Newbie in need of Help - VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!

[ChronosDeathbringer]

Tried to create a VCD several times using different DVDs, but had no success. The Folowing error messages were reported. Anybody would show me what wrong I'm doing ?
Thanx
Chronos

1- Error at the DVD2SVCDFailurelog.txt file:
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- 26/7/2003 12:15:46
- Free on drive I: 25021.93 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 19

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="I:\DVDRIP~1\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="I:\DVDRIP~1\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "I:\DVDRIP~1\VCDXBU~1.XML"
VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!

2- Error at the VCXBuilder_log.txt file:

--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[I:\DVDRIP~1\VCDXBU~1.XML] pubid=[(null)]
--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd] pubid=[-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN]
I:\DVDRIP~1\VCDXBU~1.XML:600: validity error: IDREF attribute ref reference an unknown ID "entry-chapt-02"

^
**ERROR: parsing file `I:\DVDRIP~1\VCDXBU~1.XML' failed:

[Hiro2k]

Did it create your MPEG files for you? If it did, then you can still burn those into VCD with Nero.

[ammck55]

Welcome to the forum:

Take a look at this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19448&highlight=VCDX/), there may be something of use in it. If you find the need to edit a post, at the lower right corner of each post you'll find an "Edit" button. By clicking this, you'll be taken to the "Edit Post" console where you can edit your post accordingly. Then, simply click the "Save Changes" button, and you're in the game! This is a much simpler way to get additional information to us, cuts down on clogging, and lastly, doesn't violate any Forum Rules, which you can find at the top of any forum page. Good luck.

ammck55

[Cliff]

I have the exact same error when I try to create a VCD image. Creating an SVCD image using the same directory name (_Rips) works just fine. The error only appears when an MPEG-1 file type is selected.

I have just renamed the directory _rips to 1rips and I am trying it again, but it take 7 or 8 hours before the error comes up. BTW I have also tried the latest beta of VCDXBuild and it doesn't seem to correct the problem.

I assume the XML is used on the VCD for chapter selection, or I would try it without including the xml.

[ammck55]

Originally posted by Cliff
I have just renamed the directory _rips to 1rips and I am trying it again, but it take 7 or 8 hours before the error comes up. Cliff-You might expect a problem when inserting a numeral in your output folder name, as described in the Official Q&A from the DVD2SVCD Basic Topics forum. The Stickies over there are a must read for info on D2S encodes.

Q29: I used special characters like ( ) [ ] % 1 2 3 001 4 5 6 7 8 9 in my output folder name
A: Don't use these. These characters can be source of problems at least for bbmpeg. Due to sheer number of programs utilized in DVD2SVCD bundle it's better to just stick to your ABC's lest you like to gamble with your time.

ammck55

[Cliff]

Thanks for the tip - I read through them (quickly) and must have missed that one.

I did rename the directory to c:\rips, but still no happiness. BTW, this only happens when creating a VCD image, creating an SVCD image works fine.

The dvd2svcd_log.txt snippet looks like:
- No. of chapters to create: 31

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin
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Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\Rips\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\Rips\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\Rips\VCDXBU~1.XML"
VCDXBuild failed to create a bin/cue file!
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While the VCXBuilder_log.txt file looks like:

--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[C:\Rips\VCDXBU~1.XML] pubid=[(null)]
--DEBUG: EEL sysid=[http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd] pubid=[-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN]
C:\Rips\VCDXBU~1.XML:1426: validity error: IDREF attribute ref reference an unknown ID "entry-chapt-02"

^
**ERROR: parsing file `C:\Rips\VCDXBU~1.XML' failed
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The offending piece of code in the XML file *seems* to be (I am no expert here) this snippet.
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</selection>
<selection id="chapter-02">
<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"/>
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Any suggestions or guidance as to what this might be? Is other information needed to track this down? TIA

[Cliff]

I tried creating a VCD from the BBMPeg_Muxed_File00.mpg using Nero. The following popup dialog was displayed in Nero:

The file 'c:\rips\bbmpeg_muxed_file00.mpg' is not a valid file for creating a standard video CD V2.0 (CD-I player) disc. A compliant file requires the following specifications:
MPEG-1 which was encode for Video CD:
audio: 44.1KHz, stereo; 224 Kbit/s
video 352 x 240 / 29.97 Hz or 352 x 240 / 23.976 Hz or 352 x 288 / 25 Hz

The following problems were found:
- MPEG-2 instead of MPEG-1
- invalid video stream: 23.976 frames/second, 480 x 480 pixels

How would you like to continue?

Turn off compliance and continue
Re-encode the video file
Cancel

Selecting an SVCD compilation instead of a VCD eliminates all the warning messages except for this one:
- invalid video stream: 23.976 frames/second, 480 x 480 pixels

BTW: Re-encoding the file is another multi-hour task and isn't the preferable option.

Any suggestions please?

[manono]

Hi-

- invalid video stream: 23.976 frames/second, 480 x 480 pixels

Run Pulldown on the video stream (only takes a couple of minutes) to make the output 29.97fps. Then mux it again with bbMPEG.