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Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing?

Added by John Blumpy over 6 years ago

Hi all,

I'm playing with Tvheadend and would like it to replace my current setup. I am enjoying it so far but I have an issue though: I cannot get Tvheadend to transcode DVB-T/S streams in the way I'd like. I have a Stream Profile using the built-in Codec Profile "webtv-h264" and it seems to work fine for my clients but I want it to perform full deinterlacing using yadif2x and there doesn't seem to be an option for this. The included "deinterlace" option seems to be half-frame-rate deinterlacing (e.g. 50 fields to 25 frames), which isn't good enough for my purposes.

Normally I'd do this by editing the ffmpeg parameters (something like -vf "yadif=1" -r 50) but I can't see a way to do this in Tvheadend. The included "Parameters" option is just for libx264 parameters which doesn't help. I can see in the debug log that Tvheadend is setting some parameters that look similar to ffmpeg parameters (e.g. bit rate, width, height, etc.) but I have no idea how to override any of these.

Is what I want possible? It is bizarre to me that overriding the ffmpeg parameters isn't included as an option when so many other customisation options exist!

OS: Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
Version: ubuntu-xenial-unstable (4.3-1292~g9b9ee68)


Replies (33)

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by saen acro almost 5 years ago

Rene Wagler wrote:

How can i create a spawn profile? I have TVH 4.2.8-36 and i cant find these profiles to select it. I simply want to pre- deinterlace, no transcode

There is no Spawn profile in this version.
You cannot deinterlace without transcode.
You can deinterlace on player.

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by John Blumpy almost 5 years ago

Indeed, you need a 4.3.0 nightly build. For anyone who is interested, I've settled on the following command line for transcoding to 720p50 AVC @ 3 Mb/s using an MPEG-TS Spawn profile:

/usr/bin/ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -threads 6 -i pipe:0 -map a -map -m:language:NAR? -map v -codec:v libx264 -b:v 2904k -vf "yadif=1:-1:1, scale=1280:720" -profile:v baseline -preset:v faster -coder 1 -tune zerolatency -mbd rd -codec:a aac -b:a 96k -ac 2 -strict experimental -async 1 -sn -fflags +genpts -metadata service_provider=STRING -metadata service_name=STRING -f mpegts pipe:1

This strips all the NAR audio streams. I've set the MIME type to "video/m2ts" and it works great.

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by saen acro almost 5 years ago

John Blumpy wrote:

Indeed, you need a 4.3.0 nightly build. For anyone who is interested, I've settled on the following command line for transcoding to 720p50 AVC @ 3 Mb/s using an MPEG-TS Spawn profile:

[...]

This strips all the NAR audio streams. I've set the MIME type to "video/m2ts" and it works great.

Use GPU transcoding

but on CPU you can add some more parameters (this is for 576p)

cabac=1 ref=1 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x1:0x111 me=hex subme=2 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=0 \
me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=0 8x8dct=0 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=0 \
threads=3 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 \
constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 \
weightp=1 keyint=100 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=10 rc=cbr mbtree=1 \
bitrate=1500 ratetol=1.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 vbv_maxrate=1500 vbv_bufsize=1500 \
nal_hrd=none filler=0 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by John Blumpy almost 5 years ago

GPU transcoding is worse quality at a given bit rate but if you have a weak CPU or need multiple transcodes going on at once it makes sense to do that. My R7 1700 can easily handle two of these streams at once with VMs running in the background.

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by Zoltan Szabad almost 5 years ago

John Blumpy wrote:

Indeed, you need a 4.3.0 nightly build. For anyone who is interested, I've settled on the following command line for transcoding to 720p50 AVC @ 3 Mb/s using an MPEG-TS Spawn profile:

[...]

This strips all the NAR audio streams. I've set the MIME type to "video/m2ts" and it works great.

Help :)

I'm on synology DS718+, CPU:Celeron J3455, Tvheadend 4.3.99rc1~221c29b, ffmpeg 4.2.1, TvhClient on iPhone XS
If I use John's command line I get no video nor audio on client device. (it does work with default htsp)

2020-02-01 20:15:21.469 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/ffmpeg" 
2020-02-01 20:15:21.477 subscription: 00A2: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "BBC earth", weight: 100, adapter: "HDHomeRun DVB-C Tuner #1 (192.168.1.121)", network: "DIGI TV", mux: "722MHz", provider: "DIGI Debrecen", service: "BBC earth", profile="pipe1", hostname="151.0.92.116", username="admin", client="TvhClient/887 LibVLC/3.0.9" 
2020-02-01 20:15:28.060 subscription: 00A2: "HTTP" unsubscribing from "BBC earth", hostname="151.0.92.116", username="admin", client="TvhClient/887 LibVLC/3.0.9"

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by John Blumpy almost 5 years ago

Try removing the "-loglevel fatal" line so you can see more debug info. If that fails, try it with a random .ts file and see if it errors. I am not sure if version 4.2.1 has any differences that might cause issues too.

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by Zoltan Szabad almost 5 years ago

John Blumpy wrote:

Try removing the "-loglevel fatal" line so you can see more debug info. If that fails, try it with a random .ts file and see if it errors. I am not sure if version 4.2.1 has any differences that might cause issues too.

I decided to test it with audio codec copy, so at least I can receive 1 stream, and suddenly it started working, but the 1080i input & yadif deinterlacing was - probably - way to much for my CPU, so right now I can only transcode SD channels (720x576).

ffmpeg -threads 4 -i pipe:0 -map a -map -m:language:NAR? -map v -codec:v libx264 -b:v 2604k -vf "yadif=1:-1:1, scale=720:576" -profile:v baseline -preset:v veryfast -coder 1 -tune zerolatency -mbd rd -codec:a copy -strict experimental -async 1 -sn -fflags +genpts -metadata service_provider=STRING -metadata service_name=STRING -f mpegts pipe:1

Tvheadend log:

 Executing "/bin/ffmpeg" 
2020-02-01 22:01:17.787 subscription: 00BC: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "M4 Sport", weight: 100, adapter: "HDHomeRun DVB-C Tuner #0 (192.168.1.121)", network: "DIGI TV", mux: "135.5MHz", provider: "DIGI Debrecen", service: "M4 Sport", profile="pipe1", hostname="81.135.40.124", username="admin", client="VLC/3.0.8 LibVLC/3.0.8" 
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn: ffmpeg version 2.7.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   built with gcc 4.9.3 (crosstool-NG 1.20.0) 20150311 (prerelease)
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   configuration: --prefix=/usr --incdir='${prefix}/include/ffmpeg' --arch=i686 --target-os=linux --cross-prefix=/usr/local/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- --enable-cross-compile --enable-optimizations --enable-pic --enable-gpl --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-libfaac --enable-encoders --enable-pthreads --disable-bzlib --disable-protocol=rtp --disable-muxer=image2 --disable-muxer=image2pipe --disable-swscale-alpha --disable-ffserver --disable-ffplay --disable-devices --disable-bzlib --disable-altivec --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --disable-vaapi --disable-decoder=amrnb --disable-decoder=ac3 --disable-decoder=ac3_fixed --disable-encoder=zmbv --disable-encoder=dca --disable-encoder=ac3 --disable-encoder=ac3_fixed --disable-encoder=eac3 --disable-decoder=dca --disable-decoder=eac3 --disable-decoder=truehd --cc=/usr/local/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ccache-gcc --enable-yasm --enable-libx264 
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libavutil      54. 27.100 / 54. 27.100
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libavcodec     56. 41.100 / 56. 41.100
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libavformat    56. 36.100 / 56. 36.100
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libavdevice    56.  4.100 / 56.  4.100
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libavfilter     5. 16.101 /  5. 16.101
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libswresample   1.  2.100 /  1.  2.100
2020-02-01 22:01:17.822 spawn:   libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100
2020-02-01 22:01:18.115 spawn: [mpeg2video @ 0x22f75a0] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Last message repeated 10 times
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn: Input #0, mpegts, from 'pipe:0':
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:   Duration: N/A, start: 41097.942622, bitrate: 5384 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:   Program 1 
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Metadata:
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:       service_name    : M4 Sport
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:       service_provider: DIGI Debrecen
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Stream #0:0[0x258]: Video: mpeg2video (Main) ([2][0][0][0] / 0x0002), yuv420p(tv), 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], 5000 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Stream #0:1[0x262](hun): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Stream #0:2[0x263](mul): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:01:22.954 spawn:     Stream #0:3[0x28a](Hun,Hun): Subtitle: dvb_teletext ([6][0][0][0] / 0x0006)
2020-02-01 22:01:22.972 spawn: [libx264 @ 0x23c4ce0] using SAR=64/45
2020-02-01 22:01:22.979 spawn: [libx264 @ 0x23c4ce0] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn: [libx264 @ 0x23c4ce0] profile Constrained Baseline, level 3.1
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn: Output #0, mpegts, to 'pipe:1':
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:   Metadata:
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     service_provider: STRING
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     service_name    : STRING
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     encoder         : Lavf56.36.100
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     Stream #0:0(hun): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     Stream #0:1(mul): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     Stream #0:2: Video: h264 (libx264), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], q=-1--1, 2604 kb/s, 50 fps, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:     Metadata:
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:       encoder         : Lavc56.41.100 libx264
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn: Stream mapping:
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:   Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (copy)
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:   Stream #0:2 -> #0:1 (copy)
2020-02-01 22:01:22.986 spawn:   Stream #0:0 -> #0:2 (mpeg2video (native) -> h264 (libx264))
2020-02-01 22:01:23.490 spawn: frame=   66 fps=0.0 q=23.0 size=     374kB time=00:00:01.32 bitrate=2320.9kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:24.007 spawn: frame=  128 fps=128 q=23.0 size=     927kB time=00:00:02.56 bitrate=2966.9kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:24.500 spawn: frame=  188 fps=124 q=23.0 size=    1393kB time=00:00:03.76 bitrate=3034.8kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:25.007 spawn: frame=  238 fps=118 q=23.0 size=    1839kB time=00:00:04.76 bitrate=3165.4kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:25.521 spawn: frame=  300 fps=118 q=23.0 size=    2294kB time=00:00:06.00 bitrate=3132.6kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:26.005 spawn: [mpeg2video @ 0x22fe420] 00 motion_type at 23 16
2020-02-01 22:01:26.005 spawn: [mpeg2video @ 0x22fe420] Warning MVs not available
2020-02-01 22:01:26.005 spawn: [mpeg2video @ 0x22fe420] concealing 900 DC, 900 AC, 900 MV errors in B frame
2020-02-01 22:01:26.038 spawn: [mpegts @ 0x22f35c0] PES packet size mismatch
2020-02-01 22:01:26.038 spawn: frame=  364 fps=119 q=23.0 size=    2772kB time=00:00:07.28 bitrate=3118.9kbits/s dup=41 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:26.038 spawn: [mpegts @ 0x22f35c0] PES packet size mismatch
2020-02-01 22:01:26.565 spawn: frame=  426 fps=120 q=25.0 size=    3381kB time=00:00:08.52 bitrate=3250.5kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:27.079 spawn: frame=  466 fps=115 q=24.0 size=    3696kB time=00:00:09.32 bitrate=3248.3kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
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2020-02-01 22:01:28.103 spawn: frame=  520 fps=102 q=24.0 size=    4119kB time=00:00:10.40 bitrate=3244.6kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
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2020-02-01 22:01:55.459 spawn: frame= 1888 fps= 58 q=22.0 size=   15113kB time=00:00:37.76 bitrate=3278.7kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:55.976 spawn: frame= 1914 fps= 58 q=24.0 size=   15329kB time=00:00:38.28 bitrate=3280.5kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:56.456 spawn: frame= 1938 fps= 58 q=24.0 size=   15552kB time=00:00:38.76 bitrate=3286.9kbits/s dup=55 drop=0    
2020-02-01 22:01:56.843 subscription: 00BC: "HTTP" unsubscribing from "M4 Sport", hostname="81.135.40.124", username="admin", client="VLC/3.0.8 LibVLC/3.0.8"

Do you think that Intel® HD Graphics 500 is powerful enough to do the HW transcoding? If it is, how can I set ffmpeg to use it as HW transcoder?

I've also noticed this in the log: ffmpeg version 2.7.1, despite the synocommunity latest ffmpeg package is installed on my NAS, clearly not in the above location :(

Found it (4.2.1), but:

ffmpeg version 4.2.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
2020-02-01 22:14:19.043 spawn:   built with gcc 4.9.3 (crosstool-NG 1.20.0) 20150311 (prerelease)
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   configuration: --target-os=linux --cross-prefix=/spksrc/toolchains/syno-x64-6.1/work/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- --prefix=/var/packages/ffmpeg/target --extra-cflags=-I/spksrc/spk/ffmpeg/work-x64-6.1/install/var/packages/ffmpeg/target/include --extra-ldflags=-L/spksrc/spk/ffmpeg/work-x64-6.1/install/var/packages/ffmpeg/target/lib --extra-libs='-lxml2 -ldl' --pkg-config=/usr/bin/pkg-config --ranlib=/spksrc/toolchains/syno-x64-6.1/work/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib --enable-cross-compile --enable-rpath --enable-pic --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-fontconfig --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-avresample --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libsoxr --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-gnutls --disable-debug --disable-doc --disable-static --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-nonfree --extra-cflags='-DSYNO_VIDEOSTATION -DSYNO_AUDIOSTATION -DSYNO_MEDIASERVER -DSYNO_DSM' --e
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavutil      56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavcodec     58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavformat    58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavdevice    58.  8.100 / 58.  8.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavfilter     7. 57.100 /  7. 57.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libswscale      5.  5.100 /  5.  5.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libswresample   3.  5.100 /  3.  5.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.044 spawn:   libpostproc    55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100
2020-02-01 22:14:19.088 spawn: [mpeg2video @ 0x116f500] Invalid frame dimensions 0x0.
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:     Last message repeated 5 times
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn: Input #0, mpegts, from 'pipe:0':
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:   Duration: N/A, start: 41877.672167, bitrate: 5384 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:   Program 1 
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:     Metadata:
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:       service_name    : M4 Sport
2020-02-01 22:14:22.688 spawn:       service_provider: DIGI Debrecen
2020-02-01 22:14:22.689 spawn:     Stream #0:0[0x258]: Video: mpeg2video (Main) ([2][0][0][0] / 0x0002), yuv420p(tv, top first), 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], 5000 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
2020-02-01 22:14:22.689 spawn:     Stream #0:1[0x262](hun): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:14:22.689 spawn:     Stream #0:2[0x263](mul): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
2020-02-01 22:14:22.689 spawn:     Stream #0:3[0x28a](Hun,Hun): Subtitle: dvb_teletext ([6][0][0][0] / 0x0006)
2020-02-01 22:14:22.690 spawn: Stream mapping:
2020-02-01 22:14:22.690 spawn:   Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (copy)
2020-02-01 22:14:22.690 spawn:   Stream #0:2 -> #0:1 (copy)
2020-02-01 22:14:22.690 spawn:   Stream #0:0 -> #0:2 (mpeg2video (native) -> h264 (libx264))
2020-02-01 22:14:22.696 spawn: Error initializing output stream 0:2 -- Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:2 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2020-02-01 22:14:22.698 spawn: Conversion failed!

RE: Codec profile - full frame rate deinterlacing? - Added by Zoltan Szabad almost 5 years ago

Synology DS718+, CPU:Celeron J3455, Tvheadend 4.3.99rc1~221c29b, UPGRADED TO ffmpeg 4.2.2 (apollo lake version from th0ma7's repo: https://github.com/th0ma7/synology/blob/master/packages/ffmpeg_apollolake-6.1_4.2.2-27.spk)

HW transcoding with VAAPI Motion Adaptive full framerate deinterlacing (CPU usage @ 10%) scaled to 720p

/usr/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -i pipe:0 -vf 'deinterlace_vaapi=rate=field:auto=1,scale_vaapi=w=1280:h=720' -c:v h264_vaapi -bufsize 3000k -b:v 2M -c:a aac -b:a 96k -f mpegts pipe:1

You can remove the scaling, it works in 1920x1080 (I was actually surprised) but you'll need to use -b:v 4M at least, I've also added the highest compression level to achieve maximum quality for the available bandwidth.

/usr/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -i pipe:0 -vf 'deinterlace_vaapi=rate=field:auto=1' -c:v h264_vaapi -bufsize 3000k -compression_level 1 -b:v 4M -c:a aac -b:a 96k -f mpegts pipe:1
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