AVI2DVD Vertical Stretch.

[vcdude]

I had a look through the faqs and couldn't find much about AVI2DVD. Source is 640x272. Encoded video is vertically stretched. I am using the latest DVD2SVCD build and this is the first time I have tried it....never had this problem before. Am I using thewrong resize method, as I left it at the default. Here's the log....

WNASPI32.DLL 0.0.0.0
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- 14/06/2004 11:44:03 AM
- 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.
- C:\Documents and Settings\dvdude\Desktop\MyVideo.avi
Initializing finished.

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- 14/06/2004 11:44:05 AM
- Free on drive C: 175651.46 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Audio extraction finished.

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- 14/06/2004 11:44:47 AM
- Free on drive C: 175433.75 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\AVI2DV~1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\AVI2DV~1\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 48000 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 14/06/2004 11:54:38 AM
- Free on drive C: 175270.47 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Cannot find registry entries for CCE, running CCE once....
Closing program

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 4546875788
AudioSectors: 173567940
VideoPAPO: 67744872
ScanOffsetBytes: 256548
SeqAligningBytes: 16305051
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4289001373.33
Seconds: 7135.47
CalcMPEGStream: 4289001373.33
Frames: 171032
CDSize: 4350.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4346.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 171032
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 3
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: Off
Video Encoding Mode: CBR
Avg. Bitrate: 4808
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (no borders, encoded as 16:9)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
AVISource("C:\DOCUME~1\dvdude\Desktop\MYVIDEO.AVI",audio=false)
ConvertToYUY2()
LanczosResize(720,480)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.930
Video Encoding finished.

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- 14/06/2004 12:57:34 PM
- Free on drive C: 171181.82 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv" -prog_frames p
Video pulldown finished.

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- 14/06/2004 1:05:01 PM
- Free on drive C: 167093.16 mb
- Multiplexing Audio and Video
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Executing MPlex. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVDAuthor\mplex.exe" -f 8 -o "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\MPlex_Muxed_File00.mpg" "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv" "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\Encoded_audio_1.mp2"
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- 14/06/2004 1:10:54 PM
- Free on drive C: 162748.79 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: C:\AVI2DVDFiles\MPlex_Muxed_File00.mpg
7132.703 seconds C:\AVI2DVDFiles\MPlex_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 14/06/2004 1:14:23 PM
- Free on drive C: 162748.77 mb
- Authoring DVD
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Executing DVDAuthor. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVDAuthor\dvdauthor.exe" -x "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\DVDAuthor.xml"
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- 14/06/2004 1:20:32 PM
- Free on drive C: 158404.13 mb
- Creating DVD ISO Image
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Executing MkIsoFs. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVDAuthor\mkisofs.exe" -o "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\DVDImage.iso" -publisher "DVD2SVCD" -volid "" -dvd-video "C:\AVI2DVDFiles\DVD-Files"
Image creation finished.

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- 14/06/2004 1:25:13 PM
- Free on drive C: 154058.68 mb
- Conversion done!
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Sorry if this is something really obvious, but ive never needed to alter anything before, thus my ignorance.

Regards

vcdude.

[Nick]

Yep.
Known issue with the latest build.
The author experimented with new resizing methods, it didn't work out so he reverted to the old way. Except somewhere down the line it all went awry and now the resizing doesn't work properly.

For AVI2DVD I recommend you use one of the resizing plugins (FACAR, AutoFitCD). It means a full re-encode I'm afraid.

HTH
Nick

[vcdude]

Thanks. At least I know now that I didn't screw anything up.....this time. :)

[vcdude]

Can anyone fill me in on how to set this FACAR up? I installed it and changed only the "Resize to" value to 7. It stopped before encoding saying "Frame size 800x80 is not supported". What have/haven't I done?

[jsoto]

I'm not using FACAR, but seems it is not going to solve your problem...
Originally posted by r6d2
FACAR will do AVIs only if they have NTSC/PAL PAR, which is very, very unlikely. Typical AVIs are square pixel sources.
FitCD does, however, allow you to specify 1:1 PAR on a sourcecc

You can try a manual resizing, editing your avisynth script.
avi resize calculator (www.posunplugged.com/jsoto/tools/avires.zip)

jsoto

[vcdude]

Yeah, it didn't like the colour format and I can't find a download of FitCD 1.1.2 to use with AutoFitCD. :(

[Manngo]

Just ask.
FitCD_v112 (http://manngo.fw.hu/FitCD_v112.zip)

[r6d2]

Originally posted by vcdude
I can't find a download of FitCD 1.1.2 to use with AutoFitCD. :( Please try google "FitCD 1.1.2", it is likely you'll find a donwload. If that fails, let me know and I'll contact shh about it.

/Add: Manngo types faster! ;)

[vcdude]

Of course, Google was the first place I looked after the link in the sticky failed. Thanks for the link too. :) I did actually just edit the AVISynth script. Worked a treat and nowhere near as scary as I thought.