SVCD2DVD causing Timecode Errors??

[denmc]

Need help. It 'LOOKS' like SVCD2DVD is buggering up some timecodes?
Based on history it is something I am missing or something stupid I am doing.

My process: Record a movie on my standalone, rip it into the PC, trim it with VideoReDo, author with SVCD2DVD, burn with ImgBurn. I use the 'Force Processing Assets' option in SVCD2DVD. About every 5-10 movies processed results in time code problems. When burned, the standalone plays the disk fine until it gets to the problem area, then it hangs up.

I usually review movies in mplayer before burning. When a movie with a bad time code section is loaded in mplayer, it plays, but the duration displayed is in error and the scroll bar is way off. Manually moving the scroll bar hangs the player.

The SVC log is attached. I don't see any obvious problems.

When loaded in PgcEdit a bad movie shows all kinds of problems.
Error messages when authored movie is loaded:
_________
Warning: The number of VOB IDs stored in the VTS_C_ADT table of VTS 1 (13) don't match the real number of VOB IDs in the table (1).

Warning: The number of VOB IDs stored in the VTS_C_ADT table of VTS 2 (21) don't match the real number of VOB IDs in the table (1).

Warning: There are 2 discrepancies in some VMGM/VTSI_MAT tables. Do you want to run the "Fix number of streams" macro to fix them?

There is no subpic stream defined for the Menu domain in the VTSI_MAT table of VTS 1. However, as there are non-dummy PGCs in the domain, one subpic must be defined in VTSI_MAT. Fix the number of subpic streams in VTSI_MAT to 1?

There is no subpic stream defined for the Menu domain in the VTSI_MAT table of VTS 2. However, as there are non-dummy PGCs in the domain, one subpic must be defined in VTSI_MAT. Fix the number of subpic streams in VTSI_MAT to 1?

PgcEdit has detected errors in the time map tables of 2 VTS. The bad time maps will be rebuilt when you save the DVD.
__________

Chapter 20 of 21 in VTS2 shows a timecode of 1515:1515:1515:212.

(After 8 attempts to upload screenshots, you'll just have to live with text!)

PgcEdit hangs when attempting to fix the timecode. These timecode errors exist after running QuickStream Fix in VideoReDo on the source mpg file.
The source mpg files before authoring seem fine, at least they play normally in mplayer.

When the source mpg file is authored using DVDLabPro, the timecode errors are fixed. The entire movie is in 1 chapter. Any of my video files when loaded into DVDLabPro I always get the warning that the file contains 'Open GOPs'.

Q1) Does anyone know of a free tool that gives the same detail as PgcEdit but on mpg files??

Q2) Are the errors warned about in PgcEdit (see above), and DVDLabPro (Open GOPs) Real existing errors?

Q3) Any ideas where these errors are generated or how to avoid them?

Q4) Since the mpgs look OK before authoring in SVCD2DVD is this the problem and if so, can I do something to fix it??

An obvious fix is to use DVDLabPro, but I can't afford it, and am using it now during the trial eval period. Besides, I much prefer SVCD2DVD.

[denmc]

Log file missing from last post (I Hope!)

[denmc]

I give up on uploading anything, even after following the guide on how to. So here is the log file pasted.

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

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

Name: SVCD2DVD 2.5
Title: 2.5
Version: 2.5.3600.0
Executable: E:\VidProgs\SVCD2DVD v2.5\SVCD2DVD.exe
Executable size: 2.57 MB
Executable size in bytes: 2703443
Executable CreationTime: 12/9/2007 11:41:26 PM
Executable LastWriteTime: 1/14/2008 9:24:36 AM
Executable LastAccessTime: 2/12/2008 9:50:28 PM

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Service Pack: Service Pack 2
Version : 5.1.2600
Windows Directory : C:\WINDOWS

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

Total Physical Memory: 2.74 GB
Free Physical Memory: 2.33 GB
Total Virtual Memory: 1.99 GB
Free Virtual Memory: 1.95 GB

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

Computer Manufacturer Name: Acer
Computer Model: Aspire M3100
System Type: X86-based PC
Computer Name: DENACER
DomainRole: x2c3419cdc9b8e007
Number Of Processors: 2
User Name: DENACER\Denny

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

Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.793GHz
CPU FSB: 199MHz
L2 Cache Size: 1.00 KB

Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 2.793GHz
CPU FSB: 199MHz
L2 Cache Size: 1.00 KB

15:54:00: Logical CPUs: 2
***************************** Time Zone ****************************

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

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

Name: ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Processor: ATI Radeon X1200 Series (0x791E)
Mode: 1440 x 900 x 4294967296 colors
Video Ram: 256 MB
Status: OK

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

DeviceID: C:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 40.0 GB
FreeSpace: 29.5 GB

DeviceID: D:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 79.1 GB
FreeSpace: 58.3 GB

DeviceID: E:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 258 GB
FreeSpace: 172 GB

DeviceID: F:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 78.4 GB
FreeSpace: 61.4 GB

DeviceID: G:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 74.4 GB
FreeSpace: 10.3 GB

DeviceID: H:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 74.5 GB
FreeSpace: 74.4 GB

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

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

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SVCD2DVD DateTime="2/12/2008 3:54:01 PM" Filename="NONE">
<AssetSet>
<Asset ID="b12b794d-30c2-4d50-b22d-f5478f3c8b29" Path="E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\Rollerball lb" Filename="Rollerball.mpg" />
<Asset ID="3ab5837a-f5f4-4504-b096-b5b92ba0ef87" Path="E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\BenHur" Filename="BenHur.mpg" />
</AssetSet>
<DVDStructure>
<TitleSet Name="Rollerball" PostCmd="" MenuButtonType="1">
<MenuButton X1="185" Y1="94" X2="383" Y2="147" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3">Rollerball</MenuButton>
<MenuImageButton X1="74" Y1="413" X2="168" Y2="466" ImagePath="E:\VidProgs\SVCDstuff\Bmps_Menus\Roller ball.bmp" />
<Title Name="Rollerball.mpg" AssetID="b12b794d-30c2-4d50-b22d-f5478f3c8b29" MplexOffset="0" />
</TitleSet>
<TitleSet Name="New Movie" PostCmd="" MenuButtonType="1">
<MenuButton X1="333" Y1="138" X2="595" Y2="191" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3">Menu Button</MenuButton>
<MenuImageButton X1="549" Y1="413" X2="620" Y2="466" ImagePath="E:\VidProgs\SVCDstuff\Bmps_Menus\BenHur .bmp" />
<Title Name="BenHur.mpg" AssetID="3ab5837a-f5f4-4504-b096-b5b92ba0ef87" MplexOffset="0" />
</TitleSet>
<DVDMenu Normal="-1" Highlight="-65536" Active="-16711681" ShowPlayAllButton="False" DSOffsetWidth="1" DSOffsetHeight="1" DSColor="0" DSOnOff="True" BackgroundImagePath="E:\VidProgs\SVCDstuff\BGs\Dow ntown.JPG" AudioPath="" />
</DVDStructure>
<Settings>
<General InitialAssetFolder="E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\tReady to Burn" InitialDVDFolder="E:\VideoFiles\DVD Burned" OutputFolderName="SVCD2DVD" InitialProjectFolder="E:\VidProgs\SVCDstuff\Projec ts" InitialMenuBackgroundFolder="E:\VidProgs\SVCDstuff \BGs" DeleteS2DFiles="True" UseDVDShrink="False" />
<Menu AudioEncoding="Custom_ac3" DefaultCustomAudioPath="" DefaultCustomImagePath="" TVStandard="NTSC" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3" PlayAllText="Play All" Loop="True" ShowMenuStandardWarning="True" EncodeVideo2AudioDuration="False" MenuAspectRatio="AR_4_3" />
<Process AudioEncoding="ac3" Chapters="Every 10 mins" SkipMPA48="False" SkipAC3="True" PanSan="False" MergeTitles="False" UsePulldown="True" PAL2NTSC="False" AVI2PASS="False" AVI2HALFD1="FS" NoBframes_FullME="False" UseCustomMatrices="False" IntraMatrix="" NonIntraMatrix="" TVOverscanPixels="0" UseThreads="True" ForceWS="False" SafeMaxBitRate="False" OrderAudioStreams="False" ProcessIfNavPacks="True" />
<Program BINExtraction="vcdxrip" VCDGearFIX="False" FastAudioEncode="True" />
<Burning BurningMethod="NONE" ImgBurnPath="" DVDDErase="True" DVDDClose="False" DVDDDontBurn="False" />
</Settings>
</SVCD2DVD>

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

=================== AV Details ===================
File Size: 3.54 GB
file=E:\\VideoFiles\\DVD Files Trimmed\\Rollerball lb\\Rollerball.mpg
FormatName=mpeg
Num_Frames=223860
DurationInSecs=7469
Duration=02:04:29.4
VideoCodec=mpeg2video
VideoFFSTNum=0
Width=352
Height=480
Standard=NTSC
BitRate=4074
AudioStreamCount=1
Audio1FFSTNum=1
Audio1StreamID=[0x80]
Audio1SampleRate=48000
Audio1Codec=ac3
Audio1BitRate=256
Audio1Channels=2
=================== AV Details ===================

Processing Rollerball.mpg
Leaving source audio alone.
15:54:01: FFmpeg version SVN-r7159, Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Fabrice Bellard, et al.

15:54:01: configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-dts --enable-faad --enable-avisynth

15:54:01: libavutil version: 49.1.0

15:54:01: libavcodec version: 51.27.0

15:54:01: libavformat version: 51.12.1

15:54:01: built on Sep 13 2007 10:38:52, gcc: 4.3.0 20061204 (experimental)

15:54:01: Input #0, mpeg, from 'E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\Rollerball lb\Rollerball.mpg':

15:54:01: Duration: 02:04:29.4, start: 0.500000, bitrate: 4074 kb/s

15:54:01: Stream #0.0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 352x480, 3758 kb/s, 29.97 fps(r)

15:54:01: Stream #0.1[0x80]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 256 kb/s

15:54:01: Output #0, dvd, to 'E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\Rollerball lb\Rollerball_S2D.mpg':

15:54:01: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 352x480, q=2-31, 3758 kb/s, 29.97 fps(c)

15:54:01: Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 256 kb/s

15:54:01: Stream mapping:

15:54:01: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

15:54:01: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

15:54:01: Press [q] to stop encoding

15:57:19: video:3399219kB audio:233451kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 2.258449%


=================== AV Details ===================
File Size: 3.37 GB
file=E:\\VideoFiles\\DVD Files Trimmed\\BenHur\\BenHur.mpg
FormatName=mpeg
Num_Frames=377589
DurationInSecs=12598
Duration=03:29:58.8
VideoCodec=mpeg2video
VideoFFSTNum=0
Width=352
Height=480
Standard=NTSC
BitRate=2303
AudioStreamCount=1
Audio1FFSTNum=1
Audio1StreamID=[0x80]
Audio1SampleRate=48000
Audio1Codec=ac3
Audio1BitRate=256
Audio1Channels=2
=================== AV Details ===================

Processing BenHur.mpg
Leaving source audio alone.
15:57:20: FFmpeg version SVN-r7159, Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Fabrice Bellard, et al.

15:57:20: configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-dts --enable-faad --enable-avisynth

15:57:20: libavutil version: 49.1.0

15:57:20: libavcodec version: 51.27.0

15:57:20: libavformat version: 51.12.1

15:57:20: built on Sep 13 2007 10:38:52, gcc: 4.3.0 20061204 (experimental)

15:57:20: Input #0, mpeg, from 'E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\BenHur\BenHur.mpg':

15:57:20: Duration: 03:29:58.8, start: 0.200000, bitrate: 2303 kb/s

15:57:20: Stream #0.0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 352x480, 3758 kb/s, 29.97 fps(r)

15:57:20: Stream #0.1[0x80]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 256 kb/s

15:57:20: Output #0, dvd, to 'E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\BenHur\BenHur_S2D.mpg':

15:57:20: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 352x480, q=2-31, 3758 kb/s, 29.97 fps(c)

15:57:20: Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 256 kb/s

15:57:20: Stream mapping:

15:57:20: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

15:57:20: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

15:57:20: Press [q] to stop encoding

16:00:31: video:3100977kB audio:393753kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 3.469117%

16:00:31: Done: Processing assets for DVD creation
Authoring DVD Folders
16:00:31: Creating TitleSet # 1
16:00:31: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

16:00:31: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

16:00:31: -->: VTS 01

16:00:31:
DVD Folders: Processing E:\VidProgs\SVCD2DVD v2.5\dummymenuNTSC.mpg...

16:00:31:
DVD Folders: Processing E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\Rollerball lb\Rollerball_S2D.mpg...

16:03:32:

16:03:32:

16:05:10:

16:05:10: Creating TitleSet # 2
16:05:10: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

16:05:10: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

16:05:10: -->: VTS 02

16:05:10:
DVD Folders: Processing E:\VidProgs\SVCD2DVD v2.5\dummymenuNTSC.mpg...

16:05:10:
DVD Folders: Processing E:\VideoFiles\DVD Files Trimmed\BenHur\BenHur_S2D.mpg...

16:09:16:

16:09:16:

16:11:14:

16:11:16: Finalising DVD...
16:11:16: Encoding menu...

---------------------------- ENCODING MENU ----------------------------
TV Standard: NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Image size: 720x540
Resize size: 720x480
---------------------------- ENCODING MENU ----------------------------

16:11:18: FFmpeg version SVN-r7159, Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Fabrice Bellard, et al.

16:11:18: configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-dts --enable-faad --enable-avisynth

16:11:18: libavutil version: 49.1.0

16:11:18: libavcodec version: 51.27.0

16:11:18: libavformat version: 51.12.1

16:11:18: built on Sep 13 2007 10:38:52, gcc: 4.3.0 20061204 (experimental)

16:11:18: Input #0, image2, from 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\Denny\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Badger I.T.\\SVCD2DVD 2.5\\2.5.3600.0\\menu\\background1.jpg':

16:11:18: Duration: 00:00:00.0, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A

16:11:18: Stream #0.0: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p, 720x480, 25.00 fps(r)

16:11:18: Output #0, rawvideo, to 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\Denny\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Badger I.T.\\SVCD2DVD 2.5\\2.5.3600.0\\menu\\backgroundES.mpv':

16:11:18: Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=2-31, 1000 kb/s, 29.97 fps(c)

16:11:18: Stream mapping:

16:11:18: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

16:11:18: Press [q] to stop encoding

16:11:18: video:111kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 9.726971%

16:11:18: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

16:11:18: INFO: [???] File C:\Documents and Settings\Denny\Local Settings\Application Data\Badger I.T.\SVCD2DVD 2.5\2.5.3600.0\menu\backgroundES.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Found 0 audio streams and 1 video streams

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Multiplexing video program stream!

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (C:\Documents and Settings\Denny\Local Settings\Application Data\Badger I.T.\SVCD2DVD 2.5\2.5.3600.0\menu\backgroundES.mpv)

16:11:18: INFO: [???] VIDEO STREAM: e0

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Frame width : 720

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Frame height : 480

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 1000000 bits/sec

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Vbv buffer size : 126976 bytes

16:11:18: INFO: [???] CSPF : 0

16:11:18: INFO: [???] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:

16:11:18: INFO: [???] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 1021744

16:11:18: INFO: [???] target data-rate specified : 10080000

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Run-in Sectors = 88 Video delay = 12873 Audio delay = 15876

16:11:18: INFO: [???] New sequence commences...

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

16:11:18: INFO: [???] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 14.

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Multiplex completion at SCR=9362.

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 124758 frame=000014 sector=00000062

16:11:18: INFO: [???] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Video Stream length: 125148 bytes

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Sequence headers: 2

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Sequence ends : 0

16:11:18: INFO: [???] No. Pictures : 15

16:11:18: INFO: [???] No. Groups : 2

16:11:18: INFO: [???] No. I Frames : 2 avg. size 24600 bytes

16:11:18: INFO: [???] No. P Frames : 14 avg. size 5397 bytes

16:11:18: INFO: [???] No. B Frames : 0 avg. size 0 bytes

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Average bit-rate : 1874800 bits/sec

16:11:18: INFO: [???] Peak bit-rate : 1573200 bits/sec

16:11:18: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 124418 Buf max 134543

16:11:18: INFO: [???] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.

create sub file....done.
running menu muxer....16:11:18: MUXRATE =4400

16:11:18: after read_bmp(): xd=720 yd=480 x0=0 y0=0

16:11:18: Found EOF in .sub file.

16:11:18: warning, sub on line 0 starts before 4s, (some players won't show it)

16:11:18: subtitle duration: -1

16:11:18: ***************** HERE WE GO EVE.ODD *******************

16:11:18: MenuType: EVEN

16:11:18: subtitle_packet_size: 578

16:11:18: subtitle_packet_size & 1: 0

16:11:18: subtitle_packet_size mod 2: 0

16:11:18: MenuType==""

16:11:18: MenuType=="EVEN"

16:11:18: final subtitle_packet_size: 578

16:11:18: max_sub_size=578

16:11:18: subtitle inserted at: 0.176400 sd=0

16:11:18: max_sub_size=578

16:11:18: 1 subtitles added, 0 subtitles skipped, stream: 32, offset: 0.18

done.
16:11:18: Encoding menu...Done.
16:11:18: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

16:11:18: -->: DVDFolders creating table of contents

16:11:18: scanning E:\VideoFiles\DVD Burned\SVCD2DVD\VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO

16:11:18: scanning E:\VideoFiles\DVD Burned\SVCD2DVD\VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.IFO

16:11:18: -->: Creating menu for TOC

16:11:18:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Documents and Settings\Denny\Local Settings\Application Data\Badger I.T.\SVCD2DVD 2.5\2.5.3600.0\menu\menu.mpg...

16:11:18:

16:11:18:

16:11:18: Finalising DVD...Done
16:11:18: Done: Authoring DVD Folders

[ChrissyBoy]

In that example log.... Where is the "problem area". Is it towards the end of BenHur?

[denmc]

Yes, it starts ~ 3h:10m out of the total 3h:30m duration. Or chapter 20 out of 21 total chapters.

[ChrissyBoy]

ok. it maybe that the large duration is causing the issue... i will try to replicate it this end before we go through the nightmare of me getting my hands on that 3GB mpeg!

[denmc]

In anticipation of a file request I experimented and it will take the whole file. Using VRD I cut different sections of the movie leaving the bad section, 1st half, 2nd half, etc., none of the trimmed sections had the bad timecode.

I'm also trying to isolate where the problem occurs. Used 3 methods to transfer a different file to the computer; Copy using Win Explorer, DVDDecrypter File mode, " IFO mode. DVDLabPro finds open GOPs in the files from the above 3 rip methods. Don't know if this has any significance to the timecode problem. Can't use it on the IFO mode files but I loaded the copied and File mode files into PgcEdit, and it found no errors.

Will continue trying to isolate the problem.

Don't have any idea how long it would take but I do have a DSL connection if a file transfer is necessary. It is SUPPOSED to be 3-5MBit rate (duh, thats the download, I'd have to look up the upload rate).

[ChrissyBoy]

Right. Can you unzip the attached to your SVCD2DVD folder and replace the dll that is already there... This should solve the problem. I will include the fix in the next release too.

Let me know the outcome please.

dvdfolders.zip

[denmc]

Looks like ya done did it again Chrissboy. The fix allows proper viewing in mplayer. Then I loaded the files in PgcEdit. I still get the same error warnings as before, but the timecode problem is fixed! When Pgc says it has to fix the timemaps, it can actually fix them instead of hanging up.

Since the files work without repair in Pgc, I'm led to believe that the error warnings are of no significance? Have you any thoughts (only if you have time) on the questions in my original post? If not I can post in a different forum section and hope others can answer them.

[denmc]

Oops, sorry about the mispelling ChrissyBoy - declining manual dexterity.