DVD Files Reallocation Failed... By using Sony?

[Tolwyn]

I'm getting a bit leery of Sony's DVD Authoring Studio application.

In using it to generate the ts_* folders for Nero, Nero has complained that it cannot "reallocate" the video files. Something about a file size block not equal to 16 or something.

And that the resulting video might not be playable.

? What the heck is Sony doing to my MPEG2 files?

I like some of the flexibility the application offers me. I also have TMPEG DVD Author as well. But that application won't let me put in slideshows or generate slideshows.

[dizzyzuma]

You indeed have a problem with Sony DVDA. I digitized a whole movie from VHS to Mpeg and authored it with DVDA. I was going crazy with the Nero error message when I stumbled upon the answer. Now I am going crazy looking for the link to that web page but any way...the problem is:

DVDA creates .vob files that are TOO BIG. They are only like 1 kb off but it's enough to ruin the show! Even if you did manage to burn a good disc you will have a very hard time ever trying to copy that DVD-R again. WindowsXP will simply choke on the .vob's.

The solution:

Take your VIDEO_TS folder and re-author it with DVD-Shrink. It doesn't take that long and works like a charm.

Now I'll back back to obsessing about that web page with the explanation. Why didn't I bookmark it?...

[dizzyzuma]

Ok, I found something related to the page I once found here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;295579

I know we have a different problem than the one described but check your .vob file size. I bet one or more are too big.

[Tolwyn]

Ok. Cool. Thanks.
What settings in DVDShrink should I use to maximize quality, but have a compliant size?

Thanks for your help.

[richdvd]

I've had that error message a few times.
I just burn anyway and have never had a problem with playback on several different DVD players.

[dizzyzuma]

Yes, I have burned the DVD's right through that message but like I said, you might have problems re-ripping those .vob files if the need should arise at a later date and the DVD-R is your only backup.

As far as DVD-Shrink just re-author with no changes. It will just re-sort the files and fix their size. If your VIDEO_TS is under the DVD-R limit you should be fine with the automatic settings.

[dizzyzuma]

Click here for some screenshots:

http://zumaz.com/images/neroerror.jpg

and

http://zumaz.com/images/dvda_to_dvdshrink_comparison.jpg


The second screenshots show that DVDA is definitely making the "wrong" size .vob files. What a bummer!!! I don't think this software is based on the 2.0 version after all. Sony, do you read these threads?

As you can see I have to re-author in DVD-Shrink to get things going again. Incidentally, your DVD will play fine if you ignore the error message BUT forget about ripping your DVD-R ever again if you ever need to make a copy.

Hope this helps anyone with the same problem once and for all. Just use DVD-Shrink after you prepare in DVDA. It doesn't take that long at all.