AVStoDVD Support Thread

[Mrx15]

Here's a picture. I really can't tell if they're "highlighted", or not...

[Mrx15]

Then I tried clicking a LAV filter tab but it obviously refuses to change anything...

[Mrx15]

I tried to install LAV Filters twice. One while checking the "reset" box, once without, same result. The Microsoft filters can't be changed that way. So I'll have to try your special utility, next...

[Mrx15]

Your special utility worked except it left AC3 at the bottom without any assigned codecs. However I was then able to change it to LAV Filter by rightclicking the AVStoDVD shortcut on desktop and Run as Administrator, which allowed me to set it with the LAV Filter tab. Possibly that would have worked for all of them, so maybe your special utility wasn't needed. I suppose the graphic below looks OK now (?).

But before I fire up AVStoDVD again, and try reconverting some of the movies...

You also mentioned something about putting a gray-scale filter into a script. Can you give me recipe type directions to do that as well?

Thanks.

[steptoe]

You are now using LAVFilters. That exactly what happened to me. Microsoft decided its was the only codecs in existence and refused to accept anything else was better so had to be forced to change to LAVFilters, just like yours were.


Load up AVStoDVD, add your source video as normal, on the right side on the main window are four icons. Click the one that has a gear wheel and it will bring up another window titled AVStoDVD Title Edit. Now click the tab that says AviSynth. That will change to a window titled AviSynth Script Edit. This is the part that does all the work and also where you can add your own filters or functions to give AVStoDVD even more power and control over your video project

Untick the box Auto AviSynth Script, you should now be able to directly edit the script in the box

Just after the part that should say Video = Video.ConvertToYV12(), move your mouse cursor to the end of this line and press the return key on your keyboard. All the text should now turn red (I assume to warn you) and a blank line appear below

In the blank line type in :

Video = Video.Greyscale()

The spaces don't matter, it just keeps it nice and easy to read. Now press the OK button


You should now be back at the main screen with the four icons on the right. Now click the one that looks like a magnifying glass (if you leave the mouse pointer there for a couple of seconds it should also come up saying 'Preview Title Output'). If you get a warning saying about normalize just click the 'Yes' button or you might have to wait a good few seconds

You should now get a video preview window pop up, this might take some time or it might be straight away but it WILL eventually appear. Press the 'Play' button and you should now get the video you loaded into AvstoDVD playing in the preview window. It should be 100% greyscale. I've just tried it on a non-B&W film and its now a greyscale film, so does work


If everything went OK, you have just edited your first AviSynth script and added a custom filter


Run the project as normal and see what happens if its all in sync and full greyscale


The only real difference that I am aware of between installing AVStoDVD or using the portable is the portable one can simply be put anywhere. Just copy the entire folder. It also makes it easier to upgrade when new updates of AVStoDVD are released. I prefer the portable version

I also use the very latest HCEnc 0.28 and the marvelous add-on that manolito did to enable custom commands or matrix to be used with HCEnc that AVStoDVD doesn't yet support. The LOSSLESS command in HCEnc makes a BIG difference in speed for slow scripts, but only works with HCEnc 2-pass and the 1st pass needs a huge amount of space. Anything upto 40GB sometimes

But it just shows what AVStoDVD is capable of by using AviSynth and custom scripts

[Mrx15]

Thanks steptoe, That seems clear enough but now I need to get some zzzzzzzzzzzz's... So will try it all a bit later today.
Happy Holidays

[Mrx15]

Using bona fide LAV Filters and your "Video = Video.greyscale()" patch inserted into the Avisynth script fixed the problems with dark background scenes in couple of B&W movie conversions. The video quality was improved greatly in general! No more smudgy, pixelated artifacts. It would require further testing to determine the precise contributions by each of those two changes, but that's not a high priority for me right now. The important thing is... it works!


However the motion in action scenes is still slightly jerky compared to the originals. I tried both a "smart" one-pass and a two-pass HCenc 0.26 conversion, and couldn't see much difference. [I also downloaded HCenc 0.28 as you suggested, but have no idea how to incorporate it into AVStoDVD. They have different filenames, supporting files/folders, etc]


I googled & discovered how to diagnose audio sync problems... Press the J / K keyboard keys during a VLC Media Player playback to delay / advance the audio by 50 ms. Using that method I found that one of the original MP4 movie files needs a 250 ms delay to bring it into sync. So in my case, this audio sync problem wasn't the fault of AVStoDVD. Question: Is there any way to build that 250 ms audio sync correction into the AVStoDVD final mix? I'd like to burn that movie to a DVD if I can fix it.

{FIXED! There's an option to enter an adjustment (advance/delay) in the Codecs > LAVFilters Audio Configuration, using a "-" symbol before a delay, no symbol for an advance. So "-300" delays the audio by 300 ms. At least it works with the preview, hopefully also when encoded...}


My other question is how to get the "Video = Video.greyscale()" patch to stick in the Avisynth script? It disappears after each AVStoDVD run. I have quite a few B&W conversions to perform.


Thanks again for your help...

[manolito]

Hi Mrx15,

if you get jerky motion in action scenes, the usual cause is a frame rate conversion where frames are dropped or repeated to get the desired output frame rate. There are several ways to reduce this jerkiness, but it depends on your source frame rate. Please post your AVStoDVD log file here...

To adjust the audio delay you should use the AviSynth script instead of the source filter settings. Under "View/Edit Title Settings" select the "AviSynth" tab, uncheck the "Auto AviSynth Script" box and select the "Audio" tab. Enter your desired delay value here.

AFAIK there is no way to make the "Video = Video.greyscale()" command stick in the AviSynth script. A2D has a function to copy AviSynth settings from 1 title to other titles, but this function does not work for commands which were manually added by the user.

If you really must avoid to insert this command manually for every title, you can make an AviSynth script (a normal text file with the extension ".avs") which just loads the source file and applies the GreyScale filter. Then you can use the script as the input for AVStoDVD. The script could look like this:

DirectShowSource("FULL PATH\MyFile", fps=SOURCE FPS, convertfps=true)
ConvertToYV12()
GreyScale()

Of course you would have to use a different script with the correct file name for each of the source files, so it would not save you much time.


Cheers
manolito

[Mrx15]

@manolito

Thanks for the tips.

The jerky motion happened before I had the LAV Filters properly installed, so presumably the Microsoft filters were responsible. I didn't retain that older log file so can't post it. The motion is reasonably OK with LAV filters, similar to the original at least. The original is only marginal quality, so nothing better can be expected. Thus I already have as good a conversion as possible, so no point to pursuing it further.

I looked for a FAQ re entering an audio delay, but finding none went looking and found the variable available as indicated. It worked OK. Then I had to set it back to zero (no delay) manually. Your alternate method via Edit Title Settings may work fine too, and presumably would automatically drop the delay for the next project.

I haven't run tests to compare B&W video conversions with/without the Video = Video.Greyscale() command inserted in the Avisynth script using LAV filters as suggested by steptoe. So I don't really know how much it helps. Again most of my problems probably arose from the Microsoft filters which were not changed to LAV filters by the AVStoDVD installer. Perhaps it needs to be run in Administrator mode on W8.1(?).

I don't do conversions with AVStoDVD very often, so will never become an expert at it. Maybe every 6-12 months I have a few movies that need to be converted. At least I know where to come for help...

Season's Greetings

[Mrx15]

[unrelated to previous queries...]

This conversion (see attached log) is fairly good quality but I notice the aspect ratios are a bit different. Any reasonable way to adjust it? Or is this the best possible?

Source HD 720p .mp4 in PAL: 992x720 = 1.378 aspect ratio
Output DVD in NTSC: 720x480 = 4:3 = 1.333 aspect ratio
{sorry, I know that's probably wrong but am confused... }

Thanks.

[manolito]

The aspect ratio is perfect IMO. The possible NTSC frame sizes are defined by the standard and cannot be adjusted freely. To keep the original aspect ratio AVStoDVD adds borders at the top and the bottom using this command:
Video = Video.AddBorders(0,12,0,12)


Cheers
manolito

[_MrC_]

Could these be added some time in future releases. Thanks

Suggestions
A 'Select All' option for copying data from one title to the other titles in the current project. If you use the Copy Setting From Title option, you have to manually select the other titles you wish to copy the settings to. Just takes time if you have a lot of titles, where a 'Select All' option would save some time. This also applies if you are using the DVD menu edior. Again you have to manually select every title you are copying settings to



In the DVD menu editor, the maximum number of titles is 16 thumbnails per page, can this be increased to 18 or even a maximum of 30. This would give a maximum row count of 5 with 6 thumbnails per row (this may seem a lot but if you remove the 'play All' button and menu arrows its possible to fit 5 rows by 6 thumbnails). Just turn on the 'Play All' option so titles play after each other automatically ...... Ideal for children's DVDs that have lots of very short episodes of only 5-10 minutes per episode. Peppa Pig being a good example. Its only 5 minutes per episode

I've tried editing this directly in the .a2d file but running the DVD editor causes a few errors and AVStoDVd quits. I'm building a project for Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. Each episode is about 10 minutes and as its a children's animation not much is happening action wise so an entire series of 52 episodes easily fits on a single DVD-5



If you are copying data from one titleset to another, and choose the 'Copy AviSynth Settings', it doesn't copy all filters. Adding a Deblock filter isn't copied to every title so I have to go through each title one at a time adding it manually to the script, but adding ColorMatrix in the AviSynth filter this is copied to all other titlesets



Thanks for all your hard work

Thanks for the good suggestions how to improve AVStoDVD. And for the bug report on the Copy Settings feature: I have forgotten to add the copying of last added AviSynth filters.

Next release will fix the bug and, hopefully, include the requested new features.



Bye

[steptoe]

Many thanks again for taking the time to read and offer support to some that are struggling with avisynths power. It took me a long long time to start to understand how avisynth works

[dionys]

Hello,

maybe, someone could help me a little bit with a little problem^^

Normally I prefer to convert my videos with "Smart Selection".
And so far everything was fine with it and AVStoDVD did the 2-pass conversion for me pretty well.
But now I have some avi-videos, which seem I can only convert them with the 1-pass function, although I have chosen "Smart Selection" or even the "2-pass" function.

If I try this conversion and I press start, I get this info screen on my monitor, where I can see 1 and 2 pass.
But after some seconds, the 2 pass disappears and instead of 1 pass and 2 pass, I get "sampling" and 1 pass, standing now in this info screen.
Could somebody please reveal me, why did this happen?

Thank you very much in advance.^^

[_MrC_]

AVStoDVD release 2.8.4 Alpha 151229 is available to download

Change log:

- Added 'Execute AVStoDVD with Elevated Privileges' option in 'Preferences'/'Misc'
- Added 'All'/'None' selection buttons to all ListBox forms
- Improved parsing routine for SubRip subtitles
- Removed 2nd authoring attempt if 1st fails (used new BatchMux 1.4 -bmlog flag)
- Validated compatibility with Windows 10
- ColorMatrix plugin updated to release 2.5
- FFMpegSource plugin updated to release 2.21
- BatchMux updated to release 0.14
- HCenc updated to release 0.28 (16-08-2015)
- AVSMeter updated to release 2.1.3
- LAV Filters updated to release 0.67
- MediaInfo updated to release 0.7.77



Bye

[dionys]

Hello, oh thank you very much.

But unfortunately, it happened again, although I used the new version
This is such a pity.

[manolito]

Hi dionys,

When Smart Selection is checked, AVStoDVD selects the encoding mode according to the calculated video bitrate for each title.

From the help file:

By using "Smart Selection" option, AVStoDVD will automatically select one of the other 3 encoding profiles, with the following rationale:
"FFmpeg CBR 1-pass" is selected when calculated video bitrate is higher than 6500 kbps. FFmpeg is used as MPEG2 video encoder and it performs a Constant Bit Rate (CBR) 1 pass encoding process.
"HCenc VBR 1-pass" is selected when calculated video bitrate is between 4500 kbps and 6500 kbps. HCenc is used as MPEG2 video encoder and it performs a 1 Pass Variable BitRate (VBR) encoding process using a predicted quantizer factor (CQ).
"HCenc VBR 2-pass" is selected when calculated video bitrate is lower than 4500 kbps. HCenc is used as MPEG2 video encoder and it performs a 2 Passes Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding process. This profile is slower than the others but achieves the best visual quality.

Higher and lower bitrate levels (6500 kbps and 4500 kbps) may be customized editing the following Windows Registry Keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVStoDVD\VideoProfileLe vel1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVStoDVD\VideoProfileLe vel2

Your post seems to indicate that you want to use HCenc 2-pass exclusively. To achieve this open the "Preferences" window, and under "Video" change "Smart Selection" to "HCenc VBR 2-pass". Don't forget to check "Use current preferences as default" in the lower left corner.

From now on AVStoDVD will use HCenc 2-pass for all your encodes.


Cheers
manolito

[manolito]

Thanks very much MrC for the new Alpha...

Looks like I will spend some time with it tonight instead of going to see the fireworks (much safer BTW).


Happy New Year!

[imhh1]

thanks for the new update love your software

[dionys]

It´s like a wonder^.^
It really worked.
So I would like to wish you a happy new year

[Drastics]

Hey, so I got a problem but I got a feeling it can be fixed pretty easily but haven't used avstodvd for a while so am a bit rusty.

Created a dvd and all went well but there is a green bar on the right down the edge of the video. Don't think I've had this before but like I said, I'm pretty sure it's an easy fix. Any help will be good, Thanks!

[manolito]

Hi Drastics,

this is probably caused by an outdated version of the ColorMatrix filter which comes with AVStoDVD. All you need to do is replace the old version with the current version 2.5. See here:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/277852-AVStoDVD-Support-Thread?p=2416492&viewfull=1#post2416492


Cheers
manolito

[Drastics]

Ok, Thanks. I also just downloaded and done a disc through 2.8.4 alpha and just wanted to know why it took a lot longer than when I did the same project through 2.8.2. Here are the logs.

Oh, and is it ok if you can post a link to download Colormatrix 2.5, Thank you!

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2.8.2

<02/01/2016 16:40:59>
START PROCESS
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<02/01/2016 16:40:59>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: PAL
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 4450/4450 MB (100%)
DVD Output Setup: Burn DVD
DVD Label: The Martian
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 0
FPS Hard Conversion: 0
PAL SpeedUp: 0
NTSC SlowDown: 0
Video Resolution: 1
Video Encoder: 2
Video BitRate Min: 3800
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 0
DVD Audio Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: D: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ870QJ 1.00
DVD Burning Speed: 2.4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust DirectShow Filters at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0

SYSTEM INFO

Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (32 bit)
Current user is Admin: YES
Available Output Disc Space: 83.4 GB
AviSynth is installed: YES (release 2.6.0)
LAV Filters is installed: YES (release 0.65.0)
ffdshow is installed: NO

CODECS REPORT

H.264/AVC: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
Xvid: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
DivX 4/5/6: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
Other MPG4: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
DV: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MPEG1: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MPEG2: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MP2: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
MP3: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
AAC: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
AC3: No Preferred Filter set

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<02/01/2016 16:41:00>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv
Info: AVC - 4265 kbps - 1916x796 - DAR 2.407 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 2:21:45 hours - 203914 frames
Audio 1: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv
Info: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 2:21:45 hours (0 ms delay) - EN
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.74]
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<02/01/2016 16:41:00>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\Lib\ColorMatrix.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martia n.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp", FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martia n.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ColorMatrix(source=0,dest=2)
Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.AddBorders(0,140,0,142)
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,576)
#PullDown: using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<02/01/2016 16:41:00>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 3946 MB
Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*1PASS
*BITRATE 3892
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*TFF
*BIAS 40
*DC_PREC 8
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 1
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*DBPATH C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp
*WAIT 2
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<02/01/2016 19:03:19>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v (3940.7 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3886 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 16:9 - 23.976 fps - Progressive (TFF) - 2:21:45 hours - 203914 frames
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<02/01/2016 19:03:19>
START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown Parameters: "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v" -srcfps 23.976 -destfps 25 -inplace -tff
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<02/01/2016 19:12:37>
END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown executed on File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v (3940.7 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3886 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 16:9 - 24 fps - Progressive (2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown) - 2:21:45 hours - 212622 frames
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<02/01/2016 19:12:45>
START AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WE B-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv" -c:a copy -vn -sn -y "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ToFix.ac3"
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<02/01/2016 19:18:57>
END AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ac3 (388.8 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 2:21:34 hours (0 ms delay)
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<02/01/2016 19:18:58>
DVD CHAPTERS CREATION OPERATIONS
Title 1 Input Chapters List: 4819 14553 22105 26445 30976 35124 41454 45386 49342 56343 59412 66629 70992 80823 85714 89646 96095 100387 106093 112974 119064 130285 140091 148747 152679 158505 163995 169294 179172 188355 191784
Title 1 Output Chapters List: 5024 15174 23049 27574 32298 36624 43224 47324 51449 58749 61949 69474 74024 84274 89374 93474 100199 104674 110624 117799 124149 135849 146074 155099 159199 165274 170999 176524 186824 196399 199974
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt (233 Byte)
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<02/01/2016 19:18:58>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-palette "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_Palette.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ac3"
-a1lang en
-cellfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"

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<02/01/2016 19:29:27>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian (4430.3 MB)

CHECK DVD SIZE
DVD Folder (actual) Size: 4430.3 MB
vs Assets Size: 4329.5 MB -> OK
vs Estimated Size: 4450 MB -> 0.4% undersize
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<02/01/2016 19:29:32>
START DVD BURNING OPERATIONS
ImgBurn (DVD) Parameters: /mode isobuild /buildmode device /src "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\The Martian\VIDEO_TS" /dest D: /volumelabel "The Martian" /speed 2.4x /erase /testmode no /verify no /noimagedetails /start /waitformedia /close /log "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\The Martian_ImgBurn.log"
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<02/01/2016 19:54:39>
END DVD BURNING OPERATIONS
Created DVD: 'The Martian' in drive D: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ870QJ 1.00
Average Write Rate: 3,220 KiB/s (2.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,508 KiB/s (2.6x)
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<02/01/2016 19:54:40>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.8.2
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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
START PROCESS
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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: PAL
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 4450/4450 MB (100%)
DVD Output Setup: Burn DVD
DVD Label: the martian
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Lanczos4Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 0
FPS Hard Conversion: 0
PAL SpeedUp: 0
NTSC SlowDown: 0
Video Resolution: 1
Video Encoder: 2
Video BitRate Min: 3800
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 0
DVD Audio Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: D: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ870QJ 1.00
DVD Burning Speed: 2.4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Execute with Elevated Privileges: 0
Unload ActiveMovie Library: 0
Adjust DirectShow Filters at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0

SYSTEM INFO

Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 - Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601) 32 bit
User has Admin Rights: YES
Running with Elevated Privileges: NO (3)
Available Output Disc Space: 78 GB
AviSynth is installed: YES (release 2.6.0)
LAV Filters is installed: YES (release 0.65.0)
ffdshow is installed: NO

CODECS REPORT

H.264/AVC: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
Xvid: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
DivX 4/5/6: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
Other MPG4: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
DV: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MPEG1: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MPEG2: LAV Video Decoder {EE30215D-164F-4A92-A4EB-9D4C13390F9F}
MP2: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
MP3: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
AAC: LAV Audio Decoder {E8E73B6B-4CB3-44A4-BE99-4F7BCB96E491}
AC3: No Preferred Filter set

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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv
Info: AVC - 4265 kbps - 1916x796 - DAR 2.407 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 2:21:45 hours - 203914 frames
Audio 1: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv
Info: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 2:21:45 hours (0 ms delay) - EN
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.77]
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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\AVStoDVD_284_Alpha 151229_NoInstall\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\AVStoDVD_284_A lpha151229_NoInstall\Lib\ColorMatrix.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martia n.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp", VFR=false, FrameRateNum=2997, FrameRateDen=125, FrameRate=23.976)
# Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martia n.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ColorMatrix(source=0,dest=2)
Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.AddBorders(0,140,0,142)
Video = Video.Lanczos4Resize(720,576)
#PullDown: using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
DIRECTSHOW AUDIO MIXER OPERATIONS:
No LAV Filters mixer ON/OFF adjustment required at runtime
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<02/01/2016 22:30:17>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 3946 MB
Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*1PASS
*BITRATE 3892
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*TFF
*BIAS 40
*DC_PREC 8
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 1
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*DBPATH C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp
*WAIT 2
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<03/01/2016 01:49:57>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v (3939.5 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3885 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 16:9 - 23.976 fps - Progressive (TFF) - 2:21:45 hours - 203914 frames
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<03/01/2016 01:49:57>
START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown Parameters: "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v" -srcfps 23.976 -destfps 25 -inplace -tff
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<03/01/2016 02:09:18>
END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown executed on File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v (3939.5 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3885 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 16:9 - 24 fps - Progressive (2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown) - 2:21:45 hours - 212622 frames
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<03/01/2016 02:09:40>
START AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\The.Martian.2015.1080p.WE B-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.mkv" -c:a copy -vn -sn -y "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ToFix.ac3"
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<03/01/2016 02:29:21>
START AC3 FIXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
ac3fix Parameters: "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ToFix.ac3" "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ac3"
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<03/01/2016 02:38:25>
END AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ac3 (388.8 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 2:21:34 hours (0 ms delay)
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<03/01/2016 02:38:31>
DVD CHAPTERS CREATION OPERATIONS
Title 1 Input Chapters List: 4819 14553 22105 26445 30976 35124 41454 45386 49342 56343 59412 66629 70992 80823 85714 89646 96095 100387 106093 112974 119064 130285 140091 148747 152679 158505 163995 169294 179172 188355 191784
Title 1 Output Chapters List: 5024 15174 23049 27574 32298 36624 43224 47324 51449 58749 61949 69474 74024 84274 89374 93474 100199 104674 110624 117799 124149 135849 146074 155099 159199 165274 170999 176524 186824 196399 199974
Created File: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt (233 Byte)
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<03/01/2016 02:38:33>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-bmlog "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_BatchMux.log"
-d "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\AVStoDVD_284_Alpha151229_ NoInstall\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-palette "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_Palette.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_1.ac3"
-a1lang en
-cellfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2_The.Martian.2015.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-RARBG_Chapters.txt"

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<03/01/2016 02:59:28>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2 (4429.3 MB)

CHECK DVD SIZE
DVD Folder (actual) Size: 4429.3 MB
vs Assets Size: 4328.3 MB -> OK
vs Estimated Size: 4450 MB -> 0.5% undersize
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<03/01/2016 02:59:31>
START DVD BURNING OPERATIONS
ImgBurn (DVD) Parameters: /mode isobuild /buildmode device /src "C:\Users\Daniel\Videos\the martian_2\VIDEO_TS" /dest D: /volumelabel "the martian" /speed 2.4x /erase /filesystem "ISO9660 + UDF" /udfrevision "1.02" /testmode no /verify no /noimagedetails /start /waitformedia /close /log "C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\the martian_2_ImgBurn.log"
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<03/01/2016 03:27:52>
END DVD BURNING OPERATIONS
Created DVD: 'the martian' in drive D: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ870QJ 1.00
Average Write Rate: 3,018 KiB/s (2.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,476 KiB/s (2.6x)
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<03/01/2016 03:27:54>
AVStoDVD Project ended successfully.
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<03/01/2016 03:27:56>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.8.4 Alpha build 151229
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[manolito]

Thanks for the logs, very interesting...

First of all there's no need for a download link for the current version of ColorMatrix. The latest 2.84 Alpha already contains the latest ColorMatrix.

I tried to analyze the speed difference between the two encodes, and the largest difference is the video encoding time. But authoring and burning are also slower for the second encode.

For video encoding the two different things are the new version 0.28 of HCenc and the resizing algorithm (Spline16Resize vs. Lanczos4Resize). I have no idea if Lanczos4 is slower than Spline16, needs testing. I suspect that HCenc has become slower with the new version. You could test this by replacing the new HCenc.exe with the one from A2D 2.82.

For the authoring time difference it can only be the new BatchMux version 1.4. Also needs more testing.



Cheers
manolito

[Drastics]

@manolito Yh, not to sure why there is a big time difference between the two. Updated ColorMatrix for the 2.8.2 version anyway and is now working perfectly, and is also still quicker than the new version for me.

Thanks for the help!!

[tebugg]

@_mrc_

would love an option to select all chapters instantly instead of having to highlight them all manually.

[_MrC_]

@tebugg

thanks for the suggestion, but there is already a faster way: select first chapter, then slide down to the bottom of the list and, while pressing SHIFT, select the last chapter.



Bye

[manolito]

New versions of my plugins for AVStoDVD


I just uploaded new versions of my AVStoDVD plugins, here's the link:
http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/akybqixg/file.html


Changes:

Wavi_Mod now uses the latest version 0.4.8 of BS1770Gain

ffmpeg_vbr features some usability improvements.

1. The bitrate thresholds for switching between different encoding modes and the thresholds for switching between Custom Quant Matrices can now be specified independently.
2. The 1-pass VBR and 2-pass VBR modes can now be forced regardless of the video bitrates.


The plugins were tested under WinXP and Win7 (32-bit and 64-bit) and AviSynth 2.60. I used the latest FFMpeg point release 2.8.6.



Cheers
manolito

[jond]

Hello,

Is there any way to control the hl link association when setting up a menu? I have three titles in the build and I want to arrange the three thumbnails in a staggered vertical orientation so that the background is not obscured. However, as I drag the thumbs around, the hl links go wonky and menu navigation no longer works as expected in the burned image.

This is how the links are from the menu wizard's default thumb positions:



This is how the links are after I have re-positioned the thumbs to the desired arrangement:



As you can see, the links are very wrong and not at all what I desired (1 -> 2 -> 3 -> Play All)

Does anyone know if I can control the link associations? Does anyone know what the colors between the thumbs mean (yellow, red, magenta, orange)?

Note that I am using release 2.8.2, 27 June 2015.

Thanks in advance!

Jon D

[theewizard]

thats strange, i have never encountered that
and i have use all kinds of re-arrangements on the menu
but mainly static picture, but sometimes motion menu

BUT i am not using the latest build , although i have dl newer builds, the one i have installed and using is 2.6.0 from Feb 2013