Apologies… but how do we message someone direct ?

[Mike Kujbida]

[Nick McMahon] “…if you have any experience of rendering using the open source project ffmpeg and frameserver to export…?”

Nick, check out the One-click frameserving from Vegas to Handbrake thread on the Sony Vegas forum. I’ve been playing with it a bit and it works like a charm!!

[Norman Black]

Here is an example command script I use for frameserving to ffmpeg. It encodes to AVC with x264. x264 is faster than other encoders and also give better quality at the same time. I also have scripts that encode to ProRes. ffmpeg encodes just about anything.

One of these days I will write a utility program with a nice GUI to do this and avoid the separate scripts. For my use it is all just fine.

There are some assumptions in the script. That the output is going to a specific folder and Debugmode Frameserver is using a an AVI signpost file of a given fixed name.

I know about the Handbrake setup someone did. Reading that discussion, I decided to use ffmpeg because it supports frameserver directly without all the psuedo filesystem drivers and it also supports encoding to ProRes, DNxHD, XDCAM and most other things one might possibly desire.

My email address is a gmail address “@gmail.com” and my username is normanpcn. I am more than happy to give you help using ffmpeg frameserving. Then again, as per JR, maybe we could/should create a separate post so all can see it.

start of example script “encode crf25.cmd”

REM @echo off

title encode crf25

cd d:\renders
d:

echo AviSource(“server.avi”) > server.avs

c:\systools\ffmpeg32\bin\ffmpeg.exe -threads 0 -i server.avs -c:v libx264 -preset medium -profile:v high -me_method umh -crf 25 -colorspace bt709 -color_primaries bt709 -color_trc bt709 -pix_fmt yuv420p -bufsize 40M -maxrate 40M -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 2 -chunk_size 64K output.mp4

del server.avs

pause

REM alternate command options
REM -vf scale=out_color_matrix=bt709

REM (mp3 160k vbr) -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 4
REM (mp3 192k vbr) -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 2
REM (aac 192k vbr) -strict experimental -c:a aac -q:a 2.4
REM (aac 192k) -strict experimental -c:a aac -b:a 192k

[Nick Mcmahon]

[Norman Black] “Then again, as per JR, maybe we could/should create a separate post so all can see it.”

Ah…. you found the question without a separate post…. brilliant.

That script is currently going over my head but I’d like to change that and I’ve sent you an email with a plan to hopefully get the ball rolling on here for the benefit of anyone else interested.

Nick… BASE1268

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[Nick Mcmahon]

Thanks for that Mike…

In terms of quality that your eye can distinguish are you able to say that the handbrake method which you use produces this kind of result…?

I always like the idea of seeking out ‘ultimate’ and I have a habit of jumping in at the deep end, sometimes I find I have to make my way back to shallower waters so I can stand up, but I do like setting the bar high when challenges come along and I’m still very much a newbie with understanding the various in depth ways in which video can be manipulated inside NLE’s.

So of course when anyone suggests that an end result can be bettered and the quality and speed can be increased my radar picks up on it. I’m going to try and work with Norman on here to understand how he frameserves to ffmpeg but first off this seems like a good way to certainly try out Satish’s frameserver and ensure it runs on my machine happily. I will certainly try out the set-up for this one click encoding method via Handbrake using the very same debumode frameserver. More choice is always good.

Hope you’ll jump in and try out learning some scripting which using Norman’s method will take.

cheers

Nick… BASE1268

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[Dave Osbun]

Personally, I am glad there is no way to DM other members on this board. Having topics/questions out in the open is best for all, since many of us (myself included) read probably every thread, to learn new things.

On another message board (not related to video editing) some people consider my an expert on the topics we discuss (auto-related) and at times I get bombarded with questions via DM, and I never have enough time to read them all, let alone answer them all. I don’t like ignoring people, since that can be kind of rude, but a message board is there for a reason!

Dave

[Nick Mcmahon]

[Dave Osbun] ” and at times I get bombarded with questions via DM, and I never have enough time to read them all, let alone answer them all. “

Good point Dave…. However….It surely wouldn’t be difficult to have the choice to turn off personal messaging if you’d rather not have it…. Choice equals control and I like being in control.

Nick… BASE1268

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[Graham Bernard]

[Nick McMahon] ”
So of course when anyone suggests that an end result can be bettered and the quality and speed can be increased my radar picks up on it.”

Several times a day I’m using this One-Click method. This script based “GEM ” was pulled together by “Marco”, from the SCS Vegas Site.

One wrinkle I’ve read and experienced is the issue that the Handbrake 10.XXXX versions have with auto Unmount back into Vegas. Versions of Handbrake I use are 9.XXXXX . Just thought I should mention this.

Oh yes, while I WAS writing this I got an audible DING from another successful ONE-Click process that concluded while here! The 12 second 23.976fps Event included:

1] Mercalli Rock-Steady Stabilization

2] Heavy Magic Bullet Looks FX treatment

3] Realtime Particle Illusion MATRIX FX

4] A second, chained, realtime Particle Illusion SMOKE and FLAMES

5] Encoded to HandBrake Stock Web Optimized format.

Result took 3 minutes to complete that’s a factor of x15 – not too shabby I think.

Understand that all the FXs are:

A] Intensive.

B] Apart from ProDad’s interim renderer, none of the FX-ing was rendered until Frameserver served the frames to HandBrake to be rendered.

C] All FX-ing introduced at Event level.

Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
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[Nick Mcmahon]

Thanks for that Grazie…. it’s on my list for exploration as a possible once I’ve got this new machine up and running how I want.

Nick… BASE1268

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