Hybrid: Input -> x264/x265/Xvid/VP8/VP9

[Music Fan]

@Music Fan:
Try the MP4Box GCC build (https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5fefaec438258885&id=5FEFAEC438258885!982&authkey=!ADzTzz_MWxo3Dks#cid=5FEFAEC438258885&id=5FEFAEC438258885%21893&authkey=%21ADzTzz_MWxo3Dks) from this page:
http://k4095-takuan.blogspot.de/p/blog-page_17.html
Thanks but it needs an account and password.
Anyway, as I said just above, Hybrid crashes on lasts versions, not with rev 13.02.16 and 13.03.09, so I guess mp4box is not the problem.

[ricardo.santos]

Hi Selur!

The last 2 versions don't work either on win7 or XP, tried on both, it crashes when analysing source videos. The error message appears when hybrid is analyzing the video, it says "video ids found:0" "analyzing video streams" and then it crashes.

[Selur]

I know, working on an update (mainly waiting for feedback atm.)

[Selur]

Hybird 2013.04.01.0:

*fixed*
- input: crash on input if avisynthExtension was not installed

*added*
- input: option to prefer 'original' frame rate over container value, in general it is not recommend to use this, see toolTip

-> downloads: http://www.selur.de/downloads

Cu Selur

[Music Fan]

Thanks, works on XP 32 bit.

[ricardo.santos]

Hi Selur

Just replaced the hybrid.exe with the latest one but it says its not compatible with the windows version i have (win7). i downloaded the 32bit one.

[Selur]

should be fixed now, I accidentally uploaded the 64bit version :)

[ricardo.santos]

Thanks, it opens without any errors now, will test it further tonight
Thanks

[digitall.h]

Hi all, hi selur,
Congratulations for your improved new versions.
I'm running Hybrid 2013.03.30.1 Linux 64bit version in Linux Mint 13 KDE.
When I loaded a DVD, after analyzing structure it shows an error in a window and in log:

Unknown auto routine state!
Input is completely analyzed,...
I don't know if it can create and run a job or not yet.
I'll come back and post.

[Selur]

try the newer 2013.04.01 if the problem is still present, please create a debugOutput :)

[digitall.h]

Hi selur,
Hybrid 2013.03.30.1 Linux 64bit managed to create and run correctly a job even after the reported error.
The error also happens with 04.01 version.
I send you DebugOutput.
:D

[Selur]

Hybrid rev 2013.04.08:

*changed*

x264: adjusted x264 lookahead auto thread calculation to x264 r2260
x264: removed x264 lookahead auto divisor after reading http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163901
debug: added qt version to debugOutput infos
x264: some cosmetic changes in the x264-tab
avisynth: output infos when Avisynth and avsInfo versions do not match
jobs: rewrote pause/resume/rest code to be more flexible

*added*

resize: advanced options for auto width/height adjustment
ui: style selection (+ at the moment hidden support for styling), see: http://forum.selur.de/topic255-hybrid-and-styling.html

*fixed*

input: handling of stretched mkv streams
input: typo during ffmpeg analysis which hindered the detection of the stream length (only needed if MediaInfo fails)
avisynth: TFM on it's own didn't work
avisynth: remove 'distributor()' from input script on audio extraction
model: Prefer Original Frame rate setting wasn't loaded from a saved model :/
model: crash when load/save/reset selected was pressed, before the dropDown box changed it's value


-> downloads: http://www.selur.de/downloads

Cu Selur

[alter4]

Hi Selur!
Downloaded the new version and ran into troubles, while old February version works good.
1) Deleted settings
2) Opened hybrid
3) set default output path saved
4) Restarted Hybrid
5) Tried to open blu-ray disk
6) Got error "Found no ffmpegID for video id in D:\1\DARK_KNIGHT_RISES_BD_BUEBIRD\BDMV\PLAYLIST\00100.mpls", no mpls selection dialog appeared
7) Tried extract subtitles, got error "Couldn't extract: D:\temp\00020.track_4608.sup Couldn't rename D:\temp\00020.track_4608.sup to D:\temp\00100.track_4608_lang_en.sup!"

The output debug log is here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7307234/HybridDebugOutput.7z

Thanks!

[Selur]

I can reproduce the extraction problem, I don't get the found no ffmpegID message. -> looking into it

[alter4]

Got one more problem with avi files. Preview player (mplayer as far as I understand) frozen at the very beginning of the track and didn't play. The same for all avi and mkv files that I tried.

[Selur]

Preview works fine here.

[alter4]

Ok! Will check tomorrow on my office laptop.

[Selur]

just enable debugOutput Level 7 before pressing preview and send me the debugOutput (or post it at pastebin and send me a link)
-> send you a pm with a test version regarding the subtitle extraction problem

[Selur]

Due to sheer luck I could reproduce the Preview problem, it happens if another application in example a video player uses the direct3d interface.
I was watching a movie. :) After closing the media player (mpc-be in my case), and restarting the preview, it worked fine. (just checked, pausing the video player and pressing SPACE to pause/resume seems to restart the preview.

-> waiting for you feedback regarding if 2013.04.08.2 fixes the problem (subtitle extraction and my be the ffmpegID) for you

[Music Fan]

Due to sheer luck I could reproduce the Preview problem, it happens if another application in example a video player uses the direct3d interface.
I was watching a movie. :) After closing the media player (mpc-be in my case), and restarting the preview, it worked fine. (just checked, pausing the video player and pressing SPACE to pause/resume seems to restart the preview
Can you fix this or it's a direct3d limitation ?

[Selur]

Don't know. :)
Was that even the case for you too?
I mean did you watch a movie or use something else that uses direct3d at the same time?

Mplayer support the following video output options:
Available video output drivers:
directx Directx DDraw YUV/RGB/BGR renderer
direct3d Direct3D 9 Renderer
sdl SDL YUV/RGB/BGR renderer (SDL v1.1.7+ only!)
gl OpenGL
gl_tiled X11 (OpenGL) - multiple textures version
matrixview MatrixView (OpenGL)
null Null video output
mpegpes MPEG-PES file
yuv4mpeg yuv4mpeg output for mjpegtools
png PNG file
jpeg JPEG file
tga Targa output
pnm PPM/PGM/PGMYUV file
md5sum md5sum of each frame
not sure if any other would solve the problem.

[Music Fan]

Don't know. :)
Was that even the case for you too?
I mean did you watch a movie or use something else that uses direct3d at the same time?
I didn't test the last rev yet as it seems to contain some bugs but with rev 13.04.01.1 on XP 32 bit I can preview a mp4 file and play at the same time another mp4 file with MPC-HC 1.4.1.2860.
But I don't know if MPC-HC always uses direct3d.

[Selur]

direct3d -> Direct3D 9 Renderer;
might be Windows 7 only problem, will wait to hear from alter4 if his pausing is even related to this,..

[Selur]

tested a bit, seems like it's not a video but an audio problem. (works fine if I disable audio during preview)
as default mplayer seems to use "-ao dsound" as audio output, which is blocked and pauses the playback if another audio source already occupies the audio output
when I change to "-ao win32" (= Windows waveOut audio output) the playback works fine, but no audio can be heard.
Problem only happens if the Player takes exclusive control over the audio output which seem to be required when audio passthrough is enabled in the player, i.e. if ac3 audio is directly send to an av-receiver and not decoded on the pc.
-> will use "-ao win32" for the future, this at least will not stop the playback

[alter4]

1) The test build you sent works good with blu-ray and blu-ray subtitles.
2) Selur, you are right about how sound engine affects preview mode, I had run foobar2000 with WASAPI plug-in in "push" mode to my s/pdif pass-through device, it caused lock of windows sound interface, but I dint mind it could affect video preview, in previous versions I assume it worked fine.

Thanks!

[DJ-1]

Hi, I`ve been trying on & off for a little while now to get somewhere with reasonable deinterlacing, I get half decent results with the `non-avisynth bob` mode. But i wanna try and get QTGMC to work right, I`m current trying to use QTGMC + Bob (PAL 25fps interlaced source)=50fps.

I was getting problems getting double speed playback (ony any player/media device)...I.e: 50sec clip would playback in full in 25secs.

I stripped my profiles etc, put all back to defaults,

What i did was
1: enabled debug output file, and activated a global profile `Test`.(the ONLY things changed from Hybrid defaults are `avi-synth for DVD is enabled` + `cut support` enabled +.mkv container output.) also under filtering tab/deinterlace `auto` is OFF, `forced` is ON, using QTGMC-Slower+bob.

2:went to the main tab selected DVD source and picked a source(with only 1 angle/pgs).

3:Pick an output filename/destination, `add to queue`, GO.

I get 50fps showing from mediainfo on a 49sec clip, but playback double speed.

I`m a bit lost as to why its doing it, i can bob and playback 50fps file ok, but NOT if i process them via QTGMC deinterlace...

output file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/20yfria26m50xet/1.mkv

debug: https://www.dropbox.com/s/50ahetlz591bl2g/HybridDebugOutput.txt

source clp: https://www.dropbox.com/s/irs2hy491i3bo23/VIDEO_TS.rar
I added the source clip just incase you want to check it or whatever.


thanks.

[Selur]

@alter4: haven't changed anything regarding audio, so either it never did work or mplayer changed something
@dj-1: Will look at it. :) (found the problem, the avisynth script wasn't used :/)

[Selur]

Hybrid rev 2013.04.09.1:

*changed*

preview: use '-ao win32' during windows preview
(otherwise playback will stop if another device has exclusive audio device access)

*fixed*

subtitle: extraction from mpls/m2ts didn't work due to mistake on metadata file creation
avisynth: wasn't used during decoding for DVD input even if the matching option was enabled


-> downloads: http://www.selur.de/downloads

Cu Selur

[Music Fan]

when I change to "-ao win32" (= Windows waveOut audio output) the playback works fine, but no audio can be heard.

Hybrid rev 2013.04.09.1:

*changed*

preview: use '-ao win32' during windows preview
(otherwise playback will stop if another device has exclusive audio device access)

Does it mean that we won't hear sound anymore during preview ?

[Selur]

Does it mean that we won't hear sound anymore during preview ?
No, you will only hear no sound if:
a. you disabled/muted the wave audio device on you machine
or
b. another player has exclusive and preferred access to the audio output
the only thing that changed is that exclusive access like most players use it during audio playback no longer hinders the preview (it just mutes it)

[DJ-1]

Cheers Selur....works fine now.
Quick question with Bob.
There is only a 'non-avisynth based smart Bob', but Bob AFAIK (can't remember) not listed as a standalone avisynth based bobber, just via qtgmc.

1;Any reason why no standalone avi-synth Bob listed, except from within qtgmc ?

2;I assume qtgmc calls an avisynth bobber?, or does it call the normal one ?

Thanks.

Sent from my Galaxy S II using tapatalk

[Selur]

1. QTGMC itself is a bobber, but Hybrid normally automatically adds 'selectEven()' after it, to use it as a bobber simply enabled Bob in the QTGMC Settings
2. 'Yadif - custom (Avisynth)' and 'Yadifmod (Avisynth)' with mode 1 work also as bobbers
-> no reason to add an additional option of named 'Bob (Avisynth)'; even the normal 'Bob'-option is not really neaded it simply calls 'Yadif' with mode 1.

[DJ-1]

OK cheers

Sent from my Galaxy S II using tapatalk

[alter4]

I think I found small issue with latest Hybrid 64bit. When you in x264 settings select hardware profile (for example I set Blu-ray AVCHD) the resize check-box turns to "grayed" state. But when I unset hardware profile, resize check-box stays in the same "grayed" state.

[Selur]

that's probably because force output par is still enabled :) will look at it tomorrow :)

[Selur]

Hybrid rev 2013.04.16.1:

*changed*

Blu-ray folder selection will not use the OS native FileDialog but a Qt specific on to handle Apples newest achievement in 'Mountain Lion' where they handle the BDMV folder like a package and not like a folder, which it is. (No, clue who came up with this 'excellent' decision,..

*added*

avisynth: basic support for TDeint as Deinterlacer

*fixed*

avisynth: DGDevNV-source and FilterView
avisynth: crash with RemoveGrain due to SetMtMode(1)
audio: dcaenc has problems with ffmpegs wav headers -> using sox as intermediate
input: chapter selection did not always properly adjust the frame count
profile: creation of new AV-Combo-Profiles was broken


-> downloads: http://www.selur.de/downloads

Cu Selur

[aleacido]

Hallo. Really good program.
But maybe a bug in windows version:
when creating a .avi file, all encoding processes are ok, but the final muxing process is aborted and creation is not completed.
It is a known problem or maybe its a known conflict with other sw?
im using win xp sp3
tks for answer
Alex

[Selur]

No, avi output should work fine, at least it does here.
-> might be a bug, but I need more infos to reproduce and fix the problem if it is caused by Hybrid (http://forum.selur.de/topic8-infos-needed-to-fixreproduce-bugs.html)

Only real conflict with other software that was reported to me, from an asian user, was with a misconfigured (no clue in which way) version of "ZoneAlarm Firewall Free" which caused all sorts of problems (not only with Hybrid).

So if you create a debug output and may be write a few lines (step by step guide) and send both to me, I might be able to:
a. tell you what's going wrong
b. fix the problem and send you a fixed version

Cu Selur

[aleacido]

so i tried to encode a dvd to avi but stopped (aborted the muxing).
so i muxed the temp audio video files made by hybrid with virtualdub (it was with no problem) and just to test the hybrid muxing process i puted the avi file (called Hugo) in C root (thinking maybe too many folder trees) and tryng to create another avi file called okok in passthrough mode.
no success... muxing process aborted again
i used both 09.04.2013 and 16.04.2013 version
here the logfile:
ffmpeg started...
Starting Main@08:12:07.531:
"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -threads 2 -i "C:\HUGO.avi" -vn -acodec copy "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3"
finished after 00:00:19.812
finished...

Created C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3 (111.42 MB)
ffmpeg started...
Starting Main@08:12:27.359:
"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\HUGO.avi" -vcodec copy -an -f avi "C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi"
finished after 00:00:35.905
finished...

Created C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi (589.01 MB)
ffmpeg started...
Starting Main@08:13:03.312:
"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi" -vtag xvid -aspect 1 -i "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -map 0:0 -map 1:0 -metadata handler_name="Hybrid 2013.04.09.1" -r 25 -f avi "C:\okok.avi"
finished after 00:00:01.828 with exitCode 1
finished...

C:\okok.avi was not created!

[Selur]

"here the logfile:" <- sorry, but the log file doesn't help much, I need a debug output, see the link I posted before on how to create it.

"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -threads 2 -i "C:\HUGO.avi" -vn -acodec copy "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3"
extracted the audio:
> Created C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3 (111.42 MB)

"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\HUGO.avi" -vcodec copy -an -f avi "C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi"
extracted/remuxed the video:
> Created C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi (589.01 MB)

"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi" -vtag xvid -aspect 1 -i "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -map 0:0 -map 1:0 -metadata handler_name="Hybrid 2013.04.09.1" -r 25 -f avi "C:\okok.avi"
attempts to remux the audio&video from the steps above but fails.

what happens if you call:
"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi" -vtag xvid -aspect 1 -i "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -map 0:0 -map 1:0 -metadata handler_name="Hybrid 2013.04.09.1" -r 25 -f avi "C:\okok.avi"
inside a console window?

-> think I found the problem :) (send you a test version via pm)

Cu Selur

[aleacido]

attached debug file in previous message.
You are really fast and polite in your replay.
So, really many thanks.
HI
alex

[Selur]

Will look at the attachment once it's approved by a moderator and check if the problem I fixed is the only one.
Till then, please check if your problem is fixed by the version I send you.

Cu Selur

[aleacido]

tried the test hibrid.exe from PM.
still having the problem
i tried too with command line:
the dos windows reports a vtag error (force video tag/fourcc), cannot be applied, you are trying to apply an input option to an outpout file o viveversa. error number 22
here the new debug (when approved)
Hi
Alex
i copied the text from dos command :
C:\Documents and Settings\alex>"C:\Programmi\Hybrid\ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "C:\08_12_
07_5110_02.avi" -vtag xvid -aspect 1 -i "C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_ai
d_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -map 0:0 -map 1:0 -metadata
handler_name="Hybrid 2013.04.09.1" -r 25 -f avi "C:\okok.avi"
ffmpeg version N-52045-g694fa00 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
built on Apr 12 2013 16:54:51 with gcc 4.8.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av
isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab
le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetyp
e --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrn
b --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libr
tmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheo
ra --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-li
bvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --ena
ble-zlib
libavutil 52. 26.100 / 52. 26.100
libavcodec 55. 2.100 / 55. 2.100
libavformat 55. 2.100 / 55. 2.100
libavdevice 55. 0.100 / 55. 0.100
libavfilter 3. 53.101 / 3. 53.101
libswscale 2. 2.100 / 2. 2.100
libswresample 0. 17.102 / 0. 17.102
libpostproc 52. 3.100 / 52. 3.100
Input #0, avi, from 'C:\08_12_07_5110_02.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf55.1.100
Duration: 02:01:42.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 676 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv
420p, 576x320 [SAR 1:1 DAR 9:5], 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Option vtag (force video tag/fourcc) cannot be applied to input file C:\DOCUME~1
\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_08_12_07_5110_01.mp3 -- you are trying to apply
an input option to an output file or vice versa. Move this option before the fil
e it belongs to.
Error parsing options for input file C:\DOCUME~1\alex\IMPOST~1\Temp\iId_1_aid_1_
08_12_07_5110_01.mp3.
Error opening input files: Error number -22 occurred

[DJ-1]

Hallo. Really good program.
But maybe a bug in windows version:
when creating a .avi file, all encoding processes are ok, but the final muxing process is aborted and creation is not completed.
It is a known problem or maybe its a known conflict with other sw?
im using win xp sp3
tks for answer
Alex

Yeah I've had this too, but with .mp4 output,(if re-process same job usually works right away) it happen randomly so I don't really know 'when' it'll happen. I've got the most recent (as of a few days ago)version on there. Assume its a .mp4 box issue

Sent from my Galaxy S II using tapatalk

[Selur]

@aleacido:
tried the test hibrid.exe from PM.
still having the problem
then please post the HybridDebugOutput.txt to pastebin.org or another side where I can access it, waiting for approval through a moderator takes too long.

i copied the text from dos command :
for the next time: please use code- or at least quote-tags, otherwise the output is hard to read.

----
the problem from the command line should have been fixed with the build I uploaded,...



Cu Selur

[aleacido]

Thanks Selur, perfect fix of avi mux problem with your afternoon upgrade-fix. So so so many Thanks for you excellent (and free) job.
Your sw is more useful than hundreds of payware, and quality encoding is better than many other encodind sw.
Hi
Alex
PS, sorry for debug files came late, i posted it in same time of message, but moderator approval request a little bit of time.

[Selur]

No, problem. I'm happy that fixed the problem and that you like Hybrid. :)

[aleacido]

Hi (im hammering ?, hope not ;) ).
Just some little thinking about Hybrid.
- The up and down arrows in all hybrid windows does not work with holding mouse button (no continuos data change on press holding), it works with arrows key on keyboard. A little annoying when needed a great change of data (eg: theorically, change bitrate from 1500 to 750 kbs needs to press mouse button 750 times...).
-in resizing window the resolution divided for mod (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) affects only the other dimension. Could be useful an option for both sizes divided for choosen fixed divider (maybe a new scrolling option: eight, width, both).
just small things, but maybe useful.
And now, im asking a miracle.
Gordianknot had a soso useful function , a size and bitrate calculator based on quality factor, not just a bitrate mathematical calculation, GK makes a small test based on 5 -10 % of movie, to find the best quality ratefactor, based on bitrate, size and video complexity.I know could be difficult, but try to insert somethink like that?
Thanks for your attention
Alex

[Selur]

- The up and down arrows in all hybrid windows does not work with holding mouse button (no continuos data change on press holding), it works with arrows key on keyboard. A little annoying when needed a great change of data (eg: theorically, change bitrate from 1500 to 750 kbs needs to press mouse button 750 times...).
normally I simply use the keyboard to enter the target number (I did configure Hybrid way back to autorepeat, seems like I broke it some time ago -> will look at it)

Gordianknot had a soso useful function , a size and bitrate calculator based on quality factor, not just a bitrate mathematical calculation, GK makes a small test based on 5 -10 % of movie, to find the best quality ratefactor, based on bitrate, size and video complexity.I know could be difficult, but try to insert somethink like that?
Sorry, but I won't add something like the compression test to Hybrid since I don't believe in it's validity. :)

in resizing window the resolution divided for mod (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) affects only the other dimension.
One side is normally added manually and the other side is auto adjusted, only the auto adjusted side is influenced by the modulator. 'Auto adjust X to mod Y'. ;)
I'm not totally sure if you want to change the stepping: up/down changes X by Y or if you want Hybrid to only allow values which are mod Y.

[aleacido]

perfect answer!
The only thing is: i remember many codec works better with resolution multiple of 16 or 32 modulator (less interpolation, so better quality and better compatibility with standalone players), maybe i'm lazy but i have to calculate by my mind (not ever well working) the x or y size eg multiple of 16 (the other size in automatically calculated by hybrid). both dimension changed automatically step by step based on mod could be just an easier way to resize. But if dont, thanks to let my mind alive, obliged to remember how work simple calculation processes ;) .
Hi
Alex
Edit: sorry, my mistake, is just easy way with hybrid to change from x to y to have both divided for mod.