I'm missing my ifo file

[GtMustangJim]

[edit: sorry I can't get this thread to word wrap I've tried editing it no no avail]


I did a search for missing ifo but didn't get any good results. I'm sure this has been discused before but I can't seem to find a thread on it.

Any Way DVD2SVCD crashed at the last step (it was making the bin) I tried to do a crash recovery but I keeped getting the message "File not Found"

I didn't really feel like encoding for another 20hrs but I was willing to do it. Thats when I notced my IFO was missing. I still have all the VOB's.

What should I do? I don't have the DVD anymore. I still have most of the files. I wish I knew how to do the last step of making the bin where it crashed before.

Any way any advice would be helpfull.

I don't know if these will help any:

Key found: C0000320C9
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- 8/2/2002 9:55:10 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 8/2/2002 9:55:13 AM
- Free on drive D: 12280.57 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob

Ripping: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
Ripping: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
Ripping: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
Ripping: G:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 4129

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- 8/2/2002 10:10:57 AM
- 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:\Storage\Maze\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_1.vob,D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_2.vob,D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_3.vob,D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 8/2/2002 10:18:49 AM
- Free on drive D: 8477.00 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 8/2/2002 10:28:46 AM
- Free on drive D: 8362.77 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 8/2/2002 10:49:51 AM
- Free on drive D: 8286.61 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1542373728
AudioSectors: 81049500
VideoPAPO: 22636692
ScanOffsetBytes: 143597
SeqAligningBytes: 9126374
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 1429417556.80
Seconds: 4997.99
CalcMPEGStream: 1429417556.80
Frames: 119664
CDSize: 740.00
Cut point 735.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 119664
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 2230
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (No borders, 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\INVERS~1\DONALD~1\decomb.dll")
mpeg2source("D:\Storage\Maze\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
Telecide()
Decimate(5)
SmartDeinterlace(2,10,True,False,True)
SimpleResize(480,480)
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 0.290
Video Encoding finished.

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- 8/3/2002 1:16:52 PM
- Free on drive D: 11260.93 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "D:\Storage\Maze\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.

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- 8/3/2002 1:31:25 PM
- Free on drive D: 9934.05 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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- 8/3/2002 1:31:27 PM
- Free on drive D: 9934.05 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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- 8/3/2002 1:31:30 PM
- Free on drive D: 9934.05 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: 735 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2604 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 2606
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 735 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 8/3/2002 2:07:08 PM
- Free on drive D: 8498.82 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2606.446 seconds D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
2384.535 seconds D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 8/3/2002 2:10:06 PM
- Free on drive D: 8498.82 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 4

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="D:\Storage\Maze\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="D:\Storage\Maze\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "D:\Storage\Maze\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
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- 8/3/2002 2:14:56 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 2:15:26 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 2:23:38 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 2:25:19 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 2:32:35 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 3:22:36 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
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- 8/3/2002 3:30:52 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
File not found
List index out of bounds (0)
List index out of bounds (-1)


[General]
Version=DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
[Filenames]
DVDAudioFileName0=D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
MP2FileName0=D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_audio_1.mp2
DVDAudioFileName1=D:\Storage\Maze\Extracted_audio_2
MP2FileName1=D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_audio_2.mp2
IFOFilename=D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_0.IFO
MPVFileName=D:\Storage\Maze\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv
FinalMPVName=D:\Storage\Maze\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv
TitlePictureFileName=D:\Storage\Maze\TitlePicture.bmp
ChangeCDPictureFileName=D:\Storage\Maze\ChangeCDPicture.bmp
TargetFolder=D:\Storage\Maze\
FinalbbMPEGFileName=D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File
DVD2SVCD INI File=D:\Storage\Maze\DVD2SVCD.INI
[Settings]
Project Position=52
ForceFilm=2
FileSource=0
PGCISelect=0
bbMPEGCDSize=735
Frames=149580
VideoPTS=68
PAL=0
NTSC2PAL=0
TitlePictureFormat=1
ChangeCDPictureFormat=1
viHorizontalSize=720
viVerticalSize=480
viAspectRatio=2
viFrameRate=4
vifps=0
SelectedAspectRatio=0
CDLabel=
MovieTitle=
Number of images=2
Volumes=2
fps=23.976
SubYPos=0
Deinterlace=1
SmartDeinterlace Mode=2
SmartDeinterlace Threshold=10
SmartDeinterlace Denoise=1
SmartDeinterlace Blend=0
SmartDeinterlace Fast=1
Use Topfield First=1
AudioPTS0=68
Delay0=0
AudioSource0=0
AudioLangCode0=en
AudioLanguage0=English
AudioStream0=0
AudioChannels0=2
AudioBitrate0=128
wFormatTag0=0
nSamplesPerSec0=0
AudioPTS1=0
Delay1=0
AudioSource1=0
AudioLangCode1=
AudioLanguage1=
AudioStream1=-1
AudioChannels1=0
AudioBitrate1=0
wFormatTag1=0
nSamplesPerSec1=0
NumOfAudioStreams=1
[VOBFiles]
VobName_0=D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_1.vob
VobName_1=D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_2.vob
VobName_2=D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_3.vob
VobName_3=D:\Storage\Maze\VTS_01_4.vob
[MovieInfo]
MovieOffset=2 sec
CDOverlapSeconds=Yes, 2 sec
StartupDelays=Video: 180 ms Audio 1: 180 msAudio 2: 180 ms
VideoFormat=NTSC
Length=01:23:10
Images=
RealMovieTitle=
UserRating=
DirectedBy=
WritingCredits=
Genre=
Tagline=
PlotOutline=
AdditionalInfo=
Encoder=Cinema Craft Encoder 2.50.1.0
EncodingMode=Multipass VBR
AvgBitrate=2230
MaxBitrate=2530
MinBitrate=300
QFactor=5
Passes=4
ImageQualityPriority=17
AntinoiseFilter=No
LinearQuantizerScale=Yes
ZigzagScanningOrder=Yes
UpperFieldFirst=Yes
ProgressiveFrames=Yes
CQValue=
MotionSearchPrecision=
DCComponentPrecision=
OutputYUVData=
FloatingPointDCT=
NoMotionSearch=
SoftenBlockNoise=
iDCTAlgorithm=32-bit SSE MMX
ResizeMethod=SimpleResize
TemporalSmoother=No
Sharpen=No
Matrix=Intra:| 8 16 19 22 26 27 29 34 |16 16 22 24 27 29 34 37 |19 22 26 27 29 34 34 38 |22 22 26 27 29 34 37 40 |22 26 27 29 32 35 40 48 |26 27 29 32 35 40 48 58 |26 27 29 34 38 46 56 69 |27 29 35 38 46 56 69 83 |Non-Intra:|16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |
NTSCFieldOperation=Inverse Telecine, using Donald Grafts Decomb dll
Deinterlace=SmartDeinterlace, Mode: 2 Threshold: 10 Denoise: True Blend: False Fast: True
Pulldown=Yes
Width=480
Height=480
Audiostreams=1
AudioLanguage0=English
AudioBitrate0=128
AudioSampleFrequency0=44100
AudioMode0=Stereo
AudioLanguage1=
AudioBitrate1=
AudioSampleFrequency1=
AudioMode1=
Subtitlestreams=0
Type=
SubtitleInfo0=
SubtitleInfo1=
SubtitleInfo2=
SubtitleInfo3=
Authoring=VCDXBuild
UseEntrysvd=No

[UltimateDBZ]

Although your lack of an IFO file doesn't really make much sense, DVD2SVCD doesn't use the IFO that late in the conversion process. It isn't used when creating the .bin file, so you may have more than 1 problem. Have you checked to ensure that all files used in the VCDXBuild command line exist where they should?

[GtMustangJim]

I would check if I knew how. Does this help:

--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[D:\Storage\Maze\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml] pubid=[(null)]
--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd] pubid=[-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN]
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [cygwin/i686]
++ WARN:
++ WARN: this is the UNSTABLE development branch!
++ WARN: use only if you know what you are doing
++ WARN: see http://www.hvrlab.org/~hvr/vcdimager/ for more information
++ WARN:
--DEBUG: changed volume number to 1
--DEBUG: changed volume count to 2
--DEBUG: changed restriction number to 0
--DEBUG: changing 'next volume use sequence 2' to 0
--DEBUG: changing 'next volume use lid 2' to 0
--DEBUG: changing 'relaxed aps' to 0
--DEBUG: changing 'update scan offsets' to 0
--DEBUG: adding pbc (chapter-01/2)
--DEBUG: adding pbc (chapter-02/2)
--DEBUG: adding pbc (chapter-03/2)
--DEBUG: adding pbc (chapter-04/2)
--DEBUG: adding pbc (end/3)
--DEBUG: sequence count 1
--DEBUG: adding sequence #0, D:\Storage\Maze\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
--DEBUG: pts start offset 0.213367 (max pts = 2606.617167)
--DEBUG: playing time 2606.403800
INFO: scanning mpeg sequence item #0 for scanpoints...
--DEBUG: already scanned... not rescanning
--DEBUG: pbc: psd size 264 (extended psd 0)
--DEBUG: iso9660: highest alloced sector is 236 (using 300 as isosize)
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-01) at 0.000000, closest possible entry point at 0.083411
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-02) at 997.830000, closest possible entry point at 997.713378
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-03) at 1924.460000, closest possible entry point at 1924.756167
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-04) at 2139.720000, closest possible entry point at 2139.437300
--DEBUG: OGT streams available: 0 0 0 0
INFO: writing track 1 (ISO9660)...
INFO: writing file `EXTRA/DVD2SVCD.XML' (3327 bytes)
INFO: writing file `EXTRA/SVCDINFO.TXT' (2126 bytes)
INFO: writing track 2, MPEG2, NTSC 2/3 D-1 (480x480/30fps), audio[0]: l2/44.1kHz/128kbps/stereo ...

[UltimateDBZ]

Here's the command line that executes VCDXBuild:

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="D:\Storage\Maze\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="D:\Storage\Maze\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "D:\Storage\Maze\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"

Ensure that all those files exist when VCDXBuild runs (except for the .cue and .bin which the program will create) - if you're missing the .xml file, you might get that error, or if you're missing the .exe program itself.

This is just a thought, it might not be the problem at all, but it won't hurt to ensure one way or the other.

[GtMustangJim]

Yes...Both C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe & D:\Storage\Maze\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml do exsist.

[gerti67]

Hi GtMustangJim,

I only once had a problem with a missing IFO file DVD2SVCD must have somehow deleted as I for sure didn't do it. But if you still have all the files and want to do a "Recover", DVD2SVCD just checks all the files if they are still there, so you just can copy a different IFO file and rename it according to the VOBs of your movie - that should do the trick.

Greetz,
Gerti

[GtMustangJim]

Thanks gerti67

Thats pretty much what I ended up doing. No sence crying over spilt milk. I just manualy imported the vob's and re-encoded.

Thanks for the reply =)

[sandchar99]

I, too, had this problem once--"the missing IFO". It was discussed in a previous thread.

You can recover with out reripping the vobs.

1) Misc Tab --> Recover --> load the the d2s file.

2) Conversion tab --> load the IFO file off of the DVD disc if you have it still

3) Go back to Misc Tab and hit "recover". If I remember correctly, the IFO file will reappear in you ripping directory.

[GtMustangJim]

@sandchar99

OK, Thanks for the tip :)

If it happens again I give it a try.