DVD Authoring trouble.. Invalid Frame Rate

[numbaz]

I'm posting this question out of frustration for working on a same darn project for 4 straight days and nights without having much progress.

I AM A NEWBIE (didn't even know what codec was up until recently...)
and am currently working on authoring a DVD.

I began working with Three XviD avi files of each appox. 700mb.
Each has the specs of;

VIDEO
Res: 720 x 304
Fps: 23.976
Bitrate: 1332 kb/s
Qf:0.254 bits/pixel

AUDIO (FS 48000Hz)
Stream1: AC3 448 kb/s (6ch) CBR
Stream2: MP3 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo) CBR
Stream3: MP3 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo)
Stream4: MP3 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo)
Stream5: MP3 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo)
Stream6: MP3 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo)


Here are the processes that I have followed so far.

1. Appended all three XviD avi files using VirtualDubMod (Nandub couldn't keep all 6 streams)

2. Demuxed audio, plus extracted'em all as WAV(all 6 streams) just in case.

3. Made direct stream copy of Video(only video) using Nandub (E:\Movie\AppendedXviDAvi.avi)

4. Wrote the avisynth script (to add horizontal strips to video, Resulting 720 x 480)
AviSource("E:\Movie\AppendedXviDAvi.avi")
BicubicResize(720,304,0,0.5)
AddBorders(0, 88, 0, 88)

5. Ran the AVS in QuEnc to create M2V

6. Tried to load the M2V file as an asset in DVD Maestro and it gives an error message.
"Invalid Frame Rate"

I suupose the Frame rate should be 29.97fps for NTSC.. (Tell me if I'm wrong.)
But I'm not sure if that is the main problem, or I goofed somewhere else.

The point is.. I don't know what to do to fix it.

I looked all over place to figure out what to do, but failed to come up with the answer. I've read the Guide multiple times...

HELP!!!

Thank you.
:thanks:

[setarip_old]

Hi!
I suupose the Frame rate should be 29.97fps for NTSC
Your speculation is correct - and that is the main problem.


Use "TMPGEnc" (or "TMPGEncPlus") to convert the .AVI (XviD-compressed or otherwise) to compliant MPEG2-for-DVD format - Use "TMPGEnc's" DVD wizard/template to accomplish this...

[Matthew]

You don't need to use TMPGEnc, your existing m2v will do just fine - it just requires pulldown flags.

Download DGPulldown (http://neuron2.net/dgpulldown/dgpulldown.html) and losslessly add the flags.

[numbaz]

Thank you guys. It's just what I needed.

I was wondering.. Why doesn't QuEnc have that option to start with..?