encoding failed, any ideas why?

[Xirtam G]

[11:11:59] One Click encoding activated...
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[11:12:00] Phase I, PREPARATION started.
- 2.70.2.0 encoder selected.
- VTS_05: 884,350 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V & .AVS files
-- Processed 68,685 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_06: 894,015 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V & .AVS files
-- Processed 69,037 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_07: 890,734 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V & .AVS files
-- Processed 67,417 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_08: 886,671 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V & .AVS files
-- Processed 67,369 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- Reduction Level for DVD-5: 58.7%
- Overall Bitrate : 2,987Kbs
- Space for Video : 3,973,974KB
- HIGH/LOW/TYPICAL Bitrates: 3,947/2,286/2,987 Kbs
[11:20:51] Phase I, PREPARATION completed in 8 minutes.
[11:20:52] Phase II ENCODING started
- Creating M2V for VTS_05 segment 0
-- Encoding resulted in no .M2V, retrying.
- Creating M2V for VTS_05 segment 0
-- Encoding resulted in no .M2V, retrying.
- Creating M2V for VTS_05 segment 0
Aborted.

[hallway]

There may be a variety of reasons or they may only be one.... I've ran into it a few times and from searches here, the simplest option is to use HC to encode this movie instead of CCE. I typically use CCE first too and the times it failed, it was with CCE. Re-did it with HC and it didn't run into the problem.

[jdobbs]

It's almost assuredly a misconfiguration. Post your REBUILDER.INI file. The most likely candidate is the wrong CCE type selected.

[hallway]

Since I've had the same problem, I'll post mine too....

My version of CCE:

C:\Program Files\Cinema Craft Encoder SP 2.7
Company: Custom Technology Corporation
File version: 2, 70, 2, 0
Product Name: Cinema Craft Encoder SP Standalone Edition

[jdobbs]

@Hallway

Try selecting "CCE Trial" under "SETTINGS/CCE SETTINGS"

[Xirtam G]

Hmm I reinstalled cce and it worked :)

[hallway]

Did I pick the wrong one or are you just wanting me to try something ??

[jdobbs]

I think you picked the wrong one...

[hallway]

I think you picked the wrong one... I don't have a trial version.... Why should I select that ??

[jdobbs]

Did you try it?

[therat]

Another possiility is that the files you are trying to encode with CCE are corrupt in some way.

cheers

[jdobbs]

Well until I hear that he's tried the "Trial" setting... I'm on to other threads.

[hallway]

It might be a couple of days... I don't have anything unless I just try it with a movie for this "test". I'm really not sure where this is going anyway. I've done about a dozen movies with DVD-RB and only two gave me trouble. In fact, I'll probably leave it as it is set until I have a problem.

[jdobbs]

Well -- that's obviously not the problem if it has worked on other discs. You may want to try reverting the MIN_BITRATE parameter back up to 500. On some early versions of CCE v2.70 a low minimum was known to cause a problem with very high-demand scenes (specifically the HBO white noise screen) -- that's the reason it was originally raised from 100 to 500.

Where it was going, by the way, is that many people think they have a commercial release but are really working with a trial. I just wanted to rule that out -- but without coming right out and saying it.