BTV2DVD Automated chapter cut and archive/burn to disk - from within ViewScape

[SBeisner]

Steve,

Scott again. Just a refresher of the problem - when I burned the recorded TV show to DVD and then played it back on my TV, there were black bars around all 4 corners of the picture and the picture was almost perfectly square. The original content was broadcast in a widescreen format. Now, in answer to your question, when I play the DVD on my computer, it is much better. In fact, it almost looks correct from the original broadcast. If I play back in full screen mode, I can still see black bars on the left and right sides which were not part of the original broadcast. However, they are very small and not distracting in any way. All in all, the video is quite acceptable when played back on my PC and does not look strecthed or distorted. It seems to only be squared and have wide black vertical bars when played back in my home DVD player onto the television. Any ideas or is this just the way it is? Thanks!!

Scott

[not_Shorty]

the files are not there. Check for the bold text below...

Originally Posted by uugh

Okay,

I found the neroerr.txt file and got this:

17.4.2005
NeroAPI
4:26:11 PM #1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
DVD-Video files reallocation started

4:26:11 PM #2 DVDREALLOC -21 File DVDVideoCompilation.cpp, Line 1183
Required file 'VTS_01_0.VOB' is not present

4:26:11 PM #3 Phase 115 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
DVD-Video files reallocation failed

4:26:11 PM #4 Text 0 File NeroAPIBurnFS.cpp, Line 212
Failed to realloc DVD video files


When I look at the DVD2Burn directory, the VTS_02_0.VOB file is there! So what's the problem? is it the drive path? I have changed the Path to reflect the BTV2DVD directory,

[Shurato]

ok I re-downloaded the dvd2btv_beta.exe I noticed it had a 10:38 PM creation time. The one I was using previously had a 10:00 "or so" AM creation time.

ran through the multi-disc process and

PHASE: Dvdvideo realloc started

[i] DVD-Video files reallocation started

PHASE: Dvdvideo realloc failed

Required file 'VIDEO_TS.VOB' is not present

[!] DVD-Video files reallocation failed

Burn process failed!
NeroAPI reports: DVD-Video files reallocation failed.

still no go


contents of dvd2brun directory

E:\dvd-temp_beta\dvd2burn\VIDEO_TS>dir
Volume in drive E is ANIME
Volume Serial Number is 307D-018F

Directory of E:\dvd-temp_beta\dvd2burn\VIDEO_TS

04/18/2005 06:46 PM <DIR> .
04/18/2005 06:46 PM <DIR> ..
04/18/2005 06:46 PM 12,288 VIDEO_TS.BUP
04/18/2005 06:46 PM 12,288 VIDEO_TS.IFO
04/18/2005 06:45 PM 61,440 VTS_01_0.BUP
04/18/2005 06:45 PM 61,440 VTS_01_0.IFO
04/18/2005 06:45 PM 149,504 VTS_01_0.VOB
04/18/2005 06:45 PM 1,073,709,056 VTS_01_1.VOB
04/18/2005 06:46 PM 1,073,709,056 VTS_01_2.VOB
04/18/2005 06:46 PM 1,073,709,056 VTS_01_3.VOB
04/18/2005 06:46 PM 296,075,264 VTS_01_4.VOB
9 File(s) 3,517,499,392 bytes
2 Dir(s) 142,556,979,200 bytes free

the VIDEO_TS.IFO and .BUP are there not a VIDEO_TS.VOB


Shurato

[Shurato]

more output.

from neroerr.txt

Windows XP 5.1

IA32

WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.59, size=160016 bytes, created 10/15/2004 10:15:09 AM

ahead WinASPI: File 'P:\PROGRA~1\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 6:35:34 PM

Nero API version: 6.6.0.8

Using interface version: 6.3.1.11

Installed in: P:\PROGRA~1\Ahead\Nero\

Application: ahead\Nero - Burning Rom

Recorder: <SONY DVD RW DRU-710A> Version: BY02 - HA 3 TA 2 - 6.6.0.8

Adapter driver: <> HA 3

Drive buffer : 2048kB

Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?



=== Scsi-Device-Map ===

DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On

DiskPeripheral : WDC WD800BB-75CAA0 atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On

DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 4G160J8 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On

DiskPeripheral : Maxtor 4G160J8 atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On

DiskPeripheral : SEAGATE ST318453LC DX09 adpu160m Port 2 ID 5 DMA: Off

DiskPeripheral : SEAGATE ST318453LC DX09 adpu160m Port 2 ID 6 DMA: Off



=== CDRom-Device-Map ===

SONY DVD RW DRU-710A G: CDRom0

=======================



AutoRun : 1

Excluded drive IDs:

WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte

ShowDrvBufStat : 0

BUFE : 0

Physical memory : 2047MB (2096128kB)

Free physical memory: 1482MB (1517868kB)

Memory in use : 27 %

Uncached PFiles: 0x0

Use Inquiry : 1

Global Bus Type: default (0)

Check supported media : Disabled (0)



18.4.2005

NeroAPI

6:46:59 PM #1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276

DVD-Video files reallocation started



6:46:59 PM #2 DVDREALLOC -21 File DVDVideoCompilation.cpp, Line 1183

Required file 'VIDEO_TS.VOB' is not present



6:46:59 PM #3 Phase 115 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276

DVD-Video files reallocation failed



6:46:59 PM #4 Text 0 File NeroAPIBurnFS.cpp, Line 212

Failed to realloc DVD video files





Existing drivers:

File 'Drivers\ADPU160M.SYS': Ver=v3.60a (Lab01_N(johnstra).010529-2218), size=101888 bytes, created 8/17/2001 2:07:32 PM

File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=6.2.0.110 , size=24698 bytes, created 11/4/2003 8:45:18 AM

File 'Drivers\ASPI32.SYS': Ver=4.71 (0002), size=16877 bytes, created 7/17/2002 8:53:02 AM

File 'WNASPINT.DLL': Ver=V1.18, size=57344 bytes, created 2/15/2003 12:00:00 AM

File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.18a, size=20576 bytes, created 4/3/2005 10:01:20 AM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)



Registry Keys:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

[Shurato]

That worked! Menu and all the multi titles.

I'll do a couple of runs without the prompts.

Shurato

[noodleNT]

does the neroNET thing work yet with neroCMD? If so this would be fantastic for my setup.

[mleonard]

Hi Shurato,

I had a similar realloc problem when burning dvds with menu's using dvdauthor.

I found the problem was related to the --dvdvideo_realloc parameter being used with nerocmd. By commenting out the parameter in the params.txt file I was able to get round this problem. Maybe this is related to a particular version of nerocmd. I have version nerocmd version 1.7.0.0 which has Nero API version 6.0.0.16. Type nerocmd --version to get the version info.

[uugh]

Okay,

I was able to complete the full process without any visible errors, but when I checked the data on the DVD, there is only 18 MB of info listed. I recorded 2 episodes of the Apprentice, and only about 30 Seconds of video is actually recoreded.

Help!

[Shurato]

Originally Posted by mleonard

Hi Shurato,

I had a similar realloc problem when burning dvds with menu's using dvdauthor.

I found the problem was related to the --dvdvideo_realloc parameter being used with nerocmd. By commenting out the parameter in the params.txt file I was able to get round this problem. Maybe this is related to a particular version of nerocmd. I have version nerocmd version 1.7.0.0 which has Nero API version 6.0.0.16. Type nerocmd --version to get the version info.

I'll check which version of nerocmd I'm using. But I do know it is the lateset as I usually keep Nero fully patched to the current release list at their site.

Shurato

[Shurato]

Originally Posted by Keith

Cool, now we can move forward! So how did those prompts look?

The prompts were clean.. also I noticed the sequence is better when the erase DVD option is checked. It used to run the erase then prompt that it would take 19 sec.... now it prompts about the 19sec and the ok click launches the erase.

Shurato

[Shurato]

mleonard,

here is the version of nerocmd I'm using

P:\PROGRA~1\Ahead\Nero>nerocmd --version
NeroCmd version 1.9.0.1

Nero API version 6.6.0.12

Ok.

[uugh]

Kieth,

When I look at the dvd2burn dir, the file is correct,and I can see all of the recording, but the DVD only shows the first 30 seconds of each episode....Could it be Nero?

[uugh]

Keith,

The file is still on the Hard drive, When the Nerocmd.exe command is run, the DVD+R is burned, but with only 30 Secs each title. The burn2dvd directory is still on the Hard drive, and I can open the VTS_01_1.VOB, and watch the video, but it does not get transfered to the DVD.

[g8rpal]

How do I run BTV2DVD from the command line??

Thanks,

Mike

[g8rpal]

I keep getting the division by 0, make sure cutter program is in the app path error also. I have downloaded the latest beta and basedrivers. I was able to process 1 which I wanted to do multi-title. It worked. but now, when I go to add another and run it, I get the same error.