Pulldown problems - it won't! Can someone help, please?!

[TP2K]

I am trying to import a CCE encoded NTSC video stream into Scenarist, but am told it is the wrong framerate.

Firstly, some background; I have demuxed the video stream from a DVD, then I have run it through DVD2AVI, and subsequently VFAPI. The file is then loaded into CCE, and I re-encode at a lower bitrate so my video stream can fit onto a DVD-R. It is this CCE created video stream that Scenarist rejects as having a low frame-rate.

I have done some research, and figured I need to perform a Pulldown on the movie stream... Am I right in thinking that the Pulldown is performed on the movie stream I have re-encoded??? Or should I be perfoming the Pulldown on the ORIGINAL demuxed movie stream BEFORE I re-encode it with CCE?


Anyway...

I have downloaded the Pulldown program files, and I have a ReadMe file along with Pulldown and PulldownGUI.exe

I have used PulldownGUI, and it selects Pulldown Exe as my Pulldown.exe file in my folders... In the Source box I have selected the movie file I wish to perform the pulldown on, and then the Target is the output destination.

Is this all I need to do?

I have clicked on "Perform Pulldown", but while the program goes busy, it seems to create a video file that is only 1.61gb in size and then stops! So effectively, I am left with just half a file (since the original is nearer 4gb in size!).

If I click on the anywhere on the pulldown box it changes to a (Not Responding) header, and then I have to close the program; this happens with every attempt!!!

Can anyone help me with this, please?

I did see some notes about performing Pulldown on a command line! Erm... how do I do that? I have tried double-clicking the Pulldown program file which was downloaded (ie NOT PulldownGUI), but all that happens is a command window flashes up for a split-second, and then it's gone!

Please help as this is driving me a little mad!!!

:scared:

[TRILIGHT]

Forget the GUI. It's almost definitely the source of your problems unless you somehow have a very old and flawed version of pulldown.exe (which I haven't specifically heard of). Go to the command prompt in the directory where your file is. A lot of times it can be as simple as just typing...

pulldown inputfilename outputfilename

If you still don't know or want other options, just type "pulldown" and press enter and you will see the commandline options. One last thing, in order to access the pulldown.exe from any directory you're working in, copy it to your main Windows directory. Since there is a path to it already, you will be able to use the pulldown command anywhere.

[Commander XJL]

I use the GUI and it goes perfect every time, I'm too dumb to use a command line

[Eyes`Only]

oooh i'm not even touching that last comment :D

I've never used pulldown GUI, didn't even know it exists. Get the newest version of pulldown (0.99d or later). Pulldown is too simple to even NEED a GUI. A simple "pulldown inputfilename outputfilename" is all that's necessary if its a progressive video. If you're dealing with subtitles, you'll need
"pulldown inputfilename outputfilename -drop_frame true" or else your subs will be offsync.

[TRILIGHT]

:rolleyes:

[TP2K]

Thanks TRILIGHT; sucessfully performed my first pulldown last night! :D

Seems the command prompt worked fine; not sure why it has problems with the GUI, though... but hey - who cares? So long I got it working!

Thanks again!