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so, long story short. i usually source decrypted DVDs that come in folder structure, aka vob and ifo files in video_ts folder. i then use makemkv to turn vobs into mkvs. then i open staxrip, fiddle with settings to my liking, load batch of mkvs and encode. i usually have to apply deinterlace. thus far ive been using whatever is fast and gives a decent result, aka fieldeinterlace or whatever its called. but recently ive discovered qtgmc which gives magnificent results albeit being slow af. but (a big one)... it doubles the framerate and deals nicely with different interlaced material. ive managed to get great results from both pal and ntsc makemkv'd dvds, aka 50 and 60fps outputs. no problems.
but recently ive stumbled upon a few dvds that, albeit playing nicely in mpv within staxrip's preview, result in out of sync output files. ive tried everything. ffvideo, ffms2, dss2, automatic for source. changing from x264 to x265. going to muxer profiles and trying ffmpeg x264/265, mkvmerge, mp4box. i tried turning 'extract timestamps' on and off, i tried both just remuxing audio and encoding to other codecs besides (default for dvd) ac3. i tried qtgmc regular and qtgmc with repair. but to no avail. i tried hybrid but i dont get double the framerate there with its vapoursynth qtgmc.
whats funny, some mkvs from makmkv'd dvds do not exhibit such audio sync problems. ive done quite a few and they do just fine, ive done entire series with 50fps outputs as results, but some decrypted dvds just wont budge. upon researching i found one comment on doom9 (or was it videohelpforum, cant remember) that said dvds were f'd up when decrypting, and should have used dvdectypter but since im not sourcing from direct iso files but rather already decrypted dvds theres nothing i can do about that. i even tried tfm audio tool, from one of the suggestions, but there i can only change 'framerate' of audio from 23.975 to 25 and up to 29.97, but not to 50 or 60fps (it says out of range).
as an example, ive sourced 'the fugitive', original 1960s series. ive wasted 250gbs on all four seasons and now i cant do f all with them, apart from not using qtgmc! but i want to, lol, since results are just fabulous looking. so, first ive checked vob files. they report 23.976fps. makemkv'd mkvs from those vobs report some f'd up sheeeit, like 24.498fps and when i encode them using staxrip i get out of sync file with 48.997fps reported. afaik, since qtgmc is doubling the framerate audio is out of sync in output. can the audio be somehow streched separately, so i can use mkvtoolnix to just mash (high fps) video and (streched) audio together? or even better, is there something to adjust in staxrip so it can take care of everything?
ive looked over at doom9 and videohelpforum but f me, none of the examples match my search terms and frankly its just a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me since im no pro at encoding and stuff, and i really have tried a few settings from threads that described slightlly similar problems to mine (e.g. turning on extract timestamps etc), but to no avail.
i wanted to give handbrake a go, but bro doesnt use avisynth, hence no qtgmc. seeking help. need help. anyone remuxing dvds and is like kung fu black belt at it and is willing to help a noob out? i just cant get over how great qtgmc results are. and yes, i also dislike high framerate video, but theres something about old tv shows that didnt get the remaster treatment but still look good and then on top are playing at 60fps. ive found i dont mind the high framerate (aka soap opera effect) when dealing with older tv shows.
thank you!
UPDATE: as mentioned before, i did one episode with hybrid and its vaporsynth qtgmc, but i didnt get double the framerate. what i got was a 29.97fps file which is funny since vobs were 23.976 (as per mediainfo). that file is all in sync, no troubles at all. so that got me thinking. what if i ran that file through qtgmc in staxrip and see if i a) get double the framerate and more importantly b) a file with synced audio.
well, well, well... thats exactly what i got. but... lol... now i do have a 60fps output with insync audio but jesus christ its like soap opera effect on steroids, it looks almost cartoonish especially since one can clearly see some frames doing godknowswhat when there is movement of the camera. but when its still and actors face is in full... omg... i... i cant explain it. its high fps but like exaggerated, totally weird. so, i did manage something but thats not a solution since now im doubling the time to encode each episode (with prefetch in staxrip set to 12 and hybrid chugging 100% of cpu all by itself) to roughly 30-32min per episode and also the end result, albeit on track with what im looking for, looks really comical, almost as if ai upscaled it and whatnot. regular qtgmc in staxrip, with doubled framerate looks waay better. still high fps, but more natural looking. so if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, at least a point in the right direction do feel free as im still looking for the perfect solution. cheers!
but recently ive stumbled upon a few dvds that, albeit playing nicely in mpv within staxrip's preview, result in out of sync output files. ive tried everything. ffvideo, ffms2, dss2, automatic for source. changing from x264 to x265. going to muxer profiles and trying ffmpeg x264/265, mkvmerge, mp4box. i tried turning 'extract timestamps' on and off, i tried both just remuxing audio and encoding to other codecs besides (default for dvd) ac3. i tried qtgmc regular and qtgmc with repair. but to no avail. i tried hybrid but i dont get double the framerate there with its vapoursynth qtgmc.
whats funny, some mkvs from makmkv'd dvds do not exhibit such audio sync problems. ive done quite a few and they do just fine, ive done entire series with 50fps outputs as results, but some decrypted dvds just wont budge. upon researching i found one comment on doom9 (or was it videohelpforum, cant remember) that said dvds were f'd up when decrypting, and should have used dvdectypter but since im not sourcing from direct iso files but rather already decrypted dvds theres nothing i can do about that. i even tried tfm audio tool, from one of the suggestions, but there i can only change 'framerate' of audio from 23.975 to 25 and up to 29.97, but not to 50 or 60fps (it says out of range).
as an example, ive sourced 'the fugitive', original 1960s series. ive wasted 250gbs on all four seasons and now i cant do f all with them, apart from not using qtgmc! but i want to, lol, since results are just fabulous looking. so, first ive checked vob files. they report 23.976fps. makemkv'd mkvs from those vobs report some f'd up sheeeit, like 24.498fps and when i encode them using staxrip i get out of sync file with 48.997fps reported. afaik, since qtgmc is doubling the framerate audio is out of sync in output. can the audio be somehow streched separately, so i can use mkvtoolnix to just mash (high fps) video and (streched) audio together? or even better, is there something to adjust in staxrip so it can take care of everything?
ive looked over at doom9 and videohelpforum but f me, none of the examples match my search terms and frankly its just a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me since im no pro at encoding and stuff, and i really have tried a few settings from threads that described slightlly similar problems to mine (e.g. turning on extract timestamps etc), but to no avail.
i wanted to give handbrake a go, but bro doesnt use avisynth, hence no qtgmc. seeking help. need help. anyone remuxing dvds and is like kung fu black belt at it and is willing to help a noob out? i just cant get over how great qtgmc results are. and yes, i also dislike high framerate video, but theres something about old tv shows that didnt get the remaster treatment but still look good and then on top are playing at 60fps. ive found i dont mind the high framerate (aka soap opera effect) when dealing with older tv shows.
thank you!
UPDATE: as mentioned before, i did one episode with hybrid and its vaporsynth qtgmc, but i didnt get double the framerate. what i got was a 29.97fps file which is funny since vobs were 23.976 (as per mediainfo). that file is all in sync, no troubles at all. so that got me thinking. what if i ran that file through qtgmc in staxrip and see if i a) get double the framerate and more importantly b) a file with synced audio.
well, well, well... thats exactly what i got. but... lol... now i do have a 60fps output with insync audio but jesus christ its like soap opera effect on steroids, it looks almost cartoonish especially since one can clearly see some frames doing godknowswhat when there is movement of the camera. but when its still and actors face is in full... omg... i... i cant explain it. its high fps but like exaggerated, totally weird. so, i did manage something but thats not a solution since now im doubling the time to encode each episode (with prefetch in staxrip set to 12 and hybrid chugging 100% of cpu all by itself) to roughly 30-32min per episode and also the end result, albeit on track with what im looking for, looks really comical, almost as if ai upscaled it and whatnot. regular qtgmc in staxrip, with doubled framerate looks waay better. still high fps, but more natural looking. so if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, at least a point in the right direction do feel free as im still looking for the perfect solution. cheers!
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