Multiplexing problems

[Moorezo]

when dvd2svcd tries to start multiplexing with bbMPEG i get the error message "Error reading from an input file" anyone help me out?

[Manngo]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

The thing you ask, is a how-old-is-the-captain typed question. Without any information it is hard to answear. That's why we always post our logfile, when we have a question. You can find it in the project library, where you asked D2S to save the files. It is a .txt file. Just paste it here!

[Moorezo]

sorry heres my log i think...
GENERAL INFO
- Source:
- Movie Offset: 0 sec
- CD Overlap seconds: No
- Startup delays: Video: 180 ms Audio 1: 180 msAudio 2: 180 ms
- Video format: NTSC
- Length: 02:18:59
- CD Images: 1

IMDB INFO:
Movie title:
User rating:
Directed by:
Writing credits:
Genre:
Tagline:
Plot outline:


VIDEO INFO:
- Encoder: TMPGEnc 2.521.58.169
- Rate Control Mode: Constant bitrate (CBR)
- Bitrate: 1150
- Motion search prec.: Motion estimate search (fast)
- Field order: Yes
- DC component prec.: 8 bits
- Output YUV as YCbCr: No
- Floating point DCT: Yes
- No motion search: True
- Soften block noise: No
- iDCT Algorithm:
- NTSC Field Operation:
- Deinterlace: None
- Pulldown: Yes, TMPGEnc internal
- Width: 352
- Height: 240
- Matrix:
Intra:
8 16 19 22 26 27 29 34
16 16 22 24 27 29 34 37
19 22 26 27 29 34 34 38
22 22 26 27 29 34 37 40
22 26 27 29 32 35 40 48
26 27 29 32 35 40 48 58
26 27 29 34 38 46 56 69
27 29 35 38 46 56 69 83
Non-Intra:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AVISYNTH SCRIPT:
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
AVISource("C:\DOCUME~1\Jonathon\MYDOCU~1\THESHA~1\THESHA~1.AVI",audio=false)
ConvertToYUY2()
Import("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Tylo\RoBaConditional.avs")
BicubicResize(352,226,0.0,0.6)
AddBorders(0,7,0,7)
ConvertToRGB24()


AUDIO INFO:
- Audiostreams:
- Audio 1 Language: Unspecified
- Audio 1 Bitrate: 224
- Audio 1 Sample freq: 44100
- Audio 1 Mode: Stereo
- Audio 1 Besweet:

SUBTITLE INFO:
- Subtitlestreams: 0
- Type:
- Sub. 1 Language:
- Sub. 2 Language:
- Sub. 3 Language:
- Sub. 4 Language:

AUTHORING INFO:
- CD Image program: VCDImager

[Manngo]

Sorry for not beeing clear. required log is the content of dvd2svcd_log.txt file.

[Moorezo]

ok think this is it
WNASPI32.DLL 0.0.0.0
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- 20/09/2004 17:01:03
- AVI to SVCD Conversion
- AVI2VCD ver. 1.2.2 build 3
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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.

Initializing finished.

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- 20/09/2004 17:01:06
- Free on drive C: 23884.35 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Audio extraction finished.

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- 20/09/2004 17:02:07
- Free on drive C: 23772.89 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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- 20/09/2004 17:02:09
- Free on drive C: 23772.89 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting MP2 to WAV. Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing MADPlay (mp2 to wav). Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe" --quiet --output=wave:"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa"
Conversion (mp2 to wav) of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.


Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" -output "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -ota( -g max -r 23976 25000 ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 224 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 20/09/2004 17:18:40
- Free on drive C: 22030.56 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 2313560592
AudioSectors: 227182620
VideoPAPO: 32319108
ScanOffsetBytes: 179964
SeqAligningBytes: 11437712
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 12
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 2042441176.00
Seconds: 8005.40
CalcMPEGStream: 2042441176.00
Frames: 199960
CDSize: 740.00
Number of CDs: 3
Cut point 735.00
Bitrate: 1150.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Jonathon\My Documents\converting\TMPGEnc-2.521.58.169-Free\TMPGEnc.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close
Video Encoding finished.

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- 20/09/2004 18:37:08
- Free on drive C: 20933.99 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 20/09/2004 18:37:11
- Free on drive C: 20933.98 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 20/09/2004 18:37:13
- Free on drive C: 20933.98 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 20/09/2004 18:37:16
- Free on drive C: 20933.98 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 0
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 0 seconds
Cut point: 735 mb
<-----------ERROR COMES IN SOMEWHERE ROUND HERE!---------------->>>
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 20/09/2004 22:09:56
- Free on drive C: 20933.77 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDImager
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Executing VCDImager. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDImager.exe" --type=svcd --add-dir=SEGMENT --cue-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" --iso-volume-label=SVCD1 --progress --add-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\SVCDInfo.txt",EXTRA/SVCDINFO.TXT "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg"
Image creation finished.

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- 20/09/2004 22:10:00
- Free on drive C: 20932.33 mb
- Conversion done!
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[jsoto]

Seems to me there is a problem in BeSweet using rate conversion (NTSC to PAL) in combination with resampling (shibatch)

-ota( -g max -r 23976 25000 ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 )

I had found this problem in one avi I was testing, but I didn't report anything, because I was trying to find more originals to test.

Could anyone confirm this?

@Moorezo
Please edit your post to be Rule 6 compliant.

jsoto

[Moorezo]

thanks for your help, anyone know anything about this problem or how to correct it?

thanks
Moorezo

[Moorezo]

Just thought is that line of code that u posted what i need to put in the settings file or is it something else.

[jsoto]

I'm only trying to guess, may be it is not the same problem...

Does your "Encoded_audio_1.mp2" play well in WPM?
Take a look into "Encoded_audio_1.log", may be there is any error.

If the mp2 file does not play, uncheck in Audio tab
"Audio x Downsample 48 -> 44.1"
or uncheck in conversion tab
"NTSC to PAL"

Any of these settings will change BeSweet command.

jsoto

[Rockas]

This is just an advice, it may not solve your problem (it has nothing to do with it :) ) but try to keep all the paths to folders without spaces os special charecters (eg "c:\Program Files\...")... create folders for your programs and working files on the root of your hard drives (eg "d:\working_folder\...")...
as I said, this won't solve your problem (probably) but since I've started doing this, I got rid of many anoying and strange errors refering DVD Backups actions.

[Moorezo]

Thanks,
Tried those things but still get the same problem, the audio and video both encode fine i just can't multiplex them, tried using a different muliplexer(the one thats with TMPEG) but it seems that when i use that one the audio plays faster than the video so by the end of the film the sync is way out.
any one got any other ideas, thanks for eveything i get

[Rockas]

Maybe the problem is with your source file...
Try to re-encode it with VirtualDub.