VirtualDub2 input video frames get corrupted

[VidNoob123]

Video files out of my Sony camera with .mts extension (i believe is MKV format?) when loaded to VirtualDub2 have a lot of frames corrupted. If i convert them to mp4 container (no re-encoding) with AviDemux then they open just fine, not a single corrupted frame.

What can be causing this? Inside original VirtualDub with VirtualdubFFMpegPlugin .mts files have no lag, but playback is sluggish.

Video source file https://www.upload.ee/files/15281379/00017.zip.html

[Sharc]

.mts or .m2ts are container formats for Mpeg transport streams. Typical for videocams and blu-ray discs.
VirtualDub2 shows corrupted frames until it hits the next keyframe (a matter of the decoder). In your case keyframes (I-frames) are found every 24 frames (24, 48, 72 etc.) in the videostream.

[Alwyn]

That source file you posted is already an MP4 (AVC/H264 codec). Can you post up the original MTS file?

I've got an M2TS file here that is AVC (ie H264). Conceivably, your MTS file is also AVC, as indicated by your "no-recoding" comment (all AVIDemux was doing was changing the container, not the actual video codec). Hence, it could be that VDub just can't handle the "MTS" part of it/container.

You can analyse the guts of a file using Mediainfo. It will tell you what the underlying codec is. Afte you open the file in Mediainfo, go to the "Tree" view.

[VidNoob123]

That source file you posted is already an MP4 (AVC/H264 codec). Can you post up the original MTS file?

My bad here is .MTS file straight from camera. https://www.upload.ee/files/15288487/mts.zip.html

VirtualDub2 shows corrupted frames until it hits the next keyframe (a matter of the decoder).

From what i understand decoder MP4 in VirtualDub2 is located in file called avlib-1.vdplugin, perhaps i can try alternative decoder, what are the ones available to allow importing MP4 files?

I have used FFMpeg Input Plugin 2.0 for original VirtualDub, but its sluggish pressing play button, are there others?

[Sharc]

From what i understand decoder MP4 in VirtualDub2 is located in file called avlib-1.vdplugin, perhaps i can try alternative decoder, what are the ones available to allow importing MP4 files?

The problem with garbled frames for random seeking with VirtualDub2 is for .mts or .m2ts container mainly. For .mp4 I don't get any problems here, except perhaps for the first few frames. Maybe because my files files were using the mp4 option 'faststart'.

[Alwyn]

The underlying codec of the MTS is AVC (or H264). I changed the container to MP4 with AVIDemux (Copy, Copy, Muxer>MP4) and it plays more smoothly in VDub 2 than the MTS file with no grey frames scrubbing back and forth along the timeline.

Unfortunately, AVIDemux doesn't have a batch function.

[Sharc]

You can convert to .mp4 container like

ffmpeg.exe -i "%~1" -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~1_.mp4"

Save this line as a .bat or .cmd text file, put it as an icon onto your desktop and drag and drop your .mts onto that icon.

Or for batch processing:

@echo off
:next
if "%~1"=="" goto done
ffmpeg.exe -i "%~1" -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~1_.mp4"
shift
goto next
:done

Drag and drop your many .mts onto that icon.

[Alwyn]

Good one Sharc.

Oops. There's a flash and then nothing. Where would the MP4 end up?

[Sharc]

Same folder as the source, unless you would specify the destination path explicitly.
Add pause at the end of the script to see any error messages.
If ffmpeg is not in the system path you may have to specify the full path to the ffmpeg.exe

[Alwyn]

specify the full path to the ffmpeg.exe

That worked. Thanks.

[VidNoob123]

The underlying codec of the MTS is AVC (or H264). I changed the container to MP4 with AVIDemux (Copy, Copy, Muxer>MP4) and it plays more smoothly in VDub 2 than the MTS file with no grey frames scrubbing back and forth along the timeline.

Unfortunately, AVIDemux doesn't have a batch function.

Actually it does two ways to batch, i already adopted the easier one for converting all my MTS to MP4 yesterday. Used windows .bat file

@echo off

set "imageFolderPath=%~dp1"

mkdir "%imageFolderPath%\MP4"

for %%F in ("%imageFolderPath%*.mts") do "C:\Program Files\Avidemux 2.8 VC++ 64bits\avidemux_cli.exe" --video-codec "copy" --audio-codec "copy" --output-format "MP4" --load "%%F" --save "%%~pF\MP4\%%~nF.mp4" --quit

My concern however was if its possible to use another MP4 plugin for VirtualDub to open MTS without bug.

[poisondeathray]

My concern however was if its possible to use another MP4 plugin for VirtualDub to open MTS without bug.

An alternative method is the directshow input driver. So if you have a decoder such as lav filters installed it will use that

There is a x64 version of the driver here
http://www.virtualdub.org/beta/DShowInputDriver-0.93.zip

Beware, sometimes directshow can be buggy . It's like a last resort

[rgr]

Video files out of my Sony camera with .mts extension (i believe is MKV format?) when loaded to VirtualDub2 have a lot of frames corrupted. If i convert them to mp4 container (no re-encoding) with AviDemux then they open just fine, not a single corrupted frame.

What can be causing this? Inside original VirtualDub with VirtualdubFFMpegPlugin .mts files have no lag, but playback is sluggish.

Video source file https://www.upload.ee/files/15281379/00017.zip.html

I had the same problem with my mts.
The error is only in the preview when you jump between keyframes, when converting it will be ok.
Use Cache Input Driver (you're probably using ffmpeg Input Driver).
No need to convert.

[VidNoob123]

I had the same problem with my mts.
The error is only in the preview when you jump between keyframes, when converting it will be ok.
Use Cache Input Driver (you're probably using ffmpeg Input Driver).

Could you elaborate on that, i am not that good with this things, how i switch input diver in VirtualDub2?

P.S. I had this corrupted frames show in the MP4 videos i exported from VDub as well.

[rgr]

Link:

[VidNoob123]

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Did not have ffmpeg plugin installed for VirtualDub2 so it was corrupted on Caching input driver.

Could you try my video in post #4 and see if you get corruption?

[rgr]

Link:

Did not have ffmpeg plugin installed for VirtualDub2 so it was corrupted on Caching input driver.

Could you try my video in post #4 and see if you get corruption?

I think I made a mistake With "Cache input driver" it is as you describe, with "ffmpeg input driver" everything is ok.
But rendering to x264 even with "Cache input driver" is ok, frames are distorted only in preview.