Exceeded bitrate error in Tmpgenc DVD Author

[Otterpup]

I am new to this program (version 1.5.11.37).I am making a DVD+r with it that I plan to compress using another program before i actually burn it.I have pulled from numerous source materials for the video.There are 36 tracks with one (short) chapter each in my project.
After authoring and before encoding in DVD Author,I get this message:
The combined bitrate of the clip exceeds the upper limit for a dvd standard.The current bitrate is video 9800 kbs,audio 192 kbs,combined 9992 kbs.The combined audio and video bitrate can't be more than 9.848 mbps (9848 kbs).
Can someone tell me the best way to go about tracking down my problem without having to experiment by removing items?Also,can this explain why 4 of the tracks had no audio after I decided to encode the project anyway?

[BJ_M]

lower your max video bitrate to say 8800 ...

the rest of your question(s) i dont understand what you are asking .. or enough info is given ..

[Otterpup]

Thanks for the response.The only place I see in the program to alter max. bitrates is in the "track settings" (for each individual track) under the "source setup" tab.These boxes are grayed out.Anyway,Do you know if there is a way to set bit rate maximum for the entire project so as not to have to do each track individually?
My other question concerned a loss of audio on certain tracks after DVD Author encoded everything.If you can assist in guiding me as to what to do to get the bitrate settings down,I suppose I'll just wait and see if the audio loss happens again.Thanks

[bugster]

It depends on where TmpGenc DVDAuthor is getting the bitrate info from as to what you need to do. If I understand correctly, the mpg file header includes a filed that indicates the Max bitrate of the video or system stream. This is not always correct but if this is the info used by Tmpgenc DVDauthor, then it may explain the problem you are seeing. You can check each of the video in bitrate viewer, and see the actual bitrate used. You can then use DVDpatcher to patch the headers of any files that report a too high a bitrate.

Hope this helps.

[Otterpup]

Thanks Bugster! Forgive my ignorance of all things "kbs" Am I correct in assuming that my error message referred only to whatever source material I was using that exceeded 9848kbs if you add together both the video and audio values of the offending individual clip(s)?And that if I make the necessary adjustments on only those clips individually to lower their values below 9848kbs that I will be O.K.?I wasn't sure if if had to make some kind of adjustment to all the clips in my project evenly to bring down their collective average value.

[bugster]

Thanks Bugster! Forgive my ignorance of all things "kbs" Am I correct in assuming that my error message referred only to whatever source material I was using that exceeded 9848kbs if you add together both the video and audio values of the offending individual clip(s)?And that if I make the necessary adjustments on only those clips individually to lower their values below 9848kbs that I will be O.K.?I wasn't sure if if had to make some kind of adjustment to all the clips in my project evenly to bring down their collective average value.

I would think so, just check each clip and reduce just those that are over the bitrate limit.

[wwaag]

Otterpup

I use CCE Basic for encoding and it always writes 9800 as the bit rate regardless of the actual bit rate. Likewise, I always get the same message in Tmpgenc DVD Author. I simply ignore the warning and continue--I've never had a problem with the resulting DVD.

wwaag