Frameserving with DVDx and CCE SP

[dipdog]

I was hoping to find some assistance from anyone who has experience frameserving with DVDx and CCE SP. I have a relatively slow (Pentium II) and small (5 GB available) computer, but plenty of time for processing so decided to use DVDx because of the small amount of storage required, and decided to use CCE SP because I had read that it gave better quality visuals and was quicker than TMPGEnc. I am using DVDx v2.3, with the Premiere Video Server Plugin v.951 and CCE SP v.2.50. I’ve been successful using DVDx by itself and frameserving with TMPGEnc. The problem I’m having is that when I try to frameserve with CCE SP, I keep getting an “unknown error” when it begins to encode. It seems like I’ve read before that CCE SP can be buggy, but I was hoping that someone might be able to give some suggestions to get it working right.

My settings are as follows:
DVDx Input:
DeCSS: Use ASPI
Key Search: Once
Audio: Dolby Sound
English AC3 2Ch (0x80)
Normal Quality
Volume=3
Subtitle:
None
Original Colors
Offset=0
Misc:
iDCT=MMX
Audio/Video synchronization
Output Frame Rate:
29.97
Detect Progr. 24Hz
Save your DVD drive:
10MB
Location=RAM

DVDx Output:
Export=RGB24
Zoom=Letterbox
Resize=Bicubic SSE
Multipass is set to off

Premiere Video Server settings:
Server Mode=AVIWrapper
Normal Audio Export
Premiere Video Server Postpro:
Multipex=VCD cut @74m
Premiere Video Server General:
Time out enabled=90s
Delete .vaf and create .ecl are left unchecked

CCE SP Encode settings:
Output files:
Video files is checked and ES is selected
Video information file is checked
Video encoding mode=CBR and MPEG-1
Bitrate avg=1150
Video, GOP, and Quality settings are left to default settings

I chose MPEG-1 due to storage size and processing time, but I’ve tried encoding as VBR MPEG-2 and still get the same “unknown error” message.

Appreciate any help anyone can offer.

[monzie]

Weeellllll, I didnt know that you could frameserve to CCE from DVDx, but if you could the 'Export RGB24' line isnt doing you any favours. You need to be in YUY2 colour space or CCE will just spit it out...( and how come you can afford CCE.SP but not a decent pc (or even quarter decent 1ghz+ pc), hmmmmmmmm...very strange...???????????????).

Why dont you forget this mis-mash of a set up and do things properly?

If you have CCE use AVISynth scripts.

[dipdog]

Thanx for your reply. I'll try that. I'm starting to receive responses from other people as well about the color settings.

You mentioned using AVISynth as the frameserver. Is that different than the Premiere Video Server plugin? Is it better?

By the by, $ is not an issue. CCE is available as an unlimited demo, that leaves a watermark

- Scott

[monzie]

Heres a dead easy way.

Convert your audio seperately.

Install AVISynth

Use FITCD to create your AVIsynth script (.avs)

Delete the last line '#Trim(0,~).FadeOut(150)' of the .avs script by editing in NOTEPAD (just double click the .avs) and then add this line

ConvertToYUY2()

Save the edited file in Notepad.

Drag the script (or multiple scripts) into CCE's white pane.

Set CCE's parameters.....Elementary Stream (ES) no audio, bitrates (as calculated), CBR or VBR (and passes),etc (I aint going to do a one on one for you).

Encode.