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Best way to do this tweak and upconvert in the fewest steps

July 31, 2013, 4:00 pm
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I want to take DV video - some of it 4:3, some of it 16:9, deinterlace with QTGMC cropping out the switching noise and blank areas on the side, convert to HuffYuv, clean with NeatVideo, use the Gunnar Thalin deshaker within VirtualDub, upconvert to 720P - pillarboxed in the case of the upconverted 4:3 video.

The process I currently envision would take 3 steps:

1. Load this avs script into Virtualdub

SetMTMode(3, 4)
FFMpegSource2("msourcefile.avi", atrack=-1)
AssumeBFF()
ConverttoYv12(interlaced=true)
SetMtMode(2) # uses less memory than mode 3
QTGMC (Preset="medium") #
Crop(8,0,-8,-8) <=== in the case of the 4:3 which is analog video and requires cropping.

and save to mysourcefile.avi as a 59.94 fps Huff file.

2. Process the resulting "mysourcefile.avi" with the Thalin deshaker within Virtualdub

3. Clean with Neatvideo and upconvert the resulting deshaken file to 1280x720 with a resize filter within Virtualdub.

The Thalin deshaker requires 2 passes so it seems it would prevent me from doing anything with the file in the same step as deshaking it. No interest in using the Avisynth stabilizer filter - from what I've seen it's a much bigger pain to use than the Thalin deshaker and doesn't work as well.

Thanks for all input


*Update - when I tried to do step 3 above - Neatvideo and resize in one step I eventually got a system out of memory error. It ended up saving about a minute of the video.
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Removing closed captions (subtitles)

July 31, 2013, 6:47 pm
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Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and fairly technologically illiterate. Some help would be greatly appreciated!

I have an LG Blue-Ray 250GB Hard Disk Drive Recorder with an ageing Soniq HD TV. I use this to record tv programs and then I transfer these to an external Seagate and Samsung (which is a reb-randed seagate) 500GB and 1TB external hard drives.

The problem I have is with the embedded closed captions. Basically I record the TV program and when I do no closed captions (subtitles) are showing (though they are usually an option with most Australian TV broadcasts for the hearing impaired). If I play the recorded program from the internal LG hard drive it is fine - it plays without the subtitles. But, if I copy the program to either of my external hard drives and then play the move from there, the closed captions show and cannot be hidden or removed by using the remotes or any menus/options from either the TV or the Blue Ray HDD Recorder. It's driving me crazy!

If I view the file on my laptop it appears as a single ".ts" file. If I play it from my external hard drive on my laptop or copy it to my laptop and play it from there, the subtitles do not show. However, I'd prefer to play it from my TV (even if I have to somehow extract the closed captions from the file).

Is there any way that I can quickly and easy remove the closed captions or prevent them from playing back?

I tried to use Clumpco subtitle extractor program but it just seemed to create a new subtitle file without removing the original from the program. When I look at the newly created subtitle file it appears to be empty (ie zero bytes).

I also tried Subtitle Edit program, but it didn't recognise there being any subtitles (not sure if there is a difference between subtitles and closed captions?)

I also tried Project X, which seemed to demux the files to create a audio, visual and .sl file but again when I copied it back to my external hard drive and played it on the TV it was still subtitled. I tried to follow the guide on http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/283129-Does-anyone-know-how-to-extract-subtitles-from-ts but I got a bit lost so I don't know if I did it right or if this is the program I need to use.

Incidently, if anyone has a tip as to how to easily remove ads from the program I'd be interested!

Thanks heaps!!
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VirtualDub not recognizing H264/AVC Codec

July 31, 2013, 6:51 pm
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In short: No matter how many times I install a H264/AVC VFW codec, Virtualdub keeps giving me the "cannot find decoder for H264" error.

Hello, I am new to the world of video editing, so please excuse me if my terminology is wrong

All I want to do is split video files. I have downloaded a few AVI and MP4 videos and wish to cut out segments (commercials) and save the pieces as separate files. While I have been using mainly AviDemux for this, every now and then AviDemux doesn't work. (I cannot scroll the seek bar, or sometimes it will lose a significant part of ending frames).

As a result, I am trying to use Virtualdub for these troublesome files. I have installed/uninstalled the x264vfw codec multiple times, but every time I try to open the AVI with VDub I still get the same "cannot find decoder" error. x264 also does not show up in the list under "Video--> Compression". I also tried ffdshow, and even when I set the H264/AVC to libavcodec, the error remains.

My OS is 64 Bit Windows 8 but my Virtualdubs, ffdshow and x264VFW are all the 32 bit type. The videos play fine with VLC, so I know the files aren't corrupted.

Any tips on how to troubleshoot?

Thank you,
Ichigofan
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How about the easycap dongle?

July 31, 2013, 7:09 pm
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AviDemux seek-bar problems; missing end frames

July 31, 2013, 7:11 pm
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Summary: I have two separate problems with AviDemux on some H264-encoded video. Sometimes AviDemux cannot scroll/seek through the video. Other times, it will mysteriously eliminate frames (~1-2 minutes of playtime) from the end.

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Hello, I am a newbie to video editing, so please excuse poor terminology.

I am trying to split some AVI's and MP4's I have downloaded from the internet, so that I have 3 smaller files instead of 1 big one.

I have been using AviDemux with decent success on most of the AVI/MP4's. But with some files this is impossible. AviDemux will open the video, and will play the video if the play button is pressed. However, I cannot move the scroll bar to any position (it will always go to 0:00) and upon pressing the next/previous keyframes button, I get the error "Cannot go to next keyframe."

If I set one split point at 0:00 and another at 0:10 (by using the play button and waiting 10 seconds before setting the endpoint; I cannot scroll) and then save, AviDemux does not stop saving the file. The aborted video file produced is obviously way too big in size to be a 10 second video.

I don't know anything about keyframes, but that seems to be the issue here. I have been unable to find a good answer via google about this problem.

Other times, AviDemux will split files correctly, but the seek bar ends too early. For example, AviDemux will open a 60 minute movie but the scroll bar only encompasses 59:30. The final frame shown in avidemux is not the final frame of the movie, so there is no way for me to split this video without losing the ending! VLC plays the videos without a problem, so I don't think the file is corrupted.

80% of my files, AviDemux works without any problems. But it seems that for some AVC-encoded files, these problems occur.

I don't know if this is relevant, but I cannot get Virtualdub to recognize any H264 VFW decoder I install. I have 64Bit Windows 8 with 32 bit AviDemux, decoders, etc.

I have done some reading, but cannot find a solution. Any tips on troubleshooting?

Thank you!
-Ichigofan
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AviDemux seek-bar problems; missing end frames

July 31, 2013, 7:17 pm
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I have also posted this in the Editing section, unsure which is the better place. I apologize.

Summary: I have two separate problems with AviDemux on some H264-encoded video. Sometimes AviDemux cannot scroll/seek through the video. Other times, it will mysteriously eliminate frames (~1-2 minutes of playtime) from the end.

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Hello, I am a newbie to video editing, so please excuse poor terminology.

I am trying to split some AVI's and MP4's I have downloaded from the internet, so that I have 3 smaller files instead of 1 big one.

I have been using AviDemux with decent success on most of the AVI/MP4's. But with some files this is impossible. AviDemux will open the video, and will play the video if the play button is pressed. However, I cannot move the scroll bar to any position (it will always go to 0:00) and upon pressing the next/previous keyframes button, I get the error "Cannot go to next keyframe."

If I set one split point at 0:00 and another at 0:10 (by using the play button and waiting 10 seconds before setting the endpoint; I cannot scroll) and then save, AviDemux does not stop saving the file. The aborted video file produced is obviously way too big in size to be a 10 second video.

I don't know anything about keyframes, but that seems to be the issue here. I have been unable to find a good answer via google about this problem.

Other times, AviDemux will split files correctly, but the seek bar ends too early. For example, AviDemux will open a 60 minute movie but the scroll bar only encompasses 59:30. The final frame shown in avidemux is not the final frame of the movie, so there is no way for me to split this video without losing the ending! VLC plays the videos without a problem, so I don't think the file is corrupted.

80% of my files, AviDemux works without any problems. But it seems that for some AVC-encoded files, these problems occur.

I don't know if this is relevant, but I cannot get Virtualdub to recognize any H264 VFW decoder I install. I have 64Bit Windows 8 with 32 bit AviDemux, decoders, etc.

I have done some reading, but cannot find a solution. Any tips on troubleshooting?

Thank you!
-Ichigofan
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Mixed Frames?

July 31, 2013, 9:29 pm
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I thought this was motion blur, but I doubt it since it's animated. The picture is below. Some frames have lines from the frame before that I want to remove. Is this possible for free?
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What is this equipment?

August 1, 2013, 1:46 am
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Hello

I saw this picture and was wondering what equipment it was:

Attachment 19154

It looks like a kick-ass DLSR with a directional microphone + stabilizer attached.

Thank you.
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8mm to DVD

August 1, 2013, 2:00 am
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Hi guys,

Thanks to everyone who helped me a few weeks back with my questions regarding VHS.

I've just had my old 8mm footage professionally transferred to DVD ad I have a couple questions.


1) The footage goes for nearly 57 minutes and I see that only half the DVD has been used, does this mean the footage was compressed and as a result quality was lessened?

2) Overall it looks pretty good, but slightly blurry though. Is this normal for 8mm to dvd transfer because playing the film on the projector looks a bit better than when I stick the DVD on my HDTV?

3) I still have some footage left to get transferred and the next batch is a little jumpy, can a telecine play it without jumping issues?

4) Is there any good filters that can add a sharper picture to the already converted 8mm footage?

5) Any good programs for adding a soundtrack?


Thanks guys, all help is greatly appreciated.
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How to rotate with ffmpeg (lossless?) Quicktime *.MOV videos?

August 1, 2013, 7:42 am
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Is there a way to rotate (clockwise) a *.MOV Quicktime video by 90 deg?

If it is possible then rotation should be performed lossless.

If lossless is not possible then the necessary re-encoding should be done with AVC/H.264 video codec and MP3 audio codec

Thank you
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Strange DVD pulldown pattern

August 1, 2013, 10:21 am
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Hello,

I have a strange pulldown pattern in a DVD. Stepping through the fields using AviSynth's SeparateFields() in VirtualDub I see this:

Code:
a a a b c c c d e e e f ...
Seeing entire frames, grouping in twos:

Code:
aa ab cc cd ee ef ...
so alternate progressive and interlaced frames. What's going on? I would think they would be either progressive or interlaced, but not this mixture!

I have cut a sample using VobBlanker and attached it in case you want to check.

Cheers.
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LOST tv series: faulty discs or bitchy protection?

August 1, 2013, 10:47 am
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Hi guys,
I am trying to backup this tv show I recently bought but there are some discs I can't rip to my HDD, no matter what.
I've tried any method I know but there's no way.
Among the others, RipIt4Me says there are "malformed VTS" and get stuck, DVDShrink gives the "redundancy" error (or something like that) and get stuck, DVDFab says they are BDs :shock: and of course they are not since they play in the DVD drive.
Any idea?
Is there some strange protection system involved or they are messed up discs?
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framerate of 24 or25fps. What do you if any select in mkvmerge?

August 1, 2013, 11:34 am
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Europe BD is not the same as USA, so when the framerate is 24 or 25 what is the correct input?
Or leave it blank?

Thanks.
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reencode with different audio track

August 1, 2013, 12:30 pm
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I have a mkv file with 2 audio tracks, but as default it plays a language im not interested in, how can i make it have ENG as its default audio track? Do i need to reencode it and how do i do that on a mac?
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VideoPad Editor - Smoothing edges of video, HELP!

August 1, 2013, 3:36 pm
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Hello,

Recently I tried making my own intro to use when I upload videos to YouTube. I wanted to add a couple of small videos in the corners of the intro (to make it look nice) when I realised that the edges of these small videos looked very sharp and didn't blend well at all with the background. I tried looking for a tool on VideoPad Editor to smooth the edges into the background so that they didn't stand out so much, but I had no luck.

All I could find was the smoothness effect in the effects menu and all that did was blur the entire video :(. I would appreciate it if someone could point out the tool that can smooth the edges of the clips (if it exists) or maybe point me in the direction of a program that can do it for me! (preferably cheap/free)

Thanks in advance for the help,

Max
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aac splitter?

August 1, 2013, 4:17 pm
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im looking for a good app that can split aac files losslessly (direct stream copy). i have a song in aac format that i would like to edit. does such a tool exist? thanks. :cool:
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caps with the Hauppauge PVR 2 on Youtube are very choppy

August 1, 2013, 6:05 pm
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I have uploaded some video test on Youtube with the PVR2 and they play very choppy. On minimized viewer it seems to run at like 20 fps, but if I play full screen it run almost normally at 30 fps. I don't understand why it does that. I have uploaded many h.264 ecoded mp4 before and it never did that. I thought first it was the bitrate was too high, but even at 10Mbps it still cause frame drops. And I have uploaded many higher rate bitrate mp4 before and it was never an apparent issue.

Anyone has some idea what's the cause?

EDIT- NEVERMIND, it appear that Youtube is the problem. All my previous video is choppy as well.

How I can delete this post?
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Burn video to DVD with DVD Maker it keeps stopping 3/4's

August 1, 2013, 6:59 pm
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i used a "DVD Maker" to created a new movie file to burn to ISO which contained 5 .mov files. it keeps stopping 3/4's of the way through the Converting process. I am a MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8.4, have 8 GBs of Ram and over 25% free disk space. I want to know if it caused by the software or my own videos.
Anybody who can help me.Thanks so much.
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I need some cheap camcorders.

August 1, 2013, 7:07 pm
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At this point I am going to be buying about 6 camcorders for the classroom to be able to send home with students to do scheduled assignments they will be working on for the year. I don't want anything expensive because of how they will be used. I do want something that does have decent quality though. I don't know if that can be had with a camcorder at $400 or less. Preferably less than $400 would be the best and $300 would be a good number to go with. I have been reading and at different reviews but want to hear from the real experts on these things. Thanks.
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How to keep low cpu usage in JW player 6

August 1, 2013, 9:21 pm
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Hi folks,
Can you tell me how to reduce cpu usage level , while i am playing in jw player 6 its shows above 60% ...So i am looking better usage between(20 -30%)......any attribute used in embed code?
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