HDConvertToX v. 3.0 (14/10/2010)

[A.VOID]

OK, so I continue to have these issues happen when I try to reconvert a VC-1 .mkv -> x264 mkv

It shows 100% complete, but it doesn't convert all the frames and it never fully completes.
144840/144912

I assume I have something out of sync.
This was an original .mkv VC-1 rip from a Blu-Ray.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7027/outofsync.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/outofsync.jpg/)

[pdanpdan]

Can you please replace the loading of yadif.dll
from LoadCPlugin to Load_Stdcall_plugin
My 2.58 version of avisynth(from sourceforge) doesn't load it at all as LoadCPlugin, but everything is OK with Load_Stdcall_plugin
Thank you

[buzzqw]

@A.VOID

usually these errors are due to misconfiguration of decoders.
VC1 must be decoded by WMV9 (set it in ffdshow) or by the exellent DGNVtools

@pdanpdan
i am using 2.58 (mt version) too but i don't get this error :confused:

anyway... redownload HDC

since Load_Stdcall_plugin is supported from 2.56 above

BHH

[A.VOID]

buzz

i have vc-1 wmv9 enabled in ffdshow

I seem to have hit or miss luck with the vc-1 files. sometimes they work fine, but other times i get the error above. The frames are out of sync and it never finishes.

The original vc-1 .mkv rips play fine, but I'm re-encoding for PS3 streaming

[storm20200]

Hi again, gotta do some encoding for going away tomorrow and my phone can't handle frame rates higher than 15FPS using H.264, I was wondering if I can use this to change the FPS to 15? I know I can do it from the last line AVS bit but last time I tried that with autoMKV I got problems with the audio going twice as fast as it should or something, I can't remember what happened anymore, was nearly 2 years ago.

[chourmovs]

@ buzzqw and all

thank you for this great tool first
i try to transcode some .mkv with H264/DTS tracks to .avi with xvid/DTS track (audio copy) but my 3 last attempts give avi with audio synchronization problem
In general, eac3to give a warning (or info) message that video file is encoded in a non standard method
encoding run well but final movie have a sound desynchronisation , not at the beginning but 5 to 10 seconds a t the end, it sounds like a frame rate issue here....

My first attempt was ok but source file was encoded in 25 fps (if i remember well), all other attempts give this synchronization issue

I have to say i tested everything (related to mencoder or ffmpeg) to do this operation and the only working method, witch is very slow, is to use mencoder with "Super" : no desynchro but just awful quality

Another little bug : avimuxer complain that i try to encode large avi file and i have to manually accept to make an opendml encoding, i hope it can be automated

Please help me, or give me another way to do this

Thank you by advance

[ziemlichdunkel]

Seems the bitrate computing for 2-pass with given filesize is broken.
Ac3 audio works fine, but DTS and Enhanced DTS (Bluray) leeds to a wrong filesize.

I choose for example a mkv x264 file ripped from one of my bluray some time ago to shrink the filesize to DVD5 (But HDC made 5.76GB).

The commandline looks like:

"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\eac3to.exe" "L:\My_HD-Movies\test-myrip1.mkv" 6:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_6.srt" 7:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_7.srt" 8:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_8.srt" 9:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_9.srt" 10:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_10.srt" 11:"L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_11.srt"
"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\eac3to.exe" "L:\My_HD-Movies\test-myrip1.mkv" 2: "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox-pid2.dts"
"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\eac3to.exe" "L:\My_HD-Movies\test-myrip1.mkv" 3: "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox-pid3.dts"
"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\x264.exe" --pass 1 --bitrate 7236 --keyint 250 --bframes 4 --trellis 2 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 8 --direct auto --me umh --merange 20 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid normal --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --aud --psy-rd 1.0:0.3 --aq-mode 2 --threads auto --thread-input --tune animation --sar 1:1 --output "L:\temp\job1\hdconverttox_test-myrip1.h264" "L:\temp\job1\hdconverttox_test-myrip1.avs"
"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\x264.exe" --pass 2 --bitrate 7236 --keyint 250 --bframes 4 --trellis 2 --ref 4 --deblock -1,-1 --subme 8 --direct auto --me umh --merange 20 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid normal --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --aud --psy-rd 1.0:0.3 --aq-mode 2 --threads auto --thread-input --tune animation --sar 1:1 --output "L:\temp\job1\hdconverttox_test-myrip1.h264" "L:\temp\job1\hdconverttox_test-myrip1.avs"
"C:\Users\Wess\Desktop\VIDEO ENCODING\HDConvertToX_2.3.554.3913\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "L:\final-rip.mkv" --default-duration 0:23.976fps --aspect-ratio -1:2.400000 "L:\temp\job1\hdconverttox_test-myrip1.h264" --language -1:ger "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox-pid2.dts" --language -1:eng "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox-pid3.dts" --default-track -1:no --language -1:ger "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_6.srt" --language -1:eng "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_7.srt" --language -1:ger "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_8.srt" --language -1:eng "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_9.srt" --language -1:ger "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_10.srt" --language -1:eng "L:\temp\job1\hdencodertox__subs_11.srt" --title "Done by Ziemlichdunkel"

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

Mediainfo for example tells:

L:\My_HD-Movies\test-myrip1.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 6.04 GiB
Duration : 1h 26mn
Overall bit rate : 9 964 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-12-26 01:37:52
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.9.9 ('Tutu') built on Nov 25 2009 21:13:32
Writing library : libebml v0.7.9 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate : 7 053 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 7 235 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.192
Stream size : 4.27 GiB (71%)
Writing library : x264 core 80 r1376M 3feaec2
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.5:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=80 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=7235 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.80 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.80
Language : English

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 755 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits
Stream size : 468 MiB (8%)
Language : German

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits
Stream size : 937 MiB (15%)
Language : English

Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 139 MiB (2%)
Title : Commentary Animations
Language : English

Audio #4
ID : 5
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 139 MiB (2%)
Title : Commentary Directors
Language : English

Text #1
ID : 6
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : German

Text #2
ID : 7
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English

Text #3
ID : 8
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Commentary Animations
Language : German

Text #4
ID : 9
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Commentary Animations
Language : English

Text #5
ID : 10
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Commentary Directors
Language : German

Text #6
ID : 11
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Commentary Directors
Language : English



Can you please fix that, it's now the 5th file where I got this error after hours of encoding... ;-(

[small]

Hi
I am having a hard time using HDConvertToX successfully. I loved AutoMKV and I would like to switch to HDConvertToX since you are actively developing it. However each time I try to encode two audio tracks into a video the size of the file I get is too big by the size of the second audio track. So I have to encode the audio first and subtract the size of the second audio file from my targeted filesize to get the filesize I want for the whole video/audio file. Am I doing something wrong or is this the intended behavior of the program?
Thanks!

[nx6]

What audio format and bitrate are you using? I can do encodes with two audio tracks and file size of final product is correct.

[small]

Sorry - should have mentioned that.
I use X264 in MKV, 2pass, 1493 MB final size, X264 slower; Nero AAC Audio, Nero Quality 0.3, 2 Audio Channels, vbr, normalize audio; Keep only core of HD audio

[ziemlichdunkel]

What audio format and bitrate are you using? I can do encodes with two audio tracks and file size of final product is correct.

Are you using 2pass x264 /mkv/DL too?
I have the same problem (see above) now not only with DTS, just tried AC3, no matter if i reencode Audio or just say copy audio, the final file is too big by the filesize of the audio?
:confused:

[Laffer]

Hi All,
Going through a very painful experience with HDC at the moment. No matter how many times I have re-installed everything (to do with HDC, the usual suspects ffdshow etc) I cannot analyse bluray (DVD is fine). All the settings appear to be correct. Always get that problem though, I'm running XP 64. Is there no way to have a script (that comes with HDC) that can simply set all the settings required? Has anyone got any ideas other than re-installing windows? BTW no codec packs have been installed.

I'm that hacked off with this, I'm thinking of going back to MeGUI (long winded and not as easy to use - but at least it works).

[nx6]

Sorry - should have mentioned that.
I use X264 in MKV, 2pass, 1493 MB final size, X264 slower; Nero AAC Audio, Nero Quality 0.3, 2 Audio Channels, vbr, normalize audio; Keep only core of HD audio
I'm using abr.

See, that's the issue I was having when I tried vbr recently, the filesize was over target by the exact size of the audio. Buzzqw says that the audio size is estimated and taken into account for video, but I don't know how that can be true unless it's estimating a size of 0 bytes for audio. :p

Hi All,
Going through a very painful experience with HDC at the moment. No matter how many times I have re-installed everything (to do with HDC, the usual suspects ffdshow etc) I cannot analyse bluray (DVD is fine). All the settings appear to be correct. Always get that problem though, I'm running XP 64. Is there no way to have a script (that comes with HDC) that can simply set all the settings required?

It would be impossible to write a script that would be able to deal with all the different type of systems out there. If you're using the 64-bit x264 option I would recommend not using it. The multithreaded AVISynth does, though, assuming you've added a multi-threaded build.

[azmoth]

I usually use Buzz's other excellent program Automen, so thought I would check out his other excellent software. Any of you guys know how to change a 4.3 aspect into a 16.9 avi one using h264 video as source.? When I use HDconvertToX I get weird aspect figure showing 13.xx from an aspect of (4.3): 1.3037(AutoMen came up with this figure: 1.30.1) after preview and loading source.

If I use any aspect option in AutoMen it always encodes to 4.3 but at least it recognises 4.3 aspect. Using Handbrake(old xvid supported version) or AutoMKV it reframes to 16.9. I cannot seem to have success with HDConvert in this matter. Thanks guys!

P.S I know AutoMKV is not supported anymore. I use Xvid Standalone sap profile for all my xvid encodings, but what is the xvid_sap_scure profile? I cant find anything on it anywhere. Appreciate some info on it.

[nx6]

Any of you guys know how to change a 4.3 aspect into a 16.9 avi one using h264 video as source.? When I use HDconvertToX I get weird aspect figure showing 13.xx from an aspect of (4.3): 1.3037(AutoMen came up with this figure: 1.30.1) after preview and loading source.
So you want to crop the video to 16:9 specs? I would just manually figure a resolution for the video that meets your aspect ratio needs, and make sure it fits the MOD-type requirements. Then set the crop and resize settings as needed.

P.S I know AutoMKV is not supported anymore. I use Xvid Standalone sap profile for all my xvid encodings, but what is the xvid_sap_scure profile? I cant find anything on it anywhere. Appreciate some info on it.
That would be a profile that generates DIVX Stand Alone Player complaint AVI files. So you could theoretically take a bunch of them and burn them to a DVD-R (as actual files, not converting to DVD-video VOBs) and then play the disc on your DVD player that supports DivX files (most Philips brand players do to name one brand).

[buzzqw]

@ALL
sorry for late answers.. got a bad flu

Hi again, gotta do some encoding for going away tomorrow and my phone can't handle frame rates higher than 15FPS using H.264, I was wondering if I can use this to change the FPS to 15? I know I can do it from the last line AVS bit but last time I tried that with autoMKV I got problems with the audio going twice as fast as it should or something, I can't remember what happened anymore, was nearly 2 years ago.

HDC is very different on audio handling respect automkv.
i can only suggest to try

@ buzzqw and all

thank you for this great tool first
i try to transcode some .mkv with H264/DTS tracks to .avi with xvid/DTS track (audio copy) but my 3 last attempts give avi with audio synchronization problem
In general, eac3to give a warning (or info) message that video file is encoded in a non standard method
encoding run well but final movie have a sound desynchronisation , not at the beginning but 5 to 10 seconds a t the end, it sounds like a frame rate issue here....

if eac3to reports problem about framerate HDC cannot give accurate results.
i can suggest to force DirectShowSource Decoding of audio

I have to say i tested everything (related to mencoder or ffmpeg) to do this operation and the only working method, witch is very slow, is to use mencoder with "Super" : no desynchro but just awful quality

try AutoMen, MY GUI to Mencoder :)

Another little bug : avimuxer complain that i try to encode large avi file and i have to manually accept to make an opendml encoding, i hope it can be automated

what size have you requested ?

Seems the bitrate computing for 2-pass with given filesize is broken.
Ac3 audio works fine, but DTS and Enhanced DTS (Bluray) leeds to a wrong filesize.

i need the make report. Not the queue
anyway when audio is COPIED HDC must guess the size of stream
HDC try reading information reported by eac3to, but is a hit and miss...

@small @ziemlichdunkel
Hi
I am having a hard time using HDConvertToX successfully. I loved AutoMKV and I would like to switch to HDConvertToX since you are actively developing it. However each time I try to encode two audio tracks into a video the size of the file I get is too big by the size of the second audio track. So I have to encode the audio first and subtract the size of the second audio file from my targeted filesize to get the filesize I want for the whole video/audio file. Am I doing something wrong or is this the intended behavior of the program?
Thanks!

there was an issue with audio copy of more then one audio tracks
now fixed (the file size were duplicated). Update HDC, thanks

What audio format and bitrate are you using? I can do encodes with two audio tracks and file size of final product is correct.

yes, the file size is correct when ENCODING audio, not when copying

Hi All,
Going through a very painful experience with HDC at the moment. No matter how many times I have re-installed everything (to do with HDC, the usual suspects ffdshow etc) I cannot analyse bluray (DVD is fine). All the settings appear to be correct. Always get that problem though, I'm running XP 64. Is there no way to have a script (that comes with HDC) that can simply set all the settings required? Has anyone got any ideas other than re-installing windows? BTW no codec packs have been installed.

I'm that hacked off with this, I'm thinking of going back to MeGUI (long winded and not as easy to use - but at least it works).

make sure you have installed all required applications (ffdshow tryout, haali, xvid)
most probably it's a problem of splitters

I'm using abr.

See, that's the issue I was having when I tried vbr recently, the filesize was over target by the exact size of the audio. Buzzqw says that the audio size is estimated and taken into account for video, but I don't know how that can be true unless it's estimating a size of 0 bytes for audio. :p

please update HDC

I usually use Buzz's other excellent program Automen, so thought I would check out his other excellent software. Any of you guys know how to change a 4.3 aspect into a 16.9 avi one using h264 video as source.? When I use HDconvertToX I get weird aspect figure showing 13.xx from an aspect of (4.3): 1.3037(AutoMen came up with this figure:
1.30.1) after preview and loading source.

If I use any aspect option in AutoMen it always encodes to 4.3 but at least it recognises 4.3 aspect. Using Handbrake(old xvid supported version) or AutoMKV it reframes to 16.9. I cannot seem to have success with HDConvert in this matter. Thanks guys!

P.S I know AutoMKV is not supported anymore. I use Xvid Standalone sap profile for all my xvid encodings, but what is the xvid_sap_scure profile? I cant find anything on it anywhere. Appreciate some info on it.

HDC got the aspect ratio by eac3to
if file isn't supported by eac3to it computed it by rounding width/height
mplayer has a very different way for computing ar
anyway you can change HDC width and height to your taste

xvid sap scure is a xvid profile tuned for low use of bframes
max 1 b frames and with low quantization.
just to use with very scure movie (easy compressible)


@nx6
thanks for your support on answering post :)

BHH

[azmoth]

Thanks Buzzqw for your valuable and always informative support. I use all your progs now and if one of them rarely cannot handle an aspect ratio I find one of the others usually does. AutoMKV reframed it excellently into widescreen and works perfectly when a target bitrate is entered. Get well soon mate!

Re. nx6, Thankyou for aspect tip. Appreciated!

P.S. Many thanks for Automen GUI fix, Buzzqw!

[Spreeni]

Hello Buzzqw,
I used AutoMKV until I now have to switch to Windows 7 64bit, which is not working with AGK anymore. So I'm trying HDC. I like the new and 'cleaner' GUI in combination with the hidden options in the ini file. Something I noticed: Temporary files in those job(x)-folders are not deleted, even the hidden option 'Clean Temporary files' is set to 1.
And one more queestion: Why did you put Shutdown and suspend option to the hidden option? Wouldn't it make sense to have a switch for it in GUI to set, for example, a last queue-job to suspend?
thanks for your work

[azmoth]

My question is on aspect ratio. Why is one able to reframe a 4.3 into 16.9 using AutoMKV easily, but seemingly impossible in AutoMen and HDC even after meeting all the MOD requirements?

I tried this numerous times and it always comes out 4.3 in Automen and HD, but using exactly same settings in AutoMKV e.g 688 x 384 (1.7778) widescreen(16.9) is the result. Could it be the new build of xvid codec causing this in AutoMen and HDC?

Also I used an xvid as source and used the encode using "copy audio" setting. The resultant video came out fine, but with no audio. This has happened a couple of times for me using xvid.

[gasnyder]

Buzzqw,

HDC got the aspect ratio by eac3to

Something isn't quite right with the aspect ration calculation as reported by another poster.

I ran the eac3to.bat file on a couple different input MKV's and compared the results to what HDC is reporting for a Display AR.

1) 704x464 MKV file.
1: h264/AVC, 704x464 24p /1.001 (1408:783)
1408/783 = 1.7982 but HDC is reporting 18.051283 for the Display AR.

2) 720x352 MKV file.
1: h264/AVC, 720x352 24p /1.001 (80:33)
80/33 = 2.4242 HDC reports 2.4242 as expected.

After doing some math it appears that in the first case the calculation results from 1408/78, not 1408/783. It looks like the output parser is only grabbing two characters, not 3.

Hopefully this will be an easy fix for you.

[azmoth]

I got the same bizarre ratio for a 1.30.1(4.3 AR). Number was 13.876 etc. I inputted 1.778 but it still came out fullscreen. AutoMen on the other hand previews/autocrops and does the job very well. Only problem there is resizing: if you do a test sample using 1 pass xvid of a few minutes of your source video the sample after resizing shows 16.9 using Media Info. You carry on thinking all's well to do the 2 pass. It still comes out frustratingly 4.3 at end.

AutoMen at least lets you do a short clip in 1 pass xvid. HDC does not as 1pass file is unreadable, so no clip for a few minutes is allowed using xvid and everytime -whatever format as source- I get in black encoding screen "the format of the source file could not be detected." HDC still encodes okay. Thankfully solved my AR issue using AutoMKV.

Buzzqw is aware of these glitches using eac3.

[buzzqw]

@azmoth @gasnyder

very well spotted!

fixed! (use live update)

BHH

[small]

Hi buzzqw,

thanks for your reply.
I was using a very recent version of HDConverttoX and I was not copying the audio, so I think this might be a different problem.
I updated the program anyway and could encode the same video again. What would you need to track down the bug or to tell me what I did wrong (if the problem should persist)?

[buzzqw]

the make report is always the start for bug finding :)

BHH

[gasnyder]

@buzzqw

Thanks for the prompt fix (attempt). I'm sorry to report that it still doesn't seem to work correctly.

I did live update and now the AR problem looks different.

The eac3to log looks the same: 1: h264/AVC, 704x464 24p /1.001 (1408:783)

But now, HDC is reporting Display AR as -1.#IO and Movie AR as -1.0000. This looks like a math error of some type. Overflow of a variable or something.

[buzzqw]

@gasnyder

please download this build

http://www.64k.it/andres/data/hdconverttox/HDConvertToX-gasnyder.exe

load your file , analyze it, and post the "for buzzqw.txt" in HDC folder

thanks!

BHH

[gasnyder]

@Buzzqw

line=3: subtitle (vobsub), english
ar1=0
ar2=0

0's don't make for good computer division :-(

Here's the complete eac3to output...

eac3to v3.17
command line: "C:\HDC\HDC_APP\applications\eac3to.exe" "C:\HDC\MainMovie\MonstersInc\VIDEO_TS\MonstersInc.mkv" -log="C:\HDC\HDC_APP\analysis\eac3toinfo.log"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MKV, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, 1:32:10, 24p /1.001
1: h264/AVC, 704x464 24p /1.001 (1408:783)
2: AC3, English, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48khz
3: Subtitle (VobSub), English
Bitstream parsing for track 3 failed. <WARNING>
Demuxing this track may still produce correct results - or not. <WARNING>

[buzzqw]

... ok, i will fix tomorrow

thanks

BHH

[chourmovs]

Hello thank you for your answer


if eac3to reports problem about framerate HDC cannot give accurate results.
i can suggest to force DirectShowSource Decoding of audio

i can't do this as i want to make audio copy of dts track : it's my first goal :)
HDconverttox tooltip tell me that only eac3to can handle audio copy method... i've never tested other method...

note : i've the feeling that today's release fix this issue, i test it at the moment


try AutoMen, MY GUI to Mencoder :)

I've tried and it works like a charm thx, but encoding takes a lot of time, maybe because charge of cpu is stuck at 50% due to lack of optimization
i'll post on Mencoder thread but is there a way to optimize (multithread, 64bit exe, mencoder option or mencoder unofficial release .... ???)


what size have you requested ?


the size of my converted avi file is great (more than 2 gig), i know that's strange but that's what i want: i need avi container to play dts track on my amplificator, my actual multimedia box can't manage with dts files in mkv :rolleyes:
So my request is to pass the odml option to avimuxer and not to have the alert about filesize and odml (it avoids automation and batch process)

hope i'm clear in my explanations

and thank you again for your whole work

[Sharc]

@buzzqw
The latest update just shows crap numbers and letters like -1.#6 or similar for Display AR, Movie AR, Stream PAR, Container PAR, Height .... and so on. I had to revert to a previous version.

[buzzqw]

@gasnyder @sharc

fixed

update HDC


Hello thank you for your answer


i can't do this as i want to make audio copy of dts track : it's my first goal :)
HDconverttox tooltip tell me that only eac3to can handle audio copy method... i've never tested other method...
you can for use of DSS for VIDEO and still use eac3to for audio


I've tried and it works like a charm thx, but encoding takes a lot of time, maybe because charge of cpu is stuck at 50% due to lack of optimization
i'll post on Mencoder thread but is there a way to optimize (multithread, 64bit exe, mencoder option or mencoder unofficial release .... ???)
on sherpya site http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php you can found multithreaded optimized build
multithreading is working well only for x264 encoding

the size of my converted avi file is great (more than 2 gig), i know that's strange but that's what i want: i need avi container to play dts track on my amplificator, my actual multimedia box can't manage with dts files in mkv :rolleyes:
So my request is to pass the odml option to avimuxer and not to have the alert about filesize and odml (it avoids automation and batch process)

on HDC if final size is over 2000 the build script for avimux gui force use of odml
just not use manual bitrate...

BHH

[Spreeni]

Does anyone else have the problem, that temporary files (those job(x)-folders) are not deleted, even the hidden option 'Clean Temporary files' is set to 1? I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, so is this a w7 problem?

[buzzqw]

@Spreeni

i have deactivated the option
i don't want that some dumb users activating this option will erase it's own disk , just because he has messed up the options (working folder, input folder...)

i have mixed feelings about it

if you want it download this build -> http://www.64k.it/andres/data/hdconverttox/HDConvertToX-Spreeni.exe

BHH

[Spreeni]

Thanks for the link, I will test it. I now understand the problem of the automatic delete. Would it be a solution, that HDC only deletes folders named job(x)? This would prevent unwanted data losses but also keeps the system free of temporary datas. What do you think?

[buzzqw]

could be a good compromise ;)

will be added in next update

BHH

[azmoth]

I tested new build twice today and get parsing errors too. Posted you logs Buzzqw.

[gasnyder]

Buzzqw,

Thanks for fixing the AR issue!

I noticed that "load custom settings" now results in 2 identical dialog boxes to close. Is this intentional? It's not really a problem, but I thought I'd report it.

[Sharc]

@buzzqw
Thanks for the update.
The video bitrate calculation seems to be incorrect now (too low), e.g. in my case 2920kbps instead of 3430kbps for 2 ac3 audio recoded to 448 kbps. Could it be that you calculate for 640 kbps instead of 448?

[ziemlichdunkel]

final size computing is still wrong, (also when there's only one audio stream) if I reencode the audio it works now, but if you choose copy audio then the bitrate for the video is to high, leading to a to big outputfile.
(No need to do a encode, you can test it if you change to AC3 448 now analyse a file (use one which original audio stream is bigger, for example AC3 640 or DTS), click in bitrate box to be sure it gets updated, have a look at the calculated bitrate of the video, then change to copy audio and if you click in bitrate box now and check bitrate now it's bigger than before, which should not be possible)

???? Any Idea:eek:

[buzzqw]

Buzzqw,

Thanks for fixing the AR issue!

I noticed that "load custom settings" now results in 2 identical dialog boxes to close. Is this intentional? It's not really a problem, but I thought I'd report it.


fixed
I tested new build twice today and get parsing errors too. Posted you logs Buzzqw.

mail send

@Sharc and @ziemlichdunkel

there was a bug when "Original" (or 5.1) channel mapping was selected

try updating with HDC

[Stormshadow]

I'm having problems with my HDC trys....


when i try and encode a mkv with nero AAC audio it just runs 99,9 % of the first pass and then just freezes.

The only log i get is:

VOB, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 2:11:45
1: Joined VOB file
2: MPEG2, 480i60 /1.001 (4:3)
3: AC3, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, 17ms
[a03] The Nero decoder doesn't seem to work, will use libav instead.
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[a03] Decoding with libav/ffmpeg...
[a03] Applying RAW/PCM delay...
[a03] Writing WAV...
[a03] Creating file "stdout.pass1.wav"...
[a03] Starting 2nd pass...
[a03] Reading WAV...
[a03] Reducing depth from 64 to 24 bits...
[a03] Writing WAV...
[a03] Creating file "stdout.wav"...
[a03] Original audio track: max 32 bits, average 29 bits, most common 28 bits.
[a03] The processed audio track has a constant bit depth of 24 bits.
Video track 2 contains 236976 frames.
eac3to processing took 11 minutes, 3 seconds.
Done.

I have done the "Right click on AVIMux-Gui in \applications and on compatibility mode set it to Windows Xp SP2"

I have try'd deleting it and re-downloading it... didn't help & also followed the guide.

I use FFDshow.

My pc is runnin Vista SP2

PC Specs: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor 3.20 GHz x86
Ram: 4,00 GB DDR3

Any chance anybody could tell me what my problem might be??

I really want it to work since AutoMKV isn't updated anymore :(

TNX for any help you might be able to give me :)

[noee]

There appears to be an error in the creation of the MKVMERGE line item. HDC is not including the entry for the AC3 audio file. Note that in the make report, the one that I selected is the second one on the list. Note also that it does have the proper call to eac3to or the demux.

HDConvertToX v.2.4.607.4144 report

Input File: c:\users\mike\videos\dvd movies\dexter s1\d1\vts_03_1.vob ( C:\Users\Mike\Videos\DVD Movies\Dexter S1\D1\VTS_03_0.IFO )
PGC : PGC 1. Length: 0:52:59:26 / chained=1
Codec Video: mpeg
Width / Heigh : 720 / 480
Framerate / Framecount: 29.970fps / 95274 frames
Duration(hh:mm:ss): 0:52:59
Aspect Ratio: 1.7778
Resized resolution: 720 / 400
Crop Values : 0:0:0:0

Start Video Configuration ->
Encoding Settings: X264 SlowAQ2
Final Size: 20
Denoise Level: Super Light
Set Manual Bitrate: 1200
Video Handling: Use Best Decoder
Deinterlace: Film NTSC (29.97->23.976)
-> End Video Configuration

Start Audio Configuration ->
Audio Codec: Copy Audio
Audio Bitrate/Quality: 128
Audio Channels: 2
Normalize: On
Audio handling: Use Eac3to as demuxer
Keep only core: On
-> End Audio Configuration

Full Audio List-> (*** mean selected)
NONE
80: English (AC3 2ch, 0xBD 0x80) [0]
*** 81: English (AC3 6ch, 0xBD 0x81) [0]

-> End Full Audio List

Full Subtitle List-> (*** mean selected)
*** NONE

-> End Full Subtitle List

Mux Subtitle in MP4/MKV file: On

Start Advanced AviSynth ->
Basic Filter: RemoveGrain(mode=2)
Use MultiThreaded AviSynth: On
-> End Advanced AviSynth
Start Muxing Options ->
<- End Muxing Options

Start Queue ->
prompt $d $t $_$P$G

echo job number: 1
"C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\dgindex.exe" -FO=0 -OM=0 -YR=2 -AIF=[c:\users\mike\videos\dvd movies\dexter s1\d1\vts_03_1.vob] -OF=[C:\Temp\job1\movie] -exit -minimize
"C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\eac3to.exe" "C:\Users\Mike\Videos\DVD Movies\Dexter S1\D1\VTS_03_1.vob"+"C:\Users\Mike\Videos\DVD Movies\Dexter S1\D1\VTS_03_2.vob" 4: "C:\Temp\job1\hdencodertox-pid4.ac3" -no2ndpass
"C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\avs2yuv.exe" "C:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_vts_03_1.avs" - | "C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\x264-64bit.exe" - --stdin y4m --crf 20 --preset slow --aq-mode 2 --subme 10 --threads auto --thread-input --tune film --sar 1:1 --output "C:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_vts_03_1.h264" 720x400
"C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\Chapter\ChapterXtractor.exe" "C:\Users\Mike\Videos\DVD Movies\Dexter S1\D1\VTS_03_0.IFO" "C:\Temp\job1\chapters.txt" -p5
"C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "E:\Output\hdconverttox_full_vts_03_1.mkv" --default-duration 0:23.976fps "C:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_vts_03_1.h264" --chapters "C:\Temp\job1\chapters.txt"
-> End Queue

AviSynth Script ->
Working with files: C:\Temp\job1\hdconverttox_vts_03_1.avs
Load_Stdcall_plugin("C:\Users\Mike\Documents\Utils\Conversion Tools\HDConvertToX\filters\yadif.dll")
SetMemoryMax(512)
SetMTMode(2,8)
Mpeg2Source("C:\Temp\job1\movie.d2v")
tfm(last,d2v="C:\Temp\job1\movie.d2v").tdecimate()
LanczosResize(720,400,0,0,-0,-0)
hqdn3d(1)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
distributor()
-> End AviSynth Script

[buzzqw]

@Stormshadow

please post the make report (i haven't understood your problem...)

@noee

the eac3to should be correct, try launch in dos prompt
it will extract the ac3 track

about missing option in mux i must admit i have no clue :(
i have changed some code in muxing routines , please update hdc

BHH

[Stormshadow]

I don't get any report only the log i posted up top... (or i just don't know where to look)

and my HDC is up-2-date... always hit "update hdc" before doin anything when i want to use it.

[gasnyder]

@Stormshadow,

The make report button is found in Advanced Options-> Utilities. Once you have your encode setup the way you want, hit this button and it will generate the file for you.

@Buzzqw,

The update HDConvertToX button doesn't appear to be working.
I had to manually download the update file to get to 2.4.607.4144 and today it again says No Update found. I think I read a post way back about some cache needing to be cleared to get the update to work? Is there anything else that can prevent new updates from being found?

[Mr. Monte]

buzz,

Just updated to 608.4150

Encoding a SD DVD to a MKV file:

Visual Crop is fine for first selection (slider far left), but visual screeen goes white for all other sliders to right

You seem to be using a different program to extract and index subtitles.....it hung up three times for me at the indexing (went through PGC's and all VOB's then hung up)

I am running Win 7 X64

Thanks,

[azmoth]

Posted you log reports Buzzqw about decoding option tests and not copy audio problem in xvid. Thanks.

[cybersharky]

HDConvertToX v.2.4.608.4150 report

Input File: g:\bdrip\temp\chapter3\t1_video - .mkv ( G:\bdrip\temp\chapter3\T1_Video - .mkv )
Codec Video: avc
Width / Heigh : 1920 / 1080
Framerate / Framecount: 23.976fps / 11663 frames
Duration(hh:mm:ss): 0:8:7
Aspect Ratio: 1.7778
Resized resolution: 1920 / 800
Crop Values : 0:140:0:140

Start Video Configuration ->
Encoding Settings: X264 Slow
Final Size: 16
Denoise Level: Super Light
Video Handling: Use Best Decoder
Deinterlace: Mixed progress/interlaced
-> End Video Configuration

Start Audio Configuration ->
Audio Codec: Copy Audio
Audio Bitrate/Quality: 128
Audio Channels: 2
Normalize: On
Audio handling: Use Eac3to as demuxer
Keep only core: On
-> End Audio Configuration

Full Audio List-> (*** mean selected)
NONE

-> End Full Audio List

Full Subtitle List-> (*** mean selected)
*** NONE

-> End Full Subtitle List

Mux Subtitle in MP4/MKV file: On

Start Advanced AviSynth ->
ColorMatrix: On
Use MultiThreaded AviSynth: On
-> End Advanced AviSynth
Start Muxing Options ->
<- End Muxing Options

Start Queue ->
prompt $d $t $_$P$G

echo job number: 1
"F:\HDConvertToX\applications\x264.exe" --crf 16 --preset slow --threads auto --thread-input --sar 1:1 --output "F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .h264" "F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .avs"
"F:\HDConvertToX\applications\mkvmerge.exe" -o "G:\bdrip\temp\chapter3\chapter3.mkv" --default-duration 0:23.976fps "F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .h264" --title "Done with HDConvertToX"
-> End Queue

AviSynth Script ->
Working with files: F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .avs
SetMemoryMax(512)
SetMTMode(2,0)
directshowsource("g:\bdrip\temp\chapter3\t1_video - .mkv",audio=false)
last = isRGB(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last
last = isYUY2(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last
TDeint(mode=0,order=-1)
LanczosResize(1920,800,0,140,-0,-140)
hqdn3d(1)
-> End AviSynth Script


F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1>echo job number: 1
job number: 1

Sun 03/07/2010 20:13:10.11
F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1>"F:\HDConvertToX\application
s\x264.exe" --crf 16 --preset slow --threads auto --thread-input --sar 1:1 --
output "F:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .h264" "F
:\HDConvertToX\temp\job1\hdconverttox_t1_video - .avs"
avs [info]: 1920x800p 1:1 @ 10000000/417083 fps (cfr)
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cach
e64
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
x264 [error]: malloc of size 1714176 failed
x264 [error]: x264_encoder_encode failed

[Prospero424]

@buzzqw

I'm having the same problem described here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1374199&highlight=interlaced#post1374199

But I couldn't find a response or solution to it, so I thought I'd seek some input here. I too have an NTSC interlaced source file (originally from a Hi8 camera; 29.97 frames per sec, 60 fields per sec), and the "Interlaced" filter seems to get rid of the interlacing artifacts when I put it through HDConverToX, but the "Interlaced HQ" filter doesn't seem to do anything at all.

The source is an (interlaced) DVD, and the analysis tool reports it as such. I'm trying to compress it to an x264 .mp4 file using NMT compatibility to ensure DXVA decoding, and I'm trying to retain as much detail as possible.

Secondary question:

I was wondering if someone to explain to me why this program uses Level 4.0 for x264 when a lot of people seem to have standardized on level 4.1. I'm not sure what the difference is, but I was wondering if there's a quality or compatibility issue at stake.

TIA!

[Adub]

@cybersharky
That looks like it may be a problem with x264. How much memory do you have in your machine?