AVCHD Manager: Quickly set default AVCHD folder on external drive [Archive]

idbirch2

1st January 2009, 21:51

Latest version here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mzj1djdiymn

Guide on usage here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1236112#post1236112

This tool is for managing you collection of AVCHD folders on an external hard disk (although it should work on any USB device).

With all these great AVCHD authoring tools popping up, AVCHD on a FAT32 hard drive has quickly become my authoring method of choice for playback on the PS3. Trouble is, my FAT32 drive now contains lots of titles and I'm sick of renaming them all the time. I've written this tool to make that process quicker and easier.

Place the .exe on the root of your USB device and run it. It looks like this:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2qjvhuq.gif

The current default AVCHD folder is shown at the top and a list of all the other AVCHD compatible folders is at the bottom. Just select a folder, click "Make default" and the current AVCHD folder will be renamed and the selected folder will be renamed to AVCHD. Of course, to rename intelligently, the app needs to know the name of the movie. This is stored in a "details.txt" file in the root of each AVCHD folder. You can make those yourself or just click "Identify" - a prompt will appear, which defaults to the name of the folder, asking you to enter the movie title. This is then saved to details.txt.

There is now an updated version which has a "Done (Safely remove drive)" button which does what it says really. This new function has been tested and confirmed working on Vista and XP.

Update 1.2.0.0: All functions of new AVCHDMe are included as is AVCHD-Undo. Also added Explore button and space free on drive and list is now sorted alphabetically.

Update 1.3.3.0: Red/green flags next to each movie to indicate if filenames adhere to 8.3 standard or not so it's now easy to see which movies you need to run AVCHDMe on and which movies are already PS3 ready at a glance. Also added tooltips for long movie titles which dont fit in the column, tooltips for a few of the buttons and an "Export to text file" button which will save your movie list to a text file.

Update 1.3.6.0: Added error checking for copying of fixlcpi.exe and fixclpi.exe is now cleaned up from the CLIPINF folder after running AVCHDMe and added workaround for Vista UAC. Exported movie list now includes folder sizes.

Update 1.4.0.0: Removed all CLPI fixes as new TSMuxer takes care of these. Made proper icon for app.

Update 1.5.0.0: Added list box at the bottom to display multiple titles - this is intended to display all the seperate items you have put in the same AVCHD using MultiAVCHD. Added video/audio codec, duration and imdb URL (these must be defined in details.txt). New Identify function lets you enter all this extra information. MultiAVCHD has already been updated to output the new format details.txt.

Update 1.5.5.0: Bugfix which fixes problem where empty rows with a red sqaure would appear if no details.txt existed. AVCHDManager can now be run from any location - doesn't have to be the root of a drive. Improved insertion of IMDB links where the user hasn't defined one. Incorporated new workaround for UAC - shouldn't prompt every time it is run now. Couple of minor bugfixes.

Update 1.6.3.0: Video/audio codec and duration information is now automatically detected if missing when you press 'Identify'. Settings button to enable/disable this feature. Refresh button added. New progress animation while detecting. Auto re-select movie after identifying. Minor bugfixes.

Download here (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mzj1djdiymn).

Also, if you put the following in Notepad and save as autorun.inf:

[Autorun]
shell\Manage=Manage AVCHD folders
shell\Manage\command=AVCHDManager.exe

and place that on the root of your USB drive, you'll get this handy right-click menu option on the drive which will launch AVCHD Manager:

http://i39.tinypic.com/24qnui8.jpg

You could also add the line "open=AVCHDManager.exe" if you want it to run automatically.

Krawhitham

1st January 2009, 22:06

nice program

Midnight Run? HD-DVD convert?

idbirch2

1st January 2009, 22:07

Correct, HD-DVD convert.

deank

1st January 2009, 22:55

Thanks for this handy tool. I was planning on implementing something similar in my app, to distinguish the existing and newly created avchd folders.

I'm too using ps3 with ext usb hdd and got sick of renaming tons of folders, so I'll put it in my [autorun] :)

~bT~

2nd January 2009, 03:36

cheers for this nifty app!

idbirch2

3rd January 2009, 21:20

Just updated this to a new version - there's now a "Done (Safely Remove Drive)" button which performs the "safely Remove Hardware" routine on the drive for you. Download link updated in first post.

idbirch2

8th January 2009, 15:27

Another new version is now available. I've integrated AVCHDMe and "AVCHDMe-Undo" which is for reversing the AVCHDMe renaming. I've scrapped my hex editing clpi fix code and implemented deank's code instead as it is more reliable - props to Dean for that.

I've also added an [Explore] button to open the currently selected folder and added a readout of the current free space on your drive. I've updated the first post with the new link and a new screenshot.

idbirch2

8th January 2009, 18:17

Sorry to those who have just grabbed the update, I've just made another small change, the list of movies is now sorted alphabetically. Download from link in first post.

coolalibaba

12th January 2009, 09:45

nice little app, Thanks!

idbirch2

12th January 2009, 13:28

I created a guide for another forum on the process of remuxing a BD and AVCHDManager usgage so I thought I'd post it here too:

OK, I don't know of a decent guide anywhere that covers this whole process, so I thought I'd better step up. If you want to watch BluRay structures on your PS3 without losing stuff like VC-1 video, DTS-HD audio etc, then this is for you.

The first step is to use TSMuxer to create a BluRay structure. In the example below, I'm doing Independence Day. Untick the streams you don't need:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2e3v482.jpg

As you can see, I'm keeping the DTS-HD audio, commentaries and English subs. IMPORTANT: The above screenshot is outdated, make sure you select the "AVCHD" option for your output mode. Only one other thing to change in TSMuxer, split every 4GB:

http://i44.tinypic.com/15psqbq.jpg

This is because only FAT32 drives are supported on the PS3 which imposes a 4GB maximum filesize.

You can tell TSMuxer to output directly to your USB disk or copy it over afterwards, it doesn't matter. At this point, make sure you have AVCHDManager on the root of your USB drive. Let's have a quick overview of AVCHDManager and why its needed before we continue:

http://i39.tinypic.com/i5slck.jpg

Something to understand before we continue: the PS3 will only recognise 1 movie at a time on a USB disk, it will only look for a folder on the root of the drive called "AVCHD". For this reason, you can store as many films on the drive as you like but the PS will only see one of them. In order to change which film it sees, the current AVCHD folder must be renamed back to the movie title and the next movie folder you want to view renamed to "AVCHD". AVCHDManager performs both renames for you just by clicking the 'Make Default' button.

Moving on, there are 2 buttons in AVCHDManager which you should use on every movie - 'Identifiy' and 'AVCHDMe'.

The Identify button

The first column just shows a list of directories which appear to contain a valid BluRay/AVCHD folder structure. The next column is the title of the movie. This is stored in a "details.txt" file inside each movie folder and for that reason, they will all say "Unknown" if you are using AVCHDManager for the first time. Before you do anything else, click "Identify" and enter the name of the movie, do this for all movies in your list.

Lets say we have run all the necessary fixes on the 'Aliens' folder and renamed it to 'AVCHD'. We have watched the movie, thoroughly enjoyed it and now want to watch Superman. This would be done by simply clicking on the Superman folder and pressing 'Make Default'. So AVCHDManager needs to rename the 'AVCHD' folder back to 'Aliens' and then rename the 'Superman folder to 'AVCHD'. How does it know to rename back to 'Aliens' though? That's why we need the details.txt and the Identify button.

The AVCHDMe button

A requirement that the PS3 demands of an AVCHD folder is that the files inside must be in the 8.3 standard. That is to say, they must be no longer than 8 characters with a 3 letter file extension. AVCHDMe renames all files for you to this standard.

Additional

To make the process a bit smoother, put the following in Notepad and save as autorun.inf:

[Autorun]
shell\Manage=Manage AVCHD folders
shell\Manage\command=AVCHDManager.exe

Place autorun.inf on the root of your USB drive and you'll get this handy right-click menu option on the drive which will launch AVCHD Manager:

http://i39.tinypic.com/24qnui8.jpg

You could also add the line "open=AVCHDManager.exe" if you want it to run automatically.

In Summary

There's quite a lot there but once you've got your head round it, it's fairly straight forward. Each time you copy a new movie to your USB drive, make sure you ID it thus creating the details.txt file and that you click AVCHDMe to fix all the clpi issues and rename the files. Other than that, you will just be connecting the drive, choosing your next movie and clicking 'Make Default'.

You can download AVCHDManager from the link in the first post of this thread.

Butterfly666

13th January 2009, 10:10

This is a very handy program, thanks for this!

insaneoctane

14th January 2009, 06:39

This is so the app I've been looking for!
One- question...is there anyway we can write an app for the PS3 that does this so that we don't have to keep plugging and unplugging our HDD?
Two- comment...I've been using eac3to in the front end to figure out what the languages are (audio and sub-titles) and to export the original chapter points...is there a way to do this all from tsMuxeR?

idbirch2

14th January 2009, 10:03

1) No. Well maybe someone else can but I wouldn't know where to start.
2) TSMuxer can import chapter lists but not create them

odin24

14th January 2009, 15:03

@idbirch2
Is there anywhere else I can download this, mediafire is have issues with their server. Thanks.

One- question...is there anyway we can write an app for the PS3 that does this so that we don't have to keep plugging and unplugging our HDD?
Two- comment...I've been using eac3to in the front end to figure out what the languages are (audio and sub-titles) and to export the original chapter points...is there a way to do this all from tsMuxeR?

Solution to question #1
I have an external HDD that has a RJ45 network connection, I can mount it to my PC (through my home network) as if it were a local drive, and also have it connected to my PS3 at all times via USB.

I have it partitioned as well, a 50GB FAT32 and the rest NTFS. I can manage the files through my PC, transfer to the FAT32 partition and view on my PS3, without disconnecting.

Answer to question #2
Yes, you need to open the correct MPLS file in the PLAYLIST folder, instead of the largest m2ts file. eac3to can figure this out for you. Be aware though, with seamless branching titles eac3to is the preferred demuxer.

idbirch2

14th January 2009, 15:41

Sure, here's a temporary link while MediaFire is down. I don't know if this file host is any good I just googled for free hosting and found them. edit: Removed.

odin24

14th January 2009, 15:59

No good... page not found. Thanks anyway. I'll wait for mediafire to resolve their issues, I don't need AVCHD Manager right away anyway. I just wanted to test with the movie I'm watching right now, I used the AVCHDMe instead.

Thanks again.

musicman2311

14th January 2009, 16:07

hi there, I just saw this and it looks very interesting. I have a question about something I do not quite understand. Since PS3 can only use FAT 32 disks, let's say I have a 20 GB movie in 5 parts, i.e. 5 files at 4 GByte each.

How do you watch the movie in one ? or can you not?

thanks

PS: just came to my mind - do you say you create a complete AVCHD structure which links the 5 parts in kind of a seamless branching way ? Does tsmuxer do that automatically ? (i didnt know !)

idbirch2

14th January 2009, 16:24

musicman, read the guide a few posts up.

odin24, link in first post now working.

odin24

14th January 2009, 17:53

musicman, read the guide a few posts up.

odin24, Here's (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ndmdhyzcyyn) another link, try that.

Got it, thanks.

deank

14th January 2009, 18:10

One- question...is there anyway we can write an app for the PS3 that does this so that we don't have to keep plugging and unplugging our HDD?

1) No. Well maybe someone else can but I wouldn't know where to start.

I guess a BD-J application could do this. I'm not really sure about it, because PS3 won't allow simple renaming of files/folders via XMB. I've never used the BD-J SDK but probably it is a good start point for a research.

BD-J applications can manipulate BD players' internal storage space, but I don't know if they could handle external hard drives.

musicman2311

14th January 2009, 21:59

Thanks, I had asked since the guide was not clear to me - however it is clearer now - i saw the tool creates names for AVCHD rather than Blu Ray (as if you have a AVCHD cam and use the files from SD card as they are).
I also confirmed tsmuxer creates several parts with an according number of clipinf and 1 playlist file.

I have just created a test AVCHD structure with Nero 8, it contains a Menue and 5 clips if 1 second each from HD cam.
As a result there is now an AVCHD with a Menue for 5 clips.... since this is a static, non animated menue, it creates 1 *.mts file for the menue in the BDMV STREAM folder and its corresponding clipinf.

Question to the experts:

Could we replicate such sturcture for e.g. 50 clips (movies) and put them into one big AVCHD structure say on a 1 Terrabyte HDD.

Not sure how practical that is, but if it works, then you have all your movies under 1 menue in 1 structure and there is no need to unplug from PS3 (provide you dont update content)

Just food for thought.....

insaneoctane

15th January 2009, 00:57

@idbirch2
I have it partitioned as well, a 50GB FAT32 and the rest NTFS. I can manage the files through my PC, transfer to the FAT32 partition and view on my PS3, without disconnecting.

Yeah, but this file transfer from partition to partition takes TOO long (20 minutes +)...If I decide to watch something, I don't want to wait that long...

I do like the idea of manipulating the drive via network, but my 1.5TB is USB2.0 and eSATA, no RJ45

That's why I was wondering if it was possible to write some app on the PS3. Is it possible?

idbirch2

15th January 2009, 09:22

Could we replicate such sturcture for e.g. 50 clips (movies) and put them into one big AVCHD structure say on a 1 Terrabyte HDD.

Not sure how practical that is, but if it works, then you have all your movies under 1 menue in 1 structure and there is no need to unplug from PS3 (provide you dont update content)Please stay on topic, create your own thread or maybe ask in the MultiAVCHD thread for stuff like that.

That's why I was wondering if it was possible to write some app on the PS3. Is it possible?I think Dean has already answered this question as best anyone can here, it's possible it could be done in BD-J but also highly likely that external USB drives are not accessible or at least not writeable when using that platform.

idbirch2

15th January 2009, 15:18

New version released which shows with red and green flags which folders already comply to 8.3 filename standards and which need fixing. Screenshot and download links updated in first post.

odin24

25th January 2009, 16:58

I have a question regarding AVCHDMe-Undo. After using it, do the streams append properly for re-encoding.

Usually I'll watch my movie from a BD-RE or the PS3's HDD... if I like it I'll shrink to DVD9, however I have a bunch building up so I'm thinking of storing them on an external FAT32... might as well use AVCHD Manager.

idbirch2

25th January 2009, 17:09

Yes, I've used TSMuxer to convert an AVCHD folder back to a single .m2ts. I ran AVCHDMe-undo and then opened the .mpls in TSMuxer.

odin24

26th January 2009, 09:19

Good to know, thanks. It's been a while since I've check this thread... how's AVCHD-Man. coming along?

deank

26th January 2009, 12:00

@idbirch2: I hope you don't mind - I added details.txt generation in multiAVCHD. link (http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1241969&postcount=591)

It will generate details.txt with this format:

* My Birthday | Party (DVI) | Concert Sofia | bla-bla-bla | bla2

Dean

idbirch2

26th January 2009, 13:35

... how's AVCHD-Man. coming along?It's pretty much done I think so nothing new since the red/green 8.3 flags.

@idbirch2: I hope you don't mind - I added details.txt generation in multiAVCHDHi Dean, of course I don't mind. It's great that your ouputs will be AVCHDManager ready as I notice you recently implemented custom menus which means I'll now be using it all the time! I'll try it later and check that the piping doesn't confuse AVCHDManager (I think AutoIt sees pipes as string delimiters by default) and put out a new version if required.

deank

26th January 2009, 14:51

I can change "|" to anything you want. multiavchd removes all slashes, ? / \ ! , etc... so output should be safe. "|" works at this point with AVCHDManager.

idbirch2

26th January 2009, 14:56

Oh cool, you've tested it already, I can't test until I get home you see. In that case odin24, there's nothing new on the horizon for AVCHDManager as I think it does everything it needs to at this point. Unless anyone has any feature requests?

I already know the Safely Remove doesn't work in Windows7, I don't intend to address that as I have no idea what's changed under the hood for removing drives in Win7.

deank

26th January 2009, 15:48

May be... if you can implement hints on mouse hover over AVCHD folder names... because if names are too long they can't be seen.

idbirch2

27th January 2009, 15:42

I've implemented your request Dean, hovering over any title which is wider than the column will show a tooltip with the full title, give it a try. Download link updated in first post.

deank

27th January 2009, 16:19

:) Thanks... Works really nice now.

idbirch2

28th January 2009, 18:04

Just upped another small update. I've added a few tooltips to some of the buttons that aren't self-explanatory and added a button for exporting your movie list to a text file. See first post for new link.

odin24

29th January 2009, 20:35

deank

29th January 2009, 20:56

This reminds me to report that after I use the program fixclpi.exe remains in the AVCHD folder I rename/change.

idbirch2

29th January 2009, 21:06

I'm trying to run the Manager (for the first time), I'm all set up properly... however When I attempt to rename I get an error "Unable to copy fixclpi.exe from C:\Windows\system32 to N:\AVCHD". Then it freezes until it is closed throu Task Manager.

Do I really need to place fixclpi in the specified folder? AVCHDMe doesn't require this???It is required, it's extracted to system32 when you launch AVCHDManager and then copied to your AVCHD folder in order to apply the fix. I had another user report this on another forum and it was a permissions issue, you must be running a limited user account (probably under Windows Vista). Give yourself full permissions to system32 or make yourself an admin.

This reminds me to report that after I use the program fixclpi.exe remains in the AVCHD folder I rename/change.Yes, this has ben reported before and I forgot to fix it in the last update. I can reassure everyone though that it does not interfere with the AVCHD structure so it doesn't matter if you leave it. I'll fix it at some point.

idbirch2

29th January 2009, 21:41

OK, I've tried to address both issues, there's now a check on the fixclpi.exe extraction which gives you some advice on what to do if it fails and the fixclpi.exe is now cleaned up properly after running AVCHDMe. Download link updated in first post.

odin24

29th January 2009, 22:09

It is required, it's extracted to system32 when you launch AVCHDManager and then copied to your AVCHD folder in order to apply the fix. I had another user report this on another forum and it was a permissions issue, you must be running a limited user account (probably under Windows Vista). Give yourself full permissions to system32 or make yourself an admin.

I have admin privlidges on my PC, and I am running Vista 32. When I try to change permission everything is greyed out. I bet if I disable the User Account Control feature everything will be fine... I'd rather leave it though.

Did the other user with the same issue resolve this?

idbirch2

29th January 2009, 22:50

The other user already had UAC off but didn't have permissions to the system32 directory. If I thought for a second that UAC was of any use, I would look into fixing this but as you've probably guessed, I don't.

odin24

29th January 2009, 23:00

I disabled UAC and it worked.

Krawhitham

1st February 2009, 06:44

idbirch2

1st February 2009, 09:59

OK, I've added that line, does anyone want to test it with UAC on? (Download link updated in first post).

odin24

1st February 2009, 15:18

UAC workaround is OK now, although I am prompted to "Allow/Cancel" access before use, whereas the previous version, or AVCHDme did this (AVCHDme works as it did).

Thanks.

EDIT: Does the autorun function only work for USB devices, or will it work with Firewire/eSata?

idbirch2

1st February 2009, 17:54

Autoplay/autorun should work fine for any type of removable drive unless you have certain drive types blacklisted in the registry. 3rd party virtual drive applications can also block autorun from working properly. See here (http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/14/autoplayautorun-not-working-or-missing-not-open-in-windows-vista/) fore more detail.

odin24

1st February 2009, 19:17

Followed the link's advice, still nothing. I have a 1TB WD Home Edition. No big deal, the drive will be permanently connected to my PC via eSATA, and a USB running to my PS3. I made a shortcut on my desktop so I'll be good. Thanks for the help.

Paulo Guimaraes

12th February 2009, 06:07

Hello there,

My antivirus (AVAST) report a trojan (Win32:Agent-ADUR [Trj]) in exec file.

Are you see that thing?

Tanks,

Paulo Guimarães

idbirch2

12th February 2009, 09:43

Some antivirus vendors flag all AutoIt compiled .exes as viruses because they're too lazy or too stupid to detect them properly. Report the false positive to Avast or get a decent AV app.

idbirch2

15th February 2009, 14:53

I've just finished making a GUI for dburckh's remuxTool. His app fixes TrueHD output from TSMuxer so now all formats are support in AVCHD on the PS3! The fix must be applied to each .m2ts file seperately which I was finding a bit labourious so I made this GUI which just needs pointing at your BDMV folder and it will apply the patching to all .m2ts files found within.

http://i43.tinypic.com/a17slz.gif

If you look back at the first page of this thread, at the bottom of the first post, I have added a download link for the GUI. remuxTool is included and you will be asked where you want to place it on the first run.

odin24

15th February 2009, 15:28

Thanks to dburckh and yourself!!! Have you tested yet, does the TrueHD playback OK, split and/or in one file?

idbirch2

15th February 2009, 15:43

I've tested on batman (1989) and batman begins and in both cases, TrueHD played fine. Not tested single files as I only really use the AVCHD on hard disk method.

odin24

15th February 2009, 16:11

Alrighty then... I'm processing The Matrix (HDDVD remux) at the moment, I wanna see for myself (not that I don't believe you) how well this app works, I will then use AVCHDME-Undo, then test on a BD-RE... covering all angles :) My inlaws have all of my blanks though.

odin24

15th February 2009, 16:44

I've encountered a strange occurance with AVCHD Manager. I used it to make the TrueHD remux I am testing the default AVCHD folder, however when I connect it to my PS3 the previous title I was watching starts to play. Sure enough, the "default" renaming has been undone.

What the heck is going on, could it be the PS3's memory that is doing this?

EDIT: Third time's a charm, the rename stuck. No TrueHD though, is the executable .jar file supposed to be placed in the BDMV folder?

EDIT2: Man, this isn't my day... I think it's working properly though. The first two attempts the whole process took seconds, now it's actually taking about a minute per m2ts.

idbirch2

15th February 2009, 19:19

lionelblair

15th February 2009, 19:24

odin24

15th February 2009, 22:00

1 minute per .m2ts file sounds about right, it shouldn't be any quicker than that. After all, it is parsing and patching 4GB of data each time. With regard to your AVCHDManager issue, I cannot think how that outcome could possibly come to be. There's no way the renaming would ever be "undone" so the only explanation is that the renaming never happened in the first place. If it were me and I was experiencing that situation, I imagine a reboot would cure all ills.

At first I thought the rename never took place, I re-ran, verified and it happnened again. The third time it worked fine.

Have you tried The Dark Knight yet? Ryu77 was unsuccessful with this title.

idbirch2

15th February 2009, 22:12

Haven't got the Dark Knight to try I'm afraid.

idbirch2

18th February 2009, 20:17

Have updated the first post with a new version which fixes an annoying little problem where the GUI loses focus after running AVCHDMe.

odin24

25th February 2009, 00:33

A while back I was experiencing an unusual problem; I'd use AVCHD manager, rename the movie I want to watch then away I go. The unusual part was the movie I previoulsy watched would start... not the one I just renamed.

Well it's still happening, and I think I know why. It only happens if I finish a movie, bring my drive back to my PC (while the PS3 stays on), rename the new movie, and start it up on the PS3... then the previousy movie starts!!!

I think the PS3 needs to be shut down or it will remember what I was watching and resume from where I left off... after all as far as the PS3 is concerned I keep watching a movie called "AVCHD".

Could someone please try this and see if they can reproduce my issue. I'm not sure if it is just my drive or what. I have a WD 1TB Home Edition.

coolalibaba

25th February 2009, 03:25

No, I can not re-produce your problem. My ps3 is always on and everything works as expected

deank

25th February 2009, 12:32

I watch a lot of AVCHD content on my PS3 and never had this problem.

1) You plug-in ext. HDD with AVCHD folder in root - PS3 plays it.
2) At the end of the movie PS3 goes back to XMB
3) Remove the drive, go to the PC
4) Rename AVCHD to something else (AVCHD_movie)
5) Rename the folder of the movie you want to watch next to AVCHD
6) Plug-in the HDD to the PS3 and it will play.

There is simply no way PS3 will play the previous movie.

Also - you can use TRIANGLE and select "Play from the beginning" while AVCHD is selected in XMB.

idbirch2

25th February 2009, 14:39

I've never seen this happen. I often copy 3-4 movies onto my USB drive, test one on the PS3, move drive to PC, switch to next movie, test, move, switch etc all without turning the PS3 off and it always plays the right movie. The only circumstance in which this should happen is if for some reason, the folder renaming function fails in AVCHDManager. Easiest way to confirm this is check the AVCHD folder before you disconnect and try on the PS3 - play a couple of the .mts files and see if its the right movie. If not, the renaming hasn't worked.

odin24

25th February 2009, 20:59

I watch a lot of AVCHD content on my PS3 and never had this problem.

1) You plug-in ext. HDD with AVCHD folder in root - PS3 plays it.
2) At the end of the movie PS3 goes back to XMB
I press stop before the movie ends on it's own.
3) Remove the drive, go to the PC
4) Rename AVCHD to something else (AVCHD_movie)
5) Rename the folder of the movie you want to watch next to AVCHD
6) Plug-in the HDD to the PS3 and it will play.
From the previous stopped position. Or if I chose "Play from Beginning" it will start the previous movie over.

There is simply no way PS3 will play the previous movie.

Also - you can use TRIANGLE and select "Play from the beginning" while AVCHD is selected in XMB.

I've never seen this happen. I often copy 3-4 movies onto my USB drive, test one on the PS3, move drive to PC, switch to next movie, test, move, switch etc all without turning the PS3 off and it always plays the right movie. The only circumstance in which this should happen is if for some reason, the folder renaming function fails in AVCHDManager. Easiest way to confirm this is check the AVCHD folder before you disconnect and try on the PS3 - play a couple of the .mts files and see if its the right movie. If not, the renaming hasn't worked.

I verify visually that the renaming took place and check the mts files on my PC... I'll have to check on the PS3 next time too.

One thing I do not do is "disconnect" the drive from the PC, I power down the HDD and unplug, but does that really matter?

I think the issue is the PS3/external communication, when the issue occurs it's like the PS3 thinks for a little longer... once the screen went to snow for a split second, then the previous movie started.

I have a Comstar drive, I'll have to try this out out too, see if the problem exists on it... or if it's just my WD.

Thanks for the input guys.

idbirch2

25th February 2009, 21:11

I verify visually that the renaming took place and check the mts files on my PC... I'll have to check on the PS3 next time too.Hm, no need to check on the PS3 if you've already confirmed it on the PC. IF the renaming really has gone correctly, it can only be a problem with your PS3 but I don't understand what that problem could be.

It doesn't make sense because the PS will only recognise the AVCHD folder on a USB device, everything else is ignored so it stands to reason that if the renaming has been successful, the PS has no choice but to play the newly renamed folder.

One thing I do not do is "disconnect" the drive from the PC, I power down the HDD and unplug, but does that really matter?No, it shouldn't.

deank

25th February 2009, 22:10

Is there a chance that your HDD is one of those with ethernet port and a USB port and you access its contents via LAN and use USB to connect to your PS3?

odin24

25th February 2009, 22:30

Is there a chance that your HDD is one of those with ethernet port and a USB port and you access its contents via LAN and use USB to connect to your PS3?

My Western Digital Home Essential (1TB) has 4 connections; eSata, 2 Firewire, 1 USB 2.0 mini. I had it connected to my PC (eSata) and my PS3 at the same time for a short while... the PS3 had a hard time recognizing it. So now it's connected to one or the other... never both at the same time.

My Comstar (320GB) has USB 2.0 and RJ45 ethernet. Has never been connected to both at the same time.

deank

25th February 2009, 22:38

It could be the drive and some NVRAM cache or something... No idea... I use 320GB traxstor/traxdata with miniUSB and it works flawlessly.

odin24

25th February 2009, 23:49

I'm gonna try on my 320GB drive soon... when I get around to it. This is crazy.

shv

1st March 2009, 20:01

New fixclpi tool (v2.30) was released today. Could this version be included in a new release of AVCHDManager?

It would be nice if the Make Default Button is used without using Identify before the Identify could be done implicitely.

idbirch2

1st March 2009, 22:20

I've upped a new version which includes the new fixclpi.exe but I'm not sure I follow you on the other point. I've not changed anything regarding when Identify must be used since the first version. The link for the new version is in the first post of this thread.

shv

1st March 2009, 23:17

Thank you for the new version.

The other point was an issue of improvement. Currently when I use Make Default the folder will be renamed to AVCHD and the privious folder name gets lost. To prevent this I must execute Identify before. I would like to propose to create the txt file witch contains the previous folder name as done with Identify when executing Make Default. If I want to change this I could execute Identify later on.

Regards. M.

idbirch2

2nd March 2009, 09:14

Although it doesn't jump into the Identify routine automatically, I already covered this avenue, there shouldn't be any way you can lose the previous folder name because if the current AVCHD folder has not been identified and you try and change the default, you should get this:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2nqzgh3.gif

At that point, it just dumps you back to the movie list with no changes and keeps throwing the same error every time you press Make Defult until you identify it.

insaneoctane

3rd March 2009, 21:19

I've also just made a GUI for remuxTool, this app fixes .m2ts files output by TSMuxer with TRueHD audio. This fix is only required if you have a TrueHD audio stream in your .m2ts files!

Just checking, but with the latest release of TsMuxeR, (.18 I think), the TrueHD problems are fixed and I don't think we need this remuxTool, correct? I just tried a movie with TrueHD and used the .18 TsMuxeR and it worked perfectly...just looking for confirmation and trying to keep this very helpful thread current.

idbirch2

3rd March 2009, 23:09

Yeah, TSMuxer has been updated but from early testing it appears it's only fixed for PS3 owners, a lot of SAPs still have issues. It still isn't clear if there's a difference between TSMuxer 1.8.8 output fixed by RemuxTool and direct output from TSMuxer 1.8.19. From reading various threads in this section, these first few updates to TSMuxer seem really flakey, there's talk of continued TrueHD issues, old .clpi problems that still aren't fixed and possble new .clpi issues. I think I'll leave the option there for now at least until it's determined that RemuxTool offers nothing over TSMuxer 1.8.18/19.

shv

4th March 2009, 19:25

I think that my proposal is not yet clear.
Lets assume that there are one or more movies at the drive and the folder names identify each movie.
For the first movie I must push AVCHDMe, Identify and Make Default. If I forget to push Identify the previous folder name will get lost. If I use Make default afterwards it does not work because the AVCHD folder can not be renamed to the previous folder name.

Therefor I want to propose that the details.txt file is written with the privious folder name if I push Make default and this file is not yet available. It will prevent problems if I forget to use Identify before and I need to push one button less. Would be very helpful.

Regards. M.

idbirch2

5th March 2009, 17:44

I don't really have any spare time to work on AVCHDManager at the moment but if and when I do, I'll see what I can do.

idbirch2

13th March 2009, 00:20

coolalibaba

19th March 2009, 13:37

thanks a lot for the new version!

insaneoctane

20th March 2009, 16:56

For anyone not aware, TSMuxer now handles TrueHD and file splitting correctly so all the CLPI fixing AVCHDManager had to do before is no longer required. This means I have been able to strip out all that stuff from the code getting it back to a straight forward collection management app. A link to the new version is in the first post of this thread. I've updated the icon again, hopefully this one is a bit more pleasing.

The new TSMuxer can be downloaded here (http://www.smlabs.net/tsMuxer/tsMuxeR_1.8.26(b).zip).

Your link is for version 1.8.26(b) which is beta
The latest on the smlabs site (http://www.smlabs.net/tsmuxer_en.html) is 1.8.30(b), also beta, can you confirm if you've used this version successfully?

Thanks

PS- The download for your latest file download isn't working, it just hangs at "Processing download request..." and I tried 2 diff browsers.

idbirch2

20th March 2009, 20:30

At the time of writing, the version was up to date, obviously check smlabs.net for the latest version. 1.8.34 is the current beta and that still works fine. The download is working fine for me at home on IE8 and at work in IE6 and FF3 so the problem is your end - ad or popup blocking stuff for a guess.

deank

20th March 2009, 20:45

insaneoctane

20th March 2009, 21:44

idbirch2

21st March 2009, 00:14

:) Hey there...

Is there a way you can extend your program to fully show details.txt when multiple titles are present? It will be nice to have AVCHD Manager and multiAVCHD to support each other.

I can make multiAVCHD generate details.txt in a format you suggest.Hi Dean, yes, I should have some free time tomorrow to have a go at this. What have you got in mind, a tooltip for multi-line details.txt files or something else? I can't think of any other way to show more lines without making the GUI look messy (although I am very tired after a long week so may be missing something) :)

Also, while I'm making changes, is there anything else you want changing regarding how the movie title is stored? At the time I didn't really put much thought into it and just used the first idea that came to mind. Different filename? Maybe a csv with more than just the movie title, like video/audio codec, resolution etc? The more information it stores, though, the harder it is to shoehorn it into the GUI.

Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud and I really must get my ass in bed, we can figure out the details(.txt!), (wow that was lame) tomorrow.

deank

21st March 2009, 00:25

:)

I can suggest sparing some space (or enlarging program window) and using scrollable (or not for first N titles) INFO-BOX which will show title names (or/and extended information if present). I can add additional data as codec/duration if you're willing to pass it to AVCHD Manager.

I can "see" really nice results :) if you can somehow show more information about AVCHD folders (if multiAVCHD text (or csv if you like) files are present). I can put anything (everything) in the base folder for external support.

I already have program fragments that allow me to build another application with these features, but I'd rather not and use AVCHD Manager.

TB!

deank

22nd March 2009, 19:51

A sample line of details.txt/detailsEX.txt could look like this:

Title#1 name|VIDEO_CODEC|WIDTHxHEIGHT|FPS|AUDIO_STREAM#1_CODEC Channels|SUBTITLES|DURATION_IN_SECONDS|DURATION_HH_MM_SS|DATE|TIME

VIDEO_CODEC = AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2
FPS = XXfps (XX=int(framerate))
WIDTH - number (1-1920)
HEIGHT - number (1-1080)
AUDIO_STREAM_CODEC = AC3/DTS/PCM/LPCM X[.Y]ch
SUBTITLES - number (count) [track[s]]
DURATION_IN_SECONDS - number (in seconds)
DURATION_HH_MM_SS = string (HH:MM:SS)
DATE = DD/MM/YY
TIME = HH:MM

idbirch2

24th March 2009, 23:56

I've updated the first post with download links and a screenshot for version 1.5.0.

What's new:

AVCHDManager now fully supports output from MultiAVCHD. If there are multiple titles in the selected AVCHD, they will all be shown in the new list box at the bottom.
Extra information is now written to and pulled from details.txt - you now get to see video codec, audio codec, movie duration and an IMDb link for the currently selected movie
New 'Identify' function lets you input all this extra information via dropdowns/editboxes

MultiAVCHD has already been updated to use the new details.txt format so any movies/compilations you pump out using that will already have all the video/audio/duration/IMDb stuff populated.

deank

25th March 2009, 00:06

Great thanks for your work and thank you for collaborating. It's all getting better by the hour :) here @doom9.

idbirch2

27th March 2009, 01:40

Updated link in first post with a bugfix release - 1.5.0 would create empty rows in the main movie list for any folder which didn't have a details.txt file - doh! Anyway, fixed now, re-download from the links in the first post.

deank

3rd April 2009, 01:05

Is there a way when you get the time to add an option/functionality to use AVCHD Manager from any folder, not just the ROOT of a drive? If it can use . as a root.

I use a backup folder with AVCHD folders that resides deeeeep-deep in my drive-folder-structure and sometimes it is useful to do AVCHDme or -undo and transfer to other drive.

Not that I don't like it as it is :) just a suggestion.

***

I'm also working on using thumbnails for titles inside multiAVCHD (stored in AVCHD\AVCHDTN as jpg or THUMBXXX.tdt). Do you think you can further extend AVCHD Manager to show poster images for selected titles/folders?

idbirch2

3rd April 2009, 08:22

Sure, that should be pretty easy, AutoIt has a @ScriptDir variable which will always return the full path that the exe is being run from so I could just set that as the "AVCHDroot", I'll sort that later today.

Edit: that was easier than I thought - updated first post with links to new version that doesn't care where it's run from.

The thumbnail thing - in the first few versions I made for myself, I was including thumbnails but once all the other buttons/labels were added, I couldn't find a way to include it without wasting loads of space and it looking crap. Have you got any idea where you would like the thumbnail to be shown? If you can Photoshop something up and convince me it doesn't look bad, I'll do it.

idbirch2

3rd April 2009, 13:28

I've upped another new version which is now better at inserting IMDB search URLs if there is no user-specified URL set but I've also made some changes which I think will stop the UAC prompts from appearing every time AVCHDManager is launched. If anyone is running Vista with UAC, can you please test this and let me know if it works?

deank

3rd April 2009, 17:41

When I click Identity I get this:

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

idbirch2

3rd April 2009, 18:40

Ooops, that's what you get when you try and update you app while at work and not paying full attention - I forgot to re-test everything with multiple titles when I changed the Identify routine. Fixed now - re-download from first post.

staindrocks

6th April 2009, 06:00

I just found out about this program, so i figured i'd give it a try on my flash drive. I'm already running into a problem with the "identity" button, as it won't let me name my folders. I keep getting the same error as deank whenever i click the identity button. What am i doing wrong?

trino

6th April 2009, 06:10

Quick question about a bug that existed in 1.4.0.0....

My list has grown to where it requires use of scroll bars. The only way I have been able to get the scroll bars to "appear" is if I select the very last displayed movie and then "poof" the scroll bar appears and I can get to the lower movies. Is there a way to have the scroll bar always there if required?

Thanks so much for this software, I really am grateful and use it daily!

idbirch2

6th April 2009, 07:28

trino, I'll look into the scrollbar issue, does it still behave that way in 1.5.5? My list has been longer that 1 page can handle for quite a while and the scrollbar has never been a problem. What version of Windows are you running?

staindrocks, sorry about that, I though I had squished all the Identify bugs, obviously not. Can you run AVCHDManager, replicate the error in as few a steps as possible and then send me the AVCHM.log file in your Temp folder. If you're not sure what your temp folder is set to, you can get to it by typing %TEMP% into your run box, thanks.

idbirch2

6th April 2009, 17:15

1.5.6 uploaded - fixed another (and hopefully the last) Identify bug.

deank

6th April 2009, 17:16

10x 10x 10x :)

Pl4yit

7th April 2009, 10:46

1.5.6 uploaded - fixed another (and hopefully the last) Identify bug.

Still a small bug I think.
Dean's MultiAVCHD program is using for example DTS(5.1) or AC3(5.1) as Audio format, however when you hit the Identify button, then the "Audio" field remains empty, although I see the xxx(5.1) format in the drop-down list, but it is neither selected nor displayed on the screen.

:cool::cool::cool: Thumbs up to both of you for your great tools :cool::cool::cool:

idbirch2

7th April 2009, 11:04

Not really a bug as such, it's just that the drop-down created on the Identify window only expects one of the following values:

AC3,AAC,DTS,DTS-HD,TrueHD,PCM

It wasn't set up to deal with channel information as well (mainly because it doesn't fit in the GUI if it's more that about 5 chars). If it's something else, the unexpected value will just be added to the drop-down. I'll see if I can make a change so that unexpected values are added and then selected as well.

idbirch2

7th April 2009, 16:06

1.5.7 link added to first post. I've added the above mentioned fix for details.txt files which contain unexpected audio/video types. Someone also requested that the "Make Default" button not be greyed out when the current default is selected but that it prompts asking if you want to rename it back to it's original name - that's also in this version. I also took the opportunity to do some more fine-tuning to the Identify function.

coolalibaba

9th April 2009, 02:43

trino

9th April 2009, 07:12

trino, I'll look into the scrollbar issue, does it still behave that way in 1.5.5? My list has been longer that 1 page can handle for quite a while and the scrollbar has never been a problem. What version of Windows are you running?

Yes, still with latest...
XP Pro 2002 with SP2

Pic 1 shows before I click on the last entry...
Pic 2 shows after I clock on the last entry and hit arrow down...

idbirch2

9th April 2009, 07:36

anyone has problem with tsmuxer 1.9x? I tried avchdmanager on output of tsmuxer 1.91 last night. But avchdmanager popup an error saying something like "can not find clpi file" etc. I tried both avchd and blue-ray mode in tsmuxer but got the same error. I checked the clpi files are there.I just tested with 1.91 and it works fine my end. Are you sure your folder structure is correct? The only reason I can think that it wouldn't find any clpi files is if your BDMV folder is one or more folders too far down the tree (your movie folder should be in the same place as the AVCHDManager.exe and the movie folder should contain the BDMV folder).

If you are sure this is correct, PM me your log file and I'll take a look (Start -> Run -> %TEMP% if you're not sure where your Temp folder is).

Pl4yit

9th April 2009, 07:44

1.5.7 link added to first post. I've added the above mentioned fix for details.txt files which contain unexpected audio/video types.

Thanks ;);)

idbirch2

9th April 2009, 08:52

Yes, still with latest...
XP Pro 2002 with SP2

Pic 1 shows before I click on the last entry...
Pic 2 shows after I clock on the last entry and hit arrow down...I don't know what to suggest for this, I've tested on XP Pro SP2, Vista and Win7 and the scrollbar always appears on first launch if the list it bigger than 1 page, must be something AutoIt doesn't like about your setup.

deank

9th April 2009, 09:48

I too get this error about missing clpi files sometimes:

http://multiavchd.deanbg.com/am-er.jpg

idbirch2

9th April 2009, 11:38

coolalibaba and Dean, I found the problem with failing to detect CLPI files - I had mistakenly assumed the presence of 00001.clpi or 00001.cpi in all BD/AVCHD outputs, this is obviously not correct. I have updated the code to check properly for any and all clpi/cpi files.

First post updated with new download link for 1.5.8.

deank

9th April 2009, 12:09

I got the same problem in multiAVCHD and the new filenames from tsmuxer. It now starts from 00000. Also multiAVCHD always starts with 00000 - it's always been that way. May be I was getting the error only when my compilations had one title.

idbirch2

9th April 2009, 12:29

The old code checked only for 00001.clpi and 00001.cpi (yes, quite lazy but I haven't revisited that part of the code since the original AVCHDMe) so you would get the error whenever 00001.clpi or 00001.cpi didn't exist - as in your screenshot above.

coolalibaba

9th April 2009, 13:54

thanks idbirch2 for the quick fix!

Guest

9th April 2009, 15:25

Pic 1 shows before I click on the last entry...
Pic 2 shows after I clock on the last entry and hit arrow down... I denied your attachments because all your file names are obscured, which raises rule 6 concerns. Why are you obscuring the file names?

trino

11th April 2009, 05:52

I denied your attachments because all your file names are obscured, which raises rule 6 concerns. Why are you obscuring the file names?

I didn't feel my titles were anyone's business and I didn't I feel it was relevant to the issue, that's all.

Cela

23rd April 2009, 15:55

AVCHDManager is so cool!

But can it be run on the PS3?

Now, where it is so easy to do it on the computer, from a user's point of view, a boost of user friendlyness would be to let a PS3_native_AVCHDManager application quickly select the AVCHD default out of the bunch of candidates on the 1TB USB disk directly at the PS3 and immediately play the selected show!

PS3 programmers! Here is an interesting task for you! ;)

Cheers

Cela

idbirch2

23rd April 2009, 20:34

This has been discussed before, even if USB devices were accessible with a BD-J app, they almost certainly wouldn't be writable.

Cela

24th April 2009, 10:41

This has been discussed before, even if USB devices were accessible with a BD-J app, they almost certainly wouldn't be writable.I do believe you! But...
It is hard for me do understand when I consider what phantastic games are programmable for the PS3 that it should be impossible to do a rename for two folder names?

Please, do not beat me, I am no programmer, only a moronic user, who never likes to give up hope!

Wasn't there somebody who said: "Yes, we can!" ?
Maybe in a different context?

Don't we agree, it would be a useful, desirable feature?

Where are the PS3 game programmers in doom9?
Does anybody know one who could be asked to have a look at it?
Engage experts from a PS3 forum?

Cheers

Cela

idbirch2

28th April 2009, 18:31

I have updated the first post with a link to 1.6.0. This version can now detect audio/video and duration if they are missing when you press Identify. This is done using MediaInfo. I've added a settings button so that this can be enabled/disabled and made a few other small enhancements and bugfixes.

odin24

30th April 2009, 18:55

Thanks. I like the progress dialogue, pretty smooth. BTW, you have two links on the first post claiming to be the latest version, the first link at the top which is v1.6.0, and the one at the bottom (linked in the word "here") which is still 1.5.8.

Thanks again for AVCHDManager!

idbirch2

30th April 2009, 18:59

Oh yes, well spotted, all fixed.

idbirch2

30th April 2009, 19:57

Link for 1.6.2 added to first post - added a refresh button so you can refresh the list without having to use Identify or Make Default.

idbirch2

4th May 2009, 19:50

Tiny bugfix release for 1.6.3 - fixed problem where DTS-HD was auto detecting as just DTS.

coolalibaba

5th May 2009, 06:19

I'm not able to download the new file, getting this error:
Invalid File. This error has been forwarded to MediaFire's development team.

The key you provided for file download was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on Mediafire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or Mediafire.

idbirch2

5th May 2009, 10:43

Try again now, I think Mediafire may have been having problems as the links work fine for me now.

coolalibaba

7th May 2009, 02:40

Yes, it works now. Thanks.

Cela

14th May 2009, 18:11

@idbirch2
...
Solution to question #1
I have an external HDD that has a RJ45 network connection, I can mount it to my PC (through my home network) as if it were a local drive, and also have it connected to my PS3 at all times via USB.

I have it partitioned as well, a 50GB FAT32 and the rest NTFS. I can manage the files through my PC, transfer to the FAT32 partition and view on my PS3, without disconnecting.
...Currently, I do not have an external HDD that has a RJ45 network connection but would be ready to buy one.

This sounds like a great solution! :)
Would you please explain your solution in more detail? How to set up the file mangement and file transfer between HDD via RJ45? How do you let AVCHD Manger make a new default AVCHD by pressing "Make Default" at the PC while the HDD is connected to the PS3 and will the PS3 accept the new AVCHD for playing? How is the correct procedure?
Would your procedure work if the total 1TB or 1.5TB HDD was FAT32 filled with AVCHD candidates? Sort of an AVCHD Manager managed FAT32 AVCHD candidates HDD without NTFS?

But, I guess, to obtain HDD portability to a friend's PS3 without needing to plug it into his computer there still remains the need for a nice PS3 game FAT RENAMING SUPER HERO 3000. ;)
Who could propose such a challenge to the gaming programmer scene?

idbirch2

14th May 2009, 18:29

Unfortunately, it's already been discovered that using a HDD that is connect to both PC and PS3 causes the PS3 not to see the newly renamed AVCHD folder. The only method that works still involves connecting the HDD to the PC, disconnecting and connecting to the PS3.

odin24

16th May 2009, 13:51

Currently, I do not have an external HDD that has a RJ45 network connection but would be ready to buy one.

This sounds like a great solution! :)
Would you please explain your solution in more detail? How to set up the file mangement and file transfer between HDD via RJ45? How do you let AVCHD Manger make a new default AVCHD by pressing "Make Default" at the PC while the HDD is connected to the PS3 and will the PS3 accept the new AVCHD for playing? How is the correct procedure?
Would your procedure work if the total 1TB or 1.5TB HDD was FAT32 filled with AVCHD candidates? Sort of an AVCHD Manager managed FAT32 AVCHD candidates HDD without NTFS?

But, I guess, to obtain HDD portability to a friend's PS3 without needing to plug it into his computer there still remains the need for a nice PS3 game FAT RENAMING SUPER HERO 3000. ;)
Who could propose such a challenge to the gaming programmer scene?

It was very unreliable, sometimes the correct movie wouldn't play even though the proper steps were taken through AVCHD Manager... not saying it was AVCHD Manager's fault... I believe it was the drive confusing the PS3. I have since upgraded to a different HDD and replaced it with one without a RJ45 connection.

If you already have an external without a RJ45 connection, I wouldn't go out and get on just for this.

hdian

3rd July 2009, 09:50

As a newbie to HD and this forum, my sincere thanks and applauds to all the developers of great tools available here!

With the help of this forum and some googling, I could:

1) Load Ubuntu in my ps3 without any linux knowledge
2) Rip my blue ray discs through ps3 (yet to buy a blue ray drive)
3) Play the ripped BD content on my ps3 from external Hard disk through 'multiAVCHD'. My latest ps3 is not recognising titles from 'AVCHDManager' though it shows the folders green and renames the current folder to 'AVCHD'. I have tried several times but no luck with 'AVCHDManager'. Can someone clarify where I could go wrong?
I would like to use the combination of tsMuxer + AVCHDManager than using 'multiAVCHD'.
4) I am very glad to insert my native language(Telugu Unicode fonts) subtitles in HD content with the help of Xportpgs, Suprip and tsMuxer.

I wish I too can contribute something to this community very soon!

deank

3rd July 2009, 11:02

About step 3) - you can't simply rename/AVCHDme blu-ray disc backup folder and expect it to work via USB/HDD in your PS3.

You need to use a tool like AVCHD patcher or goBD which will make your BD playable via usb (in 50% of the cases).

The other option (since you don't want to use multiAVCHD) is to pass the movie playlist (mpls) to tsMuxeR and let it create a structure for you.

Dean

hdian

3rd July 2009, 13:27

>>since you don't want to use multiAVCHD
Hi deank
My apologies to you. I didn't mean anything against 'multiAVCHD'. Infact it helped me a lot and without it I wouldn't have been able to play HD on my ps3 from external hard disc. My heartful thanks to you for the wonderful tool!

I am not completely thorough with the operations of 'multiAVCHD'. I am not sure whether I can add SRT file for subtitles in multiAVCHD. I used tsmuxer to do that. Processing again on multiAVCHD was like duplicating the muxer operation since tsMuxer already does the BD structure. So I thought AVCHDmanager would be enough to change to 8.3 filename suitable for ps3 playback.

I was wondering why AVCHDmanager processed BD structure(created by tsMuxer directly) didn't work for me on ps3.

deank

3rd July 2009, 14:25

Just make sure to use "avchd" output in tsMuxeR and then process it with AVCHD Manager - it should work. :)

edit: Yes, multiAVCHD supports 4 different subtitle formats: SUP/PGS, SSA/ASS, SRT and DVD/VobSUB (idx+sub) subtitles.

odin24

3rd July 2009, 15:08

edit: Yes, multiAVCHD supports 4 different subtitle formats: SUP/PGS, SSA/ASS, SRT and DVD/VobSUB (idx+sub) subtitles.

Hey Dean... sorry to interupt. I haven't been following the multiAVCHD thread, but I just noticed here... does multiAVCHD convert ASS/SSA to PGS?

deank

3rd July 2009, 15:37

Yes, of course... Let's not hijack the thread.

hdian

4th July 2009, 10:29

Just make sure to use "avchd" output in tsMuxeR and then process it with AVCHD Manager - it should work. :)

How could I miss that option in tsMuxer!! All this while I have been selecting the Blue-ray disk option in tsMuxer and then processing with AVCHDmanager which never worked on my ps3:o

edit: Yes, multiAVCHD supports 4 different subtitle formats: SUP/PGS, SSA/ASS, SRT and DVD/VobSUB (idx+sub) subtitles.

Not to hijack this thread but to seek clarification at the instance, If I am not mistaken 'multiAVCHD' is loading BYDEFAULT all sup/pgs, ssa/ass, srt files from the folder with the same name as the video file selected. I believe this shouldn't be the case and it should be optional to add the needed subtitle files.

DiKey

15th October 2009, 20:33

Sorry, but my English don let me read all the thread. Please, tell me:
If i made a BluRay folder in Encore CS3 with menus, my PS3, of course, seems it like a DATA folder.
I do not need of FAT32 compliance, because i will write it on DVD using UDF 2.5
Can i leave file size 4gb, and only rename files to 8.3 format using AVCHDme?
Sorry for my bad English...

DiKey

15th October 2009, 22:55

This program did not help me, but AVCHD-PATCHER helped!
http://www.videohelp.com/download/AVCHD-Patcher_106.zip

smreid

13th January 2010, 18:18

Hi Guys

Dont know if someone can help. I have a USB HDD with two partitions, one NTFS and one FAT32. On the FAT32 partition I have a few folders that are used for my Wii and then the AVDHCManager folders. I have the movie in the AVDHC folder but I dont know how to get the PS3 to recognise it.

I plug in the drive, go to videos and press x on the USB drive and it says no videos present. I can press triangle and navigate to the stream folder but then the film pauses at the 4GB limits.

Am I missing something simple here? Is there a way I can test the BMDV folder on a PC to see that this is ok?

Thanks in advance
Stephen

deank

13th January 2010, 18:49

The folder should be named AVCHD and it has to have BDMV folder inside. INDEX.BDM file needs to be AVCHD compliant - you can make it such with goBD (http://multiAVCHD.deanbg.com/goBD-tool.exe)or another patcher.

smreid

14th January 2010, 18:07

Yeah thanks Dean.

I had managed to get it working. I was using the bluray option instead of the AVCHD option in tsmuxer, which I guess meant that my index.bmd wasnt AVCHD compliant :confused:

Sorry the AVDHC was a typo in my post :stupid:

Thanks again

sreemv

6th June 2010, 10:20

I am suddenly getting an error "Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded " when I run the "AVChdmanager" from the "root" of the drive. This was working before - could someone shed light on why this might be?

The same drive with "AVCHD" at the root of the folder is not being recognized by PS3 as well - this drive was working before.....I tried chkdsk, didnt help!

deank

6th June 2010, 11:03

I had the same error some time ago. Probably you have other folders and one of them has a lot of subfolders...

idbirch2

6th June 2010, 15:02

It's a long time since I looked at the source code for this but can you run AVCHDManager again so that you get the error and then open your Temp folder (Start -> Run -> %TEMP%) and post what you have in the AVCHDM.log?

sreemv

6th June 2010, 21:05

I had the same error some time ago. Probably you have other folders and one of them has a lot of subfolders...

Bingo! :-)

So, cant have any other folders other than AVCHD conforming content on the drive? :(

idbirch2

6th June 2010, 21:27

deank

6th June 2010, 21:41

I'll try to recreate the error, but I don't think I had 200 subfolders... Probably something like 'file+path' length, which overflows some restriction (or non-ANSI characters, or...).

@idbirch2: About AVCHD format... May I ask you to add support for IISVPL and AVCHDTN folders?

//

======================================

AVCHDTN folder:

*** 8.3 format:
[root]\AVCHDTN\THUMB.TDT
[root]\AVCHDTN\THUMB.TID

*** long-names format:
[root]\AVCHDTN\thumbnail.tdt2
[root]\AVCHDTN\thumbnail.tidx

======================================

IISVPL folder:

*** 8.3 format:
[root]\IISVPL\?????.VPL

*** long-names format:
[root]\IISVPL\?????.vpls

======================================

**** [root] = [drive]:\ (for DVD/BD-R discs) (long format)
**** [root] = [drive]:\AVCHD\ (for MemoryStick or USB) (8.3 format)
**** [root] = [drive]:\PRIVATE\AVCHD\ (for SDHC/SD/MMC card) (8.3 format)

Dean

idbirch2

6th June 2010, 23:08

Oooo, that's going to be a fair bit of work I think, especially as I haven't looked at the code for about a year but I'll definitely have a go if I can get some time to get back into it. Do you have any sample structures of these new types as I've never heard of them before? Will they need MediaInfo checks for the Identify routine? Will I be able to test them on my PS3?

sreemv

7th June 2010, 09:18

Non-avchd folders should be fine but like I said, post the contents of your log file and I might be able to fix the problem. At a quick glance, the only place I see where the code could bite you is if you have more than 200 directories on the root of your drive.

Umm..I dont have that many dirs at the root for sure - here is what I see repeated in the AVCHDM.log file:

===========================================================
Wrote AVCHD to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][0]
Wrote Avataar to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][1]
Wrote 89.5GB to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][2]
Wrote 00:00:01 to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][3]
Wrote MPEG-2 to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][4]
Wrote n/a to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][5]
Wrote http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Avataar%20 to $AVCDriveAVCHDlist[2][99][6]
===========================================================

Sounds like it dont like my avatar folder??

idbirch2

7th June 2010, 10:53

OK, I find it a bit too conicidental that the array is sized at 99 just before it croaks, I think you are running a slightly outdated version where the array size was limited to 100 (it was increased to 200 in the last release). Please re-download from the first post in this thread and try it again.

deank

7th June 2010, 19:06

Will they need MediaInfo checks for the Identify routine? Will I be able to test them on my PS3?

You'll have to implement simple rename --- no need for mediainfo.

You can't test it with PS3 (nor do I). AVCHDTN folder can be tested only with camcoders and SDHC AVCHD players (like Panasonic BDP or Viera TV sets).

AVCHD is not just 8.3 filenames as we all know.

deank

24th September 2010, 11:09

A quick note for PS3 owners who jailbroke their consoles :)

The latest version of the "Comgenie's Awsome FileManager" application allows renaming of folders/files directly off the external USB HDD. There is no need to detach the HDD from the PS3 and plug it in the PC to do the rename now.

Dean

deank

11th October 2010, 18:00

My OBM mode got the AVCHD support, so it will be possible to change the active AVCHD folder off a USB HDD directly from the PS3 XMB.

http://ps3.deanbg.com/ps3/DSC00190_sm.JPG

http://ps3.deanbg.com/ps3/DSC00191_sm.JPG

Cela

11th October 2010, 21:16

Hi Dean,

your last two posts here look very promising. But to me, a humble person from this planet, these posts also are like messages from outer space: absolutely incomprehensible. :confused:

So far, at the PC I just select the named AVCHD on the USB disk which I want to watch, rename it with AVCHDManager. Switch on the PS3. Plug that USB-disk into the PS3 and watch the preselected AVCHD. Then switch off the PS3 and unplug the USB disk. - That, switch PS3 on/off, plug/unplag USB disk, play the AVCHD, also is a complete summary of my very limited PS3 system and operating knowledge.

Now you will know what I will need to learn to know:
Where and how to install "Comgenie's Awsome FileManager" application? I managed to google for a download link. But then, how to start and use it?
How to get into your OBM mode? What is OBM mode? Need it be installed? etc.

Is there anywhere some reading (guide, tutorial, etc.) which would help a noob like me to learn what's going on? And more important, what he should do to get enabled to enjoy your OBM mode?

Cela

deank

12th October 2010, 13:43

To do all this you need a PS3 console with firmware 3.41, a small special USB device which 'unlocks' some PS3 features. Then you can install applications on your PS3.

jenko

19th December 2010, 04:31

Finally managed to backup a bluray movie on to an external HDD, using tsmuxer. Other posts suggest that when the usb folder and AVCHD folder are located all you do is press X on the PS3 controller and the movie starts, this does not happen to me.
I have to locate the chapters within the AVCHD folder and select a chapter to start that chapter, but when that chapters is ended the PS goes into pause mode and stays there.It will not play chapters
in a continuous manner. What can I be doing incorrectly?
Each chapter works fine but I have to return back to the start displaying the movie stream then select the next chapter which again stops at the end of that chapter.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

setarip_old

19th December 2010, 08:12

@jenko

Hi!

It sounds like you've managed to create separate TITLES rather than separate CHAPTERS...

jenko

20th December 2010, 01:37

Yes it does appear that I have created titles not chapters, is there some where in the muxing procedure that maybe I have missed?

jenko

22nd December 2010, 00:14

I note that "musicman 2311" Jan2009 had the same problem as me,where the clips are split into 5- 4 Gb chapters or titles or what ever, the reply he got from idbirch 2 was "read the guide a few posts up", musicman 2311 replies "got it", sorry I am new to this and I don't get it. Can someone please explain in plain english how or more to the point where within the guides is the solution of combining all 5 clips into one so they will play as a continuous clip. Thanks all.

idbirch2

24th December 2010, 11:53

Hi jenko,

The guide does cover everything in detail so all I can offer is re-wording of what's already there. You must remux your movie using the AVCHD option in TSMuxer with 4GB split points. Your movie must be on a FAT32 formatted hard disk and the active movie must be in folder called AVCHD on the root of the USB drive so folder structure should be X:\AVCHD\BDMV\etc where X: is your drive letter.

The filenames must be in the 8.3 format so inside your BDMV\STREAM folder, files should be named 00001.MTS, 00002.MTS etc. If you are seeing 00001.m2ts, 00002.m2ts, that would explain your problem, if that is the case, you just need to click "AVCHDMe" in AVCHDManager to rename the files to the correct format.

jenko

28th December 2010, 02:20

Thank you idbirch2
Your re-wording made me recognize the problem,you said you must remux using AVCHD option which if you look at the guide I had using tsmuxer gui v1.8.8 there is no avchd disc option there, the guide says, blah blah "then press create to bluray", this I have been doing and running into problems. With tsmuxer gui v.1.10.6 there is an output option to select AVCHD disc, this I did and the movie now plays from chapter through chapter no problem.
Using the working method I find the PSP now gives the option of "play all" which did not appear before as I had to open the streams which appears as separate chapter and would play until that chapter ended then PSP would pause.
Thank you for you assistance and if I may be so rude as to suggest that this guides be update for more current versions of the software that is required including Win 7 stuff. Thanks again. Jenko:thanks: