BDtoAVCHD v2.8.0 - One Click Blu-Ray 2D/3D to BD5/BD9/BD25/MKV

[pistacho]

BDtoAVCHD is a tool to create AVCHD discs from Blu-Ray or HD MKV files. As output we get the folder structure ready to burn to a DVD5 or DVD9. The software compresses the video to achieve the desired overall size of 4.7 GB or 8.5 GB with the highest possible quality.

The AVCHD format allows playback the same type of content that a Blu-Ray and holding high definition (1080p) but on DVD5 or DVD9 media. It is ideal for backing up Blu-Ray with much smaller size and maintaining high quality.

BDtoAVCHD is created with the idea that is very simple and quick to use and obtain the best possible quality in a DVD5 media. To achieve this avoids unnecessary conversions and do not need any codec installed as avisynth, ffdshow or Haali media splitter. The recorded discs obtained are compatible with almost any Blu-Ray player and PS3.

Also can convert Blu-Ray to MKV, MKV to AVCHD, Blu-Ray 3D to AVCHD/MKV 3D SBS/TAB and ability to encode MKV's using x265/HEVC codec.

https://www.connecta2000.com/imagenes/BDtoAVCHD-main-w10.png

KEY FEATURES

Finds the main .m2ts file for the movie by just selecting the BDMV folder or Blu-Ray root.
Extract all information from the audio tracks, video and subtitles: length, language, format, etc.
Extract chapter information or allows to add it.
Select default audio track based on the language preferences and most appropriate criteria for the best quality but can also be set manually.
Calculates the video bitrate to fill the DVD5 / DVD9 (most of the times gets filled between 99%-100%).
Converts audio (only if necessary): PCM to AC3, DTS-HD MA to DTS Core, DTS to AC3, etc.
Detect delays in the original audio tracks and transfers them to the final job.
Recompress the video using x264 64-bit if the computer supports it.
Do not use external codecs like avisynth or ffdshow or Haali splitter in the process of video conversion.
We can select a forced subtitle track is active by default when playing the disc.
Allows to program multiple conversions in the queue and execute them one after another automatically.
Multitasking: be can add new jobs in the queue while processing others.
Various output sizes: DVD5 / DVD9 / USB 4GB / BD-25 and Custom.
Ability to create a BD-25 without re-compressing video (BDRemux).
MKV as alternate output: allows to convert Blu-Ray to MKV recoding the video or without recoding (BDremux).
3D ready: from Blu-Ray 3D we can get a AVCHD 3D or MKV 3D SBS/TAB.
MVC encoding: ability to shrink 3D Blu-Ray to BD25/BD9 maintaining 3D MVC format (Intel Quick Sync encoder).
Ability to encode MKV's using x265/HEVC codec.



DOWNLOAD

BDtoAVCHD_v3.1.9.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.1.9.msi) (44.61 MB)



CHANGELOG

Full change log (https://www.connecta2000.com/BDtoAVCHD/?lang=en&view_all)


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[twazerty]

I noticed this tool a while ago. I was interested in the bitrate calculator so I compared it with my AVCHDCalculator. I was stunned of how close the results are. Most of the time only a couple of kbps different then AVCHDCalculator. Also your Media selection sizes are surprisingly the same as AVCHDCoder's ouput sizes so I thought I'd find AVCHDCalculator in your package. But I couldn't find it. So my question is: how did you do it?

[pistacho]

I noticed this tool a while ago. I was interested in the bitrate calculator so I compared it with my AVCHDCalculator. I was stunned of how close the results are. Most of the time only a couple of kbps different then AVCHDCalculator. Also your Media selection sizes are surprisingly the same as AVCHDCoder's ouput sizes so I thought I'd find AVCHDCalculator in your package. But I couldn't find it. So my question is: how did you do it?

Media sizes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD

and output sizes ...many hours of work and much research :(

Sample:

...
size = audio * Video[i_v].duracion;
n_packets = size / (1536-head);
over = n_packets * head;
media -= size;
media -= over;

n_packets = media / 1536;
over = n_packets * 81;
media -= over;
media -= (300 * 8 * Video[i_v].frame_count);

bitrate = (int)(media / (Video[i_v].duracion * 0.9893));
....


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[twazerty]

Media sizes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD

and output sizes ...many hours of work and much research :(

Sample:

...
size = audio * Video[i_v].duracion;
n_packets = size / (1536-head);
over = n_packets * head;
media -= size;
media -= over;

n_packets = media / 1536;
over = n_packets * 81;
media -= over;
media -= (300 * 8 * Video[i_v].frame_count);

bitrate = (int)(media / (Video[i_v].duracion * 0.9893));
....


I used another approach. I calculated hundreds of formulas. Maybe we can share our information sometimes?

[Denner]

@pistacho

Looks like a great GUI, have not tested it yet because I am not at home this week, but will be testing as soon as possible :)

I am using RipBot as my defult GUI for creating AVCHD back-up's of my Blu-Ray collection, but I only have the need for AVCHD output, so maybe your GUI is better for me.....

Well, have a question before I start using your GUI:

1. Is there any way to tweak the x264 settings for my personal needs ?

2. What x264 settings does your GUI use by default ?

3. Does BDtoAVCHD support multiple subtitles and audio tracks in the final AVCHD output file ?

Hope you can answer my questions and I am looking forward to see where future development takes BDtoAVCHD :)

Best regards.
Dennis

[pistacho]

1. Is there any way to tweak the x264 settings for my personal needs ?

Not for now. But it sets the best x264 settings to convert BD to AVCHD :)

2. What x264 settings does your GUI use by default ?

default preset + --tune film + all necesary settings for Blu-ray/AVCHD compliance (--keyint, --slices 4, --nal-hrd, --aud, etc....)

3. Does BDtoAVCHD support multiple subtitles and audio tracks in the final AVCHD output file ?

Not for now :(

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[Denner]

Hi pistacho.

Your program works like a charm, but I have some sggestions for futher development:

1. Allow multiple subs and audio streams.

2. Allow HD audio on dvd 9.

3. Allow different encoding presets, right now you are using a very fast x264 preset, resulting in low quality encodes, but wery fast encoding times. Please add slower encoding for better quality.

I used Media info for your x264 encoding settings, and they look like this:

cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / weightp=0 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=24 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=7385 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=24000 / vbv_bufsize=24000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=vbr

I would like to suggest somthing like this, for the key x264 settings, and the rest of the x264 settings ajusted accordingly :)

Fast setting:
ref = 4
me = umh
subme = 8

For medium setting:
ref = 4
me = esa
subme = 9
trellis = 2

For slow setting:
ref = 4
me = tesa
subme = 10
trellis = 2
b_adapt = 2

You could either leave it to the end user to choose the encoding speed or it could be auto selected according to the calculated bitrate, like this:

High bitrate = Fast setting.
Medium bitrate = Medium setting.
Low bitrate = Slow setting.

This is just my thoughts, and suggestions for making your great program even better, hope you will give it some thought ?

Best Regards
Dennis

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@pistacho

You can restore your PNG in the first post if you remove the ads at the bottom per forum rule 5. Thanks for your understanding.

[pistacho]

@Denner

Thanks for your suggestions. Take them into account in future versions of the software. :)

Only a detail:
right now you are using a very fast x264 preset, resulting in low quality encodes, but wery fast encoding times.

no use very fast x264 preset, use a default preset = medium

x264 presets: ultrafast, superfast, veryfast, faster, fast, medium, slow, slower, veryslow, placebo

I prefer to let the codec choose the correct parameters by changing only the presets. But I can add the option to let the user choose some presets :)



@neuron2

Sorry I did not think

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[Denner]

@ pistacho.

Sorry, I did not realize that you were using the x264 standard presets, I never do, that is maybe why I did not notice it :o

I normally use my own settings, I tend to prefer quality over speed, but it all depends on the bitrate.

Well I would VERY MUCH appreciate it if you could and would allow the end user to select between the following x264 presets:
medium, slow, slower, veryslow, placebo

Thanks for the quick answer and keep up the good work :)

Best Regards
Dennis

[pistacho]

Hi!

I'm working on a new version that adds the ability to select the x264 preset. You can change the default preset in the general settings and the preset to use in each conversion (if different from default). :D

I also changed the list of jobs in queue for a tree type control that lets you view the configuration of each conversion when added to the queue.


http://idd0084x.en.eresmas.net/new.png


I hope to finish soon. :)

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[Denner]

@ pistacho

That is so cool, this gui keeps getting better and better :)

Maybe you could add a " shutdown after batch encoding is done " function, so that BDtoAVCHD shuts down the computer after encoding i done ?

If you need any BETA testers, I would be happy to help out :cool:

Best regards
Dennis

[pistacho]

The new version 1.0.9 is out!

The first post is updated

;)

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[Denner]

@ pistacho

Cool will be testing tonight :)

[pistacho]

Hi, I tested a conversion with the preset slow and these are the differences with the parameters that the codec choice:

Preset slow:
ref = 4
me = umh
subme = 8
b_adapt = 2
direct = 3

Preset medium (default):
ref = 3
me = hex
subme = 7
b_adapt = 1
direct = 1

It takes a little longer but I think it's worth :)

The other presets I have not tried yet...

@Denner:
You can get most of parameters that you had suggested using the preset slow :cool:

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[Denner]

Hi will be encoding a blu-ray tonight using the veryslow preset, I am really looking forward to seeing the results :)

I just say that I am impressed by how fast you are making the GUI better, how all we need are multiple audio and subtitle tracks:)

Wow......
Dennis

[Denner]

@ pistacho

I have now done 2 Blu-Ray backup's, using the veryslow preset and they both came out oversized :(

Backup 1 came out at 8.550.347.636 bytes and backup 2 came out at 8.563.988.860 bytes, so something is not right ?

Will try to do the same movies with the normal preset and to see if they come out at the right size.

Will you try to look in to the problem ?

Best Regards
Dennis

[laserfan]

I have now done 2 Blu-Ray backup's, using the veryslow preset and they both came out oversized
Some details would be nice i.e. source info video/audio/subs?

[pistacho]

@Denner

I would like to reproduce the problem. I need: the total length of the film (h:mm:ss), fps, the type of output audio (AC3448, 640, DTS 768, Core 1509), sub (none/normal/forced) and actual video bitrate (MediaInfo --> bitrate).

8.550.347.636 :eek: is only 0.1% > :rolleyes:

Will try to do the same movies with the normal preset and to see if they come out at the right size.


I think the preset chosen should not affect output size but it is well to test. If the output size varies significantly with the preset the problem would be in the x264 codec (I think not.)

Thanks for doing the tests. Let us know the new output size with "medium" preset.

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[Denner]

Sorry, my bad, here are the info from MediaInfo:

General
ID : 1
Complete name : C:\Users\xxx\xxx\SHERLOCK HOLMES\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : BluRay Video
File size : 7.96 GiB
Duration : 2h 8mn
Overall bit rate : 8 878 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Duration : 2h 8mn
Bit rate : 7 007 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 6 776 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.141
Stream size : 6.28 GiB (79%)
Writing library : x264 core 98 r1649 20cbe10
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / weightp=0 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=24 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=6776 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=24000 / vbv_bufsize=24000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=vbr

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Duration : 2h 8mn
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 : 1.35 GiB (17%)
Language : English

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Language : Danish


The total length of the film 2:08:25.

It is the retail Blu-Ray of SHERLOCK HOLMES and it is the core audio of the DTS-HDMA soundtrack and the retail Danish subs and they are forced.

Info on the other movie will follow :)

Hope it helps ?

[laserfan]

Denner do you remember what video bitrate was originally requested by the program? I'm wondering if the overshoot was in the "asked vs. actual" bitrate of the converted video, or instead in the muxing process of video/audio/subs.

[pistacho]

To view the current bitrate really has the file can be obtained from BDinfo and also know the bitrate of the subtitles. I think the problem may be in the subs or the re-encoded video has a really different bitrate.

Denner, you can display the data obtained with BDinfo?

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/tools/bdinfo

Open output and "Scan bitrates" "View Report"


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[Denner]

Here you go, first the settings from BDtoAVCHD:

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7788/bdtoavchd.jpg


And the info from BDinfo:

Total Video
Title Codec Length Movie Size Disc Size Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track Secondary Audio Track
----- ------ ------- -------------- -------------- ------- ------- ------------------ ---------------------
00000.MPLS AVC 2:08:24 8.550.248.448 8.550.347.636 8,88 6,77 DTS 5.1 1509Kbps (48kHz/24-bit)
[/code]

[code]

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: SHERLOCK HOLMES
Disc Size: 8.550.347.636 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.4

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 2:08:24 (h:m:s)
Size: 8.550.248.448 bytes
Total Bitrate: 8,88 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 6773 kbps 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS Audio English 1509 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics Danish 26,240 kbps

FILES:

Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate
---- ------- ------ ---- -------------
00000.M2TS 0:00:00.000 2:08:24.738 8.550.248.448 8.878

CHAPTERS:

Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time
------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
1 0:00:00.000 0:06:46.530 6.025 kbps 31.628 kbps 00:06:39.565 22.779 kbps 00:06:37.980 16.935 kbps 00:06:36.521 31.407 bytes 435.273 bytes 00:06:40.024
2 0:06:46.530 0:04:43.699 8.019 kbps 17.292 kbps 00:06:46.906 14.739 kbps 00:06:59.085 14.310 kbps 00:06:54.789 41.810 bytes 258.644 bytes 00:07:21.691
3 0:11:30.230 0:04:11.376 5.515 kbps 18.457 kbps 00:12:10.938 13.370 kbps 00:12:06.892 12.775 kbps 00:12:02.263 28.755 bytes 283.200 bytes 00:11:38.489
4 0:15:41.606 0:03:27.290 7.513 kbps 22.427 kbps 00:18:40.202 14.567 kbps 00:16:42.501 12.547 kbps 00:16:40.624 39.167 bytes 272.631 bytes 00:16:46.296
5 0:19:08.897 0:04:20.177 6.665 kbps 14.388 kbps 00:21:48.432 12.123 kbps 00:21:51.018 10.645 kbps 00:21:45.971 34.747 bytes 218.285 bytes 00:21:18.318
6 0:23:29.074 0:04:20.800 6.170 kbps 17.257 kbps 00:24:23.837 11.267 kbps 00:26:05.021 10.864 kbps 00:26:01.017 32.167 bytes 264.966 bytes 00:24:24.713
7 0:27:49.875 0:04:11.376 7.023 kbps 13.873 kbps 00:27:50.210 11.443 kbps 00:30:47.804 10.227 kbps 00:30:47.804 36.613 bytes 282.777 bytes 00:30:58.356
8 0:32:01.252 0:05:07.182 7.733 kbps 18.598 kbps 00:33:53.489 17.334 kbps 00:33:51.404 14.811 kbps 00:33:47.066 40.317 bytes 288.700 bytes 00:33:47.108
9 0:37:08.434 0:03:41.971 6.696 kbps 25.688 kbps 00:37:26.744 14.254 kbps 00:40:41.313 13.827 kbps 00:40:39.895 34.907 bytes 356.744 bytes 00:40:47.236
10 0:40:50.405 0:03:46.809 6.143 kbps 17.747 kbps 00:43:15.134 8.679 kbps 00:42:24.208 8.065 kbps 00:43:59.553 32.025 bytes 229.105 bytes 00:44:25.412
11 0:44:37.215 0:03:02.474 6.363 kbps 14.986 kbps 00:46:11.727 11.452 kbps 00:46:52.851 8.904 kbps 00:46:51.767 33.174 bytes 257.506 bytes 00:46:11.768
12 0:47:39.690 0:03:12.482 8.534 kbps 17.522 kbps 00:50:19.891 12.597 kbps 00:49:09.780 11.382 kbps 00:49:07.861 44.492 bytes 288.114 bytes 00:50:19.933
13 0:50:52.172 0:04:25.433 8.119 kbps 17.377 kbps 00:51:38.303 12.899 kbps 00:51:18.992 11.593 kbps 00:51:18.992 42.322 bytes 303.238 bytes 00:50:58.597
14 0:55:17.606 0:03:46.849 7.558 kbps 14.894 kbps 00:58:30.840 12.303 kbps 00:57:05.630 10.667 kbps 00:57:05.547 39.412 bytes 318.124 bytes 00:58:55.907
15 0:59:04.456 0:04:00.323 4.347 kbps 13.154 kbps 00:59:39.951 11.236 kbps 00:59:39.701 7.483 kbps 00:59:38.950 22.665 bytes 249.647 bytes 01:03:04.697
16 1:03:04.780 0:03:03.266 8.857 kbps 18.011 kbps 01:05:03.899 12.691 kbps 01:03:13.289 12.271 kbps 01:03:08.284 46.177 bytes 311.056 bytes 01:03:20.254
17 1:06:08.046 0:05:06.056 6.028 kbps 14.512 kbps 01:07:33.048 11.495 kbps 01:08:24.225 10.762 kbps 01:07:33.048 31.425 bytes 356.363 bytes 01:07:55.696
18 1:11:14.103 0:03:25.247 6.237 kbps 22.537 kbps 01:14:17.411 21.150 kbps 01:14:13.699 20.572 kbps 01:14:08.902 32.511 bytes 244.531 bytes 01:14:07.192
19 1:14:39.350 0:02:56.967 6.252 kbps 20.401 kbps 01:15:42.246 8.809 kbps 01:16:28.917 8.125 kbps 01:15:41.995 32.604 bytes 247.618 bytes 01:14:40.267
20 1:17:36.318 0:05:58.773 6.851 kbps 20.920 kbps 01:20:45.882 16.656 kbps 01:21:23.586 14.364 kbps 01:21:19.499 35.720 bytes 262.956 bytes 01:21:20.166
21 1:23:35.091 0:02:31.861 5.695 kbps 21.813 kbps 01:23:51.359 13.203 kbps 01:23:50.233 12.131 kbps 01:23:50.733 29.691 bytes 190.034 bytes 01:23:51.860
22 1:26:06.953 0:04:50.205 5.412 kbps 14.398 kbps 01:30:28.381 9.908 kbps 01:30:27.880 9.576 kbps 01:30:27.713 28.217 bytes 267.594 bytes 01:29:22.732
23 1:30:57.158 0:04:18.217 8.543 kbps 16.813 kbps 01:34:19.070 14.857 kbps 01:33:15.047 13.387 kbps 01:32:34.882 44.537 bytes 465.309 bytes 01:34:20.071
24 1:35:15.376 0:04:30.603 7.582 kbps 27.408 kbps 01:37:51.740 20.794 kbps 01:38:55.637 17.747 kbps 01:38:53.510 39.528 bytes 307.357 bytes 01:37:48.654
25 1:39:45.979 0:04:32.023 6.057 kbps 14.895 kbps 01:40:18.470 12.865 kbps 01:40:17.886 10.466 kbps 01:40:18.178 31.575 bytes 284.247 bytes 01:41:29.666
26 1:44:18.002 0:04:03.951 6.830 kbps 17.574 kbps 01:48:20.619 14.071 kbps 01:48:16.948 12.651 kbps 01:47:59.598 35.622 bytes 298.885 bytes 01:44:41.191
27 1:48:21.953 0:05:40.757 8.642 kbps 26.841 kbps 01:51:39.484 18.488 kbps 01:48:25.498 15.172 kbps 01:48:23.622 45.048 bytes 353.144 bytes 01:51:08.953
28 1:54:02.711 0:02:04.791 5.361 kbps 8.119 kbps 01:55:29.380 7.339 kbps 01:54:08.132 6.929 kbps 01:54:05.296 27.958 bytes 195.159 bytes 01:56:07.418
29 1:56:07.502 0:04:18.674 6.335 kbps 13.401 kbps 02:00:02.903 12.653 kbps 02:00:02.903 12.544 kbps 02:00:02.903 33.029 bytes 240.789 bytes 01:56:53.965
30 2:00:26.176 0:07:58.562 5.981 kbps 31.908 kbps 02:02:24.086 19.186 kbps 02:02:23.085 16.323 kbps 02:00:29.096 31.183 bytes 766.814 bytes 02:02:26.088

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File PID Type Codec Language Seconds Bitrate Bytes Packets
---- --- ---- ----- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----
00000.M2TS 4113 (0x1011) 0x1B AVC 7704,697 6.773 6.523.020.676 35.560.277
00000.M2TS 4352 (0x1100) 0x82 DTS eng (English) 7704,697 1.508 1.452.748.504 8.664.504
00000.M2TS 4608 (0x1200) 0x90 PGS dan (Danish) 7704,697 26 25.271.974 145.678

[pistacho]

I know what is causing the oversize! :)

In the settings you put the track as forced subtitles but the original track has a bitrate of 26 Kbps and is therefore is not a forced subtitles track.

The general rule to follow is:
If the original track of the Blu-Ray is forced subtitles in the software select "forced subtitle" if not select "regular subtitle"

Perhaps it is not clear :(

The program does not scan the bitrates and therefore considered: forced subtitle < 2 Kbps, normal subtitle ~20 - 25 Kbps.

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[Denner]

Ok, that explains a lot, I was under the impression that the forced sub option was a say for me to force the sub as a defult sub ?

Well Sorry that I misunderstood, but it would be a cool feature for the end user to be able to force a subtitle stream : )

Will try to encode again whit the sub as non forced ;)

Will you maybe, in a future version support an animation preset and multiple subtitles and audio streams ?

Best regards
Dennis

[pistacho]

it would be a cool feature for the end user to be able to force a subtitle stream : )

You can force a subtitle track (default = on) but only if it is forced on the original Blu-Ray and you select "forced subtitle". Because these tracks tend to have a very low bitrate, no oversize problem.

The ideal would be to detect the actual bitrate of the track but it is not easy... maybe later :)

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[pistacho]

New version with a new feature: scan bitrates!

http://idd0084x.en.eresmas.net/BDtoAVCHD-scan-bitrates.png

Allows to know the exact bitrate of the subtitles and HD audio tracks (VBR) :)

The first post is updated


Edit:

it would be a cool feature for the end user to be able to force a subtitle stream : )

It can be done!

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[Denner]

Cool, after turning off the forced option, no more oversized output :)

Will be testing the new version during the weekenden ;)

[dlarge]

nice Tool and i have used for the last time the BD Rebuilder.

I missed the Features for insert more Language and Subtitle Tracks and a complete backup with Menu of my BluRay?:thanks:

[rd1979]

Question: does installing this app install any codecs/filters? I already have mine setup the way I like them, and wouldn't want to have this one change any of it.

[pistacho]

Question: does installing this app install any codecs/filters? I already have mine setup the way I like them, and wouldn't want to have this one change any of it.


KEY FEATURES
* ...
* Do not use external codecs like avisynth or ffdshow or Haali splitter in the process of video conversion.

...and does not install codecs :)

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[setarip_old]

@pistacho

Does this program allow for keeping full disc structure (menus, main movie, extras, etc.), or only "main movie"?

Are you in any way associated with Mr. "DVDShrink"?

[Wildfire]

I've been looking for an easy-to-use utility to create either an AVCHD or MKV. This utility easily satifies my need for creating AVCHD, so thanks for the good job!

However, it's a long wait to convert a Blu-ray to AVCHD DVD9. I'm using the very slow setting, which I assume gives the best quality. Being used to converting DVD9 to DVD5 with DVD Rebuilder Pro and CCE SP2, this takes far longer... even on my Core i7-956 @ 3.6ghz :)

Now only if I could find an easy-to-use utility to create a compressed MKV with subtitles. I know MakeMKV, but that creates an uncompressed MKV and I have to go through a lot of trouble to get the subs... a shame there isn't something like "BDtoMKV"... (hint, hint) :sly:

[setarip_old]

@Wildfire

Hi! if I could find an easy-to-use utility to create a compressed MKV with subtitles

If I'm not mistaken, BD-Rebuilder recently added that capability...

April 3rd, 2010 - v0.33.02
- Added a new option "Other Movie-Only Ouput" to the
MODE menu. This allows you to create other types of
files (rather than BD). The current choices are for
iPOD and iPAD (.MP4) files) and MKV output

[Atak_Snajpera]

a shame there isn't something like "BDtoMKV"... (hint, hint)
ripbot264 does that from long time.

[Adub]

I second that. I wrote a guide for converting BD to MP4 a little while ago. All you would have to do is change your output to MKV and you should be okay. http://adubvideo.net/how-to/encoding-blurays-mp4-ripbot

[Wildfire]

I'll look into those other utilities soon. Right now, however, I'm very satisfied with BDtoAVCHD. The only thing that I bumped into is, how do I differentiate between normal subtitles and the commentary track subtitles? My computer encoded 2012 last night, only to discover I had included the commentary track subtitles instead of the regular subtitles. Quite annoying... :)

[Adub]

More often then not you will have to play each subtitle stream in something like Total Media Theater and discover which stream is which (they should always be displayed in the same order).

[pistacho]

A new version is out and this is the changelog:

Version 1.1.2 (07/24/2010)


New parameters are used --b-pyramid "strict" and --open-gop "bluray".
Now the default is used weightp = 2 (improves compression in fades) but adds a configuration option to disable this option for players that are not compatible.
x264 updated to version r1683.
Mkvextract updated to version 4.1.1
Fixed: the "Scan Bitrates" did not work while a conversion is in progress. Now can be used in parallel.



@ Wildfire:

I recommend you use no more than "slow" unless you have a good reason for it :) The visual difference is not going to notice and the time it takes the conversion is much longer.

This is a rough comparison I made some time ago:
(with only one minute of video)

http://idd0084x.en.eresmas.net/speed-vs-quality.png

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[Wildfire]

I'm sticking with the 'very slow'-setting... it can start encoding late in the evening when I'm watching TV or reading a book, continue encoding while I'm asleep and in the morning when I go through my 'morning rituals' (breakfast, reading the newspaper, showering, etc) it can finish encoding.

I always use the 'best quality'-option for my encodes, as long as the encoding time remains reasonable - which in this case, it still does. Excellent video quality, even on long movies like 2012 and Watchmen. So with that in mind: excellent utility! Thanks!

[pistacho]

New version is out!

Allows uncrop MKV's (add borders) for obtain an output with 16:9 AR always :)

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[Wildfire]

Thanks for the new version!

Just a quick question: what exactly does "TrueHD Core" stand for? I don't seem to be able to find it in Dolby's own specs. In BDtoAVCHD I can see that opting for either TrueHD Core or AC3 640kbps yields the same video bitrate. Are TrueHD Core and AC3 640kbps comparable?

[pistacho]

TrueHD tracks (AC3-HD) as DTS-HD self-contain a "core" track for maintain the compatibility with older receivers. The core track is a CBR normal AC3 (640, 448, ? Kbps) or DTS (768, 1536.. Kbps). It?s the same takes a separate AC3 640 Kbps track or a Core part of TrueHD (if core is 640 Kbps also) :)

But it is better to take the "core" 640Kbps to convert other track to 640kbps...

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[Wildfire]

In the specs of Dolby TrueHD it says the TrueHD stream can contain a seperate two channel audiotrack, which will have priority over downmixing the 5.1 or 7.1 to stereo. I could not find any info about Dolby TrueHD also being able to contain a seperate AC3 multichannel audiotrack.

[pistacho]

The specs say many things:
http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/Assets/US/Doc/Professional/TrueHD_Tech_Paper_Final.pdf
(But the truth is that it is not clear)

But I found this:

"So it seems that more and more people are getting into Blu-ray and are looking for ways to back up their collections and play them over the network via the PCH or one of the other streamers. With the new generation of HDMI 1.3a-compliant streamers we can even stream DTS-HD and TrueHD to compatible amplifiers -- however, not everyone has one of these streamers, or a compatible amplifier, or if they do then they may also have older streamers/amps around the house that they also want to play the movie on.

DTS-HD very helpfully comes with a legacy DTS core that the PCM will play out through optical/coaxial or HDMI or even downmix to stereo PCM, depending on what menu option you choose.

TrueHD doesn't work in quite the same way, but every Blu-ray TrueHD track comes with an interleaved legacy Dolby Digital (AC3) track that doesn't appear as a separate audio track to a Blu-ray player but is meant to be selected automatically by the machine if it knows that you've only got optical/coaxial. The PCH doesn't behave like a Blu-ray player in this respect, it just ignores the interleaved AC3 track and there is no way to get at it, whether automatically or manually..."

Original text:
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=14869

Conclusion:
Interleaved track ~= core track and yes! Dolby TrueHD also being able to contain a seperate AC3 multichannel audiotrack

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[Wildfire]

Well, I'll just keep downmixing to AC3 640kbps just to err on the safe side. That way I'm sure the AVCHD will have playable audio, no matter what player.

[DMD]

Good evening everyone.

I noticed that when I select the forced subtitles, when it makes into these copies BD are activated for the duration of the film, so do not full but those are automatic. :confused:

Then I have problem, perhaps unique, I can not find the subtitles convicts in Van Helsing, if I leave everything default, turn on the wrong ones, referring to the director's commentary or other
if I try to select another subtitle file, you enable only those standing for the duration of the film. :(

http://www.allfreeportal.com/imghost2/thumbs/263187Screenshot 003.png ('http://www.allfreeportal.com/imghost2/images/263187Screenshot 003.png')


I tried for two days helping with other tools, I'd give anything to be done, wonder if anyone has had this problem or if a solution exists.

:thanks:

[zecleaner]

Thanks for the program and that you constantly update it.

I have a question regarding the subtitles. Is there any way to customize the font style and size and so forth for them? On my backup I ended up with very small subtitles pushed to the bottom of the screen.

[heliocentric]

can i burn in subs with this program? thanks

[8ternity]

Hello Pistachio!

I have a question, i saw that you had now FAQ but i will ask you that questions.

Did you BDtoAVCHD is can build AVCHD with more than 1 languages?

If not, did it will be an future add-on that your planning to integrate?

Thanks!! Great app!!!

[Wildfire]

can i burn in subs with this program? thanks

The only way to have subs in your AVCHD is when they're present on your original Blu-ray, or, when converting a MKV, when they're already muxed in with your MKV. Supplying a SRT, for example, is not possible.

[hoju3508]

I just tried using your program. Simple GUI I/F and very easy to use! And, I also like having the option to keep the HD audio track.

I'm trying to backup Evangelion 2.22 to a BD25 keeping the DTS-HD MA track at the "very slow" x264 setting. However, the final result came out to be 15.7 GB, and I was expecting something closer to 23.2 GB.

Is this normal?


General
ID : 1
Complete name : C:\AVCHD\EVANGELION 2.22\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 15.7 GiB
Duration : 1h 52mn
Overall bit rate : 20.1 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=32
Duration : 1h 52mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 25.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.518
Writing library : x264 core 104 r1698 c41b8f0
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=2 / weightp=2 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=24 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=25764 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=40000 / vbv_bufsize=30000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=vbr
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Format profile : MA
Muxing mode : Stream extension
Duration : 1h 52mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Channel(s) : 7 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: C, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Language : Japanese

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Language : English

[pistacho]

I noticed that when I select the forced subtitles, when it makes into these copies BD are activated for the duration of the film, so do not full but those are automatic. :confused:

Then I have problem, perhaps unique, I can not find the subtitles convicts in Van Helsing, if I leave everything default, turn on the wrong ones, referring to the director's commentary or other
if I try to select another subtitle file, you enable only those standing for the duration of the film. :(

I tried for two days helping with other tools, I'd give anything to be done, wonder if anyone has had this problem or if a solution exists.

:thanks:

Usually forced subs come in a separate track. However, in some BD (few) can come mixed in the same track as all dialog subtitles.

Perhaps this is what happens in this case. If so there is no way to separate them. One solution would be to get the forced subs separately and add them later with tsMuxer.


I have a question regarding the subtitles. Is there any way to customize the font style and size and so forth for them? On my backup I ended up with very small subtitles pushed to the bottom of the screen.

There is no option to change the format of the subs but usually not necessary. The position, size, color and font are taken from the original PGS track. If the Blu-Ray the letters are large and yellow in the conversion will look the same for example. Have you checked as are the original subtitles?

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[heliocentric]

The only way to have subs in your AVCHD is when they're present on your original Blu-ray, or, when converting a MKV, when they're already muxed in with your MKV. Supplying a SRT, for example, is not possible.

I mean burning the subs that are in the original bluray file into the actual video? That would be useful for me

[pistacho]

I mean burning the subs that are in the original bluray file into the actual video? That would be useful for me

Incrusted subtitles in video are not possible but forced subtitles (default on) or unforced (default off) YES.

It is more versatile to have the subtitles on a track to have them incrusted in the video... I think.

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[pistacho]

I'm trying to backup Evangelion 2.22 to a BD25 keeping the DTS-HD MA track at the "very slow" x264 setting. However, the final result came out to be 15.7 GB, and I was expecting something closer to 23.2 GB.

Is this normal?


Perhaps with only an audio track needs only this size but do not know.

If you paste the BDInfo log of souce I can look if I see the cause.

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[heliocentric]

Incrusted subtitles in video are not possible but forced subtitles (default on) or unforced (default off) YES.

It is more versatile to have the subtitles on a track to have them incrusted in the video... I think.

Would be nice to have the option , specially if you want to view the resulting file on a program that doesn't support bluray forced subs.

Thanks

[hoju3508]

Here's the BDInfo for my project.



DISC INFO:

Disc Title: Evangelion 2.22
Disc Size: 30,346,464,664 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.5

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 1:52:09 (h:m:s)
Size: 30,346,340,352 bytes
Total Bitrate: 36.08 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 31824 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2370 kbps 6.1 / 48 kHz / 2370 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 6.1-ES / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 179.679 kbps

FILES:

Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate
---- ------- ------ ---- -------------
00000.M2TS 0:00:00.000 1:52:09.546 30,346,340,352 36,075

CHAPTERS:

Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time
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1 0:00:00.000 0:00:13.011 15,151 kbps 44,942 kbps 00:00:03.378 34,379 kbps 00:00:02.961 19,684 kbps 00:00:02.961 78,734 bytes 467,408 bytes 00:00:07.716
2 0:00:13.011 0:00:05.006 1,110 kbps 1,417 kbps 00:00:16.933 1,110 kbps 00:00:13.013 0 kbps 00:00:00.000 5,788 bytes 23,742 bytes 00:00:17.684
3 0:00:18.018 0:00:07.005 3,519 kbps 9,085 kbps 00:00:20.645 4,472 kbps 00:00:20.019 0 kbps 00:00:00.000 18,344 bytes 249,869 bytes 00:00:25.024
4 0:00:25.024 0:01:58.369 32,844 kbps 47,856 kbps 00:01:49.818 38,254 kbps 00:01:49.651 36,507 kbps 00:01:06.107 171,236 bytes 779,412 bytes 00:01:16.076
5 0:02:23.393 0:03:24.495 32,630 kbps 49,939 kbps 00:03:23.119 40,129 kbps 00:02:56.426 35,602 kbps 00:02:51.462 170,116 bytes 736,033 bytes 00:04:13.836
6 0:05:47.889 0:02:49.210 31,057 kbps 42,116 kbps 00:08:35.806 37,067 kbps 00:05:52.852 34,787 kbps 00:05:52.852 161,876 bytes 778,624 bytes 00:07:10.471
7 0:08:37.099 0:00:58.475 31,695 kbps 49,389 kbps 00:09:32.321 35,980 kbps 00:09:28.192 34,020 kbps 00:08:48.986 165,362 bytes 769,584 bytes 00:09:22.979
8 0:09:35.575 0:01:55.990 30,859 kbps 47,940 kbps 00:10:28.753 35,407 kbps 00:11:00.159 34,023 kbps 00:10:56.697 160,829 bytes 772,880 bytes 00:11:25.893
9 0:11:31.566 0:03:17.446 32,557 kbps 42,078 kbps 00:13:04.867 35,020 kbps 00:12:06.642 33,931 kbps 00:13:22.468 169,773 bytes 780,825 bytes 00:14:31.120
10 0:14:49.013 0:00:59.852 32,427 kbps 40,507 kbps 00:15:42.149 34,301 kbps 00:15:33.849 33,827 kbps 00:15:28.844 168,943 bytes 775,113 bytes 00:15:19.918
11 0:15:48.865 0:01:19.788 32,963 kbps 41,485 kbps 00:16:31.990 35,840 kbps 00:16:13.764 34,414 kbps 00:16:08.509 171,853 bytes 754,627 bytes 00:16:07.132
12 0:17:08.653 0:01:38.009 32,336 kbps 46,561 kbps 00:17:11.238 35,019 kbps 00:17:27.713 34,240 kbps 00:17:19.955 168,647 bytes 768,566 bytes 00:17:54.615
13 0:18:46.663 0:02:33.449 31,194 kbps 47,179 kbps 00:20:39.446 35,296 kbps 00:20:35.400 33,767 kbps 00:19:40.762 162,636 bytes 780,275 bytes 00:19:12.609
14 0:21:20.112 0:02:15.135 31,051 kbps 46,493 kbps 00:22:06.616 35,304 kbps 00:21:58.859 34,503 kbps 00:21:59.818 161,887 bytes 783,087 bytes 00:21:27.953
15 0:23:35.247 0:03:00.680 29,083 kbps 40,228 kbps 00:25:45.377 34,481 kbps 00:25:55.762 33,717 kbps 00:25:07.130 151,593 bytes 782,298 bytes 00:26:15.991
16 0:26:35.927 0:01:31.715 32,787 kbps 44,960 kbps 00:27:11.379 34,956 kbps 00:26:36.011 34,221 kbps 00:26:46.187 171,015 bytes 697,485 bytes 00:27:32.317
17 0:28:07.643 0:02:58.384 31,288 kbps 55,256 kbps 00:28:18.113 36,221 kbps 00:28:32.961 34,102 kbps 00:29:10.039 163,118 bytes 782,286 bytes 00:29:59.422
18 0:31:06.027 0:01:44.606 31,251 kbps 44,485 kbps 00:32:37.705 36,062 kbps 00:32:41.209 34,333 kbps 00:32:29.113 162,928 bytes 780,456 bytes 00:31:47.447
19 0:32:50.634 0:02:20.724 32,292 kbps 50,233 kbps 00:33:44.605 37,087 kbps 00:33:28.381 36,400 kbps 00:34:30.359 168,354 bytes 759,491 bytes 00:33:04.065
20 0:35:11.358 0:04:18.300 32,102 kbps 53,107 kbps 00:35:30.294 38,721 kbps 00:36:15.882 37,955 kbps 00:36:03.327 167,337 bytes 778,624 bytes 00:37:41.050
21 0:39:29.659 0:01:33.925 32,626 kbps 42,190 kbps 00:40:55.578 34,677 kbps 00:40:55.578 33,789 kbps 00:39:53.724 170,168 bytes 780,114 bytes 00:41:03.586
22 0:41:03.585 0:03:21.869 30,499 kbps 45,712 kbps 00:44:08.979 35,317 kbps 00:44:09.021 33,847 kbps 00:43:22.766 159,006 bytes 783,385 bytes 00:42:58.909
23 0:44:25.454 0:04:34.398 32,214 kbps 45,519 kbps 00:47:07.366 36,836 kbps 00:47:03.445 35,069 kbps 00:46:59.816 167,949 bytes 779,128 bytes 00:48:01.753
24 0:48:59.853 0:01:57.492 27,843 kbps 41,882 kbps 00:49:36.640 36,234 kbps 00:50:44.541 34,654 kbps 00:50:44.666 145,108 bytes 782,927 bytes 00:49:32.094
25 0:50:57.346 0:02:15.427 30,113 kbps 42,687 kbps 00:51:13.987 35,110 kbps 00:51:54.820 34,031 kbps 00:51:50.315 156,996 bytes 778,119 bytes 00:51:05.562
26 0:53:12.773 0:05:09.724 31,897 kbps 43,361 kbps 00:55:24.154 37,338 kbps 00:53:36.588 35,132 kbps 00:55:06.428 166,319 bytes 783,525 bytes 00:54:59.587
27 0:58:22.497 0:02:07.378 33,002 kbps 51,707 kbps 01:00:18.906 36,335 kbps 00:59:23.810 35,191 kbps 00:59:23.685 172,059 bytes 741,742 bytes 00:58:26.502
28 1:00:29.876 0:00:37.704 32,838 kbps 40,172 kbps 01:00:47.685 34,305 kbps 01:00:44.682 33,750 kbps 01:00:39.427 171,017 bytes 753,016 bytes 01:00:31.502
29 1:01:07.581 0:05:10.099 31,865 kbps 42,423 kbps 01:01:22.387 35,323 kbps 01:03:17.168 34,136 kbps 01:04:01.212 166,152 bytes 779,776 bytes 01:05:36.307
30 1:06:17.680 0:02:02.289 30,545 kbps 52,509 kbps 01:07:53.778 37,154 kbps 01:07:59.283 35,060 kbps 01:07:57.865 159,249 bytes 782,703 bytes 01:07:22.037
31 1:08:19.970 0:02:24.186 31,767 kbps 45,673 kbps 01:08:29.438 37,936 kbps 01:08:28.521 35,017 kbps 01:08:28.813 165,575 bytes 783,456 bytes 01:10:27.932
32 1:10:44.157 0:00:51.090 32,117 kbps 41,359 kbps 01:11:29.076 34,966 kbps 01:11:29.493 33,740 kbps 01:10:59.046 167,569 bytes 782,751 bytes 01:10:45.783
33 1:11:35.247 0:02:41.329 32,657 kbps 49,470 kbps 01:12:16.623 37,335 kbps 01:13:54.805 35,637 kbps 01:13:55.889 170,263 bytes 782,479 bytes 01:11:53.142
34 1:14:16.577 0:11:07.666 32,294 kbps 52,605 kbps 01:18:55.522 38,644 kbps 01:18:52.060 36,568 kbps 01:18:52.853 168,365 bytes 781,021 bytes 01:21:07.362
35 1:25:24.243 0:02:17.387 31,822 kbps 50,103 kbps 01:26:37.150 37,796 kbps 01:26:33.271 35,124 kbps 01:26:28.182 165,904 bytes 752,158 bytes 01:25:32.627
36 1:27:41.631 0:02:03.748 31,821 kbps 46,803 kbps 01:28:40.690 36,280 kbps 01:29:20.313 35,080 kbps 01:29:19.896 165,847 bytes 776,326 bytes 01:27:55.019
37 1:29:45.380 0:05:02.090 32,583 kbps 50,298 kbps 01:30:46.148 38,193 kbps 01:30:44.772 35,763 kbps 01:34:22.740 169,897 bytes 766,016 bytes 01:31:32.403
38 1:34:47.470 0:02:10.175 32,762 kbps 42,236 kbps 01:36:10.598 37,841 kbps 01:36:13.767 36,579 kbps 01:36:13.517 170,811 bytes 782,378 bytes 01:36:14.643
39 1:36:57.645 0:01:55.198 33,033 kbps 49,795 kbps 01:38:19.727 37,939 kbps 01:38:10.426 36,373 kbps 01:38:10.426 172,157 bytes 709,548 bytes 01:38:28.944
40 1:38:52.844 0:02:22.350 33,057 kbps 51,015 kbps 01:39:20.037 37,521 kbps 01:39:48.607 35,768 kbps 01:39:48.607 172,395 bytes 716,782 bytes 01:38:57.514
41 1:41:15.194 0:04:40.860 32,697 kbps 45,772 kbps 01:43:32.205 37,489 kbps 01:41:15.194 34,580 kbps 01:43:10.726 170,465 bytes 771,036 bytes 01:41:43.347
42 1:45:56.055 0:05:38.632 32,940 kbps 49,442 kbps 01:51:05.241 37,327 kbps 01:51:15.168 35,587 kbps 01:51:14.375 171,715 bytes 746,305 bytes 01:51:09.204
43 1:51:34.688 0:00:34.858 26,343 kbps 43,867 kbps 01:51:38.191 36,047 kbps 01:51:57.544 33,663 kbps 01:51:36.606 137,799 bytes 685,637 bytes 01:51:54.999

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File PID Type Codec Language Seconds Bitrate Bytes Packets
---- --- ---- ----- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----
00000.M2TS 4113 (0x1011) 0x1B AVC 6729.473 31,824 26,769,938,987 145,583,734
00000.M2TS 4352 (0x1100) 0x86 DTS-HD MA jpn (Japanese) 6729.473 2,370 1,993,585,744 11,483,763
00000.M2TS 4608 (0x1200) 0x90 PGS eng (English) 6729.473 180 151,144,883 844,770

[zecleaner]

There is no option to change the format of the subs but usually not necessary. The position, size, color and font are taken from the original PGS track. If the Blu-Ray the letters are large and yellow in the conversion will look the same for example. Have you checked as are the original subtitles?

Yes, the subtitles on the source are in normal size, whereas the backed-up ones are tiny. I also tried multiple discs to see if it was just on the first one, but it was the same on all I tested.

[pistacho]

@ hoju3508:

Well, these are my calculations:

Aproximate Bitrate = 25.000.000.000 x 8 / 6729 (1:52:09) = 29722 Kbps

Aprox. Video Bitrate = Bitrate ? Audio ? Subs ? Overhead(4%) =
29722 ? 2370 ? 180 ? 1188 = 25984 Kbps

And in your MediaInfo:

Video
Nominal bit rate : 25.8 Mbps


So here is correct. The bitrate calculated by the program matches :)

But the real file has a different size and hence a different bitrate. In fact according to MediaInfo: total bitrate < video bitrate. This is impossible! :confused:

Overall bit rate : 20.1 Mbps


I can only think of two things: The video or file is corrupted (or missing a piece) or x264 codec has ignored the bitrrate indicated in the command line.

On the other hand the x264 command line is correct:

Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=2 / weightp=2 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=24 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=25764 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=40000 / vbv_bufsize=30000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=vbr

Sorry I can not give a specific explanation but at least we know that the bitrate calculation is correct and the problem is after...

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[pistacho]

Yes, the subtitles on the source are in normal size, whereas the backed-up ones are tiny. I also tried multiple discs to see if it was just on the first one, but it was the same on all I tested.

I think the problem you have on the player. PGS subtitle track of the Blu-Ray is the same after the conversion (remains untouched) and only remux it.

Test:

- Play the conversion in other player.
- Play the source Blu-Ray in the same player that conversion.

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[pistacho]

Would be nice to have the option , specially if you want to view the resulting file on a program that doesn't support bluray forced subs.

Thanks

yes but...resulting file is AVCHD compliant and AVCHD format support forced PGS subs?

It is assumed that the player also plays AVCHD format such as standard hardware Blu-Ray player, PS3, or software Arcsoft TMT, MPC-HC... all plays forced subtitles without problems :)

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[zecleaner]

I think the problem you have on the player. PGS subtitle track of the Blu-Ray is the same after the conversion (remains untouched) and only remux it.

Test:

- Play the conversion in other player.
- Play the source Blu-Ray in the same player that conversion.

Hmm, that's weird. I use the PS3 and also checked on the PC with VLC.

[heliocentric]

yes but...resulting file is AVCHD compliant and AVCHD format support forced PGS subs…

It is assumed that the player also plays AVCHD format such as standard hardware Blu-Ray player, PS3, or software Arcsoft TMT, MPC-HC... all plays forced subtitles without problems :)

i have a mac no such luxury :(

[hoju3508]

The video or file is corrupted (or missing a piece)

I watched the movie and it's very pixelated. It appears that this encode is no good :(.

[Wildfire]

A reboot did fix it, but still it's strange... any idea what went wrong? BDtoAVCHD didn't work properly today - the screen was messed up. See the image below. The repair function did not fix it, neither did uninstalling and installing it again. A reboot was the cure. As long as it works, I'm glad, but I'd still like to know what could have caused something like this.

http://www.briandickens.nl/images/bdtoavchd.jpg

[pistacho]

New version 1.1.5 is out!
First post is updated.


@ Wildfire:

The truth is that it is the first time I see it :eek:. If you happen only once do not give importance (windows does strange things sometimes...)

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[Wildfire]

New version 1.1.5 is out!
First post is updated.

Thanks for the new version, I'll update immediately.


@ Wildfire:

The truth is that it is the first time I see it :eek:. If you happen only once do not give importance (windows does strange things sometimes...)

I just mentioned it on the off chance someone else had experienced this too. Should it happen again, I'll check to see if other programs are experiencing it too. Might be some common cause to be found :)

[8ternity]

Hi Pistachio,

I not seen any answer to my suggestion about encode multi subtitles options. Did my suggestion is a constructive suggestion and can be installed on a futur update?

Thanks! I like your software!! :rolleyes:

[Vertigooo]

Hi Pistacho

I am very interested to backup BD main movies to BD25 and have tested a few softwares accordingly (Ripbot 264, AVCHDcoder, BDRebuilder, MultiAVCHD and BDtoAVCHD) and BDtoAVCHD is the best I have found for my own needs.

Why?

Very easy GUI
Very good management of VBR Audio files (with Scan Bitrate ! Very good idea to implement that option for calculating precisely the output video bitrates)
Manual tuning allowed for output video bitrates
HD Audio can be left untouched
Tweaking of X264 with standard presets
No need to wait for ending the "demuxing" process before defining the output parameters
No need for codec as avisynth, ffdshow and haali media splitter
1st process seems not to be "demuxing" but only "indexation" (at least 2x faster)
--weightp 2 as an option
x264 allowed in x64 mode

All these together in only one GUI

It's a VERY GOOD job:)

A question : what happens if normal subtitles and forced subtitles are in different tracks and I select the normal subtitle track for output, is the forced track also selected by default?
If not , it could be interesting to have it included by default

I suggest the following future improvements (and I will really appreciate them) :

-Selection of multiple subtitle tracks (at least for normal subtitles and forced subtitles tracks)
-X264 options for animations (--tune animation)
-Some tweaks for x264 (compatible with bluray specs) allowing to tune the standard presets (like --deblock (between -2 and +2) --me (hex and umh) --subme (between 6 and 9) -merange (16 and 24) --trellis (1 and 2) --psy-rd --partitions all --direct auto)

-selection of multiple audio tracks (even if I don't really need it but others can be very interested)

and...possibility for donation...it's worth;)

A small "bug" (not annoying) : my selected preferred audio and subtitle tracks are french and english comes first in the BDtoAVCHD window at opening "2012" folder (french comes first for other Blurays)

Thanx for the work done so far

[pistacho]

@ Vertigooo:

Many thanks for the good feedback. It has helped me to take interesting ideas. :)

Some things will be ready in the next version:

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2199/advanced.gif

Other things will have to wait longer...


@ Vertigooo & 8ternity:

Multiple audio and subtitle tracks are the things I have no plans to implement now. But maybe in the future...

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[Vertigooo]

Hi Pistacho
Thank you for these very interesting additional settings.
Perhaps another possible improvement for the future.
Some films have an alternative end.
In some cases, there are two m2ts files with very close durations.
For example, for "I Am A Legend", 00051.m2ts lasting 1:43:54 and 00000.m2ts lasting 1:40:32. 00051.mts is the alternative end. BDtoAVCHD displays only the longest duration (00051.m2ts). As in HD-DVD/Blu-ray Stream Extractor (GUI for eac3to), it might be useful to leave the choice between both m2ts files. In my case, I prefer the normal end and so I have to select 00000.m2ts separately.
Thank you again for building BDtoAVCHD

[pistacho]

New version 1.2.0:


New: "Advanced Options" dialog. Can set x264 standar tune options (film, animation, grain, stillimage, psnr, ssim, fastdecode) and add custom command line parameters.
New: "Please wait..." message while the program scans the BD structure.
Fixed: crash when opening massive seamless branching Blu-Ray?s (workaround for BD Prince of Persia).
x264 updated to version r1724.
Small fixes and general improvements.
Warning: the saved jobs queued with earlier versions are not compatible with this version.


First post is updated ;)

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[pistacho]

@ Vertigooo:

I'll look if I can implement when I see a BD with this peculiarity. Normally when there are multiple versions of the film uses the system "seamless branching". In this case it lets you choose which version to convert.

I suppose in the case referred (I Am a Legend) is the entire movie twice in two different m2ts. But it is not very common.


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[Wildfire]

Thanks for the new version. In the changelog, I noticed this:

Fixed: crash when opening massive seamless branching Blu-Ray’s (workaround for BD Prince of Persia).

I converted the Prince of Persia Blu-ray to AVCHD using BDtoAVCDHD 1.1.5, I experienced no problems. Perhaps because I was working off an ISO I made using AnyDVD HD?

[pistacho]

Thanks for the new version. In the changelog, I noticed this:



I converted the Prince of Persia Blu-ray to AVCHD using BDtoAVCDHD 1.1.5, I experienced no problems. Perhaps because I was working off an ISO I made using AnyDVD HD?


The problem occurred with the full Blu-Ray (zone B/2). The tested version contains 2063 files and produced a buffer overflow. There may be a version with less extra or other cut???

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[Wildfire]

The problem occurred with the full Blu-Ray (zone B/2). The tested version contains 2063 files and produced a buffer overflow. There may be a version with less extra or other cut???

Hmmm, I have the retail region B Blu-ray. If I don't forget, tomorrow I'll check if it's some kind of special edition, although this was the only version on sale in the store. I assume it's the version other stores here in the Netherlands also have.

[mbc0]

Thank you for a superb product! I use slow as my setting & it is an 8 hour process on a Quad Core Q6600 with 16GB RAM so quite a good time.....Can I ask if it will ever be possible to copy multiple audio streams at all?

Thanks Again :-)

[pkho]

I keep getting Error Unable to read BD structure using Open BD Folder either from original disc or HD. I use AnydvdHD to rip to folder in a straight forward way. I have no problem using TMT to playback or BDRB to access those folders. I wonder what have gone wrong.

[Vertigooo]

I have tested the 1.2.0 version making only backup to BD-R 25GB and it works fine. Never get a real problem.
Bitrates calculation for video is really perfect even with DTS-HD MA audio. 20 MB free on the BD-R before burning !!!!
That means that 99.9% of the BD-R is used.

I made some suggestions for improvements in the past and hope Pistacho will take some of them in consideration.
Maybe another one : an option for automatic shutdown of the computer at the end of the mux process. Just because I used to sleep at 2.00 AM.

pkho : be aware that such event could happen if you have a cracked version of AnyDVD HD. Try another encrypted Bluray. Try also a homemade bluray (family movie : not encrypted). You will directly see if the problem comes from AnyDVD HD.

[Vertigooo]

pkho : it could also happen if you don't have the last version of anyDVD HD trying to open a very recent BD

[Vertigooo]

Here are my settings for backup to BD25 with recompression :

for movies : speed vs quality (preset) : slower, tune : film and --merange 24 as additional parameter. Video bitrate is generally calculated between 14000 and 20000

for animations : speed vs quality : slower, tune : animation, --merange 24 --bframes 3 --ref 4 and --trellis 0 as additional parameters.

Tune animation introduces higher bframes number and higher ref number (with preset slower) and I suspect it is not compatible with Bluray Spec (not tested). I correct it with --brames 3 and --ref 4.

In both cases, the result is perfect. Impossible to see any difference with the original BD even using the pause function and freezing frames

[pistacho]

New version 1.2.1 :)

Changelog


New: "Shut down computer when finished" option. Activating this option shuts down computer when finish all jobs in queue.
New: It takes into account events WM_QUERYENDSESSION and WM_ENDSESSION so Windows can tell the program that should stop the conversion to restart/shutdown the computer. You can continue the conversion without repeating the steps already completed.
Fixed: flickering in some interlaced video sources. Now command --demuxer "lavf" is used in these sources.
x264 updated to version r1732.
Small fixes and general improvements.




Maybe another one : an option for automatic shutdown of the computer at the end of the mux process. Just because I used to sleep at 2.00 AM.

It happened because he had begun to do so before reading this. :D


pkho : be aware that such event could happen if you have a cracked version of AnyDVD HD. Try another encrypted Bluray. Try also a homemade bluray (family movie : not encrypted). You will directly see if the problem comes from AnyDVD HD.

I also think it should be a problem with AnyDVD HD/encryption...

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[thewonderer]

Haven't tried this out yet, but look like a great program :)

I wondered if you will also allow reading of .ISO images in a future release? Would be very useful :)

[thewonderer]

Hmm, think i may have found a bug.

I was encoding a movie, but decided to stop it.

I reconfigured the encode and tried to delete the original one. I cannot remove it.

Re-started program, highlighted stopped encode and still do not have a option to delete it.

[Vertigooo]

The wonderer : it seems it is a small bug : restart, cancel and then delete the job

Hi Pistacho

It seems that you don't sleep at 2.00 AM :)
Once again thanks for the improvement mainly the shutdown after finishing the jobs in queue.

There is still something annoying for me (probably also for others)

Managing forced subtitles with Bluray ripping softwares is generally realized following 2 different methods:

1) Either the forced subtitles are in the main subtitle file which includes some forced captions (we can check it in the log file created by the HD DVD Bluray Stream Extractor software or by opening the .sup file with BDSuptoSub and identifying some forced captions in it).

BDtoAVCHD can easily manage that by selecting (option: "selected" in target subtitle) the main subtitle track

2) Or the forced subtitles file is a separate .sup file (with small size and very low bitrate) but no forced captions

BDtoAVCHD can also easily manage that by selecting and forcing (option : "selected forced") this small .sup file. We can check it with BDedit controlling the corresponding command in the movieobject.bdmv file (something like 51C00001 0000C001)

BUT when using the second method it is impossible to add a second sub track, for example to add the normal subtitles (I mean the forced and non forced subtitles together) because BDtoAVCHD is not able to manage more than one .sup file.

The solution is to use TsMuxer for adding the second sub track but TsMuxer CANCELS any forced sub track in the movieobject.bdmv file. It is thus necessary to use an additional small and easy tool I found on the Web (called “correctBD.exe”) to force once again the small sized sub track including the forced subtitles.

All this is quite annoying.

Conclusion : it would be very interesting that BDtoAVCHD is able to include more than one subtitle tracks in the output .m2ts file and is able to force only one of them by modifying the movieobject.bdmv file.

Maybe you have already been working on that :)

[proper88]

Hi pistacho,

another small bug
when a choose in the settings menu preferred audio language to german, the main windows always select englisch


maybe you can add the feature to open iso file directly

your software is great, very ease to use !

//proper88

[Vertigooo]

Hello Pistacho

I have got the same problem with french. It is a very small bug...solved with 2 clicks...
Other softs use "fre" and "fra" as iso codes for french and don't seem to have the problems. Maybe it is the cause but I don't know.

I don't need any menus, intros,... and BDtoAVCHD is the best for movie only backup ;) .... but please don't forget the multiple subtitle tracks....

[usak]

Hello pistacho nice program from spanish programmer !

I like to know if was posible to run this program in WINE 1.2 under MAC OSX.

I work very good whith others like, DVDfab.

but your program don´t go ,this came solve ?

thanks !

[usak]

please explain how to use :

"Advanced Options" dialog. Can set x264 standar tune options (film, animation, grain, stillimage, psnr, ssim, fastdecode) and add custom command line parameters.

for example "grain option" need more parameters or some ?

grain option like default got the best results at veryslow option,to get the graining of the original film ? ,im lost on this .

thanks !

[Adub]

The tuning is just a specific option in the X264 commandline that tweak specific video options such as PSY and AQ optimizations. You can view the documentations for all of these options under x264's help dialog under the "--tune" option.

[doc_dvxm]

Hi there.. Thanx for your hard work pistacho :)

I want to say that I'll test your program to create a BD25 discs from BD50 sources. I am planning to take the necessary for me video & audio tracks ( english (or main) DTSHD-MA + my native languages audio tracks) + subs (english (or main) + my languages sub track) and to cut the all of other unnecessary for me parts of this BD50 sources.

Can we have a chance to add on the main screen the second audio & subs language row? (like main audio & subs language row)

I know that I can do it with TsMuxer + eac3to, but your software seems to be more simple for all of that?

Thanx in advance...

doc

[Wildfire]

Subtitles come out too small with BDtoAVCHD. At least, they did with two MKVs I converted to AVCHD. The subtitles were embedded in the original MKVs. As there are no options in BDtoAVCHD to control subtitles, I wonder how I can fix this problem...

-- Edit: that's with BDtoAVCHD v1.2.1, so it's the latest version. Some info about the MKV I tried encoding and which came out with too small subtitles (most people would need a spyglass to be able to read them :)). Extracted with MediaInfo.

General
Complete name : E:\Movies\HD Movies\Knight and Day\Knight and Day (2010) 1080P.X264.NL.SUBBED.Bradje.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 11.2 GiB
Duration : 1h 49mn
Overall bit rate : 14.7 Mbps
Movie name : Knight and Day (2010) 1080P.X264.NL.SUBBED.Bradje
Encoded date : UTC 2010-11-01 15:52:20
Writing application : mkvmerge v3.3.0 ('Language') built on Mar 24 2010 14:59:24
Writing library : libebml v0.8.0 + libmatroska v0.9.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 49mn
Bit rate : 12.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.340
Stream size : 9.35 GiB (83%)
Title : x264
Writing library : x264 core 102 r1666 d058f37
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.10:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=48 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=12515 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=50000 / vbv_bufsize=50000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.90 / nal_hrd=none
Language : English

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 49mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 501 MiB (4%)
Title : AC3
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 49mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 1.15 GiB (10%)
Title : DTS
Language : English

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Subtitles
Language : Dutch

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Subtitles
Language : English

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Video Start
00:05:00.000 : en:Chapter 1 - 00 Hr 05 Min
00:10:00.000 : en:Chapter 2 - 00 Hr 10 Min
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01:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 12 - 01 Hr 00 Min
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01:40:00.000 : en:Chapter 20 - 01 Hr 40 Min
01:45:00.000 : en:Chapter 21 - 01 Hr 45 Min

[pistacho]

New version 1.2.2 Fixes small bugs reported here.

Thank you all for commenting on bugs and possible improvements :)

Changelog


New: "Play sound when finish a job" option.
Improved: The languages that use two ISO codes are detected with any of them (fre/fra, ger/deu, ...). To be effective must be re-set preferences.
Improved: now stopped jobs can be removed from the queue without having to Start > Cancel.
x264 updated to version r1745.


Lately I have not much free time :( but I keep reading the comments...

[Wildfire]

New version 1.2.2 Fixes small bugs reported here.

Thank you all for commenting on bugs and possible improvements :)

Changelog


New: "Play sound when finish a job" option.
Improved: The languages that use two ISO codes are detected with any of them (fre/fra, ger/deu, ...). To be effective must be re-set preferences.
Improved: now stopped jobs can be removed from the queue without having to Start > Cancel.
x264 updated to version r1745.


Lately I have not much free time :( but I keep reading the comments...

Thanks for the new version, but it seems I'll have to stop using BDtoAVCHD as long as it creates very small subs.

In the meantime, I'll try and see if AVCHDCoder is any good. I'm currently trying it on the MKV which BDtoAVCHD converted with very small subs, so if AVCHCoder delivers normally sized subs then surely BDtoAVCHD can be fixed -- if and when you actually have some time for it, of course :)

I wonder why the subs are so small... you'd almost need magnifier glasses to be able to read them. That's how tiny they are :P

[pistacho]

Hello pistacho nice program from spanish programmer !

I like to know if was posible to run this program in WINE 1.2 under MAC OSX.

I work very good whith others like, DVDfab.

but your program don´t go ,this came solve ?

thanks !

Sorry but I can not help with this because I have never used WINE. Might not work because it keeps the settings in the Windows registry and also used many functions of the WIN32 API. Usually get better functionality and performance that using standard C functions.

[pistacho]

Thanks for the new version, but it seems I'll have to stop using BDtoAVCHD as long as it creates very small subs.

In the meantime, I'll try and see if AVCHDCoder is any good. I'm currently trying it on the MKV which BDtoAVCHD converted with very small subs, so if AVCHCoder delivers normally sized subs then surely BDtoAVCHD can be fixed -- if and when you actually have some time for it, of course :)

I wonder why the subs are so small... you'd almost need magnifier glasses to be able to read them. That's how tiny they are :P


The problem of small subtitles only occurs when converting MKV to AVCHD. There is no problem with subtitles when converting from Blu-Ray.

Try to fix it in the next version but not before two weeks... While you can use AVCHDCoder to convert from MKV. (AVCHDCoder is also a very good program and is what I used before :rolleyes:)

[Wildfire]

The problem of small subtitles only occurs when converting MKV to AVCHD. There is no problem with subtitles when converting from Blu-Ray.

Try to fix it in the next version but not before two weeks... While you can use AVCHDCoder to convert from MKV. (AVCHDCoder is also a very good program and is what I used before :rolleyes:)

Thanks for the info. I'll use AVCHDCoder for now, but I must say: whereas BDtoAVCHD is install-and-go, AVCHDCoder actually required me to read the installation guidelines in order for it to work :)
(meaning there were several steps I had to take to get the program to run as expected)

Anyway, take your time fixing it. I'm already way too glad you're releasing BDtoAVCHD for free :P

[ed_co]

Multiple audio tracks, please!
This is the only thing to be absolutly perfect.
Is only to change the GUI a little bit allowing to have 2 combos of audios.
Same with subtitles.
Maybe is complex to do that, but I don't understand what is the reason.
Please, don't forget that. I think that is pretty important.

Thank you very much.

[thewonderer]

Love the program.... thank you for sharing

Would like to request support for adding multiple audio tracks (film and directors commentary for example) and reading of BD .iso files..

[Vertigooo]

Hi Pistacho

Reporting a bug :

When opening the BDMV folder, the playlist selection window opens with only one mpls file (00000.mpls) containing two m2ts files (00000.m2ts and 00017.m2ts) (odd behaviour)
When clicking on the "proceed" button, only the VC1 video is detected, no audio

The solution is to open directly the 00000.m2ts file.
The 00017.m2ts duration is only one second, black screen with no audio.

Data from mediainfo :

Général
Nom complet : G:\IMMORTEL\BDMV\PLAYLIST\00000.mpls
Format : Blu-ray Playlist
Taille du fichier : 476 Octets
Durée : 1h 56mn
Débit global moyen : 0

Vidéo #1
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
ID de menu : 1 (0x1)
Format : VC-1
Profil du format : AP@L3
Identifiant du codec : 234
Durée : 1s 0ms
Largeur : 1 920 pixels
Hauteur : 1 080 pixels
Format à l'écran : 16/9
Images par seconde : 24,000 Im/s
Sous-échantillonnage de la chrom : 4:2:0
Profondeur des couleurs : 8 bits
Type d'image : Progressif
Source : 00017.m2ts

Vidéo #2
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Format : VC-1
Durée : 1h 56mn
Largeur : 1 920 pixels
Hauteur : 1 080 pixels
Format à l'écran : 16/9
Images par seconde : 24,000 Im/s

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Profil du format : MA
Durée : 1h 56mn
Echantillonnage : 48,0 KHz
Langue : Français

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[thewonderer]

Hi,

Just some feedback....

Before the encoding and muxing starts, can you get your program to do a check for free space? My temp drive didn't have enough space and the app crashed.

In the GUI, would it be possible to show a estimated countdown on the current process and also a clearer indication of what the app is currently processing (at present its easy to miss it in the queue window).

Many thanks!

[pistacho]

New version 1.2.3

Changelog


New: Settings to select the font type, size and color of subtitles when converting from MKV (conversion from SRT to PGS).
Fixed: Subtitles come out too small when convert from MKV.
x264 updated to version r1804.


Wildfire: If you try it, can you tell if the MKV subtitles is better now :)

http://idd0084x.en.eresmas.net/BDtoAVCHD-settings.png


Hi Pistacho
Reporting a bug :

When opening the BDMV folder, the playlist selection window opens with only one mpls file (00000.mpls) containing two m2ts files (00000.m2ts and 00017.m2ts) (odd behaviour)
When clicking on the "proceed" button, only the VC1 video is detected, no audio

The solution is to open directly the 00000.m2ts file.
The 00017.m2ts duration is only one second, black screen with no audio.


Thanks for commenting on the problem. It seems a very special case, for me no reason for that m2ts file with a one second of blank video at end. If I see a BD like this look for a solution that will not fail... will surely have more BD's like this.

[Wildfire]

New version 1.2.3

Changelog


New: Settings to select the font type, size and color of subtitles when converting from MKV (conversion from SRT to PGS).
Fixed: Subtitles come out too small when convert from MKV.
x264 updated to version r1804.


Wildfire: If you try it, can you tell if the MKV subtitles is better now :)

Thanks pistacho! Luckily, I still have the MKV which I first had problems with (Knight and Day). I'll have it encode this night and see tomorrow if the subs now are normally sized. I'll let you know, of course.

[Wildfire]

And here I am again :)

I just tried the new AVCHD. I loaded it up and tried it with PowerDVD -- and yes, now I have normally sized subs again! Thanks!

[subair37]

Hi

I love this programme, i try to convert a mkv file a blu ray rip when i try to play with vlc player i can see subttitles, but when i load this mkv file to this software there is no subttitles how can i resolve this is this because subs are embedded ones in mkv or please help...........

I think the subs are muxed in to the mkv, when i load the mkv to BDAVCHD subs are not listed but obviously it is there when u play with vlc player or load mkv to a convertxtodvd4 programme, so how can i get my subs when i load on to BDtoAVCHD and get subs to my output AVCHD DVD5 file.............

[Mr. Monte]

subair37, are you using mplayer?
I thought I read subtitles for MKV's do not work..not sure though

[pistacho]

Hi

I love this programme, i try to convert a mkv file a blu ray rip when i try to play with vlc player i can see subttitles, but when i load this mkv file to this software there is no subttitles how can i resolve this is this because subs are embedded ones in mkv or please help...........

I think the subs are muxed in to the mkv, when i load the mkv to BDAVCHD subs are not listed but obviously it is there when u play with vlc player or load mkv to a convertxtodvd4 programme, so how can i get my subs when i load on to BDtoAVCHD and get subs to my output AVCHD DVD5 file.............


MKV can contain many different types of subtitles (ASS, SRT (UTF-8), PGS,...). BDtoAVCHD only recognizes the supported formats by tsMuxer, namely: SRT (UTF-8) and PGS.

The problem I had before was that the SRT come out small and this is solved... but all other formats other than SRT or PGS will not be recognized because the tsMuxer does not support them :)

[subair37]

MKV can contain many different types of subtitles (ASS, SRT (UTF-8), PGS,...). BDtoAVCHD only recognizes the supported formats by tsMuxer, namely: SRT (UTF-8) and PGS.

The problem I had before was that the SRT come out small and this is solved... but all other formats other than SRT or PGS will not be recognized because the tsMuxer does not support them :)

But the actual subtttiles are embedded in mkv file which means it is a single mkv file and u casn see them when u play using VLC player

I sorted my issue the actual problem was under settings no subttitles was ticked, so i un check it sorted the issue , now the another problem is my laptop shuts down in the night self when i leave it on for encoding using this software i select x264 slow preset but what i found in the morning is my laptop was shutdown then i have to power on login again to start endoing,My laptop is Aus Win 7 64 bit operating system.Please hellp how can i sort this out.......................

[whipdancer]

But the actual subtttiles are embedded in mkv file which means it is a single mkv file and u casn see them when u play using VLC player

I sorted my issue the actual problem was under settings no subttitles was ticked, so i un check it sorted the issue , now the another problem is my laptop shuts down in the night self when i leave it on for encoding using this software i select x264 slow preset but what i found in the morning is my laptop was shutdown then i have to power on login again to start endoing,My laptop is Aus Win 7 64 bit operating system.Please hellp how can i sort this out.......................

Check your power settings. Make sure you set them to never turn off while plugged in.

Control Panel > Power Options

You should see an option for "High Performance" and a link to "Change plan settings" next to it. Go to "Change plan settings' and make sure that the option for "Put the computer to sleep:" is "Never".

[jethro]

I like this program interface. It so simple, yet effective. Much simpler than MultiAVCHD mess. Great Job!
Feature Request: External Subtitles please.

[Fuso]

The program is great, but i want to resize some movies to 720p... Is there any way to do that...?

[subair37]

I try to convert a 6.55GB mkv file to AVCHD.I set audio to Untouched dts preferred media to DVD9 bit rate only come up as 4306 cause i select untouchec audio dts but the final out put file i got only 3.84GB a dvd5 size i want the out put as DVD9 but i am not getting it ........Also when i try to write this on to a disk my DVD Fab program crashes ..................

I have used u r BDtoAVCHD programe few time b4 and successfully converted mkv to DVD5 got write to my DVD5 disc using DVD Fab Platinum software but this time seems all problems.

Output file net getting in dvd9 size

try to write the 3.84output file programme crashes...........

Please help me mate........craying out loud............

[pistacho]

New year and new version! :p

Version 1.3.0 (01/03/2011)


New: The "scan bitrates" detects if the normal subtitle tracks also contain mixed forced subtitles.
New: Ability to extract only the forced subtitles when they are on the same track as normal subtitles.
New: Installation includes BDSup2Sub v4.0.0 program.
Fixed: Conversion fails if the source video is 720p/50.000fps (converting MKV to AVCHD.)
Improved: It shows eac3to progress in the GUI, not show CMD window and run all eac3to relative operations with one-time.
Improved: The progress indicator in the GUI with a single progress bar, but shows a more detailed description of each step.
New: Option "Debug Mode (show CMD windows)". Shows the windows command line for all processes.
Improved: In Blu-Ray's with the main .m2ts in several parts now always use the largest part for determining the content of the tracks.
x264 updated to revision r1834.
Small fixes and general improvements.


Notice: From this version you must have Java installed (no included) as used by the BDSup2Sub program included in the installation.


This is what we'll see if there are forced subtitles mixed with normal ones:

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8190/scannew.gif


I like this program interface. It so simple, yet effective. Much simpler than MultiAVCHD mess. Great Job!
Feature Request: External Subtitles please.

I add to the list of things to do (it will be soon) :)


The program is great, but i want to resize some movies to 720p... Is there any way to do that...?

At the moment it is not possible but I have it on the list of things to do...

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho
Reporting a bug :

When opening the BDMV folder, the playlist selection window opens with only one mpls file (00000.mpls) containing two m2ts files (00000.m2ts and 00017.m2ts) (odd behaviour)
When clicking on the "proceed" button, only the VC1 video is detected, no audio

The solution is to open directly the 00000.m2ts file.
The 00017.m2ts duration is only one second, black screen with no audio.


It is very possible that the new version also fix this and other (rare) cases like it :)

[pistacho]

I try to convert a 6.55GB mkv file to AVCHD.I set audio to Untouched dts preferred media to DVD9 bit rate only come up as 4306 cause i select untouchec audio dts but the final out put file i got only 3.84GB a dvd5 size i want the out put as DVD9 but i am not getting it ........Also when i try to write this on to a disk my DVD Fab program crashes ..................

I have used u r BDtoAVCHD programe few time b4 and successfully converted mkv to DVD5 got write to my DVD5 disc using DVD Fab Platinum software but this time seems all problems.

Output file net getting in dvd9 size

try to write the 3.84output file programme crashes...........

Please help me mate........craying out loud............


Surely it is a specific problem with this particular MKV file. Anyway, I recommend that you always use ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download) to burn BDtoAVCHD output to the disks.

On the other hand does not make much sense to want to convert a 6.55 GB MKV to 8.5 GB. (For make it bigger than the original will not get more quality.)

[thewonderer]

thanks for all your efforts. Appreciate the updates and hardwork.


could this app become the dvdshrink (- the ripping) of bluray re-encoding?... ;)

[pistacho]

New version that fixes a bug in the previous version and add progress indicator in the taskbar (Windows 7):

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2600/barray.png

The full changelog you have it in the first post updated.

[Lezgi]

perfect program
thanx bro...

[pistacho]

Another version!

Changelog:


Improved: On some BD with several main playlist (two movies, episodes, etc.) now lets you choose which one to convert.
New: Option to resize 1080 video sources to 720.
Improved: Added an option in settings to use the Arcsoft decoder to decode DTS-HD instead of libav that only decodes DTS-Core (higher quality DTS > AC3 conversion).
Small fixes and general improvements.

[subair37]

Hi

I have successfully created an AVCHD DVD9 from a 12GB mkv file using BDAVCHD but when i try to write on to a Dual layer disc using imageburn i am keep getting this error .Please help me how can i sort this out.

http://i52.tinypic.com/dm47mf.jpg

Please explain to me why i am keep getting this error.

Please help

[setarip_old]

@subair37

Hi!when i try to write on to a Dual layer disc using imageburn i am keep getting this error .Please help me how can i sort this out

Make your life simple and forget about the .MKV intermediate step. Just use your original, Bollywood commercial Blu-ray as your source to create an AVCHD DVD9...

[subair37]

@subair37

Hi!

Make your life simple and forget about the .MKV intermediate step. Just use your original, Bollywood commercial Blu-ray as your source to create an AVCHD DVD9...

Oh sorry

What i was doing is using the .mkv file which about 10 to 14 Gb and converting to DVD9 ,in AVCHD formatt

I got another problem with this programe, when i select the target audio DTS HD MA as untouched i am not getting the final BD MV folder in the AVCHD final out put folder instead i can see all files end up in Temp folder ,but if i select audio to recode to AC3 640kbps then i am getting my final AVCHD DVD9.

Is it some compatibily issues of DTS HD MA untouched to this programme.Please help..........

I am doing encoding in my laptop which is Pentium dual Core 2.1 GHZ 4GB Ram 160 GB HDD which takes about 15 to 18 hours.I select x264 slow to encode.

I am about to upgrade my old sempron desktop to a new one

I7 950 3.06GHZ 6 GB RAM and ppossibley 2 times 500GB HDD as Raid 0 configured.

With the above mentioned system how long will it take to finish encoding .also from a orig blu ray source.

Please share some comments here throw your experiences in time taken for encoding please...........

[setarip_old]

@subair37 Oh sorry What i was doing is using the .mkv file which about 10 to 14 Gb and converting to DVD9 ,in AVCHD formattYes, and in view of the difficulties you're having with this workflow, I once again suggest the following:

Make your life simple and forget about the .MKV intermediate step. Just use your original, Bollywood commercial Blu-ray as your source to create an AVCHD DVD9...

[DMD]

Good evening

I can not find the forced subtitle stream, maybe it's a stream ghost?
In the movie "The Mummy" detect the presence of 68 streams from the player software and the automatically selected (forced) is the n ° 66

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4107/screenshot001dy.png (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/screenshot001dy.png/)



BDtoAVCHD detects only 32 stream subtitle.
(stream from 4608 to 4639)
then the stream from 33 ° to 68 ° are absent or undetected.

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9654/screenshot005wd.png (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/screenshot005wd.png/)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/337/screenshot006vy.png (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/screenshot006vy.png/)


you can solve the problem?

Thanks

[pistacho]

oh! did not think could be a Blu-Ray with many subtitles. The program has a limit of 50 subtitle tracks :o

Try this patched version with limt expanded to 80 tracks :rolleyes:
http://www.hotshare.net/file/353043-53027939d7.html

(copy the executable directly to the program folder and replace .exe)

[setarip_old]

@pistacho

Hi!

The maximum allowable/recognized number of PGS subtitle streams for a Blu-ray-compliant file is 31...

[pistacho]

@pistacho

Hi!

The maximum allowable/recognized number of PGS subtitle streams for a Blu-ray-compliant file is 31...


Thanks! but then I do not understand this:

In the movie "The Mummy" detect the presence of 68 streams from the player software and the automatically selected (forced) is the n ° 66

:confused: :confused: :confused:

[setarip_old]

@pistacho

The ADDITIONAL (greater than 31) subtitle streams are in TEXT format, not PGS. Click on the following link and read the ENTIRE thread:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=146501

[pistacho]

Ok. I did not know this limitation of the BD structure... The program code was an internal limitation (50 PGS tracks) and believed it was not enough for this BD.

But it is clear that the limitation is in the Blu-Ray structure itself.

So there is already enough with 50 PGS "slots" (at most only use 32). :)

Previus patch is useless :devil:

[setarip_old]

@pistacho

You're welcome ;>}

Once again I'll ask:

Are you the developer of "DVD Shrink" (for whom I provided much input during its initial development)?

[pistacho]

No, I have no connection with the DVD Shrink software... I think at that time was not even registered on this forum... :p But it's true he was a great software for its ease of use... I think it's important that a program allowing to do common tasks with a few mouse clicks and this is something they have in common the two programs :)

[setarip_old]

No, I have no connection with the DVD Shrink softwareI guess there's room for more than one good coder in Spain ;>}

[vertigoo]

Hello Pistacho

I'm back after testing some improvements I suggested in the past. And everything was working fine. Great Job.

Sorry but I come back with 2 bug reports.

First bug :

I tried to back up a BR movie with 3 selected .mpls files. I chose the correct one (3 different m2ts for the chosen mpls). After proceeding I saw that my preferred audio was encoded in Dolby True HD. I scanned and I had to reencode the video. The scanning of the Dolby True HD was apparently correct (more than 2000 kbps, I don't remember the real figures). I selected as target audio the option "UNTOUCHED" (no doubt on that). I added one small sub track and I started conversion keeping the video bitrates given by the software

But the resulting m2ts after conversion was with a normal ac3 (448kbps) audio track (apparently only the True HD core). I lost the true HD.... first problem

I used an eac3to GUI to demux the original BR and to extract the original Dolby True HD and also to demux the m2ts given by BDtoAVCHD to extract the reencoded .h264 and the .sup.

I muxed all 3 files with tsmuxer and everything was working fine until I made the ISO file with ImgBurn and saw that it was oversized with 200 MB (nearly 1% of my BD-R)... second problem

Second bug:

Among all backups I have made 2 (only 2) were oversized with 0.1%. I cut the end of the movie with ts muxer to avoid to reencode. I haven't found why these 2 and not the others. I suspect a problem with x264.
Now I used to reduce the target video bitrate by 25kbps to prevent to cut

Possible future improvements for BDtoAVCHD :

-multiple audio and sub tracks
-ability for external audio and sub tracks (I know you are busy on that)
-ISO file as output by using ImgBurn (a direct link to ImgBurn would be enough)
-ability to cut a part of the movie by using tsMuxer

and finally (very interesting....) ability to "see" the sub captions by using BDSuptoSub and select the correct one (subs of the real movie and not the comments of the scenarist, director,..)

BDtoAVCHD is on track to be the best....:)

[vertigoo]

Pistacho

I think I have found an explanation of the 200 MB oversizing.

The Eac3to GUI can extract an ac3 file (which is the Dolby True Hd core). The bitrate of the ac3 file is 448 kbps (same as given by BDtoAVCHD)

The Eac3to GUI can also extract a .thd+ac3 file (the full Dolby true HD).

It is this second file that I add as input for tsmuxer and tsmuxer sees a core of 640 kbps. Very odd.

The difference between 640kbps and 448 kbps gives approximately the oversizing of 200MB for the ISO file.

[vertigoo]

Hello Pistacho

A small bug : for some x264 recoding processes the "eta" (estimated time of arrival) is not shown in the progress bar (1st and 2nd pass)

[vertigoo]

When the "eta" is not shown in the progress bar the total number of frames is not shown too

[vertigoo]

Pistacho

3 additional BD backups would lead to exceed the size of the BD-R (23866 MB) without fixing it decreasing the video bitrates by 0.1%
Seems to be a frequent issue

[subair37]

Hi pistacho

can you please help me on this i got a problem with some mkv files converting to AVCHD formatt after encoding 15 hours on my dual core Laptop with 4GB RAM all files end up in temp folder , only very few times i taste the success with this programme in converting mkv to AVCHD, I do remember the fact some one said here abt use proper blu ray as the source , i agree that but if u read the facts abt this programme it converts mkv as well to AVCHD , so is there any settings wrong in my programme that all files end up in Temp folder instead of giving me an AVCHD formatt BD folder please help pistacho looking forwrd to hearing from you soon..........

[pistacho]

Hi pistacho

can you please help me on this i got a problem with some mkv files converting to AVCHD formatt after encoding 15 hours on my dual core Laptop with 4GB RAM all files end up in temp folder , only very few times i taste the success with this programme in converting mkv to AVCHD, I do remember the fact some one said here abt use proper blu ray as the source , i agree that but if u read the facts abt this programme it converts mkv as well to AVCHD , so is there any settings wrong in my programme that all files end up in Temp folder instead of giving me an AVCHD formatt BD folder please help pistacho looking forwrd to hearing from you soon..........

MKV support is limited to options that tsMuxer can handle itself.

For example is NOT supported MKVs with header compression because tsMuxer not support them.

[pistacho]

Hello Pistacho

A small bug : for some x264 recoding processes the "eta" (estimated time of arrival) is not shown in the progress bar (1st and 2nd pass)

The estimated time calculation is performed by the x264 codec, the program displays only the text that appears in the command window... if it is not is because the codec does not give this information... I think that happens to compress raw video (when joined several m2ts for example)

[pistacho]

Hi everyone!

I'm finishing a new version that allows convert to MKV (Blu-Ray to MKV) :D

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2631/mkv.gif

Since in this case the output size is not critical using compression with a single pass CRF.


By the time left here a beta for those who want to test it:

http://personal5.iddeo.es/connecta2000/BDtoAVCHD_v1.3.9.msi

Do not think it has many serious errors but surely are missing details to refine... Also addresses some limitations of previous versions (allows to use as source MKV's with head compression and .m2ts out of BD structure).

If you see any error, it reports would be appreciated. You can also comment on the conversion successfully and paste media info to see how it goes...

Regards!

[pistacho]

The final version is out!

Version 1.4.0 (04/23/2011)


New: MKV as alternate output format. Allows to convert Blu-Ray to MKV, recoding the video (CRF) or creating a BDremux.
Improved: for AVCHD output is used the new parameter --bluray-compat instead of --open-gop bluray, --aud, --nalhrd vbr and --b-pyramid strict. This also always checks compliance of ref and b frames with AVCHD.
Improved: accepting as input MKV files with header compression.
Fixed: when converting a Blu-Ray with the main file split into several .m2ts parts and selecting the TrueHD audio was kept AC3 core only.
Mkvextract updated to version v4.6.0 and Mkvmerge added.
x264 updated to revision r1936.
Small fixes and general improvements.


The updated download in the first post :)

[Hobbe]

Thanks for a great program! I really like output to mkv :)

Can I make feature req?
Why have tune option under advanced? I often use anime and grain tune and it is easy to forget that setting if you don't see it on the main window..

Keep more subtitles and atleast two audio streams.

Why do audio setting and target audio reset to default when you change media?

More media settings or two custom?

[soneca]

Hi Pistacho,

Thanks for this excelente programa!

But I'm having some problems with interlaced sources, tried with two different sources(1080i).
In this case the program jumps directly to step 3/3 (muxing) and tsmuxer crashes.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/BDtoAVCHD-1.jpg

And here the BDtoAVCHD completed the service by creating the whole structure of the blu-ray but the file(BDAV) had the following characteristics.

Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 366 MiB
Duration : 57mn 6s
Overall bit rate : 896 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : 130
Duration : 57mn 6s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 755 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 308 MiB (84%)
Language : English

[pistacho]

Ok. Thanks for reporting the problem. I have more reports of problems with 1080i sources. I'm investigating. Can you paste the BDinfo of video source?

[soneca]

Absolutely.


Total Video
Title Codec Length Movie Size Disc Size Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track Secondary Audio Track
----- ------ ------- -------------- -------------- ------- ------- ------------------ ---------------------
00000.MPLS AVC 0:49:41 13.369.933.824 17.070.282.994 35,87 28,29 DTS-HD Master 5.1 4348Kbps (48kHz/24-bit)




DISC INFO:

Disc Title: SUPER_SPEEDWAY
Disc Size: 17.070.282.994 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 0:49:41 (h:m:s)
Size: 13.369.933.824 bytes
Total Bitrate: 35,87 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 28293 kbps 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS-HD Master Audio English 4348 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4348 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -4dB
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics Portuguese 25,607 kbps

FILES:

Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate
---- ------- ------ ---- -------------
00000.M2TS 0:00:00.000 0:49:41.979 13.369.933.824 35.869

CHAPTERS:

Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time
------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
1 0:00:00.000 0:09:20.726 28.454 kbps 63.453 kbps 00:00:03.436 38.693 kbps 00:00:03.436 34.083 kbps 00:00:02.969 118.668 bytes 521.454 bytes 00:00:04.204
2 0:09:20.726 0:04:56.796 28.750 kbps 36.175 kbps 00:11:20.880 31.967 kbps 00:13:19.999 30.651 kbps 00:12:11.697 119.913 bytes 437.694 bytes 00:09:31.470
3 0:14:17.523 0:01:25.785 28.058 kbps 35.347 kbps 00:15:10.609 31.145 kbps 00:14:40.779 30.535 kbps 00:14:41.780 117.023 bytes 362.645 bytes 00:14:51.624
4 0:15:43.309 0:05:52.418 29.104 kbps 36.997 kbps 00:21:28.053 33.723 kbps 00:17:48.400 32.462 kbps 00:17:16.068 121.389 bytes 423.442 bytes 00:20:50.015
5 0:21:35.727 0:03:56.569 28.801 kbps 36.064 kbps 00:24:45.517 33.171 kbps 00:24:37.943 32.458 kbps 00:24:38.543 120.126 bytes 374.162 bytes 00:22:02.754
6 0:25:32.297 0:01:32.091 28.625 kbps 35.999 kbps 00:26:21.846 32.567 kbps 00:26:19.744 31.165 kbps 00:26:45.403 119.392 bytes 372.648 bytes 00:26:11.336
7 0:27:04.389 0:02:43.096 28.137 kbps 35.947 kbps 00:29:45.784 32.347 kbps 00:27:55.774 31.250 kbps 00:27:06.524 117.354 bytes 373.394 bytes 00:27:12.063
8 0:29:47.485 0:06:20.380 28.301 kbps 36.409 kbps 00:34:54.392 33.508 kbps 00:32:23.474 31.999 kbps 00:32:20.772 118.040 bytes 393.083 bytes 00:32:26.678
9 0:36:07.865 0:08:36.515 28.142 kbps 36.705 kbps 00:42:46.964 33.490 kbps 00:42:46.230 31.040 kbps 00:40:23.788 117.374 bytes 383.248 bytes 00:39:04.475
10 0:44:44.381 0:04:57.597 26.474 kbps 42.622 kbps 00:49:06.910 36.322 kbps 00:49:06.810 33.091 kbps 00:48:51.795 110.430 bytes 453.829 bytes 00:49:07.444

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File PID Type Codec Language Seconds Bitrate Bytes Packets
---- --- ---- ----- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----
00000.M2TS 4113 (0x1011) 0x1B AVC 2981,879 28.294 10.546.210.239 57.413.005
00000.M2TS 4352 (0x1100) 0x86 DTS-HD MA eng (English) 2981,879 4.348 1.620.584.436 9.272.230
00000.M2TS 4353 (0x1101) 0x81 AC3 spa (Spanish) 2981,879 640 238.558.720 1.397.805
00000.M2TS 4354 (0x1102) 0x81 AC3 fra (French) 2981,879 640 238.558.720 1.397.805
00000.M2TS 4608 (0x1200) 0x90 PGS por (Portuguese) 2981,879 26 9.544.895 54.304

[pistacho]

soneca:

Did you check the option "resize to 720" when it failed?

[soneca]

Yes, this option was active.

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Without resizing, was okay, completed successfully.:cool:

[pistacho]

Yeah, the x264 does not support internal filter resize when the source is 1080i. Forbidden to check the "resize 720" in 1080i...

In the next version this option will be disabled if it detects 1080i. No problem for 1080p. :)

[redcol]

help please
i'am trying to use this tool but cant get any audio track
i used the open bd button and everything is selected except the audio field is blank.
what am i doing wrong???

[soneca]

The tsmuxer crashed again but now with a progressive source.:(
Almost the entire process was completed.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/bdtoavchd1-1.jpg


Total Video
Title Codec Length Movie Size Disc Size Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track Secondary Audio Track
----- ------ ------- -------------- -------------- ------- ------- ------------------ ---------------------
00000.MPLS AVC 1:36:58 21.069.643.776 22.864.232.545 28,97 24,50 DTS-HD Master 5.1 2377Kbps (48kHz/16-bit) DD AC3 5.1 448Kbps




DISC INFO:

Disc Title: DE_PERNAS_PRO_AR
Disc Size: 22.864.232.545 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 1:36:58 (h:m:s)
Size: 21.069.643.776 bytes
Total Bitrate: 28,97 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 24505 kbps 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS-HD Master Audio Portuguese 2377 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2377 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 37,181 kbps
Presentation Graphics Portuguese 42,226 kbps
Presentation Graphics Spanish 36,496 kbps

FILES:

Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate
---- ------- ------ ---- -------------
00000.M2TS 0:00:00.000 1:36:58.312 21.069.643.776 28.970

CHAPTERS:

Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time
------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
1 0:00:00.000 0:08:25.087 22.799 kbps 58.881 kbps 00:00:50.091 32.757 kbps 00:01:26.711 30.383 kbps 00:01:21.706 118.852 bytes 815.920 bytes 00:00:50.133
2 0:08:25.087 0:09:36.367 24.554 kbps 40.687 kbps 00:14:07.263 33.078 kbps 00:12:30.458 30.846 kbps 00:10:34.425 128.014 bytes 970.925 bytes 00:10:10.026
3 0:18:01.455 0:12:56.400 24.754 kbps 43.329 kbps 00:28:50.520 34.169 kbps 00:28:46.558 31.689 kbps 00:23:30.158 129.055 bytes 949.333 bytes 00:25:29.194
4 0:30:57.856 0:11:16.384 25.171 kbps 42.034 kbps 00:33:54.574 32.237 kbps 00:32:59.560 31.473 kbps 00:32:51.386 131.229 bytes 939.104 bytes 00:36:50.875
5 0:42:14.240 0:09:48.671 25.124 kbps 44.599 kbps 00:45:11.875 32.750 kbps 00:45:07.871 29.767 kbps 00:46:24.823 130.987 bytes 912.889 bytes 00:45:12.584
6 0:52:02.911 0:11:03.079 25.022 kbps 43.550 kbps 00:54:57.127 34.302 kbps 00:56:54.869 32.390 kbps 00:56:52.700 130.452 bytes 907.220 bytes 00:54:25.011
7 1:03:05.990 0:10:15.823 24.976 kbps 42.346 kbps 01:09:44.513 32.787 kbps 01:13:11.178 30.600 kbps 01:10:56.669 130.212 bytes 956.895 bytes 01:11:46.385
8 1:13:21.814 0:09:27.900 25.848 kbps 41.143 kbps 01:14:05.399 33.758 kbps 01:16:03.308 32.360 kbps 01:15:58.512 134.760 bytes 942.718 bytes 01:20:58.562
9 1:22:49.714 0:08:53.783 24.705 kbps 45.394 kbps 01:29:16.142 32.041 kbps 01:28:47.196 29.940 kbps 01:26:23.344 128.801 bytes 922.253 bytes 01:29:16.184
10 1:31:43.497 0:05:14.814 19.175 kbps 39.278 kbps 01:33:49.123 35.975 kbps 01:33:45.119 35.319 kbps 01:33:40.156 99.983 bytes 522.687 bytes 01:32:51.607

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File PID Type Codec Language Seconds Bitrate Bytes Packets
---- --- ---- ----- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----
00000.M2TS 4113 (0x1011) 0x1B AVC 5818,146 24.505 17.822.050.851 96.940.358
00000.M2TS 4352 (0x1100) 0x86 DTS-HD MA por (Portuguese) 5818,146 2.377 1.728.865.280 10.301.295
00000.M2TS 4353 (0x1101) 0x81 AC3 por (Portuguese) 5818,146 447 325.204.992 1.814.760
00000.M2TS 4608 (0x1200) 0x90 PGS por (Portuguese) 5818,146 42 30.710.377 176.176
00000.M2TS 4609 (0x1201) 0x90 PGS eng (English) 5818,146 37 27.041.437 156.475
00000.M2TS 4610 (0x1202) 0x90 PGS spa (Spanish) 5818,146 36 26.543.474 153.757

[pistacho]

@soneca:

You have a special reason to add the parameter "--no-dct-decimate"?

Have you added more parameters?

Try out first to remove them. The syntax is not checked, if something is wrong x264 process is aborted and jumps directly to next step...


@redcol:

Put BDinfo here

[redcol]

@redcol:

Put BDinfo here[/QUOTE]

Pistacho
i have managed to read the bd with all the info including audio tracks
i am now run the process and hopefully will have audio on the finished result

[soneca]

Hi Pistacho

Always used those extra settings to help reduce macroblocking in dark scenes, background or flat areas.
--no-dct-decimate --aq-strength 1.15
Strange because I never had problems using these settings in RipBot.

[soneca]

Even using only the parameter "- aq-strength 1.15" that does not affect the blu-ray compatibility tsmuxer crashed again after completing 32.5% of muxing.:confused:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/BDtoAVCHD-2.jpg

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Completed successfully using my extra parameters, without resizing.
The problem is somehow tied to resizing.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/bdtoavchd-3.jpg

[pistacho]

Have you tried with resize but *no* extra parameters?

[soneca]

Also works...
So there's something wrong.:confused::D
I forgot to comment, but have already completed some tasks using the extra parameters/resizing together and worked, no errors.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/bdtoavchd-4.jpg

[pistacho]

I have uploaded a new version. This is the changelog:

Version 1.4.1 (05/01/2011)


New: for MKV output option to crop the video (eliminates black bands if the AR is 2.40:1, etc.).
Fixed: Is disabled the option to resize at 720 if the source is 1080i. Only is possible to resize from 1080p to 720p.
Improved: (for MKV output) when is resized the video also resizes the PGS subtitles.
x264 updated to revision r1947.
Small fixes and general improvements.

[soneca]

Thanks for the new version!
Work completed using the extra parameters and resizing at the same time, without errors.:cool:

[soneca]

I decided to make some adjustments because some files are almost the size limit(4.37) for the DVD5.

So I removed a few MB's entering the amount below, but the result was much lower than expected (2.92GB).

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/bdtoavchd-5.jpg

And now, even if I go back to DVD5 file size remains the same - 2.92GB.

[soneca]

I could only do BDtoAVCHD working again after uninstalling and cleaning the registry entries.
Now I can no longer complete the job using my settings.
But earlier, before changing the value of the media to a custom value had completed three works without problems.

[soneca]

Ever considered the possibility of using avisynth and other tools that could make BDtoAVCHD, a much more complete gui?

[iSeries]

Hi,

Is there any chance of adding FLAC audio options for .mkv output?

[pistacho]

Hi,

Is there any chance of adding FLAC audio options for .mkv output?

Yes, I have it done... the coming version will include it! :D

[pistacho]

I decided to make some adjustments because some files are almost the size limit(4.37) for the DVD5.


There is no reason for not want 4.37 GB :confused:

DVD+R (SL) = 4,700,372,992 bytes

/ 1024 = 4,590,208 KiB
/ 1024 = 4,482.625 MiB
/ 1024 = 4.378 GiB

A real example:

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8201/carpeta.gif

Look at the size in bytes. If less than 4,700,372,992 then fits comfortably :)

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho - thanks very much! Will it include options so reduce bit depth, mix channels etc, as per eac3to?

[pistacho]

Hi pistacho - thanks very much! Will it include options so reduce bit depth, mix channels etc, as per eac3to?

I do not see that this to be necessary. If the source is a Blu-Ray or MKV the audio is already in the correct format. In any case, the downmix to 2 channels, etc... can make the player...

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho, say for instance when I am converting a BD to MKV I re-encode the video at CRF 18 and convert the audio to FLAC - if the audio is 24 bit I typically reduce the bit depth to 16 bit to save space (and I can't tell the difference). Also, if the soundtrack is 7.1 I will downmix to 5.1.

[soneca]

Hi pistacho,

Many blank DVD discs have uneven dye around the outer edge
then I will leave a little space to be safe.

The new version is ready?:)

[pistacho]

Is ready now :)

Version 1.4.2 (05/14/2011)


New: Ability to convert audio to FLAC (lossless) if the source is HD audio and output MKV.
Improved: automatic criteria for selecting the audio track to convert based on the selected output type (BD5/BD9/MKV/...).
x264 updated to revision r1995.



Hi pistacho, say for instance when I am converting a BD to MKV I re-encode the video at CRF 18 and convert the audio to FLAC - if the audio is 24 bit I typically reduce the bit depth to 16 bit to save space (and I can't tell the difference). Also, if the soundtrack is 7.1 I will downmix to 5.1.

In this case, yes I see it useful. As you say the quality loss is negligible (24bit to 16 bit) and save the 7.1 does not make sense if then is played in 5.1 equip. I will look to put it as optional (in settings) for the next version

[iSeries]

Many thanks pistacho, that would be great! :thanks:

One thing I have noticed, with .mkv as the input file, the Scan Bitrates button is not selectable. I converted an .mkv (1080p, 57 mins long, 16 bit 5.1 FLAC audio) to DVD-5 AVCHD (with AC3 640kbps audio) and the result was 284mb undersized.

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Do not really know what is happening ...:confused::confused::confused:

The installation of BDtoAVCHD was clean, I just reinstall windows but the problem continues.

Source

General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : D:\BLU_RAY\THE_PACIFIC\Episode 5 Peleliu Landing\BDMV\STREAM\00068.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 10.1 GiB
Duration : 49mn 42s
Overall bit rate : 29.0 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 49mn 41s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 26.3 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 30.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.529
Stream size : 9.13 GiB (91%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : 130
Duration : 49mn 41s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 537 MiB (5%)

Settings > only scaling to 720.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/B1.jpg

Result

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : E:\VIDEOS MKV\EPISODE 5 PELELIU LANDING\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 2.96 GiB
Duration : 29mn 38s
Overall bit rate : 14.3 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 29mn 38s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 13.1 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 11.3 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 24.0 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.592
Stream size : 2.71 GiB (91%)
Writing library : x264 core 115 r1995M c1e60b9
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=9 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=1 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=1 / weightp=1 / keyint=24 / keyint_min=2 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=24 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=11302 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=24000 / vbv_bufsize=24000 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 29mn 38s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 136 MiB (4%)
Language : English

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Language : Portuguese

[soneca]

Hi pistacho,

Your post is missing or is my impression?...:eek:
My source is a Blu-ray extracted with AnyDVD HD.
The machine is very stable, do a lot encodes without problems.
I just encode the same episode without resizing and everything went right.
The problem is that resize does tsMuxer that stop working halfway, or maybe some problem with the resizing of the subtitles(bdsup2sub).

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/1-7.jpg

[pistacho]

Yes, my last post has disappeared :confused:
Well, now I have more clear where is the problem. As you say it is almost certain that everything is fine until the TsMuxer step. Probably TsMuxer fails only when it has to resize the subtitles (but not always). The resizing does it TsMuxer in the last step, not used BDsup2sub to avoid a extra step and avoid to extract the track.

Maybe it's a tsMuxer bug, but I failed to reproduce it.

If this theory is true a solution would be always resize subs with the BDsup2sub.

I'll do some more testing to see if it fails resizing to 720p with subtitles…

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho - is there any chance you could add an option to use blu ray compatible settings when outputting to MKV?

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Anything new, you could reproduce this failure?

If this theory is true a solution would be always resize subs with the BDsup2sub.

This modified version is available so I can test?

[SuLyMaN]

Hum is the link down? I cannot access the file at all...Thanks.

[soneca]

http://www.videohelp.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v1.4.2.msi?r=bycferd8sdj

[SuLyMaN]

http://www.videohelp.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v1.4.2.msi?r=bycferd8sdj

Thanks for the linky :thumbsup:

[jsquare]

@ pistacho
I tried your application last night since I mainly encode for AVCHD 720p with CRF20 using other tools, but I noticed that the final encode had the black bars cropped and that's a problem with my Sony BR player since it will expand the frame to fill the screen. I tried with an MKV 1080p 2.40:1 source and want to know if there's a way to add those bars to a full 16x9 AR, or if I did something wrong on the settings?

[pistacho]

By default, the program add black bars on the croped MKV's. You can activate "debug mode" (Options menu) and check out this:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4936/padb.gif

ffms [info]: 1920x800p 1:1 @ 24000/1001 fps (cfr)
pad [info]: expanding frame to 1920x1080, picture starting at (0,140)
pad [info]: (0,0,0) -> (16,128,128)
resize [info]: resizing to 1280x720

Do you get this?

(To resize to 720 you have to tick the option in "Advanced..." button)


P.S: I updated the download link in the first post:

http://webs.ono.com/connecta/BDtoAVCHD_v1.4.2.msi

[pistacho]

Pistacho,

Anything new, you could reproduce this failure?


This modified version is available so I can test?


I have not seen anything strange: I was doing tests converting 6 -7 jobs resizing to 720p with subtitles and all were OK in size and content.

I will not change anything if I can not reproduce the bug. I understand that the most conversions to 720 are successful.

[soneca]

I really do not understand, because I use a lot of time RipBot/BDRebuilder which also depend on the TSMuxer and never had problems.
Too bad because I liked its gui but unfortunately I can not use because I normally resize everything to 720p.

[thewonderer]

Thanks for all your hard work keeping this program bug free and up to date with the latest x264 codec...

I know I've asked before, but I would really appreciate it if you could enable a new feature which allows you to add multiple tracks to the encode... would be nice to get directors commentary on some encodes....

thanks

[soneca]

I talked nonsense in the post above:eek:, of course not depend on TsMuxer, otherwise I would have the same problem. BD Rebuilder uses its own code and Ripbot use BDSup2Sub.
TsMuxer really has trouble resizing some subtitles.

[pistacho]

Could you upload somewhere a subtitle track of a problematic source? (extract it from the source before resizing). If I can reproduce the bug try to find a solution or alternate method of resizing...

[soneca]

Uploaded!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2gwf9a

[pistacho]

I'll look in more detail but it seems that the track is corrupt because BDsup2sub shows 44 Warnings:

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/6103/warningtd.gif

You can check if all conversions that fail to match that also generate these warnings in BDsup2sub?

[soneca]

I think they're just warnings, because I just do the conversion(OCR) this subtitle for text(.srt) without problems.
But I'll check the other titles.

Edit: After resizing the subtitles they have no more warnings, are corrected by BDSup2Sub?

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/Forum/bdsup2sub-1.jpg

[pistacho]

Yes, I confirm that the problem is in subtitles have errors but BDSup2Sub can correct them.

TEST A:

- Mux original subtitle track + 720p video track -> tsMuxer crash

TEST B:

- Export subtitle track with BDSup2Sub (open and save as, no resize).
- Mux exported track (1080p) + 720p video track -> tsMuxer finish OK and resize subs to 720p.

[soneca]

That's right!
A new version soon.;)

[pistacho]

The new version has arrived :)

Changelog:


New: contextual menu (right click) in the queue jobs list with options: "Move Up Queue", "Move Down Queue", "Remove", "Remove and Delete Source", "Open Source Folder" and "Open Output Folder".
New: in Settings added option for default chose FLAC as output audio format for MKV’s if source is HD audio.
New: in Settings added option for default downconvert 24 bits audio to 16 bits.
New: in Settings added option for default downmix 7.1 or 6.1 channels to 5.1 channels.
Improved: increased maximum number of jobs in queue from 10 to 100.
Improved: for default is used Arcsoft for decode HD audio if it’s installed in system.
Improved: BDsup2Sub it’s used to resize PGS subtitles rather than tsMuxer (improve quality and prevents errors).
x264 updated to revision r2008.

[soneca]

Thank you!:)
Installing and testing right now.

[thewonderer]

Hi,

Thanks for your continued efforts with this program. One thing I have noticed since I started backing up with the last few versions is that the BD-R 25GB size is always about 20 MB over the limit that imgburn recommends. This is doing a straight conversion with the audio track being scanned for it's bit rate. When I tried to created a custom size of 23.2GB which is the capacity indicated on the disc, it's always undersizing by around 10%....

I also noticed a bug/limitation. I tried to change the TEMP and AVCHD folders to another drive, if i put the temp as e:\temp and avchd as e:\temp\avchd the program wouldn't work. When i changed both folders to the root of the E: drive they worked fine.

About to test the custom rate of 25400MB size, just under the 25GB limit set in the program and let you know how that goes.

I did try to burn the slightly oversized previous encode, sadly it failed, even though it was only 25mb over :(

UPDATE - After it had joined the MTS files together and extracted the audio successfully using eac3to, the program did not continue with indexing and encoding, it just stopped and deleted the files from the TEMP folder on E: drive.

[pistacho]

I also noticed a bug/limitation. I tried to change the TEMP and AVCHD folders to another drive, if i put the temp as e:\temp and avchd as e:\temp\avchd the program wouldn't work. When i changed both folders to the root of the E: drive they worked fine.

You can change name of temp and output (AVCHD) folders and move to another drive letter but can’t put one inside of other! The program works best if the temp folder is on a fast hard disk and the output folder to another phisical disk but it’s not required.

I did try to burn the slightly oversized previous encode, sadly it failed, even though it was only 25mb over :(

Can you paste here a BDinfo of an oversized output?

UPDATE - After it had joined the MTS files together and extracted the audio successfully using eac3to, the program did not continue with indexing and encoding, it just stopped and deleted the files from the TEMP folder on E: drive.

Check that you have enough free space on a hard disk (recommended to have at least 50 GB free).

[thewonderer]

You can change name of temp and output (AVCHD) folders and move to another drive letter but can’t put one inside of other! The program works best if the temp folder is on a fast hard disk and the output folder to another phisical disk but it’s not required.

Thanks... will do that in the future


Can you paste here a BDinfo of an oversized output?

Just sent you a PM with the info


Check that you have enough free space on a hard disk (recommended to have at least 50 GB free).

I have 2 TB free on the drive that i set with e:\temp and e:\avchd

How can i remove all settings from windows? I uninstalled your app and checked the user appdata folder but find no settings their on in the registery.... Just want to start from a fresh install. When i did install bdtoavchd it remembered my custom settings for the file size.

thanks

[soneca]

I normally used in d:\temp and e:\avchd to improve speed.
Delete this key > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BDtoAVCHD

[thewonderer]

Hi,

I have attached a couple of screens of what occurs when i just change the temp folder to e:\temp instead of default c:\temp

Straight away you can see that it just 'sit's and does not progress with the join.

As soon as I change that setting back to default it starts working fine.

As for the DTS problem I had, i wonder if its to do with the new arcsoft option in this version. I have unticked it and will wait for the 5 hour encode (i5-2500) to finish.

Would it be possible to have a sample encode option in the future where you can type it can just create a small preview clip? I know that as the file size is pre-determined it would still have to do pass 1 of the x264 encode. Maybe a rough estimate of file size or orig and target might get close...

thanks

[Balthazar2k4]

Can someone explain to me the value of fast_pskip? Also, I thought the presets were x264 presets and when I selected slow that would equate to any other program using x264 slow preset, but I find now that fast_pskip and ref=5 is enabled with BDtoAVCHD as opposed to no_fast_pskip and ref=4 in other programs like BluRip. I guess I don't understand the presets.

[thewonderer]

I have a few features that I hope you can implement in future releases...

* A log verbose log of encodes which are stored in a sub folder of bdtoavchd. From the options you can choose how many log files the folder can contain before removing the oldest.
* A way to choose a start and/or stop time for a encode, so the long end credits can be removed if desired.
* A tool that can verify the final encode is correct (video and audio) are suitable for BD-R and size is OK too.

Can you give some more information about each of the options, maybe some tooltips when the cursor hovers over the options? For instance the options recommend using arcsoft to downgrade true HD... but where should arcsoft decoder be stored?

Thanks!

[pistacho]

Hi,

I have attached a couple of screens of what occurs when i just change the temp folder to e:\temp instead of default c:\temp

Straight away you can see that it just 'sit's and does not progress with the join.

The program was given a drive letter as another. The important thing is the hardware that's on that drive letter. Probably your hard drive E: is too slow or is broken.

You can do the following test. Open a command window and type this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "X:\PATH TO\APOCALYPSE NOW BD" 1) 2: "E:\TEMP\video.mkv" 3: "E:\TEMP\audio.dts"

Replace "Program Files (x86)" with "Program Files" if your Windows is 32 bit and "X:\PATH TO" with source real path.

If it does not work for you, then the problem has nothing to do with my software.


As for the DTS problem I had, i wonder if its to do with the new arcsoft option in this version. I have unticked it and will wait for the 5 hour encode (i5-2500) to finish.

Regardless of how put Arcsoft option:

1) Is only used when converting the HD audio to AC3 or FLAC and you are not doing any of those things.
2) If you check it and not have installed Arcsoft nothing happens. (only is a preference to use if have it)

[pistacho]

Can someone explain to me the value of fast_pskip? Also, I thought the presets were x264 presets and when I selected slow that would equate to any other program using x264 slow preset, but I find now that fast_pskip and ref=5 is enabled with BDtoAVCHD as opposed to no_fast_pskip and ref=4 in other programs like BluRip. I guess I don't understand the presets.

I can not say anything about the other programs but my own does not change the default value of no_fast_pskip parameter.

The default depends on the preset:

placebo: no_fast_pskip
For the rest (..., medium, slow, slower, veryslow): fast_pskip

[Balthazar2k4]

I can not say anything about the other programs but my own does not change the default value of no_fast_pskip parameter.

The default depends on the preset:

placebo: no_fast_pskip
For the rest (..., medium, slow, slower, veryslow): fast_pskip

Thanks Pistacho. I wonder why everyone else is overriding the pskip in the preset? I did some looking around and evidently fast_pskip can create some small level of artifacting. It seems to be a hotly debated topic, so I am not really sure if there would be a noticeable difference or not. Would you please tell me how to use the x264 switches option under the 'Advanced' menu? I would like to try the no_fast_pskip option. Do I need to replace all of the arguments or just add the ones I want to use in addition to the preset?

[pistacho]

Just add --no-fast-pskip in "Advanced Options". Anyway if the codec developers put this option only in the placebo preset means something...

[Balthazar2k4]

Just add --no-fast-pskip in "Advanced Options". Anyway if the codec developers put this option only in the placebo preset means something...

Thanks Pistacho. I will give that a try tonight and, yes, the fact that it is in the 'Placebo' preset probably DOES say something indeed.

[thewonderer]

The program was given a drive letter as another. The important thing is the hardware that's on that drive letter. Probably your hard drive E: is too slow or is broken.

I can confirm that my E drive which was used is a different drive, but it has a faster throughput (over 100Mbps) that my main drive and has 2TB free. I will give that test a try later.

You can do the following test. Open a command window and type this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "X:\PATH TO\APOCALYPSE NOW BD" 1) 2: "E:\TEMP\video.mkv" 3: "E:\TEMP\audio.dts"

Replace "Program Files (x86)" with "Program Files" if your Windows is 32 bit and "X:\PATH TO" with source real path.

If it does not work for you, then the problem has nothing to do with my software.




Regardless of how put Arcsoft option:

1) Is only used when converting the HD audio to AC3 or FLAC and you are not doing any of those things.
2) If you check it and not have installed Arcsoft nothing happens. (only is a preference to use if have it)

Thanks, so not really relevant like you said.

Thank you for the quick reply.

[thewonderer]

BUG REPORT:

This is odd, I just selected another blu-ray to test with. I selected DTS-HD MA, but when i went to the options to check everything was set ok and made no changes and saved, it reverted to a AC3 track. This happened earlier today, so I un-installed the app and deleted the reg settings.

Tested on another image and it does not change the audio selection, how strange. Went back to the other backup and as soon as i go into settings it does the same, changes from one audio track DTS MA to ac3

The only way around the problem disc was to scan the bit rates as soon as i had selected the disc and then select the DTS MA track. Now i can see from the c:\temp folder it is extracting the dtshd track and not the ac3...

---- Just checked the log of extracting dtshd ok, noticed this error 'Adding fps value to MKV header failed. <WARNING>' anything to worry about?

[pistacho]

I see no bug in the explanation you give. I only see you're using the program incorrectly.

So that you go into settings each time you open a disc?

The normal way to proceed is:

1) Open a disk or backup
2) Scan bitrates
3) Set desired track, audio format, output media, etc.. in main window
4) Add a job

No need to go all in Settings except for the first time when you install the program.

[soneca]

Converting an mkv of 5.46 GB for AVCHD (DVD5) size is always above the limit, about 14MB (4.714.987.340 bytes)

[thewonderer]

I see no bug in the explanation you give. I only see you're using the program incorrectly.

So that you go into settings each time you open a disc?

The normal way to proceed is:

1) Open a disk or backup
2) Scan bitrates
3) Set desired track, audio format, output media, etc.. in main window
4) Add a job

No need to go all in Settings except for the first time when you install the program.


Sorry, my explanation was not clear.

My normal process is, select the BD folder, select the audio track (usually default to the master track) and BD-25 as the size. Then I click ADD and if MA audio, it asks to scan bitrate. I have always done it this way.

With this problem backup, if I let it do it that way, when it's finished, it ignores the selected MA track and chooses a Ac3 track. If i check the queue and expand it, I can see its selected the AC3 track even though if showed the MA track when i clicked ADD.

The way I got around this was to select the open the BD folder, ensure the MA track was selected and then manually click on the SCAN BITRATES folder, and then add it to the queue. The program would then keep the MA track and not revert to the AC3 track.

[soneca]

With some discs BDtoAVCHD crashes during the process, after extracting the subtitles.

eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "D:\BLU_RAY\SETE_HOMENS_E_UM_DESTINO" 1) 2: "D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.mkv" 3: "D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.ac3" -448 18: "D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.sup" -log="D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 13 audio tracks, 31 subtitle tracks, 2:08:06, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 16 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: DTS Master Audio, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
4: AC3, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
5: DTS, French, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
6: DTS, German, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
7: DTS, Italian, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
8: DTS, Japanese, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
9: AC3, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
10: DTS, Russian, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
11: DTS, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 768kbps, 48kHz
12: AC3, Czech, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
13: AC3, Thai, 2.0 channels, 224kbps, 48kHz
14: AC3, Turkish, 2.0 channels, 224kbps, 48kHz
15: AC3, English, 2.0 channels, 224kbps, 48kHz
16: Subtitle (PGS), Japanese
17: Subtitle (PGS), English
18: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
19: Subtitle (PGS), Danish
20: Subtitle (PGS), Finnish
21: Subtitle (PGS), French
22: Subtitle (PGS), German
23: Subtitle (PGS), Italian
24: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
25: Subtitle (PGS), Dutch
26: Subtitle (PGS), Norwegian
27: Subtitle (PGS), Russian
28: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
29: Subtitle (PGS), Swedish
30: Subtitle (PGS), Croatian
31: Subtitle (PGS), Czech
32: Subtitle (PGS), Modern Greek
33: Subtitle (PGS), Chinese
34: Subtitle (PGS), Hebrew
35: Subtitle (PGS), Polish
36: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
37: Subtitle (PGS), Slovenian
38: Subtitle (PGS), Chinese
39: Subtitle (PGS), Thai
40: Subtitle (PGS), Turkish
41: Subtitle (PGS), French
42: Subtitle (PGS), German
43: Subtitle (PGS), Italian
44: Subtitle (PGS), Japanese
45: Subtitle (PGS), Dutch
46: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[a03] Decoding with ArcSoft DTS Decoder...
[s18] Extracting subtitle track number 18...
[a03] Encoding AC3 <448kbps> with libAften...
[v02] Muxing video to Matroska...
[a03] Creating file "D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.ac3"...
[s18] Creating file "D:\Temp\SETE HOMENS E UM DESTINO.job_0.sup"...
[a03] The original audio track has a constant bit depth of 24 bits.
Added fps value (24 /1.001) to MKV header.
Video track 2 contains 184287 frames.
Subtitle track 18 contains 1311 normal and 3 forced captions.
eac3to processing took 20 minutes, 58 seconds.
Done.

Edit: After a few tries I found that when the "tune" does not change, the process continues smoothly.
I'm trying to encode an animation but when I change the tune mode to none the program crashes after extracting the subtitles.
It seems that this problem occurs only when the tune mode is not selected, ie - none.

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho, is there any chance of adding CRF encoding for blu ray structure output?

[soneca]

Hi Pistacho,
Found this problem in relation to the "tune system"'?

[thewonderer]

Hi,

Just thought of another feature which would be nice to have.

A option to Force the selected subtitle selected on the encode... :)

[pistacho]

3D comes here! :D

Version 1.5.2 (07/09/2011)


New: 3D ready. From 3D Blu-Ray (MVC) we can get a 3D SBS AVCHD or MKV (side-by-side).
Improved: When resizing PGS subtitles from 1080p to 720p Lanzcos3 filter is used (better quality).
Small fixes and general improvements.



Hi pistacho, is there any chance of adding CRF encoding for blu ray structure output?

CRF encoding can not predict the size of the output and therefore not suitable for use in a BD5/9/25.


Hi Pistacho,
Found this problem in relation to the "tune system"'?

Yea, it was a stupid bug when selecting tune = 'none'. It is fixed in the latest version. :)


Hi,

Just thought of another feature which would be nice to have.

A option to Force the selected subtitle selected on the encode... :)

It already can do (or maybe I'm understanding something else). In main window select in Target Subtitle "Selected Forced" option.

[soneca]

Thanks Pistacho.
Very good!:cool:

[thewonderer]

3D comes here! :D

Version 1.5.2 (07/09/2011)


New: 3D ready. From 3D Blu-Ray (MVC) we can get a 3D SBS AVCHD or MKV (side-by-side).
Improved: When resizing PGS subtitles from 1080p to 720p Lanzcos3 filter is used (better quality).
Small fixes and general improvements.





CRF encoding can not predict the size of the output and therefore not suitable for use in a BD5/9/25.




Yea, it was a stupid bug when selecting tune = 'none'. It is fixed in the latest version. :)




It already can do (or maybe I'm understanding something else). In main window select in Target Subtitle "Selected Forced" option.

Brilliant! A new release, thank you.

In regards to the forced subtitle, what I meant was that if you select to encode a subtitle into your encode, can a flag be set in that resultant output file which sets the subtitle to Forced. When you watch the movie on your bluray player, it detects the forced subtitle and enables it by default.

Thanks

[soneca]

Hi Pistacho,


With BDtoAVCHD can not convert this track, and using the eac3to alone conversion is completed without errors.

M2TS, 1 video track, 3 audio tracks, 3 subtitle tracks, 1:23:55, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 12 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: DTS Hi-Res, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
4: DTS Hi-Res, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: DTS Hi-Res, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
6: Subtitle (PGS), English
7: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
8: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
[s07] Extracting subtitle track number 7...
[a04] Extracting audio track number 4...
[a04] Decoding with ArcSoft DTS Decoder...
[a04] Encoding AC3 <640kbps> with libAften...
[a04] Initialization of the AC3 encoder failed. <ERROR>
Aborted at file position 1048576. <ERROR>

M2TS, 1 video track, 3 audio tracks, 3 subtitle tracks, 1:23:55, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 12 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: DTS Hi-Res, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
4: DTS Hi-Res, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: DTS Hi-Res, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 2046kbps, 96kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
6: Subtitle (PGS), English
7: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
8: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
[a04] Extracting audio track number 4...
[a04] Extracting DTS core...
[a04] Decoding with ArcSoft DTS Decoder...
[a04] Encoding AC3 <640kbps> with libAften...
[a04] Creating file "D:\BLU_RAY\AUDIO_DD_DTS\GNOMEU_TESTE.ac3"...
Video track 2 contains 120721 frames.
eac3to processing took 4 minutes, 2 seconds.
Done.

Edit: Apparently the cause of this error is a missing command "-core".

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho,

With BDtoAVCHD can not convert this track, and using the eac3to alone conversion is completed without errors.

Edit: Apparently the cause of this error is a missing command "-core".


No, is correct as it is. The –core swith is for extract ONLY core part of audio.

Without –core: (HD + CORE) --> AC3 640

with -core: CORE --> AC3 640

The first option is better.

But if with a particular source fails (and only with that source) is because the HD part is damaged or the Arcsoft Decoder fails for whatever reason.

To work around this you can uncheck "Use ArcSoft to decode DTS-HD" in Settings (only with buggy sources).

[soneca]

But if it works with eac3to alone ... should work through BDtoAVCHD, correct?:confused:

[pistacho]

But if it works with eac3to alone ... should work through BDtoAVCHD, correct?:confused:


Not works with eac3to alone because you put -core parameter so lost HD part of DTS.

works = decode HD complete track and convert to AC3 = no -core parameter

[soneca]

New version...:)
Thank you!

[johnvick]

Great program thanks for making it available the results are very good. Can I ask, does it use CUDA or other forms of GPU accelleration? Also I had an audio sync problem with Toy Story 3 any suggestions on how to fix this?

[Pulp Catalyst]

hi, in MKV mode, does resize to 720p work, also will you ever add 2 pass filesize output mode to MKV.


yes i just finished 1st encode, 720p does work for MKV mode,


would love to have a 2pass filesize option though for MKV, i always aim for DVD-5 disk, CRF 22 can sometimes only use 75% of a disk, yet CRF 21 can sometimes use 110% of the disk........ the guessing stuff can be nightmare, knowing that my project could of had a higher quality applied, or worse the project is has come out too big for DVD-5's.

[pistacho]

New version is out!

Version 1.6.0 (08/12/2011)


New: Scrape movie titles in IMDb and complete the information in multiple formats.
Improved: handling of some Blu-Ray structures with several main playlists when are not seamless branching.
x264 updated to revision r2057.
Small fixes and general improvements.



http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/8503/scrape.png



would love to have a 2pass filesize option though for MKV, i always aim for DVD-5 disk, CRF 22 can sometimes only use 75% of a disk, yet CRF 21 can sometimes use 110% of the disk........ the guessing stuff can be nightmare, knowing that my project could of had a higher quality applied, or worse the project is has come out too big for DVD-5's.


For this is alredy AVCHD out mode... (2 pass, DVD5 size, blu-ray compatible, etc.) Do not it? :)

[soneca]

New version is out!

:thanks:

[Pulp Catalyst]

but that's in a bluray structure, i wanted a MKV output with 2 pass?

thanks. unless i'm missing something?

[thewonderer]

I can't seem to find the setting to concert to 720p MKV.... i thought this was a option?...

[wstevew]

I used this to re-encode a 3D to SBS and it will not play in my standalone Samsung BDC5900.

I tried remuxing again to a BD-RE with and without audio and it still will not play.

Its the first thing I have had the standalone refuse to play

It does play ok on the PS3


Any Ideas Why?

[setarip_old]

@wstevew

Hi!

1) Does it play on another (non-Samsung) standalone player?

2) Does it play on your computer?

[pistacho]

@wstevew

Also:

- What output mode did you use? AVCHD BD5, BD9, BD25 or other?

- And other times you used the same type and brand media (BD-R, DVD+R, etc.) with this Blu-Ray player? (I mention this to rule out compatibility issues on the recording or media itself).

You can try another AVCHD conversion in this player. There is no need to be SBS (in fact, should not have any bearing on that is or not 3D content).

[pistacho]

I can't seem to find the setting to concert to 720p MKV.... i thought this was a option?...


http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2631/mkv.gif

[subair37]

Hi pistacho

I tried to convert a 13GB mkv file to a DVD9 AVCHD disk ,when the source file was loaded audio was shown as dts core but after encoding i got a 5.6GB AVCHD disk with no audio on it, also i tried few other mkv titles with dts core audio but output i get a dvd9 avchd but no audio ,Can some one explain to me why is this happening or shall i have to select audio as Untouched Please help as i love this programme very much ......................

[pistacho]

Hi pistacho

I tried to convert a 13GB mkv file to a DVD9 AVCHD disk ,when the source file was loaded audio was shown as dts core but after encoding i got a 5.6GB AVCHD disk with no audio on it, also i tried few other mkv titles with dts core audio but output i get a dvd9 avchd but no audio ,Can some one explain to me why is this happening or shall i have to select audio as Untouched Please help as i love this programme very much ......................

If you can upload a MKV fragment (100 - 200 MB) somewhere, I try to reproduce the problem...

[subair37]

If you can upload a MKV fragment (100 - 200 MB) somewhere, I try to reproduce the problem...

Please tell me how to cut a 200Mb from that 13GB mkv file ?

Or install Team Viewer in u r pc then u can come to my pc and have a look in the actual file.

[Wildfire]

Subtitles aren't yet supported in 3D SBS, do you have any idea whether it will be supported at all and if so, do you have a general idea when that will be?

No hurry -- I'm already glad it's possible to encode to 3D SBS :)

[thewonderer]

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2631/mkv.gif

Thanks for that. Ended up looking in the options instead of advanced options.

[pistacho]

Please tell me how to cut a 200Mb from that 13GB mkv file ?


http://www.ehow.com/how_5875402_split-mkv-file-two-parts.html


Subtitles aren't yet supported in 3D SBS, do you have any idea whether it will be supported at all and if so, do you have a general idea when that will be?

No hurry -- I'm already glad it's possible to encode to 3D SBS :)

Not planned yet, but there are programs that can add the 3D SBS subtitles after: --> http://84.27.10.123/3DSubtitler/

[subair37]

If you can upload a MKV fragment (100 - 200 MB) somewhere, I try to reproduce the problem...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H73SWRSI


This is a 35.7MB sample file but i can give you a 300MB file cut from actual 13GB mkv file


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N22WNIL4

this is a 376.53MB file please use this to find the errors to help me

[pistacho]

I converted your 376 MB fragment without problems. There is the result.

The obtained audio is DTS 1510 Kbps (untouched DTS core):

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Nombre completo : R:\AVCHD\DRIVE ANGRY 3D (2011) - FURIA CIEGA\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
Formato : BDAV
Formato/Info : Blu-ray Video
Tamaño del archivo : 987MB
Duración : 3min.
Tasa de bits total : 43,0Mbps
Tasa de bits máxima : 35,5Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
ID Menú : 1 (0x1)
Formato : AVC
Formato/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Formato del perfil : High@L4.1
Ajustes del formato, CABAC : Si
Ajustes del formato, RefFrames : 3marcos
Format_Settings_GOP : M=4, N=24
ID Códec : 27
Duración : 3min.
Tipo de tasa de bits : Variable
Tasa de bits : 40,0Mbps
Ancho : 1 920pixeles
Alto : 1 080pixeles
Relación de aspecto : 16:9
Velocidad de cuadro : 23,976fps
ColorSpace : YUV
ChromaSubsampling : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String : 8bits
Tipo de exploración : Progresivo
Bits/(Pixel*cuadro) : 0.805
Tamaño de pista : 913MB (92%)
Librería de codificación : x264 core 116 r2074M 2641b9e
colour_primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
transfer_characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
matrix_coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
ID Menú : 1 (0x1)
Formato : DTS
Formato/Info : Digital Theater Systems
ID Códec : 130
Duración : 3min.
Tipo de tasa de bits : Constante
Tasa de bits : 1 510Kbps
Canal(es) : 6canales
Posiciones del canal : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Velocidad de muestreo : 48,0KHz
BitDepth/String : 24bits
Demora del video : 11ms
Tamaño de pista : 34,7MB (4%)


I don’t know what may be the problem. :confused:

You can try to convert the same fragment (for testing) and see if it works...

[subair37]

I converted your 376 MB fragment without problems. There is the result.

The obtained audio is DTS 1510 Kbps (untouched DTS core):

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Nombre completo : R:\AVCHD\DRIVE ANGRY 3D (2011) - FURIA CIEGA\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
Formato : BDAV
Formato/Info : Blu-ray Video
Tamaño del archivo : 987MB
Duración : 3min.
Tasa de bits total : 43,0Mbps
Tasa de bits máxima : 35,5Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
ID Menú : 1 (0x1)
Formato : AVC
Formato/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Formato del perfil : High@L4.1
Ajustes del formato, CABAC : Si
Ajustes del formato, RefFrames : 3marcos
Format_Settings_GOP : M=4, N=24
ID Códec : 27
Duración : 3min.
Tipo de tasa de bits : Variable
Tasa de bits : 40,0Mbps
Ancho : 1 920pixeles
Alto : 1 080pixeles
Relación de aspecto : 16:9
Velocidad de cuadro : 23,976fps
ColorSpace : YUV
ChromaSubsampling : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String : 8bits
Tipo de exploración : Progresivo
Bits/(Pixel*cuadro) : 0.805
Tamaño de pista : 913MB (92%)
Librería de codificación : x264 core 116 r2074M 2641b9e
colour_primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
transfer_characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
matrix_coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
ID Menú : 1 (0x1)
Formato : DTS
Formato/Info : Digital Theater Systems
ID Códec : 130
Duración : 3min.
Tipo de tasa de bits : Constante
Tasa de bits : 1 510Kbps
Canal(es) : 6canales
Posiciones del canal : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Velocidad de muestreo : 48,0KHz
BitDepth/String : 24bits
Demora del video : 11ms
Tamaño de pista : 34,7MB (4%)


I don’t know what may be the problem. :confused:

You can try to convert the same fragment (for testing) and see if it works...



Hi

when i select Audio as Untouched a window pop up saying the dts audio got a variable bit rate do u wanna scan it yes or no ?

I select no is the answer Yes and leave it for scanning or can you please explain to me why i got that audio scan ?

[pistacho]

Step by Step

1. "Open Video file" and select MKV
2. Set DVD9 Option as you requested initially
3. Program’s auto select for you "DTS Core" audio
4. You not need touch anything else
5. Add To Queue
6. FINISH

Scan bitrates is only needed if audio output is variable bitrate (case of HD audio) but is not recommended for BD5/9 media (not enough space).

Please note:

Untouched full audio = DTS HD + DTS Core = ~4000 Kbps (variable bitrate)
DTS Core or untouched DTS Core = Core part only = 1510 Kbps (constant bitrate)

It makes no sense to allocate a 4000 Kbps of DVD5/9 only for audio.

Anyway I have also tried to convert the fragment with HD audio and works OK. But it should not leave the question of Scan bitrates (this is intended only when the source is a Blu-Ray).

I will correct this small bug but does not prevent to obtain the correct conversion (both DTS Core and DTS HD) --> respond NO to Scan bitrates question.

[subair37]

Step by Step

1. "Open Video file" and select MKV
2. Set DVD9 Option as you requested initially
3. Program’s auto select for you "DTS Core" audio
4. You not need touch anything else
5. Add To Queue
6. FINISH

Scan bitrates is only needed if audio output is variable bitrate (case of HD audio) but is not recommended for BD5/9 media (not enough space).

Please note:

Untouched full audio = DTS HD + DTS Core = ~4000 Kbps (variable bitrate)
DTS Core or untouched DTS Core = Core part only = 1510 Kbps (constant bitrate)

It makes no sense to allocate a 4000 Kbps of DVD5/9 only for audio.

Anyway I have also tried to convert the fragment with HD audio and works OK. But it should not leave the question of Scan bitrates (this is intended only when the source is a Blu-Ray).

I will correct this small bug but does not prevent to obtain the correct conversion (both DTS Core and DTS HD) --> respond NO to Scan bitrates question.



I did try exactly the same way you said using the 356MB sample file but this time 5 or 6 files all end up in the TEMP Folder, I did not get a final out put in AVCHD folder.so please help me to sort this issue out.


i had this same issue before lots of times i dont get the final out put ,everything i mean all the files end up in Temp folder nothing in the AVCHD folder empty, I do encoding in a Asus Laptop which is dual core 4GB RAM and 250GBHDD got 2 partitions operating system Wundows 7 64 bit.Looking forward for u r valued help...........

[pistacho]

Paste here the contents of eac3to log.

Is located in TEMP folder --> job_name.eac3to_log.txt

[thewonderer]

Hi pistacho,

love your program and efforts but would still like to see a couple of features.

1. Could your program keep a log of each job it does, even if it fails? At present if the encode fails, it clears the temp folder and i have no information as to why it failed.

2. Could you allow multiple audio tracks to be added to the encode?

3. Can you make a preview window?

Thanks.

[vertigoo]

Hello pistacho

Back after a while.
Opening BD folder
Video field : 4113 : 2:30:40 AVC 19808 Kbps .....
Info (in green) : It's necessary to recode at 19486 Kbps
Starting Scan Bitrates
Results : 4113 AVC 19010 kbps
Note that 19010 is less than 19486

The video field and the info remain unchanged after scanning : necessity to recode

I suspect it is not necessary to recode.
I mux with TsMuxer, make the ISO with IMGBurn and the ISO size is 600MB less than the BD 25 size. That confirms that it was not necessary to recode.

The issue is that the video field and the info remain unchanged after scanning.

[subair37]

Paste here the contents of eac3to log.

Is located in TEMP folder --> job_name.eac3to_log.txt

I did try again few times the temp folder is empty nothing in there ,one time in Bd folder size is only 54KB instead od a DVD9 size , so really dont know what is happening can u please look in this and help us pistachio

[pistacho]

Enable "Debug mode" in the "Options" menú. In this way the file eac3to_log.txt is not deleted when finish.

(I assume you already has this file because you said: "this time 5 or 6 files all end up in the TEMP Folder…")

Try to give more details or a screenshot otherwise I cannot help.

[Hobbe]

Thanks for a great program!
Some feature requests..
2-pass bitrate encode with mkv.. very hard to predict size of the encode with crf.
At least two audio and subtitle tracks.
Possible to use libav instead of libaften when encode audio to ac3. A recent libav produce higher quality ac3 file.

[Hobbe]

Thanks for a great program!
Some feature requests..
At least two audio and subtitle tracks.
2 pass bitrate setting for mkv output. It's very hard to predict the output size.
Autocrop or some visual metod for cropping... now you have to check the crop in a diffrent program..

[Betsy25]

Could be a great program but it's really missing external subtitles option.

[pistacho]

Hello pistacho

Back after a while.
Opening BD folder
Video field : 4113 : 2:30:40 AVC 19808 Kbps .....
Info (in green) : It's necessary to recode at 19486 Kbps
Starting Scan Bitrates
Results : 4113 AVC 19010 kbps
Note that 19010 is less than 19486

The video field and the info remain unchanged after scanning : necessity to recode

I suspect it is not necessary to recode.
I mux with TsMuxer, make the ISO with IMGBurn and the ISO size is 600MB less than the BD 25 size. That confirms that it was not necessary to recode.

The issue is that the video field and the info remain unchanged after scanning.


Thanks for commenting this issue.

I upload a test version that addressed it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?pwzf0v0f6s5crfa

(replace only .exe on Program Files folder)

Grateful if you can check if it solves the issue.

[subair37]

Enable "Debug mode" in the "Options" menú. In this way the file eac3to_log.txt is not deleted when finish.

(I assume you already has this file because you said: "this time 5 or 6 files all end up in the TEMP Folder…")

Try to give more details or a screenshot otherwise I cannot help.


eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "H:\Drive.Angry.2011.BluRay.1080p.DTSMA.x264-Rx\Drive.Angry.2011.BluRay.1080p.DTSMA.x264-Rx.mkv" 2: "C:\TEMP\DRIVE ANGRY (2011) - DRIVE ANGRY 3D.job_0.dts" 4: "C:\TEMP\DRIVE ANGRY (2011) - DRIVE ANGRY 3D.job_0.sup" -log="C:\TEMP\DRIVE ANGRY (2011) - DRIVE ANGRY 3D.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MKV, 1 video track, 2 audio tracks, 2 subtitle tracks, 1:44:31, 24p /1.001
1: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: DTS Master Audio, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
3: AC3 Surround, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48kHz
4: Subtitle (VobSub)
5: Subtitle (VobSub), Spanish
[v01] The video track contains the (probably incorrect) "full range" flag. <WARNING>
Bitstream parsing for tracks 4 and 5 failed. <WARNING>
Demuxing these tracks may still produce correct results - or not. <WARNING>
This subtitle conversion is not supported. <ERROR>


this is file i copied from temp folder. can u please help me with this please.............



Oh god i tested it i got no audio absolutely no sound, picture is perfect no problems ,is it the ts muxer not muxing the audio ?

Can you please help me pistachio like u said i selected dts core audio 1509kbps.also no subtitles also.

Apart from picture no audio and and no subtitles.

Please help me Looking forward to hear from u soon..........

[pistacho]

@subair37:


As you can see in the log, the root cause of problems is the subtitle track. VobSub format is NOT supported:

This subtitle conversion is not supported. <ERROR>

Only PGS and UTF-8 subs. are supported for MKV to AVCHD conversion.

If you repeat the conversion but selecting "Target subtitle = NONE" everything will be fine.

In the next release will include some code to check for exotic/unsupported codecs inside MKV’s... :)

[subair37]

@subair37:


As you can see in the log, the root cause of problems is the subtitle track. VobSub format is NOT supported:



Only PGS and UTF-8 subs. are supported for MKV to AVCHD conversion.

If you repeat the conversion but selecting "Target subtitle = NONE" everything will be fine.

In the next release will include some code to check for exotic/unsupported codecs inside MKV’s... :)



thanks for your reply In the future b4 conversion how can i find out subtitles is VOB sub or a supported sub any way to find out wated 20 hours of my power to do this ,next time i can avoid this.


Also can you please include VOB subs in your next upgrade .............



Tried another conversion got one more error can u please tell me what is happening to me ...........



eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "H:\Pranchiyettan.&.The.Saint.2010.1080p.Blu.Ray.Rip.x264.DTS.Sub-XM3\Pranchiyettan.&.The.Saint.2010.1080p.Blu.Ray.Rip.x264.DTS.Sub-XM3.mkv" 2: "C:\TEMP\PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT (2010).job_0.dts" 3: "C:\TEMP\PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT (2010).job_0.sup" -log="C:\TEMP\PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT (2010).job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MKV, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, 2:27:37, 24p /1.001
1: h264/AVC, 1920x816 24p /1.001 (40:17)
2: DTS Master Audio, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 48kHz, 208ms
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
"Track 1 [Malayalam]"
3: Subtitle (PGS), "Track 1 [English]"
[a02] Extracting audio track number 2...
[a02] Applying DTS delay...
[a02] A remaining delay of -5ms could not be fixed.
[s03] Extracting subtitle track number 3...
[a02] Creating file "C:\TEMP\PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT (2010).job_0.dts"...
[s03] Creating file "C:\TEMP\PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT (2010).job_0.sup"...
[s03] Invalid EBML data (1). <ERROR>
[a02] Invalid EBML data (1). <ERROR>
Aborted at file position 3089104896. <ERROR>

[pistacho]

@subair37:

Your MKV is incomplete/corrupted/broken

[Ghitulescu]

@subair37:

Your MKV is incomplete/corrupted/broken

Of course it is, a common issue with torrents.

Drive.Angry.2011.BluRay.1080p.DTSMA.x264-Rx
http://pic.phyrefile.com/t/th/th0rn/2011/05/03/stars.gif

Basic Information
-----------------
Container.......: Matroska
Size............: 12.6 GiB
Duration........: 1h 44mn
Overall.Bitrate.: 17.3 Mbps
Framerate.......: 23.976 fps
Chapters.Inc....: YES
DXVA Compliant..: YES
Sample.Included.: YES
Subs.Included...: English|Spanish
Release.Date....: 05/22/2011

Video Information
-----------------
Video.Format....: AVC
Codec.ID........: MPEG4|ISO|AVC
Format.Profile..: High@L4.1
Video.Bitrate...: 15.2 Mbps
Dimensions......: 1920x1080
Aspect.Ratio....: 16:9

Audio(1)Information
-----------------
Audio.Format....: DTSMA
Audio.Bitrate...: Variable
Channels........: 5.1
kHz/bit.........: 24 bits
Language........: English

Audio(2)Information
-----------------
Audio.Format....: AC3
Audio.Bitrate...: 192 Kbps
Channels........: 2.0
kHz/bit.........: 16 bits
Language........: English

Release Notes
-------------
Source..........: BluRay

Settings
------------

x264 [info]: frame I:1315 Avg QP:14.13 size:272935
x264 [info]: frame P:43627 Avg QP:15.84 size:120904
x264 [info]: frame B:105418 Avg QP:18.76 size: 43337
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 4.7% 8.2% 7.2% 63.7% 5.6% 5.9% 1.9% 2.6%


Screens From Encode

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[blockridge1977]

@subair37:


As you can see in the log, the root cause of problems is the subtitle track. VobSub format is NOT supported:



Only PGS and UTF-8 subs. are supported for MKV to AVCHD conversion.

If you repeat the conversion but selecting "Target subtitle = NONE" everything will be fine.

In the next release will include some code to check for exotic/unsupported codecs inside MKV’s... :)

I was having the "no audio" issue. Perhaps this is something I can try too. However, I have to say in terms of video quality, this did an outstanding job! Thanks for this!

[pistacho]

New version 1.6.1 :)


Improved: bitrate calculation when video source is CBR if "scan bitrates" is completed.
Fixed: when is selected HD audio (VBR) in MKV’s programs ask for "scan bitrates" when is only possible in Blu-Ray sources.
x264 updated to revision r2085.
Small fixes and general improvements.

[soneca]

:rolleyes:Thanks Pistacho!

[soneca]

Conversions from the mkv are no subs in this new version.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p305/soneca1/bdtoavchd.jpg

[soneca]

In this conversion the BDtoAVCHD created an empty stream.:confused:

eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "D:\BLU_RAY\THE_WALKING_DEAD_EP1.mkv" 2: "D:\Tempgeral\THE WALKING DEAD EP1.job_0.ac3" -640 3: "D:\Tempgeral\THE WALKING DEAD EP1.job_0.sup" -progressnumbers -log="D:\Tempgeral\THE WALKING DEAD EP1.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MKV, 1 video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, 1:07:04, 24p /1.001
1: h264/AVC, 720p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz
3: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
[a02] Extracting audio track number 2...
[a02] Decoding with ArcSoft DTS Decoder...
[a02] Encoding AC3 <640kbps> with libAften...
[a02] Creating file "D:\Tempgeral\THE WALKING DEAD EP1.job_0.ac3"...
[s03] Extracting subtitle track number 3...
[s03] Creating file "D:\Tempgeral\THE WALKING DEAD EP1.job_0.sup"...
Video track 1 contains 96477 frames.
eac3to processing took 7 minutes, 12 seconds.
Done.

General
Complete name : E:\VIDEOS MKV\THE WALKING DEAD EP1\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts
File size : 0.00 Byte

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Seems to be all right, my mistake..:eek:

[vertigoo]

Thanks Pistacho !

Improved: bitrate calculation when video source is CBR if "scan bitrates" is completed.

It works fine

No more need to recode at the end of the scanning process.

You should warn newbees to terminate the scanning process. The bitrate fluctuates, sometimes higher than the threshold, sometimes lower, and finally lower

[rendez2k]

Great program. Quick question - whats the point of the IMDB look-up? What is that information used for?

[Wildfire]

Great program. Quick question - whats the point of the IMDB look-up? What is that information used for?

For the intro that you can put before the movie itself. It gets title, genre and duration from IMDB -- as you could have seen for yourself, when you use the IMDB function AVCHDCoder immidiately lets you see what it's used for :)

[rendez2k]

Arh, so it automatically generates an intro? Any shots of what it looks like? I could just try it I guess :-)

[Wildfire]

Arh, so it automatically generates an intro? Any shots of what it looks like? I could just try it I guess :-)

Just try it. The program will let you chose which cover-art to use and which background image to use (if any on-line sources are present, but I've yet to see a movie which had no cover-art or background images available).

[rendez2k]

Just try it. The program will let you chose which cover-art to use and which background image to use (if any on-line sources are present, but I've yet to see a movie which had no cover-art or background images available).

Just noticed, for some reason you seem to be talking about AVCHDCoder?! I know how the intro video works there, but this is the thread for BDtoAVCHD. No options for cover artwork ect are displayed?

[Wildfire]

Just noticed, for some reason you seem to be talking about AVCHDCoder?! I know how the intro video works there, but this is the thread for BDtoAVCHD. No options for cover artwork ect are displayed?

Crap. I have no idea why I was talking about AVCHDCoder while this thread is about BDtoAVCHD... sorry :P

[Busto]

I recently installed BDtoAVCNH and ever since I can't get MKV2VOB to work right. I keep getting error messages that TSMuxer has crashed. Is there anyway to get these programs to co-exist?

[soneca]

:) New version! Thanks a lot!

[proper88]

pistacho,
is it there a hidden option to use only one pass for encoding ?
because two-pass takes sooo long

//proper88

[pistacho]

pistacho,
is it there a hidden option to use only one pass for encoding ?
because two-pass takes sooo long

//proper88


No, because 2 pass is mandatory for obtain a target size (BD5 / BD9...)

[DIEGO7-5]

Hi pistacho!

My standalone Player only supports LowRes subtitles (576p) in MKV container. Can you add an option for that?

[Wildfire]

Hi pistacho!

My standalone Player only supports LowRes subtitles (576p) in MKV container. Can you add an option for that?

Aren't subtitles enclosed within a MKV just regular text subtitles and not graphical? In that case, there's no issue of resolution as it's just pure text.

[pistacho]

A new version is out!

Version 1.6.3 (11/27/2011)


Improved: Extraction of forced subtitles without using BDsup2sub (a new own code is used). This fixes the issue: "forced subtitles disappear too fast" on XMBC and BOXEE BOX players caused by BDsub2sub.
New: "Scan bitrates" function now also checks errors on video source (incomplete or corrupted file). If some error is detected, displays a warning message.
Improved: bitrate calculation when the audio has the following unusual formats: DTS 448 Kbps (2.0), AC3 224, 320, 512 y 576 Kbps.
Small fixes and general improvements.

[pistacho]

New version!

Version 1.6.5 (12/18/2011)


x264 updated to revision r2120.
Small fixes and general improvements.


Version 1.6.4 (12/06/2011)


Fixed: broken Blu-Ray 3D to AVCHD 3D SBS conversion due a bug in 'ffms2.dll' archive.

[Wildfire]

Nice to see you're keeping BDtoAVCHD updated :)

[soneca]

New version!


Thanks!:)

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Would improve the CPU usage on the first pass?
Even using slower settings the cpu does not reach 50%.

[pistacho]

New version :)

Version 1.7.0 (01/06/2012)


New: Now is possible to include hardcoded subtitles in 3D SBS conversions. It's designed for forced subtitles (cannot be disabled when playing) but maintaining the font, color and position and are compatible with any 3D playback system.
Improved: in the control "Media" on the main screen, options "BD Remux" and "MKV Remux" have been added to choose conversions without recode the video in a more intuitive way.
Mkvmerge updated to version 5.2.1




Would improve the CPU usage on the first pass?
Even using slower settings the cpu does not reach 50%.

This is normal and occurs (in part) because in the first pass CPU is not used very intensively. Anyway, this depends on the x264 encoder... also some x264 parts not scale very well with multiple cores or are not multi-threaded at all.
Surely we can improve but it depends on the x264 developers.

[soneca]

Thanks for the new version!:)

This is normal and occurs (in part) because in the first pass CPU is not used very intensively. Anyway, this depends on the x264 encoder... also some x264 parts not scale very well with multiple cores or are not multi-threaded at all.
Surely we can improve but it depends on the x264 developers.

Could do some tests using these settings (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1237162#post1237162), it is clear that not everyone will benefit ...

[pistacho]

One more :)

Version 1.7.1 (01/28/2012)


New: Error handling. If fails one step in the conversion, process stops and passing to "FAILED" state and is marked in red on the list. If we resolve the cause (e.g.: lack of HDD space) is possible to resume the conversion without having to start from the beginning. Also is created an error log to help determine the cause of failures. This log can be opened from the context menu of the jobs list.
New: Haali Media Splitter filter is included in the installer (used in 3D SBS conversions).
x264 updated to revision r2146 (includes a significant improvement in speed).
Small fixes and general improvements.

[soneca]

I tried a conversion but after extracting the video tracks the program stopped.

-[29/01/2012 - 02:20:58]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "slow" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 8658 --stats "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.stats" --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --frame-packing 3 --frames 170974 --no-dct-decimate --aq-strength 1.10 --ref 4 --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "D:\Tempgeral\script.job_0.avs"
EXIT CODE => -1

eac3to v3.24
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "M:" 1) 2: "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.mkv" 2: "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.left.h264" 3: "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.right.h264" 8: "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.sup" -progressnumbers -log="D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 2 video tracks, 3 audio tracks, 3 subtitle tracks, 1:58:53, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 16 chapters
2: h264/AVC (left eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: h264/AVC (right eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
4: AC3, English, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
5: DTS Master Audio, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
6: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48kHz
7: Subtitle (PGS), English
8: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
9: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v03] Extracting video track number 3...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[s08] Extracting subtitle track number 8...
[v03] Creating file "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.right.h264"...
[v02] Muxing video to Matroska...
[v02] Creating file "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.left.h264"...
[s08] Creating file "D:\Tempgeral\GREEN HORNET 3D.job_0.sup"...
Added fps value (24 /1.001) to MKV header.
Video track 2 contains 171024 frames.
Video track 3 contains 171024 frames.
Subtitle track 8 contains 1880 normal and 1 forced captions.
eac3to processing took 28 minutes, 28 seconds.
Done.

[pistacho]

@soneca:

Have you installed Avisynt and .NET Framework 4.0?

.NET Framework is required for 3D subtitles

[soneca]

Yes, avisynth 2.58 and net framework 4.0.30319.

[pistacho]

Try to install stand alone Haali Media Splitter:

http://haali.su/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe

[soneca]

Ever need the Haali Media Splitter, the latest version was already installed and running smoothly.

Edit: I will try another movie.

[soneca]

I do not know what is happening, but I converted the same disk using the previous version.

-[29/01/2012 - 20:23:01]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "slow" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 11971 --stats "D:\Tempgeral\IMAX SPACE STATION 3D.job_0.stats" --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --frame-packing 3 --frames 67845 --no-dct-decimate --aq-strength 1.10 --ref 4 --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "D:\Tempgeral\script.job_0.avs"
EXIT CODE => -1

[rd1979]

Is there a way to disable the installation of haali media splitter in this newest version?

[pistacho]

@soneca:

Can you confirm that with version 1.7.0 same 3D SBS conversions are OK and with 1.7.1 FAIL?
(Without touching anything else)

I can not reproduce the problem

@rd1979:

No, but if you already have it installed nothing happens and if not you cannot do 3D conversions. Why you want to disable?

[soneca]

I was wrong, the last time I did a conversion of these was using version 1.6.5 or 1.6.4.
Which version of Haali are you using?

[pistacho]

I was wrong, the last time I did a conversion of these was using version 1.6.5 or 1.6.4.
Which version of Haali are you using?

I tested with last (http://haali.su/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe) and with included in "Windows 7 Codecs" codepack (http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html).

I think the problem you have may be related to the subtitles. Try to 3D conversion without subtitles. If it goes well we investigate in this direction...

[soneca]

Ok, I'll try without subtitles.

[rd1979]

@rd1979:

No, but if you already have it installed nothing happens and if not you cannot do 3D conversions. Why you want to disable?


I already have it installed, (I use Shark's Codec Pack) didn't want any issues.

[soneca]

Pistacho,

Conversion without subtitles has been completed successfully.

[pistacho]

Pistacho,

Conversion without subtitles has been completed successfully.

Perfect, then Haali is NOT causing the problem.

Is related to the Avisynt plug-in for subtitles or .NET Framework used by the plug-in. Try to reinstall or repair .NET 4.0 => http://www.filehippo.com/download_dotnet_framework_4/

[pistacho]

I already have it installed, (I use Shark's Codec Pack) didn't want any issues.

Don’t worry, I have installed the same Codec Pack as well and there are no conflicts. (also Haali version is the same)

[soneca]

The repair net framework did not help.

[pistacho]

You can also try:

- Uninstall and reinstall .NET (not repair)
- Update Avisynth to v2.6.0 Alpha 3 => http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/files/AviSynth_Alpha_Releases/

I've tried it on 3 different machines (Windows 7 64 and 32 bit) and it works perfect with 3D conversions with subtitles... I not know you can be wrong.

[soneca]

I need Avisynth 2.58 for other applications and I think this version is still unstable so I running out of 3D by now.
Still I'll try to reinstall net framework but I think it will not do because I'm sure it's working well.

Thanks.

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho,

I asked this ages ago and was told its pointless but just thought I'd ask again: ability to encode with CRF for bluray output.

Reason is, I like to keep all my encodes on hard drives rather than burn to BD-25, and prefer to encode using CRF 18 as 99% of the time will give a transparent encode but significantly smaller size than BD-25 size. Working this way means I can save a significant amount of hard disk space over specifically targetting a BD-25 output size, while still retaining complete bluray compatibility for the option of burning to BD-25 should anything happen to my original discs.

[PrayForMojo]

Cool program.
My question is, how do I calculate the bitrate if I want to put two movies(mkv format) on a single bd-25 disc, for example?
I'm planning on feeding the avchd folder output from bdtoavchd into multiavchd to create menus and such, but I would like to make it so that there won't be any more transcoding involved in multiavchd apart from menu creation.

[pistacho]

@iSeries:

This time I think is good idea :) I'm doing it so the next version will have it.


@PrayForMojo:

You can use an external bitrate calculator. Then you can change the bitrate manually in the "Video Bitrate" and the program will use it instead of the internally calculated.

[iSeries]

Thank you! Look forward to the new version :thanks:

[iSeries]

Would it be possible to add the option to save the settings entered into the 'Advanced' box to a profile or just even remembered so as not to have to enter them for every job?

Also it would be great if you could add qpfile support. And an option to disable or hide the adverts...although you might not want to do that :)

[PrayForMojo]

@PrayForMojo:

You can use an external bitrate calculator. Then you can change the bitrate manually in the "Video Bitrate" and the program will use it instead of the internally calculated.

hey..any recommendations on these bitrate calculators?

[pistacho]

New version is out! ;)

Version 1.7.2 (02/12/2012)


New: Added option for output in AVCHD with CRF mode. Guarantees a certain quality and is faster (one pass) but the output size is variable.
New: Added code to check at runtime if the optional tools (Avisynth, Java and .NET Framework) are installed when required by a certain conversion (only for 3D SBS or when have to resize subtitles).
Fixed: Occasionally some JavaScript errors on the ad banner could freeze active conversions because of a problem with threads.
Fixed: The conversion of some Blu-Ray with a secondary video stream could fail.
x264 updated to revision r2164.
Small fixes and general improvements.

[pistacho]

hey..any recommendations on these bitrate calculators?

MeGUI includes it: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=96032

[iSeries]

New version is out! ;)

Version 1.7.2 (02/12/2012)


New: Added option for output in AVCHD with CRF mode. Guarantees a certain quality and is faster (one pass) but the output size is variable.
New: Added code to check at runtime if the optional tools (Avisynth, Java and .NET Framework) are installed when required by a certain conversion (only for 3D SBS or when have to resize subtitles).
Fixed: Occasionally some JavaScript errors on the ad banner could freeze active conversions because of a problem with threads.
Fixed: The conversion of some Blu-Ray with a secondary video stream could fail.
x264 updated to revision r2164.
Small fixes and general improvements.


Awesome, thank you for adding CRF encoding.

Could you consider adding automatic qpfile support? At the moment I manually demux the chapter file using eac3to, run it through shon3i's ChapterGen to obtain a qpfile, and then add the --qpfile command into the advanced box of BDtoAVCHD. As obviously both eac3to and ChapterGen are command line tools it could be straightforward to add support for it?

[pistacho]

Awesome, thank you for adding CRF encoding.

Could you consider adding automatic qpfile support? At the moment I manually demux the chapter file using eac3to, run it through shon3i's ChapterGen to obtain a qpfile, and then add the --qpfile command into the advanced box of BDtoAVCHD. As obviously both eac3to and ChapterGen are command line tools it could be straightforward to add support for it?

It seems pretty easy. Surely in the next version will include it :D

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho,

That would be great if you could do that!

Unfortunately with 1.7.2 I am getting java script errors which are freezing conversions, eg today I set off 4 jobs before setting off for work. I came home 12 hours later and the first job is only on the muxing stage, frozen there because of a javascript error. I clicked no a few times and muxing started and then it moved onto the second job.

[pistacho]

Unfortunately with 1.7.2 I am getting java script errors which are freezing conversions, eg today I set off 4 jobs before setting off for work. I came home 12 hours later and the first job is only on the muxing stage, frozen there because of a javascript error. I clicked no a few times and muxing started and then it moved onto the second job.

Certainly seems that this is not solved yet :eek:

If you can try this modified version (I think now is good):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56263573/BDtoAVCHD.exe

Replace only .exe in C:\Program Files

[iSeries]

Thanks pistacho, will test after work.

[iSeries]

Certainly seems that this is not solved yet :eek:

If you can try this modified version (I think now is good):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56263573/BDtoAVCHD.exe

Replace only .exe in C:\Program Files

Hi pistacho, update seems to work just fine :)

[iSeries]

Hi,

Not that I really know if this is an issue either way but I've noticed that BDtoAVCHD muxes as --avchd even when untouched HD audio is selected. I thought HD audio is not part of the AVCHD spec so shouldn't it be muxing as --blu-ray when untouched HD audio is selected? Or doesn't it matter?

[pistacho]

Hi,

Not that I really know if this is an issue either way but I've noticed that BDtoAVCHD muxes as --avchd even when untouched HD audio is selected. I thought HD audio is not part of the AVCHD spec so shouldn't it be muxing as --blu-ray when untouched HD audio is selected? Or doesn't it matter?

Hi,

It is only to improve the compatibility and also a "trick" to allow HD audio on a BD9. No impact on quality or have any negative effect.

[pistacho]

New versión 1.7.3 :D


New: Added support for command line parameter --qpfile. Forces IDR frames on chapters transitions.
New: In the first installation sets the default language for audio and subtitles selection as same language of the user's operating system.
Fixed: removed all javascript errors on the banner (now it is!).
Small fixes and general improvements.

[iSeries]

Hi pistacho!

Great, thanks for the update, look forward to using it!

About --qpfile support, is this automatic or is user input required?

[pistacho]

About --qpfile support, is this automatic or is user input required?

Automatic (if are chapters).

[iSeries]

Thats awesome, can't thank you enough for adding that!

Would it be possible to add an option to save the log for each job?

[Schlammi]

Hi everybody,

nice prog so far, but why the 3D (SBS) encoding speed so incredible slow? ~6fps on my "Phenom 2 X6@3Ghz" is very poor in my eyes.
The normal 2D encoding runs much faster, about 30fps at 1080p!

Whats the problem?

[setarip_old]

@Schlammi

Hi! is very poor in my eyes.

1) What other programs have you used that have this capabiliy?

2) What speeds do they attain?

[MaistroX]

Hi pistacho!

First, great and awesome work with BDtoAVCHD! :)

Have a few Q´s!

1. Can variable bittrate be set somewere and can one set it to lets say 10000k/s as I would in ex. Ripbot?

2. As I would mainly use BDtoAVCHD for 3D HSBS backups, it would be nice to be able to be able to choose as many subtitles as one want, and be able to have them but not put on permanent as in burned in...like now.
Whats the plans and can I keep a subtitle and when I look at the movie, turn it off?

3. Again, one GREAT tool u have made with BDtoAVCHD!! =)

Regards MaistroX

[MaistroX]

Hi again!

Encoded PH7b and tryed to set so the subtitle got 2 from bottom, but seems to ended up 2 from visual on screen! :(
Want to be able to set it to 2 and it will be 2 for real from bottom, so in this case it would be in the black area under the movie, not it the picture, how 2 ?

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6350/img0414zl.jpg

Please help! :)

Regards MaistroX

[MaistroX]

Hi pistacho!

Thx for the update!

Have some problems and need some help.

My jobbs keep crashing/stopping for me, please help.

See attached files.

Regards MaistroX

[soneca]

New version, :thanks:

[pistacho]

Hi pistacho!

Thx for the update!

Have some problems and need some help.

My jobbs keep crashing/stopping for me, please help.

See attached files.

Regards MaistroX


In the logs I've seen 3 things that can fail and I think you're doing these 3 things at once :) :


a) Have the temporary folder into the output folder? ("L:\AVCD-Done\_Temp_Workingfolder\Draktranaren (2010) - How to Train Your Dragon 3D.job_0.left.h264")

Please set up separate folders e.g:
L:\AVCHD-Done
L:\_Temp_Workingfolder


b) Why open the m2ts instead of opening the root Blu-Ray folder? (LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "Z:\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts")

In 3D conversions will never work because the .m2ts is only 2D part. Please open always BDMV folder or root folder if the source is a Blu-Ray structure.


c) Any reason to use preset placebo? (LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "placebo" --tune "film" --level "4.1" --crf 16.....)

You should not use the preset placebo if you do not have a good reason (and less for testing). Check that first works with a "normal" preset (medium, slow, etc.).

[pistacho]

Hi again!
Encoded PH7b and tryed to set so the subtitle got 2 from bottom, but seems to ended up 2 from visual on screen! :(
Want to be able to set it to 2 and it will be 2 for real from bottom, so in this case it would be in the black area under the movie, not it the picture, how 2 ?


The subtitles come in the same position as in the original Blu-Ray. The program can't change the position (and not change).

[pistacho]

1. Can variable bittrate be set somewere and can one set it to lets say 10000k/s as I would in ex. Ripbot?


??

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5349/sinttulo2rb.gif

[MaistroX]

Thx for the answers! :)

Could you make it possible for both possitioning to be edit:able + being able to have more then one (1) subtitle in each done encode + being abale to change and have no subtitle present?

Think alot of ppl. would love that feature!

Regards MaistroX


The subtitles come in the same position as in the original Blu-Ray. The program can't change the position (and not change).

[MaistroX]

Maby I´m lost in here abit, but thought that it was the best settings since I have all the time in the world and for great encoding result, am I wrong ? =)

And since I use the following settings in RipBot, I would really like to have the same set in BDtoAVCHD, how do I add them correct and were ?

AVC Profile: High
AVC Level: 4.1
Commands: --level 4.1 --vbv-bufsize 25000 --vbv-maxrate 25000 --filter 0,0 --ref 10 --no-mixed-refs --bframes 10 --b-adapt 2 --b-pyramid none --subme 10 --aq-mode 1 --trellis 2 --partitions all --me tesa



Regards MaistroX


c) Any reason to use preset placebo? (LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "placebo" --tune "film" --level "4.1" --crf 16.....)

You should not use the preset placebo if you do not have a good reason (and less for testing). Check that first works with a "normal" preset (medium, slow, etc.).[/QUOTE]

[MaistroX]

Sorry, maby I didnt explain right, I want to be able to set say 10000 but for direkt *.mkv outcome, as when I choose MKV crf or MKV remux. :)


??

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5349/sinttulo2rb.gif

[insx]

1) What other programs have you used that have this capabiliy?

2) What speeds do they attain?



DVDFab is about 5 times quicker at converting blu-ray 3D to SBS MKV in my experience My computer isn't very quick, I get 2 frames per second with BDtoAVCHD and 10-12 frames with DVDFab ripper. At least BDtoAVCHD is free though.

[insx]

Just to add my voice, I too am getting Exit Code -1 whenever I choose any subtitle option other than 'None'.

[pistacho]

DVDFab is about 5 times quicker at converting blu-ray 3D to SBS MKV in my experience My computer isn't very quick, I get 2 frames per second with BDtoAVCHD and 10-12 frames with DVDFab ripper. At least BDtoAVCHD is free though.

And also obtained higher quality encodes...because it uses x264 encoder :D

[pistacho]

Just to add my voice, I too am getting Exit Code -1 whenever I choose any subtitle option other than 'None'.

If you don't put some more information I can not help... :confused:

[cgp-2k9]

Hi pistacho

I think what insx is trying to say, and I could be wrong since he/she has not come back to post, is that when he/she is using subtitles with his encodes it will give that error as it has happened to me.

I could be wrong, but if you could verify this, but the default font size is 65 and the Bottom offset is 25. I could be wrong, but when I use a smaller font size I have no problems in encoding the movie, but still at Bottom offset 25 the subtitles the second line goes to far towards the bottom, at least that is how I see it in my HD TV, I have no picture of it, but normally the subtitles when there are two lines, one line is on the movie side and the second is on the black side and when I encoded the movie the first line was half in the movie and the other half on the black side with font size 45.

If it happens again I will try and post an image.

regards

NOTE: I normally use Tw Cen MT for my subtitles and it has worked fine for me with other programs with the same font and font size.

[pistacho]

Hi!

I understand you're talking about MKV to AVCHD conversion. In conversions Blu-Ray to AVCHD does not use the font settings (output subtitles are the same as input untouched).

If you happen again try to repeat the conversion with default font settings and default font type (Arial) to see if it is related.

Anyway insx said that any command line returned -1 and therefore did not finish the conversion (I think that is another problem). In this case would be good to know the "last command line" in the Error Log.

[cgp-2k9]

Hi pistacho

Yes I understand what your saying. But I think I didn't explain myself properly.

I too had had that error when encoding a movie with the default font and font size as in your program and had the encode quit all of the sudden with an error log saying the same error, but unfortunately I deleted the log.

I will try another encode with the default settings with subtitle and see what happens.

Regards

NOTE: By the way. Congrats on your program my friend.... Keep up the good work....

[DoroshDan]

Hi, please add a vertical stereopair (Half OverUnder).

[Adub]

Hey pistacho, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate the hard work that you put into this program!

I use it on a weekly basis, and it's been rock solid from the get go. I find it very easy to use, and entirely self contained.

Thanks again!

[SuLyMaN]

what difference of using this software over bdrebuilder? planning to do a nlueray encpde this week ...my first!! :-)

Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

[Adub]

They share a lot of similarities, but each brings a different piece of cake to the table. I personally use BDtoAVCHD for most of my BD to MKV conversions as I love the one window interface and it handles all of my sources cleanly and correctly.

BDRebuilder offers more output possibilities, including MP4 and DVD, but doesn't have support for IMDB lookup and a few other things.

BDRebuilder requires Avisynth, while BDtoAVCHD is entirely self contained.

Both are great pieces of software, so pick whichever fits your needs.

[insx]

Sorry, I checked in here a few times and then left it for a while. I don't think this forum does email notifications. I'm converting 3D blu-ray to SBS MKV and all subtitle options I have tried except 'none' generate the exit code -1. I will try to get something more useful from the log for you.

[Wildfire]

The forum does do e-mail notifications, that's how I knew there was a new reply. Check your settings, it's probably disabled for your account so just enable it again :)

[Goodyear2001]

It would be great if an option would DVDtoAVCHD in one aspect ratio for MKV's may be adjusted manually. I had a couple of weeks 2 MKV's with an aspect ratio of 1918x816 pixels. This resolution did not deal at all with BDtoAVCHD. It would be great if in such a case, the aspect ratio could also be set manually

Sorry for my bad Englisch

[MaistroX]

Second latest req. allso and like to add a preview allso if possible!? :)

[MaistroX]

Hi!

I have BDtoAVCHD v1.7.7 installed!
I do HSBS rips!

I these settings set under settings ->

Preferred media: MKV (CRF mode)
Custom Media Size: 12000 (MB)
x264 Preset (Speed vs. Quality): very slow

And I have there settings in main screen when loaded a BD ISO ->

Target Audio: Untouched
Target Subtitle: None
Target Media: MKV crf
CRF: 16
Speed vs. Quality: veryslow

and hit "start jobs" and after I end up with a 22.7GB file isnted of the requested MAX 12.GB file, as set in settings, please explain and help me out ? :(

+ Tryed to work "Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance", same thing with size but ALLSO left side was movie and right side was 100% green, not movie on both sides in HSBS, why!?

Regards

[GhostKilla]

Hi!

I have BDtoAVCHD v1.7.7 installed!
I do HSBS rips!

I these settings set under settings ->

Preferred media: MKV (CRF mode)
Custom Media Size: 120000 (MB)
x264 Preset (Speed vs. Quality): very slow

And I have there settings in main screen when loaded a BD ISO ->

Target Audio: Untouched
Target Subtitle: None
Target Media: MKV crf
CRF: 16
Speed vs. Quality: veryslow

and hit "start jobs" and after I end up with a 22.7GB file isnted of the requested MAX 12.GB file, as set in settings, please explain and help me out ? :(

+ Tryed to work "Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance", same thing with size but ALLSO left side was movie and right side was 100% green, not movie on both sides in HSBS, why!?

Regards

120000 MB = 120 GB ...

12GB it's 12000 MB ;)

[skrowl]

I don't understand how BD Remux works.

I have a MKV with H.264 video & DTS audio, I'd like to get out a M2TS with the same H.264 (not re-encoded) video and AC3 audio, but when I open the MKV and select BD Remux it tries to re-encode the video to 40,000 kbit.

MKVs are great if all you want to do is play them on your PC, but MKV files don't work on my PS3, Xbox, Sony Blu-ray player, or Google TV!

[MaistroX]

Edited, my typo! :)
Of course I meant 12000 (MB)



120000 MB = 120 GB ...

12GB it's 12000 MB ;)

[Adub]

MaistroX, you are setting the custom size target, but using CRF mode with a value of 16 (which is WAY overkill BTW, as ~18 is considered transparent and 18-23 is the generally recommended range).

If you are aiming for a custom size, you will need to use a 2pass-style mode, instead of CRF, which just aims for a custom quality level, not filesize.

[MaistroX]

Thx for the answer!
But how do I set a custom 2-pass and were?

Regards

[Big Vern]

Not used the tool yet. but from reading many posts, it looks quite good.

Question:

Is it possible to set a custom output size? Instead of the usual 4.7gig [SL] or 8.5gig [DL], can it be set to, 4gig or 8gig?

[Adub]

Indeed, you can set a custom output size for AVCHD output. Simply enable the AVCHD(custom size) mode, adjust the custom size parameter to your desired size, and you're good to go!

This is not currently possible to do with MKV output, but maybe the author will add that in the future.

[MaistroX]

I hope that very much since a mkv output is the modt common! :)

[Adub]

There are a number of other programs that will let you create MKV output from a Bluray, including BDRebuilder, RipBot, and MeGUI.

[MaistroX]

But none of them have goog 3D function for ex: HSBS! ;)
So there for it's essential here to, to have all the same options as in say RB!

[Ryushin]

Would it be possible to get an option of doing full frame SBS 3D instead of half frame. I'm trying to convert my 3D movies into MKV files with CRF18 and full frame support and I have not come across a program that uses x264 and that can do SBS full frame.

Also, it would be nice to see a de-noiser added to the program. Such as HQDN3D. Thanks much.

[Ryushin]

Would it be possible to get an option of doing full frame SBS 3D instead of half frame. I'm trying to convert my 3D movies into MKV files with CRF18 and full frame support and I have not come across a program that uses x264 and that can do SBS full frame.

Also, it would be nice to see a de-noiser added to the program. Such as HQDN3D. Thanks much.

Guess I can answer my own post. Using DVDFab, full frame side-by-side and full frame top-bottom is not a supported resolution by my samsung tv. I'll have to research what is the maximum supported resolution through DLNA and give it another go.

[soneca]

Pistacho,

You could create an option for stricter AVCHD format to BD5/9.
Some players support this format only.

[pistacho]

Version 1.7.9 (09/28/2012)


Improved: errors recovering if unexpected shutdown occurs during second pass encoding.
Improved: slight redesign of the user interface.
x264 updated to revision r2216.

[SkimKlaw]

Have v1.7.9.

Just bought a new 3d TV for a bedroom with a computer as bluray player, can't get powerDVD to play properly (passive 3d) so was going to rip and convert to .mkv sbs to play via VLC. Everytime I open BDtoAVCHD and select the BDROM it starts analyzing and then to program stops responding/stuck in analyzing forever.

[pistacho]

Have v1.7.9.

Just bought a new 3d TV for a bedroom with a computer as bluray player, can't get powerDVD to play properly (passive 3d) so was going to rip and convert to .mkv sbs to play via VLC. Everytime I open BDtoAVCHD and select the BDROM it starts analyzing and then to program stops responding/stuck in analyzing forever.

If the source is a Blu-ray, you need to decrypt it first and work with the decrypted copy. --> http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

[MaistroX]

I use BDtoAVCHD v1.7.9 and have the following settings:

MKV (CRF mode)
Custom Media Size: 10000 (MB)

And still ALL finnished movies have smaller sizes, as the latest ended up with only 6.28GB and a bitrate of 5615kbps! :(

Why?

I would like to have a locked 10000kbps with 2-pass on every made *.mkv!
HOW DO I SET THAT?

Can u add options so one are able to set final result of kbps, say I´d like to have a 10Mb or IF I set a Media Size, it actually get that size? ;)

Regards MaistroX

[insx]

I'm getting an encoding rate of 2 fps doing a crf 20 MKV and it can take 2 days to finish a job. Is there anything I could try to speed things up? (A new PC isn't an option)

[iSeries]

I'm getting an encoding rate of 2 fps doing a crf 20 MKV and it can take 2 days to finish a job. Is there anything I could try to speed things up? (A new PC isn't an option)

Which preset are you using? Try a faster one.

[insx]

Are the following kind of errors always due to a faulty disk or could it be protection?

[a05] [0:14:28] The source file seems to be damaged (sync byte missing). <WARNING>
[a05] [0:14:28] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
[a05] This track is not clean. <WARNING>
[v03] [0:14:32] The source file seems to be damaged (sync byte missing). <WARNING>
[v02] [0:14:30] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
Reading the source file failed. <ERROR>
Aborted at file position 16586375168. <ERROR>

[DIEGO7-5]

Hi pistacho,

thanks for this great piece of software :-) I would like to make 2 suggestions:

1. Switch resolution to 720p automatically if calculated bitrate for 1080p is below a certain value.
2. Support for 2nd audio track.

Can it be done?

[silverfoxxxx]

Hi,
Sorry for this but i cannot seem to find an answer with google, how do i set it up to encode to 3d sbs, i have a backed up copy of a 3d film but cant find an option to select 3d encode anywhere.
Am i missing something?

Thanks.

[Mary H]

If you backed your 3D film up in BD folder format, choose 'Open BD Folder' and navigate to the BDMV folder. If you have your 3D movie backed up as an ISO, first mount it as a virtual drive, then navigate to the BDMV folder on that virtual drive. You'll be asked to choose what kind of 3D file you want to create.

[silverfoxxxx]

Hi,
Not sure what i am doing wrong, i have a 3d blu ray backed up via makemkv's full disc back up, when i open the bdmv file with bdtoavchd i get no option to select what type of 3d file i wish to create.

Any ideas helpful please, the folder structure contains an ssif which after googleing seems to be correct for a 3d movie.

Thanks.

[setarip_old]

@silverfoxxxx

Hi!

You might want to post a slightly modified version of your question AT THE MAKEMKV FORUM - Asking if anything "special" needs to be done when processing this particular 3D Blu-ray with MakeMKV...

[pistacho]

Version 1.8.1 (12/02/2012)


Improved compatibility with Windows 8.
Fixed: version 1.8.0 breaks compatibility with Windows XP 32-bit.
Improved: more direct 3D SBS conversion process, no longer need to create a temporary MKV.

[MaistroX]

Great work! :)
Can you please add so one can set a 2-pass encode with the choice to set a avarage bitrate?
Say I want to encode all my backups with a avg.bitrate of 10.000kb/s, that woul be a great!

Thx in advance!


Regards MaistroX

[pistacho]

Great work! :)
Can you please add so one can set a 2-pass encode with the choice to set a avarage bitrate?
Say I want to encode all my backups with a avg.bitrate of 10.000kb/s, that woul be a great!

Thx in advance!


Regards MaistroX


I think it's better CRF based encode for MKVs .... but if you want to encode with CBR (for some special need) can do the following:


Choose AVCHD BD9 format and change the calculated bitrate with 10000 (just before adding to the queue)
When finished go back to open the created AVCHD folder.
This time choose the option MKV Remux (this step takes very little time)


You got it! MKV at 10.000 Kbps :D

[docholliday]

Hello dude,
I have a question. How can i chnage crop 720 resize? e.g: when i put movies to resize 720p and i want fix Auto crop, it doesn't have crop option with 720p!
please help me

tnx

[pistacho]

Hi,

Crop option is only for Blu-Ray to MKV conversion and this option can be enabled in "advanced settings" button:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3317/cropu.png

Is possible to combine crop and resize options for the way you prefer (only crop, only resize or crop + resize).

No auto-crop is supported.

[docholliday]

I think you should be better put in your software target size because when i want encode i don't know how much target size

[MaistroX]

Agree with Y@SH@R! :)


Regards MaistroX

[avchdman]

Bdtoavchd is almost my nro 1 bd tool, but it still has 1 big flaw..that is having no multiple/external subtitle and audio support! That really is the function this awesome software needs still.

Please, take it under serious consideration for future implement as so many really would benefit for it. Thank you in advance!

[moamoa]

Hi,

It says "3D ready: from Blu-Ray 3D (MVC) we can get a 3D SBS AVCHD or MKV (side-by-side)."

But I can't see an option for this?

I've created both a 3DBD backup and an MKV, both in MVC format (using MakeMKV to decrypt the original disk). I use this as my source and it will generate an AVI file, but it's not SBS, it's just a normal 2D file.


Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Stereo High@L4.1 / High@L4.1
MultiView_Count : 2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 31mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 39.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.795
Stream size : 25.3 GiB (94%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No


You can see from the original source file the it is 3D as it has multi view = 2

What am I missing to make it create a SBS file?

[subair37]

Hi friend

After a long time back on to this forum , i converted a 10GB mkv to AVCHD BD9 on a slow preset every thing turned out to be fine except subtitles mkv had subs under subtitles it is showed as English UTF-8 English i selected the subtitles option as selected but on to my final avchd BD9 disc which i burned on a DVD +R DL 8.5Gb disc using img Burn played on my Panasonic Bluray player quality is outstanding except when i try to turn subs on using the player remote subs wont come on , please help me how to resolve this , before encoding shall i have to select the option forced or selected ? why the subs wont come on usually u press display button on bluray player remote and select the subs on here i am stuck not working.please help................

[moamoa]

Hi,

It says in the feature list it support this????

But when you run the application there is no reference or indication on how to make a 3D SBS file from the input source???

Surely someone knows??

[pistacho]

Hi,

It says in the feature list it support this????

But when you run the application there is no reference or indication on how to make a 3D SBS file from the input source???

Surely someone knows??

The only input format supported for 3D is BluRay MVC structure --> from Blu-Ray 3D (MVC) we can get a 3D SBS AVCHD or MKV (side-by-side) ;)

[moamoa]

The only input format supported for 3D is BluRay MVC structure --> from Blu-Ray 3D (MVC) we can get a 3D SBS AVCHD or MKV (side-by-side) ;)

Yes I know!!! :)

I have a MVC file. I use MakeMKV to rip the 3D bluray, it makes an MKV file in MVC format. You can see that from the post a few above this. I've I examine the file with media-info you can see it clearly has the "MultiView_Count : 2" set... this IS a MVC file!

I can open this file in the application too.... but then what?? where are the options to select SBS or any other 3D based options for output? There is NOTHING in the GUI related to 3D , SBS or anything like like.... If I pick encode. it encodes it, but it's not SBS!

[subair37]

Pistacho please help me also as i also need u r help look at my post abouve regarding no subs after encoding in avchd bd9

[BenieUK]

First of all thank you for this great program Pistacho I use it and nothing else for my movies... one problem, since version 1.7.8 (I think) and still in 1.8.5 doing the smurfs 3d (UK RELEASE) BDtoAVCHD cuts the beginning of the movie off, I think its not joining the first .m2ts ... if I use v1.7.7 all is fine.

[soneca]

Pistacho, any idea what might be happening?

http://s20.postimg.org/4il9z4ej1/Life_Of_Pi_3_D_mkv_snapshot_00_57_42_2013_04_14.jpg

[BenieUK]

First of all thank you for this great program Pistacho I use it and nothing else for my movies... one problem, since version 1.7.8 (I think) and still in 1.8.5 doing the smurfs 3d (UK RELEASE) BDtoAVCHD cuts the beginning of the movie off, I think its not joining the first .m2ts ... if I use v1.7.7 all is fine.

Just tested the Smurfs 3D with version 1.8.6 and the problem is still there.. trying to rip to 2D with this disc results in the beginning of the movie been missing.. its not joining the first m2ts.

[djhazardous]

Hi,

I have BDTOAVCHD installed on my computer and it's working. But I tried to put it on 2 other laptops and keep getting "FAILED" messages during the conversion process with those.

I'm not sure what the problem is, I have CoreAVC Codec, DirectX 11 etc. installed. Can anyone help?

My error log reports:

-[06/05/2013 - 15:53:12]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "ultrafast" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 10301 --stats "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.stats" --index "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.index" --qpfile "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.qpfile" --fps "24000/1001" --force-cfr --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "E:\The.Raid.Redemption.2011.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS.mkv"
EXIT CODE => -1073741515 (0xC0000135)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[pistacho]

Hi,

I have BDTOAVCHD installed on my computer and it's working. But I tried to put it on 2 other laptops and keep getting "FAILED" messages during the conversion process with those.

I'm not sure what the problem is, I have CoreAVC Codec, DirectX 11 etc. installed. Can anyone help?

My error log reports:

-[06/05/2013 - 15:53:12]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "ultrafast" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 10301 --stats "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.stats" --index "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.index" --qpfile "C:\TEMP\THE RAID (2011) - SERBUAN MAUT.job_0.qpfile" --fps "24000/1001" --force-cfr --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "E:\The.Raid.Redemption.2011.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS.mkv"
EXIT CODE => -1073741515 (0xC0000135)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Seems that the latest included version of x264 codec (r2309) has external dependencies with file "opengl.dll" and if this DLL is not installed on your computer, execution fail.

Solution is:

a) Update your graphics driver with one that includes the file "opengl.dll" (last nVidia or ATi drivers).

b) Download this version of x264 and replace in "C:\Program files\BDtoAVCHD\x264" (this version is compiled without opengl.DLL dependence)

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/x264_r2310.rar

[pistacho]

Pistacho, any idea what might be happening?

http://s20.postimg.org/4il9z4ej1/Life_Of_Pi_3_D_mkv_snapshot_00_57_42_2013_04_14.jpg

It`s a known issue but I have no solution for it (sorry). The cause is the MVC decoder "H264StereoSource.dll" that is not compatible with some Blu-Ray's.

[djhazardous]

Seems that the latest included version of x264 codec (r2309) has external dependencies with file "opengl.dll" and if this DLL is not installed on your computer, execution fail.

Solution is:

a) Update your graphics driver with one that includes the file "opengl.dll" (last nVidia or ATi drivers).

b) Download this version of x264 and replace in "C:\Program files\BDtoAVCHD\x264" (this version is compiled without opengl.DLL dependence)

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/x264_r2310.rar

Thanks very much for your fast response. I will try this later and report back.

:thanks:

[pistacho]

A write error: where I said "opengl.dll" replace with "OpenCL.DLL"... the rest is true :p

[djhazardous]

Seems that the latest included version of x264 codec (r2309) has external dependencies with file "opengl.dll" and if this DLL is not installed on your computer, execution fail.

Solution is:

a) Update your graphics driver with one that includes the file "opengl.dll" (last nVidia or ATi drivers).

b) Download this version of x264 and replace in "C:\Program files\BDtoAVCHD\x264" (this version is compiled without opengl.DLL dependence)

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/x264_r2310.rar
I tried option a) first. Updated to latest graphics driver and no difference.

b) caused my computer to shut down on its own.

Neither method is working pistachio.

I am also suffering from a Cinavia problem with THE RAID (2011), playing it on PS3 and get a Cinavia error, and audio is muted. Can you fix this??? :scared:

[pistacho]

Shutdown seems a overhead/temperature problem of your laptop.

The DLL dependencies issue is resolved because no "FAILED" message in log anymore.

"Neither method is working" <-- false


Cinavia "problem" is a player problem => change the player :)

[djhazardous]

I converted a 4.36GB MKV file to BD5 and it won't fit on a blank DVD-R when I try to burn it with ImgBurn.

It says: "There doesn't appear to be enough space on the disc to burn this image. Image size: (4,489MB), Disc size: (4,489MB). Would you like to continue anyway?"

What do I do? Continuing gives error.

[pistacho]

Version 1.8.8 (07/06/2013)


x264 updated to revision r2345.
Mkvmerge updated to version 6.3.0

[moamoa]

Hi

Is there any progress yet in knowing how to get this application to use the 3D MKV file (in raw MVC format) that can be extracted from a BR disk with MakeMKV?

I'm desperate to find a way to get this file into SBS or TB format. As I've no away of playing this MVC files in the raw frame-packing format to my projector, so need to convert them to SBS.

BDtoAVCHD will open the file and encode it, but not in SBS. I can't see ANY options related to 3D SBS anywhere in BDtoAVCHD? Where are the 3D options refereed to in the release notes?

A short example file is here;
http://www.filedropper.com/demo_2

[pistacho]

Coming soon in ver. 1.9.0:

- New: MVC decoder for 3D conversions. 4x faster an avoids errors ocurred with old one (green image in some Blu-Ray)
- New: automatic detection of views order (left-right) based on .mpls information. Shown in the list of jobs queued.
- Fixed: In some 3D conversions (Blu-Ray 3D) not all parts are processed (missing chapters, etc.)

:)

But not planning (shortly) support MKV as input for 3D conversion.

[pistacho]

Done!

Version 1.9.0 (08/25/2013)


New: completely new MVC decoder for 3D conversions. 4x faster an avoids errors due to old one (green image in some Blu-Ray)
New: automatic detection of views order (left-right) based on .mpls information. The 'view order' chosen is also shown in list of queued jobs.
Fixed: In some 3D conversions (Blu-Ray 3D) not all parts are processed (missing chapters, etc.)
New: Playlist file name (.mpls) used for conversion is shown in the main window and list of queued jobs.


=> http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v1.9.0.msi

[pistacho]

It`s a known issue but I have no solution for it (sorry). The cause is the MVC decoder "H264StereoSource.dll" that is not compatible with some Blu-Ray's.

Pistacho, any idea what might be happening?

http://s20.postimg.org/4il9z4ej1/Life_Of_Pi_3_D_mkv_snapshot_00_57_42_2013_04_14.jpg

Fixed in v1.9.0 :)

[johnvick]

I have been using BDtoAVCHD for a while now and had great results, thanks for the program. I have just got a new Toshiba notebook with Haswell Core i7 and GeForce GT745M GPU, latest drivers installed. I cannot get it to process video with the "use x264 openCL acceleration" ticked - this works on my older machine with core 2 quad and a 5 year old Radeon card. Any ideas about how I can get this to work? Log below.

-[28/08/2013 - 15:47:58]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264_x64.exe" --preset "medium" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 4184 --stats "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.stats" --index "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.index" --qpfile "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.qpfile" --fps "24000/1001" --force-cfr --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --opencl --opencl-clbin "C:\TEMP\x264_lookahead.clbin" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "D:\OBLIVION\BDMV\STREAM\00023.m2ts"
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[29/08/2013 - 17:42:17]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264_x64.exe" --preset "medium" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 4184 --stats "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.stats" --index "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.index" --qpfile "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.qpfile" --fps "24000/1001" --force-cfr --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --opencl --opencl-clbin "C:\TEMP\x264_lookahead.clbin" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "D:\OBLIVION\BDMV\STREAM\00023.m2ts"
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[29/08/2013 - 17:45:24]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264_x64.exe" --preset "medium" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 4184 --stats "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.stats" --index "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.index" --qpfile "C:\TEMP\OBLIVION (2013).job_0.qpfile" --fps "24000/1001" --force-cfr --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --opencl --opencl-clbin "C:\TEMP\x264_lookahead.clbin" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "D:\OBLIVION\BDMV\STREAM\00023.m2ts"
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)

[soneca]

Thanks Pistacho!

[pistacho]

I have been using BDtoAVCHD for a while now and had great results, thanks for the program. I have just got a new Toshiba notebook with Haswell Core i7 and GeForce GT745M GPU, latest drivers installed. I cannot get it to process video with the "use x264 openCL acceleration" ticked - this works on my older machine with core 2 quad and a 5 year old Radeon card. Any ideas about how I can get this to work? Log below.


Check first if your system is capable or run OpenCL applications with CLbenchmark:

http://clbenchmark.com/benchmarks.jsp?benchmark=download

Anyway with a Core i7 CPU, probably not gains much speed enabling OpenCL acceleration on a GT745M. (maybe even lose speed)

[johnvick]

Check first if your system is capable or run OpenCL applications with CLbenchmark:

http://clbenchmark.com/benchmarks.jsp?benchmark=download

Anyway with a Core i7 CPU, probably not gains much speed enabling OpenCL acceleration on a GT745M. (maybe even lose speed)

Tried this and it works on the Core i7 4700 MQ, Intel HD 4600, and Geforce 745M. The computer is new and not polluted with lots of other software. Any idea why BDTOAVCHD cannot use openCl?

Thanks.

[pistacho]

Version 1.9.1 (09/07/2013)


Fixed: Oversize in some conversions with target media BD-25 + HD audio.
x264 updated to revision r2359.

[ryc0203]

Hi,
i cant install BDtoAVCHD_v1.9.1.msi
"a dll requiered for this install to complete could not be run"
Pleas help me

sorry for my english, but is not my natural language.

PD: System win8, Intell I3, Nvidia 6200

[Wishbringer]

Is there a chance to implement another 3D-Method beside SBS?

Background:
Most passive 3D TVs use a static polarisation filter that splits polarisation by lines:
So from original display each even line ist for the right eye glass, each odd line is for the left eye.
They only display 1920*540 pixel per eye.
Now SBS provides 960*1080 pixel per eye, but the display converts that to above 1920*540,
so that theoretical only 960*540 pixels from the original information is used, rest is filled with interpolation.

3D-AVHDs or MKVs with Line-interleaving would be imho much better for these displays to keep details.

[pistacho]

Is there a chance to implement another 3D-Method beside SBS?

Background:
Most passive 3D TVs use a static polarisation filter that splits polarisation by lines:
So from original display each even line ist for the right eye glass, each odd line is for the left eye.
They only display 1920*540 pixel per eye.
Now SBS provides 960*1080 pixel per eye, but the display converts that to above 1920*540,
so that theoretical only 960*540 pixels from the original information is used, rest is filled with interpolation.

3D-AVHDs or MKVs with Line-interleaving would be imho much better for these displays to keep details.


In terms of compressibility (x264 codec) is much better SBS / Top-Bottom formats that frame interleaving or row interleaving formats. For this reason it is best to use SBS format to store the contents (file format) but can be converted at display time.

But the loss of resolution you mention here is true. Although instead of converting directly to line-interleaving format would be better convert to Top-Bottom format (1920x540) and at display-time convert to line-interleaved (1920x540). No additional loss of resolution in this case, only reorder of lines placement.

In the next version will add (as an option) top-bottom format that effectively is better for passive 3D TV.

But for active 3D TV is usually better SBS format because the horizontal resolution (1920) is higher for dividing by two. Also, if there are black bands (widescreen), already is "lost" part of vertical resolution.

[pistacho]

New version 1.9.2!


New: 3D top-bottom output mode besides side-by-side. The 3D top-bottom mode provides higher quality in passive 3D TVs while for active 3D TVs is better side-by-side mode.
Improved: the method of conversion Blu-Ray 3D to MKV/AVCHD 3D SBS avoid creating the temporary file AVC-MVC combined. Is no longer needed to use the process "MVCCombine.exe" gaining some speed.


The download link is updated in the first post.

[Wishbringer]

Thanks for new 3D Option, will try it tomorrow to encode and watch on my Panny.

[MaistroX]

Hi pistacho!

First off, GREAT WORK! :)

Second, just tryed The Croods 3D from my BD and it demuxed (as it seems right), but after that just stopped.

CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.eac3to_log:

"
eac3to v3.27
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "I:" 1) 2: "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.avc.h264" 3: "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.mvc.h264" -log="G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 2 video tracks, 8 audio tracks, 11 subtitle tracks, 1:38:37, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 32 chapters
2: h264/AVC (left eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: h264/AVC (right eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
4: DTS Master Audio, English, 7.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: AC3, Russian, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48kHz
6: DTS, Japanese, 5.1 channels, 768kbps, 48kHz
7: AC3, Portuguese, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
8: AC3, Chinese, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
9: AC3, Chinese, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
10: AC3, Thai, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
11: AC3, Vietnamese, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
12: Subtitle (PGS), English
13: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
14: Subtitle (PGS), Japanese
15: Subtitle (PGS), Japanese
16: Subtitle (PGS), Russian
17: Subtitle (PGS), Chinese
18: Subtitle (PGS), Modern Greek
19: Subtitle (PGS), Malay
20: Subtitle (PGS), Chinese
21: Subtitle (PGS), Thai
22: Subtitle (PGS), Vietnamese
[v03] Extracting video track number 3...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v03] Creating file "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.mvc.h264"...
[v02] Creating file "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.avc.h264"...
Video track 2 contains 141863 frames.
Video track 3 contains 141863 frames.
eac3to processing took 13 minutes, 13 seconds.
Done.
"

error_log:

"
-[20/10/2013 - 20:57:26]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "slower" --tune "animation" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 24000 --vbv-maxrate 24000 --bitrate 9294 --stats "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.stats" --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --frame-packing 3 --qpfile "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.qpfile" --opencl --opencl-clbin "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\x264_lookahead.clbin" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS 3D.job_0.avs"
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"

Any idea why?

Regards MaistroX




Version 1.9.1 (09/07/2013)


Fixed: Oversize in some conversions with target media BD-25 + HD audio.
x264 updated to revision r2359.

[pistacho]

@MaistroX:

Try first without OpenCL acceleration (uncheck in settings).

OpenCL in x264 is slightly experimental and bugy with some hardware.

[MaistroX]

Now it encoded, but did not remux it to a mkv, any ideas?

error_log:
"
-[21/10/2013 - 15:10:45]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\tsmuxer\tsMuxeR.exe" "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\temp.job_0.meta" "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Done\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS"
EXIT CODE => -2 (0xFFFFFFFE)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"

@MaistroX:

Try first without OpenCL acceleration (uncheck in settings).

OpenCL in x264 is slightly experimental and bugy with some hardware.

[pistacho]

Now it encoded, but did not remux it to a mkv, any ideas?

error_log:
"
-[21/10/2013 - 15:10:45]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\tsmuxer\tsMuxeR.exe" "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Work_Folder_____\temp.job_0.meta" "G:\_____BDtoAVCHD_Done\CROODARNA (2013) - THE CROODS"
EXIT CODE => -2 (0xFFFFFFFE)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"


The error_log shows that you setup an AVCHD conversion, not Mkv

So why do you expect a mkv?

I don't understand.

[MaistroX]

Sorry, my bad, but it didnt remux it back to anything anyway.

The error_log shows that you setup an AVCHD conversion, not Mkv

So why do you expect a mkv?

I don't understand.

[Wishbringer]

just a short response to new Top-Bottom-3D Mode:
I did two encodes in TB I have in SBS too.
Compared on a Panasonic TX-L55ETW60 new TB-Mode has more details and less aliasing (IMHO).
(Panasonic TX-L55ETW60 is passive 3D)

So thanks for that fast implementation.

[pistacho]

just a short response to new Top-Bottom-3D Mode:
I did two encodes in TB I have in SBS too.
Compared on a Panasonic TX-L55ETW60 new TB-Mode has more details and less aliasing (IMHO).
(Panasonic TX-L55ETW60 is passive 3D)

So thanks for that fast implementation.

Thank you for the feedback. I am glad that it works as expected. :)

[Nestai]

Hi,

Crop option is only for Blu-Ray to MKV conversion and this option can be enabled in "advanced settings" button:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3317/cropu.png

Is possible to combine crop and resize options for the way you prefer (only crop, only resize or crop + resize).

No auto-crop is supported.

Hello Pistacho; crop option is enabled for 3D BDrip conversions??? in my case I have not activated the option for rips to 3D.

Thank you.

[pistacho]

@Nestai

Crop option is disabled intentionally in 3D modes because most players like 3D TVs expect standard full resolution (1920x1080) and expect find left/right images in a determinate area. For e.g. left image in most top 1920x540 rectangle… So if image is cropped bad things occurs... :)

[Nestai]

@Nestai

Crop option is disabled intentionally in 3D modes because most players like 3D TVs expect standard full resolution (1920x1080) and expect find left/right images in a determinate area. For e.g. left image in most top 1920x540 rectangle… So if image is cropped bad things occurs... :)

OK thanks for the reply.

Greetings.

By the way, congratulations on the program, I have made ​​several 3D 3n rips a fairly good result.

Thank you.

[pistacho]

Version 1.9.3 (11/05/2013)


x264 updated to revision r2377.
Mkvmerge updated to version 6.5.0
Improved: metadata in MKV 3D files to indicating side-by-side or top-bottom mode. Also added the tags '3DSBS' or '3DTAB' in the file names.

[MaistroX]

Hi pistacho!

Great update as usual! :)
Can I please ask (Think I have brought it up Before) to add a extra option to be able to set the exakt outcome of kbps as one can i ex: BD3D2MK3D?
It seems BD3D2MK3D and BDtoAVCHD works different to each other and some discs works perfect on BDtoAVCHD and others seem to work better in BD3D2MK3D! :)
So PLEASE add so on can set somewere the outcome of the kbps ex: 10000 kbps , I always set it to that as a Target Bitrate in BD3D2MK3D + 2-pass , Present: Slower, Profile: high10, Level 4.1!


Please, please, please add the option to be able to specify this and ending up with a say ex: 3DSBS *.mkv. ??? ;)

Regards MaistroX

[uncola]

I just learned about avchd dvds being able to play 720 or 1080p in a blu-ray player. I notice this program supports opencl. I tried enabling it but it kept failing.. I have an Intel HD 4000 gpu.. newest drivers in windows 8.1. Has anyone gotten it to work? Or does it only work with nvidia/amd? I swear I read intel hd4000 supported opencl

[Juggler]

Version 1.9.3 (11/05/2013)


Hello! And thanks for the great tool!
One more thing to polish it:
There are some BD 3D discs that has incorrect left eye / right eye frames. Usually, frame for left eye is on the left (SBS) or on top (HOU). But sometimes they are made for right eye/left eye (I don't know the reason for it).
So AVC stream is for right eye and MVC stream is for left eye.
The question is it possible to make an option to flip frames while recoding or merging MKV for sbs and half top-bottom (half over under)?

[pistacho]

I just learned about avchd dvds being able to play 720 or 1080p in a blu-ray player. I notice this program supports opencl. I tried enabling it but it kept failing.. I have an Intel HD 4000 gpu.. newest drivers in windows 8.1. Has anyone gotten it to work? Or does it only work with nvidia/amd? I swear I read intel hd4000 supported opencl

Integrated Intel HD 4000 aren't powerfull enough to handle x264 encode, so is not currently supported. More info here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=168168

[pistacho]

Hello! And thanks for the great tool!
One more thing to polish it:
There are some BD 3D discs that has incorrect left eye / right eye frames. Usually, frame for left eye is on the left (SBS) or on top (HOU). But sometimes they are made for right eye/left eye (I don't know the reason for it).
So AVC stream is for right eye and MVC stream is for left eye.
The question is it possible to make an option to flip frames while recoding or merging MKV for sbs and half top-bottom (half over under)?

In most of Blu-Ray's AVC=left eye and MVC=rigth eye, but not all.

But the program can detect the order and always encoded correctly (left eye in left or top whatever the left is AVC or MVC).

So there is no reason to want to encode with swapped order.


Edit: the "eye order" for particular disc can be viewed here:
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4713/9hma.png

[uncola]

Pistacho oh ok that makes sense. I was able to use the opencl acceleration with my nvidia gt650 on a laptop.. pretty cool. What about intel quicksync support? I guess it's lower quality but it's super fast right?

[docholliday]

It is good to put auto-crop resize there,mostly for 720p.Also put 2pass methode on software.

[MaistroX]

Agree 110% with docholliday! :)


Regards MaistroX

[gg]

Hi,

how can I clear the queue of an invalid entry?

I have the following entry that cannot be removed with the "Remove" button (remains grey).
13879

Everything runs normally otherwise, this entry just gets disregarded.

Running 1.9.3 64bit mode.

Thanks

Update:
I uninstalled 1.9.3 and deleted the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BDtoAVCHD] registry entry.
Installed 1.9.2; the queue was now empty.
Reinstalled 1.9.3; queue still empty.
FYI

[pistacho]

All settings and queued jobs are stored in the Windows Registry. In the key:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BDtoAVCHD]

Then deleting this key resets all settings to default values​​, the jobs queue is cleared and should solve any problems related to "corrupted/incorrect configuration".

So install/uninstall the program it is not necessary to repair problems related to the configuration.

Another common problem occurs if the temporary folder points to a drive letter that no longer exists. The error message "Unable to read BD structure" is obtained but due to misconfiguration of the temporary folder. Also is solved in this way.

[Nico8583]

Hi :)
I've sent you an message on your site then I found you are already here :D
Could you please go to this thread : http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=155246&page=87 ?

[Elite2k]

Hi guys, I have a strange problem ive been using this application since last year, I stopped using it since september due to school univ etc.. now i just updated to the lastest and it keeps crashing it opens and crashes i formated and re installed windows still the same thing.. I have 2 computers that i use just for this purpose to convert stuff.. my specs

comp 1 core i5 with gtx650
comp2 amd 6 core with ati flex edition
http://thumbnails109.imagebam.com/29706/9a9092297055245.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/9a9092297055245)
my computers are more then capable of converting.. it uses to take 3-4 hours per movie.. here is a screenshot of the crash.. plz let me know what to do?

thanks

[pistacho]

Elite2K:

Since you have an old version installed (1.8.6), first of all install the current version 1.9.4:

http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v1.9.4.msi

[Elite2k]

yeah the screen shot is of 1.8.6 i tried multiple versions to see if i had the same issue and i did even the latest version did the same thing .. something is not right..

on a different note I got it to work on my mac in a windows XP virtual machine it runs in 32 bit mode..

I dont understand why it doesnt work on my real machines..

[pistacho]

I tested successful in a VirtualBox VM Windows 7 64 bit just fresh installed and my main system is also Windows 7 64 bit SP1 with all recent updates.

Are you running on Windows 7 64 bit Service Pack 1 also?

[Elite2k]

he yeah man I am running win 7 sp1 with every update 64 bit one with windows home and other with pro I am not sure whats going on it gives me no error message of any kind just wont open.. is there any way to check any log which can indicate the cause of the crash

[pistacho]

Yes you can send me minidump log located in C:\Windows\Minidump. A file called "BDtoAVCHD.exe.xxx.dmp" maybe I can determine the cause.
send me this file to: []

[pistacho]

Coming soon HW acceleration on MVC decoding :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img28/7461/m400.png

[Wildfire]

BDtoAVCHD is getting more exciting by the day! Thanks Pistacho! :)

[pistacho]

Done! ;)

Version 1.9.5 (12/28/2013)


New: Hardware acceleration on MVC decoding (utilized in Blu-Ray 3D conversions). Requires Windows 7/8/8.1 and Intel Core CPU with Integrated Graphics like i7-3770k. Also requires recent Intel Graphics drivers installed. If all requirements are met, HW acceleration is used without user specific action. On i7-3770k e.g. can expect speed gains from 10-15 fps (SW) to 65-85 fps HW (x264 encoding 1st pass 3D MVC to 3D SBS/TAB).

[Wildfire]

Any chance of support for dedicated graphic cards like my GTX780 (hardware acceleration through CUDA or OpenCL)? People with a dedicated graphics card cannot use hardware acceleration in its current form, even if they have a supported Intel CPU.

[pistacho]

Some background about new HW acceleration:

Is based on Intel Media SDK 2013 R2 and because this only Intel Graphics are supported but...
this not implicate that all systems with dedicated ATI (AMD) / NVIDIA graphics card are excluded.

Since I'm not sure about all possible combinations, in same system previously utilized for development I realized this test:

- I installed dedicated graphics card (ASUS Radeon HD7870)
- In BIOS setup I activated new card as primary device
- I attached DVI monitor to new ASUS Radeon card
- Power on
- Installed AMD drivers
- Now in Windows Device Manager appears two graphics adapters

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2312/4qyb.png

- And effectively, Intel Graphics is NOT used to display desktop but is available for HW acceleration:

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9089/79tq.png

However, not all motherboards support activate two display adapters at same time but for sure in ASUS P8Z77-V it's possible. :)

[Wildfire]

Okay, thanks for the info. I'll look into it whenever I've got some time to actually do so :P

[koszopal]

Could you add poss. to for mkv crf select also another audio not only 1 ?


using 1.9.4 founded that for mkv crf when i ve got as source bd 3d and for example choose SBS and not select subtitle, that when i add job he as for forced subtitle and when i click yes he add it (mkv crf) but not SBS but TAD :(

using 1.9.5 i didnt see diff when i choose in settings use opencl
in 1.9.4 i saw diff :)

Anyway thx for tool :)
koszopal

[soneca]

This solution is very restricted, via Cuda many more people could enjoy.
I wanted to test my i7 4770K, and despite my motherboard support, do not want to have two drivers installed, and my GTX650 TI inactive in this case.:(

[pistacho]

If you do not want to use HW acceleration, because you do not want to install Intel Graphics dirvers you can continue to use a good SW acceleration :)

The Intel drivers are stable as a rock. And no need to use the Intel Graphics to the monitor.

[soneca]

You installed the drivers(V9.18.10.3186>my motherboard) available on Asus website or the latest available version of Intel site?

[pistacho]

Direct Intel are good:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=23405&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%207%20(64-bit)*&DownloadType=Drivers

[Bungee]

Hi,

at first, sorry for my bad english :rolleyes:

@Wildfire
I have the following setup:
- core i7 3770K with integrated Intel HD 4000
- dedicated GTX 780
you can enable both Graphics Adapter at the same time
and use Intel Quick Sync

Use this Tutorial http://mirillis.com/en/products/tutorials/action-tutorial-intel-quick-sync-setup_for_desktops.html

[pistacho]

Hi,

at first, sorry for my bad english :rolleyes:

@Wildfire
I have the following setup:
- core i7 3770K with integrated Intel HD 4000
- dedicated GTX 780
you can enable both Graphics Adapter at the same time
and use Intel Quick Sync

Use this Tutorial http://mirillis.com/en/products/tutorials/action-tutorial-intel-quick-sync-setup_for_desktops.html

Thanks for share it! :goodpost:

[soneca]

Bungee, thanks for the link!

Really good acceleration! ;)

No HW

http://s20.postimg.org/935fybclp/bdtoavchd_sem_hd_graphics1.jpg


With HW

http://s20.postimg.org/misgnrl3h/bdtoavchd_com_hd_graphics1.jpg

[pistacho]

Since a few days I'm working on a new version that introduces some significant changes in order to improve the user experience and the usability of the program in addition to various improvements and better support for Windows 8/8.1.

At first it was going to be version 2.0.0 directly but due to internal changes of importance, I prefer first to launch a beta version so can be tested a bit before the final release. Anyway is well advanced and it will not be significant changes if everything works fine.

These are the principal changes:


Updated the runtime libraries to better Windows 8.1 support.
Improved GUI appearance and fixes some controls in Windows 8/8.1.
Improvements in the installer.
Improved notification and automatic download of new versions. It’s less intrusive and allows to postpone the download later.
Should fix (rare) crashes reported by some users in Windows 7 64-bit (pending to confirm).
Integrated "Intel Media SDK System Analyzer" tool in the Help menu. (Shows system compatibility with Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration and information about graphics drivers installed)


BDtoAVCHD version 1.9.6 beta:
http://www.connecta2000.com/download/beta/BDtoAVCHD_v1.9.6.msi


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7217/jy15.png


Note: This version is still compatible with Windows XP SP3 for everything except 3D conversions.

Feel free to download and test this release. I thank you to report any errors or problems detected so that it can be corrected before the final release.

Thank you all!

[pistacho]

Changes from v1.9.6


No more "hardcoded" default paths. Now default output folder is current user profile folder (e.g. C:\Users\user_name\BDtoAVCHD) and default temp folder is current user TEMP environment variable (e.g. C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD)
Removed unnecessary debug code and clean-up. Executable file size reduced.


Users using the previous beta will receive a notification to update this version ;)

[pistacho]

Version 2.0.0 final is out! :cool:

Version 2.0.0 (01/10/2014)


Updated the runtime libraries to better Windows 8.1 support.
Improved: GUI appearance and fixes some controls in Windows 8/8.1
Several improvements in the installer.
Improved: system of automatic notification and download of new versions. Less intrusive and allows to postpone the download later.
Should fix (rare) crashes reported by some users in Windows 7 64-bit.
New: integrated "Intel Media SDK System Analyzer" tool in the Help menu. Shows system compatibility with Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration and information about graphics drivers installed.
Improved: default output folder is created on current user profile folder "C:\Users\user_name\BDtoAVCHD" and default temp folder is created on current user temp folder "C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD".

[koszopal]

thx
Can you add possibility to add another audio stream not only 1?
koszopal

[soneca]

Changes from v1.9.6

[LIST]
No more "hardcoded" default paths. Now default output folder is current user profile folder (e.g. C:\Users\user_name\BDtoAVCHD) and default temp folder is current user TEMP environment variable (e.g. C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD)


I think this change only made ​​the hardest setting for less experienced users.
In my opinion the folders could be configured during installation.

[docholliday]

Still doesn't have Auto Crop and Resize to 720p

[pistacho]

Still doesn't have Auto Crop and Resize to 720p

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1522499#post1522499

[docholliday]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1522499#post1522499

It doesn't have crop for 720p!

[pistacho]

Coming some "massive" 3D improvements... :D :D

Scan bitrates process .ssif files:

http://imageshack.com/a/img208/8835/gmtp.png


AVC/MVC eye assignation is shown also in source info (main window):

http://imageshack.com/a/img30/5172/90rn.png


New 3D button for quick access to 3D settings for current conversion:

http://imageshack.com/a/img20/5530/w4bk.png


Improved 3D mode selection panel and new 2D+3D .ISO (BD Remux) option:

http://imageshack.com/a/img59/8531/69m8.png

[pistacho]

It doesn't have crop for 720p!

I fail to understand why you ask this question. (in the past and you already asked and I already answered)

But assuming (as you do not say anything more) you have a Blu-Ray at 1080p, you can get a 720p MKV cropped, 720p MKV uncropped, 1080p MKV cropped and 1080p MKV uncropped.

If you want to do something else, (maybe) not possible. And (maybe) make no sense.


EDIT: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1610616#post1610616

[pistacho]

Version 2.1.0 (01/24/2014)


New: Output mode 2D+3D .ISO (BD Remux) if input is a 3D Blu-Ray. Can also determine if there is enough space on a BD-25 without recompress the video.
New: 3D button on main window for selecting the 3D output mode for the current conversion (2D/SBS/TAB/2D+3D .ISO). Appears only if the input is a 3D Blu-Ray.
Improved: Scan Bitrates function scans .ssif files in 3D Blu-Ray.
Improved: MVC/AVC eye assignation (left-right) is shown also in source proprieties (main window).
Improved: removed Haali Matroska Muxer of the installation package as it is not needed anymore. In some conversions that required to create a temporary MKV, now an alternate/more direct method is used.
x264 updated to revision r2389.
Mkvmerge updated to version 6.7.0
Added tsMuxeR version 2.6.12

Updated download link in first post!

[docholliday]

I fail to understand why you ask this question. (in the past and you already asked and I already answered)

But assuming (as you do not say anything more) you have a Blu-Ray at 1080p, you can get a 720p MKV cropped, 720p MKV uncropped, 1080p MKV cropped and 1080p MKV uncropped.

If you want to do something else, (maybe) not possible. And (maybe) make no sense.


EDIT: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1610616#post1610616

I don't know why you didn't understand me!! I meant if i want to encode Untouched BluRay to 720p mkv, you didn't put any options on your software which is auto crop,yes you're right when i want to encode to 1080p mkv it has,but for 720p it doesn't have Auto crop!!

Good Luck

[pistacho]

As I have said several times, yes!. You can get a 720p mkv (cropped or uncropped). With the options that are already present.

Side note: Personally, I think cropping mkv is useless. If you see it on TV will see equally black bands. Also do not save on file size. But that's just my opinion...

[docholliday]

As I have said several times, yes!. You can get a 720p mkv (cropped or uncropped). With the options that are already present.

Side note: Personally, I think cropping mkv is useless. If you see it on TV will see equally black bands. Also do not save on file size. But that's just my opinion...

Would you please show me where is the auto crop for 720p ?

http://i.imgur.com/CoIKPhr.jpg

[pistacho]

Well, it is very easy:

Choose a value of crop and resize 720p option (the 2 things together).

And the program does 2 things....

http://imageshack.com/a/img10/1008/fwrb.png

EDIT: In the example I used as a source an MKV that was already cropped (height = 816) and so the final value is only 552 pixels. But it is not relevant, the fact is that it works perfectly.

[mini-moose]

Well, it is very easy:

Choose a value of crop and resize 720p option (the 2 things together).

and how exactly is the user supposed to know what resolution it's supposed to be? just blindly choose one of the options?

[pistacho]

and how exactly is the user supposed to know what resolution it's supposed to be? just blindly choose one of the options?

That's even easier ...

Choose the same value of Aspect Ratio:

http://imageshack.com/a/img706/7822/qrgc.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img34/5684/33q7.jpg

And if you do not have the Blu-Ray disc at hand => Gravity (2013) - Technical Specifications - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454468/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec)


EDIT:
"Auto crop" is not perfect and can happen you get a rip with no exact resolution you should be. This is more manually, but more accurate and does not require Avisynth.

Also I put in "Advanced Options" for something... assumes that the user wants, knows his stuff...

Anyway I have already expressed my views on the usefulness of cropping...

[mini-moose]

Choose the same value of Aspect Ratio:


not a good solution cause I've seen tons of movies with the wrong
aspect ratio stated on the box (even if just 1.78 vs 1.85 or 2.35 vs 2.40). imdb is hardly an indication either cause that's purely for theatrical screenings and isn't always the same in final retail release. further more different aspect ratios can be used in different countries. Also there are variables within the standard/popular aspect rations. Can be 2.38 or 2.32. Fine crop is needed always. Preferably manual crop but some auto crop tools are pretty close too.

Your build in options do not include 1.33, 1.37, 1.66 for example.

It's popular to think black borders don't take much "space" but it's not entirely true.

[docholliday]

Well, it is very easy:

Choose a value of crop and resize 720p option (the 2 things together).

And the program does 2 things....

http://imageshack.com/a/img10/1008/fwrb.png

EDIT: In the example I used as a source an MKV that was already cropped (height = 816) and so the final value is only 552 pixels. But it is not relevant, the fact is that it works perfectly.

Dude,

I meant untouched bluray to 720p.It doesn't have auto crop.

[pistacho]

no, does not have and will not have... never...

[pistacho]

Version 2.1.2 (02/26/2014)


New: Ability to shrink 3D Blu-Ray to BD-25 or BD9 keeping 2D+3D ISO MVC format (movie only). The obtained BD9 discs are playable on most 3D Blu-Ray players.


http://111.imagebam.com/download/14b5ksWkflEaq5204_M3cA/31067/310664971/MVCenc2.png

:)

[Goodyear2001]

Short Note: If you installed the latest two versions of BDto AVCHD, BD Rebuilder does not work anymore. BDRebuilder no longer encodet a video and aborts. I have tested on WinXP 32bit and Win7 64bit. Only when you uninstalled BDtoAVCHD and BDtoAVCHD version 2.0.0 installed the BDRebuilder working again.

Sorry for my bad english

[soneca]

The last time I uninstalled BDtoAVCHD had to reinstall Haali Media Splitter, some mess in the registry.

[pistacho]

Well, do not want this to cause misunderstandings. BDtoAVCHD not interfere with the operation of BD Rebuilder and there is no problem for the two programs coexist.

What happens is that the last (two) versions of BDtoAVCHD does not included Haali Splitter in the installer and therefore if someone needs it (for something else), must download and install on your own part.

Before, installing BDtoAVCHD also installed Haali Splitter. Not anymore.

BD Rebuilder users all they have to do is follow the instructions and install Haali Splitter as required.

Install an earlier version of BDtoAVCHD logically is not the solution :)

Also sorry for my bad English :o


@Goodyear2001

Follow this steps:


Uninstall BDtoAVCHD v2.0.0
Install BDtoAVCHD v2.1.2 (latest)
Install Haali Splitter (http://haali.su/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe)

[Goodyear2001]

Thanks, i'll give it a try

[throbber]

looks like a interesting tool:)
just one thing i would like to know before i try it .....everybody knows that panisonic blu-ray/avchd players are very prickly when it comes to playing disks. multiavchd has a "strict" option for panisonic. how dos this program do on a panisonic??
anybody tried it??

[pistacho]

looks like a interesting tool:)
just one thing i would like to know before i try it .....everybody knows that panisonic blu-ray/avchd players are very prickly when it comes to playing disks. multiavchd has a "strict" option for panisonic. how dos this program do on a panisonic??
anybody tried it??

I cannot talk about Panasonic players because I have none but I can say that so far nobody has reported incompatibilities with any Blu-Ray/AVCHD player...

But if you try it yourself you'll know better :p

[GZZ]

Great application and its working just fine. But I have a few thing I would like to add.

1) Scan bitrate, if closing it the bitrate will stay on the last value of the scan... what is the point in that ?
2) Wouldnt it be better to add the Scan bitrate as part of the encoding job, you know the estimated bitrate before adding it to the queue, so have the scan bitrate as part of the job would just adjust the bitrate to fit the media better.
3) Added an option to select more then one audio track. Ex. disney movies where you want to keep the English track and your native one. Ex. English and Danish. The same goes for the subtitles, but less importen.
4) The output field, why isnt there a button to open a save dialog and choose where to save the end file. I know there is a IMDB that would set a name. Just my 2 cent.

Except from the above, I think you did a very good job. Keep it up. :)

[GZZ]

I think I went too fast on concluding it was working fine. I'm converting 3D Bluray -> 3D Bluray (BD25) and I have serious pixelation on my right eye. (no its not in my head). If I close the left eye with my passiv glasses on (LG TV). I see lots of pixelation in the image, if I close my right eye and only see the 2D image with my Left eye there isnt any pixelation at all. So maybe there is an issue with MVCenc application used ?

I tried to cut out 20 min from the original BD ISO file with tsmuxer and created a Bluray ISO and burned it on a BD25 and it dosnt have any issue with pixelation, so its not related to medie or player.

I tried 2 movies (Croods 3D and Thor 3D).

[pistacho]

Thanks for reporting. MVC encoder feature was added in latest version and therefore bugs can happen.

Can you tell what brand/model of Blu-Ray player are using?

I'll try to reproduce and fix.

[GZZ]

I have a Pioneer BDP-440 Bluray player.


Here is a link to a 100 mb m2ts file (3D m2ts file). Its a cut from Croods encoded with your program. If you play it back in stereoscopic player - http://www.3dtv.at/ (free for 30 days) you can see the pixelation

Link: Send you a PM as I cant post it here. :)

tell me when you got the file and I will remove the link.

[pistacho]

Seems that pixelation reported by GZZ finally is not a player compatibility issue but a HW acceleration problem in certain system/drivers configuration.

Seems MVCenc.exe produces bad files in certain environments. Update Intel Graphics Drivers maybe can fix or (as last resort) not using HW acceleration and use SW implementation.

To force disable HW acceleration an easy method is renaming Intel Media SDK path located at:

C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK

to something e.g. C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK_disabled

I’m pending to do more tests with GZZ to confirm this...

[pistacho]

I opened a new MVCenc specific thread located at:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1671752#post1671752

Feel free to test new update published here, also users of BDtoAVCHD can replace included version of MVCenc (v1.0.0) with the new one (v1.1.0). Changelog and other info in this thread.

[BenieUK]

Using Version 2.1.2 im trying The Avengers 3D to BDREMUX keep forced subs only (in this case a forced track English), the result is subs included but not set to forced so I must turn on manually.. I don't think I had this problem with my 2D backups but will have to go back through and check them. this might be recent bug with 3D forced subs only?

and thanks for the GREAT program, please keep up the good work. maybe a ad free with donation choice ...

[pistacho]

Yes, it’s a bug that affects 3D forced subs only.

Really it's not a bug, it's a "limitation" because new tsMuxeR versions not support flag subtitle track as forced in MovieObject.bdmv and because ISO image is generated it's not possible patch MovieObject for include this flag (this is what is done in 2D).

[pistacho]

An new version is out! :)

Version 2.1.3 (03/16/2014)


Improved: slightly better MVC encoding speed.
Improved: in MVC encoding for BD9, parameters max_rate and buffer_size 25000 25000 are used (better optical media compatibility).
Fixed: random MVC encoding fails on SW mode.
Fixed: artifacts/pixelation MVC encoding on some systems (HW acceleration).
x264 updated to revision r2409.

[dano2]

I am having great luck using this to make SBS 3D MKV's.

1. Has anyone used this on Avatar 3D? It is failing on me (I think) during the second step.

2. How are you adding the signal to tell the TV to automatically go into 3d mode? I have a few other MKVs that are side by side. I tried using the header editor in MKVMerge GUI to add the "Video Stereo Mode" to the correct integer, but my TV is not automatically changing for these other MKV's I created (outside your program). I would like to figure out how to make them work just like your MKVs. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Dan

[throbber]

thanks for the update...iv got a couple of issues.
iv converted a mkv file to avchd.burned to dvd-r.when i put in the disc it gos straight to m2ts file on the display.if i select the file it plays. shouldt it auto play??.
but the biggest issue is the chapters.there is none.i cant skip through the disc??. if i try to skip it just displays "this option is not available"

[pistacho]

@dano2:

Nothing special, only –-stereo-mode in Mkvmerge commandline


@throbber:

Seems a burning disk issue: most probably disk is burned as data mode instead of AVCHD mode (UDF 2.50 file format). I recommend you use ImgBurn software.

[throbber]

QUOTE@throbber:

Seems a burning disk issue: most probably disk is burned as data mode instead of AVCHD mode (UDF 2.50 file format). I recommend you use ImgBurn software]

I do use image burn. udf 2.50 setting.i usually create a iso and mount it to test with TotalMedia Theatre 6. I seem to have chapters when I test it.but when burned I cant skip..strange.

[pistacho]

Version 2.1.4 (04/27/2014)


x264 updated to revision r2431.
Mkvmerge updated to version 6.9.1
BDSup2Sub updated to version 5.1.2.

[wgf_bean]

Is it possible to add a feature to select which chapters to include in the encode?

[mmick]

Well something that was already said to Pistacho, and perhaps could be put as "sticky" on the first post:

- If BDtoAVCHD (2.1.4 too) crashes while opening, and if you happen to have Teamviewer: DISABLE Teamviewer, run BDtoAVCHD, then you can enable Teamviewer again


About the app itself, what should be added in a near future:

- multiple audio and subtitle tracks
- better 3D detection (I have 2 DVDFab rips, 3D movies with MVC file, all apps detect it, but when I import it to this app, it is detected only as an AVC non-3D movie)
- not only HSBS 3D but also Full Size SBS 3D


Question:

- which is a good method to rip my own 3D Blu-Ray movies in order to be compatible with BDtoAVCHD ???

[pistacho]

Is it possible to add a feature to select which chapters to include in the encode?

Never I needed this feature and I thing that the vast majority of users either. One goal that I have is to keep the program as simple as possible :)


Well something that was already said to Pistacho, and perhaps could be put as "sticky" on the first post:

- If BDtoAVCHD (2.1.4 too) crashes while opening, and if you happen to have Teamviewer: DISABLE Teamviewer, run BDtoAVCHD, then you can enable Teamviewer again


Yes! Seems that TeamViewer is the responsible of mostly BDtoAVCHD crashes! The reason is "Quick Connect" feature of TeamViewer that add a custom button to all other windows apps.

The solution is simple (when the cause is already known): enter in TeamViewer settings and disable "Quick Connect" feature (Extras > Options > Advanced > QuickConnect button)

This is not a bug in BDtoAVCHD but a problem caused 100% by TeamViewer that affects others applications also:
http://help.acctivate.com/articles/4625/



I have 2 DVDFab rips, 3D movies with MVC file, all apps detect it, but when I import it to this app, it is detected only as an AVC non-3D movie

Question:

- which is a good method to rip my own 3D Blu-Ray movies in order to be compatible with BDtoAVCHD ???

Any ripper method/app that maintains original BD structure folders o generates an .ISO image is valid.

And is not necessary import anything, only open BD folder directly or mount .ISO image and open corresponding drive letter.

The best choices are not totally free but have trial period. In any case there are several options:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/decrypters-bd-hd-dvd

[wgf_bean]

Never I needed this feature and I thing that the vast majority of users either. One goal that I have is to keep the program as simple as possible :)

I agree the interface being simple is the best. I rarely need it but when I do it's very important. I have some VC1 encoded videos which BDtoAVCHD handles, but Handbrake does not. However BDtoAVCHD cannot specify by chapter but Handbrakes does. So instead I process with BDtoAVCHD then tried to open with VideoReDo because it can easily remove the chapters I don't want. Unfortunately VideoReDo does not understand the tracks and cannot open the file, even though it plays fine in the player.

Why do I need to exclude some chapters? On the series BBC Life they have a ten minute "making of" special after each episode. When I attempt to use BDtoAVCHD to process one of the specials it doesn't see them, but rather sees all 3, so there are 3 chapters. So I'm trying to split them up to be as they were intended.

If you have a tip of another way around this please tell me.

I really like BDtoAVCHD. You have done a great job! :)

[pistacho]

@wgf_bean

You can cut/split/join the source using TsMuxeR, save to BD folder and use this as input for BDtoAVCHD.

[wgf_bean]

@wgf_bean

You can cut/split/join the source using TsMuxeR, save to BD folder and use this as input for BDtoAVCHD.
OK. I used TsMuxeR to create a new BD folder with only one chapter. The folder plays correctly with a BluRay player including subtitles too. However BDtoAVCHD complains: Unable to read BD structure. What do I do?

[pistacho]

Since I'm able to reproduce crashes caused by TeamViewer I'm worked in a workaround to solve this :)

The solution needs some more testing but for now this patched version seems not crashing any more:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/BDtoAVCHD.exe

http://104.imagebam.com/download/M3bhkLS5edNb2zCZkQvClQ/32456/324555653/TV.png

To test, simply replace .EXE in install folder.

[pistacho]

OK. I used TsMuxeR to create a new BD folder with only one chapter. The folder plays correctly with a BluRay player including subtitles too. However BDtoAVCHD complains: Unable to read BD structure. What do I do?

In TsMuxer are you selected "BluRay folder" or "AVCHD folder" in output options? or a are you created a m2ts or .iso file?

[wgf_bean]

In TsMuxer are you selected "BluRay folder" or "AVCHD folder" in output options? or a are you created a m2ts or .iso file?
I selected "BluRay folder". It plays the file correctly in the Blu-ray player. It also opens correctly in the program BDInfo.

The problem only occurs when I restrict the output by using "Enable cutting" in tsMuxeR. If I do not use this option then it loads OK in BDtoAVCHD. Some time values work, while others don't.

I created a version which is cut to only 60 seconds. The size is 234 MB. Do you want me to zip this and send it to you?

[pistacho]

Open a Command Window and type/paste this command:

(replace PATH TO BD FOLDER with real path)

"C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "C:\PATH TO BD FOLDER"

and paste here the result.

[wgf_bean]

Open a Command Window and type/paste this command:

(replace PATH TO BD FOLDER with real path)

"C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "C:\PATH TO BD FOLDER"

and paste here the result.

C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to>eac3to.exe "P:\DVD\Muxer\Life 1"
HD DVD / Blu-Ray disc structure not found.

If I try a folder that works I get:
C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to>eac3to.exe "P:\DVD\Muxer\Life"
1) 00000.mpls, 00000.m2ts, 0:33:06
- Chapters, 3 chapters
- VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz

[pistacho]

OK. This seems a limitation of Eac3to that cannot recognize BD structures with main playlist of extremely short duration (less of 20 minutes?).

BDtoAVCHD shows "Unable to read BD structure" because Eac3to returns "HD DVD / Blu-Ray disc structure not found"

This is not strange because really is not any Blu-Ray disc with this short duration.

Anyway, in this case you can open the .m2ts file directly:
BDtoAVCHD > Open Video File > Go to: P:\DVD\Muxer\Life\BDMV\STREAM\00000.m2ts

The question is: really you need/want burn DVD/BD25 disc with less of 20 min. content? And probably you no need to re encode because fits as-is in a BD5. :)

[wgf_bean]

The question is: really you need/want burn DVD/BD25 disc with less of 20 min. content? And probably you no need to re encode because fits as-is in a BD5. :)
My end goal is not to copy to a physical disc, but rather create an MKV file. I prefer to keep my library on very large hard drives because it is easier to manage. I use BDtoAVCHD to reduce the size. I use XBMC to manage the video files. It makes it is easy to find and play them.

I didn't know I could open the m2ts directly and have all the associated tracks (video, audio and subtitle). So I tried this and I think it works.

This should solve my problem. I can use tsMuxeR to select the chapters I want, and it can directly output to m2ts. Then BDtoAVCHD can open and compress this to an MKV file.

Thank you for your help!

[wgf_bean]

pistacho,

(1) Does BDtoAVCHD only show playlists which are greater than some time value, for example 15 minutes? If yes can you add a setting to allow us to change this? Perhaps under Options->Settings. Some Blu-ray special features are short and it seems to miss them.

(2) I notice that the source filename is not completely used for the output filename. For example I see this source filename:
Life (2009) s1e03.mkv
change to:
Life (2009).mkv

For Options->Scrape movie titles is IMDb I have set to "Untouched"

This causes me to copy and paste the correct name frequently which is more steps. Is there a way to truly leave the filename untouched? Do I have a setting wrong?

[pistacho]

@wgf_bean:

(1) The algorithm is not quite simple that "ignore playlist shorter of x minutes". The matter is quite complicated, seamless branching, etc... and prefer no add user settings for this. But I tuned a bit to ask for playlist selection in a case of various shorter playlists.

(2) Yes, some tags are removed even in a "no scrape" setting but I tuned also.

Test this version with these modifications:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/BDtoAVCHD.exe

(Replace BDtoAVCHD.exe in install folder)

[wgf_bean]

pistachio, thanks for your speedy response.

(1) I tried the modified version. It still did not find the short titles. They are about 10 minutes each. So I'll continue to use tsMuxeR to preprocess into a m2ts which you do open OK.

(2) The filename is not changed as much, but it's still not exactly the same. Upper/lower case is being modified, and the '-' character is being replaced with a space. I'll continue to use copy and paste to fix it.

[pistacho]

(1) I tried the modified version. It still did not find the short titles. They are about 10 minutes each. So I'll continue to use tsMuxeR to preprocess into a m2ts which you do open OK.


Can you paste the Eac3to info of one of these BD?

[wgf_bean]

Can you paste the Eac3to info of one of these BD?
C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to>eac3to.exe "Q:\DVD\FullDisc\Life (2009)
s1e01e02e03"
1) 00019.mpls, 00003.m2ts+00004.m2ts+00005.m2ts, 0:33:06
- Chapters, 3 chapters
- VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz

2) 00000.mpls, 00000.m2ts+00001.m2ts+00002.m2ts, 2:08:26
- Chapters, 18 chapters
- VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz
- AC3, English, stereo, 48kHz

3) 00002.mpls, 00001.m2ts, 0:42:58
- Chapters, 6 chapters
- VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz
- AC3, English, stereo, 48kHz

4) 00001.mpls, 00000.m2ts, 0:42:47
- Chapters, 6 chapters
- VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz
- AC3, English, stereo, 48kHz

5) 00003.mpls, 00002.m2ts, 0:42:41
- Chapters, 6 chapters
- VC-1, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
- DTS Hi-Res, English, multi-channel, 48kHz
- AC3, English, stereo, 48kHz

I can also give you the output of BDInfo if you want it for the same BD folder. The report from BDInfo is 1713 lines long. It does show the items that are about 11 minutes long which are missing from BDtoAVCHD.

[pistacho]

If eac3to not shows this playlist I have nothing to do. :(

But I'm sure that eac3to has a good reason to ignore it.

And most importantly:
BDtoAVCHD is a "movie only" backup/conversion tool.

Only asks to select playlist when there is a reasonable doubt as to which is the main playlist (or when more than one main playlist exists/seamless branching/multiangle).

In the latest test version I improved the hypothetical case of BD with various all short playlist: e.g. six playlist all of 20 minutes duration. In this case BDtoAVCHD prompts to user which playlist choose. But the extras/trailers/make of/etc. still unable to choose (and do not intend to change this).

[wgf_bean]

I understand. This particular case is not for movies but rather TV series which sometimes have some very good special features which are short in duration.

How about another idea... Could you make it possible for us to browse to a specific playlist, i.e. an mpls fle? Currently we can select an m2ts file. It would be nice to add mpls extension to that list, and then you could simply process accordingly. This would keep your interface simple, but still help me. I can use BDInfo to quickly find the correct .mpls, then browse in BDtoAVCHD to select it.

What do you think? :)

[pistacho]

I can use BDInfo to quickly find the correct .mpls, then browse in BDtoAVCHD to select it.

What do you think? :)

In like manner, you can use BDInfo to quickly find the correct .m2ts, then browse in BDtoAVCHD to select it. :)

[wgf_bean]

In like manner, you can use BDInfo to quickly find the correct .m2ts, then browse in BDtoAVCHD to select it. :)
I did find 1 subtle difference. If there are any chapter marks they are lost by BDtoAVCHD if I select the .m2ts directly.

[pistacho]

I understand. This particular case is not for movies but rather TV series which sometimes have some very good special features which are short in duration.

How about another idea... Could you make it possible for us to browse to a specific playlist, i.e. an mpls fle? Currently we can select an m2ts file. It would be nice to add mpls extension to that list, and then you could simply process accordingly. This would keep your interface simple, but still help me. I can use BDInfo to quickly find the correct .mpls, then browse in BDtoAVCHD to select it.

What do you think? :)

Finally I decided to implement this feature. I still think it's not really necessary... but it is quite easy to implement and does not complicate the use of the program.

The next version will have it :)

[wgf_bean]

Finally I decided to implement this feature. I still think it's not really necessary... but it is quite easy to implement and does not complicate the use of the program.

The next version will have it :)

Thank you pistacho. I look forward to it. :)

[pistacho]

New version 2.1.5 done!

Version 2.1.5 (05/15/2014)


New: Ability to open .mpls files from BD folders (added to "Open Video File" button).
Workaround to fix crashes when TeamViewer is running in same computer.
Small fixes and general improvements.

[mmick]

New version 2.1.5 done!

Version 2.1.5 (05/15/2014)


New: Ability to open .mpls files from BD folders (added to "Open Video File" button).
Workaround to fix crashes when TeamViewer is running in same computer.
Small fixes and general improvements.


Nice! TeamViewer fix :thanks:

[Wildfire]

Nice! TeamViewer fix :thanks:

So that's why my computer kept crashing... nice to know it wasn't a hardware stability issue :)

[mmick]

Hi Pistacho!

When I try to make a 3D MVC Movie I got this error

-[10/07/2014 - 21:04:19]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Software\BDtoAVCHD (Blu-Ray to MKV)\MVCenc.exe" "F:\FROZEN 3D [2D+3D].job_0.avc.h264" "F:\FROZEN 3D [2D+3D].job_0.mvc.h264" 147045 "F:\FROZEN 3D [2D+3D].job_0.264" 9876 3 25000 25000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I got some issues as here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716&page=1028

My Config:
http://cdn.imghack.se/images/a9262a5077cc64eec40cc2b2520fae7b.jpg

My Setup:
- Intel i5 4200u (Haswell) Intel HD 4400 (512Mb shared video)
- 2nd GPU Nvidia 730M
- 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
- Win 8.1, latest drivers

During Encoding: CPU 10%, 40 fps encoding, fan very slow as system is VERY cool


Also Issues:
- despite selecting as preferable media "AVCHD BD-9" on settings, when I return to the main screen it shows BD-25
- unfortunately it is not possible to select multiple audio tracks/subtitles (it could appear a box with the detected ones, and then select the desired) :-((((

- Big issues:
After the above problem, I tried another settings and I got another error "1 (0x00000001)" (or something like that). No matter what I did always that error. (I found that it crashed always because eac3to, do not ask me why...)

I uninstalled BDtoAVCHD, deleted all directories, because I wanted a reset and fresh install from BDtoAVCHD. I reinstalled it again, and ALL SETTINGS were unfortunately preserved and always the same error (it failed using eac3to)! I had to mess with REGEDIT (deleted all references to BDtoAVCHD) before I got everything up again!!!

So I ask if you could create an option of fully uninstalling BDtoAVCHD along with settings.

EDIT:
I sucessfully encoded the same movie as 3D MVC, BD-9 ISO, DTS 2 AC3 conversion, "medium profile" and it encoded perfectly in record time! (my CPU averaged 10%, and I got around 50-60 fps using my tiny i5 4200u). Can it be from slow/slower profiles that do not work well under API LEVEL 1.8???

[pistacho]

Version 2.1.6 (08/29/2014)


Improved: In 2D+3D.ISO output mode forced subtitles are individually flagged as forced (at stream level) since TsMuxer cannot make a whole track as forced in MovieObject.bdmv
x264 updated to revision r2479.
Mkvmerge updated to version 7.1.0

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho!
I sucessfully encoded the same movie as 3D MVC, BD-9 ISO, DTS 2 AC3 conversion, "medium profile" and it encoded perfectly in record time! (my CPU averaged 10%, and I got around 50-60 fps using my tiny i5 4200u). Can it be from slow/slower profiles that do not work well under API LEVEL 1.8???

Some users have reported this. But not seems a matter of API level. It seems rather a matter of HW limitation (failure in concrete systems and other goes right). It could also be related to the amount of shared video memory, multi-display BIOS setup, Intel drivers version, etc.

[Wildfire]

Pistachio, just to let you know: a big "thank you" for your continued efforts on BDtoAVCDHD! I really appreciate it!

[DIEGO7-5]

Hi Pistacho,

just to let you know: I experienced problems with interlaced Blu-Rays 25i (MBAFF) Only half of the movie gets encoded by BDtoAVCHD.

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho,

just to let you know: I experienced problems with interlaced Blu-Rays 25i (MBAFF) Only half of the movie gets encoded by BDtoAVCHD.

Thanks for report.

Casually it was an issue that was pending to investigate because I recently had a failure with a conversion of this type (29.97i).

The origin of the problem is that in certain types of conversions (AVC interlaced) the number of frames are extracted form eac3to logs and for some odd reason the logs sometime reports number of frames and others number of fields:

eac3to v3.27
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "Z:\BLU-RAY\Eagles - Live at the Capital Centre (2013) [AVC 1080i]"...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 2 audio tracks, 0:45:34, 60i /1.001
1: Chapters, 8 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
3: RAW/PCM, English, 2.0 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
4: DTS Master Audio, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v02] Creating file "T:\TEMP\24, LIVE ANOTHER DAY (2014).job_0.h264"...
Video track 2 contains 163896 fields.
eac3to processing took 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Done.

eac3to v3.27
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "T:\ESPIAS EN LA SOMBRA (FULL) AVC 1080i DTS-HD 5.1 ING ESP DD 5.1 CAT"...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 5 audio tracks, 4 subtitle tracks, 1:52:07, 50i
1: Chapters, 12 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080i50 (16:9)
3: DTS Hi-Res, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 2046kbps, 48kHz, 200ms
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
4: AC3, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB, 200ms
5: DTS Hi-Res, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 2046kbps, 48kHz, 200ms
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 16 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
6: AC3, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB, 200ms
7: AC3, Catalan, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz, dialnorm: -27dB, 200ms
8: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
9: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
10: Subtitle (PGS), Catalan
11: Subtitle (PGS), Catalan
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v02] Creating file "T:\TEMP\LES FEMMES DE L'OMBRE (2008) - ESPÍAS EN LA SOMBRA.job_0.h264"...
Video track 2 contains 336344 fields.
eac3to processing took 1 minute, 50 seconds.
Done.

eac3to v3.27
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "T:\UN PASEO PARA RECORDAR"...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 1 video track, 2 audio tracks, 2 subtitle tracks, 1:42:01, 60i /1.001
1: Chapters, 7 chapters
2: h264/AVC, 1080i60 /1.001 (16:9)
3: AC3, Spanish, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48kHz
4: DTS Master Audio, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish
6: Subtitle (PGS), English
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v02] Creating file "T:\TEMP\A WALK TO REMEMBER (2002) - UN PASEO PARA RECORDAR.job_0.h264"...
Video track 2 contains 183443 frames.
eac3to processing took 2 minutes, 41 seconds.
Done.

Of course one frame = two fields on interlaced content so conversion is trivial. But the program always considered fields because in majority AVC interlaced sources eac3to reports fields in logs ...except some times that reports frames!

I've already corrected in a test version. When I check more sources, I will launch a new version for everyone.

Meanwhile you can use the test version:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/BDtoAVCHD.exe

Replace BDtoAVCHD.exe in Program Files

[DIEGO7-5]

It works! Thank you :-)

[Wishbringer]

Minor error report:

ISO creation of MVC (2D+3D)
When putting temp folder to another drive than output folder,
all goes fine till end of encoding.
Muxing/ISO creation stopps with an error -1

[pistacho]

Minor error report:

ISO creation of MVC (2D+3D)
When putting temp folder to another drive than output folder,
all goes fine till end of encoding.
Muxing/ISO creation stopps with an error -1

This seems to be related to this error of 3D tsMuxeR:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1671115#post1671115
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1671496#post1671496

However, the problem does not occur by having folders on different drive but because one of them is on an external HDD (USB, eSATA, network shared?)

In fact it is better to use different drives for the output folder and temp folder as it will increase the speed of copy/demuxing/muxing operations.

In my system I use a Temp folder on SSD drive and Output folder on RAID 5 (HDD) (all internal but different units) and no problems at all.

[pistacho]

Version 2.1.7 (09/11/2014)


Fixed: in some interlaced sources (AVC 29.97i / 25i) incomplete conversion due bad frame count.

[Wishbringer]

...but because one of them is on an external HDD (USB, eSATA, network shared?)
...
In my system I use a Temp folder on SSD drive and Output folder on RAID 5 (HDD) (all internal but different units) and no problems at all.
Nope, all internal.
Source are 3 HDDs (with Windows 8.1 new Pool Feature similar Raid5), Temp and Output are 2 different SSDs.

Maybe that "pool"-feature of 8.1, but am too busy to convert to bios Raid5.

[pistacho]

Interesting, also can be related to the internal mount ISO feature of Windows 8.

If your source is an ISO file you can test:

a) Copy ISO to a SSD and mount from here.
b) Extract the contents of ISO to a folder on a SSD (avoids pool and ISO mount)

If your source is not an ISO simply copy to a SSD to avoid "pool" feature.

[pistacho]

Very soon ability of encoding MKVs using x265 codec (HEVC) :)

http://110.imagebam.com/download/1PojalgxpM4aw76wujHtTQ/35167/351666054/HEVC.png

[pistacho]

Version 2.2.0 (09/19/2014)


New: initial support to encode MKVs using the x265 codec (HEVC).
New: codec x265 v1.3+206 has been added to the installer package.



To use this new feature check the indicated option in settings:

http://112.imagebam.com/download/1kv_hWnt8keQrM7qgskoIg/35226/352258593/Settings.png

Avisynth and Windows 7/8/8.1 are needed also. (for now)

Enjoy!

[Wildfire]

Thanks pistacho! I've never tried x265 before so let's give it a try and see how it works out :)

[mmick]

Thank you very much Pistacho!!! I´ll try it (though my Media Center can´t play it fast enough :-P )

Question: would be possible to add an option to allow multiple sound + multiple subtitles?

Thank you very much!

[pistacho]

Version 2.2.1 (10/04/2014)


Improved: HEVC encodes without using Avisynth/avs2yuv.
Improved: changed 3D tags in filenames to be compatible with XBMC 3D SBS/TAB auto detection based in filenames.
Updated: internal MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2014 R2.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.3+282


Now HEVC encodes without using Avisynth/avs2yuv or any external filter/codec for decoding source. In addition this method uses Quick Sync acceleration for decoding portion so virtually no CPU load (all CPU available for encoding) :)

http://109.imagebam.com/download/loG8lUw9Qw98vHRHQf9qig/35550/355496723/HEVC%20enc.png

[DD51]

x265 not working for me and I don't know why
http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14392&stc=1&d=1412429290

[DD51]

My apology in advance for being too stupid to realize my mistake...
It's all good...

It works...thanks very much

[pistacho]

Version 2.2.2 (10/25/2014)


Fixed: Possible image corruption on SBS/TAB/2D+3D conversions using Quick Sync acceleration and latest Intel HD Graphics drivers 15.33.xx.39xx.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.3+618

[Wildfire]

Strange things are happening with a fresh install of BDtoAVCHD v2.2.2 on my freshly installed i3-4130T mini-ITX system (Windows 8.1 x64 with Update 1). In step 2/3, when x264.exe is encoding, most of my CPU's power is left unused. According to task manager, CPU usage tops out at 25% instead of 95 to 100% as it should be.

Strange this is, the exact same encode on my main computer (i7-4790K, Windows 7 Ultimate x64) runs just fine and uses every bit of available CPU power.

It's a 3D .ISO, mounted to a virtual drive (using Alcohol 120% on my main computer, Daemon Tools Lite on my mini-ITX system - but also tried the built-in ISO mounting from Win8.1), both computers using the exact same version of AviSynth.

Any idea what might be going wrong?

-- Edit: I'm stumped. I did a fresh install of Windows 7 Professional x64 on this system (and made sure it was fully up to date), and the problem persists! The only thing I can think of is that x264.exe is not correctly recognizing that it can actually run in four threads (two physical cores with hyperthreading). Well, later this week we'll see how it goes when my i7-4785T arrives...

-- Edit #2: though x264.exe is using 25% CPU according to the task manager, it doesn't actually seem to be doing something. BDtoAVCHD is showing no progress at all, not even after an hour. Seems like x264.exe gets stuck somehow and just doesn't progress anymore.

Pistachio, what kind of debugging info can I get you to try and solve this issue?

-- Edit #3: well, it's OpenCL related. If I do not use OpenCL, things work just fine.... (videocard is the integrated Intel HD 4400 from my i3-4130T CPU, running the latest driver as downloaded yesterday from Intel: win64_153330.exe)

[pistacho]

-- Edit #3: well, it's OpenCL related. If I do not use OpenCL, things work just fine.... (videocard is the integrated Intel HD 4400 from my i3-4130T CPU, running the latest driver as downloaded yesterday from Intel: win64_153330.exe)

Is well known that x264 OpenCL implementation does not support Intel integrated Graphics:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=168168

Also x264 OpenCL support is very limited and still experimental so setting is disabled by default.



Strange things are happening with a fresh install of BDtoAVCHD v2.2.2 on my freshly installed i3-4130T mini-ITX system (Windows 8.1 x64 with Update 1). In step 2/3, when x264.exe is encoding, most of my CPU's power is left unused. According to task manager, CPU usage tops out at 25% instead of 95 to 100% as it should be.

Next time you make a "fresh" BDtoAVCHD install on a "fresh" Windows please don’t change default settings (keep fresh also) and avoid troubles. Default settings are default for something. ;)

[pistacho]

Version 2.2.3 (11/07/2014)


Fixed: Pacific Rim 3D decoding issues (due Intel Media SDK bug).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4+5


First post updated! :)

[Wildfire]

Is well known that x264 OpenCL implementation does not support Intel integrated Graphics:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=168168

Also x264 OpenCL support is very limited and still experimental so setting is disabled by default.




Next time you make a "fresh" BDtoAVCHD install on a "fresh" Windows please don’t change default settings (keep fresh also) and avoid troubles. Default settings are default for something. ;)

Thanks for the reply. Fortunately, I now have an AMD R9 280X videocard in the system so OpenCL now works well. It's in there for other reasons, but it's nice to now have OpenCL support again :)

Also, I see that you've posted a new version. Thanks again! I'm still glad you're actively supporting this great utility! :)

[alfixdvd]

I have one HD 1080p mkv file that contains an PGS subtitle.

gMKVExtractGUI extracts subtitle : 1,5Mb (167 subtitles)

eac3to extracts subtitle : 807,9 Kb ( 0 subtitles). When I open it with BDSup2Sub, it says that contains 0 subtitles, a lot of Warnings and an ERROR: Index 0 out of bounds.

This is the reason because I make an AVCHD BD5 that contains subtitle PGS but doesn't show anything.

Why gMKVExtractGUI works fine, and eac3to doesn't work ?

[pistacho]

I have one HD 1080p mkv file that contains an PGS subtitle.

gMKVExtractGUI extracts subtitle : 1,5Mb (167 subtitles)

eac3to extracts subtitle : 807,9 Kb ( 0 subtitles). When I open it with BDSup2Sub, it says that contains 0 subtitles, a lot of Warnings and an ERROR: Index 0 out of bounds.

This is the reason because I make an AVCHD BD5 that contains subtitle PGS but doesn't show anything.

Why gMKVExtractGUI works fine, and eac3to doesn't work ?

It may be that for some reason the file is damaged or corrupt, or have an option to make it incompatible with eac3to. If you think the MKV is OK can contact the author of eac3to or expose the problem at her forum thread:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=125966

[pistacho]

Version 2.2.4 (11/20/2014)


Improved: on AVCHD output mode forced subtitles are always flagged forced inside stream to improve compatibility with some SW based players than do not consider navigational commands.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 142.2491.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.55.

[Pulp Catalyst]

how do i get the GUI to use the Intel encoder for BD 3D to MKV 3D SBS.

I have looked, but the options don't seem to mention it at all.

Thanks.

[pistacho]

how do i get the GUI to use the Intel encoder for BD 3D to MKV 3D SBS.

I have looked, but the options don't seem to mention it at all.

Thanks.

I'm not sure understand your question.

3D options are showed only when an input is a Blu-Ray 3D (if source is a ISO file you need to mount first):

http://www.connecta2000.com/imagenes/BDtoAVCHD-3D-mode.png

Intel encoder is used for "3D MVC (2D+3D.ISO)" option only.

For MKV 3D H-SBS/H-TAB are used Intel decoder and x264 or x265 encoder.

[Tounet]

Hello there,

Some new functionnality requests if possible (by priority order) :)

- could set max_rate and buffer_size for MVCenc on the gui
- target media M2TS remux/re-encode (for samsung tv that's the only container that can work with MVC stream)
- select multi stream for sound and subtitles.

Great thanks for your tool !

Best regards.

[pistacho]

Hi Tounet,

The first two things seem pretty easy to implement. I'll take a look... It seems interesting especially if we can confirm that with the appropriate parameters is a valid solution to feed 3D to Samsung TVs.

I think values that can go well are:

max_rate = 30000
buffer_size = 30000

And target_bitrate < 30000 (safe value 25000 or similar)

I will investigate more...

[DIEGO7-5]

Hi Pistacho,

would it be easy to implement 2-Pass MKV Encoding? Since we already have it for AVCHD...

[pistacho]

would it be easy to implement 2-Pass MKV Encoding? Since we already have it for AVCHD...

2-pass is used on AVCHD because target size is needed (BD5, BD9, etc.) but for everything else CRF is better.

[pistacho]

Hello there,

Some new functionnality requests if possible (by priority order) :)

- could set max_rate and buffer_size for MVCenc on the gui
- target media M2TS remux/re-encode (for samsung tv that's the only container that can work with MVC stream)
- select multi stream for sound and subtitles.

Great thanks for your tool !

Best regards.

On the MVCenc thread I put the command lines to encode for Samsung TV: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1701192#post1701192

I'm waiting to someone test and confirms that works OK.

If no one test or not there is interest I will not add this new feature...

[Wildfire]

2-pass is used on AVCHD because target size is needed (BD5, BD9, etc.) but for everything else CRF is better.

Not necessarily. There's often need for MKVs to fit a specific storage device. I sometimes need to fit an MKV on a USB-stick or DVD and using CRF I often end up encoding it all over again, because the MKV ended up being too big.

Lots of time wasted as a result, obviously.

[Baraka]

How do I use this program to generate a BD-25 from a mkv that is small enough to fit without re-encoding to lower bitrate?
I assumed the BD Remux feature would do this but doesn't work as I would expect.
From website: Key Feature: "Ability to create a BD-25 without re-compressing video (BDRemux)."

Example:
I have a ~18GB mkv, video: 01:58:58 AVC 18607 Kbps (1920x1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9).
When I choose Target=BD Remux it sets bitrate to max 40000 and proceeds to encode the video at a higher rate than the original.
I was assuming it would just create the BD file structure very quickly without re-encoding the video (like tsMuxeR etc.)
Please advise, thanks

[pistacho]

How do I use this program to generate a BD-25 from a mkv that is small enough to fit without re-encoding to lower bitrate?
I assumed the BD Remux feature would do this but doesn't work as I would expect.
From website: Key Feature: "Ability to create a BD-25 without re-compressing video (BDRemux)."

Example:
I have a ~18GB mkv, video: 01:58:58 AVC 18607 Kbps (1920x1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9).
When I choose Target=BD Remux it sets bitrate to max 40000 and proceeds to encode the video at a higher rate than the original.
I was assuming it would just create the BD file structure very quickly without re-encoding the video (like tsMuxeR etc.)
Please advise, thanks

"Ability to create a BD-25 without re-compressing video (BDRemux)." .....from intact Blu-Ray (BD-50)

MKV to BD is only an additional feature and in this case is needed to recode because MKV is not always (rarely) encoded with convenient parameters (ref. frames, bframes, open-gop, b_pyramid, keyint, vbv_maxrate, vbv_bufsize, etc.) to be AVCHD/Blu-Ray compatible.

[Baraka]

Thanks, is it possible you can/will add this feature?
It would just be case of passing required command line args to tsMuxeR I imagine?

"Ability to create a BD-25 without re-compressing video (BDRemux)." .....from intact Blu-Ray (BD-50)
Still don't understand this :confused:

[pistacho]

Still don't understand this :confused:

Summary: MKV to BD is needed to recode because MKV is not encoded with convenient parameters (ref. frames, bframes, open-gop, b_pyramid, keyint, vbv_maxrate, vbv_bufsize, etc.) to be AVCHD/Blu-Ray compliant.

However, you always can use tsMuxeR to obtain a not compliant BD structure (not playable on some Blu-Ray/AVCHD players).

Obviously I will not add a feature to get something wrong/not playable. ;)

[Baraka]

I do use tsMuxeR already (sometimes), I rip with MakeMKV, if the resulting MKV looks like it will fit on BD-25 I use tsMuxeR to convert to BD file structure, then burn. If too large I re-encode with BDtoAVCHD to fit BD-25, then burn.
The first type is very quick, second type is very slow (many hours re-encoding).
Haven't noticed any compatibility differences between the two, either type of disc has played fine in any player i've tried (includes Sony, Samsung, Philips players + PS3 + vlc on PC).

I don't claim to be an expert on any of this (far from it;)) but don't those parameters apply to the video rather than the mkv (which is the container)? In which case I would assume if they were present in original video they will still be present in the rip (as MakeMKV just rips/decrypts - doesn't alter the video)? Maybe it all depends on the video source put into the mkv?

[pistacho]

If the source is a Blu-Ray (disc) and the target is BD-25 you not need to create an intermediate MKV file.

The correct/required workflow is:

Blu-Ray disc => Decrypter => BD folder (decrypted) => BDtoAVCHD => BD-25

If you feed BDtoAVCHD with a BD folder, it automatically decide whether to re-encode or not depending on the original size and audio format chosen. No need to do anything else.

The program also can:

Scan bitrates to detect forced subtitles (even are embedded into normal subtitles track).
Obtain exact size of DTS-HD/TrueHD audio tracks to calculate the exact video bitrate required to fill entire BD-25.
3D conversions from Blu-Ray 3D to 3D-HSBS / 3D-HTAB / 3D-MVC


Conversely, if you feed BDtoAVCHD with a MKV all these functionality is lost.

[pistacho]

Version 2.3.0 (12/18/2014)


New: option to encode the MKV compatibles with "DivX Plus HD" certified devices (more details are explained on Settings window > tooltips).
Improved: in Options > Settings added some tooltips to explain better specific options.
Improved: in Options > Settings added a button to reset all options to default values.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.211.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.0.msi)

[Wildfire]

BitDefender is picking up x265.exe from BDtoAVCHD v2.3.0 as a trojan. It's a generic heuristic detection as "Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.0D0@a0w2qWli", which according to VirusTotal.com is shared with Ad-Aware, Emsisoft, GData and Microworld-eScan. Most likely a false positive, but I just thought it best to inform you.

[pistacho]

BitDefender is picking up x265.exe from BDtoAVCHD v2.3.0 as a trojan. It's a generic heuristic detection as "Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.0D0@a0w2qWli", which according to VirusTotal.com is shared with Ad-Aware, Emsisoft, GData and Microworld-eScan. Most likely a false positive, but I just thought it best to inform you.

Of course is a false positive and is best you inform to Bitdefender.

Alternatively you can download the x265 source code (https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/commits/all), review it line by line and compile it yourself :rolleyes: :p

[pistacho]

Version 2.3.1 (12/22/2014)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.4.0
Updated: x264 encoder to version 144.2525.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.219.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.1.msi)


This time no stupid x265 false positives from stupid "anti" virus ;)

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/e91670cc1da637f343b1b297e57d03f2b97829b8863ffee689134a89e9172276/analysis/
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/e5bfde78b78ed7834bd3e3dc9d229563cbcec80d716ae094c563e298c3671271/analysis/


Now, thanks to latest Mkvmerge, x265 encode parameters are preserved on generated HEVC MKV files:

http://109.imagebam.com/download/iBuejmV9lVBwHwHlVSbP_A/37496/374953106/MediaInfo.png

:) :)

[DIEGO7-5]

BDtoAVCHD.exe is missing after installation. Tried several times.

[pistacho]

BDtoAVCHD.exe is missing after installation. Tried several times.

Check your antivirus software (false positive).

[DIEGO7-5]

Check your antivirus software (false positive).

Indeed strange behaviour of my Anrivirus Software. It was set to "Gaming Mode". When i turned it back to normal, everything went fine. :thanks:

[sergio2]

Hi,

I updated BDToAVCHD.
I compared a same BD 25 3D MVC reencoding (slow SW reencoding because HW led to pixelation) made with previous version 2.3.0 and with former version 2.3.1.
With previous version, I could't jump fast forward .m2ts video file on my TV (video froze and I had to unplug TV then reboot it) whereas with new version, fast forward works well.
Can this be explained by x264 update ?

[pistacho]

Hi,

I updated BDToAVCHD.
I compared a same BD 25 3D MVC reencoding (slow SW reencoding because HW led to pixelation) made with previous version 2.3.0 and with former version 2.3.1.
With previous version, I could't jump fast forward .m2ts video file on my TV (video froze and I had to unplug TV then reboot it) whereas with new version, fast forward works well.
Can this be explained by x264 update ?

No as x264 is not used for MVC encoding.

[pistacho]

This new .m2ts file did open on Samsung TV with nice 3D displaying, but when I stopped the video or went fast forward then replayed, a bloody awful pixelation occured and was irreversible.

With your previous message was understood that "pixelation issue" and "fast-forward issue" was the same problem. And both are due to HW acceleration.

In fact, you yourself came to this conclusion:

In fact, pixelation comes from HW encoding !
When I disabled Media SDK (see attach file), SW encoding took [B]16 hours instead of 1 hour and a half with HW, but at least no pixelation occured after jumping fast forward .m2ts video file.

So now do not understand why you think it has something to do the new BDtoAVCHD version. :confused: :confused:

[sergio2]

@Pistacho

You misunterstood, I might not have been clear enough.

I tried 3D MVC reencoding with BDToAVCHD v2.3.0, either HW or SW.
"Fast forward issue" was different with HW and SW encoding :

- with HW encoding, fast forward jumping on TV led to pixelation.

- with SW encoding, fast forward jumping led to freezing (TV has to be unplugged and rebooted), more especially when I jumped after one hour video time.
I must precise that this freezing issue only occured when I forced bitrate in order to obtain a .m2ts file weight close to .m2ts file weight directly obtained from BD with TSMuxer (32 Go).
When I used lower BDToAVCHD calculated bitrate (to get an approximatly 25 Go video), video worked well and no freezing occured.

Then I upgraded to v2.3.1 and I tried SW encoding on a same video with same conditions I had encoded with v2.3.0 : with this new version, SW encoding worked well (even with higher bitrates than the one calculated by BDToAVCHD), and I didn't observe freezing anymore when I jumped fast forward video.

[pistacho]

Nothing has changed in terms of MVC encode (MVCenc.exe are exactly the same). But probably you has changed something in post-processing.

Yes, post-processing because you need to convert ISO file generated by BDtoAVCHD to m2ts to feed Samsung TV. Also you not respect maximum bitrate allowed/supported by Samsung TV (30 Mbps). Probably this are the cause of freezing (random or not).

Please no ignore special command-lines to encode for Samsung TV. No ignore how to update the Intel driver. No ignore maximum 30 Mbps bitrate. No ignore the advice how to convert .ISO to m2ts.

[pistacho]

Version 2.3.2 (01/15/2015)


Improved: Tune options (grain, ssim, etc.) can be used also on x265 encodes. The displayed options in Advanced Settings change depending on whether it is used x264 or x265.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.5.0
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.4.285.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.2.msi)

[rendez2k]

Hi all, I've got a new Win 8 64bit machine but I'm getting an eac3to.exe error on start saying that MSVCP71.dll is missing?

[pistacho]

Hi all, I've got a new Win 8 64bit machine but I'm getting an eac3to.exe error on start saying that MSVCP71.dll is missing?

I think that msvcp71.dll is not used by eac3to directly, but for some optional codec as Nero, Arcsoft or other.

Anyway you can get it installing (old) .NET framework 1.1 runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=26

EDIT:

CONFIRMED: msvcp71.dll is needed by Arcsoft dtsdecoderdll.dll 1.1.0.0 (old version) => is better solution upgrade Arcsoft DTS decoder.

[Baraka]

I have a rip of a movie which has forced subs, they are the type that are inside the main subtitle track rather than a seperate track.
After scanning bitrate the "target subtitle" box contained a new option "extracted subs" or something like that. I left it as is and then converted with target of BD-25.
This has produced a single sub track of only the extracted forced bits (as expected).
My question is will this track be forced on automatically or will I need to turn it on manually on the player?
All i know so far is it's not forced on in VLC, I don't have any other software player, and I don't have any re-writeable bd's to test !

[pistacho]

My question is will this track be forced on automatically or will I need to turn it on manually on the player?


Yes, I confirm that if scan bitrates finds forced subs (of any form) and "extract only forced" option is used (default), resulting BD5/BD9/BD25 has forced subs enabled by default.

You can test with MPC-HC (good support of PGS forced subs), XBMC/Kodi or Arcsoft TMT 6. I don't know if VLC supports forced PGS subs/AVCHD structures.

In MPC-HC is better to open index.bdmv instead of .m2ts

MPC-HC download => http://mpc-hc.org/

[Baraka]

Thanks Pistacho, I tried MPC-HC and it does indeed automatically show the forced subs :)
I assume this means they will be automatically shown on my bd player?
What exactly does the "only forced" checkbox in options -> settings do?
:thanks:

[pistacho]

I assume this means they will be automatically shown on my bd player?

Yes


What exactly does the "only forced" checkbox in options -> settings do?

"Options > Settings" are defaults that apply to all encodes (your preferences). If "Only Forced" is checked means only forced subs (if any) are included in encodes. Yet you can then change for each specific encode from main window settings but this will be the default behavior.

[pistacho]

Version 2.3.3 (02/16/2015)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.6.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.1.
Small fixes and general improvements.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.3.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.3.3.msi)

[Marty]

Hi people,

i tried BDtoAVCHD to encode my 3D BD Edge of Tommorow (34 GB) and i chose BD-25. Result is very good, movie is normaly in 3D, but subtitles are only in 2D :(

Is any way, how to get 3D subtitles with right depth and X,Y positions as before encoding?

Sorry for my english

[pistacho]

Hi people,

i tried BDtoAVCHD to encode my 3D BD Edge of Tommorow (34 GB) and i chose BD-25. Result is very good, movie is normaly in 3D, but subtitles are only in 2D :(

Is any way, how to get 3D subtitles with right depth and X,Y positions as before encoding?

Sorry for my english

Currently this is not possible due depth information are embedded into MVC elementary stream (As H.264 SEI message, I believe) and Intel decoder-encoder not supports this directly. Therefore depth information is lost during transcoding process.

To support this some kind of trick would be necessary and modify the stream "by hand". Anyway, I'll take a closer look and maybe implement it in a future version...

[Marty]

Thx very much for your explanation. And modify the stream "by hand" is probably difficult right?

[pistacho]

Yes, sure it is quite complex (even with a good knowledge of H264 NAL units syntax, etc.) :(

[iSeries]

Hi Pistacho

I store all encodes as BD ISO files on my HDD's. Is there any chance of adding ISO output to BDtoAVCHD?

[pistacho]

Is there any chance of adding ISO output to BDtoAVCHD?

ISO output is currently only used for 3D BDs (2D+3D MVC conversions) but I have no plans for using also for 2D. One reason is that for 2D conversions old tsMuxeR version is used (not supports ISO output) and change to new TsMuxeR (for all) is not trivial due to important changes in the mux overhead and other possible issues.


@Marty/all:

Also took the opportunity to mention that I'm working with 3D subtitles and sure next BDtoAVCHD version will detect 3D-planes and initially may retain original 3D subtitles depth in Blu-Ray 3D to BD-9/BD-25 MVC conversions... Initial tests have been positive :)

[Marty]

Hi Pistacho,

that´s great news! Thx for your work :)

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.0 (03/20/2015)


New: When source is a 3D Blu-Ray information is shown about 3D-planes assigned to each subtitles.
New: On conversions 3D Blu-Ray to BD-9/BD-25 2D+3D .ISO original subtitles depth are retained (subtitles 3D).
Improved: detection of correct playlist in some BD's with various similar or duplicated mpls.
Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 1.
Updated: eac3to to version 3.28.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.7.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 146.2538.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.331.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.0.msi)

[Marty]

Perfect! I'm going to try

[Wildfire]

Thank you very much for yet another update! Much appreciated :)

[Nico8583]

Hi,
Is it possible to select more than 1 audio track and more than 1 subtitle track with BDtoAVCHD ?
And is it possible to create MKV AVC/MVC like MakeMKV ?
Thanks !

[pistacho]

hi,
is it possible to select more than 1 audio track and more than 1 subtitle track with bdtoavchd ?
And is it possible to create mkv avc/mvc like makemkv ?
Thanks !
1) no
2) no

[Wildfire]

1) no
2) no

That's how answers should always be: short and to the point :rolleyes:

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.1 (04/02/2015)


Changed: If setting "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" is not checked, now is used libDcaDec internal decoder (included with eac3to 3.29) to perform all DTS/DTS-HD to AC3 conversions.
Changed: Setting "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" now is default disabled.
Updated: eac3to to version 3.29.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.8.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.455.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.1.msi)

[randy_69]

Hi all.
Total newbie. Have got this running on an NUC i3 intel graphics HD4000. I'm used to macs so out of my depth.
My main reason for trying to use this is to be able to play my full 3D blu rays via plex on to samsung tv. Some have worked fine, but others are causing issues (as has been noted on this thread - like Jurassic Park!). I've tried to load numerous BDMV folders and other sources and just can't get it to recognise a 3D source (the MVC doesn't show on the video options). Therefore I don't get the 3D button to make the selection. Screen shot attached from the system analyser in the folder. Is it just that my set up is not powerful enough, or is it the lack of filters highlighted here? Not sure what to do to rectify this.
Please help!

[pistacho]

Hi randy,

If BDtoAVCHD can't recognize 3D source is because is not intact Blu-Ray structure or it has been preprocessed improperly, etc.

Use "Open BD folder" option and source only can be:


An ISO file (already decrypted). In this case you need to mount ISO file first and open corresponding drive letter.
Physical Blu-Ray disc. In this case you need a decrypter like AnyDVD HD to decrypt the disc.

Preprocessed/remuxed formats (output's from MakeMKV, MKV containers, TsMuxer, etc.) are not valid. Only intact Blu-Ray original structure.

And for ISO files, please don't extract the contents to HDD, only mount ISO file.

In addition NUC i3 (HD 4000) is powerful enough to perform the conversion but do not expect the same performance as a desktop PC with i7. In a modern PC takes only 25-30 minutes to perform a conversion (at 80-90 fps). On NUC i3 probably only reach 10 fps or less.

[randy_69]

Hi randy,

If BDtoAVCHD can't recognize 3D source is because is not intact Blu-Ray structure or it has been preprocessed improperly, etc.

Use "Open BD folder" option and source only can be:


An ISO file (already decrypted). In this case you need to mount ISO file first and open corresponding drive letter.
Physical Blu-Ray disc. In this case you need a decrypter like AnyDVD HD to decrypt the disc.

Preprocessed/remuxed formats (output's from MakeMKV, MKV containers, TsMuxer, etc.) are not valid. Only intact Blu-Ray original structure.

And for ISO files, please don't extract the contents to HDD, only mount ISO file.

In addition NUC i3 (HD 4000) is powerful enough to perform the conversion but do not expect the same performance as a desktop PC with i7. In a modern PC takes only 25-30 minutes to perform a conversion (at 80-90 fps). On NUC i3 probably only reach 10 fps or less.

Thanks for getting back to me. I haven't tried either of those options yet so will give it a go. I thought (obviously wrongly) that a direct copy of the blu ray folder would have been ok!
Can i ask what the lack of direct show filters is about on the system analysis? Is this a problem at all?

[pistacho]

Can i ask what the lack of direct show filters is about on the system analysis? Is this a problem at all?

I do not know exactly which "direct show filters" you mean. Only is needed Intel HD Graphics driver and BDtoAVCHD installer. No external codecs are needed and is NOT necessary install Intel Media SDK. The required files comes with the Intel driver (HW) and BDtoAVCHD (SW).

[randy_69]

Thanks so much for your help. Created an ISO and all fine. Got 40fps out of my machine which I was delighted with! Happy days...

[pistacho]

Woww! 40 fps seems very good for a i3 ultracompact NUC :)

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.2 (05/15/2015)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.9.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.6.418.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.2.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.3 (06/13/2015)


Updated: MVCsource with Avisynth headers v6, due this, older Avisynth versions (2.5.8) are no longer compatible ***is now required Avisynth v2.6.0***.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.166.
Small fixes and general improvements.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.3.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.3.msi)

[Yordan5]

Any idea why MVC 3D movies shrank with BDtoAVCHD (version 2.4.2) using quicksynk on i7 4770K system and burned to BD25 disk have glitches when played on a disk BD player? Sometimes every few seconds, sometimes every few minutes. I had the same issue using quicksynk and BD-RB. Also, the subtitles 3D effect is greatly minimised, it is there but just about. Is there a setting I am missing or could it be just my particular system set up?

With the latest Intel graphics driver and BDtoAVCHD v2.4.3 I am getting 4-5 fps. Something is not right. With the previous version 2.4.2 I was getting around 45 fps.

[pistacho]

With the latest Intel graphics driver and BDtoAVCHD v2.4.3 I am getting 4-5 fps. Something is not right. With the previous version 2.4.2 I was getting around 45 fps.

Nothing has changed regarding MVC encoding between versions 2.4.2 to 2.4.3.

Perhaps you have a problem with unsupported or improperly installed drivers. Runs "Intel Media SDK System Analyzer" tool on BDtoAVCHD Help menu and paste screenshot or output text.

[Yordan5]

It appears HW is not enabled although I did enable it in BIOS. If that is the case any idea what i need to do?

http://s29.postimg.org/ng7kz0sfb/Pic.png

[pistacho]

Yoardan5:

This occurs because your system has two graphics adapters (Intel and Nvidia GTX750) and Intel is no configured as primary display or not has a physical monitor connected. This is a limitation of Windows 7 (this issue not occurs with Windows 8/8.1).

Some solutions:


Connect a monitor to Intel graphics and use as primary display.
Emulate la virtual monitor with "fake display" method. Read MVCenc thread for details: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1674714#post1674714
Emulate a monitor via HW method (dummy plug with load resistor): http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11 - http://www.geeks3d.com/20091230/vga-hack-how-to-make-a-vga-dummy-plug - http://www.overclock.net/t/384733/the-30-second-dummy-plug
Upgrade to Windows 8.1

[Yordan5]

http://s8.postimg.org/t90d5q4at/Pics_2.png

Now BDtoAVCHD stops at the last step "Recode MVC 3D video..." and nothing happens beyond this step. I waited for an hour and it did not move. Is it my settings again?

http://s8.postimg.org/5w2bn7o79/Pics.png

[pistacho]

Is it my settings again?


Sure!! (since this only happens to you :rolleyes:)

Tips:


First of all resets all options to default values: Menu > Options > Settings "Defaults" button
And use the default "medium" preset instead of "placebo".



(I've always wondered why people who are first time to use a program must touch all options instead of using the normal/defaults values...)

[Yordan5]

Thank you for the prompt response however, reset to Defaults did not solve the issue. I've used the previous version with success even with different settings than the default ones. I suspect it may be the latest Intel Graphics driver - will try an older version. Any other ideas?

*******************************************************
Update: installed the previous Intel Graphics driver and it fixed it. Strange.
Question: using the medium quality setting vs Placebo - will it give lower Video Quality as I am after the best one available?

[pistacho]

Yordan5:

In your first message said:

Any idea why MVC 3D movies shrank with BDtoAVCHD (version 2.4.2) using quicksynk on i7 4770K system and burned to BD25 disk have glitches when played on a disk BD player? Sometimes every few seconds, sometimes every few minutes. I had the same issue using quicksynk and BD-RB.


Then when I saw you used the "placebo" preset I was reminded of another user who had a similar problem:

Ran a quality=3 backup of Gravity, and it looked fine. Ran another backup, this time with "placebo" (quality=1) and it came out garbled. Base view is fine, but dependent view is messed up. Did another run with quality set for 2, and that came out garbled as well.

It may be for the same cause or not (do not know) but I still think it would be very interesting to do one conversion with medium preset to check whether "glitches" have a relation with preset or always occurs.


In another message you also were complaining of the speed of only ~45 fps:

Mine is core i7 4770 and again, in Quicksync mode frames per second started off with 55 and then dropped to 42-43. Still much faster than software mode.

It's certainly very slow when normal is +80 fps (for i7-4770K). This makes me think you had (and have) a problem with the drivers. Also is not normal that the last Intel driver do not work (freezes) on your PC.

It would be interesting to tell us more details of "previous driver". Is Intel driver just before the last? Or is it that you had installed earlier (probably the original that came with the computer/motherboard manufacturer)?

If it is very old it could be the cause of all (gliches and only 45 fps).

In any case you should solve the problem for which it does not work the last Intel driver or find another driver that works well (and with the right speed).

All this (I think it's clear) is nothing to do with BDtoAVCHD, so I can do nothing more than give advice.

[Yordan5]

I went back to the previous Intel driver 4170 which is only a month older than the latest version 4222 (from Intel download centre).
I am well aware that the issue is not with BDtoAVCHD and was simply looking for suggestions what to change on my system/setup.
Obviously the software works well for majority of the users so I have to figure out where the bottleneck is on my system (at the moment is seems the graphics driver but who knows).

Using quicksync with BD-RB (FRIM encoder) I was getting above 200fps (although the resulting output was not entirely watchable) and this confuses me further why i cannot achieve higher than 45-50fps with your software.
I'll keep trying various settings and see what works best for me.

Great piece of software. As usual, free altenatives are so much better than paid ones. I see that it is ads supported but wouldn't mind donating either if there was a donate button somewhere.

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.4 (07/13/2015)


New: Support for Windows 10.
Improved: the method of notification and download new versions (auto update).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.1.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.315.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.4.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.4.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.5 (08/17/2015)


Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 2 (API 1.15).
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2579.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.405.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.5.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.5.msi)

[robojock]

Hi,

I have a strange problem with BDtoAVCHD when converting some 3D blurays. I have so far experienced this with 2 of them. Edge of tomorrow 3D and Prometheus 3D. BDtoAVCHD completes the conversion process without any errors, but when i play them back on my Samsung TV somewhere during the movie the left eye and the right eye seem to swap around and then it becomes confusing to the eyes, even using the menu option on the tv to swap L/R to R/L it doesn't correct the image to make it comfortable on the eyes again. Other 3D movies that i have converted work fine, it is only these 2 that i have come across that do that. I have tried converting these movies since version 2.4.1. I have tried it the following ways with the same result. 1. BDtoAVCHD and AnyDVD to decrypt. 2. DVDFab to .iso 3. Dvdfab to folder with .miniso file

Info on my setup

Samsung smart TV 46" with plex app, active 3D glasses
Ubuntu server with plex app to stream to tv.

[pistacho]

Hi,

I have a strange problem with BDtoAVCHD when converting some 3D blurays. I have so far experienced this with 2 of them. Edge of tomorrow 3D and Prometheus 3D. BDtoAVCHD completes the conversion process without any errors, but when i play them back on my Samsung TV somewhere during the movie the left eye and the right eye seem to swap around and then it becomes confusing to the eyes, even using the menu option on the tv to swap L/R to R/L it doesn't correct the image to make it comfortable on the eyes again. Other 3D movies that i have converted work fine, it is only these 2 that i have come across that do that. I have tried converting these movies since version 2.4.1. I have tried it the following ways with the same result. 1. BDtoAVCHD and AnyDVD to decrypt. 2. DVDFab to .iso 3. Dvdfab to folder with .miniso file

Info on my setup

Samsung smart TV 46" with plex app, active 3D glasses
Ubuntu server with plex app to stream to tv.


Hi robojock,

In the Blu-ray 3D discs one of the views is also used for the 2D version and is encoded in AVC, the other (dependent view) in MVC.

The point is that this is not the same on all discs: Most AVC stream corresponding to the left view and the MVC right but in others it is the reverse. The order in which the views are encoded is defined by a flag in the .mpls file at BD.

"Prometheus" is one of the BD are in reverse order (AVC = right, MVC = left).

When making a Blu-Ray 3D conversion to H-SBS / H-TAB no problem because BDtoAVCHD identifies the flag and always performs the conversion to the correct order (for SBS right stream in the right part of image).

But for conversions Blu-Ray 3D to BD-25 MVC the same configuration as the original is preserved. That is, it is the responsibility of the player to identify the flag and play the views in the correct order (as when playing an original Blu-Ray 3D disc).

Unfortunately there are many software players and also HW players (media streamers, etc.) that do not meet all Blu-ray 3D specification and do not use MPLS flag to detect streams assignation.

Ultimately if the views are reproduced in reverse is player problem.

[robojock]

Hi pistacho,

What i don't understand is that it plays fine the first 30-45 minutes then the switch happens. If i use dvdfab to convert the same movies to mkv sbs i don't get that problem. I think this happened too on my raspberry pi with the same movies running openelec. I need to test it again to confirm.

[pistacho]

Hi pistacho,

What i don't understand is that it plays fine the first 30-45 minutes then the switch happens. If i use dvdfab to convert the same movies to mkv sbs i don't get that problem. I think this happened too on my raspberry pi with the same movies running openelec. I need to test it again to confirm.

This is strange :confused:

What type of conversion? SBS or MVC
What Blu-Ray title?

I have "Prometheus" disc to test.

[robojock]

It happens when i convert from bluray (can be from disc with anydvd, .iso or folder with .miniso - they all give the same result) to mkv 3D SBS. So far this has happened to me with Edge of tomorrow 3D and Prometheus 3D (bluray zone b) other bluray movies i copied worked fine

The settings for BDtoAVCHD i have as they are, only thing i have changed is to mkv crf preset medium

[pistacho]

Thanks for the detailed info.

I'll try to reproduce it.

[robojock]

Hi pistacho,

I re-did Prometheus and tested it on the tv, the switch happens just after 45 minutes in the movie. If you want me give you debug logs i can, you just need to explain to me what i need to do.

[pistacho]

The first attempt was no success. In my system Prometheus 3D ISO to MKV H-SBS conversion works just fine... I tested first seconds of every chapter and no inversion effect.

Now I'm trying with SW decoder (without Intel Quick Sync)...

[robojock]

I do all my encodings without intel quick sync. Like i said this happens just after 45 minutes in Prometheus. Is there a way for me to cut the mkv and upload a sample with re-encoding it?

[pistacho]

Finally I was able to reproduce the problem. I have also found the cause (it's a bug in the Intel SDK) but is easy to workaround.

This is a quick fix:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/MVCsource.dll

Replace MVCsource.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD with this new version.

Just repeat two problematic conversions and tell me if now works OK.

[robojock]

great :) I will test it and get back to you :)

[robojock]

I get this error now with prometheus

-[16/09/2015 - 13:44:55]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "medium" --tune "film" --level "4.1" --crf 20 --keyint 240 --open-gop --frame-packing 3 --qpfile "G:\BDtoAVCHD_temp\Prometheus (2012) 3D-HSBS.job_0.qpfile" --opencl --opencl-clbin "G:\BDtoAVCHD_temp\x264_lookahead.clbin" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 -o "G:\BDtoAVCHD_temp\Prometheus (2012) 3D-HSBS.job_0.264" "G:\BDtoAVCHD_temp\Prometheus (2012) 3D-HSBS.job_0.avs"
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[pistacho]

Only with Prometheus or with all SBS conversions? Try others titles.

In my system new MVCsource works fine although is possible some bug or missing dependency because I upgraded compiler from Visual Studio 2013 to Visual Studio 2015 (besides the fix).

Later I'll try it on a clean system to check possible link issues...

[pistacho]

I tested on two clean systems (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) and sure (99.9%) that new MVCsource.dll has NOT external dependences or other strange things.

@robojock
Sure you not changed anything more that MVCsource.dll on BDtoAVCHD? All are defaults settings? (OpenCL acceleration OFF... etc.)

Thanks!

[robojock]

I haven't changed anything, only replaced the MVCsource.dll as you instructed. I have windows 10 so i don't know if that makes a difference. I still need to test it with other discs. I will let you know if i have the same problem with the other discs.

[robojock]

Hi pistacho,

After a few attempts i kept getting the same error with Prometheus and other blurays, after a reinstall and looking around in the settings i noticed that OpenCL was ticked so i unticked and everything works again :) Prometheus 3D converted correctly and plays back correctly :) I haven't tested Edge of tomorrow yet, but if Prometheus works i am sure Edge of tomorrow will work too. I can say bug has been fixed :)

Thank you for a great program!

:thanks:

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.6 (09/21/2015)


Fixed: In Blu-Ray 3D to H-SBS/H-TAB conversions R/L views order gets inverted after minute 45 (only on some determined titles).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.481.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.6.msi)

[GZZ]

Should I be concerned about this error in my log: x265 [error]: y4m: frame header missing

Its part of the log and it happens on almost all title I try. Im using the lastest 2.46 with avisynth 2.6 (32 bit)


[99.9%] 79659/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1207.78 kb/s, eta 0:00:04
[99.9%] 79669/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1207.63 kb/s, eta 0:00:04
[99.9%] 79677/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1207.55 kb/s, eta 0:00:03
[99.9%] 79691/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1207.34 kb/s, eta 0:00:02
x265 [error]: y4m: frame header missing
[100.0%] 79704/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1207.15 kb/s, eta 0:00:01
[100.0%] 79715/79736 frames, 16.61 fps, 1206.99 kb/s, eta 0:00:01
[100.0%] 79736/79736 frames, 16.62 fps, 1206.68 kb/s, eta 0:00:00

x265 [info]: frame I: 337, Avg QP:18.59 kb/s: 15096.88
x265 [info]: frame P: 18266, Avg QP:20.79 kb/s: 3406.23
x265 [info]: frame B: 61133, Avg QP:26.43 kb/s: 538.69
x265 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:1.1% UV:0.7%
x265 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 0.9% 1.9% 22.2% 17.5% 57.5%

encoded 79736 frames in 4798.38s (16.62 fps), 1257.12 kb/s, Avg QP:25.10


And second: Why is the X264 and X265 process running with Low priority and not normal or high. Can I change this in your program ?

[pistacho]

Should I be concerned about this error in my log: x265 [error]: y4m: frame header missing

Its part of the log and it happens on almost all title I try. Im using the lastest 2.46 with avisynth 2.6 (32 bit)

It looks like a small frame server synchronization issue at end of encode and does not affect the output. But I'll investigate more...


And second: Why is the X264 and X265 process running with Low priority and not normal or high. Can I change this in your program ?

Because is the best setting (for a high CPU consuming background process).

It cannot change (intentionally) precisely because many people do not understand that a setting called "Low priority" is the best for this case. :)

[pistacho]

Version 2.4.7 (10/19/2015)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.5.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2638.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.4.7.msi)

[GZZ]

Because is the best setting (for a high CPU consuming background process).

It cannot change (intentionally) precisely because many people do not understand that a setting called "Low priority" is the best for this case. :)

Can you explain why low is best ?

When I run it, I get around 80-90% CPU usage from that process, if I change it to normal I get 90-100%. It seems like my computer isnt maxed out with setting on low.

I got a Core I7-4770K @ 4200 mhz. I havent tested 2 encodings to see if the one on normal will finish before the one on low priority.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.0 (11/12/2015)


Changed: Removed setting option "Use Arcsoft to decode DTS-HD" (obsolete).
Fixed: Wrong audio/subs track selection on some Blu-Ray 3D with secondary video track (very rare).
Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 2.1 (API 1.16).
Updated: eac3to to version 3.30.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.5.2.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.93.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.0.msi)

[GZZ]

Dont know if this is an error or not. But if you have a video or properly a bluray without any audio track, it will fail on Eac3to extraction because it tries to extract an audio track without any extension.

Example from my log on a MKV file as input without any audio


LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "E:\Encoding\Temp\San Andreas 2015.mkv" 1: "E:\Encoding\Temp\San Andreas (2015).job_0.h264" 2: "E:\Encoding\Temp\San Andreas (2015).job_0" 12: "E:\Encoding\Temp\San Andreas (2015).job_0.sup" -progressnumbers -log="E:\Encoding\Temp\San Andreas (2015).job_0.eac3to_log.txt"

[Caerbannog]

I bought the North American version of Pixar's "Inside Out" 3D Blu-ray and I ran into an issue when attempting to convert it to side-by-side 3D for use on my Plex server. I ripped the disc to an unprotected ISO and mounted the ISO as a drive letter. When BDtoAVCHD v2.5.0 scanned the playlists, the only ones that it returned were (in order) 00802.mpls, 00801.mpls, and 00805.mpls. However, the English playlist is 00800.mpls. It does not come up in the selection list nor does BDtoAVCHD allow me to manually select it.

I was finally able to create the 3D version by copying the image to my hard drive and copying 00800.mpls over 00801.mpls; but then the playlists that came up were (in order) 00802.mpls and 00801.mpls. For some reason 00805.mpls disappeared. (I wouldn't have used it anyway, but it's interesting that was no longer in the list when I didn't do anything to it.)

Here's where things get weird.

After I deleted the local copy (not the ISO), I realized that I didn't do the final encode properly. I mounted the ISO again and copied the contents over to my local drive; but this time without making any playlist modifications, BDtoAVHCD listed (in order) 00801.mpls, 00802.mpls, and 00800.mpls. So 00801 and 00802 were reversed; but there was 00800.mpls and it showed the correct files to be played! Just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, I had BDtoAVHCD look at the mounted ISO and the list was back to the original format with (in order) 00802, 00801, and 00805 but no 00800! So, for whatever reason, the mounted ISO and the local copy of it are coming up with different playlist selections!

I'm guessing that this problem has something with the way the discs were mastered because when converting the 2D Blu-ray through Handbrake, it also defaulted to 00801.mpls as though 00800.mpls was not a legitimate playlist. At least Handbrake allows me to manually select the correct playlist before encoding.

I don't know if this is a bug or some trickery of how the disc was mastered, but I wanted to make you aware of this. If anything, you might want to consider letting users manually choose whichever playlist we want after suggesting what it thinks are legitimate playlists.

[pistacho]

Dont know if this is an error or not. But if you have a video or properly a bluray without any audio track, it will fail on Eac3to extraction because it tries to extract an audio track without any extension.

Example from my log on a MKV file as input without any audio

I do not consider it a error because no Blu-Ray's without any audio track...

Yet I will correct for MKV's in the next version.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.1 (11/27/2015)


Fixed: Blu-Ray 3D conversions fails if selected audio is intact Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3).
Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2016 (API 1.17).
Updated: eac3to to version 3.31.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.111.
Small fixes and general improvements.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.1.msi)

[Wildfire]

I'm going to try again tonight with v2.5.1, but I'm having problems converting a 3D Blu-ray to MKV (I want to put it on my NAS). BDtoAVCHD seems to be stuck at the first pass. It starts the first pass and beyond that, nothing seems to happen -- although I can see in the taskmanager that x264.exe is taking up some CPU time (around 12-13%, which on my quadcore hyperthreaded CPU means it's running in one thread), nothing actually seem to happen. The first pass just doesn't seem to progress.

Video is set to 3D SBS, audio is set to DTS Core (from the original DTS Master Audio audiotrack), untoched (Dutch) subtitles, target media size 12000 megabyte.

Any idea why the first pass doesn't seem to do anything?

-- Edit: with "seems to be stuck", I mean usually you see the progress in a percentage, current frame, etc; however, that just won't appear at all.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Is this the official forum for this program? I ask because I have used it for about the last 6 months and it has been great!

However, the last version I could get to work is 2.4.7. I have tried 3 different 3D disks and in my attempts to try to rip a SBS/TAB MKV it has failed on all of them. I saw a couple posts here about the audio having some issues and on this last one I changed the default audio choice to "untouched" It still fails.

The disk I am currently trying to rip is "Escape From Planet Earth" 3D. It is not a new movie.

I had the same issue with "Inside Out" which is new though.

I'm at a loss. I also don't see where any error log files are for troubleshooting.

I asked if this is the forum because there are many features I don't know how to use and would love to see a full manual as well as a place to ask question. If this is the place, thank you!

[Wildfire]

I'm going to try again tonight with v2.5.1, but I'm having problems converting a 3D Blu-ray to MKV (I want to put it on my NAS). BDtoAVCHD seems to be stuck at the first pass. It starts the first pass and beyond that, nothing seems to happen -- although I can see in the taskmanager that x264.exe is taking up some CPU time (around 12-13%, which on my quadcore hyperthreaded CPU means it's running in one thread), nothing actually seem to happen. The first pass just doesn't seem to progress.

Video is set to 3D SBS, audio is set to DTS Core (from the original DTS Master Audio audiotrack), untoched (Dutch) subtitles, target media size 12000 megabyte.

Any idea why the first pass doesn't seem to do anything?

-- Edit: with "seems to be stuck", I mean usually you see the progress in a percentage, current frame, etc; however, that just won't appear at all.

Same problem with the new version, unfortunately enough...

[pistacho]

@Wildfire:
Are you have ticked option x264 OpenCL acceleration? If yes, disable it!


@KaraokeAmerica:
The logs (eac3to log, x264/x265 log and error log) are on TEMP folder. The TEMP folder is located where it says in settings (menu Options > Settings).

And for your "failed" issue is probably has something to do with Intel Graphics drivers.
Check Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (located on BDtoAVCHD Help menu)

And post here this information.

Also update Intel Graphics drivers to latest (if you use them).

[Wildfire]

@Wildfire:
Are you have ticked option x264 OpenCL acceleration? If yes, disable it!

Yes, but usually it works just fine.

I've already worked around the problem. First I had BDtoAVCHD create a 2D+3D version via remux, then used that as a source. That seemed to work fine for some reason.

[pistacho]

Yes, but usually it works just fine.


http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1699011#post1699011

You do what you want... :mad:

[Wildfire]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1699011#post1699011

You do what you want... :mad:

That was on another system, with other hardware. :)

But I'll keep it in mind -- if I come across a Blu-ray on which BDtoAVCHD fails, I'll remember to disable OpenCL acceleration to check if that's the cause.

[KaraokeAmerica]

@KaraokeAmerica:
The logs (eac3to log, x264/x265 log and error log) are on TEMP folder. The TEMP folder is located where it says in settings (menu Options > Settings).

And for your "failed" issue is probably has something to do with Intel Graphics drivers.
Check Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (located on BDtoAVCHD Help menu)

And post here this information.

Also update Intel Graphics drivers to latest (if you use them).
Thank you for the info!

I have found the temp files. The last disk that failed has this in its temp log:

avs [error]: Plugin C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCsource.dll is not an AviSynth 2.5 plugin.
(C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\Escape Earth 3d 3D-HTAB.job_0.avs, line 1)
x264 [error]: could not open input file `C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\Escape Earth 3d 3D-HTAB.job_0.avs'

I also ran the Intel analysis you said:

Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (32 bit)


The following versions of Media SDK API are supported by platform/driver:

Version Target Supported Dec Enc
1.0 HW Yes X X
1.0 SW Yes X X
1.1 HW Yes X X
1.1 SW Yes X X
1.3 HW Yes X X
1.3 SW Yes X X
1.4 HW Yes X X
1.4 SW Yes X X
1.5 HW Yes X X
1.5 SW Yes X X
1.6 HW Yes X X
1.6 SW Yes X X
1.7 HW Yes X X
1.7 SW Yes X X
1.8 HW Yes X X
1.8 SW Yes X X

Graphics Devices:
Name Version State
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 10.18.14.4170 Active
LogMeIn Mirror Driver 7.1.542.0 08

System info:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Arch: 64-bit

Analysis complete... [press ENTER]

It appears to be fine.

I do NOT have x264 OpenCL acceleration checked either.

Please keep in mind that I changed nothing since the v2.4.7 that I was using. I simply installed v2.5.0 then v2.5.1. It hasn't worked successfully since v2.4.7. I don't know what changed.

As an aside I would like to know if there is a more comprehensive user manual for this program. It has some interesting features, but I don't know what some of them even mean! How do you use "MKV Remux" mode and what is the difference between that and CRF mode? I get a message that I can't use remux mode and must choose differently. I would like to understand what all these options mean.

Thanks for the cool program!

[pistacho]

avs [error]: Plugin C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCsource.dll is not an AviSynth 2.5 plugin.
(C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\Escape Earth 3d 3D-HTAB.job_0.avs, line 1)
x264 [error]: could not open input file `C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\Escape Earth 3d 3D-HTAB.job_0.avs'


You need update Avisynth to v2.6.0: http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/

Regarding the Intel drivers, everything seems OK.

[KaraokeAmerica]

You need update Avisynth to v2.6.0: http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/


OK, this did work! Did the new version of BDtoAVCHD have some new check for a version or something? Is that why it stopped working?

Thank you!

Is there a more comprehensive manual on operations?

[Wildfire]

Hmmm, suddenly mvenc.exe is being picked up with a generic trojan detection by BitDefender ("Gen:Variant.Kazy.775851"). A few other scanners are picking up something too, see https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/7770070ebaa2bdb6a37a99733a8e14e17610403c2de69200ba8c956be411e806/analysis/1448752235/

I'm assuming it's a false positive, but just to be sure I thought I'd mention it here anyway.

[pistacho]

@Wildfire:
It's a false positive, of course. I reported it to Bitdefender, CAT-QuickHeal and Ad-Aware... others antivirus names using Bitdefender engine.

@KaraokeAmerica:
It's not a new check. From version 2.4.3 (five months ago) is needed because MVCsource is compiled using latest Avisynth API.

Version 2.4.3 (06/13/2015)
- Updated: MVCsource with Avisynth headers v6, due this, older Avisynth versions (2.5.8) are no longer compatible ***is now required Avisynth v2.6.0***.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.166.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
There is no operation manual, sorry.

[KaraokeAmerica]

@KaraokeAmerica:
It's not a new check. From version 2.4.3 (five months ago) is needed because MVCsource is compiled using latest Avisynth API.

Version 2.4.3 (06/13/2015)
- Updated: MVCsource with Avisynth headers v6, due this, older Avisynth versions (2.5.8) are no longer compatible ***is now required Avisynth v2.6.0***.
- Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.7.166.
- Small fixes and general improvements.
There is no operation manual, sorry.

Strange then because I had been using it perfectly fine as recently as a couple weeks ago with no issues and without updating AVISynth. v2.5.0 is when it stopped working with no other changes.

Software mystery!

Thank you!

[KaraokeAmerica]

I am having a new issue. I am trying to rip a 3D movie, "Monsters University" to a TAB-MKV. It seems to go as expected until it gets to step 2/3. Then it just hangs at this message:

"[Step 2/3 - X264 CRF] Recode video using x264, single pass CRF..."

I have let it run for hours and even overnight now. I even rebooted the machine. It just sits there at that step whether I use the original BR disk or the ISO I made from it. It never gives me an error and never produces an error log that I am aware of. The option is greyed out.

It just sits at that stage and does nothing.

Any ideas what could cause this? Could it be related to the latest Windows updates from this past Tuesday?

Thank you!

[pistacho]

With the details you give cannot know what happens but if only fails with this title in particular I think the cause may be bad rip/encryption issue.

Does it work OK with other titles?

[KaraokeAmerica]

With the details you give cannot know what happens but if only fails with this title in particular I think the cause may be bad rip/encryption issue.

Does it work OK with other titles?

I will try another title to be sure, but it was working fine last time I tried it before this one. The only change was the recent, December "patch Tuesday". That could be coincidence though. I will test and update here.

Thanks!

[KaraokeAmerica]

OK, I have just tried ripping Jurassic World 3D. That is a disk I previously ripped successfully.

I am getting the exact same behavior. It never gives me an error. It never times out. There is no activity on the BD-ROM drive at the same point it did this with the other disk:

"[Step 2/3 - X264 CRF] Recode video using x264, single pass CRF..."

I have no idea what is happening....:(

[pistacho]

Go to Options > Settings > "Defaults" button and try again...

[KaraokeAmerica]

Go to Options > Settings > "Defaults" button and try again...

IN process now. I'll update ASAP.

[Wildfire]

OK, I have just tried ripping Jurassic World 3D. That is a disk I previously ripped successfully.

I am getting the exact same behavior. It never gives me an error. It never times out. There is no activity on the BD-ROM drive at the same point it did this with the other disk:

"[Step 2/3 - X264 CRF] Recode video using x264, single pass CRF..."

I have no idea what is happening....:(

If x264 OpenCL acceleration is enabled, try disabling it. With 2-pass encoding, my system would sometimes be stuck on the first pass, it would start and then do nothing. Turned out to be the x264 OpenCL acceleration. Perhaps the same thing is happening here.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Thanks for the suggestion!

It is not enabled however. I use entirely the default settings at this point. I even reset them as per Pistachio's suggestion.

The only thing I have changed is the default "Preferred Media". I set it to "MKV (CRF Mode)". Screenshot attached.

PS: I enabled "x264 OpenCL acceleration" and I'm trying it again to see if it helps!

[KaraokeAmerica]

Unfortunately, it's hanging and behaving exactly the same with that enabled as "x264 OpenCL acceleration" enabled as it did with it disabled.....;(

[randy_69]

Hi
Been using this for a while to convert 3d mvc to recoded m2ts for playing on sammy tv. Been working great and I've done plenty of titles. Have discovered three though that I just can't get to work. They appear to recode fine and finish in BdtoAVCHD. However, when i play them back they will reach a certain point (different in each case), pixelate badly and then crash the tv. It's not possible to fast forward beyond the pixellation point.
Normally I adjust bitrate to be close to original but I've tried it using the BD25 calculated bitrate and default settings and it makes no difference (in fact the crash point tends to come earlier).
One thing I have noticed is that in these files the AVC stream is only a bit higher than the MVC file (e.g. 12gb AVC, 10gb MVC) - normally the difference is more exaggerated on those that have worked fine.
My question is, is there any way of not using quick sync and still do a 3D MVC conversion? Or perhaps use software rather than hardware? I know I could try SBS but all other films are in MVC format.
Thank you....great programme btw, it's invaluable :-)

[KaraokeAmerica]

Hi
Been using this for a while to convert 3d mvc to recoded m2ts for playing on sammy tv.
Is this what you mean? http://www.samygo.tv/

I wish I knew how to play back MVC well...

[randy_69]

Is this what you mean? http://www.samygo.tv/

I wish I knew how to play back MVC well...

Samsung TVs (recent ones anyway) can play back 3D MVC fine through the Plex app. They just need converting to m2ts files through tsmuxer. Occasionally you get one that crashes, which is where BDtoAVHCD comes in. Adjust the bitrate and recode and it's usually fine. Just sorted my problem with another attempt at one of my problem titles with a bitrate just a tad shy of the original.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Samsung TVs (recent ones anyway) can play back 3D MVC fine through the Plex app. They just need converting to m2ts files through tsmuxer. Occasionally you get one that crashes, which is where BDtoAVHCD comes in. Adjust the bitrate and recode and it's usually fine. Just sorted my problem with another attempt at one of my problem titles with a bitrate just a tad shy of the original.

Is there a more comprehensive tutorial that you know of than the one at the BDtoAVCHD web page? I think this program is great (despite the fact it won't work for me right now for some unknown reason) but the only thing I can find is that single page. I want to understand more about what settings do and other capabilities like the one you describe. I don't have a specific question. I just want to learn more!

How does a Samsung TV play MVC via Plex app, but Plex app itself can't play MVC?

Sorry for all the questions......like I said, I'm trying to learn!

[randy_69]

Is there a more comprehensive tutorial that you know of than the one at the BDtoAVCHD web page? I think this program is great (despite the fact it won't work for me right now for some unknown reason) but the only thing I can find is that single page. I want to understand more about what settings do and other capabilities like the one you describe. I don't have a specific question. I just want to learn more!

How does a Samsung TV play MVC via Plex app, but Plex app itself can't play MVC?

Sorry for all the questions......like I said, I'm trying to learn!

Not aware of any tutorial. I just picked up enough info from a few bods on the plex forums and this one to learn how to do it, but it is a lot of trial and error! If you want to PM me I can answer in more detail.
Your question about plex though I can answer now, it will only play in 3D frame-packed MVC when it direct plays (so the audio has to be DTS or AC3) - i.e. Plex just hands over the file to the TV. If you select transcoding, it changes to 2D straight away. You will find that if you put an m2ts file on a memory stick and put it in a recent Samsung TV that it will play that file in 3d fine as well.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.2 (01/01/2016)


Changed: Removed setting option "Use x264 OpenCL acceleration" (with current processors not worth).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.7.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.190.
Small fixes and general improvements.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.2.msi)

[KaraokeAmerica]

Version 2.5.2 (01/01/2016)


Changed: Removed setting option "Use x264 OpenCL acceleration" (with current processors not worth).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.7.0.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.8.190.
Small fixes and general improvements.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.2.msi)

I don't know if any of this was meant to address my issues, but I will try it, thanks!

[KaraokeAmerica]

FTR: this version successfully created TAB MKV for me......;)

Thank you!!!!

[GZZ]

I'm having issues encoding The Martian 3D to TAB MKV (or SBS). It hangs on encoding. I think its avs2yuv that isnt serving any frames to the encoder. It works fine on other titles, like Pixels 3D.

I have tried 2.5.1 and the new 2.5.2 with the same issue.

all I get in the x264 windows is:


avs [info]: 1920x1080p 1:1 @ 24000/1001 fps (cfr)
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 AVX2 LZCNT BMI2
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.1

[pistacho]

I'm having issues encoding The Martian 3D to TAB MKV (or SBS). It hangs on encoding. I think its avs2yuv that isnt serving any frames to the encoder. It works fine on other titles, like Pixels 3D.

I have tried 2.5.1 and the new 2.5.2 with the same issue.

all I get in the x264 windows is:

avs2yuv is NOT used never for x264 encoding (only is used for x265 WHEN resize to 720p is required).

Try to play .avs script (located in temp folder) with VirtualDub or MPC-HC to find out if it's a Avisynth/source problem or x264/encoding problem.

[GZZ]

I can play the AVS file in MPC-HC (32 bit), says cannot render in 64 bit version. But on the 32 bit version its playing and show the correct duration, but only getting black screen.

I got AVSSynth vers. 2.6.0.6 installed

My AVS script:


LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCsource.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\SupTitle\SupTitle.dll")

Interleaved = MVCsource("E:\Encoding\Temp\The_Martian_3D-HTAB.job_0.avc.h264", "E:\Encoding\Temp\The_Martian_3D-HTAB.job_0.mvc.h264", 203743, 2)

Right = SelectOdd(Interleaved).SupTitle("E:\Encoding\Temp\The_Martian_3D-HTAB.job_0.sup", forcedOnly=false, swapCbCr=false, relocate=false)
Left = SelectEven(Interleaved).SupTitle("E:\Encoding\Temp\The_Martian_3D-HTAB.job_0.sup", forcedOnly=false, swapCbCr=false, relocate=false)

return StackVertical(VerticalReduceBy2(Left), VerticalReduceBy2(Right))

[pistacho]

Maybe it's a problem with the Intel Graphics drivers. Rename Intel Media SDK path to force use internal libmfxsw32.dll included with BDtoAVCHD (SW mode):

C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK => C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK xxx

And try again.

[GZZ]

I updated my GFX driver using the intel update tool and it found a new driver, but upon install it said it was older then my current driver, but I updated anyway and now its working as it should.

[GZZ]

Installing the new driver did work until 80%, then it stopped servering frames and stall the encoding. After a reboot it still didnt want to just play my avs file. So know I'm trying SW Mode, by renaming the Media SDK folder and move the libmfxsw32 to C:\Windows\System32 folder. Lets hope it works.

On my system, it dosnt seem like there is any improvement in using HW instead of SW when it comes to speed. But lets hope it works.

[pistacho]

So know I'm trying SW Mode, by renaming the Media SDK folder and move the libmfxsw32 to C:\Windows\System32 folder.

Do not move "libmfxsw32.dll" anywhere. Only renaming Media SDK Folder. (I did not say anything more)

[GZZ]

if I just rename the "Media SDK" folder to something else I get the error "Cant init decoder in line 4" when trying to play the AVS file, but if I move the "libmfxsw32.dll" to System32 it work just fine.

[pistacho]

You got something strange in your system. If BDtoAVCHD is installed on a clean system BDtoAVCHD works as it is (logically is not needed to manually copy files in system32 and the installer doesn't do).

EDIT: Probably you have others "libmfxsw32.dll" versions from others programs (maybe FRIM or BDrebuilder) with modifications on system default paths or something.

EDIT2: BDtoAVCHD installer does not change anything in system paths. BDtoAVCHD ony uses "libmfxsw32.dll" from it's local folder in normal (clean) conditions.

[GZZ]

I do have BDrebuilder, but never used it, will try uninstall it, but my file move did work and the movie did encode. So I know its working. Why not a switch in the application to use SW instead of HW?

[KaraokeAmerica]

Is there anything that could change from BR to BR that could affect the success of a rip?

I am trying to rip "The Martian" from an ISO that I ripped using AnyDVD-HD. I am getting this behavior again:

"[Step 2/3 - X264 CRF] Recode video using x264, single pass CRF..."

As described in this post:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1749666#post1749666

In the last instance we couldn't get it to work until the latest version of the program came out. In this case, again, nothing has changed.

I am trying again now using the original BR disk instead of from the ISO. I also once again reset the program to defaults.

I will update once I have an outcome. Thank you!

[KaraokeAmerica]

Sadly, it is hanging again.....

[pistacho]

It's not the same thing... This time the fail is only with this disc (The Martian) and only with HW mode (related to Intel Graphics drivers).

It seems that this disc has something special and does not like Intel drivers.

As workaround rename Intel Media SDK folder in order to use SW mode and it should work fine:

C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK => C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK xxx

(when finished this conversion restores the folder original name)

[Yasso]

I have now tryed to incode a movie four times, but I cant get subtitles to show up!
Newer had this problem...
Can anyone help??

[KaraokeAmerica]

It's not the same thing... This time the fail is only with this disc (The Martian) and only with HW mode (related to Intel Graphics drivers).

It seems that this disc has something special and does not like Intel drivers.

As workaround rename Intel Media SDK folder in order to use SW mode and it should work fine:

C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK => C:\Program Files\Intel\Media SDK xxx

(when finished this conversion restores the folder original name)

Yes, this worked, thank you! It is much slower though!

[KaraokeAmerica]

I have now tryed to incode a movie four times, but I cant get subtitles to show up!
Newer had this problem...
Can anyone help??

I have only ever tried subtitles with a single movie: "The Walk" because the main characters are French and although most of the film is English there are times that they are speaking French with sub-titles.

I opted for ONLY forced sub-titles and although I haven't watched the entire movie yet, I know they showed up at least some of the time. As far as I know the entire thing is correct, but I haven't finished yet.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.3 (02/02/2016)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.8.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2665.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.3.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.3.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.4 (03/14/2016)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 8.9.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2682.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.88.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.4.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.4.msi)

[Caerbannog]

I think I've found a bug in 2.5.4. I've been converting several of my 3D Blu-rays, and normally my preference is to leave both the audio and subtitles as untouched so that I can do more post-processing with them later. Lately, however, I've noticed that subtitles have been getting burned into the resulting .m2ts file. When I play it back through VLC, the subtitles are showing up even though VLC doesn't recognize that there's an active subtitle track. The only way to get around it is by re-encoding the disc again without any subtitles at all. (I haven't tried "forced only" because very few of my discs have forced subtitles.)

This has only been a recent problem. I guess I could reinstall a previous version to see if it's this particular version, but I wanted to mention this to you.

By the same token, I would really like it if BDtoAVCHD would not remove everything once a job is added to the queue. I normally only do one disc at a time; so for instances like the subtitle issue or if I want to also render the same disc in a 2D format, I need to go through and do everything from scratch, including going through the "Scan Bitrates" function. This seems like a waste of time if no other discs are involved.

I still love the program (and to show support I don't block your ads), but I wanted to mention these.

[pistacho]

Caerbannog:

This is not a bug: the only subtitles format for 3D SBS/TAB output is burned subtitles (as is part of video cannot be disabled in player time).

Thera are four options:


"None": no subtitles are included in output (is the default when no exist forced subtitles in selected language).
"Untouched": entire track of selected language is included in output.
"Flagged Forced": entire track of selected language is included in output and subtitles are flagged as forced (is the default when the souce track contains only forced subtitles and is properly detected by program).
"Extract only Forced": only forced subtitles of selected language (if any) is included in output (is the default when source track contains mixed complete subtitles and forced subtitles and is properly detected by program).

In summary: if "Scan bitrates" is executed and default options are used the program detects if exist forced subtitles in souce and includes it in output only if matches with selected language.

EDIT:
If you want PGS subtitles (switchable at player time) is required 3D MVC output format but only is compatible with "real" 3D Blu-Ray players.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Caerbannog:
EDIT:
If you want PGS subtitles (switchable at player time) is required 3D MVC output format but only is compatible with "real" 3D Blu-Ray players.

Are there are any software players that can play these?

[pistacho]

Are there are any software players that can play these?

Yes exits some SW players (e.g. PowerDVD 15) that can reproduce 3D Bluray isos with PGS subtitles, etc. although some requirements still needed: Graphics card with HDMI 1.4 or better and Windows 8.1 or 10 (Windows 7 or lower cannot output 3D video trough HDMI) and of course 3D TV or monitor.

Other alternative are network media players as Mede8er (http://www.mede8er.com/mede8er_product_med600x3d.htm) can stream 3D isos from network shared folder.

Or recently LAV filers (https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases) is beginning to support MVC decoding but requires compatible player that also support 3D Blu-Ray (probably MPC-HC developer/nightly builds but I don't known current state).

[KaraokeAmerica]

Yes exits some SW players (e.g. PowerDVD 15) that can reproduce 3D Bluray isos with PGS subtitles, etc. although some requirements still needed: Graphics card with HDMI 1.4 or better and Windows 8.1 or 10 (Windows 7 or lower cannot output 3D video trough HDMI) and of course 3D TV or monitor.

Other alternative are network media players as Mede8er (http://www.mede8er.com/mede8er_product_med600x3d.htm) can stream 3D isos from network shared folder.

Or recently LAV filers (https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases) is beginning to support MVC decoding but requires compatible player that also support 3D Blu-Ray (probably MPC-HC developer/nightly builds but I don't known current state).

Wow! That's a start! I was thinking about something like Plex that can easily manage all my media, but this is a helpful start!

I have been ripping my 3D BR's into a TAB format and play them via Plex on my Toshiba 3D TV, but that is not *FULL* 3D resolution from what I understand. Although, I do usually rip my disks to ISO as well, I'm not looking to get the full disk. I would like to find a way to rip just the main movie, but not lose any of the original quality.....but still play it like any other movie in my collection. Just pick the movie and hit play.

In the past I have done this sort of by using PowerDVD within Windows MCE even in Windows7. However, it was kind of wonky. What it basically did was put a PowerDVD menu item into WinMCE. I would have to mount the ISO prior to doing that then PowerDVD would play it as a physical BR. Not very automated and the interface didn't match the rest of WinMCE very well. Buggy as well.

I was hoping that in the couple years since I last did this, technology had caught up!

EDIT: in a quick Amazon search I found this which lists a bunch that claim to play 3D:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Mede8er

[Caerbannog]

Wow! That's a start! I was thinking about something like Plex that can easily manage all my media, but this is a helpful start!

I use Plex for all of my side-by-side 3D content and it works beautifully. I need to switch my TV to 3D mode manually, but otherwise it looks gorgeous.

[KaraokeAmerica]

I use Plex for all of my side-by-side 3D content and it works beautifully. I need to switch my TV to 3D mode manually, but otherwise it looks gorgeous.

I use TAB mostly. I'm not sure if there is any functional difference. It just looks more symmetrical in my mind so I stick with it. lol

It does also look pretty good, but I understand it's NOT actually full resolution. It kind of muxes two, half-resolution frames together to make the 3D effect.

Know anything about that?

[Wildfire]

I use TAB mostly. I'm not sure if there is any functional difference. It just looks more symmetrical in my mind so I stick with it. lol

Know anything about that?

SBS Is better than TAB. It's a simple comparison - let's take full-HD material, which is 1920x1080.

If you go TAB, you're sacrificing vertical resolution. It will be halved to 540 pixels.

If you go SBS, you're sacrificing horizontal resolution. It will be halved to 960 pixels. But you keep the full vertical resolution of 1080 pixels!

With SBS, you're sacrificing less of the image. Especially so when the video is widescreen with bars above and under the video.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.5 (04/04/2016)


Fixed: conversions from MKV to MKV fails (only in version 2.5.4)
Improved: Bitrate calculation when m2ts/mpls durations mismatch (bad authored BDs)
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.0.1.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2684.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.108.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.5.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.5.msi)

[Caerbannog]

With SBS, you're sacrificing less of the image. Especially so when the video is widescreen with bars above and under the video.
Wildfire beat me to it. The pixel count is the same regardless of which one you choose, but things like stair-stepping on slanted surfaces will be practically unnoticeable with SBS whereas it will stand out a lot more with TAB, especially when watching it on a really big screen.

[Wildfire]

Wildfire beat me to it. The pixel count is the same regardless of which one you choose, but things like stair-stepping on slanted surfaces will be practically unnoticeable with SBS whereas it will stand out a lot more with TAB, especially when watching it on a really big screen.

Yup. That's why I always encode to SBS instead of TAB. Always go for the best quality possible!

---

I have, by the way, never understood why TAB even exists. There's just no need for it, or am I missing something? :?

[pistacho]

I have, by the way, never understood why TAB even exists. There's just no need for it, or am I missing something? :?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1648284#post1648284

[KaraokeAmerica]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1648284#post1648284

Interesting. I have used TAB because it just SEEMS better on a widescreen TV. SBS is just a long, narrow band of stuff. Yes, I know this is all in my head, but it just intuitively made sense. I did not know there were quality differences between TAB and SBS. I thought it was just a preference.

That being said, I DO in fact have a passive 3D TV. It is a 2012 vintage Toshiba. Are you saying that I am better off with the TAB format from a quality standpoint?

[KaraokeAmerica]

Yes exits some SW players (e.g. PowerDVD 15) that can reproduce 3D Bluray isos with PGS subtitles, etc. although some requirements still needed: Graphics card with HDMI 1.4 or better and Windows 8.1 or 10 (Windows 7 or lower cannot output 3D video trough HDMI) and of course 3D TV or monitor.
Really? I have used PowerDVD (not sure of version, but not new) to play 3D ISO's through a decade old laptop with Windows7 on it via HDMI. I am not an expert in this and I'm not going to say it was a pleasant experience, but I did this via WinMCE with the PowerDVD add-in. It was a clunky solution to begin with, but the WinMCE going away and PowerDVD not being used for anything useful EXCEPT for playing 3D, that's not a real solution, IMO. It's just one more step for a comprehensive home theater experience.


Or recently LAV filers (https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases) is beginning to support MVC decoding but requires compatible player that also support 3D Blu-Ray (probably MPC-HC developer/nightly builds but I don't known current state).

Do you know of ANY HTPC package (Plex/Kodi etc) that is looking to integrate this? Do you know of any forums that talk more about MVC software playing in general? I have Googled, but........Google.....

Thanks as always for the awesome insight!

[pistacho]

Really? I have used PowerDVD (not sure of version, but not new) to play 3D ISO's through a decade old laptop with Windows7 on it via HDMI.

Sure? :)

From Wikipedia:

HDMI 1.4 was released on May 28, 2009, and the first HDMI 1.4 products were available in the second half of 2009.[70][101] HDMI 1.4 increases the maximum resolution to 4K × 2K, i.e. 4096×2160 at 24 Hz (which is a resolution used with digital theaters) or 3840×2160 (Ultra HD) at 24 Hz/25 Hz/30 Hz; adds an HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC), which allows for a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet connection between the two HDMI connected devices so they can share an Internet connection;[46] and introduces an audio return channel (ARC),[45] 3D Over HDMI,....


Do you know of ANY HTPC package (Plex/Kodi etc) that is looking to integrate this? Do you know of any forums that talk more about MVC software playing in general? I have Googled, but........Google.....

Open Google and type "KODI + 3D MVC"
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=221407

:)

[pistacho]

Are you saying that I am better off with the TAB format from a quality standpoint?

Yes, H-TAB is better for passive 3D TV's while H-SBS is better for active 3D TV's.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Sure? :)

Pretty sure........I haven't tried it in a couple years, but the same system is in place in my living room. What I recall was a wonky solution that would sometimes play in varying levels of 3D and sometimes not at all. I remember scouring forums back then trying to figure out of maybe my video drivers weren't the "proper" ones. In the end I did have the "best" drivers and never found a real solution. It could simply be that what I was trying to do wasn't meant to work, though


From Wikipedia:

Open Google and type "KODI + 3D MVC"
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=221407

:)

Interesting! I'm still surfing around in these threads. I want to find a way to do this in Plex.....;)

[Caerbannog]

Okay, so here's a question for you and with VR and Google Cardboard becoming popular, this might be a cool feature to add.

I have instructions on my blog for people to use BDtoAVCHD as a part of converting 3D Blu-ray to something that can be viewed on Google Cardboard. Yes, it's more of a just-for-fun thing than being really practical, but it's definitely an alternative way to watch a 3D movie (or any movie really) in private without bothering anyone else or using up the family TV.

The problem is that in order to keep a full peripheral view, VR headsets use a lot of "overscan", which focuses primarily on the center area of the screen for each eye. That means that for movies a lot of the outside screen areas are out of sight. Is there a way to integrate a 3D function to reduce the left and right eye views separately to allow more of the screen? The results would be something like this:

http://widescreen.org/avengers_3D_small_vr.jpg

instead of the regular one:

http://widescreen.org/avengers_3D_small.jpg

I've been trying to figure out a similar way by running the SBS file through ffmpeg or something along those lines, but I've had no luck thus far. It would be great to have this option available in BDtoAVCHD if possible.

[pistacho]

This seems more a matter of rendering (player time) that file format/encoding.

Have you ever thought Stereoscopic Player?

http://113.imagebam.com/download/tdb_K7uIGk91DEbprbCR8g/47595/475948872/sp.png

http://114.imagebam.com/download/zWFgsXLdlZXBegxN-bRwVQ/47595/475948874/sp2.png

[Caerbannog]

That a Windows player, though. I'm talking about encoding it in a way that the .mkv/.mp4 file can be moved over to Android or Apple devices as well, especially with Google Cardboard gaining more popularity and more devices like View Master's new 3D unit being advertised. Portable 3D files for VR/Cardboard would be great to have. And think about parents -- download and make a Google Cardboard unit, get an old phone, slap it in, keep the kids quiet on long trips with their own 3D movies. :)

[pistacho]

That a Windows player, though. I'm talking about encoding it in a way that the .mkv/.mp4 file can be moved over to Android or Apple devices as well, especially with Google Cardboard gaining more popularity and more devices like View Master's new 3D unit being advertised. Portable 3D files for VR/Cardboard would be great to have. And think about parents -- download and make a Google Cardboard unit, get an old phone, slap it in, keep the kids quiet on long trips with their own 3D movies. :)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candlify.vrplayer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.mobius.vrcinema
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vimersiv.vrplayerfree
...

[Caerbannog]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candlify.vrplayer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.mobius.vrcinema
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vimersiv.vrplayerfree
...

Fair enough. :)

[cgp-2k9]

@pistacho: I have ripped the movie Saw (region ABC) and tried to convert it to x265 .mkv file but it fails at some point, not sure where the log files are kept.

But if I use another program to do the same it converts it with no errors.

Have you or anyone that came across this issue have a solution for this?

Thanks in advance

cgp

EDIT: It seems to be doing it to every movie I rip, I have installed and uninstalled BDtoAVCHD a few times but still the same issue. Even with v2.5.4 which was fine before updating to version 2.5.5.
EDIT 2: OK, it seems that BDtoAVCHD has problems trying to convert Blu-ray's with mpeg video to x265 but it has no problems with converting them to x264.

[pistacho]

cgp-2k9:

I tested mpeg Blu-Ray to x265 MKV conversion and has finished without errors. Can you paste error_log and x265 encode log?

Also: the error occurs with only one source or you are tested various sources with same error?

Logs are on temp folder (default at C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD). Exact path is indicated on menu Options > Settings.

[cgp-2k9]

cgp-2k9:

I tested mpeg Blu-Ray to x265 MKV conversion and has finished without errors. Can you paste error_log and x265 encode log?

Also: the error occurs with only one source or you are tested various sources with same error?

Logs are on temp folder (default at C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD). Exact path is indicated on menu Options > Settings.
@pistacho: Hi, I have tried Saw and Night at the Museum and both failed to convert to x265, only to x264, I will try and rip one of the movies again and post the log files here.

[cgp-2k9]

@ pistacho: here are the two log files and will attach Media Info file too for you to check.

[pistacho]

Seems a problem with a decoder part. Since Intel Media SDK is used as a decoder/frameserver for x265, post info from Intel Media SDK System Analyzer tool.

On BDtoAVCHD menu opens Help > Intel Media SDK System Analyzer and copy text here.

Probably the issue is due an old Intel Graphics driver or dual graphics card configuration.

[cgp-2k9]

Here is what it says.

Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (32 bit)


The following versions of Media SDK API are supported by platform/driver:

Version Target Supported Dec Enc
1.0 HW No
1.0 SW Yes X X
1.1 HW No
1.1 SW Yes X X
1.3 HW No
1.3 SW Yes X X
1.4 HW No
1.4 SW Yes X X
1.5 HW No
1.5 SW Yes X X
1.6 HW No
1.6 SW Yes X X
1.7 HW No
1.7 SW Yes X X
1.8 HW No
1.8 SW Yes X X

Graphics Devices:
Name Version State
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 10.18.13.6472 Active

System info:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Arch: 64-bit


Tips:
- HW target does not work: If you expect it should, then make sure to install
latest Intel gfx driver, and that Intel gfx is selected as primary driver
- If Intel driver is associated with secondary adapter, make sure to
initialize DirectX device used with Media SDK with corresponding adapter


Analysis complete... [press ENTER]

[pistacho]

Ok. All is correct: Your system is not using Intel integrated graphics and decoding is in SW mode (libmfxsw32.dll).

Is not a drivers/HW issue. Seems a bug in libmfxsw32.dll when decoding mpeg2 stream. Also I reproduced the bug in my side using another system without intel HW acceleration.

I'll try to fix or workaround in the next BDtoAVCHD version.

[cgp-2k9]

Ok. All is correct: Your system is not using Intel integrated graphics and decoding is in SW mode (libmfxsw32.dll).

Is not a drivers/HW issue. Seems a bug in libmfxsw32.dll when decoding mpeg2 stream. Also I reproduced the bug in my side using another system without intel HW acceleration.

I'll try to fix or workaround in the next BDtoAVCHD version.

Thanks, looking forward to your fix/workaround as I love using your app, it has everything I need, specially reading from playlist.

Regards

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.6 (05/09/2016)


Fixed: conversions from Blu-Ray (MPEG2) to MKV (x265) fails when SW decoder is used.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.1.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2694.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.149.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.6.msi)

[cgp-2k9]

Version 2.5.6 (05/09/2016)


Fixed: conversions from Blu-Ray (MPEG2) to MKV (x265) fails when SW decoder is used.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.6.msi)

Thanks @pistacho, worked like a charm. Keep up the good work.

Cheers

[KaraokeAmerica]

Thanks @pistacho, worked like a charm. Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Ditto!!

[KaraokeAmerica]

I am trying to rip this movie to a 3D-TAB. When I mount the disk I get choices for several titles, but have no idea which one to pick. AnyDVD-HD sees the correct playlist as 434, but that isn't an option in the list I get here.

How do I know I'm picking the correct title?

Thanks!

[pistacho]

I am trying to rip this movie to a 3D-TAB. When I mount the disk I get choices for several titles, but have no idea which one to pick. AnyDVD-HD sees the correct playlist as 434, but that isn't an option in the list I get here.

How do I know I'm picking the correct title?

Thanks!

It seems that this disc has "Screenpass" protection (playlist obfuscation): http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14626

[KaraokeAmerica]

It seems that this disc has "Screenpass" protection (playlist obfuscation): http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14626

If AnyDVD-HD chooses the supposed correct one, why does BDtoAVCHD not see it though?

[sergio2]

On my Blu-ray disk from USA, the right .mpls file is 0712.

BDtoAVCHD only select a few .mpls file when selecting opening Blu-ray disk.

You have to select "open file" and choose the right .mpls file in playlist blu-ray folder.

[KaraokeAmerica]

On my Blu-ray disk from USA, the right .mpls file is 0712.

BDtoAVCHD only select a few .mpls file when selecting opening Blu-ray disk.

You have to select "open file" and choose the right .mpls file in playlist blu-ray folder.

Thank you. I didn't understand that. I usually just choose the first one that comes up in the popup window.....

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.7 (06/28/2016)


Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2016 R2 (API 1.19).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.2.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2705.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.217.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.7.msi)

[KaraokeAmerica]

Version 2.5.7 (06/28/2016)


Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2016 R2 (API 1.19).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.2.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2705.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.9.217.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.7.msi)

Thank you for all you do!

[robl45]

This can encode 3d mvc movies? Can it work with mkv mvc files or just straight bluray disc? How do I know if its x265 or x264?

[robl45]

Hello,

I tried the BDtoAVCHD and when it gets to the MVCenc part, I get what is shown below and then nothing. What could be the issue?

MVCenc v2.5.7. This tool is part of BDtoAVCHD software. Coded by Joel Gali.

Intel Media SDK Decoder Info: API LEVEL 1.17 - HW (2nd graphic adapter)

Source Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)

Intel Media SDK Encoder Info: API LEVEL 1.17 - HW (2nd graphic adapter)

Target Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)
- Codec: AVC, Level: 4.1, Profile: AVC Stereo High
- Num Slice: 6
- Num Ref: 4
- GOP: 24-4-0 Open
- Buffer Size: 30000 Kbits
- Max Bitrate: 60000 Kbps
- Bitrate: 60000 Kbps
- Tar. Usage: 4




Intel(R) Media Server Studio 2016 R2 - System Analyzer (32-bit)


The following versions of Media SDK API are supported by platform/driver
[opportunistic detection of MSDK API > 1.19]:

Version Target Supported Dec Enc
1.0 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.0 SW Yes X X
1.1 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.1 SW Yes X X
1.2 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.2 SW Yes X X
1.3 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.3 SW Yes X X
1.4 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.4 SW Yes X X
1.5 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.5 SW Yes X X
1.6 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.6 SW Yes X X
1.7 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.7 SW Yes X X
1.8 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.8 SW Yes X X
1.9 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.9 SW Yes X X
1.10 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.10 SW Yes X X
1.11 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.11 SW Yes X X
1.12 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.12 SW Yes X X
1.13 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.13 SW Yes X X
1.14 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.14 SW Yes X X
1.15 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.15 SW Yes X X
1.16 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.16 SW Yes X X
1.17 HW Yes X X [Adapter 1]
1.17 SW Yes X X
1.18 HW No
1.18 SW Yes X X
1.19 HW No
1.19 SW Yes X X

Graphics Devices:
Name Version State
Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 20.19.15.4331 08
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 10.18.13.5569 Active

System info:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Arch: 64-bit

Analysis complete... [press ENTER]

[robl45]

upgraded to latest intel graphics drivers. Still hung up.

It said on the encoder screen 1.19 HW after updating the drivers instead of 1.17 HW like in the paste from the other post.

[robl45]

installed windows and intel SDK, thought maybe that would help, no joy, just hangs. X265 hardware encode on Intel and nvidia works fine. I have no idea why this just hangs.

EDIT: from trick in MVCENC thread I renamed SDK folder and it works in software mode. Any ideas how to get hardware mode to work?

-[17/07/2016 - 15:15:28]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc.exe" "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 189933 "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.264" 60000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1073741510 (0xC000013A)
------------------------------------------------

2nd Edit: I tried old version of BDtoAVCHD, still hung on hardware encoding. At this point I don't think its my system. Here it is working fine doing hardware encoding in staxrip.

best --fallback-rc --cqp 24:26:27 -i "D:\Movies\Crank 1080P X265_temp\Crank 1080P X265_new.avs" -o "D:\Movies\Crank 1080P X265_temp\Crank 1080P X265_new_out.h264"

cmd.exe /C call "D:\Movies\Crank 1080P X265_temp\Crank 1080P X265_new_QSVEncC.bat"

QSVEncC (x64) 2.51 (r1105) by rigaya, Jun 12 2016 21:42:18 (VC 1900/Win/avx2)
OS Windows 10 (x64)
CPU Info Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz (2C/4T) <Skylake>
GPU Info Intel HD Graphics 530 (23EU) 1050MHz (20.19.15.4463)
Media SDK QuickSyncVideo (hardware encoder) PG, 2nd GPU, API v1.19
Async Depth 4 frames
Buffer Memory d3d11, 3 input buffer, 14 work buffer
Input Info Avisynth 2.60 (yv12)->nv12[AVX2], 1920x1080, 24000/1001 fps
Output H.264/AVC High @ Level 4
1920x1080p 1:1 23.976fps (24000/1001fps)
Target usage 1 - best
Encode Mode Constant QP (CQP)
CQP Value I:24 P:26 B:27
QP Limit min: none, max: none
Trellis Auto
Ref frames 3 frames
Bframes 3 frames, B-pyramid: on
Max GOP Length 240 frames
Scene Change off

[pistacho]

Hi robl45,

I've noticed a strange thing:



-[17/07/2016 - 15:15:28]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc.exe" "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 189933 "C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Temp\BDtoAVCHD\JOHN CARTER (2012) 2D+3D.job_0.264" 60000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1073741510 (0xC000013A)
------------------------------------------------


Why do you use a bit rate of 60,000 Kbps? It is greater than the bit rate of the source (makes no sense). If you select a BD-25 output size the program should calculate a bitrate between 25,000 to 30,000 Kbps. If you want maximum quality (60,000 Kbps) just do a BD-Remux without re-encode.


2nd Edit: I tried old version of BDtoAVCHD, still hung on hardware encoding. At this point I don't think its my system. Here it is working fine doing hardware encoding in staxrip.


staxrip can do MVC hardware encoding? I think not...

Tips:

1) try lower bitrate 25,000 - 30,000
2) do SW encoding and wait to finish (several hours)
3) if SW works OK and HW not the problem is (probably) in the drivers / HW configuration or Intel MSDK bug.
4) try another source: sometimes determined MSDK bugs affecting only determined sources or source can be corrupted.

[robl45]

I have not touched the bitrate, that is what the program generates when I select BD25. I've been trying to do BD9, and I've been flipping between the settings to try to make the hardware encoding work.

EDIT: In testing just now. It auto sets to 60000 bitrate. It also is saying in green below that it wants to use bitrate of like 300000. I set the bitrate to 25000 and then if I go and change the subtitle selection or the audio selection it sets it back to 60000. Also BD25 SW encode that finished this morning was 68GB.

Hi robl45,

I've noticed a strange thing:



Why do you use a bit rate of 60,000 Kbps? It is greater than the bit rate of the source (makes no sense). If you select a BD-25 output size the program should calculate a bitrate between 25,000 to 30,000 Kbps. If you want maximum quality (60,000 Kbps) just do a BD-Remux without re-encode.



staxrip can do MVC hardware encoding? I think not...

Tips:

1) try lower bitrate 25,000 - 30,000
2) do SW encoding and wait to finish (several hours)
3) if SW works OK and HW not the problem is (probably) in the drivers / HW configuration or Intel MSDK bug.
4) try another source: sometimes determined MSDK bugs affecting only determined sources or source can be corrupted.

No staxrip can do intel quicksync hw encoding. It appears to be something with the libmfxhw. I tried an older version of the drivers and it tried to do hardware 1.17 and hung. Latest drivers it hangs. Yet Staxrip uses those files fine so how can it be a driver issue? Is there something in the bios I need to change? This is a brand new build, built this past Friday. The software encode is done in an hour and I'll try another source, believe I did that already previously and report back. Are there any other logs I can provide?

[robl45]

Tried hardware encode with 25000 bitrate.

MVCenc v2.5.7. This tool is part of BDtoAVCHD software. Coded by Joel Gali.

Intel Media SDK Decoder Info: API LEVEL 1.19 - HW (2nd graphic adapter)

Source Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)

Intel Media SDK Encoder Info: API LEVEL 1.19 - HW (2nd graphic adapter)

Target Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)
- Codec: AVC, Level: 4.1, Profile: AVC Stereo High
- Num Slice: 6
- Num Ref: 4
- GOP: 24-4-0 Open
- Buffer Size: 30000 Kbits
- Max Bitrate: 60000 Kbps
- Bitrate: 25000 Kbps
- Tar. Usage: 4

[robl45]

How come when I open an mkv file from makemkv with the mvc file in it, BDtoAVCHD doesn't pickup the MVC part? I have to grab straight from the folder structure for it to see the mvc part.

[pistacho]

How come when I open an mkv file from makemkv with the mvc file in it, BDtoAVCHD doesn't pickup the MVC part? I have to grab straight from the folder structure for it to see the mvc part.

Because BDtoAVCHD is Blu-Ray (2D/3D) to AVCHD/MKV conversion tool.

Not MKV to X.

As exeption MKV (2D) to AVCHD is supported also.

[robl45]

Because BDtoAVCHD is Blu-Ray (2D/3D) to AVCHD/MKV conversion tool.

Not MKV to X.

As exeption MKV (2D) to AVCHD is supported also.

okay thanks, wasn't sure if it was a bug. any thoughts to how I can get mvcenc to work in hw mode?

EDIT: When doing 3d MVC, is there anyway to adjust the subtitles? When I did forced for John Carter, they are flat

[slavanap]

pistacho,
Is that possible with your tool to
1. modify generated .avs script and then
2. relaunch x264 2-pass encoding only with modified script?

[pistacho]

pistacho,
Is that possible with your tool to
1. modify generated .avs script and then
2. relaunch x264 2-pass encoding only with modified script?

Yes for x264/x265 H-SBS/H-TAB conversions but robl45 wants MVC encode.

MVC encode not use x264 either .avs script, only MVCenc.exe



EDIT: When doing 3d MVC, is there anyway to adjust the subtitles? When I did forced for John Carter, they are flat

Subtitles in MVC are same as original Blu-Ray 3D PGS subtitles and depth are preserved (from version 2.4.0).

Version 2.4.0 (03/20/2015)

New: When source is a 3D Blu-Ray information is shown about 3D-planes assigned to each subtitles.
New: On conversions 3D Blu-Ray to BD-9/BD-25 2D+3D .ISO original subtitles depth are retained (subtitles 3D).
Improved: detection of correct playlist in some BD's with various similar or duplicated mpls.
Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2015 Update 1.
Updated: eac3to to version 3.28.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 7.7.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 146.2538.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.5.331.

[robl45]

Yes for x264/x265 H-SBS/H-TAB conversions but robl45 wants MVC encode.

MVC encode not use x264 either .avs script, only MVCenc.exe




Subtitles in MVC are same as original Blu-Ray 3D PGS subtitles and depth are preserved (from version 2.4.0).

Yes, I believe the issue is the player for the subtitles. When I play through Kodi I can adjust the subtitle depth. When I play through MPC-HC with madvr the subtitles are just flat.

[KaraokeAmerica]

I have been using this program for a long time. Works great!

Yesterday I started ripping a movie (Lorax 3D) to 3D-TAB, CRF18. This is the exact same way I have been ripping disks for a year or more.

Last night for some reason this one started out like they all do. I set it to go and went to bed. I woke up this morning and it is still sitting at:

[STEP 2/3 - X264 CRF] Recode video using x264, single-pass CRF..."

I mean it is at the beginning of this step. There is barely a yellow progress bar.

Normally the entire process takes MAYBE a couple hours. 8 hours is out of the question. I have no errors or anything. It's just sitting there like it's doing something, but it's not. The system is not locked up or anything.

They only thing that has changed is that I upgraded this system to Win10 yesterday. I don't know that it is related, but it is the only thing that has changed.

Is there something special you have to do to get this to work in Win10 that I didn't have to do in Win7?

Thank you!

[pistacho]

robl45 & KaraokeAmerica:

I'm currently investigating this: seems recent Intel graphics drivers causing hang with some sources (determined Blu-Ray titles).

This affects both x264 H-SBS/H-TAB and MVC encodes on systems with recent Intel Graphics drivers using HW decoding.

I made new MVC Tools compilation with workaround to try to fix:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/MVC%20Tools%20%28Beta%29.rar

Replace MVCsource.dll, MVCenc.exe and MVCdec.exe on C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD folder and test if this fix your issues.

If works well will release soon new BDtoAVCHD version. :)

Please report back :thanks:

[KaraokeAmerica]

robl45 & KaraokeAmerica:

I'm currently investigating this: seems recent Intel graphics drivers causing hang with some sources (determined Blu-Ray titles).

This affects both x264 H-SBS/H-TAB and MVC encodes on systems with recent Intel Graphics drivers using HW decoding.

I made new MVC Tools compilation with workaround to try to fix:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56263573/MVC%20Tools%20%28Beta%29.rar

Replace MVCsource.dll, MVCenc.exe and MVCdec.exe on C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD folder and test if this fix your issues.

If works well will release soon new BDtoAVCHD version. :)

Please report back :thanks:

I swapped those files and simply reopened the program with that stuck job still in the queue. I hit start and so far it is running! It will be a while before I have a final answer but so far so good.

Thank you!

[KaraokeAmerica]

Woah.......the conversion completed and no more errors.

However, when I played the resulting file in the new, Windows "Movies and TV" program which is the default player in Win10, it pays as a single frame....as if it's not a TAB file at all.

So I open it in VLC and it plays with two frames as expected.

Wow.....

I will try it on my real, 3D TV later from Plex when I get home and let you know what I find.

[pistacho]

Version 2.5.8 (07/27/2016)


Fixed: Sometimes 3D conversions hangs on some systems using HW decoding (Intel Quick Sync).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.3.1.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.10.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.8.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.8.msi)


any thoughts to how I can get mvcenc to work in hw mode?

Try this new version, should fix MVCenc HW issues.

[robl45]

Version 2.5.8 (07/27/2016)


Fixed: Sometimes 3D conversions hangs on some systems using HW decoding (Intel Quick Sync).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.3.1.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 1.2.10.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.8.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.5.8.msi)




Try this new version, should fix MVCenc HW issues.

works :)

EDIT: spoke to soon, it does work, but I left and came back and it hung about halfway through. Tried again now, it hung at 5%. Tried a 3rd time, appears to have completed successfully this time. Don't know why it random hangs though, does anyone else have this issue?

EDIT2: I tried doing another video that finally successfully encoded using hardware after about 6 tries. It just randomly hangs at various points through the encoding process. Is there any log or anything that I can check or paste here to figure out why it would do that?

[robl45]

works :)

EDIT: spoke to soon, it does work, but I left and came back and it hung about halfway through. Tried again now, it hung at 5%. Tried a 3rd time, appears to have completed successfully this time. Don't know why it random hangs though, does anyone else have this issue?

EDIT2: I tried doing another video that finally successfully encoded using hardware after about 6 tries. It just randomly hangs at various points through the encoding process. Is there any log or anything that I can check or paste here to figure out why it would do that?

So I tried making the intel graphics the default card in the system and still same issues. Then I put the monitor on the intel graphics and it encoded the first time so I thought problem solved. I tried again yesterday and it took two tries. I can't seem to find any rhyme or reason for it hanging randomly.

One other question I had. Not sure if I asked before, but I'm wondering why this can't go from the bluray straight to MKV with MVC? right now I compress with this took and then use makemkv to make the mkv. Is there some type of limitation or something I'm unaware of?

[KaraokeAmerica]

One other question I had. Not sure if I asked before, but I'm wondering why this can't go from the bluray straight to MKV with MVC? right now I compress with this took and then use makemkv to make the mkv. Is there some type of limitation or something I'm unaware of?

Rob, what does this mean? Are you trying to make a frame-packed 3D-MKV file instead of SBS/TAB?

[robl45]

Rob, what does this mean? Are you trying to make a frame-packed 3D-MKV file instead of SBS/TAB?

Yes. I compress with this and then convert.

[KaraokeAmerica]

Yes. I compress with this and then convert.

Side-topic I realize, but how do you play them?

[robl45]

Side-topic I realize, but how do you play them?

Mpc-be with madvr or kodi mvc build.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.0 (08/19/2016)


Improved: Better compatibility with Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.12.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.0.msi)

[robl45]

Did I do something wrong here, using the Version 2.6 and it put the completed stuff into folder structure instead of ISO like it always does. Doing MVC reencode.

Edit: Also a suggestion, is it possible to make the Gui not auto arrange the info for bitrate and such? everytime you change one little thing, it messes with the bitrate, example, I set target bitrate to 20000 and then I set the other things and more times than not by the time I add it to the project it has rearranged the bit rate.

[vertigoo]

Hi Pistacho

I want to uncrop a MKV file and convert it to m2ts with high bitrates (28500 Kbps for BD25).
The MKV bitrate is around 9900 Kbps. The message "Not need to recode video" is present (9900 < 28500)
The uncrop process needs recoding...How may I solve this?

Thanx

[pistacho]

Did I do something wrong here, using the Version 2.6 and it put the completed stuff into folder structure instead of ISO like it always does. Doing MVC reencode.

Is it possible that you inadvertently selected Blu-Ray 3D to 2D AVCHD conversion? ...

Edit: Also a suggestion, is it possible to make the Gui not auto arrange the info for bitrate and such? everytime you change one little thing, it messes with the bitrate, example, I set target bitrate to 20000 and then I set the other things and more times than not by the time I add it to the project it has rearranged the bit rate.

If audio type is changed, or subtitles or media size is changed bitrate needs to recalculate to fit perfectly in a target media.

I set target bitrate to 20000

Bitrate is not needed to set!!! Program calculates bitrate to fit target media.

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho

I want to uncrop a MKV file and convert it to m2ts with high bitrates (28500 Kbps for BD25).
The MKV bitrate is around 9900 Kbps. The message "Not need to recode video" is present (9900 < 28500)
The uncrop process needs recoding...How may I solve this?

Thanx

You're doing something wrong or meaningless:

If the input is an MKV this message never appears because always is recoded.

If you want to convert a MKV, open MKV directly (do not use a preprocessed m2ts or otherwise).

If this message appears is because your source is already an M2TS or AVCHD and you intend to re-encode it with a higher bitrate than the "original" (makes no sense).

[vertigoo]

I was doing something wrong : preprocessing to create m2ts. It made no sense.
Just another question :
do you intend to add ability to process multiple subtitle tracks when creating m2ts? It'll be fine
It is now needed to do post processing with tsMuxer to include one additional subtitle track and to use a small program (CorrectBD) if it is required to force one track (tsMuxer erases forcing)

Thanx

[pistacho]

do you intend to add ability to process multiple subtitle tracks when creating m2ts?

Not planned, sorry.

[cypher007]

ok got a subtitle problem. if I select English subtitles from the settings menu then do a recode using untouched I don't get any English subtitles in the end result that work apart from the forced ones. ive tried several BD's with the same result. ive checked the original and can see bdtoavchd is selecting the correct subtitle set and its present in the output. but media player home cinema displays nothing when selecting the subtitle stream.

[cypher007]

same probe with vlc player.

[pistacho]

same probe with vlc player.

Vlc does not support PGS subtitles, use MPC-HC instead: https://mpc-hc.org/

[cypher007]

Vlc does not support PGS subtitles, use MPC-HC instead: https://mpc-hc.org/

that's what I used to begin with. is it because bdtoavc is trying to put more than one sub track in the output? I heard something about this not working?

[robl45]

Vlc does not support PGS subtitles, use MPC-HC instead: https://mpc-hc.org/

For 3d use MPC-BE, has better support for the subtitles in 3d.

[cypher007]

this isn't a 3d blu ray.

[robl45]

Sure but be works for non 3d as well. If doing 3d and non 3d be is Better. If never doing 3d either work fine.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.1 (09/22/2016)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.4.2.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2721.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.0.61.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.1.msi)

[cypher007]

still don't work with mpc-be.

[cypher007]

this seems a fairly fundamental bug. so how do I get round it? otherwise ill have to go back to using ripbot.

as ive said blu ray in.

only setting ive changed is to create a custom size and set subs to English.

then when I encode I select untouched for subs and sound.

result nice encoded avchd with no subs, but the players are reporting there is a sub track.

same disc with ripbot result mkv with subs.

[cypher007]

ok narrowed down the problem.

if I select mkv remux the que says it will use 4608, which is the correct sub track.

if I select bd-25 or anything else it selects 4618 which I think is the forced subs.

so why is it selecting the wrong subs?

[cypher007]

ok found the problem.

if I scan the bitrates before adding the job it selects the 4618 sub track which is wrong.
if I don't scan bitrates it selects the 4608 track which is correct.

ill run an encode to confirm.

[robl45]

Is it possible that you inadvertently selected Blu-Ray 3D to 2D AVCHD conversion? ...



If audio type is changed, or subtitles or media size is changed bitrate needs to recalculate to fit perfectly in a target media.



Bitrate is not needed to set!!! Program calculates bitrate to fit target media.


Unfortunately, its been my experience that it doesn't do this correctly, it comes up with crazy bitrates and I always have to set it manually, I'm trying another in a second so I will test again.

Last night I did one, set to AVC9 and it was trying to set the bitrate to like 64000 or something, I manually changed it to 20000.

[cypher007]

ok that worked but it overshot it custom size, I'm guessing because I didn't scan the bit rates.

so why does it select the wrong subs when scanning the bit rates?

[robl45]

ok that worked but it overshot it custom size, I'm guessing because I didn't scan the bit rates.

so why does it select the wrong subs when scanning the bit rates?

It doesn't necessarily know which sub to pick, I scan bitrates to find if I have any forced subs, otherwise I pick the track I want manually.

[cypher007]

how do I select them manually? also if I don't scan the result is too big.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.2 (10/10/2016)


Changed: x265 encodes are made with parameter --no-open-gop to improve stability with some HW decoders (workaround to fix Kodi crash at resume playback on some Intel HD Graphics systems).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.1.14.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.2.msi)

[KaraokeAmerica]

Legend of Tarzan 3D: anyone able to rip it to TAB/SBS-MKV?

I ripped it (AnyDVD-HD) and the video is fine, but the audio is all choppy. I don't know if this is Cinavia or not, but I am willing to follow someone's lead if they have gotten past this.

Thanks!

UPDATE: I got the choppy audio using VLC as a player, but it seems to be playing OK in Plex. More testing is in order. Perhaps it is related to the audio track "ripped" in BDtoAVCHD? I thought that if I chose "untouched" it would keep all audio options in the MKV? Is that not how it works?

[robl45]

Is it possible to be able to read the BD from iso format since we can't extract the 3d info from MVC MKV's from Makemkv? I have been extracting but aside from taking awhile and taking up space, it doesn't always extract correctly. I tried a movie a few days ago and no matter what the extraction from iso wouldn't work. Makemkv nor this program would work on the extracted files yet makemkv worked perfectly on the iso but of course that means I'm limited to just eliminating some of the titles rather than compressing it to a reasonable size.

[robl45]

Legend of Tarzan 3D: anyone able to rip it to TAB/SBS-MKV?

I ripped it (AnyDVD-HD) and the video is fine, but the audio is all choppy. I don't know if this is Cinavia or not, but I am willing to follow someone's lead if they have gotten past this.

Thanks!

UPDATE: I got the choppy audio using VLC as a player, but it seems to be playing OK in Plex. More testing is in order. Perhaps it is related to the audio track "ripped" in BDtoAVCHD? I thought that if I chose "untouched" it would keep all audio options in the MKV? Is that not how it works?

try it in mpc-hc. If it works, its probably vlc.

[KaraokeAmerica]

try it in mpc-hc. If it works, its probably vlc.

Actually got a reply in the AnyDVD forum about this because I originally thought perhaps it was some sort of copy protection. They said that VLC has a known issue with Atmos 7.1 audio which apparently this movie has.

I haven't had a chance to actually watch the movie yet, but I will in Plex. If it works fine there I'll chalk it up to the VLC limitation.

Thanks!

[pistacho]

Is it possible to be able to read the BD from iso format since we can't extract the 3d info from MVC MKV's from Makemkv? I have been extracting but aside from taking awhile and taking up space, it doesn't always extract correctly. I tried a movie a few days ago and no matter what the extraction from iso wouldn't work. Makemkv nor this program would work on the extracted files yet makemkv worked perfectly on the iso but of course that means I'm limited to just eliminating some of the titles rather than compressing it to a reasonable size.

The correct workflow is:

Blu-Ray/ISO (protected) => AnyDVD HD => ISO (unprotected) => Mount ISO => BDtoAVCHD

Mount ISO: In Windows 8/10 right click on File Explorer to use mount feature of OS. In Windows 7 install DVDFab Virtual Drive (http://www.videohelp.com/software/DVDFab-Virtual-Drive) (free)

MKV's created with MakeMKV (or others programs) are NOT supported as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD. Only decrypted ISOs can be used as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD.

AnyDVD HD can also decrypt Blu-Rays on the fly (is not necessary create intermediate "decrypted ISO" and mount steps).

[cypher007]

how do I select the subs manually? ive tried 2.6.2 and it still selects the wrong sub stream if I scan bit rates.

[robl45]

Awesome, thank you so much, I was extracting all the iso's, hopefully this works better. I had no option to mount as the file associations were going to win rar or win iso.

The correct workflow is:

Blu-Ray/ISO (protected) => AnyDVD HD => ISO (unprotected) => Mount ISO => BDtoAVCHD

Mount ISO: In Windows 8/10 right click on File Explorer to use mount feature of OS. In Windows 7 install DVDFab Virtual Drive (http://www.videohelp.com/software/DVDFab-Virtual-Drive) (free)

MKV's created with MakeMKV (or others programs) are NOT supported as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD. Only decrypted ISOs can be used as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD.

AnyDVD HD can also decrypt Blu-Rays on the fly (is not necessary create intermediate "decrypted ISO" and mount steps).

[robl45]

how do I select the subs manually? ive tried 2.6.2 and it still selects the wrong sub stream if I scan bit rates.

subtitles field and click the one you want.

[robl45]

I've tried two movies now, all failing part way through the encode, does the error log below tell anything?

-[14/10/2016 - 19:20:00]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 172248 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.264" 15000 4 25000 25000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[pistacho]

I've tried two movies now, all failing part way through the encode, does the error log below tell anything?

-[14/10/2016 - 19:20:00]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 172248 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.264" 15000 4 25000 25000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Run Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (from BDtoAVCHD Help menu) and paste results.

EDIT: Also post contents of encode log if exits: file "INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.MVCenc_log.txt" from TEMP folder.

[robl45]

Run Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (from BDtoAVCHD Help menu) and paste results.

EDIT: Also post contents of encode log if exits: file "INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.MVCenc_log.txt" from TEMP folder.

okay, I will try that later, right now I renamed the folder as you had mentioned previously to see if it will do it in software encoding, started last night before bed and about 2 hours left. For obvious reasons I'd rather have hardware encoding. I don't have the mvcenc log but I believe its always blank. The other log I posted is the only thing that ever has anything in it.

[robl45]

Paste below, BTW, software completed successfully although took 12 hours. Before when this was a problem, the HW encoding would hang. Now at some point after I leave it hardware encoding I come back and the CMD window is closed (I always check debugging mode so I can see whats going on) and it just says failed in the display.

Run Intel Media SDK System Analyzer (from BDtoAVCHD Help menu) and paste results.

EDIT: Also post contents of encode log if exits: file "INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.MVCenc_log.txt" from TEMP folder.

Intel(R) Media Server Studio 2016 R2 - System Analyzer (32-bit)


The following versions of Media SDK API are supported by platform/driver
[opportunistic detection of MSDK API > 1.19]:

Version Target Supported Dec Enc
1.0 HW Yes X X
1.0 SW Yes X X
1.1 HW Yes X X
1.1 SW Yes X X
1.2 HW Yes X X
1.2 SW Yes X X
1.3 HW Yes X X
1.3 SW Yes X X
1.4 HW Yes X X
1.4 SW Yes X X
1.5 HW Yes X X
1.5 SW Yes X X
1.6 HW Yes X X
1.6 SW Yes X X
1.7 HW Yes X X
1.7 SW Yes X X
1.8 HW Yes X X
1.8 SW Yes X X
1.9 HW Yes X X
1.9 SW Yes X X
1.10 HW Yes X X
1.10 SW Yes X X
1.11 HW Yes X X
1.11 SW Yes X X
1.12 HW Yes X X
1.12 SW Yes X X
1.13 HW Yes X X
1.13 SW Yes X X
1.14 HW Yes X X
1.14 SW Yes X X
1.15 HW Yes X X
1.15 SW Yes X X
1.16 HW Yes X X
1.16 SW Yes X X
1.17 HW Yes X X
1.17 SW Yes X X
1.18 HW Yes X X
1.18 SW Yes X X
1.19 HW Yes X X
1.19 SW Yes X X

Graphics Devices:
Name Version State
Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 20.19.15.4501 Active
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 21.21.13.7270 08

System info:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Arch: 64-bit

Analysis complete... [press ENTER]

[pistacho]

@robl45:

OK is a driver problem: unfortunately Intel has a bad issues with all recent Graphics Drivers.

Latest 4530 (Beta) -> big memory leak
Previous 4501 -> deadlocks
Previous 4463 -> hangs (however I have implemented a workaround for it and works well with BDtoAVCHD)

Intel says next week come out 4531 driver that fix 4530 memory leak ;)

You have actually 4501 driver (it's bad)

I recommend you in meanwhile installs 4463 driver => https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26078/

(uninstalls first current driver from Control Panel)

[robl45]

Thank you, as I said it did work before so that makes perfect sense, although with the old driver and work around, it still only made it through a third of the time, but that was certainly better than 12 hours. Please keep us informed of the situation. I am watching movies tonight so not going to mess with the driver when I finally have it perfect right now, but I'll install the new driver so I don't have to wait 12 hours to finish a file. Quite frustrating when I finished Avatar 12 hours later to find out I had the wrong subs. :( Anyway, Thank you for this excellent piece of software.

@robl45:

OK is a driver problem: unfortunately Intel has a bad issues with all recent Graphics Drivers.

Latest 4530 (Beta) -> big memory leak
Previous 4501 -> deadlocks
Previous 4463 -> hangs (however I have implemented a workaround for it and works well with BDtoAVCHD)

Intel says next week come out 4531 driver that fix 4530 memory leak ;)

You have actually 4501 driver (it's bad)

I recommend you in meanwhile installs 4463 driver => https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26078/

(uninstalls first current driver from Control Panel)

[robl45]

I keep getting the below source file seems to be damaged, do you know how I can work around that? Its strange because this is the same disc I encoded last night for 12 hours on software, I'm trying to do again because I picked the wrong subtitles. I also converted this disc to mkv with makemkv and watched it tonight so I know its good.

M2TS, 2 video tracks, 4 audio tracks, 9 subtitle tracks, 2:41:42, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 35 chapters
2: h264/AVC (left eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: h264/MVC (right eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
4: DTS Master Audio, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz, -9ms
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: AC3, Czech, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
6: AC3, Hungarian, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
7: AC3, Turkish, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
8: Subtitle (PGS), English
9: Subtitle (PGS), Bulgarian
10: Subtitle (PGS), Croatian
11: Subtitle (PGS), Czech
12: Subtitle (PGS), Modern Greek
13: Subtitle (PGS), Hungarian
14: Subtitle (PGS), Slovenian
15: Subtitle (PGS), Turkish
16: Subtitle (PGS), English
s08 Extracting subtitle track number 8...
a04 Extracting audio track number 4...
v03 Extracting video track number 3...
v02 Extracting video track number 2...
v03 Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\RED BIRD 3D FE 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264"...
a04 Applying DTS delay...
a04 A remaining delay of +1ms could not be fixed.
v02 Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\RED BIRD 3D FE 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264"...
a04 Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\RED BIRD 3D FE 2D+3D.job_0.dtshd"...
s08 Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\RED BIRD 3D FE 2D+3D.job_0.sup"...
s08 0:00:02 The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity).
-----

[pistacho]

Clean disc and make ISO again

[robl45]

Clean disc and make ISO again

Thats not exactly possible given I don't have the disc. I dont understand why it worked the last time. I'll just keep trying with this one.

[robl45]

Its not the movie it self, that explains why it worked when I picked the track that people said is supposed to be the forced subs in Avatar. Its dying when trying to do the extract forced subs from track one as seen below. Anyway around this? Anyway to just add the subs?

eac3to v3.31
command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\eac3to\eac3to.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movie\BDMV\PLAYLIST\00804.mpls" 1) 2: "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" 3: "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 4: "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.dtshd" 8: "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.sup" -log="C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.eac3to_log.txt"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M2TS, 2 video tracks, 4 audio tracks, 9 subtitle tracks, 2:41:42, 24p /1.001
1: Chapters, 35 chapters
2: h264/AVC (left eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
3: h264/MVC (right eye), 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
4: DTS Master Audio, English, 5.1 channels, 24 bits, 48kHz, -9ms
(core: DTS, 5.1 channels, 1509kbps, 48kHz)
5: AC3, Czech, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
6: AC3, Hungarian, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
7: AC3, Turkish, 5.1 channels, 384kbps, 48kHz, -9ms
8: Subtitle (PGS), English
9: Subtitle (PGS), Bulgarian
10: Subtitle (PGS), Croatian
11: Subtitle (PGS), Czech
12: Subtitle (PGS), Modern Greek
13: Subtitle (PGS), Hungarian
14: Subtitle (PGS), Slovenian
15: Subtitle (PGS), Turkish
16: Subtitle (PGS), English
[s08] Extracting subtitle track number 8...
[v02] Extracting video track number 2...
[v03] Extracting video track number 3...
[a04] Extracting audio track number 4...
[v03] Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264"...
[a04] Applying DTS delay...
[a04] A remaining delay of +1ms could not be fixed.
[v02] Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264"...
[a04] Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.dtshd"...
[s08] Creating file "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005) 2D+3D.job_0.sup"...
[s08] [0:00:02] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
[s08] [2:33:19] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
[s08] [2:41:09] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
[s08] [2:41:07] The source file seems to be damaged (discontinuity). <WARNING>
[s08] The SUP reader received unknown data. <ERROR>
Aborted at file position 48316284928. <ERROR>

[pistacho]

when I picked the track that people said is supposed to be the forced subs in Avatar...


No need to hear "what people say" to know what forced subtitle track is... BDtoAVCHD detects forced subs with "Sacan bitrates" function and selects by default proper track.

This source is broken/corrupted/bad-rip/incomplete download/etc... the unique solution is re-rip, re-download, etc...

[robl45]

No need to hear "what people say" to know what forced subtitle track is... BDtoAVCHD detects forced subs with "Sacan bitrates" function and selects by default proper track.

This source is broken/corrupted/bad-rip/incomplete download/etc... the unique solution is re-rip, re-download, etc...

Yes, I have done this, same issue. I extracted the sub file in BDsuptosub and while there are some errors, I was able to export the forced subs without issue. Can I not just have BDtoAVCHD encode the movie without subs and then add the subs in?

[pistacho]

You can use TsMuxer to replace subs track with one is good (in the source and encode modified source). However if source is corrupted probably TsMuxer fails also.

If source is corrupted... is corrupted for all tools.

[robl45]

You can use TsMuxer to replace subs track with one is good (in the source and encode modified source). However if source is corrupted probably TsMuxer fails also.

If source is corrupted... is corrupted for all tools.

I'm gonna try just using the whole sub file. My player should be able to just play the forced. It's only dying when Trying to extract the forced subs. I see intel put out New driver today. Any news on whether it works with the hardware encoding?

[pistacho]

I see intel put out New driver today. Any news on whether it works with the hardware encoding?

No. Today's driver is a BETA version and only fix:

KEY ISSUES FIXED:
Battlefield 1 - video freezing while loading scenes Windows® 10
Anniversary Update
Fifa 17 – missing player’s heads in The Journey Windows® 10
Anniversary Update

NOT fix memory leak of Media SDK

:(:(:(

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26347/

[robl45]

What does the leak actually do? Just consume more when encoding? I have 16gigs. Is it that big a deal?

[pistacho]

Consume infinite (with sufficient run time)

[robl45]

Consume infinite (with sufficient run time)

Just while encoding or decoding too? I could encode and just reboot until They fix properly if it's just encode

[pistacho]

Just while encoding or decoding too? I could encode and just reboot until They fix properly if it's just encode

This is not going as you think!

I'm working on workaround.... meanwhile I recommend you stay with 4463 drivers (especially because are working fine). Or do you have any special need to update?

[robl45]

I'm currently on the version you said locks and dies. The 4463 works about 50 percent of the time but didn't want to go backwards if it's not a major issue.

[pistacho]

It's curious...

You report a issue and I found it's a Graphics Driver bug and you stay in this same buggy version...

You report a 2ºn issue and I found it's a currupted source and you stay in same corrupted source...

:) :) :)

[robl45]

It's curious...

You report a issue and I found it's a Graphics Driver bug and you stay in this same buggy version...

You report a 2ºn issue and I found it's a currupted source and you stay in same corrupted source...

:) :) :)

I finally got it working right for my movie watching. Working perfectly for watching so I'm hesitant to change.

[robl45]

Tried latest drivers released today. failed just like the other drivers in case that helps any.

[robl45]

You can use TsMuxer to replace subs track with one is good (in the source and encode modified source). However if source is corrupted probably TsMuxer fails also.

If source is corrupted... is corrupted for all tools.

This worked, I extracted the sub file from the bluray, encoded with bdtoavchd without sub. changed the ending ISO to mkv with makemkv and then used mkvtoolnix to put the two together.

Please let me know the status of the hardware encoding, I'll go back to 4633 or whatever it is if thats the only one that will work. Clearly it seems any of the later ones memory leak or not will not finish with hardware. The 4633 randomly worked but at least it worked. I've managed to fill my 2TB drive so I'm pretty screwed until I start compressing these things.

[pistacho]

You can try this beta version of BDtoAVCHD that includes the workaround for Intel graphics drivers memory leak:

http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.3.msi

Also includes a new 64-bit version of MVCenc and improves MVC encoding performance by 40% (using HW mode) :)

[robl45]

You can try this beta version of BDtoAVCHD that includes the workaround for Intel graphics drivers memory leak:

http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.3.msi

Also includes a new 64-bit version of MVCenc and improves MVC encoding performance by 40% (using HW mode) :)

Great, I will try now and let you know. Thanks

EDIT: its going now, at least twice as fast if not a little more.

[robl45]

That worked and wow that was fast. Easily 100% faster than old method. Frame rates were doubled.

[bigotti5]

One question:
Why is it not possible to use "TrueHD Core" as Target Audio in MKV mode?
If you choose AC3 audio will be senselessly reencoded.

[robl45]

That worked and wow that was fast. Easily 100% faster than old method. Frame rates were doubled.

well unfortunately, while both movies were really fast, neither of the two movies I encoded are working correctly. Both get messed up about 3/4 way through. I was watching ghostbusters tonight with my son again with the reencode I did this morning and at 1:22:15 approx, the 3d got all messed up. I verified now on the computer monitor where it just shows the frames side by side that indeed they are getting pixalated and out of sync at that time so its not an issue with my system playing it. I checked robinson crusoe which I've already watched twice with him so I know the disc copy is good and the new encode is doing the same thing as well although a little earlier in the movie. I'm guessing ghostbusters is 1 hour 56 min long and Robinson Crusoe is 1 hour 30 min long and I'm betting they probably doing it at the same relative time to the length of the movie.

Pistacho, any ideas on this? I use this and Makemkv and my player only plays mkv's and the iso were converted to mkv without reencoding when we first watched them without issue. I have not updated makemkv so I can only think its something with the new encoder.

I'd almost guess something was running out of memory, but I have 16 gigs and wouldn't that mean both movies would do it at approximately the same place?

[pistacho]

One question:
Why is it not possible to use "TrueHD Core" as Target Audio in MKV mode?
If you choose AC3 audio will be senselessly reencoded.

This is an old limitation because ancient versions of Mkvmerge cannot extract "core" part of TrueHD (or there was a problem I remember). At present Mkvmerge treats TrueHD audio as two differents tracks so this limitation no longer exists.

I'll check the code and I will surely implement this possibility.

Thank you for remembering this topic.

[pistacho]

well unfortunately, while both movies were really fast, neither of the two movies I encoded are working correctly. Both get messed up about 3/4 way through. I was watching ghostbusters tonight with my son again with the reencode I did this morning and at 1:22:15 approx, the 3d got all messed up. I verified now on the computer monitor where it just shows the frames side by side that indeed they are getting pixalated and out of sync at that time so its not an issue with my system playing it. I checked robinson crusoe which I've already watched twice with him so I know the disc copy is good and the new encode is doing the same thing as well although a little earlier in the movie. I'm guessing ghostbusters is 1 hour 56 min long and Robinson Crusoe is 1 hour 30 min long and I'm betting they probably doing it at the same relative time to the length of the movie.

Pistacho, any ideas on this? I use this and Makemkv and my player only plays mkv's and the iso were converted to mkv without reencoding when we first watched them without issue. I have not updated makemkv so I can only think its something with the new encoder.

I'd almost guess something was running out of memory, but I have 16 gigs and wouldn't that mean both movies would do it at approximately the same place?

Take into account that not all problems you have are related to Intel drivers or new BDtoAVCHD version e.g.: corrupted or bad-rip sources, MakeMKV pre or post process, strange 3D players, etc...

Anyway: finally Intel has fixed memory leak bug in a new branch of drivers (only for Skaylake and Kabylake). These drivers are not yet available on Intel website but they can be downloaded from Windows update:

v21.20.16.4534 x64 for Windows 10
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2016/10/20941655_8a1a7b4e909b995649b2671164b3e8654ef0a319.cab

note: these are newer than previous "4539" from another branch.

Extract cab with Winrar and install drivers through device manager via "disc install" method.

With these drivers we can use BDtoAVCHD v2.6.2 or BDtoAVCHD v2.6.3 indifferently.

So you can install first v2.6.2 and make one 3D encode and then update to v2.6.3 and make same encode again:

-If with v2.6.2 the picture is OK and with v2.6.3 not is a bug introduced with new BDtoAVCHD version (I doubt).
-If you have problems with two encodes, it is clear: these issues have no connection with drivers nor with BDtoAVCHD update.

[robl45]

New drivers installed. Now 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 just die when getting to the encoding job.


-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:58]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:59]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:00]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:01]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:02]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:04]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:06]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[pistacho]

This makes no sense!

You're doing something wrong. Clean temp folder. Why is job number 1 and not zero?

Clean unfinished jobs. Empty queue.

[robl45]

This makes no sense!

You're doing something wrong. Clean temp folder. Why is job number 1 and not zero?

Clean unfinished jobs. Empty queue.

I used same job from 2.6.2 thats probably why it says that, I started job again fresh in 2.6.3 now. will have results in a minute or two.

[robl45]

Newest job at end. This driver doesn't seem to work with either version.

-[23/10/2016 - 09:52:59]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\x264\x264.exe" --preset "medium" --tune "film" --bluray-compat --level "4.1" --vbv-bufsize 30000 --vbv-maxrate 40000 --bitrate 12000 --stats "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.ISO.job_0.stats" --keyint 24 --open-gop --slices 4 --frame-packing 0 --qpfile "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.ISO.job_0.qpfile" --colorprim "bt709" --transfer "bt709" --colormatrix "bt709" --sar 1:1 --pass 1 -o NUL ""
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:15:42]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:37]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:41]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:44]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:50]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:51]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:55]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:56]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:58]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:17:59]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:00]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:01]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:02]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:04]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:18:06]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_1.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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-[23/10/2016 - 10:29:45]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LAST CMD LINE => "C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\MVCenc_x64.exe" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.avc.h264" "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.mvc.h264" 167808 "C:\MyWork\Temp Movies\GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) 2D+3D.job_0.264" 12000 4 60000 30000
EXIT CODE => -1 (0xFFFFFFFF)
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[pistacho]

Im sorry, I cant help you. On my system the new driver works perfectly...

[robl45]

Im sorry, I cant help you. On my system the new driver works perfectly...

Is there any other logs to check? Its starting just fine in software encode.

[pistacho]

@bigotti5:

I updated v2.6.3 link with new compilation that enables extract TrueHD core for MKVs.

http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.3.msi

(since installer is same version number, is needed to uninstall previous to install new build)

[robl45]

Im sorry, I cant help you. On my system the new driver works perfectly...

I installed 4463 now. Hardware encode started right up. I had renamed the mediasdk folder mediasdk_ when trying software encode. I notice
installing the 4463 put in a new media sdk folder. Maybe there is some conflict between the new driver from today and the media sdk installed?

[robl45]

2.6.3 with 4463 did same problem in same spot on movie. Makemkv reports the frames are delayed. I'm getting now with 2.6.2. Takes twice as long. 33 minutes left assuming it completes

[bigotti5]

Wow, very fast response.
Works as it should.

Thx

[robl45]

2.6.3 with 4463 did same problem in same spot on movie. Makemkv reports the frames are delayed. I'm getting now with 2.6.2. Takes twice as long. 33 minutes left assuming it completes

Finished. Same issue. I checked the older movies I hardware encoded with this and none of them have the problem. I'm guessing something changed on my system but no idea what

[pistacho]

Makemkv reports the frames are delayed...

I can not repeat more times: MakeMKV is NOT compatible with BDtoAVCHD.

And BDtoAVCHD is NOT compatilbe with MakeMKV...


The correct proces is:

The correct workflow is:

Blu-Ray/ISO (protected) => AnyDVD HD => ISO (unprotected) => Mount ISO => BDtoAVCHD

Mount ISO: In Windows 8/10 right click on File Explorer to use mount feature of OS. In Windows 7 install DVDFab Virtual Drive (http://www.videohelp.com/software/DVDFab-Virtual-Drive) (free)

MKV's created with MakeMKV (or others programs) are NOT supported as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD. Only decrypted ISOs can be used as 3D source for BDtoAVCHD.

AnyDVD HD can also decrypt Blu-Rays on the fly (is not necessary create intermediate "decrypted ISO" and mount steps).

Also BDtoAVCHD is LAST step. Final ISO is for watch as it is.

[robl45]

I can not repeat more times: MakeMKV is NOT compatible with BDtoAVCHD.

And BDtoAVCHD is NOT compatilbe with MakeMKV...


The correct proces is:



Also BDtoAVCHD is LAST step. Final ISO is for watch as it is.

I get that, I am mounting the ISO directly. I will try to play final iso directly as I believe one of the players I have will do that although I don't think it will make a difference. Makemkv converts the original iso to mkv, why would it be any different for the compressed iso?

I tried again in 2.5.8 and same result. Clearly something is messed up on my system and I'm hoping you could point me maybe to what that could be as I have at least 3-4 movies hardware compressed previously and they are fine.

[robl45]

Okay So I just tried playing iso directly . not as bad as the makemkv version but definitely pixelated and slightly delayed on certain frames.

[robl45]

So I let it run on software encode last night and the video appears to be fine. Assuming something got corrupt with the hardware encoding on my system, what is the best method to clean out the system and start over?

[sneaker_ger]

Start by checking the actual hardware. Intel Burn Test, Memtest86+, Prime95. After those can run 24h without errors proceed with reading/writing tests over SATA/USB or whatever it is you're using for storage.

[robl45]

Start by checking the actual hardware. Intel Burn Test, Memtest86+, Prime95. After those can run 24h without errors proceed with reading/writing tests over SATA/USB or whatever it is you're using for storage.

I meant to fix the potential issue with the drivers. It used to work so obviously I apparently have some type of corruption. Do I uninstall the graphics driver and delete the media sdk folder? Is there anything else I would want to do as well?

[robl45]

well I just did a hardware encode and it appears to be good. I uninstalled the graphics drivers this morning and reinstalled although I'm not really sure what made the difference. last night even the software encode of star trek was giving me all sorts of frame delays and pixelation throughout. Now scanning the created iso it all appears to be good and makemkv ripped it without any frame delay errors. Will try another tonight, hopefully problem solved.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.4 (10/26/2016)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.5.0 and also included 64-bit version in installer.
New: on 64-bit systems, 64-bit version of Mkvmerge is used. This reduces to half or less the time needed for MKV muxing operations.
Updated: MVCenc and MVCdec versions and also included native 64-bit versions of two tools.
New: on 64-bit systems, 64-bit versions of MVCenc and MVCdec are used.
Improved: performance of 3D MVC encodes incremented by 40% on both 64-bit and 32-bit systems using HW mode.
Improved: workaround to avoid memory leak on 3D MVC transcoding present on Skylake systems using Intel Graphics Drivers 4501, 4530 and 4539 (due Intel's bug).
New: in MKV conversions "core" part of TrueHD audio (AC3 embedded track) can be extracted without re-coding (this was already possible for AVCHD conversions).

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.4.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.4.msi)

[robl45]

So I watched one of the movies I encoded with this with hardware last night. Finding Dory. I noticed I would get a quick white horizontal line every once in a while during the film. My kids didn't notice it, but I did. I also noticed this when watching HOU films that I downloaded but not when watching a straight rip of the bluray. I use DLP glasses and I'm guessing its just something inherent to the encoding process?

As for 2.6.3 and 2.6.4, is there any major difference that I really need to upgrade as 2.6.3 is working fine now and I'm afraid to create unnecessary problems again.

[cypher007]

subtitles field and click the one you want.

figured the bug out now.

I was scanning bitrates when clicking add to queue. this then changed the sub from 4608 to 4618.


if I scan bitrates using the can bitrates button it changes the selected sub from 4608 to 4618 in the sub field. so I can get round this by scanning using the button then changing the subs back to the correct one.

[cypher007]

quick question which will produce a better quality rip bdtoavchd set to avcdh 7.93gb dts core and very slow or ripbot set to mkv 7.93gb dts core and 2 pass?

at the moment it seems bdtoavchd produces the same overall file size but uses less bit rate for the video, even though the audio is the same size in both files, why? wheres the extra space gone?

so I'm wondering what will produce a better rip? slightly less bit rate but very slow setting or more bit rate and 2 passes?

[robl45]

figured the bug out now.

I was scanning bitrates when clicking add to queue. this then changed the sub from 4608 to 4618.


if I scan bitrates using the can bitrates button it changes the selected sub from 4608 to 4618 in the sub field. so I can get round this by scanning using the button then changing the subs back to the correct one.

Yes, scan bitrates, then make sure everything is the way you want it before you add job to queue.

[robl45]

quick question which will produce a better quality rip bdtoavchd set to avcdh 7.93gb dts core and very slow or ripbot set to mkv 7.93gb dts core and 2 pass?

at the moment it seems bdtoavchd produces the same overall file size but uses less bit rate for the video, even though the audio is the same size in both files, why? wheres the extra space gone?

so I'm wondering what will produce a better rip? slightly less bit rate but very slow setting or more bit rate and 2 passes?

I only use this for 3D, for 2D I use StaxGui as it does nvidia hardware encoding and can burn in hardcoded subs.

[robl45]

I just had an issue where the system kept dying when going to mvc encode. I checked the media sdk analyser and it was showing software only, no hardware. I hadn't changed anything, but I tried reinstalling the driver and now it shows hardware enabled again. Windows 10 update maybe?

[robl45]

There is a new driver available for HD530. Is it safe to use? came out 11/9.

[robl45]

I just had an issue where the system kept dying when going to mvc encode. I checked the media sdk analyser and it was showing software only, no hardware. I hadn't changed anything, but I tried reinstalling the driver and now it shows hardware enabled again. Windows 10 update maybe?

Second time this has happened. Anyone else have this issue?

and again I just had to reinstall the driver again as it said I wasn't enabled for hardware mode. Am I the only one with this issue?

[sergio2]

Notebook under Windows 10
Processor i7 6700HQ with Intel HD 530 : driver 20.19.15.4444 from 22/04/2016.
3D MVC encoding works well except when 3D Blu-Ray unprotected .iso file is mounted from an external disk : in this latter case, BDToAVCH crashes at the beginning of step 2, just before 3D MVC encoding.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.5 (12/06/2016)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.6.0.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2744.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.1.64.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.5.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.5.msi)

[robl45]

2nd or 3rd time now I've had to uninstall and reinstall the graphics driver to get 3d to encode without frame sync errors. I had a movie that I encoded months ago with the program give continuous frame errors until tonight when it finally encoded correctly again using the same source from months ago. I find it hard to believe no one else has had this issue?

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.6 (01/05/2017)


Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.7.1.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.2.1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.6.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.7 (02/03/2017)


Updated: x264 encoder to version 148.2762.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.2.30.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.8.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.7.msi)

[robl45]

Has anyone been able to 3d encode Transformers Age of Extinction or Captain America Civil War? I've tried for 2 weeks now and no matter what the encodes have errors. I've verified the original full disc copy doesn't have errors. Captain america civil war I got to encode without errors on Software encode but when watching it with my son, it didn't seem quite right. Was kind of giving me a headache. Transformers age of extinction I cannot get to encode no matter what I do without severe frame deformities around 1: 34 minutes or so. I know its not an issue with my system as between this time I've encoded 2 other 3d movies in hardware without issue.

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.8 (02/21/2017)

Improved: GUI scaling on high DPI displays (prevents program window too small).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.3.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 9.9.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.8.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.8.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.6.9 (04/05/2017)


Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.3.28.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 10.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.9.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.6.9.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.0 (04/27/2017)


Improved: IMDb movie titles search more accurate and now is displayed a list of results when there are multiple possible matches.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.4.1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.0.msi)

[iSeries]

Hi Pistacho, could AC3 2.0 options be added for video remuxing?

[FulciLives]

I love this program but as far as I can tell, there is no way to BURN IN subtitles. I would love if you could add this feature. BURN IN subtitles is my preferred method when dealing with a mixed language film (in other words a film that is mostly English but which has some sequence or sequences that are foreign and has forced subs for these parts).

From the reading it seems the program can BURN IN subtitles when working with 3D video but I only work with standard 2D (non-3D) video.

Thanks for a great program that works so well in terms of simplicity as well as quality output!

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho, could AC3 2.0 options be added for video remuxing?

What do you mean? Downmix source AC3 5.1 audio to AC3 2.0?

Why is necessary?

Normally all players can downmix audio to stereo if only two speakers are present (or headphones) and savings in bitrate are not much significant.

[pistacho]

I love this program but as far as I can tell, there is no way to BURN IN subtitles. I would love if you could add this feature. BURN IN subtitles is my preferred method when dealing with a mixed language film (in other words a film that is mostly English but which has some sequence or sequences that are foreign and has forced subs for these parts).

From the reading it seems the program can BURN IN subtitles when working with 3D video but I only work with standard 2D (non-3D) video.

Thanks for a great program that works so well in terms of simplicity as well as quality output!

BURN IN subtitles is not necessary. MKV and AVCHD containers support forced subtitles (flagged forced) as in original Blu-Ray.

Burn in subtitles is only the last resort when player not support other options...

Currently ALL decent MKV and AVCHD players supports forced subs.

[FulciLives]

@pistacho

I realize this but for forced subs that only pop up some-of-the-time I still like the concept of burnt in subs which simply cannot be missed or accidentally turned off etc. but yeah I know, I get what you are saying.
Thanks for the response.

[snakeman]

Some of my BD9 encodes are a bit too large for my dvd9 media! Did I miss something in the readme file. I have a few that are perfect. I can use overburn on one of my machines and they burn fine, but I cannot play them in my software or hardware players.


snakeman,

These are the ones I'm converting from BD50 3D to BD9 mvc 3d


Thanks

[pistacho]

Some of my BD9 encodes are a bit too large for my dvd9 media! Did I miss something in the readme file. I have a few that are perfect. I can use overburn on one of my machines and they burn fine, but I cannot play them in my software or hardware players.


snakeman,

These are the ones I'm converting from BD50 3D to BD9 mvc 3d


Thanks

If the conversion has DTS-HD or True-HD (variable bitrate audio) or has enough amount of subtitles remember to use "scan bitrates" button and wait to finish 100% so that the program can calculate the correct bitrate.

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.1 (05/29/2017)


Updated: x264 encoder to version 150.2833.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.4.9.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 12.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.1.msi)

[snakeman]

If the conversion has DTS-HD or True-HD (variable bitrate audio) or has enough amount of subtitles remember to use "scan bitrates" button and wait to finish 100% so that the program can calculate the correct bitrate.

I thought I did, I will try again today.



snakeman

[snakeman]

:):):):)I thought I did, I will try again today.



snakeman

Same thing, Do you have old versions available?
Everything dated before May 12, 2017 shows the correct size!
Oops found the older versions! I will report back.
I have tried as far back as 2.6.7 no luck! It could be the size of the movies I guess.

Thanks for all the help,

snakeman

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.3 (07/19/2017)


Updated: MVC tools to Intel Media SDK 2017 R1 (API 1.23).
Updated: x264 encoder to version 152.2851.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.5.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 13.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.3.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.3.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.4 (08/08/2017)


Fixed: In MVC 3D conversions incompatible output formats can be selected by default (depending on saved preferences).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.5.4.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 14.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.4.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.4.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.5 (12/01/2017)


Changed: Drop Windows XP support. Minimum version is now Windows 7.
Updated: runtime libraries and internal Visual C++ dependencies.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 18.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.5.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.5.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.6 (01/01/2018)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 155.2893.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.6.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 19.0.0

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.6.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.7 (02/20/2018)


Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.6.8.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 20.0.0

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.7.msi)

[robl45]

So I mentioned this maybe a year and a half ago, I'm still having the same issue. Sometimes this program works great, other time the video is out of sync as reported by makemkv when I turn it into mkv.

I just did the latest thor movie. completed and then makemkv said their were issues with time sync on the 3d. used dvd fab and no issues reported in makemkv. If I reinstall the video driver that sometimes helps but other times it just isn't doing that movie no matter what. I find most of the times its issues with movies that have subtitles although this movie didn't have subtitles that I needed and still same issue.

[iSeries]

Hi Pistacho, for uhd input (mkv output), converting truehd/atmos tracks to flac doesnt seem to be possible. It is for dts-hd ma tracks though. Just wondering why?

[pistacho]

Hi Pistacho, for uhd input (mkv output), converting truehd/atmos tracks to flac doesnt seem to be possible. It is for dts-hd ma tracks though. Just wondering why?

Does not support UHD input or output at all.

[pistacho]

Version 2.7.8 (03/14/2018)

New: In the mpls selection window (Blu-Ray) added an option for preview m2ts using an external player.
New: In advanced encoding options added the noise reduction setting for x265 (--nr-intra --nr-inter).
Updated: x264 encoder to version 155.2901.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.7.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 21.0.0

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.8.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.7.8.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.0 (05/12/2018)

New: Added support for AviSynth+ (32/64-bit).
New: On 64-bit systems with AviSynth+ 64-bit installed, it is used in the 3D-SBS/TAB conversions.
Updated: 3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2018 R1 (API 1.26).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.7.348.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 23.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.0.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.1 (06/16/2018)


Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.8.11.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 24.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.1.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.2 (08/20/2018)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 157.2932.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.8.59.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 25.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.2.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.2.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.3 (10/10/2018)


Updated: x264 encoder to version 157.2935.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.9.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 27.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.3.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.3.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.4 (12/12/2018)

Updated: x265 encoder to version 2.9.8.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 29.0.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.4.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.4.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.5 (01/28/2019)

New: In advanced encoding options added tune animation setting for x265 (new --tune animation in x265 v3.0).
Changed: x265 encodes now uses --aq-mode 3 (improves quality on dark scenes).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.0.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 31.1.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.5.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.5.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.6 (03/19/2019)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 157.2969.
Updated: 3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2018 R2.1 (API 1.27).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 32.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.6.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.6.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.7 (06/22/2019)

Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.1.1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 34.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.7.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.7.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.8 (08/09/2019)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 158.2984.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.1.2.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 35.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.8.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.8.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.8.9 (10/02/2019)

Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.4.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 37.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.9.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.8.9.msi)

[darkio]

Bug: Don't remux subtitles in .srt form from mkv with h264 video to mkv with h265 video.
In temp folder subtitle is ok, but on final file is missing.
Original file is mkv with h264 video 1080p and ac3 audio.
For full conversion I've used mkv with h265, untouched audio, flagged force subtitle and cfr 20 with 720p resize.
Please, fix
Thanks

[pistacho]

Hi,

I found that bug: only occurs if video is resized to 720p and source subtitle is SRT (UTF-8). Not occurs never if source is a Blu-Ray or is MKV and not is resized.

For now, this is a fixed version:

BDtoAVCHD_test.rar (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_test.rar)

Extract RAR and copy to C:\Program Files (x86)\BDtoAVCHD\

[darkio]

Ok thanks a lot for this fix !.
It works ok now

I really appreciate that the error has been solved.
I find it very easy for quick jobs. I have only a small request.
I Suggest to you some improvements:
aac encoding for mkv output
x265 color depth (8,10 and 12 Bit)
UHD bluray o mkv hevc 10 bit, hdr etc as input
hdr to sdr conversion
use nvenc (rigaya) encoder for uhd conversion

more resolution after crop:
1080p
1.66:1 (5:3) / 1920x1152
1.77:1 (16:9) / 1920x1080
1.85:1 / 1920x1038
2:1 / 1920x960
2.35:1 / 1920x817
2.37:1 (RED Wide) / 1920x810
2.39:1 (referred to as 2.40) / 1920x803
2.40:1 (Blu-Ray) / 1920x800
2.44 / 1920x787
1.33:1 (4:3) / 1920x1440

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.0 (11/14/2019)


Fixed: when video is resized to 720p and source subtitles are in SRT, no subtitles are muxed at output.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.6.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 40.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.0.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.0.msi)

[darkio]

another bug with last update (I think)

do not endode until the end of file.
import mkv or bluray, then resize to 720p with mkv output and h265 codec then queue with or without subtitles.
start to encode but fail.
the queue colour is green but final mux is incomplete.
please, fix and add ac3 192 for stereo output. some disk, like anime, use uncompressed audui

[pistacho]

I cannot reproduce this bug. Probably is because you have in temp folder files with same name of previous incomplete tests/jobs. Delete manually all contents of temp folder and try again.

Also for 192 Kbps bitrate, stereo tracks can be encoded at 384 or 448 Kbps AC3 (even stereo Mp3 good quality has 320 Kbps).

Regarding the support for UHD BD and other new major functions, I don't have it planned for now.

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.1 (12/20/2019)


Updated: x264 encoder to version 159.2990.
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.1+2.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 41.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.1.msi (http://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.1.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.2 (01/24/2020)

Updated: 2D/3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2019 R1 (API 1.28).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.2.1+5.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 42.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.2.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.2.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.3 (03/03/2020)

Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.3+1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 43.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.3.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.3.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.4 (04/11/2020)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 160.3000 (r3000).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.3+2.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 45.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.4.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.4.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.5 (06/11/2020)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 160.3007 (r3007).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.4+1.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 47.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.5.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.5.msi)

[masterkivat]

Does BDtoAVCHD have plans to support multi-audio sources? Like, let's say I have an .mkv file that have multi-audio tracks and in order to give more bitrate to the video (reencoding it obviously), I may want to reencode these audio tracks to AC3 640kbps or less and keep all these audio tracks in the final project... :thanks:

[pistacho]

Sorry this program is over 10 years old and now I just keep it updated. There are no new features planned.

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.6 (07/31/2020)


Updated: x264 encoder to version 161.3018 (r3018).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.4+14.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 48.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.6.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.6.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.7 (10/27/2020)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 161.3027 (r3027).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.4+30.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 51.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.7.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.7.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.8 (01/02/2021)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 161.3030 (r3030).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.4+35.
Updated: 2D/3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2020 R1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.8.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.8.msi)

[KaraokeAmerica]

Sorry this program is over 10 years old and now I just keep it updated. There are no new features planned.


Thank you!

[ersmiller]

Is there a way to get full SBS or TAB resolution? I.e. 3840*1080 or 1920*2160? I'll be viewing the files with a VR headset that is more than capable of the resolution.

[pistacho]

Version 2.9.9 (02/23/2021)

Fixed: Conversion fails when source is MKV with FLAC audio and destination is FLAC audio (untouched audio).
Updated: x264 encoder to version 161.3048 (r3048).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.5+2.
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 53.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.9.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v2.9.9.msi)

[ersmiller]

Is there a way to get full SBS or TAB resolution? I.e. 3840*1080 or 1920*2160? I'll be viewing the files with a VR headset that is more than capable of the resolution.


Bump?

Is it not possible to get full resolution SBS video or am I just missing the option in the settings? Is there a command line option maybe?

I've been able to get the result I'm looking for using a series of other programs, but it's a lengthy process. It would be wonderful if I could get full resolution SBS with this program with its more simple and mostly automated process.

Also, I haven't found any other program that gets the subtitles right like this one does and the subtitles this program generates don't line up correctly with the full resolution SBS videos I've been making elsewhere. So it would be wonderful if this would be possible here.

[pistacho]

Maybe there is an option to do what you want although I cannot give you any guarantees:

When the conversion is starting (x264/x265 encoding step) stop it (stop job) and go to the temp folder and look for an .avs file (Avisynth script)

Open it with a text editor and replace the line:

return StackHorizontal(HorizontalReduceBy2(Left), HorizontalReduceBy2(Right))

With:
return StackHorizontal(Left, Right)

Once edited, start conversion again (start jobs). This will create a FULL SBS output.

For more info and examples about 3D SBS / TAB scripts see this thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=170004

[ersmiller]

Maybe there is an option to do what you want although I cannot give you any guarantees:

When the conversion is starting (x264/x265 encoding step) stop it (stop job) and go to the temp folder and look for an .avs file (Avisynth script)

Open it with a text editor and replace the line:

return StackHorizontal(HorizontalReduceBy2(Left), HorizontalReduceBy2(Right))

With:
return StackHorizontal(Left, Right)

Once edited, start conversion again (start jobs). This will create a FULL SBS output.

It worked! Thank you.

[pistacho]

Version 3.0.0 (06/11/2021)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 163.3059 (r3059).
Updated: x265 encoder to version 3.5+1 (final branch).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 57.0.
Updated: 2D/3D tools to Intel Media SDK 2021 R1.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.0.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.0.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 3.0.1 (07/14/2021)

Fixed: Conversion fails when source is MKV with MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2) and destination is same (untouched audio).
Updated: IMDb scraper to handle new web layout.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 164.3065 (r3065).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 58.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.1.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.1.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 3.0.2 (10/08/2021)

Updated: x264 encoder to version 164.3075 (r3075).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 61.0.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.2.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.2.msi)

[robl45]

Hello,

Got error message below. Says couldn't init. Possibly problem with hardware decoding? I know there was a way to trick into software decoding but I don't remember, rename a file or something like that? Could you advise on any possible solution?

MVCenc v3.0.0 (64-bit). This tool is part of BDtoAVCHD software.

Intel Media SDK Information:

- API Level: 1.34, Implementation: SW

Source Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)

Target Information:

- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Frame Rate: 24000/1001 (23.976 fps)
- Codec: AVC, Level: 4.1, Profile: AVC Stereo High
- Num Slice: 6
- Num Ref: 4
- GOP: 24-4-0 Open
- Buffer Size: 30000 Kbits
- Max Bitrate: 60000 Kbps
- Bitrate: 30816 Kbps
- Tar. Usage: 4

MVCenc: Can't init encoder

[darkio]

about 1080i resize to 720p

I suggest to improve bd2avchd to deinterlace into 50p/60p, can be very usefull.

[pistacho]

Version 3.0.4 (10/31/2022)

Improved: compatibility with MKV's containing AAC audio.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 164.3101 (r3101).
Updated: IMDb scraper to adapt to changes on the web.

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.4.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.0.4.msi)

[pistacho]

Version 3.1.0 (01/09/2023)

New: On systems with hybrid processors (P-cores + E-cores) running on Windows 11 22H2, the video encoding process is now configured correctly to avoid using only E-cores when the app is minimized.
Updated: x264 encoder to version 164.3103 (r3103).
Updated: Mkvmerge to version 72.0.
Updated: IMDb scraper (again).

DOWNLOAD => BDtoAVCHD_v3.1.0.msi (https://www.connecta2000.com/download/BDtoAVCHD_v3.1.0.msi)

[arapaz]

Hello,
I have the same problem as ROBL45
MVCenc: Can't init encoder

Do you have any idea how to make it work ?

[darkio]

bug:
eac3 fail to extraxt core with every blu ray disc

[darkio]

bug:
bd2avchd encoder 1080i 25 fps with tff but bluray is bff.

Generale
ID univoco : 226789727316841037635139216523310806094 (0xAA9E1CD96036AED91EF70FEC25FA344E)
Nome completo : D:\dragon ball BD\Il Giorno Del Venerdì Santo (1980, John Mackenzie).mkv
Formato : Matroska
Versione formato : Version 4
Dimensione file : 15,6 GiB
Durata : 1o 49min
Modo bitrate generale : Variabile
Bitrate totale : 20,4 Mbps
Frequenza fotogrammi : 25,000 fps
Film : Il Giorno Del Venerdì Santo (1980, John Mackenzie)
Data codifica : 2024-03-07 20:24:43 UTC
Creato con : mkvmerge v75.0.0 ('Goliath') 64-bit
Compressore : libebml v1.4.4 + libmatroska v1.7.1

Video
ID : 1
Formato : MPEG Video
Versione formato : Version 2
Profilo formato : Main@High
Impostazioni formato : BVOP
Impostazioni formato, BVOP : Si
Impostazioni formato, Matrice : Predefinito
Impostazioni formato, GOP : M=3, N=15
Impostazioni formato, struttura immagine: Frame
ID codec : V_MPEG2
ID codec/Informazioni : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Durata : 1o 49min
Modalità bitrate : Variabile
Bitrate : 20,0 Mbps
Bitrate massimo : 30,0 Mbps
Larghezza : 1.920 pixel
Altezza : 1.080 pixel
Rapporto aspetto visualizzazione : 16:9
Modalità frame rate : Costante
Frequenza fotogrammi : 25,000 fps
Spazio colore : YUV
Sottocampionamento croma : 4:2:0
Profondità bit : 8 bit
Tipo scansione : Interlacciato
Ordine scansione : Prima campo inferiore
Modo compressione : Con perdita
Bit/(pixel*frame) : 0.386
Timecode primo fotogramma : 00:00:00:00
Timecode sorgente : Group of pictures header
GOP, Apri/chiudi : Chiudi
Dimensione traccia : 15,3 GiB (98%)
Predefinito : Si
Forzato : No

Audio
ID : 2
Formato : AC-3
Formato/Informazioni : Audio Coding 3
Nome commerciale : Dolby Digital
ID codec : A_AC3
Durata : 1o 49min
Modalità bitrate : Costante
Bitrate : 448 kb/s
Canali : 6 canali
Layout canale : L R C LFE Ls Rs
Frequenza campionamento : 48,0 KHz
Frequenza fotogrammi : 31,250 fps (1536 SPF)
Modo compressione : Con perdita
Dimensione traccia : 351 MiB (2%)
Lingua : Italiano
Tipo servizio : Complete Main
Predefinito : Si
Forzato : No
Finestra normalizzazione : -31 dB
compr : -0.28 dB
cmixlev : -3.0 dB
surmixlev : -3 dB
dialnorm_Average : -31 dB
dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB
dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dB

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 1
00:00:00.360 : en:Chapter 2
00:08:37.200 : en:Chapter 3
00:23:51.000 : en:Chapter 4
00:38:56.400 : en:Chapter 5
00:51:33.600 : en:Chapter 6
01:01:56.400 : en:Chapter 7
01:14:57.000 : en:Chapter 8
01:22:28.800 : en:Chapter 9
01:34:26.400 : en:Chapter 10
01:45:15.600 : en:Chapter 11

ReportBy : MediaInfoLib - v25.04
CreatedOn : UTC 2025-08-11 05:39:18

[demomode]

Hello, how can I add more audio and subtitles?

[darkio]

bd2avchd fails conversion from eac3 to ac3 core