DVD Lab ver 1.53>>> When compiling- I only get VOB Files

[Welzman]

Hello Folks

I have created many DVD's, however Ithey have been arounf the 2 GB size. When compiling these- they work fine.

Now however I am creating a DVD at 3.95GB, using the same techniques used in the smaller dvds.

When compiling--- The end folder has the Audio and Video folders >>yet the compiling process says at the end - it is done! with no error pop up messages

the audio is empty (as it should be)
the video folder has only VOB Files.

I am at a loss as to what to do- I have contacted Media Enhance but they don't seem to want to reply.

I'm thinking the problem lies in Hard drive space- maby I don't have enough, or when creating many motion menus, it seems to stuff up the process.

I have created DVD's before- this is the largest which doesn't seem to work.

Alternatively- is their a way of creating IFO & BUP files for a bunch of VOB Files- I'm just thinking out loud- I'm not sure if this would work.

Thank you in advance

David Welzman
Magician

[guns1inger]

You can use IFOEdit to create the missing files, however this will only help if you can be certain that the VOBs are complete. At this stage I doubt you can do that.

A couple of things come to mind, as do a couple of questions. Questions first.

1. What was the source ?
2. How was it created ?

DLP can be very picky about the quality of the source. It prefers elementary streams, so you should demux before importing your assets if possible, otherwise do so when DLP prompts. This may be an issue if you are short on disc space. DLP hates poorly encoded AC3 audio. All of these things can lead to incomplete compiles.

Finally, upgrade to 1.6 - it's a free download at MediaChance.

[zilvermann]

Hello Folks

I have created many DVD's, however Ithey have been arounf the 2 GB size. When compiling these- they work fine.

Now however I am creating a DVD at 3.95GB, using the same techniques used in the smaller dvds.

When compiling--- The end folder has the Audio and Video folders >>yet the compiling process says at the end - it is done! with no error pop up messages

the audio is empty (as it should be)
the video folder has only VOB Files.

I am at a loss as to what to do- I have contacted Media Enhance but they don't seem to want to reply.

I'm thinking the problem lies in Hard drive space- maby I don't have enough, or when creating many motion menus, it seems to stuff up the process.

I have created DVD's before- this is the largest which doesn't seem to work.

Alternatively- is their a way of creating IFO & BUP files for a bunch of VOB Files- I'm just thinking out loud- I'm not sure if this would work.

Thank you in advance

David Welzman
Magician

If you have FAT32,convert it to NTFS and try again

[Welzman]

Australia uses PAL not NTFS- so therefore I am restricted with regards to the above issue.

as for gun slinger
I too doubt that my files are complete.

what I have done as a substitute is to re do all my menus- they are only still menus not motion- and have reduced the number as I have had lots of auto action to different motion menus.

the videos and audio remain the same- the only difference between the two DVD's are

1: The motion menus have been replaced with still.
2: Their are less menus due to no Outo Action
3: Their are less photos in the slide show section

other than that the dvd's are the same.

I'm thinking the problem lies not in the contects of the DVD but in the size and number of components in the DVD.

I will try an upgrade to 1.6 to see if their is a change (I hope so)

Thank you for your quick responces- if there are any other people out there woth thoughts- I'd love to hear them.

cheers

David Welzman

[Welzman]

oops

spelling probs:
I'm thinking the problem lies not in the conten

and auto actionts of the DVD but in the size and number of components in the DVD.

[GeorgeW]

What are your system specs? And what are your settings for Virtual Memory? You might be running low on memory (either physical or virtual)

Regards,
George

[guns1inger]

Actually, we can play PAL and NTSC, however the other poster is talking about NTFS - a file system for PCs. If you have the older FAT32 file system you are restricted to no single file being larger than 4GB, which can cause problems.

[Welzman]

I'll check the virtual memory - I don't really know how to but I'll saech for it.

As for upgrading to 1.6- it doesn't seem to find the files on my hard drive to upgrade- but at the same time there are not any improvements on the compiling anyway.

I think I have found something

RAM = 512 mb
processor speed = 1988 MHz
virtual memory 512

[GeorgeW]

I think I have found something

RAM = 512 mb
processor speed = 1988 MHz
virtual memory 512

Did you set it to 512, or are you letting Windows manage virtual memory? Either case, either let Windows manage it dynamically, or set it to triple the amount just to test if that was causing the problem. You can tweak later...

Regards,
George

[Welzman]

OK upgraded to 1.6 and.....it didn't work.

512 is the way it came from the box

as for Ntfs OK I read it wrong

I am already on NTFS from the looks of things

i'm attemting to raise the 512 to 1536 (3times 512) I'll see how this goes

Cheers

[Welzman]

OK I have turned the virtua; memory to 1536 and...

It still doesn't work.

I have tested creating smaller DVD's and they work.

It is just that the large one with large motion menus doesn't seem to do it correctly

and Medienhance still hasn't replied---after a week.

[GeorgeW]

It is just that the large one with large motion menus doesn't seem to do it correctly

How large are your menus (combined)? There's a max size of 1gb for a menu vob. Also, how many total menus do you have in you project?

Regards,
George

[Welzman]

I have 14 menus

the total size of all the menus is approx 604 MB

The DVD is a promotional DVD for my entertainment.

I have a Clients & Testimonials Menus that are in essence a single menu with text and links to the next testimonials>>they are motion.

each menu on average is between 7mb to 17mb and they run for approx 30 seconds each.
The larger 17mb menus are for the different shows and they have a faded slow motion video playing in the background

I also have links to the 6 different shows with their performance highlights, plus a slide show of photos


I'm stumped and running out of ideas- I even deleted allot of files to (an extra 10GB) but there was no change in result.


One thing I have noticed but I do not know how to change is the TEMP folder in the compile section
>>I have lots of GB on the drive- but it shows up as 400MB required yet in the PDF help file the temp file in one of the help images shows the temp file being as large as the project.

I hope that is understandable---is their any way of increasing the temp file???

thank you for staying with this post
Dave

[guns1inger]

You change the location of the temp folder on the compile screen (Project -> Compile). You can't change how much space it needs, or where it points. DLP will work out the space requirements. If you are doing a full compile it will need a lot more than if you are doing a smart compile.

What happens if you do a test compile with dummy objects ? Does it produce a full DVD folder ?

[Welzman]

i will try a test compile.

forgive me

what is the differnce between a smart compile and a full compile

there is no mention of a "smart compile" in the pdf help file

[guns1inger]

You are right. Smart Compile is a 2.x feature. If the changes are minimal, smart compile save you have to remux everything. 1.x did not have this feature.

In which case something is very much amiss if the temp file space is only 400MB. Pretty much every project I have created has needed at least 80% of the final size as temp space.

Are the source files elementary video and audio streams (separate audio and video files), programe streams (a combined video/audio file, probably with a .mpg extension) or VOB files ?

[Welzman]

they are seperate Audio and vidio files--there are no VOB files

the audio and video files were demued (if thats a word) upon entry.

For all those who suggest uninstalling and reinstalling- I have done this approx 5 times and to different particians to no effect.


Tried the test compile----same---only VOB Files

shortly I will upload an html report to my site for people to view and see if there is an error somewhere that I cannot see.

[Welzman]

OK Folks

here is the link to my DVD report
http://www.icentertainment.com/dvd/suoper.htm

it's a very basic DVD- just lots of different movies