NuMenu4u.2.0.25

[Zeul]

For those wanting VIP status a minimum donation of $15 is required via paypal or in the UK nochex can be used.
For new users a full install is needed: http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4uFull.exe
For Updates only the UpdateBuild is needed: http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4uUpdate.exe

17/01/06
• Fix: Demuxing from a folder was completely broken in previous release
• Added: PGCDemux.exe is now included in the install to ensure the ‘fixed’ version is used

01/01/06
• Fix: If the first subpic stream was not 0x20 then sst scanning would fail – dumb line of code.
• New build of revpulldown included – corrects a 3:2 pulldown issue on Film sources
• Fix: 0-byte files could have been selected and attempted to be processed – errors would occur.
• Fix: When confirming that an asset is actually 16:9 and not 4:3 PS, the sub display modes were still being displayed as Wide and Pan, instead of Wide and Letter
• Fix: A single still frame as the entire VOB could have errored out on a Conversion
• Fix: In conversion mode if one of the cells was a slideshow asset (ie still with audio), then incorrect timings were produced that affected the sub times for all of the following cells in that Vob. Scenarist would crash.


8/9/05
• Fix: In Vob Preview when creating the button links, 0 could have been passed causing a division by 0 error.
• Fix: When confirming that all video assets had been encoded no account was taken of, if in Vob Preview ‘Keep all original assets’ was selected. So, the muxer used the original, but the file was being called for encoding also.
• Fix: Using Original Assets caused an error when confirming that all assets had been encoded.


31/08/05
• Fix: Additional checks are now made to ensure that the VMI commands do not link to non existent PG’s (ie authoring errors)
• Altered the softencode reg fix batch file. The full path to REGEDIT is now used instead of just REGEDIT. When I upgraded to XP SP2, found that the whole path was needed – what gives!!
• In Vob Preview can now advance 1 subpicture at a time, and by each cell. In case of multiple subpics now have the ability to process the first subpic and remove unwanted buttons, then NuMenu will search and copy into the other subpics – by cell or for the whole vob segment. Clicking a button will now popup a menu instead of the left/right click business. The individual button commands are now shown also (can be switched off if wanted). Also able to see the button links and also the actual button command.
• Vob Preview has been redesigned and enlarged to allow easier use of button stripping.
• Minor internal fixes.


11/08/05
• Fix: Pulldown wasn’t being called after HC encodes (if needed).
• Fix: closing the recovery console would disable the ‘X’ in the main form.
• Fix: if numenu was minimized to the system tray from dif4u, and then restored a stack error would arise
• Added the LOGFILE parameter to the HC ini file, so that any issues will be recorded.

10/08/05
• Fix: SoftEncode path this time!
• Fix: Incorrect ecl settings could have arisen due to only part of the AVS script being written (this corrects wmansir’s error)
• Fix: Forward slash was missing from the source path in the Rebuilder.ini file. The source would not be loaded on opening. Also changed Rebuilder to open normally and not minimized.
• Noticed that when using PGCDemux for a folder demux, cell demuxing wasn’t working correctly
• Added a better error handler if no LOG file is produced from DVD2AVI / DGIndex
• Fix: Found a bug when writing the PGC type in unprocessed VTS’s. If multiple LUs then Root Menu could be written more than once per LU
• Further alterations to way the substreams are handled. This time to correct any streams that are not used but exist in the VOB file
• Added a sanity check for Format Conversion, encoder issues and authoring issues.
• Added multiple language support for the GUI. Pre installed .lang files are English, Italian, German & Dutch. If others are created, they will automatically be found in the install folder. Use the Pre installed ones as a template. (Many thanks to Influenza, TuRiSOft, FreaQ)
• Removed the necessity for a progress bar ocx , fixes a particular issue with XP
• Added HC Encoder support – The latest build with chapter support MUST be used – All internal matrices/profile can be used
• Also added the ability to set a custom matrix for HC Encoder
• Added the ability to use the original matrix of the asset with HC Encoder. The original matrix is determined by analyzing the video segment with QuantDump.
• The Eject after Read setting for DVD Decrypter is now automatically corrected to = 0 before NuMenu processing is started. If the setting = 1 before, then the setting will be restored on closure. This is to stop the iso from being dismounted before processing has finished.
• Altered the recovery console slightly – makes it easier to use
• Added an encoding check after CCE has finished. If for some reason CCE failed, encoding will be restarted for just those assets that failed. NB this will not pick up an encode failure that results in only part of the video. If after 4 attempts some assets are still missing then the originals will be used for the missing ones. NB if doing a conversion from PAL -> NTSC this is not possible, so NuMenu will abort

19/07/07
• Added option to remove temporary files on completion (except NuMenu4u.log)
• Fix: Unable to set the path to SoftEncode
• If a VOB is reused across different Language Units , and each LU uses a different substream, NuMenu will now no longer crash, and the scripts have the correct id’s flagged.
• In Default settings screen, now have the option to permanently set the start up drive or folder / destination drive or folder / actual working directory name.

14/07/05
• Fix: If processing multiple VTS sets, then the Aspect Ratio variable was not cleared between VTS sets; the dummy menu file would have an incorrect Aspect Ratio
• Fix: If original assets were kept via the VOB Preview screen, then they would still get encoded
• Fix: When in muxman mode, and analyzing the button command to determine if the command links to a dummied menu, and if the setting specified was ‘Remove Button Link’ then the button analysis always reported false for LinkNextCell, LinkPrevCell, LinkNextPG, LinkPrevPG
• Correction to the installer – was trying to register the cygwin.dll
• If using muxman and full script generation then the command JumpSS VTS0 is now reproduced exactly (YOU MUST UPGRADE TO 0.15c)
• VIP addition : Use of DGDecode (Modified by D3s7 to output LOG also) is now implemented – To satisfy the GPL a weblink to Neuron2’s website has been added (Under Help)
• Settings are now saved as soon as the ‘Goodbye’ button is pressed. This means you can set up the settings straight away without having to process a menu.
• Added AutoGopSize to the GOP options. This is now the default. For previously installed versions then this will need to be enabled
• Updated the copying & sector routines – they would fire even if authoring had failed or was skipped – caused a sector error
• Altered the Scenaid compatability mode switch slightly – forces a confirmation of this NB THIS MODE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE IN SCENAID so do not ENABLE
• Fix: In scenarist script file, dummy menu files were being created for non processed menus. The expected file therefore didn’t exist and scenarist would fail with a placeholder error
• Updated the Donate URL
• Fix: A source reported as 24fps (not 23.976) would get encoded as 29.97
• Fix: The correction for conditional argument in VMI command on previous build, actually broke it in scenarist
• Pressing the ‘Cancel’ button now close Recovery Console aswell as resetting the variables
• Altered the dialog control for some of the controls

10/07/05

Fix: Thanks to Trahald a bug came to light in the VIDEO_TS.IFO updating
Fix: A correction to a specific VMI command, that was dropping the conditional argument
Moved the ‘Use Original Assets’ setting from General Settings to Encoder – Makes more sense
Please Update to this build to correct the IFO routines


10/07/05
• Fix: When there are more than 600 vobs Scenarist would fail, so a check is made for this, but, this VTS was still called in the UpdateMPV routine causing the error reported by wfn1. NB this restriction doesn’t affect VIP users who have Muxman available
• When the Copy File setting is set to copy all remaining files (for complete DVD folder or ReBuilder use), then the VTS sector information is now updated automatically.
• Added the ability to resize the VOB preview window (This may correct any directx problems – unsure but worth a try)
• Fix: Broke a scripting part in the previous release for muxman
• Noticed a GUI error when manual pausing of Scenarist initiated
• Added the ability to generate an ISO image. IF the re-authored menu + the original title VOBs are less than 4.3GB then the original title VOBS will be copied over and an ISO created. If DIF4U is in control it will be shut down. This is a VIP option only.
• Finally added the help menu. There are multiple links to the correct part of the Help menu, through each screen
• A couple of corrections to the Wizard
• Fix: On some occasions the entire AVS script would not be written – caused an error in the Preview Window
• In the Preview Window, the entire size of the DVD is now shown. Altering the menu bitrate here shows the direct effect on the overall size.

29/06/05
• Slight alteration to the UpdateMPV routine
• Slight change to the Muxman routine, to reflect Muxman 0.15a when being used in MULTIPLE script mode.

25/06/05
• Fix: If the path to Quenc has spaces in it would fail
• Fix: Discovered that NuMenu was still attempting to re-encode video streams diagnosed/manually selected as dummy, or files that didn’t meet the encoding threshold – this could have caused an error
• Fix: A PGC link to VMG PGC1 would have caused a muxman error due to a script error
• For VIP users added 6 new options
o Replace button command if the button links to a PGC/PG/CELL that has been stripped. If the button is pressed then the cell will repeat
o Remove button if the button links to a PGC/PG/CELL that has been stripped.
o NB In some cases, the button linkage cannot be resolved, if the button works by altering the GPRM values and these are not checked in the linked PGC. NuMenu will check the GPRM values in the linked PGC to see if the common ‘if ( GPRM==….), LINKPGCN etc exists, In this case the linked PGC can be resolved so the button can be removed.
o Added a Scenaid compatability mode . This will output an appropriate mxp file but won’t actually mux. A future build of Scenaid will use this to create a full mxp file for Muxman that will then re-create the entire DVD
o Enhanced the asset removal, so you can now choose to automatically remove all video streams that are not menu screens. This is separated into the VMG and VTS area. In the VMG, non-menu screens are normally warnings etc, in the VTS they are normally intros into menu pages or transitions between menu pages
o Option to automatically load the VMG and/or every VTS on loadup regardless of size
• Major enhancement for VIP users: When in the VOB preview screen, the buttons for each menu are now shown. Left clicking the button banner (you’ll see), will change the button color outline to green – this button has now been REMOVED -> Left click to reinstate it. Right clicking will make the button outline majenta – this button has now been forced to AUTO ACTION. Right click again to reinstate the FORMER state (active or removed) This can work in conjunction with the above options. If for example you remove a menu, but forget to remove a button that links to that menu, NuMenu will try to fix this for you. Also, when in this screen, there is now a button that will use the original assets instead of re-encoding (perhaps enough material is being removed that re-encoding the remainder is now not necessary)
• Fix: When checking the 2nd or 3rd sub stream for compliancy (so the subs = substream1), EnableStop wasn’t being set in some cases. This would cause lots of sub errors in scenarist
• Fix: The cell still time was still being set in Scenarist is an asset had been dummied. It is now set to 0.
• Settings are now saved when the ‘start’ button is pressed instead of at the end (in case of failure)
• Script alteration to reflect the changes made in Muxman 0.15a
• Option to automatically select ALL assets in a format conversion, regardless of menu size

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
I'm having problem with PAL to NTSC menu conversion. I can see it use besweet -> wav, then wav->ac2 using softencode. The final menus still has no sound.
Have tried 2.0.1, 2.0.2 and now trying this 2.0.3
Inspected by doing manual load with scenarist shows the audio folder empty.

Also was using scenarist 3.0 so I'm now trying 2.7 to see how it goes, but doubt this is the issue.

And also to report the new vobtest does not work and crashes with 2.0.3

The material I'm converting, checked with IFOedit shows the audio track of the menu was unknown instead of English, should that even matter?

Any insight to this problem appreciated.
Keep up the good work :)

Pipi

[Angelus]

Hi I have a problem with Numenu4u, both the newest version and the version 1 of it too. It's the Grudge DVD and whenever I try to start Numenu4u I get this error:

(9) Subscript out of range
Procedure Name: Item
Module Name: VTS

Error Number: 9
Error Description: Subscript out of range
Error Source: ErrorHandler
Error Line: 8

If you want I can send the necessary files to you if you have time to take a look at it. Thanks!

[Zeul]

@ pipieye & @ angelus
Can you both use debug screen to wrap up the necessary files i need. thanks

[nicolati]

Hi Zeul,
I have a problem with NuMenu4U. I have stripping some VOBID from menu, then have blanked some from other VTS and corrected a line of script code in the VGM Menu. After this I have create an image, blanking the entire film, because I need NuMenu only for MENU!!!! :D When i start the procedure, NuMenu say can't open. The program that crash is VOB TEST. But, for me, it's DVD Decrypter that fails the division in VOB ID, because is too fatt.
NuMenu runs well if I insert the original DVD, but I want to strip some VOBID before. And I can't make an image with file of film included for few space on my HD.
Sorry for my English.
Bye
nicolati

[eriksen76]

Thanx alot for the new build Zeul. I will test it once again on "The Haunting". The movie that has not yet worked with any previous versions.

Will let ya know how it went...

/Eriksen76

[Darklistener]

Hi Zeul
Tested numenu4u 2.0.2 & 2.0.3 and the audio error is gone also if ecl is used or not all worked fine thx a lot. :)

[Zeul]

@nicolati
I think you have a problem that i experience when running nm4u on error files sent to me. DVDDec doesn't recognise the disc, so nm4u fails. After creating your new iso (after stripping), run dvddec tools to create an mds file. Mount the mds file and now dvddec recognises the disc ;)

@Darklistener
Thanks for the feedback

@erikson67
Here we go again, got your files, we look again.

@Angelus
Checking your files now

@pipieye
Still waiting for your logs and files

[Angelus]

@Zeul

Not sure if u'll read this first or your email but the newer version you sent go further than before but fails during the dvd2avi step. I've sent another email with the logs (if needed) and a little more description.

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
I tested same setup with another NTSC movie and the audio is fine.
As my HD has limited space, I will try again the PAL2NTSC and debug if I can figure out how to do it. :)
Thanks again
Pipi

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
Not sure how to turn on debug screen as the conversion finishes without any errors. It's just the resulting files have no audio when I tested them. :(
Any help appreciated.
Pipieye

[pipieye]

I ran more test.
Same source PAL->PAL, no problem, audio is OK.
Same source PAL->NTSC, scenarist log shows import error on video files, time don't match.
Below portions of scenarist import error:
Info Importing VTS_9_006_01_btn_1_2
Info Importing VTS_9_006_01_btn_1_3
Info Importing VTS_9_006_01_t_scn_1
Info Importing VTS_9_007_t
Info Importing VTS_9_007_t_scn_1
Error Class(Main Video Play) Tag(Duration, 7203) failed to paste
Info Importing VTS_9_008_t
Info Importing VTS_9_008_t_scn_1
Error Class(Main Video Play) Tag(Duration, 7203) failed to paste
Info Importing VTS_9_009_01_t
Info Importing VTS_9_009_01_t_scn_1
Info Importing VTS_9_010_01_t
Info Importing VTS_9_010_01_t_scn_1
Info Importing VTS_9_011_01_t
Info Importing VTS_9_011_01_btn_1_1
Info Importing VTS_9_011_01_btn_1_2
Info Importing VTS_9_011_01_btn_1_3

Thanks again
Pipieye

[Zeul]

2.0.4 Changelog:


• The file size displayed is now more accurate. If the vob file exists but is a 0 byte file this is now not selectable for processing.
• Stupid syntax error that would cause an error after VOBTest had been run and incorrect cell type identified
• Correction to slideshow play time if format conversion enabled
• Updated Menu_Ifo_Update to correct the format after a format conversion if full compile not enabled and to update the palette if necessary
• Due to an error if conversion was enabled and the cell type was slideshow then instead of a framecount of 1 being passed to the encoder, the actual playtime (in frames) was passed, causing a scenarist buffer error.
• It has been found on one particular disc (thanks to Angelus) that there are some VTS’s that are totally unreferenced in the VIDEO_TS.IFO which as far as I know is against DVD specs, this was causing an error in the ifo analysis.
• In a format conversion if the original audio was AC3 then it was incorrectly named after processing, forcing the script to ignore the audio files – ie no audio in the output
• During audio encoding if the original was PCM audio and there was a negative delay denoted by [-..] and a conversion then softencode would fail, again causing no audio in the output
• Slight alteration to the button position calculation in a format conversion
• Revpulldown is now used for adding pan-scan information – if it fails then internal routines will be used instead, but this only corrects the first GOP header

http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4u.2.0.4.zip includes the updated MenuUpdate.exe, VobTest also

[rasta21]

@Zeul

...windows caption still shows version 2.0.3 ;)

[Darklistener]

I think the full installer isnt up to date because it shows 2.0.3 and if
I copy the 2.0.4 update over it it shows it right

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
Thanks for such quick updates. Im testing new code now :)

Pipi

[Zeul]

oops
Full install inc 2.0.3 :rolleyes: corrected now.

[bjnhg]

Hi Zeul,

Thanks for this update : NuMenu complete on the DVD from which I have sent you conversion debug files.

[Wardancer]

When i start the programm i get the follwing error:

Runtimeerror '7'

Not Enough Memory

Is there anything i can do about this ? I did a full install of the 2.0.4 after uninstalling a somewhat outdated version (don't remeber which version it was actually ...)
Oh I'm unsing WinXP SP2

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
Everything worked!!! PAL->NTSC, audio ok, stills ok.
Also noticed the buttons look better.
Thanks for all the hard work.
Will keep testing...
Pipi

[Zeul]

Wardancer
I have no idea how to fix that - i will investigate

[wmansir]

Hey Zeul, I finally got my system all set back up and am testing the new version.

I'm having a problem with ProCoder that I haven't encountered before.

The error is Scenarist script importing failed due to duration of video mis-match. As you know ProCoder divides chapters into parts, in my case:

001.pt.001.mpv
001.pt.002.mpv

It appears the parts are being assembled correctly into the single file 001.mpv in the FRAMESERVING folder, but when I look in the NEW_M2V folder the resulting 001.M2V only contains the video from 001.pt.01.mpv.

I recall seeing the multi-part encodes with ProCoder in my previous test, and they worked fine, but then this is a completely fresh install, so it could be something that has changed on my end.

[bovenstine]

I have made m2v & ac3 files of all the video, and have converted the menus from pal to ntsc using nuMenu4u, now whats the best way to get everything back in order (ie proper naming of vts files and maintaining functionality)

thanks

[SlipGun]

I'm having a duration mismatch problem with 2 DVDs (the only ones I've tried with the new version so far) that did not give me any warnings before. Unsure what to think because Scenarist outputs working menus, although I wonder if they're oversized.

Switched to ProCoder 1.5, that might be the reason ...

[robot1]

Originally posted by SlipGun
I'm having a duration mismatch problem with 2 DVDs (the only ones I've tried with the new version so far) that did not give me any warnings before. Unsure what to think because Scenarist outputs working menus, although I wonder if they're oversized.

Switched to ProCoder 1.5, that might be the reason ... Probably that's the problem. Use ProCoder 2 till the problem is fixed.
Anyway, I don't think the output produced by ProCoder2 is worse than the one by ProCoder1.5

[SlipGun]

Just confirmed that it's a problem with ProCoder 1.5.

Edit: Wanted to add that I also ran into wmansir's problem of NuMenu not joining the parts of ProCoder output

[Zeul]

the procoder problem has been fixed i believe - running some tests now. With regard to all the parts not being joined, this was actually a revpulldown error. Due to mulitple parts revpulldown was stopping at the first sequence_end_code. Trahald has kindly corrected this with the use of some new switches, however, the latest released build of NuMenu4u obviously doesn't pass these new switches. Await the newest release :) or use CCE instead, or Quenc

[nicolati]

Hi Zeul, I sent you the files of my failure encoding for your analysis.
Bye.
nicolati

[robot1]

Originally posted by Zeul
the procoder problem has been fixed i believe - running some tests now. With regard to all the parts not being joined, this was actually a revpulldown error. Due to mulitple parts revpulldown was stopping at the first sequence_end_code. Trahald has kindly corrected this with the use of some new switches, however, the latest released build of NuMenu4u obviously doesn't pass these new switches. Await the newest release :) or use CCE instead, or Quenc Could you set the .ecl with
seq_endcode=0
for the files to be joined?

[Zeul]

hmm hadn't thought of that :rolleyes: I will try that also

[Dvd@Best]

Hi

I have cce 2.70.01.05 , and i have remaned EclStart to eclcce and placed it in numenu4u directory , but it give me error that this ECL is not supported by CCE 2.70

Any idea wat i am doing wrong?



EDIT : just found out that numenu4u main log is detected cce 2.07.01.05 as cce 2.5.5 may be thats the reason its not creating a compitable ECL? i am using win2k pro sp4a athlon

[Zeul]

Can you send me the log and also what is written in the ecl.ini file?

[robot1]

Zeul,
if you launch the encoder minimized, CCE SP 2.70 works without problems, so users don't need an external program.
The external program is necessary for programs not developed anymore...

[kle500]

Today, i found out that when Numenu4u converts the WAV audio to AC3 using SoftEncode, the sound is of lower quality.
The original "wav" is clear, but the "ac3" file is dull.
If i convert the wav file using outside the Numenu4u, the sound is perfect.
I tried both 192 and 224 bitrate, but the same low quality.

Does anybody have the same problem?

I tied 2 more DVD'S with wav audio in the menus, and have the same problem.

The best way i can convert to high quality AC3 files and maintain the volume level as the original, is with EncoreDVD.

Regards
George

[Zeul]

@kle500
Are you saying that if you encode the wav file with softencode yourself then the quality is far superior to when softencode is run by numenu4u. If this is the case what are the exact settings you use when run manually?

[kle500]

@Zeul
Yes, that's exactly what happens.
Settings?
Default in SoftEncode. i don't touch anything.
Only the volume is lower, but quality is same as the wav file.

I will check again.
Using Besweet the quality is excelent (same as wav).
But Besweet is inferior to Softencode.

Regards
George

[Zeul]

kle500
I think this thread has shed some light on this problem:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56020&perpage=20&highlight=softencode&pagenumber=1

I have always used the default setting of -27db, however, it seems that analysing the wav file would prove to be better and hence i can plug in the correct normalization. You can always edit the .ini file in the frameserving folder and re-run the bat file to re-encode.

[seewen]

I wanted to use NuMenu 2.0.4 on a little 9Mo menu (made of stills).
The source is PAL, 720x576@25fps.


I checked "encode stills" in CCE options. And after the CCE process (before scenarist), I saw that NuMenu transformed all the *.m2v in NTSC (I was using CCE 2.70.01.05).

I tried with CCE 2.67.00.27, and it's the same. Videos are transformed to NTSC (720x480@29.97).

SO I checked the *.ecl created by Numenu and I saw this:

height=480
....
frame_rate_idx=4


And I didn't checked "Convert PAL->NTSC". It seems that this problem only occurs with stills.

[kle500]

@Zeul

I see that the final ac3 file, has incorrect bitrate.
Allthough i tell Numenu4u to encode to 192, the converted ac3 file is 92.
That's why it is of lower quality.
No matter what bitrate i say to numenu4u to encode, the final is allways 92.

Regards
George.

[Zeul]

kle500
If you open up the ini file in the frameserving folder what does the datarate= show?

[kle500]

Update to Softencode settings...
Sorry.. my mistake.
The bitrate is allways 224, no matter what i choose.
But the quality is totally different from the wav.

I was curious to see the quality from Besweet, and HeadAC3he using same bitrate (192).

Both Besweet and HeadAC3he created AC3 files of the same quality like the wav file.

Allthough Softencode as a standalone, produces the same quality as the wav file (using -31 in dialog normalization, produces the same volume as the original file), via Numenu4U, the quality is lower !!!!!!!

Can someone confirm?

[kle500]

@Zeul
The ini file says allways 224, no matter what bitrate i choose to encode.

Regards

[Zeul]

by default i turn on surround sound, that will reduce the 'loudness' of the output. In your manual encode is this switched on or off, and if the dialog is set to -27db how does the output compare?

[kle500]

@Zeul
The surround setting, is the surround mode?
If yes, i choose: Not indicated.

In my manual encode, by using -31db, 192kbps, no surround, the sound is same quality and volume.
All other setting, are the same as in the ini file.

I just tested to encode from Numenu, at 384kbps.
Final .ini file says 224.

Regards.

[Zeul]

ok i think i have found the bug that is causing 224 t0 always be written. as a test can you run softencode manually, with dialog set to -27, surround on. bitrate of 224, 2/0 channel mode. how does the output compare to the numenu made ac3?

[Zeul]

I think i have the probable cause..maybe.. In the ini file can you change the setting DlgNorm=-27dB to DlgNorm=27

From the help file writing -27db has no effect, and if you then verify the file the result for normalization comes back reserved.

[kle500]

@Zeul...
I wish i could run softencode manually.
It crashes allways when i try to encode anything.....
But with


I tried to change allmost all settings in the ini file, with no difference.

BTW. by changing -27db to 27db, No difference.

Haha......
I see now that by changing the DCfilter to OFF, makes a lot of difference.
To the better of cource.

I let you know later, on more tests.

George

[Zeul]

running the .reg file will remove the registry entries, this will stop the crashing

[Zeul]

new build - full install required

http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4u.exe

:)

[kle500]

@Zeul
I did the test you said....
There is no compare between the .bat encoding and the manual encoding in quality.
Allthough the same settings, totaly different.
To produce the same quality and same level on softencode, i had to move to -31bd, and for the compression, i choose NONE.
The quality is the same as the wav file.

george

[kle500]

@Zeul
No difference in quality, with the new build.
I will send you to your e-mail, 3 samples:
1. The original wav
2. Converted from Numenu
3. Converted with Softencode

You will hear the difference.

george

[SlipGun]

I still get duration mismatch warnings, but for a different problem from the one that's already been fixed. ProCoder 1.5 (not 2) seems to output many seconds of blank space at the end of short (~2 second) segments. I wonder what's up with that.

[Zeul]

guess i'm going to have to downgrade to procoder 1.5 to see whats up

[pipieye]

Hi Zeul,
Would it be easy to add a feature to ask NuMenu to convert PAL->NTSC by selecting a VOB file other than vts_xx_0.vob

The result need not have to include the ifo's, just the converted vob.

;)

Thanks
Pipi

[Zeul]

pipieye
Although possible i suppose, that would take NuMenu4u out of just the menu domain. That is a job better suited to dif4u/scenaid. All you need to do is change the AVS scripts in dif4u and this will output your compliant m2v. If you need to alter the audio then just add the audio files from dif4u to the .bat file in the working dir/frameserving folder. Change the names to whatever and run the bat. this will give you your compliant m2v / ac3 files. You will of course have to manually recreate the scenario in scenarist, as this will confuse the hell out of scenaid.

[seewen]

I just retried to backup "Cool Runnings" menu (PAL, made of stills, only 9Mo).
I want to backup this little menu with NuMenu4u beccause I replaced a subtitle stream, and I want to change the Menu Button accordingly (and numenu demux/remux all, I just need to change 2-3 pictures during the process)

And the problem occurs again with 2.0.5:

1) in *.ecl you can see that:

height=480
...
frame_rate_idx=4
....

instead of "576" & "3" for PAL.

2) The subtitles are processed like if it was 720x480. In the *.idx you see that:

# Original frame size
size: 720x480

and in the *.sst you see that:

TV_Type NTSC
Tape_Type NON_DROP
Pixel_Area (0 477)
...
Display_Area (0 2 719 479)


I don't know how to explain better the problem. I'm afraid my bad english doesn't describe the problem clearly enough.

But I swear that the original menu is 720x576, and that I didn't checked "PAL->NTSC conversion" (the *.avs are normal. No sign of conversion at all) ;-)

[Zeul]

well i don't change the sst at all in this regard (although i do write the .ifo that vsrip uses), so if vsrip thinks the files are ntsc resolution and so does numenu then wtf? what do the d2v files and d2v.log files say?

[seewen]

here is the 1st d2v:

DVD2AVIProjectFile03
1
51 J:\COOL_RUNNINGS\Menu205\D_VTS_01_0\DEMUXED\001.M2V

Stream_Type=0,0,0
iDCT_Algorithm=1 (1:MMX 2:SSEMMX 3:FPU 4:REF 5:SSE2MMX)
YUVRGB_Scale=1 (0:TVScale 1:PCScale)
Luminance_Filter=0,0 (Gamma, Offset)
Picture_Size=0,0,0,0 (ClipLeft, ClipRight, ClipTop, ClipBottom)
Aspect_Ratio=1:1
Field_Operation=0 (0:None 1:ForcedFILM 2:SwapOrder 3:RawFrames)
Frame_Rate=25000
Location=0,0,0,73

7 0 170 0 0 12 9

FINISHED -1.#J% FILM


Here is the d2v log (I assume)

GOPWarn=0
MPVBytes=0
MPVMegaBytes=0
AudioTracks=0
D2VFrames=1
FramePictures=1
FrameRate=25000
Width=720
Height=576
Bitrate=1
Progressive=1
FrameDCT=1
TFF=1
ZigZag=1
PercentFilm=0


I'll send you the menu. So you can see the beast.

[pipieye]

Originally posted by Zeul
pipieye
Although possible i suppose, that would take NuMenu4u out of just the menu domain. That is a job better suited to dif4u/scenaid. All you need to do is change the AVS scripts in dif4u and this will output your compliant m2v. If you need to alter the audio then just add the audio files from dif4u to the .bat file in the working dir/frameserving folder. Change the names to whatever and run the bat. this will give you your compliant m2v / ac3 files. You will of course have to manually recreate the scenario in scenarist, as this will confuse the hell out of scenaid.

Only reason I ask is coz there are some dvd come with games for kids that I need converted from PAL->NTSC. These vobs have a mixture of animated+stills with/without audio and with buttons (BOV?) So very similar to menus. The dif4u is more suited for pure video?

Thanks
Pipieye

[nicolati]

Thanks a lot Zeul!!! I will try this version.
Bye.
nicolati

[Zeul]

nicolati
This build should now compile, however, i had to remove a couple of your PGC commands - they didn't point to anything which is the reason for the previous failure. Please let me know if the menus works *exactly* like the original.
thanks

[Nevs5]

not sure if this is me but i just tried 2.0.5 with cce 2.70.2.0 and seems that it's only doing one pass with cce even though i have it set in dif4u at 8 pass, i am launching numenu from dif4u also.

[Zeul]

Nevs5
You are absolutely correct. I have found the error and fixed. New build soon.

[kle500]

@Zeul
(softencode low quality)
Have you received my samples in your mail?
I hope you can clearly hear the quality difference.

[Nevs5]

Originally posted by Zeul
Nevs5
You are absolutely correct. I have found the error and fixed. New build soon.

k, cool zeul

[nicolati]

Great!!! Now it compiles, but however there is another problem:p :( !!! Scenarist doesn't terminate authoriting, because some tracks are marked as Place Holder.
Bye
nicolati

[Zeul]

nicolati

hmm i am surprised it compiled for me fine - i will rerun to be sure.

[tijgert]

Are there any plans to make NuMenu4u work with the new DVD2AVI successor? DGIndex and DGDecode.dll.

[Zeul]

Not at present. I am not sure there would be any advantage - correct me if i'm wrong. The dvd2avi i use already keeps every frame, unlike the early versions.

[D3s7]

I believe there some slight improvements on how the asset is decoded I/B/P

not enough to warrant the code changes needed for it to work though i wouldn't think

[tijgert]

Some people seem to think that DVD2AVI does drop frames.
If you say yours doesn't, can you tell me what version you'd recommend?

[nicolati]

Hi Zeul. The version 2.0.5 WORKS FINE!!!;) :p :) :D
She encodes and finalize all, including Scenarist steps.
Great work!!!!
Bye.
nicolati

[Zeul]

:D

[rmtaibo]

@ Zeul

Have you think about Numenu4u will compress/convert whole DVD with big3 tools, and using Numenu4u as the main program?

Launching/closing all the required programs for a DVD conversion...

I think your program has a better interface to manage all the big3 tools...

Maybe another developers will not agree with this...

But I think the big3 tools method is the better way to convert a DVD and need to be improved a bit.

The hardest part of a DVD conversion is managing of menus files and you did it very well. Why not manage the rest of the DVD files with the existing tools and Numenu4U?

[Sjõbbe]

Hi Zeul.
I've tried out your program NUMenu4U, but I've got a little problem. It doesn't work in Windows 2003 Server. (But it works well in WinXP). I can start the program in win2003 but as soon as I touch any of the menues (Start, Encoder, Scenarist,...) at the top, the whole program crashes. I get two messages that tell me that there is something wrong. Unfortunally I cant post it here right now becaouse my server isn't available at the moment.

Is this a big issue for you to fix or do you think you can make it to your next version of NUMenu4U?

//Sjobbe

[Zeul]

I think the problem lies in the commandbar.ocx file. I don't have server2003 but i suspect that is the core problem. I maybe able to alter the gui for server2003 detection.

@rmtaibo
Oooh now thats opening up a whole can of worms ;)

[nicolati]

Zeul, you could include that file in the build and force NuMenu to use this instead of that of system.
Bye.
nicolati

[EnDeR_PL]

newest version 2.0.5

Van_Heling PAL ENG/PL edition

file: VIDEO_TS.VOB

i have this error when "Analize Subtitle VOB" :

Procedure Name: Item
Module Name: VOB_ID

Error Number: 9
Error Description: Subscript out of range
Error Source: ErrorHandler
Error Line: 8
Call Stack:
Item --> VOB_ID
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
ByteHandle --> GlobalFunctions
SUBSCAN --> AssetProcess
CreateIFO --> AssetProcess
VobAnalysis --> Test
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm
Form_Activate --> MainForm

[Zeul]

hmm if this is the UK version i did this myself without probs. Please send me the VTS_01_0.VOB in the subtitle folder and all the original IFO's. Running the debug screen should do this for you.

[EnDeR_PL]

sended...

sorry. i don't rar it...:(

[Zeul]

Found your problem. It was the IFO file. It didn't list all the vobids that were present in the actual VOB file!! More protection??
Anyway i have added a check for that, in the next release.

[Zeul]

2.0.6 now released. See first post for changelog

[Darklistener]

Hi Zeul,
unlock vip version works fine.
I like the new wizard.
Thx for another nice version :)

[EnDeR_PL]

Last error is corrected. thanks

but...

there is something with cce. this version doing only first pass(analising)and go to scenarist.strange...:confused:

i start project in DIF4U with re-encode menu with NuMenu4u, and NM4u do CCE pass with setting OPV: Q 45(0-9352) but i set before multipass and 2200 avg bitrate...

[Zeul]

What is the build of CCE. Send me the log file also

[EnDeR_PL]

sended
CCE 2.66.1.7

another error??
orginal VIDEO_TS.VOB has 99MB, before NM4u process is only 150KB. NM4u deleted all animations...

[Zeul]

Vobs 2,4 & 5 are dummies in the VIDEO_TS.VOB. Vob 1 is a still and Vob 3 is a slideshow (stills). So the output VOB looks correct. NuMenu has stripped out the fakes :)

Still investigating CCE

[EnDeR_PL]

but in Video_Ts been two animation:
starting animation with languange selection
and
dvd credits(PAL-Interlaced Movie)<-deleted...

[Sjõbbe]

Hi the new release doesnt work for windows 2003 either.
I dont know if that was your intention but I wanted to inform you if you are going to fix it later.

[Zeul]

still no resolution for widows 2003. A redesign will be necesary which i am looking into.

[Zeul]

EnDeR_PL
I am presuming that you have not actually tried your menus, because your VIDEO_TS.VOB is full of dummies. This has been discussed in several threads before. Looking at the IFO shows:

Menu Language Units: 1
Language Menu Unit 1: [English]

Language Menu Unit 1: [English]
Menu 1: [Title-Menu] (entry PGC) (Programs: 1) (Cells: 1) (uses VOB-IDs: 1)
Menu 2: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 3: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 4: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 5: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 6: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 7: [entry only] (Programs: 1) (Cells: 1) (uses VOB-IDs: 3)
Menu 8: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 9: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 10: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 11: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)
Menu 12: [entry only] (Programs: 0) (Cells: 0)

You can see that only vobs 1 & 3 are called from any of the menu PGCs. Hence 2 is never called and is stripped out. Now, unusally looking at the actual VOB file, ids 4 & 5 are also present even though they are not listed in the IFO. Again these are stripped. I appreciate that these stripped vobs may contain video and audio but i guarantee that they are copies of some of the vobs in VTS_01_0.vob. As a rsult your menus will be unaffected but you have saved 99MB instantly.

[Sjõbbe]

Originally posted by Zeul
still no resolution for widows 2003. A redesign will be necesary which i am looking into.

Thx Sounds great

[jarthel]

just tried 2.0.5 and 2.0.6 on an anime dvd.

first time this happened. It was on the "import into scenarist" stage and it's just stuck there. waited for 30 minutes and still no progress.

I tried running numenu by itself and thru dif4u without much luck.

i can provide log if needed. tnx

[Zeul]

Did automate_scenarist fire up? you can see in running processes

[jarthel]

yes automate_scenarist is running. I killed scenarist and automate_scenarist via task manager. and manually run scenarist to import the .scp file, same effect. rebooted the pc and manually run scenarist and import the .scp file, same effect.

[Zeul]

can you send me the scp file

[jarthel]

Originally posted by Zeul
can you send me the scp file

haven't forgetten about it. it's just that i'm in the process of setting up the xeon PC.

[bagge1]

I also got this problem with one pass only.

I´m using CCE SP 2.70.2.0

It never writes any .vaf file, just one pass and then the next

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
• Added Muxman support – Muxman is used purely as an authoring engine. Button and navigation details are added by NuMenu4u. The speed increase is enormous. VIP access only. Ensure that the latest release is used (0.13f)

I can't find MuxMan 0.13f. Can I use 0.13h or 0.14 ?

[Zeul]

0.14 will work fine with this version. A new build due in a day or so will require 0.14a as a minimum.

[sait666]

Hello,

I read about problems with vbalCmdBar6.ocx on W2k systems, but I'm getting this error on my XP SP2 box:

Run-time error '339':
Component 'vbalCmdBar6.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.

I've installed the vbrun60sp5.exe, but still no luck.

Any ideas?

TIA

[Zeul]

this ocx will reside in your sys32 folder. try re registering it:
press start/run/regsvr32 and then drag and drop in the ocx.

this has happened too many times for my liking , so i am going to postpone the latest release until i have changed the GUI to remove the requirement for this ocx.

[sait666]

Originally posted by Zeul
this ocx will reside in your sys32 folder. try re registering it:
press start/run/regsvr32 and then drag and drop in the ocx.

I tried that too, and just for fun did it with all the vb6 ocx's, same error code :(

I'll just wait till your next release then, and cross some fingers.

Thanks for your answer.

[Zeul]

New build now available. See first page for changelog.

[TuRiSOft]

It wont start encoding! It writes additional (WRONG!) lines to the ecl files!!!

#000
; CCE SP Works Version -- Encoder Control List

#VOB001
[item]
title=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.avs
vid_out=1
vaf_out=1
i32_out=0
i32_pulldown_prg_thres=80
i32_pulldown_rpt_val_thres=6
aud_out=0
aud_mode=0
vid_file0=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.mpv
vid_file1=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.mpv
vaf_file=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.vaf
i32_file=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.i32
aud_file=F:\Mancan\D_VTS_02_0\FRAMESERVING\001.mpa
file_focused=0

[Zeul]

hmm
Those lines were added to assist with rewriting the ecl later. In my tests they caused no affect to CCE, however, I did only try with 2.67+ and not 2.7 which you are running. I will remove those lines are re-release later today.

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
I did only try with 2.67+ and not 2.7 which you are running. I will remove those lines are re-release later today.

CCE 2.67 not tried!
I gave a try at 2.50.00.01 and it lock up (only shows the primary windows , no ecl loaded and no encoding started!)

[kbello]

@Zeul

i try with CCE 2.70, 2.67 and 2.50, numenu4u recognized all as CCE 2.5.5.0 in main log window. With 2.70 and 2.67 retail i can't encode, got a error. 2.50 i can encode witout a problem.

i use numenu 2.0.7

[Zeul]

@kbello
Are you sure that the main log is not showing Avisynth version 2.5.5.0 and not cce? Is your error the same as Turisoft?

[sait666]

Originally posted by Zeul
New build now available. See first page for changelog.

Excellent, no more vb6 ocx errors, thanks!

[ffreese]

first of all - thank you for your great tool. as a vip user i now have the possibility to reencode menus in a VERY high quality. This could´nt be done before with freeware-tools (like muxman)...

From now on you already use pgcdemux and muxman. ALso there is a mode to stip unwanted material. So Numenu4u became "THE" tool to prepare dvd´s before using Rebuilder.

There is only one feature missing... :) You would need to use only one more tool for this feature (besweet)... In some cases it is VERY useful to compress audio. For instance in TNG or Voyager serial dvd´s - if you want to keep at least 2 audiotracks. The biterate for video increases from less than 2500 to more than 2700 - and thats VISIBLY better! So - if you want to try out a new feature - please compress audio :) There is an exellent guide from Malcom on doom9 that describes the way - quite mechanical and maybe quite easy im implement - because most of the way is already gone in Numenu4u.

Thank you again for your great tool!!!

Frank

[Zeul]

I have thought about that. The problem is that besweet produces non compliant AC3 streams, so can't be relied on. If you know of an alternative apart from softencode (which most dont have) then i am listening :)

[kbello]

@zeul

check the screenshot

http://img233.echo.cx/img233/9783/mainlog3gf.th.jpg (http://img233.echo.cx/my.php?image=mainlog3gf.jpg)

[Zeul]

hmm
I can't repeat that at all. If you reselect the eclcce file what is reported.

[D3s7]

shouldn't he select the cce exe not eclcce?

[Zeul]

oops i was thinking of procoder. D3s7 is correct the cce executable and NOT the ecl file

[kbello]

i choose cce executable and i try reselect the cce, i got the same.

http://img97.echo.cx/img97/8559/mainlog25nw.th.jpg (http://img97.echo.cx/my.php?image=mainlog25nw.jpg)

i reinstall too for sure, and the same.

[Zeul]

Several important bugs have been noted with the latest build, which I am addressing. If you are getting errors with muxman use please provide me with the mxp files and the muxman log files (these reside in the muxman/001 folder - where 001 is the vob#, so 002,003 etc)

thanks

[ffreese]

>Originally posted by Zeul [/i]
>I have thought about that. The problem is that besweet produces non compliant AC3 streams, so can't be relied on. If you know of an alternative apart from softencode (which most dont have) then i am listening :)

Hmmm... ok, on very rare standalones there may be some problems with besweet... Not al real problem to me. Maybe a feature for VIP to use on own risk :) I use headac3 to create ac3-audio.

What about ffmpeg? Not the best one, I know. But remeber, it´s just to keep a 2-chan-audio - the quality is not as important as the main-audio...

In Pal-Land we can use MP2 instead og AC3...

Thank you for listening :)

[Zeul]

new build now available - see first page

[Zeul]

Updated version to 2.0.9 - VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR MUXMAN USERS

[Angelus]

I have one small problem with NuMenu4u...everytime I have an Angel DVD in my real DVD drive (Angel TV series) I always get an error in NuMenu4u saying this:

Procedure Name: GetIfoLanguages
Module Name: Test

Error Number: 52
Error Description: Bad file name or number
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 14
Call Stack:
GetIfoLanguages --> Test
LoadTreeView --> Test
ReLoadMenus --> Test
combo1_Click --> MainForm
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm

If I eject the disc and load up NuMenu, it goes away. It's not a big problem but just thought I would post it, thanks.

[Zeul]

New release , several bug fixes and some improvements

[Zeul]

Updated to 2.0.10a - quick correction

[Oruku Saki]

Like a few others have mentioned, I haven't had NuMenu4u be able to start up more than one CCE pass (CCE versions 2.66.01.07 and 2.67.00.27) since version 2.0.6 was released. It only does the initial analyze and then skips the following 5. I've tried every release since 2.0.5 with no luck. I've attached a zip of log and ecl files from NM4U v2.0.5 and 2.0.10a using CCE 2.67 (I split up the 2.0.5 ecl files into 25 assets per file for easier comparison with the later version files). I can provide more files if needed.. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[Zeul]

just to confirm that in DIF4U you do have multipass VBR set up in the avs script editor

[Oruku Saki]

Ah.. you're absolutely right.. I missed that completely. Out of curiosity why was the multipass happening with the older version when DIFU was set on roba? Thanks again.

[Zeul]

I am still unsure how Roba works, so NuMenu deaults to multipass instead

[Oruku Saki]

hmm.. i can set multipass no problem in dif4u, but when nm4u opens, I look at the avs settings and it is back on roba, and only one pass happens..

[Zeul]

avs settings?
i have tried so many combinations of cce encoder from dif4u and every time multipass is set then i get the #of passes i wanted. If roba is selected then the same.
What version of CCE are you using?
The numenu4u encoder settings are not used, if numenu4u has been started by dif4u, Whatever options are selected in dif4u will be used.
Please confirm that if multipass or roba is set in dif4u and the #of passes is set to 6 then cce only runs once. I presume that your cce version is not a basic version (this only has 1 pass plus the vaf creation)

[Oruku Saki]

using CCE SP trial version 2.67.0.27 - tried both multipass and roba in dif4u, with various # of passes.. still only one pass by CCE. i can get multipass to work on numenu4u 2.05 and earlier just fine though

[Zeul]

I am using the exact same build.
On encoding start i get the cce screen showing pass 1 / 1 while it creates the vaf file. then it clears and restarts with pass 1 / 5.

Total passes = 6

If yours is different send me the log & ecl file

[Oruku Saki]

right.. that exactly what i get if i reinstall 2.05 and earlier.. its bizarre.. i don't get the clear and restart for 5 more passes with the later versions. cce just goes on to the next in queue - 1/1 pass only.

i will get back to you with the log and ecl soon -- in the meantime thanks for all the great work

[Zeul]

new build
Current release is now 2.0.11

[Oruku Saki]

sorry, still same issue with new release. here is the log and ecl (log goes up to the point when eclcce is called) - let me know if theres anything else i can do

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
new build
Current release is now 2.0.12

It is 2.0.11 , isn't it? I just finished to DL it !!!

[Zeul]

oops. i have corrected that

@Oruku

Please send me the log & ecl (the address is under support)

[TuRiSOft]

I want to pop up a little prob. It was there in v.2.0.10 and it is still there in 2.0.11 .

with Harry Potter 1 reg 2 Pal DVD1 if I remux w/MuxMan an error will pop up during the phase when NuMenu re-adds the command infos in the newly authored files (even if I do or don't reencode assets).
Working w/Scenarist does not give any error. I tried all settings.
I also noticed that if I want to keep my settings I got to tick and change all I want (I use to add some filters on AviSynth section) and then close the app. , 'cause if I don't do so and for whatever cause the app crashes (like in the case above) it not retains all the changes I made.

Hoping to be helpful , I can retry all the procedures above and send you the logs and any helpful info , if you want.
I'm asking here what to do only to not fill your mailbox with garbage.
Thanks a lot.

[D3s7]

Make sure you have the latest build of muxman....

or wait a few days for the new build of .15 which fixes quite a few issues

.14 had a few issues w/ navigation packs and wierd bmp locations that caused problems

[mpucoder]

If this is the problem Zeul identified and was fixed with 0.15pd then the latest public version, 0.14e, contains the same fix. It is going through final testing right now and should be available for download in an hour.

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by mpucoder
If this is the problem Zeul identified and was fixed with 0.15pd then the latest public version, 0.14e, contains the same fix. It is going through final testing right now and should be available for download in an hour.


Just to point it out I'm using Muxman v0.14d....

[D3s7]

Originally posted by mpucoder
If this is the problem Zeul identified and was fixed with 0.15pd then the latest public version, 0.14e, contains the same fix. It is going through final testing right now and should be available for download in an hour.

The issue I was referring to yes.. that's the one zeul found

[mvfarmer]

when numenu get's to the point "Converting SubPictures" in the log window, i get an error from vsconv. It says "Error: Can't open input" and i can then press OK. i press the butten, and now it shows how to use vsconv (switches)
It pops up a couple of times, then says that the converting is done and goes on like it's ok
Don't think it's and numenu error, but i can't get i to work and its not just one movie, it's all of those i have tryed.

Any ideas?
just tell me if you need more info.

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by mvfarmer
when numenu get's to the point "Converting SubPictures" in the log window, i get an error from vsconv. It says "Error: Can't open input" and i can then press OK. i press the butten, and now it shows how to use vsconv (switches)
It pops up a couple of times, then says that the converting is done and goes on like it's ok
Don't think it's and numenu error, but i can't get i to work and its not just one movie, it's all of those i have tryed.

Any ideas?
just tell me if you need more info.

It happened to me many many times , but only after I tried to restart a process (from the beginning , dest dir deleting included) without closing the session.
The only workaround I found for this is to close then re-open NuMenu.

Don't know what is it related with!!

[Zeul]

@TuRiSOft
If the problem persists with the new muxman build (14e) then please send me the log file.

@mvfarmer
Not seen that error before. Please send me the log and entire subtitles folder.

@Oruku Saki

I have received your files and am investigating
edit:
I have found the problem and i think it is DIF4U. In this latest build i decided to inc the c/l that DIF4U uses:

DIF4U CommandLine=/start /path="C:\dvd\life" /threshold=25 /drive=F /passes=5 /avebitrate=2000 /minimize /deinterlace /cceo /ccev /close

/cceo /ccev are both written.
One is for onepass, the other vbr multipass

now this needs further investigation. What version of DIF4U are you running. I have most so can hopefully replicate. Please state ALL of your exact settings in DIF4U also. thanks
NM it is build 1.4.0 (the public release build)
I have tested each setting - onepass, multipass, roba. Each time /cceo /ccev is written regardless.

So 2 things are possible. One is upgrade your DIF4U version (requires donation) or 2nd I can release a build with options to override dif4u settings (although i don't want to do this).

Perhaps Eyes' can shed some thoughts.

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
@TuRiSOft
If the problem persists with the new muxman build (14e) then please send me the log file.

Yes , of course. It (0.14e) has to be out from about 3 hours but it isnt yet!!

[Zeul]

it is available now - just checked on the muxman homepage

[mvfarmer]

The files have been sendt

[Zeul]

@mvfarmer
I have at least one problem. This vob has over 500 cells. Not a problem except that the vob created by dvddecrypter contains 255 cells, then the cell# is reset to 1. I think this is a dvddecrypter error.
What version of dvddec are you using? I thought this bug had been fixed a longtime a go.

Try opening the actual videoTS folder instead of the iso (ie press the open folder button). Make sure that pgcdemux is installed in the numenu folder.
PGCDemux will demux out each cell.

I have a disc here somewhere that >700 cells but i can't find it right now to test (always the way eh!)

[mvfarmer]

ok, i will try looking at it, and give back info

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
@TuRiSOft
If the problem persists with the new muxman build (14e) then please send me the log file.

The problem persists , log file sent!!!

[mvfarmer]

I use DVDdecrypter 3.5.4.0, newest version.

Indstalled PGCdemux like you said, and opend the files from VIDEO_TS, istead of the iso,
The log said Demuxing whit PGCDemux, so that part was ok, but it's the same thing, it's like the file it tries to open is not there :(

Do you want the new files sent?, probably the same as the first.


Just tried playing the menu in power dvd, and it seems to play right, but still... it's not good to have an error come up in the middle of the process :)

[Zeul]

@mvfarmer
this seems a bit unorothodox, but, can you open the original vob file in vobedit and check that cells with vobid >255 exist

[mvfarmer]

ok, here goes.... (not good whit this program :) )
i open VTS_01_0.VOB (Menu) in vobedit.
On the left side there is a long list,

192572 [Navigation Pack] [VOB: 37] [CELL: 1], 0012
192573 [Video Pack] [GOP] [I], 07ec
192574 [Video Pack], 07ec
192575 [Video Pack], 07ec
192576 [Video Pack], 017e
this is the last 5 lines on the left side.

Is this the one you mean?:
192572 [Navigation Pack] [VOB: 37] [CELL: 1], 0012

because then i don't think there is more then 255 of them

addet a snapshot

don't no if the attachment worked, here is a link to the image
http://biology.au.dk/~biomv/vobedit.gif

[Zeul]

this is strange. according to the ifo there are 549

[influenza]

have been trying the latest numenu with muxman and I must say that it works really well. Much faster and less error prone than with scenarist. Nice work :)

[mpucoder]

VobID can be as great as 32767.

[Oruku Saki]

@Zeul - You were right about dif4u - I upgraded to 1.4.7 and have had no problems with cce passes since

[Sjõbbe]

It works fine with win 2003 now.
Sry if Im late. =)

[gemon]

@zeul about single pass
zeul, if u remember it is the same problem i told u in the 'the incredibles' thread (apart from the other difficulties of this specific dvdr)

looking forward to try your new build to see if this solves anything :)

Gemon

[Master Yoda]

I just done the menu for layer cake which is 16.9 but the new menu created is 4.3.

Im using the latest numenu

[Zeul]

can you send me the original IFO , new IFO and logfile please.
I suspect that the menu is encoded at 4:3 pan-scan, but the original is 16:9
Need to find out why
Thanks

[Master Yoda]

Well i deleted it, but i'll run it again so i can get the ifo thats created from numenu and i'll send you it along with the original.

[TuRiSOft]

Hey Zeul , any chanche we can use HC with your app?

I'm continuing to have troubles on using MuxMan as Muxing app. I must use Scenarist instead and I'd like to use all freeware applications!!!


Bye and Thanks!!!!

[Zeul]

I am looking into HC as we speak. What issues are you having with muxman?

[TuRiSOft]

If I use muxman for authoring I never get a working title. I tried to open MuxMan authored titles in PGCEdit and it gives me an error. Sometimes Numenu pops up an error just after the remuxing phase (when adding back the command infos to the VOB) . I'm using 2.0.11 with 0.14e.

[Zeul]

can you send me the log, original ifo & authored ifo

[Zeul]

Master Yoda
The menu is indeed 4:3 pan-scan according to the IFO. If you drop the original mpv into scenarist it should report 4:3 pan-scan. If you drop the new mpv in 4:3 pan-scan should also show.
Please advise.

[Master Yoda]

I never actually check the ifo i check, i just opened the menu vob in dvd2avidg.exe and that showed up the video footage ar as 16.9 and so did bitrate veiwer, but the newly encoded footage ar is 4.3

[Zeul]

I take it all the buttons are misaligned then. What concerns me here, is that the IFO definately suggests a 4:3 with pan-scan encode. This is the normal. To clarify:
If the IFO says 16:9 with automatic display to pan-scan, then the video is actually encoded as 4:3 pan-scan flag enabled.
If the IFO saya 16:9 with automatic display to letter, then the video is a true 16:9 aspect.
The only other variation is if the IFO says 16:9 and both pan-scan and letter are flagged. This suggests a 16:9 pan-scan encode.

This i believe is only the 2nd time a post like this has been reported, so...
Either the IFO is incorrect/badly authored OR my understanding is off. BTW D3s7 uses the same principles for scenaid.

As dvd2avi doesn't show the pan-scan flag, please as I asked earlier drop the original into scenarist and post what it says.

Mpucoder if you read this perhaps you can confirm or deny.
Thanks

edit:
Just tried every combo in scenarist.
a 4:3 pan-scan encode with displaymode set pan & letter gives an IFO with AR=16.9 and pan flag & letter flag set
a 4:3 pan-scan encode with displaymode set to pan only gives an IFO with AR=16:9 and pan flag only set
a 16:9 encode (with or w/out pan flag) with displaymode of letter (only available choice) gives an IFO with AR=16:9 and letter flag set

SO..
with you IFO the video is 4:3 pan-scan encoded OR the IFO is fubar

[TuRiSOft]

Here are all errors I get after authoring with MuxMan and chek with PgcEdit or IfoEdit :

http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43741.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43741&owner=TuRiSOft)
http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43743.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43743&owner=TuRiSOft)
http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43745.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43745&owner=TuRiSOft)
http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43747.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43747&owner=TuRiSOft)
http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43749.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43749&owner=TuRiSOft)
http://imagecash.servepics.com/preview/43758.jpg (http://imagecash.servepics.com/view.php?file=43758&owner=TuRiSOft)

@Zeul
Log , authored and original IFO in your mailbox!!!

[mpucoder]

@Zeul - correct, panscan video should show 4:3 DAR, and have panscan headers. I'd like a copy of the authored ifo, too.

[Zeul]

@mpucoder
Out of interest what will the standalone do when the actual video doesn't match what the IFO says, which appears to be Master Yoda's problem?

@Turisoft
I can see the problem with the files you sent me, NuMenu didn't update the video_ts.ifo correctly. This is the reason for the errors

@Master Yoda
Have you done as suggested?

[Master Yoda]

I check the ifo and it says 16:9 (pan & scan) but i have'nt done as suggested yet, have'nt had the chance.

UPDATE...

I just dropped the first original m2v's from the menu into data in scenarist,i click on the file up in the top section and then at the bottom centre of the screen it says..

Encode Type MPEG2
Size 720 x 576
Aspect Ratio 16:9

If i then dropped the same file but the new encode from numenu the aspect ratio changes to say 4:3(pan-scan)

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
@Turisoft
I can see the problem with the files you sent me, NuMenu didn't update the video_ts.ifo correctly. This is the reason for the errors

And now what can I do ? Is it happening only to me ? And if so what is the reason why?

[mpucoder]

@Master Yoda and Zeul: To many authoring programs 16:9 and 4:3(panscan) are equivalent (MuxMan included). Both are anamorphic. The difference is the 4:3(panscan) file contains the proper headers for panscan. Without the headers the player will show the horizontally centered 540 pixels per line. Players use the ifo values, as mpeg-2, at the time DVD was developed, did not support multiple AR or display modes (mpeg-2 has since been extended to support multiple display windows). Changing 16:9 to 4:3(panscan) is a simple matter of adding some headers and changing the DAR, no encoding is needed.

[Zeul]

@Turisoft
I am in the process of determinimg the cause of the update error. You also processed VTS_03, the ifo which was correctly updated. So for the moment either only do VTS_03 or put the project on hold for a couple of days until I fix the problem. NB If you use Scenarist the updating is different so the problem will go away.

@Mpucoder
Thanks for the clear explanation. So it seems that Master Yodas IFO is correct. Which leaves the question. If 4:3PS and 16:9 can both be shown in the IFO as AR 16:9 with pan flag set, then I cannot use the IFO as the source information. This means additional parsing of the actual m2v is going to be needed to get the actual encode method (4:3 pan or 16:9) :rolleyes:

[TuRiSOft]

Originally posted by Zeul
@Turisoft
I am in the process of determinimg the cause of the update error. You also processed VTS_03, the ifo which was correctly updated. So for the moment either only do VTS_03 or put the project on hold for a couple of days until I fix the problem. NB If you use Scenarist the updating is different so the problem will go away.

I was suspecting this , but I've not tried to uncheck video_TS.VOB re-encode. I will try it later.

[EnDeR_PL]

why when i encoding menu i can only set animation bitrate, but static menu always have 7500b.

[Zeul]

Because a still encodes very poorly with less than 7500. I may actually increase this level, as CCE still gives slightly blocky encodes. There is absolutely no point in VBR for a still - there is only 1 frame.

[k-c-ksum]

its as if some of the m2v files havent been encoded. Scenarist sets them as place holders. Any ideas?

[Zeul]

what were you using for encoding? Any errors thrown during encoding? Send me the log.

[TuRiSOft]

@Zeul

Any news about issues I told you (VIDEO_TS.IFO incorrect when using MuxMan for Re-Muxing)?
I can confirm there is no problem using Scenarist on the same title (neither using MuxMan and deselecting VIDEO_TS from the list of VTSs to reauthor)!!!
Can this issue be related to the kind of encoding I use (CCE OPV , Q=30 , Avisynth filters added to the script : UNDOT () - DEEN () - MipSmooth (preset="movieHQ") ) ?

[Zeul]

@Turisoft
There was a serious problem with the IFO generator for Video_ts.ifo if some of the tables didn't exist in the original. This has now been corrected and a fix is due any day.

[k-c-ksum]

Originally posted by k-c-ksum
its as if some of the m2v files havent been encoded. Scenarist sets them as place holders. Any ideas?


must have been somthing running in the background.

Logged off closed down virus soft/firewalls etc and tried again. Worked like a charm. The DVD in question was The Simpsons s5 disk1.

[Zeul]

What is the ecl threshold (under encoder tab), its possible there were too many files being loaded into CCE. Try lowering the number of assets to encode in the ecl.

[Zeul]

Updated build to 2.0.12

[TuRiSOft]

I can confirm : NOW IT WORKS !!!

[Zeul]

:D

[TJeR]

Thanks for fixing this ODD poblem with subs in the last release ;)

1 request a couple of version ago there was a feature to preeview vob's content and eventually stripp unneeded, is it possiblie o have this function back for scenerist user to?

thanks again

[D3s7]

that feature has been there for a long time now..

[TJeR]

Uhmm... Ok... now I see it...under VIP area, if the author thinks it should be avalaible for VIPS only it is perfect to me to...

Regards

[Zeul]

New build released 2.0.13

[MaDxCrEaM]

Having a problem trying to use Quenc. I have no problems using CCE. I get this error with Quenc when it tries to start it:

Procedure Name: AddTrim
Module Name: ExecuteProgram

Error Number: 53
Error Description: File not found
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 7
Call Stack:
AddTrim --> ExecuteProgram
EnableQuenc --> ExecuteProgram
EnableVideoEncoding --> ExecuteProgram
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm

I seem to see no one else having any problems, so not sure what is different from using CCE than Quenc. I point it to where Quenc is just like I do with CCE. Thanks for any help.

[Zeul]

That suggests it couldn't open the AVS file.
Can you send me the frameserving folder & the NuMenu4u.log

[MaDxCrEaM]

Just curious if you got my email attachment okay second time around Zeul? Thanks.

[Zeul]

all received, and am checking now

[MaDxCrEaM]

Thanks for your time Zeul. It is working perfect now.

[MaDxCrEaM]

@Zeul, hey I also tried ProCoder 2 version 2.04.02.00 and am getting some errors. It encodes fine, but during the encode; seems to be maybe the short segments; procoder pops up and says that the temp file it is trying to write already exists. All I do is wait like 5 seconds, keep the same name then it's fine. Not sure if it's all happening too fast and the temp file isn't getting deleted fast enough (if it gets deleted or renamed as I am not sure what it does). I never tried any earlier version of procoder 2.

[Zeul]

The temp file is created by eclpro - what version are you using?

[MaDxCrEaM]

I'm using eclpro v0.27 beta

[Zeul]

New update, with lots of new VIP additions & some bug fixes

[wfn1]

Dear Zeul,

Having this problem with NM4U 2.0.13 & 2.0.14 backing up Slacker Criterion R1:


Procedure Name: UpdateMPV
Module Name: ExecuteProgram

Error Number: 76
Error Description: Path not found
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 114
Call Stack:
UpdateMPV --> ExecuteProgram
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm


I tried uninstalling and re-installing and it didn't help. I should probably note that this is the first issue I've encountered in past 6-7 months using NM4U. Please let me know if you need the files.

[D3s7]

sounds like your missing one of the sub applications like the updated revpulldown

not sure if there's something else that could be missing.... did you try a full install of 12 then upgrade to 14?

[wfn1]

I only have .13 and .14 atm but I haven't tried the update install like you suggested. What's the name of the rev pulldown so I can check if I have it?

[D3s7]

revpulldown.exe :)

it be in the numenu install dir

FYI: for all as well, Zeul is on holiday for the next two weeks... please keep the posts coming about issues but bare w/ the rest of us as we try to help in his leave

[wfn1]

hmm, i have revpulldown.exe in my numenu dir. unfortunately i was not able to find an update version of .14, just a full install. i'll keep experimenting and will let you know how it goes. btw, the error i get is right at the very beginning, nm4u doesn't even run dvddecrypter.

[Zeul]

@wfn1
I have update the build to 2.0.15. Please try. That error would have been caused by NTSC.mpv missing from the install dir.

[wfn1]

Thank you Zeul,

Unfortunately that didn't work. Errored out with the same information. Also, i checked and NTSC.mpv is in the istalled directory.

*** EDIT: I was a bit off on the # of PGCs, it's 835 to be exact. If i hold a cursor over NM4U right before it errors out it displays this message in a baloon:

"Total PGCs = 835"

[Jersysman]

I got the latest update; however, it still says 2.0.14 up in the menu bar. Is this correct?

[jel]

@ jerseyman
i think it is showing the last (full-installed) version number.
on my work pc, it is reading 2.0.13.
i doubt that it affects anything though ...

[jel]

hey zeul,

i know your having a well earned rest but if you happen to drop in .... ;)

i have received this error in vob preview on nearly every disc i have tried:(-2147220907) Automation error

Procedure Name: Get4PlayBack
Module Name: PreviewM2v

Error Number: -2147220907
Error Description: Automation error
Error Source: ErrorHandler
Error Line: 7
Call Stack:
Get4PlayBack --> PreviewM2v
PreviewTree_Click --> PreviewM2v
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm


i have also had three menus fail in the muxman stages - the final lines of the muxman.log for one of these is:
No useable subpictures found for PGC "VTS01EnglishPGC16"

and for another:
No useable audio found for PGC "VTS04EnglishPGC2"

i'll wait till your back to send you the files.

cheers
j

[robot1]

@Zeul, hey I also tried ProCoder 2 version 2.04.02.00 and am getting some errors. It encodes fine, but during the encode; seems to be maybe the short segments; procoder pops up and says that the temp file it is trying to write already exists. All I do is wait like 5 seconds, keep the same name then it's fine. Not sure if it's all happening too fast and the temp file isn't getting deleted fast enough (if it gets deleted or renamed as I am not sure what it does). I never tried any earlier version of procoder 2.
This issue is now solved.
Thanks to D3s7 for the help and testing.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=83334

[Zeul]

Thanks robot1.
Jel what version of muxman you been using? Before me hols 0.15a fixed these issues. Have to check on the preview error though

[Zeul]

Jel shoot me those mxp files

[jel]

no worries mate
fwiw i was using muxman 15.b.
i emailed the .mxp and log files only, if you need the frameserving folder, let me know.
cheers

oh .. and WELCOME TO THE TEAM :D :D :D

[Zeul]

new build

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=610301#post610301

The main thing is the Help File and some bug fixes, VIP improvements

[Zeul]

A Critical update to the IFO updating routines

[Pike007]

Hi Zeul,

I'm getting the following error on installing 2.0.17:

c:\Program Files\NuMenu4u\cygwin1.dll
Unable to register the DLL/OCX : DllRegisterServer export not found

I didn't receive this error on previous builds so I thought I'd let you know.

[Oruku Saki]

Hi Zeul,

I'm getting the following error on installing 2.0.17:

c:\Program Files\NuMenu4u\cygwin1.dll
Unable to register the DLL/OCX : DllRegisterServer export not found

I didn't receive this error on previous builds so I thought I'd let you know.

Just a note - I got the same error but on build 2.0.16 too.. just clicked Ignore and went on with no apparent problems

[jel]

for those users receiving the "c:\Program Files\NuMenu4u\cygwin1.dll
Unable to register the DLL/OCX : DllRegisterServer export not found" error, it is as a result of this new feature:
• Added the ability to generate an ISO image. IF the re-authored menu + the original title VOBs are less than 4.3GB then the original title VOBS will be copied over and an ISO created. If DIF4U is in control it will be shut down. This is a VIP option only.
simply add the mksiofs.exe & cygwin.dll from imgtoolclassic into the install folder.
cheers
j

[wfn1]

Zeul,

Update: My issue with Slacker (R1) menu didn't really go away after I upgraded to .17

Instead of getting an error this time NM just copies everything from the source directory to the target directory without processing anything.

[influenza]

same here

[Zeul]

@wfn1
As i already said, this is in your case is due to the # of vob files, and that scenarist can't handle that #, there is nothing i can do about it - apart from skip the VTS and copy it instead of processing. Using muxman would not have this restriction. Check the Help file

@flu
Same menu or the same on a different one?

If this situation does arrive, it is written into the LOG file

For those receiving the reg error on install, my mistake, I had accidently set the installer to register the cygwin.dll, but this is not required.

[wfn1]

Zeul,
I must have missed the muxman part, sorry

[influenza]

same dll registration error I meant ;)

[Zeul]

@wfn1
no worries, just wish i could find a way around it

@flu
ah

I have uploaded a corrected build, that will address the installer issue.
NB this is exactly the same build of NuMenu, just an installer update - for those who are new

[wfn1]

Zeul,
I just did, check your paypal ;)

[wfn1]

Zeul,

Working on Blackhawk Down (R1) extended edition (3-dvd set).

On the first dvd with the main movie I get this:

Window 'vobtest' with a yellow exclamation triangle says 'can't open'. After I click the only available 'OK' this follows:

Procedure Name: ReadD2VFile
Module Name: AssetProcess

Error Number: 53
Error Description: File not found
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 13
Call Stack:
ReadD2VFile --> AssetProcess
ProcessVideo --> AssetProcess
NewDVD2AVIProc --> AssetProcess
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm

[Zeul]

@wfn1
Check your mail :)
I wonder why vobtest failed - however it should have fallen back to a deep analysis instead. Another bug to find and fix :eek:

[wfn1]

zeul,
you need the files on this one?

[Zeul]

@wfn1
Not sure yet, will try to recreate by manually disabling vobtest (to simulate the failure), and see what happens

[Zeul]

@wfn1
I am unable to recreate :( please send the files. thanks

[wfn1]

Zeul,

Just sent you the files for Blackhawk Down (R1). Also, getting back to my Slacker (R1) issue - installed Muxman .15c and enabled VIP this is what I get after CCE encoding completes:

Procedure Name: CorrectIfos
Module Name: ExecuteProgram

Error Number: 5
Error Description: Invalid procedure call or argument
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 38
Call Stack:
CorrectIfos --> ExecuteProgram
EnableUpdateIFO --> ExecuteProgram


After I click ok NM 'stops responding' and starts eating up memory and CPU for about 2 minutes and then terminates.

[Zeul]

@wfn1
I need to see the logfile for the last error

You're previous error about vobtest - that has occured because no VOB file exists in the SUB folder. The .bat file was created correctly - can you give me a directory listing of the DEMUXED folder.

Damn dog, you're finding lots of bugs :D

[MaDxCrEaM]

I'm getting Scenarist Script error after installing 2.0.17 of NuMenu4u. I've tried 3 different movies, and got the same thing. I installed over my last NuMenu4u install, should I uninstall it, then reinstall? All the rest of the updates worked fine installing over the older one. I'll send my log file to you Zeul.

[Zeul]

what errors ? if it is todo with different video attributes, aspect ratio etc, i have fixed that already

[MaDxCrEaM]

here is error I found from scenarists folder:

Info
Info Creating DVD Video files
Error The track "VTS1_Dummy_Menu_t" has place holder.
Error PreCheck From DB failed.
Error DVD Video files could not be created

[Zeul]

finally i have been able to replicate it

[wfn1]

Zeul,

All files and logs sent!

[MaDxCrEaM]

Sorry Zeul, was running late this morning. File you asked for sent!!!

[Zeul]

Another updated build. This one corrects some serious issues with scenarist script

[MaDxCrEaM]

Thanks for your hard work Zeul!

[wfn1]

Thanks for your hard work Zeul!

QFT ;)

[andref4]

hello,

I have problems to use softencode in 2.0.18. If I doubleklick the softencode executable, numenu tells me that the specified folder is wrong. All oder versions from numenu4u runs like a charm with softencode. So is it possible that there is a bug in 2.0.18?? I have made no changes to softencode! No reinstall and so on. If I downgrade to 2.0.14 no problems.....

[Zeul]

Found the bug in setting the SoftEncode path, fixed in the next build. For now as a workaround, set the path directly into the registry.

[Zeul]

New build that corrects the SoftEncode issue & some significant changes to the substreams, and some additions.

[andref4]

hmm, I´ve downloaded and installed the 2.0.19 but the softencode issue still exist.
NuMenu told me that the softencode executable is not in the specified folder.

I have installed winxp mce 2005 sp2 german version. softencode is installed in c:\programme\Sonic Foundry Soft Encode\SFTENCDD.EXE

If I downgrade to 2.0.14 no errors......
OK I put the path from softencode manually in numenu4u registry and it works fine. :)

many thanks and greetings from germany

[influenza]

many thanks and greetings from germany

I believe Zeul is still looking for some foreign translators, so he can release builds with multiple languages ;)

completely off topic of course. i'm sorry :o

[Pike007]

:D Hi Zeul,

Well, I just spent the last hour typing an error report with as much info as possible. Unfortunately I noticed that the error was my fault as I had "Create multiple mxp scripts (v0.14a+)" checked instead of "Create a full mxp script (v0.15 RC2+)"

Everything works now. To make me feel like I'm not a complete loser for wasting all this time, I'll post that you did a really great job on the "Help Menu" :D

[Zeul]

haha
Glad the Help file is 'Helpful'

[Pike007]

Zeul, I have a question about using the "Update_Menu_ifo" dos batch file

I use DIFU 1.4.7.0 followed by NuMenu and then ScenAid 1.7.0.2.

DIFU calls NuMenu and automatically continues after NuMenu completes. The "new menu files" are stored in the VIDEO_TS folder. After this completes, I run Scenaid with Muxman. After Scenaid completes the "auto update ifo's", do I still need to run the "Update_Menu_Ifo" dos batch file created from NuMenu?

Also, if I used the Scenarist method and then Batchupdateifo (using either the reverse or normal batchupdateifo method), would I still need to run this. I'm wondering if I don't use the VIDEO_TS folder as my destination but the Muxman or Scenarist "0" folders if this will cause a problem with "Update_Menu_Ifo" not updating these new files properly or if I need to even use this when the "other" (Scenaid or Batchupdateifo) updates have completed. I hope you understand what I'm trying to ask.
Thanks

[Zeul]

@pike007
You do not need to run the update_menu.bat file. This is only to be used if full compile was not set in scenarist when numenu was running.
When Scenaid has completed you run batchifoupdate as normal on the main VIDEO_TS folder, and the scenaid/0 folder (use can either normal or reverse)
If using muxman then no further intervention is needed. Scenaid will update the ifos correctly and move all of the non-processed files (which will include any unprocessed VTS's and ALL the menu files) from the VIDEO_TS folder into the muxman/video_ts folder.

[Pike007]

ok, thank you Zeul.

[Pike007]

On my King Arthur DVD, I've noticed that I can't "delete" 2 FBI warning screens with NuMenu as they are not "seen" by NuMenu. I'm wondering if there may be support in the future for the following removal:



Menu attributes:
Video: MPEG-2 720x480 (NTSC) (NTSC 525/60) (16:9) (pan-scan)
SubPicture 1: Not Specified (2-bit rle )

Title Set (Movie) attributes:
Video: MPEG-2 720x480 (NTSC) (NTSC 525/60) (16:9) (pan-scan)
Audio 1: Not Specified (Dolby AC-3) 6ch 48Kbps DRC (ID: 0x80)

PGC_1 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 1] [00:00:11.13 / 30 fps] (Programs: 2) (Cells: 2) (uses VOB-IDs: 4,3)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 4/ 1] : time: 00:00:10.28 / 30 fps [Pos: 00:00:10.28] [Frames: 328] SP/ILVU/DISC/SA:[ no/ no/yes/ no]
[Ch 02] [Pg 02] [Cell 02] [V/C Id: 3/ 1] Layer Br.: time: 00:00:00.15 / 30 fps [Pos: 00:00:11.13] [Frames: 343] SP/ILVU/DISC/SA:[ no/ no/yes/ no]

PGC_2 (program chain): [Title(TTN): 2] [00:00:01.15 / 30 fps] (Programs: 3) (Cells: 3) (uses VOB-IDs: 1,2,3)
[Ch 01] [Pg 01] [Cell 01] [V/C Id: 1/ 1] : time: 00:00:00.15 / 30 fps [Pos: 00:00:00.15] [Frames: 15] SP/ILVU/DISC/SA:[ no/ no/yes/ no]
[Ch 02] [Pg 02] [Cell 02] [V/C Id: 2/ 1] Layer Br.: time: 00:00:00.15 / 30 fps [Pos: 00:00:01.00] [Frames: 30] SP/ILVU/DISC/SA:[ no/ no/yes/ no]
[Ch 03] [Pg 03] [Cell 03] [V/C Id: 3/ 1] Layer Br.: time: 00:00:00.15 / 30 fps [Pos: 00:00:01.15] [Frames: 45] SP/ILVU/DISC/SA:[ no/ no/yes/ no]

Menu Language Units: 1
Language Menu Unit 1: [English]

Language Menu Unit 1: [English]
Menu 1: [Root-Menu] (entry PGC) (Programs: 2) (Cells: 2) (uses VOB-IDs: 5,4)
Menu 2: [Audio Menu] (entry PGC) (Programs: 4) (Cells: 4) (uses VOB-IDs: 1,2,3,4)

(I know this is not directly a "menu" type of problem, but it seems to fall under a Numenu type of job ;) )The FBI warnings are located in this VTS (VTS_02) Title 2, pgc_2, vobid 1 and 2. The 3rd vobid is just a black frame. I thought about just deleting playback of Vobid 1,2,3,4 but I would like 4 to play. If this type of question has been asked before I apologise.

Numenu really does a great job Zeul!

[Zeul]

As this is in the Title domain, NuMenu won't do anything about it. My only suggestion is to delete playback of these cells with pgcedit, or which is probably easier - they are all stills so they will have a cellpause > 0. Set the cell pause to = 0 then the stills will show and then disappear immediately.

[Pike007]

I will try that out, thanks

[wfn1]

Hi Zeul,

I just got this while processing House of Sand and Fog R1:


Procedure Name: GenerateContent
Module Name: Muxman

Error Number: 53
Error Description: File not found
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 107
Call Stack:
GenerateContent --> Muxman
GenerateMUXMANLayout --> Muxman
CheckVOB --> ExecuteProgram
StartNuMenu4u --> ExecuteProgram
go_Click --> MainForm


Please let me know if you need the files. Using the latest versions of everything.

[Zeul]

This line is searching for a m2v file in the new_m2v folder and was not found. So, either a file was not encoded or not copied correctly. shoot me the log file.

[wfn1]

Zeul,
Done, check your e-mail. Thanks!

[Zeul]

vobs 21 & 22 were not encoded , yet they exist in the ecl file. If you manually load in the ecl are 21 & 22 shown?

Also try reducing the #of assets per ecl ( in the encoder settings)

[wfn1]

Zeul,

If I load the .ecl both 21 and 22 are in there (in .avs'es). I'll try the # of assets reduction trick in a moment and post my results.

[wfn1]

lowered to 20 assets and still got the same exat error. I'll try to do 15 next but i'm not sure it'll help.

[Zeul]

see your pm
Do these last 2 assets actually get encoded? do they exist in the frameserving folder?

[wfn1]

Zeul,

PM replied.

The frameserving folder contains .d2v, .avs and .log files for vobs # 21 and 22. However, the .vaf file for vob 21 is missing and expectedly 21.m2v is missing from the \NEW_M2V\ folder.

[Zeul]

@wfn1
which suggests that even though vob#21 gets loaded up via the ecl, it still doesn't get encoded.
Can you try it with quenc / procoder / earlier build of cce and see how that performs. If they work, then there is a problem with cce.

[wfn1]

Zeul,
Just finished running it with cce 2.66.01.07 - same error. I'm falling asleep so I'll have to try procoder tomorrow.

[Zeul]

If you watch cce encode (just click the cce icon in the system tray to restore it), does it encode #21 ?

[wfn1]

Zeul,

Ok, the plot thickens. With .20 using CCE 2.66.01.07 it doesn't even get to 21 or 22. Even 20 doesn't get completely encoded. CCE builds the .vaf for 20 and does 3 passes out of the preset 6 and then the CCE window disappears and I get my error. That's with 25 assets per .ecl, I'm going to try it with a smaller # and see if it does the same thing.

[mpucoder]

Just a thought - have you checked your free space?

[wfn1]

Zeul,

When I do 15 assets per .ecl the vobs 20 and 21 are the last ones to be encoded. The encoder dies on vob 20 on the 3rd pass just as I described in my previous message. Then it loads the 2nd .ecl with the remaining vob 22 and encodes that. Do you need me to assemble some files for analysis?

Edit: Yes, I have 65GB free on the drive.

[Zeul]

very bizarre.
Open the ecl in a text editor and delete everything except 20 & 21. Load the ecl and see what happens. I'm going to review the ecl file again

[Zeul]

I have just thought , also, open vob #20 (as that seems to be the problem) in mediaplayer and let it run. Are there any problems? It does suggest that vob#20 has something about it that is a problem, although for the life of me i haven't got a clue
btw the ecl for vob#20 & 21 is identical to vob#19 and the log & d2v file correspond also.

[D3s7]

my turn my turn :)

this was suggest by another user with another problem but all was an issue w/ CCE
Try replacing in your avs files AddAudio() and the addin w/ KillAudio()

this seems to resolve many issues w/ cce erroring out and or skipping files

I believe you can replace it in the avs editor of Numenu as it re-creates the avs files each time

[wfn1]

**** EDIT: Substituting KillAudio() for AddAudio() in AVSEditor does not change anything.

Zeul,

Removed everything from .ecl except vobs 20 and 21, the encoding completes without a hitch. Checked the resulting .mpv's in MPC they're completely fine from a visual standpoint.

D3s7,
I'll try your suggestion next and post the results.

[Zeul]

Well i would say this definately points to a cce problem somewhere. You can always try setting the #of assets per ecl to = 1. This will create an ecl for each vob.

[wfn1]

**** UPDATE: figured this error out. for some reason during one of my sessions nm asked me if i wanted to process scripts separately and that switched me to muxman .14

I completely forgot about it till I started to wander thru the menus looking for something suspicious. Switched back to .15 and everything worked. Thanks for your help.
________________________________________________________________

Zeul,
Set the number of assets to 1 and it went all the way and muxed the menus. However it still errors out later on with this:


Procedure Name: NewCorrectProgress
Module Name: GlobalFunctions

Error Number: 380
Error Description: Invalid property value
Error Source: ProgCtrl
Error Line: 8
Call Stack:
NewCorrectProgress --> GlobalFunctions
CopyRemainingFiles --> ReplacementFile

[Zeul]

I have corrected the error trap for that. That shouldn't have been allowed to happen.
Changing the scripting option for muxman has no bearing on the encoding - it justs outputs a different script file.
I suspect setting the #assets per ecl to 1 was the answer.

[Zeul]

new build available see here http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=610301#post610301

NB some install changes
For new users a full install is needed: http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4uFull.exe
For Updates only the UpdateBuild is needed: http://www.numenu4u.com/NuMenu4uUpdate.exe

[Zeul]

Updated the build to fix a stupid error with pulldown.

NB there is a bug in HC encoder 0.15A at the moment , that causes an immediate crash. Do not use until hank315 corrects.

[SlipGun]

Just wondering: Is anyone using NuMenu4u with ProCoder 1.5? Seems that is still outputs a few seconds of black screen at the end of certain segments.

[Zeul]

I haven't used 1.5 for a long time. The trim() in the avs file will be no different between Procoder versions, so, it is probably a eclpro problem.

[Angelus]

I am having trouble using the latest Numenu4u and using it on the movie "The upside of Anger". It fails on the build in Scenarist and it has these error lines:

Error VTS "VTS_3" title does not have any tracks
Error There is no PGC in Domain<VTS_3_T_1>.

VTS 3 is the one with the menu in it. All though I have an idea what the error is saying, I dont really know what's wrong/how to fix it.

[Zeul]

hmm i don't like the sound of that.

Please send me the files

[Angelus]

ok sent, please let me know if you didn't receive them

[Pike007]

Hi Zeul,

NuMenu 2.0.21 with Muxman 0.15i

I've noticed that when I try to strip a button ( eg:french audio) from a menu, (let's say VOB:5 CELL 2 BMP:1) the BMP:1 will advance to BMP:2 and when this happens, I have to select the same button again in order to remove it as it changed from green back to red. On this particular DVD I'm doing I have to keep selecting the same button at least 30 times during the preview playback in order to eliminate it. I never noticed this before with older versions. Is this by design or is it just a problem with the DVD I'm doing?

My DVD is Spiderman, NTSC, R1

[jel]

doesnt the menu for spiderman have animated buttons?
if that is the case, there really may need to be 30+ bmp's/highlights that need to be altered.

[Zeul]

Spiderman R1 is the hardest menu to reproduce that we have found so far. Jel is correct it has animated buttons, and in some cells there are over 200 bmp's. Each bmp will have to have the button manually removed. I will look to see if it possible to try and automate the button stripping for the buttons within the same cell.

[Pike007]

Thank's guy's,

I never noticed the buttons were animated before.
I understand now. :)

[Zeul]

Pike007

Check your email :)

[Pike007]

That's awesome !!!
I LOVE IT!!!

:D :D :D

[ercofra]

I have a problem with a DVD where the menu is located in the VTS_01_1.VOB, when I try to process it with NuMenu4u, in the Menu Selection screen the VOB containing the menu is not detected, because NuMenu4u search the menu in the VTS_01_0.VOB.

VIDEO_TS folder files:
VIDEO_TS.BUP 14.336
VTS_01_0.BUP 34.816
VTS_02_0.BUP 79.872
VIDEO_TS.IFO 14.336
VTS_01_0.IFO 34.816
VTS_02_0.IFO 79.872
VTS_01_1.VOB 270.739.456 <- Menu
VTS_02_1.VOB 1.073.604.608 <- Main movie
VTS_02_2.VOB 1.073.401.856
VTS_02_3.VOB 1.073.440.768
VTS_02_4.VOB 1.073.453.056
VTS_02_5.VOB 308.795.392

NuMenu4u Menu Selection screen:
VIDEO_TS.VOB - N/A
VTS_01_0.VOB - N/A
VTS_02_0.VOB - N/A

A solution for this problem?

Thanks

[influenza]

It's a pretty uncommon situation, but I've seen those before. If you're using the latest scenaid the menu should be processed correctly, since it can do Button over video. AFAIK there's no way to do this with numenu4u.

[Zeul]

NuMenu only processes either the Video_ts.vob or *_0.vobs. Other menus that reside in the title domain are very rare and when they are, are often games. As flu said, Scenaid should have no trouble dealing with it.

[Zeul]

New build available

[Zeul]

Updated version to 2.0.23

[Grafdude]

Ok I installed nuMenu4u 2.0.23, and when I start it up, I get this error: "An error has occured. Please see "Details" for further information. When I click on details I get this: "Procedure Name: sListAllDrives
Module Name: GlobalFunctions

Error Number: 380
Error Description: Invalid property value
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 42
Call Stack:
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm
"

When I click ok, the program just exits.

I uninstalled the thing, reinstalled it, and I still get the same error.

What's up with that?

[Zeul]

hmm
strange. Can you tell me the drive letters you have on your system, then i can replicate. ie c,d,e etc

[Pike007]

Hi Zeul,

I recently did a menu that was approx 70 megs and chose a bitrate of 2750 (which you recomended in the help file, so I tried it of course) and noticed that after everything I had a new menu of about 90 megs. :eek:

Does Numenu currently check to make sure it won't actually create a larger menu?
Also, would it be possible to add an option to actually decrease a menu by a certain percentage (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) or something?. I noticed that my menus don't always look the same "quality wise" from one DVD to another with the same bitrate and a fixed percentage may help with that.

Thanks,

[Zeul]

@Pike007
Possibly, i may look into that. For now though, i think NuMenu is about as finished as its going to be.

[Master Yoda]

I was wondering if there was any plans to add a option that lets you replace the video footage in a menu file with stills??? im backing a dvd up that has some useless footage in video_ts.vob, its not fake/dummy footage as numenu does'nt strip it out but ive checked and i dont see it come up anywhere on the dvd. Replacing the footage with stills could drop it down to less than 5mb or so, at the mo its about 200mb.

[Zeul]

In the VIP version, you can manually remove specific vobids from the VTS. So if it wasting space, and is selected to be removed, then a still is put there instead, and the still time changed to 0. So the still is played (if in fact it is used), but for 1 frame duration only.

[tijgert]

Great to see al those updates rolling by.

I haven't been Numenuing for a while now and suddenly when I try to I get a run-time error '13', type mismatch.

I'm running out of clues fast, what is causing this?

Found it: DVDDecrypter was missing.. DOH!

[Zeul]

at what stage? as always send me the appropriate files (logs, subtitle & frameserving folder & ALL the original IFOs)

[Mr. Monte]

Is there a How-To guide on using this anywhere ?

TIA

[jel]

@ Mr. Monte
using numenu4u?

well apart from the comprehensive help document that comes with the program, you can also see the recently updated guide for details:fully revamped big 3 guide as featured in the doom9 news (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/big3-scenaid.htm)
;)

hth
j

[Mr. Monte]

jel,

Thanks for your input (spanking) :) . I will now pull up my pants.

[Grafdude]

Why do I always get this error when I start the program:

Procedure Name: GetIfoLanguages
Module Name: Test

Error Number: 75
Error Description: Path/File access error
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 0
Call Stack:
GetIfoLanguages --> Test
LoadTreeView --> Test
ReLoadMenus --> Test
combo1_Click --> MainForm
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm

When I click ok, the program shuts down, I can't even use it! I reinstalled it with the same error not matter what

[Zeul]

i dunno. No one else, so what is different with your system i wonder. Are you trying to do a disc in the drive, a mounted iso or a folder?

Shoot me your e-mail so i can send a build with extra logging.

[Angelus]

I've ran into a problem when trying to do the menu on the movie "Crash". I've used the latest NuMenu4u and everything completed successfully but the menu is encoded in full screen, rather than widescreen as in the source menu. Just as a check, I checked the d2v files for a couple of them and they have the correct 16:9 aspect ratio set, and the avs files seem to be ok too. It's just that the resulting m2v files after the encoding are in fullscreen. Any ideas?

[Zeul]

@Angelus
Do you have 'Parse video streams to confirm 16:9" enabled (under encoder options) ?

[Angelus]

No I left it to the recommended setting "process all video assets to match attributes" under the encoding options. I'm not sure what I had it set on before because I just installed the latest numenu4u yesterday.

[Zeul]

Make sure that 'Parse video stream to ensure 16:9' and 'process all assets to match attributes' are BOTH turned on; and retry please.

[Angelus]

Thanks Zeul, I checked those options and now the menu is fine.

[Zeul]

Excellent

[bennynihon]

HI Zeul,

I'm using NuMenu4U (the latest version) for the first time, and after setting everything up and clicking "Start", I get an Error 13.

Procedure Name: BeginRoutines
Module Name: MainForm

Error Number: 13
Error Description: Type mismatch
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 0
Call Stack:
DisplayVerInfo --> GlobalFunctions
BeginRoutines --> MainForm


Anything common that could cause this? Anything else you'd like me to send to narrow down the cause of the problem?

Thanks.

[Zeul]

Is dvddecrypter installed? The only thing i can see is if it wasn't installed then an error would be thrown (I have corrected this now).

[bennynihon]

Is dvddecrypter installed? The only thing i can see is if it wasn't installed then an error would be thrown (I have corrected this now).

Thanks Zeul. That was the problem, even though I was using file mode (and provided a VIDEO_TS path).

[detonate]

Hi. I'm a new user. I get this error everytime I start up Numenu4u:

(380) Invalid Property Value

Procedure Name: sListAllDrives
Module Name: GlobalFunctions

Error Number: 380
Error Description: Invalid property value
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 42
Call Stack:
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm

Anyone know why?

[Zeul]

That occurs when there is an unusual setup of the drives. What are your drive configurations? ie c,d etc

[detonate]

Ok I got it fixed. Sorry about that. Daemon tools went wack on me after I unloaded drives.

I have another question though. When running the process of doitfast4u, it runs numenu4u and my cce starts loading, however I get popups of the quality settings to use (i use natural and apply). Is that normal or suppose to be automated? After it's done running cce, it asks me to save changes. Is there anyway to just have it run pass all this without prompting me?

[Zeul]

CCE should be running in the background. What build are you using, the exact version is needed.

[SDragoon]

I recently got the VIP version of NuMenu4u and gave it my first try. So far, I have been unsuccessful.

I am using NM4u 2.0.23. Everytime I try to encode using file method 2, 3, or 4, the program either crashes or gives an error along the lines of "Something went wrong". This always happens after the encoding step.

I am using Muxman, and I have tried with different combos of Muxman 1.4g or 1.6_01, QuEnc or HC (I do not have CCE), AviSynth 2.5.6 or 2.5.5, and either using a directory or mounted ISO as the source. I just cannot get it to work.

Any suggestions?

[Zeul]

The problems you have experienced are very rare. You are using muxman .014g - make sure you have selected the correct muxman version in the VIP settings. What version of HC are you using? To confirm that the settings are correct, set to use original assets (under encoder options) - this will stop the encoding to rule that out as a problem. 'Something went wrong' indicates a muxman error - which is very rare. post the muxman.log file

[TJeR]

The problems you have experienced are very rare. ....... 'Something went wrong' indicates a muxman error - which is very rare. post the muxman.log file

not to be insolent.... but I saw this error so many time I rarely use muxman now..... I am just sorry I never reported it ... but I still love numenu ..... :D and a little scenaid to ...

[Zeul]

Please elaborate - I cannot fix a problem if i don't know about it ;)

[TJeR]

Well the problem is in the middle... to be more explicit, If I just let numenu do everything demux, encode and reauthor everything is fine, but, for example, If I don,t like the result and I wish to increase the bitrate in one or more video, than muxman fails, this appen with scenaid to.

regards

[Zeul]

the bitrate is calculated to be the maximum allowed when the audio is taken into account. Tme max allowed for vide and audio is 9800. So if the audio was 448 then the video max would be 9352. To improve the video adjust the average bitrate NOT the max. This can be done easily by entering the encoder options screen and alter the average bitrate. If you are re-running numenu then just reopen the recovery.log (see the help file) and that will start numenu from the encoding point again - with the new bitrate.

[influenza]

I always use muxman and I hardly ever have problems. Not the last few months at least.

[TJeR]

Well of course I dont change the maximum bitrate but just the avarage. If I modify the avarage bitrate from numenu setting, and numenu applies this setting for any video, everything works fine, but if I just re-encode separetly some video with a different avarage bitrate muxman is not able to recreate the vobs and everything.
To do that I always do a first complete numenu run, than I check the quality of any single video, reencode some with a diffrent bitrate (this is the only thing that really change aspect ratio and other things are the same, than run numenu again, use the recovery function to do muxman job only, and than it fails ..... something with scenaid... again alwys, at the first run muxman does its job perfectly. it is when a try to remux again that it fails....

[influenza]

the logs would be usefull as zeul already suggested.
Maybe muxman just rejects your assets since they are changed comapred to the first run.

[Zeul]

TJeR
An unorthadox approach, but no reason why it should fail. I suspect that the 'new' asset differs from the others somehow. post the cce.ecl that numenu created, the ecl from your new encode, and the muxman error log.

[SDragoon]

Well, I got everything to work after a full uninstall/reinstall including AviSynth.

The only thing I did differently upon setting the program up again is not placing PgcDemux into the install directory. I'm trying to do some testing to make sure that was the only difference.

[Zeul]

I'd be very interested to know what you find.

[TJeR]

TJeR
An unorthadox approach, but no reason why it should fail. I suspect that the 'new' asset differs from the others somehow. post the cce.ecl that numenu created, the ecl from your new encode, and the muxman error log.

I tested the my procedures against muxman again, with several DVDs with diffrent menu type, everything worked Ok.... I couldn' reproduce the error that let me abbaondon muxman a couple of month ago.... maybe I was just doing something wrong and give it up too early....

I am really happy I was wrong :)

[Zeul]

:thanks:

[TuRiSOft]

I got a problem when using PGCDemux to process input folder : it says vid/cid not found. Same DVD (mounted ISO) processed with Decrypter works flawlessly. Error in the command-line parameter ? How can I check ? Is there something I can do to help anymore ? Thanks !!!

[Zeul]

You need the latest version of PGcdemux, released a couple of weeks ago. It corrects this specific issue.

See this thread:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=743946#post743946

[TuRiSOft]

Thanks for the hint , will give it a try !!!!

[wfn1]

Zeul,

Received the "something went wrong" error while doing R1 of "The Work of Director Mark Romanek", report files sent. The menu is almost 700MB.

[Zeul]

Looks like muxman failed on vobid #7 due to excessive bitrate. There is a chance that the audio for that vobid is not the same as the rest (256). If it were more or the video spiked above the max set (9544) then that might cause the error. Try re-encoding that video segment with a lower max and then use recovery console to start from the mux stage.

[wfn1]

I'll give it another shot tonight.

I do have "DVD-Compliant" checked in NM4U under encoder settings because I had similar issues on other DVDs. Muxman actually reported those as excessive bitrate errors in the past and checking that DVD-compliant box took care of the issues before but apparently not this time.

[wfn1]

Zeul,
set the max to 8500 and still got the error, you want files?

[Zeul]

I'm not sure on this one. The mxp file is fine, so it must be an asset problem. As a test try this:

in the mxp file for vobid#7 remove the audio play information. Run the recovery console again, BUT under Recovery options there is a setting 'Disable muxman script creation'. Run the recovery console from muxing again, but this time numenu will not create any new scripts. If the error is not now present then there is definatley a problem with either the video or audio bitrates. As a sidenote, try dropping the video & audio into muxman manually and see what happens with a mux - with all the default values.

[wfn1]

Zeul,
When I dropped the bitrate to 8500, the asset that errored out was actually #8. So #7 goes through now. If I do video and audio for #8 manually in muxman it gives me the excessive bitrate error. If I do video by itself it goes through fine. What I can't understand is why it was asset #7 and now it's 8. Thanks.

[Zeul]

It suggests that there were several files that were a problem. Numenu checks each mux in order, so, if #7 failed we wouldn't know whether #8 was a problem or not. I don't understand why the max bitrate should be dropped that low though.
Are you using CCE? I have heard that sometimes CCE spikes above the max given.

[influenza]

What cce/muxman versions are we talking about?

[Zeul]

New Build Available

[HolyChain]

Hi there!

I'm currently having trouble with NuMenu4U. On various R2 DVDs (different protection types) the programm errors out when starting the Muxman process (current free version).

Error message is "Something went wrong. Aborting". As mentioned a few post earlier, i'm aware, that this is some kind of Muxman error. I re-installed all tools, but i didn't cure the problem. The strange thing is, that NuMenu4U was working for quite some time without any problems. I'm attaching the muxman.log file of the mxp file, where the error occurs, so that maybe this error can be sorted out. The disc is the R2 Version of "Fistful of Dollars".

Little update: i tried it again without stripping any assets and it did work without problems.

Anyway: great tool and thanks for all the work, that is put into it.

Greetings from Germany

Marc

[D3s7]

Bytes remaining in buffer = 0.
17:32:44 End multiplex.
Reference to non-existant scene "VTS1_014_Scene_002" from PGC "DummyPGC"

that's your problem..... Zeul will have to look at the ifo's and the script

you will need to send him the debug .zip file that can be created in numenu

[TJeR]

I already had the 0.24 ver. but since I got it a long time ago and I don't know if ther were any diffference/improvment between the realese and mine I've downloaded it again and installed and I just got this error opening it


Procedure Name: SearchForFiles
Module Name: Folders_Types

Error Number: 6
Error Description: Overflow
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 54
Call Stack:
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
TrimNull --> Folders_Types
SearchForFiles --> Folders_Types
GetFileCount --> Folders_Types
CheckLocation --> ReplacementFile
combo1_Click --> MainForm
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm



an iso image is loaded in the virtual drive "G:\", it is the same with the original disk. It starts right without any disc insrted, but crash as soon as I insert this one (original and / or iso image )the movie is "Scary Movie 3", and there is already a directory "D:\Scary_Movie_3", it doesnt happen with a another "fresh" disc, it is the same if I change the default path and numenu recreate the directory "Scary_Movie_3" for example in "C:\"

Regards

[wfn1]

What cce/muxman versions are we talking about?

I'm using cce 2.70.0.2 and muxman .17pr6. I switched to NM4U 2.0.24 and lowered the max bitrate to 7000 but still I get the same error (excessive bitrate/something went wrong) on the 7th asset so I'm thinking my source is damaged.

[Zeul]

@HolyChain
I need the mxp files please & numenu log file

[Angelus]

This isn't really a big problem but when the NuMenu4u update is downloaded from the website, the installation still says its for v. 2.0.23 instead of 2.0.24.

[Zeul]

Thanks Angelus - Corrected Now

[Digga]

also, as a sidenote, the hompage http://www.numenu4u.com/ still says the latest version is 2.0.22 and the latest entry is from 08/09/05 (a refresh didn't showed anything new). maybe a page update wouldn't hurt :)

[Zeul]

Page shows OK with me - latest version of 2.0.24

[Digga]

Page shows OK with me - latest version of 2.0.24I beg your pardon... there was an issue with my ISP. without proxy the page is just fine.

[SlipGun]

On a particular DVD during the RevPulldown process, the dvd2avi window simply stays open. This has happened on the same stream everytime I've tried. No encoding takes place if I close the window. What could be the problem?

[nickluck]

I have a problem: the entire re-encoding process doesn't start.
The log is unuseful. This is error report:

Procedure Name: BeginRoutines
Module Name: MainForm

Error Number: 13
Error Description: Type mismatch
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 45
Call Stack:
DisplayVerInfo --> GlobalFunctions
BeginRoutines --> MainForm
ciax
Nico

[TuRiSOft]

I also get errors when trying to work within a folder rip (PGCDemux 1.2.0.5 used). It never reaches the end of demuxing. No issues working from ISO or Disc directly. If I go back to 2.0.23 no issues at all. No significant infos in .log . Would you like me to send collected info's ?

[wfn1]

@Zeul, Influenza:

The initial assumption that assets in vobid#7 are damaged is not correct. I tried multiplexing the original demuxed assets with muxman and they work just fine while the ones I encoded with CCE would error out every time. In my attemps to find the culprit I installed an older CCE version- 2.66.01.07 which exhibited the same behavior as CCE 2.70 and also Procoder 2.04/eclPro .52 which I could not make to work at all.

To make the long story short, the problem only occurs when multipass VBR is used in CCE. If I use OPV or CBR the whole process goes through smoothly. I'm happy with the fact that I can reduce a 700MB menu down to 250MB but I'm still curious as to what it is that gets broken in multipass... Anyone heard of anything alike?

[Zeul]

@nickluck
It appears that dvd decrypter is not installed - i parse the version to confirm that dvddec version installed will work - however, if the version = "" due to dvd dec not being there i can see where the error would have occured. Corrected now.

@slipgun
That normally occurs when numenu has told dvd2avi to open a file - but it doesn't exist. I thought i had covered every contingency - guess not :( Shoot me the logfile please.

@Turisoft
Is this on one particular disc or on several?

@wfn1
Never heard of that before. After double checking the ecl file you sent me the max is correct. All i can think is that numenu didn't recognise the cce version correctly and as such some paramaters in the ecl were incorrect for your version. To confirm this open up one of the ecl files manually in cce and then check what has been written as max bitrate. You could always save and then compare the 2 ecl files.

@HolyChain
I still haven't received the files.

[wfn1]

@zeul,
right now i'm only using cce 2.70.01.02 to avoid any unnecessary complications. all parameters are identical for that particular vobid and the max is always 9544. i think we have a cce related issue here so it's safe to say that not much can be done on your end.

[Zeul]

@wfn1
Thanks for the feedback.

[Master Yoda]

I was wondering if theres any plans for a asset removal option for scenarist users.

[TuRiSOft]

@Zeul
It happened with Batman Begins R2 Pal - with this title I also experienced this :
-w 2.0.24 and a folder rip it demuxes the same cell for all Vid/Cid , 2.0.23 works flawlessly (I took a look into the "DEMUXED" folder and found the same file with name changed for every cell of the menu) .

[SlipGun]

Sent the logfile, Zeul.

[Zeul]

@MasterYoda
Possibly in the future.

@Turisoft
OK i will review te code and see what i changed :D

@SlipGun
Reviewing now

[Zeul]

New Update released

[ron spencer]

if I donate $15 how long does it take to get a serial for VIP? Going away for weekend and just wanted to know.

Also, why for HC encoder does it look for HCbatch_15A only? V 16 is out should it not just look for HC_batch?

[D3s7]

normally it's the same day or next day however, Zeul is out of town for a few days.

Probably would not be till next week

[Diego2002]

Hi!

I have a problem with MenuIfoUpdate: the error message is Run-time error '53' - File not found.

First, there was a problem, with Scenarist script file, somehow one of the menu video track, has been imported as a slide show. When I tried to compile, Scenarist sad that the bitrate for a slide show (still picture) is too high. I corrected the script, so Scenarist imported now the video track correct, and the compile was successfull.

But after that, I run the UpdateMenuIfo, which gave back the error message above. This is the bat file:

"C:\Program Files\NuMenu4U\MenuIfoUpdate.exe" -batch_1 -input_I:\Tiesto\DVD_1\VIDEO_TS.IFO -root_I:\Menu
"C:\Program Files\NuMenu4U\MenuIfoUpdate.exe" -batch_1 -input_I:\Tiesto\DVD_1\VTS_01_0.IFO -root_I:\Menu

These ifo-s are there, as they had been decrypted by Decrypter in file mode. And my Working directory is I:\Menu, this contains now the following directories:

I:\Menu\Batch_1
I:\Menu\Batch_1\0\
I:\Menu\Batch_1\0\AUDIO_TS\
I:\Menu\Batch_1\0\VIDEO_TS\with Scenarist made ifos, bups, vobs
I:\Menu\Batch_1\mux_data\
I:\Menu\Batch_1\ScenaristScript30_1 Cache\
I:\Menu\Batch_1\ScenaristScript30_1 Cache\Encoded Files\
I:\Menu\D_VIDEO_TS\with many directories which made by Numenu of course
I:\Menu\D_VTS_01_0\
I:\Menu\VIDEO_TS\ this is empty

So I would like to know, which file or directory isn't on his place? How can I achive, that MenuIfoUpdate do one's work.

Very interesting, that if I choose numenu4u to work (I wanted to try), with original m2v (so without encoding), and leave scenarist to import then compile the menu, update_menu_ifo.bat gives no error, everything goes right. Of course, when numenu writes, that Creating scenarist script, after that i overwrite this script with my own, which is corrected (because of the fault of wrong import).

Sorry for my english, i learned it long-ago.

[Zeul]

The only reason for that error would be either the original ifos are not in the location specified or that the new scenarist files do not exist.

Th files that should exist are video_ts.ifo & video_ts.vob & vts_01_0.ifo & vts_01_0.vob in both directories.

[Diego2002]

What is the location, which MenuIfoUpdate check for the new scenarist files?

In this case, when my Update_Menu_Ifo.bat is?

"C:\Program Files\NuMenu4U\MenuIfoUpdate.exe" -batch_1 -input_I:\Tiesto\DVD_1\VIDEO_TS.IFO -root_I:\Menu
"C:\Program Files\NuMenu4U\MenuIfoUpdate.exe" -batch_1 -input_I:\Tiesto\DVD_1\VTS_01_0.IFO -root_I:\Menu

I have the new scenarist files in I:\Menu\Batch_1\0\VIDEO_TS\ dir.
The original files have not been moved or anithing else...

I resolved the problem actually, and with another dvd there isn't problem. But it is a bit weird.

I begun anyway to translate the language file to hungarian. It's so 40% ready :)

[Zeul]

I begun anyway to translate the language file to hungarian. It's so 40% ready :)

:thanks:

[rmtaibo]

BTW if you need some SPANISH HELP contact me!
I'd like to help...

[Zeul]

cool - the more language files the better

[Sir Didymus]

Hi Zeul...

I am not using your beautiful application on a systematic way, so forgive me if I am missing something obvious...

Anyway, when using NuMenu4u, I have been always happy with your last build 2.0.25...

...Until now, when facing with Spiderman R2 (the title was released something about 1 year ago or more...).

NuMenu launches Scenarist, which arrives up to the complete import of the menu scenario, after a while; then as soon as the muxing phase start, Scenarist stops with a brute error due to some too short timing among some highlights...

By doing some little search I realised that you did some specific improvement in NuMenu, exactely for coping with the complex usage of the highlights in this title...

So I suppose you have the title available to carry out some checks...

Please consider the issue is not urgent at all, and I would not steal your time from the beautiful development work you are doing with DvdPlanner...

Anyway, tell me if you need further information on the subject...

Cheers,
SD

[Zeul]

SD
check your e-mail :D

[Sir Didymus]

:thanks:

I will report back on the out comings...

SD

Edit: everything seems OK!!! I mean, the usage of multiple mxp scripts allows to properly rehauthor the title... I have to say the life, as a new VIP member of NuMenu4U, is much, much easier now... Your application, with the support of PgcDemux and MuxMan is now completely integrated with my set of DVD tools...

OK! I am really happy with this situation, so let me stop this bla, bla... It's time for me to push the "donate" button: even being late, I see your work need to be rewarded...

Bye!
:)

[salkku]

Hello and thanks for this great app ;)

Anyway, I noticed little bug that crashes the program..
If the default destination drive points to a non-existant partition, the prog will give an error and exit immediately...

[crys0000]

When I start numenu4u I immediately get this error:

Procedure Name: sListAllDrives
Module Name: GlobalFunctions

Error Number: 380
Error Description: Invalid property value
Error Source: Project1
Error Line: 42
Call Stack:
sListAllDrives --> GlobalFunctions
Form_Activate --> MainForm


When I click OK the program closes itself.

[D3s7]

zeul i believe is out of town for a few days.....

is there any numenu log file generated? If so it be helpful if you could post it

[AmbientMike]

Going back over my NTSC<->PAL guide
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=672641
to try and refine it a bit I noticed that if a menu PGC is a dummy and also has a menu attribute to it such as Angle, PTT, Subpicture or Audio then when it compiles the DVD the PGC's go out of order which really messes up the navigation on the DVD. This seems to be because no actual dummy track is asigned to the PGC.

This is fixed manually by giving the PGC a dummy track and then remuxing it.

Any chance that dummy menu PGC's can be assigned dummy tracks automatically???


AmbientMike

[Zeul]

Empty PGCs with just a commandtable is perfectly legal so there is no need to add a dummy track

[AmbientMike]

Where it may be perfectly within DVD spec my point is that scenarist doesn't seem to recompile the project correctly (although it looks fine in the scenario editor) as the menus go out of order because their Cell ID's seem to get swapped if a dummy track isn't assigned to the empty PGC which is labelled as Angle, PTT, Subpicture or Audio.

If the menu cell ID's change then you can end up with a non-working menu system.

My test DVD for this was The Hills Have Eyes R1 NTSC

Unfortunately I no longer have the source DVD to post some screens of what happens...

[[Tobi]]

Is there a chance (not right now) to use also the CCE SP2 with NuMenu?

[Zeul]

perhaps 1 day

[[Tobi]]

I have noticed your post, but I didn't want to disturb you.
Before I buy the CCE SP2.....any news?

[Zeul]

At the moment i am fully commited to DVDPlanner and Numenu is on the backburner - so don't expect any updates any time soon.

[[Tobi]]

No problem, I can wait or smash also another way. ;)
By the way, the forum of the DVDPlanner was apparently hacked!!!

[effort_ac]

Full install inc 2.0.3 corrected now.