Help with BBMpeg error in DVD2SVCD

[samuraijack]

Hi All,
In my quest for one shot encoding to cheap media, mostly for kids shows and the like, I was referred to DVD2SVCD. I like it!
But I have recently run into a problem with the error coming up in BBMpeg which says bbmepeg -error Input file c:\output\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv was not found.
Someone on another thread said they figured it out, but I havent gotten a reply and was wondering if anyone else has run into this.
Any help is appreciated.
I must be doing something wrong, but I havent been able to get a good grasp on it.

Here is my DVD2SVCD.log:
WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 12/09/2003 3:42:32 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2VCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
- C:\eternal\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\eternal\VTS_01_1.vob
- C:\eternal\VTS_01_2.vob
- C:\eternal\VTS_01_3.vob
- C:\eternal\VTS_01_4.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 12/09/2003 3:42:35 PM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\output\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\eternal\VTS_01_1.vob,C:\eternal\VTS_01_2.vob,C: \eternal\VTS_01_3.vob,C:\eternal\VTS_01_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 12/09/2003 3:44:48 PM
- Free on drive C: 4623.59 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -84 ms
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
Audio extraction finished.

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- 12/09/2003 3:48:25 PM
- Free on drive C: 4492.67 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\output\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\output\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d -84 ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 12/09/2003 4:05:02 PM
- Free on drive C: 4405.65 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 12/09/2003 4:05:14 PM
- Free on drive C: 4404.69 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Frameserver.
Closing program

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 92557948
VideoPAPO: 24359292
ScanOffsetBytes: 164074
SeqAligningBytes: 10427789
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1537576465.60
Seconds: 5707.70
CalcMPEGStream: 1537576465.60
Frames: 136728
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 2
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 136728
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: One Pass VBR
Q. Factor: 29
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2155
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg 2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\INVE RS~1\decomb.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\output\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
Telecide()
Decimate(5)
BicubicResize(480,360,0.0,0.6)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 0.870
Video Encoding finished.

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- 12/09/2003 5:55:16 PM
- Free on drive C: 3473.69 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/09/2003 5:55:22 PM
- Free on drive C: 3473.66 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/09/2003 5:55:29 PM
- Free on drive C: 3473.63 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 12/09/2003 5:55:32 PM
- Free on drive C: 3473.63 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
bbMPEG failed. Exitcode: 3221225786

[Ripper2860]

What version of CCE are you using? If you are running other than CCE 2.50, give it a try. I have read in other forums where this error was resolved by "downgrading" to CCE 2.50. I use CCE 2.67 and have had no issues, but this seems to be an issue that appears with some and not others. Give it a shot -- as this is another one of those weird problems.

Also -- are you sure you are not running out of disc space? You are only starting out with approx 4GB free.

Good Luck !!

[samuraijack]

CCE Version 2.50 ( Demo from Doom9 site)
Disk space is fine since I had already ripped the .VOB files.
Just to be on the safe side, I removed them and re-ripped with the internal routines from DVD2SVCD. Its encoding right now.

Thanks for the fast reply. This is starting to get under my skin....

[samuraijack]

Well, it failed again, but I can figure out why. It looks like somewhere along the process, it thinks that It is supposed to do a pulldown but it never gets done, but the flag still stays and when BBMpeg cant find it , it just terminates.

My latest log:

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 12/10/2003 10:09:18 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2VCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 12/10/2003 10:09:22 AM
- Free on drive C: 3471.42 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob

Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
Ripping finished. Speed: 4563

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- 12/10/2003 10:22:45 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\output\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\output\VTS_01_1.vob,C:\output\VTS_01_2.vob,C:\o utput\VTS_01_3.vob,C:\output\VTS_01_4.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 12/10/2003 10:24:49 AM
- Free on drive C: 5309.58 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -84 ms
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Hybrid Film activated. IVTC will be applied and will slow down the entire process!
Framerate: 29970
Audio extraction finished.

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- 12/10/2003 10:28:29 AM
- Free on drive C: 5179.67 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Tylo\BeSweetLater.bat" -core( -input "C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\output\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\output\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -ota( -d -84 ) -2lame( -e -b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\output\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 12/10/2003 10:28:38 AM
- Free on drive C: 5179.67 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 12/10/2003 10:28:50 AM
- Free on drive C: 5178.71 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1665085576
AudioSectors: 92557948
VideoPAPO: 24359292
ScanOffsetBytes: 164074
SeqAligningBytes: 10427789
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 600.00
PureMPEGStream: 1537576465.60
Seconds: 5707.70
CalcMPEGStream: 1537576465.60
Frames: 136728
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 2
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 136728
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: One Pass VBR
Q. Factor: 29
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2155
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg 2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\INVE RS~1\decomb.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\output\DVD2AV~2.D2V")
Telecide()
Decimate(5)
BicubicResize(480,360,0.0,0.6)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
Import("C:\output\ResampleAudio.avs")
ResampleAudio(44100)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----

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- 12/10/2003 12:18:47 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2VCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
-
Initializing finished.

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- 12/10/2003 12:18:48 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.77 mb
- Restarting from: Pulldown
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- 12/10/2003 12:18:52 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.77 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/10/2003 12:18:59 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.74 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 12/10/2003 12:19:06 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.71 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 12/10/2003 12:19:09 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.71 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\output\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 12/10/2003 12:20:09 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.71 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing finished.

Image creation finished.

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- 12/10/2003 12:20:17 PM
- Free on drive C: 4338.71 mb
- Conversion done!
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[Ripper2860]

If you have not already, enable the "Advanced" option for in DVD2SVCD Level under the "Misc" tab. This will reveal an "Advanced Settings" option under the "BBMpeg" tab.

Don't know if this will help, but check out the "BBMpeg" section of this reference guide and see if altering or manually setting the "PULLDOWN" setting in the advanced settings of the "BBMpeg" tab will make a difference.


http://www.doom9.hu/mpg/dvd2svcd_advref.html#bbmp

Good luck !!

[samuraijack]

I think I figured it out last night. I started of using D2SRoba and I think when I did the original install I ( THOUGHT) I used the default settings for DVD2SVCD. Anyway...The batch file seemed to only want to do SVCD, So I uninstalled the whole mess and reinstalled with the defaults which is when I remembered telling DVD2SVCD that I would mainly use it for VCD's. I guess the batch file somehow was picking up the remnant VCD settings and confusing them with the SVCD settings. I managed to fry up a nice copy last night , but the write to the disk was pretty bad. I think my media may be a little sub-par ( read: cheap...)
Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it!