Last minute or two of movie cut off after upgrade to 112b1

[MovieLover]

I just upgraded from 109 to 112b1 and now the second disc of each movie is being cut about a minute short. It's consistent, so I know I didn't just make a frame selection error. The disc is fine size-wise, so it's not an overburn problem. (I see the problem with Daemon before burning anyway.) I've double-checked the things that some people have had problems with (currency separators are set for U.S. comma and decimal, TMPGEnc is set for 2-pass VBR, MinAvg box is not checked). Here's a log:

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 3/22/2003 11:34:46 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.1.2 build 1
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 3/22/2003 11:35:03 AM
- Free on drive F: 62661.80 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_2.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_3.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_4.vob

Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_2.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_3.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_4.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 5393

Trying to eject the DVD
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- 3/22/2003 11:48:02 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_1.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_2.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_3.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 3/22/2003 11:53:53 AM
- Free on drive F: 58617.89 mb
- Frameselection
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Frameselection 1: 891 - 154976

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- 3/22/2003 11:55:04 AM
- Free on drive F: 58617.89 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 6 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 3/22/2003 12:01:47 PM
- Free on drive F: 58256.09 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.mp2" -logfile "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d 6 ) -2lame( -e -b 224 -m s ) -split( -start 37.1621621621622 -end 6463.7971304638 )
Audio conversion of F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

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- 3/22/2003 12:30:25 PM
- Free on drive F: 57881.13 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 3/22/2003 12:30:48 PM
- Free on drive F: 57880.31 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.avs
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\Multimedia\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\AviSynth_Script_file_FS1.AVS
StreamSectors: 1658113576
AudioSectors: 182580412
VideoPAPO: 22856796
ScanOffsetBytes: 138677
SeqAligningBytes: 8813719
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 300.00
PureMPEGStream: 1443723963.40
Seconds: 6433.68
CalcMPEGStream: 1443723963.40
Frames: 154086
CDSize: 796.00
Number of CDs: 2
Cut point 791.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\Multimedia\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

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- 3/23/2003 1:00:40 AM
- Free on drive F: 52267.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/23/2003 1:00:48 AM
- Free on drive F: 52267.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 3/23/2003 1:01:49 AM
- Free on drive F: 52267.52 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/23/2003 1:01:56 AM
- Free on drive F: 52267.52 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Length of F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS100.mpg
3043 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3045
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 3/23/2003 1:19:43 AM
- Free on drive F: 50676.06 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3045.408 seconds F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3041.088 seconds F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 3/23/2003 1:22:22 AM
- Free on drive F: 50676.05 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "F:\DVD2SVCD\VCDXBU~1.XML"
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- 3/23/2003 1:27:19 AM
- Free on drive F: 50664.89 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10

CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "F:\DVD2SVCD\VCDXBU~2.XML"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 3/23/2003 1:32:10 AM
- Free on drive F: 50653.94 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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[markrb]

Check the ripped VOB's and see if they are cut short as well.

This way we can start to narrow down where it happens.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Not only are the ripped files fine, the MPV file in the video directory has the ending like it should.

[MovieLover]

Other info that may be of interest from the Bitrate tab:

0 - 55 mins 1 CD 796
55 - 60 mins 1 CD 796
60 - 80 mins 2 CDs 796
80 - 126 mins 2 CDs 796

[markrb]

The bbmpeg_muxed.mpg files are cut short then?

If this is the case then we know it's happening in the BBmpeg part and can work from there.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Hmmm... I don't have those files. I'm guessing that I'd have to check the "Don't delete any files" box? I can tell you that the bbMPEG Movie Settings 2.ini file has muxStopTime=999999 which implies to me that it should get all of the .mpv.

[markrb]

Use recover and check don't delete files after you have loaded the d2s file. Just recover from muxing and cutting. If we can narrow down the area of the problem further it would greatly help.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Good call! I did that, and sure enough; the bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg file is truncated. I notice that it's 795MB (834,357,832 bytes), meaning the missing minute and a half or so would take it over the 796MB limit I set on the Framerate tab. Don't know if that's a clue or not... I sure appreciate your help!

[markrb]

Try recover again and before you start it up from muxing and cutting change the cd size on the bitrate tab to 800.

The cut point right now is set at 791 and if the cd size was set at 800 then that should read 795.

See if that helps.

Mark

[MovieLover]

I'm afraid that setting the CD size to 800 (I did it on all 6 lines of the bitrate tab just to be sure) didn't make a difference. Oddly enough, the cut point was still 791MB as you can see from this snippet:

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- 3/23/2003 10:01:44 PM
- Free on drive F: 45580.16 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: Muxing and Cutting
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- 3/23/2003 10:01:48 PM
- Free on drive F: 47171.58 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/23/2003 10:01:55 PM
- Free on drive F: 47171.58 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 3/23/2003 10:02:14 PM
- Free on drive F: 47171.58 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/23/2003 10:02:21 PM
- Free on drive F: 47171.56 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Length of F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS100.mpg
3043 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3045
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 791 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

[markrb]

I think you are going to have to manually edit the d2s file and change any line that says 791 to 795.
Sometimes changes in the CD tab after a certain place do not get passed along.
It's a simple text file. You can edit it in notepad.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Just to be sure, I decided to start from scratch with all bitrate settings at 800, rather than recover. The bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg file is about 10 seconds closer to being complete, but it is still about a minute short of the end frame I selected. It is 838,671,176 bytes or 799MB. The Encoded_Video_TMPGEnc_NTSC_FS1.mpv file is cut at the right spot, leaving the bbMPEG step as the suspect.

But I noticed something else: the encoded video file is 1,549,877,248 and the encoded audio is 180,102,048. Adding those together and dividing twice by 1024, then dividing by 2 (for 2 discs), I come up with 824MB discs. If my math is correct, could the problem be in the calculated bitrate sent to TMPenc?

At the risk of cluttering up this thread, I'm attaching the log from the new run done at 800 just in case it will help in diagnosis. I sure appreciate all the time you're spending on this. (You'll note from the log that I started the run last night, forgetting that I had frame selection checked so it patiently did nothing all night long waiting for me...)

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 3/23/2003 10:40:30 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.1.2 build 1
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 3/23/2003 10:40:46 PM
- Free on drive F: 44773.33 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_2.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_3.vob
- D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_4.vob

Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_2.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_3.vob
Ripping: D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_4.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 5479

Trying to eject the DVD
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- 3/23/2003 10:53:38 PM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_1.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_2.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_3.vob,F:\DVD2SVCD\Source\VTS_02_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 3/23/2003 10:59:49 PM
- Free on drive F: 44773.33 mb
- Frameselection
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Frameselection 1: 793 - 155011

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- 3/24/2003 7:57:55 AM
- Free on drive F: 44773.27 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 6 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 3/24/2003 8:04:43 AM
- Free on drive F: 44773.27 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.mp2" -logfile "F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d 6 ) -2lame( -e -b 224 -m s ) -split( -start 33.0747414080747 -end 6465.25692359026 )
Audio conversion of F:\DVD2SVCD\Audio\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

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- 3/24/2003 8:24:57 AM
- Free on drive F: 44773.11 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 3/24/2003 8:25:19 AM
- Free on drive F: 44773.11 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.avs
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\Multimedia\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

- Encoding F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\AviSynth_Script_file_FS1.AVS
StreamSectors: 1666479976
AudioSectors: 182736120
VideoPAPO: 22983984
ScanOffsetBytes: 138797
SeqAligningBytes: 8821327
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 300.00
PureMPEGStream: 1451799740.10
Seconds: 6439.22
CalcMPEGStream: 1451799740.10
Frames: 154219
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 2
Cut point 795.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\Multimedia\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

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- 3/24/2003 2:12:32 PM
- Free on drive F: 46363.38 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/24/2003 2:12:40 PM
- Free on drive F: 46363.38 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Video\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 3/24/2003 2:12:55 PM
- Free on drive F: 46363.36 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 3/24/2003 2:13:02 PM
- Free on drive F: 46363.36 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Length of F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS100.mpg
3059 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3061
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 3/24/2003 2:30:35 PM
- Free on drive F: 44763.72 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3061.176 seconds F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3056.472 seconds F:\DVD2SVCD\Muxed\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 3/24/2003 2:33:28 PM
- Free on drive F: 44763.72 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "F:\DVD2SVCD\VCDXBU~1.XML"
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- 3/24/2003 2:38:21 PM
- Free on drive F: 44759.58 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10

CD image #2: Try2_CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Utilities\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\Try2_CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="F:\DVD2SVCD\Try2_CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "F:\DVD2SVCD\VCDXBU~2.XML"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 3/24/2003 2:43:09 PM
- Free on drive F: 43948.75 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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[markrb]

If the MPV file has the entire video I can't see how it could be a TMPG problem.

If you play the mp2 and mpv files do they show the same length?

I really have only one more suggestion to try.

edit the d2s file and change the number of cd's from 2 to 3. Then use recover. See if it creates a 3rd disc with the missing video.

This is starting to get beyond what I know how to do. I hope others can pick it up from here.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Yeah, the encoded files are the same playing length. The reason I asked about TMPGEnc was because I figured that if the wrong bitrate was sent, even though the right frames were selected and the resulting encoded file had the right number of frames, the output file would be too large and thus would be cut prematurely by bbMPEG. Changing the d2s file to show 3 discs and running the mux/cut again did indeed produce a 3rd disc with the missing couple of minutes. That seems to me to be an indication that that was the problem; TMPGEnc running at too high a bitrate. But you're the expert, I'm just guessing.

[markrb]

Sounds like if you can increase the disc size enough you will get the missing minutes. This would be for this encode only as I would think in the long term it would be better to fix it. The easiest way would be to have you switch to CCE as it's much more accurate.
It could also be frame selection is causing a problem.

You could also force a lower bitrate by figuring out what DVD2SVCD thinks it's going to use and then putting a lower number in the Max Avg box on the bitrate tab.

If you want a possible quick and dirty fix to this one take that third disc in MB's and divide it in two. If that third disc is less then 20 we should be OK. Edit the d2s file and add 1/2 the size to the 795. So if the 3rd disc was 20 MB's make that 795, 805. Then use recover from muxing and cutting. This will make the discs bigger, but they should be OK even if you have to overburn.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Thanks, that's a great tip for this one, but I've had this problem with three different DVDs so far before bothering you here on the forum. Clearly it's a pervasive problem -- but why me if no one else is having trouble??? I'd love to use CCE if I could afford it. <sigh>

[markrb]

Do you happen to have Min AVG checked on the bitrate tab?

This is a common problem with TMPG, especially if you use CQ mode.

Mark

[MovieLover]

Nope, I was a good boy and scanned the forum before posting. That's one of the things I saw and checked before bothering you folks. The Min. avg box isn't checked and I'm using 2-pass VBR at High quality. Things worked great with 109, but broke when I upgraded to 112b1. I just tried backing up to 111, and it got even screwier! The second disk came out over 900MB and VCDXBuild choked on it.

[MovieLover]

FYI, I just tried 112b1 again, this time without frame selection but unchecking the last chapter of the disk to cut the credits. I seem to have gotten a complete second disk - including the chapter I deslected so it would be cut!?!