Problem encoding with CCE

[mrsam]

I am using a Pinnacle Studio DV/AV capture card. I capped some VHS stuff through the S-video inputs to DV-AVI format (the only thing the Pinnacle will cap to), edited the parts I wanted in Pinnacle Studio 7. I tried output from the edits into DV-AVI, PicVideo and MPEG2. Files are stored on a RAID 160Gb 2 drive partition.

In all of these formats when I tried to re-encode in CCE I can do a short (2-5 min) clip OK but when I try to do the entire file (about 1 hour) it goes about half way through then gives this error.

cce encoding fialed: AVI StreamRead() failed (0x8004406d)
A disk error occurred while reading the file

To see if the error was caused by a drive problem I transfered the files from the RAID to another drive and tried to encode from there but got the same error.

Any ideas?

[djidjo]

Did you already successfully encode with CCE ? I ask you that because I never managed to encode anything with CCE 2.50 (I always get fancy error messages). I suppose it's because I have a Duron which doesn't support SSE instructions. So if you have a Duron this might be the reason. But it's only a supposition.

Djidjo

[mrsam]

I have a P4 and yeah I have transcoded a bunch of DVD rips. Only have problems when I try to do the encoding on my capped AVIs.

[djidjo]

Maybe if you try to save your AVIs with the Pinnacle MJPEG codec...

[Mac Sidewinder]

I have run into the same problem, but here is where it gets strange. I can xfer dv from my sony cam via firewire, compose and edit with studio 7, export it to an avi and cce will work fine (longest video tried was 1 hour 10 minutes).

BUT if i capture with studio 7 then output it to avi (using same settings as above) cce will give me the same error as mrsam - cce encoding fialed: AVI StreamRead() failed (0x8004406d

I can capture with virtualdub and encode with cce no problem. I can even import the avi clip into Studio 7, edit, compose and output it to an avi file and cce works fine.

So the problem as I see it is that Studio 7's capture dv codec is somehow incompatible with cce. (when it is beyond a certain length) because all other options work fine.

I know this don't help much, just wanted you to know that you are not alone in your misery.

Mac

[mrsam]

Mac

Are you using Pinnacle hardware to capture with? I haven't been able to get anything except Studio 7 to recognize my card. How are you getting VirtualDub to cap from yur car? I'd be morethan happy to usr VirtD to capture with if I can get it to see my card.

[Mac Sidewinder]

I use the sync version of Virtualdub. It lets me cap in full resolution. All I could get Studio 7 to cap was half res. I have the PCTV card based on the BT878 chip. Ii is compatible with the btwin drivers from sourceforge.org. Using this driver you use the preview function instead of the overlay function in virtualdub.

@mrsam - what chip is your card based on? If it is the BT848 or 878 try these drivers: http://btwincap.sourceforge.net/

Once you install these you won't be able to cap with Studio until you re-install your original drivers though. But I like vdub for capturing better anyway.

Mac

[Justus]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mac Sidewinder
[B]I have run into the same problem, but here is where it gets strange. I can xfer dv from my sony cam via firewire, compose and edit with studio 7, export it to an avi and cce will work fine (longest video tried was 1 hour 10 minutes).

BUT if i capture with studio 7 then output it to avi (using same settings as above) cce will give me the same error as mrsam - cce encoding fialed: AVI StreamRead() failed (0x8004406d

I can capture with virtualdub and encode with cce no problem. I can even import the avi clip into Studio 7, edit, compose and output it to an avi file and cce works fine.

So the problem as I see it is that Studio 7's capture dv codec is somehow incompatible with cce. (when it is beyond a certain length) because all other options work fine.

I know this don't help much, just wanted you to know that you are not alone in your misery.

Pinnacle DC 10+ and Studio 7/8 has caused my hair gone grey,
all the odd capture presets (for example720*540), the lousy quality of
the Studio 7 encoders,the pain in trying to input Pinnacle encoded
AVI's to other encoders (CCE,LSX,TMPGEnc)was driving me nuts.
But there is a solution! Install Pic Video's MJPEG codec and at least
DC 10+ will recognize it.
http://www.pegasusimaging.com/picvideomjpeg.htm
Good luck! Justus

[Mac Sidewinder]

Thnx Justus - I will try that. I'm not beyond experimenting. I'll let you know how it works.

Mac

[mrsam]

Unfortunately the Pinnacle Studio DV/AV card won't recognize anything but it's own DV-AVI codec for capturing. I have tried to output from those caps with Picvideo JMPEG but I still get the same error in CCE.

[netzfuchs]

mrsam,

try encoding the video without the audio, i.e. if you encode from an avi, strip the audio and create an avi with only the video stream.
WOrked for me, I had the same problem and I think it's because CCE has problems with encoding audio. It doesn't help only to switch off audio encoding. As long as there is an audio stream, it'll fail.

So long,

John