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I can't seem to get my videos uploaded to youtube correctly, the video always comes out grey. For reference, my avs script and x264 command line: hd.avs:
game = AVISource("ffv1.avi", pixel_type="RGB24").trim(0,3600).ChangeFPS(25).crop(0,7,0,-9)
factor = (game.height > 540) ? 1 : \
         (game.height > 270) ? 2 : \
         (game.height > 180) ? 3 : 4
game = game.PointResize(game.width * factor, game.height * factor)
game = (game.width < game.height * 4 / 3) ? \
  game.PointResize(game.height * 4 / 3, game.height) : \
  game.PointResize(game.width, game.width * 3 / 4)
game = game.PointResize(game.width * 2, game.height * 2)
frame_rate=Round(game.framerate)
logo = ImageSource("C:\Users\cdombroski\Documents\TASVideos\logo.png", end=round(2 * frame_rate - 1), fps=game.FrameRate).AudioDub(BlankClip(length=round(2 * frame_rate - 1), fps=game.FrameRate, audio_rate=game.AudioRate, channels=game.AudioChannels))
logo = Lanczos4Resize(logo, game.width, game.height, 0, (logo.width / float(game.width) * game.height - logo.height) / -2, logo.width, logo.width / float(game.width) * game.height)
subtitle1_start=10
subtitle2_start=15
subtitle_length=5
last = logo ++ game
Subtitle("Journey to Silius in 13:58.00\nby Exim", align=8, first_frame=frame_rate * subtitle1_start, last_frame=frame_rate * subtitle_length + frame_rate * subtitle1_start - 1, text_color=$00ffffff, halo_color=$00000000, lsp=1, size=84)
Subtitle("This is a tool-assisted recording.\nFor details, visit http://TASVideos.org/", align=8, first_frame=frame_rate * subtitle2_start, last_frame=frame_rate * subtitle_length + frame_rate * subtitle2_start - 1, text_color=$00ffffff, halo_color=$00000000, lsp=1, size=84)
ConvertToYV24(chromaresample="POINT", matrix="PC.601")
ConvertToYV12(chromaresample="POINT", matrix="PC.601")
encode:
../../../../Downloads/x264.exe --qp 0 --keyint 60 --fullrange on --output hd.mp4 hd.avs
This gives the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAW3rcjJ7qw I also tried a 25fps version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb9rAta7eWA
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Oh my god, I had this problem as well and it was such a nightmare! I have two solutions for you. I'm not sure if the first one is still useful, but I suggest you to do it, since it's simple, and it helped me a lot. 1. Do not encode the audio into FLAC and import the WAV itself in the MKV instead. 2. Aktan gave me this particular version of mkvmerge. Extract the 7z in a dedicated folder other than the one with your usual mkvmerge. Then, after you've made the MKV using your usual mkvmerge, move the MKV in the folder containing that special mkvmerge and run this command: mkvmerge.exe -o out.mkv in.mkv . Then, send the "out.mkv" to YouTube. I hope I helped you with this.
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As an aditional test, I added a "return game" after the second point resize (just before I grab the frame rate) this was with 25fps still. I got this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgrf4OGzK0 Now to figure out which part yt doesn't like... Edit 1: 30fps works Edit 2: Ok, narrowed it down to adding the logo making it break. From what I see/know, the logo should be the same size and have the same audio characteristics as the main movie. Any ideas? Edit 3: Well, that custom mkvmerge made it work, wish I knew what the problem actually was...
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This problem still exist? That's not good.
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Changing the x264.exe file solved this problem for me.
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I just did a test and it seems fine to me. Maybe Nahoc is onto something. I did update my x264.exe recently too.
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Download x264: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14171741/TASVideos/x264.exe Here this the file x264, I hope that works Thanks MisterEpic for send me
[18:51] <scrimpy> Oh, nothing [18:51] <mmarks> oh [18:51] <Nach> I think scrimpy is just jealous of you mmarks
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mmarks wrote:
Download x264: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14171741/TASVideos/x264.exe Here this the file x264, I hope that works Thanks MisterEpic for send me
No problem. But I'm not using this x264 anymore, I've updated. But this may help anybody else.
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I did some testing and it turns out that the mkvmerge version is the real issue.
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Am I the only person here that never has mkvmerge issues?
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This is solely because I'm lazy, but if the source material permits I always upload lossless video to Youtube. Usually upscaled to force it to create a 720p version too. Works every time. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuBm2zFQOQ
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Flygon wrote:
Am I the only person here that never has mkvmerge issues?
Yes because you are the only person who never updates!
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Aktan wrote:
Flygon wrote:
Am I the only person here that never has mkvmerge issues?
Yes because you are the only person who never updates!
At least I'm not the guy that's incapable of making working MKV files.
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Flygon wrote:
Aktan wrote:
Yes because you are the only person who never updates!
At least I'm not the guy that's incapable of making working MKV files.
But noone is that guy. So what's your point?
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Well after doing a ton of testing, I found out the problem was header removal compression. Here is some information about it: http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/faq.html#header_removal_compression Apparently YouTube demuxer doesn't support it, which is why the video is gray.
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So what to do with x264 & mkvmerge updating? Will it help?
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Updating won't fix it. The fix is to disable the header removal compression. That option is in the newer versions of MKVToolnix. I don't think using an older version just so you don't need to set the option is a good idea.
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Then we need an addition to muxing command, right? I mean, in the Guide.
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Yep, the guide will probably need an update.
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Adding --compression 1:none --compression 2:none to the mkvmerge commandline resolves this problem. I was just hit with it myself.
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This command was already added to HD Encoding Guide (by me). Don't know about the SD Guide.
mkvmerge --engage no_simpleblocks --compression 1:none video.mp4 audio.flac -o TAS.mkv
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It's not needed by the SD guide since the players used usually supports the compression header.
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You can just specify "--compression -1:none"; -1 means "all tracks".