HELP: keeps crashing

[kevingpo]

Everytime I use DVD2SVCD I get blue screen of death after 20 mins.


Here's message:

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STOP: c000021a { Fatal System Error }

The windows SubSystem system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000005 (0x77b537f4 0x0053f4bc).

The system has been shutdown.

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Same problem goes for Gordian Knot. Well I can follow the tutorial and get to the encoding stage (after DVD2AVI, saving a .d2v, adding job and encoding). During the encoding & muxing mp3 stage, about 30-40 mins I get blue-screen-of-death.


What I use:

AnyDVD 3.8.2.3 - to authenticate my DVD drive.

[Nick]

Hi.
Welcome to the forum.

As regards your problem, DVD2SVCD and Gordian Knot use completely different encoding engines. However, the encoding in each case is very intensive on system resources with the result that any problems with your memory, CPU or cooling systems, which do not affect normal operation, may well occur under such high loading.

Start at Q53 of the Q+A sticky (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=21859) and also the sticky in the PC Hardware and Software forums.

The tests linked from there will check for any hardware problems. If these are successful but you still can't encode video then we'll look at software issues. However I think this is probably hardware related and would ask that you investigate this first.

Cheers
Nick

[kevingpo]

Using Gordian Knot I get far as having these files:

.ac3 and encoded .mp3
16MB of divx .avi file
... no use..

I think DVD file vob #5 is corrupted or copy protection dummy file. Is this normal?

When using DVD2AVI I get as far as having these files:

.ac3 and encoded .mp2 files
massive .vob file but empty .mpv file (0b)


Is there any way to mux both the audio and video files while converting to Divx or VCD? What's the best program?

[kevingpo]

Originally posted by Nick
Hi.
Welcome to the forum.

As regards your problem, DVD2SVCD and Gordian Knot use completely different encoding engines. However, the encoding in each case is very intensive on system resources with the result that any problems with your memory, CPU or cooling systems, which do not affect normal operation, may well occur under such high loading.

Start at Q53 of the Q+A sticky (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=21859) and also the sticky in the PC Hardware and Software forums.

The tests linked from there will check for any hardware problems. If these are successful but you still can't encode video then we'll look at software issues. However I think this is probably hardware related and would ask that you investigate this first.

Cheers
Nick

Ok. I ran that http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm program. It gave me same blue-screen-of-death after 3rd test:

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000008E ( 0xc000001D, 0x800EA379, 0xF8951E30, 0x00000000)

[bobwillis]

Hi,

This could be a thermal problem, i.e. your cpu is overheating. Prime & CCE really stress a cpu.

1. Is your machine overclocked. If so, revert back to normal timing and try again.
2. Can you take the case of your pc, and see if it runs for any longer. If so, this indicates a thermal problem. This can usually be solved by: better ventilation (inlet and exhaust case fans), and remounting the cpu on a more effective heatsink (remember to use heatsink compound) and possibly upgrading the cpu fan.

All mpeg encoders are a proper torture test for pc's and good cooling is a necessity for reliability.

Regards,
Bob

[kevingpo]

Originally posted by bobwillis
Hi,

This could be a thermal problem, i.e. your cpu is overheating. Prime & CCE really stress a cpu.

1. Is your machine overclocked. If so, revert back to normal timing and try again.
2. Can you take the case of your pc, and see if it runs for any longer. If so, this indicates a thermal problem. This can usually be solved by: better ventilation (inlet and exhaust case fans), and remounting the cpu on a more effective heatsink (remember to use heatsink compound) and possibly upgrading the cpu fan.

All mpeg encoders are a proper torture test for pc's and good cooling is a necessity for reliability.

Regards,
Bob

The motherboard, CPU, RAM, casing was bought 2nd hand from an old friend. He over-clocked it before. He says the CPU is a 1.7GHz. But when I reset the BIOS to fail-safe, or optimal settings, it sets the CPU at 800MHz. Is this the real speed? I think I tried booting XP at this 800MHz speed and I get a black screen after the Starting Windows XP...

But yes there is an additional secondary fan attached inside the casing. I turned it off before but I'll turn it on and take the casing off.

So you are saying it's a CPU problem not a RAM memory problem?

[bobwillis]

Hi,

http://www.memtest86.com has an excellent memory tester. Run that for a few passes in order to rule out memory problems. You need to put it on a floppy or download the cd iso & burn that. The bios has to be set so that you can boot from the floppy or the cd.

800MHz doesn't sound like a valid clock speed for a 1.7GHz processor. Which processor is it (athlon, P4 etc)?

[kevingpo]

Yay! I successfully encoded with both programs - DVD2SVCD and Gordian Knot! Well, actually I did both exactly at the same time; Gordian Knot on my 2nd hand previously over-clocked PC, DVD2SVCD on my sister's P4 1.7GHz laptop.

I didn't get a blue-screen-of-death this time. Maybe because:

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I took one of the PC casing side off
I down-clocked my CPU to fail-safe/optimal setting @ 800MHz
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I don't know but I have to press F1 at BIOS POST stage to continue with "changed under-clock-speed".

Though I encoded Last Samurai with no English subtitles, and the film has parts where you really need English subtitles. Maybe I'll try again using DVD2SVCD on my PC this time.

[kevingpo]

Well I ran the MemTest86 and left it going for around 9 hours. It still hasn't finished. When does it really finish? It went through 12 full tests. No errors.

[bobwillis]

It doesn't finish, it carries on forever, LOL. It looks like your memory is ok. So from what you've said, it looks like a thermal issue.

On my old Athlon, the cpu heatsink compound had dried up causing excessive cpu temperatures and problems with canopus procoder v1.5. This caused random lockups. This was fixed by reseating with new heatsink compound. I do recommend that for reliable encoder use, the case should have some fans as well - especially with prescott P4s.

Regards,
Bob

[kevingpo]

Originally posted by bobwillis
It doesn't finish, it carries on forever, LOL. It looks like your memory is ok. So from what you've said, it looks like a thermal issue.

On my old Athlon, the cpu heatsink compound had dried up causing excessive cpu temperatures and problems with canopus procoder v1.5. This caused random lockups. This was fixed by reseating with new heatsink compound. I do recommend that for reliable encoder use, the case should have some fans as well - especially with prescott P4s.

Regards,
Bob

Can you recommend me a good divx encoding heatsink and fan for my P4?

[bobwillis]

I personally use a coolermaster aero4 http://www.coolermaster.com/?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product_list&p_class=112

I am sure there are many capable of doing as good a job (perhaps cheaper). I must say though, that a couple of cheap case fans help in addition to a good cpu cooler.

Regards,
Bob

[kevingpo]

cheers man