DGAVCDec 1.0.9

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 01:45

I have created an Avisynth source filter for AVC/H.264 streams. I would appreciate feedback and suggestions for the most important features to add. At this point it is fast and reliable but limited in functionality. I need your guidance to prioritize future work. I also ask to be notified about any streams that are problematic with DGAVCDec.

Please read the help file carefully, especially the part about DLL loading.

Thanks to Michael Niedermayer for helping me to understand low-level accessing of libavcodec.

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 03:06

I had a bad version up there for a while. If you get a stack overflow, please re-download.

Why do people make streams with 500-frame GOPs?

akupenguin · 23rd February 2007, 03:47

Because they don't seek very often, so a fraction of a % bitrate is worth adding a few cpu-seconds to the seek cost.
Because movies have some 500-frame scenes, and it looks bad to put an I-frame in the middle of a scene (if the encode isn't already transparent quality).

cacepi · 23rd February 2007, 03:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by neuron2

Please read the help file carefully, especially the part about DLL loading.

Avisynth open failure:
LoadPlugin: Unable to load "C:\Program Files\AviSynth\plugins\DGAVCDecode.dll"

AviSynth script (2.5.7) on Windows XP SP2:

Code:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth\plugins\DGAVCDecode.dll")

AVCSource("C:\Projects\Test\07OP_track1.dga")

All the dlls are under AviSynth's load path, and commenting out LoadPlugin() gives the same error message. Directly loading all the dlls in the script don't seem to help either. What am I doing wrong?

check · 23rd February 2007, 05:15

It seems to break when the path length is >256chars

Very nice plugin though, I am looking forward to using it for real encodes

Hans Ohlo · 23rd February 2007, 13:27

if it is based on libavcodec, paff decoding is not implemented (just mentioning this).

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by cacepi

Avisynth open failure:
LoadPlugin: Unable to load "C:\Program Files\AviSynth\plugins\DGAVCDecode.dll"

AviSynth script (2.5.7) on Windows XP SP2:

Code:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth\plugins\DGAVCDecode.dll")

AVCSource("C:\Projects\Test\07OP_track1.dga")

All the dlls are under AviSynth's load path, and commenting out LoadPlugin() gives the same error message. Directly loading all the dlls in the script don't seem to help either. What am I doing wrong?

I don't know what you mean by "Avisynth's load path". You have to follow Windows DLL loading rules. Try putting them in the same directory as DGAVCDecode.dll or even Windows/System32.

You can't load these DLLs with LoadPlugin.

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by check

It seems to break when the path length is >256chars

Stupid Windows Platform SDK. I'll fix that. Thank you for pointing it out.

holzi · 23rd February 2007, 14:37

the plugin loaded once for me then I too get can't load plugin.
And I seem to have decoding problems. I think or I did mess up with mkvextract or I hit a b-frame or something not that good in this stuff

Anyway it's a x264 encoding so some features of x264 are not implementet in libavcodec yet or something

Edit ok just checked using DirectShowSource and that decodes fine. So I guess it's a decoding problem.
Runtine is wrong too.

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by holzi

the plugin loaded once for me then I too get can't load plugin.

Where did you put the DLLs and where did you put the plugin itself?

Quote:

And I seem to have decoding problems.

Please post a link to a fragment of the .264 stream.

holzi · 23rd February 2007, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by neuron2

Where did you put the DLLs and where did you put the plugin itself?

Please post a link to a fragment of the .264 stream.

I put everything in the avisynth plugin directory.

http://archiv.to/?Module=Details&Has...E45DF328C22BB7
I don't know how to split raw x264 files. So I uploaded a mkv. I guess mkvextract just dosn't extract it right or something. But I don't know anything else right now do extract the video stream.

unskinnyboy · 23rd February 2007, 14:58

Great stuff, DG! Works fine with the test files supplied. Will test with other stuff later and report bugs, if any.

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by holzi

I put everything in the avisynth plugin directory.

Take them out of there and put them in /Windows/System32. In the next beta, I will improve things in that regard.

Quote:

I'm uploading a sample right now.

Thank you.

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by holzi

http://archiv.to/?Module=Details&Has...E45DF328C22BB7
I don't know how to split raw x264 files. So I uploaded a mkv. I guess mkvextract just dosn't extract it right or something. But I don't know anything else right now do extract the video stream.

I don't have mkvextract. But I don't get it...if you can upload the MKV, why can't you upload the 264 extracted from it?

holzi · 23rd February 2007, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by neuron2

I don't have mkvextract. But I don't get it...if you can upload the MKV, why can't you upload the 264 extracted from it?

The orginal is 50MB that's a little to big.
Give me a hint how to make a segment of the x264.
And I will upload that too

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 15:11

Can't you just extract the 264 from the MKV you uploaded?

holzi · 23rd February 2007, 15:15

har har of cause I can

Should get some sleep

Just one moment:
Here you go: http://archiv.to/?Module=Details&Has...E45DF3796A66A0

Zarxrax · 23rd February 2007, 15:19

neuron2, I love you

I'll start testing this a lot this weekend!

Guest · 23rd February 2007, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by holzi

har har of cause I can

Thanks. I have it and have duplicated the issue. Obviously, I haven't done all my homework on H.264. I don't know why the DGA file shows multiple pictures with the same POC. I'll review the H.264 specs and try to figure this out tonight.

EDIT: Had a quick look but have to go to work now. There are SEI NALUs before each picture slice. My implementation doesn't inject the SEIs into the decoder. I assume that is the problem and it can be fixed easily. I'll be curious tonight to see what is in those SEIs.

Kurth · 23rd February 2007, 20:00

Well I copied the files:

avcodec-51.dll, avformat-51.dll and avutil-49.dll to C:\windows\system32

DGAVCDecode.dll to C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins

And the plugin load without any problems.

But I got some problems with files that dont have a MOD 16 resolution and files that was encoded with more than 1 slice.

Video with non mod 16 resolution
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1587/video01bh7.jpg

Video decoding error with AVCSource on a non mod 16 resolution
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2619/error01rw9.jpg

Raw 264 file download of the non mod 16 resolution file
http://www.mytempdir.com/1228817

Video encoded with two slices
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/104/video02vh7.jpg

Video decoding error with AVCSource on a file encoded with two slices
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2011/error02do9.jpg

Raw 264 file download of the file encoded with two slices
http://www.mytempdir.com/1228821

Thank you very much for this AVCSource filter it is really more fast to decode H264 streams than using DirectShowSource. This filter just need some little fixes to work perfectly ^_^

23rd February 2007, 01:45	#1 \| Link
Guest Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 21,901	DGAVCDec 1.0.9 I have created an Avisynth source filter for AVC/H.264 streams. I would appreciate feedback and suggestions for the most important features to add. At this point it is fast and reliable but limited in functionality. I need your guidance to prioritize future work. I also ask to be notified about any streams that are problematic with DGAVCDec. Please read the help file carefully, especially the part about DLL loading. Thanks to Michael Niedermayer for helping me to understand low-level accessing of libavcodec. Last edited by Guest; 5th September 2010 at 22:30.

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check phjbdpcrjlj2sb3h Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,691	It seems to break when the path length is >256chars Very nice plugin though, I am looking forward to using it for real encodes __________________ CCCP \| MeWiki \| techouse's x264 builds \| Kovensky's mplayer builds

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holzi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 47	the plugin loaded once for me then I too get can't load plugin. And I seem to have decoding problems. I think or I did mess up with mkvextract or I hit a b-frame or something not that good in this stuff Anyway it's a x264 encoding so some features of x264 are not implementet in libavcodec yet or something Edit ok just checked using DirectShowSource and that decodes fine. So I guess it's a decoding problem. Runtine is wrong too. Last edited by holzi; 23rd February 2007 at 14:49.

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unskinnyboy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NTSC R1 Posts: 2,046	Great stuff, DG! Works fine with the test files supplied. Will test with other stuff later and report bugs, if any. __________________ I encode, therefore I am. Doom9 Toolbar Extension for Firefox [v3.1]

23rd February 2007, 15:15	#17 \| Link
holzi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 47	har har of cause I can Should get some sleep Just one moment: Here you go: http://archiv.to/?Module=Details&Has...E45DF3796A66A0 Last edited by holzi; 23rd February 2007 at 15:19.

23rd February 2007, 03:06	#2 \| Link
Guest Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 21,901	I had a bad version up there for a while. If you get a stack overflow, please re-download. Why do people make streams with 500-frame GOPs?

23rd February 2007, 03:47	#3 \| Link
akupenguin x264 developer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,392	Because they don't seek very often, so a fraction of a % bitrate is worth adding a few cpu-seconds to the seek cost. Because movies have some 500-frame scenes, and it looks bad to put an I-frame in the middle of a scene (if the encode isn't already transparent quality).

23rd February 2007, 13:27	#6 \| Link
Hans Ohlo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 123	if it is based on libavcodec, paff decoding is not implemented (just mentioning this).

23rd February 2007, 15:11	#16 \| Link
Guest Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 21,901	Can't you just extract the 264 from the MKV you uploaded?

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Zarxrax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,223	neuron2, I love you I'll start testing this a lot this weekend!

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Kurth Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 51	Well I copied the files: avcodec-51.dll, avformat-51.dll and avutil-49.dll to C:\windows\system32 DGAVCDecode.dll to C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins And the plugin load without any problems. But I got some problems with files that dont have a MOD 16 resolution and files that was encoded with more than 1 slice. Video with non mod 16 resolution http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1587/video01bh7.jpg Video decoding error with AVCSource on a non mod 16 resolution http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2619/error01rw9.jpg Raw 264 file download of the non mod 16 resolution file http://www.mytempdir.com/1228817 Video encoded with two slices http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/104/video02vh7.jpg Video decoding error with AVCSource on a file encoded with two slices http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2011/error02do9.jpg Raw 264 file download of the file encoded with two slices http://www.mytempdir.com/1228821 Thank you very much for this AVCSource filter it is really more fast to decode H264 streams than using DirectShowSource. This filter just need some little fixes to work perfectly ^_^

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