DVD2SVCD problems

[TheeeGod 3]

hey. i tried to rip sowrdfish using this prob. at first it kept giving me I/O ERROR 23 over and over. so then i extracted all the files from the cd using Sector Extractor. i then again ran dvd2svcd and selected the biggest IFO file from the folder. i used 4 pass VBR, 48 to 44.1 conversion on High, and 256 KBS. eveyrything was goin fine. when the .bin files were done, i burned then. when i played them back on my standalone the damn thing had NO sound. moreover, the picture (which was supposed to be widescreen) was "squished" (i can't think of another way to describe it). it was clear but the black bars on the top and bottom were extremely thick and sometimes interferred with the movie. for e.g. a person's hair would be cut off when they are talking, etc. anyone know what the problem is? i used this same prog before and it worked fine. the only change i made was i increased bitrate from 224 to 256, increased image quality priority from 17 to 50 and this time i activated ripping the subtitles. any suggestions or help would be appreciated. i have included my log so u guys can see what i did:


Key found: DCB1692D9D
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- 1/6/2002 1:18:26 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.5 build 4
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 1/6/2002 1:18:28 AM
- Analyzing subtitles
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Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x25 Language: Español
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x24 Language: Español
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x23 Language: Français
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x22 Language: Français
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x21 Language: English
Subtitle found: StreamID: 0x20 Language: English

Executing subtitle selection/verification.
Subtitle selection/verification accepted.
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- 1/6/2002 1:18:47 AM
- Free on drive C: 26238.25 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_1.vob
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_2.vob
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_3.vob
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_4.vob
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_5.vob
- C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_6.vob

Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_1.vob
Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_2.vob
Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_3.vob
Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_4.vob
Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_5.vob
Ripping: C:\Documents and Settings\HP Authorized Custom\Desktop\swordfish VOB\VTS_02_6.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 9148

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- 1/6/2002 1:25:48 AM
- Free on drive C: 22485.94 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 2 Language: English Num. of subs: 716
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: English Num. of subs: 716

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- 1/6/2002 1:32:28 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\swordfish\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -IA=1 -CS=2 -EXIT -OF=[C:\swordfish\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\swordfish\VTS_02_1.vob,C:\swordfish\VTS_02_2.vo b,C:\swordfish\VTS_02_3.vob,C:\swordfish\VTS_02_4. vob,C:\swordfish\VTS_02_5.vob,C:\swordfish\VTS_02_ 6.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 1/6/2002 1:35:25 AM
- Free on drive C: 22440.63 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\swordfish\Extracted_audio_stream_1.ac3
Found MPA stream id: 0xC0
Filename: C:\swordfish\Extracted_audio_stream_1.mpa
Audio extraction finished.

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- 1/6/2002 1:40:13 AM
- Free on drive C: 22221.53 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting MP2 to WAV. Filename: C:\swordfish\Extracted_audio_stream_1.mpa
Executing MADPlay (mp2 to wav). Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe" --verbose --output=wave:"C:\swordfish\DownmixedAudioSt1-48KHz.wav" "C:\swordfish\Extracted_audio_stream_1.mpa"
Conversion (mp2 to wav) of C:\swordfish\Extracted_audio_stream_1.mpa finished.

Wav downsampling. Quality: High
Audio delay: 2338998 ms
Downsampling 48000 -> 44100 and adjusting audio delay.
Wav Conversion Finished

Encoding wav file to mp2.
Executing tooLame. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\tooLame\toolame.exe" -m s -b 256 -e "C:\swordfish\FinalAudioSt1.wav" "C:\swordfish\Encoded_audio_stream_1.mp2"
Audio conversion finished.

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- 1/6/2002 1:46:31 AM
- Free on drive C: 21756.03 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp
Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 1/6/2002 1:46:39 AM
- Free on drive C: 21753.97 mb
- Video Encoding
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Closing program
DVD2SVCD no. frames: 114291
CCE no. frames: 114283
StreamSectors: 1541681176
AudioSectors: 154592480
VideoPAPO: 21486744
ScanOffsetBytes: 137140
SeqAligningBytes: 8715983
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 3433776
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 300.00
PureMPEGStream: 1353315044.93
Seconds: 4766.56
CDSize: 740.00
Cut point 737.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 114283
Anti Noise Filter: 2
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 50
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2250
Avg. Bitrate: 2130

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
Transcoding has begun.
CCE vaf file: 99 %
Transcoding has begun.
CCE mpv file: 100 %
CCE done test #9
Closing program
Video Encoding finished.

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- 1/6/2002 10:32:50 AM
- Free on drive C: 20531.78 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Pulldown\pulldown.exe" "C:\swordfish\CCE_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv" "C:\swordfish\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.

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- 1/6/2002 10:37:53 AM
- Free on drive C: 19337.91 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\swordfish\TitlePicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 1/6/2002 10:37:58 AM
- Free on drive C: 19337.81 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\swordfish\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 1/6/2002 10:38:01 AM
- Free on drive C: 19337.75 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: 737 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2335 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 2337
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 737 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 1/6/2002 12:11:57 PM
- Free on drive C: 17980.59 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2337.855 seconds C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3.187 seconds C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
SVCD subtitles.
Length of C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2337
Length of C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3
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- 1/6/2002 12:13:26 PM
- Free on drive C: 17979.34 mb
- Multiplexing SVCD Subtitles
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Muxing English subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s0 "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg" "C:\swordfish\en1-1.sub" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing English subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s1 "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00_tmp.mpg" "C:\swordfish\en2-1.sub" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing English subtitles, CD 2
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s0 "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg" "C:\swordfish\en1-2.sub" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed01.mpg"
Muxing English subtitles, CD 2
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SubMux\SubMux.exe" -s1 "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed01_tmp.mpg" "C:\swordfish\en2-2.sub" "C:\swordfish\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed01.mpg"
Muxing subtitles finished
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- 1/6/2002 12:22:02 PM
- Free on drive C: 16620.31 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 13

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\vcdxbuild.exe" --cue-file="C:\swordfish\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\swordfish\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\swordfish\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
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- 1/6/2002 12:24:46 PM
- Free on drive C: 15871.31 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 1

CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\vcdxbuild.exe" --cue-file="C:\swordfish\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="C:\swordfish\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "C:\swordfish\VCDXBuild_Script_2.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 1/6/2002 12:27:31 PM
- Free on drive C: 15242.28 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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[nsdn]

First thing I always do is run smartripper.

This does two things
1. it unlocks the drive
2. Look at the files tab and the first file checked is the file you want to load into DVD2SVCD. (tho your log file looks fine for the VOB files)

Your could try looking at the final audio files...u can play these with media player directly....the wav and the MP2 file....see if these have the correct audio.

Also I ALWAYS use a audio bit rate of 128....the quality is still very very good....and when your stretching to put a 2 hour movie on 2 disks, the video needs the bitrate more than the audio. (BTW your stand alone may not like 256 bitrate.) 224 is cd quality and I know u can hear the differance between 128 and 160 but I would challenge anyone to hear the differance between 160 and 224 let alone 256....if u do not have the original to compare with 128 is just fine, though i would not go any lower.

For the squishy video when your opening your IFO file check that the aspect ratio is set at 16:9...sometimes the info is wrong from DVD2AVI

BTW I have never had a problem using DVD2SVCD and it is sure the best way of backing up DVDs