Problem with Besweet 1.4

[Floxies]

I have a problem converting a .wav file to a .mp2 file using besweet. I use the following command line:

"d:\Divx - DVD - (S)VCD\Tools\BeSweet 1.4\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "d:\Divx - DVD - (S)VCD\SVCD Werkmap\40 days and 40 nights.wav" -output "d:\Divx - DVD - (S)VCD\SVCD Werkmap\40 days.mp2" ) -ota( -r 23976 25000 ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -m s -b 224 -e ) -profile( ~~~~~ Default Profile ~~~~~ )

The Dos prompt opens, the programs starts, even the file is created, but when the actuas conversion has to begin, the program just hangs with the last line "flickering". So nothing really happens, the created file stays 0 Kbyte. Is this a known problem? I tried almost everything, even reformatting....

Any help appriciated.

[sterno]

Have you tried just letting it run for a while? besweet may perform the actions you specify in more than one step, and it gives you a progress report for each stage (which might be the "flickering" line). But I don't think your output file has any content until the final step.

Looking at what you have specified, it will probably use 3 passes - one for the ota options, one for ssrc resampling, and one for 2lame encoding. It might only take 2 passes, the ota stuff might be done on the fly and probably won't take any time to run anyway, but I think ssrc and 2lame will be done in different steps and ssrc could easily take a while on a long clip.

[Floxies]

I already tried letting it run for a couple of hours. Normally the process should only take 30 minutes. I would poste the log file, but that doesn't mention anything of a problem, because the process wasn't entierly completed.

[DJRumpy]

Use TooLame under the BeSweet GUI. I've found the -->MP2 conversion on BeSweet to be very buggy. The TooLame seems to work very well for me.

[Floxies]

I found the problem: besweet works when I don't do the downsampling to 44.1 Hz with ssrc, so i'll just leave that behind.

Thanx for the help.

Still one small question: can i still perform a frame rate conversion if I use toolame in besweet ?

[DJRumpy]

I usually convert my audio to wave. Do any frequency conversions using SSRC, and then encode to either MP2, or AC3. The BeSweet GUI has the menu's for all of those apps built right in, so there's no jumping around from app to app. Just direct to where your EXE's are for each app.