Just won't work!

[Hattyfatner]

Well, yes I followed the guide to the letter and yes I'm having problems.

Lots of different problems actually, I've done five attempts so far with no luck.

I'm trying to rip my first DVD with GKnot; (Vertical Limit); the audio worked fine first time with 0ms audio offset. However for the first 3 attemps I kept getting the error...
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16:32:06: Started DivX3-First Pass: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit.avs
16:45:38: Finished DivX3-First Pass. Duration: 13 minutes, 32 seconds.
16:45:38: Speed: 10.478 Frames per Second.
16:45:38: ERROR: Calculation impossible! Desired Video Size is bigger than First Pass (= maximum divx-size for this filter-combination). To solve this you can: 1) lower your Total Size. 2) lower your Video Size (e.g. add bigger audio). 3) do another first pass at a higher resolution or with other filters.
16:45:38: ERROR: Please read the included How-To to understand better what happened!
16:45:38: WARNING: Encoding continued anyway.
16:45:38: WARNING: Filesize will be approximately 531903 kb lower than desired (but best possible quality for this filter combination).
16:45:38: WARNING: Thats an average bitrate of 73 k(=1024)bit/sec (=the highest possible bitrate)
16:45:38: WARNING: instead of 699 k(=1024)Bits/s (=your desired bitrate).
16:45:38: Created new stats-file: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit_73_kbps.stats
16:45:38: Created ecf: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit.ecf
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This kept creating a 35.3MB video file (nice quality) but it was just short clips from throughout the film (strangely like a compression check as the length of the movie was exactly 5% of the total time of the film) with the audio just going on as normal in the background, running through from the beggining.

After three tries with the same settings (just mux-ing the audio) I finally decided to up the resolution and it actually took 4 hours not 13 minutes to nandub it. I though I'd cracked it (even though the file size was around 1.4Gigs, I thought it would sort that out on the second pass). However, when it got to the second pass it just crashed (I wasn't at my computer at the time) and the log file just ended at "19:51:00: Started DivX3-Second Pass: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit.avs". That was the last line in the log file.

When I got back, I restarted my computer and tried again (this time with the original resolution settings that I chose to begin with, and this happened after it succesfully completed the first pass...

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16:08:42: Started DivX3-Second Pass: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit.avs
16:08:59: Finished DivX3-Second Pass. Duration: 17 seconds.
16:08:59: Speed: 9808.889 Frames per Second.

...

16:08:59: Started Appending Credits and Muxing Audio.: E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit_Movie_1.avi
16:31:41: Finished Appending Credits and Muxing Audio.. Duration: 22 minutes, 41 seconds.
16:31:41: Hmm... Final Avi Size smaller than Intermediate files.
16:31:41: Something went wrong. NOT deleting Intermediate files.

16:31:41: Done.
16:31:41: Movie = E:\VERTICAL LIMIT DVD\Vertical Limit.avi
Total Encoding Time: 4 hours, 31 minutes, 41 seconds.
03/08/2002 16:31:41: Job "First go - Vertical Limit" finished.
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I'm quite sure this isn't right. I was left with a video file of 22Kb which is just 1 second of black (with sound enabled if there was any).

I haven't seen either of these problems in the gknot forum anywhere else.

Please help. :( Thanx.

[TheWEF]

make sure divx3.11alpha is installed (and not any other kind of divx3), to be save - reinstall.

press 'preview' to check the frameserver before you start encoding. (you had comp-check activated but pressed 'save and encode' instead of 'now'...)

if something goes wrong again post the complete log and your avs-file.

wef.

[Hattyfatner]

Success! I un-installed DivX 4 (which I'd never used). Re-installed DivX3.11, and by the morning I had a spangly new 698Mb AVI file MAGIC!

Cheers the WEF! :)

[Hattyfatner]

Somethings gone wrong again! :(

I left the computer compiling 'The Perfect Storm' and something went wrong again. The computer seems to have crashed on the first pass this time. Have a look at the log.

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04/08/2002 15:42:56: Job "The Perfect Storm" started.

o Transcode AC3 -> MP3: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.ac3
o DivX3-Single, DRF 20: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avs
o DivX3-First Pass: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avs
o DivX3-Second Pass: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avs
o Append Credits.
o Delete Intermediate Files.
End of Job 1 (The Perfect Storm).
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Gordian Knot 0.26.0.6
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD3_Both_CreditsSep
Number: 1
Name: The Perfect Storm
Platform: Win2000 (5.0.2195).2

Files:
VirtualDubExe: F:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\virtualdub\Virtualdub.exe
NandubExe: F:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avi
AviMovie: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Movie.avi
AviCredits: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avi
MovieFS: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avs
CreditsFS: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avs
Log : E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.log
Stats: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.stats
Ecf : E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 20
CreditsStart: 177335
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 1
DeleteInterm.: 1
EnforceBitrate:0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 595594 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 116734 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 4471 kbyte.
AviSize: 716800 kbyte (700 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 716800 kbyte (700 mbyte).
Interleaving: disabled
Bitrate: 638 k(=1024)Bits/s
Frames: 186771
FPS: 25.000
Duration: 2:4:31
Quality: 0.228 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.424 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
DivX5BiDirect: 0
DivX5GMC: 0
DivX5QuartPel: 0
DivX5PsyVis: 0
Resolution: 512 x 224

Audio 1:
mode: ac3 -> mp3
sourceFile: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.ac3
wavFile: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.wav
mp3File: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.mp3
azid: "-L -3db -c normal"
lame: "--alt-preset 128"
delay: -72
interval: 2
preload: 500
mux: 1
recalc: 1
deleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.


15:42:56: Started Transcoding Audio.

15:42:56: Using BeSweet to transcode E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.ac3
Commandline: F:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\besweet.exe -core( -input "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.ac3" -output "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.mp3" -logfile "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY -72ms.log" ) -ota( -G max ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal ) -lame( --alt-preset 128 --scale 1 ) -profile( Gordian Knot 0.26 )
16:46:51: Finished. Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes, 54 seconds.

16:46:51: Audio Done.
16:46:51: MP3-File-Size is 113212 kb.
16:46:51: Audio 1, determined: 113212 kb
16:46:51: Audio 1, calc: 116734 kb
16:46:51: New Bitrate for Movie = 642 k(=1024)Bits/s

Adding this script to F:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX3 Single Pass"
// $input "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avs"
// $output "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("E:\\PERFECT_STORM\\Perfect Storm_Credits.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDivX(1000,12);
VirtualDub.video.SetQualityControl(0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetMotionDetection(8,10,300,300);
VirtualDub.video.SetCrispness(100,0);
VirtualDub.video.SpaceKF(24);
VirtualDub.video.InternalSCD(100);
VirtualDub.video.SetMinKBPS(270);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFile("");
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveMcFactor(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCompression(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFilter(0,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCredits(0,350);
VirtualDub.video.SetLumaCorrectionAmp(0,10,30);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveRedist(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsMain(20,20);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsA(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsB(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsC(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsD(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsE(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelK(20,20);
VirtualDub.video.SetBitsReservoir(0,35,30,70,10,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetLowBrCorrection(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.NoAVIOutput(0);
VirtualDub.video.GenStats("",1);
VirtualDub.video.SetEncodingControl("");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("E:\\PERFECT_STORM\\Perfect Storm_Credits.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

16:46:51: Started DivX3-Single, DRF=20: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Credits.avs
16:56:24: Finished DivX3-Single, DRF=20. Duration: 9 minutes, 32 seconds.
16:56:24: Assumed: Main Movie has 177335 Frames.
16:56:24: Assumed: Credits Part has 9436 Frames.
16:56:24: Credits Size = 7368Kb
16:56:24: New Bitrate for Movie = 667 k(=1024)Bits/s

Adding this script to F:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\VirtualDub.jobs:

// $job "DivX3 First Pass"
// $input "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avs"
// $output "E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm_Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("E:\\PERFECT_STORM\\Perfect Storm.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetSource(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetInterleave(1,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio2.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio2.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDivX(6000,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetQualityControl(0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetMotionDetection(8,10,300,300);
VirtualDub.video.SetCrispness(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SpaceKF(24);
VirtualDub.video.InternalSCD(100);
VirtualDub.video.SetMinKBPS(270);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFile("");
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveMcFactor(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCompression(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveFilter(0,9999);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveCredits(0,350);
VirtualDub.video.SetLumaCorrectionAmp(0,10,30);
VirtualDub.video.SetCurveRedist(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsMain(2,2);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsA(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsB(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsC(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsD(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelsE(300,2,16);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompLevelK(2,4);
VirtualDub.video.SetBitsReservoir(0,100,0,100,45,100);
VirtualDub.video.SetLowBrCorrection(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.NoAVIOutput(1);
VirtualDub.video.GenStats("E:\\PERFECT_STORM\\Perfect Storm.stats",1);
VirtualDub.video.SetEncodingControl("");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("E:\\PERFECT_STORM\\Perfect Storm_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

16:56:24: Started DivX3-First Pass: E:\PERFECT_STORM\Perfect Storm.avs
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Whats that all about then?

Thanx. Hatty. :confused:

PS. I installed Windows 2000 service Pack 3 just before I started this render.

[Hattyfatner]

Well, I tried "The Perfect Storm" again with the same settings "just mux-ing" the audio and this time it made a 701Mb avi (both passes completed) that played, but at very low quality (probably because its just a hard movie to compress), and with no sound.

I don't know if the sound is in there but something went wrong with interleaving or something. The MP3 file plays fine on its own, although its about 4 minutes shorter than the movie in length.

I'm going to give it another try just to see if it works this time anyway.

If anyone thinks they know the answer to this one your help would be, err helpfull. ;) If anyone thinks I should post the log for them, just ask; I left it out becuase it takes up so much room.

Cheers. Hatty.

[bigcat99]

Originally posted by Hattyfatner
Well, I tried "The Perfect Storm" again with the same settings "just mux-ing" the audio and this time it made a 701Mb avi (both passes completed) that played, but at very low quality (probably because its just a hard movie to compress), and with no sound.

I don't know if the sound is in there but something went wrong with interleaving or something. The MP3 file plays fine on its own, although its about 4 minutes shorter than the movie in length.

I'm going to give it another try just to see if it works this time anyway.

If anyone thinks they know the answer to this one your help would be, err helpfull. ;) If anyone thinks I should post the log for them, just ask; I left it out becuase it takes up so much room.

Cheers. Hatty.


hmm... i don't know, it has to be a setting or maybe you should try re-ripping the dvd, just delete all your vobs and restart, then try again. i got perfect storm to work pefectly, although i am using divx5 pro, it still should work with divx3...

[Hattyfatner]

Perfect storm worked on fifth attempt (hooray!). I think its because I installed DivX;-)3.11 alpha again just before it worked.

Then I did "Billy Elliot" and it worked first time, then I tried "Planet of the Apes" and it did its trick of entirely freezing the computer whilst in the middle of a rip (which seems to happen alot).

When I went to the computer when it should have finished, the copmuter had frozen with a black screen. It had compiled about 450Mb of the second pass, eek.

So I set up GKnot to do just second pass and mux audio, using the stats and ecf files it made on the first run.

I got this error though...

20:33:59: Audio 1, determined: 107230 kb
20:33:59: Audio 1, calc: 107230 kb
20:33:59: New Bitrate for Movie = 694 k(=1024)Bits/s
20:34:00: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
20:34:00: WARNING: Settings: 172490
20:34:00: WARNING: Counted: 162342
20:34:00: WARNING: Difference: 10148
20:34:00: Correcting Bitrate...
20:34:00: Original Bitrate = 694 k(=1024)Bits/s
20:34:00: Now encoding at 738 k(=1024)Bits/s

Does that mean it will leave out the credits which were not included in the calculations this time round?

Do I have to re-install DivX;-)3.11 alpha again and start again from scratch? Should I just give up on DivX3.11 and use 5.02? Should I get a job? Which zodiac sign is most compatible with me this month?

I need help ;) Thanx. Hatty.

[Hattyfatner]

Well, I think its about time to stop posting now because all I'm getting is the same problem over and over again.

Has anybody else encountered the computer crashing whilst in the middle of rendering with DivX3.11 [or 5.02] (pass 1 or 2)?

Does anyone know why?

Thanx alot. End Transmission. :rolleyes: