AVStoDVD Support Thread

[Sir Didymus]

- Changed maximum number of Titles from 99 to 64 to reflect Muxman limitation

It is not really relevant for the 99% of all practical purposes, but I would ask (kindly :-)) for retracting of the quoted change... There is not this limitation in Muxman, I think...

[Groucho2004]

There is not this limitation in Muxman, I think...
And looking at the muxman history, this appears to be true:
05/06/03 Beta version 0.15rc1 now available to members only for 30 days
adds:content to menu domains
up to 99 titlesets (VTS) (spec limit)
up to 32767 segments per titleset (spec limit)
unlimited segment definitions
multilingual audio/subs in menu domain

[manolito]

Please have a look at this post:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/277852-AVStoDVD-Support-Thread?p=2355068&viewfull=1#post2355068

A project with 83 titles in it led to this BatchMux error:
-- PGC "VMG_Lu1_Pgc1" Pre command group has 166 commands, maximum is 128.
-- PGC "VMG_Lu1_Pgc1" contains 166 commands total, maximum is 128.
-- Exiting due to errors, no multiplex performed.

So is this obvious limitation to 64 titles caused by MuxMan or by BatchMux (the version which comes with AVStoDVD) ?



Cheers
manolito

[Sir Didymus]

WOW! I see... The limitation to 64 titles is not coming from AVS2DVD or Muxman! It is an issue of the BatchMux implementation. If you want to reach the titles of your compilation by means of a menu, then you have to add precommands and post commands (in the language of the DVD virtual machine) to the program chains that are collecting the titles, in order to handle the navigational support (e.g. the jump to the title from the menu and the coming back to the menu when the title play ends). I have to check on how to handle this issue, but it seems to me that the growing of pre commands and post commands should be better controlled by BatchMux, and the limit reach of 128 pre commands or post commands should trigger the creation of one new PGC to support the full specs... :mad:

Well, this is definitely something that need to be addressed... For the moment I "retract" my request of retracting the change...

OK. Thanks manolito for the very informative links!
:thanks:

[SuLyMaN]

I think I'll test out the beta tonight :D Thanks all!

[MrC]

Well, this is definitely something that need to be addressed... For the moment I "retract" my request of retracting the change...

Ok, thanks for explaining and considering the problem of the pre and post commands. :)

Meanwhile I will change the statement in the History.log file to address the issue to BatchMux.

;)

Bye

[manolito]

Wavi_Mod plugin - New version with added EBU R128 Loudness Normalization

Get it here:
//Edit: Link removed, new version available

Changes:
1. Added R128GAIN by Peter Belkner to enable EBU R128 Loudness Normalization
2. Removed dithering from all SoX processing operations

Note:
When using EBU R128 with a high reference level (like -14 LUFS) you might run into clipping. To remedy this I added a peak limiter to SoX (limitergain = 0.025). This might lead to a resulting file which has a lower LUFS level than specified.


Happy testing... :D

Cheers
manolito

[SuLyMaN]

Did a test on forced subs. Works great. Is there any way to force the subs display with a fixed size? I love the user submitted templates.

Sent from my HM 1SW using Tapatalk

[MrC]

@SuLyMaN

do you mean hard-encoded subs or authored subs with the "Forced" flag on?

About the templates, if you build any nice, please submit them, I will be happy to upload them to SourceForge.

;)

Bye

[manolito]

This is the latest version of my Wavi_Mod plugin, and unless someone discovers some serious bugs, this will be the final version.

Changes:
Some cosmetic changes to the console window output
Added basic logging for EBU R128 mode
Code cleanup
Updated documentation

Download:
http://www45.zippyshare.com/v/50268829/file.html


Enjoy
manolito

[MrC]

AVStoDVD release 2.8.0 Alpha 141224 is available to download (https://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/files/avstodvd_alpha_beta/AVStoDVD%202.8.0%20Alpha%20141224/).

Main change vs previous Alpha is support to 5.0 audio plus some bugfixes.

;)

Bye

[manolito]

Thanks very much for the Alpha version... :thanks:

Looking good, just one minor cosmetic thing:
On startup the software still checks if Imago is present and issues a warning if it is not. No big deal...


Merry Christmas + a Happy New Year to everyone here on the forum!


Cheers
manolito

[MrC]

Thanks manolito for the report.

Quick post Xmas hotfix (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/files/avstodvd_alpha_beta/AVStoDVD%202.8.0%20Alpha%20141224/AVStoDVD_280_Alpha141226_hotfix.7z/download)

;)

Bye

[jandor]

Hi, @MrC

Congratulations on this project! A great design.

I am using Windows 10 64 bits ... an "insider". And I'm really enjoying it ... even if it is hard to forget Win7.
When running AVStoDVD comes the message: "Warning VB6 Common Controls not found!"
I also tested the compatibility mode for Win7 and Win8, but did not work. The error message remained.
Recalling that the Win10 supports most of the programs supported by Win7.
Did this error would not have anything to do with DirectX 9c or DirectX 10, which I have not installed?

Ah! The program continues enabled in "Task Manager" .... and I have to force its closure .... Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Happy New Year to everyone... with good health and much happiness.

[qyot27]

VB6 = Visual Basic 6, not DirectX. Considering its age, Microsoft probably stopped shipping the runtime for it by default in Windows 10.

Try installing this first:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24417

[jandor]

VB6 = Visual Basic 6, not DirectX. Considering its age, Microsoft probably stopped shipping the runtime for it by default in Windows 10.

Try installing this first:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24417


I installed the VB6 (32-bit), but it didn't work.

Thanks!

[manolito]

Looks like I discovered a small (cosmetic) issue with the new ffmpeg based muxing routine.

If my project consists of more than one title and I have selected "Muxed MPEG2 File" as the output, the muxing window for the second, third and all following titles shows wrong sizes and the progress bar is way off.

Example:
I have two titles in my project. The combined (audio + video) size of the first title is 3400 MB, the size of the second title is 800 MB. The muxing window for the first title shows the correct size of 3400 MB, but for the second title the muxing window shows a size of 4200 MB instead of the correct size of 800 MB. Of course the progress bar also displays funny values, but the resulting MPEG file is OK.


Cheers
manolito

[jandor]

Hi, @MrC

Congratulations on this project! A great design.

I am using Windows 10 64 bits ... an "insider". And I'm really enjoying it ... even if it is hard to forget Win7.
When running AVStoDVD comes the message: "Warning VB6 Common Controls not found!"
I also tested the compatibility mode for Win7 and Win8, but did not work. The error message remained.
Recalling that the Win10 supports most of the programs supported by Win7.
Did this error would not have anything to do with DirectX 9c or DirectX 10, which I have not installed?

Ah! The program continues enabled in "Task Manager" .... and I have to force its closure .... Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Happy New Year to everyone... with good health and much happiness.


At some point I thought about it... since I'm trying to use the portable version.
Solutions have already been expressed by MrC..

http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1555928&postcount=1958

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/277852-AVStoDVD-Support-Thread?p=2069025&viewfull=1#post2069025

Thanks!

[MrC]

@jandor

Glad to read that you have figured out what was the problem. Actually I could add the option to register the mscomctl.ocx library at runtime. Definively useful in these days, when Win7 is no more equipped with. The Office suite still contains the ocx, but not everybody have Office installed.
BTW thanks for reporting the general compatibility of AVStoDVD with Win10 64bit. :)

@manolito

Thanks for the bug report

Have a great 2015, guys

;)

Bye

[MrC]

Release 2.8.0 Final is out (https://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/files/avstodvd/AVStoDVD%202.8.0/). Change log:

- Some bugs fixed
- Revision of Tracks ID naming and Streams Order numbering
- Added 'Fix Subtitles Errors' option in 'Edit Title'/'Subtitles' (previously fixing routine was mandatory)
- Added better support to extended ASCII chars (thanks to manolito)
- Added few System Info details to project log file
- Added 'Demux File' tool
- Added support to 5.0 channels audio output
- Added a sanity check on input video time vs frames count
- Added a sanity check on manual crop values (must be even)
- Replaced ffdshow and Haali Media Splitter with LAV Filters 0.63 in Installer Package
- Replaced ImagoMPEG-Muxer with FFmpeg for all MPEG2 output muxing
- Removed ImagoMPEG-Muxer from Installer and NoIntall packages
- Removed "_0" project/DVD name suffix on first project trial
- Improved support to LAV Filters (add audio mixer adjust routine at runtime)
- Improved support to SubRip SRT subtitles (musical notes and removal of <font> formatting)
- Improved Muxing MPEG2 routine (multi audio track support)
- Improved 'Fix SRT' routine for SubRip subtitles
- Improved support to DVD compliant DTS audio tracks
- Improved log activity on many sections
- Changed maximum number of Titles from 99 to 64 to reflect BatchMux limitation
- Updated license to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International, plus added some clarifications about distribution of 3rd party software.
- AVSMeter updated to release 1.8.3
- VB6 Common Controls updated to release 6.1.98.34

;)

Bye

[manolito]

Nice, thanks a lot for the new stable version... :thanks:

Just did some short test runs, everything looks cool. The muxing window now displays correct values for multiple titles.


Another thing totally unrelated to the current stable version:

Do not update ffmpeg to the latest point release 2.5.2

By default AVStoDVD uses ffmpeg CBR mode for high bitrates above 6500 kbps. This does invoke padding sometimes, especially if the frame size is VCD or Half-D1. With the latest ffmpeg versions I get this error:

[mpeg2video @ 0591dc20] stuffing too large
Video encoding failed

and the encoding aborts.

The last ffmpeg version which does not have this problem is from 2014-09-28.

I really wonder why the ffmpeg developers felt that they had to address this padding issue, because while not being too elegant the resulting encodes worked quite well -at least for me.


Cheers
manolito

[MrC]

@manolito

thanks for the feedback.

So the latest FFmpeg release without the error msg is 20140928-git-3edb9aa (http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win32/static/ffmpeg-20140928-git-3edb9aa-win32-static.7z), correct?

;)

Bye

[manolito]

That's correct, this is the very last version without the error. The next version is from Oct 2nd 2014, and this one and all later versions show the issue.

I don't know what you might do to make AVStoDVD compatible with the latest ffmpeg versions. If you omit the "minrate" parameter you will get VBR instead of CBR. You could also just reduce the specified CBR bitrate, but by how much? This would probably only work by try and error...

I already tried to find a command line switch to disable padding altogether, but I could not find anything.


Cheers
manolito

[qyot27]

The error message itself has been around for a very, very long time. A cursory Google search showed results from 2007 that referenced the warning with a build from 2004. What happened on September 28th and 29th* were that some memory optimizations and VBV compliance stuff were committed to mpegvideo_enc.c, and those altered (what I presume were) the allocation procedures enough to make this noticeable.

*the commits:
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=755f7929c6aa919918df534ae68cc78441b186e7
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=1441641d786a2deecae49c6dc2979af8791ce962
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=61c0683080176cfc6c325e556a3b7a4ca9566d5c

Whatever the actual issue, it seems to be proportionally linked to resolution, as after some more testing,

352x240 starts throwing it at 6333k
352x288 starts throwing it at 7194k
352x480 starts throwing it at 10637k, which is too high for DVD compliant video (in other words, AVStoDVD should never be able to encounter it for 352x480 or any higher resolution, since the buffer size needed to trigger it increases along with frame size).
352x576 starts throwing it at 12359k
704x480 starts throwing it at 19246k
720x480 starts throwing it at 19637k
704x576 starts throwing it at 22689k
720x576 starts throwing it at 23158k

Anyone feel like graphing that number sequence and see if a more concrete pattern emerges? Because this is starting to look a lot less like an actual bug and a lot more like a limit imposed by the math being used for some part of the frame allocation (you could argue that would technically be a 'bug', but there'd have to be a limit somewhere, and so either you get 'the limit is set too low' or 'this is actually what the spec requires'). The difference in resolution vs. the bitrate where this appears seems to be about the same as the ratio of the difference between the last paired resolution/bitrate limit in the sequence**. Not being the exact ratio is probably a simple rounding issue.

**what I'm saying here is,
(704x480x24) / (720x480x24) = 0.977777778
19246 / 19637 = 0.980088608

Quite honestly, a Quarter-D1 frame doesn't need a bitrate that high - usually, even just 2000kbps is enough (for anime content at least), since the resolution would soften the image so much that 2000kbps is already pretty generous. And since Quarter-D1 is the only case that AVStoDVD would run into, it might be a good idea to add some bitrate logic based on resolution that lowers it down to a sane level for frame sizes that small.

[manolito]

Thanks qyot27 for this detailed explanation and analysis. I just checked the bitrate thresholds for VCD frame sizes, you are right on the money (as always...).

This means for AVStoDVD that it should be easy to implement a workaround. Just a simple
IF framesize=352x288 AND bitrate >7150 THEN set bitrate=7150
plus a corresponding condition for 352x240, and everything should be fine.


Thanks again
manolito

[MrC]

Hotfix (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/files/avstodvd/AVStoDVD%202.8.0/AVStoDVD_280_Hotfix_150108.7z/download) to remove the misleading warning message reported here (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/AVStoDVD#11859).

Just download, unzip and overwrite the AVStoDVD.exe file from release 2.8.0

;)

Bye

[soneca]

Hotfix (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avstodvd/files/avstodvd/AVStoDVD%202.8.0/AVStoDVD_280_Hotfix_150108.7z/download) to remove the misleading warning message reported here (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/AVStoDVD#11859).

Just download, unzip and overwrite the AVStoDVD.exe file from release 2.8.0

;)

Bye

Thanks!:cool:

[Danette]

I have MKV’s of TV episodes, created by MakeMKV, that were taken directly from the DVD’s. With every attempt to convert these back into a DVD format, AVStoDVD (v 2.8.0) aborts the process at the authoring step.

I saw an old post, by MrC, that suggested Do not create chapters: go to 'Settings'/'Authoring Burning'/'Chapters Interval' and select 999 minutes. I tried that and it worked. However, now I have videos without chapters. Is there a way to get AVStoDVD to provide the chapters in the DVD as it seems to offer?

I have tried setting it to create chapters with a single episode and it works fine. However, when I do two or more video files, there is persistent aborting at the authoring point.

I can provide logs, but other posts have indicated that the two logs (DVD and BatchMux) don't provide useful information.

[Sir Didymus]

There should be two other files in your environment to inspect in case of authoring issues:

"C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp"
"C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"

The first one is the MuxMan script file (input to MuxMan), the second one is the log file created directly by MuxMan during the authoring activities. This last one should tell (hopefully) something more about the issue...

Cheers,
SD

[Danette]

I checked, but no such entries in that directory. In fact, I scanned my hard drive for them and nothing was found. There are BatchMux files there, but they are similar (in information) to the BatchMux files generated when the abort occurs and placed in the folder containing the empty DVD output.

[MrC]

@Danette

you should find a couple of .log files in the DVD output folder you have selected in your project. Please post them here.

;)

Bye

[Danette]

Thanks for the interest, MrC.

The DVD log:

<1/10/2015 6:26:09 PM>
START PROCESS
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<1/10/2015 6:26:09 PM>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: NTSC
DVD Titles number: 2
DVD Size: 3713/4450 MB (83%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 1
PAL SpeedUp: 0
NTSC SlowDown: 0
Video Resolution: 0
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6500
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 1
DVD Audio Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 10
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: D: ASUS DRW-24B1ST i 1.00
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust DirectShow Filters at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0

SYSTEM INFO

Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (64 bit)
AviSynth is installed: YES (release 2.5.8)
LAV Filters is installed: YES (release 0.63.0)
ffdshow is installed: YES (release 1.3.4532)
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<1/10/2015 6:26:09 PM>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv
Info: MPEG-2 Video - 4599 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 4:3 - 29.97 fps (VFR) - Interlaced (TFF) - 50:17 minutes - 90425 frames
Audio 1: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv
Info: AC3 - 448 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 50:17 minutes (0 ms delay) - EN
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.69]
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<1/10/2015 6:26:09 PM>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

# Video is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp", FrameRate=29.97, VFR=true)
# Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12(interlaced=true)

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<1/10/2015 6:26:09 PM>
START VIDEO DEMUXING OPERATIONS
Target Video FileSize: 1654.1 MB
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv" -vcodec copy -an -sn "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v"
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<1/10/2015 6:26:35 PM>
END VIDEO DEMUXING OPERATIONS
Created File: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v (1689.4 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4697 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 4:3 - 29.97 fps (CFR) - 50:17 minutes - 90422 frames
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<1/10/2015 6:26:35 PM>
START AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\01 Pilot.mkv" -acodec copy -vn -sn -y "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ToFix.ac3"
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<1/10/2015 6:26:45 PM>
END AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3 (161.1 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 448 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 50:17 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<1/10/2015 6:26:45 PM>
TITLE 2 SOURCE FILES
Video: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv
Info: MPEG-2 Video - 4603 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 4:3 - 29.97 fps (VFR) - Interlaced (TFF) - 50:17 minutes - 90424 frames
Audio 1: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv
Info: AC3 - 448 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 50:17 minutes (0 ms delay) - EN
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.69]
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<1/10/2015 6:26:45 PM>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

# Video is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp", FrameRate=29.97, VFR=true)
# Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12(interlaced=true)

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<1/10/2015 6:26:45 PM>
START VIDEO DEMUXING OPERATIONS
Target Video FileSize: 1655.8 MB
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv" -vcodec copy -an -sn "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v"
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<1/10/2015 6:27:17 PM>
END VIDEO DEMUXING OPERATIONS
Created File: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v (1691 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4701 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 4:3 - 29.97 fps (CFR) - 50:17 minutes - 90424 frames
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<1/10/2015 6:27:17 PM>
START AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\Converted\02 Memory.mkv" -acodec copy -vn -sn -y "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ToFix.ac3"
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<1/10/2015 6:28:00 PM>
END AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3 (161.1 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 448 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 50:17 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<1/10/2015 6:28:00 PM>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio NORMAL
-palette "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Palette.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v"
-vidmode 4:3
-a1 "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3"
-a1lang en
-cellfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2v "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v"
-SEG2vidmode 4:3
-SEG2a1 "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3"
-SEG2a1lang en
-SEG2cellfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2progfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2chapfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"

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<1/10/2015 6:28:09 PM>
Process aborted during DVD AUTHORING operations!

Check following files for more details:

AVStoDVD log file <C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD.log>
BatchMux log file <C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_BatchMux.log>

For more troubleshooting on Authoring issues, see Help/FAQ/Authoring.
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<1/10/2015 6:29:10 PM>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.8.0
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The BatchMux log:

BatchMux version --> 1.3
Destination Folder --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD\VIDEO_TS
MuxMan Script File --> C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp
MuxMan Log String --> -l "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"
Folder of the MuxMan executable --> C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\MuxMan
Check presence of MuxMan.exe --> PASSED
Palette File --> C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Palette.txt
Default Palette --> SUCCESSFULLY REDEFINED
Segment #1 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 4:3
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 9571
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 224
Segment #1 - Video Display Mode --> 4:3
Segment #1 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3
Segment #1 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Cells --> 6
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Programs --> 6
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Chapters --> 6
Segment #2 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 4:3
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 9571
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 224
Segment #2 - Video Display Mode --> 4:3
Segment #2 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3
Segment #2 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #2 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt
Segment memory resources --> RELEASED
Local Stack memory --> RELEASED
File i/o structures --> DEALLOCATED

[MrC]

@Danette

The issue can be addressed to the chapters file created for the second title. You can try to edit the chapters list ('Edit Title'/'Chapters') and removing the last chapter point. If it works, could you copy and paste here the original chapters list?

;)

Bye

[Sir Didymus]

Furthermore, please do a test by changing your project settings in order to preserve the temorary working files (you can see in your logs just above that "Delete Temp Working Files: Yes").

In this way the input mxp file for MuxMan and its output log will be kept in your file system...

:-)

[Danette]

MrC: I deleted the last chapter from both titles and ran it again, but the aborting problem persists. Since you only wanted the logs if it was successful, I did not post them.

Sir Didymus: With your suggestion, I was able to access those log files. They are posted, below.

MuxMan.mxp log:

-d "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio NORMAL
-palette "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Palette.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v"
-vidmode 4:3
-a1 "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3"
-a1lang en
-cellfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2v "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v"
-SEG2vidmode 4:3
-SEG2a1 "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3"
-SEG2a1lang en
-SEG2cellfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2progfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2chapfr "C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"

MuxMan.log

BatchMux version --> 1.3
Destination Folder --> C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD\VIDEO_TS
MuxMan Script File --> C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp
MuxMan Log String --> -l "C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"
Folder of the MuxMan executable --> C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\MuxMan
Check presence of MuxMan.exe --> PASSED
Palette File --> C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Palette.txt
Default Palette --> SUCCESSFULLY REDEFINED
Segment memory resources --> RELEASED
Local Stack memory --> RELEASED
File i/o structures --> DEALLOCATED

[Sir Didymus]

Danette, sorry for insisting. Maybe it depends on my English that is not adequate, but it seems obvious to me that we are not understanding each other.

Let me repeat in few simple words...
In order to help you we need to see the content of these files:
"C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp" and
"C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"

Neither of the files that you have just posted are corresponding to what we expect to see...

Could you check again, please? :cool:

[Danette]

Sir Didymus: your English is fine (in fact, perfect). I may not be selecting the right options, in MeGUI, to retain these files.

In the AVStoDVD main screen, I have unchecked both “Delete temporary DVD assets files” and “Delete AVStoDVD working files.”

When the process completes, to that Temp directory, the new files that are added are:

DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.avs
DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_1.avs
DVD_BatchMux.ini
DVD_BatchMux.bat
DVD_Palette.txt
DVD_BatchMux.log

There are no “DVD_MuxMan.mxp” or “DVD_MuxMan.log” files on the computer (I searched the hard drive). Please let me know if I am not selecting the correct options to create those files.

[Sir Didymus]

That's quite odd, infact.

Normally this low-level information is available, once you disable its removal from the file system... :confused:

Without these files it seems to me not so easy to solve the issue...

Sorry... No further hints from my side...

[Danette]

Does your version 2.8.0 generate these files?

[MrC]

Does your version 2.8.0 generate these files?

Yes, it does. When you get the first warning about DVD authoring error, press to stop the process, without going ahead with the second attempt. At least you will save time to get out of the project and try to recover the log files...

;)

Bye

[manolito]

Yes it does (the latest hotfix is installed)

http://i61.tinypic.com/33ubjpg.png

But this is after a successful muxing. Maybe the files are not created after muxing aborts? No idea...


Cheers
manolito

[manolito]

@MrC

Do you have plans to implement a workaround for the "Too much stuffing" error with the latest FFMpeg versions?

If not, I can probably implement a workaround in my FF_VBR plugin. I can use AVSMeter to retrieve the height of the AVS input clip and limit the CBR bitrate according to the threshold values determined by qyot27. I already made a Proof of Concept script...


Cheers
manolito

[MrC]

Yes it does (the latest hotfix is installed)

http://i61.tinypic.com/33ubjpg.png

But this is after a successful muxing. Maybe the files are not created after muxing aborts? No idea...

DVD_MuxMan.mxp is actually the MuxMan project "saved" file, it is created by BatchMux to be served to MuxMan. DVD_MuxMan.log is created by MuxMan at runtime, at least some rows should be present...

Do you have plans to implement a workaround for the "Too much stuffing" error with the latest FFMpeg versions?

If not, I can probably implement a workaround in my FF_VBR plugin. I can use AVSMeter to retrieve the height of the AVS input clip and limit the CBR bitrate according to the threshold values determined by qyot27. I already made a Proof of Concept script...

Not a top priority item: I think that very few users nowadays are using 1/2 D1 or 1/4 D1 resolutions. But it is for sure in the ToDo list. I would say to go ahead and integrate the workaround in the FF_VBR plugin. Thanks!

;)

Bye

[Danette]

MrC and Sir Didymus,

Well, success ...at least in identifying the problem. I have also been able to generate the two MuxMan logs, which are listed at the end of this post.

I went back to your initial request, MrC:

The issue can be addressed to the chapters file created for the second title. You can try to edit the chapters list ('Edit Title'/'Chapters') and removing the last chapter point. If it works, could you copy and paste here the original chapters list?

It wasn’t about “removing the last chapter point” in the second title. It was about removing all of the chapter points in that second title (leaving the first title alone). However, that made me look at the chapters in more detail. AVStoDVD is importing them incorrectly. With each title added, AVStoDVD is accumulating the chapters from all previous titles, but also drops some chapter points as the accumulation of titles increase. When I removed the section of chapters in the second title, that were added from the first tile, everything processed correctly.

The only problem is that all titles, after the first title, are missing the first several chapter points from the new title. I’m having a little trouble figuring out which are the correct title starting and ending points because the times reported by AVStoDVD do not match the times that are reported when I extract the chapters from each file using MKVExtract.

Some AVStoDVD chapters lists as requested by MrC (three titles, from one project, showing the accumulation) appear below. Note that each title actually only has six chapter points, not the accumulation that you see AVStoDVD creating, below.

Title 1

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:00:53.387
CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:13:11.958
CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:23:53.433
CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4
CHAPTER05=00:34:47.920
CHAPTER05NAME=Chapter 5
CHAPTER06=00:49:28.469
CHAPTER06NAME=Chapter 6


Title 2

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:00:53.387
CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:13:11.958
CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:23:53.433
CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4
CHAPTER05=00:34:47.920
CHAPTER05NAME=Chapter 5
CHAPTER06=00:49:28.435
CHAPTER06NAME=Chapter 6
CHAPTER07=00:09:57.997
CHAPTER07NAME=Chapter 7
CHAPTER08=00:26:58.851
CHAPTER08NAME=Chapter 8
CHAPTER09=00:36:39.466
CHAPTER09NAME=Chapter 9
CHAPTER10=00:49:29.702
CHAPTER10NAME=Chapter 10


Look at this one with three titles in the project:

Title 3

CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Chapter 1
CHAPTER02=00:00:53.387
CHAPTER02NAME=Chapter 2
CHAPTER03=00:13:11.958
CHAPTER03NAME=Chapter 3
CHAPTER04=00:23:53.433
CHAPTER04NAME=Chapter 4
CHAPTER05=00:34:47.920
CHAPTER05NAME=Chapter 5
CHAPTER06=00:49:28.435
CHAPTER06NAME=Chapter 6
CHAPTER07=00:09:57.997
CHAPTER07NAME=Chapter 7
CHAPTER08=00:26:58.851
CHAPTER08NAME=Chapter 8
CHAPTER09=00:36:39.466
CHAPTER09NAME=Chapter 9
CHAPTER10=00:49:28.001
CHAPTER10NAME=Chapter 10
CHAPTER11=00:13:49.929
CHAPTER11NAME=Chapter 11
CHAPTER12=00:27:50.570
CHAPTER12NAME=Chapter 12
CHAPTER13=00:37:39.959
CHAPTER13NAME=Chapter 13
CHAPTER14=00:49:25.698
CHAPTER14NAME=Chapter 14


The MuxMan logs from the two-title project, which is represented in the first two titles of the above chapter points list):

MuxMan version 0.16.8
Opened script file C:\Users\Primary\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan.mxp
Accepted audio C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3
Accepted audio C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3

14:22:04 Begin multiplex VTS01.
Title Segment List
Seg1
Maximum audio duration 180850 fields.
Starting scene Seg1_Scn1 at 00:00:00:00
Starting scene Seg1_Scn2 at 00:00:53:11, requested for 00:00:53:10
Starting scene Seg1_Scn3 at 00:13:10:06, requested for 00:13:10:05
Starting scene Seg1_Scn4 at 00:23:52:01, requested for 00:23:52:00
Starting scene Seg1_Scn5 at 00:34:44:26, requested for 00:34:44:25
Starting scene Seg1_Scn6 at 00:49:25:16, requested for 00:49:25:15
SeqEnd at 6996A12D.
Bytes remaining in buffer = 0.
Bitrate - avg: 5254876, min: 491028 (lba 0), max: 9165874 (lba 80207).
Shortest GOP has 14 fields, longest GOP has 30 fields.
Fields: 180850, VOBU: 5948, Sectors: 967707.

14:23:38 Begin multiplex VTS02.
Title Segment List
Seg2
Maximum audio duration 180848 fields.
Starting scene Seg2_Scn1 at 00:00:00:00
Starting scene Seg2_Scn2 at 00:00:53:12, requested for 00:00:53:10
SeqEnd at 69AFA0EE.
Bytes remaining in buffer = 0.
Bitrate - avg: 5259066, min: 491028 (lba 0), max: 8969462 (lba 7497).
Shortest GOP has 14 fields, longest GOP has 30 fields.
Fields: 180848, VOBU: 5917, Sectors: 968468.

14:24:37 Begin multiplex VMG.
14:24:37 End multiplex.


Section=Settings
{
Destination Folder=C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8\VIDEO_TS
Item=Palette
{
Name=DefaultPalette
Color 0=0, 0, 255
Color 1=255, 0, 0
Color 2=0, 0, 0
Color 3=255, 255, 255
Color 4=0, 255, 0
Color 5=255, 0, 255
Color 6=255, 255, 0
Color 7=0, 125, 125
Color 8=125, 125, 125
Color 9=225, 225, 225
Color 10=125, 0, 0
Color 11=0, 125, 0
Color 12=0, 0, 125
Color 13=222, 0, 255
Color 14=222, 125, 0
Color 15=125, 0, 125
}
}
Section=Content
{
Item=Segment
{
Name=Seg1
Display Mode=4:3
Item=Video Stream
{
Standard=NTSC
Item=Video Play
{
File=C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_01_01 Pilot.m2v
}
}
Item=Audio Stream
{
Stream Number=1
Language=en
Language Extension=1
Delay=0
Item=Audio Play
{
File=C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_01_01 Pilot_1.ac3
}
}
Item=Scene List
{
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn1
Scene Time=00:00:00:00
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn2
Scene Time=00:00:53:10
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn3
Scene Time=00:13:10:05
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn4
Scene Time=00:23:52:00
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn5
Scene Time=00:34:44:25
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg1_Scn6
Scene Time=00:49:25:15
Uop=00000000
}
}
}
Item=Segment
{
Name=Seg2
Display Mode=4:3
Item=Video Stream
{
Standard=NTSC
Item=Video Play
{
File=C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_02_02 Memory.m2v
}
}
Item=Audio Stream
{
Stream Number=1
Language=en
Language Extension=1
Delay=0
Item=Audio Play
{
File=C:\Users\Primary\Videos\DVD_8_Title_02_02 Memory_1.ac3
}
}
Item=Scene List
{
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg2_Scn1
Scene Time=00:00:00:00
Uop=00000000
}
Item=Scene
{
Name=Seg2_Scn2
Scene Time=00:00:53:10
Uop=00000000
}
}
}
}
Section=Navigation
{
Item=First PGC
{
Name=FP
Item=Pre Commands
{
mov GPRM0, 0
JumpSS TitleMenu
}
}
Item=VMG
{
Item=Language
{
Name=VMG_Lu1
Item=PGC
{
Name=VMG_Lu1_Pgc1
Menu ID=Title Menu
Item=Pre Commands
{
if ( GPRM0 == 0 ) GoTo 3
if ( GPRM0 == 1 ) GoTo 4
JumpTT VTS01_Ttn1
JumpTT VTS02_Ttn1
}
}
}
}
Item=VTS01
{
Item=Language
{
Name=VTSM01_Lu1
Item=PGC
{
Name=VTSM01_Lu1_Pgc1
Menu ID=Root Menu
Item=Pre Commands
{
JumpSS VMG_Lu1_Pgc1
}
}
}
Item=Title
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1
Item=PGC
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1
Menu ID=Title Entry
Item=Post Commands
{
mov GPRM0, 1
CallSS RSM=1, VMG_Lu1_Pgc1
}
Item=Program List
{
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg1
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell1
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn1
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg2
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell2
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn2
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg3
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell3
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn3
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg4
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell4
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn4
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg5
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell5
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn5
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg6
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell6
Linked Scene=Seg1_Scn6
}
}
}
}
Item=Part of Title List
{
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg1
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg2
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg3
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg4
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg5
Item=VTS01_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg6
}
}
}
Item=VTS02
{
Item=Language
{
Name=VTSM02_Lu1
Item=PGC
{
Name=VTSM02_Lu1_Pgc1
Menu ID=Root Menu
Item=Pre Commands
{
JumpSS VMG_Lu1_Pgc1
}
}
}
Item=Title
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1
Item=PGC
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1
Menu ID=Title Entry
Item=Post Commands
{
Exit
}
Item=Program List
{
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg1
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell1
Linked Scene=Seg2_Scn1
}
}
Item=Program
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg2
Item=Cell
{
Name=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Cell2
Linked Scene=Seg2_Scn2
}
}
}
}
Item=Part of Title List
{
Item=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg1
Item=VTS02_Ttn1_Pgc1_Pg2
}
}
}
}

[Sir Didymus]

OK. Great!

Concerning the "low level" operations, everything seems OK to me... I mean, I don't see any issue in the authoring activities.

The MuxMan engine is requested (in your 2 chapters example) to produce a compilation composed by 2 separate titles, placed in two distinct VTSs, with cells (and programs and chapters) listed in the files:
"C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_01_01 Pilot_Chapters.txt" and
"C:\Users\Primary\Desktop\Videos\DVD_Title_02_02 Memory_Chapters.txt"

You should be also able to open and see the content of these text files for a further confirmation of your findings (i.e. that the chapter points of the different titles seem mixed up)...

Cheers,
SD

[Danette]

Yes: looking at the files from the completed processing, there are two separate segments showing the six chapters for each title and, yes; the second set is incorrect. It is almost a duplicate of the first set, but off by a few milliseconds.

So, how do I get AVStoDVD to import/process chapters correctly?

[MrC]

Yes: looking at the files from the completed processing, there are two separate segments showing the six chapters for each title and, yes; the second set is incorrect. It is almost a duplicate of the first set, but off by a few milliseconds.

So, how do I get AVStoDVD to import/process chapters correctly?

Why are you saying 2nd chapters file is incorrect? Could you post the 2 _chapters.t t files?

Bye

[Danette]

PROBLEM SOLVED!

Hopefully, you’re reading this before you do anymore work on it.

I have been clicking the “Plus” icon to add titles. When it opens the selected folder containing the MKV files, I select multiple MKV files (in my case, two or three MKVs), adding them all at once. This should not be done.

I just stumbled onto adding them one at a time. So, you have to click the “Plus” icon and add ONE file only, click the “Plus” icon again and add the second file, etc. Doing it in this specific order, the chapter entries are all correct in the title editor and the project processes perfectly.

In both cases, the titles do show up separately but, in the case of adding all files at once, the chapters are incorrectly added.

If this can’t be fixed, you may want to consider adding this as a note in the “Help” file.

[manolito]

FFMpeg VBR plugin - New Version

Changes:
Implements a workaround for the issue described here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1704784#post1704784

This issue only occurs with ffmpeg versions newer than September 2014. Only relevant when using VBR frame sizes for the output in CBR mode.

The plugin limits the CBR bitrate to 6330 kbps for 352x240 and to 7190 kbps for 352x288. Thanks to qyot27 for determining these bitrate thresholds.

Download link:
http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/NFMcn5RI/file.html


Cheers
manolito


//EDIT
Oops, I had completely forgotten to make this thing work with ffmpeg safe mode for video encoding...
Of course I cannot use AVSMeter to determine the height if the input is not an AVS script. And I also had to implement a workaround for this ffmpeg parameter:
-vf pad=320:240:4:0
The EQUAL sign is a delimiter for CMD.exe, whenever a command line like this is processed, the "=" character will disappear. And ffmpeg does not like this.

The new version should work also in ffmpeg safe mode, please redownload...

[MrC]

@Danette

thanks for the very good job to find out the problem. I will add that the issue happens only if the source mkv has their own chapters list, imported by AVStoDVD. I will fix it in the next release for sure.

@manolito

thanks for the new FFmpeg VBR plugin. Is it already to be considered stable to upload it at SourceForge?

;)

Bye