MultiX264 - exploring X264 encoding! (was MicroX264) - 08/10/2010

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

update microx264 added support for configuration file
create a file named microx264.ini in the same folder as microx264.exe

Great idea, that helps

There is a little annoyance though: I have added ColorMatrix to the filters and I have added a line to the INI like this:

Before Resize=ColorMatrix(mode="Rec.709->Rec.601")

But when I run the program a part of this line has been cut off and it appears like this in the Before Resize box:

ColorMatrix(mode

Notice that typing the full line in the box is working fine and it's correctly sent to the AVS file. So it's just the program that stops reading the line at the = sign.

[buzzqw]

thanks, fixed

now use the # as separator

so the microx264.ini can be like this

Encoding Mode=2 pass
Preset=ultrafast
Tuning=Film
Bitrate=1500
Audio Codec=Aac
Audio Quality=50
Normalize=1
Custom x264=--subme 3
MT Mode=1
MT Value=2,0
Resizer=PointResize
Before Resize#ColorMatrix(mode="Rec.709->Rec.601")
After Resize#

BHH

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

fixed
now use the # as separator

Nice, thanks, it's now working fine

Little feature request: a box for setting up the audio delay (ms, negative values allowed).

[buzzqw]

sorry pal.. why this request ?

decoding is done via DSS..

BHH

[dwrbudr]

Open D2V, crop doesn't do anything. Preview shows this output from avisynth: The script return value is not a video clip. When I removed the last two lines from preview.avs I can play it in MPC.
last = isRGB(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last <= remove
last = isYUY2(last) ? ConvertToYV12(last) : last <= remove
autocrop.avs: There is no function named autocrop?

[buzzqw]

please put autocrop.dll in \filters folder

i missed it

will put it in next full package

BHH

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

why this request ?
decoding is done via DSS..

Not for MPEG2.
FFMS2 is used for the video (VOB and DVB captures) and DSS for the audio which leads to huge A/V sync problems.
Or is there a way to force the use of DSS ? Because with FFMS2 and interlaced material bobbed with Yadif mode=1 the video is playing at like half speed. With Yadif mode=0 I'm getting the right speed but it's out of sync with the audio by several seconds.

[buzzqw]

understand

please update microx264.exe

and add in microx264.ini this line

Force DSS=1

BHH

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

and add in microx264.ini this line

Force DSS=1

I did that and now I'm getting this error:

Avisynth error:
I don't know what "movie" means
(F:\HAM\MicroX264.avs, line 13)

"movie" is not defined in the AVS file, the line is missing, but audio is there though.

[buzzqw]

thanks, fixed.

please update microx264

BHH

[Brazil2]

DSS is now working fine

However I still have a problem with MPEG2 interlaced sources when using Yadif in mode=1. The resulting files are playing at half speed even though they are at 50 FPS as expected. They also show a duration which is the double of the source file one.

Encoding of MicroX264.avs from the temporary folder directly with x264 is making correct files.

x264 -o test.mp4 MicroX264.avs

Muxing of MicroX264.h264 from the temporary folder to MP4 or MKV is also making correct files. So there is something wrong after the encoding and before the muxing.

[buzzqw]

well.. post the queue...

BHH

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

well.. post the queue...

queue.bat :

"F:\Test\MicroX264\application\avs2yuv.exe" "F:\HAM\MicroX264.avs" - | "F:\Test\MicroX264\application\x264.exe" - --stdin y4m --crf 22 --threads auto --thread-input --preset slower --tune film  --subme 10 --merange 32 --weightp 1  --output "F:\HAM\MicroX264.h264"
"F:\Test\MicroX264\application\wavi.exe" "F:\HAM\MicroX264.avs" - | "F:\Test\MicroX264\application\neroaacenc.exe" -if - -q 0.50 -ignorelength -of "F:\HAM\MicroX264.mp4"
"F:\Test\MicroX264\application\mp4box.exe" -add "F:\HAM\MicroX264.h264" -fps 25.000  -add "F:\HAM\MicroX264.mp4" "F:\HAM_MX.mp4"

So the culprit is the FPS passed to the muxer at the end: -fps 25.000
And using a more detailled view in MediaInfo has shown me this from the final file:

Frame rate mode                  : Constant
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Original frame rate              : 50.000 fps

But in the DOS window during encoding FPS are correct:

F:\HAM\MicroX264.avs: 704x400, 50 fps, 864 frames
yuv4mpeg: 704x400@50/1fps, 0:0

[buzzqw]

update microx264

added support for HDConvertToX_profile.txt
just put it in the same folder as microx264.exe

BHH

[buzzqw]

@Brazil2

fixed

please try the new package.
now if microx264 find yadif and mode=1 in "Before Resize" will double the fps for muxing

@All

new full package with X264.exe supporting LAVF

changelog

lots of hints
added support for DGI input
if using avs2yuv and in Bitrate is present a M (like 700M), MicroX264 will automatically compute the bitrate to achive 700 mb final size

BHH

[kosmonaut]

The download link in the first post of the thread is incorrect, it should be: http://www.64k.it/andres/data/microx...0.1.19.284.rar

[buzzqw]

Thanks kosmonaut

link fixed

BHH

[Brazil2]

Originally Posted by buzzqw

@Brazil2

fixed

please try the new package.
now if microx264 find yadif and mode=1 in "Before Resize" will double the fps for muxing

Yep it's working as expected now, thanks

[ronnylov]

"64bit ready" - Does this mean I can replace the x264.exe file with a 64-bit version when I am using 64-bit Windows 7?
Or are all the supplied exe-files already 64-bit versions?

[buzzqw]

you can replace x264.exe with x264.exe at 64bit

BHH