Motion Clips in DVD menu do not display properly.

[Phototechman]

Hello Everyone,

I am working on making a motion menu using AVISynth and DVD author (also have FFMpeg and all the other good stuff). I'm able to pull the video clips I need over from my .mpg files but they won't display correctly. I've changed the box size to fit 720x480 and it still stays squished and looks the same. I've tired other encoders and still get the same issues. But if you click the chapter it does play the .mpg perfect, just can't view the video clips.

In my log I see the lines

NFO: Locale=C
INFO: Converting filenames to US-ASCII
STAT: 0:00:00.000
INFO: PNG had 2 colors
INFO: PNG had 2 colors
INFO: Constructing blank img
INFO: Pickbuttongroups, success with 1 groups, useimg=1
INFO: Found EOF in .sub file.
INFO: Max_sub_size=1444
WARN: Button y coordinates are odd for button 1: 84x98-184x169; they may not display properly.
WARN: Button y coordinates are odd for button 2: 231x98-331x169; they may not display properly.
WARN: Button y coordinates are odd for button 3: 381x98-481x169; they may not display properly.
WARN: Button y coordinates are odd for button 4: 531x98-631x169; they may not display properly.
WARN: Button y coordinates are odd for button 5: 295x41-465x61; they may not display properly.
INFO: 1 subtitles added, 0 subtitles skipped, stream: 32, offset: 0.18

But I can't figure out how to change these to fit properly.


I've attached a screen shot of what I'm dealing with.

Any help would be super great!

Thanks

[manono]

All I see is a bunch of lines where the chapter videos are supposed to be. That usually indicates a wrong resolution. At what resolution did you make them? And do they play OK by themselves (before being added to the menu)? Also, maybe their location in the larger menu plays a role. It says the button coordinates are odd, and maybe that's because they all have at least one of the 2 coordinates on a odd numbered pixel.

[Phototechman]

Hello,

They play perfectly and the resoultion is 720x480 for the mpg videos. They play fine before and after I make them into a .iso.

I'm using DVDauthor to call AVIsynth to make these, but I can't seem to find out where the scipt is that is making these files the wrong resoultion.

[manono]

Oh, so DVDAuthor takes them and adds them in automatically, resizing them and placing them in the correct location? Then I can't help. I don't use that program and when I do stuff like that I add in all the motion video myself to the menu backgrounds, make the M2Vs, and then feed the finished video into DVDAuthorGUI. But, if possible, I think you should try and shift the location of those 3 motion videos so the locations fall on even numbers.

You're using the command line DVDAuthor? Or one of the GUIs, like DVDStyler, GUI4DVDAuthor, or DVDAuthorGUI? It's not DVDAUthorGUI, I don't guess, because it doesn't do what you describe. Perhaps someone else can help. And if you have the script, you might post it in case someone can figure where it's going wrong.

[Phototechman]

DVDAuthor has the option built in to create the .avs file for you. (I attached the .avs file that dvdauthor created in .txt) Then I use FFMPEG to make this into a .m2v file so I can load it into DVDauthorGUI.

So my steps are as follows.

Add my titles for my movie
Then in DVDauthorGUI i go to make motion script.
Then I run FFMPEG to convert this from .avs to .m2v
Then I go back to DVDauthorGUI and load the .m2v as a menu and add my buttons.

Everything works with the buttons calling on the correct chapter points that I set. I have avisynth installed but from what the DVDAuthorGUI webpage says it just calls on that to make the .avs file. I've tired adjusting the boxes to different sizes and can't get any positive effects.

Sorry about the confusion, this is the first time I've used this program and I having great success; other than this video motion clips not working.

thanks!

[manono]

The M2V out of ffmpeg already has those 4 motion parts messed up? They're already messed up, right, and don't get messed up after being loaded into DVDAuthor? If so, try this. Those lines in the script that go:

title1=mpegsource("C:\Users\cwebb\Desktop\bnandbn@ verizon.net\293249\footage\1.mpg").bilinearresize( 100, 66).addborders(2,2,2,2,bordercolor)

Try changing the '66' to '68' and see if that makes any difference. There are 4 lines like that. I hope those video parts are progressive and not interlaced. Then reencode it and check if the outcome is any better. That'll mess up the outlines and button placement a bit . Maybe that'll be important to you or maybe it won't matter. But just run the test first. Shouldn't take long at all.

By the way, the DVDAUthorGUI developer visits here sometimes. You might try renaming the thread to mention DVDAuthorGUI so it catches his eye if and when he checks in. This sounds to me like a bit of a bug in the program.

[Phototechman]

I tired to chang from 66-68, no effect really on the video. but I'm going to mess with that more to see if that helps.

The mpg files are interlaced, which I thought was how all the TV's that are not getting and HD signal needed. Could I just add a line in FFMpeg to deinterlace it before I create the m2v file maybe?

I'll rename the thread, good idea, as soon as I figure out how to do that

[Phototechman]

well after playing around with this some more it seems like avisynth isn't resizing correctly with the mpg video. I tired to encode using Lanczosresize and BicubicResize but still had the same effects.

[manono]

They'll have to be deinterlaced prior to the resize. Otherwise, even if you can get them to display correctly (without those lines all through them), they'll still be a mess. You can't just resize interlaced material any old way, but only in an interlace-aware manner. The resizer used (Lanczos or Bilinear) isn't the cause, nor can switching from one to another change anything.

Unless you've had at least some experience using AviSynth, explaining the fix is very difficult (for me anyway). Plus, I don't have the files with which to experiment. Maybe gavino would like to take a stab at it, or maybe liquid217 (the dev) will see your thread and offer a fix. Good Luck.

[Phototechman]

I wouldn't say I'm a super user with AVISynth, but I've spent a good 3-4 weeks, 8hr days playing with it so I understand a good chunk of it.. I just dont' understand whats causing this and how to fix it.

[liquid217]

I have actually seen that happen before with mpegsource (some type of bug in it on some systems). Try creating the d2v with dgindex, and use the mpeg2source input to open it (as apposed to the mpegsource). Dgindex is included in the bin folder, or you can download it from http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/dgmpgdec.html

On a side note, "google web alert" never emailed me about this page, until you created that other thread.

[manono]

I have actually seen that happen before with mpegsource (some type of bug in it on some systems).

Darn, I didn't even notice it wasn't MPEG2Source. Had I noticed that it would have been the first thing I would have suggested.

On a side note, "google web alert" never emailed me about this page, until you created that other thread.

I suggested earlier that he rename the thread to make it easier for you to stumble across. "You can lead a horse to water..."

By the way, the DVDAUthorGUI developer visits here sometimes. You might try renaming the thread to mention DVDAuthorGUI so it catches his eye if and when he checks in.

Thanks for your help. With your guidance and the use of your fine program, Phototechman should soon be on his way.

[sambat]

I have actually seen that happen before with mpegsource (some type of bug in it on some systems). Try creating the d2v with dgindex, and use the mpeg2source input to open it (as apposed to the mpegsource). Dgindex is included in the bin folder, or you can download it from http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/dgmpgdec.html

On a side note, "google web alert" never emailed me about this page, until you created that other thread.

Bless you for this information.
I have been trying this off and on for a while and subscribed to Phototechman's thread hoping for the best. .

[liquid217]

No problem. If for some reason I don't answer a question here, just drop me an email. (on DVDAuthorGUI's homepage)

[Phototechman]

Liquid,

Thanks for the help, I'll run through it today and give it a shot and let you know if it works.

[Phototechman]

I'm trying to automate this into a .bat file and I can't seem how to figure out how to automate it with dgindex.exe. When I add that to the script it just opens the program. I loaded up my .bat file (in .txt format) to give you an idea of what I'm doing.. I didn't add the dgindex changes yet, i'm going to go read up on that first.. I just wanted to show you what I have so far so we are on the same page.

Sorry for the 'newbie' questions and wasting your time. I used to do this process in Sony Vegas for each dvd I made, but I really didn't like it and wanted to find a way I can just drop the mpg's into a folder, hit the .bat file and it will do it all for me. I'm so, so, so close to getting this done I can just taste it!

EDIT> I added a file called fullmenu1.txt, thats my .avs file i'm working with.

[Phototechman]

LIquid,

I figured out how to automate dgindex, but I'm confused to the .d2v files you had talked about. I haven't created or used .d2v files so far and I'm not sure where I need to create this .d2v file in my process. Is this .d2v file replacing my .m2v file?

As well I wanted to add the steps I use with ffmpeg to make my .avi to .mpg files

ffmpeg -i C:\Users\cwebb\Desktop\1.avi -f dvd -target
ntsc-dvd -r 29.97 -s 720x480 -aspect 4:3 -b 8000kb -mbd rd -trellis -mv0 -cmp 0 -subcmp 2
C:\Users\cwebb\Desktop\1.mpg

[liquid217]

D2v are dgindex's project files. They are an indexed scan of your m2v. mpeg2source needs to open those files, instead of the m2v directly.

I call dgindex in DVDAuthorGUI like so:
DGIndex.exe -IF=[SOURCEFILE] -OM=0 -OF=[D2VFILE] -hide -exit

Also, i modified DVDAuthorGUI to use either DGDecode, or directshowsource. This will bypass the need to use mpegsource, which as I mentioned previously, can be buggy sometimes.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/665345/DVDAuthorGUI_1.021.exe

I'll keep that in my dropbox for a few days, before I move it to DVDAuthorGUI's download page, just to make sure there aren't any bugs.

Edit: If you do choose DGIndex in the GUI, it will have to create the d2v files, which could take a while, depending on the m2v's size. I just reuploaded DVDAuthorGUI installer to fix a small bug related to that.

[Phototechman]

WOOOOO HOOOOOO! SUCCESS!

I used the updated AuthorGui and it works perfect! Thank you so much for your help Liquid!!! Is there anyway I can donate to you for all your help? Seriously, I've been at this for weeks trying to get the motion clips to work and couldn't of done it without your help.

Thank you again for all your help with this!!!!

[liquid217]

You're welcome. I don't know if videohelp.com still accept donations, but you can donate some there. Baldrick and crew have been providing me with the webspace/bandwidth for DVDAuthorGUI since the beginning. I'd rather any donations go there than to me.

[Phototechman]

Sounds good to me, I'll see if I can find away to donate to the site.. Again, many thanks for the help!