OK I got the screen shot. However, when I select render, YUV4MPEG Stream
is NOT one of the options. Since I have a working method to edit video (unfortunately, in Windows -- Pinnacle Studio), it is not worth my taking a lot of effort to try to get Cinerella working. In particular, even if it is not too difficult, I don't want to take the time to compile it. I guess I will just try it again in several months when there is a new release that might be easier to use. I could try a different version from the Kubuntu repository, but don't know what might be suitable for Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE3) AMD64 version on system with AMD Athalon 64bit dual core. I have found that Studio has some problems importing DVD video from my Phillips DVD recorder (which I am using to try to transfer all my old Hi-8 tapes to DVD). Fortunately, Avidemux can import those DVDs without any problem -- or in the worst case, when the DVD is really badly corrupted, I can still recover almost all of the video using Avidemux. I really appreciate your replies and assistance. Murray P.S. I am still dreaming of the day when I can get rid of Windows. I keep trying things in LINUX, but so far, nothing can touch Pinnacle for ease of use, flexibility and advanced capabilities (of which I have not even touched the surface). --- On Wed, 2/18/09, James Youngquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: James Youngquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CinCV] Re: Cineralla crashes at end of rendering > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 8:32 AM > On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 06:37 -0800, Murray Strome wrote: > > > Jim, > > > > Thanks for your patience, Jim. I think my first > problem is doing the video rendering in Cinelerra. I believe > I have to do this successfully before I can make use of any > of the commands you have provided. See my questions embedded > in your reply below. > > > You're welcome, I know how frustrating Cinelerra can be > starting out. > I'm far from being an expert with it, just happen to > have found a > work-flow that works for me. > > > > > Murray > > > > --- On Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009, James Youngquist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > > The the full "Use Pipe" line is: > > > ffmpeg -f yuv4mpegpipe -i - -y -threads 4 -r > 30000/1001 > > > -vcodec huffyuv > > > -f matroska % > > > > OK, I believe that the above command is issued in a > terminal. Is that correct? So where does the file > "yuv4mpegpipe" come from? Somewhere in the > documentation: > > That will be the command from within Cinelerra, see below. > > > > > > http://cinelerra.org/docs/split_manual_en/cinelerra_cv_manual_en_20.html > > > > I see "Audio and video are rendered separately > and combined later in a procedure external to Cinelerra. > > Audio is rendered into .ac3, and video is rendered > into a yuv4mpeg stream which is piped through either > mpeg2enc or ffmpeg into a .m2v file." > > > > However, "yuv4mepg" is not listed under my > options when I click on "Render". > > > > I am using "cinelerra-4-repack" version > 20080819 with Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE3) AMD64 version on a system > using an AMD Athlon 64bit dual core processor. > > I had attached a screen shot, maybe it wasn't allowed > through. I'm > emailing a copy directly to you (or anyone else who wants > it). The > pertinent choice for render should be "YUV4MPEG > Stream". I don't know > why it wouldn't be available unless the version > you're using didn't have > it compiled in... In which case you could try compiling > yourself, a > process that doesn't take too long. > > > > > > Render audio as Microsoft WAV. Must render audio > and video > > > separately. > > > > > > So supposing you render to MyVideo.mkv and > MyAudio.wav, > > > > I can render the Audio to MyAudio.wav with no problem. > But what option do I use to render the video to MyVideo.mkv? > The only choices that appear relevant on my list are" > .avi (which crashes), .mov (Quicktime), .m2v (MPEG) and > .ogg, none of which are playable in any of my viewers. > > > > > create the final > > > video using ffmpeg or mencoder (or whatever) from > command > > > line). > > > > > > For example, the following commands encode to > MPEG2 > > > suitable for DVDs > > > (assuming MyFile.mkv is 720x480). See the > mplayer > > > documentation from > > > their website on how to use other codecs. Google > > > "aften" for where to > > > download it; it's a decent AC3 encoder though > you can > > > use mencoder too. > > > Pay attention to the file extensions... > > > > > > PASS 1 > > > > > > mencoder MyVideo.mkv \ > > > -ovc lavc \ > > > -lavcopts > > > > threads=4:vcodec=mpeg2video:aspect=16/9:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxr > > > > ate=8000:vbitrate=6000:keyint=15:vstrict=0:trell:mbd=2:precmp=2:subcmp=2:cmp=2:d > > > ia=-10:predia=-10:cbp:mv0:dc=10:vstrict=0:vpass=1 > \ > > > -noskip -mc 0 \ > > > -o /dev/null > > > > > > > > > PASS 2 > > > > > > mencoder MyVideo.mkv \ > > > -ovc lavc \ > > > -lavcopts > > > > threads=4:vcodec=mpeg2video:aspect=16/9:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxr > > > > ate=8000:vbitrate=6000:keyint=15:vstrict=0:trell:mbd=2:precmp=2:subcmp=2:cmp=2:d > > > ia=4:predia=4:cbp:mv0:dc=10:vstrict=0:vpass=2 > \ > > > -noskip -mc 0 \ > > > -of mpeg -ofps 30000/1001 \ > > > -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf:vaspect=16/9 \ > > > -o MyVideo.mpg > > > > > > ffmpeg -i MyVideo.mpg -an -vcodec copy -y > MyVideo.m2v > > > > > > > > > Create AC3 > > > > > > aften MyAudio.wav MyAudio.ac3 > > > > > That above 4 steps (pass1, pass2, ffmpeg and create ac3) > are all done > external to Cinelerra. > > > > > Why not just render the audio to ac3 in the first > place? It is one of the options listed under the Render > menu. > > I had trouble with poor quality AC3 being created by > Cinelerra directly. > > - Jim > > > > > > > > > Create DVD compliant MPEG2 > > > > > > mpleg -f 8 MyVideo.m2v MyAudio.ac3 -o > MyVideo.dvd.mpg > > > > > > > > > Yeah, a lot of steps it seems. But the benefit > is you > > > still have the > > > original pristine MyVideo.mkv and MyAudio.wav > unencumbered > > > with > > > compression artifacts that can be reencoded into > any > > > formats needed. > > > Nobody ever said video editing was for the small > > > hard-drives! Also, you > > > can stick the above commands into a shell script > (another > > > topic > > > entirely) to streamline the process. > > > > > > -Jim > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cinelerra mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra > > _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
