gordian Knot-virtual dub mod -avi synth error

[spookachtig]

Recently downloaded latest version of GK, supporting XVID (0.28.6.3) and with full enthousiasm tried to convert my first DVD to XVID.
I overwon several issues, but in the last step, I can't get thru.
Several error messages make encoding stop almost immediatly

first error message was : avisynth open failure vobsub can't open "D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\VTS_09_0" ("D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.AVS line 66)

When checking, this VTS_09_0 file exists with extention "IFO".

Other error messages followed this one.

Below a dump of the log file. apparently the error is rather "basic" (log file missing).
Can anyone help me ?

thanks

0:39:37: Started Xvid - First Pass: D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.avs
10:40:28: Finished Xvid - First Pass: Duration: 50 seconds.
10:40:28: Trying to open Log-file.
10:40:28: Error: Could not open D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\vdenc.log
10:40:28: Error: Could not count encoded Frames.
10:40:28: Speed: 224284.577 Frames per Second.
10:40:28: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
10:40:28: WARNING: Settings: 164350
10:40:28: WARNING: Counted: 0
10:40:28: WARNING: Difference: 164350
10:40:28: Correcting Bitrate...
10:40:28: Original Bitrate = 501 k(=1000)Bits/s
10:40:28: Error: Correction impossible.
10:40:28: Now encoding at 501 k(=1000)Bits/s
10:40:28: New target size = 402225 Kb

Adding this script to G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "Xvid - Second Pass"
// $input "D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.avs"
// $output "D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA_Movie.avi "
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\DVD\\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\\VIDEO_T S\\ARDILLA.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x64697678,0,10000 ,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(1208,"BQAAAKC7DQAxIwY ARDpcRFZEXExBX0FSRElMTEFfUk9KQVxWSURFT19UU1xBUkRJT ExBLnN0YXRzAFYASQBEAEUATwBfAFQAUwBcAEEAUgBEAEkATAB MAEEALgBzAHQAYQB0AHMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABVA AAABQAAABAAAABkAAAAZAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAsAQA AAQAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAP////+WAAAASwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAB8AAAAC AAAAHwAAAAgREhMVFxkbERITFRcZGxwUFRYXGBocHhUWFxgaHB 4gFhcYGhweICMXGBocHiAjJhkaHB4gIyYpGxweICMmKS0QERIT FBUWFxESExQVFhcYEhMUFRYXGBkTFBUWFxgaGxQVFhcZGhscFR YXGBobHB4WFxgaGxweHxcYGRscHh8hAAAAAAoAAAAUAAAAAQAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAHgAAAAEAAAAyAAAAAQAAAP QBAABaAAAAMgAAAICWmAA8AAAAPAAAAPoAAAABAAAAAAAAAFxo aW50ZmlsZS5tdmgAbABlAC4AbQB2AGgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXHZpZG VvZ2suc3RhdHMAAC4AcwB0AGEAdABzAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAABAAAAp3ECAP6BAgAAAAAAAAAAABQAAAAUAAAAFAAAAB AnAAAQJwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADPAAAAAAAAAAAA AAA=");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\DVD\\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\\VIDE O_TS\\ARDILLA_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

10:40:28: Started Xvid - Second Pass: D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.avs
10:42:20: Finished Xvid - Second Pass: Duration: 1 minute, 52 seconds.
10:42:20: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "DivX5 Append"
// $input "D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA_Movie.avi "
// $output "D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\DVD\\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\\VIDEO_T S\\ARDILLA_Movie.avi",0,0);
VirtualDub.RemoveInputStreams();
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("D:\\DVD\\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\\VIDEO_TS\\AR DILLA AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3",0x00000203,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetInterleave(1,500,1,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetVolume();
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\DVD\\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\\VIDE O_TS\\ARDILLA.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

10:42:20: Started Muxing Audio.: D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA_Movie.avi
10:42:30: Finished Muxing Audio.: Duration: 9 seconds.

10:42:30: Done.
10:42:30: Movie = D:\DVD\LA_ARDILLA_ROJA\VIDEO_TS\ARDILLA.avi
Total Encoding Time: 2 minutes, 53 seconds.
07/11/2003 10:42:30: Job "Ardilla" finished.

[spookachtig]

gordian knot encoding : the sequel

Of course I've been continuing, and got some very strange results: Anyone familiar with these ????

Previous error (AVISYNTH) disappeared.
I tried to encode (with the different gordian knot tools) a small trailer on the DVD (goes quicker ), and : it worked !!!! I got a decent and usable AVI file (XviD)
Following the same procedure I tried to encode (a small part) of the entire movie...but I didn't succeed. In the logfile I found the message that "0 frames encoded" were found at a speed of "0 frames/second" - see details below (see the "warning" messages).
I do not understand. Can anyone help
thnx
Spookachtig

07/11/2003 23:02:56: Job "Ardilla" started.

o Xvid - First Pass: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs
o Xvid - Second Pass: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs
o Mux Audio.
End of Job 1 (Ardilla).
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Gordian Knot -
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncXvid_All
Number: 1
Name: Ardilla
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubModExe: G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\VirtualDubMod.e xe
NandubExe: G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avi
AviMovie: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Movie.avi
AviCredits: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Credits.avi
MovieFS: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.log
Stats: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.stats
Ecf : D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 3545
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 0
DeleteInterm.: 0
EnforceBitrate: 0
Anti****: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 17666 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 6778 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 131 kbyte.
AviSize: 24576 kbyte (24 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 24576 kbyte (24 mbyte).
Interleaving: 1stream
Bitrate: 999 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 3620
FPS: 25.000
Duration: 02:25
Quality: 0.177 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.197 bits/(pixel*frame).
Resolution: 640 x 352

Audio 1:
Mode: Just Mux Source File.
SourceFile: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
WavFile: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.wav
Mp3File: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.mp3
Azid:
Lame:
Delay: 0
Interval: 2
Preload: 500
Mux: 1
Recalc: 1
DeleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.

23:02:56: Audio 1, determined: 6778 kb
23:02:56: Audio 1, calc: 6778 kb
23:02:56: New Bitrate for Movie = 999 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "Xvid - First Pass"
// $input "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs"
// $output "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Movie. avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillasmal lproject.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x64697678,0,10000 ,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData

%%%%%%(Skipped this part : probably not relevant)%%%%%

VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillas mallproject_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

23:02:56: Started Xvid - First Pass: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs
23:03:00: Finished Xvid - First Pass: Duration: 4 seconds.
23:03:00: Trying to open Log-file.
23:03:00: Success: Log-file open.
23:03:00: Encoded: 0 Frames.
23:03:00: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.
23:03:00: WARNING: Number of counted frames differs from settings!
23:03:00: WARNING: Settings: 3620
23:03:00: WARNING: Counted: 0
23:03:00: WARNING: Difference: 3620
23:03:00: Correcting Bitrate...
23:03:00: Original Bitrate = 999 k(=1000)Bits/s
23:03:00: Error: Correction impossible.
23:03:00: Now encoding at 999 k(=1000)Bits/s
23:03:00: New target size = 17666 Kb

Adding this script to G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "Xvid - Second Pass"
// $input "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs"
// $output "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Movie. avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillasmal lproject.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x64697678,0,10000 ,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(1208,"BQAAAKC7DQACRQA ARDpcRFZEXEFyZGlsbGF0ZXN0XGFyZGlsbGFzbWFsbHByb2plY 3Quc3RhdHMAAGwAbABhAHMAbQBhAGwAbABwAHIAbwBqAGUAYwB 0AC4AcwB0AGEAdABzAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABVA AAABQAAABAAAABkAAAAZAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAsAQA AAQAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAP////+WAAAASwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAB8AAAAC AAAAHwAAAAgREhMVFxkbERITFRcZGxwUFRYXGBocHhUWFxgaHB 4gFhcYGhweICMXGBocHiAjJhkaHB4gIyYpGxweICMmKS0QERIT FBUWFxESExQVFhcYEhMUFRYXGBkTFBUWFxgaGxQVFhcZGhscFR YXGBobHB4WFxgaGxweHxcYGRscHh8hAAAAAAoAAAAUAAAAAQAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAHgAAAAEAAAAyAAAAAQAAAP QBAABaAAAAMgAAAICWmAA8AAAAPAAAAPoAAAABAAAAAAAAAFxo aW50ZmlsZS5tdmgAbABlAC4AbQB2AGgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXHZpZG VvZ2suc3RhdHMAAC4AcwB0AGEAdABzAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAABAAAA2Q0AACQOAAAAAAAAAAAAABQAAAAUAAAAFAAAAB AnAAAQJwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADPAAAAAAAAAAAA AAA=");
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillas mallproject_Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

23:03:00: Started Xvid - Second Pass: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avs
23:03:15: Finished Xvid - Second Pass: Duration: 14 seconds.
23:03:15: Speed: 0.000 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to G:\MYPROG~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "DivX5 Append"
// $input "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Movie. avi"
// $output "D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillasmal lproject_Movie.avi",0,0);
VirtualDub.RemoveInputStreams();
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetSource("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillasmallproj ect AC3 T01 3_2ch 384Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3",0x00000203,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetInterleave(1,500,2,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetVolume();
VirtualDub.stream[0].SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("D:\\DVD\\Ardillatest\\ardillas mallproject.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

23:03:15: Started Muxing Audio.: D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject_Movie.avi
23:03:19: Finished Muxing Audio.: Duration: 3 seconds.

23:03:19: Done.
23:03:19: Movie = D:\DVD\Ardillatest\ardillasmallproject.avi
Total Encoding Time: 23 seconds.
07/11/2003 23:03:19: Job "Ardilla" finished.
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[spookachtig]

finally worked

After 3 days frustration and playing around with different parameters of the XviD encoding (the problem is that the different user guides in this respect sometimes contradict each other - makes life for a simple beginner not easier) and after i seriously thought of buying soft (although I presume that the fact that it costs money doesn't make the process easier, it makes you only more motivated not to waste your money) I finally succeeded by using a certain combination of good settings that also yield a very good picture - i reduce sound to VBR mp3 128 (as i don't have a flabbergasting Dolby etc sound machine...)
So, all's well that ends well.