movie encoded twice in one file

[mancer]

Hi guys.

I had quite a strange problem when encoding "She's all that" (RC2) with DVD2SVCD 1.0.8 build 1. I used DVD2AVI to rip, but the extracted / encoded sound files have the double size. I have 2 files (2 languages), each with 183 min. After 91:30 (the original length of the movie), the sound begins again in the same language. The same thing happend when encoding the video with CCE 2.5 (and I was wondering why it took 18 hrs. to encode ;-): I have a big .mpv file which has the same movie 2 times in it.
Don't know about you, but in my eyes this is pretty weird.
Does anyone have a clue what I can do about it?

[markrb]

It's hard to tell anything without logs.
Read the Mandatory post and try again.

Mark

[mancer]

I'm sorry, but I thought the whole post looks quite "messy" with a log in it (at least to me), so I thought maybe anyone already knows the problem. But anyway, here we go; the dvd2svcd_log.txt:

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- 04.05.2002 23:56:28
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.8 build 1
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 04.05.2002 23:56:32
- Analyzing subtitles
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Subtitle found (not in ifo file): StreamID: 0x22 Language: Unknown
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x22 Language: Unspecified
Subtitle found (not in ifo file): StreamID: 0x21 Language: Unknown
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x21 Language: Unspecified
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x20 Language: Deutsch

Executing subtitle selection/verification.
Subtitle selection/verification accepted.
1 subtitle streams selected.
Saving Subtitles
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- 04.05.2002 23:56:48
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[J:\Eine\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[E:\Eine\VTS_01_1.vob,E:\Eine\VTS_01_2.vob,E:\Eine\VTS_01_3.vob,E:\Eine\VTS_01_4.vob,E:\Eine\VTS_01_5.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 05.05.2002 00:05:17
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 7104.05 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: Deutsch Num. of subs: 1076

Saving Subtitles
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- 05.05.2002 00:17:04
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 7103.94 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x81
Filename: J:\Eine\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: J:\Eine\Extracted_audio_2.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio2 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 05.05.2002 00:56:26
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 5929.82 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: J:\Eine\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "J:\Eine\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "J:\Eine\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "J:\Eine\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )

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I hope you don't worry about the different dates. The following log was from a crash-recovery-file, so I started the whole process again (with the same result) to get the missing parts (as seen above), but I stopped the audio-encoding.
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- 04.05.2002 04:49:16
- Free on drive E: 383.23 mb
- Free on drive J: 7098.63 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting Wrom: ZUIVOTQNQEMSFD
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- 04.05.2002 04:49:22
- Free on drive E: 383.23 mb
- Free on drive J: 7098.61 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 2495536764
AudioSectors: 535189312
VideoPAPO: 30366828
ScanOffsetBytes: 329761
SeqAligningBytes: 20958156
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 12
SubtitleSectors: 8305976
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 900.00
PureMPEGStream: 1900386718.53
Seconds: 11001.04
CalcMPEGStream: 1900386718.53
Frames: 274801
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 791.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 274801
Anti Noise Filter: 2
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2370
Avg. Bitrate: 1381
Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 0.700
Video Encoding finished.

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- 04.05.2002 22:38:59
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 5295.54 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "J:\Eine\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 04.05.2002 22:39:12
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 5295.54 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "J:\Eine\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 04.05.2002 22:39:19
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 5295.54 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3618 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3620
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3666 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 7286
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 04.05.2002 23:20:20
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 2925.48 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3620.808 seconds J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3668.160 seconds J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing: J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg
3706.032 seconds J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg
Analyzing finished.

Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
SVCD subtitles.
Length of J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3620
Length of J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3668
Length of J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg
3706
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- 04.05.2002 23:26:35
- Free on drive E: 6282.61 mb
- Free on drive J: 2923.86 mb
- Multiplexing SVCD Subtitles
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Muxing Deutsch subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s0 "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg" "J:\Eine\Subs\de1-1.sub" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing Deutsch subtitles, CD 2
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s0 "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg" "J:\Eine\Subs\de1-2.sub" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed01.mpg"
Muxing Deutsch subtitles, CD 3
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Programme\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s0 "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg" "J:\Eine\Subs\de1-3.sub" "J:\Eine\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed02.mpg"

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I quit the process here 'coz I saw the problem after opening the "bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg"-files (movie start again in the middle of the file). It's the first time that this happened, all other rips worked fine. I don't think the Avisynth_Script_File is needed, since the same problem also happens with the sound (the .ac3 files are 600 MB huge). If you need any more infos, please let me know.

Thanx

[markrb]

Do not use anything, but the included rippers. If you used any other program to rip the DVD I suspect this is your problem. Rip with DVD2SVCD's included rippers only.

If you read the Q + A or DVD2SVCD FAQ this is clearly stated in both.

If you used the included rippers while having the AVI2SVCD option selected re-rip after making sure you have DVD2SVCD selected.

Mark

[mancer]

I did use die DVD2SVCD-ripper and I had the "DVD2SVCD"-option turned on as the DVD2SVCD FAQ says it, so it has nothing to do with it. I don't have the DVD here right now, so I can't rip it again. May there be errors during the ripping-process? I ask because the DVD had many scratches on it.
PowerDVD XP won't play the .vob files on my HDD and MicroDVD plays only the first one (I get an error message when opening one of the others). I also noticed that the first .vob is 2 KByte smaller than the other ones.

[markrb]

I was confused because you stated:

I used DVD2AVI to rip,

That threw me off.

Can you open the VOB files using DVD2AVI?
If it does use the slider and see if for some reason the DVD was ripped twice. Maybe there are two versions on the DVD and it accidently ripped both, but I am only guessing.

The VOB files should be able to be played by PowerDVD if you have the 4.0 version which I think is the XP release, but mine says 4.0 not XP.

If you have WinDVD 3.0 see if that will play the Vob's.

Damaged VOB's are known to cause problems, but I have never heard of this one.

Is this the only DVD this has happened to? Have you done others without problems?

I completely agree this is pretty wierd.

Mark

[mancer]

Whoops, my bad, I meant "DVD2SVCD" (it's pretty much perfect, so why use anything else? ;-).
DVD2AVI opens the files and I can see the whole movie - it's only once ripped.
PowerDVD XP is PowerDVD 4.0. As I wrote, it only opens the first .vob and I can't scroll "through" the movie.
I will try WinDVD 3.0 later when I'll be back from work and give you a shout.
And yes, none of my other rips had this problem :confused:

[markrb]

I don't know if you know this, but in these software DVD players you need to select each file individually for it to play them all and they treat each VOB as a chapter.

I agree that it does work very well. I have only ever needed to use something else once in all my time using this great program.

Post your Avisynth file. It has an avs extension and is a simple text file. I can't see anything really out of the ordinary in the DVD2SVCD_Log file. Let's see if there is anything in the avs.

If that doesn't work I will probably ask you to post the d2s file as well.

Mark

[mancer]

Too bad I already deleted the .avs file :(
If I got some free time on my hands, I'll encode it again. I guess I'll have to finish encoding to get a proper avs-file, right?

[mancer]

@ everybody who was nearly as confused as I was:
I started the whole DVD2SVCD process again (everything but the ripping) in a new, clean directory and it seems to work, the .mp2 files are at regular size and the movie ancoding is as long as it should be.
So if you were :confused: about this whole story, hat bad dreams etc., I am really sorry about this :stupid: