Authoring - Total Sector Size Larger Than Disk Capacity.

[kipper]

Hi,

I have the following problem whilst aurthoring using scenarist.

Error Total sector size<2303492> is larger than DVD disc capacity<2294912>

Error CheckFileSystem error returned.
Error Disc image could not be created.

In dvd2svcd I have set the disk size to 4480.

Is there a way around this error in scenarist.

Thanks Very Much

Chris

[Rockas]

did u tried to use Rejig to reduce your movie size a little?

[kipper]

No but I will look into it now,

Thanks for the help.

[bobwillis]

Hi,

A CD size of 4464MB will prevent this problem from occuring in the future. 4480MB is known to cause occasional oversizes.

Regards,
Bob

[kipper]

Hi,

I started again from scratch with 4464 but still same problem.

Scenarist gave errors such as cannot import but these only appeared then vanished but the process continued utill building disks then stopped.

I have tried dvd chapters and fixed with no success but will keep playing around.

Heres the dvd2svcd log.

Initializing
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 30/08/2004 12:36:08
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -OM=0 -EXIT -OF=[C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 30/08/2004 12:39:35
- Free on drive C: 80908.65 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Extracted_audio_1.ac3

Audio1 delay: -80 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 30/08/2004 12:44:10
- Free on drive C: 80369.50 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_audio_1.aif" -6chaiff -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -C 0db -S 0db -c none -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d -80 )
Audio conversion of C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Executing MPEG51 Encoding. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\MPEG5.1\pub_enc.exe" -l 2 -m s -n d -r 48.0 -b 256 -L -p 3 -e -v 0 "C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_audio_1.aif" "C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_audio_1"
MPEG 5.1 encoding of C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_audio_1.aif finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 30/08/2004 13:20:59
- Free on drive C: 74516.54 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 4666096988
AudioSectors: 327614280
VideoPAPO: 67205412
ScanOffsetBytes: 378537
SeqAligningBytes: 24058129
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4246840625.67
Seconds: 10101.32
CalcMPEGStream: 4246840625.67
Frames: 252358
CDSize: 4464.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4460.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 252358
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 5
Image Quality: 19
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 0
Max. bitrate: 9000
Avg. Bitrate: 3363
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (no borders, encoded as 16:9)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
MPEG2Source("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\rips\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
LanczosResize(720,576)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.880
Video Encoding finished.

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- 30/08/2004 22:23:51
- Free on drive C: 70408.23 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
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- 30/08/2004 22:34:38
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 2
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Initializing
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 30/08/2004 22:35:04
- Free on drive C: 70388.66 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: DVD Authoring
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- 30/08/2004 22:35:08
- Free on drive C: 70388.65 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
Scenarist Failed!
Layout Failed (See Message Window)
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- 31/08/2004 18:39:45
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 2
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Initializing
-
Initializing finished.

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- 31/08/2004 18:47:31
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 2
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Initializing
-
Initializing finished.


Scenarist log to come.

Thanks

kip

[bobwillis]

Hi,

Are you attempting to do DVD2DVD? I notice from your log that there is a lot of audio processing going on. For DVD2DVD, this is unnecessary. On the audio tab, check 'do not convert audio', and try again. If you are already doing this, I haven't got a clue what's going on. Perhaps someone else can help?

Regards,
Bob

[Manngo]

Hi!

It seems that you have solved the size problem, but you have a new one instead. The Scenarist log from the second encoding could help a lot.
Your log says, that you were doing mpeg5.1 audio. This can couse a lot of problems. Important: MPEG5.1 is not the same as AC3!!! However it is included in the DVD comliance list, it is not supported by most of the players. You also can hardly find discs in the stores using this format. So I guess this is the file, that Scenarist cannot import. This couses further problems during authoring, becouse D2S creates the DVD structure for 1 audio stream (that is missing).
Solution: Use source audio, or encode to mp2 stereo.

Manngo

[kipper]

Thanks very much thats a great help.

I got an image produced last night by changing cd size to 4400 and using bicubic resize instead of lancoz.

I was re-encoding the audio to save dvd disk space but did not realise this would cause problems.

It is 24 series 3 but i'm only on disk 2 with each one giving different probs but I think I now know what i'm doing so I will start from scratch.

Cheers

kipper

[kipper]

Hi,

I started from fresh using source audio but this has not helped, the scenarist logs are below.

Could it be something to do with the dvd2svcd version I am using as I believe the only successfull attempts have been using build 1.2.1 b3 whereas the recent version I have been using is 1.2.2 b2

DVD2SVCD LOG:

- 01/09/2004 19:10:28
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 2
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Initializing
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_MENU_1.VOB
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 01/09/2004 19:10:32
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -OM=0 -EXIT -OF=[C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_MENU_1.VOB,C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob]
Framerate: 25000
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 01/09/2004 19:13:32
- Free on drive C: 80903.99 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Extracted_audio_1.ac3

Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 01/09/2004 19:18:14
- Free on drive C: 80349.53 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 4666096988
AudioSectors: 245979132
VideoPAPO: 68469984
ScanOffsetBytes: 378951
SeqAligningBytes: 24084441
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4327184475.67
Seconds: 10112.36
CalcMPEGStream: 4327184475.67
Frames: 252634
CDSize: 4464.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4460.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 252634
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 5
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 0
Max. bitrate: 9000
Avg. Bitrate: 3280
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (no borders, encoded as 16:9)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
MPEG2Source("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SV~1\DVD2SVCD\rips\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
BicubicResize(720,576,0.0,0.6)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.870
Video Encoding finished.

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- 02/09/2004 04:21:49
- Free on drive C: 76336.63 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
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- 02/09/2004 07:26:38
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 2
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Initializing
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_MENU_1.VOB
- C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\24d2\VTS_01_1.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 02/09/2004 07:26:48
- Free on drive C: 76317.00 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: DVD Authoring
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- 02/09/2004 07:26:51
- Free on drive C: 76317.00 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
Scenarist Failed!
Layout Failed (See Message Window)
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- 02/09/2004 18:07:19
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
-
Initializing finished.

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- 02/09/2004 18:07:44
- Free on drive C: 67142.25 mb
- Crash Recovery
- Restarting from: DVD Authoring
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- 02/09/2004 18:07:46
- Free on drive C: 67142.21 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
Scenarist Failed!
Layout Failed (See Message Window)


Scenarist IMPORT LOG:

Info -----------------------------------------
Info Start Importing
Info ------ Reading script ------
Info Importing MODIFIER VERSION
Info Importing Data
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL
Warning This Video [ C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL.mpv ] has different duration.
Info Importing Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Info Importing Tracks
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_3
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_6
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_9
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_12
Info Importing Scenario
Info Importing First PGC
Info Importing First PGC_cmd_1
Info Importing VideoManager
Info Importing VTS_1
Info Importing Title_1
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-p
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_1
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_2
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_4
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_5
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_7
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_8
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_10
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_11
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_13
Info Importing Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_14
Info Importing DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s -> DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_1 -> DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_2 -> DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_3 -> DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_4 -> DefaultPalette
Info Restoring Link First PGC_cmd_1 -> Title_1
Info Restoring Link VTS_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_6 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_8 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_3
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_10 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_6
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_12 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_9
Info Restoring Link Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_14 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_12
Info Restoring Link Title_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_1
Info Restoring Link Title_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_4
Info Restoring Link Title_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_7
Info Restoring Link Title_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_10
Info Restoring Link Title_1 -> Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t-s_13
Info Validateing Video (Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL)
Warning This Video [ C:\Program Files\dvd2svcdb2\DVD2SVCD\rips\Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL.mpv ] has different duration.
Info Validateing Track (Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t)
Info Finish Importing


Scenarist BUILD LOG:

Info
Info Creating DVD Files
Info No VTS<VTS_1> Language Tracks found
Info Creating DVD data (VTS Title) VTS#01
Info Preparing to multiplex track Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL-t
Info Creating Multiplexer info
Info Multiplexing
Info Multiplexing VOB Main Stream
Info Reading Database for VTS<VTS_1>

Info No VTS Language found
Info Creating Video Manager Information. (File: VIDEO_TS.IFO)

Info Creating VTS<VTS_1> Title
Info DVD Files created
Info
Info Creating disc image
Info Reading file list
Error Total sector size<2347932> is larger than DVD disc capacity<2294912>

Error CheckFileSystem error returned.
Error Disc image could not be created.


Cheers
kip

[bobwillis]

Hello again.

Does it create the dvd files as reported in a DVD-Image directory. Do these play ok? Are these oversize? Everything in your log looks fine other than the final iso image being too large for some reason.
I notice the ifo you selected has a menu vob. Is this intentional?

Regards,
Bob

[kipper]

I have 5 vob files in the video directory in the dvd image directory and they play ok.

The menu vob is there as I was trying to work out how to keep the main menu intact? How can this be done. I do not think this is related to the problem though as I did not use the menu in previous attempts.

The dvd image folder is 4.47 GB.

Thanks very much.

[bobwillis]

Hello again,

DVD2DVD is primarily a main movie tool; in other words it deals with a PGC of a single ifo. If it is a multiple episode disc that you are trying to do along with keeping the menu, then it can be done by encoding each episode separately and then re-authoring with the menu later. I personally haven't done this, but there are many people that have. Do a search, however it is not a straightforward process, it requires several manual steps.

IMO, with a multi-episodic disc, you are probably better off using dvd-rebuilder since it keeps the original structure of the dvd intact (including menu) and allows you to remove the audio tracks you don't want. Since it can use CCE, you get decent picture quality.

Even simpler still use a transcoder like dvdshrink or instant copy (these may have worse picture quality though - dependant upon the amount of compression required). You could use shrink to split it over 2 disks and replace the titles that you don't want with a still image (in order to improve the compression ratio).

I notice that you are only encoding one movie vob, is that all you want to encode. Is that just one episode? Confirm that the time given for the ifo that you select in D2S corresponds to what you actually want to encode.

However, if the files you've encoded play ok and you're happy with them, then just reduce the cd-size until it fits. I don't understand why it should oversize by 100MB though!

Regards,
Bob

[kipper]

I had tried dvdrebuilder before but it didnt work so i gave up on it because i had always been happy using dvd2svcd. I may give it another try.

When I select the largest ifo the file lengths listed in the scroll down menu are:

42.13 mins
41.17
42.09
42.11
41.17
42.09
42.11,

These are incorrect as the total length of the movie is 2h48mins, with the cce log showing 10112.36 seconds which is correct. For some reason the times shown repeat themselves (this is more clearly seen on disk 1)

The vob I have selected which I believe to be correct is the main movie.

I am going to try using the old build again and may give dvdrb a go.

Thanks
kip

[kipper]

Hello,

Started again last night using the older build of dvd2svcd and I now have an image. Scenarist did give an error, but I think it is something to do with still frames but i've got an image so i'm happy.

Cheers

kipper