faster cuda card?

[Selur]

change "--format IYUV" to "--format Yv12" if your content is Yv12 (Cuda.exe does not support RGB input)
Just tested here with an dv avi as input and had no problem using the mentioned arguments (with the Yv12 change)

[DarrellS]

It didn't work. It looked like it was working on a small sample but I guess it was only reading the help files. I had the log window opened in Virtualdub and the it showed the input format as RGB888 and the output format as YUV420 and VideoEnc: SETTING colorformat --format: Yv12 then threw up an error VideoEnc: ERROR: Unsupported value for --format: Yv12. Then it looked like it was showing the help file of the encoder. After that, it loaded ffmpeg for AC3 passthrough and started throwing this error up...Dub: I/O thread has not cycled for thirty seconds -- possible livelock.
(Thread action: stalled due to full pipe to processing thread) (Current
address: 7C90E4F4) ...over and over, I assume because it didn't know what to do next with the encoder settings.

[Selur]

Yv12 -> YV12

[jagabo]

I doubt this is the case with video encoding but...

Acceleware said at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) today that most algorithms that run on GPGPUs are bound by GPU memory size.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2255592/acceleware-says-most-cuda-application...e-memory-bound

[Selur]

at least not with HD resolutions,...

[DarrellS]

Yv12 -> YV12

I never could get it to work. I tried fiddling with cudaH264Enc also with no luck. Seems the problem is that Virtualdub wants to feed the encoders Raw Video since it's already decompressed and the encoders won't accept raw video. ffmpeg and x264 do.

[Selur]

Problem might be that the output color space Virtual Dub uses is RGB and not YV12 or another colro space the cuda.exe doesn't support.
(no clue if there's an option to tell Virtual Dub to send a specific color space to the external encoder)

[DarrellS]

According to the instructions for the external encoder, the encoder must accept raw YV12 so I don't know why it won't work. I'm pretty sure the last error that I got had to do with colorspace and also that the pipe was full which caused the live lock. I'll try again later and post the exact error.

[Selur]

Strange thing is that I reencoded a few avi files with virtual Dub and the cuda.exe without a problem,...
What I did was:

1. open up Virtual Dub
2. load video (File->Open video file..)
3. set Video to Fast recompress
4. Create a new encoder Profile:
   
   • Type: video encoder
   • Programm: Path to Cuda.exe
   • Command arguments: --resolution %(width)x%(height) --input - --sar 1x1 --format YV12 --control_mode cq --fps %(fps) --profile high --level auto --offload partial --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace true --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "%(tempvideofile)"
   • Output filename: %(outputname)
   • Launch parameters: all enabled
5. Create a new Encoder set:
   
   • Video encoder: the profile I just created
   • File description: .264 (cuda)
   • File extension: 264
6. Reencode the video: File->Export->Using external encoders..->selected the just created encoder set->Ok + enter output name + Save

At the end of the encoding I ended up with a nice raw H.264 stream,...
(if the colors of the output are off, using '--format IYUV' instead of '--format YV12' might help)

----
You can probably also do audio encoding and muxing through the external encoder functionality of Virtual Dub, but since it works fine for me, I'm convinced that the problem it's not working for you is because you misconfigure something,....

Cu Selur

[DarrellS]

It's not working on my end. I tried your profile in the zip file and changed the path the Cuda.exe and I also built the encoder set according to your instructions, copying and pasting the argument but it will not work. Matter of fact, I can't even run the encoder from a command prompt.


the error code varies, depending on source...

Error: The video encoding process has prematurely exited with an error
code of -1073741674 (c0000096). Check the log for possible error messages.

Error: The video encoding process has prematurely exited with an error
code of -1073741819 (c0000005). Check the log for possible error messages.

One error said something about "anonymous pipe" but I only saw that once. The two error above happen every time, usually the second one.

Every time I try to use the command prompt, it loads everything up and looks like it's going to do something but Cuda.exe crashes every time. Either something is wrong with the exe file that you posted for download or my system is wacked.

Here is a screen capture of the command prompt crash...



The external encoder feature crashes in the exact same spot.

[Selur]

Cuda.exe only accepts raw video as input if you want to feed it with an .avi file you need to use in example ffmpeg to do the decoding to raw video:

ffmpeg -v -10 -i "H:\test.avi" -an -sn -threads 8 -vsync 0 -r 25 -pix_fmt yuv420p -f rawvideo - | cuda --resolution 640x352 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode vbr_rest --bitrate 1591 --bitrate_peak 50000 --fps 25 --profile high --level 41 --offload partial --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace true --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "H:\Output.264"

btw. if you are on a 64bit system you have to use the 64bit version the of Cuda.exe.

Cu Selur

[DarrellS]

I posted this thread on Virtualdub's forum and one guy tried it and said it worked and was superfast. He has a 560GTX TI. I was wondering if my 450GTS just doesn't have enough ump to make it work. It does work with Mediocoder with the cudaH264Enc.exe though.

Thanks for all your help. If all else fails, I'll grab a spare HDD and reinstall a fresh copy of XP Pro and start from scratch. I have a feeling that I've got a corrupt driver somewhere or something that is screwing everything up.

[Selur]

450 GTS should work with Cuda.exe
-> use ffmpeg and the command line I posted above (you need to adjust the resolution in the cuda call), to see if it really is not a usage problem,.. (also make sure you have the nvidia drivers installed and not the drivers from the windows update)

[DarrellS]

I tried the ffmpeg command and it didn't do anything so I went ahead and pulled my boot drive and put a spare I had in and installed Windows XP Pro. Everything was going smooth until I installed the new version of Avast and then I had three failed installs in a row with programs I've never had a problem with and after the last one, I tried to restart the PC and it wouldn't boot so I spent all night and half the day trying to repair XP and reinstall programs and drivers (I always get my drivers from the manufacturer and never use Windows Update). I still don't have everything I need installed yet. I have Exede satellite internet with a bandwidth limit so I have to wait til midnight to 5:am when I have unlimited bandwidth to download files. As soon as I have everything, I'll try again and let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all your help. I've been wanting to try this ever since I got my NVidia card and Avery put the external encoder feature in Virtualdub.

[DarrellS]

Still no go, trying to run the ffmpeg bat file. Keep getting missing msvcp100.dll and msvcr100.dll errors. I found those dlls in other programs and tried to register but windows could not register them so I removed them. I read somewhere to install visual basic C++ redistributable (I'm sure I had that before) which I did but I'm still getting the errors. The errors tell me to reinstall the Cuda.exe program but since it didn't come in a program, I can't reinstall it.

When I first started using the external encoder, I had to use both MP4box and MKVmerge from MyMP4Box folder and MKVToolNix folder because they were both reliant on other files in the folder and couldn't be run on their own.

I also read that those dlls weren't native to XP which could be why windows couldn't register them and when trying to download the Cuda toolkit from Nvidia (which I couldn't because I'm not a member programmer) it only listed the toolkit for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 so XP might not be able to run your exe which I was getting the feeling before I decided to reinstall XP. It has no problem running Cuda in Mediacoder though which uses a different encoder.

[Selur]

Only thing I need to run the Cuda.exe here is to install the normal NVIDIA Drivers on my machine,... (runs here on WinXP and Win7 without a problem)
+ can't sav anything about Mediacoder,...

Still no go, trying to run the ffmpeg bat file. Keep getting missing msvcp100.dll and msvcr100.dll errors. I found those dlls in other programs and tried to register but windows could not register them so I removed them.

Simply copying them into you system folder or next to the binary that is missing them should be enough.
Personally I use the static build for ffmpeg from: http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/

Cu Selur

Ps.: You could also try if the cuda encoding through Hybrid works for you,.. (Hybrid uses the same Cuda.exe I posted earlier)

[DarrellS]

Well, I just reinstalled XP for the second time. I'll try the ffmpeg build that you posted. Still have a few more programs to install before I try again.

I tried copying the dlls into the system folder but that didn't work so I removed them and installed Visual Basic 10 which had the missing ddls and was supposed to fix the problem but that didn't help. I kept trying to register the ddls but I kept getting an error message that the ddls were loaded but could not be registered. seems that they're not COM dlls so they can't be registered. I downloaded your Hybrid program, first the zipped file but kept getting the dll errors so I installed the install Hybrid version since one of the errors said to reinstall the program to fix the problem. I didn't get the ddl errors but it crashed at the same point that everything else kept crashing. After that, both the unzipped Hybrid program and the installed one crashed every time I opened them so I decided to do another clean install of XP and start all over

Stay tuned

[Selur]

I probably could have helped with the Hybrid crash if you had provided more infos about it. (working on an updated version and probably going to release a new version in a few days).
-> if you run into problems with Hybrid (read http://www.selur.de/support) and provide the necessary infos so I can try to reproduce the problem. If I can, I'll fix Hybrid.

[DarrellS]

I ran Hybrid through the compatibility wizard and switched it to Windows 95 and it runs now. I figured from the error report that it was a compatibility problem. I have your page bookmarked and will check it out when I get some time. I have my computer just about back to where I want it and will start working on Cuda encoding again shortly. Thanks! Looking forward to your new version.

[Selur]

What system are you using, I frequently use it on WinXP, Win 7 and Win8 without problems,..

[DarrellS]

Windows XP Professional SP3 with all updates, Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P, Q6600 CPU, EVGA NVIDIA GTS450, 4GB G-SKILL DDR2 1066 memory, Hyper 212 cooler.

Hybrid still not working. Thought I fixed it but it doesn't open all the way until I try to close it and then it crashes when I try to click anywhere.

I'm concerned about the new video drivers because when I drag a window across the screen, it jitters and doesn't drag smoothly like it usually does.

Yeah, somethings wrong. My video resolution is supposed to be 2048x1152 and the max I can get is 1680x1050. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

I had to build a slipstream disc to pre-install drivers because my A:\ that I never use stopped working (seems to be a major problem with XP, that's probably why they stopped selling them). I'm running in AHCI mode for hot swapping but I'm tempted to move the drives I hot swap to the SIIG card and my IDE DVD burner since it gives me problems to and just run in IDE mode.

I'll check my BIOS first and make sure that Windows didn't knock my system performance down which it likes to do when it gets a certain amount of errors. I'm not looking forward to reinstalling Windows for a 3rd time in less than a week. It's wearing me out.

[Selur]

Strange works fine here on Win32, at the beginning Hybrid produces a lot of hdd access when it looks for installed files (and calls the one it wants to use to check their versions), so if there's a problem with the hdd access this might be a reason Hybrid could crash. Other than that I don't really see a reason for it to crash during start up. (okay, may be if one of it's config files was broken, but that should normally not be the case)
Just tested on 3 different Windows XP installations and had no problems on any of them to start up Hybrid.

Cu Selur

[Nelson37]

Darrells - you mention installing multiple programs after re-installing XP. Your problem seems to be unique to your particular configuration, why would you keep trying to re-create the same conditions?

From a clean XP install, load absolutely nothing else than the bare minimum needed to run the encoder. If that doesn't work, see if you can eliminate something else in software. It could be some oddball driver or hardware problem, but with multiple softwares installed, there is no way to be sure.

Re-Examine the reaoning behind doing a CLEAN install of the OS. You get there, and then dirty it up before testing.

As it is, all you are determining is that something in your total software package, or the oddball problem mentioned above, is the problem. The antivirus prog that crashed your system would be the first thing to NOT re-install, IMO.

[Selur]

Are you by any change using "Zonealarm Free" ?
I once had a user which had problem due to a misconfigured Zonealarm version,... (I could never recreate the problem, but I made a thread to remind me of it )

Cu Selur

[DarrellS]

Well, I almost got your program working but not even close with Virtualdub. I had to uninstall Hybrid and go into the registry and remove everything that was left behind before trying the program again. I'm using the 7z version now. I'm getting two errors. Here is the log...

Hybrid: homepage Forum: public forum
Regarding problems please read: needed infos
Donate: via PayPal
Finished initialization,...
Filtering input files,..
-> finished filtering input files
analyzing: AC-DC_Back-in-black.avi
grabbing audio ids...
-> audio ids found: 1
analyzing audio streams...
grabbing video ids for: AC-DC_Back-in-black.avi
-> video ids found: 0
analyzing video streams...
starting auto routines for container number: 1
-> finished auto routines for 1.
Input is completely analyzed,...
Creating jobs for 1 sources,...
-> Creating jobs for source 1,...
-> Generating calls for: H:\AC-DC_Back In Black.mkv
Current avc level needs to be at least: 3.0
generateCudaH264Call generated an empty call list.


I don't see anywhere to manually set the avc level. I tried both main and high but I still get the error. I'm pretty sure that this means that I need to have a video card that supports at least CUDA 3.0 but my video card only supports 2.1 and this has been my feeling from the very beginning. I've read a lot of posts stating that CUDA encoding is a total waste of time, that hardly any of the hardware out their supports it and even less software. Now, with the spec going to 4.0 and 5.0 it will be even harder to find anything that supports it. From what I've read, ATI is ahead of NVIDIA (not by much) and that Intel is ahead of everyone with their newer CPUs with onboard GPUs.

As for doing a clean install and just trying the encoder, I thought about that but running everything that I have on my PC is much more important to me than trying to encode with the Cuda.exe encoder. I can already encode with the CudaH264en.exe encoder in Mediacoder. I was just hoping that I could get one of the two to encode in Virtualdub with the external encoder feature since it is the video software that I use 99.9% of the time. I still only have a fraction of the software that I use loaded because I only wanted to load up my Video essentials. It did seem to help completely cleaning out the video drivers and installing the ones from EVGA instead of NVIDIA. At least I was getting further than I was before. I ran a stress test on the card for over an hour with no errors.

Edit: Looking at the log I do notice that there were no video ids found (even though it said it loaded one up) so it's still to the point that it will not accept a video to encode. The Mediacoder CudaH264encoder seems to be a much better encoder if someone could figure how to get it to work in Virtualdub. At least I know for sure that it works with my card in Mediacoder. I have no problem encoding x264 with the Hybrid program though so it's not your program. It's the Cuda.exe encoder and my video card.

Oh, I better go install my anti-vius program now.

[Selur]

"I don't see anywhere to manually set the avc level."
-> Cuda H.264 -> Main -> Restriction Setttings allows to set the AVC Profile / Level
since the error says: "Current avc level needs to be at least: 3.0" the conclusion would be to set the level to 3.0 or higher,...

Also, sadly I got ne clue what is happening without a debug output, see: needed infos

> video ids found: 0
doesn't mean there were no video ids found, it means the video id found was zero

Cu Selur

Ps.: Cuda 2.1 compatible cards normally run fine, my GTX 470 (cuda 2.1) and 210 (cuda 1.2) also works at least in partial mode.

[DarrellS]

Well, I got a good day's sleep so I'll get back on it tonight

Do you want me to post the Debug file here, on the Hybrid forum or both?

[DarrellS]

Here is the Debug Report...

Using: Hybrid_32bit_2013.02.16

Error Signature
AppName: cuda.exe
AppVer: 0000
ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0000
Other: 012667ca

Exception Information
Code: 0x0000005
Flags: 0x00000000
Record: 0x0000000000000000
Adress: 0x00000000012667ca

System Information
Windows NT 5.1 Build 2600
CPU Vendor Code: 756E6547 - 49656E69 - 6C65746E
CPU Version: 000006FB CPU Feature Code: BFEBFBFF
CPU AMD Feature Code: 00B3E824


2013.03.27 - 22:47:05_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- set: debugLevel
2013.03.27 - 22:47:05_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- set: createDebug
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- >>>> calculateOutputFrameRate START <<<<
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- framerate(1): 30.00000000
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- adjustFramerateCountByChapterCut,...
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Frame count by chapter: 19101
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Frame count from input analyzers: 19101
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated input frame count: 19101
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated input frame rate: 30.00000000
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- deinterlace: false
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- avisynth: false
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- telecine: false
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated output frame count due to deinterlacing: 19101
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated output frame rate due to deinterlacing: 30.00000000
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated output frame count due to frame rate scaling: 19101
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Calculated output frame rate due to frame rate scaling: 30.00000000
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- >>>> calculateOutputFrameRate END <<<<
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Updating the tab views,...
2013.03.27 - 22:47:13_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Updating the tab views,...
2013.03.27 - 22:47:44_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- cuda adjustBitrateTargetSize,..
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- startJobs,...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- postponeJobs:
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Starting parents,..
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- startJobs: 22_31_43_0610
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- parallelJobCount: 1
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- m_jobHandler.count(): 0
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- parallelJobCount: 1
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- m_jobHandler.count(): 0
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- parallelJobCount: 1
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- m_jobHandler.count(): 0
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Processing : mencoder -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG" | cuda --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Processing: 22_31_43_0610_02_video
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- m_currentJob.length(): 0.00000000
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- current frame count: 19101, rate: 30
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- -> current length: 636.70000000
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- -> Command size: 2
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- connecting main to handleCudaOutput
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video: cuda (1 pass bitrate) encoding started...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ### (1 pass) encoding started...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Setting helper,...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- helperCall: mencoder -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- setTempFile(2) for: cuda --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Adjusting calls to absolute paths,...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- setting absolute path for: cuda --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Absolute path for cuda: C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\cuda.exe
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- replacing cuda with "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\cuda.exe"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- -> "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\cuda.exe" --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- setting absolute path for: mencoder -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Absolute path for mencoder: C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\mencoder.exe
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- replacing mencoder with "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\mencoder.exe"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- -> "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\mencoder.exe" -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Connecting process outputs...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Connection helper->main
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ###

helperCall: "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\mencoder.exe" -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG"
mainCall: "C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\cuda.exe" --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:23_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ### Starting Main@22:49:23.421:
"C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\cuda.exe" --resolution 640x360 --input - --sar 1x1 --format IYUV --control_mode cbr --bitrate 2000 --bitrate_peak 20000 --fps 30 --profile high --level 40 --offload full --measure FPS --showFrameStats 100 --deinterlace false --frame_typ frame --pframe_dist 1 --gop_max 250 --dynamicGOP true --pquant_min 12 --bquant_min 15 --iquant_min 10 --deblock true --cavlc false --nal_typ auto --sps_pps false --slices auto --output "C:\DOCUME~1\Darrell\LOCALS~1\Temp\22_31_43_0610_0 2.264"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:25_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Main call started,..
2013.03.27 - 22:49:25_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Starting Helper:
"C:\Unzipped\Hybrid\mencoder.exe" -lavdopts threads=4 -really-quiet -of rawvideo -o - -ovc raw -noskip -demuxer lavf -vfm ffmpeg -vf scale,format=i420 -forcedsubsonly -nosub -nosound -mc 0 "G:\MUSICV~1\BLUEOY~1\22-LAS~1.MPG"
2013.03.27 - 22:49:25_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Helper call 1 started,..
2013.03.27 - 22:49:25_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- SETTING colorformat --format: IYUV

fieldMode: 0dieMode: 0currentProfile: highINFO: Reading input from stdIn,...
INFO: Create the timer for frame time measurement,..
INFO: Creating encoder api interface,..
Created a NVEncoder instance,..
INFO: Using H.264 encoder,...
INFO: Detected 1 GPU(s) capable of GPU Encoding.
INFO: GPU Device 0 : GeForce GTS 450
INFO: Compute Capability = SM 2.1
INFO: Total Memory = 1023.56 MBytes
INFO: GPU Clock = 1764000 Hz
INFO: Multiprocessors = 4
INFO: GPU Encoding Mode:
INFO: CPU: Entropy Encoding
INFO: GPU: Full Offload of Encoding


INFO: Using device with index 0,...
NVVE_GPU_OFFLOAD_LEVEL 16
NVVE_OUT_SIZE 640 360
NVVE_ASPECT_RATIO 1 1 1
NVVE_FIELD_ENC_MODE 0
NVVE_P_INTERVAL 1
NVVE_IDR_PERIOD 250
NVVE_DYNAMIC_GOP 1
NVVE_RC_TYPE 2
NVVE_AVG_BITRATE 2000000
NVVE_PEAK_BITRATE 20000000
NVVE_QP_LEVEL_INTRA 10
NVVE_QP_LEVEL_INTER_P 12
NVVE_QP_LEVEL_INTER_B 15
NVVE_FRAME_RATE 30 1
NVVE_DEBLOCK_MODE 1
NVVE_PROFILE_LEVEL 10340
NVVE_SET_DEINTERLACE 0
NVVE_DISABLE_CABAC 0
NVVE_CONFIGURE_NALU_FRAMING_TYPE 0
NVVE_DISABLE_SPS_PPS 0
NVVE_SLICE_COUNT 0
INFO: Register the callback structure,..
INFO: Create the hw resources for encoding..
2013.03.27 - 22:49:25_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- INFO: Starting encoding,...
INFO: Colorspace: IYUV
INFO: measuring FPS: true
showFramestats: 100
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- -> 22_31_43_0610_02_video crashed:main send out an error: QProcess::Crashed
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- MAIN CALL CRASHED: main send out an error: QProcess::Crashed
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ### main send out an error: QProcess::Crashed
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ### finished after 00:00:05.000 with exitCode -1073741819
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Killing helper,...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- Killing process,...
2013.03.27 - 22:49:28_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- 22_31_43_0610_02_video ### E:\22-Last Days of May_Title_1.mkv ### Crash: 1
2013.03.28 - 00:46:52_Windows XP-32bit_2013.02.16.1
- save text to: C:\Documents and Settings\Darrell\Application Data\hybrid\autosavedJobs.xml



It crashes every time, right at the "showFramestats: 100", no matter what video I try to encode with Cuda. That's where I got the two dll errors before. I thought I saw them again in the Appcompat.txt file but when I went to double check in my temp files, it was gone.

[Selur]

Will look at it
if Cuda H.264 -> Frame -> GPU offload set to partial?

Also try, if one of the attached Cuda.exe versions fixes the problem for you.

[DarrellS]

Will look at it
if Cuda H.264 -> Frame -> GPU offload set to partial?

Also try, if one of the attached Cuda.exe versions fixes the problem for you.

I was using partial but ticked it to full on that attempt. I'll try the other builds and see what happens. Thanks!