----> CCE Crash. The quest continues <---- [Archive] - Page 2

markrb

15th January 2002, 08:22

I know from looking for this months ago that there are different builds of CCE, even though all are 2.50. I can't remember where or how I came across this info, but I do know it to be true.

I just started having CCE lockups two days ago. I ripped and encoded Gladiator just fine, but I had audio issues and wanted to encode again at a different bitrate to see if that was the problem. On the second, third and fourth attempts it locked at different points in CCE. I already had the version DVD2SVCD pointed to, but I figured I would get it and install it again just in case. Along with doing that I installed pre_7 too. Well I finally got an encode to finish again with Gladiator with the original riped VOB files.
Now it's off to see if I still have audio issues.

Mark

waldok

15th January 2002, 10:12

Well, I'm the happiest man in the world.:)
Not that I ever had any problem with CCE, it always worked like a charm...:p
But now that the CCE quest is over, the great DVD2SVCD will be able to put all his wisdom and energy in AVI2SVCD
:D
Cause I tried pre7 yesterday and it looks GREAT on the AVI side!

Waldok :cool:
(Too many smileys, man, behave !)

Spark

15th January 2002, 12:29

Hi there!

I still got probs with CCE v2.50, however i guess that the discussion has ended by know, so I'll try not bother you anymore with that issue dvd2svcd.

Well, i'll try anything to se if i can make it work, therefore I'm very interrested in >>* - Pre 7 << (or any version newer).

One funny thing i've noticed is when CCE crashed on my box (WinXP on an 1800XP) at 39% of Cast Away (PAL 2,4) in 5pass VBR and i left for some hours and closed CCE, dvd2svcd went on and actually finished the movie succesfully with 3 images on my harddrive.. with perm subs etc etc everything allright! However, I have never made it to the end without CCE crashing for me (enc. in 3 - 5 pass VBR).

I guess i bothered you anyway dvd2svcd - so just ignore the post if you find it obsolete! And thanx for your time and hard work, benefitting your fellow Danes.

Sincerely Spark :)

mkanar

15th January 2002, 18:32

Interesting! I usually don't have problems but I am right now with Cast Away NTSC. With 1.0.5 build 4 it would get stuck at 6% (tried twice anyway) and with 1.0.6 build 1 pre 7 it got stuck at 36 and 12 percent respectively.

nfl2k2

15th January 2002, 18:57

I'm still getting freezes with CCE. Someone said there are different versions of CCE? When I try to download the version 2.5 off this site it doesn't work. Could someone (who got dvd2svcd to work) send me their CCE2.5 setup demo file so I can test it out? thanks. kyle_burr12@hotmail.com

equilibrium

15th January 2002, 20:23

Hi, I won't see any response to this for a while as I'm about to give things another run, but I have an idea that DVD2SVD could clarify please.

The only version that I didn't get freezes was the one which had the subtitles issue. However, as well as that run being the first one I had done with the 'Full' urhum! version of CCE, I was also using the second version a avisynth that you posted in one of the threads.

This weekend I did a total XP rebuild and therefore a fresh install with pre 7 and 'full' CCE. I then was freezing again.

I have just noticed that the version of avisynth from my clean pre 7 install is dated 2/1/02 were as the version from that thread is dated 5/1/02.

I am now doing a run with pre 7, full CCE and the 5/1/02 avisynth slapped over the top.

Do you think I may be onto something? did your successfull runs have the later avisynth? If so it maybe worth doing a pre 8 for ppl with that version in it.

Cheers

Equilibrium

DVDHack

15th January 2002, 23:25

I am still confused. It seems that DVD2SVCD has found most of the problems go away when he uses the full version of CCE, this version is referred to under the 'Try Me' button on a certain homepage.

All that I would like to know is is that the version that resolved the problems for DVD2SVCD during his tests and how can we all make sure that we have the correct version referred to by DVD2SVCD - it seems to me to be the Spanish version that everyone is using and not the truly full version.

Please clarify for everyone what is the full version referred to ? Perhaps we can make this a sticky so everyone can go there and work from a common base.

Thanks very much

dvd2svcd

15th January 2002, 23:36

The two versions is the exact same version. But the spanish is unavailable. The only version I said that doesn't work is THE TRIAL VERSION, that is the version with the CCE Logo in the movie. But mostly the problems for CCE was solved in dvd2svcd as I have describe in this post:

http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=65473#post65473

Now EVERYBODY, please read that post, before you make me repeat myself. I have put a whole lot of work into solving these problems and I believe that I have solved most of them. IF you still get freezes I can only suggest you test your hardware (especially memory). If you just read all the posts in this thread you will see that after I release Pre 7 many users have had success with it.

I will stop here for now, until somebody has something CONCRETE to tell me, instead of "nah, nah it still doesn't work".

Dropbear

15th January 2002, 23:58

I will stop here for now, until somebody has something CONCRETE to tell me, instead of "nah, nah it still doesn't work".

Without being rude, I would have thought "it still doesnt work" IS being concrete.

I hear what you say about memory etc, but it's very suspicious when CCE fails predominately at the change of passes (ie in multiples of 20% on a 5 pass VBR).

Just on that - are the rumours true that CCE memory usage SPIKES quite considerably at the change of passes?

dvd2svcd

16th January 2002, 00:04

Sorry, end of communication.

Edit:
Who locked this thread ?

Mozart

16th January 2002, 12:07

I don't know.

dvd2svcd

16th January 2002, 12:28

Well, it doesn't matter. So, whoever closed this thread, don't do it again. I will close it and unstick when the time comes.

mkanar

16th January 2002, 15:36

To start, I realize that I haven't yet run DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1. I will get there soon but I'm simply trying not to change to many variables at once.

My latest data regarding my CCE freezing:

System:
WinXP w/fast user switching
Dual Pentium ]I[ 933 MHz / Intel i840 chipset
512 MB Dual-Channel RAMBUS PC800

Encoding a backup of Cast Away NTSC, originally ripped with smart-ripper months ago and successfully converted to SVCD with DVD2SVCD at that time. Using 4 passes.

DVD2SVCD 1.0.5 build 4-1st run: CCE Frozen at 6%
DVD2SVCD 1.0.5 build 4-2nd run: CCE Frozen at 6%
DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 pre7-1st run: CCE Frozen at 12%
DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 pre7-2nd run: CCE Frozen at 36%
Manual Run with Modified Options: PASS

When CCE was frozen at 36%, I hit the CCE 'cancel' button and closed DVD2SVCD. I think started looking at all of the encoding properties but I made no changes. I then clicked on the 'options' menu and hit output. I hadn't ever used the CCE logfile so I decided to turn it on. Next, I clicked on the 'Misc' tab and unclicked 'Try decoding in 32-bit RGB format.' After hitting okay I attempted to again right-click on the movie and select 'edit' at which time CCE disappeared and closed without any crash. I reloaded CCE and loaded up the .ECL file that DVD2SVCD had created. The 'try decoding in 32-bit RGB format' and logfile options that I had set are apparently persistant and were still set. I then hit 'encode' and the entire thing encoded without problem.

FYI: Since the CCE log and YUY2/RGB settings persist when terminating and starting up CCE, they are still set with logging and YUY2 as 'true' and RGB as 'false', just like they were when the encoding process completed successfully for me when I manually ran CCE with the .ECL file generated from DVD2SVCD.

UPDATE: 1/16/02; 2AM Universal Time

DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 pre7-3rd run: PASS

I have now set CCE 2.50 'log' and 'RGB' options back to their original values and I am running DVD2SVCD again.

DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 pre7-4th run: PASS

Conclusion: WTF!

Thanks!
MKanar

PS: AVISynth plus CCE scale at about 55-62% over two processors (to bad AVISynth doesn't use one thread to pre-fetch and another for everything else, but ohwell) but when CCE is frozen it scales upto about 95% over the two processors.

Coentjo

16th January 2002, 21:42

I've just tried DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 (after uninstalling the pre 7). Unfortunately CCE freezes after creating the .vaf file. Since release DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 build 1 pre 7 did work I'm going to retry that version.

equilibrium

16th January 2002, 23:53

The one thing that seems consistent throughout all of the cce freeze problems in the new year, is that everyone seems to have said that thay have never had this issue in older versions of DVD2SVD.

Could someone comment on the functionality that would be lost from DVD2SVD by switching back to a version that pre-dates these issues.

I myself am new to this very usefull program so I do not have a version that pre-dates the probs.

Spark

16th January 2002, 23:56

Coentjo: more or less the same happened here! I almost made it to the end with 1.0.6 b1 pre 7 (and the newest avisynth from videotools.*), but with 1.0.6 b1 it froze 1% in the mpv encoding :(
Anyone who know the bigger diff. between the two "versions"?

Take care
/Spark

nfl2k2

17th January 2002, 01:59

equilibrium I noticed that too. My dvd2svcd worked in september through november. then I took a svcd encoding break through december, updated my RAM up to 640mb then downloaded 1.0.5 build 2 and CCE hasn't worked on 2pass+ since then. Just now I tried the newest version 1.0.6 build 1 with Joe Dirt. I had one pass vbr, q factor at 60. everything worked fine until svcd creation got done. I ended up with one 798mb bin file and a 1.47mb bin file. the mpeg it made wouldn't play in powerdvd (something about the resolution not being 800x600). I'm trying 1.0.6 build 1 with 4 pass tonight.

cephraim

17th January 2002, 03:19

I went back to 1.0.4 build 2.
Last known to work well for me.
Working great.

Has anyone found one more recent that gets through CCE consistently?

nfl2k2

17th January 2002, 04:00

This is why CCE has been failing me lately... my uncle has me download songs for him to make him CD's (he likes old hard to find stuff that you cant find anywhere). so I put 15 songs on download during the night (i gota 56k):mad: ) maybe once per week. my parents dont' like it that the phone lines are tied up until 11 am when I get up so I installed this thing that automatically shuts down your computer at a certain time so the internet would disconnect when my PC shuts down(I set it to 5 am). I just remembered I had the program set to shutdown my pc every single day at 5 am. So while CCE was doing it's business my computer was trying to shut down right in the middle of encoding. :rolleyes:

I hope you people that are still having CCE problems find an easy way to fix your problem. back to encoding...

saber

17th January 2002, 04:09

1.0.6 build 1 pre 7 and the the 1.0.6 final worked perfectly for me. Just fine. No problemo at all.
Tks again DVD2SVCD. You must love us all to work so hard...

xrv1138

17th January 2002, 10:51

still having cce freezes with movies > 2 hrs in 4 pass vbr
the long movies work fine with 1 pass vbr
and also work if i adjust the bitrate higher than default
2 machines
1 piii, 1 athlon
produce from spain
and latest build
think i might just stick to adjusted bitrates/1 pass high quality for long movies...

wludwig

17th January 2002, 15:20

Thank god, there´s someone else with the SHREK-problem. My CCE always freezes at exactly 48% in the second run. I will try another movie to see, if the rest is running.

ruok

17th January 2002, 23:02

Hi,

DVD2SVCD - I can understand your frustration with this topic. Noone doubts that you've put a lot of effort into helping us with the issue. I (among many others that I see here) are EXTREMELY grateful for all the time and effort you've put in. I hope the donations reflect everyone's appreciation of your time spent - personally, I think you deserve it (* hint, hint folks *).

What we are trying to do is to help solve the problem - and sometimes "me too" answers can be frustrating. I suspect that the main problem is the lack of ability to diagnose a pattern of the problems. I have some thoughts on this issue that may help...

* From the polls, we can see both AMD and Intel processors have problems - although there seem to be more AMD processors than Intel. However, that may be because AMD gives better bang for buck these days.

When having problems :-

* What movie and region are you encoding?

* What version(s) of DVD2SVCD have you tested this on?

* What changes did you make from DVD2SVCD's default settings? (audio, min/max/avg bitrate etc.)

* Are you willing to try different settings on a DVD to test combinations that may/may not work?

DVD2SVCD, I own the original Shrek Region 4 (for example, it's one of the movies that crashes on me and others consistently) - so I can encode this as many times as you like. However, if we can coordinate this then we will have a better chance at solving the problem.

Thoughts????

RUOK
PS Let me know if you're interested in my above comments.
PPS My customisations include
a) Setting all bitrate CD sizes to 800, audio to 160 and don't downsample audio to 44.1khz

mkanar

18th January 2002, 05:41

ruok:

Do you have more than one system to test that DVD on? It seems that with the same OS, the same version of AVISynth, the same version of DVD2SVCD, and the same rip, results can vary as seen in my post above.

dvd2svcd

18th January 2002, 08:08

Here's a funny little something I have noted too. It seems that the two test movies I have crash when a scene is black and white. Like The end credits, black background and white text. Anybody else noted that?

ruok

18th January 2002, 08:57

mkanar:

Thanks for the info... I missed your comment previously - my apologies for that.

I have two systems - but one is a PII-400 - which is reported as not working with CCE.

So far my results have been 100% predictable (except for Windows XP - which was promptly removed for its lack of reliability with my hardware).

One thing in our advantage is several people have encoded Shrek Region 4 and it has crashed in the same place for many of us (i've seen several references in different discussions). Although this may not solve all problems we may be able to isolate some problems. See my comment below to DVD2SVCD for a hint on how you may be able to isolate your problem.

DVD2SVCD:
Yes, I have noticed what you say - the scenes that have crashed (Shrek and Run Lola Run) both crashed at points that where they were either just starting or finishing. I am sure that Shrek was almost (if not all) black and white at the point where the crash occurred. Run Lola Run I can't be sure about - but the opening few minutes appeared to be all gray scale or black and white. Your comments may be on the mark.

Something I could try is to rip the last chapter of Shrek again (where the crash occurs) and try that by itself. This may help isolate the problem. It'll take me a few days to get onto this but I will report back my findings - hopefully by the end of the weekend.

Hope this helps

RUOK

Fantastic

18th January 2002, 09:58

Until now I only got that CCE-freezing-problem with the movie Shrek (PAL, German). The problem always occurs at 48% of video encoding. I tried DVD2SVCD 1.0.5 Build 4, 1.0.6. Build 1 Pre 2, 1.0.6. Build 1 Pre 7 and 1.0.6. Build 1 (final) and I also tried the avisynth.dll that is offered separatly on the dvd2svcd-side - no help. It happens even if I try 2 pass vbr or single-pass-vbr. Until now I tried to encode it (each time with different parameters) about 10 times - no success. As far as I could tell you right now the problem is reproduceable.

I tried the cce-trial-version from vcdspain and the "try me"-one. From the postings above I was not quite sure if there is supposed to be a difference between those two versions or not (I was wondering why the "try me"-one was suddenly offered when the cce-freezing-problem was discussed), so I thought it would be worth a "try me". But both versions have the freezing-problem, so I think there is definitly no difference (or at least no difference concerning our problem).

As I could see from other postings, the problem does not depend on the processor you use (even though owners of AMD processor might report the problem more often - maybe we have more of them using dvd2svcd ?) and it does definitly not depend on the operating-system (Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP). Btw: I am using Windows XP Pro on an AMD 1333 (512 MB DDR-Ram).

There is just one elementary question for me that - until now - has not been answered: Does this problem occure on older versions of dvd2svcd ? Because if "not" then the problem has to do with some changes that were made in dvd2svcd and we have a point to start with our search (maybe the change in the keystroke-control or something). If "yes" then there must be something new about the recent movies we encode, because nobody reported this cce-freezing-problem in former times (at least not so many people).

Another remarkable thing is that a lot of people have that problem and another lot of peaople don´t (even though I am not quite sure if they all tried the same movies - maybe some of the "lucky-ones" just did not find out until now that in fact they do have the same problem ?). So there might also be something about the system-configuration (hardware or software) you use. I am not quiete sure which and how many information were reported to the autor including the system-configuration, but maybe it would be worth to start a different thread (this one is quite to long right now) where everybody just can post his system-configuration (hardware and software) with the final comment if he succeded one of the "problem-movies" (e.g. Shrek) or not. After a few postings it could be that we find a common level (maybe it´s all people that are using DDR-Ram or something).

Btw: I posted the cce-freezing-problem in the ultimate-board and I got the answer of someone, who has the original full-version of cce for buisiness reasons telling me that it also crashes on his machine. If so we should definitly continue our search for a solution.

Have fun

Fantastic

dvd2svcd

18th January 2002, 10:19

It is very easy to test if the problem is with dvd2svcd:

1. Do as usual with dvd2svcd, except that you use vStrip as the ripper.
2. When CCE start stop dvd2svcd and stop CCE.
3. Do not delete anything in the folder
4. Now, reboot your computer (to be sure it's clean)
5. Start DVD2AVI, load the vob files and save the project, using the same filename as dvd2svcd did.
5. Start CCE, load the ECL file and hit encode.

Note, if you're doing a NTSC movie, select force film in dvd2avi.

If CCE still freezes then the problem is not with dvd2svcd, but it can be some of the following:

- mpeg2dec.dll, which is the d2v file reader and decoder.
- avisynth.dll, which is the frameserver
- CCE, which is the encoder
- Your hardware, memory, CPU and so on.

Currently I am debugging mpeg2dec and avisynth.

dvd2svcd

19th January 2002, 00:07

So, here's another little something I found out (actually I did some time ago). Some of you might remember that I said that the minimum difference should be about 120 between the avg. bitrate and the max. bitrate. Well 120 is apparently not alway enough.

Here's some background info:

When an encoder encodes black or dark scenes it uses the bitrate very extensively. So, I took one of the movies which I have problems with and just ripped the end credits chapter (which is black and white, mostly black). I then started the endcoing. And sure enough it started to freeze, at a pretty narrow but still random range of frames. I then went into the "Advanced Settings" in CCE (the advanced button left of the number of passes), and sure enough in the range of where I had the freezes the bitrate was very high, so high that it scrabe the Max. Bitrate. With this in mind, I sat the avg. bitrate to 1800 and >>bing<< it went straight through without any freezes. My guess is that CCE in the multipasses, makes the bitrate for some of those frames go above the Max. Bitrate. In a typical programmers bug that could end in an endless loop.

(For instance BitrateDifference = MaxBitrate - CurrentCalculatedBitrate;
If the MaxBitrate is 2450 and the CurrentCalculatedBitrate = 2452
This would on a piece of paper be equal to -2, but if you use an usigned variable in the program the result would tip over and give a big positive result like 65334 (if it was a shortword). I don't know if this makes sense to anybody, but you should be able to see that this cannot be good. I don't say that's what is happing, but CCE really acts like an endless loop (CPU usage > 99))

So, to you who still experience freezes, would you mind, just for test purposes, setting the min/max. avg. bitrate to 1800 (checkmark the min. avg) and the the max to 2450. This will mean that you will not get proper sized images at the end, however, if it works I think we're onto something.

If the above fixes the freeze for you, I have to ways to proceed. One is to lower the Avg. Bitrate (I could make dvd2svcd autodetect a freeze) or I could start disassemble CCE and see if I could locate the endless loop (which I am fairly certain it is). But since I don't have much time to start learning the deep dark ways of disassembly, I would probably go with the former strategy, unless ofcourse somebody here is a God in disassmbler, in that case I can provide him/her with a little piece of vob file which I know will make CCE freeze.

saber

19th January 2002, 06:30

DVD2SVCD, please, correct me if I´m wrong, but it seems there is no clear reason to blame for the CCE freezes.
Certainly, I was having troubles in my PC after a period of very well behavior. Then the freezes came back again.
So I started to use a clear installation in a second disk. The freezes remain. Then, after some trial and error, I removed my video card and let the one onboard. The freezes then dissapeared. I thought "it´s a hw problem then". But after a couple of encodings, I reinstalled the video card again, and things kept running smothly. I´ve tried reencoding the DVD that before I cannot complete, and succceded.
I really can´t find a logic in all this...

Sorry, I don´t mean to add static to the subject, but I keep reading post after post...

ruok

19th January 2002, 07:56

saber:
I completely agree with DVD2SVCD in pointing the finger at CCE - and I've worked on enough HUGE software projects to get a reasonable idea of where things do go wrong. My reason for suspecting CCE is that CCE doesn't crash but it doesn't progress either. Why would it be anything else other than CCE (except maybe the frame server - which seems to work on the first pass through CCE anyway). At minimum, CCE should handle unusual frames - therefore it should never freeze (hence CCE can definately be blamed, if only partially at a minimum).

The only thing I don't understand in DVD2SVCD's explanation (but I am not disagreeing - video is not my area of expertise) is why a black and white image would require more bitrate than a standard 'busy' frame with many various colours (or shades). Most credits scroll quickly and therefore require more deltas than usual because most of the pixels are changing over large sections of the screen. It may be the number of deltas in a long time period or the algorithm for edge detection or any number of things.

By the way DVD2SVCD I tried Shrek credits by themselves - and they WORKED!!! If I do the whole movie with the same settings, they fail?!?!?!? If you get the chance, i'd like to try your "guaranteed crash" files and see if I can experiment with some combinations to assist you in solving the problem.

Cheers

RUOK

Spark

19th January 2002, 09:24

Well Well, things here are suddenly looking bright!

dvd2svcd, I made the changes you asked us to do in the bitrate section:
- 1800 min average
- 1800 max average
- 2450 max
- 300 min

And, for the _first_ time ever, CCE has encoded a whole movie without freezing!!! CCE still stops responding 2 secs after dvd2svcd has launched it, but if it doesn't freeze I really don't care.
So now, it would be great to find an (d)ASM guy with the right tools and a bright head..! Think you're on to sth mate!

(Takker makker)

/Spark

dvd2svcd

19th January 2002, 09:28

@Saber, well, so far my finger still points to CCE (assume no hardware errors on my computers). Have you tried my suggestions, if not I urge you to try. Here's the two posts with my suggestions:

http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=68994#post68994
http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=69401#post69401

Besides, the last post from Spark seems to confirm my theory.

dvd2svcd

19th January 2002, 10:34

The only thing I don't understand in DVD2SVCD's explanation (but I am not disagreeing - video is not my area of expertise) is why a black and white image would require more bitrate than a standard 'busy' frame with many various colours (or shades).

I think I read it somewhere on Robshots pages. But I am not too sure.

saber

19th January 2002, 15:07

Don't misunderstand me, I also think CCE is the problem. I have no doubts in my mind about the exelent quality of DVD2SVCD. Maybe my english in not that good, though...

ps: Payback just encoded perfectly

Racer

20th January 2002, 12:08

I tried to encode TAXITAXI (PAL, German Movie) about 10 times without success. CCE always freezed in the black scenes at the end of the movie, always at the same postition.
But as I made the changes in the bitrate section, CCE encoded for the first time without freezing.
I really think, that the high bitrates in dark scenes could be the cause of the freezes.

Thanks.
Racer

user57913

20th January 2002, 14:55

@dvd2svcd

Hi,
me would interest, why you not integrate the VFAPI 1.03b Converter(not 1.04!). With the program it is possible to convert AviSynth-Script Files to a pseudo AVI that with every CCE (also 2.62 and 2.64) works. The 'freeze Bug' only exist with the CCE 2.50

Greetings user57913

Clixo

20th January 2002, 20:06

i tried with cast away that freezed with 2.5 and with 2.64 it goes ahead ( it was ripped with smart ripper! )

SatanX

20th January 2002, 22:33

ok i know my english ist not the best :( i have no problems with dvd2svcd in the past and not in the present...

ach scheiß drauf:

DVD2SVCD du bist der beste. So ein geiles programm hab ich lange nicht mehr gesehen. Eigentlich noch nie! ich denke mal alle die deutsch können und dieses Programm benutzen, werden mir zustimmen.Ich habe schon so viele DVD's mit dem Programm gerippt. Hatte bisher keine Probleme. Sehr geil ist die Funktion AVI/DIVX als SVCd zurippen.

So please tell me how do spend money to you.i want to support you!!! of course i have no credit card :-)

PS.: please tell me what progamming language you use

thx

SatanX

<==> Arschloch und Spaß dabei !!! JBO !!! BLAST !!! <==>

Spark

21st January 2002, 14:48

dvd2svcd,

may I ask how you plan to solve the bitrate overflow bug in CCE v2.50? One way will be to patch CCE using ASM - another way would be to use VFAPI v1.03b instead of v1.04 (as "user57913" suggested) and thereby use CCE v2.64 which hasn't got the overflow issue.
Furthermore you asked for somebody who knew the deep dark secrets of ASM. If no one has volunteered yet, please post a reply inhere and I'll connect you to one that knows his ASM.
Looking forward to your reply :)

Take care
/Spark

(Btw SatanX, no offence but does your last post really concern CCE crashing at all, or is it just me?)

dvd2svcd

21st January 2002, 15:14

I know that vfapi 1.03 would solve the problems, but I never did give it much thought, considering the drop (quite a drop) in the encoding speed. But if you can live with that, maybe I should consider it.

@Spark:
I'm interested.

wfiguero

21st January 2002, 17:15

After having many problems with DVD2SVCD I think that I found a solution to my problems. After installing CCE 2.5 I was having checksumm error messages. I installed the checksum patch but after that I had Avisynth acess violation errors and blockiness, I used TS 2,3 but I still was having the avisynth error. I tried any combination possible without results. Then I decided to use Smart Ripper to rip the DVD (Mummy Return)I receive some massage that some vobs can be ripped, also during the ripping process I noted that my ripping speed was very slow (.5x) that means that something is going bad with my DVD player. I had my DVD connected to a PCI Ultra 66 IDE card also the ripped vobs had blockiness in the images. Then my solution to the problem is that I moved my DVD connection to the secondary IDE controller of my motherboard and connected it as slave. After that I reinstalled CCE and using DVD2SVCD in its default settings and ripping with vstrip I was able to rip The Mummy Return without problems.

To the guys that are having this problem and are using other IDE controllers apart from your motherboard primary or secondary IDE controllers to connect your DVD player , move it to your main IDE controllers and try again.

Thanks,
Wilfredo

Spark

21st January 2002, 17:49

..."I know that vfapi 1.03 would solve the problems, but I never did give it much thought, considering the drop (quite a drop) in the encoding speed. But if you can live with that, maybe I should consider it..."

How much drop in time/enc speed are we talking about? I can live with it, but i think i'll prefer a working CCE 2.50 then.

/Spark

guru1968

21st January 2002, 18:53

Hi folks,

well - first of all: I am not using DVD2SVCD since it does not offer frame-precise cutting which is a must for me...

But I AM using CCE 2.50 which does not give me any problems at all and I am very interested in what is going on here!

A friend of mine actually IS using DVD2SVCD and he also has this freezing thing and probably has found the point of it:

According to him CCE is not really frozen, only it's WINDOW is frozen!
Anyone of You having the problem can very, very easily verify this:
Just let CCE have enough time to finish encoding!
- You know Your approx. encoding speed so You know how long it should take... Plus You can see if the mpeg is finished (on Win2000 You can see in taskmanager if cce is using 99% cpu-time; if not, it's finished :)

So after cce is finished (...and it's window still frozen which prevents DVD2SVCD from continuing) just reboot Your computer!

ALSO You have to specify somewhere in the recovery file '31' otherwise the encoding would be restarted and do a
crash-recovery...

although I personally am not involved, I am VERY interessted if this works for You - for my friend it always worked pretty fine!

success,
guru