invalid .d2v with CCE 2.50, VFAPI 1.5

[singhcr]

For some reason I can no longer use .d2v files for CCE encoding. I have the right settings (force film, YUV color), and DVD2AVI seems to work when I am making a new project. If I try to open the d2v in VFAPI, the file is invalid. If I use the same d2v with Avisynth (making an .avs) CCE 2.50 says that "frame size is 805x76. Supported frame size is 720x580". Can anyone help me here? I have made about 30 DVD rips before and just now DVD2AVI is not working for me at all. I have absoultely no idea why, but any help would be appriciated.

[hakko504]

What versions of DVD2AVI, mpeg2dec3.dll and AviSynth are you using? Have you upgraded anything recently? Can you post the first lines of the .d2v?

[ekenet]

I have the exact same problem. One thing is strange, it accepts my avs-file when DVD2SVCD opens it for me in CCE, but the same avs-file doesn't work when i do it manually. But when I convert it using VFAPI, it works out fine. DVD2AVI 1.76, CCE 2.5, Avisynth 2.08

[hakko504]

Could you post the .avs please. One reason could be that DVD2SVCD adds an dummy audio track that CCE2.50 needs and if you move the .avs or copy it then the path to the dummy file is changed and must be corrected.

[ekenet]

This is how it looks at the moment:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth2 Plugins\Mpeg2dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1\AVISYN~2.DLL")
mpeg2source("C:\ENCODED_FILES\project.d2v")
ResampleAudio(44100)

[hakko504]

OK, forget my last post: I was on the completely wrong track.

[jggimi]

Slow down, there, it might still be CCE's audio requirement.

ResampleAudio() changed functionality at some point recently in AviSynth. I can't recall if it was at 2.0x or 2.5x, but it no longer produces a blank audio soundtrack for CCE. Both DVD2SVCD and Gordian Knot have changed their AviSynth scripts because of it.

Try replacing the ResampleAudio() line with:empty = BlankClip()
AudioDub(last,empty)If the problem goes away, then Hakko was on the right track. It's written up in the AviSynth manual: http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=AddAudio

[ekenet]

Thanks alot! It worked out fine for me now. I changed the audio tags just as you said.

[hakko504]

And for a change it's jggimi to the rescue.
:thanks:

[jggimi]

Even a blind squirrel bumps into a nut now and then.:rolleyes:

[ekenet]

But lets say i actually want to add an audio source (for example an ac3-file), what lines should i keep and witch should i remove.

[jggimi]

I would not add an AC3 source via avisynth. I'd mux it afterwards. Avisynth can support Linear PCM (.wav), but it's use of other types of sound is brand new, and from my small experience with ac3 under Avisynth, you may get sync or other problems attempting to use it with video.

This, of course, is just my personal experience.