Audio stream error in scenarist (v3.0)

[DaRtHmAuL]

Hi,
I got a problem, trying to backup my old Jurassic Park collector's edition. The dvd is not like a new but looks fine anyway... DVD Decrypter extract it in iso mode without any errors. But scenarist failed during the multiplexing step:

"Info Multiplexing VOB Main Stream
Error Audio stream #1 has been finished before expected.
Error The audio file "K:\JP\VTS08\VTS__08_P02-80-192K-[0MS]-CH2ENGLISH.AC3" might be corrupted or shorter than expected.
Error (read = 11844 audio frames , expected = 11846 audio frames)
Error dvd_mux : DoMux Multiplexing Error
Error Terminated Multiplexing (jp-VTS_08_PGC_02_t.vob).
Error Can't read the input stream.
Error Multiplex is failed.
Error Multiplexing failed, Track "VTS_08_PGC_02"

Error MuxFromDB:MuxVTS failed
Error Multiplex failed
Error DVD Video files could not be created"

Is there a way to fix this please ?
thanks
cya

[shoarthing]

Hi - right-click audio-track; choose: data>placeholder; then repeat, placeholder>data

[DaRtHmAuL]

thks shoarthing
i'm going to try
cya

[influenza]

Or make the video duration 2 frames shorter if you don't mind.

[HyperYagami]

Don't use Scenarist 3, it's very strict about those frame lengths and as a bonus it doesn't really work with RA (wrong timecodes in script, etc.)

[influenza]

I only use scenarist version 3 and i do not have too much problems ;)

[D3s7]

the difference w/ 3 and previous is on those errors, 3 will give you a warning/error message

2.7 and 2.6 probably never got to that point because it blows up before finishing import :)

but seriously, i've never seen problems either w/ 3 and timecodes?

[HyperYagami]

check http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=71854

both wmansir and I are seeing the timecode problem.

[DaRtHmAuL]

Well, it works perfectly with the shoarthing's tip.
thks again.


Scenarist 3 seems to be more capricious than the older versions. I got more "ExitVOBUsize errors" which is a little similar with "Audio stream error". It may be due to RA but on my previous project "The russia house" i got an ExitVOBUsize error with scenarist 2.7 + RA or SceneAid and scenarist 3.0 + RA or SceneAid as well. RA & SceneAid seem to have a problem with small vob files (like 5-20sec lenght).
So I changed the duration estimated in RA - 1 frame by the original duration of the *.m2v file imported manually in scenarist. I also changed the duration estimated in RA by the original duration of the *.m2v file + 1 frame in *scp script... without any success. The only solution for me was to create a dummy file of this 7 secondes lenght VOB... because i'm not good enough to reauthor the whole content of a dvd.
thanks for your help guys
bye

[shoarthing]

Hi - tip came to me from D3s7, glad it worked for you. Must admit I have also found Scenarist 3.x slightly more picky than previous versions.

[idbirch2]

I only use scenarist version 3 and i do not have too much problems

I installed Scenarist 3.0 about 6 weeks ago and have been using it without problem up till recently - getting exactly the same error as you guys about audio streams being short now though. Since it happened the first time it now happens with about 1 in 4 films I do - I must have just been jammy to start with. Is there a better way of fixing this without fannying aroung making dummy VOBs?

Scenarist 3 is so much easier on resources - you can actually do something else at the same time as authoring unlike the hog that is 2.7.

[n1ck0s]

Originally posted by HyperYagami
check http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=71854

both wmansir and I are seeing the timecode problem.

Possibly true for NTSC, false for PAL?

Those that have this error, are you dealing w/ NTSC material or PAL? I am a PAL user myself and I was wondering if I should try Scenarist v3.0...

[idbirch2]

No, as you can see from my profile I'm in the UK so only deal with PAL.

[HyperYagami]

Originally posted by n1ck0s
Possibly true for NTSC, false for PAL?

Those that have this error, are you dealing w/ NTSC material or PAL? I am a PAL user myself and I was wondering if I should try Scenarist v3.0...

The problem doesn't apply to you, there's no drop-frame with PAL.

However, why switch? Is not like there are functions that you need from Scenarist 3. I don't see you'll gain anything by switching. In fact Scenarist to me it was slower (probably because it checks more stuff than 2.7). Stability-wise they're like the same.

[idbirch2]

The problem doesn't apply to you, there's no drop-frame with PAL.

Not so - like I said I'm a PAL-only user in the UK and am having exactly the same problem.

[HyperYagami]

Originally posted by idbirch2
Not so - like I said I'm a PAL-only user in the UK and am having exactly the same problem.

I was talking about the timecode problem, not the "ac3 shorter than expected" problem.

[idbirch2]

Doh!

[n1ck0s]

Originally posted by HyperYagami
The problem doesn't apply to you, there's no drop-frame with PAL.

However, why switch? Is not like there are functions that you need from Scenarist 3. I don't see you'll gain anything by switching. In fact Scenarist to me it was slower (probably because it checks more stuff than 2.7). Stability-wise they're like the same.
I wanted to try it myself, as I heard lots of people switching... I installed yesterday (kept a norton ghost image first), and I find Scenarist 3 to be a little faster than v2.7, despite some weird stuff w/ subtitles. Anyway, not much of an update, it should rather be named v2.8... or v2.71 :)

[Trahald]

I found 3.0 Slower.. lol.. mighta just been me tho. The subtitle issue is big tho.. id only use 3.0 if it saved me work someplace else (ie non-seamless angle project) which would make reimporting the subs and fixing the scene/chapter times worth while compared to having to import it all with 2.6/2.7

[HyperYagami]

Originally posted by n1ck0s
I heard lots of people switching...

I take that as a lot of people actually don't verify their results. For instance, a lot of the "scene releases" (supposedly done by the true "experts") still suffer common problems like wrong chapter points, wrong time-map and such.

[n1ck0s]

Back to v2.7... Whats the deal w/ subtitle and v3.0? Simply trying to delete a sub stream hang my system... and all that dublicate .bmps :angry: