[SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos

[davidonabus]

I'm not having much success. It seems like everything is setup correctly, but once it detects a video that is encoded in 444p it still decides not to convert it. Any idea what i might be doing incorrectly?

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root@retropie:/home/pi/RetroPie-Convert-Videos# ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --convert-systems "arcade"
CLI mode

Inputted systems: 'arcade'.
Systems found: 'arcade'.

Starting video conversion ...

arcade

3in1semi.mp4 --> Can't convert! Doesn't use the Color Encoding System (C.E.S set in 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.
"numanath.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

2 videos were unsuccessful.

[WeirdH]

@davidonabus said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

3in1semi.mp4 --> Can't convert! Doesn't use the Color Encoding System (C.E.S set in 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.
"numanath.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

2 videos were unsuccessful.

That output states those two videos aren't 444. That is why it decides not to process them.

[Vman41]

@hiulit I was having this same exact error too and this solution worked for me. Maybe the path you have coded for skyscraper needs to be updated in your script?

[hiulit]

Hey y'all! I've followed this little guide https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Scraper#where-are-my-scraped-media-and-metadata-saved to set up the paths to the images and videos for each scraper. In principle the script should work fine. Have those paths changed?

[memodellocos]

@hiulit For Skyscraper - I got this to work by copying the video files from /home/pi/roms/arcade/media/video to /home/pi/roms/arcade/media.

It wouldn't run otherwise with a few roms_path values I tried.

[hiulit]

@memodellocos Where does Skyscrapper store the videos?
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/video or /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media
Because I followed this guide https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Scraper#where-are-my-scraped-media-and-metadata-saved to get the paths for the scrapers, and here it says that Skyscraper, when setting the option ROM folder for gamelists & media, should store the videos in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media.
And that's the path I have in my script (I think). Maybe Skyscraper changed the path?

[Clyde]

@hiulit Currently, SS uses subdirectories inside /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/ for the different kinds of content. Videos go into /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/videos/ by default.

[hiulit]

@Clyde Thanks! Then I'll add it to the script. I'll let you know when I update it :)

[memodellocos]

@Clyde explained it perfectly! Thanks for this script too @hiulit !

[toimas]

@WeirdH No, it actually states that one video matches the 'from'-criteria but does not convert it anyway: "> "centiped-video.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

[toimas]

No conversion if from-criteria is met
Just tried the script but all videos that matched the 'from-criteria' were not converted:

> "centiped-video.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

Why is there no conversion even if the criteria is met?

[mitu]

@toimas said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

Why is there no conversion even if the criteria is met?

Because the video doesn't need converting.

[toimas]

??? The video is in yuv444p... the conversion should be to yuv420p...

[mitu]

@toimas How are you running the script ? What parameters are you using ? Did you add --to-ces yuv420p ?

[toimas]

tried

./retropie-convert-videos.sh --from-ces "yuv444p" --to-ces "yuv420p" --scraper "sselph" --convert-systems "arcade"

or also with the config

# From color (optional)
# Target only videos with this particular C.E.S.
# If left blank, it will target all videos, regardless of the C.E.S.
# (e.g. "yuv444p")

from_ces = "yuv444p"

# To color (mandatory)
# Convert videos to this particular C.E.S.
# (e.g. "yuv420p")

to_ces = "yuv420p"

same result... no conversion of matching source-videos in yuv444p to yuv420p

[mitu]

Weird, it worked for me before with the arcade videos I downloaded from adb.arcadeitalia.net and your parameters are correct.

EDIT: can you upload somewhere the .mp4 file ?

[toimas]

Well... I don't think it's the videos but rather the script...
WIthout further investigation I'd suggest that the following case is rather 'counter-productive'

results+=("> \"$(basename "$video")\" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': '$from_ces'.")

I just can't think of a single case where I first check a file for matching conditions only to 'not convert' it then...

[toimas]

I've uploaded a yuv444p file (orginally from screenscsraper.fr)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0x30tzv0fpni7l/centiped-video.mp4?dl=0

[Clyde]

@toimas said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

I just can't think of a single case where I first check a file for matching conditions only to 'not convert' it then...

I may misunderstand you, but why check something only to ignore the result afterwards?

Conversion needs time and extra storage space, if only temporarily. Imagine that you have 5000 videos (not uncommon with MAME romsets), but only some of them are in 444p. You may not want to convert all 5000 just for a handful of them.

[toimas]

My goodness... so many misunderstandings...
Currently the script ignores conversion for videos THAT MATCH the FROM condition...