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my script for sdr to hlg conversion an upscale i used to shrink an up-scale

my blu-ray 12 monkeys series 1080p total uncompressed make-mkv rips

(avg file 8.2gb to 10gb) total series og store 320+ gb now to a 1440p hlg conversion an upscale with 10% color boost + nits target 800

with qp 24 level , original audio , hevc.m4nv output file with avg file size 1.62 to 1.78gbper season re-encode task time avg 45minplayback vi infuse on apple tv+ gen3 128gb Ethernet box version

my render rig

https://preview.redd.it/s85nkgct6v0h1.jpg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59d9aa1f0f2372bee207df875f3e6ed2f66e3a2c

https://preview.redd.it/dfihzruu6v0h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43978cec375539242187744e5e062d1c05e4bec0

https://preview.redd.it/sgzzzruu6v0h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90d59bbe5c1890d3183ede453ec54ef9ffc9f50c

#!/bin/bash

##############################################################################

# 🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v3.6

# HDR REC.2020 HLG 10BIT BUILD (+10% COLOR BOOST)

##############################################################################

INPUT_DIR="/mnt/nas/TV/RENDERS"

OUTPUT_DIR="/media/johnny45/2nd drive/rendered vids"

TEMP_DIR="/tmp/temp_render_encodes"

THREADS=8

VIDEO_JOBS=2

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"

mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"

# 🔥 FIX: prevent literal *.mkv when no matches

shopt -s nullglob

##############################################################################

# UI

##############################################################################

echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"

echo "🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v3.6"

echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"

echo ""

echo "1 Select codec:"

echo "1) h264"

echo "2) hevc"

read -p "Choice: " codec_choice

if [[ "$codec_choice" == "1" ]]; then

VCODEC="h264_vaapi"

VIDEO_TAG="avc1"

else

VCODEC="hevc_vaapi"

VIDEO_TAG="hvc1"

fi

echo ""

echo "2 Select mode:"

echo "1) fast"

echo "2) balanced"

echo "3) heavy"

read -p "Choice: " mode_choice

case "$mode_choice" in

1. QUALITY="fast" ;;

2. QUALITY="balanced" ;;

3. QUALITY="heavy" ;;

esac

echo ""

echo "3 Select QP level:"

echo "1) QP 22 (Very High Quality)"

echo "2) QP 24 (High Quality)"

echo "3) QP 26 (Balanced)"

echo "4) QP 28 (Smaller Files)"

read -p "Choice: " qp_choice

case "$qp_choice" in

QP_VALUE="22"

QP_LABEL="QP 22"

;;

QP_VALUE="24"

QP_LABEL="QP 24"

;;

QP_VALUE="26"

QP_LABEL="QP 26"

;;

QP_VALUE="28"

QP_LABEL="QP 28"

;;

*)

QP_VALUE="22"

QP_LABEL="QP 22"

;;

esac

echo ""

echo "4 Select audio mode:"

echo "1) copy"

echo "2) convert to ALAC 24bit 5.1 +3dB"

read -p "Choice: " audio_choice

echo ""

read -p "5 Enable stereo → 5.1 upmix? (y/n): " UPMIX

##############################################################################

# FILE SCAN

##############################################################################

FILES=("$INPUT_DIR"/*.mkv "$INPUT_DIR"/*.mp4 "$INPUT_DIR"/*.avi \

"$INPUT_DIR"/*.mov)

COUNT=${#FILES[@]}

echo ""

echo "Files found: $COUNT"

echo ""

# 🔥 FIX: avoid running with zero files

if (( COUNT == 0 )); then

echo "⚠️ No input files found. Exiting."

exit 1

fi

##############################################################################

# RESOLUTION DETECTION

##############################################################################

get_resolution() {

ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 \

-show_entries stream=width \

-of csv=p=0 "$1"

}

##############################################################################

# SCALING TABLE (CINEMATIC AUTO-SCALING)

##############################################################################

set_scaling() {

local width=$1

if (( width <= 1280 )); then

SCALE="1920"

elif (( width <= 1920 )); then

SCALE="2560"

elif (( width <= 2560 )); then

SCALE="3840"

else

SCALE=""

fi

}

##############################################################################

# AUDIO CONFIG

##############################################################################

build_audio() {

if [[ "$audio_choice" == "1" ]]; then

AUDIO_ARGS=(-c:a copy)

else

AF="aresample=48000"

if [[ "$UPMIX" == "y" ]]; then

AF="$AF,pan=5.1|FL=FL|FR=FR|FC=0.5*FL+0.5*FR|LFE=0.3*FL+0.3*FR|BL=FL|BR=FR"

fi

AF="$AF,volume=3dB"

AUDIO_ARGS=(-c:a alac -ac 6 -sample_fmt s32p -af "$AF")

fi

}

##############################################################################

# ENCODE FUNCTION

##############################################################################

encode_file() {

local input="$1"

local base

base=$(basename "$input")

SEASON_FOLDER=$(echo "$base" | grep -oE 'Season[ _][0-9]+')

[[ -z "$SEASON_FOLDER" ]] && SEASON_FOLDER="Season_Unknown"

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER"

OUTPUT="$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base%.*}.m4v"

WIDTH=$(get_resolution "$input" | tr -d '\r\n ')

[[ -z "$WIDTH" ]] && WIDTH=0

set_scaling "$WIDTH"

echo "[ENCODE] $base | ${WIDTH}px | $QP_LABEL"

##############################################################################

# HDR FILTER CHAIN

##############################################################################

FILTER_CHAIN="format=yuv420p10le"

if [[ -n "$SCALE" ]]; then

FILTER_CHAIN="$FILTER_CHAIN,\

libplacebo=\

w=${SCALE}:\

h=-2:\

upscaler=ewa_lanczos:\

antiringing=1:\

colorspace=bt709:\

color_primaries=bt709:\

color_trc=bt709:\

range=tv:\

gamut_mode=perceptual:\

brightness=0.06:\

contrast=1.04:\

saturation=1.14:\

gamma=1.03,\

format=p010le,\

hwupload"

else

FILTER_CHAIN="$FILTER_CHAIN,\

libplacebo=\

upscaler=ewa_lanczos:\

antiringing=1:\

colorspace=bt709:\

color_primaries=bt709:\

color_trc=bt709:\

range=tv:\

gamut_mode=perceptual:\

brightness=0.06:\

contrast=1.04:\

saturation=1.14:\

gamma=1.03,\

format=p010le,\

hwupload"

fi

##############################################################################

# AUDIO BUILD

##############################################################################

build_audio

##############################################################################

# PIXEL FORMAT

##############################################################################

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

PIXFMT_ARGS=(

-profile:v main10

)

else

PIXFMT_ARGS=(

-pix_fmt nv12

)

fi

##############################################################################

# FFMPEG ENCODE

##############################################################################

ffmpeg -y \

-loglevel info \

-stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-init_hw_device vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "$FILTER_CHAIN" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-tag:v "$VIDEO_TAG" \

"${PIXFMT_ARGS[@]}" \

-rc_mode CQP \

-qp "$QP_VALUE" \

-quality 0 \

-g 120 \

-bf 3 \

-color_primaries bt2020 \

-color_trc arib-std-b67 \

-colorspace bt2020nc \

-map 0:v:0 \

-map 0:a:0 \

"${AUDIO_ARGS[@]}" \

-movflags +faststart \

-f mp4 "$OUTPUT"

##############################################################################

# RESULT

##############################################################################

if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then

echo "✔ DONE: $OUTPUT"

else

echo "❌ FAILED: $base"

fi

}

##############################################################################

# PARALLEL ENGINE

##############################################################################

run_parallel() {

local running=0

for file in "${FILES[@]}"; do

while (( running >= VIDEO_JOBS )); do

wait -n

((running--))

done

encode_file "$file" &

((running++))

done

wait

}

##############################################################################

# START

##############################################################################

echo ""

echo "Starting encoding..."

echo ""

run_parallel

echo ""

echo "✔ ALL COMPLETE → $OUTPUT_DIR"

my script for sdr to hlg conversion an upscale

i used to shrink an up-scale my blu-ray 12 monkeys series 1080p total uncompressed make-mkv rips (avg file 8.2gb to 10gb) total series og store 320+ gb

now to a 1440p hlg conversion an upscale with 10% color boost + nits target 800 with qp 24 level , original audio , hevc.m4nv output file with avg file size 1.62 to 1.78gb

per season re-encode task time avg 45min

playback vi infuse on apple tv+ gen3 128gb ethernet box version

render rig

____________________________________________________

https://preview.redd.it/v8jd6rvlxu0h1.jpg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f84f34c342bd9f06f6338fc8dcf495902d0d0d15

____________________________________________________

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chmod +x ./balanced_HDR_REC_2020_HLG_10BIT_BUILD.sh

./balanced_HDR_REC_2020_HLG_10BIT_BUILD.sh

#!/bin/bash

##############################################################################

# 🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v3.6

# HDR REC.2020 HLG 10BIT BUILD (+10% COLOR BOOST)

##############################################################################

INPUT_DIR="/mnt/nas/TV/RENDERS"

OUTPUT_DIR="/media/johnny45/2nd drive/rendered vids"

TEMP_DIR="/tmp/temp_render_encodes"

THREADS=8

VIDEO_JOBS=2

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"

mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"

# 🔥 FIX: prevent literal *.mkv when no matches

shopt -s nullglob

##############################################################################

# UI

##############################################################################

echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"

echo "🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v3.6"

echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"

echo ""

echo "1 Select codec:"

echo "1) h264"

echo "2) hevc"

read -p "Choice: " codec_choice

if [[ "$codec_choice" == "1" ]]; then

VCODEC="h264_vaapi"

VIDEO_TAG="avc1"

else

VCODEC="hevc_vaapi"

VIDEO_TAG="hvc1"

fi

echo ""

echo "2 Select mode:"

echo "1) fast"

echo "2) balanced"

echo "3) heavy"

read -p "Choice: " mode_choice

case "$mode_choice" in

1. QUALITY="fast" ;;

2. QUALITY="balanced" ;;

3. QUALITY="heavy" ;;

esac

echo ""

echo "3 Select QP level:"

echo "1) QP 22 (Very High Quality)"

echo "2) QP 24 (High Quality)"

echo "3) QP 26 (Balanced)"

echo "4) QP 28 (Smaller Files)"

read -p "Choice: " qp_choice

case "$qp_choice" in

QP_VALUE="22"

QP_LABEL="QP 22"

;;

QP_VALUE="24"

QP_LABEL="QP 24"

;;

QP_VALUE="26"

QP_LABEL="QP 26"

;;

QP_VALUE="28"

QP_LABEL="QP 28"

;;

*)

QP_VALUE="22"

QP_LABEL="QP 22"

;;

esac

echo ""

echo "4 Select audio mode:"

echo "1) copy"

echo "2) convert to ALAC 24bit 5.1 +3dB"

read -p "Choice: " audio_choice

echo ""

read -p "5 Enable stereo → 5.1 upmix? (y/n): " UPMIX

##############################################################################

# FILE SCAN

##############################################################################

FILES=("$INPUT_DIR"/*.mkv "$INPUT_DIR"/*.mp4 "$INPUT_DIR"/*.avi \

"$INPUT_DIR"/*.mov)

COUNT=${#FILES[@]}

echo ""

echo "Files found: $COUNT"

echo ""

# 🔥 FIX: avoid running with zero files

if (( COUNT == 0 )); then

echo "⚠️ No input files found. Exiting."

exit 1

fi

##############################################################################

# RESOLUTION DETECTION

##############################################################################

get_resolution() {

ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 \

-show_entries stream=width \

-of csv=p=0 "$1"

}

##############################################################################

# SCALING TABLE (CINEMATIC AUTO-SCALING)

##############################################################################

set_scaling() {

local width=$1

if (( width <= 1280 )); then

SCALE="1920"

elif (( width <= 1920 )); then

SCALE="2560"

elif (( width <= 2560 )); then

SCALE="3840"

else

SCALE=""

fi

}

##############################################################################

# AUDIO CONFIG

##############################################################################

build_audio() {

if [[ "$audio_choice" == "1" ]]; then

AUDIO_ARGS=(-c:a copy)

else

AF="aresample=48000"

if [[ "$UPMIX" == "y" ]]; then

AF="$AF,pan=5.1|FL=FL|FR=FR|FC=0.5*FL+0.5*FR|LFE=0.3*FL+0.3*FR|BL=FL|BR=FR"

fi

AF="$AF,volume=3dB"

AUDIO_ARGS=(-c:a alac -ac 6 -sample_fmt s32p -af "$AF")

fi

}

##############################################################################

# ENCODE FUNCTION

##############################################################################

encode_file() {

local input="$1"

local base

base=$(basename "$input")

SEASON_FOLDER=$(echo "$base" | grep -oE 'Season[ _][0-9]+')

[[ -z "$SEASON_FOLDER" ]] && SEASON_FOLDER="Season_Unknown"

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER"

OUTPUT="$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base%.*}.m4v"

WIDTH=$(get_resolution "$input" | tr -d '\r\n ')

[[ -z "$WIDTH" ]] && WIDTH=0

set_scaling "$WIDTH"

echo "[ENCODE] $base | ${WIDTH}px | $QP_LABEL"

##############################################################################

# HDR FILTER CHAIN

##############################################################################

FILTER_CHAIN="format=yuv420p10le"

if [[ -n "$SCALE" ]]; then

FILTER_CHAIN="$FILTER_CHAIN,\

libplacebo=\

w=${SCALE}:\

h=-2:\

upscaler=ewa_lanczos:\

antiringing=1:\

colorspace=bt709:\

color_primaries=bt709:\

color_trc=bt709:\

range=tv:\

gamut_mode=perceptual:\

brightness=0.06:\

contrast=1.04:\

saturation=1.14:\

gamma=1.03,\

format=p010le,\

hwupload"

else

FILTER_CHAIN="$FILTER_CHAIN,\

libplacebo=\

upscaler=ewa_lanczos:\

antiringing=1:\

colorspace=bt709:\

color_primaries=bt709:\

color_trc=bt709:\

range=tv:\

gamut_mode=perceptual:\

brightness=0.06:\

contrast=1.04:\

saturation=1.14:\

gamma=1.03,\

format=p010le,\

hwupload"

fi

##############################################################################

# AUDIO BUILD

##############################################################################

build_audio

##############################################################################

# PIXEL FORMAT

##############################################################################

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

PIXFMT_ARGS=(

-profile:v main10

)

else

PIXFMT_ARGS=(

-pix_fmt nv12

)

fi

##############################################################################

# FFMPEG ENCODE

##############################################################################

ffmpeg -y \

-loglevel info \

-stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-init_hw_device vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "$FILTER_CHAIN" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-tag:v "$VIDEO_TAG" \

"${PIXFMT_ARGS[@]}" \

-rc_mode CQP \

-qp "$QP_VALUE" \

-quality 0 \

-g 120 \

-bf 3 \

-color_primaries bt2020 \

-color_trc arib-std-b67 \

-colorspace bt2020nc \

-map 0:v:0 \

-map 0:a:0 \

"${AUDIO_ARGS[@]}" \

-movflags +faststart \

-f mp4 "$OUTPUT"

##############################################################################

# RESULT

##############################################################################

if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then

echo "✔ DONE: $OUTPUT"

else

echo "❌ FAILED: $base"

fi

}

##############################################################################

# PARALLEL ENGINE

##############################################################################

run_parallel() {

local running=0

for file in "${FILES[@]}"; do

while (( running >= VIDEO_JOBS )); do

wait -n

((running--))

done

encode_file "$file" &

((running++))

done

wait

}

##############################################################################

# START

##############################################################################

echo ""

echo "Starting encoding..."

echo ""

run_parallel

echo ""

echo "✔ ALL COMPLETE → $OUTPUT_DIR"

https://reddit.com/link/1t7bbap/video/0vh193ii310h1/player

For a 12 lb pork cushion on your Royal Gourmet CC1830 Barrel Grill using a 2x1

snake of Royal Oak Hickory Blend briquets with infused pellets

target 250–275°F for ~12hours

un-wrapped for the first 5hrs-30min then single foil wrap for the rest

________________________

meat prep

5 day wet brine

_________________

2.5 gallons cold water

1-1/2 cups Morton kosher

1 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup honey powder

2 tbsp hickory smoke powder

2 tbsp Aleppo pepper

3 tbsp of toasted onion powder

1 tbsp smoked paprika

1 cup apple juice

___________________________________________

grill prep

___________________________

vent settings

Intake vent (side/bottom): about full open for the

first 1-1/2hr then to 1/2 - open Exhaust/chimney vent: fully open

temps held between 250°F to 280f for 10hrs then dropped to 230 to 250f

for the last two of a 9hr rain fall when the temp dropped to 30f the thermal

ceramic fire blanket 1in thick that wrapped the top an back of the

drum made a mass diff, then final 2hr were in a crackpot half filled with water still wrapper submerged an set to warm (temp 190 to 200f with foil covered lid) this acted as a warm rest & hold

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my rig is a custom 3900x cpu , rx 6750xt , 64gb or ram twin 1tb nvme drives with tuxedo os linux an 9tb nas

up-till now the the script work as intended up-scaling an compressing my blu-ray collection

i was able to take my 12monkey blu-ray 4 seasons of about 320gb with avg file size of 8.5gb slightly reduced from the 11gb og from the makemkv disc rips to an avg file size of 1.6gb for a new avg total of 56gb for all with a nice and clean upscale to 1440p this took only 2hr 5min not bad

but after if adjusted the script to whats below the attempt to do the same for my collection of strikeback an stargate sg1 failed

i keep getting this error with my custom ffmpeg render encode script

./render_engine666.sh

./render_engine666.sh: line 12: encoding: command not found

╔════════════════════════════════════╗

║ 🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v2.4 FIXED ║

╚════════════════════════════════════╝

Select codec:

1. h264
2. hevc

Choice: 1

Select mode:

1. fast
2. balanced
3. heavy

Choice: 2

Enable stereo → 5.1 upmix? (y/n): y

Files found: 4

./render_engine666.sh: line 133: syntax error near unexpected token `)'

./render_engine666.sh: line 133: `precision)'

_______________________________________

tis is the og script

save as

render_engine666.sh

Then:

chmod +x render_engine666.sh

run

./render_engine666.sh

this is the script

_________________________________________

#!/bin/bash

##############################################################################

# VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v2.4 - QP TABLE + SAFE PIPELINE (NO SUBTITLES + UPMIX)

##############################################################################

INPUT_DIR="/mnt/nas/TV/RENDERS"

OUTPUT_DIR="/media/johnny45/2nd drive/rendered vids"

THREADS=12 # CPU threads per encode

VIDEO_JOBS=2 # VAAPI parallel encodes (GPU safe limit)

TEMP_DIR="/tmp/temp_render_encodes" # Temporary directory for intermediate

encoding files

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"

mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR" # Ensure /tmp/temp_render_encodes directory exists

echo "╔════════════════════════════════════╗"

echo "║ 🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v2.4 FIXED ║"

echo "╚════════════════════════════════════╝"

echo ""

##############################################################################

# USER INPUT

##############################################################################

echo "Select codec:"

echo "1) h264"

echo "2) hevc"

read -p "Choice: " codec_choice

if [[ "$codec_choice" == "1" ]]; then

VCODEC="h264_vaapi"

VC="h264"

VIDEO_TAG="avc1" # Use avc1 for h264

else

VCODEC="hevc_vaapi"

VC="hevc"

VIDEO_TAG="" # No need for a tag for hevc (use codec directly)

fi

echo ""

echo "Select mode:"

echo "1) fast"

echo "2) balanced"

echo "3) heavy"

read -p "Choice: " mode_choice

if [[ "$mode_choice" == "1" ]]; then

QUALITY="fast"

elif [[ "$mode_choice" == "2" ]]; then

QUALITY="balanced"

else

QUALITY="heavy"

fi

echo ""

read -p "Enable stereo → 5.1 upmix? (y/n): " UPMIX

# Scan for video files (.mkv, .mp4, .avi)

FILES=("$INPUT_DIR"/*.{mkv,mp4,avi})

COUNT=${#FILES[@]}

echo ""

echo "Files found: $COUNT"

echo ""

##############################################################################

# RESOLUTION DETECTOR

##############################################################################

get_resolution() {

ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 \

-show_entries stream=height \

-of csv=p=0 "$1"

}

##############################################################################

# QP TABLE (Full Version with Detailed Settings)

##############################################################################

get_qp() {

local height=$1

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "h264_vaapi" ]]; then

# QP table for H.264 encoding (h264_vaapi)

if (( height <= 1200 )); then

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=26 ;;

balanced) QP=23 ;;

heavy) QP=20 ;;

esac

else

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=26 ;;

balanced) QP=22 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

fi

elif [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

# QP table for HEVC encoding (hevc_vaapi)

if (( height <= 1200 )); then

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=28 ;;

balanced) QP=24 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

else

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=28 ;;

balanced) QP=22 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

fi

fi

}

##############################################################################

# AUDIO FILTER (UPMIX RESTORED) - Adjusted for ALAC 24bit + 3dB boost

##############################################################################

build_audio_filter() {

local af="aresample=48000"

if [[ "$UPMIX" == "y" ]]; then

af="$af,pan=5.1|FL=FL|FR=FR|FC=0.5*FL+0.5*FR|LFE=0.3*FL+0.3*FR|BL=FL|BR=FR"

fi

af="$af,volume=3dB" # Apply 3dB boost to the audio

af="$af,format=s32le" # 24-bit ALAC encoding (32-bit float used for

precision)

echo "$af"

}

AUDIO_FILTER=$(build_audio_filter)

##############################################################################

# ENCODE FUNCTION WITH UPSCALE HANDLING (Force 720p → 1080p, 1080p → 1440p)

##############################################################################

encode_file() {

local input="$1"

local base=$(basename "$input" .mkv)

# Season folder detection

SEASON_FOLDER=$(echo "$base" | grep -oE 'SEASON [0-9]+' || echo "UNKNOWN

SEASON")

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER"

local temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_temp.m4v" # Temporary file in

/tmp/temp_render_encodes

HEIGHT=$(get_resolution "$input")

get_qp "$HEIGHT"

# Force upscale logic:

# - 720p → 1080p

# - 1080p → 1440p

if (( HEIGHT == 720 )); then

echo "[UPSCALE] Forcing upscale from 720p to 1080p"

temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_1080p_temp.m4v"

SCALE="scale_vaapi=1920:1080"

MAXRATE="4096k" # Max bitrate for 720p → 1080p upscaling

MINRATE="2048k" # Min bitrate for 720p → 1080p upscaling

BUF_SIZE="285696k" # Buffer size for 720p → 1080p upscale

elif (( HEIGHT == 1080 )); then

echo "[UPSCALE] Forcing upscale from 1080p to 1440p"

temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_1440p_temp.m4v"

SCALE="scale_vaapi=2560:1440"

MAXRATE="5120k" # Max bitrate for 1080p → 1440p upscaling

MINRATE="3072k" # Min bitrate for 1080p → 1440p upscaling

BUF_SIZE="204800k" # Buffer size for 1080p → 1440p upscale

else

echo "[ENCODING] No upscale needed"

SCALE=""

MAXRATE=""

MINRATE=""

BUF_SIZE=""

fi

echo "[ENCODING] $base (Height: ${HEIGHT}p | QP: $QP | CPU Threads: $THREADS

| UPMIX: $UPMIX)"

# Updated ffmpeg command with max bitrate control for upscaling

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

# For HEVC, don't use -tag:v, just use hevc_vaapi

ffmpeg -y -loglevel info -stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-hwaccel vaapi \

-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "format=nv12,hwupload,$SCALE" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-qp "$QP" \

-c:a alac \

-ac 6 \

-sample_fmt s32le \ # ALAC 24-bit audio (using 32-bit float for

precision)

-af "$AUDIO_FILTER" \

-map 0:v:0 \

-map 0:a:0 \

-maxrate "$MAXRATE" \

-minrate "$MINRATE" \

-bufsize "$BUF_SIZE" \

-f mp4 \

"$temp_output"

else

# For H264, use the avc1 tag

ffmpeg -y -loglevel info -stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-hwaccel vaapi \

-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "format=nv12,hwupload,$SCALE" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-qp "$QP" \

-tag:v "$VIDEO_TAG" \

-c:a alac \

-ac 6 \

-sample_fmt s32le \ # ALAC 24-bit audio (using 32-bit float for

precision)

-af "$AUDIO_FILTER" \

-map 0:v:0 \

-map 0:a:0 \

-maxrate "$MAXRATE" \

-minrate "$MINRATE" \

-bufsize "$BUF_SIZE" \

-f mp4 \

"$temp_output"

fi

# Move the temporary file to the final output directory

if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then

mv "$temp_output" "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base}_${VC}_final.m4v"

echo "✔ Done: $OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base}_${VC}_final.m4v"

else

echo "❌ FAILED: $base"

fi

}

##############################################################################

# SAFE PARALLEL EXECUTION (VAAPI LIMITED)

##############################################################################

run_parallel() {

local running=0

for file in "${FILES[@]}"; do

encode_file "$file" & # Changed from 'encoding' to 'encode_file'

((running++))

if (( running >= VIDEO_JOBS )); then

wait -n

((running--))

fi

done

wait

}

##############################################################################

# START

##############################################################################

echo "Starting encoding (VAAPI jobs=$VIDEO_JOBS | CPU threads=$THREADS)..."

echo ""

run_parallel

echo ""

echo "✔ ALL COMPLETE → $OUTPUT_DI

____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

now iv run it a few times threw chatgpt5 to try and fix as me proof reading this is a nightmare after the 3 weeks it took to cobble it together so chatgpt5 gives me this

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

It looks like the script is still encountering the same issues:

1. **`encoding: command not found`**: This error points to a line where the

script is trying to call `encoding`, which isn't a valid function name. This

should be `encode_file` instead.

2. **`syntax error near unexpected token ')'`**: This error is in the `get_qp`

function and is likely caused by an issue with parentheses in the `case`

statement.

I'll provide a fixed version of the script with both of these issues addressed.

### Key fixes:

* **Replace `encoding` with `encode_file`** to ensure the correct function is

being called.

* **Fix the parentheses error in the `get_qp` function**. The case block will be

adjusted to ensure proper syntax.

Here’s the corrected script:

```bash

#!/bin/bash

##############################################################################

# VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v2.4 - QP TABLE + SAFE PIPELINE (NO SUBTITLES + UPMIX)

##############################################################################

INPUT_DIR="/mnt/nas/TV/RENDERS"

OUTPUT_DIR="/media/johnny45/2nd drive/rendered vids"

THREADS=12 # CPU threads per encode

VIDEO_JOBS=2 # VAAPI parallel encodes (GPU safe limit)

TEMP_DIR="/tmp/temp_render_encodes" # Temporary directory for intermediate

encoding files

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"

mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR" # Ensure /tmp/temp_render_encodes directory exists

echo "╔════════════════════════════════════╗"

echo "║ 🎬 VAAPI RENDER ENGINE v2.4 FIXED ║"

echo "╚════════════════════════════════════╝"

echo ""

##############################################################################

# USER INPUT

##############################################################################

echo "Select codec:"

echo "1) h264"

echo "2) hevc"

read -p "Choice: " codec_choice

if [[ "$codec_choice" == "1" ]]; then

VCODEC="h264_vaapi"

VC="h264"

VIDEO_TAG="avc1" # Use avc1 for h264

else

VCODEC="hevc_vaapi"

VC="hevc"

VIDEO_TAG="" # No need for a tag for hevc (use codec directly)

fi

echo ""

echo "Select mode:"

echo "1) fast"

echo "2) balanced"

echo "3) heavy"

read -p "Choice: " mode_choice

if [[ "$mode_choice" == "1" ]]; then

QUALITY="fast"

elif [[ "$mode_choice" == "2" ]]; then

QUALITY="balanced"

else

QUALITY="heavy"

fi

echo ""

read -p "Enable stereo → 5.1 upmix? (y/n): " UPMIX

# Scan for video files (.mkv, .mp4, .avi)

FILES=("$INPUT_DIR"/*.{mkv,mp4,avi})

COUNT=${#FILES[@]}

echo ""

echo "Files found: $COUNT"

echo ""

##############################################################################

# RESOLUTION DETECTOR

##############################################################################

get_resolution() {

ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 \

-show_entries stream=height \

-of csv=p=0 "$1"

}

##############################################################################

# QP TABLE (Full Version with Detailed Settings)

##############################################################################

get_qp() {

local height=$1

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "h264_vaapi" ]]; then

# QP table for H.264 encoding (h264_vaapi)

if (( height <= 1200 )); then

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=26 ;;

balanced) QP=23 ;;

heavy) QP=20 ;;

esac

else

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=26 ;;

balanced) QP=22 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

fi

elif [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

# QP table for HEVC encoding (hevc_vaapi)

if (( height <= 1200 )); then

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=28 ;;

balanced) QP=24 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

else

case "$QUALITY" in

fast) QP=28 ;;

balanced) QP=22 ;;

heavy) QP=21 ;;

esac

fi

fi

}

##############################################################################

# AUDIO FILTER (UPMIX RESTORED) - Adjusted for ALAC 24bit + 3dB boost

##############################################################################

build_audio_filter() {

local af="aresample=48000"

if [[ "$UPMIX" == "y" ]]; then

af="$af,pan=5.1|FL=FL|FR=FR|FC=0.5*FL+0.5*FR|LFE=0.3*FL+0.3*FR|BL=FL|BR=FR"

fi

af="$af,volume=3dB" # Apply 3dB boost to the audio

af="$af,format=s32le" # 24-bit ALAC encoding (32-bit float used for

precision)

echo "$af"

}

AUDIO_FILTER=$(build_audio_filter)

##############################################################################

# ENCODE FUNCTION WITH UPSCALE HANDLING (Force 720p → 1080p, 1080p → 1440p)

##############################################################################

encode_file() {

local input="$1"

local base=$(basename "$input" .mkv)

# Season folder detection

SEASON_FOLDER=$(echo "$base" | grep -oE 'SEASON [0-9]+' || echo "UNKNOWN

SEASON")

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER"

local temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_temp.m4v" # Temporary file in

/tmp/temp_render_encodes

HEIGHT=$(get_resolution "$input")

get_qp "$HEIGHT"

# Force upscale logic:

# - 720p → 1080p

# - 1080p → 1440p

if (( HEIGHT == 720 )); then

echo "[UPSCALE] Forcing upscale from 720p to 1080p"

temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_1080p_temp.m4v"

SCALE="scale_vaapi=1920:1080"

MAXRATE="4096k" # Max bitrate for 720p → 1080p upscaling

MINRATE="2048k" # Min bitrate for 720p → 1080p upscaling

BUF_SIZE="285696k" # Buffer size for 720p → 1080p upscale

elif (( HEIGHT == 1080 )); then

echo "[UPSCALE] Forcing upscale from 1080p to 1440p"

temp_output="$TEMP_DIR/${base}_${VC}_1440p_temp.m4v"

SCALE="scale_vaapi=2560:1440"

MAXRATE="5120k" # Max bitrate for 1080p → 1440p upscaling

MINRATE="3072k" # Min bitrate for 1080p → 1440p upscaling

BUF_SIZE="204800k" # Buffer size for 1080p → 1440p upscale

else

echo "[ENCODING] No upscale needed"

SCALE=""

MAXRATE=""

MINRATE=""

BUF_SIZE=""

fi

echo "[ENCODING] $base (Height: ${HEIGHT}p | QP: $QP | CPU Threads: $THREADS

| UPMIX: $UPMIX)"

# Updated ffmpeg command with max bitrate control for upscaling

if [[ "$VCODEC" == "hevc_vaapi" ]]; then

# For HEVC, don't use -tag:v, just use hevc_vaapi

ffmpeg -y -loglevel info -stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-hwaccel vaapi \

-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "format=nv12,hwupload,$SCALE" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-qp "$QP" \

-c:a alac \

-ac 6 \

-sample_fmt s32le \ # ALAC 24-bit audio (using 32-bit float for

precision)

-af "$AUDIO_FILTER" \

-map 0:v:0 \

-map 0:a:0 \

-maxrate "$MAXRATE" \

-minrate "$MINRATE" \

-bufsize "$BUF_SIZE" \

-f mp4 \

"$temp_output"

else

# For H264, use the avc1 tag

ffmpeg -y -loglevel info -stats \

-threads "$THREADS" \

-hwaccel vaapi \

-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \

-i "$input" \

-vf "format=nv12,hwupload,$SCALE" \

-c:v "$VCODEC" \

-qp "$QP" \

-tag:v "$VIDEO_TAG" \

-c:a alac \

-ac 6 \

-sample_fmt s32le \ # ALAC 24-bit audio (using 32-bit float for

precision)

-af "$AUDIO_FILTER"

```

-map 0:v:0

-map 0:a:0

-maxrate "$MAXRATE"

-minrate "$MINRATE"

-bufsize "$BUF_SIZE"

-f mp4

"$temp_output"

fi

```

# Move the temporary file to the final output directory

if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then

mv "$temp_output" "$OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base}_${VC}_final.m4v"

echo "✔ Done: $OUTPUT_DIR/$SEASON_FOLDER/${base}_${VC}_final.m4v"

else

echo "❌ FAILED: $base"

fi

```

}

##############################################################################

# SAFE PARALLEL EXECUTION (VAAPI LIMITED)

##############################################################################

run_parallel() {

```

local running=0

for file in "${FILES[@]}"; do

encode_file "$file" & # Changed from 'encoding' to 'encode_file'

((running++))

if (( running >= VIDEO_JOBS )); then

wait -n

((running--))

fi

done

wait

```

}

##############################################################################

# START

##############################################################################

echo "Starting encoding (VAAPI jobs=$VIDEO_JOBS | CPU threads=$THREADS)..."

echo ""

run_parallel

echo ""

echo "✔ ALL COMPLETE → $OUTPUT_DIR"

```

### Changes:

- **Replaced `encoding` with `encode_file`** in the parallel execution loop.

- **Fixed the parentheses error in the `get_qp` function**.

### Try running this version, and let me know if it works now!

_______________________________________________________________________

but it still doesnt work whats wrong

to be clear it did work and encode my file before i added some adjustment like

this was pre adjusted

VAAPI Render Engine v2.4 Features Summary

1. Inputs & Directories

- INPUT_DIR: Source video files directory (e.g., /mnt/nas/TV/RENDERS)

- OUTPUT_DIR: Destination for rendered videos (e.g., /media/johnny45/2nd

drive/rendered vids)

- TEMP_DIR: Temporary storage for intermediate encoding files (e.g.,

/tmp/temp_render_encodes)

2. Encoding Settings

- THREADS: CPU threads for encoding (e.g., 12)

- VIDEO_JOBS: Parallel video encoding jobs (e.g., 2)

- Codec: Select between h264 (H.264 via VAAPI) or hevc (HEVC via VAAPI)

- Quality Modes: fast, balanced, heavy — impacts encoding speed/quality

4 - 720p → 1080p, 1080p → 1440p with specific bitrate settings

- Video Encoding: Uses VAAPI hardware acceleration for efficient encoding in

H.264 or HEVC formats

- Upscaling: If video resolution is 720p or 1080p, upscales to 1080p or 1440p

respectively

6. Audio Handling

- ALAC 24-bit Audio: Encodes audio in Apple Lossless (ALAC) format at 24-bit

with 3dB boost

- Stereo → 5.1 Upmix (optional): Converts stereo audio to surround 5.1 audio

when enabled

6. Parallel Execution

- run_parallel: Executes multiple encoding tasks in parallel, respecting GPU

limits (VIDEO_JOBS)

7. Final Output

- Encodes files are saved in season folders (if applicable)

- Temporary files are moved to the final output directory after successful

encoding

8. User Interaction

- Interactive Input:

- Choose codec (H.264 or HEVC)

- Select encoding quality (fast, balanced, heavy)

- Decide whether to enable stereo-to-5.1 upmixing

9. Error Handling

- Checks success ($? -eq 0) after each encode and moves the final file; shows

error message if encoding fails

Key Features:

- Hardware Acceleration (VAAPI): Uses GPU for video encoding

- ALAC 24-bit Audio: High-quality lossless audio encoding

- Video Upscaling: Forced upscale for 720p → 1080p and 1080p → 1440p

- 5.1 Audio Upmix: Optional stereo-to-5.1 upmixing

- Parallel Encoding: Multiple video encodes run simultaneously

- Season Folders: Output is organized by season (if applicable)

this was the post

( added section

3. Video Handling

Auto-detects codecs, and file types .mkv ,

.mp4 , .avi Codec and File Type Compatibility )