BD Rebuilder Beta - Bug Reports Only

[1Bullet]

The log shows less than a second in the audio encoding phase, indicating it had to have kept the original.

On both previous rips of mine as mentioned before, I can not burn with nero for errors for a corrupt file. This is only happening with the to 2 rips with possible null files.

I have just started with .0.39.03 and it is now encoding the video where in .0.39.02 it said encoding not required?

Problem now appears to be resolved with v0.39.03 however need to see what is the result at the finish in about 4hours.

[jdobbs]

That's definitely odd. Did you by chance reinstall FFDSHOW, HAALI, & AVISYNTH in the interim?

[jdobbs]

@Ch3vr0n

MPEG-2 shouldn't make a difference. But I'll dig up and MPEG-2 and see what I find.

[Edit] I just did a couple of MPEG-2 files, so that's not it.

Do you have MKV_INTERMEDIATE=1 set in your INI file? I wonder because I see the 00000.MKV alternate interim name was used in the encode. Normally that only happens when the video is has less than 24 frames of video or is a still video. What kind of information does the log give on that file?

[Ch3vr0n]

@Jdobbs: nope here's my ini file


[Options]
MODE=1
ENCODE_QUALITY=0
ONEPASS_ENCODING=2
AUTO_QUALITY=1
AUDIO_TO_KEEP=dut;eng;nld;und;
SUBS_TO_KEEP=dut;eng;nld;und;
SD_CONVERT=0
COLOR_BOOST=0
RESIZE_1080=0
DEINTERLACE=0
DTS_REENCODE=0
AC3_REENCODE=0
AC3_640=1
AC3_192=0
KEEP_HD_AUDIO=1
AVCHD=0
REMOVE_WORKFILES=1
FULL_AVCHD=0
REMOVE_OUTPUT=1
AUDIO_TRACK_LIMIT=0
SUBTITLE_TRACK_LIMIT=0
CUSTOM_TARGET_SIZE=23450
PRIORITY_CLASS=1
TARGET_SIZE=23500
AUTO_BURN=2
IMGBURN_TARGET_DEVICE=e:
QUICK_EXTRAS=0
MINIMIZE_TO_TRAY=1
OPEN_GOP=0
MOVIE_ONLY_LOOP=0
USE_FILTERS=0
USE_LAVF=1
VERBOSE_STATUS=1
BDMV_CERT_ONLY=1
IVTC_PULLDOWN=1
ASSUME_DVD_PAL=1
SD_TO_1080=0
CONVERT_WIDE=0
MOVIEONLY_TYPE=2
ALTCRF=20
ALT_TARGET=1000
ALTMETHOD=0
AUTO_BLANK=0
UNMASK_CHAPTER=1
ENABLE_TEST=1
ENABLE_BLANKING=1
BLANK_THRESHOLD=60
DTSX_ENABLE=1
VERSION=0.39.0.3
COMPLETION_BEEP=1
[Paths]
WORKING_PATH=C:\TEMP\
SOURCE_PATH=Y:\BLU-RAY\DTS EXPRESS\MAMMA_MIA_G51\


As you can see in the file name its video 00124. Pre encode it you get that error for all of the small video's (124.125.126.140 etc) and the logfile indicated nothing. The weird thing is that POST encode , mpc COULD play the AVS script and the only entry in the log is - Extracting video streams [VID_00124]. Its a 2 frame, copyright notice

ps: owyeah how exactly does the new "beep" work. Cause i've had to run out unscheduled when the iso was burning. Does it play the imgburn file or can it be replaced by a custom one?

[jdobbs]

@Jdobbs: nope here's my ini file



As you can see in the file name its video 00124. Pre encode it you get that error for all of the small video's (124.125.126.140 etc) and the logfile indicated nothing. The weird thing is that POST encode , mpc COULD play the AVS script and the only entry in the log is . Its a 2 frame, copyright notice

ps: owyeah how exactly does the new "beep" work. Cause i've had to run out unscheduled when the iso was burning. Does it play the imgburn file or can it be replaced by a custom one? Right now it just plays the system default "beep" tone. I guess I can pull the WAV reference from the IMGBURN registry entries and play that back. It currently plays it when any job is completed (but not aborted, etc).

A two-frame copyright notice? Hmm... I'm thinking it should just ignore that and keep it intact. But it's been a while since I've played with that code, I'll look at it.

[Ch3vr0n]

The main thing is that the backup itself was succesful (no more glitching) so i'm happy either way. I'd have to re-rip the original for new processing. I think it's not the first time i've seen that kind of streams being selected for blanking. There's been a couple of discs where you first get a menu with bout a dozen rounded rectangles to selected your language. 1 frame is the menu with 1 option highlighted, the other is moving to the language of choice (think thats a frame) and selecting it. It then proceeds by playing trailers & stuff. The thing is that i have seen that menu (couple frames?) been selected for blanking in the past test, luckily i always preview selected streams or i would have ended up with a few unusable backups.

** edit ** the reason i'm referring to the imgburn sound (or a custom one) is that the default system beep (i was watching some tv when the iso was burning) will probably go by unnoticed. The IMGBurn sound however is rather decent, a small tune and with the proper computer volume set can be heard well above my surround sound coming from the TV notifying that the job is complete. Oh and i don't think there's a need to rely in IMGBurn itself, the sound is found (on a 64bit system at C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\Sounds filename: success.wav. So you could just implement it directly within BDRB and place it within the misc folder?

What's the purpose of that misc folder and blank.JPG file anyway?

[setarip_old]

@jdobbs

I just completed exactly duplicating my 10/24 (Post#133330) effort and burned another 25Gb Full Disc backup of "Band of Brothers" Disc 1 Episodes 1 and 2 - this time using v.39.03. Each episode contains TWO DTS Express audiostreams - one for an interactive "field guide" (including some PIP movies and video) and the other for PIP (with video inserts) commentary by the real life heroes of this series.

Once again, playback on SONY 360 was as follows - each of the two types of secondary video (inserts) displayed properly, but without any secondary audio. Primary audio continued to play with no noticeable volume reduction.

**Possibly important** Overlooked on my previous tests on my SONY 360 (but now confirmed for ALL, including this latest test using v.39.03):

Once PIP is selected, selection of SUBTITLES ceases to be available And perhaps more important, when the main video file from the ORIGINAL rip is loaded into VLC, it lists the DTS Express audiostreams as "DTS" - but lists the same audiostreams after BDRB processing as "A52(AC3)". Logically, this would seem to indicate some header or format differences between the audiostreams. On the other hand, "BDInfo" shows both sets (original and BDRB-processed) as DTS Express.

[jdobbs]

@jdobbs

I just completed exactly duplicating my 10/24 (Post#133330) effort and burned another 25Gb Full Disc backup of "Band of Brothers" Disc 1 Episodes 1 and 2 - this time using v.39.03. Each episode contains TWO DTS Express audiostreams - one for an interactive "field guide" (including some PIP movies and video) and the other for PIP (with video inserts) commentary by the real life heroes of this series.

Once again, playback on SONY 360 was as follows - each of the two types of secondary video (inserts) displayed properly, but without any secondary audio. Primary audio continued to play with no noticeable volume reduction.

**Possibly important** Overlooked on my previous tests on my SONY 360 (but now confirmed for ALL, including this latest test using v.39.03):

Once PIP is selected, selection of SUBTITLES ceases to be available And perhaps more important, when the main video file from the ORIGINAL rip is loaded into VLC, it lists the DTS Express audiostreams as "DTS" - but lists the same audiostreams after BDRB processing as "A52(AC3)". Logically, this would seem to indicate some header or format differences between the audiostreams. On the other hand, "BDInfo" shows both sets (original and BDRB-processed) as DTS Express.

It probably sees the AC3 because a silent AC3 was used as a placeholder in TSMUXER. I'm probably going to change that for the next release since the placeholder isn't really needed anymore.

[colinhunt]

0.39.03, running a Full backup of Boarding Gate.

Processing stopped at 94,98% (overall) at an Error Condition:

BD Rebuilder experienced an error 1801 [21:23:11] ReencodeAudio()
00075 1801

The offending file was 00003.m2ts which has three LPCM audio tracks:

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 2mn 51s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Delay relative to video : 520ms
Stream size : 31.4 MiB (5%)

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 2mn 51s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Delay relative to video : 520ms
Stream size : 31.4 MiB (5%)

Audio #3
ID : 4354 (0x1102)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Muxing mode : Blu-ray
Codec ID : 128
Duration : 2mn 51s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Delay relative to video : 520ms
Stream size : 31.4 MiB (5%)


Processing was stopped after first of the three tracks had been encoded into Dolby Digital.

(Note: I can probably save the encode by making two copies of the one good Dolby Digital encode and renaming the copies as the two missing files, and then resuming the backup. It has worked before on this same issue.)

Oddly enough processing did not stop at VID_00001 even though it also has three identical LPCM tracks. Whereas WAV files for 00003.m2ts are 32 183 KB each, WAVs for 00001.m2ts are 73 561 KB each.


Another peculiarity I can see in WORKFILES:

00000.m2ts - 18 257 238 KB
00000.track_4352.1.wav - 4 193 345 KB
00000.track_4352.2.wav - 1 181 521 KB
00000.track_4352.wav - 1 194 415 KB

Since when has BD-RB started using ".1" and ".2" in filenames... or is that intentional?

[jdobbs]

Since when has BD-RB started using ".1" and ".2" in filenames... or is that intentional? It always has. TSMUXER creates those when it extracts LPCM that is longer than 4GB.

[Cedvano]

Hi, a thank for your software.

I have a problem with Jurassic Park Trilogy (European Disc).
There is 480i bonus viedo. And when I encode the files are larger than the originals, and the sound is shifted.

How to prevent it encode?

Thank you.

[colinhunt]

It always has. TSMUXER creates those when it extracts LPCM that is longer than 4GB.
OK, I never noticed that before so I had to ask :)

[drmih]

I think it was mentioned as being fixed in 0.39.03, but I'm still getting the 'Reset CPI Flag' from IMGburn on re-encodes with DTSX tracks.

[jdobbs]

I think it was mentioned as being fixed in 0.39.03, but I'm still getting the 'Reset CPI Flag' from IMGburn on re-encodes with DTSX tracks. Make sure you aren't mistakenly using the older version -- because I fixed that and it went away completely on my system. Of course you have to also make sure the burn is being done against a source that was completed by the new version.

[drmih]

I'm definitely using 0.39.03 and have done 6 discs so far with it. None DTSX ones give no message, but I'm just doing The Pacific (Discs 1 to 5 - 5 is still encoding) and 1 to 4 have all had the 'Reset' message. Full disc to bd-9. They play fine (with the exception of the secondary audio on Sonys).

[Rich86]

Version 39.03 - Win7Pro/64 box. When outputting movie only to alternate output (DVD-5) and including multiple subtitles, and choosing one of them as the default, the program still outputs the DVD-5 defaulted to no subtitles.
Today's Example: "XMen-1st Class" - included both english subtitles (full and forced for german/french dialog), set default for 2nd english subtitle stream (forced) - resulting DVD-5 has both subtitles, but defaulted to no subtitles. This is not a new problem to version 39.03, as I recall running into this before.
I think I fixed the title I was experimenting with using pgcedit - burning to DVD-RW now to test.

Update:
here is a portion of the BD-RB log . .
- Mode: DVD-5, 720x480/576, AC3 Audio
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=640
- Subtitle [4] is defaulted ON.
The output DVD5 has 2 subtitles available - #0 & #1.
I added a "setstn" precommand for the title to force the default to subtitle #1 via pgcedit . .
Now it seems to work correctly.
A note: is the issue that the second english subtitle was #4 originally, and I only kept the 2 english sub-titles and BD-RB doesn't realize what was #4 in the source is now #1, and it didn't set the default?

[WilsonFlyer]

I am having a problem that I can't figure out. FWIW, I have uninstalled everything and reinstalled everything right down to deleting the directories.

In the interest of full disclosure, this all happened when I changed my Windows Domain to a new domain. I have full local permissions on the Windows 7 Pro WS this is running on and also have full Domain Admin privs on the domain. I did all the reinstalls AFTER the switch to the new domain and experiencing the first failures.

Here's what I get in the interface:


[15:52:53] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [15:52:53] Processing: VID_00001 (1 of 1)
- [15:52:53] Reencoding video [VID_00001]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 110,286 frames
- Bitrate: 6,863 Kbs
- [15:52:53] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 2 of 2
- Encode failed. Retrying.
- Encode failed. Retrying.
- Reached retry limit. Aborting.
- BD-Rebuilder v0.39.03 (beta)
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- AVISYNTH Version: 2.5.8.0, Ok
- HAALI Splitter: 1.11.96.14, Ok
- FFDSHOW: 3882, Ok
- WIN7 preferred AVC CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred VC-1 CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred MPEG2 CODEC: Ok
- FFDSHOW VC-1 set to "wmv9", Ok
- FFDSHOW MPEG2 set to "libavcodec": Ok
- FFDSHOW AVC set to "ffmpeg-mt": Ok
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- MP4BOX: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok
[15:52:53] - Failed video encode, aborted


This is my LastCmd.txt:


"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe" "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS"
--preset faster --bluray-compat --b-pyramid none --weightp 1 --qpmin=0 --bitrate 6863 --level 4.0
--qpfile "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.CHP" --sar 1:1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --pic-struct
--vbv-bufsize 13000 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 1 --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate 15000
--threads auto --thread-input --stats "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS.264.stats"
--pass 2 --output "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS.264"


This is the result if I try to run that command from a prompt:


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\bobby>"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe" "C:\BD REBUI
LDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS" --preset faster --bluray-compat --b-pyramid n
one --weightp 1 --qpmin=0 --bitrate 6863 --level 4.0 --qpfile "C:\BD REBUILDER T
EMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.CHP" --sar 1:1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --pic-struct --vbv-bu
fsize 13000 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 1 --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate
15000 --threads auto --thread-input --stats "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID
_00001.AVS.264.stats" --pass 2 --output "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_0000
1.AVS.264"
avs [error]: DirectShowSource: couldn't open file C:\USERS\BOBBY\DESKTOP\THE NIG
HTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS\BDMV\STREAM\00001.m2ts:
The media type of this file is not recognized.
(C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS, line 2)
x264 [error]: could not open input file `C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_0000
1.AVS'

C:\Users\bobby>

This is the VID_00001.AVS file:



#Created by BD Rebuilder - v0.39.03 (beta)
DirectshowSource("C:\USERS\BOBBY\DESKTOP\THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS\BDMV\STREAM\00001.m2ts",
fps=23.976, framecount=110286, audio=false)
ConvertToYV12().AssumeFPS(24000,1001)


I did notice that the AVISynth attempts to run the 32-bit version (This is a 64-bit machine/OS.) but that really shouldn't matter.

ANY help or push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. I've been fighting this for over a week while I Waited to be able to post this and I've run out of things to try.

Thanks.
-bob

[jdobbs]

I did notice that the AVISynth attempts to run the 32-bit version (This is a 64-bit machine/OS.) but that really shouldn't matter.It does matter. By this statement I assume you're using the 64 bit version of AVISYNTH? You cannot run BD-RB with the 64 bit version of AVISYNTH.

It may be possible (I haven't tried it) -- but I would assume you'd have to have the 64 bit version of X264 running, 64 bit HAALI, and 64 bit FFDSHOW. I guess I'll have to give it a try to see.

Install only the exact versions (use the download links) that are linked in the first post of this thread and try again.

[WilsonFlyer]

Thank you sir. I did what you suggested but need to get back to that point. I had a different error when I did but I guess I need to get back there.

The AVISynth that's installed is the version from the Shareware site (main site). I only did that after trying the alpha code which failed, obviously, and generated a wrong version in the BD Rebuilder interface results. As you can see on the command line output, it's running the 32-bit version so no problem there. I would have just assumed you'd build the batch file to run the 64 bit version on a 64 bit machine. No harm. No foul.

I can certainly understand why you want (and need) me to get back to point "0" but I really think I'm already there.

Anyway, I'll uninstall everything and start over tomorrow and report my results back here, regardless.

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

-bob

[jdobbs]

Thank you sir. I did what you suggested but need to get back to that point. I had a different error when I did but I guess I need to get back there.

The AVISynth that's installed is the version from the Shareware site (main site). I only did that after trying the alpha code which failed, obviously, and generated a wrong version in the BD Rebuilder interface results. As you can see on the command line output, it's running the 32-bit version so no problem there. I would have just assumed you'd build the batch file to run the 64 bit version on a 64 bit machine. No harm. No foul.

I can certainly understand why you want (and need) me to get back to point "0" but I really think I'm already there.

Anyway, I'll uninstall everything and start over tomorrow and report my results back here, regardless.

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

-bob There's more to it than meets the eye. You can't just "run the 64 bit version" without a lot more consideration. There are multiple moving parts involved here that depend upon each other.

[WilsonFlyer]

OK. Here we go. This is from a scratch install. Everything DL'ed and installed directly from the links in post 1.


-----------------------
[21:04:47] BD Rebuilder v0.39.03 (beta)
- Source: THE_NIGHTMARE_BEFORE_CHRISTMAS
- Input BD size: 21.76 GB
- Approximate total content: [01:16:39.845]
- Target BD size: 4.36 GB
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
- Auto Quality: Better (Faster), Two Pass
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=0 Kbs=640
[21:04:51] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [21:04:51] Processing: VID_00001 (1 of 1)
- [21:04:51] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
- [21:12:24] Reencoding video [VID_00001]
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 110,286 frames
- Bitrate: 6,863 Kbs
- [21:12:24] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 1 of 2
- Encode failed. Retrying.
- [21:12:25] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 2 of 2
- Encode failed. Retrying.
- Encode failed. Retrying.
- Reached retry limit. Aborting.
- BD-Rebuilder v0.39.03 (beta)
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- AVISYNTH Version: 2.5.8.0, Ok
- HAALI Splitter: 1.11.96.14, Ok
- FFDSHOW: 3882, Ok
- WIN7 preferred AVC CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred VC-1 CODEC: Ok
- WIN7 preferred MPEG2 CODEC: Ok
- FFDSHOW VC-1 set incorrectly: [0]
- FFDSHOW MPEG2 set to "libavcodec": Ok
- FFDSHOW AVC set to "ffmpeg-mt": Ok
- X264: Ok
- AFTEN: Ok
- FAAC: Ok
- MP4BOX: Ok
- WAVI: Ok
- TSMUXER: Ok
[21:12:25] - Failed video encode, aborted


LastCMD


"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe" "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS"
--preset faster --bluray-compat --b-pyramid none --weightp 1 --qpmin=0 --bitrate 6863 --level 4.0
--qpfile "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.CHP" --sar 1:1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --pic-struct
--vbv-bufsize 13000 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 1 --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate 15000
--threads auto --thread-input --stats "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS.264.stats"
--pass 2 --output "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS.264"


Result of executing LastCMD from the prompt:



C:\Users\bobby>"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe" "C:\BD REBUI
LDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS" --preset faster --bluray-compat --b-pyramid n
one --weightp 1 --qpmin=0 --bitrate 6863 --level 4.0 --qpfile "C:\BD REBUILDER T
EMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.CHP" --sar 1:1 --aud --nal-hrd vbr --pic-struct --vbv-bu
fsize 13000 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 1 --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --vbv-maxrate
15000 --threads auto --thread-input --stats "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID
_00001.AVS.264.stats" --pass 2 --output "C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_0000
1.AVS.264"
avs [error]: DirectShowSource: couldn't open file C:\USERS\BOBBY\DESKTOP\THE NIG
HTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS\BDMV\STREAM\00001.m2ts:
The media type of this file is not recognized.
(C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_00001.AVS, line 2)
x264 [error]: could not open input file `C:\BD REBUILDER TEMP\WORKFILES\VID_0000
1.AVS'

C:\Users\bobby>


VID_00001.avs:


#Created by BD Rebuilder - v0.39.03 (beta)
DirectshowSource("C:\USERS\BOBBY\DESKTOP\THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS\BDMV\STREAM\00001.m2ts",
fps=23.976, framecount=110286, audio=false)
ConvertToYV12().AssumeFPS(24000,1001)


Thanks,
-bob

[Ch3vr0n]

Well for starters you could configure FFDShow the way it's supposed to as per post 1 instructions

FFDSHOW VC-1 set incorrectly: [0]

[jdobbs]

I think some other application has "stolen" the DirectShow CODEC interface for AVC. Do you have any "Codec Packs" or exotic playback software installed?

[sonate]

Older version of x264.exe does not produce the glitches and pixelation. Saw it incorporated in the newer version of BD RB.

Back to the old problem with xp and aften crashing. Went extreme and formatted a new drive and did a clean install of windows xp sp3 adding only mainboard and graphic drivers. Absolutely no antivirus or security progs, no codecs other then WMP11 and the AC97 hardware. Set all the required BR reb components to spec and ran a job and awaited to see the magical moment when AC3 audio encoding would actually happen. Well, the same error. I'm now left to thinking that it's either some setting or some obscure windows component which isn't included in the setup, maybe some runtime library component or netframework version ...... if not then I just don't know maybe the cosmic radiation. Sounds like the Bohrbug finds something attractive in my setting. I have been trying to observe the fault using Procexp, Ollydbg, and DrWatson32 but I can't decipher much of the reports.

Please again if there are any pieces of advice or help other than scrapping any hope, I would dearly appreciate.

Barring that, since I can easily convert DTS to AC3 using MeGUI or other apps, is there a way I can insert the converted audio into the workfiles and allow BD Rebuilder to rebuild?

[WilsonFlyer]

Well for starters you could configure FFDShow the way it's supposed to as per post 1 instructions

Sorry. I missed that THIS time but that is NOT the problem. The results are EXACTLY the same. I just set it and ran it again.

[WilsonFlyer]

I think some other application has "stolen" the DirectShow CODEC interface for AVC. Do you have any "Codec Packs" or exotic playback software installed?

That's what I see too but I can't figure out what did it. This machine is mostly just for doing this fcn. Let me dig some more. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[Rich86]

Version 39.03 - Win7Pro/64 box. When outputting movie only to alternate output (DVD-5) and including multiple subtitles, and choosing one of them as the default, the program still outputs the DVD-5 defaulted to no subtitles.
Today's Example: "XMen-1st Class" - included both english subtitles (full and forced for german/french dialog), set default for 2nd english subtitle stream (forced) - resulting DVD-5 has both subtitles, but defaulted to no subtitles. This is not a new problem to version 39.03, as I recall running into this before.
I think I fixed the title I was experimenting with using pgcedit - burning to DVD-RW now to test.

Update:
here is a portion of the BD-RB log . .
- Mode: DVD-5, 720x480/576, AC3 Audio
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=1 Kbs=640
- Subtitle [4] is defaulted ON.
The output DVD5 has 2 subtitles available - #0 & #1.
I added a "setstn" precommand for the title to force the default to subtitle #1 via pgcedit . .
Now it seems to work correctly.
A note: is the issue that the second english subtitle was the 4th originally, and I only kept the 2 english sub-titles and BD-RB doesn't realize what was #4 in the source is now #1, and it didn't set the default?

Another update: I reran BD-RB as a test, including ALL the subtitles and specifying the last one as "On" - but the created DVD-5 did not set any subtitles to "on" at all - I still had to add a setstn command with pgcedit to have subtitles defaulted to the 2nd english subtitles. Setting a subtitle to "on" when outputting to DVD-5 simply does not work at all, based on my testing.

[jdobbs]

Another update: I reran BD-RB as a test, including ALL the subtitles and specifying the last one as "On" - but the created DVD-5 did not set any subtitles to "on" at all - I still had to add a setstn command with pgcedit to have subtitles defaulted to the 2nd english subtitles. Setting a subtitle to "on" when outputting to DVD-5 simply does not work at all, based on my testing. The "force on" for subtitles isn't currently applied to DVD output.

[worknstiff]

@Rich86, RE: Another update: I reran BD-RB as a test, including ALL the subtitles and specifying the last one as "On" - but the created DVD-5 did not set any subtitles to "on" at all

Very easy to run the newly created DVD thru DVD-Shrink and have it force the subs on (takes about 2 minutes if no recode for size), at least when I used BD_Rebuilder it did have the forced subs enabled in the finished DVD.

@WilsonFlyer, RE: C:\Users\bobby>"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe"

FWIW, I don't know alot about computers, but I don't know how many times I told my significant other, DON'T put programs or large downloads on your desktop. Yes, it will probaby run but windows is notorious about locking down the DESKTOP FOLDER!, and it might just help to have your working FOLDER on the root of C:/ also. Hope this helps

[sonate]

@Rich86,
Very easy to run the newly created DVD thru DVD-Shrink and have it force the subs on (takes about 2 minutes if no recode for size), at least when I used BD_Rebuilder it did have the forced subs enabled in the finished DVD.

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[worknstiff]

No, not for Bluray, LOL! Originally Posted by Rich86
Version 39.03 - Win7Pro/64 box. When outputting movie only to alternate output (DVD-5)

[sonate]

No, not for Bluray, LOL! Originally Posted by Rich86
Version 39.03 - Win7Pro/64 box. When outputting movie only to alternate output (DVD-5)

I was going to say !

[sonate]

Looking at a different version of Win XP on a friends computer and I noticed on the c drive both a WINNT and a WINDOWS directory exist. My understanding is that WINNT is a folder for a previous version such as win2k after an upgrade. WINDOWS is the operational Directory.

Now on all of my xp systems I have no WINDOWS directory, everything is contained in WINNT.

FWIW, I thought I would just run that by you in case it has something to do with the Wavi.exe or aften.exe crashes.

[Rich86]

@Rich86, RE: Another update: I reran BD-RB as a test, including ALL the subtitles and specifying the last one as "On" - but the created DVD-5 did not set any subtitles to "on" at all

Very easy to run the newly created DVD thru DVD-Shrink and have it force the subs on (takes about 2 minutes if no recode for size), at least when I used BD_Rebuilder it did have the forced subs enabled in the finished DVD.

Running pgcedit to insert the correct pre-command for the title to force subtitles is very quick - and occurs in place - much faster than processing the entire dvd again. Not a big deal now that I know I have to remember to do it. I just wasn't aware that BD-RB was incapable of setting specified subtitles to "on" when outputting to a DVD structure.

[WilsonFlyer]

@Rich86, RE: Another update: I reran BD-RB as a test, including ALL the subtitles and specifying the last one as "On" - but the created DVD-5 did not set any subtitles to "on" at all

Very easy to run the newly created DVD thru DVD-Shrink and have it force the subs on (takes about 2 minutes if no recode for size), at least when I used BD_Rebuilder it did have the forced subs enabled in the finished DVD.

@WilsonFlyer, RE: C:\Users\bobby>"C:\Users\bobby\Desktop\BD_Rebuilder\tools\x264.exe"

FWIW, I don't know alot about computers, but I don't know how many times I told my significant other, DON'T put programs or large downloads on your desktop. Yes, it will probaby run but windows is notorious about locking down the DESKTOP FOLDER!, and it might just help to have your working FOLDER on the root of C:/ also. Hope this helps

It was off the root of C: since the first beta. I moved it to see if that would fix the problem.

[sonate]

No, not for Bluray, LOL! Originally Posted by Rich86
Version 39.03 - Win7Pro/64 box. When outputting movie only to alternate output (DVD-5)

Also wanted to ask you, what does the quality of the movie look like? How does it compare to the standard DVD of the same movie?

[wolverine3n8]

Also wanted to ask you, what does the quality of the movie look like? How does it compare to the standard DVD of the same movie?

The few I've done were kind of blocky and not very sharp.

[sonate]

The few I've done were kind of blocky and not very sharp.

Big blocks, right?

[Capsbackup]

The few that I have tested, Blu-ray to DVD via alternate-output with BD-RB, have looked as good as if not better than the DVD. :)

[wolverine3n8]

I don't know what you consider big blocks, but they are noticeable. But going from a full bluray down to a DVD in size it's not bad.

[sonate]

I don't know what you consider big blocks, but they are noticeable. But going from a full bluray down to a DVD in size it's not bad.


Am I wrong to say that the results of converting a bluray to a dvd yields less quality than the production standard definition DVD.

[jdobbs]

My personal belief is that it will produce a result that is equal or superior to the DVD for most movies. This is mainly because the source is pristine (HD) and secondly because the encoder (HC Encoder) is superior to the hardware encoders typically used for DVDs. But I'm sure there will be exceptions. Sometimes the authors of commercial DVDs actually take their job seriously. When that happens they are hard to beat.

With that said... this is a bug thread -- let's get back on topic.

[sonate]

My personal belief is that it will produce a result that is equal or superior to the DVD for most movies. This is mainly because the source is pristine (HD) and secondly because the encoder (HC Encoder) is superior to the hardware encoders typically used for DVDs. But I'm sure there will be exceptions. Sometimes the authors of commercial DVDs actually take their job seriously. When that happens they are hard to beat.

With that said... this is a bug thread -- let's get back on topic.

OK I had a few questions I posted, but allow me one more transgression.... watched a sddvd of Louis Malle's "Damage" on a Sharp BD player, I had to ask myself it wasn't HD.

[Rich86]

My personal belief is that it will produce a result that is equal or superior to the DVD for most movies. This is mainly because the source is pristine (HD) and secondly because the encoder (HC Encoder) is superior to the hardware encoders typically used for DVDs. But I'm sure there will be exceptions. Sometimes the authors of commercial DVDs actually take their job seriously. When that happens they are hard to beat.

With that said... this is a bug thread -- let's get back on topic.

I apologize - however - since I was the one discussing the BD to DVD process, I'd like to stick in 1 last statement:

The pq and aq of the DVD-5's I've made from BD sources using BD-RB have been absolutely excellent! No blocking, no artifacts, nothing problematic except feature issues we discuss in here. I'm not sure I can say definitively that they always look better than the commercial DVD release - but I can say for sure that the ones that I have compared to a commercial release of the same title were at least as good and often better.
I should add that I always sacrifice speed for quality - I leave BD-RB settings at the highest quality/slowest speed.

[sonate]

I apologize - however - since I was the one discussing the BD to DVD process, I'd like to stick in 1 last statement:

The pq and aq of the DVD-5's I've made from BD sources using BD-RB have been absolutely excellent! No blocking, no artifacts, nothing problematic except feature issues we discuss in here. I'm not sure I can say definitively that they always look better than the commercial DVD release - but I can say for sure that the ones that I have compared to a commercial release of the same title were at least as good and often better.

Damn, now it want to get the AC3 conversion working even more. Oh pox :(

Please anybody who worked through a similar audio encoding problem with xp, any suggestions will be welcome and appreciated.

[sonate]

OK, I am able to easily stream DTS through a pipe to create AC3 on any of my XP computers. I should have tried this sooner.

cmd script

bepipe.exe --script "import(^DTS.avs^)" - | aften.exe -v 0 -b 448 -dynrng 5 - output.ac3

At this point I feel we rule out that the problem is with stdin/out as an issue with my operating system. Aften.exe also is not inherently an issue.

[jdobbs]

@sonate

Moderator instruction: Let's move back on topic. Avoid any posts related to anything other than direct BD-RB bugs.

[owine]

Having trouble shrinking the 9th disc of the Star Wars saga. This disc has special features and I did it in full backup mode, but every time I get a 45+GB ISO output. I will post the log file as soon as I have access to it. Any ideas?

[setarip_old]

@owine

Hi!

I had no difficulty making a 25Gb backup copy of that disc (as well as the other 8)...

[drmih]

I also did discs 1 to 6 to bd-25, and 7 to 9 to bd-9 without any issues.