FFMpeg Transcode

[ALAN1]

Ive been trying to change a few of the options for FFMPEG transcoding for the MVP in the config.xml file. It didnt seem to make any difference.

Even though I can see in the config application, its ticked to use FFMPEG for transcode under MVP playback, is there any way of seeing in a log file that it is actually using FFMPEG? I notice there are still log files being created for trans2mvp.exe


Thanks


Alan

[sub]

From memory, I think it will say the command line it used to start ffmpeg in the gbpvr.exe.log. Altervatively, just check task list to make sure ffmpeg.exe is started when you view an AVI file.

[pimboli]

!! FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BLOCKY MOVIES !!

use these settings:

<MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLinePAL>-y -i "{SOURCE_FILE}" -b 2400 -r 25 -s 352x288 "{DEST_FILE}"</MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLinePAL>

<MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLineNTSC>-y -i "{SOURCE_FILE}" -b 2400 -r 25 -s 352x288 "{DEST_FILE}"</MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLineNTSC>

the problem is that PAL uses 25 frames, and some files downloaded from the internet use 23 fps

[alanjrobertson]

Excellent - thanks for those settings - they fixed the blockiness problem I was having with DivX/XviD files!

[otron]

This thread also helped me greatly... spent HOURS trying to get ffdshow working and this sorted it out. Cheers mate!

Anyway, I modified it slightly when I found that the sides of the image were being cropped, and the audio was a bit crappy - so in case any one is interested:

<MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLinePAL>-y -i "{SOURCE_FILE}" -b 2400 -ac 2 -ab 128 -r 25 -padleft 54 -padright 48 -s 372x288 "{DEST_FILE}"</MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLinePAL>
<MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLineNTSC>-y -i "{SOURCE_FILE}" -ac 2 -ab 128 -r 25 -padleft 54 -padright 48 -s 372x288 "{DEST_FILE}"</MVPFFmpegTranscodeCmdLineNTSC>

-ac 2 encode audio in stereo
-ab 128 .... at 128 kbps (for some reason my copy of ffmpeg was defaulting to a crappy rate
-padleft & -padright prevent the sides being cropped (on my TV anyway)