Quicktime To DVD using DVDFlick

[ClaytonMG0311]

Alright, so I've tried DVDFlick now to convert .mov files to DVD. I got it to work twice, and now all of a sudden it's not working. Whenever I try to encode a video, I get this error:

An error occured during the encoding process
-1 from EncodeVideo: File was not encoded.

I also included the log here:

3:40:27 PM: Title 0, track 0, source 0
3:40:27 PM: Source : d:\qt trailers\hot rod trailer.mov
3:40:27 PM: Properties : 2 channels, 48000 Hz, aac, 150.600006103516 seconds
3:40:27 PM: Recompressing to 128 Kbit\s with 2 channel(s)
3:40:27 PM: -i "d:\qt trailers\hot rod trailer.mov" -ab 128k -ac 2 -acodec ac3 -ar 48000 -vn "D:\DVDFlick\0.0.0.ac3" -map 0:0
3:40:38 PM: Encoding video...
3:40:38 PM: Title 0, source 0
3:40:38 PM: Source : d:\qt trailers\hot rod trailer.mov
3:40:38 PM: Properties : 1280x544, Panavision (2.35:1), 23.98 FPS, h264, 150.600006103516 seconds
3:40:38 PM: Target BitRate : 9000 Kbit\s
3:40:38 PM: Pass 1...
3:40:38 PM: Recompressing
3:40:38 PM: C:\Program Files\DVD Flick\ffmpeg.exe -i "d:\qt trailers\hot rod trailer.mov" -target ntsc-dvd -minrate 9000k -maxrate 9000k -b 9000k -preme 1 -precmp 2 -subcmp 8 -mbcmp 8 -cmp 1 -mbd 2 -rmethod spline -sc_threshold -5000 -bf 1 -aspect 16:9 -s 698x348 -padtop 61 -padbottom 61 -padleft 16 -padright 16 -pass 1 -passlogfile "D:\DVDFlick\ffmpegencode" -an -f mpeg2video "D:\DVDFlick\0.0.m2v"
3:40:38 PM: -1 from EncodeVideo: File was not encoded.

Any help from anyone would be great.

[anonymez]

Welcome to the forum

The error message could mean anything, but it looks like you're not the only one with this problem. Link, Link and Link

Try Mediacoder or Super.

[admin]

The problem is most likely with how the Directshow filters are configured to decode QuickTime/H.264 files (in that they are probably not configured, and you are using Apple QuickTime player to play them?). I ran into similar problems with MeGUI once, and had to reinstall/reconfigure ffdshow to let it decode H.264.

[anonymez]

ffmpeg does not utilize DirectShow at all, however. And ffdshow and ffmpeg both use ffh264 for decoding.

[admin]

That's right of course, sorry, I was thinking of something else altogether ...

[ClaytonMG0311]

Thank you very much for the responses. I thought I was going crazy because 2 files worked fine, then BAM!!! Nothing. I even tried encoding the same file after the thing started acting up and it still wouldn't do it. I am going to try Mediacoder. Does that also do multichannel surround sound?

[Chewy]

FFDSHOW is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing several video formats

confusing?

[ClaytonMG0311]

After trying Super, I ran into 2 problems. 1, I can't actually record it onto DVD as my program doesn't recognize it, and 2, there's no audio. One of the QT HD files I am trying to encode is in 5.1 sound and I also have some in 3.1. I'd like to keep them in surround sound and not downmix them to 2.0. According to Super, I should be able to do that, however whenever I try out the final product, there's no streams attached.

[gonwk]

Hi folks,

@ Clayton ... with your permission a Q for Anonymez ...

@ Anonymez ...

ffmpeg does not utilize DirectShow at all, however. And ffdshow and ffmpeg both use ffh264 for decoding.

How can I make sure that I don't have this problem ...

This FFMPEG & DirectShow problem pops up not only with DVDFlick but FAVC and now with d2mp.

Q: How do you configure ffdshow? Is there a GUI of some sort to make selections or set preferences?

Thanks,
G!

[paglamon]

How do you configure ffdshow

Start/All Programs/FFDSHOW/Video Decoder Configuration

[gonwk]

Thanks Again ... Answer Man.

G!

[ClaytonMG0311]

So I downloaded the beta version of the new DVDFlick... While it encodes the video now, I am having the same problem I have with ConvertXToDVD... In some spots on the video it will end up skipping. Plus the audio for the center channel is swapped with the left channel.