cue/bin file only has 3mins out of 1.5hour DVD, mpeg file has all 1.5hour

[shuq]

Hi,

I completed a backup using DVD2SVCD. When I loaded the cue file in Nero, it shows only 3min of content(the movie is 1.5hour). ALL the Vob files were extracted. I selected ALL the chapters under the Conversion tab.

Also the the bbMPEG_Mxed_File_00 when played on RealPlayer shows the entire 1.5hour.

Q1: Why does the cue/bin files not contain the whole movie ?
Q2: How could I fix this ?

I will be glad to attach the log file if you need.
Pls help.

shuq:confused:

[dvd2svcd]

Read the Q&A on how to both test your svcd (q55) and how the preferred method of burning is (q61). My guess is that there's nothing wrong with your bin/que. IMHO, nero tends to be problematic.

[shuq]

Hi,

I followed Q61:
Loaded my virtual drive using daemon
Used PowerDVD to test the MPEG file(under MPEG2 sub-dir).
(PowerDVD could not load the .dat file under the SVCD sub-dir)

Still it is a 3min run. Same as what I had seen before.

So my cue/bin somehow is corrupted and unable to contain the entire 1.5hour movie.

Can you suggest something else I could try.

Thanks for your quick response.

shuq

[hoozdapimp]

first: how big is your bin file?
also, post your logfile.

[shuq]

Hi,

My Bin file is 37,956KB.
My bbMPEG_Muxed_File00 is 711,079KB.

I noticed these WARN messeges in my VCXBuilder_log file:
(when I compared this log file with another one I had, it did not show any of these WARN messages)

<extracted>
--DEBUG: iso9660: highest alloced sector is 379 (using 380 as isosize)
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-01) at 0.000000, closest possible entry point at 0.116789
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-02) at 71.300000, closest possible entry point at 71.321256
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-03) at 1357.460000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-04) at 2636.820000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: entry point 'entry-chapt-04' falls into same sector as previous one!
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-05) at 3910.890000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: entry point 'entry-chapt-05' falls into same sector as previous one!
<extracted>


Here is the full log file(VCXBuilder_log):

--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[I:\English\Pokemon\VCDXBU~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 1
--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-00/2)
--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 (chapter-05/2)
--DEBUG: adding pbc (end/3)
--DEBUG: adding segment #0, I:\English\Pokemon\TITLEP~1.MPG
--DEBUG: strange (possibly non-compliant) user_data seen...
--DEBUG: pts start offset 0.213367 (max pts = 0.246733)
--DEBUG: playing time 0.033367
INFO: scanning mpeg segment item #0 for scanpoints...
--DEBUG: already scanned... not rescanning
--DEBUG: SPI length is 11 sector(s), allocated 1 segment(s)
--DEBUG: sequence count 1
--DEBUG: adding sequence #0, I:\English\Pokemon\BBMPEG~1.MPG
++ WARN: mpeg scan: pack header code (0x000001ba) expected, but 0xa803b080 found (buflen = 2324)
++ WARN: bad packet at packet #15688 (stream byte offset 36458912) -- remaining 691685148 bytes of stream will be ignored
--DEBUG: pts start offset 0.230044 (max pts = 187.917544)
--DEBUG: playing time 187.687500
INFO: scanning mpeg sequence item #0 for scanpoints...
--DEBUG: already scanned... not rescanning
++ WARN: audio stream #0 has sampling frequency 48000 Hz (should be 44100 Hz)
--DEBUG: pbc: psd size 440 (extended psd 0)
--DEBUG: iso9660: highest alloced sector is 379 (using 380 as isosize)
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-01) at 0.000000, closest possible entry point at 0.116789
--DEBUG: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-02) at 71.300000, closest possible entry point at 71.321256
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-03) at 1357.460000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-04) at 2636.820000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: entry point 'entry-chapt-04' falls into same sector as previous one!
++ WARN: requested entry point (id=entry-chapt-05) at 3910.890000, closest possible entry point at 187.687500
++ WARN: entry point 'entry-chapt-05' falls into same sector as previous one!
--DEBUG: OGT streams available: 0 0 0 0
--DEBUG: OGT streams available: 0 0 0 0
INFO: writing track 1 (ISO9660)...
--DEBUG: setting EOR for SeqEnd at packet# 9 ('segment-titlepicture')
INFO: writing file `EXTRA/DVD2SVCD.XML' (4538 bytes)
INFO: writing file `EXTRA/SVCDINFO.TXT' (1979 bytes)
INFO: writing track 2, MPEG2, NTSC 2/3 D-1 (480x480/30fps), audio[0]: l2/48.0kHz/192kbps/stereo ...
--DEBUG: MPEG packet statistics: 13728 video, 1960 audio, 0 zero, 0 ogt, 0 unknown
--DEBUG: writting post-gap ('leadout pregap')...
INFO: finished ok, image created with 16368 sectors [03:38.18]
-------------------------


Here is the dvd2svcd_log


WNASPI32.DLL 4.5.7.1008
Key found: C0000317CD
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:11:28 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.1.2 build 1
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
Initializing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:11:32 PM
- Free on drive I: 37802.03 mb
- Internal rip
--------------------------------------------------------
Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob

Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 2459

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:38:23 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=[I:\English\Pokemon\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[I:\English\Pokemon\VTS_01_1.vob,I:\English\Pokemon\VTS_01_2.vob,I:\English\Pokemon\VTS_01_3.vob,I:\English\Pokemon\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.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:40:33 PM
- Free on drive I: 33934.35 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
--------------------------------------------------------
Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: I:\English\Pokemon\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -67 ms
Audio extraction finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:44:21 PM
- Free on drive I: 33848.52 mb
- AUDIO conversion
--------------------------------------------------------

Encoding Audio. Filename: I:\English\Pokemon\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "I:\English\Pokemon\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "I:\English\Pokemon\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "I:\English\Pokemon\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d -67 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of I:\English\Pokemon\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:51:37 PM
- Free on drive I: 33762.67 mb
- Converting Pictures
--------------------------------------------------------
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/18/2003 9:51:46 PM
- Free on drive I: 33761.71 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
--------------------------------------------------------
- Encoding I:\English\Pokemon\TitlePicture.bmp.avs
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\DelRey\Downloads\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "I:\English\Pokemon\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding I:\English\Pokemon\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.avs
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\DelRey\Downloads\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "I:\English\Pokemon\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding I:\English\Pokemon\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 728659988
AudioSectors: 91330876
VideoPAPO: 9872568
ScanOffsetBytes: 80912
SeqAligningBytes: 5142394
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 300.00
PureMPEGStream: 622233233.80
Seconds: 3754.67
CalcMPEGStream: 622233233.80
Frames: 89902
CDSize: 700.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 695.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\DelRey\Downloads\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "I:\English\Pokemon\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:15:17 AM
- Free on drive I: 33168.91 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" "I:\English\Pokemon\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:15:29 AM
- Free on drive I: 33168.88 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" "I:\English\Pokemon\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:15:33 AM
- Free on drive I: 33168.84 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:15:35 AM
- Free on drive I: 33168.84 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 695 mb

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

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:19:00 AM
- Free on drive I: 32474.42 mb
- Determining length of audio
--------------------------------------------------------
Analyzing: I:\English\Pokemon\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3747.072 seconds I:\English\Pokemon\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:19:29 AM
- Free on drive I: 32474.42 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
--------------------------------------------------------
- No. of chapters to create: 5

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="I:\English\Pokemon\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="I:\English\Pokemon\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "I:\English\Pokemon\VCDXBU~1.XML"
CD-Image creation finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 3/19/2003 4:19:36 AM
- Free on drive I: 32437.69 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
--------------------------------------------------------

Thanks in advance for all your help. Look forward to your response.

shuq

[markrb]

Are you doing Mpeg-1 or mpeg-2?

What are your bitrate settings?

Mark

[shuq]

Mark,

I am doing MPEG-2 and my Bitrates are:

Min = 300
Max = 2530
Max.Avg = 2230

All CD sizes set to 700

shuq

[markrb]

Ok so my theory is blown out the window.

For the short term as long as the bbmpeg_muxed_file??.mpg is OK you could use Nero's SVCD template to burn it.

If you wish to keep chapters then try TSCV or maybe VCDEasy.

You might also want to try a recover and see it works on a second try.

I just don't see anything obvious in that log file.

Why are you setting the CD size to 700? Don't you know you can burn up to 806MB's or so onto a 80 Minute cd if you are doing a SVCD? This is why 800 is a standard size. If you set it to 800 it will make a CD image slightly larger to 806MB's or so.

Mark

[Robbie]

Shuq,

Try this. Look at one of the faulty CDs that you have burned using the CTRL I keys when in Nero or do the RECORDER->MEDIUM-INFO thing.

You should find two mode 2 tracks. The first one should only be about a 1Meg long and the second much much larger. The size of this will depend on your disc capacity, but it should be serveral hundered meg.

Now, if you find that track 1 is about 30 meg in size, Nero has screwed up.

Instead of writing the cue file using disc at once, write it TRACK-AT-ONCE. I know this sounds crazy, but this solution worked for me. To do this I had to down grade my version of NERO to 5.5.9.9.

Anyway, I hope that this helps. Let us all know how you get on.

Robbie:cool:

[manono]

Hi-

++ WARN: mpeg scan: pack header code (0x000001ba) expected, but 0xa803b080 found (buflen = 2324)
++ WARN: bad packet at packet #15688 (stream byte offset 36458912) -- remaining 691685148 bytes of stream will be ignored

Looks to me as if bbMPEG screwed up. Maybe the mux rate was too low or something. Not really my area of expertise.

Maybe try to recover from the bbMPEG step. If that doesn't work, do it manually and adjust the mux rate. Just a guess.

[Nick]

The log shows a bad packet in the muxed mpeg file. When vcdimager or VCDXbuild encounter a bad packet they stop dead. That is why long mpeg => short image file in this case.

You could try Nero's SVCD template and forego the chapters but I don't know if that will accept the odd bad packet or not.


Anyway, if all else fails you can mux and cut manually wit TMPGEnc then try vcdeasy to author your images. (I think you have to rename your .mpv and .mp2 files .m2v and .m2a respectively but having never done this don't quote me on it. I just know it is possible to mux svcd compliant mpeg2 with tmpgenc. If you have difficulty, search the web for a guide.)

Anyway, good luck!

Nick

Hope this helps.

[shuq]

Thanks to markrb, Robbie, Manono and Nick for all your comments.

Temporarily, I have gotten by following markrb's suggestion but I will try all the other tests and see where this leads.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

shuq