My Burner - now with Video DVD burning :) (2 Viewers)

[Noelix]

I cant get that movie snippet you sent me to fail

bummer.

Can you try the following for me? Download the latest version of MPlayer from http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32/MPlayer-mingw32-1.0rc1.zip
Unzip and open a command window and CD to this dir. Now enter the following command

mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg InputFile.mpg

where InputFile.mpg is your file you want to burn (e.g. your Heroes (10_30_2006).mpg file)
This will convert the mpg file into a DVD compatible MPG file (puts extra packets in the right places)

Ok this is the code I am inputting:

mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=98 00:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 :aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg Heroes_(10_30_2006).mpg

(I added that underscore to the filename b/c of DOS language)

Now I copy paste this into the command prompt window and mencoder is giving me an error, I think it's a syntax error in the long string above:

G:\mplayer>mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=
720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:
vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=98 00:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=
192 :aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg Heroes_(10_30_2006).mpg
MEncoder 1.0rc1-3.4.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ (Family: 6, Model: 10, Stepping: 0)
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
File not found: '00:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192'
Failed to open 00:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192.
Cannot open file/device.

Are you getting this error when you use the same string or...?

 

[egonspengleruk]

bummer.
Ok this is the code I am inputting:

mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=98 00:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 :aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg Heroes_(10_30_2006).mpg

Ah....you have a space in part of your syntax between abitrate=192 and :aspect=16/9 in the fourth line.


mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg Heroes_(10_30_2006).mpg

Try the above

 

[egonspengleruk]

I'll test it out and get back to you. Regarding send a piece of the .mpg file, it is over 1 GB in size. I don't know how I could just send a small piece of the file to you.

Dont worry about a file snippet....if the mencoder test works then I will change the DVD conversion code over to use this instead of the several different steps we use now.

Egon

 

[mzemina]

I'll test it out and get back to you. Regarding send a piece of the .mpg file, it is over 1 GB in size. I don't know how I could just send a small piece of the file to you.

Dont worry about a file snippet....if the mencoder test works then I will change the DVD conversion code over to use this instead of the several different steps we use now.

Egon

htpcMe - Can't you place this file onto a web based system? Search on google for free video share - I think there are some out there.

 

[Noelix]

Try the above

mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -o MooCow.mpg Heroes_(10_30_2006).mpg

Above is what I inputted - I think vBulletin adds some spaces so that's what got it messed up. It's running right now on that big heroes file. I'll be back later today to perform the rest of the steps.

 

[Noelix]

inputting this:

dvdauthor -o G:\temp\dvd\DVD_Image -x G:\temp\dvd\config.xml

I get this feedback from the program:
http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/11218
(it completed successfully)

mkisofs -V "MyDVD" -o c:\temp\dvd\dvd.iso -dvd-video c:\temp\dvd\dvd_image
(turns the DVD filesystem into an ISO)

Ran this and it produced dvd.iso.

And now burn the ISO with whatever ISO tool you use...e.g. Nero.

Burning using ImgBurn (freeware)...failed... I/O error... The dvd writer on this machine is a bit old so I'm transferring it over to my work computer to burn. It's kind of late where I'm at so I'll pick this up tomorrow. So far so good though, the final test is to burn it and I have confidence in my non-pvr computer.

 

[htpcMe]

htpcMe,

Can you try the above as well but change the mencoder parameters from InputFile.mpg to InputFile.avi
This will then convert the AVI file using mencoder instead of the current system.

Do you find this faster/slower on your system?

Mat

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I generally tend to lose the battle between my wife wanting to watch TV and me wanting to test things on the htpc.

Test 1: dvr-ms
I converted a tv-show I recorded into a mpg file using the compress function in mytv. Afterwards I followed your directions and created a dvd.iso file. I mounted this using daemon tools and it worked perfectly.

Test 2: avi
I followed your directions for an avi file and it worked as well.

Thanks a lot. I'm looking forward to the new version of the plug-in!

 

[egonspengleruk]

Noelix and htpcMe,

Cheers for helping out on this one
Im confident now that switching over to mencoder should fix most conversion errors that have been reported. As I have said before, the current code works perfectly for me which makes debuggng stuff a bit hard. So thanks for all your efforts!

Will try and get this coded over the next week and hopefully get a new release out then.

Egon

 

[Noelix]

Burned it and it works like a charm! mencoder is definitely the way to go on this. Looking forward to the next release!

 

[illStyle]

Does this support adding chapters... say... every 10 minutes?