TSCV & VCDEasy problems....expert needed!

[TripapHoniC]

Hey

I have a TSCV & VCDEasy problem (same problem) that I have asked what seems like hundreds of people how to solve, with no success. I am hoping someone will know what the problem is and corrective action would be. Let me elaborate on what I am doing.

I am taking a commercial dvd and ripping the audio and video with SmartRipper to vob format. I am in turn loading the vobs in DVD2AVI and encoding to a .d2v format. I then encode the .d2v file with TMPG to an mpeg2 which is supposed svcd complaint. Anyway, this brings me to TSCV & VCDEasy where I am packing the mpg into bin&cue format with chapter intervals of 4 min and sometimes importing the ifo files from SmartRipper for actual chapters on the dvd. I am experiencing an error that is pasted below that makes the SVCDs not work at all in a standalone (APEX). I have also tried selecting “Relax the ASP restraints”, which someone suggested, without success so I am at a loss. I would appreciate anything anyone can do to help me out.

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THE ERROR
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Internally computed XML generated successfully as "C:\Documents and Settings\TripaphoniC\Desktop\video1.xml"

GNU VCDImager 0.7.11
initializing libvcd 0.7.11 [cygwin/i686]

this is the UNSTABLE development branch!
use only if you know what you are doing
see http://www.hvrlab.org/~hvr/vcdimager/ for more information

changed volume number to 1
changed volume count to 1
changed restriction number to 0
changing 'next volume use sequence 2' to 0
changing 'next volume use lid 2' to 0
changed volume label to `VIDEO_1'
changed publisher id to `VCDEASY_V104'
changing 'update scan offsets' to 1
changing 'relaxed aps' to 1
sequence count 1
adding sequence #0, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Folder\Downloads\11.19.01_video1_svc d\m4a_video1_svcd-2of2.mpg
mpeg scan: pack header code (0x000001ba) expected, but 0x22783d9c found (buflen = 2324)
bad packet at packet #88956 (stream byte offset 206733744) -- remaining 621509644 bytes of stream will be ignored
pts start offset 0.230044 (max pts = 725.070833)
playing time 724.840789
scanning mpeg sequence item #0 for scanpoints...
already scanned... not rescanning
pbc: psd size 0 (extended psd 0)
iso9660: highest alloced sector is 227 (using 300 as isosize)
requested entry point (id=chapter00-01) at 240.000000, closest possible entry point at 240.073167
requested entry point (id=chapter00-02) at 480.000000, closest possible entry point at 479.729256
requested entry point (id=chapter00-03) at 960.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
requested entry point (id=chapter00-04) at 1080.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-04' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=chapter00-05) at 1440.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-05' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=chapter00-06) at 1680.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-06' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=chapter00-07) at 1920.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-07' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=chapter00-0 at 2160.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-08' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=chapter00-09) at 2400.000000, closest possible entry point at 724.223500
entry point 'chapter00-09' falls into same sector as previous one!
writing track 1 (ISO9660)...
'update scan offsets' option enabled for the following tracks!
writing track 2, MPEG2, NTSC 2/3 D-1 (480x480/30fps), audio[0]: l2/44.1kHz/224kbps/stereo ...
non-MPEG1 audio stream header seen
non-MPEG1 audio stream header seen
non-MPEG1 audio stream header seen
MPEG packet statistics: 80111 video, 8845 audio, 0 zero, 0 ogt, 0 unknown
finished ok, image created with 89406 sectors [19:52.06]
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Thanks

Trip

[Antonio S.]

You have to demux your mpeg file and mux again as a svcd with bbmpeg. Remember to uncheck "add SVCD scan offsets". Then when using TSCV or VCDeasy use "update mpeg-2 scan offsets" option.

[TripapHoniC]

thanks for the advice, however, I cannot open bbmpeg for some reason. I had an older version that crashes when I go into settings and input/output files and Open PS. Once I click Open PS it crashes, no error. I downloaded the most current version and it does the same thing. Any ideas?

[mb1]

Seems you´re working with Windows XP.

Try this:
Start bbMPEG
click LOAD, click CANCEL
then go on with START ENCODING - SETTINGS
should work now ...

regards
mb1

On labdv you should find a XP-patch for bbMPEG the next days.

[TripapHoniC]

I dont know how you knew to do that but it worked like a charm. thank you. I am going to try to do this demuxing and remuxing with bbmpeg now and I am crossing my fingers. Thanks for the help thus far.

[Sefy]

By the way, you can also try Demuxing with TMPGEnc and Remuxing with TSCV, in the Tools tab it has a Muxing which will create a fully compliant file.

[TripapHoniC]

I have tried using TMPG to demux and bbmeg to remux and it worked with the first mpg. I am trying a second as I am typing and will try a third with muxing in TSCV. It would help to cut bbmpeg out of the pic and narrow it down to two progs. Thanks again for all the information!

[Sefy]

Good Luck, and let us know how it goes!

[TripapHoniC]

I tried the second file and it didn't help. I demuxed in TMPG and remuxed in both bbmpeg and TSCV. When I convert to bin&cue with TSCV I get the following error again. Any ideas?

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ERROR
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Starting VCDxBuild process...

initializing libvcd 0.7.11 [cygwin/i686]

this is the UNSTABLE development branch!
use only if you know what you are doing
see http://www.hvrlab.org/~hvr/vcdimager/ for more information

scanning mpeg sequence item "sequence-2" for scanpoints...
APS' pts seems out of order (actual pts 1131.409767, last seen pts 1131.443133) -- ignoring this aps
requested entry point (id=entry2-1) at 3045.440000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
requested entry point (id=entry2-2) at 3091.390000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-2' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-3) at 3359.420000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-3' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-4) at 3641.200000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-4' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-5) at 3837.570000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-5' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-6) at 4038.300000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-6' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-7) at 4200.500000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-7' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2- at 4359.350000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-8' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-9) at 4474.300000, closest possible entry point at 0.033367
entry point 'entry2-9' falls into same sector as previous one!
generated image (351253 sectors [78:03.28]) may not fit on 74min CDRs (333000 sectors)
writing track 1 (ISO9660)...
'update scan offsets' option enabled for the following tracks!
writing track 2, MPEG2, NTSC 2/3 D-1 (480x480/30fps), audio[0]: l2/44.1kHz/224kbps/stereo ...
finished ok, image created with 351253 sectors [78:03.28]


VCDxBuild finished

[TripapHoniC]

OK....I have another problem that is simliarly related. I have an svcd complaint mpeg that is 799MB. I demux with TMPG and only end up getting a 100 and something mb file. What is with that?

[Sefy]

Regarding the first problem, I suggest you save the XML and LOG files and send them to TTool, he will be able to help you fix it!

[TripapHoniC]

How would I contact TTool?

[Sefy]

Here is his email: tscv@ttool.de
He would be glad to help you out