Newbie question - no picture

[bRilliance]

Hi!

First I want to apologize if this question has already been asked, but I couldn't find anything with the search function.

I have made an SVCD using DVD2SVCD 1.0.9 build 3 and CCE SP 2.62.

It all ran like it was supposed to, and finished without any errors. But when I burn the CD and play it in my DVD, there is no picture, just sound.

The same when I open the encoded video file.

What am I doing wrong??:confused:

Hope you can help me out here...

Thx!

/bRilliance

[starwars_phan]

Hi,

Not sure what the problem may be as I am a newbie too, but you will need to post your log file to get any sort of decent response.

phan

[markrb]

Post you logfile as was stated above, using cut and paste.
Make sure your DVD player reads SVCD's by checking the list at www.vcdhelp.com
Play the bbmpeg_muxed_file??.mpg in WinDVD or PowerDVD.

What did you use to burn the CD-R with?
Did you try and play the CD-R in WinDVD or PowerDVD in your PC?

Mark

[bRilliance]

Originally posted by markrb
Post you logfile as was stated above, using cut and paste.
Make sure your DVD player reads SVCD's by checking the list at www.vcdhelp.com
Play the bbmpeg_muxed_file??.mpg in WinDVD or PowerDVD.

What did you use to burn the CD-R with?
Did you try and play the CD-R in WinDVD or PowerDVD in your PC?

Mark

My DVD player supports SVCD, the BBMPEG_muxed_filexx.mpg has no picture either in PowerDVD, and the SVCD has no picture in PowerDVD.

I burnt the CD with Nero.

Here's the log:


Key found: C0000004C5
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- 08-11-2002 23:14:04
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 08-11-2002 23:14:07
- Analyzing subtitles
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Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x21 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x23 Language: Svenska
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x25 Language: Dansk
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x27 Language: Norsk
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x29 Language: Suomi
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x26 Language: Norsk
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x28 Language: Suomi
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x2A Language: Islenska
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x2B Language: Estonian
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x2C Language: Lithuanian
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x2D Language: Latvian, Lettish
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x2E Language: Russian
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x20 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x22 Language: Svenska
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x24 Language: Dansk

Executing subtitle selection/verification.
Subtitle selection/verification accepted.
1 subtitle streams selected.
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 08-11-2002 23:14:18
- Free on drive C: 8724.49 mb
- vStrip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_5.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_6.vob

Saving the vStrip filelist:
- C:\castle\vStrip.lst

Executing vStrip. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\vStrip\vStrip.exe" @"C:\castle\vStrip.lst" -i"C:\castle\VTS_01_0.IFO" -j1 -$1024 -p0 -o"C:\castle\VTS_01.vob"
Trying to eject the DVD
Eject/Load failed
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- 08-11-2002 23:34:07
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\castle\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\castle\VTS_01_1.vob,C:\castle\VTS_01_2.vob,C:\castle\VTS_01_3.vob,C:\castle\VTS_01_4.vob,C:\castle\VTS_01_5.vob,C:\castle\VTS_01_6.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 08-11-2002 23:37:33
- Free on drive C: 3011.83 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: Dansk Num. of subs: 1408

Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 08-11-2002 23:49:05
- Free on drive C: 2997.52 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x81
Filename: C:\castle\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 08-11-2002 23:55:12
- Free on drive C: 2824.76 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: C:\castle\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\castle\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\castle\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\castle\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\castle\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 09-11-2002 00:19:41
- Free on drive C: 2709.57 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp
Converting: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 09-11-2002 00:19:52
- Free on drive C: 2708.59 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Cannot find registry entries for CCE, running CCE once....
Closing program

Executing Frameserver.
Closing program

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 122511984
VideoPAPO: 23895288
ScanOffsetBytes: 226433
SeqAligningBytes: 14391062
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 5486964
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1498573836.80
Seconds: 7554.76
CalcMPEGStream: 1498573836.80
Frames: 188694
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 791.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 188694
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 1586
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\castle\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 3.150
Video Encoding finished.

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- 09-11-2002 03:42:13
- Free on drive C: 1215.89 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 09-11-2002 03:42:19
- Free on drive C: 1215.84 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 09-11-2002 03:42:24
- Free on drive C: 1215.80 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3808 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3810
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
bbMPEG failed. Exitcode: 3221225786
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- 09-11-2002 10:40:15
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 09-11-2002 10:40:41
- Free on drive C: 454.84 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: Muxing and Cutting
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- 09-11-2002 10:40:45
- Free on drive C: 454.83 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 09-11-2002 10:40:49
- Free on drive C: 454.78 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 09-11-2002 10:40:54
- Free on drive C: 454.73 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3808 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3810
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 09-11-2002 10:52:17
- Free on drive C: 5361.14 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3810.011 seconds C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3737.809 seconds C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
SVCD subtitles.
Length of C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3810
Length of C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3737
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- 09-11-2002 10:53:50
- Free on drive C: 5360.09 mb
- Multiplexing SVCD Subtitles
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Muxing Dansk subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe" -s0 "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg" "C:\castle\Subs\da1-1.sub" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing Dansk subtitles, CD 2
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe" -s0 "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg" "C:\castle\Subs\da1-2.sub" "C:\castle\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed01.mpg"
Muxing subtitles finished
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- 09-11-2002 10:57:15
- Free on drive C: 3784.60 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 12

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\castle\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\castle\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\castle\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
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- 09-11-2002 10:59:10
- Free on drive C: 2977.62 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 13

CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Programmer\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\castle\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="C:\castle\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "C:\castle\VCDXBuild_Script_2.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 09-11-2002 11:00:59
- Free on drive C: 2186.69 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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[Labersack]

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 3.150
Video Encoding finished

I wonder about this very high CCE-speed. Don't know what PC you have, but this is a quite uncommon value. Also 3:22 hours for a 4passVBR is very short time.
Try to play your 'encoded_video_xxx.mpv', if this also got no picture try a CrashRecovery from Video Encoding, I think something went wrong in this stage.

[markrb]

Yeah there is no computer I know of that will have a CCE speed that high. Something happened either in CCE or before.

What version of CCE are you using?

Play the VOB files in WinDVD or PowerDVD and see if they ripped ok.

What is your computer's CPU?

Mark

[bRilliance]

Originally posted by markrb
Yeah there is no computer I know of that will have a CCE speed that high. Something happened either in CCE or before.

What version of CCE are you using?

Play the VOB files in WinDVD or PowerDVD and see if they ripped ok.

What is your computer's CPU?

Mark

My CPU is an Athlon 1.4...

I'm using CCE SP 2.62. And the VOb filesare working fine...

Should I try a crash recovery?

[UltimateDBZ]

Yes, do a crash recovery. An Athlon 1.4 could never achieve a speed that high.

[markrb]

Did you check "safe mode" on the encoder tab?
For CCE 2.62 that must be checked.

I don't use 2.62 so I don't know if it will even start without safe mode checked.

Mark

[bRilliance]

mrkrb: Yes, I used safemode.

UPDATE:

Now I tried with a whole different movie, same problem. The Max CCE speed is like 2.9, and there is no picture. Should I try another version of CCE???

[dvd2svcd]

It seems that the VFAPI or Link2 you're using as Frameserver isn't installed properly (are you using link2?). Try open the .avi in mediaplayer and see if you get an error there. (If you use Link2, did you remember to right-click the inf file in the link2 folder and select install). Also there is problems with CCE 2.64.1.10, it wont work with Link2 (well not here anyway). My suggestions is:

1. M;ake sure you're installation of the framserver is working by loading the avi in windows mediaplayer.
2. If that doesn't work try CCe 2.5 (remember to deselect safe mode)

[bRilliance]

I don't know what link2 is, there is no such folder in the DVD2SVCD directory.

The Avisynth_Scritp_File_avs-vfapi.avi can play in media player, but there is no sound, and it doesn't play very well...

[markrb]

The Avisynth_Scritp_File_avs-vfapi.avi can play in media player, but there is no sound, and it doesn't play very well...

Thats normal since you are only doing the video in this part. DVD2SVCD handles the audio seperatly.
Jerky video on a frame served video is not uncommon either.

Maybe you could Un-Install CCE 2.62 and try a re-install. Make sure to completely delete the directory as well before you install it again.

You may also want to try CCE 2.5. Not only is it just as good as 2.62 for us it's also faster and you don't need to use safe mode.

Mark