BD Rebuilder help file?

[NLight95]

Is there a help file for BD Rebuilder for the Setup Options?

I've searched around and found changelogs and such but I'm looking for specific help explaining the features. For example, for the "Movie-Only Playback Loop" option I found this:

"Added an option to the SETUP dialog to enable or disable movie-only playback looping.Unclicking the option will result in movie-only discs stopping at the end rather than restarting (looping)."

I found it in the BD Rebuilder change log/history.

But I'm also looking for help on the other setup options as well (like the audio encoding options). Is there a help file I can download or can someone please direct me to a "description page" of all the BD Rebuilder options explaining what each option does?

Thanks!

[Video Dude]

Sticky: BD Rebuilder (BD-RB) Frequently Asked Questions

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=157143

[setarip_old]

@NLight95

Keep in mind that this excellent. polished program is in Beta testing mode...

[NLight95]

:thanks: for the sticky for the Audio Encoding options. It answers some questions I had.

I want to make sure that all my audio streams are left intact (except for languages I omit) but also compliant with standards. In other words, I don't want to encode/compress and of my audio.

Referring to the sticky, my guess is that I should select "Keep HD Audio for BD25 Recording" and leave the other audio options unchecked. Is this correct? Or should I also select "Do not reencode AC3"?

Are there stickys for the Video Encoding and General Encoding options?

I'm a registered user of DVD-RB and have been using it since it was in beta, so I understand BD-RB is a work in progress. ;) :)

[setarip_old]

I'm a registered user of DVD-RB and have been using it since it was in beta, so I understand BD-RB is a work in progress.The point I was making is that formal "Help" files are usually the last addition to a beta program...

[Video Dude]

I want to make sure that all my audio streams are left intact (except for languages I omit) but also compliant with standards. In other words, I don't want to encode/compress and of my audio.

Referring to the sticky, my guess is that I should select "Keep HD Audio for BD25 Recording" and leave the other audio options unchecked. Is this correct? Or should I also select "Do not reencode AC3"?

Check the boxes:
Do not convert DTS to AC3
Do not reencode AC3
Keep HD Audio for BD25 encoding

Uncheck the boxes:
Use 448 Kbs for AC3
Use 192 Kbs


Are there stickys for the Video Encoding and General Encoding options?

My quick descriptions of the Video Options:

Convert SD to HD
This will upconvert SD video (for example extras) to HD.
Check this if you think AviSynth will upconvert better than your player.

Use Open GOPs
Checking this box could result in better compression, but you lose editing and some players may have difficulty.

Resize 1080 to 720
Check this if you are compressing to BD5.

Use DECOMB
Some extras are interlaced. Check this to deinterlace. Could have some side effects.

Convert 4:3 to 16:9
Converts full screen to wide screen by clipping off the top and bottom of the video.

[NLight95]

The point I was making is that formal "Help" files are usually the last addition to a beta program...

Yep, I totally agree with you (having done some programming projects of my own). I wasn't complaining about the lack of a help files, I just needed some guidance with some of the setup options.

[NLight95]

Check the boxes:
Do not convert DTS to AC3
Do not reencode AC3
Keep HD Audio for BD25 encoding

Uncheck the boxes:
Use 448 Kbs for AC3
Use 192 Kbs

My quick descriptions of the Video Options:

Convert SD to HD
This will upconvert SD video (for example extras) to HD.
Check this if you think AviSynth will upconvert better than your player.

Use Open GOPs
Checking this box could result in better compression, but you lose editing and some players may have difficulty.

Resize 1080 to 720
Check this if you are compressing to BD5.

Use DECOMB
Some extras are interlaced. Check this to deinterlace. Could have some side effects.

Convert 4:3 to 16:9
Converts full screen to wide screen by clipping off the top and bottom of the video.

Thanks a bunch Video Dude. :thanks:

I hope others find this thread useful too.

[Wizzu]

Resize 1080 to 720
Check this if you are compressing to BD5.


Do you mind if I ask why? You make it sound as if it's kinda necessary to do that...

Personally I don't downsize when compressing to BD5.
X264 does such a fantastic job, I find the result totally satisfying.

Granted, I haven't tried (yet) BD5/1080 with original material over ~25GB. Over that, I prefer to choose BD9 as target, out of caution.

Are you simply implying that BD5/1080 compression gets mediocre when used from large files...? Or, if you implied that it's necessary to downsize to 720P for BD5, care to explain why? Thanks! :-)