Decoding vc-1 via directshow for script.

[rtjnyoface]

I'm having issues decoding vc-1 in Win7 (directshow). Every time I try to load a .ts file with vc-1 content I am unable to. In megui I get a filter error. Anyone have any suggestions.

WIn7
ffdshow installed
win7DSfiltertweaker installed and used

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

build a .grf for decoding VC-1 then load it via DSS (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.divxhouse.com/rip-bluray/vc1-script/&sl=es&tl=en)

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

you can use GraphStudio (http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/2009/06/14/monogram-graphstudio-0320/) instead recently updated has more features then outdated GraphEdit

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

download FFMS2 (http://ivtc.org/ffms_test_r257.7z)
copy ffms2.dll to AviSynth plugins folder
drag n drop .ts file onto ffmsindex.exe wait for it to finish indexing .ts file you should have a name.ts.ffindex when done now
create a .avs script load .ts file with FFVideoSource("path to .ts file")
try to load .avs script in meGUI see what happens

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

one of the two methods above should get it working
post info on the .ts file

[rtjnyoface]

Completed the ffindex file. Tried loading it into megui and kept getting the "no fps argument". So I tried all the ways to enter the fps arguement with no go. Then I tried without the fps argument, still a no go.

Edit: It seems that no matter the container there is no video decoder shown in graphstudio. OMG I hate vc-1 right now.

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

if you you have a Nvidia GPU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureVideo#Table_of_PureVideo_.28HD.29_GPUs) listed with PureVideo HD using a VP2 or higher engine you can use DGDecNV (http://neuron2.net/dgdecnv/dgdecnv.html) and be done with these problems ;)

[nurbs]

FFVideoSource works fine on VC-1 in a MKV container as long as the file isn't interlaced. I guess the "no fps argument" popped up because you have a raw .vc1 file. MeGUIs HD Stream Extractor can demux the video from blu-ray m2ts to MKV. DGDecNV works great too, even if it's a raw file or the content is interlaced.

[MuLTiTaSK]

@nurbs

thats exactly what the problem is

@rtjnyoface

mux the .vc1 to a .mkv file then proceed with FFMS2

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

first download a different GUI for eac3to
UsEac3to (http://tinyurl.com/ygo8z4j)

[stax76]

The current Haali Media Splitter don't support VC-1 in M2TS while the previous version does. The previous version can be found in the first post of the RipBot264 thread. What I don't know is if there is a advantage of muxing to MKV over opening the M2TS directly with DSS assuming the previous version of the Haali Splitter is installed. RipBot264 always muxes it to MKV, does anybody know why and does HDConvertToX do this too?

[MuLTiTaSK]

@rtjnyoface

drag n drop your ripped Blu-ray folder onto the GUI
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4040/ss20100109112459.png
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7610/ss20100109112559.png

[rtjnyoface]

@rtjnyoface

if you you have a Nvidia GPU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureVideo#Table_of_PureVideo_.28HD.29_GPUs) listed with PureVideo HD using a VP2 or higher engine you can use DGDecNV (http://neuron2.net/dgdecnv/dgdecnv.html) and be done with these problems ;)

I know, and yes, that would be great but I do not.

mux the .vc1 to a .mkv file then proceed with FFMS2

I became so frustrated I deleted all the files. But I'll rip it again and post back.

The current Haali Media Splitter don't support VC-1 in M2TS while the previous version does

Noted. Guess I won't be muxing to m2ts. Thanks for the pics as well.

[rtjnyoface]

Using the ffvideosource didn't work. Although, demuxing it to mkv and opening it in megui's script maker worked. I dislike this method because I'd prefer having it indexed but I suppose this is the only method I can use for vc-1 content.

Thanks for all the help guys. It's truly appreciated :). I thought I might not be able to work with vc-1 content there for awhile.

[nurbs]

Then post your script, because unless your files are interlaced you probably did something wrong. "Didn't work" isn't a helpful error description either. What error message is displayed when you open the script in a media player?

[rtjnyoface]

I just demuxed the file into an mkv now. I loaded it via avisynth creator but it gave me a timeout error:

DirectShowSource: Timeout Waiting for Graph to Start.

Looked at some other posts but didn't find anything of any help.

[Blue_MiSfit]

FFMS2 should handle this with no problems. When you tried it before, did you first drop the MKV on ffmsindex.exe? This is quite important :)

~miSfit

[nurbs]

It indexes automatically when you open the file in the avs script, but that takes a while and might give an error message like that.

[rtjnyoface]

When you tried it before, did you first drop the MKV on ffmsindex.exe? This is quite important :)

Ha. Yes, I did ;).

Being so frustrated with the content I gave up for a while. I just reacquainted myself with it and decided to start from scratch.

I demuxed the vc-1 content into mkv container (no subs, audio, etc, just video). I then loaded it via megui's script maker, got the timeout waiting for graph to start error.

Loaded it in graphstudio and surprisingly it worked this time ( and by this I mean that it opened the file and showed video content as it had not done so before). The WMVideo decoder shows up green (I don't know if that is of any significance or not and I don't see it in the filter choices either if I manually insert a filter). So I save the graph and open it via megui's script maker but I receive the unable to render file for not having the correct filters installed error. . (Interesting note: If I insert the haali splitter and then the decoder I am unable to connect the file and the WMVideo decoder but I can with ffdshow).

Used ffindex but received the same error as mentioned just above. I tried all the things I've written with both decoders.

Whew...this has got to be something I'm doing incorrectly.