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  1. Originally Posted by manono View Post
    Originally Posted by jond View Post
    I am having issues with the position of subtitles in my authored DVDs -- they are too low.
    They can easily be raised after making the DVD using DVDSubEdit. It's not worth reencoding just for subtitle positioning.
    Works fine and I will use it but, as a tool, AVStoDVD should allow for this control as well. It has controls for it but they do not seem to work.
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  2. Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Subtitle position works for me using the latest release (2.73) Did you remember to save the
    current preferences as default?
    The latest release does let me move the subtitle position.

    I am happy now.

    Thanks!!!
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Can you provide the main AVStoDVD log to match the above HCenc log ?

    I do see two things, if you're going to use the BEST profile, set DC Precision to 10.
    Secondly, there are avisynth frame errors.
    I didn't remember seeing any other log than the ones I listed before, so I ran the test again with a different file, this time a 1080p WEB-DL MKV ("tv show.mkv"). DC Precision was set to AUTO, so I changed it to 10. Once again, it made it through the first pass and then failed before the second. I changed the DVD Assets Path, Temp Files Path and Output Folder to the same directory. Here's a list of the only files produced:

    DVD_0.log
    DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.ini
    DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.log
    DVD_0_tv show.m2v
    DVD_0_tv show_1.avs
    HC01.dbs

    Here's the DVD_0.log:

    Code:
    <2/6/2014 5:57:21 PM>
    START PROCESS
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 5:57:21 PM>
    PROJECT SETTINGS
    
    DVD Video Standard: NTSC
    DVD Titles number: 1
    DVD Size: 2766/4450 MB (62%)
    DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
    DVD Label: DVD
    DVD Menu: No Menu
    Output Folder: C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP
    Delete Temp Assets Files: No
    Delete Temp Working Files: No
    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: 2500
    Video Profile Level 2: 2500
    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): EN - English
    DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
    Chapters Interval: 5
    Use Source Chapters: 1
    DVD Burning Drive: D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F SB03
    DVD Burning Speed: 4x
    Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
    Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
    Adjust ffdshow at runtime: 1
    Save General Settings: 0
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 5:57:21 PM>
    TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
    Video: C:\tv show.mkv
    Info: AVC - 4874 kbps - 1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 43:00 minutes - 61860 frames
    Audio 1: C:\tv show.mkv
    Info: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 43:00 minutes (0 ms delay) - EN
    [MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 5:57:21 PM>
    AVISYNTH SCRIPT
    Import("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
    
    Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\tv show.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP", FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
    # Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
    Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\tv show.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP")
    
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    #Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS
    
    AudioDub(Video, Audio)
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 5:57:21 PM>
    START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
    Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 2-pass
    Target Video FileSize: 2614.3 MB
    Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.ini"
    HCenc ini file:
    *INFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show_1.avs
    *AVSRELOAD
    *OUTFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show.m2v
    *LOGFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.log
    *MAXBITRATE 9000
    *BITRATE 8500
    *PROFILE BEST
    *ASPECT 16:9
    *PROGRESSIVE
    *TFF
    *PULLDOWN
    *BIAS 80
    *DC_PREC 10
    *MATRIX MPEG
    *AQ 1
    *LUMGAIN 1
    *SMP
    *PRIORITY IDLE
    *DBPATH  C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP
    *WAIT 2
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 6:14:16 PM>
    Process aborted during Title 1 VIDEO encoding operations.
    
    For Video issues troubleshooting see Help/FAQ/Video section.
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 6:14:16 PM>
    Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.7.2 Hotfix build 131017
    <>
    Here's DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.log:
    Code:
                  -----------------------------------------
                  | HCenc - MPEG2 encoder - rel. 0.26.0.0 |
                  -----------------------------------------
    
    MPEG profile@level:    MP@ML
    input:                 C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show_1.avs
    output:                C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_tv show.m2v
    
                  --------------------
                  | encoder settings |
                  --------------------
    
    profile:               BEST
    frames:                0 - 61859
    framerate:             23.976
    aspect ratio:          16:9
    chroma format:         4:2:0
    bitrate Kb/s:          8500
    max. bitrate Kb/s:     9000
    pulldown:              yes, 23.976 --> 29.97
    closed gops:           no
    VBV check:             yes
    VBV size (bits):       1835008
    scene change det:      yes
    interlaced:            no, TFF
    goplen,B-pic:          AUTO 12
    dc_precision:          10
    intraVLC:              auto
    scan method:           zigzag
    bias:                  80
    chapter frames:        0
    time code:             0  0  0  0
    CPU:                   SSE4 (4.2)
    priority:              idle
    SMP active:            yes
    matrix:                MPEG, adaptive
    luminance gain:        yes, level 1
    adaptive quantization: yes, strength 1
    deadzone quantization: auto
    
                  ------------------
                  |  source stats  |
                  ------------------
    
    nr. of frames in source:         61860
    width*height:                    720x480
    fps:                             23.976
    nr. of frames to encode:         61860
    frames to encode:                0 - 61859
    This time, the DVD_0_tv show.HCenc.log doesn't provide the encoding stats like last time, although it appeared to complete the first pass. Thanks for taking the time to look at this, davexnet!
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    Try this. On the A2D preferences Misc tab, set encoder priority to LOW. On the Avisynth tab, set video source filter to
    FFmpegsource. Save preferences as default.
    Load your source file. On the title/edit avisynth tab, deselect "auto script" and use "trim" to select, say, the first
    30,000 frames. On the video tab, deselect "auto video setup " and "auto bitrate"

    Set encoder to 2-pass HCenc. In the HCenc advanced options, set DC Prec to 10, Profile to best and Bias to 30.
    (save as default). In Video avg bitrate, set it to 7500. Give this a try. Please post both logs if it fails.
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Try this. On the A2D preferences Misc tab, set encoder priority to LOW. On the Avisynth tab, set video source filter to
    FFmpegsource. Save preferences as default.
    Load your source file. On the title/edit avisynth tab, deselect "auto script" and use "trim" to select, say, the first
    30,000 frames. On the video tab, deselect "auto video setup " and "auto bitrate"

    Set encoder to 2-pass HCenc. In the HCenc advanced options, set DC Prec to 10, Profile to best and Bias to 30.
    (save as default). In Video avg bitrate, set it to 7500. Give this a try. Please post both logs if it fails.
    Nuts, it failed again. Here is DVD_0.log:

    Code:
    <2/6/2014 7:43:52 PM>
    START PROCESS
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:43:52 PM>
    PROJECT SETTINGS
    
    DVD Video Standard: NTSC
    DVD Titles number: 1
    DVD Size: 1185/4450 MB (27%)
    DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
    DVD Label: DVD
    DVD Menu: No Menu
    Output Folder: C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP
    Delete Temp Assets Files: No
    Delete Temp Working Files: No
    Edit Command Parameters: No
    Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window
    
    PREFERENCES
    
    MultiThread: 1
    AVS Video Source Filter: FFMpegSource
    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: 2500
    Video Profile Level 2: 2500
    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): EN - English
    DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
    DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
    Chapters Interval: 5
    Use Source Chapters: 1
    DVD Burning Drive: D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F SB03
    DVD Burning Speed: 4x
    Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
    Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
    Adjust ffdshow at runtime: 1
    Save General Settings: 0
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:43:53 PM>
    TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
    Video: C:\TVSHOW.mkv
    Info: AVC - 4874 kbps - 1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 43:00 minutes - 61860 frames
    Audio 1: C:\TVSHOW.mkv
    Info: AC3 - 384 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 43:00 minutes (0 ms delay) - EN
    [MediaInfoLib - v0.7.61]
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:43:53 PM>
    AVISYNTH SCRIPT
    Import("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")
    LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")
    
    # Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
    Audio = A2DAudioSource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP")
    Video = FFVideoSource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv", track=-1, seekmode=0)
    
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    #Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS
    
    AudioDub(Video, Audio)
    
    Trim(0,30000)
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:43:53 PM>
    START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
    Encoding Profile: HCenc VBR 2-pass
    Target Video FileSize: 1118.5 MB
    Encoding Parameters: -ini "C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW.HCenc.ini"
    HCenc ini file:
    *INFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs
    *AVSRELOAD
    *OUTFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW.m2v
    *LOGFILE C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW.HCenc.log
    *MAXBITRATE 9000
    *BITRATE 7500
    *PROFILE BEST
    *ASPECT 16:9
    *PROGRESSIVE
    *TFF
    *PULLDOWN
    *BIAS 30
    *DC_PREC 10
    *MATRIX MPEG
    *AQ 1
    *LUMGAIN 1
    *SMP
    *PRIORITY LOW
    *DBPATH  C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP
    *WAIT 2
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:52:03 PM>
    Process aborted during Title 1 VIDEO encoding operations.
    
    For Video issues troubleshooting see Help/FAQ/Video section.
    <>
    
    <2/6/2014 7:52:03 PM>
    Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.7.2 Hotfix build 131017
    <>
    Here's DVD_0_TVSHOW.HCenc.log:

    Code:
                  -----------------------------------------
                  | HCenc - MPEG2 encoder - rel. 0.26.0.0 |
                  -----------------------------------------
    
    MPEG profile@level:    MP@ML
    input:                 C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs
    output:                C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW.m2v
    
                  --------------------
                  | encoder settings |
                  --------------------
    
    profile:               BEST
    frames:                0 - 30000
    framerate:             23.976
    aspect ratio:          16:9
    chroma format:         4:2:0
    bitrate Kb/s:          7500
    max. bitrate Kb/s:     9000
    pulldown:              yes, 23.976 --> 29.97
    closed gops:           no
    VBV check:             yes
    VBV size (bits):       1835008
    scene change det:      yes
    interlaced:            no, TFF
    goplen,B-pic:          AUTO 12
    dc_precision:          10
    intraVLC:              auto
    scan method:           zigzag
    bias:                  30
    chapter frames:        0
    time code:             0  0  0  0
    CPU:                   SSE4 (4.2)
    priority:              low
    SMP active:            yes
    matrix:                MPEG, adaptive
    luminance gain:        yes, level 1
    adaptive quantization: yes, strength 1
    deadzone quantization: auto
    
                  ------------------
                  |  source stats  |
                  ------------------
    
    nr. of frames in source:         30001
    width*height:                    720x480
    fps:                             23.976
    nr. of frames to encode:         30001
    frames to encode:                0 - 30000
    
                  ---------------------
                  | encoding - pass 1 |
                  ---------------------
    
    pass 1 encoding time:            0:07:53 (472.90 s)
    fps:                             63.4
    
                  --------------------------------
                  | encoding - intermediate pass |
                  --------------------------------
    
    bitrate set to:                  7500 kb/s
    estimated output file length:    1145592 kB
    intermediate encoding time:      0.10 s
    
                  ---------------------
                  | encoding - pass 2 |
                  ---------------------
    
    pass 2 encoding time:            0:00:00 (0.43 s)
    fps:                             70425.7
    
                  ------------------
                  | encoding stats |
                  ------------------
    
    
    adapted intra matrix used
    adapted non-intra matrix used
    
    nr. of gops:          1
    nr. of frames:        30001
    nr. of I-frames:      0
    nr. of P-frames:      0
    nr. of B-frames:      0
    average bitrate:      0
    minimum bitrate:      16777
    maximum bitrate:      0
    
    bytes in bitstream:   158
    bits in bitstream:    1264
    
    average Quantizer:    0.000
    
    total CPU time:       0:17:46 (1066.20 s)
    total elapsed time:   0:08:04 (484.22 s)
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    When the HCenc encoder is running, and it's window is open, have you tried turning on, "preview"
    (bottom right) - what do you see?
    Your encoding stats above do not reflect any video all - no I,B or P frames, no bitrate.

    Do you still have this file in the temp folder? DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs
    Drag it into Virtualdub and see what error you get.

    Uninstall and reinstall the latest beta of AVisynth
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    When the HCenc encoder is running, and it's window is open, have you tried turning on, "preview"
    (bottom right) - what do you see?
    Your encoding stats above do not reflect any video all - no I,B or P frames, no bitrate.

    Do you still have this file in the temp folder? DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs
    Drag it into Virtualdub and see what error you get.

    Uninstall and reinstall the latest beta of AVisynth
    I've used the preview window before to try to "see" what's going on. When enabled, it updates pretty frequently at first, but as the encode progresses, it updates more slowly. It goes from a couple frames per second in the beginning to several seconds between frames toward the end.

    When I drag DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs into VirtualDub 1.10.4, I get the following error:

    Code:
    Avisynth open failure:
    FFVideoSource: Failed to open 'C:\TVSHOW.mkv.ffindex' for writing
    (C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs, line 6)
    Here are the contents of DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs:

    Code:
    LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVStoDVD\Lib\ffms2.dll")
    
    # Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
    # Forced 'FFAudioSource' to encode secondary Audio Tracks
    Audio = FFAudioSource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv", track=2, cachefile="C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\TEMP\A2DFFA_" + String(Rand()) + ".cache")
    Video = FFVideoSource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv", track=-1, seekmode=0)
    
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    #Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS
    
    AudioDub(Video, Audio)
    I've tried installing Avisynth 2.58, 2.6.0 and AviSyth+ before without success, but I'll try uninstalling 2.5.8 and installing the latest alpha of Avisynth (2.6.0 alpha 5).
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    I installed that latest Avisynth beta and the issue persists.

    I think the error I got with VirtualDub was a permissions issue with Windows 8.1. I don't normally do this, but to keep the path short I placed the video file at the root of C: and I had to give it permission first (even though I'm the administrator). I bet VirtualDub wasn't able to create TVSHOW.mkv.ffindex at the root without permission and it threw that error. I moved TVSHOW.mkv to my Videos directory (which doesn't require permission) and re-ran AVStoDVD. This time when I dropped DVD_0_TVSHOW_1.avs onto VirtualDub, there was no error.

    It there anything I can try in VirtualDub to help resolve the issue?

    Thanks again!
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    "FFVideoSource: Failed to open 'C:\TVSHOW.mkv.ffindex' for writing"
    This suggests a possible system permissions problem, or the file may have been in use from
    some other process..

    It may be because your media is in the c:\ root folder.
    Try creating a subfolder so the path is like this:
    c:\mymedia\TVshow.mkv (or similar), and put the movie in there.

    When you do that, modify the above script to reflect the new path and try once again
    drag and drop in Virtualdub.

    Oops - I just saw your new post. Does A2D work now when you recreate the project?
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Does A2D work now when you recreate the project?
    No, unfortunately not. I had placed the video file at the root of C: to keep the path short for the log files. Normally I add files right from a folder in Videos. Sorry about the confusion!
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    Kevin, we'll need to narrow it down further. Modify the test script so it uses directshowsource.
    (remember to fix the paths):

    Audio = directshowsource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv")
    Video = directshowsource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv")
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    AudioDub(Video, Audio)
    Trim(0,1999)

    Save this as a new .avs file, and drag and drop into virtualdub. Do you have xvid installed?
    Use virtualdub to encode the script and create an xvid avi. Does it work?
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Do you have xvid installed?
    Use virtualdub to encode the script and create an xvid avi. Does it work?
    I don't have xvid installed, so I selected x264vfw instead. At first, I didn't think it was working because the clip was so short, but then I realized that your Trim command was doing that!

    To test it further, I loaded a 95m 720p movie, removed the Trim command and let it run. It converted fine without errors. Now I'm really confused. I thought for sure the problem was Avisynth stalling, but it seems to be working fine with VirtualDub.

    I really appreciate the time you're putting in to help!
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    Open the HCenc GUI directly, and use that to open the .avs file you just used. Set the log and m2v paths
    and the various settings. Use version 25 or 26 and set it up for the standard 2-pass. Let's see if this tells us
    anything!
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    Open the HCenc GUI directly, and use that to open the .avs file you just used. Set the log and m2v paths
    and the various settings. Use version 25 or 26 and set it up for the standard 2-pass. Let's see if this tells us
    anything!
    I downloaded 0.26 and left all the settings at default except for DC Prec, which I set to 10. It crashed partway through and, unfortunately, the log doesn't tell us much:

    Code:
                  -----------------------------------------
                  | HCenc - MPEG2 encoder - rel. 0.26.0.0 |
                  -----------------------------------------
    
    MPEG profile@level:    MP@ML
    input:                 c:\users\kevin sartori\downloads\test.avs
    output:                C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\HCenc TEST\TEST.m2v
    
                  --------------------
                  | encoder settings |
                  --------------------
    
    profile:               BEST
    frames:                0 - 137314
    framerate:             23.976
    aspect ratio:          16:9
    chroma format:         4:2:0
    bitrate Kb/s:          4000
    max. bitrate Kb/s:     8000
    pulldown:              no
    closed gops:           no
    VBV check:             yes
    VBV size (bits):       1835008
    scene change det:      yes
    interlaced:            auto, TFF
    goplen,B-pic:          AUTO 12
    dc_precision:          10
    intraVLC:              auto
    scan method:           auto
    bias:                  0
    chapter frames:        0
    time code:             0  0  0  0
    CPU:                   SSE4 (4.2)
    priority:              idle
    SMP active:            yes
    matrix:                MPEG
    luminance gain:        no
    adaptive quantization: yes, strength 2
    deadzone quantization: auto
    
                  ------------------
                  |  source stats  |
                  ------------------
    
    nr. of frames in source:         137315
    width*height:                    720x304
    fps:                             23.976
    nr. of frames to encode:         137315
    frames to encode:                0 - 137314
    So frustrating!
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    NO error messages? Desktop/laptop? Is this Windows 8? Perhaps try compatibility mode .

    Have you checked the system/application event logs to see if anything appears during this crash?

    I'm out of idea's, so little to go on.

    EDIT try it without the audio:

    directshowsource("C:\TVSHOW.mkv",audio=no)
    ConvertToYV12()
    Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    Trim(0,20000)
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    No, no error messages. I have a desktop PC (AMD A10-5800K) with Windows 8.1 x64. I don't really know how to use Event Viewer. I tried disabling the audio, but I can't seem to get the syntax right. I'm trying this:

    Code:
    Video = directshowsource("C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Videos\movie.mkv", audio=False)
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    I've also tried audio=no and even remuxed the file without audio, but HCenc crashes when I try to load the avs.

    In terms of compatibility mode, do you mean go into the AVStoDVD/HCenc folder and right-click on HCenc.exe, choose Properties and go to the compatibility tab? Will this change the way AVStoDVD launches the executable?
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    Originally Posted by KevinSartori View Post
    No, no error messages. I have a desktop PC (AMD A10-5800K) with Windows 8.1 x64. I don't really know how to use Event Viewer. I tried disabling the audio, but I can't seem to get the syntax right. I'm trying this:

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    Video = directshowsource("C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Videos\movie.mkv", audio=False)
    Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
    Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,480)
    I've also tried audio=no and even remuxed the file without audio, but HCenc crashes when I try to load the avs.

    In terms of compatibility mode, do you mean go into the AVStoDVD/HCenc folder and right-click on HCenc.exe, choose Properties and go to the compatibility tab? Will this change the way AVStoDVD launches the executable?
    For the script, take out the video= from each line (just as I have it in the example above).
    Event log can be found by opening an elevated command prompt and typing eventvwr.msc (at least this worked
    from Windows 2000 - Windows 7 - not sure about Windows 8) - Look for System or Application logs at about the time of
    the crash.

    Yes, either from the compatibility tab on the executable or a shortcut, set it to Windows 7.
    As far as 64 bit OS is concerned, it should be OK as long as everything in the chain in 32 bit.
    (Hcenc, avisynth and the codecs.).
    If your not sure about the codec, use FFVidesource instead.
    eg. FFVideoSource("K:\temp\mymovie.mkv", track=-1, seekmode=0)
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    Thanks. I got confused because HCenc complained about "video" in my avs file. Looking closer, I see that it was complaining about line 3. HCenc accepted this:

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    directshowsource("C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Videos\movie.mkv",audio=no)
    ConvertToYV12()
    Spline16Resize(720,480)
    Trim(0,20000)
    It actually made it through the first pass and even part of the way through the second pass before crashing. It doesn't say anything in the log, but in the info line of the GUI it said something about motion quantization error. That log cuts off right after:

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                  ---------------------
                  | encoding - pass 2 |
                  ---------------------
    I didn't catch the exact phrasing before it crashed, so I ran it a second time to try to catch it. This time, both passes completed, but the resulting .m2v only plays fine for 8 seconds before looping into a garbled, blocky mess. Here's that log:

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                  -----------------------------------------
                  | HCenc - MPEG2 encoder - rel. 0.26.0.0 |
                  -----------------------------------------
    
    MPEG profile@level:    MP@ML
    input:                 c:\users\kevin sartori\downloads\test.avs
    output:                C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\HCenc TEST\TEST.m2v
    
                  --------------------
                  | encoder settings |
                  --------------------
    
    profile:               BEST
    frames:                0 - 20000
    framerate:             23.976
    aspect ratio:          16:9
    chroma format:         4:2:0
    bitrate Kb/s:          4000
    max. bitrate Kb/s:     8000
    pulldown:              no
    closed gops:           no
    VBV check:             yes
    VBV size (bits):       1835008
    scene change det:      yes
    interlaced:            auto, TFF
    goplen,B-pic:          AUTO 12
    dc_precision:          10
    intraVLC:              auto
    scan method:           auto
    bias:                  0
    chapter frames:        0
    time code:             0  0  0  0
    CPU:                   SSE4 (4.2)
    priority:              idle
    SMP active:            yes
    matrix:                MPEG
    luminance gain:        no
    adaptive quantization: yes, strength 2
    deadzone quantization: auto
    
                  ------------------
                  |  source stats  |
                  ------------------
    
    nr. of frames in source:         20001
    width*height:                    720x480
    fps:                             23.976
    nr. of frames to encode:         20001
    frames to encode:                0 - 20000
    
                  ---------------------
                  | encoding - pass 1 |
                  ---------------------
    
    pass 1 encoding time:            0:02:10 (129.82 s)
    fps:                             154.1
    
                  --------------------------------
                  | encoding - intermediate pass |
                  --------------------------------
    
    bitrate set to:                  4000 kb/s
    estimated output file length:    407329 kB
    intermediate encoding time:      0.00 s
    
                  ---------------------
                  | encoding - pass 2 |
                  ---------------------
    
    pass 2 encoding time:            0:02:03 (122.53 s)
    fps:                             163.2
    
                  ------------------
                  | encoding stats |
                  ------------------
    
    
    intra matrix used
       8  16  19  22  26  27  29  34
      16  16  22  24  27  29  34  37
      19  22  26  27  29  34  34  38
      22  22  26  27  29  34  37  40
      22  26  27  29  32  35  40  48
      26  27  29  32  35  40  48  58
      26  27  29  34  38  46  56  69
      27  29  35  38  46  56  69  83
    
    non-intra matrix used
      16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23
      17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24
      18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25
      19  20  21  22  23  24  26  27
      20  21  22  23  25  26  27  28
      21  22  23  24  26  27  28  30
      22  23  24  26  27  28  30  31
      23  24  25  27  28  30  31  33
    
    nr. of gops:          1690
    nr. of frames:        20001
    nr. of I-frames:      1690
    nr. of P-frames:      5323
    nr. of B-frames:      12988
    average bitrate:      4338
    minimum bitrate:      138
    maximum bitrate:      7805
    
    bytes in bitstream:   452555915
    bits in bitstream:    3620447320
    
    average Quantizer:    6.196
    
    total CPU time:       0:11:39 (699.16 s)
    total elapsed time:   0:04:13 (253.23 s)
    In Event Viewer, under Window Logs/Applications, I found two logs pertaining to the first crash:

    Code:
    Faulting application name: HCenc_026.exe, version: 0.26.0.0, time stamp: 0x4dffa897
    Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x52158ff5
    Exception code: 0xc0000005
    Fault offset: 0x0000b873
    Faulting process id: 0x1744
    Faulting application start time: 0x01cf24813739d763
    Faulting application path: C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\Downloads\HC026_beta_16-06-2011\HCenc_026.exe
    Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvcrt.dll
    Report Id: cf8633c9-9074-11e3-bf81-902b34a102ae
    Faulting package full name: 
    Faulting package-relative application ID:
    Code:
    Fault bucket 73072707794, type 1
    Event Name: APPCRASH
    Response: Not available
    Cab Id: 0
    
    Problem signature:
    P1: HCenc_026.exe
    P2: 0.26.0.0
    P3: 4dffa897
    P4: msvcrt.dll
    P5: 7.0.9600.16384
    P6: 52158ff5
    P7: c0000005
    P8: 0000b873
    P9: 
    P10: 
    
    Attached files:
    C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\AppData\Local\Temp\WER2A1C.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
    
    These files may be available here:
    C:\Users\Kevin Sartori\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_HCenc_026.exe_2fadd9d562de441b22079f2ad6dac7d48ea1b81_1e560249_14d2318e
    
    Analysis symbol: 
    Rechecking for solution: 0
    Report Id: cf8633c9-9074-11e3-bf81-902b34a102ae
    Report Status: 1
    Hashed bucket: 368644d8ed3a55824a451aa1a9e2f99a
    I looked up msvcrt.dll and it looks like it has something to do with Visual C++. AVStoDVD worked fine for me (many times!) on this computer up through at least mid-November. Is it possible that in the past month or two a system update related to msvcrt.dll went bad somehow?
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    At least this time in HCenc you can see that t is accessing valid data.

    It's possible a file is corrupted. The first thing to try is perhaps running chkdsk on the system partition.
    From the elevated prompt enter CHKDSK /f c: (assuming c: is your system partition). Reboot as necessary.

    Secondly, you can run the system command to check the protected files for corruption and wrong versions -
    (as far as I know it still works under Windows 8). From the elevated CMD promt enter
    SFC /scannow
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    Originally Posted by davexnet View Post
    It's possible a file is corrupted. The first thing to try is perhaps running chkdsk on the system partition.
    From the elevated prompt enter CHKDSK /f c: (assuming c: is your system partition). Reboot as necessary.

    Secondly, you can run the system command to check the protected files for corruption and wrong versions -
    (as far as I know it still works under Windows 8). From the elevated CMD promt enter
    SFC /scannow
    Thanks again for the help. I ran CHKDSK and found the log in the Event Viewer:

    Code:
    Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
      366080 file records processed.                                                        
    
    File verification completed.
      2547 large file records processed.                                   
    
      0 bad file records processed.                                     
    
    
    Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
      441458 index entries processed.                                                       
    
    Index verification completed.
      0 unindexed files scanned.                                        
    
      0 unindexed files recovered.                                      
    
    
    Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
    Cleaning up 4087 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
    Cleaning up 4087 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
    Cleaning up 4087 unused security descriptors.
    Security descriptor verification completed.
      37690 data files processed.                                           
    
    CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
      3264648912 USN bytes processed.                                                           
    
    Usn Journal verification completed.
    CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
    
    Windows has made corrections to the file system.
    No further action is required.
    Except for the fixes for the "unused" stuff, it doesn't look like there are any problems there. Next, I ran SFC /scannow. The resulting CBS.log is pretty big, but I found this at the end, which seemed promising:

    Code:
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    00000817 [SR] Verify complete
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    00000818 [SR] Repairing 3 components
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    00000819 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    0000081a [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:48{24},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64"\[l:30{15}]"msmpeg2adec.dll" from store
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    0000081b [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:48{24},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64"\[l:16{8}]"mfds.dll" from store
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    0000081c [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:48{24},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64"\[l:34{17}]"mfmpeg2srcsnk.dll" from store
    2014-02-09 09:24:21, Info                  CSI    0000081d [SR] Repair complete
    Unfortunately, though, the issue persists with HCenc crashing. I really appreciate all the help, but I am starting to feel that at some point in the past couple months, some negative change happened with my Windows installation that currently only affects HCenc. I'm pretty sure that reinstalling Windows will fix the problem. It's just a matter of me putting aside the time to take care of it. I read that Windows 8.1 Update 1 comes out next month, so I'll probably wait to do it then.

    Thanks again, davexnet, for all of your time and effort! I really appreciate it!
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    Kevin,
    What you are suggesting is a good idea, let us know (here in the thread) if it eventually works.
    I was going to suggest that at this point you should continue your issue at forum.doom9.org
    mpeg-2 encoding forum. That's where the developer of HCenc hangs out (hank315). It may be
    related to a specific version /release of the C++ runtime, or something similar. That forum is typically
    frequented by more programmer types than here.

    Just out of interest have you opened up Windows Updates to see if there are any updates advised?
    Sometimes an update classed as non-critical may be relevant, and may have to be downloaded manually.
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    That's a good suggestion, going to the doom9.org mpeg-2 encoding forum, but I just don't want to waste more of anyone's time if my issue is some goofy Windows problem. I'm pretty on top of the "optional" updates on Windows Update. I just checked again now to make sure, but the only one that I haven't already installed is the Bing Toolbar, which I definitely don't need!

    Thanks again for all the help and when I do finally get around to re-installing Windows, I'll definitely update the forum here! As I'm sure you know, wiping the hard drive and installing Windows itself is the easy part, it's the setup and re-installation of programs that takes up so much time. Ugh, I dread it just thinking about it!

    And, of course, I can't help but worry that after all that work, HCenc would still crash!
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    I have an interesting update. It finally occurred to me that I could use my wife's laptop to convert some flicks for my friends. It's pretty decent as it has one of those AMD Trinity A8 processors, running Windows 8.1 x64. I used the AVStoDVD 2.73 installer. Unfortunately, it exhibits the exact same problem my desktop PC had: HCenc slows down, stalls and then crashes!

    The interesting thing about our two computers is that we're both running Windows 8.1 x64, but my wife's laptop is mostly used for work and browsing. Basically, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office and Firefox. The only program we share on the two is PotPlayer. To make sure that wasn't the issue, I uninstalled it, but the issue remains! Crazy.

    I'd be curious to hear if any of the other AVStoDVD users are successfully running Windows 8.1 x64 and using HCenc. I find it very strange that I'm having the same problem on two different PCs.
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    This behavior is kind of strange but I don't have a system (yet) which runs WIN 8.1 so I can't test.
    If you want I can send you the latest HCenc beta for running some tests.
    All HCenc beta code is compiled from scratch, also it uses the latest Avisynth beta 2.6.5.
    Just let me know.
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    win 8.0 ,, no problems, i use Henc quite a bit, usually have it set as the default

    sorry no plans to upgrade to 8.1 anytime soon
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    Loving AVStoDVD. It accomplishes pretty much everything I need in an Authoring program. Got a quick question, and sorry if this has already been covered. I looked for a while and didn't find anything. Is it possible to do a custom shaped button like a circle instead of a rectangle, or maybe even use an image as a button (not a thumbnail)?
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    welcome there and thanks for the kind words.

    About the quick question: I assume you are referring to the DVD Menu. Yes it is possible for page arrows buttons and Play All button, but you have to create the custom shaped button with an external software, then in the DVD Menu Editor window, you can select the saved custom image. Take note that the highlight will be always rectangular, to cover the custom image button. It is not possible (at least in an easy way) for title thumbnails, which are directly grabbed from the source titles.



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    Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give that a shot.
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    MrC,

    Because of the problems I've been having with HCenc on my Windows 8.1 x64 PC, I've been checking out other possible solutions. I've discovered that a program called DVD Flick v2 offers FFmpeg 2-Pass VBR encoding. I've tested it and it works fine on my system. Unfortunately, DVD Flick v2 doesn't seem to do pulldown and the DVD authoring is glitchy. Because it hasn't been updated since October 2013, I'm thinking these issues probably won't be resolved.

    Even if they do get resolved, I still prefer using AVStoDVD. Is there any possibility that you could add FFmpeg 2-Pass VBR encoding as an option in AVStoDVD? I can post the log from a successful 2-Pass encode if seeing the commands used is helpful.
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    Hi Kevin,
    I saw the author of HCenc got in touch with you in another thread. Did it lead to anything?

    If not, if you have the time, make a post in the doom9 forum to remind him. Bring a little bit more light to
    the situation. Perhaps others who have Windows 8.1 can try to recreate the problem...
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