BD-RB: not-so-technical questions

[alxnet]

Probably not.:) Intel is expected to release their 35nm processors by summer and that should provide some speed increases, and Intel has an 8 core processor in the works as well. I figure a well clocked i7 quad should exceed 1X on the 2nd pass.

Any current Core2 quad is going to encode faster than a Phenom but I cheering for AMD to make a comeback.

Yup, competition is always good. Yeah, a Core i7 running at 4GHz will give better than 1.0x on the second pass. I get pretty dang close to 1.0x at 3.7GHz.

[alxnet]

I'm using a Dell XPS M1530 Laptop with a Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHZ, 4 GB RAM, Vista Home Premium 32 bit OS. Backing up The Dark Knight now, full movie to BD-25. Pass 1 of the main M2TS was about .29x, 6.92fps. Pass 2 went to .06x, 1.54fps. :eek:
I am looking to upgrade. Any input on either a core 2 quad Q9550 on an Asus P5E3 Deluxe or a core i7 920 on an Asus P6T Deluxe MB?

Core i7 all the way! No reason to get a Q9550 now unless you're really trying to pinch pennies. I got my setup for the low $600 range, which includes the Core i7 920 (at 3.7GHz), a lower-end Gigabyte X58 motherboard and 6GB DDR3 (triple channel with three sticks). I'm averaging 20-22 fps on pass 2.

[jdobbs]

That is great. So when can we look forward to the next great release. ;)

Have you considered taking payment for the BD Rebilder pro version for those willing to purchase now? It would be an option instead of donating.I made a lot of changes. The movie-only code was completely redone. I also had to revamp the way I'm doing LPCM. I'm doing testing to make sure I didn't make things worse. I was hoping to put it out today, but it doesn't look very likely. Maybe tomorrow.

[Sophocles]

I made a lot of changes. The movie-only code was completely redone. I also had to revamp the way I'm doing LPCM. I'm doing testing to make sure I didn't make things worse. I was hoping to put it out today, but it doesn't look very likely. Maybe tomorrow.

When you get it released I'll run the same movie that I just did (The Punisher, Shakespearean quality stuff) to get a baseline.

[x_specter_x]

What software BD player works with the BD discs from BD rebuilder? I have tried WinDVD 9 and PowerDVD 7.3 Ultra (came with my BD DVD reader). Neither of them is playing back my burned dvds. They were burned as UDF 2.5... has anyone else had this problem with playback on a PC?


quick followup. With BD-RB version 0.18.04, using strict AVCHD compliance, movies now play in Windvd 9! :)

Max Payne converted using movie only mode with strict avhcd produced a perfectly working copy on DVD9.

[turbojet]

What are the parameters for ENCODE_QUALITY?
I've tried 3 and 4 and both gave: --subme 9 --ref 4 --b-adapt 2 (slow)

And what does strict AVCHD compliance do exactly?

[jdobbs]

It removes some directories -- nothing more, nothing less.

[jdobbs]

What are the parameters for ENCODE_QUALITY?
I've tried 3 and 4 and both gave: --subme 9 --ref 4 --b-adapt 2 (slow)

And what does strict AVCHD compliance do exactly? ENCODE_QUALITY should be limited to a value between 0 - 3... if you put other higher values you are getting settings I randomly throw in for testing. For example, if you use 5 you will get a "worst (terrible) quality, fastest encode" setting (one pass). 4 gives you the same as 3 in the second pass but has a slower first pass.

I'd suggest you stick with the values that get set by the menu.

[turbojet]

Oh I didn't even notice the menu options, I just went for the ini setting as it was mentioned in the change log.
By the way, FIX_CLPI=0 works now, I'm going to test the result on a Panasonic player which is known to have problems with fixclpi for some reason.

[Dr.Tom]

Hi2All! How I can use x264-x64 in BD Rebuilder correctly? Do something in config?

[Ch3vr0n]

You configure BD-Rebuilder to your liking, you point BDRB to the parent folder holding the blu-ray structure (disc or folder doesnt matter) and you hit backup. BDRB tells all the helper tools what and how to do it for you. You don't have to do anything yourself.

[jdobbs]

Hi2All! How I can use x264-x64 in BD Rebuilder correctly? Do something in config?

Select "Use X264's internal LAVF decoding" from the SETUP menu and BD Rebuilder will use the 64 bit version whenever possible. Note, however, that many other functions will disable it (like resizing, filters, etc.) because they require AVISYNTH/HAALI/FFDSHOW.

[omegaman7]

--Hardware acceleration enabled, corrected the issue.--

Here's a question. I ran "National Treasure" 4 times, before I finally discovered the first encode was fine. I was experiencing blocky artifacts in both stark white, and dark scenery. I've been using TMT5 to play back the backups. I know, I know, software players shouldn't be completely trusted. The thing is, the original plays perfectly without hardware acceleration. But the backup does not. Isn't that interesting? It certainly raises an interesting question. Are their players out there, that may use the same algorithms for playback that TMT5 uses without hardware acceleration. Causing the same blocky effect I see on my PC. I certainly hope not :S