? ffmpeg (or x264) settings for PAL SD -> play on samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1

[hydra3333]

I am having trouble converting PAL mpeg2 SD (576i 16:9) TV captures to something that will play nicely on a samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 (a Christmas present).

All suggestions about settings for ffmpeg and/or x264/mp4box would be very welcome.

I tried:

1. mpeg2 576i -> mp4 x264 576i ... standard samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 player wouldn't display video component (I assume it didn't like mpeg4 interalced - gave up on it).

2. mpeg2 576i -> mp4 x264 576p50 ... standard samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 player displayed the video squashed horizontally even though PAR set.

My unsuccessful settings are as follows:

2(a) using ffmpeg, x264 and mp4box

"C:\software\avs2yuv\avs2yuv.exe" "%avs1%" -o - | "%X264EXE%" - --stdin y4m --thread-input --frames %FRAMES% --profile high --level 3.2 --preset fast   --no-cabac --crf %crf% --fps %fpso% --sar 16:11 --colormatrix bt470bg -o "%PARtemp%" 

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%~1" -vn -c:a libvo_aacenc -ab 192K -ar 44100 -ac 2 "%parAAC%"

"%mp4boxEXE%" -add "%PARtemp%" -add "%parAAC%":lang=eng -new "%PARAACmp4%"

where
avs1 = avsynth script to deinterlace to 576p50 (scabby, didn't want to upside to 720p50)
crf = 20
fps = 50

2(b) using ffmpeg

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%fINPUT%" -vn -c:a libvo_aacenc -ab %audiobitrate% -ar %audiofreq% -ac 2 "%fOUTPUTa%"

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%fINPUT%" -i "%fOUTPUTa%" -acodec copy -c:v h264 -preset fast -filter:v yadif=1:-1:0,setdar=16:9 -r 50 -profile:v high -level 3.2 -qscale:v %qscale% -coder 0 "%fOUTPUT%"

where
qscale=1

If you managed it to convert PAL mpeg2 576i files to play on that device, how did you do it and with what settings ?
Thanks.

[Baldrick]

Does the second mp4 looks fine in vlc? Correct display aspect ratio?

I would try convert to a 16:9 frame size. As the galaxy doesn't seem to read the display aspect ratio in the mp4 correctly.

[hydra3333]

Does the second mp4 looks fine in vlc? Correct display aspect ratio?

It plays fine in MPC-HC. Is there something I should try to look for in VLC ?

As the galaxy doesn't seem to read the display aspect ratio in the mp4 correctly

Yes, that's what I thought.
I'm a bit of a newbie with aspect ratios which would you suggest as ffmpeg or x264 settings ?

PS below are the settings of a cclip that came with the Tab 2 10.1
PPS I think I'll report a fault at the samsung website.

"Moments_of_Everyday_Life.mp4" below -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Video_Language_List : English
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Audio_Format_WithHint_List : AAC
Audio codecs : AAC LC
Audio_Language_List : English
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Commercial name : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Internet media type : video/mp4
Codec ID : mp42
Codec ID/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec/Extensions usually used : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
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Format/Url : http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html
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Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
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Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
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Codec profile : High@L3.2
Codec settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames
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Duration : 1mn 7s
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[hydra3333]

Looks like Samsung Galaxy tab2 fails to read MKV aspect properly as well ?

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%fINPUT%" -i "%fOUTPUTa%" -c:v h264 -preset fast -filter:v yadif=1:-1:0,setdar=16:9 -r 50 -profile:v high -level 3.2 -qscale:v %qscale% -coder 0 -c:a libvo_aacenc -ab %audiobitrate% -ar %audiofreq% -ac 2 "%fOUTPUT%"

results in the same issue.

[hydra3333]

Oh, you meant did it play in VLC for android ?

Not really. A tad jerky and badly pixelated in places. It did have the "right" aspect ratio though. Uninstalled.

[hydra3333]

Well, problem solved.

I installed the app "MX Player PRO" (circa $5) from the play store onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet and it played everything I threw at it ... and the player was configured to use the hardware decoder as bonus

So, I settled on these to convert PAL 567i mpeg2 into to mpeg4(h264/aac) to save space on the tablet (eg 13MB reduced down to 4MB) ...

1. deinterlaced 50fps 720x576 PAL "SD"

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%fINPUT%" -c:a libvo_aacenc -ab %audiobitrate% -ar %audiofreq% -ac 2 -c:v h264 -preset fast -filter:v yadif=1:-1:0,setdar=16:9 -r 50 -profile:v high -level 3.2 -crf 20 -coder 0 "%fOUTPUT%"

2. leave it interlaced PAL SD 576i

"%ffmpegEXE%" -y -i "%fINPUT%" -c:v h264 -preset fast -flags +ildct+ilme -ildctcmp satd -top 1 -profile:v high -level 3.2 -crf 20 -coder 0 -c:a libvo_aacenc -ab %audiobitrate% -ar %audiofreq% -ac 2 "%fOUTPUT%"

[hydra3333]

for future reference, a script is show in in this post, which also tinkers with volume and DRC:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/352067-normalizing-audio-volume-using-new-ffmpeg-op...=1#post2209714