Replacement MTN (Thumbnailer) for H264 content (3 Viewers)

[Holzi]

Same problem within MP:

1.11.2012 15:07:12 - ######################### Starting MTN Replacement (1.0.0.75) - By Jay_UK ###########################
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Commandline arguments:  -D 6 -B 420 -E 600 -c 2 -r 2 -b 0,60 -t -i -w 0 -n -P D:/Aufnahmen/Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Number of rows: 2
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Number of columns: 2
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Thumbnail width: (Same as source)
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Beginning position: 420
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Skip end position: 600
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Output Suffix: _s.jpg
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Output directory: (Same as source)
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Source file/directory: D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Aspect ratio mode: Thumb
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - JPEG Quality: 100
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Internal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Extenal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - FFmpeg process priority: Normal
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Batch mode: No
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - Movie file (with path): D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Found movie
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Movie filename: Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Movie output path (without filename): D:\Aufnahmen
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Movie filename without extension: Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Extracting details about the movie using FFMpeg
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 10
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Video width is: 720
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Video height is: 576
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Length is: 42772
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Thumbnail interval is: 10438
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...No custom thumbnail width specified - setting dimension to match source video
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Thumb dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Width: 720
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Heigth:576
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Tile dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Width: 360
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Height:288
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Generating frame grab(s)
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Processing Thumbnail
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 420): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20_1.jpg
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:07:12 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 1 - 420
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 10858): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20_2.jpg
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ......ERROR - Failed to generate the frame grab: 2 - 10858
21.11.2012 15:07:13 - ################################### Finished MTN Replacement #####################################

And with Drag & Drop:

21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ######################### Starting MTN Replacement (1.0.0.75) - By Jay_UK ###########################
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Commandline arguments:  -c 2 -r 2 -B 720 -w 500 "D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts"
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Number of rows: 2
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Number of columns: 2
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Thumbnail width: 500
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Beginning position: 720
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Skip end position: 0
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Output Suffix: _s.jpg
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Output directory: (Same as source)
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Source file/directory: D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Aspect ratio mode: Thumb
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - JPEG Quality: 100
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Internal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Extenal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - FFmpeg process priority: Normal
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Batch mode: No
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - Movie file (with path): D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Found movie
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Movie filename: Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Movie output path (without filename): D:\Aufnahmen
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Movie filename without extension: Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Extracting details about the movie using FFMpeg
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 10
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Video width is: 720
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Video height is: 576
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Length is: 42772
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Thumbnail interval is: 10513
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Thumb dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Width: 500
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Heigth:400
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Tile dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Width: 250
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Height:200
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Generating frame grab(s)
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Processing Thumbnail
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 720): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20_1.jpg
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 1 - 720
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 11233): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20_2.jpg
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ......ERROR - Failed to generate the frame grab: 2 - 11233
21.11.2012 15:10:01 - ################################### Finished MTN Replacement #####################################

I tested another recording with Drag & Drop and this works:

21.11.2012 15:12:59 - ######################### Starting MTN Replacement (1.0.0.75) - By Jay_UK ###########################
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Commandline arguments:  -c 2 -r 2 -B 720 -w 500 "D:\Aufnahmen\Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10.ts"
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Number of rows: 2
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Number of columns: 2
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Thumbnail width: 500
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Beginning position: 720
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Skip end position: 0
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Output Suffix: _s.jpg
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Output directory: (Same as source)
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Source file/directory: D:\Aufnahmen\Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10.ts
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Aspect ratio mode: Thumb
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - JPEG Quality: 100
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Internal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Extenal border size: 0
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - FFmpeg process priority: Normal
21.11.2012 15:12:59 - Batch mode: No
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - Movie file (with path): D:\Aufnahmen\Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10.ts
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Found movie
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Movie filename: Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10.ts
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Movie output path (without filename): D:\Aufnahmen
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Movie filename without extension: Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Extracting details about the movie using FFMpeg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 10
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Video width is: 720
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Video height is: 576
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Length is: 4442
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Thumbnail interval is: 930
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Thumb dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Width: 500
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Heigth:400
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Tile dimensions:
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Width: 250
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Height:200
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Generating frame grab(s)
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Processing Thumbnail
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 720): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10_1.jpg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 1 - 720
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Generating the frame grab(1 - 1650): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10_2.jpg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 2 - 1650
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Generating the frame grab(2 - 2580): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10_3.jpg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 3 - 2580
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ...Generating the frame grab(2 - 3510): C:\Users\SEBAST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\mtn_replacement\mtn_replacement.Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10_4.jpg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Starting process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MovieThumbnailer\ffmpeg.exe
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Waiting for the process to finish or timeout of: 12
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Successfully generated the frame grab: 4 - 3510
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Checking the frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - .........Frame is not blank
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Tiled frame. Deleting frame file
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ......Successfully generated the thumbnail: D:\Aufnahmen\Wer wird Millionär_ - RTL - 2012-09-10_s.jpg
21.11.2012 15:13:00 - ################################### Finished MTN Replacement #####################################

So could it be the filename from the first one? Character ! in it.
One more question: Why is the thumb 500x400. This looks strange.

 

[azzuro]

you must reg "keeptilear" = 1

 

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

Can you try and run FFmpeg manually against that movie/video - there might be an issue where ffmpeg can not handle it?

Try and run the following (I think its right):

ffmpeg.exe -ss 11233 -i "D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts" -s 250x200 -an -vsync 0 -vf "yadif=0:-1:0,setsar=1:1" -vframes 1 -y "D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.jpg"

I know there are times where a corrupt TS file will prevent FFMpeg from seeking to the required place, hence the first frame grab worked (might have been before the corruption), but the second failed.

In relation to the "weird" thumbnail size, by default the AR of the whole thumb is set to match the AR of the source video, so the AR of the tiles will be changed to make the tiles fit inside the thumbs AR (hence distorted tiles). If you specify "keeptilear" in the registry, it keeps the AR of the tile, to the detriment of the thumbnail AR.

J.

 

[Holzi]

Hello!
I did run your command and here is what happened:

Where exactly in the registry?
Strange thing is if i use @kiwijunglist version it works and thumbs were generated with that recording. I need to test a bit more...
Thanks! =)


PS:
Here is the data from the recording:
--------------------
[Datei-Info]
--------------------
D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
General #4
ID : 4
Complete name : D:\Aufnahmen\Goodbye Deutschland! Die Auswanderer - VOX - 2012-11-20.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 4.61 GiB
Duration : 2h 6mn
Overall bit rate : 5 230 Kbps
Video #48
ID : 48 (0x30)
Menu ID : 137 (0x89)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Duration : 2h 6mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 4 675 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 4 500 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.451
Stream size : 4.12 GiB (89%)
Audio #64
ID : 64 (0x40)
Menu ID : 137 (0x89)
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Duration : 2h 6mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Video delay : -142ms
Stream size : 173 MiB (4%)
Language : German
Language, more info : Clean effects
Text #97
ID : 97 (0x61)
Menu ID : 137 (0x89)
Format : Teletext
Language : German

 

[azzuro]

keeptilear reg

 

[Holzi]

keeptilear reg

Still 500:400 aspectratio (I used Drag & Drop tho) Maybe the regedit only helps from within MP?

 

[Holzi]

kiwijunglist version works. I use this parameters.

call "%LocalDir%Files\ffmpeg.exe" -loglevel quiet -ss 980 -i "%TSRecording%" -vf "select=not(mod(n\,8000)),yadif=0:-1:0,scale=iw*sar:ih","setsar=1:1","scale=iw/3:-1,tile=2x2" -vframes 1 -vsync 0 -an "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\tv\Recorded\%filename%.jpg"


To be honest this version is very slow (because of how long the pictures are apart from each other?) but has a nice aspect ratio (see screen). Your version is incredibely fast but does not work on this file + has the wrong aspect ratio (which I'm sure is my fault).

Is there a wiki somewhere about how to configure all the settings?
I see.. this is all in the changelog?
Thank you!

 

[HomeY]

To be honest this version is very slow (because of how long the pictures are apart from each other?)

Yes, it calculates 8000 frames in between the thumbs. If you lower the not(mod(n\,8000)) to 1000 for example, it should dramatically speed up

 

[Holzi]

I know, you can even set it to 50 but I thought it would be nice if the used thumbs are more far away from each other.
Btw, which value does Jay_UK's version use?

Anyway, the main problem is that Jay's version did not work at all on this file.

 

[Jay_UK]

Holzi (super tester)

I think kiwijunglist works because it has not reached the "corruption"??

His version takes the first thumb 720 seconds in and then every 8000 frames (irrlevant of the length of the movie).

My version starts at 720 seconds too (as defined by MePo), and then misses 500 seconds off the end (as specified by MePo), and then divides the middle/remaining time by the number of thumbs and then grabs them.

Can try kiwijunglist's on the file by changing the 720 to 11233 (where mine has failed)?

Thanks,

J.

ps - No Wiki as I never envisaged my program going "live" (but glad the changelog helps. You could always run MTN and specify -help as a commandline option)... I've started to merge the code into MePo tonight...Hopefully have it finished this weekend.