Nero/Ateme HP AVC Encoder Beta : Call For Testers

[bobololo]

Nero Recode H.264 encoder is on my machine(Athlon XP 3200+,1 GB RAM DDR400 CL 2.5) is too slow,about 5.5-7 fps.

When will Ateme improve speed of H.264 encoding?

It really depends on the configuration you're using. If you choose insane number of reference, extra quality and encoding 1080p material it can be really slow :)

I would suggest you to check the prefered settings people posted so far in other threads.

[bobololo]

Ok now that we've most of testers in, we're about to really begin the beta. We'll start sending the terms on monday so please check your mailbox.

To proceed you're asked to approve them and provide your data so we can send by postal mail the information to access to beta material.

ps: the definitive list of testers will be posted shortly.

[Kostarum Rex Persia]

your pc seems wierd. I can run it at 4.5fps on my p3 1.13 ghz machine with 256MB ram.......

Ok,I explain in details.I use standard AVC profile,2 reference frames,3 B-frames,low psyhovisual,and chroma motion enabled for DVD video input with no noise at all.Maximum number is 7-8 fps in second.And yes,encoder quality is Extra,GOP size is 300,and that it.I always use 1-pass mode for encoding.It's insane,but movie(1h 30 min lengh) is encoded about 5-6 hours.

Please,who can me give some really good advice how to improve speed of Nero Digital encoding,I tired of waiting anymore.

What is GOP,and default value is 300.Did values higher than 300 will improve quality,or not.

[LigH]

Your question still does not belong to the topic of this thread: Beta tester recruitment.

[bobololo]

I'm currently sending the terms & conditions, the resulting list of testers can be found below:

http://pub.ateme.net/~tsouthiv/beta2_testers.txt

[Sirber]

Answered.

[acidsex]

Lucky you :) I still havent recieved my email yet but definitely am on the lookout for it.

[acidsex]

Have all the emails been sent out? The reason I ask is because I still havent received it and want to make sure my spam filter didnt delete it.

[Sirber]

In any case, I'm not lying. :D

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Subject: Ateme MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 HP Encoder Beta
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Dear beta tester,

First thank you for your interest for Ateme MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 high profile
encoder and for your participation to our beta program.

[acidsex]

Damn, hope there wasnt a typo in my email address or something.

[IgorC]

Russian guy also has receive an email here :rolleyes:

[ChronoCross]

got mine too. perhaps it's a typo in your email. just pm bobololo with your correct email addr.

[Sharktooth]

Got it.

[Blue_MiSfit]

got my e-mail too :D :D :D :D

thanks to whoever voted me in!!

I will contribute everything I can to this process.

-Misfit

[dragongodz]

got mine and replied aswell. :D

[acidsex]

You all just suck :D

[Blue_MiSfit]

Any word on whether or not there will be an x64 version of the beta?

[Andrey]

>>Any word on whether or not there will be an x64 version of the beta?
You think it would be much faster ?
Or you simply wonna to test it ;)

[Selur]

got and replied to the email :)

Cu Selur

Ps.: A build with multithreading support would also be cool ;)

[acidsex]

Grrrr. Has to be an email problem. I am guessing Bobolo sent to the emails in our profiles which mine was out of date from last year. So I changed it and PM'd him. Hopefully Ill receive it tomorrow and reply to him. :)

[LigH]

(Another stupid "me too" thread tail ... :D)

Received, and replied.

[acidsex]

Woot, woot. Received and replied. Now I can be part of the me too posts :D

[Doom9]

uh guys, just to remind you that we do have a rule that does not appreciate that kind of posts. I'm glad to see you happy, but why don't you sing out your window instead?

[CruNcher]

think of the poor database folks you could be responsible for the next time it fails :D
btw me too ;)

[pogo stick]

Any word on whether or not there will be an x64 version of the beta?
Would be very interesting to test it!

By the way, what CPU is faster for new encoder? Intel or AMD?

I am rendering a video using Terragen - even the unregistered copy is already capable of up to 1280x960, this will be enough for HDTV-720p (1280x720).

I just wonder if it is easily possible to make this terrain, world, and script available so that other people may reliably reproduce the result and use it for own tests.

(Water ripples, the sun, and clouds are animated.)
Looks nice! If this thing is not too big to download and not too complicated to use, all testers could run encoder at the same settings on the same source to compare encoding time and fps on different CPUs.

pogo stick is very happy receiver and sender today :)

[LigH]

If, then I'd zip the small "world" and "script" file, and give you instructions on how to create the "terrain" file (it is reproducible). But I'm afraid the rendering time amount is horrible. Those with fast computers may be happy to just need few days, but on my Duron-800, I don't even get 100 frames per day, it will take around a week I'd guess.

[Sharktooth]

i've the registered version of terragen, i can enable the "ultra" quality too :)

[LigH]

Just a side note, if you are interrested:

Mplayer (celtic-druid's Tbird build 2005-06-04) in general plays the two test files (Harry Potter 2, Batman Begins), but the chrominance is shifted vertically against the luminance (around 4 pixels, I'd guess). But I'm not totally sure if it may be related to using YV12 overlays (they are not very reliable on my GeForce2 GTS). ffdshow plays the videos well without shifts (but it looks a bit unstable, jerky) via haali's latest splitter in Media Player Classic, output via VMR9.

[DeeGee]

Hmm... Might be just your GF2. But anyway i'm not noticing that. I have the 2005-06-04-AthlonXP build.

[berrinam]

According to Bobololo's first post, today marks the start of the testing stage. First impressions?

[thegeby]

According to Bobololo's first post, today marks the start of the testing stage. First impressions?

Hang in there, We'll tell you when we a) get the beta encoder and b) encode ;)

[berrinam]

Sorry, I guess I'm just too eager ;)

[bobololo]

Sorry, I guess I'm just too eager ;)

I know I'm late compared to the initial plan since I didn't have much time lately. I'm trying to send the login & password postal mail to testers today and I hope we can really start by the begining of next week.

[LigH]

Fine for me - Terragen is still rendering... :rolleyes:
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For those who want to have the same animation for tests:

- run Terragen 0.9.19
- create a new terrain:
+- use "Ridged Multi Perlin" as algorithm
+- uncheck random coordinates, use (0, 0)
+- move the slider all the way right (biggest terrain structures)
- switch to "terrain units" instead of "meters"
- modify the terrain
+- set a height range of (-12, 12)
- save the terrain (e.g. as "HDTV.ter")

Load the attached "World" file HDTV.tgw (@ mods: please approve the attachment).

- run Scripter
- use some useful image and script filenames (e.g. C:\TEMP\HDTV | C:\TEMP\HDTV.tgs)
- Frame Number: (1, 400)
- {no "Camera Pos" animation}
- Sun heading: (-20, 60)
- Sun altitude: (20, -60) -- oops: must be in Australia... :o
- Exposure: (4.0, 1.5)
- Shadow Lightness: (5, 50)
- "Create it"
- "Notepad it"
- as second line, enter "CloudVel 2,135"; save

Execute script. Go on vacation over the weekend.

[dragongodz]

mail to testers today and I hope we can really start by the begining of next week.
according to the local post office normal mail to Germany can take a week or so, so i assume its probably the same from there to here. as such some of us may not get the mail until later next week.

[Sharktooth]

same here, about a week. but we have a sort of cheap high priority mail service so we can send mails that takes no longer than 24h (national) or 48h (EU) to arrive. It costs about 0.60€ for a normal letter.

[IgorC]

I'm very sad saying that but I have some not predicted problem here and must dedicate some extra time to my job and exams. I haven't received beta yet. I hope it won't be a problem for somebody.

[Kurtnoise]

FYI : I received this morning my login & password by post mail for the betas tests...Thanks. :)

[Sagittaire]

and ... ???

[Kurtnoise]

nothing....Like I said, It's just to inform other people that they will receive their post mail very soon.

We need probably to wait other people to begin the betas tests.

[Selur]

snail-mail arrived here too :)

[LigH]

Me too... but:
uh guys, just to remind you that we do have a rule that does not appreciate that kind of posts. I'm glad to see you happy, but why don't you sing out your window instead?
This thread may be closed soon... ;)
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To add something useful to my reply:

My Terragen world has been downloaded a few times. Is anyone seriously thinking about using the same settings I proposed? Did someone have problems understanding my little "guide"?

[Razorblade2000]

here too... but I don't know where to input my data :confused:
guess betatesting will start when everyone got his mail :)

[chilledoutuk]

i got my details as well any chance of starting this beta this weekend?

[ChronoCross]

I'll be sure to keep checking my mail. Might take longer depending on how they sent it.

[Doom9]

alright.. bobololo will open a new thread for feedback in due time. Until then, it's time to disconnect the broadcast antennas.