VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!

[phuntyme]

hope this is not a stupid question, but dvd2svcd stopped with a message

VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!

Do I need to post my log file? Everything else looks fine, the 2 mpg file is muxed fine.

[gerti67]

Hi phuntyme,

have you already tried a crash recovery from the "SVCD Authoring" step? - Make sure you have enough space left on the hard-disk.

Do you have a XML file in your directory also? - Why not posting the "dvd2svcd_log.txt" file - can't be false.

Greetings,
Gerti

[phuntyme]

Here's the log file. the XML file got created, I tried deleting it first and tried the recovery a second time and still no good =<

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- 11/03/2002 8:40:09 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.7 build 4
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Initializing
WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service.
Initializing finished.

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- 11/03/2002 8:40:12 AM
- Free on drive F: 10182.98 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob

Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 3009

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- 11/03/2002 9:00:13 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -IA=1 -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VTS_01_1.vob,F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VTS_01_2.vob,F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VTS_01_3.vob,F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VTS_01_4.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 11/03/2002 9:03:01 AM
- Free on drive F: 6661.13 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 11/03/2002 9:08:58 AM
- Free on drive F: 6331.54 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "F:\LOCKST~1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "F:\LOCKST~1\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal ) -ota( -g max ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 11/03/2002 9:57:58 AM
- Free on drive F: 6566.95 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\630549228X.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 11/03/2002 9:58:08 AM
- Free on drive F: 6565.71 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\TitlePicture.bmp.avs
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.avs
Video Encoding finished.

Pointers: 3277
- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Calculated Quality Value: 80.00
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10975.3335
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00728907235484006
Test Clip: New CQ value: 72.0843788521805
Test Clip3: Calculated CQ value: 76.0421894260903
Calculated Quality Value: 76.04
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10542.6475
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00721281721940246
Test Clip: New CQ value: 71.3302631287087
Test Clip2: Calculated CQ value: 73.6862262773995
Calculated Quality Value: 73.69
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10036.9845
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.0073414705659254
Test Clip: New CQ value: 72.6025644751486
Test Clip1: Calculated CQ value: 73.144395376274
Calculated Quality Value: 73.14
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10271.265
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00712126455468475
Test Clip: New CQ value: 70.4248643828648
Test Clip0: Calculated CQ value: 71.7846298795694
Using Quality Value: 72.87
--------------------------------------------------------
- 11/03/2002 11:01:59 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.7 build 4
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service.
Initializing finished.

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- 11/03/2002 11:02:08 PM
- Free on drive F: 5326.41 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: Video encoding
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- 11/03/2002 11:02:09 PM
- Free on drive F: 5326.41 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\TitlePicture.bmp.avs
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.avs
Video Encoding finished.

Pointers: 3277
- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Calculated Quality Value: 80.00
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10975.3335
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00728907235484006
Test Clip: New CQ value: 72.0843788521805
Test Clip3: Calculated CQ value: 76.0421894260903
Calculated Quality Value: 76.04
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10542.6475
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00721281721940246
Test Clip: New CQ value: 71.3302631287087
Test Clip2: Calculated CQ value: 73.6862262773995
Calculated Quality Value: 73.69
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10036.9845
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.0073414705659254
Test Clip: New CQ value: 72.6025644751486
Test Clip1: Calculated CQ value: 73.144395376274
Calculated Quality Value: 73.14
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 100110948
VideoPAPO: 24242292
ScanOffsetBytes: 231429
SeqAligningBytes: 14708599
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Seconds: 6173.44
CalcMPEGStream: 1525792300.33
Frames: 154286
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 10271.265
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 9889.37622553785
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00712126455468475
Test Clip: New CQ value: 70.4248643828648
Test Clip0: Calculated CQ value: 71.7846298795694
Using Quality Value: 72.87
Video Encoding finished.

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- 12/03/2002 1:26:54 PM
- Free on drive F: 5148.93 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/03/2002 1:27:00 PM
- Free on drive F: 5148.89 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/03/2002 1:27:04 PM
- Free on drive F: 5148.86 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3183 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3185
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 12/03/2002 1:37:48 PM
- Free on drive F: 3622.39 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3185.607 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
2986.632 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

[phuntyme]

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- 12/03/2002 1:39:15 PM
- Free on drive F: 3622.39 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 18

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --cue-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 12/03/2002 8:07:15 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.7 build 4
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service.
Initializing finished.

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- 12/03/2002 8:08:00 PM
- Free on drive F: 3622.36 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: SVCD Authoring
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- 12/03/2002 8:08:01 PM
- Free on drive F: 3622.36 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3185.607 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
2986.632 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 12/03/2002 8:09:20 PM
- Free on drive F: 3622.36 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 18

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --cue-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!
--------------------------------------------------------
- 12/03/2002 10:30:17 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.7 build 4
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service.
Initializing finished.

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- 12/03/2002 10:30:21 PM
- Free on drive F: 3617.77 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: SVCD Authoring
--------------------------------------------------------
- 12/03/2002 10:30:22 PM
- Free on drive F: 3617.77 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3185.607 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
2986.632 seconds F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 12/03/2002 10:31:41 PM
- Free on drive F: 3617.76 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 18

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --cue-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "F:\Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!

[gerti67]

Hi phuntyme,

not to step on your toes but what do you think this (multiple) message from the "dvd2svcd_log.txt" file tries to tell you:

WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service. So please stop this "Norton Unerase" service and try it again with crash recovery. In addition it is not good to use special characters in any of your output paths of DVD2SVCD like the "&" in your case.

Greetings,
Gerti

[phuntyme]

gerti67

Hi, I noted that message when I first started to play with DVD2SVCD again. What I have done is 1st started to monitor disk space available, 2nd disabled norton unerase protection on that drive (F:).

I did get into trouble once before with the disk space and norton's stuff but after I disabled it for drive F: I re did the DVD with no problems.

So it looks like the funny characters then, eh? is there a way I can edit the necessary files to remove the "&" so I can do a crash recovery.

[gerti67]

Hi again,

OK, then here we go:

1. rename the folder to "F:\Conversion" or something similar
2. make a copy of "dvd2svcd project file.d2s" first
2. open "dvd2svcd project file.d2s" with notepad
3. change all file pathes you find to "F:\Conversion" in it
4. save the file and start DVD2SVCD
5. go to "Misc." tab and set the default otput path to "F:\Conversion"
6. hit "Crash recovery" and load the "dvd2svcd project file.d2s" file
7. hit "Continue" and see what happens

Greetings,
Gerti

[phuntyme]

Thanks man, it worked. It was the stupid ampersand, I followed your directions stuck the DVD into the drive (it complained about the ifo file being in the same directory) and recovered from where it failed.