Re: [dvd::rip] avbi file only 2056 kb

Hi David!

On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 09:41:46AM -0400, David Hull <David_Hull@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> Sorry, I noticed I actually replied to the wrong email.  There were 2
> separate suggestions:
> 
> 1. Restrict the encoding to starting at frame 25.
> I tried this (see post below), it did not change anything.  Not sure
> what it was supposed to do, though.
> 
> 2. Put a '*' or a .vob file name in for the '-i' switch for transcode.
> I tried a '*' first, I got errors doing that due the the shell
> interpolating the '*'.  
> [transcode] warning : unused command line parameter detected (30/33)
> [transcode] warning :
> argc[30]=/data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001/cody1-002.vob (unused)
> [transcode] warning :
> argc[31]=/data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001/cody1-003.vob (unused)
> [transcode] warning :
> argc[32]=/data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001/cody1-004.vob (unused)
> 
> So then, I tried replacing the '*' with the first vob file name:
> cd /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/tmp && nice -n 18 transcode -H 10 -a 0 -x
> vob -i /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001/cody1-001.vob -w 1485,50 -c
> 25-146924 -F mpeg4 -b 128,0,2 --a52_drc_off -f 25 -Y 46,8,42,8 -Z
> 640x360 -R 2 -y ffmpeg -o /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/avi/001/cody1-001.avi
> --print_status 20
> 
> Unfortunately, this resulted in the same exact situation as using '-i
> /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001', which is that I wound up with a 2056
> byte file.  Note that I am not receiving the "file read error" as is
> mentioned in the post.

Sometimes I transcode a recording from digital satellite tv and the
recording software split it into files of 2GB. To have a high quality
change from the first part to the second one I place the files in a
directory and use the commands '--no_split -i vdr.d/'. I don't need to
add a '*'.

Related to my explanation: To transcode these recordings I need to do
all the steps manually that dvd::rip does automatically to remove the
black bars at the top and the bottom of the pictures and and scale it
to the right aspect ratio. Is there a possibility to use dvd::rip for
the whole task? What do I need to do that it excepts the files (that
are similar to vob files)? How can I fake a vob directory?

Regards

Michael

> So, if no one has any feedback that my transcode switches might be the
> issue, then I supposed I'll try posting this on the transcode-users
> list.
> 
> Thanks very much,
> David.
> 
> P.S.  Sorry to highlight your poor customer service skills, Joern.  ;-)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dvdrip-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:dvdrip-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Hull
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:20 AM
> To: dvdrip-users@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [dvd::rip] avbi file only 2056 kb
> 
> Thanks for the tip, unfortunately, this did not work for me.  I still
> wind up with a 2056 byte (not 2056 Kb) avi file.  And I never get the
> status indicator that prints the status every 20 frames, by the way.
> The command I used was (I put the frame range into the dvd::rip gui, and
> used the debug -> transcode commands):
> 
> cd /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/tmp && nice -n 18 transcode -H 10 -a 0 -x
> vob -i /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/vob/001 -w 1485,50 -c 25-146924 -F mpeg4
> -b 128,0,2 --a52_drc_off -f 25 -Y 46,8,42,8 -Z 640x360 -R 2 -y ffmpeg -o
> /data/media/dvdrip/cody1/avi/001/cody1-001.avi --print_status 20
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dvdrip-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:dvdrip-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Maurizio Bongini
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:44 AM
> To: dvdrip-users@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [dvd::rip] avbi file only 2056 kb
> 
> Hi Jorn
> 
> i have the same problem as in the last opened thread...
> "probably a transcode issue..."
> i have already described the proble in my thread "unable to
> transcode....and other problems...2 i have opened this thread but i have
> not abtained any answer...
> also for me the first pass run fine...
> but if i run the second pass of i request dvdrip to run a first pass
> only encoding..
> i get as output an .avi file only 2056 kb size...
> also for me the two pass encoding ..the first pass runs but in the
> second pass when i tryes to write to the avi files...it first try to
> look at the input vob directory..but it take this error
> "[fileinfo.c:118] file read error: Is a directory the same if i run a
> single pass..
> 
> 
> please take a look to my thread...
> unable to transcode from file and other problems, the proble is
> transcode unable to look into the input vob directory i described the
> same proble but i get no answer...instead the other obtained an
> immediate answer...!!
> i already described the problem and where to modify the source...
> please if you instruct us to add the complete filename in the input vob
> directory or to add an asterisk..then it fucnctions..
> i have already verified this running transcode with a line command...
> thanks in advance
> Maurizio
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