Windows Movie Maker -> TMPGEnc -> DVDStyler problem

[bswiz]

Hi all,

Hoping someone can help me figure this problem out. I made a video in WMM and exported as WMV. I learned that DVDStyler wouldn't let me use a WMV, so I figured I would convert to MPEG2. I did this with TMPGEnc (still using the 30 day trial), and it seemed to work just fine. I can view the clip and add it to the DVDStyler project. However, when I try to burn the DVD (which really just creates an ISO), I get this error related to the video clip:

*ERROR: [???] MUX STATUS: Frame data under-runs detected!
Error executing of command: mplex -f 8 -S 0 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\dvd\title0-0-0.vob" "C:\Documents and Settings\Bryan\dvd\title0-0-0-0.m2v" "C:\Documents and Settings\dvd\title0-0-0-0.mp2"

I have done some searching and found that this error isn't all that unusual. BUT... is there something I need to do differently in TMPGEnc? Was the MPG file it created not fully compliant in some way? I more or less followed the TMPGEnc guide here on VideoHelp, with the exception that I only used the WMV as an input as opposed to separate video/audio files for input.

I've used DVDStyler to create a DVD with MPEGs recorded with my tuner card before, so I don't think DVDStyler is the issue.

Thanks in advance.

[Baldrick]

What settings did you use in tmpgenc or tmpgenc xpress? did you use the wizard mode and selected dvd? or loaded a dvd template?

And I would export to dv-avi with wmm instead of compressing to a wmv. And more dvd video encoders supports dv-avi.

[bswiz]

I did also try exporting to DV-AVI from WMM. The audio skipped quite a bit - not sure if that was because my computer couldn't keep up (2.8 w/768 RAM) or if the audio in the AVI really was choppy or what. The WMV was fine, though.

As for the encoder settings, I used the wizard, so whatever it uses by default. The only setting change I made was increasing the priority of DirectShow as the guide suggested.

Of course I can't find the particular guide I followed now... but it was very similar to the one here on VideoHelp: https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

EDIT: Here it is: http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56454
I basically started following this at Step 2 since I already knew the info about my particular video clip.

[bswiz]

I'm about at my wits end here. My problems boil down to this:

1) If I export my movie as AVI using WMM, the audio is choppy, but I can easily convert MPEG to create a DVD. But of course the audio is choppy in the MPEG also. So, no good.

2) I have tried several programs to convert my WMV (which looks and sounds perfect) to MPEG so I can burn to DVD. The closest I've come is TMPGXpress 4.0 trial version. The only thing it does "wrong" is the video seems to be resized slightly - it's either wider or shorter than the original, depending on how you look at it. So, people look scrunched a little bit if that makes sense. Another converter I tried gives the same results, even though I am using the standard NTSC 720x480. Thoughts on this?

Anyone who has the right SW and know-how want to download my 90meg WMV and have a go? It might be worth a few bucks via Paypal, or at least my great appreciation!

[bswiz]

OR.... if someone has an idea what causes this error in DVDStyler, and how to fix it:

*ERROR: [???] MUX STATUS: Frame data under-runs detected!
Error executing of command: mplex -f 8 -S 0 -o "C:\Documents and Settings\dvd\title0-0-0.vob" "C:\Documents and Settings\dvd\title0-0-0-0.m2v" "C:\Documents and Settings\dvd\title0-0-0-0.mp2"

...when I try to create an ISO from the MPEG that I created from WMV with TMPGEnc 2.5, that would be all I need.

I can play the MPEG created with TMPGEnc 2.5 fine, but it is also slightly different size than the original WMV. But I could live with it if I could just get DVDStyler to use it!

[dlflannery]

I'm about at my wits end here. My problems boil down to this:

1) If I export my movie as AVI using WMM, the audio is choppy, but I can easily convert MPEG to create a DVD. But of course the audio is choppy in the MPEG also. So, no good.

2) I have tried several programs to convert my WMV (which looks and sounds perfect) to MPEG so I can burn to DVD. The closest I've come is TMPGXpress 4.0 trial version. The only thing it does "wrong" is the video seems to be resized slightly - it's either wider or shorter than the original, depending on how you look at it. So, people look scrunched a little bit if that makes sense. Another converter I tried gives the same results, even though I am using the standard NTSC 720x480. Thoughts on this?

Anyone who has the right SW and know-how want to download my 90meg WMV and have a go? It might be worth a few bucks via Paypal, or at least my great appreciation!

Have you tried ***gui4ffmpeg*** for your WMV-->mpeg conversion? The latest version claims it will decode wmv3. If that works I would recommend using ***VideoReDo*** to clean up the mpeg either using its "Quick Stream Fix" function or just loading the mpeg and saving it. In either case save it as a .vob, not a .mpg. Rename the .vob to .mpg and then load it into DVDStyler. (The renaming isn't always necessary but just do it -- I am assuming you are using the latest beta version of DVDStyler on a Windows PC.)

VideoReDo can be used uncrippled on a 15-day free trial, but you have to register to uncripple it. Otherwise video content is limited to 30 minutes. It has a very good automatic commercial (or scene) detector and is just a nifty program, loved by many. Cost = $50 if you decide to buy.

With the exception of the initial conversion from WMV, I and many others have been using this procedure to make good DVDs. I use gui4ffmpeg to convert half-D1 (352x480) mpegs with mpeg audio to fully NTSC-DVD-compliant full-D1 (720x480) mpegs with Dolby AC3 audio. It's very easy to use and much faster than the transcoding/re-encoding that commercial products use. On my 3GHz machine it takes about 40 minutes per hour of video. My mpegs are low bit rate (2.7 Mbps) TiVo recordings and I get good results using any bit-rate from 3 to 5 Mbps in Gui4ffmpeg. Using any bit-rate much greater than what is in your original file is overkill and can actually cause "buffer underflow" errors in gui4ffmpeg.