Video compression error?

[Usagi_Chan]

I'm baffled. 2 days ago I posted a thread about wanting to change the size of the frames to 720x480:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127359
I got an explanation and decided to settle for the outputs I got.

Today I took the very same DVD which is not encrypted and tried to create a smaller file-size output It was 1.5 gig and I wanted 700 meg because quality was not an issue. But it refused to work. This is the logfile:
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[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] AutoGK 2.40
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Job started.
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Input file: C:\DVDVolume\VTS_01_1.VOB
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Output file: C:\DVDVolume\VTS_01_1.avi
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Output codec: DivX
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Audio 1: Audio Stream 0 AC3
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Subtitles: none
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Format: AVI
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Target size: 1500Mb
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Audio 1 settings: Original
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Started encoding.
[6/29/2007 3:52:43 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Processing file: C:\DVDVolume\VTS_01_1.VOB
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Found NTSC source.
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Color correction enabled.
[6/29/2007 3:57:55 AM] Analyzing source.
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Source is considered to be interlaced.
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Output will contain 266930 frames
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Audio1 size: 498,765,568 bytes (475.66 Mb)
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Overhead: 8,027,136 bytes (7.66 Mb)
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Video size: 1,066,071,296 bytes (1016.68 Mb)
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Target bitrate is: 958kbps
[6/29/2007 4:05:15 AM] Running compressibility test.

It then stopped and displayed this alert:
Video compression error: The source image format is not acceptable. (error code -2)

I tried resetting the output to 1.5 meg and got the same alert. It worked 2 days ago. I don't understand...

help please

Usagi_Chan

[maxambro]

Same problem!
Is it due to the new divx 6.6?:mad:

[FishTank]

your log shows 1500mb and you said you were going for 700?
not that it matters, but felt like pointing it out :p

btw. if you're going for a 700mb file, and you use AC3 as audio, you
only have 225mb for video and 475mb for audio in your case. kinda silly if you ask me..

as for your error. never seen that, sorry.

edit:
@maxambro.. encode using xvid. no matter what the result's gonna be, you'll have your answer ;)

[Usagi_Chan]

Someone convinced me to add some software to my computer for subbing movies. I thought maybe that was the problem so I uninstalled everything that had to do with codecs, etc, rebooted then reinstalled the ones I need:
CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack)
DVD Decrypter
AutoGordianKnot which installed:
Vobsub
aviSynth
Xvid

I then tried again with the same result. Immediately after lame runs the error occurs and agk aborts. I'm trying your suggestion now of switching to Xvid.

As for the 700 meg file I wasn't aware that AC3 would eat so much space. I'm trying to create a small file which others will download to use for timing of subs. Video quality need not be very high. A smaller file will download from megaupload faster than the 1.5 gig file I had before.

As for the target size, I tried both 700 and 1500 with the same result. I guess I posted the one from my 1500 meg try. The log was the same except for that detail.

Usagi_Chan


Edit:

Still crashed after I ran with the change to Xvid codec:

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[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] AutoGK 2.40
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Job started.
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Input file: C:\DVDVolume\VTS_01_0.IFO
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Output file: C:\DVDVolume\agk_Output\DVDVolume.avi
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Output codec: XviD
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Audio 1: Japanese AC3 2ch
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Subtitles: none
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Format: AVI
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Target size: 990Mb
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Started encoding.
[6/29/2007 11:03:41 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[6/29/2007 11:09:11 AM] Processing file: C:\DVDVolume\VTS_01_PGC_01_1.VOB
[6/29/2007 11:09:11 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[6/29/2007 11:09:11 AM] Found NTSC source.
[6/29/2007 11:09:11 AM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[6/29/2007 11:09:12 AM] Color correction enabled.
[6/29/2007 11:09:12 AM] Analyzing source.
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Source is considered to be interlaced.
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Output will contain 266930 frames
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Audio1 size: 498,765,568 bytes (475.66 Mb)
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Overhead: 1,484,416 bytes (1.42 Mb)
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Video size: 537,840,256 bytes (512.92 Mb)
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Running compressibility test.
[6/29/2007 11:27:05 AM] Duration was: 10 minutes 40 seconds
[6/29/2007 11:27:05 AM] Speed was: 20.82 fps.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Open avi failed.
*************************************
[6/29/2007 11:27:05 AM] Job finished. Total time: 23 minutes 23 seconds

Usagi_Chan

[FishTank]

audio size depends on how long the material is aswell as the codec used.
agk shows you how big the audio size is like in your log:
[6/29/2007 11:16:24 AM] Audio1 size: 498,765,568 bytes (475.66 Mb)

id use mp3 @128-192 kbps. it depends on your taste whats good enough.
all i can advise you is not to use a codec pack as they tend to
mess up your system real good.

[Usagi_Chan]

The CCCP codec pack was in there when agk worked 2 days ago...

Also I'm not the only one. Maxambro is also seeing this.

Usagi_Chan

Edit:

I tried preview and that works.

Usagi_Chan