H.264

If apple support H.264 and MPEG-4 part 10 wherein MPEG-4 part 10 is also known as MPEG-4 AVC, then is quicktime capable of playing AVCHD videos?

From what I can tell, no, QuickTime doesn't yet support AVCHD. Though the format uses H.264 as it's video codec, there's a lot of other work that will have to be done to support that new format. I'm sure it's just a matter of time, but as of today, apparently not.

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[SOLVED] Can't play H.264 (720P) on Mplayer

The title says it all.
This is the output of mplayer (using umplayer/smplayer)
/usr/bin/mplayer2 -noquiet -v -nofs -nomouseinput -vc coreserve, -lavdopts skiploopfilter=all -sub-fuzziness 1 -identify -slave -vo gl:yuv=2:force-pbo -ao alsa -nokeepaspect -framedrop -dr -double -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -nostop-xscreensaver -wid 35651627 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -noass -subfont-autoscale 3 -subfont-text-scale 2.5 -subcp enca:es:ISO-8859-9 -subpos 100 -volume 16 -cache 2048 -osdlevel 0 -idx -vf-add yadif=1 -vf-add pp -autoq 6 -vf-add screenshot -noslices -channels 2 -af scaletempo -softvol -softvol-max 110 -aspect 4:3 /files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4
MPlayer SVN-r36285-4.8.0 (C) 2000-2013 MPlayer Team
CPU vendor name: GenuineIntel max cpuid level: 13
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz (Family: 6, Model: 58, Stepping: 9)
extended cpuid-level: 8
extended cache-info: 16801856
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNowExt: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 SSE3: 1 SSSE3: 1 SSE4: 1 SSE4.2: 1 AVX: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/codecs.conf'
Reading optional codecs config file /home/axelectrik/.mplayer/codecs.conf: No such file or directory
Reading optional codecs config file /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 205 audio & 424 video codecs
init_freetype
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
get_path('fonts') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/fonts'
Configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-runtime-cpudetection --disable-gui --disable-arts --disable-liblzo --disable-speex --disable-openal --disable-libdv --disable-musepack --disable-esd --disable-mga --disable-ass-internal --disable-cdparanoia --enable-xvmc --enable-radio --enable-radio-capture --language=all --confdir=/etc/mplayer
CommandLine: '-noquiet' '-v' '-nofs' '-nomouseinput' '-vc' 'coreserve,' '-lavdopts' 'skiploopfilter=all' '-sub-fuzziness' '1' '-identify' '-slave' '-vo' 'gl:yuv=2:force-pbo' '-ao' 'alsa' '-nokeepaspect' '-framedrop' '-dr' '-double' '-input' 'nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null' '-nostop-xscreensaver' '-wid' '35651627' '-monitorpixelaspect' '1' '-noass' '-subfont-autoscale' '3' '-subfont-text-scale' '2.5' '-subcp' 'enca:es:ISO-8859-9' '-subpos' '100' '-volume' '16' '-cache' '2048' '-osdlevel' '0' '-idx' '-vf-add' 'yadif=1' '-vf-add' 'pp' '-autoq' '6' '-vf-add' 'screenshot' '-noslices' '-channels' '2' '-af' 'scaletempo' '-softvol' '-softvol-max' '110' '-aspect' '4:3' '' '/files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4'
Using nanosleep() timing
Terminal type `unknown' is not defined.
Parsing input config file /dev/null
Input config file /dev/null parsed: 0 binds
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
get_path('.conf') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/.conf'
Playing .
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/sub/'
File not found: ''
Failed to open .
get_path('Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4.conf') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4.conf'
Playing /files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4.
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 875863037 bytes
STREAM: [file] /files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
CACHE_PRE_INIT: 0 [0] 0 pre:419430 eof:0
Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes)
libavformat version 55.7.100 (internal)
Configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-postproc
LAVF_check: QuickTime / MOV
libavformat file format detected.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f4745215900]ISO: File Type Major Brand: M4A
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f4745215900]File position before avformat_find_stream_info() is 875863037
[h264 @ 0x7f4745223040]no picture
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f4745215900]All info found
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f4745215900]File position after avformat_find_stream_info() is 2773137
==> Found audio stream: 0
ID_AUDIO_ID=0
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 20557 (0x504D)
Channels: 2
Samplerate: 48000
avg byte/sec: 8069
Block align: 1
bits/sample: 16
cbSize: 5
Unknown extra header dump: [11] [90] [56] [e5] [0]
==========================================================================
[lavf] stream 0: audio (aac), -aid 0, -alang und
==> Found video stream: 1
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
======= VIDEO Format ======
biSize 201
biWidth 1280
biHeight 720
biPlanes 1
biBitCount 24
biCompression 875967048='H264'
biSizeImage 2764800
Unknown extra header dump: [1] [64] [0] [29] [fe] [e1] [0] [18] [67] [64] [0] [29] [ac] [d9] [80] [50] [5] [bb] [1] [10] [0] [19] [74] [f0] [4] [c4] [b4] [8] [f1] [83] [19] [a0] [1] [0] [7e] [68] [e9] [7b] [cf] [8] [47] [10] [a3] [84] [44] [85] [6] [d] [5] [10] [61] [8] [8] [82] [2] [14] [28] [14] [85] [41] [50] [50] [2a] [4] [68] [8] [4] [41] [a2] [88] [51] [6] [9c] [20] [63] [85] [21] [a8] [50] [90] [c0] [81] [23] [6] [46] [82] [40] [a0] [54] [16] [41] [63] [15] [31] [48] [4e] [29] [a6] [85] [15] [59] [11] [51] [a] [c8] [63] [cd] [3c] [c9] [90] [c7] [2a] [21] [84] [44] [9c] [40] [c1] [2] [46] [84] [2] [10] [88] [50] [60] [d0] [c4] [3d] [88] [91] [a4] [ad] [24] [da] [4a] [da] [49] [36] [c8] [91] [25] [6c] [84] [21] [a] [52] [98] [84] [94] [a6] [21] [a] [51] [6] [9c] [60] [81] [21] [8] [4b]
===========================
[lavf] stream 1: video (h264), -vid 0
LAVF: 1 audio and 1 video streams found
LAVF: build 3606372
VIDEO: [H264] 1280x720 24bpp 23.976 fps 1175.4 kbps (143.5 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:44 fourcc:0x34363248 size:1280x720 fps:23.976 ftime:=0.0417
Clip info:
major_brand: M4A
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME0=major_brand
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE0=M4A
minor_version: 0
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME1=minor_version
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE1=0
compatible_brands: isomavc1M4A mp42
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME2=compatible_brands
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE2=isomavc1M4A mp42
creation_time: 2012-04-17 19:31:49
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME3=creation_time
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE3=2012-04-17 19:31:49
ID_CLIP_INFO_N=4
Load subtitles in /files/Video/Movies/
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/axelectrik/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 127642 bytes
STREAM: [file] /files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.eng.srt
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
SUB: Detected subtitle file format: subviewer
ENCA supported languages: be bg cs et hr hu lt lv pl ru sk sl uk zh __
ENCA detection failed: fallback to ISO-8859-9
SUB: opened iconv descriptor.
SUB: closed iconv descriptor.
SUB: Read 1642 subtitles, 0 bad line(s).
ID_FILE_SUB_ID=0
ID_FILE_SUB_FILENAME=/files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.eng.srt
SUB: Added subtitle file (1): /files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.eng.srt
ID_FILENAME=/files/Video/Movies/Mean.Girls.2004.BluRay.720p.H264.mp4
ID_DEMUXER=lavfpref
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=H264
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=1175392
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=1280
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=720
ID_VIDEO_FPS=23.976
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=1.7778
ID_START_TIME=0.08
ID_LENGTH=5633.11
ID_SEEKABLE=1
ID_CHAPTERS=0
Could not find a UTF-8 locale, some keys will not be handled.
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask: FFFFFF (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
vo: X11 running at 1366x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
[x11] Current fstype setting doesn't honour any X atoms
[gl] using extended formats. Use -vo gl:nomanyfmts if playback fails.
[gl] Using 0 as slice height (0 means image height).
Opening video filter: [screenshot]
Opening video filter: [pp]
[screenshot] query(Planar YV12) -> 3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=0, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=2, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=2
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=7, chromMode=3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=7, chromMode=7
Opening video filter: [yadif=1]
Opening video filter: [hqdn3d]
Opening video filter: [pp=de]
[hqdn3d] query(Planar YV12) -> 3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=0, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=2, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=0
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=2
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=3, chromMode=3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=7, chromMode=3
pp: de
pp: de::de
pp: hb::hb
pp: option: a
pp: vb::vb
pp: option: a
pp: dr::dr
pp: option: a
pp: lumMode=7, chromMode=7
==========================================================================
Forced video codec: coreserve
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 55.12.100 (internal)
Configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-postproc
INFO: libavcodec init OK!
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffh264
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
AutoQ: setting quality to 6.
Audio: no sound
Freeing 0 unused audio chunks.
Starting playback...
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
[h264 @ 0x7f4745223040]no picture
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 1.777778
VDec: vo config request - 1280 x 720 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
Trying filter chain: pp hqdn3d yadif pp screenshot vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=1.3333
VO Config (1280x720->1280x960,flags=4,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
REQ: flags=0x6CB7 req=0x0
REQ: flags=0x6CB7 req=0x0
REQ: flags=0x6CB7 req=0x0
REQ: flags=0x64B7 req=0x0
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 1 -> 4
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 1 -> 4
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 5 -> 4
SwScaler: reducing / aligning filtersize 5 -> 4
[swscaler @ 0x7f4745232a00]BICUBIC scaler, from yuv420p to rgb24 using MMXEXT
[swscaler @ 0x7f4745232a00]1280x720 -> 1280x960
[swscaler @ 0x7f4745232a00]lum srcW=1280 srcH=720 dstW=1280 dstH=960 xInc=65536 yInc=49152
[swscaler @ 0x7f4745232a00]chr srcW=640 srcH=360 dstW=640 dstH=960 xInc=65536 yInc=24576
REQ: flags=0x64B7 req=0x0
VO: [gl] 1280x720 => 1280x960 Planar YV12 [zoom]
VO: Description: OpenGL
VO: Author: Reimar Doeffinger <[email protected]>
[gl] GLX chose visual with ID 0x97
X11 error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Type: 0, display: 0x7f4746d59fa0, resourceid: 5000001, serial: 2f
Error code: 8, request code: 2, minor code: 0
[gl] Settings after autodetection: ati-hack = 0, force-pbo = 1, rectangle = 0, yuv = 2, ycbcr = 0
[gl] Creating 2048x1024 texture...
[gl] Resize: 1078x606
*** [pp] Exporting mp_image_t, 1280x720x12bpp YUV planar, 1382400 bytes
*** [hqdn3d] Allocating mp_image_t, 1280x720x12bpp YUV planar, 1382400 bytes
[postproc @ 0x7f4745210ae0]using npp filters 0x7/0x7
*** [yadif] Allocating mp_image_t, 1280x720x12bpp YUV planar, 1382400 bytes
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
EOF code: 1
Uninit video: ffmpeg
Drawn 0 frames, 0 using DR, DR refused 0
vo: uninit ...
Exiting... (End of file)
ID_EXIT=EOF
It works fine with VLC using the codec avc1 , so the fix might be to use coreavc codec with mplayer, unfortunately mplayer-coreavc-svn from AUR does not compile :S
Thank you
Last edited by axelectrik (2013-06-09 22:00:22)

It actually worked!
Can't see what was the problem with mplayer but now it plays perfectly
Thank you!

Unable To Use DVDSP4 Presets for HD-DVD in the H.264 Format

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When I attempt to burn a DVD with an H.264 10.3Mbps file using DVD Studio Pro I get the following message: "VIDEO_TS folder found in Build Location ....The Build Location folder contains a VIDEO_TS folder(standard DVD content). You must remove the VIDEO_TS folder from the Build Location in order to proceed with Build/Format of a HD DVD project." The H.264 file includes both video and audio, and is a Quicktime movie. If this doesn't work, is there an HD selection in compressor that will allow a 1080i video suitable for DVD? I'm unable to find a VIDEO_TS folder linked to this video anywhere on my hard drive.

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hi,
as the h.264 files can not be played smoothly on my mac which is a powerbook G4 running 10.3.9 with 1.5GHz cpu, 512M memory, I'm thinking is it the issue about processing power?
cos I downloaded a same file in two resolutions: 480P and 720P.
Although none of them play smoothly, its clear to see that 480P one is a bit smoother than 720P (sound is perfect for the two).
and I tryed the files on my friend's computer running windows, theres no any problem at all.....
any suggestions?

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/player/specs.html
Your older machine just doesn't have the CPU power to view modern HD QuickTime files.
Try 480 sized files but expect some frames to be dropped during playback.

PP CS4 Problem with exported H.264 .mp4 video. Can't AME do proper encoding?

Trying to export a Video of ~60mins using the H.264 Codec .mp4 which converts in AME successfully, allthough when playing back the f
ile, it has problems after ~40mins. When i try to jump to a later point in the timeline to playback i.e. 48th minute or 50:10 or wha
tever, the image freezes, audio continues and it takes 10-20 secs untill the video image continues.
I tried different playback programms like VLC,Windows media etc. and different compressions 2-5Mbps as CBR and VBR1 / 2, nothing cha
nged.
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he source material in the timeline is causing the problem , so i cut after the 30st minute and copied the first 30mins behind that
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I noticed that quicktime player has the same issue but is much quicker than VLC.
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I need H.264 & .mp4 for webpodcast on vimeo.com
The only thing which looks strange to me ist that the lenght of the delay showing the images (i guess finding it) takes almost the same time
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Hi
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I realize that FCE is made for DV, but I've got some nice footage (shot in BetaSP and digitized in a pro edit facility) that I want to import. The original looks really great, but whenever I import into FCE or transcode to DV using QT Pro, the footage degrades so badly that I can't believe it - it's truly not usable.
My clips are currently in .mov files in H.264 (720x405 res). I have to be doing something wrong. Any help would be appreciated!!
MB Pro 2.2GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) 2GB/160MB

Try using MPEG Streamclip to convert it to Apple DV/DVCPRO NTSC or Apple Intermediate Codec. I did this recently and the results were very good.

Momentary gamma shifts in PS-CS6 composed image h.264 video

Before I finalize a bug report, wonder what others are seeing?
Having discovered the problem in a more complex scenario, I've narrowed down to a simple set of jpg images placed sequentially in a video group, and exported as an h.264 video from Photoshop PS6. All is on Windows 7 Professional SP1, all software involved completely up-to-date.
I first noticed the gamma shift using the 'High Quality' preset. It occurs with variations on Vimeo 29.97 and Youtube 29.97 presets. The gamma problem does not occur on HD 720p or 1080p 29.97 presets.
When I view the resulting video through Quicktime, I see a gamma shift for a moment on the first image, making it look washed out. After another moment, the gamma goes back to normal. On other players such as Windows Media or VLC, no such shift is visible.
Interestingly, the shift comes at 1 second when exporting to the Vimeo 29.97 preset, or 'High Quality', while at 3 seconds on Youtube 29.97. Similarly, the shift back occurs at 2 seconds, or 6 seconds for Youtube.
What the gamma shift looks like sounds like the now age-old Apple Quicktime fault on h.264. -- except it occurs only for one or a few seconds, then reverts to proper gamma, instead of continuing..
With the simple setup of single image (jpg) sequence, it occurs only on the first image. With a more complex scenario, some actual videos included, I've seen it occur on every jpg -- or on some -- in a sequence.
This is very repeatable here - 100%. Anyone else who's noticed it? I'm on the CS6 trial, and still thinking whether to purchase, or go on the Creative Cloud.
Regards,
Clive

We're seeing a worse issue when exporting in H.264 and playing in QuickTime 10.0 (Mac OS 10.6). We are using a custom size video to fit a spot on our website (398x498). When exported and played in QuickTime 10.0 the white inverts throughout the video (back and forth). The same issue is not seen when viewed in VLC or QuickTime 10.1.
This is how the video should look:
And this is how they are appearing:
But like I said, the issue is very specific to QuickTime 10.0 on Mac 10.6. VLC, Flash, Chrome, FireFox all play it correctly.

I have a problem with my safari. I deleted then installed but now when i try to open the message below is displayed: Process:         Safari [264] Path:            /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari Identifier:      com.apple.Safari Version:

Process:         Safari [264]
Path:            /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier:      com.apple.Safari
Version:         6.0.4 (7536.29.13)
Build Info:      WebBrowser-7536029013000000~1
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [123]
Date/Time:       2013-04-26 14:00:43.687 +0200
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:          194465 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           46
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   45
Anonymous UUID:                      E2A3C96F-BC33-4EAD-BC34-18C714228A60
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Accounts
Referenced from: /System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/Safari.framework/Safari
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
       0x10fdf9000 -        0x10fdf9fff com.apple.Safari (6.0.4 - 7536.29.13) <48D345F9-0B52-349A-AF27-07ECB0C24CE8> /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
       0x10fdfd000 -        0x110304fff com.apple.Safari.framework (8536 - 8536.29.13) <8AB54860-C5A0-3FC2-A486-DDD3151B0555> /System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/Safari.framework/Safari
    0x7fff6f9f9000 -     0x7fff6fa2dbaf dyld (195.6 - ???) <C58DAD8A-4B00-3676-8637-93D6FDE73147> /usr/lib/dyld
    0x7fff8d9ec000 -     0x7fff8da19fe7 libSystem.B.dylib (159.1.0 - compatibility 1.0.0) <6E5C8AC3-DBB7-31CB-BEB7-D6ED8E6DE0CE> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
Model: MacBookAir4,2, BootROM MBA41.0077.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 1.7 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.73f66
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xE9), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.198.19.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM128C, 121,33 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 3
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821f, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x024d, 0xfa120000 / 4
USB Device: FaceTime Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x850a, 0xfa200000 / 2
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8404, 0xfd110000 / 3

This from the crash log
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Accounts
Referenced from: /System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/Safari.framework/Safari
indicates there is a missing library on your system. What problems were you having before that caused you to delete Safari? How did you delete it?
You're best bet in this case is to re-install the OS. While doing a re-install will not normally harm your user data having a good working backup in cases like this is essential.

Has anyone been successful importing h.264 into Encore?

First, my system and goal:
A MacPro with 2.66mHz dual core and 12 gigs of RAM.
Multi Terrabytes of space.
I shoot on a Panasonic HVX-200, edit in Final Cut Pro and output Quicktime files as the basis for rendering to DVD and Blu-ray. I shot this stuff in 1080i. The camera codec is DVCPROHD and that is what I output to also.
I am trying to burn Blu-ray discs. I have an external Pioneer BDR-203 Blu-ray burner and it works fine.
I have done my tests and have decided that for Blu-ray, h.264 is far superior to mpeg2 in look and file size so I am sticking with it.
Here is the issue (and I have scoured this forum area and found no one discussing or solving this issue to date):
I have made hundreds of different DVDs with DVDStudioPro and am very familiar with it. Not to get off on a tangent but my beloved Apple has decided to betray me by not supporting Blu-ray (the ONLY way to output HD for us independents) so I studied up on Encore and have been using it to format my latest project to HD. The interface works pretty nice and even has some superiority to DVDSP but you have to have the patience of JOB to see your results. 5 Day (Remember. That's 24 Hour Days) Rendering is my tops so far. (OK. Full Disclosure... the documentary is 3 hours and 15 minutes long BUT DVDStudioPro took the same Quicktime files and crunched them down to mpeg2 for the DVD in about a day) Anyway about 6 days ago I had a 3 day render session that crapped out on me as it was finally recording to disc. For some reason it didn't like the BD-RE disc I had in the machine and just bagged the whole process. When I put in a new disc it just started rendering All Over Again. After that debacle I gave up on that method and now am rendering to BDMV folders which I then burn to disc using Toast. (While I am writing this my fingers are crossed that it will make it to the end - it's been another 3 days...)
I provide the details above to show why I am more than dismayed that I cannot figure any way to import h.264 files INTO Encore from another renderer. Either Compressor or Encoder render much faster than Encore. So I have tried render my project to a variety of output types from both Apple's Compressor and Adobe's Encoder with no joy any way I try.
(as a side note I am also dismayed that when I made a change to a MENU, Encore decided to encode The Whole Project Again rather than just the menu part...)
One of my latest file testing adventures was based on a theory that the problem has to do with DVCPROHD recording to 1280 x 1080 anamorphic rather than 1440 x 1080 (the "expected" frame size for 1080i). I fooled with that a half day but could not get either renderer to generate any test material from my FCP output that Encore would burn without re-rendering. By that I mean I cajoled and tricked Compressor and Encoder to output 1920 x 1080 files; 1440 x 1080 files and 1280 x 1080 files (all h.264) to see if Encore would recognize any of them without re-rendering them. No Luck.
So. Has anyone had success importing h.264 into CS4Encore from anywhere (but particularly using the same or similar gear I am using)? The Encore literature really doesn't give you much to go oon.
Lately I am very inclined to think the problem has something to do with this 1280 x 1080 DVCPROHD issue but I can't say for sure. I offer that as a suggestion if anyone else with a similar production stream is having the same problem and maybe it will trip a switch in their mind for a solution.
I like the Encore interface and design possibilities you have by swinging back and forth from PShop and After Effects but using Encore's renderer is like Chinese Water Torture.
Thanks for your help.

Brian,
I got your test file into Encore and got Encore to show its Blu-ray transcode status as "Don't Transcode".
Screenshots:
PrCS4 Export settings:
EnCS4 Project Panel:
Since it's hard to make out the En Project panel, I'll attach the same image to another message.
-Jeff

Mpeg2 blueray gives me better quality that H.264 blueray

When I use the set prests for H.264 - blueray that CS5 has in the media encoder the quality looks a little poor? But when I use the Mpeg2 -blueray option this gives me a quality identical to the orginal HDV footage. Everywhere I've read people say that H.264 is a better format. I made no changes to any settings in the media encoder. And that was my result. Does anyone see what I see?
When I created the Blueray in enocre I made one small clip in H.264 and one in Mpeg2. Mpeg2 was night and day better. The H.264 files looked bleary when motion was faster in the video. When the image was near static or stationary the image from h.264 was clear. When I watched the mpeg2 file on the blueray it stayed sharp and clear the entire time identicle to the orginal HDV footage. To give you an idea I have Dish Network HDTV and they use mpeg4 wich is I'm guessing from what I've read is H.264. I get the same thing on there. If the image is still not alot of motion clearity is very sharp and HDTV looking, but when a lot of motion is involved the quality is a little bleary, not blurry (bleary which in my definition is between clear and blurry.).
I've learned that the h.264 makes a smaller file than mpeg. But it appears if I change the bitrate setting on mpeg2, and take the bitrate down a hair from the defaults I should be able to get a 2 hour video or near 2hr video to fit on a blueray and at the quality I want.
Anyone with some advice or know what I'm talking about? I'm new to the HD world I've just upgraded to Production Premium CS5 from Pro 1.5 and Encore 1.5. So video formats and the settings for these and the way premiere exports is way, way different than I'm used to. Any help would be appriciated.
I would like to know which formats are best and what setting I should use to get the best picture, It appears that I've found it with mpeg2 blueray but would like input from someone.
-James

James,
I'm not sure about the format of the commercial Blu-Rays but I'm defenetely using MPEG-2 for mine as similar to your observations this gives me the closest image to the original files using the highest possible sampling PrP allows - 40mps.
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How to create one checksum for 264 vis

Hi,
How to create "one Checksum" for 264 Vis.These 264 Vis are Interlinked if i change code for any .vi the checksum Should be update.This checksum is shown on the main window.
Regards
Ravindranath
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Here's a slightly simplified version (saved in 8.6). There's no need for the Get/Set File Position. The file position is already being incremented with the read.
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Attachments:
Multiple File MD5 Checksum (Version 8.6).vi ‏23 KB

How do you watch and record a live h.264 stream at the same time using fmis and FMLE?

I've read all the similar post but could not find a solution that actually works, and please no "just use the dvr or record on the FMLE suggestions" as neither will work for me.
Some posts I've read suggest naming the stream in the FMLE to something like mp4:mystream.mp4 or mp4:mystream.f4v but then you can no longer view the stream, and according my the admin console the stream will not even publish using this syntax.
I can view the published stream if I name the FMLE stream to something like mystream.mp4 or just mystream, but then it doesn't record at all or records as a FLV file depending on how I code the main.asc file.
Here's one version of my main.asc, this one correctly publishes the live stream after the client triggers the joinStreams function but will not record it.
application.onConnect = function (client, userType)
    trace("userType is " + userType);
    this.acceptConnection(client);
    //this.clientCount++;
    client.joinStreams = function (channel)
        trace("joinStreams on channel " + channel);
        liveVid = Stream.get("livevideo/" + channel + ".mp4");
        liveVid.play("hdvideo/" + channel, -1, -1);
        liveVid.record("append");
    client.clearStream = function (channel)
        trace("clearStream on channel " + channel);
        liveVid = Stream.get("livevideo/" + channel + ".mp4");
        liveVid.play(false);
        delete liveVid;
I've been working on this for 48 hours straight, please advise.

I think lets keep it simple, will explain what you have for watching live streams and recorded streams
Live Publish and Play:
     FMLE Settings:
Video Codec: H.264
Audio Codec:<any of your choice>
Server URI : Please put your server uri with application name here , for example i will use "rtmp://myServer/myApp"
Stream name: livestream
    Subscriber Settings:
          Server URI : "rtmp://myServer/myApp"          Stream name: livestream
          Mode: "live" ( i.e. ns.play("livestream",-1,-1,true)
Playing VOD H.264 file:
     Subscriber settings:
          Server URI : "rtmp://myServer/myApp"
          Stream name: if file name is "sample", use "mp4:sample", if file name is sample.f4v, use "mp4:sample.f4v"
          Mode: "record" ( i.e. ns.play("mp4:sample.f4v",0,-1,true)
For DVR (Record-in-progress stream)
If you are using FMLE and want to use "Record" option of FMLE then you need to have to dvrcast_origin application and subscrier needs to FLVPlayback 2.5 component
If you want to use that option, do let me know i will give details later.
For now we will use simple server-side code and FMLE as publisher.
main.asc of "myApp"
application.onPublish = function(myclient,mystream){
     mystream.record();
application.onUnpublish = function(myclient,mystream){
     mystream.record(false);
FMLE Settings:
Video Codec: H.264
Audio Codec:<any of your choice>
Server URI : Please put your server uri with application name here , for example i will use "rtmp://myServer/myApp"
Stream name: mp4:mydvrstream.f4v
    Subscriber Settings:
          Server URI : "rtmp://myServer/myApp"          Stream name: mp4:mydvrstream.f4v
          Mode: "live" ( i.e. ns.play(" mp4:mydvrstream.f4v",0,-1,true)
Try out above and let me know if that works or does not work for you.

How do I convert an .mp4 h.264 file into a simple Mpeg 2 file...

I've had Quicktime for quitesometime now.
I'been been through many QT versions but version 7 series, I think has problems.
I've been dl'ing .mp4 files, with h.264 codecs.
Quicktime plays them wonderfully but I'd like to put the movies on my media servers and stream them to my network dvd players(thin-clients).
They can stream mpeg 1 and 2 great, as well as Xvid, Divx, and even VOBs'.
I installed Quicktime 7 along time ago, and tried an export to many different data file formats. I would either get no video or no sound. I have just about every codec needed to do any conversion to Divx or Xvid.
I also installed 3ivx.
Can anyone tell me how something so simple can be so difficult? QuickTime, if it plays it, and shows that its capable of exporting to different formats, should be able to do the job.
Beleive me, I know what your thinking. I've going as far as formatting, reinstalling Windows XP Pro, Updating, etc many times just to try to re-encode these .mp4 files into something big, yes, a large RAW file. Something that can be easily converted into anything else such as the basic old Mpg 1 or 2 file...
Please, any help would be apprecaited!
NeuroPsyche

I tried ffmpeg but it just doesn't seem like it does a very good job at converting. I dont know why, but I think its because the .mp4 file has 6.1 sound or that new acc codec.
I'm not sure about it, but when I do use ffmpeg, the sound doens't come out.
Thanks!
Dave.
QuickTime doesn't have the capability to export to
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, at least not without third-party
codecs (and I'm not aware of any for Windows for
those formats, though there could be some somewhere).
You might want to take a look at the open-source ffmpeg which can
convert H.264 to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (as well as a
number of other formats).
Hope this helps.

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