heres the deal i have a movie which is in .avi format, i used avi2dvd and successfully copied a sample clip of the movie which was about 2 minutes long without any problems. however, i went back and tried using avi2 dvd to copy the entire movie and when it created the avi2dvd temp folder the dvd-image.iso file is only 846KB, and when i open that file there is nothing under the video file. any idea why this didnt work? heres a copy of the log from avi2dvd, any ideas are welcome!!!! [4:05:18 PM] AVI2DVD Started ! [4:05:23 PM] Type mode : Avi Input [4:05:23 PM] Output : Dvd [4:05:23 PM] Encoder Selected : FreeEnc [4:05:24 PM] Start demuxing the selected audio ... [4:05:24 PM] Demuxing of the selected audio finished successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\Extracted_Audio.ac3 0 Bytes] [4:05:24 PM] Starts Audio correction ... [4:05:24 PM] Audio corrected successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\Fixed_Audio01.ac3 0 Bytes] [4:05:24 PM] Starts Ac3->Ac3 convertion ... [4:05:25 PM] Ac3 generated successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\AudioStream 1 AC3 5CH.ac3 0 Bytes] [4:05:25 PM] Start creating avisynth script ... [4:05:25 PM] Avisynth script created successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\Avisynth_Script_File.avs 167 Bytes] [4:05:25 PM] Bitrate used : 5130 Kbpps [4:05:25 PM] Start video encoding ... [7:06:10 PM] Video encoded successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\Encoded_Video.m2v 1281257242 Bytes] [7:06:10 PM] Muxing audio+video ... [7:06:11 PM] M2v muxed successfully ! [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\Encoded_Video_Muxed.mpg -1 Bytes] [7:06:11 PM] Zero subtitles found [7:06:11 PM] Author script generation ... [7:06:11 PM] Author script generated successfully ! [7:06:11 PM] Start authoring ... [7:06:12 PM] Dvd authored successfully ! [ C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\DVD ] [7:06:12 PM] Generating iso ... [7:06:13 PM] Iso generated successfully ! This is the file that you must burn --> [C:\MOVIES\HOSTAGE\Avi2dvd_temp\DVD_Image.iso 866304 Bytes] [7:06:13 PM] Job Done !!!
hi its a bug they know about"! but use film machine it will do avi and is like avi2dvd but it works!!! free too... i use it now and i must say if you want your dvd to look like the avi then this is the baby, i used CCE encoder
rotary: I used film machine like you suggested, and it worked. finally after all this time ive been messing around with trying to burn a .avi with ac3 audio it finally worked!! thanks for the advice. i do have one question tho. when i first used film machine i tested it by converting the small sample video clip of the movie, and after it got done encoding everything it burned the movie onto my dvd , however, when i went back and encoded the entire full length movie it stopped at the point where it said it was creating the isotree and never burned the dvd, which is no big deal i just used nero to burn all the files it created, but is there anyreason why it didnt burn using film machine? here is the log from film machine if you can figure anything out. -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 11:08:35 AM - AVI to DVD conversion - The FilmMachine version 1.4 -------------------------------------------------------- Initializing. Computer Info CPU name : Pentium 4 Available memory: 503 MB Windows version : Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Initializing finished. Rewriteable media (DVD+RW) -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 11:08:38 AM - Free on drive C: 54.20 GB - Audio Extraction -------------------------------------------------------- Extracting audio from AVI file Audio extraction finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 11:09:20 AM - Free on drive C: 53.86 GB - Audio Conversion -------------------------------------------------------- Executing BeSplit. Commandline: "C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\BeSweet\BeSplit.exe" -core( -input "C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_Extracted_Audio.wav" -output "C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\Output\TFM_Encoded_Audio.ac3" -type ac3 -fix -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_Besplit_Audio.log" ) Audio fixing finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 11:12:54 AM - Free on drive C: 53.53 GB - Video Encoding using Cinema Craft Encoder SP 2.67 -------------------------------------------------------- Executing Cinema Craft Encoder. TFM_Project_File.ecl found TFM_Project_File.ecl encoding started at 11:13:00 AM Creating TFM_Video_Info_File.vaf Creating TFM_Enc_Video.mpv TFM_Project_File.ecl encoded at 2:51:36 PM Encoding finished -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 2:51:45 PM - Free on drive C: 49.72 GB - Creating DVD compliant files -------------------------------------------------------- Mplex is multiplexing the video and audio stream..... mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $) File C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_EN~1.MPV looks like an MPEG Video stream. File C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_EN~1.AC3 looks like an AC3 Audio stream. Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options! Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile Multiplexing video program stream! Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_EN~1.MPV) VIDEO STREAM: e0 Frame width : 720 Frame height : 576 Aspect ratio : 16:9 display Picture rate : 25.000 frames/sec Bit rate : 9800000 bits/sec Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes CSPF : 0 Scanning for header info: AC3 Audio stream 00 (C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_EN~1.AC3) AC3 frame size = 1792 AC3 AUDIO STREAM: Bit rate : 57344 bytes/sec (448 kbit/sec) Frequency : 48000 Hz SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream: rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 10470296 target data-rate specified : 10080000 ++ WARN: Target data rate lower than computed requirement! ++ WARN: N.b. a 20% or so discrepancy in variable bit-rate ++ WARN: streams is common and harmless provided no time-outs will occur Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 0 New sequence commences... Video e0: buf= 237568 frame=000000 sector=00000000 Audio bd: buf= 16384 frame=000000 sector=00000000 Scanned to end AU 162297 STREAM e0 completed @ frame 162297. STREAM bd completed @ frame 202871. Multiplex completion at SCR=584262217. Video e0: buf= 178164 frame=162297 sector=02037203 Audio bd: buf= 2048 frame=202871 sector=00180331 VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0 Video Stream length: 4113767168 bytes Sequence headers: 11308 Sequence ends : 1 No. Pictures : 162297 No. Groups : 11308 No. I Frames : 11308 avg. size 66821 bytes No. P Frames : 44412 avg. size 35783 bytes No. B Frames : 106578 avg. size 16597 bytes Average bit-rate : 5069200 bits/sec Peak bit-rate : 9329200 bits/sec BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 194665 AUDIO_STATISTICS: bd Audio stream length 363546624 bytes. Frames : 445692414 BUFFERING min 35 Buf max 12355 MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected. Multiplexing finished. DVDAuthor is writing the VOB files..... Locale=C Converting filenames to US-ASCII dvdauthor creating VTS Video pts = 0.184 .. 6492.104 Audio[0] pts = 0.184 .. 6492.088 Generating VTS with the following video attributes: MPEG version: mpeg2 TV standard: pal Aspect ratio: 16:9 Resolution: 720x576 Audio ch 0 format: ac3/6ch, 48khz drc, 'en' dvdauthor creating table of contents Scanning C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\Output\DVD/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO Writing VOB files finished. Finished authoring DVD -------------------------------------------------------- - 5/10/2005 3:12:28 PM - Free on drive C: 41.28 GB - Burning DVD -------------------------------------------------------- NeroApi version = 6.3.1.15 Creating IsoTree
hi great news well partly on the burn issue thing? not sure ? but i have used go to burn at end only to files as i like to check stuf first! had a look at log but couldnt spot anything? i would post on there forum.. did you see the put menu in part? it will create a picture and a simple button for play... maybe useful! glad you got the ac3 film done!
i used it again and it copied it with no problem this time. just out of curiousity, is it normal to take 4 hours to do this whole process using film machine? cause when i was using dvd santa it would only take a little over an hour.
hi have you files from santa and film machine to see the difference? it will take time for encodes of very good quailty, what encoder did you use? my personal experience with santa yeilded bad qualty compared to alot of apps you could use (i have used), i dumped that app.... but rule of thumb 1 hour gets so so movie, 4 hours gets good movie also speed depends on your pc specs and the encoder used!
it took 4 hours using the film machine with the CCE encoder and my pc is a gateway pent.4/3ghz/hyperthreading/200gb/500mbram.and in the option setup in film machine i had it set to make 2 passes with the encoding. about how much faster would the whole process be if you only make 1 pass? and how much picture quality would you sacrifice?
hi how big was the avi file? the 2 pass is really 3, the first is it analyzing the file, so if you did 1 pass it would read twice! if you follow? the 2nd 3rd is shorter than first! 2 pass is good, i have done 1 pass and its been ok but the time doesnt get that much better! what version CCE? try useing different ones! some use cce 250 and say its best? not sure... but please if you try others let me know thank you!
version 2.67 , i cant recall the size of the .avi i already deleated it from the HD after i burned it.
