Possible DVD2SVCD 1.0.7 'TitlePicture' file bug

[mkanar]

If one selects 'TitlePicture.BMP' in the output directory as the title picture, then DVD2SVCD somehow make the file disappear completely during the process of converting it to a 'proper' .BMP file. I guess that maybe this is a problem of 'doh! that's what you get!!!' but thought I should mention it anyhow.

Thanks,
MKanar

[Kryzzle]

There's another bug related to this Titlepicture feature:
If you have disabled the TitlePicture checkbox, you better check if the TitlePicture filename is grayed out - in case it isn't, you will get the Titlepicture in your movie, regardless of having disabled it.

[mkanar]

Since we are already talking about the 'CD Image' tab in DVD2SVCD...

In the CD Label and Movie Title restrict the number of characters to 32, just like they should as per the ISO level 2 standard or whatever it is. The user can type along and then when they press a key at the end of the text to type the 33rd character, DVD2SVCD beeps and doesn't allow the character, like it should. However, the backspace key will no long work in the respective textbox. My workaround as been to click in front of a letter in the textbox (this won't work EOL) and press the delete key; the character will delete, and backspace works again! :) This bug doesn't affect the 'data preparer' since that textbox will take many many characters....actually, I don't even know where the 'data preparer' info is stored.

Also, I can't IVTC in AVI2SVCD mode because the option for this resides in the 'DVD2AVI' tab that AVI2SVCD doesn't use....but maybe this is intended anyhow .... I manually edited the .AVS into something like this:

AVISource("j:\MOVIE.AVI")
LoadPlugin("C:\DS\MPEG2Dec\MPEG2DEC.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\DS\InverseTelecine\Donald~1\decomb.dll") <=ver3.7
ConvertToYUY2()
ResampleAudio(44100)
Telecide(threshold=5,guide32=true) <=guide32 is new in 3.7
Decimate(cycle=5)

And now here is a small part of the AVI2SVCD logfile:

Pointers: 2796 <=This was elsewhere in the logfile

- Encoding Q:\Out\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 833239988
AudioSectors: 341628
VideoPAPO: 12902040
ScanOffsetBytes: 288
SeqAligningBytes: 18304
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 300.00
PureMPEGStream: 819977724.00
Seconds: 12.00
CalcMPEGStream: 819977724.00
Frames: 240
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Too few frames to make a test. Continuing with a CQ value of 80
Using Quality Value: 80.00
Video Encoding finished.
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/7/2002 1:23:53 AM
- Free on drive Q: 20953.83 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\DS\bbMPEG\default.ini
...


TMPGEnc never ran that I could tell; Using CCE isn't work either if I recall, but maybe I need to retest.

I realize that progressive video or IVTC probably just isn't supported by AVI2SVCD yet; no big deal. :) Hmmm...the 'encoder' tab has a 'Progressive Frames' option for CCE, but not TMPGEnc.

Another very minor bitchbug: I loaded up my AVI and AVI2SVCD complained:

The original video framerate of 29.971 is not supported. The framerate will be adjusted!

Okay, not a problem...AVI2SVCD is looking for 29.970fps I believe (I don't think the AVI standard has enough precision for the 29.9706 that NTSC really is), but every time I click on the 'conversion' tab I get a msgbox with this error and it can be really annoying.

Anyone know how TMPGEnc handles a weird fps number? Just curious..

Did I mention that DVD2SVCD is an awesome piece of software? Thanks Again!

MKanar