Weird Problem

[shinji257]

I am trying to encode one of my dvds and It seems to go okay. I rip the section of the DVD that I want, then I proceed to use DVD2AVI in getting a project file plus a demuxed ac3 file. After I get my subtitles (it is japanese audio w/ english subtitles). Then I setup everything as it states in the new instructions. When I go through encoding, it runs BeSweet on the ac3 file but when it goes to do actual video encoding in VirtualDub, the whole process crash and burns. Meaning, for some reason VirtualDub is not taking anything. The program starts up (I see it in the taskbar) then exits within a few seconds. I have not changed any of my usual settings from when I was using 0.23 and DivX 4. The only thing different now is the way I setup the audio settings (it was different in the guide so I changed accordingly), have 0.26 and DivX Pro 5.02(licensed).


I am trying to build my own pack now though. But if anyone knows of a way to correct this, let me know. I had this in 0.23 but at that time, it was correctable by deleting all files (except for subtitle, vob, d2v and ac3 files) and rebooting. Actually, upon building my own pack I did find that VirtualDub has a Unknown Exception with mpeg2source() for an unknown reason. That may be why it is not working like it should.

Composed of the following (some are the same items as used in GordianKnot) with their purpose in ()

DVD2AVI (audio demux)
VirtualDub 1.4.10 (video encoding + audio muxing)
vStrip (vob ripping)
VobSub (use VobMux -- add subtitles into avi)
SubRip (rip Subtitles using OCR -- works great -- just can confuse I's for l's)
SRT to SSA (converts SubRip's SRT to VobSub's SSA format)
AviSynth (frameserver)
Need something to convert from vob to avi (video only). If anyone knows, please reply with the info.

[jggimi]

1) try running Virtual dub manually with the .avs file, and see what kind of error it produces.

If that doesn't help...

2) post your .avs file here for everyone to examine. Remove all comment lines first, though.

[shinji257]

I did that already. Anyways, here is the file.

#Original avs
LoadPlugin("MPEG2DEC.DLL")
mpeg2source("I:\Initial D Thrid Stage - The Movie\Movie_d2v-vfapi.avi")
VerticalReduceBy2
BicubicResize(528,352,0,0.5)

the mpeg2source() is where it chokes. Also, it is AVISynth that is reporting it but only if this method of input is used. It reports a Unrecognized Exception on line 11 (this would of been on the original -- this version above would be line 3)

I have been able to workaround it by using vfapi instead. I use that to convert the DVD2AVI project file to a dummy avi then use this script to load the avi instead of the DVD2AVI project file(slightly modified).

#new avs
AVIsource("I:\Initial D Thrid Stage - The Movie\Movie_d2v-vfapi.avi")
VerticalReduceBy2
BicubicResize(528,352,0,0.5)

This does not produce any error messages. Just so you know I got around it.

[jggimi]

I don't know if you have a typo there, but mpeg2 source's are for .d2v project files, I believe.

Might be why it chokes.

[shinji257]

actually, that is a typo. The avi should be a d2v. Anyways, I looked back through the stickies and it showed one problem where AviSynth could choke so I reloaded the whole package (except the stuff that is already loaded) and tried it again. This time, instead of selecting Fast Deinterlace, I chose Field Deinterlace and it is now working. In fact, I'm now doing the Compressibility Check. Just so you guys know, DVD2AVI 1.77.3 does not work with GordianKnot due to file structure changes. I do believe though that with 0.23, I was using Smart Deinterlace (that option is no longer available?). Oh well, hope this goes through. Mostly because the interlace effect only shows during fast scenes.

[Apocalyptica]

Read this thread about the fast-deinterlace bug:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25756

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[Dreassica]

Read this thread about the fast-deinterlace bug

It's not the fast deinterlace bug that is bothering him, he doens't have the crop command in his avs, which is the cause of the fast deinterlace prob using gordian knot