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PS3 compatible video creation thread (tsMuxeR etc.).
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KajNrig
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3. January 2010 @ 15:35 |
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Ryu, have you worked with actual Blu-Rays before? I'm trying to rip my copy of a blu-ray movie, and so far I've managed thus:
1.) Get SAK.
2.) Use SAK to extract the ISO to my external hard drive, then merge it using my PC.
I've got a few questions regarding what the next steps should be.
Does this remove the BD+ protection on the disc?
Would ripping the video from the BD be the same as ripping video from DVDs?
I haven't done any backing up of my discs in a while, and I'm wondering which tool would be best to use. Is it possible to use that one tool that tricks the PS3 into thinking there's a BD disc in the drive?
It would be nice to be able to play it without having to extract just the main movie, etc. etc.
Thanks a lot, all.
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6. January 2010 @ 03:25 |
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Hello everyone...
I know I mentioned that I would get around to creating new Blu-ray and AVCHD (BD5/BD9) profiles that are compatible with the newer x264 builds.
Well, I have finally found time to do it. So here they are...
I have uploaded MeGUI v0.3.1.1060 with all plug-ins and profiles as a complete package. Please don't forget to go into the settings to set-up the directories that you wish to use on your PC. Especially the x264 log/stats file.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nuamzhgwjn1
The exiting news is that the new x264 build incorporates a new option called "MB-tree". It's all quite technical how it works but put simply it can increase compression efficiency by up to 70%!!
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6. January 2010 @ 17:41 |
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Originally posted by Ryu77:
The exiting news is that the new x264 build incorporates a new option called "MB-tree". It's all quite technical how it works but put simply it can increase compression efficiency by up to 70%!!
This is really great news, but I have two questions:
1.) By "increase compression efficiency," are you simply saying that it'll do a more precise job of compressing the video? Or is it that it'll possibly be 70% more time-efficient?
2.) MeGUI is still only in the Beta phases? I would think by now that it would be up to version 1.xx at least.
And two other questions:
I know AVCHD Manager/AVCHDMe simply renames the files in the BDMV folder so that the PS3 will see it as a disc. Will this work on a full BD rip? In other words, will I still be able to keep the menus, extras, what have you?
Since AVCHD Manager/Me only renames the files, why is it that the PS3 treats it as a disc? This brings me to my next question: Would this method (or something similar) allow me to do the same with DVD rips?
I've ripped ISOs of the BD and DVD version of the same film to do some tinkering around with BD ripping and junk (I already know enough of DVD ripping to get the job done). There are a few things I'm trying to do: 1) See if I can get the entire BD working on the PS3 in the same way the actual disc would; 2) See if I can get the entire DVD working on the PS3 in the same way the disc would; 3) compare the BD ripping process with the DVD ripping process.
Thanks for any help, all.
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6. January 2010 @ 19:03 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Originally posted by Ryu77:
The exiting news is that the new x264 build incorporates a new option called "MB-tree". It's all quite technical how it works but put simply it can increase compression efficiency by up to 70%!!
This is really great news, but I have two questions:
1.) By "increase compression efficiency," are you simply saying that it'll do a more precise job of compressing the video? Or is it that it'll possibly be 70% more time-efficient?
The encoding time will be slightly longer, however the quality will be better. Now with MB-tree encodes are compressed more efficiently for better quality.
2.) MeGUI is still only in the Beta phases? I would think by now that it would be up to version 1.xx at least.
I don't think it's Beta... it's at version 3.x.
And two other questions:
I know AVCHD Manager/AVCHDMe simply renames the files in the BDMV folder so that the PS3 will see it as a disc. Will this work on a full BD rip? In other words, will I still be able to keep the menus, extras, what have you?
No, I tried this before. Keep in mind, the file sizes within the BD rip must be under 4GB in order to be placed on a hard drive that the PS3 will read (FAT32).
Since AVCHD Manager/Me only renames the files, why is it that the PS3 treats it as a disc? This brings me to my next question: Would this method (or something similar) allow me to do the same with DVD rips?
Technically, it doesn't treat the AVCHD as a disc, it just needs to comply to the 8.3 name standard... this is what AVCHDMe/Manager does. In regards to DVD being played the same way, you'll need to demux the source DVD, and remux it to AVCHD. There really is no benefit to this method.
I've ripped ISOs of the BD and DVD version of the same film to do some tinkering around with BD ripping and junk (I already know enough of DVD ripping to get the job done). There are a few things I'm trying to do: 1) See if I can get the entire BD working on the PS3 in the same way the actual disc would; 2) See if I can get the entire DVD working on the PS3 in the same way the disc would; 3) compare the BD ripping process with the DVD ripping process.
1 and 2 are not possible. 3... comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges... two differently structured formats which require different attention, and have different codecs. I suggest eac3to for demuxing BDs, eac3to can do DVDs to but it's a little trickier.
Thanks for any help, all.
See mt comments above.
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6. January 2010 @ 23:33 |
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Originally posted by odin24:
I don't think it's Beta... it's at version 3.x.
Ryu said "v0.3.xxxx." I figured that meant it was still just version 0.3 or so. Or am I missing something?
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No, I tried this before. Keep in mind, the file sizes within the BD rip must be under 4GB in order to be placed on a hard drive that the PS3 will read (FAT32).
Well, that's a bummer. Is it that you tried with filesizes larger than 4GB? Or is it just that it plain ol' doesn't work?
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In regards to DVD being played the same way, you'll need to demux the source DVD, and remux it to AVCHD. There really is no benefit to this method.
That also sucks. The only reason I asked is because I don't want to go through the re-encoding and quality loss just to bump the movie size down to 4GB. But oh well.
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1 and 2 are not possible. 3... comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges... two differently structured formats which require different attention, and have different codecs. I suggest eac3to for demuxing BDs, eac3to can do DVDs to but it's a little trickier.
Comparing apples and oranges, perhaps you're right. I can already tell the BD is much more complex - not unexpectedly - but at least it's easy to tell where the movie files are.
Thanks for all the answers, odin.
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7. January 2010 @ 04:35 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Ryu said "v0.3.xxxx." I figured that meant it was still just version 0.3 or so. Or am I missing something?
It most certainly is out of Beta stage. This application has been in development for quite a few years and has changed hands a few times along the way. I guess the original developer (Doom9 himself) allowed an extra zero for prospective major overhauls of the application.
Keep in mind that applications have version numbers as following. The last number is for minor changes (1060 in the case of the current MeGUI), the middle number is for more signifigant changes (1 in this version of MeGUI), and the first number is for major overhauls, usually something like a new looking GUI etc. (3 in this version of MeGUI).
Originally posted by KajNrig:
Well, that's a bummer. Is it that you tried with filesizes larger than 4GB? Or is it just that it plain ol' doesn't work?
When muxing with tsMuxeR, you simply need to choose to split files per 4GB and it will create a multiple of m2ts files that will seamlessly branch.
Originally posted by KajNrig:
That also sucks. The only reason I asked is because I don't want to go through the re-encoding and quality loss just to bump the movie size down to 4GB. But oh well.
?? Sorry but could you clarify what exactly you would like to achieve here.
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KajNrig
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7. January 2010 @ 13:55 |
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Originally posted by Ryu77:
?? Sorry but could you clarify what exactly you would like to achieve here.
Oh, my bad. I was talking about my DVD video. If I were to not split the main movie into 1- or 2-GB chunks, the entire movie would be around 5 GB (just the bare movie, no extras, only one audio track, etc.), which is obviously too large for a FAT32 drive. Even if I were to use tsMuxer to remux it into the Blu-Ray folder (with splits every 4GB), and then used AVCHD Manager to rename the files, the PS3 wouldn't upscale it and it'd be outputting 480p only. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, but it IS a bit annoying to switch from small menus/icons on the XMB at 1080p to large menus/icons on the XMB at 480p while I'm playing the movie. Not sure if I made that very clear or not, so feel free to let me know.
Secondly, if I WERE to split the DVD video into smaller chunks, then I could just throw it onto the hard drive and be done with it. However, I'm not exactly a big fan of sequential playback for separate parts of a single movie. There's always some sort of pause when switching from one video file to another, and that ruins the movie for me.
So the only options that I really have that I desire are to remux it to AVCHD and deal with the large icons (plus I'm not sure how well my monitor will upscale the video) or shrink the main movie to something less than 4GB.
The reason I asked about AVCHD Manager was because I was wondering if there was a way to do the same sort of thing - rename the files to some standard - so that the PS3 reads it as a DVD (which would mean I could split the files into sub-4GB chunks and still retain the original quality of the DVD).
If all else fails, I suppose remuxing it to AVCHD wouldn't be that bad.
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7. January 2010 @ 15:43 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Originally posted by Ryu77:
?? Sorry but could you clarify what exactly you would like to achieve here.
Oh, my bad. I was talking about my DVD video. If I were to not split the main movie into 1- or 2-GB chunks, the entire movie would be around 5 GB (just the bare movie, no extras, only one audio track, etc.), which is obviously too large for a FAT32 drive. Even if I were to use tsMuxer to remux it into the Blu-Ray folder (with splits every 4GB), and then used AVCHD Manager to rename the files, the PS3 wouldn't upscale it and it'd be outputting 480p only. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, but it IS a bit annoying to switch from small menus/icons on the XMB at 1080p to large menus/icons on the XMB at 480p while I'm playing the movie. Not sure if I made that very clear or not, so feel free to let me know.
Secondly, if I WERE to split the DVD video into smaller chunks, then I could just throw it onto the hard drive and be done with it. However, I'm not exactly a big fan of sequential playback for separate parts of a single movie. There's always some sort of pause when switching from one video file to another, and that ruins the movie for me.
So the only options that I really have that I desire are to remux it to AVCHD and deal with the large icons (plus I'm not sure how well my monitor will upscale the video) or shrink the main movie to something less than 4GB.
The reason I asked about AVCHD Manager was because I was wondering if there was a way to do the same sort of thing - rename the files to some standard - so that the PS3 reads it as a DVD (which would mean I could split the files into sub-4GB chunks and still retain the original quality of the DVD).
If all else fails, I suppose remuxing it to AVCHD wouldn't be that bad.
If you did re-encode your DVD with x264, I can assure you that you could reduce the size down to 33% or less and not be able to see any quality loss at all. h264 is so efficient compared to MPEG2. I recently re-encoded a DVD at a bitrate of about 950kbs with high quality x264 settings and the results were amazing. Yes, there was some minor quality loss but barely noticeable... The original was about 6.5GB as it was almost a 3 hour movie. It is now 1.45GB. Even with the best quality DivX settings there is no way it could compare to h264 at such a low bitrate of 950kbs.
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KajNrig
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7. January 2010 @ 16:55 |
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I would re-encode, but I have a ridiculously old computer (an Intel SX260, which is one of those super-small desktop PCs designed for general use) with a P4 processor, and encoding time is ridiculously long. (It took about 4 hours to do a half-hour 720p anime.) That's the main reason why I decided to just forgo the entire encoding process.
Once I get my dual-core set up, though, I'll probably do just like you suggested and start re-encoding again.
(To give you a picture of my current PC: it has a built-in video card that suffers severe slowdown playing mid- to late-90s games at minimum settings, and a built-in sound card that is so close to the wiring that I get constant feedback through the speakers.)
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This is probably just beating a dead horse, but is there a program like AVCHD Manager that works with DVD structures?
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8. January 2010 @ 03:42 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
I would re-encode, but I have a ridiculously old computer (an Intel SX260, which is one of those super-small desktop PCs designed for general use) with a P4 processor, and encoding time is ridiculously long. (It took about 4 hours to do a half-hour 720p anime.) That's the main reason why I decided to just forgo the entire encoding process.
Once I get my dual-core set up, though, I'll probably do just like you suggested and start re-encoding again.
(To give you a picture of my current PC: it has a built-in video card that suffers severe slowdown playing mid- to late-90s games at minimum settings, and a built-in sound card that is so close to the wiring that I get constant feedback through the speakers.)
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This is probably just beating a dead horse, but is there a program like AVCHD Manager that works with DVD structures?
Hehe...
I remember a while back when I was encoding on single core centrino laptop. It would take about 3 days for a 1080p encode.
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KajNrig
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8. January 2010 @ 15:03 |
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Wow. I'm amazed you had the patience. The most patient I've ever been was 24 hours for a two-hour 720p video.
EDIT:
I'm trying to remux the BD main movie to another BD disk using tsMuxer and then AVCHD Manager to rename the files, etc. I'm getting some issues, though. This is what I've done:
1.) In tsMuxer, I added the playlist that pertains to the main movie. There were a number of streams:
Video - h264 (main movie)
Audio - hd.cfm" class="forum_link" target="_blank">DTS-HD (English audio)
Audio - AC3 (English narration for the blind)
Audio - DTS-HD (French audio)
Audio - AC3 (commentary)
...and a bunch of PGS subtitle streams
2.) For the video stream, I originally unchecked "Add picture timing info" and "Continually insert...", but the AVCHD didn't show up when I plugged it into the PS3. So the second go-around I kept them checked.
The second time around, I also downconverted the DTS-HD tracks to DTS (since I could only select the AC3 tracks) and got rid of the "narration for the blind" track.
3.) Remux.
4.) Create a folder on the root of the external hard drive labeled "AVCHD." Place the BD folder in there.
5.) Run AVCHD Manager and fix everything up.
6.) Regardless of how I remux and stuff, I can't get the PS3 to display the AVCHD when I click on "USB Device (External Hard Drive)." When I display all and navigate to the BDMV-->STREAM folder, I can play each video individually, but I can still only hear the AC3 audio.
What's going on? The PS3 should be seeing it, but it's not picking up anything at all.
Moreover, I remember reading a while back something about DTS not working well. Should I convert it to AC3? (My PS3 seems to only be able to play AC3 audio; AAC and DTS and whatever else there is always seems to fail on me.)
Thanks.
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9. January 2010 @ 02:03 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
The second time around, I also downconverted the hd.cfm" class="forum_link" target="_blank">DTS-HD tracks to DTS (since I could only select the AC3 tracks) and got rid of the "narration for the blind" track.
3.) Remux.
4.) Create a folder on the root of the external hard drive labeled "AVCHD." Place the BD folder in there.
5.) Run AVCHD Manager and fix everything up.
6.) Regardless of how I remux and stuff, I can't get the PS3 to display the AVCHD when I click on "USB Device (External Hard Drive)." When I display all and navigate to the BDMV-->STREAM folder, I can play each video individually, but I can still only hear the AC3 audio.
What's going on? The PS3 should be seeing it, but it's not picking up anything at all.
Moreover, I remember reading a while back something about DTS not working well. Should I convert it to AC3? (My PS3 seems to only be able to play AC3 audio; AAC and DTS and whatever else there is always seems to fail on me.)
Thanks.
Are you placing the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders directly in the AVCHD folder? By this I mean no other folder levels beside AVCHD-->BDMV & CERTIFICATE? By using AVCHD manager, you are obviously renaming the files to be 8.3 compliant also?
DTS will only be a problem when trying to playback a raw m2ts file.
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9. January 2010 @ 08:07 |
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Yeah, Kaj... another thing, make sure you use "AVCHD" as the output, not "Blu-ray". Now the Two, or one folders that tsMuxeR creates, place those in a folder called AVCHD... now make sure that folder is on the root of the hard drive. Now use AVCHDMe/Manager on the structure to rename the files.
No conversions are neccesary, all typical Blu-ray audio formats are OK to use in this format with the PS3.
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9. January 2010 @ 12:39 |
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Yeah, I placed the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders directly into the AVCHD folder.
Why shouldn't I mux to Blu-Ray, though? What's the main difference between that and AVCHD? (I noticed that on the newer versions, and it never crossed my mind to ask about it.)
I'll try muxing it to AVCHD, then. That's probably exactly the issue. Thanks again. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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9. January 2010 @ 15:31 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Yeah, I placed the BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders directly into the AVCHD folder.
Why shouldn't I mux to Blu-Ray, though? What's the main difference between that and AVCHD? (I noticed that on the newer versions, and it never crossed my mind to ask about it.)
I'll try muxing it to AVCHD, then. That's probably exactly the issue. Thanks again. I'll let you know how it turns out.
I can assure you that IS the issue. :-)
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9. January 2010 @ 18:53 |
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Originally posted by Ryu77:
I can assure you that IS the issue. :-)
Heh. How did you know?
So what's the point of having "Create Blu-Ray disk" and "Create AVCHD disk" when one option is broken? Or is it that they both actually DO work?
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9. January 2010 @ 19:21 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Originally posted by Ryu77:
I can assure you that IS the issue. :-)
Heh. How did you know?
So what's the point of having "Create Blu-Ray disk" and "Create AVCHD disk" when one option is broken? Or is it that they both actually DO work?
They both work fine. The structures are slightly different, and when one structure is on the media that it is not intended for, the PS3 doesn't read it properly.
If you create an AVCHD disc... which is theoretically supposed to be on a hard drive or DVD5/9 be sure to use "AVCHD" as the output, however only use AVCHDMe when your media is hard drive, this is not necessary on DVD. Only use "Blu-ray" as the output when your media is BD-R/RE.
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11. January 2010 @ 00:25 |
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Oh, okay. Thanks. By the way, nice sig of Gilgamesh, if that's what that is.
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11. January 2010 @ 06:51 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Oh, okay. Thanks. By the way, nice sig of Gilgamesh, if that's what that is.
Thanks... from Final Fantasy if haven't guessed already.
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greetings all. its been a long time since ive needed to make a post, ive mainly just read the updates each time someone adds something new, just to stay in the loop.
Now i have another question:
I have an MKV file with FLAC audio as follows:
Format : Matroska
File size : 5.71 GiB
Duration : 1h 53mn
Overall bit rate : 7 169 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-06-04 15:08:02
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@5.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 53mn
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-635M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=cqp / qp=20 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English
Audio
ID : 2
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Codec ID : A_FLAC
Duration : 1h 53mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Title : Mandarin PCM 5.1
Writing library : libFLAC 1.1.4 (UTC 2007-02-13)
Text #1
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English
Text #2
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : French
MKV2VOB says that the audio codec is unsupported, so it cannot convert. I eventually copied/transcoded it across to the PS3 HDD with ps3mediaserver which worked fine, yet the 6gig MKV has now become a 20gig MPG.
any recommendations to convert it again, but with a similar 6gig file size? should i unmux the MKV and extract the separate video and audio streams and somehow convert the FLAC to AC3, etc?
appreciate all your advice. thanks
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12. February 2010 @ 07:45 |
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Originally posted by evo007:
any recommendations to convert it again, but with a similar 6gig file size? should i unmux the MKV and extract the separate video and audio streams and somehow convert the FLAC to AC3, etc?
appreciate all your advice. thanks
FLAC is a lossless compression, similar to DTSHD-MA and TrueHD. You can convert to LPCM and retain the exact audio quality, but with twice the size. Or, you can convert to AC3 and shrink it by probably two thirds the original audio file size.
You do not need to demux to convert. Use eac3to and convert the audio stream to your desired codec.
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Greetings to all you kind, helpful, most revered forum elders. I'm coming here today with hat in hand, sleep-deprived and frustrated beyond rationality. If one of you could lend me a bit of assistance, I'd sing your praises from a modestly tall mountaintop.
Here's what I'm trying to accomplish: Using MeGUI to hard-sub some fancy formatted .ass subs into an AVC video stream, into an MP4 container. Then dumping the audio track back in, eventually to view the result in splendour on my PS3.
The original file is AVC 4.1 in an MKV container, and by all appearances, it shouldn't really require a lot of tweaking to make everything work out. Here's what MediaInfo has to say about it.
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 24mn 30s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Original frame rate : 29.970 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 67 r1173 f6d3166
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / me-prepass=0 / subme=9 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / thread_queue=6 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=1 / scenecut=70 / rc=crf / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=30 / qpstep=12 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:-0.25:10.00 / aq2=1:1.50:20.00
Using the "x264: Playstation 3 - Standard" setting in MeGUI, this is what I get after the subs have been burned in. (I did edit the profile to set the profile level back down to 4.1, but this was the only way I altered it.)
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 24mn 30s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 1 486 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 10.4 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.030
Stream size : 261 MiB (100%)
Writing library : x264 core 80 r1376M 3feaec2
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=31250 / vbv_bufsize=31250 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2010-02-20 05:59:53
Tagged date : UTC 2010-02-20 07:35:14
Now, obviously some of the options are different, but I haven't been able to find any indication of why the output would be unrecognisable on the PS3.
To further add insult to my dilemma here, have a look at this: it's a totally different file, but it plays perfectly (and beautifully) on my PS3. I encoded this with a different program (RipBot, I think), but everything looks pretty similar, at least to the point that I can't figure out why the broken file is dissimilar enough indeed be broken.
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2h 6mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 8 086 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 34.2 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.163
Stream size : 7.14 GiB (96%)
Title : Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete
Writing library : x264 core 80 r1376kGIT 3feaec2
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=25000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-28 17:19:26
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-28 17:45:49
Anyhow. Infinite gratitude in advance of whatever help you can provide or light you can shed. Sorry for turning this post into a leviathan; it's just kinda the way I am. I've been trying to get this sorted for a week now, and I've been pouring over AfterDawn, Doom9, and every other place in creation to figure it out, but I'm at the end of my (admittedly short) rope.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21. February 2010 @ 06:10
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21. February 2010 @ 08:07 |
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Originally posted by linkish:
Greetings to all you kind, helpful, most revered forum elders. I'm coming here today with hat in hand, sleep-deprived and frustrated beyond rationality. If one of you could lend me a bit of assistance, I'd sing your praises from a modestly tall mountaintop.
Here's what I'm trying to accomplish: Using MeGUI to hard-sub some fancy formatted .ass subs into an AVC video stream, into an MP4 container. Then dumping the audio track back in, eventually to view the result in splendour on my PS3.
Anyhow. Infinite gratitude in advance of whatever help you can provide or light you can shed. Sorry for turning this post into a leviathan; it's just kinda the way I am. I've been trying to get this sorted for a week now, and I've been pouring over AfterDawn, Doom9, and every other place in creation to figure it out, but I'm at the end of my (admittedly short) rope.
Linkish... before you try to hardcode your subs, why not convert the .ass subs to Blu-ray compatible, then mux to AVCHD, instead of MP4. This would require no video encoding and a lot less time.
Try this out, http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=149160
The author is really friendly and will help out if you get stuck... he's really crafty when it comes to these video processing tools (check out multiAVCHD... and you'll see what I mean).
Good luck.
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21. February 2010 @ 08:18 |
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Originally posted by odin24:
Linkish... before you try to hardcode your subs, why not convert the .ass subs to Blu-ray compatible, then mux to AVCHD, instead of MP4. This would require no video encoding and a lot less time.
Try this out, http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=149160
The author is really friendly and will help out if you get stuck... he's really crafty when it comes to these video processing tools (check out multiAVCHD... and you'll see what I mean).
Good luck.
Firstly, thanks for the prompt reply.
Second, I'll look into multiAVCHD and report my results later on today. Thanks again!
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