SVCD2DVD stops partway through AVI 25fps to NTSC DVD conversion

[michels]

Hi,
I've been trying to convert a 2 hour PAL AVI to NTSC DVD using your product. I am a registered user. The application starts off just fine (I've selected 2-pass VBR) but stops approximately 28% into the 1st pass and moves to the 2nd one which is also cut short. The conversion completes, but I get a DVD with the first 32 minutes of video/audio only.

I've converted this file with VSO DivXtoDVD with no problem and I've run this file through VirtualDub and DivXFix to check the file for problems. Both report no problem with it.

I've converted an NTSC AVI file with no problem and great results using your software. Any idea what could be wrong ?

Thanks.

[ChrissyBoy]

I would need to see the log. Can you post it (it will be in the logs folder under where you installed SVCD2DVD)

[michels]

I'm out of town for the next few days, but I'll post my log Sunday if that's ok.

[michels]

Here is the log produced each time I've tried to convert this PAL AVI.

Thanks,

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

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

Name: SVCD2DVD 2.1
Title: 2.1
Version: 2.1.2278.16886
Executable: C:\Program Files\BadgerIT\SVCD2DVD v2\SVCD2DVD.exe
Executable size: 2.49 MB
Executable size in bytes: 2613331
Executable CreationTime: 3/28/2006 3:32:26 PM
Executable LastWriteTime: 4/1/2006 2:20:13 PM
Executable LastAccessTime: 4/1/2006 2:20:13 PM

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Service Pack: Service Pack 4
Version : 5.0.2195
Windows Directory : C:\WINNT

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

Total Physical Memory: 0.99 GB
Free Physical Memory: 661 MB
Total Virtual Memory: 3.40 GB
Free Virtual Memory: 2.48 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: ANOTHER
DomainRole: x2c3419cdc9b8e007
Number Of Processors: 2
User Name: ANOTHER\xxxxxx xxxxxxx

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

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.998GHz
CPU FSB: 200MHz
L2 Cache Size: 0 bytes

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.998GHz
CPU FSB: 200MHz
L2 Cache Size: 0 bytes

15:49:41: Logical CPUs: 2
***************************** Time Zone ****************************

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

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

Name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
Processor: GeForce4 Ti 4600
Mode: 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors
Video Ram: 128 MB
Status: OK

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

DeviceID: C:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 114 GB
FreeSpace: 18.4 GB

DeviceID: F:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 189 GB
FreeSpace: 30.1 GB

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

************************* ProjectMetaData **************************

<SVCD2DVD DateTime="4/1/2006 3:49:42 PM" Filename="NONE"><AssetSet><Asset ID="b29843c9-348b-4b27-bef6-6c1614be1fc2" Path="F:\Torrent Downloads\Join Two AVI Files Software" Filename="MyFilm.avi" /></AssetSet><DVDStructure><TitleSet Name="New Movie" PostCmd="" MenuButtonType="0"><MenuButton X1="0" Y1="0" X2="262" Y2="49" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3">Menu Button</MenuButton><Title Name="MyFilm.avi" AssetID="b29843c9-348b-4b27-bef6-6c1614be1fc2" MplexOffset="0" /></TitleSet><DVDMenu Normal="-1" Highlight="-65536" Active="-16711681" ShowPlayAllButton="False" DSOffsetWidth="1" DSOffsetHeight="1" DSColor="0" DSOnOff="True" BackgroundImagePath="C:\Program Files\BadgerIT\SVCD2DVD v2\default.jpg" AudioPath="" /></DVDStructure><Settings><General InitialAssetFolder="" InitialDVDFolder="C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxx xxxxxxx\Desktop" InitialProjectFolder="" InitialMenuBackgroundFolder="" DeleteS2DFiles="True" UseDVDShrink="True" /><Menu AudioEncoding="Custom_mpa" DefaultCustomAudioPath="" DefaultCustomImagePath="" TVStandard="NTSC" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3" PlayAllText="Play All" Loop="True" ShowMenuStandardWarning="True" EncodeVideo2AudioDuration="False" /><Process AudioEncoding="mpa" Chapters="Every 10 mins" SkipMPA48="False" SkipAC3="True" PanSan="False" MergeTitles="False" UsePulldown="True" PAL2NTSC="True" AVI2PASS="True" AVI2HALFD1="FS" NoBframes_FullME="False" UseCustomMatrices="False" IntraMatrix="" NonIntraMatrix="" TVOverscanPixels="0" /><Program BINExtraction="vcdxrip" VCDGearFIX="False" FastAudioEncode="True" /><Burning BurningMethod="NONE" DVDDrive="PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D" NeroWriteSpeed="Max" Eject="True" HighDVDCompat="True" VerifyDVD="False" DVDDecrypterPath="C:\Program Files\DVD Decrypter\dvddecrypter.exe" DVDDErase="True" DVDDClose="False" DVDDDontBurn="False" /></Settings></SVCD2DVD>

************************* ProjectMetaData **************************
Processing assets for DVD creation

=================== AV Details ===================
File Size: 1.36 GB
file=F:\MyFilm.avi
FormatName=avi
Num_Frames=186036
DurationInSecs=7441
Duration=02:04:01.4
VideoCodec=mpeg4
Width=608
Height=272
Standard=PAL
BitRate=1576
AudioStreamCount=1
Audio1SampleRate=48000
Audio1Codec=mp3
Audio1BitRate=128
Audio2SampleRate=-1
Audio2Codec=NULL
Audio2BitRate=-1
=================== AV Details ===================

AVI2MPG: 4648kbs Full-D1
15:49:42: Looking for AVI PAR...
Pass 1/2: Processing MyFilm.avi
15:49:43: FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

15:49:43: configuration: --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads

15:49:43: libavutil version: 49.0.0

15:49:43: libavcodec version: 51.4.0

15:49:43: libavformat version: 50.2.1

15:49:43: built on Mar 11 2006 01:37:17, gcc: 3.4.4 (mingw special)

15:49:43: Input #0, avi, from 'F:\MyFilm.avi':

15:49:43: Duration: 02:04:01.4, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1576 kb/s

15:49:43: Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 608x272

15:49:43: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s

15:49:43: Output #0, dvd, to 'NUL':

15:49:43: Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(c): Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, q=1-31, pass 1, 4648 kb/s

15:49:43: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

15:49:43: Stream mapping:

15:49:43: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

15:49:43: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

Pass 2/2: Processing MyFilm.avi
18:29:20: FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

18:29:20: configuration: --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads

18:29:20: libavutil version: 49.0.0

18:29:20: libavcodec version: 51.4.0

18:29:20: libavformat version: 50.2.1

18:29:20: built on Mar 11 2006 01:37:17, gcc: 3.4.4 (mingw special)

18:29:20: Input #0, avi, from 'F:\MyFilm.avi':

18:29:20: Duration: 02:04:01.4, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1576 kb/s

18:29:20: Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 608x272

18:29:20: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s

18:29:20: Output #0, dvd, to 'F:\MyFilm_S2D.mpg':

18:29:20: Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(c): Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, q=1-31, pass 2, 4648 kb/s

18:29:20: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

18:29:20: Stream mapping:

18:29:20: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

18:29:20: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

20:28:55: AVI2MPG: done.
PAL->NTSC: demuxing MyFilm_S2D.mpg
20:29:08: FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

20:29:08: configuration: --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads

20:29:08: libavutil version: 49.0.0

20:29:08: libavcodec version: 51.4.0

20:29:08: libavformat version: 50.2.1

20:29:08: built on Mar 11 2006 01:37:17, gcc: 3.4.4 (mingw special)

20:29:08: Input #0, mpeg, from 'F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL.mpg':

20:29:08: Duration: 00:32:40.4, start: 0.500000, bitrate: 4639 kb/s

20:29:08: Stream #0.0[0x1e0], 25.00 fps(r): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, 7800 kb/s

20:29:08: Stream #0.1[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

20:29:08: Output #0, rawvideo, to 'F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL.mpv':

20:29:08: Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(c): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=2-31, 7800 kb/s

20:29:08: Output #1, mp2, to 'F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL.mp2':

20:29:08: Stream #1.0: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

20:29:08: Stream mapping:

20:29:08: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

20:29:08: Stream #0.1 -> #1.0

20:31:08: video:1033698kB audio:53608kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead -4.930328%

20:31:08: PAL->NTSC: Applying Pulldown MyFilm_S2DPAL.mpv
20:31:09: SVCD2DVD: Convert2NTSC: Converting....

20:39:02: PAL->NTSC: Muxing MyFilm_S2D.mpg
20:42:21: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

20:42:21: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

20:42:22: Done: Processing assets for DVD creation
20:42:22: INFO: [???] File F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL_pd.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] File F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL.mp2 looks like an MPEG Audio stream.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Multiplexing video program stream!

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL_pd.mpv)

20:42:22: INFO: [???] VIDEO STREAM: e0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Frame width : 720

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Frame height : 480

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Aspect ratio : 16:9 display

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 7800000 bits/sec

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes

Authoring DVD Folders
20:42:22: INFO: [???] CSPF : 0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (F:\MyFilm_S2DPAL.mp2)

20:42:22: INFO: [???] MPEG AUDIO STREAM: c0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Audio version : 1.0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Layer : 2

20:42:22: INFO: [???] CRC checksums : no

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Frequency : 48000 Hz

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Mode : 0 stereo

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Mode extension : 0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Copyright bit : 0 no copyright

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Original/Copy : 1 original

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Emphasis : 0 none

20:42:22: INFO: [???] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:

20:42:22: INFO: [???] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 8195200

20:42:22: INFO: [???] target data-rate specified : 10080000

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] New sequence commences...

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Audio c0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

20:42:22: INFO: [???] STREAM c0 completed @ frame 81687.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 49017.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Multiplex completion at SCR=176453924.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 205616 frame=049017 sector=00524375

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Audio c0: buf= 2016 frame=081687 sector=00027176

20:42:22: INFO: [???] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Video Stream length: 1058507047 bytes

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Sequence headers: 3289

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Sequence ends : 0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] No. Pictures : 49018

20:42:22: INFO: [???] No. Groups : 3289

20:42:22: INFO: [???] No. I Frames : 3289 avg. size 35584 bytes

20:42:22: INFO: [???] No. P Frames : 13052 avg. size 26939 bytes

20:42:22: INFO: [???] No. B Frames : 32678 avg. size 18050 bytes

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Average bit-rate : 4318400 bits/sec

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Peak bit-rate : 9059600 bits/sec

20:42:22: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 155247

20:42:22: INFO: [???] AUDIO_STATISTICS: c0

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Audio stream length 54894336 bytes.

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Syncwords : 81688

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Frames : 81688 padded

20:42:22: INFO: [???] Frames : 0 unpadded

20:42:22: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 683

20:42:22: INFO: [???] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.

20:42:22: Creating TitleSet # 1
20:42:22: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

20:42:22: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

20:42:22: -->: VTS 01

20:42:22:
DVD Folders: Processing F:\MyFilm_S2D.mpg...

20:43:20:

20:44:10:

20:44:10: Finalising DVD...
20:44:10: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

20:44:10: -->: DVDFolders creating table of contents

20:44:10: scanning C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxx xxxxxxx\Desktop\SVCD2DVD_OUTPUT\VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO

20:44:10: Finalising DVD...Done
20:44:10: Done: Authoring DVD Folders

[Jikchung]

It looks like you joined 2 AVI files and before adding the AVI to S2D? Have you tried adding the assets to a single VTS as 2 files and let S2D join them? It also looks from the log that it took 2 hours to perform 2 pases to only 28%?

These are just might (somewhat limited) observances. Chris should have some other ideas.

[michels]

I will try to input both files separately, but the join is actually midway through the AVI, and not at the 32 minute mark. The join is a simple script with virtualdub that I've used many times without issue so I don't foresee problems there. Finally, since DivX2DVD processed the file with no error, I assume the join and the file are ok. Nonetheless the suggestion is a good one.

Thanks.

[Jikchung]

Yeah, I don't really think the join is the issue either, but I've been at this long enough to realize that sometimes it's the simplest or least likely thing. Some of these AVI files we get are really questionable in the effects they have on encoders. I have some that every once in a while will cause CCE not to complete, S2D uses them just fine. They all test out with no errors at all. Another thing you might try is related to packed bitstreams, try Mpeg4Modifier on the file and see if that makes a difference (this one was actually related to over/undersizing).

[michels]

Great!. I'll try Mpeg4Modifier tonight. Thanks.

[michels]

Well, I ran MPEG4Modifier and selected the uncompress option. I ran the resulting file through SVD2DVD again and again, it only produced a 32 minute Mpg, except that this time, when came time to demux, it crashed with a convoluted error message.

I've officially given up on this file, having converted it successfully with DIVX2DVD. I just wanted to see if the SVC2DVD results would have been nicer.

Thanks to Jikchung for the suggestions.

[Jikchung]

Too bad it didn't work out. As I said, MPEG4Modifier was more about over/under sizing. It has to be an undetected error in file at that point, but what I didn't get was according to your log it was taking 2 hours to get to 28%.

Did you try the unjoined files separately under the same VTS to see what that would do?

[michels]

I no longer have the individual pieces, having kept the combined file only. Like I said, I give up. Although not a quitter by nature, this one is no longer worth the effort since I've since watched the converted dvd. Thanks for all of your help.