I spoke too soon.
As soon as there is any source in the Source 1 window (when the program starts)
the PLEASE WAIT FOR SYSTEM READY ! dialogue never finishes.
Also clicking on the Open Folder icon does not do any thing.
If I clear the Source 1 window and restart, the program completes initialization.
I might stick to 4.2 for the time being.
JC
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Originally Posted by merlin2004
Also clicking on the Open Folder icon does not do any thing.
If I clear the Source 1 window and restart, the program completes initialization.
If it runs normal after startup, I'll have to take a closer look at initialization. There isn't much changed in the startup procedure, compared to version 0.4.2. -
When you load a file thereafter, does the program allow to process it normally or does it hang again with "System busy..." ?
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Weird! There is a change in the way the program calls FFmpeg from version 0.4.2 to 0.4.3.
On W2K and XP this seems to work fine but I could revert that and make a revision of the "Avanti-GUI.exe" executable to see if that's the problem for Win7.
I'll send you a PM about it. -
Hello
I have a problem. I want to encode a PAL .TS to MP4, and I want it to be deinterlaced. The source frame rate is 25FPS Interlaced, and I wouldlike the output frame rate to be 50FPS Progressive. But in the dropdown menu for frame rate it only goes as high as 30FPS. How do I encode to 50FPS? Secondly, how would I be able to sync the audio, since during test uses of the program the output file video/audio are out of sync. I am using the H264 template. -
Hi,
Originally Posted by TestDemo
Secondly, how would I be able to sync the audio, since during test uses of the program the output file video/audio are out of sync. I am using the H264 template.
Chris. -
Originally Posted by Chris K
...50.00(50/1) -> 25.00(25/1)"
How do I make it be 50 fps? -
Originally Posted by TestDemo
Look at the #output section at the log window. It should read "50 tbn, 50 tbc" like;
Code:Output #0, mp4, to 'G:/my_output_clip.mp4': Stream #0.0: Video: libx264, yuv420p, 720x576 [PAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=10-51, 2000 kb/s, 50 tbn, 50 tbc <------- Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 192 kb/s
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Originally Posted by Chris K
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Originally Posted by Chris K
I'm sure it isn't the best choice but this little Avisynth script should do a 25i/50p conversion ...
Code:DirectShowSource("@source1_path") assumetff() bob(0.0, 1.0)
You can also check if your source is perhaps telecined. If so, use a inverse telecine filter (IVTC) and convert to 25 fps.
One that works for me on 25 fps telecine is the IT plugin with these settings; "IT(fps = 25, ref = "TOP", blend = false)".
If not telecined, a good deinterlace filter will probably give the same result at 25 fps compared to the 25i/50p conversion.
Note that 50 fps should give smoother motion but that all methods affect the picture quality. -
Originally Posted by TestDemo
I think AviDemux can handle this but if it not accepts the TS file, you first have to remux it into a vob or mpg container.
You could do this with Avanti, then use AviDemux for cutting, deinterlacing, h264 conversion etc. -
Unfortunately... no!
It appears to not be a automatism of the Windows OS to also scale the gui dimensions in conjunction with the chosen DPI. An app has to manage it by itself and that would be quite a job for the Avanti main gui and its 17 additional modules.
I don't expect it to happen in the near future. -
About the 120dpi display setting ...
There seems to be a option in Vista (and probably Win 7) that offers to scale guis that are not "DPI aware" as it's been called by Microsoft.
http://blogs.msdn.com/kamvedbrat/archive/2006/12/02/dpi-scaling-in-windows-vista.aspx
Unfortunately not available for WXP users. I'm trying to write a script parser that modifies gui coordinates automatically but still have to do a number of them manually. A lot of other problems too, like icons etc.
If there is enough interest, I'll try to release a separate 120dpi version but it will take some time.
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Re: dpi scaling.
I've seen other programs accommodate this issue (in WinXP), but I'm not sure how they did it. Perhaps they looked at the ratio of the current-font to the default-96dpi and scaled the program's font with the inverse. Could something like this be done with Avanti? Im not sure why the modules would be impacted, it seems that only the GUI 'font' is the issue. It's just 120/96=25% bigger, in this case, than 'standard'.
To check problem: Rt.click on Desktop, Settings, Advanced, DPI setting, set to 120dpi.
Thanks for looking into this. -
I'm not sure what you expect form the gui when runnung at 120dpi. I have the impression that you mean scaling down the 120dpi font so it fits again on the existing gui size?
This is not what "DPI aware" apps do. They scale the whole gui proportions up to fit the 120dpi font. For Avanti this means changing hundreds of fixed coordinates. Because I can't do that on the fly, I consider to prepare a separate version.
I scaled the fonts down a while ago on request but it wasn't a success because the available font sizes did not match (just to small or to large).
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=129586 -
@Chris K...
"I have the impression that you mean scaling down the 120dpi font so it fits again on the existing gui size?"
Yes, that's what I'm suggesting. I believe that's the way the other apps I referred to did it. When they fixed it the 'GUI' didn't change at all, but the text ended up looking just like it did with a 'standard' 96-dpi font. I'm not sure how they did it, but it might have been just font scaling. It might not be the 'right' way to do it, but it seems that scaling the entire GUI up in size might have some negative effects, especially on smaller (e.g. Netbook) screens. I find that changing the default DPI doesn't seem to change the size of the GUI (outline, button placement, etc.), just the text. Do you concur?
On a similar note, would it be possible to limit the vertical dimension of the GUI to 600 pixels so everything would fit on a Netbook screen (1024x600)?
Thanks again. -
@Chris K...
I wonder if just making the entire GUI a little wider would accommodate the current font size? Just a thought... ;>) -
I started Avanti development in 2007 at the time HD monitor displays were not yet common and decided to make 1024x768 the lower limit. The gui lacks already room in the vertical direction so shrinking it from 768 to 600 is almost impossible.
The problem is that the used programming language doesn't offer pixel scaling for fonts. Just the by windows offered sizes. At second, it uses a mix of basic Windows elements like menu's, message boxes, dialogs, etc. (which scale automatically) and its own higher level features (which doesn't).
The result of only scaling the fonts down (by approx. sizes) is that e.g. a menu, that is upscaled by Windows with larger fonts does not match with the x, y coordinates for where it has to appear. So finally you'll get weird mix of scaled and unscaled elements.
For those who currently use a HD monitor on 120 dpi, changing only fonts wouldn't be adequate. They would be left with a very small gui. I think that currently the only feasible and more or less future proof option is to scale the gui elements up to the dpi setting. -
Thanks for the explanation, Chris. I guess it's not easy to anticipate every possible contingency for the future.
I was thinking a slight reduction in the expandable report window would make things Netbook friendly since the GUI is 690 now. But it's not a deal killer, most of the screen is still visible.
Anyway, all that aside, Avanti is a real winner. Thanks for the great program. -
Hello,
When using the subtitler editor, after pressing the Save/Update button and then pressing the Preview button. I get this in the message window:
21:47:54 - Avanti encountered a serious system error.
... Please cancel process (if running), exit Avanti and check out
the 'error_log' file at your Avanti install directory.
The log file says this...
AVANTI 0.4.5 - Error report - 13/03/2010 - 21:37:31
module: AVANTI - line: 2589 - event: MAKE_STYLE - code: 20
*ERROR* File: ":RES:avanti-123.gui" Line: 7950
The item is out of bounds, Internal variable: PARSE.1
*ERROR* File: ":RES:avanti-123.gui" Line: 2590
Parsing brackets, Failed on '/15))'
This problem is preventing me from using the subtitler feature, as it does not save the style file.
The preferences is reporting the correct path for avisynth, I also have the vsfilter.dll file in my avisynths plugins folder?
Any suggestions on how to fix this issue?
-Update- If I click no on the message to update the style file now, I can preview the video and render the file but I still get this error
AVANTI 0.4.5 - Error report - 13/03/2010 - 22:08:32
module: AVANTI - line: 2589 - event: MAKE_STYLE - code: 20
*ERROR* File: ":RES:avanti-123.gui" Line: 2542
Item was not found, Could not find ini section [AVANTI INFO]
*ERROR* File: ":RES:avanti-123.gui" Line: 2590
Parsing brackets, Failed on '/15))'
for some reason its not saving the style file. btw the path for my subtitle file is C:\Users\Matt\Videos\Subtitles so I have permissions to write to that location.Last edited by Silvos; 14th Mar 2010 at 00:11.
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Hi Silvos,
Traced it back to a routine that has to update the source size. It looks like the screen output from the FFmpeg version you use isn't fully "generic" (or you use a recent version that has changes on that part?).
EDIT: you can also check this on the "crop/scale/pad" page where the "source size" fields should be set to you source frame size.
Can you call up the source properties and post it ?
On the subtitle page are the two fields "destination size. Ensure that "lock" is not checked.
These fields should be automatically set to the destination size at the main page.
If these fields are empty, you could try to enter the destination size manually (and then lock it).
ChrisLast edited by Chris K; 14th Mar 2010 at 09:56.
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You are correct... I'm using a non-generic build so I can take advantage of using libraries not built in to do licensing concerns.
Here is the build info:
FFmpeg version SVN-r22508-Sherpya, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 the FFmpeg developers
built on Mar 13 2010 13:42:47 with gcc 4.2.5 20080919 (prerelease) [Sherpya]
Lock is not checked.
They are correctly showing my target destination size of 720x480
After some troubleshooting I have discovered the problem. The issue only occurs when I use an AVI file created from my d2v. Using the VFAPI Reader Codec I create a AVI file from my d2v. This is useful as I can use this AVI in programs that don't support d2v.
I don't need to use this avi for Avanti as it supports avisynth scripts. So using an avisynth script instead of this AVI corrects the issue. -
What makes me curious is; what does FFmpeg displays for the d2v avi file? For Avanti, the screen output of the source size etc. should look like this (of course codec and values could be different);
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 640x480 [PAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 23.98 tbr, -
When I load the video I get this from ffmpeg:
Input #0, avi, from 'D:/ep/VTS_01_PGC_01_1_d2v_vfapi.avi':
Duration: 01:40:33.77, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 11 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: vifp / 0x70666976, 720x480, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn,
23.98 tbc
When I try to render using the above avi I get:
swScaler: Unknown format is not supported as input pixel format
Cannot get resampling context
So that format is not compatible and this is why the subtitle issue failed. Everything works using avisynth scripts
Thanks for a great application. -
How i can set the xvid's "advanced simple profile level" 5?
ps: great job for this sw. -
Hi jkhox,
xvid in FFmpeg is kind of a stripped down version and doesn't allow to set profiles freely. Basically it uses "Simple @ L3" and when you add b-frames (e.g. -bf 2) it switch over to "Advanced simple @ L5".
That's all I know about it (and can get out of it).
Chris -
it's ok, now it works as asl5.
another question:
i convert often wmv to xvid(avi).
for this can i use -sameq -bf 2 ?
and what vbr qscale i must set?
tnxLast edited by jkhox; 20th Mar 2010 at 15:34.
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Hard to answer!
Keep in mind that many stand-alone DVD players with divx/xvid support can't handle b-frames, qpel, packed bitstream etc.
Using -sameq OR -qscale with a low value (not both at the same time) may possibly lead to high bitrates (and large file sizes). No problem for a PC but it could exceed the limits of a stand-alone player.
If you're going to encode for a stad-alone player, I suggest to first do some tests on a CD. If it's meant for PC playback only, you're quite free in using b-frames together with -sameq or say -qscale 2.
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