How to workaround drop frame issues

[superuser]

I am getting frame drops when encoding DVDs using CCE (DVD 9 -> DVD 5). I would be interested in knowing if there is a work around via which can rebuild the segments in which there were reported frame drops (tweaking in rebuilder.ini or any other file via which can flag tht particular segment needs to be rebuilt). I would like to avoid encoding again as it took me 3 days with 3 pass to complete the encoding process (3 days because am using filters).

DVD RB log:


[20:22:44] Phase III, REBUILD started.
- Copying IFO, BUP, and unaltered files...
- Processing VTS_01
- Reading/processing TMAP table...
- Rebuilding seg 0 VOBID 1 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_01
- Rebuilding seg 1 VOBID 2 CELLID 1
- Rebuilding seg 2 VOBID 2 CELLID 2
- Rebuilding seg 3 VOBID 2 CELLID 3
- Rebuilding seg 4 VOBID 2 CELLID 4
- Rebuilding seg 5 VOBID 2 CELLID 5
- Rebuilding seg 6 VOBID 2 CELLID 6
- Rebuilding seg 7 VOBID 2 CELLID 7
- Rebuilding seg 8 VOBID 2 CELLID 8
- Rebuilding seg 9 VOBID 2 CELLID 9
- Rebuilding seg 10 VOBID 2 CELLID 10
- Possible dropped frame(s) [ 4304 ] noted in this segment, continuing...
- Rebuilding seg 11 VOBID 2 CELLID 11
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_02
- Rebuilding seg 12 VOBID 3 CELLID 1
- Rebuilding seg 13 VOBID 3 CELLID 2
- Rebuilding seg 14 VOBID 3 CELLID 3
- Rebuilding seg 15 VOBID 3 CELLID 4
- Rebuilding seg 16 VOBID 3 CELLID 5
- Rebuilding seg 17 VOBID 3 CELLID 6
- Rebuilding seg 18 VOBID 3 CELLID 7
- Rebuilding seg 19 VOBID 3 CELLID 8
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_03
- Rebuilding seg 20 VOBID 4 CELLID 1
- Rebuilding seg 21 VOBID 4 CELLID 2
- Rebuilding seg 22 VOBID 4 CELLID 3
- Possible dropped frame(s) [ 7015 ] noted in this segment, continuing...
- Rebuilding seg 23 VOBID 4 CELLID 4
- Possible dropped frame(s) [ 6386 ] noted in this segment, continuing...
- Rebuilding seg 24 VOBID 4 CELLID 5
- Possible dropped frame(s) [ 303 ] noted in this segment, continuing...
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_04
- Rebuilding seg 25 VOBID 5 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_05
- Updated VTS_C_ADT.
- Updated VTS_VOBU_ADMAP.
- Updated IFO: VTS_01_0.IFO
- Updating TMAP table...
- Processing VTSM_01
- Rebuilding seg 0 VOBID 1 CELLID 1
- Possible dropped frame(s) [ 571 ] noted in this segment, continuing...
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_01
- Rebuilding seg 1 VOBID 2 CELLID 1
- Rebuilding seg 2 VOBID 2 CELLID 2
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_02
- Rebuilding seg 3 VOBID 3 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_03
- Rebuilding seg 4 VOBID 4 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_04
- Rebuilding seg 5 VOBID 5 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_05
- Rebuilding seg 6 VOBID 6 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_06
- Rebuilding seg 7 VOBID 7 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_07
- Rebuilding seg 8 VOBID 8 CELLID 1
- Updating NAVPACKS for VOBID_08
- Updated VTSM_C_ADT.
- Updated VTSM_VOBU_ADMAP.
- Updated IFO: VTS_01_0.IFO
- Correcting VTS Sectors...
[20:41:21] Phase III, REBUILD completed in 19 minutes.

Done.


h/w config
Dual Xeon Nacona 3.2 GhZ
2 GB Corsair RAM

s/w config
Windows XP with all latest patches applied
DVD RB: 1.24.0
CCE: 2.7


Help on it will be highly appreciated.

Thnxs in advance.

[jdobbs]

When you get it that many times and with that many frames it is very likely a system stability issue. It looks like CCE is crashing during the second (or final) pass... and you are left with an MPEG stream that is way short (as much as 7000 frames on one segment). Are you overclocked? If so,, try backing it down a little. It's also possible that your filters may be the problem -- but that's pretty tough to debug long distance.

I'd suggest you open REBUILDER.ECL with CCE. It will have a list of all the segments. Remove all but the segments that failed, then try to reencode them (just the 5 that failed) again. Don't save the ECL (project) when asked. Then you can do the REBUILD to complete the job.

[superuser]

^ Thanxs jdobb for the input. Is there a way I can rebuilt those segements again via DVD RB?

I have not overclocked CPU, RAM or GPU. I am running them in there default factory state.

[jdobbs]

Yes, look at my edited response. You may want to watch it and see if it crashes midstream during the final pass.

[superuser]

^ thnx a lot. I will give it a try. it will save a lot of time.