Invalid framerate error with DVD Maestro

[Adsol]

Hi,

I have been stumped by this error with DVD Maestro trying to compile an NTSC DVD project. I have checked my project using the navigator and all seems to work fine. However, upon hitting the compile button this error appears. I have checked my video with Bitrate and it is 29.97 fps. I've done all things I can think of like shutting unecessary running programs in the background. Also have rebooted the computer, load the saved project but still same error shows up as soon as I hit the compile button.

Btw, Im using Windows XP, dual CPU AMD box, Matrox G400, 512 megs RAM. The DVD Maestro Im using is version 2.9. TIA.

[Tatjahna]

Almost same problem here.. But while trying to add an asset into it, not compiling it..

I have used DVD2AVI to create my project and used None as Field Operation to keep it as NTSC. The source was NTSC at 29.97 and Interlaced.

I have used Avisynth. Here's my script:


Import("vdfilters.avs")
LoadPlugin("C:\Windows\System32\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("D:\Avisynth\Decomb.dll")
mpeg2source("D:\Project2\albator_audio.d2v")
Telecide()
Decimate(cycle=5)
###FieldDeinterlace()
ResampleAudio(48000)


When trying to load it into Maestro, it tells me Invalid Framerate.. I am sure I don't have to use the Pulldown utility.. But what next? I don't want to reencode it again for the 3rd time? :(

Thanx!

[dvdRENEGADE]

Adsol,
I'm not sure what your problem is.

Tatjahna, you've performed an IVTC and would need to run pulldown. If your source was 29.97 and purely interlaced, you would not have to use decomb. You can encode it interlaced with CCE. However, if you wanted to deinterlace it with decomb you should only use the deinterlace feature of decomb and not the decimate feature. The .html file that came with Decomb has a good explanation of all of its functions. dvdRENEGADE

[Tatjahna]

@dvdRenegade :
I am sorry, but I had a big problem understanding this (telecine, telecide, true interlaced, etc..) I have read the decomb html file, but I think I have missed something...


The problem first came with the fact that when I have first create my dvd2avi project and encode my mpeg, my audio went out of sync. Oh... okay.. I have just remembered that I have did a ChangeFPS(23.976) in my avs script :(

I will re-read again the decomb guide, and if I have further questions, I will come back here and ask :)

Anyway, thanxxxx alot for your reply!!!

@AdSol : I think I know the problem about trying to compile your project.. Do a search on the forum with those string : "invalid frame rate", you will find a few threads with people with same problem as you.

[Sargondvd]

have you found the answer to this ADSOL , cos i am haveing the same problem , and i have the same workstation setup as you

regards

[damonb]

did you delete a movie from the timeline and then readd it?
I discovered that you get a invalid frame rate on m2v files if you replace one over a deleted one. Try this. import your m2v file delete the old .prv files and create a completely new movie to add the m2v file to don't add it to the old movie. worked for me I don't get invalid frame rate anymore was pulling my hair out with this one. I haven't seen anyone else figure this out either. I tweaked with my encoding settings endlessly and then finally it dawned on me. now I never get that problem.

[Sargondvd]

no , unfortunatly no changes in streams midway., i find the error occuring randomly , i often find the error comes up 3-5 times before completing the compile , i change nothing , just keep trying to compile , till it works , i find that some times locking in all the streams , results in less often the error occuring , but it is not consistant.

regards

[damonb]

try creating a new movie and not ever droping an asset on a movie that previously had a different asset. This resolved it for me.

[Sargondvd]

just a thought , are any of the machines that you run the program on are AMD .

I only have seen this problem since i changed from an intel pent 3 motherboard to dual amd motherboard.

[damonb]

yah I have a dual amd board. like I said tho doesn't do it as long as the mpeg2 file is valid and you don't drop it on the timeline where another movie used to be.

[damonb]

Ok, while my previous solution for invalid framerate in maestro worked it was not the root of the problem. I have discovered that if you have a dual amd system maestro still reports invalid frame rate after replacing a movie or a menu item that had an invalid format with a correctly formatted menu item. If you delete the movie or menu item and start fresh it will work but you obviously lose your menu formatting. This was merely a bandaid. The real problem is maestro's smp code. So go to task manager > processes and right mouse click on dvdmaestro.exe then set the affinity to the cpu of your choice i.e so maestro is now only running on one cpu. You will no longer have this problem. GOD I HATE wierd hard to track down issues like this sigh!

[Sargondvd]

it appear to be the problem , just goto remember to set this every time i run the program before i compile i guess

thanks for the info , i am wondering if it is only the dual amd or are dual intel got the same issues , just to see if it is cpu related

Regards

[bigking75]

damonb,

Thank you for your info. This problem is truely caused by SMP code of Maestro. When I follow your instruction to set the affinity to 1 CPU the problem is completely solved.

Thanks again.

bigking75