Beta 1.0.772 Installation/support

[rscheller]

Sorry I didn't read clearly before.. Yes, I know it happens sometimes.. The newer GB-PVR installer program marks that ffmpeg.exe (the original) is a system file, and when it gets replaced by ZProcess, the installer tries to restore the file...

Any progress on this zehd?

[zehd]

Any progress on this zehd?

I've been tweaking here and there, and working with sub and others. It is looking quite good.

I'm thinking that it might still be a couple of days before I release another version.

[rscheller]

Not a problem zehd. Better to have it the best it can be rather than rush it out.

Thanks

[guydot]

So, I was away for a few days, but here is my feedback from my latest testing:

Now, most of the files look great on my MVP - Zehd - your color addition is simply amazing!

The problem that I still have is that some files cannot by played. This is what I get:

12/19/2006 10:47:02 PM : **************************** :
12/19/2006 10:47:02 PM : ZProcess is started. :
12/19/2006 10:47:21 PM : No GetFileInfo temp file created : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Transcode starts : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Using profile: Trans2MVP : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Transcode: "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Third Party\mplayer\mencoder.exe" -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf -vf lavcdeint,scale=720:436,expand=0:-44:0:22,eq2=1.0:1.0:0.1:1.0:0.9:1.0:1.0:1.0 -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=4000:vbitrate=4000:keyint=15:acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:aspect=4/3 -endpos 60 -fps 29.970 -ofps 29.97002997003 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.mpg" "C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi" : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Transcode finishes moving files : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Transcode finishes : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Time: 00:00:09 : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi

Without color correction or with 640*480 - same thing.

This is what I get when I run this directly in a command window:

MEncoder 1.0rc1-3.4.2 © 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3500+ (Family: 15, Model: 47, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x2b0696ae
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [XVID] 640x390 24bpp 29.970 fps 960.1 kbps (117.2 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:3 fourcc:0x44495658 size:640x390 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
Input fps will be interpreted as 29.97 instead.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
PACKET SIZE: 2048 bytes, deltascr: 43885
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [eq2=1.0:1.0:0.1:1.0:0.9:1.0:1.0:1.0]
Opening video filter: [expand w=0 h=-92 x=0 y=46]
Expand: 0 x -92, 0 ; 46, osd: 0, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [scale w=640 h=388]
Opening video filter: [lavcdeint]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
Limiting audio preload to 0.4s.
Increasing audio density to 4.
VDec: vo config request - 640 x 390 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.64:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.

Any ideas?

[zehd]

I've addressed some of the issues I've seen here. Thanks to all for their comments...

[zehd]

So, I was away for a few days, but here is my feedback from my latest testing:

Now, most of the files look great on my MVP - Zehd - your color addition is simply amazing!

The problem that I still have is that some files cannot by played. This is what I get:

12/19/2006 10:47:02 PM : **************************** :
12/19/2006 10:47:02 PM : ZProcess is started. :
12/19/2006 10:47:21 PM : No GetFileInfo temp file created : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Transcode starts : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Using profile: Trans2MVP : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:41 PM : Transcode: "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Third Party\mplayer\mencoder.exe" -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf -vf lavcdeint,scale=720:436,expand=0:-44:0:22,eq2=1.0:1.0:0.1:1.0:0.9:1.0:1.0:1.0 -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=4000:vbitrate=4000:keyint=15:acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:aspect=4/3 -endpos 60 -fps 29.970 -ofps 29.97002997003 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.mpg" "C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi" : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Transcode finishes moving files : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Transcode finishes : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi
12/19/2006 10:47:50 PM : Time: 00:00:09 : C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\Downloads\MythBusters\Mythbusters.S03E25.Mega.Movie.Myths.DSR.XviD-K4RM4.avi

Without color correction or with 640*480 - same thing.

This is what I get when I run this directly in a command window:

MEncoder 1.0rc1-3.4.2 © 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3500+ (Family: 15, Model: 47, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x2b0696ae
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [XVID] 640x390 24bpp 29.970 fps 960.1 kbps (117.2 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:3 fourcc:0x44495658 size:640x390 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
Input fps will be interpreted as 29.97 instead.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
PACKET SIZE: 2048 bytes, deltascr: 43885
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [eq2=1.0:1.0:0.1:1.0:0.9:1.0:1.0:1.0]
Opening video filter: [expand w=0 h=-92 x=0 y=46]
Expand: 0 x -92, 0 ; 46, osd: 0, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [scale w=640 h=388]
Opening video filter: [lavcdeint]
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
Limiting audio preload to 0.4s.
Increasing audio density to 4.
VDec: vo config request - 640 x 390 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.64:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.

Any ideas?

Thought I'd address this, because it's probably not fixed in the new build. I'm still not great with the mencoder command line, so I may be off.

First because the video driver can't be initialized, I suspect something wrong with the input file, but recently I noticed how 'forced Deinterlaced' in ZProcess can cause troubles... Uncheck that and see. BTW, let's not change too many variables, so definitely keep aspect at 640x480...

I have created a mechansim that will call mplayer to get file info of a video file. The new build is more streamlined, but it still doesn't work as smooth as I think it should. Basically ZProcess wants the file info, writes it's own batch file to ask mplayer for the info, it runs the batch file, output is directed to a temp text file. ZProcess reads that file and gets the values. Deletes the file...

All this happens about 90% of the time and usually very fast, less than a .3second when it works. I have updated the logginig so it will show three attempts, give a fail or success...

Now, when getfileinfo.bat fails, really the only thing that you'll notice when viewing a AVI on the MVP is there is no letterbox, Everything is expanded to fill the 4x3 TV. When that happens the rare times, I stop the view of avi. and restart it..

I just thought I'd write some of this stuff so you and others can understand a bit better what's happening, even when things are failing..

I digress. unCheck the Force Deinterlace and let me know. Also, check the original filename. It looks like there's a space when there shouldn't be, but that could just be a forum spacing error that happens sometimes...

Maybe you have access to an ftp where I can actually download the same file you're dealing with...

Tune in later for the release of the newest build...

[guydot]

It's the deinterlace! it works without it!
I will keep testing as I have a feeling that using ffmpeg gives faster results and smoother skip fw and back, but I might be wrong....

Thanks Z...

Guy.