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Old 11th October 2018, 09:31   #27821  |  Link
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I think they both represent my mental state very well.
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Old 13th October 2018, 09:55   #27825  |  Link
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480i video squished

I have 5 pieces of 720x480 16:9 MPEG-2 video that I've added to a Blu-ray. But, when played on my Samsung BD player, it believes that the videos are 4:3.

Here is the mediainfo on one of the videos:
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ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings                          : CustomMatrix / BVOP
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Format settings, GOP                     : Variable
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info                            : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 4 204 kb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 9 800 kb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Original frame rate                      : 23.976 FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Scan order                               : 2:3 Pulldown
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Time code of first frame                 : 01:00:00:00
Time code source                         : Group of pictures header
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No
I burn the BD structure from the one created in the IMPORTS directory. A backup is not done.

What needs to be done for the BD player to get the correct playback flag?

UPDATE: Found it... sort-of.

I looked at the M2TS files with mediainfo and discovered that the AR was set to 3:2 and the frame rate to 59.94. That was a result of BDRB doing a VFR to CFR conversion. Why, I do not know. So, I disabled VFR->CFR and ended up with the correct AR, i.e., 16.9. But the frame rate was changed to 19.181. WTF? When that was played, the audio was correct, but the video was obviously slower.

Why can't BDRB just place the video into a M2TS container without screwing with it? Is there a flag for that? There is nothing wrong with the video files, as they came off a DVD. I used DVDFab to rip the files into a MKV wrapper.

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Old 13th October 2018, 13:28   #27826  |  Link
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I have 5 pieces of 720x480 16:9 MPEG-2 video that I've added to a Blu-ray. But, when played on my Samsung BD player, it believes that the videos are 4:3.

Here is the mediainfo on one of the videos:
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Frame rate mode                          : Variable
I burn the BD structure from the one created in the IMPORTS directory. A backup is not done.

What needs to be done for the BD player to get the correct playback flag?

UPDATE: Found it... sort-of.

I looked at the M2TS files with mediainfo and discovered that the AR was set to 3:2 and the frame rate to 59.94. That was a result of BDRB doing a VFR to CFR conversion. Why, I do not know. So, I disabled VFR->CFR and ended up with the correct AR, i.e., 16.9. But the frame rate was changed to 19.181. WTF? When that was played, the audio was correct, but the video was obviously slower.

Why can't BDRB just place the video into a M2TS container without screwing with it? Is there a flag for that? There is nothing wrong with the video files, as they came off a DVD. I used DVDFab to rip the files into a MKV wrapper.
BD-RB did the VFR->CFR conversion because the original has a variable framerate (which is illegal for BD). It just turns out that 19.181 is the average framerate. I have no idea why some people are obsessed with VFR -- as it really doesn't save that much space.

Are you sure the first conversion was 59.94fps? BD-RB would only do that if it had to convert it to 720p. I'm not sure why BD-RB assumed it was 4:3. I'm guessing, maybe, it lost it in the conversion?? You can force 16:9 by adding the following to your INI (see HIDDENOPTS.TXT):

IMPORT_FORCE_ASPECT=16:9

Make sure you reenable framerate conversion before importing it -- and don't forget to comment IMPORT_FORCE_ASPECT out or delete it after you import that file, though, so you don't ruin the next import.

If the framerate is variable, I doubt it came directly off a DVD, someone had to convert/reencode it first.

If you still have issues, send me a short clip (dvd-rb@jdobbs.net) and I'll trace it during import. I made some changes to the import algorithm recently and there may have been some unforeseen impacts.
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Old 13th October 2018, 16:38   #27827  |  Link
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You’re right. I don’t think I created a “no resize” HEVC preset in the default set of outputs. My personal preset list has been modified quite a bit.
Can you share a present to try? Please
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Can you share a present to try? Please
Sure. What kind of audio are you using, AAC or AC3?

But... I'm not sure if it will keep the HDR, I'll have to check the code. I'm not sure I considered ALTERNATE when I added that code. It also has to use FFMPEG as the frame server (to keep HDR).
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Old 13th October 2018, 17:52   #27829  |  Link
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For possible consideration
When using DGDecNV the index file (*.dgi) has the HDR data in it
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When using DGDecNV the index file (*.dgi) has the HDR data in it
Unfortunately, though, that will only work if you have an NVIDIA card that supports HEVC decoding (which I [and possibly others] don't). That doesn't mean that I can't add the capability -- but right now I have no way of testing it. I'm also not sure how it could work in a version of AVISYNTH that only supports 8 bit colors.
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Old 14th October 2018, 00:10   #27831  |  Link
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Apparently there are some hacks but they are not good solutions
The most obvious way would be to use avisynth + (it has 32 and 64 bit versions)
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Old 14th October 2018, 04:55   #27832  |  Link
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Are you sure the first conversion was 59.94fps? BD-RB would only do that if it had to convert it to 720p.
Code:
ID                                       : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID                                  : 1 (0x1)
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Baseline@L3.1
Format settings                          : 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : No
Format settings, RefFrames               : 1 frame
Codec ID                                 : 27
Duration                                 : 2 min 20 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 5 034 kb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 40.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 3:2
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.243
Stream size                              : 84.1 MiB (92%)
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I'm not sure why BD-RB assumed it was 4:3. I'm guessing, maybe, it lost it in the conversion??
Not 4:3, 3:2. It considered the pixels to be square, which they aren't.
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You can force 16:9 by adding the following to your INI (see HIDDENOPTS.TXT):

IMPORT_FORCE_ASPECT=16:9
Didn't work, still 3:2.
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Make sure you reenable framerate conversion before importing it
I have no clue what that option is. I couldn't find any option with "framerate" in its title.
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-- and don't forget to comment IMPORT_FORCE_ASPECT out or delete it after you import that file, though, so you don't ruin the next import.
Impossible. The options are used for the whole run, which in this case is five 720x480 files and a 1080p file. I'm assuming that a comment in the INI file is a "!" character.
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If the framerate is variable, I doubt it came directly off a DVD, someone had to convert/reencode it first.
True, since BDRB won't read in VOB files directly. So, the first file I worked with is the MKV created by DVDFab. Looking at the VOB file with mediainfo, it declares the framerate as 29.97. But, DVDFab gets it right in that it is 23.976 with 2:3 pulldown. When I look at the VOB file with VideoReDo, it honors the pulldown flag and when stepping thru the video it displays four and then skips a frame. I used TSMuxer to create a TS file of the VOB file. TSMuxer declared the file to have pulldown. That file does not indicate variable framerate when looked at with mediainfo. But, BDRB still says that it has VFR. So, it also set the framerate at 59.94. By turning off VFR, it again did the frame rate as 19.181.
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If you still have issues, send me a short clip (dvd-rb@jdobbs.net) and I'll trace it during import. I made some changes to the import algorithm recently and there may have been some unforeseen impacts.
I've sent you an e-mail with a couple of links.

The DVD VOB file should be able to be dropped onto a Blu-ray, since MPEG-2 with 2:3 pulldown flags should be legal. Actually, any VOB file on a DVD should be able to be dropped onto a Blu-ray.
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Old 14th October 2018, 05:11   #27833  |  Link
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A thought:
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Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings                          : CustomMatrix / BVOP
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Format settings, GOP                     : Variable
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info                            : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 4 210 kb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 9 800 kb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Original display aspect ratio            : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Original frame rate                      : 23.976 FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Scan order                               : 2:3 Pulldown
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Time code of first frame                 : 01:00:00;00
Time code source                         : Group of pictures header
Default                                  : No
Forced                                   : No
When the items in RED exist, ignore what is in BLUE and just copy the MPEG-2 file without mucking with it. Or better yet, remove the 2:3 pulldown flags and output it as 23.976p, which is what I really want. But, the BD book that I have indicates that 480p23.976 is not legal.

Experiment Update: I took one of the files and ran it thru TSMuxer and set it to remove the pulldown and then ran that thru BDRB. BDRB left it alone. I then played it on my Samsung BD player and it did not care that it was 480p23.976. As that violates the BD spec, BDRB will never do what I did. That said, The issues discovered still need to be resolved, as other users may have come across this problem.

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I've never quite grasped the 1440x1080 thing... I THINK it has something to do with the shape of the pixels, I'm not sure. Is that natively a legal AR for Blu-ray, or if you import an MKV file with that AR into BDRB, will it simply automatically add borders to bring it to a full 1920x1080?

In other words, if I were to take that MKV file and run it through TSMuxer into a BDMV folder, I think I tried that before and my OPPO just stretches it horizontally to fill the screen instead of rendering it in the proper 4:3 AR. What exactly does BDRB do with a file with that AR? I've never been able to figure out how to place an MKV file with the 1440x1080 AR into a BDMV folder and have it play properly without re-encoding it and adding borders.

And if that AR IS legal for Blu-ray, then why won't my OPPO display it properly if I just mux it through TSMuxer into a Blu-ray format? Do I have to change some kind of 'flags' or something, and is that what BDRB does? Can someone explain that to me. I've never really understood that...
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I've never quite grasped the 1440x1080 thing... I THINK it has something to do with the shape of the pixels, I'm not sure. Is that natively a legal AR for Blu-ray, ...
1920x1080 square pixels resized to 1440x1080 and encoded with --sar 4:3 and displayed at DAR 16:9 is fully Blu-ray compliant. You can look at it as being an anamorphic format.
No need to add borders.
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I've never quite grasped the 1440x1080 thing... I THINK it has something to do with the shape of the pixels, I'm not sure. Is that natively a legal AR for Blu-ray, or if you import an MKV file with that AR into BDRB, will it simply automatically add borders to bring it to a full 1920x1080?
1440x1080 is a legal 4:3 HD Blu-ray format. Therefore, all players must handle it correctly, IFF the video file flags it as 4:3. If it gets marked as 16:9, then it will get stretched to fill the screen (though not strictly legal).
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In other words, if I were to take that MKV file and run it through TSMuxer into a BDMV folder, I think I tried that before and my OPPO just stretches it horizontally to fill the screen instead of rendering it in the proper 4:3 AR. What exactly does BDRB do with a file with that AR? I've never been able to figure out how to place an MKV file with the 1440x1080 AR into a BDMV folder and have it play properly without re-encoding it and adding borders.
What does mediainfo report about the MKV file? What does mediainfo report about the M2TS file that BDRB creates.
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And if that AR IS legal for Blu-ray, then why won't my OPPO display it properly if I just mux it through TSMuxer into a Blu-ray format? Do I have to change some kind of 'flags' or something, and is that what BDRB does? Can someone explain that to me. I've never really understood that...
No idea. We need more info about the MKV and M2TS files that you are attempting to use.

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1920x1080 square pixels resized to 1440x1080 and encoded with --sar 4:3 and displayed at DAR 16:9 is fully Blu-ray compliant. You can look at it as being an anamorphic format.
No need to add borders.
Actually it is not. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray
All Blu-ray HD pixels are square. Taking 1920 and rescaling to 1440 (anamorphic) is not Blu-ray legal. Many cable companies have reduced 1920 to 1440, but that is OK for that technology. It is not OK for Blu-ray.
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The Wikipedia table just says "aspect ratio" without really defining what kind of aspect ratio. I'd argue it is wrong as it says
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720×480 59.94i  |  4:3 or 16:9 
720×576 50i     |  4:3 or 16:9
which implies display aspect ratio. For 1440x1080 display aspect ratio must be 16:9 also according to the source wikipedia lists (see 3.3.1). Also info on doom9 (table 1.3). I've fixed the Wikipedia entry.

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Thanks for the clarification and fixing the wiki.
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Yes it will via "Import DVD".
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