M2TS to DVD/VOB

[eon_designs]

Trying to convert M2ts files to DVD and not getting very good output

The m2ts files are 1280x720 and 24fps some of them have ac3 soundtrack and some have DTS.

I have tried a few options to convert them to DVD one being ConvertX to DVD.

The problem that I am getting is all the final conversions are a bit jumpy. I imagine this is due to converting 24fps to Pal format.

Does anyone know of a good way to convert them so that the playback is lovely and smooth?

Many thanks. eon

[Baldrick]

Tried convert to NTSC? Most dvd players in europe supports NTSC.


Or else try AVS2DVD.

[eon_designs]

Also tried to convert to NTSC - still jumpy

[eon_designs]

Tried AVS2DVD - solved the movie stutters but no sound at all

Imported the m2ts file, it registered the video track and the DTS track, but the output was completely silent.

Any Suggestions?

[_MrC_]

Post the log file generated by AVStoDVD



Bye

[eon_designs]

Here is a copy of the log file


<17/11/2009 09:44:20>
START PROCESS
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<17/11/2009 09:44:20>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: NTSC
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 4450/4450 MB (100%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output
Delete Temp Process Files: Yes
Delete Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

AVS Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Resize Filter: Lanczos4Resize
Video Resolution: 1
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6000
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 448
Keep DVD Compliat Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
DVD Audio Language: EN - English
DVD Subs Language: EN - English
Chapthers Interval: 5
DVD Burning Drive: D: hp CDDVDW TS-H653R 0E00
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Save Log file: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust ffdshow mixer: 1
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<17/11/2009 09:44:20>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: G:\The Day the Earth Blu Ray\Fab to BD9 720p to Burn\MainMovie\DAY_EARTH_STOOD_F1\BDMV\STREAM\0013 7.m2ts
Info: AVC - 8463 kbps - 1280x720 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 1:43:35 hours - 149029 frames
Audio: G:\The Day the Earth Blu Ray\Fab to BD9 720p to Burn\MainMovie\DAY_EARTH_STOOD_F1\BDMV\STREAM\0013 7.m2ts
Info: DTS - 1509 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 6ch - 1:43:35 hours
Subs:
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.24]
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<17/11/2009 09:44:20>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

Video = A2DVideoSource("G:\The Day the Earth Blu Ray\Fab to BD9 720p to Burn\MainMovie\DAY_EARTH_STOOD_F1\BDMV\STREAM\0013 7.m2ts", CacheFolder = "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp")
Audio = A2DAudioSource("G:\The Day the Earth Blu Ray\Fab to BD9 720p to Burn\MainMovie\DAY_EARTH_STOOD_F1\BDMV\STREAM\0013 7.m2ts", CacheFolder = "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12
#Using DGPulldown to upsize FPS
Video = Video.Lanczos4Resize(720,480)

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<17/11/2009 09:56:50>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: HCenc OPV 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 4065.2 MB
HCenc Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*CQ_MAXBITRATE 1.976
*BITRATE 5486
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*BIAS 50
*DC_PREC 9
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 0
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*WAIT 2
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<17/11/2009 12:07:46>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
A2DVideoSource: DirectShowSource
Created File: C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.m2v (3979.4 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 5452 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 1:42:45 hours - 147818 frames
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<17/11/2009 12:07:46>
START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown Parameters: "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.m2v" -srcfps 23.976 -destfps 29.97 -inplace -bff
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<17/11/2009 12:12:22>
END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown executed on File: C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.m2v (3979.4 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 5447 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:3 Pulldown) - 1:42:51 hours - 147962 frames
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<17/11/2009 12:12:23>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137.avs" - | "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -pad 0 -b 384 - "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.ac3"
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<17/11/2009 12:18:01>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS
A2DAudioSource: DirectShowSource
Created File: C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.ac3 (284.5 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 6ch - 1:43:35 hours
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<17/11/2009 12:18:01>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-v "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0_00137.ac3"
-a1lang en
-cellfr "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137_MuxMan.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137_MuxMan.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Temp\DVD_0_00137_MuxMan.txt"

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<17/11/2009 12:25:09>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: C:\Users\YCMZ3\Desktop\AVS Output\DVD_0 (4347.9 MB)
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<17/11/2009 12:25:14>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.2.4
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[_MrC_]

Audio conversion (DTS to AC3) seems to have ended successfully.

1. Did you try that DVD on a standalone DVD player?
2. What DTS/AC3 directshow filter do you have installed? I suggest you to use ffdshow (stable releases).
3. Could be a matter of very low volume due to normalization? Try to toggle off audio normalization in 'Title Edit'/'Audio'

Let me know



Bye

[eon_designs]

Thanks for the reply

Normalize Audio was ticked on, so I have turned it off under title/edit audio

and I don't know what directshow filters I have installed. Using Windows 7 64bit. I have just loaded FFdshow and tried to run the output dvd again on the computer - totally silent.

I'll try it in the DVD player tonight and then try to run it again with the FFdshow installed.

Could it be a Windows 7 thing?

[_MrC_]

Could it be a Windows 7 thing?

I cannot exclude that. I did not have the opportunity to check AVStoDVD compliance with Windows 7 (even more 64 bit). In fact it is not listed as supported system in the readme.txt file...

Let me know about the other trials



Bye

[swedishfishdude]

hi, I have a question about bluray to dvd. do you guys know what programs i could use with windows 7 64bit. it seems i can rip the bluray to hardrive easily but when i try to convert it messesup the audio. i have used a few programs to rip either to mkv or m2ts.

and when i try to convert to dvd i get a screwed up audio either a stuttering noise or the audio track keeps starting over through out the movie.

i have tried way to many guides and none are working. would u happen to know a guide i could use to make this work?

thanks so much, i have tried to search and search for a solution but no luck.

[eon_designs]

Got AVStoDVD working on the conversion of Blu Ray (m2ts files) to DVD. Works in Windows7 and 64bit too no idea why it is now working?

One problem I do have - can't access subtitles

When I select Tools - Edit Title - Subtitles it just says Subtitles not present. This happens for both M2ts files and MVK

Any suggestions?

[_MrC_]

@eon_desings

about subs: AVStoDVD can accept only standalone subs files (.srt/.sup/.sst) to be added using 'Edit'/'Subtitles'/'Add Subtitles'.

Right now AVStoDVD cannot automatically extract subs from container like mkv or m2ts. You have to do it manually using, i.e., mkvextract.



Bye

[nilisvd]

I am also having problems converting a m2ts file to DVD using AVStoDVD.

The file contains video, a DTS-HD audio stream and subtitles(PGS). I first demuxed the file, where the audio is demuxed to leave the DTS 5.1 core. Also the subtitles are extracted, leaving a .sup file. After that I remuxed the original m2ts file replacing the DTS-HD with the DTS audio stream.

I then used AVStoDVD to convert the file to DVD. After converting, the file plays well on my mediaplayer (it is a SD player, that is the reason I want to convert the file to DVD). However, the audio stream is converted to 2ch AC3 and the subtitles are not visible. ( I can select them using the subtitle button on my remote, but the subtitles are not visible, I tried to change the aspect ratio of my TV but the subtitles do not show up).

I had a look at the log file of AVStoDVD, at there it already shows under: "OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - ... - ... - ... - 2ch - ..." Do I have to apply a different setting? I ticked the box, "leave compliant dvd audio". Moreover, I installed the latest versio of ffdshow and during installation ticked to avisynth plugin box.

Edit: One addition: I would like to retain the DTS audio stream in the DVD.

Anyone an idea what I did wrong??
Thanks in advance.

[_MrC_]

Hi nilisvd,

DTS tracks retaining: next release will fix that issue. About channels remapping, make sure you have ffdshow installed as audio (AC3/DTS) directshow filter.

Subs: I am not sure that BD sup format is exactly the same as DVD sup format. Maybe some HD guru can clarify that. Anyway to be sure that your sup file is DVD compliant, launch SubtitlesCreator (it comes with AVStoDVD package) and open the sup file. If it is correctly displayed, than AVStoDVD should handle it as well ('Title'/'Subtitles'/'Add Subtitles').

Post the whole log file: it usually helps a lot.

Let me know



Bye

[nilisvd]

Hi nilisvd,

DTS tracks retaining: next release will fix that issue. About channels remapping, make sure you have ffdshow installed as audio (AC3/DTS) directshow filter.

Subs: I am not sure that BD sup format is exactly the same as DVD sup format. Maybe some HD guru can clarify that. Anyway to be sure that your sup file is DVD compliant, launch SubtitlesCreator (it comes with AVStoDVD package) and open the sup file. If it is correctly displayed, than AVStoDVD should handle it as well ('Title'/'Subtitles'/'Add Subtitles').

Post the whole log file: it usually helps a lot.

Let me know



Bye

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding ffdshow, I just installed it using the installer. During installation I selected all available components (i.e. didirectshow filter, vfw interface, avisynth script serving, application plugins (avisynth, virtualdub, dscaler)). During additional setup if additionally enabled, bitstreaming of ac3,dts ( the rest was left as is). At the moment I am again encoding the file. I will post the log file when finished.

Regarding subs: Indeed the sup file is not compatible with subtitlecreator. I used suprip to extract text and saved it as an srt. Now subtitlecreator is able to read the file, so I excpect that the issue with the subs will be resolved.

Any idea when next release will be available??

[nilisvd]

Here is the LOG file, note that I cancelled the procedure during Audio encoding. In the command window a line of text was show that stated that aften detected a 2ch PCM audio source. Any idea why the audio is changed from 5.1ch to 2ch? I setup the ffdshow mixer as 5.1.

Thank you in advance!

<30-11-2009 15:22:45>
START PROCESS
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<30-11-2009 15:22:45>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: PAL DVD Titles number: 1 DVD Size:
4450/4450 MB (100%) DVD Output Setup: ISO UDF Image DVD Label:
DVD DVD Menu: No Menu Output Folder: C:\Users\xxxx\Documents
Delete Temp Process Files: Yes Delete Working Files: Yes Edit
Command Parameters: No Post Process Task: Show Progress Status
window

PREFERENCES

AVS Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Resize Filter: Lanczos4Resize
Video Resolution: 0
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6000
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliat Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
DVD Audio Language: EN - English
DVD Subs Language: NL - Dutch
Chapthers Interval: 5
DVD Burning Drive: F: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S183A SB02
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Save Log file: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust ffdshow mixer: 1
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<30-11-2009 15:22:45> TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES Video: D:\Recent
Downloads\ha-remuxed\HA_2.m2ts Info: AVC - 33473 kbps -
1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive -
1:42:54 hours - 148030 frames Audio: D:\Recent
Downloads\ha-remuxed\HA_2.m2ts Info: DTS - 1509 kbps - CBR -
48000Hz - 6ch - 1:42:54 hours Subs: D:\Recent
Downloads\ha-remuxed\ha_remuxed.srt [MediaInfoLib - v0.7.24] <>

<30-11-2009 15:22:45>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\My Files\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

Video = A2DVideoSource("D:\Recent
Downloads\ha-remuxed\HA_2.m2ts", CacheFolder =
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp") Audio =
A2DAudioSource("D:\Recent Downloads\ha-remuxed\HA_2.m2ts",
CacheFolder = "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12
#Using DGPulldown to upsize FPS
Video = Video.Lanczos4Resize(720,576)

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<30-11-2009 15:48:07> START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS Encoding
Profile: HCenc OPV 1-pass Target Video FileSize: 4057.6 MB
HCenc Parameters: -ini
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA.HCenc.i ni" HCenc ini
file: *INFILE C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2.avs
*AVSRELOAD *OUTFILE C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2.HCenc. log
*MAXBITRATE 9000 *CQ_MAXBITRATE 2.767 *BITRATE 5513 *PROFILE
BEST *ASPECT 16:9 *PROGRESSIVE *BIAS 60 *DC_PREC 9 *MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1 *LUMGAIN 0 *SMP *PRIORITY IDLE *WAIT 2 <>

<30-11-2009 18:41:57> END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
A2DVideoSource: DirectShowSource Created File:
C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.m2v (3251.4 MB) OUTPUT VIDEO
INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4451 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976
fps (CFR) - Progressive - 1:42:47 hours - 147883 frames <>

<30-11-2009 18:41:57> START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS DGPulldown
Parameters: "C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.m2v" -srcfps
23.976 -destfps 25 -inplace -bff <>

<30-11-2009 18:46:38> END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS DGPulldown
executed on File: C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.m2v
(3251.4 MB) OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4447 kbps -
720x576 - DAR 1.778 - 24 fps (CFR) - Progressive
(2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown) - 1:42:54 hours - 148179
frames <>

<30-11-2009 18:46:39> START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Wavi+Aften Parameters:
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2.a vs" - | "C:\My
Files\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -pad 0 -b 384 -
"C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.ac3" <>

<30-11-2009 18:59:05> END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS
A2DAudioSource: DirectShowSource Created File:
C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.ac3 (52.7 MB) OUTPUT AUDIO
INFO: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 2ch - 19:10 minutes <>

<30-11-2009 18:59:05> START SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS
SubtitleCreator Parameters:
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2.s rt" -p2 -i"C:\My
Files\AVStoDVD\SubtitleCreator\Examples\VTS_01_1.I FO" <>

<30-11-2009 18:59:29> END SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS Created
File: C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.sup (2 MB) <>

<30-11-2009 18:59:31> START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS BatchMux
Parameters: -arglist
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_BatchMux.i ni" BatchMux
ini file: -d "C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0\VIDEO_TS" -mxp
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.mxp " -l
"C:\Users\Jxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.lo g" -muxman
"C:\My Files\AVStoDVD\MuxMan" -prio LOW -v
"C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.m2v" -vidmode LB -a1
"C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.ac3" -a1lang en -s1
"C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\DVD_0_HA_2.sup" -s1lang nl -cellfr
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2_MuxMa n.txt"
-progfr
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2_MuxMa n.txt"
-chapfr
"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_HA_2_MuxMa n.txt"

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[_MrC_]

3 questions:

1. Do you have installed also AC3Filter? If yes, uninstall it and use only ffdshow as audio filter.

2. Go to 'Title Edit'/'Audio'. What is the channels configuration?

3. During audio encoding, what is the configuration of ffdshow mixer?



Bye

[nilisvd]

I had installed ac3filter. I uninstalled ac3fitler and by setting the ffdshow mixer to 3/2/1 it works! Thank you for your help!

Any idea when a new version of AVStoDVD will be released with DTS audio retaining??

[_MrC_]

I'm glad to hear that the issue was a codecs redundancy and you fix it.

About ffdshow mixer settings, you can leave the default setting or your favourite setting. AVStoDVD will temporary adjust the mixer setup according to the ongoing project.

New release... My will was to make a "light" update, but some new feats are stealing more time that expected. Anyway, I think that there will be a Christmas gift. Stay tuned.



Bye