SageTVTranscoder Plugin

[jhkoenig]

Originally Posted by egeller

Did you add the "transcoder/formats/MKV-H264" entries to sage.properties? They are in the first post of this thread. The new FFMPEG should recognize H265 without a H265 profile entry, but you need to give it options on what to transcode it to.

If you did add them, then I am out of ideas. I wonder if there is a dependency to the new format detector plugin. I think they both use the same new version of ffmpeg. I am on Linux so I need to wait for the Linux version of the transcoder plugin before I install the transcoder or format detector plug. I tried installing the latter only, and saw results that forced me to uninstall it.

I have this in my properties file but don't understand how the transcoder selects the proper entry:
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264\fast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset fast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264\faster\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset faster -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264Medium\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset medium -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264slow\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset slow -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264slower\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset slower -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264superfast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset superfast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264veryfast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset veryfast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264veryslow\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset veryslow -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-Remux\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy;]

[CptKirk]

I don't think these have anything to do with what you are looking for 'on the fly live transcoding'.

I believe these are only used to transcode a file after it has finished recording.

You set these up when you create a favorite.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by CptKirk

I don't think these have anything to do with what you are looking for 'on the fly live transcoding'.

I believe these are only used to transcode a file after it has finished recording.

You set these up when you create a favorite.

Correct that is to convert files but you have to do it manually not on the fly.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by jhkoenig

I have this in my properties file but don't understand how the transcoder selects the proper entry:
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264\fast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset fast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264\faster\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset faster -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264Medium\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset medium -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264slow\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset slow -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264slower\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset slower -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264superfast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset superfast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264veryfast\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset veryfast -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-H264veryslow\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy -preset veryslow -c\:v libx264;]
transcoder/formats/MKV-Remux\ MKV=f\=matroska;MCompressionDetails\=-c copy;]

You can use one of these to convert your file within SageTV to MKV ... I recommend very fast to test.

[jhkoenig]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

You can use one of these to convert your file within SageTV to MKV ... I recommend very fast to test.

Thanks for the suggestion! I gave it a try, but the resulting conversion is unplayable on Sage, or either Windows media players. It does play with VLC. The original HVEC file plays on everything except Sage.

I am getting very puzzled!

[nyplayer]

Sounds like you have a problem with SageTV or your HD300.

[jhkoenig]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

Sounds like you have a problem with SageTV or your HD300.

That's certainly possible, but I have tested playback using 2 HD300s. The HVEC files play fine on a Windows Sage Client that has the proper codec installed, but it seems that the Windows client operates VERY differently. The manual conversion files just produce the spinning circle of death, requiring the Sage client to be killed in Windows.

The manual conversion file tests in Windows were performed by downloading the converted files to my laptop and playing them straight out of Windows. The transcoder seems to be the only part of Sage that I am using for this experiment.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by jhkoenig

That's certainly possible, but I have tested playback using 2 HD300s. The HVEC files play fine on a Windows Sage Client that has the proper codec installed, but it seems that the Windows client operates VERY differently. The manual conversion files just produce the spinning circle of death, requiring the Sage client to be killed in Windows.

The manual conversion file tests in Windows were performed by downloading the converted files to my laptop and playing them straight out of Windows. The transcoder seems to be the only part of Sage that I am using for this experiment.

You do have the latest SageTV transcoder plugin for your system .. ?

[jhkoenig]

I believe that I'm using the latest transcoder plugin, version 1.0.5.

[phelme]

Originally Posted by jhkoenig

So I can see in the SageTVTranscoder.log that it is attempting to transcode the movie on the fly, but it is using a ffmpeg DVD profile instead of an H265 profile, probably because there isn't an appropriate H265 profile.

That is what I'm seeking. Does anyone have one that works?

Originally Posted by jhkoenig

That's certainly possible, but I have tested playback using 2 HD300s. The HVEC files play fine on a Windows Sage Client that has the proper codec installed, but it seems that the Windows client operates VERY differently.

The transcoder seems to be the only part of Sage that I am using for this experiment.

My HD300 triggers the transcoding on the server as well for H.265's, but I'm not sure what decides what conversion to use. Mine are for some reason always targeted for postage stamp size resolution because the server has decided there isn't enough bandwidth, even on Ethernet. It definitely feels like something is misconfigured.

[jhkoenig]

Originally Posted by phelme

My HD300 triggers the transcoding on the server as well for H.265's, but I'm not sure what decides what conversion to use. Mine are for some reason always targeted for postage stamp size resolution because the server has decided there isn't enough bandwidth, even on Ethernet. It definitely feels like something is misconfigured.

I think that we need the wisdom of jvl711 to move forward.

[DarkWolf77]

Hi guys, I'm trying to get this working, but it seems to fail immediately even with the new profiles that were posted to this thread. I tailed the logs to see if I can see what happens, but I haven't had any luck. Here it is:

Wed 6/15 9:36:46.547 [PooledThread@5f1f4a07] Added for transcoding:MediaFile[id=39139735 A[39094588,39094560,"Bob Hearts Abishola",20495@0516.20:30,30,T] mask=TV host=Batcomputer encodedBy=DCT-HDHomeRun Prime Tuner 132532B5-0 on 127.0.0.1:9000 WTSPDT format=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, Medi
aTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts, Seg0[Mon 5/16 20:30:00.007-Mon 5/16 21:00:00.012]]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.547 [Ministry@32e27f41] Initiating xcode for F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Set Transcode format source=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false
, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] dest=matroska 0:00:00 0 kbps [{CompressionDetails=-c copy -preset faster -c:v libx264}]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Using 7 threads for the transcoder
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Automatically adding -deinterlace option to transcoding process
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.581 [Ministry@32e27f41] File Format Parsed3 F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts=MPEG2-TS 0:29:59 8329 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97 fps 1920x1080 16:9 17598 kbps interlaced id=100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 6 channels 384 kbps idx=1 id=101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels 192 kbps idx=2 id=102 spa]{Language=spa}]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.583 [Ministry@32e27f41] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Wed 6/15 9:36:47.583 [Ministry@32e27f41] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Wed 6/15 9:36:50.619 [PooledThread@7400b09e] KillTranscoding for:MediaFile[id=39139735 A[39094588,39094560,"Bob Hearts Abishola",20495@0516.20:30,30,T] mask=TV host=Batcomputer encodedBy=DCT-HDHomeRun Prime Tuner 132532B5-0 on 127.0.0.1:9000 WTSPDT format=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts, Seg0[Mon 5/16 20:30:00.007-Mon 5/16 21:00:00.012]]

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by DarkWolf77

Hi guys, I'm trying to get this working, but it seems to fail immediately even with the new profiles that were posted to this thread. I tailed the logs to see if I can see what happens, but I haven't had any luck. Here it is:

Wed 6/15 9:36:46.547 [PooledThread@5f1f4a07] Added for transcoding:MediaFile[id=39139735 A[39094588,39094560,"Bob Hearts Abishola",20495@0516.20:30,30,T] mask=TV host=Batcomputer encodedBy=DCT-HDHomeRun Prime Tuner 132532B5-0 on 127.0.0.1:9000 WTSPDT format=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, Medi
aTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts, Seg0[Mon 5/16 20:30:00.007-Mon 5/16 21:00:00.012]]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.547 [Ministry@32e27f41] Initiating xcode for F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Set Transcode format source=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false
, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] dest=matroska 0:00:00 0 kbps [{CompressionDetails=-c copy -preset faster -c:v libx264}]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Using 7 threads for the transcoder
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.548 [Ministry@32e27f41] Automatically adding -deinterlace option to transcoding process
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.581 [Ministry@32e27f41] File Format Parsed3 F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts=MPEG2-TS 0:29:59 8329 kbps [#0 Video[MPEG2-Video 29.97 fps 1920x1080 16:9 17598 kbps interlaced id=100]#1 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 6 channels 384 kbps idx=1 id=101 eng]#2 Audio[AC3 48000 Hz 2 channels 192 kbps idx=2 id=102 spa]{Language=spa}]
Wed 6/15 9:36:46.583 [Ministry@32e27f41] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Wed 6/15 9:36:47.583 [Ministry@32e27f41] Ministry is waiting for 180 sec
Wed 6/15 9:36:50.619 [PooledThread@7400b09e] KillTranscoding for:MediaFile[id=39139735 A[39094588,39094560,"Bob Hearts Abishola",20495@0516.20:30,30,T] mask=TV host=Batcomputer encodedBy=DCT-HDHomeRun Prime Tuner 132532B5-0 on 127.0.0.1:9000 WTSPDT format=MPEG2-TS 0:00:01 2775 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=3230221, TagLine=, MediaType=TV, SeasonFinal=false, CollectionOverview=, IMDBID=, CollectionName=, TrailerUrl=, UserRating=0, Quotes=, MediaProviderID=tvdb, MediaProviderDataID=364046, EpisodeCount=0, ScrapedBy=Phoenix, MediaTitle=Bob Hearts Abishola, DiscNumber=0, ScrapedDate=1652749200921, CollectionID=0}] F:\SageTV\Bob Hearts Abishola - S03E21 - 39094588-0.ts, Seg0[Mon 5/16 20:30:00.007-Mon 5/16 21:00:00.012]]

Make sure you have te latest SageTVTranscoder plugin ... also you might want to try the very fast preset.... also there should be a sagetvtranscoder log in the SageTV directory.

PS ... As long as you see converting even though it stays at 0% it is converting and be patient.

[jvl711]

Just an FYI that I am working on adding Hardware encoding/decoding support to the SageTVTranscoder. I have a build that is working with NVENC Nvidia hardware encoding support in the works as we speak. This will probably be a Patreon only release for a while as I work thru the issues. If you interested in supporting this development you can support it on Patreon.

Thanks,
Josh

[TGsell]

Not sure if theres a thread already started for this but my 64bit Sage /Win10 system does not convert files -- just a failure error. Not sure if it ever did since I cant recall the last time I tried - is there a quick fix or daignostic? thanks!

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by TGsell

Not sure if theres a thread already started for this but my 64bit Sage /Win10 system does not convert files -- just a failure error. Not sure if it ever did since I cant recall the last time I tried - is there a quick fix or daignostic? thanks!

There is a logfile that is generated in the root of the SageTV directory SageTVTranscoder.log. Did you look at the note on the first post of thread? The out of the box transcoding profiles are not all compatible with this plugin.

Josh

[jhkoenig]

So a lot of videos are now distributed in H265 format, but they choke on my HD300s. Is there a profile entry to allow the transcoder to turn them into H264 streams on the fly?

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by jhkoenig

So a lot of videos are now distributed in H265 format, but they choke on my HD300s. Is there a profile entry to allow the transcoder to turn them into H264 streams on the fly?

h.265 is not supported on the HD300s at all, so it will always attempt to transcode. I am not sure what if any options there are for changing that. Someone else would need to chime in there. I have not used a HD300 in a few years. I am not sure how much flexibility there is there.

[jhkoenig]

Originally Posted by jvl711

h.265 is not supported on the HD300s at all, so it will always attempt to transcode. I am not sure what if any options there are for changing that. Someone else would need to chime in there. I have not used a HD300 in a few years. I am not sure how much flexibility there is there.

Thanks! I'm hoping that someone has a line to add to the profile. I'm failing completely on that task.

[DarkWolf77]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

Make sure you have te latest SageTVTranscoder plugin ... also you might want to try the very fast preset.... also there should be a sagetvtranscoder log in the SageTV directory.

PS ... As long as you see converting even though it stays at 0% it is converting and be patient.

It fails immediately as soon as it's run, so I am having no difficulty with my patience. The installed version is 1.0.5, SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) Windows x64.


SageTVTranscoder.log

################################ SageTVTranscoder (FFmpeg) starting ################################
Arguments: C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe -ss 390.0 -y -priority idle -skip_frame nokey -skip_idct nokey -skip_loop_filter nokey -i F:\SageTV\Nate and Jeremiah Save My House - S03E04 - 37798134-0.ts -f mjpeg -deinterlace -vf crop=0:8:0:0,scale=512:288 -vframes 1 -an -minpixvar 300 -minpixnumframes 150 -vsync 0 D:\PhoenixFanart\TV\Nate and Jeremiah Save My House\Season 3\Episodes\0004.png
Setting process priority
        Priority Argument: idle
Exiting for some other reason
################################ Exiting ################################