Will not convert ADS video files

[mmalling]

Has anyone tried to use an SVCD file created with ADS Instant video with SVCD2DVDMPG+ ?
When I try to use SVCD2DVDMPEG+ on an MPG file created with ADS Instant video nothing happens. Command prompts open and close right away and the log relfects them opening but no output files..I looked at the files in VideoStudio and they are within the constraints for a properly formatted SVCD file...any thoughts ?

[ChrissyBoy]

Mmm -are these files program streams or transport streams? Can you send me a sample? (see FAQ on my site for details on how to do this)
What do you get if you do a right click "MPeg Info..." on the file in windows explorer?

CB

[mmalling]

Chrissy Boy,
I think I figured it out. Is there a file size limitation to SVCD2DVDMPG+, or SVCD compliant video files for that matter?
I did some testing, because when I tried to look at Mpeg Info as you suggested it said it was an invalid MPEG file. I then catpured a 10 Mb sample (~30 seconds) in the exact same manner as I recorded the whole movie (~3 Gigs). I was able to display the info on this 10 Mb clip, and SVCD2DVDMPG+ was able to process the 10 MB clip...it seems to not be able to process the whole 2.9 Gb movie.

[ChrissyBoy]

There is a limit on some of the external tools. (i couldn't tell you what it is as i only use SVCD images (800MB))

Can you tell your encoder to split its output at a certain size? If not you can you mpgtx to split it but I'm not sure how things will be at the boundaries:

mpgtx : manipulate mpeg files
Usage    : mpgtx [command] [options] [mpegfile [mpegfile | range]...
Commands :
  -i              print infos about following files.
  -s              split following files according to the specified ranges.
  -j              join  following files (ranges may be specified).
  -d              demultiplex elementary streams from following file
  -T              modify id3 tag.
  -h              print this help screen.
  -v              print version informations.
  -#              where # is a number, split the following file in #.
Options  :
  -N              Do not print out excessive information while processing
                  If you use MacOS Classic, this is RECOMMENDED
                  Otherwise mpgtx will be dead slow!
  -f              force overwriting of files, don't ask for confirmation
  -P              keep headers of mpegs which sometimes is usefull
  -X              Try to search for a valid PACK header in the whole file
                  This may result in an endless loop if not successfull!
  -An             While joining or splitting, aspect ratio will be forced to:
                  n=1 -> 1:1, n=2 -> 4:3, n=3 -> 16:9, n=4 -> 2.21:1
                  All Numbers from 0 - 16 will be accepted but the above are val
id!
  -b NAME         set the basename for the output files
  -o FILE         set the output file name (join implied)
                  if FILE is - , standard output will be used
  --force         force joining of incompatible files
  --no-parachute  don't try to catch SIGSEGV (usefull for debugging)
Ranges   :
  Ranges must follow an mpeg file
  [a-b]           from 'a' inclusive to 'b' inclusive. If you want half opened
                  ranges, you may want to use ]a-b], [a-b[ or ]a-b[ instead
  [num/total]     the 'num' part if the mpeg file was split in 'total'.
                  [1/4] would result in the first quarter of the mpeg file.
  {a-b-...}       where 'a', 'b', ... are in ascending order. Split the file
                  at given values. {700M} is therefore equivalent to ranges
                  [-700M] ]700M-]
Values   :
  Values can be time or offsets in the mpeg file
  Time Format     HH:MM:SS where the HH: part can be omited
  Offset Format   a number optionally followed by:
                    M : offset is in Megabytes
                    k : offset is in Kilobytes
  An empty value means the corresponding file boundary:
                  [-10M]  the first 10 Megabytes of file
                  [500M-] from 500 Megabytes to the end of file

[mmalling]

Thanks,
My encoder cannot split out file sizes...I'll try the command line option.
FYI I looked at a couple other posts about the newest release not converting files....my out put:
Starting (S)VCD2DVDMPG+: v1.0.1312.16806
Begin time: 10:46:34 AM

******** Ripping SVCD images to get mpegs

############### New MPEG File ###############
File: G:\Movies\Memento\Memento.MPG
Horizontal Res: 0
Audio SampleRate: 0

******** Demultipexing original mpg file

******** Resampling audio from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz

******** Multipexing elementry streams
is the same as other people having issues..perhaps they are trying to use files that are too large also...just a thought. Perhaps you should add an FAQ to the list about max file size...or suggested max file size...
anyways thanks for the super fast response.

[ChrissyBoy]

Perhaps you should add an FAQ to the list about max file size...or suggested max file size...

sounds like a good idea. Thanks

CB

[mmalling]

I tried to run mpgtx as follows:
mpgtx Memento.mpg {800M}

and it spit back to me:
Memento.mpg is not a valid mpeg file.

Perhaps mpgtx is one of the tools with the size limitation ?

[ChrissyBoy]

lol - i think your right!

Whilst i have never used it you could try MPEG2Cut from http://mitglied.lycos.de/darkav/home.html

[mmalling]

I have used it before and it wil take forever. I guess I'll have to look around for another way to encode into 800 Mb files....
this sucks.
Thanks again for your help Chris.

Please try the tool CHOPPERXP
it also runs on 2000

[mmalling]

I'll try...where do I get it ?

[mmalling]

I ran ChopperXP, but it appears to only edit VOB files...my problem is with MPEG files.