MeGUI - x264/XviD/lavc/Snow encoder with MP4/MKV/AVI output & audio

[gaspah]

im having a bit of trouble, all my encodes are coming out with pink, green and various coloured speckles and blocks randomly bliping frequently and simultaneously on the screen.

i'm using x264 on the default settings after install (*scratchpad*) with the only change is it set to medium speed from fast encoding. Also tried [Unrestricted 2-pass HQ].

All I've done is installed megui and allowed it to update itself with all its necessary addons rather than install them separately/manually. Using mp4 file format, and [Nero AAC: NDAAC-HE-Multichannel-HQ 192kbps] not that that is relevant as i did one without audio. I'm using Autoencode and d2v creator with .vob files. Using [Clever Anamorphic encoding] just cropping the black areas, no resize but [suggest resolution (mod16)] is ticked. Everything else is untouched from defaults. thanks.

EDIT: also tried various sources of .vob files with the same problem. all the sources are clean when played from the hdd.

[Dark Alchemist]

The update server is not being updated. You can try putting in MeGUI's settings kurtnoise's update server (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/). So you can use latest x264 from http://x264.nl/, and latest dev MeGUI from SF.net (http://sourceforge.net/projects/megui/files/). If you need a patched x264 build then take a look at this (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=130364&page=114) topic.Removing the current update servers in 1055 and changing it to http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/ then updating the stuff it wanted to did fix the bug.

:thanks:

[popper]

The update server is not being updated. You can try putting in MeGUI's settings kurtnoise's update server (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/). So you can use latest x264 from http://x264.nl/, and latest dev MeGUI from SF.net (http://sourceforge.net/projects/megui/files/). If you need a patched x264 build then take a look at this (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=130364&page=114) topic.

putting http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/ in the options/settings/'extra config' and clicking 'configure servers' finds 11 updates so thats good....

however im getting these reported errors on meGUI startup but i cant seem to find them in any log ? so heres a screenshot if that helps solve this.

it doesnt seem to be effecting the GUI use after its cleared though, very odd.

http://i25.tinypic.com/b9dv10.jpg

thanks XhmikosR

[XhmikosR]

Upload the screenshot to an image hosting site like http://tinypic.com/.

[XhmikosR]

Post the error and your OS info at the MeGUI's Bugs tracker (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=156112&atid=798476).

[popper]

Post the error and your OS info at the MeGUI's Bugs tracker (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=156112&atid=798476).
done.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2853195&group_id=156112&atid=798476

[Kurtnoise]

however im getting these reported errors on meGUI startup but i cant seem to find them in any log ?
did you have installed any .Net Framework before to run MeGUI ?

[Ice Dragon]

megui 0.3.1.1055 is currently burning the subs directly on the video frame.
Is there a way to force megui to just copy the sub in to the output container ?? :confused:
Please help :confused:

[Kurtnoise]

Just use any muxers from the Tools menu...

[Ice Dragon]

Just use any muxers from the Tools menu...
Sorry i think i was not clear enough.

Currently i am encoding via somewhat long process.
For example i have an mkv media file with inbuilt sub that i want to encode.
So at present i am doing
* Demuxing the source to two separate files i.e. media and sub.
* encoding the new media file(without sub)
* Finally muxing the above mentioned sub to the output media to get the final output.

The source i mentioned are mkv files with srt subs. So if i directly encode them in megui the subs are getting hardcoded (burned directly on the video frame).

So what i wanted to know was, is there a way to skip the initial demuxing process.
That is megui directly copying the subs inside the source container to final output container (soft sub).

[gaspah]

i'm still unable to cure this problem with the speckles, blips and blocks that have invaded my encodes.. here are the x264 configuration that I last used but still having problems

program --preset fast --tune film --pass 3 --bitrate 700 --stats ".stats" --slow-firstpass --thread-input --output "output" "input"

Modes:
Turbo - No
Lossless - No
Automated 3pass
Bitrate - 700
AVC Profiles - Autoguess
AVC Level - Unrestricted/Autoguess
Tunings - Film
Presets - Fast
No advanced settings

i create d2v files with the tool provided, currently using Anamorphic with 'undercrop to mod16', no resize, PAL 1.82 16:9.

anyone pls help me?

[nurbs]

Use DGsplit to cut a small sample from the vob where the problem is visible. Post it on mediafire or another site like that. Then we can at least find out if the issue is your file or something else.

[Ice Dragon]

Sorry i think i was not clear enough.

Currently i am encoding via somewhat long process.
For example i have an mkv media file with inbuilt sub that i want to encode.
So at present i am doing
* Demuxing the source to two separate files i.e. media and sub.
* encoding the new media file(without sub)
* Finally muxing the above mentioned sub to the output media to get the final output.

The source i mentioned are mkv files with srt subs. So if i directly encode them in megui the subs are getting hardcoded (burned directly on the video frame).

So what i wanted to know was, is there a way to skip the initial demuxing process.
That is megui directly copying the subs inside the source container to final output container (soft sub).
Anyone :confused:

[gaspah]

Use DGsplit to cut a small sample from the vob where the problem is visible. Post it on mediafire or another site like that. Then we can at least find out if the issue is your file or something else.

I have tried it with 5 different sources, all presenting the same issue, replaying of the source .vob files that have been put in the directory where dgindex is reading them from shows no problems, side by side the difference in glitches is very noticeable. I'm going to try with lossless ticked tonight see if that helps.

Also the .vob files that i'm translating to my pc are of a bit of a personal nature and wouldn't feel comfortable sharing them with the general public. I can say with certainty that the source files are clean. Thanks for trying to help tho.

[Kurtnoise]

So what i wanted to know was, is there a way to skip the initial demuxing process.
not in the current releases...

@gaspah: without samples, we can't help you...

[Ice Dragon]

not in the current releases...
Ok thanks for the info.

Also thanks for the update server :thanks:

[XhmikosR]

@Kurtnoise: Can you remove from the NicAudio_r204 the folder Sources and uNicAudio_204? Also rename the readme file as it was in NicAudio_203.zip in order to not place duplicate files in the Avisynth Plugins folder? I'm talking about the zip in the mirror (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/) you've set up.

[m3mbran3]

i'm still unable to cure this problem with the speckles, blips and blocks that have invaded my encodes.. here are the x264 configuration that I last used but still having problems

program --preset fast --tune film --pass 3 --bitrate 700 --stats ".stats" --slow-firstpass --thread-input --output "output" "input"

Modes:
Turbo - No
Lossless - No
Automated 3pass
Bitrate - 700
AVC Profiles - Autoguess
AVC Level - Unrestricted/Autoguess
Tunings - Film
Presets - Fast
No advanced settings

i create d2v files with the tool provided, currently using Anamorphic with 'undercrop to mod16', no resize, PAL 1.82 16:9.

anyone pls help me?

I can almost certainly say it is because of your encoding settings. A bitrate of 700kbps for a DVD source is rather low and using the Fast preset will not help matters. I suggest your trim a section of video and run a few different encodes until you get a result that you are happy with.

i.e. start encoding at 2000kbps and scale it back until you get an acceptable result. Also rather than doing a 3pass on Fast preset do a 2pass on Medium for better results / similar encode times.

[Kurtnoise]

@Kurtnoise: Can you remove from the NicAudio_r204 the folder Sources and uNicAudio_204? Also rename the readme file as it was in NicAudio_203.zip in order to not place duplicate files in the Avisynth Plugins folder? I'm talking about the zip in the mirror (http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/) you've set up.
done...

[gaspah]

I can almost certainly say it is because of your encoding settings. A bitrate of 700kbps for a DVD source is rather low and using the Fast preset will not help matters. I suggest your trim a section of video and run a few different encodes until you get a result that you are happy with.

i.e. start encoding at 2000kbps and scale it back until you get an acceptable result. Also rather than doing a 3pass on Fast preset do a 2pass on Medium for better results / similar encode times.

i tried doing it again with a 3min chunk and finished with a 230mb file, i don't think it was the bitrate as what i was encoding was set to a specific size, ie 700mb per hour increased or decreased depending on which file i was encoding. I set my 3min encode to 700mb to remove all doubt on my mind that the size/bitrate had something to do with the equation. The output file came out just as dirty as all the rest.

@gaspah: without samples, we can't help you...
do you have a suggestion of a small dvd ifo that i can download, encode and return? something that'll be ideal to encode to display such errors? i'm certain that this will happen with any dvd ifo with this encoder behaving as it is at present.

thankyou both for replying to my query. :thanks:

[Kurtnoise]

after you have ripped your DVD on the hard drive, cut a sample from VOB files uisng DGSplit and upload it somewhere (mediafire.com or something...)

[PzSniper]

THIS tool is AMAZING! Inspector Gadget helped me appreciate what magics MeGui can do!

[PzSniper]

Seems someone deleted my post for MeGUI donation, very rude! No pm, no explain.

Thanx :(

[Kurtnoise]

all admins from MeGUI SF webpage need to have a registered paypal account to enable donations. For the moment, I'm the only one...If you still want to give some money, just ping Doom9 himself via http://www.doom9.org/donate.htm

[BlindBandit]

MeGUI need the Zune HD profile in there next update : )

[XadoX]

Is there a way to show the used options of the new megui profiles. So I can quick check if a special option is used in the choosen profile.

[Kurtnoise]

you better wait the next update (both build & presets)...

[XadoX]

Thanx.

[ChibiBoi]

i used the megui bitrate calculator to get my encode to 175mb, with the xvid hq profile, it imported the calculated bitrate into the profile settings, but when i encode, the video comes out at 280mb! is there any way to fix this?

[AMED]

I've found a very very small bug when the avisynth editor loads any avisynth profile that has the overcrop to achieve mod 16 enabled. the overcrop will not be applied unless the user clicks the clever anamorphic drop down and reselects overcrop.

how to reproduce,

1. Open Avisynth editor and create a new profile that has Overcrop enabled.
2. Select the newly created profile in the avisynth profile drop down and close avisynth creator.
3. reopen the avisynth and look at where it says crop.
4. now click on the clever anamorphic drop down box and reselect overcrop, now look where it says crop (it should now say crop (will be rounded up to mod16)

if you make multiple profiles that have overcrop enabled, and go through them the overcrop will still not activate unless you reselect it in the clever anamorphic drop down box.

using MeGUI v0.3.1.1056

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2231/overcrop1.png (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/overcrop1.png/)

[LeonLanford]

just tried to use megui again today, last time I used megui was last year, now it has some annoying errors, like the auto update doesn't update to the newest x264 which resulted in rc lookahead error and cannot exit error, every time I want to exit I got his problem

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4425/68387191.th.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/68387191.jpg/)

I have to use task manager to close megui, too bad it used to be good..

[RunningSkittle]

just tried to use megui again today, last time I used megui was last year, now it has some annoying errors, like the auto update doesn't update to the newest x264 which resulted in rc lookahead error and cannot exit error, every time I want to exit I got his problem

...

I have to use task manager to close megui, too bad it used to be good..

Yes, current updates break megui
Use this update server instead...
http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/

[bob0r]

@Kurtnoise

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1333794#post1333794

Can you fix an installer on sourceforge which updates from latest update server? For x264.nl
Can you fix x264 encoding options if any aren't correct?

[LeonLanford]

Yes, current updates break megui
Use this update server instead...
http://kurtnoise.free.fr/MeGUI/

@Kurtnoise

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1333794#post1333794

Can you fix an installer on sourceforge which updates from latest update server? For x264.nl
Can you fix x264 encoding options if any aren't correct?

look like I'll leave megui, I just wanted some new settings in megui and what I got is malfunctioning program, too bad but bye :(

[Nightshiver]

I wouldn't call it quits this soon. As you may have not heard, the dev(s)? were/are on break still. At least, sharktooth is.

[Taurus]

look like I'll leave megui, I just wanted some new settings in megui and what I got is malfunctioning program, too bad but bye :(
Here, on my side of the fence, everything works as expected :D.
Sure, there are some little bugs and quirks.
But nothing to worry about.
Thanks to everybody involved in making such a nice GUI.
And of course to all the devs who made all the tools under the hood:thanks:.

[Kurtnoise]

@Kurtnoise

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1333794#post1333794
Thanks to Richard Berg, I can upload files on megui.org now...I'll make an update asap. My own webpage will be probably dedicated to the MeGUI kbr builds.

Can you fix an installer on sourceforge which updates from latest update server? For x264.nl
Can you fix x264 encoding options if any aren't correct?
I've no time to do that yet...So, updates and bugfixes from me are postponed for the moment. Yeah, I've a real life.


btw, the sources are available. So, learn & play if you think it's too long...:rolleyes:

[bob0r]

All x264.nl needs is a megui version with the correct update server added. So in the future the countless bug reports because of outdated versions doesn't happen.

I am in between moving 4 houses, fixing my own and work also. Still i can find a few minutes to update stuff.

If you really have no time, ill try to make my own installer again, though it's been a long time ago! :)

[Kurtnoise]

before updating, I prefer to fix x264 bugs first...I hope before the end of this week.


btw, you cannot compare your free time management with mine...

[Claymore]

Dunno it's my first or second post - doesn't matter. I'll only say thanks for this excellent frontend and support of it.

@kurtnoise: Take your time - making good things is lasting longer. If somebody'll declares this posts as spam: How about relaxing and trinking coffee?

greetings

[wolfbane5]

I recently upgraded from vista x86 to windows 7 x64. I've been using MeGUI for awhile now, but have a couple of questions:

1. Any way I can utilize the x264 x64 or avisynth x64 (<-does this exist?) in MeGUI or is it strictly x86 based?

2. I noticed I never had DGVC1Index. Where can I find that?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[cweb]

I recently upgraded from vista x86 to windows 7 x64. I've been using MeGUI for awhile now, but have a couple of questions:

1. Any way I can utilize the x264 x64 or avisynth x64 (<-does this exist?) in MeGUI or is it strictly x86 based?

2. I noticed I never had DGVC1Index. Where can I find that?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Re 2 - You can get it from Neuron2's website (http://neuron2.net/mine.html)...

[wolfbane5]

I have a 640 MB 8800 GTS and it looks like it only supports VP1 and VP2 is required for DGVC1Index. Is there another way I can index VC1 files with MeGUI? I currently have to revert to another encoding program to encode VC1 files.

[Inspector.Gadget]

ffmpeg source 1 or 2, DSS2() with ffdshow set to "WMV9" for VC-1...

[magic144]

yeah, I just use DSS with a .grf file to control the filters (typically ONLY source + the Windows built-in WMV DMO Decoder - remove the renderer)

still not sure about the whole frame-accurate business wrt DSS vs DSS2 vs FFmpeg source, etc
this thread leaves me more, rather than less confused
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=147086

since I only tend to use whole-movie VC-1 .mkvs extracted (via eac3to) directly from my source discs, with no trims/edits, maybe that's why I've not had an issue using only DSS - though I am using multi-threaded x264 encoding

[Inspector.Gadget]

DSS2 is frame-accurate, DSS is generally not. FFMS is a whole different animal.

[magic144]

there seemed to be some confusion in the thread to which I linked:
there was some contention that DSS2 can be seen to go 'blocky' if seeking to open-GOP - is this an issue with VC1-in-mkv?, or does it only apply to MPEG2 material??

any reason why I've NOT run into any issues with VC1 material using DSS in multi-threaded x264?

cheers,
m

[Inspector.Gadget]

That's a decoder problem, or the file is corrupt. If you're only doing linear operations: e.g., not a lot of seeking or scrubbing - then you're probably OK with DSS. But DSS2 is known to be frame-accurate, so there's no reason not to prefer it over DSS (except in audio applications, where generally NicAudio is preferable anyway).

[magic144]

thanks IG - will give it a go next go-round

[wolfbane5]

I've never used DSS or DSS2 before, so I'm completely unfamiliar with it. Are there any guides on it, or perhaps a wikibook?