EyeFrame - easy convert video to and from Lightworks with time code, reel name and proxies Posted by tin2tin - 15 Sep 2012 16:42 EyeFrame ConverterConvert videos for easy import in Lightworks and lag-free playback on low-end computers with proxies. And convert exported files from Lightworks to an upload friendly format for ex. Vimeo and YouTube. This image is hidden for guests. Please log in or register to see it. Lightworks can be very picky on import video formats. EyeFrame Converter can convert most video files to Lightworks(free/pro) friendly formats. If the default EFC format is giving you lagging and choppy previews, use the EFC convert to proxies option, which will produce low quality clips for a smooth editing process, which later can be swapped with high quality intermediate files for high quality export. Finally EFC can convert the huge YuYv AVI exported files from Lightworks to small upload friendly mp4 files(for ex. Vimeo and YouTube). Download: eyeframeconverter.wordpress.com Getting started(import in LWKS): In EyeFrame the tabs works as selection of output format, so make sure that the Editing tab is selected and use "LW FREE Mpeg2 I-Frame HD - Proxy Quarter Size" unless you use a Canon EOS camera and therefore needs to use "LW FREE Mpeg2 I-Frame HD - Proxy Quarter Size - Source CanonDSLR". Features: - Works in Windows and Linux(under WINE). - Import any file ffmbc/ffmpeg will open including mts, mov, avi, avs... - Convert almost anything to a Lightworks(pro & free) import friendly format(ex. Mpeg2 I-Frame HD). - Create a folder structure for intermediate(high quality), proxy(low quality) and current project files. - Convert to both intermediate(high quality) and proxy files(low quality) in one go. - Convert to various Lightworks(pro) formats(ex. ProRes and DNxHD) in intermediate(high quality) and proxy files(low quality) in one go. - Swap between intermediate(high quality) and proxy files(low quality) in the current project folder. - Add, edit or reuse unique time code and reel name to selection and inject it in exported mov and mxf files(intermediate and proxy files converted from the same source file will get the same time code and reel name). - If source already have a time code or reel name then it will be used. - Convert tif, jpg, png, tga or bmp image sequences with similar named wav file. - Convert to an upload friendly mp4 format(for ex. YouTube or Vimeo). - Import Magic Lantern Raw 1 / 18
- Convert to Pal & Ntsc DVD Controls: - Double-click the EyeFrame Converter icon to open. - Drag and drop files, folders or image sequences on the EyeFrame Converter GUI or icon. - 'o' key open select files dialog - 'f' key open select folder dialog - Play media file with double-left-click on thumbnails. - Open export settings with right-click on thumbnails. - Press Ctrl or Shift when left-clicking to select more items in one go. - Edit prefix for file name for selection with right-click on name item. - Edit time code settings for selection with right-click on time code item. - Edit reel name settings for selection with right-click on reel name item. - Edit frame rate settings for selection with right-click on rate item. - Press F1 for help(this post). - Press F5 for Convert for edit. - Press F6 for Swap. - Press F7 for Convert for upload. - Get media info by hitting the 'i' key. - Open ffmbc_log by hitting the 'l' key. - Delete media from list by hitting 'x' or 'del'. - Select all media by hitting 'a'. - 'h' or 'c' open view controls. Controls for video player(ffplay): - q, ESC - Quit. - f - Toggle full screen. - p, SPC -Pause. - a - Cycle audio channel. - v - Cycle video channel. - t - Cycle subtitle channel. - w - Show audio waves. - left/right - Seek backward/forward 10 seconds. - down/up - Seek backward/forward 1 minute. - mouse click - Seek to percentage in file corresponding to fraction of width. Tutorials: Video tutorial More tutorials here. 2 / 18
How to use without proxies: 1. Double-click EyeFrame icon to open. 2. Drag and drop files to the GUI. 3. Right-click on a thumbnail an uncheck Create files and folder structure for proxy editing. 4. Import in Lightworks by "Create Link" How to use with proxies: 1. Right-click on a thumbnail and check Create files and folder structure for proxy editing. 2. Hit convert. 3. 3 folders will be created: Project, Intermediate and Proxy. 4. The Project will contain the intermediate files as default. 5. The Proxy will contain the low quality proxy files. 6. The Intermediate folder will be empty. 7. In Lightworks import from the 'Project' folder and use 'Create Link' function. 8. When you have imported the files in Lightworks exit the project. 9. In Eyeframe hit the Swap button so the project folder will contain the proxy files, and reopen you project in Lightworks 10. Edit your video in the low proxy quality. (NB. If you use 720p or lower you should use swap the files before importing them into Lightworks, so the intermediate files will be used, then before starting to edit swap the files again to use the proxy files. If you don't do this your exported files might come out with a bad aspect ratio) How to swap proxy and intermediate files: 1. When you're ready to export your edit in high quality, shut down the project in Lightworks. 2. Open EyeFrame Converter and select: 'Swap proxy and intermediate files' 3. Select the folder containing the Project, Intermediate and Proxy folders. 4. The Proxy files from the Project folder will now be moved to the Proxy folder and the Intermediate files will be moved to the Project folder. 5. Reopen your project in Lightworks. Now the high quality Intermediate files will be used. Export the project. 6. If you want to continue editing click 'Swap proxy and intermediate files' again and reopen your Lightworks project. Alternative swapping of files within Lightworks for files with embedded time code and reel name(mov & mxf): Khaver writes: 3 / 18
- I just tried the official "Find material to fill edit" method that Lightworks uses. - I created 1280x720 intermediates and 640x360 proxies using the MJPEG HD profile that adds reel names and time code. - I imported the proxies into a project and moved the tiles into a bin named "Proxies". - I made an edit using these proxies including a dissolve effect between them. - I then imported the matching intermediates. - I right clicked on the edit and chose "Find material to fill edit". - I checked "Make copy and fill that", chose "Imports (Bin)" for "Use material from", selected "Best" for "Replacement quality" and "If Better" for "Replace existing material". - I hit the "Do It" button and a new edit was created that matched my original edit but this new one used the imported intermediate files. - I would say this method works extremely well when you have matching reel names and time code. How to export from Lightworks(in best quality) and convert for YouTube or Vimeo upload: - Set Lightworks project card to 10-bit precision. - Export 10 bit video using the Matrox uncompressed YuYv AVI(free). - In EyeFrame hit 'a' to select all and 'del' to clear out all files from EyeFrame. - Drag and drop your LW exported file in EyeFrame. - Right click to get the export settings and select one of the H264 MP4 upload formats. - Click the 'Export for uploading' - button. How to edit time code, reel name, frame rate and file prefix: 1. Select all the clips to change values on and right-click in the column(on the value) on the topmost of the clips. 2. Enter the new value. 3. Click Okay and all the clips will get the new values. On the values in the list control: - Default reel names and time codes: First EFC looks for actual embedded time code/reel name, and if it can't find that it looks for the encoding date, and if it can't find that it will use the creation date. - The reel name and time code will be identical for the matching intermediate and proyx files. - Time code: If increment is checked then the time code will increment starting with the the topmost clip. - Frame rate: Math equations can be entered too. 4 / 18
- Reel name: The maximum number of characters is 8. Changelog: - 1.7.8 New: Magic Lantern RAW import. - 1.7.7 New: Save and open project settings. - 1.7.6 NEW: Wine friendly menus and key shortcuts. - Generate MediaInfo in Notepad for easy copy/paste into forum for troubleshooting. - Tutorials page updated - 1.7.5 New: - Automatic Iso generation of DVD folders. - Access Add prefix, edit time code, edit reel name, edit frame rate from menus. - 1.7.4 New: DVD authoring as delivery preset. Bugfix: Image sequence import with wav. - 1.7.3 New: Tabs and destination path in export settings. Renaming of presets. Mute Esc key. - 1.7.2 Bug fix: Import of PNG in sequence with wav audio - 1.7.1 New: Menus - 1.7.0 By Khaver: Fixed the endless loop bug when using "o" and "f" to add image sequences and Avisynth scripts. - Added the file name into the set frame rate dialog for image sequences and Avisynth scripts. - Changed UTC date and times gathered from ffmbc and mediainfo into local time so timecode reflects local time. - 1.6.9 Use file name as embedded reel name, which can be useful if an LW exported EDL with file names is needed in ex. Blender. - 1.6.8 New: Key "o" opens a select files dialog and key "f" opens a select folder dialog. - 1.6.7 New: Keys "h" and "c" to display a message box containing the controls(rhinox202) Conversion duration(rhinox202) Bugfix: Adding folders containing image sequences(khaver). - 1.6.6 By rhinox202 New: Proxy message removed after clicking "Convert for editing". Proxy option added to "Set export formats" window. Conversion duration added to "Conversion finished" message box - 1.6.5 By Khaver New: Enhanced image sequence import. Image sequences can be tif, jpg, png, tga or bmp files. The number of frames digits is not limited to 6 places. Any frame digit length will work. The first frame doesn't need to be 00000, etc. It can start at any number. The program will find the first frame in the sequence if you don't drag in the first file. Bugfix: Fixed the problem with 25fps being used to determine the duration of image sequences and other bug fixes. - 1.6.4 New: Add prefix to selection of exported file names by right clicking item in the Name row. Leave prefix entry box empty to remove previously added prefixes from selected items. - L-key opens the ffmbc_log in Notepad. - 1.6.3 New: Edit formats - 1.6.2 New: - Sort all items alphabetic by clicking row headers. - Intermediate files in project folder as default. Changes by Khaver: - Increment now works as it should (no gaps in frame count). - Clips don't have to be the same frame rate for increment to work. - Frame rate edit dialog changed from up/down arrows to a text input box. You can also enter a formula in the box to get fps such as 24000/1001 to get 23.976. - Frame rate item in the list now has 3 decimal place precision for those rates that might need it. - 1.6.0 New: - Add incrementing time codes to selection. - Limit reel name to 8 characters. - 1.5.9 - New: Right click on Frame Rate to change fps for selection. - New hotkeys: F5: Convert for edit. F6: Swap. F7: Convert for upload. 5 / 18
- 1.5.8 - Audio in DNxHD & ProRes: Endianness: Big, Codec ID: twos Khaver: - Speedup in encoding: the intermediate creation and proxy creation processes run simultaneously. - Minor fixes. - 1.5.7 New: Icons. Fix: - Avisynth frame rate. - Numeric check for frame rates. - 1.5.6 New by Khaver: - Changed the Size column to Duration column. - When adding a tiff image sequence or Avisynth scripts, an input box pops up so you can enter a new frames per second value. - When the thumbnail creation function runs, it creates the thumbnail and at the same time retrieves the file info to fill in the list view items. If that doesn't supply all the info, mediainfo.dll is run to retrieve the missing info. This allows for correct image sequence info. - The thumbnail creation command for ffmbc has been fixed so correct aspect ratio thumbnails are shown and it doesn't crash ffmbc. - Dashes removed from reel name(max. 8 characters in Lightworks > the date). - MJPEG HD export pre-set with time code for Lightworks free. - 1.5.5 Fixes by rhinox202 - Limit spinner - Cancel of swap dialog - Remove unused icon code - Left-double-click to open tc and reel name Fixes by Khaver - Wrap spinner - Only numbers in spinner - Added Cancel buttons on TC and Reel Name - replace ffprobe with mediainfo(so ffprobe can be left out) - 1.5.4 New: Edit time code settings for selection with right-click on time code item. - Edit reel name settings for selection with right-click on reel name item. - 1.5.3 New: MediaInfo, Time Code, Reel Name and Frame Rate added/generated at import time and automatically added to exported mov and mxf files. Intermediate and proxy files from the same source will get the same time code and reel name. - 1.5.2 New: Setup installer. Correct ini format. Various command line corrections. - 1.5.1 Various great enhancements by rhinox202-1.5.0 New: Timecode and reelname added to mov and mxf exports. If source has timecode it will be reused and if not the file creation date and time will be used. The creation date and a unique five letter word will be added as the reelname and the creation time will be the timecode. The intermediate and proxy file from the same source file will get identical reelnames and timecodes. - 1.4.9 Added: Collect information on files it is not able to import and give you one message-box after the import has finished. - 1.4.8 - Right click to select 'Convert for editing' - format and 'Convert for upload format'. - 14/10 - v. 1.4.7 New: Import of Lightworks exported tif image sequences. If a wav file with the root name is found in the same folder it will be imported too(ex. 'filename.wav' for a sequence named 'filename-000001.tif'). A 'filename-000000.tif' file must be the first file of the sequence. - 13/10 - v. 1.4.6 Bugfix: Thumbnails not correct after delete and new import. New: Keyboard short-cuts: Del and x key deletes selection, i key shows info, a key selects all. New: Folder with alternative export codecs ex. ProRes and DVCPRO100(rename to EyeFrame_cmd.txt and add to main folder). - 9/10 - v. 1.4.5 Added Double left click to view media in ffplay. Added right click to get media info. - 8/10 - v. 1.4.4 Added import of folders and folders within folders. - 6/10 - v. 1.4.3 Change audio bitrate when source is mono, check for 0k exported files, option to open log in Notepad. - 29/9 - v. 1.4.2 Swap proxy files to project folder when adding more proxy files to project. - 28/9 - New button: "Convert for upload" - 27/9 - Thanks to Khaver new command lines solves the problems of missing audio in longer clips. - 24/9 - New and improved interface, save working paths etc. Added: write to homedir check. - 20/9 - Added check don't export to sourcefolder - 19/9 - Added drag and drop files on the desktop icon for fast import. More error checking ex. project must be closed in LW for successful file swapping. Higher quality intermediates thanks to Khaver. - 18/9 - Error checking and more meaningful messages - 17/9 - External command lines in EyeFrame_cmd.ini - Proxy files exported with 1/4 resolution and 6 / 18
bitrate. - 16/9 - Night: Added ffprobe for checking import files. Bugfix: swap wasn't working correctly after restart of app. - 16/9 - Morning: the EyeFrame Converter can also create proxy files and swap between uncompressed intermediate and compressed proxy files by the click of a button. If the playback of Mpeg2 I-Frame HD files lags you can use this new function to create low bitrate proxies and by the click of a button swap low and high bitrate files when you want to export your project from Lightworks. If you got a very low end computer this is the way to edit without playback lag in Lightworks. - 15/9 2012 - First release. Motivation: After spending days trying to figure out to get footage from my Canon 60D into Lightworks without having lagging playback(which all the LW included transcoding formats does and also the much talked about GoPro CineForm codecs on my ageing computer), I finally tried the Mpeg2 I-Frame HD codec, which Khaver has been mentioning for a long time, and I was really surprised not only did my files convert fast, but they also played without lagging in Lightworks in 1080P resolution. That made me so happy that I spend the night on coding a simple, no fuss(no settings) drag&drop batch converter GUI for ffmbc.exe to convert HD files to the Mpeg2 I-Frame HD format. Posted by galavantingmadilynn - 15 Nov 2013 23:05 Hey all! So I'm pretty new to editing and just finished my first project! Yay! I'm stuck on my second project though. I changed the EyeFrame Converter's default settings when I was trying to export my last file, and now that I'm working on a new project, I can't get my new files to convert. The answer may be here somewhere, but I can't find what EFC's default setting actually are. Right now mine is set as Editing: LW Free Mpeg2 I-Frame HD - Proxy Quarter Size Delivery: H264 MP4 Profile High@L4.1 I'm trying to convert several.wmv files, but I keep getting this message: Unable to Convert. What do I need to do? 7 / 18
Posted by tin2tin - 16 Nov 2013 05:50 Make sure that the editing tab is selected if you convert for Lwks import. Looks like you have the default settings selected. Try to convert one file and after you get the error open the log. In the last few lines of the log file there might be something describing the reason for the error. If it doesn't make sense, post the logfile(copy/paste) here and someone here might be able to help you. Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 00:39 Hi Guys, I have just made a quick clip to test my EFC conversion, LWKS import, edit, export and then EFC convert AVI to MP4 The end result is my video has thin horizontal lines running through it. I started with and MTS file General ID Complete name Format Format/Info File size Duration Overall bit rate mode : 0 (0x0) : C:UserspaulVideosjanine20131115223520.MTS : BDAV : Blu-ray Video : 752 MiB : 6mn 23s : Variable 8 / 18
Overall bit rate Maximum Overall bit rate : 16.4 Mbps : 18.0 Mbps Video ID Menu ID Format Format/Info Format profile Format settings, CABAC : 4113 (0x1011) : 1 (0x1) : AVC : Advanced Video Codec : High@L4.0 : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=13 Codec ID : 27 Duration Bit rate mode Bit rate Maximum bit rate Width Height : 6mn 23s : Variable : 15.5 Mbps : 16.0 Mbps : 1 920 pixels : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate Color space : 25.000 fps : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth Scan type Scan order : 8 bits : Interlaced : Top Field First 9 / 18
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.300 Stream size : 710 MiB (94%) Audio ID Menu ID Format : 4352 (0x1100) : 1 (0x1) : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Mode extension Format settings, Endianness : CM (complete main) : Big Codec ID : 129 Duration Bit rate mode Bit rate Channel(s) Channel positions Sampling rate Bit depth Compression mode Delay relative to video : 6mn 23s : Constant : 256 Kbps : 2 channels : Front: L R : 48.0 KHz : 16 bits : Lossy : -80ms Stream size : 11.7 MiB (2%) Text ID Menu ID Format : 4608 (0x1200) : 1 (0x1) : PGS 10 / 18
Codec ID : 144 Duration Delay relative to video : 6mn 23s : -80ms Then I used Eye Frame converter to set up project etc and imported into LWKs see setting and export settings I have attached the finished video so you can see final result it's media info is as follows. eneral Complete name Format : C:UserspaulVideosmain.mp4 : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 Codec ID File size Duration Overall bit rate mode Overall bit rate : mp42 : 22.6 MiB : 31s 360ms : Variable : 6 037 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Tagged date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Writing application : FFmbc 0.7 Video 11 / 18
ID : 1 Format Format/Info Format profile Format settings, CABAC Format settings, ReFrames Codec ID Codec ID/Info Duration Bit rate Width Height : AVC : Advanced Video Codec : High@L4.0 : Yes : 4 frames : avc1 : Advanced Video Coding : 31s 360ms : 5 668 Kbps : 1 920 pixels : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode Frame rate Color space : Constant : 25.000 fps : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth Scan type : 8 bits : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.109 Stream size : 21.2 MiB (94%) Encoded date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Tagged date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Audio ID : 2 12 / 18
Format Format/Info Format profile : AAC : Advanced Audio Codec : LC Codec ID : 40 Duration Bit rate mode Bit rate Maximum bit rate Channel(s) Channel positions Sampling rate Compression mode Delay relative to video : 31s 360ms : Variable : 364 Kbps : 384 Kbps : 2 channels : Front: L R : 48.0 KHz : Lossy : 80ms Stream size : 1.36 MiB (6%) Encoded date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Tagged date : UTC 2013-11-16 23:54:14 Any help to get a final good result would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Regards Paul Posted by ABCRONNIE - 17 Nov 2013 02:04 13 / 18
Hi Paul Try setting your project to 8 bit rather than 10 bit. Cheers R. Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 02:40 Thanks for the quick reply ABCRONNIE I have set it to 8bit and resaved as AVI then used eyeframe to create main(1).mp4 Please check out the attached zip file you can see the result. It has lines in it, they do not exist in the original or the edit. Thanks again Paul Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 02:44 hmmm not sure where the zip file went... 14 / 18
Posted by SMPse - 17 Nov 2013 02:45 Try changing the Display optimisation to Frame in the Export panel. EDIT: Or change your project to 1080i Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 03:14 Thanks SMPse I did that, but it still has the lines in it, they are not real bad but enough to be annoying. Paul Posted by tin2tin - 17 Nov 2013 08:28 Your source material is interlaced(that is causing those lines): paulturbo wrote: Video ID Menu ID Format Format/Info : 4113 (0x1011) : 1 (0x1) : AVC : Advanced Video Codec 15 / 18
Format profile Format settings, CABAC Format settings, ReFrames : High@L4.0 : Yes : 2 frames Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=13 Codec ID : 27 Duration Bit rate mode Bit rate Maximum bit rate Width Height : 6mn 23s : Variable : 15.5 Mbps : 16.0 Mbps : 1 920 pixels : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate Color space : 25.000 fps : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth Scan type Scan order : 8 bits : Interlaced : Top Field First Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.300 Stream size : 710 MiB (94%) I would suggest you to deinterlace your source material with EFC: Not knowing what preset you're using I'll tell you how to fix the preset command lines: 1. Open the presets dialog. 2. Select the preset you want to add deinterlacing to. 3. Click on the pen button. 16 / 18
4. Notepad will now open with the command lines. 5. The top one is for the intermediate conversions. 6. The lower one is for the proxy conversions. 7. Insert after "" (copy&paste or write) -vf yadif with exactly one space before and after the command in both the intermediate and proxy command line. 8. Save the preset under the same or a new name. 9. Close Notepad. 10. Select the new preset in the combo box. 11. Do your conversion. If you want to change all the source clips in a Lwks project, then shut down the project in Lwks. Convert all the source files(w. ex. deinterlace) to a new folder. Make sure that the new folder contains the exact same files as the old one with the exact same naming and the swap the contents of the two folders. When you now open your project in Lwks all the source material should be the new deinterlaced material(but you'l proberly have to re-render effects). Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 08:54 thanks tin2tin trying that out now, will report back with results. Paul Posted by tin2tin - 17 Nov 2013 09:19 Make sure that the project card in Lwks is set to progressive and you export to a format that isn't interlaced(must be p not i ex 1080p) Posted by paulturbo - 17 Nov 2013 18:43 17 / 18
initial tests show it worked thanks Tin2Tin. i could not find a setting for progressive though is it on the project card under video? Posted by paulturbo - 18 Nov 2013 07:05 It is all working well, however now my audio is slightly out of synch when I am editing in lwks I have no idea what to do now. Any ideas? Paul Posted by tin2tin - 18 Nov 2013 08:49 Your source material is: Frame rate : 25.000 fps So make sure that this is also the setting in EFC and in Lwks(project+export). If it isn't out of sync when you export, then it might be that your computer is not able to process the video fast enough and you should look into the various proxy methods described on the EFC tutorials page. Posted by galavantingmadilynn - 19 Nov 2013 00:58 Thank you so much tin2tin! I feel like a ditz now. 18 / 18