cue file = unvalid format

[asha]

2 CUE and 2 related BIN files are succesfully created with DVD2SVCD using a CEE (trial version) or TMPGEnc encoders and VCDI or VCDX as image builders from a previously ripped DVD using DVD2SVCD
mounting the created cue file in the virtual player by DAEMON tools results in Windows suggesting only its own media player as a option to play the file, wich it can't
opening Power DVD 3 and also version 4 (by FOSI) to play the mounted file gives a message "unvalid format" in player

[chainsaw135]

do you still have the mpeg files? if so have you tried playing them?

[asha]

MPEG files play with selected audio,

mounting the cue files in the virtual player + selecting player on PDVD + press PLAY generates an error code from PDVD:

"ERROR CODE F6F00018
The current display mode is not supported.
PowerDVD does not support the current display mode. (DDraw Overlay mode is recommended)

Please lower the screen resolution and color depth, for example, 800x600 with 256 colors. Or you may adjust the refresh frequency, for example, to 75 Hz."

[chainsaw135]

if your mpeg file plays, then you can either go back and manually re create the cue/bin files or have dvd2svcd do that for you. I'm assuming you haven't tried this option yet.

[smiller667]

Originally posted by asha
MPEG files play with selected audioUsing which player software? PowerDVD in file mode?

[asha]

MPEG file is selected/played in file mode
attemp to play the film with PDVD 4 via the virtual player is in disk mode

[asha]

dvd2svcd log text of last conversion
Key found: E74B670B12
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- 19/07/2002 4:56:43
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 19/07/2002 4:56:49
- Analyzing subtitles
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Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x24 Language: Suomi
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x21 Language: Français
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x26 Language: Norsk
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x22 Language: Nederlands
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x28 Language: Portugues
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x25 Language: Islenska
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x23 Language: Svenska
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x27 Language: Dansk
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x29 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x20 Language: English

Executing subtitle selection/verification.
Subtitle selection/verification accepted.
1 subtitle streams selected.
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 19/07/2002 4:57:21
- Free on drive D: 44515.18 mb
- vStrip
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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
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_5.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_6.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_7.vob

Saving the vStrip filelist:
- D:\Nieuwe map\vStrip.lst

Executing vStrip. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\vStrip\vStrip.exe" @"D:\Nieuwe map\vStrip.lst" -i"D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_0.IFO" -j1 -$1024 -p0 -o"D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01.vob"
Trying to eject the DVD
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- 19/07/2002 5:09:35
- 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" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[D:\Nieuwe map\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_1.vob,D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_2.vob,D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_3.vob,D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_4.vob,D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_5.vob,D:\Nieuwe map\VTS_01_6.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 19/07/2002 5:12:09
- Free on drive D: 39010.20 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: Nederlands Num. of subs: 910

Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
Permanent subtitles.
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 19/07/2002 5:19:13
- Free on drive D: 38972.90 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: D:\Nieuwe map\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -80 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 19/07/2002 5:26:19
- Free on drive D: 38642.87 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: D:\Nieuwe map\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Nieuwe map\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "D:\NIEUWE~1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\NIEUWE~1\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ota( -d -80 ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of D:\Nieuwe map\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 19/07/2002 5:53:39
- Free on drive D: 38532.85 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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Pointers: 3829
- Encoding Test Clip D:\Nieuwe map\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 116992484
VideoPAPO: 11105820
ScanOffsetBytes: 162213
SeqAligningBytes: 10309556
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Seconds: 7214.48
CalcMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Frames: 180237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Calculated Quality Value: 80.00
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.DLL")
mpeg2source("D:\NIEUWE~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
AvisynthSubtitler("D:\NIEUWE~1\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
----AVS End----

Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Mijn documenten\DVD\TMPGEnc-2.56.39.143-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "D:\Nieuwe map\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip D:\Nieuwe map\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 116992484
VideoPAPO: 11105820
ScanOffsetBytes: 162213
SeqAligningBytes: 10309556
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Seconds: 7214.48
CalcMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Frames: 180237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 9049.8585
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 3858.05792539823
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00883991722080516
Test Clip: New CQ value: 34.1049126935916
Test Clip3: Calculated CQ value: 57.0524563467958
Calculated Quality Value: 57.05
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.DLL")
mpeg2source("D:\NIEUWE~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
AvisynthSubtitler("D:\NIEUWE~1\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
----AVS End----

Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Mijn documenten\DVD\TMPGEnc-2.56.39.143-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "D:\Nieuwe map\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip D:\Nieuwe map\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 116992484
VideoPAPO: 11105820
ScanOffsetBytes: 162213
SeqAligningBytes: 10309556
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Seconds: 7214.48
CalcMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Frames: 180237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 5041.174
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 3858.05792539823
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.0113172956035233
Test Clip: New CQ value: 43.6627819972474
Test Clip2: Calculated CQ value: 50.3576191720216
Calculated Quality Value: 50.36
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.DLL")
mpeg2source("D:\NIEUWE~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
AvisynthSubtitler("D:\NIEUWE~1\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
----AVS End----

Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Mijn documenten\DVD\TMPGEnc-2.56.39.143-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "D:\Nieuwe map\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding Test Clip D:\Nieuwe map\AviSynth_Script_file_CQ_TEST.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 116992484
VideoPAPO: 11105820
ScanOffsetBytes: 162213
SeqAligningBytes: 10309556
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Seconds: 7214.48
CalcMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Frames: 180237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 4651.486
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 3858.05792539823
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.0108261358138069
Test Clip: New CQ value: 41.7678590778955
Test Clip1: Calculated CQ value: 46.0627391249586
Calculated Quality Value: 46.06
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.DLL")
mpeg2source("D:\NIEUWE~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
AvisynthSubtitler("D:\NIEUWE~1\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
----AVS End----

Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Mijn documenten\DVD\TMPGEnc-2.56.39.143-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "D:\Nieuwe map\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding D:\Nieuwe map\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 116992484
VideoPAPO: 11105820
ScanOffsetBytes: 162213
SeqAligningBytes: 10309556
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Seconds: 7214.48
CalcMPEGStream: 695364786.30
Frames: 180237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Test Clip: Got MB per Frame: 4690.3235
Test Clip: Want MB per Frame: 3858.05792539823
Test Clip: CQ per Frame: 0.00982080215255058
Test Clip: New CQ value: 37.8892235784157
Test Clip0: Calculated CQ value: 41.9759813516871
Using Quality Value: 46.13
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.DLL")
mpeg2source("D:\NIEUWE~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,432)
AddBorders(0,72,0,72)
AvisynthSubtitler("D:\NIEUWE~1\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
----AVS End----

Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Mijn documenten\DVD\TMPGEnc-2.56.39.143-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "D:\Nieuwe map\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

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- 19/07/2002 10:47:56
- Free on drive D: 37724.67 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
--------------------------------------------------------
- 19/07/2002 10:47:58
- Free on drive D: 37724.67 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 19/07/2002 10:48:00
- Free on drive D: 37724.67 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" "D:\Nieuwe map\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 19/07/2002 10:51:55
- Free on drive D: 36929.95 mb
- Determining length of audio
--------------------------------------------------------
Analyzing: D:\Nieuwe map\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
6193.607 seconds D:\Nieuwe map\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 19/07/2002 10:52:24
- Free on drive D: 36929.95 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 30

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="D:\Nieuwe map\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="D:\Nieuwe map\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "D:\Nieuwe map\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 19/07/2002 10:54:28
- Free on drive D: 36124.25 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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mount created cue file in virtual DVD by Daemon
window open with 3 selections : play with windows media player
open and vieuw file
no action
Power DVD is not selectable
Power DVD can't play the mounted file
a 1-1 copy from virtual DVD to CDR with Nero can be created
film can be viewed on stand alone player, only play and fast forward or back is optional

[SiliconSoul]

u must use file mode sometimes for these disc... sometimes the svcd/vcd disc are not recognized by the dvd players... other times they are... if disc mode does not work... go in with file mode and select the AVSEQ01.MPG in the mpeg2 or mpeg1 folder... the bin/cue files are prob fine...

[chainsaw135]

@asha i've seen this happen before where it wont run the move, now i'm not 100% postive yet if this is the same problem as my friend had but lets find out. The reason he could not view the files with power dvd or win dvd is the video card he had in his system was a 2meg card. Now i'm not saying yours is a 2 meg card but im' implying that your video card is whacked or not powerful enough to do the resolution needed. I'm pretty knowledgeable in what type's of video cards will not work with powerdvd and windvd. So what i'm wondering is whats the make and model of your video card? Also make sure your display mode is atleast 800x600 16 bit color.

[asha]

creative 3D blaster 4 MX440

[asha]

1024 x 768 32bits

[chainsaw135]

"mount created cue file in virtual DVD by Daemon
window open with 3 selections : play with windows media player
open and vieuw file
no action
Power DVD is not selectable
Power DVD can't play the mounted file
a 1-1 copy from virtual DVD to CDR with Nero can be created
film can be viewed on stand alone player, only play and fast forward or back is optional"

After you load the cue/bin files in deamon tools you then have to open power dvd and select the drive letter that you loaded the cue/bin files in...So if you loaded it in drive e: of deamon tools you will select that drive to play the movie in.


Your video card is new so makes sure you have the latest video drivers and the latest directx.... 1 more thing you can load the mpeg files in windows media player have you tried doing so? and if you have what did the error message say?

[asha]

i'm using a P4 1,8GHz on a ASUS P4B266 board, OS Windows XP Home (one of the rare combinations of which ghost 7 can't create a copy)
will check/reinstall drivers from creative installation cd
already tried different order of installing PDVD4 and Daemon tools

[gerti67]

Hi there,

I wonder if this is one of those PowerDVD 4.0 XP "Lite" versions that once were bundled somehow and thus are limited and can't play SVCDs. Can you play DVDs successfully with it?

See this thread - I think I just had some kind of mind flash and remebered this issue: ;)

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20228

Hope this helps,
Gerti

[asha]

drivers were all in place
reinstalled every application to convert/play/burn(nero5) dvd + extra cdrwin4
also used suggestion by a member on another problem to restart windows right after creation was finished
-> on mounting cue file in daemon the same window pops up
close it and start dvd4, select virtual player and voila film plays
still excisting problems:
- subtitles, permanent work OK, non permanent can't be switched on in powerdvd but work fine in stand alone player, might be a problem with light version of powerdvd as suggested
- converted a 2h50min film with bitrate settings as suggested by default but cd size 740 -> between 163 and 9999min -> 3cds size "740" -> dvd2svcd creates 2 bin files of more then 820Mb instead of 3, min average 1600 was not selected, new creation with bitrate settings 1-100min 1cd size 740 and 100-200min 2cd's size 740 -> dvd2svcd creates 1 binfile large enough to burn an a 700Mb and 1 > 820Mb (cdr's > 700Mb are not yet found)
- created svcd of 120min on 1 cdr, plays OK on powerdvd, same cdr on stand alone player stops playing after 59min59sec playing time switches to 99min99sec, I will try to find out more about stand alone player

[Labersack]

Selectable subs will only work on a standalone player, until now there is no software player that can handle them.