CCE One-Click Software Beta

[mpennel]

Yes, supporting mounted images would be great! I mount almost all my decrypted images, and until now, it wasn't a problem. Like someone mentioned previously, Matrix Revolutions gives an error when mounted, and yes, DVDRB tries to write the file "VIDEO_TS.VOB" to the virtual drive, which causes the error. The VIDEO_TS.VOB file is 0 bytes, but it is there nonetheless after I set my source to files on my HD instead of the virtual drive.

Keep up the good work! It is turning into a very amazing, and useful program!

Mark

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by mpennel
Yes, supporting mounted images would be great! I mount almost all my decrypted images, and until now, it wasn't a problem. Like someone mentioned previously, Matrix Revolutions gives an error when mounted, and yes, DVDRB tries to write the file "VIDEO_TS.VOB" to the virtual drive, which causes the error. The VIDEO_TS.VOB file is 0 bytes, but it is there nonetheless after I set my source to files on my HD instead of the virtual drive.

Keep up the good work! It is turning into a very amazing, and useful program!

Mark Trys to write to the virtual drive??? I must have missed that... Are you saying the original source didn't have a VIDEO_TS.VOB and my code created one??? That's odd.

[quantum]

Originally posted by DDogg
I said that also, until ntsc "revolutions". If somebody does not get the 75 on this title using XP and alcohol or deamon tools, please Does that disk have any zero length files on it?

[wmansir]

Originally posted by jdobbs
I'm picking this DVD up later today (I got two donations today!) and will mount it using daemon tools. I'm kinda' getting to like the "mounting" concept... I've always just used file mode in the past.

I'll find out what's causing it and fix it -- I can't imagine right now... I pretty much just open the files and read from them...

Mounting is great, especially if you don't want people tampering with the source or missing files.

Anyway, before I saw your response I started this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74924) to track this problem. We can continue this particular discussion there. Hopefully you will be able to recreate the error and it won't be necessary.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by wmansir
Mounting is great, especially if you don't want people tampering with the source or missing files.

Anyway, before I saw your response I started this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74924) to track this problem. We can continue this particular discussion there. Hopefully you will be able to recreate the error and it won't be necessary. Actually I think I owe Totya an apology... I stand in humble embarrassment.

I don't think I understood what he said -- and it appears he was right. I have a "copy file" routine that attempts to copy from the source disc (mounted in this case) to the destination. It made the assumption there was always a VIDEO_TS.VOB file -- so when it tried to "open" the original that didn't exist, it (by default) attempted to create it in the source path.

I may be a smart-ass -- but I will also admit when I'm wrong.

[quantum]

Yeah, that's why I made the "english is not his first language" comment since it seemed everyone was not at all understanding what he was saying. But it's nice to see a retraction and at least another bug is being crushed.

[mpennel]

Yes, it would appear that it is trying to write to the virtual drive! I'm comparing both the original mounted image files and the files in the VIDEO_TS folder on my hard drive after REBUILD, and the mounted image's files have no VIDEO_TS.VOB file, but the folder on my hard drive has it. Like I said, it is 0 bytes, but it is there.

Mark

edit: duh, I see you've already found the source of the problem.

[robw]

welcome aboard Totya

I'm sure glad I didn't fall in the trap of jumping on your post. Let me just say that we welcome you here and hope you will contribute more in the future. Your English may not be perfect but none of us are perfect either. Your debugging was great! Thanks so much. I am one of those folks who really enjoys the diversity of this board and your message will be a solid reminder to me.

[DDogg]

quantum, sorry I'm late replying. Sounds like it is a moot point now, but yes, as you suggested there is one 0 byte file


Directory of I:\VIDEO_TS

02/02/2004 02:06 PM <DIR> .
02/02/2004 02:06 PM <DIR> ..
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 12,288 VIDEO_TS.BUP
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 12,288 VIDEO_TS.IFO
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 102,400 VTS_01_0.BUP
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 102,400 VTS_01_0.IFO
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 576,479,232 VTS_01_0.VOB
01/21/2004 12:26 PM 1,073,739,776 VTS_01_1.VOB
01/21/2004 12:27 PM 1,073,739,776 VTS_01_2.VOB
01/21/2004 12:27 PM 625,115,136 VTS_01_3.VOB
01/21/2004 12:29 PM 1,073,739,776 VTS_01_4.VOB
01/21/2004 12:31 PM 1,073,739,776 VTS_01_5.VOB
01/21/2004 12:32 PM 1,073,739,776 VTS_01_6.VOB
01/21/2004 12:33 PM 178,415,616 VTS_01_7.VOB
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 18,432 VTS_02_0.BUP
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 18,432 VTS_02_0.IFO
02/02/2004 02:06 PM 0 VTS_02_0.VOB
01/21/2004 12:33 PM 203,040,768 VTS_02_1.VOB
16 File(s) 6,952,015,872 bytes

[RB]

Ah, Warner DVDs :) No, those 0 byte files shouldn't be included in the DVD-RB output. They are not referenced anywhere anyway.

[dvdRENEGADE]

Originally posted by totya
So not good ISO mode. This drive is READONLY.
I think, if this error correct it, this program works correctly if source is ISO.

Thanks for solving this.
dvdRENEGADE

[issa]

@totya

If your DVD didn't have menu, I assume it is a DVD-5 disc.
There is no point to recompress a disc that already fit
in a DVD-R or DVD+R.

If I am wrong, please let me know the title of that
DVD-9 disc, I am interesting in the company release
a commercial DVD that don't create a menu for it's
DVD. Thanks.

I am agree that the program should open the source
files and directory in ready only mode. The program
should not try to change the source files.

issa.

[rayvt]

Bug in dvd-rbv044:
Tried to do 2 movies, Chicago & Monty Python. For both, when I click PREPARE, I get a popup saying "Illegal video GOP size. No I-Frame found for 51 frames." And I can't abort it, have to go to task manager and kill it---upon which it complains that I'm supposed to use ABORT. Which I can't because of the popup. Cute.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by rayvt
Bug in dvd-rbv044:
Tried to do 2 movies, Chicago & Monty Python. For both, when I click PREPARE, I get a popup saying "Illegal video GOP size. No I-Frame found for 51 frames." And I can't abort it, have to go to task manager and kill it---upon which it complains that I'm supposed to use ABORT. Which I can't because of the popup. Cute. Ahhh... that was some test error code I put in. I was trying to figure out where the "subscript out of range" error was coming from. Now I know... I had made the assumption that a long stream of video without an I-Frame would never happen!!! In the last version this would have been the infrequent but consistent "runtime error '9'" I've been looking for. Not very elegant, though. It should have exited corrected.

[totya]

Hi all!

My english is very poor, sorry.

quantum : "english is not his first language". This is true. Thanks.

Developers, thanks a bug fix.

Totya

[totya]

Originally posted by issa
@totya

If your DVD didn't have menu, I assume it is a DVD-5 disc.
There is no point to recompress a disc that already fit
in a DVD-R or DVD+R.

If I am wrong, please let me know the title of that
DVD-9 disc, I am interesting in the company release
a commercial DVD that don't create a menu for it's
DVD. Thanks.

I am agree that the program should open the source
files and directory in ready only mode. The program
should not try to change the source files.

issa.


Hi!

Please read my full messages. I think this is problem for you, my english is poor...

My first step, reauthoring DVD with DVD shrink.
(DVD shrink is very correct program - i think the best, but if compression is too high, the result film quality is very poor.)

The result is DVD files, which "not contain menu" / "DVD without menu", or extras, but size is very often over 4,35 gbyte. The latter 7 gbyte...

"The program
should not try to change the source files."
See above, 0.44 bug fix list.

Sorry my poor english.

Totya

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by rayvt
Bug in dvd-rbv044:
Tried to do 2 movies, Chicago & Monty Python. For both, when I click PREPARE, I get a popup saying "Illegal video GOP size. No I-Frame found for 51 frames." And I can't abort it, have to go to task manager and kill it---upon which it complains that I'm supposed to use ABORT. Which I can't because of the popup. Cute. I think this may be a bug with DVD Decrypter. The example that I've found of this has one VTS that doesn't seem to be decrypted when I brought it down in ISO mode. If I mount that image and try to use DVD Decrypter again, it tells me that that VTS is still encrypted (but it can't decrypt). I looked at the VOBs with VOBEDIT and it definitely isn't a legal input stream.

The best I can do on this is tell you when you run into the error and you might then decrypt that DVD in file mode (I've never had this problem in hundreds of sessions using file mode). By the way, the ISO image is also unplayable.

EDIT: Well to make it even more confusing... if I run DVD Decrypter again (in file mode) against the bad ISO I created with DVD Decrypter, it tells me it can't decrypt -- but the bad VTS gets fixed... I repeat, though, this isn't a DVD-RB issue (except the fact that it isn't exiting properly -- I'll fix that).

[jdobbs]

I found this in the DVD Decrypter update logs:

Fixed: Big bug in ISO Read mode where files following 0 bytes files weren't decrypted

I went back and checked, and indeed, the problem I encountered was due to the fact that it followed a zero length file. If anyone gets this error UPGRADE YOUR VERSION OF DVD DECRYPTER TO V3.2.1.0.

[robot1]

Have you ever got an error 9 during the rebuild phase?
I'm doing another test, probably I'll report later if you need further info.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by robot1
Have you ever got an error 9 during the rebuild phase?
I'm doing another test, probably I'll report later if you need further info. The error quoted above probably only relates to errors in the PREPARE phase -- but that definitely isn't a conclusive statement.

[Joergen]

While testing RBFarm I noticed that you can get error 9 with missing or incomplete sections. Having .mpv files instead of .m2v files also had something to do it.

[issa]

@Totya

I didn't get your first post.

issa.

[totya]

Hi all!

I think I'm found small bug in DVD rebuilder (0.44, but too 0.43...)
Example, I'm settings:

options/CCE options/ CCE SP checked (I'm use CCE SP 2.67.00.23 trial, with latest eclcce)

Well, if I'm set

options/CCE options/ advanced settings VBR passes

to 4 (four), I see when encoding progress, the real passes only 3 (three) etc...
In rebuilder.ini I see this section : "eclPasses=4"
In REBUILDER.ECL I see this section : "vbr_pass=3"

I think, the VAF creation is not pass.

Example, run eclcce (or cctspt.exe) open xxx.avi. I'm set VBR pass to 4.
I see, create vaf file, and pass 1,2,3,4 - total 4.

Under DVD rebuilder, the pass count number is not good, I think "pass value"="real value"-"1".

If user use CCE (SP), and after see this program (DVD rebuilder), and use it, the CCE pass number different of real.

My english is poor, sorry (but I think you see this)

Totya

[djan]

This is not a bug and it has been related many times. The vaf creation is counted as a pass. It's the first pass.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by totya
If user use CCE (SP), and after see this program (DVD rebuilder), and use it, the CCE pass number different of real.


Totya DVD-RB uses a consistent pass indicator across any encoder. CCE's definition of passes is not correct. A pass that creates a .VAF is in reality a pass. Two pass encoding is 2 passes, not 3.

[totya]

Originally posted by djan
This is not a bug and it has been related many times. The vaf creation is counted as a pass. It's the first pass.

Ok, I see, thanks a reply...

Totya

[totya]

Hi all!

Well, I see my Thomson 72 cm television from DVD, I see DVD-R converted film (with DVD RB).
After few minutes...Oooppsss.. What's wrong? I see, the (original english) audio and video synchronization is not good. But true, the different is small. But I see, when speak people.
Possible source is too bad? I see original, there not bad is synchronization.
Well, this is DVD RB bug (or any external component).
The mpeg converter is bad? Not, I see 2 packer, CCE SP and ReJig.
What's wrong? I'm testing...testing...thinking...

My external software is your recommended, latest.

- DVD2AVI_Version=1.77.3dg1.0.0RC2

- MPEG2Dec3dg.dll (2003.10.02) (with DVD2AVIdg/MPEG2DECdg Decoding Fix)

- Avisynth 2.54


* Test 1. *

Ripped by DVD Decrypter to ISO / Movie only (reauthor by DVD shrink) see "original" too ISO.
See "down" the language 1. (Hu - 01) is good, but second language (En - 02) is bad.

1. "original"

DVD2AVI info :

256599 frame
v AC3 T02 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3 - 574 778 624 - 171:03


2. Converted with DVD Rebuilder 0.44 and CCE 4 pass (real 3 pass)

DVD2AVI info :

256599 frame
v AC3 T02 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3 - 574 777 280 - 171:03

The second language different size (!) see "original".


3. Converted with DVD Rebuilder 0.45 and ReJig.

DVD2AVI info :

256599 frame
v AC3 T02 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3 - 574 777 280

The second language too different size (!)
Equally too bad previous see 2.



I think (but not sure!) the audio/video synchronization error the reason possible different ac3 file size.
But sure, audio/video synchronization is not good.
---

If I'm ripped audio from converted and "original" with latest DVD decrypter instead of DVD2AVI, symptoms is equally.

Ok, converted "original" with DVD Shrink. The 2 audio size and contain - equally.
The DVD Shrink works correctly.

Please correct this problem, if this problem DVD Rebuilder program bug.

---

Newest test.

Really original DVD disc (with menu etc. - FULL) (name is T.F.E.).
This is my disc, I'm probe backup ;)

* Test 2. *

This is original disc, no authored, etc.
Ripped in FILE MODE (!) with dvd decrypter (v3.2.2.0)

This disc audio language : En1, En2, Hu, Cz (and many subtitles).

Let me see!

Compare the original and DVD-RB converted AC3 files.
Compress by ReJig - see above not compress program is the bad. (Now use ReJig, because lot of time)

Opppsss...this is not good...process and encode process ok, but next process show error message dialog :

Error 0006: DVD-RB has found an inconsistency in source data between the prepare and rebuild phases. Aborting.

Well, now lot of time. Test is end.

ReJig version is latest, "ReJig v0.5e by Nic".

Sorry my poor english.

Totya

[GizmoDerMokwai]

Transcoding...
-----------------
Phase I, PREPARATION started at 22:14:27
- VTS_01: 2.904.229 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 153.270 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_05: 65.478 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 4.407 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- Reduction Level for DVD-5: -25,2%
- Overall Bitrate : -1.332Kbs
- HIGH/LOW/AVERAGE Cell Bitrates: -1/9.001/-1.332 Kbs
Phase I, PREPARATION completed in 7 minutes.
Phase II ENCODING started at 22:21:33
- Creating M2V for VTS_01 segment 00


Had that nice percentage when trying to reduce LotR2SEE DVD1. Same with DVD2. Stripped all audiostream apart from the GERMAN one. Movie Duration for DVD1 ist 102Minutes, shell fit on a DVD5...
Tested that one only with dvdrb0.44, will test it with 0.45...

[jdobbs]

@totya

Wish I could understand you better. I've run DVD2AVI on a couple of originals and against the corresponding backups to see if there is a mismatch. The resulting ac3 files have matched exactly. I'm not sure what you're saying you've found???

[totya]

Originally posted by jdobbs
@totya

Wish I could understand you better. I've run DVD2AVI on a couple of originals and against the corresponding backups to see if there is a mismatch. The resulting ac3 files have matched exactly. I'm not sure what you're saying you've found???

Hi!

Yes, I'm found error. Audio/video synchronization not good in last DVD-RB backups.

Good audio from original (ac3 file), size is : 574 778 624
If I'm converted to DVD-R with DVD Shrink, size is same (good).
If I'm converted to DVD-R with DVD Rebuilder (with CCE or ReJig) this audio size is not good, size is 574 777 280. I think, this is error, cause of audio/video desynchronization.

If you don't understand my english, please ignore me.

Best regards :

Totya

[fakerbaker]

does anyone find that when fast forwarding on the final chapter it only goes so far before cutting short and returning to the main title screen.if the final chapter is played at normal speed it is all there and will play perfectly to the end.

[msobetzko]

Originally posted by fakerbaker
does anyone find that when fast forwarding on the final chapter it only goes so far before cutting short and returning to the main title screen.if the final chapter is played at normal speed it is all there and will play perfectly to the end.

Not specifically, but I do have problems with FForward/FRewind on some movies. The issue is not consistent across different movies, but when I attempt to rewind or forward across SOME (NOT ALL) chapter points the movie stops at the chapter points.

I have rebuilt the same movies numerous times with different versions as I was testing for stutter (at chapter points). The chapters that it happens on are consistent, fortunately the stutter is gone.

I have tested on two players, Pioneer and Panasonic.

Mike

[Joergen]

Originally posted by mayhem2408
Not sure if anymore is interested in this.
V0.50a (8/4/2004) Fixed a bug that was introduced a while ago when the Trackbars
and the Automatic finding of the Min and Max values for a VTS. It caused
the bitrates of the VTSs for extras to become the same instead of leaving
the percentages at the same as it is by default.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/jrevill/DVDRB_ECL_Optimiser_V0.50a.rar 226K


I totally missed this great tool earlier (like most people!). You should post this in a new thread dedicated to ECL Optimizer. I've just used it on a title where DVD-RB's half bitrate option didnt apply and RB-Opt couldnt save the files due to a bug.

Your tool is very sophisticated and gives all the neat features like setting more passes for low bitrate and 1 pass for half-d1 (that can avoid CCE errors).

Great job!

[geffroman]

jdobbs...

I have been watching your progress from the beginning... I decided to wait until DVD-RB was at a level that a knuckle head like me could safely use the proggie...

I installed 048 per your instructions with CCE SP 2.50/ECLCCE and ReJig... Not one problem... My second project was a 5 disc batch processing of the whole Season of the new Law & Order... In my opinion Batch Processing is the ONLY thing that makes CCE tolerable... So Now I get the benefits of the best encoder with NO hassle on my part...

Thank you... where and how do I donate...?

[viper315]

Adding an option to be able to get rid of certain audio from a DVD would be nice. I noticed on one of the DVDs I did it had both 5.1 and 2.0 audio and I could not tell what was what to be able to remove the 2.0, this would in turn increase the bitrate meaning better quality. You can remove audio now but it just says english or like that deosn't specify. Is there any way this can be added to a future version? So that don't have to use DVDshrink 1st. Great program otherwise. Viper315

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by geffroman
jdobbs...

I have been watching your progress from the beginning... I decided to wait until DVD-RB was at a level that a knuckle head like me could safely use the proggie...

I installed 048 per your instructions with CCE SP 2.50/ECLCCE and ReJig... Not one problem... My second project was a 5 disc batch processing of the whole Season of the new Law & Order... In my opinion Batch Processing is the ONLY thing that makes CCE tolerable... So Now I get the benefits of the best encoder with NO hassle on my part...

Thank you... where and how do I donate...? Thanks. You can donate by selecting "About" from the menu and pushing the "DONATE" button. All donations are truly appreciated, it helps me explain to my wife why I'm sitting at my computer all the time!

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by viper315
Adding an option to be able to get rid of certain audio from a DVD would be nice. I noticed on one of the DVDs I did it had both 5.1 and 2.0 audio and I could not tell what was what to be able to remove the 2.0, this would in turn increase the bitrate meaning better quality. You can remove audio now but it just says english or like that deosn't specify. Is there any way this can be added to a future version? So that don't have to use DVDshrink 1st. Great program otherwise. Viper315 I'm a little confused. It tells you whether it is 2 channel or 5.1 in the audio selection listbox.

[geffroman]

Originally posted by jdobbs
Thanks. You can donate by selecting "About" from the menu and pushing the "DONATE" button. All donations are truly appreciated, it helps me explain to my wife why I'm sitting at my computer all the time! Thanks for making the donation part easy too... Donation sent... Will do it again as development continues...

Thanks again for making CCE something I will use...

[jdobbs]

It warms my heart to see the power of CCE start opening to the masses. It has been the encoder of choice only for the geeks <cough - like me> for way too long.

[colinhunt]

Jdobbs,

thank you very, very much for this brilliant piece of software. I've been waiting for ages for someone to create a simple to use one-click "front-end" for CCE, Ifoedit etc. Last night, I installed v0.48 and all the other required programs, and gave it Hulk (disc 1) to process. Some five hours later I had a pristine backup on my HD. Mind you, Hulk is not the simplest of DVDs, with its "Hulk cam" branching feature, but I'm happy to say the backup works perfectly.

This kind of work needs to be supported, so I've just made a donation of $20. Cheers!

.:colin

[influenza]

It warms my heart to see the power of CCE start opening to the masses. It has been the encoder of choice only for the geeks <cough - like me> for way too long.

lol quite true

[jdobbs]

@colinhunt

Wow. It isn't often that I get two donations in the same day. You've given me a great boost!

[marcor]

can i use DGDecode.dll (former name mpeg2dec3dg.dll last version 1.30) with the new version rebuilder 0.50a ?
thx in advance for info about this.

[MagnaV45]

Hi Jdobbs,

Great piece of software.
Any chance of implementing DGMPGDec instead of DVD2AVI and thus using DGDecode.dll instead of MPEG2DEC3.DLL ?

If you checkout the readme.html provided with DGMPGDec :

"The widely used tools DVD2AVI and MPEG2DEC suffer from serious problems, including frame loss. This can cause serious problems with audio sync and authoring with some tools. Not only that, but random frame access is not handled correctly and incorrect frames can be returned when navigating on the timeline via MPEG2DEC (and its clones)."

I for ex had some issues with the Extra's on "Vulcano High". Running CCE and using mpeg2dec3.dll in my .avs scripts caused noticable artifacts like frameskips and blocks...

I then used 'DGIndex', disabled the audio output and generated new .D2V files, replacing the ones generated by DVD-RB.
Next I modified all the .avs scripts to use DGDecode.dll instead of MPEG2DEC3.DLL.
Then I pressed 'Encode' and waited. When finished I reviewed the encoded .m2v files an they ware fine. Finally pressed 'Rebuild' and I had a nice working DVD.

So for know I modify 'options-setup' having MPEG2DEC3 path to point to DGDecode.dll.

Then I use my 4 step workaround :

1. I click 'prepare' once.
2. I recreate the .D2V files using DGindex
3. I click 'encode'
4. I click 'rebuild'

Therefore releasing a future version of DVD-RB which uses DGIndex and DGDecode.dll would be great.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by MagnaV45
Hi Jdobbs,

Great piece of software.
Any chance of implementing DGMPGDec instead of DVD2AVI and thus using DGDecode.dll instead of MPEG2DEC3.DLL ?

If you checkout the readme.html provided with DGMPGDec :

"The widely used tools DVD2AVI and MPEG2DEC suffer from serious problems, including frame loss. This can cause serious problems with audio sync and authoring with some tools. Not only that, but random frame access is not handled correctly and incorrect frames can be returned when navigating on the timeline via MPEG2DEC (and its clones)."

I for ex had some issues with the Extra's on "Vulcano High". Running CCE and using mpeg2dec3.dll in my .avs scripts caused noticable artifacts like frameskips and blocks...

I then used 'DGIndex', disabled the audio output and generated new .D2V files, replacing the ones generated by DVD-RB.
Next I modified all the .avs scripts to use DGDecode.dll instead of MPEG2DEC3.DLL.
Then I pressed 'Encode' and waited. When finished I reviewed the encoded .m2v files an they ware fine. Finally pressed 'Rebuild' and I had a nice working DVD.

So for know I modify 'options-setup' having MPEG2DEC3 path to point to DGDecode.dll.

Then I use my 4 step workaround :

1. I click 'prepare' once.
2. I recreate the .D2V files using DGindex
3. I click 'encode'
4. I click 'rebuild'

Therefore releasing a future version of DVD-RB which uses DGIndex and DGDecode.dll would be great. The frame loss problems outlined by in your quote from DG were fixed in previous versions -- that is why DVD-RB requires MPEG2DEC3dg.dll. I'll have to check out the random frame access part.

[jdobbs]

Anybody know what the difference is between DGDecode.dll and MPEG2DEC3DG.DLL v 1.3.0? I went to Donald Grafts site and I didn't see a DGDecode...

[EDIT] Never mind, found it.

[totya]

Hi!

Many new version!
Manual additional avs code possibility, super!
Ok, probe it, I'm not see this program from long time.
Well, put noise filter (additional avs) code.

Let me see. The result is not good. Few dropped frame. Dropped frame???
Yes, dropped frame. The chapter last, and next chapter first frame is equally.

Well, probe default settings (additional avs code none), dropped frame none.

Example :

Original DVD : chapter last frame is "P", next chapter first frame is "I". Dropped none. (Certainly)

DVDRB without additional avs code (default) : chapter last frame is "P", next chapter first frame is "P" (?!). Dropped none.

DVDRB with additional avs code (noise filter) : chapter last frame is "P", next chapter first frame is "P" (!). Dropped found, the two frame is equally.

If possible, please correct it.

DVDRB version is latest, 0.52
Avisinth : latest.
DVD2AVI : v1.0 , v1.1 (DGraft) symptoms equally. (DVD2AVI v1.3, and DGMPGDec v1.10 can't run with DVDRB)

My english is poor sorry.

Totya.

[jdobbs]

I'm not sure I understand... but what do you mean by "next chapter first frame is 'P'"? Since all cells (generally "chapter") are encoded individually they all start with an I frame...

By "the two frame is equally" are you saying that you've found an instance where two AVS files reference the same frame?

[colinhunt]

I've been using v0.51c very successfully and with quite remarkable results. Thank you jdobbs, this truly is one hell of a program!

However (there was bound to be one, eh?), last night it produced the first faulty encoding. The movie in question is the animated feature 'Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas' by Dreamworks; region 2 Scandinavian release which has Finnish, Swedish, English and Icelandic audio, subs in those same languages and plenty of extras, including weblinks and a set-top game.

I set DVD-RB thusly:
CCE mode (SP 2.66+)
3 passes
One Click Mode
Dynamically Assign Cell Bitrates
Steal Space from Extras: 25%

and told it to encode the movie directly from disc via AnyDVD.

It took 8+ hours, resulting in 4.30GB of files. Since DVD-RB has been working so wonderfully in the past, I burned the files on a disc right away and deleted them from HDD. Only after a while I chucked the disc into a stand-alone player to check it.

Copyright warnings and such played OK and everything was hunky-dory until I selected PLAY MOVIE from main menu. Dreamworks' logo played fine at first, then playback froze momentarily and the movie skipped some 3 minutes forwards. After that playback was choppy at best, skipping and freezing, jumping backwards and forwards.

I measured the burn with K-Probe, only to find that the burn was nigh-on perfect, so the fault lies not with the media.

It's probably impossible to draw any debugging conclusions from such a poor bug report, but I thought I'd bring it up anyways. :)

cheers,
.:colin

edit: Jdobbs, if you're interested in looking a bit deeper into this one, I could put the .ifo-files on the net for your download.

[Joergen]

colin: from what I recall, that movie has a 900MB menu, and 4GB of button over video extras. Plus the movie itself is razor sharp (one of the sharpest I've seen, disney cant touch it), so my guess its too hard an encode for DVD-RB. Plus the BOV extras prolly stop working or dont work properly.