VC [14:27:11] VidCoder 13.2 Beta
VC [14:27:11] Starting job 1/2
VC [14:27:11] Source path: E:\vidcoderWatch\Archer Wedding0001.avi
VC [14:27:11] Destination path: E:\conversions\Archer Wedding0001.mp4
VC [14:27:11] Title: 1
VC [14:27:11] Range: All
VC [14:27:11] Preset: brett std
VC [14:27:11] Picker: Custom
VC [14:27:12] Worker ready: Pipe 'VidCoderWorker.271f47ef-617d-4660-ade9-c99489d58af5' is open
VC [14:27:12] Connecting to process 4500 on pipe VidCoderWorker.271f47ef-617d-4660-ade9-c99489d58af5
HB [14:27:12] OS: Windows 10.0 (19045)
[14:27:12] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz
[14:27:12] - Intel microarchitecture Skylake
[14:27:12] - logical processor count: 4
[14:27:12] Intel Quick Sync Video support: yes, gpu list: 0
[14:27:12] Intel Quick Sync Video integrated adapter with index 0
[14:27:12] Impl mfxhw64 library path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_b53c057d22ce6f37\libmfxhw64.dll
[14:27:12] - Intel Media SDK hardware: API 1.35 (minimum: 1.3)
[14:27:12] - Decode support: h264 hevc (8bit: yes, 10bit: no)
[14:27:12] - H.264 encoder: yes
[14:27:12] - preferred implementation: hardware (1) via D3D11
[14:27:12] - capabilities (hardware): breftype icq+la+i+downs vsinfo chromalocinfo opt1 opt2+mbbrc+extbrc+trellis+repeatpps+ib_adapt+nmpslice
[14:27:12] - H.265 encoder: yes (8bit: yes, 10bit: no)
[14:27:12] - preferred implementation: hardware (1) via D3D11
[14:27:12] - capabilities (hardware): breftype icq vsinfo masteringinfo cllinfo opt1 opt2+mbbrc+extbrc+repeatpps+nmpslice
[14:27:12] - AV1 encoder: no
[14:27:12] hb_scan: path=E:\vidcoderWatch\Archer Wedding0001.avi, title_index=1
Input #0, avi, from 'E:\vidcoderWatch\Archer Wedding0001.avi':
Metadata:
TAPE : sclive
TCOD : 345600000
TCDO : 71038800000
VMAJ : 4
VMIN : 0
CMNT :
RATE :
STAT : 0 0 3500.000000 1
DTIM : 27111902 3577643008
Duration: 01:57:49.36, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 30420 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: dvvideo (dvsd / 0x64737664), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 28800 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn
Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 1536 kb/s
[14:27:12] scan: decoding previews for title 1
HB [14:27:12] scan: audio 0x1: pcm_s16le, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 Unknown (PCM, 2.0 ch, 1536 kbps)
[14:27:12] using bitstream PAR 16:15
[14:27:12] scan: 10 previews, 720x576, 25.000 fps, autocrop = 2/0/8/10, aspect 4:3, PAR 16:15, color profile: 5-1-6, chroma location: topleft
HB [14:27:12] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
HB [14:27:12] Starting work at: Thu May 07 14:27:12 2026
[14:27:12] 1 job(s) to process
[14:27:12] json job:
{
"Audio": {
"AudioList": [
{
"Bitrate": 320,
"DRC": 0,
"Encoder": "av_aac",
"Gain": 0,
"Mixdown": 4,
"NormalizeMixLevel": false,
"Samplerate": 0,
"Track": 0,
"DitherMethod": 0
}
],
"CopyMask": [
"copy:aac",
"copy:ac3",
"copy:eac3",
"copy:truehd",
"copy:dts",
"copy:dtshd",
"copy:mp2",
"copy:mp3",
"copy:opus",
"copy:vorbis",
"copy:flac",
"copy:alac",
"copy:pcm"
]
},
"Destination": {
"ChapterList": [
{
"Name": "Chapter 1"
}
],
"ChapterMarkers": true,
"AlignAVStart": true,
"File": "E:\\conversions\\Archer Wedding0001.part.mp4",
"Options": {
"IpodAtom": false,
"Optimize": true
},
"Mux": "av_mp4"
},
"Filters": {
"FilterList": [
{
"ID": 6,
"Settings": {
"mode": "7"
}
},
{
"ID": 4,
"Settings": {
"block-height": "16",
"block-thresh": "40",
"block-width": "16",
"filter-mode": "2",
"mode": "3",
"motion-thresh": "1",
"spatial-metric": "2",
"spatial-thresh": "1"
}
},
{
"ID": 11,
"Settings": {
"mode": "1"
}
},
{
"ID": 26,
"Settings": {
"cb-size": 7,
"cb-strength": 0.15,
"y-size": 7,
"y-strength": 0.15
}
},
{
"ID": 22,
"Settings": {
"crop-bottom": "0",
"crop-left": "8",
"crop-right": "10",
"crop-top": "2",
"height": "574",
"width": "748"
}
}
]
},
"PAR": {
"Num": 1,
"Den": 1
},
"Metadata": {},
"SequenceID": 0,
"Source": {
"Angle": 0,
"Range": {
"Type": "chapter",
"Start": 1,
"End": 1
},
"Title": 1,
"Path": "E:\\vidcoderWatch\\Archer Wedding0001.avi",
"HWDecode": 2,
"KeepDuplicateTitles": false
},
"Subtitle": {
"Search": {
"Burn": false,
"Default": false,
"Enable": false,
"Forced": false
},
"SubtitleList": []
},
"Video": {
"Encoder": "x264",
"Level": "auto",
"Bitrate": 4000,
"MultiPass": true,
"Turbo": false,
"ColorMatrixCode": 0,
"Options": "keyint=12:min-keyint=1:ref=1:bframes=0:qcomp=0.8:aq-strength=0.5:dct-decimate=0:fast-pskip=0:deblock=-2,-2",
"Preset": "fast",
"Profile": "high",
"HardwareDecode": 0
}
}
[14:27:12] Starting Task: Analysis Pass
[14:27:12] work: track 1, dithering not supported by codec
[14:27:12] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers
[14:27:12] job configuration:
[14:27:12] * source
[14:27:12] + E:\vidcoderWatch\Archer Wedding0001.avi
[14:27:12] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[14:27:12] + container: avi
[14:27:12] + data rate: 30420 kbps
[14:27:12] * destination
[14:27:12] + E:\conversions\Archer Wedding0001.part.mp4
[14:27:12] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat)
[14:27:12] + optimized for HTTP streaming (fast start)
[14:27:12] + align initial A/V stream timestamps
[14:27:12] * video track
[14:27:12] + decoder: dvvideo 8-bit (yuv420p)
[14:27:12] + bitrate 28800 kbps
[14:27:12] + filters
[14:27:12] + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16)
[14:27:12] + Decomb (mode=39)
[14:27:12] + Framerate Shaper (mode=1)
[14:27:12] + frame rate: 25.000 fps -> constant 25.000 fps
[14:27:12] + Crop and Scale (width=748:height=574:crop-top=2:crop-bottom=0:crop-left=8:crop-right=10)
[14:27:12] + source: 720 * 576, crop (2/0/8/10): 702 * 574, scale: 748 * 574
[14:27:12] + Sharpen (unsharp) (y-strength=0.15:y-size=7:cb-strength=0.15:cb-size=7)
[14:27:12] + Output geometry
[14:27:12] + storage dimensions: 748 x 574
[14:27:12] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1
[14:27:12] + display dimensions: 748 x 574
[14:27:12] + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[14:27:12] + preset: fast
[14:27:12] + options: keyint=12:min-keyint=1:ref=1:bframes=0:qcomp=0.8:aq-strength=0.5:dct-decimate=0:fast-pskip=0:deblock=-2,-2
[14:27:12] + profile: high
[14:27:12] + level: auto
[14:27:12] + bitrate: 4000 kbps, pass: 1
[14:27:12] + color profile: 5-1-6
[14:27:12] + color range: tv
[14:27:12] + chroma location: topleft
[14:27:12] * audio track 1
[14:27:12] + decoder: Unknown (PCM, 2.0 ch, 1536 kbps) (track 1, id 0x1)
[14:27:12] + bitrate: 1536 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[14:27:12] + mixdown: Stereo
[14:27:12] + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[14:27:12] + bitrate: 320 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[14:27:12] sync: expecting 176734 video frames
[14:27:12] encx264: min-keyint: 1, keyint: 12
[14:27:12] encx264: encoding at average bitrate 4000
[14:27:12] encx264: unparsed options: keyint=12:keyint-min=1:ref=1:bframes=0:qcomp=0.8:aq-strength=0.5:dct-decimate=0:fast-pskip=0:deblock=-2,-2:weightp=1:subme=6:rc-lookahead=30
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 UnalignedStack
x264 [info]: profile High, level 3.1, 4:2:0, 8-bit
HB [14:27:12] sync: first pts video is 0
[14:27:12] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[14:27:12] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
HB [15:14:20] reader: done. 1 scr changes
HB [15:14:21] work: average encoding speed for job is 62.480705 fps
[15:14:21] comb detect: heavy 154655 | light 21412 | uncombed 667 | total 176734
[15:14:21] decomb: deinterlaced 154655 | blended 21412 | unfiltered 667 | total 176734
[15:14:21] vfr: 176734 frames output, 0 dropped and 0 duped for CFR/PFR
[15:14:21] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[15:14:21] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[15:14:21] pcm_s16le-decoder done: 339330 frames, 0 decoder errors
[15:14:21] dvvideo-decoder done: 176734 frames, 0 decoder errors
[15:14:21] sync: got 176734 frames, 176734 expected
[15:14:21] sync: framerate min 25.000 fps, max 25.000 fps, avg 25.000 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:15549 Avg QP:25.69 size: 48289
x264 [info]: frame P:161185 Avg QP:28.73 size: 17237
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 8.0% 64.2% 27.8%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 0.2% 1.0% 0.4% P16..4: 47.1% 27.1% 16.0% 0.0% 0.0% skip: 8.2%
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 25.77
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:64.3% inter:47.1%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 87.3% 68.4% 16.7% inter: 63.8% 23.4% 0.9%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 45% 27% 6% 23%
x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 20% 17% 13% 6% 9% 8% 11% 7% 9%
HB x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 14% 22% 10% 6% 11% 8% 13% 6% 9%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 44% 21% 21% 14%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:4.3% UV:1.3%
x264 [info]: kb/s:3993.73
[15:14:21] Starting Task: Encoding Pass
[15:14:21] work: track 1, dithering not supported by codec
[15:14:21] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers
[15:14:21] job configuration:
[15:14:21] * source
[15:14:21] + E:\vidcoderWatch\Archer Wedding0001.avi
[15:14:21] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[15:14:21] + container: avi
[15:14:21] + data rate: 30420 kbps
[15:14:21] * destination
[15:14:21] + E:\conversions\Archer Wedding0001.part.mp4
[15:14:21] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat)
[15:14:21] + optimized for HTTP streaming (fast start)
[15:14:21] + align initial A/V stream timestamps
[15:14:21] * video track
[15:14:21] + decoder: dvvideo 8-bit (yuv420p)
[15:14:21] + bitrate 28800 kbps
[15:14:21] + filters
[15:14:21] + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16)
[15:14:21] + Decomb (mode=39)
[15:14:21] + Framerate Shaper (mode=1)
[15:14:21] + frame rate: 25.000 fps -> constant 25.000 fps
[15:14:21] + Crop and Scale (width=748:height=574:crop-top=2:crop-bottom=0:crop-left=8:crop-right=10)
[15:14:21] + source: 720 * 576, crop (2/0/8/10): 702 * 574, scale: 748 * 574
[15:14:21] + Sharpen (unsharp) (y-strength=0.15:y-size=7:cb-strength=0.15:cb-size=7)
[15:14:21] + Output geometry
[15:14:21] + storage dimensions: 748 x 574
[15:14:21] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1
[15:14:21] + display dimensions: 748 x 574
[15:14:21] + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[15:14:21] + preset: fast
[15:14:21] + options: keyint=12:min-keyint=1:ref=1:bframes=0:qcomp=0.8:aq-strength=0.5:dct-decimate=0:fast-pskip=0:deblock=-2,-2
[15:14:21] + profile: high
[15:14:21] + level: auto
[15:14:21] + bitrate: 4000 kbps, pass: 2
[15:14:21] + color profile: 5-1-6
[15:14:21] + color range: tv
[15:14:21] + chroma location: topleft
[15:14:21] * audio track 1
[15:14:21] + decoder: Unknown (PCM, 2.0 ch, 1536 kbps) (track 1, id 0x1)
[15:14:21] + bitrate: 1536 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[15:14:21] + mixdown: Stereo
[15:14:21] + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[15:14:21] + bitrate: 320 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
HB [15:14:22] sync: expecting 176734 video frames
[15:14:22] encx264: min-keyint: 1, keyint: 12
[15:14:22] encx264: encoding at average bitrate 4000
[15:14:22] encx264: unparsed options: keyint=12:keyint-min=1:ref=1:bframes=0:qcomp=0.8:aq-strength=0.5:dct-decimate=0:fast-pskip=0:deblock=-2,-2:weightp=1:subme=6:rc-lookahead=30
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 UnalignedStack
HB x264 [info]: profile High, level 3.1, 4:2:0, 8-bit
HB [15:14:29] sync: first pts video is 0
[15:14:29] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[15:14:29] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
HB [16:00:30] reader: done. 1 scr changes
HB [16:00:31] work: average encoding speed for job is 63.979465 fps
[16:00:31] comb detect: heavy 154655 | light 21412 | uncombed 667 | total 176734
[16:00:31] decomb: deinterlaced 154655 | blended 21412 | unfiltered 667 | total 176734
[16:00:31] vfr: 176734 frames output, 0 dropped and 0 duped for CFR/PFR
[16:00:31] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[16:00:31] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
HB [16:00:31] pcm_s16le-decoder done: 339330 frames, 0 decoder errors
[16:00:31] dvvideo-decoder done: 176734 frames, 0 decoder errors
[16:00:31] sync: got 176734 frames, 176734 expected
[16:00:31] sync: framerate min 25.000 fps, max 25.000 fps, avg 25.000 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:15549 Avg QP:25.85 size: 47671
x264 [info]: frame P:161185 Avg QP:28.73 size: 17330
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 8.5% 63.9% 27.5%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 0.2% 1.0% 0.4% P16..4: 46.8% 27.2% 15.9% 0.0% 0.0% skip: 8.5%
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:64.0% inter:47.1%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 86.7% 67.8% 16.0% inter: 63.7% 23.7% 0.8%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 47% 26% 5% 22%
x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 20% 17% 13% 6% 9% 8% 11% 7% 9%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 15% 22% 10% 6% 11% 8% 13% 6% 9%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 44% 21% 21% 14%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:4.3% UV:1.3%
x264 [info]: kb/s:3999.96
HB [16:01:45] mux: track 0, 176734 frames, 3533990380 bytes, 3999.20 kbps, fifo 2048
[16:01:45] mux: track 1, 331377 frames, 226169379 bytes, 255.94 kbps, fifo 2048
[16:01:45] Finished work at: Thu May 07 16:01:45 2026
[16:01:45] libhb: work result = 0
VC [16:01:46] Job completed (Elapsed Time: 1h 34m)
Problem Description
Hi
Since the update to 13.2beta anything that goes into the watcher gets queued and encoded encoded twice
What version of VidCoder are you running?
13.2 beta
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