Azel
Tried new version and an error pops up before cqmatic starts. It says the project is not a text project in tmpgenc. D2KCQmatic.exe is in the output folder.

Sorry for all the bugs in the plugin :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
I don't know why all you got all the errors, and not me :?

Magnus
When the videoencoding starts, the plugin shuold open TMPGEnc, save the project as an text project, and then start CQMatic.
So, can you check out that the text project file exsist? The filename should be TMPGEnc_Project_file_KVCD.tpr. If you open the file in notepad, you can read the text if it's a text project file.

Azel
I ran the plugin again and after it freezes and the the error comes up I checked both project files. "Tmpgenc_project_file.tpr" and "tmpgenc_project_file_kvcd.tpr" will open with notepad but when trying to open with cpmatic it says they are not text project files.

What path does CQMatic trying to open???
Can you give me the full path, and then the path to tmpgenc_project_file_kvcd.tpr :?:

Hey azel i got a new error after dvd2svcd finshed the audio encoding
http://www.digitalfaq.com/archives/error.gif
and if i click ok i got this error and the computer frezeed
http://www.digitalfaq.com/archives/error.gif

i get this error only if want to use cqmatic

thnks for the help.

Maas

What kind version of TMPGEnc do you use???
OS???
Prosessor/RAM?

If you want, you can try to install AutoIt.
AutoIt is the program I made DVD2KVCD with, mayby the script will run better if you have it....??? Give it a try, those bugs are driving me crazy :?

Azel
Cqmatic is in c:\d2s and opens fine. The project files are placed in d:\movie workbench\dvd2svcd movie. It continues to say they are not text files and cannot be opened.

Does DVD2KVCD the "right things"?
This is what DVD2KVCD should do:
-First it should open TMPGEnc
-Then open Save dialog
-Enter path for the .tpr file
-Choose text project file
-Save

-Open CQMatic
-...

i use TMPGEnc Plus Version 2.59.47.155

with windows xp pro

p4 2.54 g
512 ram

after i i have insteled AutoIt dvd2kvcd work fine but cqmatic seys the file must be saved in tekst format .

Maas

I believe it is doing everything correctly except saving the project as a regular project file instead of a text project file.

Hi Maas,

FYI: I have not been following this thread closely, but I did notice that you are using a bad version of TMPG. Version 2.59 has some nasty muxing bugs. In fact, it is the only recent version of tmpg that is NOT recommended to use. You should either downgrade to version 2.58 or else upgrade to any newer version higher than 2.59 (but you should probably get the most recent version, which is 2.521).

While I doubt that this is the source of your current problem, it still might give you grief later on if you don't upgrade! 8O

Good luck,
-d&c

dazed&confused
thnaks 8) i have downloaded v 2.58 and it is fine

azel
when i have got the v 2.58 it go fine but in the last step in cqmatic i got error and that is cqmatic can't get the movie time and bitreta
http://www.digitalfaq.com/archives/error.gif

Two .mpg files?
 

Hi just d/l this program and when i got done with a skvcd, it was one spilt into two files, and two it was way to big to fit on one cd. How can I correct this, thx in advance! :wink:

Re: Two .mpg files?
 

Did you end up with two .mpg/image files, end the last file was to big?
Did you use CQMatic, or DVD2SVCDs internal fileprediction?
If you use DVD2SVCDs internal fileprediction, you can goto encoder tab end lower the CQ value factor.
Hint: You can try (CDsize1 + CDSize2) / (file1 + file2) = CQ value factor

:wink:

Request
 

Please uncheck "Auto Shutdown"

Azel
Any luck with the cqmatic problem. I don't think it is saving the project as a text file.

Can you tell me exactly where it goes wrong?

This is what DVD2KVCD should do:
Look at the "recipe", and tell me where it makes the fault, and maybe you can tell me alternative key presses to solve the problem.

Yes i also agree, get rid of the auto shutdown, i forget about it sometimes, and return to my PC and its off! 8O

Another thing i noticed, with some skvcd's i make, the file prediction isnt working properly, and end file size is sometimes 690-700MB's.

Other than that, the program is working great! Thanks again Azel....

Well, sometimes I forget to uncheck it, and I belive that the computer should be shutdown, and it doesn't 8O
I surely remove it in the next version.

You said that the program was working. So CQMatic works to?
Maybe I add an extra pass, if the filesize is below xx % of the calculated CD size.

If somebody are interested to develop the plugin, the source code is here. I made it with AutoIt, it's a easy to learn, and has a lot of functions!

Why you not change 4) in by pressing TAB, then press A,then press T,then press T

Hi !
I only have one problem at the moment :wink:
When I use CQMatic, it starts with a CQ value about 80 but ends up
with a CQ at 2 or 4, and then the encoder uses this CQ and it looks horrible.
I dont get it ?

What CQ value does CQMatic use???

Thanks, I'll fix that :wink:

Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality = 2.23

:(

:oops: Sorry, I ment bitrate :oops:

I dont know if it is this you mean :

Job.MPEG.Video.MaxBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MaxBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MinBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MinAvgBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MinAvgBitRate_ReadOnly = False
Job.MPEG.Video.CBR_BitRate = 1150000
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MultipassVBRAlgorithm = MPEGVideoEncoder_MultipassVBRAlgorithm_MultipassCQ
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_AvgBitRate = 1150000
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MaxBitRate = 3000000
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MinBitRate = 300000
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_MaxPassCount = 2
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_Quality_P = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_Quality_B = 20
Job.MPEG.Video.VBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_MaxBitRate = 3000000
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_Quality_P = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_Quality_B = 20
Job.MPEG.Video.MVBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_Quality = 50
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_MaxBitRate = 3000000
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_MinBitRate = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.AVBR_EnablePadding = False
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality = 2.23
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality_P = 0
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_Quality_B = 20
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_MaxBitRate = 2200000
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_MinBitRate = 300000
Job.MPEG.Video.CQ_EnablePadding = True
Job.MPEG.Video.VBVBufferSize = 40960

I hope so :)

Azel, just tried the latest beta version, and it didnt work. :cry:

Got to tmpgenc, and stayed at the wizard window? very unusual..i was quite dissapointed, then got a messages from dvd2kvcd2 saying "Press ctrl+alt+del to unfreeze." ????

How can i get the old version back, the current one is not doing me any favours.

:x

Oh one other thing i forgot to mention, the bitrates of the latest d2k are still wrong, max. bitrate: 2000, max average bitrate: 2500.

Updated version :D

DVD2KVCD 2.0.7

-Small bug fixes
-New avisynth script: MA for 4:3 interlaced sources
-TMPGEnc project wizard problem

Nice one Azel, gonna test it now!!

thx

TheDJ® 8)

Hi Azel,

Still got probs with the latest 2.0.7 release.

Gets to CQMatic stage and says "Please check movie time and/or average" and when i click ok and got the error, this is not a text file.

But when i uncheck the new CQMatic, it encodes ok, but i would like to test with the new CQmatic parameters.

Also, bitrates are wrong and auto shut down is still there.

thx

TheDJ® 8)

Can you download latest version of DVD2KVCD 2.0.8, it should create a log. Goto DVD2SVCD's output path, and post DVD2KVCD_log.txt in this topic.

I only see 2.0.7 on 1st page...

This is an excellent plugin for DVD2SVCD but I have few problems with it.

1- When DVD is anamorphic MAscript adds black lines at top and bottom so when I watch it on widescreen TV it has black bars on top and bottom. Can this be corrected. I know DVD2SVCD has an option of not adding borders but MA script does not.

2- When I encode a movie in VCD(704x480) format, picture jerks(stops and then starts - not watchable at all) when I play it on my computer with WinDVD or my DVDplayer.

3- Lastly the picture quality is not good at all. I encoded several movies varying from 90min - 175min and tried several templates but for some reason picture quality was very bad. I saw lot of noise around images. This happened with MA script or if I use standard bicubic resize in the DVD2SVCD.

I use DVD2SVCD 1.2.1 build2, avisysnth 2.5 which came with DVD2SVCD and plugin DVD2KVCD 2.0.5 beta 3c.

Hopefully someone can help.

About Quality, see other threads you opened.

Hi Azel,

Same problem with the CQMatic, Says "Please check movie time and /or average.

I also tried by unchecking the CQmatic, and it encoded successfully, but when trying to burn, i got an error message saying "Wrong Parameters".

Where can i get the old versions? they were working fine, 2.0.4 or 5 i think.

TheDJ®

Does this plugin only work with TMPGEnc?

@TheDJ: I can't help you before I got the DVD2KVCD_log.txt

@Spaceboy: Yes, the plugin is only for TMPGEnc. If you want to do a one pass encoding with CCE, try D2SRoBa. This is a very good and advanced plugin!

@Azel.....heres the log u requested which keeps failing....

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
--------------------------------------------------------
- 07/11/2003 19:56:14
- AVI to SVCD Conversion
- AVI2SVCD ver. 1.2.1 build 3
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
- D:\Emule Movies\Movie.avi
Initializing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 07/11/2003 19:56:17
- Free on drive D: 39162.97 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
--------------------------------------------------------
Audio extraction finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 07/11/2003 19:58:22
- Free on drive D: 38692.68 mb
- AUDIO conversion
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
- 07/11/2003 19:58:24
- Free on drive D: 38692.68 mb
- AUDIO conversion
--------------------------------------------------------

Encoding Audio. Filename: D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"D:\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -shibatch( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 112 -m d )
Audio conversion of D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 07/11/2003 20:19:08
- Free on drive D: 37897.70 mb
- Video Encoding using TMPGEnc
--------------------------------------------------------
- Encoding D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\AviSynth_Script_file.avs
StreamSectors: 938865788
AudioSectors: 125021904
VideoPAPO: 12606876
ScanOffsetBytes: 50672
SeqAligningBytes: 3220467
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 797965865.55
Seconds: 8810.97
CalcMPEGStream: 797965865.55
Frames: 211132
CDSize: 900.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 896.00
Using CQ Value: 80.00
Executing TMPGEnc. Commandline:
"D:\DVD2SVCD\DVD2KVCD2.exe" "D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie\TMPGEnc_Project_file.tpr" /Encode /Close


=== DVD2KVCD (2.0.8) ===


SELECTED TEMPLATES:
KVCD 352x288 lbr: 0
KVCD 352x288: 0
KVCD 352x576: 0
KVCD 528x576: 0
KVCD 704x576: 0
SKVCD 352x576: 0
SKVCD 528x576: 0
SKVCD 480x576: 1

MOVIE INFO:
Title:
Genre:
Time: 0 min
FPS: ERROR fps
System: NTSC
Worst CQ: Not in funtion! (ERROR)
Number of CD's: 1
Tot. CD size: Not in function() MB
Avisynth Script: Divx Filter

SETTINGS:
DVD2SVCD version: ERROR
OS: WIN_XP
Output Path: D:\DVD2SVCD\Movie
Movie lenght: 0 min
Video bitrate: ERROR kbps
-Max: 2500 kbps
-Min: 300 kbps
Audiobitrate: ERROR kbps
Audio mode: ERROR

Start CQMatic: 20:19:26

Try this version:
DVD2KVCD 2.0.8 Beta 2
I hope I solved the time/bitrate error in CQMatic

Hi Azel,

Thanks for the new version, i'll let ya know how it goes.

Thx

TheDJ® 8)