AVStoDVD Support Thread

[VanZan]

Woah!!! Definitely need a good night's sleep before having a go at either method....thanks!

[VanZan]

Actually it looked tougher when reading it! Just after doing the first method and it seems to have worked a treat. I just could not figure out how to add a second to the end of the first audio track. Just gave up and added it to the start of the second. Found this guide too:

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/311331-How-to-fix-audio-out-of-sync-in-a-DVD-withou...y-reconverting

Thanks for your help! One last question...is it not ready to be burned now after Muxman? According to the guide it is. Why would I need to feed it into Avs2DVD?

[manono]

Thanks for your help! One last question...is it not ready to be burned now after Muxman? According to the guide it is. Why would I need to feed it into Avs2DVD?

Yes, it can be burned to disc after reauthoring with Muxman. But what was the purpose of using AVS2DVD in the first place? I figured you wanted to shrink the size to a DVD5. Also, didn't you create some basic menus with AVS2DVD? Or some chapters? I don't think your Muxman version has any chapters, does it? Although it's easy enough to create some for use in Muxman (File->Import Chapters, something like that). Or maybe none of that is important to you.

[VanZan]

I used avs2dvd because instead of a DVD with two titles I wanted just one. I was advised to try vobmerge and then put the output of that into avs2dvd! At the moment after Muxman it's only about 3.3GB. I don't want any menus. Actually chapters might be handy though. Thanks for all your help!

[theewizard]

Ideally you'd add the two DVD titles separately and have AVS2DVD create 2 separate titles for them, as with the original DVD. But I don't know whether or not that's possible when using AVS2DVD. _MrC_ can tell you.

thats what i do, i just drop 2 or more titles in avs2dvd,
and create the dvd
just click the 'play all' button and they play consecutively, one after the other

[_MrC_]

@Kooyonga

why don't you attach here the AVStoDVD project log files, they contains useful info on your input sources, and we can give you more precise instructions how to perform your process at best.



Bye

[Ultimate Bob]

Tried converting some mkv files for a friend, but it failed, and said something about excessive bitrate. Any help would be welcome. Fairly certain I used all the default settings, except changing the output folder and setting it to burn to DVD. I tried editing the settings to 6500 for video and 128 for audio, still crashed. Also, if it has anything to do with it, the files are from an external hard drive.

Log Files:

DVD_0
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START PROCESS
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<20/7/2556 17:58:45>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: NTSC
DVD Titles number: 3
DVD Size: 3821/4450 MB (86%)
DVD Output Setup: Burn DVD
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: D:\Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 1
PAL SpeedUp: 0
Video Resolution: 0
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6500
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 1
DVD Audio Language (Primary): JA - Japanese
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 18pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: E:\
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust ffdshow at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0
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<20/7/2556 17:58:45>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: AVC - 700 kbps - 1280x720 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 24:29 minutes - 35234 frames
Audio 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: Vorbis - 48 kbps - VBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 24:29 minutes (0 ms delay) - JA
Subs 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: SubStation Alpha (SSA) - JA
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
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<20/7/2556 17:58:45>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" , FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Forced 'FFAudioSource' to extract secondary Audio Tracks
Audio = FFAudioSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv", track=2, cachefile="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\A2 DFFA_" + String(Rand()) + ".cache")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
#Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

Audio = Audio.ConvertToMono

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<20/7/2556 17:58:46>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 1226.7 MB
Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 01_Durarara 04.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 1_Durarara 04_1.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 1_Durarara 04.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*1PASS
*BITRATE 7000
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*TFF
*PULLDOWN
*BIAS 70
*DC_PREC 10
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 1
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*DBPATH C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp
*WAIT 2
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<20/7/2556 18:18:07>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04.m2v (1044.6 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 5963 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:3 Pulldown) - 24:29 minutes - 35233 frames
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<20/7/2556 18:18:07>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 01_Durarara 04_1.avs" - | "D:\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -b 128 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 - "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_1.ac3"
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<20/7/2556 18:18:25>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.ac3 (22.4 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 128 kbps - CBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 24:30 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<20/7/2556 18:18:25>
START SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
MKVExtract Parameters: tracks "G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv" 3:"C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tl e_01_Durarara 04.ssa"
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<20/7/2556 18:18:32>
END SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 1_Durarara 04.ssa (32.2 KB)
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<20/7/2556 18:18:32>
START SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
SSA/ASS to SRT conversion routine applied (304 subtitles converted)
SRT fixing routine applied (6 lines fixed)
SubtitleCreator Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 01_Durarara 04.srt" -p4 -i"D:\AVStoDVD\SubtitleCreator\Examples\VTS_01_1.IF O"
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<20/7/2556 18:18:50>
END SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.sup (.71 MB)
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<20/7/2556 18:18:50>
TITLE 2 SOURCE FILES
Video: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv
Info: AVC - 700 kbps - 1280x720 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 24:29 minutes - 35235 frames
Audio 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv
Info: Vorbis - 48 kbps - VBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 24:29 minutes (0 ms delay) - JA
Subs 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv
Info: SubStation Alpha (SSA) - JA
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
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<20/7/2556 18:18:50>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" , FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Forced 'FFAudioSource' to extract secondary Audio Tracks
Audio = FFAudioSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv", track=2, cachefile="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\A2 DFFA_" + String(Rand()) + ".cache")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
#Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

Audio = Audio.ConvertToMono

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<20/7/2556 18:18:50>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 1226.7 MB
Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 02_Durarara 05.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 2_Durarara 05_1.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 2_Durarara 05.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*1PASS
*BITRATE 7000
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*TFF
*PULLDOWN
*BIAS 70
*DC_PREC 10
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 1
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*DBPATH C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp
*WAIT 2
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<20/7/2556 18:38:55>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05.m2v (979.4 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 5590 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:3 Pulldown) - 24:29 minutes - 35234 frames
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<20/7/2556 18:38:55>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 02_Durarara 05_1.avs" - | "D:\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -b 128 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 - "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_1.ac3"
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<20/7/2556 18:39:34>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.ac3 (22.6 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 128 kbps - CBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 24:37 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<20/7/2556 18:39:34>
START SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
MKVExtract Parameters: tracks "G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 05.mkv" 3:"C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tl e_02_Durarara 05.ssa"
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<20/7/2556 18:39:41>
END SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 2_Durarara 05.ssa (40.2 KB)
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<20/7/2556 18:39:42>
START SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
SSA/ASS to SRT conversion routine applied (406 subtitles converted)
SRT fixing routine applied (18 lines fixed)
SubtitleCreator Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 02_Durarara 05.srt" -p4 -i"D:\AVStoDVD\SubtitleCreator\Examples\VTS_01_1 .IF O"
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<20/7/2556 18:39:45>
END SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.sup (.8 MB)
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<20/7/2556 18:39:45>
TITLE 3 SOURCE FILES
Video: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv
Info: AVC - 700 kbps - 1280x720 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 24:29 minutes - 35235 frames
Audio 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv
Info: Vorbis - 48 kbps - VBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 24:29 minutes (0 ms delay) - JA
Subs 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv
Info: SubStation Alpha (SSA) - JA
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
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<20/7/2556 18:39:45>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("D:\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" , FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Forced 'FFAudioSource' to extract secondary Audio Tracks
Audio = FFAudioSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv", track=2, cachefile="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\A2 DFFA_" + String(Rand()) + ".cache")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
#Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

Audio = Audio.ConvertToMono

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<20/7/2556 18:39:45>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 1226.7 MB
Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 03_Durarara 06.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 3_Durarara 06_1.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 3_Durarara 06.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*1PASS
*BITRATE 7000
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*PROGRESSIVE
*TFF
*PULLDOWN
*BIAS 70
*DC_PREC 10
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 1
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*DBPATH C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp
*WAIT 2
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<20/7/2556 18:58:09>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06.m2v (1089.9 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 6221 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:3 Pulldown) - 24:29 minutes - 35233 frames
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<20/7/2556 18:58:09>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 03_Durarara 06_1.avs" - | "D:\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -b 128 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 - "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_1.ac3"
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<20/7/2556 18:58:47>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.ac3 (22.4 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 128 kbps - CBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 24:30 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<20/7/2556 18:58:47>
START SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
MKVExtract Parameters: tracks "G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 06.mkv" 3:"C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tl e_03_Durarara 06.ssa"
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<20/7/2556 18:58:55>
END SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Title_0 3_Durarara 06.ssa (36.2 KB)
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<20/7/2556 18:58:55>
START SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
SSA/ASS to SRT conversion routine applied (368 subtitles converted)
SRT fixing routine applied (9 lines fixed)
SubtitleCreator Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ti tle_ 03_Durarara 06.srt" -p4 -i"D:\AVStoDVD\SubtitleCreator\Examples\VTS_01_1 .IF O"
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<20/7/2556 18:58:58>
END SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.sup (.72 MB)
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<20/7/2556 18:58:59>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Ba tchM ux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "D:\Videos\DVD_0\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Mu xMan .mxp"
-l "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Mu xMan .log"
-muxman "D:\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-palette "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Pa lett e.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_1.ac3"
-a1lang ja
-s1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_1.sup"
-s1lang en
-s1ext 1
-cellfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_ Dura rara 04_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2v "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05.m2v"
-SEG2vidmode LB
-SEG2a1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_1.ac3"
-SEG2a1lang ja
-SEG2s1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_1.sup"
-SEG2s1lang en
-SEG2s1ext 1
-SEG2cellfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2progfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_Chapters.txt"
-SEG2chapfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_ Dura rara 05_Chapters.txt"
-SEG3v "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06.m2v"
-SEG3vidmode LB
-SEG3a1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_1.ac3"
-SEG3a1lang ja
-SEG3s1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_1.sup"
-SEG3s1lang en
-SEG3s1ext 1
-SEG3cellfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_Chapters.txt"
-SEG3progfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_Chapters.txt"
-SEG3chapfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_ Dura rara 06_Chapters.txt"

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<20/7/2556 19:01:11>
Process aborted during DVD AUTHORING operations!

DVD Authoring operation failed, probably caused by excessive bitrate.
Decrease video and/or audio bitrates and then retry the project.

Check following files for more details:

AVStoDVD log file <D:\Videos\DVD_0.log>
BatchMux log file <D:\Videos\DVD_0_BatchMux.log>

For more troubleshooting on Authoring issues, see Help/FAQ/Authoring.
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<20/7/2556 19:01:13>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.7.0
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DVD_0_BatchMux
BatchMux version --> 1.3
Destination Folder --> D:\Videos\DVD_0\VIDEO_TS
MuxMan Script File --> C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan. mxp
MuxMan Log String --> -l "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Mu xMan .log"
Folder of the MuxMan executable --> D:\AVStoDVD\MuxMan
Check presence of MuxMan.exe --> PASSED
Palette File --> C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_Palette .txt
Default Palette --> SUCCESSFULLY REDEFINED
Segment #1 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 16:9
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 8789
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 224
Segment #1 - Video Display Mode --> LB
Segment #1 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.ac3
Segment #1 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> ja
Segment #1 - Subpicture File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.sup
Segment #1 - Subpic Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #1 - Subpic Lang Ext #1 --> 1
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Cells --> 5
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Programs --> 5
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Chapters --> 5
Segment #2 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 16:9
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 8789
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 224
Segment #2 - Video Display Mode --> LB
Segment #2 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.ac3
Segment #2 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> ja
Segment #2 - Subpicture File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.sup
Segment #2 - Subpic Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #2 - Subpic Lang Ext #1 --> 1
Segment #2 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_Chapters.txt
Segment #2 - Total Nr of Cells --> 5
Segment #2 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_Chapters.txt
Segment #2 - Total Nr of Programs --> 5
Segment #2 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_Chapters.txt
Segment #2 - Total Nr of Chapters --> 5
Segment #3 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 16:9
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 8789
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 224
Segment #3 - Video Display Mode --> LB
Segment #3 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.ac3
Segment #3 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> ja
Segment #3 - Subpicture File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.sup
Segment #3 - Subpic Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #3 - Subpic Lang Ext #1 --> 1
Segment #3 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_Chapters.txt
Segment #3 - Total Nr of Cells --> 5
Segment #3 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_Chapters.txt
Segment #3 - Total Nr of Programs --> 5
Segment #3 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_Chapters.txt
Segment #3 - Total Nr of Chapters --> 5
Started preparation of --> MUXMAN SCRIPT
Completed preparation of --> MUXMAN SCRIPT
MuxMan RunString --> -run
Strings (local stack - bytes) --> 2532
Time Codes (local heap - bytes) --> 553
Static memory usage % --> 2.35
Starting MuxMan Authoring with --> LOW task priority
MuxMan Authoring --> COMPLETE
Printing out --> MUXMAN LOG

-- MuxMan version 0.16.8
-- Opened script file C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_0_MuxMan. mxp
-- Accepted audio C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.ac3
-- Opened sub 1 file C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_01_Durar ara 04_1.sup.
-- Accepted audio C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.ac3
-- Opened sub 1 file C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_02_Durar ara 05_1.sup.
-- Accepted audio C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.ac3
-- Opened sub 1 file C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_0_Title_03_Durar ara 06_1.sup.
--
-- 19:00:06 Begin multiplex VTS01.
-- Title Segment List
-- Seg1
-- Encoded stream 20 is script stream 1.
-- Maximum audio duration 88140 fields.
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn1 at 00:00:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn2 at 00:05:00:10, requested for 00:05:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn3 at 00:10:00:14, requested for 00:10:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn4 at 00:15:00:10, requested for 00:15:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn5 at 00:20:00:05, requested for 00:20:00:00
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 29985 bytes at 122585229, sector 510332.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 32379 bytes at 122589734, sector 510363.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 11112 bytes at 122592737, sector 510384.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 31013 bytes at 122597241, sector 510414.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 11188 bytes at 122612256, sector 510767.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 24925 bytes at 122615259, sector 510768.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 25309 bytes at 122619764, sector 510769.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 11978 bytes at 122630274, sector 510853.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 25407 bytes at 122634779, sector 510853.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 10910 bytes at 122637782, sector 510853.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 28622 bytes at 122687331, sector 511083.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 35446 bytes at 122690334, sector 511084.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 28180 bytes at 122694839, sector 511085.
-- Multiplex operation failed, probably caused by excessive bitrate.

Segment memory resources --> RELEASED
Local Stack memory --> RELEASED
File i/o structures --> DEALLOCATED

I'm a bit new to this stuff, so I have no clue how to solve this. Again, any help would be welcome.

[_MrC_]

Quite interesting: in my experience HCenc is very accurate in bitrate targeting.

I would suggest to try with 'FFmpeg CBR 1-pass' profile, maybe with title 1 only to speed up the test and see if there are still issues. Don't worry too much about video quality: @7000 kbps FFmpeg CBR and HCenc VBR are very close.



Bye

[Seeker47]

A disproportionate quantity of the projects that fail (here) seem to involve MKV sources.
(But you knew that already . . . . )

Quite interesting: in my experience HCenc is very accurate in bitrate targeting.

I would suggest to try with 'FFmpeg CBR 1-pass' profile, maybe with title 1 only to speed up the test and see if there are still issues. Don't worry too much about video quality: @7000 kbps FFmpeg CBR and HCenc VBR are very close.

I still don't have all that good an idea as to what the limits may be for reasonably good results. I just had to fit two 42 minute titles onto a DVD-5, including subs. The project specs were showing a bit over 5,000 kbps (for HCenc), and I was expecting it to come out looking not that good. But, it looks fine on the monitor. We'll see if that result holds up, on a 42" or larger tv screen.

[Ultimate Bob]

It still failed, got the excessive bitrate thing again. I guess the problem lies in the "muxing audio/video" part. I tried changing the settings to 4000 video average bitrate, with 2500 for lower average and 6000 for higher average. Used FFmpeg CBR 1-Pass for video encoding.

For audio, it was 96/128? kbps.

Also, thanks for trying to help.

Log files

DVD_8

<22/7/2556 2:18:14>
START PROCESS
<>

<22/7/2556 2:18:14>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: NTSC
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 727/4450 MB (16%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 1
PAL SpeedUp: 0
Video Resolution: 0
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6000
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 6000
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 128
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 1
DVD Audio Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 18pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: E: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SN-208AB LA02
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust ffdshow at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0
<>

<22/7/2556 2:18:14>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: AVC - 700 kbps - 1280x720 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 24:29 minutes - 35234 frames
Audio 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: Vorbis - 48 kbps - VBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 24:29 minutes (0 ms delay) - JA
Subs 1: G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv
Info: SubStation Alpha (SSA) - JA
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
<>

<22/7/2556 2:18:14>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
LoadPlugin("C:\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")

Video = A2DVideoSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" , FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Forced 'FFAudioSource' to extract secondary Audio Tracks
Audio = FFAudioSource("G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv", track=2, cachefile="C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\A2 DFFA_" + String(Rand()) + ".cache")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
#Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

Audio = Audio.ConvertToMono

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
<>

<22/7/2556 2:18:14>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: FFmpeg CBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 701 MB
Encoding Parameters: -i "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Durara ra 04_1.avs" -threads 4 -aspect 16:9 -c:v mpeg2video -b:v 4000k -minrate 4000k -maxrate 4000k -bufsize 2000k -dc 8 -y "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v"
<>

<22/7/2556 2:24:24>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v (700.7 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4000 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 24:28 minutes - 35199 frames
<>

<22/7/2556 2:24:24>
START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown Parameters: "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v" -srcfps 23.976 -destfps 29.97 -inplace -tff
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:07>
END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown executed on File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v (700.7 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 4000 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:3 Pulldown) - 24:29 minutes - 35232 frames
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:07>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Durara ra 04_1.avs" - | "C:\AVStoDVD\Aften\aften.exe" -b 96 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 - "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.ac3"
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:43>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.ac3 (16.8 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 96 kbps - CBR - 1 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 24:30 minutes (0 ms delay)
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:43>
START SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
MKVExtract Parameters: tracks "G:\Anime\Durarara\Durarara 04.mkv" 3:"C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Dura rara 04.ssa"
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:50>
END SUBS EXTRACTING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Durarar a 04.ssa (32.2 KB)
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:50>
START SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
SSA/ASS to SRT conversion routine applied (304 subtitles converted)
SRT fixing routine applied (6 lines fixed)
SubtitleCreator Parameters: "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Durara ra 04.srt" -p4 -i"C:\AVStoDVD\SubtitleCreator\Examples\VTS_01_1.IF O"
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:56>
END SUBS ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.sup (.71 MB)
<>

<22/7/2556 2:25:57>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_BatchM ux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan .mxp"
-l "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan .log"
-muxman "C:\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-palette "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Palett e.txt"
-v "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.ac3"
-a1lang en
-s1 "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.sup"
-s1lang en
-s1ext 1
-cellfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt"
-progfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt"
-chapfr "C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt"

<>







DVD_8_BatchMux

BatchMux version --> 1.3
Destination Folder --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8\VIDEO_TS
MuxMan Script File --> C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan. mxp
MuxMan Log String --> -l "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan .log"
Folder of the MuxMan executable --> C:\AVStoDVD\MuxMan
Check presence of MuxMan.exe --> PASSED
Palette File --> C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_Palette .txt
Default Palette --> SUCCESSFULLY REDEFINED
Segment #1 - Video File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04.m2v
Checking asset for importing as --> M2V, M1V, MPV
Video Coding Mode --> MPEG-2
Video Resolution (Nominal) --> (720x480)
MPEG-2 Aspect Ratio (DAR) --> 16:9
Video Frame Rate --> 29,97 fps
Video Bitrate (Nominal, Kbps) --> 3906
VBV Buffer Size (Kbyte) --> 246
Segment #1 - Video Display Mode --> LB
Segment #1 - Audio #1 File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.ac3
Segment #1 - Audio Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #1 - Subpicture File #1 --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.sup
Segment #1 - Subpic Lang Code #1 --> en
Segment #1 - Subpic Lang Ext #1 --> 1
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Cells --> 5
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Programs --> 5
Segment #1 - Timeframe file --> C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_Chapters.txt
Segment #1 - Total Nr of Chapters --> 5
Started preparation of --> MUXMAN SCRIPT
Completed preparation of --> MUXMAN SCRIPT
MuxMan RunString --> -run
Strings (local stack - bytes) --> 1067
Time Codes (local heap - bytes) --> 193
Static memory usage % --> 0.96
Starting MuxMan Authoring with --> LOW task priority
MuxMan Authoring --> COMPLETE
Printing out --> MUXMAN LOG

-- MuxMan version 0.16.8
-- Opened script file C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_8_MuxMan. mxp
-- Accepted audio C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.ac3
-- Opened sub 1 file C:\Users\Administrator\Videos\DVD_8_Durarara 04_1.sup.
--
-- 02:26:19 Begin multiplex VTS01.
-- Title Segment List
-- Seg1
-- Encoded stream 20 is script stream 1.
-- Maximum audio duration 88140 fields.
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn1 at 00:00:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn2 at 00:05:00:06, requested for 00:05:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn3 at 00:10:00:14, requested for 00:10:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn4 at 00:15:00:00
-- Starting scene Seg1_Scn5 at 00:20:00:09, requested for 00:20:00:00
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 54710 bytes at 122585229, sector 348390.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 41134 bytes at 122589734, sector 348421.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 8287 bytes at 122592737, sector 348441.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 3590 bytes at 122597241, sector 348472.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 3212 bytes at 122600244, sector 348493.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 12177 bytes at 122604749, sector 348523.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122607752, sector 348544.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122612256, sector 348575.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122615259, sector 348595.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122619764, sector 348626.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122622767, sector 348646.
-- P-STD buffer underflow by 20854 bytes at 122627271, sector 348677.
-- Multiplex operation failed, probably caused by excessive bitrate.

Segment memory resources --> RELEASED
Local Stack memory --> RELEASED
File i/o structures --> DEALLOCATED

[theewizard]

i know i gonna take a HIT for saying this
MKV container is TO forgiving , you can put almost any codec and bitrate video & audio into it

this is great for "ONE WAY" conversion from DVD to play on your media PC, and many people love it

its FREAKING terrible, for reconversion later to another format, although the defenders can't seem to understand this point

i avoid all MKV, i had to many hassles with it, i simply refuse use it or work with MKV files

[_MrC_]

@Ultimate Bob

last try: switch from 'A2DSource' to 'FFMpegSource' in 'Preferences'/'AviSynth' (do that *before* adding the mkv title to the project).

If you get another fail, do you have the possibility to uploade the mkv anywhere to test it?



Bye

[Ultimate Bob]

Thank you very much, it converted fine now. It's really nice to see a developer actively helping on the forums. And yeah, MKV is a kinda problematic format.

[davexnet]

I've seen something like this myself, it crashed when the subs were included, but ran to completion if the subs were
removed from the project. As above, it crashed in batchmux/muxman.

In my case,switching to ffmpegsource didn't affect the outcome.
I noticed in the case where the project failed, batchmux.bat and batchmux.log were created and opened up in a visible window.
However, in the case that worked, those files never showed up. What decides if batchmux runs or not?

Here's dvd_4 and dvd_5, dvd_4 worked and those batchmux files were not present.

[_MrC_]

@dave

if standard BatchMux/Muxman routine (BatchMux directly called by the code) fails, then the BatchMux.bat file is created and run, because it can redirect the BatchMux echo to an output log file (DVD_X_BatchMux.log). In that way we can read the BatchMux.log file (much more useful than Muxman.log) and try to understand what's going on with the failed authoring.

Some years ago I have asked to Sir Didymus (BatchMux author) to add the log file generation as an option, but unfortunately the development of BatchMux is "on hold".

Could you please send me the 'DVD_1_Title_01_Durarara 04_1.sup' and 'DVD_1_Title_02_Durarara 05_1.sup' files, the first seems to be problematic, the latter to be ok.



Bye

[Seeker47]

I've seen something like this myself, it crashed when the subs were included, but ran to completion if the subs were
removed from the project. As above, it crashed in batchmux/muxman.

Yes, exactly. Thank you. Many cases of this here, either involving the subs or audio -- or both -- over various versions of AVS. (Although some of the AVS components may not have changed.) And sometimes, the MKV works just fine. Go figure. For a while, I thought that it was related to use of an AVC codec, and perhaps it was, but I've just about given up on trying to work the cause out. Nearly always, if full vid + aud resource files were generated from a partially completed project, up to where it bombed out, I was able to manually finish it, by separately adding a discrete .Srt file obtained from Opensubtitles or somewhere else, in a second pass. Or, if there was an incomplete or no audio file, I could generate one separately via AudioExtractor, and then do likewise.

I not sure if _MrC_ was able to replicate any of this from the examples I made available. In the most recent case where I did this, it had happened here, but did not happen for him.

This remains a mysterious mess. Whenever I get another MKV file, I'm thinking 'Here we go again.' However, it continues to be a popular and prevalent format, so I guess we're stuck.

[_MrC_]

@Seeker

when you get another issue with mkv sources please:

1. Post the project log file
2. Take a screenshot of GraphStudio rendering of the source mkv
3. In case, add the link to the mkv

Trying to replicate the issue is the only way to understand and (hopefully) solve.



Bye

[davexnet]

Hi MrC,
thanks for explaining, it makes sense when you watch it. You see the normal muxman status window
and it gets about half way and abruptly disappears. Immediately followed by the batch window.

Here's the complete set of subtitle files that appeared in the project temp folder:

[_MrC_]

@dave

I have tried with a small sample mkv (FFmpeg CBR @ 8500kbps) and both the sup files, but Muxman did not complain. Do you have the possibility to upload the original mkv file?



Bye

[davexnet]

MrC,
here's the link (140 MB)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/yjdqbj3oz4y8mba/Durarara_04.zip

Out of interest, I repeated your experiment - took an unrelated avi file of a similar length (about 25 minutes)
and created project with the troublesome SUP file. I got the same crash in Muxman.

I tried another thing also; used the old Vobsub/subresync program to convert the troublesome SSA file to SRT.
Used this new file in the AVStoDVD project and it finished cleanly this time
Here are the srt files in case you want to compare them.

[_MrC_]

@dave

got the issue: one of the SSA file (04) has some 'Comment' events. Current SSA->SRT routine in AVStoDVD does not handle those events, converting them to standard subtitles as they are 'Dialogue' events. Some of the 'Comments' events have '0:00:00.00,0:00:00.00' duration. The conversions to SRT and then to SUP lead to a overflow subtitle.

Next 2.7.1 release will fix that issue (see attachment).

Thanks for the bug report and for the hint.



Bye

[davexnet]

MrC,
you're welcome, glad to have helped !

Dave

[Seeker47]

got the issue: one of the SSA file (04) has some 'Comment' events. Current SSA->SRT routine in AVStoDVD does not handle those events, converting them to standard subtitles as they are 'Dialogue' events. Some of the 'Comments' events have '0:00:00.00,0:00:00.00' duration. The conversions to SRT and then to SUP lead to a overflow subtitle.

Next 2.7.1 release will fix that issue (see attachment).

Many of the .Srt files may have something at the beginning &/or end of the file, crediting (for example) Opensubtitles.Com, possibly the translator(s), etc., and this is not tied to any timing or onscreen content. Does that constitute a 'comment', possibly throwing this process off ?

(We've also seen things like some Bold or Italics markers in the file causing problems in the past . . . . )

[_MrC_]

@Seeker

send me a sample SRT with those credits, I will see if the current 'Fix SRT' routine already handle them. If not, I will surely update it.



Bye

[Seeker47]

@Seeker

send me a sample SRT with those credits, I will see if the current 'Fix SRT' routine already handle them. If not, I will surely update it.



Bye

Hi _MrC_,

I'll keep a lookout for such samples to send you. That said, I just used one like that, and it sailed right through, working with no problems. (Had to d/l it separately for a second try, after the included .Sub / .Idx pairs seemed to have been processed by AVS, but yielded zero English subs with the Swedish language track.) This makes it hard to have much confidence that we've identified most of the variables.

[theewizard]

i have one question 'not regarding' the current discussion

can avisynth version utilized by avs2dvd, use any of the scripts and filters that are posted in other editing/conversion threads

can a denoise or sharping script , deinterlacing (yadif) etc.. be inserted in and used when authoring a dvd

i know the scripts can be edited, but how much can be done

i

[sambat]

FWIW, version 2.7.0 using mpeg2 source files with compliant 5.1 ac3 audio, it insisted on downmixing to two channels until I replaced ffmpeg.exe with the latest version.

[davexnet]

Hi MrC, question about two audio streams. Playing around further with the MKV file we looked at recently;
the file has English and Japanese audio. Selecting both sources when the file is added to the project results
in English being the default. Both languages are in the DVD and the Japanese can be selected.

I wanted to try and make the default language Japanese, but I'm having some difficulty. I modified the Preferences/authoring
to select Japanese as the Primary language and English as the secondary - but when I create the DVD, English is still
the default. Is there something further I need to do?

I was using FFmpeg for video source and A2Dsource for audio. Switched to FFmpeg for both, but no effect.
Thanks,
Dave

[_MrC_]

AVStoDVD release 2.7.1 is available.

Change log:

- Some bugs fixed
- Added errors check just after IDX/SUB and SRT subtitles external files loading
- Added 'Fix IDX' routine for IDX/SUB subtitles
- Added assets folder free disc space check at project start up
- Added 'Full Preview' option in DVD Menu Editor
- Replaced Avs2Avi with FFmpeg for NULL encoding purposes (Avs2Avi has been actually removed from AVStoDVD package)
- Improved ReadAVSInfo routine
- Improved 'Open Project' routine (now it detects media files as wrong input and switch to 'Add Title' routine)
- Improved 'Fix SRT' routine for authored subtitles
- Improved ASS subtitles parsing routine
- Improved log activity



Bye

[_MrC_]

@theewizard

of course you can edit the AviSynth script. If you need assistance how to build a valid script, just post here your try.

@sambat

could you please post here the project log file with the original ffmpeg release.

@dave

'Preferences'/'Authoring' is the right place to select primary and secondary audio and subs languages. What are you using to play the resulting DVD? Are you sure there is no default setting to English language in that player? Finally... post here the project log file.



Bye