Decoding of Audio Failed DVD Error 47007

[Nadine Martinez]

Jeff ~

I will get right on that GraphicEdit and GSpot homework…
As for how far off things seem to get…not even a full second, so maybe 15 frames…just enough for me to notice that they don’t hit right on the beat as in original. The space doesn’t grow any larger and every once in a while…they seem to be right on again….how weird is that?
Why do you think it worked in “Microsoft Moviemaker”?

[Nadine Martinez]

Hi Jeff ~

After the AVI Splitter Box the flow chart breaks into two boxes. The top box is:
XForm In – DV Video Decoder – XForm Out which then goes to another box VMR Input0 Video Renderer.
The bottom box is:
In – AC3Filter – Out to another box Audio Input pin (rendered)Default DirectSound Device

[Jeff Bellune]

[Nadine Martinez] “The bottom box is:
In – AC3Filter – Out to another box Audio Input pin (rendered)Default DirectSound Device”

That’s what I was afraid of. Unless your camcorder is recording .ac3 audio to tape (and no DV camcorder should), AC3Filter should not be involved in the decoding of .avi audio at all.

The next step is to check (and later change) the merit of the AC3Filter DirectShow Filter.

Please open GSpot and wait for it to load the system filters. When it’s ready, it will say Ready and list the number of codecs that it found.

Go to System>List Codecs and Other Filters. Expand the window that pops up so that each column has plenty of room to display its information.

Click on the Name column to sort the list by name, and then locate AC3Filter. It should be just above or below AC3 Parser Filter.

Right-click the AC3Filter entry and select Details. Right click in the Details dialog and choose Copy All Lines to Clipboard as Text. Please post that information here.

Thanks,
-Jeff

The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

[Nadine Martinez]

Jeff ~
Here is the info from GSpot:

– – Type DSH
– – Function Decoder
DSH 4CC DOLBY_AC3
DSH Friendly Name AC3Filter
DSH DirectShow CLSID {A753A1EC-973E-4718-AF8E-A3F554D45C44}
FIL File Description ac3filter
FIL File Version 1.01a
FIL Internal Name ac3filter
FIL Legal Copyright Copyright © 2002-2004 by Alexander Vigovsky
FIL Original Filename ac3filter.ax
FIL Product Name AC3Filter
FIL Product Version 1.01a
FIL Comments Direct show audio decoder and processor filter
REG Driver File C:\Program Files\Mpeg2Decoder\ac3filter.ax
REG Merit 0x40000000

[Jeff Bellune]

Thanks, Nadine.

Now, in the same GSPot dialog that lists all the system filters, I want you to right-click AC3Filter and choose Set Filter Merit.

If I am right, the slider in the dialog box that pops up will be at the very top of the scale. You need to drag it down to where it lines up with the “MERIT NORMAL” slider position. You don’t have to be super accurate; close is OK.

Click OK and close up GSpot.

Try building your En project again and let us know what happens.

-Jeff

The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

[Nadine Martinez]

Hi Jeff ~

Well…it all seemed to be going well. After I export project from Premiere Pro as a DV AVI I checked the properties.
Audio Codec is now listed as: WMplug
It’s length is 40 minutes and it is 8.44GB….But still, with compression, that big of a file should still fit on a DVD, right?

Through Encore it transcoded right through video…and then right through Audio!! Woooo Hoooo!! THEN during the writing to disc I got this message:
Device Error – Sense Code (5 30 06) Cannot Format Medium
Incompatible Medium Random Write DVD Error 339974

I know we made progress, but now what? Also Any suggestions the audio or video slight delay after export or even after burned to DVD?? And why do you think I was able to burn the avi to DVD using Moviemaker…isn’t that pretty consumer??
I appreciate all you’ve done to help and teach me! ~nadine

[Jeff Bellune]

[Nadine Martinez] “Audio Codec is now listed as: WMplug”

That still bothers me. For uncompressed audio, there shouldn’t be *any* codec in use – GraphEdit should go directly from the AVI Splitter to the Default DirectSound Device. Something is not right with your system or with the media files.

How did you capture the video clips from your camera? What camera did you use? (Apologies if you’ve listed this elsewhere in this thread).

[Nadine Martinez] “But still, with compression, that big of a file should still fit on a DVD, right?”

Yes, unless you choose the wrong bit rate for transcoding. I recommend letting En do it automatically.

[Nadine Martinez] “Device Error – Sense Code (5 30 06) Cannot Format Medium
Incompatible Medium Random Write DVD Error 339974”

Either some other process (like InCD or a DLA utility that installed itself when you installed your burner software) is hogging the burner and will not give En exclusive access; or you have a bigger file(s) than will fit on your blank media; or you don’t really have blank media inserted in the drive.

[Nadine Martinez] “Also Any suggestions the audio or video slight delay after export or even after burned to DVD??”

That would be a symptom of a file that has already been transcoded to MPEG2 for DVD, and En can’t put the chapter markers on the exact frame, but must instead use the nearest GOP boundary (which are usually 15 frames or less apart). But that doesn’t match up with what you’ve told me about the file.

However, that info, coupled with the odd audio filters getting involved with the media clips when they shouldn’t be, makes me suspicious about the media clips themselves. That’s why I asked about your camera and capture methods.

[Nadine Martinez] “And why do you think I was able to burn the avi to DVD using Moviemaker”

WMM is set up to handle media differently than En. WMM is supposed to be able to make any kind of movie – Web, CD, DVD, etc. En is set up to do one thing only – author DVDs. It is much less forgiving about imported media.

-Jeff

The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

[Nadine Martinez]

Jeff ~

Nothing fancy with my camera. I’m not a professional by any means!
I have an old Sony DCR-TRV103 Digital 8 camera.
So I can get away with using the Hi8 Cassettes in the camera. I capture them into Premiere Pro using the DV out with a FireWire IEEE 1394 connector.
I started another “Build Disk” in Encore and all seemed to work fine
No problems. NO error message. Just that little bit of audio and pictures not sync-ing up bothers me (and it only happens in certain places).
YOU, Jeff are a genius!! Thank you soooo much.
What is your take on quality of a DVD from MovieMaker versus Encore??
~nadine

[Jeff Bellune]

[Nadine Martinez] “I started another “Build Disk” in Encore and all seemed to work fine
No problems. NO error message.”

Good job!

[Nadine Martinez] “Just that little bit of audio and pictures not sync-ing up bothers me (and it only happens in certain places).”

This could be an issue only with Encore’s preview. Burn an RW disc (now that you can burn!) and test the disc on a real DVD player.

[Nadine Martinez] “What is your take on quality of a DVD from MovieMaker versus Encore??”

If the video is properly encoded, authoring and burning from WMM shouldn’t be significantly different than En. However, the encoding of the .avi files to MPEG2 DVD files is critical, and WMM can’t do as good a job as Encore.

I’m glad this project is working out now.

-Jeff

The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

[Nadine Martinez]

Jeff ~

Just finished watching it on a regular DVD player. It is so strange.
I really fine tuned it in Premiere Pro..everything changed RIGHT on the beat…and I’m a drummer!! But in Media Player and now on the DVD in a DVD player…every so often…it is slightly off!??
Not everyone will notice it…but I do, and I KNOW that the original is not that way…so what’s up?
I can’t thank you enough for all of your insight and time you spent with me. You ROCK!!
~nadine