DVD authoring problem

[ddregs]

Hi all,
I have a weird problem with the DVD authoring part of ffmpegX.
I used ffmpegX 0.0.7d to create a muxed mpeg2 to be authored to DVD, but with that version and with version 0.0.8 it quitted with an ifogen crash (I read another topic here that is an issue to be fixed)
I tried again to author that mpeg2-muxed file to DVD, but no results. All I obtain is an endless spinning wheel in the ffmpegX window and a directory with the .DVD suffix and a zero byte .VOB file.
In the terminal window I see the dvdauthor task , but it "apparently" does nothing, I waited for 5 hours (my machine is a dual 800MHz G4)...

Can you please help me? Do I have to download Sizzle or something else?

Thanks in advance

Did you run the installer again ? Binaries have to be updated.

Because mpeg2enc has changed recently and ffmpegX use therefore "new" arguments.
ffmpegX 008 won't work with the "old" version of mpeg2enc. I experienced this, however, not with the same symptoms as you had.

Hope this helps.

[ddregs]

Yes, I downloaded and installed the new binaries, for mp2enc and re-downloaded the mencoder and mplayer.
When I installed them it gave me the error message "Run again the installer and make sure it is running on your primary hard disk and you're entering the correct OSX login password", I re-run it and it was successful.
I don't know if this can be the issue...

[major]

Update to ffmpegX 0.0.8b. It uses a new component for DVD authoring.

hi major,
it is 0.0.8b I'm using now, and I retried. It's about half an hour it's been started, but only a folder with the structures (AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS) , with the later one with a zero-byte file (VTS_01_1.VOB) has been created.
top shows ffmpegX with more than 100% cpu usage and dvdauthor with 0% alternating 2%... should I wait again for hours and hours or give it a rest? btw, the ffmpegx window is busy with the spinning wheel...

thanks a lot for your help

[major]

It should take less than 1 minute in most cases. If you have any opportunity to make me download your file, I can check what's going wrong. Send me an email to major4@mac.com

[ddregs]

hi major, thanks for your help.
I did a complete erase of all ffmpegx components (prefs included) and reinstalled 0.0.8b two times.
I'm still having the same problem with the dvd authoring. If I start the process from scratch (extract the VOB and do the dvd encoding and re-authoring) the application crashes on ifogen (I'm attaching the error down here). If I take the two separate m2v and mp2 files, and choose Author as DVD and click author, there is a process , dvdauthor, created, but it doesn't do nothing for more than an hour, except to create the empty folders as stated.
I can't send you the VOB (I don't have a fast connection at home), nor I have a website. What can I do else to debug the error for you? If I can help you... I'll be glad !
thanks a lot in advance (my machine is a dual processor G4 - 800Mhz, 1GB RAM and 120GB+80GB Hard Disks)


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Date/Time: 2003-09-13 20:18:33 +0200
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: Dixie-Dregs.local.

Command: ifogen
PID: 634

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0xfffff49c

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x00003448 in 0x3448
#1 0x00005344 in 0x5344
#2 0x00001f28 in 0x1f28
#3 0x00001da8 in 0x1da8

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x00003448 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x00003198 ctr: 0x90005500 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x00000005 r1: 0xbffffbc0 r2: 0x00000001 r3: 0x00000000
r4: 0x00000000 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x2e564f42 r7: 0x00000000
r8: 0x30310000 r9: 0xbffffc2c r10: 0x00000000 r11: 0x900f8bf0
r12: 0x90005500 r13: 0x000000fb r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0xbffffe9c
r16: 0x0000898c r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000001 r19: 0x00002d78
r20: 0xa0006b48 r21: 0x00008090 r22: 0x00000000 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0x00000000 r25: 0x00002d78 r26: 0x0000915c r27: 0x00000000
r28: 0x00000000 r29: 0xbffffc20 r30: 0xbffffda0 r31: 0x00002d78

[major]

I'll check again the authoring tool in the process of releasing 0.0.8c.

[ddregs]

thanks and keep on with the great job major!

[ped]

I'm having exactly the same problem - can't author DVD =(

running an imac 1ghz, 512mb, osx 10.2.6

[ddregs]

hi major, I'm back. Using version 0.0.9a, still having the same problem of not authoring to DVD. I created an m2v and mp2 for one of my movies, muxed them to DVD as one mpg, and when I choose it to author the program spins the wheel for one second then says DONE without actually doing nothing at all.
No creation of any VIDEO_TS folder, the checkbox has a mark indeed....
Can u help me?
tks in advance

[major]

Hmm, normally the mux tool is "mux and author", so if you enable the author checkbox and then mux it should also author.

[ddregs]

hi major, I just had the opportunity to do what you suggested and it worked right after I deleted the space that was in my Hard Disk (going from 'Vapor Trails' to 'VaporTrails' was the solution)
Thanks a lot for your support!