MPEG2 Rendering Tips

[davexnet]

HI MrC,
I successfully demuxed the audio and video. I tried to put it back into an mp4 container,
but YAMB didn't like it. SO I made an MKV instead.

AVStoDVD tried to index it as before, but it didn't pickup the audio.

I tried using the old method, and it created the DVD, but the DVD has sound but no picture,
just a gray screen. Here's the log:
PS if you want to try yourself with the MKV, I can post it for you - it's 187 MB

<9/30/2010 12:08:41 PM>
START PROCESS
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PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: PAL
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 45/4450 MB (1%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: I:\dvd-copy
Delete Temp Process Files: Yes
Delete Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
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
PAL SpeedUp: 0
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: True
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
DVD Audio Language: EN - English
DVD Subs Language: EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 18pt Bold
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: H: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A 1.04
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Save Log file: 1
Save General Settings: 0
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust ffdshow mixer: 1
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<9/30/2010 12:08:41 PM>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\CLP_0032_01_track1.mkv
Info: MPEG-2 Video - 36750 kbps - 1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 25 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 43 seconds - 1076 frames
Audio 1: F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\CLP_0032_01_track1.mkv
Info: PCM - 0 kbps - CBR - 2ch - 48000Hz - 16bit - 43 seconds - Internal
Subs:
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.35]
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<9/30/2010 12:08:41 PM>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\AVStoDVD_232Alpha100910_NoInstall\Lib \A2DSource.avsi")

Video = A2DVideoSource("F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\CLP_0032_01_track1.mkv", CacheFolder="K:\Temp", VFR=false)
Audio = A2DAudioSource("F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\CLP_0032_01_track1.mkv", CacheFolder="K:\Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,576)

AudioDub(Video, Audio)
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<9/30/2010 12:08:41 PM>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: QuEnc CBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 43.6 MB
QuEnc Parameters: -i "K:\Temp\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1_1.avs" -o "I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1.m2v" -b 8500 -1 -hq -novbr -scene -trell -aspectratio 16:9 -nointerlaced -mpeg2mux noaudio -dc 10 -priority 5 -auto -close
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<9/30/2010 12:10:13 PM>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Created File: I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1.m2v (43.5 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 8500 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 1.778 - 25 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 42 seconds - 1072 frames
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<9/30/2010 12:10:13 PM>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Wavi+Aften Parameters: "K:\Temp\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1_1.avs" - | "F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\AVStoDVD_232Alpha100910_NoInstall\Aft en\aften.exe" -b 192 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 - "I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1_1.ac3"
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<9/30/2010 12:10:48 PM>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Created File: I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1_1.ac3 (1 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 192 kbps - CBR - 2ch - 48000Hz - 16bit - 42 seconds
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<9/30/2010 12:10:48 PM>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "K:\Temp\DVD_5_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "K:\Temp\DVD_5_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "K:\Temp\DVD_5_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "F:\Documents and Settings\Dave Xnet\Desktop\AVStoDVD_232Alpha100910_NoInstall\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-v "I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5_CLP_0032_01_track1_1.ac3"
-a1lang en

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<9/30/2010 12:10:51 PM>
CHECK DVD SIZE
DVD Folder (actual) Size: 45.2 MB
vs Estimated Size: 45 MB -> 0.4% oversize
vs Assets Size: 44.5 MB -> OK
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<9/30/2010 12:10:51 PM>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: I:\dvd-copy\DVD_5 (45.2 MB)
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<9/30/2010 12:10:51 PM>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.3.2 Alpha build 100910
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EDIT I should add that the program worked successfully after I set FFMpegSource in the preferences.

[_MrC_]

Well, you have found the clue by yourself when you have successfully tried FFMS instead of A2DSource: the latter tries first to use AVISource, then DSS and at last FFMS. Probably DSS reads your mpeg2 but the decoding chain fails giving you a gray picture.

Another option could be to keep the indexed d2v file and add the wav audio track manually (not sure, but I suspect that DGIndex is not able to demux audio from matroska containers).



Bye

[davexnet]

Well I noticed the Nvidia Purevideo decoder was being used for decoding. I uninstalled it and the system reverted to a Nero
codec. After I did that, AVStoDVD works fine with this file on A2dsource and DirectShowSource now.
Perhaps there was a conflict somewhere - Seems OK now .
Cheers,
Dave