AVS to SVCD ?

[jggimi]

I've noted that AVI2SVCD can't open an .avs file for input.

I'm wondering if I can somehow use DVD2SVCD to get input from an .avs. I have a valid .d2v project, only, I've not used DVD2SVCD in many months, when I did, I only used it for about a week, and have no idea how to create a dummy project to use the .d2v as input. This PC has no DVD player for me to create one from. BB2MPEG can't open this .avs either, since it can't search it.

Yeah, I'm trying to re-encode an MPEG-2 source on HD.

If someone could point me in the right direction, I'd be grateful.

[UltimateDBZ]

You'd be better off reencoding using the PVA2SVCD option. I don't even know if your other method is possible, but I don't think it is.

[jggimi]

These aren't PVA's, they're already in MPEG-2 format (.mpg). I don't think PVAStrumento will help me, therefore.

[Zoltan]

My 2 cents...

You may check if VFAPI Converter can be used for *.avs files somehow without re-encoding. Never tried and probably it would be dead slow due to the 2 frameservers.

Regards,
Z

[dvd2svcd]

Originally posted by jggimi
These aren't PVA's, they're already in MPEG-2 format (.mpg). I don't think PVAStrumento will help me, therefore. PVAStrumento can handle MPEG2 streams too.

[UltimateDBZ]

Originally posted by jggimi
These aren't PVA's, they're already in MPEG-2 format (.mpg). I don't think PVAStrumento will help me, therefore. Like D2S said, MP2's will work. I do it all the time. Your other option is to rename the .mpg to .vob and encode it as if it were a DVD.

[jggimi]

I ended up using PVAStrumento. It's running now, and I expect good results. Thanks!

(Renaming the .mpg to .vob wasn't good enough, DVD2SVCD wanted an .ifo file.)

[UltimateDBZ]

Forgot to mention that yes, you'll need an IFO if you do the rename-to-.vob method. But it can be any IFO that uses the same framerate and resolution. Or, if you don't have one that matches that handy, you can just recreate the IFO with IFOEdit.

[jggimi]

Thanks!

[jggimi]

I felt the need to try going back from PVA to DVD as input, since I need to concatenate .mpg files, and PVA2SVCD limits me to a single MPEG file. My MPEG-2 source is from capture, so there are no "original .vobs" to go back to and recreate .ifo files in IfoEdit. That would make it easier, of course.

But after several hours of trying, I've been unable to create a reasonable fake ifo or dummy ifo from complete scratch. I'm unable to alter one taken from a .dvd rip, too, but that may just be my limited skill with IfoEdit.

I've found a solution that seems easier than IfoEdit, to me.

I'm using: segmented MPEG -> DVD2AVI -> .d2v and .mpa
.d2v -> GKnot -> .avs
.avs -> TMPGEnc -> .m2v
.m2v and .mpa -> bbMPEG -> burnable .mpg filesI can concatentate my segmented input files and trim with DVD2AVI, and use a multitude of video preparation filters in AviSynth. It's not quite as easy as DVD2SVCD, perhaps, but Gknot gives me the bulk of the AviSynth scripting I need. My capture software can produce mp2 audio at 44.1KHz, so it needs no transcoding.

Of course, I've got a job in TMPGEnc right now, so I haven't yet completed the process.

[UltimateDBZ]

All you have to do is rename the .mpg file to .vob and use that vob file to create an IFO with in IFOEdit. It doesn't care that it used to be an mpg, it creates it just fine. Believe me, I've done it a ton of times, it always works.

[jggimi]

I've only just in the last hour or two, playing with IfoEdit -- been able to create an .ifo from scratch. I discoverd that for me, I could only successfully use "Author DVD" with ES (m2v, mpa) streams, but not with "system" .mpg files. While that's useful for MiniDVD creation, it doesn't help me when I need to point to more than 4GB worth of video. FAT32, here, sorry. If I only needed to work with a single .mpg file, I could continue to use PVA mode. But I'm FAT32. And not likely to be changing soon, though obviously, W2K or XP would eliminate the need for segmented files.

And the "Create IFO" button fails when pointing it to the .mpg file, renamed as .vob or not, as it doesn't contain valid "vob" info.

[UltimateDBZ]

FAT32 *shudder* :D

Anyway, what version of IFOEdit are you using? I use v0.932 and using the "Create IFO" button on the mpeg works just fine for me.

[jggimi]

I was using 0.95.

Sorry about having to stick with WME. But, 1) I never trust Msoft OS "upgrades" as they are one way conversions, and risky, and 2) There must be 150 applications for kids on this PC, and if I install from scratch, my 6-year-old will complain that all of her game data (name, primarily, at that age) will be gone. I'm loth to attempt a new install until she's old enough to drop all interest in these "educational" games for youngsters.

And my wife will kill me if I lose any browser cookies, even though she has never heard the terms "browser" and "cookie" used during the same day.

. :stupid:

[Faceman101]

If you have any DVDs around, take the IFO file from one of them, rename it to VTS_01_0.IFO, rename all your MPEGs in order (VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, etc.), open DVD2SVCD, pick DVD, load your IFO, encode.

Just like UltimateDBZ mentioned.

If you need a IFO file I can email one to you (NTSC or PAL).

[jggimi]

Thanks, but I have plenty of DVDs. And, this methodology is working for me, for now.

[jggimi]

Quick update. I've tested DVD2SVCD using a dummy IFO -- created by IFOEdit from 30 seconds worth of elementary streams -- and it does indeed work. Thanks for the tip, Faceman and UltimateDBZ

[UltimateDBZ]

No problem :) Glad to help, and glad it worked for you!