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funkster
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Blocking in Batman Begins

Post by funkster »

I've been trying to encode Batman Begins but am getting alot of blocking on some frames.

I've tried numerous settings but with no success.

Here's the log for the Apple TV encode

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[23:19:24] macgui: Handbrake Version: svn1477 (2008053101)
[23:19:25] hb_init: checking cpu count
[23:19:25] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[23:19:25] thread b0147000 started ("libhb")
[23:24:41] macgui: trying to open video_ts folder (video_ts folder chosen)
[23:24:41] hb_scan: path=/Volumes/Mark Brooks's Time Capsule/ripped movies/BATMAN_BEGINS_DISC_1 Main Feature/VIDEO_TS, title_index=0
[23:24:41] thread b06ae000 started ("scan")
[23:24:41] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
[23:24:41] scan: DVD has 4 title(s)
[23:24:41] scan: scanning title 1
[23:24:41] scan: opening IFO for VTS 1
[23:24:41] pgc_id: 1, pgn: 1: pgc: 0xe89f870
[23:24:41] scan: vts=1, ttn=1, cells=0->39, blocks=0->3392024, 3392025 blocks
[23:24:41] scan: duration is 02:14:17 (8057320 ms)
[23:24:41] scan: checking audio 1
[23:24:41] scan: id=80bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[23:24:41] scan: checking audio 2
[23:24:41] scan: id=81bd, lang=Deutsch (AC3), 3cc=deu
[23:24:41] scan: checking audio 3
[23:24:41] scan: audio channel is not active
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 1
[23:24:41] scan: id=20bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 2
[23:24:41] scan: id=21bd, lang=Arabic, 3cc=ara
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 3
[23:24:41] scan: id=22bd, lang=Deutsch, 3cc=deu
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 4
[23:24:41] scan: id=23bd, lang=Unknown, 3cc=und
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 5
[23:24:41] scan: id=24bd, lang=Islenska, 3cc=isl
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 6
[23:24:41] scan: id=25bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 7
[23:24:41] scan: id=26bd, lang=Deutsch, 3cc=deu
[23:24:41] scan: checking subtitle 8
[23:24:41] scan: id=27bd, lang=Deutsch, 3cc=deu
[23:24:41] scan: title 1 has 40 chapters
[23:24:41] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=0->99279 (99280), 209383 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=99280->198817 (99538), 222402 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 3 c=2->2, b=198818->297426 (98609), 232386 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 4 c=3->3, b=297427->415752 (118326), 270419 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 5 c=4->4, b=415753->505883 (90131), 200481 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 6 c=5->5, b=505884->612279 (106396), 263740 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 7 c=6->6, b=612280->707281 (95002), 235690 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 8 c=7->7, b=707282->775339 (68058), 173363 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 9 c=8->8, b=775340->878626 (103287), 257491 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 10 c=9->9, b=878627->934573 (55947), 144412 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 11 c=10->10, b=934574->1007520 (72947), 163269 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 12 c=11->11, b=1007521->1050507 (42987), 108251 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 13 c=12->12, b=1050508->1140970 (90463), 220629 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 14 c=13->13, b=1140971->1205533 (64563), 159423 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 15 c=14->14, b=1205534->1291284 (85751), 213419 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 16 c=15->15, b=1291285->1348602 (57318), 142299 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 17 c=16->16, b=1348603->1398175 (49573), 122171 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 18 c=17->17, b=1398176->1522373 (124198), 316444 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 19 c=18->18, b=1522374->1577307 (54934), 135239 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 20 c=19->19, b=1577308->1643744 (66437), 158402 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 21 c=20->20, b=1643745->1709983 (66239), 160425 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 22 c=21->21, b=1709984->1754320 (44337), 109153 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 23 c=22->22, b=1754321->1823824 (69504), 169327 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 24 c=23->23, b=1823825->1913842 (90018), 205578 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 25 c=24->24, b=1913843->2012053 (98211), 233617 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 26 c=25->25, b=2012054->2130225 (118172), 295785 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 27 c=26->26, b=2130226->2223483 (93258), 205528 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 28 c=27->27, b=2223484->2360667 (137184), 299590 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 29 c=28->28, b=2360668->2423913 (63246), 157360 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 30 c=29->29, b=2423914->2537275 (113362), 264451 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 31 c=30->30, b=2537276->2642557 (105282), 252634 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 32 c=31->31, b=2642558->2692137 (49580), 112517 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 33 c=32->32, b=2692138->2777667 (85530), 191438 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 34 c=33->33, b=2777668->2855862 (78195), 193641 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 35 c=34->34, b=2855863->2951425 (95563), 214360 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 36 c=35->35, b=2951426->3034843 (83418), 178380 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 37 c=36->36, b=3034844->3061676 (26833), 63088 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 38 c=37->37, b=3061677->3137821 (76145), 183627 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 39 c=38->38, b=3137822->3176032 (38211), 94462 ms
[23:24:41] scan: chap 40 c=39->39, b=3176033->3392024 (215992), 523024 ms
[23:24:41] scan: aspect = 16
[23:24:41] scan: scanning title 2
[23:24:41] scan: opening IFO for VTS 2
GUI ERROR dialog: scan: ifoOpen failed
[23:24:41] scan: scanning title 3
[23:24:41] scan: opening IFO for VTS 3
GUI ERROR dialog: scan: ifoOpen failed
[23:24:41] scan: scanning title 4
[23:24:41] scan: opening IFO for VTS 4
GUI ERROR dialog: scan: ifoOpen failed
[23:24:41] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[23:24:41] scan: preview 1
[23:24:41] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=384000
[23:24:41] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=384000
[23:24:41] scan: preview 2
[23:24:42] scan: preview 3
[23:24:42] scan: preview 4
[23:24:42] scan: preview 5
[23:24:42] scan: preview 6
[23:24:42] scan: preview 7
[23:24:42] scan: preview 8
[23:24:42] scan: preview 9
[23:24:42] scan: preview 10
[23:24:42] scan: 10 previews, 720x576, 25.000 fps, autocrop = 74/74/0/0, aspect 16:9
[23:24:42] scan: title (0) job->width:720, job->height:304
[23:24:42] thread b06ae000 exited ("scan")
[23:24:43] thread b06ae000 joined ("scan")
[23:24:43] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[23:25:16] thread b0579000 started ("work")
[23:25:16] 2 job(s) to process
[23:25:16] starting job
[23:25:16]  + device /Volumes/Mark Brooks's Time Capsule/ripped movies/BATMAN_BEGINS_DISC_1 Main Feature/VIDEO_TS
[23:25:16]  + title 1, chapter(s) 13 to 13
[23:25:16]  + 720x576 -> 720x428, crop 74/74/0/0
[23:25:16]  + video frame rate: 25.000 fps
[23:25:16]  + video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 1
[23:25:16]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:720, height: 428
[23:25:16]  + encoder x264
[23:25:16]    + x264 options: bframes=3:ref=1:subq=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:cabac=0:ref=1:subme=1:me=dia:analyse=none:trellis=0:no-fast-pskip=0:8x8dct=0:weightb=0
[23:25:16] thread b06ae000 started ("reader")
[23:25:16]  + output: /Volumes/Music and Movies/Movies/Batman chapter 13.m4v
[23:25:16] thread b08ef000 started ("muxer")
[23:25:16] thread b0971000 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:25:16] thread b09f3000 started ("Renderer")
[23:25:16] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 64/45
[23:25:16] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 1)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (720x428), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=64/45
[23:25:16] reader: first SCR 223316260 scr_offset 223323626
[23:25:16] mpeg2: "Chapter 13" (13) at frame 0 time 0
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 Cache64
[23:25:16] thread b0af7000 started ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[23:25:16] sync: expecting 5540 video frames
[23:25:18] macgui: Using preset: Custom
[23:26:23] reader: end of chapter 13 (media 13) reached at media chapter 14
[23:26:23] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[23:26:23] thread b06ae000 exited ("reader")
[23:26:25] sync: got 5505 frames, 5540 expected
[23:26:25] thread b0af7000 exited ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[23:26:25] thread b0971000 exited ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:26:25] thread b09f3000 exited ("Renderer")
[23:26:25] thread b0971000 joined ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:26:25] mpeg2 done: 5506 frames
[23:26:25] thread b09f3000 joined ("Renderer")
[23:26:25] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[23:26:25] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] thread b0af7000 joined ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
x264 [info]: slice I:55    Avg QP:14.33  size: 35711  PSNR Mean Y:48.74 U:50.48 V:51.22 Avg:49.30 Global:48.83
x264 [info]: slice P:3016  Avg QP:15.70  size: 17744  PSNR Mean Y:46.61 U:48.53 V:49.79 Avg:47.23 Global:46.47
x264 [info]: slice B:2434  Avg QP:17.41  size:  7832  PSNR Mean Y:45.27 U:47.53 V:48.09 Avg:45.93 Global:45.47
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 27.5%  0.0% 72.5%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4: 42.6%  0.0%  0.0%  P16..4: 55.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%    skip: 2.1%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  8.4%  0.0%  0.0%  B16..8: 38.5%  0.0%  0.0%  direct:35.7%  skip:17.3%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 17.68
x264 [info]: SSIM Mean Y:0.9867548
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:46.041 U:48.103 V:49.055 Avg:46.675 Global:46.015 kb/s:2708.22
[23:26:25] thread b06ae000 joined ("reader")
[23:26:25] thread b08ef000 exited ("muxer")
[23:26:25] thread b08ef000 joined ("muxer")
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 1 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:26:25] Freed 5 buffers of size 512
[23:26:25] Freed 1 buffers of size 1024
[23:26:25] Freed 2048 buffers of size 2048
[23:26:25] Freed 0 buffers of size 4096
[23:26:25] Freed 0 buffers of size 8192
[23:26:25] Freed 0 buffers of size 16384
[23:26:25] Freed 0 buffers of size 32768
[23:26:25] Freed 55 buffers of size 622080
[23:26:25] Allocated 38412288 bytes of buffers on this pass and Freed 38412288 bytes, 0 bytes leaked
[23:26:25] starting job
[23:26:25]  + device /Volumes/Mark Brooks's Time Capsule/ripped movies/BATMAN_BEGINS_DISC_1 Main Feature/VIDEO_TS
[23:26:25]  + title 1, chapter(s) 13 to 13
[23:26:25]  + 720x576 -> 720x428, crop 74/74/0/0
[23:26:25]  + video frame rate: 25.000 fps
[23:26:25]  + video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 2
[23:26:25]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:720, height: 428
[23:26:25]  + encoder x264
[23:26:25]    + x264 options: bframes=3:ref=1:subq=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:cabac=0
[23:26:25]  + audio track 0
[23:26:25]    + input track 0
[23:26:25]    + audio 160 kbps, 48000 Hz
[23:26:25]    + encoder faac
[23:26:25]      + 80bd, English (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[23:26:25]        + Requested mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[23:26:25]        + Actual mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[23:26:25]  + audio track 1
[23:26:25]    + input track 0
[23:26:25]    + AC3 passthrough
[23:26:25]      + 80bd, English (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[23:26:25] thread b04e6000 started ("reader")
[23:26:25]  + output: /Volumes/Music and Movies/Movies/Batman chapter 13.m4v
[23:26:25] thread b06ae000 started ("muxer")
[23:26:25] thread b08ef000 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:26:25] thread b0971000 started ("Renderer")
[23:26:25] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 64/45
[23:26:25] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 2)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (720x428), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=64/45
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 Cache64
[23:26:25] reader: first SCR 223316260 scr_offset 223323626
[23:26:25] mpeg2: "Chapter 13" (13) at frame 0 time 0
[23:26:25] thread b09f3000 started ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
[23:26:25] thread b0af7000 started ("AC3 decoder")
[23:26:25] a52_syncinfo failed
[23:26:25] a52_syncinfo ok
[23:26:25] thread b0b79000 started ("AAC encoder (libfaac)")
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
[23:26:25] thread b0c7d000 started ("AC3 decoder")
[23:26:25] sync: expecting 5540 video frames
[23:26:25] a52_syncinfo failed
[23:26:25] a52_syncinfo ok
[23:26:25] macgui: Using preset: Custom
[23:26:25] Using 64-bit MP4 formatting.
[23:26:26] Disabled extra audio track 2
[23:28:58] reader: end of chapter 13 (media 13) reached at media chapter 14
[23:28:58] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[23:28:58] thread b04e6000 exited ("reader")
[23:29:04] sync: got 5505 frames, 5540 expected
[23:29:04] thread b0c7d000 exited ("AC3 decoder")
[23:29:04] thread b0971000 exited ("Renderer")
[23:29:04] thread b0af7000 exited ("AC3 decoder")
[23:29:04] thread b08ef000 exited ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:29:04] thread b0b79000 exited ("AAC encoder (libfaac)")
[23:29:04] thread b08ef000 joined ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[23:29:04] mpeg2 done: 5506 frames
[23:29:04] thread b0971000 joined ("Renderer")
[23:29:04] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[23:29:04] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[23:29:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:04] thread b09f3000 exited ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[23:29:04] thread b09f3000 joined ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
x264 [info]: slice I:55    Avg QP:14.64  size: 33531  PSNR Mean Y:48.59 U:50.30 V:51.05 Avg:49.16 Global:48.75
x264 [info]: slice P:3016  Avg QP:15.37  size: 17456  PSNR Mean Y:47.35 U:48.91 V:50.22 Avg:47.91 Global:47.41
x264 [info]: slice B:2434  Avg QP:17.83  size:  5956  PSNR Mean Y:45.37 U:47.61 V:48.17 Avg:46.02 Global:45.65
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 30.3%  0.0% 69.7%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4: 30.7%  0.0% 22.2%  P16..4: 20.5% 18.6%  6.3%  0.0%  0.0%    skip: 1.6%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  8.1%  0.0%  2.0%  B16..8: 40.3%  4.4%  4.0%  direct:17.9%  skip:23.3%
x264 [info]: SSIM Mean Y:0.9883756
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:46.487 U:48.349 V:49.323 Avg:47.090 Global:46.555 kb/s:2506.38
[23:29:04] thread b0af7000 joined ("AC3 decoder")
[23:29:04] thread b0b79000 joined ("AAC encoder (libfaac)")
[23:29:04] thread b0c7d000 joined ("AC3 decoder")
[23:29:04] thread b04e6000 joined ("reader")
[23:29:05] mux: file size, 84051305 bytes
[23:29:05] mux: track 0, 68988700 bytes, 2506.40 kbps
[23:29:05] mux: video bitrate error, +176200 bytes
[23:29:05] mux: track 1, 4402285 bytes, 159.94 kbps
[23:29:05] mux: track 2, 10567680 bytes, 383.93 kbps
[23:29:05] mux: overhead, 4.08 bytes per frame
[23:29:05] thread b06ae000 exited ("muxer")
[23:29:05] thread b06ae000 joined ("muxer")
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 1 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 4 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] fifo_close: trashing 3 buffer(s)
[23:29:05] Freed 5 buffers of size 512
[23:29:05] Freed 2 buffers of size 1024
[23:29:05] Freed 2048 buffers of size 2048
[23:29:05] Freed 0 buffers of size 4096
[23:29:05] Freed 0 buffers of size 8192
[23:29:05] Freed 271 buffers of size 16384
[23:29:05] Freed 0 buffers of size 32768
[23:29:05] Freed 63 buffers of size 622080
[23:29:05] Allocated 47830016 bytes of buffers on this pass and Freed 47830016 bytes, 0 bytes leaked
[23:29:05] thread b0579000 exited ("work")
[23:29:05] thread b0579000 joined ("work")
[23:29:05] libhb: work result = 0
Do I need screen grabs as well?
funkster
Posts: 15
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:48 pm

Re: Blocking in Batman Begins

Post by funkster »

anyone?
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s55
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Re: Blocking in Batman Begins

Post by s55 »

Might want to try our new development snapshot. It has a new x264 build which is a rather large improvement over the version in 1477
funkster
Posts: 15
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:48 pm

Re: Blocking in Batman Begins

Post by funkster »

s55 wrote:Might want to try our new development snapshot. It has a new x264 build which is a rather large improvement over the version in 1477
Trying that now

Would you suggest using the apple tv preset or Cav's / Dyna's settings for CQ?
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