AutoGK encodes without sound

[eliserh]

Hello,

I know this issue has been discussed more than once, but it seems that my case isn't quite the same as the other threads I found.

I recently tried to convert a Video TS on my hard drive to an AVI file. While the video does not appear to have any problems, there is no audio at all (the DVD itself offers six different audio options and multiple subtitle options). However, both the AUDIO TRACK(S) and SUBTITLE TRACK(S) field on the main menu screen were completely empty.

I'm including the full log below. Can anyone give me any advice?

Thanks


---BEGIN LOG---

[11.05.2010 19:25:47] AutoGK 2.55
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Job started.
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Input file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Output file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.avi
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Output codec: XviD
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Audio: none
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Subtitles: none
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Format: AVI
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Target size: 1400Mb
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Started encoding.
[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Demuxing and indexing.
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_5.VOB
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Source resolution: 720x576
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Found PAL source.
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[11.05.2010 19:28:27] Analyzing source.
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 0,00
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Source is considered to be progressive.
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Output will contain 151278 frames
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Using VAQ in XviD
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Overhead: 0 bytes (0.00 Mb)
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Video size: 1,468,006,400 bytes (1400.00 Mb)
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Running compressibility test.
[11.05.2010 19:34:54] Writing the following script to C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\agk_tmp\VTS_01_0_comptest.avs
================================================== =========
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrain SSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\agk_tmp\VTS_01_0.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.06666666666667
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 704
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
SelectRangeEvery(300,15)
================================================== =========
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Duration was: 5 minutes 53 seconds
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Speed was: 21,41 fps.
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Compressibility percentage is: 84,02
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Chosen resolution is: 720x400 ( AR: 1,80 )
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Predicted comptest value is: 78,87%
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Running first pass.
[11.05.2010 19:40:47] Writing the following script to C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\agk_tmp\VTS_01_0_movie.avs
================================================== =========
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.d ll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrain SSE3.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\agk_tmp\VTS_01_0.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.06666666666667
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
================================================== =========
[11.05.2010 20:58:57] Duration was: 1 hour, 18 minutes 10 seconds
[11.05.2010 20:58:57] Speed was: 32,26 fps.
[11.05.2010 20:58:58] Expected quality of first pass size: 78,15%
[11.05.2010 20:58:58] Running second pass.
[11.05.2010 22:50:59] Duration was: 1 hour, 52 minutes 1 second.
[11.05.2010 22:50:59] Speed was: 22,51 fps.
[11.05.2010 22:51:00] Splitting video into: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.cd1.avi
[11.05.2010 22:51:58] Splitting video into: C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Filme\krotitele_duchu_cz_or iginal\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.cd2.avi
[11.05.2010 22:52:47] Job finished. Total time: 3 hours 27 minutes 0 seconds

[guns1inger]

What does MediaInfo say about the audio ?

[eliserh]

Where would I find that information? I'm new to the software.

[guns1inger]

Open the file in MediaInfo, then change to Tree View. It will list all the stats on the file, including the video and audio codecs used, number of streams and their details etc.

It is also worth testing with something like VLC or The KM Player, which don't use system codecs. This can help narrow down if the problem is with the original encoding, installed system codecs, or the current player.

[eliserh]

Do you mean to open the original input (VOB) file in MediaInfo, or the output AVI?
Also, is MediaInfo integrated into AutoGk, or will I need to download that additionally?

[guns1inger]

Separate program, not part of AutoGK (although AutoGK may use some of it's libraries in the background).

The avi file is the one of interest at the moment.

[eliserh]

There doesn't appear to be any information related to audio on the tree view. The only codec listed (under VIDEO) is XVID.

[manono]

[11.05.2010 19:25:47] Audio: none

Apparently AutoGK didn't see any audio to begin with. So, apparently you didn't decrypt it properly. I'm guessing DVD Decrypter or something that decrypted the entire DVD rather than just the video you wanted. My suggestion is to start over, this time decrypting only the video and not the entire DVD. The first part of the VOB didn't have audio. Done right that shouldn't happen.

[eliserh]

The problem is that I don't actually have the DVD that this was ripped from. All I've ever had is the files. When I run them on the computer as a DVD, I have no problems at all. The reason I'm trying to convert this is that it seems to be the easiest way to take this PAL video and convert it to NTSC.

[guns1inger]

Download VOB2MPG, and use this to extract just the titles you want as MPG files. AutoGK can convert these just as easily.

[eliserh]

It's all a single movie - how would I go about that?

[manono]

The reason I'm trying to convert this is that it seems to be the easiest way to take this PAL video and convert it to NTSC.

AutoGK doesn't convert PAL to NTSC. How is this the easiest way? If you're thinking you know of programs that can take an AVI and convert it to NTSC DVD, there are programs that can do the same for a PAL DVD, without the intermediate step of ruining it by converting it first to an XviD AVI. Or you can just buy yourself a cheap DVD player that can do the conversion directly on the PAL DVD.

[eliserh]

If I have an AVI file, I have software that will burn it in any of the major formats, so I can just select NTSC and it will burn it as NTSC (obviously a suboptimal solution).

I had actually looked around for software that would do a direct PAL-NTSC conversion on a VIDEO TS, but all I could find were forum posts claiming that no such software existed, and that it was an extremely complex process. If you know of something that can convert directly, I'd be very interested.

[manono]

There are several guides listed here:

https://www.videohelp.com/guides?searchtext=&tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=&how...or+List+Guides

I'm sure others know of other ways, some perhaps using all-in-one programs. Of course, you'll lose the original menus, but you're doing that anyway using your method. For example, I'm fairly certain steps 8 and 9 of this guide about converting Blu-Ray to NTSC DVD can be adapted to choosing a PAL DVD as your source:

http://adubvideo.net/how-to/convert-bluray-dvd-avstodvd

In Step 3 you'll want your MPEG-2 encoder to be HCEnc.

[guns1inger]

Unfortunately there is no way to do it without re-encoding, but multi-system players can be bought cheaply, and are worth looking into if you have more than a couple of discs to do.

Otherwise I would look at using AVStoDVD as a front-end for the changeover