Encoding has failed to start

[ShaggyDog]

I have just installed DVDx and all the codecs required. I have a DVD that has been ripped to disk. When I select the Preview option I get the error "Encoding has failed to start". The error detail, Log and Process Input Channel information is included below.

Error Detail:
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DVDx 4.0 (Information Message)
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Encoding has failed to start.
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- input: F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS
- output: F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY/THE_BOURNE_LEGACY (1).avi
- command: C:/Program Files (x86)/DVDx 4.0 Open Edition/mplayer/mencoder.exe -dvd-device F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS dvd://10 -aid 128 -nosub -chapter 4 -frames 1000 -noskip -of avi -ffourcc XVID -vf scale=624:352,harddup -ovc xvid -force-avi-aspect 1.78 -xvidencopts bitrate=1024:aspect=16/9:chroma_opt:vhq=4:hq_ac:trellis:me_quality=6rofile=dxnhdtv -oac mp3lame -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lameopts mode=0:cbr:br=192 -o F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY/THE_BOURNE_LEGACY (1).avi
- response:
MEncoder Sherpya-SVN-r33216-4.2.5 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
There are 12 titles on this DVD.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (5.1) language: en aid: 128.
audio stream: 1 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 129.
audio stream: 2 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 130.
number of audio channels on disk: 3.
subtitle ( sid ): 0 language: en
subtitle ( sid ): 1 language: es
subtitle ( sid ): 2 language: fr
number of subtitles on disk: 3

success: format: 2 data: 0x0 - 0x75a86000
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 3) 29.970 fps 9800.0 kbps (1225.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:2 fourcc:0x10000002 size:720x480 fps:29.970 ftime:=0.0334
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Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 448.0 kbit/29.17% (ratio: 56000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3)
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Log File:
Player: DVD authenticate process (dvdauth.exe) being killed.
Player: DVD authenticate process (dvdauth.exe) still running.
Info: detected 12 titles in the DVD.
Info: title 1 will be ignored because too short [00:00:23].
Info: title 2 will be ignored because too short [00:00:14].
Info: title 3 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 4 will be ignored because too short [00:01:07].
Info: title 5 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 6 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 7 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 8 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 9 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: detected DVD title 10 [02:14:54].
Info: title 11 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: title 12 will be ignored because too short [00:00:00].
Info: detected 12 titles in the DVD.
DVD loaded, ready to play [F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS].
Failed to start encoding.
Failed to start encoding.
Playback ended.
Encoder: MEncoder engine is checking a command.
Encoder: MEncoder process starts.
Encoder: MEncoder process started.
Encoder: MEncoder process being killed.
Warning: MEncoder process still running.
Encoder: MEncoder engine checking command: NOT valid
Failed to start encoding.

Process Input Channels:
C:/Program Files (x86)/DVDx 4.0 Open Edition/mplayer/mplayer.exe -noconfig all -noquiet -nocache -nofs -nomouseinput -slave -nofontconfig -vo null -ao null -frames 1 -wid 724088 -msglevel identify=6 -dvd-device F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS dvd://1 -dvdangle 1
C:/Program Files (x86)/DVDx 4.0 Open Edition/mplayer/mplayer.exe -noconfig all -noquiet -nocache -nofs -nomouseinput -slave -nofontconfig -vo null -ao null -frames 1 -wid 724088 -msglevel identify=6 -dvd-device F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS dvd://10 -dvdangle 1
C:/Program Files (x86)/DVDx 4.0 Open Edition/mplayer/mplayer-dvd.exe -slave -nofs -nomouseinput -nokeepaspect -nocache -noconfig all -priority abovenormal -nofontconfig -framedrop -nodr -double -monitorpixelaspect 1 -osdlevel 0 -softvol -softvol-max 110 -quiet -vo gl2 -vf scale=512:288 -geometry 512x288 -aid 128 -nosub -dvdangle 1 -chapter 4 -frames 1000 -wid 724088 -dvd-device F:\Videos Copied\Converted\THE_BOURNE_LEGACY\VIDEO_TS dvd://10

[Baldrick]

It doesn't look good.

I would probably try the old good autogk for dvd to avi divx/xvid conversion. Open the vts01_0x.ifo from the dvd and convert.

[ShaggyDog]

Thank you for the reply. I have been working on reviewing all the options and noticed that I had 0db set up for the audio. I changed it to 12db, anything more than zero, and for whatever reason it worked putting out a Preview clip. Now it keeps failing by giving me an "invalid path" error. Yet the path(s) are correct.

I already had AUTOGK installed. It gave me a good preview clip and is now converting the movie to an AVI format. We'll see how that turns out.