Experiencing Difficulty Using DVD RB and CCE? If So, Then Ask Your Questions Here.

From the testing I've done and seen from others -- it is very much superior to DivX (MPEG-4 part2) at the same bitrate, it is especially noticable at low bitrates.

 

Something from the past..

I was doing a movie and ended up with a subscript error :"9" out of range. This error occured in the rebuild stage. All other DVD-RB backups have been fine for a while. Any thoughts?

Note: Angles were detected. The movie was ripped with DVD Decryptor without source changes.

 

Did you do any preprocessing (editing, removing menus, etc) before running DVD-RB?

If its an NTSC DVD, if you post the name I will buy a copy and test it. I'm always interested in catching errors.

 

No preprocessing at all. I was going to have DVD-RB remove the unwanted content.

 

What's the title? Is it NTSC?

 

The Movie was TROY (NTSC). I ran the rebuild phase 3 times with the same Result.

- Versions:
-- CCE Basic Version: v2.69.1.10
-- AVISYNTH Version: v2.5.5.0
- DVD-RB 0.72

 

I have that one. I've run it several times in testing with no problems. Have you tried doing the entire reencode again?

 

I also ran that one with no problems using version .70 I believe.

 

I figured out what was causing the run-time error in DVD-RB. It looks like it was being caused by DVD Decryptor (3.5.2.0). This application was newly updated on my system before attempting the movie in question.

Assuming that DVD Decryptor was the problem, I let ANYDVD 4.5.2.1 take a shot at it. While slow, it worked! The movie transcoded with-out errors.

 

Did you do RB/CCE on the fly with anydvd? Or did you rip to your HD with another app while running anydvd in the background?

 

I took a chance and used ANYDVD on the FLY in the background. I normally rip the movie in question to the HD first. It saves time. However, for this test I wantted to keep it as simple as possible.

 

I recently used DVD Rebuilder on a movie and it beefed up the file from 7GB to 9GB. Why does it do that? How can I put it on a single layer dvd? DVD Shrink says I need to put it on two dvd's. What's the point on wasting 4 hours encoding a dvd if you cannot burn it? Can someone explain the purpose of DVD ReBuilder or the other CCE Rippers such as DVDMaestro and Scenarist NT.

 

If DVD-RB created a file that big -- you've configured it wrong, plain and simple. You've probably used the wrong encoder in one of the CCE choices and it is outputting constant bitrate.

I don't want to be too sensitive -- but please don't blame the software for a self inflicted error.

 

Every one, not most, but EVERY one of my movies from using RB/CCE come out between 4.2 and 4.3 gigs. And I've done a lot. You have definitely done something wrong, probably in your setup.

Are you using a trial version of CCE?

 

No, I'm using CCE Sp 2.67. Under custom settings, I have VBR Bias at 30, Quality Perc at 20, and Pass at 4. I also have CCE SP (V2.5) selected. I used the tutorial here: http://www.doom9.org/mpg/dvdrb.htm . I wasn't blaming the software either, I knew something was wrong, just couldn't figure it out. Should I only burn the movie and no extras? Could that be it? Any thoughts???

 

gottony

Until recently, it was burn the extras and everything else. Movie only choices were off limits unless you were skilled at editing with tools such as DVDremake. With Remake I was able to backup multi angled movies that would have otherwise been off limits,but then jdobbs fixed it. Some of us wanted movie only choices and jdobbs began the fix for that too.

Alas jdobbs has had to put up with all of us and our requests, such as the one where we could all teleport instantly to the planet zentrarium. I can't say for certain if we've affected any of his choices in features but we sure as hell tried. LOL

Your problem is most likely one of setup, software, and versions. Take it slow and reread the guide and you should be alright. If not then gather as much information (system hardware, burning software, operating system ,memory amount and speed) as you can and then post here.

 

ok, thanks, I"ll give it a shot.

 

You are using CCE SP 2.67, but have CCE SP (v2.5) selected.... your problem is in your answer. If you are using CCE SP 2.67, you should select CCE SP... the CCE SP (2.50) is only for that version (because its setup is different than all others).

You'll find that courteous queries will result in courteous responses. Being demanding doesn't work with freeware developers.

 

gottony

Again, if you ask the right question, it will be answered. A word of note, jdobbs accepts donations and to find out how to donate just open RB. Go to help, choose about, and then you'll see the info to proceed with making a donation.

A couple of dollars goes a long ways toward good will, especially if someone is freely giving their time. If you donate you'll get VIP status and the info to download the latest verson of RB, a full 30 days before it's released to the public. You'll be able to answer questions about RB before others can ask them.

 

Thanks everybody, it seems to be working now. I did have the wrong one selected but like I said, I was just following the tutorial. But it looks like it is working. I like the program, just not used to it. I'm a newbie.