RoBa Problem - Audio Conversion

[DevilDude]

hi,

i have a problem with audio conversion using the RoBa plugin.
BeSweet could not be execute
here a cut from log file:


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- 25.10.2005 23:12:41
- Free on drive E: 176040.51 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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AVIFileSize:=498381312
Audio extraction finished.

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- 25.10.2005 23:13:12
- Free on drive E: 176038.51 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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- 25.10.2005 23:13:15
- Free on drive E: 176038.51 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: E:\FILM\Extracted_audio_1.wav
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"J:\Programme\FILM\DVD2SVCD\Tylo\BeSweetLater.bat" -core( -input "E:\FILM\Extracted_audio_1.wav" -output "E:\FILM\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "E:\FILM\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -ota( -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 48000 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of E:\FILM\Extracted_audio_1.wav finished.

Audio conversion finished.


it said audio conversion done, but it didnt.. it also dont execute BeSweet.. but audio extraction works fine.

maybe the failure is in the BeSweetLater.bat ?
here is the code of it:
@echo off
rem BeSweetLater, by tylo
rem September 2003

set output=
set bitrate=
set args=

:loop
if '%1==' goto save
if %1==-b goto bitrate
if %1==-output set output=%2
set args=%args% %1
shift
goto loop

:bitrate
set bitrate=%2
set args=%args% %1 !bitrate
shift
shift
goto loop

:save
if '%output%==' goto exit
echo [BeSweet]> %output%.ini
echo args=%args%>> %output%.ini
echo !bitrate=%bitrate%>> %output%.ini
:exit

thx 4 your help

(sry for my bad english :/ )

edit: i use the latest version of dvcd2svcd (1.2.3 build 1) and roba (3.8)

[Nick]

In D2SRoBa you have set to encode audio AFTER the video.
When you do this, instead of BeSweet running, BeSweetLater.bat runs instead.
Then video conversion occurs, followed by audio conversion.

[ChickenMan]

Why does audio have to be encoded after Video when using D2SRoBa ? I never ever have, never seen that BeSweetLater.bat (though ust found it) file and never used it either. Everything works great with audio encoding before vidio as per normal.

[tylo]

You don't *have* to use the "Encode audio after video", but it has advantages:

It can automatically select audio bitrate depending on the video bitrate that is determined. If D2SRoBa determines that it may fit the complete movie on one CD within the minimal quality that you selected, it could choose e.g. 128 kbps audio, but if two CDs must be used, it could choose 192kbps audio because it would be space for this. The idea behind this is that you get video and audio of "similar" (or balanced) quality.

Another reason to do audio after video is that video convertions starts as early as possible (to see which quality you get).

[BarteS]

Your absolutely positive you don't get besweet for a second?
-You don't get an mp2 file at all? (not even a file of 0KB?)
-You don't get an Encoded_audio_1.log file?
If you do, check the frequency of the audio using gspot, if it's not 44.1 or 48, convert it using for example Virtual Dub into one of these two values.

If you don't, you might play with internal routines and VFW under audio. Perhaps that works.