fail with this message " tsMuxeR.exe has stopped working", so multiavchd/tsmuxer Skipping to next file.

See the log and help me please!!! :

[22:07:13] Detected frame reference count: 4 (max:4).
[22:07:13] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=4
[22:07:13] Detected subtitles: ID#4:S_TEXT/UTF8 Language: spa
[22:07:13] Detected audio: ID#2:A_DTS (48000Hz 24bit 6ch) Language: spa
[22:07:13] Added audio: A_DTS, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=2, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
[22:07:13] Detected audio: ID#3:A_AC3 (48000Hz 6ch) Language: spa
[22:07:13] Added audio: A_AC3, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=3, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
[22:07:13] Extracting SRT/SSA/VOBSUB subtitle tracks.
[22:07:13] Plase wait - it may take a while!
[22:09:12] Converting to SRT/PGS...
[22:09:12] Converting TEXT subtitles to SUP/PGS...
[22:09:12] paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt
[22:10:24] !!! BDSup2Sub reported: 0 warnings!
[22:10:24] *** 0 problems of all 0 are fixed!
[22:10:24] !!! Subtitles may be incomplete!
[22:10:24] !!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)
[22:10:24] Adding external subtitles (Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt) (spa)
[22:10:24] Converting TEXT subtitles to SUP/PGS...
[22:10:24] paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt
[22:11:26] !!! BDSup2Sub reported: 0 warnings!
[22:11:26] *** 0 problems of all 0 are fixed!
[22:11:26] !!! Subtitles may be incomplete!
[22:11:26] !!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)
[22:11:26] Adding external subtitles (Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt) (spa)
[22:11:26] M2TS stream split set at 3999MiB...
[22:11:26] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

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=00:00:00.000;00:08:39.000;00:17:18.000;00:25:57.000;00:34:36.000;00:43:15.000;00:51:55.000;01:00:34.000;01:09:13.000;01:17:52.000;01:26:31.000;01:35:10.000;01:43:49.000 --split-size=3999MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].[1920x1080-23.976].264", insertSEI, contSPS, lang=eng, level=4.1, fps=23.976
A_DTS, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=2, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
A_AC3, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=3, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
S_TEXT/UTF8, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt", font-name="Trebuchet MS",font-size=68,font-color=0x00C6C6C6,font-charset=1,font-bold,bottom-offset=68,font-border=4,text-align=center,video-width=1920,video-height=1080,fps=23.976,lang=spa
S_TEXT/UTF8, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt", font-name="Trebuchet MS",font-size=68,font-color=0x00C6C6C6,font-charset=1,font-bold,bottom-offset=68,font-border=4,text-align=center,video-width=1920,video-height=1080,fps=23.976,lang=spa
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:08:39.000;00:17:18.000;00:25:57.000;00:34:36.000;00:43:15.000;00:51:55.000;01:00:34.000;01:09:13.000;01:17:52.000;01:26:31.000;01:35:10.000;01:43:49.000 --split-size=3999MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].[1920x1080-23.976].264", insertSEI, contSPS, lang=eng, level=4.1, fps=23.976
A_DTS, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=2, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
A_AC3, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv", track=3, lang=spa, timeshift=0ms
S_TEXT/UTF8, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt", font-name="Trebuchet MS",font-size=68,font-color=0x00C6C6C6,font-charset=1,font-bold,bottom-offset=68,font-border=4,text-align=center,video-width=1920,video-height=1080,fps=23.976,lang=spa
S_TEXT/UTF8, "C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].extr.004.spa.srt", font-name="Trebuchet MS",font-size=68,font-color=0x00C6C6C6,font-charset=1,font-bold,bottom-offset=68,font-border=4,text-align=center,video-width=1920,video-height=1080,fps=23.976,lang=spa
===============================================================================
[01:20:49] Important files missing (clpi/mpls/m2ts)...
[01:20:49] Possible tsMuxeR failure to process your input file (C:\Users\Iván\Desktop\Paul [1080p].mkv).
[01:20:49] M2TS (media) file count: 0
[01:20:49] CLPI (clipinfo) file count: 0
[01:20:49] MPLS (playlist) file count: 0

[01:20:49] Skipping to next...

[01:20:49] ERROR: Compilation does not contain any HD-DVD/AVCHD/Blu-ray titles!

[01:20:50] Setting menu for 0 titles...
[01:20:50] Selected TV system: [NTSC]
[01:20:50] Setting Blu-ray format...
[01:20:50] Done!

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Output size : 0 MiB (0 GiB)

[01:20:54] Warnings/errors for this compilation: 1
[01:20:54] C:\Users\Iván\Downloads\multiAVCHD3.0\AVCHD folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[01:20:54] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[01:20:54] You may now remove temp folder (C:\Users\Iván\Downloads\multiAVCHD3.0\_TEMP\).
[01:20:54] Your compilation contains 0hrs 0min 0sec of video material.

[01:20:54] multiAVCHD finished in 21238 seconds (05:53:58)!

[01:20:54] End of log.

[buffalofloyd]

My encodes like to hang here as well...

Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

It just does nothing for hours and I have to abort. I haven't been too successful with this program so I have kind of given up on it. Multitest gives good results but this program just doesn't like me for some reason. It's a shame for me cause I really like it.

[calamari]

I'm having a Title Menu problem. I have 13 titles, so the 13th title ends up on the 2nd page. When I go to the 2nd page and select that title, it plays title 1 instead of title 13. If I play title 12 and let it finish, it goes to title 13 without a problem. Am I doing something wrong or is there a workaround? The title menu is the only menu I have (no main menu etc). This is for Blu-ray output. I tried looking at it in BDEdit but I couldn't find the title menu (although I dunno what I'm really looking at in that mess). Thanks for any suggestions!

[konran]

Hello,

I'm trying to build a special motion menu with multiAVCHD and like to now if it's possible at all:

A 10 sec. movie sequence is chosen as first title to play immediately from BD start. It is an animation used for transition to the main menu and its end should connect seamlessly to the menu. The first play works but the player says "Loading..." for some seconds before showing the menu. This sucks a lot.

Is there any chance to get this working seamlessly? For example I could render the transition 10 sec. and the menu together so that I would need a 10 seconds offset into the menu displaying the buttons and loop to that point when the menu ends up. I haven't found to do something like that :confused:

Cheers, Konran

[MrVideo]

Is there any chance to get this working seamlessly?

No. Not with mAVCHD.

Seamless menu structures are only available with professional authoring software.

[konran]

No. Not with mAVCHD.

:(

And not only this ... I also have to BDEdit the compiled disk because multiAVCHD always generates a play all list that is started as first play. No matter if I activate the "play all" option in the author section or not.

[konran]

Seamless menu structures are only available with professional authoring software.
btw. one question on this matter: Any suggestions of professional BD authoring software that is affordable?

I have the need to work with vc-1 codec (to transform older hddvd's into blu-ray media because there is no more active hddvd player) and e-ac3 or dts. I tried a test installation of Sony Vegas Pro 10 - but it can't deal with none of those codec's mentioned above :(

I don't know if Scenarist BD would handle it, but on the other hand this one is not considered as "affordable" within the environment used (for some private authoring stuff only).

[pancserzso]

Can someone confirm the settings to make a menu-less, infinite-repeating BD-5 from a single video track?

I don't want anything special, just a simple video track, encoded using x264 in 1080p24, and burnt onto a DVD-R that can be played back from most BluRay players in 1080p24.

I know the encoder settings in MeGUI, but I don't know what are the settings needed to make this happen in multiAVCHD.

Can you write a quick list of the important settings for this?

[MrVideo]

I also have to BDEdit the compiled disk because multiAVCHD always generates a play all list that is started as first play. No matter if I activate the "play all" option in the author section or not.

That is strange. When I was using mAVCHD, it never did that to me. It went to the menu for me.

[MrVideo]

btw. one question on this matter: Any suggestions of professional BD authoring software that is affordable?

No such thing as "affordable" when it comes to professional authoring software.

I have the need to work with vc-1 codec (to transform older hddvd's into blu-ray media because there is no more active hddvd player) and e-ac3 or dts. I tried a test installation of Sony Vegas Pro 10 - but it can't deal with none of those codec's mentioned above :(

Really, that is strange since the Sony package will author BD and VC-1 is part of the BD spec.

I don't know if Scenarist BD would handle it, but on the other hand this one is not considered as "affordable" within the environment used (for some private authoring stuff only).

Definitely not "affordable."

[tawh]

I have a digital set top box for my pc that will also play mkv or mpg files (or vob files renamed to mpg ;-) off a hard drive. Unfortunately, as it plays mpg/vobs but not .ifo files, i have to hard encode the subtitles of my dvd rips to mkv or mpg (sd-dvd or hd-dvd in multiAVCHD).

I have tried both of these options and the transcoding with the "hardcode subtitles" option seems to work fine but before the end of the process i get this for both mkv or hd-dvd outputs...

[20:21:36] *** Transcoding successful!

[20:21:36] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:5).
[20:21:36] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 720x576, fps=25.000, ref=3
[20:21:36] Display properties: 1024x576 (AR:1.78)
[20:21:36] Total of 1 tracks found in this file.
[20:21:36] Adding subtitles (dvddump.0.eng.sup) (eng)
[20:21:36] Adding subtitles (dvddump.1.eng.sup) (eng)
[20:21:36] No audio tracks found!
[20:21:36] Creating FILE (MKV/AVC)...
[20:21:39] Failed!

So multiAVCHD is reading the subs fine from the ifo file and has previously processed the audio fine during transcoding but then... something not working.

Anybody out there got any solutions? Thanks!

ps: deanbg's forum seems to have died since the last time i posted there. weird.

[Music Fan]

Are you sure that your set top box can't play subtitles in MKV container ?
Most of MKV compatible devices can play subtitles in MKV.
You will only have to convert your dvd subtitles to another format (like srt) and mux it in mkv with your mpeg-2 video.
It will allow to avoid a hard encoding of the subtitles.
You can also try the TS container if your set top box accept it.

[konran]

That is strange. When I was using mAVCHD, it never did that to me. It went to the menu for me.
Yes it returns to the menu - but first it plays the first title which is set as first title and configured to return to menu; in fact this one doesn't return to menu, instead plays the next title which is the main movie and then jumps to the menu. The multiAVCHD option for play all doesn't change that behaviour. So I patch it with BDEdit.

[konran]

Really, that is strange since the Sony package will author BD and VC-1 is part of the BD spec.
Yes indeed very strange. I'll have a look if the Sony package can be configured. Maybe the problem is that VC-1 and DTS both are configured with ffdshow to get it handled properly with multiAVCHD?!

[MrVideo]

Yes it returns to the menu - but first it plays the first title which is set as first title and configured to return to menu; in fact this one doesn't return to menu, instead plays the next title which is the main movie and then jumps to the menu. The multiAVCHD option for play all doesn't change that behaviour. So I patch it with BDEdit.

Thanks for the clarification. When I was using mAVCHD, I never have a first play title. Only the main menu.

Let me clarify. I didn't like the menu structure that Dean used. I only used the title menus and even those weren't any better. One person complained that he couldn't read what was there.

I gave up.

[calamari]

I'm having a Title Menu problem. I have 13 titles, so the 13th title ends up on the 2nd page. When I go to the 2nd page and select that title, it plays title 1 instead of title 13. If I play title 12 and let it finish, it goes to title 13 without a problem. Am I doing something wrong or is there a workaround? The title menu is the only menu I have (no main menu etc). This is for Blu-ray output. I tried looking at it in BDEdit but I couldn't find the title menu (although I dunno what I'm really looking at in that mess). Thanks for any suggestions!

Hate to bump.. but I'm nearing my deadline for the project. I did a hexdump and compared the 93001.m2ts and 93002.m2ts files, but I never got a good feel for what I was looking at. I wasn't sure if those files were just giving me the overlay bitmaps (the squares and such that show where you are as you move around the title menu). I also hexedited index.bdmv, and saw the title numbers there, it looked good to me. I'm not sure I've actually looked in the right place yet. If anyone knows what file would be telling it where to go when a title entry is clicked, that would be a help, because then I could focus on that file. I wish the multiAVCHD source code was available.. :(

Any ideas? Or am I pretty much stuck with a max of 12 titles per disc unless I can work out a binary file miracle?

[thghgv]

trying to build a similar structure with the menuing facilities in this app but gave up after multiple trys. I too attempted to have a main menu page then use the title for extras material. The main "play" would not play the feature as one would guess and I could not find a place in the app, that would work, to "hard-wire" the feature m2ts to the play button anywhere. Finally gave up on the 2 page approach and went to a single title screen that had all the content on it. However it seems if one has more than 12 pieces of content and you have to try and navigate to the "next" page of titles, you get there the first time only. Trying to navigate BACK to the first 12 is pretty much not doable.

Also re: poster images...
There is a button function to advance to a frame of a title, via the properties screen for that title, and grab a poster image to use in the menus. That simply did not work at all. the only way to get poster images for use in menus is to to screen grabs in another app and save to a 1920/1080 .jpg file and physically point to that file via the manual box for poster images.

I have concluded that this app, for doing menuing type tasks, is pretty worthless. About all it really does well is doing "remake" type editing on BD structures and can be twitchy at that rate sometimes as well. Unless you SAVE your project regularly the app can crash down around you taking all edit and project data along with it.

[calamari]

trying to build a similar structure with the menuing facilities in this app but gave up after multiple trys. I too attempted to have a main menu page then use the title for extras material. The main "play" would not play the feature as one would guess and I could not find a place in the app, that would work, to "hard-wire" the feature m2ts to the play button anywhere. Finally gave up on the 2 page approach and went to a single title screen that had all the content on it. However it seems if one has more than 12 pieces of content and you have to try and navigate to the "next" page of titles, you get there the first time only. Trying to navigate BACK to the first 12 is pretty much not doable.

Also re: poster images...
There is a button function to advance to a frame of a title, via the properties screen for that title, and grab a poster image to use in the menus. That simply did not work at all. the only way to get poster images for use in menus is to to screen grabs in another app and save to a 1920/1080 .jpg file and physically point to that file via the manual box for poster images.

I have concluded that this app, for doing menuing type tasks, is pretty worthless. About all it really does well is doing "remake" type editing on BD structures and can be twitchy at that rate sometimes as well. Unless you SAVE your project regularly the app can crash down around you taking all edit and project data along with it.

Yeah I noticed the same thing re: poster images, crashing, etc. One thing that helped me avoid crashes was to NEVER click the convenient title links below.. always use the ones at the top. Then, after you do any operation wait at least 10 seconds before doing the next one. And like you say, save often.

MultiAVCHD pretty much violates every rule of what I consider to be good software.. it's closed source, unstable, phones home, begs for money, etc. It gets away with it because it's offered as freeware and is pretty much the only option.. and it happens to work (for the most part). So, I'm definitely glad for it, even though I hope for a free software alternative someday.

I found the default title menu to be rather ugly (and text too small to be legible on an SD TV set).. so I created my own title menu using ffmpeg, yuv4mpeg, x264, and tsMuxer. In case it helps anyone else (this is for Linux, but I'm sure you guys could translate it to Windows somehow), here's how to encode your own title menu:

#!/bin/bash
BITRATE="6000"
NAME="83001"
VIDEO="menu-%02d.png"
ffmpeg -i $VIDEO -y -f rawvideo -r 23.976 -vcodec rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -s 1920x1080 -aspect 16:9 -an vdec.yuv &> $NAME.mlog
cat vdec.yuv | yuv4mpeg -w 1920 -h 1080 -r 24000:1001 -a 1:1 > vdec.y4m
X264OPTS="--fps 24000/1001 --bitrate $BITRATE --preset placebo --bluray-compat --rc-lookahead 120 --vbv-maxrate 11800 --vbv-bufsize 14750 --level 4.1 --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --colorprim bt709 --transfer bt709 --colormatrix bt709 --sar 1:1"
x264 $X264OPTS -o $NAME.264 vdec.y4m &> $NAME.xlog
rm vdec.yuv vdec.y4m

I made 25 symlinks to the 1920x1080 source image, one for each of the 25 frames.. each named menu-01.png, menu-02.png, etc. If you want an animation you'd use different images for the frames of course. After running this, use tsMuxer to mux 83001.264 to 83001.m2ts (adding an audio track did not seem to be necessary). Then, after building your project Blu-ray in multiAVCHD, go to the BDMV/STREAM directory and replace 83001.m2ts with the one you made. Now your new title menu will show up instead!

Keep in mind that this does not change the cursor positions.. so your layout will have to be somewhat similar to the original (and you can't get rid of the useless < > X buttons)... I think the secret to removing those buttons and moving things around is in the 9300*.m2ts files. But, I don't know how those files are structured.

EDIT: While searching around for the Blu-ray spec, I came across page 154 in this thread. That shows a little about how to edit the menus in BDEdit. The key that page doesn't show is in order to edit the menu, you must load the 93001.m2ts file (click Load at the bottom). So, it appears that all the action is in those files after all. BDEdit also has a handy preview (Click Start) where you can try it out. With BDEdit, I think I'll be able to fit everything onto one page, get rid of the bottom buttons, etc. This will be awesome!

EDIT #2: I got it to work! Using BDEdit to understand how things are structured, I used a hex editor to modify the buttons. I replaced the unused button 3 (in page 2) with the commands to load title 13, I removed the bottom < > X buttons, and I also moved the buttons around (X + 200, Y - 100) and changed the navigation. Was a hell of a lot of work and pretty complicated. I've attached the resulting 93001.m2ts for a working 13 title menu. You could expand this up to 16 titles on the menu since buttons 2, 4, and 5 are now available. But I didn't need that so I didn't do it. To use it, build the project like you normally would. After it is done, then replace their 93001.m2ts with this file. Since I moved things around and added a title, you'll have to build a custom 83001.m2ts as I described above. Also attached the image for the menu I made (for positioning).

[thghgv]

wow looks like you are really testing the crap out this thing.

I have been trying to find an alternative "remake/reauthor" BD app, payware, shareware, freeware, whatever, that will import & work with m2ts files natively, NOT re-encoding them on output, and that also will handle Dolby HD and DTS HD audio the same. I haven't found anything yet that doesn't require selling crack to afford, and then taking 2 years of college courses to work with. Someone suggested TEMPGEnc Authoring Works as a possible alternative, but haven't had a chance to see if there is a trial that I can test with.

[data129]

I think this software is outdated eac3to won't convert dts, dts-ma to ac3. it refuses to. Also If i want to put multiple dvds on a bluray disc with no transcoding the video is jurky, if i use transcoding, the video and audio are out of sync.

[konran]

Someone suggested TEMPGEnc Authoring Works as a possible alternative, but haven't had a chance to see if there is a trial that I can test with.
Two days ago I had a look at the technical specs for TMPGEnc Authoring 4 which should be the current version. It says that on INPUT most HD contents can be used. Unfortunately there is no DTS audio and no VC-1 as I need. But now the bummer: on OUTPUT if you've chosen Blu-ray it only writes MPEG-2!
That will mean anything you put in as MPEG-4 HD footage has to be down transcoded into MPEG-2 wasting lots of space on a BD. So that one is out of focus.
... and I'm also looking for a tool that is affordable and can make the menu authoring stuff for BD. The rest like muxing and transcoding is no problem.

[Music Fan]

@ konran : did you test BDEdit ?
It could maybe help you to modify menus made with MultiAVCHD.
I never tested it but it looks great ;
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/BDedit#features

edit : I just saw above that you already tested it, so I guess this program can't do what you need.

[thghgv]

Two days ago I had a look at the technical specs for TMPGEnc Authoring 4 which should be the current version. It says that on INPUT most HD contents can be used. Unfortunately there is no DTS audio and no VC-1 as I need. But now the bummer: on OUTPUT if you've chosen Blu-ray it only writes MPEG-2!
That will mean anything you put in as MPEG-4 HD footage has to be down transcoded into MPEG-2 wasting lots of space on a BD. So that one is out of focus.
... and I'm also looking for a tool that is affordable and can make the menu authoring stuff for BD. The rest like muxing and transcoding is no problem.

hrmm... So it looks as though TMPGEnc is not a solution for my efforts either. Transcoding (video especially) when it's not needed pretty much precludes the whole need for a tool of this sort. Even Encore CS5, which will give total control over menus etc, will transcode the stuff (audio & video) on output which knocks down the quality even though it uses a really good encoder.

I have never been able to make BDedit work to any advantage. Tried the tutorials and the like and still cannot get previews to work or make sense of the work flow of the tool. I guess for now the simple removing of unwanted content from a BD is best accomplished with multiavchd until something better comes along, but if your application is for creating or remaking BD menuing multiAVCHD is quite lacking.

[calamari]

With a combo of x264, mencoder, and ffmpeg, you can encode pretty much anything. Definitely takes research and effort tho. When I make something work I keep it documented in a file so next time I have examples to start from. Has helped me a lot.

[konran]

edit : I just saw above that you already tested it, so I guess this program can't do what you need.
In fact BDEdit can exactly do what I need ... the problem is to handle this tool good enough. A tutorial for BDMV vm opcodes would be very helpful indeed. Unless I don't find one I have to fiddle a lot into it.

Finally I've found a solution to get a first play intro movie in multiAVCHD quite properly (with some test streams for now):

I activated generation of a welcome screen and set the length matching the real intro movie,
then applied the same audio track to the welcome screen as used in the intro movie,
after multiAVCHD compile replaced 80000.m2ts with my real intro movie naming it same...

... unfortunately there is another bug within multiAVCHD which re-encodes my DTS audio stream of the custom welcome screen into AC-3, even if I had configured NOT to encode anything into AC-3 in the subtitle & audio tab.

That is where BDEdit comes into place. There are really some dependencies between playlists and clipinfo. The benefit is that BDEdit corrects the packet length of the intro movie which was replaced. And finally I found it to change the stream type flags for the audio stream which was DD instead of DTS.

Nevertheless there is no seamless branch between welcome screen and the main menu. I think this is high sofisticated work if it's done with BDEdit...

[konran]

With a combo of x264, mencoder, and ffmpeg, you can encode pretty much anything.
Well, when I have to re-encode something I do this with StaxRip in many cases. It is a frontend to x264, well-documented and works with templates.

[tawh]

I have a digital set top box for my pc that will also play mkv or mpg files (or vob files renamed to mpg ;-) off a hard drive. Unfortunately, as it plays mpg/vobs but not .ifo files, i have to hard encode the subtitles of my dvd rips to mkv or mpg (sd-dvd or hd-dvd in multiAVCHD).

I have tried both of these options and the transcoding with the "hardcode subtitles" option seems to work fine but before the end of the process i get this for both mkv or hd-dvd outputs...

[20:21:36] *** Transcoding successful!

[20:21:36] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:5).
[20:21:36] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 720x576, fps=25.000, ref=3
[20:21:36] Display properties: 1024x576 (AR:1.78)
[20:21:36] Total of 1 tracks found in this file.
[20:21:36] Adding subtitles (dvddump.0.eng.sup) (eng)
[20:21:36] Adding subtitles (dvddump.1.eng.sup) (eng)
[20:21:36] No audio tracks found!
[20:21:36] Creating FILE (MKV/AVC)...
[20:21:39] Failed!

So multiAVCHD is reading the subs fine from the ifo file and has previously processed the audio fine during transcoding but then... something not working.

Anybody out there got any solutions? Thanks!

ps: deanbg's forum seems to have died since the last time i posted there. weird.

Are you sure that your set top box can't play subtitles in MKV container ?
Most of MKV compatible devices can play subtitles in MKV.
You will only have to convert your dvd subtitles to another format (like srt) and mux it in mkv with your mpeg-2 video.
It will allow to avoid a hard encoding of the subtitles.
You can also try the TS container if your set top box accept it.

Thanks, I will give it a go.

although from my discussions on other topics with the techies of this media player i have my doubts!

[konran]

I hope for some help on this matter out there...

Now I'm successfully done converting King Kong HDDVD into Blu-ray HDMV format using multiAVCHD ... the main title plays fine, the menu seems to work - but not true, the menu doesn't!

The movie is approx. 3hrs 7min and there were 50 chapter points imported from the original EVO stuff. So that gives 5 chapter menu pages which multiAVCHD generates (on a custom menu, followed the descriptions in deank's forum). Now, the first chapter menu is the ONLY one that really does work (nav. back and forw., exit)!

Issue 1:
The second page navigates forward to itself (page 2) and backward to page 5. The fifth page navigates navigates forward to page 2 and backward to itself (page 5). :confused:

Issue 2:
Chapter menu pages no. three and four can never be seen.

Issue 3:
Chapter pages two and five use the chapter times from chapter page one ... so they are fully useless.

In fact the whole chapter menu is useless in case of having more than one chapter page. :devil:

Any help for this? Might be that BDedit is the only way to come around ... but in this case I don't know how to implement/edit navigational commands etc.

[alrjordan]

Hello,

I don't know if I'm at the right place here but here I go :

I've uncropped a mkv file with multiAVCHD which went well,
however I have two subtitels(same language) in it.

One I can't put off,the other one can be set on/off in the usual way(using powerdvd)
Can someone help me with this,maybe I did something wrong in the settings?
Uncropping was ok and I also checked the subtitle settings.

kind regards
alr

[setarip_old]

@alrjordan

Hi!One I can't put off,the other one can be set on/off in the usual way(using powerdvd)Sounds like you inadvertently set the program for "permanent" ("burned" as part of the video) subtitles, as well as adding them as "external"...

[alrjordan]

Thanks for the quick answer.
I think you mean this setting : "don not hard encode subtitles" in the "title transcode settings" it is always set as "do not hard encode subtitles"(have always checked that)

This is how I import the mkv :
1/add video file
2/then "trancode" option in "media" tab
3/then I get a screen with settings like "avysinth" and "x264"
>>>there I can select the option for " do not hard encode subtitles"
Or am I wrong?
In the "subtitle options" tab I have set the following options "enabled"

1/enable advanced processing
2/bold
3/force display of first subtitle track
4/post process srt/ssa subtitles
5/parse and fix srt/ssa subtitles

or do I have to set something different

Why does it seem that the chapter list has been seen as external subtitle?(according to log)
[15:08:13] Loading original chapters (S:\Cop Out(MKV)\Cop.Out.2010.1080p.remuxed.mkv).
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:00:00.000]: 00 00 00.000
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:06:33.643]: 00 06 33.643
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:10:36.636]: 00 10 36.636
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:14:38.920]: 00 14 38.920
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:17:01.395]: 00 17 01.395
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:22:19.713]: 00 22 19.713
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:25:44.418]: 00 25 44.418
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:29:43.115]: 00 29 43.115
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:33:50.111]: 00 33 50.111
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:36:54.796]: 00 36 54.796
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:40:41.189]: 00 40 41.189
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:43:01.454]: 00 43 01.454
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:46:49.849]: 00 46 49.849
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:49:57.620]: 00 49 57.620
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [00:55:25.864]: 00 55 25.864
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:00:29.501]: 01 00 29.501
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:04:23.693]: 01 04 23.693
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:07:48.356]: 01 07 48.356
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:14:10.654]: 01 14 10.654
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:17:54.962]: 01 17 54.962
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:21:38.268]: 01 21 38.268
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:26:21.468]: 01 26 21.468
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:29:27.779]: 01 29 27.779
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:34:02.345]: 01 34 02.345
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:37:32.972]: 01 37 32.972
[15:08:13] Chapter name at [01:40:43.371]: 01 40 43.371
[15:08:14] Audio track #2 name: [English DTS 1509kbps]
[15:08:14] Subtitle track #3 name: [English]
[15:08:14] Subtitle track #4 name: [Dutch]
[15:08:14] Loading external subtitles: (eng) - Cop.Out.2010.1080p.remuxed.mkv.chapters.eng.srt
[15:08:14] [TRANSCODE]: Title#01 8862 kbps, 1920x800 -> 1920x1080

thanks in advance!

[alrjordan]

Hello,

I did some tests again and disable "directvobsub" in k-lite codec pack did the trick.(directvobsub did the hardcoded sub indipendent from multiavchd)
However the problem with the external sub is still present.
As I mentioned before,after loading original mkv chapters it gets the wrong extension(srt)instead of "txt,chp or cue" as possible choice in "chapters">>>"browse".
That way the chapterlist(srt)gets recognized as a third subtitle,then you can see the chapter timings as a subtitle in the final result,which is not the intention.

I guess when the extracted chapter list gets the correct extension(txt,chp or cue)it will be recognized as a real chapter list.
Note that in the pgs order list the chapterlist is present.

Can someone confirm this.

kind regards
alr

[dror.sharon5]

Hallo all!
I have some mkv back ups with True HD sound. I have recently bought a Blu Ray burner and I am using multiAVCHD to author the discs. tsMuxer refuses to recognize the TrueHD tracks, but when I place the source mkv files in to multiAVCHD they are recognized just fine. HOWEVER when I start the process it gets to: "Creating Clip and Playlist Info (tsMuxer)...", and in the bottom process bar it just sais "processing..." all the time, and never stops. My guess is tsMuxer is having problems with the TrueHD sound, because other discs made without TrueHD work just fine...
I've read a bit online, but found no help. Seems tsMuxer has a problem with TrueHD in general some times.
So I tried using ac3to and change the TrueHD to AC3 640Kbps. But then the track was degraded from 7.1 channels to 5.1, which really sucks.
So... How do I do this? For sure there's a way to do it without transcoding the TrueHD or downgrading it to 5.1 AC3...
Any suggestions?

[Music Fan]

What happens when you open your MKV directly in TSMuxer ? Does it recognize the True HD track ?
If yes, you can make a ts (or m2ts) file and then open it in MultiAVCHD and see if it works.
If no, try to demux your MKV to elementary streams with MKVExtract and remux these streams with TSMuxer in ts (or m2ts).

[dror.sharon5]

Hi :)
Thanx for the quick response.
tsMuxer doesn't recognize the track. He gives an error messege saying some of the tracks can't be displayed or something, and shows all track but the TrueHD sound.
I demuxed it and remuxed it with MKVExtract, and muxed them back using MKVmerge. No help - tsMuxer still doesn't recognize the track and the mkv is still stuck in multiAVCHD.
Any other suggestions? :\

[Music Fan]

After demuxing with MKVExtract, did you mux the elementary streams also with TSMuxer or only with MKVMerge ?
If it doesn't work with TSMuxer, there's maybe a header problem with the audio track (or something broken in it), so you could try to cut your MKV (just a few frames or seconds), but you have to find a program which accept this MKV.

[dror.sharon5]

after demuxing, tsMuxer still didn't recognize the TrueHD track, even while seperated from the rest of the tracks...
As for the eader - I thought there was a way to fix such things, weren't there?

[Music Fan]

You could maybe try to remove the Dialog normalization with eac3to, it works with ac3 but I don't know if it does with True HD. It could help to make this track recognizable by TSMuxer.
You will have more explanations there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=125966
Or you could decompress it to PCM (as True HD is lossless, we can consider this operation as a simple decompression) and keep the sound in PCM or encode it in True HD or DTS HD MA. But these encoders aren't free of course.

[AGKnotUser]

Hi,

I trans-coded two large movies into one set of files to burn to a 25 GB disc. I added motion menus and chapter thumbnails. I used the fit-all button to set the size. What I got was a 30 GB set of files. Is there a method for setting the size of the files when adding motion menus and chapter thumbnails?

Thanks for any answer.

[Music Fan]

Hi,

I trans-coded two large movies into one set of files to burn to a 25 GB disc. I added motion menus and chapter thumbnails. I used the fit-all button to set the size. What I got was a 30 GB set of files. Is there a method for setting the size of the files when adding motion menus and chapter thumbnails?

Thanks for any answer.
You can use BDRebuilder and MultiAVCHD as I suggested there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1512486#post1512486
and there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1512711#post1512711

[AGKnotUser]

You can use BDRebuilder and MultiAVCHD as I suggested there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1512486#post1512486
and there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1512711#post1512711

Thanks! Very good suggestion. One question: How do I use the authoring only without encoding? I tried re-author mode but it didn't allow menus. Then I tried "HDD Keep Bit Rate" in the Fit All button, but that ran the encoder again.

[Capsbackup]

Thanks! Very good suggestion. One question: How do I use the authoring only without encoding? I tried re-author mode but it didn't allow menus. Then I tried "HDD Keep Bit Rate" in the Fit All button, but that ran the encoder again.

Your files need to be Blu-ray/AVCHD compatible to avoid transcoding... 1920x1080, 1280x720, etc.. :cool:

[Music Fan]

Actually, even weird resolutions are accepted and won't be re-encoded if one don't ask to re-encode, but there is a message which prevents that it may be not accepted by the player.
My Sony player can play files in 960.540 without problem while it's not supposed to be AVCHD compatible.
But this is an exact 16/9 ratio and is the half of 1920.1080 (vertically and horizontally, which equals a resolution four times lower).
With special ratios (neither 4/3 nor 16/9), the image is stretched to 16/9 (or 4/3). In this case, you'd better re-encode it to add black bars.

[dror.sharon5]

You could maybe try to remove the Dialog normalization with eac3to, it works with ac3 but I don't know if it does with True HD. It could help to make this track recognizable by TSMuxer.

What?
I've opened eac3to gui but I didn't find anything there that removes dialog normalization :(
How is such a thing acomplished?

[Music Fan]

You can do it with command lines, it's explained there ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1512431#post1512431
Very simple actually.
But it may not help you (in this case, decompress True HD in PCM).

[AGKnotUser]

Your files need to be Blu-ray/AVCHD compatible to avoid transcoding... 1920x1080, 1280x720, etc.. :cool:

They are BD files taken from a BD disc.. How do I avoid transcoding?

[Capsbackup]

They are BD files taken from a BD disc.. How do I avoid transcoding?

Every time I use BD files from a Blu-ray disc, either by using Re-author mode or Add Video Files, no transcoding takes place. ( As long as I don't select to transcode! ) Menu files will always be transcoded though.
You can check under "Settings" and make sure there is no check mark/selection for "auto set transcode for non-compliant titles".
I also changed, under "Author" tab, Transcode media fit (MiB) to 23500, and the same for Media (m2ts) split at (MiB) 23500.

[AGKnotUser]

Every time I use BD files from a Blu-ray disc, either by using Re-author mode or Add Video Files, no transcoding takes place. ( As long as I don't select to transcode! ) Menu files will always be transcoded though.
You can check under "Settings" and make sure there is no check mark/selection for "auto set transcode for non-compliant titles".
I also changed, under "Author" tab, Transcode media fit (MiB) to 23500, and the same for Media (m2ts) split at (MiB) 23500.

Thanks! Worked like a charm.

[ps3z]

hello everyone

i added sup file to blu-ray on multiavchd,subtitles are changing between but not being off,how i could fix that?

please help me if someone know it.



Greetings
Matt

[dror.sharon5]

ps3z - did your file had to be recropped to 1920x1080?
I had the same issue with a couple of movies with the recropping hard burned the subtitle tracks to the movie for no appearant reason (the settings said not to, but it did anyway).
The only way I found to overcome this was to demux the film, remux without any subtitle tracks (keep the subtitle tracks), then recrop, then use multiAVCHD and add the subtitles as external.

As for my previouse problem - it's getting too complicated for me. I'll just wait for someone to figure out how to make tsMuxer work nicely with TrueHD tracks.

For another issue - I have a vorbid track (commentaries) that I wish to add to a movie. tsMuxer doesn't recognize the track, but multiAVCHD does, as well as mkvmerge, mkvextract, etc.
I made a blu ray disc, the track was there. BUT when multiAVCHD finished, the track didn't appear in the video. The original DTS sound plays fine, but the vorbit track simply isn't there. I tryed different settings, like using the ac3to tab and set it to turn non HD sound to ac3 640, but it didn't work.
Is there a freeware that can turn the vorbid track to an ac3 track? Or any other way to overcome this, I guess?

[setarip_old]

@dror.sharon5

Hi!
tsMuxer doesn't recognize the track, but multiAVCHD does

Since multiAVCHD uses tsMuxer, I doubt that it's actually "recognizing" the track - just not generating an informational or error message...

[ps3z]

hello dror.sharon5 subtitles are not hardcoded or forced but its doing like that.like without reason.i couldnt find any solution.it does for sup files but not for srt files etc....

maybe sup maker program does itself,i have to type to developer.


Greetings
ps3z




ps3z - did your file had to be recropped to 1920x1080?
I had the same issue with a couple of movies with the recropping hard burned the subtitle tracks to the movie for no appearant reason (the settings said not to, but it did anyway).
The only way I found to overcome this was to demux the film, remux without any subtitle tracks (keep the subtitle tracks), then recrop, then use multiAVCHD and add the subtitles as external.

As for my previouse problem - it's getting too complicated for me. I'll just wait for someone to figure out how to make tsMuxer work nicely with TrueHD tracks.

For another issue - I have a vorbid track (commentaries) that I wish to add to a movie. tsMuxer doesn't recognize the track, but multiAVCHD does, as well as mkvmerge, mkvextract, etc.
I made a blu ray disc, the track was there. BUT when multiAVCHD finished, the track didn't appear in the video. The original DTS sound plays fine, but the vorbit track simply isn't there. I tryed different settings, like using the ac3to tab and set it to turn non HD sound to ac3 640, but it didn't work.
Is there a freeware that can turn the vorbid track to an ac3 track? Or any other way to overcome this, I guess?

[dror.sharon5]

@dror.sharon5

Hi!


Since multiAVCHD uses tsMuxer, I doubt that it's actually "recognizing" the track - just not generating an informational or error message...

Except that it shows a VORBID track with 2 channels and even writes that it's commentaries, and has the bit rate samples and everything...

[a.k.a.]

Dean (and Adub),

Being helped tremendously by Adub's video screencast for multiAVCHD. Thanks a million!

Two problems:

1) As soon as I click "NO" at the "Do you want to re-author?" popup, I'm getting a "Cannot open file" error (Line 55) instead of multiAVCHD starting its search of a BDMV directory for playlists.

2) There is no _LOG folder or file as described in your tutorial (...\_LOG\DATETIME-multiAVCHD.log).

3) Earlier today, before relaunching the program now, I had the playlists loading just fine from the same ISO, but there was no "remove" option once loaded.

Both earlier and now, I'm loading this from a CloneDrive mounted ISO, where the ISO is located on an external drive. The only other tampering I've done is to offload the _TEMP folder to a separate volume from where multiAVCHD is stored, so as not to run out of room. (C is where the exe is installed, D is where _TEMP is, though the folder's empty.) Again, apart from the no "remove" option, there was no trouble doing this earlier.

Let me know what to do next. I might just reinstall (sigh).

[bfrqrv]

I have a question about 3D.

Can we make Real3d output? i have tested, but the results are always 2D. I think it is not possible, but can someone confirm this for me?

What i do is the following:

I import a BDMV 3d map. I make none specific configuration, only a top menu. Then i output it to PS3. The movie works, but only 2D.

[icegue]

I created a DVD image and everything worked fine. Since then, everytime I try to start the program it only starts minimized in the task bar and I can't get the program to open its normal window.

The program also doesn't crash because when I just press 'enter' after starting the program I'm asked to choose the file to be opened - it seems that I hit the 'add video files' button. Afterwards I still don't see the program windows although there is no error message.

Can anybody please tell me how to get the program started (showing its window) again?

[setarip_old]

@icegue

Hi!

Right-click on the "multiAVCHD.exe" file (or Desktop icon, if you have one) and select "Properties".

Set "Run" to "Nomal window".

Click on "OK"

[icegue]

Right-click on the "multiAVCHD.exe" file (or Desktop icon, if you have one) and select "Properties".

Set "Run" to "Nomal window".

Click on "OK"
Thanks for your answer, but unfortunately it didn't help...

[setarip_old]

@icegue

1) Did you remember to click "OK"?

2) If you NOW rightclick on the file and select "Properties", what does it NOW say next to "Run"?

If it says "Normal Window", reboot your system and see if the program then sets up properly...

[icegue]

@ setarip_old:

I clicked on "ok" and when I now rightclick on "Properties" it says "Normal window". Even a reboot doesn't help... :(

[setarip_old]

Uninstall, reboot, reinstall, reboot - or perform a System Restore back to the last time things were working properly...

[Taurus50]

How can I back up DVDs with multiAVCHD and put them on a BD? So far I have tried to make MKVs out of them and created a BD, but the 4/3 aspect ratio was gone and it was displayed at 16/9. I carfully did put only 4/3 files together but in vain.
Any good idea how I can create a BD with a correct display of 4/3 aspect ratio?

[Music Fan]

If you put before your videos in MKV specifying 4/3 ratio, I believe MultiAVCHD will respect this ratio and will output the file in 4/3.
You can also try TS container in place of MKV.

[Monty11]

Is there any way to select which frame is used as a thumbnail for each title in the XMB, Slide or Carousel menus in multiAVCHD? Forgive me if the answer is obvious - I've had no luck searching for it. Thanks.

[Taurus50]

If you put before your videos in MKV specifying 4/3 ratio, I believe MultiAVCHD will respect this ratio and will output the file in 4/3.
You can also try TS container in place of MKV.

Well I did the MKVs with 4/3 in mkvmerg but that did not help. MultiAVCHD creates a BD with 16/9, so, I don#t think it will work.

[Music Fan]

Weird, I did it and it worked. Try TS with TSMuxer, it should work.

[Monty11]

I have a Windows 7 64-bit computer. I used MakeMKV to convert a BluRay disk to an MKV file, then split it into 7 files using mkvMergeGUI (so I could rearrange the order), then loaded all 7 files into multiAVCHD to make a new BluRay disk. A few seconds after pressing Start, multiAVCHD hung with an error message "tsMuxer.exe has stopped working. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." I had to close multiAVCHD and tsMuxer with Task Manager. Can anyone provide a solution? Here is the MediaInfo report on the first of the seven MKV files:

General
Unique ID : 187423654740983734255791377375122371428 (0x8D007B9F05561843924BC2F901CF3364)
Complete name : F:\BB MakeMKV\Concerto 1.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 3.49 GiB
Duration : 18mn 29s
Overall bit rate : 27.1 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-08-31 01:06:36
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.9.1 ('Ich will') built on Jul 11 2011 23:53:15
Writing library : libebml v1.2.1 + libmatroska v1.1.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 18mn 29s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Maximum bit rate : 28.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Language : English
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : PCM
Codec ID : A_PCM/INT/LIT
Duration : 18mn 29s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Title : 2/0
Language : German

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : PCM
Codec ID : 00001000-0000-0100-8000-00AA00389B71
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 18mn 29s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 4 608 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 609 MiB (17%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : German

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 00
00:00:47.047 : en:Chapter 01
00:04:36.409 : en:Chapter 02
00:07:42.395 : en:Chapter 03
00:11:35.094 : en:Chapter 04

[setarip_old]

@Monty11then loaded all 7 files into multiAVCHD to make a new BluRay disk.Instead, try using tsMuxer DIRECTLY to "JOIN" (Not "Add") your 7 .MKVs and save as Blu-ray...

[Farscape1]

i made a mistake and updated ffdshow and haali media splitter. i wish to go back to the "official multiAVCHD" versions of each program. i've been searching this thread for hours and all i keep seeing are links to a page on a now defunct support forum.

i know i should be using avisynth 2.58. but i can't remember the versions of ffdshow and haali. i would appreciate any assistance i can get. thanks.

[Music Fan]

For Haali, I believe Dean recommended the 11-01-2009 version.
I don't know for ffdshow.

[Monty11]

setarip_old, thanks very much for your helpful advice yesterday.

My apologies, but please could I have some assistance with another problem. How do I select the thumbnail frames that multiAVCHD uses in a static "Slide" top menu? I click on each file in the Media tab to get the file properties, then enter the "Poster frame" number (e.g. 00:00:45:205) then OK. If I reopen each file's properties, the frame I selected shows in the small preview screen. However, when I select Menu > Menu Preview > Main Menu, the preview shows only "multiAVCHD.deanBG.com" in plain blue frames with no thumbnails. On the Menu > Extended tab, "Do not create title thumbnails" is unchecked. In the finished Blu-Ray compilation, I get thumbnails, but they are not the ones I selected. What am I doing wrong?

[Farscape1]

For Haali, I believe Dean recommended the 11-01-2009 version.
I don't know for ffdshow.

thank you.

[Farscape1]

I'm sorry to be such a noob, but i can't find the bookmark to a web page that went into detail how to configure haali and ffdshow (and the win 7 filter tweaker). And come to think of it, that page may have been on the support forum that is gone.

Thank you for the help and thank you for continuing this thread. This is one the best programs i've ever used and i've barely even scratched the surface of what it can do. For example, I haven't even figured out how to eliminate the bar on the menu page so all that shows is the buttons (and of course "play all", "episode list", etc.)

Thanks again.

[BZeeme]

I'm sorry to be such a noob, but i can't find the bookmark to a web page that went into detail how to configure haali and ffdshow (and the win 7 filter tweaker). And come to think of it, that page may have been on the support forum that is gone.

On adub's site - how to setup proper playback chain windows:

http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-playback-chain-windows

[Taurus50]

Weird, I did it and it worked. Try TS with TSMuxer, it should work.

Well, I tried to put all DVD contend with tsmuxer into ts files. According to Mediainfo I got files with:

Width : 720 Pixel
Height : 576 Pixel
Display aspect ratio : 4:3

When I load the files into multiAVCHD it is changed to

[16:21:29] *** Original : 720x576
[16:21:29] *** Crop : 0
[16:21:29] *** Resize : 720x576 (No change)
[16:21:29] *** Uncrop to : 720x576
[16:21:29] *** Sharpen : 0
[16:21:29] *** Bitrate : 4318 kbps
[16:21:29] *** Frame rate: Original (25.000)
[16:21:29] *** Level : 3
[16:21:29] *** B-frames : 3
[16:21:29] *** Ref-frames: 4
[16:21:29] *** GOP size : 50 (keyframe min. each 4 frames)
[16:21:29] *** Quality : One pass (turbo)
[16:21:29] *** SAR : 16:11
[16:21:29] *** DAR : 1024x576
[16:21:29] *** Profile : Blu-ray

Now, how can I tell multiAVCHD stick to the original display aspect ratio? Anyone out there with some helpful ideas? My main object is to get a few old dvds on one bd.
Thank you

[Music Fan]

Very strange, I don't have this problem (but I didn't use MultiAVCHD for a long time, the last version has maybe a bug).
Anyway, I wonder if you could solve this problem with BDEdit or simply with TSMuxer correcting the m2ts created by MultiAVCHD and replacing it (keeping the same name of course).

[Monty11]

PLEASE could someone help with the problem I posed on 3rd September? How do I select the thumbnail frames that multiAVCHD (4.1 build 770) uses in a static "Slide" top menu? I select the file properties, then enter the "Poster frame" number (e.g. 00:00:45:205) then OK. If I reopen each file's properties, the frame I selected shows in the small preview screen. In the finished Blu-Ray compilation, I get thumbnails, but they are not the ones I selected.

[Farscape1]

How to fix menu page created by multiavchd?

I created a blu-ray project a while back (meaning i don't have the source files on my HDD but I could re-create them when i have a day to spare).

The problem is I only checked to see if it would load and then moved on to another (had a lot of projects at the time). It loaded fine but unfortunately the buttons do not appear so nothing can be selected. That is a problem.

I tried loading the project into multiAVCHD (re-author mode) in the hopes that it would correct itself when it processed the BDMV structure. Unfortunately for me, it didn't.

I tried using the tutorial for editing blu-ray menus by ctrl2007 but there is nothing in the JAR folder and when loading the project into BDEdit, nothing appeared in the menu section (of course).

So I was hoping someone could help me either: correct the main menu so that the buttons work, or some way to bypass the main menu to get to the titlelist menu so I can at least see what I named the 50 or so titles.

Thank you.

[BZeeme]

How to fix menu page created by multiavchd?

get to the titlelist menu so I can at least see what I named the 50 or so titles.


In the Stream folder, play the .M2TS file(s) for the titlelist with a software player.

[Farscape1]

In the Stream folder, play the .M2TS file(s) for the titlelist with a software player.

thank you for your help.

i tried playing the .m2ts files (well the ones that weren't the project files) and i kept getting errors from both MPC and powerdvd.

[BZeeme]

I would try "Media Player Classic - Home Cinema" or maybe VLC

[vamsiklak]

Hi
does anyone the version (multiavchd 3d) does work on 3DBD ISO50GB to 25GN 3DBD with bluray structure intact

[danilo72h501]

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)


how you can create something similar with version 4.1? thanks

[claymic]

Hi
Please help me with this.
I want to insert a new audio in my Blu-Ray 3D without have to change or transconde 3D, i only want insert a new audio. How i can do that ?
Thanks and i am sorry for my bad english.
Clayton
p.s the blu-ray discs are all Full (bdmv folder).

[Griffith400]

Hi everyone,

I've been a user of Doom9 for yrs but this is my first post. I'm testing MultiAVCHD as a solution for transferring all my original DVDs to USB hard drive for playback via an Oppo BluRay player (I've run out of physical storage for any more DVD/BR cases!).

I've two current issues that I can't find solutions to despite searching numerous forums and wondered if anybody could help advise:-

Note: I currently use MultiAVCHD 4.1 build 770 with the recommended versions of fdshow, Haali media splitter, avisynth etc, running on XP with SP3.


1/ I can't find where to stop it creating all the chapter thumbnails? I don't want or need the chapter menus and have unchecked the option to create these menus but it still creates all the thumbnails for every chapter?
Deans Tutorial page refers to a "[x] Create chapter thumbnails (XMB)" option but I can't find this anywhere? I realise his tutorial images/info, have changed as new builds have been done.
Any ideas?

2/ I just can't get subtitles to be created. I will normally exclude them, only ripping the main movie and main soundtrack. However, a few films need them due to forced foreign/alien language. I realise this is a lengthy subject on it's own. Are there any suggestions, guides or tutorials you can recommend?
For info, below is the multiAVCHD log from a successful film creation but failed subtitles:
[18:45:57] Processing (DVD (01) C:\Temp\Return of the
Jedi\VIDEO_TS\)...
[18:45:57] Pre-processing DVD input (C:\Temp\Return of the
Jedi\VIDEO_TS\)...
[18:45:58] *** Detected duration: 02:09:15
[18:45:58] *** Subtitles: 720x576 25.000 ID#14 (und)...
[18:45:58] *** Extracting subtitles ID#14 (mencoder)...
[18:48:38] *** Converting DVD subtitles to Blu-ray format
(java:BDSup2Sub)...
[18:48:41] !!! Last imported subpicture: (none imported)
[18:48:41] !!! Subtitles may be incomplete!
[18:48:41] !!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)
[18:48:41] *** Subtitles: 720x576 25.000 ID#15 (eng)...
[18:48:41] *** Extracting subtitles ID#15 (mencoder)...
[18:53:30] *** Converting DVD subtitles to Blu-ray format
(java:BDSup2Sub)...
[18:53:31] !!! Last imported subpicture: (none imported)
[18:53:31] !!! Subtitles may be incomplete!
[18:53:31] !!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)
[18:53:31] *** Extracting audio (mplayer)...
[18:53:31] *** Extracting ac3 track #128 (eng)...
[18:57:19] *** Extracting video (mplayer)...
[19:31:36] Pre-processing completed!
[19:31:37] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG-2 720x576, fps=25.000
[19:31:37] Display properties: 1024x576 (AR:1.78)
[19:31:37] Total of 1 tracks found in this file.
[19:31:37] Adding audio file (dvddump.001.eng.ac3)
[19:31:37] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[19:31:37] Media split set at 4000MiB point...

Many thanks,

Steve.

[ripburnlearn]

I've spent hours trying to figure out some problems I'm having. Instead of explaining in text, I figured a video would be much more helpful in explaining (plus it's much more fun! :) ). PLEASE watch the video and let me know if you know how to fix my issues. I just want to finish this project and have a enjoy this September watching my videos. :)

Here's the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbIcsmzjVs

Your help is greatly appreciated! Its almost 5am, I need some sleep... Zzzzzzz

[Ghitulescu]

How can I back up DVDs with multiAVCHD and put them on a BD? So far I have tried to make MKVs out of them and created a BD, but the 4/3 aspect ratio was gone and it was displayed at 16/9. I carefully did put only 4/3 files together but in vain.
Any good idea how I can create a BD with a correct display of 4/3 aspect ratio?

Weird, I did it and it worked. Try TS with TSMuxer, it should work.

These two entries refer to my problem, too.
It's my first time when I put 4:3 movies from DVDs to Blu-ray.
The problem is that I need to keep the subtitles, which will get lost by converting those movies first to .TS. According to the log, it was the tsmuxer that changed the DAR from 4:3 to 16:9.

[hello_hello]

When you play the original DVD in the same player, does it display with the correct (4:3) aspect ratio?
I can't speak for AVCHD discs, as I've never tried to create/play one, but by default my Bluray player outputs even 4:3 DVDs as 16:9. The menu item to change that (Setup-Screen Format) doesn't indicate it applies only to DVDs. It's kind of counter intuitive as the two options refer to the aspect ratio of the screen, not the disc, so the default setting of "original" has the player outputting 4:3 DVDs as 16:9. Using the default setting I physically have to change the TV's screen format to 4:3 to have 4:3 DVDs display correctly.
The other Bluray player in the house displays 4:3 DVDs correctly by default, adding grey borders to the sides etc.

So I'm just wondering whether the aspect ratio is correct when you create a disc using multiAVCHD, but if the player could be doing it's own thing on playback.

[Ghitulescu]

When you play the original DVD in the same player, does it display with the correct (4:3) aspect ratio?
I can't speak for AVCHD discs, as I've never tried to create/play one, but by default my Bluray player outputs even 4:3 DVDs as 16:9. The menu item to change that (Setup-Screen Format) doesn't indicate it applies only to DVDs. It's kind of counter intuitive as the two options refer to the aspect ratio of the screen, not the disc, so the default setting of "original" has the player outputting 4:3 DVDs as 16:9. Using the default setting I physically have to change the TV's screen format to 4:3 to have 4:3 DVDs display correctly.
The other Bluray player in the house displays 4:3 DVDs correctly by default, adding grey borders to the sides etc.

So I'm just wondering whether the aspect ratio is correct when you create a disc using multiAVCHD, but if the player could be doing it's own thing on playback.

This is irrelevant, the tsmuxer log indicates that the DAR is patched to 16:9. I wonder why...

[Music Fan]

Did you try what I suggested later ? Try to replace the m2ts created by MultiAVCHD after changing its DAR to 4/3 with TSMuxer.
As TSMuxer can create 4/3 videos when used alone, I guess this bug comes from MultiAVCHD which gives a bad order to TSMuxer.

[Ghitulescu]

Did you try what I suggested later ? Try to replace the m2ts created by MultiAVCHD after changing its DAR to 4/3 with TSMuxer.
As TSMuxer can create 4/3 videos when used alone, I guess this bug comes from MultiAVCHD which gives a bad order to TSMuxer.

No, I haven't tried, because my video PC is now in a different country :)

Can tsMuxer keep the subtitles during remuxing? AFAIK, these are discarded .... but maybe I'm wrong.

[Music Fan]

I don't know, but as MultiAVCHD can put subtitles in m2ts (with TSMuxer), I guess TSMuxer can also do it alone.

[ripburnlearn]

I've spent hours trying to figure out some problems I'm having. Instead of explaining in text, I figured a video would be much more helpful in explaining (plus it's much more fun! :) ). PLEASE watch the video and let me know if you know how to fix my issues. I just want to finish this project and have a enjoy this September watching my videos. :)

Here's the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbIcsmzjVs

Your help is greatly appreciated! Its almost 5am, I need some sleep... ZzzzzzzI still need some help with this. Any users of this program here? :thanks:

[pistachio]

I bought a panasonic viera lcd tv and downloaded 2 trailers (m2ts files) from http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/high-definition-trailers.php. multiAVCHD successfully generated the AVCHD folder. But only one video can be played on the tv. The other one cannot be recognized by the tv. Inside /AVCHD/BDMV/STREAM/ folder, one of the two files is identical to the original m2ts file (working one) while the unrecognized one is different (transcoded?). Could anyone please help. :thanks:

P.S. under "Settings" there is no check mark for "auto set transcode for non-compliant titles".

Edit: just found in multiAVCHD log that both streams are similar: 1920x1080 hd h264, ac3 video except the profile, the tv playable is using High@4.0 while the unrecognized one is High@4.1

Edit2: tried another 4 m2ts files from the same site, i.e. 6 in total, only 2 work and both are High@4.0. All unrecognized are 4.1. Does it mean my viera tv rejects High@4.1 profile?

[vamsiklak]

Hi
does anyone the version (multiavchd 3d) does work on 3DBD ISO50GB to 25GN 3DBD with bluray structure intact

guys anyone

[setarip_old]

@vamsiklak

Hi!

Are you sure you're not thinking of DVDFab?

[vanden]

Hi
Please help me with this.
I want to insert a new audio in my Blu-Ray 3D without have to change or transconde 3D, i only want insert a new audio. How i can do that ?
Thanks and i am sorry for my bad english.
Clayton
p.s the blu-ray discs are all Full (bdmv folder).

I have the same problem !

[vamsiklak]

@vamsiklak

Hi!

Are you sure you're not thinking of DVDFab?

No dvdfab does sbs
iam looking for frame sequential
just like bdrebiulder for 3d or tsmuxer for 3d

[jwmghf]

Hey guys:

The process below is so I can get a re-muxed mkv file to work in multiAVCHD:


I have done this in the past and it usually works. I run mkvExtractGui-2 ver (2.2.2.5).

I load the mkv file. Check the Use Source dir for Output box. Check the Track 1 and Track 2 boxes and Extract.

That works fine.

Then I open tsMuxerGui 1.10.6 and load the newly created .h264 and .ac3files(or .dts file). The output default is TS muxing. I don't change that. And then I click Start muxing.

Here's the issue:

This program creates one .ts file which mkvmerge GUI v4.9.1 doesn't support. I don't know what the proper file format I should be getting here to use in MKVmerge???

I assume I'm doing something wrong but I have no idea what. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

[setarip_old]

@jwmghf

Hi!

I, for one, am having a hard time understanding what you have and what you're trying to accomplish.

For starters, what is your source material for creating the INITIAL .MKV file?

What software and procedures did you use to create it?

What's wrong with this INITIAL .MKV file that requires you to fix it?

[jwmghf]

Hey setarip_old:

I have errored about tsMuxer. That program should not be in play. Dean said that some of the newer mkv files may fail when using multiAVCHD. So if you run into a problem mkv then load the mkv in an older version of mkvExtract(somewhere btwn v2-v3). Then load the .h264 and .ac3files(or .dts file) into a new version of mkvMerge. He says that should fix the problem and it has in the past, but, lately it too has been failing. Does any of this sound familiar?? I hope so. Also, I am not creating the mkv. The source already exists.

Thanks

[Music Fan]

After the extraction by MKVExtract, you can also put your video in a TS container with TSMuxer, before opening it in multiAVCHD.

[jongen]

HELP!
I use the multiavchd4.1 to make HD movie menu in order to playback them on my PS3 slim, it always works fine, but something goes wrong these days, I found that the TRUE HD sound track of my HD movies can no longer be bitstream nomally to my av receiver (other tracks works no problem, including the DTS, DD, DTS HD, DTS HD MASTER) . I firstly guess it is the problem of the PS3, but when I put a BD in the ps3, it works fine, the TURE HD track in the BD can be bitstream to AV receiver very well. It seems that only the TRUE HD sound tracks in the AVCHD fold can not be bitstream nomally! does anybody find the same problem? Is there any parameter setting error in my MULTIAVCHD operations? Or just a new bug of PS3 firmware?

[VideoFanatic]

I have NTSC MPEG 2 files which are 720 x 480. They have AC3 2 channel audio. I can easily create a BluRay without re-encoding. However I cannot make a DVD. I'm using MultiAVCHD Version 4.1. I notice in the log window when it's muxing the DVD that it says "SD-DVD muxing failed!".

In the "Alter detected properties" box I marked the file as being DVD compliant. In the "Transode" settings I marked the file as "Create SD-DVD" title. If I instead select "Do not transcode" and click OK, if I then open the transcode box again it has changed back to "BluRay/AVCHD compliant".

Could somebody please give tell me which options I should select to get it to make a DVD. Do I need to download additional codecs to get the DVD muxing to work?

They are already DVD compliant as I made the MPEG 2 files with VideoRedo.

I also tried to import an already made DVD but that wouldn't work either.

Has anybody successfully made DVDs with this program without re-encoding? Is so, can you please tell me what settings I should use to make it work.

[setarip_old]

In the "Alter detected properties" box I marked the file as being DVD compliant.

1) Do NOT select anything in "Alter detected Properties". The fact that it fails when you select this indicates that your file is NOT totally DVD-compliant.

2) Since it's not DVD-compliant, your file will have to be re-encoded.

[VideoFanatic]

I tried that then it obviously attemps to re-encode the video. The file is already DVD compliant so I don't want to re-encode. I know it's DVD compliant because I could make a DVD without re-encoding in VideoRedo.

I then tried repeating what I did originally by setting the "Alter Detected properties" to DVD compliant and I set the Transcode to SD Title but this time I chose to have no menu. I got the same error message as before.

I then ticked this in the settings "use FFms2 instead of DirectShow."
It still doesn't work.

Has anbody made a DVD in multiAVCHD without re-encoding?

[setarip_old]

@holygamer

I'd suggest you perform the following experiment:

1) Demux a PROVEN DVD

2) Load the video and audiostreams into multiAVCHD and process as "SD" (Load audiostream as "External audio")

As a second experiment, remux the video and audio streams before loading into multiAVCXHD

[Flanker-B]

I have a big problem.
Whenever I try to author a blu-ray from a mkv file that contains pgs subtitles the result has subtitles tracks but does not display them even if they are selected.
This happens on Arcsoft Total Media Theater, PowerDVD and my standalone Sony BDP-S280 blu ray player. It looks that keeping pgs subtitles doesn't work well.
SRT converted to pgs works fine.

[rendez2k]

Well this might be a stupid question but is multiavchd essentially dead, never to recieve anymore updates? I thought a while ago a new interface was being talked about but nothing seems to have come from that. Shame if it was a funding issue - i'd have been happy if the program was shareware in order to keep the updates coming.

[setarip_old]

@rendez2k

Hi! Well this might be a stupid question but is multiavchd essentially dead, never to recieve anymore updates? Have you tried emailing the author?

[rendez2k]

@rendez2k

Hi! Have you tried emailing the author?

No, good idea. Wasn't sure if Dean still came here although it looks like not for some months.

[DMagic1]

He seems to be too involved with his PS3 scene tool now.

[VideoFanatic]

What's his PS3 scene tool? What does it do?

[DMagic1]

MultiMAN

[azerty12342000]

Hello !

Is it possible to get menus in 720p instead of 1080p?
If yes, how to do it?

Thanks !

[Alarven]

Good evening friends, my English is not very good my apologies I aver express it my problem if I can help thank you very much beforehand.

Is the following:

1 - I am using multiAVCHD reauthoria as a Blu-ray to pass from PAL to NTSC, which happens at the end the image is blurry reauthoria as double may be happening in this case.

2 - I have all the codec in order explains Dean.

3 - I've done everything I deleted record cleaning the codec and I re-installed, I get errors of any kind at the facility, but the problem is the image I hope you can help me thank you very much.

[MrVideo]

1 - I am using multiAVCHD reauthoria as a Blu-ray to pass from PAL to NTSC, which happens at the end the image is blurry reauthoria as double may be happening in this case.

First off, in the digital world, PAL and NTSC do not exist. Those are specifications for the old analog video signals and broadcast transmissions.

In the digital world, they are better known as 576i25 and 480i29.97.

What is the source of your video, which might help with the problem.

Personally, if I need to convert 576i25 to 480i29.97 H,264, I do it outside of programs like this one, by using AVIsynth to do the video conversion. The output of the video conversion is then directly supplied to the x264 encoder.

Also, why are you converting the 576i25 video to 480i29.97? If you are recoding MPEG-2 video to H.264, it means that you will be playing the video on a HDTV monitor via a Blu-ray player. The odds are that the HDTV monitor will play 576i25 via the HDMI connection between the player and the monitor. IMHO, don't convert if it is not necessary!

[Alarven]

MrVideo a greeting Good night, thanks for answering, I mean again I have a blu-ray in 1080i format
MPEG-4 25fps NTSC and I pass it to 23,976 to get him to read my blu ray bd 360, but by making the image I get Boble, I have not worked with the codec avisynth show me how to configure it so that the image comes out perfect multiAVCHD .

I have Demutiplexao with tsMuxeR and I Endodan with MainConcept 2.2, but when I multiplex with tsMuxeR DTS-MA audio does not match the video.

I hope to excplicarme...

[Alarven]

This is the specification of the video:


General
ID: 0 (0x0)
Full name: J: \ BDMV \ STREAM \ 00005.m2ts
Format: BDAV
Format / Info: Blu-ray Video
File Size: 22.0 GIB
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bit rate mode: Variable
Total bit rate: 30.7 Mbps
Maximum bit rate: 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID: 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: AVC
Format / Info: Advanced Video Codec
Format profile: High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC: Yes
Format settings, RefFrames: 4marcos
Codec ID: 27
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bit Rate Type: Variable
Bit rate: 26.3 Mbps
Maximum bit rate: 30.0 Mbps
Width: 1 920pixeles
Height: 1 080pixeles
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Frame rate: 25.000 fps
Standard: PAL
ColorSpace: YUV
ChromaSubsampling: 4:2:0
BitDepth / String: 8 bits
Scan type: Interlaced
Exploration Order: Upper Field First
Bits / (Pixel * Frame): 0.508
Track Size: 18.8 IPF (86%)
colour_primaries: BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
transfer_characteristics: BT.709-5, BT.1361
matrix_coefficients: BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio # 1
ID: 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: DTS
Format / Info: Digital Theater Systems
Format profile: MA / Core
Muxing mode: Stream extension
Codec ID: 134
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bit Rate Type: Variable
Bit rate: 1 203Kbps / 152Kbps 1
Channel (s): 6canales
Channel positions: Front: LCR, Side: LR, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
BitDepth / String: 16 bits
Compression_Mode / String: / Lossy
Video delay: 480ms

Audio # 2
ID: 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: AC-3
Format / Info: Audio Coding 3
Format_Settings_ModeExtension: CM (complete main)
Codec ID: 129
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bitrate type: Constant
Bit rate: 384 Kbps
Channel (s): 6canales
Channel positions: Front: LCR, Side: LR, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
BitDepth / String: 16 bits
Video delay: 480ms
Track Size: 282MB (1%)

Audio # 3
ID: 4354 (0x1102)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: DTS
Format / Info: Digital Theater Systems
Format profile: MA / Core
Muxing mode: Stream extension
Codec ID: 134
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bit Rate Type: Variable
Bit rate: 1 203Kbps / 152Kbps 1
Channel (s): 6canales
Channel positions: Front: LCR, Side: LR, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
BitDepth / String: 16 bits
Compression_Mode / String: / Lossy
Video delay: 480ms

Audio # 4
ID: 4355 (0x1103)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: AC-3
Format / Info: Audio Coding 3
Format_Settings_ModeExtension: CM (complete main)
Codec ID: 129
Duration: 1h 42min.
Bitrate type: Constant
Bit rate: 384 Kbps
Channel (s): 6canales
Channel positions: Front: LCR, Side: LR, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
BitDepth / String: 16 bits
Video delay: 480ms
Track Size: 282MB (1%)

Text
ID: 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID: 1 (0x1)
Format: PGS
Codec ID: 144
Video Delay: 2sec.

[Alarven]

What I want is to do with multiAVCHD reauthoria changing the frame rate of 25fps 1080i to 1080p pal 23,976 and that the image is not blurred or double me.

I have 20 European films 25fps

I live in South America and my team is not multizone model is this


Thank you very much for helping me figure out how to render the Blu-ray, I really think that is a program multiAVCHD explendido too full and the quality is fabulous.

I have not seen another program as part of the Professionals and Sonic CineVision Scenarist it's hard to work with java language.

Thank you very much again

[MrVideo]

MrVideo a greeting Good night, thanks for answering, I mean again I have a blu-ray in 1080i format
MPEG-4 25fps NTSC and I pass it to 23,976 to get him to read my blu ray bd 360, but by making the image I get Boble, I have not worked with the codec avisynth show me how to configure it so that the image comes out perfect multiAVCHD

Forget the terms PAL and NTSC when talking about digital video, especially high-def video. The list you give in the followup posting that says that the 1080i25 video is PAL is an incorrect output by the author of the MediaInfo program.

I have no idea what "Boble" is.

mAVCHD is not the appropriate program to do standards conversion.

As I said previously, and will push the point this time around as well, especially since the source video is HD. The odds are extremely good that any Blu-ray/HDTV monitor combination will play the 1080i25 video without any problems. I play 1080i25 HD video all the time on my Blu-ray player/monitor and I live in 1080i29.97 land. HD is pretty much international, in that no matter where you live, your equipment will play any of the HD resolutions and frame rates. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONVERT!
Try playing the 1080i25 video on the Blu-ray player before attempting to waste your time trying fo convert.

Now, with all of that said, why in the world would you want to convert 1080i25 to 1080i23.976? That is not a natural conversion. 23.976 is really 24 fps film speed and 25 fps is not film speed. If the 25 fps 1080i video is of a film, odds are it was sped up 4% when transferring the film to 25 fps video. As such, the audio is sped up as well, sometimes it is pitch corrected and sometimes it is not. If you are trying to get a film back to 24 fps (23.976 for playback in U.S. Blu-ray players, even though 24 fps is legal for Blu-ray playback), you have to adjust the audio as well. That is a whole different set of tools, something I did once with the audio program I had to correct for a mistake by another and that was a pain-in-the-ass to get right.

AVISynth does not deal with audio correction and neither does mAVCHD (AFAIK).

Again, I STRONGLY urge you not to even attempt to do anything to the source. Use it as is.

[Alarven]

MrVideo thank you very much very well explained and clear my doubts.

[MrVideo]

What I want is to do with multiAVCHD reauthoria changing the frame rate of 25fps 1080i to 1080p pal 23,976 and that the image is not blurred or double me.

This posting was done before my response was posted.

Again, drop the use of PAL and NTSC. No such thing as PAL 23.976 or NTSC 23,976. They never even existed in the analog world. In the digital world, the description is via the resolution and frame rate only.

I live in South America and my team is not multizone model is this

I find it a little strange that the HDTV monitors where you live do not support 1080i25. While not impossible, just strange,

Thank you very much for helping me figure out how to render the Blu-ray, I really think that is a program multiAVCHD explendido too full and the quality is fabulous.

mAVCHD uses the same thrid party tools to deal with video that I use separately, with better control, than what mAVCHD allows.

I have not seen another program as part of the Professionals and Sonic CineVision Scenarist it's hard to work with java language.

Blu-ray authoring, even with Sonic Scenarist 5.x, can be done without the use of Java. The Blu-ray spec has simple authoring and the more sophisticated authoring using Java.

As I mentioned in the posting above, it isn't the video that is the problem, as it is extremely easy to get the 25 fps video to be changed to 23.976 video by simple slowing it down. H.264 video doesn't really contain frame rate intformation. You could take your original H.264 Blu-ray video and rewrap it as a MKV file, with the frame rate set to 23.976, without even touching the video. mAVCHD likes MKV files as imput.

The problem is the audio. You need a separate audio tool to slow down the audio and you have to know if the original audio was pitch corrected or not. I have no idea as to what to suggest you use. The audio program I have is no longer available.

BTW, you also need to know if the 25 fps video was sped up or had a single frame duplicated every 24 frames. If so, you could use AVISynth to drop every 25th frame, but recoding is done in that case, as you just can't pull a video frame out of a MPEG video stream.

As for what to use to determine if the video was sped up, or single frame duplicated, is to use a program like VideoReDo ($50 US), or VirtualDub along with an AVISynth script (free), to step through the video to see what it looks like.

After making me think about it, via these postings, the video is the easy part. It is the audio that could be a problem. Even if a frame was duplicated, the simple removal of a frame returns it to 24 fps, but you want 23.976 fps and that will introduce audio slippage.

Again, I have no idea what to use to correct the audio.

Sorry that you can't use the 1080i25 video as is. Your issue with playing the 1080i25 media isn't because of region coding, is it?

BTW, film transferred to 25fps, while 1080i, is really pseudo 1080p.

[Music Fan]

AVISynth does not deal with audio correction and neither does mAVCHD (AFAIK).
AviSynth does.
With the command "AssumeFPS", the sound stays synchronized with the video, but the pitch changes.
Vegas can change the audio duration keeping the original pitch, I don't know if avisynth can do that.

[MrVideo]

AviSynth does.
With the command "AssumeFPS", the sound stays synchronized with the video, but the pitch changes.

Very interesting. Thanks for the update. I never recode video with the audio still attached. I only work with the video elementary stream. The audio is remuxed with the new video when placed into a MKV wrapper.

In the case of the OP, if the video is sped up and the pitch not changed, it would return the pitch back to the original pitch. But, if they fixed the pitch then the pitch will be wrong after the slowdown.

[Music Fan]

I never recode video with the audio still attached. I only work with the video elementary stream.
You can open separately video and audio in Avisynth ;

video=avisource("M:\video.avi")
audio=WAVSource("M:\audio.wav")
audiodub(video,audio)

But in this case, I don't know how to also change the sound's duration, because each function for video has to be preceded by "video=video.".
Or maybe we simply have to put assumefps after the line "audiodub(video,audio)".

[MrVideo]

I have no need to have the audio go through AVISynth, as there is nothing to be done to the audio. It is only the video that needs to be dealt with, hence the working with the video ES file.

[setarip_old]

@Alarven

Hi! What I want is to do with multiAVCHD reauthoria changing the frame rate of 25fps 1080i to 1080p pal 23,976 and that the image is not blurred or double me.

I have 20 European films 25fps Perhaps the difficulty you've encountered is related to the source material you refer to - Are these "20 European films" purchased, commercial Blu-ray discs?

[TitanFan]

I’m a new user just starting to setup multiAVCHD, so I’ve installed: multiAVCHD, Avisnth, Haali Media Splitter and ffdshow. I used the Win7DSFilterTweaker to make sure my decoders are set to ffdshow, including VC-1. I ran the multiTEST tool and it fails to decode VC-1:

* Checking AviSynth presence...
* [OK] AVISYNTH (encoded 7783 bytes)

* Checking AVC/H.264 decoding...
* [OK] AVC/H.264 (encoded 52205 bytes)

* Checking MPEG-2 decoding...
* [OK] MPEG-2 (encoded 2762 bytes)

* Checking VC-1 decoding...
! [ERR] VC-1 FAILURE

* All tests completed!
* 1 tests failed!

I really have no idea why it’s failing the VC-1 decode test. I’ve checked everything and re-installed. No luck. Any ideas for this poor newbie user?

[BZeeme]

Follow this setup procedure:

http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-playback-chain-windows

[TitanFan]

Follow this setup procedure:

http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-playback-chain-windows

Yes, that's exactly the document I followed, along with the Windows 7 decoder document as I'm using 64-bit Windows 7:

http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-decoding-chain-windows-7

VC-1 just doesn't pass the test. I've just successfully authored an AVCHD disc using multiAVCHD, so this VC-1 decoding issue doesn't seem to be causing me a problem - at least not yet.

[bred3]

Hey guys new to the forum. I am having some difficulties creating some AVCHD movies for playback on a SDHC card on my BD60. I have tried 3 separate movies and each of them have had the same result. For some strange reason the movie will play fine until just after an hour and playback stops and goes back to the menu screen. It seems to stop about 3 minutes before the second clip in the BDMV/STREAM folder is supposed to play. Sometimes I am able to play the movie from the beginning and fast forward just past the point at which it stops and it will be okay but its very frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Music Fan]

It's maybe a m2ts size problem too big for your SD card (if it's in Fat32).
Is your file bigger than 4 GB ? If yes, you should tick "media split at 4000 MB" in the author tab.

[bred3]

thanks for the reply!

yes the SD card is in Fat32 and the m2ts split is set for 4000MB and enabled

[bred3]

and yes the file is larger than 4gb. Any other suggestions?

[Music Fan]

The split is enabled and the file is larger than 4 GB. I guess you're talking about the original file, not the one on your SD card which is well cut at 4000 MB by multiAVCHD, right ?
If yes, it's weird.
Did you choose the good output option for SD card ? There are several available choices ;
http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/multiAVCHD_output.jpg

[bred3]

yes sorry i was talking about the original file being larger than 4gb. I selected the "Panasonic Blu-ray players" as I have the BD60 Blu-ray player with the sdhc avchd playback capability.

That is weird I never noticed that "General output" "Volume split:" option before? I never changed that to "yes every 4000MiBs" but after transcoding I looked in the BDMV/STREAM folder and there was one file just under 4gb and another well under 4gb? I will try to enable this "Volume split" option and let you know what happens.

[bred3]

so now multiavchd is making 2 folders after transcoding... "AVCHD" and "AVCHD_VOLUME_SPLIT". The "AVCHD" folder is only 204kb and the "AVCHD_VOLUME_SPLIT" has 2 sub folders "VOL_001" and "VOL_002" both under 4gb. Do I simply put the "AVCHD_VOLUME_SPLIT" folder into the PRIVATE folder on my SDHC card? Or do I have to put the "AVCHD" folder as well as the "AVCHD_VOLUME_SPLIT" folder into the PRIVATE folder?

I also forgot to mention that yes I am using an 8gb sdhc card in fat32 :)

[Music Fan]

I never tried AVCHD on a SD card, but I guess that you have to put all folders on the card.
Normally, we chose AVCHD as name for the output folder (before to click start), and we have to copy this folder (which includes several sub-folders) on the support (I do that for a USB key).

[bred3]

I am aware of how the folder structure works with just the AVCHD folder but I still cant figure out the folder structure with the AVCHD_VOLUME_SPLIT folders...

[dror.sharon5]

Is there any news on TrueHD support?
I am still unable to create a Blu Ray from MKV with TrueHD sound.
multiAVCHD recognizes the tracks, doesn't give me any messege... But he keeps the "processing..." messege running forever under the "creating clip and playlist" process...
I am running Windows 7 64bit system. Under multiAVCHD I have checked the 64bit checkbox. No luck.
I don't want to downscale the audio to AC3 640 KBPS, as the TrueHD is much better.
Is there a way to fix this?

[Farscape1]

i was wondering if someone could tell me (or point to the proper forum post) how to remove (or make transparent) the dark grey menu bar while leaving the buttons w/descriptions?

also, how do you change the font of the smart line?

thanks.

[Farscape1]

Is there any news on TrueHD support?
I am still unable to create a Blu Ray from MKV with TrueHD sound.
multiAVCHD recognizes the tracks, doesn't give me any messege... But he keeps the "processing..." messege running forever under the "creating clip and playlist" process...
I am running Windows 7 64bit system. Under multiAVCHD I have checked the 64bit checkbox. No luck.
I don't want to downscale the audio to AC3 640 KBPS, as the TrueHD is much better.
Is there a way to fix this?

make sure that the .mkv contains the AC3 core audio as well as the TrueHD track. tsmuxer needs the core audio included in order to accept the TrueHD track. i would also open up the mkv in mkvmerge and remux it with header compression disabled.

if you are still having issues, then i suggest using eac3to to convert the truehd to flac and then from flac to DTS (Arcsoft TMT DTS decoder .dll(s) required). then use mkvmerge (remembering to disable header compression for each stream: video, audio and subs.

but i'm sure there are those with far more experience that will have better options for you.

[Looukas]

I have problem with subtitles offset. It's all right if Advanced processing is off, but when I turn it on, subtitles got moved downwards, just like I'd changed offset to lower number, except I don't do anything but ticking Advanced mode...

[apple2pomme]

Some .mkv files are already split into 4GB size files as .part1, .part2.

However when add them into multiAVCHD, it treats them as many titles. Is there a way to make it as a single title?

Thanks.

[setarip_old]

@apple2pomme

Hi!

1) Why did you initially save them as multiple parts rather than one file?

2) Use tsMuxer to "JOIN" (NOT "Add") the files - This requires that the formats of EVERYTHING in ALL parts are identical...

[ddwalker]

What format is the menu created by multiAVC? Is it DVD fomat or BD lite or BD full?
I don't understand the details of these format. But I know some media players only support BD lite menu, but not BD full menu navigation. I'd like to know before I get a media player to play these files.

[MrVideo]

What format is the menu created by multiAVC? Is it DVD fomat or BD lite or BD full?

Blu-ray format does not use DVD menu navigation.

What the Hell is Blu-ray lite and Blu-ray full? Never heard of that.

If a Blu-ray media player does not support BDMV and/or Java menus, then it is not compliant and should be discarded.

[ddwalker]

I'm talking about those media players that play through network sharing or attached usb hard drive, such as Popcorn Hours or WD TV. Many of those claim to be able to do some BD menu navigation (lite) but not full. That's why I want to find out which ones are compatible with multiAVC menu format. From your post, I guess multiAVC uses the "full" BD menu navigation?

Blu-ray format does not use DVD menu navigation.

What the Hell is Blu-ray lite and Blu-ray full? Never heard of that.

If a Blu-ray media player does not support BDMV and/or Java menus, then it is not compliant and should be discarded.

[MrVideo]

I'm talking about those media players that play through network sharing or attached usb hard drive, such as Popcorn Hours or WD TV. Many of those claim to be able to do some BD menu navigation (lite) but not full.

Ah, those media players. I know nothing about those.

\That's why I want to find out which ones are compatible with multiAVC menu format. From your post, I guess multiAVC uses the "full" BD menu navigation?

Like I said, never heard of "lite" or "full" Blu-ray menus. There is the Blu-ray menu structure called BDMV, which doesn't use Java and the menu structure that does support Java. mAVCHD doesn't use Java menu structures.

No such thing as "lite" or "full" when it comes to Blu-ray navigation.

[ddwalker]

MrVideo,
thanks for the reply. Just did a little bit more search and the phrase "Profile 1.0" came up. I think Profile 1.0 is another format that many media players support. Do you know if the multiAVCHD menu can be considered as "Profile 1.0"?

[MrVideo]

The profile has nothing to do with menus. It has to do with the features supported by the player. Profile 2.0 is where the player can go out to the internet to download files, extra goodies, pointed to by the programs on the disk. There are some other things as well. I'd have to go look them up.

mAVCHD is definitely profile 1.0 as far as the feature set it supports.

[jwmghf]

Hey guys:

I'm new to multiAVCHD. I have installed it along with ffDSHOW, AviSynth, and Haali media splitter. When I run the multiTEST I come up with a bunch of failures:

* Checking AviSynth presence...
* [OK] Avisynth (encoded 7784 bytes)

*Checking AVC/H.264 decoding...
! [ERR] AVC/H.264 FAILURE

* Checking MPEG-2 decoding...
! [ERR] MPEG-2 FAILURE
* Checking VC-1 decoding...
! [ERR] VC-1 FAILURE

* All tests completed!
*2 tests failed!

I don't know how to attempt to fix it. I did try to use the guide that was discussed here a page or ( http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-pr...hain-windows-7 ) back but I am getting the same results. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.

Thanks

[apple2pomme]

@apple2pomme

Hi!

1) Why did you initially save them as multiple parts rather than one file?

2) Use tsMuxer to "JOIN" (NOT "Add") the files - This requires that the formats of EVERYTHING in ALL parts are identical...

I used MKV2VOB before knowing multiAVCHD :)


By the way, another question: I used multiAVCHD with PS3 output format on a .mkv file that contains 2 audio tracks. However, the output made by multiAVCHD has only one audio track. When I used MKV2VOB on the same .mkv file, the output is the other ("default" English) audio track. MKV2VOB mux only one audio ("default" language in settings).

multiAVCHD says it can handle many audio tracks. How should I edit the settings to make the output to contain multi-audio track (and subtitles) for PS3? I guess it would be switchable like using PS3 to play a Bluray disk.

Thanks.

Apple

[The Rook]

Does anyone know how to properly adjust the bitrate of video clips to fit more content onto a disc? I've been able to successfully create AVCHD discs but when I tried to use the feature that automatically adjusts the bitrate to fit an extra video on the disc it was going to take forever to re-encode. 16 hours and only 0.08 mb of 664 mb of the first video clip. Thanks.

[Blert]

Running into a problem and wondered if anyone has any suggestions.

If I burn my compilation of clips as AVCHD Disc it plays flawlessly with menus etc, however if I try to burn the same compilation as a Blu-ray disc my standalone player does not play the menu, instead it just stops reading the bd-re disc before getting to the menu (it does recognise it as a Blu-ray disc however). I am using the same re-writeable disc so I don't think it's a media issue.
(if I use the welcome screen option it will show that, then stop before playing the main menu)

There are no error messages in the log, the only difference is the output I choose at the output screen.

Any ideas ? - am I missing pressing an option/button somewhere ?

[setarip_old]

@Blert

Hi!

What is the brand and model number of your standalone player?

[Blert]

setarip_old .... it's a Panasonic BD-35

Edit - just been reading some old posts in this thread, I have downloaded multiAVCHD V3.0 (build 729) and it played 100% first time :) so must be an issue with my BD-35 and the latest version of multiAVCHD

I might try updating the players firmware and see if that changes anything, but will have to check with the supplier first as it is hacked for region changing options and I don't want to mess that up with a firmware update.

[setarip_old]

@Blert

I don't know if it's applicable to your particular situation but, there are some Panasonic-specific settings in MultiAVCHD...

[Music Fan]

Yes, for Panasonic players (maybe not the new models), one has to choose "strict mode" because of the "out-of-mux" menu, and Pana need "in-stream-mux" menu.
Anyway, there's a problem with version 4 on Panasonic players (as Dean explained some time ago).

[Anakunda]

Greetz, my first usage of multiAVCHD and can't setup it to get a valid result
Loaded the original BD structure in it - OK, then edited desired tracks, then set up output directory and let it rebuild with BluRay disc as target.
The process went fine and it even created the usual BluRay folders structure but the resulting size is only about 300MB instead expected 20GB. It's clear that the output is not reauthored BD but ....what? Any suggestion about what I did wrong or what I missed that the result is not as expected please.

[apple2pomme]

- I used multiAVCHD with PS3 output format on a .mkv file that contains 2 audio tracks. The output made by multiAVCHD has only one audio track.

- I used MKV2VOB on the same .mkv file, the output is the other ("default" English) audio track. MKV2VOB only mux one audio ("default" language in settings).

- How should I edit the settings in multiAVCHD to make the output to contain multi-audio track (and subtitles) for PS3?

Thanks.

Apple

[eummagic]

Hi Deank,

First of all "THANK YOU" for creating such a wonderful program. I was literally searching the net for a software which I can use to create a Bluray demo for showing the performance of the AV systems to my customers. Currently, I am using multiple bluray discs swapping for demonstration purpose.

I run a Win 7 64 bit OS on a i3 3Ghz, 6GB DDR3 RAM , Sapphire HD6670 and Asus 12x Bluray writer as my HTPC. I have installed multiAVCHD and when after selecting one m2ts file and then clicking on the title, I get the error message "AVSInfo.exe stopped working". I read from your first post a work around and tried implementing by installing ffdshow and configuring it as mentioned and then running the Win7 tweaker and changing it to ffdshow. But, still I am getting the same error message.

Can you pls guide me where I am making the mistake?

[DODGEYONE]

HI i need some ideas why on multi avchd the menu background sound has gone all distorted,i use mp3 format do i need to change to wave,its been ok before thanks

[apple2pomme]

Has anybody every successfully made PS3 format AVCHD with multi-audio and subtitle? How to change the audio track with PS3 remote if you do?

I couldn't make it. The AVCHD I made from .mkv contains only one audio track (or I didn't find any way to switch between them?). For the same .mkv file, PC Media players can see multi-audio tracks and switch them easily.

Thanks in advance!!!

[varekai]

I'm trying to make a compilation blu-ray disc containing 4 titles/episodes.
Adding 4 BDMW\PLAYLIST\00000.mpls files.

GUI settings looks OK and at bottom it says:
Titles: 4 / Size: 38994 MiB (38.08 GiB) / Estimated output: ~43067 MiB (42.057 GiB) / Duration: 3:37:18
Hitting Start and output is only first episode?

What am I doing wrong?
Is it doable with multiAVCHD?

[Ghitulescu]

The answer is in the log.

[varekai]

The answer is in the log.

OK, looked at the log and could only find this which may explain it:
"In re-author mode multiAVCHD funcionality is restricted."
Not doable? Any suggestions on what to use?

regards

[jdobbs]

I'm trying to make a compilation blu-ray disc containing 4 titles/episodes.
Adding 4 BDMW\PLAYLIST\00000.mpls files.

GUI settings looks OK and at bottom it says:
Titles: 4 / Size: 38994 MiB (38.08 GiB) / Estimated output: ~43067 MiB (42.057 GiB) / Duration: 3:37:18
Hitting Start and output is only first episode?

What am I doing wrong?
Is it doable with multiAVCHD? "Join" rather than "Add" all files except the first. Adding makes the videos concurrent (multiple tracks). Joining makes them sequential. There's a chance for audio desync for the last three, though, if the audio isn't a perfect length.

You may want to consider trying multiAVCHD (freeware) to do the authoring for you... it works really well for creating a simple menu with multiple playback items. I often use it for combining series DVD discs into a single Blu-ray.

[varekai]

The answer is in the log.

Could you explain what you mean? What answer?

[varekai]

"Join" rather than "Add" all files except the first. Adding makes the videos concurrent (multiple tracks). Joining makes them sequential. There's a chance for audio desync for the last three, though, if the audio isn't a perfect length.

You may want to consider trying multiAVCHD (freeware) to do the authoring for you... it works really well for creating a simple menu with muliple playback items. I often use it for combining series DVD discs into a single Blu-ray.

Thanks jdobbs! You are always so helpful! I have to do some testing with the menu creation. Looks like it could work for me.

regards

After some trial & error I finally got some great results and I'm very pleased. Took another approach to adding/joining the episodes.
First made mkv's of each episode, then demuxed subs and added mkv+sub to multiAVCHD and it worked so well!
No sync issues, original episodes chapters and subs working, and a nice clean looking title menu!
Came out a little oversized for a 25GB disc and that will BD Rebuilder handle with ease.
Will try to make a christmas donation for deank and jdobbs! Thanks!

[Jijital]

Hi everyone and thank you for creating this useful tool.
I am putting together 3 big MKVs (about 8 GB ea.) onto a 50 GB BD-R and the movies are played correctly (divided into 12 automatic chapters each). The problem is that in the Chapter List Menu, all the animated thumbnails are the same (I mean they all display the same scene). To give you another clue, before burning the disc with ImgBurn, MultiAVCHD shows the following warning: "avs4x264.exe stopped working!". I can close that pop-up and MultiAVCHD completes the operation without any error, but the thumbnails are all the same for any of the 3 MKVs, as described above.
Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[jfcarbel]

I am using v4.1.770 and am using it to take an m2ts bluray main movie stream and have it create a single title for bluray disc with a chapter menu.

I have only tried a single movie title, but it creates the chapter menu, but the 2nd level chapter menu it generates, while having the correct thumbs, it does not jump to correct point in movie. It does however work for 1st level of chapter menu.
The chapters themselves in the playlist work fine also, its just the thumbnails on the chapter menu that are not working on 2nd level (2nd page) chapter menu.

I am importing an ogg chapter text file that was generated from bluray stream and load it into the title properties tab. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Is there perhaps another simple tool to generate a chapter and setup menu like multiavchd does as I don't think this program is updated anymore.

Why does multiavchd not just load in the chapter marks from the m2ts file by default?

Log:
[02:22:56] Initialising...
[02:22:56] Checking for new version...
[02:22:57] You have the latest build.
[02:22:57] Consistency check finished!
[02:22:57] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[02:22:57] 2 years and 345 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[02:22:57] 469 people supported it with donations
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[02:22:57] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]

[02:31:51] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[02:31:54] Destination [T:]: NTFS, 247733.58 MiB (241.927 GiB) free space
[02:31:54] Temp folder [T:]: NTFS, 247733.58 MiB (241.927 GiB) free space

[02:31:54] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 770)
[02:31:54] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[02:31:54] Processing one title...
[02:31:54] Processing (J:\completed\BLUES_BROTHERS-MOVIE_ONLY\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts)...
[02:31:55] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:4).
[02:31:55] Detected video: ID#4113:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=3
[02:31:55] Adding DTS audio track (ID#4352)
[02:31:55] Detected subtitles: ID#4608:S_HDMV/PGS Language: eng
[02:31:55] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[02:31:55] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[02:31:55] Media split set at 48000MiB 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: 768Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 5.1
Decoding PGS stream (track 3): Resolution: 1920:1080 Frame rate: 23.976
Processed 212594 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 7 min 18 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000;00:10:13.071;00:16:47.548;
00:23:59.772;00:32:05.215;00:39:25.029;00:49:15.119;00:54:46.408;01:00:09.981;01:07:12.820;01:15:32.862;01:24:11.880;
01:30:29.257;01:41:04.308;01:55:13.990;02:03:12.260;
02:11:46.106;02:18:53.283;02:27:46.691 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "J:\BD-Rips\01-completed-ready-to-burn\BLUES_BROTHERS-MOVIE_ONLY\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts",
insertSEI, contSPS, track=4113, fps=23.976A_DTS, "J:\completed\BLUES_BROTHERS-MOVIE_ONLY\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts",
track=4352, lang=eng, timeshift=0ms S_HDMV/PGS, "J:\completed\BLUES_BROTHERS-MOVIE_ONLY\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts",
fps=23.976, track=4608, lang=eng
===============================================================================
[02:39:14] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[02:39:14] Processing playlist...
[02:39:14] Title #1 added: "00000"
[02:39:14] Verifying title...
[02:39:16] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 1 subtitle tracks

[02:39:16] Preparing authoring information...
[02:39:16] Creating NTSC top menu.
[02:39:16] Setting pop-up menu...
[02:39:17] *** [00000.mpls] - Adding pop-up menu [1080p]...
[02:39:17] *** Completed!
[02:39:17] Authoring menu (NTSC).
[02:39:17] Creating title thumbnails for 1 titles (SLI)...
[02:39:21] Using 19 thumbnail/chapter links for title #1...
[02:39:21] *** Extracting 19 chapter thumbnails...
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #1 [00:00:00.000] set for thumbnail at [00:05:05.001]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #2 [00:10:13.071] set for thumbnail at [00:13:30.308]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #3 [00:16:47.548] set for thumbnail at [00:20:23.660]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #4 [00:23:59.771] set for thumbnail at [00:24:23.772]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #5 [00:32:05.214] set for thumbnail at [00:35:45.121]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #6 [00:39:25.028] set for thumbnail at [00:39:30.028]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #7 [00:49:15.119] set for thumbnail at [00:52:00.762]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #8 [00:54:46.407] set for thumbnail at [00:54:48.407]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #9 [01:00:09.981] set for thumbnail at [01:03:41.400]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #10 [01:07:12.820] set for thumbnail at [01:07:14.820]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #11 [01:15:32.862] set for thumbnail at [01:19:52.370]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #12 [01:24:11.880] set for thumbnail at [01:27:20.568]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #13 [01:30:29.256] set for thumbnail at [01:30:32.257]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #14 [01:41:04.307] set for thumbnail at [01:41:05.307]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #15 [01:55:13.989] set for thumbnail at [01:55:14.990]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #16 [02:03:12.260] set for thumbnail at [02:03:23.259]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #17 [02:11:46.105] set for thumbnail at [02:11:47.105]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #18 [02:18:53.282] set for thumbnail at [02:23:19.987]
[02:39:21] *** Chapter #19 [02:27:46.691] set for thumbnail at [02:27:16.690]
[02:39:51] Image processing for SLI menu completed!

[02:39:51] Preparing menu pages...

[02:39:51] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/1] [Static title thumbnail].
[02:40:09] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/1]: Chapter page [1/2].
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #1 -> Chapter #1
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #2 -> Chapter #2
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #3 -> Chapter #3
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #4 -> Chapter #4
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #5 -> Chapter #5
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #6 -> Chapter #6
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #7 -> Chapter #7
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #8 -> Chapter #8
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #9 -> Chapter #9
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #10 -> Chapter #10
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #11 -> Chapter #11
[02:40:11] *** User defined thumblink #12 -> Chapter #12
[02:40:12] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/1]: Chapter page [2/2].
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #13 -> Chapter #13
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #14 -> Chapter #14
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #15 -> Chapter #15
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #16 -> Chapter #16
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #17 -> Chapter #17
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #18 -> Chapter #18
[02:40:15] *** User defined thumblink #19 -> Chapter #19
[02:40:16] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/1]: Setup page (audio/subtitle).
[02:40:18] Menu authoring completed.
[02:40:19] Setting main menu for 1 titles...
[02:40:19] Go to menu after last title.
[02:40:19] Setting menu properties...
[02:40:19] Selected TV system: [NTSC]
[02:40:19] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[02:40:19] Completed.
[02:40:19] Setting Blu-ray format...
[02:40:21] Done!

[02:40:21] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[02:40:21] T:\BD_Rips\avchd_output\AVCHD\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. 00000 [02:27:46]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 02:27:46
Output size : 22486 MiB (21.959 GiB)

[02:40:21] T:\BD_Rips\avchd_output\AVCHD folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[02:40:21] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[02:40:22] You may now remove temp folder (T:\BD_Rips\avchd_workspace\multiTEMP-20111206\).
[02:40:22] Your compilation contains 2hrs 27min 46sec of video material.

[02:40:22] multiAVCHD finished in 508.625 seconds (00:08:28.625)!
[02:40:22] End of log.

[setarip_old]

@jfcarbel


Hi! Why does multiavchd not just load in the chapter marks from the m2ts file by default? Check to see if the setting for automatic chaptering is selected (12 chapters initial setting IIRC)...

[jdobbs]

Just for clarity: The chapter marks aren't in the .M2TS, they are in the .MPLS.

[jfcarbel]

Just for clarity: The chapter marks aren't in the .M2TS, they are in the .MPLS.

Ok, that make sense then. I use a cool program called ChapterGen to get an OGG chapter file from the .MPLS and then load that into multiavchd, just not sure why the second level chapter menu buttons are not working correctly.

Then again, I did not get a chance to test this on my standalone since it seems my Panasonic player will not bring up top menu. But the issue shows up in TMT5

[apple2pomme]

Does anyone ever had 2 or more audio tracks shown after multiAVCHD for PS3? Thanks.

[apple2pomme]

I couldn't have any images on the menu. The windows in the title menu are black. How can I have images in window like the tutorial? Thanks.

[Funkyirishman]

Ok trying this for the first time

Trying to burn a 3d version of Blade Runner onto a blank blu ray. Followed all the instructions but want to know about the menus

Does a donation remove the url embedded into the image and also the blue box as below? if not how can I remove it?

Also how can the chapters menu be changed so that they do not show as below but in a different format

Thanks

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/funkyirishman/Blade.jpg

[apple2pomme]

After a test, for the first time I used the multiAVCHD to make a bunch of animation movies for kids. However, there are 5 didn't go through and "skipped to next...", 4 of them "Title has 0 audio tracks.."

From this forum, someone said we can rename the AVCHD and start another run by adding this folder as an entry. Can we DELETE these 4 "zero audio track" titles from the list?

Thanks.

[kj5200]

I tried using the join button my second time around but it didn't work either. I have 61 mts clips being joined. When it was finished I had 61 folders with each having a dvd file structure. Is there a tut somewhere that can show me the correct way to do this?

[apple2pomme]

Urgent help wanted!

It took 4 full days to complete the multiAVCHD work (because it always stops at the "mux stopped", and it needs manual "close the program" or hangs there until you click on "close"). However, after all finished, the video clips, playlist, clipinfo, etc. are there. At the very last bit of word the multiAVCHD was writing, it had an error and AVCHD can't be played.

Re-Load the folder into multiAVCHD is a mess although all individual video clips can be played well and all playlist files and clipinfo files seem to be there completed.

Question: Is it possible to manually configure the list to repair the entire AVCHD folder?

[senderj]

First time user of multiAVCHD. Clicked on my title, windows poped up saying avsinfo.exe appcrach, then title properties appeared but only mAVCHD's own blue screen appeared, not my clip. Run multiTest and only failure is mpeg2. Avisynth and others ok. Don't know how to fix. Please help. mpeg2 always play fine on my PC with other players.

[apple2pomme]

Why is multiAVCHD PS3 dependent?

I made a few AVCHD folders and played by one thick (old) and one slim (new) PS3. On the thick PS3, I tested all, over 90% of videos can be played without problem. Only <10% have only sound and no image. However, with the other thin PS3 (on the same system, just changed the HDMI and Optical plugs), only sound can be heard, no video.

With the thin PS3, the AVCHD folders, Welcome MENU, and XML menu showed well and the background sound played well. Only when the "play" is clicked on each movie, only the sound played and no image. However, each 0000xxx.m2ts in the "stream" folder can be played individually (with the thin PS3) with sound and image perfectly correct. I really don't understand this problem. Hope someone can help. So, it seems the image (video) link between XML menu and the video clip file is blocked by something in the thin (new) PS3.

Any setup wrong? Please help! Thanks!!!

[guru1968]

I'm testing MultiAVCHD with my Panasonic TX-P50VT20E for a while now and beginning to love this program... ;-)

OK, it's not perfect - but who actually is? :-p

my current problem - or maybe this is my bad (wrong usage?):
- when I have multiple titles and have set for all of the clips an individual poster/cover image, only the image for the very first title is shown correctly in the TV's media player; all the other titles' pictures are completely mixed up - that's also the case with the chapter thumbnails - they are a complete mess
(but all the titles still play fine - so I guess this is a "nice to have" feature...)

Is the author still actively developing (no new releases for a while...)?

<update>
just found another bug:
3-channel DTS is transcoded to 2-channel AC3, where's the 3rd channel?

[VideoFanatic]

There seems to be some useless folders created when I author a Bluray disc with MultiAVCHD:

details.txt
multiAVCHD.mpf
HDAVCTN folder which contains thumbnail pictures

In the BDMV folder:

The AUXDATA folder contains a file called "multiAVCHD.mpf"

When I delete all the above stuff my disc still plays in my PS3 but I'm just wondering if I need the above stuff for it to play in other Bluray players?

[jdobbs]

There seems to be some useless folders created when I author a Bluray disc with MultiAVCHD:

details.txt
multiAVCHD.mpf
HDAVCTN folder which contains thumbnail pictures

In the BDMV folder:

The AUXDATA folder contains a file called "multiAVCHD.mpf"

When I delete all the above stuff my disc still plays in my PS3 but I'm just wondering if I need the above stuff for it to play in other Bluray players?Nope.

[Looukas]

Talking about PS3, am I wrong or recent firmware made it play AVCHD structures in 1080p, no matter what the resolution of material is? I've noticed my system displays 720p video with 1080p24 output, which seems not correct at all, I prefer it to output native resolution to get better processing by TV, 1080i material was played in 1080p too...

[wiseant]

Hi
I have been using MultiAVCHD on a fairly regular basis and this is what I have discovered:

1. Chapter thumbnails black or not showing
need to set "ffdshow video decoder information" for decoding H.264/AVC to ffmpeg-mt
From my tests - if I use LAVFilters to decode mov/mp4/h264/ - then thumbnails may work for the first title but won't work for additional titles

2. Maximum number of thumbnails to use for chapters is 12, any more and it will end up creating a 2nd chapter menu for the selected Title and it will be impossible to navigate to this second set of chapter thumbnails for this Title

3. I have successfully authored a Blu_Ray compatible compilation using three titles, each with 12 thumbnail chapters - burnt to a DVD-RW with ImgBurn [udf mode] and checked it with PowerDVD 10 and all the chapter thumbnails worked properly and I was able to navigate to each Title as well as the Title List menu

4. regarding the Title List menu - there is a dialogue box for Title list BG [background] Complexity under Menu/Advanced with the slider going from 0 to 12
This value, n, determines the skewed nxn Title List background, i.e. if you choose a value of 5 - then you will have a 5x5 matrix of "skewed" images for your Title List page

hope this helps

[verabgd]

Using [x] Advanced subtitle processing will give you better looking subtitles (using avisynth+vsfilter) so I'd suggest that you install Java for BDsup2sub. Subtitle processing will be slower, but the final look is much nicer.

If you want to go more advanced :) there are two small apps included in multiAVCHD package: easySUP and goSUP. Both will allow you to create Blu-ray SUP file from text-SRT subtitles. Once you get a SUP file you can load it in BDsup2sub and move the subtitles UP/DOWN and arrange them as you wish. easySUP is slower and supports bold/italic/underline. goSUP is ~10x faster, but doesn't support <b> <u> <i> (strips these codes).

Once you're done, use only file.m2v, file.ac3 and file.sup as input assets.

Dean

Problem with opaque subtitles:

I want something simple – to add opaque background to subtitles. I checked “Advanced subtitle processing” as well as “Use opaque box” but during compilation I got error message: “!!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)”. Compilation was successfully finished but subtitles didn’t have opaque background.

I installed Java (Java Platform (JDK) 7u2 for Windows x64) but then again I got the same error message. Then I installed easySUP, used it as standalone application and again I got error message.

This is from log file:

[07:43:13] Converting TEXT subtitles to PGS/SUP...
[07:43:13] [adriana l english.srt]
[07:43:13] Processing may take some time, so be patient!
[07:43:13] Advanced subtitle processing (step 1)...
[07:43:13] Fast mode enabled (1128x232 @ 50.000 fps with 76px margins)...
[07:44:08] Advanced subtitle processing (step 2)...
[07:44:09] !!! Error converting subtitles! (java?)
[07:44:09] Adding subtitles (Adriana L English.srt) (und)

What I did wrong? How to get subtitles with black/opaque background?

Thank you very much in advance.

[apple2pomme]

Why is multiAVCHD PS3 dependent?

I made a few AVCHD folders and played by one thick (old) and one slim (new) PS3. On the thick PS3, I tested all, over 90% of videos can be played without problem. Only <10% have only sound and no image. However, with the other thin PS3 (on the same system, just changed the HDMI and Optical plugs), only sound can be heard, no video.

With the thin PS3, the AVCHD folders, Welcome MENU, and XML menu showed well and the background sound played well. Only when the "play" is clicked on each movie, only the sound played and no image. However, each 0000xxx.m2ts in the "stream" folder can be played individually (with the thin PS3) with sound and image perfectly correct. I really don't understand this problem. Hope someone can help. So, it seems the image (video) link between XML menu and the video clip file is blocked by something in the thin (new) PS3.

Any setup wrong? Please help! Thanks!!!

I tried and tried, this problem persists. Have you had the same problem?

[apple2pomme]

I used mkv2vob (long before I knew multiAVCHD) for PS3. It works nearly every time. For me it has only 2 shortage comparing to multi-AVCHD:
(1) single AVCHD
(2) single audio track and no subtitle (or re-encode one in the movie which is no good)

multiAVCHD has above, very nice features: multi-AVCHD (by its name) and audio & subtitle like real BD.

However, multiAVCHD is more fragile. Sometimes AVCHD folders can NOT be played on certain PS3; Certain movies don't play at all; certain movies only audio heard, no video; audio mux problem, etc.

For example, one movie has 2 audio tracks. I tried with multiAVCHD many times and it only came out with one (non English). mkv2vob can have the perfect any single one.

I wonder if multiAVCHD can adapt features from mkv2vob as it has souurce code available?

Or multiAVCHD has its source code available?

Thanks.

[Moritzio]

How do I login or register for the offical forum? I cannot see any links to the forum on http://multiforum.deanbg.com/. Does the author still have a forum? I used to have a login, but cannot find a way to use it or reregister.

[setarip_old]

@Moritzio

Hi!

You might try searching for him at PS3-specific sites...

[Moritzio]

I got this error tonight night: variable contains only a single value - line 106. Any ideas what is up?

Last log entries were:
[03:09:41] Encoding static XMB menu page [4/7] [Static title thumbnail].
[03:10:03] Encoding static XMB menu page [4/7]: Chapter page [1/1].

[Pipeline79]

Hi there, sorry if this is a stupid question - but I have looked as best I can for a defintive answer for this and there doesn't seem to be one as I can find.
I'm running multiavchd on Win 7 - 64 bit now, rather than Vista 32 bit.
I have - MultiAVCHD in the Program Files folder.
ffdshow 64 in the same place and ffdshow 32 in the x86 program files.
avisynth and haali are also both in regular prog files folder.
I understand MultiAVCHD is a 32bit prog, as are avisynth and haali.
I installed the 64bit ffdshow first because of OS, but when using the multitest tool I kept getting a VC-1 error. Installing the 32bit ffdshow and using the directshow tweaker eventually helped me get four OKs with this. So does this tool (the multitest) assume everything is for 32bit decoding/encoding?
The only thing which is confusing me now, is the button in the settings tab (in multiAVCHD) for 64-bit OS - having it checked, with the set-up I have right now causes the encoding to fail, and having it unchecked means it works fine. Does this just mean it doesn't really work with Win 7 atm?
So, finally - if anyone else is trying something like this, perhaps tell me if the 64-bit win 7 would speed anything up with this particular program anyway?

*Plus* Is there a common cause when transcoded avi/mp4 files get A/V sync issues after going through multiAVCHD that someone could point me to?

I do like this program, though - don't get me wrong!

[Music Fan]

My Sony bdp-s370 has a weird behavior with pop-up menus on AVCHD : it works on USB key but not on dvd (no pop-up), whatever I choose strict mode or not (anyway I don't use motion menu).
@ people who have this player (or the 470, or the 380, ...) : did you succeed in making it work on dvd ? I have still an old firmware and I would like to know if it's the cause or not of this problem before to upgrade it.

Something else about pop-up : when I choose AVCHD (for USB) as output format, pop-up are displayed but shrinked on not Full HD titles (720p, 480p, ...), even when I check "always match pop-up resolution" (I tried both, with and without).

But I found a strange method to make it work correctly (I mean to have the good pop-up size) on AVCHD (only on USB key) : I first choose Blu-ray as output format, I do not check "always match pop-up resolution", then I re-author it in AVCHD for USB and the pop-up size is good on all resolutions titles.
If I check "always match pop-up resolution", they are shrinked on not Full HD titles, while the inverse would be more logical.

To check or not "add pop-up" at the re-authoring step has no effect, the pop-up are there anyway.

I also tried to change the display resolution in my player's setup (1080p, original signal, 720p, 480i), it has no effect on the pop-up.

[c2k]

[... Resolved ..]

€dit: Nevermind, seems to work now.
Don't know what got it working, but I guess it works now because I changed the MPEG2-Encoder to "lavc 2-pass" in the settings tab.

Still there is one question I would like to have answered:
When I am playing the last chapter of a title with a following title, how can I get it to work to play the following title when I click the "Next Chapter Button" (on remote) ?
At least on my PS3 it doesn't work.

Oh, one more thing:
When motion menu and motion title thumbnails are activated, the background will show a video based on the trailer cuts sequence while the title thumbnails just plays a 32 second long part of the video.
Is there any way to get a trailer cuts sequence into the title thumbnails ?

[Music Fan]

When I am playing the last chapter of a title with a following title, how can I get it to work to play the following title when I click the "Next Chapter Button" (on remote) ?
At least on my PS3 it doesn't work.
I have the same problem on my Sony player, we should maybe tick "add chapter at title end" in author tab, I never tried it.

[c2k]

Thanks, I'll give it a try.
One more thing:
How does the AviSynth tab work ?
Or: What do I have to do to get my custom AviSynth script processed ?
For testing, I have pasted one into the AviSynth tab of one title, but instead the program generated script was used (for motion title menu), at least the file in the output folder is from the "standard" slide multiAVCHD script and not mine.
I tested the script with VirtualDub and it has no errors, so what do I need to do to get my script processed ?
Maybe I wouldn't even need that if someone could explain how I get the menu background video (8 trailer cuts with fade in/out) as title thumbnail ?

[Music Fan]

I have the same problem on my Sony player, we should maybe tick "add chapter at title end" in author tab, I never tried it.
I tried it and it works. Clicking on "next" goes to 1 second before the end of the title, so the wait is short to see the following title.

[c2k]

Thats great, thanks for the heads up.
But can you help me with my custom AviSynth script problem from my previous post ?
Just a short explanation on how to use it would be great.

Or does someone at least know how multiAVCHD processes the menu scripts ?
I gues with x264.exe, but what are the paramters ? And is there something called before it ?
I would just like to get similar results to multiAVCHD just with my customized script...

[Music Fan]

Sorry, I can't help you for that part, I never use multiAVCHD to encode. I create my scripts manually and I encode with MeGui.

[Dofin]

Hi I Running Windows 7 64bits, with 12 Go of memory. My problem is almost all of my memory is used at a point during the process (after I see the message "completed") and for the rest of the process, the memory used stayed high and never came back to normal (which is around 20%), even after the program has been closed !
I've checked 64bits, move transitional files and All, in the Settings. I've never been able to go back to normal operation because my PC is slowed down to a point that it is not workable.
When I've been previously running a 32bits version on the same PC, this has never happened and I only had 3 Go at the time.
I've checked for malware, defrag, etc. with no success. The only way to go back to mormal is to close the session or reboot. Any clue ? Thanks.

Update: I've changed the output to another physical drive and although after "completed" in the process, 90% of memory is used, it goes back to a normal 15% of memory used, after completion. Previously the partitions used were different but on the same physical drive. This time, input and output ate on separate partitions, on different physical drives. This way, I get a performance improvement.

[c2k]

Sorry, I can't help you for that part, I never use multiAVCHD to encode. I create my scripts manually and I encode with MeGui.

Great hint.
Works for me, but will make the whole process a bit more complex.
Thanks anyways.

[a320]

ffdshow and haali spliter installation steps: (steps to take if you have problems with transcoding or menu preparation!)

If you have ffdshow or avisynth or haali splitter - uninstall them and install supported versions (http://multiAVCHD.deanBG.com/downloads/) in following order:

1) Install Avisynth 2.58

2) Install ffdshow

3) Install haali (Matroska / Матрешка) splitter
....................



THANK YOU DEAN!

This solved my problem where the preview window, where I'd try to select spots in the movie to link them to the main title image, would have blocks/artifacts instead of a clean image. Additionaly, I use Sharks codecs, I went into shark settings and made sure everything was selected to use ffdshow + haali instead of the other choices available. Not sure if this made a difference as well.

[Cela]

DVB-S2 channel arteHD (Astra 19.2°) will broadcast six shows in 3D side-by-side mode later this sunday. This may provide some test footage.

The answer of how to convert these 3D HD ts may be buried somewhere in the 7000+ postings in this thread.

Please, could somebody provide a link to the solution or give a short summary of how to convert a recorded transport stream from side-by-side to anyglyph (blue/yellow and/or red/cyan) mode.

[setarip_old]

@Cela

Hi!

A VERY simple Doom9 search for "side by side to anaglyph" (No quotation marks) yields:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1432716#post1432716

[Cela]

Hi!
Thanks for the link that focused my attention to the VERY simple Doom9 search qualifier Show Posts which I overlooked since years!

[setarip_old]

@Cela

Thanks for the link that focused my attention to the VERY simple Doom9 search qualifier Show Posts which I overlooked since years!You're quite welcome ;>}

Did the link I provided help you resolve your problem?

[FrontierDK]

Hi all :)

I wonder if it's just me, or? I have just installed the app. As the very first thing, I add a HDV MPEG file. I then click "properties" in the app...and then it crashes. Doesn't MultiAVCHD support HDV files?

Example file here: http://www.mitip.dk/mpeg/original.zip

[Cela]

...Did the link I provided help you resolve your problem? I do not know yet. Your link will provide a startpoint from where to start searching for a solution. But I am not sure if I will ever be able to resolve my problem myself. Though I might be able to provide a small sample ts.

To be honest, I hoped that I would not need to search for a solution myself. I am only a simple user and not an expert.

I hoped and still hope that some expert already has tested and confirmed a solution for this kind of ts material and would share his knowledge.

[Edit]
@setarip_old

Did the link I provided help you resolve your problem? After some studies of posts 5921, 5929!, 5932, etc. my answer is _no_!
Post 5929 (by setarip_old ) reports: "... dragged and dropped a .M2TS... but option 'Create 3D anaglyph' greyed out..."
Posts 5932 & 5921 indicate: "... to play the upcoming 3D Blu-ray titles ... mpls needed!..."

Thus, I conclude that there is no support for DVB-S2 TS :(

I expected to find an option to manually switch-on 'Create 3D anaglyph' for a TS or M2TS. Isn't there?

[Cela]

... As the very first thing, I add a HDV MPEG file. I then click "properties" in the app...and then it crashes. Doesn't MultiAVCHD support HDV files?@FrontierDK
Since all experts seem to be on vacation, please allow me simple, non-expert user some comment:
I do not know whether multiAVCHD is intended to support HDV files, but I did a quick user's test with your sample.

These are my results:
1. When I add your sample, I renamed it to "HDVOriginal.m2ts" and then clicked "properties" in the app...and then it did _not_ crash. But I was not able to produce a working AVCHD. The poster image in the Main menu was distorted and the AVCHD played a green video.

2. tsMuxeR_1.10.6 (multiAVCHD uses it internally) does not like your m2ts. Error message: "Unsupported format... Some (in fact _all_) tracks not recognized...)

3. Simple workaround:
3.1 Demux your HDVOriginal.m2ts using "MeGUI>Tools>HD Streams Extractor" yields
-> video elementary stream: T1_Video - .mkv (still packed in mkv container)
-> audio elementary stream: T2_Audio - .mp2, rename to T1.mp2
-> log info: T1_Video - - Log.txt
3.2 Demux T1_Video - .mkv using tsMuxeR_1.10.6 into T1.mpv
3.3 Remux the elementary streams, T1.mpv & T1.mp2, using tsMuxeR_1.10.6 to T1.m2ts
3.4 Feed T1.m2ts from step 3.3 into multiAVCHD and it works like a charm! Resulting AVCHD plays well in Nero9 ShowTime, Nero Kwik Media, PowerDVD11, with correct poster image.

(The above demuxing and muxing steps 3.1, 3.2, 3.2 are very quick, practically copy-speed each!
Maybe demuxing wit eac3to would be a better choice as steps 3.1 and 3.2. But I do not know how to properly use eac3to.)

Please remember that multiAVCHD stricktly needs a special Avisynth, ffdshow and haali splitter installation procedure and specific, fairly old versions of these tools in order to work correctly (see post 5809):
Avisynth 2.58
ffdshow_rev3054_20090804_clsid
MatroskaSplitter_1.9.42.1 (Haali)

Please also remember that there is a small tool multiTEST to check user PC Directshow capabilities (see post 5769). All four tests should pass for good results.

You will find some more important infos in post 1 and the 'Guide' mentioned in the beginning of post1 in this thread.

Good luck!

[Dofin]

Hi ! I've been using the program for many months but yesterday, I've encountered a real bug. I open BDMV folder and all files were added fine except for one thing. The main movie contained 3 audio tracks (an English DTS-HD Master, an English AC-3/5.1 and a French AC-3/2) but only one were recognized, the DTS-HD. The other two had disappeared ! I have not changed, nor tweaked any settings prior to open the BDMV folder. All other films worked great but this one, Godd Will Hunting, gives me this issue. Any hints to resolve it ? Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: Here's what I did as a workaround. I took what multiAVCHD gave me, i.e., only one audio track to which I add a .srt file for subtitles and the 2 missing audio tracks which had been previously demuxed with tsMuxeR 1.10.6. That did the trick: audio were sync and subs too.;)

[xtort81]

Sorry for the vague title. Let me first warn whoever helps me, I'm a novice with multiAVCHD...I know what I need to know for what I use it for. I've never had issues with multiAVCHD until today. I threw my video files into it, changed the background pic, start the process...choose Bluray disc as my output then get an error message. "failure to read file (c:\multiavchd\_temp\multi temp blah blah\tsmuxerjob.txt) Line 85". Followed by "Access violation at address 01FA35F4 in module calclib.dll. Read of address 00001C1D - Line 57" Sorry I know that's probably a bunch of nonsense. I tried manually deleting my temp files, but I can't delete the most recent one created today of the project I'm trying to create. I also reinstalled multiAVCHD. When I click Ok to the two errors, multiAVCHD closes then takes me to another blank multiAVCHD window. Any help on this is greatly appreciated...I apologize if this issue was already mentioned/solved...but I couldn't find anything.

[rebkell]

Sorry for the vague title. Let me first warn whoever helps me, I'm a novice with multiAVCHD...I know what I need to know for what I use it for. I've never had issues with multiAVCHD until today. I threw my video files into it, changed the background pic, start the process...choose Bluray disc as my output then get an error message. "failure to read file (c:\multiavchd\_temp\multi temp blah blah\tsmuxerjob.txt) Line 85". Followed by "Access violation at address 01FA35F4 in module calclib.dll. Read of address 00001C1D - Line 57" Sorry I know that's probably a bunch of nonsense. I tried manually deleting my temp files, but I can't delete the most recent one created today of the project I'm trying to create. I also reinstalled multiAVCHD. When I click Ok to the two errors, multiAVCHD closes then takes me to another blank multiAVCHD window. Any help on this is greatly appreciated...I apologize if this issue was already mentioned/solved...but I couldn't find anything.

I'm having a similar problem with one particular file. I created an .srt file and for some reason, the multiavchd program was actually erasing the srt file. I have a backup of the file and it fails to create the project, and if I try to run the project again, it will give me an error like you are getting and when I check the .srt file is empty. I've looked and I can't find anything wrong with the .srt file.

[Capsbackup]

I'm having a similar problem with one particular file. I created an .srt file and for some reason, the multiavchd program was actually erasing the srt file. I have a backup of the file and it fails to create the project, and if I try to run the project again, it will give me an error like you are getting and when I check the .srt file is empty. I've looked and I can't find anything wrong with the .srt file.

You don't mention your desired output, but perhaps try to convert it to a .sup file with easySUP ( for AVCHD/Blu-ray output ).
If the project will complete successfully when the .srt file is omitted, the .srt file is corrupt in some manner. :(

[rebkell]

You don't mention your desired output, but perhaps try to convert it to a .sup file with easySUP ( for AVCHD/Blu-ray output ).
If the project will complete successfully when the .srt file is omitted, the .srt file is corrupt in some manner. :(

I actually did do that, but I hated the black background that it produced on the subtitles. I much prefer the transparent background. I couldn't figure out a way to get transparent backgrounds with easySUP. Is there a way to do that?

[xtort81]

With my problem I'm not using any subtitle files. Any suggestions?

[pspz]

Can anyone help me with the background video menu??
When I choose a video as a background menu, its not complete.

the video just stops around 25-30 seconds, but the audio continues.
the video actually freezes.

once the audio is finish, it will loop again with the same problem.

[Capsbackup]

Can anyone help me with the background video menu??
When I choose a video as a background menu, its not complete.

the video just stops around 25-30 seconds, but the audio continues.
the video actually freezes.

once the audio is finish, it will loop again with the same problem.

Slide and Carousel style menus are limited to 32 seconds of motion menu. XMB menu is not though! ;)

[pspz]

Thanks, this was really bothering me for a while.

[VideoFanatic]

I have lots of 720 x 480 h264 TS files and I selected the "Auto" chapter option. In the Chapter preview picture the thumbnails are blank - the times are there but there's no pictures. Even if I load a chapter file the pictures still don't show. They also don't show on the finished disc.

I then did the same thing with an MPEG2 file and it worked.

So it looks like you can't get thumbnails with H264 TS files. Is this correct or is there something I'm doing wrong? I tried enabling or disabling the "use MPEG2 for menu encoding" option but it made no difference. Also TS, M2TS, MP4 or MKV doesn't make a difference.

[jediknight]

hello,

which codes i need for windows 7 64 bit ? for run Multiavchd Correctly.

I cant access here; http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/downloads/

Can you update please dean ?

Thank you,

[realcams]

hello,

I am running Win7 64 bit and multiAVCHD and mostly using it to make AVCHD or BD from TV recordings in HD.
For all recordings made from free to air programs in 720p everything works fine.
If using a recording from a pay TV program (encyrpted) in 1080i, I can add the video file to multiAVCD but as soon I check the file to set chapters and so on, I get an error message "AVSInfo.exe" and the pop up screen shows no picture of the film.
http://www.diekuhls.de/AVSinfo_failed.JPG
and the pop up screen shows no picture of the film.
http://www.diekuhls.de/pop_up_screen_blank.JPG
If trying to produce a AVCHD or BD from that, the preparation fails when making the thumbnails or video sequences for the menue.

I have no idea and didn´t find any log file to find any further information about that problem.

Does anybody has an idea what this can come from?

Any help is welcome!

realcams

[Guest]

If the broadcast streams are encrypted you have to decrypt them first. Good luck with that!

[RanmaCanada]

I am having the same issue as realcams. I have reinstalled windows, and to no avail. I was even one of the few people that donated to Dean for this program. I am beyond frustrated that he has abandoned it, and that the site has pretty much been taken down due to spam. If someone can please post the URL's of the version that used to work under windows 7 64 bit, that would be awesome. I bought authoring works 5, but multiavchd is still a superior program and I want to get back to using it. Every file I load into the program gives the avsinfo crash. Please help?

[realcams]

If the broadcast streams are encrypted you have to decrypt them first. Good luck with that!
The broadcast streams are encrypted, I can view the untouched ".ts" stream i.e. with VLC player without any problem.

Any idea how I am able to detect what multiAVCHD (or better AVSinfo.exe) "don´t like" in these streams?

realcams

[BZeeme]

It's been a long time since I last used multiAVCHD so I can't be of much help (I too wish Dean would start working on it again).
AVSinfo.exe is not really needed. It can be deleted or renamed to something else (I chose BVSinfo.exe). AVSinfo.exe is located in the "tools" folder of multiAVCHD.

[RanmaCanada]

Thank you BZ. I renamed the AVSinfo, but then x264 and avs4x264 was crashing. But then I downloaded a copy of FFMS2, and moved the exe and the updated dll file into the tools directory, and x264 no longer crashes when I go to preview. It will also encode now. I had no luck without FFMS2 and your idea to rename AVSinfo. Thank you!

[realcams]

Hi RanmaCanada,

thanks for that idea.
What in detail did you update from FFMS2?

Made same and updated the three files contained
- FFMS2.avsi
- ffms2.dll
- ffmsindex.exe
to the \tools folder.

But no change, x264 is still crashing.

Many thanks and kindest regards

realcams
(Germany)

Thank you BZ. I renamed the AVSinfo, but then x264 and avs4x264 was crashing. But then I downloaded a copy of FFMS2, and moved the exe and the updated dll file into the tools directory, and x264 no longer crashes when I go to preview. It will also encode now. I had no luck without FFMS2 and your idea to rename AVSinfo. Thank you!

[kinglerch]

I searched this thread for this answer, but could not find it. Can I use multiAVCHD to add an audio track to an already authored BDMV but not touch the existing menus? If not, what tool can I use to do this or what other tools do I need to use with multiAVCHD to do this?

[nikknightt]

I'm having trouble with audio gain on a 6 channel AC3 file.
(it's a 720p .ts file)

I add the gain in db's within properties and click 'change' to save the setting but the authored files are not any louder..

I've tried selecting//de-selecting 'eac3to'
Anybody know what I'm missing?
Thanks

[nikknightt]

On another project I'm trying to combine HD & DVD content into one BD disc.

The authored output is fine except the title thumbnail for the dvd file is blank on the menu screen.

Anybody know how to fix it? Is there a setting I'm missing?
Thanks.

here's what the log said:
[17:11:52] Creating title thumbnails for 1 titles (SLI)...
[17:11:55] Using user defined title image at 600 sec (00:10:00.000) for title #1!
[17:13:00] Failed to extract title thumbnail for title #1.

[laz305]

Wow can't wait to try this out tonight, any ETA doing a 1:1 copy when compressing from about 40GB to 25GB? I've been told to save the 50GB to HDD first then compress correct? Cuz I did it before and it took 30hrs. using DVDFab lol

EDIT: Well looks like I'm never gonna find out cuz tsMuxer stops working and is crashing multiAVCHD, do I need tsMuxer? Can I remove it?

[kinglerch]

I searched this thread for this answer, but could not find it. Can I use multiAVCHD to add an audio track to an already authored BDMV but not touch the existing menus? If not, what tool can I use to do this or what other tools do I need to use with multiAVCHD to do this?

I found it pretty easy to do this. There are a LOT of confusing uptions in multiAVCHD, though the author does try to help with descriptions when you hover above an option.

But essentially, to change the audio tracks without altering the menus, most of the options in multiAVCHD don't apply or do anything at all. All you have to do is throw your BDMV folder on the program, switch to "re-author mode", look at the audio streams for the title you are interested in, remove/add what you want, and push START. Pretty fast too. (end of worst user's guide to multiAVCHD)

[laz305]

ok solved my problem, I was not ripping my BD first I was just drag&drop the BD files and run them so got tsmuxer error cuz was not ripped.

[laz305]

ok I'm totally lost, I am trying to do Bridesmaids and when it loads there are 168 compilations and says it's gonna be 30hrs. long and 200GB. Are you saying I have to sit there for hours and blank out over 140 compilations?

[Capsbackup]

ok I'm totally lost, I am trying to do Bridesmaids and when it loads there are 168 compilations and says it's gonna be 30hrs. long and 200GB. Are you saying I have to sit there for hours and blank out over 140 compilations?

multiAVCHD has not been updated in quite some time, and it has some issues with certain type of authored Blu-rays, usually multi-m2ts titles and ones with two versions of the movie on one disc. :(
You should be using BD-RB, it will allow you to blank titles and audio that you don't want and will do full backups to BD-25, BD9 and BD5. :)
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716

[laz305]

Omg Ty so much am trying it out now. Will post back tomorrow with my results. Yeah 3-4hrs. I can deal with but DVDFab has been taking 20-30hrs.

EDIT: Woke up and it failed with an error after 13GB :(

[geminigod]

Well this is strange. I was using multiavchd just fine a month ago, but now suddenly when I go to start the app it fails to start properly. The loading screen comes up, but then I get this weird calculator/spreadsheet icon on my task bar and nothing else. I mouse over the icon and it says "multiavchd v4.1 (build 770)". When I click on the icon nothing happens. There is no visible window on my desktop. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Nothing changed. I am running Windows 7 (64bit).

Anyone have any thoughts what might be causing this? Other than some windows updates, I can't think of anything that has changed since I last used the program without incident.

[setarip_old]

@geminigod

Hi!

Depending on your system, that version of multiAVCHD may take as much as 25-30 seconds to start running after the opening screen appears...

[geminigod]

Well, nothing has changed for 6 hours now, so I am pretty sure that is not it! I am running on an i7 cpu.

[laz305]

Ok I am trying to turn my Tranformers 3 into an .mkv file and when I select either MKV (Xvid) or MKV (AVC) it creates an AVCHD folder. What am I doing wrong plz? Dam I knew it was too good to be true, I thought it was too easy lol

[rapscallion]

Ok I am trying to turn my Tranformers 3 into an .mkv file and when I select either MKV (Xvid) or MKV (AVC) it creates an AVCHD folder. What am I doing wrong plz? Dam I knew it was too good to be true, I thought it was too easy lol
If you're trying to create an mkv file, why don''t you just use the tool that was designed to do it : http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix

[laz305]

If you're trying to create an mkv file, why don''t you just use the tool that was designed to do it : http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix

Awesome!!!! thx worked like a charm and fast too!!!!

[varekai]

Is there a way to change the default menu font type listed in MultiAVCHD?
Trying to use a different, not listed, font but it doesn't show up.
Any workaround?

Regards

[varekai]

Workaround:

Create MultiAVCHD compilation.
In the "Title name: PART 1" or whatever your title is named.

Fire up the output in your media player.
Take full size screendumps of each background menu title, in my project 3 titles.

Use your image editing software and open the 3 different screendumps.
Create 3 new title text layers with the font you want to use, (the font that MultiAVCHD couldn't display).
Align the new title text layers where you want them, on top of each MultiAVCHD title text screendump.

Open MultiAVCHD and import the 3 new background images, one for each title.
Works like a charm! Problem solved! Lots of creative fun! :D

Regards

[Ghitulescu]

I decided to put some DVD series on a single BD, for laziness.
I did this once and it worked ok.
I tried today, after a long pause, to repeat the performance.

My findings:
no audio delay considered when there is one (the first BD had all at 0 this is why I haven't noticed it)
most subtitles were not recognized (like importing 24/781) - again due to the lack of subtitles in the previous BD I couln't notice it

It appears that this subject was not addressed, no audio delay on DVD appeared on this forum in junction with multiavchd.

Any ideas?

PS: I tried to recover the subtitles from a correctly remuxed episode (apart from the audio delay) but tsmuxer upscaled them to 1080p24 from 576i50 when instructed to demux them. Go figure :(

[laz305]

Since tsmuxer fails on some mkv files and not all I assume that they are cinavia protected and can't be converted? Is there a way to convert cinavia protected .mkv files using multiavchd?

[setarip_old]

@laz305

Hi!

Cinavia in no way interferes with or limits copying or converting any type of file(s).

Cinavia's "claim to fame" is that if you copy a disc that contains Cinavia protection, any and all copies that you make will also contain Cinavia.

[laz305]

so how do I find out why tsmuxer keeps failing and won't convert any .mkv files?

[Guest]

so how do I find out why tsmuxer keeps failing and won't convert any .mkv files? That's off topic for this thread.

[laz305]

how do you figure? tsmuxer is failing when I am using multiavchd to convert a file.

[Guest]

Ok, I was not aware that multiavchd used tsmuxer. Carry on.

[setarip_old]

@laz305 Since tsmuxer fails on some mkv files and not allso how do I find out why tsmuxer keeps failing and won't convert any .mkv files?

Which is it, "all" or "some"?

[Ghitulescu]

I decided to put some DVD series on a single BD, for laziness.
I did this once and it worked ok.
I tried today, after a long pause, to repeat the performance.

My findings:
no audio delay considered when there is one (the first BD had all at 0 this is why I haven't noticed it)
most subtitles were not recognized (like importing 24/781) - again due to the lack of subtitles in the previous BD I couln't notice it

It appears that this subject was not addressed, no audio delay on DVD appeared on this forum in junction with multiavchd.

Any ideas?

PS: I tried to recover the subtitles from a correctly remuxed episode (apart from the audio delay) but tsmuxer upscaled them to 1080p24 from 576i50 when instructed to demux them. Go figure :(

Update to these findings:

I used the old school approach, I demuxed all the streams of all the episodes with pgcdemux (noted the delays), I converted by hand all the subtitles to BD SUPs with BDsub2sup, reimported in multiavchd, again by hand, one by one, and set the corresponding audio delays.

So far so good. But the audio delay issues have been not solved. I don't have right now the paper, but the first episode had a 0ms delay, now 0ms, the second had again 0ms, after remuxing it had -80ms, the third had 424 before, some 360 after, another one had -8ms, after -80ms and so on. It looks like something like -80ms rounded to the next integer has automatically been added.

The episodes come from commercial DVDs so authoring or encoding errors may safely be excluded.

Searches in this forum revealed that both tsmuxer and multiavchd can cope with delays. I am now confused about the actual cause .... and solution :(

[laz305]

@laz305

Which is it, "all" or "some"?

I have successfully converted about 3 .mkv files but have failed on the last three I have tried. tsmuxer fails until multiavchd crashes.

[Capsbackup]

I have successfully converted about 3 .mkv files but have failed on the last three I have tried. tsmuxer fails until multiavchd crashes.

You could try demuxing the mkv to it's elementary streams before inserting them into multiAVCHD. I seem to remember this as a workaround for certain type mkv's with multiAVCHD.

[setarip_old]

@laz305 I have successfully converted about 3 .mkv files What source material, software (name and version numbers) and procedures did you use to create these first three .MKVs?

but have failed on the last three I have tried.What source material, software (name and version numbers) and procedures did you use to create these second three .MKVs?

[jdobbs]

so how do I find out why tsmuxer keeps failing and won't convert any .mkv files?@laz305

Which is it, "all" or "some"? I can tell you that TSMUXER will crash if the MKV has header compression enabled, and that's the default on a lot of MKV packages these days. If you run the MKV through MKVMERGE and disable header compression it fixes it (assuming that's the issue).

[rebkell]

I've tried goSUP, the one included in multiAVCHD and I downloaded the standalone one. When I open it up, I click on a .srt file and then click convert and it always comes back with the current time stamp and the message, Nothing to do! easySUP works fine on the same srt file, so I'm sure the file isn't corrupt. Anyone have any ideas what is going on?

[sreemv]

with the latest multiavchd, When I added an additional audio track, it showed up in a new tab "other audio" and it did not get muxed with m2ts? whats that about??

A quick search on forums showed this:

Both the MPLS file and the CLPI reference the type of audio in the M2TS file. In fact, its possible that more than one MPLS could do so.

So, could someone tell me the proper method to mux in a new audio? I have a BD with only LPCM - I encoded a DTS and am trying to add/mux to the same disk in re-author mode.

[rapscallion]

with the latest multiavchd, When I added an additional audio track, it showed up in a new tab "other audio" and it did not get muxed with m2ts? whats that about??

So, could someone tell me the proper method to mux in a new audio? I have a BD with only LPCM - I encoded a DTS and am trying to add/mux to the same disk in re-author mode.

I do this all the time and for the same reason as well as to add DTS-HD to movies that only have True HD. Works great.

I don't know how you encoded the DTS, but I'm assuming that you used DTS Master Audio Suite and encoded the lpcm individual wavs to either DTS-HD or standard DTS ?

If this is the case, you can't enter the *.dtshd (or *.cpt) track directly into multiavchd. You have to demux first with tsmuxer, to remove the extraneous hex entries.

Not sure where the "other audio" tab came from. Click on the properties of the appropriate m2ts and you will see the dialog box below. With the "audio" tab visible, click add (red circle #1). An explorer will pop up, navigate to the audio track you want to add, highlight and click OK.

In this case I added the DTS-HD and pressed the "up" button to move it to the first position, so it's the default audio track. You can also "remove" any unwanted audio in this tab.

I also "blank" out any warnings or other umwanted material at this time.

Click OK (circled red #2) and this dialog will close and the main screen appears. Press "start" and the processing will begin. Takes about 15-20 min to complete.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6268/multiavchd.jpg

[sreemv]

I do this all the time and for the same reason as well as to add DTS-HD to movies that only have True HD. Works great.


Awesome! Glad to hear that works!

I don't know how you encoded the DTS, but I'm assuming that you used DTS Master Audio Suite and encoded the lpcm individual wavs to either DTS-HD or standard DTS ?


Yup - DTS-HD from the individual wavs.

If this is the case, you can't enter the *.dtshd (or *.cpt) track directly into multiavchd. You have to demux first with tsmuxer, to remove the extraneous hex entries.


Ok - this is what I must be missing - I am guessing I need to load the original mpls in tsmuxer, remove the LPCM, replace it with dtshd in its place and output a new m2ts - copy the new .m2ts and .clpi to replace the original - is that all??


Not sure where the "other audio" tab came from. Click on the properties of the appropriate m2ts and you will see the dialog box below. With the "audio" tab visible, click add (red circle #1). An explorer will pop up, navigate to the audio track you want to add, highlight and click OK.


I did exactly that - added the .dtshd straight without tsmuxer and it created a new tab labeled "other audio" and it showed up there.
In this case I added the DTS-HD and pressed the "up" button to move it to the first position, so it's the default audio track. You can also "remove" any unwanted audio in this tab.


Umm...confused...if you muxed the .dtshd with tsmuxer, why would you have to add it here again? It should already be there? Please clarify! Thanks again!

[rapscallion]

Ok - this is what I must be missing - I am guessing I need to load the original mpls in tsmuxer, remove the LPCM, replace it with dtshd in its place and output a new m2ts - copy the new .m2ts and .clpi to replace the original - is that all??

No, that won't work as the mpls and clpi files contain more info about the disc than just that created by a simple mux in tsmuxer. You won't get any audio that way. It has to be done in Multiavchd.

The only time you would do it this way is if you were remuxing so that the intended result was the movie file only, with no menus, extras, etc.

Umm...confused...if you muxed the .dtshd with tsmuxer, why would you have to add it here again? It should already be there? Please clarify! Thanks again!

No, I didn't mux it with the *.m2ts in Tsmuxer, I demuxed it by itself, which results in a "usable" *.dts.

The DTS MAS software creates files with an extra 140 bytes of header information at the beginning of the files. This is done so studio authoring house software recognizes the file/header as DTSHD. It's stripped out in the resulting, final audio track that's on a BD disc. Fortunately, Tsmuxer strips it out as well, during the demux process.

[sreemv]

No, I didn't mux it with the *.m2ts in Tsmuxer, I demuxed it by itself, which results in a "usable" *.dts.

The DTS MAS software creates files with an extra 140 bytes of header information at the beginning of the files. This is done so studio authoring house software recognizes the file/header as DTSHD. It's stripped out in the resulting, final audio track that's on a BD disc. Fortunately, Tsmuxer strips it out as well, during the demux process.

Hmmm.....so you pre-process the .dtshd file created by the DTS MAS software via tsmuxer and load it in multiavchd?

[rapscallion]

Hmmm.....so you pre-process the .dtshd file created by the DTS MAS software via tsmuxer and load it in multiavchd?
You got it.

Btw, I just drag and drop files into the "input" box of tsmuxer. If you use the "add" button, be sure
change the "Files of type" to "all files (*.*)" in the "Add Media Files" dialog box.

[sreemv]

Thanks! That worked like a charm!

[superflysocal]

Great program! I need some help, PLEASE!

I am trying to burn home movies from AVCHD camcorder to AVCHD disc to play on blu ray player with dvd-r (or dvd+r). The movies play fine but I am trying to get sliding static menus to work. When the menu is on the first item of the sliding menu it looks great, you can see the poster which I hand selected from the video and used the "poster" button to select. You can also see the next few posters after as you should with a sliding menu. When I press the right arrow to go to the next movie on the menu (total of 19 short 3-5 minute movies), all I get is a black screen with only the blue selector arrow (presumably at the "play" button) shown. The "play", "chapters" buttons are not seen. Same if I go on to the next movie to the right. If I go back to the first movie, i see everything again.

A little history. I have done this before about 2 years ago. i remember having similar issue but eventually i resolved it somehow. i still have a disc from back then to prove it, and works perfectly on this blu ray player. Since that time, i am sure I have messed with ffdshow settings for other things. I think that is what the problem is. here is what i have tried:
In FFDSHOW, i have set h.264/avc to libavcodec and MPEG2 to libmpeg2...still happens. I have changed h.264/avc to ffmpeg-mt, leaving mpeg2 alone, still same problem. i am burning with AVCHD strict by the way.

Also, is there a way to test the results on the PC without burning it to disc? What software can play the AVCHD folder structure with menus? i tried POWERDVD Ultra that can play HD DVD and no success.

Lastly, when previewing menus, i don't see any of the pictuyres, just a blue poster with the word multiAVCHD on it. Can i use this as an indicator as to whether it will work or not, or is it the way it is suppose to be?

[fma]

after ive inserting succesfuly subtitle in 15-20 blu-rays using multiAVCHD, im experiencing this issue , "some" is "contracting" the length of the movie, with aproximatly 4%, everythings still syncronised (subs, audio) just the chapters are messed-up, and also the size of the output file is with the same aprox 4% smaller!!!
so, the movie still complet, but the duration and the size are shorter/smaller.

some ideas pls?

thx

[setarip_old]

@fma

Hi!

1) What software and procedures did you use to create the problematic subtitles?

2) When you created the problematic subtitles, on what did you base the timing?

[Ghitulescu]

Why multiAVCHD creates exactly 55 entries in a playlist for a menu?

It struck me this when I was trying to "shorten" the duration of the menu, before it looped. Actually I put a 6-7 seconds long song as the background sound, yet the produced menu was 33 seconds long.

[rapscallion]

I reauthored a retail BD of Rambo First Blood, and the resulting movie stutters. Did it twicw to confirm.

This is what I did, and have done for many others without a problem:
1. Blanked the previews
2. Blanked the FBI warnings
3. Blanked the commentary disclaimer
4. Made the DTS-HRA the default audio track ( Dolby is in the original) by moving it "up' one position in the properties dialog.

Any thoughts why the reauthor is screwing up playback (both in TMT and Power DVD)

Edit: Tried it with Clown BD copier with the same result, so there's something in this disc that doesn't like reauthoring. Oh well.

[Capsbackup]

Have you tried BD-RB? :)

[Music Fan]

Or maybe BDedit.

[rapscallion]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. No, I haven't tried either of those.

I believe neither program can change the default audio, but I'm not sure. Will take a look at them again.

[Capsbackup]

Any thoughts why the reauthor is screwing up playback (both in TMT and Power DVD)


I believe the mpls and clpi need to have their associations changed to the type of audio for that track. Just moving "up" the audio without correcting it in the mpls/clpi might cause this. :confused:
BD-RB will let you blank audio but not change it's order. However, if you were to only keep the HD audio, instead of the DD 2.0 or DD 5.1 if the main title has one of those as the first audio, and perhaps keep other directors commentary tracks, it will change the order then.
Another option that might work is to use multiAVCHD in "Re-author" mode, go to the main title's available audio, delete them and then add back external audio in the order you wish. The movies audio menu page may not be accurate though! :(

[rapscallion]

I believe the mpls and clpi need to have their associations changed to the type of audio for that track. Just moving "up" the audio without correcting it in the mpls/clpi might cause this. :confused:
BD-RB will let you blank audio but not change it's order. However, if you were to only keep the HD audio, instead of the DD 2.0 or DD 5.1 if the main title has one of those as the first audio, and perhaps keep other directors commentary tracks, it will change the order then.
Another option that might work is to use multiAVCHD in "Re-author" mode, go to the main title's available audio, delete them and then add back external audio in the order you wish. The movies audio menu page may not be accurate though! :(

Yes, I always to it in reauthor mode. I've done this for many movies, both adding an external track and changing the default order and it's always worked perfectly (the menu order not a problem for me).

Same with blanking previews, warnings, etc. Multiavchd has always processed the mpls and clpi correctly.

In the properties dialopg box is where, in the audio tab, the audio tracks are displayed. There're "up" and "down" buttons to the right. Multiavchd uses that to process the mpls and clpi accordingly.

[Music Fan]

Can Multiavchd re-author blu-ray with Java menus and keep these menus ?

[Capsbackup]

Can Multiavchd re-author blu-ray with Java menus and keep these menus ?

I have re-authored quite a few Blu-rays, and never had a problem with them on playback with my Sony S360 standalone. I'm sure many have had Java menus too.
I usually use BD-RB first, then multiAVCHD to blank warnings since I am unable to "see" the warnings with BD-RB to blank them.

[bodhi78]

Guys,

I'm having a subtitle problem, hope you guys can give some insight.

I'm using MultiAVCHD 4.1, on Win 7. I have a French substitle srt file that I can view correctly on Notepad, with all the accents displayed correctly in Arial font. In fact, I can see SRT text in any language with no problem using Arial font, using Notepad.

When I authored DVD or Blu-ray disk, this subtile file was not converted correctly, all text were displayed in weird graphics. I know it's an indicator of a Unicode display problem.

Questions: does MultiAVCHD use the default Windows Arial font, or does it have its own font emmbeded? could that be the problem?

I used GoSub and EasySub (from the MultiAVCHD directory) to convert it separately, but the output showed the same problem.

BTW, GoSub and EasySub don't have preview window any more, so I can't test the conversion in advance. Is there a version for either GoSub or EasySub out there that shows preview?

TIA

[Nightshiver]

Multiavchd is giving me the error "Avsrecursion is missing from your system".

Problem is, I already have Avsrecursion in my System folder. Any thoughts? It also won't give me any video preview at all:

http://i45.tinypic.com/zt9k0n.jpg

[mlemaire]

Hey guys, I've got a question about creating menus. So for example, I've got a TV show that I'm making a BD of, that has anywhere from 13 to 24 or so episodes in total.

SO what my issue is, is that when I make a menu, usually set on static, flipping through the episode is a huge pain in the ass. I basically have to wait each time for it to flash/load a new screen that has the next episode in the list. Can anyone tell me how I'd go about setting it up so that the scrolling is animated, so that it's not loading screen after screen just to sort through the episode lists?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :D

[nikknightt]

so how do I find out why tsmuxer keeps failing and won't convert any .mkv files?

I'm able to fix this issue by re-muxing the mkv with an older version of mkvmerge 3.0
Works every time.

[Ghitulescu]

SO what my issue is, is that when I make a menu, usually set on static, flipping through the episode is a huge pain in the ass. I basically have to wait each time for it to flash/load a new screen that has the next episode in the list. Can anyone tell me how I'd go about setting it up so that the scrolling is animated, so that it's not loading screen after screen just to sort through the episode lists?

I had this problem too, but it disappeared when I changed the BD-player. Newer generations are extremely fast compared to the older ones.

Yes, it doesn't solve the problem, the only solution is to add manually videos that fade from one page to another, and change the navigation by hand. That means you'll get used to the flip/flop pages ;), at least until you change the player :).

[Music Fan]

I'm able to fix this issue by re-muxing the mkv with an older version of mkvmerge 3.0
Works every time.
It's probably a header compression problem. You can remove it with recent MKVMerge versions too (file, options, mmg, disable header ...).
You can see if MKV's header is compressed or not with MediaInfo : if you see "header stripping" in the video characteristics, it means that header is compressed.

[buffalofloyd]

I haven't paid much attention lately but this program is still great for what it can do. Because it's no longer maintained has anyone come across a similar program that serves the same purpose but better perhaps?

[Nightshiver]

There is no other program like this, and certainly not better. About the only alt is AVCHDCoder, but it's not the same. The only other option is to buy the commercial software (at least in my case) capable of outputting DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD, the cheapest of which is $3000. Along with a much better and more streamlined way of making menu's.

[buffalofloyd]

There is no other program like this, and certainly not better. About the only alt is AVCHDCoder, but it's not the same. The only other option is to buy the commercial software (at least in my case) capable of outputting DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD, the cheapest of which is $3000. Along with a much better and more streamlined way of making menu's.

Thanks for the reply. I'm a little surprised that nobody else has created software like this or improved upon this program itself. I like this program a lot and use it quite often but I feel it's not super user friendly. I can muddle my way through pretty decent to get the outcome I want but the menu system could be better and more streamlined as you say along with other features regarding encoding options and such. I know this program is free so I am not complaining but just curious if anyone found others that were free and if they like them. For free software with the capabilities it does have, if I was rating it I'd give it a solid 8.7-9 :D

[JoeH]

There are many things that only MultiAVCHD can do, especially among free software. And there are other things that MultiAVCHD does much better than the free competition, even if they also offer similar options.

It is a shame that it is no longer actively developed.

I imagine that if deank were to open source it someone would be willing to pick up future developments - just think of MeGUI, for example, which has changed developer's hands multiple times when one developer no longer had time to continue working on it.

[verabgd]

I have lot of HD TS files, recorded from HD TV, which contain 1 video stream, 1 audio stream and 6 DVB subtitles streams. Video doesn't have embedded subtitles so I would like to author Blu-rays using these DVB subtitles streams.

When I play these TS files with DVB subtitles in VLC player or DVB Viewer I can choose/see subtitles.

When I import TS file multiAVCHD recognize DVB subtitles but there are no subtitles in compiled BD.

I also extracted these DVB subtitles to SUP files (using ProjectX ) and added English SUP file as external subtitle stream. multiAVCHD made SETUP Menu but when I play Blu-ray there are NO subtitles - player is set to Subtitles ->English but there are no subtitles during the playback.

What is wrong? Is it possible at all to author Blu-rays with subtitles using DVB subtitles streams? If it is, what should I do?

To mention that when I add SRT subtitle file (another projects) everything is OK.

About using DVB subtitles I only found this http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1288607&highlight=DVB+subtitles#post1288607 but this is from 2009; anyway I tried it and it didn't work.

Thank you very much in advance.

[deank]

I released a minor update today (build 771). It should fix some weird runtime errors (hopefully) and there are some small changes for MP4 files with wrong/improper fps info. The update is available online or from the link you see when you start multiAVCHD.

Dean :)

[deank]

I ... extracted these DVB subtitles to SUP files (using ProjectX ) and added English SUP file as external subtitle stream. multiAVCHD made SETUP Menu but when I play Blu-ray there are NO subtitles - player is set to Subtitles ->English but there are no subtitles during the playback.


Try to load the subtitles (SUP) in bdsub2sup and check their Y offset. It is possible that the streams are there, but rendered off-screen, because of a bad vertical offset value.

[deank]

Why multiAVCHD creates exactly 55 entries in a playlist for a menu?

It struck me this when I was trying to "shorten" the duration of the menu, before it looped. Actually I put a 6-7 seconds long song as the background sound, yet the produced menu was 33 seconds long.

Well I decided that 55 times x 33 seconds makes about 27-28 minutes and is long enough for menu loop/playback. Hopefully in 30mins the user will select a title to play. :)


BTW, GoSub and EasySub don't have preview window any more, so I can't test the conversion in advance. Is there a version for either GoSub or EasySub out there that shows preview?

TIA

Both multiAVCHD and easySUP will show an exact preview of the rendered subtitles. If you can't see the preview - the result is not guaranteed and it means that you lack avisynth or some other component (or vobsub refuses to work with your win7 configuration).

Multiavchd is giving me the error "Avsrecursion is missing from your system".

Problem is, I already have Avsrecursion in my System folder. Any thoughts? It also won't give me any video preview at all:

http://i45.tinypic.com/zt9k0n.jpg

That's not related to multiAVCHD. Probably you have some other (paid) software installed, which either expired or got broken.

Hey guys, I've got a question about creating menus. So for example, I've got a TV show that I'm making a BD of, that has anywhere from 13 to 24 or so episodes in total.

SO what my issue is, is that when I make a menu, usually set on static, flipping through the episode is a huge pain in the ass. I basically have to wait each time for it to flash/load a new screen that has the next episode in the list. Can anyone tell me how I'd go about setting it up so that the scrolling is animated, so that it's not loading screen after screen just to sort through the episode lists?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :D

Your best choice is to use "TITLE LIST" menu. It will display 12 titles in one screen, making it easier to navigate + no lag.

Dean

[buffalofloyd]

Let me be the first to say thank you for any updates on this program that you've done!!!

[LowDead]

...and WELCOME BACK!!! :D

[Capsbackup]

...and WELCOME BACK!!! :D

I second this!! :) I hope you are back and all is well. :D

[varekai]

@deank

Great news! I really hope you continue to work on your amazing software MultiAVCHD!
So much fun creating good looking DVD and Blu-ray menus!
When payday comes I promise to send you a donation!

Regards

[apple2pomme]

I have a few questions (or issues):
(1) Some times it makes the image for the title, many times it has only a black box beside the title name (XML mode). How do I force it to add images into every title (in both menu and title list)?
(2) When I combine 2 folders into a larger one, it takes the old menu pages instead of making new one. So, the font and color could be different. How ca I force it to make new menu and title list page?
(3) When adding an multiAVCHD made AVCHD folder, it add a huge list of titles in the "Compilation" list window that containes many many titles. It has to close the program and re-start.
(4) I can never play any title with the slim PS3 (thick old PS3 is OK). The welcome page and title menu pages are OK, but the movie doesn't play.

Thanks again.

[deank]

1) In the title [properties] you can set the thumbnails for all chapters. Most of the time the first chapter (at 00:00:00.000) is just a black screen -> black thumbnail :) Another option would be to use [x] Chapter icon between chapters in AUTHOR/Video&Chapters and then in [properties] use [auto] chapters. Also you can change "Thumbnail #00" in [menu thumbnails] in [properties]: click on it, select a chapter from the list in the top-right hand corner and press [link].
2) You can try to disable the option [Discard settings from project files] in "settings" tab.
3) I'm not sure about that - never happened to me and the imported titles are the correct number
4) I have a slim and fat and everything is fine on both (but I'm still on firmware 3.55). I remember reading that sony changed something, but not really sure. What firmware version do you have on your PS3s?

[kenguru2005]

Hey Dean ... welcome back ... it is a pleasure to see you back here, really a pleasure for me. Perhaps you remember me as those medical mac guy using multiAVCHD with crossover (now wine).

[deank]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! :) I'm glad to see familiar faces around :)

[Nightshiver]

I'm confused. You said its not related to multiAVCHD, but some other software that may have expired or broken? The only thing I've got that's paid is PowerDVD 12. Well, hopefully if I uninstall that, it should work again. What this stemmed from was I want to make motion menu previews (PS3 style menu) but it never let me see a preview and would never render motion previews for any of the thumbnails.

And, glad to see that you're back. Your software is the only thing that has a viable option of keeping HD audio and also creating menu's. Would you also, perhaps in the future, all a way for us to make a menu that DOESN'T have a video preview box thing? Like just text that would link to the video, like a regular DVD menu/BD menu.


For the avsrecursion thing, I know that that particular .dll is associated with Avisynth usage, and I also have Avisynth installed (as well as ffdshow and MPC).

[Capsbackup]

deank;
I have been using multiAVCHD on some series discs where there can be more than 12 episodes per season. Is there a possibility for a feature request for multiAVCHD, or maybe it's an option for BDedit, (I need instructions) to do the following:
Creating a 19 title Blu-ray using the title-list menu, when any of the first 12 titles completes, it returns to the first title menu page with the first title button highlighted. However, if I go to the second menu page to select any of the 7 remaining titles on that page, upon completion of any of these titles it returns to the first menu page with the first title button highlighted. I then have to proceed to the second menu page again to be able to select another title from this second page.

Request: to have the next sequential button be highlighted after completion of a title. (1,2,3... 12,13,14 etc..) :)

Request: to change the default return to menu page to be the second menu page when selecting any title from within this second menu page. :D

I have become quite familiar with multiAVCHD, using it frequently, and am very pleased with all its capabilities. I hope to continue following and sharing my experience with you and its further development! :cool:

:thanks:

[dhnj]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! :) I'm glad to see familiar faces around :)
Hi Deank
I have been using your MultiAVCHD since the very begining & have sent you a donation 3 years ago for your fantastic application.

Is it possible to make a MultiAVCHD 3 simple Menu like the attached photo in MultiAVCHD 4.1.

Best regards

[dhnj]

Hi Deank
I have been using your MultiAVCHD since the very begining & have sent you a donation 3 years ago for your fantastic application.

Is it possible to make a MultiAVCHD 3 simple Menu like the attached photo in MultiAVCHD 4.1.

Best regards
I am resending with new attachment, as the first attachment was all in black.

[NightHawkGuy]

Thanks deank for the excellent multiAVCHD software.
3-4 years back I used an older Panasonic BD35 blu-ray player that would only work with the AVCHD restricted output build format with static menus.
Last month I upgraded to a newer (2011 model) Panasonic BDT-210 blu-ray player and found it wouldn't play any old DVD+R discs I created with the AVCHD restricted output format with menus, they would just hang apparently in attempting to load the title menu. The new player would however play AVCHD discs I created with titles only and no title or other menus.

I experimented today with other build formats and found the newer Panasonic BDT-210 player would work fine with full AVCHD (not restricted) build output format with menus. Using the menu item for Strict AVCHD folders checked or unchecked didn't matter (that just appears to create a dummy CERTIFICATE folder if unchecked) - burning a DVD disc with just the BDMV folder worked fine as long as I did a build with full AVCHD (not restricted) format with menus.
The new player could play a test AVCHD restricted format disc if I had it set to go directly to the first title and not the title menu, but would again hang if I tried to access the title menu. Again worked fine if I built it with full AVCHD (not restricted) format. Of course a full Blu-ray output format to BD-R or BD-RE also worked fine as well with menus.

So it appears newer Panasonic blu-ray players now work with unrestricted AVCHD format, and not with the restricted AVCHD output format that the older Panasonic models required for discs with menus. But there doesn't appear to be a single AVCHD output format with menus that will work in both older and newer Panasonic players from what I've seen. Only a full Blu-ray output format with menus, or a menu-less AVCHD disc would work fine in both old and new models.
Perhaps others can test other manufacturer's Blu-ray models (old and new) to see what output AVCHD formats with menus are supported for those and report them.

[Yunghogg_Tx]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! :) I'm glad to see familiar faces around :)

Deank been a longgg time... Ever since the Multiavchd forum...Welcome back

[dellsam34]

Let's all donate or re-donate and keep this software alive and well supported.

[apple2pomme]

Thank you so much Deank! I'll try them.

Yes, the slim PS3 has pretty new firmware. That's why I keep the old thick one never updated to have at least a working one.

In the last weekend, I tried a couple more and had an error that never happened. It says "DTS audio track is not added, please enable "Use eac3to". I don't know what option was clicked by mistake.


1) In the title [properties] you can set the thumbnails for all chapters. Most of the time the first chapter (at 00:00:00.000) is just a black screen -> black thumbnail :) Another option would be to use [x] Chapter icon between chapters in AUTHOR/Video&Chapters and then in [properties] use [auto] chapters. Also you can change "Thumbnail #00" in [menu thumbnails] in [properties]: click on it, select a chapter from the list in the top-right hand corner and press [link].
2) You can try to disable the option [Discard settings from project files] in "settings" tab.
3) I'm not sure about that - never happened to me and the imported titles are the correct number
4) I have a slim and fat and everything is fine on both (but I'm still on firmware 3.55). I remember reading that sony changed something, but not really sure. What firmware version do you have on your PS3s?

[edward1963]

Hi There
I'm using multiAVCHD for quite a while now.
Through a lot of trial and error here is my method that
my BluRay player now accepts multiAVCHD authored blurays with
menu (incl. moving menus, moving thumbnails etc.)

My Player is Panasonic BT310 and also my old Phillips BDP 7500 Bluray Player accepts those Blurays.
Only my old Panasonic BT30 doesn't work.

1. When transcoding untick : use long GOP if possible
2. Quality: Do not transcode faster than : 1 past fast
3. Ref Frames: 4, B-Frames 3, Level 4.1
4. Under Menu Settings tick : Use MPEG-2 for Menu encoding
5. Menu Encoding Quality: Very High
6. When authoring I tick just Bluray/BD-R

You can use motion menus and everything else
All other settings are standard.
Even Adobe Encore CS5 -CS6 accepted MTS Files from the STREAM folder encoded with those settings: and adobe ist extreme picky when it comes to blurays streams (it also didn't reencode it anymore at accepted the streams as is)

So far alll blurays played fine in panasonic BT310
There where burned with Power2GO: UDF 2.5 setting

Greetings:)

[Adub]

@deank Good to see you back man! You've been missed. :D

[varekai]

@deank

Thanks for a great software, lot's of fun using it! :D
Just sent you a small donation...

regards

[apple2pomme]

:(Help!!!!
One of the title in the multiAVCHD folder doesn't show the picture in my PS3 (others are fine) and I can't stop and get it back to menu or title list. I had to unplug the power cord from PS3 and restart. However, due to the "resume" feature of the MultiAVCHD, it starts again and black screen with sound only.

How can I get out the play and see the menu or title list again in order to play others?

Thanks.

[wyatt71]

Problem solved.

[JoeH]

BIG WELCOME back to deank!

[cmartinez]

Hi Guys !
And Deank thank you very much for the wonderful tool that is multi AVCHD.
I have a small issue that i can't explaine, but perhaps someone here, can.
My original file has an audio delay (-83ms says mediainfo). So, i tried to set it up in Audio tab. (transcode button-->Audio TAB).
But until now, nothing workerd. i always had this delay, and when i look in the log file, nowhere in the tsMuxeR meta section, the delay appears.
Also, I tried, with tsMuxeR, to obtain .M2TS file, with the proper delay! And nothing worked...
Any ideas ?

Thank you very much.

If needed, i can post the initial mediainfo log, and multiAVCHD log.

[OgonBatto]

Hi,

Please, sorry my bad English.
I'm learning MultiAVCHD. It's a great software. I have a question about menus:
It's possible make menus like Ghibli Japananese Blu-rays?
The screenshots are here: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/reviews/grave_of_the_fireflies.htm (the red menus)

If it's possible, there is a tutorial or something like?

Thank you so much!

[verabgd]

I finally found out how to use DVB subtitles from MPEG-2 1080i TS files and to author Blu-ray using multiAVCHD (Demultiplexing with ProjectX, but I did the same for months without success, my mistake was that I added SUP files instead of IDX files to multiAVCHD).

BUT now I would like to the same with H264 1080i TS files. I have lot of recorded HD H264 files with DVB subtitles. I did the same as for MPEG-2 1080i TS files but there are no subtitles in compiled Blu-ray. I suppose that the problem is that now ProjectX, as it cannot demux H264 video, adjust subpicture stream at its own timeline, not to video timeline as for MPEG-2 1080i TS.

On the other hand when I compare corresponding IFO files from ProjectX (for MPEG-2 1080i TS and H264 1080i TS) I cannot see any difference.

Is there any way to fix this problem and compile Blu-ray with extracted subtitles?

I sincerely hope that someone will find the time to answer at least if it is possible.

Thank you very much in advance.

[Music Fan]

TSDoctor could perhaps help you.

[verabgd]

TSDoctor could perhaps help you.

Thank you very much for your answer. I already tried TSDoctor and TSDoctor can demux all streams (video, audio and all 6 DVB subtitle streams) but I don't know how to use these SUP files:

1. multiAVCHD acccepts them but there are no subtitles in compiled BD, what can be expected as neither

2. BDSup2SUB (can export BD/SUP file from idx/sub) nor

3. Subtitle Creator (in order to get VobSub idx/sub file pair)

can recognize SUP files from TSDoctor.

Any idea?


By the way, when I use MKVMerge to mux H264 TS file with idx/sub subtitles files from ProjectX subtitiles are out of synch, actually subtitles start at the very beginning.

[aneurysm]

hi,
hoping someone here can maybe point me in the right direction

hi,

been using this awesome software in combination with BD rebuilder for over 2 years now. Multiavchd to remove some extra's, or transcode them to 720p and to sometimes add audio or subtitles.
In those 2 years .. never a problem.

Now the last week, I've had 3 discs that after I put them through multiavchd, I get the 2501 error "disc is not blu ray structure" in BD rebuilder when I load it there to make a BD25. Which I find so weird ... since all files & dirs are there.

Is there anything I can do / to check why certain discs after multiavchd don't open in bd rebuilder ?

Just to mention :
- the full blu ray's open & recode perfectly in bd rebuilder so it's no problem with the original rip.
- with the discs with a problem I've tried at least 2 times with multiavchd to remake the disc to make sure it didn't go bad or something.
- The 3 discs I had a problem with after going through multiavchd were 101 Dalmatians; Aliens (which I found very weird because it's structure is 100% like Alien with which I had no problems) & Vampire Diaries S1D4

tnx in advance for some pointers or tips
I haven't changed any settings or programs on my PC. Only thing I recently installed is VLC media player.

[rapscallion]

Hey guys,

Every BD disc has at least the 2 main folders: BDMV and CERTIFICATE.

I've noticed on several BD's the addition of one or more zip files and an XML file. And, of course, just blanking a couple of warnings, etc., in re-author mode, multiAVCHD ignores these files.


BDMV
CERTIFICATE
128824576.ZIP
128824577.ZIP
128824578.ZIP
FilmIndex.xml

Anyone know what purpose those extra files serve?

[laserfan]

What's in the ZIP files. I'd guess that that stuff is just junk that got missed in the authoring process?

[rapscallion]

@laserfan

Inside zips :

1. Folder with the same # as the zip
2. Then a same # file with a "klk" extension and a "sync" folder
3. In the syn folder : 2 files w/"IID" extension and 2 with "syn" extension . "128824576-dts_5_1-eng" and 2 with "spa" vs eng.

Other 2 zips are similiar but with 2.0 vs 5.1 and "fra" vs eng/spa

Not the first time I've seen this, but tend to agree with you

[nikknightt]

Is it possible to remove chapters in properties to effectively 'edit' the video file? (remove the selected clips from the output)
I tried choosing a chapter & clicked remove but the app doesn't seem to respond. The chapter is still included in the chapters list.

I don't really expect this to work but thought I'd give it a shot..

[manny729]

i have a mkv movie with aac audio 1080p video is fine but no audio what can be the problem .....ive try 2 times with multiavchd and video comes out good but no sound

[varekai]

Downloaded multiAVCHD 4.1 build 771 (July 04, 2012) from http://www.videohelp.com/tools/multiAVCHD
After installing this build and starting multiAVCHD it still shows build 770.
Is it the latest build, maybe just a little slip in the setup?
Can't download from http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/ site is down?

regards

[data129]

When i want to make a dvd with multiple video files, each file get its own video_ts folder. i want to have all of the tittles in one video_ts folder.

[data129]

Downloaded multiAVCHD 4.1 build 771 (July 04, 2012) from http://www.videohelp.com/tools/multiAVCHD
After installing this build and starting multiAVCHD it still shows build 770.
Is it the latest build, maybe just a little slip in the setup?
Can't download from http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/ site is down?

regards

Use multiUPDATE.exe

[varekai]

Use multiUPDATE.exe

Thanks, that did it!

regards

[Hrki]

Problem with blurred picture

Sometimes happens that picture is blurred due FPS rate, so if movie have 23.976 FPS you need to change FPS options in Transcode from Original to 23.976 (probably a bug).

[Bomopu]

I've started having a strange issue with multiAVCHD. I am putting all my blurays onto a HD to play through PS3 and successfully until recently. Since I formatted and reinstalled Windows 7 (x64) the process hangs at "renaming to FAT compatible" near the end of the process. The weird thing is I can make 2 half size compilations (36 titles each) without any problem but when I combine them (72 titles in total) it hangs. I never had this problem for 2 years! I've left it for up to 14 hours to see if it moves on but it doesn't and multiAVCHD cannot be closed even with task manager.

I'm using build 771, the recently released one on Dean's homepage - but I had same issue with build 770 too.

Anyone any ideas please? It's driving me nuts!

[apple2pomme]

I was trying to combine AVCHD folders from 2 HD with quite number of titles (for PS3) . However, it had a power break and all 3 AVCHD folders are incomplete now.

I can recognize each title by its file size (4GB, 4GB, 2.1GB 3 files for example) and recognize what it is by playing the ts file.

How can I re-make the AVCHD (without re-mux these files into each title) with multiAVCHD and just let the multiAVCHD to add these 3 files directly into one title? I hope I can restore all titles back into a new AVCHD.

Thanks for you help for such a raining day!

AND Why is the response time so long when click on to another title from properties window. It used to be very fast, now it takes a few minutes for each title to get back.

[OptimusX]

I have created a project with 13 titles, each with their own background image and background audio. The problem is this:

For title #12, the background audio playing is that of title #11. Title #11 has the correct audio playing. The Title List menu is non-functional on all titles.

The problem does not occur when using 12 titles. No errors were shown in the logs.

I redid my project with 12 titles, but there is another problem. If I use the setup menu, then the title list menu button does not work. No matter which title menu I am at, the Title List just resets the screen. The ONLY way around it is to restart the disc, or go to a DIFFERENT title, select play, then access the title list from the Pop Up menu.

[alfixdvd]

When I navigate (up/down cursor) to any title in the top menu, the background motion re-initializes.

How can I avoid it?

best regards.

[OptimusX]

Each title has an independent menu. When you change titles, you are basically switching menus and starting over again.

[SilverBlade]

I'm trying to like this program, but this deal-breaker is making it hard for me.

Regardless of what I do, multiavchd *always* reencodes the DTS track into ac3. I do not want this to happen. I've unchecked the 'use eac3to' option, and ever option underneath it. Nope...multiavchd keeps calling the program to convert the dts to ac3. I want to keep the DTS track, so how do I?

[woecarlson]

Hi all,

Been using multiAVCHD with (mostly) wonderful results for several months, but periodically run into these odd sequence of errors that when I cancel out the program will just close. I run into one of two scenarios:
1) a window pops up that says tsMuxer has stopped working - once I cancel out of this it normally retries once, then stops working again, then eventually multiAVCHD crashes
2) an error window that says something like "(RT) Invalid array index. Array is empty - Line 35926" - Again, after clicking ok to close the message the software crashes

I did some searching on the multiAVCHD forum, and it sounds like sometimes bad srt files within the MKV files can contribute to this, but the one in particular I'm running into tonight has no subtitles at all.

I would say (roughly) this happens 15-20 % of the time. Often, if I "re-do" the MKV file using RIPBOT, the output MKV file works much better (but not always).

Anyone else familiar with these types of messages and what they could mean?

Thanks!

[dhnj]

Suddenly I now find Multiavchd 3.0_729 & 4.1_771 Freeze with add media, even with anti-virus disabled.

[jdobbs]

I'm trying to like this program, but this deal-breaker is making it hard for me.

Regardless of what I do, multiavchd *always* reencodes the DTS track into ac3. I do not want this to happen. I've unchecked the 'use eac3to' option, and ever option underneath it. Nope...multiavchd keeps calling the program to convert the dts to ac3. I want to keep the DTS track, so how do I? Are you attempting to create an AVCHD disc? That could be the driver. DTS is not a part of the AVCHD standard.

[Music Fan]

Normally multiAVCHD accepts Dts without re-encoding (although it's out of AVCHD standard), even when exporting on AVCHD disc.

[setarip_old]

@SilverBlade

Which "flavor" of DTS is the audiostream? Perhaps the type of DTS requires that you place a checkmark next to "Core only" (or similar. I forget the exact wording) on the page that shows tabs for "Audio", "Subtitles", etc.

[setarip_old]

@woecarlson

Hi!

You've not said what software and procedures you used to create these problematic .MKVs versus the programs and procedures you used to create .MKVs that were properly processed by MultiAVCHD. Please do so...

[dhnj]

Suddenly I now find Multiavchd 3.0_729 & 4.1_771 Freeze with add media, even with anti-virus disabled.

Suddenly I now find Multiavchd 3.0_729 & 4.1_771 freezes/hangs and will not load files when I click on the Add media button.
The only way to close the application is through Task Manager End Task button.
However Drag & Drop of files into Multiavchd works and adding AVCHD/BDMV/DVD folders button also works.
So the problem only occurs with the add files dialog.

[nekrosoft13]

can someone please help me figure out why i'm getting audio delays when re-encoding files from blu-ray?

files are fine when played back before re-encode, after re-encode there is audio delay.

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : \\Share\L Drive\file1.M2TS
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 21.2 GiB
Duration : 1h 35mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 31.7 Mbps
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@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 29.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 33.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.600
Stream size : 19.9 GiB (94%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 438 MiB (2%)
Language : English

Text #1
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Language : English

Text #2
ID : 4609 (0x1201)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Language : English

Text #3
ID : 4610 (0x1202)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Delay relative to video : 4s 839ms
Language : English



General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : \\Share\H Drive\\file2.M2TS
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 26.9 GiB
Duration : 1h 57mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 32.7 Mbps
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@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 30.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 35.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.619
Stream size : 25.3 GiB (94%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 538 MiB (2%)
Language : English

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Language : English

[rapscallion]

Just bought Lawrence of Arabia BD and was surprised to see that the studio left in the 4m15s prelude of music/blank screen and the same for the intermission at the 2h19m point. They didn't even chapter it so you can skip to the video. Very strange.

So, in reauthor mode, I used the "cut start" and "cut end" to eliminate the beginning ~4m.
However, I can't figure out how to eliminate the music/blank video at the intermission point. Essentially a "double cut" ?

If Multiavchd isn't capable of this, is there any software out there that will?

[laserfan]

Why not just add chapter marks to the end of each interlude.

[setarip_old]

@rapscallion

Hi!

If you're doing a "Movie only", I believe you should be able to use tsMuXer to do your cutting...

[rapscallion]

Hi setarip,

No, complete bd, not a "movie only" remux, (blanking the usual warnings, interview and studio clips).

You're correct re tsmuxer and I thought of using it and reinserting the remuxed movie stream but I don't think that MAVCHD wil handle the time change correctly.

I've already eliminated the prelude, so I think the easisest solution is Laserfan's suggestion to just insert a chapter mark at the end of the intermission.

Edit: I forgot that eliminating the prelude will throw all of the chapters off, so chapter marks it is.

[setarip_old]

Sorry I misunderstood you...

[Bomopu]

I still have a problem. If anyone has any ideas what could be causing this or how to look into it more please tell me. I am making a compilation of 79 Blu-ray titles on a hard drive to play through PS3. All goes well until it hangs at the "setting FAT compatible 8.3 filenames". I've left it for 18 hours to see if it shifted but nothing.
http://www0.xup.in/exec/ximg.php?fid=12286043

[Bomopu]

Anyone?? I really need a solution to this and I'm getting nowhere :(

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Although I can't believe that "Dean" would not error-proof this procedure, you might want to check for illegal 8.3 characters in your filenames.

Try making the compilation with only 2 titles and see if it still hangs at the "setting FAT compatible 8.3 filenames" stage. If it doesn't try it 40 titles - and work your way up and down regarding number of titles until you come to the highest number of titles that convert to "setting FAT compatible 8.3 filenames"...

[Bomopu]

Thank you for the reply. I don't think it's caused by an illegal character because all the titles are already in compilations. Problem comes when I combine them all. I will try adding one title at a time and see if it highlights a particular one that's causing the problem.

I don't believe it's the number of titles though - on another HD I put over 200 titles in a single compilation.

[varekai]

Hello,

Making a compilation of a series with eight episodes.
Using tsMuxer to demux each episode into one dts audio and one sup subtitle.
Using MakeMkv 1.7.9 to create an mkv of video only.

Using MultiAVCHD 4.1 (build 771) and creating a static XMB menu with two titles/episodes, each title/episode with one audio and one subtitle.
Making a strict AVCHD output (20GB) and it plays perfectly fine on PC.
when burning to 25GB BD-RE disc and playing on standalone (Oppo 93) menu shows as it should and I'm able to select and switch, each title.
But when playing any title/episode the video doesn't show up, only audio and subtitles plays.
So, menu stays but audio and subtitles plays? Strange indeed!

Tried using ac3 audio instead of dts, tried downgrading MakeMKV to 1.7.8 and resetting MultiAVCHD to default and starting all over but no luck...
Also tried burning to a 25GB BD-R, don't know why really, and of course it didn't play the video, only audio and subtitles. Arghhh!
Have done several compilations using the exact same workflow and settings with excellent results but never seen this behavior.

What am I missing? Any input is highly appreciated.

regards

[Music Fan]

Maybe a problem with the profile of the x264 video.
Try with only one episode, without menu.

[setarip_old]

@varekai

Hi!

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your problem but:

Is there any reason you can't simply load the audio, subtitles and video into tsMuxeR and save as .M2TS for use with multiAVCHD?

[setarip_old]

@Bomopu

In the last graphic you presented, it shows a slider at the bottom of the screen after "setting FAT compatible 8.3 file names". If you move the slider to the right, does it show any additional information regarding the attempt to set the 8.3 filenames (or anything else)?

[varekai]

@Music Fan

Your right, there is definitely something odd with the video!
MultiAVCHD output to one episode without menu, audio and subtitles plays fine but no video!?

regards

[varekai]

@setarip_old

The reason I use this workflow is that original chapters gets lost when using .m2ts

Edit:
Found a workaround, using TsMuxer, selecting episode, audio and subtitle, output each episode to Blu-ray disk.
In MultiAVCHD "Add videofiles" and selecting episode playlist .mpls and all works perfectly!
Audio and subtitles in sync, original chapters!
Nicelooking menu! Case closed! :D

[setarip_old]

@varekai

Your workaround sounds very similar to my suggestion. Glad to hear you've resolved your dilemma ;>}

[Taurus50]

hello,

I am running Win7 64 bit and multiAVCHD and mostly using it to make AVCHD or BD from TV recordings in HD.
For all recordings made from free to air programs in 720p everything works fine.
If using a recording from a pay TV program (encyrpted) in 1080i, I can add the video file to multiAVCD but as soon I check the file to set chapters and so on, I get an error message "AVSInfo.exe" and the pop up screen shows no picture of the film.
http://www.diekuhls.de/AVSinfo_failed.JPG
and the pop up screen shows no picture of the film.
http://www.diekuhls.de/pop_up_screen_blank.JPG
If trying to produce a AVCHD or BD from that, the preparation fails when making the thumbnails or video sequences for the menue.

I have no idea and didn´t find any log file to find any further information about that problem.

Does anybody has an idea what this can come from?

Any help is welcome!

realcams

Hi,
from all the following statments it seems, no one has answerd your question. I have just switched from a Vista-system where multA was running perfectly well since years (yes, I also donated) to a new system with Win 8. I have exactly the same problem and have spend days so far but all in vain.
Did you find some solution and got the software running under Win 7?
Any reply would be much appreciated as I have worked with multiA a lot and want to continue.

[Ghitulescu]

Your situation I've learn it decades ago. The solution was however given 40 years ago by Murphy: Never change a working system.
So, my DAW still runs W98SE and my video PC runs XP.

[rs008f]

I got this error. ERROR: Compilation does not contain any HD-DVD/AVCHD/Blu-ray. I found out it's the .ass subtitles that's causing the problem because it compiled fine without the subtitles. The solution from this thread http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=850 is to disable Advanced processing of subtitles. However, my solution to get the compilation to work with subtitles is to ENABLE Advanced processing of subtitles. What a weird opposite solution when the problem is so similar. The compilation failed if I disable Advanced processing of subtitles.

[Beak]

Hi. I hope I can get6 a bit of help but I will admit in advance I did not read this whole thread.

I have installed the program and updated to the latest build.

After loading the 3 mkv files I wish to author to a single bluray, the program runs well until tsmuxer is called. It then crashes(TSMuxer) with the following message.

Matroska Parse Error: Invalid H264 NAL Unit Size. Nal unit truncated.

The program cannot proceed. I changed the order of the files and I get a similar message with each file.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

PS One of the files is already 1080P and bluray compliant yet I cannot get the program to not transcode it. How can I mark the file to be burned as is without re-encoding?

Thanks BK

[rapscallion]

You state that one of the files is 1080p, so I'm assuming the other 2 aren't? If that's true, then that's the problem.
Tsmuxer can't join files with mixed resolutions, framerate, etc.

[Beak]

You state that one of the files is 1080p, so I'm assuming the other 2 aren't? If that's true, then that's the problem.
Tsmuxer can't join files with mixed resolutions, framerate, etc.

OK Thanks. I'm not trying to join them though. I'm processing them separately, with each file having borders added so they are all 1920 X 1080 by transcoding.

Isn't that what the programme is for?

[Beak]

I tried the programme with a single file that was already bluray compliant.

It still transcoded the file and I got the same TsMuxer crash

Matroska Parse Error: Invalid H264 Nal Unit Size. Nal Unit Truncated.

So it doesn't seem to be from mixing files. Any help for this?

[Capsbackup]

The file has to be BD compliant. (1920x1080;1280x720; etc... You can check it with Mediainfo. The reason multiAVCHD is transcoding is it detects a non BD compliant file or you don't have the file size set high enough in the Author tab, under General, so it is trying to make it fit.

[Beak]

The file has to be BD compliant. (1920x1080;1280x720; etc... You can check it with Mediainfo. The reason multiAVCHD is transcoding is it detects a non BD compliant file or you don't have the file size set high enough in the Author tab, under General, so it is trying to make it fit.

Thank You. That's not the problem though.

The problem is that TSMuxer is crashing with the warning I wrote out.

[Capsbackup]

That means the file is not Blu-ray compliant in some way, be it resolution or encoding parameters. :(

[Beak]

That means the file is not Blu-ray compliant in some way, be it resolution or encoding parameters. :(

I'm sure you are right. But the files that are being muxed have been created by the programme itself.

Why would MultiAVCHD transcode something that then causes TSMuxer to crash consistently?

[setarip_old]

@Beak

Sounds like something got corrupted.

You might want to try reinstalling MultiAVCHD (including all supporting programs that are included in the full install)...

[Beak]

@Beak

Sounds like something got corrupted.

You might want to try reinstalling MultiAVCHD (including all supporting programs that are included in the full install)...

Thank You. Something is definitely corrupted but the reinstall as you suggested also does not work and TSMuxer continues to crash.

But I have also found that uncropMKV and AVS2DVD are also crashing.

I have uninstalled all of these. I kept MeGui and have Avisynth 2.5.8 MT installed. I also removed Halli Splitter and FFDShow and reinstalled all.

MeGui is still working correctly but all others crash but not necessarily with TsMuxer as the culprit.

I may have to reinstall Windows. (sigh) or add a second OS.

I would really like to use this programme(MultiAVCHD) as it uses great software and offers great Menu features.

Thanks for all that tried to help. Ive got an old dual core XP machine in the back that I'll give a whirl first.

Thanks again.:thanks:

[Beak]

For what its worth, the problem seems to be gone now.

I backtracked on software I have installed in the last few months.

I recently configured MPC-HC and they recommended installing the LAV splitter.

I uninstalled this and rebooted. I then swept my registry and removed anything I did not recognize using Bitdefender's Tune-up option.

All working well now. I don't know why but there it is.I am absolutely loving this programme now!

Thanks to all who tried to help.

[setarip_old]

@Beak

Glad to hear you've resolved your dilemma ;>}

[Beak]

Thanks. This really is fantastic software. The menus look great and the convenience is incredible.

And if you want, you can still make compliant files with MeGui with as many avisynth filters as make you happy and still enjoy the benefits and savings of having multiple files on a single disc.

Thanks to all who helped and especially to Dean who did the work.:thanks:

[setarip_old]

@Beak

No two ways about it, "DeanK" is a genius ;>}

[majlo]

Hi,

first i must apologize for my bad english.
My prolem:
when multiavchd make menu authoring my PC is super slow. Only what helps is restart.

Here is log:

[21:44:59] Initialising...
[21:44:59] Checking for new version...
[21:45:00] You have the latest build.
[21:45:00] [04/07/2012] build 771 (latest is: 771) - Few minor fixes (runtime/line 109 errors). Changed handling of some rare flavours of video in MP4 container.
[21:45:00] Consistency check finished!
[21:45:00] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[21:45:00] 4 years and 2 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[21:45:00] 516 people supported it with donations
[21:45:00] and you are the 148329 one to launch the program...
[21:45:00] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[21:45:00] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]
[21:45:14] Loading external subtitles: (und) - The.Guns.of.Navarone.srt

[21:51:28] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[21:51:31] Destination [d:]: NTFS, 634544.86 MiB (619.673 GiB) free space
[21:51:31] Temp folder [d:]: NTFS, 634544.86 MiB (619.673 GiB) free space

[21:51:31] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[21:51:31] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[21:51:31] Processing 2 titles...
[21:51:31] Processing (D:\Upsidedown.m2ts)...
[21:51:33] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:4).
[21:51:33] Detected video: ID#4113:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=3
[21:51:33] Adding AC3 audio track (ID#4352)
[21:51:33] Detected subtitles: ID#4608:S_HDMV/PGS Language: hrv
[21:51:33] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[21:51:33] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[21:51:33] Media split set at 50000MiB point...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 640Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 6
Decoding PGS stream (track 3): Resolution: 1920:1080 Frame rate: 23.976
B-pyramid level 1 detected. Shift DTS to 2 frames
Processed 155132 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 6 min 46 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\Upsidedown.m2ts", insertSEI, contSPS, track=4113, fps=23.976
A_AC3, "D:\Upsidedown.m2ts", track=4352, lang=eng, timeshift=0ms
S_HDMV/PGS, "D:\Upsidedown.m2ts", fps=23.976, track=4608, lang=hrv
===============================================================================
[21:56:58] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[21:56:58] Using user poster for title thumbnail (upside-down-wide-2.jpg)
[21:56:58] Processing playlist...
[21:56:58] Title #1 added: " "
[21:56:58] Verifying title...
[21:57:00] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 1 subtitle tracks

[21:57:01] Processing (D:\The.Guns.of.Navarone.m2ts)...
[21:57:02] Detected frame reference count: 3 (max:4).
[21:57:02] Detected video: ID#4113:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=23.976, ref=3
[21:57:02] Adding DTS audio track (ID#4352)
[21:57:02] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[21:57:02] Converting TEXT subtitles to PGS/SUP...
[21:57:02] [the.guns.of.navarone.srt]
[21:57:02] Processing may take some time, so be patient!
[21:57:02] Advanced subtitle processing (step 1)...
[21:57:02] Full-frame mode enabled (slow)(1920x1080 @ 23.976 fps)!
[22:01:59] Advanced subtitle processing (step 2)...
[22:09:09] *** Imported subpictures: 1056/1056
[22:09:09] Conversion successful...
[22:09:09] Adding subtitles (The.Guns.of.Navarone.srt) (hrv)
[22:09:09] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[22:09:10] Media split set at 50000MiB point...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
Decoding PGS stream (track 3): Resolution: 1920:1080 Frame rate: 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
B-pyramid level 2 detected. Shift DTS to 3 frames
Processed 224931 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 8 min 29 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\The.Guns.of.Navarone.m2ts", insertSEI, contSPS, track=4113, fps=23.976
A_DTS, "D:\The.Guns.of.Navarone.m2ts", track=4352, lang=eng, timeshift=11ms
S_HDMV/PGS, "d:\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20121227\srt-13663955.hrv.sup", lang=hrv, fps=23.976
===============================================================================
[22:16:28] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00001.m2ts
[22:18:02] Using user poster for title thumbnail (guns-of-navarone-400x400-imad7nzyehubwyyq.jpeg)
[22:18:34] Processing playlist...
[22:19:05] Title #2 added: " "
[22:19:05] Verifying title...
[22:22:07] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 1 subtitle tracks

[22:22:07] Preparing authoring information...
[22:22:07] Creating PAL 24p top menu.
[22:22:07] Setting pop-up menu...
[22:23:11] *** [00000.mpls] - Adding pop-up menu [1080p]...
[22:23:42] *** [00001.mpls] - Adding pop-up menu [1080p]...
[22:25:17] *** Completed!
[22:25:17] Authoring menu (PAL 24p).
[22:25:17] Creating title thumbnails for 2 titles (XMB)...
[22:36:36] Using 1 thumbnail/chapter links for title #1...
[22:36:36] *** Extracting 1 chapter thumbnails...
[22:36:36] *** Chapter #1 [00:00:00.000] set for thumbnail at [00:53:55.085]
[22:51:48] Using 1 thumbnail/chapter links for title #2...
[22:51:48] *** Extracting 1 chapter thumbnails...
[22:51:48] *** Chapter #1 [00:00:00.000] set for thumbnail at [01:18:10.665]
[22:57:09] Image processing for XMB menu completed!

[22:57:09] Preparing menu pages...

[22:57:09] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/2] [Static title thumbnail].
[23:32:22] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/2]: Chapter page [1/1].
[23:41:42] Encoding static SLI menu page [1/2]: Setup page (audio/subtitle).

[23:47:47] Encoding static SLI menu page [2/2] [Static title thumbnail].
[00:23:13] Encoding static SLI menu page [2/2]: Chapter page [1/1].
[00:32:33] Encoding static SLI menu page [2/2]: Setup page (audio/subtitle).
[00:38:38] Menu authoring completed.

[00:45:56] Encoding Title List menu page [1/1].
[00:55:24] Setting main menu for 2 titles...
[00:55:24] Playback will end after title #2.
[00:55:24] Setting menu properties...
[00:55:24] Selected TV system: [PAL]
[00:55:24] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[01:04:20] Completed.
[01:04:52] Setting Blu-ray format...
[01:04:54] Done!

[01:04:54] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[01:04:54] d:\AVCHD\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. [01:47:50]
2. [02:36:21]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 04:24:11
Output size : 20870 MiB (20.381 GiB)

[01:04:54] d:\AVCHD folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[01:04:54] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[01:06:35] You may now remove temp folder (d:\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20121227\).
[01:06:35] Your compilation contains 4hrs 24min 11sec of video material.

[01:06:35] multiAVCHD finished in 11703.913 seconds (03:15:03.913)!

[01:06:35] End of log.

Where is problem. Pc is strong.

[Tylerr]

Does anyone know why multiavchd keeps trying to convert my aac audio to 128kb when i have it set to do 384? I've tried uninstalling and re-installing and i even tried it on a fresh windows install and it still does it on any video with aac audio.

[setarip_old]

@Tylerr

Hi!

Are you sure it's only reducing the bitrate - and not ALSO converting it to .AC3?

You might want to send the author an email...

[Tylerr]

Its converting it to 128kb AC3 instead of what i have set in the "Subtitles & Audio" Tab. When the encoding starts i can switch to the tab and see it has changed to 128.

[setarip_old]

@Tylerr

Again, you might want to send the author an email...

BTW - What version of multiAVCHD are you using?

[QUEENFAN]

Hello,

what a great tool, congratulations !!!!

I want to use multiAVCHD to encode my (own) DVD with TV-series to BD (25GB).

There seems to be a problem with subtitles on my Windows 8 Pro x64 (8GB RAM) System. I receive an error:

-!!!subtitles may be incomplete!
-!!! Error converting subtitles (java?)

The newest JAVA is installed on my computer.

Does anybody have a clue?


Thanks a lot in advance for your help.

[Bordo32]

I am trying to author 1080p60 m2ts files as AVCHD on DVD-R media.
Can some one please to confirm/clarify:
1. The two folders BDMV and AVCHDTN created by multiAVCHD need to be placed in DVD-R Root directory.
2. "AVCHD Strict" in two places of multiAVCHD need to be checked in order to create "AVCHD on DVD-R" playabale on most BD players.
3. The other methode I have seen is palcing BDMV and Certificate or only BDMV folder (with more than four folders inside) in the Root directory are not correct or will not play on some AVCHD rated BD players?

[Tylerr]

@Tylerr

Again, you might want to send the author an email...

BTW - What version of multiAVCHD are you using?

The latest version

[setarip_old]

@Tylerr

Just to be certain, please post the VERSION NUMBER of multiAVCHD that you are using...

[QUEENFAN]

Hello,

how can I get rid of the grey submenu in slide mode (Watch, learn, play enjoy) in the main menu? Not just the text (I know where to erase this) but the grey menu with frame.

Thanks a lot.


Kind regards

QUEENFAN

[Griffith400]

Guys,

I recently got the above error on my 4.1 Build 770 install. Been working fine and nothing I've installed of late that I can think of.

It does it when MultiBOOT.exe runs and then checks for a newer version. It then continues to give the error when amending a Project in anyway.

I ran MultiUpdate manually and this updated to 4.1 Build 771. Once the updtae finishes, it runs the software without error. HOWEVER, if I run via MultiBOOT.exe as normal, the error still happens and editing doesn't work. Yet, if I run via MultiUPDATE (no update needed now!) it works fine and I can amend my Projects?

Any ideas?

Steve.

[Bomopu]

Hi, I would just like to ask if anyone has ever tried making a compilation with files, folders etc they are not allowed to access due to needing administrator access? I am having a problem with the compilation hanging at the 'renaming to FAT compatible filenames' part and I wonder if that could happen? Thanks.

[setarip_old]

@Griffith400

Hi! HOWEVER, if I run via MultiBOOT.exe as normal, the error still happens and editing doesn't work. Yet, if I run via MultiUPDATE (no update needed now!) it works fine and I can amend my Projects?

So don't run via "Multiboot.exe' ;>}

[Griffith400]

@Griffith400

Hi!

So don't run via "Multiboot.exe' ;>}

Hardly the fastest way to start the program while it runs off and checks for updates, downloads and then installs? Besides, that's what Dean's program tells you to start it with!

Was looking for a Linda more helpful answer to the problem to be honest.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Bomopu]

Griffith, I had that problem a couple of years ago. It was with a differrent build but I think it fixed itself just by uninstall/reinstalling mAVCHD.

but it may be that a newer build was released and that solved it. Can't be sure now.

[Tylerr]

@Tylerr

Just to be certain, please post the VERSION NUMBER of multiAVCHD that you are using...

Multiavchd v4.1 Built 771

[Bordo32]

I am authoring AVCHD on DVD-R media.
Can some one please confirm:
Two folders BDMV and AVCHDTN created by multiAVCHD need to be placed/burn in DVD-R Root directory.
"AVCHD Strict" needs to be checked in order to create DVD-R playable on most BD players.

[Capsbackup]

I am authoring AVCHD on DVD-R media.
Can some one please confirm:
Two folders BDMV and AVCHDTN created by multiAVCHD need to be placed/burn in DVD-R Root directory.
"AVCHD Strict" needs to be checked in order to create DVD-R playable on most BD players.

I do not use "AVCHD Strict", but use Blu-ray for all my backups. No problems experienced.
Blu-ray has BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders only.
I believe AVCHD has only BDMV.
I have never kept the AVCHDTN folder or any other folders created by multiAVCHD.
I would suggest testing a few different cases with DVD+RW for compatibility.

[LowDead]

Anyone know how to(or if it's even possible) have for example two titles untouched (no re-encode) and one to fit the rest of the disc?

[Music Fan]

I don't know. If no, you could maybe try with BDRebuilder : it can re-encode movies to fit a certain disc size, but I don't know if you can apply it to only one title and untouch others.
If yes, and if you need first to make authoring with MultiAVCHD, you can make this authoring without re-encoding and then re-encode one of the titles with BDRebuilder.
Otherwise, you will have to calculate the bitrate needed to fit the disc and encode it with before opening it in MultiAVCHD.

[Music Fan]

I am authoring AVCHD on DVD-R media.
Can some one please confirm:
Two folders BDMV and AVCHDTN created by multiAVCHD need to be placed/burn in DVD-R Root directory.
Check "burn with ImgBurn", MultiAVCHD will launch it at the end of the authoring process and you will see what folders are ready to be burnt.

"AVCHD Strict" needs to be checked in order to create DVD-R playable on most BD players.
I believe it was only useful for old Panasonic players which didn't support "out-of-mux" menus.

[antonny19]

please any help or tutorial to support tv Panasonic TX-L WT50 ..
tried all the ways and nothing
sorry for my English ..
thanks

[LowDead]

Thanks.. will look into it.

I don't know. If no, you could maybe try with BDRebuilder : it can re-encode movies to fit a certain disc size, but I don't know if you can apply it to only one title and untouch others.
If yes, and if you need first to make authoring with MultiAVCHD, you can make this authoring without re-encoding and then re-encode one of the titles with BDRebuilder.
Otherwise, you will have to calculate the bitrate needed to fit the disc and encode it with before opening it in MultiAVCHD.

[Bruise2237]

Hey guys, first time ever posting here so thanks for any help that may be given. I've read about the issues when trying to add audio with a static background for the menu page and how only BD and I believe AVCHD formats are capable of doing this in MultiAVCHD. My issue is I am creating a BD Disc format and I still can't get my audio to play on the main menu. I've used mp3 and ac3 audio formats to test. When I play the file from the BDMV folder on my computer the music plays, but when I burn to a blu ray disc and play in my PS3 or other Blu Ray player, the music doesn't play. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue and what solutions there may be. Thanks for any help, it is appreciated.

[setarip_old]

Does anyone know of a way to add chapters to the less-than-fully-compliant HD-DVDs that are created by MultiAVCHD?

[no cigar]

Hey guys this is an awesome program and I would just like to raise a couple of questions about menus.

1) In the instructional thread there is a custom looking menu of Valkryie. I was wondering how, if I was able to make a background image like this, do I map the regions of the screen to buttons?

2) Is there any way to have the title menu be the top menu or first menu upon starting?

3) I would like to play a DTS/THX intro before both of my features. Is there any way to do this within MULTIAVCHD or would the files have to be re-encoded with the promos?

Thanks!

[QUEENFAN]

There seems to be a problem with subtitles on my Windows 8 Pro x64 (8GB RAM) as well as Win XP SP3 system. I get the following error:

-!!!subtitles may be incomplete!
-!!! Error converting subtitles (java?)

The newest JAVA is installed on my computer.

Does anybody have a clue?


Thanks a lot in advance for your help.

[setarip_old]

@QUEENFAN

Hi!
-!!!subtitles may be incomplete! Seems self-explanatory.

How did you create the subtitles?

[TitanFan]

I'm using 4.1 Build 771 and can't seem to get my external chapter file to load. When I add the media files, it adds the chapter file and I see it referenced when I check the extended properties. For example:

movie.mkv
movie.chapters.txt
add media file movie.mkv, log says:
[21:58:26] Loading external chapter file: movie.chapters.txt

I check the extended properties for movie.mkv and movie.chapters.txt is listed in the chapters tab, but the chapters are not added. Here's the format of my chapter file:

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:03:56.386
CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:04:48.089
CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:06:33.081
CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4

I tried the same files in version 3.0, and it add the chapter file without issue. Did something change in version 4.1, or is this some kind of bug? Can someone give me the format of a chapter file that they know works?

I created the chapter files using mkvextract like this:

mkvextract chapters movie.mkv -s > movie.chapters.txt

Any help would here would be appreciated.

[QUEENFAN]

@setarip_old

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.

I just ripped the DVD to my harddisk just keeping the episodes, audio-tracks and subtitles. Then I opened this folder with mAVCHD which shows me everything (video, both audio tracks and subtitles) in properties. Is there a step missing I have to do before using mAVCHD concerning subtitles?

[birdieb]

Hello,

I am trying to create a BluRay disk from some trailers I found on the internet.

The trailers are in MKV-Format but have eg a resolution of 1920x881 pixels.

Now II configure MultiAVCHD in a way that it should bring it to 1920x1080, in other words add the black bars at top and bottom.

The process starts and I don't see any errors in the log, but it never get's finished.
The MKV is about 160MB in size and after about 8 hours it show in the progress, that only 0,05 were processed.

Looking at taks manager I see that the "x264_64.exe" is more or less sleeping, CPU usage is at 0-2% CPU.
I also tried it with the 32bit option, same result. also went to another machine, same result.

CPU is i7 860, and 8GB RAM.

Edit: Windows 7 64Bit


What do I have to do so that x264 is "really" using my CPU?



Regards
Stefan

[birdieb]

Some more info...
about 2 hours after my last post the transcoding on the 32-bit variant finished.
Anyway the result is not really usable.
It infact added the black bars on top and bottom but the complete video was just grey.
The sound seem to have survived.
Also the size went down from 160MB to only 12MB (no wonder without video in it.

Any suggestions?

Regards
Stefan

[Music Fan]

In my opinion, authoring programs should be avoided for encoding tasks ; do it first with an encoder and use multiAVCHD only for authoring, especially when it crash for some reasons after encoding. In this case you lose your encodings even if they were finished.

[birdieb]

OK, fine with that, but what program can I use for that (free ware)?

Just add the black bars and especially do NO changes at all to the audio track.

[Capsbackup]

OK, fine with that, but what program can I use for that (free ware)?

Just add the black bars and especially do NO changes at all to the audio track.

MeGUI can do this.

[birdieb]

Hi,
Thanks, I downloaded it and play around now, but seems to me it is not really self explaining... :-(

Assuming I have a MKV file (Trailer of Dark Knight) with a resolution of 1920/881.
I want do have a file in the end with 1920/1080.
Audio should not be touched.

What options do I choose to accomplish this mission?

[Capsbackup]

Hi,
Thanks, I downloaded it and play around now, but seems to me it is not really self explaining... :-(

Assuming I have a MKV file (Trailer of Dark Knight) with a resolution of 1920/881.
I want do have a file in the end with 1920/1080.
Audio should not be touched.

What options do I choose to accomplish this mission?

I am not very good at aspect ratios... :( But you could try adding / experimenting with different avs scripts.
example:
addborders(0,96,0,96)
LanczosResize(1920,1080)

[jdobbs]

I am not very good at aspect ratios... :( But you could try adding / experimenting with different avs scripts.
example:
addborders(0,96,0,96)
LanczosResize(1920,1080) Just do:

AddBorders(0,99,0,100)

and skip the resize. A source that has a width of 1920 is 1:1.

[Capsbackup]

Good advice!! ( much better than mine :o )

[birdieb]

OK, I created a txt-file with tis line in it.
Now where in MeGUI do I use this?

I choose FILE-OPEN and select the file.
Then it either openes the "One Click Encoder" or "File Indexer"

in none of them I can enter such AVS Script
(or I'm too stupid/blind)

Do I need to install anything else but MeGUI for this?

[TitanFan]

I'm using 4.1 Build 771 and can't seem to get my external chapter file to load. When I add the media files, it adds the chapter file and I see it referenced when I check the extended properties. For example:

movie.mkv
movie.chapters.txt
add media file movie.mkv, log says:
[21:58:26] Loading external chapter file: movie.chapters.txt

I check the extended properties for movie.mkv and movie.chapters.txt is listed in the chapters tab, but the chapters are not added. Here's the format of my chapter file:

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:03:56.386
CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:04:48.089
CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:06:33.081
CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4

I tried the same files in version 3.0, and it add the chapter file without issue. Did something change in version 4.1, or is this some kind of bug? Can someone give me the format of a chapter file that they know works?

I created the chapter files using mkvextract like this:

mkvextract chapters movie.mkv -s > movie.chapters.txt

Any help would here would be appreciated.

I found the problem. I was using windows powershell to extract chapters from all the files in a given directory, and the output redirection wrote binary characters interspersed throughout the chapter file.

So, this command doesn't work properly in windows powershell (it does work in the command prompt:

mkvextract chapters movie.mkv -s > movie.chapters.txt

I changed the command to:

mkvextract chapters movie.mkv -s --redirect-output movie.chapters.txt

And it works fine. Had to use a hex editor to see the binary characters. Very weird. Even stranger is that the chapter file with the binary characters worked in multiAVCHD 3.0.

[buffalofloyd]

Hello, been having some troubles using this program lately. I have several video files that have 5.1 DTS HD-MA audio and I'm trying to make a blu-ray out of them. I want to convert the audio to 5.1 AC3 but can seem to get it to happen.

In the Audio Conversion settings I have the option checked to convert HD audio to AC3 @ 640 but I end up with the file still being DTS HD-MA Audio. I also tried tried again checking the box for DTS to AC3 and still doesn't work, I also tried a combination of both those and still no luck. The only way I can get any of the audio to change at all is if I go into the file properties and under the audio tab if I click on the audio and select "core" I can get it to just output straight DTS audio, but this is not what I want. What am I missing here?

Also, I have a Windows 7 64bit OS and ffdshow 32 and 64 installed but cant get x264 64bit to work at all. Im not entirely sure what the benefits of using the 64bit x264 is but I would think I should be able to utilize it. As soon as I start the encode it just rolls through all my files as failed. Any ideas?

Thanks very much :confused:

[buffalofloyd]

Ok, I did get the x64 bit version of x264 to work by unintsalling everything, multiavchd, avisynth, haali media splitter, and ffdshow. I reinstalled everything in the order it's supposed to go, as recommended in an earlier post... http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1406716#post1406716

Avisynth_258
ffdshow_rev3054_20090804_clsid_x64 - This version is really old
ffdshow_rev3054_20090804_clsid
haali_MatroskaSplitter_11-01-2009
multiavchd v4.1 (build 771)

This process got my x64 bit version of x264 to work in multiavchd. The encode will complete.

After several re-installations of Windows I totally forgot multiavchd likes things installed in a particular order.

However it seems no matter what options I select in the 'audio conversion setting', eac3to just does not do what I ask it to. The only way I can change audio is taking the 'core only' out of the DTS stream in the file properties section. I have tried taking core out and also checking 'convert DTS to AC3' at the same time hoping to would extract core and convert to AC3 but no luck.

There are ways to get around this of course, but I don't recall hearing issues like this from other people, besides it's nice to use one program to do all this. I remember this working a while back but now I'm wondering if I'm dreaming. Do the eac3to options work for others?

[TrevorS]

OK, I'm a newcomer to MultiAVCHD and to preparing HD discs generally. I'm currently trying to build AVCHD files using MultiAVCHD, hopefully processing FLV files (H.264 & acc) directly, but currently I'm having to pre-convert them out of the FLV container.

Here's an example with a 40 min modestly HD FLV that I first try converting to DVD and although it hiccups on the first rendering pass, it recovers and finishes the job. I later do an exact repeat but with SVCHD as the target instead of DVD. I've transcribed many of the log lines to help show what's happening.

This particular file has the following properties according to MultiAVCHD:
Video: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Resolution 854x480p (1.779) FR 29.97
Duration: 0:40:07.905 Framerate: 29.870 Ref Frames: 3
Output 411Kbps / 191MiB
Language: und, acc 2ch, delay, 0ms (SD audio)

Programs settings are create TOP XMB menu, skip welcome, no menu images, no chapter menus, NTSC, Transcode media fit default 7950, Media m2ts split default at 4000, Stricter AVCHD folder format default YES, Audio conversion default eac3to.

Start!
Clear temporary files? YES!
Select SD-DVD:
No titles set for DVD processing! Process all for DVD? YES!
Select output size: DV5 VB=8000Kbps, final size 2540MIB. OK!

Log started for MultiAVCHD v4.1
Selected output mode: DVD player (DVD R/RW disc)

Processing one title...
Processing ("FullPathName")...
This title is marked for reencoding / uncropping ...

***Initiating Video Encoding

Original: 854x480
Crop: 0
Resize: 720x480
Uncrop: 720x480
Sharpen: 0
Bitrate: 8000 Kbps
Frame rate: 23.976 (29.970)
Profile: SD-DVD MPEG-2

Encoding: two pass content:
Speed: 4208.48 fps

First pass of two pass encoding failed!
Retrying with FFMS2!
Stand-by for indexing ...
Initiating Video Encoding

("Original" through "Profile" lines repeated as above)

Stand-by for indexing (ffms2) ...
Encoding two pass content
Speed: 25.85 fps
Transcoding successful!

Detected video: ID#0: V_MPEG2 720x480, fps=23.976
Display properties 854x480 (AR 1.78)
Detected audio: ID#2: A_AAC (44100 16bit 2ch 128kbps)
Attempting to convert A_AAC audio track #2
Encoding A_AAC to AC3...
Trying to encode audio with ffmpeg...
Audio encoded to AC3 successfully!
Added Audio: A_AC3...
Creating SD-DVD structure...
Extracting menu background video!
Encoding Motion DVD menu...
Motion DVD menu completed!
Applying pulldown...
Authoring DVD structure (muxman)...
SD DVD muxing completed!

SD DVD title saved:
Compilation contains 1 (HD)DVD title and no AVCHD(BD) titles!

Preparing menu pages...
Setting main menu for 0 titles...
Selected TV System: [NTSC]
Done!

OK, now I'm restarting the process except selecting AVCHD output instead of DVD!

Start!
Clear temporary files? YES!
Select AVCHD output:

Log started for MultiAVCHD v4.1
Selected output mode: AVCHD compatable player (DVD/BD-R disc)

Processing one title...
Strict AVCHD folder mode is enabled...
Processing ("FullPathName")...
Detected frame reference count 3
Detected video: ID#0: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 854x480, fps=29.970, ref=3
Display properties: 853x480 (AR 1.78)
Detected audio: ID#2: A_AAC (44100 16bit 2ch 128kbps) Language: und
Attempting to convert A_AAC audio track #2...
Encoding A_AAC to AC3...
Trying to encode audio with ffmpeg...
Audio encoded to AC3 successfully!
Added Audio: A_AC3, "TempFullPathName"
M2TS stream split set to 4000Mib...
Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
Cannot detect file size: ("TempFullPathName")

tsMuxeR (version 1.10.6) output:
=============================================
Decoding H264 stream track 1:Profile baseline 0.1 Resolution 16:112p Frame rate 0.0683268
H.264 manual set fps not equal to stream fps: Change H.264 fps from 0.06883268 to 29.79
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@1.8 Resolution -534773760:1265436248p Frame rate 0.386787
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@0.1 Resolution 16:12p Frame rate 0.433171
=============================================

tsMuxer Meta:
=============================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "FullPathName", insertSEI, contSPS, track=0, lang=eng, fps=29.97
A_AC3, "TempFullPathName", lang=und
=============================================

Important files missing (clpi/mpls/m2ts)...
Possible tsMuxeR failure to process your input (FullPathName)
M2TS (media) file count: 1
CLPI (clipinfo) file count: 0
MPLS (playlist) file count: 0

Skipping to next...

ERROR: Compilation does not contain any HD-DVD/AVCHD/Blu-ray titles!

Preparing menu pages...
Setting main menu for 0 titles...
Selected TV System: [NTSC]
Done!

Compilation summary:
Format AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc)
=======================================
Output size: 0 Mib (0 Gib)
Warnings/errors for this compilation: 1

As you can see, it blew up pretty good. If I'm doing something wrong or overlooking something, I'd appreciate help identifying it.

I'm also having trouble with the other smaller FLV file I'm using as a learning case, but both DVD and AVCHD versions are failing. I'll retry that now, but I want to get this posted first.

[TrevorS]

OK, here's the smaller FLV file (H.264 & acc) I'm trying to convert via MultiAVCHD. Having trouble with both DVD and AVCHD output unless I preconvert to get rid of the FLV container.

This file has the following properties according to MultiAVCHD:
Video: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Resolution: 640x480p (1.333)
Duration 0:14:49.087: Framerate; 29.970 Ref frames: 3
Output 544Kbps / 100MiB
Language: und, acc 2ch, delay: 0ms (SD audio)

Programs settings are create TOP XMB menu, skip welcome, no menu images, no chapter menus, NTSC, Transcode media fit default 7950, Media m2ts split default 4000, Stricter AVCHD folder format default YES, Audio conversion default eac3to.

Start!
Clear temporary files? YES!
Select SD-DVD:
No titles set for DVD processing! Process all for DVD? YES!
Select output size: DV5 VB=8000Kbps, final size xxxxMIB. OK!

Log started for MultiAVCHD v4.1
Selected output mode: DVD player (DVD R/RW disc)

Processing one title...
Processing ("FullPathName")...
This title is marked for reencoding / uncropping ...

***Initiating Video Encoding

Original: 640x480
Crop: 0
Resize: 720x480
Uncrop: 720x480
Sharpen: 0
Bitrate: 8000 Kbps
Frame rate: 23.976 (29.970)
Profile: SD-DVD MPEG-2

Encoding: Two pass -- content:

The pass is now hung -- will continue forever as far as I can tell! Check CPU activity and it's stuck in the idle process, nothing is happening. I see HCenc.exe loaded and it's grabbed some 22K RAM, but it's not doing anything. With the other file it's using practically every clock cycle in sight.

OK, now I'm restarting the process except selecting AVCHD output instead of DVD!

Start!
Clear temporary files? YES!
Select AVCHD output:

Log started for MultiAVCHD v4.1
Selected output mode: AVCHD compatable player (DVD/BD-R disc)

Processing one title...
Strict AVCHD folder mode is enabled...
Processing ("FullPathName")...
Detected frame reference count 3
Detected video: ID#0: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 640x480, fps=29.970, ref=3
Detected audio: ID#2: A_AAC (44100 16bit 2ch 128kbps) Language: und
Attempting to convert A_AAC audio track #2...
Encoding A_AAC to AC3...
Trying to encode audio with ffmpeg...
Audio encoded to AC3 successfully!
Added Audio: A_AC3, "TempFullPathName"
M2TS stream split set to 4000Mib...
Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
Cannot detect file size: ("TempFullPathName")

tsMuxeR (version 1.10.6) output:
=============================================
Decoding H264 stream track 1:Profile baseline 11.2 Resolution 2:6p Frame rate: not found
H.264 stream does not contain fps field: Muxing fps=29.79
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@0.1 Resolution: 14672:64i Frame rate not found
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: Baseline@0.1 Resolution 48:16p Frame rate not found
=============================================

tsMuxer Meta:
=============================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "FullPathName", insertSEI, contSPS, track=0, lang=eng, fps=29.97
A_AC3, "TempFullPathName", lang=und
=============================================
Important files missing (clpi/mpls/m2ts)...
Possible tsMuxeR failure to process your input (FullPathName)
M2TS (media) file count: 1
CLPI (clipinfo) file count: 0
MPLS (playlist) file count: 0

Skipping to next...

ERROR: Compilation does not contain any HD-DVD/AVCHD/Blu-ray titles!

Preparing menu pages...
Setting main menu for 0 titles...
Selected TV System: [NTSC]
Done!

Compilation summary:
Format AVCHD compatible player (DVD/BD-R disc)
=======================================
Output size: 0 Mib (0 Gib)
Warnings/errors for this compilation: 1

And so another blowup, same as before though a different file. This time I did notice an OS error message saying that tsMuxeR had failed. I didn't get that with the other file. Here's the error message:

tsMuxR.exe: tsMuxeR.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

I then had the opportunity to send a report to Microsoft -- I didn't. In case it's helpful, here is the "Error signature":

EventType:BEX P1:tsMuxeR.exe P2:0.0.0.0 P3:4a077b02
P4:tsMuxeR.exe P5:0.0.0.0 P6: 4a077b02 P7:0002b5aa
P8:c0000409 P9:00000000

It also says the following tech info files would be included with the report:
C:\DOCUME~1\...\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER0726.dir\tsMuxeR.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\...\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER0726.dir\appcompat.txt

[buffalofloyd]

^^^^^ Hey man, I would help you if I knew the answer to your problem but it's very hard to get responses to problems with this software because I don't think it's really maintained anymore by the creator. It does work but I've had to do a lot of fiddling around to get the results I wanted. Some files I have never been able to get work and have just accepted it. I wish you luck. It's unfortunate this is the only freeware authoring software out there but for the most part it will work and does work well.

[buffalofloyd]

If anyone is interested, a few posts above I was having issues getting eac3to to downconvert audio and also having troubles getting my subtitles to show up after conversion.

I have solved this issue.

The files I were using were in MKV containers and had DTS-HD audio streams and PGS subtitles. After the conversion was done I looked in the BDMV>STREAM folder at the M2TS files and sure enough, the audio was unchanged but the PGS stream was there. When trying to play the file though I could not get the PGS subtitles to show up.... very confusing :confused::confused::confused:

What I had to do was demux the MKV files and remux them in M2TS containers. I loaded the remuxed M2TS files into multiAVCHD and then the audio finally converted to AC3@640kbps and the PGS subtitles showed up when played.

I have no idea why they would not work when inside of the MKV containers but they did when remuxed inside of M2TS containers.

So, just a friendly heads up if anyone is having similar issues like I was.

Cheers

[buffalofloyd]

tsMuxR.exe: tsMuxeR.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Just for the hell of it, check your files with mediainfo and see if any of the video or audio contains header stripping... that's been a known culprit in the past for me. You might want to remux with mkvmerge and remove that, then it might just work. Can't hurt.

[TrevorS]

^^^^^ Hey man, I would help you if I knew the answer to your problem but it's very hard to get responses to problems with this software because I don't think it's really maintained anymore by the creator. It does work but I've had to do a lot of fiddling around to get the results I wanted. Some files I have never been able to get work and have just accepted it. I wish you luck. It's unfortunate this is the only freeware authoring software out there but for the most part it will work and does work well.
Thanks for taking a look. I see you've made some suggestions and I'll have to give them a shot -- as I said, I'm new at this. FWIW -- I'm not having the above issues as long as I pre-convert the FLV files into X.264 using an older free copy of AVC5. I downloaded their trial AVC8, but in side to side 720p comparison, I see no improvement in video quality.

Before I try your suggestions, I do have another perhaps futile question, but still, one never knows. I'm trying to use MultiAVCHD to burn a 4:3 1080p file -- 1440x1080p. However, MultiAVCHD treats it as 1.78:1 despite it correctly reporting 1440x1080p in the properties. Result is my 4:3 gets generated as 16:9, not exactly what I had in mind and I can't fix it at the TV display, changing display modes either stretches it further, or crops the outer edges. Is there a trick to using a 1440x1080p source (like some way of appending borders to the sides), or is this just another feature?

[Angelsash]

Good day!
There was a poser, can anybody be able to help ...I go to the tab Autor and trying to tick Create top menu, but the menu is not intended as a reset is recorded in the log ...
[00:59:13] Initialising ...
[00:59:14] Checking for new version ...
[00:59:14] You have the latest build.
[00:59:14] [04/07/2012] build 771 (latest is: 771) - Few minor fixes (runtime / line 109 errors). Changed handling of some rare flavours of video in MP4 container.
[00:59:14] Consistency check finished!
[00:59:14] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!
[00:59:14] 4 years and 87 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[00:59:14] 516 people supported it with donations
[00:59:14] and you are the 553386 one to launch the program ...
[00:59:14] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!
[00:59:14] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]
[00:59:26] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[00:59:26] Re / Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.
[00:59:26] Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
[00:59:31] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[00:59:31] Re / Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.
[00:59:31] Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17

If you load the old configuration, the program crashes with the error ...

(RT) Stack overflow (PUSH)-Line 26409.

and the program loops with each cycle taking more memory ...
Who, that can advise?motherboard asus z9 pe-d8 ws, 2x xeon

[TrevorS]

I'm trying to use MultiAVCHD to burn a 4:3 1080p file -- 1440x1080p. However, MultiAVCHD treats it as 1.78:1 despite it correctly reporting 1440x1080p in the properties. Result is my 4:3 gets generated as 16:9, not exactly what I had in mind and I can't fix it at the TV display, changing display modes either stretches it further, or crops the outer edges. Is there a trick to using a 1440x1080p source (like some way of appending borders to the sides), or is this just another feature?
I'm trying a couple other authoring programs. AVSEditor6 doesn't support authoring 1080p to AVCHD and although MovieMaker does, and explicitly supports 1440x1080, I'm realizing I'm expecting something that simply isn't there. If I want to pillar box the HD 4:3 video within the 16:9 frame, I'm going to have to explicitly edit in the pillars using graphics. I'm thinking the MultiAVCHD output of my 1440x1080 stream is probably fine, just stretched by the TV for 16:9 display. I need to add pillars before final authoring. But what editors support pillar boxing a 4:3 HD video stream? Guess I need to open a new thread for that question.

Good day!
There was a poser, can anybody be able to help ...I go to the tab Autor and trying to tick Create top menu, but the menu is not intended as a reset is recorded in the log ...
[00:59:13] Initialising ...
<snip>
[00:59:26] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[00:59:26] Re / Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.
[00:59:26] Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
[00:59:31] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[00:59:31] Re / Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.
[00:59:31] Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17

If you load the old configuration, the program crashes with the error ...

(RT) Stack overflow (PUSH)-Line 26409.

and the program loops with each cycle taking more memory ...
Who, that can advise?motherboard asus z9 pe-d8 ws, 2x xeon
I just started working with this program and so no expert. Did you manually install AviSynth (a quick search on Google)? I presume you've recognized it's not included in the MultiAVCHD package.

Did you set the temporary and output directories to drive partitions that have plenty of available space? Its default output is to its install directory and if left that way, it will consume a lot of disc space with AVCHD folders -- you'll need to clean them out.

[Angelsash]

I forgot to write that on the second PC, with the same settings, everything works fine.

[TrevorS]

I forgot to write that on the second PC, with the same settings, everything works fine.
To me, that suggests it's trying to use disc drive partitions that have insufficient space and it's causing trouble. Make sure your other PC resources are fine too -- C:, RAM, page file.

[nikknightt]

Has anybody figured out how to fix the issue with blank or blacked out title menu thumbnails when authoring SD material?
(dvd 720x480) Some titles have a thumbnail pic, Some do not.. And yes, I chose an area not the first frame..

It's blanked out in the preview under properties also..
Since it's mpeg2 video I'm dealing with I tried encoding the menu in mpeg2 but that didn't fix the problem..

[Music Fan]

I'm trying to use MultiAVCHD to burn a 4:3 1080p file -- 1440x1080p. However, MultiAVCHD treats it as 1.78:1 despite it correctly reporting 1440x1080p in the properties. Result is my 4:3 gets generated as 16:9, not exactly what I had in mind and I can't fix it at the TV display, changing display modes either stretches it further, or crops the outer edges. Is there a trick to using a 1440x1080p source (like some way of appending borders to the sides), or is this just another feature?
I'm not sure that 1440x1080 videos on AVCHD (or Blu-ray) can be read as 4/3. This resolution is part of the norm but is supposed to be anamorphic 16/9.
I guess it means that even if you put a 4/3 DAR in the video's header, it will be stretched in 16/9 by the player.
So if you don't want to re-encode your video to add lateral black bars (pillarbox), I believe the only solution to see it in 4/3 will be to use the 4/3 zoom on your screen to compensate the player's stretching.

edit : But you could maybe play this video as a file and not in an AVCHD structure.
My Sony BDP-S370 respects the PAR of MKV files and strectch 1440x1080 videos in 16/9 only if the DAR is 16/9, otherwise they are displayed in 4/3 and the player adds lateral black bars.
But the 24hz is converted to 60hz in this mode (while 24hz is supported with AVCHD structures, even on USB sticks).

[Andy Yen]

@Music Fan,

I had the same problem as yours, and I did the followings to fix the problem. Open your multiAVCHD project file (the one with the extension .mpf) with notepad, search for "UNCROP", then change the second "1440x1028" to "1920x1028". If you do it right, then after you load your project file, in the "Title transcoding page", "Resize" field should be "1440x1028" and "Uncrop to" field should be "1920x1028".

Cheers,

[Music Fan]

Thanks but I guess you are talking to TrevorS and that you mean 1080, not 1028, right ?

[Ghitulescu]

There are some issues here and it's not MultiAVCHD fault :)

1440:1080 is interpreted as 16:9 because this is what 1440:1080 normally is. MultiAVCHD assumes you have a HDV or (rarely) a SAT recording.

Because of the way 16:9 appeared, and because of the invasion of Chinese HD action sport camcorders, HD cellphones and stuff, resolutions like 1920:1440 or 1440:1080 or any other combination are not that rare, and they are indeed 4:3.

I assume it's one of these recordings. These are unfortunately not standard, and therefore must be correctly resized in order to be displayed on anything else than its original device and the PC. Resizing comes with reencoding. And reencoding usually comes with quality loss (whether one senses it or not is another story).

[Music Fan]

I also think that but Andy Yen seems to say that his trick could allow to display 1440.1080 in 4/3, not stretched in 16/9, unless I didn't understand well his message.

[mariner]

Pop up menu not working with SD material

I'm using multiAVCHD to combine multiple DVDs into a single Blu-ray disc and found out pop up menu does not work when disc is played in a stand alone player.

Also authored a test BD with two titles, using a 576/50i vob and 1080/24p m2ts, and again, pop up menu only appears with the HD title.

Is this a know issue? Any way to get around this?

[colinhunt]

Dropping 4 m2ts files from two BDs into a compilation, all with two LPCM audio tracks. Why on earth does multiAVCHD keep trying to convert LPCM tracks into AC3? I've gone through all settings and the program should be set up to *not* convert audio tracks. But it keeps on trying. Anyone know how to stop this from happening?

[TrevorS]

There are some issues here and it's not MultiAVCHD fault :)

1440:1080 is interpreted as 16:9 because this is what 1440:1080 normally is. MultiAVCHD assumes you have a HDV or (rarely) a SAT recording.

Because of the way 16:9 appeared, and because of the invasion of Chinese HD action sport camcorders, HD cellphones and stuff, resolutions like 1920:1440 or 1440:1080 or any other combination are not that rare, and they are indeed 4:3.

I assume it's one of these recordings. These are unfortunately not standard, and therefore must be correctly resized in order to be displayed on anything else than its original device and the PC. Resizing comes with reencoding. And reencoding usually comes with quality loss (whether one senses it or not is another story).
Turns out what I want can be accomplished via changing the cropping settings in the transcode window. I can choose to de-crop beyond the original 4:3 (presuming the source is sized greater than 720x480) resulting in the original AR being preserved via pillars on a 16:9 display. My exact goal.

Do have another issue though, is there a way to tell MultiAVCHD not to insert chapter markers at the beginning of each video segment, or is there a way to edit them out during authoring? If I can't eliminate them, then I need to combine the segments into one contiguous file prior to loading into MultiAVCHD. For that I need to find a clean slicer/splicer app that doesn't force re-rending unless necessary for format change. Found one supposedly free program for that, but turned out it was a 15 day "free" trial which expired before I even got round to trying it.


By the way. I found that by manually setting the transcode parameters for my problem FLV files, I could prevent the failures I was seeing. However, I ran into a stack pointer blow up after sequentially modifying transcode parameters for four consecutive video files -- looks like a bug.

I also tried preparing DVD VideoTS files using MultiAVCHD and again, all the DVD 4:3 video ended up stretched to 16:9. Is a command supposed to be sent to the display in case of 720x480 so it knows when to put up pillars (I see there's a check box for asserting 16:9, mines clear)? Is there a trick to this?

================================ LATER =============================
Downloaded a couple apps to try: FreeVideoJoiner and Lightworks.

[Andy Yen]

@Music Fan,

Sorry, my post was meant for TrevorS.
You were correct, it should be "1440x1080" to "1920x1080".
You were also correct that the trick allow to display 1440x1080 in 4:3 (without any cropping), not stretched in 16:9. Thanks.

Andy

[Music Fan]

the trick allow to display 1440x1080 in 4:3 (without any cropping), not stretched in 16:9.
Great, on which player did you test it ?

[Music Fan]

Do have another issue though, is there a way to tell MultiAVCHD not to insert chapter markers at the beginning of each video segment, or is there a way to edit them out during authoring?
BDEdit can probably do this.

[Andy Yen]

@Music Fan,

I tested it on Samsung EMC57C and Magnavox MBP5320. By the way, multiAVCHD's menu does not work with Magnavox BD player.


@TrevorS

In Media Properties pages, there is a chapter box in the upper right corner, click on the "edit" button, then you can add or delete chapter points.

Andy

[Andy Yen]

@Colinhunt

Have you resolved your LPCM audio issue? If you do, please post your finding in this forum. Thanks.

Andy

[TrevorS]

@TrevorS

In Media Properties pages, there is a chapter box in the upper right corner, click on the "edit" button, then you can add or delete chapter points.

Andy
Hmm ... sounds good, but the 00:00:00.000 marker doesn't delete. One can add additional chapters, but appears the start-of-chapter marker can't be replaced -- it stays put. Seems the solution is to pre-combine the segments so MultiAVCHD never sees the joins. Need a good freeware HD joiner program or equivalent (looks as though MultiAVCHD with m2ts file output works).

[Flanker-B]

A question about mkv internal audio and subtitle tracks:

When I add a mkv file that contains LPCM or TrueHD audio track and/or pgs subtitle track(s) to a multiavchd project the program always crashes.
Is there any chance of correcting that bug (so I don't have to demux audio and subtitles from mkv and add them manually)?

Even demuxed TrueHD track can sometimes cause multiavchd to crash sometimes, so I usually convert it to dts using eac3to.

[Music Fan]

Hmm ... sounds good, but the 00:00:00.000 marker doesn't delete. One can add additional chapters, but appears the start-of-chapter marker can't be replaced -- it stays put. Seems the solution is to pre-combine the segments so MultiAVCHD never sees the joins. Need a good freeware HD joiner program or equivalent (looks as though MultiAVCHD with m2ts file output works).

I wrote this ;
BDEdit can probably do this.

[colinhunt]

Have you resolved your LPCM audio issue?
No I haven't, unfortunately. I've tried every setting that might have something to do with it but nothing helps :/

[Chas Hart]

I'm having a problem with the welcome screen. The screen looks good in the priview before encoding. After making an AVCHD disc, the 800000.m2ts file is 1920 x 2160 and the frame rate is 11.889 fps (twice the hight and half the frame rate). This causes the disc to crash when playing back on a blu-ray player.

This problem started recently so I reenstalled the latest version and still the same thing.

BTW: The title menu is fine.

[QUEENFAN]

I want to create a new BD25 with two AVCHDs (films) and add another audio track to both AVCHD. I get an error when adding the audio file (dts). Does anybody know why this happens (not supported)?

Thanks a lot for your help.

[Music Fan]

Try to add this audio track with TSMuxer before opening the TS in multiAVCHD.

[Ghitulescu]

I want to create a new BD25 with two AVCHDs (films) and add another audio track to both AVCHD. I get an error when adding the audio file (dts). Does anybody know why this happens (not supported)?

Maybe because AVCHD does not officially support DTS?

[Music Fan]

That's not a problem for multiAVCHD which supports all blu-ray audio formats and put them on non standard AVCHD but which are played anyway by most standalone players.
That's the main purpose of multiAVCHD.

[QUEENFAN]

@Music Fan

Thanks for your quick reply. I encoded a BR with ripbot264 to AVCHD (with subtitles and chapters and one audio track because ripbot can't use two). When I remux the .ts file I loose the chapters and subtiltles I can't see anyway in multiAVCHD and if (I had this when encoding DVDs to BD with multiAVCHD) I have subtitles multiAVCHD deletes them. Until now I haven't got any clue how to keep subtiltes in multiAVCHD (Win 8 Pro x64).

[Music Fan]

For chapters, you should use MKV container instead of TS.
And for subtitles, if your file is in srt, try to convert it in sup (for Blu-ray, not sup for dvd) with a subtitle tool, there are many. Then put it in you mkv with MKVmerge or open it in multiAVCHD. As multiAVCHD supports subtitles, I guess at least one of these methods should work.

[QUEENFAN]

@Music Fan

The thing about converting BD to mkv and then making a BD for multiple movies with multiAVCHD out of it is that mkv and avchd have different results when imported to multiAVCHD, that's why I'm encoding to AVCHD with ripbot264 to calculate the right size for the encode so that both files (when creating BD25 with two movies) fit on BD25. For example a 10GB AVCHD is 10GB when imported into multiAVCHD while a 10GB mkv is much bigger (why?).

[Music Fan]

I know, it's because TS container is bigger than MKV, but it's not a problem.
If you wanna keep chapters, try to open it in multiAVCHD or put it before in MKV.

[QUEENFAN]

@Music Fan

Is there any calculation how much bigger the TS container is compared to the same movie in a mkv?

[titof]

@QUEENFAN
It's quite important
In TS the stream is divided in blocs of 188 Bytes. In this there is 4 Bytes for signalisation. It's a little bit more than 2% of the bitrate.
In Mkv, I don't really know but it's not divided in so small packets and it's much more better.

Another difference is metadata. Sometime you have metadata in one file, you remux in another file format but loose some metadata, because not admitted in this format...

Hope it helps

[jdobbs]

M2TS isn't just the 192 byte packet and its headers. You have an elementary stream that is packetized into a PES (Packetized Elementary Stream) and that is then inserted into the 192 byte packets (see ISO/IEC 13818-1). There is also some other overhead (like PAT/PMT packets, reference clocks, etc). You'll find that the overhead varies according to what type of elementary stream is packetized. Most streams I've tested have a total overhead of a little less than 15%, but others (for example True-HD) can be significantly higher. Bitrates can also make a difference too. I assume it's because of the packet boundaries involved. For instance 224Kbs AC3 doesn't take any more space than 192Kbs AC3.

It's pretty easy to compare the difference. Select a source and use MKVMERGE to create an MKV container, then use TSMUXER to create an M2TS of the same source. You'll find that generally MKV is more efficient -- but, the broadcast industry has chosen M2TS (and TS) as it's standard, so that pretty much trumps most arguments.

With that said, there are folks on this forum who can go into significantly more detail of the container formats than I can, and I'd defer to them.

[Capsbackup]

@Music Fan

Thanks for your quick reply. I encoded a BR with ripbot264 to AVCHD (with subtitles and chapters and one audio track because ripbot can't use two). When I remux the .ts file I loose the chapters and subtiltles I can't see anyway in multiAVCHD and if (I had this when encoding DVDs to BD with multiAVCHD) I have subtitles multiAVCHD deletes them. Until now I haven't got any clue how to keep subtiltes in multiAVCHD (Win 8 Pro x64).

You can use the add external subtitles in multiAVCHD. If needed, you can convert subtitles with the two subtitle programs that come with and are in the multiAVCHD folder.
You can also add chapters with multiAVCHD, just need to use the same chapter format tsMuxeR uses.

[Ghitulescu]

Is there any calculation how much bigger the TS container is compared to the same movie in a mkv?

Search for the relevant thread here, in this very forum :)

[pelagian]

Playlists with different in/out times for a clip will be overwritten.
The will occur in any playlist regardless of whether or not it has been edited.
Most blu-ray disks contain these type of playlists.

CLPI file will also have its in/out time incorrectly edited.

Here is an example displayed in bdedit.
http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=13515&stc=1&d=1369785283

Bug #2 Clips only referenced in angles in the playlists will not be copied
Corresponding clpi also will not be copied

http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=13516&stc=1&d=1369785283

[omegaman7]

"Deank", Thank you VERY Much for your powerful software. I had some files that no other application could handle fully. Yours did it with few errors. And the errors that did occur, I believe to be user error. In other words, I didn't choose a setting, so it defaulted on the fly. Pretty complex software, but once you get the hang of it, it's very useful! I hope to donate to your cause as soon as I can ;) You saved my bacon!

22 episodes of anime on one blu-ray disc. VERY Impressed(X264 is wonderful). Longest process on my x6 core I've seen yet! 15hrs.

[TitanFan]

I'd like to remove the "AVCHD" label from the Carousel Menu, but can't seem to do it. I remember that I did it a couple of years ago, but for the life of me, can't remember. Help!

[artur111bartek]

Why multiAVCHD cant do deinterlace (for example from 1080i HDTV )?
Even dont have button "Do deinterlace".
Its almoust amazing... but...cant do.
Dear Dean ...think about it..please...

p.s. Or maybe I dont know ...but ...

[Ghitulescu]

MultiAVCHD was thought to be an authoring tool. Any other activity like editing videos, changing sizes, fps, interlacing state, conversion, shouldn't be part of MultiAVCHD. Some of them are now integrated, which questions its bit-perfect status (and for this reason alone I did not upgrade). Personally I don't like the "microsoft officialisation" of multiAVCHD. Those looking for a dumb-grade one-button suite should use what google offers.

[artur111bartek]

I try many times... 1080i HDTV multiAVCHD can do 1080p but....on my computer looks ok , but if i see this work for example on LG BD 370 , or BD Sony ...its not 1080p like another 1080p.
Its firs time when my work from multiAVCHD looks not good.
Its work with 1080i HDTV.
I try for couple computers and i said: multiAVCHD dont do deinterlace. Or dont do this good.
Like said my frieds : "Did you see button in [spam] :"Do deinterlace" - Yes. Did you see this button in multiAVCHD? Thank you for attention."

p.s.1
If someone knows like from 1080i HDTV do 1080p with no interlace on multiAVCHD just write here.
Best regards.

p.s.2
Where you see where i can change " interlacing state"?
In [properties] "[alter detected properties]"?

[TitanFan]

I'd like to remove the "AVCHD" label from the Carousel Menu, but can't seem to do it. I remember that I did it a couple of years ago, but for the life of me, can't remember. Help!

I was able to remove the AVCHD label by replacing the "C:\multiAVCHD\templates\res\Carousel\CM_back.png" file. I just created a 1920x1080 black image using photoshop, and that worked just fine.

[Tylerr]

Is there a way to make it so avchd doesn't try and use the chapter srt files it creates as external subtitles? Rather annoying having to turn it off just for files that have chapters

[Flanker-B]

How to use xml chapter files? I wonder because I extracted one from one version of a movie in mkv format. I would like to use it to author a blu ray with chapter names (without typing chapter names manually).

[Music Fan]

I don't know if multiAVCHD support xml files for chapters but you could maybe try to open directly the chaptered mkv and see if multiAVCHD detects these chapters : you can see it in the window on the right, chapters' names and timecodes appears.
If it does not work, I found another way to do what you wanna do : extract chapters with MKVExtract in ogm format, not xml, change the extension to .chp, open your MKV not chaptered and not subtitled in Hybrid (create first a new MKV with MKVmerge to untick chapters and subtitles, just keep video and audio), choose passthrough for video and audio in Hybrid, go in the chapter tab, load the chp file and save in MKV (you need a temp folder having the same size of the file because Hybrid extracts elementary streams before to remux).
It's supposed to work also with xml but after creating mkv, timecodes are changed, thus prefer ogm.

If you have also subtitles in PGS in your MKV, extract them and load them separately in multiAVCHD (properties of the file, external subtitle, load it, click on it, choose language and click on change to confirm) because it has problems to handle correclty pgs when included in MKV.
But I believe it works when pgs are in ts or m2ts, but if I remember well ts and m2ts don't support chapters, so if you have chapters and pgs subtitles, do as I explained.

Here is Hybrid ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=153035

edit : you can also try to import chapters in MKVMerge (global, chapters), the mux will be faster than Hybrid but I don't know if multiAVCHD will recognize these chapters (try ogm with txt extension or xml).

[DeathStalker77]

Hello!

I tried to register for your forums, but was unable to. I am having problems running the program under Win7 x64 using MKVs with multiple .ASS files.

[Dofin]

Hi ! I do not post often because I usually found my answers easily in the forum. But this time, I am stuck ! I have a BD structure which works flawlessly and I want to add 4 m2ts files from another BD, keeping audio intact.
My problem is, once added as Media, I can not achieve a playable blu-ray because audio from one m2ts file does not play right, emitting continuous whistle. I've tried to unchecked "Use eac3to" to no avail. What should I do better ? Thanks for any clue.

[Flanker-B]

I have problems authoring blu rays from mkv files with mpeg2 video and dts audio. Basically ts muxer informs of an error and then no video strim exists in authored blu ray. I think tsmuxer might have problesm with mpeg2 in mkv. What's the best way to avoid those problems (without reencoding video to h264 avc)?

Sorry for posting this here instead of on the official support forum, but I couldn't register there.

[Flanker-B]

I tried avidemux, lates beta of tsmuxer, and everything else, but nothing worked. Simply has an error whit mkv's that have mpg2 video stream.

[Flanker-B]

I think I'll need to convert the video to h264 in handbrake. Damn that's another 8 hour of work (if I want to keep the high level of quality)

[Music Fan]

Mpeg-2 should work in TS or M2TS muxed with TSMuxer.

[jdobbs]

Mpeg-2 should work in TS or M2TS muxed with TSMuxer.The only time I've ever seen issues is when it uses pulldown.

[rattice]

Hi guys. Trying to make a backup, and I have 2 m2ts files. I want them to be one AVCHD movie on a PS3 USB Drive. What I did was add both to the video files, and hit start, but when it reaches the end of the first video, the PS3 must "start" the second file and there is a skip in the video and sound, and the "play" button on the screen illuminates like you just started a video. Is there anyway to get this play as one consecutive movie as if it were just one M2TS file instead of 2 ?

[Music Fan]

I don't remember if multiAVCHD can merge files thus in doubt, do it before with TSMuxer (add for first, join for second). But sound and video of the first file have to have exactly the same length, otherwise you risk synchronization problem on the second part.
And of course, both files need exactly the same specifications (codec, resolution, sound ...).

[Capsbackup]

You could also try, with multiAVCHD, to load the two files via the "Add Video Files" tab, then select the first title under the "media" / "Compilation" tab, then select After Playback go to next title.
There could be a slight pause before the start of the second title, but if this is acceptable, you may be able to have consecutive playback of two or more titles that may or may not have identical properties. :)

[Music Fan]

In this case, I believe you also have to select "add chapter at title end" because otherwise, and if I remember well, you can't go to next title (unless you add pop-menu which allows to go to next title).

[Capsbackup]

In this case, I believe you also have to select "add chapter at title end" because otherwise, and if I remember well, you can't go to next title (unless you add pop-menu which allows to go to next title).

I just ran a test with two H264 1080i titles, and did not have "add chapter at title end" selected and it worked perfectly. No menu, just starts with the first title, and at the end of the first the second title starts.

[Music Fan]

Yes, but I meant that it's useful when you wanna go to the next title by clicking next (chapter) with the player's remote when you wanna go to the second title before the end of the first.
If you don't check "add chapter at title end", I believe nothing will happen if you click on next if you are in the last chapter of the first title (or if there is no chapter in this first title, which means that the first chapter is also the last, going from title's debut to its end).

[rattice]

I just ran a test with two H264 1080i titles, and did not have "add chapter at title end" selected and it worked perfectly. No menu, just starts with the first title, and at the end of the first the second title starts.

With a pause and did the virtual "play" symbol pop up on the screen too or was it seemless ?

[Capsbackup]

With a pause and did the virtual "play" symbol pop up on the screen too or was it seemless ?

No pop up, just the first title ends and the second title starts. There is a slight pause before the start of the second title, but that should be expected if you choose this method.

[mariner]

Hi guys. Trying to make a backup, and I have 2 m2ts files. I want them to be one AVCHD movie on a PS3 USB Drive. What I did was add both to the video files, and hit start, but when it reaches the end of the first video, the PS3 must "start" the second file and there is a skip in the video and sound, and the "play" button on the screen illuminates like you just started a video. Is there anyway to get this play as one consecutive movie as if it were just one M2TS file instead of 2 ?

Here' a post by chompy on using BDEdit to set Seamless Connection = 5.

http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1510641&postcount=20

[rattice]

weird how multiAVCHD can chunk all the files into 4GB blocks, and play them seamlessly, but can't transition from each source without a hiccup ? That makes no sense and should be easily accomplished, but I just can't figure it out.

[Ghitulescu]

weird how multiAVCHD can chunk all the files into 4GB blocks, and play them seamlessly, but can't transition from each source without a hiccup ? That makes no sense and should be easily accomplished, but I just can't figure it out.
It is impossible, unless the sources have streams that have EXACTLY the same duration.

[rattice]

It is impossible, unless the sources have streams that have EXACTLY the same duration.

I don't understand why is can split source files and transition, but can't transition from source file to source file.
Anyway, I think I solved the issue by locating the correct playlist associated with the source files, and used that as the project source.

[Music Fan]

Why don't you try to join them with TSMuxer, as I explained a few days ago ?

[rattice]

Why don't you try to join them with TSMuxer, as I explained a few days ago ?
I read up on that and there are video/audio synch problems with that method. I stumbled upon another method involving tsMuxeR and eac3to, which I was preparing to use, until I thought of using the playlist method. The silly thing is that you can't pick the playlist you want: You have to choose "longest" or "top 3 longest". So I chose the top 3, since it wasnt the longest, then I manually removed the other 2, and then processed it this way. I tested it last night and seamless transition as if it was a single file.
If that hadn't worked, I would have tried joining.

[Music Fan]

I tested it last night and seamless transition as if it was a single file.
Cool, could you detail this method ?

[rattice]

Cool, could you detail this method ?

I figured out how the total time of the videos. Added full BDMV folder to multi. Selected "re-author". Figured out which playlist was the total time. Selected "top 3" to import instead of "all". Removed the 2 that were not of interest. Then processed it.

[Music Fan]

Ok thanks, I believed you had needed BDEdit but actually you didn't.
Did you also try the BDEdit method given by mariner above ?

[rattice]

No I didn't. seemed complicated. I wasnt using 2 BD structures.

[minhjirachi]

I have a problem: "(RT) failure to write in file (C:\multiAVCHD\tsmuxer_info.cmd)". So how to fix this problem?

[Music Fan]

I don't know but sometimes, the simple fact to re-start multiAVCHD helps (I often have crashes when I start export and when I make it again there's no problem :confused:).
That's why it's important to save the project before to start the export, you just have to open the project after re-start.

[minhjirachi]

After pass that error, I have another error. When the multiAVCHD finished scanning BDMV folder, it show another windows but it's blank. Here is it:

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6540/bwhr.jpg

So how to fix that problem?

I have tested on Windows 7 64-bit.

[Music Fan]

Close it and re-start, I don't know any other solution.

[minhjirachi]

Close it and re-start, I don't know any other solution.

I have try many times but I have same problems.

[hoangkien151092]

I have try many times but I have same problems.

Delete folder multiAVCHD and reinstall

[Lebowsky]

check the folder properties, make sure all users have all rights in windows to write to the folders

[Tylerr]

Anyone know if the ps3 supports 852x480 resolution in an avchd disk?

Or do i need to re-encode it down to 720x480?

I looked around and it seems like its the resolution that dvds are encoded at (then they're downscaled i guess)

[jdobbs]

AVCHD doesn't support 840x480. So, yes, you'd have to rencode to 720x480.

[Music Fan]

Some players handle exotic resolutions on AVCHD ; my Sony 370 can play 960.540 on AVCHD, so maybe PS3 also does.
multiAVCHD will warn you about the risk of incompatibility but it won't refuse the file.

[jdobbs]

Some players handle exotic resolutions on AVCHD ; my Sony 370 can play 960.540 on AVCHD, so maybe PS3 also does.
multiAVCHD will warn you about the risk of incompatibility but it won't refuse the file. Yes... but you can't call it AVCHD, since that's a standard that doesn't support those resolutions. So you could say "some players support odd resolutions" -- but they stop being "AVCHD" when it falls outside the standard. Since it does -- you have no assurance that it will play on any other player -- or that it will continue to work even on that player after a firmware upgrade.

JMHO -- but encoding outside of standards is a very bad idea.

[trevorjharris]

Any chance of support for 3D blu-ray.

[jdobbs]

Any chance of support for 3D blu-ray.Soon if everything goes right.

[Music Fan]

Soon if everything goes right.
Do you mean Dean is still working on multiAVCHD ?

[omegaman7]

I'm sure he's talking about BD-Rebuilder ;) I haven't seen Dean comment here, in some time.

[jdobbs]

I'm sure he's talking about BD-Rebuilder ;) I haven't seen Dean comment here, in some time.Sorry... that's what I get for jumping between forums while posting. I was talking about BD-RB, not MultiAVCHD.

[JoeH]

Sorry... that's what I get for jumping between forums while posting. I was talking about BD-RB, not MultiAVCHD.

I was thinking maybe Dean had contracted you. :)

[nunub]

@Deank
Getting ready for 3d authoring. As all the tools are at ur disposal.

[AVCHDfreak]

Hi all,
I've been using multiAVCHD for about 2 years now and all is behaving well until a few days ago out of nowhere I kept getting "Transcode may not work if you see this message" in the title transcode settings window when I import MP4 files, most likely AVC or VP6/8 encoded video. Things started to get weird - whenever I transcode or access properties with said codecs, AVSInfo.exe stops working having caused by fault module ntdll.dll, tried x264.exe which crashes also with same module, I could preview with the preview button though. Since I found some Windows(7) files were corrupted, I went through a repair install.
Now multiAVCHD starts with AVSInfo crashing with this time AVIFIL32.dll (which I know the program needs for correct functioning), importing MP4s and accessing properties/transcoding would bring up AVSInfo crashing from AVIFIL32.dll, preview button goes in a never-ending loop of "stopped working" messages for avsinfo...

I have installed Haali Media Splitter and ffdshow before multiAVCHD and all was fine until now. I did not install anything new for the past 6 months so I'm thinking it could be a corrupted file somewhere. For now, I have uninstalled Haali,ffdshow and multiAVCHD, repair installed windows, reinstalled haali,ffdshow, and installed multiAVCHD on a separate physical drive. Currently I can correctly transcode DV interlaced (not progressive), XVID/DIVX and MPEG2. No Windows files are corrupted after SFC scan.

This is urgent because I need to transcode some out-of-spec video for playback on TV. Can someone please elaborate? Thanks in advance.

[Music Fan]

You should use another tool to transcode then load the re-encoded file in multiAVCHD just for authoring.

[AVCHDfreak]

Yeah, using Sony Vegas now. Just wondering because multiAVCHD has cropping tools already and it worked well. Any idea if it's a codec/Windows module problem or is it that AVSInfo glitching up?

[Music Fan]

I don't know, multiAVCHD has some strange bugs (aleatory for some of them).

[AVCHDfreak]

Working fine before and now I'll probably have to set up another OS for it to work again. By the way, since multiAVCHD can output 1080p@50/60fps, can anyone please tell me whether the Panasonic TH-P58V10 supports that? Thanks. (I've tried the normal 1080i 50 and 60 and both worked)

[despis007]

@deank Five Years Since 1st post of Multiavchd (happpy birthday)
and more that year and a half from last edit

Last edited by deank; 4th July 2012 at 10:31.


please update your soft for 3D


thanks


Sorry for my english

[von Suppé]

Working fine before and now I'll probably have to set up another OS for it to work again. By the way, since multiAVCHD can output 1080p@50/60fps, can anyone please tell me whether the Panasonic TH-P58V10 supports that? Thanks. (I've tried the normal 1080i 50 and 60 and both worked)

According to the specs on Panasonic site it does. I don't know if linking is allowed, but you can google the typenr. I assume you output it for Pana TV SDHC card?

Edit: Oops, it says it's for hdmi only. Not sure SD card will work then. Sorry.

[AVCHDfreak]

thanks von Suppé, i was a bit weary too about the progressive support on SD card because it only mentioned 1080p through hdmi, previously i tried 1080@60p once but it failed (says "file unreadable or unplayable"), maybe I did it wrong, it is a 2010 high-end model (which multiAVCHD requires for that kind of output)

[von Suppé]

Maybe it's a specification/bandwidth thing on sd cards for Pana TV. Not sure if it is only just because of progressive video.
Just for trying out you can make little progressive samples within AVCHD specs like 720p @ 50 Hz or 1080p @ 24 Hz. Mind maximum bitrates.
I remember creating something for Pana sd card for somebody, only not sure if it was for his TV or bluray player. I know it worked though.

[AVCHDfreak]

I'm trying 1080p@24Hz later, the trial with the file unreadable message was 1080p@50Hz, I think I'll need a SD card recorded with 1080p@50Hz by a camcorder to see if the TV's compatible with non-compliant AVCHD.
I've checked 1080p@24Hz on a PAL TZ20, it was recognised but unplayable due to differences in framerate (PAL vs NTSC), having a feeling that even if it could, the TV (PAL region) could only do 50p, 50i, 60i and not 60p.

[uhropa]

Hello,
I have the problem that in Chapter takeover from mkv.I have a time stamp at the beginning of each chapter for 10 seconds.
Chapter icon between chapters is not marked.

Someone an idea.

excuse my bad English,uhropa

[von Suppé]

@ AVCHDfreak:
Did you try AVCHD compliant progressive video?

[AVCHDfreak]

@von Suppé:
yes i did, i tried compliant 720@50p AVCHD but it hasn't worked, might be the TV itself, thanks for helping anyway.

[viceversa]

For 2 days, i'm trying to author a movie with Multiavchd but it always keeps subtitles on. Like embedded...
I cant shut them off dunno why.

Tried m2ts file to play with MPC and no subtitles present, no issues with the movie.
Just installed newest K-Lite pack 2 days ago and ofcourse blamed it. Then returned to old version i always used but the sum is same...

Any idea?

BTW, i disabled DirectVOBSub already...

[Music Fan]

You have maybe to change a setting in the subtitles tab.
And if does not work, there is still a solution ; change the subtitles properties with BDedit, after having exported with multiAVCHD.

[Capsbackup]

If you go to the subtitle and audio tab, there will be an option to "force display of the first subtitle track". Uncheck it! :)

[viceversa]

@Music Fan
Nope, all settings are ok. Checked twice already.

@Capsbackup
Already unchecked. Never used that also...

Mindblown...

[BZeeme]

Is the subtitle section of ffdshow Video decoder configuration checked? If so, uncheck it.

[viceversa]

Check that too.
Everything is normal.

If cant figure out, i'll blame Windows somehow...

[viceversa]

Update: Tried several things beside format and for now, looks like normal (2D) movies returns good.
As for 3D, somehow subtitle issue continues.

Update 2: I think the issue happens if I use 3D IDX subtitle (Side by Side etc) but not sure.
I'll try with some dummy videos first...

Update 3: Nope, happens with sup subtitles too...

[JeanMarc]

I have been desperately trying to use multiAVCHD to transcode video files. No success. I am always getting the ominous error message :(:
[17:37:27] *** Transcoding failed!
[17:37:27] *** Check ffdshow/avisynth/haali (reinstall)!
[17:37:27] >>> Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
[17:37:27] *** DEBUG: Try to play [E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\
multiTEMP-20140209\20140209-173726-uncrop-running.avs] in MPC or other player,
which supports AviSynth scripts and report the error to the author!

[17:37:27] tsMuxeR failed to process [E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do\myvideo\BDMV\STREAM\00100.m2ts]...
I have been through the reinstallation process several times for ffdshow/avisynth/haali.
The multiTEST tool tells me that ffdshow/avisynth/haali are fine.
The avisynth script runs well in MPC (and in VirtualDub).
I am trying to do a very basic job of transcoding a x.264/m2ts file with a smaller frame size and lower bitrate,
in the Blu-Ray BD-R/RE format. No frills, no menu, no subtitle, even no audio.
My original file was 1920 x 1080 and x.264 AVC encapsulated into m2ts. I typically requested a downsizing
to 1280 x 720 and a lower bit rate with different transcoding configurations: 2-pass HQ, 1 pass fast,
1 pass Turbo: No success.
Since it didn't work, I tried a video-only version of the file in a mp4 container and the same one in a mkv
container. Same error each time.
Assuming it could have something to do with x.264, I picked up a small mpeg2/m2ts clip and tried to
transcode it to a smaller bitrate. Same result.

I am frankly running out of ideas. Thank you for any help, it will be greatly appreciated.
Here is the whole log:
[17:12:38] Initialising...
[17:12:38] Checking for new version...
[17:12:38] You have the latest build.
[17:12:38] [04/07/2012] build 771 (latest is: 771) - Few minor fixes (runtime/line 109 errors). Changed handling of some rare flavours of video in MP4 container.
[17:12:38] Your multiAVCHD.exe was just updated!
[17:12:38] Consistency check finished!
[17:12:38] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[17:12:38] 5 years and 46 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[17:12:39] 548 people supported it with donations
[17:12:39] and you are the 5524894 one to launch the program...
[17:12:39] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[17:12:39] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]

[17:14:08] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[17:14:09] Destination [C:]: NTFS, 58501.82 MiB (57.131 GiB) free space
[17:14:09] Temp folder [E:]: NTFS, 66024.59 MiB (64.477 GiB) free space

[17:14:09] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[17:14:09] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[17:14:09] Processing one title...
[17:14:09] Existing C:\Program Files (x86)\multiAVCHD\BDRA\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[17:14:09] Output will be written to: C:\Program Files (x86)\multiAVCHD\BDRA-20140209-171409
[17:14:09] Processing (E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do\myvideo\BDMV\STREAM\00001.mp4)...
[17:14:09] Pre-processing...
[17:14:10] This title is marked for reencoding / uncropping...
[17:14:10] Encoding process may take 10 min to 10 hours, so be patient...

[17:14:10] *** Initiating video encoding:

[17:14:10] *** Original : 1920x1080
[17:14:10] *** Crop : 0
[17:14:10] *** Resize : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Uncrop to : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Sharpen : 0
[17:14:10] *** Bitrate : 22082 kbps
[17:14:10] *** Frame rate: Original (23.976)
[17:14:10] *** Level : 4
[17:14:10] *** B-frames : 3
[17:14:10] *** Ref-frames: 4
[17:14:10] *** GOP size : 24 (keyframe min. each 2 frames)
[17:14:10] *** Quality : One pass (fast)
[17:14:10] *** SAR : 1:1
[17:14:10] *** DAR : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Profile : Blu-ray

[17:14:10] *** Encoding : One pass - content: [02:14:04]
[17:14:10] *** Encoding : x264 options: --preset fast -B 22082 -I 24 --level 4 -i 4 -b 2 -r 1 -m 1 --mvrange 256 -A p8x8,i8x8,b8x8 --ipratio 1.2 --pbratio 1.3 --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 20000 --qcomp 0.5 --threads auto --thread-input --aud --nal-hrd vbr --sar 1:1 --b-pyramid strict --slices 0 --weightp 0 --qpfile "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\IDR-x264-marks.txt" --rc-lookahead 24 -o "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\00001_new.[1280x720-23.976].264" "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\20140209-171410-uncrop-running.avs"
[17:14:10] *** Speed : 2051742.37 fps (elapsed: 00:00:00 - Realtime x 85574.84)

[17:14:10] *** Transcoding failed!
[17:14:10] *** Check ffdshow/avisynth/haali (reinstall)!
[17:14:10] >>> Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
[17:14:10] *** DEBUG: Try to play [E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\20140209-171410-uncrop-running.avs] in MPC or other player, which supports AviSynth scripts and report the error to the author!

[17:14:10] Retrying to transcode with FFMS2!
[17:14:10] Stand-by for indexing...

[17:14:10] *** Initiating video encoding:

[17:14:10] *** Original : 1920x1080
[17:14:10] *** Crop : 0
[17:14:10] *** Resize : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Uncrop to : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Sharpen : 0
[17:14:10] *** Bitrate : 22082 kbps
[17:14:10] *** Frame rate: Original (23.976)
[17:14:10] *** Level : 4
[17:14:10] *** B-frames : 3
[17:14:10] *** Ref-frames: 4
[17:14:10] *** GOP size : 24 (keyframe min. each 2 frames)
[17:14:10] *** Quality : One pass (fast)
[17:14:10] *** SAR : 1:1
[17:14:10] *** DAR : 1280x720
[17:14:10] *** Profile : Blu-ray

[17:14:10] *** Stand-by for indexing (ffms2)...

[17:14:10] *** Encoding : One pass - content: [02:14:04]
[17:14:10] *** Encoding : x264 options: --preset fast -B 22082 -I 24 --level 4 -i 4 -b 2 -r 1 -m 1 --mvrange 256 -A p8x8,i8x8,b8x8 --ipratio 1.2 --pbratio 1.3 --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 20000 --qcomp 0.5 --threads auto --thread-input --aud --nal-hrd vbr --sar 1:1 --b-pyramid strict --slices 0 --weightp 0 --qpfile "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\IDR-x264-marks.txt" --rc-lookahead 24 -o "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\00001_new.[1280x720-23.976].264" "E:\Public\Public_videos\_videos to do (HD)\temp_mavchd\multiTEMP-20140209\20140209-171410-uncrop-running.avs"
[17:14:10] *** Speed : 2472612.6 fps (elapsed: 00:00:00 - Realtime x 103128.65)

[17:14:10] *** Transcoding failed!
[17:14:10] *** Check ffdshow/avisynth/haali (reinstall)!
[17:14:10] >>> Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
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[viceversa]

Did the file has .ass subtitle with it?
If yes, try with SRT...

[Music Fan]

You should try an other tool for encoding, multiAVCHD has several bugs and is not supported anymore for a while. I only use it for authoring.

[BZeeme]

I would suggest using a much shorter path to the original file. With the additional info tsMuxeR tacks on to the filename, the total length of the path + filename maybe too long.

[JeanMarc]

Did the file has .ass subtitle with it?
If yes, try with SRT...
The original file has subtitles, but I tried to make it work with a video-only (no audio, no subtitles) mp4.

[JeanMarc]

You should try an other tool for encoding, multiAVCHD has several bugs and is not supported anymore for a while. I only use it for authoring.
I am planning to use it for authoring. I am just hoping I can do also the transcoding (to reduce the size of the media files) as well.

[JeanMarc]

I would suggest using a much shorter path to the original file. With the additional info tsMuxeR tacks on to the filename, the total length of the path + filename maybe too long.
Thanks, I am trying that right now, but I corrected something that was probably the issue. I had kept x.264 64 bit checked just because my machine is 64 bit. But all my video programs run at 32 bit. So I removed the check mark and multiAvchd is now (finally)transcoding. It's gonna take some time...

[rs008f]

When I enable FFms2 and 64 bit, avs4x264.exe and avisynth.dll crash. When I disable 64 bit, it can only transcode some of the MKV files I'm trying to turn to Bluray. I would prefer to use ffmpeg over directshow. What is the solution to this problem?

Update: I download FFMS 2.19 and it's working now.

[JeanMarc]

Just FYI and I am still open to suggestions, but I spent a lot of time trying to build a 64 bit encoding chain based on avisynth and ffmpeg, without success. Primarily, I believe because of the lack of a good avisynth 64 bit solution.

[ddepuemd]

After adding in three separate DVDs into a single BD disk with multi, it works fine on my PC. But, it loads in my Philips player and says Menu on the front but I don't see anything on the TV. Am I donig something wrong? Pressing play on the player does nothing too.

Thanks for a wonderful product if I can get it working!

[HWK]

After adding in three separate DVDs into a single BD disk with multi, it works fine on my PC. But, it loads in my Philips player and says Menu on the front but I don't see anything on the TV. Am I doing something wrong? Pressing play on the player does nothing too.

Thanks for a wonderful product if I can get it working!

First thing I would check if you can see something on TV, if there is no-disc inside. Most likely it would logo of manufacturer of player or similar.

Also check if your player support type of disc you have inserted. Example some player picky about file structure and some are picky about disc and some are picky about both.

Also can you post info about files using media info from files on disc, not from hard drive and post it here.

[ddepuemd]

What do you mean by media info from disk? The disk plays fine in my PC with a BD drive and I can see the menu and choose the movie to play just fine. The Philips BD player works for everything else, even the DVDs I've burned. The player sees the disk as a BD disk, says so on the front panel, and then says menu. But there is nothing on the TV and the controls for the player do nothing.

[HWK]

What do you mean by media info from disk? The disk plays fine in my PC with a BD drive and I can see the menu and choose the movie to play just fine. The Philips BD player works for everything else, even the DVDs I've burned. The player sees the disk as a BD disk, says so on the front panel, and then says menu. But there is nothing on the TV and the controls for the player do nothing.

Is your screen black, similar to when TV is off?

Also by menu which one you are referring. Menu created by multiavchd or player menu.

Also most player will not play AVCHD with menu on them. You need to check that as well.

[ddepuemd]

Yes, the screen is blank, like when the TV is off, but if I hit the eject button the player menu pops up. I am refering to the menu created with the software. I have it set to create a top menu, carousel style, along with opo-up and title list. I'm not sure if this player will play the AVCHD menus. Is there a way to find out?

[Music Fan]

Just make an AVCHD with a short title and without menu, it will be created quickly, burn it on a dvd-rw then see if your player plays it.
Try also on a BD-RE (choose Blu-ray instead of AVCHD as export format, but you can also try a Blu-ray structure burned on dvd, it's called BD-5/9, it's compatible with some players).
Did you export the project as Blu-ray and not AVCHD ? If you chose AVCHD while it's burned on BD-R, it could explain why you player does not manage it.

[ddepuemd]

Yes, the export was for Blu-ray. My guess is that I need a newer player in order to do what I want. This player is vintage 2010.

[ddepuemd]

My particular player, philips BDP5012, says that it does not support BD-RE v1 or 2, and BD-R v1.0 recorded in BDAV format. Could this be the problem?

[von Suppé]

This reminds me of similar problems I encountered with a BD player. At the end it was bad media (don't know if I may advise brand names here). A pc optical drive being able to read a self-baked disk generally doesn't say much about a standalone player's ability to do so.
Maybe you can try your created disk in another standalone, like a friend's? As stated BD players can be very picky about brand / type of media. Maybe you can try out on one disk of another brand.
In my book, unfortunately maybe, Philips players tend to be rather selective indeed.
But maybe there's a firmware update for your player. I've seen BD players changing behavior significantly after a firmware flash. Maybe you want to check out the manufacturer's support.
And as far as burning concerns, I always use ImgBurn. I assume you burned with the right settings?

Cheers

[Music Fan]

don't know if I may advise brand names here
Why not, it would be interesting.;)

[xzerst]

For 2 days, i'm trying to author a movie with Multiavchd but it always keeps subtitles on. Like embedded...
I cant shut them off dunno why.

Tried m2ts file to play with MPC and no subtitles present, no issues with the movie.
Just installed newest K-Lite pack 2 days ago and ofcourse blamed it. Then returned to old version i always used but the sum is same...

Any idea?

BTW, i disabled DirectVOBSub already...

In the transcode and fit to media options for hard-subtitles, click on the dropdown arrow and change settings to do not use hard-burned subtitles.

[JeanMarc]

My objective is to burn a strict AVCHD BD-R for my hardware players (PS3 and Panasonic). I am able to do it successfully whether or not I ask multiAVCHD to perform the transcoding sometimes required to reduce the size of the content.

But I am now interested in doing the video compression/encoding separately, **prior** to using multiAVCHD (primarily to better control it and integrate it in my processing chain). I have been trying to find the x264 command that seems to produce an output almost identical to the one generated by multiAVCHD X264 transcoding.
Although the audio always plays well, and the video so produced plays well on VLC player, PotPlayer, Media Player Classic, it fails to play on Windows Media Player and on the hardware players (PS3 and Panasonic). The result is a menu that works, but only the audio plays. No picture.

I am using the following 2-pass HQ X264 commands:
%x264% --bitrate %2 --pass 1 --stats %1.stats --preset slow --tune film --profile main \
--level 4 --subme 6 --mixed-refs --weightb --qcomp 0.5 --merange 14 --8x8dct --trellis 2 \
--ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate 20000 --vbv-bufsize 25000 --threads auto --thread-input \
--aud --nal-hrd vbr --sar 1:1 --b-pyramid strict --keyint 48 --min-keyint 4 --slices 0 --weightp 0 \
--ref 4 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid strict --rc-lookahead 0 --no-mbtree --qpmin 10 --qpmax 50 \
--output %1.mkv %1.m2ts

%x264% --bitrate %2 --pass 2 --stats %1.stats --preset slow --tune film --profile main \
--level 4 --subme 6 --mixed-refs --weightb --qcomp 0.5 --merange 14 --8x8dct --trellis 2 \
--ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate 20000 --vbv-bufsize 25000 --threads auto --thread-input \
--aud --nal-hrd vbr --sar 1:1 --b-pyramid strict --keyint 48 --min-keyint 4 --slices 0 --weightp 0 \
--ref 4 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid strict --rc-lookahead 0 --no-mbtree --qpmin 10 --qpmax 50 \
--output %1.mkv %1.m2ts
where %2 is the bitrate and %1.m2ts is the input file.
Can anyone tell me if this is possible, or if there is anything wrong with the x264 command?
Thanks a lot.
-------------
PS. Just wondering, is it possible that x264 is not able to generate a correct m2ts transport stream? If that is the case, I might have to use tsMuxeR to create the transport stream? I will try that.

[von Suppé]

Not much of a command liner myself, but I know MeGUI uses "--bluray-compat" for both Blu-ray and AVCHD.
I am not sure if x264 can generate a m2ts file. Being a video-encoder only, I always thought it's output was purely .h264 elementary videostream and muxing into a container happened after encoding by another tool.
I usually let MeGUI output into mkv, and go from there.

[JeanMarc]

After a few more tests, here is what I was doing, which didn't work:
input file--> x264 cmd --> mp4 video |
>-> multiAVCHD -> AVCHD disc
input file--> ffmpeg cmd--> ac3 audio |Here is what works (same process to generate mp4 and ac3 streams:
mp4 video |
>->tsMuxeR--> AVCHD folder --> multiAVCHD -> AVCHD disc
ac3 audio |
The last step (with multiAVCHD) is used for the menu, which is very convenient for multiple titles.
So the x264 encoding was fine, I just needed tsMuxeR to generate a video that would be AVCHD compliant. It is however surprising that multiAVCHD, which uses tMuxeR to multiplex the streams is not able to create a compliant AVCHD folder from my x264 file.

[Capsbackup]

The last step (with multiAVCHD) is used for the menu, which is very convenient for multiple titles.
So the x264 encoding was fine, I just needed tsMuxeR to generate a video that would be AVCHD compliant. It is however surprising that multiAVCHD, which uses tMuxeR to multiplex the streams is not able to create a compliant AVCHD folder from my x264 file.

I use it quite often, and it always works for me! :confused:
I use either BD-RB or MeGui to create a x264 AVCHD compatible file, then tsMuxeR to create a .ts or bluray file that I will import into multiAVCHD.
Motion menus or a still picture for the menu always works too.

[throbber]

hi guys.
I did t realise there was a forum for this programme.
I find it works with great results or on a bad day its crashs a lot.but I keep comeing back because when it works the results are stunning on my 47" tv.I always convert mvk files to avchd dvd9. out of the blue for no reason I can think of its started to output oversize files. "fit all>>dvd9>>2pass and it comes out at bout 8.5gb. which is to large to burn.always used to be a shade under 8gb.any ideas why its doing it??

[JeanMarc]

I use it quite often, and it always works for me! :confused:
I use either BD-RB or MeGui to create a x264 AVCHD compatible file, then tsMuxeR to create a .ts or bluray file that I will import into multiAVCHD.
Motion menus or a still picture for the menu always works too.
Your process is similar to mine, and you do use txMuxer prior to multiAVCHD. That is the step I thought was not necessary! But I now enjoy the program. Great to pack lots of x264 videos on disks, with nice menus.

[Capsbackup]

Yes I do import my files already multiplexed and use multiAVCHD for authoring.
If the files have chapters, I import the mpls file to keep them as well.
It really is an amazing program!! :D

[Music Fan]

If the files have chapters, I import the mpls file to keep them as well.
Do you mean you import mpls as video file (which opens video and chapters at the same time) or as chapter file after having opened video ?

[Capsbackup]

Do you mean you import mpls as video file (which opens video and chapters at the same time) or as chapter file after having opened video ?

Import mpls for the video file and all audio and subs associated with that mpls.
However, chapters can be added or changed to the video file if it does not have any or the import was a ts file without chapters.

[detroit1]

I have used multiavchd for a long time and it works as far as the video but I noticed if I have LCPM 5.1 files, it always downconverts it to a very low ac3 at 128kbps

I have all the boxes unchecked unter author and audio

It is supposed to just pass thru and keep the LPCM 5.1

does anyone know how to correct this?

that is the only flaw I see with this

[Ghitulescu]

... I noticed if I have LCPM 5.1 files, it always downconverts it to a very low ac3 at 128kbps

I have all the boxes unchecked unter author and audio

It is supposed to just pass thru and keep the LPCM 5.1

does anyone know how to correct this?
I don't know for sure, but aren't you setting a target size?

[detroit1]

even if I get a target size, what does that have to do with the program downgrading the LPCM 5.1 audio?

It is supposed to just pass thru

I have also noticed that some smaller bitrate video files with pass thru right but other files that have video bit rates of over 15 will convert to the lower 128kbps

that also does not make sense as the Video size should have nothing to do with the audio conversion or pass thru

[von Suppé]

This is from a looong time ago, but IIRC this has something to do with the version of tsMuxer that MultiAVCHD uses, which can't handle or (de-)mux pcm audio properly. Also I remember there was a cli tool called "pcm2tsmux" or something that could fix a certain pcm problem before remuxing again. Not sure if it had something to do with endianness. Again, this is ages ago for me.
Maybe you want to try the latest tsMuxer manually; I understand pcm audio is no problem now.

cheers

[DoctorM]

I've been searching every set of terms I can think of with no luck finding an answer.

I've got a 31gb BD. I can burn it as 31gb, I can view the files under Windows and it is 31gb.
When I load it in reauthor mode of multiAVCHD, the initial size before I start blanking unnecessary segments and audio tracks is nearly 50gb.

After I blank what I want, it SHOULD come in small enough for a BD25, except it is now around 30gb again.
The outputted BD files include a half dozen new large .m2ts files that weren't on the original disc.

Any idea what could be causing this?

[detroit1]

if you use tsmuxer you won't have the menu and chapters that the multiavchd has

I know tsmuxer by itself will handle the lpcm

does tsmuxer create chapters for each clip?

[von Suppé]

@ detroit1

True, with tsMuxer you will not have a menu.
At the Blu-ray tab, you can manually set or copy/paste chapter times.

[detroit1]

not having a menu is not good and it would be more work to manually put in chapters for every clip if you use tsmuxer
mutliavchd has that option to automatically add chapters

what about creating the blu-ray folder and manually being able to put in the clips iwith lpcm 5.1
I thought I have heard of being able to create the folder structure and then put in the files

[Ghitulescu]

even if I get a target size, what does that have to do with the program downgrading the LPCM 5.1 audio?
Well, LPCM in 6 channels takes a lot of space, better used for video.

[jdobbs]

Well, LPCM in 6 channels takes a lot of space, better used for video.Amen.

[von Suppé]

I definately can imagine wanting to keep original audio (or compress it losslessly).

mutliavchd has that option to automatically add chapters

tsMuxer can do that to. If you take a look at the options, you can choose to insert chapterpoints every user-given minutes. If your input file has chapters, tsMuxer will recognize them and adjust the chapterlist automatically. And - as said - you can copy/paste chaptertimes into the list, should you have the timings in a textfile or something.

[DoctorM]

Not to beat a dead horse, but seriously? No one has seen a BD imported for reauthoring increase in size?

[detroit1]

what is strange is that some files with lpcm 5.1 will pass thru like normal and others it will try to use eac to converto ac3

makes no sense. I know I have all the boxes unchecked; you have to in order for it to pass thru the lpcm 5.1

[Music Fan]

what is strange is that some files with lpcm 5.1 will pass thru like normal and others it will try to use eac to converto ac3
Maybe linked to big/little endian, as von Suppé suggested.
Not sure if it had something to do with endianness.
You can see with MediaInfo if you waves are in big or little endian.

[detroit1]

I checked and they are big indian

also, I had 2 different files with big indian and 1 worked with pass thru lpcm and other did the eac convert to ac3 so I don't think that is it

[von Suppé]

also, I had 2 different files with big indian and 1 worked with pass thru lpcm and other did the eac convert to ac3 ...

I had to ask this in my first reply but I just realise now by reading over:
Maybe the "faulty" lpcm stream isn't blu-ray compatible in terms of bitrate/bitdepth/samplerate? Then MultiAVCHD will auto re-encode of course. First thing to make sure actually...

Or there's something else jiffy then with some pcm streams. Maybe a header thing... I can't tell.
I know from the past that sometimes plain remuxing handled some issues.
Maybe you can give this a try? Take the one file where lpcm passthru don't work. Load this file in the newest version of tsMuxer (if source is BD folder, select proper mpls: chapters are recognized then). Select wanted streams and mux into BD folder structure again.

Add this output into MultiAVCHD and see if passthru now works. Maybe by remuxing the newer tsMuxer has set something straight or at least did something to make the older tsMuxer to work.

[von Suppé]

The outputted BD files include a half dozen new large .m2ts files that weren't on the original disc.

Well, m2ts files can be big in (re-)authoring. If you play these new m2ts files, does the content have anything to do with the source disk?
Or try to reinstall MultiAVCHD. Saved me a couple of times.

[detroit1]

I tried to put the file into tsmuxer and then use multiavchd; same result. It is trying to convert lpcm to ac3
this seems to be random. some files pass thru the right way and others have this audio convert problem

[Music Fan]

Are you sure there are not in 44,1 khz ?

[detroit1]

Here is a sample mediainfo from 1 of the files that does pass thru on multiavchd


Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 672 MiB
Duration : 4mn 44s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 19.8 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : N=12
Codec ID : 2
Duration : 4mn 45s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 12.1 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 20.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.233
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 411 MiB (61%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 4mn 44s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 912 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 235 MiB (35%)

[Music Fan]

And could you post the mediainfo analysis from one that does not ?

[detroit1]

that is the one that does Not pass thru

[Music Fan]

Ok, you forgot the Not in your previous message.
Thus, could you post the mediainfo analysis from one that does pass ?

[detroit1]

this is one that works


Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 987 MiB
Duration : 4mn 7s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 33.4 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 4mn 6s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 25.2 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.405
Stream size : 740 MiB (75%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 4mn 7s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 912 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 204 MiB (21%)

[Music Fan]

The only difference I see is the video codec ; mpeg-2 for the one having problems, AVC for the other. This is strange, I guess you should be able to get mpeg-2 with LPCM in 5.1.

[von Suppé]

Can be that the 25 fps video is auto re-encoded by MultiAVCHD into 24 or 23.976 fps with approx. 4% slowdown keeping the same frames. Would mean audio has to be re-encoded to (stretched).

Edit: Maybe you can post MediaInfo of the converted file (which source has the 25 fps mpeg2 video)?

[Music Fan]

Can be that the 25 fps video is auto re-encoded by MultiAVCHD into 24 or 23.976 fps with approx. 4% slowdown keeping the same frames. Would mean audio has to be re-encoded to (stretched).
Interesting remark, I hadn't thought of this.
IIRC, to avoid re-encoding, the menu has to be set to Pal24 (or Pal). Otherwise, if set to Ntsc, Pal videos are re-encoded.
MultiAVCHD can also do the opposite : accelerate 24 fps to 25 if Pal speed-up is ticked in settings (I guess it has no effect if menu is set to Ntsc).

[detroit1]

but keep in mind I have had regular 29.97 fps video that also had the same audio problem of getting re encoded to ac3

[von Suppé]

but keep in mind I have had regular 29.97 fps video that also had the same audio problem of getting re encoded to ac3

And to what video specs did MultiAVCHD re-encode that source? Maybe 2 screenshots of MediaInfo: source and result?

[detroit1]

This is a file that worked. Here is the mediainfo before putting thru multiavchd


Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 641 MiB
Duration : 3mn 52s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 23.1 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Codec ID : 2
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 15.3 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 65.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.246
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00;00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 423 MiB (66%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 912 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 192 MiB (30%)

Text #1
ID : 4113 (0x1011)-CC1
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : EIA-608
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

Text #2
ID : 4113 (0x1011)-1
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : EIA-708
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

[detroit1]

here is that file after going thru multiavchd


Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 641 MiB
Duration : 3mn 52s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 23.1 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Codec ID : 2
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 15.2 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 65.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.245
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00;00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 423 MiB (66%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 912 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 192 MiB (30%)

Text #1
ID : 4113 (0x1011)-CC1
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : EIA-608
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

Text #2
ID : 4113 (0x1011)-1
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : EIA-708
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 3mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

[von Suppé]

but keep in mind I have had regular 29.97 fps video that also had the same audio problem of getting re encoded to ac3

And to what video specs did MultiAVCHD re-encode that source? Maybe 2 screenshots of MediaInfo: source and result?

Thank you detroit1, but actually I was asking MediaInfo about your file that didn't pass-thru pcm. Please both source and MultiAVCHD-result.

[DoctorM]

A heads up to anyone using the subtitle creator in multiAVCHD (and that goes for easySUP and goSUP), the default font Trebuchet MS doesn't support music notes (♪) and probably other symbols.
You may want to go with Arial Bold or Tahoma instead.

Edit: The font limitation may have been restricted to WinXP. Since upgrading my system, Trebuchet works fine for music notes. In fact it is able to italicize them when Arial can't.

[von Suppé]

Thanks for the remark DoctorM.
The increased reauthored BD issue has been dealt with?

[DoctorM]

Speaking of subtitles, I've been going crazy trying to add an SRT subtitle file to a BD. No matter what I tried I kept getting sync problems.

Completely out of ideas, I demuxed the subs from the m2ts created by multiAVCHD and compared it to the original text subs.
By the end of the movie the SUP file is 8 seconds off from the original SRT file!
How is that even possible?

Test easySUP and it works correctly. I did not test goSUP. Anyway, bug ho! Create the SUP file separately first to avoid problems.

[von Suppé]

Did the subtitles concern 24 fps video? EasySup has a 24 fps bug.

[DoctorM]

Everything I checked shows the movie as 23.976 (left EasySup's setting alone and multiAVCHD doesn't give you an fps option).

What is EasySup's bug so I know to keep an eye out for it? Why should the frame rate matter if the subtitles are by timecode?

Still, multiAVCHD's subtitle creation acted differently than EasySup's.

[von Suppé]

What is EasySup's bug so I know to keep an eye out for it?
When you set ouput to 24 fps you'll get 23.976 fps SUP file. You can check this by importing into tsMuxer.

Why should the frame rate matter if the subtitles are by timecode?
Maybe that SUP timing (or it's interpretation of software/player) does not depend solely on timecodes. Maybe framenumbers are used along the way (or at the end in authoring phase)?
If you open a subtitle file in tsMuxer standalone, the framerate is displayed. Maybe just a header, I don't know. Anyways, in tsMuxer, when you select the subtitle, in "General track options" you have the option to "Bind to video FPS". This comes in handy when the subs have different fps than videostream, but the timings are correct.

But better way to deal with the 24 fps bug is to correct fps with BDSup2Sub, or create SUP from text with eg. SubtitleEdit.

I do a lot of text-editing of subs and thus always create them before importing into authoring software.

cheers

[DoctorM]

I usually edit in SubtitleWorkshop, but I've never seen a way to output SUP format from that (not that it may not). I'll check out SubtitleEdit.

Btw, tested goSUP and found it to be better than EasySUP. The latter was more aggressive with the safe zone than it should have been and the look seemed worse.
Most importantly, EasySUP doesn't seem to have the frame rate problem either.

Since multiAVCHD doesn't give you a place to set the framerate, it probably just read the framerate from the movie wrong.
I find it difficult to believe it is always wrong even though though it had problems the first time I used it.
Pre-rendering the subs with a manual fps is the answer. I just don't know that it is ALWAYS necessary.

[von Suppé]

... it probably just read the framerate from the movie wrong...
Pre-rendering the subs with a manual fps is the answer.

Yes, even apart from the 24 framerate bug, I encountered several issuess with MultiAVCHD in some cases. It's generally a great tool, but sometimes does things it's own way, my guess. And pre-rendering is indeed the way to go. My experience is, that if correctly pre-encoded/-muxed files are fed into MultiAVCHD, it does a great job always.

cheers

[detroit1]

I was trying to put an m2ts file into multiavchd and it was not going to keep the LPCM. It took a long time and when it finished, the file had no audio; just video

here is what it was saying in the multiavchd


[17:07:04] Detected video: ID#4113:V_MPEG-2 1920x1080, fps=29.970
[17:07:04] Encoding [LPCM] audio to AC3...
[17:07:04] eac3to refused to convert audio!
[17:07:04] Trying to demux audio...
[17:18:46] Parsing to NicAudio/aften (avisynth)...
[17:18:48] DELETE EXCEPTION: Should not touch file! (c:\multiavchd\_temp\multitemp-20140312\beating heart today show audio.m2ts.t2.ac3.mpa)
[17:18:48] Encoding to AC3 (second try)...
[17:18:48] All tries to demux/encode audio failed!
[17:18:48] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[17:18:48] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

[detroit1]

I also notice now that either multiavchd will pass thru the lpcm or it will fail to demux and when it finishes, the file will have no audio, just video

so now it is all or nothing.

I am using the latest version

[von Suppé]

So there's no video with pcm at all that MultiAVCHD has demuxed and transcoded to AC3?

[mariner]

A heads up to anyone using the subtitle creator in multiAVCHD (and that goes for easySUP and goSUP), the default font Trebuchet MS doesn't support music notes (♪) and probably other symbols.
You may want to go with Arial Bold or Tahoma instead.

Really?

[detroit1]

the last couple files I have tried with LPCM that failed ended up with no audio on the file at all. the eac failed to convert

then the files that worked passed thru and ended up with lpcm

[detroit1]

Ok I tried another file with LPCM 5.1 that converted to ac3

here is the before mediainfo

Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 600 MiB
Duration : 3mn 53s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 21.5 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=24
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 13.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 20.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.221
Stream size : 383 MiB (64%)
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 3mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 912 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 193 MiB (32%)

[detroit1]

and here is the after media info after MULTIAVCHD. It is now only in ac3



Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 405 MiB
Duration : 3mn 53s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 14.6 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=24
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 13.6 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 20.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.219
Stream size : 378 MiB (93%)
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 3mn 53s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 10.7 MiB (3%)

[von Suppé]

the eac failed to convert

I wonder if that is because the audiostream could not be demuxed.

I don't know what the problem is (if any) with the last file you posted. Both MultiAVCHD and the older tsMuxer it uses, have issues. I think a lot of people would like the creator of the tool to update it, but as I understand the forums didn't hear from him for a long time. Let's hope he is okay.

With media that don't work I'm afraid you have to do things manually. This can be quite some work though.

[detroit1]

keep in mind that some files pass thru the LPCM 5.1 fine and others don't. I can't figure out any explanation for this
I have mostly 29.97 frame rate files . This doesn't make any sense

[von Suppé]

Yes, things can appear quite "not logical" sometimes. Of course there is a logical reason to the issue but sometimes we just don't know.
Now this is a leap in the dark, but can't you try to replace the tsmuxer.exe in MultiAVCHD's tool folder with the most recent one? Just a thought, don't really expect it to work... :(

[detroit1]

can you explain how to replace the tsmuxer in the folder?
that sounds like a good idea

[Music Fan]

Just download the last TSMuxer version, drag&drop it where the old one is (C:\multiAVCHD\tools on my pc) and accept the replacement. But copy first the old one, you may need to put it there again.

[detroit1]

I did replace the tsmuxer in the avchd tools but when I tried a file, it did the same thing eac refused to convert and the when it finished, the file had no audio
I tried another file with lpcm 5.1 just now and that file passe thru quickly with no problem

I thought replacing the tsmuxer was a great idea but it did not change anything

I would love to try other methods as well

[Music Fan]

As a last resort, I believe you can replace the problematic title (without audio or with compressed audio while you don't want the sound to be compressed) with BDedit ;
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/BDedit
I don't know how it works but I know it can do many things and you could maybe find some tutorials.

[von Suppé]

As far as MultiAVCHD handling things automatically concerned, I'm running out of options to.
The only way for some media is do demuxing, transcoding and maybe remuxing again manually. There are great, free tools at your disposal but you have to put in some effort.
Of course in each step there will always be issues and it takes time to get the hang of things.

[molntuss]

Where do you adjust the placement of added subtitles in multiAVCHD?

Everything worked perfectly for me adding a set of subtitles (.srt) but when I view the blu-ray in my Oppo the subtitles are too low. I can just barely see the upper tip of the the second line. I basically need to move them up a whole line.

Apologies of this has been covered extensively. I honestly tried to search to find out about this my best but I felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack.

Thanks in advance.

[Music Fan]

I never tried to create sup from srt with multiAVCHD but all I can say is that Subtitle Edit does it very well ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=162721
Open your srt, chose export, Blu-ray sup, try some settings, especially bottom margin and line height, then click on export all lines and open the sup in multiAVCHD as external subtitle or mux it into ts with TSMuxer and open the ts in multiAVCHD.

[von Suppé]

Where do you adjust the placement of added subtitles in multiAVCHD?

... I was looking for a needle in a haystack.

Did you take a look @ the Subtitles & Audio tab?

There you can adjust about everything for text-based subs and preview the result in a window.

[molntuss]

Did you take a look @ the Subtitles & Audio tab?

There you can adjust about everything for text-based subs and preview the result in a window.

Thanks for responding.

Yeah, I might be blind, but I only see sizing and a slider for horizontal alignment... Nothing for vertical alignment. Is it possible?

EDIT: I found it. It's called Offset, right next to font size. It's default to 45 and when I set it to 100 it worked.

[von Suppé]

A lot of tv-sets have overscan. The picture is zoomed into for a few percent and projected. At least with old analog tv's this can be quite significant.
If your tv is a modern flatscreen maybe there is this option to disable overscan and see the full picture. Also various auto "zoom" or "screenfill" functions of widescreen tv's can have a negative effect.

[Ghitulescu]

Usually overscan is a property of analogue.
From another thread I've learned that there are TVs that can display the underscan, which I knew it wouldn't be possible with analogue sources even if digitally transferred (via HDMI).
There is no overscan/underscan in HDTV as we have it (only analogue HDTV has). However, even with authored BD/AVCHD discs it may that the overscan is available, for instance when one watches the movie on a SD TV (via VideoOut or SCART).
And finally the last issue is with Philips HDTVs that are cinema-enabled - these are wider than 16:9 thus the mattes are anyway not displayed, with the subtitles if placed downthere.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Not strictly true...

I have four LG TV's and not one of them allows you to disable over-scan (or 'Just Scan' as LG likes to call it) when watching std-def TV channels. Their 'Just Scan' option is only accessible when watching a high-def TV channels.

Fortunately, the HDMI inputs don't suffer from this limitation, unless the attached devices signals other-wise...

[xzerst]

Results of using MultiAVCHD 4.1 to play blu-rays on the Panasonic DMP-BDT230:

AVCHD Strict- Will not play automatically. Have to select the Videos icon tab to see the BDMV folder and navigate to streams folder. Choose m2ts file and the movie plays fine. Fast forward and rewind works but skip function doesn't.

AVCHD Disc- CORRECTION: Will not play automatically. Only plays automatically if I feed an m2ts file manually into tsmuxer and create avchd disc as output and burn to disc.

Blu-ray Disc- Does not work at all. I get incompatible disc error.

When I convert the m2ts movie file in the streams folder to mkv using mkvmerge and burn it to a dvd disc using IMGburn write file to disc (no folders) option, the movie won't play automatically. It will play by choosing the videos icon tab, select the mkv movie file and choose play.

By the way, all encoding with MultiAVCHD 4.1 done using Windows 8.1 operating system. Yes it works fine on Windows 8.1

[von Suppé]

Did you try other media? I created tons of BD for a.o. different Panasonic players without problems. Maybe it´s Windows 8

[xzerst]

Did you try other media? I created tons of BD for a.o. different Panasonic players without problems. Maybe it´s Windows 8

Verbatim, Optical Quantum, and Windata media has the same problem with Blu-ray disc. Even on Windows 7 the same results. The problem has to be the firmware updates ( I've downloaded two of them). At the same time they all work with AVCHD disc. Better yet if I burn an mkv as a plain old data disc (no folders of any kind) and load it into the Panasonic player, it sees it and I select it and play it that way.

[von Suppé]

And did you check if the created BD works on another standalone player?

[xzerst]

And did you check if the created BD works on another standalone player?
I only have one standalone player.

[von Suppé]

I remember having bad disks without knowing it. Drove me nuts until I tried another player. So, first thing I would make sure is if the discs play ok in other standalones. Maybe a friend's or whatever?
A disk playing fine on a pc doesn't tell much about a standalone's behaviour.

[Acerjen]

Anyone know if MultiAVCHD will be updated to support 3D ISO, so that the output directory is not twice the size of the original. I know Deank has other projects, so i was wondering if this one will no longer be updated. Thanks. Later.


Acerjen

[DoctorM]

Frozen, re-author mode, after import, Size: 155916 MiB (152.262 GiB).
Anyone else see this weirdness? I assume its a BDJava thing.
I do not select the "output with Playstation 3" option during import. Should I be? Even if I won't be using it on one?

[Ghitulescu]

Usually overscan is a property of analogue.
From another thread I've learned that there are TVs that can display the underscan, which I knew it wouldn't be possible with analogue sources even if digitally transferred (via HDMI).

Not strictly true...

I have four LG TV's and not one of them allows you to disable over-scan (or 'Just Scan' as LG likes to call it) when watching std-def TV channels. Their 'Just Scan' option is only accessible when watching a high-def TV channels.
That was exactly my point, but someone from Oz kept saying that his LG TV (and therefore many of the modern TVs) can override the overscan. Since I do not have any LG TV I can only pass this info without testing it myself.
Results of using MultiAVCHD 4.1 to play blu-rays on the Panasonic DMP-BDT230:

AVCHD Strict- Will not play automatically. Have to select the Videos icon tab to see the BDMV folder and navigate to streams folder. Choose m2ts file and the movie plays fine. Fast forward and rewind works but skip function doesn't.

AVCHD Disc- CORRECTION: Will not play automatically. Only plays automatically if I feed an m2ts file manually into tsmuxer and create avchd disc as output and burn to disc.

Blu-ray Disc- Does not work at all. I get incompatible disc error.

When I convert the m2ts movie file in the streams folder to mkv using mkvmerge and burn it to a dvd disc using IMGburn write file to disc (no folders) option, the movie won't play automatically. It will play by choosing the videos icon tab, select the mkv movie file and choose play.

By the way, all encoding with MultiAVCHD 4.1 done using Windows 8.1 operating system. Yes it works fine on Windows 8.1
Maybe a look here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=151690) will help you, at least Panasonic seems to consistently refuse certain HDTV discs.

[DoctorM]

Still playing around with fonts for goSUP and easySUP. Arial Bold is proving too fat. (Btw, the default bottom offset of 45 is pretty low on the screen. Currently testing around 75 as being closer to what commercial discs use).

Can anyone think of a reason why Arial is not available to me as an option?
I can select Arial Narrow, Arial Bold, Arial Black Italic & Arial Rounded MT Bold.
Just not plain old Arial. I see it under just about every other program, just not MultAVHD's components.

Edit:
75 bottom offset was indeed ideal and much closer to what you'd see commercially.

ALSO, whatever that weird thing was with the font, I cheated my way around it.
For anyone else:

1) Open goSUP.
2) Set your options, and select Arial Bold (or Arial Narrow if you want).
3) Close goSUP.
4) Go to your multiAVCHD folder and open the goSUP.ini file.
5) Remove the word after Arial (bold or narrow). Save and close the file.
6) Reopen goSUP. It will now show the font as Arial, and it WILL use it correctly when you build your subtitles.

[von Suppé]

Strange. Arial is in MultiAVCHD's list. Did you try re-installing it?

[Taurus]

Can anyone think of a reason why Arial is not available to me as an option?
I can select Arial Narrow, Arial Bold, Arial Black Italic & Arial Rounded MT Bold.
Just not plain old Arial. I see it under just about every other program, just not MultAVHD's components.
Same here...
Win Xp 32bit

[DoctorM]

Might be an XP thing. Mind you, by tomorrow none of should be running that...

[buffalofloyd]

I sooooo wish this program was still being improved and updated. Been using it for a couple years now about. I have so many issues adding mkv files and re-encoding audio from them and getting my output to include the subtitles. I usually have to demux and remux to m2ts files, add chapter files manually and only then I have limited success. Now for some reason my pgs subs are not playing on m2ts videos.

I am putting Game of Thrones on a disc for my Uncle. All my files are encoded from the full Blu-Rays with HD audio, english subtitles, and chapters to mkv's. Adding these files directly to multiAVCHD will not pick up the subtitles upon final output, you cannot extract and add them as external either, I get a fail to demux error. Selecting DTS-HD to AC3 for the audio does nothing either, or DTS to AC3, even after I select 'Core Only' under properties.

So I remux to m2ts, which is a real hassle because you can't just drag and drop the mkv's into tsmuxer and remux because it says certain tracks are not recognized, like always its the PGS subs or True-HD audio for some reason. Therefore I have to demux to video, audio, PGS, and chapters and then add all but the chapter files one by one into ts muxer which only then recognizes the files and remux to m2ts. 10 episodes per season and having to do this for each episode rots.

After all that is said and done I can re-encode the audio successfully to whatever I want, except stereo. I still have absolutely no idea how to re-encode to stereo, is it even possible? Selecting 'downmix to stereo for Viera mode' does nothing in the way of converting multi-channel audio to stereo. It's not a huge deal but I haven't been able to do it in any sort of way. Probably missing something...

The subtitles are what is really tricky. I made 2 subtitle tracks for this particular show, the first is the non-english forced PGS file and the second is the full english PGS file. This is how they are stored within my mkv files. So upon playback through XBMC or MPC or whatever, the non-english playback by default. When remuxing these into a m2ts file it seems they lose that forced flag or default flag. If I convert straight away with no subtitle options checked they are not showing up on output to BD. I can extract and add as external and they still wont show up. I can hard burn in the subs just fine if I want to by transcoding and selecting 'hard burn first external sub' and that works but that would conflict with the full subs and the full subs aren't showing up anyway. Selecting 'force display of first subtitle track will not work either because not all episodes have non-english dialogue.

These problems are seriously frustrating and I'm probably missing some things but when I can get this program to work the way I want it is truly fantastic and great, however, getting to the results I'm after is a serious challenge sometimes. If anyone else has any of these issues please chime in because I feel like I'm the only one and I'm somewhat savvy with this tool, or at least I though I was. I still have to see if this is applies to some other movies or TV shows I have.

Really, for free this tool can't be beat and I sound like I'm whining, and I am a bit, but I'm grateful to have it. So, still a kudos to dean, wherever the hell you are lol ;)

[DoctorM]

Has development stopped? It's been nearly 2 years since an update? Is that right?

[buffalofloyd]

Has development stopped? It's been nearly 2 years since an update? Is that right?

Last update was July 2012 I believe, so yeah... my money is on this being a completely dead tool, which is a crying shame. If I had the brains or know-how to create a tool like this I would. I think this is the only one of it's kind too, that's free anyway.

[DoctorM]

Making menus today for an AVCHD project. Source is BD derived .MPLS's (and the .M2TS files they link).
I'm finding that some of the pages of the menu don't work. (It's slide menu, but just flip pages because of strict AVCHD.)

The first try had 5 titles in the menu, the 5th menu page just won't appear. The screen shows whatever was last on the screen (going forward or backward). I can click forward and back through it, even play the clip, but the image for the page just isn't there.

On my PC, the menu page's .m2ts is there and appears to be intact. Playing the .MPLS file associated with it only gives a blank screen though.

On my second build I added a sixth title. Now the first and last page do this.

Any suggestions?

Edit: Since the first title card should have been identical between the two projects, I copied to working 80010.m2ts over the broken one and now the .MPLS works. So it is definitely a problem in the .m2ts file, no where else. I shame I can't do that for the last page.

Edit 2: I did a work around. Created two more versions. One with the last title first and one with the first title last. I then copied a couple .m2ts from these into the first folder in a way that the first and last titles now show the card for the wraparound title.
It's not as pretty but it works.

Another question. Is there a way to hide a title's last chapter in the menu? In a lot of cases the last chapter tends to be the very end and doesn't need to be selectable in the chapter menu. Don't say 'just delete the last chapter'. :-)

[Music Fan]

Is there a way to hide a title's last chapter in the menu?
I don't know if there is a simple solution but here is something you could try (not sure it will work) : export your project twice ;
-the first with all chapters
-the second with nearly all chapters (all except the last for each title).
Then, mix both projects :
-keep the titles and mpls files with all chapters from the first export
-keep the menus with nearly all chapters from the second export.

[DoctorM]

I don't know if there is a simple solution but here is something you could try (not sure it will work) : export your project twice ;
-the first with all chapters
-the second with nearly all chapters (all except the last for each title).
Then, mix both projects :
-keep the titles and mpls files with all chapters from the first export
-keep the menus with nearly all chapters from the second export.

Good idea thanks.

[Music Fan]

Good idea thanks.
You're welcome. If you try this, please let us know if it works.

[DoctorM]

Will do. I just skipped the chapter menus on this project because I wanted to finish.

[DoctorM]

Attempting my first use of multiAVCHD's transcoder right now. I'm surprised to see the maxrate set to 20000 and vbvbuffer 25000.

My target is 23800 making it higher than the vbv_maxrate. What gives? Is there someplace to tweak this so it gives maxrate/bufsize of the BD standard of 40k/30k?

Edit 2: Researching this, the best settings for BD compliant/compatibility would probably be: HQ (a tweaked version of --preset slow, any more is a bit extreme), 4 Ref Frames, 3 B Frames, Level 4.1 and UNtick Long GOP (unless you are compressing to a very small size(?)).

I'm open to further suggestions. The Long GOP option seems a bit vague.

Edit 3: Attempted again with Level 4.1 which gives vbv_maxrate=24000 vbv_bufsize=30000. At least the maxrate is larger than the target, but what gives?

Edit 4: Okay, here is a work around.
Under settings there is a section for x264.
Fill in those lines with: --bluray-compat --open-gop --slices 4 --vbv-bufsize 30000 --vbv-maxrate 40000

This is of course for BD output. You can change as you need to. The lines entered in this section are put at the end of the command line for x264 which makes them supersede any previous ones.
You still need to set the transscode options as in Edit 2 above.

For AVCHD (BD5 and BD9) use: --bluray-compat --open-gop --slices 4 --vbv-bufsize 14000 --vbv-maxrate 14000
Use a lower maxrate if you have more than one audio track.

Happy encoding.

[DoctorM]

A heads up for a weirdness I saw though. The source audio track was DD 5.1 @ 640kbps. Even though no settings were set to encode the audio either under the title properties or the "Subtitles and Audio" tab, it got butchered down to 128kbps. Eek.
Will just reprocess swapping the track, but it was definitely unexpected.

[QBhd]

I actually never liked encoding with MultiAVCHD... I personally just encoded in MeGUI and then added the AVCHD folders tsMuxer creates. It is more work, but at least you have more control over every step.

QB

[DoctorM]

I originally planned manually recoding, but after researching it and finding that in_time, out_time and chapters needed to be manually edited, I decided making multiAVCHD work was easier.

Btw, during my encoding tests, I DID swap out the x264.exe files with the most current ones (a couple years more recent) and found no problems.

[buffalofloyd]

A heads up for a weirdness I saw though. The source audio track was DD 5.1 @ 640kbps. Even though no settings were set to encode the audio either under the title properties or the "Subtitles and Audio" tab, it got butchered down to 128kbps. Eek.
Will just reprocess swapping the track, but it was definitely unexpected.

I've had this happen many many times when creating blu-rays, I wish I remembered what my solution was but I don't think I ever figured it out actually. So, I'm no help really but I feel your pain and you're not alone lol

[DoctorM]

It's funny since it re-encoded the audio when it wasn't supposed to, and the one time I tried to force a re-encode from DTS MA to AC3 640kbps, it wouldn't. I ended up encoding in Eac3to and using multiavchd to mux it.

Btw, a word about the strangeness of discs getting bigger on output I previously reported. It seems to occur in instances where more than one playlist calls the same m2ts asset.
If you make any change to one of the playlists (even if you make the same change to both instances), multiAVCHD will create a duplicate of the m2ts (one for each playlist).

If you DON'T make any changes to the playlists, it might still make a mess. I've seen it turn a series of mpls's that represent individual deleted scenes and a play all to all be identical play all playlists.
I don't know if this is always the case, but the few things I've messed with have done this.

I love this program, but there are still some quirks. Awesome author guy, where are you!?

[detroit1]

recently, every disc I make with multiavch is not playing on blu-ray players other than my playstation. I have OPPO 103, I tried on a Panasonic BD80, also just tried at the store on newer Sony and LG and they will say avchd on the tv screen but then they don't play and you can't eject the disc either until you turn the unit off and on again
this also happened to me with my OPPO 103
I have never seen anything like this before as I have made many many discs using multiavchd. I also uninstalled the program and re-installed but have not used it since re-installling
I burned a Memorex BD-RE , HP DVD +R, TDK +R; all failed when playing on blu-ray players.
all discs work fine on the computers and are recognized right away; also work on my playstion but not anywhere else

[krassle]

recently, every disc I make with multiavch is not playing on blu-ray players other than my playstation. I have OPPO 103, I tried on a Panasonic BD80, also just tried at the store on newer Sony and LG and they will say avchd on the tv screen but then they don't play and you can't eject the disc either until you turn the unit off and on again
this also happened to me with my OPPO 103
I have never seen anything like this before as I have made many many discs using multiavchd. I also uninstalled the program and re-installed but have not used it since re-installling
I burned a Memorex BD-RE , HP DVD +R, TDK +R; all failed when playing on blu-ray players.
all discs work fine on the computers and are recognized right away; also work on my playstion but not anywhere else

1. Make sure discs are finalized & UDF format used(ImgBurn normally takes care automatically)
2. Burn contents of the output AVCHD_* directory only, not the directory itself.
3. Try using "AVCHD for optical media" - > "AVCHD(strict)"
4. If no luck try DVD -R disc (not every standalone bdp takes AVCHD format from dvd+r discs)

Good luck.

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[DoctorM]

Is it possible to merge two BD's in the same manner as DVDRemake where both discs are untouched and a new top menu is added to select which disc to play?
It sounds like something this program should be capable of.

[nikknightt]

The window size of my interface isn't correct.. Maximized or not the START & STOP buttons can't be seen.. If I try and make the Log Window larger it stretches the LOAD & SAVE buttons and never
displays the buttons on the far right.. How can I fix this? I've tried re-installing.. TIA

[Ghitulescu]

The window size of my interface isn't correct.. Maximized or not the START & STOP buttons can't be seen.. If I try and make the Log Window larger it stretches the LOAD & SAVE buttons and never
displays the buttons on the far right.. How can I fix this? I've tried re-installing.. TIA

Fnts size in windows

[nikknightt]

Fnts size in windows I looked at some of the font settings in my Win 7. Didn't see anything that helped.. Changing some of the settings within Multiavchd now..
restored defaults and loaded an old profile I had saved.. It's looking better. Still wondering what got screwed up to change the layout of the Gui.

[xzerst]

Instead of using the avchd folder multiavchd create, I navigate to the m2ts video file in the stream folder and load that in TsMuxer to output AVCHD disk (bdmv folder). Then burn the bdmv folder to disc with IMGBurn. As far as multiavchd, I make sure Force H.264 level flag to 4.1 is checked and choose avchd disc for encoding. For audio, I use Aften Ac3 in MeGUI to encode 1536 DTS to 640 ac3. The video play in both Panasonic and LG Blu-ray players. The video automatically plays when you load it. No menus though. I use the skip function on the remote to select chapters. It will even give you the option to resume play from where you left off when you stop play or powered off the blu-ray player. Multiavchd still works well for me in Windows 8.1.

[DoctorM]

Ran into an interesting one with a BD where the bonus feature is a direct port from the DVD at 720x480@29.97i mpeg-2.

I stripped some stuff from the disc, leaving the bonus untouched, but the rebuilt output altered the .m2ts properties to say the video was AVC 1080i with a high bitrate and no audio tracks. Playing it back under MPC was fine, but I have no idea what that was about.
I had to recopy from the source files to fix it.

[braxxan]

I've been using multiAVCHD for quite some time now and I haven't had this problem before. I think I may have deleted something while running anti-malware or changed something when trying out different audio software.

multiAVCHD is no longer creating audio for some reason with any file I run through it and I cannot figure out why. I've been using multiAVCHD for a couple years without problems and didn't alter any of the settings. I've tested it on 2 computers and it's just this one that I'm having this problem with.

I'm running windows 7. I've uninstalled/reinstalled multiAVCHD, haali, avisynth, ffdshow in their proper order. I've run the multitest tool with no problems. As far as I can tell the settings on multiAVCHD are the same on my old computer that runs it fine. I've run the windows 7 filter tweaker with various settings without success.

The only thing that worked for me was extracting the audio files, converting it to .WAV, remuxing it as an .MKV and then running it through multiAVCHD. But I would rather figure out how to get the program running as it should be.

Would greatly appreciate any ideas on how to correct this!

This is my first time using a forum so if I've done something wrong please feel free to let me know!

[Flanker-B]

I can't register to the official support forum so I'll post my question here.

Whenever I try to author a BluRay disc from a mkv file containing trueHD audio track multiAVCHD fails and crashes. I tried extracting the truehd track to thd file, but the same thing happens when I add that external file to my title already added to MultiAVCHD project (removing the internal truehd file). The same thing happens with mkvs containing LPCM audio tracks. Usually I use eac3to to convert the truehd to ac3, but lately eac3to gives out an error "to many audio samples in frame" with truehd tracks.

Is there a way to fix multiAVCHD's trueHD support.

[Flanker-B]

Not to beat a dead horse, but seriously? No one has seen a BD imported for reauthoring increase in size?

I've seen it in several occasions in multiavchd. Last time it was that 4k mastered edition of the original Verhoven's RoboCop. I think that it's caused by different playlists for same main movie. (Robocop had 2 playlists for the main movie - one for the version with english audio and other audio languages (except Japanese), and one playlist for version with Japanese audio). I think that this occurs on most multi region releases because the, for some unknown resaon, have separate playlist for Japanese audio version. Movies like that create problems for other software also (like BDrebuilder). I think that "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" might also have this issue because of three different versions of the movie on the same disc.

I still don't know how to solve it except blanking unwanted playlists.

[DoctorM]

Flanker-B, I've seen it a lot now. I agree with you, that appears to be the cause. I haven't seen BD RB tripped up by this yet.

It DOES make stripping a bit easier better though. You should be able to remove playlists (and unique m2ts files) that you don't want without accidentally removing m2ts files in the playlists you do want. (I still need to test this more to make sure.)

Simple example:
Playlist1: English Opening Credits -> chunk of movie -> English Closing Credits
Playlist2: French Opening Credits -> (same) chunk of movie -> French Closing Credits.

BD RB links these so you can't strip playlist2 without stripping all of playlist1 as well.
multiavchd seems to make a second copy of the 'chunk of movie' that is shared by both playlists.
As a result you SHOULD be able to blank playlist2 without effect to playlist1.
If you don't strip one of the playlists though the output disc will be larger than the input.

[Flanker-B]

Yeah, I know that blanking is the only option for now in multiavchd for these kind of movies.

PS: That other problem I'm having (the truehd issue), I've found the cause (but not a solution): tsmuxer, even the latest version, has no support for truehd audio tracks if they don't have ac3 core integrated. For now there's no proper solution for that issue, unles you want to use some other software to extract that truehd audio track manually (like eac3to, or mkvcleaver - requires mkvmerge) and then converting it to ac3 or dts (using eac3to - dts requires surcode dts audio encoder which isn't free) or dts-hd (using dts-hd master audio suite - not free).

[DoctorM]

I didn't think TrueHD had a core like DTS does. Still, if so, eac3to to extract the core before starting and then use multiAVCHD you can replace the original track with the new one shouldn't be too much effort at all.

[Asmodian]

TrueHD does not have a core like DTS does but it does, usually, contain an AC3 version of the audio interleaved into the TrueHD track as a backup for players that cannot play TrueHD. This AC3 track is not required by the TrueHD track at all and if it is missing eac3to will not be able to extract it. I wonder how one would add this AC3. Could you take the TrueHD track, encode it to AC3, and interleave it with the TrueHD?

[von Suppé]

Could you take the TrueHD track, encode it to AC3, and interleave it with the TrueHD?

Yes, you can with eac3to. Input TrueHD only file. Output as .thd+ac3 file. Eac3to will (temporarily) decompress TrueHD into multi-track pcm and from that generate an AC3 (max 5.1) track. The output file will contain both the TrueHD and AC3 audio, which you can use for muxing to blu-ray.

Not much of a command-liner myself, I use UsEac3To to do that and you can set bitrate if you want, even 640 kbps.

Cheers

[Ghitulescu]

TrueHD does not have a core like DTS does but it does, usually, contain an AC3 version of the audio interleaved into the TrueHD track as a backup for players that cannot play TrueHD. This AC3 track is not required by the TrueHD track at all and if it is missing eac3to will not be able to extract it. I wonder how one would add this AC3. Could you take the TrueHD track, encode it to AC3, and interleave it with the TrueHD?
I believe it's possible to do this. I did once and it worked, with eac3to. The exact command I found here in forum, IIRC as simple as input.THD output.AC3 or output THD+AC3.

While it's possible to mux only THD into a file (M2TS), if this is supposed to be a BD, then the player would probably refuse to play it, for being non-standard. However, it is possible that some players have more "relaxed" checks and could play a THD track without an AC-3 interleaved.

[von Suppé]

... it is possible that some players have more "relaxed" checks and could play a THD track without an AC-3 interleaved.
I know there are players that will play BD with TrueHD only tracks without a problem.
But if your (pre-)amp isn't able to decode TrueHD and needs SP/DIF AC3 or analogue inputs, it's also necessary that the BD player can decode TrueHD and DA-convert into multi-channel analogue outputs, or "downconvert" the TrueHD-only track into AC3. I know there are BD players that can't do any or both.

[Music Fan]

Interesting, and when thd+ac3 is chosen as output in eac3to, does it create 2 files or one containing both tracks ? If it's one, what is its extension ?

[von Suppé]

It's one file with the extension .thd+ac3

Cheers

[Music Fan]

Thanks, can it be muxed into ts (or m2ts) and mkv ?

[von Suppé]

Latest tsMuxer can mux this .thd+ac3 file into m2ts or BD disc without a problem.

With mkv it's different: this container can't have both the TrueHD stream with the embedded AC3 in 1 single stream. Should you want both audio in a mkv container you need 2 separate streams for muxing. One AC3-only (lossy) and one TrueHD-only (lossless). You can add both files in mkvmerge (with your video and subs) and output as mkv. If you would then take a look to the output file, MediaInfo will state that there are 2 audiotracks: 1 AC3 and 1 TrueHD.

To be complete with DTS-MA it's different; the DTS-MA/core track can - must, actually - be muxed as 1 track (file) into mkv, just as you would with BD. MediaInfo says then the file has one audiotrack: DTS-MA/core (lossy & lossless).

Dolby TrueHD+AC3 and DTS-MA/core audio are different in their build-ups. As Asmodian said earlier, the Dolby audio contains an independent TrueHD (lossless) stream and is interleaved with an independent AC3 (lossy) stream.
DTS-MA/core audio contains an independent (dvd-like), lossy DTS stream and the (dependent) additional audio-data in the second stream. The 2 of them combined makes the lossless DTS-MA audio. So, actually, one would not be able to mux DTS-MA-only (as we know it for BD and mkv anyways) separately; it needs the data in the lossy DTS track.

I did read somewhere else that independent DTS-MA-only-streams do exist (so, without the lossy DTS), but with what extension and to what use I can't remember.

This post would be incomplete without me to say that, should one have supporting playback/audio equipment, it's a good alternative to recompress TrueHD or DTS-MA into flac. It takes much less space and because both input and output are lossless, no audio-information will be lost (maybe dialog normalisation, but this stands besides intrinsic audio-quality)

Cheers

[Music Fan]

Thanks von Suppé for all these explanations.:)
Last thing : is there a trick to mux a True HD track with an ac3 track (both having exactly the same duration) into a single .thd+ac3 file or this interleaved file can only be created from a single True HD track ?
It's just by curiosity, I understand that it's not very useful because if one really need to have another ac3 track, it can be muxed into m2ts in addition to the .thd+ac3.
The only utility I see would be to avoid to increase the total bitrate if one need an ac3 track with a different mix than the True HD track.

[von Suppé]

Interesting question, Music Fan, if I understand it right. Makes me curious also :)
I can't tell, to be honest.
As eac3to is somehow able to interleave its self-created AC3 stream with its TrueHD-only source, one would think it may be possible too with a TrueHD-only stream and any AC3 stream, for that matter.

If it's possible I think it has to be done with command-line, with which I am a noob. Or maybe with another, more comprehensive front-end than UsEac3to.

Considering your exact duration remark, I do wonder if the two streams have to be so.
If - within a .truehd+ac3 track - the TrueHD stream has a higher samplefrequency than the embedded AC3 stream, I can imagine these two tracks not being of exactly the same duration (pure absolutely calculated).
I think bitdepth differences should be no problem also then.
It can be fun to experiment a bit with this and see what happens.

But maybe it's easier to not re-invent a wheel and probably the cli die-hard guys in the eac3to thread in this forum can tell more about it.

Cheers

[Music Fan]

I guess it is possible (but is maybe not available yet but could perhaps be added), because just after having created the ac3 track from the True HD, thus just before interleaving them, there are 2 tracks. And I don't see the difference between taking this ac3 stream (existing as a temporary file) and another (already existing) for the interleaving operation.

[tebasuna51]

If it's possible I think it has to be done with command-line, with which I am a noob. Or maybe with another, more comprehensive front-end than UsEac3to.
It's not possible even with command line.

BTW UsEac3to work like a command line without worry about paths to eac3to or input/output files.

[von Suppé]

It's not possible even with command line.
Thanks for your quick reply, tebasuna51.

Well, no need to try & find things out, Music Fan. FYI I'm following the eac3to - audio conversion tool thread too.

Cheers

[Dofin]

I am stuck with theatrical and extended version of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" movie to which I want to add french.sup subs to the extended version only.
MPLS files 00312 and 00335 are related to theatrical version and linked to 00303,00304,00305,00306,00307 and 00308.M2TS files.
For Extended version, mpls files 00313 and 00336 are linked to those M2TS files: 00304, 00306, 00308, 00309, 00310 and 00311.
Whatever mpls I've choosen to add subs to, gave me a 69 GB output which is close to an additional 30 GB for the BD. I've spent many hours with no way to resolve the issue. I've read many posts, made search but have not seen anything that could bring suggestions.
How can it be authored ? Only adding subs to one version should be easy ? Help me please!

[Dofin]

Deank:
I was wondering if this simple workaround for branched playlists (different movie versions, not series) would work for you..

1) Load your original BDMV
2) Re-author it
3) Close multiAVCHD and start it again
4) Load the re-authored BDMV folder
5) Set [x] Move transitional files [x] all
6) Blank the unwanted playlist
7) Re-author...

In reference to the above message, could you explain me more #6 ? Which mpls do I blank, keeping in mind that I want Theatrical version untouched. Extended version has already been remuxed by added subs. The first pass left me with a 69GB BRA (I choose to add subs to 00336.mpls
Thanks for your help

[setarip_old]

@Dofin

Hi!

According to "BluRay.com" The Blu-ray disc you've described (Theatrical and Extended) includes (among many others) French subtitles.If this is so, what's the nature of your problem?

[Dofin]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/661/dADT9A.jpg (http://imageshack.com/f/iddADT9Aj)
Not mine !

[Capsbackup]

You will have a problem importing subtitles with multiAVCHD if it is a multipart movie, with several m2ts files. Each m2ts file will have its corresponding subs. So unless you have the ability to make your desired sub to import match with each and every m2ts file, which will not be easy, you will not be able to. :(

[Dofin]

That's what I thought. I also use BDFix but it is the same mandatory steps to provide sup for each mpls.
I better try to get rid of Theatrical version which I do not need. I'll make a search in the Forum, on how to do it. If you have any tips or links, it will be appreciated. Thanks for your answer.

[Music Fan]

You could maybe try to mux the sup with audio & video with TSmuxer, replace the movie with this m2ts in the original folder and make some corrections with BD-Edit to be sure that the movie and the new subtitles will be correctly integrated in the structure and accessible by the menu.
I'm not sure that multiAVCHD could help you in this case.

[von Suppé]

I better try to get rid of Theatrical version which I do not need. I'll make a search in the Forum, on how to do it. If you have any tips or links, it will be appreciated.
I've had no luck with re-authoring seamless branched BD's in MultiAVCHD. Also with some HD audiotracks there were issues of which I think were in the demuxing area.
Should you want only 1 edition and not worry about 100% original menu, I'd try to demux your desired playlist with HdBrStreamExtractor (front-end to eac3to).
Mux these files together with your French SUP stream in newest tsMuxer into BD folder structure. If this goes well try to import that BD folder in MultiAVCHD and you can add manual menu if you like. Keep "Move transitional files" and "(all)" both checked in settings tab and export as BD.

[Dofin]

According to "setarip_old"'s suggestion, I've resolved any issues and bought a BD that has both french audio and subs. I am really deceived with this ending but I've spent too many hours still and can not consacrate my summer's afternoons and evenings on something that could be resolved with proper skills but maybe a little beyond my comprehension. I'll wait till science advances a bit more and provides tools I can handle. Thanks to all of you that gave me tips and encouragement.

[TrevorS]

Trying to author an AVCHD with a single subtitle track and preferably 640Kb DD or better audio from a MKV containing a single subtitle track and a PCM stereo track (muxed in with MKVmerge). The MKV plays perfectly as a file (VLC), but although the multiAVCHD output provides subtitle selection, none appears, and it converts the PCM stereo track to 128Kb DD, rather than the expected 640Kb DD.

What am I doing wrong?

PS - Tried allowing PCM as-is among the audio/subtitle settings and result is build failure! PCM is apparently not a supported multiAVCHD output, but not clear from the settings why multiAVCHD forces PCM audio to 128Kb/s DD! 128Kb DD is a far cry from HD audio and PCM is in fact HD. How can PCM be forced to 640Kb DD?

Am seriously hoping someone can help me with this -- is driving me just a little crazy! :(

[Music Fan]

although the multiAVCHD output provides subtitle selection, none appears
Are you sure the subtitle track disappeared ? What does your player indicate when you click on the subtitle key of your remote ?
If it's not available, try to load it separately in multiAVCHD (properties, external subtitles tab).
If you don't have the original subtitle file, you can extract it of the mkv with MKVExtract.

For your audio problem, if it's encoded in 128k while your clearly specified 640k, you can also try to encode it yourself with eac3to then load this ac3 track separately (audio tab).
In this case, disable eac3to in multiAVCHD.

[TrevorS]

Are you sure the subtitle track disappeared ? What does your player indicate when you click on the subtitle key of your remote ?
If it's not available, try to load it separately in multiAVCHD (properties, external subtitles tab).
If you don't have the original subtitle file, you can extract it of the mkv with MKVExtract.

For your audio problem, if it's encoded in 128k while your clearly specified 640k, you can also try to encode it yourself with eac3to then load this ac3 track separately (audio tab).
In this case, disable eac3to in multiAVCHD.
I used Audacity to adjust the original LD PCM to sync with the file film. Happily, I learned it could also convert the .WAV to AC3 640Kbps, so that solved that problem -- after I merge it with the file, multiAVCHD passes it straight through.

I'm using VLC to check the playback, first of the merged file, then of the 00000.m2ts file, and finally to playback the AVCHD DVD DL. I started checking the .m2ts file after wasting two DVD blanks. I'm using all default settings for the original movie file subtitles and am able to select between subtitles and disabled (VLC menu bar), but no actual subtitles appear on the screen.

PS. Thanks for the tip, will look into MkvExtract!
PPS. Just occurred to me the subs are probably not contained within the stream file, just indices.

[TrevorS]

Used MkvExtract to retrieve the sub file and replaced the current entries under the properties tab. Ran the whole thing again, burned the title, and VLC AVCHD playback still doesn't show subtitles. At least the audio's correct now!

-------------------------------LATER-------------------------------

Geez, just tried the stupid disc in my Panasonic BDT110 BD player and it stops playing about 11sec in -- now what? (Yes, ImgBurn verified the disc and the medium is Verbatim, very reliable -- plus VLC plays it fine.)

[Music Fan]

Used MkvExtract to retrieve the sub file and replaced the current entries under the properties tab. Ran the whole thing again, burned the title, and VLC AVCHD playback still doesn't show subtitles.
multiAVCHD may have a problem with this sub, you can try to convert it in Blu-ray sup format (also good for AVCHD) with Subtitle Edit or BDSup2Sub and load it in multiAVCHD's external subtitles tab.

Geez, just tried the stupid disc in my Panasonic BDT110 BD player and it stops playing about 11sec in -- now what? (Yes, ImgBurn verified the disc and the medium is Verbatim, very reliable -- plus VLC plays it fine.)
Strange, maybe a little muxing problem with multiAVCHD which uses TSMuxer, you can try to replace the old TSMuxer with the last one in multiAVCHD's folder.

edit : you can also export with TSmuxer in AVCHD or Blu-ray format, it will convert your subtitle in Blu-ray sup. Then you can take the m2ts and import it in multiAVCHD if you need menu or add other titles.

[TrevorS]

multiAVCHD may have a problem with this sub, you can try to convert it in Blu-ray sup format (also good for AVCHD) with Subtitle Edit or BDSup2Sub and load it in multiAVCHD's external subtitles tab.


Strange, maybe a little muxing problem with multiAVCHD which uses TSMuxer, you can try to replace the old TSMuxer with the last one in multiAVCHD's folder.

edit : you can also export with TSmuxer in AVCHD or Blu-ray format, it will convert your subtitle in Blu-ray sup. Then you can take the m2ts and import it in multiAVCHD if you need menu or add other titles.
Just discovered the very first disc I burned using the original 720p film file plays fine on the Panasonic and also displays the subtitles. So outside of my problem with getting the right audio, the playback problem is probably nothing to do with multiAVCHD and I'm guessing VLC simply doesn't display subtitles when playing back BD/AVCHD -- though haven't yet verified that with a retail disc.

The playback halt after 11sec occurs on all three discs I burned after that first one that works. There are two differences between the first and the rest. One is that the first was the last of my Fuji DL media, now I'm on Verbatim DL. Second is that the last three all had their video re-rendered with Handbrake to try to enhance the image quality. Do you happen to know of any potential incompatibilities between Handbrake output and retail BD players? I'm using H264 level 4.1 for the renders.

[Music Fan]

I never used Handbrake but level 4.1 is supposed to be good for AVCHD or Blu-ray.
For encodings, I use Hybrid, not simple at first sight but very complete and often updated ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=153035

[TrevorS]

I never used Handbrake but level 4.1 is supposed to be good for AVCHD or Blu-ray.
For encodings, I use Hybrid, not simple at first sight but very complete and often updated ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=153035
Thanks for your thoughts, I clearly need to explore this further. I think input regarding Handbrake might be helpful. Something's clearly amiss.

[sneaker_ger]

The Blu-Ray(and AVCHD?) specs are very restricted, I doubt you can meet them with HandBrake. Some hardware players can be very picky about it.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=154533

[bmcelvan]

Hi there,
I loaded two bdmv folders and wanted to know why I can't merge the playlists? What prevents this from happening? They are both 1920x1080 AVC H.264 16:9 videos.

I have a different folder with three different titles, each extracted from an original bluray but one is 480i, another 720p and the other 1080p but for some reason when they are loaded I can use "merge playlist".

What am I missing?

Thanks so much


Thanks drelin! The template packs are great. I added some changes to the menu preview - now the navigation boxes fit exactly the placeholders (in main menu preview).

#1
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8906/pack1.jpg

#2 [Appleseed]
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8232/pack2.jpg

#3
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/893/pack3.jpg

#4 [Kids]
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4093/pack4.jpg

#5 [Hi-Tech]
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6738/pack5.jpg

I included pack #2 as "Appleseed", #4 as "Kids" and #5 as "Hi-Tech" in the full download of multiAVCHD.

***

And another update:

Build 732+

* Few minor fixes
* Option to MERGE playlists (without merging the media).

Once multiAVCHD detects that the user has loaded ONLY [p] or [m] plalysts (more than 1) it will switch the 'transcode' button to 'merge playlists' button.

Clicking the button will make multiAVCHD merge all playlists in one, remove the loaded playlists from the compilation and load the newly created/merged one.

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

Merging will create one big playlist file from all imported playlists. All chapters are preserved, subpath items like menus and pop-ups are also copied and intact.

The resultant folder with the merged content can be used only by multiAVCHD. It cannot be played or used otherwise. Still you can process the merged playlist with other tools like eac3to and tsMuxeR.

[m] playlist contents (m2ts/clpi) (multiAVCHD compilations) will be moved to the merged folder if [x] Move transitional files option is checked
[p] playlists will get their contents copied and not moved unless you tick the extra option [x] all.

If contents are moved, merging takes less than 1 second even when merging 20 playlists (with a total of 200 m2ts files). :)

The merged folder is an intermediate and you must create a compilation out of it to get a playable/usable structure.

***

With these two options: VOLUME SPLIT and PLAYLIST MERGE multiAVCHD looks complete. These two provide endless possibilities to manage your playlists.

With the custom menu and the template packs users can create virtually any type of menu. Credits to drelin for all the ideas, testing and creativity!

Enjoy it :)

Dean

[bmcelvan]

Anyone know why or when you can merge playlists in multiavchd? Sometimes I have mutiple BDMV folders, playlists or titles and I can merge they playlists...which is great. And other times I can't, for example right now I have two 1080p videos with the same aspect ratio, etc and it only has transcode...does the audio have to be identical. What am I missing?

thanks

[Keridos]

Hi there, I have an issue with the program: I have 10 mkv files I want to put on a Bluray, but 5 of them are actaully 25 fps but it detects 50fps. But altering the detected properties does not actually fix the end product, all the videos on the BluRay have their Video played back in double speed. How can I prevent tsmuxer (which i think that is) from muxing it into 50 fps video?

[Music Fan]

Are you sure your videos are not interlaced ? If they are, you have to put 50i for the framerate in MKVmerge, or put 25 fps in TSMuxer, then open the video in multiAVCHD.

[Keridos]

MediaInfo shows 25fps, VLC aswell, even when i run tsmuxer and analyze the file it reports 25fps, no idea where multiavchd gets the 50fps from.

/edit I think i found the culprit, it is an awful outdated MEdiaInfo as it seems. I just tested the old version and it reports 50 fps and 25fps original for some reason. Now i need to find a way for MultiAVCHD to use the new version, but it seems to not like its output.

/edit2: After remuxing it with mkvmerge to 25p it plays wrong in VLC aswell, It seems it actually was 50p but for some reason it had 25fps in its header. And then multiAVCHD derped the whole thing even more making the video double speed although it correctly detected the framerate. Maybe it was tsmuxer bugging. Checking now after mkvmerging it to 50fps to see if it now works better.

[Music Fan]

Are you really sure it's not interlaced ? Because 50i is 25 fps for MediaInfo (f = frame, and a frame include top and bottom fields, whatever the source is interlaced or progressive, that's why 25i makes more sense than 50i, the number should always refer to the frames, not the fields, as for progressive sources. The i or p is enough to tell if it's interlaced or progressive).
To see if it's interlaced with MediaInfo, go in tree view instead of basic, scan type will show if it's interlaced or progressive.

[Keridos]

I cannot get the movie to play properly, and even after updating most of the executables in the tools subfolder I still get avs4x264.exe has stopped working when trying to transcode them. Anyone got an idea on how to fix that?

[Ghitulescu]

I cannot get the movie to play properly, and even after updating most of the executables in the tools subfolder I still get avs4x264.exe has stopped working when trying to transcode them. Anyone got an idea on how to fix that?

MultiAVCHD is not a video converter (or whatever all-in-one software) - it was designed primarily to make BD-compliant videos playable on a PlayStation 3. The rest was a bonus, like subtitles, uncropping and so on.

Your problem should be solved by ensuring the videos are BD-compliant.

[Keridos]

MultiAVCHD is not a video converter (or whatever all-in-one software) - it was designed primarily to make BD-compliant videos playable on a PlayStation 3. The rest was a bonus, like subtitles, uncropping and so on.

Your problem should be solved by ensuring the videos are BD-compliant.

So i would just have to retranscode the bugged x264 stream (? which is it apparently) to 25p? How does 1920x1080i/25p even work, is that interlaced or progressive, or did the original author do something quirky there?

[Music Fan]

25p is not supposed to be BD compliant but actually it generally works.

even after updating most of the executables in the tools subfolder
I'm not sure it is a really good idea because I changed TSmuxer by curiosity and the resulting AVCHD was not playable, while the same project worked with the old TSmuxer version installed by multiAVCHD.

[Richard1485]

How does 1920x1080i/25p even work, is that interlaced or progressive, or did the original author do something quirky there?

25p for BD is flagged as interlaced even though it is progressive. There's a setting in x264 for this. Go here (http://www.x264bluray.com/home/1080i-p).

[Music Fan]

Yes, that's the best thing to do but if one has already encoded in 25p without this flag, it will work on most players anyway.

[nikknightt]

Anybody know how to add multiple avchd folders to a flash drive so they will properly play on ps3?
Typically I just author multiple titles together with multiavchd and copy the avchd folder to the root of the flash drive..
My question is about adding new avchd folders periodically with the previous folders still on the drive.
Is there a numbering sequence that will work? Thanks.

[nikknightt]

This tool works great on my Win 7 64bit Desktop but just installed it onto a new Thinkpad laptop with same OS.. After loading a 720p.ts file it takes forever to go to properties. It creates a .ffindex file before it will proceed..

I have the same k-lite codecs installed as the desktop and multitest passes.. Any ideas on how to skip the indexing step?

EDIT- Ok, I unchecked 'Use FFms2 instead of Directshow' and it seems to have fixed it.. To all of you who know more about this than I do - Is that the solution?

[hello_hello]

ffms2 always indexes video before opening it. DirectShow doesn't. ffms2 should be frame accurate. DirectShow tends not to be (when navigating back and forward in a video etc). If you're encoding a video from start to finish, DirectShow should be fine. Maybe the indexing process takes longer when using a laptop as it has a slower hard drive than the desktop?

Keep in mind if you have any of ffdshow's video filters enabled (I'm assuming you have ffdshow installed... I can't remember whether it's still included in K-Lite) they can effect the video decoding. Assuming ffdshow is decoding. For example, if you enable the ffdshow picture properties filter and adjust the contrast or brightness etc, it'll be adjusted when you re-encode also. I've done that many times in the past..... encoded video before realising I hadn't disabled ffdshow's filtering first. Of course if you never enable ffdshow's filters, or LAV or another DirectShow codec is doing the decoding, it won't be an issue.

[buffalofloyd]

Sigh, did a fresh Windows install and now eac3to inside multiavchd won't encode audio in any way. I take that back, if it does decide to encode any audio it drops any 5.1 DTS or AC3 track down to 128kbps. It won't do anything at all with DTS-HD or TrueHD, all conversions just fail and will only mux in the audio untouched. Any audio files in mkv container have never really worked to begin with if I wanted to transcode the audio. Most files I have to mux into m2ts so the audio is recognized and then add in chapter file separately. Even in an m2ts container I cannot get eac3to to do anything with my audio other than downconvert it to AC3 @ 128kbps?

Any idea what's going on? I have installed ffdshow, avisynth, and haali just like always and still no joy. Right now I just have LAV filters installed and I can still encode a video but can't doing anything with audio so I do that separately in audiomuxer, which is a pain.

[Capsbackup]

Have you tried this?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=171377

[buffalofloyd]

Have you tried this?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=171377

Yes, well I don't think I explained myself very well. For instance. I have a BD rip with a DTS-HD or TrueHD track and I want to convert it to let's say a AC3 @ 448. I cannot achieve this anymore. If I take a AC3 @ 640 or DTS @ 1500 and want to lower it to a AC3 @448 or 256 or whatever, its is not allowing me to do it, or if it does it is always lowering it to AC3 @ 128.

Did I just complicate it even more?

[Music Fan]

Actually multiAVCHD has some bugs and is really outdated, it should be used only for authoring, not encoding.
To re-encode sound, you can use eac3to, its command lines are quite simple.

[buffalofloyd]

Actually multiAVCHD has some bugs and is really outdated, it should be used only for authoring, not encoding.
To re-encode sound, you can use eac3to, its command lines are quite simple.

Yes, I do realize this. It's just irritating because I had it all working before and now it's not. I wish the program would get updated but it does not look like that's going to happen, and that's very unfortunate as it is a fantastic program when it works correctly.

[DoctorM]

Yes, I do realize this. It's just irritating because I had it all working before and now it's not. I wish the program would get updated but it does not look like that's going to happen, and that's very unfortunate as it is a fantastic program when it works correctly.
Agreed. There's nothing similar out there and AFAIK no one has anything like it in development. Unfortunately, I don't think it is open source and the author seems to have disappeared.

[rapscallion]

Unfortunately, I don't think it is open source and the author seems to have disappeared.

deank hasn't been on the forum in over 2 years. And the last time was after a long absence . Anyone know what happened to him?

[Music Fan]

IIRC, he said 2 or 3 years ago that he was involving in another project.
Here is his website ;
http://deanbg.com/

[setarip_old]

At that time, he was redirecting his efforts to Playstation "mods"...

[rapscallion]

Thanks to you both.....I've been wondering.

He was such a big help on the forum and very, very knowledgeable.

[kosdion]

Hello,
I use multiavchd for a long time.
Suddenly I noticed something strange.
Although I see on main menu preview the buttons (box with colors), when I play my final AVCHD disk (folder from PC) I see an arrow at the same color and I have no pop up menu (even though I choose it from the beggining of my project).
Few days ago, I didn't have any problem.
Has anyone else the same problem or might know what cause it?
(I install it to another PC and I have the same result)
:thanks:

[ChldsPlay]

Sorry if this has been asked before. Can multiAVCHD handle Dolby TruHD and DTS HD?

Like if someone has a collection of clips that have those audio formats, and they want to put them together on one disc with a menu structure, will that work? Will the HD audio remain?

[buffalofloyd]

Sorry if this has been asked before. Can multiAVCHD handle Dolby TruHD and DTS HD?

Like if someone has a collection of clips that have those audio formats, and they want to put them together on one disc with a menu structure, will that work? Will the HD audio remain?

I have had success making BDR's using both of these Hi-Rez formats with this program. I run into issues if I try to transcode the audio, I didn't used to but I do now. I really like DTS-HD, I don't really care for Dolby True-HD... it's more of a pain in the ass imo.

[szabi]

Hi

Some unwanted audio streams were stripped from 35GB's Blu-ray.
The result really suprised me because the new size is 65GB.
What went wrong?

bye
szabi

[buffalofloyd]

Happy 4th of July to all of us who celebrate!

It's been 3 years to the day since the last update... so sad :scared: This program is truly dead me thinks.

[DoctorM]

Yeah, but there's still a few things it does that nothing else can.
A shame it's dead, but I won't be uninstalling it any time soon.

[buffalofloyd]

Yeah, but there's still a few things it does that nothing else can.
A shame it's dead, but I won't be uninstalling it any time soon.

Nope, very true. I use it constantly for making all blu-rays. Can't ever uninstall it.

[Dofin]

Here is a small tool for fast text subtitle conversion (microDVD SUB, SRT, SSA/ASS) to PGS/SUP/XML/PNG(BDM):

****

Download link: 1.3MB standalone package (http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/goSUP/)

Download link: 125KB executable only (http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/goSUP.exe) (if you have multiAVCHD, just put it in multiAVCHD folder).

(since my servers are down, here is a mirror for the .exe (http://92.247.11.202/sub/new/goSUP.exe)only.)

As you can see, it is quite simple, but some people need just that. :)

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

XML+PNG are saved in a .rar archive in source file folder (just like easySUP does).
SUP is saved in source file folder.

******************
It takes about 2-3 mins to process 500 subpictures in 1080p, about 1min for 720p (and 20-30secs for 480/576i).

No external filters/plugins are used in the avisynth script.

It supports, left/center/right alignment, bottom offset, font size/color/outline, shadow, blur, opacity... Breaks long lines in ssa/ass, converts {000}{000} microDVD sub and ssa/ass to srt before converting to png/xml/sup.

Requires only avisynth and java (for bdsup2sub).

goSUP supports multiple source files. You can drag&drop multiple text subtitles to the file-box and get them processed in batch.

Dean
Hi ! I've tried goSUP and I saw the conversion going and completed but sup are supposed to be in the source folder. Is it the srt subs folder or the goSUP folder or folder where multiAVCHD tools are ? I can not find my converted sup ! Very strange. Thanks for helping me.

[Capsbackup]

You could try doing a search with the original name of the file and .sup on the end to see if you can find it that way.
Or it could be in the source folder but just did not get the ".sup" extension put on the end so you can't tell that it's there.
Or it did not actually convert the file because of an error.
Look for the .RAR file folder.

[Dofin]

I've done such search without any positive results. Tell me, it looks like goSup would come up within multiAVCHD if extension has been put in the multiAVCHD folder. Is it right ?

When I had external subs, there is no popup windows or any additional changes to the program, that would permit to use goSUP at this point. I've also tried easySUP with same result. I'm still with Windows 7 64.

Thanks for your response.

Update: I've found the folder "multiTEMP-20150705" under TEMP folder in multiAVCHD. But I have another problem, multiAVCHD authored the addition but refuses to show subs although I can see it under BDInfo and MediaInfo. Must it be authored with BDEdit ? If so, this is a real challenge as things I can do with this marvelous program, are limited

[prb]

I want to download Hauppauge captured HD AVCHD video to DVD in AVCHD format. I am running into BFF problems, even if I alter detected properties to BFF interlaced. I have gone through this thread and done what is suggested, but my videos still show BFF foward-backward motion problems when played on my SONY Blu-Ray player. I believe I have all the tools needed by MultiAVCHD.

Is there something else I should be doing?

[worknstiff]

If I remember correctly the Hauppauge HD AVCHD videos are usually captured using the component RGB connections and the cable box sends 1080i 59.97 or 720p at 29.970 fps. You get into all sorts of problems when you try toconvert them to another format because the cable box compression algorithm's are very inconsistent and have all sorts of bandwidth artifacts and errors because it's so compressed. When was the last time you watched even an HBO show with out glitches. I finally gave up on using the Hauppauge for capturing anything except over the air broadcasts because of this. At least the OTA broadcasts were not squeezed down to just a garbage bitrate but they still had some artifacts because of interference in the signal. I finally gave up on my Hauppauge 1212 and sold it. TV has become such a crappy excuse for high definition because the cable companies need for more and more crappy channels and to supply the idiots who are apparently willing to pay through the nose for all the on demand non-sense. Wow! I think I'll pay 7.99 right now to watch The Walking Dead "AIR" on my cable box, lol. I can just imagine how crappy its going to be when they try to cram 4K into the wire.

[rs008f]

I was told multiAVCHD is not recommended for authoring SD AVCHD because the x264 is very outdated and there is no way to replace with newer versions. Is this true? I'm archiving interlaced and progressive SD DV captures onto Blurays.

[Music Fan]

You can encode your videos in x264 before to open them in multiAVCHD that will be used only for authoring.

[DoctorM]

Couldn't you manually swap out the x264.exe component? You can change the switches manually from within multiAVCHD.

[rs008f]

Couldn't you manually swap out the x264.exe component? You can change the switches manually from within multiAVCHD.

Someone told me this is not possible because there is no place to manually set switches.

[DoctorM]

Under the settings tab there is a box that says "X264". You can select to use the 64-bit version, and add command line options to one pass, or two pass encodings.
I haven't tried swapping out the encoder, but it could work in theory.

[Jijital]

Hello everyone,

When authoring a BD with multiAVCHD, pop-up menu does not appear, when I press the remote key. And this is happening only when using 720p videos, because with 1080p, it pops-up fine!
Of course, in the "Author" tab, the "Add pop-up menu" option is always checked.
I thought it was my stand-alone player (Panasonic), but I also tested the disc on an LG BD player and I got the same failure.

Any suggestion, please?
Thank you,

Jiji

[Music Fan]

When authoring a BD with multiAVCHD, pop-up menu does not appear, when I press the remote key. And this is happening only when using 720p videos
Even when player's resolution is set on 1080p ?
If yes, try to uncheck "always match pop-up resolution".

[Jijital]

Oh, I have to try that!
Thanks very much, for now. I'll let you know!

[Jijital]

Problem solved!
Actually, in the "Menu/Advanced" tab, the "Always match pop-up menu to the title resolution" option was not checked, in my settings. Checking that, just solved the issue.
Thanks very much indeed!
Jiji

[Music Fan]

Cool, but that's the opposite of what I had to do to make it work a few years ago, I had to uncheck it.

[Jijital]

Hello again,

It was too good to be true! Until yesterday, multiAVCH was warking like a charm and suddenly is "misbehaving". No matter which project, or settings I load, the Menu's background (image) won't change at all and also, I cannot modify some settings like, for example, the name of the "Title List", which I successfully modified to "Extras", until yesterday! I tried the following: resetting all by default, rebooting my PC, removing and re-installing the program (also with the previous version and then again with v. 771). I even removed and re-installed the required haali (recommended version) and ffdshow, but nothing! So frustrating, but of course, it's not the end of the world. :(

Has anybody elese encountered the same issue?

Thanks again in advance,

Jiji

[Jijital]

Hi everyone!

I finally, found out why that was happening and it was caused by me! Let me share it in case someone bumped in the same problem:

In order to make sure that the the playback returned to the main menu, I checked in "Media/Properties" the option "Action after playback" to "Menu/Custom" and pressed "OK". Doing so, the Main Menu gets blocked for editing! All it took was to select "Menu/Default", instead, to be able to edit the menus again.

Hope this helps!

Jiji

[skank]

Hi

Planning to make my own bluray demo disc

Does this software supports :
3d iso
HD-audio?

Is it possible to tell the program not to touch the movie files?
So no transcoding

[LowDead]

Are there a new update? 771+?? O_o

[ukendt]

Are there a new update? 771+?? O_o
I don't know really, although the proggy keeps saying there is a "+" update. This happened like every time I start the program but nothing happens...Maybe Dean is planning to develop this program further?

[LowDead]

I hope so. This is a often used program and I love it. Surely in need of some updates though :)

//LD

[Ghitulescu]

There is a long time since I have heard something from Dean, 3 or 4 years now IIRC maybe more.

[buffalofloyd]

My update doesn't seem to work as well. It says downloading, then the program restarts and prompts for the update again. I would love if this program was updated. It's one of my most used even in it's current form.

[ukendt]

And now the "+" seems to be gone...

[AVCHDfreak]

Hi all,
Anyone know if multiAVCHD can create a proper AVCHD structure for Panasonic Lumix cameras (specifically DMC-TZ series)? I tried to force multiAVCHD to do so using the "Panasonic Lumix" structure preset but it hasn't worked. Also, why does multiAVCHD's output always have "35.5 Mbps" for "Maximum overall bit rate" when the .MTS video file is analyzed with MediaInfo?
Thanks in advance.

[joubel]

Hi!

Could somebody please help me with this issue?
My multiAVCHD have not processing the main movie sometimes, the authored disc does not containing the main movie. :(
I trying a specific disc today to compress the bonus content, and throw out the unnecessary dubs from the movie. Unfortunatelly, it has 3 playlists for the (single m2ts) movie, but when i tried to keep the "original", and blank the others, multiAVCHD only processed the bonus content and the menus, but not the movie. Tried to blank this, and keep the other two, but the outcome was the same: no movie, only bonus...:confused:

[frodawgg]

Hi,

I'm new to the program, and I've encountered a few issues when trying to create my Blu-ray.

I want to retain lossless audio, but it keeps downconverting my PCM to AC3, even though I uncheck all of the conversion boxes.

I then attempted to do it using the source TrueHD file, but it won't even import it into the project, even though it's listed in one of the conversion options.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Jason

[zorro101]

Hi
I have 10 folders with 25 files 1280x720 h264 per folder (.mkv but i can simply convert to .m2ts)
can I make the menu that show 10 folders (or images) and after click on one folder show the 25 files (or image)?
all without re-encode
thanks
best regards
zorro

[Music Fan]

You can try to set correctly the title menu and the chapter menu, but I don't remember if you can choose the number of images per page.

[zorro101]

I'll try!
thanks
best regards

[thetrooper23]

Hello, sorry for my poor english.
i try to make my own menu for Muliavchd.
but, i can only choose one file in JPG in the "Background Image"
i made 3 jpg (set up, chapters and menu) but how can i say to multiavchd to choose the good jpg ?

and second question... how can i change the langage in the pop-up menu ?

Thanks in advance !

very friendly.

[veggav]

Quick question, when you have m2ts ready for the blu-ray and it can fit into a BD25, did anyone found a way to avoid convertions?

No matter what I do MultiAVCHD keep re encoding my files while they fit perfectly fine into a BD25.

[Music Fan]

Is it a standard resolution ?
You can also make AVCHDs without re-encoding with tsMuxer but without menus.

[Capsbackup]

Quick question, when you have m2ts ready for the blu-ray and it can fit into a BD25, did anyone found a way to avoid convertions?

No matter what I do MultiAVCHD keep re encoding my files while they fit perfectly fine into a BD25.

Under the Author tab, set the value higher in General to avoid the transcoding.

[DoctorM]

Anyone know if it's possible to use the re-author mode to add a subtitle track to a 3D BD without breaking things?

[Ghred62]

I'm a multiAVCHD newbie, admittedly, but no matter what I try, every attempt to create a BluRay menu fails. I've tried disabling the Top Menu (previously tried XMP, then Carousel type) and choosing only the title list menu, but it always fails due to the following error:

Failure to mux menu and to create playlist [00xxx.mpls]
Error muxing title-list menu page #1!

I'll post the whole log below, but my questions are:


Is there a known solution to this problem?
Else, can I create a menu in some external tool and import it into multiAVCHD instead? If so, how?


For the record, my system passed all MultiTests.

Here's the log:


[23:52:42] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[23:52:45] Destination [D:]: NTFS, 1129845.29 MiB (1103.365 GiB) free space
[23:52:45] Temp folder [D:]: NTFS, 1129845.29 MiB (1103.365 GiB) free space

[23:52:45] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[23:52:45] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)

[23:52:45] Processing 2 titles...
[23:52:45] Existing D:\NewBD Work\BRP1 Out\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[23:52:45] Output will be written to: D:\NewBD Work\BRP1 Out\AVCHD-20160904-235245
[23:52:50] Processing (D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 1.mp4)...
[23:52:50] Pre-processing...
[23:52:50] Detected frame reference count: 2 (max:4).
[23:52:50] Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=30.000, ref=2
[23:52:50] Detected audio: ID#2:A_AC3 (48000Hz 16bit 2ch 128kbps) Language: unk
[23:52:50] Added audio: A_AC3, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 1.mp4", track=2, lang=unk, timeshift=0ms
[23:52:50] M2TS stream split set at 99999MiB...
[23:52:50] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.1 ResolutioD: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 30
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=30
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 128Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
Processed 501 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 0 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 1.mp4", insertSEI, contSPS, track=1, lang=eng, fps=30.000
A_AC3, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 1.mp4", track=2, lang=unk, timeshift=0ms
===============================================================================
[23:52:53] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[23:52:53] Processing playlist...
[23:52:53] Title #1 added: "Test Vid 1"
[23:52:53] Verifying title...
[23:52:56] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[23:52:59] Processing (D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 2.mp4)...
[23:52:59] Pre-processing...
[23:52:59] Detected frame reference count: 2 (max:4).
[23:52:59] Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=29.970, ref=2
[23:52:59] Detected audio: ID#2:A_AC3 (48000Hz 16bit 2ch 128kbps) Language: unk
[23:52:59] Added audio: A_AC3, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 2.mp4", track=2, lang=unk, timeshift=0ms
[23:52:59] M2TS stream split set at 99999MiB...
[23:52:59] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.1 ResolutioD: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 29.97
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=29.97
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 128Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
Processed 4840 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 4 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=00:00:00.000 --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 2.mp4", insertSEI, contSPS, track=1, lang=eng, fps=29.970
A_AC3, "D:\SourceVids - AC3\Test\Test Vid 2.mp4", track=2, lang=unk, timeshift=0ms
===============================================================================
[23:53:04] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00001.m2ts
[23:53:04] Processing playlist...
[23:53:04] Title #2 added: "Test Vid 2"
[23:53:04] Verifying title...
[23:53:08] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[23:53:08] Preparing authoring information...

[23:53:08] Authoring menu (NTSC).
[23:53:08] Creating title thumbnails for 2 titles (XMB)...
[23:53:11] Using 1 thumbnail/chapter links for title #1...
[23:53:11] *** Extracting 1 chapter thumbnails...
[23:53:15] Using 1 thumbnail/chapter links for title #2...
[23:53:15] *** Extracting 1 chapter thumbnails...
[23:53:19] Image processing for XMB menu completed!

[23:53:19] Preparing menu pages...

[23:53:19] Encoding Title List menu page [1/1].
[23:53:24] Failure to mux menu and to create playlist [00254.mpls]
[23:53:24] Error muxing title-list menu page #1!
[23:53:25] Setting main menu for 2 titles...
[23:53:25] Loop mode after last title.
[23:53:25] Playback will start with title #1 (Test Vid 1).
[23:53:25] Setting menu properties...
[23:53:25] Selected TV system: [NTSC]
[23:53:25] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[23:53:25] Completed.
[23:53:25] Setting Blu-ray format...
[23:53:26] Done!

[23:53:26] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[23:53:26] D:\NewBD Work\BRP1 Out\AVCHD-20160904-235245\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. Test Vid 1 [00:00:16]
2. Test Vid 2 [00:02:41]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 00:02:58
Output size : 413 MiB (0.403 GiB)

[23:53:26] D:\NewBD Work\BRP1 Out\AVCHD-20160904-235245 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[23:53:26] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[23:53:27] You may now remove temp folder (D:\NewBD Work\TEMP\multiTEMP-20160904\).
[23:53:27] Your compilation contains 0hrs 2min 58sec of video material.

[23:53:27] multiAVCHD finished in 41.855 seconds (00:00:41.854)!

[23:53:27] End of log.



Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[Szymszel]

Hi.
First, sorry for may English.

This is not my first multiAVCHD's project burned on BD-R disc via ImgBurn application but first project recognized as DATA DISC.:scared:
I've checked folder structure and it's OK.
I don't know where is the cause.
I'm :confused: and :angry:.
Please HELP!

[Music Fan]

If you burn the folders created by multiAVCHD in UDF 2.50, it should be ok.

[Miro72]

Hi all, first of all I want to apologize for my poor English.
I'm new here and I have to you just such a question. Or multiAVCHD can also work from Dolby Atmos audio. I have a blu-ray movie and have English audio Dolby Atmos, and I would like there will add other audio and subtitles, and create your own bluray. Thank you for your advice and help.

[Music Fan]

Hi all, first of all I want to apologize for my poor English.
I'm new here and I have to you just such a question. Or multiAVCHD can also work from Dolby Atmos audio. I have a blu-ray movie and have English audio Dolby Atmos, and I would like there will add other audio and subtitles, and create your own bluray. Thank you for your advice and help.
I don't know if multiAVCHD support Atmos but you can do it with TSMuxer (without menus).

[Miro72]

I don't know if multiAVCHD support Atmos but you can do it with TSMuxer (without menus).

Hello, Music Pop, so I tried Dolby Atmos in multiAVCHD menu without menu and I must say that it multiAVCHD mastered brilliantly. Super the software. As far as I know tsMuxeR of Dolby Atmos can not handle. Well thank you!

[Music Fan]

Hello, Music Pop
Music Fan ;)

As far as I know tsMuxeR of Dolby Atmos can not handle.
Yes it does, and anyway multiAVCHD uses tsMuxeR for multiplexing in m2ts.

[Szymszel]

If you burn the folders created by multiAVCHD in UDF 2.50, it should be ok.
Next project burned properly. Probably my player has a problem with reading the UDF 2.60. But I'm not sure. With UDF 2.50 is OK.

[Szymszel]

I want to create a project with additional upper subtitles in the same language as the lower subs. Many Blu-rays has upper subtitles appear from time to time, instead of the lower subtitle.
Does anyone know how to do it? I created 2 sup's with lower and upper subs. What's next?

[Miro72]

When you want to insert your own audio multiAvchd: Menu-Advanced-background audio so that the audio cracking. You do not know what's wrong? Sorry for my English.

[Sylontack]

Obligatory "clearly made an account just to ask this one question because I'm in over my damn head" post here. Forgive the size, I'm super wordy and I've been trying to sort this out for quite some time so I've a lot of talk piled up in my brain on the matter.

So I've used MultiAVCHD a couple of times to add audio and subtitle tracks to BDMVs and it's mostly worked out pretty well after some trial and error.
My next few intended projects are TV Series BDs instead of movies and those ones are a bit more complex authoring-wise for me. So I understand from the first page which I've gone over lots of times over the last year or so on various projects that series and multiple cuts are harder to work with, and the tutorial doesn't actually apply to the way the discs I'm working with are authored (neither have individual playlists for each episode for example). I've come to the conclusion that the most painless way to achieve what I'm after is to just mux the new audio and subtitle tracks into each m2ts stream file and replace the originals.

Of course I'm also aware that just muxing the new stuff in will result in a disc that won't play. I know that I need to work with the IN and OUT times in some way but I've never found a good explanation of how those work that made any sense to me (I've seen lots of people just say what to do with them, but if I don't understand what they are or how they work I can't adapt it to my project).

Basically to disregard all this context I've given; is there a simple and painless way to just completely replace the video streams with almost identical files while still keeping the disc otherwise unchanged? Alternatively is there a way to use MultiAVCHD to add streams to the video files themselves rather than the playlists? As some of my discs only have the master playlist with all episodes at once, and some have multiple playlists for one episode (despite only having one m2ts file for the episode), I fear it'll be too complicated to work off the playlists.
I'd also be interested in editing the menu to read in English and add options for my new audio/subs but I fear that'll get way too messy so I'm not very fussed about that.

So if anyone here is familiar with achieving what I want (basically anyone who works with Anime series BDs will probably know exactly what my issues are), any help would be seriously appreciated. I've been trying to get this going for quite some time now and I've given up on trying to learn on my own.

[Music Fan]

I don't know if MultiAVCHD can help you for this but I read several times that BDedit could help a lot. Unfortunately, there is no complete tutorial over its skills but only some partial tutorials over specific cases ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=152952
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=150511
As you see, that's not simple.

[Sylontack]

I don't know if MultiAVCHD can help you for this but I read several times that BDedit could help a lot. Unfortunately, there is no complete tutorial over its skills but only some partial tutorials over specific cases ;
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=152952
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=150511
As you see, that's not simple.

Thanks, I'll give it another go next weekend after going over these a couple of times, unfortunately the IN and OUT time still throws me for a loop but maybe if I do a bit of trial and error with that I might figure it out because that seems to specifically be where I'm falling short.

[Ghitulescu]

This question has been asked once in this forum, some 250 posts ago :), in the good old times when the author still answered questions, but never answered (there were two questions and only the last one has been treated). Actually it has been asked a second time, but being related to "pirated material" it wasn't answered.

Finding that error line in the log of multiAVCHD I thought that BDSubToSup has problems with java. Found that tool in its directory and double-clicked onto it - it started and worked with no problems. Not even the addition of the java and java/bin directories in the PATH variable changed something.

I am not really 100% sure but it worked once, however I do not remember if I carried out any modifications to the system apart from installing new software.

So, has anyone any idea what exactly this error message means and/or how to prevent its occurrence?

[thetrooper23]

Ok, i hope in the good section, hi every one and sorry for my poor (very poor) english. i hope i'll be clear.
i'm working with multivachd, and i try to use the others menus include with the installer (templates/menu) but where in the soft i can choose other one ? i don't know i can use the tree picts in the Appleseed menu, i can choose only one jpeg...
but i want to use the three images (BG/SetUP/Static)... if i choose only one, it will be update automatic for the set-up and co ?
how to import MMT file in the 4.1 Version of Multiavchd.
thanks in advance
very friendly

[alimao]

Title movie search movie database offiline ? Any possible solution ?

[detroit1]

in the past I used multiavchd many times successfully. Now, it is failing me almost every time. It makes the folders and they look normal but when I burn to disc using imgburn, the disc does not play on my recentl blu-ray players
I have used tsmuxer on the same exact file and that usually works but multiavchd can handle putting in multiple files with different bit rates, etc so that is why I need to get it working on my windows 10 computer
If you use multiple files on tsmuxer, you have to join them during the process and that usually causes the audio and video to get out of sync

Has anyone else noticed this ? also, is there a way to make the avchd or blu-ray folder structure and then just add videos to it an then burn ?

I'm not sure what has happened with multiavchd

[rs008f]

I need to get it working on my windows 10 computer


Another reason for me to never upgrade to Windows 10.

[rs008f]

Is it possible to burn HDV M2T files (1440x1080) to Bluray using multiavchd? Which other Bluray authoring software supports HDV files?

[Ghitulescu]

1440x1080 is a perfectly valid BD resolution.
Therefore all editing and authoring suites MUST support it, even more when it's also a standard format, HDV; and not whatever downloaded one (Youtube or other sources, grey to dark :) )

[Music Fan]

If you have only one title and don't need menus, tsMuxer is good too (multiAVCHD actually uses it for muxing).

[rs008f]

mutliavchd crashes when I try to author M2T files.

[Music Fan]

Try to mux them first with tsMuxer.

[rs008f]

tsMuxer doesn't support M2T files, it reports can't detect stream type.

Is there a Windows software similar to this Mac software ClipWrap? http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap

[Music Fan]

tsMuxer doesn't support M2T files, it reports can't detect stream type.
And if you change the extension (to ts or m2ts) before opening it ?

Is there a Windows software similar to this Mac software ClipWrap? http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap
Probably FFmpeg (in command line).

[SeeMoreDigital]

tsMuxer doesn't support M2T files, it reports can't detect stream type.
It depends on whether the .mts file contains the appropriate stream meta-data...

Do you have a sample?

[rs008f]

And if you change the extension (to ts or m2ts) before opening it ?


Probably FFmpeg (in command line).

Changing to TS works. Although PowerDVD 13 can't play the 1 minute video Bluray folder created. Fortunately, the one multiAVCHD creates plays fine.

What would the commands for FFMPEG to rewrap M2T files to MOV/MP4 files without re-encoding/transcoding?

Edit: I found one through googling.

ffmpeg -i "input.mts" -vcodec copy -acodec pcm_s16le "output.mov"

[MB2]

Hi all,

Recently upgraded my pc, new install etc.

I had been using BD-RE Builder to make 12gb files to make "multi" film discs using MultiAVCHD, but after the rebuild, when i click make menu in MultiAVCHD, i get this error

[13:29:39] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[13:29:39] Re/Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.

I have installed all these, from the BD-RE Builder links (Avisynth 0.60) etc...

MultiAVCHD used to work on the "old PC". Not sure what is going on but any help appreciated.

I've tried reinstalling ffdshow and haali splitter too. Which actually resulted in BD-RE Builder creating back ups out of sync... so reinstalled all again, and BD-RE Builder works fine again... just not MultiAVCHD.

Desperate for this to work please :)

[bananenmann]

Title movie search movie database offiline ? Any possible solution ?

That's my problem, too. Is there a possibility to enter somewhere in the program a new link to a new database, so that this feature will work again?

Second Question:
Three custom templates are integrated. Does someone have more than that or knows, where I can download some?

Third Question:
The default Backround sound sample is nice, but after using it for years, I can't hear it anymore. Does someone have some other loop-samples with that duration of 32 seconds?

Thanks in advance!!!

P.s.:
Please Dean, continue your great work on this program. Although it is old, it is still the best one for creating AVCHDs and Blurays. Unfortunately it is still buggy. If you would continue I would even buy it, because it's great.

[MrVideo]

I had been using BD-RE Builder to make 12gb files to make "multi" film discs using MultiAVCHD
I'm a little confused. BDRB can be used to make a disc with multiple items on the menu. I use it to make BDs of TV show episodes. So, if you have more than one movie you want to fit on a BD-25, or BD-50, BDRB will do that just fine.

[Flanker-B]

Doesn't work for me in windows 10 any more. it launches but as soon as i load a file in it (mkv for example) it suddenly reduces it's window size and becomes this weird small blank window.

[nikknightt]

When I play back an authored AVCHD or BD on my xbox one it locks up on the menu. I've tried slide,carousel & xmb.. Is there a setting to make it play correctly? The same content is fine on a PS3 or stand alone player.. discs created with tsmuxer work fine on the xbox. thanks..

[jetro75]

Hello Guys need some help here, I start to use MultiAVCHD to convert MKV videos 8 years ago, every things fine but lately it give me some errors like this:

multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]
[11:26:28] Subtitle track #4 name: [forced]
[11:26:33] [AUTO-FIT]: Title#01 2755 kbps, 1920x1080 -> 1280x720 -> 1280x720

[11:26:38] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[11:26:39] Destination [E:]: NTFS, 3803302.6 MiB (3714.163 GiB) free space
[11:26:39] Temp folder [c:]: NTFS, 489123.37 MiB (477.66 GiB) free space

[11:26:39] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[11:26:39] Selected output mode: Panasonic Viera TV / Camcoder (SDHC) (NTSC)

[11:26:39] Processing one title...
[11:26:39] Existing E:\Fantastici\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[11:26:39] Output will be written to: E:\Fantastici\AVCHD-20181219-112639
[11:26:41] Processing (F:\torrent\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 BDRip 1080p Ita Eng X265-NAHOM\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.mkv)...
[11:26:41] This title is marked for reencoding / uncropping...
[11:26:41] Encoding process may take 10 min to 10 hours, so be patient...

[11:26:41] *** Initiating video encoding:

[11:26:41] *** Original : 1920x1080
[11:26:41] *** Crop : 0
[11:26:41] *** Resize : 1280x720
[11:26:41] *** Uncrop to : 1280x720
[11:26:41] *** Sharpen : 0
[11:26:41] *** Bitrate : 2755 kbps
[11:26:41] *** Frame rate: Original (23.976)
[11:26:41] *** Level : 4
[11:26:41] *** Quality : One pass (insane)
[11:26:41] *** SAR : 1:1
[11:26:41] *** DAR : 1280x720
[11:26:41] *** Profile : Blu-ray

[11:26:41] *** Stand-by for indexing (ffms2)...

[11:26:41] *** Encoding : One pass - content: [02:25:56]
[11:26:41] *** Encoding : x264 options: --preset ultrafast -B 2755 -I 48 --level 4 -i 24 -b 3 -m 0 -r 4 --ipratio 1.4 --vbv-bufsize 15000 --vbv-maxrate 14000 --qcomp 0.5 --threads auto --thread-input --aud --nal-hrd vbr --sar 1:1 --me dia --b-pyramid strict --slices 0 --weightp 0 --rc-lookahead 0 -o "c:\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20181219\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.[1280x720-23.976].264" "c:\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20181219\20181219-112641-uncrop-running.avs"
[11:27:51] *** Speed : 2964.85 fps (elapsed: 00:01:10 - Realtime x 123.66)

[11:27:51] *** Transcoding failed!
[11:27:51] *** Check ffdshow/avisynth/haali (reinstall)!
[11:27:51] >>> Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
[11:27:51] *** DEBUG: Try to play [c:\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20181219\20181219-112641-uncrop-running.avs] in MPC or other player, which supports AviSynth scripts and report the error to the author!


[11:27:51] tsMuxeR failed to process [F:\torrent\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 BDRip 1080p Ita Eng X265-NAHOM\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.mkv]...

here avisynth script:

loadplugin("C:\multiAVCHD\tools\ffms2.dll")
filename="F:\torrent\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 BDRip 1080p Ita Eng X265-NAHOM\Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.mkv"
b = FFVideoSource(filename).LanczosResize( 1280,720)

#bordersizeX=int((1280-width(b))/2)
#bordersizeY=int((720-height(b))/2)
#AddBorders(b, bordersizeX, bordersizeY, bordersizeX, bordersizeY)


#b=last

b=b


return b.ConvertToYV12()

It say me: Check ffdshow/avisynth/haali (reinstall)!

I've reinstalled every thing bu errors still occurs sometimes with some video.

I've run Multitest it say all ok.

Any help would be apppreciated ty.

[manolito]

You will not get any help here for conversions of files downloaded from a torrent...

[jetro75]

Really? and where i could get some help?

[SeeMoreDigital]

Really? and where i could get some help?Forum rule 6 clearly states:

"No warez, cracks, serials or illegally obtained copyrighted content! Links to content of a questionable nature (e.g. anything you don't own and/or have downloaded), asking for, offering, or asking for help/helping to process such content in any way or form is not tolerated."

You are on your own!

[Avalokitesvara]

When I play back an authored AVCHD or BD on my xbox one it locks up on the menu. I've tried slide,carousel & xmb.. Is there a setting to make it play correctly? The same content is fine on a PS3 or stand alone player.. discs created with tsmuxer work fine on the xbox. thanks..

Hello !

I have exactly the same problem. My Blu-Ray burned with MultiAVCHD works on a computer but not on XBOX ONE. The menu launches properly, the background music too, but impossible to navigate the menu. No button on the remote control responds. Is there a solution ? I search with BDEdit but the software is complex and although I think I have identified where the "navigation" part of the menu, I do not know what to change for it to work...

I know that MultiAVCHD will not have any more updates, but I should be able to do something... No?

Thank you to the entire community and happy new year :) !

[mariner]

You could try using a chaep blu-ray player like the versatile sony x700. It even plays 4k L5.1AVC 'blu-ray" disc.

[Avalokitesvara]

You could try using a chaep blu-ray player like the versatile sony x700. It even plays 4k L5.1AVC 'blu-ray" disc.

Thank you for your answer, but it was not really the question ... Yes, the Blu-Ray works without problems on other players, but my question was whether it is possible to play Blu-Ray with functional menus on XBOX ONE.