Error message in CDRDAO

[Sturm]

I've burned a test CVD using this procedure, but now when I actually go to burn a larger video, I get an error message:

ERROR: E:\Capture\cd.cue: Invalid offset for index 3 of track 2.

I'm using TSCV v0.84r2 (build 4783) and the VCDImager and CDRDAO that come with it... Now I know that track2 is the MPG file itself (I'm pretty sure, at least), so what does "index 3" mean? I can't figure out what I have done wrong to cause this error message. The CUE/BIN appears to be created just fine, but just in case, here is a copy/paste of the cue/bin creation log:

--BEGIN VCDImager LOG--

Starting VCDxBuild process...

initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [cygwin/i686]

this is the UNSTABLE development branch!
use only if you know what you are doing
see http://www.hvrlab.org/~hvr/vcdimager/ for more information

scanning mpeg sequence item "menu-0" for scanpoints...
mpeg stream contained no scan information (user) data
scanning mpeg sequence item "sequence-2" for scanpoints...
mpeg stream will be padded on the fly -- hope that's ok for you!
mpeg stream contained no scan information (user) data
autopadding requires to insert additional 97649076 zero bytes into MPEG stream (due to 353801 unaligned packets of 353802 total)
audio stream #0 has sampling frequency 48000 Hz (should be 44100 Hz)
requested entry point (id=entry2-1) at 22.350000, closest possible entry point at 0.000000
entry point 'entry2-1' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-2) at 646.270000, closest possible entry point at 0.000000
entry point 'entry2-2' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-3) at 1219.550000, closest possible entry point at 0.000000
entry point 'entry2-3' falls into same sector as previous one!
requested entry point (id=entry2-4) at 1692.850000, closest possible entry point at 0.000000
entry point 'entry2-4' falls into same sector as previous one!
generated image (354484 sectors [78:46.34]) may not fit on 74min CDRs (333000 sectors)
file `E:\Capture\cd.bin' exist already, will get overwritten!
file `E:\Capture\cd.cue' exist already, will get overwritten!
writing track 1 (ISO9660)...
writing track 2, MPEG2, NTSC UNKNOWN (352x480/29.97fps), audio[0]: l2/48.0kHz/224kbps/stereo ...
finished ok, image created with 354484 sectors [78:46.34]


VCDxBuild finished

--END VCDImager LOG--



Can anyone help? Thanks.

[KingJohn]

I dont ue thsis program, but have spotted a few things wong.

"sampling frequency 48000 Hz (should be 44100"

So it looks like your source mpeg is not been created correctly, therefore any authoring program would need to try and fix the problems to make it a VCD

If your source was created with TMPGEnc using a VCD template, it would create the mpeg1 ready for authoring programs to use.

Video-CD PAL (MPEG-1 352x288 25fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)

Video-CD NTSC (MPEG-1 352x240 29.97fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)

[Sturm]

Er, actually I'm not trying to create a VCD, but a CVD... I've been trying to follow all the specs listed in the CVD guide in the NEWBIE section, which states that it's best to record audio at 48000Khz rather than 44100Khz for future DVD-R compatibility...

[SatStorm]

... IF your DVD player support it!
Try first if your DVD standalone can handle 48khz on CD media and then use it. If not, then use the true standard, which is 44100Khz.
There are a lot of players not supporting 48000KHz on CDs...

[Sturm]

Problem solved!! After some more research into the various SVCD / CVD making tools, I discovered that I overlooked one key thing: No entrypoints. I was attempting to make chapters in TSCV, but the MPEG file had no entrypoints from which to make chapters. It seems I had to go to the GOP Structure tab in TMPGEnc and not only check the box for "Output bitstream for edit (Closed GOP)", but also to set the "Output interval of sequence header" to 1. I went ahead and chose 15 for the "MAX number of frames in a GOP" as well, since I think that is the correct amount for NTSC video. As it turns out, the 48000KHz audio had nothing to do with my problem after all!! *smile* Thanks, guys!! Back to your regularly-scheduled program now...

[SatStorm]

There is a correction here, thanks to Truman
The DVD gop structure, is for PAL = 15 and for NTSC 18!
I wrote in the FAQ the opposite the first place...

That way, the quality is better, also you DON'T have to set the option "Closed Gops"

This option, may make the files compatible, but make the overall quality suffer! It is preferable to set smaller Gops than larger one and then set them closed!

[Sturm]

So, to get the best overall quality, you are suggesting that I set my Maximum number of frames per GOP to 18 and close the GOP? The main reason I found out about closing them was because I wanted to insert Chapter entrypoints, so I think I will need to set Closed GOP after all to have those entrypoints, right? Or does the Interval of Sequence Header being set to 1 do the same thing? What exactly is it that makes the overall quality suffer? And what do you recommend as the best settings in TMPGEnc (At least in the GOP tab) for optimum quality? (Sorry if these questions have already been answered elsewhere; It's late and I am too tired to search the forums right now.) Thanks, in advance, and take care!!