mpg1 to DVD

I have a 700mb MPG1 file (video & audio) that I would like to author to DVD. Is it as simple as selecting the pre-configured (DVD high bitrate) option from the pulldown and selecting my MPG1 file? Or must I first demux the file and encode the audio and video seperately?

TIA

Bongs

[major]

I have a 700mb MPG1 file (video & audio) that I would like to author to DVD. Is it as simple as selecting the pre-configured (DVD high bitrate) option from the pulldown and selecting my MPG1 file?

Yes, but you should do it in reverse order: select the file first, and then choose the preset.

OK. I keep trying to create a DVD from MPG1 using the method above (with numerous files) and continue to get the same errors. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I open the file with FFMPEG, then select the hi or lo bitrate preset and continue to have the same problem:

INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler (version 1.7.0) is a general scaling utility for yuv frames
Mon Feb 23 17:54:20 CST 2004
INFO: [yuvscaler] (C) 2001-2002 Xavier Biquard <xbiquard@free.fr>
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler -h for help, or man yuvscaler
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame size: 352x480 pixels (253440 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame rate: 30000/1001 fps (~29.970030)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: sample aspect ratio: 1:1
INFO: [yuvscaler] from 352x480, take 352x480+0+0, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] scale to 352x480, 352x480 being displayed, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling uses the RESAMPLE algorithm,
INFO: [yuvscaler] without line switching
INFO: [yuvscaler] without time forwarding
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without luminance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without chrominance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] frame rate: 29.970 fps
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling ratio for width is 1 to 1
INFO: [yuvscaler] and is 1 to 1 for height
INFO: [yuvscaler] Specific downscaling routing number 4
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: frame size: 352x480 pixels (253440 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: frame rate: 30000/1001 fps (~29.970030)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: sample aspect ratio: 1:1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting DVD output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming norm NTSC
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-2 video to /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.m2v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 352 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 2 = 4:3 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 2300 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Quality factor: 5 (Quantisation = 5) (1=best, 31=worst)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] New Sequence every 9999 Mbytes
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming non-video stream of 246 Kbps
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 9 TO 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Using default unmodified quantization matrices
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 39 frames
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for PREDICTION!


**ERROR: EOF in WAV header
**ERROR: failure reading WAV file
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
**ERROR: [mplex] Unable to open file /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mp2 for reading.



Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Thanks

[major]

Enable "Decode with mplayer" when converting mpeg to mpeg.

OK. Is that option available under "Audio"?

Thanks,

Bongs

[major]

No. It is available under "Options".

Ahhh. Seems to be working as of now!

Thank you very much!

OK. I ran it last night... Got all these errors, but the files seems to appear successfully demuxed:

Using GNU internationalization
Original domain: messages
Original dirname: /usr/local/share/locale
Current domain: mplayer
Current dirname: /usr/local/share/locale
MPlayer dev-CVS-030316-14:10-3.1 (C) 2000-2003 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)
: No such file or directory
AltiVec found
can't open '/Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading config file /Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/config
Reading /Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Using built-in default codecs.conf
CommandLine: '-noframedrop' '-vo' 'yuv4mpeg' '-ao' 'pcm' '-waveheader' '-v' '-osdlevel' '0' '/Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/ColdSweat.mpg' '-aid' '0'
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
Can't open input config file /Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
font: can't open file: /Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/font/font.desc
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
Using Unoptimized OnScreenDisplay
Using usleep() timing
Terminal type `unknown' is not defined.
get_path('input.conf') -> '/Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/input.conf'
get_path('ColdSweat.mpg.conf') -> '/Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/ColdSweat.mpg.conf'
Playing /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/ColdSweat.mpg
Not an URL!
File size is 753557324 bytes
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028200
Checking for YUV4MPEG2
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028c00
ASF_check: not ASF guid!
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028c00
Checking for NuppelVideo
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028c00
Checking for REAL
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028c00
Checking for SMJPEG
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x2028c00
Searching demuxer type for filename /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/ColdSweat.mpg ext: .mpg
Checking for MOV
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
Checking for VIVO
header block 1 size: 73
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
Checking for PVA
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
system stream synced at 0x0 (79)!
==> Found audio stream: 0
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
m: 0
MPEG-PS file format detected.
Searching for sequence header... OK!
VIDEO: MPEG1 352x240 (aspect 12) 29.97 fps 1140.0 kbps (142.5 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:2 fourcc:0x10000001 size:352x240 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
get_path('sub/') -> '/Users/jeremyweber/.mplayer/sub/'
================================================== ========================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
dec_audio: Allocating 4608 + 65536 = 70144 bytes for output buffer
mp3lib: using generic C decore!
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
MPEG 1.0, Layer II, 44100 Hz 224 kbit Stereo, BPF: 731
Channels: 2, copyright: No, original: No, CRC: No, emphasis: 0
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x20), ratio: 28000->176400 (224.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
================================================== ========================
vo_yuv4mpeg: Using (default) progressive frame mode
================================================== ========================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 240 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Trying filter chain: vo
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vop scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
SwScale params: -1 x -1 (-1=no scaling)
Trying filter chain: scale vo
VDecoder init failed
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder v2.0
libmpeg2: No accelerated IDCT transform found
libmpeg2: No accelerated motion compensation found
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 240 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO Config (352x240->352x264,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [yuv4mpeg] 352x240 => 352x264 Planar YV12
VO: Description: yuv4mpeg output for mjpegtools (to "stream.yuv")
VO: Author: Robert Kesterson <robertk@robertk.com>
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG 1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler (version 1.7.0) is a general scaling utility for yuv frames
=========================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy
[dummy] Was reinitialized, rate=44100Hz, nch = 2, format = 0x00000000 and bps = 2
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, big endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Big-Endian)
PCM: File: audiodump.wav (WAVE)
PCM: Samplerate: 44100Hz Channels: Stereo Format Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
PCM: Info: fastest dumping is achieved with -vc null -vo null
INFO: [yuvscaler] (C) 2001-2002 Xavier Biquard <xbiquard@free.fr>
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler -h for help, or man yuvscaler
write WAVE files use -waveheader (default); for RAW PCM -nowaveheader.
AO: [pcm] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
AO: Description: RAW PCM/WAVE file writer audio output
AO: Author: Atmosfear
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
[dummy] Was reinitialized, rate=44100Hz, nch = 2, format = 0x00000000 and bps = 2
[libaf] Adding filter format
[format] Changing sample format from 16bit big endian signed int to 16bit little endian signed int
INFO: [yuvscaler] SVCD output format requested in NTSC norm
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame size: 352x240 pixels (126720 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame rate: 29969999/1000000 fps (~29.969999)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: sample aspect ratio: ?
INFO: [yuvscaler] from 352x240, take 352x240+0+0, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] scale to 720x360, 720x480 being displayed, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
nitialized, rate=44100Hz, nch = 2, format = 0x00000000 and bps = 2
[format] Changing sample format from 16bit big endian signed int to 16bit little endian signed int
Starting playback...
[libaf] Reallocating memory in module format, old len = 0, new len = 65540
*** [vo] Allocating mp_image_t, 352x240x12bpp YUV planar, 126720 bytes
vscaler] Scaling uses the BICUBIC algorithm,
INFO: [yuvscaler] without line switching
INFO: [yuvscaler] without time forwarding
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without luminance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without chrominance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] black lines: 60 above and 60 under
INFO: [yuvscaler] black columns: 0 left and 0 right
INFO: [yuvscaler] frame rate: 29.970 fps
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling ratio for width is 22 to 45
INFO: [yuvscaler] and is 2 to 3 for height
aler] output: frame size: 720x480 pixels (518400 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: frame rate: 29969999/1000000 fps (~29.969999)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: sample aspect ratio: ?
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting SVCD output profile
++ WARN: [mpeg2enc] Generating dummy SVCD scan-data offsets to be filled in by "vcdimager"
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 352x240x12bpp YUV planar, 126720 bytes
g MPEG-2 video to /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpv
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 720 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 2 = 4:3 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 4000 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Quality factor: 3 (Quantisation = 3) (1=best, 31=worst)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] New Sequence every 9999 Mbytes
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming non-video stream of 260 Kbps
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 9 TO 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "unspecified"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Using default unmodified quantization matrices
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 39 frames
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for PREDICTION!
*** [vo] Allocating mp_image_t, 352x240x12bpp YUV planar, 126720 bytes
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d 97418 I quant=6.57 total act=11242131.8
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MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
MPEG Stream reached EOF
ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: video)
EOF code: 1
Uninit audio filters...
[libaf] Removing filter dummy
[libaf] Removing filter format
uninit audio: mp3lib
uninit video: libmpeg2
DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x201ee00
DEMUXER: freeing sh_audio at 0x1941be0
DEMUXER: freeing sh_video at 0x1941c90
INFO: [yuvscaler] End of stream!
INFO: [yuvscaler] Normal exit: end of stream with frame number 128020!
Exiting... (End of file)
end 127999 B quant=3.00 total act=14753465.3
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Guesstimated final muxed size = 2158423685
wait, encoding to mp2 audio with mp2enc...
INFO: Opened WAV file, freq = 44100 Hz, channels = 2, bits = 16
INFO: format = 0x1, audio length = 753467392 bytes
INFO: slots/frame = 672
INFO: frac SpF=0.000, tot bitrate=224 kbps, s freq=48.0 kHz
INFO: System is big endian
INFO: Avg slots/frame = inf; b/smp = inf; br = inf kbps
INFO: Encoding with psychoacoustic model 2 is finished
INFO: The MPEG encoded output file name is "/Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpa"
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpa looks like an MPEG Audio stream.
INFO: [mplex] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams
INFO: [mplex] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing video program stream!
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (/Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpv)
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e0
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 720
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 4000000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (/Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpa)
INFO: [mplex] MPEG AUDIO STREAM: c0
INFO: [mplex] Audio version : 1.0
INFO: [mplex] Layer : 2
INFO: [mplex] CRC checksums : no
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)
INFO: [mplex] Frequency : 48000 Hz
INFO: [mplex] Mode : 0 stereo
INFO: [mplex] Mode extension : 0
INFO: [mplex] Copyright bit : 0 no copyright
INFO: [mplex] Original/Copy : 0 copy
INFO: [mplex] Emphasis : 0 none
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 4294048
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 10080000
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000
INFO: [mplex] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 16022
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 237568 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000000 sector=00000000
++ WARN: [mplex] File size exceeded before split-point in video stream
INFO: [mplex] Starting new output file...
**ERROR: [mplex] Need to split output but there appears to be no %d in the filename pattern /Users/jeremyweber/Desktop/Movies/movie.mpg




Is this movie corrupt?

Thanks,

Jeremy

[major]

The % bug is going to be corrected in the forthcoming 0.0.8b version. For now, you should just take the .mpg file and run it through the "Author" tool in order to create the DVD folders.

Thanks, now everything seems to work! I have one more question, if I wanted to prove the picture quality what would you reccomend I do? Should I raise the bitrate beyond 4000?

Thanks,

Jeremy

[Bongmaster]

I meant improve not prove in that last reply.

TIA

[major]

Raise the bitrate AND lower Qmin.

OK.What do you mean by QMIN (I think you knew this question was coming next)?

Thanks,

Jeremy

Never mind the last post, I checked the manual and understand now.... Thanks Major!