SageTVTranscoder Plugin

[phelme]

works great so far!

the only files I have a problem with are these oddball MKV's I have that have Opus Audio encoded tracks on them, dead silent. any chance you could add support for those?

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by AlphaCrew

So I installed the PI (Server), rebooted machine and tried to convert a video to H264 MKV and as it always has, it failed.

I don't see any difference in the SageTV client as it pertains to transcoding or it's options.

Does the PI need to be installed in the client as well?

I have not added any additional options for transcoding. This is attempting to be a direct replacement. It just happens to have a more robust set of options available if you wanted to make your own profiles....

I am not sure if/when the client uses the transcoder. I do not think it does, but I could be incorrect.

Originally Posted by nyplayer

I also tried to transcode a recording to mkv in Windows server and it failed I think new profiles will have to be added.

You are 100% correct. There are a few command line options that have changed. If you guys wanted to make it work, you could test the commands in the profiles and update the ones that are no longer supported.

Here are the ones I have identified already.

rc_lookahead -> rc-lookahead
directpred -> direct-pred

There is also something it does not like about flag2 options.

I will need to decide how I want to handle this. I may modify SageTVTranscoder to accept both parameters. That way it will support both the old and new one. I want this to be as plug and play as possible.

Josh

[jvl711]

Hi,

Here is a modified profile I was playing with. It does work. Again, I am going to see if I can make the other profiles work.

transcoder/formats/MPEG4\ HDTV-TestHigh\ Quality\ H.264\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10;[bf\=vid;f\=h264;br\=7500000;][bf\=aud;]

Josh

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by jvl711

Hi,

Here is a modified profile I was playing with. It does work. Again, I am going to see if I can make the other profiles work.

transcoder/formats/MPEG4\ HDTV-TestHigh\ Quality\ H.264\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10;[bf\=vid;f\=h264;br\=7500000;][bf\=aud;]

Josh

Thanks looks good.

[KryptoNyte]

Josh,

I thought this was working previously, but maybe not. I have some 4k drone video (mp4 h.264) that I can watch over the LAN without transcoding on miniclient on firetv 4k. When I flip on, say, fixed transcoding at 3mbps, it just yields a black screen and watching processes on the server I can see the transcoder never starts.

Would it be possible to have the 4k content transcode also? I'll PM you a link to a very small example file.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by jvl711

Hi,

Here is a modified profile I was playing with. It does work. Again, I am going to see if I can make the other profiles work.

transcoder/formats/MPEG4\ HDTV-TestHigh\ Quality\ H.264\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10;[bf\=vid;f\=h264;br\=7500000;][bf\=aud;]

Josh

I would like to see a straight copy profile ... that way I can use it to copy recordings to a specific folder... by setting it up on some favorites.

[jvl711]

Version 1.0.1 posted.

Windows x32 build is the only change. Not feature changes.

Josh

[AlphaCrew]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

I would like to see a straight copy profile ... that way I can use it to copy recordings to a specific folder... by setting it up on some favorites.

x2 on this.

[AlphaCrew]

Originally Posted by jvl711

Hi,

Here is a modified profile I was playing with. It does work. Again, I am going to see if I can make the other profiles work.

transcoder/formats/MPEG4\ HDTV-TestHigh\ Quality\ H.264\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10;[bf\=vid;f\=h264;br\=7500000;][bf\=aud;]

Josh

I'm sorry for my ignorance, but where do these profiles live? (Where do I copy this string too?)

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by AlphaCrew

I'm sorry for my ignorance, but where do these profiles live? (Where do I copy this string too?)

sage.properties make Sure Sage is shutdown first.

[AlphaCrew]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

sage.properties make Sure Sage is shutdown first.

Thank You

[AlphaCrew]

The new profile failed for me.

Trans Log

################################ SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) starting ################################
Arguments: C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe -v 3 -y -threads 2 -sn -vsync 1 -async 100 -stdinctrl -i G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\GMA3WhatYouNeedtoKnow-S02E68-37445732-0.mpg -threads 7 -f MATROSKA,WEBM -vcodec libx264 -b 7500000 -acodec ac3 -ac 6 -ar 48000 -ab 384000 -aspect 16:9 -coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10 -priority idle G:\VideoCaptures\Channel_DVR\GMA3WhatYouNeedtoKnow-S02E68-37445732-0.tmp
Setting process priority
Priority Argument: idle
################################ SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) starting ################################
Arguments: C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe -v 3 -y -threads 2 -sn -vsync 1 -async 100 -stdinctrl -i G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\GMA3WhatYouNeedtoKnow-S02E68-37445732-0.mpg -threads 7 -f MATROSKA,WEBM -vcodec libx264 -b 7500000 -acodec ac3 -ac 6 -ar 48000 -ab 384000 -aspect 16:9 -coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10 -priority idle G:\VideoCaptures\Channel_DVR\GMA3WhatYouNeedtoKnow-S02E68-37445732-0.tmp
Setting process priority
Priority Argument: idle
################################ SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) starting ################################
Arguments: C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe -priority idle -dumpmetadata -v 2 -i G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts
Setting process priority
Priority Argument: idle
################################ SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) starting ################################
Arguments: C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe -v 3 -y -threads 2 -sn -vsync 1 -async 100 -stdinctrl -i G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts -threads 7 -f MATROSKA,WEBM -vcodec libx264 -b 7500000 -acodec ac3 -ac 6 -ar 48000 -ab 384000 -aspect 16:9 -coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10 -deinterlace -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -priority idle G:\VideoCaptures\Channel_DVR\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.tmp
Setting process priority
Priority Argument: idle

SageTV_o.txt log

Thu 12/24 17:22:33.654 [PooledThread@117ffd9b] Added for transcoding:MediaFile[id=37420007 A[36858354,36851763,"Ancient Aliens",57708@1218.21:00,63,T] mask=TV host=Oculus-One encodedBy=DCT-Ceton InfiniTV PCIe (00-80-92-ca) Tuner 1 on 127.0.0.1:9000 HSTRYHD format=MPEG2-TS 0:05:00 8576 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97003 fps 1920x1080 16:9 interlaced id=0100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 6 channels 384 kbps MAIN idx=1 id=0101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels 192 kbps idx=2 id=0102 spa]{Trivia=, SeriesInfoID=8614168, PropertiesWrittenBy=CMT, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=tt13484774, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=101501, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Ancient Aliens, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1608347041941, CollectionID=0}] G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts, Seg0[Fri 12/18 21:00:00.019-Fri 12/18 22:04:00.004]]
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.654 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Initiating xcode for G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.655 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Set Transcode format source=MPEG2-TS 0:05:00 8576 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97003 fps 1920x1080 16:9 interlaced id=0100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 6 channels 384 kbps MAIN idx=1 id=0101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels 192 kbps idx=2 id=0102 spa]{Trivia=, SeriesInfoID=8614168, PropertiesWrittenBy=CMT, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=tt13484774, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=101501, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Ancient Aliens, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1608347041941, CollectionID=0}] dest=matroska 0:00:00 0 kbps [#0 Video[h264 7500 kbps progressive]#1 Audio[ ]{CompressionDetails=-coder 1 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method hex -subq 2 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 1 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 3 -refs 1 -direct-pred 1 -trellis 0 -wpredp 0 -rc-lookahead 10}]
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.656 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Using 7 threads for the transcoder
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.657 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Automatically adding -deinterlace option to transcoding process
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.709 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] File Format Parsed3 G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts=MPEG2-TS 1:03:59 12165 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97 fps 1920x1080 16:9 progressive id=100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz idx=1 id=101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels idx=2 id=102 spa]{Language=spa}]
Thu 12/24 17:22:33.729 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Thu 12/24 17:22:34.729 [Ministry@5ca6dc48] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Thu 12/24 17:22:39.072 [PooledThread@117ffd9b] KillTranscoding for:MediaFile[id=37420007 A[36858354,36851763,"Ancient Aliens",57708@1218.21:00,63,T] mask=TV host=Oculus-One encodedBy=DCT-Ceton InfiniTV PCIe (00-80-92-ca) Tuner 1 on 127.0.0.1:9000 HSTRYHD format=MPEG2-TS 0:05:00 8576 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97003 fps 1920x1080 16:9 interlaced id=0100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 6 channels 384 kbps MAIN idx=1 id=0101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels 192 kbps idx=2 id=0102 spa]{Trivia=, SeriesInfoID=8614168, PropertiesWrittenBy=CMT, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=tt13484774, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=101501, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Ancient Aliens, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1608347041941, CollectionID=0}] G:\VideoCaptures\TV_RAW\AncientAliens-S16E05-TheForbiddenBible-36858354-0.ts, Seg0[Fri 12/18 21:00:00.019-Fri 12/18 22:04:00.004]]

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by AlphaCrew

The new profile failed for me.

Trans Log


SageTV_o.txt log

Hi,

What Sage.jar are you using, and are you using my media format plugin?

There was a bug introduced by me in the last version of Sage where the format matroska gets translated to matroska,webm. Newer versions of ffmpeg report the container like that, so I added a translation for it. Unfortunately, sage tries to convert it back when transcoding.

Josh

[AlphaCrew]

Originally Posted by jvl711

Hi,

What Sage.jar are you using, and are you using my media format plugin?

There was a bug introduced by me in the last version of Sage where the format matroska gets translated to matroska,webm. Newer versions of ffmpeg report the container like that, so I added a translation for it. Unfortunately, sage tries to convert it back when transcoding.

Josh

1) The latest version of SageTV
2) No

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by AlphaCrew

1) The latest version of SageTV
2) No

https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...45&postcount=7

See this post. I think this is a bug that is already fixed for the next version.

Josh

[SteveW]

Originally Posted by jvl711

https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...45&postcount=7

See this post. I think this is a bug that is already fixed for the next version.

Josh

Hey Josh,

Do you mean it's being fixed in a new version of SageTV that's going to be released soon, or you are fixing it in an upcoming version of Sage.jar or plugin you are working on. As you'll see in the thread you referenced, the change in the Sage.jar at the time did not fix the problem for me...

Tnx
-Steve

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by SteveW

Hey Josh,

Do you mean it's being fixed in a new version of SageTV that's going to be released soon, or you are fixing it in an upcoming version of Sage.jar or plugin you are working on. As you'll see in the thread you referenced, the change in the Sage.jar at the time did not fix the problem for me...

Tnx
-Steve

Hi Steve,

I apologize, I do not think I saw your response in the other thread. Your issue was not directly related to the conversion issue. I think your issue is that my plugin was identifiying content as MATROSKA,WEBM. Since I had to remove the code in SageTV to map MATROSKA,WEBM -> MATROSKA because of the other bug, we will also need to change the media format plugin to identify the format as MATROSKA.

You may need to run a forced reindex to re-identify the media formats. Keep your eyes out for a new version.

This whole WEBM format thing has been a real headache

[gary201]

So this plugin, is it only for windows installations or will it work on Linux implementations?

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by gary201

So this plugin, is it only for windows installations or will it work on Linux implementations?

There is not currently a linux build. It in theory should be able to be built for linux. I do not have a linux SageTV development system. I will hopefully create a linux version of this and the Media Format Parser Plugin.

Josh

[jerrym]

I am having a problem when the application is generating thumbnails from the Sage Client software.

My environment is that I have a SageTV server running both the service and the client.

On that PC, the thumbnails do not generate. From a Placeshifter client, the thumbnails do generate.

Attached are 4 log files. The two that start with Placeshifter are the logs from where it works successfully. The other two are from the Sage Client SW where the generation fails.

The only difference I see is that in the failing log files, the file name is preceded with "stv://127.0.0.1/".