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    Are there any programs or procedures available to convert 10-Bit MKV's to 8-Bit? Hardware devices like the C-200 Popcorn Hour are unable to process these 10-Bit files. I'm seeing this on Anime files but it's only a matter of time before 10-Bit files are everywhere.

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    You should be able to transcode the video using 8-bit x264 rather than 10-bit. Or even with ffmpeg.

    Maybe something as simple as this:
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    ffmpeg -i input.mkv -vcodec libx264 -crf 19 -acodec copy output.mkv
    ffmpeg download

    Adjust crf value to visual preference. I normally use 18-19 for SD transcoding and 20-21 for HD transcoding. (lower the number, the higher the bitrate of the final encode)
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    Or any converter/gui that uses x264/ffmpeg like handbrake, xmedia recode, etc. They can also copy the audio.
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    Originally Posted by txporter View Post
    You should be able to transcode the video using 8-bit x264 rather than 10-bit. Or even with ffmpeg.

    Maybe something as simple as this:
    Code:
    ffmpeg -i input.mkv -vcodec libx264 -crf 19 -acodec copy output.mkv
    ffmpeg download

    Adjust crf value to visual preference. I normally use 18-19 for SD transcoding and 20-21 for HD transcoding. (lower the number, the higher the bitrate of the final encode)
    I tried using a ffmpeg tool called iffmpeg on Lion OSX and it would not handle subtitles.. This is rather important in the (in)fected anime files.
    I was told ffmpeg has some problems with subtitles.
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    Originally Posted by wingfat View Post
    I'm seeing this on Anime files but it's only a matter of time before 10-Bit files are everywhere.

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    Unlikely. Anime files have been made with bizarre settings and sometimes the most bizarre codecs available (RealMedia? What the ...???) and very little of it has ever found wider acceptance. Do you think that Anime file makers do this because they are too stupid to know any better or because they actually enjoy making files that are problematic to playback outside of a computer?

    The setting that has taken over the internet by storm now is stripped headers in MKV files. It reminds me of the old GMC problems with Divx/Xvid some years ago. I'm not interested in Anime so I'm not seeing 10 bit files in the MKV files I happen to find from time to time.
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    Originally Posted by jman98 View Post
    Originally Posted by wingfat View Post
    I'm seeing this on Anime files but it's only a matter of time before 10-Bit files are everywhere.

    Thanks!
    Unlikely. Anime files have been made with bizarre settings and sometimes the most bizarre codecs available (RealMedia? What the ...???) and very little of it has ever found wider acceptance. Do you think that Anime file makers do this because they are too stupid to know any better or because they actually enjoy making files that are problematic to playback outside of a computer?

    The setting that has taken over the internet by storm now is stripped headers in MKV files. It reminds me of the old GMC problems with Divx/Xvid some years ago. I'm not interested in Anime so I'm not seeing 10 bit files in the MKV files I happen to find from time to time.
    I do hope that 10Bit MKV files are not to become main stream. There are no hardware media players that can currently handle 10Bit and contrary to what fansubbers think I watch anime on 60 and 70 inch screens.
    I am getting some good results now on the newest Handbrake Nightly releases. Its re-encoding the 10 Bit files with subs and audio together.
    I have only tested the MAC version.
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    I am fighting this battle too, also with an anime video. The source file is 10bit MKV (full details from MediaInfo at the end of this post). I tried re-encoding using Handbrake 0.9.6, but either Handbrake can't handle the job (unlikely) or I'm just too stupid to set the controls correctly. The MediaInfo on what I produced with Handbrake is also at the end. Handbrake did convert from 10bit to 8bit (and MKV to MP4), but the resulting file still won't play on my hardware media streamer (Popcorn Hour A-100, the very first and weakest PCH made).

    Any suggestions on how I can convert this to a form that it will play on my lowly Popcorn Hour A-100?


    ORIGINAL SOURCE
    General
    Unique ID : 195927856917581200227434448593971487811 (0x936655290E66C72599CA07BA8C82A443)
    Complete name : C:\stuff\places\file.mkv
    Format : Matroska
    Format version : Version 2
    File size : 2.44 GiB
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Overall bit rate : 3 374 Kbps
    Movie name : Name
    Encoded date : UTC 2012-01-25 13:02:26
    Writing application : mkvmerge v5.2.1 ('A Far Off Place') built on Jan 2 2012 23:21:10
    Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0
    Attachment : Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes

    Video
    ID : 1
    Format : AVC
    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile : High 10@L4.1
    Format settings, CABAC : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
    Muxing mode : Header stripping
    Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Bit rate : 2 027 Kbps
    Width : 1 280 pixels
    Height : 690 pixels
    Display aspect ratio : 1.85:1
    Frame rate : 23.976 fps
    Color space : YUV
    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
    Bit depth : 10 bits
    Scan type : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.096
    Stream size : 1.47 GiB (60%)
    Writing library : x264 core
    Language : Japanese
    Default : Yes
    Forced : No

    Audio #1
    ID : 2
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension : CM (complete main)
    Format settings, Endianness : Big
    Muxing mode : Header stripping
    Codec ID : A_AC3
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 640 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 6 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 16 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 475 MiB (19%)
    Language : Japanese
    Default : Yes
    Forced : No

    Audio #2
    ID : 3
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension : CM (complete main)
    Format settings, Endianness : Big
    Muxing mode : Header stripping
    Codec ID : A_AC3
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 640 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 6 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 16 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 475 MiB (19%)
    Language : English
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    Text #1
    ID : 4
    Format : ASS
    Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
    Compression mode : Lossless
    Language : English
    Default : Yes
    Forced : No

    Text #2
    ID : 5
    Format : ASS
    Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
    Compression mode : Lossless
    Language : French
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    Text #3
    ID : 6
    Format : ASS
    Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
    Compression mode : Lossless
    Language : German
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    Text #4
    ID : 7
    Format : VobSub
    Muxing mode : zlib
    Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
    Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
    Language : Chinese
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    Text #5
    ID : 8
    Format : VobSub
    Muxing mode : zlib
    Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
    Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
    Language : Korean
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    WHAT HANDBRAKE MADE
    General
    Complete name : C:\stuff\places\Newfile.mp4
    Format : MPEG-4
    Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
    Codec ID : mp42
    File size : 1.29 GiB
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Overall bit rate mode : Variable
    Overall bit rate : 1 784 Kbps
    Encoded date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:17:19
    Tagged date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:58:59
    Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.6 2012022800

    Video
    ID : 1
    Format : AVC
    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile : Main@L3.1
    Format settings, CABAC : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
    Codec ID : avc1
    Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Bit rate mode : Variable
    Bit rate : 1 618 Kbps
    Width : 1 280 pixels
    Height : 690 pixels
    Display aspect ratio : 1.85:1
    Frame rate mode : Variable
    Frame rate : 23.976 fps
    Minimum frame rate : 23.810 fps
    Maximum frame rate : 1 000.000 fps
    Color space : YUV
    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
    Bit depth : 8 bits
    Scan type : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.076
    Stream size : 1.17 GiB (91%)
    Writing library : x264 core 120
    Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=2 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=10 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
    Encoded date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:17:19
    Tagged date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:58:59
    Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
    Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
    Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

    Audio
    ID : 2
    Format : AAC
    Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
    Format profile : LC
    Codec ID : 40
    Duration : 1h 43mn
    Bit rate mode : Variable
    Bit rate : 160 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate : 219 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 2 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L R
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Delay relative to video : -83ms
    Stream size : 119 MiB (9%)
    Language : English
    Encoded date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:17:19
    Tagged date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:58:58

    Text
    ID : 3
    Format : Timed text
    Muxing mode : sbtl
    Codec ID : tx3g
    Duration : 1h 42mn
    Source duration : 28h 12mn
    Bit rate mode : Variable
    Bit rate : 329 bps
    Delay relative to video : -83ms
    Stream size : 247 KiB (0%)
    Source stream size : 253 KiB (0%)
    Language : English
    Encoded date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:17:19
    Tagged date : UTC 2012-06-13 17:58:58
    mdhd_Duration : 6135650
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    This is your lucky day!

    The solution to your problem can be found at the end of this thread:

    http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=53876&page=9&highlight=anime+10bit

    Quick summary:

    1) Make this into a .BAT file


    @echo off
    setlocal

    FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN ('dir /b *.mkv') DO call :recode "%%i"
    goto :done

    :recode
    set oldfile=%1
    echo %oldfile% | find /i "[8bit]" > nul:
    if not errorlevel 1 goto :eof
    set newfile=%oldfile:.mkv= [8bit].mkv%
    if exist %newfile% goto :eof
    echo %oldfile%
    set tmpfile=%oldfile:.mkv=.tmp.mkv%
    if exist %tmpfile% del /f /q %tmpfile%
    x264 --preset veryfast --tune animation --crf 18 -o %tmpfile% %oldfile%
    mkvmerge -o %newfile% -D %oldfile% %tmpfile%
    if exist %tmpfile% del /f /q %tmpfile%
    goto :eof

    :done
    endlocal

    2) Install MKVTOOLNIX 5.6.0 into windows http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/win32/mkvtoolnix-unicode-5.6.0-setup.exe
    3) Download x264.exe http://x264.nl/ (Get 8bit version..not 10bit)

    Place x264.exe ; above batch (.BAT) file ; and the shortcut to MKVMERGE GUI (Which should appear as a shortcut on your desktop after installing mkvtoolnix.. all together in a folder. Place anime you which to convert in folder and run batch file. Done.

    Original method and directions: http://commiesubs.com/how-to-convert-10bit-to-8bit/ ((Use above .bat file instead of encode.bat))

    Enjoy..
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  9. Hi,
    sorry to relive the topic, but, how could cut a part of the video?
    I tried with this:
    DirectShowSource("video(Hi10P).mkv", fps=23.976, audio=false, convertfps=true).AssumeFPS(24000,1001)
    Trim(0, 2160)
    but I just created a file of 160 bytes, and gray screen.
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