2 minutes of end cut-off w/DVD2SVCD

[Ripper2860]

Converting a DVD consisting of 1 VOB file to SVCD using DVD2SVCD w/ CCE 2.66. The last 2-3 seconds of the movie is cut-off at the end. The VOB file plays fine -- all the way through, but the resulting IMAGE and MPG file all end short.

I've tried using the search tool, but have had no luck. Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks !!!

Richard

[macleod]

post your log file

[Ripper2860]

Thanks for the reply. Below is my log file. I appreciate any insight you could provide !!

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WNASPI32.DLL 4.5.7.1008
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- 11/29/2003 1:50:55 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
- C:\DS_VOB's\VTS_01_0.IFO
- C:\DS_VOB's\VTS_01_1.vob
Initializing finished.

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- 11/29/2003 1:50:58 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\DS_VOB's\VTS_01_1.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film NOT activated!
Framerate: 29970
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 11/29/2003 1:53:08 AM
- Free on drive C: 16585.06 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film NOT activated!
Framerate: 29970
Audio extraction finished.

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- 11/29/2003 1:55:19 AM
- Free on drive C: 16515.31 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp 2" -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.lo g" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 11/29/2003 2:00:38 AM
- Free on drive C: 16445.81 mb
- Converting Pictures
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Converting: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp
Finished converting pictures
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- 11/29/2003 2:00:46 AM
- Free on drive C: 16445.02 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 833937188
AudioSectors: 73979892
VideoPAPO: 11772144
ScanOffsetBytes: 109198
SeqAligningBytes: 6940114
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 741135836.27
Seconds: 3041.30
CalcMPEGStream: 741135836.27
Frames: 90998
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 90998
Anti Noise Filter: 2
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: One Pass VBR
Q. Factor: 56
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 1949
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (No borders, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1\Mpeg2dec \mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\DVD2AV~1.D 2V")
BicubicResize(480,480,0.0,0.6)
Import("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\ResampleAudio.avs")
ResampleAudio(44100)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----

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- 11/29/2003 2:37:26 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
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Initializing
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Initializing finished.

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- 11/29/2003 2:37:27 AM
- Free on drive C: 15611.42 mb
- Restarting from: Muxing and Cutting
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- 11/29/2003 2:37:29 AM
- Free on drive C: 15611.42 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 11/29/2003 2:37:31 AM
- Free on drive C: 15611.41 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\ChangeCDPicture.bmp.mpg"
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- 11/29/2003 2:37:36 AM
- Free on drive C: 15611.37 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 11/29/2003 2:37:38 AM
- Free on drive C: 15611.37 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 11/29/2003 2:43:22 AM
- Free on drive C: 14816.69 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2982.426 seconds C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 11/29/2003 2:44:09 AM
- Free on drive C: 14816.69 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 6

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="C:\Burn-TMP\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\Burn-TMP\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\Burn-TMP\VCDXBU~1.XML"
Image creation finished.

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- 11/29/2003 2:48:27 AM
- Free on drive C: 13956.16 mb
- Conversion done!
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[Ripper2860]

** Correction **

2 minutes are cut-off of the end of the movie. I have gone to the BBMPEG tab and unchecked the overlap options to no avail. Any help would be most appareicated !!

Thanks !!

[johns0]

You have to adjust the cq a tiny bit lower to get the extra 2 minutes,dvd2svcd takes its best guess with one pass plus cq encode so if the file size goes over 800mb then it gets cut at that point regardless of how much movie time is left,since you are using 1 cd then you have to be really accurate to get 800 mb.

[macleod]

50 minutes on 1 CD at 1 pass is VERY aggressive. That sounds like it may "be" the problem. Try to up the pass by 1 or lower the bitrate (upping the pass #1 should do it though).

[johns0]

Lowering the bitrate wont help or more pass,lower the cq a little bit,ive done this type of encoding many times and its the cq that will lower the file size.

[Ripper2860]

Thanks for the replies. I will certainly give the recommendations a try. I failed to mention that I am using D2SRoba to determine the CQ and bitrate for One Pass Variable BR. In the future when this occurs, I will use D2SRoba to calculate the values for me and then manually configure DVD2SVCD to adjust the CQ value to a slightly lower quality setting.

In the mean time I have used D2SRoba/DVD2SVCD to encode the movie for 2 CD's of 375MB each with no offset and then used TMPGenc to join the 2 MPG files for burning with Nero.

I certainly do appreciate the info., and will use the recommendations for future conversions. In most of my cases, the quality is secondary, as I am burining SVCD's of kid shows for my 4 year old, whom despite the fact that she is very bright and can operate her DVD player ( I know -- spoiled rotten!), she does not quite understand the concept of PART1 and PART2 -- yet!

Thank you all so much !!

Richard