MakeMKV 1.5.0 and audio Issues

[ragboy]

I was looking at the "troubled" pcm BRs and I did notice that they all seemed to be 24bit, where the ones that worked were not.

Anyway, it is BETA software, and its free so can't really complain.

Glad you confirmed, I knew I wasn't going crazy. When you fix it, I will redo my PCM BRs, due to the channel issue. Thanks for the update. I will hang loose until the next release.

[markb]

Finally! Thanks!

This was the last "show stopper" bug...Will purchase when fixed.

[NomadCF]

With out trying to overly complicate things, I just used MakeMKV to rip everything but that the PCM. Then I used Tsmuxer to demux just that audio and them remuxed it back into the MKV with mkvmerge.

[ragboy]

So, on to the TRUEHD issue, still getting these errors using 1.5.1 and eac3to 3.18, but I don't get these errors, and the need for the delay to fix audio sync when I do a backup then eac3to, I only have this problem when decoding from mkv produced by makemkv.

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[rgarcia@fs1 Across_the_Universe]$ wine eac3to title01.mkv 2:hdaudio.m4a -quality=0.9 4:dir_audio.ac3 5:sub1.sup 8:sub2.sup
ALSA lib seq_hw.c:457:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: No such file or directory
Hooking GetModuleFileNameA failed (Success).                                   
Hooking WriteConsoleA failed (Success).                                        
MKV, 1 video track, 3 audio tracks, 4 subtitle tracks, 2:13:18, 24p /1.001     
1: h264/AVC, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)                                             
2: TrueHD, English, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB                       
   "5.1"                                                                       
3: AC3, English, 5.1 channels, 448kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB                 
   "3/2+1"                                                                     
4: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB        
   "2/0"                                                                       
5: Subtitle (PGS), English                                                     
6: Subtitle (PGS), Spanish                                                     
7: Subtitle (PGS), Portuguese                                                  
8: Subtitle (PGS), English                                                     
a02 Extracting audio track number 2...                                         
a02 Removing TrueHD dialog normalization...                                    
a04 Extracting audio track number 4...                                         
a02 Decoding with libav/ffmpeg...                                              
a04 Removing AC3 dialog normalization...                                       
a02 Encoding AAC <0.90> with NeroAacEnc...                                     
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated 3
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated fa
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated 4
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated 4
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated fb
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated f8
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated ff
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated fb
[mlp @ 68A532E0]Lossless check failed - expected 0, calculated fc

[mike admin]

So, on to the TRUEHD issue, still getting these errors using 1.5.1 and eac3to 3.18, but I don't get these errors, and the need for the delay to fix audio sync when I do a backup then eac3to, I only have this problem when decoding from mkv produced by makemkv.

If you enable "log debug messages" in MakeMKV, restart the program and try to re-create that MKV do you get any of DEBUG messages?

[ragboy]

I will find out.

[ragboy]

Does this mean anything to you, seeing a bunch of these at the begin:

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DEBUG: Code 28 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 30 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 28 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 30 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579

Let me know if you want the whole log.

[ragboy]

Attached is the whole log for The Perfect Storm, which is one of the BRs that give this truehd error when creating mkv with makemkv.

[mike admin]

Does this mean anything to you, seeing a bunch of these at the begin:

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DEBUG: Code 28 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 30 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 28 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579
DEBUG: Code 30 at HHvO@zyl{ZKRkZCy*bYjJ:121264579

Let me know if you want the whole log.

Beautiful. "Code 30" error is #1 problem reported for last version, it is caused by some low-bitrate 5.1 TrueHD tracks. The fix is ready and will be available in 1.5.2, few days from now. Cross your fingers, this version should have all audio issues corrected. But if you see any broken TrueHD tracks without seeing "code 30" error, then it is a bigger problem.

[ragboy]

ok, well, I will wait for 1.5.2, and restest on several truehd BRs that I know had this issue. Hopefully that solves the issue. That would be great and really resolve all of the major issues I know of. I have a large library of BRs and have been archiving them in MP4 since XMAS. Its interesting how much more streamlined the process has become since makemkv. In the begin, I could rarely use makemkv, now it has gotten so much better, after these issues, it will be pretty damn rock solid and a huge time saver.

[ragboy]

TRUEHD test with eac3to 3.18 and with makemkv 1.5.2

Well done, it looks like you nailed it. Not only does the resulting file perfectly sync, there are NO errors to speak of. The Perfect Storm was about the worst example I have seen to date, with the number of errors. On top of the mismatch errors I listed above, here is the eac3to log output from makemkv 1.5.1:

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eac3to v3.18
command line: C:\bin\eac3to.exe "Perfect Storm.mkv" 3:hdaudio_eac18.m4a -quality=0.9 7:sub1.sup 8:sub2.sup
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hooking GetModuleFileNameA failed (Invalid parameter).  <ERROR>
Hooking WriteConsoleA failed (Success).  <ERROR>
MKV, 1 video track, 5 audio tracks, 2 subtitle tracks, 2:09:49, 24p /1.001
1: VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: AC3 EX, English, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "3/2+1"
3: TrueHD, English, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "5.1"
4: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
5: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
6: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
7: Subtitle (PGS), English
8: Subtitle (PGS), English
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[a03] Removing TrueHD dialog normalization...
[a03] Decoding with libav/ffmpeg...
[a03] Encoding AAC <0.90> with NeroAacEnc...
[s08] Extracting subtitle track number 8...
[s07] Extracting subtitle track number 7...
[s08] Creating file "sub2.sup"...
[s07] Creating file "sub1.sup"...
[a03] Original audio track, L+R: max 24 bits, average 16 bits.
[a03] Original audio track, C+LFE+SL+SR: constant bit depth of 16 bits.
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 17ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 10ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 13ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 14ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 10ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 18ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 13ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 15ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:00.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 10ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 12ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 12ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 8ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 16ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 19ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 11ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 5ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 11ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 9ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 16ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 7ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Audio has a gap of 6ms at playtime 0:00:01.  <WARNING>
[a03] Starting 2nd pass...
[a03] Extracting audio track number 3...
[a03] Removing TrueHD dialog normalization...
[a03] Decoding with libav/ffmpeg...
[a03] Encoding AAC <0.90> with NeroAacEnc...
[a03] Realizing RAW/PCM gaps...
[a03] Processed audio track, L+R: max 24 bits, average 16 bits.
[a03] Processed audio track, C+LFE+SL+SR: constant bit depth of 16 bits.
Video track 1 contains 186753 frames.
Subtitle track 7 contains 1241 captions.
Subtitle track 8 contains 1406 captions.
eac3to processing took 3 hours, 12 minutes.
Done.

Here is the output using 1.5.2, no errors, no mismatches, no gaps, and only ONE pass, so MUCH quicker.

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eac3to v3.18
command line: eac3to title00.mkv 2:hdaudio.m4a -quality=0.9 4:dir_audio.ac3 5:dir2_audio.ac3 6:dir3_audio.ac3 7:dir4_audio.ac3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hooking GetModuleFileNameA failed (Success).  <ERROR>
Hooking WriteConsoleA failed (Success).  <ERROR>
MKV, 1 video track, 6 audio tracks, 2:09:49, 24p /1.001
1: VC-1, 1080p24 /1.001 (16:9)
2: TrueHD, English, 5.1 channels, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "5.1"
3: AC3 EX, English, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "3/2+1"
4: AC3 Surround, Spanish, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
5: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
6: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
7: AC3 Surround, English, 2.0 channels, 192kbps, 48khz, dialnorm: -27dB
   "2/0"
[a02] Extracting audio track number 2...
[a02] Removing TrueHD dialog normalization...
[a02] Decoding with libav/ffmpeg...
[a02] Encoding AAC <0.90> with NeroAacEnc...
[a04] Extracting audio track number 4...
[a04] Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
[a06] Extracting audio track number 6...
[a06] Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
[a05] Extracting audio track number 5...
[a05] Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
[a07] Extracting audio track number 7...
[a07] Removing AC3 dialog normalization...
[a04] Creating file "dir_audio.ac3"...
[a06] Creating file "dir3_audio.ac3"...
[a05] Creating file "dir2_audio.ac3"...
[a07] Creating file "dir4_audio.ac3"...
[a02] The original audio track has a constant bit depth of 16 bits.
Video track 1 contains 186753 frames.
eac3to processing took 25 minutes, 50 seconds.
Done.

25 minutes now, was 3 hours before due to the extra passes and errors.

So I think this issue is resolved, but I have more to do, but first I will do some tests on PCM, and report back.

[ragboy]

PCM issues seem resolved also, KB2, and Wild Hogs, no problems.

[oscarsonthepond]

These threads are *so* helpful--thanks!

My question is, now that PCM is implemented properly, what is the easiest way to play an mkv with PCM audio in Windows Media Center 7? Is MPlayer still the only player that will function properly or is there any way for me to get it into WMC?

If there's no way to play it directly in WMC, then what's the easiest way to convert it to FLAC? Should I use eac3to and then MKVMerge to put it back into one file? Is there any way to do it in one step?

Thanks!