Hybrid(Windows/Linux/Mac): Input -> x264/x265/Xvid/VP8/VP9

[firest]

Fixed, thanks.

Noticed a change in Hybrid in this latest dev version, now it follows the system theme to use in the application interface? Pretty nice, but this brings some inconsistencies that make it difficult to see certain parts of the GUI, such as the icons, which are black, as well as its background. Another example is the color of the shadows in the right-click menu: when hovering over an item, it also looks very similar to its own background.
Is there any way to switch back to the light theme? It's not my preference, but atm it's better to see some things.

[Selur]

That isn't something I did, seems like some change made Hybrid&Winows interact differently.
But you can try:
a. Config->View->Style
b. create your own StyleSheet (see: under Command Line Interface (CLI)->stylesheet/style

Cu Selur

[firest]

That isn't something I did, seems like some change made Hybrid&Winows interact differently.

From what I noticed, the only change besides the "Hybrid.exe" was the "qwindows.dll" in the platforms folder. Maybe it's related to some qt update, idk.

a. Config->View->Style

Selecting the fusion style and changing the icons to text helped a bit.

Anyway, I think I found an "unexpected" behavior in Hybrid. When using QSVEnc with "DirectSynthLoading" enabled along with "Always use avisynth", if you select 2 or more parallel processes for the queue, when starting it QSVEnc will start at the same time as the first job in the queue, causing it to abort with a crash, probably because it didn't find the ".avs" script.

Steps to try to reproduce:
1. Load an input/source file
2. In "Base -> Processing" select "QSVEnc" for video and "custom" for audio (select some encoder in its tab, e.g. qaac, and make some changes there)
3. Then go to "QSVEnc -> Misc" and enable the "DirectSynthLoading" option
4. After that go to "Config -> Internals -> Avisynth" and enable "Always use avisynth" (I'm using the 64bit version, but I don't think it matters)
5. Back to "Base" tab and set the output file, then add to queue
6. Go to "Jobs -> Parallel jobs", set its value to 2 and check the box next to it
7. Finally start the queue

Can you confirm the behavior?

P.S.: If I don't use parallel jobs everything works as expected.

[Selur]

Will look at it later, but here is a quick feedback:

I'm using the 64bit version, but I don't think it matters

Unless you use 64bit 'DirectSynthLoading' will not be used, since 64bit QSVEncC can only open 64bit Avisynth scripts.

Will do some tests later.

[Selur]

No issues when using "DirectSynthLoading" and Vapoursynth scripts.
Also no issues here when running two avisynth scripts in parallel.
Jobs looked fine:

QSVEnc --avs -i "J:\tmp\encodingTempSynthSkript_2023-05-14@19_02_32_8110_0.avs" --input-buf 3 --slices 0 --fps 24000/1001 --codec av1 --sar 1:1 --icq 23 --quality balanced --bframes 7 --gop-len 0 --open-gop --i-adapt --b-adapt --b-pyramid --colormatrix bt709 --output-depth 8 --output-file "J:\tmp\test1_1_2023-05-14@19_02_32_8110_02.av1"

QSVEnc --avs -i "J:\tmp\encodingTempSynthSkript_2023-05-14@19_02_39_1110_0.avs" --input-buf 3 --slices 0 --fps 24000/1001 --codec av1 --sar 1:1 --icq 23 --quality balanced --bframes 7 --gop-len 0 --open-gop --i-adapt --b-adapt --b-pyramid --colormatrix bt709 --output-depth 8 --output-file "J:\tmp\test2_1_2023-05-14@19_02_39_1110_02.av1"

With two SD clips running in parallel, 3d usage is ~88% and vram usage ~0.7GB (of 6GB).
The 'Video Decode' and 'Video Decode 1' at ~50%.
Using '--quality best' instead of 'balanced', only seems to increase the load on the 'Video Decode' instances, both now at ~60%.

-> Can't reproduce the issue here. Would need to look at the debug output to see what you did differently and whether there is an error message somewhere.

Cu Selur

Ps.: regarding the theme changes, if looking at the details of the dlls should show the product version. (my latest dev version now uses 6.5.0)

[firest]

I mean it like this (screenshot below):

Can you see it this time? (The direct link, just in case: https://i.ibb.co/SJjD6sF/h-opt.png)

Anyway, before I was referring to the "Parallel jobs" option with a value of "2" and checking the box next to it, in this case, "Parallel subjob processing". But I just realized after testing again that apparently these options don't interact with each other, what actually causes the behavior I mentioned earlier is starting the queue with "Parallel subjob processing" turned on (Jobs -> Queue -> Parallel subjob processing).

So, in summary: Select QSVEnc encoder for video and custom for audio. In the audio tab, select some encoder and make some changes there. Enable both "DirectSynthLoading" and "Always use avisynth" options. Add to queue and enable "Parallel subjob processing" before starting it.
This way work correctly for you too?

Ps.: regarding the theme changes, if looking at the details of the dlls should show the product version. (my latest dev version now uses 6.5.0)

Yes, in Hybrid 2023.05.12 the dll was in version 6.4.2, now in Hybrid 2023.05.13 the dll is in version 6.5.0. After this change, the theme of the interface has changed.

[Selur]

Can you see it this time?

yes.

Yes, in Hybrid 2023.05.12 the dll was in version 6.4.2, now in Hybrid 2023.05.13 the dll is in version 6.5.0. After this change, the theme of the interface has changed.

Okay, so it was the Qt update, which changed the theme compatibility.

I mentioned earlier is starting the queue with "Parallel subjob processing" turned on (Jobs -> Queue -> Parallel subjob processing). This way work correctly for you too?

will test after work.

[Selur]

send you another link which should fix the problem with 'Parallel subjob processing'

[firest]

Fixed, thanks again.

Today, when trying to extract subtitles in "Subtitle -> Extract", after loading a source and waiting a few seconds Hybrid returns me an error warning which says "No log file present,..." with the command line used, but after clicking "ok" the available subtitles in the source are displayed normally to be selected and extracted.

I'll leave the debug file below so you can have a look.
It's not of extreme importance as apparently everything works normally even with the warning (although it's a bit annoying), but I'd rather let you know.

[Selur]

Seems like Hybrids temp path isn't set, probably happens if one configures the temp path to a dynamic folder.
-> did some adjustments so that the system temp path will be used if no temp path is given.
Send you a new link.

Cu Selur

[firest]

Hey, I just tried the new version you sent me.
Now the warning doesn't pop-up anymore due to the adjustment you made, but Hybrid is using the system temp folder even though a directory is set for it in "Config -> Paths -> Default temp path".

As you'll see in the debug file, I had just set a default temp path in Hybrid and it still used the Windows temp folder, i.e. %TEMP%.

[Selur]

Probably won't find to look before Friday, still unsure why this doesn't happen here.
Is "Config -> Paths -> Default temp path" set and save in the defaults?
What do you exactly do? (Step by step?)

Cu Selur

[firest]

Is "Config -> Paths -> Default temp path" set and save in the defaults?

Yes.

What do you exactly do? (Step by step?)

1. I reset the settings to default in "Config -> Defaults -> Reset: All"
2. Set a default temp folder in "Config -> Paths -> Default temp path" and saved in "Config -> Defaults -> Save: All"
3. Enabled the subtitle tab in "Base -> Subtitle"
4. Then, I loaded a source in "Subtitle -> Extract" and waited for it

That's it.

[Selur]

Try
a. restarting Hybrid after saving the defaults and see whether that changes anything.
b. Loading a video source in the main tab.

Cu Selur

[firest]

Unfortunately none of the suggestions changed anything.

[Selur]

Strange, like I wrote, won't have time to look at it before Friday.

[firest]

Alright, thanks.

[Selur]

Small update, think I know where the issue is, might be able to find some time tomorrow to fix it.

[firest]

I hope so.

[Selur]

Send you a new link let me know whether that one works.

Cu Selur

[firest]

Hey, just tried it and now the default temp path is properly used. Thanks a lot for the quick fix!

[Platos]

Since i have installed mkvmerge as a own programm, always when i want to start a job in hybrid there is the pop-up "Can't properly parse mkvmerge version '76.0', this might cause prolems!". It does not lead in a problem so far, but when i batch-encode it's quite annoying, because this pop-up comes 100 times, when i have 100 files. And also it starts only processing files, when i have pressed "ok" on all of these pop-ups.

Can i somehow temporarly deactivate pop-ups/error-messages ? Or how could this be solved?

Encoding-wise it's working good. No problem at all.

I did not know there is a Hybrid-Thread. So i will ask here now

[Selur]

send you a pm

[Platos]

Thanks, it works now!

[Platos]

Update: But i noticed now, that when i minimize hybrid, it is gone. It's not in tray anymore. But it's still shown in Task Manager. That's new. I did not change anything in settings.

Edit: And i have another Problem with batch-jobs (that happened also in the last Hybrid Version i used): When i choose multiple files and then i use "auto add (last)" ind base->audio, then it does not work. When i click on preview i have the right language. And on the left side in the base-tab i see also the right language. When i go to audio, i see all episodes have the right language. When i start the batch and wait for the first video, it has not only the last audio-stream, it has both. Am i doing something wrong ?

But it works, when i use only one video. I can then load the file i produced before, use again auto add (last) and then it works. I tried it now 2 times.

Do you need a logfile or the preview of the script ?

[Selur]

that happened also in the last Hybrid Version i used): When i choose multiple files and then i use "auto add (last)" ind base->audio, then it does not work

No debug output no proper info -> read: https://www.selur.de/support
Does it work if you, first set "auto add (last)", then throw in your files?

Do you need a logfile or the preview of the script ?

Always the debug output.

Cu Selur

[firest]

Hey Selur, I was trying to make a short 10 second preview of a longer video, so I added a ".ass" subtitle with the "Subtitle -> Import -> Embed subtitle in frame" option for hardsub, but it had no effect using the cut function, i.e. with "Config -> Internals -> Cut Support" enabled (with the whole video it works normally).
Maybe Hybrid doesn't consider the time selected for the cut, but the normal start time of the whole subtitle to apply the sub filter?

[Selur]

Hybrid adds the trim-call directly after the source, so if you embed subtitles they need to be adjusted to the new source length.

[Platos]

that happened also in the last Hybrid Version i used): When i choose multiple files and then i use "auto add (last)" ind base->audio, then it does not work

No debug output no proper info -> read: https://www.selur.de/support
Does it work if you, first set "auto add (last)", then throw in your files?

Do you need a logfile or the preview of the script ?

Always the debug output.

Cu Selur

Ok, here is the debugfile. I started Hybrid new and deletet the old Debugfile before.

And yes, you are righ. It works, when i first set the "auto ad (last)", When i do set it after loading the video, it wont work.

[Selur]

btw. just noticed that I broke subtitle extraction in the last dev version.