AVCHD created by MultiAVCH flickers on PS3

[jpcanaverde]

Hi.

I created an AVCHD using MultiAVCHD, meant for playback on the PS3. I used a dual-audio HD .mkv file for input. So I created a menu, selected subtitles, and created an AVCHD. So, I burned it onto a DVD-R.

Problem is, the PS3 has some trouble playing it. The menu works fine, but past that, the movie plays with a lot of flickering. I can't explain quite well, so I recorded a video:



I even burned some other DVDs at 2,4x, 4x, and 8x, to check if that was the problem. The DVD supports up to x16 and my burner up to x8. They all work on the computer, if I use a Blu-Ray software.

Can you help me please? I really don't know what to do, I just want to burn this HD video to a DVD with menus.

[Baldrick]

What's your source?

You can also try avchdcoder.

[jpcanaverde]

Source?

[Baldrick]

Yes, just mkv doesn't say much. Post the details from the mkv using mediainfo.

[jpcanaverde]

General
Unique ID : 223755445902335655176208535352054502938 (0xA855BB39A471DA7CB308B5C24D71D61A)
Complete name : Idade do Gelo - Especial de Natal.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 892 MiB
Duration : 25mn 30s
Overall bit rate : 4 887 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-12-06 12:56:10
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.1.0 ('And so it goes') built on Nov 28 2011 23:58:28
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 25mn 30s
Bit rate : 4 022 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.182
Stream size : 734 MiB (82%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
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 #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 25mn 30s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 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 : 70.1 MiB (8%)
Title : AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 25mn 30s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 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 : 70.1 MiB (8%)
Title : AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps
Language : Portuguese
Default : Yes
Forced : No

[jpcanaverde]

Also, does AVCHDCoder support custom menus? I already created the menus using MultiAVCHD, so maybe I could copy the menus files if it doesn't?

And thanks for your help.

[jpcanaverde]

So.. Do you know what the problem is?

[jpcanaverde]

Bump.

[davexnet]

Post a clip of the output file that show's the problem. If it's less than 30MB, upload it here - or if it's bigger,
use your favorite hosting site (eg. mediafire.com)

[jpcanaverde]

The output are a bunch of files, because it's the Blu-Ray/AVCHD file structure.

[jpcanaverde]

If you mean the movie itself, it's a 00000.m2ts file. Don't know how to cut it to post here, the software I find is just for other file types, not m2ts.

Oh, and it plays well on the PS3 if I play that file directly.

Here's the mediainfo output from that file:

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : /Volumes/BOOTCAMP/Users/JPCanaverde/Desktop/Idade do Gelo - Especial de Natal/AVCHD-20111216-220924/BDMV/STREAM/00000.MTS
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 956 MiB
Duration : 25mn 30s
Overall bit rate : 5 243 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 25mn 30s
Bit rate : 4 254 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Stream size : 776 MiB (81%)
Language : English
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 #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 25mn 28s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 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 : 70.0 MiB (7%)
Language : Portuguese

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 25mn 30s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 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 : 70.1 MiB (7%)

Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Delay relative to video : 2s 961ms


Does this information help?

Thanks.

[davexnet]

The first thing I noticed about the mediainfo file above is that it does not mention "frame rate" so at first glance, there
seems to be a problem. Perhaps somebody else will chime in with more.

Have you ever created a successful AVCHD using this process?

[jpcanaverde]

No, it's my first attempt.

[davexnet]

I suspect something is going wrong in MultiAvchd. Have you looked at some of the guides for some clues?
Here is one:
http://adubvideo.net/how-to/convert-home-videos-avchd-bluray

[jpcanaverde]

Just checked the guide, have all the tools, checking the transcoding option, but I have no idea what to do. Here are the current settings:



Are these fine, or do I have to change something? Again, have NO idea what I'm doing. I just want an AVCHD (highest quality possible) with menus that fits in a DVD-5 or DVD-9 (the original mkv file has ~800MB, so I think that DVD-5 is enough, wich is what I have been using).

What can I do? Thanks for the help.

[jpcanaverde]

Yes, it was the bitrate. Changed it to the DVD-5 bitrate, worked.

Going to try BD25 bitrate now, since the size is always a lot smaller, maybe I can fit in on a DVD-5 or DVD-9.

Thanks for all the help.

[jbitakis]

Hey jpcanaverde, the picture of Santa ( at the top it says Title transcode settings), what program is this from?? Oops, my bad, I see its Multiavchd.