I need to transcode M2TS footage to ProRes (my NLE does not natively support M2TS). But I am a little worried I am clipping the super-whites. Anyone see anything wrong with this workflow?
Avisynth script:
ffmpeg cmd:Code:LWLibavVideoSource( "E:\00000.m2ts", stream_index=-1, threads=0, cache=true, dominance=1 ) QTGMC( Preset="slow", EdiThreads=7 ) SelectEven ConvertToYUY2( interlaced=false, matrix="PC.709", ChromaInPlacement="MPEG2", chromaresample="spline36" ) Spline36Resize(1920,1080)
Sample footage is attached.Code:ffmpeg -r 30000/1001 -i in.avs -vf scale=w=-1:h=-1:out_color_matrix=bt709 -profile:v 4444 -pix_fmt yuva444p10le -c:v prores_ks -an -f mov -vendor apl0 out.mov
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Haven't looked ad the clips at all, but here's what I would say just by looking at the avisynth script and the ffmpeg command;
You got a yuv420p8 source which you first convert to yuv422p8 in Avisynth and then use ffmpeg convert to convert from yuv422p8 to yuva444p10 (why yuva444p10le and not yuv444p10le) wouldn't it be easier and more reliable convert from yuv420p8 to yuv444p10 inside Avisynth?
Also in case your input is 4k you might want to read: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/10637/4k-downscaling-progress-topic which is about using ffmpeg to downscale 4k 4:2:0 content to 4:4:4 1920x1080 and keep the chroma information of the original).
There's also a similar thread over at doom9: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=170029users currently on my ignore list: deadrats, Stears555 -
Thanks. I changed my workflow to the following:
Code:LWLibavVideoSource("E:\00002.m2ts", stream_index=-1, threads=0, cache=true, dominance=1) QTGMC( Preset="slow", EdiThreads=7 ) SelectEven ConvertToYV16( interlaced=false, matrix="PC.709", ChromaInPlacement="MPEG2", ChromaResample="spline36") Spline36Resize(1920,1080)
Code:ffmpeg -r 30000/1001 -i in.avs -vf scale=w=-1:h=-1:out_color_matrix=bt709 -profile:v 3 -quant_mat 3 -pix_fmt yuv422p10le -c:v prores_ks -an -f mov -vendor apl0 out.mov
Here, is my last question. Should I switch the order of Convert and Resize for more optimal results? -
Sorry but perhaps you can just change container and avoid lossy transcoding...
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I hear ya. This is a B camera roll. If the video was in the same format as my A cam, then yes, I would just change the container. But I need to de-interlace, and I want full control over the uprez. So I figure I may as well do all these things at once before ingesting rather than leave it to the NLE. And yes, while it is lossy, the lossiness is somewhat pleasing as QTGMC gets rid of some of the noise.
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Then IMHO ffmpeg can be pain in rear... i would recommend something like:
Code:scale=iw:ih:sws_flags=neighbor:sws_dither=0:in_range=1:out_range=1
Code:-color_range 2
I use something like script bellow to verify video before and after applying vf in ffmpeg to avoid any problems (as ffmpeg invoke automatically and silently many conversions in background)
Code:@setlocal @set vpproc='copy' @set vgain='copy' @set vproc='copy' @ffplay -hide_banner -loglevel 24 -stats -color_range 2 -loop 0 -i "%1" -an -sn -color_range 2 -vf "%vpproc%,scale=-2:256:eval=0:sws_flags=bilinear:sws_dither=0:in_range=1:out_range=1,split=3[a0][b0][c0];[a0]waveform=filter=lowpass:scale=digital:graticule=green:flags=numbers+dots:components=7:display=stack:envelope=peak+instant[a0o];[a0o][b0]vstack[wy0];[c0]%vgain%,%vproc%,split=2[a1][b1];[a1]waveform=filter=lowpass:scale=digital:graticule=green:flags=numbers+dots:components=7:display=stack:envelope=peak+instant[a1o];[a1o][b1]vstack[wy1];[wy0][wy1]hstack" @endlocal
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Wow, that is one complex cmd line there. From what I can see, ffmpeg isn't doing anything funny. I only add the -vf to force Rec.709, just in case. A lot of the filters run home to Rec.601. I use that cmd in my lossless transcodes all the time, and it works fine.
What does -color_range 2 do? I can't find any documentation for it. -
Full level quantization (JPEG), this is quite "new" in ffmpeg - they add lot of switches to deal with colorspaces and levels but they are quite poorly documented (IMHO).
Mostly i use it in way to say to ffmpeg - don't touch anything .
Code:-color_primaries <int> ED.V.... color primaries (from 1 to 10) (default unspecified) bt709 ED.V.... BT.709 unspecified ED.V.... Unspecified bt470m ED.V.... BT.470 M bt470bg ED.V.... BT.470 BG smpte170m ED.V.... SMPTE 170 M smpte240m ED.V.... SMPTE 240 M film ED.V.... Film bt2020 ED.V.... BT.2020 smpte428_1 ED.V.... SMPTE ST 428-1 -color_trc <int> ED.V.... color transfer characteristics (from 1 to 18) (default unspecified) bt709 ED.V.... BT.709 unspecified ED.V.... Unspecified gamma22 ED.V.... BT.470 M gamma28 ED.V.... BT.470 BG smpte170m ED.V.... SMPTE 170 M smpte240m ED.V.... SMPTE 240 M linear ED.V.... Linear log ED.V.... Log log_sqrt ED.V.... Log square root iec61966_2_4 ED.V.... IEC 61966-2-4 bt1361 ED.V.... BT.1361 iec61966_2_1 ED.V.... IEC 61966-2-1 bt2020_10bit ED.V.... BT.2020 - 10 bit bt2020_12bit ED.V.... BT.2020 - 12 bit smpte2084 ED.V.... SMPTE ST 2084 smpte428_1 ED.V.... SMPTE ST 428-1 -colorspace <int> ED.V.... color space (from 0 to 10) (default unspecified) rgb ED.V.... RGB bt709 ED.V.... BT.709 unspecified ED.V.... Unspecified fcc ED.V.... FCC bt470bg ED.V.... BT.470 BG smpte170m ED.V.... SMPTE 170 M smpte240m ED.V.... SMPTE 240 M ycocg ED.V.... YCOCG bt2020_ncl ED.V.... BT.2020 NCL bt2020_cl ED.V.... BT.2020 CL -color_range <int> ED.V.... color range (from 0 to 2) (default unspecified) unspecified ED.V.... Unspecified mpeg ED.V.... MPEG (219*2^(n-8)) jpeg ED.V.... JPEG (2^n-1) -chroma_sample_location <int> ED.V.... chroma sample location (from 0 to 6) (default unspecified) unspecified ED.V.... Unspecified left ED.V.... Left center ED.V.... Center topleft ED.V.... Top-left top ED.V.... Top bottomleft ED.V.... Bottom-left bottom ED.V.... Bottom
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