Cinema Craft Encoder Issues converting to 16:9 etc.

[lapetite_66]

Hi:

I've had Cinema Craft Encoder for a while now and usually I don't have any problems but just recently I had some difficulties.

When encoding to 4:3 I normally don't have any problems but yesterday I got this error message. I also tried to see if encoding to 16:9 would help but still got the same error message. (See 4:3 Error Message Attachment).

I also had problems when trying to encode to 16:9. At first I thought that it was just one file but as you can see it happened on two different files that I set up to encode to 16:9. (See 16:9 Error Message)

[aedipuss]

cce isn't for beginners. try a search for cce input formats, since you don't seem to have the manual. also if you are going to post questions about illegally downloaded videos, at least black out the names in your screenshots.

[Delta2]

I think there is tools that supports CCE in this section :

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-dvd-converters

it might help

[chrchr]

cce isn't for beginners. try a search for cce input formats, since you don't seem to have the manual. also if you are going to post questions about illegally downloaded videos, at least black out the names in your screenshots.

Really sorry, for being noosy...
But i guess i couldn't use CCE if i failed in astrophysics' exams?
And i wouldn't dare asking for help, if this has nothing to do with my personal work?

I don't angree with you... !!!

Cheers!

(But who is prisoner KSC2-303? A friend of yours?)

[lapetite_66]

cce isn't for beginners. try a search for cce input formats, since you don't seem to have the manual. also if you are going to post questions about illegally downloaded videos, at least black out the names in your screenshots.

Aedipuss:

Thanks for your suggestion...

As for your comment about CCE not being for beginners I know that. I have used this software for a few years though I'm not by any means totally adept at knowing everything about it just as I'm sure you don't know everything about all the software you own. I do know that it takes AVI files which is what those files were. I needed help with the issues I was having ie the Error messages.

You have a great day.

[lapetite_66]

I think there is tools that supports CCE in this section :

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-dvd-converters

it might help

Delta:

I will check the different guides and see if they have answers on why I'm getting those error messages.

Thanks,

[jagabo]

Of course, the error message indicates the file is already opened by a program that has locked out other programs. It's not clear whether it's the input or output though -- since you erased the file name.

Post the properties of your source (MediaInfo). Use an AviSynth script to access the file. Check your output filename.

[aedipuss]

in general cce doesn't support using compressed sources as input. i.e. divx isn't a supported input file type. you could use a frameserver to input compressed sources to cce.

[aedipuss]

just as an aside wouldn't it be easier to just get the dvd version? or when starting with lower quality highly compressed xvid/divx/mp4 cd versions just run them through convertxtodvd, it's much faster and will do just as good a job with those type sources....

[lapetite_66]

Of course, the error message indicates the file is already opened by a program that has locked out other programs. It's not clear whether it's the input or output though -- since you erased the file name.

Post the properties of your source (MediaInfo). Use an AviSynth script to access the file. Check your output filename.

jagaboo:

Basically, that error message made no sense because I wasn't using another application.

Whenever I am attempting to encode, convert etc. videos or music I make sure that I ONLY have that one application open as to not put a strain on my CPU. Unfortunately, I don't have a DUO-Core or better yet a Quad-Core processor so I have to do things accordingly.

Since the last time I posted I actually found an answer to my question thanks to Delta's suggestion to check out some of the CCE guides. Basically I found that sometimes it a situation of how the file was originally encoded. It has to be encoded with RGBG or YUY2 or something like that. You'll have to forgive me as I'm kind of tired right now after a night of trying to find information on using Ipod Nano for a family member because the booklet they included with it was a total joke. I am not impressed with iTunes software...but that's another story.

Anyway back to Encoding...

I did a little test. I opened one of the problem files in MPEG-VCR and cut a smart portion and then saved it. I then took that smaller file and encoded to and AVI file in Virtualdub using the RGRB/YUY2 format. Then I opened CCE and it encoded the file with no problems.

in general cce doesn't support using compressed sources as input. i.e. divx isn't a supported input file type. you could use a frameserver to input compressed sources to cce.

Frameserver?! Uh...I have no idea what that is. Do tell...Seriously.

Re: Cinema Craft Encoder Issues converting to 16:9 etc.
just as an aside wouldn't it be easier to just get the dvd version? or when starting with lower quality highly compressed xvid/divx/mp4 cd versions just run them through convertxtodvd, it's much faster and will do just as good a job with those type sources....

Later on I actually did convert the files with or DivxtoDVD...later on. That was because I wanted to do a comparison with the files I encoded using Format Factory. The DivxtoDVD output was a much better quality than FormatFactory. The only issue I had was the multiple VOB files when using DVDProLab.

I did a search about software that could merge VOB files and found VOBMerge(this was after I had already used DivxtoDVD). I will use VOBMerge from here on out to merge my VOB files.

I am so glad that I found this site way back when. It was one of the best accidental finds of my life!

Thanks to everyone for all their advice and suggestions!

[jagabo]

Of course, the error message indicates the file is already opened by a program that has locked out other programs.

Basically, that error message made no sense because I wasn't using another application.

Sometimes you may think no other application is open but it's possible that a crashed program's window is no longer visible but the program hasn't completely exited and still has a file handle open. This may not be the case for you but I see it happen every now and then.

One example is when a media player is playing a corrupt video. It may crash and its window may close. But if you look in Task Manager the player is still listed. The file it was playing may be locked so that it can't be deleted or overwritten until you kill the player from Task Manager.

Another example happens when a bad codec causes Explorer's thumbnail feature to crash while generating a thumbnail of a video file. The bad file will be locked until you kill Explorer. Then, when you go back to the folder to delete the file Explorer crashes again while trying to generate the thumbnail again.

[manono]

Sometimes you may think no other application is open but it's possible that a crashed program's window is no longer visible but the program hasn't completely exited and still has a file handle open. This may not be the case for you but I see it happen every now and then.

Heck, it happens to me all the time. I just do a CTRL-ALT-Delete to check what's being used and terminate it. That was the first thing I thought of as well when he mentioned the error message.

As for the comment about CCE not accepting already compressed sources as input, it's not correct, depending on the format. I can drag and drop any of my XviD AVIs into the CCE window for encoding. I don't, though, because I use AviSynth to frameserve.