Brighteon does not accept video files with video bitrates below 300kbps #11

Do you have the ability to inspect a video track in AHK to determine the bitrate? Brighteon has a 6GB limit, of course, but it also craps out on videos where the video bitrate is too low. I'll often get mp4s where the video was created with a low bitrate as it's just a still image over audio.

It's not a big deal, though it does gum things up because Brighteon doesn't tell you about the problem until it's done, and then it just kind of hangs because the script doesn't know how to handle the error that shows up.

If you need a sample video file to work with, I can help with that.

Do you have the ability to inspect a video track in AHK to determine the bitrate? Brighteon has a 6GB limit, of course, but it also craps out on videos where the video bitrate is too low. I'll often get mp4s where the video was created with a low bitrate as it's just a still image over audio. It's not a big deal, though it does gum things up because Brighteon doesn't tell you about the problem until it's done, and then it just kind of hangs because the script doesn't know how to handle the error that shows up. If you need a sample video file to work with, I can help with that.

Looks like there is a library i can use to check for the bitrate:
https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/13668-mediainfodll-calling-example/

@jamesapyrich what would you want done with a video if the bitrate is too low, skip it?
I can also add a check into the Brighteon section for the error message on the page, does it appear instantly or after a while?

If you can provide me with a test file i can do a test upload with it and add a error check for where the message pops up

Looks like there is a library i can use to check for the bitrate: https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/13668-mediainfodll-calling-example/ @jamesapyrich what would you want done with a video if the bitrate is too low, skip it? I can also add a check into the Brighteon section for the error message on the page, does it appear instantly or after a while? If you can provide me with a test file i can do a test upload with it and add a error check for where the message pops up

Looks like there is a library i can use to check for the bitrate:
https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/13668-mediainfodll-calling-example/

@jamesapyrich what would you want done with a video if the bitrate is too low, skip it?

Skip it for Brighteon, I don't think it's worth attempting to reprocess it to bump it up. Other video sites are fine with it.

I can also add a check into the Brighteon section for the error message on the page, does it appear instantly or after a while?

The error only appears after you have fully uploaded the file, and it only shows up for a few seconds, I think. So, the progress bar doesn't show anymore, but the uploader doesn't detect that the progress bar has gone away, or maybe the element is still there at 99%... I'm sure you'll be able to see what's going on once you dig into it with some testing.

If you can provide me with a test file i can do a test upload with it and add a error check for where the message pops up

You can check any recent podcast that doesn't have a Brighteon link, and you can download the full media file from Odysee Video. This one should do as an example: https://fdrpodcasts.com/5360/identifying-and-creating-concepts-locals-question

> Looks like there is a library i can use to check for the bitrate: > https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/13668-mediainfodll-calling-example/ > > @jamesapyrich what would you want done with a video if the bitrate is too low, skip it? Skip it for Brighteon, I don't think it's worth attempting to reprocess it to bump it up. Other video sites are fine with it. > I can also add a check into the Brighteon section for the error message on the page, does it appear instantly or after a while? The error only appears after you have fully uploaded the file, and it only shows up for a few seconds, I think. So, the progress bar doesn't show anymore, but the uploader doesn't detect that the progress bar has gone away, or maybe the element is still there at 99%... I'm sure you'll be able to see what's going on once you dig into it with some testing. > If you can provide me with a test file i can do a test upload with it and add a error check for where the message pops up You can check any recent podcast that doesn't have a Brighteon link, and you can download the full media file from Odysee Video. This one should do as an example: https://fdrpodcasts.com/5360/identifying-and-creating-concepts-locals-question

As an aside, it would be good to indicate when you uncheck something because the source files are insufficient, either with some text, or coloring them red, maybe, or disabling the checkbox, so in six months when I load it up and find that Brighteon is unchecked, I'm either warned against or not allowed to re-check it, and so can avoid ending up in purgatory.

Or! Maybe it's checked by default, and just skipped during processing, and you output something to the error log. That probably works fine.

Aha! I see it now. So this did cause the Brighteon upload to fail, which is good. I'm not sure if that error message at the bottom goes away or not--regardless, here is the screen when the video bitrate is too low.

Aha! I see it now. So this did cause the Brighteon upload to fail, which is good. I'm not sure if that error message at the bottom goes away or not--regardless, here is the screen when the video bitrate is too low. ![image](/attachments/17c5fcfa-9bdf-4b32-9118-bd53df1ad0dc)

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The Brighteon checkbox will be unchecked by default and have red text to notify the user why

Fixed in https://freedomain.dev/yuriy/video-uploader/commit/679e698435bc6c0ce3f9ab3f82eabbcfea8a8ce9 The Brighteon checkbox will be unchecked by default and have red text to notify the user why ![image](/attachments/96401b98-0108-4538-a4c3-b1765526a3ce)

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Brighteon does not accept video files with video bitrates below 300kbps #11