help with the film machine please !!!!

[tenfoot]

hi ive had trouble encoding avi's into DVD format for a few weeks now, and nothing i do sems to fix the problem.

the film machine starts then throws an error and shuts down.

below is the txt file info can enyone help ????

ive even gone to the extreme measure of stripping the pc back formating and reinstalling everything, but the same problem still occure.

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- 16/12/2006 18:33:23
- AVI to DVD conversion
- The FilmMachine version 1.5.4
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Initializing.

Computer Info
CPU name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
Available memory: 256 MB
Windows version : Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Initializing finished.

Saving Project File

DirectX Version = 9.0c

Saving AVI-Info files
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- 16/12/2006 18:33:44
- Free on drive C: 75.33 GB
- Audio Conversion
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Executing BeSweet DLL. Commandline:
-ota( -fs 48000 ) -ac3enc( -b 192 )

Converting audiostream 1 of AVI file no 1 of 1


DirectShow Filters used:
NullRenderer1
NullRenderer
SampleGrabber
ffDshowFilter
AVI Splitter
Avisynth Source Filter


Audiostream 1 conversion of C:\Program Files\home.avi finished.

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- 16/12/2006 18:44:36
- Free on drive C: 75.20 GB
- Video Encoding using QuEnc by Nic version 0.07
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Executing QuEnc.

Encoding of C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\Output\TFM_Avisynth_Script1_File.avs finished

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- 16/12/2006 18:49:05
- Free on drive C: 75.45 GB
- Creating DVD compliant files
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Mplex is multiplexing the video and audio stream of file 1 .....
mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)
Multiplexing finished.

DVDAuthor is writing the VOB files.....

DVDAuthor::dvdauthor, version 0.6.11.
Build options: gnugetopt magick iconv freetype fribidi
Send bugs to <dvdauthor-users@lists.sourceforge.net>

INFO: Locale=C
INFO: Converting filenames to US-ASCII
INFO: dvdauthor creating VTS

ERR: Error opening C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_Muxed_Video1.mpg: No such file or directory
Writing VOB files finished.

Finished authoring DVD

- Free on drive C: 75.45 GB
- DVD creation finished!




any help at all would be great before i go grey !!!!!!

[AlanHK]

I don't use TFM, so this is just on general principle.

From your log,
while TFM is running it should create
1) an AC3 file with Besweet
2) an M2V file with Quenc

then multiplexes them. This is where the error comes up and no MPEG is made.
I've had something similar when either the video or audio encoding failed, and so there was nothing to multiplex with.

If you watch the folders TFM uses for its files, you should see it create the AC3 and M2V file. Probably it deletes them when its done, but you can see at least how large they are -- if either is zero size or appears and disappears immediately, that's narrowed the problem down.

You could also try using the apps directly instead of through TFM's interface. E.g., use Besweet to make an AC3, QuEnc to make an M2V and see if they work like that.

[tenfoot]

Thanks ALanHK

I tried running Quenc on its own, it gets so far then shuts down, same as previously using TFM

the 2 files you mentioned appear to only be 1kb file size.

i permanently confused !!!!!!

[AlanHK]

If neither video and audio can be convrted, perhaps something is wrong with the source AVI file.
Can you play that on your PC?

Check it out with GSpot and post a screenshot -- mask out the filename if you like.

Does TFM work on your other AVI files?

[tenfoot]

thanks i will dwload gspot and see.

ive been having trouble with TFM for about 2 months now, it wont work on any avi file.

i have tried other software with similar results.