Hello,
I'm using the TASEncodingPackage2 (as everybody i guess) and I have an issue : Sometimes, during the encode, it stop and i have to press the spacebar on the prompt to make it run again. Does anyone had this issue before or is it just me ?
Another subject to discuss but it's just informational : I saw that H.264 encoder is a 32-bits version. Can a 64-bits version make encodes faster ?
I can understand that such a program is long to make and create a 64-bits would be a lot of work, that the creator may not have.
Thanks for your answers
[17:37:00]<TheCoreyBurton> It's N64 - it's ALWAYS bad news.
I figured out when the problem happen, it happen when I click inside the prompt window, and it is like "freezing" (the encode doesn't continue) until I press a button. Can it be problematic or not ?
As far as i've seen, it doesn't affect the encode quality so I guess it's not
[17:37:00]<TheCoreyBurton> It's N64 - it's ALWAYS bad news.
Do you mean right-click? That's the only thing that freezes it for me.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
I guess it's some difference in your cmd.exe. Try googling the problem.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
I recommend using qaac instead of neroaacenc for our AAC audio.
https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases
It uses Apple's AAC encoder so you also need to install Apple Application Support to have the right DLLs to use it.
Same stuff we've been using, just that since we're already in greyscale just go straight to doing the level to not be shit.
The other code that needs to be added is this (due to YouTube's update):
This forces YouTube to recognize it as a 3D video.
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This also means, that the stuff changes for VBjin. (can we nuke it now?)
Just change the colouring to greyscale from what we're already meant to do and do this to the script.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
The problem seems to be the FreeSub call in the subtitles function, since the hang occurs when hd and vb are false but not when hd is true and vb is false. The hang doesn't occur if using the latest version of avs2pipemod that I could find (1.1.1).
In case it matters, I just installed AviSynth 2.6.0 today without uninstalling the previous version, which was likely 2.6.0 alpha 2.
Also, the for /f calls on lines 38 and 39 of global.bat don't work properly on my system (Win7 Home Premium SP1) unless
./temp/info.txt
is replaced by
%~dp0/temp/info.txt
Everything seems to work properly for the MKV Modern HQ encode if using avs2pipemod 1.1.1 and fixing lines 38 and 39 as above. I'll test the other encode types later.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
I've updated the batch file to take command-line arguments. Other changes included localization of variables, changing the paths to use backslashes (Windows convention), and changing the command for the YouTube upload (I didn't like the use of both start and call). There are actually two commands for the upload: The first one uses the contents of ytdesc.txt, and the second one sets the description to "todo." I've commented out the second one, but you can change that as desired. I could also add an option for the (rare?) VirtualBoy encodes, if desired.
It expects the command-line arguments in the same order as the current choices. If an argument is invalid, it explicitly asks, same as the current behavior.
Here's the entire thing:Download global.bat
Language: batch
:: feos, 2013-2017 (cheers to Guga, Velitha, nanogyth, Aktan and Dacicus)
:: This global batch is a part of "TAS Encoding Package":
:: http://tasvideos.org/EncodingGuide/PublicationManual.html
:: Asks whether the console is TV based to autoset the SAR parameter (4:3 only so far).
:: Allows to select the encode to make.
@echo off
setlocal enableextensions
:: Restore AVS defaults ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 2" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = true" "i444 = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "hd = true" "hd = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "vb = true" "vb = false"
:: Uncomment for a VirtualBoy encode
:: set /a VIRTUALBOY=1
if "%VIRTUALBOY%"=="1" (".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "vb = false" "vb = true")
echo.
echo -----------------------
echo Hybrid Encoding Batch
echo -----------------------
echo.
echo Command-line arguments: global.bat ^<tv^> ^<enc_opt^>
echo ^<tv^> TV-based console? y/n
echo ^<enc_opt^> Encode option? 1-5
echo.
if [%1]==[y] goto TV sar
if [%1]==[n] goto handheld sar
: SAR OPTIONS
echo Is this a TV based console? (y/n)
set /p ANSWER=
if "%ANSWER%"=="y" goto TV sar
if "%ANSWER%"=="n" goto handheld sar
echo I'm not kidding!
goto SAR OPTIONS
: TV sar
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "handheld = true" "handheld = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 0" "pass = 1"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -info encode.avs > ".\temp\info.txt"
for /f "tokens=2" %%G in ('FIND "width" "%~dp0temp\info.txt"') do (set width=%%G)
for /f "tokens=2" %%G in ('FIND "height" "%~dp0temp\info.txt"') do (set height=%%G)
set /a "SAR_w=4 * %height%"
set /a "SAR_h=3 * %width%"
set VAR=%SAR_w%:%SAR_h%
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 0"
goto ENCODE OPTIONS
: handheld sar
set VAR=1:1
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "handheld = false" "handheld = true"
goto ENCODE OPTIONS
: ENCODE OPTIONS
if [%2]==[1] goto 10bit444
if [%2]==[2] goto 512kb
if [%2]==[3] goto HD
if [%2]==[4] goto HD
if [%2]==[5] goto ExtraHQ
echo.
echo What encode do you want to do?
echo.
echo Press 1 for Modern HQ MKV.
echo Press 2 for Compatibility MP4.
echo Press 3 for HD Stream.
echo Press 4 for All of the above.
echo Press 5 for extra HQ encodes.
: Set choice
set /p EncodeChoice=
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="1" goto 10bit444
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="2" goto 512kb
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="3" goto HD
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="4" goto HD
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="5" goto ExtraHQ
echo.
echo You better choose something real!
goto Set choice
: HD
:: Audio ::
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -wav encode.avs | ".\programs\venc" -q10 - ".\temp\audio_youtube.ogg"
echo.
echo ----------------------------
echo Encoding YouTube HD stream
echo ----------------------------
echo.
:: Video ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "hd = false" "hd = true"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -y4mp encode.avs | ".\programs\x264_x64" --qp 5 -b 0 --keyint infinite --output ".\temp\video_youtube.mkv" --demuxer y4m -
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "hd = true" "hd = false"
:: Muxing ::
".\programs\mkvmerge" -o ".\output\encode_youtube.mkv" --compression -1:none ".\temp\video_youtube.mkv" ".\temp\audio_youtube.ogg"
if "%VIRTUALBOY%"=="1" (set VBPREF="_vb_") else (set VBPREF="_")
if "%VIRTUALBOY%"=="1" (".\programs\ffmpeg" -i ".\output\encode_youtube.mkv" -c copy -metadata:s:v:0 stereo_mode=1 ".\output\encode%VBPREF%youtube.mkv")
echo.
echo -----------------------------
echo Uploading YouTube HD stream
echo -----------------------------
echo.
start "" cmd /c type "%~dp0programs\ytdesc.txt" ^| "%~dp0programs\tvcman.exe" "%~dp0output\encode%VBPREF%youtube.mkv" todo tasvideos
rem start "" cmd /c echo todo ^| "%~dp0programs\tvcman.exe" "%~dp0output\encode%VBPREF%youtube.mkv" todo tasvideos
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="3" goto Defaults
if [%2]==[3] goto Defaults
: 10bit444
:: Audio ::
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -wav encode.avs | ".\programs\sox" -t wav - -t wav - trim 0.0065 | ".\programs\opusenc" --bitrate 64 --padding 0 - ".\temp\audio.opus"
echo.
echo ----------------------
echo Generating timecodes
echo ----------------------
echo.
:: Timecodes ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 0" "pass = 1"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -benchmark encode.avs
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 2"
echo.
echo --------------------------------
echo Encoding 10bit444 downloadable
echo --------------------------------
echo.
:: Video ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = false" "i444 = true"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -y4mp encode.avs | ".\programs\x264-10_x64" --threads auto --sar "%VAR%" --crf 20 --keyint 600 --ref 16 --no-fast-pskip --bframes 16 --b-adapt 2 --direct auto --me tesa --merange 64 --subme 11 --trellis 2 --partitions all --no-dct-decimate --input-range pc --range pc --tcfile-in ".\temp\times.txt" -o ".\temp\video.mkv" --colormatrix smpte170m --output-csp i444 --demuxer y4m -
:: Muxing ::
".\programs\mkvmerge" -o ".\output\encode.mkv" --timecodes -1:".\temp\times.txt" ".\temp\video.mkv" ".\temp\audio.opus"
if "%EncodeChoice%"=="1" goto Defaults
if [%2]==[1] goto Defaults
: 512kb
:: Audio ::
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -wav encode.avs | ".\programs\qaac64" -v 0 --he -q 2 --delay -5187s --threading --no-smart-padding - -o ".\temp\audio.mp4"
echo -------------------------------
echo Encoding Archive 512kb stream
echo -------------------------------
echo.
:: Video ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 2" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = true" "i444 = false"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -y4mp encode.avs | ".\programs\x264_x64" --threads auto --crf 20 --keyint 600 --ref 16 --no-fast-pskip --bframes 16 --b-adapt 2 --direct auto --me tesa --merange 64 --subme 11 --trellis 2 --partitions all --no-dct-decimate --range tv --input-range tv --colormatrix smpte170m -o ".\temp\video_512kb.h264" --demuxer y4m -
:: Muxing ::
for /f "tokens=2" %%i in ('%~dp0programs\avs2pipemod -info %~dp0encode.avs ^|find "fps"') do (set fps=%%i)
for /f %%k in ('%~dp0programs\div %fps%') do (set double=%%k)
".\programs\mp4box_x64" -hint -add ".\temp\video_512kb.h264":fps=%double% -add ".\temp\audio.mp4" -new ".\output\encode_512kb.mp4"
goto Defaults
: ExtraHQ
:: Extra 10bit444 ::
:: Audio ::
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -wav encode.avs | ".\programs\opusenc" --bitrate 64 - ".\temp\audio_extra.opus"
echo.
echo ----------------------
echo Generating timecodes
echo ----------------------
echo.
:: Timecodes ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 0" "pass = 1"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -benchmark encode.avs
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 2"
echo.
echo --------------------------------
echo Encoding ExtraHQ downloadable
echo --------------------------------
echo.
:: Video ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = false" "i444 = true"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -y4mp encode.avs | ".\programs\x264-10_x64" --threads auto --sar "%VAR%" --crf 20 --keyint 600 --preset veryslow --input-range pc --range pc --tcfile-in ".\temp\times.txt" -o ".\temp\video_extra.mkv" --colormatrix smpte170m --output-csp i444 --demuxer y4m -
:: Muxing ::
".\programs\mkvmerge" -o ".\output\encode_extra.mkv" --timecodes -1:".\temp\times.txt" ".\temp\video_extra.mkv" ".\temp\audio_extra.opus"
:: Extra 512kb ::
:: Audio ::
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -wav encode.avs | ".\programs\sox" -t wav - -t wav - trim 4672s | ".\programs\neroAacEnc" -q 0.25 -if - -of ".\temp\audio_extra.mp4"
echo -------------------------------
echo Encoding ExtraHQ stream
echo -------------------------------
echo.
:: Video ::
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 2" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = true" "i444 = false"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -y4mp encode.avs | ".\programs\x264_x64" --threads auto --crf 20 --keyint 600 --preset veryslow --range tv --input-range tv --colormatrix smpte170m -o ".\temp\video_512kb_extra.h264" --demuxer y4m -
:: Muxing ::
for /f "tokens=2" %%i in ('%~dp0programs\avs2pipemod -info %~dp0encode.avs ^|find "fps"') do (set fps=%%i)
for /f %%k in ('%~dp0programs\div %fps%') do (set double=%%k)
".\programs\mp4box_x64" -hint -add ".\temp\video_512kb_extra.h264":fps=%double% -add ".\temp\audio_extra.mp4" -new ".\output\encode_512kb_extra.mp4"
: Defaults
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 2" "pass = 0"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "i444 = true" "i444 = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "hd = true" "hd = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "vb = true" "vb = false"
EDIT:
Here's another update that expands upon the aspect ratio choices, both at the command-line and in the prompts within the batch file. I haven't done any actual encodes with these changes yet. Replace the corresponding code from above with these linesDownload global.bat
Language: batch
echo -----------------------
echo Hybrid Encoding Batch
echo -----------------------
echo.
echo Command-line arguments: global.bat ^<arc^> ^<enc_opt^>
echo ^<arc^> Aspect ratio? 1-3 or width:height
echo ^<enc_opt^> Encode option? 1-5
echo.
if [%1]==[] goto SAR OPTIONS
if [%1]==[1] goto handheld sar
if [%1]==[2] (
set ar_w=4
set ar_h=3
goto TV sar
)
if [%1]==[3] (
set ar_w=16
set ar_h=9
goto TV sar
)
set aspect_ratio=%1
goto parse_ar
:SAR OPTIONS
echo Aspect ratio options:
echo.
echo Press 1 for 1:1
echo Press 2 for 4:3
echo Press 3 for 16:9
echo Press 4 to enter your own
echo.
set /p ANSWER=Choice?
if "%ANSWER%"=="1" goto handheld sar
if "%ANSWER%"=="2" (
set ar_w=4
set ar_h=3
goto TV sar
)
if "%ANSWER%"=="3" (
set ar_w=16
set ar_h=9
goto TV sar
)
if "%ANSWER%"=="4" goto get_ar
echo I'm not kidding!
goto SAR OPTIONS
: get_ar
set ar_w=
set ar_h=
set /p aspect_ratio=Enter aspect ratio in the format width:height
: parse_ar
for /f "tokens=1 delims=:" %%g in ('echo %aspect_ratio%') do (set /a "ar_w=%%g")
for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%g in ('echo %aspect_ratio%') do (set /a "ar_h=%%g")
if [%ar_w%]==[] goto get_ar
if [%ar_h%]==[] goto get_ar
if %ar_w% leq 0 goto get_ar
if %ar_h% leq 0 goto get_ar
goto TV Sar
: TV sar
for /f "tokens=2 skip=2 delims== " %%G in ('find "waspect = " "%~dp0encode.avs"') do (set current_waspect=%%G)
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "waspect = %current_waspect%" "waspect = %ar_w%"
for /f "tokens=2 skip=2 delims== " %%G in ('find "haspect = " "%~dp0encode.avs"') do (set current_haspect=%%G)
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "haspect = %current_haspect%" "haspect = %ar_h%")
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "handheld = true" "handheld = false"
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 0" "pass = 1"
".\programs\avs2pipemod" -info encode.avs > ".\temp\info.txt"
for /f "tokens=2" %%G in ('FIND "width" "%~dp0temp\info.txt"') do (set width=%%G)
for /f "tokens=2" %%G in ('FIND "height" "%~dp0temp\info.txt"') do (set height=%%G)
set /a "SAR_w=%ar_w% * %height%"
set /a "SAR_h=%ar_h% * %width%"
set VAR=%SAR_w%:%SAR_h%
".\programs\replacetext" "encode.avs" "pass = 1" "pass = 0"
goto ENCODE OPTIONS
We currently use avs2pipemod, but both ffmpeg and x264 support direct .avs script input. ffmpeg can pipe to x264 or encode on it's own (allowing the use of other formats, such as VP9) and removing avs2pipemod from the chain will get us closer to having a package that can be entirely 64-bit.
Here's an example of using ffmpeg to pipe a script to an external application:
