multiAVCHD - author Blu-ray/AVCHD (Blu-ray players, camcoders, Viera TV) + (HD) DVD

[deank]

Latest supported version: 4.1.771 (version 4.1 build 771) as of July 4th, 2012


* Doownload links for all tools
* Guide
* Home
* Official support forum

* Donate - multiAVCHD page


If you like the application and find it useful, support the author for further improvements.





Download links (nullsoft installer):

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Mirror#1 : Latest version
Mirror#2 : Version 4.1
Mirror#3 : Version 3.0


AviSynth 2.58 (required for custom menu)
Mirror #1: Download from sourceforge.



::: Setup / archive contents :::

::: Full version history :::


Here is a preview of the three main menu styles available in version 4.1 (without special configuration):

XMB:


SLIDE (with [x] Create single-title menu page option):


SLIDE (standard):


CAROUSEL:


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AUX TITLE-LIST MENU:


AUX POP-UP MENU (during playback):


XMB CHAPTER MENU:


NAMED CHAPTERS MENU:


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To summarize multiAVCHD capabilities:

Input formats for video (files):

mov mkv mp4 wmv avi
ifo avs trp vob flv
mts m2t m2ts ts
mpg evo mpeg
m2v vc1 264
mpl mpls


Input formats for audio files and audio titles (files):

mp2 mp3 ac3
pcm ogg wav
flac mlp fla
lpcm dts dtshd
cue (playlist)
wpl (playlist)
m3u (playlist)


Input formats for subtitles (files):

srt sub sup
ass ssa idx


Input formats for chapters (files):

frame based
time based
Scenarist XML
embeded/internal chapters (playlists/files)


Input formats (folders):

BDMV (Blu-ray / AVCHD)
AVCHD (AVCHD)
VIDEO_TS (DVD)
HVDVD_TS (HD-DVD)
MPEG (for join mode)
M2TS (for join mode)
JPEG (for picture slide-show)
BMP/PNG (for picture slide-show)
any folder except these above - all compatible files will be loaded as titles


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Output formats (authored structures):

SD_VIDEO - MPEG-2 for Viera/Panasonic SDHC (StdDef video)
AVCHD - AVC/H.264 - SDHC Viera/Panasonic BDP
AVCHD - AVC/H.264 & MPEG-2 - USB/SDHC/MemoryStick/CompactFlash/HDD (solid media / Playstation 3)
AVCHD - AVC/H.264 - DVD/BD-R (optical discs)
BDMV - AVC/H.264 - Blu-ray for BD-R discs
BDMV - MPEG-2 - Blu-ray for BD-R discs
HD-DVD - AVC/H.264 for 3xDVD compatible HD-DVD players
SD-DVD - MPEG-2 for standard DVD players
MKV (AVC or XviD) - file mode
AVI (XviD) - file mode

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Supported output formats for Audio Discs:
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AVCHD - AVC/H.264 - SDHC Viera/Panasonic BDP
AVCHD - AVC/H.264 & MPEG-2 - USB/SDHC/MemoryStick/CompactFlash/HDD (solid media / Playstation 3)
AVCHD - AVC/H.264 - DVD/BD-R (optical discs)
BDMV - AVC/H.264 - Blu-ray for BD-R discs

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Menu support:

Maximum number of titles: 252
Maximum number of hidden titles: 251
Maximum number of subtitles per title: 32
Maximum number of chapters per title: 96
Maximum number of audio tracks per title: 32
Welcome screen / Intro title: 1

Supported menu styles: 3 (XMB, SLIDE, CAROUSEL)
- XMB: 252 scrollable titles (vertical scroll)
- SLIDE: 252 scrollable titles (horizontal scroll)
- CAROUSEL: 252 scrollable titles (horizontal scroll)

Auxiliary menu support:
- TITLE-LIST menu (21 pages x 12 titles per page)
- POP-UP menu (available during playback of each title)

Supported user styles: any (using templates)
Custom menu templates: yes (3 included: Kids, Hi-Tech, Appleseed) (designed by drelin)

* Static menu (static or motion title thumbnail)
* Motion menu (static or motion title thumbnail)
* Pop-up menu
* Title-list menu (classic and thumbnail)
* Chapter selection menu (96 chapters in 8 pages x 12 chaps)
* Setup menu (6 audio + 5 subtitle track selection)

Limited menu supported in:

SD-DVD - DVD for standard DVD players
HD-DVD - DVD for 3xDVD compatible HD-DVD players
* Poster and Background images
* Header/footer/text labels
* One "PLAY" button to launch the movie
* SD-DVD Static and motion menu (with custom/user audio)
* HD-DVD Static menu (video only)



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Menu not supported in:

SD_VIDEO - SDHC cards for Viera/Panasonic (StdDef video)
AVCHD - SDHC cards for Viera/Panasonic BDP


Other features:

* Projects: yes (save / load)
* Fast import of created compilations
* Re-author mode (fast mode without transcoding / remuxing)
* Re-author mode (full mode with transcoding, blanking features, adding/removing audio/subtitle streams)
* Direct Blu-ray Disc to Playstiton3 USB/HDD re-authoring without transcoding for HDMV titles
* Transcoding preview
* Freeware, donations welcome


Click here for more about Blu-ray disc RE-AUTHOR mode + a guide.


Supported input FILE formats:

For video titles:

* AVI (DivX/XviD/AVC) - re-encoding/uncropping required for DivX/XviD
* FLV (Flash video) - re-encoding required
* WMV (HD) - re-encoding required
* MOV - AVC/HDV3 encoded + AC3/PCM/AAC audio (rename MOV to MP4 if processing fails!)
* MP4 - Apple / Quicktime (may work only for AVC encoded video - no Sorenson and other weird codecs)
* MPLS/MPL - Blu-ray playlist files / AVCHD playlists / multiAVCHD playlists
* TRP - DVR recordings

+ SRT, SSA/ASS, PGC, VOBSUB, microDVD SUB subtitle tracks
+ AC3 (TrueHD, EAC3), DTS, DTS-HD (MA/HRA), PCM, LPCM, WAV, MP2, MP3, OGG, VORBIS, FLAC and AAC audio tracks


For audio titles: (available only when "Add audio titles" button is used)

* CUE, M3U, WPL playlists (cue-sheet/playlist import works only with drag-drop of a CUE/M3U/WPL file)

If you have problems with Windows7 and VC-1 codec:

Originally Posted by robert200

For reference and in case it helps others that come across this, I solved this with a combination of things.

First I ran the ffdshow video decoder configuration tool (included as part of ffdshow installation). The VC-1 option was disabled. I changed it to wmv9, applied the changes, and exited. Then I ran the Win7 tweak tool you linked to above (Windows 7 tweaker) and changed the VC-1 option to ffdshow from the default "Microsoft" selection and closed out the tool. Then it worked!

Note that you must use the decoder configuration tool to set vmv9 option for VC1 prior to running the Win7 tweaker tool. Otherwise there will be no ffdshow option listed in the tweaker tool.

Thank you again and I hope this information can help someone else.

Notes:

* Make sure you're using NTFS drives for TEMP and DESTINATION when processing larger files
* Make sure you have AviSynth, ffdshow and Haali Media Splitter installed. Download multiTEST to verify your PC decoding capabilities.
* Make sure you have enough free space in your TEMP and DESTINATION drives
* Always read carefully all messages in the LOG TAB - they'll help you to find the problem when you encounter one

[zoner]

I've got a question, i finally burned a compilation of 3 eps to test your GUI and as i burned them as UDF 2.5 i noticed the PS3 recognized it as DATA DISC.

So, is it because of the 8.3 filenames? or because of the missing folders that the GUI isnt implenting(META,BOJO...)
also, the compilation plays great on TotalMedia Theatre without any problems.

[zoner]

i just burned it twice now.
first, i only added the missing folders, that resulted with a DATA DISC by my PS3
second, i added the missing folders and also renamed all the files to their normal state(no 8.3) and it worked
so you'll probably have to make the 8.3 rename an option not a must, and since i didn't burn it with only the rename, i don't know if those missing empty folders are vital or not.

[~bT~]

do i need to download the torrent again or just replace the .exe?

[~bT~]

there is no such file created.

[zoner]

great job this proggie is great

[~bT~]

^ that makes sense. i had the first beta rar. downloading the new one. cheers again.

[~bT~]

^ this is moving so fast i cant keep up cheers!

[zoner]

i've got a question, can you make it possible to load the subs from your GUI?
i mean if i've got an mkv and a srt on another file you can direct it to mux with those setting and the mkv...

[Atak_Snajpera]

Next version will include the needed settings for tsmuxer and some other options...



I guess I'll test it tomorrow and will publish it.

Font size and offset are not correct.
Look.
1080 / 720 = 1.5
so 60 * 1.5 = 90 - correct value for 1080p
52 * 1.5 = 78 - correct offset for 1080p

Personally for 720p I use 48 font size , offset 64 , Tahoma , border 2
for 1080p I use 72 , 96 , ...

4 GiB = 4096 MiB (not 4000) You can safely use 4096 because tsmuxer never cuts above limit.

[nwg]

Thanks for this. I have been looking for something that does more than one file for ages.

[OrigCasshern]

deank, this is just great. Outstanding, really.

[nwg]

I am not sure this is working for me.

I want to put seven 720p mkv movie trailers on a disc ranging up to 100MB each. The temp directories look ok but the final avchd directory only has 3 files totalling 116MB.

[G_M_C]

Originally Posted by Atak_Snajpera

Font size and offset are not correct.
Look.
1080 / 720 = 1.5
so 60 * 1.5 = 90 - correct value for 1080p
52 * 1.5 = 78 - correct offset for 1080p

Personally for 720p I use 48 font size , offset 64 , Tahoma , border 2
for 1080p I use 72 , 96 , ...

4 GiB = 4096 MiB (not 4000) You can safely use 4096 because tsmuxer never cuts above limit.

I do hope those settings are put a a .INI somewhere, cause these settings are not right (for me). Those high offsets put the subtitles much too high imho. In fact for a 1080p BD i use Verdana, size 65, border 3 and offset of only 24. My subs stay firmly at the bottom of my screen, OUTSIDE of the 2.40:1 picture (in the border that is).

[nwg]

It's working great now. The problem was the source files. I forgot to convert the audio to something avchd likes.

[~bT~]

^ looking forward to it dean. any chance u can add a progress % for current file and overall progress % please?
cheers!

ps. can u also add tahoma font option?

pps. oh, and the donate link doesn't work..

[Deathman]

tried this a few times but no matter what i do i get a unsupported disc format when i try to play in powerdvd 8. if i make an avchd from just one of the files it plays fine... any ideas?

[~bT~]

^ works here too on ps3 and showtime.

late edit: request:

choose destination of output.

[Deepstar]

Hi,
yes, autoupdate work!

[SeeMoreDigital]

I'd like to see if the menu structure works with my Panasonic TV. Is somebody here able to provide a smallish sample file?