[Cin] DV50 - the forgotten optimal codec for digitizing analog Hi8/S-video ?

Andrew Randrianasulu randrianasulu at gmail.com
Fri Jun 13 05:37:01 CEST 2025


чт, 12 июн. 2025 г., 23:33 Terje J. Hanssen <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>:

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> Den 12.06.2025 19:01, skrev Andrew Randrianasulu:
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> чт, 12 июн. 2025 г., 19:45 Terje J. Hanssen via Cin <
> cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org>:
>
>> I have made another working ffmpeg command line without "-target
>> pal-dv50" as seen below, and tried here to
>> make a video preset for CinGG , but got errors and have questions:
>>
>> A related example:
>> Is it a reason why Cingg preset for DVD doesn't use "-target pal-dvd"
>> that I have used with ffmpeg before?
>>
>
> I am not sure if this is 'composite' command line switch for ffmpeg as
> command line application or you can use it in our profiles.
>
> try and tell us now it works?
>
>
> Not sure I understood what you meant here. But I did base my FFmpeg
> command line on presets from WinFF, i.e for "PAL DVD HQ Fullscreen":
>     -f dvd -target pal-dvd -aspect 4:3 -vb 8000k -mbd rd -trellis 1 -flags
> +mv0 -cmp 0 -subcmp 2
>
> As seen above, this WinFF preset make use of the related "-f dvd -target
> pal-dvd"
> https://www.mail-archive.com/cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org/msg05766.html
>
> In comparison Cingg's preset doesn't use ffmpeg's dvd target
>

*I think* -target just set bunch of parameters at once. So not really
needed if you set them individually in preset.



> cat dvd.dvd
>
> dvd mpeg2video
> s 720x480
> r 30000/1001
> pixel_format yuv420p
> g 18
> maxrate 9000000
> minrate 0
> bufsize 1835008
> packetsize 2048
> cin_bitrate=8000000
>
> --------------------------
>
> dv50_pal.mov
> mov dvvideo
> # cin_pix_fmt=yuv422p
> # cin_scale=720x576
> # r=50
>
> there is
>
> ffmpeg/video/dv_pal.qt
>
> try it?
>
>
> Yeah, thanks for this tip which looks good, interesting and promising ;)
>
> I noticed also this preset, but didn't bench test it. Now, seemingly ".qt"
> tells me it means "quick-time" (not qt gui)
>
> cat dv_pal.qt
>
> mov dvvideo
> cin_pix_fmt=yuv420p
> field_order=bb
> # 720x576, 25 fps
>
> ----------
>
> Applications/CinGG-20250430-x86_64.AppImage
> Cinelerra Infinity - built: Apr 30 2025 07:18:32
> git://git.cinelerra-gg.org/goodguy/cinelerra.git
>
> -------
> Shift P:
> FFMPEG qt
>
> Audio wrench:
> pcm_s16le
> Video wrench:
> dv_pal.qt
> yuv422p
>
> Video4Linux /dev/video0
> 30 frames to record at a time (default, correct? should it be set to
> 50fps?)
>
> 720 x 576
> 50.000 frame rate for recording
>
> r(ecording)
> Start record:
>
> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open pixels="YUYV"; res="1920x1080 1600x1200 1360x768
> 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 720x576 720x480 640x480"
> v4l2 s_fmt 720x576 YUYV
> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open VIDIOC_S_STD: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> -----------
>
> And interestingly, the short cam test with Sony TR2000 Hi8 PAL connected
> via the A/D converter, the result also looks promising :)
>
> ---------
>
> ffprobe -hide_banner Cgg_dv_pal+pcm.qt
>
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Cgg_dv_pal+pcm.qt':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : qt
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: qt
>     encoder         : Lavf61.1.100
>   Duration: 00:00:11.06, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 116736 kb/s
>   Stream #0:0[0x1]: Video: dvvideo (dv5p / 0x70357664), yuv422p(bottom
> first), 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 57600 kb/s, 50 fps, 50 tbr, 12800 tbn
> (default)
>       Metadata:
>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>         vendor_id       : FFMP
>   Stream #0:1[0x2]: Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s (default)
>       Metadata:
>         handler_name    : SoundHandler
>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>
> --------
>
> mediainfo Cgg_dv_pal+pcm.qt
> General
> Complete name                            : Cgg_dv_pal+pcm.qt
> Format                                   : MPEG-4
> Format profile                           : QuickTime
> Codec ID                                 : qt   0000.02 (qt  )
> File size                                : 154 MiB
> Duration                                 : 11 s 60 ms
> Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
> Overall bit rate                         : 117 Mb/s
> Frame rate                               : 50.000 FPS
> Writing application                      : Lavf61.1.100
> FileExtension_Invalid                    : braw mov mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p
> m4r 3ga 3gpa 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma ismt f4a f4b f4v
>
> Video
> ID                                       : 1
> Format                                   : DV
> Codec ID                                 : dv5p
> Duration                                 : 11 s 60 ms
> Bit rate mode                            : Constant
> Bit rate                                 : 24.4 Mb/s
> Width                                    : 720 pixels
> Height                                   : 576 pixels
> Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
> Frame rate mode                          : Constant
> Frame rate                               : 50.000 FPS
> Original frame rate                      : 25.000 FPS
> Standard                                 : PAL
> Color space                              : YUV
> Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
> Bit depth                                : 8 bits
> Scan type                                : Interlaced !!?
> Scan type, store method                  : Separated fields (2 fields per
> block)
> Scan order                               : Bottom Field First
> Compression mode                         : Lossy
> Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 1.179
> Stream size                              : 32.2 MiB (21%)
>
> Audio
> ID                                       : 2
> Format                                   : PCM
> Format settings                          : Little / Signed
> Codec ID                                 : sowt
> Duration                                 : 11 s 42 ms
> Bit rate mode                            : Constant
> Bit rate                                 : 1 536 kb/s
> Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
> Channel layout                           : L R
> Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
> Bit depth                                : 16 bits
> Stream size                              : 2.02 MiB (1%)
> Default                                  : Yes
> Alternate group                          : 1
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Shift P:
>> FFMPEG mov
>>
>> Audio wrench enabled first: Didn't find simple pcm_s16le and tried
>> dnxhr_pcm_s16.mov, but got mismatch and disabled it
>> Video wrench: dv50p.mov
>>
>> Video4Linux /dev/video0
>> 50 frames to record at a time
>> 720 x 576
>> 50.000 frame reate for recording
>>
>> r(ecording)
>> Start record:
>>
>> cin
>> Cinelerra Infinity - built: May 18 2025 05:16:59
>> ........
>>
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open pixels="YUYV"; res="1920x1080 1600x1200
>> 1360x768 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 720x576 720x480
>> 640x480"
>> v4l2 s_fmt 720x576 YUYV
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open VIDIOC_S_STD: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>> int FFMPEG::init_encoder(const char*):
>> mismatch audio/video file format: /home/terje/Videos//DV50p_pal.mov
>>
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open pixels="YUYV"; res="1920x1080 1600x1200
>> 1360x768 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 720x576 720x480
>> 640x480"
>> v4l2 s_fmt 720x576 YUYV
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open VIDIOC_S_STD: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>> [AVFormatContext @ 0x7f6aa81d0080] Requested output format
>> 'dv50p_pal.mov' is not known.
>> int FFMPEG::init_encoder(const char*):
>> failed: /home/terje/Videos//DV50p_pal.mov
>>
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open pixels="YUYV"; res="1920x1080 1600x1200
>> 1360x768 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 720x576 720x480
>> 640x480"
>> v4l2 s_fmt 720x576 YUYV
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open VIDIOC_S_STD: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>> [AVFormatContext @ 0x7f6aa81ad0c0] Requested output format
>> 'dv50p_pal.mov' is not known.
>> int FFMPEG::init_encoder(const char*):
>> failed: /home/terje/Videos//DV50p_pal.mov
>> DeviceV4L2Base::v4l2_open pixels="YUYV"; res="1920x1080 1600x1200
>> 1360x768 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 720x576 720x480
>> 640x480"
>> v4l2 s_fmt 720x576 YUYV
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>> ffmpeg -hide_banner -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -ch_layout stereo -i
>> hw:CARD=UHD,DEV=0 -c:v dvvideo -vf scale=720x576 -r 50 -c:a copy -t 10 -f
>> mov dv_r50+pcm.mov
>>
>> Input #0, video4linux2,v4l2, from '/dev/video0':
>>   Duration: N/A, start: 538.465207, bitrate: 1990656 kb/s
>>   Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (YUY2 / 0x32595559), yuyv422, 1920x1080,
>> 1990656 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1000k tbn
>> Input #1, alsa, from 'hw:CARD=UHD,DEV=0':
>>   Duration: N/A, start: 1749738351.392999, bitrate: 1536 kb/s
>>   Stream #1:0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s
>> Stream mapping:
>>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> dvvideo (native))
>>   Stream #1:0 -> #0:1 (copy)
>> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
>> [dvvideo @ 0x7f2298705c80] Only top-left chroma location is supported in
>> DV, input value is: unspecified
>> ----
>> frame=  476 fps= 50 q=-0.0 size=  135168KiB time=00:00:09.50
>> bitrate=116553.7kbits/s dup=0 drop=94 speed=   1x [out#0/mov @
>> 0x55b8598e3700] video:140625KiB audio:1875KiB subtitle:0KiB other
>> streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: 0.026882%
>>
>> frame=  500 fps= 50 q=-0.0 Lsize=  142539KiB time=00:00:10.00
>> bitrate=116767.6kbits/s dup=0 drop=98 speed=0.999x
>>
>> --------
>>
>> du -sh dv*
>> 140M    dv_50M+pcm.mov
>> 140M    dv_r50_50M+pcm.mov
>> 140M    dv_r50+pcm.mov
>>
>> -----
>>
>> ffprobe -hide_banner dv_r50+pcm.mov
>>
>> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'dv_r50+pcm.mov':
>>   Metadata:
>>     major_brand     : qt
>>     minor_version   : 512
>>     compatible_brands: qt
>>     encoder         : Lavf61.7.100
>>   Duration: 00:00:10.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 116749 kb/s
>>   Stream #0:0[0x1]: Video: dvvideo (dv5p / 0x70357664),
>> yuv422p(progressive), 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 57600 kb/s, 50 fps, 50
>> tbr, 12800 tbn (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>>         vendor_id       : FFMP
>>         encoder         : Lavc61.19.101 dvvideo
>>   Stream #0:1[0x2]: Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz,
>> stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : SoundHandler
>>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0
>>
>> --------------
>>
>> mediainfo dv_r50+pcm.mov
>> General
>> Complete name                            : dv_r50+pcm.mov
>> Format                                   : MPEG-4
>> Format profile                           : QuickTime
>> Codec ID                                 : qt   0000.02 (qt  )
>> File size                                : 139 MiB
>> Duration                                 : 10 s 2 ms
>> Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
>> Overall bit rate                         : 117 Mb/s
>> Frame rate                               : 50.000 FPS
>> Writing application                      : Lavf61.7.100
>>
>> Video
>> ID                                       : 1
>> Format                                   : DV
>> Codec ID                                 : dv5p
>> Duration                                 : 10 s 0 ms
>> Bit rate mode                            : Constant
>> Bit rate                                 : 24.4 Mb/s
>> Width                                    : 720 pixels
>> Height                                   : 576 pixels
>> Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
>> Frame rate mode                          : Constant
>> Frame rate                               : 50.000 FPS
>> Original frame rate                      : 25.000 FPS
>> Standard                                 : PAL
>> Color space                              : YUV
>> Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
>> Bit depth                                : 8 bits
>> Scan type                                : Progressive
>> Original scan type                       : Interlaced
>> Original scan order                      : Bottom Field First
>> Compression mode                         : Lossy
>> Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 1.179
>> Stream size                              : 29.1 MiB (21%)
>> Writing library                          : Lavc61.19.101 dvvideo
>>
>> Audio
>> ID                                       : 2
>> Format                                   : PCM
>> Format settings                          : Little / Signed
>> Codec ID                                 : sowt
>> Duration                                 : 10 s 2 ms
>> Bit rate mode                            : Constant
>> Bit rate                                 : 1 536 kb/s
>> Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
>> Channel layout                           : L R
>> Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
>> Bit depth                                : 16 bits
>> Stream size                              : 1.83 MiB (1%)
>> Default                                  : Yes
>> Alternate group                          : 1
>>
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