help with movie...

[djc1puno]

hello everyone,

i'm having some trouble with this one movie: town and country...it's ntsc and progressive and so i used forced film in dvd2avi. whenever i encode the movie, it keeps giving me an error of the frames differing. actual is around 150k+ and i'm it's only encoding about 50k+...i've set my resolution to the max, set it for sharp bicubic,and have stayed close to 70-80 percent for the compressibility. don't know what else to try...any advice will be appreciated...thanks...

djc1puno...

also, i've set it to 2 cd's...the movie is 1:50 mins long...on another note, after using dvd2avi, i get 2 ac files. i usually just input the first ac3 file in audio A...should i also include the 2nd ac3 file into audio B? if i only choose to encode the movie, will that also cause my frames to be off? please advice...newbie here :)

[TheWEF]

Originally posted by djc1puno
150k+ and i'm it's only encoding about 50k+...

sorry, i don't understand that one???

post your gknot.log and i'll have a look.

wef.

[djc1puno]

thanks for the reply wef...unfortunately i just deleted my log and started the whole process again...if it's not successful again this time, i'll post my log here...be back in a few hours :) thanks again for the quick responce... :)

djc1puno

[djc1puno]

The Wef,

Here's my log: Please let me know what I should do...Thanks again! :)

1/18/2002 11:06:18 PM: Job "TownNCountry" started.

o Transcode AC3 -> MP3: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
o DivX3-First Pass: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs
o DivX3-Second Pass: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs
o Mux Audio.
End of Job 1 (TownNCountry).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot 0.23.0.17
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD3_Both
Number: 1
Name: TownNCountry
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avi
AviMovie: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT_Movie.avi
AviCredits: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT_Credits.avi
MovieFS: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.log
Stats: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.stats
Ecf : H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 50253
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 1
DeleteInterm.: 0
EnforceBitrate:0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 1087098 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 342891 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 3609 kbyte.
AviSize: 1433600 kbyte (1400 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 1433600 kbyte (1400 mbyte).
Interleaving: disabled
Bitrate: 1383 k(=1024)Bits/s
Frames: 150760
FPS: 23.976
Duration: 1:44:48
Quality: 0.171 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.326 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck4: 0.376 bits/(pixel*frame).
Resolution: 800 x 432

Audio 1:
mode: ac3 -> mp3
sourceFile: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
wavFile: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.wav
mp3File: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.mp3
azid: "-L -3db -c normal"
lame: "-h --abr 240"
delay: 0
interval: 2
preload: 500
mux: 1
recalc: 1
deleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.


11:06:18 PM: Started Transcoding Audio.

11:06:18 PM: Azid: Trying to find maximum gain value for H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
Commandline: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\azid.exe -L -3db -c normal -g 30dB -N "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3"
11:12:13 PM: Azid: Finished. Duration: 5 minutes, 55 seconds.

11:12:13 PM: Azid: Decoding H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
11:12:13 PM: Azid: Using gain -g 12.3dB
Commandline: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\azid.exe -L -3db -c normal -g 12.3dB "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3" "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.wav"
11:20:55 PM: Finished. Duration: 8 minutes, 41 seconds.

11:20:55 PM: LAME: Encoding H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.wav
Commandline: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\lame.exe -h --abr 240 "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.wav" "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.mp3"
11:30:43 PM: Finished. Duration: 9 minutes, 47 seconds.

11:30:43 PM: Deleting Wav-File.
11:30:43 PM: Successful.

11:30:43 PM: Audio Done.
11:30:43 PM: MP3-File-Size is 177823 kb.
11:30:43 PM: Audio 1, determined: 177823 kb
11:30:43 PM: Audio 1, calc: 342891 kb
11:30:43 PM: New Bitrate for Movie = 1593 k(=1024)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX3 First Pass"
// $input "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs"
// $output "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDivX(6000,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetQualityControl(0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetMotionDetection(8,10,300,300);
VirtualDub.video.SetCrispness(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SpaceKF(24);
VirtualDub.video.InternalSCD(100);
VirtualDub.video.SetMinKBPS(270);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFile("");
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveMcFactor(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCompression(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFilter(0,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCredits(0,350);
VirtualDub.video.SetLumaCorrectionAmp(0,10,30);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveRedist(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsMain(2,2);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsA(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsB(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsC(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsD(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsE(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelK(2,4);
VirtualDub.video.SetBitsReservoir(0,100,0,100,45,100);
VirtualDub.video.SetLowBrCorrection(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.NoAVIOutput(1);
VirtualDub.video.GenStats("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT.stats",1);
VirtualDub.video.SetEncodingControl("");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

11:30:44 PM: Started DivX3-First Pass: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs
12:27:44 AM: Finished DivX3-First Pass. Duration: 56 minutes, 59 seconds.
12:27:44 AM: Speed: 14.694 Frames per Second.
12:27:44 AM: ERROR: Calculation impossible! Desired Video Size is bigger than First Pass (= maximum divx-size for this filter-combination). To solve this you can: 1) lower your Total Size. 2) lower your Video Size (e.g. add bigger audio). 3) do another first pass at a higher resolution or with other filters.
12:27:44 AM: ERROR: Please read the included How-To to understand better what happened!
12:27:44 AM: WARNING: Encoding continued anyway.
12:27:44 AM: WARNING: Filesize will be approximately 537017 kb lower than desired (but best possible quality for this filter combination).
12:27:44 AM: WARNING: Thats an average bitrate of 910 k(=1024)bit/sec (=the highest possible bitrate)
12:27:44 AM: WARNING: instead of 1593 k(=1024)Bits/s (=your desired bitrate).
12:27:45 AM: Created new stats-file: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT_910_kbps.stats
12:27:45 AM: Created ecf: H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.ecf
12:27:45 AM: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
12:27:45 AM: WARNING: Settings: 150760
12:27:45 AM: WARNING: Counted: 50253
12:27:45 AM: WARNING: Difference: 100507
12:27:45 AM: Correcting Bitrate...
12:27:45 AM: Original Bitrate = 1593 k(=1024)Bits/s
12:27:45 AM: Now encoding at 4789 k(=1024)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX3 Second Pass"
// $input "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs"
// $output "H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDivX(4789,12);
VirtualDub.video.SetQualityControl(0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetMotionDetection(8,10,300,300);
VirtualDub.video.SetCrispness(100,0);
VirtualDub.video.SpaceKF(24);
VirtualDub.video.InternalSCD(100);
VirtualDub.video.SetMinKBPS(270);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFile("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT_910_kbps.stats");
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveMcFactor(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCompression(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFilter(0,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCredits(0,350);
VirtualDub.video.SetLumaCorrectionAmp(0,10,30);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveRedist(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsMain(2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsA(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsB(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsC(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsD(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsE(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelK(2,4);
VirtualDub.video.SetBitsReservoir(0,35,30,70,10,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetLowBrCorrection(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.NoAVIOutput(0);
VirtualDub.video.GenStats("",1);
VirtualDub.video.SetEncodingControl("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT.ecf");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("H:\\BlackRoom 1\\TnT_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

[TheWEF]

when you did save H:\BlackRoom 1\TnT.avs you had trim active (movie only). the frameserver only contains the first 50253 frames.

a) you did not want that: save a new frameserver. to check if it's ok use "preview" or open it manually with nandub or wmp 6.4

b) you wanted to trim: you have to enter the number of frames into the calculator manually!!! then you'll see that you are above 100%. 35 minutes will not fill 2 cds, even at 800x432.

wef.

[djc1puno]

thanks wef for the advice...will go back and make some changes :)

will let you know if it worked :)