HD-DVD / EVO muxer (H264+AC3)

[ReferenceDivx]

Download ver 0.30 at the official website http://www.hddvdstrikesback.com

Now working on two vista and one xp machines that i have tested it on. I will change the title when more progress is made towards a fully working version.

Workflow for converting a bluray to hd-dvd using this software

1. Rip movie using anydvd
2. create graph file in graphedit (need haali media splitter and ffdshow installed)
3. create avs file
#start
DirectShowSource("c:\output\american\Graph0.GRF",fps=23.9759856527702,framecount=112962,audio=false)
ConvertToYV12()
#end

4. use megui to encode to lower bitrate 1080p24 file
5. rip audio to ac3 640 kbps using eac3to and yr_eac3to_more_gui_v10 gui
6. multiplex video and audio together (hddvdmux automatically converts the 23.976 to 29.97)

7. burn using nero
New compliation -> DVD -> DVD-ROM (udf)
under the udf tab select
options: manual settings
udf partion type: physical partion
file system version: UDF 2.50

Our group has been working on a Hd-dvd authoring program for some time. Although blu-ray seem to have won out, we believe there is still some potential for hd-dvd in certain market segements. With around 1.3 million units in the market, Hd-dvd hardware will be around for some time to come. A Hd-dvd disc has about a 1.5% overhead compared with blu-ray approx 10% overhead.

useage instructions:
hddvdmux.exe c:\test.264 c:\test.ac3 c:\outputdir 4172724

4172724 //the total number of 2048 byte packets to write, the maximum value is 4172724 for a dvd9


Audio must be dolby digital or enhanced dolby digital

Currently only 1920x1080 23.976 fps AVC video input is supported

(only tested with x264)
with these suggested settings from MEGUI
Standalone-HD-DVD or Standalone-HD-DVD-Fast

Audio must be dolby digital or enhanced dolby digital

Currently only AVC video input is supported with these suggested settings
from MEGUI Standalone-HD-DVD-Fast or Standalone-HD-DVD

The program automatically does a 23.976 -> 29.97 pullup on the avc video using code from h264info

Please leave your comments and suggestions for future versions.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

As much as I personally would like to believe there is still a place for HD-DVD, I must ask you the following:

With around 1.3 million units in the market

1) How many are burners, how many are SAPs or HD-DVD ROMs?

2) What's your source for this data?

3) Is anyone still manufacturing blank HD-DVDs?

4) Does your program accept ONLY .264 and .MPA files as input?

[ReferenceDivx]

1) How many are burners, how many are SAPs or HD-DVD ROMs?
Don't care

2) What's your source for this data?
Derived from the best parts of nero and scenarist

3) Is anyone still manufacturing blank HD-DVDs?
I use it for making dual layer dvd backups (3x dvds)

4) Does your program accept ONLY .264 and .MPA files as input?
the only video codec currently supported is avc with the filename test.264
the only audio codec currently supported is ac3 or eac3 with the filename test.mpa

I might add support for other formats in the future if demand is there.

I have been sitting on the program for about 3 months now, and have decided that people should have the opportunity to use it if they want to.

Windvd is currently not working. Powerdvd and standalone units should be working though.

[oldpainless]

Originally Posted by ReferenceDivx

1) How many are burners, how many are SAPs or HD-DVD ROMs?
Don't care

2) What's your source for this data?
Derived from the best parts of nero and scenarist

3) Is anyone still manufacturing blank HD-DVDs?
I use it for making dual layer dvd backups (3x dvds)

4) Does your program accept ONLY .264 and .MPA files as input?
the only video codec currently supported is avc with the filename test.264
the only audio codec currently supported is ac3 or eac3 with the filename test.mpa

I might add support for other formats in the future if demand is there.

I have been sitting on the program for about 3 months now, and have decided that people should have the opportunity to use it if they want to.

Windvd is currently not working. Powerdvd and standalone units should be working though.

I've been waiting for this....is there any chance that this could become to us HD-DVD owners what Tsmuxer has become to Blu-Ray owners?

Cant wait.

Lastly, even tho I've named my mpa and 264 files test.XXX, it comes up with an error and crashes? any ideas....

[ReferenceDivx]

i have to go to work but ill try to post some more info in 12hrs or so

[oldpainless]

Originally Posted by ReferenceDivx

i have to go to work but ill try to post some more info in 12hrs or so

Ok....cheers...

[vmrsss]

that's very interesting, but you'd really have to remove those parameters, especially the second. There are now some very good tools that mux to .ts or .m2ts. The tool that is really missing in the opensource community is one that takes one of these formats to output a HD-DVD_TS folder or a iso image. That would be a most valuable contribution for your tool. Regards.

[ReferenceDivx]

It currently outputs to a HD-DVD structure.

I updated the webpage with a few changes

Example settings for James Bond HD-DVD:
hddvdmux.exe h:\output\bond\ h:\output\movie 640 200000
h:\output\bond\ contains two files test.264 and test.mpa

Currently only 1920x1080 23.976 fps AVC video input is supported (only tested with x264)

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) may be necessary


I added a 92MB trailer for James Bond's new movie Quantum of Solace in the HD-DVD format. Enjoy

Download trailer here
http://www.hddvdstrikesback.com/movie.zip

[oldpainless]

Originally Posted by ReferenceDivx

It currently outputs to a HD-DVD structure.

I updated the webpage with a few changes

Example settings for James Bond HD-DVD:
hddvdmux.exe h:\output\bond\ h:\output\movie 640 200000
h:\output\bond\ contains two files test.264 and test.mpa

Currently only 1920x1080 23.976 fps AVC video input is supported (only tested with x264)

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) may be necessary


I added a 92MB trailer for James Bond's new movie Quantum of Solace in the HD-DVD format. Enjoy

Download trailer here
http://www.hddvdstrikesback.com/movie.zip

Cool....that explains my problem - I was using a 720p file. Can you get it to cope with the likes of 1280x528 and the like?

[ReferenceDivx]

I didnt spend any time researching different video resolutions. If you want to make an entire dvd9 you will want to change the last number in the parameters from 200000 to 4172724. It takes me about 25-30 minutes to author a 8.5GB HD-DVD. I would really like some feedback on how well the videos play on different hd-dvd hardware players. I'm currently enjoying watching movies on my Toshiba HD-D3 player.

4172724x2048= 8545738752 bytes
wikipedia states that a dvd9 dvd+r has 8543666176 bytes

I use nero to burn my udf discs

New compliation -> DVD -> DVD-ROM (udf)

under the udf tab select
options: manual settings
udf partion type: physical partion
file system version: UDF 2.50

[rica]

Hi, thx for hddvdmux.

I make two directories under Test folder; even Input directory includes test.264 (which is created by x264 SA HDDVD Fast) and test.mpa i got this: (Output directory is empty)

C:\>hddvdmux.exe C:\Users\rica\Desktop\Try\Input C:\Users\rica\Desktop\Try\Output 640 4172724
HD-DVD MUX 0.10   August 19th 2008
ALPHA release
AVC video must use the name test.264
Dolby Digital audio must use name test.mpa
Example of useage below
hddvdmux.exe c:\inputdir c:\outputdir 640 4172724

What is missing?

[oldpainless]

Originally Posted by rica

Hi, thx for hddvdmux.

I make to directories under Test folder; even Input directory includes test.264 (which is created by x264 SA HDDVD Fast) and test.mpa i got this:

C:\>hddvdmux.exe C:\Users\rica\Desktop\Try\Input C:\Users\rica\Desktop\Try\Output 640 4172724
HD-DVD MUX 0.10   August 19th 2008
ALPHA release
AVC video must use the name test.264
Dolby Digital audio must use name test.mpa
Example of useage below
hddvdmux.exe c:\inputdir c:\outputdir 640 4172724

What is missing?

Thats what I got too......would love to get this working!....

[ReferenceDivx]

It appears that it is not working on another workstation that i have. I'll try to figure it out and release a new build later today. Enyoy the trailer in the mean time.

[rica]

ReferenceDivx why not to use SA HDDVD instead of fast; it makes tearing from time to time?

[ReferenceDivx]

Other settings should work. The fast setting is what i use most often. There might be a problem with adding more bframes though.

[rica]

ok, now it's your turn

[ReferenceDivx]

Added version 011 to my site. 011 seams to be currently only working in vista. There is a memory allocation/deallocation bug that i'm trying to fix so that it will run proplerly on windows xp.

[rica]

Vista 32 SP1, MS VisualC++2008 Redistributable Pack loaded.

This time, process starts and stop somewhere:



No IFO directory under HDDVD_TS:



The command line was the same as on my previous message.

(i tried with both SA HDDVD and SA HDDVD fast)

Am i making a mistake in command line?

[Atak_Snajpera]

no offense guys but this tool looks very suspicious if you know what i mean When roman76 released tsmuxer it worked from the beginning. This tool seams to be a hoax for me.
BTW. Trailer ofcourse is "broken"/|corrupted| eac3to cannot detect file

[rica]

Originally Posted by Atak_Snajpera

if you know what i mean )

No i don't.