AUTOGK and PS3 COMPATIBILITY (XVID ENCODING)

[deejay.2001]

hi
please post your autogk xvid encoded experiences with ps3 playability
please post your logs with ps3 compatibility.
i was wondering if ps3 likes MTK-SIGMA or ESS supported xvid files by encoding

thanks for all input

[philipms]

I have been using Gordian Knot and Auto GK since 2000, so many versions tested. I have 1000s of videos in Divx (earlier ones) and Xvid. All the .avi's all play fine on my PS3 when I play them off a thumb drive. However, when trying to play them via wired network, I have spotty luck. Not all of them play, "unsupported data".

Anyone have a fix for this?
Cheers,
Philip

[mech61]

use ESS for ps3 and stand alone support.

[philipms]

I've always set output to Target quality 75,
as I don't need to meet a 2 CD predefined size
(isn't putting movies on CDs outdated now?).
Yet, when I click on Target quality is says
"Some standalone settings will be ignored."
Maybe that's what makes it incompatible with the PS3
(via wired network)?
I'm not sure why though.

Here are some weird variables..
I have two different movies, each encoded with AGK 2.48b with the same
settings (both target quality 75, ). One (from 8-8-08) plays on the PS3,
the other (from 12-08) doesn't (via wired network). My recent AGK encodes
with 2.50 have not been playing on the PS3 ("Data type not supported").
However, if I copy the AGK .avi file to a thumb drive I can
play it directly from the PS3 USB port. This works for
any AGK encoded .avi I have tried (many).

On a 2nd PC with AGK 2.48b, my recent encodes have
been playing on the PS3 (via wired network).

If there is some hidden setting that got screwed up
I'd love to know what it is and fix it.

Why wouldn't ESS be automatically built into the Target quality choice
anyhow?

thanks,
Philip

[BigDid]

...
On a 2nd PC with AGK 2.48b, my recent encodes have
been playing on the PS3 (via wired network).

If there is some hidden setting that got screwed up
I'd love to know what it is and fix it.

Why wouldn't ESS be automatically built into the Target quality choice
anyhow?

Hi,

Please post your log files and give details for each log.
If you have none, consider making, at least, 1 encode working and another not working and post the logs.

Did

[philipms]

I ran some test encodes with a 2min trailer using various AGK versions. I uninstalled AGK, Xvid and reinstalled 2.55 and selected ESS. Here's Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7f_agk.log

[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] AutoGK 2.55
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Job started.
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Input file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Output file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7f.avi
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Output codec: XviD
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Audio 1: Français AC3 1ch
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Subtitles 1: English : Normal
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Format: AVI
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Target quality: 75%
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Standalone support enabled: ESS
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Started encoding.
[2/5/2009 1:00:24 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/5/2009 1:00:35 PM] Processing file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[2/5/2009 1:00:35 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/5/2009 1:00:35 PM] Found NTSC source.
[2/5/2009 1:00:35 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2/5/2009 1:00:35 PM] Analyzing source.
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[2/5/2009 1:00:49 PM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[2/5/2009 1:00:51 PM] Found threshold of: 0.01
[2/5/2009 1:00:51 PM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[2/5/2009 1:00:51 PM] Preparing subtitles.
[2/5/2009 1:00:52 PM] Running single pass encoding.
[2/5/2009 1:00:52 PM] Writing the following script to C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7f_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7f.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=0.01)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
VobSub("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7f.idx")
===========================================================
[2/5/2009 1:02:18 PM] Duration was: 1 minute, 25 seconds
[2/5/2009 1:02:18 PM] Speed was: 42.04 fps.
[2/5/2009 1:02:18 PM] Job finished. Total time: 1 minute, 54 seconds


I also tried going back to AGK 2.48b, which is the version that is working fine (plays .avi's on PS3 via network) on my 2nd PC (same WinXP os). Here is log: Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7e_agk.log

2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] AutoGK 2.48b
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Job started.
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Input file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Output file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7e.avi
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Output codec: XviD
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Audio 1: Français AC3 1ch
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Subtitles 1: English : Normal
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Format: AVI
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Target quality: 75%
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Started encoding.
[2/5/2009 12:19:27 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Processing file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Found NTSC source.
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Color correction enabled.
[2/5/2009 12:19:28 PM] Analyzing source.
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[2/5/2009 12:19:46 PM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[2/5/2009 12:19:49 PM] Found threshold of: 1.98
[2/5/2009 12:19:49 PM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[2/5/2009 12:19:49 PM] Preparing subtitles.
[2/5/2009 12:19:50 PM] Running single pass encoding.
[2/5/2009 12:19:50 PM] Writing the following script to C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7e_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7e.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=1.98)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false,threads=0)
VobSub("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7e.idx")
===========================================================
[2/5/2009 12:21:14 PM] Duration was: 1 minute, 24 seconds
[2/5/2009 12:21:14 PM] Speed was: 42.88 fps.
[2/5/2009 12:21:14 PM] Job finished. Total time: 1 minute, 47 seconds

In this install I tried Sigma compatibility mode, but I also uninstalled and reinstalled trying ESS compatibility.
Here is log: Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7d_agk.log

[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] AutoGK 2.48b
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Job started.
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Input file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Output file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7d.avi
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Output codec: XviD
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Audio 1: Français AC3 1ch
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Subtitles 1: English : Normal
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Format: AVI
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Target quality: 75%
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Standalone support enabled: ESS
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Started encoding.
[2/5/2009 12:07:38 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Processing file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Found NTSC source.
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Color correction enabled.
[2/5/2009 12:07:49 PM] Analyzing source.
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[2/5/2009 12:08:07 PM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[2/5/2009 12:08:09 PM] Found threshold of: 1.98
[2/5/2009 12:08:09 PM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[2/5/2009 12:08:09 PM] Preparing subtitles.
[2/5/2009 12:08:10 PM] Running single pass encoding.
[2/5/2009 12:08:10 PM] Writing the following script to C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7d_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7d.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=1.98)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false,threads=0)
VobSub("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7d.idx")
===========================================================
[2/5/2009 12:09:33 PM] Duration was: 1 minute, 22 seconds
[2/5/2009 12:09:33 PM] Speed was: 43.74 fps.
[2/5/2009 12:09:33 PM] Job finished. Total time: 1 minute, 54 seconds

I have also test AGK 2.53b with ESS support enabled. Here is log: Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7c_agk.log

[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] AutoGK 2.53b
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Job started.
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Input file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Output file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7c.avi
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Output codec: XviD
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Audio 1: Français AC3 1ch
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Subtitles 1: English : Normal
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Format: AVI
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Target quality: 75%
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Standalone support enabled: ESS
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Started encoding.
[2/5/2009 11:48:55 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/5/2009 11:49:02 AM] Processing file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[2/5/2009 11:49:02 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/5/2009 11:49:02 AM] Found NTSC source.
[2/5/2009 11:49:02 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2/5/2009 11:49:02 AM] Analyzing source.
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[2/5/2009 11:49:21 AM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[2/5/2009 11:49:23 AM] Found threshold of: 0.01
[2/5/2009 11:49:23 AM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[2/5/2009 11:49:23 AM] Preparing subtitles.
[2/5/2009 11:49:24 AM] Running single pass encoding.
[2/5/2009 11:49:24 AM] Writing the following script to C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7c_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7c.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=0.01)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
VobSub("C:\_MoviesHP8600\Two of Us, The (1967)\agk_tmp\Two of Us, The (1967)_extra7c.idx")
===========================================================
[2/5/2009 11:50:56 AM] Duration was: 1 minute, 31 seconds
[2/5/2009 11:50:56 AM] Speed was: 39.52 fps.
[2/5/2009 11:50:56 AM] Job finished. Total time: 2 minutes 0 seconds

[philipms]

And finally, here is a AGK 2.48b .avi file that DOES PLAY fine on the PS3 through direct network connection. This file was encoded 6 months ago: 36 Hours (1965)_agk.log

[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] AutoGK 2.48b
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Job started.
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Input file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_0.IFO
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Output file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\36 Hours (1965).avi
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Output codec: XviD
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Audio 1: English AC3 1ch
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Subtitles 1: English : Wide
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Subtitles 2: Français : Wide
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Format: AVI
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Target quality: 75%
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Started encoding.
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Processing file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_1.VOB
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Processing file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_2.VOB
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Processing file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_3.VOB
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Processing file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_4.VOB
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Processing file: C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\VTS_01_5.VOB
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Found NTSC source.
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Source aspect ratio: 16:9
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Source seems to be pure FILM.
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Color correction enabled.
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Output will contain 165000 frames
[8/8/2008 7:36:18 PM] Preparing subtitles.
[8/8/2008 7:37:14 PM] Compressing subtitles.
[8/8/2008 7:37:17 PM] Running single pass encoding.
[8/8/2008 7:37:17 PM] Writing the following script to C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\agk_tmp\36 Hours (1965)_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_Movies\36 Hours (1965)\agk_tmp\36 Hours (1965).d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.18518518518519
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false,threads=0)
===========================================================
[8/8/2008 8:07:44 PM] Duration was: 30 minutes 26 seconds
[8/8/2008 8:07:44 PM] Speed was: 90.32 fps.
[8/8/2008 8:07:44 PM] Job finished. Total time: 32 minutes 30 seconds

All my AGK .avi files are Xvid encoded at 75%. All play fine on the PS3 when transfered to a thumbdrive and played locally on the PS3 through the USB port. The newer AGK .avi files created on my PC#1 do not play on the PS3 through direct network connection, but the files created on my PC#2 do play that way. My PS3 has the latest firmware. All the .avi files on PC#1 are stored in sub folders the same master directory C:\_MoviesHP8600 with sharing enabled.

I'm not sure why this is.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Philip

[BigDid]

And finally, here is a AGK 2.48b .avi file that DOES PLAY fine on the PS3 through direct network connection. This file was encoded 6 months ago: 36 Hours (1965)_agk.log
Ok,

This is the only working reference. Can you reproduce it?
I mean using again AGK 2.48 (maybe the portable version from Den78) can you encode the same sample as above (Two of Us, The (1967)\New Folder\VTS_09_0.IFO) and play it successfully on the PS3 ?

It could be very useful to get the full infos from the working avi and try to mirror these specs for trial encodes. Avinaptic seems a good and complete utility to do that:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/avinaptic
and http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123076
Please copy/paste the text not the picture and perform also the DRF analysis

What I can collect from the successfull encode is:
[8/8/2008 7:35:13 PM] AutoGK 2.48b
OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
Output codec: XviD
Audio 1: English AC3 1ch
Subtitles 1: English : Wide
Subtitles 2: Français : Wide
Format: AVI
Target quality: 75%
Audio 1 settings: Original
Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma
Source resolution: 720x480
Found NTSC source.
Source aspect ratio: 16:9

Some striking differences:
Working [8/8/2008 8:07:44 PM] Speed was: 90.32 fps.
not working [2/5/2009 12:09:33 PM] Speed was: 43.74 fps.
=> So it is not the same PC !
Consider making trials on the PC that has produced the working encode
1/ reproduce a working sample (2.48 same params as above)
2/ try other params on the same PC

On the not working samples you mix the original/auto audio and the ESS/MTK
=> Please consider trying only with the working params:
Audio 1 settings: Original
Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma

If there is some hidden setting that got screwed up
I'd love to know what it is and fix it.
It could also be useful to verify your hidden setting (Ctrl /F9) in AGK, always use the same and eventually give a screenshot.

Why wouldn't ESS be automatically built into the Target quality choice
anyhow?
This has been covered elsewhere, 1 pass encodes retain "SOME" of the SAP supports so ESS and MTK has some differences even in 1 pass quality mode encode; avinaptic will show them.

Did

[philipms]

On PC#1, my AGK encodes since 12-01-08 do not play on my PS3
(via direct network connection, they do play fine when transferred to a USB
thumbdrive and played locally on the PS3). Also, I have noticed that
on the PS3 the avi files that are going to play appear with the
date, time, and runtime duration of the file. The ones that are not
going to play have no date, time, and runtime is 0'0"

I have created a 2 minute test .vob and run some AGK encodes with it
using 2 different PCs.
pc2test1.avi plays fine on the PS3.
pc2test2.avi does not play (this file was created by PC2 but
the output directory was to my folder on PC1.. this was
the only difference and the file does not play.)
pc1test3.avi does not play (this file was created by PC1
and does not play)

Log below is pc2test1_agk.log

[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] AutoGK 2.48b
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Job started.
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Input file: C:\_Movies HP\test\VTS_09_0.IFO
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Output file: C:\_Movies HP\test\pc2test1.avi
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Output codec: XviD
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Audio 1: Français AC3 1ch
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Subtitles 1: English : Normal
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Format: AVI
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Target quality: 75%
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Started encoding.
[02/06/09 11:37:51 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Processing file: C:\_Movies HP\test\VTS_09_1.VOB
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Found NTSC source.
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Color correction enabled.
[02/06/09 11:37:52 AM] Analyzing source.
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[02/06/09 11:38:10 AM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[02/06/09 11:38:13 AM] Found threshold of: 1.98
[02/06/09 11:38:13 AM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[02/06/09 11:38:13 AM] Preparing subtitles.
[02/06/09 11:38:14 AM] Running single pass encoding.
[02/06/09 11:38:14 AM] Writing the following script to C:\_Movies HP\test\agk_tmp\pc2test1_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_Movies HP\test\agk_tmp\pc2test1.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=1.98)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false,threads=0)
VobSub("C:\_Movies HP\test\agk_tmp\pc2test1.idx")
===========================================================
[02/06/09 11:39:52 AM] Duration was: 1 minute, 37 seconds
[02/06/09 11:39:52 AM] Speed was: 36.95 fps.
[02/06/09 11:39:52 AM] Job finished. Total time: 2 minutes 1 second.

Log below is pc2test2_agk.log

[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] AutoGK 2.48b
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Job started.
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Input file: \\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Output file: \\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\pc2test2.avi
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Output codec: XviD
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Audio 1: Francais AC3 1ch
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Subtitles 1: English
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Format: AVI
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Target quality: 75%
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Standalone support enabled: MTK/Sigma
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Started encoding.
[02/06/09 11:48:37 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Processing file: \\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Found NTSC source.
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Color correction enabled.
[02/06/09 11:48:45 AM] Analyzing source.
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[02/06/09 11:49:04 AM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[02/06/09 11:49:06 AM] Found threshold of: 1.98
[02/06/09 11:49:06 AM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[02/06/09 11:49:06 AM] Preparing subtitles.
[02/06/09 11:49:12 AM] Running single pass encoding.
[02/06/09 11:49:12 AM] Writing the following script to \\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc2test2_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("\\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc2test2.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=1.98)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false,threads=0)
VobSub("\\Hpxw8600-1\_movieshp8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc2test2.idx")
===========================================================
[02/06/09 11:50:53 AM] Duration was: 1 minute, 40 seconds
[02/06/09 11:50:53 AM] Speed was: 35.95 fps.
[02/06/09 11:50:53 AM] Job finished. Total time: 2 minutes 15 seconds

Log below is pc1test3_agk.log

[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] AutoGK 2.55
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Job started.
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Input file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\VTS_09_0.IFO
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Output file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\pc1test3.avi
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Output codec: XviD
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Audio 1: Francais AC3 1ch
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Subtitles 1: English
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Format: AVI
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Target quality: 75%
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Standalone support enabled: ESS
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Started encoding.
[2/6/2009 11:58:39 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/6/2009 11:58:40 AM] Processing file: C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\VTS_09_1.VOB
[2/6/2009 11:58:40 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/6/2009 11:58:40 AM] Found NTSC source.
[2/6/2009 11:58:40 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[2/6/2009 11:58:40 AM] Analyzing source.
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 20.52
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 16.67
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 63.41
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 19.92
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Source is considered to be hybrid (mostly NTSC).
[2/6/2009 11:58:59 AM] Looking for optimal hybrid thresholds.
[2/6/2009 11:59:01 AM] Found threshold of: 0.01
[2/6/2009 11:59:01 AM] Output will contain 3610 frames
[2/6/2009 11:59:01 AM] Preparing subtitles.
[2/6/2009 11:59:03 AM] Running single pass encoding.
[2/6/2009 11:59:03 AM] Writing the following script to C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc1test3_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\vsfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Graphics\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc1test3.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
Telecide(movie,guide=1,post=2).Decimate(mode=1,threshold=0.01)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
VobSub("C:\_MoviesHP8600\A test folder\agk_tmp\pc1test3.idx")
===========================================================
[2/6/2009 12:00:53 PM] Duration was: 1 minute, 50 seconds
[2/6/2009 12:00:53 PM] Speed was: 32.72 fps.
[2/6/2009 12:00:53 PM] Job finished. Total time: 2 minutes 13 seconds

[BigDid]

Ok,

To summarize,
- PC2 with agk 2.48 produces working encodes
- PC1 don't (either natively encoded on PC1 or copied from PC2)

Second step (if you are not bored ;) )
On PC2 produce (same source, same settings) an encode with the lattestet rev: AGK 2.55 and see if working
A/ If working problem is not with AGK but with PC1
B/ if not working blehh I will need to sleep on it :D

Also if you post logs again, you can cut the encoding lines without losing interesting infos (for this case)

Did

[philipms]

To summarize,
- PC2 with agk 2.48 produces working encodes
- PC1 don't (either natively encoded on PC1 or copied from PC2)

The odd thing is that PC2 produces working encodes when saved to PC2. However, PC2 does not produce working encodes when saved to PC1 (computers are networked together with full share/read/write rights.)

How could this be a AGK problem?
Weird.
Cheers,
Philip

[philipms]

I just did an experiment:
This file pc1test3.avi which does not play (this file was created by PC1
and does not play on the PS3). This file was created on pc1 and
saved to pc1. I copied the file to pc2 desktop, renamed it copy,
and then copied it back to pc1. Now the copy plays fine on the PS3!

Why is this?
All files created on PC1 by AGK since 12-1-08 have not played on the PS3.
However, I'm now discovering that if I copy them then they play fine.
I have just tried copying the .avi file in its natively created directory,
and guess what, the copy plays fine (but the original does not).

really weird.
Anyone have a theory as to why this may be?
Cheers,
Philip

[BigDid]

Methinks this is not an AGK problem but a PC/windows/network related problem.

And I am not paid enough to help outside AGK :D

Anybody?

Did