DVD2SVCD gets to CCE sample encode point and hangs when using D2SRoBa

[Chubb]

Hi,

I've tried using DVD2SVCD to convert some AVI's to DVD.
With the new version using D2SRoBa and when using it with D2SRoBa pre-latest version, I am intermittently getting a fail when it gets to the CCE point, and performs the first sample encode.

Click here for an screenshot example (http://www.kingsholm-chronicle.co.uk/images/ExampleScreen.jpg)

However, if I use straight up DVD2SVCD the video is converted fine.
I've Included at the bottom my D2SRoBa log and the DVD2SVCD log also.

Any help would be gratefully received, as I haven't found any postings on the same.

Also when creating the disc images with scenarist and using fixed chapters they are still non-sequential unless you recover and re-do the DVD authoring stage.

Cheers

Alex

DVD2SVCD.log
WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 09/05/2004 23:29:26
- AVI to SVCD Conversion
- AVI2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 1
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Initializing
WARNING! You seem to be using "Norton Unerase Protection" and
you want to delete the temporary files created by dvd2svcd.
This can cause DVD2SVCD problems. Even though DVD2SVCD deletes
the temporary files, Norton doesn't, therefore DVD2SVCD
might run into diskspace problems. I suggest that you stop the
"Norton Unerase Protection" Service.
- E:\Video Clips\Video.avi
Initializing finished.

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- 09/05/2004 23:29:28
- Free on drive F: 35438.65 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Audio extraction finished.

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- 09/05/2004 23:32:21
- Free on drive F: 35058.16 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: F:\DVD Conversion\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "F:\DVD Conversion\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "F:\DVDCON~1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "F:\DVDCON~1\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -r 23976 25000 ) -shibatch( --rate 48000 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of F:\DVD Conversion\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 09/05/2004 23:50:48
- Free on drive F: 34935.82 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 4546875788
AudioSectors: 166379808
VideoPAPO: 67856220
ScanOffsetBytes: 256236
SeqAligningBytes: 16285221
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4296098298.67
Seconds: 6839.96
CalcMPEGStream: 4296098298.67
Frames: 170824
CDSize: 4350.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4346.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 170824
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 3
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: One Pass VBR
Q. Factor: 1
Min. bitrate: 2000
Max. bitrate: 5024
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (No borders, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
AVISource("E:\DOWNLO~1\Paycheck.avi",audio=false)
ConvertToYUY2()
AssumeFPS(25,1,True)
BicubicResize(720,576,0.0,0.6)
Import("F:\DVD Conversion\ResampleAudio.avs")
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----

D2sRoBa.Log
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D2SRoBa v3.50, by Tylo
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- WIN_XP - AutoIt 3.0.101.0
- 2004-05-09 23:26:43
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- Output type : DVD
- CD size : 4350
- Number of CD's : 1 (max 32)
- Sample percent : 1.0
- Adjust % : 1.0
- Cond. sizing pass : Yes (Transcode if opv sz > 0.0% oversize, and Q <= 40)
(Encode if opv sz < 2.5% undersize, or Q > 40)
- Clean previous : Yes
- Run mode : Normal
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- Waiting for CCE window ...
- Detected a CCE encode window
- Detected the movie encode window - shutting down
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- 2004-05-09 23:51:58
- Project dir: F:\DVD Conversion\
- Config file: F:\DVD Conversion\DVD.INI
- Avisynth ini: F:\DVD Conversion\AVISYNTH.INI
- Avisynth setup: [BicubicResize], cond. filter: None
- D2S ver. 1.2.2.1, CCE ver. 2.50.1.0
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- Movie length : 01:53:52 (170824 frames, 25 fps)
- D2S audio select : 192 + 0 kbps
- D2S video calc. : 5024 kbps, 1 CDs
- Select Ranges : every 1200, select 12 frames
- Sample frames : 1716
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Calculations:
- 1 CD: video_br=5024 (5024) audio_br=192+0 video_sz=4291098880 fill=100% cbr=0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Using num CDs : 1
- Target mpv BR : 5024 (max 8000) kbps, size=4291098880 bytes
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Search for Q:
- Sample encode : Q=15:

[Nick]

1. The only time I've had this error of Stopping after sample encodes was when using my PC for other things. Typing in different applications whilst D2SRoBa is trying to control CCE has been known to cause problems. Does the problem still occur if you leave the machine to it?

2. The Scenatist chapter bug is known and will be fixed in the next release according to the latest readme on D2S's website.

Cheers
Nick

[Chubb]

Thanks for the reply Nick.

The computer has always been left to it.
I was aware that DVD2SVCD simulated keyboard actions, so I leave it to it overnight.
The only application running is Virus checkers, and EMule.

I only get the hanging when using D2SRoBa with DVD2SVCD.
When I use only straight up DVD2SVCD, there is not problem.

Hope you can help a bit further.

Alex

[DDogg]

CCE 2.5 or later? If 2.5 do you have add resample audio checked in the frameserver tab? If not that is probably it and it's not what you think, just a strange idiosyncrasy between D2SRoBa and D2S that is excruciatingly difficult to explain :)

[Crap, the way I worded the above made it sound like I was saying to turn it off. NOT so, I mean make sure it IS checked. Sorry :o]

[Chubb]

DDogg,

Thanks for the reply, not sure If I had that set, but I'm going to set on off now, and I'll post back the outcome.

Chubb

[DDogg]

WHoa, make sure it IS checked.

[Chubb]

Just got back this morning to find that, having ensured that the box WAS checked it still hasn't worked.

I won't bother posting the log files as the symptoms are exactly the same as the original post.

Has anyone else any ideas, as it looks like I'm going to have to revert back to straight up DVD2SVCD.

Thanks

[sunmiztres]

I have the exact same problem. In some of the earlier versions d2sroba i did not have this problem. I do have resample audio checked but usually d2sroba will get the Q and then when it goes to do the opv encoding it makes to where cce just hangs. I then have to click encode on cce and then it will go. When i do batch encoding I wake up to find that it hung on the first project to encode which makes batch encoding useless.
Anyone have any ideas why this would happen?
Thanks for any knowledge you can throw this way.