AutoFitCD and D2SCCD Plugin

[RB]

Hi,

AutoFitCD v1.5 is out. This is a plugin for DVD2SVCD that will provide you with most accurate cropping and resizing, optionally (macro)block and TV overscan optimized. Saves bitrate and can speed up encoding.

Download AutoFitCD v1.5 (http://www.caranthir.de/files/autofitcd.zip)

You'll also need the famous FitCD tool, get it here: http://d.moyon.free.fr/CCE/FitCD_v112.zip

EDIT
Please note : AutoFitCD is designed to work with FitCD 1.1.2, I'm sorry to say that there will be no updates for newer FitCD versions. Anyway, the source code is included and free so if somebody wants to update it to support the latest FitCD, please go ahead!

Previous messages on this topic can be found at http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43944 (thread is now closed).

Screenshot can be found here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=269858#post269858).

Here is the readme.


AutoFitCD Crop and Resize Plugin for DVD2SVCD v1.5 by RB
========================================================

Release : 1.5
Date : Friday, August 29, 2003


1. What's this?
2. How to install
3. Usage
4. Known issues
5. Help!
6. Freeware
7. Notes
8. History


1. What's this?
---------------

AutoFitCD is a plugin for DVD2SVCD (see
http://www.dvd2svcd.org) that seamlessly integrates FitCD, the
most powerful MPEG resizing and cropping utility (see
http://shh.dvdboard.de/) with DVD2SVCD. Black borders are
automatically cropped before resizing and you'll get all the
advantages of FitCD such as super accurate cropping and block
optimized resizing, optionally optimized for TV overscan,
without having to edit the AVISynth script in DVD2SVCD
manually. Overall, this will allocate more bitrate to the
actual motion area and can speed up encoding by as much as 10%.


2. How to install
-----------------

Simply run AutoFitCDSetup.exe and follow the instructions.
AutoFitCD requires FitCD, get it first from
http://shh.dvdboard.de/. The plugin, Readme and source code
will be installed to a AutoFitCD subdirectory in your DVD2SVCD
installation folder. Note that this plugin supports both
AVISynth 2.0.x and 2.5.x but you need to reinstall it after
switching AVISynth versions.

Please also read the FitCD documentation.


3. Usage
--------

Start DVD2SVCD, go to the Frameserver tab and select "AutoFitCD
Detect Borders" from the Avisynth Setup dropdown. Now go to the
Conversion tab, load the AVI/IFO/DVD and click "Go! - Preview
video". There will be lines indicating where AutoFitCD detected
black borders. Click "New Frame" until the motion area is
properly detected. If it is an overall very dark movie and the
motion area is not being well detected, lower the Borders
Threshold value at the bottom of the preview window (0-255,
default is 25).

Now click the "AutoFitCD >>" button in the preview window and
FitCD will be launched with all the correct settings (motion
area and borders detected during the preview, source and target
aspect ratio etc.). The preview window will automatically
update to reflect the optimized cropping and resizing
calculated by FitCD.

Note that there are two modes of operation. If your screen
resolution is lower than 1024x768, FitCD will run in a separate
window ("Standalone"). The only settings we are interested in
are the ones in the lower "MPEG Resizing" and "AviSynth Script"
area. If your screen resolution is 1024x768 or higher, FitCD
will be run in "Plugin" mode, meaning that the controls in the
above mentioned area will appear in the DVD2SVCD preview window
below the video preview, making it much more convenient to work
with the preview and FitCD controls. You can force either
Plugin or Standalone mode by editing the "Plugin" value in the
[FitCD] section of AutoFitCD.ini. 0 means Standalone, 1 means
Plugin and -1 is automatic depending on screen resolution (the
default).

You can now change settings in FitCD and the preview will
automatically update accordingly (note that the destination
resolution combo box in FitCD will be disabled unless you
switch the DVD2SVCD level to 'Advanced' on the Misc. tab). The
"Save custom AVS" (Standalone)/"Edit AviSynth Script" (Plugin)
button need only be used if you want to save a manually edited
AVISynth script, all other changes in the GUI are automatically
transferred to DVD2SVCD (for instance, try modifying the TV
overscan setting and watch the video preview). Note that if you
change some setting in the FitCD GUI, any manual modifications
you made to the AVISynth script will be lost.

If you are satisfied with the results, close the preview window
and start your encode (Go - Rip and convert/Start conversion).

Note that on the Frameserver Tab, the selected setup is now
"FitCD", which is the (relevant parts of) the AVISynth script
generated by FitCD. Note that this setup cannot be used for any
other movie but the one you have currently loaded, make sure to
start over with "AutoFitCD Detect Borders" for every new movie.


4. Known issues
---------------

- Requires DVD2SVCD 1.1.0 build 1 or later
- Tested with FitCD v1.1.2 only (the latest version as of
writing this), but should work with older/newer versions.


5. Help!
--------

For suggestions, bug reports and general discussion, please
register at http://forum.doom9.org and post to the following
thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44445

If you feel like you absolutely need to contact me directly,
again register at http://forum.doom9.org and send member RB
(me) a private message.


6. Freeware
-----------

AutoFitCD is freeware and source is released under GPL. It is
based on the AutoCrop AVISynth plugin by Glenn Bussell
available at http://www.videofringe.com/autocrop/. Thanks,
Glenn!


7. Notes
--------

Setup adds two AVISynth script sections, [AVISYNTH_AutoFitCD
Detect Borders] and [AVISYNTH_FitCD] to the default
DVD2SVCD.INI file. If you use multiple INI files, copy and
paste these sections to the other INI file(s), start DVD2SVCD
and load the INI file on the Misc. tab. Now go to the
Frameserver tab and select the AutoFitCD Detect Borders
Avisynth setup. Click the "..." button to the right of the
second line and modify the INI path to point to the INI file
you just loaded. You only need to do this once for each INI.

The AutoFitCD plugin uses an extended version of the original
AutoCrop plugin's parameter list, the first six parameters are
new so the original parameter list is shifted by six and I
modified a few defaults. You can still modify the original
AutoCrop parameters by editing DVD2SVCD.INI, see the Readme in
the download at http://www.videofringe.com/autocrop/.


8. History
----------

29/08/2003 v1.5

- added support for DVD2SVCD 1.2.1 build 1 and newer


12/05/2003 v1.4a

- improved detection of source video parameters for
AVI sources (AVI2SVCD)
- when PAL (source) is unchecked and PAL (destination)
is being checked/unchecked in AutoFitCD preview,
'NTSC To PAL' option in DVD2SVCD is now automatically
checked/unchecked accordingly


25/03/2003 v1.4

- Added support for AVISynth 2.5
- Bug fixed in 1.3c would sometimes still show up. Now
definitely fixed.


17/03/2003 v1.3c

- Fixed: sometimes, when Aspect ratio was set to
"Anamorphic (no borders, encoded as 16:9)" in DVD2SVCD,
FitCD would calculate an incorrect cropping area which
resulted in a distorted image.


04/03/2003 v1.3b

- Removed support for AVISynth 2.5. It didn't work.
Once DVD2SVCD supports AVISynth 2.5, I'll add it
back in and do it right.
- Added: warning message when closing the preview
window without having clicked the AutoFitCD
button.


28/02/2003 v1.3a

- Added: Support for AVISynth 2.5. Untested.
- Fixed: AVISynth script was not properly written to
dvd2svcd.ini on random occasions.
Sorry for this.


26/02/2003 v1.3

- Added: FitCD Plugin/Standalone mode
- Added: when DVD2SVCD Deinterlace mode is set to "Keep
Interlaced", vertical crop round-to in FitCD is
automatically set to 4 as recommended by the
FitCD author.


03/02/2003 v1.2

- Fixed: sometimes the [AVISYNTH_FitCD] section in
dvd2svcd.ini was not updated properly.


29/01/2003 v1.1

- Fixed: anamorphic source was not properly detected
unless DVD2SVCD level was set to Advanced
- Changed: improved usability, better integration of
FitCD, realtime preview


24/01/2003 v1.0

- First release

_____________________________________________________________
Germany, May 2003

[RB]

Hi,

D2SCCD v1.3d is out, a plugin for DVD2SVCD that will let you use pictures from your movies for the Change CD picture, add audio to the title picture and more.

Previous messages on this topic can be found at http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40374 (thread is now closed)

Download D2SCCD v1.3d (http://www.caranthir.de/files/d2sccd.zip)

Here's the readme (screenshot below):


DVD2SVCD Change CD Picture (D2SCCD) 1.3d by RB
==============================================

Release : 1.3d
Date : Monday, May 12, 2003


1. What's this?
2. How to install
3. Settings
4. Known issues
5. Help!
6. Freeware
7. History


1. What's this?
---------------

D2SCCD is an utility you can use with DVD2SVCD (see
http://www.dvd2svcd.org) to dynamically generate "Change CD
Pictures" during DVD2SVCD's conversion process.

With D2SCCD installed, if you set up DVD2SVCD to use a Change
CD Picture, then for each (but the last, of course) CD image
file DVD2SVCD builds, D2SCCD will create a Change CD Picture
from either the last movie frame on the current CD or the
first movie frame on the next CD (see 2. How to install). It
will also put some configurable text on that picture. All you
need to do is to install D2SCCD as described below, configure
it, and your CD image files created by DVD2SVCD will use this
"movie based" Change CD Picture.

To make a long story short, the visual effect of this is that
at the time the current CD has finished playing, the movie
pauses and your custom "Need next CD" text is being displayed.

This is something I wanted for my SVCDs for a long time. It's
a pity we have to change CDs most of the time, I think this
makes it a little more bearable :-)

D2SCCD can also "fix" DVD2SVCD's handling of Title and Last CD
pictures and add audio to your Title pictures, see
"3. Settings", below.


2. How to install
-----------------

Simply run D2SCCDSetup.exe and follow the instructions. The
plugin, Readme and source code will be installed to a
D2SCCD subdirectory in your DVD2SVCD installation folder.


3. Settings
-----------

---Preview---

The Preview frame provides a preview as to how a a
dynamically generated Change CD picture with text will look
like.

---Text Settings---

Enter the text you want to place on each generated Change CD
picture. Note that as shown in the default Text Setting, you
can use the %d token to insert the next CD number at runtime.
For instance, for a 3 CD movie, if you enter "Need CD %d,
please..." in the Text box, you'll see

Need CD 2, please...
Need CD 3, please...

on your screen when you play the movie and it's time to
change CDs. If the text is too long to fit into a single
line, it will be wrapped automatically. You can force a line
break using an '\n' in your text (example: Please insert disk
%d...\n\nCome on, get up!)

Click "Font..." to choose a different font for the text,
check "Drop Shadow" to add a drop shadow effect to the text.

---Picture Frame---

Select which frame from the film to use for the Change CD
pictures. This can be either the last frame on the current CD
or the first on the next CD. If you want to use the latter,
you should uncheck "CD Overlap seconds" on the bbMPEG tab in
DVD2SVCD, otherwise the "movie paused" effect is gone when
the Change CD picture is displayed because the picture will
be actually a few frames back.

If you want a specific first/last picture frame, just use
Frame Selection in DVD2SVCD and split at the desired frame.

Note that D2SCCD will generate Change CD pictures only if you
actually check "ChangeCD pic." on the CD Image tab in
DVD2SVCD.

---Configuration---

[ ] Integrate with DVD2SVCD

This needs to be checked for D2SCCD to be called by
DVD2SVCD during the CD image creation process so D2SCCD
can do its work. If you put D2SCCD in the wrong directory
(i.e. not a directory inside the DVD2SVCD folder), this
option will be unavailable.

Checking this option will actually change the 'VCDXBuild'
path on DVD2SVCD's CD Image tab to point at D2SCCD.
D2SCCD does it's work and then in turn calls VCDXBuild to
generate images. As you may guess, this also means that
D2SCCD is only useful if you mark the 'VCDXBuild' radio
button in DVD2SVCD - CD Image tab.

[ ] Handle Title Picture/Handle Last CD Picture

This is a "fix" for DVD2SVCD's somewhat strange handling
of Title and LastCD pictures. DVD2SVCD does some resizing
and adds borders around the pictures which most of the
times screws up the pictures aspect ratio and well, looks
not so well. So if you check "Title picture" and/or
"LastCD pic." on DVD2SVCD's CD Image tab and check the
appropriate boxes in D2SCCD, D2SCCD will also take over
the task of generating the Title/LastCD MPEG stills from
the pictures you pointed at in DVD2SVCD. For best
results, use 768x576 pictures for PAL SVCDs and 640x480
pictures for NTSC SVCDs. Images should be true color and
must be in the Windows Bitmap (.BMP) format.

[ ] Add Audio to Title Picture

This let's you play an MPEG-2 audio file while the Title
picture is being displayed. While the audio plays, press
either Next, Play, Return or key 1 on your remote to
start the main movie. By default, the audio is played
once and then after a 5 seconds delay the main movie
starts automatically.

For this to work, 'Title picture' has to be checked in
DVD2SVCD on the CD Image tab and the audio file name must
exist with the same file name as the Title picture, but
an .MP2 extension. For example, if your Title picture in
DVD2SVCD is C:\Program
Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlePicture.bmp, then the expected
audio file name is C:\Program
Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlePicture.mp2. It doesn't harm
if you check this option but the audio file doesn't
exist, just audio won't be added to the Title picture
then.

Note that the audio file needs to be really an MP2 (MPEG
Layer 2 Audio) file, it cannot be some other format
renamed to *.mp2. You can use BeSweet that comes with
DVD2SVCD to convert your favorite audio file to MP2.

You may want to lower the CD sizes on DVD2SVCD's Bitrate
tab a little bit (just type it in) if you plan on using
larger audio files (~ more than 500 kB) because DVD2SVCD
is unaware of the audio file addition which may result in
slightly too large CD image files.

[ ] Loop infinitely

As you may guess, this plays the title audio forever
in a loop. Press either Next, Play, Return or key 1
on your remote to start the main movie.

---MPEG Stills Quality (kB)---

This controls the maximum size (and thus quality) of the
various Title/Last CD/Change CD MPEG "picture" stills
generated by D2SCCD (still frames on SVCDs are not really
pictures but special MPEG Still Picture streams). Leave this
at maximum quality (200 kB) unless you get slightly too large
CD image files. The MPEG stills will be usually smaller, but
never larger than what you specify here.

[ ] Hacked (force 480p)

Force MPEG stills horizontal display size to be 480
- standards say 540 or 720 but some DVD/SVCD players
screw up with these values (check this if you are using
the "VCD Header Trick" plugin).



Click OK to save your custom settings. Of course you can
re-configure D2SCCD this way at any time.

D2SCCD will log it's activities to file
D2SCCD_MJPEGTools_log.txt in the directory where the bin/cue
files are created. Tile/Change CD/Last CD Pictures (converted
to JPEG) generated by D2SCCD can be found in the 'Muxed'
folder of the current encode.


4. Known issues
---------------

- picture quality will not be optimal for Win9x/ME users.
Sorry, no fix for this unless I find some free high quality
image resizing code so I no longer have to use StretchBlt()
(Win9x/ME does not support the HALFTONE stretch blit mode
which produces high quality images in NT/2000/XP).


5. Help!
--------

For suggestions, bug reports and general discussion, please
register at http://forum.doom9.org and post to the following
thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=251082#post251082

If you feel like you absolutely need to contact me directly,
again register at http://forum.doom9.org and send member RB
(me) a private message.


6. Freeware
-----------

D2SCCD is freeware. No strings attached. D2SCCD was basically
written by "plugging it into" the DVD2AVI source code and also
uses Smalleranimal's free jpeglib library
(http://www.smalleranimals.com/jpegfile.htm). Source code for
D2SCCD is included and released under GPL. The MJPEGTools
included with D2SCCD are not written by me, they are a Win32
compilation of the MJPEG/Linux tools
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/mjpeg), the binaries included
here can be found at ftp://ftp.vcdimager.org/pub/mjpegtools/.


7. History
----------

12/05/2003 v1.3d

- Fixed: when set to handle title and last CD picture,
created title and last CD picture in NTSC format
even though DVD2SVCD performed a NTSC to PAL
conversion.


22/04/2003 v1.3c

- Reverted to MJPEGTools v1.6.0 because some people
reported problems obviously caused by v1.6.1


04/03/2003 v1.3b

- Added "Hacked" option to set MPEG stills horizontal
display size to 480 (check this if you are using the
"VCD Header Trick" plugin).


26/02/2003 v1.3a

- Updated MJPEGTools to v1.6.1


29/01/2003 v1.3

- Added: D2SCCD now better coexists with other
VCDXBuild plugins. Install any other plugin
first and then start d2sccd.exe and simply
click OK.

- Fixed: Title and Last CD pictures were not anamorphic
when handled by D2SCCD and you created an
anamorphic SVCD


09/01/2003 v1.2

- Added: Title audio looping is now optional
- Added: Change CD Text can now be multiple lines
- Added: warning when title audio file cannot be found
- Changed: Title audio file is now expected in
non-multiplexed MP2 format (*.mp2)


17/12/2002 v1.1

- Added: handling of Title/Last CD pictures
- Added: option to add audio to Title picture
- Added: MPEG Stills quality setting
- Added: Integrate with DVD2SVCD option (you no
longer need to change the VCDXBuild path in
DVD2SVCD manually)

- Fixed: %d token was sometimes replaced by the
number 2 in the .INI file when clicking OK
- Fixed: preview was sometimes not properly repainted


13/12/2002 v1.0

- First release on Friday the 13th... :-)

_____________________________________________________________
Germany, April 2003

[onesoul]

Thank you, your plugins are great :)

[winxi]

It´s Tool Time!

[onesoul]

@winxi
You can delete your posts. This problem has also happened to me 3 or 4 times. :)

[winxi]

Thank you for the hint, onesoul:cool:!

I hope, that nobody minds that the beginning of this thread is quite off topic ;).

greets, winxi

[RB]

Here's something you may found useful: if you installed AVISynth 2.07 or use the latest version of DVD2SVCD released today (it updates AVISynth to 2.07), edit line 8 of section [AVISYNTH_AutoFitCD Detect Borders] in dvd2svcd.ini as follows:

8=AddBorders(0,^BorderTop,0,^BorderBottom,$A0A0A0)

or use a color of your choice for the last parameter (like HTML color code). This will give you a better idea of what the real movie borders are because the borders that are added just to make the preview look nice will be in a different color.

@DVD2SVCD: I hope you don't mind me stealing the "Repaint frame" button in the preview window :) in the new version, but since it's always disabled, I thought it was OK.

[jorel]

RB ,
thank you very much,it all is amazing!
:cool:

[RB]

@markrb: Thanks for making this sticky. BTW, I had attached a screenshot for each plugin and they doesn't show up yet. Is there something wrong with them?

[NateDawg11]

Okay I've got d2sccd 1.3 working now with vcd header 0.4 and my images are being made, and the movie plays fine, I just have one problem left. My Title and Last CD pics are the correct one's, but my change cd pic is still the little white hand and cd. Im not getting the last frame of the first disk.
Also its probly just my standalone dvd player but my title change and last cd pics don't show up on my standalone dvd player
(Panasonic RV32) but they do on my computers dvd.

Here is a look at my last rips log file:


WNASPI32.DLL 4.71.1.0
--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:26:20 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.1.1 build 2
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
Initializing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:26:26 PM
- DVD2AVI
--------------------------------------------------------
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=[C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\DVD Rips\Analyze This\VTS_01_1.vob,D:\DVD Rips\Analyze This\VTS_01_2.vob,D:\DVD Rips\Analyze This\VTS_01_3.vob,D:\DVD Rips\Analyze This\VTS_01_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:28:14 PM
- Free on drive C: 23076.84 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
--------------------------------------------------------
Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -84 ms
Audio extraction finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:30:30 PM
- Free on drive C: 22792.87 mb
- AUDIO conversion
--------------------------------------------------------

Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d -84 ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:50:20 PM
- Free on drive C: 22650.87 mb
- Converting Pictures
--------------------------------------------------------
Converting: C:\Documents and Settings\HughFrogger\My Documents\My Pictures\10068157.bmp
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Converting: C:\Documents and Settings\HughFrogger\My Documents\My Pictures\10068157.bmp
Finished converting pictures
--------------------------------------------------------
- 01/02/2003 8:50:42 PM
- Free on drive C: 22648.75 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
--------------------------------------------------------

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1663691176
AudioSectors: 151794384
VideoPAPO: 23420088
ScanOffsetBytes: 178477
SeqAligningBytes: 11343218
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 900.00
PureMPEGStream: 1476955001.20
Seconds: 6240.33
CalcMPEGStream: 1476955001.20
Frames: 148731
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 2
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 148731
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: 1893
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
BicubicResize(480,360,0.0,0.6)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.440
Video Encoding finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 2:51:48 AM
- Free on drive C: 21212.35 mb
- Video Pulldown
--------------------------------------------------------
Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 2:55:28 AM
- Free on drive C: 19812.63 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 2:55:35 AM
- Free on drive C: 19812.59 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 2:55:42 AM
- Free on drive C: 19812.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\LastCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 2:55:49 AM
- Free on drive C: 19812.52 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 0
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 0 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3016 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3016
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 0 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

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

--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 3:04:37 AM
- Free on drive C: 18225.00 mb
- Determining length of audio
--------------------------------------------------------
Analyzing: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3046.478 seconds C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3187.252 seconds C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 3:05:31 AM
- Free on drive C: 18225.00 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 19

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\D2SCCD\d2sccd.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VCDXBU~1.XML"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 3:10:12 AM
- Free on drive C: 17264.61 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 16

CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\D2SCCD\d2sccd.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VCDXBU~2.XML"
CD-Image creation finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 02/02/2003 3:14:29 AM
- Free on drive C: 16928.24 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
--------------------------------------------------------


Hopefully you have some anwers for me you guys always seem to be helpful, and many of us appreciate all your hard work.
Thanks again

NateDawg11

[Forseti]

If it is an overall very
dark movie and the motion area is not being well detected,
lower the Borders Threshold value at the bottom of the preview
window (0-255, default is 40).

Call me crazy/blind, but I can't seem to find this value anywhere. If you could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it. The movie I'm trying to convert isn't being detected well at all since it's so dark.

Also, when one goes to encode the movie, should the "aspect ratio" setting be set to "4:3 [No borders, encoded as 4:3]" even if the movie is 16:9? I don't remeber D2SVCD defaulting to that setting before, but now it does everytime with the AutoFitCD plugin. Or should I still leave it as "16:9 [Borders Added, Encoded as 4:3" if it is a 16:9 movie?

BTW, thanks for the great tools/plugins man!

[winxi]

@Forseti:
It should appear in the preview screen, left from the Sho DVD2SVCD button. Make sure to use the latest version of the plugin.

greets, winxi

[emilius256]

You can edit DVD2SVCD.INI and change as follow
[AVISYNTH_AutoFitCD Detect Borders]
0=# -= AutoFitCD Script by RB. Must be used in Preview mode only. =-
1=DVD2SVCDIniPath=!DVD2SVCDIniPath
2=FitCDExePath=!FitCDExePath
3=BorderThreshold=^b_threshold
4=LoadPlugin(!AutoFitCD.dll)
5=ConvertToYUY2()
6=AutoFitCD(DVD2SVCDIniPath, FitCDExePath, ^TargetWidth, ^TargetHeight, ^BorderTop, ^BorderBottom, threshold=BorderThreshold)
7=BicubicResize(^TargetWidth,^TargetHeight, 0.0, 0.6)
8=AddBorders(0,^BorderTop,0,^BorderBottom)
!DVD2SVCDIniPath=F:\Video\DVD2SVCD\dvd2svcd.ini
!FitCDExePath=F:\Video\FitCD_v112\FitCD.exe
!AutoFitCD.dll=F:\Video\DVD2SVCD\AutoFitCD\AutoFitCD.dll
^b_threshold=40
so you can modify the BorderThreshold value directly in DVD2SVCD Frameserver tab.
For the aspect ratio you have to choose the right aspect ratio, if your movie is 16/9 choose 16/9 border added encode as 4/3, if your movie is 4/3 choose 4/3 no borders encoded as 4/3.
HTH

[Forseti]

Hmmm, that was really weird. I went and checked my DVD2SVCD.ini file, and i was mising quite a few lines in it (under the autofitCD area). I just uninstalled DVD2SVCD and deleted the plugins. Then did a reinstall of both, and it works fine now, and the "threshold" box is now there.

[RB]

@NateDawg11:
Can you please post the first .XML file?

@Forseti:
Also, when one goes to encode the movie, should the "aspect ratio" setting be set to "4:3 [No borders, encoded as 4:3]" even if the movie is 16:9? I don't remeber D2SVCD defaulting to that setting before, but now it does everytime with the AutoFitCD plugin.

That shouldn't happen. Are you still having this problem after the reinstall?

@emilius256:
Please don't edit the [AVISYNTH_AutoFitCD Detect Borders] section! With the latest version of the Plugin, you can modify the borders threshold in the preview window.

[emilius256]

Sorry RB, i didn't see it.
Thank you.

[Forseti]

Originally posted by RB


That shouldn't happen. Are you still having this problem after the reinstall?

Yes, it may just be the new version of DVD2SVCD, who knows. Whenever I load up the .ifo though it automatically goes to "4:3 no borders added, encoded as 4:3" No biggie though.

[NateDawg11]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RB
[B]@NateDawg11:
Can you please post the first .XML file?

@Forseti:

Okay Here it is I have to cut it in half and paste it into 2 post it is too many characters to fit into a single post.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE videocd (View Source for full doctype...)>
- <!-- SVCD created with DVD2SVCD ver. 1.1.1 build 2
-->
- <!-- Download DVD2SVCD: http://dvd2svcd.doom9.net
-->
- <videocd xmlns="http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/1.0/" class="svcd" version="1.0">
<option name="svcd vcd30 mpegav" value="false" />
<option name="svcd vcd30 entrysvd" value="false" />
<option name="relaxed aps" value="false" />
<option name="update scan offsets" value="false" />
- <info>
<album-id>ANALYZE_THIS</album-id>
<volume-count>2</volume-count>
<volume-number>1</volume-number>
<restriction>0</restriction>
</info>
- <pvd>
<volume-id>ANALYZE_THIS</volume-id>
<system-id>CD-RTOS CD-BRIDGE</system-id>
<preparer-id>HughFroggers Release</preparer-id>
</pvd>
- <filesystem>
- <folder>
<name>EXTRA</name>
- <file src="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml" format="form1">
<name>DVD2SVCD.XML</name>
</file>
- <file src="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\SVCDInfo.txt" format="form1">
<name>SVCDINFO.TXT</name>
</file>
</folder>
</filesystem>
- <segment-items>
<segment-item src="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\TITLEP~1.MPG" id="segment-titlepicture" />
<segment-item src="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CHANGE~1.MPG" id="segment-changecd" />
</segment-items>
- <sequence-items>
- <sequence-item src="C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\BBMPEG~1.MPG" id="sequence-00">
<entry id="entry-chapt-01">0.000</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-02">221.050</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-03">330.160</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-04">456.280</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-05">520.350</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-06">648.640</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-07">756.120</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-08">988.980</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-09">1379.870</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-10">1475.470</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-11">1637.300</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-12">2016.550</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-13">2103.600</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-14">2209.370</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-15">2390.380</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-16">2538.570</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-17">2623.830</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-18">2866.690</entry>
<entry id="entry-chapt-19">3008.840</entry>
</sequence-item>
</sequence-items>
- <pbc>
- <!-- chapter-00 is the titlepicture
-->
- <selection id="chapter-00" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<next ref="chapter-01" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="chapter-01" />
<wait>5</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="segment-titlepicture" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-01" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-00" />
<next ref="chapter-02" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="sequence-00" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-02" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-01" />
<next ref="chapter-03" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-02" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-03" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-02" />
<next ref="chapter-04" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-03" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-04" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-03" />
<next ref="chapter-05" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-04" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-05" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-04" />
<next ref="chapter-06" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-05" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-06" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-05" />
<next ref="chapter-07" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-06" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
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<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-07" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-06" />
<next ref="chapter-08" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
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<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-08" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-07" />
<next ref="chapter-09" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-08" />
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<select ref="chapter-02" />
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<select ref="chapter-04" />
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<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
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<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-09" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-08" />
<next ref="chapter-10" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-09" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-10" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-09" />
<next ref="chapter-11" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-10" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />

[NateDawg11]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RB
[B]@NateDawg11:
Can you please post the first .XML file?

@Forseti:

2nd half of xml

</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-11" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-10" />
<next ref="chapter-12" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-11" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-12" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-11" />
<next ref="chapter-13" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-12" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
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<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-12" />
<next ref="chapter-14" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
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<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
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<next ref="chapter-15" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
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<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
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<bsn>1</bsn>
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<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
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<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-16" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-15" />
<next ref="chapter-17" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-16" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-17" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-16" />
<next ref="chapter-18" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-17" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-18" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-17" />
<next ref="chapter-19" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-18" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="chapter-19" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-18" />
<next ref="ChangeCD" />
<return ref="end" />
<timeout ref="ChangeCD" />
<wait>0</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="entry-chapt-19" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
- <selection id="ChangeCD" rejected="false">
<bsn>1</bsn>
<prev ref="chapter-19" />
<next ref="chapter-00" />
<return ref="end" />
<wait>-1</wait>
<loop jump-timing="immediate">1</loop>
<play-item ref="segment-changecd" />
<select ref="chapter-01" />
<select ref="chapter-02" />
<select ref="chapter-03" />
<select ref="chapter-04" />
<select ref="chapter-05" />
<select ref="chapter-06" />
<select ref="chapter-07" />
<select ref="chapter-08" />
<select ref="chapter-09" />
<select ref="chapter-10" />
<select ref="chapter-11" />
<select ref="chapter-12" />
<select ref="chapter-13" />
<select ref="chapter-14" />
<select ref="chapter-15" />
<select ref="chapter-16" />
<select ref="chapter-17" />
<select ref="chapter-18" />
<select ref="chapter-19" />
</selection>
<endlist id="end" rejected="true" />
</pbc>
</videocd>

Thanks again

[badbert]

RB, first of all, thank you very much for the plugin. I have read countless number of your posts. And since this is the first time I have posted directly to you, I will take the time to thank you personally for your great work around here!! People like you are the reason this Forum is so popular, Real People, with real knowledge, that are friendly enough to answer people who don't know any better.

Now on to the question, LOL!

I am an AVI2SVCD user. I have only done a couple of DVD encodes, usually just for test purposes. I have done hundreds of AVI2SVCD encodes Using D2S. I have developed my own technique, which first of all uses D2S as a front-end for AVIsynth. I then modify the AVS, to use in VDUB. Creating a Quantizer2 DIVX 5/WAV(AC3) file, that is already resized and filtered accordingly. I then feed the "Prepped" AVI file into D2S. I use the following script...

[AVISYNTH_BLANK]


This gives me speeds usually in excess of 2.0. Allowing a 6 pass, 2 hour movie to encode in 6 hours (Dual MP1600s). A final perfection to this Method, would be to crop the black bars from the prepped file, encode, and then add the black bars back. The problem with this is that when I use your script, it resizes the file. Is there a way to make it just cut the black borders and not resize?

[RB]

@NateDawg11:
Can't see anything wrong with the XML (I thought maybe I have a bug in my parser). There should also be two files D2SCCD_MJPEGTools_log.txt and D2SCCD_VCDXBuilder_log.txt. Can you post them please?

@Forseti:
The new D2S build doesn't behave this way for me, it works like the previous version. It also cannot be the AutoFitCD plugin because when you start D2S and click the CD button, the plugin is not even loaded or active in any way. And it definitely starts happening after you installed AutoFitCD?

@badbert:
Well, in the preview, you have the "black borders" info printed on the clip, like

"Film pixel 714x552, 4 left border, 12 top border"

Just make a Crop() command out of this and don't forget to add an appropriate AddBorders() for the MPEG2 encode. Does this answer your question?

[RB]

New version 1.2 of AutoFitCD is out. I suggest anyone uses the new version because it fixes a potential bug.

[Forseti]

Originally posted by RB
@Forseti:
The new D2S build doesn't behave this way for me, it works like the previous version. It also cannot be the AutoFitCD plugin because when you start D2S and click the CD button, the plugin is not even loaded or active in any way. And it definitely starts happening after you installed AutoFitCD?

Yea, I was obviously out of it yesterday, hehe. This morning I realized the movie I was encoding was in fact a widescreen letterbox movie (doh!) so of course DVD2SVCD is going to select "4:3 No Borders Added, Encoded as 4:3" Sorry for the confusion.

[NateDawg11]

Originally posted by RB
@NateDawg11:
Can't see anything wrong with the XML (I thought maybe I have a bug in my parser). There should also be two files D2SCCD_MJPEGTools_log.txt and D2SCCD_VCDXBuilder_log.txt. Can you post them please?


I've deleted the old movie files, but encoded another lastnight with the same result, It doesn't seem like a problem in d2svcd, but more like in d2scccd, just wont make the change cd pic the last frame of first disk with my special logo., And like in my previous post my standalone player wont show the title, change, or last cd pic. That I dont know why it should, becasue the pic mpg header is also re written to vcd standard so it should show up.
Any way here are some of my files.

D2SCCD_MJPEGTools.log:

Saving JPEG file c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00_ChangeCD.jpg

Creating "Change CD" SVCD MPEG still with command lines:

jpeg2yuv -f29.97 -Ip -L0 -n1 -j c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~1.JPG | mpeg2enc -a2 -f7 -nn -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\ccd.m2v -T200
mplex -f7 -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\change~1.mpg c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\ccd.m2v


Creating SVCD MPEG still with command lines:

jpeg2yuv -f29.97 -Ip -L0 -n1 -j c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~2.JPG | mpeg2enc -a2 -f7 -nn -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v -T200
mplex -f7 -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\titlep~1.mpg c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v

INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Parsing & checking input files.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Image dimensions are 704x480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Movie frame rate is: 29.970030 frames/second
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Non-interlaced/progressive frames.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Frame size: 704 x 480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Now generating YUV4MPEG stream.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Processing non-interlaced/interleaved c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~1.JPG, size 154212.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting SVCD Stills output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SVCD high-resolution stills selected.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-2 video to c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\ccd.m2v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 704 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 2 = 4:3 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 2500 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Sequence unlimited length
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 1 TO 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 11 frames

INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING 3DNOW and EXTENDED MMX for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING MMX for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for PREDICTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame start 0 I 0 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame end 0 318.36 318.36 1.0 1.02
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Splitting sequence this GOP start
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 0
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.1 ($Date: 2002/02/04 19:06:14 $)
INFO: [mplex] File c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\ccd.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 video streams 0 MPEG audio streams and 0 AC3 streams
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing stills stream!
INFO: [mplex] Selecting SVCD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Stills Stream e1: high-resolution SVCD stills.
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e1
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 704
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 2500000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 225280 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 2547200
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Sectors = 106 Video delay = 63600 Audio delay = 63600
INFO: [mplex] Scanned to end AU 0
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 235520 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] STREAM e1 completed @ 0.
INFO: [mplex] Multiplex completion at SCR=27600.
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 132649 frame=000000 sector=00000045
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e1
INFO: [mplex] Video Stream length: 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Sequence headers: 1
INFO: [mplex] Sequence ends : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Pictures : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Groups : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. I Frames : 1 avg. size102871 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. P Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. B Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. D Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Average bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Peak bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] BUFFERING stream too short for useful statistics
INFO: [mplex]
INFO: [mplex] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.


INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Parsing & checking input files.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Image dimensions are 704x480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Movie frame rate is: 29.970030 frames/second
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Non-interlaced/progressive frames.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Frame size: 704 x 480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Now generating YUV4MPEG stream.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Processing non-interlaced/interleaved c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~2.JPG, size 120684.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting SVCD Stills output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SVCD high-resolution stills selected.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-2 video to c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 704 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 2 = 4:3 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 2500 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Sequence unlimited length
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 1 TO 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 11 frames

INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING 3DNOW and EXTENDED MMX for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING MMX for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for PREDICTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame start 0 I 0 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame end 0 443.47 443.47 1.1 1.09
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Splitting sequence this GOP start
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 0
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.1 ($Date: 2002/02/04 19:06:14 $)
INFO: [mplex] File c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 video streams 0 MPEG audio streams and 0 AC3 streams
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing stills stream!
INFO: [mplex] Selecting SVCD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Stills Stream e1: high-resolution SVCD stills.
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e1
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 704
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 2500000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 225280 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 2547200
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Sectors = 106 Video delay = 63600 Audio delay = 63600
INFO: [mplex] Scanned to end AU 0
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 235520 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] STREAM e1 completed @ 0.
INFO: [mplex] Multiplex completion at SCR=28200.
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 129885 frame=000000 sector=00000046
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e1
INFO: [mplex] Video Stream length: 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Sequence headers: 1
INFO: [mplex] Sequence ends : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Pictures : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Groups : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. I Frames : 1 avg. size105635 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. P Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. B Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. D Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Average bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Peak bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] BUFFERING stream too short for useful statistics
INFO: [mplex]
INFO: [mplex] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Creating SVCD MPEG still with command lines:

jpeg2yuv -f29.97 -Ip -L0 -n1 -j c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~3.JPG | mpeg2enc -a2 -f7 -nn -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v -T200
mplex -f7 -o c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\lastcd~1.mpg c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v

INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Parsing & checking input files.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Image dimensions are 704x480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Movie frame rate is: 29.970030 frames/second
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Non-interlaced/progressive frames.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Frame size: 704 x 480
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Now generating YUV4MPEG stream.
INFO: [jpeg2yuv] Processing non-interlaced/interleaved c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\BBMPEG~3.JPG, size 120684.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting SVCD Stills output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SVCD high-resolution stills selected.
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-2 video to c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 704 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 2 = 4:3 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 2500 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Sequence unlimited length
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 1 TO 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 11 frames

INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING 3DNOW and EXTENDED MMX for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING MMX for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING EXTENDED MMX for PREDICTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame start 0 I 0 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame end 0 443.47 443.47 1.1 1.09
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Splitting sequence this GOP start
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP LENGTH = 0
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.1 ($Date: 2002/02/04 19:06:14 $)
INFO: [mplex] File c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\tmp.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 video streams 0 MPEG audio streams and 0 AC3 streams
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing stills stream!
INFO: [mplex] Selecting SVCD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Stills Stream e1: high-resolution SVCD stills.
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e1
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 704
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 2500000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 225280 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 2547200
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 2788800
INFO: [mplex] Sectors = 106 Video delay = 63600 Audio delay = 63600
INFO: [mplex] Scanned to end AU 0
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 235520 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] STREAM e1 completed @ 0.
INFO: [mplex] Multiplex completion at SCR=28200.
INFO: [mplex] Video e1: buf= 129885 frame=000000 sector=00000046
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e1
INFO: [mplex] Video Stream length: 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Sequence headers: 1
INFO: [mplex] Sequence ends : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Pictures : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. Groups : 1
INFO: [mplex] No. I Frames : 1 avg. size105635 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. P Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. B Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. D Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Average bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Peak bit-rate : 0 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] BUFFERING stream too short for useful statistics
INFO: [mplex]
INFO: [mplex] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[NateDawg11]

D2SCCD_VCDXBuilder_log:


**************************************************************



**************************************************************


I no expert but this doesn't seem right, all asteriks.

[VILLA21]

Originally posted by RB
New version 1.2 of AutoFitCD is out. I suggest anyone uses the new version because it fixes a potential bug.

We just have to install it over the old version?

[RB]

Originally posted by NateDawg11
Saving JPEG file c:\progra~1\dvd2svcd\movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00_ChangeCD.jpg


Can you check if that file actually exists? If so, is it the expected change CD picture? Honestly, I can't see what's going wrong. All the files seem to be generated successfully. Please try using just D2SCCD without the VCD Header plugin. To do so, set the VCDXBuild path on the CD image tab to the original vcdxbuild.exe (in the VCDImager directory of DVD2SVCD), then run d2sccd.exe, make sure "Integrate with DVD2SVCD" is checked and klick OK.

Also, do the Title/Last CD/Change CD pics show up on your standalone if you do not use D2SCCD but just the VCD Header plugin? And BTW, doesn't the RV32 support SVCD without any tricks?

About D2SCCD_VCDXBuilder_log: this is to be expected because the VCD Header plugin does not log the VCDXBuild messages to stdout/stderr.

@VILLA21:
Yes, just install over the previous version.

[winxi]

Try to turn PBC (Playback Control) on on your player by pressing the menu button on your remote if it is supported. They pics will show up then.

winxi

[NateDawg11]

Okay, I've just encoded 2 at the same time with 2 different computers. One using d2sccd and vcdheader and one only using d2sccd.
The bbmpeg00_change cd pic is being created as an jpg image but not as a mpg movie file, the changecp pic with little hand and cd is being made as the mpeg and then inserted into the movie.
Im no expert ,but it looks like cce is encoding the wrong picture to mpeg and then when vcdheader comes around and does its thing it inserts it into the movie with an mpeg 1 header.

Hopefully this will shead more light into whats going on.

As far as my standalone panasonic rv32 player is concerned, I think its just a piece of crap. Its only advertised as having vcd, with its special features being windows media embedded and 192kb audio capable.
As far as its PBC options there is no button on the remote or menu option to togle pbc into different settings, but when I play my SVCD's with the altered header the message on the display is PBC ON
so I think by default PBC is on for my player.
The funny thing is I will get a millisecond of my title, change and last cd pic to display then it goes black for the 3 seconds that its supposed to show for. Then my movie starts.
So it looks like the player has the capability to play the pictures, it just doesn't wanna play them longer then .1 of a second.

Any Way thats my situation as of now.
Let me know what ya think

thanx

[NateDawg11]

In my previous post I mentioned I did 2 movies at the same time, one with both d2sccd and vcdheader working together and one with merly d2sccd and vxdbuild.
The one with only d2sccd and vxdbuild made my change cd pic display the proper insert next disc... text that I customized it for, but It didn't show the last frame of the first disk.
So Its pretty much narrowed down to the vcd header plugin is causing the change cd pic to be messed up. The thing is I need the vcd header trick to make the movies play on my machine.
So I hope there is a resolve to this becasue I like the idea of using d2sccd to make my change cd pics.

Thanks guys let me know what ya think

NaTeDaWg:cool:

[dacow]

How do you configure those plugins together? I've never tried but to my mind the way it could work is that you edit vcdheader.ini and point vcdxbuild to d2sccd's executable.

[NateDawg11]

d2sccd 1.3 I beleive, RB made it intelligent Its got an entry in d2sccd ini that points it to vcd header.
I'll try editing the ini ,but I thought I tried it before, but I cant remember so Ill try again.

[NateDawg11]

re editing vcd header ini didn't work just created a looop, where d2sccd directs it to vcd header and vcd header directed it back to d2sccd, and it didn't run vcd header at all.

Starting to think there isn't a resoulution for this, maybe it will work with the next release of d2sccd.

[RB]

Originally posted by NateDawg11
The one with only d2sccd and vxdbuild made my change cd pic display the proper insert next disc... text that I customized it for, but It didn't show the last frame of the first disk.


What does that mean? It showed a different frame, a black background or something else?

Also, to help you understand better what's going on, here's how D2SCCD generates the Title/Change/Last CD MPEG stills: first the pictures for these stills are saved as JPEG files. Then the JPEG files are converted to MPEG stills and these MPEG stills simply overwrite the Title/Change/Last CD MPEG stills created by DVD2SVCD/CCE in the Video folder.

So, if you don't get the expected Change CD picture when using the VCD header plugin in addition, the only reason for this I can think of is that the VCD header plugin again creates new (VCD compliant?) MPEG stills based on DVD2SVCD's default pictures that overwrite the D2SCCD generated ones.

About the pictures showing up only for a millisecond or so: does this happen when you use D2SCCD and VCDHeader or just D2SCCD?

And in any event, what happens when you do not use D2SCCD but only VCDHeader? Do the pictures show up?

@dacow:
Can you shed some light on this? Also, the way I designed D2SCCD to work with other plugins is that you install any other plugin first (that is, put the path to the other plugin in the VCDXBuild path on the CD image tab), then run d2sccd.exe, make sure "Integrate with DVD2SVCD" is checked and click OK. This way D2SCCD will run first and then instead of calling VCDXBuild, it will call the other plugin.

[dacow]

VCDHeader takes VCDXBuild.xml, scans it for MPG file pointers - there are two types - sequence-item and segment-item. Sequence-item is bbMPEG_Muxed_File*.mpg and Segment-items are WhateverYouSpecifyCDPicture.mpv. (Please, notice it takes .MPV file for input.). For each item it executes TMPG conversion procedure. Then fixes VCDXBuild.xml so it produces VCD2.0-compliant CD and launches VCDXBuild.

--cya

[RB]

Ok, so it is like I said: VCDHeader overwrites MPEG stills created by D2SCCD with the DVD2SVCD default still pictures. Any chance you could do the conversion from the .MPG rather the .MPV files?

[dacow]

Unfortunately TMPGEnc doesn't understand these MPG files, at least ones created by dvd2svcd. Maybe it will read those created by d2sccd. I will give it a try and if so I will release a new version with a switch in INI letting you use MPG instead of MPV.

--cya

[NateDawg11]

looks like im outta luck on using d2sccd for now anyway, but thats not a big problem. Maybe you guys will figure it out in a later release of d2sccd.

As far as the title/change/last cd pic and my player, It always shows up for only a milisecond and then goes black for 3 seconds then the movie starts, it happens when I use both plugins together and it happens when I only us vcd header. A few of the backups Ive made the picture doesn't even show up for that milisecond its just black the whole time. So I dont know whats goin on there.

What I think I'll do for now is use the vcdheader plugin only for now.


What does that mean? It showed a different frame, a black background or something else?

The text shows up and the frame behind it is all black. I'll give it a few more test runs to be sure.

Thanks Guys appreciate the help.

[RB]

Here's a test version of d2sccd.exe: http://64.33.11.249/files/d2sccd_test.zip

Replace d2sccd.exe with the new version and let me know if that fixes any of your problems.

About the Change CD frame being black: are you sure that movie wasn't actually cut at a black frame?

[NateDawg11]

Ya I was thinking that myself, and im just running some tests to make sure, Ill do 2 or 3 rips to be sure, but Im thinking thats what probly happend, thanks RB.

Just a general question, do you think these plugins will eventually be integrated into a release of dvd2svcd, or will they always be extra addons??

[RB]

Originally posted by NateDawg11
Just a general question, do you think these plugins will eventually be integrated into a release of dvd2svcd, or will they always be extra addons??

You'll have to ask DVD2SVCD ;). But honestly, I think it's better to leave them as separate plugins as it is. They are certainly sort of advanced features.

[NateDawg11]

I dont know what you did, but it appears to have worked, my header has been re-written to mpeg 1 and the change cd pic seems to be intact.

Ill do a few more rips and keep you posted, too bad I cant enjoy them until I get a new player that can play the title change and last pic.

I dont have any pbc settings that I can change, whenever I play an svcd with an mpeg 1 header it says pbc play on my display thats about it. No remote settings.

Thanks whatever you did seems to have worked.

I expect it will be in release 1.4 or d2sccd:)

L8R
NateDawg

[winxi]

@some moderator:
I think, the Q&A
Q64: How can I avoid encoding the TV overscan area and therefore save some bitrate that would be wasted because my TV is not able to show this area?
should be updated, since there is a much easier way right now with the plugin.

winxi

[winxi]

@RB:
I have a suggestion for a possible future release of d2sccd, referring to this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40170).
It is possible to have the movie end but the music continue. Saves most bits too!
You could integrate this feature sober with your plugin by doing the following:

->search in the log for the besweet - commandline of the last Frame selection, i.e. FS5:

"C:\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Movies\TV\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\Movies\TV\Encoded_audio_1_FS5.mp2" -logfile "C:\Movies\TV\Encoded_audio_1_FS5.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -2lame( -e -b 160 -m s ) -split( -start 8050.68 -end 8437.04 )

->change it to the following:

"C:\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Movies\TV\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\Movies\TV\credits.mp2" -logfile "C:\Movies\TV\credits.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -2lame( -e -b 160 -m s ) -split( -start 8437.05 )

->run it and then multiplex the mp2 to mpg

->create a dynamical "change cd" pic also for the last CD, but without the user specified text

->edit the xml to play the generated "last change cd" pic with your encoded audio and then at least the original last cd picture, if checked.

I think, this would be a real proper solution and be interesting for lots of people, since the credits sometimes last for up to 10 minutes and there are most bits allocated to them :mad:.

greets, winxi :cool:

[RB]

Originally posted by NateDawg11
I dont know what you did, but it appears to have worked, my header has been re-written to mpeg 1 and the change cd pic seems to be intact.

Ill do a few more rips and keep you posted, too bad I cant enjoy them until I get a new player that can play the title change and last pic.


Great. So the still pictures still show up for only a split second on your player? Too bad, I'm afraid I can't do anything about this.

Yes, new version will be out soon.

@winxi:
Sounds interesting but I'm afraid that at the time I start implementing such "very advanced" features (got another suggestion by PM) this goes on and on and eventually gets out of hand. I think right now it's a good time for a feature freeze :) Plus I currently don't have much spare time left to work on the plugins. Sorry.

[winxi]

Thanks anyway! :cool:

[Blur]

Hi RB, can i use this with other plugins? I use the Convolution 3d plugin with most of my avi to svcd encodes and i'd like to use it with your AutofitCD plugin.

I've been working with my dvd2svcd.ini file trying to add something that will make both plugins work together but no luck so far. Heres my original script:

[AVISYNTH_Convolution3D-BicubicResize]
0=LoadPlugin(!Convolution3D.dll)
1=Convolution3D(^3D_Matrix_Choice, ^3D_Spacial_Luma_Threshold,^3D_Spacial_Chroma_Threshold, ^3D_Temporal_Luma_Threshold,^3D_Temporal_Chroma_Threshold, ^3D_Temporal_Influence, 0)
2=BicubicResize(^TargetWidth,^TargetHeight,^b_value,^c_value)
3=AddBorders(0,^BorderTop,0,^BorderBottom)
!Convolution3D.dll=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\convolution3d\Convolution3D.dll
^3D_Matrix_Choice=1
^3D_Spacial_Luma_Threshold=8
^3D_Spacial_Chroma_Threshold=16
^3D_Temporal_Luma_Threshold=8
^3D_Temporal_Chroma_Threshold=8
^3D_Temporal_Influence=2.8
^b_value=0
^c_value=0.6

I guess i don't need the BicubicResize part because your script covers that but i'd like to use the Convolution 3d part. Can this be done? If so can you please help me to find out how to do it.

Thanks for any help.

[RB]

Currently, you will have to edit the AVS script in the FitCD window and then click the "Save custom AVS" button to do this. For this example, you'll have to add the LoadPlugin(...) and Convolution3D(...) lines (preferably after the resize/addborders) but you'll have to use "real" values, not the "^" placeholders. Remember that your changes will be lost every time you change an option in the FitCD GUI as this resets the AVS script. So you should close FitCD immeadiately after clicking the "Save custom AVS" button.

But thanks for asking, I'll think about an easier way to "merge" the FitCD cropping/resizing with other filter plugins.

[Blur]

Thanks very much RB, that suggestion worked.

[RB]

New versions of plugins are out. As usual, download from links in first two posts in this thread.