BD-Rebuilder, Feature Requests

[jdobbs]

I don't think that was ever in my plan. I currently get the menu's background sound from the original, and I tested using the original background picture. But unfortunately because DVD has limited overlay capability -- most menus have a lot of "junk" built into the background picture, and I abandoned the idea of using the menu's picture.

I guess I could still look at it, but honestly I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

[musiclover]

I don't think that was ever in my plan. I currently get the menu's background sound from the original, and I tested using the original background picture. But unfortunately because DVD has limited overlay capability -- most menus have a lot of "junk" built into the background picture, and I abandoned the idea of using the menu's picture.

I guess I could still look at it, but honestly I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

My mistake. Please don't waste time on things you know will not work properly. Thanks for your prompt answer.

[SquallMX]

An option to blank multiple items at the same time, some international FOX titles have tons of Legal Warnings and is a PITA to remove them one by one.

[Audiophile1178]

Jdobbs,

Have you gotten a chance to take a look if you could implement the option of not encoding certain vid files which was discussed here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1696672#post1696672


I ask because I'm currently doing The Expendables 3 and I have to encode 1 bonus vid and the main movie vid manually as BDRebuilder is encoding the biggest bonus vid as 2-pass instead of 1-pass. If this option was present it would make things a lot easier to do as this type of problem is fairly common in BDRebuilder when doing full disc backups. In this case I could tell BDRebuilder to not encode the movie and do 1-pass CRF encoding on all the extras for an output bigger than a BD25. After that is done, I'd take that output that BDRebuilder just did and do another round but this time tell BDRebuilder to not encode the extras and only do the main movie as 2-pass for the final size down to a BD25.

As always, thank you very much for this great useful program! :)

[Blurayhd]

Hi dear Jdobbs I was thinking about if you can add an option on Bd rebuilder to convert and extract between audio files without encode?

I mean, and as an example, I have Taken movie and I need to convert the DTS true or DTS HD or simply DTS to a single AC3 5.1 audio file 640 bit just for add this file on the project so I can choose between DTS or AC3 and for make this I have to use some others programs. For that, I wonder if you can add some option for that but without need to reencode the bluray, I mean, just like an extra or bonus of Bd rebuilder?

Hope you can, and the best for your JD!!

[DoctorM]

Kind of a request, maybe there is a way to do this already, but I don't see how.

I'm working with Airplane! The disc contains a "Long Haul" mode (like the "Follow the White Rabbit" feature on the Matrix). It allows you to view 59 bonus clips/video commentary from within the movie, but no way to select them from the menu.

What I WANT to do is make a disc without a menu that plays the movie and then the 59 video clips sequentially.

Looking at the Import/Quick-Play Settings there seems to be an option to play items sequentially (which look to be a 'play all' of sorts) and another to skip going to the menu at the start of the disc, but this still implies that a menu must exist.

The problem is those 59 clips are untitled and too much for a menu. There is no chance of it looking any good or being useful.

I'd like a way to make a disc that is just the videos sequentially, no menu at all. Is it possible? If not it might make a nice option.

[jdobbs]

No, not today. Import will create a menu -- but with MENU_PLAY_SEQUENTIAL set, when you start the first item it will not return to the menu until it has either played all items or you push the MENU button on your remote.

I'll look at it -- but I'm not sure that it's really worth the effort to save a single click from a start menu.

[DoctorM]

I was looking for no menu at all, not a single click play. Sort of movie only, but with all video files as well.
I guess I'll just go with numbered extras for the menu.

I seem to recall there is a limit to the number of menu items. What happens when you reach that limit, are the videos ignored, or just unreferenced?

Edit: My mistake. I saw MENU_MAXITEMS=n and assumed it was the total limit, not per page. Mind you the HiddenOpt.txt says the default is 32, but my first test produced a page with 48 items on the first page.

I'll manually set it to 32 and (hopefully) things should be fine.

Oh, also, as with most menus, this movie has a first play video file and then the a second one that loops. Is it supposed to be the default behavior to use the second of those files? Is there a way to adjust which is chosen?

[jdobbs]

I was looking for no menu at all, not a single click play. Sort of movie only, but with all video files as well.
I guess I'll just go with numbered extras for the menu.

I seem to recall there is a limit to the number of menu items. What happens when you reach that limit, are the videos ignored, or just unreferenced?

Edit: My mistake. I saw MENU_MAXITEMS=n and assumed it was the total limit, not per page. Mind you the HiddenOpt.txt says the default is 32, but my first test produced a page with 48 items on the first page.

I'll manually set it to 32 and (hopefully) things should be fine.

Oh, also, as with most menus, this movie has a first play video file and then the a second one that loops. Is it supposed to be the default behavior to use the second of those files? Is there a way to adjust which is chosen?There was a 64 item limit to the menu at one point -- but that went away a while back. Now BD-RB will create as many menus as are needed.March 8th, 2015 - v0.50.05
- Updated Quick-Menu code. Now multiple menu
pages are created when more menu items are
present than will fit on one page. Applies
to menus created with Quick-Menu or Imports.

[DoctorM]

Ah, okay. I'll clear that from my .INI since I don't anticipate needing specifically 32 again any time soon.

[jdobbs]

Ah, okay. I'll clear that from my .INI since I don't anticipate needing specifically 32 again any time soon.32 items per page is the default anyway.

[DoctorM]

32 items per page is the default anyway.

That is what I'm saying. The first time it generated 48 items on the first page and I hadn't set the MENU_MAXITEMS=n to anything.

[Sharc]

@jdobbs
When adding "--frame-packing 3" to the x264 commandline for SBS 3D encodes, the W10 Movie&TV app will play SBS as 2D with correct DAR on the PC monitor.
Would it make sense to add this parameter for SBS encodes in BD-RB?
Or should I better add it to the .ini like TWEAK_ALTERNATE=--frame-packing 3 ?

[jdobbs]

@jdobbs
When adding "--frame-packing 3" to the x264 commandline for SBS 3D encodes, the W10 Movie&TV app will play SBS as 2D with correct DAR on the PC monitor.
Would it make sense to add this parameter for SBS encodes in BD-RB?
Or should I better add it to the .ini like TWEAK_ALTERNATE=--frame-packing 3 ?I should be ok to add it. I think it's just an informational SEI. I'll do some testing to make sure there isn't any unintended consequences, and I'll add it if not.

I wish there was documentation of the different --frame-packing options somewhere. Do you know of any? It doesn't show as an option with --longhelp or in any of the standard lookups (like wikibooks).

[sneaker_ger]

--fullhelp shows all options. They should be further explained in the H.264 spec.

[jdobbs]

--fullhelp shows all options. They should be further explained in the H.264 spec.Thanks. You'd think that as many years as I have been using it I would have known that...

[Sharc]

Thanks. You'd think that as many years as I have been using it I would have known that...

Double-stitched ..... :
(Amazingly I have always to do --fullhelp twice in order to show the complete set of options).

--frame-packing <integer> For stereoscopic videos define frame arrangement
- 0: checkerboard - pixels are alternatively from L and R
- 1: column alternation - L and R are interlaced by column
- 2: row alternation - L and R are interlaced by row
- 3: side by side - L is on the left, R on the right
- 4: top bottom - L is on top, R on bottom
- 5: frame alternation - one view per frame
- 6: mono - 2D frame without any frame packing
- 7: tile format - L is on top-left, R split across

[stefandee2k]

Hi,
I'm looking for a configuration for convert only one (or more,but not all) DTS track to Ac3 and take the prefered one DTS.
I cannot find information about this configuration.

Thanks
Stefano

[mparade]

@jdobbs

When making an alternate output (e.g. mkv container) using x264,do not you think it would be reasonable to let the user use a "clear" command line without any restrictions? (like what can be achieved currently using x265)?

I have a HTPC and just tested a command line like:
"x264-10bit --preset placebo --crf 18.00 --profile high10 --open-gop --psy-rd 1.00:0.15 --sar 1:1 --qpfile GENERATED_QP_FILE --deblock -1:-1 --non-deterministic --range tv --colormatrix bt709 --input-csp i420 --fps 24000/1001 --input-res 1920x1080 --output "C:\test.264" and got 20-30% smaller file size than the one with similar options but supplemented by standard BD restrictions like --bluray-compat etc.

I know these restrictions is a "must" when the user is going to make a BD compatible output, but in case of playing the encodes from e.g. a HTPC where the decoding is done by the processor or the gpu it is quite different.

It would be great to have a switch to be able to start from a "clear" command line and then tweak that command line with all the options one would like to use.

I hope you see some reason in my request above
I would really appreciate it if I could use a "clear" command line with x264 in case of making alternate outputs. In case of software decoding and storing the films on HDD it is a good idea, I think based upon my test results.

[jdobbs]

@jdobbs

When making an alternate output (e.g. mkv container) using x264,do not you think it would be reasonable to let the user use a "clear" command line without any restrictions? (like what can be achieved currently using x265)?

I have a HTPC and just tested a command line like:
"x264-10bit --preset placebo --crf 18.00 --profile high10 --open-gop --psy-rd 1.00:0.15 --sar 1:1 --qpfile GENERATED_QP_FILE --deblock -1:-1 --non-deterministic --range tv --colormatrix bt709 --input-csp i420 --fps 24000/1001 --input-res 1920x1080 --output "C:\test.264" and got 20-30% smaller file size than the one with similar options but supplemented by standard BD restrictions like --bluray-compat etc.

I know these restrictions is a "must" when the user is going to make a BD compatible output, but in case of playing the encodes from e.g. a HTPC where the decoding is done by the processor or the gpu it is quite different.

It would be great to have a switch to be able to start from a "clear" command line and then tweak that command line with all the options one would like to use.

I hope you see some reason in my request above
I would really appreciate it if I could use a "clear" command line with x264 in case of making alternate outputs. In case of software decoding and storing the films on HDD it is a good idea, I think based upon my test results.Yeah, I can do that for ALTERNATE output. I've thought about that before. I'll probably make it a checkbox on SETUP screen. I'll make it where the command line is empty (except for sizing as required) with tweaks added in.

[mparade]

Yeah, I can do that for ALTERNATE output. I've thought about that before. I'll probably make it a checkbox on SETUP screen. I'll make it where the command line is empty (except for sizing as required) with tweaks added in.

Thank you very much in advance!

P.S. Please do something with the "donation issue" as well. :)

[mparade]

Yeah, I can do that for ALTERNATE output. I've thought about that before. I'll probably make it a checkbox on SETUP screen. I'll make it where the command line is empty (except for sizing as required) with tweaks added in.

I have switched on your new hiddenopt "ALTERNATE_BLURAY=0" and it seems to be working as I wanted! I could overwrite all the command line parameters I wanted. I am going to test it more deeply...

[jdobbs]

I have switched on your new hiddenopt "ALTERNATE_BLURAY=0" and it seems to be working as I wanted! I could overwrite all the command line parameters I wanted. I am going to test it more deeply...I forgot that even existed.

[Lathe]

I forgot that even existed.

Yep, I just discovered that too in this last version. I also have turned this on. Remember how I was saying before that when an MKV file is encoded with Blu-ray compatible parameters, how my OPPO plays it back all distorted. So, now I have that turned on I figure that that should hopefully prevent that...

[HWK]

@ Jdoobs,

I was wondering if you can implement future to resume from second pass for X265.

Currently what happens let's say encoder doing second pass and user abort, in this case when you resume it has to do pass 1 and 2 again. I was hoping if first pass completed it wouldn't do again but it does.

Also for tweak can you include option to specify for pass 1 and pass 2 separately.

[jdobbs]

@ Jdoobs,

I was wondering if you can implement future to resume from second pass for X265.

Currently what happens let's say encoder doing second pass and user abort, in this case when you resume it has to do pass 1 and 2 again. I was hoping if first pass completed it wouldn't do again but it does.

Also for tweak can you include option to specify for pass 1 and pass 2 separately.I assume you're talking about ALTERNATE encoding? It gets a little complicated -- because it is possible to change settings between the time you stop and restart.

[HWK]

I assume you're talking about ALTERNATE encoding? It gets a little complicated -- because it is possible to change settings between the time you stop and restart.

Ah okay, I see what you mean.

[jdobbs]

I have switched on your new hiddenopt "ALTERNATE_BLURAY=0" and it seems to be working as I wanted! I could overwrite all the command line parameters I wanted. I am going to test it more deeply...Just a note for clarification. That setting doesn't really remove all the settings. It just removes the "--bluray-compat" switch from the command line.

[mparade]

Just a note for clarification. That setting doesn't really remove all the settings. It just removes the "--bluray-compat" switch from the command line.

It was important for me to primarily remove the --bluray-compat parameter because as I experienced, all other parameters can be overwritten manually. (--bluray-compat cannot be, it has effects on the entire command line due to some for me unknown reason, not only on the ones inserted before)

It is not so convenient but it seems to be working until I can tweak to my taste the new "clear x264 command line for alternate output" feature. :D

[veggav]

Hey Jdobbs, I was wondering again today, what about a feature to just replace a subtitle with an .srt one?

Some movies have tons of subtitles options that can be disabled and those will point to PID 1200, correct?
So what if, just replace a subtitle and maybe if possible, change the country flag code.
I mean, using full disc backup.

This would be pretty safe I assume?

I know from my tests here that the flag for the country is only present at the MPLS Playlist file, no CLPI or anything.

Since the hash for the file is already being redone I guess this would be ok?

[ggtop]

Hi jdobbs,

I did a lot of MP4s lately with great success. All problems I had with previous versions are gone. Many thanks for that in the first place.
I came accross 2 feature requests while doing them:
1. Output MP4Box commandline to a textfile in WORKFILES folder for reviewing similar to LASTCMD.TXT. Reason: Sometimes alternate outputs are out of sync because of leading malformed clips in multipart sources. The commandline could easily be used to run MP4Box from CMD later.
2. Option not to delete final .264 file that is passed to MP4Box. Reason: In case of multipart sources BD-RB creates a VIDxxx+VIDyyy.264 file that is deleted after muxing. In case I need to run MP4Box again I'd like to keep the file in WORKFILES

Many thanks for thinking about my wishes :-)

ggtop

[fuzzycato]

Hi jdobbs,
what an amazing piece of software! - Thank You very much!
I have a feature request that would be great I think (especially for the folks in europe):
Could You implement the possibility to speedup the whole BD to PAL including a higher pitch of the soundtrack?
The Problem is, that a lot of movies here in europe are in 23/24 fps too, but mostly the pitch of the dubbed soundtracks is slowed down and therefore the pitch is lowered.
To a lot of movie fans I have talked to (including me) this sounds very weird (like a to slow record player) - and it ruins the joy of watching the movie. So this was always a KO criterium for me, to buy a BD.
I saw, that clownBD can do the job - but only for the main title of the BD - and without menues ...
If this would work for the whole BD including the menues this would just be AMAZING! :-)
Thank You very much!

[ggtop]

Actually my feature request is not valid anymore :-)
I have written a fully automated batchfile using the MUX_MOVIE_ONLY/ALTERNATE.meta files to call tsmuxer if I need that.

ggtop

[drmih]

With the UHD encryption seemingly overcome, and a Russian company selling software to back up your discs (along with recommendations on drives), would it be possible to add functionality to re-encode them to fit on a bd-50? The structure appears the same as standard blu ray discs.

[Ch3vr0n]

SEEMINGLY being the key word here, So far it supposedly only works for SPECIFIC titles for a SPECIFIC region. AACS 2.0 is anything BUT cracked "globally"

[drmih]

SEEMINGLY being the key word here, So far it supposedly only works for SPECIFIC titles for a SPECIFIC region. AACS 2.0 is anything BUT cracked "globally"

The fact that they have done 30 to 40 titles indicates that it is no longer secure - the fact that it isn't 'automatic' doesn't mean it's not cracked, just that it requires manual intervention from those in the know. If they haven't got access to discs from other regions (they're Russian) then they may not be able to do those. The relatively high price of the software does seem to indicate that they need funds to obtain the discs to implement it. However, from a disc every month being 'cracked' it's now become a couple a week, so I think, given the fact that they've gone public / commercial, that the database might grow quickly, and it might be possible for them to get information from unsupported discs via the software to be able to crack it remotely.

[Ch3vr0n]

No, users on the redfox forums state specifically that the developers said for now it doesn't work for all titles and all regions.

[gonca]

No, users on the redfox forums state specifically that the developers said for now it doesn't work for all titles and all regions.

Where did anyone mention all titles and all regions around here
Or is this a case of Redfox hasn't / can't do it yet so no one can

[Ch3vr0n]

'no longer secure' implies being cracked, and in turn affects globally. I said, all titles here after others said it on RedFox forums. The fact that RedFox doesn't do it yet is irrelevant. I'm impartial, I don't even have any 4k gear except maybe one of my PC drives. I just look at it from all sides. No more, no less. I don't care who fully cracks or completely, as users are entitled to make fair use backups. Whether it's with RedFox software, elby, deuhd, dvdfab or another...

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[drmih]

No, users on the redfox forums state specifically that the developers said for now it doesn't work for all titles and all regions.

I appreciate this - it's rather like the dvdfab cinavia removal - it appears that the software contains information for each supported release, or can 'phone home'. What you're saying is that a piece of software can't figure out how to decrypt any disc, but that's rather by-the-way compared to saying that the encryption hasn't been cracked. Quite clearly the existence of 30+ images without encryption show that it has been cracked, but that so far they haven't been able to code the software to do it automatically. I haven't got a clue how its done, but say, for instance, that they found a uhd drive which could be hacked to reveal the key. They wouldn't want to release this information, but would need to play every different disc on this drive to get the key to add to the database.

[Ch3vr0n]

No it hasn't. Feel free to check the current deuhd thread on RedFox forum. Aacs uses AES 2 I think Pete said, which was very secure in some 'timing' or something. That said, the INDICATION that there's at least a partial breakthrough on the uhd decryption is something I welcome and will continue to follow until it's completely cracked. Then things can really take off for consumer fair use backups.

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[varekai]

It would be great if LAVfilters 0.70.2 could be used for BD-RB.

[drmih]

No it hasn't. Feel free to check the current deuhd thread on RedFox forum. Aacs uses AES 2 I think Pete said, which was very secure in some 'timing' or something. That said, the INDICATION that there's at least a partial breakthrough on the uhd decryption is something I welcome and will continue to follow until it's completely cracked. Then things can really take off for consumer fair use backups.

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I'm still puzzled as to what hasn't been cracked. There are numerous discs which have quite clearly been backed up, and don't appear to have anything missing. Therefore which aspect hasn't been defeated - this is a sincere question as if images are available of full discs, isn't that proof? Alien Covenant, which is less than 50 Gb, has been burnt to a bd-50 and plays on UHD players (all the other images are either bd-66 or bd-100).

[jdobbs]

It would be great if LAVfilters 0.70.2 could be used for BD-RB.Have you tried that version and it has failed? Or do you just mean they should be tested and set as the recommended version? Any particular advantages it has over the recommended version?

[varekai]

Hi jdobbs!
No, havn't tried that LAVfilters version yet, but will do when I have a new BD-RB project.
I will let you know then if any audio sync issues appear, maybe all is OK?
I use PotPlayer together with madVR and that is the only reason I have installed the latest LAVfilters.
Recently found out that MPC-HC uses it's own internal 0.70.2 LAVfilters so maybe I will drop PotPlayer.
I kind of like the GUI of PotPlayer though.

Edit:
I have to say it's a bit confusing for me with filters and all available settings in media players.
Just trying to get the most out of it, they call me Hawkeye for a reason...

[Lathe]

they call me Hawkeye for a reason...

Perhaps they are saying 'Cockeye' and you just aren't hearing them right... http://lathe-of-heaven.com/yes.gif

[varekai]

Perhaps they are saying 'Cockeye' and you just aren't hearing them right... http://lathe-of-heaven.com/yes.gif
https://s1.postimg.org/4x623h370f/looks-good-to-me.png

[Lathe]

https://s1.postimg.org/4x623h370f/looks-good-to-me.png




EXACTLY! http://lathe-of-heaven.com/yes.gif

[drmih]

No it hasn't. Feel free to check the current deuhd thread on RedFox forum. Aacs uses AES 2 I think Pete said, which was very secure in some 'timing' or something. That said, the INDICATION that there's at least a partial breakthrough on the uhd decryption is something I welcome and will continue to follow until it's completely cracked. Then things can really take off for consumer fair use backups.

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I think something must have changed because over the last week there have been about 3 complete disc images put on line per day.

[Ch3vr0n]

That I won't deny, but there's zero evidence so far it has been cracked completely or they wouldn't be limited to 'certain disc versions only'.

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