remove debug_output, all goes to logs now

.specstory/history/2025-06-26_04-00Z-test-encode-for-one-minute.md

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 <!-- Generated by SpecStory -->
 
+<!-- cursor Session c905dc1e-3b07-499f-8906-d3b9d49bb984 (2025-06-26 04:00Z) -->
+
 # Test encode for one minute (2025-06-26 04:00Z)
 
-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-03 15:00Z)**_
 
 can we do a test encode for 1 min?
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 Yes, you can perform a test encode for just 1 minute of each file by modifying the FFmpeg command to only process the first 60 seconds. In FFmpeg, you can use the -t 60 option to limit the output duration to 60 seconds.
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ Would you like this as a permanent option (e.g., via a command-line flag or prom
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-03 15:00Z)**_
 
 the output got stuck on this, but it shows my download rate @ ~300-400 mbps (it's encoding on a network share) do I just wait?
 
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ FFmpeg: [out#0/mp4 @ 00000287de38b840] Terminating thread with return code 0 (su
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 Yes, you should wait! The output shows that FFmpeg is still processing and hasn't actually gotten stuck. Here's what's happening:
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ The 300-400 Mbps network activity you're seeing is likely the input file being r
 
 ---
 
-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-03 15:00Z)**_
 
 what does this mean then? keep in mind my cpu is no longer being utilized
 FFmpeg: [out#0/mp4 @ 00000287de38b840] All streams finished
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ FFmpeg: [out#0/mp4 @ 00000287de38b840] Terminating thread with return code 0 (su
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 That output means **the encoding is complete and successful!** 
 
@@ -89,13 +91,13 @@ The 15-second test encode is complete! You should find the output file in your `
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-03 15:00Z)**_
 
 why would ffmpeg.exe still be accessing files at this point?
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 FFmpeg might still be accessing files for several reasons even after the encoding is "complete":
 
@@ -116,19 +118,21 @@ If it's taking an unusually long time (>30 seconds), you could check if there ar
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-03 15:00Z)**_
 
 the resultant file is broken.
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 The broken output file could be due to several issues. Let me help you troubleshoot:
 
 
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+Tool use: **read_file**
+
 Read file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py
 
 ---
@@ -146,7 +150,18 @@ The issue is likely that the process was interrupted or didn't complete properly
 
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+Tool use: **edit_file**
+
+
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+I'll modify the FFmpeg command to be more robust by adding proper output format specification and ensuring clean termination
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 2, lines removed: undefined
+
 ```diff
+@@ -117,4 +117,6 @@
           '-c:a', 'copy',
           '-map', '0',
 +         '-f', 'mp4',  # Explicitly specify output format
@@ -155,6 +170,8 @@ The issue is likely that the process was interrupted or didn't complete properly
       # Add metadata for each audio stream if label exists
 ```
 
+</details>
+
 ---
 
 **Also, let's add a simple test to verify the output file:**
@@ -162,7 +179,18 @@ The issue is likely that the process was interrupted or didn't complete properly
 
 ---
 
+Tool use: **edit_file**
+
+
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+I'll add a function to verify the output file integrity after encoding
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 9, lines removed: undefined
+
 ```diff
+@@ -68,4 +68,13 @@
       return f"{size_bytes:.2f} TB"
   
 + def verify_output_file(output_path):
@@ -178,9 +206,22 @@ The issue is likely that the process was interrupted or didn't complete properly
       input_path = Path(input_file)
 ```
 
+</details>
+
 ---
 
+Tool use: **edit_file**
+
+
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+I'll add file verification after successful encoding
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 8, lines removed: undefined
+
 ```diff
+@@ -159,9 +159,17 @@
               compression_ratio = input_size / output_size if output_size > 0 else 0
               
 +             # Verify output file integrity
@@ -200,6 +241,8 @@ The issue is likely that the process was interrupted or didn't complete properly
               logging.error(f"FFmpeg process failed with return code {process.returncode}")
 ```
 
+</details>
+
 ---
 
 **Now try the test again with these improvements:**
@@ -217,13 +260,13 @@ The updated script should be more robust and will automatically detect and remov
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-09 00:17Z)**_
 
 results are working, but I'm noticing massive sizes. is there a cq 0 option?
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 Yes! The issue is that you're using lossless VP9 encoding, which creates very large files. VP9 doesn't have a traditional "CQ 0" option like H.264/H.265, but you can use **CRF (Constant Rate Factor)** which is similar.
 
@@ -238,8 +281,42 @@ Let me modify the script to use CRF instead of lossless:
 
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+Tool use: **search_replace**
 
 
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 1, lines removed: 1
+
+```diff
+@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@
+      logging.info(f"Audio labels: {audio_labels}")
+  
+-     # FFmpeg command for lossless VP9 encoding with 60s timeout
++     # FFmpeg command for high-quality VP9 encoding with 60s timeout
+      cmd = [        
+          'ffmpeg',
+```
+
+**Chunk 2**
+Lines added: 3, lines removed: 2
+
+```diff
+@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
+          '-t', '1',
+          '-c:v', 'libvpx-vp9',
+-         '-lossless', '1',
+-         '-cpu-used', '0',
++         '-crf', '15',  # High quality (0=lossless, 10-20=visually lossless, 20-30=high quality)
++         '-b:v', '0',   # Let CRF control bitrate
++         '-cpu-used', '2',  # Faster encoding (0=slowest, 5=fastest)
+          '-row-mt', '1',
+          '-threads', '0',
+```
+
+</details>
+
 ---
 
 **Key changes:**
@@ -258,21 +335,44 @@ The current setting of CRF 15 should give you excellent quality with much smalle
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-09 00:17Z)**_
 
 these look good, can I test the full video lengths now?
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 Yes! To test the full video lengths, you just need to remove the `-t 1` parameter from the FFmpeg command. This will encode the entire duration of each video.
 
 
 ---
 
+Tool use: **search_replace**
 
 
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 1, lines removed: 2
+
+```diff
+@@ -104,10 +104,9 @@
+      logging.info(f"Audio labels: {audio_labels}")
+  
+-     # FFmpeg command for high-quality VP9 encoding with 60s timeout
++     # FFmpeg command for high-quality VP9 encoding
+      cmd = [        
+          'ffmpeg',
+          '-v', 'verbose',
+          '-i', str(input_path),
+-         '-t', '1',
+          '-c:v', 'libvpx-vp9',
+          '-crf', '15',  # High quality (0=lossless, 10-20=visually lossless, 20-30=high quality)
+```
+
+</details>
+
 ---
 
 Perfect! Now the script will encode the full duration of each video. With your current settings:
@@ -287,13 +387,13 @@ You can run the script now and it will process all 14 files in your input direct
 
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-_**User**_
+_**User (2025-07-09 00:17Z)**_
 
 other than increasing the rate limit, how can I make this higher quality?
 
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-_**Assistant**_
+_**Assistant (default)**_
 
 For higher quality VP9 encoding, here are the key parameters you can adjust:
 
@@ -312,8 +412,35 @@ For higher quality VP9 encoding, here are the key parameters you can adjust:
 
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+Tool use: **search_replace**
 
 
+<details><summary>Edit file: encode_dvr_lossless_vp9.py</summary>
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 5, lines removed: 2
+
+```diff
+@@ -111,10 +111,13 @@
+          '-t', '1',  # Render only 1 second
+          '-c:v', 'libvpx-vp9',
+-         '-crf', '0',
++         '-crf', '5',  # Extremely high quality (0=lossless, 5-10=extremely high)
+          '-b:v', '10000k',
+          '-maxrate', '10000k',
+-         '-cpu-used', '0',
++         '-cpu-used', '0',  # Slowest encoding for highest quality
+          '-row-mt', '1',
+          '-threads', '0',
++         '-tile-columns', '2',  # Better quality for 1080p
++         '-frame-parallel', '1',  # Parallel frame processing
++         '-lag-in-frames', '25',  # More frames for better compression
+          '-c:a', 'copy',
+          '-map', '0',
+```
+
+</details>
+
 ---
 
 **Quality improvements added:**

.specstory/history/2025-10-01_20-10Z-delete-specific-files-from-output.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<!-- Generated by SpecStory -->
+
+<!-- cursor Session fd1849e6-e572-4051-8efe-3106af3956ce (2025-10-01 20:10Z) -->
+
+# Delete specific files from output (2025-10-01 20:10Z)
+
+_**User (2025-10-01 20:08Z)**_
+
+could you delete these 4 files from output? don't touch input, and don't touch any other files in output.
+
+---
+
+_**Assistant (default)**_
+
+Deleting the 4 problematic files from the output directory.
+
+
+---
+
+Tool use: **delete_file**
+
+undefined
+
+---
+
+Tool use: **delete_file**
+
+undefined
+
+---
+
+Tool use: **delete_file**
+
+undefined
+
+---
+
+Tool use: **delete_file**
+
+undefined
+
+---
+
+Deleted the 4 files from the output directory:
+
+- `2024-08-08 smithereens.ts.mp4` (audio stream count mismatch)
+- `2024-08-28 dejection.ts.mp4` (duration mismatch)
+- `2024-09-04 chaos.ts.mp4` (audio stream count mismatch)
+- `2024-09-05 resolute.ts.mp4` (duration mismatch)
+
+No other files were modified.
+
+---
+

check_files.py

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ log_file = os.path.join(log_dir, f"check_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S
 logging.basicConfig(filename=log_file, level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
 
 def write_debug_info(message):
-    with open("debug_output.txt", "a", encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    logging.info(message)
-        f.write(f"{message}\n")
 
 def get_file_info(file_path):
     try:
@@ -107,9 +106,8 @@ def check_file(input_path, output_path):
         return f"Error checking file: {str(e)}"
 
 def main():
-    # Clear previous debug output
+    # Start debug section in the log file
-    with open("debug_output.txt", "w", encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    logging.info("=== Debug Output ===")
-        f.write("=== Debug Output ===\n")
     
     input_dir = "input"
     output_dir = "output"
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ def main():
     # Try to list contents using different methods
     write_debug_info("\nTrying 'dir' command:")
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(['dir', input_dir], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        result = subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'dir', input_dir], capture_output=True, text=True)
         write_debug_info("Input directory contents (dir command):")
         write_debug_info(result.stdout)
     except Exception as e:
@@ -162,8 +160,8 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         write_debug_info(f"Error with Path.iterdir: {str(e)}")
     
-    print("\nDebug information has been written to debug_output.txt")
+    print(f"\nDebug information has been written to {log_file}")
-    print("Please check that file to see what's actually in the directories")
+    print("Please check that log to see what's actually in the directories")
     
     # Continue with the rest of the script...
     print("\nChecking files for inconsistencies...")

debug_output.txt

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-=== Debug Output ===
-
-Checking directories at 2025-08-16 01:57:13.833883
-Input dir: input
-Output dir: output
-
-Directory existence check:
-Input directory exists: True
-Output directory exists: True
-
-Trying 'dir' command:
-Error with dir command: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
-
-Trying os.listdir():
-Input directory contents (os.listdir):
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.49.10.02.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.58.54.03.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.42.52.02.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.58.34.03.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 22.00.55.04.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-
-Trying Path.iterdir():
-Input directory contents (Path.iterdir):
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.49.10.02.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.58.54.03.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.42.52.02.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.58.34.03.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-  Repo 2025.08.14 - 22.00.55.04.DVR.mp4 - Exists: True - Is file: True
-Found real file in input: Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.49.10.02.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in input: Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.58.54.03.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in input: Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.42.52.02.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in input: Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.58.34.03.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in input: Repo 2025.08.14 - 22.00.55.04.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in output: Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.49.10.02.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in output: Repo 2025.08.14 - 20.58.54.03.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in output: Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.42.52.02.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in output: Repo 2025.08.14 - 21.58.34.03.DVR.mp4
-Found real file in output: Repo 2025.08.14 - 22.00.55.04.DVR.mp4

encode_VOD.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 import shutil
+import time
 
 # ANSI color codes
 class Colors:
@@ -30,7 +31,14 @@ def get_gpu_selection():
 log_dir = "logs"
 os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
 log_file = os.path.join(log_dir, f"encode_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}.log")
-logging.basicConfig(filename=log_file, level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+
+# Configure logging with Windows-safe settings
+logging.basicConfig(
+    filename=log_file, 
+    level=logging.INFO, 
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+    filemode='w'  # Explicitly set write mode
+)
 
 def get_file_info(input_file):
     cmd = [
@@ -106,7 +114,9 @@ def encode_dvr(input_file, output_dir, gpu):
     # FFmpeg command with NVIDIA HEVC encoder and maximum quality
     cmd = [
         'ffmpeg',
-        '-v', 'verbose',
+        '-v', 'info',           # Lower verbosity to reduce noise
+        '-stats',               # Emit periodic stats
+        '-stats_period', '1.0', # Update stats every 1s (more stable)
         '-i', str(input_path),
         '-c:v', 'hevc_nvenc',
         '-gpu', gpu,
@@ -130,22 +140,31 @@ def encode_dvr(input_file, output_dir, gpu):
     cmd.append(str(output_path))
 
     try:
-        # Run FFmpeg and capture output
+        # Run FFmpeg and capture combined output (avoid dual-pipe deadlocks on Windows)
         process = subprocess.Popen(
             cmd,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            universal_newlines=True
+            universal_newlines=True,
+            bufsize=1
         )
 
-        # Log FFmpeg output in real-time
+        # Stream output line-by-line from a single pipe
-        while True:
+        for line in iter(process.stdout.readline, ''):
-            output = process.stderr.readline()
+            if not line:
-            if output == '' and process.poll() is not None:
                 break
-            if output:
+            text = line.strip()
-                logging.info(f"FFmpeg: {output.strip()}")
+            try:
-                print(f"{Colors.PURPLE}FFmpeg: {output.strip()}{Colors.ENDC}")
+                if text.startswith('frame=') or ' fps=' in text:
+                    logging.info(f"Progress: {text}")
+                    print(f"{Colors.PURPLE}Progress: {text}{Colors.ENDC}")
+                else:
+                    logging.info(f"FFmpeg: {text}")
+                    print(f"{Colors.GREEN}FFmpeg: {text}{Colors.ENDC}")
+            except (OSError, IOError):
+                pass
+
+        process.wait()
 
         if process.returncode == 0:
             # Get output file info