CCE Stops after 1st Pass

I just spent the last hour and a half searching and reading posts similar to my situation, but I can't seem to find a definate solution to my specific problem. So, alas, a new post. Anyway, doing Multipass VBR with CCE 2.5 and DVD2SVCD 1.0.9 b2, fails after the first pass and just closes. The vaf file is written without a hitch, but when I get to 25% (if I'm doing 4 pass) or 33% (if I'm doing 3 pass) CCE will just close, and DVD2SVCD will not continue. The encoding works fine if I do a single pass, but then, why would I want to do that ;)? I don't really understand why it would do this, or how to fix it. When the problem first started (a couple days ago), it successfully finished the first pass (in 4 pass VBR) and got to 50%, then failed. Since then I haven't even been able to get past the first pass. I don't remember ever having this problem before, but then I haven't gotten a full success in CCE yet (still a n00b). I just added another stick of RAM, and in some of my reading people suggested that 2 sticks of ram could be a problem, while others debated this.. and I don't wanna sacrifice the extra RAM just on behalf of CCE. Here are some stats: P4 1.6 512mb ddr pc-2100 40gb 7.2k rpm hdd winxp home I was having checksum errors after the first pass before this problem started, so I installed the patch to fix that problem and that it did. Then the next encode I attempted was a 4pass, and that was the one that got to 50% before it closed. Then I did another 4pass attempt which it failed at 25%, and another encode of 3passes, which it failed at 33%. I then did a single pass encode, and it completed successfully. I'm an avid benchmarker, and have run my fair share of memory stress tests, so I know that memory isn't the problem. I give much props and kudos to whoever can help me out! My Log: -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/2/2002 11:54:37 AM - DVD to SVCD Conversion - DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 2 -------------------------------------------------------- Initializing Initializing finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/2/2002 11:54:44 AM - DVD2AVI -------------------------------------------------------- Creating DVD2AVI INI file: - C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\DVD Conversion\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI Variable settings: iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX Executing DVD2AVI. Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline: "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\DVD Conversion\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_1.vob,C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_2.vob,C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_3.vob,C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_4.vob,C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_5.vob,C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\VTS_02_6.vob] Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file Force Film activated! Framerate: 23976 DVD2AVI processing done. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/2/2002 12:03:18 PM - Free on drive C: 23606.46 mb - AUDIO Extraction -------------------------------------------------------- Found AC3 stream id: 0x80 Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 Audio1 delay: -101 ms Audio extraction finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/2/2002 12:19:54 PM - Free on drive C: 23230.30 mb - AUDIO conversion -------------------------------------------------------- Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 Executing BeSweet. Commandline: "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\DVD Conversion\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\Movies\THEMAT~1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\Movies\THEMAT~1\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ota( -d -101 ) -2lame( -e -b 160 -m s ) Audio conversion of C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Warez\Movies\The Matrix\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished. Audio conversion finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/2/2002 12:51:54 PM - Free on drive C: 23075.57 mb - Video Encoding using Cinema Craft -------------------------------------------------------- Executing Cinema Craft Encoder. StreamSectors: 2501804592 AudioSectors: 166021912 VideoPAPO: 36182520 ScanOffsetBytes: 235386 SeqAligningBytes: 14960088 DVDBytes: 0 VideoEndHeader: 12 SubtitleSectors: 0 EmptySectors: 238.00 PictureSectors: 1.00 PureMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Seconds: 8190.31 CalcMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Frames: 196155 CDSize: 800.00 Cut point 795.00 Variable Settings: Frames: 196155 Anti Noise Filter: 2 Passes: 4 Image Quality: 17 VAF file creation: On Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR Min. bitrate: 300 Max. bitrate: 2530 Avg. Bitrate: 2230 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3) ---AVS Begin--- LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL") LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL") mpeg2source("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\Movies\THEMAT~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V") Sharpen(1.00) SimpleResize(720,360) AddBorders(0,60,0,60) ResampleAudio(44100) ----AVS End---- -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/3/2002 11:22:23 AM - DVD to SVCD Conversion - DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 2 -------------------------------------------------------- Initializing Initializing finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/3/2002 11:22:26 AM - Free on drive C: 22063.89 mb - Crash Recovery - Restarting from: Video encoding -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/3/2002 11:22:32 AM - Free on drive C: 22063.87 mb - Video Encoding using Cinema Craft -------------------------------------------------------- Executing Cinema Craft Encoder. StreamSectors: 2501804592 AudioSectors: 166021912 VideoPAPO: 36182520 ScanOffsetBytes: 235386 SeqAligningBytes: 14960088 DVDBytes: 0 VideoEndHeader: 12 SubtitleSectors: 0 EmptySectors: 238.00 PictureSectors: 1.00 PureMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Seconds: 8190.31 CalcMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Frames: 196155 CDSize: 800.00 Cut point 795.00 Variable Settings: Frames: 196155 Anti Noise Filter: 2 Passes: 4 Image Quality: 17 VAF file creation: On Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR Min. bitrate: 300 Max. bitrate: 2530 Avg. Bitrate: 2230 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3) ---AVS Begin--- LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL") LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL") mpeg2source("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\Movies\THEMAT~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V") Sharpen(1.00) SimpleResize(720,360) AddBorders(0,60,0,60) ResampleAudio(44100) ----AVS End---- -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:01:39 AM - DVD to SVCD Conversion - DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 2 -------------------------------------------------------- Initializing Initializing finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:01:42 AM - Free on drive C: 20479.92 mb - Crash Recovery - Restarting from: Video encoding -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:01:49 AM - Free on drive C: 20479.91 mb - Video Encoding using Cinema Craft -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:03:01 AM - DVD to SVCD Conversion - DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 2 -------------------------------------------------------- Initializing Initializing finished. -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:03:37 AM - Free on drive C: 22654.66 mb - Crash Recovery - Restarting from: Video encoding -------------------------------------------------------- - 7/4/2002 10:03:41 AM - Free on drive C: 22654.65 mb - Video Encoding using Cinema Craft -------------------------------------------------------- Executing Cinema Craft Encoder. StreamSectors: 2501804592 AudioSectors: 166021912 VideoPAPO: 36182520 ScanOffsetBytes: 235386 SeqAligningBytes: 14960088 DVDBytes: 0 VideoEndHeader: 12 SubtitleSectors: 0 EmptySectors: 238.00 PictureSectors: 1.00 PureMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Seconds: 8190.31 CalcMPEGStream: 2284404674.00 Frames: 196155 CDSize: 800.00 Cut point 795.00 Variable Settings: Frames: 196155 Anti Noise Filter: 2 Passes: 3 Image Quality: 17 VAF file creation: On Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR Min. bitrate: 300 Max. bitrate: 2530 Avg. Bitrate: 2230 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3) ---AVS Begin--- LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL") LoadPlugin("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\DVDCON~1\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL") mpeg2source("C:\DOCUME~1\Me\Warez\Movies\THEMAT~1\DVD2AV~1.D2V") Sharpen(1.00) SimpleResize(720,360) AddBorders(0,60,0,60) ResampleAudio(44100) ----AVS End---- When that happens, and nothing more is listed, is when CCE closed on me (at 25 or 33%, depending on # of passes). It should be noted that CCE did not give any errors, but simply closed itself. Thanks a bunch for your help guys!

First thing go and update 2 the lastest build which is build 3. Also have you tried taking out the ram and doing a test? i'd try that first since you just added that piece of hardware. And its not cce that has a problem with more then 1 stick of ram, what really is going on is motherboards that were made up to last year have issues with more then 1 stick. They can show these issues by either being a bit slower, crashing programs failing tests that before they would finish.

Thanks for the prompt response, always appreciated. I will update to the latest build soon, I've been meaning to do so. Also, my motherboard is newer than last year (only a few months old, though I couldn't say precisely). I haven't tested without the new stick of ram, but I was having problems before (like the checksum), so I don't understand how it could affect it.. perhaps if all other options are exhausted I will test without the new stick. Any other ideas?

Hi UltimateDBZ, I think your problem belongs to those CCE issues now, and I think you could try all those suggestions available in the forum - but just a quick one that helped a friend of mine with his new CPU/board combo. I suggested to use the new "MPEG2DEC2.DLL" by Tom Barry instead of the old "MPEG2DEC.DLL" - you can change it in the "Frameserver" tab. IIRC Tom said he doubled the buffers and fixed some small bugs with it making it maore stable. For my friend it helped a lot - no CCE hangs anymore since. Perhaps worth a quick try, Gerti

Hi all, this is the first post for me after month of reading this forum (sorry if my english is bad). I decide to register cos I've the same problem as UltimateDBZ. I used DVD2SVCD 1.0.9 b2, since it comes out, with CCE 2.5 and all works fine but last week appears the same problem as UltimateDBZ so I upgraded to version 1.0.9 b3 but still the same problem. Unfortunately I deleted the logfile but it was like the one posted from Ultimate and I changed nothing on my comp. I tried with a small size of a vob,200 mb,and all works fine. Now I have done a clean install of DVD2SVCD & CCE 2.5 and this weekend I test if there is still the problem. Athlon XP 1800+ 512mb ddr pc-2100 2 x 20gb 7.2k rpm hdd winxp pro Thanks for help

After a new install of DVD2SVCD and CCE all works fine again :) Thanks

I have done another encode using Luminance, the new avisynth, and using Anti-noise, and 4 pass encoding worked without a hitch. Thanks for the assistance, all!