DVD5 project too big for a DVD-R!

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

Hi! I used ConvertX many times in the past and had no problems with it. Now I'm trying to convert two 800MB Avi's to DVD5 and the resulting Video_Ts folder is about 4.69GB in size. Too big to burn this to DVD with Nero. Any idea why ConvertX is creating vob's that total more than the target size for a DVD5? I never had this problem before. Btw, I'm using the current 2.0.13 release. Here's the resulting VIDEO_TS folder: 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 6,144 VIDEO_TS.BUP 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 6,144 VIDEO_TS.IFO 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 71,680 VTS_01_0.BUP 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 71,680 VTS_01_0.IFO 07/01/2006 11:35 PM 1,073,709,056 VTS_01_1.VOB 07/01/2006 11:35 PM 1,073,709,056 VTS_01_2.VOB 07/01/2006 11:35 PM 371,171,328 VTS_01_3.VOB 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 75,776 VTS_02_0.BUP 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 75,776 VTS_02_0.IFO 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 1,073,709,056 VTS_02_1.VOB 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 1,073,709,056 VTS_02_2.VOB 07/02/2006 12:55 AM 375,095,296 VTS_02_3.VOB Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Cougar_II · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:26 am Post subject:

Hi there, I do not know the answer, but can we see the conversion log ? Maybe we will see something in there.

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

Thank you for your reply! Here is the log for that session: 7/2/2006 12:55:22 AM info ********** Report session closed *********** 7/2/2006 12:55:11 AM info --------------Encoding end-------------- 7/2/2006 12:55:10 AM info Conversion completed in 02:34:25 7/2/2006 12:55:10 AM warning 14 frames duplicated 7/2/2006 12:13:54 AM info Chapter #12 start at 54:59.929 7/2/2006 12:11:01 AM info Chapter #11 start at 49:59.746 7/2/2006 12:07:36 AM info Chapter #10 start at 45:0.080 7/2/2006 12:04:09 AM info Chapter #9 start at 40:0.147 7/2/2006 12:00:44 AM info Chapter #8 start at 34:59.730 7/1/2006 11:57:31 PM info Chapter #7 start at 30:0.048 7/1/2006 11:51:51 PM info Chapter #6 start at 24:59.631 7/1/2006 11:48:20 PM info Chapter #5 start at 19:59.831 7/1/2006 11:44:57 PM info Chapter #4 start at 14:59.648 7/1/2006 11:41:44 PM info Chapter #3 start at 10:0.099 7/1/2006 11:38:29 PM info Chapter #2 start at 4:59.682 7/1/2006 11:35:09 PM info Stream #1 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms 7/1/2006 11:35:09 PM info Stream #0 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms 7/1/2006 11:35:09 PM info Output Stream#1 - Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, 448 kb/s (Copy) 7/1/2006 11:35:09 PM info Output Stream#0 - Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=2-31, 4061 kb/s 7/1/2006 11:35:09 PM info Video Stream #0 Pulldown : 23.976 -> 29.97 Fps 7/1/2006 11:35:06 PM info Video source original frame rate: 23.98 7/1/2006 11:35:06 PM info NTSC 29.97 FPS output format set by user 7/1/2006 11:35:05 PM info Widescreen (16:9) set automatically 7/1/2006 11:35:05 PM info Video bitrate 0/4061/8052 Kbps (min/avg/max) 7/1/2006 11:35:05 PM info Converting "D:\vacation2.avi" 7/1/2006 11:35:05 PM info ----------------Title #2---------------- 7/1/2006 10:57:27 PM info Chapter #12 start at 54:59.929 7/1/2006 10:53:57 PM info Chapter #11 start at 49:59.746 7/1/2006 10:50:22 PM info Chapter #10 start at 44:59.697 7/1/2006 10:47:04 PM info Chapter #9 start at 39:59.780 7/1/2006 10:43:32 PM info Chapter #8 start at 34:59.730 7/1/2006 10:40:18 PM info Chapter #7 start at 30:0.048 7/1/2006 10:37:13 PM info Chapter #6 start at 24:59.631 7/1/2006 10:33:51 PM info Chapter #5 start at 20:0.082 7/1/2006 10:30:37 PM info Chapter #4 start at 14:59.899 7/1/2006 10:27:24 PM info Chapter #3 start at 9:59.849 7/1/2006 10:23:51 PM info Chapter #2 start at 5:0.049 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #1 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #0 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Output Stream#1 - Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, 448 kb/s (Copy) 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Output Stream#0 - Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=2-31, 4691 kb/s 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Video Stream #0 Pulldown : 23.976 -> 29.97 Fps 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Video source original frame rate: 23.98 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info NTSC 29.97 FPS output format set by user 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Widescreen (16:9) set automatically 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Video bitrate 0/4691/8052 Kbps (min/avg/max) 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Converting "D:\vacation1.avi" 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info ----------------Title #1---------------- 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Project size 4.3 Gb. (369 Mb. audio - 3.94 Gb. video) 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #1 - Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, 448 kb/s 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #0 - Video: msmpeg4, yuv420p, 640x352 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info 2 Stream(s) found - est. duration 00:59:47.796 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Opening file "D:\vacation2.avi" 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #1 - Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, 448 kb/s 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Stream #0 - Video: msmpeg4, yuv420p, 640x352 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info 2 Stream(s) found - est. duration 00:55:30.372 7/1/2006 10:20:45 PM info Opening file "D:\vacation1.avi" 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [X] Engine Log 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info Encoder quality: 50% 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info --------------Encoding begin-------------- 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info --------------Menu settings end-------------- 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Menu 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info --------------Menu settings begin-------------- 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info --------------Default burn settings end-------------- 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info No default writer set 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Delete files after burn complete 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Don't eject after burn complete 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Prefer SAO for DVD-R 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Include originals 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info [ ] Burn result to DVD 7/1/2006 10:20:44 PM info --------------Default burn settings begin-------------- 7/1/2006 10:18:46 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States) 7/1/2006 10:18:46 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States) 7/1/2006 10:18:46 PM info Version 2.0.13.128 7/1/2006 10:18:46 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\vso\ConvertXtoDVD\ConvertXtoDvd.exe" 7/1/2006 10:18:46 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) 7/1/2006 10:18:45 PM info ******************** Report session started ******************** Are there any clues in there? Thanks!

Cougar_II · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:20 am Post subject:

Hi there, Here's an answer I have received from the Author of ConvertXtoDVD:

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

Thank you for your reply! I examined the converted video a little closer and it seems that half way through the first avi file, the program started at the beginning of this file again. So instead of converting the entire avi, it converted the first half twice for some reason. The avi plays fine all the way through in Power DVD 5 and for test purposes, I ran it through another avi/dvd converter which didn't have a problem either. For some reason, ConvertX doesn't like that file. Go figure.. But it's no big deal since it did a great job on many other projects. Very Happy

JJ · Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 3293

Read FAQ; there is more about this issue. It happens with some LONG files, but it is mostly fixed now. Check that your drives are all in NTFS format. Using FAT32 will produce this sometimes.

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

JJ · Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 3293

I'm referring to FAQ on this forum - one you should have read already. http://www.cdr-zone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1826

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

I had read *that* FAQ as well and I still didn't find anything in there that would help me resolving or even understanding the problem I had encountered. Could you enlighten me to where in *that* FAQ this particular circumstance is covered? Frankly, I don't thing that you've even bothered reading my comments thoroughly enough to have a good understanding of the situation. I.e. you mentioned a potential problem with large files, while I had clearly stated that none of the files were bigger than 800MB. You consider that to be large files? FYI, I converted my material to a DVD5 just fine with WinAVI. Not a problem.

JJ · Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 3293

If you had read tha tfaq properly youd noticed topic about big files; they had that same problem you had - conversion started looping instead of finishing properly. This was common with large files, but main point was FAT32. Another thing mentioned is problems with microsoft formats - your file is using that.

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

kg2000 · Junior Member Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 89

DrGonzo62 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

WinAVI converted my files without a problem. Very Happy

WinAVI fortunatly handles these exotic "mircosoft format codecs" somewhat better than ConvertX. Thank God! Now I can go on with my life. Thanks everyone for the great help!

JJ · Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 3293

I seriously doubt that your files can be converted ok - there are odd problems even on your log. Check for conversion time after last chapterpoint, it should be same or less than time taken to convert between any two chapterpoints. By the time taken after last chapterpoint it seems that your videos are much longer than what header reported (about 60 minutes each). If they really are only that long, then there is something else preventing CxD from finishing it's task. (as after video is finished it will write equivalent ifos etc.) Anyway, if you are happy with some other software, good for you.

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