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07-20-2003, 01:25 PM
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At first, I had problems getting DVD2SVCD working at all. That didn't take long to fix and I was ab;e to get that running by myself. Then, I downloaded Kwag's matrices.ini and KCVD_LBR.ini and got those to work, again with little trouble.

I wanted to try the MA (motion adaptive) script that I had been reading about, and pasted a copy onto the end of my KVCD_LBR.ini, which is the settings file I load after starting up DVD2SVCD. AFter getting the proper plugin dll's and placing them in the proper location, I'm finally able to get an encode going with the MA script, however.....

My first two types of successes (DVD2SVCD, and DVD2SVCD/ with KVCD_LBR.ini) were with DVD backups. When attempting to get up and running with MA, I have been attempting to convert 97 minute DivX 5.03 AVI files to a 1 disc KVCD. I've checked with a program called G-spot, and I have all of the appropriate codecs installed....AviSynth 2.5 is installed....the appropriate dll's for AVS2.5 are in place, and yet when I start to do the TMPEnc video encode, my video is split neatly in 1/2 vertically (a line drawn from top to bottom of the encoding preview separating the two sides). There is a color difference betweem the two sides, and a message that appears at the top (written into the video stream, but obviously not an error causing the encode to stop). It says 'Plane Difference: Only planar images (as YV12) supported! ([ScriptClip]; Line 1'

I'm not sure if the semi colon following the ([ScriptClip] is a semi colon or a period. I snagged a jpeg snapshot from the test encode while I'm letting the whole movie encode to see what it looks like. I've this image to show you what I mean. Any advice to get to the bottom of this much appreciated!


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There is a color difference betweem the two sides, and a message that appears at the top (written into the video stream, but obviously not an error causing the encode to stop). It says 'Plane Difference: Only planar images (as YV12) supported! ([ScriptClip]; Line 1'


It's all my fault my friend ! I forgot I patch DVD2SVCD.exe with an hex editor soon after having installed it.

In fact the program use to add a "ConvertToYUY2()" after the "avisource" line in the avs script it generates. But for the MA script we need to be in YV12.

What you can do it's either :

1/ add a "1=ConvertToYV12()" as the first line of the ini file I already gave to you (change all the numbers of all the other line of course)

OR

2/ Do like I did : open DVD2SVCD.exe with an hex editor, search for the string "ConvertToYUY2", check this line follow an "avisource" command, and Change the string to "#onvertToYUY2".
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07-20-2003, 03:39 PM
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First, I added the line ConvertToYV12() right at the beginning of the script clip you gave me, like this

0-ConvertToYV12()
1=nf=0

Then, the program proceeded and started encoding and no more vertical split screen with odd colours, but there was still an occasioanl error message which poped up almost, it seemed at scene changes or in points of high motion/contrast. It was 'Function: ([TemporalCleaner;1]) undefined (or something pretty close to this. So

I did a bit of checking around, and downloaded a 2.5 compatible dll called TemporalCleaner.dll from WebEnterprises, and placed it in the appropriate plugins directories. Fired up the program, and went through to the TMPGenc and started encoding with no errors. Yay! And wouldn't you know it; this was the only dll that I hadn't downloaded

At this point, it looks as if it is working. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the whole encode goes smoothly, and then finally I can get these episodes off my hard drive. However, with Scene change detected in TMPGEnc 2.513.53.162, it was taking a *long* time, so I deselected that option, and all apears well after restarting. {Edit: It was taking a loooong time even without scene changes selected, so I reselected that option).

Thanks for all your help Phil; if I could buy you a beer (a Jenlain perhaps), I would.

Tom

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07-20-2003, 05:24 PM
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It's going slower than slow I took the dogs for a walk, came back to find that the first TMPGEnc test pass had only proceeded 1:20 in 23:10 real time. SO, I hate to think what is going to happen when it attempts to encode the whole 97 minute AVI file.

There is obviously a problem here.

1) DVD2SVCD encodes to YUY2, but then a line in the script ComvertToYV12() should take care of this. However, what is DVD2SVCD encoding from? The DirectShowfield in G-Spot indicates the video is already in YUY2 format.

2) If I hex edit DVD2SVCD.exe to make it not convert to YUY2, then I get an error when starting TMPGEnc after transcoding the audio.

3) If there was no error from #2, then a simple command of ConvertToYV12() should work, and save me time over #1, which is, from my understanding including an extra unnecessary encoding to YUY2.

Am I missing something really obvious here? I'm pasting my Adaptive Motion Script below. This is currently in use with a non hex edited DVD2SVCD. Enable padding and Detect Scene Change selected on encoder tab. Pad VCD audio selected under advanced settings under the bbMPEG tab. Also under the encoder tab, rate control mode set to Automatic Variable Bitrate (CQ_VBR), Motion Search Estimate: Fast, VBV Buffer Size:40, Ogffset CQ Value: 24, File Prediction Factor: 0.940, Filed Order: Automatic, and GOP settings 1,15,2,1,15.


[AVISYNTH_Adaptative Filter]
0=ConvertToYV12()
1=nf=0
2=GripCrop(^TargetWidth, ^TargetHeight+^BorderTop+^BorderBottom, overscan=^overscan, source_anamorphic=^source_ana, dest_anamorphic=^dest_ana)
3=GripSize(resizer="BiCubicResize")
4=Undot()
5=Asharp(1, 4)
6=STMedianFilter(^S_FilterThreshHold, ^S_EdgeThreshHold, 0, 0 )
7=MergeChroma(blur(^blur_chroma))
8=MergeLuma(blur(^blur_luma))
9=SwitchThreshold = (Width<=352) ? 4 : (Width<=480) ? 3 : 2
10=ScriptClip("nf = round(YDifferenceToNext())"+chr(13)+ "nf >= SwitchThreshold ? unfilter(-(fmin(nf*2,100)),-(fmin(nf*2,100))) : TemporalCleaner(6+nf,11+nf) ")
11=GripBorders()
12=function fmin(int f1, int f2) { return (f1<f2) ? f1 : f2 }
^overscan=1
^source_ana=false
^dest_ana=false
^S_FilterThreshHold=8
^S_EdgeThreshHold=32
^blur_chroma=1.58
^blur_luma=0.1
?=

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Quote:
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1) DVD2SVCD encodes to YUY2, but then a line in the script ComvertToYV12() should take care of this. However, what is DVD2SVCD encoding from? The DirectShowfield in G-Spot indicates the video is already in YUY2 format.
You put the finger exactly where you had to ! That is why I patched directly the binary : DVD2SCVD adds the convertToYuY2 line even if we are already in YuY2 !
Moreover, to add a "ConvertToYV12" is a workaround, but is a relly bad thing : too much convert screw the video

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2) If I hex edit DVD2SVCD.exe to make it not convert to YUY2, then I get an error when starting TMPGEnc after transcoding the audio
Which error ? Did you check the avs script genereatd by D2S (it's in the working directory of D2S, or you can see it by doing a "edit as video" into the frameserver tab) ?

Can you give it to me, to see where can be the error ?
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07-20-2003, 06:29 PM
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I re hex edited the DVD2SVCD.exe file so that it wouldn'r force a YUY2 conversion, started it up, loaded my KVCD_LBR.ini file (still with the YV12 conversion in), and am starting te program now. I'll post my generated avs script here, along with the error message.

thanks

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07-20-2003, 06:41 PM
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Only....now it is not crashing, but is still going very slowly (say 23 minutes for a 1 minute clip).

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg 2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
AVISource("C:\DOWNLO~1\Soilwork\MS3760~1.AVI",Fals e)
#onvertToYUY2()
ConvertToYV12()
nf=0
GripCrop(352, 240+0+0, overscan=1, source_anamorphic=false, dest_anamorphic=false)
GripSize(resizer="BiCubicResize")
Undot()
Asharp(1, 4)
STMedianFilter(8, 32, 0, 0 )
MergeChroma(blur(1.5)
MergeLuma(blur(0.1))
SwitchThreshold = (Width<=352) ? 4 : (Width<=480) ? 3 : 2
ScriptClip("nf = round(YDifferenceToNext())"+chr(13)+ "nf >= SwitchThreshold ? unfilter(-(fmin(nf*2,100)),-(fmin(nf*2,100))) : TemporalCleaner(6+nf,11+nf) ")
GripBorders()
function fmin(int f1, int f2) { return (f1<f2) ? f1 : f2 }

On the 3rd line, you can see that DVD2SVCD is no longer forcing a conversion.

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That were proceeded by an AviSource command.


And changed both of them to #onvertToYUY2

Am trying again now.

Doesn't crash.

Still very slow

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Yes but you always do a "ConvertToYV12" that is useless.

Remove it from your script.

(note: only Divx5.05 gives output in YV12, if you have Divx3.11 and 4.01 installed of your PC, remove them. They produce a picture in YUY2).

Last XVid codec also produces picture in YV12.
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Try my guide ... It works with the MA-Script in DVD2SVCD...

DVD2KVCD using DVD2SVCD by Avalon

AVI will work with this too... I think so...
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Yes but you always do a "ConvertToYV12" that is useless.

Remove it from your script.

(note: only Divx5.05 gives output in YV12, if you have Divx3.11 and 4.01 installed of your PC, remove them. They produce a picture in YUY2).

Last XVid codec also produces picture in YV12.
So, I can change both instances in DVD2SVCD.exe of ConvertToYUY2 to #onvertToYUY2, AND remove the ConvertToYV12() from my script. I hadn't thought of that. I guess I was just too close to the issue.

thanks. Will try when I get home.

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Try my guide ... It works with the MA-Script in DVD2SVCD...

DVD2KVCD using DVD2SVCD by Avalon

AVI will work with this too... I think so...
I just tried three times, and I always get this message embedded inside the top of the file that TMPGEnc is encoding

Plane Difference: Only planar images (as YV12) supported! ([ScriptClip], line 1)

The usual; 1/2 of the screen is purple, and half isn't. The AVI file *IS* already YUY2 dormat, and I could certainly add a ConvertToYV12(), but this I assume would add to the processing rime. None of the AVI episodes of MST3K that I have have ever worked with any kind of MA filtering Take off MA, and it converts just fine; put it on and the screen becomes half purple; add a converto command and the conversion time skyrockets.

C'est la vie. I guess I just can't do MA filtering on these AVI's.

thanks

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Originally Posted by Avalon
Try my guide ... It works with the MA-Script in DVD2SVCD...

DVD2KVCD using DVD2SVCD by Avalon

AVI will work with this too... I think so...
You think bad. Read the thread
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Avalon
Try my guide ... It works with the MA-Script in DVD2SVCD...

DVD2KVCD using DVD2SVCD by Avalon

AVI will work with this too... I think so...
You think bad. Read the thread
I expect it will work okay, but you never know. It's Attila (2001) @ 177 minutes, modified gop structure (1,24,2,1,24), detect scene change, motion search estimate fast, offset CQ value 65, file prediction factor 0.940, CD size 795; set to 352x240

I'll report back in a few hours

Tom
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My MA Script only works with the filters I packed!!!! You must download them form my side and install it to 'C:\'. Normaly the folders 'Filter20' and 'Filters25' will be created automatically. It will only work with AS 2.5.2. If you still need 2.0.8 for other things download the avisynthswitcher 0.1 edit by me too...
Install it whereever you want. When you want to switch choose Your version and press switch.
How it work: avisynthswitcher overwrites the avisynth.dll in windows system-folder. If you wanth to change the version it will overwrite it again. And so on and so on...
Avisynth is simple only the one dll.
Good luck for You
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07-22-2003, 04:08 AM
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Avalon, once again READ THE THREAD !

DVD2SVCD doesn't work with your templates because it adds a "ConvertToYUY2()" after the "avisource". It's hardcoded and nothing in your delivery handle that problem.

Read my posts and see where it will fail, and how to avoid this before telling again and again that your guide solves every problems. Thanks !
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file prediction factor 0.940
Why so low ? DVD2SVCD always gave me result below the final target size so you can put "1.000" without any problems.

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CD size 795
Same here : don't worry to put "807" (actual size of a CD80min). I never had problems with this value.
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C'est la vie. I guess I just can't do MA filtering on these AVI's.
NO ! You can do MA tiltering on AVI's. Just have to do what you wrote just before. That is :

Quote:
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So, I can change both instances in DVD2SVCD.exe of ConvertToYUY2 to #onvertToYUY2, AND remove the ConvertToYV12() from my script. I hadn't thought of that. I guess I was just too close to the issue.
And if your avi codec does'nt provide to you a decent YV12, put again "ConvertToYV12" in the begining of the script. That's all !

(but is better to have the last version of Xvid and Divx as I told you just before).
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C'est la vie. I guess I just can't do MA filtering on these AVI's.
NO ! You can do MA tiltering on AVI's. Just have to do what you wrote just before. That is :

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So, I can change both instances in DVD2SVCD.exe of ConvertToYUY2 to #onvertToYUY2, AND remove the ConvertToYV12() from my script. I hadn't thought of that. I guess I was just too close to the issue.
And if your avi codec does'nt provide to you a decent YV12, put again "ConvertToYV12" in the begining of the script. That's all !

(but is better to have the last version of Xvid and Divx as I told you just before).
I do have the most recent versions of both Xvid and DivX. And I did try that; and for some reason I was getting a conversion (with no error messages) of 1 minute in 23 minutes real time. As I said, something is wrong. I'm puzzled as to whether or not it can be solved simply.

thanks

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07-22-2003, 07:11 AM
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23 min / 1 min of movie without ANY "ConvertTo..." lines at all in the script ?

It seams that when you told you took 23 min, you had "ConvertToYV12" in the begining of the script. Check this point !

Can't you do a script BY HAND and see how it works before to think D2S is your problem ?

If you need so much time with a script without any ConvertTo, the problem is in you PC, not in the software.

I encode all my KVCD with D2S at 8 min per min of movie, using the MA script. And I have a little P4 1,3 Ghz.
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