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Old 6th April 2019, 23:31   #28461  |  Link
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Re Aquaman movie
448K is the core bit rate of the THD track, maybe the core is being extracted and the audio is not being converted
Yep. There's only two ways it could happen. Either the core is kept at 448Kbs, in which case reencoding to 640Kbs would actually reduce the quality -- or the selection to encode at 448Kbs is selected in the AUDIO ENCODING OPTIONS checkbox of the SETUP dialog.

If the core is 448Kbs you should see the track PID and language followed by "Keeping original core audio" displayed in the log.
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Old 7th April 2019, 13:37   #28462  |  Link
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@ jdobbs; RE: "Keeping original core audio" displayed in the log.

These "ATMOS" TrueHD 7.1's are really becoming a real pain. This is what mediainfo says about the Crimes Grindelwald track is:

: D:\WORKING\WORKFILES\00018.track_4352.ac3
Format : TrueHD / AC-3
File size : 3.87 GiB
Duration : 2h 35mn
Overall bit rate : 448 Kbps

One is 8 channels / and the other 6 channels, BUT BOTH are only 448k. So much for high definition audio. I guess I am going to have to get a bigger disk, lol.

Thanks for the help, gonca, jdobbs.
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Old 7th April 2019, 13:53   #28463  |  Link
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448 kbps is obviously only the core bitrate like jdobbs already said. 3.87 GiB for 2h 35mn is something like 3575 kbps (file size = bitrate * duration). 3575 kbps - 448 kbps core = 3127 kbps for TrueHD/Atmos part.
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Old 7th April 2019, 14:07   #28464  |  Link
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Yes I understand that part but it seems like we are being short changed when it splits out the TrueHD 7.1 core out of the complete ATMOS stream, and it is only at 448, instead of the usual 640 core. Guess it is my irrational mind thinking it is less than what we used to get, lol.

As an after thought I can "process" this same disk with CloneBD and it will down convert to DD5.1 640k. Is it just playing with my head by changing it or does it magically get me the 640k out of thin air?

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Old 7th April 2019, 14:20   #28465  |  Link
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TrueHD 7.1 isn't 448 kbps (except in edge cases), only the AC3/DD 5.1 core is 448 kbps. AFAIK as I know that's legal and simply a decision made be the authoring house.

You can of course convert the TrueHD to AC3/DD 640 kbps if you want to. Maybe that's what CloneBD does. If the quality of your AC3 encoder is much/any better at 640 kbps than the authoring house's AC3 encoder at 448 kbps is a different question. You probably won't hear a difference.
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Old 7th April 2019, 17:47   #28466  |  Link
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Yes I understand that part but it seems like we are being short changed when it splits out the TrueHD 7.1 core out of the complete ATMOS stream, and it is only at 448, instead of the usual 640 core. Guess it is my irrational mind thinking it is less than what we used to get, lol.

As an after thought I can "process" this same disk with CloneBD and it will down convert to DD5.1 640k. Is it just playing with my head by changing it or does it magically get me the 640k out of thin air?
A free and very useful program to use to convert audio streams is UsEac3to (the GUI) just drop the movie file into it, select the 'True' stream, and choose your output. If you have the Surecode encoder installed, you can even convert it to DTS @1536 if you want
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Old 7th April 2019, 18:02   #28467  |  Link
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I can probably add a hidden option that will force a new AC3 encode @640Kbs using the TrueHD as it's source if the core is 448Kbs. But, as sneaker_ger said, I'm not sure whether a reencode at 640Kbs would provide a noticeable improvement over the studio authored 448Kbs. Probably so, but I think few people could tell the difference.

A guess might be that they are using the 448Kbs audio that is used in their DVD authoring as their core (since that's the max rate for DVD).

Another guess might be that they are purposely trying to make the TrueHD sound superior to what it truly is by creating a core that would be less than perfect for comparison. Tests have shown that a DD AC3 encode at 640Kbs is indistinguishable from the a lossless original in double-blind tests. Tricks like that aren't unusual. What you typically see is the volume level increased in "HD" audio (compared to standard encode) so people think they are hearing a difference that really isn't there (at least to the human ear).
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What you typically see is the volume level increased in "HD" audio (compared to standard encode) so people think they are hearing a difference that really isn't there (at least to human ears).
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Old 12th April 2019, 19:48   #28471  |  Link
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I am trying to import 27 files. BDRB gets to the 16th and bombs (no files on system to see why). Ahha you say, duff mkv files. Not so, because if I import either 1 - 15 or 16-27 everything works. There is also enough disc space ~700gb

Anyone have any ideas as to why I should get this error (note files 1 -15 generate the same log info);

- [19:05:43] Importing video file: (15 of 27)
- Preparing MKV for processing...
- Collecting audio/video streams from source...
- Converting subtitle, Track #3, ASS to SRT...
- Converting subtitle, Track #4, ASS to SRT...
- Integrating into pseudo-BD structure...
- [19:06:12] Importing video file: (16 of 27)
- Preparing MKV for processing...
[19:06:17]ERROR: Gathering source file information. Aborted.
[19:06:17]ERROR: Gathering source file information. Aborted.
[19:06:17]ERROR: Gathering source file information. Aborted.
[19:06:19]ERROR: Gathering source file information. Aborted.

I am sure that there is a simple explanation, I just can't think of it.

Many apologies. 16 of 27 has a problem and I must have messed up when importing 16-27 and actually missed 16. Still not sure what's wrong with it as it looks OK. I will have to recreate it.

OK I found the problem. BDRB does not like right single quotation mark (’) in the file name

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OK I found the problem. BDRB does not like right single quotation mark (’) in the file name
Not true, sort-of. I just imported a file with the ' character. I suspect that it is the ' character in the upper character set, not the ' in the lower character set.
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Failed video encode

This Message when trying to backup Ready Player One 3D
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Old 14th April 2019, 11:29   #28474  |  Link
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This Message when trying to backup Ready Player One 3D
and now post the entire logfile please. That message by itself means nothing and could have dozens of causes. We don't have a crystal ball to know which one and its magical solution.
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Old 14th April 2019, 18:45   #28475  |  Link
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Not true, sort-of. I just imported a file with the ' character. I suspect that it is the ' character in the upper character set, not the ' in the lower character set.
True. I suspect that it applies to the left single quote mark also. Probably a UNIX thing as Windows doesn't seem to have a problem
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Log File Ready Player One 3D

[04/12/19] BD Rebuilder v0.60.04
[19:34:46] Source: READY_PLAYER_ONE
- Input BD size: 46.53 GB
- Approximate total content: [02:30:38.654]
- Target BD size: 22.95 GB
- Windows Version: 6.2 [9200]
- Quality: Good (Very Fast), ABR
- MVC 3D Output Mode enabled
- Decoding/Frame serving: FRIMDecode
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=640
[19:34:48] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [19:34:48] Processing: VID_00018 (1 of 2)
- [19:34:48] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00018]
- [19:34:58] Reencoding video [VID_00018]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 8,159 frames
- Bitrate: 4,464 Kbs
- Using FRIMEncoder for MVC encoding
- [19:34:58] Reencoding: VID_00018, Pass 1 of 1
- [19:43:12] Video Encode complete
- [19:43:12] Processing audio tracks
- [19:43:12] Multiplexing M2TS
- [19:43:17] Scanning for 3D CLPI info...
- [19:43:19] Processing: VID_00042 (2 of 2)
- [19:43:19] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00042]
- [19:55:08] Reencoding video [VID_00042]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 201,357 frames
- Bitrate: 17,127 Kbs
- Using FRIMEncoder for MVC encoding
- [19:55:08] Reencoding: VID_00042, Pass 1 of 1
[19:56:11] - Failed video encode, aborted
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[04/12/19] BD Rebuilder v0.60.04
[19:34:46] Source: READY_PLAYER_ONE
- Input BD size: 46.53 GB
- Approximate total content: [02:30:38.654]
- Target BD size: 22.95 GB
- Windows Version: 6.2 [9200]
- Quality: Good (Very Fast), ABR
- MVC 3D Output Mode enabled
- Decoding/Frame serving: FRIMDecode
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=640
[19:34:48] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [19:34:48] Processing: VID_00018 (1 of 2)
- [19:34:48] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00018]
- [19:34:58] Reencoding video [VID_00018]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 8,159 frames
- Bitrate: 4,464 Kbs
- Using FRIMEncoder for MVC encoding
- [19:34:58] Reencoding: VID_00018, Pass 1 of 1
- [19:43:12] Video Encode complete
- [19:43:12] Processing audio tracks
- [19:43:12] Multiplexing M2TS
- [19:43:17] Scanning for 3D CLPI info...
- [19:43:19] Processing: VID_00042 (2 of 2)
- [19:43:19] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00042]
- [19:55:08] Reencoding video [VID_00042]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 201,357 frames
- Bitrate: 17,127 Kbs
- Using FRIMEncoder for MVC encoding
- [19:55:08] Reencoding: VID_00042, Pass 1 of 1
[19:56:11] - Failed video encode, aborted
It runs for a minute.. Have you overclocked? How are the temps?

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Failed video encode

Haven't overclocked. Had no issues with other similar backups. Only with Ready Player One.
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Temps are low. Below 80.
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