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

[mariner]

Dean's masterpiece is known to be highly temperamental. It would give certain brand like Panasonic a hard time.
Perhaps Xbox is one on those.

[Avalokitesvara]

Dean's masterpiece is known to be highly temperamental. It would give certain brand like Panasonic a hard time.
Perhaps Xbox is one on those.

Thank you Mariner. Exact! That's why I was wondering if re-setting the menu commands from the BDEdit software was possible, and if that would change anything. If yes, how ? BDEdit is very complete but also very complex... I get lost. Hence my request for help on this forum ^^ I know, I should probably ask the question on the forum of this software >.<

[mariner]

A guide may have been posted some time ago, but I've been searching for it in vain. In the end, getting something to play non-compliant discs is easier than finding a pelican.;)
Hope you have better luck.

[WSC4]

Just need to know if this program does "no" re-encoding of the video if you set an option.

In the Transcode window, you can set "Do Not Transcode". Just wondering if it means do not re-encode?

In the log file it states this:

--------------------------------------------------
Detected frame reference count: 2 (max:4).
Detected video: ID#1:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1920x1080, fps=25.000, ref=2

Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0 Resolution: 1920:1080p Frame rate: 25
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=25
H264 bitstream changed: insert nal unit delimiters
H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
---------------------------------------------------

In the video, there is a bitstream change inserting nal unit, pict timing and SPS/PPS units. Is it re-encoding?

V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Videos\AVCHD_Tests\Nutbush_1920_new.mkv", insertSEI, contSPS, track=1, lang=eng, fps=25.000

I notice a new video created with a Matroska file extension, and I guess it's a temp file as it does not exist.

The original video from MediaInfo:

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, RefFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=13
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 3 min 10 s
Bit rate : 16.1 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.311
Stream size : 366 MiB (98%)

MediaInfo from the BDMV folder, 00000.m2ts video created:

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, RefFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=13
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3 min 10 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 16.2 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Stream size : 369 MiB (94%)

The bit rate mode is now variable, changed to 16.2 Mb\s up to a maximum of 40 Mb\s. Frame rate changed from constant to variable. Has it changed to 50 fps? Stream size has changed from 366 MiB to 369 MiB.

Does all this mean the video has been re-encoded?

[Taurus]

Just need to know if this program does "no" re-encoding of the video if you set an option.

You should really read the readme's which come along with this program and it's dependencies.
And Yes, no encoding, just repacking into m2ts container.
M2ts has more overhead compared to mkv/mp4/etc, that's why
the filesize is always quite a bit bigger.
And the inserted commands like "nal unit delimiters, pict timing and buffering period SEI units, SPS/PPS units, pict_struct, etc.
are for BluRay/AVCHD compatibilty reasons only.
So dont worry be happy.
Have not touched multiAVCHD for ages, but this should be like
I'd remember it.

[WSC4]

Thank you, thank you for your knowledge on this.

There are no Readme,s, manuals which are packed with the program. I only found this: http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/tutorial.php I did read it and I'm still reading. I found you have to experiment with the settings by burning to DVD to see the results, and I think at last I have found what I need.

I found a lot of answers and help by searching this thread.

[Music Fan]

To avoid that MediaInfo considers the new file as VFR instead of CFR, try first to mux the mkv into ts with Tsmuxer (or ffmpeg) before opening it in multiAVCHD.
In Tsmuxer, in video options, select "Do not change SEI ... " instead of "Insert SEI ... " which may cause problems.

[WSC4]

It is not an MKV video file, it is an MP4.

The only tsmuxer I have is in the program's Tools directory. It is command line, too old and did not work. I used FFmpeg, but could not find any settings to not change SEI.

Anyway, I found the setting in MultiAVCHD under Insert enhancement information. Checking this off made no difference and the frame rate is still variable.

[Music Fan]

That's why I said that you should try it before opening it in multiAVCHD. Because multiAVCHD uses an old Tsmuxer version.
Try the latest version ;
https://www.videohelp.com/software/tsMuxeR

With ffmpeg, there is no setting to change, it keeps SEI by default.
The command looks like this ;
ffmpeg.exe -i "input file.mp4" -c copy "output file.ts"
The container is simply specified by the extension.

[hardkid]

Hi, everybody.
When I put music on the menu background, it starts playing over from the beginning each time a select the next title while navigating. Anybody knows how to make it play continuosly during navigation between titles? Thanx.

[Ghitulescu]

When I put music on the menu background, it starts playing over from the beginning each time a select the next title while navigating. Anybody knows how to make it play continuosly during navigation between titles?

I don't think it's possible with MultiAVCHD.
To my (limited) knowledge this can only be achieved with java programming.

[neil wilkes]

Hi, everybody.
When I put music on the menu background, it starts playing over from the beginning each time a select the next title while navigating. Anybody knows how to make it play continuosly during navigation between titles? Thanx.

I'm not 100% sure I am properly understanding what you are trying to do so let's make some assumptions & try to cover all options.

Firstly, are we talking about DVD-Video, DVD-Audio or Blu-ray here?
If in DVD-Video then you cannot do this at all - period. In DVD Menus, the audio is tied to the video background, be it a motion menu or a static menu. This cannot be worked around at all - change the graphic, and the audio must change with it.

If in DVD-Audio then things are reversed and the graphic can be tied to the audio in such a way that it is quite simple to change the graphic without interrupting the audio. It does require a full-spec DVD-Audio capable authoring system though.

If we are in Blu-ray things are a little more complex, but again what you must bear in mind is that everything is a video - even the menu systems. Again, the visual element is the dominant one and the audio is tied to it.
There are possible options available though. If you use BD-J, you can set up a dynamic menu system similar to the attached example. How this works is that as you scroll down the playlists available on the disc (the left-hand side) the tracklist for each playlist (the right-hand side) is automatically changed. To access individual tracks you simply use right arrow and a new button appears at thee top of the tracklist section.
This cannot be done in DVD at all & I do not know if it can be done using the IG (Interactive Graphics) method of authoring - I suspect that you would run into graphics buffer problems (the limit is 16Mb across all menus) even if it were possible.
Authoring in BD-J is not a simple matter so lots of luck if you want to give it a try - you have to use a certain type of Java or else you run into compatibility issues. Whilst this is the method we use, I do not do the BD-J code writing so cannot be much more help than this.

[hardkid]

neil wilkes, Ghitulescu - thanks for your replies.

[neil wilkes]

You are welcome.
It can be a real bugger finding info these days, and this forum is one of the best resources out there - I have had so much help from people here.

[WSC4]

On an AVCHD test DVD of 6 titles, almost all the buttons work fine on my Pioneer remote control. Play, Enter, Stop, Pause work. The Left, Right, Up and Down arrow buttons work. The Top Menu also works.

The one that does not work is the Popup Menu button. How can get this to work please?

[Ghitulescu]

The one that does not work is the Popup Menu button. How can get this to work please?
You need a muxer that can mux a subpath.
No freeware can do this.
Corolary: remuxing with free tools also removes any menu (or other streams) found in subpaths.

[Music Fan]

You need a muxer that can mux a subpath.
No freeware can do this.
MultiAVCHD has a pop-up menu which works, I remember having used it years ago.

@ WSC4 : It probably depends on the player or the export method.

[WSC4]

I can't see the forest for the trees. For hours and hours I was trying all sorts of configurations of chapters, titles and clicking every check box. Then I suddenly saw it before my very eyes in Author, Menu style and options. Need new glasses.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/wsc3/multiAVCHD.png

All working fine now.

[WSC4]

I use LPCM audio in m2ts videos and it has been transcoding fine for the last 4 months.

The other day, multiAVCHD failed on several videos. I tracked this down to the LPCM audio showing 8 channels in Properties. The latest MediaInfo shows it as 2 channels as does a number of other media info programs I have. I never use more than 2 channels in audio. Searching the thread, I found dated in 2009: "it is a bug in mediainfo, which reports wrong channels for LPCM"

In the Tools folder, I updated mediainfo.exe and mediainfo.dll to one that shows the correct channels. This did not work and multiAVCHD failed with an error code. I copied back the old mediainfos. Most of the programmes in the Tools folder are dated 2009. I tried others like FFmpeg and tsMuxeR to the latest versions, but they failed also with errors. It looks like multiAVCHD is hard coded to the Tools folder with the old, 2009 outdated programs.

[FreaQ]

Hello,

I hope somebody can help me.
I want to author a menu, in which only the main title is showing in the "Top Menu" and all other titles should show up in the "title list menu" except the the main title.
Is such thing possible?

[FreaQ]

I hope someone can help me here:
I am authoring a Blu-Ray with a static menu which plays fine in VLC on Win10.
When I am trying to start the BD in Kodi on Amazon Fire TV 4k Kodi just hangs. It does not matter if it is an ISO or a folder structure.

[rs008f]

I get this error when loading AVS scripts. [AVS] Cannot detect script properties!
I followed this tutorial on installing multiavchd on Windows 7 64bit. http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
multitest passes all tests. The avs script loads fine on VirtualDub.
How do I get multiavchd to work with avisynth?

[malimuc]

Open multiAVCHD with administrators rights.

best regards

[DMD]

Good evening.
I ask if multiAVCHD supports the UHD standard.
because when I import the folder "BDMV" I don't see the message if I want to "switch to the Blu-reay re-author mode"
Any advice, thanks.

[digicube]

Open multiAVCHD with administrators rights.

best regards

I still get same error. [AVS] Cannot detect script properties!

I will install Windows XP in a virtual machine and run multiavchd there to see if it'll solve my problem.

[digicube]

Same error in virtual machine Windows XP, even though the script runs fine in VirtualDub. I get missing opencl.dll, msvcp110.dll, msvcr110.dll when running multitest, even though it pass all tests except VC-1. What's a good AVCHD authoring software that supports Avisynth scripts these days?

[digicube]

multiavchd crashes when authoring MKV with subtitles. Any idea what's causing it? I tried both avisynth 2.5.8 and 2.6. 2.5.8 crashes with Kernelbase.dll error.

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: avs4x264.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4b508a64
Fault Module Name: avisynth.DLL
Fault Module Version: 2.6.0.6
Fault Module Timestamp: 551a3368
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000130b1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Got multiavchd to work by deleting my avisynth plugins folder.

[digicube]

Spoke too soon. avs4x264 still crashes but muiltiavchd can still continue if I click the error message away.

[digicube]

Got multiavchd to work on a fresh install of windows 10, no crashes so far. Must be my avisynth setup on my Windows 7 machine that is causing the crashes.

[fezaterka]

hello dean, how i make to the srt or sup not delay the subs?

[oopsie]

I have used multiAVCHD under Windows 7 but that machine died. I got a new machine that is Windows 10 based, installed multiAVCHD and all its requisite tools using (METHOD 1) http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17 as a guide. I have also tried (METHOD 2) http://adubvideo.net/how-to/setup-proper-playback-chain-windows as a guide.

I cannot enable top menus (via Author tab) and I fail multiTEST's VC-1 check.

I have reset the machine (Settings / Update & Security / Recovery / Reset this PC / Remove everything) to this version:

Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 20H2
Installed on ‎12/‎26/‎2020
OS build 19042.685
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.551.0

and tried installation from this clean install (avisynth, ffdshow, haali, multiAVCHD using both METHOD 1 and METHOD 2, resetting the machine each time, with the same result: cannot enable top menus nor pass multiTEST's VC-1 check.

I suspect that if I can pass multiTEST's VC-1 check, I can enable top menus in multiAVCHD but I have no clue what multiTEST is trying to do or what it is looking for, so no idea what is missing in my system.

Has anyone out there had this problem and managed to resolve it?

Thanks in advance.

[Emulgator]

What is your VC-1 decoder ?
You may use Win7DSFilterTweaker to find out.
Using LAVFilters here.
Hm, depending on your settings multiAVCHD might use ffms2.dll, I have ticked that.

[tebasuna51]

Maybe the 00000.mpls is corrupt, upload the file.

[tebasuna51]

Because forum rule 6 we can't help over downloaded content.

[tebasuna51]

Here is a mp related to my previous answers to deleted post by the user:

thanks, I understood what you meant about point № 6
here is a copy from a licensed disk, the same problem:
https://b.radikal.ru/b13/2102/0f/165c45dc6852.png (https://radikal.ru)
https://b.radikal.ru/b19/2102/96/7f93ca164544.png (https://radikal.ru)
license disk:
https://d.radikal.ru/d08/2102/91/54fd02c921d9.jpg (https://radikal.ru)
https://b.radikal.ru/b38/2102/d6/a65d6f6463a2.jpg (https://radikal.ru)

I sugest to alex74.744 upload the problematic 00001.mpls

Maybe any multiAVCHD user can help.

[alex74.744]

File 00001.mpls

[Emulgator]

220 playlists. Playlist obfuscation ? Cyrillian letters in path ?

[alex74.744]

thank you, I removed the Cyrillic alphabet and the error disappeared. But I noticed this, the program does not see some audio roads:
https://c.radikal.ru/c33/2103/b1/3046f77f9ffa.png (https://radikal.ru)
https://d.radikal.ru/d41/2103/37/eaabaa55a9c7.png (https://radikal.ru)

[alex74.744]

but it happens that audio tracks are not detected and it is not possible to understand which audio track needs to be deleted, since there is no country designation

[Emulgator]

Maybe it is better to let MakeMKV handle the fixing of playlists, then go from that MakeMKV remux.
Will try that with my disc soon (if it is about MIB 3, that is).
Ah, I see, my disc is different, only 3 audio languages, and a comparable huge number of playlists.
It does not look like obfuscation, the many copyright stills, warnings and other nags just make up for that.
00800.mpls is the main feature here.
Which MIB disc are we talking about ?

[alex74.744]

in the screenshots MIB1, as you can see in the screenshot, there are 8 audio tracks on the disc. For some reason, the program was able to see only 3

[alex74.744]

but it happens that the program sees all the audio tracks, but for some reason it cannot recognize some

[gamete]

Is it possible convert without compression a mkv file into bd 4k structure ?

Thanks

[alex74.744]

good day. please tell me what error 5 means
https://c.radikal.ru/c16/2106/31/71003d475acd.png (https://radikal.ru)

[alex74.744]

multiAVCHD.log
[06:19:12] You have the latest build.
[06:19:12] Consistency check finished!
[06:19:12] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[06:19:12] 12 years and 181 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[06:19:12] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[06:19:12] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]

[06:19:37] MAKER/Equipment ID: BLU-RAY DISC, Publisher: [BD Reauthor Pro 2.1.3 build 2135]

[06:19:37] *** 1. From Beyond
[06:19:37] *** Scanning playlist (00000.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:37] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:37] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:14:28.909] [00:10:00.000]
[06:19:39] *** Detected media file: [00002.m2ts, 00:14:28.783] (2900 MiB)
[06:19:41] *** Detected media file: [00014.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:41] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:41] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:14:28.868
[06:19:41] *** Playlist duration : 00:14:28.783 (2900 MiB)

[06:19:41] *** 2. From Beyond
[06:19:41] *** Scanning playlist (00001.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:41] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:41] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:20:43.951] [00:10:00.000]
[06:19:43] *** Detected media file: [00003.m2ts, 00:20:43.909] (2914 MiB)
[06:19:44] *** Detected media file: [00014.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:44] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:45] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:20:43.617
[06:19:45] *** Playlist duration : 00:20:43.909 (2914 MiB)

[06:19:45] *** 3. From Beyond
[06:19:45] *** Scanning playlist (00002.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:45] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:45] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:20:34.858] [00:10:00.000]
[06:19:47] *** Detected media file: [00005.m2ts, 00:20:34.775] (2893 MiB)
[06:19:48] *** Detected media file: [00014.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:48] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:48] *** Playlist duration : 00:20:34.775 (2893 MiB)

[06:19:48] *** 4. From Beyond
[06:19:48] *** Scanning playlist (00003.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:48] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:48] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:04:33.239] [00:10:00.000]
[06:19:50] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00006.m2ts)
[06:19:50] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
[06:19:50] *** Detected media file: [00006.m2ts, 00:04:33.160] (173 MiB)
[06:19:52] *** Detected media file: [00012.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:52] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:52] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:04:33.120
[06:19:52] *** Playlist duration : 00:04:33.160 (173 MiB)

[06:19:52] *** 5. From Beyond
[06:19:52] *** Scanning playlist (00004.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:52] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:52] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:04:45.359] [00:10:00.080]
[06:19:54] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00007.m2ts)
[06:19:54] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
[06:19:54] *** Detected media file: [00007.m2ts, 00:04:45.279] (180 MiB)
[06:19:55] *** Detected media file: [00012.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:55] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:55] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:04:45.040
[06:19:55] *** Playlist duration : 00:04:45.279 (180 MiB)

[06:19:55] *** 6. From Beyond
[06:19:55] *** Scanning playlist (00005.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:55] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:55] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:08:52.239] [00:10:00.000]
[06:19:57] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00008.m2ts)
[06:19:57] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
[06:19:57] *** Detected media file: [00008.m2ts, 00:08:52.119] (337 MiB)
[06:19:58] *** Detected media file: [00012.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:19:58] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:19:58] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:08:51.879
[06:19:58] *** Playlist duration : 00:08:52.119 (337 MiB)

[06:19:58] *** 7. From Beyond
[06:19:58] *** Scanning playlist (00006.mpls). Please wait...
[06:19:59] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:19:59] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:04:44.760] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:00] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00010.m2ts)
[06:20:00] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
[06:20:01] *** Detected media file: [00010.m2ts, 00:04:44.640] (179 MiB)
[06:20:02] *** Detected media file: [00012.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:20:02] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:20:02] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:04:44.399
[06:20:02] *** Playlist duration : 00:04:44.640 (180 MiB)

[06:20:02] *** 8. From Beyond
[06:20:02] *** Scanning playlist (00007.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:02] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:02] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:01:22.760] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:04] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00011.m2ts)
[06:20:04] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
[06:20:04] *** Detected media file: [00011.m2ts, 00:01:22.720] (52 MiB)
[06:20:05] *** Detected media file: [00012.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:20:05] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:20:05] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:01:22.680
[06:20:05] *** Playlist duration : 00:01:22.720 (52 MiB)

[06:20:05] *** 9. From Beyond
[06:20:05] *** Scanning playlist (00008.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:05] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:05] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:16:02.252] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:07] *** Detected media file: [00004.m2ts, 00:16:02.211] (2255 MiB)
[06:20:08] *** Detected media file: [00014.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (0 MiB)
[06:20:08] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:20:08] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:16:02.211
[06:20:08] *** Playlist duration : 00:16:02.211 (2255 MiB)

[06:20:08] *** 10. From Beyond
[06:20:08] *** Scanning playlist (00009.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:09] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:09] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 01:25:36.172] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:11] *** Detected media file: [00009.m2ts, 01:25:36.088] (19154 MiB)
[06:20:12] *** Detected media file: [00013.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (7 MiB)
[06:20:12] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:20:12] *** Detected chapters #: 00:00:00.000;00:04:37.694;00:09:45.835;00:15:17.124;00:19:35.841;00:27:35.945;00:35:51.065;00:40:00.022;00:44:22.659;00:47:30.889;00:54:57.293;01:00:59.155;01:05:52.281;01:12:11.493;01:15:13.800;01:18:09.935;01:22:04.085;01:25:35.797
[06:20:12] *** Playlist duration : 01:25:36.088 (19162 MiB)

[06:20:12] *** 11. From Beyond
[06:20:12] *** Scanning playlist (00010.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:13] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:13] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:00:20.000] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:14] *** Detected media file: [00015.m2ts, 00:00:19.916] (35 MiB)
[06:20:14] *** Playlist duration : 00:00:19.916 (35 MiB)

[06:20:14] *** 12. From Beyond
[06:20:14] *** Scanning playlist (00014.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:15] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:15] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:00:07.007] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:15] *** Detected media file: [00000.m2ts, 00:00:06.923] (1 MiB)
[06:20:15] *** Detected main-path : [ID#001 Dur: 00:00:16.683] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:17] *** Detected media file: [00001.m2ts, 00:00:16.557] (38 MiB)
[06:20:17] *** Playlist duration : 00:00:23.481 (39 MiB)

[06:20:17] *** 13. From Beyond
[06:20:17] *** Scanning playlist (00015.mpls). Please wait...
[06:20:18] *** Playlist EXT format: BDMV 1.1
[06:20:18] *** Detected main-path : [ID#000 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected media file: [00016.m2ts, 00:00:56.931] (132 MiB)
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#001 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#002 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#003 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#004 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#005 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#006 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#007 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#008 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:19] *** Detected main-path : [ID#009 Dur: 00:00:57.056] [00:10:00.000]
[06:20:21] *** Detected media file: [00017.m2ts, 00:00:00.000] (6 MiB)
[06:20:21] *** Detected sub-path #: [ID#000, IN: 00:10:00.000] [IGS]
[06:20:21] *** Playlist duration : 00:00:56.931 (139 MiB)

[06:20:21] Added Blu-ray disc in re-author mode.
[06:20:21] In re-author mode multiAVCHD funcionality is restricted.

[06:22:55] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[06:22:56] Destination [D:]: NTFS, 114368.18 MiB (111.688 GiB) free space
[06:22:56] Temp folder [D:]: NTFS, 114367.62 MiB (111.687 GiB) free space

[06:22:56] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[06:22:56] Selected output mode: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)


[06:22:57] Entering Blu-ray re-author mode...
[06:22:57] *** Transferring structure...
[06:22:57] *** Processing media files...
[06:28:42] *** [00009.mpls] - Remuxing playlist...
[06:28:45] SmartLabs tsMuxeR. Version 1.10.6 http://www.smlabs.net
[06:28:45] Detected resolution: 1920x1080
[06:28:45] Detected video: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC (TID#4113)
[06:28:45] Only this video track will be used!
[06:28:45] Detected media file: 00009.m2ts
[06:28:45] Detected main PI#000: 00009.m2ts, Duration: [01:25:36.172], [PTS: 00:10:00.000 / 01:35:36.172]
[06:28:45] Using external audio: A_AC3 (language: rus / delay: 0)
[06:28:45] Using subtitles: ID#4608:S_HDMV/PGS Language: eng
[06:28:45] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[06:37:27] *** Completed!

[06:37:31] *** [00000.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00001.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00002.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00003.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00004.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00005.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00006.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00007.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00008.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00010.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00014.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00015.mpls] - Processing playlist
[06:37:31] *** [00009.mpls] - Applying changes...
[06:37:31] *** Checking playlists and media dependencies...
[06:37:34] *** [00009.m2ts] 1920x1080p, 23.976fps [01:25:36.088]
[06:37:34] *** Caching all playlists...
[06:37:34] *** Caching completed!
[06:37:34] *** Applying changes to linked playlists...
[06:37:34] *** [00009.mpls] - Applying changes...

[06:37:35] Re-authoring completed...
[06:37:35] Done!

Compilation summary:
Format: Blu-ray player (BD-R/BD-RE disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Output size : 28916 MiB (28.238 GiB)

[06:37:35] Warnings/errors for this compilation: 5
[06:37:35] D:\D\movie\BDRA folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[06:37:35] Burn its CONTENTS to BD-R/RE UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[06:37:36] You may now remove temp folder (D:\D\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20210622\).

[06:37:36] multiAVCHD finished in 879.703 seconds (00:14:39.703)!

[06:37:36] End of log.

[Emulgator]

Not too hard to spot, 5 times in a row:
[06:19:50] You selected NTSC system, but clip contains PAL video (D:\D\movie\movie\From.Beyond.1986.BD.HDTracker\BDMV\STREAM\00006.m2ts)
[06:19:50] It is possible that title won't play in NTSC players/PS3!
You got to select PAL.

[Ghitulescu]

I doubt it will solve the problem for the disc is a mixture of standards.
Which, per se, is not illegal on BDs provided some minor contrains are observed.
The warnings only say what the amis should have known for long - unlike in Europe, whose players/TVs can do NTSC in US their players/TVs usually can't do PAL.

[olli66]

Hello you fine people. I have a question for you. I created a blu-ray with a video I recorded myself. I used Premiere and Encore. I have motion menus and menu pages and everything. But I accidently deleted the Enore project files and the Photoshop menu files.
I want to upgrade the blu-ray with a better video stream. The video stream has the exact same length and size (I rendered both the old and new with constant bitrate setting of 15). Is it possible to exchange just the .m2ts file and keeing the blu-ray menu structure?
Thanks for help and advice.

[Emulgator]

I would rip out all assets and reauthor.

[Ghitulescu]

Essentially yes.
Remember that the video info is kept in the associated CLPI (clip info), the chapters are in MPLS and so on.
I haven't used MultiAVCHD in the last years but I think it is possible to replace a video with another with it.
Outside MultiAVCHD one should remember that the latets versions of tsmuxer can be instructed to mux the right "order" which is a huge bonus in your case.

[alex74.744]

Hello everyone. Can someone answer why the developer abandoned his program. I think multiAVCHD is one of the best blu-ray rebuilding software.

[tebasuna51]

I don't know.

Latest supported version: 4.1.771 (version 4.1 build 771) as of July 4th, 2012

Also in their forum (http://multiforum.deanbg.com/) I don't see post older than 26 Apr 2014 15:03

Last activity in this forum 28-10-2018
Last post in Doom9 (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1856265#post1856265)
Last post in this thread (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1581387#post1581387)

Without the sources, and after 9 years without a new version, we can consider this soft abandoned.
In tools folder there are many free soft (x264, ffmpeg,...) than can be replaced with new versions and see if still work for you.

We let this thread open for help between users but we can't hope read deank here.

[alex74.744]

good afternoon. I am trying to create a dvd from an mkv file. the disk structure is created normally, the video works, but there is no audio track. help to solve the problem
[05:51:26] Initialising...
[05:51:26] Checking for new version...
[05:51:28] You have the latest build.
[05:51:28] Consistency check finished!
[05:51:28] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[05:51:28] 12 years and 198 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[05:51:28] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[05:51:28] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]
[05:51:56] WARNING: Path/File name contains non-ANSI characters. [D:\D\movie\Три богатыря и Наследница престола.mkv]
[05:51:57] Loading original chapters (D:\D\movie\Три богатыря и Наследница престола.mkv).
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:00:00.000]: Глава 1
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:06:57.240]: Глава 2
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:13:36.680]: Глава 3
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:20:13.700]: Глава 4
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:28:08.430]: Глава 5
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:34:48.150]: Глава 6
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:41:11.510]: Глава 7
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:48:03.330]: Глава 8
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [00:56:05.450]: Глава 9
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [01:04:41.300]: Глава 10
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [01:10:40.110]: Глава 11
[05:51:57] Chapter name at [01:15:04.090]: Глава 12
[05:51:58] Subtitle track #4 name: [SDH]
[05:51:58] Loading external subtitles: (eng) - Три богатыря и Наследница престола.mkv.chapters.eng.srt
[05:51:59] WARNING: Path/File name contains non-ANSI characters. [D:\D\movie\Три богатыря и Наследница престола.mkv]

[05:54:34] [DVD]: Title#1 "Три богатыря и Наследница престола" auto-configured for smart transcoding to DVD format (video bitrate: 6448 kbps).

[05:54:34] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[05:54:35] Destination [D:]: NTFS, 212002.15 MiB (207.033 GiB) free space
[05:54:35] Temp folder [D:]: NTFS, 212002.15 MiB (207.033 GiB) free space

[05:54:35] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 771)
[05:54:35] Selected output mode: DVD player (DVD R/RW disc)

[05:54:35] Processing one title...
[05:54:35] Processing (D:\D\movie\Три богатыря и Наследница престола.mkv)...
[05:54:36] This title is marked for reencoding / uncropping...
[05:54:36] Encoding process may take 10 min to 10 hours, so be patient...

[05:54:36] *** Initiating video encoding:

[05:54:36] *** Original : 1920x1080
[05:54:36] *** Crop : 0
[05:54:36] *** Resize : 720x480
[05:54:36] *** Uncrop to : 720x480
[05:54:36] *** Sharpen : 0
[05:54:36] *** Bitrate : 6448 kbps
[05:54:36] *** Frame rate: 23.976 (24.000)
[05:54:36] *** Profile : SD-DVD (MPEG-2)

[05:54:36] *** Encoding : Two pass - content: [01:24:33] (MPEG-2 encoder: HCenc)
[06:46:26] *** Close to completion - closing preview...
[06:48:03] *** Speed : 37.93 fps (elapsed: 00:53:27 - Realtime x 1.58)
[06:48:03] *** Transcoding successful!

[06:48:03] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG-2 720x480, fps=23.976
[06:48:03] Display properties: 853x480 (AR:1.78)
[06:48:03] Detected audio: ID#2:A_AC3 (48000Hz 6ch 640kbps) Language: rus
[06:48:03] Attempting to convert A_AC3 audio track #2...
[06:48:03] Encoding A_AC3 to AC3...
[06:48:22] Trying to encode audio with ffmpeg...
[06:48:26] All attempts failed!
[06:48:26] Audio codec (A_AC3) is unsupported! Skipping track.
[06:48:26] No audio tracks present! HD-DVD mux is impossible.
[06:48:26] Creating SD-DVD structure...
[06:48:26] Applying pulldown...
[06:49:13] Authoring DVD structure (muxman)...
[06:50:45] SD-DVD muxing completed!

[06:50:45] SD-DVD title saved:
[06:50:45] D:\D\movie\AVCHD\[DVD]\Три богатыря и Наследница престола

[Emulgator]

The warning wants to tell something.
Maybe the old ffmpeg from 2008 chokes on cyrillian.
1. What if you rename all cyrillian pathnames to ANSI ?
2. If that does not work: Maybe you will have to take care by demuxing .mkv assets, and do the same again as in 1.

[RanmaCanada]

Hello everyone. Can someone answer why the developer abandoned his program. I think multiAVCHD is one of the best blu-ray rebuilding software.

I know I am necroing this, but Dean abandoned it so he could concentrate on his PS3 stuff.

[DreckSoft]

I doubt it will solve the problem for the disc is a mixture of standards.
Which, per se, is not illegal on BDs provided some minor contrains are observed.
The warnings only say what the amis should have known for long - unlike in Europe, whose players/TVs can do NTSC in US their players/TVs usually can't do PAL.

Selecting PAL 24p will allow you to mix clips with different framerates.

[DreckSoft]

I know I am necroing this, but Dean abandoned it so he could concentrate on his PS3 stuff.

Too bad he didn't make it Open Source. Another great program lost.

[deank]

Hey guys,

Well, I'm still around - I got some requests to "open source" multiAVCHD... I had no idea that anyone still uses it.

The problem is that multiAVCHD is created using a pseudo-language (calcIT) - can you believe that! I'm not sure anyone will have the time to work on it, but I may try to gather the files and put something out (if I find the source and the installation on my 2008 PC, sitting in the drawer for ages).

Happy holidays!

[SeeMoreDigital]

Hey guys,

Well, I'm still around - I got some requests to "open source" multiAVCHD... I had no idea that anyone still uses it.
Very nice to see you again ;)

[DreckSoft]

It is still the ONLY free software for creating BDs with Menus. I even use it to create UHD BDs.

I don't have any clue about calcIT, never even heard about it but it can never hurt to have a look. A few issues are likely easy to fix like the crash if program settings are loaded from the project file, that English is always detected as undefined an so on. It should also be possible to update it to use new versions of the libs and tsmuxer so UHD can be created directly (even if the menu stays 1080p) and so on.

If you find anything, just put it on GitHub or upload an archive somewhere and link it here. Would be greatly appreciated.

[deank]

GitHub is an overkill for a single file of plain text (what multiAVCHD is) :) My main concern is that the "code" is a mess and I'll be so ashamed forever.
But you can also send me some details on email how to fix the main issues and add that 4k thingy before I release anything.

[varekai]

Hey guys,

Well, I'm still around - I got some requests to "open source" multiAVCHD... I had no idea that anyone still uses it.

Happy holidays!

Hello mr Dean!

I am a big fan of your software! I still use multiAVCHD and also easySUP.
I just recently used easySUP to make lovely subtitles for a 1971-1972 classic Criterion Collection movie that lacked subtitles.
I used a favorite font for movies, Tiresias PCfont Regular, looks great on old classic movies!

Have du seen the gorgeous menus "Lowpro" creates with your multiAVCHD and some other apps?
"Quick-Play Menus, the hidden gem of BD Rebuilder."
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=182746
---
Years ago "a5180007" who works on tsMuxer helped me with an easySUP bug.
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1898556#post1898556
Alternatively, open the sup produced by easysup with an hexeditor:
- bytes 14-15 are width (0x0780 = 1920)
- bytes 16-17 are height (0x0438 = 1080)
- first nibble of byte 18 is fps: = (0, 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94) => change from "10" to "20"
---

Thanks, best regards and Happy Holidays,
varekai

[Emulgator]

Welcome back, deank !
Happy to hear that there is hope for development and going open source.

[malimuc]

@deank!
Welcome back.

I wish you could add a function to Re-author BD, namely to add the "blank all" button, because sometimes you come across a large number (150-300 mpls files) and you have to blank each one separately. If you add the "blank all" function, we would have less work, because I could re-blank only mpls files that I want to keep.
Thank you for yours hard work and I wish all users Happy New Year 2024!

[iambryanknowles]

Hi, I'm wondering if I'm making a mistake or if the program is. Trying to create an HD-DVD.

[15:33:39] Initialising...
[15:33:40] Checking for new version...
[15:33:40] You have the latest build.
[15:33:40] Consistency check finished!
[15:33:40] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[15:33:40] 15 years and 119 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[15:33:40] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[15:33:40] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]

[15:34:22] File is encoded with HD-DVD compatible H.264 settings:
[15:34:22] hp1.264
[15:34:24] Loading external audio: (und) - hp1.ac3

[15:35:20] Checking for available space and drive types (FAT32/NTFS)...
[15:35:21] Destination [c:]: NTFS, 80508.26 MiB (78.621 GiB) free space
[15:35:21] Temp folder [c:]: NTFS, 80508.26 MiB (78.621 GiB) free space

[15:35:21] Log started for multiAVCHD v4.1 (build 770)
[15:35:21] Selected output mode: HD-DVD player (DVD R/RW disc)

[15:35:21] Processing one title...
[15:35:21] Existing c:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD\ cannot be used as destination folder!
[15:35:21] Output will be written to: c:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD-20240420-153521
[15:35:21] Processing (D:\hp1.264)...
[15:35:22] Detected frame reference count: 4 (max:4).
[15:35:22] Detected video: ID#0:V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 1440x1080, fps=23.976, ref=4
[15:35:22] Display properties: 1920x1080 (AR:1.78)
[15:35:22] Adding AC3 audio track (ID#1)
[15:35:22] Total of 2 tracks found in this file.
[15:35:22] Creating clip and playlist info (tsMuxeR)...
[15:35:22] Media split set at 4000MiB point...

tsMuxeR (Version 1.10.6) output:
===============================================================================
Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0 Resolution: 1440:1080p Frame rate: 23.976
H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 448Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 6
H264 bitstream changed: insert SPS/PPS units
B-pyramid level 1 detected. Shift DTS to 2 frames
Processed 228506 video frames
Creation of Blu-ray playlist
Creation of Blu-ray stream info and seek index
Mux successful complete.
Muxing time: 19 sec
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
tsMuxeR meta:
===============================================================================
MUXOPT --no-pcr-on-video-pid --new-audio-pes --blu-ray --vbr --custom-chapters=99:99:99 --split-size=4000MiB --vbv-len=500
V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC, "D:\hp1.264", insertSEI, contSPS, track=0, fps=23.976
A_AC3, "c:\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20240420\extAUD-1-hp1.ac3", track=1, lang=und, timeshift=0ms
===============================================================================
[15:35:42] Media transfer: 00000 -> 00000.m2ts
[15:35:42] Media transfer: 00001 -> 00001.m2ts
[15:35:42] Processing playlist...
[15:35:42] Title #1 added: "hp1"
[15:35:42] Verifying title...
[15:35:47] Title has: 1 audio tracks and 0 subtitle tracks

[15:35:47] Preparing authoring information...


[15:35:47] Preparing menu pages...
[15:35:47] Setting main menu for 1 titles...
[15:35:47] Playback will end after title #1.
[15:35:47] Playback will start with title #1 (hp1).
[15:35:47] Setting menu properties...
[15:35:47] Selected TV system: [NTSC]
[15:35:47] Processing clip (CPI/CLPI) files...
[15:35:47] Completed.
[15:35:53] Done!

[15:35:53] Saving multiAVCHD quick-load project (mpf):
[15:35:53] c:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD-20240420-153521\multiAVCHD.mpf (OK!)

Compilation summary:
Format: HD-DVD player (DVD R/RW disc)
Name : multiAVCHD
===============================================================================
1. hp1 [02:38:50]
===============================================================================
Overall duration : 02:38:50
Output size : 7700 MiB (7.519 GiB)

[15:35:53] c:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD-20240420-153521 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
[15:35:53] Burn its CONTENTS to DVD R/RW UDF 2.50/2.60 disc!
[15:35:54] You may now remove temp folder (c:\multiAVCHD\_TEMP\multiTEMP-20240420\).
[15:35:54] Your compilation contains 2hrs 38min 50sec of video material.

[15:35:54] multiAVCHD finished in 33.375 seconds (00:00:33.375)!

[15:35:54] End of log.

[tebasuna51]

Hi, I'm wondering if I'm making a mistake or if the program is. Trying to create an HD-DVD.
And what is the problem? The log seems fine without errors.

Of course you must have a writer/support/player compatible with:

"HD-DVD - AVC/H.264 for 3xDVD compatible HD-DVD players (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD)"
until 15 GB (single layer)

Maybe you want other formats for standard DVD's:

AVCHD - AVC/H.264 - DVD/BD-R (optical discs)
SD-DVD - MPEG-2 for standard DVD players

[Emulgator]

[15:35:53] c:\multiAVCHD\AVCHD-20240420-153521 folder created (AVCHD/Blu-ray output)!
I would have expected HD-DVD folder structure.
IIRC tsmuxeR cannot create .EVOs, hddvdmux.exe does.
Maybe I have to try this feature once again after ~15 years

[DreckSoft]

IIRC tsmuxeR cannot create .EVOs, hddvdmux.exe does.

Yes, hddvdmux is the ONLY free EVO muxer. Unfortunately the regular version does not work at all. The modified version from multiAVCHD does work under certain circumstances but does not include the source with the modifications.

I only gave it a short try cause I was curious some time ago. The results are still pretty bad. Cut off end, no chapters, no seeking information (try fast forward in your player), ...

[sgscaffidi3]

GitHub is an overkill for a single file of plain text (what multiAVCHD is) :) My main concern is that the "code" is a mess and I'll be so ashamed forever.
But you can also send me some details on email how to fix the main issues and add that 4k thingy before I release anything.

I understand your feelings about, "messy" source code. As a self-taught programmer, but a formally-educated "Software Engineer" with over a dozen years of industry experience... I can tell you that you should feel no shame in developing such a useful and beloved tool, that still endures to this day.

I would be happy to contribute to the development of an opensource version of multiAVCHD, and I bet there are others here who would as well. I would also be happy to contribute to the extended development if you choose to keep the original source code private. I would honor your request and keep any changes to the original source private. But, for new development, I would prefer to create some Python wrappers/APIs/helper functions to extend it's capabilities and add features. And, if I did that, it might be helpful to make it opensource and have other people contribute / maintain it in the future.

I have taken up the hobby of creating compilations of cartoon TV shows and movies for my kids to watch on the rear-entertainment screen of their mom's SUV. A key tool in my belt is multiAVCHD. I started using it to share HD videos of my kids soccer games on cheap DVD media with relatives. In that case, I didn't need menus. But, when you're trying to put 120 episodes of Curious George or Pinkalicious on a Blu Ray or DVD9 AVCHD disc, working menus are essential. Recently I have faced problems with the menu compilation process. It is frustrating to go through the whole process of transcoding the videos only to have the menu compilation fail at the end. To be fair, I have been simultaneously trying to improve my multiAVCHD experience by incorporating the latest versions of as many libraries and tools as I can. I have encountered many compatibility issues along the way, which I am sure I could solve if I had access to the source code.

I'm also currently unemployed, so I have extra time to devote to side projects like this. But, I hope that changes soon... And, when it does I would still like to keep up my new hobby in a more efficient manner. Rather than try to reverse-engineer your existing solution, or come up with clever ways to trick it into kicking off a dozen or more transcoding tasks at a time to take advantage of modern CPU architectures (or GPUs), so I don't have to wait a day and a half for my 120-episode Blu-Ray compilation to fail at encoding the menus and then try again with different settings.

So, what do you think? Will you share your source code so I can I work on your super cool project for free? I really would love to help contribute to a modern version of this amazingly useful tool that is so appreciated by so many people in this community.

:script::thanks::)

[sgscaffidi3]

GitHub is an overkill for a single file of plain text (what multiAVCHD is) :) My main concern is that the "code" is a mess and I'll be so ashamed forever.
But you can also send me some details on email how to fix the main issues and add that 4k thingy before I release anything.

I just wanted to say thanks for providing such an amazing tool for free to the community. I would love to contribute, so please consider this another vote for you to opensource the project!

:)

[Marban]

Can anybody help me?

i have Win11 and installed the correct Versions, but i get this Error:

[15:08:03] Initialising...
[15:08:03] Checking for new version...
[15:08:03] You have the latest build.
[15:08:03] Consistency check finished!
[15:08:03] Initialization finished. multiAVCHD is ready!

[15:08:03] 15 years and 244 days since multiAVCHD was published.
[15:08:03] Support multiAVCHD to extend its features and keep it going!


[15:08:03] multiAVCHD.dat version: [04010767]

[15:08:07] Project name: multiAVCHD
[15:08:07] Project loaded: (G:\nightmare.mpf)
[15:08:07] Project created with build 770 (23/08/2024 15:01:34)
[15:08:17] Avisynth is not working properly! Menu will not available!
[15:08:17] Re/Install Avisynth 2.58, ffdshow, haali splitter.
[15:08:17] Download links: http://multiforum.deanbg.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17

[15:14:19] Visit http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/donate/ to support this project!

Avisynth 2.58
Haali
1.13.138.44 23062013 (June 23, 2013)
ffdshow
1.3.4533 (September 30, 2014)

[tandi]

is there a way to use different images for main menu, chapters, setup ?

[Emulgator]

Go to \multiAVCHD\templates and swap the assets (.jpgs, .bmps) to your liking.
Or even better: The .mmt scripts can be opened in a simple text editor.
Not too hard to modify.

[tandi]

Go to \multiAVCHD\templates and swap the assets (.jpgs, .bmps) to your liking.
Or even better: The .mmt scripts can be opened in a simple text editor.
Not too hard to modify.


got it, thanks alot

[tandi]

hello, have a problem here, hope anyone can help

menu button position : Play - Setup - Chapters
- From Play press right button go to Setup - press right button again from Setup it didn't go anywhere ( it should go to chapters ), but if i press down button it go to Chapters
- From Setup press left button it go to Play, press left button again from Play it go chapters,
from Chapters press left button it go to Play

my goal is from Play press right button go to Setup, press right button again go to Chapters
where did i do wrong ?


https://prnt.sc/vhPcGH3zymmu

https://prnt.sc/J1gUWpgxkM22

[jimbobub]

Do chapter markers have to be on an I-Frame for avc h.264 video? Does multiavchd place chapter markers on the nearest I-Frame? When inserting chapter markers on an already blu ray compliant video in multiavchd, most of the time there is no issue on my standalone blu ray player. On occasion, the player takes a while to reach a certain chapter and sometimes the audio will just play for a few seconds and then the video will play when going to another chapter. Is this due to chapter markers not being on an I-Frame? Thanks.

[TMM]

Just wanted to add my vote for making multiAVCHD open source. Dean, you've built a great bit of software and I have used it regularly for years. I don't know calcIT (yet), but it would be great to be able to contribute to some of the issues I've noticed over the years (e.g. update the included tools).

[TheStauntonLick]

This software was a life-saver for me getting media to my father, who doesn't use digital formats. Aside from this project, the blu-ray burning software landscape is bleak and unlikely to get better. I am also willing to contribute, should you make it open-source.

Whatever you decide to do, thanks for making such a great tool!

[El Capitain]

Anyone got a good template for season of TV show?