Originally posted by Ryu77:

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This is simply a GUI for tsMuxeR's GUI and ImgBurn??

This is nothing special at all. In fact if I were Roman V (Author of tsMuxeR) I'd probably be a little pissed that someone is trying to take credit for creating an interface that does very little in the way of adding anything extra to the superb application that tsMuxeR already is.

Actually now that I think about it... This application actually reduces the versatility that tsMuxeR offers. Most of the tsMuxeR options (language tags, chapter points, split & cut etc.) are unavailable using this pointless interface.

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Originally posted by nordesmic:

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I am trying to re-encode some HD-DVD discs to h.264 using MeGUI. I have done this in the past using a complicated method of evodemux-->vc1conv-->Vc12avi-->VirtualDubMod-->Solveig ASF muxer-->Megui. This yields perfect results but I know there is a simpler way of getting the vc1 stream into a container that can be read by MeGUI.

Can anyone please tell me the best method for muxing the files into a MeGUI compatible container? I heard there is a method using eac3to but does this result in a file with the correct video framerate (23.976)?

I saw this eac3to and more GUI as well which seems to have the option to mux to MKV but I am unfamiliar with the software.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

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Originally posted by odin24:

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Use EVOdemux to demux the VC-1 and desired audio stream.

Load the VC-1 stream in tsMuxeR and remove the 3:2 pulldown (29.97-->23.976fps) and mux to m2ts, this is done in one process. Once this is done it is ready for MeGUI, be sure to use a good Blu-Ray profile. One thing I have found is cropping and resizing does not affect bit rate either way... so I suggest not doing this, keep the resolution 1920x1080. Also a few HDDVDs that I have done were 1080i, make sure you de-interlace in the MeGUI process if required.

Use eac3toGUI to convert DD+ or TrueHD to AC3 @ 640kb/s (this is neccesary if the HDDVD doesn't come with regular AC3. eac3toGUI can also convert to DTS @ 1536 kb/s, only if you have Surcode installed.

Once all of the recodes are done use tsMuxeR to put everything back together... since you didn't resize or crop you can mux to Blu-Ray... which is compatible with DTS and subtitles, or m2ts which is compatible with AC3 only.

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Originally posted by sVincent7:

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I'm at a loss...

I think i've tried everything but still i'm having problems.

I normally recode stuff to MP4 but this mostly fails for 720/1080p sources. Both 264 and AAC play fine on my computer, but muxing with MP4box makes it crash.

So, i've been trying to follow your guide to make a m2ts file, but this does not work either. I change the level of the 264 to 4.1 (have tried 4.2 also) then mux the resulting file and the AC3 into the m2ts file using tsMuxer.

When playing this file on my computer, the image is really bad. Lots of blocks over the place, and kinda "gray".

When i play this on the PS3 using streaming, audio is good but picture remains black.

I'm suspecting the 264 ain't 4.1 compliant.

I have also tried encoding using Nero Recode 3 in some occations. Have tried both the Sony PS3 AVC profile and the standard HDTV AVC profile without success of playing this on the PS3. Creating a small sample using these profiles are playable on the PS3, but the full movie is not.

Any assistance is appreciated.

I'm close to pressing the delete button :-(

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Originally posted by nordesmic:

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Originally posted by odin24:

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Thanks for your reply Odin. I tried that method but unfortunately I got an error with MeGUI and AviSynth to do with the lack filters or something. I assume that I need to install these somehow, any tips?

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I used to get that error. It had to do with the path to the avisynth plugins not being set in Megui. Using Vista, I had to downgrade to an earlier version of Megui before I could do it (later versions gave a nasty error when I tried to set the path).

If the path is set fine, then it could be a problem with the filters or codecs themselves. I installed CCCP codec pack, but I think others may have better suggestions.

Originally posted by InigoM:

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Originally posted by nordesmic:

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Originally posted by odin24:

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Thanks for your reply Odin. I tried that method but unfortunately I got an error with MeGUI and AviSynth to do with the lack filters or something. I assume that I need to install these somehow, any tips?

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I used to get that error. It had to do with the path to the avisynth plugins not being set in Megui. Using Vista, I had to downgrade to an earlier version of Megui before I could do it (later versions gave a nasty error when I tried to set the path).

If the path is set fine, then it could be a problem with the filters or codecs themselves. I installed CCCP codec pack, but I think others may have better suggestions.

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All good now. The issue was to do with CCCP, I had the VC-1 decoder disabled for some reason. This saves me so much time, what used to take me 6 programs to do can now be done using evodemux-->tsMuxer-->MeGUI.

Cheers

Originally posted by sVincent7:

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I've browsed through all posts, and followed a procedure that should make the most reliable results. I am still somewhat confused though.

1. I have a H.264 video wrapped in a MKV container together with a DD5.1 ac3 track. The video is level 5.1 and should be re-encoded because the video is 1080p and it has 5 ref frames (b-frames is 3 though).
2. Since Nero Recode don't like mkv files, i've extracted the video stream using mkvextract and put it into a mp4 container without audio.
3. I recode this mp4 using Sony PS3 AVC or Nero Digital HDTV AVC.
4. I extract the re-encoded H.264 from the MP4 produced by Nero Recode. This stream is level 4.0.
5. At this point i should open the H.264 file in H264Info and save it without any modifications. This step fails! H.264 crashes. I got H264Info alpha .25 lite

Note: I've also tried merging the file with mkvmerge and extracting it again as someone has mentioned mp4box failing on such large files.

Now i've come to the part that confuses me.

I create a m2ts file from the level 4 H.264 file and the DD5.1 AC3 track. I uncheck Continually insert SPS/PPS and keep Add picture timing info checked.

This resulting file is playable on my ps3 and i see both video and hear the audio. Fast forwarding and/or rewinding does not work very good though.

And I dont understand why I cannot play the MP4 file i created from the same video stream (level 4, no audio track, MP4Box). If it plays from the m2ts file, it should be able to do so from the Mp4 container?

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Originally posted by mixja666:

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For re-encoding I use Red Kawa PS3 Video Converter to re-encode which creates an MP4 output container with video and audio (audio is 2 channel - but I use the original audio stream from the MKV if it is appropriate). I've never had a problem and it supports MKV as the source container. It also allows you to customise the profiles, so you can re-encode at a similar bit rate to your source. This program is just a GUI frontend to ffmpeg with x264 as the encoder.

Once the MP4 is created, I use Yamb to extract the video stream, and then run h264info on it. Finally, tsMuxer to create M2TS with audio stream (from original MKV).

Don't check those options on TsMuxer - it is well known this causes seeking issues...you must do the h264info step first and then TsMuxer with no options selected...

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Originally posted by sinofsins:

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Could the crash issue be related to my OS. I'm using Windows Vista Home edition by the way. Any help is appreciated.. thanks.

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Originally posted by odin24:

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Originally posted by sinofsins:

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Could the crash issue be related to my OS. I'm using Windows Vista Home edition by the way. Any help is appreciated.. thanks.

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Not likely, I'm using the same OS. Do you have AviSynth ans Haali Media Splitter installed. Also, the CCCP codec pack?

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Originally posted by Peopo:

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Hello all... I'm pretty new using this avchd/blu-ray format, and I just have a quick question (well... it will be quick if anyone knows the answer) that will hopefully save me from making any more coasters.

Simply: Does the m2ts video have to be a proper resolution (i.e. 1280x720 or 1920x1080) for srt subtitles to show up?

Detail: I have an *.mkv file; video is 1280x688, high@4.1; audio is ac3; subtitles are an embedded *.srt. I run the file through tsmuxer, burn it, and pop it into my PS3. The video/audio plays fine, and the green bar is there at the bottom just as expected (I actually don't mind this too much). Then when I press Triangle and go to select the subtitle, it lets me cycle through "english" and "off," but the subs never actually showed up on the bottom. I let the entire video play through and the subs were never there.

Next, I extracted the .srt file from the .mkv file, and everything checked out... numbering, timestamps, etc. I tested the .srt file with the .m2ts on my computer, and everything works in Nero Showtime (however, sometimes certain lines of subs don't show. I don't know if this is a defect in the srt or my computer/processing power, but right now I'd like to just get them to work in the first place).

I run everything through tsmuxer, this time using the video and audio from the .mkv and the subtitles from the extracted .srt. I burn it and end up in the same situation again.

Umm... I think that covers my situation. Must the video be 720/1080 for the subs to work?

On a side note, looking through the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders, I don't see a *.sup file. Is it inside the .m2ts file? I don't see any other files that would be large enough to fit the .srt plus whatever else blu-ray needs for the subs.

Thanks for any help!

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Originally posted by mmirg:

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I'm having the same problem as Peopo trying to get subtitles to work with an AVCHD
disc. I've tried multiple sources, but the result is always the same: the disc plays and I can view the video without a problem, hear the audio, select audio tracks, and select subtitles from the menu, however, the subtitles do not actually appear on screen. Does anyone know what the issue might be?

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Originally posted by mmirg:

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Update: I did manage to get a video file that I had that was encoded at 1280x720 to work with srt subs that I let tsmuxer convert to PGS. However, I am still generally struggling with "non-standard" resolutions, I'm not sure if the resolution is the key here.

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Originally posted by Peopo:

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Originally posted by mmirg:

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Update: I did manage to get a video file that I had that was encoded at 1280x720 to work with srt subs that I let tsmuxer convert to PGS. However, I am still generally struggling with "non-standard" resolutions, I'm not sure if the resolution is the key here.

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After some more tries, I am pretty sure resolution is the key to having working subtitles. I have worked through two more videos, both starting with 1280x688 and 1280x692 resolutions. I then added borders using MeGUI to make them standard 1280x720, and everything works fine now.

My theory on what happened is that the subtitles still try to show up in a 720 frame, so with a 688 file, there is that extra 32 lines of dead space and stuff goes haywire (yeah, I'm being really technical here). Anyway, just get to a standard resolution, and I think that should work.

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Originally posted by xnappo:

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I take it MeGui also adds 6 hours to the otherwise 3 minute TsMuxer solution?

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