Converting Fraps Footage with SUPER (for YouTube)

[TParis]

Hello,

I have recorded some video from a game with the latest version of Fraps. I decided to use SUPER to convert this video so the video still is high quality in the end but doesn't need too much hdd space (--> upload).

I tried to use the recommended YouTube settings (Audio: AAC, Video: H264) and set the video bitrate to 2064 and the audio bitrate to 192 but it looks really bad after the conversion process.
I'm pretty noobish with stuff like this and would like to learn, so I'm happy if anyone could give me some tips (which codec & settings to use, etc.) or send me some noob guide so I can learn all about compressing videos and keeping their quality at the same time (didn't find a general guide like this on the site).
The source video has a resolution of 840 x 524 pixels, container is avi. Thanks for your help in advance.

- Jan 'TParis'

[Baldrick]

2Mbit h264 video should look very good.

What do yoyu mean"Really bad"? Pixelated? or HOW?
What resolution are you using?

You can also try use handbrake or xvid4psp and also convert to h264 video and aac in a mp4. Use constant quality encoding settings or set the bitrate or file size manually.

[TParis]

The source video has a resolution of 840 x 524 pixels'

Didn't change that. It ended up pretty much pixelated and with a much worse sound quality.

Tried handbrake (first 0.9.3 and then the latest snapshot). I just get a 3 megs big video file, it doesn't change if I pick another container.

Here is the log. The conversion doesn't even start:

### Windows GUI svn2592 2009062101 
### Running: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 
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### CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q9550  @ 2.83GHz 
### Ram: 4094 MB 
### Screen: 1680x1050 
### Temp Dir: C:\Users\Jan\AppData\Local\Temp\ 
### Install Dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Handbrake 
### Data Dir: C:\Users\Jan\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake\HandBrake\0.9.3.5 
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### CLI Query:  -i "D:\Programme (x86)\Fraps\StreetFighterIV 2009-07-05 14-56-46-92.avi" -t 1 -c 1 -o "C:\Users\Jan\Videos\LOltest.mkv" -f mkv --strict-anamorphic  -e x264 -q 51 -a 1 -E faac -6 dpl2 -R 48 -B 160 -D 0.0 -x ref=2:bframes=2:me=umh -v 1

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[18:02:45] hb_init: checking cpu count
[18:02:45] hb_init: starting libhb thread
HandBrake svn2592 (2009062101) - MinGW i386 - http://handbrake.fr
4 CPUs detected
Opening D:\Programme (x86)\Fraps\StreetFighterIV 2009-07-05 14-56-46-92.avi...
[18:02:45] hb_scan: path=D:\Programme (x86)\Fraps\StreetFighterIV 2009-07-05 14-56-46-92.avi, title_index=1
[18:02:45] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
ERROR: dvd: ifoOpen failed
Input #0, avi, from 'D:\Programme (x86)\Fraps\StreetFighterIV 2009-07-05 14-56-46-92.avi':
  Duration: 00:02:25.30, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 161228 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: fraps, bgr24, 840x524, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 1411 kb/s
[18:02:45] scan: decoding previews for title 1
Scanning title 1...
[18:02:46] scan: 10 previews, 840x524, 30.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 1.60:1, PAR 1:1
[18:02:46] scan: title (0) job->width:848, job->height:528
[18:02:46] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
+ title 1:
  + vts 0, ttn 0, cells 0->0 (0 blocks)
  + duration: 00:02:25
  + size: 840x524, pixel aspect: 1/1, display aspect: 1.60, 30.000 fps
  + autocrop: 0/0/0/0
  + chapters:
    + 1: cells 0->0, 0 blocks, duration 00:02:25
  + audio tracks:
    + 1, Unknown (PCM_S16)
  + subtitle tracks:
[18:02:46] 1 job(s) to process
[18:02:46] starting job
[18:02:46] work: sanitizing track 0 mixdown Dolby Pro Logic II to Stereo
[18:02:46] job configuration:
[18:02:46]  * source
[18:02:46]    + D:\Programme (x86)\Fraps\StreetFighterIV 2009-07-05 14-56-46-92.avi
[18:02:46]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[18:02:46]    + container: avi
[18:02:46]    + data rate: 161228 kbps
[18:02:46]  * destination
[18:02:46]    + C:\Users\Jan\Videos\LOltest.mkv
[18:02:46]    + container: Matroska (.mkv)
[18:02:46]  * video track
[18:02:46]    + decoder: fraps
[18:02:46]    + frame rate: same as source (around 30.000 fps)
[18:02:46]    + strict anamorphic
[18:02:46]      + modulus: 0
[18:02:46]      + storage dimensions: 840 * 524 -> 840 * 524, crop 0/0/0/0
[18:02:46]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 / 1
[18:02:46]      + display dimensions: 840 * 524
[18:02:46]    + encoder: x264
[18:02:46]      + options: ref=2:bframes=2:me=umh
[18:02:46]      + quality: 51.00 (RF)
[18:02:46]  * audio track 0
[18:02:46]    + decoder: Unknown (PCM_S16) (track 1, id 1)
[18:02:46]    + mixdown: Stereo
[18:02:46]    + encoder: faac
[18:02:46]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[18:02:46] encx264: keyint-min: 30, keyint-max: 300
[18:02:46] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 1/1
[18:02:46] encx264: Encoding at constant RF 51.000000
x264 [warning]: libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
ERROR: dvd: ifoOpen failed
width or height not divisible by 16 (840x524), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cache64
x264 [info]: profile Main, level 3.1
[18:02:46] sync: expecting 4389 video frames
[18:02:46] reader: first SCR 0
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cache64
x264 [info]: profile Main, level 3.1
[18:02:46] sync: expecting 4389 video frames
[18:02:46] reader: first SCR 0
[18:05:52] sync: got 0 frames, 4389 expected
[18:05:52] work: average encoding speed for job is 0.000000 fps
[18:05:52] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[18:05:52] mux: track 0, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[18:05:52] mux: track 1, 6810 frames, 2905465 bytes, 160.01 kbps, fifo 8192
[18:05:52] fraps-decoder done: 4359 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[18:05:52] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[18:05:52] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[18:05:52] pcm_s16le-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[18:05:52] libhb: work result = 0

Rip done!
HandBrake has exited.


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[TParis]

No idea what I could do? maybe a different program?