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SVCDs brennen
Eine Anleitung zum Brennen von SVCDs von
www.pchilfe-direkt.de
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Programmbeschreibung ..............................................................................................3
2. Benötigte Software .......................................................................................................3
2.1 Cinema Craft Encoder ..........................................................................................4
3. Vorbereitende Schritte .................................................................................................4
4. DVD2SVCD ....................................................................................................................5
4.1 About......................................................................................................................5
4.2 Log..........................................................................................................................6
4.3 DVD Rip..................................................................................................................6
4.4 DVD2AVI.................................................................................................................7
4.5 Audio ......................................................................................................................8
4.6 Frameserver...........................................................................................................8
4.7 Bitrate.....................................................................................................................9
4.8 Encoder..................................................................................................................9
4.9 Pulldown ..............................................................................................................10
4.10 Multiplexer ...........................................................................................................11
4.11 Subtitles ...............................................................................................................11
4.12 CD Image..............................................................................................................15
4.13 Finalize .................................................................................................................17
4.14 Misc. .....................................................................................................................17
4.15 Conversion ..........................................................................................................18
5. DVD als SVCD rippen .................................................................................................19
6. SVCD brennen.............................................................................................................26
7. FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................30
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1. Programmbeschreibung
„Benutze diese Software dafür, deine DVD, DVB oder AVI in DVD, SVCD oder VCD zu
konvertieren. Alles in ganz wenigen Mausklicks. Perfekt für sowohl Anfänger als auch
Fortgeschrittene.“
(Zitat der Homepage von DVD2SVCD: http://www.dvd2dvd.org/?lang=de )
Hier ist eine komplett beschriebene Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung zum Brennen von SVCDs.
Bei einer SVCD handelt es sich um eine Super Video CD, deren Bild- und Tonqualität der
einer Video-DVD sehr nahe kommt.
Der Film wird dann später anstatt auf eine DVD auf zwei „normale“ CD-RW-Rohlinge
gebrannt und läuft auf fast allen DVD-Playern und PCs (mit entsprechender
Videosoftware, wie z.B. WinDVD). Eine sehr gute Alternative, wenn man zwar ein DVDROM-Laufwerk, aber (noch) keinen DVD-Brenner hat… ☺
Mit dem Freeware-Programm DVD2SVCD in Verbindung mit dem Cinema Craft Encoder
können SVCDs in sehr guter Qualität „gerippt“ werden.
Im Folgenden wird erklärt, wie das Programm konfiguriert und benutzt wird, um z.B. die
Original-DVD-Kapitel zu übernehmen (oder eigene Kapitel zu definieren) – oder aber den
Film mehrsprachig, z.B. DEUTSCH und ENGLISCH zu rippen.
Dabei wird das Original Tonformat der DVD übernommen, in den meisten Fällen also
Dolby Digital AC3 5.1.
2. Benötigte Software
Die nachfolgend aufgeführte Software wird ebenfalls benötigt, um den reibungslosen
Ablauf des Ripp-Vorgangs zu gewährleisten:
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DVD Decrypter
Daemon Tools
Cinema Craft Encoder
DVD2SVCD
CloneCD
http://www.dvddecrypter.com/download.asp
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/download
Cinema Craft Encoder
http://www.google.de
http://www.dvd2dvd.org/
http://www.slysoft.com/de/
Die Programme sind – außer dem Cinema Craft Encoder – Freeware und können unter
den nebenstehenden Links aus dem Internet heruntergeladen werden.
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2.1 Cinema Craft Encoder
DVD2SVCD bringt alle wichtigen Codecs und Plugins mit, die während des
Programmablaufs automatisch gestartet werden. Auf der Homepage von DVD2SVCD wird
darauf hingewiesen, dass der Cinema Craft Encoder aus Lizenz- und Kostengründen nicht
integriert ist.
Die Suche nach dem Cinema Craft Encoder, der einer der besten Videoencoder aber leider
nicht kostenlos zu haben ist, wird etwas schwieriger. Aber im Internet findet man ja
bekanntlich alles….
Erwähnt sei noch, dass es sich um die Version SP v2.50.00 handeln sollte, da diese (ohne
zusätzlich installiertes Sprachpaket) am zuverlässigsten arbeitet.
Weitere Informationen dazu finden sich im Abschnitt FAQs.
Hier einige Links, die für die Suche nach dem Cinema Craft Encoder hilfreich sein können:
http://www.cinemacraft.com/index.htm
http://www.cinemacraft.com/eng/ccesp.html
http://www.mephistos-world.de/
http://www.google.de/
Offizielle Homepage + Downloads
englische Programmbeschreibung
Anleitungen und weitere Links
Suchbegriffe: „cinema craft encoder“
oder „cinema craft encoder sp 2.5“
Wichtiger Hinweis:
Es empfiehlt sich, den Cinema Craft Encoder vor dem Programm DVD2SVCD zu
installieren, damit der Encoder bei der Installation von DVD2SVCD automatisch erkannt und
eingebunden wird !!
3. Vorbereitende Schritte
Nachdem die 5 Programme installiert wurden, wird mit DVD Decrypter zunächst das
DVD-Image (Film) auf die Festplatte kopiert. Hierfür werden ca. 5 – 8,5 GB
Festplattenplatz benötigt!
DVD Decrypter starten
Mode
ISO
Read
Zielordner angeben
Start
Ist das .ISO-Image fertig ausgelesen und auf Festplatte gespeichert, kann die OriginalDVD aus dem DVD-ROM-Laufwerk entnommen werden.
Das Image wird nun in Daemon Tools eingelegt:
Mit der rechten Maustaste auf den grünen Blitz neben der Uhr
und das gespeicherte Image auswählen:
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klicken
Das .ISO-Image ist nun in das virtuelle DVD-Laufwerk eingelegt und kann wie eine
„normale“ DVD behandelt (und mit PowerDVD oder WinDVD abgespielt) werden.
Damit ist die Vorbereitung abgeschlossen und es könnte mit dem Rippen begonnen
werden – zuvor muss aber DVD2SVCD noch korrekt konfiguriert werden.
Die Grundeinstellung – Installation des Cinema Craft Encoders wird vorausgesetzt – der
einzelnen Parameter wird im nachfolgenden Kapitel ausgiebig beschrieben.
4. DVD2SVCD
Über die Funktion des Programms habe ich weiter oben genug geschrieben, es folgen
nun im Einzelnen die Schaltflächen mit Screenshots und den vorzunehmenden
Einstellungen. Nach dem Schließen des Programms werden die Änderungen automatisch
übernommen.
Die Screenshots wurden unter DVD2SVCD v. 1.2.2 build 1 erstellt (Stand: 04.07.2004).
Diese Version läuft in Verbindung mit Cinema Craft Encoder SP v2.50.00 störungsfrei und
erzielt hervorragende Ergebnisse.
4.1 About
Beim ersten Programmstart wird dieses Fenster geöffnet.
Es enthält kurze Infos und 4 Links zum Programm.
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4.2 Log
Noch ist dieses Fenster ohne Funktion – erst beim Start des Programms wird automatisch
in dieses Feld gewechselt und der komplette Ripp-Vorgang als Textdatei mitgeschrieben.
Dies erleichtert bei einer eventuellen Störung später die Fehlerdiagnose und der Verlauf
des Rippens kann ständig mitverfolgt werden.
4.3 DVD Rip
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Hier wird DVD ripping aktiviert und der Zielordner für die gerippten Dateien ausgewählt.
In dieser Konfiguration befinden sich Betriebssystem und alle installierten Programme auf
Laufwerk C, der Zielordner namens „SVCD“ auf Partition D. Dieser wurde vorher von mir
dort erstellt. Mit dem Ordnersymbol (rot umrandet) kann dann dieser Ordner als Zielordner
ausgewählt werden.
Wichtiger Hinweis:
Der Ordner SVCD sollte Platz für mind. 15 GB(!) – besser: 18-20 GB haben !!
Die später wichtigen Dateien zum Brennen auf 2 CDs sind zwar „nur“ knapp 1,6 Gigabyte
(2x 800 MB) groß, aber während des Ripp-Vorgangs werden alle möglichen Dateien in
diesem Ordner gespeichert, dabei kommen bei sehr langen Filmen wie z.B. „Titanic“,
„Pearl Harbor“ oder „The Green Mile“ schnell 15 bis 18 GB an temporären bzw. für das
Brennen auf CD unwichtige Dateien zusammen. Diese Dateien können zwar nach dem
Rippen gelöscht werden – aber zunächst mal sind sie da!
Filme mit Überlänge, wie die oben genannten, sollten ohnehin auf 3 CDs gebrannt
werden, um den Qualitätsverlust in Grenzen zu halten. Mehr dazu im Abschnitt 4.7
Bitrate.
4.4 DVD2AVI
Auch hier wieder den Pfad zum Zielordner auswählen und die Einstellungen im Bild (falls
abweichend) übernehmen.
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4.5 Audio
In der Registerkarte Audio kann voreingestellt werden, welche Sprachen der Film später
enthalten soll. In diesem Beispiel ist die erste Sprache Deutsch, die zweite Sprache
Englisch. Dazu müssen die Einstellungen der Häkchen und der Bitrate übernommen
werden. Für CD- und DVD-Audio ist eine Bitrate von 192 völlig ausreichend.
Sollte auf der DVD eine der vorgewählten Sprachen nicht verfügbar sein, so wird das auf
der Registerkarte Conversion angezeigt und kann dort dementsprechend manuell
geändert werden. Einzelheiten im Abschnitt 4.15 Conversion.
4.6 Frameserver
An der
Voreinstellung
dieses Fensters
muss nichts
geändert werden,
trotzdem die
Einstellung mal
mit diesem
Screenshot
vergleichen.
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4.7 Bitrate
Im linken Teil dieses Fenster wird eingestellt, wie viele Filmminuten maximal auf jeden
Rohling passen sollen. Parallel dazu muss bei CD size die Länge in allen 6 Klickfeldern
auf 800 MB angepasst werden. Es wird empfohlen, alle im Screenshot abgebildeten
Einstellungen zu übernehmen.
4.8 Encoder
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Die Registerkarte Encoder sollte nach der Installation des Cinema Craft Encoder in der
oberen Hälfte dem Screenshot entsprechen. Andernfalls muss der Pfad zur cctsp.exe
manuell gesucht werden.
Auch muss hier noch mal der Pfad zum Zielordner „SVCD“ angegeben werden.
Bei Video Encoding Mode kann die Anzahl der Fehlerkorrekturen Number of passes
normalerweise auf 3 eingestellt werden. Für den unteren rechten Teil gilt ebenfalls:
Einstellungen übernehmen.
Was es allerdings mit der Matrix auf sich hat, wird wohl ein Rätsel bleiben…
4.9 Pulldown
In diesem Feld muss nur der Zielordner angegeben werden.
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4.10 Multiplexer
Auch diese Einstellungen und den Pfad zum Zielordner übernehmen.
Der Haken und die Zahl bei CD Overlap seconds sind für die Wiederholung in Sekunden
des Films beim Wechsel der CD zuständig.
Dies ist eine nette kleine Zusatzoption, damit der Film nicht plötzlich mitten im Satz ohne
Wiederholung weitergeht. 7 Sekunden haben sich als ziemlich optimal herausgestellt,
damit die Wiederholung nicht zu lang (und nervig) wird.
Man kann aber die Zeitspanne beliebig variieren oder ganz einfach den Haken
wegklicken, falls man keine Wiederholung wünscht.
4.11 Subtitles
Normalerweise
wird ein Film
ohne Untertitel
gerippt, da
diese bei einer
SVCD nicht
abschaltbar sind
und deshalb nur
stören.
Soll der Film
ohne Untertitel
gerippt werden,
den Haken bei
Rip subtitles
entfernen.
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Möchte man keine Untertitel rippen, kann man die nachfolgende Beschreibung bis zum
nächsten Abschnitt überspringen.
Es gibt aber auch einige wenige Filme, bei denen es durchaus Sinn macht, eine
bestimmte Untertitelspur mit auf CD zu brennen.
Wenn in einem Film eine Sprache gesprochen wird, die man selbst mangels
Sprachkenntnissen nicht fehlerlos beherrscht, wie z.B. klingonisch, chinesisch oder
japanisch.
Auch könnten wertvolle Informationen auf Untertiteln, wie sie beispielsweise der Steven
Spielberg Film „Schindler´s Liste“ bietet, verloren gehen.
Ein sehr guter Grund, sich mit dem Rippen von Untertiteln zu beschäftigen, ist der Film
„Kill Bill – Volume 1“ von Regisseur Quentin Tarantino.
Wer den Film kennt, weiss dass hier ein Großteil des Films japanisch bzw. chinesisch
gesprochen wird. Ohne Untertitel versteht man dann leider kein Wort.
DVD2SVCD bietet nun die Möglichkeit, diese – und nur diese – Untertitel ebenfalls
anzuzeigen.
s. S. 30
Da die DVD mehrere Untertitelspuren besitzt, sollte man vorher herausfinden, welche
Spur man haben möchte.
Die Einstellungen sollten dann dem Screenshot entsprechen – den Pfad zum Zielordner
eingeschlossen:
Den Haken bei Rip subtitles setzen und auf Permanent Subtitles klicken. Anschließend
die gewünschte Sprache (Deutsch) auswählen.
Wenn auch 8 Ausfüllfelder angeboten werden, so sollte man es bei einer Sprache
belassen, da der DVD-Player sowieso nur eine Untertitelspur für SVCDs wiedergeben
kann – und das ist die zuerst ausgewählte! Bei Forced wird kein Haken gesetzt (oder
siehst Du etwa einen im Screenshot?).
Unter Subtitle palette kann sogar die Farbe(!) der Untertitel selbst bestimmt werden.
Die Schriftart der Untertitel ist mit Verdana, 18 später am TV sehr gut zu lesen.
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Subtitle palette:
Primary color 0 (Background)
Primary color 1 (Font)
Schwarz ist für den Hintergrund in Ordnung
standardmäßig weiss, gelb ist aber besser zu
lesen, andere Farben wirken evtl. schlechter
Die anderen Einstellungen sollten nicht verändert werden, mit der Farbe der Untertitel
kann man nach Belieben experimentieren.
Wenn der Ripp-Vorgang (später) gestartet wird, werden vom Programm zunächst die zur
Verfügung stehenden Untertitel-IDs analysiert:
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Kurz darauf erscheint diese Auswahl mit einer kurzen Untertitel-Vorschau:
Nun gilt es, den richtigen Untertitel-Stream auszuwählen…
Auf dem Bild sind 7 verschiedene Untertitel zu sehen, davon 2 Deutsche.
Die Stream ID 0x22 Deutsch (de) ist bei der Kill Bill DVD für die permanenten Untertitel
zuständig und wird standardmäßig vom Programm ausgewählt.
Die Stream ID 0x26 Deutsch (de) ist die Untertitelspur für die nicht synchronisierten
Stellen im Film. Diese Untertitel sollen später mit auf CD gebrannt werden und werden
deshalb ausgewählt.
Mit Klicken auf OK wird der Ripp-Vorgang nun an der Stelle fortgesetzt, an der das
Rippen auch ohne Untertitel starten würde.
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4.12 CD Image
In dieser Karteikarte gibt es einige wichtige Einstellungen.
Zunächst den Pfad zum Zielordner „SVCD“ einstellen.
Mit Klick auf DVD chapters und PBC Use Selections werden die Original DVD-Kapitel
übernommen.
Mit Klick auf Fixed chapters kann man selbst bestimmen, ab wie viel Minuten ein
Kapitelsprung erfolgen soll. 300 Sekunden, also alle 5 Minuten ein Kapitel sind optimal.
Diese Einstellung macht z.B. Sinn, wenn man aus einer .AVI-File (DivX-Video), die
naturgemäß immer ohne Kapitel sind, eine SVCD rippen möchte (s. Abschnitt 4.14 Misc.).
Wird bei Movie title / CD Label der Filmtitel eingegeben, so heißt die SVCD nach dem
Brennen nicht einfach nur „NEU“ sondern entsprechend „KILL_BILL_VOL_1“.
Man kann diese beiden Felder aber auch leer lassen.
Die interessanten Klickfelder in dieser Karteikarte sind Title Picture, ChangeCD pic. und
LastCD picture.
In der Regel wird eine SVCD auf 2, sehr lange Filme auf 3 CDs gebrannt. Dies macht
später beim Ansehen des fertigen Films einen Wechsel der CDs nötig.
Das Programm erlaubt das Einblenden von Bildern zum Anfang, beim Wechsel und zum
Ende der CDs. Dies ist ein ziemlich cooler Effekt, da man eigene Bilder und Texte (z.B.
Hinweis auf mehrere Sprachen) einblenden kann, was der SVCD einen individuellen
Stempel aufdrückt – ein Einzelstück quasi… ☺
Man kann die von DVD2SVCD vorgegebenen Bilder verwenden, eigene Bilder auswählen
oder durch das Entfernen der Häkchen auch ganz auf Bilder verzichten.
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Das Startbild wird für die Dauer von 5 Sekunden angezeigt, Wechsel- und Endbild
unendlich. Diese Zeitspannen werden vom Programm vorgegeben und können nicht
verändert werden.
Hier ein Beispiel für die 3 Bilder zum Film „Kill Bill – Volume 1“, die ich mit Photoshop und
Paint erstellt habe:
Die Bildgröße beträgt für Start- und Endbild 900x576 Pixel, für das Wechselbild 900x480
Pixel – andere Größen gehen aber auch. Selbst das Auswählen des Dateityps .mpg
(InterVideo Media File) ist möglich:
Das Bild im Speicherort auswählen und auf „Öffnen“ klicken – fertig!
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4.13 Finalize
In dieser Karte gibt es keine Einstellungen, die geändert werden müssten…
4.14 Misc.
Alle Einstellungen übernehmen…
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Input file type: Hier wird das Quellmedium angegeben: DVD, AVI (DivX) oder DVB (pva).
Ist das Quellmedium ein DivX-Video, aus dem eine SVCD gemacht werden soll, so ist es
ratsam, eigene Kapitel anzulegen (s. Abschnitt 4.12 CD Image).
Output file type: SVCD, DVD, VCD.
4.15 Conversion
Mit der Registerkarte Conversion beginnt der Ripp-Vorgang.
Rote Umrandung (Bild
oben):
Ist das DVD-Image in
Daemon Tools
eingelegt, 1x auf das CDSymbol klicken,
oder den Pfad zur .IFODatei im Ordner
VIDEO_TS angeben
(Ordnersymbol).
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5. DVD als SVCD rippen
Nachdem man alle Parameter wie beschrieben eingestellt hat (die Einstellungen werden
beim Schließen gespeichert), kann nun endlich mit dem Ripp-Vorgang begonnen werden.
Hinweis: Während des Rippens sollte der Bildschirmschoner deaktiviert werden.
Wurde das DVD-Image auf Festplatte gespeichert, DVD2SVCD starten und die
Registerkarte CD Image öffnen:
Hier nun bitte den Filmtitel eintragen und die Bilder (falls vorhanden) auswählen.
Sind keine für den Film passenden Bilder vorhanden, die drei Häkchen entfernen.
Sehr gut für Start- und Endbild eignen sich z.B. Wallpaper, die man zu vielen aktuellen
Kinofilmen aus dem Internet herunterladen kann.
Hier einige Webseiten mit einer großen Auswahl an Moviewallpapers:
http://www.joblo.com/moviewallpapers.htm
http://movie.e-heap.net/
http://www.moviezine.se/wallpapers/index.shtml
Eventuell auch mal die Bildersuche von GOOGLE ausprobieren.
Und hier gibt´s sämtliche CD + DVD-Cover:
http://darktown.com/
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Als nächster Schritt wird die Registerkarte Conversion geöffnet…
…und 1x auf das CD-Symbol geklickt.
Womöglich erscheint dann diese Fehlermeldung…
…die darauf aufmerksam macht, dass einige DVD-Player die unter Bitrate
vorgenommenen Einstellungen vielleicht nicht abspielen können.
Da aber dieser „Fehler“ niemals auftritt und die SVCD später problemlos beide Sprachen
abspielen wird, kann hier mit Klick auf „Ja“ fortgefahren werden.
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Es werden folgende Informationen angezeigt:
IFO file
= VTS_01_0.IFO ist das zu rippende DVD-Image.
Movie length
= zeigt die Spielfilmlänge an
(über den kleinen Pfeil können einzelne Kapitel entfernt
werden).
Auto Shutdown
= wird hier ein Häkchen gesetzt, fährt der Computer nach
Beendigung des Ripp-Vorgangs automatisch herunter.
Aspect ratio
= enthält Informationen über das Bildformat – diese Einstellung
kann, sollte aber nicht geändert werden.
Deinterlace
= hier sollte immer „No deinterlacing“ stehen, allerdings gibt
es einige DVDs aus Frankreich oder Japan (oft auch Musikoder Porno-DVDs), die nach dem Rippen eine Art „verschleiertes“ Bild aufweisen. In diesem Fall muss der Reiter
auf SeparateFields/SelectEvery (Pal) umgestellt werden.
Weitere Informationen in den FAQs.
Selected Audiotracks
= hier werden alle verfügbaren und ausgewählten Sprachen
aufgelistet; in der Reihenfolge wie sie später auf CD gebrannt werden:
1. Deutsch AC3 6 Ch.
2. Englisch AC3 6 Ch.
Sind alle Einstellungen OK, auf
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Nun auf Rip and convert (blau unterlegt) klicken:
Bei zweisprachigen SVCDs erscheint noch mal der bekannte Warnhinweis (der in der
Karte Bitrate abgeschaltet werden kann):
Zum Fortfahren auf
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Klick auf OK startet den Ripp-Vorgang:
Nun wird der Film in den Zielordner D:\SVCD gerippt.
Je nach Länge des Films und Prozessorleistung kann der Ripp-Vorgang mit einem
Rechner mit 900 MHz zwischen 10 und 14 Stunden dauern; ein Rechner mit 1,6 GHzProzessor benötigt nur die Hälfte der Zeit. Es empfiehlt sich, den Ripp-Vorgang über
Nacht laufen und den Rechner anschließend automatisch herunterfahren zu lassen.
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Zwischendurch wird der Cinema Craft Encoder gestartet und ausgeführt…
…alle internen Plugins und Programme werden von DVD2SVCD automatisch gestartet,
man muss nichts weiter tun…
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Der Ripp-Vorgang ist beendet, wenn diese Meldung erscheint:
Im Zielordner D:\SVCD befinden sich nun jede Menge Dateien:
…von denen nur die rot umrandeten Files wichtig sind. Dies ist das fertige SVCD-Image,
das nun noch auf CD gebrannt werden muss.
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6. SVCD brennen
Abschließend müssen die beiden mit DVD2SVCD erstellten CD_Image_Files auf CD
gebrannt werden. Die übrigen Dateien werden dazu nicht benötigt und können gefahrlos
gelöscht werden.
1. Daemon Tools starten und das DVD-Image entladen.
2. Nun CD_Image_File_CD1.cue in Daemon Tools einlegen:
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…na gut…
Unter Arbeitsplatz kann man das in Daemon
Tools eingelegte CD-Image sehen.
Abbrechen
3. CloneCD starten – „CD kopieren“ auswählen:
Generic DVD-ROM
(Daemon Tools)
auswählen und auf
„Weiter“ klicken…
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Für das Lesegerät
das Profil VCD &
SVCD auswählen.
Das Info-Fenster
von CloneCD zeigt
die Laufzeit der
eingelegten CD an.
Weiter >
Direktes Kopieren
„On the Fly“
Weiter >
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Schreibgeschwindigkeit des Brenners und das korrekte Profil auswählen:
Klick auf OK startet den Brennvorgang:
Glückwunsch!
Die 1. SVCD ist fertig – nun
noch die 2. SVCD brennen:
Fertig…
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Szene aus der SVCD Kill Bill – Volume 1 mit Untertiteln.
7. FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
Häufig gestellte Fragen – Englisch
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Be aware CCE 2.5 is very particular on what processors it supports. Go to the Cinema
Craft Website for more information. PIIs are not supported.
Note you will need LOTS of free space on your hard disk drive(s). Ripping a
DVD could take anything up to 8GB or so. The conversion process may then need
anything from a further 8GB for a two-disk (S)VCD or up to 18GB for a DVD R/RW.
Software
DVD2SVCD Website and Archives
DVD2SVCD Homepage or try DVD2SVCD Homepage (direct)
If you don't get the bundle remember and get the additional software also found on
DVD2SVCD's homepage
---------------------From the author:
The only reason that dvd2svcd works as it does and perhaps makes your life a bit
easier, is because dvd2svcd is standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Without people
like Maven, Jakei, Brent Beyeler, Midas, Naoki Shibata, Hard Code, Wimpy, Hiroyuki
Hori, MPEG2Dec author (?), Custom Technology, SubMux author (?), Ben RudiakGould, Edwin Van Eggelen, Avery Lee, Herbert Valerio Riedel, Nautilus, Wizard,
Dividee, shh, DSPguru and people like Doom9 and his loyal forum members
(doom9.net), DVD2SVCD would be nothing. Thank the above programmers, they're
the real brains. Special thanks to Dividee for helping find the subtitle bug.
----------------------Doom9 DVD2SVCD Guide
Newbie & Advanced References, SVCD Burning guide, etc.
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Q&A:
Q1: What is DVD2SVCD? What exactly is it used for?
A: DVD2SVCD automates the complex multiple steps, and the very latest techniques,
to backup DVDs to CDRs for later playing on a standalone DVD player (that supports
playing VCD/SVCDs). DVD2SVCD supports all steps from extracting the video
information from the DVD, to the final creation of ready to burn to CDR the popular
.bin/.cue format files (CDrwin/Fireburer/Nero/others).
Difficult requirements like multiple audio tracks and multiple subtitles are all
automated for the less experienced user. DVD2SVCD even has a NTSC to PAL
conversion feature.
Q2: What commercial software is required?
A: As of verion 1.0.7 no commercial tools is necessary. You can use all versions of
TMPGenc (including the older versions which are freeware). However, the general
opinion is that Cinema Craft Encoder delivers the best quality when converting to
SVCD and is recommended to use. The recommended version is Cinema Craft Encoder
version 2.50 (2.6x can be used too. Have a look at Q44) and only the English version.
The reason that it is best to use the old version is that it's the latest version that
supports .AVS script files. The quality of this version is equal to the later versions.
Don`t use any language patch. If there's a Cinemacraft logo in your output file you're
using the demo version of CCE SP. While it is fully functional it encodes a logo into the
videostream. To get rid of it you have to buy the full version.
Q3: Are all Cinema Craft encoding modes supported?
A: SVCD modes for VBR, VBR multipass and CBR are supported.
Q4: How long does the whole process take?
A: DVD2SVCD uses the latest AviSynthMMX/Mpeg2Dec YUV2 frame serving
techniques. This is presently the fastest method available. The CCE step will generally
run between 0.30 and 1.60 realtime depending on processor speed. The whole process
time length depends of CCE/frameserving settings, number of audio tracks encoded,
speed of DVD-ram while ripping and number of subtitles tracks to rip. Normally most
users use 3 or 4 passes in CCE settings to get "like DVD" results. So, if using 3 pass,
three times your machine's realtime capability, plus audio encoding time, plus DVD
extraction plus subtitle extraction, will have you ready to burn your cdrs.
Example: A 2GHz Pentium 4 consistently shows 1.4-1.6 RT. This varies with the
aspect ratio of the disk being backed up, but normally, If the movie has 2 hours of
time lenght, it completes the 3 pass - which actualy is a vaf_creation+3=4 pass process in 6 to 5 hours. CBR mode is single pass. It can provide a whole encoding
faster than real-time but most agree quality will be slightly less than multipass, unless
the bitrate is very high. This is a better option for slower than 800MHz machines.
DVD2SVCD can work while you sleep
Q5: Will using DVD2SVCD cure my Fast Forward and seeking problems in my
standalone DVD player?
A: Assuming these functions are properly implemented in your standalone player (not
all are done correctly) the final CDR should play fine and all, or most, of the features
you were having problems with should work correctly. VCDImager (supported in
DVD2SVCD) do a good job in following the proper specifications. Many of you using
Nero to directly create your SVCDs that have had problems may find your problems
have vanished. Example: On DDogg's Apex-703, FForward (2,4,8X), FReverse, slow
frame, seeking, repeat AB segment, and time indicator now work perfectly, with no
problems, for the first time, thus preventing the aformentioned Apex-703 from being
thrown against the wall and dying an untimely death. :-)
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Q6: My SVCD won't play right on my PC. Is something wrong with the my
encode?
A: Probably not. Always burn a copy and try on your standlone player before
becoming concerned. Less experienced users may not have the correct playback filters
on their PC. One indicator of the problem is when the audio seems out of sync by a
large margin on NTSC backups. Try installing PowerDVD or WinDVD, and then test
playback. Special filters are installed with these products that allow NTSC svcds with
the pulldown flag set to play correctly using software playback on your PC.
Q7: I don’t want to use your average bitrate calculation, how do I override it
to use my own?
A: Just type in the same average bitrate you want to use in both "Max. avg. box" and
"Min. avg. box" in the Bitrate Tab. This is not recommended unless you are
experienced and have a special need.
Q8: The colors of the subtitles isn’t right, what can I do about that?
A: When the Subtitle preview window is shown you have a column called Palette.
Press the button in that column to change the Palette.
Q9: I don’t want any Subtitles in the first stream of my SVCD but I want it to
start from stream 2. How can I do that?
A: Also in the subtitle preview window. In the row where the "Subtitle Stream No." is
1 press the Dropdown button and select "Deselect". It is also in that column you can
switch or add subtitle streams. It's the button to the right in the "Subtitle Stream No."
column. You get this when the subtitle window (preview) pops up.
Q10: I have encoded a PAL movie but the encoded movie is filled with
interlaced lines. What can be done about that?
A: Some PAL movies are Telecined (especially in Australia) and there has to be
performed a 2:2 pulldown. Just select "SepareFields/SelectEvery(PAL)" in the
"deinterlace" pulldown, in Conversion tab. However, mostly you don't have to worry
about interlaced movies, as they usually plays perfectly using a standalone player +
tv, the interlaced lines will only occur on the pc. However, there is a way to maintain
the interlaced footage and get very good quality by unchecking zigzag and progressive
in the Encoder Tab under CCE Advanced Settings. And most importantly use an Aspect
Ratio of 4:3 (no borders) in the conversion tab.
Q11: The aspect ratio of the encoded video looks wrong. How do I fix that?
A: This should not be happening. DVD2SVCD uses the information from the VOB file to
preset the Aspect Ratio, but unfortunately the VOB file is sometimes wrong. You can
change to the right Aspect Ratio in the Conversion tab (4:3 or 16:9).
It is highly recommended you verify the Aspect Ratio before beginning the process by
reading the specs of the DVD on the jacket or online like Amazon.com. You can also
rip and encode a short vob chapter using "rip with internal routines" and choosing the
chapter in "time length" dropdown in conversion tab, and openning the
bbmpeg_file.mpg with windows media player to verify if it is ok.
Have a look at this thread to know a lot of things about aspect ratio of DVD, SVCD and
TV.
Q12: How does your Audio Selection work?
A: In the Audio Tab you can select up to 2 audio streams. If dvd2svcd can’t find
Priority Audio 1 it will look for the audio stream you’ve selected in priority 2. Besides
that it also selects the AC3 stream which has the most channels to get the best
surround quality.
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Q13: Why should I use "autodetect azid gain (2 pass)"?
A: One complete prepass is needed to allow an accurate required gain calculation. This
is a good use of time and so should always be used. If accurate gain is not important
to you, deactivate auto gain and put a number between 5 and 3 in the value box. This
will save you the few minutes of the prepass at the cost of dead accurate gain.
Q14: Do I have to use downsampling and convert 48 to 44.1?
A: Not at all. However, downsampling you will have a SVCD compliant audio stream,
which may be mandatory if you have a SVCD standalone player.
There is a terrific increase of encoding speed when you don't use downsampling.
These are two real examples:
i) The machine is a PIII 600MHz, 128MB ram. The ratio (movie time length)/(audio
encoding time)=MTL/AET=RTaudio is equal to 2.261 without downsampling, and
1.403 with downsampling on. Thus, in this slow machine, there is an increase of 61%
of time. If the movie has MTL=120 minutes, it will spend AET=53 minutes without
downsampling, and AET=85 minutes with downsampling, for each audio track;
ii) The machine is an Athlon XP 1600+. The movie is Fast and Furious (MTL=107
minutes) with downsampling it took 25min 16 secs (RTaudio=7.262) and without
downsampling 14mins 44secs (RTaudio=4.235)...a difference of 10mins 32seconds
(71%) longer.
So the recommendation is: Do not downsample, to save anywhere from 10mins to
1hour in processing time.
Q15: "VStrip gets only 4 out of 5 vobs??.."
A: VStrip does it's own cutting at 1024 kb, that means that you cannot compare it to
what other rippers do. To check if it has done the job correctly, load the vobfiles into
dvd2avi, and move the slider at the bottom to the end and see if it doesn't indeed
have it all ripped.
Q16: I have encoded a movie with subtitles, but no subtitles are shown when
I play the movie. Why?
A: The subtitles only work on Standalone DVD Players that supports SVCD and/or CVD
- aka China Video Disc - Subtitles. As of now there are no Software players that
supports SVCD/CVD Subtitles [Update - Media Player Classic now supports CVD and
SVCD subs]. An option is to use "permanent subtitles".
Q17: I've created a SVCD with subtitles, but the subtitles do not appear to
play correctly in my standalone player.
A: First, verify your standalone player supports subtitles. Download one/all of these
following samples:
NTSC with CVD style subtitles. This sample has also a nice Menu, so you can test
PBC features also;
PAL with CVD style subtitles;
NTSC with SVCD style subtitles.
They are known to work correctly. Burn to CDR and verify whether they play correctly.
If they do play correctly but the output made with DVD2SVCD does not play correctly,
please provide further feedback.
Q18: Which version of DVD2AVI should I use?
A: It must be the modified version 1.76 (CLI 1.0.4) with command line support.
Download it at dvd2svcd homepage. [better to use bundle only, do not change
versions of software. We will put a Voodoo curse on you, your dog, and your goldfish]
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Q19: When dvd2svcd is saving the subtitle timecodes it says file not found?
A: You haven't entered any destination directory for subtitles.
Q20: Wah! It doesn't work. Leap through 10,000 miles, read my mind, take
over my body and fix it for me because I can't be bothered to read the basic
trouble shooting skills guide and the Q&A.
A: Spend a few minutes thinking before asking questions on the board and title your
post wisely. If you use exclamation marks or CAPS we will delete your post.
Try basic things like opening the project (d2v) file in DVD2AVI v 1.76 and see if it will
preview by pressing F5. Play the AVS file in media player and see if you *see* video
(don't worry if it is slow or jerky) or get a red error line in the top of the screen. If
media player doesn`t work, re download the software bundle, or at least the huffy
codec on the website. The bundle has huffy in it and will install it. This should fix your
problem.
Read all semi recent posts before asking a question. Treat us with respect and you will
be treated with respect.
Q21: When doing NTSC is force film selected in DVD2AVI? (might be a
problem for animes, etc)
A: Most probably only if the movie comes from a film. However, if you select force film
in DVD2AVI tab, it will be used, of course.
Q22: Can dvd2svcd do an inverse telecine on telecined (not real deinterlace)
video sources?
A: There is a fuller and robust auto mode solution that attemps to deal with these
type of video sources via the use of an Inverse Telecine plugin. It will not always be
successful, but in general, should give good results. Be aware it *will* slow down the
encode significantly (almost by 30-40%).
Q23: Which program does the 48 -> 44.1KHz downsampling?
A: SSRC.dll, under BeSweet command.
Q24: My audio and video are not synced
A: This rarely happens. The most common reason is when a DVD have been ripped
with an external ripper (like Smartripper). Always us internal routines when possible.
(In the new DVD2SVCD versions, you can select "Rip Only" and convert the ripped vob
files later). Another reason could be that a trailer is as the first chapter on the DVD
(like Swordfish).
Q25: I want to know if I can get DVD2SVCD to bypass adding borders as I
have an unusual need.
A: Easy, just select the 4:3 option, then no borders will be added. Again, do *not* do
this on a 16:9 encode unless you have some oddball need and know *exactly* what
you are doing and why you are doing it.
Q26: DVD2SVCD stops at the CCE stage/CCE 2.5 doesn't seem to run on my
machine.
A: See minimum system requirements above. PII are not supported. Also, older,
slower machines seem to be problematic as well as machines with under 256 ram.
Q27: I get this strange Checksum error from CCE 2.5 when it runs...
A:There is a crc path floating around for cce 2.5. Try google.
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Q28: The process stops when DVD2AVI is supposed to run
A: Sometimes DVD2AVI has to be run *once* manually to register the vfapi module.
This should not be the case if the software bundle is used but try doing this if you
have a problem like this. Unless you changed it, the software bundle will have installed
dvd2avi in C:\program files\dvd2svcd\dvd2avi. Run the executable manually once.
Q29: I used special characters like ( ) [ ] % 1 2 3 001 4 5 6 7 8 9 in my
output folder name
A: Don't use these. These characters can be source of problems at least for bbmpeg.
Due to sheer number of programs utilized in DVD2SVCD bundle it's better to just stick
to your ABC's lest you like to gamble with your time.
Q30: My machine has a Via Chipset and seems slow
A: "Home Skillet" - What motherboard do you have? if you can find out that it has a
kt133, kt133a, kt266, kt266a, kt333 or the kt400 chipset then you need to download
the VIA 4-in-1 drivers ver. 4.37 (latest) from your motherboard manufacturer. I had a
problem with my via chipset where all of my drives were not set in DMA mode. When I
installed the 4-in-1 my DVD and CDRW drives used DMA modes and everything was
much faster.
Q31: How can I make the background of the Permanent Subtitles
Transparent?
A: Choose a number between 0-15 in the background blend column. 0=Invisible
15=Solid. 7 would be a good choice for gray transparency
Q32: Why, does DVD2SVCD not follow the size constraints in the bitrate tab?
I.E. My movie is under x time. The size constraints says it should be on 2 cds
but I get 3
A: Uncheck min avg. and you could try setting min. bitrate to 0.
Q33: What do I do if dvd2svcd freezes when analyzing video (after you load
an ifo from a dvd) or if the Authentication fails?
A: Install the appropriate ASPI drivers for your system. Download it from here
Q34 Removed
A: Q35: How do I find title pictures?
A: No longer works automatically since IMDB changed their database workings.
Q36: Could you please explain how dvd2svcd uses the bitrate tab in details?
A: What dvd2svcd do to calculate the avg. bitrate:
1. DVD2SVCD starts CCE and load the avs file and save the project file (ecl) and
closes CCE again.
2. DVD2SVCD opens the project file, and it finds the number of frames and the
framerate in that project file.
3. Using the frames and the framerate dvd2svcd calculates the number of minutes the
movie is.
4. Using the minutes, dvd2svcd goes through each line in the bitrate tab. When it
finds the line where the minutes are between X and XX minutes dvd2svcd get's the
number of cd's and the cd size it should use.
5. DVD2SVCD then uses minutes, number of cds and the cd size to calculate the
highest bitrate to fill the number of cd's to the limit.
6. DVD2SVCD calculates the avg. bitrate, modifies the Project file, runs CCE loads the
Project file into CCE and starts encoding.
Example PAL movie:
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After loading the Project file dvd2svcd determines that the number of frames are
155547 and a framerate of 25 fps.
Minutes = 155547 / 25 = 6221,88 seconds = Rounded to 104 minutes
Line used in the DEFAULT bitrate tab will be line 4 since the number of minutes is
between 100 and 120 minutes. So the number of cds to be used are 2 and the size of
the cd's are 800 each.
As you can see from the above I now have all the figures needed to calculate the
bitrate to be used to fill 2 cd's of 800 mb.
The Max. and Min. down below of the bitrate tab are fixed values used as is in CCE.
Those values are used by CCE to do the VBR calculation of each frame. Hence using
many bits on complex frames and vice versa.
The Max. Avg. and Min. Avg. are boundary values. If the Min. Avg. is checked the
calculated bitrate will never go below the entered number. And the calculated bitrate
will never go above the Max. Avg. bitrate. That means has the side effect that if you
have a movie of eg. 77 minutes it will not fill 2 * 740 completely because the
calculated bitrate will be above the Max. Avg. bitrate and you will only get one filled
CD and one 3/4 filled (or so).
Q37: Can I use my computer at all during the SVCD creation process?
A: Yes. You can also, in winXP, to "switch users".
Q38: What is a CCE RT of 0.7 or 1.2, etc.?
A: These numbers means "real time". I.e.: if the movie has 100min of time length,
and CCE shows "speed: 0.500 RT", this means that each pass will use 100/0.500=200
min from the begin to the end of CCE work. If you are using multipass, CCE will use
(1+number_of_passes) times 200 to end its work. To increase the speed, you can try
1passVBR with Qfactor=1 plus temporalsmooter (TS)turned on. You can use CBR with
TS also.
A real example: 83min movie with CCE RT of 1.62 (AMD 1600+) video took 4hrs
16mins video encoding portion doing 4 pass vbr. 83min / 1.62 RT = 51.2 mins
51.2 x 5 (4 pass + .vaf) = 256min (4 hrs 16mins)
Q39: Can I overburn on 90 min CD-R discs?
A: http://www.disc4you.com/news/99min.html
http://www.vcdhelp.com/cdrewriterscomparison.htm
Just put in 900 in the bitrate tab for 90min cd if your cd-burner supports it.
Q40: Where can I see what is being developed in the next version/build?
A: Here: http://212.88.77.140/Readme.txt
Q41: HOWTO combine/encode 2 disc DVD set as one movie. 1.08.1 or above
only. See Note
IMPORTANT Note!: There is the possibility of A/V sync issues due to a bug in in
DVD2AVI. Adding extras or doing seperate episodes are most likely to have this issue,
but regular movies can have this problem as well. If you are having A/V sync
problems check the chapters of the DVD and make sure there are no chapters that do
not have any length to them. If so and they are the first or last chapters re-rip the
DVD without these chapters. If this does not fix the problem or this does not apply to
your DVD then the only way to encode this will be to treat each side as a different
DVD.
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A:1. Start DVD2SVCD as normal on the first side/disc by selecting the normal IFO file.
2. Make sure ripping is checked
3. Select Rip only on the GO button drop down and rip each side\disc to serperate
directories.
4. Rename the second set of VOB files so that their file names are the same as the
first set of vobs, but numbered sequentially one number higher then the first set of
VOB's...(EX. VTS_01_03.VOB(highest first set), VTS_01_04.VOB(new lowest second
set)
5. Move the second set of VOB files to where the first set is and you can now delete
the second directory.
6. Start DVD2SVCD and uncheck ripping.
7. Select the IFO file off the HD from the first directory and continue as normal.
Alternate method
1. Get DVDDecryptor from Doom9.org
2. Rip disc one into a temp1 directory.
3. Rip disc 2 into temp2 directory
4. Find the highest number VOB file in temp1 (ex.. VTS_01_6.VOB)
5. Rename all VOB files in temp2 1 number higher then highest in temp1. If your last
Vob in temp 1 is named VTS_01_4.vob make sure the first vob from temp 2 is
renamed to VTS_01_5.vob and the rest up one number from that.
6. Move all VOB's from temp2 into temp1.
7. erase temp2.
The following is to try and avoid a potential out of sync issue with
SmartRipper
8. Start DVD2SVCD and make sure DVD ripping is checked.
9. Select IFO file from temp1
10. Make sure output directory is NOT temp1
11. Procede as normal remembering time listed is NOT correct, but this will not make
a difference to DVD2SVCD.
12. After DVD2SVCD has finished ripping you may delete temp1 directory.
DVD Chapters will not work on the video from the second side/disc using this
method. To avoid not having chapters use fixed chapters instead.
Q42: I'm trying to use subtitles, but I cannot see any buttons in the subtitles
window pop-up. Why?
A: some buttons are not displayed if you have "Large Font" instead of "Small Font" or
"normal font". Go to 'Control Panel'/'Display
Properties'/'Parameters'/'Advanced'/'General'/'Font Size' to fix it.
Q43: I sometime notice a Matrix tab in DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 B2 and higher.
Sometimes it is not there. What gives?
A: DVD2SVCD 1.0.6 B2 and higher automatically sense the version of CCE selected in
the file path in the CCE tab. If D2S determines that CCE 2.62 or CCE 2.64 (not
recommended)is selected it will add the matrix tab for your convenience (the label to
the left of path line will continue to say "Cinema Craft Encoder 2.5"). If it determines
CCE 2.5 is selected the matrix tab will not be present.
Note: To use version CCE 2.62 or CCE 2.64 of CCE you must check the "safe mode
VFAPI" checkbox in the CCE tab.
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Q44: So, does Q43 mean I can't use a selectable matrix if I am using CCE
2.50 SP?
A: No. Actualy, you can. To select a matrix to be used by CCE 2.50SP you must use a
version of the TSUNAMI patch utility (see Google) to patch the matrix into CCE
2.50SP. While D2S will not outwardly give any indication of this matrix patch, rest
assured it will be used for the encoding and multiplexing phase of the D2S process.
Q45: How fast should I burn the .bin/.cue files?
A: A recorder capable of a maximum speed of 24x is optimized for recording at this
speed. Recording at lower speeds means that the recording process lasts longer, thus
generating more heat, which lowers the quality of the final cd and stresses the drive.
On the other hand, a drive of lower quality may not perform well at its maximum
speed due to a number of reasons. Bad design resulting in mechanical instability when
the blank cd rotates at 24x may be one.
To summarize, a quality drive will not have any problem operating at its highest
speed, using a media which allows such speed. On the contrary, its maximum speed is
also the optimal one. However, a drive of lower quality may show an erratic
behaviour, obliging its user to select a lower speed, especially for audio cds, VCDs and
SVCDs."(quoted from this place. Here and here you can find some more technical
examples, showing that using a certified media the average number of C1 decrease
while using higher speed).
Thus, if you have burned faster and have any problems please try again at a slower
speed. If you are new to DVD2SVCD always make your first SVCD's burnning at 4X.
Next time, try 8X, and then 12X, and then... until you are certain that you have
reached the highest speed allowed by your drive/media/computer with no problems
with the SVCD's.
Be sure that you have been warned that burning at any higher than 4X can and does
cause playback problems for some people.
Q46: How can I encode just one (some) chapter(s) - for testing purposes for
example?
A: That's pretty easy if you're using the internal routines from DVD2SVCD for the
ripping step.
1. Start DVD2SVCD and go to "DVD Rip" tab.
2. Make sure "Activate DVD ripping" is enabled and "Use Internal routines" is ticked
also.
3. If you re-rip previously ripped *.vob files (e.g. ripped with Smartripper or DVD
Decrypter) from your harddrive then make sure to specify a directory for the "Rip to
folder" path that is different from the one that holds your already ripped *.vob files.
4. Go to "Conversion" tab and load the appropriate *.ifo file from harddisk or from the
DVD by hitting the button with the folder symbol or the one with the CD symbol on it.
5. After the *.ifo file is loaded and parsed by DVD2SVCD the "Movie length" pulldown
will show the total time of the selected movie.
6. Click on the "Movie length" pulldown and a little window titled "Select chapters" will
appear.
7. Now mark only those chapters you want to convert with DVD2SVCD - you should
hit the "None" button first to unmark all chapters - just makes it easier.
8. Now close the "Select chapters" window by hitting the "X" button and the
cumulated time of all marked chapters should appear in the "Movie length" pulldown.
9. Hit the "Go!" button to start the encode of only the selected chapter(s).
Some hint: You can use this method to do a "ripping-by-chapters" encode of your
DVDs. Just select about the first half of the chapters if going for two CDs and follow
the above instructions. So you can convert a DVD in two steps after doing the same
with the second half of the chapters. Another advantage is you will have a split point
that is at the end/beginning of a chapter like it is on the DVD and not during a
conversation or an action scene.
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Some remark: The correctly re-ripping of the *.vob files in order to encode only
some chapter(s) might fail if you have used any other ripper than the built in routines
or vStrip support for ripping the *.vob files to your hard disk.
Q47: I just have x number of DVDs and I just want to rip them. I want to
process the ripped vob files later?
A: Just start DVD2SVCD as normal. Activate internal ripping. When DVD2SVCD starts
ripping the first vob file, press the X upper right corner (close) and answer YES, to
close DVD2SVCD. DVD2SVCD will finish the ripping and when it's done it'll close the
program. When you're ready to process the ripped vob files, disable the ripping.
Q48: I have been having sync and other problems with VOB files I have
ripped with another ripper, like SmartRipper?
A: Always use the internal routines or the built in Vstrip unless you have no other
choice. SmartRipper and other rippers are known to cause issues occasionally with
DVD2SVCD.
Q49: Does DVD2SVCD support dual processors?
A: DVD2SVCD is a frontend to multiple steps. Most of these steps don't support
multiple processors, in fact only CCE and TMPG do. The good thing about this is that
the most time consuming process, video encoding, is performed by one of these two
programs. On the downside, these programs rely on the frame serving by avisynth.
Avisynth, sadly, does NOT support dual processors.
Practically, this means that:
1) when encoding with CCE, speed is mostly limited by avisynth. Avisynth is using
50% of your cpu resources, CCE only needs about 10-15%. Speed will be faster
compared to a single processor pc, but not that much.
2) when encoding with the not so fast program TMPG, speed is limited by both
avisynth and TMPG. Most of the time 100% of your cpu resources will be used. Speed
will be a lot faster compared to a single processor pc, but it will still be slower than
encoding with CCE.
3) This does aid in your ability to use your computer for other tasks while DVD2SVCD
is running.
4) Of course, your OS must support dual processors, NT, 2000, XP only.
- thanks to da franksta
Q50: I'm using Iauthor, which creates cif image files. However, I would like
to use bin/cue image files instead of cif. What should I do?
A: Dowload the latest BETA version of cdmage (1.02.1 beta 5). Extract it and open
DVD2SVCD. Go to "finalize" tab, enable "use cdmage", and put its path. Now
DVD2SVCD will make cif to bin/cue convertion automatically. Note: to use CDmage
manually remember to choose mode2/2352
Q51: I have installed DVD2SVCD, but I keep getting errors that programs
cannot be found.
A: Make sure you have installed a full bundled version and not just an upgrade to a
full version. Full versions usually are greater then 5mb in size. Upgrades are much
smaller. Sometimes only upgrades to a build are released. In this case download the
latest full bundle and the latest upgrade, install the full bundle and then install the
upgrade over the bundle without uninstalling the full bundle first. Upgrades are
cumulative, meaning that there is no need to download every upgrade to get to the
level you want, just get the latest one.
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Q52: My audio and video are out of sync from a DVD I ripped is there
something to try right away?
A: Check to see if this applies to you first. Select internal routines to rip, click on the
time shown on the conversion tab and see if the first chapter has a 0 value. If it does
uncheck it and start over.
Q53: My computer seems to crash at random when using dvd2svcd?
A: DVD2SVCD is using some pretty system intensive programs like BeSweet and CCE.
Usually these crashes is hardware related, mostly it's the memory that fails, but also
Overclocking is known to be an issue. Try any of the many tools for memory testing or
Downclock your computer.
Memtest 86
Prime 95
Q54: I used Recover and now I have problems with my SVCD.
A: If you change settings and use recover some of the new settings may never get
used and/or others can confuse DVD2SVCD and you will end up with major errors. The
point of Recover is to recover from crashes not to make changes and continue. Use
this with common sense and caution. Things like adding a step and changing encoders
are known to cause problems and other things can prove to be unreliable as well.
Change settings at your own risk of wasted time.
But, if you do want to make changes, do so after you've loaded the d2s project file
otherwise your changes will be lost.
Q55: What should I use to watch the completed SVCD on my computer?
A: PowerDVD XP and WinDVD play both the completed mpg files or the burned SVCD
on the computer. Many people also mount the bin/cue files off the hard drive with
daemon tools and then play the SVCD in the same Software DVD players. Windows
Media Player can play the finished mpg files off the hard drive, but is known to have
sync and other issues. It is mostly useful as only a quick checker and not to watch the
whole video.
Q56: I am getting the error Unable to write to project file.d2s.
A: Make sure you shut off virus scanners before you start DVD2SVCD.
Q57: Can you explain my aspect options for encoding an anamorphic DVD in
more detail?
A: I will let Nick explain it since he did it so well. The following assumes a PAL encode,
but most also applies to a NTSC encode as well. Remember this is assuming 16:9
source material.
When we convert DVD to SVCD we have three options with the new build (Ignore the
"Resize to " option in the Frameserver tab, we're talking conversion tab here).
Option 1: 16:9, borders added, encode as 4:3. What this does is make a disc which
gives a 4:3 output by squashing the picture into the middle third and actually putting
black bars on the disc, so the actual movie is contained in the middle 432 lines of the
576 available, the rest is black. When played on a 4:3 TV the result looks the same as
when your DVD player added the bars when you played the original DVD. However, on
a 16:9 widescreen TV the picture has to be stretched both horizontally and vertically
to fill the screen. Pretty much every widescreen TV has picture zoom modes to do this
but lots of stretching = poor picture quality.
Option 2: 4:3, no borders added, encode as 4:3. This is exactly like 4:3 in previous
builds. This encodes a 4:3 disc with the full 576 line vertical resolution. Because the
output from this disc is in 4:3 the DVD player does not know to add black lines top
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and bottom to output to your 4:3 TV so the "egghead" effect ensues - ie the picture is
stretched vertically. Some TV's have picture modes to add black bars but the vast
majority don't. However, played on a widescreen TV, you only have to stretch the
image horizontally to fill the screen as it is already at full vertical resolution. Less
stretching = better picture quality so if you will only be watching on a widescreen TV
this option is a winner.
Option 3: Anamorphic, no borders added, encoded as 16:9. This is the new option on
1.0.8b1. What this does is encode at full vertical resolution but put a marker on the
disc just like the original DVD to tell your player that it is 16:9. Therefore if you set up
your DVD player saying you have a widescreen TV, the DVD player outputs at full
vertical resolution but if you set it for a 4:3 TV the player does the squashing up and
adding of black bars. So you get the best of both worlds - perfect playback on either
TV type.
The only problem is that it appears most standalone DVD players are
incompatible with this new option and picture distortion, failure to add the
borders or shaking results. Either which way, there is no need to resort to
uninstalling this build and reinstalling an earlier version. If the 16:9 anamorphic option
doesn't work for you simply don't use it! The other two options are exactly as per
previous builds
Q58: I am doing a new movie and it seems to be taking much longer then
normal.
A: Look at the log tab and find the DVD2AVI lines near the beginning and see if it
says:
Force Film Not Activated!
IVTC will be performed and will slow the encode down
In the case of this video Force Film was not able to be used and it turned on IVTC to
reduce the framerate to 23.976. IVTC usually slows encoding down by as much as
40%.
If you manually add other filters each has it's own effect on speed.
Temporal Smoother (slows encoding down by about 40%)
SmartDeinterlace (slows encoding speed by about 40%)
BlendFields slows (encoding speed by about 10%)
SeparateFields/SelectEvery (PAL) (slows encoding speed by about 15%)
VerticalReduceBy2 (PAL) (slows encoding speed by about 20%)
Telecide (PAL) (slows encoding speed by about 25%)
PAL 480x576 takes longer to encode than NTSC 480x480
Q59: I tried to use Recover, but I get a file not found error.
A: If you have erased the IFO file you will get this error if you have ripping turned on.
To resolve this issue either do not delete the IFO file when deleting the VOB files or
make sure you have turned off ripping.
Q60: I have CCE Issues (CRC errors, crashing and what not)
A: Here's a few pointers to check:
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Don't overclock your CPU/memory.
Decrease the memory timings in your PC's BIOS or use the defaults.
Use the latest BIOS from your mainboard manufacturer.
Make sure your power supply and your PC cooling is good.
Use the latest chipset drivers from your mainboard manufacturer. (VIA 4-in-1)
Do some stability tests like Prime95 and MemTest86. (See Q53)
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Use "ResampleAudio(44100)" in your Avisynth script.
Turn off the "Anti noise filter" with CCE in "Encoder" tab.
Verify that the "Max." and "Max. avg" bitrate differs with at least '120' maybe
more.
Raise "Luminance Offset" in "DVD2AVI" tab to '5'.
Apply the CRC Patch from the Q&A if using CCE 2.5 (Q27).
Use the "MPEG2DEC2.DLL" instead of the "MPEG2DEC.DLL" in "Frameserver"
tab.
Set "Intra DC precision" in CCE's "Advanced settings" to '8' or 'Auto'.
Turn off VirtualDub's "AVIFile Proxy mode" see the "readme.txt" in the
"VirtualDub\aviproxy" for more on that.
When converting downloaded AVIs make sure with tools like "AviDefreezer"
that they are not corrupted somehow.
Use the "Safe mode (frameserving)" option in "Encoder" tab - but be aware,
this will decrease encoding speed by about 30%.
Try to use a newer "Avisynth" version instead of the one that comes with the
bundle.
Only use "CBR" or "One pass VBR" modes only.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41329
Use TMPGEnc instead.
Q61: What is the best/safest way to burn a SVCD?
A: For those of you that have this down pat please disregard. This post is targeted at
the zillion people that seem to have constant problems burning an SVCD disk. It is
designed to provide a foolproof way to burn a SVCD to a disk that even the newest
person can understand.
OK, all of you have a disk copy program, right?. By that I am referring to any of the
simple disk to disk programs available like Nero, cdrwin, clonecd, etc. They are tried
and true when it comes to copying one disk to another, however, sometimes they, or
the user, might have problems when attempting the direct burn of a cue/bin to disk.
So we will use the straight disk copy portion of one of these programs, along with
Daemon tools to do a straight copy of the disk.
Get this and install it:
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/d...ategory&catid=5
This basic tool, along with WinDvd or PowerDVD, is a MUST have for ANYBODY that
does SVCDs.
Daemon Tools creates a "virtual" cdrom on your PC. This new drive is available to
Windows just as if it were a physical disk drive.
It, and windvd or powerdvd, should always be used to preview your disk image before
you attempt to burn a disk.
In a nutshell, right click on the icon Daemon tools installs in your tray. Select Virtual
CD/DVD-ROM > Device > mount image and choose your CUE file from the file selector
(see notes below if you have any problem doing this). At this stage it is as if you had
inserted a properly burned SVCD in a physical drive. You can use WinDvd or,
most of the time, the latest PowerDVD (old ones won't work), to preview the disk.
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Now just run Nero, or whatever, and select a standard disk copy with the
virtual drive as your source and the burner as your destination. Burn the damn
disk. You should be able to use "on the fly" with no problems as the read speed from
the virual drive is mega fast.
If this does not work you have other problems you need to deal with like your aspi
layer.
Notes:
1. Mounting a disk in Daemon tools is normally foolproof unless you have a an
incorrect path header in your cue file. If so, open the cue file in notepad and fix
it. For Cue/bins created with later versions of DVD2SVCD this should never be
a problem, even if you have moved the cue/bins to another directory. If you
have changed the name of the cue/bin you will have to change the header
in the cue file to the new name. Don't worry, it is easy and it is obvious
where to change it.
2. You will need to select "unmount all drives" before you attempt to delete the
cue/bin after a successful burn (or mount something else)as the bin/cue will be
locked from deletion.
3. Although not free as is Daemon Tools, Fantom CD might be of interest to you
also. I believe it has a copy program built in?
http://fantomcd.copystar.com.tw/enu/
4. So, you have .cif files to burn? See Mozarts Q&A #50:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...91355#post91355
Q62: My converted DivX/AVI files show up wrong (stretched/squeezed) on
TV. What's wrong with the AVI2SVCD feature?
A: The resizing with the AVI2SVCD feature may sometimes be not correct when
converting DivX/AVI files due to the huge amount of AVI codecs around. Here is a way
to correctly resize those AVIs manually in case DVD2SVCD fails in doing so.
A common DivX/AVI display size for example is 640x272 pixels. To resize this
DivX/AVI correctly to SVCD you have to resize it to 480 x 576 pixels for PAL and 480 x
480 pixels for NTSC but you have to take into consideration the different pixel aspect
ratios of a PC monitor and a PAL/NTSC TV. Monitor pixels have a pixel aspect ratio of
1:1 (y:x) but TV pixels are not square! The TV pixel aspect ratio for PAL is 54:59 and
11:10 for NTSC.
To keep it simple use the following formulas to calculate the correct resizing
parameters for your DivX/AVI to show up correctly on your TV and to keep the correct
aspect ratio.
For example your DivX/AVI has a display size of 640 x 272 pixels (Pixels_X x
Pixels_Y).
1) For NTSC TV sets:
Calculated height = ((720 / Pixels_X) x Pixels_Y) / (11 / 10)
e.g. ((720 / 640) x 272) / (11 / 10) = 278,18
So the correct "Resize" statement in the AviSynth script would be for example:
...
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SimpleResize(480,278)
...
If you want to make a anamorphic SVCD instead of a letterboxed SVCD then you have
to correct your calculated height with the factor of (4 / 3) = 1.33
e.g. 278,18 x (4 / 3) = 370,66
...
...
Note: You should always round up/down to even numbers - this might not be
absolutely correct but this little aspect ratio error is usually not visible. And it is better
if they can be divided by 4 or even better by 16 to let some CPU MMX optimizations
kick in.
Then you have to add borders on top and bottom to fill up to 480 pixels.
Correct borders = (480 - Calculated height) / 2
e.g. (480 - 278) / 2 = 101 when doing a letterboxed SVCD
So the correct "AddBorders" statement in the AviSynth script would be for example:
...
AddBorders(0,101,0,101)
...
2) For PAL TV sets:
Calculated height = ((720 / Pixels_X) x Pixels_Y) / (54 / 59)
e.g. ((720 / 640) x 272) / (54 / 59) = 334,33
...
...
If you want to make a anamorphic SVCD instead of a letterboxed SVCD then you have
to correct your calculated height with the factor of (4 / 3) = 1.33
e.g. 334,33 x (4 / 3) = 445,77
...
...
Note: You should always round up/down to even numbers - this might not be
absolutely correct but this little aspect ratio error is usually not visible. And it is better
if they can be divided by 4 or even better by 16 to let some MMX optimizations kick in.
Then you have to add borders on top and bottom to fill up to 576 pixels.
Correct borders = (576 - Calculated height) / 2
e.g. (576 - 334) / 2 = 121 when doing a letterboxed SVCD
So the correct "AddBorders" statement in the AviSynth script would be for example:
...
AddBorders(0,121,0,121)
...
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So all you have to do is:
- to know the exact display size of your source DivX/AVI file
(Mediaplayer/Properties/Details)
- calculate the correct height values for your destination TV standard
- tick the "Edit as part of Video encoding" option in "Frameserver" tab
- start the conversion and wait for the AviSynth script window to show up
- manually edit the AviSynth script like described above
- continue the conversion by hitting the "OK" button
This procedure does not apply to DV AVI sources - they will show up correctly with the
AVI2SVCD option.
Q63: I don't like the (big) black borders. How can I make my 2.35:1 (1.85:1)
movie look like a 1.85:1 (4:3) movie?
A: You can actually do that in DVD2SVCD by editing the AviSynth script manually.
Start your conversion with DVD2SVCD as usual but make sure you have ticked the
"Edit when dvd2avi is done" option in "Frameserver" tab before you hit the "Go!"
button.
When the DVD2AVI processing is done a little window with the AviSynth script will
appear. Edit and change it like this:
1) To convert a PAL 2.35:1 (1.85:1) anamorphic DVD to a SVCD that looks like a
1.85:1 (4:3) DVD, make your script look like this:
...
Crop(90,0,540,576) <= insert this line
SimpleResize(480,576) <= this line depends on the resize method used
AddBorders(0,72,0,72) <= delete this line if present
...
2) To convert a NTSC 2.35:1 (1.85:1) anamorphic DVD to a SVCD that looks like a
...
...
3) To convert a PAL 2.35:1 (1.85:1) letterboxed DVD to a SVCD that looks like a
...
...
4) To convert a NTSC 2.35:1 (1.85:1) letterboxed DVD to a SVCD that looks like a
...
...
Then hit the "OK" button of the AviSynth script window and the conversion process
will continue as usual but you will end up with a 2.35:1 (1.85:1) movie converted to
1.85:1 (4:3) looking movie.
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But be aware, with method 3) and 4) the source gets stretched vertically too (from
432/360 pixels height to 576/480 pixels height) so it is recommended to use the
BicubicResize method because the SimpleResize method is not really good in
stretching up and the BilinearResize also but still better than the SimpleResize. All in
all you also loose some picture information from the sides of the original source and
because of the upscaling the picture quality will slightly suffer.
If you want to create a anamorphic SVCD instead of a letterboxed SVCD from your
anamorphic DVD sources then use method 3) and 4) instead of method 1) and 2) with
your sources. But be aware picture quality will dramatically decrease in this case.
Q64: How can I avoid encoding the TV overscan area and therefore save
some bitrate that would be wasted because my TV is not able to show this
area?
A: Nearly all TV sets are not capable of showing all the encoded information of a
DVD/SVCD. In fact they usually can't show a 16 pixels edge around the whole movie
so it is not necessary to encode this information so the bitrate is better be used on
other parts.
1) For anamorphic (16:9) PAL DVD source change your AviSynth script to look like
this:
...
AddBorders(16,72,16,72) <= add this line if not present
...
2) For anamorphic (16:9) NTSC DVD source change your AviSynth script to look like
this:
...
...
3) For 4:3 (letterboxed) PAL DVD source change your AviSynth script to look like this:
...
...
4) For 4:3 (letterboxed) NTSC DVD source change your AviSynth script to look like
this:
...
...
Note: With anamorphic (16:9) DVD sources it is not necessary to crop 16 pixels from
the top and the bottom because usually there's already some black borders with a
2.35:1 movie and with a 1.85:1 movie it is not good either because due to the
anamorphic format you will loose some picture information if you have a 4:3 TV set
and your standalone DVD player does the letterboxing.
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Also, be aware that you will have some black borders on the left and the right when
using a software DVD player - so this method should only be used if you just watch
your SVCDs on your TV set.
Q65: DVD2SVCD fails witk IO Error 87 when extracting the Audio (or
subtitles), how can I avoid this?
A: The error happens because you've ripped to one big vob file. Don't do that. Use
dvd2svcd to rip the movie with instead.
Q66: What are the good and bad points of CBR and VBR encoding?
A: In short CBR has two advantages.
1. It's quicker
2. It guarantee's consistent quality throughout.
CBR has disadvantages:
1. Wastes bits on scenes that don't need them.
2. Can force you to use a lower bitrate in complex scenes for the same amount of
space as VBR.
VBR has the following advantages:
1. Space is better used.
2. Uses more bits in complex scenes where needed.
VBR has the following disadvantages:
1. Slow
2. Can make mistakes and not use enough bits in complex scenes. (The amount of
errors decrease with each pass until around 4 where it no longer has much to do.)
In short there is no reason to use VBR if your Avg bitrate of a CBR encode will be
around the same as your MAX bitrate of a VBR encode for the same number of cd's
and video length. The more these start to seperate the more reason there is to use
VBR.
Q67: How Do I convert PAL to NTSC?
A: There is no simple one click easy way to do this, but Bach has come up with a
couple of methods to try that seem to work more then they do not. Be aware that this
solution must be used for Progressive_PAL->NTSC conversions. If the source is
PAL_interlaced, it is necessary to deinterlace at first.
there are two ways to use DVD2SVCD to do pal->ntsc conversions. A dirty (and VERY
easy) way and a elegant way.
a) dirty way:
a.1) checkmark "edit as part of video encoding", in order to edit the avs file;
a.2) edit the avs including the following two lines bellow of every other line:
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code:
bilinearresize(480,480)
convertfps(29.97)
PS: there is another dirty way which is used by professional converters which works
for PRIVATE (that producer of porno movies). The playback is more smooth and have
less blending. You MUST encode as interlaced. You just need to edit adding the
following lines:
code:
convertfps(29.97*2)
assumeframebased()
separatefields()
selectevery(4,0,3)
weave()
b) elegant way:
b.1) repeat a.1;
b.2) include these lines
code:
assumefps(23.976)
b.3)ok;
b.4)perform pulldown.exe after CCE's work. Stop DVD2SVCD;
b.5)correct the time length of the audio file using WLA;
b.6)rename the pulldowned file and restart DVD2SVCD from muxing and cutting.
Q68: How do I do a VCD with DVD2SVCD?
A: The easiest way would be to load the VCD-Settings.ini file that you can find in the
DVD2SVCD directory. To do this simply go to the Misc Tab and click on load settings.
Then select the VCD-Settings.ini file and the most common VCD settings will be there
for you.
Q69: I am trying to make a XVCD and the final mpg or VCD will not play
correctly or work at all. How can I avoid this?
A: When you make a XVCD and raise or lower the bitrates you will need to find the
correct mux setting of BBmpeg on your own. Automatic doesn't seem to work well
with VCD mpeg video. The easiest way I have found is to use the setting DVD2SVCD
uses as a starting point and if your bitrate is higher then the 1150 CBR rate that a
standard VCD uses then you will need to raise the force mux rate and if the bitrate is
lower then you need to lower it. It may take a few tries to get it right. Watch BBmpeg
and see if there are any overflow errors. If there are stop the muxing, close both
DVD2SVCD and Bbmpeg, start DVD2SVCD, load the d2s file, raise the forced mux rate
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of BBmpeg and continue. Keep doing this until you get no errors while watching the
muxing. Try and use as low a mux rate as possible while not getting any errors. Once
you have found a succesful rate you can continue to use that rate as long as your
future encodes use the same bitrates. As an example I have found that by using a
CBR video bitrate of 1500Kbit and an audio bitrate of 224 I use a force mux rate of
4420.
Q70: DVD2SVCD can't convert my AVI file. (sync issues, audio extraction
problems, CCE/TMPGEnc crashes...) Why?
A: I do _not_ know why. But I know how to fix the majority of problems.
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5.
Download and extract VirtualDUB from http://www.virtualdub.org
Start VirtualDUB and load the problematic AVI file.
In the VIDEO menu select "Direct Stream Copy"
Save the AVI under a new name. In the FILE menu select "Save as AVI"
Load the newly saved AVI into dvd2svcd and start your conversion. Usually this
will fix the problem with the AVI file.
If the method above doesn't help, try this one:
1. Open avi in VDub and verify plays in sync.
2. In Video select Direct Stream Copy
3. In Audio:
--a> Select Full Processing Mode
--b> Select Compression><No compression (PCM)>
--c> Select Conversion and make sure 48k/16bit, Check High Quality
--d> Boost volume if you need to
4. Save new Avi off to HD (PCM audio will make it much bigger so make sure you
have the HD space).
5. Load saved avi back into VDub and play. Check if audio is in sync. If so goto
next (6), if not stop and go to interleaving tab in audio and try to make
adjustments in the delay section until in sync and then re-save as in (4)
6. Encode this new Avi as normal in Avi2SVCD.
Q71: How do I personalize my AviSynth script without having to edit the avs
file each time?
A: There are several ini files present in the dvd2svcd folder and when you customize
these files you can add plugins and other options to your AviSynth script (for example
a smoother). Each of these three ini files are specific to the type of videos you want to
create. The DVD2SVCD.ini file is the default ini. The SVCD.ini is almost the same as
the DVD2SVCD.ini and the VCD-settings.ini has specific settings for making a VCD.
Any of these can be modified, but always use a COPY and not the original. How it
works is explained in the readme.txt file. To quote the most important:
The special chars (^ ! § ?) is used to define what type of parameter you want, and
remember each paramter must have a unique name (don't use ^threshold in two
commands):
^ = Numeric Field
! = File field
§ = String Field
? = Boolean field (true / false)
This looks complicated but if you open dvd2svcd.ini in notepad you will see the
following at the end:
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[AVISYNTH_BicubicResize]
0=BicubicResize(^TargetWidth,^TargetHeight,^b_value,^c_value)
1=AddBorders(0,^BorderTop,0,^BorderBottom)
^b_value=0.0
^c_value=0.6
You don’t need to define the values for ^TargetWidth, ^TargetHeight, ^BorderTop
and ^BorderBottom, which is done for you by DVD2SVCD.
Suppose you want to add the smoother Convolution3d (it is a Spatio-Temporal
Smoother to be more precise), make sure that you download this plugin (links to this
and other plugins are located in the AviSynth Q&A). The Convolution3d plugin (as can
be seen in the documentation of that plugin) has one argument which must be a
string, implying that we must use the section sign “§” for that (which I can’t find on
my keyboard ?). Returning to your dvd2svcd.ini file: make a new section below the
BicubicResize section (with the tag “Movie” or which name you prefer). First all the
plugin must be loaded (the plugins can be given arbitrary names but they must begin
with a “!” and will be defined later) and numbered (starting with zero) before they are
used:
[AVISYNTH_Movie]
0=LoadPlugin(!Convolution3d)
Then the plugins are called in the right order (best is to smooth before any resizing):
[AVISYNTH_Movie]
1=Convolution3d(§preset)
Then the paths of the plugins are defined:
[AVISYNTH_Movie]
!Convolution3d=E:\Corrs\Convolution3D.dll
Finally the fields must be given they values (in order order how they are used):
[AVISYNTH_Movie]
!Convolution3d=E:\Corrs\Convolution3D.dll
§preset=movieHQ
^b_value=0.0
^c_value=0.6
Save this file and keep a copy somewhere. When using DVD2SVCD you should load
this file in the Misc. tab. Other examples can be found in this thread.
If you have done this right, you will be able to select this profile (which I called
“Movie” here) in the Framerserver tab.
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For making a DVD file often no filtering or resizing is wanted for this use the very
simple blank. Put nothing in the options. The Brackets "[]" identify each section as
new. So you can have other scripts after the blank one.
[Avisynth_DVD]
Q72: How do I resize to CVD?
A:
Misc. tab:
Select “Advanced (D)” in the DVD2SVCD level box.
Framesever tab:
Select “CVD (352 x 480/576) in the “Resize to” box. If you didn’t select “Advanced” in
the Misc. tab you won’t see this box.
Q73: How do I make a batch file to do multiple conversions from AVI
sources?
A: Thanks to ChickenMan for this superbly concise explanation over in the advanced
forum:
Load in your AVI in the Conversion tab of DVD2SVCD. Set it up the way you want.
Start the encode. With an AVI, the first thing it does is extract the Audio track. Wait
until this is finished and shut DVD2SVCD down. Reopen it and load the next AVI in, set
to a different output folder, set it up and start it also. Then shut DVD2SVCD down just
after the audio is extracted.
Then make a Batch file ( I call mine BATCH.BAT ) in Notepad to read something like :
@ECHO OFF
REM DVD2SVCD Batch Control
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe" -d2s:"C:\TEMP1\dvd2svcd project
file.d2s" -run -exit
file.d2s" -run -exit
file.d2s" -run -shutdown
Naturally, if you installed DVD2SVCD elsewhere, change the C:\Program
Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe to wherever you installed DVD2SVCD and the
C:\TEMP1, etc to the folders you used where DVD2SVCD saved the files for each AVI.
Dont forget to include the quotes "". -Shutdown on the last line instead of -Exit will
shut the PC down when all is done.
NB. Please note that this only works with internal resizing up to and including version
1.2.1 Build 3. So you may not use resizing plugins such as AutoFitCD or FACAR.
Furthermore D2SRoBA plugin is not supported. mDVDAuth should work but is not yet
throughly tested.
Q74: If I have an AVI file with AC3 audio, can I retain it in AVI2DVD?
Yes and no is the simple answer (!)
No, the feature to use source audio is not (yet) available in AVI2DVD. Yes, you can
work around it.
Clearly this will only work for DVD output since (S)VCD does not support AC3 audio.
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For this guide you will need BeSliced
1. Launch DVD2SVCD and configure as normal, ie load up your avi file, select any subs
streams etc etc. Hit Go and allow audio extraction to take place.
2. When BeSweet launches, right click it on the taskbar and shut it down. Let your
chosen video encoder launch, then immediately close this down and close DVD2SVCD.
3. Launch BeSliced. A small window opens with a face in it. Drag and drop the file
"Extracted_Audio_1.ac3" from your movie folder onto the face. Select "Fix" from the
menu which appears. This creates a fixed AC3 file in your movie output folder.
4. Open the file "dvd2svcd project file.d2s" using Notepad. Very near the top (hit your
cursor down button 5 times ) you will see the variable "MP2FileName0=". Change the
filename from "Encoded_Audio_1.mp2" to "Extracted_audio_1_Fixed.ac3".
NOTE: It is critically important that you get this filename exactly correct.
About the 60th line of the project file, you will find a variable "AudioBitrate0=".
Change the number after this to the bitrate of the AC3 file. If you do not know this
you can check it in VDubMod - open the AVI file and select "File Information" from the
file menu. Alternatively it can be calculated by right-clicking the Fixed AC3 file and
selecting Properties. Find the size in bytes.
(size in bytes*8) / (movie length in seconds*1000) = bitrate
Note this is formula is engineered to slightly overestimate, preventing oversizing of
the video. If using a figure from VDubMod you way wish to up it a little (say 2%) for
the same reason.
Now quit Notepad, saving the changes to file.
5. Relaunch DVD2SVCD. Go to the Misc tab and crash recover from video encoding. It
should work from there.
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