I surrender, and seeks help with this..

[bravoman]

Hi,

First let me apologize for bringing this before you, I'm sure someone at an earlier time has asked about the same thing. I've tried to search in all forums, and found "how-to's" for many interesting things but none of those listed here could help me out. (Well, none that I could find anyway.)

The file in question is a divX with these specs:
------------------- INFO ------------------
Total Duration: 1:41:31:09
Average Data Rate: 117,68KB per second
Image Size: 576 x 320
There are 1371 key frames, 144700 delta frames.
Frame rate is 23,98 fps

Audio track 1:
Size is 92,74MB bytes
Rate is 44100 samples/sec, stereo
Sample size is 16 bits
Compatible compressor: MPEG Layer-3 Codec
Compression ratio is -11,00:1
------------------- INFO ------------------

No matter what I do, no matter what I change in TMPGENc the movie freezes on several places, and tends to go out of sync every now and then. Pluss It's in Black&White!

I've used AVISynth to scale the movie down to fit the SVCD (think it was 448x254..)

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but a movie that runs on 23.976FPS is NTSC. I have a PAL TV. Could the frame rate be the guilty part in bringing the movie out of sync all the time? This is really beginning to PISS ME OFF here..

I would really appreciate it if someone out there could "give" me the correct setup in TMPGENc (I would really LOVE to get a Template I could load) to match the movie I'm talking about here (To make it a PAL SVCD).


Please help!

[KingJohn]

Your Info does not list the codec for the video, only the audio (Compatible compressor: MPEG Layer-3 Codec )

What is the Compatible compressor for video ?

If its not listed, download and install the Nimo codec pack.

Then load AVI into Vdub and select video > scan video stream for errors, if it lists any then save out another copy

Video > direct stream copy
Audio > direct stream copy
SAVE AVI

Now use that AVI in TMPGEnc

If Vdub errors during scan, you need to view one of my other posts on "vdub-mp3-freeze.exe"

Now that you have removed any bad frames, move on to convert with TMPGEnc
Select options > environmental settings
click the VFAPI plug-in tab
right click the "DirectShow" and select higher priority, do this several times until its at the top with a value of 4

Load PAL SVCD template, Browse for AVI, click Start, Click stop after a few min and test output


Super Video-CD PAL (MPEG-2 480x576 25fps CBR 2520kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)

[bravoman]

Oh Im sorry, the compressor used is:

Video track 1:
Total duration is 1:41:31:09
Size is 598,35MB bytes (average frame = 4,84KB bytes)
There are 1371 keyframes, 144700 delta frames.
Frame rate is 23,98 fps
Frame size is 576 x 320
Depth is 24 bits.
Compressor: 'DIV3', DivX MPEG-4 Low-Motion

I did scan the avi for errors, none found. But uppond reReading the message i wrote, I realized the I comletely failed to mention that my problems is when I play the svcd on my standalone player (Poineer DV-444), and for that I'm truly sorry. Guess Im not the "sharpest tool in the shead", hehehe...

Futhermore, I've read the posts you wrote concerning "vdub-mp3-freeze.exe". I'm learning new stuff all the time, and the program (I'm sure), will come in handy in future encoding prosesses.

(2 hours later

WOW! What do you know?!! It really works!
Here is what I did, according mh2360 (private post)

I loaded the DivX into VirDUB:

1. Selected
Audio/no audio
Video/frame rate = 25fps
Video/direct stream copy

File/Save as AVI

2. In BeSweet I converted the WAV, according another guide found here to 25 fps.

3. Loaded both files into TMPGENc and selected a PAL template.

4. VOILA! The damn movie runs smooth as hell on the Pioneer now.

Mr. mh2360 and KingJohn, I salute you! You can't begin to know how much this ment to me. I truly appreciate both of your replays!

I bow my head in respect for youre visdom here!

If I may ask one more question to you, does the audio have to be encoded with 224kbps on a SVCD?


Rgds,

Xel

[KingJohn]

To maintain SVCD compliance it has to be Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps, if you find your DVD player will play others then its not a problem, but anything else can lead to it either not playing or skipping etc

[bravoman]

I understand, and it's noted for future compilations. I had allready made a svcd and used 192 in the encoding. The "box" did play that one as well..

Anyway, I thank you once again for sharing youre wisdom with us!


Rgds,

Xel