Video Converter

[Grumpy Old Fart]

I'm not sure what your using to convert an avi to an Mpeg but I think you need to find a better one.

This is what transpired today:

1 AVI file 69 MB was converted to 382 MB's

1 AVI file 730 mb's was converted to 4,474,946 GB.

Too much to fit on a single layer DVD.

Here is the log file:

************************************************** ******************
************************ SYSTEM INFORMATION ************************
************************************************** ******************

***************************** SVCD2DVD *****************************

Name: SVCD2DVD 2.0 RC9b
Title: 2.0 RC9b
Version: 2.0.1961.16804
Executable: C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\SVCD2DVD.exe
Executable size: 2.27 MB
Executable size in bytes: 2383955
Executable CreationTime: 5/15/2005 2:22:02 PM
Executable LastWriteTime: 6/22/2005 11:44:59 PM
Executable LastAccessTime: 6/22/2005 11:44:59 PM

************************* Operating System *************************

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack: Service Pack 1
Version : 5.1.2600
Windows Directory : C:\WINDOWS

OSLanguage: 1033
CodeSet: 1252
CountryCode: 1
Local: 0409

Total Physical Memory: 510 MB
Free Physical Memory: 305 MB
Total Virtual Memory: 1.71 GB
Free Virtual Memory: 1.38 GB

***************************** Computer *****************************

Computer Manufacturer Name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Computer Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Type: X86-based PC
Computer Name: GRUMPY
DomainRole: x2c3419cdc9b8e007
Number Of Processors: 2
User Name: GRUMPY\Grumpy Old Fart

***************************** Processor ****************************

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.799GHz
CPU FSB: 200MHz
L2 Cache Size: 0 bytes

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.799GHz
CPU FSB: 200MHz
L2 Cache Size: 0 bytes

***************************** Time Zone ****************************

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

****************************** VIDEO *******************************

Name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation)
Processor: GeForce2 MX//MX 400
Mode: 1152 x 864 x 4294967296 colors
Video Ram: 64.0 MB
Status: OK

****************************** Drives *******************************

DeviceID: C:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 74.5 GB
FreeSpace: 49.6 GB

DeviceID: D:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 127 GB
FreeSpace: 56.3 GB

************************************************** ******************
********************* END OF SYSTEM INFORMATION ********************
************************************************** ******************

Processing assets for DVD creation
AVI2MPG: 5688kbs Full-D1
Pass 1/1: Processing disney.donald.duck.beach.picnic.1939.dvdrip.xvid-duckburg.avi
07:17:30: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

07:17:30: configuration: --disable-debug --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack

07:17:30: built on May 5 2005 19:13:42, gcc: 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

07:17:30: Input #0, avi, from 'D:\disney.donald.duck.beach.picnic.1939.dvdrip.xv id-duckburg.avi':

07:17:30: Duration: 00:08:23.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1079 kb/s

07:17:30: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 512x384, 29.97 fps

07:17:30: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s

07:17:30: Output #0, dvd, to 'D:\disney.donald.duck.beach.picnic.1939.dvdrip.xv id-duckburg_S2D.mpg':

07:17:30: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, 29.97 fps, q=1-31, 5688 kb/s

07:17:30: Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 448 kb/s

07:17:30: Stream mapping:

07:17:30: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

07:17:30: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

07:26:30: video:348163kB audio:27547kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 1.903180%

07:26:30: AVI2MPG: done.
AVI2MPG: 5688kbs Full-D1
Pass 1/1: Processing bewitched.tc.avi
07:26:31: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

07:26:31: configuration: --disable-debug --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack

07:26:31: built on May 5 2005 19:13:42, gcc: 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

07:26:31: Input #0, avi, from 'C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc.avi':

07:26:31: Duration: 01:37:49.0, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1018 kb/s

07:26:31: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 448x384, 25.00 fps

07:26:31: Output #0, dvd, to 'C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2D.mpg':

07:26:31: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, 25.00 fps, q=1-31, 5688 kb/s

07:26:31: Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 448 kb/s

07:26:31: Stream mapping:

07:26:31: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

07:26:31: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

08:23:23: [mpeg4 @ 006E9760]ac-tex damaged at 4 19

08:23:23: [mpeg4 @ 006E9760]Error at MB: 555

08:23:23: [mpeg4 @ 006E9760]marker does not match f_code

08:23:23: [mpeg4 @ 006E9760]concealing 210 DC, 210 AC, 210 MV errors

08:47:31: video:4073080kB audio:320943kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 1.907698%

08:47:31: AVI2MPG: done.
PAL->NTSC: demuxing bewitched.tc_S2D.mpg
08:47:32: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

08:47:32: configuration: --disable-debug --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack

08:47:32: built on May 5 2005 19:13:42, gcc: 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

08:47:32: Input #0, mpeg, from 'C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.mpg':

08:47:32: Duration: 01:37:48.7, start: 0.500000, bitrate: 6250 kb/s

08:47:32: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, 25.00 fps, 7800 kb/s

08:47:32: Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 448 kb/s

08:47:32: Output #0, rawvideo, to 'C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.mpv':

08:47:32: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, 720x480, 25.00 fps, q=2-31, 7800 kb/s

08:47:32: Output #1, ac3, to 'C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.ac3':

08:47:32: Stream #1.0: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 448 kb/s

08:47:32: Stream mapping:

08:47:32: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

08:47:32: Stream #0.1 -> #1.0

08:54:44: video:4073140kB audio:320941kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead -7.303944%

08:54:44: PAL->NTSC: Applying Pulldown bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.mpv
08:54:44: SVCD2DVD: Convert2NTSC: Converting....

09:19:19: PAL->NTSC: Muxing bewitched.tc_S2D.mpg
09:30:55: Done: Processing assets for DVD creation
Authoring DVD Folders
09:30:55: Creating TitleSet # 1
09:30:55: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

09:30:55: INFO: [???] File C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL_pd.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] File C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.ac3 looks like an AC3 Audio stream.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Multiplexing video program stream!

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL_pd.mpv)

09:30:55: INFO: [???] VIDEO STREAM: e0

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Frame width : 720

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Frame height : 480

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 7800000 bits/sec

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes

09:30:55: INFO: [???] CSPF : 0

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: AC3 Audio stream 00 (C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2DPAL.ac3)

09:30:55: INFO: [???] AC3 frame size = 1792

09:30:55: INFO: [???] AC3 AUDIO STREAM:

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 57344 bytes/sec (448 kbit/sec)

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Frequency : 48000 Hz

09:30:55: INFO: [???] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:

09:30:55: INFO: [???] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 8429296

09:30:55: INFO: [???] target data-rate specified : 10080000

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 0

09:30:55: INFO: [???] New sequence commences...

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Audio bd: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

09:30:55: INFO: [???] STREAM bd completed @ frame 183394.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 146725.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Multiplex completion at SCR=528199826.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 220897 frame=146725 sector=02064647

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Audio bd: buf= 0 frame=183394 sector=00163018

09:30:55: INFO: [???] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Video Stream length: 4170895612 bytes

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Sequence headers: 9807

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Sequence ends : 0

09:30:55: INFO: [???] No. Pictures : 146726

09:30:55: INFO: [???] No. Groups : 9807

09:30:55: INFO: [???] No. I Frames : 9807 avg. size 55868 bytes

09:30:55: INFO: [???] No. P Frames : 39103 avg. size 40871 bytes

09:30:55: INFO: [???] No. B Frames : 97817 avg. size 20699 bytes

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Average bit-rate : 5685200 bits/sec

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Peak bit-rate : 9362800 bits/sec

09:30:55: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 152200

09:30:55: INFO: [???] AUDIO_STATISTICS: bd

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Audio stream length 328643840 bytes.

09:30:55: INFO: [???] Frames : 183395

09:30:55: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 35 Buf max 7651

09:30:55: INFO: [???] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.

09:30:55: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

09:30:55: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

09:30:55: -->: VTS 01

09:30:55:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\dummymenuNTSC.mpg...

09:30:55:
DVD Folders: Processing D:\disney.donald.duck.beach.picnic.1939.dvdrip.xvi d-duckburg_S2D.mpg...

09:31:13:

09:31:13:

09:31:18:

09:31:18: Creating TitleSet # 2
09:31:18: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

09:31:18: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

09:31:18: -->: VTS 02

09:31:18:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\dummymenuNTSC.mpg...

09:31:18:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Temp\Notdone\bewitched.tc_S2D.mpg...

09:34:40:

09:34:40:

09:36:51:

09:36:51: Finalising DVD...
09:36:51: Encoding menu...
09:36:52: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

09:36:52: configuration: --disable-debug --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack

09:36:52: built on May 5 2005 19:13:42, gcc: 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

09:36:52: Input #0, image2, from 'C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\background%d.jpg':

09:36:52: Duration: 00:00:00.0, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A

09:36:52: Stream #0.0: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p, 720x480, 25.00 fps

09:36:52: Output #0, rawvideo, to 'C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\backgroundES.mpv':

09:36:52: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, 29.97 fps, q=2-31, 1000 kb/s

09:36:52: Stream mapping:

09:36:52: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

09:37:36: video:9975kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 16.439161%

09:37:37: ffmpeg version 0.4.9-pre1, build 4754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

09:37:37: configuration: --disable-debug --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack

09:37:37: built on May 5 2005 19:13:42, gcc: 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

09:37:37: Input #0, mp3, from 'C:\TempDVD\-15- He's A Pirate.mp3':

09:37:37: Duration: 00:01:32.4, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 191 kb/s

09:37:37: Output #0, ac3, to 'C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\menu.ac3':

09:37:37: Stream #0.0: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

09:37:37: Stream mapping:

09:37:37: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

09:37:41: video:0kB audio:2524kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.000000%

09:37:43: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

09:37:43: INFO: [???] File C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\backgroundES.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] File C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\menu.ac3 looks like an AC3 Audio stream.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Multiplexing video program stream!

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\backgroundES.mpv)

09:37:43: INFO: [???] VIDEO STREAM: e0

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Frame width : 720

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Frame height : 480

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Aspect ratio : 1:1 pixels

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Bit rate : variable

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Vbv buffer size : 34816 bytes

09:37:43: INFO: [???] CSPF : 0

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: AC3 Audio stream 00 (C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\menu.ac3)

09:37:43: INFO: [???] AC3 frame size = 896

09:37:43: INFO: [???] AC3 AUDIO STREAM:

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Frequency : 48000 Hz

09:37:43: INFO: [???] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:

09:37:43: INFO: [???] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 0235296

09:37:43: INFO: [???] target data-rate specified : 10080000

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 0

09:37:43: INFO: [???] New sequence commences...

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Audio bd: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

09:37:43: INFO: [???] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 2756.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] STREAM bd completed @ frame 2884.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Multiplex completion at SCR=8276114.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 2578 frame=002756 sector=00006014

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Audio bd: buf= 14336 frame=002884 sector=00001283

09:37:43: INFO: [???] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Video Stream length: 11893217 bytes

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Sequence headers: 230

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Sequence ends : 0

09:37:43: INFO: [???] No. Pictures : 2757

09:37:43: INFO: [???] No. Groups : 230

09:37:43: INFO: [???] No. I Frames : 230 avg. size 40732 bytes

09:37:43: INFO: [???] No. P Frames : 2528 avg. size 998 bytes

09:37:43: INFO: [???] No. B Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Average bit-rate : 1034000 bits/sec

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Peak bit-rate : 1124000 bits/sec

09:37:43: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 69984 Buf max 151884

09:37:43: INFO: [???] AUDIO_STATISTICS: bd

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Audio stream length 2584960 bytes.

09:37:43: INFO: [???] Frames : 2885

09:37:43: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 35 Buf max 707

09:37:43: INFO: [???] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.

create sub file....done.
running menu muxer....09:37:44: MUXRATE =4400

09:37:44: after read_bmp(): xd=720 yd=480 x0=0 y0=0

09:37:44: Found EOF in .sub file.

09:37:44: warning, sub on line 0 starts before 4s, (some players won't show it)

09:37:44: subtitle duration: -1

09:37:44:
***************** HERE WE GO EVE.ODD *******************

09:37:44: MenuType: EVEN

09:37:44: subtitle_packet_size: 2955

09:37:44: subtitle_packet_size & 1: 1

09:37:44: subtitle_packet_size mod 2: 1

09:37:44: MenuType==""

09:37:44: MenuType=="EVEN"

09:37:44: WAS ODD

09:37:44: subtitle_packet_size++

09:37:44: final subtitle_packet_size: 2956

09:37:44: max_sub_size=2956

09:37:44: skipped 0 bytes of garbage

09:37:44: max_sub_size=2956

09:37:44: 1 subtitles added, 0 subtitles skipped, stream: 32, offset: 0.18

done.
09:37:45: Encoding menu...Done.
09:37:45: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

09:37:45: -->: DVDFolders creating table of contents

09:37:45: scanning D:\Beach-Bewitched\SVCD2DVD_OUTPUT\VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO

09:37:45: scanning D:\Beach-Bewitched\SVCD2DVD_OUTPUT\VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.IFO

09:37:45: -->: Creating menu for TOC

09:37:45:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Program Files\BadgerSoft\SVCD2DVD 2 BETA\menu\menu.mpg...

09:37:46:

09:37:46:

09:37:46: Finalising DVD...Done
09:37:46: Done: Authoring DVD Folders

any help you can give me in correcting this problem will be greatly appreciated.

[ChrissyBoy]

Your source file is damaged and so the estimate of the size has gone wrong. Solution: see advice on the other thread you started about this: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1334458#1334458 or use dvdshrink on the output or fix the avi's before you run svcd2dvd.

[Grumpy Old Fart]

Way ahead of you as I made the reg file 500 instead of two hundred and still no difference.

So lets forget about the vary large file lets discuss how a 69 mb file becomes four times its orginal size..again we are dealing with a program that is not correctly converting. I use winavi also and it took both of these files and converted them without making them humungous. So if they can do it why cant your program also do it?

Could it be that you have merely taken a bunch of Free programs and made a GUI for them (frontend) and to really have to come up with a converter that really works would take some real knowledge.

Yes I am pissed that I talked my friend into purchasing a product that only works correctly when working with mpegs as the orginal files and has a major problem correctly converting AVI's.

PS: by the way I converted the larger of the two movies using WinAVI and the end result was a 1.7 gb file.

[ChrissyBoy]

Fine. Drop me an email & i will send you a build that will do the same. Bare in mind that smaller the mpeg from the avi to mpeg conversion means lower quality. Why is putting a DVD together whilst only using half its capacity a good thing?

Yes ffmpeg is a "freeware" converter. But it is also very good. SVCD2DVD uses it but is not merely a "GUI wrapper for freeware tools" as it does many things NOT using freeware tools.

[ChrissyBoy]

Just out of vague interest what value do you have at the bottom of the capacity bar when you first start SVCD2DVD?:

[Jikchung]

I just have to speak up here. Chris has always done an excellent job addressing issues with this product. He never fails to personally address problems and go the extra mile to make things right.

He and I spent the past few weeks in a back and forth exchange over a particular type of AVI file that was uncommon and not likely to be seen often, but wanted to make sure that his work was compatible. I could have done the conversion by other methods, but Chris wanted things right and worked to get it that way.

There are problematic AVI's out there (I've had a few) that even high end converters (which I have tried) can't accurately predict the final result even on multiple passes. So as Chris said, fix the AVI then convert.

I think criticism of this type before Chris has even had the opportunity to look into the issue is way out of line (and probably should be dealt with by PM or email) and totally uncalled for at this point.

As to how does a 69MB AVI become 4X it's original size, this is determined by bitrate calculation based on frame size and file length.

Considering the probable source of your second AVI, you shouldn't be all that surprised if it has errors.

[Baldrick]

reread our rules. no warez.