On a small percentage of DVDs AutoGK cannot be used!

[aldaco12]

Hi. I found a DVD which cannot be converted to AVI with AutoGK.
The DVD is 'Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl', and I only checked that the wrong conversion happened in a case: DVD--> 2*AVI with AC3 sound .

Thst is, on that case:

1) I chose 2*700 MB and I my output was of three AVIs:
output_name.CD1.AVI (700 MB) +
output_name.CD2.AVI (700 MB) +
output_name.CD3.AVI (few megabytes)

2) the AVIs sound wasn't complint with the video.

I suppose this is a problem due to a DGIndex bug (see http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/v149b14.html):
" Made AC3 parsing more robust by making audio data less likely to erroneously emulate a sync byte. Rare AC3 streams that couldn't be parsed are now handled correctly "

Alas:
1) DGIndex 1.4.9 is still on beta 14
2) DGIndex 1.4.9 is a little different from 1.4.8 (for instance, the select track(s) menu now opens a window where you check the stream you want to demux), so I don't think simply copying DGindex 1.4.9 on
C:\Program files\AutoGK\DMPGDec will work
3) AutoGK developement finished
so I think on those peculiar DVDs you cannot use AutoGK (Luckily, FairUse 2 works).

But there is lot of work to do:
1) check in which cases AutoGK doen't work. Only on certain DVD or only on certain DVD converted into AVI with AC3 sound?
2) Discover for which reason on certain DVD AutoGK fails. My opinion is that those fail is linked to a DGIndex fail, but I'm not sure.
If the AutoGK fail is due to a DGIndex 1.4.8 fail:
3) wait for DGIndex v1.4.9 stable
4) implement DGIndex v1.4.9 into AutoGK

The work to do (expecially part 3) and 4)) is above my capabilities, so unless a group will re-start working on AutoGK you'll have to expect a very snall part of DVDs which cannot be converted by AutoGK.

Is there any hope to have a new grooup working on that great tool?

I swear I would help on it, if I had the prorammming capabilities.
If someone could help that work to re-start, please answer to this post....

[BigDid]

Hi. I found a DVD which cannot be converted to AVI with AutoGK.The DVD is 'Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl'...
Hi,

How did you decrypt and rip (extract your dvd files on hard drive) :
- With DVDDecrypter alone?
- With Ripit4me or another specialized tool like anydvd or dvdfab ... ?

If it is with DvdDecrypter alone you will have many recent dvd giving problems :(

If it is with Ripit4me, when using 1click mode, movie only and run Fixvts on full DVD you should be out of trouble but... I have not encoded this particular DVD.

I also do encodes with AC3 sound without problem so it may be a problem not shared by others but, one more time, I have not encoded this dvd.

If you want help for Autogk better post the logfile of your encode, it will be easier to get info and clues.

Did

[setarip_old]

Hi!

I would suggest that you've probably obtained a less-than-perfect rip of this "RipGuard" protected Disney DVD.

Try ripping your DVD(s) using the easy to use "RipIt4me" package (Incorporates RipIt4Me, DVD Decrypter, FixVTS, and DVD Shrink). You can download this excellent freeware from:

www.ripit4me.org

While you're at that site, read the excellent "how to" tutorial...

[aldaco12]

Thanks for the clue on RipIt4me.
I don't think the problem lies in the DVD Ripping. The movies I tried to convert to AVI were movies I already ripped (I use the free DVDFab Decrypter which is very good, except for multi-angle DVD) and converted to DVD5 with DVDShrink.
Sinche the DVD is a DVDShrink output, I don't think the problem lies in the ripping phase.

[setarip_old]

Rather than "thinking that ripping is not the problem", do try what I've suggested, as its been proven many times (search these forums and others) to be the resolution to the same problem you're having.

Despite the fact that your original rip may appear to be perfect, it is very likely not properly "cleaned up", so that bits of incorrect information (regarding synch, among other things) trickle down to your conversion/compression software...

[jadas]

I have compressed this movie without problem . Try reinstalling AutoGK.

[CWR03]

aldaco12, I've noticed that a lot of your posts seek to blame the programmers who have created great freeware apps for problems that frequently turn out to be solvable had you done a bit of research, as in this case. Please keep that in mind the next time you think you have a "bug report."

[aldaco12]

It was just a bad comprehension for my words.
I had this bad work on only one DVD, and I was wondering if this problem could be due to the same problem Neuron wrote DGindex v1.4.8 had. Couldn't it be, since DGIndex problem 'only on rare cases' is identical to the one I found on AutoGK.

I'm sorry if my wrong manners might have made peoply thing I blame them , because it is not.

I was only trying to give all the help I could do to fix some bad issue, if they exist, on that great tool.

jadas, couple of things

1) 'the same movie' doesn't mean the DVD is the same. I probably live on a different country than you (Ita) with, possibly, haning a different TV system too (PAL; is yours NTSC?).
2) I uninstalled AutoGK twice and I also uninstalled my XviD codec before reinstalling it the 2nd time, in order to use only the codec included in AutoGK package. No change.

Anyway, I'll perform a next run of tests as you suggested since I was too hurry (even if I am rather confident was not wrong..). What I'm afraid is that I have only an already shrinked copy (man move only, two languages: Eng + Ita) of that disc and I dont know if Ripit4Me could change many issues (except some fixing using FixVTS).

[CWR03]

Did you try RipIt4Me as suggested? I successfully ripped and encoded Saw 3 without any audio synch problems. From what I've read here, that's a rarity with that particular title.

[aldaco12]

As I just said:
I'll perform a next run of tests as you suggested since I was too hurry (even if I am rather confident was not wrong..). What I'm afraid is that I have only an already shrinked copy (man move only, two languages: Eng + Ita) of that disc and I dont know if Ripit4Me could change many issues (except some fixing using FixVTS)

[Guest]

I have only an already shrinked copy (man move only, two languages: Eng + Ita) of that disc. Rule 6 violation. Thread closed.