sTranscode - Transcoder and cutter for PC and PCH

[-stattik-]

Agerdin. Although I can't open your sample, I found the problem. It has to do with how the script interprets the comskip log file. I'm working on a fix.

[-stattik-]

Actually, since I can't view the sample, I need to know how it's formatted.

From what I can gather from the logs, it's resolution is 576x720 and it's Aspect ratio is 16:9. Are there any horizontal or vertical bars (letterboxing or pillarboxing)?

[agerdin]

stattik,

Sorry about the sample. I could have sworn I tried it before I sent it. Anyhow, picure below shows the information (using MediaInfo). There are usually no letterboxing or pillarboxing in my shows unless its a movie which are letterboxed. However, I see no need to change the resolution in any of my transcoding.

\\Agerdin

[-stattik-]

Here's a fixed file. I assumed that there were no black bars. Let me know how it works.

[agerdin]

stattik, with one of the files I am now trying I am getting the following message:

23:15:57,46 Now Processing "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200.ts" 
23:15:57,48 Commandline  "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR\Tools\sTranscode\_sTranscode.bat" "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200.ts" guided_transcode "   full_resolution=yes"  
23:15:57,48 debug_commandline  _sTranscode.bat "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200.ts" guided_transcode "   full_resolution=yes"  
	SET full_resolution=yes 
---------------- 
23:15:57,50 Analyzing.... 
---------------- 
	SET container_format=MPEG-TS
	SET duration=03:02:49.684
	SET video_width=720
	SET video_height=576
	SET aspect_ratio=1.778
	SET frame_rate=25.000
	SET standard=PAL
	SET scan_type=Interlaced
	SET scan_order=TFF
	SET ID=640
	SET audio_format=MPEG Audio
	SET audio_bitrate=256000
	SET audio_channels=2
	SET audio_rate=48000
	SET audio_language=sv
	SET video_delay=-928
--------

----Show Duration: 138.23min	Cut Duration: 44.55min	Total: 182.78min----
NOTICE - EDLP file has wrapped PTS values.  Source file will be remuxed to perform cuts.
final_avg_diff=
	final_frames=207325 
	source_duration=8293 seconds 
---------------- 
23:17:18,17 Video Transcoding 
---------------- 
23:17:18,31 ----Video Commandline pass1---- 
start "sTranscode" /B /low /wait "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR\Tools\sTranscode\tools\mplayer\mencoder.exe"  -edl "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200-adjpts.edl"     -hr-edl-seek  -lavdopts threads=2 -ovc x264 -x264encopts crf=21:level_idc=40:frameref=4:mixed_refs:bframes=15:deblock=0,0:b_adapt:weight_b:b_pyramid=normal:direct_pred=auto:subq=6:trellis=0:partitions=p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8:8x8dct:me=hex:threads=auto:force-cfr:nopsnr  -oac pcm  -vf yadif=0,   -o "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200.avi" "E:\My Recordings\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen\Harry Potter och den flammande b„garen_20101224_19002200-newpts.mpg"

Any way I can modify to NOT have wrapped EDLP values?

\\Agerdin

[-stattik-]

stattik,

Sorry about the sample. I could have sworn I tried it before I sent it. Anyhow, picure below shows the information (using MediaInfo). There are usually no letterboxing or pillarboxing in my shows unless its a movie which are letterboxed. However, I see no need to change the resolution in any of my transcoding.

\\Agerdin

If you have a larger size, I'd still like to add to my collection of files that use when testing out new features. I got the same medinfo output, I just couldn't view the file to look for black bars. Comskip stated that the file had an aspect ration of 1.33:1 which is technically correct however, the file was animorphic and mediainfo stated the aspect was 16:9. When you have a 1.33:1 aspect in a 16:9 frame it's typically pillarboxed and the script attempted to create a proper crop value. Because the source was animorphic, this was all wrong. ATSC broadcasts are never animorphic. Now when the script detects a PAL source and thinks it's pillarboxed, it doesn't try to crop.

[-stattik-]

Any way I can modify to NOT have wrapped EDLP values?

\\Agerdin

The wrapped EDLP values are part of the source file. Unlike Mpeg recordings which start at 0, transport streams copy whatever timestamps the broadcaster is sending. After a values of about 95000 or so, the broadcaster will start back at zero so instead of the EDLP number increasing, they will wrap which will make mencoder skip all of the wrapped commercials. The only solution is to remux the file which the script does. It also runs comskip because the timestamps aren't always lined up but it will transpose your original comskip cuts when it's done. If you want to manually remux a file I've got a small script that you could drop a source file on.

[Wakalaka]

_sTranscode.bat has this at line 106
IF EXIST "%~dpn1.edlp" IF "%~x1" EQU ".ts" SET noskip=no

When I manually run _sTranscode.bat it executes lines 110-112 because noskip=no because I do not have an EDLP file, only EDL and TXT files for my TS recording.
Should line 107 read

IF EXIST "%~dpn1.edl" IF "%~x1" EQU ".ts" SET noskip=no

and line 403

IF "%~x1" EQU ".ts" SET edl=-edl "%~dpn1.edl"

With these 2 changes I got an MKV file, but the commercials weren't removed; log file is attached.