MeGUI H264 encode issue (Stop at 99%)

[nameless798]

I got this problem:
When i used any profiles of x264 as encoder setting to encode my video...
the work process hang at about 99%, and the processing rate starts decreasing FPS, time elapsed is keep increasing, but time remaining is 0.
However, when i used xvid profiles as encoder setting, it works fine...
* My MeGUI is the latest stable version, and K-lite code pack is the latest version 10...everything is in default setting....i had used MeGUI for quite a long time with no problem, until this issue...
Please provide me solutions with simple explanation as im still consider a newbie in this field. thanks.
There is a picture attached here.

[_Al_]

log file usually writes errors, or just post log file ...

it looks like it has a problem just at the end of video encoding, so perhaps some decoding problem at the end?
-use Megui's avs cutter (ctrl+D) to cut off the end (~300 frames) in Avisynth script, your's script or script that megui generated for you

or use CRF to eliminate possible 2pass problem, meaning switching to second pass ...

[nameless798]

log file usually writes errors, or just post log file ...

it looks like it has a problem just at the end of video encoding, so perhaps some decoding problem at the end?
-use Megui's avs cutter (ctrl+D) to cut off the end (~300 frames) in Avisynth script, your's script or script that megui generated for you

or use CRF to eliminate possible 2pass problem, meaning switching to second pass ...

thanks for the reply, well, i had found my own solution to this, which is uninstall k-lite code pack (full) and install another code pack; here, i install "final codeces" to replace k-lite...and the problem solve....
however, i still hope someone can discover the solution for this problem, as i still loyal to k-lite code pack, and this problem was just suddenly pop up from nowhere before and after i update my k-lite; in other words, it means before i update k-lite, it works fine and this problem just suddenly pop up from nowhere, and force me to update to the new version of k-lite, yet problem still not solve.
sry dude, as mentioned above, i solved this problem, so i cannot generate the log file and post it here....anyway thanks

[_Al_]

Why do you need k-lite codec pack? I never had to install any codec pack for example, installing things separately as needed. Having things under control. So did you solve it or not?

[nameless798]

Why do you need k-lite codec pack? I never had to install any codec pack for example, installing things separately as needed. Having things under control. So did you solve it or not?

As im 'noob' to those 'video stuffs' ...therefore i have to install those code pack like k-lite code pack for the ease of my encode purpose...
yeah it solved

[_Al_]

I think you do not have to, I did not install those. I installed Avisynth first, then ffdshow, Haali Media Splitter and things seem to work well. Just basic install, couple of seconds, nothing fancy. Just checking boxes that have something to do with Avisynth. Next time after clean install I might try LAVfilters and Avisynth, I do not change things as long as all works though.
You need Divx or Xvid, just install codec.

[nameless798]

I think you do not have to, I did not install those. I installed Avisynth first, then ffdshow, Haali Media Splitter and things seem to work well. Just basic install, couple of seconds, nothing fancy. Just checking boxes that have something to do with Avisynth. Next time after clean install I might try LAVfilters and Avisynth, I do not change things as long as all works though.
You need Divx or Xvid, just install codec.

so basically u just installed
1) megui
2) avisynth
3) ffdshow
4) haali media splitter?
thats all?
can u provide download link for ffdshow? and tutor me about the settings of it? cause there are plenty version of ffdshow on the internet...and as i knw..haali media splitter is for mkv format isnt it?

[_Al_]

it should be enough,
videohelp makes hyperlinks out of texts for software that is in videohelp's database, ffdshow install 32bit and Avisynth 2.5.8 also 32 bit, and also links provides some basic details what that software does, just to be sure:
Avisynth 32bit , even if you have 64bit OS: https://www.videohelp.com/download/Avisynth_258.exe
ffdshow 32bit, even you have 64 bit OS: https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffdshow_rev4527_20131203_clsid.exe

[nameless798]

it should be enough,
videohelp makes hyperlinks out of texts for software that is in videohelp's database, ffdshow install 32bit and Avisynth 2.5.8 also 32 bit, and also links provides some basic details what that software does, just to be sure:
Avisynth 32bit , even if you have 64bit OS: https://www.videohelp.com/download/Avisynth_258.exe
ffdshow 32bit, even you have 64 bit OS: https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffdshow_rev4527_20131203_clsid.exe

thanks for the info...may i know which settings u choose while installing ffdshow?

[_Al_]

I do not remember what was there to set exactly, check boxes that mention Avisynth, or MPC-HC as I can recall if you use MPC-HC ...

[_Al_]

I find some old video that might some help too, installation of 32 bit Avisynth and 32 bit MPC-HC (keep it all 32 bit so things work) , simple and basic how Avisynth works. Of course Megui creates avisynth script in the background or and let you modify it if you want. Using ffdshow (DirectShowSource). But that short tutorial uses AviSource to load avi video (it works without installing ffdshow). AviSource is used to open avi files in Avisynth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT_aBWHxFJ4

[nameless798]

I find some old video that might some help too, installation of 32 bit Avisynth and 32 bit MPC-HC (keep it all 32 bit so things work) , simple and basic how Avisynth works. Of course Megui creates avisynth script in the background or and let you modify it if you want. Using ffdshow (DirectShowSource). But that short tutorial uses AviSource to load avi video (it works without installing ffdshow). AviSource is used to open avi files in Avisynth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT_aBWHxFJ4

Again thanks for the info and the video,
1 question: when i use meGUI....i click tools--> create avs script, then i import my avi video...why is it sometime it happens to be 'directvideosource' instead of 'avisource'? and when i click 'directvideosource' , i couldnt generate the avs file...
last time when i import avi file...it shows that 'avisource' instead of 'direct video source' and i can generate avs file with no problem..
picture a --> picture b....
picture a:

picture b:

[_Al_]

I don't know why it works sometimes and sometimes not, I dug up one Xvid file here, tried to drop it onto Megui, and I did not get even DirectShow choice there, only One click Encoder or File indexer. And both choices Megui used FFVideoSource plugin to read that file, that is indexing it first. FFVideoSource (http://avisynth.nl/index.php/FFmpegSource) is another, third way how to read video file in Avisynth. Megui is using that plugin too.

You can always load Avisynth script to Megui directly, not letting Megui create it. You can create it yourself. You make script like:
AviSource("F:\my_movies\movie1.avi")
just one line script for example in this case and Megui will load it, so you make it easier for Megui creating it yourself directly.

Megui is very advanced tool, I bet you'd be much happier using Ripbot264 and that one will too load Avisynth script and Ripbot264 is much more user friendly.

[_Al_]

I just tried loading XviD file like you through Megui's Avisynth Script Creator and I got three choices, One Click Encoder, file indexing and AviSource. But no DirectShow choice. I got that one instead of AviSource importing mkv file (with H.264 in it).
You cannot load H.264 file with AviSource in Avisynth.

[nameless798]

I don't know why it works sometimes and sometimes not, I dug up one Xvid file here, tried to drop it onto Megui, and I did not get even DirectShow choice there, only One click Encoder or File indexer. And both choices Megui used FFVideoSource plugin to read that file, that is indexing it first. FFVideoSource (http://avisynth.nl/index.php/FFmpegSource) is another, third way how to read video file in Avisynth. Megui is using that plugin too.

You can always load Avisynth script to Megui directly, not letting Megui create it. You can create it yourself. You make script like:
AviSource("F:\my_movies\movie1.avi")
just one line script for example in this case and Megui will load it, so you make it easier for Megui creating it yourself directly.

Megui is very advanced tool, I bet you'd be much happier using Ripbot264 and that one will too load Avisynth script and Ripbot264 is much more user friendly.

I cant even use file indexer with meGUI....here is the problem...

[nameless798]

I just tried loading XviD file like you through Megui's Avisynth Script Creator and I got three choices, One Click Encoder, file indexing and AviSource. But no DirectShow choice. I got that one instead of AviSource importing mkv file (with H.264 in it).
You cannot load H.264 file with AviSource in Avisynth.

I guess because my avi file is mp4 avc format..therefore when i use meGUI create avs..it happens with directshowsource..and couldnt let me create avs file....
so i wanna ask..are there other options for me to create avs for that mp4 avc format avi file? i heard that there is software like 'avs creator ' for us to create avs file in different source..but i couldnt find any thru google...can u find for me? thanks

[nameless798]

Yesterday i uninstall all the codec pack...and softwares..then i follow ur instructions, which is only install ) megui
2) avisynth
3) ffdshow
4) haali media splitter?
however, when i tried to encode x264 from avi...it got new problem again...below are the pictures

i guess is some kind of settings problem...last time when i use 'final codec pack' it shows no issue for this encoding....

[hello_hello]

The AVI in your earlier file indexer screenshot (post #15) seems odd.... AVC video with AAC audio (not out of the question, but unusual). You seem to have found the problem yourself with post #16.... in a round about way.

In your case under File Information/Container, the file indexer says MPEG-4 even though the input video has an AVI extension. I think you have an MP4 with the wrong file extension.
Thinking about it, that'd explain why sometimes MeGUI offers to use DirectShowSource when you open an AVI. It's not really an AVI. I strongly suspect your "beb048.avi" file is really an MP4.
If your AVI was really an AVI, it should look like this (I created one containing AVC video and AAC audio just to be sure it wouldn't make any difference):



Yep, now I'm sure that's the problem. I just took an MP4, renamed the extension as AVI and when I tried to open it via the script creator, it offered to use DirectShowSource rather than AVISource. At least MeGUI was clever enough to know it's not really an AVI, but unfortunately it failed to open. When I tried the file indexer.... same as the screenshot in your post #15 and the one below. Your AVI appears to be an MP4. Try changing the file extension to MP4 and starting again.



By the way....
I find when re-encoding AVIs it's sometimes better to remux them as MKVs first (or at least do it if an AVI gives you problems), then open the MKV for re-encoding instead. You can probably remux them with MeGUI's MKV muxer but I prefer to use MKVMergeGUI (it doesn't take long). Aside from the fact indexing MKVs seems less problematic, the file indexer can't extract the audio from AVIs (instead it creates a script to re-encode it). If you'd prefer to keep the original audio or don't want to extract it manually..... the file indexer will extract it from an MKV.
Mind you that's probably not relevant to your above problem.... which appears to be an incorrect file extension.

PS The "test.avi" I used in the first screenshot is really an AVI, and it opening via AVISource without a problem, so the type of video/audio inside the AVI doesn't seem to matter when using AVISource.... as long as it's really an AVI.

PPS You can open a video for indexing/encoding etc by using MeGUI's File/Open menu. Generally you don't need to open the script creator first.

[nameless798]

The AVI in your earlier file indexer screenshot (post #15) seems odd.... AVC video with AAC audio (not out of the question, but unusual). You seem to have found the problem yourself with post #16.... in a round about way.

In your case under File Information/Container, the file indexer says MPEG-4 even though the input video has an AVI extension. I think you have an MP4 with the wrong file extension.
Thinking about it, that'd explain why sometimes MeGUI offers to use DirectShowSource when you open an AVI. It's not really an AVI. I strongly suspect your "beb048.avi" file is really an MP4.
If your AVI was really an AVI, it should look like this (I created one containing AVC video and AAC audio just to be sure it wouldn't make any difference):


[Attachment 22159 - Click to enlarge]

Yep, now I'm sure that's the problem. I just took an MP4, renamed the extension as AVI and when I tried to open it via the script creator, it offered to use DirectShowSource rather than AVISource. At least MeGUI was clever enough to know it's not really an AVI, but unfortunately it failed to open. When I tried the file indexer.... same as the screenshot in your post #15 and the one below. Your AVI appears to be an MP4. Try changing the file extension to MP4 and starting again.


[Attachment 22160 - Click to enlarge]

By the way....
I find when re-encoding AVIs it's sometimes better to remux them as MKVs first (or at least do it if an AVI gives you problems), then open the MKV for re-encoding instead. You can probably remux them with MeGUI's MKV muxer but I prefer to use MKVMergeGUI (it doesn't take long). Aside from the fact indexing MKVs seems less problematic, the file indexer can't extract the audio from AVIs (instead it creates a script to re-encode it). If you'd prefer to keep the original audio or don't want to extract it manually..... the file indexer will extract it from an MKV.
Mind you that's probably not relevant to your above problem.... which appears to be an incorrect file extension.

PS The "test.avi" I used in the first screenshot is really an AVI, and it opening via AVISource without a problem, so the type of video/audio inside the AVI doesn't seem to matter when using AVISource.... as long as it's really an AVI.

PPS You can open a video for indexing/encoding etc by using MeGUI's File/Open menu. Generally you don't need to open the script creator first.

thanks...i tried change the file extension from .avi to .mp4..and try create avs via meGUI..and it works..

[_Al_]

Work with MediaInfo to check on problematic videos, it will tell you what is inside video container. To have avc in avi container is one of those crimes ...

[nameless798]

Work with MediaInfo to check on problematic videos, it will tell you what is inside video container. To have avc in avi container is one of those crimes ...

just to ask..does ripbot264 got the same function as meGUI's (AVS CUTTER)?
i want that function which is can cut the AVS files, or video instead? i had download ripbot but i couldnt explore such function...

[_Al_]

It does not have avs cutter,
but Ripbot will let you modify created avisynth script manually (Megui also). You add desired line with trim function manually into already generated script and save it. Click "Show script" in properties, modify script as you need and click OK at the bottom. But this is kind of advanced, you should know what you are doing.
As a matter of fact you probably can find it in Ripbot's temp, avs script and edit it and save it also.

Ripbot264 creates Avisynth script internally, automatically. You use it and do not have to know anything about Avisyth, you just need to have it installed. Kind of like Megui, but Megui can ask lots of questions.

[nameless798]

It does not have avs cutter,
but Ripbot will let you modify created avisynth script manually (Megui also). You add desired line with trim function manually into already generated script and save it. Click "Show script" in properties, modify script as you need and click OK at the bottom. But this is kind of advanced, you should know what you are doing.
As a matter of fact you probably can find it in Ripbot's temp, avs script and edit it and save it also.

Ripbot264 creates Avisynth script internally, automatically. You use it and do not have to know anything about Avisyth, you just need to have it installed. Kind of like Megui, but Megui can ask lots of questions.

haha..seems complicated....i still could not get what i want with Ripbot..well..i stick to meGUI