AutoMKV hangs with message "first normalizing volume - WAIT" message :(

[Jackie78]

Hi,

I have ripped a DVD source to HDD, and try to convert it to XVid with AutoMKV, I have tried to convert Audio to MP3 or AC3, but no matter which one I use, I get the sollowing status bar message:

"Encoding Audio with Aften - first normalizing volume... wait", and nothing else happens. Here is a log:

00:29:41 0.98.4  - - - - - - - - - - - - - START JOBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
00:29:41 Selected Input file:     D:\Videos\MyMovie_S06DISC1\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
00:29:41 Selected Output dir:     D:\Videos\temp\
00:29:41 Selected Final Name:     MyMovie_S06DISC1
00:29:41 Selected Container type: AVI
00:29:41 Selected Encoder:        XviD
00:29:41 Selected Size:           1500 / 1
00:29:41 Selected Profile:        2_Pass_Extreme_Quality.xml
00:29:41 Selected Resizer:        NONE / Original
00:29:41 Selected Filters:        RemoveGrain(mode=2)
00:29:41 Selected Deinterlacer:   AUTO
00:29:41 Selected Field Order:    AUTO
00:29:41 NeroAACEnc.exe:          not present
00:29:41 Activate PGC Ripping:    1
00:29:41 Using Matrix: Sharktooth's EQM v3LR.cqm
00:29:41 Working by Command Line: queue1.ini
00:29:41 Track Language 1:        81: Deutsch (AC3 2ch, 0xBD 0x81) [0,1,2,4,5]
00:29:41 Audio Codec 1:           AC3
00:29:41 Audio Quality 1:         224
00:29:41 Audio Channel 1:         Stereo
00:29:41 Track Language 2:        80: English (AC3 2ch, 0xBD 0x80) [0,1,2,4,5]
00:29:41 Audio Codec 2:           AC3
00:29:41 Audio Quality 2:         224
00:29:41 Audio Channel 2:         Stereo
00:29:41 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 1
00:29:41 Nero Option Profiles:    AUTO --- Encoding Mode:   Quality
00:29:41 CCT Option Profiles:     AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
00:29:41 Lame Settings:           ABR
00:29:41 Audio Normalization:     1
00:29:41 Frequency: AUTO --- Tempo: NONE --- Pitch: NONE --- Other Add: 
00:29:41 Advanced Audio Settings DUMP Track 2
00:29:41 Nero Option Profiles:    AUTO --- Encoding Mode:   Quality
00:29:41 CCT Option Profiles:     AUTO --- Channel Options: AUTO
00:29:41 Lame Settings:           ABR
00:29:41 Audio Normalization:     1
00:29:41 Frequency: AUTO --- Tempo: NONE --- Pitch: NONE --- Other Add: 
00:29:41 Selected 1' Sub tracks:  Deutsch 1 (0xBD 0x21) [0,2,4,5]
00:29:41 Selected 2' Sub tracks:  English 0 (0xBD 0x20) [0,1,2,4,5]
00:29:41 
00:29:41 Starting SubRipping
00:30:04 para.lst file:
00:30:04 D:\Videos\MyMovie_S06DISC1\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
00:30:04 D:\Videos\temp\VTS
00:30:04 1
00:30:04 1
00:30:04 1 0 cc
00:30:04 CLOSE
00:30:04 Subtitle Size:           5146624 bytes
00:30:04 Finished SubRipping
00:30:04 Activate PGC processing: PGC 1 [1:03:39:06]
00:30:04 D:\Programme\AutoMKV\exe\Vsrip\pgcdemux.exe -pgc 1 -nocellt -nolog -noaud -nosub -nom2v -vob "D:\Videos\MyMovie_S06DISC1\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO" "D:\Videos\temp"
00:31:15 Dgindex CMD:             D:\Programme\AutoMKV\exe\dgindex\dgindex.exe -FO=0 -OM=1 -TN=81,80 -YR=2 -AIF=[D:\Videos\temp\VTS_01_1.VOB] -OF=[D:\Videos\temp\movie] -exit -minimize
00:31:37 D2V file size:           445447 bytes
00:31:37 Audio 2:                 movie t80 2_0ch 192kbps delay 0ms.ac3
00:31:37 Pre Audio 2' Size:       91660800 bytes
00:31:37 Audio 1:                 movie t81 2_0ch 192kbps delay 0ms.ac3
00:31:37 Pre Audio 1' Size:       91660800 bytes
00:31:39 Applying DelayAudio of 0 to audio file: movie t81 2_0ch 192kbps delay 0ms.ac3
00:31:39 Encoding D:\Videos\temp\movie t81 2_0ch 192kbps delay 0ms.ac3 to AC3 with 224 quality

Using Process Explorer, I already found out that VirtualDubMod is actually hanging, which is obviously also used when another tool like FFMpeg is selected for demuxing

Any ideas what is going wrong here?

[Baldrick]

Nope, no ideas. But I think the old autogk is better for dvd to avi xvid conversions. Or the newer staxrip or the old handbrake 0.9.3.