Problem backing up T2

[chipvideo]

Scenarist crashes everytime on me. Does it have anything to do with the blue logo at the beginning. Didn't use subs either.

[DDogg]

Do a search on Prime95 and Memtest and "certify" your machine first before we can proceed.

[chipvideo]

Ok, did the memtest for 20 min and now am doing the prime95 torture test on each processor for the last 2 hours. 100% for each one. Is this enough?

[Nick]

Not the best answer but probably the easiest...

If you are only using one audio track and no subs get TMPGEnc DVD Author (fully functional 30 day free trial http://www.pegasys-inc.com/e_download.html ) and author your DVD with that.

For the video file use the Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL.mpv (or ....TMPGEnc_PAL.m2v) if the source is PAL and Pulldown_Encoded.... if the source was NTSC.

Once selected you will be able to browse for the audio to go with it (encoded_audio_1.* in your Movie folder). Choose No Menu in the Create Menu dialogue, and set it going. I would, however, check the lipsync in Win/Power DVD before burning to DVDR.

It doesn't solve the problem with Scenarist crashing, which I guess needs to be addressed, but if other discs have worked OK it may get just get you out of a hole for this one.

Edit: One other thing - are you ripping with internal routines or with an external ripper. There have been reports of ripping with DVD Decryptor possibly causing Scenarist problems.

[chipvideo]

Do I have to manually change anything in the frameserver tab? Or does this program automatically chose the correct settings each time you load the ifo file? I always assumed that it did it all for you. Also on the advanced settings under the encoder tab I have Linear and zigzag checked, Color conversion to YUY2, GOP M=3, N/M=4, SEQ is 1.

I also changed to max bitrate to 8500 and that did no difference. I do get good backups on some dvd's, but some just fail at 34% of the creating dvd files in scenarist. Using 2.7 on winxp pro.