DVD2SVCD keeps making 3 CDs instead of 2

[cj99]

Hi,
I'm trying to backup a movie which is 1:55:07 long. I'm using 1 pass VBR using CCE. I've changed the bitrate settings so that for this length of movie, I've specified 2 700MB CDs. But after repeated attempts, the program generates 3 bins and cues. I've no clue what could be wrong.

Please see the log file below.

Thanks,
CJ

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 1/15/2004 6:55:34 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
- D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_0.IFO
- D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_1.vob
- D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_2.vob
- D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_3.vob
Initializing finished.
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- 1/15/2004 6:55:37 PM
- Analyzing subtitles
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Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x20 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x22 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x21 Language: Français
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x23 Language: Français
Executing subtitle selection/verification.
Subtitle selection/verification accepted.
1 subtitle streams selected.
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 1/15/2004 6:55:45 PM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI
Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX
Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[E:\Movie\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_1.vob,D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_2.vob,D:\how to lose a guy\VTS_04_3.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.
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- 1/15/2004 7:01:06 PM
- Free on drive E: 8157.95 mb
- Frameselection
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Frameselection 1: 0 - 166089
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- 1/15/2004 7:02:18 PM
- Free on drive E: 8157.95 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: English Num. of subs: 2827
Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
Permanent subtitles.
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 1/15/2004 7:13:40 PM
- Free on drive E: 8084.44 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: E:\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
Audio extraction finished.
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- 1/15/2004 7:20:08 PM
- Free on drive E: 7714.00 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: E:\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "E:\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "E:\Movie\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.mp2" -logfile "E:\Movie\Encoded_audio_1_FS1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -C 0db -S 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s ) -split( -start 0 -end 6927.3023023023 )
Audio conversion of E:\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.
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- 1/15/2004 8:19:02 PM
- Free on drive E: 7555.45 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
Permanent subtitles.
Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 1667869728
AudioSectors: 168675920
VideoPAPO: 23223312
ScanOffsetBytes: 199308
SeqAligningBytes: 12667131
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 1463104049.33
Seconds: 6934.34
CalcMPEGStream: 1463104049.33
Frames: 166090
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 3
Cut point 795.00
StreamSectors: 1667869728
AudioSectors: 168675920
VideoPAPO: 23223312
ScanOffsetBytes: 199308
SeqAligningBytes: 12667131
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 1463104049.33
Seconds: 6934.34
CalcMPEGStream: 1463104049.33
Frames: 166090
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 3
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 166090
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 1
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 2000
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)
---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1\Mpeg2dec \mpeg2dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1\AVISYN~2 .DLL")
mpeg2source("E:\Movie\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
BicubicResize(480,360,0.0,0.6)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
AvisynthSubtitler("E:\Movie\Subs\","permsubs.txt")
Import("E:\Movie\ResampleAudio.avs")
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----
Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 0.590
Video Encoding finished.
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- 1/16/2004 2:51:41 AM
- Free on drive E: 6233.20 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "E:\Movie\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC_FS1.mpv" "E:\Movie\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC_FS1.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.
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- 1/16/2004 3:00:37 AM
- Free on drive E: 4581.58 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 1/16/2004 3:00:40 AM
- Free on drive E: 4581.57 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 1/16/2004 3:00:43 AM
- Free on drive E: 4581.57 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 1/16/2004 3:00:45 AM
- Free on drive E: 4581.57 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Length of E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS100.mpg
2970 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 2972
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Length of E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS100.mpg
3006 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 5978
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File_FS1.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.
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- 1/16/2004 3:22:50 AM
- Free on drive E: 2729.01 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2972.604 seconds E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3008.366 seconds E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing: E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg
948.820 seconds E:\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File02.mpg
Analyzing finished.
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- 1/16/2004 3:25:18 AM
- Free on drive E: 2729.01 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 4
CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin
Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "E:\Movie\VCDXBU~1.XML"
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- 1/16/2004 3:28:56 AM
- Free on drive E: 1923.45 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 5
CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin
Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "E:\Movie\VCDXBU~2.XML"
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- 1/16/2004 3:32:26 AM
- Free on drive E: 1117.84 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 1
CD image #3: CD_Image_File_CD3.bin
Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD3.cue" --bin-file="E:\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD3.bin" "E:\Movie\VCDXBU~3.XML"
Image creation finished.
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- 1/16/2004 3:33:37 AM
- Free on drive E: 850.08 mb
- Conversion done!
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[redwudz]

This may be pretty simple, but if you aren't doing it, go to the bitrate page and change where number of cds is shown. Wherever it says (3) change it to (2). That way minumum will be (1) and maximum amount of cd's will be (2). Also unless you are using 650M cd's change the size to 800. You can get at least 830M on a 800m cd using image burn.

[Ripper2860]

These settings should work fine if you are using 700MB media. Again 700MB of DATA = 800MB of video as the video has less error checking overhead required as part of the CD.

[cj99]

Cool, Thanks....will try it out tonight and let you know.

Cheers,
CJ