Hey there, very interested in this plugin but I'm one of the people it doesn't seem to work for.

I get the flashing TMPGenc screen...TMPGenc starting and stopping.

A little step-by-step for this might help. Not sure how it is supposed to do the prediction as it starts DVD2SVCD with a set of 70.

We start this program and then click the start DVD2SVCD button?

Do this:
1) Run DVD2KVCD
2) Click "start DVD2SVCD"
3) Do not change any settings, Click GO -> Rip and convert

Try the latest version. I encoded "Bourne identity" tonight, and it worked perfect for me

If it don't work, please post the DVD2KVCD_log.txt, than I can maybe help you!

PS: I've used worst CQ 65, and selected SKVCD 528x576 and SKVCD 352x576 as templates.
I ended up with SKVCD 352x576 with CQ value 65. The CD imagefilesize is 730 MB.

I've downloaded and used your most recent version, but for some reason, it will not (so far) encode MPEG-2 files.

I set your program to NTSC, hit 'start DVD2SVCD', and then hit encode (after loading the DVD). It sets the file type to SVCD, but upon going into TMPEGEnc, it stays at MPEG-1 (and yup, I bought T+).

Any ideas?

thanks for a great program.

Tom

Wich templates have you enabled in DVD2KVCD menu??? DVD2KVCD start testing with the "best" template. So if you have selected 704x576(480), the first test encode will be 704x576. If this template is too big for your selected "worst CQ", it will tries the "next best" template.
PS!!! Kwag recomand MPEG 1, so if you have selected both KVCD 528x576 and SKVCD 528x576, DVD2KVCD will choose KVCD 528x576! So if you will make a SKVCD (MPEG 2), disable all KVCD templates!!! (select only SKVCD 352x576 and SKVCD 528x576)

I hope this will help you

Ah, this makes a lot of sense to me. I had every option selected. So it then becomes a simple matter of deselecting the templates that I do not want. Thank you! Here is something else that may be of interest to you. In your program, I select NTSC and then it rips/encodes. When it comes time to MUX, bbMPEG specifically looks for a ***_File_Encoded_NTSC.mpv, but your program provides a ***_File_Encoded_PAL.mpv, and it then exits with an error. I manually rename the PAL to NTSC and recover and it is okay.


thank you.

Tom

I've made a new version for you

DVD2KVCD 0.96 Beta 2

This one should work for NTSC, frameselction ect, ect!!!

I'll download it, test it and report back tomorrow night (sadly, my girlfriend doesn't own a DVDRom drive, so I can't test it tonight). Thanks for reading and responding so quickly.

Just curious about something; I rippped a movie that was called 'Horro from beyond the grave'; approximately 90 minutes long, it was in 4:3 full screen format. So when I started the plugin, I didn't change anything except to hit the encode button. The movie came out nicely letterboxed, but still in proper proportion with a CQ of ~50.5 Does this sound about right? It looked ok to me.

Am I correct in guessing that your program will automatically select the letterboxing option if necessary to fit to a particular size/CQ?

Tom

I'm trying the new beta 2 NTSC fix on a Divx file and in the preview screen I see the image but with this written across the top "Plane Difference: Only Planar Images (asYU12) supported ((scriptclip), line 1)"

I'm using the MA Script (AVIsynth 2.5) as it came with DVD2SKVCD.

Is there something I have to add to the script?

I've haven't encoded DivX -> KVCD for a long wile. But I think you have to add "ConvertToYUY2 ()" in the start of the script. Do this:

1) Start DVD2KVCD, select your settings and press "Start DVD2SVCD"
2) Close DVD2SVCD, edit DVD2SVCD.ini -> [AVISYNTH_MA script (AviSynth 2.5x)], and insert 6=ConvertoToYV12() between line 5 and 6. Remember that you have to change the rest of the numbers in your script (ex change 6=MaxTreshold=^max_threshold too 7=MaxTreshold=^max_threshold)
3) Start DVD2SVCD, choose avi as input, and start encoding!

Do you mean Aspect ratio option in DVD2SVCD's Conversation tab?
DVD2KVCD use gripfit, so this function is not functionable. Gripfit selects the righit aspect ratio automaticly!!

Well, I don't know yet. What was your worst CQ??? And wich templates do you use??? Can you please post the DVD2KVCD_log.txt, this log contains almost all information I got to know!!!

Thanks Azel, that seems to have solved the problem with Divx.

Another question though, why does it choose "use Fixed CQ - 70" under encoder? Does it run some other sort of CQ test? Should I uncheck it?

The reson is because DVD2KVCD.exe runs instaed of TMPGEnc. If you don't check the "fixed CQ" DVD2SVCD will start DVD2KVCD several times (because it tries to make test clips), and DVD2KVCD will predict and encode for each time. So if you uncheck it your encode will never get finished
This is also the reason why you shouldn't use titlepictures, changecdpicture+++

Okay, I'm giving it another try...

If I can't get it to work is there a simple way for me to keep the scripts ect but just run DVD2SVCD normally without having DVD2SKVD take over?

I very much appreciate the effort that goes into trying to combine DVD2SVCD with the KVCD and Motion Adaptive filtering. If this can be made to work correctly it will be good for everyone.

Oh, I just noticed that it is doing prediction based on 29.97 frames per second but I don't believe this avi is at that framerate...it is NTSC Film at 24...

Well, here's what is going on right now. DVD2SVCD has reached the video encoding point. TMPGenc seemed to run through one sample encode. DVD2SKVCD showed up in the bottem and I get a brief flash of what looks like TMPGenc every few seconds.

I opened the DVD2SKVCD scrip window and it starts on line 634 and runs to line 730 something then goes back to 634...is this supposed to be happening? And how long should it go on?

It seems like DVD2KVCD have problems to rewrite the avisynthscript. Can you post the DVD2KVCD_log????

23,997 fps is not supported yet... Try to check NTSC to PAL in the conversation tab in DVD2SVCD if your DVD-player supports PAL.

And if you want to use the standard DVD2SVCD prediction, enter TMPGEnc path in the encoder tab again.

Sorry Azel, I can't. I monkeyed around with DVD2SVCD until I could manually run the encode so the log has been replaced. Wasn't thinking about it at the time.

Thanks for your help though.

IS there a fixed version which will do divx>(s)kvcd without editing template?

thx

Cant seem to get this program going...got this error...i think its coz its divx/xvid....got a red message on TMPGEnc, but flashed to fast for me to see message;



WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 25/08/2003 17:08:58
- AVI to SVCD Conversion
- AVI2SVCD ver. 1.1.3 build 2
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 25/08/2003 17:09:01
- Free on drive D: 55305.49 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Audio extraction finished.

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- 25/08/2003 17:09:13
- Free on drive D: 55305.49 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting MP2 to WAV. Filename: D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing MADPlay (mp2 to wav). Commandline:
"D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe" --quiet --output=wave:"D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" "D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa"
Conversion (mp2 to wav) of D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.


Encoding Audio. Filename: D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2.wav" -output "D:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp 2" -logfile "D:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.lo g" ) -ota( -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 224 -m d )
Audio conversion of D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.mpa finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 25/08/2003 17:12:08
- Free on drive D: 55305.49 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
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- Encoding D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 427616
VideoPAPO: 12911472
ScanOffsetBytes: 58
SeqAligningBytes: 3661
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 820592053.60
Seconds: 15.00
CalcMPEGStream: 820592053.60
Frames: 240
CDSize: 800.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 795.00
Using CQ Value: 70.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2KVCD.exe" "D:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close


This kept flashing after Tmpgenc closed;

AUTOFIT TOOL
"SYNTAX: GETFILE SIZE <file>"

Sorry, but I'm very busy now

So it will take some time before I release next version of "DVD2KVCD"

So do this:

1) Start DVD2KVCD.
2) Select only ONE KVCD template
3) Hit "start DVD2SVCD"
4) Goto encoder tab, and select TMPGEnc path instaed of DVD2KVCD's path.
5) Then hit OK. DVD2SVCD will use it's own predictionmethod.

PS: Next version seems to be "DVD2KVCD 2". I add a wizard, and I also add standard SVCD / VCD / CVD templates.
I'll also add support for kwag's CQmatic, so the prediction will be even better!!!

Will give it a go, thx azel & look forwards to DVD2KVCD 2