x264 crash libavcodec with gray screen OR 0 sec mp4

[Sirber]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/files/x264_crash/setting.jpg
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/files/x264_crash/gray.mkv (74MB)

No error while encoding. I'm on rev280 + SSE2.

:scared:

[edit]

fixed: needed raw colorspace decoder (prior encoding).

[edit]

unfixed. endoging: x264 -o output.mp4 input.abi worked, but using realanime with more settings failed.

[Sharktooth]

new rev281A build should fix it.

[madoka]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/files/x264_crash/gray.mkv (74MB)

No error while encoding. I'm on rev280 + SSE2.

:scared:
I can confirm that it crashed for me too. BTW, is the video supposed to be all gray, or is that also part of the glitch?

[akupenguin]

Done Errors: 1 Warnings: 0
No error while encoding.

What was that?

[Sharktooth]

the SSE2 v3 patch had alignment problems.
in 281A a new version (v4) of the patch was applied.

[Sirber]

What was that?
Audio logs, which were encoded after the video. Producer say 1 error but output is #1.

I tryed with MMX version (280 from the sticky), same problem. I'm confused...

Source is MKV (xvid, mp3, 2xSSA). it's been extracted to AVI, MP3, 2xSSA and all track encode separatly. x264.exe doesn't return any error and encode normally.

[edit]

Trying 281A.

[Sirber]

Failed. :(

[nm]

Does the clip play with other AVC decoders?

[Sirber]

I encoded an AVI at work and at home, and it worked. I'm testing more to see if it's MKV (extracted to AVI) specific.

[Sirber]

C:\Program Files\RealAnime\temp\stuff>x264 --progress -o test.mp4 "C:\Program Fi
les\RealAnime\temp\stuff\0.avs"
avis [info]: 640x480 @ 23.98 fps (30926 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
mp4 [info]: initial delay 0 (scale 10000000)
x264 [info]: slice I:390 Avg QP:23.00 Avg size: 14241 PSNR Mean Y:48.02 U:51.23
V:51.20 Avg:48.77 Global:47.05
x264 [info]: slice P:30536 Avg QP:26.00 Avg size: 1021 PSNR Mean Y:44.42 U:47.4
5 V:47.28 Avg:45.15 Global:44.51
x264 [info]: slice I Avg I4x4:39.8% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:60.2%
x264 [info]: slice P Avg I4x4:1.6% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:4.0% P:7.5% P8x8:0.6%
PSKIP:86.4%
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:44.47 U:47.49 V:47.33 Avg:45.19 Global:44.54 kb/s:227.9


encoded 30926 frames, 21.94 fps, 3683974.41 kb/s

AVS in MPC:
Stream 0

Media Type 0:
--------------------------
AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Video {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_YV12 {32315659-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_VideoInfo {05589F80-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 460800
cbFormat: 88

VIDEOINFOHEADER:
rcSource: (0,0)-(0,0)
rcTarget: (0,0)-(0,0)
dwBitRate: 0
dwBitErrorRate: 0
AvgTimePerFrame: 417079

BITMAPINFOHEADER:
biSize: 40
biWidth: 640
biHeight: 480
biPlanes: 1
biBitCount: 12
biCompression: YV12
biSizeImage: 460800
biXPelsPerMeter: 0
biYPelsPerMeter: 0
biYPelsPerMeter: 0
biClrUsed: 0
biClrImportant: 0

Seems I'm missing some codecs.

[Sirber]

AVS playback fixed.

Encoding from AVI directly (via AVS) works #1. With tme same settings, encoding from an AVI which was extracted from MKV, via AVS, produce gray.

[Sirber]

Seems to be realanime issue. extracted avi, encoded alone (not in MKV encoding process) works #1.

[Sirber]

CMD:
C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --me dia --direct none --subme 1 --merange 16 --no-chroma-me --ref 1 --nf --analyse "none" --bframes 3 --qcomp 0.60 --ipratio 1.40 --pbratio 1.30 --bitrate 436 --progress --threads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid1.mp4" "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.avs"

AVS:
# RealAnime 3.0.0 pre-RC4
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\aDeInt.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\atc.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\AutoCrop.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\aWarpSharp.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\cnr2.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\Convolution3DYV12.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\Decomb521.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\deen.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\eDeen.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\EDIUpsizer.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\FastEDIUpsizer.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\FluxSmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\IT.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\MSharpen.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\Msmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\UnDot.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\VSFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin ("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\avs\Dup.dll")
DirectShowSource("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid1.avi")

AVI and AVS play #1 in VDub. Output is 0 sec, 66MB, black.

[Doom9]

threads 1 is default, so is merange 16 ;) and sombody is using way too many filters..

And DirectShowSource with an avi? Come on.. there's been so many problems reported in this very forum. And a DSS without fps is evil.

[Sirber]

threads 1 is default, so is merange 16 ;) and sombody is using way too many filters..RealAnime detect the number of CPU and set --threads. merange is a setting from realanime too, always set :). About filters, well, never had any problem :(
And DirectShowSource with an avi? Come on.. there's been so many problems reported in this very forum. And a DSS without fps is evil.I read now x264 can handle AVI directly, gonna try.

[Sirber]

Infile can be raw YUV 4:2:0 (in which case resolution is required),
or AVI or Avisynth if compiled with AVIS support (yes).

C:\Projets\RealAnime\output>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --me dia --dire
ct none --subme 1 --merange 16 --no-chroma-me --ref 1 --nf --analyse "none" --bf
rames 3 --qcomp 0.60 --ipratio 1.40 --pbratio 1.30 --bitrate 436 --progress --t
hreads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid2.mp4" "C:\Projets\RealA
nime\output\temp\source-vid1.avi"
avis [error]: unsupported input format (XVID)
could not open input file 'C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid1.avi'

:(

[Sirber]

# RealAnime 3.0.0 pre-RC4
AVISource("C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid1.avi")
C:\Projets\RealAnime\output>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --me dia --dire
ct none --subme 1 --merange 16 --no-chroma-me --ref 1 --nf --analyse "none" --bf
rames 3 --qcomp 0.60 --ipratio 1.40 --pbratio 1.30 --bitrate 436 --progress --t
hreads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid2.mp4" "C:\Projets\RealA
nime\output\temp\0.avs"
avis [info]: 640x480 @ 23.98 fps (30926 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
mp4 [info]: initial delay 1000000 (scale 23976227)
encoded frames: 12866/30926 (41.6%), 25.36 fps
C:\Projets\RealAnime\output>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --me dia --dire
ct none --subme 1 --merange 16 --no-chroma-me --ref 1 --nf --analyse "none" --bf
rames 3 --qcomp 0.60 --ipratio 1.40 --pbratio 1.30 --bitrate 436 --progress --t
hreads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\source-vid2.mp4" "C:\Projets\RealA
nime\output\temp\0.avs"
avis [info]: 640x480 @ 23.98 fps (30926 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
mp4 [info]: initial delay 1000000 (scale 23976227)
encoded frames: 12866/30926 (41.6%), 21.61 fps
C:\Projets\RealAnime\output>

Exit for no reasons at 12866 frames :( VirtualDub reports no stream error.

[Sirber]

Had AVISynth 2.5.6 June 15, downgraded to 2.5.5 stable.

[Sirber]

same. This is totally BS. :devil:

[Sirber]

I tryed with an older rev (273) and it works #1...

[edit]

moved 273 to my dev project and it failed (with different settings). Now I'm trying with the same settings I used with RC3 (released build).

[Sirber]

it failed. trying with no settings:

C:\Documents and Settings\sirber>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --bitrate
436 --progress --threads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.mp4" "C:\Proj
ets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.avs"

[Sirber]

C:\Documents and Settings\sirber>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --bitrate
436 --progress --threads 1 -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.mp4" "C:\Proj
ets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.avs"
avis [info]: 640x480 @ 23.98 fps (30926 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
mp4 [info]: initial delay 0 (scale 10000000)
x264 [info]: slice I:408 Avg QP:17.49 Avg size: 23430 PSNR Mean Y:51.55 U:54.15
V:54.21 Avg:52.17 Global:48.42
x264 [info]: slice P:30518 Avg QP:18.70 Avg size: 1955 PSNR Mean Y:48.63 U:50.7
5 V:50.71 Avg:49.15 Global:46.71
x264 [info]: slice I Avg I4x4:57.6% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:42.4%
x264 [info]: slice P Avg I4x4:1.8% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:4.5% P:29.2% P8x8:1.3%
PSKIP:63.2%
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:48.67 U:50.79 V:50.75 Avg:49.19 Global:46.73 kb/s:429.4


encoded 30926 frames, 15.25 fps, 6938487.74 kb/s

Output: black and 0 sec.

[Sirber]

I removed the threading thing:

C:\Projets\RealAnime\output>C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\x264.exe --bitrate 436
--progress -o "C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\temp\0.mp4" "C:\Projets\RealAnime\out
put\temp\0.avs"
avis [info]: 640x480 @ 23.98 fps (30926 frames)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
mp4 [info]: initial delay 0 (scale 10000000)
x264 [info]: slice I:408 Avg QP:17.49 Avg size: 23430 PSNR Mean Y:51.55 U:54.15
V:54.21 Avg:52.17 Global:48.42
x264 [info]: slice P:30518 Avg QP:18.70 Avg size: 1955 PSNR Mean Y:48.63 U:50.7
5 V:50.71 Avg:49.15 Global:46.71
x264 [info]: slice I Avg I4x4:57.6% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:42.4%
x264 [info]: slice P Avg I4x4:1.8% I8x8:0.0% I16x16:4.5% P:29.2% P8x8:1.3%
PSKIP:63.2%
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:48.67 U:50.79 V:50.75 Avg:49.19 Global:46.73 kb/s:429.4


encoded 30926 frames, 15.52 fps, 6938487.74 kb/s

still fails

[Sirber]

In MPC, file properties say:

Length: 0 sec
Video: MPEG2 Video 2x2202 10000000.00fps

[Sirber]

If I terminate the encode before completition (CTRL+C), the output is valid. If I let it to the end, it fails.

[Sirber]

status:
halted mp4: playable
full mp4: fails
halted mkv: playable
full mkv: playable, ~3 minutes instead of full 24 minutes

[Sharktooth]

sirber, i dont know what to say. i completed 2 full movie encodes and it works like a charme.
ill build a non SSE2 patched version tonight, but i doubt it will fix the problem.

[Sirber]

0.mkv infos:

C:\Projets\RealAnime\output\mkv>mkvinfo.exe 0.mkv
+ EBML head
+ Segment, size unknown
|+ Segment information
| + Muxing application: Haali Matroska Writer b0
| + Writing application: x264
| + Timecode scale: 50000
| + Duration: 214.776s (00:03:34.776425000)
|+ Segment tracks
| + A track
| + Track number: 1
| + Track UID: 1
| + Track type: video
| + Lacing flag: 0
| + Codec ID: V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
| + CodecPrivate, length 34
| + Default duration: 41.708ms (23.976 fps for a video track)
| + Video track
| + Pixel width: 640
| + Pixel height: 480
| + Display width: 480
| + Display height: 160
|+ Cluster

[Ajaja2005]

23.98 fps again ( http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1228921&group_id=84101&atid=571738 )
:(
Try raw h264 output.

[Sirber]

and use avs2avi after? Do I need to know the FPS?

[Ajaja2005]

Try:
x264.exe --bitrate 436 --progress --threads 1 -o 0.264 0.avs
mp4box -new -fps 23.976 -add 0.264 0.mp4

[Sirber]

avc2avi would do it too. Why isn't the FPS stored in raw stream?

[Sirber]

via .264 worked #1. Gonna do this via realanime now.

[Sharktooth]

great...
damn gpac!!!

[Sirber]

http://www.detritus.qc.ca/files/realanime/screens/300pRC4.jpg

[bond]

so encoding to matroska output worked or not?

[Sirber]

did not. Output was big but ionly 3 minutes. Also, display ratio was borked.