First time using DVD2SVCD

[ricardjs]

Hi all.

I've been trying to use this software for 2 weeks now, and i've allways encountered maybe 2 or 3 different issues.

The first and more common, is an error that claims "cannot write to avisynth.ini". I check all the logs and no error is present. Here are the Logs:

WNASPI32.DLL 0.0.0.0
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- 26-09-2004 1:22:17
- AVI to SVCD Conversion
- AVI2DVD ver. 1.2.2 build 3
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Initializing
- D:\PARTILHA\Filmes\Rundown\rd.avi
Initializing finished.

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- 26-09-2004 1:22:19
- Free on drive D: 24642.27 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Audio extraction finished.

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- 26-09-2004 1:22:57
- Free on drive D: 24548.44 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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- 26-09-2004 1:22:59
- Free on drive D: 24548.43 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting MP2 to WAV. Filename: D:\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing MADPlay (mp2 to wav). Commandline:
"C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe" --quiet --output=wave:"D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" "D:\Extracted_audio_1.mpa"
Conversion (mp2 to wav) of D:\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.


Encoding Audio. Filename: D:\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" -output "D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -ota( -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 48000 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of D:\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 26-09-2004 1:29:25
- Free on drive D: 23281.76 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 4666096988
AudioSectors: 149626092
VideoPAPO: 69962544
ScanOffsetBytes: 221150
SeqAligningBytes: 14055279
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4432231919.17
Seconds: 6151.19
CalcMPEGStream: 4432231919.17
Frames: 147433
CDSize: 4464.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4460.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 147433
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 3
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 800
Max. bitrate: 8000
Avg. Bitrate: 5764
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
AVISource("D:\PARTILHA\Filmes\Rundown\rd.avi",audio=false)
ConvertToYUY2()
LanczosResize(720,270)
AddBorders(0,105,0,105)
Import("D:\ResampleAudio.avs")
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 2.190
Video Encoding finished.

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- 26-09-2004 4:36:06
- Free on drive D: 19832.05 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "D:\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "D:\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv" -prog_frames p

And another Log:
BeSweet v1.5b26 by DSPguru.
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Using Shibatch.dll v0.24 by Naoki Shibata & DSPguru (shibatch.sourceforge.net).
Using MP2enc.dll v1.129 (23/5/2002), Engine 1.129 <http://www.cdex.n3.net>.

Logging start : 09/26/04 , 01:25:15.

C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe -core( -input D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav -output D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2 -logfile D:\Encoded_audio_1.log ) -ota( -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 48000 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav
[00:00:00:000] | Output: D:\Encoded_audio_1.mp2
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | Overall Track Gain: 1.282dB
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +------- MP2ENC ------
[00:00:00:000] | Bitrate method : CBR
[00:00:00:000] | MP2 bitrate : 192
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : Stereo
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[01:42:29:040] Conversion Completed !
[01:42:29:040] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 192kbps
[00:04:05:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 09/26/04 , 01:29:20.

I've tried the "Do not convert Audio", and i can go a litle further, but then is stops with an error in DVD Authoring. There, i believe it's an error using the encoded Audio (though the encoded audio plays well in media player). But mplex doesn't seem to like the audio file, as it says it is an unkown type...

Now for a litle background:
I've tried this in several divx files with and without AC3. I want the subtitles muxed, so, i first use VirtualDub along with VobSub to reencode the video to DivX5.2, muxing the subtitles. Later, i use that same file to put is in DVD2SVCD, in order to convert it to a DVD.

I'd appreciate any help you guys could give me.

Thanks.

ricardjs.

[ricardjs]

Update to other Encodes i've tried:

It seems the "can't write to avisynth" error is allways here. Now i start to think that it's not a specific problem that causes this error message, but instead, that error message later produces the problem. This, because the whole encoding process stops not at the same part, but in completely different parts.
This last time it stopped in the midle of making the ISO. I got an ISO of 300MB, when the error message appeared.

Can anyone give some hints?

Thanks.

Ricardjs.

[Nick]

Never seen that error reported.
Try uninstalling and reinstalling the DVD2SVCD bundle for starters.

[ricardjs]

Hi, and thanks for your answer. I tried that allready several times, aswell as reinstalling all codecs and stuff. Also i tried rebooting everytime i tried something new.

Any more hints you can give me?

Thanks.

ricardjs.

[Rockas]

Yeah! you can start by throwing away your computer :D ... just kidding...

Did you uninstall and re-install AviSynth, too?

[ricardjs]

No, not avisynth.
But now that you mentioned it, it SEEMS to have worked... :)

But after i solved that one, anothr isso appeared...

I get an ISO file with 0Kb. Here's the error i got:

Executing MkIsoFs. Commandline:
"C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\DVDAuthor\mkisofs.exe" -o "E:\WUTemp\DVDImage.iso" -publisher "DVD2SVCD" -volid "" -dvd-video "E:\WUTemp\DVD-Files"
EIniFileException Unable to write to E:\WUTemp\AVISYNTH.INI

What i did that "solves" this is, go to CMD and and write:

"C:\Programas\DVD2SVCD\DVDAuthor\mkisofs.exe" -o "E:\WUTemp\DVDImage.iso" -publisher "DVD2SVCD" -volid "" -dvd-video "E:\WUTemp\DVD-Files"
And then it re-takes where it failed and finishes successfully.

Thanks.

ricardjs.