StaxRip

[AMED]

Hi Stax,

There is a newer version of mvsfunc.py than the one packaged in with Staxrip. r7 is packaged and r8 was released a few months later.

https://github.com/HomeOfVapourSynth...sfunc/releases

[stax76]

@mcjordan
@AMED

Thanks, next build has it updated.

[Khun_Doug]

Stax,

I want to add the FineSharp AVISynth filter. The Vapoursynth port of FineSharp doesn't have all the functionality as the AVISynth function. I added the FineSharp.avsi file to the Plugins/avs folder and modified the Filter Profiles for AviSynth in the [Misc] section. I thought it might be that I need 64 bit dll's but I keep getting a message that FineSharp is unknown, even if I have the script reference 32 bit dll's.

How do I add FineSharp to AVISynth filters?

Khun Doug

[stax76]

@Khun_Doug

I don't recommend doing any changes within the startup directory because you can't easily update then!


You can load avsi either manually using Import:

http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Import


Or automatically by putting it in the auto load folder:

Main Menu > Tools > Folders > Plugins

[Khun_Doug]

I wasn't able to determine how to use the Import function. Perhaps on a rainy day sometime. But the second solution worked. The FineSharp function needs RgTools and MaskTools2. I updated both to the current 64 bit versions and put the whole thing in the Plugin264+ folder for AviSynth+. It works well. And the AVISynth implementation does more than the VapourSynth port.

Thank for the help on this!! This tool is the best!

[stax76]

In the code editor you would use:

Import("d:\FineSharp.avsi")
FineSharp()

In the filter profile editor you would use a multi line profile like so:

[Misc]
FineSharp =
    Import("d:\FineSharp.avsi")
    FineSharp()

Where can I find the script and which plugins where outdated?

[dvd_maniac]

I'm trying to encode a video and the resulting encode has audio playing like a vinyl record playing on a slow speed.
According to MediaInfo the video has a frame rate of 23.976 but the audio's frame rate is 31.25 (1536 SPF).
The audio is also showing a delay of 125ms
What can I do to encode this without audio/video sync issues?

[luigizaninoni]

never mind, mclean did not work because staxrip was autoloading older plugins

[mcjordan]

mClean works perfectly if one takes to refresh the necessary plugins manualy. ;-)
I just use this:
Undot ()/ mClean(enh=35)Prefetch(16) / Sharpen (0.24,0.24)
Тhe result is slightly more sharper than usual.

[Khun_Doug]

Here is the script I found on Internet when I was originally looking for something to use in AVISynth. It uses RgTools and MaskTools2. I was able to get current versions of both that include 32 bit and 64 bit dll's. I am including the script and the zipped support libraries.

I extracted the respective 64 bit dll's in the plugins+ folder within AviSynth+ folder, and placed the FineSharp.avsi file there as well. Works as expected.

The files are combined here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ap5bLSG819129APiHKZqQJ-SQUMF

[mcjordan]

These are the plugins of Pinterf, the same as those within StaxRip.
FineSharp works without these - it works naturally in StaxRip.
Frank has described the procedure just above.
I use this: http://avisynth.nl/index.php/FineSharp
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=166082

P.S. For sure, I copied them in plugins+ directory to. ;-)

[stax76]

Yes, staxrip includes the newest versions of all plugins required for FineSharp, the newest staxrip build should automatically add the required LoadPlugin calls, this detection was added for avisynth and vapoursynth a few builds ago, next build has FineSharp included.

never mind, mclean did not work because staxrip was autoloading older plugins

Next build has a warning for this.

@dvd_maniac

I would new a full log file, a good way to upload is pastebin.com (enable auto expire).

[stax76]

@dvd_maniac

It looks like eac3to fails with your AC3 source, you can reload the project and use mux/copy for the video, this will use the already encoded video, for audio there are different things you can do, the audio encoding options have a encoder option where you can choose fdkaac or qaac, those apps are not included and it can take some effort to find them, you don't have this problem if you use a free encoder like Opus. If you want AAC there is still another possibility, in the project options on the audio tab enable:

Convert Method: ffmpeg
Convert Format: FLAC or W64
Force conversion: Check

[mcjordan]

Update (aaargh... ;-)

NVEnc v3.2.2
* switch --cuda-schedule default to "auto", since "sync" harms performance in some cases.
* add English version of readme & options list:
https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc/blob/master/Readme.md
https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc/blob..._Options.en.md

[stax76]

Stable release is out.

https://github.com/stax76/staxrip/releases/tag/1.7

[fredlkrue]

Originally Posted by stax76

Stable release is out.

https://github.com/stax76/staxrip/releases/tag/1.7

Great news stax, thanks for all the hard work you put into this project.

One question, since I encode with HEVC two passes in order to fit them into an specific file size, how can I set it up to do a "FAST" first pass?, as I have it now, both passes takes about the same time, so having first pass "FAST" will save me a lot of time.

[Yanak]

The preview size is really great now, it's just perfect on this last vrsion, thansk a lot.

Just had time to mess a bit with default templates, just to test, noticed some like "remux" or "no indexing or remuxing" have the source set as DDS2, not sure if intended or not, should be set to "automatic" i think or a lot of inputs will have issues, easy to change for the end user setting "automatic" for source then saving the template again to avoid issues on the next times but just in case i better report it here.

Thanks.

[robl45]

Can someone tell me decent settings for Nvidia HEVC encoding? I'm encoding a movie now and I guess I'm doing overkill as it used to encode at over 100fps and now its doing around 65.

I think I was doing VBR before, and this time I checked VBRHQ. It sounded good, but I have really no idea what the difference is. I prefer variable bit rate, but not really sure what options I should use to get a decent film quality and have it not totally bog down.

I also have skylake I3 chip in the computer so I can use intel hardware 265 encoding if that is better than nvidia.

[mcjordan]

robl45

My custom NVEnc VBRHQ short profile:
--vbrhq 4224 --codec h265 --preset quality --output-depth 10 --weightp --ref 4 --lookahead 24 --qp-init 1 --vbr-quality 1 --aq --output-buf 128 --sar 12:11 --mv-precision q-pel --cabac --fullrange

[stax76]

One question, since I encode with HEVC two passes in order to fit them into an specific file size, how can I set it up to do a "FAST" first pass?, as I have it now, both passes takes about the same time, so having first pass "FAST" will save me a lot of time.

x265 has --slow-firstpass enabled by default, in staxrip you can find it with the search field at the bottom of the x265 config dialog.

Just had time to mess a bit with default templates, just to test, noticed some like "remux" or "no indexing or remuxing" have the source set as DDS2, not sure if intended or not, should be set to "automatic" i think or a lot of inputs will have issues, easy to change for the end user setting "automatic" for source then saving the template again to avoid issues on the next times but just in case i better report it here.

Sure it's intended, for me it's very useful as I often need to open a file quickly, I'll change it to support LSMASHVideoSource for MP4. I don't spend a lot thought about unexperienced users but there will be much better documentation. I wish something like LSMASHVideoSource would be available for mkv, is it impossible to build, absolutely not!

Can someone tell me decent settings for Nvidia HEVC encoding? I'm encoding a movie now and I guess I'm doing overkill as it used to encode at over 100fps and now its doing around 65.

There are various reasons for performance issues, without seeing a full log file it's difficult to guess, nvenc allow Full HD encodes up to 400 fps. You can find some info here:

https://github.com/stax76/staxrip/issues/265